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Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

FMguru posted:

the hans resier trial was so great

dude was on his way to a near certain acquittal until he insisted that he testify on his behalf (because he wanted to dunk on the prosecutor and show him up for the stupid braindead retarded bozo that he was compared to supergenius hans reiser)

reiser is now serving a life sentence

dunking krueger effect

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Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Kickended is an archive of Kickstarter’s $0-pledged campaigns.

Kickended is the place where campaigns with no backers live a second life. Free from the pressure of money raising, these retain the purity of abstract ideas.

http://kickended.com/

so many broken dreams.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

keep hitting random

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Work on the go but really wish you had space for a proper mouse?!



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pland/pland-laptop-mouse-pad/?ref=kicktraq

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

But but it'll only be used for lighting up roads, makes sense right? put the solar panels in the road and its used to power the lights so you can see the road?


womp womp

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Sagebrush posted:

do you think this thing actually works?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lynktec/flip-the-worlds-most-intuitive-smart-stylus?ref=home_popular

tl;dr: it's yet another stylus for a tablet. this one's conceit is that it has better accuracy and automatic palm-rejection because it communicates with the tablet, but without using bluetooth or batteries or the inductive field of a wacom system.

how does it do this? magnets

there is a rare-earth magnet in the stylus, and it works with "sensors in the device" (presumably the compass) to "determine the precise location and orientation" of the stylus, then uses the capacitive system only for fine positioning

so basically the compass points at the stylus and that lets the phone know where it is.

it's at least theoretically possible but, well, the devil's always in the details

what say ye

I bought Wacom's ipad stylus twice. The first one got bricked by ios7. Now the new version I got, which is pretty nice, isnt compatible with the Air 2 or newer. :negative:

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Oh yeah the cube ended with $6.5 million pledged.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2543846/video-692291-h264_high.mp4

Useless but oh so neat

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xercyn/slow-dance-a-frame-that-slows-down-time?token=344e5823

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1512928841/moto-pong-beer-pong-evolved-0/?ref=kicktraq

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

The heart of the Moto-pong system begins with our custom robots. You hear that? ROBOTS. These beauties will attract more babes than a swimming pool of Axe body spray. Although they might look like your average motorized vacuum cleaner, they are far from it. You think that wimpy little house vacuum has what it takes to get blasted by ping pong balls for FIVE hours straight? THINK AGAIN!

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

NoneMoreNegative posted:

pls don't doxx my next valentines plans for my wife.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VjxeXVNiAc

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Already passed their target :laffo:

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Wait what they're using investment casting so they can get a thinner pan but isnt the whole point of cast iron pans aside from their coating are their thermal properties from being so bulky?!

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

It'll be fine.

*uses your knives to slice lemons, leaves them in the sink overnight(

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

I wanted to see what he got permabanned for.

PERMABAN 09/17/09 08:36pm PhreeX Deceased.

:staredog:

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Vicas posted:

fidget cube sent out backer surveys and is still looking to ship in december and i'm honestly kind of in awe



lmao

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

unpacked robinhood posted:

yeah i'm not really making comparisons, i just find this kind of tech baffling in how they manage to have a working "logic" with only mechanical parts, and hold up for a hundred years. i guess cpus are also accomplishments of science and ingenuity but they're less obvious.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFFxEjaMyu8&t=326s

You can do a lot of poo poo with cogs and levers.

Synthbuttrange fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Nov 17, 2016

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Soricidus posted:

this but unironically. it's common for countries to think that they're the best and their neighbors eat the wrong things and bathe at incorrect intervals, but it's rare for countries to actively refuse to trade or make treaties with anyone else

lol if you're from the us right now

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Google kickstarter tactical -game

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tacticaldad/the-most-tactical-baby-carrier-and-diaper-pack-sys

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fixitsticks/the-weatherneck-system-a-tactical-breakaway-balacl


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/prizmlite/zerohour-apex-titanium-tactical-pen-with-tungsten


Sadly tactical spork had no real hits, there was this though:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/638017248/kuma-a-reusable-spork-for-modern-life

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Powered by real horsehair worm

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

but i need to be reassured about my manliness

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

lmao

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysCaqh38JVQ

Its not a 3d printer. Its just a desktop laser cutter which already exist uuuuugh.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Not pictured: adequate venting, everyone dying from gas emissions

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

I usually skip over the audio so this is the first time I heard their tagline of 'You can build a mansion without being an architect!'

Yeah, sure. Sure you can glowforge.

http://www.mcmansionhell.com/

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Sagebrush posted:

a chinese knockoff with no safety interlocks and questionable electrical design for half that

That's my favourite thread in DIY.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3739294

quote:

you can buy a similarly sized 40 watt CO2 laser engraver/cutter from an eBay importer for $350-400 with free shipping. These machines, commonly called a K40 or DK40, are originally designed for engraving rubber stamps and hastily assembled by a variety of unnamed manufacturers in China with zero quality control. Think of it as their version of an open source device, but the plans and software have been stolen or copied from some original design that is now so far removed from the market that it might as well have never existed. There are absolutely no safety interlocks of any kind to prevent you from killing yourself, the controlling electronics are probably reverse engineered from a major manufacturer's printer, and the software you'll get is likely a chinese-language plugin for a pirated copy of CorelDraw. Malware optional.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

I think the dog missed in timing. I'm no longer serenely riding out events.

Things are loving horrible and only going to get worse forever and ever.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

I cant wait for the internet of things to rise up and destroy us.

Or sea levels.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kukbSsosIRM

Ha, well thats just a knockoff but:

Why just copy and knockoff a kickstarter when we can improve it? PFFT 6 SIDES WE HAVE 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQmM0n2HZus

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

I'm waiting for the fidgeticosahedron

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfVbiefMdNU

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007





https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1280803647/muzo-your-personal-zone-creator-with-noise-blockin

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

duTrieux. posted:

lol it's literally just a speaker that blasts out white noise or birds and waves and poo poo

gosh mom its an exciter not a speaker!

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Lmao what the hell were you thinking

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Chalks posted:

How exactly were they claiming this thing worked?

I like the idea that someone had to guess what they were drinking in the past, but now the device helpfully tells you "coffee" or "piss" or whatever.

How Does Vessyl Work?
Although the company doesn’t tell us much about the technology behind it, Vessyl is a 13oz cup made of a non-stick, scratch resistant, glass-like material that features “sophisticated sensors that can analyze the content at the molecular level,” and that’s within “the same realm of technology as quality control in the food industry.” Because of this, Vessyl is claimed to not only work with traditional beverages, but also with alcohol, smoothies, and yogurt, and can even differentiate between your drink and the water from melting ice.

After this data has been analyzed, Vessyl contains a built-in display (known as Pryme, which is indicated by small facets on the cup’s exterior) that will active once it’s picked up and tilted, and will provide actionable data that you can use to make healthier beverage choices. In fact, the manufacturer claims that because Vessyl “knows and aggregates the makeup of everything you drink,” it can even help you sleep better by learning how to choose and time your beverage intake.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

ITS A loving MOLECULAR SCANNER?!?

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Their stupid staged demo had them differentiating pepsi from coke. :laffo:

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

L O FUKKEN L

https://twitter.com/superdupergc/status/823993098359345152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/FireHoseGames/status/823987447117860865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

They saved his life but he had to give up his rear end

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Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

All this extra publicity got one additional backer in the last 36 hours

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