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Re: Scott Adams: FaceBook Killer

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Post by beza1e1 »

philwelch wrote: post #41
Judson wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is almost freaky when I go to type something I thought was obscure into the google search bar and it predicts what I am going to type after the first word. A less obscure example (but the only one I could think of) is when I type is "How to fix " and it correctly filled in "a leaky faucet". No context, but it guessed correctly.

It autocompletes the same thing for me. Leaky faucets are a common problem; I suspect this is a case of confirmation bias. Far spookier is the autocompletion for "a pair of pl".

how to fix -> ticking clicking sound in macbook pro unibody

Seems like the faucets are better here, but the macbooks are broken.

No suggestion for "a pair of pl".

Re: Scott Adams: FaceBook Killer

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Post by werthog »

m_myers wrote: post #35
portman wrote: post #5

Is there a reason why he intentionally mis-capitalizes "Facebook" to "FaceBook"? Scott Adams strikes me as a careful and fastidious writer; I'm wondering if there is an inside joke that I'm not getting.

From the comments: Why for heaven's sake are you writing "FaceBook" instead of "Facebook." I will assume you are not an avid user of this so-called "Book." [Ha! Busted. Indeed it is not practical for me to be on Facebook. I have corrected the spelling. -- Scott]

So I was right. And they downvoted me! FOOLS!

Re: Scott Adams: FaceBook Killer

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Post by philwelch »

beza1e1 wrote: post #51
philwelch wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It autocompletes the same thing for me. Leaky faucets are a common problem; I suspect this is a case of confirmation bias. Far spookier is the autocompletion for "a pair of pl".

how to fix -> ticking clicking sound in macbook pro unibody Seems like the faucets are better here, but the macbooks are broken. No suggestion for "a pair of pl".

Where I am, "a pair of pl" autocompletes to "a pair of pliers and a blowtorch", not just "a pair of pliers".

Re: Scott Adams: FaceBook Killer

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Post by stoney »

johnwatson11218 wrote: post #30
GavinB wrote: post #11

This is what Google does. What you search is becoming a better and better predictor of what you will do. Most searches are based on future plans, purchase, or interests. They even know your current and future locations if you use google maps for directions. If you use gmail, Google can tell that you just broke up with your girlfriend, or are graduating college. Sidenote: we don't "give away" this information. We exch…

I have thought about this idea of broadcasting my plans for a while now. Everybody is saying that google's adsense is the biggest breakthrough in advertising in years. Think about the potential of being able to register that you are thinking about buying a car and then only seeing car commercials. I'm not talking about just adsense on the right margin of webpages but even in your tv shows and radio programs on the wa…

The question is whether showing you adverts that you think you'd like to see is more or less effective than inferring what adverts you'd like to see based on your actions (you're reading a blog about gardening -> show gardening adverts,etc).

Re: Scott Adams: FaceBook Killer

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Post by petersalka »

Perfect timing.

Coincidentally, we have just launched an early version of a microblogging site called idlike.to which lets its users share their wishes, plans and goals.

We are working on a bunch of new features and our roadmap is quite similar to Scott's vision.

We don't see idlike.to as a Facebook killer (we'd like to take a different direction) but this post is definitely very encouraging.

http://www.idlike.to

Re: Scott Adams: FaceBook Killer

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Post by tim_iles »

philwelch wrote: post #53
beza1e1 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

how to fix -> ticking clicking sound in macbook pro unibody Seems like the faucets are better here, but the macbooks are broken. No suggestion for "a pair of pl".

Where I am, "a pair of pl" autocompletes to "a pair of pliers and a blowtorch", not just "a pair of pliers".

This is a quote from Pulp Fiction.
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