Knock, Knock: Information Pollution Is Here

CowboyRobot writes ""Information Pollution" is one of the newer buzz-phrases, appearing in various media to describe unwanted phone calls, faxes, emails, etc. Jakob Nielsen, known for his critiques of user interfaces has an article about the problems of unwanted instant messaging interruptions. Nielsen is respectable not only because of the clarity of his arguments but because he also cites empirical evidence, rather than just complaining. In the article he describes the current problem, then proposes a 'control panel' as a centralized interface to manage all the communications one would make via the computer."

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Berkeley?

[rduke15]

There are two major products to come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.

Berkeley? LSD came out of Basel, Switzerland (that's in Europe), in the forties.

(Hopefully commenting on a signature will help me burn out some excess karma before year's end.)

IP

[ninkendo84]

Isn't Internet Protocol and Intellectual Property enough for these two letters? Let's all choose a different buzzword. kthxbai

Re:TMDA Challenge/Response

[Alan Cox]

Its a pain in the arse - you cause everyone else more pollution for your own ends. Fortunately like a lot of people I now have TMDA confirmations in the "absolutely 100% spam, dispose of now" category