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Merlin Mann replied on October 31, 2009 14:57 to the question "Q: Roadmap for TextMate support? Best fix until then?" in Slife Labs:

Thanks, ethomaz. Is there an estimated date for when that release will be available?

Merlin Mann asked a question in Slife Labs on July 29, 2009 17:18:

Q: Roadmap for TextMate support? Best fix until then?

Is there a roadmap for Slife to more fully capture TextMate usage? Until then, is there a [recommended | preferred | near-canonical] Scriptlet that will better capture TextMate app and document details? (I'm running Slife 3.0.2 via OS X 10.5.7)

Merlin Mann marked one of Les' replies in Panic Inc as useful. Les replied to the question "Transmit sync not listed in MobileMe preference panel". Merlin Mann and 8 other people think it's one of the best replies.

Merlin Mann marked one of kathryn's replies in Loopt as useful. kathryn replied to the question "How can I never receive another Loopt SMS invitation ever?".

A comment on the question "How can I never receive another Loopt SMS invitation ever?" in Loopt:

Stunning. Good detective work, K. – Merlin Mann, on July 16, 2008 16:57

A comment on the question "How can I never receive another Loopt SMS invitation ever?" in Loopt:

Yep. CSCA directed me to Loopt's connection aggregator, SinglePoint.com. They're my next stop this week. Then Sequoia. Then, who knows?

I work at home and have a lot of minutes on my phone. – Merlin Mann, on July 15, 2008 23:12

A comment on the question "How can I never receive another Loopt SMS invitation ever?" in Loopt:

Super-useful into. Thanks, K.

FWIW, I called the AT&T number to complain that I had received a non opt-in SMS from this company, and AT&T weren't able to help me (and didn't seem to know anything about the CSCA rules).

That said, I'm going to continue exploring what my options are and will share what I learn with folks when I get more info. But, great post. Many thanks. – Merlin Mann, on July 15, 2008 21:04

A comment on the question "How can I never receive another Loopt SMS invitation ever?" in Loopt:

Follow-up from me (the original questioner).

http://getsatisfaction.com/loopt/topi...

LooptChris, I don't consider this response a complete answer to my question -- esp. in light of reports that people are getting invitations from people they (apparently) don't even know.

I'd be grateful for a full explanation of how Loopt enables people to contact users via SMS. Where's that information coming from and under what terms is this functionality and access offered? Thanks. – Merlin Mann, on July 14, 2008 17:31

Merlin Mann replied on July 14, 2008 17:26 to the question "How can I never receive another Loopt SMS invitation ever?" in Loopt:

Following up on my original question, based on others' comments here:

FWIW, I received a Loopt request from someone whom I never gave my mobile number to; someone I do NOT know at all.

I don't rule out the possibility that this person got my number from someplace else, but, based on other folks' comments along these lines, I'm curious about the functionality and data set that's at play here. Where, specifically, are these numbers coming from?

Would Loopt please point us to a full explanation of the process -- is this truly just mobile numbers obtained en masse out of the user's iPhone Address Book (which, I must say is already _pure cheese_), or is there any other information being used to contact us via SMS?

Finally, I'll note for the record that I am not a registered Loopt user, so my personal information was not obtained from any opt-in or consent on my part; I never agreed to any privacy statements, terms, or other sorts of agreements allowing Loopt to contact me at my expense.

A comment on the question "How can I never receive another Loopt SMS invitation ever?" in Loopt:

Can I suggest you devise a way to let folks decline that "relaying" to their number? – Merlin Mann, on July 13, 2008 19:22

Merlin Mann asked a question in Loopt on July 12, 2008 03:57:

How can I never receive another Loopt SMS invitation ever?

I'm getting SMSs from Loopt users asking me to be their friend or whatever. I never asked for this. SMSs cost money. Like real money. Not popped collar polo shirt money.

How can I opt out of all contact from Loopt?

Merlin Mann set one of Merlin Mann's replies as an official response to "Why am I only seeing old stuff on the home page?" in 43 Folders

Merlin Mann replied on April 21, 2008 23:22 to the problem "Why am I only seeing old stuff on the home page?" in 43 Folders:

To my knowledge this is now fixed, but please do let us know if you encounter any ongoing problems. Thanks! (that should have been a smiley face)

Merlin Mann replied on April 21, 2008 23:20 to the problem "Why am I only seeing old stuff on the home page?" in 43 Folders:

To my knowledge this is now fixed, but please do let us know if you encounter any ongoing problems. Thanks!

Merlin Mann set one of Merlin Mann's replies as an official response to "Why am I only seeing old stuff on the home page?" in 43 Folders

Merlin Mann replied on April 21, 2008 23:05 to the problem "Why am I only seeing old stuff on the home page?" in 43 Folders:

Hi, me. It's me.

As I type this, 43 Folders is having a temporary caching problem that may result in some posts being inaccessible to users who are not logged in. Sorry about that.

We’re tracking down the problem, and hope to have a fix in place by some time tonight.

Merlin Mann reported a problem in 43 Folders on April 21, 2008 23:04:

Why am I only seeing old stuff on the home page?

Why am I only seeing old articles on the 43f home page? And how come some posts are showing up as "Access Denied?" Why does the site hate me today?

Merlin Mann started following the problem "Web not posting tweets from people I follow" in Twitter.

Merlin Mann asked a question in Get Satisfaction on April 14, 2008 15:03:

How do I add FAQs for my company?

I'd like to seed our Get Satisfaction section with answers to a few Frequently Asked Questions and pointers to popular topics. Things like "How do I get a new password?" etc. Is that a good idea, and where should I get started?

Merlin Mann asked a question in Twitter on February 29, 2008 23:09:

Can I remove @ replies from people I don't follow from my home page?

I'm getting @ replies from people I'm not following when logged in and viewing my home page (twitter.com/home). This is with setting: to show "@ replies to the people I'm following"

I do like catching up on what people (whom I'm not following) have to say, but I'd prefer not to have it in my super-special "people I'm following" stream. Gets noisy.

Bug or feature? Anything I can change?

I love you,
Hotdogsladies

(ps: Crystal, Livvy, and peeps: I've mentioned this fella previously in email support requests, but figured I'd officialize it here.)