Contributed by grey on from the working our way towards puffy emblazoned neon cases dept.
For anyone who would like to strip away that pre-installed case badge and replace it with an OpenSBD one ~ I've come across scotgold: http://www.scotgold.com/acatalog/ScotGold_Catalogue_Custom_Case_Badges_1.html Scotgold allows you to create your own custom PC case badges, 25mmx25mm (1") in full color at a requested resolution of 600dpi. I created a design for OpenBSD and received them yesterday. I am VERY impressed with their quality and the speed of the service overall. Anyone interested can find my design here : http://www.bsdnexus.com/case_badge.jpg
While this certainly isn't as cool as putting a real fish in your case (correction from Sleighboy: it's a Betta not a blowfish) it is an easier way to show OpenBSD support when a simple sticker from the CD's isn't enough.
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By Sleighboy (64.146.180.98) on http://www.code.cx/
1. The fish is a betta, not any type of puffer/trigger. So all "coolness" is lost, it is just cruel if the fish is kept in for longer than the photo session.
2. The betta probably hates all that light, at least ALL the time.
True, people keep bettas in tiny bowls..but just becuase they sell it at a pet store doen't make it humane. Pet stores are horrible examples of pet care. A betta is ideal for this type of mod beucase they don't require much water and are not messy fish (produce less ammonia). However bettas breath oxygen from the air like we do, and the "tank" looked sealed. And that makes sense in a computer case, but not for a betta who needs fresh air.
Want to be a humane case modder?
Set up a large group of OpenBSD servers with water cooling, have the water reservoir be a 55+ gallon aquarium that houses a freshwater puffer (or lots of dwarf puffers). You can use a canister filter to drive one of the water cooler systems and you've got filtration covered. Now your servers can heat the puffers water, and you don't need to buy a heater (although it would be a cheaper way to heat the tank). I have not tried this, just theory, but it seems the most humane way to tie in your OpenBSD boxes and a real fish.
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By Sleighboy (64.146.180.98) on http://www.code.cx/
Another solution to water-cooled with fish, that has no Puffy tie-in.. but would be even better for those in non-tropical/desert areas. Setup a large (10,000 gallon) pond, stocked with koi. Then you would have nice and chilly water, esp. in winter months, and no fear of the servers overheating the 10,000 gallon pond.
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