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“Using a survey to measure the impact of a blog entry is like having somebody fill out a survey after you give them a ride home because you want to determine the impact that one action had on how nice a person they think you are. “
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Great quote at the end, from The Life of Pi, talking about why an animal chooses to escape: “Animals that escape go from the known to the unknown–and if there is one thing an animal hates above all else, it is the unknown.”
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Mmm, bacon.
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I don’t know about a burger that is only made of bacon, but shredding bacon in the food processor seems like a good idea for inclusion in a hamburger. Might have to try it.
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This does not excuse their behaviour in the least, experimental features which change the basic nature of the product being added without warning. The lesson here continues to be: if you don’t want your data to be public don’t give it to Google.
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“What if you also discovered that this was happening because of a Google security infection that can affect every GMail user on the planet?” You should check your GMail filters. Yet another thing we won’t hear about from Google.
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The newest 12.1 megapixel cameras do seem like a waste. Get better optics, people!
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“As the old joke goes, if you want to find out if someone’s really a libertarian, ask him: Do you think children should be allowed to buy heroin from vending machines? A real libertarian will answer: Only if the vending machines are privately owned.”
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Heh, cool. Never thought about why chess pieces do what they do.
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“The one part of the steroids scandal that outrages me at this late date is that people still expect sports to be the last outpost of fair play, still want athletes to be different from the rest of us finaglers.”
