Category Archives: hacking

beaver shots: hairy robot beaver!

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As you all know, we at the ol’ raincoaster blog pride ourselves on service journalism, particularly along the beaver lines, and this should service you right up. This incredible furry cyborg beaver is so hot it would make anyone feel inadequate. I mean, check it out:

Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo processor – T7200 2.00 GHz 667 4MB 1.0375–1.3V
160G Hard drive – laptop drive
1G RAM – NBM 1G|PATRIOT DII667 PSD21G6672S R
Motherboard: AOpen Mini ITX A-I945GTT-VFA (RoHS) with external power supply
Panasonic UJ-85J 8X Slim DVD Burner
Tornado 80mm fan – ACCES FAN|80X38 3/4PTD8038H VTTD RT

She said “laptop.” Heh, heh. “External power supply” eh? Yeah, that’s probably just a coded expression for “secretly fucking the boss.” Like, if she talked him into buying Microsoft products.

Oh hey, I think we may have figured out who the manufacturer is. Like I said, this thing is intimidating! It would make anybody go micr…well, never mind.

Pictures and a 40-pic slideshow of the naked computerized beaver over the jump. Brace yourself; it’s hairy! Thanks to judyb12 for passing along this little gem.

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attention plushie necrophiliacs!

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Of whom we’ve probably got a larger-than-average readership, here at the ol’ raincoaster blog, what with all our Plushie Cthulhu posts and suchlike.

 (okay, I give up on fixing this header)Cheeky the Woodchuck!

Cheeky the Woodchuck
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck had its cheeks and skull ripped out?  

We are simultaneously pleased and revolted to bring you the Circus of Disembowelled Plush Toys. The Thrills! The Horror! The Demented Experimentation!

Somebody call PETA: these mad monsters asking for yet more sick ‘n twisted photo contributions! Also be sure to check out their other galleries: the Museum of Food Anomalies and Bunnyocalypse: The Marshmallow Bunny Apocalypse.

You know you’ve always wanted to go all American Psycho on some Beanie Babies!

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Kevin Mitnick goes to Coventry

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Date: Mar 2, 2007 11:36 AM
Subject: Your registration for membership in The WELL
To: mitnick@…

We have decided not to offer you membership in The WELL. Your payment will be refunded, and your application is denied.

The WELL staff

Yep, it is possible to act so heinously that even in the United States of Republicanism, your money’s no good. Stolen from the Wired blog. And what horrible course of action brought Mitnick to the point of being the posterboy for Internet Ostracism?

Just this. Check out the web addy. Indeed, Spring is the season for flamewars…but more on that later…or is that l8er? As for me, I’m dying to know the rest of Mitnick‘s email. Oh, no reason…

quiz: serial killer or programming language inventor?

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Bill. Gates. Under. Arrest. And not for making crappy products either 

The overlap is surprisingly small, given that the social skill set for each is identical.

Score: 8/10
Pretty good; it seems you know your JavaBeans from your fava beans,
your slashers from your Slashdotters.

Not too scruffy, considering they actually had two serial killers I hadn’t heard of in the lineup; back to CrimeLibrary for me! Need to tighten up my mad serial killer ID-ing skillz. Thanks to Timethief for the link…gee, she hangs out even weirder places than I do!

I actually frightened my father once…well, a few times, but this once was, we were sitting in his living room watching television and a commercial for some crime show came on. As pictures of each serial killer flashed onscreen, I said their names aloud, just before the announcer did. After twenty perfect hits my father turned to me and said, “I wish you wouldn’t do that.”

Serial Killer or Programming Language Inventor
Test your skillz here

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photobucket in mourning?

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Apparently Photobucket, the free image hosting site, has been so overcome by the death of (choose one)

[ ] Jean Baudrillard

[ ] Ernest Gallo

or

[ ] Captain America

that it has taken all pictures down and substituted tiny crosses of St. Andrew. Normal service will resume shortly…I hope…