MomECentric.com wrote a nice piece about Automated Man yesterday and boy do we appreciate it! Keep spreading the word!
As the concerned mother, wife, girlfriend or even sister, you can help guys learn a bit about hygiene because as it appears, they miss that party of the story about the “birds and the bee’s” or the “dirt and funk”.
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Remember way back in the day when Microsoft, in a brilliant marketing scheme, gave away its operating system on all new PCs, thus making all consumers slaves to Microsoft software as long as they owned the machine? Yeah…why do I get eerily reminiscent when I read about the OLPC program?
One Laptop Per Child, on the surface, appears to be an incredible benevolent program designed to put technology in every childs hand in order to promote education. Its mission is:
“To create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.”
The non-profit organization is lead by chairman Nicholas Negroponte and is funded by member organizations including: AMD, Brightstar Corporation, eBay, Google, Marvell Technology Group, News Corporation, SES, Nortel Networks and Red Hat. The goal of the foundation is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves. OLPC is designing a laptop, educational software, manufacturing base, and distribution system to provide children outside of the first-world with otherwise unavailable technological learning opportunities.
OLPC lists five core principles:
But why produce a limited machine that will require upgrade as the child grows? We all know how quickly technology becomes obsolete. If children between ages 6-12 get a machine that is theirs to keep (and they can’t afford to purchase a new one) then how will the machine keep up with them as they learn?
Lets leave that alone for a minute…
So far, over a million computers have been distributed. Primarily in developing 3rd world nations that do not yet have intricate computer networks and web technologies…but they soon will. Hmm. And in a not-so-publicly-stated move, OLPC is offering large scale purchasers the choice to add the proprietary Windows XP operating system to their orders. Huh, that seems odd.
In a strange bit of gossip, OLPC’s stated ethos that “It’s an education project, not a laptop project” was contradicted according to Ivan Krstić, OLPC’s former Director of Security Architecture.
“I quit when Nicholas told me — and not just me — that learning was never part of the mission. The mission was, in his (Negroponte’s) mind, always getting as many laptops as possible out there; to say anything about learning would be presumptuous, and so he doesn’t want OLPC to have a software team, a hardware team, or a deployment team going forward.”
-Ivan Krstic, May 13, 2008
I don’t know about you, but it would appear to me that the OLPC is hooking their claws into a new up-and-coming consumer base. Sure, let the kids learn…and then force them to buy your product in order to keep current. But that’s just like, an opinion man.
I encourage, nay dare, you to post your opinions here and get the conversation rolling!
Have you ever wanted to test yer “man-chops”. What better way than to take on one of the greatest Olympic feats…the luge.
Designed by an Olympian and now open to the public, Muskegon Luge will let you do just that. Check out this video they produced to get an idea of what you can expect.
Don’t lose your dignity.
Holy crap! Photos from the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City have just been released (the show won’t air until December 1st).
Heidi Klum was originally slated to host the show but as it turns out she also walked the runway. Why is this such a big deal? Cause she just had her fourth kid 5 weeks ago. That’s right, 5 weeks ago she was a gihugeous preggo chick and now she is showing off that oh-so-hot bod!
When asked about her ability to model so quickly after giving birth she replied:
“Every time it’s the same,” says Klum, who hopes to shed 20 more lbs. “You know, if you kind of gain 45 pounds, then it takes time to kind of go down again.”
But what about her newborn baby girl Lou?
“She’s great,” Klum said. “I pre-pumped a lot of milk, left it in the freezer.”
I’m so jealous of that kid!
Alright gents, Popular Mechanics has published a list of the top 25 Skills Every Man Should Know. Here it is…lets see how many you know.
The List: How to…
1. Patch a radiator hose
2. Protect your computer
3. Rescue a boater who has capsized
4. Frame a wall
5. Retouch digital photos
6. Back up a trailer
7. Build a campfire
8. Fix a dead outlet
9. Navigate with a map and compass
10. Use a torque wrench
11. Sharpen a knife
12. Perform CPR
13. Fillet a fish
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
15. Get a car unstuck
16. Back up data
17. Paint a room
18. Mix concrete
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
20. Change oil and filter
21. Hook up an HDTV
22. Bleed brakes
23. Paddle a canoe
24. Fix a bike flat
25. Extend your wireless network
Without cheating, I got a score of 21. How’d you do?
And, never let it be said that I didn’t hook you up. Click here for the complete guide for how to do all 25.
Dude, you’re a grown-ass man. Time to act like one. But remember: baby steps.
Here’s a good place to start. Ditch those gnarly plastic keg cups you’ve been using for beer pong and get yerself a set of these high class (well, high-er class) reusable cups. They look exactly like the classic red party cups but are made out of melamine (whatever the fuck that is) so you don’t have all those crunched up cups all over your floor in the morning.
Remember: we’re here to help you stay classy. Get the cups here.
Checkit.
B-Boy showcase at Guerilla Garden Studio in Denver.
These boys got serious skills.
Ok, I’m offended. Men’s Fitness has a list of the Top 10 Beauty Products that every man should steal from his girlfriend. (list here)
I’m actually embarrassed for the writer of this article, Jenna Autuori. Men groom, we do not beautify. Of course its written by a woman….cause the list is retarded! When was the last time any self respecting man used a “on-the-go wet cleansing towelette” to freshen up his face before meeting the fellas for a drink (number 2 on the list)?
Guys, its pretty fucking simple what we need to stay so-fresh-and-so-clean. Half the shit on this list is utterly ridiculous. In the event you’re somehow confused as to what you need to keep yourself ready for the ladies, just cruise on over to Automated Man and they will spell it out for you. Not only will they spell it out…but they’ll also ship every single item you need to your door and at a discount!
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Dear Gangster,
You are a douche.
Sincerely,
Chuck Rocker
Look at these two images.
Which one do you prefer?
If you said the second one then you arguably are a racist…or a Brit. These two promotional images were produced by a marketing agency for the movie “Couples Retreat”. The first image is the US version and the second is the UK version. You may notice a slight difference…the UK version has no black people in it…WTF?
Yep, the movies two black stars (Faizon Love and Kali Hawk) were removed from the image used to advertise in the UK market. According to a Universal spokesman:
The altered poster “aimed to simplify the poster to actors who are most recognizable in international markets.”
Huh, really? I’ll let you be the judge. However, industry watcher James Ulmer cut right to the point when he said:
“The international marketplace is still fairly racist.”
It would appear so. Regardless, the movie still blows.
