Michael Costanza (profile), Jun 28th, 2012 @ 3:34pm
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My point? You said that Techdirt is "not real code" because it's Wordpress. It's not. Never was. I thought that, you being a genius and all, it might satisfy your intellectual curiosity to know something about the actual origins of the code. So my point was to add a spark to your already brilliant light. But, um, never mind.
Michael Costanza (profile), Jun 28th, 2012 @ 3:21pm
Re: reporting
Nothing has changed and your votes are being registered. If you vote on a comment and you're not signed in, then you reload the page, of course the button doesn't stick. You're not signed in. We can't assume you're the same person. The behavior you're seeing is expected, correct, and has been exactly the same since the day we launched comment ratings. Feel free to vote as often as you'd like.
Just in case you're interested, Techdirt is not on Wordpress (though perhaps it will be someday). It is run on custom code loosely based on the old slashcode, which we ditched almost a decade ago.
Michael Costanza (profile), Jun 20th, 2012 @ 2:14pm
Or you could go to the preferences page (signed out) or account page (signed in) and set the preference to disable the bar.
This is the new version of Wibiya's toolbar, which we're trying out with the hope that our readers will find it more useful than the old one. One thing the old one had, which the new is missing, was a button to collapse the bar. We've already contacted Wibiya about it -- we think there should be a way to collapse the bar, without completely disabling it.
Michael Costanza (profile), Sep 28th, 2011 @ 1:18pm
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After some investigation, it appears that the problem comes from a combination of the HTTPS Everywhere Firefox extension and the implementation of the Facebook Like button in the Wibiya toolbar (at the bottom of the page). The other Like button we include below the text of each post doesn't appear to have the same problem. We've removed the Like button from the toolbar and reported the problem to Wibiya.
Michael Costanza (profile), Sep 28th, 2011 @ 10:27am
Re: Unrelated
Yeah, we read our posts. Haven't seen this problem though.
However, we have received a few messages in the past 12 hours about the issue. We're looking into it, but it appears to be related to a Firefox extension called HTTPS Everywhere. For some reason, that extension and the Like button appear to not be playing well together. We don't have any more details than that, yet. But we'll let you know when we do.
Michael Costanza (profile), Aug 23rd, 2011 @ 11:19pm
Re: bottom toolbar rage
You actually can disable the bottom toolbar by setting the "Bottom Toolbar" preference on the "My Account" page (http://www.techdirt.com/myaccount.php) or the "Preferences" page (for non-registered users - http://www.techdirt.com/preferences.php).
We do try to offer our users useful tools, not annoy them. Feedback on our site features is always welcome.
Michael Costanza (profile), Aug 10th, 2011 @ 11:28am
Re: Infrastructure spending
I agree with that, but how about infrastructure spending?
That's a good point, but Mike did say the gov't "almost never" creates jobs that are good for the economy. We heard a lot about "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects, when the last big stimulus was being proposed, but a majority of the spending did not go to such projects. Politicians generally use big spending opportunities to reward or pay off constituent groups -- not promote productivity, efficiency, or growth.
Should there be a role for the gov't in funding such projects? That's open for debate. But it never seems to be what politicians actually do when trying to "create jobs."
Michael Costanza (profile), Jun 17th, 2011 @ 10:11pm
Just to clarify
Several of the comments seem to take issue with me for suggesting something should have been done to these guys. However, that was not what I was suggesting, at all. I was merely pointing out how silly it makes the TSA look. If it's necessary to basically feel up kids, check a baby's diaper, and harass elderly people, why wouldn't in also be "important" to have something in place to prevent people running wild inside the terminal after hours? These guys may not have been a threat, but the *potential* threat from an unguarded terminal (even if minimal) would seem to rate higher than that from letting kids pass through security, unmolested.
Michael Costanza (profile), Jun 17th, 2011 @ 9:41pm
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Thought I was pretty clear. I don't really care that they didn't stop these guys. It just doesn't make sense that they put on such a big show at the checkpoint, but seem to be paying little attention to what goes on beyond it.
Michael Costanza (profile), Jun 17th, 2011 @ 9:37pm
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I agree that what these guys did posed no danger. Wasn't saying that it was a threat. The point is with how ridiculously overboard the TSA goes with screening at the security checkpoint, it seems kind of absurd that they don't seem to care about people doing whatever they want in the terminal.
Michael Costanza (profile), Jun 3rd, 2011 @ 11:27am
Another one misses the point
Our business is not dependent on any one of those things that you listed. We could easily switch web servers, "content delivery network systems," ad providers, tools, sharing buttons and toolbars, whenever we'd like, without destroying our business.
Mike (like Fred Wilson) was simply saying, don't be reliant on any one single platform or 3rd party system for your entire business. If we built our whole business around the Facebook Like button, then we'd be in serious trouble if Facebook decided to drop the Like button.
Now, you could say that we're totally reliant on the internet or electricity, and you'd be correct. But it's a pretty safe bet, for now, that neither of those things will disappear at a whim, or due to some company having financial trouble.
Nope, not suggesting anything of the sort. Just saying that if you're on the internet, what's the harm in allowing people to link to your site. That's how people discover things online, no? You could make a case for a paywall, when all of your competition has them, too. But does it really make sense to put yourself online but say, "Don't look at me!" They're not just blocking links that have found some way around the paywall. They expect people to get approval for *any* link to their site. That's like a store with a window display forbidding everyone who walks by from telling their friends to go and take a look, without first getting the store's permission. They're simply saying, "No word-of-mouth advertising." It makes no sense.
Heh, funny. On a recent flight on Virgin America I watched a Lily Allen video and listened to a few of her songs, and then heard more of her stuff in my friend's car. I found it interesting and kind of catchy, and was thinking about buying some songs of hers. Hadn't pulled the trigger yet. And I have to say, her foolishness makes me more inclined to *not* buy.
Funny thing is, it was hearing her music *for free* (omigosh!) that made me consider supporting her in the first place.
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Just in case you're interested, Techdirt is not on Wordpress (though perhaps it will be someday). It is run on custom code loosely based on the old slashcode, which we ditched almost a decade ago.
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This is the new version of Wibiya's toolbar, which we're trying out with the hope that our readers will find it more useful than the old one. One thing the old one had, which the new is missing, was a button to collapse the bar. We've already contacted Wibiya about it -- we think there should be a way to collapse the bar, without completely disabling it.
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However, we have received a few messages in the past 12 hours about the issue. We're looking into it, but it appears to be related to a Firefox extension called HTTPS Everywhere. For some reason, that extension and the Like button appear to not be playing well together. We don't have any more details than that, yet. But we'll let you know when we do.
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Re: bottom toolbar rage
We do try to offer our users useful tools, not annoy them. Feedback on our site features is always welcome.
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Re: Infrastructure spending
That's a good point, but Mike did say the gov't "almost never" creates jobs that are good for the economy. We heard a lot about "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects, when the last big stimulus was being proposed, but a majority of the spending did not go to such projects. Politicians generally use big spending opportunities to reward or pay off constituent groups -- not promote productivity, efficiency, or growth.
Should there be a role for the gov't in funding such projects? That's open for debate. But it never seems to be what politicians actually do when trying to "create jobs."
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Just to clarify
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Another one misses the point
Mike (like Fred Wilson) was simply saying, don't be reliant on any one single platform or 3rd party system for your entire business. If we built our whole business around the Facebook Like button, then we'd be in serious trouble if Facebook decided to drop the Like button.
Now, you could say that we're totally reliant on the internet or electricity, and you'd be correct. But it's a pretty safe bet, for now, that neither of those things will disappear at a whim, or due to some company having financial trouble.
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Reason to buy?
Funny thing is, it was hearing her music *for free* (omigosh!) that made me consider supporting her in the first place.