cool linux projects

[Phoenician]

> What cool stuff have you done with linux lately?  I'm curious at to what
> all you folks are using our favorite OS to do.  I for example have a
> linux powered car audio system.  I recall seeing some mention of Tivo
> type tv capture systems on the list in the past.  Please chime in if you
> are using Linux to power anything cool, from clustered web apps to
> automatic dog watering and plant feeding.  
> I hope all is well with everyone.
> Have a great day.
> Rob

I use Knoppix to recover files from M$ machines that refuse to cooperate
and boot.