New Keyboard Accessory Shocks Users When They Try To Go On Facebook

Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @05:33AM from the new-sense-of-shock-site dept.

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.

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Re:The real market by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-27 06:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Now, commenting on Slashdot on the company dime, on the other hand...
Re:The real market by Charliemopps · 2013-08-27 06:30 · Score: 5, Insightful

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.