aestetix_

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by aestetix_ 15y ago
I think pg is actually completely 100% on the money here. Kudos to him and YC being bold enough to come out and say it so bluntly. Here's why I agree with him: I see a lot of comments from people suggesting that Hollywood works on a cycle,
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
The feature I'm really waiting for is pseudonym support. Vic Gondotra promised it several months ago at Web 2.0. I don't feel comfortable using Google+ at all right now, given that my account, among others, was suspended.
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
How about removing the "real names" policy? :)
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
Tied between "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White and "The Baroque Cycle" (yes, all three volumes) by Neal Stephenson.
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
To be fair, there are a bunch of people who have been considering migrating from Godaddy for any number of reasons anyways. The SOPA stuff is just the icing on the cake that's pushed them over the edge. This migration has been coming for a
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
pg, thank you so much for doing this. Quite a ballsy move, and highly respectable.
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
pg, thank you so much for doing this. You rock.
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
(note, I am not a lawyer) I've dealt with this exact issue before, although through US law and not UK law. One thing I found is that a lot of places who have trademarks have to send out notices like this in order to maintain their ownership
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
They forgot to mention their plans to repeal the real names policy. At least, I'm assuming/hoping that's in the works...
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
The Baroque Cycle. It's absolutely brilliant, I recommend it to anyone with an interest in security or economics.
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by aestetix_ 15y ago
I think Google is attempting to be brilliant, but I think it will cause them lots of problems in the longrun. Right now, a lot of people who want to visit pepsi.com just go to Google, type in "pepsi", and assume pepsi.com will be the first