Well, I'm very clear about exactly where the cams are and what they capture. And I don't mention anyone's name online who doesn't want to be mentioned. There are no cams in the guest rooms, and the bathroom cam is off by default. I'm also willing to turn off particularly problematic cams temporarily if there's someone who has a big issue with it. But in future I'd like to distinguish more between recording vs. publishing so I can still capture the information, if not share it publicly.
Yeah, this is one of the biggest challenges this area faces -- making use of the mountains of information that it creates. Some things are already being done, such as analysis of background noise to determine the context of an audio recording, not to mention GPS and timestamps. But I think wider ranging and social methods will start being used, such as user tagging and AI in searching for information to add context.
This area is my passion, so it's great to see it getting some attention on/.:)
I've been doing some brainstorming to nail down the "why"s of recording and sharing one's life online. Here's a whiteboard shot in raw brainstorm form if anyone's interested.
I already find so many bits of usefulness from even the limited recording/sharing that I have done for all these years. More efficient communication with others (ie. going out to meet a friend and they can check the cams to see exactly what time I leave), augmented memory, remote access to personal attributes (mood, workload, etc. for tying in with home automation), and a more accurate distribution of self online.
I think as blogs become something that even your grandmother uses, there will be a push for an even more authentic representation of self over the internet.
Yes, Ana has the longest running cam now that JenniCam is defunct. Ana's pregnant right now and we've had a lot of discussions about how having a baby is going to affect her life on cam. I find it interesting to see how it's totally a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario. She posted about her struggle with deciding to keep the baby, and no matter what she does, there will be people critiquing her choices with respect to parenting. I hope the world is a little saner by the time I'm raising a child online.
2257 has caused a huge number of issues for so many people I know. People don't realize how far-reaching it is. I'm so glad that I'm doing what I do on cam as a Canadian rather than an American.
I publish my life online and it's something that does affect the lives of those around me. My sister in particular gets pretty weirded out by the cams and mostly tolerates them, but doesn't hesitate to mention how she will hold back with what she wears, how she sits, makes sure not to pick her nose, etc. But I'm pretty tolerant about those who are uncomfortable with it and try to make accommodations to make them feel more at home.
Wow dude, that's harsh. Guess you don't want to hear about my evening of setting up a new MythTV box and writing a custom Google Desktop plugin for the Twitter API then...
I was invited to speak specifically on integrating commonly available community features on a website, and not to be just another hardcore techie. I never proclaim to be Ellen Spertus or anything, but I'm quite pleased with the brain I have on my shoulders, thankyouverymuch.
I agree this is not a list I should be on (try telling that to the sweet but misguided fans who once stuck my photo in as the photo for "geek" in Wikipedia), but at least I'm a better fit than Paris freaking Hilton.
Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Performance Settings > Adjust for Best Performance. That gets rid of all the marshmallowy colours, fades, translucencies, and so on. Just my personal preference. Keep it configurable. Some people like the whiz bang effects (or more subtle ones) in their everyday computing, and that's fine as long as I'm not forced to endure it.
I gave it a try a month or so ago, but there was one major flaw that made it nearly useless to me -- it doesn't allow you to display by subject line, rather than by sender. The majority of email that I receive is from people I don't know, and showing me that I have a message from John Smith rather than the subject line is damn near useless. I don't remember them by the names, I remember them by the topics.
Shameless plug, I know, but I'll be speaking at NotACon on some of the more interesting aspects of the community I run, and other geeky pursuits. I'm betting this will be a huge opportunity to connect with others with similar interests.
I use Trillian, which logs all my IM conversations, and I can't tell you how many times I've looked up a URL from a year ago, or a friend's address, or some other bit of obscure information I might have passed on, but didn't think it was worth saving at the time.
I'll also be speaking in case anyone wants to see lil ol' me!
I've never actually met Drew, or been to Cleveland. I'm definitely looking forward to this.
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I also did a review of this book. It's awesome. Much better with hands-on, practical walkthroughs than any others out there.
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Well, I'm very clear about exactly where the cams are and what they capture. And I don't mention anyone's name online who doesn't want to be mentioned. There are no cams in the guest rooms, and the bathroom cam is off by default. I'm also willing to turn off particularly problematic cams temporarily if there's someone who has a big issue with it. But in future I'd like to distinguish more between recording vs. publishing so I can still capture the information, if not share it publicly.
Yeah, this is one of the biggest challenges this area faces -- making use of the mountains of information that it creates. Some things are already being done, such as analysis of background noise to determine the context of an audio recording, not to mention GPS and timestamps. But I think wider ranging and social methods will start being used, such as user tagging and AI in searching for information to add context.
This area is my passion, so it's great to see it getting some attention on /. :)
I've been doing some brainstorming to nail down the "why"s of recording and sharing one's life online. Here's a whiteboard shot in raw brainstorm form if anyone's interested.
I already find so many bits of usefulness from even the limited recording/sharing that I have done for all these years. More efficient communication with others (ie. going out to meet a friend and they can check the cams to see exactly what time I leave), augmented memory, remote access to personal attributes (mood, workload, etc. for tying in with home automation), and a more accurate distribution of self online.
I think as blogs become something that even your grandmother uses, there will be a push for an even more authentic representation of self over the internet.
Yes, Ana has the longest running cam now that JenniCam is defunct. Ana's pregnant right now and we've had a lot of discussions about how having a baby is going to affect her life on cam. I find it interesting to see how it's totally a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario. She posted about her struggle with deciding to keep the baby, and no matter what she does, there will be people critiquing her choices with respect to parenting. I hope the world is a little saner by the time I'm raising a child online.
2257 has caused a huge number of issues for so many people I know. People don't realize how far-reaching it is. I'm so glad that I'm doing what I do on cam as a Canadian rather than an American.
I publish my life online and it's something that does affect the lives of those around me. My sister in particular gets pretty weirded out by the cams and mostly tolerates them, but doesn't hesitate to mention how she will hold back with what she wears, how she sits, makes sure not to pick her nose, etc. But I'm pretty tolerant about those who are uncomfortable with it and try to make accommodations to make them feel more at home.
Wow dude, that's harsh. Guess you don't want to hear about my evening of setting up a new MythTV box and writing a custom Google Desktop plugin for the Twitter API then...
I was invited to speak specifically on integrating commonly available community features on a website, and not to be just another hardcore techie. I never proclaim to be Ellen Spertus or anything, but I'm quite pleased with the brain I have on my shoulders, thankyouverymuch.
I agree this is not a list I should be on (try telling that to the sweet but misguided fans who once stuck my photo in as the photo for "geek" in Wikipedia), but at least I'm a better fit than Paris freaking Hilton.
Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Performance Settings > Adjust for Best Performance. That gets rid of all the marshmallowy colours, fades, translucencies, and so on. Just my personal preference. Keep it configurable. Some people like the whiz bang effects (or more subtle ones) in their everyday computing, and that's fine as long as I'm not forced to endure it.
I gave it a try a month or so ago, but there was one major flaw that made it nearly useless to me -- it doesn't allow you to display by subject line, rather than by sender. The majority of email that I receive is from people I don't know, and showing me that I have a message from John Smith rather than the subject line is damn near useless. I don't remember them by the names, I remember them by the topics.
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I can only dream of achieving such subtlety! ;)
Shameless plug, I know, but I'll be speaking at NotACon on some of the more interesting aspects of the community I run, and other geeky pursuits. I'm betting this will be a huge opportunity to connect with others with similar interests.
I use Trillian, which logs all my IM conversations, and I can't tell you how many times I've looked up a URL from a year ago, or a friend's address, or some other bit of obscure information I might have passed on, but didn't think it was worth saving at the time.
I'll also be speaking in case anyone wants to see lil ol' me! I've never actually met Drew, or been to Cleveland. I'm definitely looking forward to this.
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