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Linux Powers Digital Muppets

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the probably-a-little-more-expensive-than-socks dept.

Darren Alcorn writes "Red Hat and Jim Henson have teamed up to bring you digital animatronics through the use of Red Hat Linux." I bet thats a fun system to see in operation. The article is light on technical stuff, but discusses the computerized puppeteering system a little.

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  1. hmmm... by sugrshack · · Score: 5, Funny

    kernel the frog

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    I can't believe it's not lard!
    1. Re:hmmm... by craw · · Score: 5, Funny

      Pings in Space!

      Fork! Fork! Fork!

  2. heh by waspleg · · Score: 5, Funny

    one segfault ha ha ha
    two segfaults ha ha ha
    three segfaults ha ha ha

    -- The Count

  3. OLLLLLLLLD by sinserve · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft has been powering the puppets in D.C for ages.

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  4. Old news..bleh by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 5, Funny



    Come on.... I've been using Kermit in Unix for close to a decade now.

    ;)

    Cheers,

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    Bowie J. Poag