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Simple Laptop Stand

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Nospleen writes "I always use my laptop on my lap, and it tends to get really hot. I looked online for some kind of stand, but they were all really expensive. I made my own out of a scrap of plywood and some rubber. Now the laptop sits nicely on my lap and still has airflow around it." - Link.

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Posted by: bigtimes on May 2, 2006 at 1:27 PM

Slow news day?

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Posted by: wquoyle on May 2, 2006 at 2:49 PM

Or someones taking the p*ss...

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Posted by: philliptorrone on May 2, 2006 at 2:55 PM

we're here in vegas at interop doing a booth, talking about make, showing some robots...making things, plz stand by

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Posted by: TealGuy on May 2, 2006 at 3:29 PM

Has anyone else noticed the nature of some recent entries being rather... um... obvious? Have we evolved from making our own arc welders to gluing four pieces of rubber onto a scrap of plywood? This looks like a fine and useful creation and all, but does anybody really need step by step instructions on how to do it? If so, I have some great tutorial for turning an ordinary sheet of paper into a entertaining portable flying device. ;)

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Posted by: bad_ass_cutlass on May 2, 2006 at 6:32 PM

must be a real cheapo!! bed & breakfast top not even $10.00

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Posted by: Joe the shmoe on January 17, 2008 at 8:52 PM

Hey dude... food...HAHAHA I totaly just said foood!

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