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tanghus: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (tanghus) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:23:31 +0000

Yes that is really scary.

software development: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (software development) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:09:16 +0000

Same here - we tried it out but there didn't seem to be much point given that we already use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

One thing I was very surprised about was how much personal information Google already had when I logged in for the first time!

Shanna Tator-Pearson: ADHD - Gift or Disease?

nospam@example.com (Shanna Tator-Pearson) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:26:02 +0000

ADHD is a gift, but only for people who know how to harness its distractions. The misconceptions you wrote about are true, Mark. A diagnosis of ADHD doesn't mean you should run right out and get a prescription filled. Drugs aren't the answer for everyone.

ADHD people aren't nuts, either. They just think differently from linear thinkers and it's hard for linear people to understand what that means.

ADHD coaching can help solve problems that ADHD people have in life. They know ways to deal with symptoms because many coaches, like me for instance, have ADHD themselves. Coaching can be better than drugs.

Yet, every ADHD person is different. What works for one won't work for another.

tanghus: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (tanghus) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:35:46 +0000

Now that you mention RSS. G+ doesn't (didn't the last time I used it) have any RSS feeds.
The one volunteer who had made it possible to create feeds of your public posts had to close his service down after Google suddenly raised the prices for Google apps so that it ended up costing him an absurd amount of money.
And people with no G+ accounts cannot comment on the posts.

tanghus: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (tanghus) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:33:32 +0000

I lot of FLOSS and other free spirited people have left G+ because of the #nymwars and and Eric Schmidts statement that it is not so much of a social network but rather an identification service. Do a Google (or DuckDuckGo) search for that.
Many of them (including myself) have decided that enough is enough and are now getting untangled from the Google web all together and are finding alternatives to the services they will no longer use [*].
Many of them have now either joined Diaspora* or revived their accounts.

http://nyms.wikispaces.com/Google+Alternatives

Mark Kretschmann: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Mark Kretschmann) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:42:25 +0000

Actually we are targeting Windows now. The Amarok port to Windows is progressing nicely

Anonymous: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:27:48 +0000

And who used KDE when I started? I use it because it is free software, not because it has a large audience. If you get compromised that quickly, then why not target Windows applications for the broad audience?

Instead of supporting freedom, by joining Diaspora and double posting on G+ you dismiss it as being used by 3 nerds. I am happy you are not there yet. The threesome is awesome

a: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (a) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:36:21 +0000

When I visit your G+ site, G+ says that my browser configuration is not supported and it invites me "to switch to a modern browser". Great idea to move to a service that claims that your software (KDE's Konqueror) is not a modern browser! I wonder where are the good old days in which free software adepts still loved freedom. We have been fighting for two decades for the freedom to use whichever software we want, to spread it as much as we want, to modify it as much as we want and to spread our modifications as much as we want (remember the 4 freedoms? yeah, I know it is a long time ago). Now we should be fighting for our freedom to use whatever social networking service we want (and not be slaves of FB, T or G+), for the possibility to decide ourselves what happens with our data, for the possibility of removing all information collected about us, ... Essentially this is the same fight as before, namely the fight for our FREEDOM!!! I want to die not being a slave of MS Word, I want to die not being a slave of FB, I want to die FREE! What is the use of using free software if it only serves to turn me into a slave of FB and G+?

Bugsbane: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Bugsbane) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:47:05 +0000

If Microsoft paid for summer of code each year, would we be as happy to hand over all of our content and interactions to them?

Francesco R.: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Francesco R.) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:18:52 +0000

> Is this trend worrying, a good thing, or simply a new technology that we must accept?

it's simply a new technology that we must INTEGRATE, planets need to dig also the posts on g+ if they are relevant (decided by the blogger)

Mark Kretschmann: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Mark Kretschmann) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:09:46 +0000

I don't feel that this is betrayal at all. Personally I have a more practical approach to FOSS, similar to Linus Torvalds.

E.g. I'm completely fine with using Closed Source tools (like Photoshop) for producing Open Source. It's the result that counts.

Mark Kretschmann: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Mark Kretschmann) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:07:06 +0000

Not sure if this is possible. Maybe worth looking into, especially because I could post into something like a "KDE Public" Circle, which would function a bit like a tag.

Mark Kretschmann: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Mark Kretschmann) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:04:37 +0000

I can only speak for myself: I'm leading a bit of what I call an "Open Source Life".

There are only few aspects of me that are not publicly known. I often post about my work, my private life, and even certain mental issues that I suffer from.

I chose to be a public figure, and this is the price I pay. I'm willing to pay it.

George Orwell: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (George Orwell) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:39:16 +0000

http://adrianshort.co.uk/2011/09/25/its-the-end-of-the-web-as-we-know-it/

I believe you'll find this article interesting.
What if we start to get more and more dependent to closed standards?

Google has been relatively good(tm) until now but it's not enough

illissius: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (illissius) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:37:18 +0000

Thanks for the heads up. Can't you (non-specific you) get an RSS feed for these and add them to Planet somehow? That would be nice. Otherwise I'll probably add them to Google Reader manually, if there's not too much noise that comes along with it... (if there is I'll resign myself to checking them every few months when it occurs to me).

(And no, I don't feel like getting a G+ account. Not until/unless everyone else moves over, anyways.)

Erez: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Erez) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:35:14 +0000

I just wonder, why are bloggers, especially those who make their living from publishing their words online are so keen on submitting their entire content to social sites? Surely linking from the social network should be enough, shouldn't you maintain the content on your own platform? How is placing your posts there quicker? because you don't have to then go and link your posts in G+?

Like with the Huffington Post, and several others, I keep being amazed how willing people are to hand over their words to anyone, for no gain whatsoever. I always thought that the last place people who are interested in KDE and Amarok should go to search for information is G+, or, another odd example, Quora.

Keep in mind, I'm referring to using G+ as your "main stage". If someone has a main channel (like a podcast, a column, etc.) and uses a social network for socialising, great. If someone use it as his blogging platform, then something went wrong in the process. It doesn't matter whether it's open, closed, free or proprietary, I just don't get it.

Anonymous: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com () — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:15:43 +0000

So what you're saying is that you're betraying FOSS (like Wordpress) in favor of proprietary crap. Great attitude....
Why don't you just switch to Windows and use Media Player and drop Amarok? At least you'd lose the bigotry.

Mark Kretschmann: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Mark Kretschmann) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:35:53 +0000

Quite simple: Who is using Diaspora? 3 FOSS nerds, and what army?

I like to have an audience when writing something. Sure, I'd love to use Diaspora, but realistically it's not an alternative, at this point.

Anonymous: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:16:38 +0000

Haha, you say that to follow FOSS development I have to use a proprietary service... It has been worrying with blogger.com and gmail account of FOSS people in the past already, but why the hack don't you use diaspora? It is not that there is no free alternative...

Mark Kretschmann: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Mark Kretschmann) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:09:42 +0000

At any rate, maybe I should mention that I personally love Google+. It's awesome on so many levels.

Adding to that, the video chat feature (called "Hangout") works extremely well. The echo cancellation is so good that you can speak fine without a headset, just with a microphone, and your speakers at normal volume. It even works fine with 5 persons at the same time.

Aurélien Gâteau: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Aurélien Gâteau) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:01:28 +0000

Yesterday? (sadly I was not allowed to post a link to the blog, so you will have to check macieira dot org by yourself)

Mark Kretschmann: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Mark Kretschmann) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:47:49 +0000

It's not bollocks at all. E.g Thiago is posting a lot on G+. When have you last seen him blogging?

jstaniek: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (jstaniek) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:48:27 +0000

BTW, this is not trend, just perception of one user. Users of other web sites have different perception

There's effect of NEW, as in fashion industry.

As you said, you might like or dislike this.

jstaniek: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (jstaniek) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:45:07 +0000

If one do not his/her rss on http://planetkde.org he/she won't reach the wide audience, I am afraid.

Will Stephenson: Google Plus and Blogging

nospam@example.com (Will Stephenson) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:42:26 +0000

Nah, this is bollocks. I went through Markey's friend list, 99% of the KDE people there are already in my G+ circles, and I can tell you, they aren't posting there either. Maybe they all got hired and discovered weekend shopping at Ikea instead of hacking. Markey, decrease your meta level and do something useful instead .