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This thing has been an absolute nightmare since it was released 18 months ago. I've had a few people contact me (note: https://buttplug.io https://buttplug.io (

This thing has been an absolute nightmare since it was released 18 months ago. I've had a few people contact me (note: https://buttplug.io https://buttplug.io (NSFW) is my project, I get contacted about stuff like this all the time, someday I will write a book about various support stories) with their hardware stuck on. There have been multiple security issues reported, and the company really seems to have no clue how to deal with the tech. Not only that, they're doubling down on their production of unsafe equipment, including their newest toy (Link NSFW): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001341771957.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001341771957.html

kerblang 6y ago
> stuff like this Do tell!
spiderfarmer 6y ago
Nightmare fuel.
ben_w 6y ago
> link “According to local laws and regulations, this item could not be shown.” Dare I ask?
- deleted 6y ago
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- ArchOversight 6y ago
  Buttplug that expands outwards, and has bluetooth.
- ficklepickle 6y ago
  Reminiscent of the medieval pear of anguish.
  - pixxel 6y ago
    For those that are intrigued, here is image of the device (nothing graphic). It’s only partially open... https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/open-pear-og.jpg https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads...
    - ghostpepper 6y ago
      I will assert that whether or not an image is graphic is a matter of imagination.
- simonswords82 6y ago
  Where are you that you're having your Internet censored?
  - lsiebert 6y ago
    aliexpress does that for anything on mobile that it thinks is sex related, which is occasionally annoying when it gets something wrong, but is definitely not wrong in this situation.
    - cinntaile 6y ago
      I can access that link just fine on mobile. You probably live in a more prude part of the world if you can't access that link on mobile.
      - ben_w 6y ago
        I’m in Berlin. The spinny billboards arrive here advertise brothels, the fly posters say “Bleib Ruhig und Dildos benutzen” and “There is no I in anal”, and one of the largest hotels has a neon sculpture of Leda and the Swan, at least two stories tall, out front.
        londons_explore 6y ago
        In the UK, the AliExpress mobile site gets me to click "Yes, I am over 18" before letting me open it.
        cinntaile 6y ago
        Not sure if I understand you correctly. Do you mean that you can't access the link either and that living in a more prude country therefore is not a relevant factor here?
        paranoidrobot 6y ago
        > living in a more prude country I think they're trying to say that given there's open advertising of various sex related things, that Germany isn't exactly prudish.
- deleted 6y ago
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- dayofthedaleks 6y ago
  It's a Reverse-Ratcheting Self-Sealing Stem Bolt. You won't find a better one in the quadrant!
- ce4 6y ago
  Here's an archived version: https://archive.is/7JKCH https://archive.is/7JKCH
eatingCake 6y ago
> someday I will write a book That would make a great coffee-table book. Some image on one page and a short narrative on the opposing page.
srtjstjsj 6y ago
Smart consumers won't buy a $10 memory card on Ali because it's likely to be a destructive fake, but people will buy Internet-controlled electronics for their favorite nether regions of their bodies. Amazing. I guess that's part of the thrill.
- ebg13 6y ago
  Being aware of specific marketplace corruption isn't the same as being smart, and vice versa. And there's no reason to believe that the set of people buying these devices is the same as the set of people not buying memory cards.
- vsareto 6y ago
  >I guess that's part of the thrill. Yeah looking forward to the day where passing unit tests results in a Neuralink-induced orgasm
  - kortex 6y ago
    Until a sizeable chunk of the world's workforce is erotically DDOS'd into blissful oblivion. Mmm cyberpunk.
  - qdot76367 6y ago
    We've got some azure pipelines tasks on buttplug.io in the works that may facilitate this.
    - NikolaeVarius 6y ago
      Godforbid there is accidental race scenario
    - WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago
      I mean, if it has a webhook, you can probably fire it on success or failure from Jenkins...
  - cheschire 6y ago
    For as cheesy as 90's sci-fi was, Demolition Man was surprisingly prescient about little things like this. Physical coitus becomes a disgusting act akin to taking a shit, so it becomes a virtual shared experience that creates the feelings between two relative strangers without the various risks.
paledot 6y ago
Buttplug.io is officially my new favourite domain name.
- yowlingcat 6y ago
  Even the TLD choice is apropos.
  - Igelau 6y ago
    This is a case where the right TLD makes all the difference. If it were .biz, no one in their right mind is going to click that. Org must have already been taken.
    - yowlingcat 6y ago
      Now now, we are surely spoiled for choice these days [1]. A savvy operator could easily have snagged buttplug.holdings. Or even my personal favorite -- buttplug.fishing. [1] https://www.hover.com/domains/results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=buttplug https://www.hover.com/domains/results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=buttp...
      - qdot76367 6y ago
        My personal buttplug domain collection includes: http://buttplug.engineer http://buttplug.engineer - My personal website http://butt.engineering http://butt.engineering - My company website (http://nonpolynomial.com http://nonpolynomial.com) buttplug.zone/games/cam/online/tech/work/app - Going to point to various parts of my Intiface product line at some point. Games should probably be pointed at https://intiface.com/ghr https://intiface.com/ghr for now.
        jsrcout 6y ago
        > http://buttplug.engineer http://buttplug.engineer Fantastic domain name. Too bad it's too long for a license plate :-)
        6y ago
TaylorAlexander 6y ago
Wow that product looks extremely dangerous! Sharp corners, pinch points, and a lock? Extremely irresponsible to manufacture that. I’m not sure if y’all appreciate how fragile that area is and the potential for serious injury from something like this.
- falcolas 6y ago
  Yeah, things like this used to be utilized as torture devices - with the apt name of the Pear of Anguish.
  - kortex 6y ago
    Reminds me of my visit to the Museum of Torture in Italy. Quasi-NSFW-ish but nothing gory, still, proceed with caution if you are squeamish. http://www.torturemuseum.it/en/ http://www.torturemuseum.it/en/
    - matthewcanty 6y ago
      I went there with my girlfriend about 5 years ago. We still laugh that it made us feel a bit unwell and had to leave. Would still recommend.
konjin 6y ago
The mind boggles at the possibilities.
- YarickR2 6y ago
  while body parts shrink after reading "lock and clamp"
agoodthrowaway 6y ago
That thing is horrific. It looks so dangerous and how would one ever remove it when it’s locked in someone’s body and can’t be unlocked?
- Polylactic_acid 6y ago
  You don't hear this much because people don't want to admit it but its almost always possible to remove these things with a bit of effort and maybe some lube.
nix23 6y ago
Ok that made my day 'buttplug.io' what a hilarious name!! Thanks

kerblang 6y ago

> stuff like this Do tell!

spiderfarmer 6y ago

Nightmare fuel.

ben_w 6y ago

> link “According to local laws and regulations, this item could not be shown.” Dare I ask?

deleted 6y ago
[deleted]
ArchOversight 6y ago
Buttplug that expands outwards, and has bluetooth.
ficklepickle 6y ago
Reminiscent of the medieval pear of anguish.
- pixxel 6y ago
  For those that are intrigued, here is image of the device (nothing graphic). It’s only partially open... https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/open-pear-og.jpg https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads...
  - ghostpepper 6y ago
    I will assert that whether or not an image is graphic is a matter of imagination.
simonswords82 6y ago
Where are you that you're having your Internet censored?
- lsiebert 6y ago
  aliexpress does that for anything on mobile that it thinks is sex related, which is occasionally annoying when it gets something wrong, but is definitely not wrong in this situation.
  - cinntaile 6y ago
    I can access that link just fine on mobile. You probably live in a more prude part of the world if you can't access that link on mobile.
    - ben_w 6y ago
      I’m in Berlin. The spinny billboards arrive here advertise brothels, the fly posters say “Bleib Ruhig und Dildos benutzen” and “There is no I in anal”, and one of the largest hotels has a neon sculpture of Leda and the Swan, at least two stories tall, out front.
      - londons_explore 6y ago
        In the UK, the AliExpress mobile site gets me to click "Yes, I am over 18" before letting me open it.
      - cinntaile 6y ago
        Not sure if I understand you correctly. Do you mean that you can't access the link either and that living in a more prude country therefore is not a relevant factor here?
        paranoidrobot 6y ago
        > living in a more prude country I think they're trying to say that given there's open advertising of various sex related things, that Germany isn't exactly prudish.
deleted 6y ago
[deleted]
dayofthedaleks 6y ago
It's a Reverse-Ratcheting Self-Sealing Stem Bolt. You won't find a better one in the quadrant!
ce4 6y ago
Here's an archived version: https://archive.is/7JKCH https://archive.is/7JKCH

eatingCake 6y ago

> someday I will write a book That would make a great coffee-table book. Some image on one page and a short narrative on the opposing page.

srtjstjsj 6y ago

Smart consumers won't buy a $10 memory card on Ali because it's likely to be a destructive fake, but people will buy Internet-controlled electronics for their favorite nether regions of their bodies. Amazing. I guess that's part of the thrill.

ebg13 6y ago
Being aware of specific marketplace corruption isn't the same as being smart, and vice versa. And there's no reason to believe that the set of people buying these devices is the same as the set of people not buying memory cards.
vsareto 6y ago
>I guess that's part of the thrill. Yeah looking forward to the day where passing unit tests results in a Neuralink-induced orgasm
- kortex 6y ago
  Until a sizeable chunk of the world's workforce is erotically DDOS'd into blissful oblivion. Mmm cyberpunk.
- qdot76367 6y ago
  We've got some azure pipelines tasks on buttplug.io in the works that may facilitate this.
  - NikolaeVarius 6y ago
    Godforbid there is accidental race scenario
  - WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago
    I mean, if it has a webhook, you can probably fire it on success or failure from Jenkins...
- cheschire 6y ago
  For as cheesy as 90's sci-fi was, Demolition Man was surprisingly prescient about little things like this. Physical coitus becomes a disgusting act akin to taking a shit, so it becomes a virtual shared experience that creates the feelings between two relative strangers without the various risks.

paledot 6y ago

Buttplug.io is officially my new favourite domain name.

yowlingcat 6y ago
Even the TLD choice is apropos.
- Igelau 6y ago
  This is a case where the right TLD makes all the difference. If it were .biz, no one in their right mind is going to click that. Org must have already been taken.
  - yowlingcat 6y ago
    Now now, we are surely spoiled for choice these days [1]. A savvy operator could easily have snagged buttplug.holdings. Or even my personal favorite -- buttplug.fishing. [1] https://www.hover.com/domains/results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=buttplug https://www.hover.com/domains/results?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=buttp...
    - qdot76367 6y ago
      My personal buttplug domain collection includes: http://buttplug.engineer http://buttplug.engineer - My personal website http://butt.engineering http://butt.engineering - My company website (http://nonpolynomial.com http://nonpolynomial.com) buttplug.zone/games/cam/online/tech/work/app - Going to point to various parts of my Intiface product line at some point. Games should probably be pointed at https://intiface.com/ghr https://intiface.com/ghr for now.
      - jsrcout 6y ago
        > http://buttplug.engineer http://buttplug.engineer Fantastic domain name. Too bad it's too long for a license plate :-)
      - 6y ago

TaylorAlexander 6y ago

Wow that product looks extremely dangerous! Sharp corners, pinch points, and a lock? Extremely irresponsible to manufacture that. I’m not sure if y’all appreciate how fragile that area is and the potential for serious injury from something like this.

falcolas 6y ago
Yeah, things like this used to be utilized as torture devices - with the apt name of the Pear of Anguish.
- kortex 6y ago
  Reminds me of my visit to the Museum of Torture in Italy. Quasi-NSFW-ish but nothing gory, still, proceed with caution if you are squeamish. http://www.torturemuseum.it/en/ http://www.torturemuseum.it/en/
  - matthewcanty 6y ago
    I went there with my girlfriend about 5 years ago. We still laugh that it made us feel a bit unwell and had to leave. Would still recommend.

konjin 6y ago

The mind boggles at the possibilities.

YarickR2 6y ago
while body parts shrink after reading "lock and clamp"

agoodthrowaway 6y ago

That thing is horrific. It looks so dangerous and how would one ever remove it when it’s locked in someone’s body and can’t be unlocked?

Polylactic_acid 6y ago
You don't hear this much because people don't want to admit it but its almost always possible to remove these things with a bit of effort and maybe some lube.

nix23 6y ago

Ok that made my day 'buttplug.io' what a hilarious name!! Thanks