issue 54 - AsiaLIFE Magazine
issue 54 - AsiaLIFE Magazine
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A Better Use for OkCupid<br />
blog.okcupid.com<br />
Dating site OkCupid hasn’t updated its blog since last year, but if you’ve<br />
never had a look, do it. You’ll be glad you did, no matter your feelings about<br />
cyber romance. OkTrends takes data from millions of users to show titillating<br />
patterns such as: the percent of men who prefer rough sex increases with<br />
age, or, vegetarians enjoy performing oral sex more than meat-eaters. Most<br />
of the findings reflect correlation more than causation, but that doesn’t make<br />
them useless. One blog post applies the data to first dates. For instance, if it’s<br />
too soon to ask your date’s religious views, ask whether she minds spelling<br />
and grammar mistakes. If not, odds are she’s religious, according to trends<br />
OkCupid found among its members. See? Useful!<br />
Just the Facts<br />
snopes.com<br />
Watching the news has gotten so much more interesting with sites like<br />
FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.com to alert us almost immediately when a public<br />
official is full of, well, not facts. But another breed, Snopes.com, takes vetting<br />
in a different direction. What it lacks in the depth and timeliness of the other<br />
sites, Snopes makes up for in breadth. Besides political rumours, it investigates<br />
urban legends, folklore, and all around misinformation. So in addition to<br />
the truth about that photo of a gun-toting, bikini-clad Palin, the searchable<br />
database will tell you whether Morgan Freeman really said Black History Month<br />
is ridiculous, or the origin of German cake (hint: not Germany).<br />
Allergen-Free Foods<br />
friendlyfoodfinder.com<br />
A friend told you about a great milk free substitute for whipped cream, where<br />
can you find it? You want to bake a cake, who would know if the vegan buttery<br />
sticks you found are good for baking? Friendlyfoodfinder.com can help. This<br />
new social networking site creates a place for those with food allergies or<br />
sensitivities to share food substitutes that have worked for them and where<br />
they bought them. The site currently includes products suitable for those<br />
with milk and peanut allergies and is designed to expand with help from you.<br />
Through this website people with allergies can connect with one another and<br />
discover manufacturers that are sensitive to those with food allergies.<br />
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