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January 10, 2008: USB Hubbub
What's with all the USB powered trash* for sale on the web? Everything from aquariums and cooling/heating drink coasters to Christmas trees and personal vibrators, all USB powered. I'm sure I haven't seen them all.
All this trash* is drawing power from, and creating heat inside, your computer. That's not good for the computer. Is it worth the geek oneupmanship, or amusement to shorten the computers life?
Oh, it's a company computer.... nevermind.
* trash is used as a personal opinion and not a condemnation of geeks, nor condemnation/inference of abuse, of the free market system.
glatt Thursday Jan 10 02:57 PM
Do you think anyone buys this crap for themselves? I always assumed it was novelty gift stuff.
barefoot serpent Thursday Jan 10 04:14 PM
meh... my vibrator is Bluetooth
Omnica Thursday Jan 10 04:56 PM
I'm still waiting for the USB powered computer.
monster Thursday Jan 10 08:06 PM
That vac is so *cute* ! 
I want one.
zippyt Thursday Jan 10 08:10 PM
Some where I saw a usb George Forman grill
SteveDallas Thursday Jan 10 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent
meh... my vibrator is Bluetooth
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I got a USB powered heated coffee mug for Christmas. (It also have a car adapter, which should work well for charging my ipod!
monster Thursday Jan 10 08:20 PM
would USB powered iTasers be asking for trouble?
classicman Thursday Jan 10 10:10 PM
Welcome Omnica to the cellar.
Gravdigr Friday Jan 11 09:27 AM
These two products speak for themselves: One blows, the other sucks. 'Nuff said.
Gravdigr Friday Jan 11 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Omnica
I'm still waiting for the USB powered computer.
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Welcome to the cellar!
Omnica Saturday Jan 12 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
LOL! That's kinda like my invention. Powdered water, I just can't figure out what to add to it to make it water again...
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Most of the time I get more out of the smart ass remarks from you guys than the pictures themselves.
xoxoxoBruce Saturday Jan 12 11:50 PM
Oh, Omnica... you're a sick individual.
Bitman Sunday Jan 13 08:20 PM
Boy, 'Toad takes a break, and the writing goes to pot.
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
All this trash is drawing power from, and creating heat inside, your computer.
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| That's not good for the computer. |
| Is it worth the geek oneupmanship, or amusement to shorten the computers life? |
beauregaardhooligan Wednesday Jan 16 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
LOL! That's kinda like my invention. Powdered water, I just can't figure out what to add to it to make it water again...
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Shawnee123 Wednesday Jan 16 11:41 AM
Steven Wright has a bit "I bought some instant water, but I don't know what to add."
Clodfobble Thursday Jan 17 01:12 PM
Maybe it's like ice-nine, it just needs a single drop of water to shift the whole powdered mass back into water.
BigV Thursday Jan 17 01:24 PM
This was interesting. What is a hydrate?
toranokaze Thursday Jan 17 03:23 PM
Futerama had instant water with the same effect
xoxoxoBruce Thursday Jan 17 04:12 PM
Been done.
Shawnee123 Thursday Jan 17 04:25 PM
There is nothing new under the sun.
xoxoxoBruce Thursday Jan 17 04:34 PM
Nope, everything just dehydrates, hydrates, dehydrates, hydrates.....
toranokaze Thursday Jan 17 04:42 PM
people will by anything
fredsonic Monday Feb 4 11:20 AM
Be careful of that stuff, It is made of Dihydrogen Monoxide. Think what happened to the Hinenberg...
http://www.dhmo.org/
JuancoRocks Wednesday Feb 6 10:57 PM
The USB Hits just keep on coming.....
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