October 2009
34 posts
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”
– Oscar Wilde
eHarmony 101? →
The Lone Gunman did a great post about the dating site OkCupid, which crunched the numbers, and figured out what to say in a first message to a potential online match that will most likely get your match to return your message. A few:
Avoid physical compliments. Sexy, beautiful, hot and cutie give reply rates from 5–14% less than the average. An example to show this is in how the word pretty is...
“Just once I’d like someone to call me ‘Sir’ without adding...”
– Homer Simpson (yet again)
“No, no, no, Lisa. If adults don’t like their jobs, they don’t go on...”
– Homer Simpson
“Here is an actor who at once projects sexual mastery and ironic intelligence,...”
– From “Mad About Mad Men” in The Atlantic online
WatchLet me start by saying this. When I read Kottke’s description of this video, I was giddy. The women of Double X online magazine wanted to step into the shoes of the Mad Men and drink copious amounts during the day…. and try to get work done. Well done, ladies. The results are fun to watch.
The 10 cunning ways public radio stations convince... →
I’m a casual NPR listener, but this week during their pledge week….. wow. Enough already. I’m tempted to call in and pledge $100 just so I can hear what’s going on in the news.
All that to say, Slate did a really interesting article about the tactics that public radio uses to solicit pledges. It’s part psychology, part advertising, part brand management. Really...
"Got the Wrong Bob" Gmail Lab →
Very possible that I love this just because “Got the Wrong Bob” is most likely the greatest name for anything….ever. From Lifehacker:
“Gmail Labs’ new “Got the Wrong Bob” feature saves you the embarrassment of sending an email to the wrong contact by alerting you whenever you compose an email to a contact with the same name as any of your frequently...
A.V. Club Interviews Alton Brown →
I’m a self-proclaimed Food Network addict. (Favorite show: Ace of Cakes. Least favorite: anything and everything that Rachael Ray has come within 4,000 miles of). The A/V club did a great interview of Good Eats host Alton Brown. He writes, directs and produces the show, and overall seems like a pretty cool guy. I loved the following:
“All the good chefs that I know say that they are...
News from the Chicago Marathon
A few interesting tidbits from yesterday’s Chicago marathon:
Larry Moon has participated in every Chicago marathon. Yesterday was his 32nd in Chicago and 59th overall. Pretty impressive.
22-year old Kenyan Sammy Wanijru ran the fastest marathon on America soil- 2 hours, 5 minutes and 41 seconds. He walked home with $75,000 for finishing first, and $100,000 for breaking the marathon record....
Tracy Morgan is on Twitter? →
Oh that’s right. The always funny Tracy “10 pounds of crazy in a 5 pound bag” Morgan is now on Twitter. The tweets so far have have been boring, or anatomy-related, shall we say.
Never fear though. If I know Tracy Morgan, and I’d like to think I do, then the overwhelming crazy is coming ‘round the mountain any minute now…..
“This is how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, ‘Gee, I’m...”
– Richard Jeni
Mystery Google →
This is fantastic: you Google something at Mystery Google, and your search results are from what the person before you searched for.
I find this insanely cool. I searched for “Scrubs Season 1” and got search results for I’m On a Boat.
Very much like the Mystery Cafe in Japan where you get what the person in front of you ordered.
(Thx Daniel)
Before I Put You As My Emergency Contact, There... →
Another fantastic piece from a friend of the site, Kent, of The Talking Mirror. A sample from the full article- here are a few questions to ask before choosing an emergency contact:
2) It’s three p.m. on a Wednesday. What are the chances you are too intoxicated to operate a forklift?
4) Fill in the blank: There is literally nothing I wouldn’t do for my good friend, Kent. Yes, I would give him...
“A job candidate explained an arrest record by stating, ‘We stole a pig, but it...”
– From “10 Dumbest Resume Blunders,” printed in Fortune
“I like parties, but I don’t like piñatas because the pinata promotes violence...”
– Demetri Martin
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