TotlolRon

813 karma · joined December 23, 2009

@ronilan

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TotlolRon··on Words I'd ban from all websites

She lost me at "welcome". Come to think of i'd actually use most of what she'd ban.

TotlolRon··on I've Changed My Mind About The iPad

Another reminder why using is the best way to understand what a product is about.

TotlolRon··on The Twitter Platform

Platform is becoming another name for Feudalism.

TotlolRon··on Togetherville, social networking for kids 6 - 10

> I have to also confess that I've thought of developing a kids website that my kids can play with. What are your experiences or thoughts here?

I did this once (totlol.com). My kids love it, so do others, but I can't say it brought joy to our family. 2 cents? Don't.

TotlolRon··on YouTube/Viacom suit gets nasty

This what happens when those who can't do right meet those who think they can't do wrong.

TotlolRon··on Ask HN: Two startups, one me: Which opportunity would you take?

Choose your co-workers not the job.

TotlolRon··on WSJ Calls Facebook's Referring URLs a Privacy Violation

Massachusetts natives should cope well with witch hunts. Facebook will float.

TotlolRon··on Thoughts on taking things away

The title is: "The art of taking things away" and generally speaking there are no guidelines to good art.

TotlolRon··on The Gloves Are Officially Off: Google Vs. Apple

OH: Why would thet need all these people on stage? One Jobs does a better job.

TotlolRon··on The Internet interface is dying.

The "page" may be less fashionable than the "store" these days but It ain't dying. No one is required to buy what "bundle sellers" are selling.

TotlolRon··on Arrington : "You’re Welcome, You Bastards"

There was a copy write problem with the excerpts of the excerpts. Easy.

TotlolRon··on Net-Worth Obsession

NET WORTH $201,000 INCOME $65,000 AGE 32

Getting a life - Priceless.

TotlolRon··on Ask HN: Massive vulnerability on Twitter?

Massive oil spill on the social graph. Cleaning would be just as fun.

TotlolRon··on A porn site ranked first in Google Scholar

Is it any good?

TotlolRon··on Nowmov (YC W10): Sit Back, Relax, And Watch An Endless Stream of Videos

http://www.upl8.tv/

circa 2008.

TotlolRon··on Nowmov (YC W10): Sit Back, Relax, And Watch An Endless Stream of Videos

Ah. That has nothing to do with ads.

TotlolRon··on Nowmov (YC W10): Sit Back, Relax, And Watch An Endless Stream of Videos

As far as I can tell you are using the chromeless player. I've been using this for two years now at Totlol.

Can you elaborate at a technical level what is it exactly that you "drop"?

TotlolRon··on What it feels like to fail

Stop-loss on your time and effort is at times a smart business decision. There is no point in sugar coating it. That being said, a failed business does not make you a failure. Not at all.

TotlolRon··on What iPads Did To My Family

Did it have an Internet connection? (sent from my iPad Nano)

TotlolRon··on Why Everyone is Afraid of Apple

Me thinks it is mainly because Apple delivers what others only envision. Which is scary.

TotlolRon··on Google's new look for mobile

The button to the left of the search results has an arrow on it.

In most cases (including Google's new web interface) the button is an action button with the arrow pointing in the direction of future action (expansion or contraction). In this case the button looks like a status button with the arrow pointing in the direction of the past action (expanded or contracted). It feels awkward.

TotlolRon··on Microsoft Cross-browser Test Results Summary

True. But still good if only by pushing others.

TotlolRon··on Chrome continues surge as IE drops below 60% market share

Where is mobile in this? Is mobile safari a safari? Is it in all others? Something seems missing. (sent from my iPod)

TotlolRon··on 18 of the top 25 Facebook games lost significant monthly active users

Yah, those newbies. They don't get it and can't read pseudo code.

(the yearly summer trend is still far away regardless of how sunny it is in the bay area right now. If there is anything special this year is the relatively early arrival of Easter which may break patterns.)

ah, much better with more words.

TotlolRon··on 18 of the top 25 Facebook games lost significant monthly active users

The month of March is 64% winter and 36% Spring. April is 100% spring.

TotlolRon··on Solving the Alt-Tab Problem

Imagine it is not the tabs of the browser, but rather the knifes of a surgeon or the controls of an passenger airplane. Would adapting the machine to the human still be that desirable?

Humans (still) learn faster and adapt better than machines. Over simplifying stuff for them may actually make things more complex.

TotlolRon··on "Authentic" is dead

But it is authentic.

TotlolRon··on Posterous silently changes all external links to affiliate links

Nitpicking.

You (where "you" is any "you") don't have to be 100% transparent. You are expected though to be 100% non intentionally-opaque. Not the same.

TotlolRon··on Posterous silently changes all external links to affiliate links

There are two issues here:

a. The links.

b. The disclosure.

Item a is very well debated. What about b? Why aren't users notified of it? If it is a recent change, why wasn't it announced? Etc.

TotlolRon··on Only Working When You Feel Like It?

I read it. But in my head I heard Peter Gibbons saying it. Strange.

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax2Dpr6r98Q Sorry. Had to.

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