Category Archives: Web Science

Overflow

By SebKom | Published: August 26, 2009
Overflow condition: a situation that occurs when more information is being transmitted than the hardware can handle This is one of the biggest problems I have to deal with: information overflow. Google Reader, Twitter, Mail, Facebook, MSN, Skype, Safari: Seven different sources of information. Seven different sources of different information. I am subscribed to blogs about Apple, [...]
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What if The Pirate Bay sues this guy?

By SebKom | Published: August 17, 2009
TPB’s database was uploaded to The Pirate Bay last night and can be found here. I am really curious about what would happen if TPB decided to sue the uploader (which, in this case, is anonymous, but let’s say he/she wasn’t). Anyways, you can download it and enjoy every single .torrent file that TPB was hosting until [...]
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Open Letter to Opera

By SebKom | Published: July 18, 2009
Below is the post I made in the Opera Forums, some minutes ago, as I am about to stop using Opera. It’s not tech-savvy but I think I am making my point. Click on read more to read it or here to participate on the forums.
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Twitter Down Time Rescheduled

By SebKom | Published: June 16, 2009
These twitter and NTT America guys just earned my absolute respect: A critical network upgrade must be performed to ensure continued operation of Twitter. In coordination with Twitter, our network host had planned this upgrade for tonight. However, our network partners at NTT America recognize the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool [...]
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H Wikipedia στα Ποντιακά!

By SebKom | Published: April 6, 2009
Το διάβασα στο singen sang gesungen: Η Βικιπαίδεια σα Ποντιακά! Πολύ καλή κίνηση, μπράβο σε όσους είχαν την ιδέα και σε όσους την υλοποιούν. Ένα “δελτίο τύπου” που κυκλοφορεί σε μερικά blogs και που πρώτα αναρτήθηκε στο Pontos World: Όλοι γνωρίζουμε και χρησιμοποιούμε την Βικιπαίδεια, την εγκυκλοπαίδεια ελεύθερου περιεχομένου που γράφεται συμμετοχικά (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [...]
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O Zuckerberg μας δουλεύει…

By SebKom | Published: February 17, 2009
Είμαι πιο κοντά από ποτέ στο να διαγράψω τον λογαριασμό μου από το facebook. Εδώ και περίπου ένα μήνα. Αν ήμουν στο τρίτο (και τελευταίο) έτος, θα το έκανα. Διότι όπως και να γίνει, είναι ένα μέσο επικοινωνίας/κοινωνικής συναναστροφής/κλπ/κλπ. Σίγουρα όμως δηλώσεις όπως η παρακάτω με ωθούν στο να το την κάνω: There is no system [...]
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nubyCast [1x00] – Pilot

By SebKom | Published: February 14, 2009
[podcast]http://podcast.sebkom.me/nubyCast00pilot.mp3[/podcast] Πρώτο (αλλά αριθμούμενο 00 αντί για 01) επεισόδιο του nubyCast. Μπόλικη αμηχανία, μπόλικα “λοιπόν” και “ας πούμε” αλλά και μπόλικη διάθεση. Lay back, άκου το, διάβασε τα shownotes, αν σ’αρέσει βαλ΄το και στο iPod σου (δεξί κλικ, save content as) και αν δε σ’αρέσει πες μου γιατί στα σχόλια. (Feed και iTunes submission to follow [...]
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