Top Ten Ideas of '04: "What Once Was Good--or Good Enough--No Longer Is."

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Is The Internet No Longer Good Enough?

Is The Internet No Longer Good Enough? 05/05/2004 12:31 PM
An interesting opinion piece from Eric Norlin of Ping Identity, an identity management company, pointing out some of the cracks around the edges of the internet - some of which you may have noticed lately: "identity fraud, viruses, worms, phishing, snarfing, child porn--oh, and endless piles of spam." He points out this is to be expected, if you buy into complexity theory. Our "good enough" philosophy on the internet is great for innovating, but runs into problems in the long run. Not that he thinks the "good enough" concept should go away - but that we need to recognize its limitations. Something that's good enough is great because it gets out there quickly and gets real world testing. The limitation, though, is that at some point, it's possible that people will discover that zone beyond "good enough" which is where things start to fall apart. Thus, if you understand that when it's happening, you just need to come up with the next good enough way of solving the problems that weren't expected when the original good enough solution was put in place. For the internet, according to Norlin, the original good enough solution was its anonymity - which worked fine when you needed to be granted the right to access it. Now, with internet access much more ubiquitous, he believes that anonymity is leading to the system breaking down. For Norlin (not surprisingly, given where his paycheck comes from) the next good enough solution to help solve the internet's problems is distributed identity management. Of course, when the conversation turns to identity systems online, it often makes people quite nervous - as there are benefits to anonymity as well. That's not to say identity management isn't important, but being aware that it, too, has downsides will be important as well.

Were All The Good Science Fiction Ideas
Already Taken?

Were All The Good Science Fiction Ideas
Already Taken? 06/17/2005 03:33 PM
Science fiction often inspires, if not predicts, real scientific developments. But animated fiction? Yes, two professors are now working on a "teleporting" mechanism inspired by claymation such as Wallace and Gromit, the popular animated duo of movie fame. Sounds kind of dubious, but when you read the details it sounds fairly straightforward. The goal is to digitize an object, send it over a network, and reproduce it with synthetic particles on the other end. So you could have a live representation of, say, someone during a videoconference. It actually sounds less like teleporting and more like Star Wars (live holographic images of people beamed across space) meets rapid prototyping (replicating an image with synthetic particles). Still, it could be pretty interesting, even if it's a ways off. Maybe in the meantime they can develop one of those pairs of pants that lets you walk on the ceiling.

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..."

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..." 08/31/2004 08:45 PM

Good idea and a good service. Can anyone
say how can I register to gmail, and if
attchment size is large then

Good idea and a good service. Can anyone
say how can I register to gmail, and if
attchment size is large then 07/13/2004 01:33 AM
TechTree Jul 13 2004 5:44AM GMT

KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE,
GIPPER ...MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE
YOUNG

KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE,
GIPPER ...MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE
YOUNG 06/08/2004 05:47 AM
KILLER, COWARD, CON-MAN GOOD RIDDANCE, GIPPER ... MORE PROOF ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG .. How People View The Dead Is Shaped By Personal Experiences .. Greg Palast on the Reagan "Legacy" 6/7 .. And another

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Calling Nurse Google Patients are taking
advantage of health Web sites - some
good, some not so good

Calling Nurse Google Patients are taking
advantage of health Web sites - some
good, some not so good 06/05/2005 11:44 PM
Gadsdentimes.com - Sun Jun 5, 12:53 pm GMT

Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea?

Does A Good Game Make A Good Movie Idea? 04/24/2004 04:00 PM

Strengthen The Good: Strengthening The
Good: The Gulf Coast Community
Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley
Disaster Relief Fund

Strengthen The Good: Strengthening The
Good: The Gulf Coast Community
Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley
Disaster Relief Fund 08/23/2004 06:46 AM
Strengthen The Good: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation Of Venice Hurricane Charley Disaster Relief Fund

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When it comes to wireless security, good
enough is simply not good

When it comes to wireless security, good
enough is simply not good 09/17/2004 10:38 AM

What's good for General Motors is good
for America

What's good for General Motors is good
for America 03/23/2005 10:53 PM
GM in trouble: "If you erased the company name from the balance sheet and showed it to a forensic accountant, the recommended treatment would probably be to seek protection from creditors by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. " GM's troubles are as much a result of the exploding costs of health care as they are due to the company's dropping market share. In Canada increasing health care costs (PDF with many charts) are taking a greater and greater share of government expenditures. In the US it's hurting big employers and regular people. But either way the problem doesn't seem likely to get better any time soon.

Good Intentions don't always equal good
results

Good Intentions don't always equal good
results 04/18/2004 05:43 PM
It would seem that in my life when I intend to do something that is when everything will surely do...

Site Maps : Is Good Enough for
Google.com, Good Enough For Me?

Site Maps : Is Good Enough for
Google.com, Good Enough For Me? 10/30/2003 10:22 AM

Good enough for the White House, but not
good enough for the bedroom.

Good enough for the White House, but not
good enough for the bedroom. 05/17/2004 11:55 PM
"The sacred institution of marriage should not be redefined by a few activist judges," said the President who was appointed by five activist Supreme Court Justices.

The man who, between the two major candidates in 2000, got the fewer amount of votes went on to affirm that "all Americans have a right to be heard in this debate."

Unitarianism: good enough for two
presidents, not good enough for Texas

Unitarianism: good enough for two
presidents, not good enough for Texas 05/19/2004 02:47 AM
The state of Texas has denied Unitarians tax-exempt religious status because the church "does not have one system of belief." As Julia notes, Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams were sufficiently convinced of the Unitarians' religiosity that they actually were Unitarians.

Never before -- not in this state or any other -- has a government agency denied Unitarians tax-exempt status because of the group's religious philosophy, church officials say. Strayhorn's ruling clearly infringes upon religious liberties, said Dan Althoff, board president for the Denison congregation that was rejected for tax exemption by the comptroller's office.

Link (via Electrolite)

Good for you, good for Microsoft - here
comes WinXP SP2

Good for you, good for Microsoft - here
comes WinXP SP2 05/13/2004 12:14 PM
You know it makes sense...

Good Teeth, Good Health

Good Teeth, Good Health 05/24/2004 08:17 PM
These two books deal with teeth from different angles.

Likely Bedfellows - If it's good enough
for 60 Minutes, it's good enough for the
DNC

Likely Bedfellows - If it's good enough
for 60 Minutes, it's good enough for the
DNC 09/15/2004 03:40 PM
NBC Asks DNC to Cease and Desist 'Fortunate Son' Ad .. asking them to pull .. this current flap .. NBC's lawyers

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Shark Tank: What good is a good name if
you can't use it?

Shark Tank: What good is a good name if
you can't use it? 06/05/2005 10:55 PM
It's the late 1970s, and this pilot fish works as a teller for a big regional bank. That means he's all too familiar with a recurring problem generated by the techs at headquarters.

Good data needs good plans

Good data needs good plans 07/30/2004 08:31 AM
Express Computer India Jul 30 2004 12:31PM GMT

Picture quality is not very much good.
LCD is also not good

Picture quality is not very much good.
LCD is also not good 09/16/2004 05:48 AM
TechTree Sep 16 2004 9:03AM GMT

Is THe iBook Too Good For Its Own Good?

Is THe iBook Too Good For Its Own Good? 01/10/2004 02:13 PM
The iBook is now so close to the more expensive, high-end PowerBook, it's going to be harder to persuade buyers to spring for a machine that can cost nearly twice as much. By Chris Cobbs (Orlando Sentinel via MyAppleMenu)

This will be a good comic... good
enough?

This will be a good comic... good
enough? 01/05/2005 06:52 PM
ComicsFilter (but bear with me): Frank Miller & Jim Lee will be the writer and artist, respectively, of All-Star Batman and Robin, a new miniseries intended to make the characters simple, interesting, and easy to follow after decades of backstory. Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely were announced to be doing the same thing on All-Star Superman, and any comics fan will tell you that these four guys are some of the best in the entire field. Between these two projects, DC Comics most likely has the top-selling books in the tiny comics industry sewn up for most of 2005, which is reason enough to publish them.

But there's also a question for non-comics readers here at MeFi: DC are really doing this for you. They want new readers (best-selling comics are lucky to top 150,000 copies these days), and they think publishing accessible comic books linked to the release of large movies (The Christopher Nolan film Batman Begins, based in part on Frank Miller's Batman: Year One, will be released roughly alongside All-Star Batman & Robin) is the way to do it. But is there a snowball's chance in hell you'd read something like this? Would your kids, if you have them, be interested, do you think? (Frank Miller, it bears noting, is also the creator and co-director of Sin City, a film you might've seen a preview for recently -- truly insane cast.)

Good Not Good Enough at Dell

Good Not Good Enough at Dell 05/14/2004 09:10 AM
TheStreet.com May 14 2004 1:43PM GMT

"If it's good once, it's good three
times!"

"If it's good once, it's good three
times!" 01/05/2005 02:01 PM
Same song, different lyrics. Mikey Smith put out an MP3 of two Nickelback hits, one in each channel, showing them to be basically the same song (original thread). This All Things Considered story shows he's been on the project since then, and the problem is more widespread than it seems.

Strengthen The Good: Strengthen The Good
In Florida

Strengthen The Good: Strengthen The Good
In Florida 08/16/2004 08:37 AM
initial call for help .. Strengthen the Good .. has already posted

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Good Nap

Good Nap 04/07/2005 12:06 AM

I had a good nap today...
because I needed an excuse to post this picture

The Good One

The Good One 08/09/2004 02:23 AM
TechTree Aug 9 2004 5:42AM GMT

Another good pan

Another good pan 01/06/2005 07:28 AM
My response to Dori's post below: We already have a different 5.5 qt saute pan from Cuisinart, the Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless 5-1/2-Quart Sauté Pan. It's from their cheaper line, so it's not multi-clad up the sides of the pan,...

When it's bad, it's good

When it's bad, it's good 08/27/2004 01:22 PM
Today's post about Opening Hooks reminded me to search the net for this year's winner of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Like a late night horror movie, it's so bad it's good: She resolved to end the love affair with Ramon tonight . . . summarily, like Martha Stewart ripping the sand vein out of a shrimp's tail . . . though the term "love affair" now struck her as a ridiculous euphemism . . . not unlike "sand vein," which is after all an intestine, not a vein . . . and that tarry substance inside certainly isn't sand . . . and that brought her back to Ramon. -- Dave Zobel The other winners are in the same vein and worth reading as well....

We're doing this for your own good

We're doing this for your own good 08/27/2004 05:14 PM

I love it when iChat blocks you from talking. You might have two coworkers going in separate windows, conducting actual work conversations, then you get blocked with this:

The AIM service could not send the message: You have sent too much data too quickly. Please wait a little while before sending more.

I call it the "Shut the fuck up for a second" feature. I know that real AIM clients used to have limits to keep you from crapflooding users, but iChat seems to invoke it under normal circumstances every few days for me (it helps if you're a fast typist).

I hate when software knows what is best for me, and I have no say in the matter.

Doing Well By Doing Good

Doing Well By Doing Good 08/15/2004 01:49 PM
The Chronicle has a nice in-depth interview with Craig Newmark, done prior to eBay investment. In it, he talks about doing well by doing good: Q: Your site is one of the few that remains true to some of the...

Isn't it good?

Isn't it good? 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
Thanks Joelle *mwah* Pretty much says it all Off to my bath now.........

A good fit

A good fit 08/15/2004 01:28 PM
BB pal Vann Hall points us to this brilliant KY Jelly advertisement that, unfortunately, is not officially sanctioned by Johnson & Johnson. It should be though! Link (via Adrants)

Good and bad

Good and bad 04/28/2004 06:09 AM
CNET Asia Apr 28 2004 10:25AM GMT

Good job!

Good job! 03/17/2005 04:06 AM
NYC Soho-based design agency seeks client-side developers with standards-driven HTML and CSS skills.

The "Good War"

The "Good War" 12/19/2004 03:40 PM
In the years after World War I, the United States fell into the Red Scare of 1919-1920. Following upon the Russian Revolution, a series of terrorist bombings in the United States set off a national panic against "radical" elements who were seen as threatening to overthrow the government. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer established the General Intelligence within the Bureau of Investigation and appointed a young J. Edgar Hoover to lead the charge. Hoover unleashed a horde of undercover informants and he and Palmer then launched a series of raids in which thousands of aliens were indiscriminately rounded up and arrested for suspected radical activities. More than a thousand of these individuals were quickly deported. By 1921, the nation began to come to its senses and increasingly realized that it had grossly overreacted both during World War I and the Red Scare. In 1922, Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone reined in Hoover and warned of the dangers of "secret police." By 1923, all persons who had been convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 had been released from prison. Thereafter, they were all granted amnesty on the premise that the nation had violated their rights under the First Amendment. From the mid-1920s to the early 1930s, free speech was increasingly celebrated in the United States by the press, educators, civil libertarians, and political leaders as a fundamental American value. Pressure on this new consensus soon began to build, however, as new radical voices began to be heard during the Depression from both the left (the Communist Party of the United States) and the right (the German-American Bund). By the late 1930s, government investigating committees had begun to look into these new "subversive" organizations. Then, on December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Unlike World War I, the enemy had directly attacked the United States. The public rallied to the nation's its defense. Prior calls for isolationism disappeared after Pearl Harbor, and there was almost no dissent during the "Good War." (If you're interested in the dissent that did exist during World War II, and especially the government's prosecution of "Nazi sympathizers," see pages 252-280 in Perilous Times.) The major civil liberties issue in World War II arose out of the internment of 120,000 individuals of Japanese descent, two-thirds of whom were American citizens, representing 90% of all American citizens of Japanese ancestry. It is useful to compare how the United States dealt with individuals of German and Italian ancestry. All German and Italian citizens who were in the United States during World War II (that is, citizens of those nations) were reviewed by the FBI and military authorities. If they were determined to be dangerous to the national security, they were detained. If they were found not to be dangerous (as was the case for the vast majority), they were allowed to remain in the U.S. under relatively modest restrictions. Of course, no effort was made to round up American citizens of German or Italian origin. In the weeks after Pearl Harbor, there was no call for the internment of persons of Japanese ancestry. But gradually (false) rumors spread along the West Coast about planned espionage and sabotage, and against a background of long-standing hostility to persons of Asian descent, many citizens became increasingly alarmed and angry about having to live near people who looked like the enemy and might share their aims. When asked why Japanese-Americans should be treated differently from German and Italian Americans, California Attorney General Earl Warren explained that it's possible to tell a loyal German or Italian from a disloyal one, but that such a determination was simply not possible with those of the Japanese race. As the clamor for internment grew, it was fed by opportunistic politicians and hysterical newspaper accounts. General DeWitt, who was in charge of the United States's Western Command, finally recommended that all persons of Japanese ancestry, including American citizens, should leave their homes and be relocated to concentration camps. Although J. Edgard Hoover vehemently opposed this recommendation on the ground that it was unnecessary, excessive, and entirely the product of public hysteria, and Attorney General Francis Biddle opposed it as unconstitutional and immoral, FDR nonetheless issued Executive Order 9066 in February 1942. Under this order, all persons of Japanese ancestry in California, Arizona, Washington and Oregon, men, women, and children, regardless of age, were ordered to abandon their possessions (except those they could carry) and were transported to "internment" camps, where they remained behind barbed wire for almost three years. Why did FDR do this? Certainly, it was not because there was a military necessity. Rather, it was a political decision. FDR did not want to lose the support of the western states in the 1942 congressional elections. So, here's a question for you: Suppose the United States is hit with six terrorist attacks on the scale of 9/11 in the next three weeks. Suppose some of the terrorists are foreigners and some are American citizens who are Muslim. Suppose the Bush administration orders the detention of all non-citizen Muslims in the United States and the temporary detention of all Muslims who are citizens of the United States, at least to determine which may pose a threat to the security of the nation. Would you support this? Can you distinguish it from the World War II internment?

RDF, what's it good for? (XML.com)

RDF, what's it good for? (XML.com) 11/18/2002 09:56 AM

Looking for a Good Egg

Looking for a Good Egg 06/17/2005 03:20 PM
A Boston couple would like a woman who scored 1,500 or higher on the SAT to lay an egg for them. Warning: Child may be trained as evil supergenius to subjugate mankind.

it is very good

it is very good 09/11/2004 04:04 AM
TechTree Sep 11 2004 6:59AM GMT
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