5 Reasons Internet Access in America is a Disaster. Bad Internet = Shitty Economy As I alluded to before, we still fall into the trap of thinking of the Internet the way we thought about it in 1997 -- as a frivolous luxury used for porn, copyright theft and ALF slash fiction. When the government pushed a plan to help improve lines and accessibility, the opposition across comments sections Internet-wide went nuts, with cries of, "You're fucking with this bullshit in this economy just so people can download their furry porn faster?! " The Internet. The only thing I can guess is that this is what happens when you have a debate about technology being held by old politicians who don't completely understand what this "Internet" gadget is.
"It's that 'Facebook' thing my secretary is on all day, right? " But tell that to the people who work for those same politicians, running entire campaigns online. Tell it to the people who used online voting to get their wrinkled asses into the office in the first place. Photos.comEat up, bitches. 6 'New' Gaming Innovations That Are Way Older Than You Think. We Think It Started With: The Nintendo Wii (2006) Via Nintendo A product so ground-breaking that we barely made fun of the name.
After the first year or so. The recent wave of motion-control systems -- beginning with the Nintendo Wii -- has made it possible for gamers all over the world to be a little more active while looking a lot more foolish. Via Nintendo Every time you're playing Wii, know that your ancestors are looking at you and thinking, Idiot. The more recent Xbox Kinect is so advanced that it doesn't even need a controller to detect your movements. That's the future right there, folks. Actually Been Around Since: The Pantomation (1977) Actually, this particular method of losing your dignity in front of camera has apparently been around since the late 70s. Via YouTube Like making it look like you're lifting a weight made of rainbows.
Via YouTube Rarely has a man pretending to wank produced such beautiful sounds. Unlocking Achievements We Think It Started With: The Xbox 360 (2005) The 6 Most Ill-Conceived Weapons Ever Built. The Ridiculous FP45 Liberator Rama The French Resistance is one of the most famous guerilla organizations in history, and the one thing keeping the French from looking totally incompetent during the biggest war the world has ever known.
The United States really wanted to help them out, but they also wanted to not spend a lot of money doing it. Thus, the FP45 Liberator was born: a weapon specifically designed to be low in cost and easy to mass produce. The average cap gun today has a higher build quality. The Liberator was also seemingly designed to suck balls. First of all, the gun had an effective range of about 25 feet, which coincidentally is about as far as you could throw it. GettyIf all the Nazi was carrying was a corkscrew and some lint, you were still trading up. However, if you missed that first shot then you were completely fucked, because the Liberator was a single-shot gun.
To top it all off, the gun was shipped in a cardboard box with a comic strip instruction manual: 6 Glitches That Accidentally Invented Modern Gaming. Half of the art you enjoy every day is probably due to some happy accident. For instance, most of the tension in Jaws can be credited to the fact that the fake shark they were using was a mechanical nightmare and too ridiculous to show on screen. You wouldn't think video games would be subject to this, however -- a mistake in the code of a game would most likely just melt your Xbox (again) rather than invent some fun new game mechanic.
Yet, some of the most iconic features of games can be credited to serendipity: A Bad Mouse Click Leads to Lara Croft's Rack It's not fair to say that Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are only famous for one reason (or even two). There have been many excellent and critically acclaimed games in the series. Via 101 Video GamesThose are the protruding orbs on her chest. Well, as it turns out, Lara's bust is a result of a mistake.
And apparently replaced them with oil-change funnels. Via TheAngryPixel.comYep. Via Wikimedia Commons"You're welcome, polygon booby lovers! " 7 Legendary Acts of Petty Revenge. Everyone gets pissed off sometimes. Occasionally, even the most even-headed among us will overreact in childish ways, such as locking your boyfriend out of the car or calling your girlfriend "the Devil. " But there are some people who take petty revenge to dizzying levels of perfection. Getting a Bunch of Scientists to Sign a Paper Saying You're Stupid Being a scientist has to be tough. They spend their days staring down microscopes, knowing full well that when someone asks, "What do you do for a living? " any answer they give is going to elicit nothing but blank stares.
Via WhatWouldOakleyDo"Whatever. When it comes to dealing with people who believe in creationism, it's got to be especially tough. Creationists tend to be less resigned, and often try to prove the legitimacy of their theory by compiling lists of scientists who doubt evolution. GettyIt was exactly as relevant as a Flogging Molly set list. Via Universe TodayLike building this. Putting a Bear on Your Property GettyThat's right. The 5 Least Romantic Keys to a Happy Relationship. Any old talk show psychologist can give you the business about date nights and fetish gear to keep the spark alive. That's Talk Show Psychologist Tips For Romance 101. But it takes a ballsy renegade to have the guts to let you know that saving a relationship might be about imagining the most romantic solutions possible -- then doing the opposite.
That ballsy renegade is us. #5. Spend Less Time Together So it's been a long week at work, both of you are stressed out and when you do see each other, you end up fighting like rabid monkeys. But now it's the weekend! GettyNo line to the women's toilets will ever come between you! Or not. Wait, What? This one sounds painfully obvious when explained, but we'll be damned if we can't think of a couple who doesn't make this mistake.
Studies show that it is actually better to keep your fun time separate, especially when it involves a hobby that one partner likes and the other just tolerates. GettyLike sleeping with other people. Getty"Hey, honey. . #4. . #3.