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jsilence
14y ago
I'd like to know how they compare to goldcaps.
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jsilence
14y ago
Reminds me of peercast. Which seems to be quite dead, unfortunately. In you FAQ it says it is cross platform, but there is only Windows software on the download page.
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jsilence
14y ago
Think Sea Sheperd.
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14y ago
Well, in a decentralized social network you'd have to make sure the tentpole you are living under is able to hold the weight. This is decentralized. In my expectation this network is not about a few celebs having millions of followers. I'd
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jsilence
14y ago
Maybe you should get in touch with the OpenSocial movement: http://www.opensocial.org/ Combine forces.
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14y ago
" Let people store their own data, and offer API endpoints giving facebook, twitter, etc access." That is the goal of unhosted. http://unhosted.org/ I really whish their RemoteStorage protocol would gain traction. The locker project is he
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jsilence
14y ago
KNX and other open standards of home automation are supported. So, yes.
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14y ago
I'd like to add a pointer to OpenHAB, which has been released in Version 1.0.0 some days ago. It is an open source Home Automation Bus (HAB). https://code.google.com/p/openhab/
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14y ago
Gary Larson thought it's a good thing: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/alanganes/HSM_Board/B... SCNR
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14y ago
They could have simply chosen XMPP with OTR.
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14y ago
But who is keeping app.net from doing the same thing once they killed Twitter and reached a size where they can say: Thanks for all your friends, now get off of our platform. We need open protocols and a decentralized social network where w
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14y ago
Homoepaths even suggest H2O carries infinite memory of stuff that has been dissolved in it. Careful. Trojans.
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14y ago
Actually you are free to sell an exact copy of shoes or other clothing als long as you don't copy the trademark logo. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/johanna_blakley_lessons_fro...
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jsilence
14y ago
Rocks!
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14y ago
This hurts regarding the history of IMDB which had large portions contributed by volunteers in the early days: "Users were invited to contribute data which they may have collected and verified, on a volunteer basis, which greatly increased
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jsilence
14y ago
The embarassment lies in the 'twice'. How difficult can it be to design a voting system that is coherent with our most fundamental law?
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14y ago
Entschuldigung. :-/
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14y ago
"Socially that's also reflected education where everyone has a chance, irrespective of you parents income" Unfortunately exactly the opposite is true.
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14y ago
Interresting read. The inside perspective from within Germany is different. Yes the Mittelstand is the backbone of our economy, but it is also the majority that thinks it is being f*cked over a lot by government decision which favor big com
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jsilence
14y ago
The captcha 'arms race' will continue until reCapcha can not distinguish any more between the bot and a human. Turing test passed. ;-)
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14y ago
If you use an API, you are bound to the decisions of the one single entity that is making the API available. An open protocol on the other hand can be implemented by anyone who is willing to provide the service. An API is an indicator for a
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14y ago
Thats why we need protocols and not APIs.
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14y ago
during the finals of the european foosball tournament german legislation passed a law that allows the registration bureaus to sell your data to third parties. how long before they sell our biometric ready passport picture to fb along with o
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14y ago
What happend to Freenet and I2P? They aren't dead, are they?
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14y ago
emacs 24.1 has just been released.
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14y ago
I can relate. Ever so often I think about how effortless my life is. Someone picked the coffee beans. Someone fed a cow. Someone roasted te beans. Someone drove a truck. Someon build a factory where the beans are made into instant coffee. A
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14y ago
This shows the difference between an API and a protocol. You are at the sole discretion of the company whose API you are using. Different cloud storage provider, different API. I wish they all started using the remoteStorage protocol. http
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14y ago
I often see systematic scans for phpmyadmin installations in my weblogs. phpmyadmin has had a series of security issues. New software, new bugs. I am not very confident that the bike developers will have an eye on security, since there are
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14y ago
If only other social networks started using distributed social protocols like OpenID, Activity.streams, Salmon, OAuth, FOAF. Don't crave for a nicer walled garden. Instead start tearing down the walls.
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jsilence
14y ago
You should escalate that up at 4Chan!
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