A Conversation for The Grand and Loyal Order of Mudsharks
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dferg Started conversation Oct 13, 1999
Is that the same Mudsharks who used to take part in the RGU/RGIT quiz society?
Ferg, founder member of Can I Have A "P" Please Bob
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Feb 17, 2000
Yes, dferg, it is! Sorry for the late reply, but the guide doesn't tell you that anybody's replied to a user entry unless you open it up and look...
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jun 14, 2000
Yup, but I'd hate to have to clean it... 
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dferg Posted Apr 4, 2003
Well, no, me meither, but then I don't like cleaning full stop. Whic would explain why its taken me almost three years to find my keyboard and post this response. Cordless is all very well, but means you can't just play follow the cable.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 4, 2003
By three years, you can just usually follow the smell of the crumbs etc. fermenting inside...
How about a fuel cell for cordless keyboards that runs on toast crumbs captured between the keys? 
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dferg Posted Apr 8, 2003
Hmm, good idea. And the spare power from all the pizza/crisps/kebabs could power some kind of transmitter beacon to make it easier to find. Still leaves the problem of the mouse though, it's not really designed to gether stray food in the same way, and its even easier to lose.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 8, 2003
If we made the ball with a tread, it'd pick up plenty crumbs! 
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 8, 2003
Incidentally, I suggested the "crumb powered keyboard" to the ThinkGeek.com product suggestions desk last night... 
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dferg Posted Apr 9, 2003
You'll need to let me know how that one goes! Could be on to a winner.
A satndard mouse picks up plenty of grot in the ball anyway, could use that I suppose. But what to do with optical rodents?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 9, 2003
How about using static electricity to pick up crumbs as you move it?
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- 1: dferg (Oct 13, 1999)
- 2: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Feb 17, 2000)
- 3: dferg (Jun 14, 2000)
- 4: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jun 14, 2000)
- 5: dferg (Apr 4, 2003)
- 6: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Apr 4, 2003)
- 7: dferg (Apr 8, 2003)
- 8: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Apr 8, 2003)
- 9: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Apr 8, 2003)
- 10: dferg (Apr 9, 2003)
- 11: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Apr 9, 2003)
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