OctoCam!!!11!1!

[truepenny]

In case you felt like you were getting too much work done today, the Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center at Oregon State University has installed a camera in the tank of their giant Pacific octopus: OctoCam.

THERE IS AN OCTOPUS IN MY COMPUTER! I AM BESIDE MYSELF WITH GEEKER JOY! (And may have to disable my capslock for the good of humanity.)

OCTOPUS!!!!!

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[meijhen.livejournal.com]

ooo, that's so cool!

[maureenkspeller.livejournal.com]

Brilliant!

[kightp.livejournal.com]

As the person who suggested this to the HMSC something like four years ago, and who - now that we finally have a clever team capable of making the thing happen - built the Web page, launched it this morning and is doing her level best to spread it around the social media world today, may I just say how happy I am to see lovely people passing the link from hand to hand.

I feel like the octopus's fairy godmother. (-:

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

You win the internet. Yes, you.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

*beam*

I promise to handle it with care.

[neko-san.livejournal.com]

Wow! *bows down* Were you one of the people waving at the camera 15 minutes ago?

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Nope, I'm based inland about 50 miles. But I *was* over there shooting photos on Saturday, and I waved to the much smaller audience then. (-:

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

I'm watching, I'm watching, there's nothing happHOLYCRAP, TENTACLE, ARM, CREEPIN' IN FROM THE SIDE, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH SO COOL.

/hours of my life, gone forever.

[neko-san.livejournal.com]

Oh, my, thanks you so much! I've been very grumpy today, but watching the octopus has cheered me up immensely.

Although I'm drawing parallels between him and one of my cats - the one who does chin-ups to look out the letter-slot and see if he can get out that way. (Kitty no fit through letterslot; tank has lid.)

[coffeeem.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! That is way out past cool.

...Can we send him toys? He looks as if he wants toys. *g*

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

I've been having that same thought. *g*

[melonaise.livejournal.com]

Wow, it moves around a lot more than I was expecting! It's hard to stop watching!

[cc-weasel.livejournal.com]

OctoCam is pretty glorious!