SF Film Society Blog
  • sffs.org
  • Appreciation
  • Articles
  • Hope For Film
  • Watch

SF Film Society Blog

  • sffs.org/
  • Appreciation/
  • Articles/
  • Hope For Film/
  • Watch/
The Barriers To Entry

SF Film Society Blog

Hope For Film

A home for my most recent blog posts. For more, please click links directly below.

SF Film Society Blog

  • sffs.org/
  • Appreciation/
  • Articles/
  • Hope For Film/
  • Watch/

The Worst Inventions?

May 30, 2010/ tedhope

Time Magazine has given us their list of the Top 50 "bright ideas that just didn't work out".  Check it out here. But for those quick scanners out there, the list is:

  • Segway
  • New Coke
  • Clippy
  • Agent Orange
  • CueCat
  • Subprime Mortgages
  • Crinoline
  • Nintendo Virtual Boy
  • Farmville
  • Hydrogenated Oils
  • Honegar
  • Hydrogen Blimps
  • Hair in a Can
  • DDT
  • Auto-Tune
  • Red Dye No. 2
  • Ford Pinto
  • Parachute Jacket
  • Betamax
  • Baby Cage
  • Tanning Beds
  • Crocs
  • Hula Chair
  • Foursquare
  • Pop-Up Ads
  • Phone Fingers
  • CFCs
  • Plastic Grocery Bags
  • Bumpit
  • Electric Facial Mask
  • Sony CD Copy Protection
  • Venetian-Blind Sunglasses
  • Pet Spa
  • Pontiac Aztek
  • Snuggie for Dogs
  • Mizar Flying Car
  • Asbestos
  • Olestra
  • Comfort Wipe
  • Fake Ponytails
  • HeadOn
  • Pay Toilets
  • Tamagotchis
  • Leaded Gasoline
  • Vibrating Ab Belt
  • Spam E-mail
  • Smell-o-Vision
  • Smile Checks
  • Microsoft Bob
  • Vio
  • May 30, 2010/ tedhope/ 1 Comment
    The Next Good Idea
    good idea, Time Magazine
    • The Battle Is On: AppleTV vs. ...
    • YouTube Removing The Tyranny Of ...
    • sffs.org/
    • Appreciation/
    • Articles/
    • Hope For Film/
    • Watch/

    SF Film Society Blog

    Search
     
    #FlashbackFriday: #SFIFF #Covergirl #AmyAcker of @MuchAdoFilm. Photo by Pamela Gentile
    #FlashbackFriday: #SFIFF #Covergirl #AmyAcker of @MuchAdoFilm. Photo by Pamela Gentile
    #SFIFF Happens: #HarrisonFord elegantly photobombed by @thebillproctor. photo by #tommylau
    #SFIFF Happens: #HarrisonFord elegantly photobombed by @thebillproctor. photo by #tommylau
    #SFIFF #Latergram: @VHopeful #JulieDelpy  #RichardLinklater & @TedHope enjoying @gelaterianaia #BeforeMidnight
    #SFIFF #Latergram: @VHopeful #JulieDelpy #RichardLinklater & @TedHope enjoying @gelaterianaia #BeforeMidnight
    #SFIFF Closing Night: #JulieDelpy & #RichardLinklater for @BeforeMidnightfilm
    #SFIFF Closing Night: #JulieDelpy & #RichardLinklater for @BeforeMidnightfilm
    #SFIFF Golden Gate Awards: Congrats to @ARiverChanges (Best #Doc ), @KillTeamMovie (Best #BayAreafilm) & #NightswithTheodore wins FIPRESCI Prize
    #SFIFF Golden Gate Awards: Congrats to @ARiverChanges (Best #Doc ), @KillTeamMovie (Best #BayAreafilm) & #NightswithTheodore wins FIPRESCI Prize
    #SebastiánSilva & #MichaelCera excited to be in SF and at #SFIFF for #CrystalFairy!
    #SebastiánSilva & #MichaelCera excited to be in SF and at #SFIFF for #CrystalFairy!
    Classic #SF for Film Society Awards Night!
    Classic #SF for Film Society Awards Night!
    Check 1, 2! #techcheck for #Waxworks w/ #MikePatton,  #ScottAmendola, #MatthiasBossi, #WilliamWinant
    Check 1, 2! #techcheck for #Waxworks w/ #MikePatton, #ScottAmendola, #MatthiasBossi, #WilliamWinant
    May 7, 2013 #GG3 Day at #SFIFF! George Gund III, Chairman, Board of Directors, May 7, 1937 – January 15, 2013. Photo by Pamela Gentile
    May 7, 2013 #GG3 Day at #SFIFF! George Gund III, Chairman, Board of Directors, May 7, 1937 – January 15, 2013. Photo by Pamela Gentile
    The big man on screen: #PhilipKaufman, #SFIFF Founder's Directing Awardee
    The big man on screen: #PhilipKaufman, #SFIFF Founder's Directing Awardee
     
    • .@Bitchuation's #SFIFF State of Cinema hits the mark once again w/ "As Studios Lean on Blockbusters, the Flop Looms" http://t.co/lqKf0mFVOr
      about a day ago
    • #FlashbackFriday: #SFIFF #Covergirl #AmyAcker of muchadofilm. Photo by Pamela Gentile @ Sundance… http://t.co/NhUYJDTIuX
      about a day ago
     
    • RT @TedHope: Once again, the @SF_FilmSociety State of Cinema Soderbergh address hits the NY Times http://t.co/IPo8B4NASF
      about a day ago
    • #FlashbackFriday: #SFIFF #Covergirl @AmyAcker of @MuchAdoFilm Photo by Pamela Gentile http://t.co/F7u16HpLXU
      about a day ago