Comments on: Update: a note about our classifications

By: 13 Ways of Looking at a Doohickey | Significant Objects

13 Ways of Looking at a Doohickey | Significant Objects — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:02:31 +0000

[...] classified the 100 object-stories in our experiment as talismans, totems, evidence, and [...]

By: Announcing the SO Challenge: Spot the Patterns! | Significant Objects

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:22:10 +0000

[...] classified the 100 objects in our experiment as talismans, totems, evidence, and [...]

By: Categorical Imperative | Significant Objects

Categorical Imperative | Significant Objects — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:41:35 +0000

[...] each object into one of the following four categories: TALISMAN, TOTEM, EVIDENCE, and FOSSIL. As I explained back in October, a fossil is an object that bears witness to a vanished era or way of life [...]

By: Ladies and Gentlemen: The Data | Significant Objects

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Data | Significant Objects — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:33:53 +0000

[...] the big spenders were on vacation. This particular table is also mute on other matters, such as the story type (evidence, fossil, etc.), or the inherent desirability (or lack thereof) of any given object. [...]