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Linux on a Used Cash Register: Reloaded

Posted by michael on from the aybabtu dept.

plimsoll writes "Hot on the heels of the original cash register running Linux, dumpster-diver Aaron Benoy has implemented his own GNU/Linux POS project with a twist: Ruins in ASCII, a late IBM 4694 removed from its case and reloaded with Linux to become a self-described 'video sculpture' showcasing 'an infinite loop of 180 distinct 7-second long video clips of various abandoned, ruined or otherwise vacant buildings and infrastructure' on its 9-inch paper white phosphor terminal display. Southern geeks can see it unveiled tonight at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival."

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  1. Re:I, Republican by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 0, Troll
    Yes, but it's election year,

    Really? I think you're either naive, or you're forgetting about the third law:

    3. A Republican must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
    Given that elections would most certainly threaten GWB's existence as "president" of the United State, you may guess that he is trying every possible excuse to prevent (or postpone) these elections! Elections are good for Democracy but bad for the Republic!