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There is a very valid reason to not want the +1 G+ on Youtube videos. Youtube is/was one of the last bastions on the interwebs where you could actually post something and have no one know who you are. With the "real names only" Google plus, that becomes an issue. I give you case in point. I am an atheist. I live in the dead center of the bible belt. While in an interview they cannot ask me my religion, they sure as heck can Google my name. Now I'm certain there will be ways to block off and privatize the things you +1 (I hope) - but I really don't want potential employers seeing that I +1'ed a Penn and Teller pro-atheist video. In this economy, I have to be careful. Basically what this tells me is I am slowly becoming unable to express myself at all online without the fear and threat of potential employers seeing it and judging me by that. Can I not just have a place where my opinion doesn't have to be shouted to the world, but can still be expressed? Sadly if this happens I'll probably have to just not "+1" videos - I really can't afford the potential problems. Sure I can try to be completely diligent about it - but something always gets forgotten. It's the same reason I don't post things on Facebook, even though I have my security set high. The potential risk is too great. And please don't tell me 'well just move' as an answer to my problem. I have to stay here to assist my aging parents.
Commented May 3, 2012 on Google is making a huge and annoying mistake. at WWdN: In Exile
Google is making a huge and annoying mistake.
I like Google Plus. Some of the smartest people I've ever read are on Google Plus, and the Hangout is amazing. But Google is doing everything it can to force Google Plus on everyone, and it's pissing me off. Yesterday, I tried to like a video on YouTube. I wasn't signed in to my Google Plus acco...
Ahhh the memories...for me most vivid are 2 things, both at the Topsail Beach Putt-Putt arcade...Karate Champ - I got so good I simply couldn't lose. To this day I can remember the combo of moves I used...game could never win. I'd just get tired and hand off to another kid...then when Dragon's Lair first came...what beautiful graphics yet sucky gameplay...
Indeed happy memories are made of this :-)
Commented Mar 10, 2010 on From the Vault: Uses Joystick Controller at WWdN: In Exile
From the Vault: Uses Joystick Controller
I'm sure it's an enormous surprise to learn that I've spent a lot of time recently thinking about games and gaming, so I've found myself looking through old blog posts for research, inspiration, and to confirm or deny that strange "I think I've written about this idea before..." tingle that's re...
Ooooooooooooooooooooooo Wil vs Vork....ZOMG! *faints from awesome overload*
Commented Jul 31, 2009 on Axis of Anarchy RULES! at WWdN: In Exile
Axis of Anarchy RULES!
A few months ago, Felicia Day asked me if I'd like to play a character in Season 3 of The Guild. The conversation went something like this: Felicia: So, I wrote this character for Season 3 of The Guild and I wondered if y— Me: YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES YOU HAD ME AT "THE GUILD!" Rob Reiner's ...
By the gods of all that is interwebsian - that room was filled with more massively creative geekly talent than could possibly be contained in one building safely! If ever there was a reason to have a geekasm, that picture was it...I envy all who were there!
Commented May 21, 2009 on WHEREAS Jonathan Coulton wears the fanciest of pants. at WWdN: In Exile
WHEREAS Jonathan Coulton wears the fanciest of pants.
Sunday night, I took my entire family and a bunch of our friends to see Jonathan Coulton with Paul and Storm at Largo. A special evening (it was the first time Anne and the kids saw them perform live) was made extra-special for me because I got to open the whole show. Earlier this year, Paul an...
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