New Pet
New Pet
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[[Girl is placing EEE PC inside hamster ball. Guy scratches head]]
Guy: What are you doing?
Girl: Mounting your EEE PC in a hamster ball.
Girl: Well, the TCO of a cat is like 1000ドル
year, so we're saving money.
[[Guy is typing]]
Girl: Microcontrollers are all wired up. How's the brain coming?
Guy: I've taught it obstacle avoidance and blogging.
Guy: Aww, look, it's making friends with the Roomba."
<<EEE PC: RRRRR>>
<<Roomba: Beep!>>
Diagram: Webcam, RF links, bearings, omni wheels, magnets, EEE PC, omni wheels, battery
[[Hamster ball bounces down flight of stairs]]
<<Hamster ball: Bonk, bonk>>
Off-panel: Man, I hope it's OK that we're laughing at this.
[[Girl picks up ball]]
Girl: I think my mothering instinct took a wrong turn somewhere.
Guy: You mean an awesome turn.
[[Guy is typing]]
Girl: Too bad we can't give it a soul.
Guy: Sure we can.
Guy types: import soul
Girl: Oh, right. Python.
{{Title text: ONE LAPTOP PER HAMSTER}}
