What??? How does this work? It’s correct! Try it and see if it works for you. I’ll put in a little poll at the end after publishing so you can answer in one click.

(DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!)

It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read. Be sure you don’t read the bottom until you’ve worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things, it’s fun.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (More than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758… if you haven’t, add 1757.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should have a three digit number. The first digit of this was your original number. (i.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)

The next two numbers are YOUR AGE!

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

Anyone have a guess at how this works?

As I have recently been designing websites, I have a question that’s been bugging me for years. Now, when it comes to design there is very little that doesn’t come down to the personal preference of a reader/user, but over time these preferences become stronger or weaker as websites mature and change with their intended audiences. For me, the more websites I look at, the more I want to tweak mine to make it better!

This preference also has a lot to do with screen width, and my market research experience tells me that using Twiigs’ simple polling feature won’t give me a chance to cross-tabulate the answers with the size of your screens… hmmm… I’ll have to rework the question a little bit, then.

The list looks rather long, but decide your type of screen first (wide screen – greater than 1024×768, narrow screen – less than 1024×768, or if your preference is for either size), and now there are only four three* possible answers. And no, there isn’t a “no preference” option. This poll is for the opinionated folk

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I’m done with winter. Why? Only in this current wild and woolly Toronto Winter of 07/08 would doing laundry require crampons to prevent a treacherous fall while stepping outside carrying a laundry bag before going down to the basement to use the washing machine. Even the raccoons are smart enough to stay away from the side of the house, which is a veritable skating rink. Either that or the ‘coons are sharpening their skates.

I’ve got one more load to go, and I have this question for you about Facebook, whether you’re on it or not. (I’m not. Well, sort of — I entered my name last year and immediately tried to delete it but Facebook won’t allow account deletions. A Facelessbook? A FacelessNonBook?)

1. If you’re on Facebook, what’s the draw for you?

or

2. If you aren’t on Facebook, what’s the drawback (or deterrent) for you?

Just wondering while wiling away the spin cycle. Arliin and I had several discussions about this over a game of baseball and, later, beer.

Over the weekend I watched the whole preview movie of the new Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard — which is rather impressive, by the way — but I cringed whenever the demonstrator said the word “presentation” with the first syllable pronounced with a long e, like “preacher”.

In fact, it was so distracting I was nearly ready to mute him and just watch the demo silently. Especially when a second demonstrator came on the screen and she said it exactly the same way! It was like nails on a chalkboard!

I live in a cosmopolitan society, I hear all kinds of pronunciations, but for some reason this one sounds new. But maybe it’s just my imagination. Maybe lots of people say it that way. So I’ve set up a little poll, for readers and lurkers alike. Even if you’ve never commented before, indulge my curiosity (the poll is anonymous) and click an answer. You can choose more than one.