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31-Dec-15 0:52

Open up your command prompt and type "telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl"
You won't regret it Big Grin | :-D

Edit:
You'll need to enable telnet if you haven't done so already...
How to open a Telnet session on Windows 7 or Windows 8 OS[^]

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modified 31-Dec-15 7:04am.

chriselst31-Dec-15 0:55

31-Dec-15 0:55

It wasn't much fun to be fair.

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:05

31-Dec-15 1:05

Edited my original post with instructions to enable telnet.
Although it now costs you about a minute instead of seven seconds Sigh | :sigh:

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OriginalGriff31-Dec-15 0:58

OriginalGriff

31-Dec-15 0:58

"Windows cannot find 'telnet'. Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again."

I think your cat has April Fooled you early! Laugh | :laugh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:06

31-Dec-15 1:06

Edited the original post with instructions to enable telnet.
It is SO worth it! Big Grin | :-D

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OriginalGriff31-Dec-15 1:10

OriginalGriff

31-Dec-15 1:10

I've seen it before - and I think it's on Youtube as well.
(Quick check and yes, youtube ascii star wars - Google Search[^] it is)

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

dandy7231-Dec-15 2:34

dandy72

31-Dec-15 2:34

Worth opening up the telnet port?

We have differing definitions for "worth".

chriselst31-Dec-15 1:14

31-Dec-15 1:14

I'm assuming my work network is not going to let me telnet to that site.

I did, however, go for a look at the website.

Blinkenlights.nl[^]

I love Dutch, it's basically just English in a very silly accent.

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Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:21

31-Dec-15 1:21

Except that it's not Dutch Big Grin | :-D

In Germanized English with maybe a little Dutch... Laugh | :laugh:

The telnet would give you ASCII Star Wars in your command prompt by the way Big Grin | :-D

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chriselst31-Dec-15 1:26

31-Dec-15 1:26

Doesn't Dutch just mean German anyway?

ps I didn't think it was real Dutch, or Deutsch.

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Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:41

31-Dec-15 1:41

NEIN! Which is German for "no" and which is "nee" in Dutch.
Dutch is the language people from The Netherlands speak. Never knew why we call people from The Netherlands the Dutch who speak Dutch. Netherlandish seems so much more appropriate.
Also don't confuse The Netherlands with Holland as Holland are only two provinces of The Netherlands (North Holland and South Holland (in which I happen to live)).
Holland doesn't have its own language.
Friesland (or Frisia), another province of The Netherlands, does have its own language though.
We're known for tulips, windmills, clogs (the wooden shoes), Heineken, Philips, and weed. Also, the words "dijk" and "apartheid" are Dutch and have no other translations worldwide (we used to be influential somewhere in history) Big Grin | :-D

Germany is our neighboring country.
They're know for beer, Oktoberfest (where they drink beer), more beer, and a famous, moustached, politician who made furore during the first half of the 40's.
They speak German, which is no way like Dutch (or Netherlandish) Big Grin | :-D

Well, ok, they're maybe a little bit alike.

"German" is "Deutsch" in German and "Duits" in Dutch.
"Dutch" is "Nederlands" in Dutch and "Niederländisch" (or "Holländisch") in German.

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chriselst31-Dec-15 1:45

31-Dec-15 1:45

Yeah, you're just relaxed Germans.

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Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:52

31-Dec-15 1:52

I'm only going to forgive you for that because it's so funny Laugh | :laugh:

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F-ES Sitecore31-Dec-15 2:20

F-ES Sitecore

31-Dec-15 2:20

Never heard that word in my life. After some googling though, it means dyke (or dike) Smile | :)

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 3:15

31-Dec-15 3:15

Yeah, pronunciation is the same though. English just can't spell Poke tongue | ;-P

And speaking about spelling, why is "pronunciation" one of the hardest words to spell in your language? Unsure | :~

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F-ES Sitecore31-Dec-15 4:40

F-ES Sitecore

31-Dec-15 4:40

And why is "abbreviate" so long?

Sander Rossel1-Jan-16 4:17

1-Jan-16 4:17

And why does no one know how to abbr. abbrev.[^] Big Grin | :-D

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908236531-Dec-15 3:36

9082365

31-Dec-15 3:36

Indeed! And apartheid means segregation and is an Afrikaans construction from Dutch roots. Apart from that the unique to Dutch no translation statement is spot on! D'Oh! | :doh:

908236531-Dec-15 3:34

9082365

31-Dec-15 3:34

Because the language and the people predate the country's name by getting on for a millennium?

South Holland is in England! Keep your thieving hands off! You live in Zuid Holland!

GuyThiebaut31-Dec-15 4:31

GuyThiebaut

31-Dec-15 4:31

Given that this is Star Wars, I was expecting some Austin Powers type of "Luke I am your Fazzer!" line within it.

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

― Christopher Hitchens

W∴ Balboos, GHB31-Dec-15 1:20

W∴ Balboos, GHB

31-Dec-15 1:20

So I watched it for a while - and had the natural thought. An impressive piece of work.

But . . .

This would seem to be the work of people who are referred to as having too much time on their hands by people who have too much time on their hands (no self-referential intent).

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

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Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 1:25

31-Dec-15 1:25

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Richard MacCutchan31-Dec-15 2:07

Richard MacCutchan

31-Dec-15 2:07

Well it was in 1966 when the engineers posted it on the front panel of Leo III/6[^] (the first system I worked on).

Sander Rossel31-Dec-15 3:18

31-Dec-15 3:18

That's remarkable!
The movie came out only 11 years later! WTF | :WTF:

Props to those engineers Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

And shame on George Lucas for so shamelessly copying Leo III/6 engineers Mad | :mad:

But really though, I get that you're just saying "it's old".
I had not seen it before.

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