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This is quite possibly the most inane question I have ever asked in here. Is there a widget I could install (on either site) that will synch my Facebook status and Twitter feed? (I know there's a Twitter app for Facebook, but that just puts a Twitter box in my profile, it doesn't update my status.)
Because, you know, there are so many people missing out on what I'm doing right now!
Use Twitter to update FB status: [link]
Use FB to update Twitter status: [link]
(disclaimer: haven't used either one, as don't use facebook (gasp!!) -- but the goog was kind enough to cough up one for each direction first thing)
Awesome, I'll check those out. There's an app on FB called (conveniently enough) Twittersync, but Twitter's server issues have currently rendered it not working.
No idea if those will work any better, since the near-hosed state of twitter seems to be affecting a lot of their API services, but they should at least be worth a try?
In my inbox:
Dear [Javachik],
You spoke, and we listened. We are keeping Profiles. Thank you for all the calls and emails telling us how important Profiles are.
We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused. We hope the next time you hear from us we will delight, and not disappoint, you.
-Your friends at Netflix
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAAYAYAYAYAY!
yes! I am thrilled. Glad they did the right thing.
Yeah, I am too, nubian. I had written to them asking them to cancel my (6+ years) account on Friday and cited this as the reason. And I'm a 5+ discs at a time person, with two separate queues (one for me, one for housemate).
whew. did they cancel your account yet?
Nope. I wrote an email to customer service telling them that I was going to cancel my account at the end of July, directly due to their deletion of profiles.
New Computer Repair Law Affects Both Company Owners and Consumers
* Every repair technician in Texas must have private investigator's license
* Licenses are obtained with criminal justice degree or 3 year apprenticeship
* Violators can face up to a 4K fine and 1 year in jail
by Pelpina Trip
KDAF33 News at Nine Intern
June 26, 2008
A new Texas law requires every computer repair technician to obtain a private investigator's license. Violators can face a $4,000 fine and one year in jail, as well as a $10,000 civil penalty.
Unlicensed computer shops will have to close down until they obtain a private investigator's license.
A private investigator's license can be obtained by acquiring a criminal justice degree or by getting a three-year apprenticeship under a licensed private investigator.
The new law also impacts consumers. Consumers who knowingly take computers to an unlicensed company for repair can face the same penalties.
Many computer forensics companies in big cities like Dallas and Houston employ licensed investigators. They provide litigation support to large law firms. However, many independent repair companies in other areas do not have a license.
If small computer repair companies are not allowed to repair computers, rural residents may have to ship their computers for repairs at computer forensics companies.
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