SockWorld » News http://sockworld.net Come, elephants. Let me tell you a story. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:26:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 With great power… http://sockworld.net/2006/08/with-great-power/ http://sockworld.net/2006/08/with-great-power/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:36:18 +0000 SockBoy http://sockworld.net/index.php/archives/189 I read this on Tuesday:

http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/28/news/funny/dark_ch…

And then I read this today:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM…

…

Maybe Mars should’ve focused their super powers on curing cancer, or solving world hunger. 

Was this mere co-incidence, or are some sort of super marketing forces at work that I don’t fully understand?

]]> http://sockworld.net/2006/08/with-great-power/feed/ 4 Chris Disappoints http://sockworld.net/2006/08/chris-disappoints/ http://sockworld.net/2006/08/chris-disappoints/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2006 03:50:16 +0000 SockBoy http://sockworld.net/index.php/archives/173 What a shitty storm to share my name with.

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I’ll be keeping an eye on this one. :)


]]> http://sockworld.net/2006/08/go-chris/feed/ 4 The Joy of Sucking http://sockworld.net/2006/07/the-joy-of-sucking/ http://sockworld.net/2006/07/the-joy-of-sucking/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:34:07 +0000 SockBoy http://sockworld.net/index.php/archives/163 I was reading Wired online this morning when I came across this article:

Wired News: The Joy of Sucking

To sum things up, some researchers took 20 gamers or so, hooked them into some amazing mind-reading machine, and made them play Monkey Bowling in Super Monkey Ball 2.  They measured when people experienced joy, and when people experienced frustration.  Predictably, when people knocked down lots of pins, they felt joy.  When they missed the pins just by a little bit (like when the monkey falls into the gutter right before he gets to the pins) they felt frustration.  Interestingly, though, is that when they sucked really bad, and sent the monkey carooning off into space, they experienced joy, not frustration.  They conclude that great games should make you feel good no matter if you win or lose. 

I agree with this statement, but I think it should be taken a step further, beyond just video games, and into people’s everyday life.  For example, they should make bread so that when you leave it too long in the toaster and it gets burnt, it should still be tasty.  Maybe not as tasty as real toast, but something better then the mouth-full-of-charcoal taste we’re used to.

Or, let’s say you play the stock market, and you fail to research a company.  You invest in them heavily, and then lose everything.  Currently, you would feel great frustration.  I think that whoever runs the stock exchange should read this study, and maybe start sending a van over to your house filled with clowns and cake, and you party for hours, forgetting about the thousands of dollars you’ve lost.  It’s so easy, and would make the stock market more attractive to conservative investors like myself.  It’s all about the win-win. :)

That’s it for now, maybe I post again soon.


]]> http://sockworld.net/2006/07/the-joy-of-sucking/feed/ 8 Sportsnet.ca http://sockworld.net/2006/03/sportsnetca/ http://sockworld.net/2006/03/sportsnetca/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:31:18 +0000 SockBoy http://sockworld.net/index.php/archives/101 It looks like the sportsnet.ca website has been overhauled! Lucky for us, it no longer loads up that java applet with the scrolly news headlines. Now, you can go there and read the pony tail man’s stories about soccer, and other little interesting tidbits.

]]> http://sockworld.net/2006/03/sportsnetca/feed/ 3 In other news… http://sockworld.net/2006/03/in-other-news/ http://sockworld.net/2006/03/in-other-news/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:55:39 +0000 SockBoy http://sockworld.net/index.php/archives/93 It looks like they’ve finally rescued Survivor Man from Iraq. I guess he couldn’t survive the whole week?

SurvivorMan

]]> http://sockworld.net/2006/03/in-other-news/feed/ 4 Canada: Loved by Terrorists Everywhere(TM) http://sockworld.net/2006/03/canada-loved-by-terrorists-everywhere%e2%84%a2/ http://sockworld.net/2006/03/canada-loved-by-terrorists-everywhere%e2%84%a2/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:40:33 +0000 SockBoy http://sockworld.net/index.php/canada-loved-by-terrorists-everywhere%e2%84%a2/ An article on theglobeandmail.com demonstrates the vital importance of owning a Canadian Passport.

Held hostage at gunpoint by Palestinian extremists in the Gaza Strip, Mark Budzanowski feared for his life – until his captors discovered his passport and declared ‘We love Canada’

I think it’s pretty impressive that he still wants to stay there and finish the projects he’s working on despite what’s happened to him.

I smell a new Tourism Canada campaign.

]]> http://sockworld.net/2006/03/canada-loved-by-terrorists-everywhere%e2%84%a2/feed/ 0 This election campaign all comes down to this: http://sockworld.net/2006/01/this-election-campaign-all-comes-down-to-this/ http://sockworld.net/2006/01/this-election-campaign-all-comes-down-to-this/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:38:01 +0000 SockBoy http://sockworld.net/index.php/this-election-campaign-all-comes-down-to-this/ Can Stephen Harper Seduce Woman?

I think the real question is can Stephen Harper NOT seduce ANYONE? I’d be lying if I said I dreamt of anyone other than him on a nightly basis. It usually involves Stephen undressing me with his cold, dead eyes… *shiver*
While on the subject of men that could have anyone they wanted, how about this guy:

Yum!

Quite an improvement over the OTHER Pat Quinn, I’d say.

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