Comments on: Labor Day lazy short linkage roundup http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 03:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Seth E http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-5408 Seth E Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5408 I've said some, uh, not nice things about you guys before, but then you drop a link like the one of all the old photos and I remember exactly why I love you. Thanks. Be well. Hope it's not *too* hot Xeni... I’ve said some, uh, not nice things about you guys before, but then you drop a link like the one of all the old photos and I remember exactly why I love you. Thanks. Be well. Hope it’s not *too* hot Xeni…

]]> By: xadrian http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-5417 xadrian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5417 Quechup go me and I hate myself for it. It actually came from a friend who's known for promotion and social networking so it actually seemed on the level. I got suckered in to Ning just a few weeks ago. Stupid me. Problem is, it got my gmail list that has a group for an artists project and THAT just looks unprofessional. Hate as hot as a thousand suns. Quechup go me and I hate myself for it. It actually came from a friend who’s known for promotion and social networking so it actually seemed on the level. I got suckered in to Ning just a few weeks ago.

Stupid me.

Problem is, it got my gmail list that has a group for an artists project and THAT just looks unprofessional.

Hate as hot as a thousand suns.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-5682 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5682 Michael I was just thinking about torrentspy and Puerto Rico. For once european imperialist ignorance is to us islanders advantage bwahahaha. P.S. Be careful though, PR IS under US federal jurisprudence... Michael I was just thinking about torrentspy and Puerto Rico. For once european imperialist ignorance is to us islanders advantage bwahahaha.
P.S. Be careful though, PR IS under US federal jurisprudence…

]]> By: ckd http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-6195 ckd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-6195 Instead of buying microwave popcorn, I bought a Nordic Ware microwave popcorn popper. It's really basic: take the bowl, put in popcorn and optionally a little oil, then zap it. I then throw a little salt-free lemon pepper or something on it for flavor. Unpopped kernels are cheaper than the nuke-a-bags and don't need to be prepackaged with "rich butter-oid goodness" or the like. The bowl's less than $10, so the payback period isn't too long. Instead of buying microwave popcorn, I bought a Nordic Ware microwave popcorn popper. It’s really basic: take the bowl, put in popcorn and optionally a little oil, then zap it. I then throw a little salt-free lemon pepper or something on it for flavor.

Unpopped kernels are cheaper than the nuke-a-bags and don’t need to be prepackaged with “rich butter-oid goodness” or the like. The bowl’s less than $10, so the payback period isn’t too long.

]]> By: Michael http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-5457 Michael Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5457 On the Torrentspy thing -- apparently Torrentspy doesn't consider Puerto Rico part of the US, I can confirm from my undisclosed but southern location. Interesting. On the Torrentspy thing — apparently Torrentspy doesn’t consider Puerto Rico part of the US, I can confirm from my undisclosed but southern location.

Interesting.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-5719 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5719 First photo is Carol Orsini's (of game daily)wedding cake. -alex@neatorama First photo is Carol Orsini’s (of game daily)wedding cake.

-alex@neatorama

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-5469 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5469 <blockquote><i>"By the time you read this, there will probably be some news articles out about how evil they are. Until then, watch out."</i></blockquote>Umm, how exactly am I supposed to know to watch out before I read this?

“By the time you read this, there will probably be some news articles out about how evil they are. Until then, watch out.”

Umm, how exactly am I supposed to know to watch out before I read this?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-5471 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5471 "By the time you read this, there will probably be some news articles out about how evil they are. Until then, watch out." ... “By the time you read this, there will probably be some news articles out about how evil they are. Until then, watch out.”

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]]> By: Chris Covert http://boingboing.net/2007/09/03/labor-day-lazy-short.html#comment-5781 Chris Covert Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-5781 Quechup isn't the first SNS to use this scheme for increasing its userbase. Tagged.com is another site that caused frustrations to echo across blogs. They basically did/do the same thing. A previous commenter mentioned Ning, I imagine they do something similar. Facebook offers the same 'lend us your webmail login details and we'll search your address book' to search for new users. Certainly there are arguments in favor of making the process easier, but if username/password are the only credentials you have to verify that you are the owner of X account on Y webservice, it strikes me that this is at best an unsafe practice that is quickly gaining ground. Quechup isn’t the first SNS to use this scheme for increasing its userbase. Tagged.com is another site that caused frustrations to echo across blogs. They basically did/do the same thing.

A previous commenter mentioned Ning, I imagine they do something similar.

Facebook offers the same ‘lend us your webmail login details and we’ll search your address book’ to search for new users.

Certainly there are arguments in favor of making the process easier, but if username/password are the only credentials you have to verify that you are the owner of X account on Y webservice, it strikes me that this is at best an unsafe practice that is quickly gaining ground.

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