jasonn's blog
Free Speech means free to say what we say you can
The debate over Facebook's decision to allow Holocaust deniers to continue spewing their vitriol has many upset. The idea is that such speech should be censored in the private space of Facebook. Some agree with European laws that make such conversations, even suggesting the numbers may be inaccurate, a crime punishable by imprisonment.
7 Deadly Social Sins examanined
Warning: this blog entry is bloviation, but may contain a hint of common sense. Read at your own risk.
Reading an article someone linked, I deal with the statements and the real life outcomes associated with social media sin.
I care more than you do
I actually care about my environment, and unfortunately can't satiate my concern with meaningless slogans or purchases.
Max out your laptop RAM for newbs
A Dell laptop user asks me about increasing RAM on his laptop. Check with the manufacturer first to see what maximum specs your laptop can handle. Some motherboards only handly up to 3G, which may cause you trouble when you add 4 or 8G.
Why I'm using Disqus (for now)
I'm sure this will change, and historic data will be forever in the hands of some service I can't control. But, I've been a control freak for years and it's mostly been a headbanging experience for me. Disqus is one of the social discussion tools that hot today, so I'm using it today. I've finally come to the realization that it's all evanescent anyway.
Video killed the blog star
People love video, when they want entertainment. Well made videos can help educate people. But, when someone wants a clear answer to a question videos drive visitors crazy.
Testing Twitter's follow rules
I have been trying to either get an answer from Twitter (never answered) or learn what Twitter's real follow rules are. I can tell you they've gone from none, to 2000 follows or 120% of your followers number, to 2000 follows or 110% of your followers number, to that rule plus some new blocking mechanism for people that use "unauthorized scripts."