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The Worst Tech of Q2 2006

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the top-ten-each-quarter dept.

ClickOnThis writes "CNET has an article on the Worst tech of Q2 2006. Their rogue's gallery includes: Segway Polo, the 'Nyko Intelligent Remote 360', and a dishonorable mention for the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray format war. My personal (un)favorite is the appropriately-named Pantech 300 mobile phone, which is so small you could almost swallow it. From the article: 'When it's in your hand, you will feel like Gigantor. But it's a trick. You are not Gigantor. And if you're at a monster truck rally, bully convention, or Hell's Angels hangout while you're using it, you'll catch some hell for being Mr. Fancy Li'l Mini Phone. A wedgie, Kick Me sign, or stop-hitting-yourself situation might ensue.'"

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  1. Tagging WTF by distantbody · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Offtopic, I know, so just answer the damn question then mod accordingly.

    Say that I hypothetically need to tag a story 'ponies'. Why when I return to the same story two hours later I discover that 'ponies' has yet to be applied, I would conclude that there is some sort of selective process at work or a minimum number of repetitions needed. Can someone explain where the niche tags go and how/if it is possible to see the entire list of every last tag for a story? Or is it subscribers only?... It would be good to be able to completely assess the entire gamut of users opinions. I'm sure we all consider how others are most likely to word their tags (e.g. vapor vs vapour), in a vain attempt to avoid redundancy.

    - I know you can read my thoughts boy. -

    1. Re:Tagging WTF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Consider yourself lucky. Some of us can't even see the tags. (And yes, I'm logged in with excellent karma.)

      Tagging strikes me as (typically for Slashdot) stupid for this kind of content, in any case. Any useful keywords are going to show up in the discussion, anyway, and with relative frequency proportional to their relevance.

  2. Re:Segway... hey, they laughed at bikers for YEARS by mobby_6kl · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Segway... hey, they laughed at bikers for YEARS... back in the 19th century.

    Hey, I still do, because it's so easy! They're riding those bikes while rubbing their genitals against the saddle, wearing those ghey tight shorts (or moronic baggy ones) and stupid fugly helmets, taking up space on the roads for no reason at all.

    I hope by "bikers" you meant the people riding bicycles, not motorbikes. Those guys would kick my ass.