* Posts by John

2 publicly visible posts • joined 6 Nov 2007

MySpace ads zero in on user data

John

Selective blindness

The brain has a good job of tuning out things it knows you're not interested in. Just think about the 12 years you've had a ticking clock in your room and until a kind friend points out the annoying tick, you didn't even know it made a sound.

I manage to do the same thing with banners and advertising, the only ones which sometimes get past my mental filter are the animated flashing banners. That usually means I turn off the tab I'm on and NEVER VISIT THE SITE AGAIN.

The end.

California inches toward 300 megawatt solar plant

John

"could care less"

I direct you all to the caring continuum; http://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/care_less.html

"Could care less" shows a degree of care whereas "Couldn't (could not) care less" implies zero care about something.

So, maybe the Mayans could care less, but it might depend on what mood they're in.