Norse God Loki Sock Doll August 30, 2007
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From sockmonkeyfun.com
WHISKER FIGHT: Wesley Crusher enters the arena! August 29, 2007
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(A Weekly Geek Show in-joke that I pray spreads like wildfire.)
Only 88% addicted to blogging? That can’t be right. August 24, 2007
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Writing For Pay Episode 003 is up August 22, 2007
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Behold! The second half of my conversation with Wolfgang Baur, writer, editor, and game designer is up at Writing For Pay.
In this show we talk about his Open Design project - writing custom game adventures under the patronage model - and his new magazine Kobold Quarterly. Fun stuff.
Note: As you can no doubt tell from the echoey quality of our voices, we did this interview in a large cave. It was Wolfgang’s idea: something about promoting his “Empire Of The Ghouls” project.
Those gays better get him his money! August 17, 2007
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I got this (presumably spam) comment on one of my old posts.
I hope this guy figures out what happened to those many gays and gets his money back. I bet they’re off spending it like crazy on all kinds of gay-related stuff.
Philosopher: 20 percent chance we’re living in a computer simulation August 16, 2007
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From the New York Times:
Dr. Bostrom assumes that technological advances could produce a computer with more processing power than all the brains in the world, and that advanced humans, or “posthumans,” could run “ancestor simulations” of their evolutionary history by creating virtual worlds inhabited by virtual people with fully developed virtual nervous systems.
…There would be no way for any of these ancestors to know for sure whether they were virtual or real, because the sights and feelings they’d experience would be indistinguishable. But since there would be so many more virtual ancestors, any individual could figure that the odds made it nearly certain that he or she was living in a virtual world.
…“My gut feeling, and it’s nothing more than that,” he says, “is that there’s a 20 percent chance we’re living in a computer simulation.”
Via Buzz Out Loud
Writing For Pay #2: Wolfgang Baur interview - up! August 14, 2007
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Part One of my interview with writer, editor, and game designer Wolfgang Baur is available on the Intertubes, and through iTunes. It’s really good. The second part will also be good. Maybe even better.
My Coke Rewards discussions move to new MCR message board August 13, 2007
Posted by Wade Rockett in Loyalty Programs.Tags: My Coke Rewards
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The conversation about the My Coke Rewards loyalty program has moved from my blog posts to the My Code Mania MCR forums, which are better equipped to handle such things. As a result, I’ve closed the comments on my Coke-related entries.
If you’ve been doing My Coke Rewards for a while you might remember these guys as the folks behind My Coke Mania, which had to shut down a few months ago. Good to see them back in action.
There’s also a My Coke Rewards discussion on ForumUp.
And check out this My Coke Rewards group on Google Groups.
My Coke Rewards customer service numbers:
1-800-438-2653 (8 AM - 5 PM EST)
1-866-674-2653
My Coke Rewards e-prize fulfillment problems:
(you ordered something and it hasn’t arrived)
1-866-218-5697
Thanks to everyone who came by to comment, question, rant, rave, and offer advice and support about the program. Y’all rock.
Growl. August 9, 2007
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They’re few and far between, but I have these days where I come in to work in the mornings ravenously hungry.
It’s not even 9 AM and I just ate two slices of pepperoni pizza that I brought for lunch.
Marketing definitions August 2, 2007
Posted by Wade Rockett in Marketing, Miscellany.2 comments
This has been making the rounds at work:
Direct Marketing
You see a handsome guy at a party. You go up to him and say, “I’m fantastic in bed.”
Advertising
You’re at a party with a bunch of friends and see a handsome guy. One of your friends goes up to him and pointing at you says, “She’s fantastic in bed.”
Telemarketing
You see a handsome guy at a party. You go up to him and get his telephone number. The next day you call and say, “Hi, I’m fantastic in bed.”
Public Relations
You see a handsome guy at a party. You get up and straighten your dress. You walk up to him and pour him a drink. You say, “May I?” and reach up to straighten his tie, brushing your breast lightly against his arm, and then say, “By the way, I’m fantastic in bed.”
Sales
You see a handsome guy at a party. You talk him into going home with your friend.
Spam
You’re on your way to a party when you realize that there could be handsome men in all these houses you’re passing. So you climb onto the roof of one situated toward the center and shout at the top of your lungs, “I’m fantastic in bed!”
Analyst Relations
You see a handsome guy at a party. A bunch of experts tells him that you’re fantastic in bed, but performance is likely to decline by 50% in 3 years.
Customer Advocacy
A handsome guy sees you at a party. His friends tell him how fantastic you are in bed.
Brand Recognition
You see a handsome guy at a party. He walks up to you and says, “I hear you’re fantastic in bed.”
