tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post1573792568660014293..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Last PostAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-59392780419098266432011-07-19T06:34:47.834+00:002011-07-19T06:34:47.834+00:00Seems like your not the only person having trouble...Seems like your not the only person having trouble with Google+, even William Shatner is!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016191/William-Shatner-Google-account-deleted-violating-standards.html" rel="nofollow">click here</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-2814652592824096432011-07-11T09:23:12.674+00:002011-07-11T09:23:12.674+00:00"Google says they're trying to not be evi..."Google says they're trying to not be evil,"<br /><br />Anyone who denies being evil has to be treated with severe mistrust.<br />It's the same as "people's republics", they never are :)<br /><br />"But where that put me was into the sign-up process for Blogger. I have no intention of starting a Blogger blog. "<br /><br />you're not signing up for a blog, they're linking your google account to a blogger account. The page is a leftover from when Blogger wasn't yet owned by Google.<br /><br />As to them requiring age verification, thank the law for that.<br />If they didn't and some kid were to end up viewing "adult content" as a result they'd get sued to hell and back. This way they can at least claim the kid was breaking their TOS by giving invalid information during account signup, quite likely clearing them of wrongdoing.<br /><br />While I don't trust Google an inch to not sell what information they leech about me from the intarwebs, at least with info I give them myself they're bound by privacy laws :)<br /><br />p.s. funny thing: to use an android phone you need a gmail account, which needs a google store account, which needs a credit card and a google account, which needs a non-gmail email address.jwentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231225414960320582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-78532790970817657422011-07-11T03:26:29.430+00:002011-07-11T03:26:29.430+00:00We readers dodged a bullet there too. I'm gla...We readers dodged a bullet there too. I'm glad it worked out!<br /><br />I second the call to <br />not give up if you have to move somewhere else. It's just a web address, your readers would follow.<br /><br />The size and scope of the Googleplex bothers me a little too. No one company should know so much about me, not even the gubmint. Searches, email, blog comment and read, it is enough to consider Tor and anonymous browsing as a routine.<br /><br />And I lie routinely about my birthday too on web signup forms.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-28515346728183882042011-07-10T16:32:14.994+00:002011-07-10T16:32:14.994+00:00Sorry to hear about the troubles, but know that yo...Sorry to hear about the troubles, but know that you are not alone. Recently BLOGGER.COM has made it nearly impossible for me to post remarks on some blogs, but not others. Yes, I use different screen names on blogs pertaining to different subjects. BLOGGER.COM fusses about that and I've given up having tosign in three times and get pitched about starting a blog just to respond to something. WORLD PRESS is just as bad. I'm old enough that I can knock or add a few years without upsetting their standards and I use an easily remember DOB of someone who does not blog. On a very few important blogs where I am known, using the ANON button and my recognized tag-line is enough, but it is still annoying. I appreciate the prover's need to filter and to avoid bot-generated hits and the captch type things help - a bit. Some still redirect for countless sign-in exchanges. In one case, I have to hit POST *THREE* yuckie times to get the expected response. <br />In the end, you may have to move your blog to a friendlier system. In fairness, the reader end of your blog had worked rather well. I guess it is just the blog owner that they are screwing with. Maybe? In any case, please keep on writing. Your blog has many advantages over several others:<br />1. You write well<br />2. You write interesting articles<br />3. You post on a very regualr basis - Probably the most important -<br />4. You have a wonderful sense of humor and it shows - so please keep on keeping on. If you need to move the whole thing to a new support platform, please do it and keep writing. Other bloggers have had to move and their are easy ways to do so and to retain your entire archive. Just in case something screws up, of course you have a complete back up of your archive - right! Tell me that you do! An thanks again for a great blog, for all of the above reasons and so many more. OK, so how many strokes do you need ?<br />-C.Cedarglenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468497492189762095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-68680329814650493412011-07-10T16:32:12.438+00:002011-07-10T16:32:12.438+00:00Well I was one that sent you a G+ invite. I am GL...Well I was one that sent you a G+ invite. I am GLAD that everything worked out as I really enjoy reading about your escapades.Chris Muncyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115930238061455605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-13992848631181410542011-07-10T16:13:02.191+00:002011-07-10T16:13:02.191+00:00James D.: I only deliberately moderate comments on...<b>James D.</b>: I only deliberately moderate comments on blog entries older than a week, but sometimes Blogger traps ones it thinks may be spam. If that happens and you don't see it in a day, send me an e-mail. I don't always remember to check the filter.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-60333809949333986012011-07-10T12:38:34.573+00:002011-07-10T12:38:34.573+00:00I've been wondering about this for a long time...I've been wondering about this for a long time: Who owns the content of your blog? A. Anon or Google? And you do have a complete back-up on a CDR, don't you? Because I'm sure that the content is yours (, isn't it?) and you could easily upload it to your own server if you wished to do so (, couldn't you)?zbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-49395193358636803042011-07-10T12:31:31.798+00:002011-07-10T12:31:31.798+00:00You aren't the only one caught by this trap. ...You aren't the only one caught by this trap. See also: <a href="http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/013103.html" rel="nofollow">Shame on you, Google</a>, elsewhere.<br /><br />This is the second time I've entered this comment, BTW (in case you're seeing it twice and holding it in moderaiton--I'm not sure how you're working your comment section). The first time I entered it, I chose "Google account: You will be asked to sign in after submitting your comment." But where that put me was into the sign-up process for Blogger. I have no intention of starting a Blogger blog. But I couldn't progress forward. So I backed out to here, and here I am.James D. Macdonaldhttp://www.sff.net/people/doylemacdonald/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-38664387375857535172011-07-10T03:42:44.892+00:002011-07-10T03:42:44.892+00:00I'm glad you got it sorted out. I never fill o...I'm glad you got it sorted out. I never fill out the date of birth on a web site, for the reasons you state. So far it hasn't been an issue.nec Timidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017143602023726206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-18205622724415525152011-07-10T01:46:40.358+00:002011-07-10T01:46:40.358+00:00The integration scares me sometimes. Out in the bi...The integration scares me sometimes. Out in the big blue room, the companies I buy groceries, books, and toys from have no idea what I'm getting outside of their respective domains.<br /><br />Google says they're trying to not be evil, but having things linked that extensively is creepy. And don't even get me started on random websites I've never visited before showing my facebook name and photo!<br /><br />I'm almost ready to do all my web surfing in anonymous sandboxed browsers with cookies deleted as soon as I leave the site. Not because I'm doing anything wrong, but because I don't like the stalker vibe the web is giving me. The only problem is, the main browser that makes that easy is ... google chrome.<br /><br />PS: I haven't commented for a while because google won't let me comment here with my google account unless I sign up for a blog with that account. Hence the anon comment.<br /><br />-RhondaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-66777149321372616212011-07-10T00:07:17.581+00:002011-07-10T00:07:17.581+00:00I don't have much pull, but I'm a nodding ...I don't have much pull, but I'm a nodding acquaintance of a Google employee. We'll see if he can help.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514653089603456867noreply@blogger.com