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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/18/09

    In reply to Confessions of an Electronics Junk Collector
    Gah, I do the same... only with computer parts.
    Oh, nice, extra SATA cable, might be useful someday.
    Old computer case? All rusty? No, leave it there... might come in handy for a future modcase project.
    And the coolers too. Missing the wire? No problem, it still might become handy sometime.
    It still might become handy sometime.
    It still might become handy sometime.
    It still might become handy sometime.

    And with that, I ended up with 2 huge boxes filled with wires, computer parts, ac adapters, broken mice and keyboards, etc etc.
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    Image of skierpage skierpage
    11/18/09

    In reply to Confessions of an Electronics Junk Collector
    I don't collect junk. Instead I keep accessories in case they might be useful, that turn into junk when I should have dumped them for free immediately. I have boxes full of RCA jack connectors (obsoleted by 1/8 audio jacks and HDMI), wired phone line accessories (no one has land lines), UHF coaxial antenna splitters (huh?), random AC wall warts (should die with USB power), etc.

    Freecycle anything you don't use immediately on craigslist!
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/18/09

    In reply to Confessions of an Electronics Junk Collector
    There's help, my friend. There's help.

    [www.aetv.com]
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    In reply to Confessions of an Electronics Junk Collector
    My father-in-law is like this. Only, his rooms are so full that it's like trying to shop in Japan-town in SF. You're afraid an avalanche of junk is just going to come tumbling down onto you and trap you.
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    11/18/09

    In reply to Confessions of an Electronics Junk Collector
    "I was doing better, I really was, and then I visited the DeAnza flea market in Cupertino last year, and it all fell apart again."

    going to a flea market in cupertino is like going to a street corner in the shittier parts of detroit. it's not posted on any signs, but i think it's fairly obvious what it is you'll find for sale in either of those places.
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    11/18/09

    @nutbastard: Louis Vitton?
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    11/18/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Please. D&G...
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    11/18/09

    @nutbastard: This isn't going to end as a 'yo mama' joke, is it?
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    Image of ganyapr ganyapr
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    I wonder how would a laser mouse or optical works on this table? I hate mouse pads...
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    05/20/09

    @ganyapr: How about a track ball?
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    Image of josephcamp josephcamp
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    Anyone else notice theres absolutely no storage available in this "desk"
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    05/20/09

    @Joseph Camp: RTFA, there's 600gb of storage IN this "desk".
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    Image of josephcamp josephcamp
    05/20/09

    @AtConsumeristPanel_GitEmSteveD...:I meant for pencils and paper and other crap you need to store ....wasnt talking about digital storage...
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    05/20/09

    @josephcamp: Isn't that what e-paper is for?
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    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    I'd be slightly more impressed if the desk actually held a computer cooled by liquid through immersion. True, you'd have to abandon the HD's for SSD's, but it would be so much cooler.
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    Image of josephcamp josephcamp
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    Finally...I can run windows pipes screensaver @ 90 frames a second!......In all seriousness I thought the see thru case and blue lights look died back in the 90's
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    05/20/09

    @Joseph Camp: It did. However, the see through desk w/a computer inside and blue lights will die in 2012(It's what the myans were warning us about).
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    Image of toreil toreil
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    Amazing!!! I bet you could get brilliant airflow over that thing if you leave both sides of the desk open and shove 3 or more fans on either end
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    Image of Fourthletter Fourthletter
    05/20/09

    @toreil: You don't need airflow if it's liquid cooled........
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    Image of Kalamaty Kalamaty
    05/20/09

    @Fourthletter: Incorrect btw, even liquid cooled systems should have some air flow over the north and/or southbridge. And as Drakino points out, the radiators have fans as well.
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    Image of EqualOpportunityCrasher EqualOpportunityCrasher
    05/20/09

    @Kalamaty: That's why PopMech should've just filled the desk with mineral oil. Wouldn't have to worry about a thing and silent running.
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    05/20/09

    @EqualOpportunityCrasher: Except destroying their hard drives and the fans on the PSU and Video Card.
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    Image of Grinning Kestrel Grinning Kestrel
    05/20/09

    @AtConsumeristPanel_GitEmSteveD...: Mineral Oil is non-conductive, the HDD would have no problem at all. The PSU fan would be fine, and if you have a GPU modified to be able to be liquid-cooled, there's no problem there, either.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    05/20/09

    @GrinningKestrel: I wasn't talking about conductivity. You will be getting oil INTO the HDD through it's pressure equalizing vent, which is not good, as they are NOT designed to be running in an environment where they meet resistance, which oil would present. Also, as the oil slowly enters, the heads splashing into it would create bubbles, also not good for a sensitive piece of equipment. As for the PSU and GPU, if they have fans, fans are not meant to run in conditions where there is constantly heavier than normal resistance. This will burn them out, which is not good, so you would need to remove them, and some computers/PSU/GPUs will throw errors if a fan isn't present.
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    Image of EqualOpportunityCrasher EqualOpportunityCrasher
    05/20/09

    @AtConsumeristPanel_GitEmSteveD...: I've seen computers modded in such a fashion, it's why I brought it up. You could always create a bay with your harddrives that was separate from the rest of the computer. That way, if one fried or you wanted to swap them out, it would be really easy. As for GPU and PSU fans, you could always isolate them. Plus, I'm sure you could find people who have the know how to trick the card and PSU into thinking the fan is there when it's gone.
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    05/20/09

    @EqualOpportunityCrasher: The answer is an SSD. SSD's don't have a vent hole, so they would work perfect. From what i understand, it's the passthroughs for all the cables that are a pain.
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    Image of Mike Daly Mike Daly
    05/20/09

    In reply to Absurd Liquid-Cooled Desk Computer Is a Tribute to Mod Excess
    This is actually a great space saving idea. I would love to be able to have my computer INSIDE my desk
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    05/20/09

    @Mike Daly: Personally I would prefer a desk with drawers...


    Seems kinda silly if you end up having to walk across the room every time you need a pen, stapler, paperclip, notecard, blank cd, etc...

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    Image of Curves Curves
    02/16/09

    In reply to How To Keep Plants Alive Using LED Light Spikes
    Yes, for heavens sake, lets make sure we have plenty of light for the plants when there is a black out....


    (that would be over the line for preparedness planning even by my standards).

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    I think Captain Dirk Courage is getting all ready for his grand entrance!


    Yeah, I loved the Spiral Zone.

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    12/19/08

    @zenpoet: and here is a great picture of the Rimfire.


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    12/19/08

    @zenpoet: and by great, I mean tiny.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    So that's how George Lucas comes up with his designs...
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    12/19/08

    In reply to According to Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now
    Monowheel! Monowheel! Monowheel! Monowheel!
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