Okay, so as far as I know no one else did this last year, but Gilley's across the street from the Riv, at the Frontier, has a mechanical bull.
Some friends and I went over, in our cups, as it were, and rode it. Hilarity ensued.
I see a contest somewhere, dammit. Rounding up a few hundred hackers for line dancing and bull riding is just a DC moment that to me is not too be missed.
I have neither time nor inclination to move beyond typing the above, but if someone else is interested in making this a contest, please do.
Longer term, getting the pinouts for the joystick the bull operator (bull jockey?) runs, and a challenge where folks actually code up different rides, would be cool, but I'm assuming it would require some cooperation from the Gilley's folks.
Some friends and I went over, in our cups, as it were, and rode it. Hilarity ensued.
I see a contest somewhere, dammit. Rounding up a few hundred hackers for line dancing and bull riding is just a DC moment that to me is not too be missed.
I have neither time nor inclination to move beyond typing the above, but if someone else is interested in making this a contest, please do.
Longer term, getting the pinouts for the joystick the bull operator (bull jockey?) runs, and a challenge where folks actually code up different rides, would be cool, but I'm assuming it would require some cooperation from the Gilley's folks.
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