thought leader

thanks to rob slade for pointing out this hilarious video

affordable home what?

from failblog (as if that weren't totally obvious)

with a motto like "affordable home burglary", you really have to wonder what it is they're actually selling. i'm sure they must be good salespeople, though, if they can sell burglary.

i'z in ur jale...

you can find this one here but the original source is this bbc page

that's one way to lock your car

while rooting around for an optimal source for this photo, i found this with 49 other pictures on unique scoop in their post 50 ways to fail at security. looks like i'm not the only one who finds ridiculous attempts at security funny.

23 hours? close enough

from failblog

i'm sure nobody would exploit that 1 hour of the day that the area isn't under surveillance. we'll all be good boys and girls during that hour, won't we?

no thanks, i think i'll walk

from soloenvenezuela

i don't know about you, but i certainly wouldn't be feeling safe and secure with this window seat. if you check out some of the other pictures you might not feel safe and secure on a plane at all.

go ahead, install another toolbar

from very demotivational

this is pretty much what a browser can wind up looking like if you aren't careful and allow everything that wants to install a toolbar to actually do so. they'll even helpfully pre-check the checkbox that allows the install to happen just so you can get to this point easier. be careful when you install things.

privacy design win

from failblog

the failblog contributor who uploaded this called it a fail, and i suppose the toilet paper might be questionable, but if urinals were really designed this way those silly bathroom etiquette rules about maintaining one empty urinal between yourself and others would be completely unnecessary. as such i call it a privacy win.

what are you trying to hide

from techkings

privacy seems to mean different things to different people, but i can't imagine who would actually think that enhances privacy.

thoughtless security

from failblog

this is why it's important to actually think about your security plan before you try to execute it. just piling on security willy nilly without a thought for whether it makes sense or will work the way you intend is bound to have unintended consequences like this.