• (cs)

    The Empty Case thing is not a WTF. If you've ever used a Redbox, then you'll know that the DVD's you rent from it come inside cases. You can't return them into the machine without the case, so the machines also sell Empty DVD Cases for $1.

    Or you can just buy empty DVD cases for yourself, if you want them for some reason.

    Redbox is actually pretty neat. Renting a movie from a Redbox is $1 a day, no late fees. After 25 days, you essentially have bought the movie, so you can simply keep it and not be charged any further.

  • icywindow (unregistered) in reply to mornak

    Maybe the code for it might look something like this:

    switch (0) { }

  • (cs) in reply to Kasper
    Kasper:
    jordanwb:
    NeoMojo:
    Addison:
    Dlareg:
    View larger comment

    Winner!

    I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.

    I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.
    I didn't click and wasn't disapointed.
    I didn't click and was disappointed. (And then I clicked to get a bit of relief from my disappointment).
    I didn't click and was disappointed. Then I clicked and I became even more disappointed.

  • TheHomeDepot (unregistered) in reply to AlpineR
    AlpineR:
    I'm not startled by a WTF in computer code. Being so complex yet easy to change makes for a low barrier and high attempt frequency for that reaction. But how does "View Larger Sample" get printed on real objects from a successful manufacturer?

    My guess is that these wood samples stand in a display where only the top three inches of each panel are exposed. The note makes it clear that you can pull the sample out to see more of the surface and the hole is for gripping (rather than hanging).

    Come on -- you guys really don't get it? Nobody has ever shopped for a new counter top? The samples pictured are like 2"x3". Behind the desk, in a binder, they also have samples that are like 8"x10" so you can get a better idea of the pattern and color. The small samples are for browsing, the large samples are for decision making.

    I'll admit that it is funny when taken out of context, especially with the wooden table meme we have going around here, so it's a worthy faux WTF, but don't try to analyze it and turn it into something it's not.

    BTW, those Formica samples have looked almost exactly the same since before the wide-spread use of the internet.

  • Kasper (unregistered) in reply to Kuli
    Kuli:
    Oh, too late anyway. Now I'm disappointed! *sniff*
    Sorry about that.
  • (cs) in reply to TheHomeDepot
    TheHomeDepot:
    BTW, those Formica samples have looked almost exactly the same since before the wide-spread use of the internet.
    That was kind of my point. I haven't seen these samples before because I'm a renter, not a homeowner. So on first sight I interpret them in a modern context in which they seem strange.

    I watched an old episode (1960ish) of The Twilight Zone in which a mob was talking about something weird with money in their town. A woman says "I'm going to go get online at the bank!". My reaction was "WTF? A 1960's TV show predicted online banking?" A friend had to explain to me that "online" was a regional synonym for "in line", meaning she was in fact getting information the old fashioned way and anticipated a queue.

  • (cs) in reply to Kuli
    Kuli:
    jordanwb:
    NeoMojo:
    Addison:
    Dlareg:
    View larger comment
    Winner!

    I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.

    I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.
    I didn't click and wasn't disapointed.
    Oh, I have to hurry, there's only one alternative left in our little two-bit game:

    I didn't click and was disappointed!

    Now on to qubits...

    I haven't yet chosen whether to click and am in a superposition of appointments.

  • (cs) in reply to Smash King
    Smash King:
    Kasper:
    jordanwb:
    NeoMojo:
    Addison:
    Dlareg:
    View larger comment

    Winner!

    I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.

    I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.
    I didn't click and wasn't disapointed.
    I didn't click and was disappointed. (And then I clicked to get a bit of relief from my disappointment).
    I didn't click and was disappointed. Then I clicked and I became even more disappointed.

    I was disappointed. Then I clicked it and wasn't disappointed. I then clicked it again and was disappointed. After a third click I said screw it and got ice cream. I'm no longer disappointed AND I have ice cream.

  • (cs)

    Schrödinger's volume...

  • Scott (unregistered) in reply to Anon

    As someone that had been charged by Blockbuster (multiple times, but never again), I can attest that the charges are outrageous and that they don't refund the money even if it determined that it was their own fault.

    We have returned movies and been charged their fee. When we went into the store to dispute it, they looked in a cabinet and said "Oh here it is! I guess we forgot to check it in. Since you've already paid for it, here you go!"

    We use Redbox and Netflix now. (Redbox is nice that you can rent movies from one and return them to another. Very useful for traveling.)

  • Loren Pechtel (unregistered)

    Does that Mac belong to Shrodinger's Cat?

  • BCS (unregistered)

    I'm with Mr. TheHomeDepot on this one, I know a guy who found a nice Formica he licked and order enough for the whole counter ($40-$50 worth) only to discover that the pattern consisted of ugly clashing color splotches just large enough that the sample chip could fit inside one them.

  • (cs) in reply to NeoMojo
    NeoMojo:
    Addison:
    Dlareg:
    View larger comment
    Winner!

    I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.

    I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.
    I clicked on it but was disappointed that it didn't look like this.

  • Hmmmm (unregistered) in reply to BCS
    BCS:
    I know a guy who found a nice Formica he licked and order enough for the whole counter

    Maybe that'll teach him to choose patterns based on taste.

  • Worf (unregistered)

    That USB one is not very interesting - the Mios run Windows CE, and the default strings for the USB devices say that. The manufacturer is supposed to change idVendor (16-bit value) to their USB Vendor ID, and idProduct (again, 16 bit value) to the product ID code.

    When Windows identifies devices, it retrieves the USB string before it hunts for a driver (and replaces the displayed USB string with the one in the INF file).

    The problem is, Mio forgot to customise their Windows CE BSP to remove that text. They probably also forgot to change idVendor and are using the default Microsoft one...

  • (cs) in reply to DangerMouse9
    DangerMouse9:
    I was disappointed. Then I clicked it and wasn't disappointed. I then clicked it again and was disappointed. After a third click I said screw it and got ice cream. I'm no longer disappointed AND I have ice cream.

    Long live ice cream!

  • Dr Sixnutz (unregistered) in reply to Worf
    Worf:
    That USB one is not very interesting - the Mios run Windows CE, and the default strings for the USB devices say that. The manufacturer is supposed to change idVendor (16-bit value) to their USB Vendor ID, and idProduct (again, 16 bit value) to the product ID code.

    When Windows identifies devices, it retrieves the USB string before it hunts for a driver (and replaces the displayed USB string with the one in the INF file).

    The problem is, Mio forgot to customise their Windows CE BSP to remove that text. They probably also forgot to change idVendor and are using the default Microsoft one...

    whoosh...

  • CAR912 (unregistered) in reply to Loren Pechtel
    Loren Pechtel:
    Does that Mac belong to Shrodinger's Cat?

    It might, or it might not... click here to find out*.

    *ownership may change by observing status of ownership

  • (cs) in reply to cconroy
    cconroy:
    DangerMouse9:
    I was disappointed. Then I clicked it and wasn't disappointed. I then clicked it again and was disappointed. After a third click I said screw it and got ice cream. I'm no longer disappointed AND I have ice cream.

    Long live ice cream!

    Was it Formica flavor?

  • (cs) in reply to derula

    [quote user="derula"] I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.[/quote]I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.[/quote] I clicked on it but was disappointed that it didn't look like this.[/quote]

    Dammit! That's twice!

  • anonymous (unregistered) in reply to AlpineR
    AlpineR:
    Kuli:
    jordanwb:
    NeoMojo:
    Addison:
    Dlareg:
    View larger comment
    Winner!

    I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.

    I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.
    I didn't click and wasn't disapointed.
    Oh, I have to hurry, there's only one alternative left in our little two-bit game:

    I didn't click and was disappointed!

    Now on to qubits...

    I haven't yet chosen whether to click and am in a superposition of appointments.

    I always found myself in a superposition of appointments before I got a calendar to make sure I didn't screw up my schedule.

  • (cs) in reply to vaucanson
    vaucanson:
    Most unfair of you. Surely the wooden links are the handling, not the business, end of cards for Babbage's Analytic Engine. Which, face it gang, had the first on-line store.
    It certainly anticipated the Intertubes by around 150 years. To quote others on this thread, "What a disappointment!"

    You do know that Babbage never got the Analytic Engine built, don't you?

    Or, to quote the devil spawn of Timothy "Berners" Lee:

    Error 404.

    PS I made a disappointment with my dentist the other day, but the bastard yanked out several perfectly healthy teeth anyway.

  • (cs) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    Empty Case II was a huge disappointment. I think the producers were just trying to cash in on the success of the first Empty Case.
    "Hot damn," wrote Joshua Deltener, "I can't wait until Empty Case II!"

    UR bofe N00bs.

    Real connoiseurs of the Empty Box series know that the only one worth renting from yer local Blockbustahs is "Empty Box -- The Prequel."

  • TuxRug (unregistered) in reply to Anon

    Yes, the DVDs are $1 a night, and are considered yours to keep after 30 days. So, late fees are substantial if you don't have a way to return the disc. Congrats, you lose the case, you're stuck with a $30 previously viewed movie - even if it was unplayable. That's why there's an empty case or two in every RedBox kiosk.

  • Real-modo (unregistered) in reply to WhiskeyJack

    [quote user="WhiskeyJack"][quote user="derula"] I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.[/quote]I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.[/quote] I clicked on it but was disappointed that it didn't look like this.[/quote]

    Dammit! That's twice! [/quote]PROTOTYPE - Remember to change to witty comment.

  • (cs) in reply to Dlareg

    $View Empty NOT-friendly Finnish Girl$ $PROTOTYPE - view friendly larger Finnish Girl$

  • Adrian Pavone (unregistered) in reply to WhiskeyJack

    [quote user="WhiskeyJack"][quote user="derula"] I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.[/quote]I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.[/quote] I clicked on it but was disappointed that it didn't look like this.[/quote]

    Dammit! That's twice! [/quote]

    Heheh, yeah, me too. I actually checked every single "link" in the comments.

  • imalc (unregistered)

    Hey alex, someone's spammed the board with a ton of Japanese links! Time to send around the henchmen...?

  • (cs) in reply to Zapp Brannigan
    Zapp Brannigan:
    Addison:
    Dlareg:
    View larger comment

    Winner!

    I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.

    I could have clicked on it, but I was unable.

    I could have clicked on it. And indeed I did.
  • (cs) in reply to MyName
    MyName:
    Surprised nobody commented on the name of the DVD drive on the Mac screenshot. MATSHITA - DVD-R

    I would imagine Mat isn't feeling well right about now...

    That's actually quite a famously well-known unfortunate abbreviation that's been around for years now. Google it some time.

  • (cs)
  • mcp_dk (unregistered) in reply to jordanwb
    jordanwb:
    Jan Hancic:
    This comment will be displayed. On the other hand this comment will not be displayed.

    Would you like some pie?

    Yes / No?

    Yes please, Banana cream if you have any.

    NeoMojo:
    Addison:
    Dlareg:
    View larger comment

    Winner!

    I actually went to click on it and was disappointed.

    I clicked on it and wasn't disappointed.

    I didn't click and wasn't disapointed.

    I was disapointed because i didn't click

  • (cs)

    I licked and was disappointed. Didn't taste like ice cream at all.

  • (cs) in reply to imalc
    imalc:
    Hey alex, someone's spammed the board with a ton of Japanese links! Time to send around the henchmen...?
    They're all over somebody laughing at an error in the post, or posting "Fist!!!", but let a spammer show up, and it's "Zzzzzzzzz..."
  • (cs) in reply to imalc
    imalc:
    Hey alex, someone's spammed the board with a ton of Japanese links! Time to send around the henchmen...?
    Sigh, now you tell me that it's just spam.... I clicked on every single one thinking that it was a clever play on the new unclickable link meme.
  • krypes (unregistered) in reply to tragomaskhalos

    Empty cases all the way down?

  • blunder (unregistered) in reply to BCS
    BCS:
    I'm with Mr. TheHomeDepot on this one, I know a guy who found a nice Formica he licked and order enough for the whole counter ($40-$50 worth) only to discover that the pattern consisted of ugly clashing color splotches just large enough that the sample chip could fit inside one them.

    Yeah, well, there's just no accounting for taste.

  • Wyrd (unregistered)

    RE Remove Volume: Now there's a REAL WTF! Makes my head explode just trying to parse it, so I give up. Way to go! (ouch)

    -- Furry cows moo and decompress.

  • Brian (unregistered)

    The empty case is there if you lose the case to a movie - you still need a case to return it, so you just purchase one for a dollar.

  • Llama (unregistered) in reply to AlpineR

    Actualy, The view larger sample is there because the pattern is to small to fit on the little color swatches. You may not like it once you get a 1 foot piece.

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