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Johnny
Not hating on Glass this time but I have seen some videos shot with it and it's shakey-camtastic.
The rollercoaster one was pretty smooth (considering they're on a rollercoaster). http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Jimminy IS Everybody
I've seen both - I'm guessing that's going to depend on whether someone's in a fixed position (seated and strapped in) or moving around, and how steady they are overall. The first generation of stuff might be pretty uneven, quality wise. - Jennifer Dittrich
There are some really cool video stabilization algorithms out there. - Brian Johns
If you have a camera attached to your head, and the head moves, that's what happens. :) - Louis Gray
Take a look at this one from today, Johnny. https://plus.google.com/1005353... While I filmed this, I was also pitching to Braden, twice. Is this in the range of what you're seeing? Better? Worse? - Louis Gray
Georgia
I bought the Aria scale. I like that it sends the info automatically to my dashboard, but I don't think the body fat is very accurate. It says I'm obese, I think I have to disagree with that. I might not be skinny, but I'm not obese.
Also, last night, I weighed more, but the body fat % was lower. - Georgia
The reviews are that the Withings scale is more accurate, but in general body fat is highly variable and is probably only useful week to week as an indicator of whether you are losing it. I have the Withings scale and it does connect to the Fitbit site, but it is somewhat hidden now that Fitbit has a competing scale. - Cristo
Yeah, I get wildly different readings from my Aria. Even a few minutes apart. My first few days with it in particular it showed really bizarre results. I think Cristo's right, that it's only useful for showing trends over many many months of measurement. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
Thanks Cristo and Stephen. I honestly had a moment this morning when I went crap, am I really obese? Do I just not see it? - Georgia
Apparently the best way to get an accurate reading for body fat % is to get an MRI. Try getting that past your insurance company. :) - Cristo
Cristo: Heh. :) - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
Georgia, read some of the Amazon reviews. You're not alone on getting an invalid result out of the box. But try this: weigh yourself first thing in the morning, before eating and drinking. Make sure your feet are dry. Measure three times and take the average. Don't pay any attention to the actual body fat percentage, just the trend. And get your body fat measured at a gym or at your... more... - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
The Aria is very good, for me, in measuring weight, even day to day. The body fat percentages are in the ballpark, and change more frequently than most would like (as Cristo and Stephen said). But I noticed that I dropped from about 27% body fat to under 20%, and had the corresponding weight loss. If I go from 19.6% to 20.3% or back and forth in the space of a few weeks, it's no big deal. - Louis Gray
A few weeks? I can go up or down a percent or two in a few seconds! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
That's because you are holding a stick of butter or a donut. - Louis Gray
Or possibly that the ability of home scales accurately measuring body fat is unproductive and a waste of time. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
I'll sleep on it. - Louis Gray
Jason P
Thinking about getting a Fitbit soon. Flex or One?
The main thing keeping me away from the Flex is the lack of a clock. I mean, just on principle... all the others have a clock, but the one meant to wear on your wrist doesn't? WTH? - Pixie
That actually doesn't bother me that much. I haven't worn a watch daily for a while, so I'm used to looking at my phone to get the time. - Jason P
I am a fan of the altimeter in the One. - Eivind from Android
Is the Flex out yet? - Running Slow
Yeah, it came out this week. - Jason P
I have used the Ultra for about a year. I like the altimeter, but found it inaccurate - riding an elevator would add to floors climbed, etc., so decided the Flex would be fine for me. I've had it since Friday and love that I don't have to take it off for showering, chores or anything. I don't miss fiddling with the Ultra wrist band for sleeping, and I love the silent alarm. I'm fine... more... - Bash
The One. - Louis Gray
Because? - Jason P
I like the One because it has a display. If you have an iPhone or a Samsung Galaxy S III, no problem -- they can sync with the newer Fitbits, but anything else is SOL for mobile syncing (including the Google Nexus 4 -- THE Android phone -- SMH). I don't want to wait until I get home or get to my work computer to get updates on my progress. Also, I'm not a fan of wearing things on my... more... - Royce's favorite Anna
I went with the One since Amazon seems to be out of stock of the Flex for a few weeks anyway, and the Flex seems to be getting some mixed reviews. If I decide I'd rather have the wristband form after a week or two I have the option of returning it. - Jason P
Amit Patel
Sex makes people happiest - Lifestyle - DNA - http://www.dnaindia.com/lifesty...
Sex makes people happiest - Lifestyle - DNA
"Researchers used text messaging to build up a map of what activities people routinely rated as bringing the most and least happiness to their daily lives and found that sex ranked first in all three categories measured in the survey: Pleasure, meaning and engagement." - Amit Patel from Bookmarklet
"Drinking alcohol or partying came second in terms of pleasure but only 10th in terms of meaning, the Daily Mail reported" - Amit Patel
"Using Facebook and doing housework both ranked low on the happiness scale, according to the study compiled by Carsten Grimm from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand." - Amit Patel
Facebook is just one notch above "Recovering from sickness". - ЕП
Is it the cause or the effect? Happier people have sex more. - Louis Gray
And sad people check friendfeed^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hfacebook more? ;) - Amit Patel
Louis Gray
I set up automated alerts from my credit card company for anything at or above $250. Today I got an alert that my card was used at Chanel for $2,125.50. Hope somebody has an amazing Mother's Day gift! Calling Chase, it turns out the card was swiped in Beverly Hills, with the person present. Joy. Card is canceled.
Ugh. So sorry you have to deal with that, but glad that you found out right away. - Jennifer Dittrich
Exactly. Canceling is the easy part. The hard part will be finding the dozens of automatic services that usually hit the account and getting those linked correctly. - Louis Gray
Good grief! That's crazy. :( - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart from Android
How does that even happen? - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Yikes! What a pain! - Anne Bouey
Ugh. Didn't you post about another case of theft / fraud a year ago or so, Louis? - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
Micah, there were fraud issues in 2010, where it looks like unknown people used my data, starting with Apple.com and then going to Amazon and Zappos. But no bumps since. - Louis Gray
Oh, that's what it was, thanks. Three years ago? Time flies 1st class. - Micah
MoTO #TeamMonique
How many babies have "we" had on FF? Let's see: The Toddler formerly known as babyx, MellyBaby, The Louis Gray Project(?), & Jandy's New Release spring immediately to mind. I know I likely missed some since my tenure here. And there were likely others before I got here. Feel free to chime in below.
Robert Scoble back in 2009 I think. - Janet:#TeamMonique from FFHound!
I thought Robert was older than that? - MoTO #TeamMonique
Nyce project coming soon. - Yo. Shark Dog.
Our twins were born two years ago next week. - Jason - The Opaque from Android
Thanks #joe. It was MC and Scott's announcement that prompted the post. Twins, Jason? Belated congrats. And (if you don't mind me saying), good lord you must be sleepy. - MoTO #TeamMonique
ALWAYS (thanks ;) - Jason - The Opaque from Android
my twins were born 3/10/12 .. but i didn't share much about the process :) - Christina Pikas
Congrats, Christina! With the Grays having a set, IIRC, I wonder if we have a higher concentration of twins here? - MoTO #TeamMonique
Both of Rochelle's babies - Shevonne
Are we including fur-children too? - Janet:#TeamMonique
I think we should start a separate thread, Janet. I was thinking of genetic copies when I generated the post. - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android
Thanks Shevonne! - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android
Wouldn't adoptions count here too? I don't know that we've had any, but those would be child-like additions to families. - Running Slow
Didn't think of that, YKMN. Okay adoptions too. Honestly, it's an open thread. Have at it, criminals. - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android
Bren's little cutie and Miss Emily. (Oh, I see she's included). - Anika
Good catch, Anika. - MoTO #TeamMonique
I believe Laura X had Toddler X (but as Baby X, not as a toddler.) - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Kamilla Gill had a baby too. - Tamara J.
See original post, Mark. Thanks, Angel! - MoTO #TeamMonique
I don't post pics, but Mr H was born 9 months ago and if you're friends with me on Flickr you'll find he's ADORABLE. - Jaclyn aka spamgirl
Ah yes, missed it the first time through, MoTO. - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Yay Mr. H! - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android
Stephen Planken's baby as well. Not sure if he is already included - Shevonne
Another good one, Shevonne. Thanks. - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android
I had three on here. - Louis Gray
We had Sophie in Dec 2009 and Sarah Sep last year. - Stephan Planken from iPhone
I see Shevonne beat me, sorry. :) - Stephan Planken from iPhone
Bret Taylor
You can now get a daily or weekly email digest for anybody's feed on FriendFeed. You'll get a daily or weekly email with the most popular posts from that person's feed. To get the email, click the "Email/IM" link at the top of anyone's feed, and select the "Best of day" or "Best of week" email option.
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You can see all of your email settings at http://friendfeed.com/setting... - Bret Taylor
Thanks Bret! :) - Matt Ruiz
Thanks to Kevin for doing a great design for what turned out to be a more complex set of UI options than we had originally anticipated, and thanks to Tudor for implementing the email backend. - Bret Taylor
Great! Thanks! Love FF! - Scott Monaco
I now get the FriendFeed Feedback posts as a Best of Day email so it doesn't fill up my feed, but I don't miss feedback. I also set up a "Best of Day" email for my "Technology people" friend list so I get a pretty good overview of tech news every day via email. - Bret Taylor
This is a really cool idea Bret, I wish you can make that an RSS feed option as well. I'd be much more likely to read summaries in RSS than in email. - manielse (Mark Nielsen)
Lovely. Thanks guys. - Mitchell Tsai
Casey: Thanks for the tip. What's the 7 before the "?" mean in the URL? The number of likes or replies needed to be included? - manielse (Mark Nielsen)
this is killer, the random influx of email during the day was kinda getting fail-ish. I love the daily digest. - Drew Lucas
Very cool! Any way to get archives of previous months? (especially helpful for those of us who leave the internet for weeks at a time...) - Mitchell Tsai
WOW. that's really helpful! - K.D.
Looks like a great addition for those who are not embedded on the site. Nice intro. - Louis Gray
Cool! - Josh Haley
Ahsan: it is somewhat random right now when the emails are sent, but we built in the backend capability to control what time they are sent, and we plan on exposing that control to users in the future. Right now, it is kind of random - sorry! - Bret Taylor
Cool! can i get a daily or weekly email digest for the "Saved searches"? - 0M0M from email
This will be incredibly useful. Thanks to all involved in the design and execution. - Kathy Fitch
Nice addition! - Michael Fidler
But what exactly is "Best"? Is it anything that has a certain number of likes/comments? - Laura Norvig
@Bret LOL THAT WAS MY PROJECT! I will release it tomorrow. But you've also did it and killed my friendfeed application **sigh** But mine has multi-reporting weekly-daily-monthly at the same time and adjustable entry count! - Alp
@Bret please consolidate me or I won't code new apps with you api! :-) - Alp
Alp: we were not trying to withhold data. Later today the documentation will be updated to reflect the ability to obtain "Best of" for users. The feed id will be USERNAME/summary/N (similar to "Best of" for lists) - Benjamin Golub
Hi Ben, that is pretty funny, I tried that URL earlier today to see if it has been secretly released :) - Paul Kinlan
Bret: While Twitter struggle to keep their fail whale under control, you guys are developing stuff like this. Amazing - Thanks! - Jim Connolly
awesome feature, this will be highly useful for my corporate group ideas / content sharing; projects, etc.... THANK YOU :) - Susan Beebe
Great work. I especially like that it works on lists too. - Meryn Stol
my inbox might say different, but I like that :-) - Dobromir Hadzhiev
Wow, this is really neat! And it links into the idea I expressed earlier, re: reducing signup friction / enabling limited guest privileges. Imagine if I could embed one of my FF rooms on my personal web site, and enable people to subscribe to that feed by e-mail with just a couple of clicks... rather than saying "you can get e-mail notifications but you have to sign up for Friendfeed first." "sign up" -- though admirably lightweight on FF -- is still a huge barrier. - Adam Lasnik
is there a love button cause I dont like this option I LOVE this option..great work guys - (jeff)isageek
Three options I would like (1) Can I select "top 100" instead of "top 30"? (2) Could I select both "best of day" and "best of week"? (3) How about older timeperiods? I'd love to get an e-mail with stuff from last week or Mar 2009? Start & end dates? Anything to help me read FriendFeed off-line would be great since I spend long periods off-line at festivals (especially during summer time) or overseas. - Awesome job guys! - Mitchell Tsai
So this works on groups too, cool! But we still cannot see Best of for groups on the site on friends lists. :-( I have several friends lists that include just groups and when I select to view the best of the page it's empty (even though if I got to the individual best of for those groups there are entries there). - Kol Tregaskes
does anyone know of a web service that can do this? (I'm thinking weekly email updates of my favorite feeds/people) I don't think there's anything like friendfeed .. - Franc, a rememberer
That's a cool feature - Xitong Liu
Emails no longer get sent except for Subscriptions. The last non-sub email I recieved was July 15th, 2011. - Jimminy IS Everybody
I still get them. - AJ Batac
I get these every day. - Me
i get it - solncee
I still get it - AJ Batac
*jealous* I no longer get anything but subscription emails. - Bruce Lewis
Johnny
I respectfully throw myself at the feet of the Court Of FriendFeed and beg for special dispensation since I have only learnt that Friday the 5th of June is Donut Day at 1am on Saturday the 6th. I seek leave to engage in the festivities one day later to atone for my trespass on this most......... wait for it.......... holey day
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Bwahahahahaha! ROFL. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
*sets alarm for 7am... Bakery opens at 7:30am* - Johnny
i think you just earned the right to make every day holey. brilliant. - Carlos Ayala
Nom Nom NOOOMMMM. Damn you Johnny Worthington..... I need donuts now...... - Roberto Bonini
This is one of those times when FF needs a LOVE button! - Shannon - GlassMistress
So full of win! - Anthony K. Valley © from email
Already celebrating... - Manny
You doughnut-picture-posting folks are just cruel. I never buy donuts but that photo the other day with the young guy munching the donut must have worked on me subliminally cuz when I got back from lunch I discovered I had stopped at Starbucks and bought an apple fritter. - Fred Yankowski
You cannot petition the FriendFeed with donuts... - Todd Hoff
may everyday be a holey day for you :D - zsafwan 
I've decided, Johnny, that we can celebrate it today :D A holey day indeed :) - Penny
i like this - BeHRO☺☺OZ
well played - mike "glemak" dunn
chioma iroegbu.this friendfeed is a great site oh.i love this meal am seeing it look Delicious.unn.edu.ng - Chioma Chikaodinaka
chioma iroegbu.this friendfeed is a great site oh.i love this meal am seeing it look Delicious.unn.edu.ng - Louis Gray
Louis Gray
Mobile Data Goes Up, Phone Calls Go Down, Can't Explain That - http://blog.louisgray.com/2013...
Mobile Data Goes Up, Phone Calls Go Down, Can't Explain That
Hmm. My voice usage is down, but I use my cell phone for work calls, making appointments, and talking to relatives, so my trend is not nearly as extreme is yours. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
My cell phone # is posted on the blog and in my email signature, and even RSS signature, via Feedburner. My #1 reason to make calls is to talk and walk while on Fitbit, but I haven't been doing that much of late, obviously. - Louis Gray
Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
LinkedIn's stock is craaaaaaaaaaaaazy -- even more so today.
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I mean really, it's a fine service, but is anyone here really excited about it, swear by it, believe it's a $16.1+ billion company? - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
I drive by their construction site for their new HQ each day. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
I just don't understand the valuation. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
IMO there is much value in a network that has a specific focus. A network for professionals means you are selling ads space and services to professionals. Easier to quantify than Facebook's audience. - Eric - seven eleven
I, for one, hail our new LinkedIn overlords. - Louis Gray
What Eric said, they are swooping into the market of recruiters and job boards, with even more value. That is money, right there. They are a perennial business, without a lot of current direct competitors. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Tivo on the other hand. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Don't get me wrong, it has an important niche, serves its area well, seems well managed and with both ads and fees has a solid business model. But what's the P/E now, 1,000? That's beyond madness, beyond absurdity. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
(Of course, FB is nearly 2k, so that's even more insane.) - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
Facebook is at 1,900 P/E, and Amazon doesn't even have a P/E right now. But LinkedIn has also seen significant growth in just the past year. Q4'12 net income is almost exactly what they had for the 2011 Fiscal Year. It does leave me at a pause, but it's in the same area as Facebook, where they're still 'pre-revenue', in the sense they haven't nailed their golden goose to the table. - Jimminy IS Everybody
We need a new mascot to represent the coming dot com crash, like the Pets.com puppet so dutifully fulfilled. - Eric - seven eleven
Well I did get pitched on building WebVan for Recylcing, my terms, last year. I actually have a few things pitched to me. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Also that P/E ratio is based off of the 2011 FY EPS, not 2012's. The accurate P/E. is ~720, at news break it was ~670. If they continue along the current trajectory(possible) of doubling YOY, without any considerable rise in the stock price over the next year, we could be looking at ~400, to down somewhere around ~300. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Of course, if the price continues along the same trajectory, doubling to 280, at this point next year P/E will be ~1300 pre-release, and ~700 post; like it did today dropping from 980 down to ~670. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Even ~300 seems overvalued to me. :) - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
Tivo is ~140, and that's with a lot of competition. Amazon doesn't even have a P/E, anymore, because they started running a charity. ;P - Jimminy IS Everybody
The question really is what are LinkedIn's earnings going to look like 3-4 years from now, and how is the price going to adjust going forward. I expect LinkedIn's earnings to go up 4-5x, and then taper off, and the price will taper off more quickly. So we probably aren't going to see anything below ~150 P/E, possibly even below ~250, in that time, but the price will probably still go up 15-30%. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Disclaimer: Most of what I've said is my own opinion, and speculation. Not financial advice. - Jimminy IS Everybody
If you want a safe stock, invest in Apple, they're pulling in the money and have a P/E of 10, they're only down .2% from a year ago, and 23% from 6 months ago. (Again, not financial advice, this is sarcasm.) Even safer is Yahoo with a P/E of 6. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Betsy #TeamMonique
How long have you gone without recharging your fitbit?
Several days -- I haven't kept track. - Royce's favorite Anna
A week usually. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
About 50 years now. - Uli - Sent to Coventry
5 days? I usually plug it in at night, next to my wallet, keys, comb, etc. - Louis Gray
About a week, I think - ~Courtney F
Mine doesn't seem to last more than four or five days. Or maybe I just lose track of time. - Laura Norvig from iPhone
I've only gone 2 or 3 days. I usually plug it in at bedtime. - Betsy #TeamMonique
Louis Gray
Today, instead of heading northwest to Mountain View (again), I took the kids southeast and got all the way to Santa Clara. Sunnyvale really doesn't seem that big any more.
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Was this manager well respected? - Louis Gray
:) That's most of why we usually go the other direction. - Louis Gray
Monique the crochet freak
I posted about it (briefly) in Confession, but here it is. I have breast cancer. I'm going into treatment for it, and part of that treatment is joining a support group. I went to the support group for the first time yesterday. There is a lady in the group whose cancer has spread throughout her body. She doesn't have long to live.
In group, I was talking about how afraid I am of losing my breast, and in the middle of me whining about it, she bursts out and says, "But you'll have another big breast left. You could make two from that." She was DEAD serious. The group leader shushed her, but I got what she meant. She will be dead in three months or less. I won't. - Monique the crochet freak
I got up and hugged her, and we cried like babies together, because here is this terrible thing happening to both of us, and she is worse off than me, but she still finds the humor in it. I want to be able to find the humor in it when it's all said and done. - Monique the crochet freak
Each time I find myself about to whine and feel sorry myself, I am going to remember her and remember that moment. And then I'm going to make a titty joke because who would I be if I didn't find a way to reference titties every chance I get? - Monique the crochet freak
The medical bills are piling up; the rent is too god damn high; I still have one more month of school stress (cause fuck dropping out; i'm almost at the finish line) to deal with on top of all of this, but guess what? I'm still alive. That is what really matters. That and the love and support of my family and friends. - Monique the crochet freak
I'd tell you to stay strong but I already know you got this shit. Tellin' you anyway. - Akiva
And I am telling you that I love you...boobs or no boobs. - JA Castillo
Sending you love and laughter through this, Momo. We know you've got this! - LB: #TeamMonique
I love you. Will be praying for strength, healing and wholeness for you. - Jim #TeamMonique
When it happened to me my first thought was "at least it's in a removable body part." That got me through. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
You are one tough woman, but when you can't be... I've got your back. Or whatever else you need. Seriously. Just ask. - Running Slow
I vainly asked if the radiation will make my afro fall out. LMAO. They told me most likely not as they are radiating (irradiating? neither sounds right to me right now) my breast, but it is a possibility. I said if it does, I'm getting a wig that drags the floor, bitches. - Monique the crochet freak
"I'm getting a wig that drags the floor, bitches." <3 - Trish R
I am sorry Monique, I've seen cancer in my family and know it sucks. We are all here for you - Mo Kargas
You can crochet a hat for every outfit, too! #TeamMonique - LB: #TeamMonique
I might have to knit you a wig! :) and a boobie. - Running Slow
I'm sorry, Monique. - Katy S
Cristo wins. - Akiva
LMAO. Cristo. Did you just tell me (and my pendulous titty) to "hang in there"? I love you, you asshole. - Monique the crochet freak
kick cancer's ass! - MiniMage
(((Momo))) Sending lots of love your way. - Anne Bouey
You guys are my online support group, so your love and kind words go a long way. :) - Monique the crochet freak
(Also, *dead* at "pendulous titty.") - LB: #TeamMonique
I will try to get the link for cream in event of post radiation issues. Co-worker and my doctor had success with it. Keeping you close in prayer. - Janet:#TeamMonique from FFHound!
that's how the doctor described my breasts. He called them pendulous. I was cracking up. - Monique the crochet freak
I love you, Momo. I'll share my boobs with you, if you like. For realsies. - Lisa | #TeamMonique
oh man, i'm so sorry. breast cancer fucking sucks. if it helps, the titless life aint that bad. i regret not getting a drag wig. anyhow, strength to you on this journey. - kendrak
OK, Lisa. I'll use them on the weekends which is typically when I wear stuff with my titties out. You can have them during the week while I'm at school all covered up like a nun because I represent our student news organization and can't go to classes dressed like a whore. LOL. - Monique the crochet freak
Sounds like a plan, love. :D - Lisa | #TeamMonique
Stay strong. If it helps knowing, I could never get down with the support group situ. Fight hard, stay positive and try to have a sense of humor. It helps a lot. - Mary Carmen
Titty. Timeshare. I'm weak. Lmaoooooooooo. - Monique the crochet freak
You know how when you go to Vegas they always accost you and offer you free show tickets if you listen to the timeshare spiel? Imagine the one for titties though. - Monique the crochet freak
HAHAHAHAHAJAGUARS!!!!!! LB made me dead. - Lisa | #TeamMonique
stay strong and keep that attitude, momo. we've got your back. - holly #ravingfangirl
Edited to activate the hashtag. I'm glad I can make y'all laugh! - LB: #TeamMonique
Well, cancer just picked the wrong lady to fuck with. Take all my strength you need, when you need it. My love is always there for you, too. Let's kick cancer's ass! *grabs brass knuckles and her hockey stick* - Fish Are LIES
Sending you love and strength, Momo. Love you! - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart from Android
love and hugs and prayers to you. - Friar Ticket to Ride
If anyone can show cancer they aren't to be fucked with, it's you. I'm thinking of you and sending love. - Kisha from iPhone
Monique, I know you've got this, and we've got you, too. - Ha3rvey #teamMonique
^^^^^THIS - bde
((((Momo)))) - Mary B: #TeamMonique
Sending lots of love and support your way. *hugs* - Tamara J.
You got this. <3 Lots of love. - Colette
Thank you to everyone for sending me so much love and support. It really means a lot. Y'all put the friend in friendfeed. - Monique the crochet freak
*hugs* sending you so many hugs that it hurts. It goes without saying that you have a ton of support here but just have to echo everyone else that we're here for you. And please tell me you're going to do a #radiationtwerk. - Tamara from iPhone
You definitely got this Momo. I'll be praying for you. - DB, Just DB #TeamMonique
You're the best, Momo! Cancer picked with the wrong chick. It has no f'ing clue who it's dealing with. - Louis Gray
This is a woman. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
If anyone could make breast cancer their bitch, it's you. Lots of love and strength from me, Momo. - Kelli H.
I don't know you, but from what I've seen on FF, you're a fighter and survivor. Best wishes and neverending strength from me, too. - esther
Always love your posts because you are so strong - if anyone can tell cancer to fuck off and have it listen, it's you. stay strong. - Jen
You got this, and we've got you xxx - Headless Gnad Kicker
Just saw this, Monique. I'm sorry you're having to deal with this, and it always comes at a bad time. But if I've learned anything about you here on FF, it's that you have the spirit of a fighter, with a wonderful mix of "in your face" humor. Turn all of that to your cancer recovery and I know cancer's gonna lose. Big time! - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
I really don't know you personally either, but have always been impressed with your talent & intelligence in navigating back and forth between two sub cultures and no nonsense " in your face" approach to life's share of bullshit.. The thought of losing you, ANY part of you is just not acceptable. Earnest prayers and thoughts on your behalf!!! ♥ - ᏓᏰ #team Monique from iPhone
what I said on facebook. i love you. - Laura Norvig
Like everyone else, I know you got this. But if you need something, even if its just a reminder that "one titty can equal two". You just shout! You are a crazy strong person, crazy stubborn, and just the lady to kick cancer's ass. - Shannon - GlassMistress
Hey, I know... we'll throw you a Friendfeed Titty Rent Party. And this time I can afford to contribute. Unlike my wallet, I am far from poor in the titty dept. :-D - April Russo
Love you Mo. You always inspire me with your strength, you will get through this!! - Georgia from iPhone
Praying for a speedy recovery for you Monique. - Eric
Just saw this but had an inkling this was going on. Courage, sister. Me and my jugs wish you & your jugs strength and healing, plus positive energy to make it through the hard days and a good belly laugh with friends at least twice a day. - Corinne L
I love you, Mo !! You will be in my thoughts...stay positive !!! Xxoo - Harold Cabezas from Android
Sorry to hear this, Monique, and wishing you all the best for a quick recovery. Glad you have that support group, and FF, to help you. - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
You go, Mo. - Josh Haley
Look at all the ffolks who came home. <3 - Mary B: #TeamMonique
I really feel the love here. Thank you so much, everyone. This is a very trying experience, but all the positivity is keeping me very upbeat. Thank you, so, so much. - Monique the crochet freak
I'm so sorry - Simply Caroline from iPhone
Momo, girl, I'm so sorry to hear this. Somehow I missed it on fb. You got this girl. You so got this. Sending you lots of love and hugs! xoxo <3 - Carmen
Louis Gray
Happy birthday to Stephen Mack, FriendFeed's most proficient, and accurate, liker. He is loved by all, admired by many, and his works are enjoyed by all those who come in touch with them. This year, for his birthday, I am told FriendFeed has chipped in to buy him a screensaver! It will come on a floppy disk in the mail.
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Photo by Thomas Hawk a long time ago with Stephen's first little one, Sammy. - Louis Gray
A screensaver! But is it compatible with TiVo boxes, everywhere. Happy birthday, Stephen. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Thank you, Louis! That photo was more than 7 years ago... - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Does he still use a Sinclair ZX81 as well, or is that a bit too modern? I think Charles Babbage had some kind of interesting gadget that came a bit before Apple's ipad too. - Erik Retallick
Look at that happy face! :) - Kelli H.
Happy Birthday to one of the nicest people I have the pleasure to know! - Running Slow
Happy Birthday Stephen!! - Georgia
Happy Birthday, Mr. Mack! - Ross Miller
Happy day to you, Stephen. I hope your birthday is a wonderful one. - Friar Ticket to Ride
Happy Birthday, Stephen! I hope you have a great day! - Jennifer Dittrich
Happy Birthday, Stephen! - AJ Batac
Stephen, happy birthday. This is a better community with you in it. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
happy bday! - holly #ravingfangirl
Thank you, everyone! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
Happy! - Jenica
Happy birthday - Eric - seven eleven
Happy Bearthday! - Steve and 4 other people
Happy birthday to one of my favorite people! - Mary Carmen
Happy Birthday, Stephen! - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Happy Birthday! - Roger N
Yay! Happy Stephen Day! I hope your day is as awesome as you are! - Lisa | #TeamMonique from Android
That's so sweet, Lisa, and thank you all! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Happy birthday my friend! Thanks for an awesome movie night!!!!! - Yvonne from FFHound!
Johnny
Sleep would be nice
Sleep is unproductive and a waste of time. - Louis Gray
Brian Johns
The other childcare-provider-family-units are away this weekend so I'm taking the weekend off from training to be a dad instead. Achievements already unlocked include going out to dinner, wearing the same thing twice, staying up late, going to the zoo, mac-and-cheese for dinner, and cereal for dessert.
I'm either the best dad ever, or the worst parent ever. - Brian Johns
Have you taken them to an R-movie yet? That's another achievement to unlock! - Spidra Webster
She's only 2.5, so we're not quite ready for that. - Brian Johns
sleeping in daddy's tee shirt instead of regular pj's is next. - Lnorigb
Make sure she draws on the walls with crayons. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Stephen: When should we show up? Your crayons or ours? - Brian Johns
Hehehe :) I rent, so... My place it is. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
You're doing a great job!! - Georgia from iPhone
I don't see any mention of ice cream! - imabonehead
Don't forget to forget to brush teeth. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
What about the chocolate cake? http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Jonathan Disher
Best dad ever. - Louis Gray
Ice cream AND chocolate cake. As a mom, I made a great dad. ;-) - Mary B: #TeamMonique
Don't forget to play some loud music for her to dance to. - April Russo
Today we have gone swimming, have eaten ice cream straight from the container, and not put on shoes or socks yet. Today is a good day. - Brian Johns
Sounds like an awesome Sunday! :) - Tamara J.
Royce's favorite Anna
Every time I go to https://www.fitbit.com/, I get a "400 Bad Request Request Header Or Cookie Too Large" error message. Anyone else able to get to the site?
Just tried it -- no issues here. Maybe try deleting cookies? - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
It's the HTTPS Everywhere extension. Fitbit doesn't support HTTPS, it seems. - Royce's favorite Anna
Cookie too large! On a fitness site, no less! - Louis Gray
Louis Gray
This is how you do baseball fandom in the Gray's house.
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*HIDE* - bde
Someone needs to make you an Android that looks like that. ;) - Jimminy IS Everybody
That's already happened, Jimminy. - Louis Gray
Brian Johns
IronTeam update: Today's training run was a half marathon and I set a new PR of 2:13 and kept my heartrate way below my last half marathon. :-) http://connect.garmin.com/activit...
That's 10,390 steps for you fitbit'ers. [edited: probably actually 20,780 steps, if you count both legs...) - Brian Johns
Should be more than that, sir. 13 miles is usually above 25,000 steps. - Louis Gray
Perhaps the steps are off by a factor of 2: The Garmin doesn't directly display the counting of each step, but instead shows the rate so I was back-calculating. My running cadence is pretty steady at 78 - 80 strides per minute which yields 6.68 feet per stride which seems high. (I'm pretty sure about the number of minutes I was out.) So perhaps 20,780 steps? - Brian Johns
Great job! - Tamara J. from FFHound(roid)!
Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOUIS GRAY!
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(How did I not realize before you have the same birthday as one of my brothers?) Hope you have a great day today, sir! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Happy birthday - Eric - seven eleven
Happy Birthday! - Jennifer Dittrich
Happy birthday! - John (bird whisperer)
Happy Birthday, Oh Sleepless One. - MoTO #TeamMonique
Happy Birthday! - Kevin Johnson
Happy Birthday! - Janet:#TeamMonique from FFHound!
Happy birthday! - Betsy #TeamMonique
Birthdays are a waste of time and ... oh thanks for the post, Stephen! - Louis Gray
Any big plans today, Louis? - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Happy birthday Louis!! - Georgia
Happy Birthday! - Juan Pablo González
Happy Bday Louis ! - Peter Dawson
Happy birthday, Louis! :) - Kelli H. from Android
Happy Birthday, Louis! - Jimminy IS Everybody
Big plans? Nope. Had lunch with my good friend Erica, and probably get tacos tonight with the kidlets. - Louis Gray
Happy birthday, sir. :) - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart from Android
Happy birthday :) - Eivind
You have a most happy one on this birth anniversary, Louis. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
Happy Birthday, Louis! - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Hope you enjoyed your day, friend! - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!
Well, since Franc bumped this post, let me just say: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LOUIS & KRISTINE! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
I have hate for people who don't post photos of themselves any-fucking-where. Arrgh! #defeated
To be fair some people keep photos private because they can't put them in the public domain incase their students get a hold of them and get creative with photoshop. I make sure Son of Groucho keeps images of me private because I've had a couple of students who are a bit stalkerish. - Eithne Herd
I should have specified adults. I understand the privacy issues of course. I'm better with faces than names. - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart from Android
I hope this isn't directed at me. - Mark H
why? - pudra
It's not directed at anyone. It's a statement of how I feel. - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart from Android
I don't post photos of myself anywhere. - Amit Patel
Amit: Fortunately, we have Louis! http://friendfeed.com/louisgr... - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Friendfeed was the most fun when it was personal photoshop central. I laugh just thinking about some of the past photoshop's that appeared here, all good natured of course. - Eric
There will be ZERO photos of me online. ZERO. - Louis Gray
There are ZERO pictures online of you sleeping, you mean. - Brian Johns
ZERO. - Louis Gray
ಥ_ಥ ...post photos? I don't even allow photos :p - Tinfoil 2.0
Tinfoil is Thunderbirds, and lives on Tracy Island. No photos. EVA! - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Rachel Lea Fox
For those of you who can't get enough Fox Foster Kittens, I set up a live stream. You can find the most recent ustream link on the kitties new facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages...
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I saw you hanging out last night. Joining seemed silly but I waved. - Louis Gray
I was trying to figure out if I could do with this google +, but I couldn't figure it out. Luckily Ustream has an app that goes to a Facebook page. I was only on there for a minute at a time. But now I'll wave back to you! - Rachel Lea Fox
I'm getting a page not found message. :( - Katy S
I did at first Katy. I just searched her via FB and liked the page. Will you have a 'follow' option? - Janet:#TeamMonique from FFHound!
Sorry, I guess it needs the numbers at the end of the link: https://www.facebook.com/pages... Apparently I can't have a regular URL till I have 25 followers. So far I have 14. - Rachel Lea Fox
I'm going to wash the kittens now. I'm not videoing the washing, but the damp kittens will be on video post wash. :) - Rachel Lea Fox
I will be feeding the kittens in a couple minutes. A new video will be available on the page in a minute. :) - Rachel Lea Fox
I will be feeding the kittens at about 4pm today if anyone is interested. And again at about 9:30pm - Rachel Lea Fox
I just watched the sleeping kittens. How I want little furballs in my home. - Janet:#TeamMonique
The kittens are cuddling up now but are still a bit awake. They are having more and more awake time. Next feeding is about 3am and after that it's 8:30am-ish PST!! - Rachel Lea Fox
Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Celebrity deaths do not come in threes - http://www.zeigen.com/blog...
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If you believe that celebrities die in #threes, I ask you this: Why did Dom DeLuise die alone? (RIP, Dom.) EDIT: Since some hadn't heard the news, Dom passed away on May 4th (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
I've seen Nathan Chase (http://friendfeed.com/nathanc...), Adam Turetzky (http://friendfeed.com/trouble...), Thomas (http://friendfeed.com/tserio), and angrykeyboarder™ (Scott) (http://friendfeed.com/angryke...) express the superstition. Previous debate was here: http://friendfeed.com/nathanc... - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Stephen, because his weight was worth three people? - Akiva
I am defeated. There is no retort. Akiva is the supreme victor for all time. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Ah, wait, victory has been snatched from defeat. CNN says his weight was a mere 325 pounds (http://www.cnn.com/2009...), so he was only worth the weight of two people. Superstition is again defeated, and science marches on, triumphant, but with much work to do. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Stephen, you don't know enough small people. =) - Andrew C (✓)
Heh, Andrew -- but how many adult male celebrities can you name who weigh 108 or less? - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Why male? - Kevin Fox
Why adult? - Akiva
I'm 20 and weigh 125, that's pretty close. Though I am no celebrity, Verne Troyer though. - Jimminy IS Everybody
Stephen, I applaud your rational non-superstitious ways. - George S.
Thanks George! For the others, so, remind me how the rule works? Celebrities die in threes, or weigh as much as three very very slim or young celebrities? Remind me again what agent enforces this rule? - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Welcome to a new episode of Stephen Mack Takes Shit Too Seriously! - Akiva
Gary Colman, Tiny Tim, and Tom Cruise - Brian Johns
Akiva, that's my very favorite show! I watch it daily. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Tom Cruise isn't a people. - Neal Krummell
^That's because he's a NUT. - Jimminy IS Everybody
When an unexpected death hits, we can all be at a loss for words. Sometimes our brains just reach for platitudes because we don't know what else to say. And then this superstition about death coming in threes spills out. I beg you, plead you -- avoid the silliness, avoid the superstition, and refrain from falling back on this moronic, unscientific, magic fairy dust concept of death coming in threes. Thank you. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
This is where I go... Dom DeLuise died? - Louis Gray
Indeed, back in May. Might not have had quite the same level of coverage that MJ's passing had.... - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
I didn't even know! Now, this one makes me sad. - Jim #TeamMonique
RIP, Billy Mays (passed away today -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...). So, is it "celebrity deaths come in fours" now? Or, if two more are pending, please be sure to let me know the timeframe so we can make sure it's exactly two more and not one or three more. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Sorry you see it that way, Sean. I'm really not trying to say "I told you so" -- I'm trying to refute magic thinking and pseudoscientific poop. If you read the earlier thread, there are people posting who genuinely believe this superstition. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Ah, Sean, I see your "trifecta" post now (http://friendfeed.com/txsean...). So I can see how you took my update as an "I told you so." Well, sorry again to sound pretentious or smug, because I don't intend to come off that way. But if nothing else comes out of this, will you back down from your belief in the trifecta as anything beyond selective perception? - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
No. But someone who likes ghost stories wouldn't necessarily jump to talk about a celebrity's ghost right after that celebrity passed away. That would make me suspect they believed in ghosts. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Hyperactive pattern detection? - Eivind
Brian Johns
Stephen Mack: Annette Funicello and Margaret Thatcher. WHO WILL BE THIRD?
Wasn't Funicello third if you count Roger Ebert? - Jennifer Dittrich
That's a good question. I assumed he was part of a different group of three but it's been so long that I can't remember who else was in his group. - Brian Johns
What of Mikhail Beketov, Sara Montiel, Marty Blake, Les Blank, Lilly Pulitzer, Neil Smith, and Carl Williams? CELEBRITY DEATHS COME IN TENS, SHEEPLE. WAKE UP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... #threes - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Lily Pulitzer? Neil Smith? - Bren from iPhone
(Context / previous discussion: http://friendfeed.com/zeigen...) - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Allen Stern? - Louis Gray
I prefer to assume that most events that occur in serial form follow a pattern that can only metered in groups of ten quintillion occurrences. That way I just don't have to worry about it. - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Top Five Regrets of the Dying - Death, How to Live Life, Advice | Don’t wait until your health fails before living the life you want to live - http://www.aarp.org/relatio...
Top Five Regrets of the Dying - Death, How to Live Life, Advice | Don’t wait until your health fails before living the life you want to live
"For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to 12 weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learned never to underestimate someone's capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected: denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Yet every single patient found peace before departing. Every one of them. When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced. Here are the most common five:" - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ from Bookmarklet
"1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. -- This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people have not honored even half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they’d... more... - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
2. I wish I didn't work so hard. This came from every male patient I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.... more... - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
"3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings. -- Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result. We cannot control the reactions of others. However,... more... - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
"4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. -- Often they would not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks, and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort they... more... - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
"5. I wish that I had let myself be happier. -- This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called “comfort” of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to themselves, that they were content.... more... - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
11. "̶S̶l̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶t̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶.̶"̶ ̶(̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶l̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶O̶N̶L̶Y̶ ̶L̶o̶u̶i̶s̶ ̶G̶r̶a̶y̶.̶)̶ CORRECTION: "I really really wish I'd slept more." -- Louis Gray. - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
^^ false. - Louis Gray
Oops. Sorry Louis. My secret sources indicated that you were taking a nap, so I thought I might get away with a bit of creative fibbery. #MyBad - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
(Trigger warning: Starts light, ends with discussion of rape.) Shout-outs in this post to recent essays by Jenica and Momo. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
A great post, Stephen. Nice is passive, and that's not always enough. - Eivind
Thank you, Eivind. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Well said. - Pete #TeamMonique
Nice post! - Louis Gray
Thank you, Pete. That's nice of you to say, Louis. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
Amit Patel
The perfect time for Facebook to shut down FriendFeed would be when Google shuts down Reader.
Facebook woke before dawn and it put its boots on. - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence
Is this is a game and that unlocks some sort of despotic prize? - Todd Hoff
no, it's just a cruel sideshow. - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence
SO. Now we know who is causing all the trouble... - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
I cannot like this post, but I must signify that I saw it. - Louis Gray
"The more you tighten your grip, the more users will slip through your fingers" - Tinfoil 2.0
Micah
Added to Bucket List: Doing shots of Diet Coke with Louis Gray until we both pass out from an aspartame high.
I will drink you under the table on Diet Coke. - Louis Gray
I know, I concede ahead of time (I've got money riding on you, sir). - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
Would probably be smarter to put your money on me. I have 3 kidneys and am chronically dehydrated, capable of quite easily drinking more than 6 liters of Diet Coke a day (plus a few pots of coffee and a gallon of water). I had to give the stuff up because I couldn't afford it any more. - April Russo
Man, I hope an aspartame high isn't like a bath salt high. Aspartame does have an amphetamine-like effect! - Victor Ganata
Micah, you do remember that Diet Coke tastes awful, right? Now that Coke Zero exists and is 85% of the way to Coke - 95% or more if you ignore the aftertaste - I don't see why Diet Coke (or Tab, for that matter) still exist. - Andrew C (✓)
Probably because aspartame has an amphetamine-like effect. - Victor Ganata
One thing that made me less excited about Coke Zero is that the sweetening is still HFCS. So een though it's a little sweetening, it's still a form I don't want to have. - Spidra Webster
I actually like the taste of Diet Coke more than Coke Zero, unless it's the Diet Coke with the lemon furniture polish flavoring in it. - April Russo
Tab is nasty, or at least used to be. I still prefer Diet Coke to Coke Zero though. Coke Zero is in the uncanny valley. - Tinfoil 2.0
Diet Coke > Coke Zero > Diet Coke With Lime > Diet Coke With Lemon > Pepsi Max > Tab > Diet Pepsi > Coke Classic > Pepsi - Louis Gray
Derrick
"Today's high 75°. Will feel like 79°."
Currently in London: 2C (36F). And me just walking 3 miles without gloves. - Louis Gray
Amit Patel
Virtual Apple 2 - Online disk archive -- Pinball Construction Set - http://virtualapple.org/pinball...
Bill Budge, author of pinball construction set, got a cracked version of his own game and ran it on an apple ii emulator for the Game Developers Conference talk he's giving right now - Amit Patel from Bookmarklet
I loved that game. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
And where does Bill work now? - Louis Gray
^ :-) - Amit Patel
There are several Googlers here. I met Anthony Francis, Mark Ivey, Rob Russell, and others. - Amit Patel
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