This month's newsletter brings you some of the funniest, stupidest and most politically incorrect computer humor on the web.
Before we get to the fun, let's cover some of the latest and greatest goings on with Community Credit...
Please note that this newsletter an be found online here.
Sections:
a) Words from your community leader: The Ultimate Discussion Board.
b) Huge Announcement!!!!
c) This Month's prizes: USB Missile launcher, Remote Controlled UFO, "i > u" T-shirt, Lavatory Navigator and more...
d) This Month's Prizes
e) Need Quick points?
f) Winners from Last Month
g) Latest Postings
h) Recommend Community Credit to fellow Geeks
k) Recommend This Newsletter
l) Your suggestions
i) Take me off this newsletter NOW
Discuss Geeky things, funny things and hear from the experts
I am proud to announce that the new discussion board is finally in place. In my excitement to show it
off, I am tempted to write on and on about how wonderful it is. Then again, I am a bit biased. :)
In an effort to keep this newsletter relatively short, let me summarize the
main areas for you. The discussion board forums fall into 3 main areas: Geekiness, Community, Expertise:
Geekiness: In these forums, you can discuss anything geeky. The Ultimage Geek Gadget, Geek Humor,
Cubicle Gadgets, Gizmos, Amazing Technologies....
Expertise: The nature of this website invites folks that are real, contributing experts in a wide range of technologies.
Experts that visit the many expert forums are the same ones that will be answering your questions.
Community: Don't forget about the "Community" in community credit. You can a bit closer with others in the development
community. Introduce yourself, chat in the lounge, discuss current topics, talk amongst yourselves.
All postings get community credit points automatically due to our recent add-on for Community Server. This brings me
to my next HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Community Credit now has a Community Server Add-on.
This is news that I am very happy to announce. Simone Chiaretta, famed developer on the Subtext Project, has created
an add-on for Community Server. It is as simple as copying in a .dll to your bin directory and adding a small section to
your config file. That's it. Suddenly all of the blog entries and discussion posts will get community credit automatically.
It could really be no simpler.
If you look at one of the early posts on the discussion board, you will see Simone asking why points are not automatically
added when you post on the forum? Considering the nature of this site, it should be expected. Before I could say "Nazbatag", he
produced a fully-functional community-server add-on. It works great, and we are testing it out right now. If you add a post on the discussion
board, you will see it in action. If you have a site that is powered by Community Server and want to automatically reward users with community credit for their contributions, please email me at admin@community-credit.com.
A big thank you to you, Simone for doing such an incredible job!!!!!!
This Month's
Prizes...
USB Missile launcher, Remote Controlled UFO, "i > u" T-shirt, Lavatory Navigator and more...
The grand prize this month is a Remote Controlled UFO. Completely ready to fly under full three dimensional control, the X-UFO incorporates the latest miniature technology, utilising four powerful electric motors with two pairs of contra-rotting propellers and an innovative electronic gyroscope, for incredible stability.
You can see all of the prizes with descriptions and pictures
here But below you will find a summary of them.
Grand Prize - XUFO: The original remote control X-UFO
1st Prize - USB Missile Launcher: Somebody annoying you in your cubicle? Blast em!
2nd Prize - Wolf Claw Devour FPS Keypad: Devour Your Gaming Opponents
3rd Prize - Micro Remote Control Helicoper: The Holy Grail of Pocket Size Aviation
4th Prize - Galileo Gravitator: Galileo's Spheres
5th Prize - GameCom Pro 1 USB Gaming Headset: Enhanced for PC Gaming
6th Prize - Lav Nav: Never miss in the dead of the night
7th Prize - T-Qualizer: T-Shirt with an equalizer that reacts to your surroundings
8th Prize - Gupi - Intelligent Robot Guinea Pig: Life is just not complete without an animatronic guinea pig
9th Prize - Labrynth Puzzle: Watch out for the Minotaur
10th Prize - iGuy: Enjoy playtime with your iPod
11th Prize - i > u: The Ultimate Inequation
12th Prize - The beloved Apu of The Simpsons fame: "Thank You, Come Again"
13th Prize - Napolean Dynamite Talking Pen: "Sweet!"
14th Prize - Flower Cube: They Swing in Harmony
15th Prize - 50 Jobs Worse than yours: So, you think your job is bad...
16th Prize - Grow A Girlfriend: This may be the only way
See the prize details at:
http://www.community-credit.com/CommunityCreditPrizePage.aspx
If you are right on the verge of winning something and need to earn a few extra points? Here are some suggestions:
Become a Community Credit Moderator: 5,000 points and points for each post(email me about this)
Link To Us: 5,000 points.
Discussion Board Invite
to your friends and colleagues(200 points per invite. No Limit. These can really add up!!!)
Invite others
to Join Community Credit (100 points per invite. No Limit. These can really add up!!!)
Email2Face.com - Add your picture and earn 1,000 points.
CodeCamp - If you were recently an attendee (5,000 points) or Volunteer (10,000 points ). Claim your credit.
Congratulations to everybody who has participated in last month's. Even though you may not be taking home a prize, you are all winners in the development community. Here
are the winners from last month. Kudos to you!!!
Grand Prize Winner: Lorenzo Barbieri with 251,025 Points won a Nabaztag Wifi Smart Rabbit
1st Prize Winner: Rajendra kumar Yerra with 128,025 Points won a Das Keyboard II
2nd Prize Winner: HimaBindu Vejella with 103,250 Points won a Hal 9000 USB Memory Unit
3rd Prize Winner: Simone Chiaretta with 85,900 Points won a Yoda Plush Backpack
4th Prize Winner: Michele Locuratolo with 85,475 Points won a Programmable Binary Robot
5th Prize Winner: Anand Narayanaswamy with 85,450 Points won a Mock-U-Rapper
6th Prize Winner: phanindra yerra with 82,975 Points won a NES Buckle
7th Prize Winner: Daniel Egan with 78,000 Points won a Monkey Soft Speakers
8th Prize Winner: Abhishek Arya with 65,450 Points won a Catapult and Trebuchet Kits
9th Prize Winner: Vito Arconzo with 64,250 Points won a Roll up Calculator
10th Prize Winner: Liborio Igor Damiani with 63,000 Points won a Broken Image TShirt
11th Prize Winner: Vishal Joshi with 55,625 Points won a 20 Sided Fuzzy Dice Dangler
12th Prize Winner: Brad Jones with 53,150 Points won a Giant Mad Cow Disease Microbe
13th Prize Winner: Andrew Karcher with 34,500 Points won a Royal Science Museum Capsule Toys
14th Prize Winner: Mark Rosenberg with 34,000 Points won a Gamer Bracelet
Amazing Technologies
3D Desktop
Just saw this amazing video of a 3D desktop made with the purpose to simulate a real desk.In this prototype icons can be piled, spread all over the desk, and so on, as real books, photo or printed documents.
Future Webcam - Change your looks with Face Mapping
This webcam employs a truly amazing Face Mapping technology that will completely alter the way that we chat in the future. You have to see this!
Cool Virtual Map at Microsoft Visitor Center
If you have seen Minority Report, it is pretty close to that type of interface.
The Ultimate Geek Gadgets
The Cryo Kennel - Don't leave your pet, Freeze your pet (Eureka Products)
Going away on a trip? Can't bring your family's furry friend? Let Fluffy or Fido chill out in the Cryo Kennel. Don't leave your pet - Freeze your pet
xMac Roll-up Personal Computer (Made in Eureka)
The xMac is a quantum leap in portability over the laptop. Just 1 millimeter thin, the 20 x 14-inch sheet includes an 18-inch monitor and CPU — all built out of flexible plastics and alloys so you can roll it up into a 14-inch-long cylinder. When you unroll it, the xMac automatically goes rigid (thanks to special polymers) and engages the kickstand. When it's time to travel again, three quick taps of the Escape key make it go all bendy. A beam shoots out from a port underneath the monitor to project a keyboard and mousepad (for your finger) on any flat surface, which doubles as a reader for CD- and DVD-ROMs — just hold up the data side of a disc for a quick (2-second) scan by the beam, and all the contents are transferred to the xMac's 20-terabyte hard drive. Best of all, it runs completely on spam, so you never have to recharge!
Personal Submarine
Now what guy has not always dreamed about this? The 1 person SoloSub is our new single person Sub designed for self-piloted rentals, and security patrols. The pilot rides inside the body of the sub with their head inside the air pocket which is surrounded by view ports making for excellent visibility in all directions. SoloSub uses two thrusters like a traditional SportSub, providing excellent control and maneuverability allowing the sub to rotate in it's own length, hover, and fly straight up and down, just like a helicopter. And for added control, the Auto-Depth Control system can be added.
Star Ship Voyager House
There was a great story some time back about a HardCore Star Trek fan who transformed his apartment into an exact replica of the Starship Voyager. He later started a company that can help you transform your house (or, more likely, your parent's basement) into the Starship Voyager.
Geek Toys
Slacker Chair
For workers in a relaxed office environment, this "Slacker Chair" will make your entire workday like an afternoon in a bean-bag.
Apple + Nike running kit
no, I'm not speaking about the running girl, but about the running kit: radio pedometer + radio receiver for iPod Nano, and here you have one of the most usefull running companion you could have: second only to that girl :-)
Geek Humor
The usual debate whether is better buying a Mac or a Windows...">
Here is a funny video about a tech support guy trying to explain that Word on Office for Windows is not a word said in an office with a window :-)
Object Oriented Joke
It's more Java than .NET, but you should get it even if you are not a Java programmer.
Geek Discussion
Net Neutrality - What do you think?
Net Neutrality is a topic that will have one of the most significant impacts on the internet to date. Join in on this discussion and offer your thoughts.
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