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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/28/09

In reply to Why, What Do You Use? An iPod? Pssh.
Couldn't find a drive with a black faceplate to at least blend in with the dash a little better?? #carcdrom
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planetarian
10/28/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: One with an audio jack? not too likely, i feel. #carcdrom
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/28/09

@planetarian: You mean like this one?

[www.pacificgeek.com] #carcdrom
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walker2151
10/28/09

In reply to Why, What Do You Use? An iPod? Pssh.
Um, how do you switch tracks and tell it what to do? #carcdrom
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bzr
10/28/09

@walker2151: You DON'T. You SIT THERE, and listen to the ENTIRE DAMN THING in ONE SITTING. That's right, you damn kids got it too spoiled these days, with your "next" button and your "fast forward" and whatnot. In my day, we had to switch to Side B on our Lenny Kravitz cassettes, dammit! When we were walking uphill 15 miles in the snow and... #carcdrom
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djdare
10/28/09

@bzr: Do you remember how fantastic it was when a good song would line up with another good song on opposite sides of the cassette, so like you could listen to the song on Side A, flip the cassette (or auto reverse if you were ballin' cept we didn't say ballin' we said "phat" I think, I dunno, it was a long time ago, possibly "da bomb") but you'd flip that shit to Side B, and maybe have to rewind or fastforward just a little bit to hear the other good song on the album... yah, it was money. Cds changed things, but napster... wow how the times have changed. I used to have to listen to the same stupid cassette for like a month until I saved enough to buy another damn cassette... you kids these days. #carcdrom
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SeventhExile
10/28/09

In reply to Why, What Do You Use? An iPod? Pssh.
that's actually pretty bad ass.. #carcdrom
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
10/20/09

In reply to Turn On the Quackie CD Player By Stroking Its Beak
Seems dangerous to me...I mean, touch a high rotation disk. And without mention that a poorly construct disk could shatter without any particular reason. #quackiecdplayer
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nutbastard
10/20/09

@SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!:

modern cd's don't shatter easily. in the early days the plastic was more brittle, but it's been pretty flexible for a decade or longer.
as for high rotation, cds spin at 500rpms. that's 6.25 fps at the edge. which isn't enough to do any real damage. also they're essentially torqueless, and would likely stop very quickly upon contact with the edge.
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(Starman) Starman
10/20/09

In reply to Turn On the Quackie CD Player By Stroking Its Beak

Im more worried about damaging the CD from contact with it at such a high speed rotation. o_o

And now for the spectacular…

Information: Now you will die.

Kill, kill, kill, kill… #quackiecdplayer
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Bos'un's Mate
10/19/09

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Wow, this would have been really cool back in 1993. #quackiecdplayer
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Xagest
10/19/09

In reply to Turn On the Quackie CD Player By Stroking Its Beak
Wait, you can put music on CDs? #quackiecdplayer
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blash
10/19/09

@Xagest: What's a CD? #quackiecdplayer
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
10/20/09

@blash: Stop making me feel like an old fart. #quackiecdplayer
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MaceWandru
09/01/09

In reply to How to Build Your Own Iconic Muji CD Player for Way Less Than $178
This may become my first DIY ever. I could see this being very practical in a bath/shower.
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philibuster
09/01/09

@MaceWandru: If you wrap it in a plastic bag.
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Dastan
08/30/09

In reply to CD Case Features Built-In Theremin and Artistic Circuitry: Match That, BitTorrent!
50 $ Vs Free ,huh !
i dont care even if it contains a BD player , Torrent RULES !!!
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loslosbaby
08/31/09

@Dastan: Hippy.
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frigg
08/29/09

In reply to CD Case Features Built-In Theremin and Artistic Circuitry: Match That, BitTorrent!
If only theremins weren't the most annoying musical instrument ever made after the cool factor wears off (takes about 5 minutes).
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fate47 - Meh.
08/29/09

In reply to CD Case Features Built-In Theremin and Artistic Circuitry: Match That, BitTorrent!
After I found out what a theremin actually is...meh. I've enough trouble trying to play my 'Strat.

I've included a video of someone playing the Zelda theme on a theremin because, as they say, "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down".
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CustomFirmware
08/29/09

In reply to CD Case Features Built-In Theremin and Artistic Circuitry: Match That, BitTorrent!
That's just kickass!
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macrumpton
08/29/09

In reply to CD Case Features Built-In Theremin and Artistic Circuitry: Match That, BitTorrent!
If his music is nearly as good as his ideas he will be a star.
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YourTechSupport
08/29/09

In reply to CD Case Features Built-In Theremin and Artistic Circuitry: Match That, BitTorrent!
Holy shit. This man is a genius. That almost makes me want to buy CDs on this side of the decade.
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Invisible-Echidna
08/29/09

In reply to CD Case Features Built-In Theremin and Artistic Circuitry: Match That, BitTorrent!
$50? That's outrageous!

I'll take 8.
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