We play a lot of Super Smash Brothers Brawl during lunch around here, and occasionally after work there’s additional smashing. I walked in today to find this poster up on the wall, figured I would share since it was so awesome.
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The Toothbrush Achievement
So I was thinking about what [Jesse Schell was saying in his DICE presentation] while brushing my teeth this morning. About 90% of the way through the presentation he makes the point that eventually all of our devices will start giving us points and achievements. Driving to work and getting there on time will earn us points, brushing our teeth for the recommended 3 minutes will give us points.
Well… I looked down at my toothbrush this morning and noticed something I had forgotten about. My toothbrush already rewards me when I brush my teeth for the recommended 3 minutes. I’ll admit, it kind of frightens me.
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The Soda Dispenser
When working on tools or any software in general really; it’s important to remember not to over engineer or attempt to solve problems that don’t exist.
I was walking through the grocery store last night and happened across this glorious feat of over engineering. The Soda Dispenser.
It’s a device that you screw on to the top of a soda bottle, shake the bottle and then the resulting pressure forces the liquid up through a plastic tube that’s inserted into the bottle. You then simply press the button at the top to release the liquid.
This is definitely an attempt to solve a problem that simply doesn’t exist and their solution is terrible. After you get about half way through the bottle, I imagine there wont be enough pressure to force a lot of liquid out. At around 25% almost nothing will come out and you’ll have to resort to unscrewing the Soda Dispenser and pouring your carbonated beverage into a glass like a cave man.
