Monthly Archives: November 2010

Can You Spot a Fake Smile?

  • November 15, 2010 – 12:58 am
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15 out of 20.

Spoiler: looking at the eyes and the lack of wrinkling around them is a pretty good tell. Oddly, it seems like other affirmative or negative gestures (nodding or shaking the head) don’t make a difference, in any predictable way. Also it seems like a lopsided smile (one side going up before the other, or one side more intense) isn’t a tell for a fake smile, even though it’s usually a contemptuous gesture (a sneer).

I’ve been fascinated by facial gestures and microexpressions recently. I scored poorly on a Autism spectrum test, and score much better on math and spacial recognition than verbal ability, so I’ve been wondering if I might have mild Asperger’s, and wanted to give my empathic acuity a test. I seem to be doing better than I should, though, if I did have Asperger’s.

  • November 14, 2010 – 10:19 pm
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New app idea. Nearly done. Took like a week to write. Look for it soon.

  • November 10, 2010 – 7:05 am
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Did you know that they made a sequel to Donnie Darko?

No? Well, they did, and you can’t unlearn this.

You also can’t unsee something, and this is a terrible, terrible movie. Do yourself a favor and don’t see it, and try to forget that you’ve learned that it exists.

DF: RockMelt — Like Flock, But Junking Up Chrome Instead of Firefox

  • November 8, 2010 – 4:00 am
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They solved the problem of Chrome having a nice, simple, minimalist interface.

(This post was too good and too short to not quote it in its entirety)

Obvious Foggot

  • November 8, 2010 – 1:50 am
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“Yes, I’m fairly certain there is a worldwide criminal investigation network dedicated solely to bringing those who construct fake Facebook profiles to justice.”

  • November 6, 2010 – 6:50 pm
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8 Month Old Deaf Baby’s Reaction To Cochlear Implant Being Activated

Science is fucking cool sometimes.

  • November 4, 2010 – 11:41 pm
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For a minute there I thought the gym had actually replaced the pairs of 10 and 15 kg plates with a pair of 25 kg plates.

And I was like, I appreciate your grasp of math, but that isn’t what we were looking for.

Q and A

  • November 4, 2010 – 1:37 am
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Q: What are the two worst parts of San Francisco?

A: Oakland and San Jose.

Hark, a Vagrant! — Crusoe

  • November 3, 2010 – 10:21 pm
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From Friday’s perspective.

“Stinky you need to stay out of my shit.”