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Linux-powered Mobile Cocktail Mixer
weissi writes "You remember the slashdot.org story Linux-based Bar-Monkey? We found it pretty cool, but it has/had problems: definitely too big, and no plans and no source were available. That's why we decided to build our own Linux powered mobile cocktail mixer. Enjoy it..."
...when you're drunk. ;)
Get drunk after you build it, rather than before. Nasty accidents happen involving drinking and hacking.
That's is truly geektacular and dorkariffic. And I mean that in the nicest possible way. How long before we see cheap versions on Thinkgeek?
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.
Are they made when the penguin sheds tears, like in the Bug's Bunny cartoon????
Should this be tolerated merely because the software came from hackers, not a corporation?
I want one of these in my car.
The site is slow already... here comes a spankin' ;)
It's about time.
Vodka Martini, please, Bender, and shaken, not stirred.
Great... drunk kernel hackers... I wonder what this will do to Linux security...
Or is it patched for margaritas with crushed ice and salt???
Mmmm, open source is good... burp!
Man will the ladies be impressed if I bring one of these bad boys to a party... where can I get one? I'll just build it myself! They'll be extra impressed.
My Ass hurts.
Imagine a beowulf cluster of these! Mmmmm, happy drinking! :)
will it be able to wget more booze when it runs out?
As usual it takes some germans to get it right.
Since it does run on Linux...does that mean the drinks are on the house?
Ah yes, I remember the days of Linux version 9.
Good old version 9.
See, that's your problem. You should have been using something newer, like version 1,213,437,523.02. That version is much more mature.
The original bar monkey only cost $235 dollars to build, this mixer costs for 400 euro or $480 or so US.
From the pictures of the mobile cocktail mixer, while it is smaller then the bar monkey, I still wouldn't call it "mobile". It's 15 inches * 27 inches * 15 inches. Looks to be built using a large toolbox and mentions 14 pumps so probably heavy.
Nice idea, but still needs improvement.
Sure.. but where are the pictures??
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Are there no pics, or am I just blind? I don't really think that I could judge an electronic drink mixer without seeing it in action.
Viral software licensing is not freedom, it is in fact GNU/Socialism.
For a cup of the best ANYTHING in the universe!
Without a list of the drinks it can mix. Excellent coverage and reporting.
let me ask you a question. did you learn how to operate/manage linux systems ? or you just thought: im clever, i can handle it(afterall i know VB, witch is so high level language *grin*). so there is your problem - you are not learning. it is logically tht you screw up linux, you r too lame simpy. in fact - you will screw up almoust everything. go to linux courses and then tell us your experiences
insmod ron
insmod coke
Warning: loading coke will taint the kernel: no license. See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for information about tainted modules
echo "Fucking stupid propietary drink"
insmod -f coke
Warning: loading coke will taint the kernel: forced load
Module coke loaded, with warnings
WTF am I doing replying to an AC at 5 A.M on a Friday night?
The original Bar Monkey had source available. See: http://www.barmonkey.net/files
I find it a bit odd that in all the pix on the so-called construction page, not one of them shows a closeup of the pumps or any containers for the ingredients.
Methings we've been trolled.
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Cheers, Gene
So do am I supposed to have gallon drums of vodka, rum, tequila, etc that connect to the 14 pumps? I'm kind of curious how that part works.
My sig can beat up your sig.
Would you like a Professional BArman to complete the mix.....
Wanted : A Signature.
We need a module :Talk to inebirated customers to make this machine perfect.
Wanted : A Signature.
In a machine this old the Liquor to CPU bus will be a serious bottleneck.
[some joke about the windows based one breaking] frenchman laughing: "ohohoho!"
"We are all 17/18 years old and still go to school." If only I could have been 17 and 18 and got to build a mixed drink machine with the parental unit's ok.
From the sourceforge page :
Punica is a selfbuilt, Linux powered drink mixer.
Apparently, this machine was able to build itself. I see that recursive compilation appears to have taken a step up in the world.
Ask me about repetitive DNA
We found it pretty cool, but it has/had problems: ... no source were available.
I think that's the least of its problems...
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drunk admins will move on to harder stuff, using snort and even crack to improve security.
Microsoft has released a drink-mixing package for Windows compatible machines. It cards you every time you try to use it, and calls the cops if it determines you are underage. It only works half the time, and often gets set back by viruses, but you don't need to $699 to SCO to license it.
You fucking retard.
"The first bombshell to hit my project was that my client found out from another consultant that the GNU community has close ties to former communist leaders. Furthermore, he found out that the 'x' in Linux was a tribute to the former Communist philosopher, Karl Marx, whose name also ends in 'x'"
Ah, that's what it stands for. Maybe we should call it Liner, no- Hitler's name ends with an 'r'. Or Lineo, rats- I forgot about Castro. What a load of tripe.
I read "Linux-powered Molitov Cocktail Mixer" and thought it would be something fun to play with!
Anyone else read it as that?
... so they wouldn't get slashdotted. But hell, let's do it anyway: http://www.pikulski.net/punica/punica_pictures.htm l
towards Linux? This article probably wouldn't have been posted if they used WinCE.
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Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think /. just got taken for quite an amusing ride.
This was created about forever and a day ago. NOT a new idea. NOT even these guys' idea. NOT even the best design I've seen. Woop. This is not news.
.. the laptop? It's displayed and then noted that it does absolutely nothing. What's the point of showing it if it does absolutely nothing!?
.. But then again, maybe the same goes for everything else too :) I'd like to see this in action before we give them any credibility.
Linux-powered Mobile Cocktail Mixer
At least it's good for something.
osX is good for preteen grrls though
Arousing the Stallion
Stallions are aroused by the smell of horse pussy above all else. If you have access to a mare, then gentle her till she will let you finger her...then coat your fingers with her juice.
Why do I have this overwhelming sense that the author of this post was giving the nick name "Booger" in jr. high, and people still call him that to this day?
$ show system
m l
BAR/VMS V1.0 on node VAXBAR 28-JUN-1997 18:11:08.82 Uptime 2190 17:43:42
Pid Process Name State Pri I/O CPU Page flts Pages
00001010 REFRIGERATOR LEF 4 1212 0 00:10:12.23 4125 150
00000800 LIGHTS COM 6 9121 0 00:34:23.11 1231 343
00000412 BLENDER HIB 4 3412 0 00:23:49.32 1341 111
00000169 SINK LEF 3 211 0 00:01:12.66 231 222
$ logout
BARTENDER logged out at 28-JUN-1997 18:11:23.75
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~vance/www/vaxbar.ht
I don't know where you could put the thing, but I think it would be funny to see this turned into something like one of those coffee dispenser machines you'd find in an employee's break room or a student lounge...
That would make it an *incredible* machine. Also, someone could start a very good buisness selling these things if they had those features. Think of it, an ACTUAL way to "#3 PROFIT!!" from slashdot. Aren't I generous giving it away.
Liberty.
At least it won't get hacked like GNU/FSF, GNOME, Debian, and Gentoo since it won't be Internet-connected.
Our own Punica-device is powered by a 40MHz Intel i486 CPU with 16MiB RAM
:)
Main costs:
* computer was sponsored
I sure hope no company went out and bought these guys such a powerful computer in exchange for their name on it.. It might have run them out of business
bananas like monkeys.
Dildo.
With linux's uptime you could use it for months on end.
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We've got packages for linux that allow you to control lego mindstorms modules in linux right? why not use them to hold the drink! then you can build legos on there to hold the drink under the faucet, cap it and shake it or stir it automagically!
I wonder when my car will be Linux powered :)
Less is more !
I prefered the Barmonkey to this by far. This site seems to just link to Barmonkey, say "we liked it but did it different. Please look at us." Barmonkey went into a lot more detail on what parts in specific that they used, took a lot more/better pictures, and the whole shebang looked a lot better (IMO). As far as the source goes, the guy commented and said he'd send the source to anyone who wants it (I jumped on this and do have a copy of the source). This all said, both of the ideas are excellent. Wish I had the time and money to do it myself.
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When Jesse on Monster Garage builds a linux powered chicken-sexer out of a crash-test dummy I'll be impressed...until then, these things are just a pimple on Torvald's ass.
I get the overwhelmingsense that when this guy greets his boss int he morning he says "Hello Mr. Gates."
I tried to make mine with Visual Basic under Windows ME. Now I drink a lot...
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I hope it runs Gentoo. Then it would mix cocktails faster and you would get your booze quicker.
Karma: It's all a bunch of tree-huggin' hippy crap!
soo what happens when a spark flys off a pump and lands in the Bacardi 151 ?
Error: Id10t detected
Pictures, I want pictures!!! Where are the pictures ? This is slashdot, we can't read !
Hey, gimme a Bloody McBride or a Sex on the Beach!
./ ? Then you should try out a Virgin Melon instead.
Oh, you are from
Doesnt this product violate the licensing agreement? I say ignore this guy's closed-source junk, burn his house to the ground, rape his sister, and flip off his cat!
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.
Theres been a robotic cocktail waitress in London for years, Cynthia had her own bar but is now been bought over by Club Wicked where she sits at the back looking remarkbly like Marvin the Paranoid Android in drag.
-Roy
no, they wrote mixit, which IS available and contains most of the source. The rest if vaporware they promise to make available soon. You can hardly violate the license agreement if you didn't use anyone elses gpl'd code ;)
Boris Vian, in the opening chapter of Foam of the daze (L'Ecume des jours), offers a much more elegant solution to fulfill the same purpose.
Wouldn't someone have a link to to an English version of the text?
I'll try to find one later today, or just copy the French version. Stay tuned...
Assuming this is NOT a story troll as some have asserted, I raise the same question that I did on the previous story:
Are the pumps and hoses they are using food-grade hoses, or are they using windshield wiper pumps like the last guys?
Again, when designing something that handles substances that are going into your body, you need to be VERY careful about what comes into contact with those substances - even more so when what you are handling is composed of two very powerful solvents (water and alcohol).
The chemicals that can leech out of non-food grade stuff are NASTY - as in "Well, we can put you on the list for a new liver, but...."
Yes, food grade pumps and tubes are more expensive than going down to the salvage yard. But a liver transplant or chemotherapy is even MORE expensive!
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"Look, officer, there are no open bottles. These spigots are not bottles. These pipes and mouthpieces are not mugs."
According to Army engineers, anything is portable when enough handles are welded to it.
And it's even translated into English. So here it goes, from this page:
This other page has a different translation, and other interesting stuff about it all.
You can get parastoltic pumps from either high end aquirium suppliers (kinda expensive) or used from medical supply companies.
Though the design of a parastaltic pump would seem easy to create yourself, plus the medical supply ones can be had for under $100.
I think the least expensive (taking ito consideration health) would be to pump air into the bottles, and have the valve on the air side, not the liquid side, although I don't know if you can get airtight electric valves for cheap.
If anyone cares to, check out my bar monkey. I built it this summer....it's similar to the original bar monkey with a few asthetic and software changes....scroll down further on the page for a link to pics. http://www.barmonkey.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=92
I still say we burn his house to the ground, rape his sister, and flip off his cat.
ah what the hell, it's not like I've got anything else to do.
*goes to fetch his pitchfork, torches, studded dildo , chains, and got milk t-shirt*
I'm as a hardline Cold War warrior as the next American, but you either have to be joking or writing agitprop. While it wouldn't surprise me if the Open Source community was riddled with Leftists, you can't seriously believe Linus Torvalds named it Linux because of Marx, and not because of the long line of "nixes" who ended in X. Unix, Xenix, Minix... Unless Microsoft Xenix you think was a Communist front group too.
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I don't what much about the computer hardware side of things, but I know Java, and I don't remember anything in the Java or Sun classes that allow you to connect straight to the parallel or printer port.... Did Sun provide the classes or did these guys write their own, because I wouldn't mind being able to interface directly with ports...