World statistics

I don't really believe their "updated in real time" claim, but still, interesting yet scary figures are to be found on the World statistics site (link here).

So true: relationships between the advertiser and the consumer

From BringTheLoveBack, found through the Muse blog.

Hm, I think this is also what the relationship between the customer and the agency is like sometimes.

Where is Marc Wallis?

I ran into my friend and colleague Marc Wallis again at the Mobile World congress this year. Why would I care to mention that on a blog you ask? Well, because exactly one year ago (ok, give or take a couple of days) we were exchanging ideas on blogging, and I showed him how I blogged from my mobile phone (I think I actually explained it to him again this year, but that's beside the point).

So he went on to register a site to track himself, got a blog account, and started to take pictures of wherever he was on his travels.

And so the whereismarcwallis.com photoblog was born. Happy first anniversary, Marc!

Party over at google's place

Who would be on the invite list if there was a party at Google's place? See if you can recognize them all.

Link through Flabber.

They key to life is ... running and reading

Wise words from Will smith: Running and reading are the key to life. Look here as he explains why.

Found through StrongLifts. Have a look there for his analysis. I'm off to running now. ;-)

101 dumbest moves in business

It's list time again ... check out the 101 dumbest moves in business for 2007.

Dumb moves on facebook

Imagine telling your boss you're off for a family emergency.
Imagine going to a halloween party instead.
Imagine posting a picture of you at the party on facebook.
Imagine your boss also being on facebook.
you can imagine the result here.

Was the Matrix wrong?

Troed made an interesting comment yesterday: statistically there is a high probability that we are all avatars. Welcome to our self-chosen Matrix... Read all about the debate on the simulation argument website

The site is a debate about the possibility that we may be living in a simulation. A brief introduction is in order. The paper on the site argues that at least one of the following propositions is true:

i. It is possible that a civilization could create a computer simulation which contains individuals with artificial intelligence.

ii. Such a civilization would likely run many – say billions – of these simulations (just for fun; for research, etc.)

iii. A simulated individual inside the simulation wouldn’t know that it’s inside a simulation – it’s just going about its daily business in what it considers the “real world”.

Then the ultimate question is – if one accepts that points 1-2-3 are at least possible, which of the following is more likely?

a. We are the one civilization out there in the universe that will eventually develop the ability to run AI simulations? Or,

b. We are one of the billions of simulations that has run? (Remember point iii.)

While you're at it, take some time to read the simulated reality wiki.

I did get a funny feeling when reading Troeds post on the Matrix ... I don't think I would want to spend my life in a pod, no matter how good the reality. I think I'd end up taking the red pill. But then again ... how would I know? (Remember point iii.)

Word of the day: Fat Finger

I came across it during a presentation of one of the portfolio companies at Check Point: a Fat Finger. No, it's not an extremely thick finger (although it could be, technically). A fat finger is:

1. A specific kind of typo where one stroke presses two keys instead of the intended one.

excample,
the z was pressed along with the c

2. verb, the act of performing a typo. Often used when referring to password typos. See Fat Finger Disease

"I thought the server was down, but I just fat fingered my password."
"You didn't get my email? I must have fat fingered the address."

thanks to the Urban Dictionary.

Jules Winfield

Guess what character from the Tarantino Universe I am...

You scored as Jules Winfield, Wow, you are the ultimate cinematic badass. You are Jules Winfield from the masterpiece that is, Pulp Fiction. You are a Bible-quoting badass. You get philosophical even when you're about to blow someone away. You talk a lot. You are intense, and get angry easily. You are coolest guy there ever was.


Take the quiz here.

Found through Claudia

I will never trust a horoscope again

Not that I did before, but after seeing this movie everyone should think twice. It's one of a series by Derren Brown about how people get tricked. The techniques used in the move are called cold reading and the Forer effect.

Found through Flabber.

The Encyclopedia of Business Cliches

I'm going for a win-win situation here. Oh, how I always marvel at our business clichés.

Rent a Tank

If you ever get really bored, you can always go and rent a tank.

Have a look on YouTube to see what you'll get for your money. I can think of some other creative uses!