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Want to help me PRANK my brother?
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ha ha ha ha ha it would have been funny if his photo showed the progression of shock on his face ha ha ha ha ha han
This is so funny!!!! I have just read about it and seen the pics so cunning and clever you all get props form me =]
I just tried downloading the version in post 82 and a couple of others and it seems that once I go through the setup of pictures and the sites and what it will say it seems to quit (disappear form activity monitor) Does it have to be used in another account because I am trying it in my own account??
I just tried downloading the version in post 82 and a couple of others and it seems that once I go through the setup of pictures and the sites and what it will say it seems to quit (disappear form activity monitor) Does it have to be used in another account because I am trying it in my own account??
Those pictures could have been a lot worse
imagine if the camera was set for a few minutes later
haha yes pics! ohhhh i feel really sorry for him now his face is kind of expressionless
was hoping for a fap face then a shock-horror face.
you summed it up nicely!
his face is kind of expressionless
was hoping for a fap face then a shock-horror face.you summed it up nicely!
This is so funny!!!! I have just read about it and seen the pics so cunning and clever you all get props form me =]
I just tried downloading the version in post 82 and a couple of others and it seems that once I go through the setup of pictures and the sites and what it will say it seems to quit (disappear form activity monitor) Does it have to be used in another account because I am trying it in my own account??
It can be run from any account. Why don't you try testing it with google.com with a 0 min delay and 5 pics. It should take your photo instantly after visiting googles home page...
So true!This is what developing is all about lol
Yes. Kudos to you both!That was hilarious!
This is providing me justification to upgrade to Leopard.
avihappy-
I don't think I've ever been as impressed as I am right now, by anything I've seen on MacRumors since I joined.
Well done.
I don't think I've ever been as impressed as I am right now, by anything I've seen on MacRumors since I joined.
Well done.
I'm obviously too late finding this thread - but one addition you could add to this prank for future use is voice synthesis; I've done this in the past and it worked a treat.
You could create an Applescript to speak to him as he "works". My recommendation - use the "Whisper" voice, and with the speaking volume down low so it's just barely audible. "I like you watching me, (insert his name here)" If that doesn't freak him out, nothing will!
Or you could just use the Hysterical voice, and turn it up full volume; if you want to totally crush his self esteem.
Even better, if you have another Mac or PC, you can log in via telnet/ssh and tell the computer what to say "live".
This is how:
Enjoy.
You could create an Applescript to speak to him as he "works". My recommendation - use the "Whisper" voice, and with the speaking volume down low so it's just barely audible. "I like you watching me, (insert his name here)" If that doesn't freak him out, nothing will!
Or you could just use the Hysterical voice, and turn it up full volume; if you want to totally crush his self esteem.
Even better, if you have another Mac or PC, you can log in via telnet/ssh and tell the computer what to say "live".
This is how:
Code:
osascirpt -e 'set volume 3'
osascript -e 'say "Look behind youuuu" using "Whisper"'Enjoy.
You obviously didn't read the thread either, the app does speak - using Alex's voice.
D'oh! Sorry. Read a couple of pages, and couldn't contain myself from jumping to the end.
No problem, apologies if I came across as harsh. I blame it on the vicodin.
No worries.
p.s. If your Mac starts reading your bookmarks out loud when you get home, it's not me. Honest.
well, this whole thing was just awesome!!!
the idea was great!
the fact that it worked was paramount!
Great job you guys and my god... that kid is ruined! LOL
...sinner!
the idea was great!
the fact that it worked was paramount!
Great job you guys and my god... that kid is ruined! LOL
...sinner!
Very nycee (borrat voice). You should tell him you shut it off and keep it running, just to see if he does it again... Glad to see it worked! For whatever reason build in post #82 does not work for me whereas the original program does. Should I just have both of them running? Reason being when I set a site on build "82" it says the voice at the right time and all, just no pictures are taken... It the original build it take the pic, but obviously no voice...?
Thanks but the problem has now changed, it keeps opening safari repeatedly when I close it and it doesn't take any pictures and save them to my home folder?
What am I doing wrong?
What the app really needs is a couple more steps.
A dummy "Uploading Picture..." dialogue box with a fake progress bar should pop up before taking another picture.
After that's done a "Starting streaming web cam..." dialogue with a quick progress bar that opens a window showing what the iSight is seeing...
Then another picture or two...
A dummy "Uploading Picture..." dialogue box with a fake progress bar should pop up before taking another picture.
After that's done a "Starting streaming web cam..." dialogue with a quick progress bar that opens a window showing what the iSight is seeing...
Then another picture or two...
LOL, even better. And he probably won't get a chance to close the window quickly, so more pictures can be taken that aren't totally dark.
I'm obviously too late finding this thread - but one addition you could add to this prank for future use is voice synthesis; I've done this in the past and it worked a treat.
You could create an Applescript to speak to him as he "works". My recommendation - use the "Whisper" voice, and with the speaking volume down low so it's just barely audible. "I like you watching me, (insert his name here)" If that doesn't freak him out, nothing will!
Or you could just use the Hysterical voice, and turn it up full volume; if you want to totally crush his self esteem.
Even better, if you have another Mac or PC, you can log in via telnet/ssh and tell the computer what to say "live".
This is how:
Code:osascirpt -e 'set volume 3' osascript -e 'say "Look behind youuuu" using "Whisper"'
Enjoy.
That is a great idea! The OP does have an iPhone, so it would be a cinch to do! That would have been a great addition, though the prank is already done...
That's great, and it would have been fairly easy to do too! I should have done the Uploading Bar, then started taking more pictures and the opening them up. THAT would have created a lot of shock!