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Strangelet Wave: Nov 6, 2004; Surely you're joking!

Modus Trollens posted:

what computer is that all the way on the right? It looks awesome.

Alrighty, looks like it's about time to check myself into the retirement home.

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# ? May 9, 2024 07:19

Zorilla: Mar 23, 2005; GOING APE SPIT

Star War Sex Parrot posted:

It's still one of the most instantly recognizable computers ever made for anyone who was around computers in the early 90s.

[img-seinfelds-apartment]

# ? Apr 5, 2011 02:53

~Coxy: Dec 9, 2003; R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

It's not a Mac Classic because it has a front keyboard socket. It's most likely a Plus.

# ? Apr 5, 2011 04:53

corgski: Feb 6, 2007; Silly goose, you're here forever.

Zorilla posted:

[img-seinfelds-apartment]

That show is the reason I have a macintosh classic on display in my dining room.

Well that and my love for early fruit-branded computers.

# ? Apr 5, 2011 05:39

Modern Pragmatist: Aug 20, 2008

Modus Trollens posted:

what computer is that all the way on the right? It looks awesome.

Yeah that's a Macintosh Plus (with a whopping 1 MB of RAM).

It actually stop working a few years back so I did a little conversion:

# ? Apr 5, 2011 06:28

plester1: Jul 9, 2004

macquariums own

# ? Apr 5, 2011 08:40

necrobobsledder: Mar 21, 2005; Lay down your soul to the gods rock 'n roll; Nap Ghost

ha, I know a guy that turned one into a bong, although it was an SE 30.

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2002/03/50820

# ? Apr 5, 2011 17:32

madsushi: Apr 19, 2009; Baller.
#essereFerrari

My new desk (Ikea Vika Amon)
(edited to add thumbnails so everything isn't HUGE)

In the dark:

madsushi fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Apr 7, 2011

# ? Apr 7, 2011 05:14

Modern Pragmatist: Aug 20, 2008

madsushi posted:

Why so many (what appear to be) wireless routers?

Also I'm a fan of using a LackRack for a cheap rack-mount solution.

# ? Apr 7, 2011 05:52

madsushi: Apr 19, 2009; Baller.
#essereFerrari

Modern Pragmatist posted:

Why so many (what appear to be) wireless routers?

Also I'm a fan of using a LackRack for a cheap rack-mount solution.

2 wireless routers, one is b/g for my wife's iPhone 3GS while the other is a n-router for my laptop and iPhone 4. The box on the left is a LaCie 1TB USB drive.

# ? Apr 7, 2011 05:54

KingEup: Nov 18, 2004; I am a REAL ADDICT
(to threadshitting)

Please ask me for my google inspired wisdom on shit I know nothing about. Actually, you don't even have to ask.

madsushi posted:

2 wireless routers, one is b/g for my wife's iPhone 3GS while the other is a n-router for my laptop and iPhone 4. The box on the left is a LaCie 1TB USB drive.

Ummm... aren't n-routers almost always compatible with b/g devices?

# ? Apr 7, 2011 06:01

Star War Sex Parrot: Oct 2, 2003

KingEup posted:

Ummm... aren't n-routers almost always compatible with b/g devices?

Yes but unless they're the more expensive simultaneous dual-band varieties, performance goes in the shitter when you connect a legacy device to the network. I could see why someone would keep an old router around for B/G devices.

# ? Apr 7, 2011 06:06

Telex: Feb 11, 2003

Modern Pragmatist posted:

Also I'm a fan of using a LackRack for a cheap rack-mount solution.

Wow. now all i need is something to rack mount.

That is such an amazing use of furniture.

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ephphatha: Dec 18, 2009

We can't all have nice desks.

(Apologies for the incredibly noisy photo, my phone camera sucks.)

# ? Apr 7, 2011 06:11

Modern Pragmatist: Aug 20, 2008

Telex posted:

Wow. now all i need is something to rack mount.

That is such an amazing use of furniture.

I've got two of them. And the best part is that they are about the cheapest thing that Ikea sells.

# ? Apr 7, 2011 06:11

Star War Sex Parrot: Oct 2, 2003

Modern Pragmatist posted:

I've got two of them. And the best part is that they are about the cheapest thing that Ikea sells.

Well sure if you don't count the hot dogs.

# ? Apr 7, 2011 06:16

madsushi: Apr 19, 2009; Baller.
#essereFerrari

Telex posted:

Wow. now all i need is something to rack mount.

That is such an amazing use of furniture.

I agree, that's amazing. I bought 4 Lacks while I was down at Ikea last weekend getting the desk, they were on sale for ~$5.99. I am going to convert one of these immediately.

# ? Apr 7, 2011 06:20

Falafel: Jul 23, 2003

I need a computer desk. I have all the essentials on the right side of the desk (nail polish remover, glasses lens cleaner, red chili flakes and Excedrin).

Falafel fucked around with this message at 06:40 on Apr 7, 2011

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Nephzinho: Jan 25, 2008

Raikiri posted:

Here's mine (some of it, anyway... my desk is about 11 foot long).

How prone is that fish tank to spilling? Am starting to think about what I want on my new desk and that would probably be a nice fit, BUT I bump into my desk all the time and things can shuffle a bit. Would not like to worry about flooding my gear everytime I hit a knee.

# ? Apr 9, 2011 03:51

Buggerlugs: Aug 27, 2003; "All right, Bellamy came on at Liverpool and did well, but everybody
thinks that he's the saviour, he's Jesus Christ. He's not Jesus Christ"

It's a Fluval Edge tank, an plastic box basically and the only opening is under that small hood in the center. All the ones I've seen have been a huge maintenance task to keep clean, but if you want to put the work in it looks great.

# ? Apr 9, 2011 08:49

Nephzinho: Jan 25, 2008

Buggerlugs posted:

It's a Fluval Edge tank, an plastic box basically and the only opening is under that small hood in the center. All the ones I've seen have been a huge maintenance task to keep clean, but if you want to put the work in it looks great.

I'm okay with the work to keep clean, but I just need to know that it can take the occasional bump/shake without spilling all over the place. Will look further into it, because one would def fit well.

# ? Apr 9, 2011 16:06

Raikiri: Nov 3, 2008

It would be pretty hard to make it spill anything.

# ? Apr 9, 2011 19:20

Prince Turveydrop: May 12, 2001; He was a veray parfit gentil knight.

Project 1 Xpression turntable, 11-year-old Sony CDP-CE335, Marantz 2245 receiver, Lian-Li PC-C31B, Axiom m22 speakers, 7-year-old Dell 2011FP, Enermax Aurora, and Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 on top of a cheap desk I bought from the previous tenant.

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# ? Apr 10, 2011 17:58

Corb3t: Jun 7, 2003

Chaucer posted:

Project 1 Xpression turntable, 11-year-old Sony CDP-CE335, Marantz 2245 receiver, Lian-Li PC-C31B, Axiom m22 speakers, 7-year-old Dell 2011FP, Enermax Aurora, and Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 on top of a cheap desk I bought from the previous tenant.

Where can I get a shelf like the one you have your record player on?

Corb3t fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Apr 10, 2011

# ? Apr 10, 2011 18:07

Prince Turveydrop: May 12, 2001; He was a veray parfit gentil knight.

Corbet posted:

Where can I get a shelve like the one you have your record player on?

Salamander Archetype 5.0

# ? Apr 10, 2011 18:17

Corb3t: Jun 7, 2003

Chaucer posted:

Salamander Archetype 5.0

$500 for a shelf. :psyduck:

Definitely can't afford that.

# ? Apr 10, 2011 19:04

Prince Turveydrop: May 12, 2001; He was a veray parfit gentil knight.

That's the MSRP. You can find it in solid cherry for under $400. The plain black is $230.

# ? Apr 10, 2011 20:30

Fat Dallas: Mar 11, 2009

Centipeed posted:

When you want to annoy your co-workers and significant other, nothing else will do!

taka taka taka taka taka taka taka

# ? Apr 10, 2011 20:43

joedevola: Sep 11, 2004; worst song, played on ugliest guitar

I'm pretty sure running the big monitor off my old graphics card is murdering my laptop.

# ? Apr 11, 2011 15:13

Return Of JimmyJars: Jun 24, 2006; by FactsAreUseless

Chaucer posted:

Salamander Archetype 5.0

Is that a Herman Miller executive?

# ? Apr 11, 2011 17:04

Prince Turveydrop: May 12, 2001; He was a veray parfit gentil knight.

Return Of JimmyJars posted:

Is that a Herman Miller executive?

It's a much cheaper look-alike. Don't know the brand off-hand; I'd have to find the receipt.

# ? Apr 11, 2011 18:37

Mitsune: Jun 24, 2005

joedevola posted:

I'm pretty sure running the big monitor off my old graphics card is murdering my laptop.

Pish, I know I'm straining the hell out of my MacBook outputting 1080p while playing WoW, watching a movie, etc. Don't worry about it.

I'm still trying to figure out if I should keep my laptop's screen closed or open. I don't have much room on my desk for two keyboards, but two screens would be awesome.

# ? Apr 12, 2011 00:12

Not an Anthem: Apr 28, 2003; I'm a fucking pain machine and if you even touch my fucking car I WILL FUCKING DESTROY YOU.

Corbet posted:

Where can I get a shelf like the one you have your record player on?

Hardwood, 3/4" threaded rod and some nuts. My buddy made a knockoff of that shelf with nice wood.

Chaucer, great setup! The speakers are kinda in-your-face though?

Not an Anthem fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Apr 12, 2011

# ? Apr 12, 2011 01:18

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

Not an Anthem posted:

Hardwood, 3/4" threaded rod and some nuts. My buddy made a knockoff of that shelf with nice wood.

Yup, based on the flexy diy design.

# ? Apr 12, 2011 20:07

Zorilla: Mar 23, 2005; GOING APE SPIT

spookygonk posted:

Yup, based on the flexy diy design.

Nice. I wonder how easily this can be adapted to make a TV stand with shelves for A/V hardware and game consoles. Something that's lower and wider than the original--like 3 or 4 narrow-spaced shelves and a 3 x 2 set of beams like this:

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I'm not too keen on the idea of spending $200+ on a cheapo 4-shelf unit if I can make something much nicer for a fraction of that.

# ? Apr 12, 2011 21:55

Prince Turveydrop: May 12, 2001; He was a veray parfit gentil knight.

Not an Anthem posted:

Chaucer, great setup! The speakers are kinda in-your-face though?

Thanks, they're fine when I'm at the computer and better turned up when I'm lounging around the rest of the apartment.

# ? Apr 13, 2011 03:29

Gothmog1065: May 14, 2009

I finally got something that's not a complete ghetto setup. It's not what I want but meh, it works.

Sorry for the lovely phone quality, and yes, I do need to clean my monitor. Just haven't gotten to it yet.

e: well poo poo, didn't upload my picture. Here's the photobucket version, lesse how long it lasts:

# ? Apr 13, 2011 05:05

ephphatha: Dec 18, 2009

Interesting cable management, what's with the spiderweb running just under the desk?

(It looks nice and neat the way it's bundled on the floor, then you have that)

# ? Apr 13, 2011 09:48

Gothmog1065: May 14, 2009

Ephphatha posted:

Interesting cable management, what's with the spiderweb running just under the desk?

(It looks nice and neat the way it's bundled on the floor, then you have that)

That's where I have a power cable that's just a hair too short that runs over to my printer. I would move that UPS, but I"m hoping to move soon and it's really not worth it right now.

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ElProducto: Oct 9, 2001; if you want to live low, live low

My work place is a little different than most of yours.

Word to the fifth grade.

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