Dumb things being crowdfunded.
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@kazitor said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
nobody else since.
For some reason, I read this as "nobody eats mice" when I first looked at it.
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@Gribnit said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@kazitor said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
nobody else since.
For some reason, I read this as "nobody eats mice" when I first looked at it.
They'll be a problem since they don't include a knife...
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Are you such a goddamned turboautist you can't just communicate to your boyfriend, girlfriend or gimp that you want to bump uglies? Fear not!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lovesync/lovesync-kickstart-your-love-life/description
This thing better emit enough radiation to sterilize anyone dumb enough to buy it.
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@blek So supposedly this takes care of the problem of asking your partner and they say no. So how is it any better if you tap the thing and it doesn't light up?
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How would this thing "Improve romantic communication"? It is designed so you don't have to communicate.
If your woman is coming in the room wearing skimpy clothes and giving you "Fuck me" eyes, no button needed, she wants your junk inside her. Pause the fucking show and go spend 4 minutes disappointing her and wishing she had shacked up with Chad instead.
Where is the "Man mode"? The one where it is always lit because we men are almost always down for sex.
Patent-pending?? What is there to patent on this thing?
Also known as "The Mormon Pack". I would have called it "The Orgy Pack", but if you are going to an orgy and you don't want to have sex then you need a dictionary and some common sense.
These retards have been working on this over a year.
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@Polygeekery
Thereby proving that even capitalism can result in gross misapplication of SEM.
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@blek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Are you such a goddamned turboautist you can't just communicate to your boyfriend, girlfriend or gimp that you want to bump uglies? Fear not!
Eh...it's not that bad of an idea, actually. Especially in a long term relationship you go through periods like that.
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@boomzilla Yeah, but if you're in a long-term relationship, presumably you must have managed to talk to your partner to get into the relationship in the first place. Continuing to talk to your partner is generally considered necessary for the relationship to continue.
There's nothing wrong with nonverbal cues, of course. My ex-wife and I had a couple. But swirly light USB buttons? If something like a flower on the pillow or locking the door (so the kids can't walk in) don't get the message across, neither will this gadget. And whatever the cue, if it's not accepted, you still need to talk to your partner to find out why; this gadget doesn't eliminate that issue.
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@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Where is the "Man mode"?
You just duct-tape the button down
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@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
this gadget doesn't eliminate
thatany issue.FTFY
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Episode #25 of "My brother buys weird things on Kickstarter":
A measuring cup proven by maths:
Brought to you by an ex-Google-engineer-turned-kitchen-innovator.
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@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Why does everything need to be a smart button these days?
Soon no-one's going to be able to remember which button tells their wife they want to bump uglies, which turns the heating off and which it is to order another pack of Andrex. Then someone's going to make a multi-function button which does all three with a single press.
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@JBert Interesting, but we're making dinner, not rocket fuel or a new cancer drug. "Close enough" almost always is.
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@HardwareGeek Not to mention that the most annoying thing is reading the scale due to the liquid's meniscus, which the wider area at the top makes difficult because it's somewhat difficult to properly estimate the middle of the cup.
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@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
These retards have been working on this over a year.
On the plus-side, compared to other crap from this thread, this thing
- is actually implementable by the people proposing it
- is largely capable of doing what it proposes
- isn't 100% obviously a scam
- doesn't kill/maim/blind/poison/etc the intended end user for sure
- isn't a fucking phoon-sphork or whatever that thing was called
As far as as Kickstarter goes, this probably puts the thing into the top 1% or so of projects.
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@cvi It also has a modest fundraising goal and a reasonable chance of reaching it.
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@JBert I wonder if they accounted for imperfect manufacturing process.
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@cvi said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
These retards have been working on this over a year.
On the plus-side, compared to other crap from this thread, this thing
- is actually implementable by the people proposing it
- is largely capable of doing what it proposes
- isn't 100% obviously a scam
- doesn't kill/maim/blind/poison/etc the intended end user for sure
- isn't a fucking phoon-sphork or whatever that thing was called
As far as as Kickstarter goes, this probably puts the thing into the top 1% or so of projects.
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@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Also known as "The Mormon Pack".
What Mormons are you thinking of? I wanna hook up!
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@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
There's nothing wrong with nonverbal cues, of course. My ex-wife and I had a couple. But swirly light USB buttons? If something like a flower on the pillow or locking the door (so the kids can't walk in) don't get the message across, neither will this gadget. And whatever the cue, if it's not accepted, you still need to talk to your partner to find out why; this gadget doesn't eliminate that issue.
It's more a case of you go through a "dry" spell for whatever reason (people get sick, other relationship issues, etc) and maybe you've read some non-verbal clues incorrectly a few times, which can get discouraging, so maybe you mostly stop even looking for them for a while.
I wouldn't pay the kind of money they're looking for but I can see the utility of the thing.
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@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
(so the kids can't walk in)
oh yeah ... and the kids are never going to mess with glowing stuff or guess the meaning ... if the buttons are glowing we can go watch tv with ice cream!
not that I would ever put my children in front of the tv with ice cream
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@Luhmann said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
not that I would ever put my children in front of the tv with ice cream
Jungle Fever is a hell of a drug.
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@boomzilla said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
It's more a case of you go through a "dry" spell for whatever reason (people get sick, other relationship issues, etc)
Sure, those things happen. Still, communicate with each other.
and maybe you've read some non-verbal clues incorrectly a few times, which can get discouraging, so maybe you mostly stop even looking for them for a while.
Maybe your non-verbal cues are too subtle. With my ex and I, they were non-verbal but obvious. A washcloth on the pillow meant "I want to wipe up some bodily fluids after sharing them with you." The answer might be no, but the question was unmistakable.
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@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
"I want to wipe up some bodily fluids after sharing them with you."
That sent a shiver down my spine. What awful things are you about to show me was my first thought.
I've being on the internet too long.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
washcloth on the pillow
Saving that one!
Not sure your bitches will understand the meaning
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@Tsaukpaetra said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
washcloth on the pillow
Saving that one!
Sounds unsanitary
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@TimeBandit said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@Tsaukpaetra said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
washcloth on the pillow
Saving that one!
Not sure your bitches will understand the meaning
It will save the pillow case from the drool (at least, a little).
@hungrier said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@Tsaukpaetra said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
washcloth on the pillow
Saving that one!
Sounds unsanitary
Don't kink shame!
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@blek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Are you such a goddamned turboautist you can't just communicate to your boyfriend, girlfriend or gimp that you want to bump uglies? Fear not!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lovesync/lovesync-kickstart-your-love-life/description
This thing better emit enough radiation to sterilize anyone dumb enough to buy it.
Mood rings meet internet of shit. Can't wait to see how hackable these are...
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@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Where is the "Man mode"? The one where it is always lit because we men are almost always down for sex.
Set a book down on it. Hopefully it'll get the message.
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@HardwareGeek said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
A washcloth on the pillow meant "I want to wipe up some bodily fluids after sharing them with you."
TMI.
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@brie said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Set a book down on it. Hopefully it'll get the message.
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@TimeBandit I was thinking more like a book that you'll never want to pick up again.
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@TimeBandit said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Where is the "Man mode"?
You just duct-tape the button down
Came here to say “men just put a weight on the button”. ’d twice.
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@brie said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@TimeBandit I was thinking more like a book that you'll never want to pick up again.
Kama Sutra with stains on it?
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1149356566/falcons-the-ultimate-gaming-socks
When I'm playing Skyrim, I keep getting distracted by wishing I had some overpriced socks on...
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Another smart water bottle:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bazaarian/hydrade-solar-powered-bluetooth-smart-water-bottle
Eh??
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@boomzilla my wife has a "smart water bottle" she uses:
About $10. No electronics necessary. No app. Just eight rubber bands around it. Each time you refill it you move one up. It tracks how much water you drink without any cruft.
Myself, I ascribe to the theory of:
Are you thirsty? If yes, drink some water. If no, do not.
I do not see why it needs to be any more complex than that.
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@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
No app.
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@loopback0 I am even more than that. I looked at their stupid logo and thought it was "Hydrado" and not "Hydrade".
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@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Are you thirsty? If yes, drink some
waterJack Daniel's. If no, do not.FTFY
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@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
I looked at their stupid logo and thought it was "Hydrado" and not "Hydrade".
I hadn't even noticed the shit logo.
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@loopback0 said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
I hadn't even noticed the shit logo.
This one?
It's not a logo, it's a "Don't buy this shit" sign
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@TimeBandit said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@Polygeekery said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
Are you thirsty? If yes, drink some
waterJack Daniel's. If no,do notdrink some Jack Daniel's.FTFY
FTFTFY
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@TimeBandit said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
@loopback0 said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
I hadn't even noticed the shit logo.
This one?
It's not a logo, it's a "Don't buy this shit" sign
Looks like an eight pointed star.
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@boomzilla said in Dumb things being crowdfunded.:
I wouldn't pay the kind of money they're looking for but I can see the utility of the thing.
I see this as a future-proof thing. If social trends continue the way they have, husbands will routinely need to prove in a court of law that they had consent at the critical nano-second.
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When I first read "smart ball" I thought it was dumb, but after watching dogs chase it I've changed my mind.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gomilabs/gomi-the-interactive-smart-ball-for-your-pets