20 votes

Desktop Goose

9 comments

  1. [2]
    krg
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    Desktop Goose vs. Bonzi Buddy in a duel for supremacy over your desktop...wait..what's this? Bah god! That's Clippy's theme song!

    Desktop Goose vs. Bonzi Buddy in a duel for supremacy over your desktop...wait..what's this? Bah god! That's Clippy's theme song!

    7 votes
    1. tomf
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      BonziBuddy was more fun than it should have been. I miss the days when I'd blindly install awful, annoying things on my desktop... because it was funny.

      BonziBuddy was more fun than it should have been. I miss the days when I'd blindly install awful, annoying things on my desktop... because it was funny.

      4 votes
  2. [2]
    Icarus
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    This is genuinely some good pure joy. I downloaded it and now have a goose running around my screen. Its kind of nice, like a little computer pet. I hope the dev expands on it.

    This is genuinely some good pure joy. I downloaded it and now have a goose running around my screen. Its kind of nice, like a little computer pet. I hope the dev expands on it.

    3 votes
    1. tomf
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      I'm so glad you installed this! The video looked like a riot.

      I'm so glad you installed this! The video looked like a riot.

      1 vote
  3. [3]
    Diff
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    Sadly is not working in WINE ;(

    Sadly is not working in WINE ;(

    3 votes
    1. [2]
      acdw
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      Linux is so far behind in terms of dumb toys like this. We need them too!

      Linux is so far behind in terms of dumb toys like this. We need them too!

      3 votes
      1. Diff
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        UPDATE: v0.2 sorta works in WINE now. It scares the h*ck out of my desktop background (so works best when there's a maximized window around), and the mouse cursor vanishes when the goose is...

        UPDATE: v0.2 sorta works in WINE now. It scares the h*ck out of my desktop background (so works best when there's a maximized window around), and the mouse cursor vanishes when the goose is focused. But other than that I have a goose on my desktop.

        2 votes
  4. [2]
    Grendel
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    I'm working with the managing director of cyber security at my company to plan to push this out to some employees desktops as an April Fool's day joke. He loves the idea.

    I'm working with the managing director of cyber security at my company to plan to push this out to some employees desktops as an April Fool's day joke. He loves the idea.

    3 votes
    1. tomf
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      haha. Hopefully only within IT -- otherwise it'll be chaos! :)

      haha. Hopefully only within IT -- otherwise it'll be chaos! :)

      2 votes