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Knock Some Commands Into Your Laptop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wake-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "For the first time, you can smack your computer and get a meaningful response! An article at IBM Devworks show you how to rap on the laptop case with your knuckles and have commands run on those knocks. Enterprising hackers have developed modules for the Linux kernel to take advantage of laptop integrated accelerometer sensors; with them the possibilities are endless."

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  1. Obligatory Starter Thread - KNOCK, KNOCK! by xmas2003 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Who's there?

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  2. Re:random sensors..... by eggoeater · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    immediate.... not emediate

    Wow...I typed that previous post quick but even still, I haven't mangled a word that bad in a while.

    I am my own grammer nazi....

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  3. corepirate nazi felons knock sense into US? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    using the same old pr ?firm? generated minphuking hypenosys of course. details at the last minute.

    from previous post: many demand corepirate nazi execrable stop abusing US

    we the peepoles?

    how is it allowed? just like corn passing through a bird's butt eye gas.

    all they (the felonious nazi execrable) want is... everything. at what cost to US?

    lookout bullow.

    for many of US, the only way out is up.

    don't forget, for each of the creators' innocents harmed (in any way) there is a debt that must/will be repaid by you/US as the perpetrators/minions of unprecedented evile will not be available after the big flash occurs.

    'vote' with (what's left in) yOUR wallet. help bring an end to unprecedented evile's manifestation through yOUR owned felonious corepirate nazi life0cidal glowbull warmongering execrable.

    some of US should consider ourselves very fortunate to be among those scheduled to survive after the big flash/implementation of the creators' wwwildly popular planet/population rescue initiative/mandate.

    it's right in the manual, 'world without end', etc....

    as we all ?know?, change is inevitable, & denying/ignoring gravity, logic, morality, etc..., is only possible, on a temporary basis.

    concern about the course of events that will occur should the corepirate nazi life0cidal execrable fail to be intervened upon is in order.

    'do not be dismayed' (also from the manual). however, it's ok/recommended, to not attempt to live under/accept, fauxking nazi felon greed/fear/ego based pr ?firm? scriptdead mindphuking hypenosys.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creators. providing more than enough of everything for everyone (without any distracting/spiritdead personal gain motives), whilst badtolling unprecedented evile, using an unlimited supply of newclear power, since/until forever. see you there?

  4. Join G.R.O.S.S. by kemo_by_the_kilo · · Score: 0, Offtopic



    G.R.O.S.S.

    see http://www.geocities.com/lsyuen.geo/gross.html
    I think the knock sensor would be cool for security, have a secret knock, just like in the pillow forts and tree house clubs of yore.
    also...for the kid in you...
    http://www.knock-knock-joke.com/