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by al_james 16y ago
All they need to add is the ability to star (or favourite) a friend. Then you can view just your newsfeed from your favourite friends. Perfect.
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by al_james 16y ago
I should imagine google, having access to a 'quite' large web index, would know if hiding the http/https would break the Internet for the majority of web users. I am guessing this actually only happens in a very few edge cases, and those ed
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by al_james 16y ago
Really? Why? Users should rely on the browser indicating a secure site via a padlock or some other indicator. I would imagine most real users would not know the difference between http and https to asking them to base their security decisio
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by al_james 16y ago
I think its more likely that they realise most people don't understand what the http/https bit is all about, so its much simpler if you ignore it altogether. I honestly think http/https should beside the point. Websites should transparently
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by al_james 16y ago
I honestly think the first example is a feature not a problem (its a good thing!) and the second is an edge case that will never happen to the vast majority of web users. Whereas hiding the http/https prefix simplifies the web browsing expe
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by al_james 16y ago
Ok, so digest authentication is safe against this new firefox extension? If so, why don't facebook et al. switch to digest based authentication? Surely its better than unencrypted cookie based logins. Is it just that its ugly (the browser l
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by al_james 16y ago
If you have a website that respondes to HTTPS traffic and not HTTP traffic, and you are targeting everyday Internet users, you don't deserve traffic! Most people dont understand the difference between the cryptic labels HTTP and HTTPS. Why
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by al_james 16y ago
What does this mean for HTTP basic authentication? How about digest access authentication?
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by al_james 16y ago
It might not be the best solution for geeks, but Apple is serious about smooth user experience. I might not mind a few bugs in the software I download, but it will confuse/frustrate the hell out of Mr Average Joe.
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by al_james 16y ago
Its about time this happened really. Its an obvious idea, and could potentially be a great user experience. I bet Microsoft have their own within a year.
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by al_james 16y ago
If facebook had used the verb 'follow' or 'subscribe' to friends, it would be nowhere the size it is now. People would not get it.
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by al_james 16y ago
Saying "Streams are built out of subscriptions ('following'), not 'friendship'" is something twitter got right over facebook is totally missing the point. Facebook is about real (meat-space) friends, not random geeky egomaniacs like on tw
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by al_james 16y ago
A classic work.
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by al_james 16y ago
Assuming they still use ASCII (or an ASCII extended character set) in those days.
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by al_james 16y ago
Yes I agree. My point is that just being a intrest graph service limits the service to the early adopter tech crowd. Facebook are in a much stronger position as (normal) people are there already with their friends, and they can grab the i
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by al_james 16y ago
The author argues that the 'interest graph' is more commercial than the 'real friends graph'. True. However its clear to me that the 'real friends graph' is much more useful to real people. Facebook's 'real friends graph' is a useful tool,
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by al_james 16y ago
Ummm... Where do you keep your money? Under your bed?
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by al_james 16y ago
As someone else pointed out, this site exists: http://endsoftpatents.org/ Does that cover your idea?
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by al_james 16y ago
>>he technology is trivial but getting traction with such a website, bringing it to the attention of major blogs and news outlets is the main work to be done. Like always! ;) A more pressing question is: Is there any possible legal
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by al_james 16y ago
Thats actually a good idea. What would be the requirements? It might be an interesting weekend project for me!
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by al_james 16y ago
Yes, its amazing how many people confuse 'making a profit' with 'working for free and not losing money'.
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by al_james 16y ago
I can't help thinking this is the future. Like it or not, taking real peoples 'likes' and 'dislikes' into the search algorithm will significantly reduce the SEO spam overload problem that is plaguing google. Its been said many times on HN t
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by al_james 16y ago
Everyone's mileage will vary. Depending on audience, not supporting IE 6/7/8 may not be an option. Period.
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by al_james 16y ago
So, if anyone reading this has a Prius and lives in SF, just bolt a metal bracket and a food blender to the roof and people will take videos of you as well!
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by al_james 16y ago
No reason except that, unless your blog is aimed at the early adopter crowd, people would go "chrome what?" and go away.
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by al_james 16y ago
Er. That must have been one hell of a slow site to start with. I am evaluating cloudflare at the moment. No noticeable change in any user retention stats. No real noticeable change in site speed either.
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by al_james 16y ago
I do find myself getting frustrated with some of the search results. However, there is really no other option. 'Up and coming' search engines like DDG are good, but only for certain search types.
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by al_james 16y ago
Web design is 95% Typography to typophiles, 95% graphic design to graphic designers, 95% usability to UX experts. In short, people look at and notice what they are interested in, but to the average punter each of these things makes a much s
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by al_james 16y ago
If you don't want your photo taken, or the possibility of it showing online, don't go outside!
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by al_james 16y ago
I think you will find thats the case unless someone hotlinks the image. Facebook permissions work at the level of the page showing the image, not on the image file itself.

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