>After my big tyrade about the slate and stylus, I got thinking about some other fun devices that were designed with the best of intentions, but in practice, they didn’t work too well. don’t get me wrong, there are a zillion devices out there that made things easier, but a few devices…well, they just weren’t …
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Yup, I guess I’m A Horrible Blind Person
A couple of stories I heard recently made me so thankful that I live in the generation I do, even though I complain about the stupidness and all that. If I was older, oh my. I don’t think I would have survived as a blind person. If I did, I would have been miserable. The …
The 30 Dumbest Videogame Titles Ever
I don’t play a lot of videogames, but I do know funny when I see it, and this is pretty funny. Spanky’s QuestSuper Nintendo – 1991 Premise: Spanky is a monkey with balls. Throwing these balls is his way of attacking enemies, and at the end of each level there’s a boss. All very traditional, …
Will You…SB Marry Me?
Um…uh…ur…USB wedding rings? Yeah…sure…ok then.
Make Something Idiot Proof And The World Will Make A Better Idiot
Japanese scientists have invented smart glasses that they say can help you find things you’ve lost by playing back recordings made by a built-in camera of the last time you were with the object you’re looking for. This is a pretty neat idea, but what are you supposed to do if you lose your glasses?
I Can’t Think Of A Roomba-Spinoff For The Title, So I Won’t Try.
Jen sent me something fucking hillarious. It’s a little weird, but I thought someone else might get a kick out of it, especially if that someone owns a cat. In case anyone wonders what the hell a Roomba is, it’s a vacuum that moves all on its own and goes around and under the objects …
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Playing With Your Head
I never noticed them saying in this article that along with the brain-reading headset, there is a backup controler that uses the old-fashioned hands, because I think you’d need it. There is no way some game developer has managed to master the reading of thoughts when we can’t seem to create devices to do this …
Come Out With Your Pants Up!
I’m not sure why I decided to readthis story about Calgary’s new public toilet,but I did and its got me curious. One of the features built into the thing is a 9 minute warning in the form of a light letting you know that it’s time to move it on out. If you stay another …
What Could Possibly Go Wro…Boom!
Quick question. Does the idea of a gas-pumping robot sound like a bad one to anybody else, or is it just me being silly? In case you’re wondering how the €75,000 technological miracle does its stuff, it has a database of vehicles, with their corresponding fuel cap designs and fuel types. Reuters elaborates: “A robotic …
Text To Pee
Oh god. I’m laughing too hard to explain what I’m laughing at. I’ll try. I’m invisioning my mom and dad driving down the road. Suddenly, mom says she needs to use the bathroom. They see a place where they can use a washroom, but all it is is a locked toilet. Mom’s happy. She gets …