So I saw this, about Apple’s new limited-edition designer cell phone holster: Is it a bag? Is it a sock? […]
Tag Archive for ‘Folly’

The medbed thing
For those of you who are, like I was until this weekend, blissfully unaware of the “medbed” conspiracy theory: remember […]

On World’s continued attempts to sell Orbs
I’ve now seen a couple of pieces about World, makers of the Orb eye scanner that vaguely resembles, well, an […]

The Billings Animal Shelter and Smokatorium
Via KTVQ: The city government of Billings, Montana has its own incinerator; it’s mostly used for disposing of animal carcasses, […]
Cluster-WTF: Texas bail enforcement edition
A story from Texas popped up in one of my social feeds the other day, which started with a guy […]
“Global mail carriers suspend US deliveries…”
Is anyone surprised that a government that was in such a hurry to pretend to do something about federal deficit […]
In a way, we can still predict a disaster
Shot (CBS News): Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were confused and dispirited on Monday after the acting head […]
Penny wise and pound foolish
The reported annual savings for taxpayers from the government’s stopping production of the penny: $56 million. The annual cost to […]
The CVE/MITRE thing
Here’s what CVE is, via The Register: The 25-year-old CVE program plays a huge role in vulnerability management. It is […]
19. Upsales suck, and this company keeps the stupidest secrets
This morning, shortly after opening and after the usual exchange of is-everyone-actually-ready and are-we-out-of-anything, and after the first large order, […]