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posted Aug 6th 2007 11:17pm by Will O'Brien
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I made it home after a long day of travel. Airport security let me through with my new home server – a 1U dual P3 800Mhz Compaq rackmount that I scored from the guys at UNIX surplus. Yes, it was my carry-on personal item.

Somehow I missed the MIDI tesla coil last month. Thanks to [skuhl] for sending it in. It’s a solid state coil that’s modulated to create one bad-ass midi box. The videos are worth checking out.

[martin] tells me that the Pentax k10d firmware has been hacked for polish menus. I’ll let you guys sort through it, I’m honestly too tired to deal with translating it right now.

[Alex] re-cased a macbook power supply to repair a slightly ripped out power cable. Those power supplies aren’t cheap, so it’s worth noting.

By the way, I’ve got one of the midnight research wicrawl CDs, so ask nice if you want me to put up a torrent.

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tagged: defcon, extra, new server, NewServer, singing tesla, tesla, tesla coil, teslacoil

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Torrent please! I promise to actually seed this one.

Posted at 12:06 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by HyperFusion

Please torrent that wicrawl cd for me…I’ll check back but feel free to email a link to the torrent file. Thanks

Posted at 12:35 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by icb

me too, you prolly see my emailaddy from the submission.
always fun to play with new programs

Posted at 1:06 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by monster

torrent torrent

Posted at 1:45 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by werejag

I’ve got one of those Compaqs. It runs Ubuntu Linux and Xen 3.0.2 nicely.

Posted at 1:57 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by ex-parrot

lul torrent the wicrawl plz!

Posted at 2:05 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by orac

I, too, would also like the torrent for it.
Tesla coils are always cool.
There like LEDs, except they use a little more power, and can kill you.

Posted at 2:25 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by Matt

I would also love a torrent, please email it to me!

Posted at 3:29 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by rich200313

Yes, please torrent that CD. Never know when something like that will come in handy.

Posted at 3:37 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by Adma

A torrent would be great :D

Posted at 3:40 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by Nelson

*Asks nicely* :D

Posted at 3:49 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by wally

I would also like to have the torrent please.

Posted at 5:04 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by ikkaan

I would appreciate the torrent to the max.

Posted at 5:18 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by Arch

pretty please can I have the torrent?

Posted at 7:19 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by Dan

That telsa coil is pretty awesome, i don’t know too much about that sort of thing but it would be awesome if somehow you could control where the arc ends up when it fires.

the mac book adapter? very handy. I almost threw mine out. I am going to do that this weekend… after the adapter is fixed, I intend to charge the sucker up and use one of those wicrawl cds that will so nicely be posted on the net ;) *wink*wink* :)

Posted at 8:19 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by bboyskidz

and as if that weren’t enough asking nicely, the torrent would be very nice (as if you haven’t done enough for us already…) :) thanks in advance…

Posted at 8:50 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by tbare

That would be awesome if you could torrent the wicrawl CD…

Posted at 9:03 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by Stephen

We bow before your mighty torrent.

Posted at 9:05 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by ArigornStrider

Hi,

Would like a torrent of the wicrawl cd, pretty please, with whipped cream and with cherries on top :)
(email is in comment submission)

Thanks!

Posted at 10:56 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by Sidney

Bringing computers through security can be a fun experience.

Not only can they be really heavy and painful if worn in a backpack, but it was also the first time I ever had any issues checking in.

I just love dumpsters in the close proximity to the mit campus they have the best stuff

Posted at 11:13 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by Ziggit

Pretty please torrent…

Posted at 11:22 am on Aug 7th, 2007 by wes

Those tesla coil videos are amazing!

Posted at 12:27 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Motoma

wow a torrent of the new wicrawl would be so amazing. I was there this weekend too, i just wasn’t able to shark on one of the CDs, although i did manage to get a few t-shirts!. Good find! Thanks!

Posted at 12:37 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by danielpops

Please put up that torrent, and either send me a link or just put it up on the page. Paweeeeeeseee :)

And, I saw that tesla coil in person, or one like it. That is some scary stuff.

Posted at 12:56 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Hockeytree

Pleaaaaazzzeee… torrent would be appreciated !!

thank you very much in advance…

Posted at 12:57 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by g3n3tix

You can download wicrawl here: http://midnightresearch.com/local/packages/wicrawl/wicrawl-0.4a.tgz

Posted at 1:18 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Dax

Post the CD, and i will make cookies

Posted at 1:33 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Milkboot

Oh plz, plz send me a torrent. oh plz.

Posted at 2:07 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by St.Jimmy

I agree with Ziggit. I drove across the border with my friend who wanted to colocate a server in Seattle. Boy, did we have a hard time explaining to the border guard why anyone would want to leave their computer in another city.

Posted at 3:47 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Daniel McLaren

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ff_AXVlo9U is a better video of that midi tesla. very cool.

Posted at 4:10 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Erik

we can has wicrawl torrent pls?
k thx bai

Posted at 6:15 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by alex

yes, torrent please! after the geeks rushed the stage to snatch up the livecds I tried to find the .iso online (the midnight research guys said it’d be up), but it hasn’t been posted yet.

unix surplus had some good deals. i ended up leaving with an old Gateway Pentium 266 laptop in a nice Targus leather case from the Hacker Foundation auction for $15 ;)

Posted at 6:38 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by tiuk

Ups, looks like somebody removed this post about Pentax hacking.
If somebody have it still in he cache I can translate it if you want.

hgo

Posted at 7:14 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by hgo

Man, I don’t Envy you trying to get though McCarran Airport with that thing. As a Vegasian (My word, noone else can use it or I’ll sue ya!) I know the nightmare that is that airport. But to throw my vote in, Torrent Please!

Posted at 7:43 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Ghrayfahx

Here’s a 2 channel MIDI controlled Tesla Coil:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0YIES3cKo4

Posted at 7:47 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Capper

pweez (*v*)

Posted at 9:40 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by bgugi

Hey, you should post some pictures of your new home server when you get it set up. Perhaps I’ve been perusing the modding websites too much, but I love seeing the guts of boxen.

Posted at 9:55 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by Tavor

Best part of the Tesla coil video: flash photography.

Posted at 10:43 pm on Aug 7th, 2007 by strider_mt2k

Your “new” server looks like a Compaq DL 360 G1. If so, check the power supply date. If it is the same vintage as the server I suggest replacing it. You MIGHT still get Compaq/HP to replace the supply. These had the wrong type grease on the fan bearings and heat/time would cause the grease to evaporate and the fan to seize. This caused overheating and shutdown. Our servers like these wound up going to the scrap metal company as nobody wants them. I believe we have two or three left in service. Mostly these servers were just a pain. G2 and beyond were fine.

Posted at 2:30 am on Aug 8th, 2007 by Roger Jollie

another vote for the wicrawl torrent.
and more cowbell!! er… tesla coils.
either way.

Posted at 8:19 am on Aug 8th, 2007 by samhall

Please send me the torrent for the Wicrawl CD.
Much obliged, Dakota C:\>

Posted at 8:43 am on Aug 8th, 2007 by Dakota Courtois

Torrent? Please? I promise I will only do good things with it, like solving world hunger.

Posted at 11:05 am on Aug 8th, 2007 by Alex

Please for the love of 1’s & 0’s torrent the wicrawl cd.

Posted at 8:21 pm on Aug 8th, 2007 by Monkeysmaker

I would like one of those servers, can I get a model number so I can hunt one down?

Much Abliged -Chrono16

Posted at 11:50 pm on Aug 8th, 2007 by Chrono16

Did the torrent ever get posted?

Posted at 8:26 pm on Aug 12th, 2007 by Stephen

Solemn article. It make me lost in thoughts.

Posted at 5:18 am on Aug 16th, 2007 by Shelby

Oh! but Is it the think that you know earlier??

Posted at 8:21 am on Aug 24th, 2007 by Christopher

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