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Collateral Damage posted:If my understanding from the GBS China thread is correct, they're just unaccustomed to food that has things like flavor and a nutritional value. Nonsense. Chinese food has all the lead and cadmium anyone could ask for!
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Great Rumbler posted:Batman Odyssey is insane and good. Everyone should read it. I agree on the insane part. It had some interesting ideas but could've used a rewrite.
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Sic Semper Goon posted:Nonsense. Chinese food has all the lead and cadmium anyone could ask for! Don't forget delicious melamine
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For those of you that remember LeVar Burton's kickstarter to bring back Reading Rainbow from years ago: he is now being sued by the company that owns Reading Rainbow.
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Take a look, it's in a book, a trademark law.
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Probably shoulda checked those rights, Geordi.
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They are seeking to recover damages and also "profits from his podcast." 
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Suing a beloved C-level celebrity for reading books to children is the best PR move I've ever heard!
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CommonShore posted:Suing a beloved C-level celebrity for reading books to children is the best PR move I've ever heard! To be fair, trying to cut out the public access station that made that beloved children's show in the first place when trying to make a new series is kind of a dick move too.
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LordNagash posted:To be fair, trying to cut out the public access station that made that beloved children's show in the first place when trying to make a new series is kind of a dick move too. A member station with a commercial license suing over this is proof positive that they super care about accessible and educational programming, not just about a bottom line. 
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Sunswipe posted:
We finally found it. The wallet kickstarter too stupid to succeed
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I was expecting a weird Banjo-Kazooie sequel.
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Regy Rusty posted:We finally found it. The wallet kickstarter too stupid to succeed As one of the backers, I'm insulted.
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I had the idea to launch a kickstarter, wait for someone in China to copy my product and sell it on AliExpress, and then send the Chinese counterfeits of my nonexistant product to my kickstarter backers. I'm guessing there is a non-zero chance that someone else has already had this idea, and executed it.
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Inescapable Duck posted:From reading the bizarre China thread in GBS, a lot of Chinese people seem to be under the impression they literally can't survive without Chinese food, or something along those lines. Basically all-round awful education in health and food hygiene combined with ignorance and paranoia about foreign countries. British and American tourists do this too, by going abroad, complaining about the foreign food then going to Mcdonalds 
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SupSuper posted:They could just... use a different name? The name isn't actually being used, though. It's being used in the sense that other people are making comparisons using the name.
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Kill all humans. SPINCHAT A case that spins your phone so you can drop your phone more often trying to stabilize a spinning image. It's a messaging app that spins the picture you send. That's it. And you're supposed to buy a case for it. Kill all humans.
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Stinky_Pete posted:Kill all humans. Ahaha, so random and le wacky 
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Does someone want to tell me when fidget spinners were cool because I think I missed it
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Cheez posted:Does someone want to tell me when fidget spinners were cool because I think I missed it Don't worry, you can get in on the ground floor of my [rolls dice] Bluetooth [rolls dice] pogs... really? Ok... Yup. Bluetooth enabled pogs. [rolls dice] They're going to use e-ink. And there's going to be an app. And a new minimalist wallet for the pogs. It going to be made from recycled [rolls dice] iridium... really? Wouldn't that be heavy as gently caress? Whatever... Be sure to get in on the earlybird special. It's a fidget slammer.
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Cheez posted:Does someone want to tell me when fidget spinners were cool because I think I missed it According to my records that were 'cool' on July 17 2015 from 11:27:06 to 11:34:42.
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Stinky_Pete posted:Kill all humans.
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Stinky_Pete posted:Kill all humans. I hope there is a meatspin.... spin... off
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I get a sick pleasure from seeing failed kickstarter/indiegogo campaigns, so here is a bunch of of the Kickstarter projects from November to around February posted in this thread. I listed their total gross, funding date, what they are, and what their current status is. Some seem to be on track, but I assume all are going to continue to break promises. If people think this post is a huge abomination I can trim it or just delete it. $127,272 12/2016 Pants for pants https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vear/the-legs-jacket-waterproof-and-breathable/posts/1950937 Had issues with manufacturing but states they are now in full production, picture is provided as apparent proof, aiming to ship at least 150 units hopefully in the next month. $109,406 11/2016 Individual pod cookie maker https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1503077171/chip-smart-cookie-ovenfresh-cookies-in-under-10-mi/posts/1935083 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1503077171/chip-smart-cookie-ovenfresh-cookies-in-under-10-mi/posts/1885389 Apparently they have completed circuit designs and are working towards getting it manufactured, said shipping delayed until 2018. No prototypes actually shown. $40,614 11/2016 Endless forest sequel (https://www.somethingawful.com/mmo-roulette/endlessforest/1/) https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-endless-forest-second-decade-game-multiplayer#/updates http://olt.lt/ms/the-unreal-forest-step-3/ They seem to have basic framework down and some UI elements and basic multiplayer. How much of this is just unreal engine assets I am unsure of. $925,802 12/2015 e-ink shoes https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shiftwear-customize-your-kicks-technology#/updates http://shiftwear.com/blog/2017/05/19/mayupdate2017/ They are finalizing their prototypes (maybe, again no actual pictures of this) and are accepting more monies for pre-orders. They also decided to move their operations to china and have apparently abandoned updating on indiegogo. $2,766,515 10/2015 IoT meat thermometer https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/meater-the-only-wire-free-smart-meat-thermometer-food-technology#/updates Apparently they started shipping individual units and are attempting to start production of the block unit. Some of the comments imply that a large portion of people still have not received the individual unit yet, there was a update stating they had shipped a few thousand. $67,167 11/2016 Phone application controlled router that acts as a site blocker https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gryphonconnect/gryphon-simple-safe-super-fast-wifi-for-modern-fam/ https://www.facebook.com/GryphonSocial/videos/vb.797114007013053/1467374836653630/?type=2&theater They have some produced according to their facebook posts. They never actually showed the hardware anywhere in the project other than the box. One video shows screenshots of a PCB that is apparently the device itself. Honestly looks like a bog standard scam. $559,428 - Kickstarter $660,595 - Indiegogo $1,220,611 - Combined 11/2016 - Kickstarter/Indiegogo Tablet that supposedly supports windows and runs off SD cards (lol) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smachteam/smach-z-the-handheld-gaming-pc/posts/1939242 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/smach-z-the-handheld-gaming-pc-games#/updates Only physical device that seems to exist is the unit shown in videos. They changed hardware manufacturers and estimated Q1-2 2018 for completion of final product designs. $351,816 12/2016 Its the old VW soundwagon but with bluetooth https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pinkdonut/rokblok-a-new-spin-on-vinyl/comments Kind of boring since all the updates are for backers only. Maybe sort of kind of possibly starting production and potentially shipping before the end of the year. $580,902 07/2016 The new das keyboard https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1229573443/das-keyboard-5q-the-cloud-connected-keyboard/posts/1920253 They had FCC compliance issues with their PCB but may have fixed those issues. They expect to start actual production next month. Post documenting some drama from last year regarding the project. They were going to initially ship directly from the factory which would make some people have to pay 100+ extra to get it and handle all the importing themselves. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3536751&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=470#post467287296 $552,178 - Kickstarter $690,878 - Indiegogo $1,243,056 - Combined 10/2016 - Kickstarter 12/2016 - Indiegogo It's a hovering turn table https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mag-lev-audio-the-first-levitating-turntable-vinyl#/updates https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/245727224/mag-lev-audio-the-first-levitating-turntable/posts/1962495 They are still trying to make a production prototype and apparently upgraded the arm but need to make custom modifications to it so it will work with their system. It seems kind of vague but they seem to be trying to make all of them by themselves. They are showing off prototypes but pictures of people looking at it almost look staged. 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That Endless Forest sequel Kickstarter better state what steps are they implementing to prevent another Goon Apocalypse.
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The MSJ posted:That Endless Forest sequel Kickstarter better state what steps are they implementing to prevent another Goon Apocalypse. My estimation is they are going to make a custom client for connecting so they can ban individual accounts easily. Also it will allow remote code execution so they can install malware on your system for making them mad. Inevitably someone is going to reverse engineer it with extreme ease because lol they are unsurprisingly bad coders and find out that it all connects back to a completely open system running on their desktop and of course someone will take the joke too far and break everything and of course they never actually backed anything up. Then in around 10 years someone else/the only guy who still makes it will make a new crowdfunding project so they can write it in unity and call it endless unity. The circle of endless life forests 
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Frobbe posted:
Realised that who is full of poo poo?
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Jedit posted:Realised that who is full of poo poo? That IndieGogo is, advertising 0 interesting projects.
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Subjunctive posted:That IndieGogo is, advertising 0 interesting projects. You should contact  Customer Happiness to air your grievances.
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Isn't that just a mini projector from, like, Alibaba with an SD card containing four images? They're like $50.
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tuyop posted:Isn't that just a mini projector from, like, Alibaba with an SD card containing four images? They're like $50. I had no idea such a thing existed. And now I kinda need about three of them.
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bongwizzard posted:I had no idea such a thing existed. And now I kinda need about three of them. Now that I think about it, I could also use a few for my classroom. Who needs a $300 pull-down map when you can project one! 
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Now on Kickstarter: A portable blinding cube! Blind your kids at home, blind your co-workers at the office! All your blinding needs in a portable, easy to carry cube form! I guess it can also etch stuff as well?
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Don't Ask posted:Now on Kickstarter: A portable blinding cube! Blind your kids at home, blind your co-workers at the office! All your blinding needs in a portable, easy to carry cube form! meet me at the coffee shop, i'll be outside burning poo poo with my cube
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