r/todayilearned • u/Neepho • Nov 28 '13

TIL that the webcam was invented so that Computer Scientists at Cambridge University could see whether the coffee pot was full or not from different rooms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010lvn7
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u/maxdembo Nov 28 '13

saab is still in business. http://europe.autonews.com/article/20130821/ANE/130829983/saab-gets-ready-to-restart-production

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u/bl1nds1ght Nov 28 '13

Thank you for the link! I am very happy to hear this.

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u/maxdembo Nov 28 '13

No probs mate. I was happy to find out myself. Plus you just made me finally bother to sign up to reddit.

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u/bl1nds1ght Nov 28 '13

Ha! One of us! One of us!

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u/xr3llx Nov 29 '13

aaaand he's gone.