Internet of shit
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@Tsaukpaetra said in Internet of shit:
@Polygeekery said in Internet of shit:
@Tsaukpaetra I did.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/isolate-switch-off-your-ears--4
When I first saw that image, I was like "1MM for plugs??? FUCK OFF!"
Yea for bad UI design!
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@anotherusername said in Internet of shit:
that said I looked like a bot and made me do a ReCaptcha before it sent me to the real onebox.
Given that Dumbbox is effectively a DDoS, and it runs client side, is it any wonder your traffic ends up looking like a bot?
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@Lorne-Kates I don't recall posting anything with one of those oneboxes in the preview, though, so I wasn't the one hitting it unusually hard. Definitely not since solving the captcha and then seeing the captcha again a couple of hours later.
More likely I'm behind a shared IP and they're getting unusual amounts of traffic from it. I occasionally see that from sites like Google even.
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@Polygeekery said in Internet of shit:
@blek said in Internet of shit:
Internet of shit device you can use to step in real shit!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vixole-matrix-world-s-first-customizable-e-sneaker-game-shoes#/
That's the dumbest fucking thing I believe I have ever seen.
including this? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-motherbox-true-wireless-charging-power-phone--2#/
now if you'll excuse me, i need to replace my bullshit-o-meter. that page caused it to overheat and explode.
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@accalia Care to explain the ery? It is a wireless charger, those things exist.
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@dse I think it's because it claims to be the first truly wireless charger, because obviously all the other wireless chargers that are truly wireless that people have actually bought and use don't exist.
Basically, it's a wireless charger that has larger range. That seems to be about it.
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@dse said in Internet of shit:
@accalia Care to explain the ery? It is a wireless charger, those things exist.
yes, but wireless charging at the ranges and wattage they state?
buuuuuuuuuul shiiiiiiiiiit can i charge my device effectively at 20 inches away from the charger. not without spewing boatloads of RF
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@dse Hmm… Having another look at it, there's this graph:
I don't know about you, but to me, those figures don't match up with the inverse square law. And then you factor in the inherent losses in any wireless transmission, and you realise that not only is that thing spewing out huge amounts of RF (who knows what it's interfering with?), it's also wasting equally huge amounts of power.
And all because people can't handle having a few cables.
Then again, if you look at it as a tool to separate fools from their money, it's inspired.
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@RaceProUK 8, 4, 2 do look like inverse square power loss.
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@dse 10, 8, 4, 2 though? 10, 6, 3, 2, maybe I'd believe that, but not 10, 8, 4, 2.
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@RaceProUK I left 10 out for a reason :--) Close to 0 things could be weird, it might be a singularity.
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@dse Wait… so not only is that thing a waste of money and energy, but it also creates black holes?
I prefer pink holes anyway.
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@accalia said in Internet of shit:
@Polygeekery said in Internet of shit:
@blek said in Internet of shit:
Internet of shit device you can use to step in real shit!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vixole-matrix-world-s-first-customizable-e-sneaker-game-shoes#/
That's the dumbest fucking thing I believe I have ever seen.
including this? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-motherbox-true-wireless-charging-power-phone--2#/
now if you'll excuse me, i need to replace my bullshit-o-meter. that page caused it to overheat and explode.
But... it's Certified™!
It even has an App©!
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@CarrieVS said in Internet of shit:
But I'm really waiting for a USB-mitochondria adapter that I can install in my arm and charge devices by burning calories
Necro-replying, but this is something that has really interested me for a while.
Energy density of li-ion batteries: <1 MJ/L
Energy density of body fat: 37 MJ/LWe're much more energy efficient than any battery we have. If you could harvest that, you could recharge your phone for the day with a cheese sandwich.
One way would be to attach a mechanical device on your limbs that generated energy by movement (and making movement slighty harder, but that's what you get). It seems too simple to be true. I'd like to know if there's any reason why we don't do that? (other than "people don't like exercise")
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@RaceProUK said in Internet of shit:
And all because people can't handle having a few cables.
Connectors suck. MicroUSB takes some effort to connect and it shouldn't take any at all. Those pogo or magnetic connector docks are so much more practical.
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@anonymous234 And if you catch the cable, they simply disconnect instead of pulling your expensive device off the table (wooden, of course) and onto the hard floor where the screen breaks, and then you cry because you now have to spend £500-£1500 on replacing it (double that for iDevices), and then it happens again a few months later, and-
Sorry, got a bit carried away there. Basically, magnetic thingies good, connectors bad.
Disclaimer: I've never had a device break by it being pulled off a table.
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@accalia wow
OK so...
I'm no master of the technologies involved in wireless charging, but I can spot some obvious oversimplifications right off the bat...WUT.
what they don't tell you is that you're gonna lose....... a lot of that power in wireless charging. Unless they're magicians or something. Especially over that range. It's not as bad when you're charging from AC - it's wasteful, but it's "unlimited" power. If you're charging from a battery pack? Heh. Have fun with that. And that's from within inches.
Rechargable batteries won't be your biggest worry there, bud. If I were the FAA/FCC, I'd be worried about you jamming the fuck out of everything. Including, potentially, avionics.Oh. The same ISM bands with very low output power limits?
Yeah.
Good luck charging with 4 watts (assuming ideal antenna). Over the air.
It's tough to tell if these guys are just out to steal money (they're attached to a university, though, so... I doubt it?), or if they're just idealistic. But what they're talking about isn't possible!
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@anonymous234 said in Internet of shit:
One way would be to attach a mechanical device on your limbs that generated energy by movement (and making movement slightly harder, but that's what you get). It seems too simple to be true. I'd like to know if there's any reason why we don't do that? (other than "people don't like exercise")
Likely to be uncomfortable to wear, and you still have to actually get up and move about (or vigorously wriggle about in your seat), and it makes doing stuff harder. You might ask why people still have battery torches, since wind-up ones are available.
It's a nice idea for e.g. camping trips or doomsday preppers, I'm not denying that, but it's not really the same idea as what I'm suggesting, though it has the advantage of being definitely possible.
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@RaceProUK said in Internet of shit:
I don't know about you, but to me, those figures don't match up with the inverse square law. And then you factor in the inherent losses in any wireless transmission, and you realise that not only is that thing spewing out huge amounts of RF (who knows what it's interfering with?), it's also wasting equally huge amounts of power.
I wonder whether they plan to do tricks like those that are used in cellphone towers, which most certainly do not broadcast the same amount of power in all directions. Instead, they use clever antenna design and some neat signal processing to effectively beam the signal just towards interested receivers (and without strong the inverse square fall-off because the beam is much tighter). I don't know if the same thing would work with power transmission, but maybe?
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@dkf You'd need 2-way communication for that to work, yes? If so, I don't see how they're going to do that with inductive charging.
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@RaceProUK said in Internet of shit:
You'd need 2-way communication for that to work, yes?
“Use our app to control…”
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@dkf Ah yeah, forgot that their charger is so 'revolutionary' it needs an app.
Hey! That's where they're the first: a wireless charger with its own dedicated app!
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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/onsen-bath-towels-redefined-home
Now, the idea itself isn't a bad one: a towel that dries quickly is a towel that stays fresher. But charging $45 for one towel? Fcuk that siht.
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@RaceProUK I think you're in wrong topic.
Anyway, it sounds pretty reasonable. I'd definitely like to have a towel that catches water like paper.
Also, that girl in picture below video looks like she was topless. I wonder if that's on purpose.
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@Gąska I did acknowledge the product isn't a bad idea. The price however, that is a bad idea. That, and the fact it seems to only be available in the sort of grey normally only found on cheap housing estates where the council built enough places for 1,000 people for 25p.
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@RaceProUK said in Internet of shit:
I did acknowledge the product isn't a bad idea.
is it part of the Internet of Shit though
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@Jaloopa The price and colour choice are.
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@RaceProUK said in Internet of shit:
it seems to only be available in the sort of grey normally only found on cheap housing estates
It says it's also available in white.
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@RaceProUK the price is internet connected?
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@Jaloopa Is that what this thread is about? Crap. I thought it was just shit found on the Internet.
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@RaceProUK looks like a better candidate for stupid crowdfunded ideas
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@anonymous234 said in Internet of shit:
Energy density of li-ion batteries: <1 MJ/L
Energy density of body fat: 37 MJ/LGasoline has around 45 MJ/l energy density, but the petrol engine has only 25%-30% energy efficiency.
We're much more energy efficient than any battery we have. If you could harvest that, you could recharge your phone for the day with a cheese sandwich.
The efficiency of muscles is even lower at 18%-26%, and that is for the mechanical energy even before powering the generator.
One way would be to attach a mechanical device on your limbs that generated energy by movement
But if you try to imagine this, then its hard to place the device to work with normal movements. It could be used in exercise / weight lifting equipment.
It is not exactly a new idea too :)
http://ift.tt/1UamwR4
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@Adynathos I think the RSPCA might have something to say about us all starting to use horses to charge our phones.
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@RaceProUK said in Internet of shit:
Hey! That's where they're the first: a wireless charger with its own dedicated app!
And how, pray tell, are you going to run that app if your battery has drained? Or do you have to pull your good old wired charger out for those occasions?
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@Maciejasjmj If I was the designer, it would fall back to acting like a normal wireless charger.
I don't have faith the actual designers actually thought about it.
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@RaceProUK said in Internet of shit:
a towel that dries quickly is a towel that stays fresher
Put your $5 towel in the dryer after usage
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@TimeBandit Or do what I do, and hang it on the towel rail above the radiator.
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@RaceProUK said in Internet of shit:
towel rail
Towel on Rails ... these new programing languages really are getting silly names.
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That description, though.
Not only did my towel have to be luscious and thirsty, it needed to feel fresh and dry before showertime every day. And, of course, continue to deliver over time.
This... is about towels, right?
Buying towels (online and in-store) is a frustrating experience with the overwhelming number of options and their lacking descriptions.
If buying yourself a towel overwhelms you, you might not be ready to be a responsible adult.
Don’t let all that lusciousness fool you, it’s just curvy in all the right places.
Okay, you're doing that on purpose.
By the way, I'm Shane.
That's in the middle of the wall'o'text. Why do you feel the need to introduce yourself just now?
Random girl drying herself... because.
Dyeing the cotton fibers in multiple colors before spinning them into yarn is a custom process that takes over a month itself. This is something that isn't readily available, but doing this makes for a truly unique look and ensures the color is more permanent.
You mean you dye this stuff? As in, that dull toilet paper gray was a conscious choice? That takes a month? Can I have an undyed one faster and cheaper?
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@RaceProUK ...have you ever been to Bed Bath and Beyond?
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@Yamikuronue said in Internet of shit:
@RaceProUK ...have you ever been to Bed Bath and Beyond?
those are towel sets.... i mean, yeah they're expensive towel sets, but it's not 50+$ for a single towel.
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@Yamikuronue said in Internet of shit:
have you ever been to Bed Bath and Beyond?
They don't appear to have any branches in the UK, so I'm going to have to go with 'no' ;)
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@accalia Sure, but $100 for a single towel + hand towel + washcloth:
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@Yamikuronue said in Internet of shit:
@accalia Sure, but $100 for a single towel + hand towel + washcloth:
average of 33$ per towell by quantity, or 73.5$ for the bath towel by surface area.
Touche.
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I figure, you've a range of towel-shoppers stretching from the kind of person who is fine using last night's shirt until their mom gets embarrassed and makes them buy real towels, all the way up to the kind of person who will spend however much it takes to get exactly the towel they want. This towel is being marketed toward the latter half of the range.
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@Yamikuronue
And I thought my towels (~20€ per piece) were expensive.
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@accalia said in Internet of shit:
@dse said in Internet of shit:
@accalia Care to explain the ery? It is a wireless charger, those things exist.
yes, but wireless charging at the ranges and wattage they state?
buuuuuuuuuul shiiiiiiiiiit can i charge my device effectively at 20 inches away from the charger. not without spewing boatloads of RF
I'll point out that I have one (1) device(*) that charges wirelessly, and it does it just fine. It's my Apple Watch, and it charges at night, when I'm not wearing it and so it doesn't matter that it has to be in physical (but not electrical) contact with the charger.
I think this factor of when you charge the thing is often overlooked. I mean, really guys, I charge my devices when I'm effing asleep, so I don't care if they have to be tied to the wall while they charge. (And the Apple Watch charging thing is, I suspect, more about not having to have a socket in the side of the watch than anything else.)
(*) OK, not actually one device, because I'm a sucker (see, I admitted it!) and wanted one that's properly water resistant instead of just IP67. But I don't use the old one any more, so in that sense it doesn't count. It does feel a bit weird wearing a dual-core computer on my wrist, though.
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@Steve_The_Cynic said in Internet of shit:
I charge my devices when I'm effing asleep,
My fitness tracker does sleep, so charging is always a bitch. That's why I switched to one you replace the batteries on instead.