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People really got that upset over them knowing the name of the 100 millionth file? They're not going to look at the log anymore? I don't know how they operate o

People really got that upset over them knowing the name of the 100 millionth file? They're not going to look at the log anymore? I don't know how they operate on the server side of things but if no one is going to look at logs anymore then why have the log at all? I look up to 37Signals a lot but I think they were a little too apologetic this time. Why not apologize but explain that the log files tell you basically nothing about the contents of your files? How does anyone not make the connection between the cat joke and the file named cat.jpg? I mean, they even spelled it out in the original post! I'm not trying to be critical, I'm just kind of left wondering how something like this offended a single person. Weird.

tangus 15y ago
Keep in mind that the original post said "it was the picture of a cat". It implied they looked at the content of the file.
- billswift 15y ago
  No they didn't. They talked about how sharing pictures of cats was a running internet joke. All they said about that particular file was that it was named cat.jpg.
  - scott_s 15y ago
    From http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3076-i-heard-you-like-numbers http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3076-i-heard-you-like-numbers: And a Basecamp user uploaded the 100,000,000th file (It was a picture of a cat!) In the comments, they clarify that it was called cat.jpg, and that's how they knew it was a picture of a cat.
- billpatrianakos 15y ago
  Yeah, I remember that. But they also mentioned the file name too so it wasn't really a secret as to how they assumed what was in it. I very rarely go into conspiracy land but now I'm wondering where the uproar came from? Does anyone know who started this backlash? Was it a group or an individual? I ask because for a fleeting moment I wondered if a competitor took their original post and used it as an opportunity to knock 37Signals down a couple of notches. I may be totally off in the deep end with that thought, however.
  - rmc 15y ago
    But they also mentioned the file name too They only mentioned that it was from the filename in the comments. So initially at the start, it wasn't clear that's how they did it.

tangus 15y ago

Keep in mind that the original post said "it was the picture of a cat". It implied they looked at the content of the file.

billswift 15y ago
No they didn't. They talked about how sharing pictures of cats was a running internet joke. All they said about that particular file was that it was named cat.jpg.
- scott_s 15y ago
  From http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3076-i-heard-you-like-numbers http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3076-i-heard-you-like-numbers: And a Basecamp user uploaded the 100,000,000th file (It was a picture of a cat!) In the comments, they clarify that it was called cat.jpg, and that's how they knew it was a picture of a cat.
billpatrianakos 15y ago
Yeah, I remember that. But they also mentioned the file name too so it wasn't really a secret as to how they assumed what was in it. I very rarely go into conspiracy land but now I'm wondering where the uproar came from? Does anyone know who started this backlash? Was it a group or an individual? I ask because for a fleeting moment I wondered if a competitor took their original post and used it as an opportunity to knock 37Signals down a couple of notches. I may be totally off in the deep end with that thought, however.
- rmc 15y ago
  But they also mentioned the file name too They only mentioned that it was from the filename in the comments. So initially at the start, it wasn't clear that's how they did it.