Idiots

Software

Suing Facebook Because You Liked Something Is Idiotic

9:01AM December 20, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

A California judge ruled today that’s it’s OK to sue Facebook for showing your picture in an ad. That’s dumb, and to pretend that it’s anything but turns a blind eye to how that nearly everyone uses Facebook. More »


Geek Out

Thief Gamely, Stupidly Tries To Rob A Security Company At CES

6:40AM January 30, 2010 | Brian Barrett

I’m not saying you should try to steal anything from a trade show. That’s just wrong. But if you absolutely have to, maybe you shouldn’t start with the company that’s there selling security cameras, hrrmmmm? More »


Gaming

US Airways Saves Flight From Dangerous Xbox 360 Threat

10:00AM January 21, 2010 | Adam Frucci

Adam was flying out of Boston on US Airways, and he checked his Xbox 360 with his luggage. When he got home, he found a ziploc bag full of little metal components on top of a newly broken Xbox 360. More »


Mobile

Get a Palm Pre Tattoo For a Free Pre: Save $US199, Lose a Lifetime of Dignity

5:40AM June 2, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Lou wanted a free Palm Pre. So, naturally, he got a Palm Pre tattoo. Wait, what?

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Entertainment

This Is How You Record a TV With a Camcorder So You’re Just an MPAA Toolbag, Not a Pirate

12:00PM May 8, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

No clever invective needed: It’s an instructional video from the MPAA showing how to record a TV screen for classroom clips, instead of ripping a DVD. I think they really mean it, too. =( [BoingBoing]

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World’s Smartest Prison Officer Fired After Using a Stun Gun on Visiting Children

5:40AM May 5, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Bad idea: using a taser on someone who’s done nothing wrong. Very, very bad idea: using a taser on a bunch of kids visiting a prison for Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day.

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Geek Out

Genius Locks Herself Inside Car, Calls 911 To Save Her

6:20AM April 4, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Okay, I understand that people can panic and lose focus, but damn. Gotta feel bad for her though.

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GPS Navigator Tries to Kill Man, Man Arrested

12:20AM March 27, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Driving through Todmorden, West Yorkshire, Robert Jones followed his GPS navigator, as he normally does. But what he didn’t know was that his navigator had decided Robert needed to die.

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Geek Out

BREAKING: Cat Bong Guy Gives Up Marijuana

7:20AM March 5, 2009 | Jason Chen

The cat-in-a-bong dude says he’s giving up pot. [Lincoln Journal Star]

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Geek Out

Terrible Human Being Puts His Cat in a Bong to ‘Chill it Out’

7:20AM March 4, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Here’s something you should not do: put your cat in a bong when it’s being too rambunctious. You moron.

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