Stardate 20010629.1657 (On Screen): Thirty years ago, guys with too much money and no brains would work on hot-rods, trying to jazz up their cars to make them fast, powerful
and snazzy looking. These days those same guys (including me) do the same thing to their computers. There's a whole industry subsegment of companies who cater to folks like me who are into constantly upgrading and hyping the performance of their systems. Recently they've gotten into not just performace, but looks. (I guess the idea is that driving your computer down Broadway is a good way to pick up chicks, or something like that.) For instance, there's a site which sells computer cases made of oak, though these days the coolest ones are
made of aluminum. Another fad is to put a window in the side of the case so that you can see inside -- and of course, as soon as you do that then you want to have colored lights inside. And if you're using water cooling on your processor (to permit that little something extra on the overclocking front) then why not put dye in the water to make it look neat? That'll
really attract the chicks. (Hey, baby, wanna come over to my place and see my computer?)
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