<![CDATA[The Frivolous Engineering Company]]></h1> <article> <h1>The Frivolous Engineering Company</h1> <p>2011-11-06T07:52:11Z</p> <p>In preparing for the release of the newest version of the kit I’ve had to incorporate a new company. Sorry folks, my accountant and lawyer made me do it. My apologies go out to the people Occupying Wall Street. While the last thing I want to become is one of the greedy 1%, I do want to keep a roof over my head and not get sued in the process.</p> <p>Therefore, the new company name is The Frivolous Engineering Company Inc. which also best reflects the nature of our <del>useless</del> flagship product.</p> <p>In addition to the new name is a new URL and web site on a fast, virtual private server. We’ve selected <em><a title="FrivEng's Host" href="http://www.inmotionhosting.com/" target="_blank">inmotion hosting</a></em> to host the new site and they are also looking after the technical details of the move.</p> <p>Now I fully realize that everyone wanting to purchase a machine probably doesn’t really care too much what my company name is, they just want to buy. And folks have been waiting for <em>a long time</em> and I wish to assure them that getting the company set up is not really holding back the release of the new kits. I will be releasing more info this week after we migrate from saskview to our new URL and VPS. Prices as well as actual details, photos and more are coming. I hope to be selling the new kits and machines within 2 weeks.</p> <p>Now that it’s official, I’d like to know what you folks think of my new company name. The comment section is open to all.</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Brett Coulthard</p> <p>The Frivolous Engineering Company Inc.</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Useless Easter Egg!</h1> <p>2011-10-03T12:34:49Z</p> <p></p> <p>There’s this new game called <a title="Serious Sam: Double D" href="http://www.mommysbestgames.com/serioussamdoubled.html" target="_blank">Serious Sam Double D</a> and like lots of games it has Easter-eggs including the one above that YouTube user <a title="gascanlincoln's YouTube channel" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/gascanlincoln" target="_blank">gascanlincoln</a> found.</p> <p>Does anyone know where I can get bullet-proof toggle switches?</p> </article> <article> <h1>Lights, Bells and Whistles: The MadSci2000</h1> <p>2011-09-19T18:18:58Z</p> <p></p> <p>In the above video, YouTuber <a title="trey314159's YouTube channel" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/trey314159" target="_blank">trey314159</a> demonstrates his over-the-top, completely useless machine which he calls the MadSci2000.</p> <p>In addition to having the standard toggle-switching mechanism, his machine is a smorgasbord of electronic eye-candy: switches, buttons, blinking lights, dials, sound effects and playback of sound-bytes.</p> <p>One of the buttons when pressed, will trigger the playback of a line from a Three Stooges film: “I’m trying to think, but nothin’ happens!”</p> <p>Via <a title="Google Search of Useless Machine" href="http://www.google.ca/#q=%22useless+machine%22&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=1&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=vid&tbs=qdr:w&ei=xHh3TufmPOf50gGKtcGoDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=4&ved=0CCUQ_AUoAw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=8540a06db17da600&biw=1920&bih=839" target="_blank">Google Search</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>