{"id":1322,"date":"2013-05-02T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T03:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2013-05-03T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T20:33:56","slug":"233-tz-discussion-my-algorithm-thinks-you-look-hot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techzinglive.com\/page\/1322\/233-tz-discussion-my-algorithm-thinks-you-look-hot","title":{"rendered":"233: TZ Discussion &#8211; My Algorithm Thinks You Look Hot!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7884\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1322-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/mp3\/techzing-233.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/mp3\/techzing-233.mp3\">http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/mp3\/techzing-233.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/mp3\/techzing-233.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/techzinglive.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1322-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/mp3\/techzing-233.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"techzing-233.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"itpc:\/\/techzinglive.com\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" title=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" rel=\"nofollow\">iTunes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/techzinglive.com\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android\" title=\"Subscribe on Android\" rel=\"nofollow\">Android<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/techzinglive.com\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Justin and Jason discuss the technologies (Node.js, Socket.io &amp; Redis) that Justin and Udi are using to build digedu&#8217;s chat system, using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/davidwalsh.name\/css-fixed-position\" target=\"_blank\">CSS fixed positioning<\/a>\u00a0for popups on tablets,<a href=\"http:\/\/articles.businessinsider.com\/2011-11-09\/strategy\/30376896_1_workplace-attractive-counterparts-job-interviews\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0the influence of good looks on success<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreabang.com\/2013\/stories\/miss-korea-2013-contestants-before-after-photos-amuse-netizens.html\" target=\"_blank\">Miss Korea contestants and plastic surgery<\/a>, and Jason&#8217;s idea for scoring your looks,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.smithsonianmag.com\/science\/2013\/04\/google-search-terms-can-predict-the-stock-market\/\" target=\"_blank\">using Google Trends to beat the market<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wallstreetonparade.com\/2013\/04\/pbs-drops-another-bombshell-wall-street-is-gobbling-up-two-thirds-of-your-401k\/\" target=\"_blank\">how Wall Street is gobbling up two-thirds of your 401(k)<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2013\/04\/26\/178846158\/can-you-hear-me-now-cellphone-satellites-phone-home\" target=\"_blank\">sending smart phones to space as personal satellites<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/guest-blog\/2012\/01\/14\/where-did-all-that-space-debris-come-from\/\" target=\"_blank\">concern about space junk<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=survival-in-space-unprotected-possible\" target=\"_blank\">surviving in space without a space suit<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/101627\/spacex-grasshopper-flies-high\/\" target=\"_blank\">how the SpaceX Grasshopper\u00a0flew 250 meters straight up and then landed vertically<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/antonyevans\/glowing-plants-natural-lighting-with-no-electricit?ref=category\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter\u00a0campaign\u00a0to engineer florescent\u00a0plants using synthetic biology<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hitfix.com\/news\/zach-braff-follows-the-veronica-mars-kickstarter-model-for-next-film\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Braff&#8217;s Kickstarter campaign to finance his new film<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/dwarvenforge\/dwarven-forges-game-tiles-revolutionary-miniature\" target=\"_blank\">kickstarting a Dungeons &amp; 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