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Mac mini in a Volkswagen 346

Posted by timothy on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:10PM from the ultraslick dept.

pyramis writes "Matt Turner has installed a Mac mini into his Volkswagen as an integrated audio/video system. He's distributed the I/O ports around the cab for convenient access and installed a remote power button right into the dashboard. Cool pics of all of this, plus a detailed article on that cool power button."

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Oh no... (Score:5, Funny)

by Rosco P. Coltrane ( 209368 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:11PM (#11923497)

Slashdot meets Pimp My Ride...

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What next? (Score:5, Funny)

by Aphex Junkie ( 633436 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:13PM (#11923513)

Mini-mini: mac mini in a mini cooper?

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Hooray for the slashdotting! (Score:1, Funny)

by drinkypoo ( 153816 ) writes: <drink@hyperlogos.org> on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:13PM (#11923514) Homepage Journal

I clicked at 0 comments and there it wasn't. "You had me at HTTP 1.1 GET!"

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Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:1, Funny)

by mstyne ( 133363 ) writes: <`gro.yeknomahpla' `ta' `ekim'> on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:13PM (#11923517) Homepage Journal

I think you need to get laid.

Cheers!

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Where's the obligatory... (Score:5, Funny)

by CatherineOmega ( 863951 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:13PM (#11923518)

"Looks like his webserver was RUNNING on the Mac Mini!" Hahahaha, oh MERCY. My aching sides!

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Well, this may be a problem... (Score:5, Funny)

by ral315 ( 741081 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:14PM (#11923532)

I predict the hardware might be buggy.

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given the size of a Mac Mini... (Score:5, Funny)

by interactive_civilian ( 205158 ) writes: <mamoru@gmaiOOOl.com minus threevowels> on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:17PM (#11923557) Homepage Journal

is the back of a Volkswagen still an uncomfortable place?
/try the veal. ;)

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Re:Slashdotted already... (Score:5, Funny)

by Zorilla ( 791636 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:17PM (#11923560)

Wow, these guys really do have a death wish. Not only did they post Mac stuff to Slashdot, their "site is down" page has a refresh tag to ensure that the process of DDoSing itself is completely automated.

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News at 11! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:17PM (#11923562)

The burned out hulk of a VW was found along side the road. Officials with the Fire Dept. said the dashboard burst into flames!

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I love the geek mind.... (Score:5, Funny)

by mblase ( 200735 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:17PM (#11923564)

The question of "why would anyone do this?" simply doesn't exist. It's only a question of "how do I do this?" and, even more importantly, "how far can I take it?"

Of course, eventually this leads to things like cloning carnivorous dinosaurs and destroying small planets, but that's what science fiction writers are supposed to worry about.

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Re:Where's the obligatory... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:17PM (#11923565)

...oh MERCY. My aching sides!
Oh yeah sorry that was my pitchfork.
Yours
--The Devil

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Perhaps... (Score:5, Funny)

by midifarm ( 666278 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:19PM (#11923580) Homepage

It should be called Geek My Ride!
Peace

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I can't wait for these things to get smaller (Score:5, Funny)

by alanbs ( 784491 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:20PM (#11923583)

I predict in 20 years, half the articles on slashdot will be cool cyborg mods (to the human body).

"I slipped the mini under my frontal lobe, so that latencey to the computational region of my brain is minimized, it is powered on my body heat, and the coolest thing, is that I have an IO port on my forehead so that I don't have to deal with the irritation of reaching around to the back of my head to plug in my peripherals."

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Re:given the size of a Mac Mini... (Score:5, Funny)

by Rosco P. Coltrane ( 209368 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:30PM (#11923649)

is the back of a Volkswagen still an uncomfortable place?

Before the hack, it was mediocre. Now it's multimediocre...

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Pfft... (Score:5, Funny)

by iminplaya ( 723125 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:31PM (#11923652) Journal

I'll be impressed when he can fit it into this [cnn.com].

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Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:2, Funny)

by inertia187 ( 156602 ) * writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:35PM (#11923677) Homepage Journal

Proof once again that Macs are nothing more than an item for trend whores and label sluts.

No, because that would bring the Apple marketshare up to 3%, which we all know is impossible.

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Mirror (Score:5, Funny)

by Joey Patterson ( 547891 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:38PM (#11923685)

500 Server Error
The web server encountered an error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. If this error persists, please contact the webmaster, and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

Matt Turner may have turned his Mac mini into a Volkswagen, but we've turned his Web site into a Yugo.

Oh, well, at least there's MirrorDot [mirrordot.org].

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Puns (Score:5, Funny)

by The Amazing Fish Boy ( 863897 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:50PM (#11923746) Homepage Journal

Yeah, that really drives me crazy. I mean, I don't mean to steer the conversation in any way or another, but those jokes just don't turn my crank. They signal to me, rather, that Slashdotters prefer automatic over manual posting. The way this place is coasting along in neutral mediocrity, well, it makes me sad. We should change gears around here, and make an agreement to speed up the humor and put the brakes on predictable comments.

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Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:3, Funny)

by CapeMonkey ( 795733 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:52PM (#11923756)

I had a Dell for one year before it fried. Bough another, same deal. The costomer service/documentation sucked. On the other hand, I have now had a mac Powerbook for the last two years, and its providing better functionality than any other machine I have bought. When you buy apple, you buy quality. Think of an apple as a Lexus, and a dell as a Ugo. Sure, the Ugo will get you from point A to point B, but it is made of inferrior parts, tends to fail, and lacks any style.

Let's be honest here, a Dell isn't as bad as a Yugo. It's more like a Chrysler.

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Re:slashdotted :-( (Score:2, Funny)

by thesnarky1 ( 846799 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:55PM (#11923766) Homepage

hey, I never claimed to have a social life. Nothing's more romantic than the light's of a server on a cold night.

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Re:Puns (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @10:56PM (#11923773)

Get a hold of yourself, you're a wreck. If some dipstick wants to make a bad joke then let him, don't blow a gasket.

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Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:4, Funny)

by InfiniteWisdom ( 530090 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @11:04PM (#11923801) Homepage

I think you need to get laid.
Now you're just being a trend whore too... just because everyone else gets laid, you want him to as well.

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Re:Perhaps... (Score:2, Funny)

by EnderWigginsXenocide ( 852478 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @11:32PM (#11923899) Homepage

With the load he's getting from the /. effect slamming his webserver it's now MELT MY RIDE.

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Re:Hard drive problems? (Score:2, Funny)

by gerardlt ( 529702 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @11:33PM (#11923904)

How can something be almost fanless?

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Re:I can't wait for these things to get smaller (Score:2, Funny)

by Rii ( 777315 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @11:35PM (#11923916)

Whoa whoa whoa. You're talking about human cyborg enhancements, and your comment's title is 'I can't wait for these things to get smaller?' I feel sorry for your wife/girlfriend... ;)

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Re:What next? (Score:4, Funny)

by michaeldot ( 751590 ) writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @11:42PM (#11923950)

... being driven by Verne Troyer [imdb.com]... (Mini-Me)

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Re:Puns (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday March 12, 2005 @11:49PM (#11923976)

> Run Reply Bot v2.103
> Searching NewsPost
> Generating AutoComment
> Printing

I, for one, welcome our cool remote power button overlords.

> Exiting Program

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Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:5, Funny)

by Speare ( 84249 ) writes: on Sunday March 13, 2005 @12:09AM (#11924045) Homepage Journal

And playing unreal at 94 mph along the freeway is not something I want to be doing...
ObJoke: And driving a Volkswagen Beetle at 94 mph along the freeway is?

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WANT TO GET WITH YOU (Score:3, Funny)

by Hard_Code ( 49548 ) writes: on Sunday March 13, 2005 @12:20AM (#11924078)

I AM SAYING, LADY - STEP INSIDE MY VOLKSWAGON!

[Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted!
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.]

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Re:Perhaps... (Score:5, Funny)

by The Archon V2.0 ( 782634 ) writes: on Sunday March 13, 2005 @12:43AM (#11924146)

> >Slashdot meets Pimp My Ride...
>It should be called Geek My Ride!

Whatever, as long as it isn't Pimp my Geek.

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Re:Oh no... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday March 13, 2005 @12:47AM (#11924157)

Careful. Apple's going to subpoena your ass for revealing their next big thing.

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Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:3, Funny)

by soft_guy ( 534437 ) writes: on Sunday March 13, 2005 @01:16AM (#11924277)

Let's be honest here, a Dell isn't as bad as a Yugo. It's more like a Chrysler.

Goddamn, I'd take a Yugo over a Chrystler any day!

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Re:What next? (Score:3, Funny)

by AvantLegion ( 595806 ) writes: on Sunday March 13, 2005 @02:09AM (#11924510) Journal

>> mac mini in a mini cooper?
Gotta have an iPod Mini hookup too.
Slogan would be, "I'm reverse compensating!"

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Re:Perhaps... (Score:2, Funny)

by Dopefish128 ( 516350 ) writes: on Sunday March 13, 2005 @03:48AM (#11924743)

Wouldn't mind Ride my Geek, though.

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Oh no... (Score:5, Funny)

What next? (Score:5, Funny)

Hooray for the slashdotting! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:1, Funny)

Where's the obligatory... (Score:5, Funny)

Well, this may be a problem... (Score:5, Funny)

given the size of a Mac Mini... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Slashdotted already... (Score:5, Funny)

News at 11! (Score:1, Funny)

I love the geek mind.... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Where's the obligatory... (Score:3, Funny)

Perhaps... (Score:5, Funny)

I can't wait for these things to get smaller (Score:5, Funny)

Re:given the size of a Mac Mini... (Score:5, Funny)

Pfft... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:2, Funny)

Mirror (Score:5, Funny)

Puns (Score:5, Funny)

Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:3, Funny)

Re:slashdotted :-( (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Puns (Score:1, Funny)

Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Perhaps... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Hard drive problems? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:I can't wait for these things to get smaller (Score:2, Funny)

Re:What next? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Puns (Score:3, Funny)

Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:5, Funny)

WANT TO GET WITH YOU (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Perhaps... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Oh no... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK (Score:3, Funny)

Re:What next? (Score:3, Funny)

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