“Does new iPhone ad pass the sniff test?”
Say it ain’t so, Mr. Jobs!
Archive of posts filed under the Amusing/Interesting/Appalling category.
Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
“$188 laptop faces production delay, shortage”
The only reason I bring this story to your attention is a little throw-away line near the bottom: “The group is experimenting with a device that uses cows to generate power to charge its battery.” I’m just wondering how they’re planning to do that. If they wanted to use some kind of kinetic energy generator, …
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“Schneier: Beware security products”
I love this quote, half a dozen paragraphs from the bottom: “Fundamentally, we are not rational,” said Schneier. “The brain is just barely functioning in the security community. It’s still in beta testing. There’s weird holes and shortcuts, and all sorts of patches and work-arounds.”
“Popping the question the 21st century way”
It’s almost impossible to surprise GoddessJ with anything. She usually manages to ferret out whatever you were planning to surprise her with long before you’d planned for her to know. The day I proposed to her, she knew ahead of time that I had the ring and was planning to do it that evening, and …
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“Russian spammer murder hoax exposed”
Darn. I was hoping it was true, and apparently I wasn’t alone. Maybe the Mafia’s PR department spread the story. 😉
“Voice-stress ice-cream dispenser increases portions for the miserable”
I’d be a little less happy after the machine decided that I only needed a tiny portion.
“Carmen Sandiego found in train station”
For all those who’ve ever played Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, you can stop now. She’s been found. 😉
“Vista: Windows ME’s Successor”
Another Windows Vista love note. Wake up, Microsoft!
“Solid gold Hello Kitty playing cards”
A friend of ours is a major Hello Kitty collector, so we’re always on the lookout for Hello Kitty merchandise that would make good gifts for her. But I have to say, no matter how much we love her, this is a little too rich for us.
“Not tonight, honey, I’m on the Internet”
If I were foolish enough to tell GoddessJ that I prefer the Internet to sex, you can bet I’d never get sex again. 🙂