16GB Mechanical Memory Key
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16GB Mechanical Memory Key
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Re: 16GB Mechanical Memory Key
#2Misleading title. This is just a standard USB memory key decorated with some parts from a mechanical watch.
Nice craftmanship though.
Re: 16GB Mechanical Memory Key
#3If you liked that, you'd probably enjoy the steampunk laptop.
http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/steampunklaptop.ht...
Personally I prefer functionally tactile artifacts to imitation tactile artifacts, but both of them do look pretty cool. (Imagine the difference between a mechanical wristwatch and an electronic wristwatch which has an internal speaker emit a ticking sound. The electronic wristwatch keeps better time, but if you're going for extravagantly wasteful obsolete technology, then go for the freaking gold.)
Re: 16GB Mechanical Memory Key
#4Misleading title. This is just a standard USB memory key decorated with some parts from a mechanical watch. Nice craftmanship though.
Sorry, I just took the title from the page.
Re: 16GB Mechanical Memory Key
#5I find this USB stick distasteful. It's not mechanical, all the gears do nothing. The designer took parts that had a precise function and rearranged them into something useless for appearance's sake.
This is probably a weird reaction, but maybe other hackers felt the same way.
Re: 16GB Mechanical Memory Key
#6I find this USB stick distasteful. It's not mechanical, all the gears do nothing. The designer took parts that had a precise function and rearranged them into something useless for appearance's sake. This is probably a weird reaction, but maybe other hackers felt the same way.
Your reaction makes sense to me. I did cringe a little bit when I read that he took some of the parts from watches that were over 100 years old.
It still looked pretty cool, though. I'm curious to see what else could be done along these lines. The laptop patio11 posted looks incredible.
Re: 16GB Mechanical Memory Key
#7Misleading title. This is just a standard USB memory key decorated with some parts from a mechanical watch. Nice craftmanship though.
Sorry, I just took the title from the page.
And HN policy says this is right, doesn't it? But perhaps we should allow editorializing titles when they are misleading or sensationalist.
Re: 16GB Mechanical Memory Key
#8If you liked that, you'd probably enjoy the steampunk laptop. http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/steampunklaptop.ht... Personally I prefer functionally tactile artifacts to imitation tactile artifacts, but both of them do look pretty cool. (Imagine the difference between a mechanical wristwatch and an electronic wristwatch which has an internal speaker emit a ticking sound. The electronic wristwatch keeps bett…
Very impressive! Thanks. Most mods don't hold my attention for very long, but that just looks incredible.
Re: 16GB Mechanical Memory Key
#9What a gorgeous piece of craftsmanship. I would love a gift certificate to etsy.
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#10Did he sell it for only $10??