So the core of this Slashdot "article" is some posting on one guy's blog about losing a invitation he sent to his girlfriend. And that's been extrapolated into "Hotmail blocks Gmail".
If you read the blog article the writer blows all credibility when he reveals that someone just told him about the "Sent Folder":
Update: Thanks to everyone telling me to check the Sent folder. I can at least retrieve the invites now.
When are people going to realize that blogs are the equivalent of public urination on the web. People post stream of consciousness bullshit dressed up as "information" or even "facts" and because it's on a blog, well then, it must be true.
I'm curious about you including this in your signature. You know, or should know, that he never said that and that quote has been widely debunked. Why do you try to continue its legacy?
The quote went on far too long unchallenged for it to be debunked. If Gates says he didn't say it, do you really believe him? Who can prove it either way? I made it my sig because I think it's funny. Plus, it gets Microsoftie's all in a huff.
Your mistake is believing that Slashdot posting the story somehow elevates its fact status. If blogs are public urination, Slashdot is public urination from a big, incontinent man with polyuria.
The only problem with blogs is that people THINK that they are factual without any research. Same as every other newspaper / magazine / television / radio / etc. People think because it's "on the Internet" it has some kind of credibility.
Same as postings on Slashdot - including this one 8*)
When are people going to realize that blogs are the equivalent of public urination on the web. People post stream of consciousness bullshit dressed up as "information" or even "facts" and because it's on a blog, well then, it must be true.
Personally, I think you are being WAY too kind to the blog phenomenon.
GMail invites aren't sent as normal email are - you enter some detail in a form and it sends the invite - it's so unlike composing normal email that it's perfectly understandable that you wouldn't think that a copy of the invitation would end up in your 'Sent Mail' folder.
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If you read the blog article the writer blows all credibility when he reveals that someone just told him about the "Sent Folder":
Update: Thanks to everyone telling me to check the Sent folder. I can at least retrieve the invites now.
When are people going to realize that blogs are the equivalent of public urination on the web. People post stream of consciousness bullshit dressed up as "information" or even "facts" and because it's on a blog, well then, it must be true.
John.
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John.
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That would explain the spotty coverage.
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The quote went on far too long unchallenged for it to be debunked. If Gates says he didn't say it, do you really believe him? Who can prove it either way?
I made it my sig because I think it's funny. Plus, it gets Microsoftie's all in a huff.
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I think I might set my sig to be:
and we'll see how long Linus goes without denying it! If he waits long enough, then we can take it to be true :-)
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So the core of this Slashdot "article" is some posting on one guy's blog about losing a invitation he sent to his girlfriend.
Naturally, invitations of this kind would include the words "penis" and "viagra" (perhaps even "hair loss"). No wonder the mail was marked as junk. :-)
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Umm, No.
The only problem with blogs is that people THINK that they are factual without any research. Same as every other newspaper / magazine / television / radio / etc. People think because it's "on the Internet" it has some kind of credibility.
Same as postings on Slashdot - including this one 8*)
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Little on the web should be taken without a hefty amount of skepticism, be it blog, slashdot, or cnn.
That people believe a blog is factual, true, or newsworthy says little about the blog and a lot about the people.
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Personally, I think you are being WAY too kind to the blog phenomenon.
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Damn. That's the best description of blogs I've ever read.
That one needs to go into the fortune file.