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I won’t go into environmental discussions, they’re a can of worms and they seldom end in the two people agreeing. You won’t save the planet by buying more stuff, but if you’re going to buy it anyway, you might as well make a statement. And I can’t see why you can’t also look good in the process.
Petrolcide, noun. 1. The act or instance of endangering the planet by reckless use of natural resources. 2. The intentional abuse of ones position of political power for the purpose of personal profit and to further the interests of petroleum corporations at the expense of the environment and national security.
Most people probably won’t know this word, but the image on the Petrolcide t-shirt speaks for itself.
Some people really shouldn’t be allowed to have cars. Just because you passed your exam doesn’t mean you can forget anything you learnt and drive like a madman. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should park on 2 spaces and block the whole street.
Before you use more drastic measures (keys, hammer and the like) on the offender’s car, maybe a more suble approach can work. For example, fake parking tickets. They look like a real one… until the victim reads the text. The offense list includes: Mentally Handicapped Driver, Parking Like a Jack-Ass, Driving a Hunk of Crap, Inventing a Parking Space, Taking Up 2 Spaces (Jerk!), Too Stupid to Drive a Car, Ugly Driver Violation, Parking While Under The Influence of Rap Music and Parking While Being a Real Bitch. You’ll probably find one for every annoying driver you meet…
If you’re a fan of handmade things but are a bit, well, lazy, you’ll appreciate Your! puzzle.
You get a blank puzzle and three markers. The rest is up to you. You can write a party invitation on it, or a birthday wish, or a bitchy message to your neighbour. Either way, the recipient will have a few minutes of fun assemling it and you’ll be remembered as the creative one.
All you need is some artistic talent. It’s the gesture that counts, yeah, but an ugly card won’t impress anyone.
If you’ve jumped on the iPhone bandwagon, you’re probably looking for accessories for your new gadget. Unfortunately, many of these are either useless or they just plain don’t work.
After seeing the presentation video, I think My Touch Keys is a happy exception. It’s basically an iPhone skin with holes cut for the keyboard and what it does is give you tactile input - in short, you can feel the keys, so you’ll type better and faster, with less typos. In case you’re worried no, of course it doesn’t use any adhesive and you can take it off anytime.
Only one issue: although it doesn’t impede non-typing usage, it might however be a little annoying when you want to browse your images and you feel the ‘keys’ under your fingers.
I bought a new pair of shoes! If this is something you frequently hear from your girlfriend or sister, these ‘OMG! Shoes!’ earrings are perfect for her.
The only requirement: a sense of humor. She must be able to acknowledge her obsepassion and willing to laugh about it. I can just picture a group of squealing girls wearing matching earrings, unleashed over a poor shoe salesman…
(although Al Bundy would probably appreciate an influx of young women in his store.)
I am not into shoes at all, but I still think these are awesome. Fashion-addicts are too serious about it, they need to loosen up, and this would be a nice way of showing that they are just having fun.
I spend my time here speaking about gifts but I haven’t touched one subject: wrapping. I like getting nicely wrapped gifts and I like choosing wrapping paper. What I don’t like is the part where I need three hands to fold the paper, keep it in place, tape the ends and make sure I don’t destroy the box in the process.
I am sure I’m not alone. At least Hallmark must’ve thought there was a market segment for people with no wrapping skills, why else would they start selling adhesive gift wrap? It’s a brilliant idea. You just stick it on your box and tada! perfect looks without the trouble. Well, you’ll have to pay attention to air bubbles, but that’s about it.
For now, you can choose from 8 designs suited for most occasions (babies, kids, weddings, formal etc.), but more will probably pop up later.
Sharing a TV with someone can be a real pain. It’s one thing not being able to watch your favorite show, but having to watch someone else’s favorite, which happens to be the most annoying piece of television ever made… now that takes the cake.
There were times I so wished to have one of these… A Micro Spy Remote can control most TVs, and you will probably feel revenged when the victim stares at the remote in their hand and doesn’t understand what’s going on. You just have to push the mute button until the TV gets silent… and you own it.
A particularly mischievous mind can probably think of several pranks involving this little remote. Victims are guaranteed to go insane.
A mouse is an essential device for any computer user… So why do people try to make them difficult to use?
Why would I want a Super Slim 3D USB Optical Mouse? It’s a regular mouse, except it was cut in half so it measures just under an inch in width, which sounds painful for my hand. Even laptop mice still have a normal shape (and they are not very comfortable either). The scroll wheel is on the side, and it has one button on top for back/forward navigation.
I’m sorry, but innovation is not my cup of tea if it takes away functionality. I want a comfy mouse with all the buttons where I am used to them.
I’m starting to get tired of silly designs when it comes to computer accessories. The line between ‘interestingly quirky’ and ‘dumb’ is a thin one. However, people must buy these things if companies keep making them, I suppose.
If you’re one of those who don’t feel comfortable having something simple on your desk, check out the Canned Shape Card Reader + 3-port Hub Combo II (I’m sorry, I didn’t choose the name, let’s just call it a “can card reader”). It’s an useful device: it can read SD, SDHC, MMC, XD, Memory Stick Pro, CF, T-flash/Micro SD and it is also a 3-port USB hub.
It’s also shaped like a can. Why? Beats me. It would’ve been interesting if it looked like a real can, with some kind of design on it, but it’s plain silver.
I don’t know why the shape is supposed to be a selling point. The reasons I’d buy it for have to do with functionality, not looks, and I would go for a different, normal shaped device if it could do the same things.
“Don’t get mad, get even” (beside being a pretty cool Aerosmith song) is sometimes a good idea. For example, if someone pulls a toilet prank on you. Something maybe involving some Ex-Lax and the mysterious absence of any toilet paper. Payback time, but it has to be something different. The prankster will be sure to check the availability of paper on every ocassion.
The perfect counter-prank involves the presence of toilet paper. What’s the catch? It’s a special kind. The Revenge Toilet Paper cannot be teared, so the victim will find him or herself with a large amount of paper s/he cannot use.
All’s fair in love and war, right? Just watch out for the counter-counter-prank.
I won’t go into environmental discussions, they’re a can of worms and they seldom end in the two people agreeing. You won’t save the planet by buying more stuff, but if you’re going to buy it anyway, you might as well make a statement. And I can’t see why you can’t also look good in the process.
