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1 month ago
in MongoDB - Ruby friendly document storage that doesn't rhyme with ouch on Locomotivation
Err, link that doesn't get munged:
http://bit.ly/10qcue
http://bit.ly/10qcue
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Chris McCroskey
I am very offended at your use of the word "munged" which means drunk or wasted (at least in some languages). For you to infer that the link you posted is either an alcoholic or drug addict is highly offensive and I refuse to read that comment again.
1 month ago
in MongoDB - Ruby friendly document storage that doesn't rhyme with ouch on Locomotivation
I'm incredibly offended as well, but only because Wynn didn't bother to make any Ming the Merciless jokes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_(planet)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_(planet)
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1 month ago
in Twitter, @replies and Multicasting on Brian Roy's Blog
This isn't what the problem was at all. If some person I don't follow tweets about someone I follow, I'm not going to see that. If I follow @scobleizer and you (who I don't follow) tweet about @scobleizer, I would never see your tweet, no matter what my setting was. Twitter never did that, and probably never will.
The "show me all replies" checkbox was for viewing @replies from people I do follow directed at people I don't follow. So it's trimming @replies from people you already follow.
http://twittercism.com/all-replies/
The "show me all replies" checkbox was for viewing @replies from people I do follow directed at people I don't follow. So it's trimming @replies from people you already follow.
http://twittercism.com/all-replies/
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briantroy
Not entirely sure that is the case (per the post you cited and others):
'Williams explained how this was now an important part of the network and went on to mention that 98 per cent of Twitter users left their replies on the ‘default’ setting - that is, they only saw @ replies to the people they are following."
That being said... I may have this wrong in terms of who sees what based on an @ reply... but the issue of multicast in highly scalable real-time systems remains the same.
If I do have this wrong I'll update the post (once I can be sure). Part of my confusion is I never had All @ Replies turned on.
'Williams explained how this was now an important part of the network and went on to mention that 98 per cent of Twitter users left their replies on the ‘default’ setting - that is, they only saw @ replies to the people they are following."
That being said... I may have this wrong in terms of who sees what based on an @ reply... but the issue of multicast in highly scalable real-time systems remains the same.
If I do have this wrong I'll update the post (once I can be sure). Part of my confusion is I never had All @ Replies turned on.
11 months ago
in Democrats, Heads UP! The GOP is riding the Twitter train outa town on Bang the Drum
The reason Democrats haven't engaged Twitter is because they've got that constituency locked up. Twitter users like us are essentially the creative class: well-educated, upper-middle class, hyper-connected, politically progressive, and socially conscientious. We're voting for them in November, and that's that.
Yes, Republicans have been making a big commotion on Twitter recently, and their efforts are to be commended. But Twitter is the ultimate echo chamber. There's a few dozen of them making all this noise. And because conversation on Twitter never affects anyone not on Twitter (read: 99.9% of the American population), it's not that big of a deal.
Maybe Twitter will one day gain mass appeal (like email), and yes, Republicans may have a head start. But campaigns are about smartly allocating limited resources (yes, even the Obama campaign has limited resources), and Twitter just doesn't have the public mindshare that those of us who actively use Twitter may think it does.
Yes, Republicans have been making a big commotion on Twitter recently, and their efforts are to be commended. But Twitter is the ultimate echo chamber. There's a few dozen of them making all this noise. And because conversation on Twitter never affects anyone not on Twitter (read: 99.9% of the American population), it's not that big of a deal.
Maybe Twitter will one day gain mass appeal (like email), and yes, Republicans may have a head start. But campaigns are about smartly allocating limited resources (yes, even the Obama campaign has limited resources), and Twitter just doesn't have the public mindshare that those of us who actively use Twitter may think it does.
1 reply
Karoli
Oh, and one other thing. Democrats don't have the election locked up.
That's what you're missing here. There are lots of independents out
on the network who remain unconvinced.
In my opinion, the lack of use of these tools relates more to a lack
of understanding as to how powerful they are. Culberson gets it. The
Dems really need to get on it.
That's what you're missing here. There are lots of independents out
on the network who remain unconvinced.
In my opinion, the lack of use of these tools relates more to a lack
of understanding as to how powerful they are. Culberson gets it. The
Dems really need to get on it.
11 months ago
in No, You Shouldn’t Create Your Own Social Network on Kevin Bondelli's Youth Vote Blog
Hmm, I disagree here because there's a fundamental difference between social networks (like Facebook, MySpace, etc) and social *activism* networks like MyBO. And there's also a fundamental difference for the purposes they serve.
You're completely right that a campaign should get on MySpace, Facebook, etc because it allows them to do outreach on potential supporters who they normally couldn't have gotten to. Going to where the people are instead of expecting them to come to you.
But when it comes to winning a campaign, there needs to be a system to get people organized: training volunteers, organizing house parties, canvassing neighborhoods to identify support, conducting voter registration drives, and finally executing GOTV. That's where the tools of an activism network like MyBO really come into play. That simply can't be done as effectively as piggybacking off MySpace or Facebook. External tools will never work 100% as needed.
You're completely right that a campaign should get on MySpace, Facebook, etc because it allows them to do outreach on potential supporters who they normally couldn't have gotten to. Going to where the people are instead of expecting them to come to you.
But when it comes to winning a campaign, there needs to be a system to get people organized: training volunteers, organizing house parties, canvassing neighborhoods to identify support, conducting voter registration drives, and finally executing GOTV. That's where the tools of an activism network like MyBO really come into play. That simply can't be done as effectively as piggybacking off MySpace or Facebook. External tools will never work 100% as needed.
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Kevin Bondelli
That's true, and myBO has been pretty effective with it, but like I said, it's the most well-funded campaign in the history of politics. I think that myBO has actually been very successful and was a good investment, but I think that the advantages of the Obama campaign allowed it to be successful, and advantages that other campaigns and organizations just don't have.
Should a state legislature race build it's own social network? Congressional? Maybe we will get to the point where it becomes cost effective for campaigns, but we aren't there yet.
And it's true that external tools never work 100% as needed, but then again, internal tools never work 100% as needed either.
Should a state legislature race build it's own social network? Congressional? Maybe we will get to the point where it becomes cost effective for campaigns, but we aren't there yet.
And it's true that external tools never work 100% as needed, but then again, internal tools never work 100% as needed either.
1 year ago
in 2008/06/03/barack-hussein-obama/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
This is such a terrible and factually incorrect representation of what happened in this cycle that I at first thought it was satire.
First, the petty rightwing strategy of using the word "Democrat" when you should use "Democratic" is truly pathetic. He is the Democratic nominee, no that Democrat nominee. It's the Democratic side, not the Democrat side.
Second, there was always a Campaign HQ blog on My.BarackObama.com, from the website's launch. Your statement of "The official Obama blog didn’t surface until very late in the campaign" is completely and utterly false.
Third, the MySpace profile was not wrenched through legal means. In fact, the supporter got to keep the profile and his 140K+ friends, but he did get the myspace.com/barackobama URL taken away from him due to a decision by MySpace, not any legal court.
Fourth, you conveniently leave out the fact that the "1 Million Strong for Obama" Facebook group was the first big splash for social media in the campaign.
Lastly, you somehow think that Ron Paul used Web 2.0 more successfully than Obama, when Obama has raised far more money than Paul, and has actually won primaries and caucuses. Paul is a laughing stock. Obama is the next President, and his campaign's savvy use of Web 2.0 helped get him there.
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First, the petty rightwing strategy of using the word "Democrat" when you should use "Democratic" is truly pathetic. He is the Democratic nominee, no that Democrat nominee. It's the Democratic side, not the Democrat side.
Second, there was always a Campaign HQ blog on My.BarackObama.com, from the website's launch. Your statement of "The official Obama blog didn’t surface until very late in the campaign" is completely and utterly false.
Third, the MySpace profile was not wrenched through legal means. In fact, the supporter got to keep the profile and his 140K+ friends, but he did get the myspace.com/barackobama URL taken away from him due to a decision by MySpace, not any legal court.
Fourth, you conveniently leave out the fact that the "1 Million Strong for Obama" Facebook group was the first big splash for social media in the campaign.
Lastly, you somehow think that Ron Paul used Web 2.0 more successfully than Obama, when Obama has raised far more money than Paul, and has actually won primaries and caucuses. Paul is a laughing stock. Obama is the next President, and his campaign's savvy use of Web 2.0 helped get him there.
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Davo
Luigi,
A. What exactly is Obama going to change (specifics Thanks).
B. If you can identify the specifics, where the hell is the money going to come from?
C. Do you understand how Fractional Reserve Banking works? How money is created and comes into circulation, how money goes out circulation and subsequently destroyed? Do you understand what really causes inflation and deflation?
D. Can you describe the relationships between Treasury Bonds, Income Tax and the Federal Reserve?
You or Obama would not have a clue, Ron Paul does. Obama is a puppet fullstop.
A. What exactly is Obama going to change (specifics Thanks).
B. If you can identify the specifics, where the hell is the money going to come from?
C. Do you understand how Fractional Reserve Banking works? How money is created and comes into circulation, how money goes out circulation and subsequently destroyed? Do you understand what really causes inflation and deflation?
D. Can you describe the relationships between Treasury Bonds, Income Tax and the Federal Reserve?
You or Obama would not have a clue, Ron Paul does. Obama is a puppet fullstop.
Cody
You're an ignorant tool if you think Obama raised more money than Dr. Paul if you put in the fact that Paul was blacklisted from the media because his views and strategies at fixing this country would destroy the higher-ups that are funding the ignorant Obama you support. Obama will not be elected unless McCain dies. If that happens, Obama will too shortly after, he's an ignorant fool that has went to an ignorant church for 20 years.
Ron Paul was the best candidate we had this election and you cnn/fox media brain washed maggots are too stupid to see it.
Ron Paul was the best candidate we had this election and you cnn/fox media brain washed maggots are too stupid to see it.
1 year ago
in Are you using Firefox 3? (Scripting News) on Scripting News
Just installed Firefox 3 Beta 4 this morning, got the "Nightly Tester Tools" extension so that all my extensions would work (although many already do), and I'm loving the speed gains. The U/I is still a bit clunky on the Mac OS X version though. Also using the tab key to navigate forms skips the dropdowns, which has always been a problem with FF on the Mac and it sadly appears it will remain.
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Asa
That's a mac system wide setting you must adjust if you want to tab through _all_ elements on the page.
1 year ago
in Are you using Firefox 3? (Scripting News) on Scripting News
Firebug Beta 1.1 is certainly supported in FF3:
http://getfirebug.com
http://getfirebug.com
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John Minnihan
Thanks, didn't know.
When I launch FF3, it complains that the version I have installed isn't supported. I recall running the 'Check now' when I initially installed F3 & there was no love for Firebug then. Haven't run it lately, though...
Update: Firebug 1.10b12 is indeed compatible with FF3.0b2. But when you run 'Check for updates' with Firebug 1.0x installed, it does not find any compatible versions.
If you know to go to Firebug's site & run the installer there... you'll get it installed in FF3.
When I launch FF3, it complains that the version I have installed isn't supported. I recall running the 'Check now' when I initially installed F3 & there was no love for Firebug then. Haven't run it lately, though...
Update: Firebug 1.10b12 is indeed compatible with FF3.0b2. But when you run 'Check for updates' with Firebug 1.0x installed, it does not find any compatible versions.
If you know to go to Firebug's site & run the installer there... you'll get it installed in FF3.
