] enter eMachineShop.com, an amazingly rad combination of
] software and sweat, which allows you to design a part in
] a CAD-like program and then send it over the internet to
] a real machine shop where, given that it's something
] feasible to create (and the software helps you determine
] that), a team of 17 machinists will craft your part,
] bundle it up, and send it back to you via post. The turn
] around is about 30 days, but that's fine - there's
] nothing else like it. It's not even that expensive; the
] article listed 10 custom made brass doorknobs being
] milled out for around $150. Considering there's a labor
] cost in there, too, it sounds totally reasonable.
]
] I am so captivated by the concept that I'm toying with
] the idea of designing and ordering something, myself. I
] don't need a metal gear with the Gizmodo "G" carved out
] of the middle, but it doesn't mean I shouldn't get one,
] right?
]
] Oh, and my lord. Think of the spoilers the rice kids will
] be making now.

[ Kick ass... let the custom machined nerdery begin. -k]