On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Sumant Srivathsan suma...@gmail.comwrote:
Isn't it just easier on system resources to link users to a primary copy of
uploaded content, rather than make multiple copies for each user with whom
it is shared?
I think this is more with regards to private
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:04 AM, gabin kattukaran gkattuka...@gmail.com wrote:
[...]
I seem to remember that they were trying their best to suppress the
idea as best as they could around ten years ago.
History is the palimpsest of victors.
Cheeni
Amit Varma wrote, [on 2/17/2009 1:48 PM]:
I think this is more with regards to private messages and wall messages than
anything else. If you send me 100 messages (or emails) on Facebook, and then
delete your account, the messages you sent me should still stay in my inbox.
This is the case
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote:
Even assuming infinite goodwill on the part of facebook (more
importantly, the current incarnation thereof) I think that what the ToS
*gives them the freedom to do* is alarming.
I'm not assuming infinite goodwill, I'm
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Amit Varma wrote:
I'm not assuming infinite goodwill, I'm assuming fear of the market. In the
competitive market that Facebook is in, if they fuck around with user
content -- like, say, use pics without permission -- the market will screw
them over. To mess
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Amit Varma amitbl...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not assuming infinite goodwill, I'm assuming fear of the market. In the
competitive market that Facebook is in, if they fuck around with user
content -- like, say, use pics without permission -- the market will screw
Also check out
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/14/AR2007041401444_pf.html
And I'm sorry if i came across as rude in the previous mail. I just hung up
on a telemarketer (the 4th in the day) who insist on calling me despite my
name being on DNC list. (And inspite of my
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 02:14:11PM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
Even assuming infinite goodwill on the part of facebook (more
importantly, the current incarnation thereof) I think that what the ToS
*gives them the freedom to do* is alarming. The mystic phrase fiduciary
Anyone who has been
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote:
Via a new member of this list,
Udhay's rather subtle hint tells me an introduction is in order. Here
goes. Humour me.
_
I worked at Sun (the computer company) in the Solaris division for
seven years.Currently (post
Heh, Jai didn't mention that most girls in school had a crush over wunderkid
(and probably still do). Welcome aboard!
Chetan
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On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Jai Iyer iyer@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote:
Via a new member of this list,
Udhay's rather subtle hint tells me an introduction is in order. Here
goes. Humour me.
_
I worked at Sun
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Jai Iyer iyer@gmail.com wrote:
Known super powers include amazing autorickshaw-fu.
Can you please, please, please teach me?
Welcome to Silk.
C
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravages
http://www.selectiveamnesia.org/
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Jai Iyer iyer@gmail.com wrote:
Known super powers include amazing autorickshaw-fu.
Can you get rid of 'em?
-Jai Iyer
http://iyermatter.wordpress.com
Welcome.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Mohit (मॊिहत) mohitmo...@gmail.com wrote:
Also, having been a part of the corporate world for 11 years, and having
dealt with companies of every hue, I'm sorry to say that I do not accept
the
notion that the invisible hand of the market will always result in
Amit Varma wrote, [on 2/17/2009 6:04 PM]:
My point wasn't that these ToS are justifiable, but that the outrage against
it seemed to imply that the Facebook guys acted out of malice, while all
that really happened was some clumsy phrasing from their lawyer. Facebook is
not some evil empire
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:04 PM, gabin kattukaran
gkattuka...@gmail.com wrote:
I know this is nit picking in the larger scheme of things that are
mentioned in the talk but I like the way he sneaks in the idea that
Microsoft drove the thin computer revolution.
I seem to remember that they
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:04 PM, gabin kattukaran
gkattuka...@gmail.com wrote:
I know this is nit picking in the larger scheme of things that are
mentioned in the talk but I like the way he sneaks in the idea that
Microsoft
On 2/17/09 3:00 AM, Jai Iyer iyer@gmail.com wrote:
Known super powers include amazing autorickshaw-fu.
-Jai Iyer
http://iyermatter.wordpress.com
Wow, the cartoons on the blog are amazing! Does autorickshaw-fu involve
knowing the magic of haggling with auto drivers?
Thanks for posting that, Thaths. It's helpful sometimes to see a comparison
with other ToS'es. In this case, I'm seriously curious what the hell FB's
lawyers were thinking when they crafted this nonsense.
As it states in the TOS:
You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual,
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 19:00, Jai Iyer iyer@gmail.com wrote:
Udhay's rather subtle hint tells me an introduction is in order. Here
goes. Humour me.
A warm welcome to the list. The cartoons on your blog are very
hilarious. You may have lost the memory super-power, but you
definitely have
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote:
Possible (also plausible), and I am as much a fan of Hanlon and Ockham
as you are. But I also believe that Murphy trumps the abovementioned
gentry, hence my alarm.
To nit-pick: I believe the most common spelling is Occam.
On Feb 17, 2009, at 9:45 PM, Biju Chacko wrote:
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com
wrote:
Possible (also plausible), and I am as much a fan of Hanlon and
Ockham
as you are. But I also believe that Murphy trumps the abovementioned
gentry, hence my alarm.
To
Occam or Ockham, either way, it appears that the masses of concerned
citizens have won:
From the FB Blog:
Update on Terms
Share
by Mark Zuckerberg http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=4ref=blog Today
at 1:17am
A couple of weeks ago, we revised our terms of use hoping to clarify some
parts
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