Occasionally I've mentioned a talking clock of mine which has been known to go on a bender. This usually comes up in a discussion of unlikely things to crash. Last night I was looking at it again with a view to using it as an alarm clock, since my new watch has a pathetic alarm which I slept right through on Friday morning and was late for work.
This is what it said:
http://www.jpmorris.force9.co.uk/music/clock_gone_apesh__.mp3
..apologies for the sniggering in the recording, I just couldn't help it.
at least it didn't start saying..
"Llllook at you hackerrr, p..pathetic creature of MEAT AND BONE...."
or
"This was a Triumph..."
*giggle*
How cute.
Is it in pain? Does it wish it could be in pain? Is it sad to want to laugh at that pain? :januscat
Quote from: Lysander on September 27, 2008, 01:28:19 PM
Is it in pain? Does it wish it could be in pain? Is it sad to want to laugh at that pain? :januscat
As an analogy that's fairly close. When the batteries go on that unit, the logic starts to fail - usually with hilarious results.
FWIW, you test the alarm by holding down the button. As a side effect, it will generally say the time about three times before the alarm goes... there's a complete set of that early on in the recording. What it is not supposed to do is make a farty sound instead of the alarm.
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 27, 2008, 01:54:46 PM
Quote from: Lysander on September 27, 2008, 01:28:19 PM
Is it in pain? Does it wish it could be in pain? Is it sad to want to laugh at that pain? :januscat
As an analogy that's fairly close. When the batteries go on that unit, the logic starts to fail - usually with hilarious results.
I giggled a little, but I think
my logic processor just broke :<
The willful torment of innocent little machines must EEEEEEEND!!! Free them from their pain! :crying Join People for the Ethical Treatment of Automatic-machines (PETA) today! >:O
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on September 27, 2008, 02:01:24 PM
The willful torment of innocent little machines must EEEEEEEND!!!
Wilful is if I hook the thing up to a variable power supply and keep reducing the voltage until it starts to lose the plot. Though I guess not checking the batteries might count as neglect.
..Now imagine it worked fine when you tested it, but went all "SHODAN" in the morning. >:3
Honestly, from the sound of the recording, it was static-ing out after repeating itself three times. I thought it was a little freaky, like it was trying to open a gateway to the white noise realm.
Ironically, after hearing it, but before reading Darkmoon's comment, I said that it sounded like it was trying to break through the fabric of space and time.
I think we spend too much time together.
Save... me...
:mwaha
Where Damaris and Darkmoon are going, they won't need eyes.
Unless we want to be kinky...
I was expecting it to sing that Daisy song that Hal was so fond of.
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 27, 2008, 02:02:41 PM
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on September 27, 2008, 02:01:24 PM
The willful torment of innocent little machines must EEEEEEEND!!!
Wilful is if I hook the thing up to a variable power supply and keep reducing the voltage until it starts to lose the plot..
I've got an idea...
Quote from: Sofox on September 28, 2008, 10:46:27 AM
I've got an idea...
If anyone's interested, it's this kind of thing:
http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=40
Mine has the colours inverted but is otherwise the same basic design and spec. It's also about 15-18 years older, so the internals may be different (less buggy?) these days.
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on September 27, 2008, 11:43:41 PM
Where Damaris and Darkmoon are going, they won't need eyes.
Merciful christ, I lol'ed. Simply because that's one of my favourite lines from anything ever. It's actually my windows shut-down noise.
Behold!
http://boomp3.com/listen/bytksa5b1_3/eyeball (http://boomp3.com/listen/bytksa5b1_3/eyeball)
It's gonna blowwww D:
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on September 27, 2008, 02:01:24 PM
The willful torment of innocent little machines must EEEEEEEND!!! Free them from their pain! :crying Join People for the Ethical Treatment of Automatic-machines (PETA) today! >:O
*dissects an old laptop slowly and painfully!* SUFFER AND DIEEEEE!!!! :mwaha
Quote from: Alondro on September 30, 2008, 03:31:16 PM
*dissects an old laptop slowly and painfully!* SUFFER AND DIEEEEE!!!! :mwaha
NUUUUUUU! D: *firebombs your laboratory*