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New Keyboard Accessory Shocks Users When They Try To Go On Facebook
cartechboy writes "Two Ph.D. students from MIT have created a keyboard accessory, the Pavlov Poke, that shocks you every time you go onto Facebook. The project comes as a result of the students finding the waste over 50 hours a week combined on the social network (instead of working on their dissertations) So the pair created an Arduino-based keyboard hand-rest that shocks computer users who spend too much time checking the social network. The hack is 'intended to generate discussion' — not actually turn into a business." Inventor Robert Morris describes it as "something of a joke," but I'm sure there's a market out there.
The real market is for overly controlling bosses who would love to install these on their employees' desktops.
better yet, fire people who don't get their work done and not worry about the details of "Why"
I don't care if you're running a nail salon and a tattoo parlor from your smartphone while you're at work as long as you're getting quality work done on time for me. The idea that an employer can monitor and badger a bad employee into a good one is one of the oldest, most idiotic myths I've ever heard. Enough already.
Are you hiring ?? That kind of enlightened attitude intrigues me.
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
I do not ban Facebook however, it makes my life much easier. You get hired, if during your first 90 days I see Facebook opened on your machine, you get released on the spot.
So, what you're saying is that you DO ban Facebook, you just don't tell your employees that you do, until you fire them for it.
While it's certainly your right as an employer to act like a complete asshat, I feel sorry for your employees.
Do you put them on double secret probation as well?