A webcam has been acquired for the Blogathon.

Posted by Les on Monday, July 10, 2006 at 07:54 PM. Read 1178 times. Tags: ,
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It’s funny how you can mention something about doing a weird charity blogging thing and how you’re trying to figure out which webcam would give the best bang for the buck to your boss only to have him turn around and loan you his really nice Logitech Orbit webcam with Face Tracking technology.

So I have a webcam and it’s hooked up and it even works.

It’s like a shiny eyeball on a stick and it swivels back and forth tilting up and down as it watches me in a very Orwellian manner.

Plus it has this little red glowing LED on it that makes it look like HAL 9000’s offspring.

I think it wants to swallow my soul!

(help me!)

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LuckyJohn19 Australia Posted on 07/10/2006 at 09:23 PM

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Les: ... only to have him turn around and loan you his really nice Logitech Orbit webcam

So, did you get him to sponsor you ? ... you may as well push the friendship. LOL

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Frac Canada Posted on 07/10/2006 at 09:46 PM

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This is off topic… but you *have* to see this:

http://marchtogether.blogspot.com/2006/07/murder-without-conscience.html

I’ll let it speak for itself. I’ve got a copy of it (and the torrent of comments) in case it disappears…

Sadie Jane United States Posted on 07/10/2006 at 10:36 PM

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To quote from “Family Guy” (my new addiction): freakin’ sweet.

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jonesy United States Posted on 07/10/2006 at 11:15 PM

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(help me!)

I can’t do that, Les.

Moloch United States Posted on 07/10/2006 at 11:24 PM

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AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

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Patness Canada Posted on 07/11/2006 at 12:28 AM

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Damn, Moloch took it. raspberry

Still, the link Frac posted… my god. Just.. wow.

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Stegbeetle United Kingdom Posted on 07/11/2006 at 02:24 AM

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shiny eyeball on a stick and it swivels back and forth tilting up and down as it watches me

No, I’m sorry that sounds like a piece of a dalek and would freak me out completely. I’d have to put a towel over it or something which kind of defeats the object of having it!

Qoayn United States Posted on 07/11/2006 at 06:34 AM

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This is just Les’s version of a totally badass sales pitch. Now I want one too dammit! My very own HAL..

Wow. Thats cool.

Les United States Posted on 07/11/2006 at 07:18 AM

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Frac, rather than post off-topic why not just submit stuff like that as an entry? You’d have to register an account, but otherwise it doesn’t cost you a thing. grin

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***Dave United States Posted on 07/11/2006 at 07:31 AM

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Hrm.  I’ve never thought having a webcam was necessary for the Blogathon—but you might convince me otherwise.

Les United States Posted on 07/11/2006 at 08:01 AM

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I don’t know that I’d call it necessary, I just thought it might be amusing. I’m still trying to decide on the best way to make use of it. Do I just do individual snap shots here and there to go along with the entries? Do I set up a Skypecast and let people stare into my bleary eyes and distract me with conversation while I’m trying to blog? Do I use some other form of real-time video chat? Steam it to my webpage?

Soooooo many possibilities.

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Ragman United States Posted on 07/11/2006 at 07:01 PM

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They should make one like Jabba’s “doorkeeper” in Return of the Jedi.  Gets in your face and interrogates you. wink

jeffercine United States Posted on 07/12/2006 at 11:51 AM

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if you stuck your tongue out in the pic, you’d look like Einstein.  sweet.

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