Maybe you could maintain some of that separation by creating an application that trawls over http://www.weknowwhatyouredoing.com/ and automatically de-friends anyone listed there that you might know?
The enterprise-class version of the app would automatically fire anyone listed, as well. :^) Joe Montibello, MLIS Library Systems Manager Dartmouth College Library 603.646.9394 [email protected] On 6/26/12 10:44 AM, "David Wood" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >HI Gannon, > > >I like it! Now, we only need to fight Facebook, etc, to make sure they >allow users to maintain separation from idiots... > >Regards, >Dave > > > > > >On Jun 26, 2012, at 10:33, Gannon Dick wrote: > > >Good advice, Dr. Wood, but Linked Data methods entail the collation of >positive assertions. > > >So, for example, the late Lane Kirkland's late dad's advice: >³My pappy told me never to bet my bladder against a brewery or get into >an argument with people who buy ink by the barrel.² >might be updated for the FB age as > > ><b>[...] You have the right to maintain Six Degrees of Separation from >Idiots</b> > > >Assuming that a father's advice is semantically congruent. There do seem >to be some counter-examples in the wild, however. > > > >________________________________________ >From: David Wood <[email protected]> >To: Melvin Carvalho <[email protected]> > >Cc: Linked Data community <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 9:01 AM >Subject: Re: The possible dangers of linked open data? > > >On Jun 26, 2012, at 09:49, Melvin Carvalho wrote: > > >http://www.weknowwhatyouredoing.com/ > > > > > >Yep. My father's advice ("Avoid being an idiot in public") still applies >on the Internet. Go figure. > >Regards, >Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
