[HN Gopher] Filing the Corners Off MacBooks
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       Filing the Corners Off MacBooks
        
       Author : normanvalentine
       Score  : 66 points
       Date   : 2026-04-10 22:16 UTC (43 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (kentwalters.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (kentwalters.com)
        
       | tomjacobs wrote:
       | yay
        
       | Yhippa wrote:
       | As I'm typing on mine right now, I wonder why they made these so
       | sharp. It hasn't cut me yet, but they are decidedly
       | uncomfortable.
        
       | patsplat wrote:
       | Physical objects should be rounded, virtual windows should be
       | square. I will die on this hill.
        
         | porphyra wrote:
         | > windows should be square
         | 
         | found the Windows 8 enthusiast! haha, I kid. (I myself use a
         | tiling window manager , i3, with completely square windows
         | without any gaps or rounding)
        
           | doubled112 wrote:
           | Haha, Windows had square windows long before 8.
           | 
           | If I could run the Windows 2000 UI on a modern OS I would but
           | any recent clone/theme/etc feels too uncanny valley.
        
           | paulddraper wrote:
           | Not having i3 is truly the worst part about Macs.
           | 
           | (Yes, please tell me about some half-compatible tiling window
           | manager for my Mac.)
        
           | bee_rider wrote:
           | I like rounding the corners on i3. It is a bit wasteful but
           | the base WM is so efficient with my pixels that I have some
           | to spare.
        
         | kibwen wrote:
         | Tim Cook here, we've heard you loud and clear, the next Macbook
         | will have a perfectly circular screen with square windows.
        
       | glitchc wrote:
       | Did the same for my Macbook Pro 15 unibody circa 2010. It was a
       | great QoL improvement.
        
       | abujazar wrote:
       | Yea, that's ugly. I'm sure it could've been done more gracefully
       | with 15 minutes more effort. But judging from the general wear
       | and tear on this poor Mac I guess they don't even consider the
       | resale value.
        
         | windowsrookie wrote:
         | Seriously, I have several mac laptops dating back to 2004 and
         | they all have less wear than that.
        
         | bee_rider wrote:
         | I think he is not worried about the resale value.
         | 
         | > This was on my work computer. I expect to similarly modify
         | future work computers, and I would be happy to help you modify
         | yours if you need a little encouragement.
         | 
         | I don't understand the actual decision but I appreciate the
         | gusto with which it was made.
        
       | bloody-crow wrote:
       | Doing this to a work computer seem a bit questionable from the
       | ethical standpoint.
       | 
       | Totally fine to do whatever you want to your personal belongings
       | though.
        
       | supliminal wrote:
       | > Don't be scared. Fuck around a bit.
       | 
       | Preach.
        
       | krackers wrote:
       | There's a much better version of this at
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnGAlf1hjs4
        
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