Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Post by normanvalentine » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC

Filing the corners off my MacBooks
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Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

#2

Post by tomjacobs » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC

yay

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Post by Yhippa » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC

As I'm typing on mine right now, I wonder why they made these so sharp. It hasn't cut me yet, but they are decidedly uncomfortable.

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Post by patsplat » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC

Physical objects should be rounded, virtual windows should be square. I will die on this hill.

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Post by glitchc » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC

Did the same for my Macbook Pro 15 unibody circa 2010. It was a great QoL improvement.

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Post by porphyra » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC

patsplat wrote: post #4

Physical objects should be rounded, virtual windows should be square. I will die on this hill.

> windows should be square

found the Windows 8 enthusiast! haha, I kid. (I myself use a tiling window manager , i3, with completely square windows without any gaps or rounding)

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Post by abujazar » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC

Yea, that's ugly. I'm sure it could've been done more gracefully with 15 minutes more effort. But judging from the general wear and tear on this poor Mac I guess they don't even consider the resale value.

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Post by bloody-crow » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC

Doing this to a work computer seem a bit questionable from the ethical standpoint.

Totally fine to do whatever you want to your personal belongings though.

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Post by doubled112 » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC

porphyra wrote: post #6

patsplat wrote: post #4

Physical objects should be rounded, virtual windows should be square. I will die on this hill.

> windows should be square found the Windows 8 enthusiast! haha, I kid. (I myself use a tiling window manager , i3, with completely square windows without any gaps or rounding)

Haha, Windows had square windows long before 8.

If I could run the Windows 2000 UI on a modern OS I would but any recent clone/theme/etc feels too uncanny valley.

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Post by supliminal » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC

> Don't be scared. Fuck around a bit.

Preach.