"I think getting away from the Twitter name entirely is only a good thing. Playing on someone else's trademark makes your service seem like a derivative of theirs, which Laconi.ca/Identi.ca aren't." - Earle Martin
"Guys, as a friend of Evan, whose service Identi.ca is, and an early tester, I can tell you for a fact that it's entirely word of mouth. I've been amazed at the good buzz that everyone's generated, and I don't think he expected quite this much, either." - Earle Martin
"I was thinking "note" (140 characters is about as much as you could comfortably fit on a Post-It). "Post" has a strong established meaning for a longer piece of text." - Earle Martin
"That's called making a stand for one believes in. You're entitled not to agree with it, and subsequently not use the service. But you're not entitled to complain about it being "wrong". Using someone else's (free) service is a privilege, granted by them to you - not a right. If you don't like how they choose to operate, go elsewhere." - Earle Martin
"That's called making a stand for one's beliefs. You're entitled not to agree, and subsequently not use the service. But you're not entitled to complain about it being "wrong". Using someone else's (free) service is a privilege, granted by them to you - not a right. If you don't like how they operate, go elsewhere." - Earle Martin
"In short, Where a [cop] takes hold of a person's arm with no intention of arresting that person at that time, that action amounts to an unlawful assault. A police officer has no more right to lay hands on someone than any other member of the community." - Earle Martin
Just spent a few minutes tagging stuff around my area. If you have some time free, help the cause of free data and do where you live. - Earle Martin via Bookmarklet
