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metal laptop
Just finished "Idoru" by william gibson.The main character has a laptop with a cast aluminium case made from reclaimed soda canswirh semi precious stones as switches and buttons and reclaimed ivory keys. I suppuse its possible to do, but difficult... but wouldnt it be deadly? Anyone ever tried that?
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13 years ago
How would it be deadly (other then the casting of metal)?
Reply 13 years ago
I think "deadly" is a good thing. Like "wicked" and "sick" seem to be these days.
Reply 13 years ago
(Good grief, I sound old, don't I? Oi! Don't you dare click reply to agree with me!)
Reply 13 years ago
You defin- I mean, not at all! How old are you, anyways? 24?
Reply 13 years ago
Weren't the terms originally Cool ;-) then Rad (short for radical), then awsome, then back to cool again.... .....um, ok forget I wrote that. ;-)
Reply 13 years ago
words of exclimation: ( as cronologically as I know) cool bad rad bodacious awesome tubular (old school, surfer/skater) word cool sweet sick / sickness nice! Cool seems to be the staple exclimation word but they all recirculate...... the up and coming word of exclimation is Swag example: Thats pretty swag man........or.......... I'm feelin' swag today
Reply 13 years ago
I think I fell in the awesome generation. Reminds me of Bill and Ted
Reply 13 years ago
Hey Socrates!
Reply 13 years ago
oh I forgot wicked in there somewhere........ and there are lots of variations .... like ill = sick ...... well actually thats the only one that comes to mind but there are others I'm sure
Reply 13 years ago
Yeah, mine was the summary list ;-)
Reply 13 years ago
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, you're totally hip, young and rad, or whatever pedantic little phrases are being boserved these days. *heh...he'll think he's young all hte way to the post office to collect his pension...heh heh heh.* What we really need to worry about is if I start sounding old.
Reply 13 years ago
I agree with you.
Reply 13 years ago
happy birth day to you, happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Kiteman!!!!!! Happy birthday to you! how old are you now, how old are you now?
Reply 13 years ago
You know, I forget... ... ? ... ... nope, it's gone ... ... what was the question again?
Reply 13 years ago
Oh does THIS remind me of something LOL
Me specifically....
Reply 13 years ago
If you don't mind, which part? *I mean apart from the obvious.
Reply 13 years ago
Well....the voice, it sounds familiar, and the name, it rings a bell......now where was I........................ ............................. .............................. ............................. Oh well.... LOL
Reply 13 years ago
FIGHT IT, YOU GOTTA FIGHT IT!!!
Reply 13 years ago
ARRGH! HIYAH!
Strikes karate pose, chops at empty air, suddenly feels like Cluseau not finding Kato.
Dammit, I wish you young whippersnappers wouldn't sneak up on me like that!
Reply 13 years ago
AWWW!!! (I was referring to alzheimer's, but I guess you forgot)
Reply 13 years ago
Forgot what?
Reply 13 years ago
I agree with you. no I'm not even half your age. =)
Reply 13 years ago
If I remember rightly, not even a third... :-(
Reply 13 years ago
unless he means shorting the metal? i have no idea. and because its a thread about laptops, look at this one:
http://www.uberreview.com/2007/11/a-clockwork-laptop.htm
13 years ago
ok guys here it is ..."deadly" in ireland means as you guessed...is cool or rad or having the "Wow" factor...It reads strangely but spoken it is right to my ears..We also use lethal in the same context ..A deadly car means a dodge charger..A deadly album means Ziggy Stardust...A deadly meal means Mussels in white wine...you get it...