webwanderings

I clicked the download button and noticed 70+ MB file. I thought to myself, why in the world a text editor needs to be so huge. And then I see your comment. I clicked on the Pause button on my download.

I could possibly use service like this. I have a RSS reader on Sheets.

Was about to say something similar. I think this is a terrible article mixed with some modern day and applicable wisdom. But given that it is on Techcrunch....oh well.

Please suggest alternate. You built a good thing. RSS overall is becoming history.

I'm not a savvy nor a regular traveler. When recently I had to travel, back and forth airport to home in a suburb, I compared the uber and regular taxi prices. I didnt find any difference so I opted for regular taxi's flat rate. A regulated service gives a sort of confidence compared to anything else.

Off topic: how do I create slides like this? What did you use to create 'em?

Please paste the link which debunks Pando's thesis. I'd like to read.

> if you had a Server 2000 MCSE on your CV right now,

Why? It would show strength and background of your past and history.

But, are you disagreeing or agreeing with me? LOL, j/k. Things are always so subtle with human communication. It is always fun to watch/see people put down rules to manage the psychology of communication (referring to original thread). But following rules, or have conscious awareness of the least minimum rules (etiquette is a better word) is always so important in having a reasonable environment.

You are right. I read this somewhere, something along the lines ... that when you disagree with someone, you should first make sure to repeat and restate the arguments of the opponent you disagreeing with, in your own words, before making any of your own arguments.

Not that I frequent many MOOCs, but I have not seen Khan Academy like techniques anywhere else, not even at edX. I think KA's got it right. They've got the best possible solution which will evolve things to the next level, if MOOCs are to stay afloat in the future.

Keyboard shortcut is important for sure. BTW, what will you be charging in the future, any estimate?

The thing about using any hosted RSS reader is (which basically means you are getting used to), that you cannot tell if the service will exist tomorrow or not. Feedly is a piece of crap today as it was the same yesterday. They just had a buzz going for them since they provided relatively faster service compared to any other around the time of GReader's demise. Compared to Feedly, Inoreader has lots of bells and whistles ... but ultimately, the notice is on the wall anyway. You are not going to be making a lot of money selling this as a product. There is hardly a chance that any RSS feed reader could become a hot property for any big company to grab. So not sure why my individual OPML be of any value to you.

Hope you follow.

If Workflowy gets a bookmarklet, I'd use it more often. It is no nonsense honest service in its space.

Yes agree, but that's a second layer problem. I am solving the first layer problem for myself.

Thanks. It has also been practical for me as I use it daily to quickly scroll through the front page, when I don't have enough time. But when I do have enough time, I look at the individual pages and feeds section. I would only click on any link(s) if I find them interesting enough to read further. The front page quickly gives me birds eye view of the daily news from various sources.

May I share how I solved this "Betty problem" for myself? I am not that old but still worry about these issues.

http://aroute.github.io/headlines/

So you are basically converting text to images, eliminating the character limit? I guess hashtag and @connect wouldn't work in this solution?

Not too long ago you guys took a big and extensive survey. The survey had business-speak written all over it. One could sense you're going down that path in the near future; and you have.

Me and my two tablets will survive without using this service for syncing. I wish you good luck with the business model.

Almost 2000 billionaires. Almost 100 in India. 200+ in China. 500 plus in US. 100 some in Russia. WTH.

I follow headlines from 70+ tech sites via RSS. I have no doubt in saying that Business Insider is the worst offender of all. BI is one of the few, who are consistent in their practice.

Excerpt:

The Google program successfully taught itself the rules to over 49 Atari 2600 computer games from the 1980s, eventually figuring out strategies for victory. This included figuring out navigation, actions and positive outcomes, then using these for improved outcomes.

In 43 of the games, which included such classics as Space Invaders and Breakout, the D.Q.N. outperformed previous computational efforts to win, the paper said. In more than half the games, the new system could eventually play at least three-quarters as well as a professional human games tester.

By figuring out for itself the rules of a system, the D.Q.N. occasionally surprised its creators with new winning strategies. Playing Seaquest, for example, the computer determined that the game’s submarine could survive by staying near the surface for the entire game. In Breakout, it figured out a novel way to get through a wall of bricks.

Have waited too long for you guys to grow up, have family, kids...so you can make web usable for kids. This is better be good and without crapAdwares. Will give it a try.

> The first time you use Magic, we'll ask for your credit card info, your address, etc.

Etc? Really?

Excerpt:

We now know that breast cancer is not one disease. What works for one person might not for another: There is no one “cure.” We are each, in effect, one-person clinical trials. Yet the knowledge generated from those trials will die with us because there is no comprehensive database of metastatic breast cancer patients, their characteristics and what treatments did and didn't help them.

In the Big Data-era, this void is criminal. Consider what Wall Street does. Even the tiniest companies can see how much stock they sell, compare themselves to cohorts, review history, predict trends. Why can't we create such a database for cancer patients, so we can all learn from patient experiences and make more educated decisions on what treatments will extend and improve lives?

It is fast for sure, and it does its job. I am a lay user and don't use it much, but I have been satisfied as I recently downloaded (compared to my last experience few years ago).

Hey, I'm like millions of those lay users who do not have rooted mobile devices.

WRT Firefox, it does not play nicely with Google services, like Gmail. WRT, browsers...I have tried many of them under the sun and all of them have a consistent disadvantage over Google, that is, speed.

I've got many lay users friends who still look for an Ad blocker out of the box, for their mobile devices. I have hope from Ghostery and uBlock makers, fingers crossed.

µBlock or Ghostery, whoever comes up with the tool to block garbage on mobile devices (preferably Chrome), will be a winner!

On 1TB external USB drive. I gave up on all online services when I moved to new computer. Sure it is not convenient, but I dont have to worry about my relationship to any online service anymore. It is all local, all near.

I am inclined to believe that discipline has mostly to do with distractions in life. The older generation of people were the most disciplined, and they had less distractions.

Just a quick thought on reading only the headline.