Thursday, March 31, 2011

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?

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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.

Monday, March 28, 2011

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.

Friday, March 25, 2011

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.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

mobile phone security

found on beijing stuff

there needs to be a word for absurd security... absecuridy? well it certainly captures the awkwardness of the concept.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

too much security


from pinkbike

it's true what they say, you can have too much of a good thing. this is so much of a good thing it looks more like an attack than a defense.

Monday, March 21, 2011

why would you want to leave?

from there i fixed it

this probably seems pretty similar to an earlier attempt at blocking a glass door but look closely - this door has a lock to keep people from the outside coming in. this redneck add-on makes it really difficult to exit. i'm sure that'll go over great in an emergency.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

im in ur emael part elebenty


FedEx letter.exe? they're not even trying anymore.