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(Created on 1st April 2018)
Vote #551
Question:
We're back! After taking a brief break into hospital, I missed a week of vote questions. I was a tad under the weather as they say. Do you think, after taking a week off, I'd come up with a better vote question than this?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 67% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (33%)
- No (67%)
Analysis:
Ha, ha, ha. I like that I've set expectations so low that nobody expects a mind blowing question these days. Just simple monotonous shit week in, week out. Well, I hope to not disappoint and continue producing banal questions to add to the mundaneness of life. At least you don't need to think too hard about it.
(Created on 8th April 2018)
Vote #552
Question:
So, it's finally out that Facebook gave away private data so that people could be targeted directly with political campaigns. It's pretty much been known for a long time that news is fed to people based on their likes. In order to increase the number of likes you get, only tell people what they want to hear. And people on Facebook have no capacity to think for themselves and need to be spoon fed propaganda so they believe it. Is everyone that uses Facebook retarded?
Results:
Yes was the clear winner with 75% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (75%)
- No (25%)
Analysis:
I have to be honest, I expected the majority of folks to vote no as I know a few of you use Facebook a lot. I guess it wouldn't be getting so much attention if not that many people used it. I've been watching snippets of the inquiry or whatever it's called and it's quite interesting to me that, for the most part, the senators are trying to figure out what Facebook is before trying to determine if they've done something wrong. I'm also intrigued by the fact that the hearing or whatever it's called has no power or authority. They can't enforce anything against Facebook. They can recommend changes to introduce a bill that prevents Facebook from doing the same thing again, but Facebook will just hire lobbyists to get the bill overturned. I like the senator that was brutally honest and asked Zuckerberg if he would do the right thing given that the most he could do was fine him around $10k and propose a bill. On the back of that statement, the street realized nothing could happen to facebook and the stock price shot up increading Zuckerbergs wealth by about $3bn. Which, net, net means he's pulling $10k in every minute. I wish someone would fine me $10k and increase me net worth by $3bn. But the good news for all the Facebook lovers is that it's not going away. You don't have to worry about getting unbiased media. You will only be spoon fed what you want to hear. And only get adverts for those chocolates you like, ha ha.
(Created on 15th April 2018)
Vote #553
Question:
This week's question again comes courtesy of being on the road. Spending time at the airport people watching. Should ugly people be allowed to wear hot clothes?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 100% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (0%)
- No (100%)
Analysis:
No indeed. Now here's the thing. I freely admit that I'm no work of art to look at, but I don't pretend that I am. If I'm in the airport working away on my ipad as is normal for being in the airport, I lift my head up and take a quick look down the terminal and catch a glimpse of a pair of thigh high boots coming towards me, you kind of do that whiplash look back up to confirm what you saw and check out what's actually in the boots. Well, I really don't want to run the risk of getting whiplash to look up and see something akin to what I've left in the bowl during a particularly nasty Crohns flare up. Essentially, if you face looks like a steaming pile of diarrhea, but with a worse complexion, a short skirt and thigh high boots are not for you. Don't get me wrong, everyone has the right to dress to get laid, but you really don't need those boots for that. The short skirt and accompanying desperate look gives that away.
(Created on 22nd April 2018)
Vote #554
Question:
I started to write this week's vote question. It was going to be a little similar to last week's. Not intentionally, it just happened that way. Would have been a joke on what someone said and their looks. Now, I know that there's no chance that this person (don't know who it is, was someone sat next to me in a restaurant) would see this website, but if they did, they would know the question was about them. As opposed to last week's question which is sufficiently vague and really applies to many people. Anyway, I decided against posting it. Have I gone soft in my old age?
Results:
Yes and No tied with 50% of the votes each from the following:
- Yes (50%)
- No (50%)
Pre-Result Discussion
Analysis:
She was ugly enough to make any man soft. Age had nothing to do with it. Mr O - I feel blue pills and a bag would be required for this particular challenge.
(Created on 29th April 2018)
Vote #555
Question:
Probably a bit of an obscure question for most people, but it will probably make sense when you read the analysis or Google, depending on your curiosity. If you sat next to John Hanke on a plane and he told you some things that were coming, would you milk the opportunity to share that information?
Results:
Who's John Hanke? was the clear winner with 67% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (0%)
- No (33%)
- Who's John Hanke? (67%)
Analysis:
Kind of a who cares vote then, so the analysis will be meaningless to everyone anyway. John Hanke is the CEO of Niantic, which is the company that makes and runs Pokemon Go. Niantic are not exactly well known for sharing any information with their community, so most players are int he dark as to what they are planning. The chat forums were buzzing last week because Hanke sat next to a player on a flight and apparently revealed some information about what is coming. The player is actually a member of our group here and he's been trying to get himself in the limelight because of the info. I have to be honest, as much as I play the game, I haven't asked or read any or the reports as it's all speculation anyway. I'll just deal with whatever they release when they release it. Or stop playing if I get too bored.
(Created on 6th May 2018)
Vote #556
Question:
The premier league season is coming to a close and Manchester City have absolutely run away with it this year. Arsenal have not exactly had the best season, but they won their last home game 5-0 against Burnley today and said goodbye to their long standing manager, Arsene Wenger (albeit one remaining away game). Are you sad to see Arsene go?
Results:
Yes and No tied with 50% of the votes each from the following:
- Yes (50%)
- No (50%)
Analysis:
A lacklustre response to this vote question. I'm sad to see Arsene go as he's kind of the last person in the game from when I was really watching it. Or at least the last person at the same club. It was good that he ended on a win. Ironic that Leicester delivered an end of season blow to him and then Spurs got revenge for them. It's a funny old game .... apparently
(Created on 13th May 2018)
Vote #557
Question:
I've run several questions on here relating to the advancement of technology and perceptions/thoughts on that. I think part of it is because I'm working in robotics and artificial intelligence and the advancements being made are phenomenal. But it does make one pause every now and then. Are you worried that Google have developed a bot that cannot be distinguished from a human when talking to it?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 75% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (25%)
- No (75%)
Analysis:
Generally folks aren't worried about bots that can't be distinguished from humans. That seems to contradict a lot of the talk online where people seem to think it's immoral. The machines are coming though, whether you like it or not.
(Created on 20th May 2018)
Vote #558
Question:
Well, due to one thing and another, the wind is blowing in a kind of that direction sort of thing and I'm ending up driving to LA next week in my little baby. Will my drive to LA be smooth?
Results:
Yes was the clear winner with 100% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (100%)
- No (0%)
Analysis:
As you all predicted, the drive down to LA and back was very smooth. I did take the liberty of purchasing a radar detector before the journey. Just in case I accidentally strayed above the speed limit where there was a speed trap. Quite interesting. I don't want to put it to the test completely, but it did notify me of a few interesting things. It's interesting in that it makes different noises depending on what it's detecting. Most are common alert tones that you'd expect, but on the way back it went crazy at one point - the whole unit lit up red and it screamed that I'd been hit by a laser. Not sure what it was as I didn't actually see anything, but it was like those Top Gun type movies where they're trying to get missile lock and they shout “he's got tone” then deploy the chaffs. Unfortunately, due to a typo, the screaming noise and lights flashing red caused me to deploy the chuffs.
(Created on 28th May 2018)
Vote #559
Question:
Ooops, it's Sunday. Guess that's what a public holiday will do to you. I was grabbing a quick beer watching TV and saw the weekly email sail past me and thought bugger - I didn't write a question. Anyone else think it was Saturday yesterday instead of Sunday?
Results:
No was the clear winner with 75% of the votes from the following selection:
- Yes (25%)
- No (75%)
Analysis:
Oh well, just me then
(Created on 3rd June 2018)
Vote #560
Question:
There's a bit more coming in the explanation of this vote question, but for now, just the question. Gatorade is a sports drink in the US that I drink and so does William. I asked him if we needed anymore when I was doing the shopping online. He ran round and did a quick count. How many Gatorade drinks did we have in the house when William counted?
Results:
20 was the clear winner with 40% of the votes from the following selection:
- 0 (0%)
- 5 (0%)
- 10 (0%)
- 20 (40%)
- 30 (0%)
- 40 (0%)
- 50 (20%)
- 75 (20%)
- 95 (20%)
- 150 (0%)
Analysis:
The answer to the question is 95. So, here's what's been happening. William and I like Gatorade, so I always take a look and see how many we've got and order more. Seeing the numbers go down every week, I've been ordering more and more. What I hadn't realized is that my cleaner has been moving them from the worktop into a bottom cupboard. Then once that was full, she started working on another cupboard. Honestly, neither William or I could stop laughing when we realized what had been happening. Needless to say, I won't be buying any for a few weeks at least.
00:45:16
23rd April 2018