Freaking Brilliant

http://www.swoopo.com/

This is an auction site, but with a twist. You buy bids for $1/bid, and have a stock of bids available in your account. Any time you click to bid on an item, it only increases the price by $0.15, but it also extends the time on the auction.

I’ve been watching an auction on a Playstation 3 for a few minutes now, and it has consistently sit between 5 second left and 2 minutes left, and I’ve watched the price go from around $95 to around $105. People keep bidding as the time gets down to 20 seconds or so (because you’re always willing to bid another 15 freaking cents on a PS3 for around 100 bucks), which then ups the time left by a few seconds.

So think about that – the current price on this PS3 is only $123.15, but since every auction starts at $0.15, and every bid only raises that by $0.15, the site has already made $821 on this auction! If it ended right now they’d make another $123.15 + the shipping fees they charge. They’re selling a PS3 for around $1,000, but making visitors think it’s an amazing deal because someone got it for $100.

I am stunned by how brilliant, and sort of evil, this is.

Blogging?? Must be something good.

If there was ever something worth blogging about, it's this. At about 6:45pm Last Saturday, I asked Maria to marry me and she said yes. Pretty bragable, I know. We've both grown up a lot together over the past couple of years, going through some good times and some bad. And, though as those bad times were, I'm glad we had them because they've basically smelted us into one person. And we like that a lot. Don't worry, this won't deteriorate into a mush-fest; I just wanted to say that it feels really good to be so certain about making such a huge decision. Maria takes the cake.

If you own a 360, get this

I downloaded this thing called Play On last night. You install it on your PC, and it allows you to stream video to your 360 from a bunch of online services including Hulu, Netflix, CBS, ESPN, and You Tube. The Hulu stuff is especially cool, as there are tons of shows available on there. The Netflix is also very cool, even though the 360 built-in streaming is right around the corner.

Anyways, if you have a 360, go check it out. One of the coolest things yet for the 360.

Marshall may actually be based on me

In tonight's episode, Marshall let lose an amazing speech, which basically came straight out of my mouth. He was in New Jersey with his friends when he made a shocking admission. Big man small city, give it up!



Marshall: I hate New York!

I'm sorry but it's true. Okay, Today I was walking around Price Co. have you ever been there? It's huge. All the stores in New York are so cramped every time I turn around I knock something over. I'm like some huge monster that came out of the ocean to destroy bodegas.

Lilly: But Marshall, you love New York.

Marshall: Yeah, I do, except that I hate it.

I'm too big for New York! Okay, I'm always trying to fit into cramped little subway seats or duck under doorways that were built 150 years ago. Hey, guess what? people are bigger now - build bigger doorways, what the hell is the matter with you?

Barney: Small city big man, give it up

Marshall: And it's so loud. All the time. Yes, it's the city that never sleeps, well guess what? I like to sleep! I've been tired for eight years. Tired and scared with black and blue marks on my elbows from trying to fit through all these little tiny elf doorways.

New Jersey is great - it's got huge stores and lawns and you never have to carry a cup again. Not for the rest of your life. I'm not afraid to say it: I love New Jersey!

GChat with Pat

Patrick: i wanna shoot a chill-ass lip dub tonight

Maria Published (again)

Read and enjoy! http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/10/1parrott.html

GChat with Joe

me: aw yeah
almost done working
then it's four days in glorious Minneapolis
drinking glorious beer
and playing glorious rock band
Josef: yeah i can't wait - i'm so fried this week
me: today was fuuuucking nuts
Josef: i have to do school work all night
and tomorrow is going to be horrid
meetings all day long
demo's
me: well when you get done we'll hit a bar
hard
Josef: and all i want to do is take my pants off
me: you should start wearing snap pants
Josef: yeah, thursday night downtown will be good
haha
i got my onesie today
me: whaaaaaaaaaat
the fuck are you talking about
Josef: so i walked down the hall in that for a few minutes
it's really damn comfortable
me: you seriously bought a onsey?
like pajamas?
Josef: oh, i thought i told you about that

Everybody Live It Up

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