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Author Archives: Tim Cederman-Haysom
Why do you Turk?
This is great. I’ve been using Amazon Turk for a variety of different projects and I love it. It’s fantastic to actually be able to put a face to the people who do such an amazing job in contributing. Thanks … Continue reading
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What I’ve been reading lately
I’ve really enjoyed the following blogs of late: Tepom.com – amateur personal finance advice from Scott Bliss. Usually thoughtful and interesting posts for everyday financial issues. Cake Wrecks – professional cakes gone wrong. Oddly addictive. I’m always surprised at the … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, reading
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Ranking crowdsourced data with curves
I’m a big fan of user review sites. I’ve been using TripAdvisor since at least 2002 to help plan my journeys, and Yelp is my new favourite site since moving to the US. Crowdsourcing information is usually a pretty good … Continue reading
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Tagged crowdsourced, curves, quantitative data, reviews
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American food is killing me
I’m completely addicted now. In-n-out. Krispy Kreme. Sibby’s Cupcakes. Fred steaks. And tonight’s indulgence? Chicago style deep-dish pizza from Patxi’s. We ordered a 12″, which weighs nearly 2kg (it is 2″ deep). It takes 30 minutes to bake (compared to … Continue reading
Does anyone actually notice a website being ‘free’?
I know that ‘freemium‘ is a popular business model at the moment, but do everyday web users really notice this when they’re using a site? Personally I always assume a site is free and am surprised/annoyed when it isn’t, unless … Continue reading
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Tagged free, freemium, site design
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Why isn’t anyone talking about Google’s spam problem?
Sometimes when I’m searching for a particular product or service, the most frustrating thing is the way Google brings up mostly things to purchase. For example, recently I knew that a direct flight between Sydney and New York used to … Continue reading
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Tagged google, google groups, spam
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Correlation != Causation
Or does it? Thanks lee.
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Random Wikipedia link of the day – the dancing epidemic of 1518
You can’t make this stuff up. The outbreak began in July 1518, when a woman, Frau Troffea, began to dance fervently in a street in Strasbourg. This lasted somewhere between four to six days. Within a week, 34 others had … Continue reading
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Daily Show takes on sham interviews
Fox News interview by Sean Hannity or infomercial?
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Skype will never succeed as a replacement for your home phone…
…so long as they’re happy to just “block” people’s accounts and prevent them from using the service. Last night I tried calling my wife and I kept getting “call failed”. So I tried from my computer, thinking my Skype phone … Continue reading