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Inventor Open Sources "TV-B-Gone," and Why
ptorrone writes "Inventor Mitch Altman explains why he open-sourced his TV-B-Gone kit, the original stealth keychain fob for defeating TVs in public places. The title of the article is 'Patent-B-Gone' and perhaps the most interesting fact is that Mitch's brother is a patent attorney, but he still decided to release an open source hardware version of the TV-B-Gone, with pretty impressive results."
Would be most happy to be owning an election-B-gone. Also, frist past the post!
Will code for new sig.
So many offensive television sets in inappropriate places...so little time.
I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
I was watching a news report about this topic at the pub the other day. Well, I tried to watch it, but the fritzy TV kept turning off.
UTF-8: There and Back Again
Someone did this during the World Cup (Video). He's lucky he didn't get caught and lynched.
The cause of and solution to all of lifes big problems. Oh, no, wait... That should be alcohol. Won't somebody please think of the children?!
--I like turtles...
In other words, it's for getting your face punched. ;)
Hah. I've been managing that for years without the aid of technology.
In other words, it's for getting your face punched. ;)
Hah. I've been managing that for years without the aid of technology.
Luddite.
But seriously, Frenchy, what gives you the right to enforce your will upon others.
Coming from an American... oh delicious irony.
It is your brain: it is wired to find anything moving interesting and therefor your eyes feel 'drawn' to it. I always ask for a television to be turned off when I want to engage in a proper conversation, else it would be too distracting. A cat playing with something has the same distracting effect on me.
This focus-on-movement could be evolutionary be explained because a) you might eat what moves; b) it might eat you; c) it might be an interesting sex partner (in which case you might eat it and/or it might eat you).
Wenn ist das Nunstueck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput.
You're an elitist ass. I'm not going to get in a pissing match about which of us is smarter, but statistically speaking there's a high probability you'd come out on the low end of that one.
HA HA! Good one! You are so clever. I wish everyone on slashdot were more like you.
So what would you achieve? The employee having to get up and turn a TV back on? Brilliant! :)
That's genius! You've saved the American economy by creating new jobs!
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. - Terry Pratchett
Ah, you'll be wanting the twat-B-Gone. Otherwise known as a spiked mace.
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