Since I was a wee tyke, I've wanted to take over the world. My secret santa somehow sensed that and shipped me the beginnings of a mind-control robot. He(She) sent me an Arduino NG development board complete with a working power source and a blinking message (morse code and I suspect the message is my secret santa's username).

A letter, taped to the inside of the box is as follows: To Mr. jhc142002: Enclosed is an Arduino NG development board. I sincerely hope it's still blinking by the time you receive it. As to what the blinking means, I'll leave it to you to find that out by yourself. Naturally, however, feel free to overwrite the program within it you don't feel compelled to waste time on that.

Also enclosed is a USB cable in the unlikely event that you don't have one. Mark sure to visit arduino.cc to get the development tools (Windows, Mac and Linux compatible!) and hack away.

Happy holidays. -Chris (your secret santa)

I've yet to begin decoding the message due to holiday busyness. I find myself unable to commence building the aforementioned mind-control robot until I'm able to decode the message (most certainly not a waste of time).

So, to Chris: I sincerely hope you are up to the task of becoming Vice Overlord when the time comes. Until then, shine on you crazy diamond.