James Finnigan : fun

Smile spotting - can you tell the difference?

jamesfinnigan — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:21:00 GMT

I was taking a smile spotting survey that I found from Kathy Sierra's blog (good reading) and I know a little bit about how to tell a fake smile from a real one (in theory) and I thought it would be fun to see how good I was at it. At the beginning, I didn't do so hot because I was thinking about what little I knew about eyes and the like, but once I gave in and let myself intuit I got the rest right (although I wasn't very sure on some of them). At the end of the survey, there are tips on how you can reliably recognize fake and real smiles.

Will it blend? - Extreme Blending

jamesfinnigan — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:44:26 GMT

I know this is stupid - but I still can't resist sharing. What blender manufacturers do when they get bored...

Wii Damage

jamesfinnigan — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:30:00 GMT

The Wii is just cool - I have a lot of friends asking me if I can get them a discount on it and I have to explain to them that it's not a Microsoft product. But it clearly appeals to a whole new group of people - these are generally folks that have never talked to me about getting Microsoft products.

But there are risks... (in addition to that you might even get some exercise ).

While I have almost no interest in getting a PS3, I really do think I might enjoy a Wii. And I'm not alone. [update: fixed link]

Windows boot screens though time

jamesfinnigan — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:56:13 GMT

Long Zheng shows off the progression in the screen that is both the first thing we see and the last thing we want to spend time looking at.

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