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Gen-X Author Douglas Coupland Claims that Technology Makes Idiots of Us All

Douglas Coupland has been drafted in to fill Stephen Fry's shoes on his tech column Dork Talk, while the British polymath recovers from a broken arm. The Canadian author and artist has tackled the subject of gadgets and obsolescence, taking as his starting-point the fact that the box of techno-baubles he received from The Guardian in London were all unworkable in North America. And this got him thinking, about how time is now measured in "tech-waves." If that's the case, then what era are we currently in? More »

8:51 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By AddyDugdale
5,212 views, 39 comments

Latest by michaelleung: That motherfucker. Then let's strip him of his electronic gadgets and make him communicate in Morse code. more »

pranks

Google Maps Catches Sophisticated High School Football Field Prank

There's not much to add to this other than "ha ha, you got penis'ed", but we're somewhat curious as to how this thing went down. Was this a prank from a rival school? Was it self-inflicted? Is this their mascot? (Go Fighting Wangs!) Is it still there? We suppose it's pretty apropos that the school is located on Shaft Road. [Google Maps - Thanks Daniel!]

8:30 PM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Jason Chen
153,363 views, 53 comments

stepladder dork

Cima Ladder Lacks A Spine

What is the one thing that possibly does not need reinventing? That is right, the ladder. Still, that has not stopped Cima from popping on their thinking hats and contributing this interesting looking alternative. More »

11:45 AM on Sat Aug 18 2007
By Haroon Malik
9,329 views, 30 comments

dork fantasies

Sexy Stormtrooper Makes Me Rethink Hatred of the Empire

Apparently, you guys really like Sexy Stormtroopers. Fair enough. Far be it from me to judge your creepy and pathetic sexual fantasies. Whoops, I just did! My bad. In any case, apparently a couple of folks named Red and Johnny enjoy wearing Stormtrooper helmets in a variety of often-suggestive situations. Here's a gallery of some of the finer examples of their art; follow the Flickr link to see the motherload.

[Flickr via Boing Boing]

6:00 PM on Fri Aug 10 2007
By Adam Frucci
20,158 views, 35 comments

Latest by hagrun: She looks like a tard with that helmet on. Nice bod though. more »

gadgets

A Few Segways Go Haywire, All Are Recalled

Segways are just for cops and dorks, and now even they won't be riding them for a while because all 23,500 of the two-wheeled personal transporters have been recalled. A software problem was discovered that could cause a Segway to suddenly reverse direction, dumping the dorks on their duffs. More »

12:35 PM on Thu Sep 14 2006
By Charlie White
1,300 views, 14 comments

portable media

Scarf for Techno-Addict Dorks

Advertise to the world that you're alone and want to stay that way with a privacy scarf developed by Joe Malia, a grad student who apparently can't do without his portable media. More »

9:55 AM on Thu Jun 22 2006
By Charlie White
14,473 views, 23 comments