@GlennF: Is iOS 6 Maps’ abstraction (it removes lots of details at high zoom out) making it seem like details _don’t_ exist?

Because many “wrong” maps I see to show a lack of detail compared to Google can be zoomed in slightly to get wealth of info.

@GlennF I am (perhaps wrongly) default assuming that 90% of Maps criticism is PEBiPAC, especially tech journalism.

@glennf Especially misunderstanding that OpenStreetMaps already has crowdsourced correction mechanism and updates *very* quickly.

10.8.2; Mail 6.1: just confirmed that Mail.app is sending email from the wrong account. Anyone else?

@mclow: @jeffporten Is it sending from the wrong account when you’ve explicitly chosen, or just choosing the wrong account by default?

@mclow Explicitly chosen. Sent from the default account instead.

@jeffporten Then I don’t know. I haven’t seen that behavior.

@mclow I’d be happy to hear your default fix, in case that helps.

@Afilreis: Amusing myself with the mental image of you lecturing to a full Franklin Field as your classroom.

That wd be about the #. You in? RT @jeffporten @Afilreis Amusing myself w/ the image you lecturing to full Franklin Field as your classroom.

@Afilreis Have to skip this round, I’m taking online CompSci classes. But would love to join you later.

@Afilreis Yes, I don’t think 30,000 would fit in a classroom.

@glennf: The government is too big. It is too invasive. I don’t blame Dems alone for that (Republicans expand both scope and intrusiveness more.)

@GlennF I agree with “invasive”, but “too small/big” doesn’t make sense without definition of terms.

@jeffporten The amount of money spent for return is too large. So.

@GlennF Collectively, sure. But some programs, like health care, are bargain over NGO options.

@jeffporten Right: those are efficient. But subsidies, military, etc., don’t offer good social return or infrastructure return.

@jeffporten Meanwhile, we don’t repay enough bridges, etc.

@jeffporten Air travel is a great example. Heavily subsidized in myriad ways relative to value.

@GlennF Yeah, I’d be hard-pressed to calculate “military” ROI. But if superpower status helps make dollar reserve currency? Maybe worth it.

@jeffporten No, I mean the stupid projects that get billions even when congress agrees they won’t work.

@jeffporten I mean, there’s efficiency and whatever, but the amount of public and black budget money spent on bullshit is very high.

@GlennF Sure. Would love a “did that work” means test. But GOP would prob apply to all R&D and basic science.

If IFTTT hasn’t figured out their cashflow plan, I’d sign up for a Pro account with instant triggers… well, instantly.

@kvanh:

GODDAMN YES!

at least $50/year, maybe a $100 with instant rules. I’d like to tag some rules as instant others not.

also would pay for if this then that and also that.

@kvanh I’d prefer annual to monthly. Your if-then structure appeals to me.

Under new API rules, will “Link in favorited tweet –> Instapaper” still work?

Clarifying: under new API rules, will IFTTT still be able to parse for URLs to send to Instapaper? Not pulling whole tweet.

  • The White House:
    POTUS: “This has been a tough week. But we have seen the character of our country once more.”

“: POTUS: “We have seen the character of our country once more.”” // wherein suspect is not Mirandized, US citizen on US soil.

Note to self: no baseball caps until Boston suspects are caught, because I’m pretty sure I have the same skin tone as the very fuzzy photos.

  • Rob Pegoraro:
    folks at Pepcom’s Digital Experience event, has it gotten any less packed over there?

lines just got much shorter.

  • Rob Pegoraro:
    Splendid! Because I’m now hungry and thirsty. (The exhibitors there will have to wait.)

I was impressed by how they scattered around the cookies and coffee so you had to see more booths.