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Comment Re:complete whats new and opinions (Score 5, Insightful) 274

So, let me get this straight... You want Opera to compete with Firefox by stripping out features, and adding a feature that will allow users to install those former features, which are the same, except built by untrustworthy third party developers? I suppose if that's what you want, Opera is not for you.

Comment Re:Will this make Yelp more or less evil? (Score 1) 95

No, I'm pretty sure I stated that it is pure speculation on my part, but I can't think of any other reason they would have deleted the review. Like I said, there was nothing offensive in it, it was just unfavorable.

But given that article Scareduck linked, it seems like a distinct possibility. All I can base it on is the following:
* My review used to be there
* My review is no longer there
* There is a glowing five star review about that restaurant which actually mentions what time it opens

If you can think of another more likely possibility, based on that information, I'd like to hear it.

Comment Will this make Yelp more or less evil? (Score 5, Interesting) 95

I wrote a review on Yelp once. It was very unfavorable towards what was probably the worst restaurant I have ever eaten at. The only other review was glowing (I'm assuming the restaurant owner wrote it). Yelp deleted my unfavorable review (which, I should add, contained no offensive material, obvious flames, or anything else that could warrant a deletion).

In short, this is a bad idea. A website that seems to get revenue from censorship bribes is not a sustainable enterprise (and yes, I realize I'm making a major assumption here).

Comment Re:More Ammo for Verizon (Score 1) 572

I'm not sure that's really true:

More evidence that AT&T’s data network is head-and-shoulders above Verizon’s comes from Root Wireless, a start-up in Bellevue, Wash., that is developing software for consumers to install on their smartphones to do continuous network tests. This generates empirical data for consumers who “today are buried under opinions and advertising slogans,” said Paul Griff, the chief executive. Root Wireless has no business relationship with any carrier.

This year, Root Wireless ran 4.7 million tests on smartphones for each of the four major carriers, spread across seven metropolitan areas: Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles/Orange County, New York, Seattle/Tacoma, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington. In every market, AT&T had faster average download speeds and had signal strength of 75 percent or better more frequently than did Verizon. (A Verizon spokesman declined to comment about these test results or those of Global Wireless Solutions.)

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