Maritime and Mountains http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog Random musings from a Maine based technology zealot en dpotter2+1@gmail.com Copyright 2010 2010-01-13T00:17:00-05:00 Google getting tough with China http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog/google_getting_tough_with_china/ David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer:

These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered--combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web--have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.

Well Done.

]]> 2010-01-13T00:17:00-05:00 Right on the head http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog/right_on_the_head/ Gruber elegantly states what many of of us have to come to understand about the state of computer manufacturers; aside from Apple all other computer manufacturers are building a commodity product and sadly are unable to differentiate themselves.

It’s not just that Apple is different among computer makers. It’s that Apple is the only one that even can be different, because it’s the only one that has its own OS.

]]> 2009-10-26T00:08:00-05:00 Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog/spammers_evildoers_and_opportunists/ Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists

Search Engine Optimization is not a legitimate form of marketing. It should not be undertaken by people with brains or souls. If someone charges you for SEO, you have been conned…

...Which brings us, finally, to the One True Way to get a lot of traffic on the web. It’s pretty simple, and I’m going to give it to you here, for free:

Make something great. Tell people about it. Do it again.

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]]> 2009-08-26T02:06:00-05:00 Chelie Pingree on the Colbert Report http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog/chielie_pingree_in_the_colbert_report/
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Better Know a District - Maine’s 1st - Chellie Pingree
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMeryl Streep

]]> 2009-08-12T00:54:00-05:00 Tactics for the Revolution http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog/strategies_for_the_revolution/ Yishay sez, “The road to hell is paved with the best intentions (including mine). Learn how to actually help the protesters and not the gov’t in Iran.”
The purpose of this guide is to help you participate constructively in the Iranian election protests through Twitter.
1. Do NOT publicise proxy IP’s over twitter, and especially not using the #iranelection hashtag. Security forces are monitoring this hashtag, and the moment they identify a proxy IP they will block it in Iran. If you are creating new proxies for the Iranian bloggers, DM them to @stopAhmadi or @iran09 and they will distributed them discretely to bloggers in Iran.

2. Hashtags, the only two legitimate hashtags being used by bloggers in Iran are #iranelection and #gr88, other hashtag ideas run the risk of diluting the conversation.

3. Keep you bull$hit filter up! Security forces are now setting up twitter accounts to spread disinformation by posing as Iranian protesters. Please don’t retweet impetuosly, try to confirm information with reliable sources before retweeting. The legitimate sources are not hard to find and follow.

4. Help cover the bloggers: change your twitter settings so that your location is TEHRAN and your time zone is GMT +3.30. Security forces are hunting for bloggers using location and timezone searches. If we all become ‘Iranians’ it becomes much harder to find them.

5. Don’t blow their cover! If you discover a genuine source, please don’t publicise their name or location on a website. These bloggers are in REAL danger. Spread the word discretely through your own networks but don’t signpost them to the security forces. People are dying there, for real, please keep that in mind…

]]> 2009-06-18T00:14:00-05:00 Photo collection from Iran http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog/photo_collection_from_iran/ Check out the views from the Iranian protests...

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]]> 2009-06-18T00:00:00-05:00 Wolfram Alpha - a new kind of search engine http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog/wolfram_alpha_a_new_kind_of_search_engine/ Tonight Wolfram Research, maker of the Mathematica, released ”Wolfram Alpha“, a new search engine. Actually, I would more accurately describe it as an Information Engine. The best way to understand Wolfram Alpha, is to view a screencast demostration from Stephen Wolfram, and then try it yourself. 2009-05-16T03:47:00-05:00 Old Jews Telling Jokes http://www.maritimeandmountains.com/index.php/blog/old_jews_telling_jokes/ Get your dose of humor from this great site.

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