I, too, liked the high information density of the previous Google News. This "improvement" ruined that for me, and I've abandoned Google News (and told them so in a feedback).
So... what other news aggregator that has good information density and picks up most/all of the reputable news sources?
Please correct the main post - you've got Ed Felten's name misspelled twice. See the cited blog post (https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/the-linux-backdoor-attempt-of-2003/), and Wikipedia's article on him (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Felten). Apparently this misspelling happens often enough that Wikipedia redirects silently.
If you don't like it, don't just post your whining on Slashdot.
Tell Reps. Tauzin and Dingell how you feel about this by sending them email from the U.S. House's "Write Your Representative" website at http://www.house.gov/writerep/. Just enter the state of Lousiana and zipcode 70360-1111, and your email will go to Tauzin. Dingell is in Michigan at 48124-1111. Make sure you also send one to your own rep. Maybe a few thousand (dare I hope, 100,000?) protests will help them reconsider.
Here's what I just sent them:
"I am very disappointed that you have blocked the initial $16M funding for the FTC's proposed national do-not-call list, as reported by the Washington Port. The money requested is very small, and the benefit to consumers is very large. Most consumers strongly favor, AND WOULD USE, the list if offered it. That the telemarketers association opposes it is only to be expected, and should not affect the FTC being allowed to pursue its development.
Please reconsider your action, and permit immediate funding for the FTC's nationwide do-not-call list.
All the signals from your handy wireless devices don't just stop when they reach your exterior walls, they're out there asking to be picked up by anyone interested in what you're viewing/hearing/broadcasting.
If you're even a little bit concerned about privacy and security, go with a wired home network. And for that matter, throw out the coreless phone and that old analog cellphone.
"Pressing One Button" - from U.S. Patent 5,819,034
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Here's how the patent listed in OpenTV's press release describes the viewer's shopping experience. This language will determine whether or not OpenTV is entitled to broader claims to "one-click" shopping.
When a viewer wishes to order an item, a button is pressed on the TV remote control. This button signals the client computer 22 to display a series of instructions and menus necessary to solicit the information necessary to place the order, e.g. the item number, name and address of the viewer, the method of payment, the credit card number (if needed), etc. These instructions are generated in the client computer as graphics which are overlaid on the television video image. It is also possible for a computer generated voice to be generated and combined with the television audio either by voice-over, or by replacing the television audio. The viewer responds to the instruction by providing the requested information via the TV remote control. When the information requested by the on-screen display and/or voice instructions has been entered by the viewer, it is sent to a central computer via the modem in the client computer. An order confirmation may be sent in the other direction from the central computer.
It is also possible that permanent information about the viewer (i.e. the name, address, method of payment and credit card number) may be preentered once by the viewer, so it is not necessary to solicit that information each time an order is placed. The information is stored in permanent memory in the client computer. In such a case, when an order is placed, that information is retrieved from the permanent memory, appended to the item number and transmitted to the central computer. It is further possible that, by means of time codes, or other commands, inserted into the data stream, the client computer will know which item is currently being offered for sale. In such a case, the viewer will be able to order it by simply pressing one button on the TV remote control. In response, the client computer can combine the previously received information related to the item currently being offered for sale with the previously stored personal information related to the viewer, and transmit the order to the central computer and receive the confirmation in return.
(U.S. Patent 5,819,034, column 8 line 34- column 9 line 2)
You're describing something called "defensive disclosure" of potential inventions, which can be done any number of ways. The Software Patent Institute offers (or used to, anyway) a defensive disclosure service - check out http://www.spi.org/disclos1.htm.
IAAPL, where P=patent.
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I, too, liked the high information density of the previous Google News. This "improvement" ruined that for me, and I've abandoned Google News (and told them so in a feedback).
So... what other news aggregator that has good information density and picks up most/all of the reputable news sources?
I'll read, but I won't watch. So YES, please include the transcripts for everything you can.
Please correct the main post - you've got Ed Felten's name misspelled twice. See the cited blog post (https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/the-linux-backdoor-attempt-of-2003/), and Wikipedia's article on him (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Felten). Apparently this misspelling happens often enough that Wikipedia redirects silently.
Thanks, folks.
If you don't like it, don't just post your whining on Slashdot.
Tell Reps. Tauzin and Dingell how you feel about this by sending them email from the U.S. House's "Write Your Representative" website at http://www.house.gov/writerep/. Just enter the state of Lousiana and zipcode 70360-1111, and your email will go to Tauzin. Dingell is in Michigan at 48124-1111. Make sure you also send one to your own rep. Maybe a few thousand (dare I hope, 100,000?) protests will help them reconsider.
Here's what I just sent them:
"I am very disappointed that you have blocked the initial $16M funding for the FTC's proposed national do-not-call list, as reported by the Washington Port. The money requested is very small, and the benefit to consumers is very large. Most consumers strongly favor, AND WOULD USE, the list if offered it. That the telemarketers association opposes it is only to be expected, and should not affect the FTC being allowed to pursue its development.
Please reconsider your action, and permit immediate funding for the FTC's nationwide do-not-call list.
Thank you."
All the signals from your handy wireless devices don't just stop when they reach your exterior walls, they're out there asking to be picked up by anyone interested in what you're viewing/hearing/broadcasting. If you're even a little bit concerned about privacy and security, go with a wired home network. And for that matter, throw out the coreless phone and that old analog cellphone.
IAAPL.
You're describing something called "defensive disclosure" of potential inventions, which can be done any number of ways. The Software Patent Institute offers (or used to, anyway) a defensive disclosure service - check out http://www.spi.org/disclos1.htm. IAAPL, where P=patent.