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"Don’t you hate it when you’re training for a big race and you unexpectedly have a baby? So annoying. Trish Staine of Duluth, MN, says she had no idea she was pregnant while she was training for the Grandma’s Half Marathon recently. But after one training run she began having back pain, and so took a trip to the doctor. They found a second heartbeat. The call is coming from inside the house!" - Eric - Too Hot from Bookmarklet

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O_o - holly #ravingfangirl

Um. Yeah. - DB, Just DB #TeamMonique

Y'know. I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree and all. But...I'm pretty sure I'd be able to figure out if I'm pregnant. At least one symptom has to be showing up at some point. Y'know, like a belly. Or no period. Or morning sickness. Or water retention. Or the baby moving. Or the baby kicking. Or the random weird cravings. Or the sore nipples. Or the growing boobs. Or. Yeah. - Hookuh Tinypants

"The call is coming from inside the house!" did make me laughsnort though. - holly #ravingfangirl

That's the thing. She says in the story that she didn't miss a period, didn't experience weight gain, etc. I guess it does happen. - Eric - Too Hot

And the baby never moved once? Yeah. I'm calling stupidity on this one. - Hookuh Tinypants

I don't know how it happens. Maybe training had something to do with it? I don't know, I'm not one to run anywhere. - Eric - Too Hot

跑步有风险 - K.D.

Baby get back. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!

I hope this doesn't happen to me during my Ironman training! - Brian Johns

First hand accounts with pregnant people not knowing they were pregnant. At some point most were told they would never ever conceive. With that in the mindset the next avenue is "gastric distress", when the baby is moving. Each instance the patient was sent to ultrasound for large abdominal tumor. I love when the patient denies any chance of pregnancy too. - Janet:#TeamMonique

Micah

Excluding English, what language (natural or programming) have you written or typed the most?

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Mine would be an artificial language, but I have no idea which, I've never counted lines. - Tinfoil 2.0

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Swedish. - Spidra Webster

perl - Kevin Johnson

standard notation (primarily treble clef) and occasionally the Nashville number system - Joe Silence

Probably Japanese? Possibly Latin. - Jennifer Dittrich

HTML/CSS/Javascript? Otherwise Spanish. :) - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart from Android

Probably French. - John (bird whisperer)

Spanish - Meg V. Meg

I used to use Norwegian quite a bit :) - Eivind

German - Katy S

HTML - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

Spanish. - Anika

French, Latin. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

gobbledygook. my mom & I conversed in it all the time when I was a kid. - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

Latin. - Lola Bean (Penguin) from iPhone

tcsh, vi - Brian Johns

Probably Lua. - Andrew C (✓)

Drunk - Eric - Too Hot

Spanish. Followed by French and HTML (I don't know which would be second.) - Betsy #TeamMonique

French - Bren from iPhone

spanish. - peamageddon

Norwegian. - Kelli H. from Android

What. - Jimminy

German. Logically. - Chocolate Connoisseur

PL/I, although not recently. (You could argue that PL/I is a form of English, I suppose.) - Walt Crawford

Italian. - Xabaras (G.O.)

HTML, followed closely by PHP - WebGoddess

HTML and Spanish are probably tied - t-ra: confounded

maybe visual basic? but not for some time. before that, C++ and unix - MoTO #TeamMonique

Spanish, then Latin. - Anne Bouey

French. Bagpipe notation. - Brent Schaus

1) Italian 2) java 3) c 4) english - Non sono Bob from FFHound(roid)!

Mary Carmen

Every twenty minutes with the bathroom breaks. I'm never gonna sleep a full night ever again.

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when the baby gets to about 15-16 lbs he/she'll probably occasionally sleep through the night :) - Christina Pikas

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When the baby gets to 17 or 18 yrs he/she will possibly move out of the house and let you sleep through the night. - Brian Johns

I called that conditioning. or training, if you will. - Lnorigb

Yeah, I agree with Brian. Penny will be 4 in October, she still doesn't sleep through the night. I hope you're luckier! - Georgia

I hope you're blessed with good sleepers like mine! We were determined to sleep-train at 4 months & 14 pounds. Best decision ever! Can u cut down on fluids before bed? - Yvonne from FFHound!

Victor Ganata

Man, you'd think that in the 23rd century, they'd have unit dose vials or autoinjectors that would prevent you from accidentally injecting yourself with a massive dose of synthetic catecholamines, and you wouldn't have to go on a methamphetamine-like/bath salt-like frenzy that ultimately results in a massive change in your timeline.

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The lesson here is: never mix amphetamine-like substances with time machines. - Victor Ganata

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"What planet is this?!? Don't run!!! I won't kill you!!!" — perhaps, in the 23rd century, they actually discovered bath salts have therapeutic properties and that's why they keep it in their pharmacological armamentarium. Or Bones is secretly a methhead, and that's why the lethal dose didn't kill him. - Victor Ganata

LOL, so basically, if you get in a time machine while high on crystal meth, Hitler wins. - Victor Ganata

Did you have a little industrial accident at work today, Victor? Are you going to try to eat some stranger's face off? - Brian Johns

Nah, just binge watching season 1 of Star Trek. - Victor Ganata

Victor, you're talking about the same starship that can't install fuses or surge protectors in the bridge's control consoles, nor any kind of limiters on the artificial gravity. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Heh, yeah, but I was thinking about how, while we don't have interstellar starships or even really artificial gravity (unless you count the Vomit Comet) we definitely have single dose vials and prefilled autoinjector syringes in the present. I guess it just goes to show how much medical tech has changed since the '60s :D - Victor Ganata

Victor Ganata

Michael Douglas, expert third-baseman, misses a public-health home run - Maclean's http://www2.macleans.ca/2013...

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"'Nobody’s really made a causative association between oral sex and tongue-base cancer,' said Dr. Jeremy Freeman, a specialist in head and neck oncology at the University of Toronto. 'While one would like to make that association, there’s no compelling evidence that exists. It’s conjecture.'" - Victor Ganata from iPhone

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"Dr. Irish put it this way: 'It’s how heavy you smoke, how heavy you drink, how heavy you have sexual practices with oral sex, and the number of people you have sex with. It’s not as simple as ‘oral sex causes cancer.’'" - Victor Ganata from iPhone

"'The study found that the spouses of patients with oral cancer caused by HPV did not have a significantly higher risk of developing the disease than the general population.'" - Victor Ganata from iPhone

"'He not only smoked, and reasonably heavily, and drank alcohol, but he’s also HPV positive,' said Dr. Irish. 'To separate one factor from another is very difficult because we know smoking, alcohol and perhaps HPV-contracted sexual practices may have contributed to his disease. But he could have contracted this disease from smoking and drinking if he had been celibate.'" - Victor Ganata from iPhone

Please. Michael Douglas just wanted us to all know that he eats pussy. HEY LADIES. - Hookuh Tinypants

I love punny headlines. - Brian Johns

WarLord

A lesson learned from #flickr: many have cameras, some few are photographers

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Well, they all take photographs. Whether they're any good is another story. - Jennifer Dittrich

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a case in point: Chicago Sun-Times axes all staff photographers, offers reporters 'iPhoneography training' http://appleinsider.com/article... via @AppleInsider - WarLord

Ah, that makes more sense. I thought it was another swipe at people who take amateur photographs in general (which has become common as more people have access to easy picture taking.) Journalistic photography, just like writing, is something that can be enhanced by the addition of more voices, but it takes a professional to produce quality on a consistent, predictable basis. - Jennifer Dittrich

Worse yet, most people aren't good at editing their own work. Only show me the good ones, people! - Brian Johns

SteVe C

Crippled lion is dachshund's best friend | MNN - Mother Nature Network - http://www.mnn.com/family...

May 31 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"Milo is Bonedigger’s closest friend, and he often tries to imitate the lion’s growls. He also serves as Bonedigger’s personal dentist. After the animals eat, 5-year-old Milo licks the lion’s teeth clean, and Bonedigger returns the gesture by licking the dog with a tongue nearly the size of the dog’s head." - SteVe C from Bookmarklet

My roommate's dachshund used to lick the pug's ears clean. (The insides) It was the most disgusting thing ever. - Brian Johns

Aww. - Julian

Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart

24 People Who Are Really Nailing This Parenting Thing http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesome... via @buzzfeed cc: @spiceyux @MsNikkiS :D

24 People Who Are Really Nailing This Parenting Thing http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/people-who-are-really-nailing-this-parenting-thing via @buzzfeed cc: @spiceyux @MsNikkiS :D

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I wish all their images weren't just links to facebook images (which I block) - Brian Johns

My friend did the Get-Along-Shirt with his kids. The photo on his fb is priceless! Both kids crying & screaming. It's adorable. - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart

It could become the Our Survival Of The Fittest t-shirt. :) - Stephan Planken from iPhone

Headless Gnad Kicker

How many of you lot of have had books published?

May 29 - Comment - Like - Share

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I have. - WebGoddess

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I want to start an FF book collection :o) - Headless Gnad Kicker

Oh. You might not want to get mine - they tend to the technical aspects of librarianating - sort of boring if one isn't wanting to do techie stuff in a library... - WebGoddess

I'm sure it's not boring, but whether or not my brain can understand it is another story ;o) - Headless Gnad Kicker

I'm big in Tanzania. - Rochelle's favorite Royce

Lucky for you, that's where I live! - Headless Gnad Kicker

^ Lie. - Headless Gnad Kicker

I once cowrote a book on web development. The publisher went bankrupt and folded a month after it was published. Which was just a coincidence, I swear. - Bill Mason

Suuuuuuuuure... - Headless Gnad Kicker

LOL. This is it. It's probably dated now. I haven't read it in ages. http://www.amazon.com/gp... - Bill Mason

I co-wrote an HTML 4 book back in 97 for Sybex (which got acquired by Wiley). It was a TON of work and even though the book sold fairly well, it didn't make much money at all. Good experience, though. That same year I also ghost wrote some chapters in other computer books, and worked as a technical editor. Anyway, this one is the one with my name on it: http://www.amazon.com/Html-4-... - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

I made a couple photo books through Blurb. Each title sold one copy, to me, except for our baby book which we sent to the grandparents. - Brian Johns

What's the E for Mr MacK? - Heleninstitches

My first name. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

One of 7 authors for this exciting book. http://bianca.penlib.du.edu/record=... - OMG 404 Joe

Yes, but it was a selfie. - Todd Hoff

I have a book published. - Kevin Johnson

I printed and bound my own poem about "Glow Juice" more of an interactive Christmas Eve thing to make certain all little ones are in bed promptly by 9. Does this count? ;) Printed on craft grade paper and bound by yarn ties too! - Janet:#TeamMonique from FFHound!

I have. 16.5 traditionally published, some unclear number self-pub. (.5: the 17th is in the works.) - Walt Crawford

Ah, then by that standard, I have 2 books as I have two .5's myself. One nearly done, one not nearly done enough considering the deadline... - WebGoddess

In the works in this case means: Submitted February 2012; advertised as available Fall 2012; I'm now reviewing the formatted PDF; should actually be on sale in 4-6 weeks. [The delay had nothing to do with me, maybe a lot to do with publisher mergers...] - Walt Crawford

I have. Two tech books in 2007 for Sybex/Wiley & Sons. Ditto Stephen on the work/money ratio being out of whack. Reason I have no more books to my name, but plenty of articles. - Eric - Too Hot

I've had a couple of poems published, but I can't even remember the name of the publication (nor if it is still in existence.) #buticanaskmywife #morganfairchild #iamnotlying #honest! - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

I got a short story reprinted in a small-press anthology... Not sure if it's still in print though I've got an extra copy around the house somewhere. - Deborah Fitchett

I was published in a small anthology. That's about it :) - Brent Schaus

Katy S to Katy's feed, Foods

Dark Chocolate Sorbet: all the flavor, (almost) none of the fat: Blog | King Arthur Flour - http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog...

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"Oh, my… Wait a minute – you say I can make this ridiculously decadent looking treat at home? Sure – I did. Which means you can, too. All you need is… Chocolate – as in cocoa powder and chocolate chips. Plus water, sugar, and vanilla; easy enough, right? A touch of salt and espresso powder add flavor, but both are optional. As is the Kahlua (or alcohol of your choice). While highly recommended to enhance “scoopability,” give it a pass if you don’t do hard liquor. Wait a minute – where’s the cream? Isn’t ice CREAM made out of heavy cream? Indeed it is. But this isn’t ice cream – it’s sorbet. I know, usually when you think sorbet, you think strawberry, or mango, or peach – something made with fruit, right? But chocolate sorbet? Well, why not?" - Katy S from Bookmarklet

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I am intrigued but skeptical... - adf from Android

That picture looks really tasty. - Brian Johns

I've had chocolate sorbet before. It's quite tasty. It is definitely a sorbet, though. It will not have the milky taste of dairy products. But it's plenty chocolatey. - Spidra Webster

I think I bought a half-liter at Ralphs last summer. It was OK. - Andrew C (✓)

i had a pint in the ice cream CSA last summer. agree with spidra - tasty but different. - holly #ravingfangirl

Kind of like chocolate Italian ice. - April Russo

April Russo

How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy - http://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...

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"Jaroslav Flegr is no kook. And yet, for years, he suspected his mind had been taken over by parasites that had invaded his brain. So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab. What he’s now discovering will startle you. Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be creeping into our brains, causing everything from car wrecks to schizophrenia?" - April Russo from Bookmarklet

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This totally happened on an episode of Grey's Anatomy. - Brian Johns

Great article. So much we don't know. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

^ the cats want to keep it that way - Amit Patel

PHOTO: Sting in another 15 years. - Joe Silence

LOL! I thought that face looked familiar! - April Russo

Johnny

Hiking to Everest Base Camp... http://www.intrepidtravel.com/nepal... Hmmmm... *adds to Before 40 Bucket List*

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Hey Amanda! - Johnny from iPhone

*raises eyebrow* - Hookuh Tinypants

That's the company Erin and I used for our Vietnam trip. I recommend them. - Brian Johns

John (bird whisperer)

latimes: The end of the Postal Service? Neither snow nor rain nor heat are supposed to keep mail carriers from doing their duty, but the current crisis facing the postal service is a bit more of a man-made problem. The U.S. Postal Service lost a mind-boggling $15.9 billion last year, and currently loses $25 million every day. Employee numbers have... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...

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Ugh - SteVe C

I hate it when people say the USPS is "run like a corporation". - Brian Johns

Morton Fox

Goodbye, Lotus 1-2-3 | ZDNet - http://www.zdnet.com/goodbye...

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"The first killer app was VisiCalc. This early spreadsheet turned the Apple II from a hobbyist toy to a business computer. VisiCalc came with room for improvement, though. In addition, a new architecture and operating system, the Intel-based IBM PC and MS-DOS, also needed a spreadsheet to be taken seriously. That spreadsheet, released in early 1983, would be Lotus 1-2-3, and it would change the world. It became the PC's killer app, and the world would never be the same. On May 14, IBM quietly announced the end of the road for 1-2-3, along with Lotus Organizer and the Lotus SmartSuite office suite. Lotus 1-2-3's day is done." - Morton Fox from Bookmarklet

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RIP. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

My first training gig was teaching WordPerfect 5.1 and Lotus 1-2-3, back in 1991 or so. I was never wild about Lotus 1-2-3 -- slash commands didn't really do it for me. So, whereas I think Excel was clearly better than Lotus 1-2-3, I still think WordPerfect was (and is) better than Word. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

I used to write my papers on Lotus. We didn't have WP so my only other options were typing or longhand. - Anika

"Customers will no longer be able to receive support for these offerings..." Wait - what is this "support" concept they speak of? (Sorry - I'm an Apple software user so this is a foreign concept to me.) - Brian Johns

Johnny

I don't say this to be hipster or anything remotely like that but the Arrested Development thing never stopped at my station.

May 26 from iPhone - Comment - Like - Share

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:( - Micah

The Wife and I just started from the beginning last night. I can't wait to watch more. - Brian Johns

I caught up earlier this year from the start. Very amused. Not every episode is amazing, but one can appreciate the body of work. - Louis Gray

Johnny

Not unhappy given a) Decided to do the 5km on Friday night b) No run training for 3 months #RunBish http://t.co/s3OGTg7Ndd

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Great job, Johnny. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

That's a great time! And, Status: "Finished" - Brian Johns

Andrew C (✓)

Before Midnight might be the best third movie ever.

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ARGH IT ISN'T IN THEATERS HERE YET ARGH ARGH ARGH - Steven Perez

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What else is even in the running for 'great third movie'? Dark Knight Rises IMO was good, but not great. Very few creator-driven films get two sequels in the first place, of course. - Andrew C (✓)

Army of Darkness, Toy Story 3, Bourne Ultimatum, and LotR: Return of the King come to mind. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Fair point on Toy Story 3. Haven't seen Army of Darkness series or the Bourne sequels. I mildly dislike the LOTR movies as a whole and ROTK in particular for its eight endings. - Andrew C (✓)

You can/should watch Army of Darkness without watching the first two. - Brian Johns

Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

This kid is king of the stump.

May 25 from FFHound! - Comment - Like - Share

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One of the three pregnant goats at Rancho San Antonio gave birth last week. They're so adorable, these kids. Very wobbly. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

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Baaaaaaaah. Actually what do goats do? They bleat don't they? - Mary Carmen from iPhone

They say meh. However, they are definitely not meh themselves. - Lisa | #TeamMonique

I always say "Maaaaah." :) Anyway, this was right before a run with my brother Rob. http://runkeeper.com/user... -- 987 foot climb, my hilliest run so far. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

Great run! - Brian Johns

SteVe C

I hope you're sitting down for this! - http://www.ellentv.com/2013...

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"Enter here, and you could win an autographed copy of Michael Bolton's fun new book, "The Soul of It All.” Today could be your day!" - SteVe C from Bookmarklet

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How many times are you going to enter, Steve? - Anika

... - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

My life would be complete! - Tamara J. from FFHound(roid)!

Does he mention being a no-talent ass-clown? - Jimminy

Whenever I see Michael Bolton I always remember how much of a major cinephile he is. This is Michael Bolton to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch... - Brian Johns

+1 Brian - ronin

Another +1 to Brian. :) - Curtis (a) Jackson

Johnny

Is it wrong to wear your new hiking pack while mowing the lawn to break it in? I'm asking for a friend... #OTWB

May 24 from Advanced Tweets - Comment - Like - Share

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Not at all. - Brian Johns

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Thanks... I'll pass it on to my friend... - Johnny

Sounds like your friend is pretty smart. - Curtis (a) Jackson

Your friend should mow some extra lawns to break it in faster. Maybe he could mow yours, Johnny? - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

Mary Carmen

Watermelon is my perfect food. Either this kid is gonna love it from day one or be horribly allergic.

May 24 from iPhone - Comment - Like - Share

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If you love watermelon so much, you should consider a watermelon stroller: http://joybond.co.jp/product... - Brian Johns

Starmama

I'm already scared going over bridges. They can't get the new Bay Bridge right, now the bridge collapse in WA. Eek.

May 23 from FFHound(roid)! - Comment - Like - Share

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Me too, Mandy. - Tamara J. from FFHound(roid)!

Yeah, the new Bay Bridge is worrisome due to all the fuckups CalTrans has presided over. And this country hasn't made the infrastructure investments needed for decades. - Spidra Webster

It says "North of Seattle". So that means in Canada, right? - Brian Johns

Johnny

Good morning all. Bulk love and the bumping of fists for all! #Friday

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w00t! - Brian Johns

t-ra: confounded

Cheers, lovelies.

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What's in the mug? - Curtis (a) Jackson

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coffee. cream and sugar. - t-ra: confounded

bump for the lunch crowd - t-ra: confounded

Nice mug. ;) #seewhatididthere? - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

"mugging" for the camera? - Brian Johns

What's up, lovely? - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android

You have awesome hair and a lovely smile *steals coffee* - Janet:#TeamMonique

thanks, Janet... and you can have some of my coffee anytime. - t-ra: confounded

Is that a perspective trick or just a really big mug? And by "mug" I mean what's in your hand. :) - Curtis (a) Jackson

hooray! I wondered what you looked like! - RudĩϐЯaЯïan from YouFeed

Brian Johns

Woman Who Cracked 3 Separate iPhone Screens Expecting Baby Boy This August http://www.theonion.com/article...

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Curtis, who habitually mishandles the expensive, fragile electronic device containing all of her contacts and important personal information, expressed unbridled enthusiasm over the impending arrival of her newborn baby. In addition to having outright shattered her iPhone on multiple occasions, Curtis has improbably managed to drop it on the sidewalk nearly 10 times in the last five weeks alone, and said she has become increasingly excited about the prospect of motherhood. - Brian Johns

Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

Ancient Mayan pyramid in Belize destroyed for road fill [San Jose Mercury News] - http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_2323...

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From the article: "A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday. The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial center dates back at least 2,300 years and is the most important site in northern Belize, near the border with Mexico." - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from Bookmarklet

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How awful. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

Better than destroying a whole planet just to build a bypass. But yeah, that sucks. - Brian Johns

Terrible :( - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)

Bubba da Troll

It is now 10:23 AM. Already done: peanut butter and banana smoothie, dog walked 1.25 mi, and discussed vital life stuff with m'girl. Currently working on laptop to make room for Mint 13. While waiting for deleting files and defrag, I'm working on jQuery. I'm almost TOO productive. Somebody STOP ME!

May 21 - Comment - Like - Share

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Awesome. Way to be so productive! - Tamara J.

You should surf the web and FriendFeed more, before things get out of control. - Brian Johns

If only I had seen your reply before going to the chiropractor and Costco, Brian! I'm hopeless! - Bubba da Troll

Scoble, Alex Scoble

This Flickr business is confusing to say the least. Also makes me question Marissa Mayer's ability to make Yahoo successful again.

May 20 - Comment - Like - Share

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You mean the timing of that and tumblr? Or something about flickr specifically? - Brian Johns

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I don't think they've done a very good job of communicating about all of the changes. - Katy S

The fact that they are getting rid of Pro accounts and the pricing structure of the new accounts. Not to mention the fact that they still don't have an iPad app. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

And yeah, Tumblr users should view the purchase of that service through the lens of what Yahoo is doing to Flickr. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Wait - they're getting rid of Pro accounts? I totally missed that. - Brian Johns

Are you talking about an app that's *only* for iPad? Because they have an iOS app. http://www.google.com/url... - Spidra Webster

Yes, an app specifically for the iPad. The iPhone app is horrible on an iPad. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

I would have thought that Thomas Hawk would have been negative about the changes, but he loves them http://thomashawk.com/2013... - Scoble, Alex Scoble

I don't think they are getting rid of pro accounts, but I'm hardly qualified to speak. - Mary B: #TeamMonique

They're getting rid of it but current Pro acct people who opt to be grandfathered in at $25 a year, will be. - Spidra Webster

$50/yr to get rid of ads is a bit tough to take but I guess they are giving you 1TB of space for free. Majority of users won't come close to maxing that out I'd think. It would've been nice if they had kept it at the old Pro price though. - ronin

Yeah, as I said on Facebook "We'll see how I feel about this tomorrow, but when compared to the competition, this seems like a step back to me as a paying member. So perhaps there's a bias there as this appears to be good for free members of Flickr, but not so good for new customers who want to pay for increased service." - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

Going in for surgery in a few minutes.

May 6 from FFHound! - Comment - Like - Share

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Heh. Surgery. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

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Totally minor procedure (I'd tell you about it except it's TMI). But I love how serious it sounds due to that word "surgery." - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Eek! Hoping for safe outcome. - Heleninstitches

There is no such thing as TMI on FF. - Friar Will

Good luck! - Georgia

Oh, and yeah, hoping for a successful outcome. :^) - Friar Will

Thanks all! My visit is done. Bah. Turns out it wasn't what my Primary Care Physician thought, and the general surgery PA couldn't correct it in-office with the minor procedure I expected. So I will need an actual bit of surgery after all if I want to fix this. Hmmm. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Friar, you KNOW that "no such thing as TMI on FF" is a challenge, right? :D - Joe Silence

Yes, that it is. :^) - Friar Will

Sorry, it didn't work out as you had hoped, Stephen. - Friar Will

Eek, ask for the good meds. - Janet:#TeamMonique

:( - Georgia

Sorry Stephen, I know that's frustrating. - Shannon - GlassMistress

I'm sorry it wasn't in-office eligible. I hope it all turns out okay. - Spidra Webster

Thanks all. It's minor, so I will be okay whether I do it or not. But now it's going to be a decision I have to think about. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

If you get quotes from a reputable place, I'll do it for half. - Brian Johns

If they can install adamantium claws while they've got you open, the super-powers are totally worth it! - Spidra Webster

Sparky, I'll go with your cut-rate surgical alternative if you install the claws that Spidra mentioned. Also do you do LASIK? You can just use a cheese grater and a penlight to avoid having to pay for expensive lasers. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Let me read up on those procedures, but sure, why not! What could possibly go wrong? - Brian Johns

Nothing could possibly go wrong. You're not going to be using any anesthetic, are you? I'd rather watch you perform the procedures so I'll know how to do it myself next time. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

You can save on cost by not having sterile instruments too! - Janet:#TeamMonique

Good idea, Janet! Used instruments are so much less expensive. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

You have to make some sacrifices for prices this low. If you're going be all stuck up about it then just go to your fancy-shmantzy "licensed" doctor, ok? - Brian Johns

Sparky, no no, I'm not stuck up. Whatever corners you need to cut, just slash them. I don't need "instruments." - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Cheap grain alcohol for the anesthesia should do! It will double as a blood thinner for those pesky post op pulmonary emboli. - Janet:#TeamMonique

When did "Yuri" get an account if FF? http://theinfosphere.org/Yuri - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

hope "Cheap grain alcohol" comment was meant as a joke, for it may cause serious damage in conjunction with many post-op medications. Best wishes to Stephen! (Much later try the Japanese whisky, Hibiki, to celebrate :-) - Adriano

I'm 77% sure Janet was being facetious. But hibiki sounds great! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Adriano, joking only, figured the reuse of non sterile disposable instruments would have tipped my hand. - Janet:#TeamMonique from FFHound!

Decisions, decisions. Good luck weighing all the pros and cons. - Anne Bouey

Okay, so now I'm 84% sure Janet was being facetious. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner, hope you are on the road to recovery now? How are you feeling today? - Halil

Hi Halil, thanks for the concern! I haven't had my consult with the surgeon yet, so I don't know if I will do the surgery or not. It's a minor and not uncommon condition (albeit highly personal and with a disgusting #iam12-worthy name), and it's not painful currently, so all is well. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Okay, just finished the surgical consult. I'm going to do this. Will be done in June, simple procedure but i will be unconscious, and I'll be unable to run for a week (boooo). I was pleased that the surgeon called me "ridiculously healthy," though. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Glad you are going to a real doctor! Though we really could hook you up if something gets cancelled! *winks* - Janet:#TeamMonique

Good luck with your poopy-butt-penis-assendectomy. #iam12 - Brian Johns

^ ha! You're just mad I didn't select you to be the surgeon, Dr. Off To Use The Johns - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

You sounded like a difficult patient. Not worth the trouble. Ask too many questions. - Brian Johns

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