The other day I was at a karaoke event and was frustrated with the selection. Fortunately, that's something a little python and some friendly robots can hep with.
At the time, no one knew what a dotcom was or how much it was worth. Many people guessed way too high because they were told that things were different now and at any moment these companies would begin vomiting money in a way never seen in history. This was untrue.
I remember running into a couple guys/geeks in the late 90s SV that had a variation on a fantasy involving them white knighting Chelsea into a torrid love affair. I think the mocking of her appearance earlier in the decade made her seem more attainable. Also, she was going to Stanford, so obviously she's into nerdy dudes.
I specifically recall overhearing a guy giving another advice about where she might likely appear on campus and at what time. One had a rather detailed plan for how he'd approach her. It was a weird time.
It could be a leftover hood from the electric chair. I imagine it's more important to cover the face of someone being electrocuted to death than being gassed, at least from the observer's standpoint.
When designers make a new font, there are often rough edges and little nubs where the letter was attached to the type sheet. If you pay extra, the designer will file down the edges until the letters are mostly smooth. You may have heard of these finished letters called "Sanded Serifs."
I definitely understand, I should publish that one article as 4-5 smaller ones. I think my next post in the series will be those examples + commentary. ie. Screenshots of various landers from around the web with notes on what works and what doesn't. I'm hesitant to do that as I don't have any real data on other peoples conversion rates, so I could descend into speculation pretty quickly.
That's a very good resource. I have a copy that I've printed out and written all over.
My next post in the series is going to be about "the math" and I'll likely refer to your presentation quite a bit. Do you have an audio or video recording of it being presented?