Miscellanea

[undyingking]

Just a few things that have caught my eye lately.

• You may think you did well to write a book in a month last November. But this guy writes upwards of 3000 books a month. "He says it takes about 20 minutes to write one." And they sound like gripping reads, too. Let me know if any of you own a copy.
• Online dating with algorithmic matching is increasingly popular. But the science involved may be questionable. Particuarly when unsemly rows break out between the rival companies. Here's a neat summary -- "eHarmony asked the Better Business Bureau to stop Chemistry.com from claiming its algorithm had been scientifically validated". You'll need to log in to see this one, I think.
• Google run an internal prediction market, whereby staff make predictiosn about how various business indicators are going to move. Well, they would, wouldn't they: but here's an brief analysis of some of the interesting weaknesses they've found in their market -- "this research changed my mind about the importance of open-plan seating".