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Media Center Bathroom Extender

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the bathing-soundtracks dept.

henrysunset writes "...Extend your stay in the bathroom with this inexpensive Media Center Bathroom Extender for Windows Media Center Edition PC's. The guide shows you how to control a Media Center PC from another room with a cheap XBox controller w/ built in LCD and a little soldering."

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  1. pins and needles by nktae · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ahhh finally, I can take my entertainment to the toilet, good thing too, I was running out of excuses to sit there until my legs fell asleep.

  2. Backlight by peterprior · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Would the high voltage needed to run an LCD backlight be a potential hazard in a bathroom ?

    1. Re:Backlight by Fortyseven · · Score: 5, Funny

      Would the high voltage needed to run an LCD backlight be a potential hazard in a bathroom ?

      Only if you are a very very inaccurate pisser.

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    2. Re:Backlight by GoofyBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

      I assume that you are female or else you would have written;

      "Only because we very very inaccurate pissers."

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    3. Re:Backlight by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Informative

      Shouldn't this be labeled funny? CCFL backlights do use relatively high voltages, about 1200V to start and 200V to operate, but their current use is best measured in mA. A backlight inverter will give you a jolt you can feel if you're holding the wires, but the current is pretty much guaranteed to mostly go through the skin. I guess if you stuck two nails in your hands (can you put me up for the night?) and attached the leads to them you might get the current to go someplace unfortunate if you coaxed the inverter into producing starting voltage for you, but that's about it.

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  3. *SIGH!* by rts008 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is another exmple of:" Just because you CAN do somthing, doesn't mean it's actually a good idea to do so". IMHO of course. I mean, who am I to stop someone from deliberately developing hemorroids that *slap* their calves/ankles as they walk!

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  4. May be a health hazard by lewko · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Listed below are the most frequent causes of hemorrhoids:
    • Constant sitting
    • Straining with bowel movements (from constipation or hard stools)
    • Diarrhea
    • Sitting on the toilet for a long time
    • Severe coughing
    • Childbirth
    • Heavy Lifting

      Source

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  5. uh oh.... by Styros · · Score: 3, Funny

    PBS? ABC?? ESPN??? Yeah, right! Everybody here knows what this will be used for, and I believe Jenna Jameson will be the star.