Love, Internet Style

#1

Post by dmoney » Fri, Dec 12, 2008, 4:15 AM UTC

Re: Love, Internet Style

#2

Post by sidsavara » Fri, Dec 12, 2008, 4:23 AM UTC

This is actually a really great discussion on community support for software development versus "corporate" support, using a really interesting metaphor of a japanese shrine.

I enjoyed the video and am voting it up, but I think you should change the title, because I was expecting some cheesy dating video...

..I know, what does that say about me, that THINKING that, I still clicked through...

Perhaps add to the end of it - The Longevity of FOSS.

Re: Love, Internet Style

#3

Post by noelchurchill » Fri, Dec 12, 2008, 5:31 AM UTC

sidsavara wrote: post #2

This is actually a really great discussion on community support for software development versus "corporate" support, using a really interesting metaphor of a japanese shrine. I enjoyed the video and am voting it up, but I think you should change the title, because I was expecting some cheesy dating video... ..I know, what does that say about me, that THINKING that, I still clicked through... Perhaps add to the end of…

I agree, this video was a lot better than I was expecting.

Re: Love, Internet Style

#4

Post by peregrine » Fri, Dec 12, 2008, 5:55 AM UTC

I should send this to people at work, probably call me gay. :)

Re: Love, Internet Style

#5

Post by tremendo » Fri, Dec 12, 2008, 7:01 AM UTC

sidsavara wrote: post #2

This is actually a really great discussion on community support for software development versus "corporate" support, using a really interesting metaphor of a japanese shrine. I enjoyed the video and am voting it up, but I think you should change the title, because I was expecting some cheesy dating video... ..I know, what does that say about me, that THINKING that, I still clicked through... Perhaps add to the end of…

+1. By title alone I would have never cared. Only because it's here in HN did I click through to these comments and based on yours I decided to actually watch the video.

It's a 9 min talk by Clay Shirky basically praising the hacker spirit.

Re: Love, Internet Style

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Post by kwamenum86 » Fri, Dec 12, 2008, 7:16 AM UTC

These types of post are the reason I spend hours on HN. It is variable reinforcement really- the really great posts come at pseudo random intervals (make n a random number and assume you hit a great post after n clicks, then reset n). And then you become addicted.

I just hit n. I can finally go to sleep.