Comments for Mark Wainwright http://markwainwright.com Hello you. I'm twenty one years old and currently living in Vancouver, BC. I recently graduated from the University of Nottingham and grew up in Hertfordshire, in the UK, however. I studied economics but my real passion is technology, I think. My hobbies include writing, web development, photography, music and comedy — some examples of my work within the first three of those can be found on my portfolio page. Thanks for stopping by! Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:52:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Jobs, and a job by Ben Rose http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/10/18/jobs-and-a-job/#comment-2322 Ben Rose Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:52:29 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1711#comment-2322 Well, congratulations on the job! Nice post, as always. I hope things are generally fantastic in your life. Well, congratulations on the job! Nice post, as always.

I hope things are generally fantastic in your life.

]]> Comment on Jobs, and a job by Andrew Havis http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/10/18/jobs-and-a-job/#comment-2321 Andrew Havis Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:41:09 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1711#comment-2321 A lot of people may mock Apple, but you can't deny that they are one of the most innovative companies on the planet. Anyway, good luck with your new job. It can't have been an easy one to get, that's for sure! A lot of people may mock Apple, but you can’t deny that they are one of the most innovative companies on the planet.

Anyway, good luck with your new job. It can’t have been an easy one to get, that’s for sure!

]]> Comment on Jobs, and a job by Will Allchorn http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/10/18/jobs-and-a-job/#comment-2320 Will Allchorn Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:38:01 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1711#comment-2320 Great blog entry, mate. Already looking forward to the next one! Great blog entry, mate. Already looking forward to the next one!

]]> Comment on Jobs, and a job by Michael Havis http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/10/18/jobs-and-a-job/#comment-2319 Michael Havis Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:24:12 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1711#comment-2319 Glad to have my casual reading back. Keep it up. Glad to have my casual reading back. Keep it up.

]]> Comment on Jobs, and a job by Matt Fidler http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/10/18/jobs-and-a-job/#comment-2318 Matt Fidler Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:06:30 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1711#comment-2318 very well written. an interesting (and hard to disagree with) view on steve jobs. best of luck in your job, mate, and keep in touch. hope nancy is ok. x very well written. an interesting (and hard to disagree with) view on steve jobs.
best of luck in your job, mate, and keep in touch. hope nancy is ok. x

]]> Comment on Are Internet Explorer users actually stupid – and does it matter? by Sophie Rees http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/08/04/are-internet-explorer-users-stupid/#comment-2146 Sophie Rees Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:41:13 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1616#comment-2146 This is a good piece! I think the idea of 'truthiness' is really interesting and I do think that the media might not have been so quick to run the story if it had said the opposite. I think the idea that IE explorers have lower IQ is easy to accept because it has some kind of intuitive reality, especially for those more technologically able. Therefore, it was easy to run without challenging the research. Savviness, as you say, is definitely more likely than IQ to affect browser use. And I think it depends upon the people a person has around them - I wouldn't be using Chrome and Linux, for example, if it weren't for my extremely computer-able boyfriend! I do love that someone went to so much effort for this hoax - it does sounds like a Daily Mash headline, now I think about it... This is a good piece! I think the idea of ‘truthiness’ is really interesting and I do think that the media might not have been so quick to run the story if it had said the opposite. I think the idea that IE explorers have lower IQ is easy to accept because it has some kind of intuitive reality, especially for those more technologically able. Therefore, it was easy to run without challenging the research. Savviness, as you say, is definitely more likely than IQ to affect browser use. And I think it depends upon the people a person has around them – I wouldn’t be using Chrome and Linux, for example, if it weren’t for my extremely computer-able boyfriend!

I do love that someone went to so much effort for this hoax – it does sounds like a Daily Mash headline, now I think about it…

]]> Comment on Are Internet Explorer users actually stupid – and does it matter? by Andrew Havis http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/08/04/are-internet-explorer-users-stupid/#comment-2137 Andrew Havis Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:20:45 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1616#comment-2137 You make some very good points. What I find unbelievable is that even media organisations who I would consider to be reputable (like the BBC, no less), can be taken in by this rather questionable story. They then have to effectively retract the story by sheepishly revealing that it's a hoax. Probably like most people who saw the headline, I read the story, and I certainly had my doubts. We all have our preferred web browsers. Some people like using Firefox, while others (like me) prefer Chrome. There will also be people who favour Internet Explorer (or are forced to use it by corporate IT departments), but that isn't to say they're any less intelligent. Indeed, many people use Internet Explorer through choice; they may even have used alternative browsers and gone back to Internet Explorer for whatever reason. This does not show stupidity, but rather the freedom to choose. I think the lesson that the media can learn from this is that they need to be more careful with the stories they publish, rather than just leaping at the next opportunity for a snappy headline. If that means they will need to take more time verifying the credibility of their sources, so be it. You make some very good points. What I find unbelievable is that even media organisations who I would consider to be reputable (like the BBC, no less), can be taken in by this rather questionable story. They then have to effectively retract the story by sheepishly revealing that it’s a hoax.

Probably like most people who saw the headline, I read the story, and I certainly had my doubts. We all have our preferred web browsers. Some people like using Firefox, while others (like me) prefer Chrome. There will also be people who favour Internet Explorer (or are forced to use it by corporate IT departments), but that isn’t to say they’re any less intelligent. Indeed, many people use Internet Explorer through choice; they may even have used alternative browsers and gone back to Internet Explorer for whatever reason. This does not show stupidity, but rather the freedom to choose.

I think the lesson that the media can learn from this is that they need to be more careful with the stories they publish, rather than just leaping at the next opportunity for a snappy headline. If that means they will need to take more time verifying the credibility of their sources, so be it.

]]> Comment on Preference reversal: a primer by Sandy Fox http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/02/27/preference-reversal-a-primer/#comment-240 Sandy Fox Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:17:22 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1254#comment-240 I enjoyed this-nothing like the Macro economics courses I attempted a couple of times post secondary. I would have thought the task of deciding who was lesser and more intelligent would have been complicated enough. Please don't let me know where I fell. I enjoyed this-nothing like the Macro economics courses I attempted a couple of times post secondary.

I would have thought the task of deciding who was lesser and more intelligent would have been complicated enough. Please don’t let me know where I fell.

]]> Comment on Preference reversal: a primer by Kevin Swanson http://markwainwright.com/blog/2011/02/27/preference-reversal-a-primer/#comment-224 Kevin Swanson Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:00:29 +0000 http://markwainwright.com/?p=1254#comment-224 Very interesting - thanks for the explanation, Mark. While I can't say that it's increased my interest level in economics, per se, I always find psychology like this quite fascinating. These type of findings make me more sceptical than ever when it comes to people and their (our) mistaken conceptions of reality (from confirmation bias, to pareidolia, and more.) On another note, I think that LimeSurvey is great software, as well. As far as how I made my way to your experiment, I received a note from a co-worker asking me to try it out. He apparently got it from a friend of his, also within the same company as us. Rumour has it that she is a (distant?) relation - possibly by marriage. Glad to be of help with the experiment - I quite enjoyed taking part! Cheers, Kevin Very interesting – thanks for the explanation, Mark. While I can’t say that it’s increased my interest level in economics, per se, I always find psychology like this quite fascinating. These type of findings make me more sceptical than ever when it comes to people and their (our) mistaken conceptions of reality (from confirmation bias, to pareidolia, and more.)

On another note, I think that LimeSurvey is great software, as well.

As far as how I made my way to your experiment, I received a note from a co-worker asking me to try it out. He apparently got it from a friend of his, also within the same company as us. Rumour has it that she is a (distant?) relation – possibly by marriage.

Glad to be of help with the experiment – I quite enjoyed taking part!

Cheers,
Kevin

]]> Comment on We don’t talk about love, we only want to get drunk by Mikala http://markwainwright.com/blog/2009/09/29/we-dont-talk-about-love/#comment-22 Mikala Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:06:28 +0000 http://mwainwright.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-22 Absolutely brilliant show, wasn't it? You're spot on. And it's so great meeting people whose music you respect, and having that respect being given back to you as a fan. I had a great interview with Nicky that day - and it was so nice to chat about Richey in the context of Journal. And most of all, isn't the Commodore just brilliant? Of all the UK venues I did time at, erm, spent time at, none of them compare to the Commodore and its bouncy floor and space. I'm always chuffed to see UK bands here in Canada - it's so fab seeing them in smaller venues. C'mon back to BC! :) Absolutely brilliant show, wasn’t it? You’re spot on. And it’s so great meeting people whose music you respect, and having that respect being given back to you as a fan. I had a great interview with Nicky that day – and it was so nice to chat about Richey in the context of Journal. And most of all, isn’t the Commodore just brilliant? Of all the UK venues I did time at, erm, spent time at, none of them compare to the Commodore and its bouncy floor and space. I’m always chuffed to see UK bands here in Canada – it’s so fab seeing them in smaller venues. C’mon back to BC! :)

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