This modified version of Staples’ “Easy” button certainly looks like a significant improvement on the original. A guy named Al Cohen hacked the button and reconfigured it to spit out nasty, angst-ridden phrases, which would come in a lot more handy in your typical office than a perky, idiotic “That was easy!” Check out this PDF to see how Al put this thing together. And if you think he’s just having fun, think again. Here’s part of his PDF intro/rant: “It seems that advertising agencies think that they can cram any amount of factitious crap down the gullible throats of the public.

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