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Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by moadeel »

billpatrianakos wrote: post #27
smacktoward wrote: post #15

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> Uploading your address book to an app is different than posting it publicly because people trust Path their their data. Are you sure about this? Has every Path user really reviewed Path's data security policies and deemed them satisfactory? Do Path users even have access to that information? And if they did, would most of them be in any position to evaluate it knowledgeably? Or isn't it more likely that they trust…

I'd argue that ven if they read the security policy they wouldn't understand it anyway. When you're surrounded by hackers it's easy to think everyone has some basic understanding of computers but in reality most people are lucky if they know how print a damn Word document. This really is a false comparison. Accessing an address book for the app's use only and accessing the address book for public publishing are so fa…

Amen to that. I couldn't have said it any better. I have been arguing the same thing - history of the web and these companies have been a pretty clean one.

Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by moadeel »

methoddk wrote: post #58
moadeel wrote: post #12

This is apples to oranges. Most users, use applications because they find about it from trusted sources. They are more interested in just using the application and moving on. Users have shown time and again that as long as the source is trusted (friends, media, overhyping blogs) then they leave it up to the company to make sure their data is private . Calling to a challenge of posting everything to public is misstati…

So it's okay that Twitter, Facebook, Path, etc, all have my contact list and possibly more? The point isn't that users trust they are keeping the data safe, its that they took it without asking up front. Those apps may be out to make its users lives easier, but I would like to know when they are taking my personal data and keeping it for 18 months in an archive Either way, TC was/is lame. PandoDaily is too.

It is not okay in the legal sense. But it has been given a green light far too many times by tacit approval of the users who could care less so long as the info is not leaked.

Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by [deleted] »

AznHisoka wrote: post #36
cheald wrote: post #28

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Hint: scripting.com has a better pagerank than PandoDaily. He's the guy who practically invented blogging.

again, that doesn't matter. Even after knowing who he is now, trivial content is still trivial content. And he might've invented something, but blogging most definitely isn't it. Blogging was going to be come about inevitably once someone invented the internet - that was the hard part. Blogging is just an extension of people expressing themselves.

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Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by jerhewet »

athesis wrote: post #55
jerhewet wrote: post #47

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And, if I might be so bold: Technology != Consumer-Oriented Devices Edit (before the downvotes hammer this comment into oblivion): The subject here is "tech journalism". I don't consider puff pieces about smartphones, MP3 players, your cell carrier, or anything else related to consumer-grade products to be "tech journalism". I've pretty much stopped listening to "tech podcasts" and subscribing to "tech magazines" bec…

Which tech magazines do you read and recommend?

Maximum PC. Hands down the absolute best computer tech magazine on the market. Also highly recommend "This Week In Computer Hardware" (http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-computer-hardware) for a tech-related podcast.

I've stopped listening to "Buzz Out Loud" because of its wall-to-wall smartphone coverage. And I'm about to give up on "This Week In Tech" (along with four or five other podcasts) for the same reason.

Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by jerhewet »

michael_fine wrote: post #57
jerhewet wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And, if I might be so bold: Technology != Consumer-Oriented Devices Edit (before the downvotes hammer this comment into oblivion): The subject here is "tech journalism". I don't consider puff pieces about smartphones, MP3 players, your cell carrier, or anything else related to consumer-grade products to be "tech journalism". I've pretty much stopped listening to "tech podcasts" and subscribing to "tech magazines" bec…

What do you look for in a tech magazine?

First and foremost I want a dead-tree version of the magazine. Call me old-fashioned (and old, for that matter), but I like paper. I've tried the Nook and the Kindle, but they're just not my cuppa.

Second, I want real technology news. I don't want to read anything about smartphones, or cameras, or tablets, or gaming / gaming consoles (my favorite magazine, Maximum PC, does waste too much space on gaming for my tastes), or MP3 players.

Bottom line is that I don't want to be "entertained" by any magazine or podcast. I want to learn something.

EDIT (belated): Always in the market for tech magazine and tech podcast recommendations if anyone has some!

Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by damptrousers »

cheald wrote: post #28
AznHisoka wrote: post #23

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why does that matter? I'm judging the content of the article, and it's just accusing another blog of something, just drama.. no valuable content here. just pointless, trivial drama looking for an ego boost.

Hint: scripting.com has a better pagerank than PandoDaily. He's the guy who practically invented blogging.

Oh god. Stop with the hero worship. The guy is a verified lunatic living off a legacy that he helped build. If you'd stop kissing his ass for one minute you might see what a whacko he's become.

Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by damptrousers »

cheald wrote: post #28
AznHisoka wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why does that matter? I'm judging the content of the article, and it's just accusing another blog of something, just drama.. no valuable content here. just pointless, trivial drama looking for an ego boost.

Hint: scripting.com has a better pagerank than PandoDaily. He's the guy who practically invented blogging.

Oh god. Stop with the hero worship. The guy is a verified lunatic living off a legacy that he helped build. If you'd stop kissing his ass for one minute you might see what a whacko he's become.

Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by jerhewet »

codemac wrote: post #59
jerhewet wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And, if I might be so bold: Technology != Consumer-Oriented Devices Edit (before the downvotes hammer this comment into oblivion): The subject here is "tech journalism". I don't consider puff pieces about smartphones, MP3 players, your cell carrier, or anything else related to consumer-grade products to be "tech journalism". I've pretty much stopped listening to "tech podcasts" and subscribing to "tech magazines" bec…

usenix ;login: 4 life.

Very nice! Off to spend some money!

Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by cheald »

damptrousers wrote: post #66
cheald wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hint: scripting.com has a better pagerank than PandoDaily. He's the guy who practically invented blogging.

Oh god. Stop with the hero worship. The guy is a verified lunatic living off a legacy that he helped build. If you'd stop kissing his ass for one minute you might see what a whacko he's become.

I'm not involved in any hero worship at all. I'm saying that it's downright ridiculous to accuse Dave Winer of making a popularity play.

Re: An open challenge to PandoDaily

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Post by michael_fine »

jerhewet wrote: post #65
michael_fine wrote: post #57

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What do you look for in a tech magazine?

First and foremost I want a dead-tree version of the magazine. Call me old-fashioned (and old, for that matter), but I like paper. I've tried the Nook and the Kindle, but they're just not my cuppa. Second, I want real technology news. I don't want to read anything about smartphones, or cameras, or tablets, or gaming / gaming consoles (my favorite magazine, Maximum PC, does waste too much space on gaming for my tastes…

Have you looked at ArsTechnica or Anandtech? They're always really high queality, editorial base journalism
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