Linkspam: Random economies of failed web tricks

[matgb]

Well, I tried setting up the deli.icio.us cross poster (again), but it keeps crashing on me, so here's my linkspam of the last day or so redone with stripped html-sorry about some of the weirdness.New Statesman - Richard Reeves

Wrote the bio of JS Mill I'm currently reading, which means I like him already. Very interesting set of columns, well

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Economics may have an answer

[doctorvee]

Interesting that you should say that economics doesn't have an answer to the housework problem. Maybe Tim Harford ignored it because I have got the wrong end of the stick, but a section from The Armchair Economist by Steven Landsburg solves another domestic problem that always seemed applicable to housework to me. I know the original question says money should be avoided because it can backfire, but I like this solution nonetheless.

Basically, a couple disagree as to where they should go out for the evening. But they agree that the person with the strongest preference should prevail.

To determine who has the strongest preference, they each write down in secret how much they are willing to pay to get their way. The higher bidder wins of course, but donates to charity the monetary value of the loser's bid (not her own).

This system makes sure that people are honest when revealing their preferences. People can't just say they don't want to do the housework. They have to genuinely not want to do it.

Re: Economics may have an answer

[matgb]

Hmm, some substitute for money might work I guess (we have very little of that and share everything pretty much). I guess we'll have to try something.

Her mother suggests a kick up the arse and/or turning the internet off-I'm not sure if I'd survive either of those though.

[rhythmaning]

Thanks for these. It is so much easier having you surf the net for me than doing it myself - I'd never have found these things!

[matgb]

I found most of them from drjon (and his linkfrenzy), theweaselking and andrewducker, most of whom are worth following just for the sake of it anyway. If in doubt and/or bored, my Weasels filter is always good for a giggle (that's what they're all on)-I keep the filters public for this sort of thing.

[ginasketch]

Poor plotting and characterisation lead the audience to sympathise with the villains rather

hee hee. So very true in my case.

[matgb]

I suspect you're a rather extreme example though...

[ginasketch]

apparently it's a rather common fetish.

[innerbrat]

Are you getting an error message from you daily blog post along the lines of back dating? To get posts going though most often, I've set mine to post after the 8 hour period during which I'm least likely to update LJ (7.45am). Because Delicious Glue posts from the PST for my juornal, the timestamp on the post is then 11.45pm

[matgb]

It's definitely not a backdating issue, I was trying it last night and hadn't posted all day, I get 401 not authorized or 'can't find metaweblog'

I had a post to make last night but ended up not actually doing it as I'd scheduled the first attempt for 9pm, and the last one I tried was at 1am :-(

I mean to open an LJ support request but haven't done that either...