yeah, I signed up for the google wave beta also. I'm a big fan of beta testing...
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le nubian - May 28, 2009 11:31:06 am PDT #10180 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jon B. - May 28, 2009 12:32:23 pm PDT #10181 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Is it even worth trying to sell CRT monitors on craigslist, or somesuch? I've got several in my attic that are just gathering dust. My town is having an "Electronics Recycling Event" this weekend, and I'm thinking of just dumping them. Some of the screens are rather large (maybe 26"?). Thoughts?
Liese S. - May 28, 2009 12:39:37 pm PDT #10182 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I would recycle them, and honestly your event's a great way to do that because otherwise you might get stuck paying someone to recycle them for you.
Liese S. - May 28, 2009 12:47:20 pm PDT #10183 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
And hmm, that's interesting re: Google Wave. Only, I think it's funny to make it where chars are visible as typed. You'll all be able to see my mad typing (and typoing) skillz. Which is to say, I type fast, but inaccurately and am constantly going back to correct. Then I pause and think about what I'm saying before I hit send. Which means that I have a millisecond of edit space even in chat. Which I wouldn't with that option.
amych - May 28, 2009 12:51:07 pm PDT #10184 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
There have been a number of chat protocols/clients over the years that have allowed show-as-you-type. All of them have ended up with an option to turn it off, because it's just so fuckupity and annoying to have to *watch* it...
OTOH, what's new isn't the chat integration so much as the collaboration possibilities.
sarameg - May 28, 2009 12:54:25 pm PDT #10185 of 25501
What was that thing on VMS? Phone? (That had the annoying "watch me typo!") I used to use that with my friend in Boston. Man, that was a long time ago.
Jon B. - May 28, 2009 1:00:21 pm PDT #10186 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
All of them have ended up with an option to turn it off
As does Wave, according to the article.
meara - May 28, 2009 1:03:48 pm PDT #10187 of 25501
Plus there are SOOOOO many times I'm editing as I type...especially when having conversations that are...touchy.
Liese S. - May 28, 2009 1:33:33 pm PDT #10188 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Right? It takes me a while to think through what I want to say...and how I want to say it. That's why text communication works for me, because my extra typespeed gives me additional edit time to revise my phrasing, without it appearing socially awkward at the other side of the chat box.
If you have to look at when I pause to think about something, you'll know what I'm trying to avoid saying! Hee.
(Yeah, I know it's an option in Wave according to the article, but if it's on by default as a feature, then you'll know I've turned it off for an insidious purpose, like editing!)
Ginger - May 28, 2009 1:44:41 pm PDT #10189 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Which is to say, I type fast, but inaccurately and am constantly going back to correct.
"I live the way I type: Fast and with lots of mistakes."