Site owners are not affected in any way. The software is an add-on to a user's browser. You choose whether or not to "participate" in the game extras, so it doesn't affect your browsing unless you choose to do something.
Are there many people? I don't know, it seems popular right now, but I only have about 5-6 connections, or 'allies' as they are called.
The 'payoff' is supposedly that you get to higher and higher levels and compete against your friends. The REAL payoff, though, is that you can find new websites that you otherwise would not have seen. In some ways it is kind of like a stumbleon with points.
Try it!
SideDish:
According to this newsletter (PDF, see pages 6-8) Fermi National Accelerator Lab (fnal.gov) lays claim to being the "second or third" website online in the US as of 1992. They don't say what website was number one (or two) in this country, but they point out that the web was developed at CERN in Switzerland.
I also meant to say that I was inspired by the recent CSS Zen Garden thread...
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm getting better, but layout in CSS still seems to be a black art for me.
These waves are more accurately described as density fluctuations in space caused by x-rays emitted by the black hole. The similarity to sound waves is that sound waves are density fluctuations in air (or water or solids) caused by the sound source.
Strictly speaking, a sound wave does not imply that a human can hear the sound. On the other hand, I think the description of the wave as a B-flat was just to spice up the press release. If that was the intent, it worked. (This is not recent news. It was reported last September.)
Interestingly enough, Steven Weinberg gave a talk to the Acoustical Society of America about sound waves right after the big bang. As the new universe was expanding, the density of it was too great to allow light to travel. So for the first several thousand (hundred thousand? i don't recall) years, all the information that traveled through the universe was carried by pressure (i.e. sound) waves.
(Disclaimer: I work in acoustics, not in cosmology.)
Maybe this goes without saying, but using the recursive option will suck down a large number of mp3s the first time you run it, if you start with a blog that links to a lot of other blogs.
Of course cell phones are not evil themselves. It's just that...so many people seem to always be needing to talk on them all the time.
I can't count the number of times I've been on a train and heard someone say on their phone: "Oh, I didn't have any reason for calling, blah, blah, blah...." Sure, that's a nice gesture if it is your grandmother you are calling, but I get the feeling that reason is to make the caller feel good, not the callee. If you have to resort to a phone for comfort, it might be time to rethink your priorities.
I tried searching for the sites linking to my site and noticed the results were identical to what google returns. Then I noticed:
"Search results enhanced by Google. Results also provided by A9.com, Alexa, and Amazon.com."
Wow....tough crowd. :)
I didn't think the design was *that* painful, either. I was more interested in the concept of using your results to skew the questions for the next person to take the test. The iterative nature of difficulty ranking intrigues me.
Very nice effect! Love it.
posted by morris 14 years ago
In "Five years later and the site is full of
weirdoslovely people."That's five sweet years of lurking...
posted by morris 15 years ago
In "Anybody know what this is all about?"
Site owners are not affected in any way. The software is an add-on to a user's browser. You choose whether or not to "participate" in the game extras, so it doesn't affect your browsing unless you choose to do something. Are there many people? I don't know, it seems popular right now, but I only have about 5-6 connections, or 'allies' as they are called. The 'payoff' is supposedly that you get to higher and higher levels and compete against your friends. The REAL payoff, though, is that you can find new websites that you otherwise would not have seen. In some ways it is kind of like a stumbleon with points. Try it!
posted by morris 15 years ago
In "PMOG stands for Passively Multiplayer Online Game."
If a portal is not properly identified as NSFW, the user is banned from using any more portals.
posted by morris 15 years ago
In "Damn !"
Doesn't work in Firefox on linux. :( Looks like a cool idea, though...
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Good Bye Johnny"
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posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Maharishi Vedic City, "
The Maharishis came in and bought a defunct college several years ago. It is weird and creepy, but most of the students aren't native Iowans.
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Some"
SideDish: According to this newsletter (PDF, see pages 6-8) Fermi National Accelerator Lab (fnal.gov) lays claim to being the "second or third" website online in the US as of 1992. They don't say what website was number one (or two) in this country, but they point out that the web was developed at CERN in Switzerland.
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "PSSSSSST! That superstar of the Democratic convention? We think he might be the Anti-Christ."
Interesting, these trolls who post to the Christian message boards.
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Curious, George: CSS guru help needed!"
I also meant to say that I was inspired by the recent CSS Zen Garden thread... Thanks for the suggestions. I'm getting better, but layout in CSS still seems to be a black art for me.
posted by morris 19 years ago
gah...forgot that the (mi) is spurious here.
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Black Hole Strikes Deepest Musical Note Ever Heard"
These waves are more accurately described as density fluctuations in space caused by x-rays emitted by the black hole. The similarity to sound waves is that sound waves are density fluctuations in air (or water or solids) caused by the sound source. Strictly speaking, a sound wave does not imply that a human can hear the sound. On the other hand, I think the description of the wave as a B-flat was just to spice up the press release. If that was the intent, it worked. (This is not recent news. It was reported last September.) Interestingly enough, Steven Weinberg gave a talk to the Acoustical Society of America about sound waves right after the big bang. As the new universe was expanding, the density of it was too great to allow light to travel. So for the first several thousand (hundred thousand? i don't recall) years, all the information that traveled through the universe was carried by pressure (i.e. sound) waves. (Disclaimer: I work in acoustics, not in cosmology.)
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Metafilter Access"
It is lame, and doesn't bode well for a person hoping to become a member over there.
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "wget to the rescue."
Maybe this goes without saying, but using the recursive option will suck down a large number of mp3s the first time you run it, if you start with a blog that links to a lot of other blogs.
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Am I the only person on the planet that hates cell phones?"
Of course cell phones are not evil themselves. It's just that...so many people seem to always be needing to talk on them all the time. I can't count the number of times I've been on a train and heard someone say on their phone: "Oh, I didn't have any reason for calling, blah, blah, blah...." Sure, that's a nice gesture if it is your grandmother you are calling, but I get the feeling that reason is to make the caller feel good, not the callee. If you have to resort to a phone for comfort, it might be time to rethink your priorities.
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Curious, George: What to do with unwanted CDs"
What is "This article" supposed to link to?
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Has he returned or is this all a big hoax?"
Wouldn't it have been announced after the House of Blues event? I'm not convinced.
posted by morris 19 years ago
In "Who's the daddy"
I tried searching for the sites linking to my site and noticed the results were identical to what google returns. Then I noticed: "Search results enhanced by Google. Results also provided by A9.com, Alexa, and Amazon.com."
posted by morris 20 years ago
In "Frustration: The Trivia Game"
Wow....tough crowd. :) I didn't think the design was *that* painful, either. I was more interested in the concept of using your results to skew the questions for the next person to take the test. The iterative nature of difficulty ranking intrigues me.
posted by morris 20 years ago
In "Curious, George"
Plus, it was Easter weekend. Very little happened over the weekend, I suppose.
posted by morris 20 years ago
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