There are days when we need this at the reference desk. Have a new weirdo who comes in just to abuse the staff around here. I've not seen him yet. - JMakesAwesomeSauce
I could have really used one of these back on the helpdesk. - ha3rvey (That One)
I need to get them to put this on the phone tree prompt. - Aaron Krug
I don't know about the others, but my reactions are incredibly predictable if I'm abused! - Dan Messer
From Boing Boing: "Extreme ironing might be the coolest sport that didn't make it into the Olympics this year. Started over a decade ago by UK knitwear factory worker Phil Shaw, it requires four simple criteria: a man, an iron, an ironing board, and a crazy natural environment that makes people think, holy crap I can't believe he's ironing on that thing! Shaw calls extreme ironing "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt."" - Mark Trapp
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Wow! That might be a record for you. Great to see you at Gnomedex. I need to bug you shortly and I promise I won't call you an idiot, boring, or hated. : ) - Chris Brogan
and that's just the posts from @ITblogger :) - Jeff Quinton
Robert - you should check out the names I have been called by Alex Scoble, Rob Sterling and Jeff Quinton during the last 48 hours. :) In fact, Alex has suggested that anyone who disagrees with him on 9/11 should be deprived of their right to vote. :) I imagine concentration camps will be next on the agenda. - Sean McBride
Yea, i don't get it. I finally got to meet you at NME and wasn't expecting you to be such a nice guy. gee, what a disappointment. LOL. ;o) - Christine Lu
Sean: now you know why I am immune to being called names. It's a family sport! :-) - Robert Scoble
I am sure Alex is a wonderful guy -- I've enjoyed some of his posts -- but, indeed, you should have developed a pretty hard shell by now. :) - Sean McBride
The logical solution is to sleep in later. - Denton Gentry
People with no lives waking up cranky on Monday. Geez. - Chris Baskind
"oderint dum metuant: Let them hate so long as they fear. (A favorite saying of Caligula.)" Change "fear" to "envy," and I suspect that explains most of the flack Robert Scoble has encountered. Scoble is the Usain Bolt of the lifestreaming world -- no one else can keep up. - Sean McBride
Seems like this happens often. Leave it to Scoble to get this type of reaction frequently and think that it's not his fault. - Dave Huston
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LOL! Sorry I missed you on saturday at gnomedex. Many still like you but they are still working on the first few cups of coffee. - dan
Atleast they are talking about you. :) - Kreg Steppe
canada loves ya ... even though you never visit ,, heheheheh - johnpiercy
I've had the same experience. People are much less polite on Twitter for some reason. - Jesse Stay
Wow I get told that on a daily basis but in person...hmm. :D - Sheraz Mahmood
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When you're having a day like that, it's time to write your wife a "you're rad" email. Even snarky SOBs like me do it. - Adam Metz
Every monday started like that for me until I blocked my Mom. Problem solved. - Matthew Davidson
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"Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mundays" ;-) - Bill Sanders
Cool of you to share that. Must be crazy. - Josh Haley
@matthew lol at blocking your mum. @scobleizer I don't know how u put up with it - Chris Saad
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You certainly have an interesting life Robert. I'd hate to see one of your bad days! - Mark O'Neill
Thanks for staying so friendly, and not developing a thick skin. I see a lot of famous people (and gorgeous women) develop "hard" exteriors to deal. - Mitchell Tsai
who in the world are you talking to or at?? Get some new friends!! In Him JMb <>< - James I Feel God Brown
Where does all this bitterness come from? Loneliness, Stressful life, sitting along in front of a screen and trying to be 'social'? I think its a neat study.... - Mrinal Desai
Mrinal: I think ALL of us could envision a world which is (a) more fair (b) better by measure X,Y,Z. What we do with the dichotomy between ideal and practice is a good measure of a person. Look at Nelson Mandela. I've known people who talked about Satanic abuse as a child. Met former slaves. Some people are treated a LOT rougher than most of us. - Mitchell Tsai
Hateful people are, well, full of hate. It helps to remember that 99% of the time, that hate has nothing to do with you or me or anybody else they direct their venom against. - Dawn
On Twitter? Gee, imagine what it would be like on YouTube! ;-) - Sally Church
Well, that's just plain ridiculous! Don't they remember what mom used to say, "If you haven't got anything nice to say..." Bah, ignore them. - Cheryl Allin
Hey - me too - and that's just from my students ;) - LPH™
""This blog post will go over some of the key milestones that any ad-supported startup will have to face. In particular, we’ll discuss 5 stages:
* Stage 1: Just getting started
* Stage 2: Layering in new sections
* Stage 3: Thinking about growth
* Stage 4: Adding in multiple ad networks
* Stage 5: Building up brand sales (rep, vertical, direct, or otherwise)" - Mona N.
Some kids laugh and laugh when they fall... Mine did - it was HILARIOUS! :D - Tad - the Meme Maker
My son had corrective boots with bolts on the bottom and a bar bolted across them and he succeeded in walking at 10 months (we had to take the boots off out of pity). Once they start most are absolutely determined. I am sure it won't be long. - Brian Sullivan
Nah, my son takes the impatient route. Stand up, take 2 steps, realize that this isn't moving faster than mommy anymore and drop back to hands+knees. - Rah™
At 32 years, a friend of mine is STILL trying to perfect this. It's amazing/amusing. - Akiva Moskovitz
Walking, founding a start-up company, learning how to do <insert task here> -- this rule applies throughout life. - Nicholas Kreidberg
Begin to lock everything openable in your house and under 1 mt of height. - Federico Bolsoman
I would make the kid wait until it's at least 18-years-old before it should try ecstasy, Nicholas. - Akiva Moskovitz
I had one who just took off. Darned if I can remember which one. Had to be one of the girls since the boys both had PT. ;) - Cyndy
you missed the "put video on youtube for cheap pops" piece - Allen Stern
sounds like a company or two I've co-founded - Dave Hodson
Process of learning to walk is applicable to running a business, making art, being in a relationship, doing anything well.:-) - Cathryn Hrudicka
That sounds like my morning ritual walk to the coffee maker. - Steven "Snake" Perez
And TotSpot is meant to keep track of this all... - for tots, not companies, that is... - Michael Broukhim @TotSpot
the story of my life - just too stupid to know when to quit! - Bill Sanders
"I got to pick myself up, dust myself off, start all over again" - Peter Tosh - Larry Kless
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It's probably a good thing that nobody yells "FAIL" while you're learning to walk. - Ray Grieselhuber
I think there are two types of toddlers, when learning to walk. 1) Carefully pull yourself up on furniture, keep one hand on something solid, reach for the next handhold. If you feel unsteady, sit down immediately. 2) Lean in the direction you want to go, try to keep your feet under you, and hope for the best. - Denton Gentry
Being a Dad rules. As a father of 4, I have learned that even a geek like me can be a hero to somebody. I am usually the one cooking the yummy meals and the kids cheer enthusiastically. Being on the computer all the time used to bug my wife as newlyweds, but now we both have our own desks and PCs and run the family and have fun online together. Great article. - Josh Haley
Mine recently turned 6 mos and I've regained a lot of the routine and some of the leisure time that I used to take for granted before her, but that lack of morning time that you mentioned remains. I remember spending at least a good hour online before even heading to work and now I'm lucky if I get online at all before I head out. Totally worth it though. She's much cuter than my laptop. - Kate
If you have dual monitors, you can put twin 1 on the first and twin 2 on the other - Outsanity
that list was fun to read.. it's like a sneak peak into my future once we settle down and start our family... I especially like the point about the cell phone. I imagine that's a mistake you'd only make once! - Jasmin Smith
Having kids (or kid .. in my case) ... changes your life forever. For some it's difficult. For others, it comes naturally. It goes fast (really fast!) so enjoy it. Don't miss anything! Sounds like a good healthy group here which is refreshing, Louis amazed me when he wrote one of his best blog posts ever awaiting delivery in the hospital. - Charlie Anzman
One of the advantages of email - and to a limited extent, FriendFeed and Twitter - is that they allow for asynchronous communication, so you can contact people on your schedule. Helpful if you have (fun) interruptions in your daily life. - Ontario Emperor
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Ditto! I love watching my son learn, too. He is about to walk, which will be a lot of fun. - Robert Scoble
My twins are now two years old, and I can confirm everything you wrote. The first point is the strongest one and it really changes your way of doing things. :-) - Mic
Great list, could not agree more. Much holds true with just one kid as well. - Sean Brady
Just had twins (1st august) and even in this short time couldn't agree more! - nieuwbouw20
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My twins are now 3 and I also confirm your article. My online time has actually increased during their TV time. I can only watch so much sprout! - Tim FitzGerald
I only have 1, but I see all of this stuff going on in my life too. - Brian Norwood
This makes me slightly less nervous: we're having our first in January. - Akiva Moskovitz
I laughed aloud just reading the title. "Only *10* ways twins have changed his tech & online life...?!?" - Deanna McNeil
With new twins added to our two senior children, I think it's no accident I'm doing less blogging and more Twitterng. That's about the limit of my attention span. - Scott Orwig
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Waiting for a post entitled "Ways technology has helped, hindered or just changed the experience of parenthood" - Slippy Lane
Kids! The original disruptive technology! - Prokofy Neva
Thanks for the nod Louis! You're a great addition to the world of fatherhood. It's tough getting used to the change in lifestyle, but the changes all produce a much more balanced and satisfying life. Very interesting to see how habits change so quickly, and priorities shift overnight. - Jeremy Biser
“I saw Lindsay Donaghe post on funny signs and it made me recall one I saw at a resturaunt in Chicago "Handicapped Restrooms Located Down Stairs" and to the left was 3 flights of stairs.”
"The incident was caused by hailstones flooding into a local drain during a torrential downpour, which became blocked. The pressure become to great and the hailstones had to go somewhere and they came out through the toilets." - Dan Kaplan
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سلام به مریم خانوم و همسر گرامی که پرسپولیسی هم شدند :دی - Mil∂d
Dear Maryam Please Translate My Comment For Robert :D - Mil∂d
Milad: go Persopolis! :-) Maryam says hi. We are off to sleep. - Robert Scoble
I'd rather say your marriage is over when your are twittering in bed with someone other than your spouse - Antoine Bertier
Have a Good Night Byebye And Khodahafez :D - Mil∂d
رابرت جان تو رخت خواب یه کار دیگه میکنند نه توئیت ;) - Parsa Fatehi
as long as you don't choose twittering over sex, you're ok - Jason Lovett
dangerous...my wife is still hooked on myspace. she has a long way to go until she lands in twitterville. - Don Martelli
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jason lovett and parsa fatehi and i are having the same comment :P - Sima Bagheri
Been there - you should've never got her started :) BTW, are you still interested in coming over for FOWA London? We'd love to have you. Feel free to hit me up on AIM (ryanleecarson) - Ryan Carson
*imaginary Muslim sending divorce letter to his wife on Twitter* DIVORCE DIVORCE DIVORCE - silpol
I twitter in bed sometimes too... It's natural and nothing to be ashamed about. - Tad - the Meme Maker
Some day in the future: "We are all gathered to this FriendFeed room..." "If you RogerVampireSlayer want to take this HelloKitty145 as your wife, please share 'I do' ..." - Jemm
She probably signed up just to check out FF To Go. All mums like to know what their sons are up to you know... no matter how old they get! ;-) - Tony Ruscoe
Benjamin, if your mom has a smart phone and wants to keep up with FriendFeed, I have an excellent recommendation for her. (And no, it's not MojiPage.) - Ontario Emperor
Wow your Mom rocks. Mine can barely check her email. I can't imagine what FriendFeed would do to her. - Carla Thompson
My mom's on FriendFeed as well. Who can find her account? - Louis Gray
My mom barely, just barely uses e-mail, but she enjoys watching Taiwanese TV over the internet. It's amazing traveling the world in hostels, watching people IM their moms over the free internet connections. In 1984, going to Europe was a real distancing thing with very expensive phone calls home. Now free Skype at some hostels. Grandma turned 102 this year. - Mitchell Tsai
Wondering what my mother would think of FriendFeed.. :D - Daniel Schildt
I tried adding Maryam as a friend on Twitter, but today, Twitter froze my ability to add friends for some odd reason. As soon as I can, I will add Maryam, if you want to tell her that, Robert, before she adds FriendFeed. Oh, maybe she already has...she just wants to spend more time with you where you are.;-) - Cathryn Hrudicka
@geraldinelemeur is doing this to me exactly at the same time, funny we also have this in common! - Loic Le Meur
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oh snap! it's all over now @scobleizer. :-) Funny... my mom just joined today as well @hobiec :P now just need to get my sis hooked. - Brian Daniel Eisenberg
I couldn't get my wife interested in social media apps if they were giving away Cartier watches with every FriendFeed account. - Derrick Burns
Well, Mr Scoble, it was a good run. The Street (w/ _your_ address) Find its Own Use for Such Things - Micah Wittman
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I told my wife about all of this.. twitter/ff/seesmic etc. She thought I was having affairs with all of you!! - Lee Carlson
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This is hilarious! PS App by could take awhile, and on Friendfeed she'll see your traces everywhere but hard to locate. - Alex Hammer
That's funny my wife calls all the woman that follow me my, twitter mistresses - Bryan Thatcher
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The sad thing it has made me twitter a lot less, since she is constantly questioning who I'm talking with - Bryan Thatcher
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My wife says "On no! Not another one, how many more do you want me to sign up to! However, she does sign up to many of them. I've got her Twittering, Plurking, Kwipping, Stumbling, and now on FriendFeed too. - Ian May
maryamie: @scobleizer, i'm in ur microblogs, watching ur chars.. - Hao Chen
many spouses have hate/hate relationship w technology/social networks - Mike Eisenberg
my wife still thinks MySpace is "new." So I'm not threatened by the potential of her twittering. She's an inch away from facebooking though...that's how it all starts with the non-gear heads. - Don Martelli
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OMG, did she really joined Twitter only today?! (I'm like really surprised Scoble...) - Orli Yakuel
My sig other @Marantzguy is on Twitter, but I have to prod him to tweet more regularly. He has "P.O. box" accts. on LinkedIn and Facebook, but rarely answers my msgs. when I send them there. On the other hand, he's on many pro-audio socnets, so I guess it's just a matter of narrower-focus interests.;-) - Cathryn Hrudicka
About time. I need to get her to join my wife cabal with @mrscrazybob - Cyndy
Good to see @maryamie on Twitter, won't be log before she is on FF too - Sally Church
Is @maryamie coming to meet up tonight? I really hope so!! Would love to meet her!! (and Milan if that's happening) :) - Lucretia Pruitt
I honestly wish I had the wife invasion problem sometimes. - Todd Jordan
My wife just took me to task for not sharing things with her. I defended myself by saying I assumed she wasn't interested because she had never left a comment on my blog. She didn't understand why I didn't want to talk to her about what I was sharing/blogging about. Different conversations for different media, I said. She's now got my profile URLs for tons of sites, but I'll only know if she understands if she finds this. - Mr. Gunn
it's just that I go back there about once a week to add friend requests on the site and for some reason today it just kind of stuck more than usual. Didn't get that barrage of widgets being shoved down my throat for some reason. Then again, maybe it's just because an old high school friend added me today and so I went down that rabbit hole for 20 minutes or so. Still feels like I'm losing my mind for spending time on that site. Plus I needed to get Gabe's email address there and that felt easy there. - Thomas Hawk
A high-school friend from 26 yrs ago just found me on LinkedIn. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Classmates seem to be good "white pages" websites. I've been reconnecting with many old friends/Acquaintances on Facebook & LinkedIn. - Mitchell Tsai
Facebook is great for a certain kind of social networking. Its a different beast to FF but still a tremendously useful service - Jamie
i had a flurry of high school friends i hadn't talked to in 15 years join up in last few weeks. i think the main draw now is to see if exes are fat. - Deva Hazarika
Facebook is great for people who you actually know and care about what's going on in their lives. The widgets are damn annoying, but I seem to have killed most of those now that I can turn off the notifications, and consequently it's back to what I originally liked about it - it's a great way to stay in touch with friends. - Eric
Deva: My high-school classmates (1982 Kent, Ohio) are so much fatter and out-of-shape than my college classmates (1986 Boston). High-school ones look seriously middle-age. It's sad how fat the US has become. Although US median age has hit 38.1 https://www.cia.gov/library/pu..., so as a mathematician I think those of us 39+ are "old". P.S. Grandma just hit 102 this year... - Mitchell Tsai
i'll never use a facebook or myspace! yuk - orionstarr
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