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by aiiane 12y ago
Vic did, in fact, approve this change well before he left. (It wasn't just an overnight switch flip, hence why it took a while to actually go live - policy documents have to be rewritten and approved, ux flows have to be modified, etc.
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by aiiane 12y ago
FWIW - the Real Names policy was never about providing Google with your name. It was about the name that was displayed to others. I was never a supporter of the real names policy, but I can still understand the motivations behind it - even
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by aiiane 12y ago
For the single-column layout, https://userstyles.org/styles/87624 can help. (Though I get it - it's not a built-in thing, which reduces the value.)
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by aiiane 12y ago
I'm happy at least someone noticed that. It's not an easy sell to any communications person anywhere in the industry. :)
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by aiiane 12y ago
Yes. It will be rendered in G+ as a mononym.
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by aiiane 12y ago
It's still possible to change your mind. Also, some things to consider: (a) Yonatan is the tech lead for G+. This is something he would be an authority on. (b) I also work for Google, have no particular reason to be loyal to Vic [I&#x2
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by aiiane 12y ago
Heh, I use a custom Stylish rule for it to widen posts. https://userstyles.org/styles/87624/wider-posts-on-google-pl...
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by aiiane 12y ago
A significant portion of disgruntled users disliked the pseudonym policy itself, either due to its direct effect on them, or its indirect effect on them due to its effect on one or more of their friends.
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by aiiane 12y ago
FWIW, this policy change was in the works long before Vic left (and Vic was the one who initially approved it). G+ hasn't been given up on.
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by aiiane 12y ago
You can be "Ben". https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1228271 Enter a '.' as the last name to use a mononym.
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by aiiane 12y ago
That's a whole other can of worms. :) At least mononyms are supported (by entering a '.' in the last name field).
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by aiiane 12y ago
Longer. Edited to add: Yonatan also mentions in a comment on the official post that "Vic was 100% involved in the process and approved the whole thing months ago." I can vouch that this is the truth.
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by aiiane 12y ago
Chrome Profiles is almost that, except without the built-in Tor.
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by aiiane 12y ago
This becomes exceedingly complex (and unintuitive enough that it's likely to cause more problems than it solves) which you consider overlapping circle membership.
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by aiiane 12y ago
Normally most outgoing links that are meant to be private are bounced through a redirection that results in the referrer being a generic Google redirection page. That's probably the solution that was applied here.
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by aiiane 12y ago
Hence why they go after the "racketeers" - the one facilitating it in an organized way.
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by aiiane 12y ago
Yeah. The real solution to parking in SF is to have fewer people driving, which would involve improving the public transit options.
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by aiiane 12y ago
For those saying that the parent comment is crazy, or not applicable to "real businesses" - nearly every production push at Google is done during the normal workday hours of the respective development team (which means most of the
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Women Who Choose Computer Science – What Really Matters(static.googleusercontent.com)
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by aiiane 12y ago
They might have been pointing out that 13-year-old you in the US may very well make more than an adult in India.
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by aiiane 12y ago
Yeah, I found it a bit odd the specific selections of both CEOs and companies named - especially given that the CEOs in the headline, the named companies in the article, and the named CEOs in the article are all different sets.
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by aiiane 12y ago
What a wonderful strawman.
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by aiiane 12y ago
"date" and service status don't typically require root.
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by aiiane 12y ago
I wonder if the marketing copy of this is inherently biasing it away from women. This isn't to say that there aren't plenty of women who like to "crush foes" - but societal norms are definitely still in the realm of asso
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by aiiane 12y ago
> Custom CodeCombat Wizard (est. $500 value) Really?
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by aiiane 12y ago
> Matt, given your high profile job and your authority at Google, asking people directly whether there's any truth to this post or not will not reveal the truth. Actually, that's a damn good way to get the truth at Google.
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by aiiane 13y ago
Yep. AppEngine is a platform, not a pure infrastructure offering. GCE is the pure infra offering.
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by aiiane 13y ago
Yeah, Chrome user profiles are awesome. I've been using them basically forever; they're the most robust solution I've found for using multiple accounts on a given service (e.g. Google account).
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by aiiane 13y ago
A lot of people don't want to spend the time to set up filters. Not everyone who uses GMail is a HN user.
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by aiiane 13y ago
Scroogled!

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