Anyone who uses Facebook has been occasionally or continuously annoyed by the ranking system Facebook uses to decide which posts to display to you. "Top News" posts are completely random. Often they are the ones most commented on, but some have no comments ( Read more... )

This rant was prompted by people's comments on my Facebook status update today. It said ( Read more... )

am now facebook.com/elze.hamilton, if anyone cares. Damn Facebook for not allowing 4 char IDs! I could've snagged "elze", it's unique enough #

Slept just 1 hour last night, thanks to loud teenagers on the street until 6 am.White noise machine drowned them out, but insomnia kicked in #

They've pushed me to the limit. Next time I'll overcome my ( Read more... )

Facebook Developer Garage, another open-to-the-public event I went to during SXSWi, left me with mixed impressions. It took place in the Pangaea lounge. With its curvy, low, plush benches, dim light, and a wooden decor accent resembling a giant pipe organ, it's a sleek place to hang out, but a poor venue to hold an educational tech event. There was ( Read more... )

Geek Breakfast or sleep? It was no contest. Sleep won, after being siphoned away throughout the night by child who kept awakening and crying #

Wonder if I should go to Facebook Developer Garage (assuming it's open to non- #sxswi -badge holders) or to Girls In Tech BBQ @ Conjunctured #

The line at Pangaea for the Facebook Developer Garage snaked ( Read more... )