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don't want to interact with the people of Walmart

By freak show, I think mdingler meant this.

Just look for yourself.

Would you feel safe standing in the same line as these freaks?

You can all plainly see that WalMart is loaded with hillbillies and rednecks.

You know it's true. Don't try to pretend you haven't noticed.

You definitely know this guy is a filthy Trump supporter.

I rest my case.

Talent scouts headed to The People of Walmart

Wal-Mart's Dr. Thunder: I assume that's their lingerie line?

Check it out: People of Walmart.

I don't know why I would ever shop at Walmart...

Actually, late at night, Walmart's are the best place to see Aliens, not illegal immigrants, actual extraterrestrials. http://www.peopleofwalmart.com...

I shop there because because there's room to park my semi-truck. You could probably land a flying saucer there, too, at night.

You don't even have to put on pants.

That is also true of Wal-mart as well: http://www.peopleofwalmart.com...

But to be fair, I visited wal-mart for the first time earlier this month, and I believe I saw a sign saying you have to have shoes and a shirt on, or something similar.

I don't know why I would ever shop at Walmart...

Actually, late at night, Walmart's are the best place to see Aliens, not illegal immigrants, actual extraterrestrials. http://www.peopleofwalmart.com...

No you don't. Some things are best left set to 'virtual'.

And by "credit card", you mean the insecure, expensive, fraud-prone payment mechanism created by a small number of monopolistic companies and their government cronies; you know, what arrogant rich people like you use.

Naw, man. I use currency. I just figured that would be way to much work for your average Wal-Mart shopper, what with the counting and the gazintas and everything. Plus, those bills get heavy, you know, and the average Wal-Mart shopper has the muscle definition of a frond under all that avoirdupois.

And before you ask me for a citation...

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com...

The people of Wal-Mart would like to talk to you about this interesting idea.

We are almost there... just a little further to go till full Wall-E http://www.peopleofwalmart.com...

There's a website for that. Not for the faint of heart.

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

Really? I have never felt scared in a Wal-mart parking lot. I don't even hear about much crime there either, they have cameras everywhere in their lots.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

New section to be added to the People of Walmart web page : aerial reconnaissance photos.

I think you have Nerd and Geek culture mixed up with plain Geeks.

Since Wal-Mart is one of those stores that assumes that the majority of their customers are thieves anyway.

That's because, depending on where you're located, many of their customers look kind of sketchy

Well, technically the definition is someone who, by their stupidity, removes themselves from the gene pool. Unless she has a twin sister, her genes are history.

Nominees significantly improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race in an obviously stupid way. They are self-selected examples of the dangers inherent in a lack of common sense, and all human races, cultures, and socioeconomic groups are eligible to compete. Actual winners must meet the following criteria:

Reproduction Out of the gene pool: dead or sterile.

Excellence Astounding misapplication of judgment.

Self-Selection Cause one's own demise.

Maturity Capable of sound judgment.

Veracity The event must be true.

Nowhere does is say that they can't already have kids. Putting a loaded gun where your kid can get it is incredibly dumb, and this dummy won't continue to pass their genes along. Natural selection means that eventually, as gun-totin' mamas produce fewer offspring before dying, they will be out-competed (natural selection at work).

So, she can take her place among the other people of Walmart

Speaking of see-through... http://www.peopleofwalmart.com...

Wal-Mart and image.
That sets a really low bar.

"People go there because they sell stuff for cheap prices. "

Some people go there because of this.

Call it what you will, but I'll "worship" at Whole Foods, any day. The tonnage per human average is significantly lower in any Whole Foods than in any more traditional grocery store. I'm happy to shop amongst people of all ages who are in shape and look good and healthy. You can keep your People of Wal-Mart, thank you.

Indeed. For those wondering: "Whales" = "Big Spenders".

Like people of Wal-mart?

We all need to walk more. Prevent the Whales!!!

Now I can't get http://www.peopleofwalmart.com... out of my brain.

It then went to the Piggly Wiggly and some strange creature came out of the store carrying a six pack.

Strange creatures, indeed.

Who would even buy a Kindle from WalMart ?

they would : http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

I am always proud to own things with Made in the USA label. But the shit really is hard to find now! I wonder whose to blame. I think it may be related to these clowns.

They already have one. Here.

Great, at least I can now channel all my negative thougts to one partnership.

That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw this headline.
Soon we will be able to combine the sites http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ and http://failbook.failblog.org/ into one.

Yes, I will admit that UAV's have caught the occasional nude sunbather in the backyard and such.

Given the average body mass index of a given America and the relative paucity of 'good looking' people in general I should think that scouring the ground for nude sunbathers might be more of a psychologicall hazard to the UAV operators than the putative 'victims' on the ground.

visit http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ for examples if you don't want to leave the house or you live outside the tentacle range of wal-mart.

And you think it a good idea that manufacturers build devices that can safely be utilized by a small fraction of potential customers?

Go to your local WalMart. Look around you. Do you want to trust those folks with anything more complicated than a slip of paper?

I don't recall seeing a section at WalMart for warship parts.

Most Walmarts are pretty big and many Walmart customers are pretty big.

Perhaps your view of the warship section was inadvertently blocked by one the People of Walmart. You might want to go back when it's a bit less crowded and ask the greeter to steer you to the proper section.

Also, their checkers can be pretty stupid - if you buy three warships, they sometimes screwup and only charge you for two - give it a try.

No article about Walmart is complete without this link.

Just remember, you can't un-seeeeee....

Realistically doesn't this just make it more likely for people with defective genes to reproduce?

People of Wal-Mart needs a steady supply of customers.

Want to see "consumers"?? http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/photos/

Wow, you take a mockery said and somehow establish that there's connection with every non-geek? That's quite low just to establish your own "superiority" to other people.

A well deserved "troll" mod, if you ask me. Suddenly, every innovation in the world can be traced back to Apple, Jobs, and Ives? WTF?

As for design and user interfaces mattering to me - you should see my desktop. And, my car. The trucks I've driven. Screw all the designers - I want plain, simple, easy to understand. Understated elegance. Fek the eye candy, glitz, and consumer appeal. I'm not a "consumer".

Want to see "consumers"?? http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/photos/

Like Walmart shoppers

Just in case anyone here has not seen the Walmart Zoo, feel free to check it out. Though admittedly, you may wish you hadn't.

Unless you look like these people: http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

Which in my opinion are real life zombies.

Yes. But "modern man" is a minority in this country. Eventually you are going to have to step out of your house and deal with the masses.

On the other hand, "modern man" doesn't do much shopping at Sam's Club or WalMart.

While both of the situations you describe sound fairly innocuous, I personally think a no-photo policy is more in line with preserving civil liberties, and I'm surprised I seem to be in the minority. Imagine being photographed around shops, and having those photos then submitted to random corporate entities like Facebook and Flickr. With the advances in facial recognition software and increasing government/corporate control, pretty soon your privacy and freedom is a distant memory, and everything you buy and everywhere you go is public knowledge. There are even disgusting sites like http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ dedicated to trying to publically humiliate people who have non-consensual photographs taken of them in supermarkets. In these circumstances, I think it's essential that stores have no-photograph policies (perhaps permission/supervision could be granted by staff on a case-by-case basis?)

While I am very aware of the dangers you're talking about, I think policies against photography are entirely unrealistic at this point. The real problem you're talking about is twofold:

1. Cultural attitudes toward the Internet and privacy (or lack thereof). It's gotten to the point where the upcoming generation has no expectation of privacy, doesn't think surveillance is a big deal, and doesn't even care enough to take basic precautions for the sake of their own privacy (let alone that of others). It's a problem, but what will likely happen is that society-at-large will alter its cultural attitudes to adjust for the change. Otherwise, no one would get past a job interview in the future. This is related to...

2. The corporate surveillance cloud. I could go on and on about this, but you seem to be well aware of the dangers. I'll just add that corporations are fostering an attitude of recklessness with their "gimmegimmegimme data" policies.

What you're talking about with the Wal-mart example has always been possible since the days of the early Internet (and really, before)...it's just that now everyone has network-aware cameras in their pockets. We knew this was coming; everyone's been talking about the eventual convergence of camera, Internet, games, phone since at least the late 90s. Predictably, we're handling it badly. But, like so many other things in the corrupt world we live in, you just learn to defend yourself the best you can and hope to educate yourself and others about the dangers, fighting battles where you're able.

If we're truly worried about privacy from camera survelliance, the first step would be talking about the millions (billions?) of cameras that surround us as we go on with our daily lives, not the teenager who might take a photo of us to get a laugh. The corporate/government surveillance machine has been more-or-less fragmented up to this point, but eventually there will be a convergence of all that data too. Who knows what "virtual me" will emerge on their combined servers.

While both of the situations you describe sound fairly innocuous, I personally think a no-photo policy is more in line with preserving civil liberties, and I'm surprised I seem to be in the minority. Imagine being photographed around shops, and having those photos then submitted to random corporate entities like Facebook and Flickr. With the advances in facial recognition software and increasing government/corporate control, pretty soon your privacy and freedom is a distant memory, and everything you buy and everywhere you go is public knowledge. There are even disgusting sites like http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ dedicated to trying to publically humiliate people who have non-consensual photographs taken of them in supermarkets. In these circumstances, I think it's essential that stores have no-photograph policies (perhaps permission/supervision could be granted by staff on a case-by-case basis?)

No, no, "W" for Wal-Mart. Make them wear t-shirts that have the http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ URL and undersigned with "future member" printed on them. Heck they might even get corporate sponsorship for the promotional program...

Just turn it into a game, if you can find 10 people from here, you win.

No we have this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, and of course the very much abbreviated list wouldn't be complete without this

Are you trying to claim that the people of walmart can't use the Internets?

If those chicks would be anything like the ones posted here, I don't want them.

Just drop http://peopleofwalmart.com/?feed=rss2 into your RSS client of choice and get the ambiance delivered online!