Just in case someone out there is desperately searching for a last-minute Christmas gift, and office war implements would totally be the perfect gift, there are newer, crazier USB rocket launchers out there. This one, you can control from afar, using your iThing. Can you imagine? You’re not even at your desk, but your desk …
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Sploosh Splosh Swimmin’ In A Thought Pool
It’s random thought splatter time. Put on your rubber boots, this thought puddle’s a doozer. Like every year, I have to get my silly Christmas shopping talk in there. When December started, I was flipping out, I’d hardly bought anything, and it was…what was Steve’s word? De-fucking-cember? I can’t find it, but ya know. Anyway, …
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Intellistreets? Telescreens? Hmmm
I hope these new advertisement-blaring, conversation-spying poles won’t be coming to an intersection near me anytime soon. I thought the security cameras were bad enough, but there’s something even creepier about these ones. Like something out of a sinister Orwellian vision of the future, streetlights with the ability to monitor conversations and announce government warnings …
Robo…Dog?
I saw this a while ago, and have been meaning to write about it. Some japanese scientists have invented a robotic guide dog. What I don’t get about this is they say they invented it due to the rapidly aging population. So…there aren’t enough guide dogs to go around? Is that the reason? Why would …
Observations, Updates, And Other Goofiness
Here comes another giant pile of thoughts. The other day, the oldies radio station was on and The Poppy Family That’s Where I Went Wrong came on. And, unbidden, my only thought that came out loud and clear was “oh that poor bus stranger!” At that point I just started laughing. I didn’t feel one …
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If There Was A War For Best Celebrity GPS, It Has Been Won
Either I haven’t done it or found it yet, or there’s not much to talk about today. So just because it’s awesome, enjoy this video ad for the TomTom Bert and Ernie GPS. If it was blind dude accessible, I would buy this in a heartbeat. I hope you’re paying attention, GPS for blind dudes …
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iPadato
The paper laptop and wooden iPad scams have moved across the pond, where we find that a man in the UK has parted with £200 for an iPad that turned out to be a laptop bag full of potatoes. That’s right, citizens of Spartanburg. There are people in this world even slower than you are. …
An Update On The Chip And PIN Credit Card Question
As the title suggests, there’s an update to the do chip and PIN credit cards have a problem with blind people question from a couple of days ago. The best answer I can give after go rounds with the bank and with TD Visa is that I still haven’t a clue, and I won’t get …
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A Question About Chip And PIN Credit Cards And Their Use By The Blind
The time has come for me to renew my credit card. The new one came in the mail late last week, so now all I have to do is get a hand from somebody to activate it. But before I do, a question. The new one is one of those chip and PIN deals that …
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Anybody Wanna Help A Dork Update Phone Firmware
I feel like I just keep asking for stuff, but here goes. I’ve talked a lot about my Nokia N86. Well, I’ve discovered that it and Talks aren’t too kind to me when I’m using the web browser. For some reason, no matter how hard I try, I can’t enter text into edit fields. All …
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