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Writer's Block: What if calories didn't count?

What if calories didn't count?
If a magic genie told you your calories wouldn't count for 24 hours, would it change what and how much you ate that day?
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Fuckyeah! I would over-indulge like you wouldn't believe.

Of course, I don't actually *count* calories now. I'm just vaguely aware of them in some portion of my mind, and use that awareness to keep track of when I should slow down or perhaps skip dessert.
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Spewer

http://kongregate.com/games/2DArra…

A cute little game by the guys that made Gish. It also has a pretty fun level editor. During my sporadic downtime at work today, I put together this level. I think it's kind of cool, personally. Start up the game, click "Continue," paste this code into the box where it says "If you have a level code...", click "Level Editor," then click "Test" to play my level.

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I swear there's a word for this..

A word for the phenomenon of repeatedly encountering something that you have, until very recently, not encountered in a long time. Like you haven't seen your friend John in ten years, and then you meet him at the grocery store, movie theater, and walking down the street in the span of a week.

Such is the case with me and the Monty Hall problem. Most recently, I found a link on reddit about it. It's one of those cases where your intuitive logic is completely and utterly wrong. The basis is that you're on a game show with three doors. Whichever door you pick, you get the prize behind it. Behind two doors lie goats; the third contains a car. You pick a door, and the host, who knows where the prizes are, opens one of the other two to reveal a goat. He then gives you the option of changing the door you selected to the other closed door. The question is.. should you?

The intuitive answer is, it doesn't matter. There are two closed doors left, one with a car and one with a goat. Each door has a 50% chance of winning a car, so one is as good as the other.

The correct answer is, you should. And that bugs the hell out of people, myself included.

Edit: Google ftw. "word describe phenomenon repeatedly encounter short period of time" -> The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
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I work for a cult

Seriously. It has members. Someone on facebook posted "Hey I want an MP3 player, considering an iPod, but I'm open minded. Any suggestions?" and the replies were, as follows:

"...I highly recommend an iPod or an iPhone..."
"I think an ipod is cool :P"
"Go for an iPod they have good design ..."
"... ipod is god enough already!!Clear image, high quality and everything!!! ..."
"ipod = my life ..."
"ipods are awesome! ..."
"ipods are life!!!! ..."

Seven responses, seven people going "OMFG IPOD STUPED." And to think, back in 2001, the response was "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."
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