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If you’re not familiar with Star Trek Voyager, here’s a simple guide in the form of an image.
Supposedly the guy in the middle is named “Neelix” or something, but that’s a stupid name, so you can just call him “Dick” if you’d like.
Also Tuvok is way cooler than Spock, who is not impressed.
I’m still working on my “Field Guide to the Delta Quadrant” post…
If you love memes, and love Star Trek, or just love Star Trek memes, you should check out Spock Is Not Impressed.
If Tumblr exists for just one purpose, it’s this kind of site. (See Also: mattsmithshair.tumblr.com)
And even though I am not Bruce Campbell, I had to ‘shop Spock into my own photo, and I’m still going to file it under AWESOME.
Imagine a future where you rely on one company for your email, your calendar, your maps, your documents, your videos, your phone, your blog, your discussion groups, and, oh yeah, your searches and even your browser.
I was reminded that back in 2007 Danny Sullivan revived my Google-Free Fridays idea that I originally proposed in 2003.
Today, in the second half of 2011, the idea of going even one day without Google may seem insane for some people. The reliance that many have on one single company for so much of their Internet experience is, frankly, a bit frightening to me.
Don’t get me wrong, Google offers a lot of great services, and I use a number of them, but what would happen if they shut you out? It happened to Phil Wilson, and it’s happened to others as well. How much of your world would be affected if Google disabled your account?
Oddly enough, in the time between starting this post and finishing this post, Google launched a new initiative: Email Intervention. Obviously Gmail needs more users, and they want your help assimilating anyone who hasn’t yet become part of the Gmail Family. (I know the Email Intervention thing has a tinge of humor, but as all comedians know, behind every bit of humor is a bit of truth.)
I’m not saying Google is pure evil, because, well, they aren’t. In fact, the Data Liberation initiative should be applauded, and is something every web service should provide. I just hope there are other web services besides Google 5 years from now.
I happened to visit the Chrome Web Store using Firefox, and I was greeted with the following message:
Sorry, we don’t support your browser just yet. You’ll need Google Chrome to install apps, extensions and themes.
Wait… I was using Mozilla Firefox to visit the Chrome Web Store, so why am I posting this?
Because Google has given me hope. See, they said “we don’t support your browser just yet” and with that “just yet” part, I’m going to assume that they will support my browser at some point in the future.
I plan to revisit this post every few months to see if the status has changed.