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The Incredible Hulk had fun with his halloween decorations but that's a warmup for his christmas lights where he plays RoShamBo when not helping out Google Compute.

The article also says "They then combined the images into one single picture to show more details of the planet and its moons" ... maybe I should send 'em my Hulk Lunar Eclipse Pictures since it would be cute to combine the Big Green Guy with the Big Gas Giant.

The halloween webcam shuts down in 20 minutes - your last chance to vote for Hulk for President and try to DDOS that site ...

The halloween webcam shuts down in 20 minutes - your last chance to vote for Hulk for President and try to DDOS that site ...

But I don't see the Big Green Guy listed in Slate's numbers, so it doesn't bode well for Hulk for President

But I don't see the Big Green Guy listed in Slate's numbers, so it doesn't bode well for Hulk for President

So if you don't like the two Puny Human Candidates, vote for HULK since the Big Green Guy is running for President!

So if you don't like the two Puny Human Candidates, vote for HULK since the Big Green Guy is running for President!

And the Hulkster's personal favorite is when he takes a "bite outa the moon" in these lunar eclipse pictures

This is despite at least one "Kerry-Bot" that tried to stuff the ballot with hundreds of electronic votes (I guess it would be hard to stuff the 7/11 cup vote!) - needless to say, those votes were discounted and that IP address was banned.

This is despite at least one "Kerry-Bot" that tried to stuff the ballot with hundreds of electronic votes (I guess it would be hard to stuff the 7/11 cup vote!) - needless to say, those votes were discounted and that IP address was banned.

2. The halloween webcam - vote for Hulk page W3C validates (except for the (intentional) marque tag, which most browsers handle, although Internet Exploder handles the behavior='slide' better than Firefox)

3. Hulk's web site has "survived" being FARK'ed, Slashdotted, Ernie's House of WhoopAss, etc. ... and also provides hourly updated web stats

4. Hulk's web site was "attacked" by a "Kerry-Bot" that tried to stuff the ballot but those votes were chucked and IP was banned.

5. Hulk's site is running Linux/Apache/Perl per the FAQ (obligatory suckup to the /. crowd ;-)

6. Hulk's site allow you to vote before the election (and vote often!) ... and shows you the results real-time - they currently are:
HULK: 9,386 BUSH: 9,151 KERRY: 8,623

7. Hulk's site done by ONE Puny Human in his spare time ... and is just a lot more fun!

2. The halloween webcam - vote for Hulk page W3C validates (except for the (intentional) marque tag, which most browsers handle, although Internet Exploder handles the behavior='slide' better than Firefox)

3. Hulk's web site has "survived" being FARK'ed, Slashdotted, Ernie's House of WhoopAss, etc. ... and also provides hourly updated web stats

4. Hulk's web site was "attacked" by a "Kerry-Bot" that tried to stuff the ballot but those votes were chucked and IP was banned.

5. Hulk's site is running Linux/Apache/Perl per the FAQ (obligatory suckup to the /. crowd ;-)

6. Hulk's site allow you to vote before the election (and vote often!) ... and shows you the results real-time - they currently are:
HULK: 9,386 BUSH: 9,151 KERRY: 8,623

7. Hulk's site done by ONE Puny Human in his spare time ... and is just a lot more fun!

2. The halloween webcam - vote for Hulk page W3C validates (except for the (intentional) marque tag, which most browsers handle, although Internet Exploder handles the behavior='slide' better than Firefox)

3. Hulk's web site has "survived" being FARK'ed, Slashdotted, Ernie's House of WhoopAss, etc. ... and also provides hourly updated web stats

4. Hulk's web site was "attacked" by a "Kerry-Bot" that tried to stuff the ballot but those votes were chucked and IP was banned.

5. Hulk's site is running Linux/Apache/Perl per the FAQ (obligatory suckup to the /. crowd ;-)

6. Hulk's site allow you to vote before the election (and vote often!) ... and shows you the results real-time - they currently are:
HULK: 9,386 BUSH: 9,151 KERRY: 8,623

7. Hulk's site done by ONE Puny Human in his spare time ... and is just a lot more fun!

2. The halloween webcam - vote for Hulk page W3C validates (except for the (intentional) marque tag, which most browsers handle, although Internet Exploder handles the behavior='slide' better than Firefox)

3. Hulk's web site has "survived" being FARK'ed, Slashdotted, Ernie's House of WhoopAss, etc. ... and also provides hourly updated web stats

4. Hulk's web site was "attacked" by a "Kerry-Bot" that tried to stuff the ballot but those votes were chucked and IP was banned.

5. Hulk's site is running Linux/Apache/Perl per the FAQ (obligatory suckup to the /. crowd ;-)

6. Hulk's site allow you to vote before the election (and vote often!) ... and shows you the results real-time - they currently are:
HULK: 9,386 BUSH: 9,151 KERRY: 8,623

7. Hulk's site done by ONE Puny Human in his spare time ... and is just a lot more fun!

2. The halloween webcam - vote for Hulk page W3C validates (except for the (intentional) marque tag, which most browsers handle, although Internet Exploder handles the behavior='slide' better than Firefox)

3. Hulk's web site has "survived" being FARK'ed, Slashdotted, Ernie's House of WhoopAss, etc. ... and also provides hourly updated web stats

4. Hulk's web site was "attacked" by a "Kerry-Bot" that tried to stuff the ballot but those votes were chucked and IP was banned.

5. Hulk's site is running Linux/Apache/Perl per the FAQ (obligatory suckup to the /. crowd ;-)

6. Hulk's site allow you to vote before the election (and vote often!) ... and shows you the results real-time - they currently are:
HULK: 9,386 BUSH: 9,151 KERRY: 8,623

7. Hulk's site done by ONE Puny Human in his spare time ... and is just a lot more fun!

This is despite at least one "Kerry-Bot" which tried to stuff the ballot.

This is despite at least one "Kerry-Bot" which tried to stuff the ballot.

Weather forecast is looking good for tomorrow night in Boulder, Colorado ... so I'll be shooting a few pictures and be curious what I end up with.

For those Do-It-Yourselfer's that want to measure the water pressure for PC cooling, take a look at this manometer which, while it doesn't look that dandy, works quite well as the principals of pressure are pretty simple.

For instance, flock is your friend ... and as I outline in my slashdot effect analysis you had better be prepared to handle race conditions. Ignoring the web server overload (mod_perl would have helped here), the code actually hung in there fairly well as I've learned from past "mistakes" when I've seen some pretty funky error messages crop up ... but even this time around, there was two minor corner cases I failed to account for (had never been "tickled" before) ... but those are fixed now so I'll be "more" ready if my christmas lights show up on Slashdot again ... but then again, you are never really "ready" for Slashdot! ;-)

For instance, flock is your friend ... and as I outline in my slashdot effect analysis you had better be prepared to handle race conditions. Ignoring the web server overload (mod_perl would have helped here), the code actually hung in there fairly well as I've learned from past "mistakes" when I've seen some pretty funky error messages crop up ... but even this time around, there was two minor corner cases I failed to account for (had never been "tickled" before) ... but those are fixed now so I'll be "more" ready if my christmas lights show up on Slashdot again ... but then again, you are never really "ready" for Slashdot! ;-)

For instance, flock is your friend ... and as I outline in my slashdot effect analysis you had better be prepared to handle race conditions. Ignoring the web server overload (mod_perl would have helped here), the code actually hung in there fairly well as I've learned from past "mistakes" when I've seen some pretty funky error messages crop up ... but even this time around, there was two minor corner cases I failed to account for (had never been "tickled" before) ... but those are fixed now so I'll be "more" ready if my christmas lights show up on Slashdot again ... but then again, you are never really "ready" for Slashdot! ;-)

For instance, flock is your friend ... and as I outline in my slashdot effect analysis you had better be prepared to handle race conditions. Ignoring the web server overload (mod_perl would have helped here), the code actually hung in there fairly well as I've learned from past "mistakes" when I've seen some pretty funky error messages crop up ... but even this time around, there was two minor corner cases I failed to account for (had never been "tickled" before) ... but those are fixed now so I'll be "more" ready if my christmas lights show up on Slashdot again ... but then again, you are never really "ready" for Slashdot! ;-)

Hulk check out Puny Human P2P web site.
Hulk notice no ads for Hulk.
Hulk is running for President
Hulk is getting angry - may SMASH Puny Human P2P site - GRRRRR!!!!!

And as noted, I was driving to work a few days ago, and I heard on the radio one of those "Bud Lights Presents Real Men of Genius" commercials for "Mr. Halloween Decorations Man" - needless to say, it struck a chord with me! ;-)

I've Google'd to the end of the Internet, but can't seem to find this. So if anyone out there can find a web site with it will Email me the URL, I'll be happy to lockout the Halloween Webcam for your dedicated use for a couple of minutes - swing it left, swing it right, zoom it in, zoom it out, and turn all the lights on and off - whooopeeee!!! And perhaps more importantly, you'll benefit all your fellow surfers who really DO need to hear this important commercial message! ;-)

click here for more info ... and Mr. Restroom Toilet Paper Refiller is always worth a listen! ;-)

And as noted, I was driving to work a few days ago, and I heard on the radio one of those "Bud Lights Presents Real Men of Genius" commercials for "Mr. Halloween Decorations Man" - needless to say, it struck a chord with me! ;-)

I've Google'd to the end of the Internet, but can't seem to find this. So if anyone out there can find a web site with it will Email me the URL, I'll be happy to lockout the Halloween Webcam for your dedicated use for a couple of minutes - swing it left, swing it right, zoom it in, zoom it out, and turn all the lights on and off - whooopeeee!!! And perhaps more importantly, you'll benefit all your fellow surfers who really DO need to hear this important commercial message! ;-)

click here for more info ... and Mr. Restroom Toilet Paper Refiller is always worth a listen! ;-)

All three of those pedals are on the floor - humans have two legs - not a very good user-interface! ;-)

P.S. Want free dedicated solo access to the halloween webcam - help me find the "Bud Lights Salutes Real American Heroes - Mr. Halloween Decorations Man" - more info here

All three of those pedals are on the floor - humans have two legs - not a very good user-interface! ;-)

P.S. Want free dedicated solo access to the halloween webcam - help me find the "Bud Lights Salutes Real American Heroes - Mr. Halloween Decorations Man" - more info here

And oh yeah, since I allow you to "vote" for a candidate at the above web site, the current vote tally's are
HULK: 6,380 BUSH: 6,214 KERRY: 6,049

So looks like our next president might be Green!

And oh yeah, since I allow you to "vote" for a candidate at the above web site, the current vote tally's are
HULK: 6,380 BUSH: 6,214 KERRY: 6,049

So looks like our next president might be Green!

Ummm ... so if the Internet crumbles in 2006, I may only have one year left for my halloween webcam to be on display - maybe a good thing since it got abused by both FARK and Slashdot ... but if Hulk doesn't win for president in 2004, I was hoping to do again in 2008.

Ummm ... so if the Internet crumbles in 2006, I may only have one year left for my halloween webcam to be on display - maybe a good thing since it got abused by both FARK and Slashdot ... but if Hulk doesn't win for president in 2004, I was hoping to do again in 2008.

Look at the Halloween Webcam web stats pages. Specifically the when the Slashdot crowd hit. Scroll down to the Browser Summary section, Mozilla tops IE by 3 times!

There's a bit of controvery over my lights since in 2002, the Boulder Camera wrote about them and a lot of people drove by (the gates are opened for about two weeks then) and the homeowner's association was not too happy about that. You are welcome to Send HULK an Email (from the webcam page) if you want more info.

And on the "gate issue", while I'm a technical guy, I don't do layer 8 of the networking stack - i.e. except for "Vote for Hulk", I stay outa politics.

P.S. BTW, "Beware of Dog" (really!) - see D-6 in the webcam FAQ

Why would you want to see it in person when you can see it via a controllable web-cam?

Ok, first I considered the facts...

- the guy has a big public display of lights at his house, twice a year
- he encourages zillions of people see his house & publishes it on the web
- he publishes detailed pictures, the address, and lan/lon coordinates of his house.

You would think he'd want people to come see his house, right?
I saw he lived pretty close to where I was so I decided to visit - I thought it would be neat to post a video of what the house looked like as people voted.

so I drive there only to find, IT'S A GATED COMMUNITY!!

I got to the head of Blue Heron, and there's a gate that closes at 7 pm. I could call and ask to be let in, but it was 9:15pm on a Sunday night and I know this guy has two little kids, so I don't bother calling - it would be rude. As a faithful slashdotter, I would have tried the "911" entry code, but I saw there was a special key for emergency personnel, so I didn't try (plus, they put they keypad in a hard-to-reach place)

<RANT>What is it with gated communities?! I don't see how crime is much of a problem in this place because it's pretty much alone in the countryside. It's not like there is a crackhouse next door. And, since most burglaries occur before 7pm, the gate won't help much. And, if you want to commit some crime at night, just get there before 7pm, wait, and then make your getaway whenever you want -- the gates will always let you out.</RANT>

I'm sure he's a nice guy, but I think he should reconsider where he lives, or push the homeowner's association to remove the gate.

So, anyway, don't try to go there. You're not welcome... unless you come before 7pm, and then sit on their lawn until dark.

Ok, first I considered the facts...

- the guy has a big public display of lights at his house, twice a year
- he encourages zillions of people see his house & publishes it on the web
- he publishes detailed pictures, the address, and lan/lon coordinates of his house.

You would think he'd want people to come see his house, right?
I saw he lived pretty close to where I was so I decided to visit - I thought it would be neat to post a video of what the house looked like as people voted.

so I drive there only to find, IT'S A GATED COMMUNITY!!

I got to the head of Blue Heron, and there's a gate that closes at 7 pm. I could call and ask to be let in, but it was 9:15pm on a Sunday night and I know this guy has two little kids, so I don't bother calling - it would be rude. As a faithful slashdotter, I would have tried the "911" entry code, but I saw there was a special key for emergency personnel, so I didn't try (plus, they put they keypad in a hard-to-reach place)

<RANT>What is it with gated communities?! I don't see how crime is much of a problem in this place because it's pretty much alone in the countryside. It's not like there is a crackhouse next door. And, since most burglaries occur before 7pm, the gate won't help much. And, if you want to commit some crime at night, just get there before 7pm, wait, and then make your getaway whenever you want -- the gates will always let you out.</RANT>

I'm sure he's a nice guy, but I think he should reconsider where he lives, or push the homeowner's association to remove the gate.

So, anyway, don't try to go there. You're not welcome... unless you come before 7pm, and then sit on their lawn until dark.

Ok, first I considered the facts...

- the guy has a big public display of lights at his house, twice a year
- he encourages zillions of people see his house & publishes it on the web
- he publishes detailed pictures, the address, and lan/lon coordinates of his house.

You would think he'd want people to come see his house, right?
I saw he lived pretty close to where I was so I decided to visit - I thought it would be neat to post a video of what the house looked like as people voted.

so I drive there only to find, IT'S A GATED COMMUNITY!!

I got to the head of Blue Heron, and there's a gate that closes at 7 pm. I could call and ask to be let in, but it was 9:15pm on a Sunday night and I know this guy has two little kids, so I don't bother calling - it would be rude. As a faithful slashdotter, I would have tried the "911" entry code, but I saw there was a special key for emergency personnel, so I didn't try (plus, they put they keypad in a hard-to-reach place)

<RANT>What is it with gated communities?! I don't see how crime is much of a problem in this place because it's pretty much alone in the countryside. It's not like there is a crackhouse next door. And, since most burglaries occur before 7pm, the gate won't help much. And, if you want to commit some crime at night, just get there before 7pm, wait, and then make your getaway whenever you want -- the gates will always let you out.</RANT>

I'm sure he's a nice guy, but I think he should reconsider where he lives, or push the homeowner's association to remove the gate.

So, anyway, don't try to go there. You're not welcome... unless you come before 7pm, and then sit on their lawn until dark.

Aparantly, not only does he have an insane amount of web controlled lights, his children are upside down as well.

His house is about 5 miles from where I'm sitting (in downtown Boulder, CO) ... sounds like a fun sidetrip on my way back home - I think the real-time updates will look better than the website.

2510 Blue Heron Circle Lafayette, CO

Load factor is currently 3, but web server is barely responding (and I guess I shoulda used mod_perl) ... but it does load the page (minus the graphic) half the time - I'm going to pull the graphic for now to help things out ... for those interested, I CAN load the latest web stats - you guys are POUNDING me!

Can you tell when he got slashdoted?

P.S. The pop up is an HTML body alert=message based on the referrer

P.S. The pop up is an HTML body alert=message based on the referrer

P.S. The pop up is an HTML body alert=message based on the referrer

On the Vote for HULK website there is "one-click voting" for your favorite candidate ... and that certainly "does not involve consumer goods or Amazon-specified prices, which the Judge argues are essential 1-Click ingredients"

Yea, don't leave out us Perl folks ... which BTW, is used on the Vote for HULK website ... and so far, is showing the Big Green Guy in first place, followed by Bush and then Kerry - polls open at 8:00PM MDT tonight! ;-)

Yea, don't leave out us Perl folks ... which BTW, is used on the Vote for HULK website ... and so far, is showing the Big Green Guy in first place, followed by Bush and then Kerry - polls open at 8:00PM MDT tonight! ;-)

Hulk says no network coverage of his campaign for President either!
Hulk can SMASH snowballs better than Puny Humans Bush and Kerry.
And most Puny Humans have heard of HULK.
Debate would have been a lot more exciting if Hulk had been invited.
Vote for Hulk HERE!

Puny Human /.'ers will probably mod this into oblivion, but "don't get me angry ... you wouldn't like me when I'm angry"