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Flyz Screensaver 1.1.2
I don't know how I managed to avoid earlier versions of the Flyz Screensaver, but I just came across version 1.1.2 on VersionTracker and I am pleased to see they've "fixed a bug that was causing the flies and maggots to accumulate at the bottom-left corner of Intel Mac screens" and "increased the maximum number of flies to 40." W00t!
If you like being grossed out, or like grossing out others, the Flyz Screensaver might be an appropriate download for you. Flyz is "an infestation of ewwey, gooey, flies and maggots, making a mess of your Mac's screen." And if that's not appealing enough, perhaps the price tag (free, although there's an enhanced version for $5) will lure you in.
Of course some people already have a similar effect without having to download anything at all!
Oh, how I long for the days when Flying Toasters was enough to keep us entertained when our screens were idle...
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Nick said 10:12AM on 1-23-2007
Well, you caught me out.
I read "If you like being grossed out"; and I read "Of course some people already have a similar effect". I put two and two together and assumed the link would be to a person who has a grossing-out effect. I was half-prepared for a picture of Steve Ballmer - say that one where he's hanging his unhealthy-looking cracked tongue out:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/images/ballmer_tongue.jpg
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icerabbit said 3:14PM on 1-23-2007
The sound needs a bit of work.
It would be nice if the sound
- would not cut out every n seconds
- linked to a fly entering / exiting the screen space
- different sound loops
- more flies on screen = more sound loops?
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