Update:I just checked TagWorld, and they allow Javascript when you add a custom HTML section to your profile. I only tried this with the alert method, but I'm sure other things could be done by someone more creative.
Also, here's a link to another blog that discusses MySpace's ugly design.
Corante Web Hub
That brief blog entry asks if TagWorld's features such as the ability to tag everything and more storage space and customization, will "be enough to get people to switch from their social networking environment [MySpace]". I don't think so. Those features aren't useful if there isn't any good content. That's the problem with MySpace as well. Sure you can change the look of your profile and blog but does it really matter when you aren't creating any useful content?
I don't think so. If you read Paul Graham's Why Nerds are Unpopular essay, he says the "important thing about the real world is not that it's populated by adults, but that it's very large, and the things you do have real effects. That's what school, prison, and ladies-who-lunch all lack." I find this to be the case with social networking sites. They're just very large popularity contests, reminiscent of our highschool years.
Another disaster point for MySpace and TagWorld are the technical details. They recieve huge amounts of traffic and it's quite amazing they don't run any slower. TagWorld appears set to become notorious for long load times as more than 10 friends/fans' pictures are shown on a page, a GoogleMap loads, and many many pictures load. For example, the Postal Service has a page there and it took 13 seconds to load. That's just far too long. The HMV/Amazon website took less than 5 seconds.
The social networking aspects that these sites tout are nothing more than redundant email and forum systems. For example, MySpace has a classifieds part to their site. Why not just display Craigslist posts? Re-inventing the wheel is best done when a real improvement can be made such as the creation of Skype which works on everything (Linux, Mac and Windows) and has better VoIP quality. But in the case of these sites, they're wasting their time. If the site creators were smarter, they would make a deal with Flickr and move all image hosting there. If they were smarter, they would use an already existing forum package such as phpBB. If they were smarter, it'd mean this world is a dream world.
I'll end with this...
"They have no function for their form to follow." --Paul Graham
Myspace versus TagWorld
Update:I just checked TagWorld, and they allow Javascript when you add a custom HTML section to your profile. I only tried this with the alert method, but I'm sure other things could be done by someone more creative.
Also, here's a link to another blog that discusses MySpace's ugly design.
Corante Web Hub
That brief blog entry asks if TagWorld's features such as the ability to tag everything and more storage space and customization, will "be enough to get people to switch from their social networking environment [MySpace]". I don't think so. Those features aren't useful if there isn't any good content. That's the problem with MySpace as well. Sure you can change the look of your profile and blog but does it really matter when you aren't creating any useful content?
I don't think so. If you read Paul Graham's Why Nerds are Unpopular essay, he says the "important thing about the real world is not that it's populated by adults, but that it's very large, and the things you do have real effects. That's what school, prison, and ladies-who-lunch all lack." I find this to be the case with social networking sites. They're just very large popularity contests, reminiscent of our highschool years.
Another disaster point for MySpace and TagWorld are the technical details. They recieve huge amounts of traffic and it's quite amazing they don't run any slower. TagWorld appears set to become notorious for long load times as more than 10 friends/fans' pictures are shown on a page, a GoogleMap loads, and many many pictures load. For example, the Postal Service has a page there and it took 13 seconds to load. That's just far too long. The HMV/Amazon website took less than 5 seconds.
The social networking aspects that these sites tout are nothing more than redundant email and forum systems. For example, MySpace has a classifieds part to their site. Why not just display Craigslist posts? Re-inventing the wheel is best done when a real improvement can be made such as the creation of Skype which works on everything (Linux, Mac and Windows) and has better VoIP quality. But in the case of these sites, they're wasting their time. If the site creators were smarter, they would make a deal with Flickr and move all image hosting there. If they were smarter, they would use an already existing forum package such as phpBB. If they were smarter, it'd mean this world is a dream world.
I'll end with this...
"They have no function for their form to follow." --Paul Graham
Also, here's a link to another blog that discusses MySpace's ugly design.
Corante Web Hub
That brief blog entry asks if TagWorld's features such as the ability to tag everything and more storage space and customization, will "be enough to get people to switch from their social networking environment [MySpace]". I don't think so. Those features aren't useful if there isn't any good content. That's the problem with MySpace as well. Sure you can change the look of your profile and blog but does it really matter when you aren't creating any useful content?
I don't think so. If you read Paul Graham's Why Nerds are Unpopular essay, he says the "important thing about the real world is not that it's populated by adults, but that it's very large, and the things you do have real effects. That's what school, prison, and ladies-who-lunch all lack." I find this to be the case with social networking sites. They're just very large popularity contests, reminiscent of our highschool years.
Another disaster point for MySpace and TagWorld are the technical details. They recieve huge amounts of traffic and it's quite amazing they don't run any slower. TagWorld appears set to become notorious for long load times as more than 10 friends/fans' pictures are shown on a page, a GoogleMap loads, and many many pictures load. For example, the Postal Service has a page there and it took 13 seconds to load. That's just far too long. The HMV/Amazon website took less than 5 seconds.
The social networking aspects that these sites tout are nothing more than redundant email and forum systems. For example, MySpace has a classifieds part to their site. Why not just display Craigslist posts? Re-inventing the wheel is best done when a real improvement can be made such as the creation of Skype which works on everything (Linux, Mac and Windows) and has better VoIP quality. But in the case of these sites, they're wasting their time. If the site creators were smarter, they would make a deal with Flickr and move all image hosting there. If they were smarter, they would use an already existing forum package such as phpBB. If they were smarter, it'd mean this world is a dream world.
I'll end with this...
"They have no function for their form to follow." --Paul Graham
I'm such a geek sometimes.
Yep. I'm such a geek. I've named my computer Lucy. Great name I think. It's a reference to the movie Hackers, where one of the characters (Joey) has a computer he calls Lucy. It's great 'cause Joey was a script-kiddie of sorts, "hackin' across state lines". Next, I've ordered a wireless keyboard/mouse combo and a 256mb USB key. Can't wait to be in another room typing. Two more geeky things; I've downloaded more nerdcore/geek rap. Yes I know, it's sad, but damnit I actually understand the lyrics. Instead of rapping about things I've never done (blunts, bitches and 40s), they rap about things I get (athlon xp, spam, programming, etc). The final thing is: my project is on sourceforge and already has 50 downloads! Amazing! This project will be completed because it's required for another project. Ok, enough about that. Time to rant a bit.
I hate it how a lot of people are using the word geek. "omg! i'm such a geek! omg! so emo!" Friggin annoying when they aren't geeks. It's really misleading damnit. I want to know real geeks, not people thinking they're geeks because they sounded intelligent while their friends were hammered beyond belief.
Good night now.
I hate it how a lot of people are using the word geek. "omg! i'm such a geek! omg! so emo!" Friggin annoying when they aren't geeks. It's really misleading damnit. I want to know real geeks, not people thinking they're geeks because they sounded intelligent while their friends were hammered beyond belief.
- Choice Definitions of a Geek (thanks to Google's define):
- An intellectual who is bent on a particular profession; especially within the computer field. Social interests are deeply rooted in Sci-Fi. link
- Traditionally a term of derision, geek has come to have a more positive connotation in this computer age. Technically adept people now frequently refer to themselves as geeks, in a mixture of self-deprecation and pride. link
- To quote from The New Hacker’s Dictionary, a computer geek is “one who eats (computer) bugs for a living. One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hackers: an asocial, malodorous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all the personality of a cheese grater. Cannot be used by outsiders without implied insult to all hackers. A computer geek may be either a fundamentally clueless individual or a proto-hacker in larval stage. Also called ‘turbo nerd’ or ‘turbo geek. ... link
- The sort of person who would get really excited at the prospect of using a text editor on a 900 megahertz workstation to write out the definitions of technical terms. link
Good night now.
I'm such a geek sometimes.
Yep. I'm such a geek. I've named my computer Lucy. Great name I think. It's a reference to the movie Hackers, where one of the characters (Joey) has a computer he calls Lucy. It's great 'cause Joey was a script-kiddie of sorts, "hackin' across state lines". Next, I've ordered a wireless keyboard/mouse combo and a 256mb USB key. Can't wait to be in another room typing. Two more geeky things; I've downloaded more nerdcore/geek rap. Yes I know, it's sad, but damnit I actually understand the lyrics. Instead of rapping about things I've never done (blunts, bitches and 40s), they rap about things I get (athlon xp, spam, programming, etc). The final thing is: my project is on sourceforge and already has 50 downloads! Amazing! This project will be completed because it's required for another project. Ok, enough about that. Time to rant a bit.
I hate it how a lot of people are using the word geek. "omg! i'm such a geek! omg! so emo!" Friggin annoying when they aren't geeks. It's really misleading damnit. I want to know real geeks, not people thinking they're geeks because they sounded intelligent while their friends were hammered beyond belief.
Good night now.
I hate it how a lot of people are using the word geek. "omg! i'm such a geek! omg! so emo!" Friggin annoying when they aren't geeks. It's really misleading damnit. I want to know real geeks, not people thinking they're geeks because they sounded intelligent while their friends were hammered beyond belief.
- Choice Definitions of a Geek (thanks to Google's define):
- An intellectual who is bent on a particular profession; especially within the computer field. Social interests are deeply rooted in Sci-Fi. link
- Traditionally a term of derision, geek has come to have a more positive connotation in this computer age. Technically adept people now frequently refer to themselves as geeks, in a mixture of self-deprecation and pride. link
- To quote from The New Hacker’s Dictionary, a computer geek is “one who eats (computer) bugs for a living. One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hackers: an asocial, malodorous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all the personality of a cheese grater. Cannot be used by outsiders without implied insult to all hackers. A computer geek may be either a fundamentally clueless individual or a proto-hacker in larval stage. Also called ‘turbo nerd’ or ‘turbo geek. ... link
- The sort of person who would get really excited at the prospect of using a text editor on a 900 megahertz workstation to write out the definitions of technical terms. link
Good night now.
Google-Sun vs. Microsoft
If Sun won't use web-based Office, who will?
"The only decent implementation of a clientless Office application with a rich user interface I've ever seen is Microsoft Office delivered via Citrix or Terminal Services but even that was never too popular."One word: Pfft.
"Short of using Citrix, the only thing that would come close to delivering a decent client-less experience is Macromedia flash but coding such a beast is quite a challenge and it's much easier to implement something using screen push technology like Citrix."This is bullshit. What has most, if not all, of Google's webware been using? AJAX! Yes, that clean, cool combination of XML, Javascript and something else. And who says it has to be a bloated piece of crap? No not at all. Just conduct a few usability tests and see which functions are used the most. The rest? Kill them. Kill them all. Heh. There are already online text editors (Gmail, Hotmail html/text email editors). All you need to do is add just a few more features. And if using XML, you can create new tags and use the OpenOffice document format. The author didn't put enough thought into his post.
Google-Sun vs. Microsoft
If Sun won't use web-based Office, who will?
"The only decent implementation of a clientless Office application with a rich user interface I've ever seen is Microsoft Office delivered via Citrix or Terminal Services but even that was never too popular."One word: Pfft.
"Short of using Citrix, the only thing that would come close to delivering a decent client-less experience is Macromedia flash but coding such a beast is quite a challenge and it's much easier to implement something using screen push technology like Citrix."This is bullshit. What has most, if not all, of Google's webware been using? AJAX! Yes, that clean, cool combination of XML, Javascript and something else. And who says it has to be a bloated piece of crap? No not at all. Just conduct a few usability tests and see which functions are used the most. The rest? Kill them. Kill them all. Heh. There are already online text editors (Gmail, Hotmail html/text email editors). All you need to do is add just a few more features. And if using XML, you can create new tags and use the OpenOffice document format. The author didn't put enough thought into his post.
Let's Get Our Hate On: Anime
Everyone ready for the hate? Today we'll be hating on Anime. Oh yes, mwhahaha...And here are a few links to anime haters. I love those sites actually. They embody some of my feelings towards anime. Anyway, I won't repeat what's already been said, so just *click click* and laugh a bit.
Jory on this forum puts it best:
Stay tuned for the next installment of Let's Get Our Hate On. I think I'll be getting together some Emo Sucks links together. Or maybe, just maybe, something anti-stupid-computer-lusers.
- Links
- I Hate Anime Fans
- Anime Sucks!
- So You Want To Learn Japanese...(Just added)
- Anime Sucks Clothing from CafePress
- "Anime Sucks" Googled
The vast majority of anime geeks will only watch 'fan-subbed' stuff because obviously, shit that isn't in Japanese is un-American. I'm not a Nazi, but I play one on TV when geeks pelt me with their hypocrisy. Some fag called "Sorata-kun" (You aren't allowed in the japanophile club if your name is Bob) says to me, "Oh, boo hoo, I am Christian and I follow the cross and I follow all laws, you people who download mp3s are evil, Satan is going to assrape you, blaa blah." All the while he is trading his illegally stolen, illegally fansubbed, and illegally distributed anime. Hey geekboy, which part of the Berne Convention are you not understanding?I couldn't have put it better myself. Illegally fansubbed I disagree with because all it's an overlay and doesn't modify the content...Actually, I'm just going over the Berne Convention right now, and Article 8 states that, "Authors of literary and artistic works protected by this Convention shall enjoy the exclusive right of making and of authorizing the translation of their works throughout the term of protection of their rights in the original works." So maybe fansubs are illegal.
Jory on this forum puts it best:
I can't understand people who spend three or four hours a day, every day, watching characters with no faces and weak surface personalities talk in pygmy-voices and giggle. Not when there's a library in this town.
Stay tuned for the next installment of Let's Get Our Hate On. I think I'll be getting together some Emo Sucks links together. Or maybe, just maybe, something anti-stupid-computer-lusers.
Let's Get Our Hate On: Anime
Everyone ready for the hate? Today we'll be hating on Anime. Oh yes, mwhahaha...And here are a few links to anime haters. I love those sites actually. They embody some of my feelings towards anime. Anyway, I won't repeat what's already been said, so just *click click* and laugh a bit.
Jory on this forum puts it best:
Stay tuned for the next installment of Let's Get Our Hate On. I think I'll be getting together some Emo Sucks links together. Or maybe, just maybe, something anti-stupid-computer-lusers.
- Links
- I Hate Anime Fans
- Anime Sucks!
- So You Want To Learn Japanese...(Just added)
- Anime Sucks Clothing from CafePress
- "Anime Sucks" Googled
The vast majority of anime geeks will only watch 'fan-subbed' stuff because obviously, shit that isn't in Japanese is un-American. I'm not a Nazi, but I play one on TV when geeks pelt me with their hypocrisy. Some fag called "Sorata-kun" (You aren't allowed in the japanophile club if your name is Bob) says to me, "Oh, boo hoo, I am Christian and I follow the cross and I follow all laws, you people who download mp3s are evil, Satan is going to assrape you, blaa blah." All the while he is trading his illegally stolen, illegally fansubbed, and illegally distributed anime. Hey geekboy, which part of the Berne Convention are you not understanding?I couldn't have put it better myself. Illegally fansubbed I disagree with because all it's an overlay and doesn't modify the content...Actually, I'm just going over the Berne Convention right now, and Article 8 states that, "Authors of literary and artistic works protected by this Convention shall enjoy the exclusive right of making and of authorizing the translation of their works throughout the term of protection of their rights in the original works." So maybe fansubs are illegal.
Jory on this forum puts it best:
I can't understand people who spend three or four hours a day, every day, watching characters with no faces and weak surface personalities talk in pygmy-voices and giggle. Not when there's a library in this town.
Stay tuned for the next installment of Let's Get Our Hate On. I think I'll be getting together some Emo Sucks links together. Or maybe, just maybe, something anti-stupid-computer-lusers.
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