07 Dec 2004 | Darren said...

That is pretty cool...but I wouldn't say its the 'coolest fucking thing i've seen all year'.

Personally the coolest fucking thing I've seen all year is http://flickr.com
A close second is http://del.icio.us/

07 Dec 2004 | sean said...

you probably wouldn't want to leave it in your back pocket for too long, it might start growing out your arse :)

Biodegradable plastics must be a cool industry to work in; you can't tell me they were straight when the thought of that. I see hippies sitting around, "Whoa dude, what about a phone that turns into a flower..."

07 Dec 2004 | Brad Hurley said...

Now, when they come up with a flower that'll grow into a cellphone, I'll be really impressed.

There's a retro version here, but what I really dig are these flowers that someone trained to grow into iPod earbuds.

07 Dec 2004 | Darrel said...

They've been developing a corn-based 'plastic' here in MN for a few years:

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/7668673.htm?1c

Unfortunately, they're still looking for customers.

07 Dec 2004 | ChapeauNoir said...

I bought one of these. Was so impressed that I threw my old phone cover in the trash!

Oh wait...

07 Dec 2004 | monkeyinabox said...

ChapeauNoir's joke is the real sad part. So you buy this, throw away your old non-biodegradable cover, and create even more trash. How does this help? Stick with your standard phone cover.

07 Dec 2004 | seth said...

you've got to be kidding right? what about the non-biodegradable circuit boards and things INSIDE the phone? you're just going to plant that in your yard as well?

07 Dec 2004 | Nice said...

Nice language. Do you actually refer your clients to SVN? I hope not.

08 Dec 2004 | Nice said...

I am not jealous; I do not need their clients as I am not in the business of designing web sites for multiple companies. The use of such language simply doesnt seem to be very professional, too Springer like.

08 Dec 2004 | Don Schenck said...

That's "Springer-like" ... grammar police.

:-)

08 Dec 2004 | JF said...

If our clients don't want to work with us because I throw in a four letter word here and there then maybe we're not a good fit for them (and they for us). 90% of this business is working with the right clients.

09 Dec 2004 | Nice said...

I am not saying that your clients won't want to work with you because of your use of a four letter word, I am only saying/asking, how old are you? That language was "cool" when we were all 15. Grow up already.

09 Dec 2004 | Randy said...

Hey Nice, nicknames are for kids. Show yourself. Don't hide behind a handle.

09 Dec 2004 | Nice said...

I am not overtly attempting to hide my identity; I simply used the handle [email protected] to try to illustrate my point.

My name is Kevin Johnson, I am .Net web developer, I live in metro Minneapolis, I am 37 years old, and my email address is [email protected].

09 Dec 2004 | seth said...

You mean to tell me you don't curse around the office? Fuck, I'd be pretty pissed off if I worked with clients that couldn't take an f-bomb here and there... :p

My favorite line from this week to a client "well, we could do that, but your page would look like shit!"

Try working it into your office vocabulary. I find most of the time it breaks the ice so much that working out the problem after that becomes a much better experience. ;)

10 Dec 2004 | Nice said...

Amazing

10 Dec 2004 | Nice said...

Check this out, a well known nationally syndicated radio talk show host recounts his visit to Minneapolis:

Broadcasting from the Minneapolis affiliate of my radio show last week, I was treated to a Minnesota Twins game. Having become accustomed to baseball games at home in Los Angeles, I observed many differences at the Metrodome. Among them was an absence of foul language from the fans -- I felt I had taken a time machine to the 1950s, so family-friendly was the atmosphere. Dennis Prager

Why Democrats use the F-word:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/dp20040120.shtml

10 Dec 2004 | stupid said...

the idea is stupid. the language was fine. and most of the "clients" are only experience. kraft would not hire people who say fuck in public.

11 Dec 2004 | dontfallforhistrap said...

Don't fall in his trap :>