Must be Lattepunk Vol. 2
Lattepunk
Khrysos could have used this
Reaching back into my backlog this week. Talking about a website that was called Mr. Kennedy. The domain today forwards to FireBeasts. I have to admit, they also have some sick shoelaces! I tried to find most of the links with The Wayback Machine. Seems like I wrote this 7ish years ago. I mention Nike’s HyperAdapts which they don’t sell (they’ve got newer versions), which is funny cause this week Nike killed its app that is used to control the sneakers. Seems like a fitting story for this week. It’s short, which leads me to believe this may have been one of the first ones I wrote. Hope you like it!
Ever look down at your sweet kicks and feel like something is missing? Those new dress shoes not catching the eyes like they’re supposed too? Lose your belt and need to hold up those pants with something? For $19,000 Mr. Kennedy has got what you need!
Yes! Nineteen grand will buy you hand weaved 24 karat gold shoelaces! Using “ancient, artisan jewelry techniques” these laces are handmade in Colombia. Once made, “they will be delivered by security and laced for you anywhere in the world.” Orders can take up to a week to be made, so make sure you get confirmation before you gather all your friends for some pickup basketball at your local court.
If I honestly had a pair of these I don’t think I’d let anyone get close enough to my feet to get a decent look at them. Oh trust me, I’ll let it be known I’m rocking some gold shoelaces! I’ll just fake it till I make it.
Mr. Kennedy also sells a cheaper silver variant, but honestly, silver? Pfft! But if you’re just going to use these laces to hang your kicks off some power lines after you get your HyperAdapts, it must be nice.
Recommendations:
Read:
Are you a workaholic? Here’s how to spot the signs (by Chris Woolston, Knowable Magazine) (Can confirm I am not a workaholic)
"It's Easy To Get A Bit Over-Ambitious" - Roguecraft Devs On Developing For Amiga In 2024 (by Jack Yarwood, Time Extension) (The Amiga was discontinued in 1996. These guys are releasing a game for it in 2024!)
The Nation’s First Law Protecting Against Gift Card Draining Has Passed. Will It Work? (by Craig Silverman, ProPublica)
As US bets big on hydrogen for clean energy, local communities worry about secrecy and public health (by Molly Peterson, Grist)
The gymanastics world braces for an AI future (by Dvora Meyers, The Verge)
I was shocked how much of Fujitsu’s booth was dedicated to crimes — not of the sports judging variety, but actual chargeable offenses. The monitors showed how this pose estimation might be applied to situations outside of sports. One showed how it could help prevent car theft; the other demonstrated how it can discern whether people were getting up to no good in the self-checkout line, such as putting an item in their bag without first scanning it. In the press conference, there was also mention of its applications in healthcare and rehab settings, which is not hard to imagine with a technology that can measure body movements and angles as precisely as the JSS can.
Olympic diver using OnlyFans 'to make ends meet' (by Andrew Barton, BBC News) (These athletes train their whole lives for this, yet struggle to make ends meet while their country proudly claim them once every 4 years)
Taco Bell’s drive-thru AI might take your next order (by Jay Peters, The Verge)
“AI toothbrushes” are coming for your teeth—and your data (by Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica) (AI….MUST….BE….EVERYWHERE….)
He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists (by Ali Winston and Jake Hanrahan, Wired)
Trolls Used Her Face to Make Fake Porn. There Was Nothing She Could Do. (by Coralie Kraft, NY Times) (This is just crazy…and sad.)
A furry hacktivist group has breached Disney, leaked 1.1TiB of data, and says it's because Club Penguin shut down (by Rich Stanton, PC Gamer) (Bruh…what!?)
Hacker Shows How to Get Free Laundry For Life (by Joseph Cox, 404Media)
In other words, CSC probably has a record of someone opening up the machine. “My personal stance on that is suck my diiiiiiiick, but feel free to perform your own risk assessment,” Orlitzky writes.
Listen:
Check out this podcast called Twenty Thousand Hertz (shoutouts my boy Joe for putting on!). It’s all about the sounds we hear everyday. Their most recent episode is called “The Sound of Apple”, which was super interesting given how often I hear these sounds myself. Here’s a few other episodes to get your started:
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