Category Archives: web
Faceboogers, sometimes you deserve what you have
Why protect people like this from themselves?
Link: Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity
Danah Boyd’s talk from this year’s SXSW. This part reminds me of times I’ve heard teachers think about deleting any trace of their lives online. Take, for example, your kid’s teacher. How public is she allowed to be online? Is … Continue reading
Delta lost a puppy
This is a sad story of a guy who brought his puppy, Paco, with him on a Delta flight only to land and be told the airline lost the dog. One hypothesis my brother has (he’s into planes/flying) is that … Continue reading
Facebook today is like Microsoft Project 2003
If I had to compare Facebook to anything, I would say that it is turning into Microsoft Project 2003. Microsoft Project 2003 was the project management tool for any serious project manger. It was more or less unrivaled by its … Continue reading
Link: Revenge Reviews
People brought up a great point the last time I complained about App Store customers—they’re all children. Not metaphorically, but literally. Most of these customers are kids with iPod Touches. So of course they act like children. Kids ruin the … Continue reading
About Government in Broadband
In response to a question asked in Information Week: Why is Sen. Chuck Schumer asking federal agencies for financial support to extend an upstate New York county’s fiber network into surrounding areas? The interstate highway system didn’t get built without … Continue reading
Link: The Facebook Question
Mark Barrett on quitting Facebook. Because I joined Facebook relatively late, and because I conduct most of my web conversations through this site — which I own clear title to — this decision is probably easier for me than it … Continue reading
Dollar Bill Redesigns Y’all
These conceptual new designs of American paper bills look excellent, I think. “Here are the main ideas in this design: Money and the color green are inextricably intertwined in American culture. I think it’d be a mistake to remove green … Continue reading
Last.fm abandons on-demand playback
Last.fm is getting rid of their on-demand playback system. They know what they’re good at. …Last.fm users are among the first to adopt new music technologies. Accordingly, many of these new services are now adding — or have already added … Continue reading
New RSS Software Are Really Google Reader Clients
Man, there are so many cool apps to read stuff on iPhones. Like Byline and Reeder. Both feature Google Reader integration with starring and sharing. On the Mac I usually go between Google Reader and NetNewsWire, although I’ve been with … Continue reading