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By: Darlene

Darlene — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:39:20 +0000

Sorry I missed this one. I sure would have liked to give it a try. It looks like a “fun” program.

By: Marcel Wave

Marcel Wave — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:29:23 +0000

Interesting isn’t it – loads of negative comments yet a relatively high thumbs-up percentage for such a horrid piece of software (yes, I did download it) And many of the critical feedback has been rated as not useful, whilst the positive comments are predominantly rated as useful.

If I were being suspicious I’d almost believe that someone with a vested interest was trying to skew the real feedback results here….

By: Skye-hook

Skye-hook — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:18:24 +0000

I like it! Installed & runs fine on xp sp 3. Works good! My memory kinda keeps me from entering faces right, from the parts, but it’s fun to try, and is very like a police sketch maker.
I LOVE getting such different kinds of software! THANK YOU!

For those who always gripe about getting same old things on GOTD, THIS IS NOT the same old kinda thing! But u found something not to like, right? rofl@u! :)

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:22:10 +0000

Look people, let’s use this comment section for what it’s intended. Install the software & let everyone know your results, Did it install/uninstall properly? How is the interface? Easy or difficult to use? No one cares what your facial features tell us about you or how the program sucks because it doesn’t interest you. Day after Day, I HATE sorting through all of the useless comments, It is a waste of my time. I want to know if it’s worth downloading or did it cause system conflicts, have malware etc… Please do us a favor and not comment if you haven’t installed and used it. Maybe someone can create a program to ban people who leave useless comments, that would be a great download for GAOTD to install on their computer!

By: dayan

dayan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:55:06 +0000

Thanks! This is good for laughs :-)

By: slipperylobster

slipperylobster — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:17:44 +0000

This is why i put the “F” in ugly. damn it. i hate not being beautiful, now people think i am a bad guy. By the way, beauty is only skin deep, and when u get older, u get uglier..therefore you are more of a criminal cuz u age like a fine wine? In my opinion, this branch of science really sucks a big banana, cuz we evolved from monkeys.

By: lame

lame — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:48:28 +0000

i didnt like how i have to mess around and make the faces i was hoping i could upload a pic and have it do it for me but nope

interface could use work (hard to scroll through and rotating the image is a pain)

very few options
for example hair styles (could not find one that matched me)

By: man

man — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:36:55 +0000

Zelly:
For the curious, “Physiognomy” is an actual area of study. A lot of it is a mix of common sense & social norms: for example, people with sexy lips are more confident and outgoing that people with fat lips.

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For an interesting read, pick up Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. The guy was a plastic surgeon who noticed that sometimes surgery “worked” at changing the inner person and sometimes it didn’t. He also noticed that some people could change their perception rather than their face and a personality change could take hold.

The comment about the lips reminded me of one part of the book where society’s perception of a particular feature would cause one culture to shun a person with that feature, while a different culture might actually praise or reward a person having that same feature. Therefore, the feature itself wasn’t the defining factor, but how that feature was viewed by the society and/or the person with that feature.

Fun software but wouldn’t pay $20 for it. You might rack up some sales at the $5 price point…

By: Tarzanh

Tarzanh — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:25:53 +0000

Those who jeer at facial profiling should know it is a proven technique used by law enforcement wordwide, and is surprisingly accurate. Maybe too accurate for the jeerers (learn more than you wanted to admit did you?) A quote from YOUNG GUNS II: “Take your medicine boy.”, or girl as the case may be.) There are only two beings that exists who know who you are, and what you are capable of:
1)The lesser learned of the two who actually knows not all, but suspects strongly is YOU.
2)The greater, omnioptent, infinitely learned being is GOD ALMIGHTY. He knows you better than you know youself.
Incidentally, you don’t even need a profiling program to discover and research these profile possobilities ony you own, with no one else.
Before I get off my soapbox, I say that anyone with newly discovered (admitted) special abilities that is not using them for the betterment of our peoples should start right away with their tasks. You may be surprised what a difference one person can make.
General George Washington…..1 Man. John Adams…….1 Man. Thomas Jefferson……1 man. Or we could choose the dark side: Adolph Hitler…….1 (censored) (censored) (censored), and yet still 1 Man. Think about it my friends, one man, under the right circumstances, with the correct abilities, can most certainly have a resounding change on the world that very well could last forever. THE ONE (mortal) is still out there, and he will make the world a better place. Might it be you?

By: DanD

DanD — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:22:45 +0000

Well this certainly will be a fun piece of psuedo-science to paly with – right up there with some of my favorite bad SF movies – The Core, The Day After, etc. It will help me decide if not trimming my increasing longer growing eyebrows will make me smarter in some way!