| Scary_Guy | I do have RGB, but it's all on so it looks white, and only really visible when I open it up to be used as a work light. | 00:01 |
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| wolfger | LOL. Saying something is overpriced compared to what you paid on eBay 23 years ago is pretty absurd. Literally everything is considerably more expensive now than it was then. Still, $140 for a case does seem a bit much, even if it is artistic and not a boring rectangle. | 11:23 |
| Scary_Guy | $26.57 for a MasPar MP-2204 is a much better deal even if I did have to spend a bit more to actually go get it from NYC. | 11:27 |
| Scary_Guy | So yeah, I probably did pay more, but I can pretty much guarantee that no one has my case. | 11:28 |
| Scary_Guy | Also I like boring rectangles. They don't try to look all "edgy" or "hard." They don't try to overhype what they are. | 11:31 |
| jrwren | i too prefer the minimal aesthetic and acknowledge that its not for everyone | 11:33 |
| Scary_Guy | I mean don't get me wrong, I do love me some aesthetics, I just happen to think that most in the gaming category are ugly as hell. | 11:34 |
| Scary_Guy | https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/39-amazing-steampunk-computer-mods-200834 like a lot of this is pretty cool, not all of it but a lot of it. | 11:35 |
| jrwren | ah. I can appreciate some of those. | 11:38 |
| Scary_Guy | https://www.core77.com/posts/25421/jeffrey-stephensons-architectural-art-deco-computer-tower-25421 I think I just came | 11:38 |
| jrwren | I more don't care at all what my desktop computer looks like. I never have. I'd be fine with the ugly beige and olive thing I had in 1992 | 11:39 |
| Scary_Guy | Yeah, it isn't a fashion show. But then I remember that Cray quote... | 11:39 |
| wolfger | I'm not trying to say rectangles are good or bad, but they are inherently cheaper to manufacture, and hence also cheaper to buy. I do tend to make purchasing decisions based on price myself. I usually wind up with "boring rectangle with a mildly interesting facade" | 11:41 |
| Scary_Guy | I can't find it, but it was something like "If you are going to spend one-million on a computer you kind of want it to look nice." | 11:41 |
| Scary_Guy | https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/7/11172576/art-deco-pc-tower-mod-skyvue | 11:43 |
| jrwren | I think it depends on where the box sits. on a desk in a visible place of my home, I might want something that doesn't look ugly. In my basement(which is where everything I have is) i don't care at all. | 13:59 |
| jrwren | in a child's bedroom? BLINKING FLASHING LIGHTS! | 13:59 |
| wolfger | lol | 13:59 |
| Scary_Guy | Depends on what the child likes, and if they're able to sleep with lights on. I have a friend who shuts off every light except for the LEDs when he goes to bed because it'll just keep him up. | 14:01 |
| Scary_Guy | He's also working on making an oil submerged system. Not much light coming out of that once it's all welded together. | 14:02 |
| Scary_Guy | It'll be on a moving track so he can pull it out and work on it if/when needed. Not sure if it'll get to that point though just because of the added weight. He's still mulling it over. | 14:03 |
| jrwren | thats true. | 14:21 |
| jrwren | the blue light is proven to lower the bodies melatonin release | 14:21 |
| jrwren | NO LIGHTS ALLOWED | 14:21 |
| jrwren | systemd capsules feature looks interesting. | 16:31 |
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