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Pong clock
« on: November 29, 2005, 11:19:00 am »
Saw this and thought of you guys.

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2005, 11:27:58 am »
We've already got a BYOACer working on a Screen Saver version :D


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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2005, 11:34:08 am »
That's a pretty cool idea. It would have been nice if it weren't so "mechanical". Who moves their paddle ONLY when the ball is coming and without oversteering occasionally. This could have been simulated.

It's a cool screensaver though.
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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2005, 01:16:44 pm »
Anyone seen the screensaver from the site? It says it'll be available in December, but I didn't see it on their site...

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2005, 01:37:58 pm »
Anyone seen the screensaver from the site? It says it'll be available in December, but I didn't see it on their site...

I'm holding out for RayB's version.

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2005, 01:39:01 pm »

Don't kick the rabies.

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2005, 01:41:30 pm »
I guess I never noticed how his name sounds if you say it out loud. :D

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2005, 01:43:08 pm »

If you say that phrase in the voice of Ike from South Park, it is like 5 jokes in 1.

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2005, 02:31:45 pm »
Actually, "Rabies" used to be my handle on boards and chatrooms back in the day... But I got sick of idiots saying "watch out, we'll catch rabies!"


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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2005, 04:51:47 pm »
Of course now the major idiots here know, so we'll start saying "watch out, you'll catch RayB's". ;)

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2005, 09:12:56 am »
FYI - the screensaver is out. I just downloaded it...

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2005, 10:36:09 am »
FYI - the screensaver is out. I just downloaded it...

And whadda ya think?

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2005, 10:46:46 am »
Not so bad. It's a shame they put their name on the bottom part, kind of takes away from the look. Overall, not bad. The players are a little too precise - me, I'm all over the place when I try to block the ball...

Can't wait to see RayB's version.

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2005, 11:39:19 am »
RayB's version? Watch out, you'll catch RayB's!
Sorry, couldn' resist  ;D
This clock looks pretty cool ^^ I hope RayB will finish his off too =)

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2005, 06:41:17 pm »


oh never mind.....

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2006, 08:54:48 am »
The clock has now been released in limited quantity, signed by the artist....

....$199 euros.

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2006, 11:22:27 am »
The clock has now been released in limited quantity, signed by the artist....

....$199 euros.

$240 is a bit rich for me, however cool extra feature is that you can play against the computer and then switch back to clock mode.

RayB, any word on your version? I'm thinking an old gutted laptop w/LCD mounted in a smoked plexi enclosure would do the trick...

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2006, 12:20:22 pm »
RayB, any word on your version? I'm thinking an old gutted laptop w/LCD mounted in a smoked plexi enclosure would do the trick...

It kinda lost its momentum. I suppose I can still finish it. But they have their screensaver out now and that's basically what I was making (a software version, not an actual physical clock!)
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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2006, 10:12:50 pm »
I don't know flash programming at all so I'll ask those more inclined than I...

How do you make it run "all the time" rather than as a screen saver?

Can you turn a flash .swf into an executable so that it does not require flash to be installed or rather it compiles the player into the executable?

Does that make sense?




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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #19 on: January 18, 2006, 01:32:41 am »
Can you turn a flash .swf into an executable so that it does not require flash to be installed or rather it compiles the player into the executable?

Flash can compile an EXE with the player built in.
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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #20 on: January 18, 2006, 09:00:35 am »
Thanks, Ray.


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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2006, 09:07:51 am »
It kinda lost its momentum. I suppose I can still finish it. But they have their screensaver out now and that's basically what I was making (a software version, not an actual physical clock!)

They're asking about yours, though, because the one that company put out seems to have their logo on it.

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2006, 10:31:18 am »
Nice to see this is a Dutch idea and product :) It looks very cool indeed.
However, playing Pong with PUSHBUTTONS !?!?!?! We've been there and done that, freaking impossible.

This asks for a BYOCC (Build Your Own Clock Controls) project to add a proper spinner ;););) !!!

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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2006, 01:32:35 pm »
my brother has this on his wall in his flat,next time i am over there i will take pics.......
he pick it upon holiday in europe  for around 75euro so not a bad bargain....
he did offer it too  me when he got back, but i took the ---daisies--- and booze instead ;)
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Re: Pong clock
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2006, 05:16:04 pm »

I'm sure no one is going to make fun of you because you took the ---daisies--- and booze.