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ljoshuaon How to turn your email into a collaboration tool

Definitely agree, and Grexit is great for that and I do really like the tips. Not trying to denigrate here. Just pointing out it's a factor in some settings.

ljoshuaon How to turn your email into a collaboration tool

I definitely like some of the capabilities that Grexit provides, but did want to note that using your email in this way (as a collaborative, task-tracking tool) is one of the worst ways to beef up your email overload, individually and as an organization. It's a question of the right tool for the right job.

ljoshuaon My Evil Undead Credit Card

Also, VbV unloads a lot of the security burden to the consumer: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1909862

ljoshuaon Joyent ending "lifetime" hosting accounts

TextDrive was a great host back in the day (I signed up around 2004) and I was also happy with Joyent as well. They've obviously changed target markets since then, which is unfortunate, but I think the offer they made is certainly palatable and a sign of good will. All good things must come to an end, and then you go on to the next good company.

ljoshuaon Microsoft launches Outlook.com, a clean, fresh take on webmail

I agree, not a new approach, just a new coat of paint. Refreshing UI for sure, but their copy is a little overreaching.

ljoshuaon Email is not broken, we are.

Thanks for the grounding aethr. And toast76 brings up very good points. What I think we've seen recently with all the related articles on HN is a dichotomy of how we are viewing the problem. Most describe it from the perspective of email not fulfilling our technical needs (security, threading, etc.) which is true. There is a lot of work to be done there. I just want to help shed light on a broader problem, where we're shoehorning email into a very difficult problem that is brought on heavily by our own actions.

ljoshuaon Email is not broken, we are.

Sorry, you missed the point. Occasionally the user is broken, because as human beings we sometimes do things that are less than optimal. I'm not making an argument really for whether or not this is a technology issue or a client/server problem, but more to say that we should try and have slightly more productive behaviors before we expect a technology solution to solve our woes (often self-inflicted).

ljoshuaon Email is not broken, we are.

Great comment enginous. I want to look into variable interval reinforcement now, as I've been approaching this from more of a research-based angle.

The solutions should be hybrid, though I still believe that better behavior, reinforced by technology, is what will be the most effective. If you have your client reinforcing good checking schedules, that's a behavioral/technical win/win.