Comments on: Psychoceramic literature http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: iworm http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5170 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:05:37 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5170 Following on the "Customers who bought related items also bought" theme, currently showing for me, in sixth position: "Balls of Fury" Spot on. Following on the "Customers who bought related items also bought" theme, currently showing for me, in sixth position:

"Balls of Fury"

Spot on.

]]> by: Chazzozz http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5165 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:56:28 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5165 Ack - double post! Further, the top three items in the 'Customers Who Bought Related Items Also Bought' section on the original book's page are (in descending order) <em>I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun, Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against!, Futurama - Bender's Big Score</em>...which begs the question whether the author is hitting her target market or whether most purchasers are sane, thinking people who are more interested in taking the piss out of her. Ack - double post!

Further, the top three items in the 'Customers Who Bought Related Items Also Bought' section on the original book's page are (in descending order) I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun, Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against!, Futurama - Bender's Big Score...which begs the question whether the author is hitting her target market or whether most purchasers are sane, thinking people who are more interested in taking the piss out of her.

]]> by: Chazzozz http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5164 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:49:05 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5164 I'm having fun looking through the 'Customers who viewed this item also viewed' section on the reviews page. Number 3 is <em>Wolf Urine Lure-32 oz</em>. Go figure... I'm having fun looking through the 'Customers who viewed this item also viewed' section on the reviews page. Number 3 is Wolf Urine Lure-32 oz. Go figure...

]]> by: Kagato http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5163 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:37:48 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5163 Getting the scientology ads here too. (Just in case Dan isn't, here's a screengrab: http://i43.tinypic.com/2enrd04.png ) I'm trying to figure out what part of the article text is triggering the ads -- "books-by-loonies"? "paranoid-delusion"? "unhinged religious ranter"? "one hundred and fifty US dollars"? Getting the scientology ads here too.
(Just in case Dan isn't, here's a screengrab: http://i43.tinypic.com/2enrd04.png )

I'm trying to figure out what part of the article text is triggering the ads -- "books-by-loonies"? "paranoid-delusion"? "unhinged religious ranter"?

"one hundred and fifty US dollars"?

]]> by: corinoco http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5162 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:51:12 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5162 One of the comments on the Amazon listing contained the following description: "a face that would scare a dog out of a butcher's shop" Cue snorting beer out my nose. That is one of the best expresions in the English language I have ever heard. Bloody brilliant; that's going straight to the pool-room of my mind. I just noticed - the stats of who bought what after buying that book are difficult to explain. One of the comments on the Amazon listing contained the following description:

"a face that would scare a dog out of a butcher's shop"

Cue snorting beer out my nose. That is one of the best expresions in the English language I have ever heard.

Bloody brilliant; that's going straight to the pool-room of my mind.

I just noticed - the stats of who bought what after buying that book are difficult to explain.

]]> by: magetoo http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5157 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:24:10 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5157 Oh, I notice just now it doesn't mangle characters in comments. Could be worse, then. Oh, I notice just now it doesn't mangle characters in comments. Could be worse, then.

]]> by: magetoo http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5156 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:20:12 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5156 3: At least it sort-of-works once you have registered. More annoying (to me, at least) is the "smart" quotes thing; it is pretty ubiquitous on blogs nowadays and has the <strike>retarded habit</strike> interesting side effect of turning all apostrophes into <a href="http://www.evolt.org/article/A_Simple_Character_Entity_Chart/17/21234/" rel="nofollow">HTML entity</a> #8217, or "right single quotation mark". Try searching the page text for things like "didn't" or "I'm", and you'll see why that is a really bad idea... 3:
At least it sort-of-works once you have registered. More annoying (to me, at least) is the "smart" quotes thing; it is pretty ubiquitous on blogs nowadays and has the retarded habit interesting side effect of turning all apostrophes into HTML entity #8217, or "right single quotation mark".

Try searching the page text for things like "didn't" or "I'm", and you'll see why that is a really bad idea...

]]> by: Will http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5154 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:35:50 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5154 I find it hilarious that I'm getting scientology ads on this article. I'm debating whether clicking (just to transfer some of their money to your account) is worth the risk that Google's Ad serving systems might include 'scientology freak' in their tracking data. I find it hilarious that I'm getting scientology ads on this article.

I'm debating whether clicking (just to transfer some of their money to your account) is worth the risk that Google's Ad serving systems might include 'scientology freak' in their tracking data.

]]> by: jidd http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5152 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:52:21 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5152 Don't miss "What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?" 18% buy Pinocchio 17% buy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! ...and I agree with Stuart. Why does it offer me a captcha-protected commenting field if I'm not logged in, but still refuse to accept comments unless logged in? Don't miss "What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?"
18% buy Pinocchio
17% buy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

...and I agree with Stuart. Why does it offer me a captcha-protected commenting field if I'm not logged in, but still refuse to accept comments unless logged in?

]]> by: Stuart http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5149 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:51:37 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/psychoceramic-literature/#comment-5149 Apart from the obvious reduction in sanity from reading such a tome, is there really anything left to get from the book after you've read the title? I'm thinking it better have some wicked colour plates for that amount of coin. Also, could your commenting system be any more retarded? Apart from the obvious reduction in sanity from reading such a tome, is there really anything left to get from the book after you've read the title? I'm thinking it better have some wicked colour plates for that amount of coin.

Also, could your commenting system be any more retarded?

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