take THAT, Ezra
This (via Ezra) is a pretty fun little toy — it uses this clever hack to figure out what sites you've recently visited, then compares it to demographic data from Quantcast to determine whether you're male or female. My results:
That's right: my overpowering masculinity extends far; yea, even unto the document object model.
Actually, though, I think I probably got this result in a nontypical way, as my browser history currently contains no links to ESPN. The most incriminating domains on my list include jeroenwijering.com, digikey.com and, um, washingtontimes.com (I don't read it for the articles! I swear!).
That, or maybe the script noticed that yesterday I read an article about Tucker Max. Based on that datum alone the script should not only be able to tell that I'm male but also that I'm an asshole.
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My DOM is apparently a little confused:
"Likelihood of you being FEMALE is 100%
Likelihood of you being MALE is 0%"
My repeat visits to our wedding registries are detracting from all the sports and porn I look at.
You and me both...apparently I shop like a man.
Likelihood of you being FEMALE is 0%
Likelihood of you being MALE is 100%
Highlights:
newegg.com 2.23
tigerdirect.com 2.23
digikey.com 2.7
zzounds.com 1.99
I'm mildly surprised it guessed right for me. I guess I shouldn't be -- along with tirerack.com and slashdot.org, I've got sites like etsy.com and freecycle.org in my browser history.
69% Female?! This is distressing. It's all the recipe and travel sites. Also, evite, apparently.
I am 84% female? I mean, I know that I clicked on that cafemom.com link that a highschool friend twittered about, but I swear I didn't ready any mommy blog posts.
The second biggest hit against my score was from visiting barackobama.com. Just because I recognize that Barack is an attractive guy does not make me more female. Real men know what men like.
Actually, I'm a little bit embarrassed by my 100% male score. Haven't I clicked through to feministing or jezebel this week? I'm pretty sure I have. I'm guessing my results would be very different if I used a web RSS reader.
I'm apparently 78 percent male, because I spend too much time CNET, Digg, and, like you, washingtontimes.com. Apparently I need Ficke to come over and look up recipes on my computer.