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What happened in the coffee room today

I walked in to get some water, and there was a puddle of coffee on the counter, dripping down onto the floor. Somebody had filled the water and filter, but did not put the empty pot on, instead, they left the half full pot on... 'Cleanup in aisle twelve!'

OH BOY!!! It's working!!!

I've got my Digital Picture frame working at last!!! So, I used DSL (Linux), a Dell 233 CP laptop, and feh. I used mostly the scripts and instructions from this guy: http://www.thewares.net/item/33 I did not use the built in sound card, but added a USB sound card. I added an external momentary button to trigger the on/off functionality. I added an external DPST switch to turn the 'built in' speakers on and off. They are the speakers that were in the laptop, and with a few small holes in the back, they come through loud and clear. I took the guts out of some unpowered PC speakers that allowed for an external 1/8" jack if I want. I put that on the side, but if I did it again, I'd make my own PCB board and mount the jack on the back. I mounted the dongle from the network card so that it is accessed from the back. I may revisit WiFi at some point. I put a DC power jack on the back, and cut the power supply cable, wiring it to have the nice jack on the back, and it'...

Princess Bride trivia

We love the movie The Princess Bride. Here's a little trivia: http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/11/movie-trivia-the-princess-bride/ Also, in regards to the muppets: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21354