As I understand it, it's not on anybody to "use" - it will be the default layout for all user profiles going forward, so everybody will get that for free. Anybody using FB to upload pictures, do checkins, updating their status' and whatever else will automatically benefit from the feature. Doing nothing but enabling the timeline for my profile, the default items on the timeline that they displayed were actually very relevant to events in my life, gave me a sense of nostalgia, and in general made me feel good about what they were doing. It far and away beats the old model of simply scrolling down a person's profile and chronologically seeing any and every story or link they've ever shared. You can still see these less eventful posts with a simple click, but by default their algorithm seems to just pick out more major events to prominently display on the timeline (work changes, if you got engaged or married, photos uploaded of you, etc.).
Still this morning, I start to wonder if the younger generation will start to rely on Facebook for itemizing life events instead of, say, scrapbooking or keeping a diary.
... is the really, really slick new timeline features. I'm having a hard time coming up with anything negative to say about the new timeline based layout. For those of you that have enabled it, what are your thoughts? I'm actually very impressed, and I think Facebook just leveled from my perspective.
Within five minutes of starting the car, the interlock will order the driver to pull over and restart the car. For longer rides, drivers will be required at random times to stop the car and restart. Maccarone said this feature is intended to prevent drivers from drinking after they start the car.
That's not only inconvenient, but it also seems like it could cause more problems than it solves. This seems inefficient, is it absolutely necessary to take their precautionary measures this far?
I've long used Firefox now because of its awesome developer tools and great suite of extensions (though I only use a few). However, it has gotten very slow lately, it has always used way too much memory, and quite frankly some of the other alternatives look better by the day. I really want to switch to chrome, but the only thing holding me back is a nice sidebar for things like viewing my RSS feed lists while still navigating the current browser window. There are a few other settings I'd like to have some control over, but it wouldn't take much to get me to switch at this point.
I know everybody blames all of the issues on the extensions, but the issues run deeper than that. I hope they can get it turned around soon, but things haven't improved in the last few years, so I'm not holding my breath.
The irony of this is almost too thick to cut through. This is absolutely unacceptable, and Amazon must recant this position. Once books are legitimately purchased, it is decidedly wrong and completely unethical to even have the power to perform an action such as this. This cannot be tolerated.
While I have long taken a stance against DRM, this is horrifying and cannot and should not be tolerated by anybody, out of principle if nothing else. I sincerely hope this results in a class-action lawsuit.
Is anybody else having issues with the change.org site in Firefox? All it is displaying for me is a bunch of garblygook, but works fine in other browsers. This is the only site I have had this issue with.
Voice messaging is a lot easier and less dangerous than text messaging, and we do that all the time. I see nothing wrong with this, and in fact was just talking about this idea with some friends a few months ago. What with the iPhone's visual voice mail, I think this is good for the times when you want to quickly leave a person a message without wanting to disturb them, instead of sending them a text message. Now more phones need an easy interface for picking which voice messages you want to listen to.
I wonder how many of those MADD crazies saw 40 Year Old Virgin. They sure made a joke out of drunk driving, and I never saw the movie generate this kind of negative publicity.
Wow. From one of the comments in reply of TFA:
OMG! Check out a sears site managemyhome.com. Once you register you can look up purchase information for ANYONE by just putting in their name address and phone number. Sears has you enter a code and says that keeps you info safe, but that is pretty useless -- I think that just prevents a script from being created, but DOES NOT stop people from entering in any eles info to get the purchase info on big ticket items -- this could bring casing someone's house to a whole new level!! What's that smell in the air? Oh yeah, a class action lawsuit.
Here is a link to an explanation on how SSL works, who's theory can be applied to any kind of public key system, including (hopefully) RFID: http://www.interwebinc.com/security/ssl.html
Somebody please fill me in here. How on earth can a university have a patent portfolio and use it against other companies? Isn't it the students that are paying for the research, and often times DOING the research which allows for these discoveries to begin with? I am failing to see a case where a University-funded discovery shouldn't be in the public domain, or at least any patents that come of them should be freely available for all to use.
Sure, Google released documentation for how to write these kinds of apps, but they have yet to release any documentation for sites looking to implement the APIs. This kinda limits its proliferation. I work for a fairly large social network, and thus far we have not been able to even get started on writing an implementation OpenSocial yet.
Where would I find one of these major-cc-backed "gift cards" for loading? I haven't seen them around (only the "prepaid" CC at some local gas stations).
I think this is absolutely great of Radiohead to do, and I give them props for putting their fans first. However, from the perspective of hoping that this moves the industry in the same direction, I don't see that happening. This addresses the problem of "how to cut out the RIAA" from existing, known bands. However, it does not account for how to generate new interest in the marketplace without the RIAA. Currently, 95%+ of the artists out there that most people have actually heard of all still deal with the RIAA.
iTunes and other online distribution stores are a start. However, there still needs to be a better way to get lesser-known artists' music broadcast to as many people as possible, while still cutting the RIAA out of the loop. The answer to that dilemma? Well, I guess I'm not really sure. =/
Even at a few dollars per GB, that is too expensive to hope that this technology could re-introduce cartridge-based gaming as opposed to disc-based gaming on consoles. I can't wait for the return of 3 second load times in gaming - having to wait 30 seconds for a level to load (especially in games where the action you are performing, and may want to repeat, is as long as the load time).
I'm sorry, but IMHO, most of what was in that article is fairly useless to end developers and everyday browser users. There's very little there which allows you to do things that you can't already otherwise do. Adding an tag, which does absolutely nothing different than a ? Come on - it's not going to help anybody do anything that they can't otherwise already do - not to mention that it will be abused by spammers just the same as everything else already is.
That said, I'm DYING for CSS3. Being able to easily render features such as columned flowing text and generate borders with rounded corners, which CAN'T be easily (if at all) done with the current limitations is HUGE for me. There's countless features in CSS3 which devs are biting at the bit to get ahold of, but right now our hands are tied.
If you're worried about Kafka-esque bureaucracy, then CCTV isn't your worry - it's the police force and the legal system you are worried about. Fix the problem, not the symptom. The drive of humans to become more powerful and corrupt as a result of that power is well, WELL documented throughout the course of human history. It is not a "problem" which can be "cured". So what is the solution? Taking away the temptation. You don't tell alcoholics to go "cure" themselves instead of dealing with the symptoms of their thirst, do you? Of course, not, because it would do absolutely no good. You instead tell them to stay away from alcohol.
You're shooting yourself, and society, in the foot by denying useful technology to the police because you think the police will mis-use it. Fix the police, and the worries go away. My country has survived for over 200 years without the need for constant surveillance everywhere I go. Maybe the real problem with society is people being so god-damned afraid to leave their front doors every morning that they feel that they can't do it without constant surveillance watching over them 24/7. How about, instead, we go back to the days when people used to go over and say hi to their neighbors every once in a while, and maybe bring over a hotdish to them for supper? Instead, we sit around talking like every person that passes us is somehow a social defect and might spontaneously lash out at us with fanged teeth and turn us into vampires.
We don't have privacy in public. That's why we have the words "private" and "public". There is nothing to stop a policeman from watching you in the streets, and nothing has changed with the advent of CCTV. Yes, it has. You see, before we could wander the streets with a reasonable feeling of privacy. Sure, a policeman could watch us - but guess what? They still can! If you're too blind to see the difference in constant 24/7 surveillance vs. being watched because of some other suspicious activity, I pity you. There's always some "witch hunt" that society is keen on targeting, and keeping constant surveillance on society is only going to end up making people more and more bitter about it as "innocent" people get targeted. And any psychologist can tell you what happens when you repress those kinds of feelings for too long. Now let's try compounding it on a national scale.
Hey, I've been looking for this! However, when I click the link, the post is now gone! Can you re-post in a more permanent location? Or maybe just email it to me? Thanks in advance!!
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As I understand it, it's not on anybody to "use" - it will be the default layout for all user profiles going forward, so everybody will get that for free. Anybody using FB to upload pictures, do checkins, updating their status' and whatever else will automatically benefit from the feature. Doing nothing but enabling the timeline for my profile, the default items on the timeline that they displayed were actually very relevant to events in my life, gave me a sense of nostalgia, and in general made me feel good about what they were doing. It far and away beats the old model of simply scrolling down a person's profile and chronologically seeing any and every story or link they've ever shared. You can still see these less eventful posts with a simple click, but by default their algorithm seems to just pick out more major events to prominently display on the timeline (work changes, if you got engaged or married, photos uploaded of you, etc.).
Still this morning, I start to wonder if the younger generation will start to rely on Facebook for itemizing life events instead of, say, scrapbooking or keeping a diary.
... is the really, really slick new timeline features. I'm having a hard time coming up with anything negative to say about the new timeline based layout. For those of you that have enabled it, what are your thoughts? I'm actually very impressed, and I think Facebook just leveled from my perspective.
Am I the only one that thinks these guys wouldn't continue to spam if it *didn't* pay?
Within five minutes of starting the car, the interlock will order the driver to pull over and restart the car. For longer rides, drivers will be required at random times to stop the car and restart. Maccarone said this feature is intended to prevent drivers from drinking after they start the car.
That's not only inconvenient, but it also seems like it could cause more problems than it solves. This seems inefficient, is it absolutely necessary to take their precautionary measures this far?
Oh, that's cool! I've wanted that for a while. Does it work for opening up JavaScript based links, as well?
Wait, are you suggesting that Intel produces its chips in the US, then sends them to China to be packaged?
I've long used Firefox now because of its awesome developer tools and great suite of extensions (though I only use a few). However, it has gotten very slow lately, it has always used way too much memory, and quite frankly some of the other alternatives look better by the day. I really want to switch to chrome, but the only thing holding me back is a nice sidebar for things like viewing my RSS feed lists while still navigating the current browser window. There are a few other settings I'd like to have some control over, but it wouldn't take much to get me to switch at this point.
I know everybody blames all of the issues on the extensions, but the issues run deeper than that. I hope they can get it turned around soon, but things haven't improved in the last few years, so I'm not holding my breath.
The irony of this is almost too thick to cut through. This is absolutely unacceptable, and Amazon must recant this position. Once books are legitimately purchased, it is decidedly wrong and completely unethical to even have the power to perform an action such as this. This cannot be tolerated.
Please flood the Kindle product page with negative reviews so that prospective buyers can be aware of this jaw dropping breach of trust and display of power:
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Generation/dp/B00154JDAI/
While I have long taken a stance against DRM, this is horrifying and cannot and should not be tolerated by anybody, out of principle if nothing else. I sincerely hope this results in a class-action lawsuit.
Is anybody else having issues with the change.org site in Firefox? All it is displaying for me is a bunch of garblygook, but works fine in other browsers. This is the only site I have had this issue with.
Voice messaging is a lot easier and less dangerous than text messaging, and we do that all the time. I see nothing wrong with this, and in fact was just talking about this idea with some friends a few months ago. What with the iPhone's visual voice mail, I think this is good for the times when you want to quickly leave a person a message without wanting to disturb them, instead of sending them a text message. Now more phones need an easy interface for picking which voice messages you want to listen to.
I wonder how many of those MADD crazies saw 40 Year Old Virgin. They sure made a joke out of drunk driving, and I never saw the movie generate this kind of negative publicity.
Sorry, I think I missed something. What exactly does Firefox and NoScript have to do with this, again?
Here is a link to an explanation on how SSL works, who's theory can be applied to any kind of public key system, including (hopefully) RFID: http://www.interwebinc.com/security/ssl.html
Somebody please fill me in here. How on earth can a university have a patent portfolio and use it against other companies? Isn't it the students that are paying for the research, and often times DOING the research which allows for these discoveries to begin with? I am failing to see a case where a University-funded discovery shouldn't be in the public domain, or at least any patents that come of them should be freely available for all to use.
Sure, Google released documentation for how to write these kinds of apps, but they have yet to release any documentation for sites looking to implement the APIs. This kinda limits its proliferation. I work for a fairly large social network, and thus far we have not been able to even get started on writing an implementation OpenSocial yet.
Great info. Thanks. =)
Where would I find one of these major-cc-backed "gift cards" for loading? I haven't seen them around (only the "prepaid" CC at some local gas stations).
I think this is absolutely great of Radiohead to do, and I give them props for putting their fans first. However, from the perspective of hoping that this moves the industry in the same direction, I don't see that happening. This addresses the problem of "how to cut out the RIAA" from existing, known bands. However, it does not account for how to generate new interest in the marketplace without the RIAA. Currently, 95%+ of the artists out there that most people have actually heard of all still deal with the RIAA.
iTunes and other online distribution stores are a start. However, there still needs to be a better way to get lesser-known artists' music broadcast to as many people as possible, while still cutting the RIAA out of the loop. The answer to that dilemma? Well, I guess I'm not really sure. =/
Even at a few dollars per GB, that is too expensive to hope that this technology could re-introduce cartridge-based gaming as opposed to disc-based gaming on consoles. I can't wait for the return of 3 second load times in gaming - having to wait 30 seconds for a level to load (especially in games where the action you are performing, and may want to repeat, is as long as the load time).
Sorry, the parent is supposed to read "Adding an tag, which does absolutely nothing different than a ?"
I'm sorry, but IMHO, most of what was in that article is fairly useless to end developers and everyday browser users. There's very little there which allows you to do things that you can't already otherwise do. Adding an tag, which does absolutely nothing different than a ? Come on - it's not going to help anybody do anything that they can't otherwise already do - not to mention that it will be abused by spammers just the same as everything else already is.
That said, I'm DYING for CSS3. Being able to easily render features such as columned flowing text and generate borders with rounded corners, which CAN'T be easily (if at all) done with the current limitations is HUGE for me. There's countless features in CSS3 which devs are biting at the bit to get ahold of, but right now our hands are tied.
Hey, I've been looking for this! However, when I click the link, the post is now gone! Can you re-post in a more permanent location? Or maybe just email it to me? Thanks in advance!!