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The Hack Furby Two-Fifty Challenge

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the make-it-silent dept.

vees writes "Have you ever wanted to reprogram your Furby toy to do and say vile and obscene things, but just needed a good excuse? How's two-hundred and fifty dollars sound? Peter van der Linden is offering $250 to the first person who modifies a Furby so it can be reprogrammed. If you can read a schematic and wield a soldering iron without causing permanent personal cosmetic damage, be sure to visit his challenge page for more information on how to win."

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  1. Beowulf cluster? by squiggleslash · · Score: 5
    A friend of mine has been talking about how cool it would be to have a bunch of Furbys talking to one another as a sort of beowulf-like cluster for solving problems:

    "I, Furby1, see no primes between 1E200 and 2E200 - over"
    "Roger Furby1. Look for primes between 4E200 and 5E200, Furby2 continue look for primes between 2E200 and 3E200, Furby3 continue to look for primes between 3E200 and 4E200"...

    Well, I think the idea is kind of cool...
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  2. I hacked my furby by Siqnal+11 · · Score: 4
    with a machete.

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    You are a fucking moron.
  3. Re:Done by Ross+C.+Brackett · · Score: 5

    Yeah, mine tells me to burn things. And to purify the sinful. I returned it and the replacement does the same thing. I took out the batteries and it still won't stop. I guess this is a common thing, so I'm gonna file a class-action lawsuit. Anyone else in?

  4. Progress... by Electric+Angst · · Score: 5

    I am trying to encourage graduate students and others who have time and talent. This is a prize to encourage progress, of the kind that was often staked in the early days of aviation.

    You people don't quite realize how important this is. Why, here in the year 2074, the Cursing Toy industry is one of the great indicators of our economy. It has aided human life in ways unimaginable, and honestly, no one can really imagine what life would be like without it.
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  5. FurbyLinux by techmuse · · Score: 5

    Soon, we will probably see an announcement of FurbyLinux, the first version of the open source OS to compile on a Furby. FurbyLinux will feature a special tactile "fur" interface. Eyelids will droop lower to indicate high load average. X will run (Xeyes will be the included demo program). FurbyLinux will allow a Furby network nicely with other Furbys, however plush toys such as Microsoft Barney will implement non-standard protocols, allowing them to only transmit the words "innovate", "upgrade" and "assimilate".