Tropicana Ditches Design

It was pretty ugly. These are the same people that did the new Pepsi symbol and their manifesto for this new look, "Breathtaking" has been circulating, to much laughter, on the web.

Link to the Tropicana article.

You should see the full document linked on this linked page. It is pretty amazingly ostentatious.Link to "Breathtaking".

It reminds me of this funny BoingBoing about some "science bullshitting" by an electronic encryption company. Link.

Twelfth Night or What the...?

If you are interested a link to my paper is here.

What to Expect When You Are Expecting a Les Savy Fav Show

It sounds like it could be a pretty fun show. Link.

The Web Will Kill Us All, Unless We Take a Walk in the Park

I'm going to start talking to my relatives more.

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Something Terrifying is Going to Happen to San Francisco on 3/20

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Second-person in fiction compels you

You sit down at your computer. You blog, "Research published in the journal Psychological Science suggests that, while frequently annoying, the use of the second person in fiction compels readers to form more vivid identification in literature." You save the blog post.

From Boing Boing Boing Boing Boing Boing.

Cave House in MO, on Ebay for $300K

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When the Economy Gets Tough the Tough Play Video Games

The argument that I have heard twice now, for betting on the video game industry in the coming super-recession, is that video games provide more hours of entertainment per dollar than any other form of entertainment. I think, for men, games provide a virtual gender performance arena that can replace the real marketplace's disappointing lack of opportunities. Also it simply provides escape. Immediately after the Great Depression movie theatre attendance was cut by one third. However after that it maintained its attendance records of 60-70 million per year through the Great Depression, as unemployment climbed all the way up to 25%.

Here is an article a recent newswire about Gamestop (GME) which was up 11%. Link.

Perhaps it might be early to place bets on game studios. I'm going to keep looking at this market segment and I'll update what I learn.

Men see women in bikinis as objects

It's a shocking revelation from the science world, but it appears to be true. Seeing a scantily clad female causes the part of men's brains that deals with handling tools, and goal orientation, to illuminate. I would be willing to guess that the same thing happens when men view women's naked bodies as well. Or when viewing women having sex.

I think most men learn pretty quickly, unless they had gotten a lot of sexual fulfillment from an early age without trying, that they need to be able to change spheres depending on the context even with the same woman. The "tool" drive may serve them to take some risks and to be an aggressive lover, but seduction, mutual fulfillment, and respect will finish the job.

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How to Get the Most Out of the Stimulus Plan

$8000 dollars towards the down payment on new home owners.

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Picture of the (Random Interval)

Free Hand Circle Drawing Master

Farming is so lonely!

The Future of Books

I believe it is a Book Arts project.

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Boinged again

Cake company bakes a cake with image of flash drive instead of image saved ON the flash drive.
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