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Re: Facebook and Twitter, OpenID (Scripting News)

Billifer — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:32:33 -0000

I agree with you entirely, Dave. There's no such thing as closed meetings about open protocols, even if the purpose of the closed meeting is to "keep it small and focused." Whatever Facebook and OpenID are up to, I have a feeling it's sure to be profitable for them--at the expense of open computing and open networked society.

Re: Yahoo pulls a fast one

Billifer — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:48:16 -0000

I hear you. Here's one for you: I registered a domain with Yahoo back in 2001 or so... There was a glitch with the process and somehow their system registered the domain but never transferred it to me. So I was charged for the domain and never got it. And they've charged me $25 for the renewal EACH YEAR SINCE. I've tried calling, chatting, emailing... no one can fix it. Eventually I even tried not updating my credit card info and letting it expire -- unfortunately I was using Yahoo Music at the time and had to update the card to get access to the music again. I'm STILL being charged for that domain, and I have never once used it... I think we can both say Yahoo domains suck so bad.

Re: No butts about it

Billifer — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:48:51 -0000

Do we Americans have our heads so far up our collective ass that a cartooned ass logo is considered offensive/NSFW? Is even cdc.gov too edgy since it shows that infamous phallic-shaped fruit, the banana, on the front page? Puritanism was supposed to die over 300 years ago ffs.

Re: Show us your papers, Comrade

Billifer — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:36:40 -0000

And I'm crying for the loss of everything that meant anything.

Re: What To Get Before 2010!

Billifer — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:50:16 -0000

Hey there, friend of my friend @Appegeeek. I have, first, a recommendation for you: for in-ear earphones, I've tried them all. Everything but Shure and Bose, that is. Literally every brand. I'll tell you that the absolute best sound in the world, ever, comes from the Ultimate Ears products. They are unbeatable. Period. But that's not what I'm using right now. Why? After two different sets broke (the second a mere 2 weeks out of warranty--and it would've been IN warranty if they'd shipped my replacement parts on time), I'm mighty pissed at them. It's a shame, because I really miss that sound. Right now, though, I've gone back to Etymotic Research (Etymōtic, actually, if that prints correctly on Windows *friendly jab*), and I'm using their newest product, the hf5. I previously switched away from Ety's also because of quality (the cords tend to fray and there's nothing to do but tape them with electrical tape--same problem I had with Sony Fontopia), but at least Etymotic has top-notch customer service, whereas Ultimate Ears is so dedicated to their celebrity clients, they don't give a phark about anyone else. Whatever you do, you're going to spend at least $75-100 to get decent sound quality--but it only matters if you've got high bitrate (or lossless) files. A 64kbps MP3 is going to sound pretty much the same no matter what. So that's my recommendation there.

Secondly, I have a Gorillapod SLR (the large one) just sitting around here somewhere. Want it? Friend me on Twitter and send me a DM to discuss...@billifer