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Re:Emoji by Year on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @03:49PM (#38859689)
Somewhat unrelated, but I've wondered if I should stop using emoji reactions. They're fun and useful in some contexts (e.g. thumbs up for "Understood"), but I also feel like they're so low-effort that they invite less thoughtful replies.
Re:My 3-year experiment as a digital nomad on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @03:45PM (#38859640)
This is pretty cool. I enjoy my routine so I could probably only enjoy this for a smaller stretch of time, but I'd like to try someday.
The headline seems somewhat editorialized for what Summers is actually saying, even as he is quoted in the article.

> “I’m not ready to stand with those who are sure they have seen the future here,” he concludes, “but it seems to me that it’s a serious mistake to write this off as either ill-conceived or illegitimate.”

Re:MtGox leaks its own acquisition? on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @07:22AM (#7297124)
This is not proof of anything.
Re:Your Brain Wasn’t Built for Junk Food, Porn, or the Internet on Thursday February 06, 2014 @09:56PM (#7194556)
Candy and honey are not the same thing.

Nowhere in the article do I claim that we "can't handle" any of those things.

Re:The Psychology of Color in Marketing and Branding on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @03:11PM (#6059590)
You did not read the study I cited, because it clearly states that only 8 options were given to participants.
Re:The Psychology of Color in Marketing and Branding on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @02:36PM (#6059365)
You are wrong, and I don't mean to sound insulting but it seems like you are making these comments on theory and not on experience.

I have multiple sites with pop-ups that see outstanding open and click-through rates, it's not even close to the same thing as buying an email list (which doesn't work, as you pointed out).

Re:The Psychology of Color in Marketing and Branding on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @01:27PM (#6058926)
The fact that you think they don't work is even more revealing...
Re:The Psychology of Color in Marketing and Branding on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @11:41AM (#6058302)
That's interesting, I'm unfamiliar with what sort of data is available for App Store users, I'm assuming there's no way to really test the performance of different icons?
Re:Why Steve Jobs Never Listened to His Customers on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @01:20PM (#5332770)
So mostly relying on reactive feedback rather than proactive suggestions? I agree.