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Cute sampling robot

( Electronica and Gear and New Instruments and audio and misc )

Good god do I want this thing.

More videos here: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/112

Youtube rickrolls everyone

( misc and pranks )

That’s amazing.
On today, April 1, click on any featured video on youtube.
Rickroll FTW!

OS X Prank - sleep via ssh

( misc and pranks )

There are several ways to do it:
sudo shutdown -s now
Note: that opens up a terminal window with a warning and a copy of your entire ssh session.
You can also use:
sudo osascript -e ‘tell app “Finder” to sleep’
That one’s more stealthy.

OS X prank - Open a dialog via SSH

( misc and pranks )

Try this command when you’re SSHed into a machine:
osascript -e ‘tell application “Finder”‘ -e “activate” -e “display dialog \”Happy April Fools!\”” -e ‘end tell’

OS X Prank - ‘Say’ via SSH

( misc and pranks )

Open a ssh session to your target computer and try any of these commands:
say Hi
say “Happy April Fools’ Day”
say -v ‘Zarvox’ “You’ve been hacked”

Best Magic Eye Ever

( misc )

Heh, funny…
http://vortrack.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/magic-eye.gif
I solved it with photoshop…
http://jordanbalagot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/magic-eye-answer.gif
But the joke’s on me, isn’t it?

Three things I’d like to see on Netflix

( misc and video )

As a new Netflix user, here are a couple things I’d like to see:
Sort queue by preference automatically. Like, I’d like newest releases on top and the classics on the bottom for when my queue is almost empty. I’d also like stuff like documentaries towards the bottom unless I specify otherwise.
RSS feeds of my ratings, [...]

I’m the best pixel ever

( misc )

My friend Mike and I were extras in Batman: The Dark Knight. The trailer has been released in HD. I think we’re those two pixels in the top right of the HD version!

-edit-
inotocracy on digg turned my comment into a waldo reference…

*golf clap*

Zeno the Robot Walks, Will Kill You

( bad ideas and misc )

For every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you.

Does it really take that much effort to realize what seemed like a good idea at the time will actually silently kill you in a bloody clown suit?

The Sun is Down

( misc and science )

(not a real picture)
I had the nastiest sense of vertigo and perspective the other day.
Anyone afraid of heights? I for one am not a big fan of falling off a 40 story building.
What’s holding us to the earth? Gravity, right? Well the sun’s force of gravity is much much stronger. So shouldn’t the sun be [...]