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Using Your Computer to Repel Pests

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-gotta-be-kidding-me dept.

circletimessquare writes "A Thai guy wrote a program that uses your computer speaker to repel mosquitoes, cockroaches, and rats! Just when you thought you heard it all before (pun intended for no good reason). " Thats nothing- CowboyNeal can repel all known lifeforms just by playing his massive collection of boy band MP3s.

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  1. Coming soon... by DDX_2002 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Saranyou told the paper the latest version of the pest controller will not annoy dogs or risk causing headaches
    Windoze XP SP967 - now guaranteed not to cause your ears to bleed*! Safe** for use near pets and small children!
    *tested in a controlled laboratory environment on a random sampling of M$ contract workers - YMMV
    ** M$ makes no warranty express or implied about the effects of the product on actual users of the software. Some users have reported headaches, extreme nausea and depression after using XP. Use only as direted. Unauthorized copies of XP may cause blindness or instant death - you have been warned.
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    MHO. YMMV. Any resemblance between this post and real persons, or reality in general, was accidental.
  2. Re:Windows bugs by tsa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I replied to a Linux 'joke', so I have to reply to this one too --- Ha ha ha. NOT funny! Take your offtopic jokes elsewhere please.

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  3. I submitted this news in December... by 1gor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "2001-12-18 22:13:05 Anti-mosquito computer program (articles,news) (rejected)"

    Previous version didn't work on rats through. Maybe that's why...

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