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Kol Tregaskes
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What is your Twitter URL? What do you tweet about? Mine is http://twitter.com/koltreg... and I tweet about all sorts :-) #twitter
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August 10, 2009 - Comment - Share
Feel free to follow me. This thread could get messy. :-) #whatsyoururl - Kol Tregaskes
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Sorry I had to delete the first post of this, so apologises for the few that posted their URLs on that one. - Kol Tregaskes
http://twitter.com/jcunwired I could use some more followers too. I hope you folks aren't bots! :) - JCunwired
Hehe. - Kol Tregaskes
http://twitter.com/niczak -- I tweet about the following: Programming, databases, parenting, living & enjoying life, and involvement in lots of local activities here in Northern Nevada. - Nicholas Kreidberg
Thanks, Nicholas. - Kol Tregaskes
Well I'll still be on Twitter once FF is integrated into FB. Join me on Twitter? :-) - Kol Tregaskes
http://twitter.com/chaz2b my posts start here for what i post on twitter - chaz2b
you rock, Kol! Good community building here. - Valeria Maltoni
http://twitter.com/andrewroche - politics and random stuff (a lot of it from here funnily enough). - Andrew Roche
I have most of you (didn't have Valeria for some reason, but just added), mine is http://twitter.com/jungleg -- see you on the other side ;) - Jorge Escobar
http://www.twitter.com/jimgold... - photography and social media - Jim Goldstein
http://twitter.com/magicofpi - you might see a lot of ff.im links there, but I suppose that'll change soon... - Ryan - @magicofpi
http://twitter.com/jwang392 - web design, iphone app development, hawaii events - John Wang
http://twitter.com/onWave - I post links from a useful Twitter tool I made... and sometimes mundane stuff... - Gus
http://twitter.com/fcbosa - social media, blogging, design, inspiration. - Oguz Serdar
http://twitter.com/seckoa - I enjoy getting new followers - Seckoa from iPod
Thanks guys. - Kol Tregaskes
http://twitter.com/Chronotope - Mostly I tweet about tech stuff and news local to the Northern Virgina area. I also touch on video games and get some blipping in. - Aram Zucker-Scharff
http://twitter.com/gabediaz - Design, development, WordPress and all things in between. - Gabe Diaz
http://www.twitter.com/puffadd... I tweet about ninjas lol. - Jason
I basically tweet politics at http://Twitter.com/hopechat; i follow discussions on books, gardening and general stuff on http://Twitter.com/ruthdfw; grantwriting and freelancing on http://Twitter.com/words101 and for anything related to Dallas and surrounding cities it is http://Twitter.com/NDGEditor - R. Ferguson
http://twitter.com/movieguyjon - I say weird shit, bitch at random times, and will say more weird shit. Occasionally I'll post fun things too, with a smidgeon of inane. :P - Jonathan Hardesty
Pretty clever way to work in a plug for your timeline.. I like your style, Kol ;) - Brad McCrorey
Http://Twitter.com/Polizeros cleantech, the economy, leftwing politics - Bob Morris (polizeros) from iPhone
Keep 'em coming, I'll add you all later today. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
http://twitter.com/niron (isn't it obvious?) - Nir Ben Yona
http://twitter.com/dennis_... (don't forget the underscore) What do I tweet about? Tech, fiction, art, music, politics, comics, and of course my fiction. Occasionally some Seattle or Bremerton related stuff. I also have TwitterFeed tweet my blogs, and I always tweet from Flickr. - Dennis Jernberg
http://twitter.com/marcoda... Twitting about Communications, Marketing and something about myself :) - Marco Dal Pozzo [mdp]
http://twitter.com/tofu916 I tweet about black people and I use a lot of foul language. then I repent. follow mi! :) - Tofu De la Moore from BuddyFeed
http://twitter.com/hoof I tweet a lot in Dutch, about design, photoshop, 3d and everyday life. - Ruud van Wijngaarden
http://twitter.com/wordsfo... - I actually respond to people to want to chat with me ;-) - Jannifer @wordsforliving
http://twitter.com/alexgamela i tweet about media and journalism, and sometimes silly stuff. also in portuguese. - Alexandre Gamela from twhirl
i post about film and television editing/post production, I'm a bit of a gadget nerd, and i like anything funny on the web. i love followers... http://twitter.com/toddzelin - Todd Zelin
I'm sure you're all interesting but following 6,000 is my limit. ; ) - Liz
http://twitter.com/cgranier - I tweet about many things -usually tech-oriented, reply to everyone who @'s me, and have lately been posting a lot about #FreeMediaVE, bringing attention to the struggle against communism in Venezuela. Feel free to follow me. @ me for a quick follow back. No spammers please. - Carlos Granier-Phelps
Thank you all. I hope at least some follow me back else I'll hit my follower limit soon. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
http://twitter.com/may_gun My music career, interaction with ppl, The Guild, Wiggly Wigglers. - Spidra Webster
http://twitter.com/casschin - I mostly post up funny/odd web gems and nerdy tech news. Occasionally, I tweet what I eat. - Cass
http://twitter.com/Felter i tweet about all, but i don't retweet my FF message. From twitter to FF only. if you follow me in FF, you can read my tweet. - Felter Roberto from twhirl
http://twitter.com/abrudtkuhl - web strategy & internet marketing + random stuff - andy brudtkuhl
twitter.com/icetiger - Kim
twitter.com/andi1984 - elearning, web 2.0 - Andreas S.
http://twitter.com/islanddog Tech, Gaming, and everything in between - Spencer
http://twitter.com/livepaola (bilingual, in Italian and English) - Paola Bonomo
http://twitter.com/ozuckan, trilingual, in Turkish, in English, in French, all sort... - Ozgur Uckan
Thanks again. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Twitter.com/mathewballard and I tweet mostly about graphic and web design. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood from iPhone
http://twitter.com/sidmitra #hack,#hackday, and tech/geek in general. - Siddharth Mitra from twhirl
http://twitter.com/PhilBaumann - I'll tweet about anything stimulating, contentious or jackassy. - phil baumann
http://twitter.com/alejandroz and I tweet about...everything. - Alejandro
You know, you could have just started feeding in your tweets here and achieved the same, right? Or would that have been too subtle? - Mr. Gunn
http://twitter.com/glitterpoet Don't mean to offend but it's usually not religious. Porn, drinking,dancing, music,makeup....I still do healing work. I just don't talk about it much anymore. - Gabrielle
My twitter stream is the typical... random thought bubbles, food porn pics, and shared items relating to technology, politics, and $$$. http://twitter.com/sean808080 is where you find me. Oh and I like unicorns and fairy dust. - sean808080
@fossilhuntress or fossilmaitress (I kept getting my email cracked and getting locked out hence the duplicate); all content, linked to digg, delicious... mostly science, paleo and random banter... - Fossil Huntress
http://twitter.com/joeygibson - I tweet about WDW, Java, Groovy, Scala, iPhone, politics, etc. I'm loads of fun. :-) - Joey Gibson
http://twitter.com/burak - I tweet about technology, gadgets, stuff that matters - Burak "cyrus" Bayburtlu
Fossil, it's @fossilhuntress http://twitter.com/fossilh... The other one doesn't exist. - Kol Tregaskes
It's @bookhling for me. I usually tweet about DIYBio, computers, books, and what I ate for dinner. :) - Sung W. Lim
Thanks guys. - Kol Tregaskes
Thanks everyone. - Kol Tregaskes
I have ceased being a twitter user since they are such twats (management) - Richard A.
http://twitter.com/erier2003 - I write about technology, journalism, and Star Wars. But mostly Star Wars. :) - Eric Geller
I twit at http://twitter.com/alfpace on webapps technology cool things - Alfonso Pace from iPhone
Maybe this is a good time to 'reactivate' this thread. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Don't forget the other lists can be found at the hashtag: #whatsyoururl - Kol Tregaskes
@ffcode - ffcode
http://twitter.com/wangyip - mostly stuff from FF (tech, startups, web apps, sometimes things about math, medicine, fitness) - I've followed a few here on tech stuff (Edit: Thanks Kol for the thread) - Wang Yip
http://twitter.com/eoghann... - I post sci-fi news (tv, movies, books or comics I'm probably a fan of it), some tech stuff and the occasional round of venting. - Eoghann Irving
I have Twitter lists now, and I've started one up for FriendFeeders: http://twitter.com/dennis_...; if you want me to add you to it, @-mention me at http://twitter.com/dennis_.... - Dennis Jernberg
Thanks everyone! - Kol Tregaskes
Just followed you. Btw, mine's - http://twitter.com/jaypee - JP Habaradas
http://twitter.com/DavidHolmes - Focusing on Internet music, Open Content, and the Social Web. I use lists to group/filter the people I follow. - David Holmes
I can follow people again, cleared out a lot of users, anyone want a follow? :-) - Kol Tregaskes
http://twitter.com/1geeky - I tweet about tech and webdesign and also daily events :) - I /-\li
http://twitter.com/niczak -- Mainly tech/web stuff but also a lot about local events, music, food and things family related. - Nicholas Kreidberg
http://twitter.com/ajkohn - mostly search, social, marketing and ux with miscellaneous rants and observations - AJ Kohn
http://twitter.com/Metapho... - a mix of quotes, jokes and wordplay, especially metaphors and similes. - Dave Richardson
Bumping this as I've just done the same on Google+ here: https://plus.google.com/1044055... - Kol Tregaskes
alphaxion
alphaxion
Why Email Won’t Die - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
March 17 from Mixx - Comment - Share
"It's a major way of doing business, it also used to annoy the hell out of me as a sysadmin that people would also use it as a document store even when we had a whole SAN for that >.<" - alphaxion
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Children of Liberty - Historical Stealth Platformer by Lantana Games — Kickstarter - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
March 17 from Mixx - Comment - Share
"A cool indie studio trying to fund their next project. Check it out." - alphaxion
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Submitted: Children of Liberty - Historical Stealth Platformer by Lantana Games — Kickstarter - http://www.mixx.com/stories...
March 17 from Mixx - Comment - Share
Lantana Games is raising funds for Children of Liberty - Historical Stealth Platformer on Kickstarter! Children of Liberty is a stealth based platformer based on the hours leading up to the start of the American Revolutionary War. - alphaxion
FFing Enigma
FFing Enigma
You always see the terms inept and disgruntled, but we rarely use ept and gruntled. Perhaps I should make a tshirt that says "Ept and Gruntled". What kind of graphic would be appropriate for that? I'm thinking an alpaca.
June 4, 2009 - Comment - Share
"Unbeknownst to them, but beknownst to us..." -Spaceballs - Tinfoil 2.0
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I am sure I will be Grundled with anything you come up with, you are very ept at this kind of thing. - John D Reasor
I just used ept in Tad's thread. Is it even a word? - Vicarbott
"Now behave!" "I am being have!" - me - caj needs a haircut
I am usually sheveled, but my house is rarely sheveled. It usually only happens when I perse my clutter into a pile. - FFing Enigma
Man... I'm slow today. It took WAAAAYY to long to pickup on ---sheveled. LOL! Glen and Tina, y'all rock! - Anthony K. Valley © from email
A shirt with "Ept and Gruntled" and an alpaca on it would be awesome. Sign me up for five. - Hookuh Tinypants
Wouldn't it just? Because alpacas always look like they're smiling and perhaps plotting some mischief, and if that's not the definition of "ept and gruntled" I don't know what is! - FFing Enigma
Well, we are cool like that Chris. And in other news: I think I found just the alpaca for this shirt. - FFing Enigma
isn't the opposite term to inept "adept"? so, inept is useless, adept is good at it.. would ept be "average at it"? - alphaxion
Good point. Then again, I do find myself to be rather average in most things so I think the shirt would still work. Actually, the meaning 'average and happy' is perhaps appropriate. - FFing Enigma
I'm down with "average and happy." Where do I place my order? - Anthony K. Valley © from email
Genius! Count me in! - Kevin J Hatton
I think this should be a shirt w00t. :) - Hookuh Tinypants
Yes, need shirt. - Chris Charabaruk
I know someone that can make those t-shirts happen. Oh and I like to tell people they have no couth (as opposed to being uncouth). - Josh Haley
I'm quite combobulated this morning. - Kevin Fox
Yeah, I'm working on a shirt cause now I really want one. Hence my post about vectorizing an alpaca! - FFing Enigma
Yes my friends there you have it, the terms ept, shelved, gruntled and vectorizing alpaca in one post. One for the FF Hall of Fame. - SteVe C
Steve, I am positively whelmed. - Ladyepiphanybug
Face it, The English Language is just bizzare - Brent - Yes I am
I love the Online Etymology Dictionary. Oddly enough, 'dis-' in 'disgruntled' isn't the usual negation, but provides emphasis. http://www.etymonline.com/index... So 'disgruntled' is even more gruntled than 'gruntled'. 'Inept' is derived from Latin 'ineptus' which can be parsed as 'in-' + 'aptus', so the opposite of 'inept' would be 'apt'. http://www.etymonline.com/index... - Victor Ganata
isn't EPT early pregnancy test? - Mike Nencetti
But Victor, that takes all the fun out of it, not to mention making my alpaca useless. - FFing Enigma
Shame on you Tina, there is no such thing as a useless vectorized alpaca - SteVe C
Tina, you always make me laugh! :D - Anne Bouey
A Very Descript Man (attributed to a J. H. Parker) I am such a dolent man, I eptly work each day; My acts are all becilic, I've just ane things to say. My nerves are strung, my hair is kempt, I'm gusting and I'm span: I look with dain on everyone And am a pudent man. I travel cognito and make A delible impression: I overcome a slight chalance, With gruntled self-possesion. My, dignation... more... - Micah
I surrender! Micah wins! - Anthony K. Valley © from email
Tina, yeah, you should probably ignore me. :) I like the alpaca idea. - Victor Ganata
I'm plussed and I will be terred! - Rick Cogley
Can't help thinking about this exchange on The Office when I see "gruntled":Michael: No need for consternation. Everything is under control. Jan: Michael, last Friday one of your employees attacked another employee in your office! Michael: It was a crime of passion, Jan. Not a disgruntled employee. Everyone here is extremely gruntled. - Cheryl Jones
Sometimes when I have too much to eat, I gruntle a little. - Rick Cogley
This thread is making me want to gurgitate. - Reed Porter
Really? I find it makes me rather combulated. - FFing Enigma
BUMP! - FFing Enigma
Whoa, a lot more good ones in here! Added the ones we didn't have yet into my thread (including your original "ept") - http://friendfeed.com/faithx5... - Jandy
=) - Micah
I think the words "ept" and "gruntled" would be well-represented by the image of a goat. A goat is ept, rarely putting a foot wrong on the sheerest of rock faces, and seems particularly gruntled while its life lacks surprises and predatory threats. - Slippy
alphaxion
alphaxion
Oh god, it's an under the train job. People with blood splatter on them moving onto my platform. Ppl still in the train.
September 20, 2010 from Twitter - Comment - Share
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:( that must be unreal for those people at the moment... - Andrew Terry
It's like a real life horror flick....Keeping everyone in my thoughts. - Just Katie
I still can't believe it happened... The consensus on twitter is that the poor guy fell, but that doesn't jarr with the account by a woman who took a bump from him as he passed her onto the tracks. Myself and a few others had to calm a bunch of people down who had been moved off of the platform in question when they started bitching about missed trains and harassing the platform staff. - alphaxion
That's horrible. Best wishes. - Josh Haley
Jesse Stay
Jesse Stay
Name one word describing what makes a web video go viral:
September 20, 2010 from Twitter - Comment - Share
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Conformity - Morgan
Douchebaggery - Morgan
good - Mike Nencetti
Cuteness - Paulette
Enigmatic - Micah
unique - Josh Haley
Boobs - iTad
Contagion - Todd Hoff
genuine - alphaxion
Rah-PM 2012
Rah-PM 2012
Social Media Mogul - (testing out posting files to FF)
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June 25, 2009 - Comment - Share
waiting for the first person to ask "how'd you get the computer in your guitar?!" - alphaxion
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Liking it. NIce sounds. - Kevin J Hatton
LOL@alphaxion. Thanks, Kevin :) - Rah-PM 2012
How'd you get the computer in your guitar? Hahahahah - Shevonne
FriendFeed, no less :) - Rah-PM 2012
If anyone could, it would be You! - Gwen Sutton
Don't moguls usually wear shirts? :P :D - iTad
Let's just say the song is a commentary on those one might consider to be social media moguls...lol - Rah-PM 2012
this is WHY I f*ck with you!!! You gotta get over to http://ow.ly/fWM9 !!!!!!! - professor daddyo
you have a computer in your guitar - I like big Botts
Technologist
Technologist
$1 Trillion In Minerals Found In Afghanistan - http://news.slashdot.org/story...
June 14, 2010 from FriendFeed - i-am-geek - Comment - Share
Gee.. could this - in addition to the billions of drugs - be the reason why they're there? Especially when huge swathes of USA mineral resources have been sold off to cover debt? - alphaxion
Rollin' in the LB
Rollin' in the LB to Rollin''s feed, Derrick
Happy birthday, Derrick! Hope you have a wonderful day!
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April 15, 2010 - Comment - Share
Happy Birthday! <3 you like whoa - aden {Chickadee}
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its D's b-day??? how did I not know that? Happy bday! - Sir Shuping is just sir
Happy Birthday, sir! - Laura H.
Beats the heck outta celebrating Tax Day. :) - Rollin' in the LB
He's probably still asleep. But, happy birthday, Derrick! - Mike Nayyar from iPhone
Happy birthday, Derrick, have a good one! :-) - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Happy Birthday, D! - RAPatton
Happy Birthday, you lovely man! - Anna Haro
Have yourself a super-duper day, DUDE! - Jack&Cleo
HAPPY FRAKING BIRTHDAY! GETCHA SOME! - tehKenny
Happy Burthday D! - Shey from iPhone
happy birthday, derrick! - Katie
Happy Birthday! - Mary Carmen
*clears th'oat*... HAPPY BIRRRTHDAY TO YOU... HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAY TOOO YOOUUU HAPPY BIRRRRTHDAAYYY DEEEEEEEEAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR DEEHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR-RIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCK HAPPY BIRRRRRRTHDAAAAAAYYYY TOOOOOOOOOOO YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...Do your thang D. - MoTO Bott
Hippo Birdies tooooo yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! <muah> - G Dub of the Carolinas
Happy Birthday :) - Rodfather
Alcohol might have been involved in this picture. Thanks everyone. I appreciate it. - Derrick
Happy birthday! - alphaxion
Happiest of birth anniversaries to you, Sir. Glad to see I am not the only one who still carries around a security blanket in public. - Martha
Have an awesome one! - Nathan Chase
Happy Birthday! I love this picture!! - Katy S
Happy birthday, cutiepants! :-) - Ladyepiphanybug
Happy Birthday Derrick - Valz 4 Botts
Happy Birthday, Derrick - Marissa
*birfday bump* - Rollin' in the LB
happy happy happy! - Cliff
I think this is still my favorite Derrick pic. AND I WAS THERE. (Right? This is at Krynsky's, isn't it? Seems so long ago! We need another meetup.) - Jandy
Heh. I think this might have been for a co-worker's last day...that yellow scarf belongs to another co-worker, but who knows, I was enjoying my beverage. - Derrick
This makes me smile every time I see it! - WoH: Minding her Botts
Happy Birthday, Derrick! May it be the first day an awesome year for you! :-) - vicster
Happy birthday! - Arlan K.
Have a happy happy for your birthday, Derrick! - Adrian
Happy Birthday, Derrick! :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Happy Birthday, D!! - Brent
omg, i love this pic. i love this pic. thank you, laura, for bringing it back around. :) - edythe
Happy birthday :) - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
*yet another bump* - Rollin' in the LB
Happy birthday with best wishes! - Xitong Liu
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DERRICK!!! - Lindsay
This photo really makes me smile! - Jill Hurst-Wahl
I love to see this pic reappear. :) - Rollin' in the LB
Happy birthday, D! - Georgie Bestie
It was my birthday a month ago! - Derrick
well that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be bumped! - Sir Shuping is just sir
LOL. - Derrick
happy unbirthday! - alphaxion
That was forever ago! - Derrick
Yep. And you know what, Derrick? You're gonna be 80 and she'll be bumpin' this pic. #lbneverforgets - Bubba Botts
And yet it still makes me smile. - Rollin' in the LB
hahaha! <3 - Anna Haro
alphaxion
alphaxion
Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment - http://lab.arc90.com/experim...
June 9, 2010 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Share
"Readability is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you're reading. Follow the steps below to install Readability in your Web browser." - alphaxion from Bookmarklet
This is what the Safari Reader is based on. - alphaxion
Kol Tregaskes
Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, World Cup 2010, World Football
Capello bemoans England luck after Rio Ferdinand blow - Football - BBC Sport - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1...
Capello bemoans England luck after Rio Ferdinand blow - Football - BBC Sport
June 5, 2010 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Share
"Manager Fabio Capello says England have been "cursed" by bad luck after captain Rio Ferdinand's injury-enforced departure from their World Cup squad." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet
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Is he out for WC? - Oguz Serdar from Android
Ferdinand? Yes. - Kol Tregaskes
won't make a difference, we're shit and will be lucky to see anything beyond the quarter finals... I find it rediculous that anyone ever claims we stand a chance. We don't. Watching any of our friendlies against other nations in Europe will show just how crap our players are. - alphaxion
And if anyone tries to claim any different, why aren't there more English players in Spain, Italy and Germany? - alphaxion
Alpha, well the English Premier League is the so-called best league in the World so perhaps they are sticking around here as it's the better league. It's certainly got the money - I'm sure a cynic - seriously though we have one or two world class players but not a team's worth. We just hope that Capello has built a good *team* of players. A lot of the qualifying matches have been impressive but the blip against Japan is a worry. - Kol Tregaskes
Quarters are a realistic target, semis would be a very good result but let's take it one game at a time. - Kol Tregaskes
We're the worlds most profitable league, for sure... but best? How many of the Brazilian national squad play in England? Or the French or Spanish national squad members? Too many people have entirely unrealistic expectations from our teams and national squad. We're a strong second tier nation, but nothing more. - alphaxion
Scoble, Alex Scoble
Scoble, Alex Scoble
What do you think would happen if the US government raised the tax on fuel that consumers of the fuel pay (gas, diesel and jet fuel) by $1 per gallon?
June 6, 2010 - Comment - Share
And yes, this might have to happen if we ever want a real chance of weaning ourselves off of dependence of fossil fuels. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
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we would still buy it look at the people who buy cigarettes for 8 dollars or more a pack. - Valz 4 Botts
That would only work if the money generated from it didn't go to the government and went straight to a non-profit corp for the development of alternative fuel sources and the deployment of infrastructure to support it. The non-profit and tax should also have a set lifespan of about 10 years to reduce the likelihood of it simply becoming another perpetual quango, sucking up money for its... more... - alphaxion
Prices for fuel would increase. - Louis Gray
Hopefully they take the extra money and put it towards refining the oil shale out here in Utah and Colorado and Wyoming. There's way more oil in that than many of the oil reserves in the ocean. (so I hear) - Jesse Stay
But yes, as Louis said, and speaking as the son of one of the former analysts in BP's US tax department, they would just raise their prices of Gas. It just goes back to the customer. That's what my Dad always told me. - Jesse Stay
Such taxes affect the poor disproportionately. People of middle class or above would shrug it off, maybe write a FriendFeed comment bitching about it, and move on with their lives. The people most affected will be those who commute from the neighborhoods where they can afford to live to the neighborhoods where jobs pay a decent salary, maybe 2 hours/day each way. - Tudor Bosman
Build a public transit infrastructure and then we're talking. Of course, you can't build a US-wide public transit infrastructure, so this whole thing could only be done by getting states and municipalities involved, probably using some complicated system of carrots and sticks with federal funding. - Tudor Bosman
Heh, Louis is the only person who has really answered the question so far. How would such a change affect businesses and people in this country? What would the US look like with such a tax? And Jesse, the tax would not be on producers of fuel, but rather on consumers of it. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
Nothing would happen people will suck it and pay up. - Amit Morson
If you think of gas going from $3 to $4 per gallon, the ripple-on effect of that 33% increase would be to increase the costs of shipping goods by truck, rail, or air; that would affect the prices of those goods as well. It would also negatively impact tourism, since many people would choose to not travel by car and would stay home more. My guess is that the net impact would be a... more... - I like big Botts
It would impact all travel, Glen, as the cost of jet fuel and diesel (used by trains) would go up as well. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
Yup. With inflation, people couldn't afford goods in general, and consumer spending would slow down. That would probably keep unemployment high until we could recover. - I like big Botts
All prices would go up. From the supermarket to the pumps. We'd bitch and complain and shrug it off with a "What are ya gonna do?" comment. We might take less trips, or at least closer ones. - caj needs a haircut
I'd say that you are right in that it would cause inflation initially, but it would probably cause deflation after the short period of inflation was over as consumers slow down on usage of fuel and non-essential consumables. In the short term it would definitely negatively affect the economy. Is there any scenario, based on where the extra taxes are spent, where it would bring about net positive changes in the US? - Scoble, Alex Scoble
I'm not convinced that there would be any "extra taxes." I'm reminded of when, during the Reagan era, Congress passed the "luxury tax" which, among other things, increased taxes on leisure boats costing more than $100,000. In that instance, the net effect was a loss of 35,000 jobs as all boat manufacturing moved overseas, and a loss of tax revenue in the hundreds of millions of dollars.... more... - I like big Botts
Well it would generate taxes and those taxes could be targeted somewhere, but even if the taxes were spent on new toilets for warships, would there be any positive changes in our society? - Scoble, Alex Scoble
I think you have an Italian spammer. - I like big Botts
I think people in rural areas will be hit really hard. Generally long drives, and no public transport. Holds up for the sub-urbs to, but to a lesser extend. Poor people will be hit disproportionately hard, since they spent a larger percentage of their income on gasoline. - Meryn Stol
Bring it on! Where I come from gas is about $10 a gallon, so $5 pg is still dirt cheap to me. And it might not wean us off petrol cars, but perhaps it will force manufacturers to build predominantly fuel efficient cars and pave the way for more greener transport. As with everything here in the US change will take a few generations, but one big improvement would be more and better public transportation. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
I've blocked the spammer. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
It's not all about cars. Everything we buy would cost more if shipping costs increase. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Diesel could remain cheaper than regular petrol. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Yes, so we've pretty much talked about some of the negative things that would happen, but what if any positive things would we see as a result of it? - Scoble, Alex Scoble
More focus on public transportation. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Would people bike or walk to work more? Would it accelerate the move from more urban sprawl to more efficient city living? - Scoble, Alex Scoble
Cycling only works in the inner city or when commute to work is relatively close. I know I would use a train/bus/subway if it could get me to my office. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Cycling only works if you are young, fit and have very little to carry. You can't get a lot of groceries on a bus, even if one runs near you and the store. I can't even walk comfortably to the bus for the hour+ ride to work. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Park & ride bus/train stations would be a good idea. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
I think more public transportation, more bikes, etc. will happen regardless. - Jesse Stay
The right thing to do would be to focus on housing conversion first to solar/wind/geothermal and eliminate the primary need of these fuels for all home energy consumption. Make this a mandate for all new homes being built. Then you can move to electric cars that feed off your homes independent energy sources. This of course won't happen due to killing many large industries (and jobs) but it would be the right thing to do. - manielse (Mark Nielsen)
Violent revolution. Of course. - Otto from iPhone
Kol Tregaskes
Kol Tregaskes
Boiling here today, but storm coming, as they always do after a few days of constant heat in the UK. :-(
June 5, 2010 from Twitter - Comment - Share
But it didn't water my garden, i planted some verbena and wild English geraniums today! :D - Halil
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Storm still on it's way it seems, clouding over but that's it. - Kol Tregaskes
Do you get bolt lightening down your neck of the woods? Ive never seen it for real, i really want too, know any where in UK local to London to see it? Doesn't it require certain conditions for bolt? - Halil
I'll be back in London on Sunday... I hope there's a really good thunderstorm, I love that shit :) - alphaxion
Rain due in the morning down in Kent tomorrow. - Kol Tregaskes
We're entering into monsoon territory, I think. I'm expecting that to happen tomorrow. - Amy
The monsoon just started here! Real heavy rain right now! - Kol Tregaskes
Steven Perez
Steven Perez to Steven's feed, US Politics
Now Glenn Beck loves American Nazi sympathizers: Promotes book by prominent Hitler advocate of the 1930s | Crooks and Liars - http://crooksandliars.com/david-n...
Now Glenn Beck loves American Nazi sympathizers: Promotes book by prominent Hitler advocate of the 1930s | Crooks and Liars
June 5, 2010 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Share
"On his radio show today, Glenn Beck heralded and promoted the work of Nazi sympathizer Elizabeth Dilling, who spoke at rallies hosted by the leading American Nazi group and praised Hitler. Today, Dilling is heralded by White Supremacists and White Aryans who revere her "fearless" work against Jewish people." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet
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and people think this guy is anything other than a fake ratings ploy? He's like a badly written soap opera from the 80's. - alphaxion
@alphaxion: Millions of loyal Beck followers may disagree with you since they think he is the true messiah, the one that will lead America out of this mess. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
I've seen some footage of him, he's faker than a tear of gratitude at the oscars! That whole "I just love America so much" crying fit, it's shameful people even see that as anything other than melodrama and insincere camera play. - alphaxion
But then, there are people who think reality shows are real and not maunfactured drama... I wonder what the overlap on audiences are like between the two. - alphaxion
Again, millions will disagree with you. And even if he is only a smart "actor" he is still below sub-human to me, because he is willfully (mis)leading on millions of people. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
broadcast professionals who use profanity on the air are fined, right? in spite of free speech, right? why are spewers of hate not hit with penalties as well? even when it's couched in love of country and "morality" it's. still. hate. - Starmama
Well, the easy answer is that the FCC is run by a far right plant, so there is no retaliatory action against things the far right approves of. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher
Louis Trapani
Louis Trapani
OK, what do you got for me this time?
June 5, 2010 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Van Gogh, of course. - Steven Perez
How about some Monet? - Roberto Bonini
I'd rather some Dali myself... - alphaxion
Joe "Looptid" Pierce
Joe "Looptid" Pierce
I had forgotten how jealous Xander was in the first couple of seasons.
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June 5, 2010 - Comment - Share
hahaha, watching the episode where Buffy's old school friend shows up in town. He just had his meeting with spike and Spike just totally got the "This shit just got real" look. - Joe "Looptid" Pierce
where is the man now? - alphaxion
Shoq
Shoq
Rush Limbaugh is on @Twitter. Not surprisingly, his username is: @shitMyAssSez #p2 #tcot
June 5, 2010 from Twitter - Comment - Share
i made the mistake of following that. #MiGodGoneBlind - Joe The Sausage
I thought he'd have picked @totalcock personally - alphaxion
Paul Buchheit
Paul Buchheit
Full-fat Dairy for Cardiovascular Health - http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2010...
May 30, 2010 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Share
"People who ate the most full-fat dairy had a 69% lower risk of cardiovascular death than those who ate the least. Otherwise stated, people who mostly avoided dairy or consumed low-fat dairy had more than three times the risk of dying of coronary heart disease or stroke than people who ate the most full-fat diary. Contrary to popular belief, full-fat dairy, including milk, butter and cheese, has never been convincingly linked to cardiovascular disease. In fact, it has rather consistently been linked to a lower risk, particularly for stroke. What has been linked to cardiovascular disease is milk fat's replacement, margarine. In the Rotterdam study, high vitamin K2 intake was linked to a lower risk of fatal heart attack, aortic calcification and all-cause mortality. Most of the K2 came from full-fat cheese. In my opinion, artisanal cheese and butter made from pasture-fed milk are the ultimate dairy foods." - Paul Buchheit from Bookmarklet
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I'm pretty sure the ultimate dairy food is actually Hartzler's chocolate milk (http://www.hartzlerfamilydairy.com/The_Mil...) - Gabe
Does chocolate milk comes from chocolate cows? - Maggie
No, silly, it comes from cows who eat chocolate! - Gabe
Who would waste chocolate by feeding it to a cow? - Maggie
...no thanks, lactose-intolerant... i'll substitute beer - .LAG liked that
You're not wasting the chocolate, you're turning it into chocolate milk. - Gabe
You justified my cheese plate tonight. - Eric
Full-fat cheese FTW - Shey
Can I like this several times?! Finally. What my books have been saying about margarine. Butter has a naturally occurring lecithin and lecithin breaks down the fat in butter. - Melanie Reed
The question then becomes: if one is overweight or obese, how do the risks compare between obesity --> cardiovascular disease vs. non-full-fat-dairy/dairy avoidance --> cardiovascular disease? [Of course, this assumes that the overweight/obese person is actually losing weight on their reduced-fat/calorie diet.] - Ladyepiphanybug
Eat full-fat dairy. Just not a ton of it. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
++m9m - Melanie Reed
Damn. I was pondering starting to drink milk again, but I don't think I could handle skim. Thank you for this, and also supporting my cheese habit. I don't need to lose weight, but I do worry about my arteries with all the fat I eat. - Lo the Baker
Lo, the "fat is bad" thing is likely false. Read http://www.amazon.com/Good-Ca... - Paul Buchheit
Well, according to my mouth, fat is awesome. But my mom did end up with high cholesterol, so I worry a little. Nutritional advice is so contradictory and prone to alteration, even from relatively trustworthy scientific sources, I never know what to think. My only dietary guideline is that when I get too skinny, I eat more bacon and chocolate. :-P I'll see if the library has that book, though! - Lo the Baker
The book makes a strong case that cholesterol is 1) Not a very good indicator of CHD risk (though low-HDL and high triglicerides is a good indicator of risk) and 2) Not caused by eating fat. - Paul Buchheit
id like to wholeheartedly agree w/ all of this, esp. Paul's book recommendation. read Taubes' book, or at least his huge NYT article that preceded it... - Anthony Citrano from BuddyFeed
One day people will catch on that it's the industrial scale processed food that is bad - use of poor quality and nutritionally vapid ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup and MSG purely to give the illusion of nice food while wrecking our bodies in the interests of companies making a higher percentage profit per unit. Perfectly fine, traditionally produced with traditional... more... - alphaxion
I like fat, but only when indistiguishable in my food. That's why I avoid any food labeled "Low Fat", but I only eat the "lean" versions of corned beef or bacon. - Gabe
When I was a kid I read something that said we evolved to like the taste of fat, and maybe I'm just suggestible but ever since then I've loved fat. Eating steaks with other people is the best, friends will cut off their fat & give it to me. YUM. - Lo the Baker
Fat makes food taste good, but does not itself taste good. Buttered bread and popcorn popped in oil taste much better than their raw counterparts, yet I'd never want to eat just butter or cooking oil. Similarly, nicely marbled meat is much better than the alternative. - Gabe
I'd much rather eat a smaller amount of a "real" food (full-fat, real sugar, etc) than a bunch of fake food. - Elaine is trying to write
I had switched back to full-fat dairy due to the omega fatty acids--possibly responsible for the heart benefit here. - Ruchira S. Datta
Boo moderation! My least favorite word :-P - Lo the Baker
We seek out fat because it's one of the best sources of energy in a world where your next meal isn't guaranteed... the problem is while we have negated this for the most part, our natural instincts to stock up on fat for periods where food isn't as abundant never went away. - alphaxion
Kol Tregaskes
Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, Science News, World News
'Synthetic life' breakthrough announced by scientists - BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2...
'Synthetic life' breakthrough announced by scientists - BBC News
May 20, 2010 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Share
"Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell. The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell. The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species "dictated" by the synthetic DNA. The advance, published in Science, has been hailed as a scientific landmark, but critics say there are dangers posed by synthetic organisms. The team hopes eventually to design bacterial cells that will produce medicines and fuels and even absorb greenhouse gases." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet
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*starts making a mental checklist of things to get before the apocalypse, starting with a shotgun and a katana* - MiniMage, enterRUPPted
Right there with you, minimage - WoH: Minding her Botts
Cool! - Jemm
Nooo! I haven't had time yet to teach Rhys the difference between normal humans and replicants! - Marty
Did you ask him about the turtle yet? - WoH: Minding her Botts
so, in 800million years time will there be a new sentient species evolved from this arguing over whether they were designed or a product of chance? Now might be the best opportunity to build in a "we woz ere" marker into their DNA ;) - alphaxion
This is incredibly important. To me it's equal parts potentially horrifying and potentially incredibly useful for humanity. Ultimately it will be technology like this that may either destroy us or help restore our environment to a pristine pre-human condition. - iTad
On one hand, we've been manipulating genes (albeit very crudely) since the dawn of human civilization. On the other hand, this is basically another baby step in making it possible to directly program a cell the way we currently write programs on computers. But it's not going to be easy to decompile 4 billion years worth of extremely crufty code. - Victor Ganata
(People should really check groups to see if an article have already been posted there before they do so themselves IMHO. This one has three of the top four spots in this group now. Just my two cents :) - Eivind
*stares at image and resists urge to tweak* - Joe The Sausage
DNA is intersting from a programming point of view since it really doesn't need to be decompiled. It has nothing to be decompiled to. however, it has all the properties of a programming language - loops, functions, variables even comments. I won't got as far as to say that its Turning Complete. But We've a pretty good idea how it works. On the one hand this is incredibly exciting, while on the other I shudder at the potential misuses of this. - Roberto Bonini
Decompiled in the sense that we need to learn how to map nucleotide sequences to protein structure and function. Like, what happens if I code for zinc fingers at this loci, or for long strings of hydrophobic amino acids there? Does adding a bunch of GC repeats here make the sequence less stable or more stable? From a conceptual standpoint, a string of nucleotides is equivalent to... more... - Victor Ganata
this may lead the world to a new version of evolution. - Hakan Şık
Yes the tree will splinter. - Kol Tregaskes
I have doubts that human beings will come up with organisms that are more hardy than anything in nature. But I could totally see wild-type organisms assimilating code from synthetic organisms and perhaps even improving upon our directed improvements. - Victor Ganata
WoH, just before we lose all communication, lemme know where to find you. If I survive, I'll work my way there so I can join your fight. Victor, I'm betting incomplete knowledge is just how scientists would screw up Thalidomide-style or worse. Like my playing around mixing up stuff in the chem lab in high school; I had no idea what chain reaction I could create. Joe, that was my first thought, before I read the words. Gotta be half-Na'vi, with Milla Jovovich as the mother ;) - MiniMage, enterRUPPted
MiniMage, yeah, I could envision various nightmare scenarios if this technology was used recklessly, but I'm actually fairly certain that the first generations of synthetic life won't stand a chance against wild-type life. We've already seen how ineffectual our meddling tends to be from our attempts at rudimentary gene therapy. The problem is when the wild-type life eats the synthetic life. Then who knows what type of hell will break loose. - Victor Ganata
You Nexus6, huh? I design your eyes! —signed, Chew - .LAG liked that
Until that last sentence, Victor, I was feeling a lot better :) I'll just go pricing that shotgun; sadly, I know how much katanas cost. - MiniMage, enterRUPPted
Personally, I would stockpile antibiotics. And N95 respirators. The coming zombie bacterial plague apocalypse is probably going to arrive in aerosol form. - Victor Ganata
yeah, yeah, you're a bunch of funny guys, but don't get hysterical yet. The truth is that bacteria swap genes all the time, often to become more virulent. This experiment used genes from one organism and the enucleated cell of another. Fascinating, but since they actually deleted the virulence genes before they did so, not scary. - Mr. Gunn
Also, this has been done with mammalian cells (minus the synthesizing of the DNA) years ago. Remember Dolly the sheep? - Mr. Gunn
oh, and alphaxion, they've taken care of the "we woz ere" part." The watermarks contain a code that translates DNA into English letters with punctuation, allowing the scientists to literally write messages with the genes. When translated, the watermarks spell out the names of the 46 researchers who helped with the project, quotations from James Joyce, physicist Richard Feynman and J.... more... - Mr. Gunn
"The quotes in watermark apparently read: “TO LIVE, TO ERR, TO FALL, TO TRIUMPH, TO RECREATE LIFE OUT OF LIFE.” – James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; “SEE THINGS NOT AS THEY ARE, BUT AS THEY MIGHT BE.”-A quote from an Oppenheimer biography, American Prometheus; “WHAT I CANNOT BUILD, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND.” – Richard Feynman." - Mr. Gunn
Yeah, the big story is the synthesized genome. To be fair, the technology to manufacture vast quantities of virulent biotoxins has been in existence for decades. It's just impractical to deploy and difficult to ensure you actually hit your intended targets and not end up poisoning yourself. - Victor Ganata
"HELLO WORLD" would have been appropriate because of the basic synthetic genome, which is meant as a starting point for more complex constructs - Mike Chelen
What does an image of blue nipples have to do with the story? - Maggie
Same thought I had, Maggie. - Rah-PM 2012
LOL, those are cells :D - Victor Ganata
did someone say "boobs?" - Kelly W.
Kol Tregaskes
Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, Fun Stuff, Funny Pics and Videos, Funny Funny
BP advertisement from 1999 - http://i.imgur.com/ZSPKG.jpg
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BP advertisement from 1999 - http://bit.ly/bMvjaD
May 30, 2010 - Comment - Share
wow, a large multination that wasn't lying in their advertisements! *feints* ;) - alphaxion
LOL - Kenton
Robert Scoble
Robert Scoble
Apple sold two million iPads so far, quieting all the anti-slate cynics. Can't wait to see HP and Android jump into the game.
May 31, 2010 from Twitter - Comment - Share
I still mourn the loss of the only real threat to the ipad... MS's courier concept, prolly cost too much. - alphaxion
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How can vaporware be a threat to a real product? android tablets will (if priced correctly) outnumber ipads in 2 years - android is a lot less far behind than it was on the phone platform - supposedly 36 pads with android will be announced this week - Chris Heath
Hence why I said "mourn the loss" as in if it had made it to market it would have been a threat. Likely it would never have made it to market and even if it did it would either be too expensive or the functionality crippled to beyond useless to make it to a certain price point (just like project natal has gone). It doesn't change that had it gone further than their concept labs and... more... - alphaxion
Once MS saw what Apple could deliver for $499, they had no choice but to kill the Courier project. Hopefully HP or Asus can mount a challenge. - Ken Morley
i doubt they even did that ken, the courier was vaporware from the beginning - just some r&d money spent on a cool design/concept with a couple demo videos - Chris Heath
these guys demo'd their already released tablet for TWiT at CES this year - startup beats MS to it's own punch!! http://www.entourageedge.com/devices... - Chris Heath
Sky1 Insider
Sky1 Insider
#JoWhiley discussing #Starman from #Pineapple representing the UK in next year's Eurovision. Intriguing! Thoughts PDS fans?
May 30, 2010 from Twitter - Comment - Share
I think we should just ditch the crap songs and turn to someone like Radiohead or Muse. - alphaxion
Kol Tregaskes
Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, Music, entertainment, British & Irish Residents, Europeans, Fun Stuff, FriendFeed Live Chats
Eurovision Song Contest Live Chat on FriendFeed #eurovision
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May 29, 2010 - Comment - Share
Who's here then? - Kol Tregaskes
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ill pop in - Simon Wicks
Here. - Mark H
That was a pretty bad start. Thank goodness for Graham Norton on the BBC. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
What's with the afro for Spain? He's in the wrong century. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Okay, we just had Azerbaijan which is the favourite with the bookies. Average, in my opinion, although she had good shoes according to the missus. - Mark H
Rochelle, any luck with a BBC stream? - Kol Tregaskes
Spain clearly don't want to host the event next year. - Mark H
Mark, really? Wow it's going to be an exceptionally awful contest this year then. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Hehe, Mark. Yeah it's bloody awful! - Kol Tregaskes
gatecraher - Simon Wicks
No, wait for Germany - it's a lovely song. I've put money on it. Not much though. - Mark H
gatecrasher even - Simon Wicks
Hey Simon! :-) - Kol Tregaskes
No, no, no Spain! - Kol Tregaskes
hi :) - Simon Wicks
Oh he really hit that note didn't he. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Worth reading Charlie Brooker's comments, he's watching it too: http://twitter.com/charlto... - Kol Tregaskes
Flat singing from Norway. - Mark H
Norway don't want it again either. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Kol, link to BBC stream? - Rochelle
Noooooooooooooooo! - Eivind
The stream on Eurovision.tv appears to be working. - Rochelle
You don't need the BBC stream - eurovision.tv should be streaming it. - Mark H
Mark, I know. I wanted to get the BBC stream because Kol said their commentary was better. - Rochelle
Yes, Graham Norton does a good job of filling Terry Wogan's shoes as the acerbic Irish wit. - Mark H
Rochelle, OK. Shame you won't get Graham Norton. The BBC hosts are the only reason I watch this. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Eivind could have sung better than him. - Mark H
Right now, the Eurovision.tv stream is showing Second Semi-Final of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. I assume they'll switch over to the live thing in 40 minutes? - Rochelle
Not sure if there are any useful links on Google: http://www.google.co.uk/search... - Kol Tregaskes
Euro pop trash coming up... - Kol Tregaskes
Rochelle, bummer, hmmm... - Kol Tregaskes
Oh yes! CHOOOON. saxa-ma-phone - Alan (Giraffes)
What are you watching right now, then? - Rochelle
1983 called. They want their vision of The Future back. - Mark H
Why do they play instruments on stage but, i can hear drums....wheres the drummer? - Alan (Giraffes)
Rochelle, are you using this link?: http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv - Kol Tregaskes
Rochelle, it's Moldova right now. The contest has already started. - Kol Tregaskes
LOL I followed Kol's link and .. RT @charltonbrooker This is like a party scene from Weekend at Bernie's #eurovision :) - Citronella
Kol, no! I had another link and thought it didn't start for another 35 minutes. - Rochelle
Charlie Brooker is brilliant! - Kol Tregaskes
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELINGS - Alan (Giraffes)
This is just Every Other Teen Idol Song from Wales/Cyprus. It has no place in Eurovision. Sequins and jumpsuits have a place in Eurovision. But not this. - Mark H
I don't like this one. - Rochelle
Awful! I hope they don't play this type of music when my brother get's married next year in Cyprus. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Hehe, Rochelle, you'll find that that is the general pattern. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Anyone got the BBC Sing-a-long subtitles up? They are taking up 1/3 of my screen.... - Alan (Giraffes)
How do you do that? - Kol Tregaskes
Red button? - Kol Tregaskes
The last thing I want to do is sing along with these. - Mark H
then click Eurovision 2010. Mark, its a good laugh to read the english subtitles when they are singing in their native tongue. :) - Alan (Giraffes)
Wait, you have a "red button" on your TV that makes subtitles come up? - Rochelle
anyone watching on freesat? we cant get the lyrics via redbutton!! - Simon Wicks
Ahhh. Belgium is coming up soon! Please tell me on here that Belgium's entry doesnt sound like "Walking in Memphis!" - Alan (Giraffes)
LETS OVERCOME THE PAST! (INSTRUMENTAL!) - Alan (Giraffes)
hes not playing that guitar - Simon Wicks
Rochelle: all our digital platforms carry extra services such as the red button which is being used for subtitles in this programme by the BBC. - Mark H
Got the subtitles, this'll be a laugh. - Kol Tregaskes
I don't even know what it is but I want a red button just to say that I have a red button. Haha. - Rochelle
BBC Interactive has some very cool features, for example you can listen to the childrens channel commentary for the Formula 1 races. - Kol Tregaskes
Hehem Rochelle. - Kol Tregaskes
How many contest entries are there? - Rochelle
Bosnia's probably the best so far which isn't saying much. - Mark H
Rochelle, on our TV Remote, we just push the Red Button to bring up a whole lot of Interactive features on channels that support it. - Alan (Giraffes)
Giraffes, so you all have the same remote? - Rochelle
25 entrants. - Mark H
There used to be about 40 i remember just a few years ago. The contest used to run past 1am years ago. - Alan (Giraffes)
Rochelle: no, different remotes for cable or the satellite platforms but they all support red, yellow, green, and blue buttons with extra features. - Mark H
Ok, Listen to this song! Tell me if you think it sounds like he's ready to burst into "Walking In Memphis!" - Alan (Giraffes)
We're rating each song, I'm trying to use a different word for each entry. Is there 25 ways to say "rubbish"? ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
This Belgium song isn't too bad; quite liked it in the semi. - Mark H
Simon, I'm n Freesat. - Kol Tregaskes
and you have the red button? or just subtitles? - Simon Wicks
WALKING IN MEMPHISS!!!!!! - Alan (Giraffes)
Yeah thank goodness it's "just" 25. The scores still take an age though. - Kol Tregaskes
Mark, I hope you're kidding? ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
The scores are usually the same every year. Sweden votes for Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and all vice versa :) - Alan (Giraffes)
if i press the subtitles button, i lose the audio.. - Simon Wicks
'Ohh Ohh' - Kol Tregaskes
so, thats weird. - Simon Wicks
Rochelle, the voting is very political normally. - Kol Tregaskes
Serbia: nooooooo! - Kol Tregaskes
Jury voting counts for 50% of the vote now to try to even out the political voting / fix the result (*) (* delete as applicable) - Mark H
Hahahaha. The subtitles are working to the full effect now. Squeeze me, hahaha - Alan (Giraffes)
Is that supposed to be singing? - Kol Tregaskes
This Serbian has a huge cult following. Cult. - Mark H
ARENT YOU ASHAMED?! - Alan (Giraffes)
So we get the native language in the subtitles too. Hehe. - Kol Tregaskes
This is the Balkans.... - Alan (Giraffes)
Serbian song : me dont like it - Alemsah Ozturk from iPhone
I had to join this.... - Charley M
i thnink im prob better off without te lyrics - Simon Wicks
I had to look twice to work out if it was a he or she. - Kol Tregaskes
OMG. I SOOO HOPE THIS ONE WINS!!!! :D - Eivind
hey. you listened to turkey's song "we could be the same"? - Yalçın Erdemir
The lyrics will give you an insight into other cultures you were never meant to see. Discard the subtitles! - Mark H
What are the two girls on the sides doing? - Kol Tregaskes
Get the subtitles on if you can somehow. This is amazing. This is the balkans, this is the balkans, this is the balkans, BELGRADE BELGRADE! - Alan (Giraffes)
cant! tried - Simon Wicks
Charlie Brooker: 'It sounds like someone pulling a bull's head off inside a giant metal pipe' - Kol Tregaskes
see if you can find out for us - Simon Wicks
Simon, the subtitles are working for me on Feeesat. Just went to BBC 1, hit the red button and Eurovision was at the top. - Kol Tregaskes
Spain will play again!!!??? - Kol Tregaskes
Spain are doing it again?! - Alan (Giraffes)
Why are the playing again? - Alan (Giraffes)
Quote from Graham Norton: "That song wasn't longer than the others, it just felt like it." - Mark H
Biggest TV event in the World? - Kol Tregaskes
as that guy got on stage during it - Simon Wicks
Mark, hehe!! - Kol Tregaskes
Simon, LOL! Didn't even notice. - Kol Tregaskes
Oh crap, it's the butterflies song. Three butterflies plus two caterpillars. - Mark H
heh, he had a red ht on - Simon Wicks
Because a guy got up on stage in a bobble hat and started dancing and singing with them :) - Charley M
Belarus guy looks a little bit robotic - Alemsah Ozturk from iPhone
Mark, did you really sit through the semis? You crazy bugger. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
I missed the Spanish entry. I was still in the car coming back from the shop with the munchies for tonight...Heard it on the Radio though. - Alan (Giraffes)
it seems this year's thing is slow motion songs - Alemsah Ozturk from iPhone
Yay, we have it up on the TV now. - Rochelle
Wait til you hear France. Its bloody amazing. I reckon France will win. - Alan (Giraffes)
Loved the semis. Hated the fact that all the crap songs went through in SF2 rather than the ones I liked but nobody said Europeans have taste. - Mark H
Darius? - Charley M
A chubby Darius yes. - Alan (Giraffes)
Check the guy in the piano. - Kol Tregaskes
France is good, but Germany is better. And I have an each-way bet on Greece too. - Mark H
Kol, you are just jealous of his super long straight hair.. - Alan (Giraffes)
ooooft, BUTTERFLY WINGS. - Alan (Giraffes)
if only they could sing... - Charley M
*WISHES THEY OPEN A CAN OF RED BULL AND FLY AWAY* - Alan (Giraffes)
I'm close to putting my head in the microwave. - Kol Tregaskes
Those dresses are epic. - Rochelle
Oh, butterflies! (I think I'm delayed.) - Rochelle
It's anthemic enough to do well but not my cup of tea. - Mark H
Reaching out to audience gesture is so out - Alemsah Ozturk from iPhone
Giraffee, yeah I *want* my hair like that. - Kol Tregaskes
Heres Ireland. Whoop Whoop - Alan (Giraffes)
Rochelle, we're just about to get Ireland. - Kol Tregaskes
does anyone know how can i send sms from france to support my country #Eurovision? - Samir Kerimov
You can use Skype probably to phone it. - Alan (Giraffes)
Via a website somewhere? - Kol Tregaskes
aww Ireland - Charley M
Not a fan of Ireland's entry. I still want them to send in My Lovely Horse one year. - Mark H
Okay, Ireland just started here. - Rochelle
Charlie Brooker: "We're like butterflies, flying to the sun". What, putting in a lot of effort to no avail? - Kol Tregaskes
via phone or website - Samir Kerimov
Mark, are you saying you're a fan of anyone? ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Heh. I wonder, if the US sent someone to the contest, who would they send? - Rochelle
CB again: 'Literally everyone in this contest has hair like a Final Fantasy character' - Kol Tregaskes
Kol: Patience... - Mark H
Irelands 2011 Entry - My Lovely Horse - http://www.dailymotion.com/video... - Alan (Giraffes)
Rochelle, interesting, what what's the worst pop band in the States? Double that and they might get into Eurovision. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Anthemic power ballads are so fecking dull. - Mark H
I'm not sure how long I'll be able to watch this. It's really lagged, buffering, and chopped. - Rochelle
a talk-show host okan bayulgen from turkey says that eurovision is a song contest for gays. is it? :) (of course except turkey :) - Yalçın Erdemir
Kaz looks in pain after that song. Poor dog! - Kol Tregaskes
I love this Greek song. Everyone: OPA! - Mark H
LOL opa time!! - Citronella
CHUUUUUUNE - Alan (Giraffes)
Nick Frost liked the Irish song. - Kol Tregaskes
OPA! - Charley M
Subtitle time! - Alan (Giraffes)
Opa! Opa! Testastrone bombs - Alemsah Ozturk from iPhone
Do you think your entry, Citronella? :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Well, finally a song that isn't slow and whiny. - Rochelle
CB: 'Eurovision could be improved with live swordfights during each number' - Kol Tregaskes
Rochelle, I'll give it that. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
I still feel ill listening to it. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
I wondered, how do you get tickets to see it live?! - Charley M
This is the best song so far. Only slightly terrible. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Ha ha wait now you'll hear the solo! - Citronella
I don't wonder, Charley. Not one bit. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Kol: you music heathen. It's full of awesomesauce. - Mark H
Haha! - Charley M
Can't wait, Citronella. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Haha, Mark! - Kol Tregaskes
OPA! - Mark H
LOL, Graham Norton. - Kol Tregaskes
This is better than the guy with his guitar. They have fireworks! - Rochelle
Opa, Kol ; ) - Citronella
Here comes UK - Alan (Giraffes)
Oh dear, it's us - Charley M
How are you liking Eurovision so far, Rochelle? - Kol Tregaskes
Time to cringe. - Mark H
LOL! - Kol Tregaskes
How many to go? OPA! - Eivind
I can't listen! - Kol Tregaskes
Kol, so far, so good. Not sure how long we'll watch since Akiva can't stand it. Haha. - Rochelle
Our song is shit isnt it? - Alan (Giraffes)
It's a whiny song, noo!! - Kol Tregaskes
He's actually in tune....wow - Charley M
Is this a popular group in the UK? - Rochelle
Akiva can't stand Eurovision. And yet there are still people who say the Eurovision does no good. - Mark H
Hehe, Rochelle. Don't worry everyone can't stand it. We all work it for the laugh-factor. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
this is terrible - Simon Wicks
Rochelle: no. He's a nobody who won a "talent" contest on TV. - Mark H
Rochelle, never heard of him. - Kol Tregaskes
m ashamed to live in th uk - Simon Wicks
I told him we're watching it for comedy! - Rochelle
Simon, ditto. - Kol Tregaskes
He reminds me of Hugh Grant singing in Music&Lyrics :) - Citronella
Oh, like Simon Cowell's Idol show or something? - Rochelle
Good, Rochelle. Must get you the BBC commentary next year. The subtitles are funny too. - Kol Tregaskes
Citronella......YOU WATCHED MUSIC & LYRICS?! - Alan (Giraffes)
Not quite Rochelle, but similar enough. - Mark H
I'll bring the sunshine! - Eivind
Rochelle, yeah something like that. Though I didn't watch it. Mark, probably did. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Every second of it, Giraffes :) - Citronella
cant hold a note - Simon Wicks
Ouch. - Mark H
This could be improved if we had the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 guys on it. - Rochelle
Where did the UK come last year. - Kol Tregaskes
Rochelle, that's our Graham Norton. - Kol Tregaskes
Oh, he's on now. - Rochelle
We finished quite well last year because of the 50% jury vote pushing us higher. 5th I think? - Mark H
Hahaha. Graham Norton is a legend. He's basically said this was recorded yesterday this little interview. hahaha - Alan (Giraffes)
He was not told they were going to come an chat to him, hehe. - Kol Tregaskes
We get some Graham Norton show on BBC America but I've never watched it. - Rochelle
It's quite racy I would think, Rochelle. - Kol Tregaskes
Oh, it's "The Graham Norton Show" that's on here. - Rochelle
This Georgia song sounds like something from a Disney movie. - Rochelle
Words to describe the songs tonight: http://thesaurus.com/browse... - Kol Tregaskes
Rochelle, that's his late night show, very funny. - Kol Tregaskes
Wait, who the feck wrote this song? The lyrics dont make sense. The grammar is atrocious! - Alan (Giraffes)
I'm surprised so many songs are in English. - Rochelle
Likes the tides gonna turn, you will know.... - Alan (Giraffes)
Rochelle, it seems to be more and more each year. It doesn't help though. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Aha, ours on stage! Go Turkey! - Alemsah Ozturk
TURKEY IS COMING UP! :D - Yalçın Erdemir
English songs tend to do better than non-English; of the non-English East European songs do better than West European. - Mark H
STROBE LIGHT. ALERT - Alan (Giraffes)
MTV Europe award winners coming up. - Kol Tregaskes
yeaahhhh! :D - Hüseyin EROL
angle grinder alert ! - Simon Wicks
ROCK!!! - Kol Tregaskes
anddddd Turkeyyyy!!!!! - Tayfun Yaşar
go manga ;) - Alemsah Ozturk
Then he started singing. - Kol Tregaskes
Yeah, I'm definitely delayed. Turkey is just now starting. - Rochelle
Ah yes, the female robotic Stig strip in the background... - Mark H
You're only delayed a few seconds Rochelle. - Mark H
strobin' ell - Simon Wicks
The lead singer looks like David Krumholtz - http://www.mtv.com/movies... - Alan (Giraffes)
I can just about stand this one. - Kol Tregaskes
Needs more strobe. - Mark H
epilepsy here I am - Alemsah Ozturk
Hahah. It's really called Mango? Are they on Friendfeed? - Rochelle
put your hands up.. - serdar kemal
bizim robot hatun power rangers'a benziyor yahu :D - Hüseyin EROL
it is time to turkey.. - serdar kemal
rochelle : manga not mango - Alemsah Ozturk
What is she doing? LOL! - Kol Tregaskes
Yes, a grinder on your arm....makes sense. - Alan (Giraffes)
she'll grind her crotch wont she... - Charley M
Yes, indeed. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
power tools are not toys!! - Simon Wicks
just the arm?! That was boring - Charley M
I think it's the unicorn man on drums http://cdn5.mattters.com/photos... - Eivind
Turkey for the win then. - Kol Tregaskes
it's dark again! - Citronella
id vote for turkey, but theyve burned my retinas and i cant see the keys on the phone - Simon Wicks
LOL, Simon. - Kol Tregaskes
Ah yes, the Blakes 7 outfit. - Mark H
Nick Frost: 'The klaxons should've been our entry.' - Kol Tregaskes
Stylish. - Kol Tregaskes
I like the colors - Alemsah Ozturk
More poo pop. - Kol Tregaskes
Bit of a Goldfrapp vibe to this. Until the chorus. - Mark H
What, where? ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
ahh, crazy violinist - Alemsah Ozturk
Mark, you are just crazy. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Has Germany got The Baseballs? If so, we dont stand a chance... - Alan (Giraffes)
Turkeeeeey!!! :) - Gül Deliorman
Looks a bit like Madonna... a bit. - Kol Tregaskes
@kol : a very old madonna , edit : also little bit shorter - Alemsah Ozturk
Manga :) - MugeCerman
A very old Madonna is petrified tree. - Mark H
Mangaaaaaaaa - Hasanrs
Grace Dent: This is lady gaga if lady gaga managed Tie Rack in Glamorgan - Charley M
Albania that is... - Charley M
Hello to our Turkey members btw. :-) I actually quite liked the Turkey tune. - Kol Tregaskes
Hehe, Charley. - Kol Tregaskes
I thought that one was hilarious :) - Charley M
@Kol : hey hey ;) thanks bro. - Alemsah Ozturk
Is that a red tent she's wearing? - Rochelle
Volcanic 90's flashback! - Citronella
Looks like Rochelle has given up. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Oh and as soon as I say that, hello Rochelle. - Kol Tregaskes
Any second she's going to erupt and spew ash into the air. - Mark H
Haha, Mark. - Kol Tregaskes
Je Ne sais pas!!! - Alan (Giraffes)
je ne sais paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas - Alan (Giraffes)
Synchronised blopping. - Kol Tregaskes
This sounds like English J-Pop. - Rochelle
Ukraine: I liked this in the semi. A bit quirky. - Mark H
Is this girl wearing anything? - Alan (Giraffes)
What's J-Pop? I'm completely out of the loop with this "pop" music thing. - Kol Tregaskes
All she needs a pentagram and some goat ;) - Alemsah Ozturk
J-Pop = Japanese Pop. - Mark H
Kol, Japanese pop music. - Rochelle
Nice hood. - Kol Tregaskes
Oh right. - Kol Tregaskes
It all sounds just like Iceland's song, except in Japanese. - Rochelle
Sweet People? The band or the song? - Eivind
Bring back the volcano, please je ne sais pas!! - Citronella
ahhh, the wind ... - Alemsah Ozturk
looks windy on that stage. Look at her hair - Alan (Giraffes)
Hehe, Citronella. - Kol Tregaskes
Someone close a door. - Mark H
The hood is off. - Kol Tregaskes
Big build up. - Kol Tregaskes
her voice is strong - Alemsah Ozturk
She's a good singer. - Rochelle
They've turned the fan on. - Kol Tregaskes
Yeah, I still like this one. - Mark H
she's like a blonde evanescence... - Alemsah Ozturk
She missed one or two notes but generally OK. Better than most. - Kol Tregaskes
Not bad this one. - Kol Tregaskes
France: this one's catchy. - Mark H
Ukraine's song is good. - Uğur GÖK
heres the best song - Alan (Giraffes)
A bit of an Evanescence vibe there. Don't you agree, Mark? ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Sweet girl. And she loves me! - Eivind
subtitles are a good shout for this - Alan (Giraffes)
Yep Kol, I am agree. - Alemsah Ozturk
alans fave choon now - Simon Wicks
Aha! Dr. Alban! - Alemsah Ozturk
Blue Boy music? - Kol Tregaskes
Allez Allez Allez - Citronella
vouvlez va va voom. allez allez allez - Alan (Giraffes)
No, not Blue Boy. This certainly sounds like an old tune. - Kol Tregaskes
I hope you're all memorising the dance steps for the club scene in the Summer. - Mark H
terrible song - Uğur GÖK
Subtitles - LOL - Kol Tregaskes
Well, if pop and cheese factor win, this is definitely a top song. - Rochelle
Is this the French football song? - Kol Tregaskes
go away go away - Uğur GÖK
How many left? - Eivind
Teenage girls went crazy. I think France has a good chance of winning, unfortunately... - Umut Gultekin
ahhh twin piano - Alemsah Ozturk
Eivind: 25 entries in total. - Mark H
Go Manga:) - Nihat Solmaz
she is beatiful! - Alemsah Ozturk
She does have a certain charm. - Mark H
Romaina: Good intro. A bit 80's here and there... - Umut Gultekin
she doesnt look like she's singing live? - Charley M
See-thru piano. It's missing all the strings. - Kol Tregaskes
Summer of 2010, the absolute beach bars' hit: allez allez opa - mashup - Citronella
Kol: electronic organs. - Mark H
just like she says. oh no. oh no.. - Umut Gultekin
@charley those are backvocals :) - Yalçın Erdemir
I was joking, Mark. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
i think my eyeballs are being slow - Charley M
Hehe, Charley. - Kol Tregaskes
Charlie Brooker: 'Is that a piano centipede? ' - Kol Tregaskes
Catchy enough; could do quite well. - Mark H
that note was epic - Charley M
No, no, no. - Kol Tregaskes
@Mark probably in first 5 - Alemsah Ozturk
Russia: this entry is awful. - Mark H
How do they get them off the stage and the next group set up so fast? - Rochelle
There are multiple stages? - Umut Gultekin
the beatles ? :D - Uğur GÖK
Oh, okay. - Rochelle
Umut, yeah must be. - Kol Tregaskes
European efficiency, Rochelle, hehe. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
I couldnt watch... oh my gosh. - Alemsah Ozturk
He looks sorry enough :) - Umut Gultekin
I do not like this Russian song. - Rochelle
Me neither - Charley M
If that's a photo then his girl has problems. - Mark H
is he holding the lyrics? - Simon Wicks
I like the drawing on the paper. - Alan (Giraffes)
I think they look like Kings of Leon in 20 years though... - Charley M
Great job miming looking at the photo! :D - Eivind
I'm about to top myself. Is it nearly over? - Kol Tregaskes
WOW. I mean really WOW. This song took me so wildly back... - Umut Gultekin
Lord have mercy! - Eivind
Bloody awful. - Mark H
Or is it Lloyd? - Eivind
ahahaha, iceland stage! - Alemsah Ozturk
Oh Iceland are funny. - Kol Tregaskes
eff you iceland.. - Simon Wicks
Lloyd? - Kol Tregaskes
Hey, I know that dude! - Eivind
Where is this actually at? London? - Rochelle
Norway. - Kol Tregaskes
Erik something. - Eivind
Cleavage alert! - Mark H
Norway won it last year, so they host it this year. So the winner normally host it next year. If they can awful it. - Kol Tregaskes
yeah cleavage fullscreen! - Alemsah Ozturk
BOOBS....*VOTES ARMENIA* - Alan (Giraffes)
Hahah. "awful it"? - Rochelle
good tunes. - Alemsah Ozturk
but the guy at the background : awful - Alemsah Ozturk
The acting? Wow. Scary. - Rochelle
Where, when? I must have missed them, Alemsah. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Even the rhythm of the song is sexy. Well played... - Umut Gultekin
a little bit angelina jolie, can we say, guys ? - Alemsah Ozturk
Folk-influences typically do well at Eurovision. Not sure about giant apricot props. - Mark H
WTF is apricot props? - Rochelle
LOL! - Kol Tregaskes
Apricot stones hidden in my head? - Rochelle
Someone has opened the door again. - Kol Tregaskes
She is SEXY! Maybe I'll try to catch up with her later... - Eivind
@rochelle its hand I guess - Alemsah Ozturk
stolen ethics:)) - Samir Kerimov
what was with her waving with a claw hand? - Charley M
Freesat feed is breaking up. - Kol Tregaskes
Germany: this is my pick for the win. - Mark H
The internet stream is breaking up, too. - Rochelle
I like her voice - Alemsah Ozturk
Germany is really good. - buraKargın
Feels kinda like previous year with this song.... - Umut Gultekin
she reminds me of Paloma Faith - Charley M
Love the german song - Citronella
Charley, yeah sort of. - Kol Tregaskes
but the stage design and performance is weak and these are important things. - Alemsah Ozturk
although her accent is very strange - Charley M
I've actually heard this song before. That's a first tonight. - Eivind
The plain black dress was a poor choice. Needs more glitter and bling. - Rochelle
Charley, yeah what is that about? - Kol Tregaskes
She misses a violin. - Umut Gultekin
is almost cockney! - Charley M
Isn't this Australian accent? I am almost sure... - Umut Gultekin
I don't like. - Uğur GÖK
It was almost Bjork-like English. - Mark H
germany's girl's ficken awesome :) - Yalçın Erdemir
Charlie Brooker: 'Great accent. Like Don Cheadle in Oceans 11' - Kol Tregaskes
Another Disney song. - Mark H
Mark, it is! - Rochelle
They're free to choose which language to sing in? - Eivind
This is awful. - Kol Tregaskes
Eivind, yep. - Kol Tregaskes
The singer can be from any country too but I think the writer needs to be from that country. I'm sure our resident Eurovision expert will tell us. Mark, over to you. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
No idea. - Mark H
The Israeli song has a lot of support but I thought it was dreadful in the semi. See if it's any better now... - Mark H
So far so bad. - Kol Tregaskes
Boooooooooring. - Rochelle
You said it. - Mark H
Please no more Disney songs - Alemsah Ozturk
Help, someone please stop it! - Kol Tregaskes
oh nooooo - Charley M
That's tired him out! - Kol Tregaskes
It's the Blind Date panel. - Kol Tregaskes
This reminds me of another song. - Kol Tregaskes
back to the future, 80s. - Alemsah Ozturk
Sting? The police? - Umut Gökbayrak
I ain't missing you at all! Missing you! Since you've been gone... - Mark H
Yeah definitely Sting & police - Charley M
Air Supply - Citronella
@Mark dead on! - Alemsah Ozturk
a very bad doubles of mariah carey and sting duet. - Alemsah Ozturk
So what is everyone's top 3? - Kol Tregaskes
Norway? Why aren't they last? - Eivind
1. Turkey, 2. Ukraine, 3. Germany/Greece. - Kol Tregaskes
Fave 3: Germany, Greece, Ukraine. Chances of that coming true: zip. - Mark H
Charlie Brooker got it, Berlin - Every Breathe You Take. - Kol Tregaskes
I think France will win. - Rochelle
Do they announce the winner after this song? Or later? - Rochelle
Much later. - Kol Tregaskes
Germany is strong, Turkey is strong - Alemsah Ozturk
A ton of voting coming up now. - Kol Tregaskes
What happens between now and the winner announcement? - Rochelle
We've got well over an hour to go, Rochelle. - Kol Tregaskes
Fun, Rochelle. Eurofun! - Mark H
Oh, I thought there were 25 entries. - Rochelle
my top list consists of turkey, armenia, germany, and romania as i just tweeted. - Yalçın Erdemir
We get some realy awful music interludes then a very, very long voting bit. - Kol Tregaskes
#2 again? - Eivind
Spain gets to go again because someone got on stage during their performance. - Mark H
spain not good - alper kenet
spain is so bad. - Alemsah Ozturk
I'm confused why #2 is on again. - Rochelle
Stage invasion, Rochelle. - Kol Tregaskes
Ohh, okay. - Rochelle
Though I have no idea why they need to play again. - Kol Tregaskes
It's all part of the enjoyable torture. - Mark H
Hehe, who doesn't belong in this picture: http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrado... (hard to say, actually) - Eivind
This wins for worst nightmare background dancers. - Rochelle
Charlie Brooker: 'Oh good. This again. We're stuck in a looping nightmare, folks. It will last 97 years.' - Kol Tregaskes
LOL LOL - Citronella
That was more dreadful the second time. - Kol Tregaskes
the nightmare before christmas - alper kenet
A ballerina, a fool, a soldier and a...? - Eivind
can you vote for more than one? - Charley M
i always thought you only had one! Must've been my parents telling me fibs to keep the phone bill down... - Charley M
ALL OF THEM! - Eivind
It's turned into a cook show. - Kol Tregaskes
Americans cannot vote! - Rochelle
Charley, yes. - Kol Tregaskes
Rochelle: you can paypal one of us some money and we'll vote on your behalf. Honest. - Mark H
Yes you can. - Umut Gökbayrak
Mark, nah, that's okay. :) - Rochelle
LOL, Mark. - Kol Tregaskes
Azerbaijan's girl looked like Hannah Montana. - Eivind
The Norway song sounds just like the theme song from the Disney movie Pocahantes. - Rochelle
I missed it again. Still haven't heard the song. - Eivind
OPA! - Mark H
opa!! - Citronella
Manga - alper kenet
everybody vote for turkey number 14. - Yalçın Erdemir
I think it'll be France or Greece. - Rochelle
I'm voting Greece :) Once I get through though, their line is busy - Charley M
Here's the stage invader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Kol Tregaskes
I dunno, I like Iceland too. - Rochelle
I'm voting germany - alper kenet
We don't answer the phones Charley, can't afford to win :) - Citronella
Haha Citronella :) - Charley M
I'd vote for Germany but the cat's on my lap and he looks comfy. - Mark H
haha - Simon Wicks
What about bosnia? - Umut Gökbayrak
8 more minutes to work people. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
wheres the trol ol ol guy? he'd get my vote - Simon Wicks
Eurovision.Results.Leaked.PDTV.XviD-EUROLIVE - Alan (Giraffes)
"My hard is yours!" Finally heard him sing it :) - Eivind
where is everyone here? - Yalçın Erdemir
voting ;:D - Citronella
hmm i cant get through - Charley M
voting who? - Yalçın Erdemir
Greece :) - Charley M
OPA! - Mark H
Sorry, reflex action. - Mark H
France! - Alan (Giraffes)
Here comes the voting. I can't wait. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
opa ;) - Citronella
"Do Not Vote for UK". Do they have that in every country? - Alan (Giraffes)
:) - Mark H
voting over. - Yalçın Erdemir
Giraffes, here it says "You cannot vote for your own country." - Rochelle
Padding. - Kol Tregaskes
Interval act time. - Mark H
Oh good grief! - Kol Tregaskes
How long until they say the winner?! - Rochelle
Programme ends after 11pm here, so a little less than an hour? - Kol Tregaskes
Not too long Rochelle; they get the results from each country via video. - Mark H
*dances* - Simon Wicks
Flashmobs ahoy! - Kol Tregaskes
opa allez - Citronella
The mobs are cool. - Rochelle
Those suits are cool. - Mark H
The whole audience now... - Kol Tregaskes
Furniture blopping. - Kol Tregaskes
Albania are cool. - Kol Tregaskes
some prety good dad dancing going on here - Simon Wicks
that amazing, love this - Charley M
Live pictures now. - Kol Tregaskes
I love the tables in the webcam clips - drinks and dips all across Europe. And in my room too. - Mark H
This is the best song of the night. - Kol Tregaskes
graham was right when he said there was a lot of dogs in this part - Simon Wicks
Wow, that was actually very good. - Kol Tregaskes
This is genius - Alan (Giraffes)
New dress - horrible colour. - Kol Tregaskes
UK was embarresing though. We all just ran and then lifted 3 people up. - Alan (Giraffes)
Yeah, hehe. Typical UK; can't be bothered. - Kol Tregaskes
Manga for me! - Kol Tregaskes
I liked that bit a lot. - Rochelle
Me too. - Kol Tregaskes
Voting coming up... at last! - Kol Tregaskes
UK - nil point - Charley M
Probably. - Kol Tregaskes
STREAKER - Simon Wicks
39 countries voting! - Kol Tregaskes
who's revealing the UK votes this year? - Charley M
Scott Mills - Alan (Giraffes)
Really? - Kol Tregaskes
Denmark have won it. - Alan (Giraffes)
go Manga gooo :) - alper kenet
romania's 8 is for turkey - Yalçın Erdemir
Denmanrk? What?? - Kol Tregaskes
Yeah. Scott Mills is doing it this year im sure! - Alan (Giraffes)
Ireland usually gives the UK something, :) - Alan (Giraffes)
4 points! wooot - Alan (Giraffes)
4 points!! YEAH! That's our total right there. - Kol Tregaskes
thats all were getting, good effort - Simon Wicks
Denmark again?? - Kol Tregaskes
ireland's 1 point's for turkey. god damn ireland :D amin. - Yalçın Erdemir
I don't remember Denmark at all. - Rochelle
germany's 10 point's for turkey :D - Yalçın Erdemir
opa! - Citronella
Its so stupid... Denmark!? C'mon! - Alemsah Ozturk from iPhone
Denmark was the last one before the repeat of Spain. It was awful! - Kol Tregaskes
serbia's 3 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Serbia for their neighbor ;-) - Nils Sandin
1 point!! - Kol Tregaskes
I'm going to faint. - Kol Tregaskes
albania's 8 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
C'mon, France. - Rochelle
turkey's 10 point's for germany, and its 12 point's for azerbaijan. - Yalçın Erdemir
Akiva likes Azerbaijan. - Rochelle
Heres the video of Spains stage invasion - http://www.bettingpro.com/categor... - Alan (Giraffes)
crotia's 12 point's for turkey :D hahah - Yalçın Erdemir
Oddly, two of my favourites are at the top. That never happens. It's normally utterly random. - Kol Tregaskes
told you he had a red hat on :) - Simon Wicks
Graham Norton is brilliant! - Kol Tregaskes
It's not looking good for Norway! :D - Eivind
poland's no point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Why Denmark? Did they watch the show? - Kol Tregaskes
Polonya'ya rağmen ikinciyiz, bakalım Bosna ne verecek... :) - Emre Koz
bosnia&herzegovina's 10 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
The political voting has started! - Kol Tregaskes
finland's 3 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Heh. Good thing I don't mind being spoiled because we're about 2-3 minutes behind now. - Rochelle
Germany to win? - Kol Tregaskes
Germany goin strong - Alemsah Ozturk from iPhone
I hope so; I've got money on it. - Mark H
Europe people knows music germany is great - alper kenet
slovenia's 2 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
what would they they do if it was a hung eurovision? - Charley M
Did he just and crack a joke? - Kol Tregaskes
he did - Alan (Giraffes)
What is this? Ghana? No, Germany?! *FACEPALM* - Alan (Giraffes)
estonia's 6 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Graham Norton: "Even I wouldn't wear that." - Mark H
Graham Norton: 'Even I wouldn't wear that.' - Kol Tregaskes
why wasnt he singing for estonia? - Simon Wicks
Mark, snap! - Kol Tregaskes
Good thing we're not in Belarus... - Alan (Giraffes)
Poor Belarus. 0 points so far. - Rochelle
Rochelle, they just got 2! :) - Alan (Giraffes)
12 to Serbia maybe? ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Ah, no! - Kol Tregaskes
Giraffes, finally something for them, then! - Rochelle
12 points to Spain from Portugal? - Alan (Giraffes)
3rd from bottom, UK doing well. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
That UK song was horrid. - Rochelle
portugal's 1 point's for Germany. hahahahah - Yalçın Erdemir
Wow, how did i know that! :) Hahahahaha - Alan (Giraffes)
Hehe, Giraffe. - Kol Tregaskes
Interesting looking at UK, Ireland, and Cyprus (sung by the Welsh guy). Nobody likes Britain. - Mark H
Lets go to Azerbajian, where we have a man dressed like a woman. - Alan (Giraffes)
2 points Yippee! - Kol Tregaskes
I TAKE MY COMMENTS BACK. 2 POINTS WOOOO - Alan (Giraffes)
azerbajian's 12 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
manga's gothic guy is now happy :D hahah - Yalçın Erdemir
It's a newsreader. - Kol Tregaskes
Ok, forget everyone. Its a race between UK and Ireland to get to double figures!!! - Alan (Giraffes)
So predictable. - Kol Tregaskes
LOL! - Kol Tregaskes
We're getting all the 12 points right. LOL These phone votes are making no difference. - Kol Tregaskes
12 points to Iceland from Denmark :) - Alan (Giraffes)
denmark's 6 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
so we bail them out, and we get nothing! - Simon Wicks
ooooh, i was wrong. Only 3 points. - Alan (Giraffes)
This is so bad. - Kol Tregaskes
17 for Norway. We did better last year, I think. - Eivind
Ok, im quite happy now for the media to report, Eurovision was a big loss for the English and not the British. The english can take the blame here. *leaves* - Alan (Giraffes)
Eivind, long way to go. - Kol Tregaskes
12 points to Portugal from Spain? - Alan (Giraffes)
oh mon dieu! france's 12 point's for turkey :D - Yalçın Erdemir
Only 6. - Alan (Giraffes)
spain's 3 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
They've only done voting for 19 of the 39 countries so far. - Rochelle
Half way. - Kol Tregaskes
I liked France and Iceland and they're not doing so well right now. :( - Rochelle
a Drunk German Girl....having flashbacks here to backpacking days.... - Alan (Giraffes)
Rochelle, are you getting the adverts now or the back stage stuff? - Kol Tregaskes
Backstage. They're interviewing the drunk German girl. - Rochelle
LOL, Giraffe. - Kol Tregaskes
OK. Yeah we're getting that too. Parts of Europe are supposed to be getting adverts. - Kol Tregaskes
I know we're used to the disappointment, but why do the UK plough so much money into this show when we do so bad? Shouldnt we sit back and just attempt to get through the semi's. Maybe we'd care more about our song? - Alan (Giraffes)
Belgium is doing that well? I'm shocked. That guitar guy was awful. - Rochelle
bulgaria's 10 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
rochelle, you're obviously right. - Yalçın Erdemir
Over 670 comments on this thread so far. - Kol Tregaskes
Look at the boobs on Miss Ukraine!!! - Alan (Giraffes)
ukraine's 8 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Ukraine has good genes. - Mark H
last years thred got bumped the other day - Simon Wicks
UK slightly ahead of Ireland - Nils Sandin
The crowd are booing. - Kol Tregaskes
Another 'great' night that was. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
More booing for Russia! - Kol Tregaskes
What is Malta wearing? - Kol Tregaskes
There was booing in the semi when Russia went through too. - Mark H
12 points to the UK? - Kol Tregaskes
Wow, that Malta woman? Wow. - Rochelle
Noooo! - Kol Tregaskes
1182 comments last year : http://friendfeed.com/friendf... - Simon Wicks
Thats UK officially not won it. - Alan (Giraffes)
What the heck is that Malta lady wearing? - Nils Sandin
Graham Norton FTW. - Mark H
norway's 2 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Its impossible for UK, Ireland and Belarus to win it. - Alan (Giraffes)
We need to catch up then, Simon. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Giraffe, really? ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Germany got this one in the bag surely now. - Kol Tregaskes
LOL, Graham Norton. - Kol Tregaskes
Graham Norton: "SRSLY?" - Alan (Giraffes)
I feel sad for anyone who doesn't get Graham Norton commenting. :) - Kol Tregaskes
lithuania's 4 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
The only commentary I have here is Akiva's. - Rochelle
Im getting excited for the "Race to Double Figures" between UK and Ireland. Its gonna be close!!! *BITES NAILS* - Alan (Giraffes)
Hehe, Rochelle. - Kol Tregaskes
belarus's 3 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
At least we are beating Ireland. - Kol Tregaskes
More booing. - Kol Tregaskes
Why are they booing Russia? - Kol Tregaskes
switzerland's 3 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Because the song was shit. - Mark H
Ireland get 6! - Kol Tregaskes
noooooooooooooooo - Simon Wicks
why the russia beating? - Charley M
I reckon Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland all submit their own entries, and we all vote for each other? - Alan (Giraffes)
That Russian song was awful. - Rochelle
We're second from bottom. - Kol Tregaskes
And probably because their neighbors Belarus gave them 12 - Nils Sandin
Giraffe, good plan. - Kol Tregaskes
belgium's 6 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Russia booing because of the constant yearly abuse from them. They always commanded votes from their neighbours, and the voting always failed. You had Georgia and such always giving them full points in fear of political stances. - Alan (Giraffes)
Scott Mills!! - Kol Tregaskes
Looking very orange today. - Kol Tregaskes
uk's 10 point's for turkey. i love british english :D colour and favourite with the letter U :) - Yalçın Erdemir
opa - Simon Wicks
opa uk ;) - Citronella
This is it! If Germany get 12 points, they have won it. - Alan (Giraffes)
netherlands's 8 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Germany have won. Boooooooooooo. Its Official now. - Alan (Giraffes)
Yep. I thought it was OK but liked Turkey's more. - Kol Tregaskes
Israel guy sounded like Dale Winton - Alan (Giraffes)
israel's no point's for turkey. the fucking terrorists! - Yalçın Erdemir
Hehe. - Kol Tregaskes
She's scary! - Kol Tregaskes
I think mathematically Germany has won. - Nils Sandin
She? - Mark H
LOL, Mark. - Kol Tregaskes
Nils, most definitely. - Kol Tregaskes
I reckon Belarus will steal some votes at the end. Leaving UK at the bottom. - Alan (Giraffes)
macedonia's 10 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Belarus are now 1 point behind UK. Sheesht. - Alan (Giraffes)
3 points for Belarus. Close at the bottom. - Kol Tregaskes
moldova's 0 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
Georgia will give points to Belarus. UK will be bottom. - Alan (Giraffes)
3 points!! - Kol Tregaskes
10 points for UK! - Kol Tregaskes
WTF?!?!?! 3 POINTS - Alan (Giraffes)
Double figures. - Kol Tregaskes
F*CK YEAH! - Alan (Giraffes)
I'm going to faint. - Kol Tregaskes
georgia's 5 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
We're bottom!!! - Kol Tregaskes
WOOOOOOOOOT. IM AWAY TO GET DRUNK! *opens bottle of Champagne*... - Alan (Giraffes)
WAIT. WAHT. - Alan (Giraffes)
last! - Simon Wicks
we're last!!! - Charley M
*PUTS LID BACK ON CHAMPAGNE* - Alan (Giraffes)
last again ;-) - Nils Sandin
sweden's 5 point's for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
LOL - Eivind
Poor UK! That song was awful but there were worse songs. - Rochelle
Agree, Rochelle. - Kol Tregaskes
Rochelle. Its all because of the Iraq war because we supported it. I challenge anyone in here to prove me otherwise :) - Alan (Giraffes)
Please help us Armenia. - Kol Tregaskes
armenia hate us. its 0 point's of course for turkey. - Yalçın Erdemir
not wanting to bring the convo down, but since we went to War in Iraq, the UK has struggled big time. - Alan (Giraffes)
There we go, last again! - Kol Tregaskes
and ill leave it at that! :) - Alan (Giraffes)
Well at least you got second. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Well, nice theory Giraffes but then how do you explain last year's result? - Mark H
great result - alper kenet
yeah man :D - Yalçın Erdemir
It was a fluke. Andrew Lloyd-Webber payed Europe off... and we still didn't win. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Mark, It was because Webber payed them off. - Alan (Giraffes)
Yes. See, Kol knows!!! - Alan (Giraffes)
And we're no cynical. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Congrats, UK! :) - Eivind
LOL, Giraffe. - Kol Tregaskes
:) - Citronella
Hehe, Eivind. - Kol Tregaskes
Where did Greece come? - Kol Tregaskes
Are they going to let the drunk German girl speak? - Rochelle
Germany are probably the only country who can afford to hold them next year. The UK just announced 6billion pound cuts. I doubt the ConDems would allow us to spend £30million hosting it! Haha. - Alan (Giraffes)
8th, Kol! - Citronella
why lena is so confused? :D - Yalçın Erdemir
Not too bad, Greece was one of my favourites. - Kol Tregaskes
heh... UK bottom of the pile. When are we gonna just stop with the crap songs and get someone like Radiohead or Muse to perform? - alphaxion
Radiohead on Eurovision would be amazing! :-) - Kol Tregaskes
@ alphaxion. No, what we need is Alphabeat - Alan (Giraffes)
Im gonna start a petition for "My Lovely Horse" to be UK Entry next year. - Alan (Giraffes)
She is completely drunk! This song is going to be fun. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
The Fall on Eurovision? I think getting Mark E Smith to be on there would really represent our approach to the show ;) - alphaxion
The drunk satellite :) - Citronella
Is she really going to sing again? While that drunk? - Rochelle
Yep, could be interesting. - Kol Tregaskes
Wow! - Rochelle
ficken drunk woman wins that gay contest :) - Yalçın Erdemir
Oh thanks for that, Giraffe. :-) Added immediately. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Hahahaha. :) - Alan (Giraffes)
It is a really catchy song. - Rochelle
The track is not available in Norway. WTF? - Eivind
she has an odd voice.. a random irish accent pops into the mix :S - alphaxion
Should we let the Americans join in next year? Considering Israel takes part as does half the middle east. I dont see it being a problem. - Alan (Giraffes)
Alpha, it's a right mixture. - Kol Tregaskes
She just went cockney again. - Kol Tregaskes
Yay! The end. - Rochelle
I need a lie down. - Kol Tregaskes
heh... I guess getting the US into the competition would put someone more hated into the mix than we Brits! - alphaxion
We should just send The Proclaimers next year. - Alan (Giraffes)
if she sang in German the accent would be right! - Charley M
same time next year then yeah? - Simon Wicks
Only 5 minutes late this year. - Kol Tregaskes
Yep. - Kol Tregaskes
Bitte sehr! - Eivind
Well, considering last years competition was 1 year and 2 weeks ago. God knows when it will be! - Alan (Giraffes)
lol!it was fun :D - Citronella
Fun wasn't the word that came to mind. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Channel 4 now for Lee Evans :) - Alan (Giraffes)
The important thing is: I won money off the bookmakers. Sky Comedy for me now; Starsky And Hutch movie will finish the evening off nicely. - Mark H
822 comments now :) - Alan (Giraffes)
I forgot about Lee Evans. See the show before, very, very funny. - Kol Tregaskes
Well done, Mark. At least someone in the UK has won. - Kol Tregaskes
This thread is what should be used as "Reasons to still use Friendfeed" :) - Alan (Giraffes)
Agree - Nils Sandin
This thread helped me live through it tonight. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Let's keep going. We're quite close to A THOUSAND comments! - Eivind
I jinxed it. Damn! - Eivind
Just checked there. Theres nothing standing in the way for Scotland to enter the Eurovision by themselves. STV have the rights to enter a Scottish Entry. - Alan (Giraffes)
Typical Fecking Germans. Look at how they celebrate!!! - http://twitpic.com/1s9e9x - Alan (Giraffes)
Hey, that's just a screen-grab as he was waving to the crowd! - Nils Sandin
LOL - Eivind
Damn, I missed the FF chat! - Amy from fftogo
Amy, yeah, these are always good each year. No exception last night, was quite a laugh. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
This was a very good thread. thank you all - Yusuf Temur
Kol Tregaskes
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OK, I've seen the finale of Lost now, but have questions... #lost
May 27, 2010 - Comment - Share
morning - Serhat Dönmez
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>>> SPOILER ALERT <<< - Kol Tregaskes
I'm so happy that it ends but it wasn't quiet a good ending , don't you think so ? - Viva Vida
So they are all dead? Did they die in the plane crash at the start or did they die when we saw them die, during the course of the 6 seasons? - Kol Tregaskes
If they died in the crash then I don't get what Christian Shepherd said right at the end of the finale. - Kol Tregaskes
no they dies after that , as Jack's father said some of them died long after he died so as I understood it means that they hadn't died the first time they were on the island - Viva Vida
Can I have my six years back? - Chris Nixon
So they survived the crash? Or there was no crash at all? - Kol Tregaskes
everything we saw since the 6th season was real , they once survived they came back and they died , some of them died on the island some after that but in the end they all got together ! I really don't like this ending ! - Viva Vida
Flashbacks were obviously not real but so the whole island story was real. So that would leave a ton of questions like what was the energy source, for one. - Kol Tregaskes
Anyone else have any thoughts? - Kol Tregaskes
If they all died in the crash then that's the easy option as that would suggest that the island and everything and everyone linked to it was not real. - Kol Tregaskes
it's not real, it's tv. - Mike Nencetti
What is real? *Laurence Fishburne impression* ;) - Victor Ganata
Hehe, Mike. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
I think they might as well had Haley Joel Osment come on at the end. The entire series was nothing more than a 3rd rate rip off of Sixth Sense. Horrid ending and a major waste of time. Worst show ending. It made me want to watch The Sopranos ending again. - MarkCarras
Shows that are good at keeping you hanging on are never good at ending. - Josh Haley
I believe they must finish it at the end of 4th season. no more unanswerable question will be made then ! I really couldn't understand that why Jacob's brother should be bad !? Jacob himself was even worse than the smoke ! - Viva Vida
My interpretation: most of what you saw was "real," with the exception of the "alternate reality" which takes place in a timeless afterlife. The plane crashed, they ran around and did stuff, some people died along the way, some people stayed on the island, some people left. Then, when all of them were dead, their souls meet up in some sort of afterlife waiting room before they move on... more... - Jennifer Dittrich
Well the writers were suppose to say that it was always the journey, not the destination, that was important. Perhaps you could read that as an excuse for a poor ending but I loved the show from start to finish, so the journey was great. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
I loved it too , it was something new and I really like to watch it from the first but the ending reminded me of Indian movies ! - Viva Vida
Just want to say, I joined sky at the right time - The office was entertainingly nuts on Monday after the player stream went down >.< I missed out on the chance to attend the filming of the final ever Lost Initiative (two people he spoke to are my new work mates) - still, checking out your new place to live is more important than getting your mug on a show ;) - alphaxion
Enjoy, Alpha. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Kol, I read a really interesting article, written supposedly by one of the many writers on Lost, with an explanation of things. http://io9.com/5548408... It describes the alternate reality as the "Sideways" world, a form of purgatory, where everyone died and met up eventually. I really enjoyed this writers take on the show. - Bonnie Foster
Thanks, Bonnie. I'll have a look. - Kol Tregaskes
Alexander Kruel
Alexander Kruel
Scientists prove even the thought of money spoils enjoyment - http://www.physorg.com/news194...
May 27, 2010 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Share
"The idea that money does not buy happiness has been around for centuries, but now scientists have proven for the first time that even the thought of money reduces satisfaction in the simple pleasures of life." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet
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Time we do away with money altogether... - Meryn Stol
thing is, we'll just replace it with some other currency analogue.. notes, coins, pigs or cucumbers, if you're trading something in return for something else it's the same concept and sooner or later we'll be right back to coins and notes again. Humans will always want to trade things they have for things they don't. I guess the major problem is that too many are trading things they don't have for things they don't have. Ban credit? - alphaxion
Alphaxion: With doing away with money I also mean doing away with trade. Money is the best when you have trade. Now I of course don't think we can do away with money everywhere all at once, so communities - possibly an entire country - using a "trade-less" economic system would trade with other communities through a regular currency. Note that I don't have a good design ready for such a... more... - Meryn Stol
Alexander Kruel
Alexander Kruel
Racial bias weakens our ability to feel someone else’s pain - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrock...
Racial bias weakens our ability to feel someone else’s pain
May 27, 2010 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Share
"You’re watching a video of a needle piercing an anonymous hand, sinking slowly into the web between the thumb and index finger. You wince as you imagine the pain that the other person must feel, and for good reason. As you watch, you nervous system essentially duplicates the experience, responding as if you were vicariously feeling the pain yourself. This is typical of what happens when people see others in pain, but Italian scientist Alessio Avenanti has found an important exception to the rule. Racial bias can negate this ability to feel the pain of someone from a different ethnic group." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet
and yet men will feel the pain of other men getting kicked in the balls, regardless of ethnicity... gender bias too? - alphaxion
"The purple-hand experiment is a vital part of Avenanti’s study. Other scientists have suggested that people are less responsive to the pain of other ethnic groups, simply because their skin tones are less familiar and harder to identify with. But what could be more unfamiliar and less identifiable than a violet hand? It’s strong evidence that the lack of empathy from the first experiment stems not from mere novelty, but from racial biases." - Ruchira S. Datta
alphaxion
alphaxion
Well, just got off the phone with Sky... I'm London bound for a few months! :D
May 18, 2010 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Just saw your note about arriving in London; take it you're gainfully employed once more? :-) - Andrew Terry
for the mean time, it's a 3 month placement on the Sky1 New Media team :) - alphaxion
alphaxion
alphaxion
Twitter fights subpoena to out critical Tweeters • The Register - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010...
May 22, 2010 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Share
"Twitter is resisting a legal demand that it unmask two users who posted comments critical of Pennsylvania's top law enforcement official. The grand jury subpoena issued early this month by Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett ordered the microblogging site to reveal the identities of @casablancapa and @bfbarbie, according to The New York Times." - alphaxion from Bookmarklet
Micah
Micah
Who would play YOU in a made for TV movie of your life story?
May 21, 2010 from iPhone - Comment - Share
Evangeline Lilly! (she'd also play me in the full feature movie) - Nathalie
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The love child of Kim Jong Il and Forest Whitaker - Rodfather
A young CCH Pounder. -I'll take nothing less. - The Amber
Chow Yun Fat. In his worst role ever. - ronin from iPhone
Megan Fox - I like big Botts
Tina Fey. - Penguin
Jim Carrey (yeah, I know) - Tinfoil 2.0
Michelle Rodriguez - Jenthemum
Jason Segal or Paul Gross - Brent
به کامنت گذار اول : درویش کن - Mil∂d from fftogo
LogEx, pre-famous Carrey wrote himself a cheque for $10M as a visualization technique or whatever. If only you could cash one made out to 100% Control of My Privacy, eh. :) - Micah
The role of me will be played by Laurence Fishburne. - Micah
No idea. But certainly not Zack Effron. Of that I am sure..... - Roberto Bonini
Quentin Tarantino and the movie would be extremely boring. - Vicarbott
Megan Mullally :-D - Paulette
Scarlett Johansson. she'd have to wear a fat suit in the last part, tho. - Starmama
Lucy Lawless - Spidra Webster
Jake Gyllenhaal - Jimminy, CoG of FF
Regina King though, Loretta Divine would be okay too. - Anika
Audrey Hepburn. Or Katherine Hepburn. Either one will do. (cuz I'm hep, and I burn ... naw, forget that.) - Laura Norvig
LL Cool J. - Shey
I have no clue who could play me in a movie. - ha3rvey (literally)
Dulé Hill for Ha3rvey! - Spidra Webster
LOL, Spidra. Dude would need to bulk up a little. :) - ha3rvey (literally)
Larry the Cable Guy. - Bubba Botts
Steve Buscemi - Mike Nencetti
any actor: Chris Farley. living actor: Dan Fogler or Jonah Hill maybe. - Morgan
unsure. Who would you say,Micah? - Melanie Reed
Melanie: Debra Winger. - Micah
جا داره باز به کامنت گذار اول بگم دروش کن - Mil∂d
Jimmy Osmond. - Mark H
Meryl Streep. - Derrick
Micah, I can go for that! Nice choice. She was C. S. Lewis' wife in Shadowlands...and apparently Wonder Woman's sidekick. Not a bad combination. lol - Melanie Reed
Daniel Stern. - Michael R. Bernstein
As a child: Pugsly (from the Adams Family, even though I think he's older than I am.) Now: Wilfred Brimley. For that (brief) 20 year period when I was in shape: Mark Harmon. - Mark J Severely Inert
That fat kid from SuperBad. - G Dub of the Carolinas
p.s. Would happily bear Debra Winger's child --> - Mark J Severely Inert
A revived Bill Hicks. - alphaxion
Sean Penn - David Cook
jeff goldblum - chaz2b
Erykah Badu - Nakachi
You look more like Rose from lost than Hurley Cecily and I think Rose is pretty. - G Dub of the Carolinas
Meatloaf - Joe The Sausage
Philip K Dick, but wait - he's dead. Nobody else looks like me. - iTad
@Tad: you look like a cousin of mine, only you have more hair on your head. - Joe The Sausage
Howler from Phoenix Coyotes - Morton Fox
Forest Whitaker. - Steven Perez
Adam Brody, B.J. Novak, Brandon Routh, James McAvoy, & John Krasinski could all work (all born the same year as me) - Nathan Chase
Winona Ryder. (BTW, Derrick wins this thread.) - Rollin' in the LB
Bullwinkle - Kevin Johnson
Conan O'Brian - imabonehead
Megatron - Mo Kargas
LOL @Mo - rowlikeagirl
Numa-Numa Guy - Johnny from iPhone
Bill Murray - ɯɥøq sɐɯoɥʇ from iPhone
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