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October 19, 2004

PawSense - Winner of the Ig Nobel Prize in Computer Science

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This clever invention is a software program that detects when a cat walks across a computer keyboard and makes a noise to shoo it away.

Chris Niswander, a computer programmer in Tucson, Arizona, won an Ig Nobel Prize in 2000 for his creation, which he continues to improve.

Version 2.1 is now available.

[via The Financial Times]

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my problem isn't the kitty walking across the keyboard (only on the laptop), it is the cat picking the key caps off. I do not know what started this game but it HAS made me start closing the lid when I leave the room for any length of time.

Posted by: Liz Ditz | Oct 20, 2004 2:23:58 PM

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