@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.

  • Darby Lines:
    for the record, the current special at my pub comes with a “wasabi ‘aeoli'”.
  • Glenn Fleishman:
    But aïoli is the Provençal spelling, I think. The ï is the letter. It’s not aeoli.
  • Darby Lines:
    the real crime against humanity is; it’s actually just mayonnaise.
  • Glenn Fleishman:
    That is the greatest punchline.

Sounds to me that the greatest punchline would be Mïraçlé Whïp.

  • Andy Ihnatko:
    (But better to not endanger your life in the first place. I was genuinely frightened when I saw these videos.)

There’s a psychological effect that leads people to think they’re immune from harm in unfamiliar circumstance. Can’t remember name.

  • Rob Griffiths:
    So Mtn Lion removes the Web Sharing entry (stop/start Apache) from the Sharing System Prefs panel. Remote Apple Events stays, though?

I think Apache now defaults to “on”, on the theory that nontechnical users don’t care whether there’s a live server w/no pages.

  • Rob Griffiths:
    it didn’t on my newly-upgraded system—it was definitely off.

yeah, meant to add: if you upgrade, it retains the prior setting.

  • Rob Griffiths:
    Figures I upgrade while I had it disabled for some other projects :)

  • Karen Lopez:
    Wow. There are pics floating around of suspect one on the ER table. Not sure if they are real. But they are bad.
  • Gene Spafford:
    multiple gunshot wounds are not pretty.
  • Karen Lopez:
    I don’t think those were the worst part.
  • Gene Spafford:
    unless he had one of his own explosives go off, what else would cause injury?

last night’s news was that he was caught in his own blast radius.

  • Joe Kissell:
    Words I like to see on a sushi menu: “Add bacon to any roll $2.” Sabuku on Adams Ave.

Raw bacon?

  • Joe Kissell:
    Menu didn’t specify. Is that important?

depends. Do you enjoy trichinosis?

  • Joe Kissell:
    Never tried it, but I like having new experiences. Does it go well with sake?

Cold or hot?

  • Joe Kissell:
    Let’s just say I like my sake like I like my bacon. Also: like.