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Zaphod42 posted:And thank you, some of them do still come with platter drives. Apple hasn't sold laptops with platters since 2011, when they discontinued the Macbook, IIRC.
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Alan Smithee posted:xpost from Yos/Games That's what Ken Burns is up to these days?
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Subjunctive posted:Apple hasn't sold laptops with platters since 2011, when they discontinued the Macbook, IIRC. The MD101, the "legacy" Macbook Pro with the CD drive and non-Retina screen, is still using a 500gb platter drive - at least, last I checked a few months ago.
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unpacked robinhood posted:first actual reward at 45$, lol 
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TetsuoTW posted:the only thing dumber than those magnets right now is this loving thread how does this work
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This is the funniest goddamned thing I've ever seen.
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TetsuoTW posted:the only thing dumber than those magnets right now is this loving thread Yeah can we talk about how the magnet is held on with tape? Defeating the entire sourpuss of using a magnet in the first place? That's dumb. That's "just use a bandaid jfc" levels of dumb, at least a band-aid doesn't leave adhesive residue behind.
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Zaphod42 posted:Still don't know what your "pick one" The macbook magnet is, or at least was in pre-retina models, literally on top of the harddrive and under the LCD and camera when it's closed, it's really not an issue. They aren't CRTs. Subjunctive posted:Apple hasn't sold laptops with platters since 2011, when they discontinued the Macbook, IIRC. The non-retina MBP still comes with a platter drive.
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RandomPauI posted:Are there any good kickstarters, gofundmes, or other crowdsource things going on right now? Here's one which looks like it could go either way: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lifeshel/whistl-a-smartphone-case-that-aims-to-deter-sexual?ref=category It's a case that basically turns your phone into a high-tech rape whistle. Their Kickstarter page mentions them showing off the concept to none other than President Obama. In theory, it looks like something with real potential. It's just that given the history of Kickstarter and the consequences of something like this not working properly when you need it, I get this nagging feeling that something is waiting to go horribly wrong. PHIZ KALIFA posted:Yeah can we talk about how the magnet is held on with tape? Defeating the entire sourpuss of using a magnet in the first place? That's dumb. That's "just use a bandaid jfc" levels of dumb, at least a band-aid doesn't leave adhesive residue behind. I think the idea there is that instead of un-taping and re-taping the camera every time you use it, one of the magnets is permanently taped in place. If you actually use the camera in question on a regular basis, the latter would be substantially more convenient and last way longer.
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So if it's permanently taped in place, why use a magnet at all? This is just layers and layers of stupidity.
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:So if it's permanently taped in place, why use a magnet at all? You attach the "covering the camera" thingie with a magnet on it to the "not covering the camera" magnet that is taped in place.
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:So if it's permanently taped in place, why use a magnet at all? One magnet is taped solidly in place. The other magnet is attached only through the magnetism to the taped magnet. It's slightly thinner than the taped one, so it can rotate freely around the taped one without actually touching the device's surface (so it won't scuff the glass or whatever). It's basically just a hinge with no mechanical linkage. It can come off easily (so you'll probably lose it within a week).
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Thanks, guys! This will really help me keep my sanitary pads in place.
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If someone's spying on you via your device's camera they've likely got the mic going as well.
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Evil Fluffy posted:If someone's spying on you via your device's camera they've likely got the mic going as well. That's when you buy another roll of 3M 5mil tape, source some dense foam on alibaba, and make another revolutionary 1000% funded kickstarter project.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/263766519/whiskey-elements-customize-your-whiskey-in-24-hour Selling audiophile-style woo to whiskey drinkers. "The reason your well whiskey tastes like rear end is that it hasn't been exposed to enough wood, so stick this carved swizzle stick in your booze for 24 hours, and it'll magically turn it into top-shelf." And the stupid loving thing is overfunded nearly 10x.  (The irony is, wood surface area IS a thing in whiskey production -- using a smaller barrel increases the surface-area-to-volume ratio, allowing you to get a similar flavor in less time. You're basically trading a higher cost of production for a faster turnaround.)
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Selling people scrap wood for $10+. Brilliant.
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ullerrm posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/263766519/whiskey-elements-customize-your-whiskey-in-24-hour
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AlmightyBob posted:I scrolled all the way to the bottom and found some whiskey stones, another bullshit scam invention. At least whiskey stones can be reused. Those sticks are a single use.
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Evil Fluffy posted:I'm sure that multi-billion dollar liquor industries haven't thought of throwing sticks in their vats to help create a better product faster if it works. It's a thing already. A loving stupid thing, if you ask me. Let's not forget this clownfish, either.
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ullerrm posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/263766519/whiskey-elements-customize-your-whiskey-in-24-hour These overpriced crap projects that actually succeed always seems to involve guys with thousands of facebook friends. Apparently, scamming facebook friends is the best way to get a shady kickstarter off the ground.
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Meatwave posted:These overpriced crap projects that actually succeed always seems to involve guys with thousands of facebook friends. I think that is more a symptom than the cause. A person with thousands of friends can market themselves decently well. But they are also douche enough to add people on Facebook that they can't possible know. Then they uncaring enough to spam their "friends" to scam them for only a few thousand dollars.
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AlbieQuirky posted:It's a thing already. A loving stupid thing, if you ask me. Let's not forget this clownfish, either. To be fair, at least there's a feasible method of action. Oak is a complex organic substance and contains all sorts of oils and aromatic compounds, and it's perfectly believable that alcohol stored in contact with oak would take on flavours as those compounds leeched out of the oak. After all, whiskey IS aged in oak barrels and it does change the flavour. Heck, wood can be pretty absorbent, it could even remove certain undesirable compounds I'm not saying it DOES make a huge difference to the flavour, but unlike 90% of magic hi-fi audiophile woo at least it COULD. I'd be interested to see a properly blinded test of some of these products, either an opinion test of the pre and post treatment whiskeys or an A-B-X test Assuming it does have some detectable positive effect, what's scammy is they're selling magic one-use swizzle sticks they mae for 5 cents for twelve dollars a pop, rather than a little bag of oak wood chips for a few cents
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Ever wanted to Never Get A Computer Virus Again®? Just donate $200 to this schlub's campaign. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/never-get-a-computer-virus-again As a bonus, here is a "preview" of their Android & iOS app from their Facebook page... 
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Canned Panda posted:Ever wanted to Never Get A Computer Virus Again®? It's a pice of tape you put over the ethernet port isn't it.
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pathetic little tramp posted:It's a pice of tape you put over the ethernet port isn't it. THAT ONE WEIRD TRICK ANTI VIRUS COMPANIES DON'T WANT YOU TOO KNOW ABOUT!
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1243275397/air-umbrella Air-Umbrella. Why buy a cheap umbrella that works for life when you can have a battery-powered electronic wind-blowing umbrella that costs a ton of money, only works for 30 minutes, and has to be constantly recharged?  Looks vaguely like one of those totally-not-a-dildo massagers sold at sharper image. But wait until you see these diagrams! (MS paint; oh yes)   Oh, so that's where the rain goes.  That's a little confusing  welp now that's cleared up Hilariously CNet totally bought into the idea and wrote an article all about it: http://www.cnet.com/news/umbrella-keeps-you-dry-with-invisible-force-field-of-air/ Also there's a small one for females, because women can't handle big manly umbrellas. And then there's two other versions, because reasons. It works for one or two people only, unless there isn't much rain in which case it suddenly becomes available for more people. Have fun crowding around the person holding the vibrator!
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a 25,000$ rpg for blind people, by a guy whose pitch video is a silent slideshow, also dyslexic?  quote:..Not knowing if their family is a live or ok..
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pathetic little tramp posted:It's a pice of tape you put over the ethernet port isn't it. It's tape.
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Neo Duckberg posted:It's tape. i'm taking a stand agains tape culture
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Why someone would look at that MS Paint diagram with the Chinese Mincho typeface and still donate money. And I thought that Kickstarter was for independent inventors, not Guangzhou sweatshops.
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The little ® is so blurry I thought it was an asterisk referring to a footnote with some legal hand-waving. * Only for short durations of never.
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Zaphod42 posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1243275397/air-umbrella That thing would be completely useless in the sub/tropics. Here in Brisbane most rain comes in sideways or in great big torrents of molten hail chunks. I can't see that dildo blowing aside anything stronger then a drizzle.
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Young Freud posted:Colleges tend to have open outlets, WiFi and reliable power sources. That's who their marketing this to, to college students. Obviously there's no pencil sharpeners because everyone uses mechanical pencils. Duh.
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