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Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'

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Data plunger
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high-fiving computer
Hot Drive
Inter-Computer Copy Pen
Junk mail auto-sort
Misdirection Adapter Card
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computer: periphery

high-fiving computer
A computer that high-fives you.

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A computer with a peripheral shaped like an arm, which gives you a high-five at appropriate times-- i.e. "Are you sure you'd like to delete this file?" (Yes, OK!) "File deleted successfully!! HIGH-FIVE!!!"

mungojelly, Nov 12 2005

Short name, e.g., Bob's Coffee

Destination URL. E.g., http://www.coffee.com/

Description (displayed with the short name and URL.)

Sorry, but I can just imagine somebody reprogramming this to not high-five, but slap somebody at appropriate points.

Eg:
"Are you sure you want to delete that file?" (No, no way!) "File not deleted. You bastard, you're wasting all my memory" *Slap*.

froglet, Nov 12 2005

sp:computer.
Is this a thinly veiled rant?

gnomethang, Nov 12 2005

And for the gullible: Down low. Oh. Too slow.

jscottpete, Nov 12 2005

If you are confronted with a YES/NO prompt and you really aren't sure then you could arm wrestle it to settle the decision.

Jscotty, Nov 13 2005

I'm not even going to discuss what this hand might do when you visit a porn site.

jscottpete, Nov 13 2005

does it lick it's palms first?

daseva, Nov 13 2005

It's official. Computers need a hand.

Darkelfan, Nov 13 2005

This is a fantastic idea - couldn't the arm be modified to wipe the monitor clean every few days, with the help of some cleaning fluid stored in the hand?

Mr Phase, Nov 13 2005

A camputer: Oooh! Get you!

Jinbish, Nov 13 2005

I'll take the High Five Computer 2.0: Top Gun High Five Edition.

calum, Nov 14 2005

Is that the one that prefers computers of it's own make but won't admit it and indulges in a lot of macho hi-fiving instead?

wagster, Nov 14 2005

That's right. And every one in two CDs gets mangled when you press eject...

Jinbish, Nov 14 2005

I award one hundred points to Jinbish, for making me laugh on a Monday morning.

calum, Nov 14 2005

With two arms, it could do more dance-like moves, and even 'raise the roof' to your favorite songs.