http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/ Engadget Comments for DIY cat feeder powered by Ubuntu Linux, CD-ROM tray http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Aug 28th 2006 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/
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http://www.nutsvolts.com/toc_Pages/jun03toc.htm#

Teaching the cat to SSH in would be cool, but with so many pets being chipped these days it'd make sense to install an RFID reader, and if the cat gets within range after x time has passed, feed it again. That way you could be sure that *that* cat was getting fed.

It is amusing anyhow.]]>Aug 28th 2006 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/
http://www.smarthome.com/6182.html]]>Oct 27th 2006 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/
wow, high-tech.

"I believe that Windows provided those functions because it was a Mt Ranier compliant drive (?)."

not really, the NEC software added those options to the drive context menu, as far as i remember clone cd once had this feature too, but it was removed for some reason.

anyway:

http://www.sharewareconnection.com/cd-tray-pal.htm]]>Aug 28th 2006 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/
Yeah, it could be done other ways cheaper and more effeciently.

But who the hell cares? It gives this old computer another purpose in life before its retired to the back corner or trashcan, and hell, it -is- a darn cool idea (I wish I had thought of it, so i could submit it to Engadget, and be all cool =)

He's saved himself that 120 dollars to buy the kitty feeder mentioned in the comments, to spend on...a device to automatically refill the feeder, perhaps?

The point isn't that it's the most effecient, effective automatic feeder. The point is that this method kicks every other feeder in the behind. =P

I, for one, welcome our...aww, forget it, that line is overused. =P]]>Aug 28th 2006 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Aug 28th 2006 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Aug 28th 2006 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Aug 28th 2006 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Aug 28th 2006 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Aug 29th 2006 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/If you'd read the article, you'd see he created it because he went on vacation for 2 weeks and didn't want to overburden his neighbor. Your post is moot.]]>Aug 28th 2006 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Aug 29th 2006 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/
pet dies of starvation?]]>Aug 29th 2006 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Aug 29th 2006 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/diy-cat-feeder-powered-by-ubuntu-linux-cd-rom-tray/Sep 2nd 2006 3:46AM