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tommyrot - Aug 09, 2012 7:59:07 am PDT #17563 of 30001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

An "extremely rare anti-masturbation device" - Boing Boing

The rare 19th century item is made of copper and was designed to be worn by boys so they could not commit the 'sin'. Attached to a belt it would have encased the genitalia. The bizarre antique dates back to around 1880 and was used in Catholic France. It is being offered for sale on auction website eBay with a starting price of £750.

Seller David Burns, of Curious Science, says that during a quarter of a century dealing in medical curiosities he has never had one for sale... "This is the first example we have offered for sale in 24 years. The condition is excellent. Three and half inches top to base."

Zenkitty - Aug 09, 2012 8:00:12 am PDT #17564 of 30001

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Okay, this is where I have to admit maybe I don't understand the concept of The Cloud. Because...Carbonite is an online backup service, right? How is that not a "Cloud" thing? (Or are people specifically talking about Apple's iCloud?)

I also admit ignorance here. Isn't The Cloud online storage? And how is it different from iCloud?

le nubian - Aug 09, 2012 8:03:41 am PDT #17565 of 30001

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

tommy,

is that right? did he find out why he was targeted?

shrift - Aug 09, 2012 8:04:15 am PDT #17566 of 30001

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Happy birthday, Aims!

Today is also my Friday. I'm heading over to the VividCon hotel in a couple of hours.

Connie Neil - Aug 09, 2012 8:05:22 am PDT #17567 of 30001

brillig

This is my usual Friday as well. Sunday is my Monday.

tommyrot - Aug 09, 2012 8:06:03 am PDT #17568 of 30001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

is that right?

I heard it on public radio this morning.

did he find out why he was targeted?

I don't know.

Jessica - Aug 09, 2012 8:06:17 am PDT #17569 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I also admit ignorance here. Isn't The Cloud online storage? And how is it different from iCloud?

"The Cloud" means anything stored anywhere online. iCloud is Apple's proprietary online backup system.

"The cloud" didn't get hacked. Apple and Amazon got hacked.

Nora Deirdre - Aug 09, 2012 8:06:36 am PDT #17570 of 30001

I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

is that right? did he find out why he was targeted?

I think because he had a cool twitter handle.

tommyrot - Aug 09, 2012 8:07:26 am PDT #17571 of 30001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think because he had a cool twitter handle.

Oh yeah, I heard that a few days ago.

§ ita § - Aug 09, 2012 8:07:55 am PDT #17572 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The "cloud" is the concept of servers out there on the internet, you don't care particularly where. iCloud is Apple's slice of that pie. Carbonite has theirs, Google has a cloud implementation, Amazon was some of the first to go to market with cloud services for corporations.

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