hellotoast

I've been building something similar to this as a side project. I think it's a great idea and hope these guys can build a better app than I've been able to.

Here are some of the benefits of this approach:

* It's more than just to-do lists. Lists can be used to keep track of everything in your life, not just the things you need to do tomorrow. Gift ideas, checklists, links to read later, restaurants to try out, data you've been collecting, pros and cons, brainstorming sessions, and life goals (to name a few) can all be represented as lists.

* Mix to-do items and random thoughts. Not everything on a list should be something you're going to follow through on. Sometimes it's good just to get your thoughts out of your head and onto a screen. You can evaluate your ideas later. Think of your lists as brainstorming devices, especially if your brainstorming session is spread out over many hours, days, or weeks.

* Every project needs a list (hashtag). If you're undertaking something you'd consider a 'project,' make a list for it. Start collecting thoughts, goals, links, notes, and of course to-do items.

best of luck to you guys!

Thanks. This is what they say:

  > each time you visit a third-party webpage that has a Facebook 
  > Like button... the unique characteristics of your PC and browser, 
  > such as your IP address, screen resolution, operating system and
  > browser version, are also recorded.

  > Bejar acknowledged that Facebook could learn where specific 
  > members go on the Web when they are logged off by matching the 
  > unique PC and browser characteristics.... He emphasized that 
  > Facebook makes it a point not to do this. "We've said that we 
  > don't do it, and we couldn't do it without some form of consent 
  > and disclosure," Bejar says.

  > Before, I used to only open Facebook in a single-site browser 
  > called Fluid, so it wouldn't be able to tie my browsing history 
  > to my account (I do the same for Google as well). As it turns 
  > out this isn't good enough; they log your IP address when you 
  > request a Like button and use it to build a profile of your 
  > activity.

I do this as well (isolate my Facebook browsing), but hadn't considered the effects of leaking my IP address. Does anyone have data or anecdotes on how effectively accounts can be linked to IP addresses?

related: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2010/05/chase-your-reading.htm...

Author of the post here. I don't think you're "doing it wrong" or missing anything because of a cognitive blindspot. Algo skills are important for certain types of problems (scaling, number crunching), but useless for others (interaction design, API design, ...). It's just one of the skills we're looking for, since a lot of our meatiest problems don't require algorithms at all (beyond a simple hashtable or two). If you've looked at your own coding history and don't see the need to be more fluent with algorithms, then you're probably right.