markkat

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   by markkat 14y ago

   That's what I dislike most. It doesn't have the feeling of flow that you expect from a community-content site.
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   by markkat 14y ago

   http://hubski.com/ You choose who curates content for you. Posts are shared rather than voted on.
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   by markkat 14y ago

   Thanks, I did realize that, but thought to leave it, as I think it makes a point. I just added a bypass in the G+ post, however.
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   The web rabbit hole.(reddit.com)

   2 points by markkat 14y ago|2 comments
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   by markkat 14y ago

   Thanks.
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   by markkat 14y ago

   Can we really say that we are individuals interacting with each other, when those that we interact with are only facets themselves? http://bit.ly/P3zyl6
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   by markkat 14y ago

   Can we really say that we are individuals interacting with each other? When those that we interact with are only facets themselves? https://plus.google.com/u/0/107417838165139717795/posts/XDXa...
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   Space exploration is about us.(hubski.com)

   3 points by markkat 14y ago|0 comments
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   by markkat 14y ago

   A very good point. Ads are probably toxic to social media in most cases. And worse than the ads, are the advertisers, and what they want.
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    by markkat 14y ago

    Thanks. That's definitely some good advice, and stuff to think on. As a user I remember being initially taken aback by subreddits, but it was a brilliant move for those reasons. I'm already following r/michigan, but I'll check r/grandrapids
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    by markkat 14y ago

    Thanks for the response. I've always been impressed by the way you've busted ass for these sites and didn't let doing so turn you into a goof. I think as interested I am in what you did, I'd be just as interested in what you decided not to
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    by markkat 14y ago

    I never read advice books, but I think I'll make an exception here. If you have a moment, I'm curious, at what point did you feel that Reddit was starting to run on its own steam, and did it happen before or after you expected it to?
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    by markkat 14y ago

    This is the biggest caveat with community spaces. Although Redditors can subscribe to subreddits to customize their content, each subreddit remains a community space. IMO there isn't an alternative to heavy moderation when shared spaces are
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    by markkat 14y ago

    There is a timeout for those options.
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    by markkat 14y ago

    That reads like a MS press release.
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    by markkat 14y ago

    Be funded, or they generally don't give a damn. That seems to be their MO.
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    by markkat 15y ago

    To get most like HN: http://hubski.com/tag?id=programming
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    by markkat 15y ago

    Thanks! For those unfamiliar, you follow people and/or tags on Hubski, and instead of voting, you share articles with your followers.
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    by markkat 15y ago

    I'm not sure if it's a recommendation engine they need, but they do need a better way to find subreddits. IMO some sort of a map might work better than a rec engine. Or even just a quick way to see what subreddits another user subscribes to
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    by markkat 15y ago

    http://hubski.com/404 The house...
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    by markkat 15y ago

    I have been working at it with http://hubski.com . In short, you choose people to filter content for you based on what they post, and what they share. You in turn choose what to pass on to those who follow you. It's been working pretty wel
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    by markkat 15y ago

    Hardly a formula. But sure, even if you consider it to be one, it's not book worthy. It's common sense.
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    by markkat 15y ago

    Well, I am sure that some will disagree, but what I've seen, most of what is in self-help books is common sense, although the best wrap it in amusing or counter-intuitive anecdotes. I think self-help allows people to convince themselves tha
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    by markkat 15y ago

    This just crystalized something for me. I like to create stuff with people. Once I find that someone is thoughtful, reflective, or whatever you want to call it, I like to talk with them in a manner that prods the abstract. It now makes sens
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    by markkat 15y ago

    "I guarantee that I will add a strongly worded signing statement that will indicate that I do not wholly approve SOPA when I sign it." Sorry, but I have little faith that this administration will do the right thing. If Obama said what he wi
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    6 GOP co-sponsors ask Reid to cancel PIPA vote(opencongress.org)

    7 points by markkat 15y ago|0 comments
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    by markkat 15y ago

    Wouldn't a surgical mask and sunglasses do the same with less work? They have designer masks and sunglasses.
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    by markkat 15y ago

    Very nice job. I like the 'no need for more government' tack. This is the language that catches people's ears. If I don't understand the issue, my first impression in "Looks like the government is keeping these smart tech kids down." I thin
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    by markkat 15y ago

    Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August .
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    by markkat 15y ago

    Yes, Arc.