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Linux-Based Cat Feeder

Posted by timothy on from the happy-valentine's-day dept.

prostoalex writes "Chris McAvoy is a UNIX administrator and an owner of two cats. So as a natural application of his work to his hobby he built this Linux-based cat feeder. A little hardware hacking and Python scripting can get you a device that would automatically disperse a yummy fish at specified intervals."

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  1. Re:Jesus wants me for a turd beam by pyrrho · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    you have not been born, these are just your hallucinations within the womb, it gets much weirder.

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    -pyrrho

  2. Complete this sentence... by Spoing · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    cat food pipe

    Geek enough? Let's see...bonus points for 1 word replies or clever longer ones.

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    A firewall can not protect you from yourself. Turn off what you do not need. Do not use the firewall to do your work.
  3. Re:Sounds like... by nandhp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cat: Fish!
    Dispenser: Share and Enjoy
    Cat: Blearch!
    Cat What is the point?
    Dispenser: Nutrition and Pleasurable Sense Data. Share and Enjoy.
    Cat: It tastes filthy! Take it back.
    Dispenser: If you have enjoyed this experience, why not share it with your friends?
    Cat: Because I want to keep them. Will you comprehend what I'm saying? That "fish" was-
    Dispenser: That fish was individually tailored to your personal requirements for nutririon and pleasure. Share and enjoy.
    Cat: Shut up
    Dispenser: Will that be all?
    Cat: Yes. No. Look, it's very simple. All I want...Are you listening?
    Dispenser: Yes.
    Cat: ...is a fish. Got that?
    Dispenser: Yes.
    Cat: And do you know why I want a fish?
    Dispenser: Please wait. Computing... ...Attempting to calculate answer to your question: Why the cat likes raw fish.
    CmdrTaco: This is CmdrTaco, your personal assistant, just alerting you to the fact that the Fish-O-Matic machine has tapped into my logic to ask me why the cat prefers boiled leaves to anything else, and WOW, it's a biggie! Going to take a little time to work out...Share and enjoy!
    Dispenser and CmdrTaco: Share and enjoy! Share and Enjoy! Share and Enjoy!