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Xbox is back from Red Ring therapy. So far, so good, but I can't help feeling that the clock is ticking.
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Quit! Kill more aliens!
- Stephen Breen
Mine just shipped out for repair. My second one. Grrrrr...
- Brian
KitchenAid®: Coffee Mills & Grinders - http://www.kitchenaid.com/catalog...
I just picked up the KitchenAid blade grinder. I know, I know, burr grinders are better. But, I couldn't afford one right now. This one was $30 at Target. So far, it works really well. The grind is pretty even (for a blade grinder), and the motor can easily keep up. I tried a super low end Proctor-Silex, which could only grind 3 or 4 tbsp at a time, and did a terrible job of it. I also tried a Black and Decker burr grinder. I bought three of them in a row and every one had broken feet on the bottom!
- Brian
from Bookmarklet
I'm in the market for a new burr grinder as well; but lived on blades until I learned and made the transition. But it's all just steps on the journey; and everyone has their own path.
- Scott Henderson
I have the Rocky... it rules.
- Veronica
I have become to lazy to grind my own coffee.. how sad is that.. :/
- Socom
“Kenya AA” - http://friendfeed.com/e...
Very very sweet, with complementary acidity and light unroasted nuttiness, and a pleasantly rounded aftertaste. Did I mention this was sweet? Not at all heavy, but with just enough body to satisfy. Sweet. Made it using the aeropress. Hoping my replacement siphon glassware arrives soon enough for me to try it in that.
- Robin Barooah
Ah, so you got some! I don't have the Kenya. I've using the Mexico roast with my Bodum. It's great! It's bit chocolaty. I've worked my way down to almost no milk and just a little sweetener.
- Brian
Having learned a bit more about the Aeropress, I suspect the over the top sweetness may have been more to do with that than with the coffee itself.
- Robin Barooah
I used whole milk today for my froth instead of 2%, and I think I like the difference. Do you have a preference?
I thought 2% created more froth or better froth... But I'm not expert. :)
- Brian
Can't remember the last time we had whole milk in our house. It would certainly add more flavor and a different texture to the palette.
- Dave Ploch
Are you a Gummi Bear? This is strangely amusing! http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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AJ Kohn, edythe, Veronica and 2 other people liked this
dude, that's creepy!
- Mona Nomura
+1 to Musgrave, haven't heard the Gummi Bears song in decades. Crap, now I feel old.
- FFing Enigma
Matt! I remember that cartoon! Believe it or not, this Gummi Bear video was mentioned on TwitLive.tv on Jumping Monkeys. I'm hooked on the song.. ? lol
- Daynah
can't... stop... watching....
- Veronica
Matt, I'm sitting here laughing... can't wait til someone calls me. LOL
- Daynah
The old school version from Matt M. is like Care Bears on acid.
- AJ Kohn
My son loves that video.
- Brian
Can you get a decent burr grinder for $20 to $30?
I forgot my cheapo blade grinder on vacation! I can only spend $20 or $30 to replace it. So what's better: A $20 burr grinder or a $20 blade grinder?
- Brian
“Don't worry about gas prices, COFFEE prices are down so far today!” - http://friendfeed.com/e...
I worry about what will happen to them if the chinese decide they like coffee. Prices rose dramatically when Japan took to it in the early 90s.
- Robin Barooah
Really? I guess it makes sense... supply and demand.
- Brian
When in doubt. Mt Dew
- Tony C (Unrated)
I'll have another, please...
- David's View
“Reading: "@kevinrose - Kopi Luwak Coffee at the Funnel Mill | Mahalo Daily" (http://tinyurl.com/57xs37)” - http://friendfeed.com/e...
I had no idea. And I didn't want to. :)
- Brian
Real World of Warcraft: Is Offline Part of The Plan? - http://gigaom.com/2008...
Dwayne, ◄ani625Ξ ಠ_ಠ, Michael Gaines and ·[▪_▪]· liked this
This reminds me a lot of some things Jane McGonigal has spoken about in the past -- bringing "gaming" into the real world. Not gaming in the sense of sports, but more like questing.
- Veronica
I doubt I'd participate, even being the huge WoW fan that I am. Makes me wonder if there are any PvP combat games for the iPhone (now or coming)? It seems like it'd be fun to virtual-battle random people while out and about. Ad-hoc arena games like shooters and fighters, sports, turn-based games, ...
- ·[▪_▪]·
Wish I had time to ramp-up on iPhone dev faster. I'd totally right apps to integrate real-world gaming with the technology. Proximity and GPS based games (kinda including questing) seem like a lot of fun to me.
- ·[▪_▪]·
This is the dumbest story I've ever read.
- Clay Lewis
Real world gaming is a fascinating subject. It's like combining board games, "backyard" games, and video games in a larger geographical space. It has the potential to generate some very interesting, exciting, awkward, and even dangerous situations.
- Brian
I like geocaching because it reminds me of "real world gaming" [kind of]
- Rachel R.
I said once on the podcast that they could open a theme park.
- Michael Gaines
Has anyone done a cross of these types of games with laser tag or paint ball? That could be pretty cool. Or maybe a GOW Lancer Assault Rifle? :P
- Brian
Where is the 'Hide' "Everyones" Diggs option?
- Percival
Test post for audio enclosures through the FriendFeed API, the audio of the opening scene from The Godfather. The undertaker Bonasera, asks the Godfather for justice. Contains the famous line: "Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me."
siavash, LouCypher, Scott Lockhart and 33 other people liked this
I can't see the mp3, at least not on the iPhone right now.
- Thomas Hawk
No Flash support on the iPhone means no awesome Godfather excerpts :-(
- Mark Trapp
Works for me. Thomas, the reason it doesn't work on the iPhone is that the player is Flash, and of course, Flash doesn't work on the iPhone.
- Josh Bancroft
Awesome Dave and great pick too! ;-)
- Da-Chief
audio is very cool.. would be nice to be able to listen to favorited songs
- Travis Parsons
The podcast connect betw NewsJunk and FriendFeed is complete, just published the Gnip interview through the API and it came through as an audio enclosure. Here's a screen shot. http://images.scripting.com/archive...
- Dave Winer
Ah, I see it now on the web. Good point about it not working on the iPhone due to flash.
- Thomas Hawk
I believe in America. Perfect first words for first audio post.
- David Newman
Works!
- Brian
hm. FF + audio = friendcast?
- Frank Jurden
Worked for me in Safari, didn't with Firefox 3 on the mac (the graphic just disappeared)
- Paul Haahr
Nothing of an mp3 visible on my iPod Touch
- Robert van Bregt
Works fine with Firefox 3 on a PC with WinXP SP3.
- Jeff P. Henderson
I'm on Firefox3 on a Mac, and it's working here. Very cool.
- Phil Crissman
Nice one Dave. Working on my Mac in both Safari 3.1.1 and Firefox 3.
- Larry Kless
throw away apple stuff - it works perfect on latest (Diablo) release of OS2008 on Nokia tablets N800 & N810
- Отборнейший бред
Works fine on Safari on OS X Leopard
- Paul Denlinger
Workin' good on Firefox3 on Vista
- James O'Malley
Dave, you are the best! This is terrific on XP Pro in IE7, nice UI, good navigation. I'm sure we'll all have Mike Arrington's voice chatting with us soon <vbg>.
- Bill Claxton
Awesome!
- americanm
Working good on Safari here. If this player can be included in the AIR clients like twhirl, I'd be all set!
- Dave Senior
friendfeed should provide a link to the mp3 file then. That would work on the iPhone.
- Josue Salazar
I'm having issues with flash player 9.x on FF 3.01
- Ricardo Rabago
It works in IE 7.0 with flash player 9.x
- Ricardo Rabago
Funny we haven't seen more podcasts showing up in FF as a result of this feature. Should I start a podcast feed just for FF?
- Dave Winer
Since you mentioned it I'll put a quick plug in. CS Techcast is pumped into Friendfeed via our RSS. Check it out.
- Eric - 100% Choice Cuts
Love the clip :) (FireFox 3 - works perfectly)
- George Smith
Dave, check this room out: http://friendfeed.com/rooms...
- Kevin C. Tofel
Buffering forever, even after the load indicator is all the way across, but I've been having Flash problems since Firefox 2.x (now using 3.0 on XP)--never have been able to properly diagnose. :(
- Steve Lowe
No issues with playback here. Wish it did a countdown of remaining length, though.
- Tim Cooper
Closed and restarted: now it works--didn't change any other settings. Happens like that all the time. Weird.
- Steve Lowe
Works fine for me on Firefox 3 + Flash 9 on WinXP. Bada-bing!
- LouCypher
Once I click play, there seems to be no way to stop or pause the audio (other than turn the volume down)..otherwise it works great
- Peter Cattell
before i hit play, there are two funny looking small play buttons above the blue play button.. FF3/WinXP
- mike
friendfeed items design idea - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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Brian liked this
It's not that it's ugly, it's just that I think it could be a little better. I'm not only talking about the whole site, look at the stream of info coming in, there's no separation of content, no visual help at all, sometimes I feel like im lost. Imagine a very light blue bg and maybe a nice border on top of the items div container. Anyway, it's a thought. I tried playing with the look of the items, and look at the difference
- Josue Salazar
I agree with one of the Flickr commentors: The border on the box is too strong. Otherwise, a good idea.
- Brian
yeah, there's better ways to do it, but you get my point.
- Josue Salazar
i like the way it is now...
- Alessandro
A very subtle background color is a good idea, alternating colors may be even more useful (i.e. one item with background, one without and so on).
- Yuval Atzmon
Signed up for Friend Feed. No clue why. Now I'm just staring at it. http://ping.fm/KYxnc
Jeff P. Henderson, Royce Mathew, pb30 and 7 other people liked this
welcome to the party, quit just staring now.
- robert steburg
Such a follower
- Jennifer Kutz
hehehe!
- Veronica
Keep staring... something will happen.
- Ian D. Nock
I kinda don't like it 'cause no one comments on mine :)
- Nicole Lee
Welcome Jason. Create a BOL room, so we can comment on the stories on BOL
- morten saxnaes
Welcome
- pb30
Welcome! <robotic voice>LOVE THE SHOW</robotic voice>
- Brian
Welcome. Now check all of your spare time at the door.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Guatemala Antigua Finca El Valle 16 oz. | Dancing Goats Coffee - http://www.dancinggoats.com/Guatema...
Robin Barooah liked this
Guatemala Antigua Finca El Valle 16 oz. | Dancing Goats Coffee - http://www.dancinggoats.com/Guatema...
Trying this one today from Batdorf and Bronson
- Brian
from Bookmarklet
I.Guess.no.valleywag.at.tonights.search.sig.to.bust.chops...:)...yes.my.spacebar.is.broked!
Gaspare, David Vasileff, Scott moravec and 2 other people liked this
we can get owen on the backchannel if u want... ;)
- dave mcclure
whats.with.the.periods?
- faisal sultan
Jason, head to Fry's and get that keyboard replaced! =)
- John Tyra
I.think.jason.just.started.a.new.meme. ;.)
- Brian
When Jason wants to type an actual period, he will have to use an escape character.
- Clay Spinuzzi
happened to me once and "alt-32" worked as a nice replacement (option-32 in mac?)
- moogs
lol.that.was.funny..
- Absalon Isaac Prieto
No, we were there. You were awfully nice to my kid. Thanks! Here's the video http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Green Screen Cinema
Listening to Southwest pilot and gate guy talking about hot stewardesses and "jailbait" in the waiting area. Ew.
Bryan Landers, Arjun, Pilgrim Five and 11 other people liked this
They must have been talking about you!
- W. Kirk Crawford
The SouthWest terminal in BOI now has comfy chairs and 2 power plugs and 2 USB (powered) plugs for each. Amazing!! They can say whatever they want if I can charge, LOL
- Shayna
Weird.. they're not s'posed to talk like that when the public is around...
- Harry Myhre
Too funny! You should make a subtle comment to them about their conversation on your way by just to embarrass the crap out of them.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Some Southwest employees are "jokier" than others.
- Ontario Emperor
from fftogo
Right, Jeff P. Embarassing a pilot before a fight is a good idea. A nervous, uncomfortable pilot is a good thing.
- Bill Bittner
it's cool for them to talk about whatever, but not within ear-shot of passengers.
- Absalon Isaac Prieto
Shayna, those comfy chairs with power will keep me coming back, no matter what. That, and our company uses them for travel... ;)
- Veronica
how do you like Phoenix?
- Benjamin Montierth
Home now in SF! It was quite hot, but also pretty. Pictures on the way!
- Veronica
Glad you're home safe :)
- Dennis Jackson
@Bill, Didn't necessarily mean before the flight. Unless the pilot is suicidal, I wouldn't worry too much anyway.
- Jeff P. Henderson
@Veronica, pictures? Of the pilot and gate guy? ;) Yikes!
- Brian
Turn up the ipod I guess.
- MattJhsn
LOLz
- Arjun
"You are now free to make moves about the country"
- Seamus Condron
LOL @ Seamus. Nice.
- BISQ
pretty damn awesome big co news coming out at 9pm PST tonight!
Anthony Farrior and Steve Rubel liked this
Setting expectations for meh...everytime I see these messages, I'm disappointed by the announcement
- Bwana ☠
I'm with Bwana, methinks.
- James Joyner
ok, suckers! just you wait - I'm not talking about an acquisition or funding or something boring like that. :)
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
Wake me up if it's Google related. I will be sleeping.
- Steve Rubel
ZZZzzzzzzzz
- Capn' One Eye - adrift
Uh huh. Let's see what you got...
- Brian
Speedy coffee prep tips for the morning commute?
I've switched from automatic drip with a timer to a French press, which has noticeably improved my coffee. However, it takes a bit more preparation time over the drip method. Any suggestions?
- Brian
I've been using an aeropress recently. I mention it often enough that I'm starting to sound like a salesman (which I'm not). It is very quick though. If you have the hot water and grounds ready, it takes about one minute to produce a mug full of coffee. It has the capacity to do a commuter mug in about the same time.
- Robin Barooah
Also... if you're a regular coffee and tea drinker you might consider investing in a Zojirushi water boiler. That way the water is always ready at the correct temperature. It's great for tea too - I've definitely drunk a lot more tea since I've had one.
- Robin Barooah
@John: Really? My wife's been angling for one of those...
- Brian
A laptop battery should be able to last an entire 2 hour flight from Oakland to Seattle. As much as I love my MacBook Pro, it's embarrasing to have it die mid flight on a fully charged battery while everyone else on windows machines keep plugging along. Apple's battery life sucks serious ass.
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My MBP routinely lasts for 4-5 hours as long as I'm not trying to watch YouTube or something.
- James (@willia4)
What in the heck are you trying to do with it? I get a pretty solid 3-4 hours out of mine.
- Eric P
Did you turn Wifi off?
- Pat Hawks
My HP battery (and I just had it replaced) lasts 10 minutes. I can't bring it on a flight because its just extra dead weight to carry around. Its not only Apple's batteries, we get the love too.
- Matt Donders
That is bad. You might have the battery checked. I'm in the same boat with one of my machines (Windows), but another chuggs along fine. I'm swapping the battery to confirm the problem.
- Eric - 100% Choice Cuts
i was processing photos with adobe's bridge. No excuse why I shouldn't be able to get at least two hours out of it on a full charge. The battery life on my MBP has always sucked.
- Thomas Hawk
Same thing happens on my windows machine. Battery Life sucks period.
- George Smith
Is your battery getting old? My MBP battery lasts around 3.5-4 hours for general applications.
- Todd Mundt
I'm in agreement, but two questions: 1. How old is the battery? 2. Do you calibrate it monthly or on a regular basis?
- Kevin C. Tofel
I imagine that most people on the flight weren't doing anything nearly as processor, GPU, and disk intensive as that. <2 hours actually seems pretty reasonable there. Especially if you have an older MBP without the LED backlight.
- James (@willia4)
My MBP battery life has deteriorated from 4h when new to less than 2 hours after 8 months. I concur, Apple batteries suck. If using Aperture the life is sucked right out of it in about 1 hour.
- anne-mette
wifi was turned off. It's the same battery that I got with the mac about two and a half years ago. Yes, processing photos is intensive, but sheesh,I still should be able to at least get two hours. The battery on my old Dell laptop did much better than my MBP.
- Thomas Hawk
photo processing *IS* intense CPU work. it's really the same level of work as video processing, just shorter bursts.
- Jeremy Toeman
It is really bad when your processing photos. My MBP is lucky to last a full hour of photo editing in Lightroom or Photoshop and its only about 8 months old.
- Sean Davis
Battery tech still has a long way to go to meet consumer expectation.
- Brian
I've never calibrated the battery Kevin. How do I do that?
- Thomas Hawk
You're using your phone on the plane, aren't you? ;-)
- Dave Roth
My 4 year old laptop gotused for the first time in ages the other day. Its one hour battery life was now 9 minutes - web browsing. And I can see my Dell Inspiron's batter life slowly declining after 8 months of use. Sigh! We need fuel cells.
- Roberto Bonini
[TrollingForFun]It's not Apple's fault, it's yours!{/TrollingForFun]
- Yuvi
It's pretty easy to calibrate and I set a Google Calendar app't to remind me to do this monthly. Here's the official support doc from Cupertino: http://support.apple.com/kb...
- Kevin C. Tofel
haha Dave. Yep was using my iPhone on the plane. I've never bought into the whole turn your cell phone off on the plane myth.
- Thomas Hawk
This is why I carry my Dell instead of my MacBookPro. Same problem. My Dell's battery lasts more than five hours. My MacBookPro lasts two. I hear new MacBooks are a lot better, though, if you get the small ones.
- Robert Scoble
that does suck -- yikes
- Shey
How hard would it be for them to install 12V outlets? I've been on American flights where they had these in coach, and it was quite nice. Keep the soda and peanuts and give me some power!
- Rob Witte
from Alert Thingy
scoble, save me a seat if you can. In a cab on my way to msft right now.
- Thomas Hawk
Nooo! Not what I want to hear after just purchasing my first MacBook Pro.
- Ryan
did you turn the screen brightness all the way down??
- Connor P Jackson
from twhirl
My Dell laptop battery kicks ass and it's attached to a laptop that cost about half as much as a Mac.
- Stephan Miller
i can get my macbook to last 6+ hours with screen all the way down and bluetooth and wifi off
- Connor P Jackson
from twhirl
But it's a Dell laptop
- Ryan
That's pretty strange - my Macbook gets 4 hours plus in "flight mode" (wifi off, BT off, brightness medium), and my friends / colleagues with MBP's have similar experiences. One thing I have noticed - batteries don't last forever, so budget on replacing them every 18 months or so if you are a heavy user
- Paul Johnston
My MacBook Pro is a little over 2 years old, and I'm lucky if I can get 2 hours of battery life anymore.
- Brandon Wood
Connor gotta keep the screen turned up to get the processing on the photos right. Thanks Kevin, will check out calibration.
- Thomas Hawk
You could always buy third party batteries that will match the finish of the MBP and have at least 30% more capacity
- Glenn Batuyong
from twhirl
Mine lasts about 4 hours. Remember to dim the screen brightness. Helps to avoid processor-intensive stuff if you can. Watch movies on your iPod. Also, every 4-6 weeks, run the battery all the way down and re-charge. Try not to always have the power adapter plugged in (like at night). Makes battery last far longer, don't have to replace as often.
- Bill Brandon
Thanks for the message. I was seriously considering switching from a ThinkPad over to a Mac for personal use (and running VMWare.) This is definitely something for me to weight and consider more.
- Cindy L
Thomas, at this point in the battery's life-cycle (2.5 yrs), the calibration won't yield miraculous results. I'd still do it, but I'd temper my expectations since the battery has gone through so many cycles. Good luck!
- Kevin C. Tofel
Maybe you should check the battery status. Not that I'm saying that MBP battery lasts long, but I get two full hours and something more if I turn off wifi (which I guess you don't need when flying) and set a low brightness. I never seen a Window machine running longer than my MBP.
- Federico [Kurai]
My first generation MacBook Pro battery still gets a charge of about 3 hours. When I'm on the road I have a Location setting called "None" which automatically turns off Bluetooth, Wifi and inactivates those network ports. With Quicksilver I can just type "none" and it will auto switch. Then when I'm at a hotspot i just type "wd" which autoswitches me to only-wifi port on, DHCP mode. At my job I'll type "work" and it autoswitches to only-ethernet, static DHCP. It keeps all unnecessary ports off. Works well!
- Glenn Batuyong
Your battery is probably 18 months old or older and is on its last legs. Lithium batteries have a very short life relatively and go from good to bad in a very short time frame. Sounds like you need a new battery.
- Joel Ordesky
Weird. I have a 2 yr-old black Macbook, and the battery still lasts at least 3 hrs.
- Rubin Sfadj
grab a tool called coconutBattery and see if your battery can't hold much of a charge anymore - if so, buy a new battery. To prolong battery life, turn off keyboard backlighting and lower your screen brightness. I find doing photo work (Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.) on battery will drain it quickly, so usage will play a part.
- No FB
check out coconut battery to monitor the maximum charge your battery can handle. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconut...
- Kortney Jarman
Usage will definitely play part. Biggest power consumers are LCD and processors. So screen to dark and be nice with cpu usage!
- Corné Wielemaker
Admit it; you were processing photos. Battery killer.
- Ryan Brenizer
::reads comments:: Yeah, you were processing. Lightroom, for example, keeps the processor spinning near 100 percent constantly.
- Ryan Brenizer
Google ASCII Art - http://tinyurl.com/googlea...
Brian, Dobromir Hadzhiev, Andy Tinkham and 12 other people liked this
Is it technically ASCII art if they're Unicode characters?
- Tony Ruscoe
from fftogo
Oh, man... that's GOOD.
- Ⓒⓗⓡⓘⓢ Ⓟⓘⓡⓘⓛⓛⓞ
ok, this is just ridiculous
- Jeff Woelker
that's awesome!!
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
Tony, Wikipedia has some more details on the "Block ASCII" vs ANSI debate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Philipp Lenssen
What is it?
- Rishabh Mishra (p248)
:) Awesome!
- Brian
ManBabies.com - http://manbabies.com/
Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart, Rodfather, John Blanton and 4 other people liked this
this is just creepy. i like it!
- Chris Harris
so far past creepy...
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
Manbabies rocks. I go back every couple of weeks to be further creeped out.
- Eiwe Lingefors
This website is fun. However, the word manbabies is too close to another subculture that may greatly disturb some folks.
- Morton Fox
Thank you so much for a well needed laugh today. :)
- John Blanton
http://manbabies.com/content... Martin Sargent is a Man-Baby!?
- John Blanton
I gotta get me one of those backpacks.
- Thomas Hawk
is there an unlike button....'cause I'm freaked out.
- George Smith
it's good to laugh!
- michael sean wright
Funny, yet disturbing
- Brian
this is terrifying!
- Christa Imbriale
if you're looking for me i've been hanging out here: http://friendfeed.com/jasonca... -- it's fairly dope.
Matt, Fred Grott, NoahDavidSimon and 16 other people liked this
I'm trying to check this out, but it doesn't seem to flow like my Reader or Twitter or even Plurk
- Shayna
FriendFeed does behave differently. The listing is dynamic and whatever has the most activity (liked and/or comments) will push other stuff down. Took a bit for me to adjust, especially since FriendFeed doesn't limit posts to only folks you follow. I hear you can change that, but I like the inclusivity I feel when I see interesting bits from a "friend of a friend."
- Arlan K.
it's a bit hard for me to follow. twirl constantly getting messages from friendfeed. too much!
- excalipoor
I like FriendFeed, but I like twitter also. The big problem is neither works well in my smartphone browser. No commenting in FF, no replies in Twitter.
- David Z
@David - Try http://fftogo.com from your smartphone. It's the best option for me, so far, from my Treo with Blazer browser.
- Brad @ The Next Web
from fftogo
There goes the neighborhood ;)
- Sean Kelly
Fairly dope? Old guy slang?
- Francine Hardaway
haha, fairly dope? Nice... How about Slightly Sick or Basically Bomb?
- Brandon
if you are looking for me, I'm getting laid. don't bother
- NoahDavidSimon
Ah, yes, it IS a fair bit of dope.
- Brian
it needs a better search....it is impossible to find a room unless you can find someone in that room..... and you need to be able to customize your page
- Matt
I think it'd be nice to have a faster way to prioritize keywords and people. Perhaps in a popup when hovering on a nick, there could be a slider presented?
If I'm reading an entry, and decide I don't want to see this kind of entry as much (or that I want to see it a lot), I want to set the slider for a keyword right then and there, rather than clicking through, adding a keyword, sliding. Any ideas?
- Brian
from NoiseRiver
Hmmm. Interface-wise, it's a thorny question. We don't need many more keywords stretched out there. Maybe a pull-down that just has things like Add Keyword or Add Poster in it? Ideally, you'd just hit an up or down for the whole thing and the system'd figure out what features are relevant in it, but until NR merges with Jaanix or Amazon Rankings, we got what we got. :)
- Alexander Williams
from NoiseRiver
Hehe :) Guess what? I added a tooltip to add this in the future :)
- directeur
from NoiseRiver
I'm picturing a Digg like interface. For example, I'm reading a post, and realize that I like the posts by 'directeur'. I'll like to click a button to improve the ranking for those posts easily.
- Brian
from NoiseRiver
Wow. My refrigerator at work is full of beer.
Christopher Perry and Zack liked this
now we know where the BOL magic comes from. Loi :)
- Zack
Isn't it suppose to be?
- W. Kirk Crawford
No worries! They restocked over the holiday weekend ... it will be back to normal levels in no time ... :)
- Christopher Perry
That's why I need to quit my corporate day job and go into business for myself. Oh, wait, maybe that's why I shouldn't.
- Eric - 100% Choice Cuts
I work at a law firm. All our booze is locked up :(
- Shayna
Thank you CBS!
- Brian
How much does fresh grinding matter? I've tried grinding my coffee beans, and pre-ground. I'm not sure I can tell the difference.
Czar and Robin Barooah liked this
I don't think it matters unless it's espresso (fresh ground vs pre ground) I leave my ground coffee in the fridge tho... didn't do research so don't quote me on that, but I am Japanese and have six taste buds so my palate is very much refined HA ;)
- Mona Nomura
Then what's wrong with me? :) I can't really tell the difference. I suspect that something else matters more than having fresh ground beans, like my coffee maker, the coffee beans I'm using, filtered water, etc. I do love a good cup of coffee... What do you think are the minimum requirements for a "good" cup of coffee?
- Brian
@Brian - you're probably right that there is something else more significant that you need to change first. Overheated water is often a problem - never over 200F, and many recommend 185-195. If the water is too hot, the acidity level rises and this overwhelms the more subtle 'sweeter / fruitier' flavors that are the difference between fresh ground and pre-ground.
- Robin Barooah
Thanks for the tips. I had a Bodum french press once... I'll have to pick one up again and give it a shot.
- Brian
I don't think I'm an expert - just obsessed. Totally agree about the automatic drip coffee maker. If you want a quick upgrade in method and you don't care about elegance, I'd recommend the Aeropress over the french press (thanks John for that tip!). It's easier to get repeatable results and gives you a lot of control over strength.
- Robin Barooah
My other suggestion is to take things step by step. If you take milk and sugar regularly, you may well not even like straight black coffee, let alone appreciate the subtleties of the flavor. I would suggest starting off by cutting back on the sugar as you improve your brewing method. If you find that you like that, only then try cutting out the milk. Personally, I like both milky and black coffee, but I find that sugar masks too much of the coffee flavor.
- Robin Barooah
I've been brewing Starbucks, which is a bit stronger than the typical stuff (way better than the garbage at the office). A friend from Seattle just sent me ten 12 oz packages of Batdorf & Bronson (she works there, http://www.dancinggoats.com). Anyone ever had it?
- Brian
I've got a Cuisenart drip coffee maker. But I just found my old Bodum french press! I'll give that a shot tomorrow morning.
- Brian
@Brian, never tried the Batdorf & Bronson - but just placed an order thanks to your tip ;-) I often order from stumptown http://stumptowncoffee.com/.
- Robin Barooah
I think it only matters if you are using good coffee beans. If you buy junk, you won't taste the difference, something nice, say a Tarrazu Montecielo from Costa Rica and you'll taste the difference. I think it also matters how you brew, I stick to the old fashion ways to be honest, percolators (stove top if possible), french press, etc... always come out nicer, more smooth and a lot more flavor in the end.
- David
maybe you aren't accepting cookies?
- Kenneth LeFebvre
from fftogo
My phone, an LG Chocolate, is also on Verizon and I know for a fact the browser (which is very likely the same one) doesn't save cookies when closed--I'm not sure about all the time, but I am also having the same issue.
- Michael Ryan
Hmmm... I can log into gmail. Wouldn't that also use cookies? Or does google remember me some other way? Facebook also works.
- Brian
People have complained about cookies here before. I haven't figured the issue out yet. Sorry; most phones seem to work fine.
- Benjamin Golub
from fftogo
Just tried it again... No luck. Perhaps someone will figure it out. Thanks for the help anyway.
- Brian
does these phone Motorola RAZR can run opera mini ?
- Ben Borges
Even if they could, Verizon has them locked down tight. :(
- Brian
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Uploaded new room picture. Follow this link to see the flickr user who created it. - http://flickr.com/photos...
Ah, excellent! Attribution is a good thing (and required by the CC license ;)
- Brian
I love coffee on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - http://flickr.com/photos...
This one is pretty cool. Too much, perhaps?
- Brian
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I'm lovin' it.™
- Vincent X
me too
- Robin Barooah
French Press: Day one
I used my french press for the first time in a looooong time this morning. I enjoyed the result. Not bitter at all, and not much sediment. However, I found the coffee a bit weak. It seems I've got a few choices: finer grind, longer steep, more coffee grounds. I think I'll keep my steep time at 4 minutes, try a slightly finer grind and a some more coffee and see how it goes.
- Brian
Congrats! More coffee is usually the solution.
- Robin Barooah
Hey, thanks for the pointers. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow!
- Brian
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