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fate · Uber-Karma Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1178

So is this whole everything-old-is-new-again-AND-IN-3D thing gonna be a trend we're gonna have to suffer through? Because Final Destination is doing that as well.
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Trool · Good Karma Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 1486

I think so. Seems like an easy way to make money. Toy Story 1&2 are coming out in 3D as well.
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Trool · Good Karma Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 1486

MMO imitating real life. Due to mismanagement that caused many bad loans to be given the biggest user maintained bank in EVE is freezing everyone's accounts:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/08/virtual-bank-in-eve-freezes-accounts-due-to-deficit.ars
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Trool · Good Karma Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 1486

http://gizmodo.com/5360418/screw-a-house-im-buying-a-camper-bike
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Jastermereel · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:19 pm Post subject:

As the link title says "Woman gets a tooth implanted in her eye to cure blindness":
http://io9.com/5362073/woman-gets-a-tooth-implanted-in-her-eye-to-cure-blindness
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Jastermereel · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:43 pm Post subject:

I would put these under pics of the day, but...really...these Disgusting Cakes are far more in the WTF territory:
http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2009/07/gross_cakes.html
Oh...and probobly NSFW due to goat.cx appearing towards the end...the rest are just Not Safe for Lunchtime viewing.
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Jastermereel · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject:

Inside Bill Moorier's head
http://abstractnonsense.com/mri/
Hit the pause button to manually move through his MRI data.
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Jastermereel · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:05 pm Post subject:

Mildly NSFW
Perhaps it belongs in Picture of the Day, but it's considerably more WTF appropriate:
http://centennialsociety.com/business_reply/businessreply.htm

Trool · Good Karma Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 1486

The Eigenharp:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/08/eigenharp-pico-and-alpha-slowly-remove-shroud-of-mystery-gets-s/

There are links to so vids in the article as well...
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Jastermereel · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:23 pm Post subject:

Kashiwa Mystery Cafe:
http://www.cabel.name/2009/09/kashiwa-mystery-cafe.html
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Trool · Good Karma Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 1486

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/10/17/maldives-climate-change.html

Trool · Good Karma Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 1486

Home robots:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/18/panasonic-serves-up-latest-prototype-robots-dish-washing-servan/

and fruit fly false memory stuff:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17990-laser-creates-false-memories-in-fly-brains.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Though I don't think the fruit fly article's title is completely accurate...it seems to be more like conditioning than memories
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Jastermereel · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject:

Bunny Bio-fuel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8309156.stm
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Trool · Good Karma Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 1486

Toilet waterfall:
http://izismile.com/2009/10/20/unusual_wall_or_a_toilet_art_20_pics.html
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Trool · Good Karma Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 1486

http://gizmodo.com/5389285/i-want-a-slice-of-this-amazingly-freaky-dead-tauntaun-wedding-cake
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fate · Uber-Karma Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1178

Calling in sick just isn't what it used to be...Also I'm pretty sure Blockbuster Video would still fire you.
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Jastermereel · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:40 am Post subject:

That might be a good thing if not having that job meant not having to stab yourself again the next day.
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fate · Uber-Karma Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1178

http://community.livejournal.com/wtf_nature/441629.html
Might be NSFW(list of sexuality variances in nature, you tell me)?
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Jastermereel · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:22 am Post subject:

The Mutter Museum Cookie Cutter:
Two gingerbread heads are better than one?

http://www.muttermuseumstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MutterMuseumStore&Product_Code=G-MEN&Category_Code=
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Mogri · Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject:

So this is of a billboard in a football stadium...
Anyone care to tell me what Bowser has to do with Cadillac?!

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Jastermereel · Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:23 am Post subject:

Nic Cage as Everyone:
http://niccageaseveryone.blogspot.com/

I was thinking "pic of the day" but "WTF" seems more appropriate.
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Jastermereel · Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:57 am Post subject:

Canned Haggis:
http://ridiculousfoodsociety.blogspot.com/2008/07/canned-haggis-tatties-and-neeps-yum.html
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fate · Uber-Karma Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1178

http://austriantimes.at/news/Around_the_World/2010-02-02/20227/Shoulder_blade

Jastermereel · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:42 am Post subject:

43 Simple Ways To Simplify Your Life
http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/374966576/zenzenzenzen
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Jastermereel · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:30 am Post subject:

Rio float depicting Hitler, dead Jews banned
Judge orders removal of mannequins, bars dancers dressed as Nazi leader
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934625
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Jastermereel · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject:

School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/17/school-used-student.html

fate · Uber-Karma Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1178

I saw the story earlier, do you know any more details than what was reported in the article? I was curious to find out whether the cameras were actually remotely activated/left on or if they just snooped on his hard drive for pics he may have taken himself thinking they'd find something suspicious.
If the cameras were left on, it seems likely that the cameras could have software running which would continuously broadcast to a website which the school could use to monitor the students...considering how tech inept a lot of school admins are this makes me extremely worried that the software is from a generic live broadcast maybe-you-have-to-have-a-password-to-view-maybe-not site...and that adds a whole other level to this.
If the cameras were left on/turned on on purpose without student's knowledge there better be some massive criminal cases happening shortly to deal with the people responsible.
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Jastermereel · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:07 pm Post subject:

I suspect that the school has more direct access than simply snooping on the hard drive. I don't know if the school turned the camera on directly or if the student had something running where the camera's feed was on the desktop at the time, but I don't think it was as simple as snooping.

I heard earlier from another person who knows the student I know that "the school announced today via the loudspeakers that it was not true but the students don't believe it because they've all had the experience of the little green camera light popping on unexpectedly".

Also, it looks like this is fairly common now: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/learning/schools/how-google-saved-a-school.html The piece starts out as a "the good technology does in the classroom" sort of piece. But around 4:30 in it, it goes to the assistant principal watching the kid's screen while they use their own webcam. There's no comment on the matter really except for a quick laugh line.
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fate · Uber-Karma Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1178

That's pretty disturbing(that this isn't an isolated case)...though i guess better then the version i had in mind with the shitty tech. Still hoping for criminal charges.

Edit: just read the comments on the google article and wow...not a one mentions how messed up it is to have a camera constantly monitoring students. And almost all are a variation of "why should we waste laptops/money/resources on stupid kids"...sad
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