I recently became bored and decided to put together some simple Ubuntu pranks.
Text Message at Start Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0N3XJvgUMY
Text to Voice on Start Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfHvN9lBZw8
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I recently became bored and decided to put together some simple Ubuntu pranks.
Text Message at Start Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0N3XJvgUMY
Text to Voice on Start Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfHvN9lBZw8
Way Too Much Ubuntu
My favorite LOL is to take a screenshot of the desktop and post it as the wallpaper. This is great for all OS's and have the user scratching their heads for a minute or two.. hehe
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It's a good ol classic, and quite effective at times lol
Dipped in Ubuntu
Not original, but I have forgotten where I originally read it. It would be amusing, though.Code:alias cd='eject; cd'
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It would be funny to name that script "Firefox" and put it on the desktop.Originally Posted by m_duck
Edit: it doesn't work, though. Maybe you have to have a CD in for it to work.
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Dipped in Ubuntu
Ah, you probably need to specify the device if you've more than one. Try eject /dev/sr0
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I just finished one on keyboard remapping, I might have to do one on the cd ejection next, I found it quite amusing at work lol
Ubuntu user since 2005
I think "eject" just ejects a CD if there's already one inserted. The command to open the empty tray is "eject -t", I believe. You could substitute "eject" for another fun command such as "notify-send `fortune -o`"
I read a Linux prank a while back where it's a little Bash script that runs "beep" at random intervals. Pretty annoying.
I try to treat the cause, not the symptom. I avoid the terminal in instructions, unless it's easier or necessary. My instructions will work within the Ubuntu system, instead of breaking or subverting it. Those are the three guarantees to the helpee.
Way Too Much Ubuntu
eject works w or w/o a disc. At least in my system.
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I totally need to remember that disc eject prank. I'm not that cruel, but it will sure be tempting to do that to my friend's laptop whenever he reinstalls Ubuntu on it! >:D
One of the better pranks I've pulled was to take a screenshot of the desktop, modify the time on my notification panel to 6:66 (Or something even less natural like 7:77 or 78:LX. xD) with Kolourpaint, put the doctored photo on full-screen, and pretend to idly move the mouse around. Sure grabbed my cousin's attention! =P
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