Mythic Computer is trying to change the PC world one wood computer at a time
www.theverge.com
Would you buy a computer made of wood for the price of a used car? Maybe not. But you should be glad they exist.

Would you buy a computer made of wood for the price of a used car? Maybe not. But you should be glad they exist.

  • thejevans@lemmy.ml
    3·
    1 year ago

    I remember seeing this project on Reddit a while ago, but I was very confused about why some guy’s wooden cyberdeck got a huge article in The Verge until I got to this sentence:

    One of the people who liked the Mythic I was Max Novendstern, who is, among other things, a co-founder of the crypto startup Worldcoin.

    Ah.

    • cutitdown@kbin.socialOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Haha, totally fair. I’ll admit I hadn’t seen much about cyberdecks and now am a little annoyed by this article. Some questions about the ergonomics on this one for sure, but still worth sharing I suppose.

      • wjrii@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        Have you seen the origin essay? As somebody into computers, mech keyboards, and woodworking, it’s, uhhh, a LOT.

        Dude needs to find a new sawmill, among other things. $600 is a lot for the wood required to make a cyberdeck.

  • density@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    I remember some threads on reddit about wood computer housing and the case was made pretty convincingly that it was a bad idea for reasons of heat and airflow. IIRC someone had built their computer into their desk.

    Looks like there is only 1 computer pictured (existing?) and it must be horrible to use. Neck would really hurt at that angle. You’d end up putting it up on a pile of books and attaching an external kb. Probably why his “stories” directory only has 3 files in it.