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fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Just Salvador Dali and Man Ray doing some crazy-wild eyes. Scary-cute.

fuckyeahhistorycrushes:

Sergei Rachmaninoff :)

F. Scott Fitzgerald in drag for the Princeton Triangle Club, 1915-1916. And because he was such a free bitch, he was voted most beautiful Show Girl for the play “The Evil Eye” which he wrote the lyrics for and starred in.

(via mor-iarty)

fakescience:

aguidetomanipulation:

This is known as the Decoy Effect.

[via Wiki] “For example, if there is a consideration set involving MP3 players, consumers will generally see higher storage capacity (number of GB) and lower price as positive attributes; while some consumers may want a player that can store more songs, other consumers will want a player that costs less. In Consideration Set 1, two devices are available:

In this case, some consumers will prefer A for its greater storage capacity, while others will prefer B for its lower price.

Now suppose that a new player, C, is added to the market; it is more expensive than both A and B and has more storage than B but less than A:

The addition of C—which consumers would presumably avoid, given that a lower price can be paid for a model with more storage—causes A, the dominating option, to be chosen more often than if only the two choices in Consideration Set 1 existed; C affects consumer preferences by acting as a basis of comparison for A and B. Because A is better than C in both respects, while B is only partially better than C, more consumers will prefer A now than did before. C is therefore a decoy whose sole purpose is to increase sales of A.

Conversely, suppose that instead of C, a player D is introduced that has less storage than both A and B, and that is more expensive than B but not as expensive as A:

The result here is similar: consumers will not prefer D, because it is not as good as B in any respect. However, whereas C increased preference for A, D has the opposite effect, increasing preference for B.”

You can use this effect to increase your profit margin (or even use it for things not financially-based, as long as the same general parameters apply).

JM

archiemcphee:

“When you hear the word ‘geek,’ an image of a nerd with tapped glasses and a pocket protector instantly comes to mind. This infographic shows the evolution of the geek from super nerd to super chic. These days it’s cool to be geeky, whether you’re a film geek, tech geek or book geek. While there are still different levels of geekdom – one thing is for certain – geeks rule the world.”

Hooray for geek pride!

Visit Downgraf to view a larger version of this awesome infographic.

(Source: yerawizardharry, via detectiveapple)

mirroir:

Gatsby, recoverd by Ian O’Phelan, Ryan Collier, Caree Michel & Bryce Wilmer.

(via bubblesnthings)

a-l-ancien-regime:

Monoceros, from “A Celestial Atlas,” Published in 1822  by A. Jamieson

A celestial atlas : comprising a systematic display of the heavens in a series of thirty maps : illustrated by scientific description of their contents and accompanied by catalogues of the stars and astronomical exercises .

London : G. & W.B. Whittaker, 1822.

(via owlsandfairies)

ianbrooks:

Popular Skulls by Istvan Laszlo

Using non-skeletal facial features such as hairlines and emotive expressions, Istvan recreates famous visages down to the bone, proving that even in death and sans skin, famous faces are instantly recognizable.

(via: thaeger / io9)