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You mention your awesome vegetarian zombie metal band. Pretty good taste! Thursday, August 25, 2011 | comments

I love graphs and OKCupid just did this really cool blog post full of 'em. They say that on average 32% of messages that people send out get replied to. So they looked at specific words in a first message and tried to figure out what made people more or less likely to respond. Here's one graph, where 32% is the baseline.



The post also has what words are successful (number 1 on one graph: band). Check it out
http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/online-dating-advice-exactly-what-to-say-in-a-first-message/

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Detroit Zoo Lions came from weird places | comments


couldn't take this to a wedding Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | comments

but you pull the trigger to take photos


5 other weird cameras here

I see what you did there, missed connection Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | comments


beep beep | comments

Sage advice Saturday, August 20, 2011 | comments


Jake sent me this. Super cool Wednesday, August 17, 2011 | comments

Pointillism with a computerized drill Thursday, August 11, 2011 | comments

This drill makes pictures by drilling different depth holes into stained plywood. More here including a closer up photo: http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/pixels_in_plywood_20118.asp


How indeed Tuesday, August 2, 2011 | comments