Dead Grandmother Syndrome

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Deceased grandmother sued for piracy

Deceased grandmother sued for piracy 02/05/2005 10:11 PM
The American recording industry has filed a lawsuit against an 83-year-old grandmother, accusing her of illegally trading music over the Internet as "smittenedkitten." The lawsuit was filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) more than a month after Gertrude Walton died in December. The group named Walton as the sole defendant in a federal lawsuit, claiming she made more than 700 songs available for free on the Internet. Walton's daughter, Robin Chianumba, lived with her mother for the last 17 years and said her mother objected to having a computer in the house. "My mother wouldn't know how to turn on a computer," Chianumba said. She said she faxed a copy of her mother's death certificate to record company officials several days before the lawsuit was filed, in response to a letter from the company regarding the upcoming legal filing. A RIAA spokesman said that Walton was likely not the smittenedkitten it's searching for. "Our evidence gathering and our subsequent legal actions all were initiated weeks and even months ago," said Jonathan Lamy. "We will now, of course, obviously dismiss this case."

RIAA Sues Deceased Grandmother

RIAA Sues Deceased Grandmother 02/05/2005 09:14 PM
The recording industry's latest assault on file sharing has netted an unusual suspect: a deceased great-grandmother from West Virginia. In a lawsuit filed in January, the RIAA accused 83-year old Gertrude Walton of sharing over 700 pop, rock and rap songs under the alias "smittenedkitten." What the RIAA didn't know is that Walton had passed away in December.

Guilty verdict in grandmother killing

Guilty verdict in grandmother killing 01/27/2004 11:29 AM
A teenager is found guilty of raping and murdering a 79-year-old woman in her Northampton home.

Cops Disciplined for Tasering
Grandmother (AP)

Cops Disciplined for Tasering
Grandmother (AP) 08/20/2004 04:25 PM
AP - Police said Friday two officers have been disciplined and department policy changed following an investigation into the officers use of a taser when arresting a 66-year-old grandmother who honked her car horn at a police cruiser.

MindSet, Sliders, and Greg's Grandmother

MindSet, Sliders, and Greg's Grandmother 06/05/2005 11:21 PM
Greg Linden took a look at Yahoo! MindSet and said the following: I'm surprised to see this focus on sliders. They aren't particularly useful. They fail the grandma test. Most novice users will not use or understand the slider; they just want the top result to be useful. It's not even that useful to power users since sliders fail to provide the level of granularity they need. First off, I think he missed the point. This isn't about producing a...

Pothead Grandmother Spared Jail
(Reuters)

Pothead Grandmother Spared Jail
(Reuters) 04/11/2005 07:53 AM
Reuters - A 66-year-old British grandmother with a taste for marijuana casserole was spared jail Friday despite admitting she had shared cannabis-laced cookies with fellow pensioners.

Grandmother Takes On The RIAA; Won't Pay
For Grandson's Actions

Grandmother Takes On The RIAA; Won't Pay
For Grandson's Actions 05/05/2004 09:27 PM
We've tried to highlight this in the past, but not many people are discussing one of the major problems with the RIAA's sue-by-IP address approach. An IP address doesn't tell you who was actually using the computer and set up a file sharing network to share unauthorized files. Now, one grandmother is fighting back against the RIAA for that very reason. Her grandson used file sharing networks, but she's the one who gets in trouble for it. AOL cut off her internet access and the RIAA plans to file a lawsuit against her, but have made her the same generous offer they make to everyone: pay up $3,500 and they'll leave her alone. However, this grandmother will have no part of it. She says that, first of all, she doesn't have the money, and it's not fair to hold her responsible for her grandson's actions. In fact, she had already gotten him to stop downloading songs, but no one realized that the file sharing system was still running in the background. Still, it does highlight the fact that the RIAA's tactic of simply suing by IP address means they're going after people who didn't actually break the law.

The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome 07/09/2004 01:12 PM
While investing in China has its risks, why not brush up on the potential rewards.

The Horse Race Syndrome

The Horse Race Syndrome 01/17/2004 10:47 PM
Some day, we could just cover the issues. Nah, that would take away our role as arbiters, and we couldn't allow that to happen, right?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome help is here

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome help is here 03/19/2005 02:23 AM

I have been suffering from a bad case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I asked for help on my podcast and was pointed to this article. For those of you suffering out their adapting to what this article recommends can be difficult but it will give you some relief. [www.kencybmethod.com]

Todd..

no vietnam syndrome this time

no vietnam syndrome this time 07/28/2004 05:03 PM
I don't think Americans regard this war the same way they did previous wars.

No evidence for Gulf war syndrome

No evidence for Gulf war syndrome 07/12/2004 07:23 PM
A major study of former soldiers has cast doubt on the existence of Gulf war syndrome.

Tech's China syndrome

Tech's China syndrome 04/18/2005 06:12 AM
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why Silicon Valley fears a meltdown if trade and geopolitical frictions with Asia's emerging superpower escalate.

Living with Asperger's Syndrome

Living with Asperger's Syndrome 05/22/2004 12:58 AM
Maybe you've heard of it: the Geek Syndrome. You might even know it's a mild form of autism. The truth is Asperger's presents unique struggles that you might not have even thought of before.

Sulfnbk Syndrome, Media Consumption, and
the Dry Run that Wasn't

Sulfnbk Syndrome, Media Consumption, and
the Dry Run that Wasn't 07/24/2004 09:20 AM
Remember when emails were flying around about the sulfnbk.exe virus? It began on the internet, spread like wildfire, and eventually made it all the way to the cable news channels. It turned out, of course, sulfnbk.exe wasn't a virus. It's a program that backs up long filenames created by Windows, but few people bothered to look it up before deleting it. As a result, the more unfortunate victims were puzzled to find some DOS programs had rendered many of their file names illegi~1. Less a computer proficiency deficiency than an aversion to independent thought, the sulfnbk syndrome seems to repeat itself with unfailing consistency. The story you're about to read is just the latest permutation.

Living with Asperger's Syndrome ||
kuro5hin.org

Living with Asperger's Syndrome ||
kuro5hin.org 05/22/2004 10:59 PM
Living with Asperger's Syndrome

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Man With Shy Bladder Syndrome Files Suit
(AP)

Man With Shy Bladder Syndrome Files Suit
(AP) 05/19/2004 07:24 PM
AP - A man who says he was fired by Caterpillar Inc. because he wasn't able to urinate for a drug test sued the equipment giant Wednesday, alleging discrimination.

"The Fast-Food Syndrome: The Linux
Platform is Getting Fat"

"The Fast-Food Syndrome: The Linux
Platform is Getting Fat" 06/12/2004 10:08 PM

The Fast-Food Syndrome: The Linux
Platform is Getting Fat

The Fast-Food Syndrome: The Linux
Platform is Getting Fat 06/11/2004 10:40 PM

Gene fault link to rare syndrome

Gene fault link to rare syndrome 05/16/2004 07:24 PM
Scientists discover the faulty gene which causes Cornelia de Lange syndrome , a rare but disabling condition.

CDC | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS)

CDC | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) 03/16/2003 12:24 PM
CDC posts medical alert for atypical pneumonia .. CDC - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

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RIP: Judy Scott, amazing sculptor with
Downs' Syndrome.

RIP: Judy Scott, amazing sculptor with
Downs' Syndrome. 03/17/2005 03:56 AM
Xeni Jardin: In 2003 here on Boing Boing, Mark wrote:

"Judith Scott (born 1943), a fifty-five year old woman with Down's Syndrome, has spent the past ten years producing a series of totally non-functional objects which, to us, appear to be works of sculpture, except that the notion of sculpture is far beyond Judith's understanding. As well as being mentally handicapped, Judith cannot hear or speak, and she has little concept of language."

A friend of Boing Boing says, "I've just learned that she died last night."

We understand that a television segment about Ms. Scott's life and creative legacy may air soon on a network TV show. If so, we'll blog it here.
Link to Mark's original post.

Early bird syndrome linked to genetic
mutation

Early bird syndrome linked to genetic
mutation 03/31/2005 11:46 PM
David Pescovitz: In this week's issue of Nature, neuroscientists report that they've implicated a single gene mutation in Familiar Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (FASPS), or "early bird syndrome." Often, people who have this condition have no choice but to crash in the early evening and wake up long before dawn. From National Geographic News:

"The net result is you can feel very isolated," (FASPS sufferer Susan) Middlebrook said. "Who wants to party at three in the morning? Nobody I know, and I'm not headed to the local bar to see who's still there." Instead, she quietly cleans the house, makes breakfast, or cuddles up with a book.

About three-tenths of a percent of the world's population lives like this, including two of Middlebrook's sisters, her daughter, and her mother. "Their whole clock is shifted," said Ying-Hui Fu, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco...

The researchers are not yet certain how the gene mutation works to shift people's sleep time. But laboratory experiments suggest mutation slows the activity of a protein called casein kinase I delta (CKIdelta). "The next step is to figure out why," Fu said.

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The China Syndrome Part 2 - Google/Yahoo
Accused of Censorship Again

The China Syndrome Part 2 - Google/Yahoo
Accused of Censorship Again 07/27/2004 07:56 AM
"An international press freedom group has lashed out at Yahoo and Google...for allegedly cooperating with the Chinese government to crackdown on web access."

Vegas Microbiologist Implicated in Gulf
War Syndrome -- Friendly Fire WMD

Vegas Microbiologist Implicated in Gulf
War Syndrome -- Friendly Fire WMD 05/31/2004 01:47 PM
Dr. Dan Burisch seeks John Kerry’s help for gaining immunity to testify in Congressional Hearing about designer viruses and other black op projects. Scientist behind providing backfiring immunity to the Gulf War vets now wants immunity to testify about his knowledge of this syndrome. [PRWEB May 6, 2004]

Innovative mouse helps stress, arthritis
and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Innovative mouse helps stress, arthritis
and carpal tunnel syndrome. 07/22/2004 02:32 AM
New pistol grip shaped, handheld mouse and game controller can prevent or reduce RSI (repetitive stress injuries), carpal tunnel syndrome, fatigue, stress and other ailments commonly caused by usage of a computer mouse and or gaming controller. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

Your great-great-grandmother didn’t
have to surrender her children. What
happened?

Your great-great-grandmother didn’t
have to surrender her children. What
happened? 04/01/2005 11:00 AM
The Underground History of American Education
You aren’t compelled to loan your car to anyone who wants it, but you are compelled to surrender your school-age child to strangers who process children for a livelihood.... If I demanded you give up your television to an anonymous, itinerant repairman who needed work you’d think I was crazy; if I came with a policeman who forced you to pay that repairman even after he broke your set, you would be outraged. Why are you so docile when you give up your child to a government agent called a schoolteacher?

Victor Davis Hanson: The Western Disease
- The strange syndrome of our guilt and
their shame

Victor Davis Hanson: The Western Disease
- The strange syndrome of our guilt and
their shame 12/30/2003 01:39 PM

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Great-Great-Grandmother Shoots Robber
(AP)

Great-Great-Grandmother Shoots Robber
(AP) 04/15/2005 04:32 PM
AP - A man accused of bursting into a convenience store demanding money was in the hospital Friday — shot, authorities said, by the great-great-grandmother working behind the counter.

McGill University Researchers find
Sanuvox UV Purifiers to destroy 99% of
microbial contamination that may cause
Sick Building Syndrome

McGill University Researchers find
Sanuvox UV Purifiers to destroy 99% of
microbial contamination that may cause
Sick Building Syndrome 08/27/2004 02:11 PM
In a study published in The Lancet Medical Journal, McGill University scientists found that shining proprietary Ultraviolet Purifiers manufactured by Sanuvox Technologies Inc. on the air conditioning coil reduces over all sickness by 20%, reduces respiratory symptoms by 40% and has resulted in a 99% reduction of microbial and endotoxin concentrations on irradiated surfaces within the ventilation system. [PRWEB Aug 26, 2004]

Dead, Dead, Dead. Someday Soon We'll All
Be Dead.

Dead, Dead, Dead. Someday Soon We'll All
Be Dead. 12/02/2003 10:13 PM
I had a 120gig SATA Hard drive in my G5. It died. Dead blocks all over. My last full backup...

McGill University Researchers find
Sanuvox UV Purifiers to destroy 99% of
Microbial Contamination that may Cause
Sick Building Syndrome - UK Company has
Distribution Rights

McGill University Researchers find
Sanuvox UV Purifiers to destroy 99% of
Microbial Contamination that may Cause
Sick Building Syndrome - UK Company has
Distribution Rights 09/05/2004 02:22 AM
In a study published in The Lancet Medical Journal, McGill University scientists found that shining proprietary Ultraviolet Purifiers manufactured by Sanuvox Technologies Inc. on the air conditioning coil reduces over all sickness by 20%, reduces respiratory symptoms by 40% and has resulted in a 99% reduction of microbial and endotoxin concentrations on irradiated surfaces within the ventilation system. [PRWEB Sep 5, 2004]

""Pat isn't with God,'' he said. "He's f
-- ing dead. He wasn't religious. So
thank you for your thoughts, but he's f
-- ing dead.''"

""Pat isn't with God,'' he said. "He's f
-- ing dead. He wasn't religious. So
thank you for your thoughts, but he's f
-- ing dead.''" 05/05/2004 09:39 AM

Dead pixels instead of dead trees

Dead pixels instead of dead trees 12/22/2004 01:49 AM

I love books, I love browsing stacks, I love libraries, I love Powell's in Portland, I like collecting books, I always have a stack nearby to read, I love looking through picture books, and I love books even though I didn't really become much of a reader until the end of my college years (I never read for fun until then). Plunging into the Internet fed my book addiction further, as I had to read dozens of computer classics to get up to speed and stay ahead of the curve. Every computer desk I've had until recently was flanked by bookshelves loaded with titles.

Earlier this year, I remember hearing Cory Doctorow give a talk about how ebooks were going to rule the world and folks would abandon the printed page for the laptop screen. I thought it was a good talk, but I felt the thesis was a bit ahead of its time. There's really no comparison between curling up with a book and a blanket in front of a fireplace, versus trying to read thousands of words on a screen.

Last weekend I was doing some house cleaning and I kept finding stacks of books. A stack next to the reading chairs. A stack on the coffee table. A stack beside my bed. All these stacks contained books I bought in 2004, but never read. Some, I got halfway through, but even more I got maybe ten pages in. A few I never even cracked open.

When I think back to the last three books I enjoyed, they were all heard on my iPod, while on a road trip. I can't recall the last book I finished in my hands.

I'm going to take a holiday trip soon to a fairly remote location where there's not much to do besides read. I'm going to sit and read the only book I've wanted to read this year, and I have a feeling it might just be one of the last dead tree books I read for a long time.

As much as I didn't agree with Cory back during his E-tech talk, I'm finally realizing it's coming true in my own life. I read thousands of words everyday on my monitors and I rarely take time to read anything on the printed page, and there's no sign of reversal on that trend. The scariest thing for the bookfan inside me is that I don't think it's bad thing, either.

Long live the ebook. Long live the audiobook. So long, dead trees.

Zelnorm Action Group and IBS Self Help
Group Speak on Behalf of the Chronic
Constipation and Irritable Bowel
Syndrome Sufferer

Zelnorm Action Group and IBS Self Help
Group Speak on Behalf of the Chronic
Constipation and Irritable Bowel
Syndrome Sufferer 06/18/2004 03:10 AM
Zelnorm is a much needed drug for the relief of chronic constipation and constipation predominant IBS sufferers [PRWEB Jun 18, 2004]

Dead Like Me - Dead or Alive?

Dead Like Me - Dead or Alive? 02/01/2005 09:59 PM
In television these days, there is hardly a show that doesn’t have the blood flowing or the boobies showing. It is hard to find a show that makes it on wit alone. Till a few weeks ago, I thought I had found the saving grace with Showtime’s original show, Dead Like Me. I guess a few executives didn’t share my opinion. The fight is far from over though. In the past shows would have died…

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dead, dead, dead

dead, dead, dead 12/03/2003 06:09 PM

Wow, they really did kill MP3.com. So much of the net's history gone in a flash, I do hope they create some mechanism (that isn't laden with DRM) to bring back music hosting or anyone that can record a song at home on their PC.

I bet GarageBand.com takes off in the absence of MP3.com, they were like a better version, though they require users and musicians to actively participate for it to work.

Ten gig FC is all but dead

Ten gig FC is all but dead 04/02/2005 07:23 AM
TechWorld Apr 2 2005 11:18AM GMT

DOS -- not dead yet

DOS -- not dead yet 12/05/2003 03:21 AM
DOS -- that's a word you may not have heard in a while. After all, Microsoft proudly claimed "DOS is dead" when it released Windows XP. DOS is a stable and well-known operating system, but the same can be said for Linux, and some might argue that even Windows XP has become stable. So why would you run DOS when you have these newer, better operating systems?
Grok Description matches for Dead Grandmother Syndrome
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Epson 2200 driver problem resolution

Epson 2200 driver problem resolution 01/26/2004 11:27 AM
Working in 10.2.6, I was recently banging my head against a wall when my 2200 would not let me choose glossy paper types after switching from matte ink to photo ink. I would try to print, everything would seem to work for a w...

User Defined Functions in ColdFusion

User Defined Functions in ColdFusion 06/01/2004 04:19 AM
WebmasterBase Jun 1 2004 6:51AM GMT

ATI User Defined Component Video Modes
in Catalyst 4.5

ATI User Defined Component Video Modes
in Catalyst 4.5 05/20/2004 07:00 PM

Replace Text user-defined action for
Wise Installation System

Replace Text user-defined action for
Wise Installation System 06/21/2004 11:37 PM

OOo Off the Wall: Fielding Questions,
Part 2 - Cross References and
User-Defined Fields

OOo Off the Wall: Fielding Questions,
Part 2 - Cross References and
User-Defined Fields 03/14/2005 05:25 PM
Tips and workarounds to get you through the sometimes frustrating process of creating cross-references in Writer documents.

Newsfeeds on 2200+ subjects

Newsfeeds on 2200+ subjects 05/31/2004 03:25 PM
News4sites.com - Sat May 29, 05:10 am GMT

Logitech Z-2200 Speakers

Logitech Z-2200 Speakers 12/24/2003 07:39 AM

Logitech Z-2200 2.1 Speaker Review

Logitech Z-2200 2.1 Speaker Review 08/18/2004 07:00 PM

Nikon announces Coolpix 2200, 3200
cameras

Nikon announces Coolpix 2200, 3200
cameras 01/08/2004 07:17 PM
Nikon today announced the latest additions to its Coolpix line of digital cameras -- The Nikon Coolpix 2200 and the Nikon Coolpix 3200 (shown at right)...

The King Returns: Tyan’s Thunder K8WE
nForce4 Pro 2200.

The King Returns: Tyan’s Thunder K8WE
nForce4 Pro 2200. 03/26/2005 04:28 PM
GamePC: The King Returns: Tyan’s Thunder K8WE nForce4 Pro 2200.

SOA, defined some more

SOA, defined some more 01/03/2005 02:43 PM
ZDNet Jan 3 2005 6:50PM GMT

3G WCDMA's Role Defined

3G WCDMA's Role Defined 02/17/2004 03:50 PM
3G Feb 17 2004 6:08PM GMT

Slashdot Trolling Defined

Slashdot Trolling Defined 01/16/2004 11:33 AM

Slashdot trolling phenomena: Here's an example of awesomeness of Wikipedia combined with some pretty interesting reading. It's several thousand words on the trolling of Slashdot comments.

The Slashdot trolling phenomena make up a bizarre and complex subculture found on the popular Slashdot technology website. It is a mixture of juvenilia, sarcasm, deliberately bad jokes, tasteless nonsense and highly developed and artistic attempts to provoke outraged responses from other forum users, or amuse them. It is a subset and a microcosm of Internet trolling in general.

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Defined-or Patch for perl-5.8.3 Revised

Defined-or Patch for perl-5.8.3 Revised 02/11/2004 08:22 PM
merijn writes "Shortly after Nicholas released perl-5.8.3 to the world, I uploaded the defined-or patch to CPAN, as is described in perl581delta. For 5.8.3, the defined-or patches were uploaded to CPAN as authors/id/H/HM/HMBRAND/dor-5.8.3.diff, but this ...

Tests for 3G terminals must be defined
more quickly

Tests for 3G terminals must be defined
more quickly 12/29/2003 02:58 PM
Telecoms.com Dec 29 2003 1:16PM ET

Folk Process defined and expanded upon

Folk Process defined and expanded upon 07/29/2004 05:05 AM
Hot on the heels of the attack on Woody Guthrie's memory (in the form of a lawsuit against political parodists who used his "This Land is Your Land" as part of a Flash movie) is this wonderful piece on what Pete Seeger called "the folk process" -- the way that traditional art has been made by ripping, mixing and burning the art that preceded it.

Guthrie may be right that Pete Seeger was the first to coin the term "folk process", but the process of oral song-transmission through through variation and selection was being analyzed even before Pete Seeger's birth in 1919. And the process itself has been operating as long as there have been songs. The folk process was described, though not so named, by Cecil Sharp in 1907: "[Development of a folk song] involves the three principles of continuity, variation, and selection."

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Software Defined Radio (SDR) Analysed

Software Defined Radio (SDR) Analysed 09/18/2004 03:27 AM
[PRWEB Sep 18, 2004]

Study: Utility computing use to be
defined by SMB market

Study: Utility computing use to be
defined by SMB market 01/10/2004 12:27 AM
While the utility computing model would seem to make the most sense for large enterprise companies, a recent report by IDC indicates that small to midsize business will define how vendors such as HP, IBM and Sun deliver utility computing services in the coming months.

Brent Simmons of NetNewsWire fame has
defined a co ...

Brent Simmons of NetNewsWire fame has
defined a co ... 03/13/2003 10:22 AM

Brent Simmons of NetNewsWire fame has defined a couple of new clipboard formats specifically for handling RSS feed data: RSSi ("RSS Item") and RSSs ("RSS Source"). As far as I know NetNewsWire is the only app currently using these formats so... I've whipped up a free REALbasic class module to make getting and setting RSSi and RSSs clipboard datatype easy in any REALbasic app. (If you're building a Cocoa app, check out Brent's freely-available classes). If you're creating an RSS-using app, I urge you to consider supporting these formats - the more the merrier.

10:46 PM | Chris Cummer

Oracle Judge Wants Market Terms Defined
(Reuters)

Oracle Judge Wants Market Terms Defined
(Reuters) 06/25/2004 08:48 PM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. and U.S. antitrust officials need to provide clearer definitions on key software market terms that will form the basis for a decision on whether Oracle's $7.7 billion takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc. can go forward, a federal judge said on Friday.

Why tables for layout is stupid:
problems defined, solutions offered

Why tables for layout is stupid:
problems defined, solutions offered 10/29/2003 02:47 PM
Why tables for layout is stupid : problems defined, solutions offered .. cartoon-based presentation .. From the CSS Soapbox

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"Why tables for layout is stupid :
problems defined, solutions offered"

"Why tables for layout is stupid :
problems defined, solutions offered" 10/29/2003 04:57 PM

Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., Trial Lawyer
Defined by O.J. Simpson Case, Is Dead at
67

Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., Trial Lawyer
Defined by O.J. Simpson Case, Is Dead at
67 03/29/2005 10:41 PM
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.'s fierce, flamboyant and electrifyingly effective advocacy in the O. J. Simpson murder trial captivated the country.

Revenge of the User: Lessons from
Creator/User Battles ETCON talk notes

Revenge of the User: Lessons from
Creator/User Battles ETCON talk notes 02/11/2004 04:31 PM
Here're my running notes from danah boyd's Re venge of the User: Lessons from Creator/User Battles at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego.

The response is an attempt to "configure the users" -- constrain behavior to acceptable behavior with messaaging, kicking people off, etc.

This won't work: you can't tell a hacker not to hack. These kids are social hackers. You can stop some bad behavior, but you chase off your best users, too.

Dating doesn't happen because you're in a dating context. Dating arises out of real contexts.

Taking away fakesters didn't make Frienster more real. Friendster is unreal because people never remove their friends, even if they never see them (the exception is when you break up, ironic, because ex-lovers are strong ties!).

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HotFix Watch: Programs that are
advertised to a user run when another
user logs on to an SMS 2.0 client
computer

HotFix Watch: Programs that are
advertised to a user run when another
user logs on to an SMS 2.0 client
computer 08/30/2004 05:24 PM

How to deal with packages where user
specific data configuration has to be
user portable

How to deal with packages where user
specific data configuration has to be
user portable 09/11/2004 11:26 PM

"Lance Arthur slightly loses it over
BitTorrent - which I will confess does
not have the greatest user experience
for a naive user"

"Lance Arthur slightly loses it over
BitTorrent - which I will confess does
not have the greatest user experience
for a naive user" 08/14/2004 09:34 AM

Review - The Elements of User
Experience: User-Centered Design for the
Web

Review - The Elements of User
Experience: User-Centered Design for the
Web 12/08/2002 10:04 PM
WebmasterBase Dec 8 2002 8:41PM ET

SMS Query: Match Computer with User and
the User Fullname

SMS Query: Match Computer with User and
the User Fullname 05/15/2004 08:42 AM

Modify The User Description Attribute
For An Ad User Account

Modify The User Description Attribute
For An Ad User Account 08/17/2004 09:19 PM

Dead Grandmother Syndrome

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