tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post9095084023924864357..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Goodbye Old FriendsLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-17330593007090264512013-03-22T11:06:52.819-05:002013-03-22T11:06:52.819-05:00I also switched to the Old Reader (http://theoldre...I also switched to the Old Reader (http://theoldreader.com). Feedly was just too flashy and organized info in a different way than I was used to. It is possible to import your Google Reader subscriptions, but the queue was quite long, so I just did it by hand.David P. Williamsonhttp://www.davidpwilliamson.net/worknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-41139855177465747672013-03-20T23:15:16.373-05:002013-03-20T23:15:16.373-05:00Another Google insider telling how too much focus ...Another Google insider telling how too much focus on Google+ is ruining Google's other products:<br /><br />https://blogs.msdn.com/b/jw_on_tech/archive/2012/03/13/why-i-left-google.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-22305095316426654322013-03-16T18:46:14.752-05:002013-03-16T18:46:14.752-05:00I don't know about exact comparisons of accura...I don't know about exact comparisons of accuracy, but I had the impression Andrew Tanenbaum's <a href="http://electoral-vote.com/" rel="nofollow">predictions</a> have also been as accurate as Nate Silver's, and he has done this for two US presidential elections in a row.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-18837385737566518662013-03-16T06:26:20.688-05:002013-03-16T06:26:20.688-05:00Reader shutting down hit me pretty hard too. On th...Reader shutting down hit me pretty hard too. On the other hand it's been pretty exciting looking at all the alternatives that I had ignored in the past.<br /><br />I've just started giving www.newsblur.com a spin; it seems pretty good so far.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145080453341944629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-21998330278562209762013-03-15T19:30:56.018-05:002013-03-15T19:30:56.018-05:00Hey,
I don't mean to do any advertisement or s...Hey,<br />I don't mean to do any advertisement or something, but there's this app named Pulse on iOs and android, which is free and which really works great. But it's not really intended to grab 1000 blog feeds. Too bad there's no rich client (yet?)<br /><br />Djamé<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-44029074911868327962013-03-15T18:30:03.560-05:002013-03-15T18:30:03.560-05:00Intrade had (has?) become part of the culture. I o...Intrade had (has?) become part of the culture. I often hear things like<br />`<br />``well--- what does intrade say about that''<br /><br />I will miss looking at it, though I never placed a bet.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-39101161200541902452013-03-15T15:11:30.759-05:002013-03-15T15:11:30.759-05:00http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/google-reader-st...http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/google-reader-still-sends-far-more-traffic-than-googleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-2911810956470130352013-03-15T14:36:04.574-05:002013-03-15T14:36:04.574-05:00We will have an RSS feed as long as Google's B...We will have an RSS feed as long as Google's Blogger software continues to publish RSS feeds. Take that for what it's worth.Lance Fortnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-52358603205262482802013-03-15T13:26:54.093-05:002013-03-15T13:26:54.093-05:00I mainly use RSS to follow people like you who hav...I mainly use RSS to follow people like you who have interesting blogs that can teach me something. So long as you still have an RSS feed, I'll find an RSS client that can find your writing. If you switch to a Twitter feed or G+, I'll make the transition. Whatever's easiest for you.Geoff Knauthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025560607512616605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-67642074938509420752013-03-15T11:13:07.896-05:002013-03-15T11:13:07.896-05:00It is part of Google plan to force people to use G...It is part of Google plan to force people to use G+. They have tried it before. There is no other reason to shut it down when they still have long forgotten useless sites Orkut running. Google reader was popular but it has no place in Google's long term strategy which is focused on G+.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-75369903067621577112013-03-15T11:09:18.400-05:002013-03-15T11:09:18.400-05:00A friend of mine just suggested this Google Reader...A friend of mine just suggested this Google Reader alternative:<br />http://theoldreader.com/<br />I've only briefly used it but it seems to be a simple design much closer to Google Reader than flashier (but messier) websites such as Feedly or NetVibes (which can be useful but are just different products).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-20436340774329261022013-03-15T10:18:33.881-05:002013-03-15T10:18:33.881-05:00Google Reader seems to have horrible memory usage....Google Reader seems to have horrible memory usage. I used to keep a tab devoted to it, but my browser memory use was creeping up to 1G, 1.5G, even 2G over time. I thought it was Firefox, but the same thing happened with Chrome and Safari. I finally identified Google Reader as the problem after some experimentation.<br /><br />Not that most people would be aware of that, but it was a big factor in me reducing my Reader use substantially. The other thing is---yeah, I have more than 1000 unread posts and no intent to catch up on them. There are really only a handful of things I keep up with even in Reader. It's most useful for the ones that are updated rarely and irregularly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-80853562452878773922013-03-15T10:13:34.142-05:002013-03-15T10:13:34.142-05:00The loss of Google Reader will hurt a lot of peopl...The loss of Google Reader will hurt a lot of people. It's probably the most blogged about thing I've seen across my newsfeed as everyone's looking for new ways to stay updated on their set of blogs. AfterMathhttp://www.learninglover.comnoreply@blogger.com