gloriouscowMar 3
There's an alternate timeline where the CueCat was hugely successful and we all carry them around daily, and there is a vibrant ecosystem of custom CueCat holsters for sale as quick and convenient CueCat access is essential to the modern lifestyle.
Show threadgloriouscowMar 3

oh man, install Ruffle if you need to https://ruffle.rs/ and check out some of the awesome flash animations on the CueCat install CD.

https://ia601702.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/7/items/crq10/crq10.iso

Fake british(?) accent?
Gross mouth noises into the microphone? Check and check!

Somehow coding a full flash progress bar was difficult, so there are individual flash animations for each section of progress

Show threadgloriouscowMar 3

i missed out on the other aspect of this software, apparently it would just open the mic on your PC and your TV could play a special bloop sound that would send a URL to your browser from a playing commercial.

that doesn't sound fraught with inevitable security vulnerabilities or anything

Show threadgloriouscowMar 3
https://youtu.be/JTuq7AG8nho?t=551
CueCat installation Video

YouTube
Show threadKestralMar 3
@gloriouscow “if the code was read successfully the cat will make a sound” and to think we picked QR codes over this… how cool life would have been.
Show threadgloriouscowMar 3
@kestral if that sound wasn't 'meow.wav' they really missed a golden opportunity
Show threadKestral
@gloriouscow I need one CueCat, one 3D scanner, and one hour. We can use our army of 3D printers to bring about this golden age and erase the harms of the past two decades.
Mar 3 at 10:18amWeb