Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Um. Yeah. That's it.

linked to a very cool time-waster today. When you get a chance, stroll over to and try the beta version of their face-recognition software. The site lets you upload a photo of yourself and search their database to see who you allegedly look like.

So because I can't pass a button without pressing it, I uploaded that photo of The Old Man and The Sea from my profile. And guess who I'm supposed to look like?
  • James Donovan (63% match)
  • Diego Maradona (57%)
  • Mick Jagger (56%)
  • Arthur Ashe (56%)
  • Bruce Willis (55%)
  • Tom Hanks (55%)
  • Oliver Kahn (52%)
  • Tom Selleck (52%)
  • Leonard Nimoy (52%)
  • George W. Bush (51%)

Yun-huh. Then I tried another photo, from last summer in Berlin. That one's even funnier. And more insulting:

  • Roman Abramovich (62%)
  • Italo Calvino (58%)
  • Luis Figo (51%)
  • Theo van Gogh (49%)
  • Gerry Adams (45%)
  • Gordon Cooper (45%)
  • Buzz Aldrin (45%)
  • Billy Bob Thornton (45%)
  • L. Ron Hubbard (44%)
  • Burt Lancaster (43%)

Theo van Gogh? Buzz Aldrin? Leonard Nimoy??? OK, that's enough of that.

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