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Start this one off with a creative hack:
tim.kerby sent
in just that: using a tortilla as
a bread board when your local radio shack is out.
Future creative hacks may involve i4u's
link to camborg which tracks wearable cameras.
Ant found cats and
robots. You can practice by playing
Kitty Lick 3, an FPS you play as a feline (thanks bjorky)
But If cats aren't your pet of choice, how about pigs? Rookie sent in linkage
to a story about a one in first
class that you'll swear is fiction (but it isn't).
radiator sent in a hilarious parody: first aid for a dying dot
com.
Some auctions worth noting: drDugan sent a picture autographed
by Linus being sold on eBay (and donated to charity).
Dirty Yanni noted that Metallica/Napster
parody t-shirts are for sale on eBay. And the last auction (but not on
eBay) is Spock's
original ears from the original trek.
Oh, and how about t-shirts
mocking the MS breakin & source code theft?
CArnesen noted that Anime Expo 2001 has been scheduled for
this summer. I'm seriously considering going.
Mothy notes that famed Rubber
Chicken vendor Archie McPhee is now selling the Linux Voodoo Penguin
(however the ad features a "Sysadmin" wearing a tie!
Have to much free time?
Ant does! He sent us a
reflex tester (I've managed a .24) but thats nothing compared to
Am I Hot or Not which is fun for
hours on end if you're the type that amuses easily.
And finally,
tshell noted that that now that there
is a complete O'Reily ate my
balls site, the Internet is now complete. You can all go home now.
A lot of people are bidding on the Linus autograph linked in the article, but the seller has 4 other photos which as of right now have significantly lower bids ($31 to $60 vs. $255), you can see the list here.
I had raccoons coming in through my cat door, and wreaking havoc with the cat food and water. SO... I took the IR filter off the webcam, hooked it up to some motion detection software, and got some cool pics.
Of course, that didn't solve the problem... but first, you have to know your enemy!
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For a computer engineer it did not take long to think of a solution involving a robot.
For a computer scientist, it did not take long to figure out that you trap cats by putting a big pile of catnip on the floor, watching them eat it, and then carrying them outside, stoned out of their mind.
the robot is cool too, i guess. (:
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