I’ll be the first to admit that when looking for a new book to read, the cover ranks second only to recommended by a friend in terms of what I’ll look at first, but does this prejudice actually work? Does a good cover actually predict a good book, and vice versa?
Judgeby.com aims to find out, and presents you with an endless stream of book covers that you must rate. It then matches your rating to the Amazon user’s rating to see how close the two are. I was able to guess 7 out of 10 correctly, which means I either had a good bout of beginners luck, or there’s actually a bit of falsity behind the old saying, so give it a try and see how you do.
Ever go to a bar and wonder what the words “neat”, “straight up”, “on the rocks” or “with a twist” mean?
If you have, then you’re in luck, because Jeffrey Morgenthaler is here to help you sort them out. (And apparently they’re confusing for both sides of the bar, so don’t feel bad.)
The short version is as follows:
Neat: Right out of the bottle. Up: Chilled, and served in a cocktail glass. Straight Up: Usually means “neat”, but check first. Twist: A thin strip of citrus peel. Default is lemon.
But for the long version with a full explanation, you’ll just have to visit the site.
How did Yiying Lu’s “Fail Whale” go from an unfortunate placeholder to an entire social media brand?
As with most things on the Internet, it was a little bit of skill mixed with a whole lot of luck, and some randomness thrown in for good measure.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Fail Whale phenomenon, or if you’d like to know a little more about the behemoth beast, then check out ReadWriteWeb’s “The Story of the Fail Whale” and see what you’ve been missing.
Ever go to a bar and wonder what the words “neat”, “straight up”, “on the rocks” or “with a twist” mean?
