hot chicks make guys dumb

Using pictures from hotornot.com, researchers tested men and women's reactions to accepting prize money in the following scheme: they could accept a check for US$15-35 tomorrow, or they could wait and get paid US$50-75 "at a variable point in the future." The students were shown pictures of attractive members of the opposite sex before being made to make a decision.

Wilson and Daly found that male students shown the pictures of averagely attractive women showed exponential discounting of the future value of the reward. This indicated that they had made a rational decision. When male students were shown pictures of pretty women, they discounted the future value of the reward in an "irrational" way - they would opt for the smaller amount of money available the next day rather than wait for a much bigger reward.

And that is why commercials work.

Cat and Girl

Less Slow More Fast!

Cat and Girl might just be the best thing on the internet right now.

The Children’s Crusade

On Christmas night a year ago, God fled Heaven to escape an audacious demon attack.The demons smashed to dust his palace of beautiful blue-moon marble. TV news kept it secret, but homeless children in shelters across the country report being awakened from troubled sleep and alerted by dead relatives. No one knows why God has never reappeared, leaving his stunned angels to defend his earthly estate against assaults from Hell. "Demons found doors to our world," adds eight-year-old Miguel, who sits before Andre with the other children at the Salvation Army shelter.

Andre explains that the angels hide in the building while they study battle maps. "There's a lot of killing going on in Miami," he says. "You want to fight, want to learn how to live, you got to learn the secret stories." The small group listens intently to these tales told by homeless children in shelters.

The "secret stories" are carefully guarded knowledge, never shared with older siblings or parents for fear of being ridiculed -- or spanked for blasphemy. But their accounts of an exiled God who cannot or will not respond to human pleas as his angels wage war with Hell is, to shelter children, a plausible explanation for having no safe home, and one that engages them in an epic clash.

The secret stories say the angel army hides in a child's version of an ethereal Everglades: A clear river of cold, drinkable water winds among emerald palms and grass as soft as a bed. Gigantic alligators guard the compound, promptly eating the uninvited. Says Phatt: "But they take care of a dead child's spirit while he learns to fight. I never seen it, but yes! I know it's out there" -- he sweeps his hand past the collapsing row of seedy motels lining the street on which the shelter is located -- "and when I do good, it makes their fighting easier. I know it! I know!"

All the Miami shelter children who participated in this story were passionate in defending this myth: that somewhere a distant, honorable troop is risking everything to come to the rescue, and that somehow your bravery counts.

Abercrombie & Fitch: The naked truth


I love the idea of a clothing line that advertises with... naked people!
This makes about as much sense as perfume commercials on TV.

Guide horse foundation

That's right... a seeing eye pony. Not only are wee mutant horses like this kinda freaky, but have you ever heard of anyone "house training" a horse? I'm just asking because, you know, they poop. a lot. Also you might have heard the expression "to pee like a race horse". These micro ponies might not be that fast, but i'm thinking they're going do their larger faster brothers proud when it comes to leaving puddles all over the place.

UPDATE:
From the FAQ -
Can Guide Horses be housebroken?

Yes. A Guide Horse can be housebroken. When they need relief, the horses are trained to paw at the door or make nickering noises. After indoor training, the Guide Horse can be relied upon not to have accidents. Horses that fail the housebreaking lessons are removed from the program.

Who knew?

Gallery of Deca and Ico Pods

I think i might need a Deca or Ico Pod... I wonder how small it packs down? At 763 and 294 lbs, probably not very. But they still look mighty cool!

It's the end of the world as we know it

and i feel fine...

Quantum Plasma-5

The allure of wall mounted speakers and tv continues to tempt me... even though i know these speakers are going to sound terrible.

todays ravers to give birth to next generation of XMen!

E is not good for you.

Postal Service

Tom said i would like these guys. He was right. Check out a fairly representative song here.

Digeo - Moxi

This looks like a very compelling PVR. I wonder what service providers offer the Moxi tuner/pvr?

ninja gaiden

Ninja Gaiden for XBox... Looks like Zelda: Windwalker on speed.

Peugeot Hoggar

yeah, yeah... it's the warthog from halo. I still dig it.

Apple - 20-inch iMac

I really want a mac... I don't really know what i would do with it, but it sure does look pretty.

Theodore Gray

This guy rules. I particularly liked his views on the importance of giving children tools that let them participate in their own growth, as well as his assertion that simulations are far more appropriate for learning than "drill-and-practice".

SonyStyle USA - PCV-V100GKIT1

I think sony got a lot of things right with this little all in one unit.
Although i hear the sony PVR software isn't all that.

United States of Whatever

If you've been to the movies reciently you've probably heard this song during the comercial for the new Tony Hawk game...

Dicky & Jackie Theme Song Video

Dicky & Jackie
in theory this will be a "complete cartoon series"... I'll believe it when i see it. But for now, the trailer rules.

SCEPTRE 20-inch LCD TV at Dell.com

This seems to be a pretty nice (relatively) high resolution 20" LCD TV. While its not as cheap as the Mashida, for $200 i'll take the nice all white frame and the better resolution over the cheap looking silver and black 800x600 screen anyday.

Gateway Computers - Gateway Media Center PCs

At $1700 The Gateway 610 looks pretty sweet. I really dig its little subwoofer "backpack". Now if only they would make one with a 24" wide screen display.

Right now i'm thinking the FMC-910X (which is only $1650 after you ditch the service plan) might just replace my Tivo and DVD player in the living room.

OMG IS TEH INNARNET!!!!11!