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Offline iago

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9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« on: September 11, 2009, 11:25:57 am »
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001301.html

Great read! Though in my opinion, it's pretty redundant. I already knew almost everything there, at least in a sub-conscious kind of way, but it's nice to put words/reasons to the things I already do. :)
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2009, 07:33:36 pm »
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•The value of what you've spent so far on a service, product, or relationship -- in effort or money -- is probably far less than you think. Be willing to walk away.

I love that one.
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2009, 08:22:38 pm »
Coding Horror is awesome.  :)
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2009, 08:36:18 pm »
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2009, 08:59:06 pm »
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2009, 11:59:01 am »
I know a Jeff Atwood. A different one.
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2009, 12:10:01 pm »
How'd I know this was an iago thread when I read the title? :)
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2009, 02:10:45 pm »
I didn't write the title, I used the CodingHorror one! :P
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2009, 06:13:42 pm »
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 02:10:45 pm
I didn't write the title, I used the CodingHorror one! :P


I guess you're heavily influenced by what you read? :)
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2009, 06:26:38 pm »
Quote from: Sidoh on September 14, 2009, 06:13:42 pm
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 02:10:45 pm
I didn't write the title, I used the CodingHorror one! :P


I guess you're heavily influenced by what you read? :)
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying..
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2009, 10:27:41 pm »
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 06:26:38 pm
Quote from: Sidoh on September 14, 2009, 06:13:42 pm
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 02:10:45 pm
I didn't write the title, I used the CodingHorror one! :P


I guess you're heavily influenced by what you read? :)
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying..

My topic-attribution algorithm has received sufficient training data to classify this as an iago topic with a high probability.
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2009, 10:54:28 pm »
Quote from: Sidoh on September 14, 2009, 10:27:41 pm
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 06:26:38 pm
Quote from: Sidoh on September 14, 2009, 06:13:42 pm
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 02:10:45 pm
I didn't write the title, I used the CodingHorror one! :P


I guess you're heavily influenced by what you read? :)
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying..

My topic-attribution algorithm has received sufficient training data to classify this as an iago topic with a high probability.

Ah, I get it.

I call that a flaw in your algorithm, though. A type 2 error: you classified a title as something I made up that I didn't. It was only good fortune that made you correct, in this case :P
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2009, 12:47:53 am »
He made no such claim:
Quote from: Sidoh on September 14, 2009, 12:10:01 pm
How'd I know this was an iago thread when I read the title? :)
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2009, 02:47:04 am »
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 10:54:28 pm
Quote from: Sidoh on September 14, 2009, 10:27:41 pm
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 06:26:38 pm
Quote from: Sidoh on September 14, 2009, 06:13:42 pm
Quote from: iago on September 14, 2009, 02:10:45 pm
I didn't write the title, I used the CodingHorror one! :P


I guess you're heavily influenced by what you read? :)
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying..

My topic-attribution algorithm has received sufficient training data to classify this as an iago topic with a high probability.

Ah, I get it.

I call that a flaw in your algorithm, though. A type 2 error: you classified a title as something I made up that I didn't. It was only good fortune that made you correct, in this case :P


As Camel said, I didn't claim that it was original content. :)
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Re: 9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2009, 08:16:21 am »
Quote from: Camel on September 15, 2009, 12:47:53 am
He made no such claim:
Quote from: Sidoh on September 14, 2009, 12:10:01 pm
How'd I know this was an iago thread when I read the title? :)
He did in his second post. :P
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