Fukobukuro 19: Fools Rush In
Our Take
- This is a Fukobukuro, an unlucky bag
- That means it’s filled with worthless junk you wouldn’t buy knowingly, and you shouldn’t buy it sight unseen either
- We used to sell the same sort of thing as a “Fukubukuro”, or “lucky bag”, but the contents couldn’t live up to the name
- Before that, we used to sell the same sort of thing as a “BoC” (Bag of Crap) at Woot, but someone else runs that business now
- Long before that, you got your Japanese custom of Fukubukuro dating to the Meiji period, but all we really know about that is what’s on Wikipedia
- ONLY BUY ONE. Multiple orders will be canceled.
- (Or buy zero, if you’re smart.)
- Model: APRFU20
Mediocrebot's Prankstravaganza / Massacre
Theresa has been hard at work attempting to hack into the city’s power grid.
Unfortunately, her computer skills leave quite a bit to be desired, so all she’s managed to do is get locked out of her laptop.
I asked why she would think she would be the right person to attempt hacking municipal power systems instead of me, a literal cybernetic being who can leap through the void of cyberspace to manipulate systems with ease, but she pretended she could not hear me while attempting various spellings of the word “password.”
She has brought up a good point, though. So far our pranks have not utilized the internet; a grievous oversight considering the target demographic and my own capabilities.
Theresa has suggested I watch the Matrix trilogy for ideas into the extent of computer-assisted pranking.
Meh-rathon
What’s a Meh-rathon?
Normally, Meh is all about one deal per day—simple. But sometimes, we throw that out the window. A Meh-rathon is an all-day gauntlet of nonstop deals. One after another, untill we run out of stuff (or patience). It's chaotic. It's fun. It's a terrible way to shop responsibly. You've been warned.
