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If You Bought Apple Stock Instead of Products

11 Mar

A UC Berkley computer science major looked at the history of Apple product releases and the prices of those items. Then, he imagined investing the money into Apple stock, instead of actually purchasing the products. The results are pretty sobering.

The winner of this is the Apple PowerBook G3 250. In 1997, it retailed for $5,700. If that money had been invested in Apple stock, it would be worth $330,563. The winner of this is featured below. Now, it’s important to point out that many people considered Apple destined for bankruptcy in the near future in 1997, but still.

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda…

Individually Wrapped Potatoes?

10 Mar

It’s official. The world is ending. About a week ago, I told you about the newest in silly ways to pollute the earth: plastic wrapped bananas. Well, sadly you can now own an unnecessarily-wrapped-in-plastic vegetable to go along with your banana. That’s right. Introducing potatoes coated in plastic. They were spotted in Walmart.


h/t Paul O’Flaherty

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Sweden Ditches Stamps For Texts

10 Mar

If you’re looking to send a letter or small package in the country of Sweden, pretty soon all you’ll need is a cell phone with a working text plan. That’s right, customers will text a number to pay for their mail. In return, they’ll get a code to write on the mail to show that it has been paid for.

The system will likely go into effect this summer. Denmark will start a similar plan in April. Postage rates will stay the same and a spokesman for the Swedish postal system said they are not worried about forgeries.

Problem I see: what if I don’t have a cell phone? It seems to me that the most likely segment of the population to lack a cell phone would be the elderly, who are also probably the most frequent users of the postage system.

Swedish stamps

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Wall Street Journal Gets Story Completely Wrong

10 Mar

Last week, the Wall Street Journal wrote an in-depth feature piece about Manganaro’s, a deli and restaurant in New York City that would finally close after decades of fighting between brothers and endless litigation. The story detailed the fighting between two brothers that drove a wedge into business and resulted in lots of litigation in courtrooms. Entitled “Eatery Closes After Decades-Long Family Spat,” the story seemed really touching.

One problem. The restaurant is not closing. Restaurant owner Seline Dell’Orto told The New York Observer that the family put the 5-story building they own on the market, but had no intention of closing the restaurant. After the admission, the Journal put out a pretty lame statement:

“While not the best [headline] we’ve ever written, it’s meant to convey the process of closing rather than the moment of closure”

Yeah, whatever. Your reporter screwed up. In the original story, the reporter claimed that many customers complained that the owners were not friendly to customers. Ms. Dell’Orto (one of the owners) replied:

“It’s in the genes! Italians all have the jealousy and gloating and ‘I’m gonna fuck you’ gene.”

Hmmm…. the customer is always right?

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Waka Flocka Goes Nude for PETA

9 Mar

Waka Flocka nude

Famous rapper Waka Flocka stripped down to his birthday suit in the latest ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Known for ads with scantily clad (or nude) females, Flocka becomes one of the first males and probably the only rapper to go nude for advertising. Best known for the song “No Hands,” Flocka says that he’s loved animals since he was very small.

According to PETA’s website:

Waka thinks that “[fur] is nasty!” and urges the hip-hop community to “understand what you buy.” Animals who are killed for their fur, such as foxes, minks, rabbits—even dogs and cats—are bludgeoned, stomped, electrocuted, and often skinned alive. Waka shares his disgust and exclaims, “Damn … electrocuting and killing animals!”

The ad campaign is being called “Ink, Not Mink.” Check out the image above.


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