Let The Win Roll In

Today's Uncov is a double-dose of awesome. Via TechCrunch, I found two web services that help you annoy the shit out of just about anybody: Trumpia and PhoneMyPhone. I am giving a healthy pat on the back to the creators of these sites. Good job, guys.

Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring, Bananaphone

First up, PhoneMyPhone. It's dead simple: you put in a phone number, how many times you want it to call (up to 9), and a time to start. It will call that number the specified amount of times or until somebody picks up. The number even comes up (on my phone at least) as "Unknown". SO EASY A CAVEMAN COULD DO IT.

They did pussy out and let people opt-out of the service by pressing 9 when they pick up the phone, though. That, and the time range you can specify only goes from 6AM to 12:45AM, but they do allow you to specify the timezone. The astute reader will note that 12:45AM in San Francisco is also dont-fucking-call-me-o-clock-in-the-morning in New York. Sneaky.

If You Need Me, I'll Be In My Lab

Trumpia is a little different - it can serve some constructive purpose other than prank calling. The idea is that you enter somebody's cell phone, IM name, and e-mail address and it will "blast" a message via text message, IM and e-mail. Fucking sweet. Carpet bomb your friends with spam.

Legitimate Trumpia users are the same people who flag e-mail messages as "High Importance" in Outlook. You know, the constant attention whores. Everything they have to say is the most important thing ever spoken. Of course, these are only the legitimate users. What if you're a dickhead like me, and just want to screw with people? In that case, Trumpia is a weapon of choice.

Boys Have A Penis, Girls Have A Vagina

TechCrunch, of course, panned both of these services. They wouldn't even mention PhoneMyPhone by name, as they were worried about widespread abuse. Abuse? Are you serious? It's the internet. I am encouraging abuse of these services. This is a perfect example of technology that can only make our lives better. Go and do likewise, gentlemen.