Aww, Look at Google and Y! Being the Good Guys ... It's so cute!

(I originally accessed this article from Slashdot's posting of it.)

I love to read things about free speech being protected, especially when the "protectors" are companies like Google and Y!. Now, I'm not saying that I disagree with opposing Conroy's plan, but I do have to critique people's immediate willingness to jump on and declare Google and Y! heroes for helping the community. Sure, we don't want to be China--THEY'RE NOT CAPITALISTS! (Insert gasp here.)

Is there a bottom line here? Oh, I think so.

Yet again, I have to say, I'd have no doubt bowed to the social order offered by Emperor Palpatine, but I don't think I'd pretend it was anything more than, "This society is super organized, and that appeals to my sense of feng shui!" It's called capitalism, people. Savor it. Enjoy it. Benefit from it. But don't overlook the fact that these companies are enjoying a profit from lack of filters.

I sometimes gripe about capitalism--don't get me wrong, I recognize that I thrive in an easy country to live in, but I also would prefer not to have broccoli shoved down my throat while someone tells me it's fried oysters.

If everything was made by Microsoft

Link: http://www.cracked.com/article_17323_if-everything-was-made-by-microsoft.html

Title: "If Everything Was Made by Microsoft"

Heh. I love this. Had to share it. My favorite is the kitchen safety graphic.

I like posting something about Microsoft on here. I'm not normally one of those anti-M$ Mac users, though sometimes I do show my Mac colors, times like this. I still think Google is the company M$ needs to watch out for, but I do heart Google, despite its potential for evil.

I've resigned myself to the likelihood that I'd also gleefully relish the order imposed by Emperor Palpatine.


Second Link: http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/2679

Apparently, Google is striving to be on the cutting (bleeding?) edge of Web 3.0. To quote the article, "Under this latest iteration of advanced search, users will be automatically served the kind of news that interests them just by calling up Google’s page. The latest algorithms apply ever more sophisticated filtering – based on search words, user choices, purchases, a whole host of cues – to determine what the reader is looking for without knowing they’re looking for it." Hmm...so Google is using the AP's challenge as an excuse for attempting Web 3.0. Because, clearly, if I do a search on news concerning Oracle, that means I'm always going to want that and only that...And of course, what bothers ME the most is: Two people cannot perform the same search and get the same results.

This will be a research hell.

Software Review: Google Chrome

Have you been wondering about this crazy new web browser all the kids are talking about? Are you feeling 'net listlessness because you're bored with the old web browsers? The linked software review might help you decided if Google Chrome will answer these questions for you.

I decided to write a software review on Google Chrome because a lot of people have asked me why Google would come out with a web browser when there is a plethora of useful browsers out there. (Heck, I wondered the same thing.) After using Chrome for a week straight (without letting myself touch Firefox, which was hell to me!), I came up with a few answers, more questions, and a fair bit of information.

Enjoy!