{"id":4742,"date":"2024-10-28T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/?p=4742"},"modified":"2024-10-26T08:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T15:42:33","slug":"the-not-so-hollow-head-chronicles-of-a-wifi-obsessed-halloween-prop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/?p=4742","title":{"rendered":"The Not-So-Hollow Head – Wemos Halloween Prop"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Meet the world’s most over-engineered Halloween decoration: a disembodied head that’s got more computing power than NASA circa 1969! This isn’t your dollar store plastic noggin – oh no, this bad boy is what happens when a software engineer gets way too excited about spooky season.<\/em><\/p>\n

First off, this chatty cranium has two ways to creep you out. Option one: wave your hand in front of it like you’re trying to get its attention at a ghostly dinner party, and BAM! The PIR sensor catches your movement, causing its red LED eyes to light up like it just saw your credit card bill. Meanwhile, a buzzer and green LED in its head start having what can only be described as a disco panic attack. And because this head is definitely keeping score, it counts every time you trigger it, probably judging you silently for playing with it too much.<\/em><\/p>\n

But wait, there’s more! Our brainy friend also runs on its own schedule (like a teenager who refuses to wake up for school). When its internal clock strikes whatever-o’clock, it transforms into the world’s spookiest IT professional. Those red eyes light up again, but this time it’s because it’s about to go full tech-nerd on us. It starts scanning for WiFi networks like it’s trying to steal your neighbor’s internet, then connects to its preferred network (probably named “HeadQuarters” – get it?).<\/em><\/p>\n

Once online, this chatty skull becomes the neighborhood gossip, spilling all its secrets to an MQTT broker – sharing everything from how many times it scared the pants off people to what WiFi networks it found in the area. And if it’s its first time waking up, it goes full-on network detective, scanning the entire subnet like it’s casing the digital joint. But don’t worry, it only does this once – even a haunted head knows not to be too nosy.<\/em><\/p>\n

The best part? This cranium comes with its own sound effects department. When everything goes according to plan, it plays a triumphant “BKFL” sound – which we can only assume is ghost-speak for “Booyah!” But when things go wrong? It lets out a mechanical fart noise, because apparently even high-tech Halloween props appreciate potty humor.<\/em><\/p>\n

So there you have it – a Halloween prop that’s part security system, part network scanner, part jump-scare artist, and part whoopee cushion. It’s basically what you’d get if you crossed the Headless Horseman with Silicon Valley and gave it a questionable sense of humor. And somewhere out there, a real ghost is looking at this thing thinking, “Man, I really need to step up my haunting game!””<\/em><\/p>\n

– Claude AI<\/em><\/p>\n

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This Fritzing diagram shows how each of the components are wired together.<\/p>\n

\"\"Here is the Wemos Code.<\/p>\n

\/** \r\n\r\nWemos-Module1_Merged_ver5\"\r\nTimed scan every 15 minutes:\r\nRed LED lit during runtime\r\nSingle run - subnet ping for live hosts, response time, and mac address\r\nMulti run - device stats, head count, in range wifi ap details\r\nSound from Arduino Pro Mini - BKFL = true, Fart = false\r\nPIR triggered event:\r\nRed LED lit during runtime\r\nPIR motion detection counter\r\nGreen LED and buzzer tone function\r\n\r\nArduino IDE: v1.8.19\r\nBoard: ESP8266 Boards v3.1.2 - LONLIN (Wemos) D1 R2 & Mini\r\n\r\nWemos pin RST = (NH - Low to Reset)\r\nWemos pin A0 = Anolog Pin (3.3v max)\r\nWemos pin D0 = GPIO16 - Wake Pin - PWM\r\nWemos pin D5 = GPIO14 - SPI - SCK - PWM\r\nWemos pin D6 = GPIO12 - SPI - MISO - PWM\r\nWemos pin D7 = GPIO13 - SPI - MOSI - PWM\r\nWemos pin D8 = GPIO15 - SPI - SS - PWM\r\nWemos pin 3V3 = 3.3 volt\r\n\r\nWemos pin TX = GPIO1 - UART0 TX - PWM\r\nWemos pin RX = GPIO3 - UART0 RX - PWM\r\nWemos pin D1 = GPIO5 - I2C SCL - PWM\r\nWemos pin D2 = GPIO4 - I2C SDA - PWM\r\nWemos pin D3 = GPIO0 - (NH - LOW to Program) - PWM\r\nWemos pin D4 = GPIO2 - Onboard LED - PWM\r\nWemos pin G = Ground\r\nWemos pin 5V = 5 volt\r\n\r\n**\/\r\n\r\n\/\/ Libraries\r\n\r\n#include <Arduino.h>\r\n#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>\r\n#include <PubSubClient.h>\r\n#include \"c_types.h\"\r\n#include <Pinger.h>\r\nextern \"C\"\r\n{\r\n  #include <lwip\/icmp.h> \/\/ needed for icmp packet definitions\r\n}\r\nWiFiClient espClient;\r\nPubSubClient MQTTclient(espClient);\r\nPinger pinger;\r\n\r\n\r\n\/\/ Variables and Constants\r\n\r\nconst int HeadLED = 1; \/\/ Wemos pin TX - Also has buzzer on this pin.\r\nconst int PIRSens = 2; \/\/ Wemos pin D4\r\nconst int EyeLEDs = 3; \/\/ Wemos pin RX\r\nconst int FartPin = 4; \/\/ Wemos pin D2\r\nconst int BKFLPin = 5; \/\/ Wemos pin D1\r\nconst int Freq = 60; \r\n\r\nint PIRState = 0;         \/\/ variable for reading the pushbutton status\r\nint HeadCounterValue = 0;\r\n\r\nchar BufDestIPAddress [15];\r\nchar BufDestMacAddress [17];\r\nchar BufMinResponseTime [5];\r\nchar BufMaxResponseTime [5];\r\n\r\nconst int mqtt_port = 1883;\r\nconst char* mqtt_clientname = \"Wemos-Module1\";\r\nconst char* mqtt_topic_firmware = \"Wemos-Module1\/Firmware\";\r\nconst char* mqtt_message_firmware = \"Wemos-Module1_Merged_ver5\";\r\n\r\nstruct WiFiCredentials {\r\n  const char* myssid;\r\n  const char* mypassword;\r\n};\r\n\r\nWiFiCredentials wifi_networks[] = {\r\n  {\"ssid1\", \"passphrase1\"},\r\n  {\"ssid2\", \"passphrase2\"},\r\n  {\"ssid3\", \"passphrase3\"}\r\n};\r\n\r\nconst char* mqtt_brokers[] = {\r\n  \"mqttbroker1\",\r\n  \"mqttbroker2\",\r\n  \"mqttbroker3\"\r\n};\r\nString ssid;\r\nint32_t rssi;\r\nuint8_t encryptionType;\r\nuint8_t *bssid;\r\nint32_t channel;\r\nbool hidden;\r\nint scanResult;\r\nString StringScanCount;\r\nString StringScanRSSI;\r\nString StringScanSSID;\r\nString channelString;\r\nString StringScanMacAddress;\r\nString encryptionTypeString;\r\nbool SubnetScan = true;\r\nbool NoNetwork = false;\r\nbool  wifi_sleeping = false;\r\nunsigned long currentMillis = millis();\r\nunsigned long NetworkScanTimer = 0;\r\nunsigned long NetworkScanDelay = 900000;  \/\/ 15 minute interval\r\nconst int numIPs = 254;\r\nint HostCount = 0;\r\nString encryptionTypeStr(uint8_t authmode) {\r\n  switch (authmode) {\r\n    case ENC_TYPE_NONE:\r\n      return \"Open\";\r\n    case ENC_TYPE_WEP:\r\n      return \"WEP\";\r\n    case ENC_TYPE_TKIP:\r\n      return \"WPA+PSK\";\r\n    case ENC_TYPE_CCMP:\r\n      return \"WPA2+PSK\";\r\n    case ENC_TYPE_AUTO:\r\n      return \"WPA+WPA2+PSK\";\r\n    default:\r\n      return \"Unknown\";\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/\/ MQTT callback function to handle incoming messages\r\nvoid callback(char* topic, byte* message, unsigned int length) { \r\n  String messageTemp; \r\n  for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {\r\n    messageTemp += (char)message[i];\r\n  } \r\n  if (String(topic) == \"Wemos-Module1\/Reboot\") {\r\n    if(messageTemp == \"Reboot\"){\r\n      ESP.restart();\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid reconnect() {\r\n  while (!MQTTclient.connected()) {\r\n    if (MQTTclient.connect(mqtt_clientname)) {\r\n      MQTTclient.subscribe(\"Wemos-Module1\/#\");\r\n    } else {\r\n      delay(5000);\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid publish_to_mqtt() {\r\n  delay(250);\r\n  String StringUptime = String(millis());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/Uptime\", StringUptime.c_str());\r\n  String StringHWAddress = String(WiFi.macAddress());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/HWAddress\", StringHWAddress.c_str());\r\n  String StringWifiSignal = String(WiFi.RSSI());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/WifiSignal\", StringWifiSignal.c_str()); \r\n  String StringFreeHeapSize = String(ESP.getFreeHeap());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/FreeHeapSize\",StringFreeHeapSize.c_str());  \r\n  String StringHeapFragmentation = String(ESP.getHeapFragmentation());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/HeapFragmentation\",StringHeapFragmentation.c_str());  \r\n  String StringMaxFreeBlockSize = String(ESP.getMaxFreeBlockSize());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/MaxFreeBlockSize\",StringMaxFreeBlockSize.c_str());  \r\n  String StringSketchSize = String(ESP.getSketchSize());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/SketchSize\",StringSketchSize.c_str());  \r\n  String StringFreeSketchSpace = String(ESP.getFreeSketchSpace());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/FreeSketchSpace\",StringFreeSketchSpace.c_str());  \r\n  String StringCpuFreqMHz = String(ESP.getCpuFreqMHz());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/CpuFreqMHz\",StringCpuFreqMHz.c_str());\r\n  String StringChipId = String(ESP.getChipId());\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/ChipId\",StringChipId.c_str());  \r\n  String StringHeadCounterValue = String(HeadCounterValue);\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/HeadCounterValue\",StringHeadCounterValue.c_str());  \r\n\r\n  String StringscanResult = String(scanResult);\r\n  MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/ScanResult\",StringscanResult.c_str());  \r\n  String StringSpacer = String(\" \");\r\n  for (int8_t i = 0; i < scanResult; i++) {\r\n    WiFi.getNetworkInfo(i, ssid, encryptionType, rssi, bssid, channel, hidden);\r\n    StringScanCount = String(i+1);\r\n    StringScanRSSI = String(rssi);\r\n    if(ssid != NULL) {\r\n       StringScanSSID = String(ssid);\r\n            }\r\n       else {\r\n       StringScanSSID = String(\"*-Hidden-*\");\r\n            }\r\n    channelString = String(channel); \r\n    if (bssid[0] < 16) StringScanMacAddress = \"0\";\r\n      else StringScanMacAddress = \"\";\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(bssid[0], HEX);\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(\":\");\r\n    if (bssid[1] < 16) StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + \"0\";\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(bssid[1], HEX);\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(\":\");\r\n    if (bssid[2] < 16) StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + \"0\";\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(bssid[2], HEX);\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(\":\");\r\n    if (bssid[3] < 16) StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + \"0\";\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(bssid[3], HEX);\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(\":\");\r\n    if (bssid[4] < 16) StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + \"0\";\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(bssid[4], HEX);\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(\":\");\r\n    if (bssid[5] < 16) StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + \"0\";\r\n    StringScanMacAddress = StringScanMacAddress + String(bssid[5], HEX);\r\n    encryptionTypeString = String(encryptionTypeStr(WiFi.encryptionType(i))); \r\n    String StringScanAPFinal = String(StringScanCount + StringSpacer + StringScanRSSI + StringSpacer + StringScanMacAddress + StringSpacer + channelString + StringSpacer + StringScanSSID + StringSpacer + encryptionTypeString);\r\n    MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/AP-Found\",StringScanAPFinal.c_str());\r\n    delay(250);\r\n  }\r\n    \r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid connect_to_wifi() {\r\n  int n = WiFi.scanNetworks();\r\n  if (n == 0) {\r\n    NoNetwork = true;\r\n    return;\r\n  }\r\n  for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(wifi_networks) \/ sizeof(wifi_networks[0]); i++) {\r\n    for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {\r\n      if (strcmp(wifi_networks[i].myssid, WiFi.SSID(j).c_str()) == 0) {\r\n        WiFi.begin(wifi_networks[i].myssid, wifi_networks[i].mypassword);\r\n        int attempts = 0;\r\n        while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED && attempts < 20) {\r\n          delay(500);\r\n          attempts++;\r\n        }\r\n        if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED) {\r\n          NoNetwork = false;\r\n          return;\r\n        } else {\r\n          RedLEDsOn();\r\n          delay(250);\r\n          FartSound();\r\n          delay(2000);\r\n          RedLEDsOff();\r\n          ESP.restart();\r\n        }\r\n      }\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n  NoNetwork = true;\r\n  RedLEDsOn();\r\n  delay(250);\r\n  FartSound();\r\n  delay(2000);\r\n  RedLEDsOff();\r\n  ESP.restart();\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid connect_to_mqtt() {\r\n  for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(mqtt_brokers) \/ sizeof(mqtt_brokers[0]); i++) {\r\n    MQTTclient.setServer(mqtt_brokers[i], mqtt_port);\r\n    if (MQTTclient.connect(mqtt_clientname)) {\r\n      MQTTclient.publish(mqtt_topic_firmware, mqtt_message_firmware);\r\n      return;\r\n    } else {\r\n      RedLEDsOn();\r\n      delay(250);\r\n      FartSound();\r\n      delay(2000);\r\n      RedLEDsOff();\r\n      ESP.restart();\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid scan_wifi_networks() {\r\n  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);\r\n  WiFi.disconnect();\r\n  delay(100);\r\n  scanResult = WiFi.scanNetworks(\/*async=*\/false, \/*hidden=*\/true); \r\n  connect_to_wifi();\r\n  if (NoNetwork == false) {\r\n    MQTTclient.setCallback(callback);\r\n    connect_to_mqtt();\r\n    MQTTclient.loop();\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid scan_local_network() {\r\n  pinger.OnReceive([](const PingerResponse& response){return true;});\r\n\r\n  pinger.OnEnd([](const PingerResponse& response) {\r\n    if(response.TotalReceivedResponses > 0) {\r\n      \r\n        HostCount++;\r\n        String StringSubnetHostCount = String(HostCount);\r\n        MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/HostCount\",StringSubnetHostCount.c_str());  \r\n        \r\n        sprintf(BufDestIPAddress, \"%s\",response.DestIPAddress.toString().c_str());\r\n        MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/DestIPAddress\",BufDestIPAddress);  \r\n      \r\n        if(response.DestMacAddress != nullptr) {\r\n            sprintf(BufDestMacAddress, MACSTR,MAC2STR(response.DestMacAddress->addr));\r\n            MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/MACAddress\",BufDestMacAddress);  \r\n          } \r\n          \r\n        sprintf(BufMinResponseTime, \"%lu\",response.MinResponseTime);\r\n        sprintf(BufMaxResponseTime, \"%lu\",response.MaxResponseTime);\r\n        MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/MinResponseTime\",BufMinResponseTime);  \r\n        MQTTclient.publish(\"Wemos-Module1\/MaxResponseTime\",BufMaxResponseTime);  \r\n        \r\n      }\r\n    return true;\r\n    });\r\n\r\n  \/\/ Ping MQTT 1 Broker\r\n  pinger.Ping(\"mqttbroker1\");\r\n  delay(750);\r\n\r\n  \/\/ Ping MQTT 2 Broker\r\n  pinger.Ping(\"mqttbroker2\");\r\n  delay(750);\r\n\r\n  \/\/ Ping MQTT 3 Broker\r\n  pinger.Ping(\"mqttbroker3\");\r\n  delay(750);\r\n  \r\n  \/\/ Ping Local Network\r\n  HostCount = 0;\r\n  IPAddress localIP = WiFi.localIP();\r\n  for (int i = 1; i <= numIPs; i++) {\r\n    IPAddress pingIP = localIP;\r\n    pingIP[3] = i; \/\/ Set the last octet to the counter value \r\n    reconnect(); \/\/ The MQTT Broker would timeout, this prevents that\r\n    pinger.Ping(pingIP);\r\n    delay(750);\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid BKFLSound () {\r\n  digitalWrite(BKFLPin, HIGH);\r\n  delay(5);\r\n  digitalWrite(BKFLPin, LOW);\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid FartSound () {\r\n  digitalWrite(FartPin, HIGH);\r\n  delay(5);\r\n  digitalWrite(FartPin, LOW);\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid RedLEDsOn () {\r\n  digitalWrite(EyeLEDs, HIGH);   \/\/ turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid RedLEDsOff () {\r\n  digitalWrite(EyeLEDs, LOW);   \/\/ turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid HeadCounter() {\r\n  HeadCounterValue++;\r\n  RedLEDsOn();\r\n   delay(500);\r\n  \r\n  for (int count = 0; count <30; count = count +1) { \r\n    noTone(HeadLED);\r\n    delay(random(4, 80));                       \/\/ wait for a second  \r\n    tone(HeadLED, Freq);\r\n    delay(random(4, 80));                       \/\/ wait for a second\r\n  }\r\n  \r\n  tone(HeadLED, Freq);\r\n  delay(5000);\r\n\r\n  for (int count = 0; count <30; count = count +1) { \r\n    noTone(HeadLED);\r\n    delay(random(4, 80));                       \/\/ wait for a second\r\n    tone(HeadLED, Freq);\r\n    delay(random(4, 80));                       \/\/ wait for a second\r\n  }\r\n  \r\n  noTone(HeadLED);\r\n  delay(1500);\r\n  RedLEDsOff();\r\n  \r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid setup() {\r\n  \/\/ Set LED to LOW\r\n  pinMode(EyeLEDs, OUTPUT); \r\n  pinMode(HeadLED, OUTPUT); \r\n  pinMode(FartPin, OUTPUT); \r\n  pinMode(BKFLPin, OUTPUT); \r\n  digitalWrite(EyeLEDs, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(FartPin, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(BKFLPin, LOW);\r\n  noTone(HeadLED);\r\n  \r\n  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);\r\n  WiFi.disconnect();\r\n  delay(100);\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid loop() {\r\n\r\n  currentMillis = millis();\r\n  \r\n  if (currentMillis - NetworkScanTimer >= NetworkScanDelay) {\r\n    NetworkScanTimer = currentMillis;\r\n    RedLEDsOn();\r\n    scan_wifi_networks();\r\n    publish_to_mqtt();\r\n    if (SubnetScan == true) {\r\n      scan_local_network();\r\n      SubnetScan = false;  \/\/  uncomment this so it only runs one time.\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    BKFLSound();\r\n    delay(2000);\r\n    \r\n    RedLEDsOff();\r\n    WiFi.disconnect();\r\n    delay(100);\r\n  }\r\n  \r\n  \/\/ read the state of the PIR sensor:\r\n  PIRState = digitalRead(PIRSens);\r\n  if (PIRState == HIGH) {\r\n    HeadCounter();\r\n  } \r\n}<\/pre>\n
Here is the Arduino Pro Mini Code<\/p>\n
\/** \r\n\r\nArduino_ProMini_PCM_BKFL_Input-Controlled_ver2\r\nPin Input Controlled Sound Player\r\n\r\nArduino IDE: v1.8.19\r\nBoard: Arduino Pro Mini ATmega328P (5V, 16Mhz)\r\n\r\nInput pins should be pulled to ground (LOW) with a high value ohm resistor.\r\nThe pin is also connected to switch that connects to vcc (HIGH) through a low value ohm resistor.\r\nWhen the switch is activated, this causes the pin to go high.\r\n\r\nSketch uses 30670 bytes (99%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes.\r\nGlobal variables use 20 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2028 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.\r\n\r\n**\/\r\n\r\n\r\n\/\/ Libraries\r\n#include <PCM.h>\r\n\r\n\r\n\/\/ Variables and Constants\r\nconst unsigned char BKFL[] PROGMEM = {\r\n121, 126, 131, 137, 123, 94, 122, 124, 132, 152, ... trucated data ... 126, 127, 128, 128, 128, 126, 127, 128, 128, 127,\r\n};\r\nconst unsigned char Fart[] PROGMEM = {\r\n138, 144, 146, 150, 151, 143, 139, 135, 123, 114, ... trucated data ... 106, 129, 124, 110, 127, 156, 151, 128, 126, 129,\r\n};\r\n\r\nconst int FARTPin = 6;     \/\/ the number of the pushbutton pin\r\nconst int BKFLPin = 7;     \/\/ the number of the pushbutton pin\r\n\r\nint FARTPinState = 0;         \/\/ variable for reading the pushbutton status\r\nint BKFLPinState = 0;         \/\/ variable for reading the pushbutton status\r\n\r\n\r\n\/\/ Routines and Subroutines\r\n\r\nvoid setup() {\r\n  \/\/ initialize the pushbutton pin as an input:\r\n  pinMode(FARTPin, INPUT);\r\n  pinMode(BKFLPin, INPUT);\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid loop() {\r\n  \r\n  FARTPinState = digitalRead(FARTPin);\r\n  BKFLPinState = digitalRead(BKFLPin);\r\n\r\n  if (FARTPinState == HIGH) {\r\n    startPlayback(Fart, sizeof(Fart));\r\n  } \r\n  \r\n  if (BKFLPinState == HIGH) {\r\n    startPlayback(BKFL, sizeof(BKFL));\r\n  } \r\n}<\/pre>\n
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“Meet the world’s most over-engineered Halloween decoration: a disembodied head that’s got more computing power than NASA circa 1969! This isn’t your dollar store plastic noggin – oh no, this bad boy is what happens when a software engineer gets way too excited about spooky season. First off, this chatty cranium has two ways to creep you out. Option one: wave your hand in front of it like you’re trying to get its attention at a ghostly dinner party, and…<\/p>\n
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