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2004/3/31

A new application of wireless networking tailored for the bleeding-heart types of the world: WiFi-SM, which is woen by the user and delivers a painful though harmless electric shock every time a selected keyword (such as "death", "torture" or "war") appears in news sources. If you're afraid that your affluent Western lifestyle cuts you off from the true suffering of the world and diminishes your humanity, this could be for you. If it were real, that is. (Via Gizmodo)

¶ art bdsm behaviourism conscience gibson's law prosthesis wifi [2 comments]

2001/10/12

New on the market: Relationship management the Behaviourist way, aka the Boyfriend Training Kit.

Gold stars are given for good behaviour, while a relationship can be "terminated" with the single red sticker contained in the kit.

¶ behaviourism psychology relationships sex [no comments]

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2007/5/15

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2003/5/16

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