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Re: Could it be…? Zipit 2?

Jerome — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:42:36 -0000

I have the Zipit 2.How can I IM to someone elses Zipit? I don't always see my IM friends under the "MyFriendz" column.

Re: XMPP – An Open Letter to Facebook’s Development Team [Update: 2011.02.22]

Nikolay Shopik — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:33:28 -0000

I just check my XMPP client, and see what you can't add random text in authorization itself, so you can't spam authorization requests, as I though before.
So you probably right here, only reason I did comment because another big social network also implement XMPP and they said "we are implement s2s, when we know how to deal with spam".
Anyway this is now more clear for me too, you can't receive spam until you start authorizate anyone who send you requests.

Re: XMPP – An Open Letter to Facebook’s Development Team [Update: 2011.02.22]

corgan — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:26:52 -0000

I think one of the beautiful things about XMPP, however, is that most implementations I've seen require authorization by both parties prior to communication. Without it, messages reach a dead end. Or at least, that's my understanding of things.

Re: XMPP – An Open Letter to Facebook’s Development Team [Update: 2011.02.22]

Nikolay Shopik — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:59:51 -0000

I think only reason they didn't enable s2s yet is more technical than political. Enabling it makes them deal with new amount spam, facebook w/o doubt will attract spammers. And I just see no problem for them to spam facebook, they own hunderd thousands domains, thus it's not big problem to spam from their owned domains, and moderate DNS blocklist require some amount of human time.

Re: XMPP – An Open Letter to Facebook’s Development Team [Update: 2011.02.22]

corgan — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:28:55 -0000

I'm glad I'm not alone in this either.

It seems clear to me that both Google and Facebook, the large players in identity management, absolutely understand this concept of a unified handle for which both you and I are calling.

They're just sadly sandboxing it. At least Facebook is.

I also think this approach could breathe some new life into services like AOL or Yahoo by integrating their massive banks of users into an even larger federated experience. I'll admit that's probably tough, though, since they've muddied their naming schemes a bit.

I appreciate your feedback, Aaron, and I'll make the change to your name immediately. Sorry about that.

Re: XMPP – An Open Letter to Facebook’s Development Team [Update: 2011.02.22]

Aaron Kelley — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:11:30 -0000

Hi, glad to see other people are still interested in opening up Facebook's XMPP network. This would be a step towards allowing people to have an IM handle that is like an e-mail address (works with everyone no matter who your IM "provider" is).

I've been keeping an eye on this since Facebook switched on XMPP for Facebook chat a year ago and unfortunately Facebook has been very quiet about opening it up any further.

One last thing, I was wondering if you might correct the spelling of my last name. :-P

Re: Say hello to iMac.

Corgan — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:17:08 -0000

This is/was the goal. Actually, given that my desktop computing needs are so slim, I was going to use it as my default computer and redistribute more powerful Intel machines to the family.

One problem exists however, and its something I've been warned about: compatibility. There's a lot of small apps and things that do not work with PPC, which quickly add up to make the systems use frustrating.

That said, as long as I can get JRE running, I'm gold.

Re: Say hello to iMac.

arielmt.myopenid.com/ — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:38:04 -0000

With everything moving into the cloud these days, I'd revive it as an Internet station: Web, mail, chat, FTP, light games, etc. Then I'd give it to someone I know wouldn't want a computer that does anything more.

Re: A question for cellphone users.

Hong — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:47:13 -0000

@ArielMT
What?

Re: A question for cellphone users.

Dalkice — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:43:27 -0000

Stuff: I rarely use my phone other than text messages and short calls, but I do use one function - games. I download a new sudoku puzzle every day on my phone.

Re: Start Center maintenance…

Corgan — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:00:58 -0000

@ArielMT
Hahah. Well I agree. Protopage and a lot of these start pages are really interesting, and fun and interactive. Nothing wrong with that. But I needed something that handled every link I had, up front. The goal of Start Center has literally been, load, middle click, and the pages I want are right there, tabbed and waiting. No load times, no excess. I've also been taken by accessible design. I want people with slow connections, no image browsers, even vocalization software to be able to navigate the site. Everyone needs access to information, and the ability to serve both that need and the aesthetic need is something which has really made me appreciate CSS.

Re: Start Center maintenance…

ArielMT — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:55:27 -0000

Protopage o.O; I had to see what protopage was about, and it's all JavaScript. Literally. There's nothing in the body tag except some script tags. Load it up in Lynx or in Firefox with NoScript enabled and see for yourself. Admire the zen beauty of something that is nothing when untrusted scripting is disabled. I'm glad to see your own Start Center evolving in a different way. Scripting is nice and convenient, but yours is a site that just plain works scripting or no, and that's what truly matters.

Re: A question for cellphone users.

ArielMT — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:02:28 -0000

@Hong
Brings a whole new meaning to "bananaphone," doesn't it. Okay, I'll shut up now.

Re: A question for cellphone users.

ArielMT — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:57:39 -0000

Mail: My cell phone makes a great emergency out-of-band email system. With it, I’m able to send messages when I can’t be near a normal connection. I’m not sure I want to be able to receive messages on it, though… Because I monitor harvested addresses, my S:N ratio is inverted.

Re: A question for cellphone users.

Thomas — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:22:51 -0000

Internet: If i had a cellphone capable of the internet, id use it all the time. I mainly use mine now for texting, and my old one for instant messaging as well. I find it easier to text and im for short things as where are you and what are you up to. Calling for chatting during the night because of low rates or even free. But im always wanting to know something, or know where something is, and id love to have the internet right at my hands. So i can easily access that information. Music would be nice, instead of having an mp3 player. Games are nice too, when your bored. Such as news and other things like that, but I would consider them less important than information via chat, text, and internet. The others would be fine add-ons. But to me, information and keeping in contact with others is key.

Re: A question for cellphone users.

Lauren — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:30:24 -0000

What I Like: I like to have internet access so I can check movie times and the weather, but not so much news and I don't need music on my phone because that's what my MP3 player is for. And games aren't a neccessity, but they're definitely a plus for when I get bored and tetris seems like a good time killer.

Re: A question for cellphone users.

Hong — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:37:32 -0000

Very Simple Answer: Porn

Re: A question for cellphone users.

Miss Reni — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:32:22 -0000

My Importants: Email, directions, movies. I use email and GoogleTalk frequently, as I like to be able to keep in touch with people who I don't give my phone number to (I'm real particular about who I'll talk to on the phone) or are outside the country (international call fees are teh uber suck).

Re: A question for cellphone users.

Romancer — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:01:07 -0000

News, movies, and weather are on the top of my list. Too many times have I been out with friends and had to go through the cumbersome task of browsing the net on my phone. Having it at my fingertips will make it much easier. God Bless.