DISQUS

Steve, could you send me the names of the apps that seems to slip through?

Blake, nice catch. It was really late and I was in a resort that had crappy wireless. Still not a reason to do crappy math!

Fixed :)

Joel: When typing into a terminal, the password will not show as you're typing it. Let me explain a little better.

Back in the day of Unix, for security purposes, they did not show your password as you typed it in. That is, programs trying to steal your password/clearance could not just grab the length of the password and work from there. This standard has carried through until now and I hope it will continue on.

So, to make this short, type in your administrative password and press return/enter.

CJ: I took a look at the updates and nothing new for me to do. They just did what I did, but moved it to a notification/request page. My script will still work and no real updates is needed.

We'll see when they'll have an option to actually not allow any requests for new apps.

@Gail: You will get invites only if the application isn't already blocked. I would suggest not clicking "Ignore" and letting the program block it next time you log in with your Firefox browser.

Jashua: The point of this script is so that you don't use "annoying" facebook apps. Also, Facebook Applications cannot affect other applications.

@Tom: I don't have "Back to My Mac" at all. I currently don't own a .Mac account. I tested this again and it doesn't seem to work either.

It seems to me that Apple has this process running in the background so that when the option to view them is turned on, the display is instant.

Please run your own tests and get back to me. I used <tt>top</tt> and Little Snitch to view stats.

@Bill Bratches: Actually, doing that will just hide the display. The process is still running in the background, taking up loads of memory and CPR cycles.

Test it out and see.

Wow, you're seems so much easier than what I did.

Seems link XKCD did a comic on this (two days after I posted mine).

His is always funnier!

http://xkcd.com/327/

Apparently this is just a programmer thing. Having conversations with female non-programmers, they don't find these names attractive or "assuming."

Who knows?

Wow, I had created something that would do this a couple weeks ago, but I never knew anyone would want this. You guys can use this until facebook does something to do this permanently.


You need FIREFOX and GREASEMONKEY. Then just click the following link: http://karbassi.com/scripts/greasemonkey/minimu...

Here is what it will look like when it's installed and running:

Easy as that. Email me if you have comments/suggestions.

@Adam:

Well, I knew that the process that it took to block one application, so I figured out a way to do it automatically.

Basically, I opened up the source, figured out where it was going, and well, did it. I'm not the best at explaining things, that's why the code is up there.

Timothy: They should be in the "Application" menu. Most will be under games.

Media Convert will convert WAVE Sound files to other sound files actually. If you ever need help on anything technology based, just email me.

Adam: I have an Orkut account. I can send an invite your way :)

Adam: Yet again, sorry to prove you wrong. Google released Orkut in 2004.

Adam: Facebook now allows highschools and TONS of companies to join up. View the list here. It's "basically" open already, but there are still people who can't join. IE: Spam sites, porn sites, and mainly pedophilia. Sure there are a lot of creepy people on there (male and female), but it's MUCH less than MySpace.

@#2

I think that's a very beautiful thing you said there. What I've learned is that if it doesn't hurt, it wasn't meant to be. If something happens and you and your significant other break up (or whatever), and it doesn't hurt, it wasn't that important to you.

I don't want to get all emo on you guys, but the statement still stands, "When you hurt, it shows that you're still alive." It's true...

Steph, I believe that you are incorrect about the fact that our brains have unlimited storage space. Here's a quick test you can run, if the resources are available. Find a person over the age of 65 and ask them about their childhood. Be sure to use examples or something that will trigger it. They will most likely remember it.


After doing some research on Wikipedia, I ran across this:

"The brain does not store memories in one unified structure, as might be seen in a computer's hard disk drive. Instead, different types of memory are stored in different regions of the brain. LTM is typically divided up into two major headings: declarative memory and procedural memory."[Ref.]

George, I understand what you are trying to say about how our minds work, but I thought I'd clear is up a little better.

Unlike computers, our minds have UNLIMITED space. That means, we can hold as much as we want, and do so until we die. Unless the brain is damaged somehow (i.e. accident), the information is always there, but there needs to be some sort of trigger to recall it (i.e. someone running the program). Now, when the data is fresh, it's still in the RAM. That is why our computers run faster when we have more RAM.

Run more and more programs and the computer will slow down. That concept is the same as doing 10-15 things at once (Human example: doing homework, watching tv, listening to the radio, using the calculator, and talking to your friend). This is called multitasking. Computers are made to multitask real well because they have a hierarchy of tasks. We humans have a hierachy also. The best example is Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

I know I'm babbling, but I do have a point. As similar as our computers are built to match our minds, it will never come close to what we can do. Unlike computers, nothing is ever deleted from our minds, so why not jam is full; like you jam your computer full of music. :P

So we have to gradually go to school more years to prove ourselves? PhD., Dr., what's next?

So, what's the point of going to an university at the end? Is it to prove that you can work through the system and finish require work? Is it that you can buckle down and spend time and do something?

I just think that college used to be for the "elite" a few decades ago and now many people go. There needs to be something new that sets you apart from the rest. But what's next?

Side note: This is turning into a discussion about who to employ, but still a good discussion.

I believe that the best way to find who to hire is to look at what they have done so far with their lives. For example, one person can be book smart, but not be able to work with others, work under pressure, or isn't able to learn quickly enough to adapt. Now their scores show an outstanding individual, but does that make them a good employee? Person #2 has decent grades, didn't graduate top of their class, but did graduate. However, this person started their own company, while in school, and sold it off to pursue other endeavors. They are quick-witted, can easily adapt to the environment and loves to learn.

Who do you hire?

LR: So, what do employers do? Hire who they think is adequate and learn that they aren't five to ten years into the job?

I do believe in what you said, no one can really know. Everyone, including me, believes that Albert Einstein was one of the most brilliant minds in our time, but he didn't consider it to be so.