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Dosugus Cushion From Art. Lebedev: Look Closely (Optimus.jpg?)
Posted by Sean Fallon at 12:00 PM on December 19, 2007
As a cushion, the DOS-inspired Dosugus from Art. Lebedev is definitely something I can see resting my geeky head on. But the most interesting thing about it is what is actually listed in the directories. Optimus.jpg, Trojan.exe, and "pron" to name a few. Is it just a joke or are they trying to say something here? You decide. Available now for $28. [Product Page via TFTS]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
Dale
Posted December 19, 2007 1:53 PM
They look so cool, It would be such a great discussion piece on a lounge, Nerdy but nice
Dale
Fixel
Posted December 19, 2007 4:38 PM
I like the PRON directory?
edak
Posted December 21, 2007 8:37 AM
There are two things that let it down, HOROSCOPE.EXE and WISH_LIST.txt have too many characters in their name (true DOS only supports 8 characters), and of course the lowercase .txt extension.
Otherwise this is a truely cool and geeky product.
SuppleMonkey
Posted 12:03 AM 19/12/07
Har har.
Directory "Always" in volume "My_Dreams".
SuppleMonkey
strider_mt2k
Posted 10:31 PM 18/12/07
@dysthymia: Hmmm.
My Mother-in-law has some automated stitching machines she uses.
I wonder if she could get the font right though...
strider_mt2k
dysthymia
Posted 10:09 PM 18/12/07
very nice. Im sure our girlfriend/mom/sis/wife can make one for us. Wouldn't be very Typeface looking but the idea would be the same, no?
dysthymia
ikat
Posted 9:47 PM 18/12/07
Opps - the whole URL won't paste - search on Binary Doormat
ikat
strider_mt2k
Posted 9:46 PM 18/12/07
Good 'ol DOS.
:)
strider_mt2k
ikat
Posted 9:45 PM 18/12/07
Buy this instead
[www.apartmenttherapy.com]
Guess geek is hot this year...
ikat
UERD
Posted 9:42 PM 18/12/07
It's a cute idea, but the shipping definitely kills it. Are there weird export/customs restrictions that would warrant that sort of money?
UERD
M3wThr33
Posted 9:27 PM 18/12/07
Shipping involving Russia sucks. :(
M3wThr33
rentahero1
Posted 9:18 PM 18/12/07
@strictnein: You bet your ass. Also HOROSC~1.EXE would be more appropriate.
Guess it's DOS 7.
rentahero1
strictnein
Posted 9:11 PM 18/12/07
WISH_LIST.TXT?
Don't they mean WISH_L~1.TXT?
strictnein
montsnmags
Posted 9:09 PM 18/12/07
@Sqube: Yeah, expensive, but you have to remember that it's protected by a user-friendly GUI and shipped inside a vacuum-sealed bit of plastic with a sticker on it advising you of the generous licensing provisions for use of both the GUI and the pillow that you accept once you tear the plastic.
These things cost money, you know.
montsnmags
will
Posted 8:51 PM 18/12/07
it's kind of a stretch, but does the directory list spell out "SLEEP"? kind of? the "s" and "l" really suck if that is the case...
will
blueharv
Posted 8:42 PM 18/12/07
@Sqube: Oh yeah, those things aren't that heavy, especially not sixty bucks heavy. Art. Lebedev can shove it up their optimus.
blueharv
Sqube
Posted 8:33 PM 18/12/07
@blueharv: Art.Lebedev strikes again. What is there in a pillow that warrants ~$60 of shipping? I mean, it's its own protection for fuck's sake!
Sqube
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 8:31 PM 18/12/07
@omg-ponies: Got a true chuckle out of me with that one.
92BuickLeSabre
blueharv
Posted 8:18 PM 18/12/07
I went to buy one of these suckers right away, but the sneaky part is that those shysters at Art. Lebdedev want to punch you in the guts to the tune of $57 for postage. That brings the grand total to $85. I backed out a that point. For around $30 this piece of mass produced is worth it. For $85 it ain't.
blueharv
omg-ponies
Posted 8:17 PM 18/12/07
Available now? I'm guessing that means he started the design sometime around the time of DOS 6.2.
omg-ponies
prodigal_son
Posted 8:10 PM 18/12/07
see my dreams always?
prodigal_son
Vizi
Posted 8:18 AM 19/12/07
The "Kate.JPG" right above the "Optimus.JPG" makes one wonder which is more likely: a girl who loves Tranformers or a Transformers geek with a girlfriend.
Plus, look at the amount of bytes that are free. That pillow has alot more storage available.
I guess it could use more pillow bytes.
Vizi
Munch
Posted 9:45 AM 19/12/07
So Kate.JPG doesn't belong in [Girls], [Pron], [Pics], [Photos]? What the hell is she doing in that pic?
Munch
jeffj-nj
Posted 9:33 AM 19/12/07
What is CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT doing in the \always\ folder instead of root? And, I would comment on numerous naming convention violations, but that has already been pointed out (although, you guys did miss one). ;)
jeffj-nj
DigitalOldschool
Posted 9:29 AM 19/12/07
Or you could just use Cafepress.com, design your own custom DOS directory listing image and create your own. $15.99 + $7.00 shipping. It lacks the stitching, but saves you money...
DigitalOldschool
Gann
Posted 10:37 AM 19/12/07
It all makes a kind of sense except maybe the [DOORS] directory. Maybe its some kind of play on the [WINDOWS] directory?
Gann
chrstphr
Posted 3:10 PM 19/12/07
Why would you want this on your couch?
So geek is chic now?
chrstphr
OldPunk
Posted 11:19 PM 18/12/07
Shipping price is not Art Lebedev's fault. Just recently I sent ONE SHEET OF PAPER document to Moscow using FedEx, and it was $79 for 5 days delivery. Can you believe that?
UPS was even more expensive - $130, including $14 "gas charge".
What's wrong with mail between US and Russia, I wonder...
OldPunk