Comments on: Nails painted with a printed circuit board motif http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Erin Hateberry http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1564457 Erin Hateberry Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1564457 an updated post with a link to my tumblr or something would be AWESOME. an updated post with a link to my tumblr or something would be AWESOME.

]]> By: lookingforoldfriends http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1564274 lookingforoldfriends Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1564274 give the gal some credit BOINGBOING! give the gal some credit BOINGBOING!

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1564219 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1564219 Back before the full adoption of copper-trace-on fiberglass(especially the widespread availability of cheap multilayer boards and vias) electronic gear had a much more textile-y feel. From the prototype/kit wire-wrap stuff, up to the hardcore cable management of the Cray 1(below). Looks like a mess; but every single signal pair is of the correct length to account for signal transmission time, and none are greater than 4 feet, to keep latency down... I've also got some old Amdahl boards around here somewhere: All the ICs are through-hole parts in fiberglass; but every single electrical connection is made with very, very fine enameled wire, point-to-point, hand soldered. I can't find a picture, though, I'm afraid. PCBs are cheap, and they get the job done; but they just don't make 'em like they used to... Back before the full adoption of copper-trace-on fiberglass(especially the widespread availability of cheap multilayer boards and vias) electronic gear had a much more textile-y feel. From the prototype/kit wire-wrap stuff, up to the hardcore cable management of the Cray 1(below). Looks like a mess; but every single signal pair is of the correct length to account for signal transmission time, and none are greater than 4 feet, to keep latency down…

I’ve also got some old Amdahl boards around here somewhere: All the ICs are through-hole parts in fiberglass; but every single electrical connection is made with very, very fine enameled wire, point-to-point, hand soldered. I can’t find a picture, though, I’m afraid.

PCBs are cheap, and they get the job done; but they just don’t make ‘em like they used to…

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1564184 Dlo Burns Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1564184 This can't be pinterest it's not beige enough.   This can’t be pinterest it’s not beige enough.  

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1564080 Joseph Francis Wed, 24 Oct 2012 06:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1564080  They got Gustav Klimt's <i>The Kiss</i> up to a GHz which is pretty good considering he fabricated it in 1907.  They got Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss up to a GHz which is pretty good considering he fabricated it in 1907.

]]> By: Rodney Hoffman http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563953 Rodney Hoffman Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563953 I've always thought someone should make carpets / tapestries of this kind. I’ve always thought someone should make carpets / tapestries of this kind.

]]> By: theophrastvs http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563801 theophrastvs Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563801 all that and they don't even light up when opposing nails make contact? (middle finger nail reserved for special displays) all that and they don’t even light up when opposing nails make contact? (middle finger nail reserved for special displays)

]]> By: Erin Hateberry http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563758 Erin Hateberry Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563758 chest bump. chest bump.

]]> By: Erin Hateberry http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563753 Erin Hateberry Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563753 I made these :3  You can see more of my designs here:  nailpopllc.tumblr.com and here: facebook.com/NailPopLlc I made these :3  You can see more of my designs here:  nailpopllc.tumblr.com
and here:
facebook.com/NailPopLlc

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563731 niktemadur Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563731 Took 'em long enough to come up with the idea! Very clever, really.  Now do the contact lenses also, and you're halfway to a Superman III costume (Mrs. Webster being turned into a robot). Took ‘em long enough to come up with the idea!
Very clever, really.  Now do the contact lenses also, and you’re halfway to a Superman III costume (Mrs. Webster being turned into a robot).

]]> By: ohbejoyful http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563726 ohbejoyful Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563726 Boingboing . . . Pinterest . . . worlds collide!!!!! Boingboing . . . Pinterest . . . worlds collide!!!!!

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563629 Boundegar Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563629 No, the redstone repeaters are just too bulky. No, the redstone repeaters are just too bulky.

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563620 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563620 Oh, on another note: between the availability of teeny SMT parts and silver lacquer rework pens, it seems that it would be possible to incorporate actual electrical behavior into nail polish designs. Powering them might be a trifle tricky, though. Oh, on another note: between the availability of teeny SMT parts and silver lacquer rework pens, it seems that it would be possible to incorporate actual electrical behavior into nail polish designs. Powering them might be a trifle tricky, though.

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/nails-painted-with-a-printed-c.html#comment-1563601 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189427#comment-1563601 Wait a second... The owner of those nails would appear to be modeling them against the backdrop of an authentic Voodoo 5 5500(AGP variant)... The last and most powerful Voodoo card ever to hit retail. That's some geek cred, there. Respect. Wait a second… The owner of those nails would appear to be modeling them against the backdrop of an authentic Voodoo 5 5500(AGP variant)… The last and most powerful Voodoo card ever to hit retail.

That’s some geek cred, there. Respect.

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