'Conviction (1)'
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Apparently (reading the comments of the article Scola link), this Google Buzz has released the email addresses of anonymous sources of journalists and political dissidents. Wow Google. What a fuck up.
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Liese, these guys did it: [link]
Wow, that's really not good, Google Buzz.
DCJ, yeah, that's where I was looking, but I don't see in that article where they actually say how to do it! Their setup is slightly different than mine in that I think they're using a modem that links into their router directly. My EVDO modem is USB, so it goes into my laptop...which goes to my network, which would putatively go to Vonage, which would go to my fax machine. It all hooks up fine, but Vonage can't get to its network, so I think it's probably a problem with sharing the EVDO connection to begin with.
TiVo question. I'm ditching satellite tv and getting a TiVo to use with (the entity formerly known as) Comcast. For someone who's never used - or even seen - a TiVo before, which one should I get? I thought, I'll buy a TiVo! not realizing there are 923859845 versions of it. I want something simple, that a Luddite can use.
I'd wait until next month before buying a TiVo. They have some sort of big announcement on March 2.
How can one find out how exposed you are by Buzz?
I went to the profiles page where it suggests you look at Felicia Day. Not a bad idea, huh? At the time when I clicked through her she had a public Buzz message. To wit:
Buzz things turn up as a message in your inbox?! Disabling now. Heart attack.
just shows, not all Google ideas are golden.
whoops wrong thread.
How can one find out how exposed you are by Buzz?
I was wondering about that, too, but the thing about how to get rid of it said to start with your profile, and I've never set one up, so I'm clear? No idea.
even if you have never set up a profile, you still need to take the other steps.
if people who follow you have public profiles and you respond to one of their buzzes, the world may know your gmail address.