Toto's Daily Check-up Toilet

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Toto's Techno Toilet Tomorrow

Toto's Techno Toilet Tomorrow 05/31/2004 09:49 AM

Apparently toilet technologists Toto have felt the rains down in Africa one too many times, developing a new backdoor spritzer known as the 'Washlet' that tries to give a modern-day spin to the bidet. While Science Toilets are nothing new -- the Japanese have led this field for decades, for better or worse (see: Tubgirl) -- Toto is pushing the Washlet with all they've got, with videos, infomercials, and even a multi-story Times Square ad. Will Americans finally warm up to a warm water pulse on their sour apples? I could assume, but opinions are like assholes: they often feel cleanest when hit with a jet of heated steam.

Meanwhile, back in Japan, Toto has added a 'hydroelectric' convertor that uses the wasted flush energy to power the infrared sensor, keeping the internal battery charged for up to 10 years. It even tries to guess what number you've worked out and adjusts the amount of water as appropriate. (Thanks, Robert!)
Read - Product Page [Washlet]
Read - Hydroelectric Toilet [Dottocomu]

Bankers Exchange Helps Customers
Understand Check 21 Legislation - Public
Service Campaign Explains What Must Be
Done Now Regarding The Check 21 Act

Bankers Exchange Helps Customers
Understand Check 21 Legislation - Public
Service Campaign Explains What Must Be
Done Now Regarding The Check 21 Act 09/13/2004 03:01 AM
The Banker’s Exchange, one of the nation’s leaders in providing new and used bank equipment, today announced the launch of a public service campaign aimed at helping customers understand Check 21 Legislation. Banker’s Exchange unveiled the first in a series of public service announcements to be posted online explaining what must be done now and what can wait regarding the Check 21 Act. [PRWEB Sep 13, 2004]

Adesso's Cameras: Mini? Check. Assy?
Check.

Adesso's Cameras: Mini? Check. Assy?
Check. 07/22/2004 08:19 PM

Kyocera isn't the only camera company taking hot fashion tips from Apple's iPod mini. Adesso has a new line of new cameras that seem to match, at least superficially, the green, pink, and blue colors of the mini. However, in an interesting break from Kyocera's form, the Adesso cameras seem to be exceptionally, well, crappy, with the high end model rolling in with a 1.3-megapixel sensor. I guess hoping for an LCD on the back of these is asking too much, huh? I think this is one time when following the 'smaller is better' ethic is probably a misstep.

Even worse? They're not even out. (Thanks, Justin!)

Read - Product Page [Adesso]

Related
Kyocera Releases iPod mini-Matching Cameras [Gizmodo]

gum, check. household cleaning product,
check.

gum, check. household cleaning product,
check. 04/12/2004 04:46 PM
MacGyverisms

New York Daily News - Daily Dish &
Gossip - Rush & Molloy: Madonna: I'm not
a target

New York Daily News - Daily Dish &
Gossip - Rush & Molloy: Madonna: I'm not
a target 05/28/2004 01:45 AM
Bird poops in Cyndi Lauper's mouth while she sings. Eww! (scroll down) .. denies receiving any threats

nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/196704p-169888c.html
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New York Daily News - Daily Dish &
Gossip - Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: An
underground success

New York Daily News - Daily Dish &
Gossip - Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: An
underground success 11/10/2003 11:36 PM
New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: An underground success .. stupid .. Q&A

nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/135064p-120343c.html
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New York Daily News - Daily Dish &
Gossip - Paul Colford's Hot Copy: Book
switch of Dem duo

New York Daily News - Daily Dish &
Gossip - Paul Colford's Hot Copy: Book
switch of Dem duo 08/07/2004 07:24 PM
New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Paul Colford's Hot Copy: Book switch of Dem duo .. here,

nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/219589p-188612c.html
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Daily Kos || Political Analysis and
other daily rants on the state of the
nation.

Daily Kos || Political Analysis and
other daily rants on the state of the
nation. 11/04/2003 06:26 AM
birth of Aristotle Alberto .. arrival of Baby Kos

dailykos.com/story/2003/11/3/145816/092
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"Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and
other daily rants on the state of the
nation."

"Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and
other daily rants on the state of the
nation." 10/07/2004 04:14 PM

Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and
other daily rants on the state of the
nation.

Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and
other daily rants on the state of the
nation. 02/19/2004 08:49 AM

Daily Kos: Political analysis and other
daily rants on the state of the nation

Daily Kos: Political analysis and other
daily rants on the state of the nation 02/16/2004 10:47 AM
Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and other daily rants on the state of the nation .. (via DailyKos) .. a

dailykos.com
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"Daily Kos || Political Analysis and
other daily rants on the state of the
nation."

"Daily Kos || Political Analysis and
other daily rants on the state of the
nation." 08/10/2004 09:24 PM

Daily Kos Political Analysis and other
daily rants on the state of the nation

Daily Kos Political Analysis and other
daily rants on the state of the nation 08/17/2004 12:58 PM
these crowds .. yeah

dailykos.com/story/2004/8/16/19217/9455
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Fact Check Reality Check

Fact Check Reality Check 01/03/2005 02:18 PM
Ooh I like this, about time fact checking got a reality check. Jason Kottke satirizes anal retentive blogger fact checking...

Check 21 becomes law, allows electronic
check settlements

Check 21 becomes law, allows electronic
check settlements 11/03/2003 06:00 PM
President Bush signed into law the Check 21 bill, which allows banks to substitute images for paper checks, allowing them to save billions of dollars and speed up check processing.

Fun? Check. Interesting? Check.
Something other than Mario o

Fun? Check. Interesting? Check.
Something other than Mario o 08/28/2004 10:00 PM
TechTree Aug 29 2004 2:39AM GMT

New York Daily News - Daily Dish &
Gossip - Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: PETA
storms 'Castle'

New York Daily News - Daily Dish &
Gossip - Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: PETA
storms 'Castle' 08/11/2004 01:34 PM
New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Lloyd Grove's Lowdown .. will be releasing "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle" on July 30th .. lied about playing varsity .. consider

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New York Daily News - Home - Daily News
Exclusive: Valedictorian who ripped
school denied diploma

New York Daily News - Home - Daily News
Exclusive: Valedictorian who ripped
school denied diploma 06/28/2004 03:11 AM
Valedictorian Who Ripped School Denied Diploma .. want your diploma

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New York Daily News - Business - Daily
News Exclusive: Radio giant attuned to
Web for ads boost

New York Daily News - Business - Daily
News Exclusive: Radio giant attuned to
Web for ads boost 03/25/2005 08:33 AM
Clear Channel Tries To Corner Online Radio Market .. Radio Giant Attuned to Web for Ads Boost

nydailynews.com/business/story/292860p-250710c.html
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New York Daily News - Business - Daily
News Exclusive: Univision trashes low
ratings

New York Daily News - Business - Daily
News Exclusive: Univision trashes low
ratings 09/05/2004 01:29 PM
Telemundo's Olympics ratings worse than normal .. Univision Trashes Low Ratings

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"toilet #45"

"toilet #45" 02/14/2004 03:42 AM

coming to a toilet near you soon...

coming to a toilet near you soon... 04/28/2004 11:45 AM
jeff goldblum is watching you poop... - NSFW.

Toilet Trees

Toilet Trees 03/30/2005 01:12 AM
Where do you hide your nasty-ass toilet plunger so the house guests won't see it? Under an attention-getting, gawdy as hell fake plant - duh.

World Toilet Day

World Toilet Day 11/17/2003 03:10 PM
Cl imb on Board Seemingly in line with the tenor of much of the discussion here lately, I present for your delectation World Toilet Day 2003 on Nov. 19, brought to you by the folks at the World Toilet Organization. My good buddy AL's on board....

U.S. integrity down the toilet

U.S. integrity down the toilet 06/06/2005 12:00 AM
Forget about Newsweek: The Pentagon reveals more details of Quran desecration at Gitmo (very late on a Friday). No evidence of flushing -- but does splashing urine on the holy book count as abuse?

New York Daily News - News & Views -
Daily News Exclusive: Valedictorian who
ripped school denied diploma

New York Daily News - News & Views -
Daily News Exclusive: Valedictorian who
ripped school denied diploma 06/27/2004 01:49 AM
New York Daily News - News & Views - Daily News Exclusive: Valedictorian who ripped school denied diploma .. criticized

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New York Daily News - News & Views -
Daily News Exclusive: Costly trip for
Zongo family

New York Daily News - News & Views -
Daily News Exclusive: Costly trip for
Zongo family 04/07/2005 03:07 PM
Feb. 14

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New York Times on the toilet

New York Times on the toilet 04/19/2005 11:04 AM
David Pescovitz: Today's New York Times has an article about the toilet market with a few interesting bits about American Standard's design center:

In one room, 12 toilets are flushing as if under ghostly control; an electronic machine is pulling the virtual levers - and manipulating water temperature and pressure as well. In smaller rooms nearby, one man is alternately flushing cylinders of miso paste, wadded-up paper, and as many as 24 golf balls at a time, while another is inspecting different glazes on ceramic tiles.

Men and machines are testing and retesting the Champion, a low-to-medium priced but technically advanced toilet. American Standard, the world's largest maker of bathroom and kitchen products, has promised consumers that the Champion will never clog.

Link

iCan... **not** Apple's new toilet.

iCan... **not** Apple's new toilet. 11/04/2003 03:41 PM
The BBC introduces it's new grass-roots political website iCan. After research showed (surprise surprise) that "many people are very disillusioned and cynical about politicians and local civic institutions" moves were made to set up iCan, to enable people to get information on and engage in local and national political issues. With search tools to find actions on local issues, message boards, and the ability to create a website for your cause, "iCan aims to make politics accessible to ordinary people confronting a problem." It's also one of the things Rupert Murdoch and The Guardian would like to squash.

Toilet Paper Scalability

Toilet Paper Scalability 03/14/2005 06:06 PM

Here's a fun example of why scalability is hard: What problems do you run into by going parallel on your toilet paper dispenser?

Although most homes have only single roll holders, most commercial establishments have long ago switched to devices that hold multiple rolls. We decided to install one, so we purchased holder of two rolls, side by side.

We discovered that although we now had two rolls instead of one, the problem was not solved. Both rolls ran out at the same time. Sure, it took twice as long before the rolls emptied, but we were still stuck with the same problem: no more paper. We had discovered that the switch to two rolls meant we had to use more sophisticated behavior: the algorithm for tearing of paper mattered.

A fun article with a good look into how computer nerds look at the world, but it also hints at actual issues with scalability: More does not automatically equal better.

Toto Intelligence Toilet

Toto Intelligence Toilet 03/29/2005 04:22 AM

Toto's new "Intelligence Toilet" system brings health measurements only a bathroom away. For mere thousands of dollars, the Intelligence Toilet system will measure urine sugar, blood pressure, body fat and weight on a daily basis. Since there is very little human intervention required, it's almost lazy enough for me to use. The data can be transferred over a home network too, for viewing on your PC. Sony Online Entertainment has announced the next version of Everquest will interface with this as well, so creating an in-game likeness of yourself is as easy as going to the bathroom.

Official Homepage [Toto]

Taiwanese Cat Is Toilet Trained (AP)

Taiwanese Cat Is Toilet Trained (AP) 04/14/2004 07:52 AM
AP - A white and tan Taiwanese cat made his successful television debut — on the toilet.

Collected toilet walls

Collected toilet walls 04/11/2004 10:16 PM
Writings on the Stall is a site that collects bathroom graffiti -- they want your submissions. Link (Thanks, Jonathan!)

wcnt - wav composer not toilet

wcnt - wav composer not toilet 03/20/2003 10:42 AM
wcnt - Wav Composer Not Toilet is Released!

"RIAA Toilet Paper"

"RIAA Toilet Paper" 08/13/2004 09:48 PM

Toilet Paper algorithms ( jnd.org )

Toilet Paper algorithms ( jnd.org ) 03/17/2005 02:49 AM
algorithms for properly using a dual toilet paper holder .. usability analysis of toilet-roll holders by Don Norman .. When scientists attack the toliet roll problem .. intimate secrets .. ( jnd.org ) .. algorithms

jnd.org/dn.mss/ToiletPaperAlgorithms.html
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Car Damaged by Flying Portable Toilet
(AP)

Car Damaged by Flying Portable Toilet
(AP) 06/09/2004 10:19 AM
AP - A woman's car was badly damaged Wednesday when a portable toilet was whisked into the air in a storm and flung down on the hood of her car, police said.

Woman gets burns from toilet (Reuters)

Woman gets burns from toilet (Reuters) 01/10/2004 03:48 AM
Reuters - A woman will require plastic surgery for serious burns after she sat on a New Zealand public toilet smeared with an unknown chemical, media reports.

Car damaged by flying portable toilet

Car damaged by flying portable toilet 06/09/2004 12:03 PM

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