:wtf You're ranting and name-calling but you don't know?!? That's a great way to make a positive contribution :thumbup
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:wtf You're ranting and name-calling but you don't know?!? That's a great way to make a positive contribution :thumbup
gixxerjeff
Dogs best friend
When did Butch rant?......ever? :rolleyes
berth
Well-known member
Metadata, as sort of referenced by the Kitty Cat, is "data about the data".
A simple example is uploading a photo.
If you take a photo on, say, your iPhone, and upload it, that photo has associated with it a bunch if intrinsic metadata.
Notably format (JPEG, GIF, PNG, etc.), size (640x480), etc. Those are the simple ones.
Then it gets better.
You phone (likely) tagged it also with: the location, where it was taken, the direction you're facing, the time of day it was taken, the phones orientation (upside down pictures anyone?), the zoom factor, aperture, exposure, etc.
Next, when you upload it, the place you uploaded it to now knows not just everything that's on the photo but where you uploaded it from, when you did that, what your ID is, what type of machine you uploaded it from, etc.
All that from a photo.
Then you take on things like Facebook, with their friends list, and facial recognition, and other image analysis. they know not only do you take photos, but you take photos of your friend Joe. And Sam. And Bob. And, hey, Bob takes photos of you. And Sam. And Joe. And they were all at that party you had on 3:32 PM at 1234 Main St, Anytown USA. If they look some more, they may identify the beer your drink, if you like to barbecue, whether that location has a pool.
That's all metadata.
For more metadata fun, consider the stores that track you when you walk in the store by seeing your phone ping their wifi. They track that throughout the store, so they see you browsing the soup aisle. And then they know. "Hey, phone with MAC Address 12345678 used credit card number 1234 4567 8901 2345 at 12:35 pm purchasing butter, Snickers, April 2019 Cosmopolitan and breath mints for $12.34.
And, oh, hey, CC# 1234...2345 is You! He's 52, owns his house, 2 cars, has a dog, a daughter in college....
Yea, meta data is a hoot.
(Shall we discuss what the license plate reader that saw you drive in the parking lot knows about you?)
Lewd_Ferrigno
Well-known member
Metadata is both the reason I have a job and the bane of my existence.
My take is that boards that are running like this still are a diamond in the rough. There are other niche boards and it's considered the gold standard for knowledge and wisdom. If the younger generation can't be flexible in using boards, well, they're loss.
The great things about boards (just like craigslist) is that they are simple and effective. You won't be jeopordized by a loss of community of the tech fades out. In similar fashion, flickr used to be the one place photographers went to build community. When it was bought out by Yahoo, the communities started spiraling downhill for a loss of vision and consumerism pricing. Ever wonder why CL has never been replaced?
The great things about boards (just like craigslist) is that they are simple and effective. You won't be jeopordized by a loss of community of the tech fades out. In similar fashion, flickr used to be the one place photographers went to build community. When it was bought out by Yahoo, the communities started spiraling downhill for a loss of vision and consumerism pricing. Ever wonder why CL has never been replaced?
thedub
Octane Socks
+1000
You're correct: it would have been more accurate if I'd said "talking shit" rather than "ranting" :thumbup
gixxerjeff
Dogs best friend
That's better.
WeekEndWarrior
Shake and Bake
I kinda think you are on to something there. I’ve never seen the photos section so dead before on barf. I also think that started when the format changed posting photos via image hosting.
EastBayDave
- Kawasaki Fanatic -
when you hit "quick links" selection @ top right of the page, "Subscribed Threads" should be moved to the TOP selection, instead of 2nd from bottom.
Just me, to make it slightly faster....:teeth:
Just me, to make it slightly faster....:teeth:
Sometimes sarcasm/ irony/ jokes are lost in the internets.
Edit: This is a great thread. And BARF is a great vehicle to grow the sport. You guys have to do it though. We have to do to do it. We know budman has contributed so much purely for the love of the sport.
Anyone want to volunteer to moderate a new “Grow the Sport” forum?
Edit: This is a great thread. And BARF is a great vehicle to grow the sport. You guys have to do it though. We have to do to do it. We know budman has contributed so much purely for the love of the sport.
Anyone want to volunteer to moderate a new “Grow the Sport” forum?
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