Lomotil
08-02-2004, 02:37 AM
Here we have it, several products I've had the pleasure/displeasure of "trying out" - all summed up in a single thread, for your perusing pleasure.
Exhibit A:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Forums/gps.jpg
Magellan Sportrak Color
Portable handheld GPS unit, accurate to under 3 meters, calibrates itself with 11 satellites in geosynchronous orbit around the planet (it'll even show you where the satellites are, relative to your current positon). Honestly, I'm pretty fucking satisfied with this damn thing. It does everything but make coffee. It'll even tell you when the best time to fish or hunt is (for either your current position or any other destination you pick). Also, when I'm crawling to the bathroom after a long night of 211's, it's comforting to look at this contraption and instantly know just how fast I'm crawling (in MPH or KPH, depending on how you set it up).
Score (1-10): 10
Exhibit B:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Forums/hatamen.jpg
Hatamen brand cigarettes
Fresh (well, kinda) outta China, these cigarettes are ga-ron-tee'd to light a fire in your lungs... These were a gift from someone I used to consider a friend, but anyway...
I took the pack to a friend of mine that happens to read a little chink, and he deciphered the cryptic hieroglyphs on the wrapper...
Reading top to bottom, it says something along the lines of "Die Capitalist scum"
Score : 2
Exhibit C:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Forums/sausage.jpg
German sausage from a small shop that none of y'all will ever have the opportunity to visit, yet I thought it should earn a spot in my 'condemner reports' column. Fuck you, btw.
Pretty fucking good. Great with beer. 'nuff said.
Score: 9
Exhibit D:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Forums/radios.jpg
Clock Radios
Two here - starting from the bottom, a B/W TV/Radio alarm clock. Great concept, nice compact size, all the standard features. Nothing better than waking up on a Saturday morning to cartoons a foot away from your face.
Score: 8
Next, a Bose Wave Radio/CD - Again, nice package, a decent size, and compared to a standard alarm clock - this thing sounds like a live concert. You can stand in front of it and feel the wind from the bass. However, for as much as they advertise the shit outta this thing, I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed. I can't say that I'd ever *want* to listen to this radio anytime other than waking up in the afternoon, and furthermore, I can't think of a single audio device that I'd want to hook up to it's RCA input jacks on the back panel.
I will give it some credit, though - the CD player will play the dirtiest burned CDs you throw at it, even those that are scratched on the topside. Maybe this is why they put a set of AUX OUT RCA jacks on the back?
Score: 6
Stay tuned, folks... more drunken product reviews coming... Um, probably, or something... I dunno.
Exhibit A:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Forums/gps.jpg
Magellan Sportrak Color
Portable handheld GPS unit, accurate to under 3 meters, calibrates itself with 11 satellites in geosynchronous orbit around the planet (it'll even show you where the satellites are, relative to your current positon). Honestly, I'm pretty fucking satisfied with this damn thing. It does everything but make coffee. It'll even tell you when the best time to fish or hunt is (for either your current position or any other destination you pick). Also, when I'm crawling to the bathroom after a long night of 211's, it's comforting to look at this contraption and instantly know just how fast I'm crawling (in MPH or KPH, depending on how you set it up).
Score (1-10): 10
Exhibit B:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Forums/hatamen.jpg
Hatamen brand cigarettes
Fresh (well, kinda) outta China, these cigarettes are ga-ron-tee'd to light a fire in your lungs... These were a gift from someone I used to consider a friend, but anyway...
I took the pack to a friend of mine that happens to read a little chink, and he deciphered the cryptic hieroglyphs on the wrapper...
Reading top to bottom, it says something along the lines of "Die Capitalist scum"
Score : 2
Exhibit C:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Forums/sausage.jpg
German sausage from a small shop that none of y'all will ever have the opportunity to visit, yet I thought it should earn a spot in my 'condemner reports' column. Fuck you, btw.
Pretty fucking good. Great with beer. 'nuff said.
Score: 9
Exhibit D:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Forums/radios.jpg
Clock Radios
Two here - starting from the bottom, a B/W TV/Radio alarm clock. Great concept, nice compact size, all the standard features. Nothing better than waking up on a Saturday morning to cartoons a foot away from your face.
Score: 8
Next, a Bose Wave Radio/CD - Again, nice package, a decent size, and compared to a standard alarm clock - this thing sounds like a live concert. You can stand in front of it and feel the wind from the bass. However, for as much as they advertise the shit outta this thing, I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed. I can't say that I'd ever *want* to listen to this radio anytime other than waking up in the afternoon, and furthermore, I can't think of a single audio device that I'd want to hook up to it's RCA input jacks on the back panel.
I will give it some credit, though - the CD player will play the dirtiest burned CDs you throw at it, even those that are scratched on the topside. Maybe this is why they put a set of AUX OUT RCA jacks on the back?
Score: 6
Stay tuned, folks... more drunken product reviews coming... Um, probably, or something... I dunno.