Category Archives: Old new media

Google “did you mean” problem

- simone
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Semantic is not an option. I don’t care what is searching the majority of Google users, you cannot suggest a different meaning for my search, it’s simply wrong, it seems that you Google are trying to modify my need to know something, with something else you would like me to know. Please stop.

Some days ago Christians defended Muslims during their prayers from the attack of police, here’s the video, and here some pictures.

Last year I was imagining this could happen, I hope this gets fixed as soon as possible. (I took this screenshot today February 7th, 2011 on Google.it)

*update: March 2011 – Fixed! Thanks Google

Facebook Global word censorship

- simone
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With 500 million users do you have some kind of free speech responsibility paper? Why a single word is forbidden for 500 million mouths? Do you have some kind of intelligent spam/bad word/malware filter? Do you ban me because I have already been marked as a spammer by my friends or you just make impossible to say something for all of us? The filter is working only for single words or you have some kind of semantic filter that censors certain meanings?

One thing is certain this message could not be posted on Facebook, because i just wrote Goatse.cx at the end of it. Okay? You do not agree? No problem, just hit Okay and shut up.

Ah, do I have to ask for a permission?

Transparent keynote screen

- simone
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The speaker touches a giant oled screen and the audience see through the screen the speaker and the media displayed by a software that hides everything that on screen should be white. Simple lateral idea. I wonder if something like this already exists. Would be cool for keynotes, on-line teaching, etc.

November 26, 2010 Update: yet another case of parallel evolution of an idea ;)