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Spray-On Computers

Posted by timothy on from the topical-ointment dept.

Jack William Bell writes "Edinburgh University has funding for a program to create spray on computers. The basic idea is to make thousands of tiny 'silicon specks' or 'smart sand' (a step larger than smart dust) which work together via wireless networking to provide 'ubiquitous computing.' No, the idea itself isn't new. But it is interesting to see someone actually working on it. The initial application is a spray you apply to the chest of heart patients, creating a sensor array to report their health back to the hospital."

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  1. Does this mean by Gyan · · Score: 4, Funny

    that geeks start coding in graffiti?

  2. joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    [Insert Spray-On Hair-Club-For-Men Joke Here]

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  3. Might it work with the linux micro kernel? by ratfynk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then the patient could really be in trouble if some one accidentally sent "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda"
    boy I sure would not give out my root password.

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    1. Re:Might it work with the linux micro kernel? by stud9920 · · Score: 3, Funny

      wow, imagine the possible revenue for SCO ! 1 billion $ for a can of computers

    2. Re:Might it work with the linux micro kernel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      You know what is funnier than SCO jokes?

      Colon cancer.

  4. Far too advanced by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Most of the geeks I work with can't even figure out how to spray on deodorant.

  5. whee! by martin-boundary · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great! So I guess in the future, I can look forward to have my daily /. page
    generated by a squadron of albino spray-on paint.

  6. Paintball? by Empiric · · Score: 4, Funny

    I want some high-tech painball loads of this stuff, so I can get a tactical advantage feeding the enemy's location into a little heads-up-display...

    Okay, I'll just stick with Unreal Tournament for now. Proper exercise can be a unimplemented goal, can't it...?

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  7. Someone has to say it... by dtfinch · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine a beowulf cluster of those. Oh. Wait.

  8. Finally... by zr-rifle · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...nobody will complain that geeks don't wear deodorant.

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  9. If you spray a flash mob with this stuff... by vudufixit · · Score: 3, Funny

    Would you get a spontaneous Beowulf cluter?

  10. Re:bone's medicalkit by clambake · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you know how many Americans pray out their deepest darkest secrets on their knees by their bedsides each night?

    In America? This happens? Ooooh, you mean those two wierd guys, yeah I think they are all that're left.

  11. Unexpected bonus: by StarKruzr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Power your micro-puters with your body fat and lose weight fast - guaranteed!

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    1. Re:Unexpected bonus: by HiThere · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, but after a few months you find that all that computer power is giving you anexoria...and you can't quit.

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      I think we've pushed this "anyone can grow up to be president" thing too far.