H'bakers get realtime vote notification on their accounts' ideas, providing random moments of delight/other during the day, as well as mild coworker confusion.
The widget would log in and have a couple of Options to set "away from keyboard" and Autostart parameters as well as a choice of Bun/Bone sounds; click to open a page listing the latest votes.
In between sessions the votes are still tallied serverside, so the first thing you hear when you run the app is a series of bun and bone sounds.
credit to [duckdodgers]-- FlyingToaster, Feb 27 2010 HB Ticker (and links therein) HB_20Ticker [theircompetitor, Feb 27 2010] // choice of Bun/Bone sounds //
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The app only operates if you have the USB dongle plugged in which emits the odour of farinaceous substances or decaying piscine remains, as appropriate.-- 8th of 7, Feb 27 2010 It would have to be done with the same voice that did the AOL inbox annoyances.-- RayfordSteele, Feb 28 2010 random, halfbakery