Mocking Dockers

My friend Meredith just sent me a Popular Science article, Little Robots in Your Pants, about the use of "nanotechnology" in Dockers. I can't decide if this conversation with a customer service person is funny or just sad.



I "disagree"

I read an article this morning about the president's switch from traditional email to a web form for accepting messages from the public. I figured I'd check it out, and maybe send a message to voice my disagreement with the change. But the new form is so restrictive, forcing visitors to agree or disagree with the president on a small group of pre-selected topics, that I couldn't even send my message. (None of the selected topics were appropriate, and there is no option for "other.") I'm a freakin' American citizen, and I can't email a simple comment to the president. I thought the web and email were supposed to be about connecting people to each other, not blocking people out. Apparently I was wrong.

[UPDATE] Apparently so many people freaked out about this restrictive method of contacting the president that the powers that be decided to keep the president@whitehouse.gov email address after all. The site's FAQ explains that you won't get a real response, but at least you can now express opinions on something other than the listed topics.

Robots are friendly

I misread the schedule and missed most of the ArtBots show, but I did go to the closing party last night, which still featured a few exhibits. Wired has an article with a few photos and a description of the whole event.