Gizmodo mischief at the CES

sachmo71 · 01-10-2008, 02:54 PM

Funny prank at the Consumer Electronics Show:

http://gizmodo.com/343348/confession...odo-did-at-ces

SirFozzie · 01-10-2008, 03:36 PM

Funny. Evil. Funnyevil.

Good stuff.. Just glad it didn't happen to me!

Maple Leafs · 01-10-2008, 03:58 PM

That's like a 9/10 on the "making various tech guys miserable and maybe getting them fired scale". Which is fine, except it's also about a 2/10 on the "funny" scale.

SirFozzie · 01-10-2008, 04:42 PM

This is how it was discussed here at work. It's like taking this device to a sports bar, waiting till a last second shot, and then using it to turn off the TV. Funny.. wrong.. and if they catch you doing it, cause for grave bodily harm.

dawgfan · 01-10-2008, 05:12 PM

Maybe funny the first time they did it. Completely asshole-ish by the 3rd or 4th time.

Pumpy Tudors · 01-10-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

This is how it was discussed here at work. It's like taking this device to a sports bar, waiting till a last second shot, and then using it to turn off the TV. Funny.. wrong.. and if they catch you doing it, cause for grave bodily harm.

The big difference is that once you miss that last-second shot live, there's no going back in time. With these presentations, couldn't these people just start over (or pick up where they left off) once things were working properly again?

sachmo71 · 01-10-2008, 06:35 PM

The funny part, to me, is that none of them look at the power switch. They start fiddling with cables, jerking around with cords, etc.

Blade6119 · 01-10-2008, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

This is how it was discussed here at work. It's like taking this device to a sports bar, waiting till a last second shot, and then using it to turn off the TV. Funny.. wrong.. and if they catch you doing it, cause for grave bodily harm.

Nice video of a guy doing this in europe during the World Cup, priceless yet sad

Fidatelo · 01-10-2008, 07:17 PM

I think it was kind of funny on some of the random monitors throughout the show, or where people were just playing a game or something. But to do that to a guy making a big speech, and multiple times at that, was brutal. Not only does it interrupt and fluster him, but some poor tech dude probably got reamed the fuck out at the end of it all.

KWhit · 01-10-2008, 07:36 PM

That's not funny at all. I have no idea what Gizmodo is. Is it just a website? This would be like someone hacking their site and bringing it down.

Not funny, affects business, and companies could be significantly hurt by it - enough to bring suit against these idiots.

Maple Leafs · 01-10-2008, 08:03 PM

It has all the wit and humor of throwing rocks at the monitors from the distance, with the added bonus of getting innocent tech guys fired.

MacroGuru · 01-10-2008, 11:22 PM

I can tell you, with the amount of money that has been spent here this year, prior years and such...I don't find this too funny.

stevew · 01-10-2008, 11:35 PM

Hmmmmmm, i need one of these for work. Tired of turning off 40 tvs per night

Pumpy Tudors · 01-11-2008, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Hmmmmmm, i need one of these for work. Tired of turning off 40 tvs per night

Hey, that's actually a really good use for that device. In fact, I think it would be hilarious to take that device into a store's electronics department, especially around Black Friday or Christmas. Imagine going into Best Buy and blacking out all their televisions. I've got to admit that I would start cracking up at whatever chaos ensued.

SirFozzie · 01-12-2008, 10:11 AM

File under "Who didn't see this coming?"

Gizmodo has now been banned from CES

sterlingice · 01-12-2008, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

File under "Who didn't see this coming?"

Gizmodo has now been banned from CES

The joke's on who now?

SI

sterlingice · 01-12-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

The big difference is that once you miss that last-second shot live, there's no going back in time. With these presentations, couldn't these people just start over (or pick up where they left off) once things were working properly again?

Except missing the last second shot is bad and all, but losing your job because someone thinks you incompetent that you didn't just try to turn the tv on because you didn't figure there'd be some jackass in the audience turning it off- there's a bit of a difference there. One is screwing with someone's profession while the other is entertainment (unless this is a bar and suddenly it becomes "that bar where idiots try to turn off the tv when good stuff is on" and loses business).

SI

Ragone · 01-12-2008, 08:48 PM

Does it really matter that they got banned.. they'll probably just reorganize under a new name and come back next year

01-10-2008, 03:58 PM	#3
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	That's like a 9/10 on the "making various tech guys miserable and maybe getting them fired scale". Which is fine, except it's also about a 2/10 on the "funny" scale. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

01-10-2008, 07:17 PM	#9
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I think it was kind of funny on some of the random monitors throughout the show, or where people were just playing a game or something. But to do that to a guy making a big speech, and multiple times at that, was brutal. Not only does it interrupt and fluster him, but some poor tech dude probably got reamed the fuck out at the end of it all. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

01-10-2008, 08:03 PM	#11
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	It has all the wit and humor of throwing rocks at the monitors from the distance, with the added bonus of getting innocent tech guys fired. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

01-10-2008, 11:22 PM	#12
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	I can tell you, with the amount of money that has been spent here this year, prior years and such...I don't find this too funny. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

01-10-2008, 03:36 PM	#2
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Funny. Evil. Funnyevil. Good stuff.. Just glad it didn't happen to me!

01-10-2008, 04:42 PM	#4
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	This is how it was discussed here at work. It's like taking this device to a sports bar, waiting till a last second shot, and then using it to turn off the TV. Funny.. wrong.. and if they catch you doing it, cause for grave bodily harm.

01-10-2008, 05:12 PM	#5
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	Maybe funny the first time they did it. Completely asshole-ish by the 3rd or 4th time.

01-10-2008, 06:35 PM	#7
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	The funny part, to me, is that none of them look at the power switch. They start fiddling with cables, jerking around with cords, etc.

01-10-2008, 07:36 PM	#10
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	That's not funny at all. I have no idea what Gizmodo is. Is it just a website? This would be like someone hacking their site and bringing it down. Not funny, affects business, and companies could be significantly hurt by it - enough to bring suit against these idiots.

01-10-2008, 11:35 PM	#13
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Hmmmmmm, i need one of these for work. Tired of turning off 40 tvs per night

01-12-2008, 10:11 AM	#15
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	File under "Who didn't see this coming?" Gizmodo has now been banned from CES

01-12-2008, 08:48 PM	#18
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	Does it really matter that they got banned.. they'll probably just reorganize under a new name and come back next year

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