Downtime has learnt, through an unwisely directed PR e-mail, of a website aimed at reducing the time needed to make a prank call by automating the process.
The
website, hoaxcall.com, allows users to arrange prank calls to friends,
relatives and, more likely, people they want to piss off, at the touch of a
button.
It
is all harmless fun, says the creator, who no doubt loves nothing more than
having his time wasted by feckless idiots with nothing better do.
Downtime
doubts whether time commitments in prank calling are a significant problem, but
is always willing to applaud entrepreneurship.
It
makes us wonder what other nuisance behaviours could be automated. Perhaps
vandals could be replaced by grafitti-spraying droids. What about a reckless
driving auto-pilot function on cars? The opportunities are endless; all you
need is a bad idea and PR firm willing to take your money.
