This is really cool. I've read a lot about ideal working environments, and it seems the general consensus is that working alone, isolated, and for long periods of time is the best. This might be true for heavy thinking tasks, but I've realized that its very, very nice to go work at a pub or a coffee shop on campus. Especially on campus there is a good chance of encountering someone who is doing the same.
The process of attaching a document is entirely unnecessary. Why distinguish between formats? If you want to give somebody a spreadsheet, just send them a spreadsheet, not an email that happens to have a spreadsheet attached.
@ChuckMcM That sounds right, but to entertain another perspective for a second, maybe the point being made is that the amount of power Google has over publishers is unhealthy. The Publishers seem to think that search engines should be fighting for their business, not the other way around. Its hard to tell what such a drastic change in the system could do, but maybe it doesn't have to be bad.
I for one believe that in order to have the most accurate search results, the rankings should be based on content, not money.
Cool idea, but one question. Are you talking about developers ripping off non-techies buy building the idea from scratch, or the non-techies themselves trying to build it from scratch because they don't know better alternatives?
I've been thinking the same thing lately. I go to university in Vancouver right now, its not very easy to meet people who are truly passionate about hacking - its just not the vibe out here. Vancouver is about being a weekend warrior.
I'll be at my local ski hill to go to the unofficially annual igloo party. The igloo gets bigger every year - last year there were 5 rooms, a dance floor, and kegs...