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Penguins Invade the North Pole

Posted by michael on from the not-as-good-as-jennycam dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "Thanks to a project of the U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a webcam has for the first time been installed at the North Pole -- one which runs on Embedded Linux (uClinux), no less! The device was installed on April 28, 2002 and is now logging four images a day, which are available for viewing on NOAA's publicly accessible website. This article at LinuxDevices.com describes the Linux-based webcam (called the NetCam), opens up the device to see what embedded hardware and software are inside, and explains why the NetCam's developers used Embedded Linux as the basis of their design."

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  1. Fist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fist poSt

  2. w00t by grimlock3000 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ph34r the penguins!

  3. Penguin penetration by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    What the hell happened to the guy who wrote exciting stuff about the rape of Tux?

    He promised sequels but I've seen none.

  4. Re:Things To Do Today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Are you the original Things to do Today troll posting as AC or are you an imposter?

  5. cameras on penguins by drDugan · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    they should strap cameras on the backs of
    penguins with wireless remote connections.

    Give them a combination of solar power and a
    little propeller that spins when the penguin
    swims to generate electricity. It would
    have to be waterproof, but you could get
    lots of different pics from real penguin
    colonies....

    1. Re:cameras on penguins by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      or some fricken lasers. why not some fricken lasers?

  6. OT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Join me obi-wan, and together we'll destroy the sith !

  7. Hope no one r00ts it, by netsharc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    because then they'll be saying "All your ice are belong to us!"

    Hahahah...aaaaarrrggghh!!

    --
    What time is it/will be over there? Check with my iPhone app!
  8. Re:Things To Do Today by Things+To+Do+Tuesday · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am an IM-poster.

    Anonymous Coward: So, you um naked?
    LilKyootGurl8723: Yeah, I'm naked.
    Anonymous Coward: That's like so cool. Come to my house so I can see it.
    LilKyootGurl8723: You're like under arrest, har har har! We are the police, ho ho ho!
    Anonymous Coward: Oh no, why did I ever IM you, LilKyootGurl8723?

    Now, I have things to do Tuesday.

    1. Remember Monday
    2. Shake my head

  9. Why no typos? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I am so fucking drunk. I can barely see the screen.

    Yet I can write perfectly. No typos. Why the hell is this?

  10. Re:Oh, Alan Thicke by Bitter+Old+Man · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Actually... why, yes, it was. O, the wonder of the mouth of a 7 year-old boy. So fresh, and warm, and tight. I heartily recommend it.

  11. SOMETHING WRONG WITH SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The parent comment was modded down as TROLL but now the rating is gone and it has been rerated as FUNNY. The editors have done this and they must be shot in the balls with a shotgun. That is all.

  12. Re:Kudzu transportation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > [ eco-meddling disaster scenario deleted ]

    I don't know why she swallowed a fly...

    Perhaps she'll die.

  13. Re:...what? by bobbyt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    *takes off his linux had*
    *throws out his tux doll and mug*
    *installs BSD*

  14. Re:Finally! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes, but what I'm curious about, is why those penguins don't fall off the underside of the earth? Explain THAT!