Comments on: Unitasker Wednesday: Puppy Tweets

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:37:19 +0000

@Cheeni — Unclutterer isn’t against consumerism. In fact, we are quite fond of consumerism, as it keeps the economy alive. We believe our readers have the ability to reason and know what is best for their lives and make educated decisions based on their exact circumstances. We’re not ascetics. We live modern lives in a modern world with access to modern conveniences. We do not judge each other based on what we own. Rather, we believe that an uncluttered life is one where YOU choose to get rid of the things that are distracting YOU from achieving the life YOU desire. Since I don’t have the same values as someone else, how I can know what is right for that person? I can’t. That is why our Unitasker Wednesday features are jokes. We’re just poking fun of stuff (not people) and some of the stuff we even own. It’s okay to buy things, as long as you get rid of those things when they no longer meet your needs.

By: Cheeni

Cheeni — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:13:59 +0000

Your unitasker posts are labelled as jokes, but you link helpfully to amazon with an associate link. That’s a bit like selling beer at an AA meeting you know.

Not to disparage the good posts that you have, but this website could itself use some uncluttering – there are way too many useless posts that sell things, or motivate people to do the exact opposite of uncluttering.

By: Anita

Anita — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:47:36 +0000

This product is ridiculous, but the technology behind it is really cool. It reminds me of a project I saw on Kickstarter recently; someone was creating this kit with a variety of sensors (temperature, humidity, motion, sound etc) which you could hook up to a device that could then be programmed to send you a customized message in any medium you wanted (email, twitter, text etc). How you use this device is entirely up to you, which I thought was fantastic. Want to know when your laundry is done, when someone opens your front door, when your cat eats breakfast, when the temperature in your furnace room is higher than usual, or when your kids try to steal cookies? Now you can

By: LivingOrderSA

LivingOrderSA — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:51:33 +0000

What a great way to start off my morning – with a hearty laugh! This is hilarious!

By: Gal @ Equally Happy

Gal @ Equally Happy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:42:28 +0000

@JustGail
I was just thinking the same thing. My dog’s twitter feed would be:

I’m hungry…
Is this edible?
I just ate poop!
SQUIRREL!!!!
I’m hungry…
I found food on the counter!

By: ninakk

ninakk — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:52:03 +0000

Would it mess up my cat if I made him wear it? I really need this thing, but don’t have a dog.

By: Lianne

Lianne — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46:16 +0000

Don’t get me started, either, on the things for women costing more (though, also don’t get me started on the idea that the pink one is for women). Jessica Valenti calls that “the vagina tax”.

Anywho, I think the basic premise behind this product is at least sound. After all, a dog in my city has a blog, and it’s won awards: http://www.sadieshihtzu.com/

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:09:31 +0000

p.s. I’m blaming de Beauvoir for her lack of sympathy for a Jewish lover during WW II, not for extending the idea of “hormal” and “other” from humans to dogs.

(p.p.s. The whole idea of women as “other” only works if men are the ones with the power to make the definitions.)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:07:25 +0000

@DivaJean, Leonie, and Heather,

Thanks for noticing that pink or “everything for women costs more.” If I’m recalling correctly from my reading decades ago, it was Simonde de Beauvoir (who turned out to be morally…dubious) who had the astute observation that this world defines men as “normal” and women as “other.” Okay, that’s bad enough for human beings, but to extend this thinking to dogs?!

Maybe, to be fair, the manufacturer just thinks it’s a kindness to the dogs’ human owners? But hey, why stop at dog tweet devices? just think of the marketing opportunities if we had pink versions of utility knives, flashlights, postage scales, housekeys, egg cartons, trash bags, and other previously ungendered essentials. Oh, wait, we already do. Think children’s toys. (LEGOS(R) blocks = latest example.) Think Komen Foundation.

As DivaJean wrote “Don’t get me started…..”

By: Britty

Britty — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:48:38 +0000

So right, @JustGail!

It makes me contemplate (not for the first time, mind you) just how much of this poor planet’s manufacturing capacity goes to making, well, dreck.

By: JustGail

JustGail — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:28:11 +0000

I certainly don’t need this for my dog. I’m fairly certain her entire thought list is -
1. feed me.
2. this might be edible.
3 ooooo, I don’t think I should have eaten that.
4. YOW gotta pee!
5. SQUIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREL!
6. Let me IN!

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:26:44 +0000

Finally a unitasker I can ridicule without reservation! I’m enjoying the post and comments with great glee.

By: infmom

infmom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:22:11 +0000

Ha. My cat long ago assigned me to do all his tweeting for him. He’s a cat.

By: sue

sue — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:03:38 +0000

I’ll just open up a Facebook account for my dog, and let him “post”.

By: packfan96

packfan96 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:57:47 +0000

My favorite line: “(not even transcriptions of your dog’s actual barks).”