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Isn't that Every Day Tray literally an MST3K invention exchange invention?
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Isn't that Every Day Tray literally an MST3K invention exchange invention? They had the junk drawer organizer.
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May 7, 2017 20:58
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I made that exact same tray in 7th grade shop as a Father's Day gift.
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May 7, 2017 21:07
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Karl Pilkington came up with the idea of a tie with pockets on the Ricky Gervais Show something like ten years ago, and even then it was ridiculed for being loving stupid.
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May 8, 2017 01:06
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Remember that kickstarter for a genetically-engineered bio-luminescent houseplant? The one that raised half a million dollars, almost ten times its original goal? Yeah, it's dead. Reading their actual backer announcement their plan was actually to use the kickstarter money to create a strain of fragrant moss and then use the money they got from selling the moss to fund the actual research on glowing plants. Only their moss turned out to not be viable because the batch had problems because genetic engineering is really hard, so it's a failure on several levels.
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May 8, 2017 04:55
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The e-ink shoes team ran away with the money after their backers telling them their prototype looked nothing like the initial render. The only staff member who responded to angry backers is an admin whose contract ended 6 months ago, wishing backers good luck.
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May 8, 2017 06:49
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ShiftWear more like ShitWear
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May 8, 2017 09:30
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You can still send them money on their site: https://shiftwear.com/store-order Online media are still writing about them and linking to the site. Meanwhile on their facebook:   Idiots being scammed never ceases to be funny The team is currently blowing all the money on hookers and coke and window dressing the accounts 
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May 8, 2017 09:48
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These USD179 glow in the dark headphones are just going to be some USD6 headphones from AliExpress, right? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1279925158/spark-headphones?ref=37qlqd https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Vis...2e-529b275237d6 Tears In A Vial has a new favorite as of 04:16 on May 9, 2017 |
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May 9, 2017 04:07
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Those kind of outright scams are some of the worst examples of  So why do they make me feel extreme levels of schadenfreude?
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May 9, 2017 04:38
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If people think glow‐in‐the‐dark headphones are worth paying $180, it would be downright heretical not to take their money. It’s in the Bible, Matthew 20.
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May 9, 2017 06:13
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Kickstarter scams are all about equalizing the money:brain ratio.
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May 9, 2017 06:35
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Creature posted:Karl Pilkington came up with the idea of a tie with pockets on the Ricky Gervais Show something like ten years ago, and even then it was ridiculed for being loving stupid. He also suggested putting scissors in it.
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May 9, 2017 14:53
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Platystemon posted:If people think glow‐in‐the‐dark headphones are worth paying $180, it would be downright heretical not to take their money.
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May 9, 2017 15:32
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I wish I had the lobes to pull of a repackaging Ali Baba scam. Is it really even a "scam" to repackage a thing and give it a flashy brand and pitch it to rubes? Monster cables are a thing, after all.
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May 9, 2017 15:47
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Isn't that Every Day Tray literally an MST3K invention exchange invention? It's a valet tray and has existed probably hundreds of years.
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May 9, 2017 15:53
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Pac-Manioc Root posted:I wish I had the lobes to pull of a repackaging Ali Baba scam.
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May 9, 2017 16:30
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Yup, those are basically just white-label products. It's a humongous part of everything we buy.
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May 9, 2017 16:42
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AliExpress does tens of billions of dollars of business a day and for good reason. It's silly when people fret about using their credit card in there when Alipay is literally the largest transaction service on the planet, you really don't realize how much they're selling.
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May 9, 2017 19:28
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Guy Mann posted:AliExpress does tens of billions of dollars of business a day and for good reason. It's silly when people fret about using their credit card in there when Alipay is literally the largest transaction service on the planet, you really don't realize how much they're selling. I always figured the risk with aliexpress was getting something so cheap it disintegrated into a pile of heavy metals in transit, not getting crimed.
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May 9, 2017 19:31
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I consider AliExpress no more or less safe than most other sites. The real challenge is in wading through the millions of seemingly identical items posted by identical sellers with just slightly different product descriptions or some silly inconsequential characteristic, like the colour of the PCB. As for the quality... Yeah, you often get what you pay for. If I'm ordering a random electronic part I can't find elsewhere, I'll often order 2x the quantity I need, just to account for the  quality control.
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May 9, 2017 19:54
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Volcott posted:I always figured the risk with aliexpress was getting something so cheap it disintegrated into a pile of heavy metals in transit, not getting crimed. The system they have in place is pretty decent: when you pay the money is kept in escrow and the seller doesn't actually get it until you confirm that you've received the product and everything is in order. If they send you the wrong thing or it's broken or it never gets delivered you can choose to escalate and sellers will bend over backwards to avoid a bad rating, and then if they won't play nice or go radio silent you can just get your money back without issue.
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May 9, 2017 21:40
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This needs all the love
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May 9, 2017 21:48
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Flipperwaldt posted:A large part of the economy works like this. Non-food store brands work like this, basically. Who do you think AliBaba is selling to, with stuff like "cordless drill with custom printed logo, minimum order 10000pcs"? Hrm... will they do an artesenal wifi enabled bamboo drill?
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May 9, 2017 21:54
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There are apparently countries in Africa where the 'national' vehicle comes from Alibaba and send to their country pre-assembled.
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May 10, 2017 01:25
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This one's preparing to head to IndieGoGo: http://www.mysmalt.com/
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May 11, 2017 20:15
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Creature posted:Karl Pilkington came up with the idea of a tie with pockets on the Ricky Gervais Show something like ten years ago, and even then it was ridiculed for being loving stupid. I honestly don't understand why a tie with pockets is more stupid than a tie.
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May 11, 2017 20:26
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gschmidl posted:This one's preparing to head to IndieGoGo: It took until halfway down the page, and the 3rd item there at that, to mention that this was a salt shaker. Slat grinder, maybe? Still, though, I hope there's not a market for a goddamn smart salt shaker. fake edit: Oh, it's not even their own thing: quote:Whether you want to dispense a pinch or a teaspoon, turn the dial or simply ask “Alexa” and wait for magic to happen. Is Alexa open source like Google is?
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May 11, 2017 20:31
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SpacePig posted:Is Alexa open source like Google is? You can hook into it. It's their own thing, you can just say "Alexa, tell Smalt to salt my fries" or whatever stupid thing.
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May 11, 2017 20:33
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SpacePig posted:
It's not open source, but you can put up apps on Amazon's store that will then run on the various Alexa-using devices if that's what you mean. Amazon calls them "skills" https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=13727921011 It's pretty much like getting an app up on the Apple or Google phone app stores.
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May 11, 2017 21:10
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fishmech posted:It's not open source, but you can put up apps on Amazon's store that will then run on the various Alexa-using devices if that's what you mean. Amazon calls them "skills" https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=13727921011 I guess what I'm asking is if any company can make a device that uses whatever OS uses Alexa. Like, phones running Android can all use Google Now, and multiple companies can make devices running Android. Can any company make a device that runs Amazon's OS,or are they just hot-gluing an Echo on top of a salt shaker? e: Or, I guess it could just be Bluetooth enabled and use an app like you said to sync with your Echo or whatever, and that's why Alexa is in quotes.
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May 11, 2017 21:17
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SpacePig posted:I guess what I'm asking is if any company can make a device that uses whatever OS uses Alexa. Like, phones running Android can all use Google Now, and multiple companies can make devices running Android. Can any company make a device that runs Amazon's OS,or are they just hot-gluing an Echo on top of a salt shaker? Amazon's OS is just Android with Amazon branding on it, incidentally.
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May 11, 2017 21:21
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I don't really have sympathy for people who get scammed out by crappy kickstarters, because if you're dumb enough to back things that are obviously scams/fake/impossible, you don't deserve the money anyways
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May 11, 2017 22:09
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Also if the item is good, you could always buy it later, ostensibly.
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May 11, 2017 22:11
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Collateral Damage posted:ShiftWear more like ShitWear ShiftWear more like VaporWear FTFY
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May 11, 2017 22:13
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smalt
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May 12, 2017 12:31
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Smug salt
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May 12, 2017 12:35
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I feel like nobody paid attention to the warning against the Internet of Things that MegaMan Battle Network gave back in 2001. "Hey, if my oven is connected to the Internet, anyone can just burn my house down!"
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May 12, 2017 12:37
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"death, uh, finds a way" I'll never tire of iot idiots and people throwing money into fire
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May 12, 2017 13:42
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But can the Smalt run Doom?
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