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Log On To Your Computer By Laughing At It

Posted by timothy on from the and-reboot-by-swearing dept.

pshanks writes "New Scientist reports that Scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, are using laughter recognition software to track and automatically log staff onto the computer nearest to them as they physically move around a networked building."

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  1. How to get yourself to laugh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I log in each morning by clicking here. It has yet to fail getting a laugh from me.

  2. I wouldn't want to work there... by lightspawn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine hearing your coworkers laughing every few minutes with no apparent reason...

    Especially the ones who need to open a dozen remote sessions when they start working.

  3. I know how ya'all are... by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    " are using laughter recognition software to track and automatically log staff onto the computer nearest to them"

    Breaking in to a slashdotter's computer'd be easy. Just download a .WAV file from Revenge of the Nerds!

    *here's hoping the mods are in good humor today*

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  4. Snowball... by clambake · · Score: 3, Funny

    10 stock drops
    20 sullen employees, unable to laugh
    30 productivity ceases
    40 goto 10

  5. Right concept, wrong implementation... by Asprin · · Score: 4, Funny


    If they were smart, they'd drop this and develop an authentication system that works on swearing -- my computer just isn't that funny.

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    1. Re:Right concept, wrong implementation... by WeeLad · · Score: 2, Funny
      I thought my computer was laughing at me instead. Sometimes when I walk away, I can hear it snicker. I confronted it, but it tried to act like it didn't know what I was talking about. Just wait, some day it'll be sorry. It'll be time for an upgrade and I'll be all like, Ha ha, no RAM for you funny boy!

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    2. Re:Right concept, wrong implementation... by acousticiris · · Score: 2, Funny

      I don't know about that...usually I'm swearing at my computer because it WON'T log in, boot up, or beecause it just blue screened. If swearing caused it to log me in, what would I do when it failed? Praise it?

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  6. Scene from an office by wowbagger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Computer 1 <displays a BSOD>
    *nix user <pointing at computer> "HA-HA!"
    Computer 2: "User Nelson logged in".

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  7. The Inverse? by limekiller4 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And does crying "shutdown -h now" too? How about a cough doing a fsck?

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  8. We have ways of getting information... by nycsubway · · Score: 3, Funny

    Captor: "We have vays of dealing vit you... If you will not tell us the password to your system, vee will find vays of making you laugh... Ha Ha Ha!"

    Captee: "Uh Oh... I jush had a toof filled, I can't laff."

    Captor: "Bring in the Tickle Bear!"

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  9. Re:Security by greenhide · · Score: 2, Funny

    huh...I fail to see how this comment is redundant. I don't think any other posts pointed this out. And yeah, it's in the article, but who reads that on Slashdot?

    mod parent up, or something.

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