Peter Gabriel's The Filter has more Holes than Necessary


Music week staggers forward. The other day BuzzFeed pointed out that Peter Gabriel has become involved with The Filter.

‘What is The Filter?’ you ask.

Well you could risk being bored to death by Gabriel’s Tech Crunch’d explanation on why we need sites like The Filter:

… or I can take a stab at the general tagline. What it aims to do is collect data on your likes and dislikes, be them music or movies or TV shows(currently unavailable), and from this data it offers up new things that might be up your alley.

First off, the navigation is clunky as hell. It feels like I’m in an 80s video rental store trying not to knock down random other merchandise off the shelves as I make my selections. I browse the music section and randomly gave the CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY soundtrack a 70% good rating. The Filter, in turn, recommends Ennio Morricone‘s SQUARE DANCE. I’ve never heard of Morricone’s SQUARE DANCE but I know of his work via oh, so many, spaghetti western scores. So on some level I think The Filter is on to something.

But the movies need work. After toggling the necessary genres to get the ball rolling on movie rating I found that ball landed squarely in the 1930s era. There nothing wrong with a good old movie. I’m just not as versed in those flicks as I would be in the last few decades or so. Pinpoint searching and rating to tweak the movie finder didn’t help as most of the movies I liked denied me rating access. So here I am, stuck in the 1930s viewing pleasures.

I understand that The Filter is still in beta and because of this I’ll come back in a month or two to see if they’ve worked out the kinks. Otherwise, I’ll stick to Pandora to recommend my new music. I have hope for The Filter because just a few years ago Pandora was in the same place.



Keep on Fighting Until You Can't Fight Anymore


If they were zombie children, that number would at least triple.



Now that that's Settled


What mythical beast are you?


You’re a gryphon. You’re very powerful without needing to brag about it. Creativity is one of your strong suits. Your outward personality may change drastically according to your mood, which is not always a good thing. You’re a loyal guardian when you choose to be and you’re aligned towards *good*.
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Groonkly Bit: Rate My Daemon


The movie THE GOLDEN COMPASS has intrigued me. So much so that I took a quiz and am now allowing others to rate my daemon(aka soul). I’m quite fond of the jackal, Onthia, though. But I just couldn’t leave well enough alone, could I?



Gods Help Me, I Sound Like One Of Them


What American accent do you have?

Your Result: The South
 

That’s a Southern accent you’ve got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don’t have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it.

The Midland
 
Philadelphia
 
The Inland North
 
The Northeast
 
The West
 
Boston
 
North Central
 
What American accent do you have?
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Re-organizing the House


While I work at re-organizing things, fixing what once was wrecked. I took a quiz. I took it twice, truth be told.

The first time I took it, I was:

I am:

Stanislav Lem

This pessimistic Pole has spent a whole career telling ironic stories of futility and frustration. Yet he is also a master of wordplay so witty that it sparkles even when translated into English.

Which science fiction writer are you?

I didn’t know this fellow so I took it again and changed my answer to the question: “What is the grand theme of life that you focus on most often?” from “Individuality vs. tyranny” to “God” and got:

I am:

Philip K. Dick

The brilliant yet trashy master of the reality warp always left you unsure of what was real, but never forgot compassion.

Which science fiction writer are you?

Oh, what a difference a deity makes.

Thanks to Warren Ellis/Arthur C Clarke and Corey Doctorow/Robert Heinlein.



"I am the Rock of the Eternal Shore…"


“…crash against me and be BROKEN!”

Your results:
You are Apocalypse

Apocalypse
81%
Dr. Doom
78%
Venom
77%
Magneto
70%
Mr. Freeze
64%
Juggernaut
62%
Dark Phoenix
59%
Mystique
58%
Two-Face
58%
Lex Luthor
50%
The Joker
47%
Green Goblin
46%
Poison Ivy
43%
Kingpin
41%
Catwoman
39%
Riddler
33%
You believe in survival of the fittest and you believe that you are the fittest.


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Mean Green Ring Machine


I was sure as all hell that I had taken this thing and posted it. Yet I find it nowhere in my archives. Maybe the internet gnomes are having a laugh at my expense. The joke’s on them, though. I can re-waste time with the best of them.

I’m still mostly Green Lantern. I do recall that much.

Your results:
You are Green Lantern

Green Lantern
90%
Hulk
85%
Iron Man
70%
Superman
70%
Batman
65%
Robin
60%
Spider-Man
60%
Supergirl
50%
Catwoman
40%
The Flash
35%
Wonder Woman
30%
Hot-headed. You have strong
will power and a good imagination.


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How I came to be 5% more Superman than Batman, I’ll never know. The quiz universe is a silly and twisted place.

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"If I advance any higher, this would be my career. "



Which character from The Office are you (the american version)?


You’re Jim Halpert. You’re sweet, cute, funny, smart, an all around great person. You should be proud. And I’m sorry everyone found out you like Pam…
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How to Murder Time


#345. Take silly quizzes you find while arsing about the net. When you really should be studying since you have a midterm on your damn birthday.


You Are Mystique


Sneaky and duplicitous, you’re likely to use your powers for evil.
You’re eternally young looking, people don’t realize how old you really are!

Powers: Shapeshifting – you can impersonate other people or become a monster

I’ve no idea why I’m Raven. A mutant power is a mutant power, I suppose.

And I’m far from monstrous…unless you interrupt me while I’m watching “Deadwood”. If that happens, you will know true terror.