| 00:25.12 | Disconnect | btw, one of several reasons I dislike that google 'friendster' thing: http://theregister.co.uk/content/6/35375.html |
| 00:26.57 | CosmicPenguin | your point being?> |
| 00:27.09 | CosmicPenguin | you shouldn't be putting anything important up there anyway |
| 00:27.22 | kergoth | heh, i joined it knowing full well they'd do what they want with the info. i frankly dont care |
| 00:27.25 | kergoth | CosmicPenguin: exactly |
| 00:28.08 | mikelp | My life is too boring for anyone to care about the info up there |
| 00:28.13 | CosmicPenguin | If they want the rights to knowing I'm 6'2, then carry on |
| 00:28.13 | ggilbert | so I'm granting them the rights to publicize that I like Babylon 5 |
| 00:28.26 | ggilbert | gonna make them a mint |
| 00:28.32 | CosmicPenguin | God forbid if anyone should construe us as a fan base of something |
| 00:29.59 | CosmicPenguin | Personally, I wouldn't mind if they happened to start gathering statistics like that - thousands of people joining a Family Guy community can only be good for getting it back on the air |
| 00:30.26 | ggilbert | The only bit I dont particularly like is that they can attach my name to it. |
| 00:30.34 | ggilbert | But that doesnt bother me too much |
| 00:31.14 | CosmicPenguin | Like I said, I'm not doing anything hugely important - there are a number of public sites where you can see that Jordan Crouse is obsessed with the simpsons |
| 00:31.21 | ggilbert | yup |
| 00:33.29 | CosmicPenguin | I think this is all pretty stupid - Google is still Google, even if its running on a .NET framework |
| 00:33.50 | CosmicPenguin | if you liked the situation 3 months ago, then why do you dislike them now? |
| 00:37.00 | Disconnect | CosmicPenguin: not worried about that. but I figure if they are going to sell my info (without limits, no less.. can we say spam list?) they should cut me in on it ;) |
| 00:39.45 | CosmicPenguin | If I win a million dollars and they take my picture and use it for marketing, then they should cut me on future profits there too |
| 00:39.56 | CosmicPenguin | But I agree that they don't because quite frankly, a million dollars is better |
| 00:41.15 | chouimat | hmmmm another snowstorm |
| 00:43.32 | CosmicPenguin | Its all a matter of which is more pleasing - if the community benefits outweigh the license restrictions, then its worth it |
| 00:43.54 | CosmicPenguin | Just like if Ed McMahaon handed me a million dollars on the condition they could use my picture, I would probably take that deal |
| 00:44.05 | Disconnect | ok. then the point I'm missing is what community benefits...? |
| 00:44.25 | CosmicPenguin | And conversely, if a TV show came up, beat the shit out of me, and then wanted me to sign over my rights to profit on the video tape, I would probably have to say no... :) |
| 00:44.27 | Disconnect | right. thats part of 'winning'. they are giving you compensation on the condition that they receive something (rights to your likeness, etc) |
| 00:44.53 | Disconnect | ...selling all my info to anyone they like, with resale permissions, is a serious electronic beatdown. ;) |
| 00:45.37 | CosmicPenguin | Not if you don't give them anything that you care about |
| 00:46.41 | ggilbert | kergoth, now I see how the hell people take so many fricken photos |
| 00:46.55 | Disconnect | what are the community benifits? |
| 01:02.40 | kergoth | Pendalar: hah, i like that testimonial. thanks. |
| 01:03.17 | Pendalar | =-) |
| 01:03.28 | Pendalar | can't make em all that personal, since I don't know anyone in here "in real life" |
| 01:03.32 | Pendalar | I thought it fit |