https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_RD-ziEY5I What you’re watching here is a fucking retard (his words, not mine) named John Pinney finding a new and inventive technological way to spend some time in jail. To be more specific, it’s an edited down version of Pinney using a police officer’s iPad to stream himself on Facebook Live being chased as he …
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Baby You Can Drive Into My Car
I could sit here and list each individual thing that went wrong here, but to save us all some time, let’s just say that all of them did and leave it at that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux7Qg6x-wKA An officer was checking a reported disturbance on Wednesday when he heard brakes squeal and an SUV slam into the patrol …
The Guzzle Buddy: Because Why Would You Pour Wine When You Can Just Make The Bottle Into A Glass
I don’t know that the Guzzle Buddy is as great an invension as the Beerbelly, but you won’t be convincing me that it shouldn’t come up during a conversation about the shortlist of the best something or other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBczM0Kzlbc The original guzzle buddy turns your wine bottle into your oversized XL wine glass. It is …
The Water Hasn’t Boiled, But My Blood Is
I don’t think of myself as a technophobe who’s against advancement, but quite often I do find myself pondering what benefit there is to civilization in the existence of things like smart toasters, ovens that sport more circuits than the shitty old computer I’m writing this on or text message and internet connected tea kettles. …
Have You Heard? If You Drill A Hole In Your New iPhone, You’ll Get To Buy A New iPhone
People will believe any damn thing. This is a fact. And should you decide that now might be a fine time to work out your contrarian muscles and not take my word for it, I give you this. Oh come on, Steve. This is so obviously a terrible idea, not to mention a prank. It …
overTHERE
No, not the Jonathan Coulton song, although you can have that too since I’m feeling generous. This overTHERE is a new free iPhone app designed for blind folks that looks like it might be worth playing with. overTHERE is a free iPhone app that gives blind pedestrians quick and easy access to accurate location information …
No Matter What An FBI Director Tells You, There Is Still No Such Thing As Bad Guy Proof Flawed Encryption
I’ve said my piece as has everyone else on the idea of backdooring encryption in such a way that only the “good guys” can break it for the purposes of saving humanity, and haven’t really felt the need to keep harping away on it every time a new story comes up. But today I read …
Please Leave A Message At The Tone, Unless You’re Caller Number Four
I have a question. The other day, my dad called me. While we were talking, he said that he had been trying to call my sister but her voicemail was full and he couldn’t leave a message. I texted her to let her know, and when she wrote back, I was floored. “I know it’s …
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In 300 Metres, You Would Have Been Just Fine, You Dope
I long ago gave up even reading stories about numbskulls who blindly follow their GPS units into bad situations, but there’s something different about this one. Yes it’s somebody reacting to what their GPS says in the stupidest way possible, but somehow this one strikes me as worse than usual because in most of those …
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Access Earth: Crowdsourced Building Accessibility Information
Reading about this new Access Earth project, two thoughts crossed my mind. 1. This looks pretty swell and we should tell our wheelchair friends about it. 2. I wonder if Matt Wozenilek is still out there shaking folks down for cash instead of doing something productive like this to help everyone’s cause. The platform was …
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