Comments for Sliced Thin

Comment on Emotions, not money, make the world go round by Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:54:47 +0000

You are right about how tools like Facebook and Twitter actually work. It bothers me when people say things like “Twitter sparked the revolution in Egypt.” That is silly. The people who happened to be socializing with aid from tools like Twitter sparked the revolution. It was the people protesting in the streets, not people in the West tweeting about Egypt.

Comment on Correctional Reality TV by Rob

Rob — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:51:19 +0000

I avoid reality TV for this very reason. There is nothing to gain from it.

Comment on Hobo Soup for the Junkyard Soul by James

James — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:21:19 +0000

An interesting comparison to make. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear Hobo Soup is a single person gathering the bits of actually useful code he can find, and combining it into a single entity. You go the other way, saying that each contributor adds a bit to the soup. I think both approaches yield interesting thought.

Comment on MGM Presents… by Greg Philbrick

Greg Philbrick — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:52:58 +0000

Your analogy naturally begs the question: What does maturity mean for the Internet? What is the last stage of the life cycle? Will the relative goodwill of the early years ever come back, or will maturation of the Net mark its complete extinction?

Comment on MGM Presents… by Kiersten

Kiersten — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:06:17 +0000

I really like your network analogy. (Although, I hope networks don’t develop alzheimer’s when they get old.) Even with technology in general, devices get old and seem too slow when new generations of technology come of age.

Comment on Social Networks now Create a new Government by Jon

Jon — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:54:52 +0000

Very interesting perspective. Most social media started as just a way to communicate but has taken a dramatic step towards organizing the masses. Most people aren’t terribly worried about posting a comment on their facebook or twitter about their personal opinion. As they discover that dozens or maybe even hundreds of people agree with them, a group is formed. The larger the group, the more power and resources that are collected.

Comment on The Golden Touch by Robert Canady

Robert Canady — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:05:22 +0000

I agree that closed architectures will eventually lead to problems, but at this point, Apple has a strong hold on this market. In the long run, Apple’s golden hand will probably be more than enough to keep a hold on that market, even with all of its competitors. Well, at least until Steve Jobs is gone, that is.

Comment on Thus saith the lord… by dchw

dchw — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:12:27 +0000

Here is what Google will do:

1) Convert all of YouTube to their new VP8 codec.
2) Tweak Googlebot to favor webpages that use the VP8 codec, and disadvantage the sites who use the H.264 codec.

There are other things that Google can do, al of which seem reminiscent of when God smote the Israelites in the wilderness: this will not end in a orderly fashion. There will be casualties.