May 7, 2003
Hey--who forgot to flush that web log?
What we have here, announced today, is quite possibly the most important invention created by man. At the very least, it is a stunning display of creative thinking and technological know-how, combining two of our most crucial primitive functions---defecation and web surfing-- into one handy, new tool.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Microsoft iLoo:
I'd like to tell you that this was a joke, manufactured by the Onion, but it apparently is real. You can read all about it here.
The idea of a public restroom that allows users to surf the Web, while interesting, brings up a few questions, at least to me.
1) Who is going to actually want to touch that keyboard?
2) Will there be a splash guard?
3) Let's say I need to go real bad and there's a guy in the stall catching up on the last few months of salon.com. Do I have the right to kill him?
4) If I'm on the road and my laptop malfunctions, and I seriously need to check my email, am I going to start having thoughts like: "Gosh, I hope there's a public toilet around here so I can check!"
5) Can couples share a stall and look at internet porn together? That'd be neat.
I'm sure you have as many questions as I do. Nevertheless, this is a fine day for humanity, indeed.
Posted by jeff at May 7, 2003 2:38 PM