"It’s not stealing. It’s gustatory acquisition." Project #3: The To-Do List That Slaps You The Goal: Force productivity through negative reinforcement.
"I’m not fixing the velocity issue. The cats need to learn to move faster." Project #2: The "Second Breakfast" Drone The Goal: Eliminate the walk from Doofy’s desk to the kitchen.
Doofy reminds us that projects aren’t just about deliverables and deadlines. They’re about curiosity. They’re about asking, "What if?" even when the answer is clearly, "Please don't."
A physical whiteboard connected to an Arduino and a modified robotic arm. You write your three daily tasks on the board. If a task is not checked off by 5:00 PM, the arm extends and delivers a gentle (but humiliating) slap to the back of your head. Doofy--39-s Projects
Inside Doofy’s Workshop: Chaos, Code, and Creative Catastrophes
"You say 'concussion,' I say 'negative reinforcement feedback loop.' Tomato, tomato." The Verdict Look, working with Doofy is like herding cats who have engineering degrees. His projects rarely launch on time, they often break existing laws of physics, and we’ve had to replace three keyboards due to "unexpected combustion."
But you know what? He’s never boring.
So here’s to Doofy. Keep your hard hats on. And for the love of all that is holy, hide the butter.
Using a Raspberry Pi, a color sensor, and a series of pneumatic tubes originally designed for a hamster cage, the machine scans a sock, identifies its pattern, and launches it into the appropriate bin (Stripes, Dots, Solid, or "Existential Crisis").
The machine works 60% of the time, every time. The other 40% of the time, it mistakes a gray sock for a cat and fires it across the room at 40mph. We have found three socks on the roof. "It’s not stealing
Doofy wore it as a backpack for three days straight. He completed 17 tasks. He also gave himself a mild concussion when he bent over to tie his shoe. We have confiscated the slapping arm. It is now in a locked safe.
The FAA has been called. Not by us—by the neighbor who saw a flying robot steal a stick of butter from his windowsill. The drone returned with the butter, a jury summons, and no sandwich.
If you’re new here, you might be wondering: Who is Doofy? Is he a genius? A menace? A guy who simply has too much access to soldering irons and 3D printers? The cats need to learn to move faster