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Palm OS Powered Tattooing Robot Debuts in Vienna
Makarand writes "Ananova has an article on the world's first tattooing robot.
An Austrian electrician, after being left with some permanent reminders
of his tattooing robot project, has unveiled his creation at a hi-tech
fair in Vienna.
He said that he had to test it on himself to get the robot do the right
thing and has not recieved any complaints from volunteers who got a tattoo
for free at the trade fair."
SECOND POST MOTHERFUCKERS
Where in the world is Osama bin Laden?
Remember W said Wanted: Dead or Alive?
Maybe MS should hookup electrodes to the developers and shock them everytime there is a big security whole! ;-P
This SIG pulled due to lack of funding. (This damn war is costing too much!)
It seems the servers are running slow. Perhaps they're IIS? :P
An Austrian electrician has invented the world's first tattooing robot.
Niki Passath, 25, has unveiled his creation, which he calls Freddy, at a hi-tech fair in Vienna.
He has been left with some permanent reminders of the project with some erratic early tattooing attempts.
Mr Passath said: "It was a hard job because the only person I could test it on was myself which was painful but a good incentive to get it right as soon as possible.
"He's an artist of course so he always decides what design the person is going to get, they can't choose. But I haven't had any complaints yet."
Freddy's computerised brain has a complicated programme for creating the designs that are constantly being improved and redesigned before being etched forever and for free on the bodies of volunteers at the trade fair.
Walter Franzl who had a tattoo on his back said: "It's not my first tattoo but it was really not painful at all, I'd come back and it's good to know my design is unique."
Story filed: 10:51 Friday 29th November 2002
Pal: Dude, what's that?
Dude: It's my tattoo, made by the Tattooing Robot (tm). It it is supposed to be a rose.
Pal: But it looks like...
Dude: Yeah! I know what it looks like... the robot was infected by a Goatse.cx Virus.
*cinderella
Oh L'Amour - Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you - Mon amour
What's a boy in love -Supposed to do
Looking for you - You were looking for me
Always reaching for you - You were too blind to see
Oh love of my heart - Why leave me alone
I'm falling apart - No good on my own
Oh L'Amour - Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you - Mon amour
What's a boy in love - Supposed to do
Why throw it away - Why walk out on me
I just live for the day - For the way it should be
There once was a time - Had you here by my side
You said I wasn't your kind - Only here for the ride
Oh L'Amour - Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you - Mon amour
What's a boy in love - Supposed to do
No emotional ties - You don't remember my name
I lay down and die - I'm only to blame
Oh love of my heart - It's up to you now
You've tore me apart - I hurt inside-out
Oh L'Amour - Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you - Mon amour
What's a boy in love - Supposed to do
Oh L'Amour - Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you - Mon amour
What's a boy in love - Supposed to do
Oh L'Amour - Broke my heart
Now I'm aching for you - Mon amour
What's a boy in love - Supposed to do
Somebody hooked up a plotter to a PalmPilot and used a tatooing needle for a pen. Just what the world needs.
In mathematics, one does not understand things, one merely gets used to them.
--VonNeumann
The system is only capable of tattooing arms, what about people who wish to have a big dragon tattooed on their chest? Or a large skull on their back?? What about MOM with an anchor on their ass???
One future, two choices. Oppose them or let them destroy us.
A truly laugh-out-loud comment! Not quite coffee-spitting funny, but close.