Mind Reading Thru The Eyes

Apr 27 2009

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How accurately can we guess another person’s emotional state from just looking at their eyes? Without looking at the rest of their face, or other parts of their body, can we correctly determine a person’s inner state, desires or intentions?

Why not test yourself online with this test developed by Dr. Simon Cohen-Baron (Ali G/Borat’s real life cousin– I kid you not!).

I found this challenge extremely interesting, and although I struggled on a few of the faces, I did better than expected. See if you can beat my score of 31! In the results section, it’s pretty clear that females score higher than men, especially in the upper range. Maybe I have a less masculine brain? I’d never admit that…

Unfortunately, in the age of text-based communication, these innate and fine tuned skills have become somewhat debased; yet, the popular use of smiley’s and emoticons reveals that we’re still reliant on these signals to correctly decode the intent of others.

Do you ever find that your text-based messages are wrongly interpreted by the other end? Do you often hesitate to use satire or sarcasm online because it might be taken seriously?

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Yvonne Strahovski: A Spy in Panties

Apr 25 2009

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Occasionally I’ll catch an episode of NBC’s Chuck, a comedic spy thriller about a man who lives with a supercomputer wedged inside his head.

Chuck, the show, is both clever and witty, yet never takes itself too seriously. Much of the show’s success stems from its solid cast, which includes the beautiful blonde, Yvonne Strahovski.

Full seasons of Chuck are now available on DVD or Blu-ray.

Yvonne Strahovski plays the character Sarah Walker, an undercover CIA operative who is tasked with protecting Chuck Bartowski after a supercomputer is uploaded to his brain.

As any fan of the show undoubtably knows by now, the writers of Chuck will occasionally pen in a scene where Yvonne Strahovski must forgo wearing pants!

It’s pretty obvious that such scenes do little to push the plot development and are merely presented for the appeasement of the mostly male demographic that tunes in each week. I’m certainly not complaining, but I think they could be a little more creative in how they sneak in these scenes.

Australian native Yvonne Strahovski has a killer body, and fortunately, I found some screen caps of her latest panty-walk. These shots come from the same episode where Chuck finally makes his move on Sarah, resulting in some tongue-locked, ass-grabbing, Mongolian-style bed wrestling.

But don’t expect too much – the whole sex scene is cut short when Chuck realizes he doesn’t have a condom! I guess when you posses an unparalleled amount of knowledge, you know your statistical chances of catching an STD from the CIA’s hottest agent!

Get a look at Yvonne Strahovski’s almost-nude, almost-sex scene. God I love a blonde in panties!

You can find complete seasons of Chuck on Amazon.

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Sex With A Robot – Summer Glau As Terminator

Apr 12 2009

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I wouldn’t call myself a total fan of the televised series Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, but I have faithfully watched most of the episodes spanning its last two seasons.

The problem with the show is that its producers were forced to switch from the cliff-hanger saga format of the first season, to a more standalone or episodic format for the second. I found much of latter season’s content boring and non-crucial to the main story arc, which greatly dampened my initial excitement for the show.

Does anyone remember the pilot episode? The terminator school teacher digging thru the flesh of his leg to get access to his handgun? That kind of badass TV show is what we lost here.
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Kristen Stewart Fails at Acting; Still Pretty Hot

Mar 24 2009

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It’s a bit embarrassing to admit, but the other day I gave in to curiosity and watched the teen vampire flick, Twilight. To summarize my thoughts, it was pretty terrible.

Unless you’re a 13 year old girl who’s in love with the eyebrow monster vampire, Robert Pattinson, I think you’ll find it pretty hard to sit through the film’s brooding, juvenile tone. But judging from its success at the box office, I guess that’s exactly what its viewers are asking for.

You see, I remember growing up with awesome movies like Robocop and Total Recall - masterpieces of storytelling and violence. Sure, they were a little light in the romance department, but when you have explosions and gunfire in almost every single frame, you’re hardly going to miss it! But I digress…

Regarding the plot in Twilight, very little happens; it feels rather like a filler episode from some weekly teen melodrama series:

Basically, a girl meets a guy, someone gets angry, and then the credits start rolling. After they’ve done about five of these films, I think it’ll make a lot more sense to just queue up all the movie trailers and watch them in sequence. Seriously, they just didn’t deliver enough of anything in this film!

Acting wise, it’s a mixed bag. Robert Pattinson, with his British heritage, offers a bit of depth and mystery to his character, but unfortunately he’s tied to a silly script that makes him seem suspiciously homosexual, and perhaps partially retarded.

Kirsten Stewart in comparison, downright butchers her lines. Couldn’t we just have our vampire fall in love with a sexy blood producing comatose patient? I mean, what does a 100 year old man have in common with a high school girl, anyway? His ‘need’ for her seems highly contrived and unrealistic.

Despite my personal disdain for Kristen Stewart’s acting, I’m sure some misguided fan will post a video collage of her ‘best moments’ on Youtube. In fact, I’ve already seen some of this crap the other day. I don’t know what I find more hilarious: Kirsten Stewart’s attempt at acting, or her fan’s warped perception of her abilities.

So is there anything that I like about Twilight?

Well, Kristin Stewart is pretty cute – I have no problems admitting that. She’s attractive in an unconventional way. She’s hot, but doesn’t really act like she’s hot. But yet she knows full well that she’s hot. And that brings out a subtle hotness in her, if you get what I’m saying. But from a sober perspective I think her hotness is probably more rooted to her youth and unblemished looks than to anything else. Regardless, I’ll settle for whatever I can take away from this film, even if it’s just the confirmation that I won’t be seeing the sequel. Well, unless Kristen Stewart gets naked or something…

Twilight gets a 3/10.

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