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Linux-powered Mobile Cocktail Mixer

Posted by michael on from the apt-get-install-rum dept.

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..."

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  1. Double the cost, still too big by TheRedHorse · · Score: 4, Informative

    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.

  2. Wrong. by cliffy2000 · · Score: 3, Informative

    The original Bar Monkey had source available. See: http://www.barmonkey.net/files

  3. Re:Humm, where are the ingredients? by blincoln · · Score: 2, Informative

    I believe you can kind of see the bottles with hoses on the far left side of this picture.

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  4. Re:What about some drinks like ... by Order · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just give it a few weeks for someone to come out with a GPLed cola drink.

    There's already OpenCola, whose main website appears down, but description here

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  5. Re:age by gangien · · Score: 2, Informative

    Their page said they're from Germany, Europe has a bit different laws in regard to alcohol than the US does.

  6. Re:Small tip by Graff · · Score: 3, Informative
    does it automagically feed aspirin into your passed out body's mouth

    All joking aside, God I hope not. Using aspirin while drinking could very well kill you. Aspirin inactivates some key enzymes that neutralize alcohol in your body. Taking aspirin just before, during, or just after drinking could cause your blood alcohol levels to shoot up much faster than normal, causing severe damage.

    Tylenol is also bad for a drinker because it has a severe liver toxicity when combined with alcohol. In fact Tylenol and ethanol on their own can be bad for your liver, combine them and they become worse for your liver than you would expect.

    The best cure for a hangover is a little more alcohol and lots of Gatorade. The alcohol takes the edge of the mini-withdrawal you undergo and the Gatorade keeps you hydrated and replaces vital lost electrolytes and sugars. I've found that lemon-lime Gatorade and gin is actually a decent combination.
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  7. Re:Humm, where are the ingredients? by i_really_dont_care · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah, did you have a look at the source code?

    About 90% of the source code consists of generic list implementations (copy-and pasted). Yeah, right, like 20 times the same linked list implementation!

    The other 10% look very incomplete. Hence this code snipet from the main pump control module:

    unsigned short int hw_control(device_t slot, time_t time, const char *dev) {
    printf("%s:%d\n", dev, slot); // usleep(time * 1000);
    printf("%s:%d\n", dev, 0);

    return 0;
    }

    I'm not sure how this is supposed to control pumps and all that :P