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Hacking the Tux Droid
Rockhopper writes "Ars Technica has a combo review/hack guide for the Tux Droid, a programmable penguin. 'Tux is completely programmable at practically every level, and all of the source code of the firmware and software used by the droid is available from Kysoh's version control repository. There are several ways to program the droid's behavior, ranging from modifying the firmware to coding a gadget in Python.' There's a sample Python script that will cause Tux to speak IRC messages out loud when the user's name is mentioned."
I wonder if any hacks include changing the Tux Driod's idiotic voice. Imagine how much cooler the Tux Droid would be if it sounded like Clint Eastwood or even Shaft!
I, for one, welcome our robotic Tux overlords.
One that hath name thou can not otter
Does it run Linux?
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no shit. How many other people thought about shoving a greased up tux droid up their ass? well, you're thinking about it now!
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
Can you make it speak swear words? That'd rock.
Why the hell would you wanna do something shitty like that, fucktard!
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Table-ized A.I.
When I told it to get the Gentoo wireless drivers to work properly on my old laptop, it ran across my desk, and flipped me off as it started humping my Opus doll.
__ Someday, but not this morning, I'll finally learn to use the preview button.
Maybe it can even be... a friend?
You plan to glue tits on it, don't you?
Table-ized A.I.
Th problem with rebooting to solve problems is that it doesn't solve the problem, it just lessens the symptoms. In the windows world, the problem was typically memory management. But just like in the linux/BSD world, it can be other things like programs having rogue functions with unintended consequences when other programs or services are running.
Anyways, Rebooting doesn't fix the problem, it only removes the symptom which mean you should still look for the cause whether your running windows or linux. In linux, or any *nix stile OS, there should be little reason to restart the system because of something your doing. It is just designed that way.
"Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!"
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Stop stealing my ideas.
and have it scream "code red" whenever a windows laptop is connected on the inside of the firewall?
comment first, facts later. http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm
I didn't know. http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/9df0/
I record my sleeptalking
I was curious so I looked up the embedded system inside the robot, it's an 8-bit Atmel AVR with supporting hardware. I figured that the Tux-shaped robot would at least be running Linux internally, for example they could have used a Gumstix board or the like. That said, AVR development is pretty fun (and you get to use gcc rather than some vendor tools) and this thing looks like a neat embedded toy.
"It's only a matter of time until some demented furrie uses tux's "talk" feature for the purpose of fellation."
Tuxjob?
oh my admin that feels so good
oh yeah, oh oh slow down, oh yeah
oohh yeah!
who's your data! who's your daataa!
oh my admin
oh now play with my tarball, play with my tarball
ohhh that feels so good
now just compress them into a gzip
ohhhh my admin I love it when you
uh-oh slow down
u.. u.. ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh
don't mv
I'll go get you an fsck
To do something right, you often have to roll up your sleeves and get busy.
And, have it scream, while flapping its wings, "Dudes! broke the build with commit !", whenever appropriate.
:-)
:-)
I reckon it will be no problem getting the bosses to pay for that
Or, "its time for lunch", "remember the team meating in 5 minutes", and other stuff.
I am halfway serious, actually.