Geeks wouldn't care too much about what they wear, but those that actually take the time to 'like' an item of clothing on C&A's Facebook page typically do. And they will typically also care about what others think about the clothing they wear. Then, bringing this online voting system into the real world is clever and functional. Those who care about it now have it at their finger tips. Those that don't care about it, well, don't have to care about it.

Why wasn't it simply put up on YouPorn, or some similar website? It doesn't make sense: Let's hide our secret messages in this porn video so that no one can find our messages. And then, let's hide this porn video in someone's underwear... so that... no one can find it?

I stopped using LP for advice on where to eat or stay *when options are plenty*. The books are still an excellent source on general information and, if you have limited time, on understanding what to do (and what not to do) in an out-of-the-way location. But, indeed, I typically, too, avoid specific venues recommended by LP.

Troll? Answering the question posed in the OP has nothing to do with whether 'Africans' should be self determinate.

When studies tout numbers like '33%', I always suspect the sample size was something like 3. Or perhaps 6.

Sure, that's an example of a user case where using a password manager can be inconvenient. But... + You don't have to have the password manager generate your password, meaning you can still use readable passwords. + The hassle of *not* using a password manager is potentially much bigger. Seriously, how often do most people log on to a site from a friend's computer? If regularly for a particular stie, just pick a readable, memorizable password for that one particular website.

...world problems.

Gmail and other good email clients are superb tools for dredging out old communications. Instant messengers suck at that, if only because the conversational format makes them much harder to read. How is ditching email an advantage?

At a GDP per capita of just over 5000 USD, Syrians owning iPhones is the equivalent of Americans owning a 5000 USD device and using that to bring the government down. Or requires the American equivalent of earning 500.000 per year to make the cost of the iPhone for these Syrians comparable to their income. Like, the masses, right? Clearly, not quite. Syrians owning iPhones are a tiny and rich minority. Claiming these people are rebels is like saying the 1% are, really, rebels.

Epinions appears to not allow for exports.

Thanks! I'm the OP and also a bit surprised by the quite negative reactions to the post. Particularly because user reviews are part of pretty much every website which promotes any type of product on a larger scale (Amazon, CNET, IMDB to name a few). The more contributors, the more trustworthy the site and the reviews. Can it be that few of the /. crowd actually every post a review on any of these sites? What annoys me with these websites, though, is that as soon as you start contributing to most of them, you lose ownership of the content you create, while adding value for the website in question. Goodreads is an exception, and thrives on a huge community of individuals who clearly are far removed from the commenters to this post (because, as, it appears, /. doesn't "give a fuck" and thinks these people are all rather "vain"). An open product review website would solve this.

Amazon doesn't allow for exports of your reviews. So once you start submitting, you're locked in.