Isn't the difference that with Platypus, Greasemonkey,

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Post #207,059 by jbrabeck 5/12/05 6:50:05 AM Reply	Isn't the difference that with Platypus, Greasemonkey, and Aardvark YOU are making the changes and controlling the flow, while with Autolink, the actions taken were "behind the scene" where you had NO control over the actions taken? Wouldn't the first three equate to an advanced method of setting font, color, etc. per website? A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #207,069 by ubernostrum 5/12/05 9:05:01 AM Reply	Not really. Considering that various bits of AutoLink are configurable, and it only does stuff when you explicitly tell it to. --\r\nYou cooin' with my bird? \r\n[link\|http://www.shtuff.us/\|shtuff]
Post #207,410 by jake123 5/14/05 2:43:10 PM Reply	No, it's different but not for technical reasons. Simply put, autolink is done by a third party, while greasemonkey is done by the reader. That makes all the difference in the world; I'm allowed to mark up my copy of (for example) The Lord Of The Rings as much as I want. If someone else does it to my copy, that's a different thing completely. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #207,461 by ubernostrum 5/15/05 4:31:11 AM 5/15/05 4:31:33 AM Reply	No. If I want to ask my friend who's a Tolkien scholar (I have a friend who's a Tolkien scholar, actually) to annotate in the margins of my copy of LOTR, that's perfectly OK. So why can't I ask Google to annotate a page for me? They haven't forced it on me, so it's still my choice. --\r\nYou cooin' with my bird? \r\n[link\|http://www.shtuff.us/\|shtuff] Edited by ubernostrum May 15, 2005, 04:31:33 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #208,830 by jake123 5/27/05 10:54:03 AM Reply	Your point notwithstanding, it's still not the same. That's what they call a red herring, son. Also, there's a huge difference between taking your copy (which you've already had a chance to see unaltered) and asking someone to annotate, and having it done for you before you've had a chance to see the unaltered content as the author intended. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #208,839 by drewk 5/27/05 2:20:48 PM Reply	That's the best point (IMO) When you see the page, is it clear what the original page said and what Google added? === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #209,306 by ubernostrum 6/1/05 6:02:07 AM 6/3/05 8:01:32 AM Reply	Red herring? Also, there's a huge difference between taking your copy (which you've already had a chance to see unaltered) and asking someone to annotate, and having it done for you before you've had a chance to see the unaltered content as the author intended. \r\n\r\n Making up a different argument to make a point about, because you can't win the one you're having... that's called something too, isn't it? --\r\nYou cooin' with my bird? \r\n[link\|http://www.shtuff.us/\|shtuff] Edited by ubernostrum June 3, 2005, 08:01:32 AM EDT Expand All History

The inevitable offspring - (ubernostrum) - (7) - May 12, 2005, 02:43:22 AM EDT

Isn't the difference that with Platypus, Greasemonkey, - (jbrabeck) - (6) - May 12, 2005, 06:50:05 AM EDT

Not really. - (ubernostrum) - (5) - May 12, 2005, 09:05:01 AM EDT

No, it's different - (jake123) - (4) - May 14, 2005, 02:43:10 PM EDT

No. - (ubernostrum) - (3) - May 15, 2005, 04:31:33 AM EDT

Your point notwithstanding, it's still not the same. - (jake123) - (2) - May 27, 2005, 10:54:03 AM EDT

That's the best point (IMO) - (drewk) - May 27, 2005, 02:20:48 PM EDT

Red herring? - (ubernostrum) - June 3, 2005, 08:01:32 AM EDT

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