Comments on: Dating optimizers http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/ Does This Blog Make My Butt Look Big? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:28:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Duplex Dude http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-494 Sun, 11 Jul 2004 18:20:27 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-494 It would be much smarter to pop up an IM on Bill Gates' computer, asking him to deposit $5 million into your account. Naturally, followed by :) :) :) ;) It would be much smarter to pop up an IM on Bill Gates’ computer, asking him to deposit $5 million into your account. Naturally, followed by :) :) :) ;)

]]> by: Becky http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-493 Thu, 10 Jun 2004 07:08:34 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-493 Hi Kevin, Ouch...when I posted that entry, the thought of editors and their influence *did* cross my mind. Didn't mean to malign your character, and I don't blame you for being angry at Wired. We had a bit of fun at your expense, and I'm sorry about that. If you're ever in Philly, look me up! :) :) Hi Kevin,

Ouch…when I posted that entry, the thought of editors and their influence *did* cross my mind. Didn’t mean to malign your character, and I don’t blame you for being angry at Wired. We had a bit of fun at your expense, and I’m sorry about that. If you’re ever in Philly, look me up! :) :)

]]> by: Kevin Burton http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-492 Thu, 10 Jun 2004 04:04:52 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-492 It's not creepy at all.... it's called the evil editor. I have a crazy personality and Wired just totally took my jokes out of context and made me sound like a stalker... which couldn't be farther from the truth. I'm actually really mad about it and have to write Wired a stern letter asking for an official appology and possible retraction. Don't always believe what you read and ALWAYS insist on reviewing the article before you sign a release. ... anyway... I'm not bitter ;) It’s not creepy at all…. it’s called the evil editor.

I have a crazy personality and Wired just totally took my jokes out of context and made me sound like a stalker… which couldn’t be farther from the truth.

I’m actually really mad about it and have to write Wired a stern letter asking for an official appology and possible retraction.

Don’t always believe what you read and ALWAYS insist on reviewing the article before you sign a release.

… anyway… I’m not bitter ;)

]]> by: Tintil http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-491 Wed, 02 Jun 2004 09:05:56 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-491 Hey, do you fancy coming over to my blog later? ;-) ;-) ;-) Hey, do you fancy coming over to my blog later? ;-) ;-) ;-)

]]> by: Scott http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-490 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:53:35 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-490 I still plan on posting about it, but now I will include a link to this very post. I feel guilty posting at work, and during my lunch hour today I had to buy a stamp AND eat lunch, it was very taxing. And yes, it is much easier for women to get some attention from the opposite sex than it is for men. That is why we resort to all of these outlandish things. More in my forthcoming post. I still plan on posting about it, but now I will include a link to this very post.

I feel guilty posting at work, and during my lunch hour today I had to buy a stamp AND eat lunch, it was very taxing.

And yes, it is much easier for women to get some attention from the opposite sex than it is for men. That is why we resort to all of these outlandish things.

More in my forthcoming post.

]]> by: Becky http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-489 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:32:27 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-489 Scott, Aw, c'mon--I'm interested to hear the male perspective on this. Blog during your lunch hour! Better yet, follow my excellent example, take a month off, and blog whenever the hell you feel like it. I hope you are still planning to post. Better yet, why don't you try out some of the techniques and give us a full report? I was wondering why none of the profiled geeks was female, but then I realized that it's a helluva lot easier to lower the neckline and raise the hemline than to code packet sniffers and design soul mate calculators. Sometimes it's best to stick with the tried and true. Scott,

Aw, c’mon–I’m interested to hear the male perspective on this. Blog during your lunch hour! Better yet, follow my excellent example, take a month off, and blog whenever the hell you feel like it. I hope you are still planning to post. Better yet, why don’t you try out some of the techniques and give us a full report?

I was wondering why none of the profiled geeks was female, but then I realized that it’s a helluva lot easier to lower the neckline and raise the hemline than to code packet sniffers and design soul mate calculators. Sometimes it’s best to stick with the tried and true.

]]> by: Scott http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-488 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 20:24:34 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-488 I was planning on posting about this very article later today (I don't like to actively blog on the comany's dime). I read it Sunday night, and I also thought it was sad/laughable. And then I realized I was alone on a Sunday night reading wired, and I went to the corner and quietly sobbed. I was planning on posting about this very article later today (I don’t like to actively blog on the comany’s dime). I read it Sunday night, and I also thought it was sad/laughable. And then I realized I was alone on a Sunday night reading wired, and I went to the corner and quietly sobbed.

]]> by: DCA http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-487 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:36:02 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-487 Maybe you're giving the guy a little too much credit for honesty. Maybe the guy is lying about his success (who will willingly admit that he strikes out constantly?). Maybe he sends the messages to women who wear "No Means Maybe" t-shirts (tshirthell.com), thereby upping his odds. Or maybe he tried the line once, and it worked, making his "more often than not" claim technically correct. Or maybe I should start ;)-ing the hell out of my e-mails. Maybe you’re giving the guy a little too much credit for honesty. Maybe the guy is lying about his success (who will willingly admit that he strikes out constantly?). Maybe he sends the messages to women who wear “No Means Maybe” t-shirts (tshirthell.com), thereby upping his odds. Or maybe he tried the line once, and it worked, making his “more often than not” claim technically correct.

Or maybe I should start ;) -ing the hell out of my e-mails.

]]> by: Becky http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-486 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 16:53:01 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-486 A lot of us <em>must</em> be stupid, because his tactics are successful. I can't believe people fall for that smiley face shit. As long as they do, however, this guy has no incentive to stop, so can we really fault him? Actually, I like the EFF sticker. This guy is smart and good-looking, so I wonder why he feels like he has to resort to the creepy sniffing ploy? A lot of us must be stupid, because his tactics are successful. I can’t believe people fall for that smiley face shit. As long as they do, however, this guy has no incentive to stop, so can we really fault him?

Actually, I like the EFF sticker. This guy is smart and good-looking, so I wonder why he feels like he has to resort to the creepy sniffing ploy?

]]> by: Erin http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-485 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 10:17:44 +0000 http://doesthisblogmakemybuttlookbig.com/2004/06/01/dating-optimizers/#comment-485 He has stickers all over his laptop like a fifteen-yr-old. What a creepy guy. Does he really think we're all stupid? He has stickers all over his laptop like a fifteen-yr-old. What a creepy guy. Does he really think we’re all stupid?

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