Incorporātiōnem!

Semantic Unification Foundation [SUF]

The Semantic Unification Foundation is currently seeking charter members and contributors.

SUF is a non-profit organization, founded in January 2012 by David Scott Kirby [Linguist, Software Architect], and dedicated to semantic unification of public knowledge through reductionism, critical peer-review, education, and rational application.








Charter membership is limited and subject to review by existing members, with initiates chosen based on their qualifications, education, and passion for the cause. Initiates will be expected to contribute by expressing relevant ideas, defining core axioms, clarifying our mission statement, and providing accountability while we draft the articles of incorporation.

If you meet these qualifications and would like to contribute to our cause, then please join our Charter Group :

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/suf-charter

"The Open Nature of the Pulpit" : An Algorithmic Response

It is a horror that no one thought to question Google on the topic!   How does Google *feel* about the war currently being fought in its name (Google+ v. Facebook)?

To find out I took the following text, a response from Facebook users regarding "Google+ v. Facebook", and ran it through Google Translate.

I chose two modern languages as a heuristic 'smoothing algorithm', and Latin as a brute-force algorithm, processing the text as follows :

English => Spanish => English => German => English => Latin => English

The response speaks for itself :

"The great migration has a great answer! The arguments are Facebook users, and paraphrases are spoken in good faith for the[e]. In addition, the organs of the human nature of things by the network in us. In the light of these matters to be taken seriously.


# 1: he wished to remain anonymous user, and the sentence of this explained to us the election of the first and most important question. 


To the world (the more) to the uniqueness and the need to imagine a loss of identity. 


You do not want to be in the mechanics of the Turks; do not want to be transhuman.


# 2: Ask is not the reason--but not to technical.


# 3 bow wave and the ground was a failure, as many have been deceived users with good reason.


#4: The open nature of the pulpit, Google, and many users, is the care for many. "Google and makes random messages from people to know in my life."


#5: Google annoys people, so that only a monopoly. How can you believe that there is a society "Was the hatred of nearly all of Google + (""Hatred of all things unto himself, and others of torture."" Thank you for that it is not innate, that I may return in the day more.
General description of the land not in the same sort, to feel, if not more of us all."


#6: "Circle" of the system is at least confusing, and this leads to the confusion of her privacy. "If Google [search] is the name and profile and automatically appear in Google."


# 7: Without the widespread acceptance, it is simply not enough content to attract users. "I can not content with you. There are no and there, from the 3-4 is not much difference, I read the news, which is all."


#8: Invasive Facebook ads are not just moving to another tribunal, and therefore no reason to migrate.


#9 is no bow that they should come to the end of the course of the attempt, the style dramatically. The struggle against "Dog Eat Dog" rule."Buy a Car, Ford, and only use the highest bit, use only spare parts FORD, FORD for the dealer for service is required, use only the FORD car wash, etc., etc. The problem with Google is that Google is not trying to do everything for everyone everywhere. Communism, It is not by me from the sense, as the election of Communism, because in the state of all things. here, very few are willing to make use of computers and all things to it from the county. Google which is, that it is necessary to understand and to be well set to be published are waiting for the best commercial website and just."


# 10 It is no more to want to put on the long run. Content displayed is vogue. That promise us to do what Google will continue to have "the good"? "Then the rich can just come its IPO, but I think more to go in the direction that Google and the Google Wave." Indeed, the response speaks for itself

Why Facebook is better than Google+

The Great Migration has sparked a Great Response!

The following arguments are from Facebook users, paraphrased and expressed in good faith on their behalf.  Furthermore, the visceral nature of these responses illuminates the importance of social networking in our lives.   In this light, and in any light, these concerns should be taken very seriously

• #1: The users have chosen to remain anonymous, and in expressing this choice they have outlined the first and most important protest.   The world that We (Builders) envision leads to a singularity and inevitable loss of identity.   They do not want to be mechanical turks and they do not want to be transhuman.

• #2: Pete doesn't constitute a reason--not technically.

• #3: Google Wave and Google Buzz were failures, leaving many users disillusioned, and rightfully so.

• #4: The open aspect of Google's platform, while appealing to many users, is concerning to many others.

• "Google+ randomly puts posts from people I don't know in my feed."

• #5: Google upsets people, in a way that only a monopoly can. How can we truly trust a company this large?

• "I dislike pretty much everything about Google+ :("

• "I hate everything about Google except their search engine."

• "I just innately dislike Google like I used to dislike Microsoft back in the day. I don't feel the same way about Facebook or Apple, just my own perspective."

• #6: The "Circles" system is undeniably confusing, and this confusion leads to privacy concerns.

• "If you Google [Search] someone's name and they have a Google+ profile it 'automagically' pops up."

• #7: Without mass adoption, there is simply not enough content to attract users.

• "There is no interesting content that I can find. There are 3-4 people there who won't join Facebook and who post a lot, I read their posts, but that's about it. "

• #8: Facebook's ads are not invasive enough to warrant moving to another platform, and therefore do not constitute a reason to migrate.

• #9: Google is overstepping their bounds by trying to break into the social networking market.  The anti-"Dog Eat Dog" rule.

• "Do you purchase a FORD car and only use FORD tires, only use FORD replacement parts, only take it to the FORD dealer to get service, only use the FORD car wash etc. etc. The PROBLEM with Google is that Google is EVERYWHERE and trying to do EVERYTHING for EVERYBODY. Communism FAILED because nobody under communism felt like they had a choice since the state did EVERYTHING. Same thing here, very FEW people want to just use ONE company for everything computer related. Google needs to wise up and realize that what they are good at is being a search engine provider and just focus on continuing being the best at that."

• #10: There is concern that the Google+ platform is being setup to fail in the long run.  Indeed, this technique is in vogue.  What assurances do we have that Google will continue to do "GOOD"?

"Then you can get rich shorting their upcoming IPO, but I think it's more likely that Google+ goes the way of Google Wave."

Why Google+ is better than Facebook.

Having been on the fence for some time, and even accidentally deleting my first Google+ account, I have finally decided to take the plunge, and am determined to stay.

Here are the reasons why. 

• #1: Google+ is a platform defined by the user, whereas Facebook is a dressed-up bookmarking tool with loose categories/objects defined by social memes that are nearly 10 years old.

• #2: Google+ allows comment editing.

• #3: Google+ provides a single point of entry for sharing content to a single person, a group of people, or the whole world.

• #4: Google+ has fewer ads, with more tasteful presentation.

• #5: Group chat, video chat.

• #6: Data Integrity. Facebook has grown too fast, and their developers haven't been able to keep up. The platform is precarious, and as a developer working with their API, I have seen this first-hand. Bottom line: I trust that when I click 'Post comment' on Google+, it's going to post.

• #7: Pete Machnik is here.   He is my guru.

• #8: For the past 10 years I have developed two internet identities: David Kirby, the experimental musician, and David Kirby, the software developer. Google+ has inspired me to merge the two.

• #9: Data Liberation Front! What other company pays a bunch of developers to watch out for your best interest?

• #10: Built with HTML5 from the ground up.

• #11: Nifty photo editor. The color filters are especially neat.

• #12: Facebook is social, Google+ is social and professional.

• #13: Amazing facial recognition algorithms makes tagging friends easy.

So, without further ado, here are my first four Google+ sites :

    

ShipSync is now Open Source!

It's funny, I've always believed in open source software, yet I have never released any of my own work as such.

It truly is one thing to know that a bridge exists, and an entirely different thing to walk across it...   So, without further ado, I present ShipSync Community!

Get ShipSync Community (hosted by Google Apps)


First, I must note that this is a pretty sweet deal, especially considering that ShipSync was $500 last week.   I have only uploaded an alpha version (v4.1.0.0a) thus far, so I strongly encourage installing on a
staging site first.   I hope to have a stable build complete within a few weeks, and sooner if possible (with the help of the community?).  Also, I will be uploading historical builds, milestone builds, personal favorites, and some experimental custom builds; so there will be a lot of good code to cook with.

So, why go Open Source?   The following statement (originally posted on IllApps.com) gives an explanation :

"Because of the large ecosystem that has developed around Magento, eCommerce, 

and Web Services, and because of the uniquely complex and varied nature of online 

shipping scenarios, I believe that a rational and ubiquitous online shipping solution 

will only be possible with support from the entire Magento community. The issues facing eCommerce shippers are great, and each individual shipper faces their own unique problems, making this an industry in dire need of innovation. It is my hope that together we can address these problems and bring sanity to eCommerce shipping." - David Kirby

... but, honestly, the real reason is that it just feels great.  Enjoy.