I deactivated my account. It's still around, of course, and I can log in again when I want. But I didn't want the distraction anymore. I found that checking the feed on my phone became an automatic habit for no observable benefit. I don't mind so much the whole privacy thing, because I don't think Facebook is that evil. Your information is public somewhere, and you're being tracked by someone, whether you like it or not. And this happens outside of the internet -- it's how business works. So it's not a big deal to me.
The usefulness of Facebook is a big deal though. And it's just not useful anymore. My friend group tends to be pretty selective, and is mostly made up of people I know and interact with in real life. So I do that instead.
Omigosh I remember this. This is ooolddd but so cool. I used to mess with the creatures by dragging around the joints and such and then get freaked out when their movements changed from being lovely and life-like to being grotesque and unnerving.
This sounds sick... I did a bunch of research a while back about stars back when I wanted to make a friendly version of the SIMBAD database[1], but it would have been so cool to make a 3D version of our galaxy and fly around it. Probably not as glamorous as it sounds, and certainly a pretty backdrop does not a game make, but still sounds neat anyway.
"Who thought you could have fun with the Germans?" Really, Kara?
Anyway, obviously there were a couple of mistakes by the speech recognition, and they were taking care to speak very clearly, but still, I'm impressed. The future looks bright.
I hate her live appearances with a passion (can't speak of her articles). How can someone that annoying get the best interviews in the industry? As an example, the landmark Bill Gates / Steve Jobs sitdown - all she did was annoy with sudo sexual innuendo, completely trivial questions and played up drama.
This makes sense. I don't write a lot, but when I do, I actually use Evernote on my phone or TextEdit on my computer. I find the smaller the space to write in, or the shittier the tool, the better. Basically limitations are actually a good thing. You're not compelled to write anything beautiful, and so there's no pressure, and you just write anything that comes to mind. You can always edit later...
Why are they doing this? It's too late. No one is going to want to make Bitcoin transactions through a US-based company now because you know the Fed is going to start creating all sorts of lawsuits unless people follow the rules. I have zero Bitcoins but if I had any I'd play it safe and put it somewhere overseas (or if I did put it in a US-based company I'd want to make damn sure they were backed by an overseas bank).
The usefulness of Facebook is a big deal though. And it's just not useful anymore. My friend group tends to be pretty selective, and is mostly made up of people I know and interact with in real life. So I do that instead.