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Awesome cuff links are awesome

Garry — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:25:53 +0000

I've never been a fan of "bling". I don't wear watches, necklaces, rings, earrings or anything of that sort. If my shirt requires cuff links then I'll usually wear the standard "monkeys fist" style silk knot cuff links that come with some French cuff shirts.

Saying all that, I love these cufflinks. They were a birthday present from my better half, and are sufficiently geeky without being overly garish.

They aren't exactly "hey, look at me, I'm totally unique and quirky!" items, unlike, for example, the 8-bit tie, which I could never wear to work with a straight face. Perhaps if it came in a colour that wasn't bright blue or red?

Update: I've had a few people ask me where I got these from. I've been informed that they came from http://www.benjamincufflinks.com.au/.

Coolest. Thing. Ever.

Garry — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:54:10 +0000

I honestly had no idea they made these. I saw them on display at the Target toy sale, but didn't get a chance to make a purchase. Ah, to be 10 again..

Looking at these, I'm reminded of the all night Zone 3 sessions I used to frequent in my youth. It leads me to wonder how the Halo hardware compares to the commercial laser tag systems like they use at the modern Zone 3 equivalents like LaserCorps and DarkZone, as it would be pretty cool to have a LaserCorps style skirmish using the Halo gear. I somehow doubt they're going to have the range required, though, and probably don't have any concept of a central scoring system.

Wikipedia seems to have a nice writeup of all the different manufacturers of lasertag equipment, but it doesn't mention very many consumer kits. No matter, at least they look cool.