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I remember getting excited about that modem connection noise. I knew that sound meant I was about to be online. It felt like stepping into something bigger. I was connecting with smart people, other geeks and nerds, pushing boundaries, learning, and doing cool stuff. (Ok, maybe it wasnt that cool)

Today, everyone’s connected, and the internet doesn’t feel like an exciting place to escape anymore.

I need to start seeking out those corners of the internet where geeks are having geeky conversations and building and creating things.

I’m going to admin, this image that chatGPT made, was so good, I’m going to have to come back and write more about this topic, just to make it worth the cycles it used to create it.

I haven’t been excited about a full tower PC case launch in maybe 20 years, and it’s funny that this one has me paying attention. Turns out I’m not the only one.

SilverStone is releasing the FLP-02, and it looks just like the PC cases from the late 90s that we all used to hate. Those boring beige boxes with the turbo button. Back then they were everywhere. Now that nothing looks like that anymore, nostalgia has kicked in and made them desirable. So desirable, in fact, SilverStone thinks theres a market for them. 

This new ‘sleeper’ style offers modern GPU support, power supplies, proper cable management, and of course, airflow. While I’m sure the target audience is mostly gamers, I’ve been searching for a full tower to build a server with plenty of space for spinning hard drives. This might be the one.

Back in the day, I used to take those boring beige cases and mod them myself. I’d cut out windows, add lights and extra fans. Eventually those started being sold in stores and we called them “pre-modded” cases. Did that take away some of the fun? Yeah, maybe. But being able to buy a case that looked cool and was designed for modular builds? That changed everything.

Heres a link to a youtube video about it Silverstone FLP-02 launch