tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post9054579622317592404..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: Photos of the Day@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-70214778687975020452008-08-18T09:20:00.000-04:002008-08-18T09:20:00.000-04:00Good links, OBH; thanks.Good links, OBH; thanks.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-57080700323619433142008-08-15T14:24:00.000-04:002008-08-15T14:24:00.000-04:00.Also, and BTW -- have you seen reference to The E....<BR/><BR/>Also, and BTW -- have you seen reference to <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Eudaemonic-Pie-Thomas-Bass/dp/0595142362/" REL="nofollow">The Eudaemonic Pie</A>?<BR/><BR/>It's not precisely a college prank or a hack, but it's close.<BR/><BR/>A collection of very brilliant computer types decided to create for themselves a pair of computers which would fit into their shoes -- back when microcomputers were still brand new. They created a state of the art device that allowed them to get as much as a 44% advantage at the Roulette wheel, by using the physics behind roulette to grant them a consistent advantage in guessing where the ball would wind up.<BR/><BR/>One of them, named Doyne, was one of those whose name is associated with the early development of what we now call Chaos Theory. The rest were equally brilliant.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't have the same sort of utter pointlessness (beyond that of a joke or fun poking at pretentious windbags) of most hacks and pranks, but it is of the same sort of genius and inspiration.<BR/><BR/>.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-25029664535932960092008-08-14T02:36:00.000-04:002008-08-14T02:36:00.000-04:00P.S. You might also find this of interest:Nightwor...P.S. You might also find this of interest:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Fall_2003/bookreview-nightwork.html" REL="nofollow">Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>As well as this similar piece, which details the <A HREF="http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Caltech_Sweepstakes_Caper/" REL="nofollow">CalTech McDonalds Contest Prank</A>, and has some overlap with yours:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=1127&id=47783&template=228" REL="nofollow">The Top Five College Science Pranks</A><BR/><BR/>I'm also tempted to hunt up "If At All Possible, Involve A Cow", by Neil Steinberg -- a history of college pranks.<BR/><BR/><BR/>.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-21106031431764702652008-08-14T02:21:00.000-04:002008-08-14T02:21:00.000-04:00Actually, Carl, that photo and the description don...Actually, Carl, that photo and the description don't indicate the full depth and breadth of that prank. <BR/><BR/>The mockup campus police car was placed there in the dead of night, overnight, complete with flashing lights. People noticed the flashing lights early in the morning. That's the depth.<BR/><BR/>The breadth of the joke is that, although it isn't visible in the picture, there is a dummy in the drivers' seat wearing a police uniform.<BR/><BR/>... and there's a box of doughnuts on the seat beside him.<BR/><BR/>:o)<BR/><BR/>Here's the details from the MIT site:<BR/>http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1994/cp_car/<BR/><BR/>Here's a best-of list of other MIT hacks.<BR/><BR/>http://hacks.mit.edu/misc/best_of.html<BR/><BR/>The last one (1990) is priceless.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.com