Virtual vehicles for the metaverse
While ordering a McEvil McBreakfast at McDonald’s this morning:
CASHIER: Hi. Can I take your order please?
CUBICLE DWELLER: Yes, I’d like a BLT bagel meal to go, please. With black coffee.
CASHIER: Is that the meal or just the bagel?
CUBICLE DWELLER: The meal. With black coffee.
CASHIER: Would you like to Super Size that?
CUBICLE DWELLER: No.
CASHIER: With cream or sugar?
CUBICLE DWELLER: No. Black, please.
CASHIER: And will that be for here or to go?
Lately I’ve been haunted by nightmares of a teddy bear with a PC in its belly. It just sits there with a little furry smirk on its face, and its belly growls with the sound of a disk drive and fan. Have I gone loopy? No, I just stumbled across PENFOLD’s Case Mods.
Modified computer cases (or “mods”) are quite the rage these days, probably due to Apple’s stylish new design for the iMac. Modding a PC, I suppose is a clear case (heh) of Mac envy, but it’s so tempting to tear apart that ugly off-white box and turn it into something better â something that at least looks like it belongs in a home rather than a science lab.
So that gots me a-thinkin’… what could I do to my trusty ol’ Dell? True, I don’t have any oversized teddy bears on hand, and neither do I have any metalworking skills, but surely there’s some easy way to disguise a PC case. Maybe I’ll build one out of LEGO.
Anyway, here are more sites on PC mods:
When I woke up this morning, my mind was a blank. That’s right… I’m a walking zombie. No amount of coffee can start my brain working. I have no opinions on anything this morning, which means there’s nothing much to blog about. Which means it’s time for the secret weapon: When Google Searches Go Terribly Wrong.
Here are only a few of the searches people have used to find Cubicle Dweller:
I don’t know, maybe it signifies overpriced snack foods and aging sandwiches. Hardly a deep philosophical question.
At last, a search request I help someone with! See my blog on the Cubicle Dweller Sandwich.
describe penguin meat
Well, I hear it tastes like chicken, and it’s good in a sandwich.
Sorry. I just have a lamp shaped like a thingy. And if Baldrick were here, he’d point out how ironic it is that he’s got a thingy shaped like a lamp.
Yes, I’ve heard that kidnapping uptight aliens can be painful.
monkeys flashing people animation
Why?? WHY??
view the person without using the webcam
Well, if you’re in the same room, try looking at them. Otherwise, it’s called telepathy.
Typical Blackadder… the humour is as subtle as being hit by a truck. Hmm. “Truck”. That sounds a little bit rude. It sounds a little bit like fâ
It’s finally here… the book with a title that’s almost longer than the book itself: “10 Cool LEGO Mindstorms Ultimate Builders Projects: Amazing Projects You Can Build in Under an Hour“.
And if you squint really hard, you can almost make out my name on the cover.
The book features ten interesting projects from genuine Mindstorms fanatics, including robots by Dr. C.S. Soh, whose skill at designing pneumatic LEGO machines is mind-boggling.
Writing for the book was enjoyable but exhausting â many pots of coffee were sacrificed in the making of those robots. For my contribution, I focused on the novice builder and designed four robots: three vehicles and a hopping, leggy thing (two of them are on the front cover).
My hope is that several thousand people will buy this book and build the robots, at which point, the legions of hopping, leggy things will rise up and CONQUER THE WORLD!!
Or maybe they’ll just hop around a bit. Either way would be cool.
Although the US Navy suffered a small setback in the deployment of their high-frequency sonar program, in the end a court ruling could never hold back useful military technology. What do the courts know about what’s best for Americans?
In a Wired article, it says that “Hours after it was deployed, at least 16 whales and two dolphins beached themselves on islands in the Bahamas. Eight whales died and scientists found hemorrhaging around their brains and ear bones, injuries consistent with exposure to loud noise.”
I, for one, strongly support the US Navy’s need for an improved sonar capability, and if it happens to kill every marine mammal in the area, it’s a much-needed improvement. I say it’s never too soon to hemmorage the brains of every damn whale in the ocean.
After all, whales are a hazard to navigation, and they’re known to attack boats for the mere sport of it. Shouldn’t we employ the high-frequency sonar on all ships as a safety measure? After only a few weeks of use, all major shipping channels would be clear of whales, and as a bonus, coastal communities could feast for several months on the resulting carcasses. Regular use of the sonar could easily (and permanently) clear the world’s oceans of the dangerous beasts.
No bleeding-heart, anti-American whale-lovers should stand between the US Navy and national security. If only we could clear out the environmentalists with as much ease.
Three cheers for the US Navy!