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Improving on last year’s version…

…and for the coding-inclined here comes the source

#!/bin/bash

#lights_off
#
#          *==<
#           /\
#          /  \
#         / @  \
#        /      \
#       / @    @ \
#           ||
#
#       NERDY CHRISTMAS
#       AND
#       GEEKY NEW YEAR!
#

#lights_on
#
#          *==<
#           /\
#          / *\
#         / @  \
#        / *  * \
#       / @  * @ \
#           ||
#
#       NERDY CHRISTMAS
#       AND
#       GEEKY NEW YEAR!
#

	
frows=14;
stime=1;
which tput >/dev/null || alias tput=“clear”;
	
display(){
    tput cup 0 0;
    grep -A$frows \#”$1″ “$0″ | tail -n$frows | sed ’s/#/\ /’;
}
	
animation(){
     display lights_off && sleep $stime;
     display lights_on && sleep $stime
}
	
clear;
yes | while read i;
do animation;
done;

Mozilla Community needs you… for a quick survey: “Firefox in your country“.

I took it and it takes only 5 minutes, take it and help improving your favorite browser. The deadline is December 26th.

via [gioxx]… via [pseudotecnico].

In other news…

Microsoft releases its first iPhone app: “the application allows users to browse high-resolution images, according to information provided by Microsoft. The application is optimized for use over 3G and Wi-Fi networks“. (Which in other words means it is not optimized for any low bandwidth connection)

I am holding an iPhone in my hands.

UPDATE: I also mistook the past tense of freeze, which by no means is freezed, brrr…

…I didn’t.

Now let’s take some time to ponder on the question at the end of the video.