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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    10/16/09

    In reply to Army of Scarabs Can Keep Streets Clean
    I'm getting tired of every post having to do with robots needing a mention of how they can go crazy and kill us all.

    Yes we have all seen Terminator...its getting boring already (the robot uprising concept, not the movie).

    Can't we have a little more utopian-thought to balance all the cliche dystopian jokes? #scarab
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/16/09

    In reply to Army of Scarabs Can Keep Streets Clean
    Aww! Olga, you have quite the imagination. *pat pat*

    Sure the design is nice. Very elegant and stylish, but in all honesty, there is something about the way she just describes things, that really irks me.

    Almost like shtuff is just being thrown in a pile of broken dreams and hope, with a hint of lies.

    I suppose I could be a designer too: "I want a robot with arms. Two piles of office paper are place near robot. Robot then grabs paper, make neat little balls of paper then litters. Scarab swoops in and detects that robot has just littered. Scarab then ask robot to put down the paper, and gives the robot 20 seconds to comply. Machine guns pop out of comparment in back of Scarab. Robot starts flailing arms up in the air, like he just don't care. Scarab robot then empties out whole barrels of bullets. Scarab realizing he just littered, self destructs."

    See? Is that easy. On a separate note, I'm being a grumpy scalawag. #scarab
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    10/16/09

    @psychonaut2021: Jesus is THE man!: It's the elegant and stylish part I find ridiculous. No one is ever going to spend that much money on the aesthetics of a street-cleaning-machine that is just going to get all dirty and nasty pretty quick.

    It doesn't need to be aerodynamic or super-curvy or anything like that. It needs to be functional and reliable.

    I'm tired of designs that are always form over function. An emphasis on function can lead to some very beautiful forms.

    Instead we just get chairs, lamps, and electrical plugs made to look pretty and enviro-friendly. It's the designers who create better water-filtration devices, shelters, and other large problem solutions that truly impress me. Anyone can make a cool looking chair.
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    psychonaut2021:Jesus is THE man! promoted this comment Edited by The5thElephant at 10/16/09 11:20 AM The5thElephant was starred The5thElephant was unstarred
    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/16/09

    @The5thElephant: In the voice of Jeff Albertson; Thank you! #scarab
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/16/09

    @The5thElephant: I had to double post, just to say that I like your elephant picture.

    Mmmm psychedelics.... *hearted* #scarab
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    10/16/09

    @psychonaut2021: Jesus is THE man!:

    Many thanks!

    Holy shit on a stick. You just made me realize something that blew my socks off:

    My avatar is actually from the cover of a fantastic DiscWorld novel by Terry Pratchett called.......The Fifth Elephant. I had come up with the name a while ago after seeing The Fifth Element movie, but I completely wasn't conscious of the connection when I chose that specific elephant as my avatar.

    Wow. I feel like I just looked through myself with a mirrorscope or saw infinity or something like that.
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    Edited by The5thElephant at 10/16/09 10:03 PM The5thElephant was starred The5thElephant was unstarred
    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/16/09

    @The5thElephant: Welcome to the world of synchronicity my friend. Strap yourself in, you're in for quite a ride.

    Please add me on AIM as Psychonaut2021. I might have something you might be interested in.

    Temet Nosce #scarab
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/16/09

    In reply to Army of Scarabs Can Keep Streets Clean
    Nice to see that MCP is creating sanitation jobs in Tron. #scarab
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    08/31/09

    In reply to BucketVac Turns Any 5 Gallon Bucket Into a Wet/Dry Vacuum
    Cool idea, but we are always leery of product sites where the "customer service" link is present, but links to nowhere.
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    Image of dimsum4u dimsum4u
    08/31/09

    In reply to BucketVac Turns Any 5 Gallon Bucket Into a Wet/Dry Vacuum
    I have to say working in construction before, this is actually a very convenient thing to have. There are 5 gallon buckets everywhere on a job site, to have something just snap on to one and allow it to be a receptacle for a vaccum is pretty convienient. I just wonder how powerful the thing really is. Cause from the pictures it looks like if I dropped the thing it would shatter.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/31/09

    In reply to BucketVac Turns Any 5 Gallon Bucket Into a Wet/Dry Vacuum
    There are so many buckets that I want. I'm just going to have to add this to my Bucket List.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/31/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: i don't that means what you think it means.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/31/09

    @Nick: crap
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    Image of Tvhargon Tvhargon
    08/31/09

    In reply to BucketVac Turns Any 5 Gallon Bucket Into a Wet/Dry Vacuum
    They should market this product toward walruses.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    08/31/09

    @Tvhargon: if popular culture is right then that would be a horrible idea. walruses never know where their buckets are.
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    Image of R_Claw R_Claw
    07/14/09

    In reply to The Dustbuster: Cleaning Up After You Since 1979
    Dustbuster nostalgia, who knew I would *ever* have this?
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    Image of (Zombie) Goldwings - Zombie antidote. Attempt 24... somethings happening! (Zombie) Goldwings - Zombie antidote. Attempt 24... somethings happening!
    07/14/09

    In reply to The Dustbuster: Cleaning Up After You Since 1979
    Wow this just reminded me of how I used to play with a portable vacuum cleaner as a kid. My parents didn't mind since they knew I was playing and cleaning (win-win).

    Yes I know I'm lame :(
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    Image of nerve11 nerve11
    07/14/09

    In reply to The Dustbuster: Cleaning Up After You Since 1979
    That was one of my more expensive toys when I was young.
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    Image of Whydoesthisalwayshappentome Whydoesthisalwayshappentome
    07/14/09

    In reply to The Dustbuster: Cleaning Up After You Since 1979
    Didn't they make one that could pick up a bowling ball?
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    Image of ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down! ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down!
    07/14/09

    @Whydoesthisalwayshappentome: Lots of companies do that... Unfortunately, it does not represent cleaning power of any sort: http://asumag.com/mag/university_working_vacuum/



    Myth #3
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    07/14/09

    @Whydoesthisalwayshappentome: Has nothing to do with cleaning power. In fact, I can pick up at least TWO bowling balls, and I'm still horrible at cleaning.
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    Image of Whydoesthisalwayshappentome Whydoesthisalwayshappentome
    07/14/09

    @Jakooboo_WantsACheeseDanish: Ok, thank you for clearing that up.
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    Image of ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down! ooqooʞɐɾ_Is upside down!
    07/14/09

    In reply to The Dustbuster: Cleaning Up After You Since 1979
    I used to torment my cat... and attack my G.I. Joes with a GIANT DEATH VACUUM!!! "Thoop*cracklecrrrakcle*"
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    Image of GeneralGozz GeneralGozz
    07/14/09

    In reply to The Dustbuster: Cleaning Up After You Since 1979
    I used to pretend it was a Star Trek phaser. A really big one.
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    Image of defuse defuse
    07/14/09

    @GeneralGozz:



    I would vacuum my hair.......
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    07/06/09

    In reply to 10 Ways to Make Your Keyboard Slightly Less Disgusting
    If there's a film building up, some gentle work with a vinyl eraser will take it off and not leave a more visible film like rubbing alcohol.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    07/06/09

    In reply to 10 Ways to Make Your Keyboard Slightly Less Disgusting
    I bang mine out every week. I then take the little white flakes and put them into a container.


    Every few months, I use it to build a little ski slope at me desk and make my Lando Calrissian action figure do ski jumps on it.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
    07/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Meanwhile, your co-workers do the same thing, and sprinkle it at crimes scenes. Sadly, they didn't realize Gataca was a movie, in the loosest definition of the world.
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