60 days isn't a long time for people with lots of data. I have a feeling it's going to take legislation to get companies to do the right thing here (and that includes us too, Google Drive notice is 60 days as well...)

Also facepalm on the earnest CEO video at:
https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/consumer/nextsteps/

https://twitter.com/crashplan/status/899995190852820994

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I read that we were going to participate in Net Neutrality protests today. I loaded up google.com to see if we were doing a home page promo. I didn't see the logo load and thought that this was a very sublime way of calling attention to content blocking. So I waited for a spinner and call to action...

haha; no. Instead it was this super heavy doodle that took forever to load over GBUS wifi.

Ah well. Looks like we're sending an "email" to our "listserve" (itsthe90s.gif) of committed diehards, and posting a video playlist hidden somewhere on youtube (couldn't find it, can you?)

https://sites.google.com/a/google.com/moma-news/july-2017/ourparticipationinthenetneutralitydayofact...

https://www.battleforthenet.com/

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Vint Cerf speaks today at noon! Via VC or in MTV-1950

_We create digital content in enormous and growing quantities every day. Much of this content requires software to be displayed (images, videos) or manipulated (e.g. spreadsheets and text documents) or executed (e.g. video games). In some cases, specific operating systems and hardware are needed for support. We face a challenge to preserve digital content over periods of hundreds or years because the software and associated hardware may no longer exist. There are legal issues associated with copyright of content and licensing of software as well as business models that must somehow be sustained for long periods of time. This talk will outline some of the challenges and possible solutions._

https://liveplayer.googleplex.com/view/2016-10-27-43705620-31

Location: MTV-1950-1-Bodega Bay Tech Talk

Reserved VC rooms:

RES-EXPL-10-Mount Rogers
NYC-9TH-15A239-Raft of Otters
DUB-1GC-4-Fangorn
This talk will be recorded

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There's been a trend where open source projects start a Slack for team communication.  I understand why.  The Slack UI is refined, you get searchable, synced conversions on all devices and even emails when you're away.  Nice!  Except the price you pay is vendor lock-in and a closed source code base.  Plus aren't you fed-up with creating dozens of slack accounts for each projects?  I know I am.

What if I told you there was an open alternative?  One that even included access to your favorite IRC channels? Well there is.  For the past month I've replaced Slack usage with Riot.im (aka vector.im) and Matrix.org and I am very, very happy with the results.  

Let's start with the UI.  Here's my Web UI right now:

On the left: rooms/channels. I've customized mine into high/low priority with full control over notification settings.

In the middle: the #ipfs IRC channel on Freenode.  Read/unread state is maintained on the server so I can easily switch to the Android or iOS app and participate there.

On the right: the member roster.  You can hide it, or use it to Initiate direct messages.

And look, here's the same UI, on Android showing the Matrix HQ Room:

As you can see Riot supports video/audio calls using WebRTC and file upload too.  Works really well!

Did I mention that these super high quality clients are all open source?

So what about the underlying service?  Well, we're in luck.  The matrix.org service is also well designed, fast, interoperable and open.  So what exactly is it?  From their FAQ:

Matrix’s initial goal is to fix the problem of fragmented IP communications: letting users message and call each other without having to care what app the other user is on - making it as easy as sending an email.

The longer term goal is for Matrix to act as a generic HTTP messaging and data synchronisation system for the whole web - allowing people, services and devices to easily communicate with each other, empowering users to own and control their data and select the services and vendors they want to use.

Bold and ambitious, and the FAQ has answers to some common questions like why not XMPP and more.

What all this means in practice is that anyone can run Matrix protocols using their own servers.   Want your own private internal system?  Run your own server disconnected from the network.  Want your chats to stay on your own server?  Run your own; with the benefit of interoperating and communicating with other servers in the mesh.  Want to bridge to another chat system, like IRC?  Yes, you can.

And the IRC integration is very, very good.  As you saw above identity and channel state is carried through, direct messages are supported. Offline for a while?  Scroll back to your unread indicator.  Or just check your email:

So there you have it.  An open system that enables chat.  A highly polished front end.  Full support for one to one and one-to-many conversations. Yes, it's beta, so there are some rough edges.

Give it a try.  You can find me at @lindner:matrix.org or just drop into some IRC channels, my nick is plindner.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/03/your-friendly-neighborhood-video-game-museum/4...

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http://www.magisto.com/album/video/MCo5XlUAGwo8fHgEDmEwCXl4?pf

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- First time I've seen Recruiters targeting expat folks. What next, will they contact my family to put pressure on me to move back?
- Including a Youtube video in your emails is a good way to get your message visibility in Inbox. Even if it's this dorky thing.
- It also appears that Target makes it's recruiters use their DJ name. In da house with *DJ Luke Doubler* and his sidekick *Talent Scout*.

http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/3675

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Paul,

My name is Luke Doubler and I’m a talent scout for Target Corporation.

I’m reaching out to you because I see that you went to the U of M and I’d like to see if you’d consider coming back.

I found your name on your GitHub profile (http://github.com/lindner) and see you are a full stack developer with contributions in JavaScript, full stack products, Apache, Amazon Dynamo and others. I also see via your LinkedIn profile you are with Google. I’d like to see if you’d consider a leadership role with Target.

Our corporate office located downtown Minneapolis has an engineer leadership position open in a very agile/scrum development team building products that will propel Target.com as the premier online retailer.

Would you be open to connecting Paul via phone? Your full stack development experiences appears to be exactly what we’re seeking. I can make myself available based on your schedule.

I look forward to connecting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QopMlVsPH3Y

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[Note: I dare you to find this video using Google Search. I used search.twitter.com to find this]

This is a new Facebook TV Commercial set to House of Pain's Jump Around. Of interest:

- square aspect ratio (on tv it's on a seamless white background)
- there is no opengraph markup on this page. No markup at all really.
- Except for meta tags for: https://w3c.github.io/webappsec/specs/referrer-policy/ which I did not realize existed.
- It makes me want to see if it's possible to animate our own app UI at 60fps.

https://www.facebook.com/facebook/videos/vl.515712155263726/10153943242676729/?type=1&theater

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When I search for a Phone (say Sony Xperia) show the music videos where it's been product placed.

This Avril Lavigne vid must be the worst yet. The video starts with "oh, my new Sony phone is ringing!".

Also: I wonder if Forrester includes these payouts in total digital ad spend?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuNTO31FlY8

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When I walk into the office I see row after row of screens, empty and lonely.  I want to change that.  I want a world where ambient passive consumption helps eliminate the blank screen.

Solving one piece of this puzzle is Malika's intern project.  It starts with rich, compelling, G+ Android Daydream support.  If time allows we may be able to add interesting things like:

* Interactive hooks, voice action (Choose your own adventure!)
* Whisper/Copresence support
* Kiosk mode, add QR codes or NFC support
* Vendor support,
* Rich Video/Audio

If you're looking into something like this we'd love to hear more.  (I did some searching and didn't turn up much other than http://go/showy ) If you have specific features you'd like to see in such a system leave 'em in the comments.  Maybe we can add it!

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Still an empty profile though...

But not much better than:

Joe Tuman - https://plus.google.com/109949039322333887009

Libby Schaff - https://plus.google.com/110500927796450135344

Bryan Parker - https://plus.google.com/109333654487362962540

At least Parker has a couple of posts there.  Tuman has only 1 Youtube video..

If there are other candidates add them here and I'll share an Oakland Mayor 2014 circle..

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Here's a quick tip I posted to the Developing with Google+ community.  Plenty more good stuff there for publishers and app developers.

Originally shared by Paul Lindner

Youtube and Google+ Embedded Posts

If you embed Youtube videos on your web site you might want to take second look at the Google+ Embedded Post feature:

https://developers.google.com/+/web/embedded-post/

Instead of using a direct Youtube embed try creating a Google+ post that includes the video and your commentary.  Embed that post on your site by following the instructions linked above.

People can still play the video in the page, but now they can also +1, Follow, and Reply to it.  This engagement will make your conversation stand out in the new Youtube.com comments section.

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Youtube and Google+ Embedded Posts

If you embed Youtube videos on your web site you might want to take second look at the Google+ Embedded Post feature:

https://developers.google.com/+/web/embedded-post/

Instead of using a direct Youtube embed try creating a Google+ post that includes the video and your commentary.  Embed that post on your site by following the instructions linked above.

People can still play the video in the page, but now they can also +1, Follow, and Reply to it.  This engagement will make your conversation stand out in the new Youtube.com comments section.

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No, this isn't today's doodle.  It is some very creative high-speed liquid photography.

Originally shared by Alex Koloskov

Behind the shot video:

http://www.photigy.com/the-making-of-google-happy-birthday-google-plus/

Have one can of blue paint left, should we shoot Facebook from it? :-)

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Yes, this is real.

The Great Wall is a 100' x 100' video installation in Oakland's Uptown neighborhood that displays all kinds of videos.  

http://greatwallofoakland.org/

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It's e-waste day here at Google. Time to ditch all my 16MB video cards, 10base2 Ethernet cards, UltraSCSI HBAs (fast 'n wide) and some old tape backup gear.

I might keep the Pentium 2 just for the bed of nails heat sink. Raj Iyengar snagged the Myspace branded Flip video camera with the dead battery.

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I guess Die Young was a bad association for your new smartphone?

I never understood why Nokia bothers putting their phones in music videos.  It all looks so staged.  That said the Ke$ha video is pretty weird.  I can understand why they wanted to remove it.

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apropos to our discussion of what a +1 means...

Originally shared by Google+

50 Things a +1 Can Mean

A +1 is simple. It’s one of the easiest ways on the web to take an action that endorses the content and says you saw something. But it can mean many different things. That’s the beauty of +1. You can +1 things you like. You can +1 bad news. You can +1 things you love. You can +1 casual status updates or items that change the world.

Often, we get asked what it means to +1. Here are some ideas. We’d love to see yours.

1. A +1 can say you agree with the post.

2. A +1 can say your photo is beautiful.

3. A +1 can say your joke was funny.

4. A +1 can mean you share in sympathy.

5. A +1 can mean you endorse content found on the web.

6. A +1 can say “thanks for sharing!”

7. A +1 can say “thanks for mentioning me!”

8. A +1 can say “Glad to see you hanging out!”

9. A +1 can say “Good to see you here!”

10. A +1 can say “Wow! That’s cool!”

11. A +1 can say your video was amazing.

12. A +1 can mean you’re excited about new features.

13. A +1 can mean your post was clever.

14. A +1 can say you like this brand.

15. A +1 can say you’re the biggest fan.

16. A +1 can mean you agree with the shared story.

17. A +1 can say “thanks for commenting!”

18. A +1 can say “I vote for this choice.”

19. A +1 can say “your high score is impressive”.

20. A +1 can say “thanks for playing!”

21. A +1 can say you’re with the band.

22. A +1 can say you love the band.

23. A +1 can mean your meme is hilarious.

24. A +1 can mean your child is adorable.

25. A +1 can mean your food looks delicious.

26. A +1 can mean that song is incredible.

27. A +1 can mean “You said what I was going to say!”

28. A +1 can say you saw the post, but have no comment.

29. A +1 can say that video is stunning.

30. A +1 can say you found the news interesting.

31. A +1 can say you sure do know how to recommend people.

32. A +1 can say “I’m rooting for you!”

33. A +1 can say “Congratulations!”

34. A +1 can mean this article is a must-read.

35. A +1 can mean “I have this product too.”

36. A +1 can mean “I love this book!”

37. A +1 can mean “I hear you.”

38. A +1 can mean “You rock.”

39. A +1 can mean “I love you.”

40. A +1 can mean “I + you.”

41. A +1 can say “I can’t wait!”

42. A +1 can say “You shouldn’t miss this!”

43. A +1 can be a smile.

44. A +1 can say “You look hot.”

45. A +1 can say “I’ve been there before, and I love it.”

46. A +1 can mean “I wish I were there.”

47. A +1 can mean “I am so proud of you.”

48. A +1 can mean “You took my breath away.”

49. A +1 can say “I’m on my phone and only have a second.”

50. A +1 can say anything.

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Mark Mallman is still going strong 4 days into his cross country live video streaming #marathon4 at:

http://m4.qwikcast.tv/?gallery=m4-live

And here's a live album listen from Google Play for people going "Mark who?"

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Hi John Colburn / Dennis Boehm -- Do you know each other?  In any case I've been pondering how one might take the Spout experience into Google+ via video hangouts and connect with the nascent arts community that's developing here.  There's so much potential to do fun things.

If either of you is interested let me know.

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In my day MTV actually had music and we liked it!

Originally shared by The Current

Jake Rudh posted his pick for Video of the Day and it's ALL MTV idents. Seriously, just one after another for six minutes. He explains,

"Leading up to the MTV event at First Avenue this coming Friday night, Transmission simulates an hour of watching classic MTV from (1981 - 1992) this Thursday at 10pm."

Take a break and revisit the astronauts, the cows, and the animation that looks even stranger now.

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Do we parse hResume in PRS?  (See comments on original post)

Also some issues with videos FYI.

Originally shared by Robert Headley

Testing for Chris Messina 

It does this for every video I post. When I paste the URL into the edit box, it automatically attaches the link, instead of the video widget, 

Here is the link I used.

Evolution of Dance - By Judson Laipply

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Anyone at LinkedIn interested in improving public profile snippets? (look at the comments on the original post..)

Originally shared by Robert Headley

Testing for Chris Messina 

It does this for every video I post. When I paste the URL into the edit box, it automatically attaches the link, instead of the video widget, 

Here is the link I used.

Evolution of Dance - By Judson Laipply

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A really well written, must-read article about Google's Authorship program.

And this applies to anything you author.  For example, if you're an open source developer you should definitely link your github profile.  Video and photo sites?  Same thing.

Most sites are supporting XFN these days so the more links to your Google+ profile, the more often your face will show up next to your content.

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A video of the Google+ jumbotron at #io12

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The best Electro-Rock band of the moment that's currently helping me burn the candle at both ends.  Think Daft Punk crossed with Rage Against the Machine, with a dash of Introduce Yourself era Faith No More.

Their top-10 single is below, but you'll find the rest of their repertoire rocks much harder.  Check out Palabra mi Amor for a taste:

SHAKA PONK - Palabra Mi Amor (feat. Bertrand Cantat) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Or this set from the Paleo Music Festival:

Shaka Ponk - Live Paléo Festival Nyon 2011 [Pro-Shot]

[reposting this again for  #musicmonday  and because I deleted my original post..]

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Fedora has always had odd names, but Beefy Miracle ventures into Ubuntu territory...

Originally shared by Fedora Project

Its that time again where we celebrate a new #Fedora release!!.

Fedora 17 : Beefy Miracle is released!!

Check out the Fedora 17 release video : Fedora 17: Beefy Miracle release

And don't forget to check out the release announcement at : http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2012-May/003075.html and the feature list at : http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/17/FeatureList

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This is a great little slice of history from the early 90s. Reminds me of the times I saw BiT perform in the 7th Street Entry back in Minneapolis. And it was satisfying to hear them on his show back then too.

Originally shared by John Peel Archive

Watch this Babes in Toyland video, for they are this week's featured artists

#PeelArchive #JohnPeel #TheSpaceArts #Video

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Here's the Google Glass video I mentioned.

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This is just so amazing.

Originally shared by Google Glass

We think technology should work for you—to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.

A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.

Please follow along as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?

Babak Parviz Steve Lee Sebastian Thrun

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If you liked the video you'll like the album even more. At the very least give In for the Kill a listen.

And I see that La Roux has a page here but they haven't done much with it. Consider circling and they might start posting here in addition to twitter/facebook.

[And if you're a musician or rep one I'd be interested in knowing what G+ can do better for you!]

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A world where anyone can be a major broadcaster with the people that matter. (And face-tracking antlers)

#livinginthefuture

Originally shared by Vic Gundotra

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Google+ Hangouts: Going beyond the status update

One of the most intimate forms of human connection is eye contact. Our digital tools have given us new forms - text messages, email, status updates - but nothing compares to the richness and intensity of looking into someones eyes as they talk.

Our emphasis on face-to-face-face group video communication has lead to some amazing experiences. By giving this away for free, we've enabled people around the world to see into each others eyes and share discussion and laughter in new ways.

Today, we improve the service significantly.

1) We are enabling you to hangout on any post.

2) We've reached an important milestone for "Hangouts on Air". Hundreds of people (who we have whitelisted as part of our trial) can now broadcast their hangouts to the entire world for free completely self-service. Our goal is to enable this for everyone on the planet.

3) We are making it possible for you to start hangouts from messenger on Android or iPhone devices.

4) You can call any phone number in the world and conference in anyone.

5) We threw in a reindeer :-)

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-hangouts-going-beyond-status.html

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Just found out that Netflix has the 1981 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy up for streaming. Highly recommended. What's your latest streaming video gem?

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Improper Sharing... in the middle of the stream!

I found a post with "too much information" in my email this morning. Take a moment and consult your circles before you post. You wouldn't want to look foolish like the folks in the video below...

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Welcome aboard!

[sharing private to only you..]

Google+ is the crazy project I'm working on. Would love to hear your opinions on how you and your friends use the product. My eventual goal is to get the entire family signed up and do a 10-way video hangout.

Paul

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