Posted May 16, 2008
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in Jay's Caption of the Week Contest
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Recent Responses by Shimon
in Jay's Caption of the Week Contest
Posted Apr 30, 2008
Chuck: actually, it probably would. The main health effects are from simply standing instead of sitting; using roller blades you'd still have to stand (and you'd be challenging your balance as well). If you had some sort of brace to keep you from falling over, you'd probably sacrifice most of the health benefits, although there has been some research showing that sitting in and of itself slows your metabolism.
in The Treadmill Desk: Exercise for the Sake of Hacking
Posted Apr 15, 2008
... maybe even line up some other first-timers for the filming? I volunteer :)
in I've got Moxie!
Posted Apr 07, 2008
On the other hand it would be really cool to see a skyscraper full of apartments interspersed with data centers. It also seems like you could start building in the right incentives by charging data center customers for the heat they generate, which might become measurable in smaller installations.
in Diseconomies of Scale -- Condonet
Posted Apr 03, 2008
I don't think this is creepy. Marketing has been about understanding buyer psychology for around 100 years now, and thus it's only logical that the full range of psychoanalytic techniques would eventually be applied to marketing products. As long as the focus group subjects know what they're going into, I don't think it's creepy.
in Marketers Use Hypnosis to Mine Deep Thoughts
Posted Mar 19, 2008
jessica: they're advertising at a price that would make them a huge product; they may or may not actually sell at that price. My guess is they won't actually realize that profit.
in Looking for an OLPC?
Posted Mar 18, 2008
Free money for everyone!
in Helicopter Ben prepares to shower silver on the people
Posted Mar 18, 2008
I'm spooked because I felt sympathy when that dude kicked the robot.
in New Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It's SpookyNew Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It's Spooky
Posted Mar 17, 2008
Hey, at least it ain't Vista.
in This is The End My Friend: Negroponte Says XP on XO in 60 Days
Posted Mar 14, 2008
oh, shit
in Despite the Federal Reserve's efforts Wall Street fears a big US bank is in trouble
Posted Mar 12, 2008
Jim: Ideally, the chef is part-owner of the restaurant. So they should care about everything!
in Your Waiter Tonight... Will Be the Chef
Posted Mar 10, 2008
aaronh: Sarah's hotness was kind of the problem. She was flirty and friendly but that wore off after a while, both on Zuckerberg and the audience, and the followup was defensive and self-conscious. If that hadn't happened, it would have probably gone down as a good interview, where Zuckerberg spoke a fair bit about some interesting subjects despite his trademark shyness.
in Facebook founder heckled at web conference
Posted Mar 10, 2008
If she had taken the feedback and entered Q&A sooner, rather than getting defensive and dismissing the crowd's booing as "the downside of web 2.0", it wouldn't have been anywhere near as bad. Also it would have helped to tone down the flirting... the constant playing with her hair irritated me and several mumblers around me.
in Journalist becomes the story at Mark Zuckerberg SXSWi keynote
Posted Mar 08, 2008
The obstacle may be around that word, "easy". That test is easy to describe but it's not easy to execute. It takes a lot of labor, and the people who execute that labor have to be good enough to make the right judgment. Perhaps the reason an analogous approach won't work in education is that the appeal of standardized tests is their ability to remove subjective human judgment from the equation.
in Henry Jenkins: How can we test collaboration?
Posted Mar 06, 2008
regenerative braking on hybrid cars is a good example of decentralized generation done right. seems plausible that there are many more similarly plausible opportunities in our buildings and infrastructure.
in Turbine could generate electricity each time you flush
Posted Mar 03, 2008
I agree, smckenzie23. The dems need to get themselves some backbone in a hurry.
in Top Democrat Says FISA Deal Near - Political Machine
Posted Mar 03, 2008
todd: there's a word to describe this phenomenon. It's called "keming". Keming is the use of kerning in a way that causes confusion.
in Reality Check: Can honey soothe a burn?
Posted Feb 29, 2008
it's not a fridge, it's just a box made of cold bacon
in Bacon makes everything better
Posted Feb 26, 2008
"Mmm, I love the smell of Bush armpits in the morning. Smells like victory."
in Bush-McCain McCaption Contest
Posted Feb 25, 2008
jhota: government censorship of YouTube is a bad thing. I mean, what kind of democracy can exist under the suppression of such critical discourse as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQrBouWRiE ?
in Pakistan Breaks the InterTubes
Posted Feb 25, 2008
It's not that surprising considering how concentrated Russia's population is in just a few urban areas, and how poor the population outside those areas is.
in 3rd Runway to Appear in Sheremetyevo Airport
Posted Feb 25, 2008
Apparently optimizing for programmer-friendliness is not the same as optimizing for universal deployment. Who knew.
in How JavaScript Timers Work
Posted Feb 22, 2008
hey, those health care plans don't just write themselves
in Hillary Clinton Used To Date Robert Reich?
Posted Feb 22, 2008
I should pick up one'a them fer Cheney's man-sized safe.
in Jay's Caption Contest
Posted Feb 21, 2008
just proving you don't need an SUV to be nuts
in Car Talk: It may be best to unload SUV that brings out your inner beast
Posted Feb 19, 2008
I mean, that's two birds with one stone people.
in Briton Dishonors Latvia; Is Prison Too Good?
Posted Feb 18, 2008
In all elections since television got involved, the more charismatic candidate has won. Obama is more charismatic. He will ultimately win.
in Clinton, Obama prepare for battle in Wisconsin (Reuters)
Posted Feb 14, 2008
it's amazing! my favorite part is the space-age paper-thin, paper-strength screen material.
in "Asdfas" personal calendar
Posted Feb 12, 2008
If they REALLY wanna sell the product, I think there is a virgin deficit to consider. Islam simply gives you more afterlife virgins per unit devotion, or so the legend goes.
in Lent fast re-branded as 'Christian Ramadan' - Telegraph
Posted Feb 08, 2008
Sounds really scientific.
in Half of UK men would swap sex for 50 inch TV - Yahoo! News
Posted Feb 06, 2008
So that's where Grand Theft Auto got those disturbingly realistic graphics.
in armored bulldozer wrecks town (video)
Posted Feb 06, 2008
That video seems down, but this works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_amg-Aos4
in The Hawaii Chair: Hilarious Alternative to the Treadmill Desk [video]
Posted Feb 04, 2008
So, anyone know what really happened to break the cables? Was it really a ship dragging anchor or, as some have claimed, an intentional attack?
in Mediterranean Cable Break
Posted Feb 01, 2008
Jeremy Zawodny: "This should be interesting. I predict that today will be one of our least productive days since 9/11 at work. Just guessing."
in M$ buying YHOO
Posted Jan 31, 2008
Ironically, then, its pathological inability to reproduce may force Japan to import people from other cultures. If they take care to find immigrants who actually like actual sex, which doesn't seem so hard, Japan as a society may benefit in the long term.
in Vaginal Ejaculation Disorder
Posted Jan 29, 2008
What do you think? Malarkey, or effective way?
in Crazy idea for stopping rise of sea levels: pump water inland, bury it in dead aquifers
Posted Jan 22, 2008
look, you can ACTUALLY SEE the money in my pocket becoming more and more worthless! :)
in LIVE MARKET DISCUSSION: Tuesday, January 22
Posted Jan 21, 2008
In the coming time of sadness, it's always good to have an investment that looks up at you and pleads, pitifully, "love me".
in Big Sad Eyes
Posted Jan 17, 2008
When my grandmother immigrated to the US from Russia 25 years ago, and saw the store packed with perfect machine-made sweaters, she swore to never buy a handmade item again. It's funny how a characteristic considered low-status in one culture can be high-status in another.
in Lessons on Building a Community from Etsy
Posted Jan 16, 2008
...and I'll be on the $15 3:22am flight.
in Moving Ahead With Airport Congestion Pricing
Posted Jan 11, 2008
Jim's skin is transparent and *I* see lunch. ewwwwwww
in Jim's skin is transparent and he sees demons.
Posted by Shimon
24 Responses
The Treadmill Desk: Exercise for the Sake of Hacking
I've been using my treadmill desk for 7 months now. The benefits include better concentration, improved posture, and reduced fatigue.
Posted Apr 30, 2008
Shimon
4 Responses
PIXIE STICKS ARE AWESOME!
When you've just consumed sugar at a rate of over 1g/sec, you HAVE TO SHARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Feb 19, 2008
13 Responses
Stop Drinking Diet Coke
"Who could imagine a private citizen would do an aspartame experiment with 108 rats for 2 years and 8 months?"
Posted Feb 15, 2008
2 Responses
"It really makes you wonder why Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs doesn't just buy Sony."
My take: An Apple-Sony merger is a horrible idea. It's the corporate equivalent of asking a lion "wouldn't you be better off if you were duct-taped to an elephant?"
Clearly Microsoft's bid for Yahoo has opened the door for all sorts of
...more
Posted Feb 11, 2008
1 Response
Shop pulls Lolita bed for young girls
"What seems to have happened is the staff who run the website had never heard of Lolita, and to be honest no one else here had either," a spokesman told British newspapers.
"We had to look it up on (online encyclopedia) Wikipedia. But we certainly ...more
Posted Feb 08, 2008
7 Responses
The Hawaii Chair: Hilarious Alternative to the Treadmill Desk [video]
Wow, I can really feel it in my abs!
Posted Feb 06, 2008
1 Response
Hot Water from the Tap Contains More Lead
"Bottom Line: Hot water from the tap should never be used for cooking or drinking."
WTF - am I seriously supposed to accept an extra 30 seconds EVERY TIME I HEAT UP WATER FOR TEA?
Posted Jan 31, 2008
