Comments on: DRM Chair http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Erica Wheelan http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1674563 Erica Wheelan Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1674563 Now to find a way to use this for evil. Now to find a way to use this for evil.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1672284 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1672284 They're not putting any weight on the chair. They’re not putting any weight on the chair.

]]> By: Emo Pinata http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671927 Emo Pinata Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671927 Is it just me, or are they sitting down in a really awkward fashion? Is it just me, or are they sitting down in a really awkward fashion?

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671915 oasisob1 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671915 Can someone do voiceover of this video commenting on the various fashions? I'm interested in the clothing. All different, yet somehow the same. Can someone do voiceover of this video commenting on the various fashions? I’m interested in the clothing. All different, yet somehow the same.

]]> By: schadenfreudisch http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671837 schadenfreudisch Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671837 look at those outfits.  french students get me every time. look at those outfits.  french students get me every time.

]]> By: Scratcheee http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671713 Scratcheee Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671713 I just realized that "sued" is an anagram of "used."   OK, my work here is done. I just realized that “sued” is an anagram of “used.”  

OK, my work here is done.

]]> By: for_SCIENCE http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671656 for_SCIENCE Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671656 And the back should have an e-ink panel to advertise other sitting implements you might be interested in based on your past sitting. And the back should have an e-ink panel to advertise other sitting implements you might be interested in based on your past sitting.

]]> By: Finnagain http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671610 Finnagain Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671610  It's only legal if all eight friends use the chair at the same time, in the presence of the rightful owner.  It’s only legal if all eight friends use the chair at the same time, in the presence of the rightful owner.

]]> By: ppival http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671609 ppival Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671609 Why, it's just like the <a href="http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2009/02/magic-sharing-b.html" rel="nofollow">Pig and the Box!</a> Why, it’s just like the Pig and the Box!

]]> By: PhosPhorious http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671604 PhosPhorious Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671604 Are you kidding?  When you can lend this chair to up to 8 friends? They need to make a model that can only be sat in by the purchaser.  Otherwise you are STEALING from the guy who designed the chair.  STEALING. Are you kidding?  When you can lend this chair to up to 8 friends? They need to make a model that can only be sat in by the purchaser. 

Otherwise you are STEALING from the guy who designed the chair. 

STEALING.

]]> By: liz http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671566 liz Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671566 This is art. Good job. Makes a statement about current cultural issue, easy to understand, creative. This is art. Good job. Makes a statement about current cultural issue, easy to understand, creative.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671540 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671540 It's in their Mission statement. It’s in their Mission statement.

]]> By: arcduke http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671538 arcduke Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671538 The EULA Hotel in San Francisco is full of this furniture http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocoia/2870493736/ The EULA Hotel in San Francisco is full of this furniture
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cocoia/2870493736/

]]> By: Andrew Reid http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671530 Andrew Reid Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671530 Presumably this will lead to the immediate revitalization of the domestic furniture-manufacturing industry, and it will soon be as vital and innovative as the recorded-music and movie industries. Presumably this will lead to the immediate revitalization of the domestic furniture-manufacturing industry, and it will soon be as vital and innovative as the recorded-music and movie industries.

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671519 jackbird Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671519 Who could remember? Who could remember?

]]> By: Charlie Lesoine http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671513 Charlie Lesoine Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671513 Glad to see brilliant minds hard at work on conversation pieces. Glad to see brilliant minds hard at work on conversation pieces.

]]> By: Timmo Warner http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671496 Timmo Warner Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671496 Did you pay for the license? Did you pay for the license?

]]> By: Mike Robinson http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671483 Mike Robinson Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671483 The chair should also have a webcam to report back your sitting habits The chair should also have a webcam to report back your sitting habits

]]> By: Keith Tyler http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671481 Keith Tyler Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671481 This is right up there with my <a href="http://keithtyler.com/nrmr/" rel="nofollow">Natural Rights Management Refrigerator.</a> This is right up there with my Natural Rights Management Refrigerator.

]]> By: Finnagain http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671458 Finnagain Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671458 Good, but there should be more explosions and shrapnel. And then the user should be sued. Good, but there should be more explosions and shrapnel. And then the user should be sued.

]]> By: Gerald Mander http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671456 Gerald Mander Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671456 You can only sit in the DRM chair if you are in the Kindle house. You can only sit in the DRM chair if you are in the Kindle house.

]]> By: rocketpj http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671430 rocketpj Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671430 Originally created by Ikea for a wide variety of furniture. Build it, move it once and it starts leaning/falling apart. The second move is to the dump. Originally created by Ikea for a wide variety of furniture. Build it, move it once and it starts leaning/falling apart. The second move is to the dump.

]]> By: nathanroberts http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671401 nathanroberts Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671401 Pretty redundant, innit? Consumer products these days are so shoddily made they fall apart after about 5 uses anyway. Pretty redundant, innit? Consumer products these days are so shoddily made they fall apart after about 5 uses anyway.

]]> By: Mike Robinson http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671390 Mike Robinson Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671390 On the plus side, with 3D printing I can now just download a new one. On the plus side, with 3D printing I can now just download a new one.

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671391 David Pescovitz Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671391 I sat in that very chair when it was exhibited at the San Francisco Art Institute! Great memory, Felix. I sat in that very chair when it was exhibited at the San Francisco Art Institute! Great memory, Felix.

]]> By: Rhyolite http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671346 Rhyolite Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671346 Don't give them any ideas... Don’t give them any ideas…

]]> By: Felix Tang http://boingboing.net/2013/03/05/drm-chair.html#comment-1671328 Felix Tang Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=216736#comment-1671328 http://wearcam.org/seatsale/ - way back in the day, DRM chair. http://wearcam.org/seatsale/ – way back in the day, DRM chair.

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