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Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Not all heroes wear capes. This is excellent and can't wait to get aluminium mac next to try it – don't think Space Black is a good way to go. Author's another post on "The Seasons are Wrong" [0] is excellent too and I fully support both approaches. [0] https://kentwalters.com/posts/seasons/

You can get some black "machinist's layout bluing" which will stain it better than a sharpie would. It's not going to be a perfect color match but better than 50%

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Thanks for this interesting post - I've been showing it to co-workers to get their reactions, which was incredibly entertaining for me!

Co-worker 1: Interesting. I wonder if that voids the warranty. It's Apple you know.

Co-worker 2: May Jobs have mercy on their soul...

Co-worker 3: Not a bad idea. But not sure if that would cause problems with structural integrity of the laptop, like if you drop it or something.

Co-worker 4: The only downside I see is that you can no longer say "Hey, that's a sharp-looking laptop!"

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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This is why I like cheaper tools. Yes, that means cheaper quality but it's far easier to approach taking a dremel to it. And the DIY look usually matches the stock materials better anyway.

Nah, taking the risk is even more fun when the thing you're modifying holds more value. Chopping the fenders on a Porsche 911 to install a widebody kit does not have the same weight as rolling the seams on an Jeep Cherokee.

All things being equal, sure, but I personally am way more likely to mod the Cherokee than the Porsche

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Not all heroes wear capes. This is excellent and can't wait to get aluminium mac next to try it – don't think Space Black is a good way to go. Author's another post on "The Seasons are Wrong" [0] is excellent too and I fully support both approaches. [0] https://kentwalters.com/posts/seasons/

Does Europe and America really call the summer solstice the “start” of summer. Wow. In India our summer holidays start at the end of March and finish in the start of June. That’s usually our hottest months too. And a lot of our regional “New Year” calendar’s and related festivals are on April 14th and can probably be considered the start of summer.

Hottest day of the year in the US varies by 3 months from California to Texas, which is only about half the width of the country. I would imagine the region you're in has a different hottest day of the year from say Kashmir or your neighbor Sri Lanka.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Using a 3 prong extension cable on the charger will prevent this.

How? The (US) charger's only got 2 pins so ground stays unconnected.

The extension cable they used to include in box with the computers, it has the third pin for the charger brick connector which is wired to ground

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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I feel like this is only a problem if you’re keeping your wrists at an unergonomic angle. I’m not saying that everyone is perfect all the time but like this is barely an issue if you’re sitting at your desk?

> I’m not saying that everyone is perfect all the time but like this is barely an issue if you’re sitting at your desk?

It's a laptop computer.

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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I just did this to my MacBook not because of the sharp edge but because the pitting turns a sharp edge into a sawblade. Something about the grounding on on the frame when plugged in mixed with my sweaty hands leads to damage along this sharp edge on every MacBook I've ever owned. See https://www.reddit.com/r/macbook/s/hbyVh5SJhw for another poor soul with the same caustic skin

I’ve been traveling around the world. It is 50 / 50 of the socket is properly grounded —-anywhere in the world. I get a tingling zap on the wrist when not properly grounded. The charger also gets hot and sparks.

but it's never going to be grounded, there isn't even a ground pin on the charger

Re: Filing the corners off my MacBooks

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Using a 3 prong extension cable on the charger will prevent this.

How? The (US) charger's only got 2 pins so ground stays unconnected.

I don't know if this link will work - https://www.chargerlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/202206... but that metal round pin thing is a ground; and the three-prong cable connects to it.
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