On: What if Government had a Google Buzz moment?

[robotron]

Who is angry? I'm not. They need to fix the privacy issues but not pull the whole thing.

[faragon → robotron]

Well, I am. I'm willing to stop using gmail if Google doesn't step back.

[hexis → faragon]

I'm already making medium-term plans to run my own mail server.

[pasbesoin → hexis]

Also, someone started a thread here to discuss alternatives.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1121269

[robotron → faragon]

Why not just disable it? It's not difficult.

[faragon → robotron]

I removed the "auto-added" things, then switched off "buzz"... but I got many "followers" after that (Buzz can be hidden but not disabled!).

It was crazy to see conversations of people I know speaking with others... GET OFF MY LAWN, YOU FUCKING BUZZ!

[c1sc0 → robotron]

I'm also not angry. I actually think it's quite an interesting situation: let's see how agile Google still is.