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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:02PM from the new-hot-coffee-mod-on-the-way dept.

webarnold writes "A new concept computer is being designed to look like a tea cup. Using holographic projectors, view your data inside the cup, 'spilled' onto the table, or transfer it to other Cup PC users by pouring data into their cup." Acceptance of something like this seems a bit far-fetched given current tech, but no nomad-space comparisons are being made.

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Infinite improbability machine created... (Score:5, Funny)

by BigGar' ( 411008 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:04PM (#22967236) Homepage

Douglas Adams would be proud.

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Let me be the first to say it (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:04PM (#22967252)

OMG!!! Ponies!

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At least I've still got prior art to... (Score:4, Funny)

by Frigid Monkey ( 411257 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:05PM (#22967254) Homepage Journal

...the athletic cup computer design.

Sharing data has never been more fun!

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Oops? (Score:5, Funny)

by baudilus ( 665036 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:07PM (#22967270)

This is the killer business plan.

1. Hey Mary, check out this spreadsheet!
2. *Spill coffee on Mary's lap*
3. !#%^&&%!$!#
4. ????
5. Profit!

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Good luck selling this to anarchists (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:10PM (#22967288)

Because proper tea cannot be owned.

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Re:Infinite improbability machine created... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:10PM (#22967292)

No, they went straight to Bistro Mathematics and bypased it. Its only a mater of time till 42 is proven.

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A whole new meaning... (Score:5, Funny)

by imstanny ( 722685 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:11PM (#22967304)

Great. I can finaly call tech support saying, "we've got a tea bag situation here..." and not get in trouble.

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MOM! (Score:5, Funny)

by bigattichouse ( 527527 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:12PM (#22967320) Homepage

What do you mean you cleaned the kitchen! That was my doctoral thesis! ARG!

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Re:Infinite improbability machine created... (Score:5, Funny)

by CorSci81 ( 1007499 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:12PM (#22967336) Journal

Unfortunately it looks like it'll become quite a bit more finite the first time a clueless coworker actually puts coffee in it.

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It's a nice idea, but... (Score:4, Funny)

by Qwell ( 684661 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:13PM (#22967342)

...it's not really my cup of tea - if you know what I mean.

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What the hell were they smoking? (Score:2, Funny)

by joecasanova ( 1253876 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:13PM (#22967352)

Seriously, who comes up with ideas like this? And more importantly, why are those people allowed to have internet access?

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Sorry, lady. (Score:3, Funny)

by Orleron ( 835910 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:16PM (#22967390) Homepage

... I didn't mean to spill my porn all over your dress.

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Re:Instant destruction (Score:4, Funny)

by iksbob ( 947407 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:17PM (#22967392)

Wait... You mean it's not dishwasher-safe?

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But does it run linux? (Score:4, Funny)

by pwnies ( 1034518 ) * writes: <j@jjcm.org> on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:19PM (#22967432) Homepage Journal

But does it run linux?
If so you could run CUPS on cups... and that'd just be spiffy.

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Re:Infinite improbability machine created... (Score:5, Funny)

by gnick ( 1211984 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:23PM (#22967498) Homepage

Putting coffee inside a cup-computer is almost as bad as the coworker I have that slid a CD into the retractable cup-holder on the front of my case. I still haven't figured out why his CD fit so much better than my cup...

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Only if I can also drink coffee out of it (Score:2, Funny)

by servodave ( 812645 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:23PM (#22967506)

Generally, I like it--I've only lost my coffee cup twice in the last decade.
However, I have lost perhaps 20 USB flash memory sticks.

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Re:At least I've still got prior art to... (Score:3, Funny)

by lilomar ( 1072448 ) writes: <lilomar2525@gmail.com> on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:29PM (#22967554) Homepage

In Soviet Russia, athletic cup supports...wait a minute...

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Re:Infinite improbability machine created... (Score:5, Funny)

by hobo sapiens ( 893427 ) writes: <TEA minus caffeine> on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:47PM (#22967742) Journal

If you think data wants to be free now, wait till it's in your small intestine!

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ugh, trippy designers (Score:4, Funny)

by jollyreaper ( 513215 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:48PM (#22967760)

Sometimes designers need to be praised for their bold new visions and paradigm-breaking ideas, other times they need to be smacked in the head and have their hallucinogenics confiscated.

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Re:Data generation seed? (Score:3, Funny)

by mcmonkey ( 96054 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:49PM (#22967762) Homepage

Gah! Infinite Improbability Drive... Jeez, try to make a joke and screw it up with a typo =(

What are the odds of that? ;)

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Re:Which OS are you running.... (Score:2, Funny)

by Orleron ( 835910 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:52PM (#22967802) Homepage

I don't know. Something with Java, I think.

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Re:Infinite improbability machine created... (Score:3, Funny)

by Gat0r30y ( 957941 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @04:59PM (#22967874) Homepage Journal

Yum, Data... tastier than pi!

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C Cup (Score:2, Funny)

by tsalmark ( 1265778 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @05:29PM (#22968196) Homepage

I'll take C-Cups over PC Cups any day.

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dude! (Score:4, Funny)

by commodoresloat ( 172735 ) * writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @05:38PM (#22968302)

God help me for laughing at that.
Erm, your name is SatanicPuppy ... If God exists, I'm sure he'll have bigger issues with you than your enjoyment of a pun.

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response from tech support (Score:5, Funny)

by commodoresloat ( 172735 ) * writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @05:40PM (#22968308)

Did you try reinstalling CUPS?

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Name nomination... (Score:3, Funny)

by Jeff DeMaagd ( 2015 ) writes: on Friday April 04, 2008 @06:12PM (#22968568) Homepage Journal

I recommend that it be made into a product and named "Tempest".

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