English text variants MOTD


Calls `fortune` and prints it as is, in Jive and Valspeak.


Tools — Small utilities, gadgets & scripts to perform daily tasks.

English text

Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio, replied: "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."

English variant — jive

Albert Einstein, when ax'ed t'describe transista', replied, dig dis: "You's see, wire telegraph be a kind'a some very, real long cat. You's pull his tail in New Yo'k and his 'haid be meowin' in Los Angeles. Do ya' dig it dis? And transista' opuh'tes 'esactly de same way, dig dis: ya' t'row signals here, dey receive dem dere. What it is, Mama! De only difference be dat dere be no cat."

English variant — valspeak

Albert Einstein, man, when asked to describe radio, like, replied: "You see, like, wow, wire telegraph is like, ya know, a kind of a super, fer shure, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowin' in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly thuh same way: you send signals here, oh, baby, they receive them there. The only difference is like wow! that there is no cat."