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LOL Spidra. No I didn't. I have too many friends who work there and I don't want to start a fight. They know I don't love G+. There is no strong community there so I'm rarely there. - Rachel Lea Fox

Aw, dammit. G+ could use some taking down a peg or two. :-p - Spidra Webster

Just saying it one more time before Valentines Day is over! :) - Rachel Lea Fox

<3Heather<3

I hope life treats you kind. And I hope you have all you've dreamed of. And I wish to you, joy and happiness. But above all this, I wish you love.

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Happy Vday everybody. ^_^ - <3Heather<3

Happy Valentine's Day! <3 - John (bird whisperer)

Stephen Mack

What I do

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I say it with love. - Stephen Mack

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You direct... Operations!! - Morton Fox

I think you just made that title up. - Brian Johns

I want to see Kevin make one of these for UI designer. - Stephen Mack

I want to see a website where you type in your occupation and then it appends "friends", "mom", "society" etc., takes the 1st google images search result, and pops that into the image. :) - Steve and 3 other people

That's a great idea, Steve. Do eet! - Stephen Mack

I tried by starting here: http://code.google.com/apis... but it got complicated fast (wasn't working as expected) - Steve and 3 other people

Kevin Fox

Just had the impulse to 'favorite' an email like I do tweets, to say 'I got it and appreciate it' without actually sending another email.

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A read receipt that doesn't have to be set up ahead of time by the sender? That sounds like something that would actually get used. Pure crazy talk! - Ross Miller

But not really a read-receipt. People could read in private, but this would enable them to give a positive acknowledgement without requiring another message. - Kevin Fox

maybe gmail will have that soon ?? Fav an email and then a notification swings back to the send and with Fav icon in a different color ?? - Peter Dawson

Kol Tregaskes

I'm going to be an uncle! :-D

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The supposed big day is 3rd September! - Kol Tregaskes

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According to my brother, this is 1 of 4! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Just looking at this pic again, are those eyes at the bottom left? :-) - Kol Tregaskes

w00t! :) - Steven Perez

:-D - Kol Tregaskes

Congrats! - Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart

Thank you, Zulema! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Congrats, Mr. T! - Cristal Blue Persuasion

The family got the news on 1st January, today was the big scan so we've put it out there this evening. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Thank you. - Kol Tregaskes

I'll be after being an uncle tips from September. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

congrats! - imabonehead

I become uncle just today :) Congrats - Mehmet Fatih YILDIZ

Congrats - Halil

Thanks everyone. Congrats to you, Mehmet! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Kazutaka Ogaki

St. Luka Garden 47F view - http://ourdoings.com/kgbu...

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Beautiful. Tokyo? - Bruce Lewis

Kevin Fox

GMaps #protip: Append a placename in parens after the address and GMaps will remember it. Start typing the name next time for autocomplete.

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Nice! - Stephen Mack

Will it become part of my personalized search results? - Brian Johns

Kazutaka Ogaki

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - http://ourdoings.com/kgbu...

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Kevin Fox

RT @TomUlbrich: The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. – Henry Ford

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Louis Gray

Storming the Googleplex at 8 wearing the uniform of social networking history. :)

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#represent - Eric

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Tell them, tell them the stories. Tell the children about the great social network. Let them learn and build a better future. #soapbox - Eric

We are all Friendfeed. - WoH: Minding her Botts

By 8:30, Louis will be wearing a Google+ shirt. :) - Cristo

Hush, Chris. - Kelli H.

How long shall I stay hushed for, Kelli? - Cristo

*dusts historic self off* - Laura Norvig

I <3 Cristo. - Louis Gray

And no, I am not wearing a Google+ shirt. I am wearing a FriendFeed shirt. :) - Louis Gray

Dont 4get, underall that SAWG.. he's wearing his Google+ boxers !! - Peter Dawson

Prove it, Peter. :) - Louis Gray

I'll leave that to Barry of SEW to prove !! ..LOL - Peter Dawson

do you have spare t-shirt? I'd be happy to spread FF round Groupon - Bojan Babic

Woot! - Kevin Fox from iPhone

Ich bin ein Friendfeeder... - RobertoC

Apparently FriendFeed shirts attract the opposite sex… - Amit Patel

h... - Key Rabara

I am so happy that I am not the only one who still likes this site so much! - Space Cowboy

I don't have any Friendfeed swag but I cherish my FFundercats coffee mug - G Dub of the Carolinas

OMG YOU LOOK SO MORMON - Akiva

hawwt - The Real sofarsoShawn

laura x

Hope FF doesn't have the same policy on breastfeeding as FB

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Boobs are beloved by all here - Johnny from iPhone

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:) I love this pic. - Que Sarah Sarah

I won't tell. ;-) - John (bird whisperer)

it's what they're for. Besides, we should all be so comfy while we eat. - Jenica

<3 - Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart from Android

Such a sweet pic! Look at Malcolm's hair! Awwww. :) - Rollin' in the LB

It's like food and a comfy pillow all in one. :P - caj needs a haircut

If I recall the policy correctly this one wouldn't be banned on FB either. - Bruce Lewis

My policy is that I love breastfeeding and any pictures of said activity are most welcome. :) - Kelli H.

ıt is very interesting in picture maybe mother and her children. it is nice - Hüseyin Erol

<3 - ☆ Mellyboo ☆

I'm calling the cops. But I'm smiling while I do it because breastfeeding is one of the best things humanity has. STILL CALLING THE COPS. - Akiva

This is just incredibly beautiful. Thanks for standing up (rhetorically), Laura. - Uli- hugs are free

Johnny

LOUIS GRAY: International Man Of Social Media

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Yeah baby... yeah... - Johnny

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Has he seen this? - Johnny from iPhone

He hasn't seen it... *dejected arrrrrgh* - Johnny

LOL'er cakes. - Derrick

bump it to give it another chance - bear (aka Mike Taylor)

Hahahahahaha, where are the "sharks with laser beams" :P - Mol, FF Music Lover

Do I make you Horny baby? DO I? - Morgan

Lol! Louis - Wayne Sutton from iPhone

I see it now, Johnny. :) (Pardon my delay) - Louis Gray

How was this not in my "Best of Day" when I looked a few minutes ago? This is awesome. - Bruce Lewis

I love this more than the Kanye West meme :) - Ethan Gahng

Sure beats the Tux he was last seen in.. - Chris Myles

LOVE IT! - Lindsay

It's my happenin' baby and it Freaks Me Out! - iTad

If I use this in a blog post, and give Johnny credit, you think Mr. FFundercats will get mad at me? - Louis Gray

Not at all sir :) - Johnny from iPhone

OMG - Charlie Anzman

is it Louis Gray day Today? - Sardar Mohkim Khan

If not... it should be :) - Johnny from iPhone

Now highlighted on the blog: http://www.louisgray.com/live... - Louis Gray

Scratch that, don't like this....love this! - Harold Cabezas

This is hilarious Johnny! Now I've got to see what Louis did with it. - Michael Fidler

So Johnny, can you trick somebody in the office to have me come visit you guys? - Louis Gray

I'll work on it Louis :) - Johnny from IM

That made me shoot coffee out my nose - Johnny where do I send the prize? - Comics Forge

louis is a great guy. self made...and well respected - testbeta

Bump for good times. - Mark Krynsky

OH BEHAVE! - Josh Haley

12 months on @louisgray remains the world's No1 Social Media expert closely followed by Robert Scoble and Steve Rubel - Thomas Power

As groovy now as he's ever been. - WoH: Minding her Botts

Wow. Somehow I missed this the first time around. - Akiva

I was just thinking that myself, Akiva. I would have remembered something as groovy as this. - Jonathan Hardesty

I remember it well. It was a dark and stormy night.... - WoH: Minding her Botts

Congrats Bump - Johnny

this post was posted in Sep 18,2009, still getting comments i remember this post exactly... - testbeta

That is an awesome outfit. - Louis Gray

Congratulations bump indeed. - Micah

I missed it back then too. Huh. Resurrected awesome posts are awesome. - Laura Norvig from iPod

Linked from here: http://mindmybrains.com/2012... - Louis Gray

:) now then, Louis. I was just trying to introduce ppl to the wonder of Friendfeed.... - WoH: Minding her Botts

The names on this thread . . . - Brent from iPhone

Indeed, Brent. - WoH: Minding her Botts from iPhone

Scoble, Alex Scoble

Where's a good place to go to set up a photoblog?

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The Internet is popular, but a very cliche place. - Micah

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Drat on you, Micah! I meant what's a good site to use that is specifically tailored to making photoblogs? - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Posterous is all about that these days. Or I can set you up a WordPress install with a choice of themes on one of my BlueHost servers. - Auntie Buttinsky Botts

Good to know, Mary, and thanks for the offer, but this isn't for me. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Then Posterous or Tumblr. - Auntie Buttinsky Botts

Tumblr seems popular - Todd Hoff

Smugmug a possibility? - Eric

Or, really, the dead-easiest thing to do is ourdoings, which does it for you. You upload a bunch of pix to a special DropBox folder and it organizes the shots based on the metadata. Then, go back in and add whatever text you want to tell the story. http://ourdoings.com - Auntie Buttinsky Botts

And it's our own Bruce Lewis - so it stays in the family. We ought to promote that more. - Auntie Buttinsky Botts

THANKS! - Scoble, Alex Scoble

FF trounced your G+ response. - Todd Hoff

Word, Todd...big time. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

For public consumption I use Posterous (not actively, lately) http://wittman.posterous.com and Smugmug's API + a PHP app I wrote for private family photos. - Micah

flickr - The Real sofarsoShawn

I still like Flickr for photosharing - WarLord

I've tried Posterous, Tumblr, Wordpress, Smugmug/Flickr/Picasa hackery, Instagram, Zenfolio and 500px for various mutations of photo posting/blogging, and for something public, I'd just just go with Tumblr these days. I think the community trumps any sort of technical whizbangery. Particularly since other tools (e.g. Instagram) will post to it natively. - Ken Sheppardson

...or just use FriendFeed. :-) - Bruce Lewis

Friendfeed remains a choice, if not a popular choice. - Andy Bakun

ourdoings seems nice for telling a story, needs nicer skins though (considering calling a favor from a friend to get one done). And it links to FF like nothing else does (and g+ and more). Blipfoto is nice if you want to try to be more consistent and encouraged in taking photos. I have found blip to be easy, friendly, clean. Also, it's a scottish startup. There's also european ipernity, which feels like a clone of flickr except with better support for telling a story/blog around a set of pictures - Iphigenie

Hi iphigenie. If you talk to that friend, ask if they'd be more likely to want to design a skin for it if it were bootstrap-based -- http://twitter.github.com/bootstr... - Bruce Lewis

I recently ran across a nice photoblog theme built on Thesis theme for Wordpress. http://exhibit.wpblogger.com/ - NotdaBOTTurlokin4

I like Wordpress, but I'm a big dummy - Joe "Looptid" Pierce

Bruce, Bootstrap looks cool. If you're thinking of doing skins, Bootstrap doesn't look any harder than messing with WP themes*, and that LESS business just about made me swoon. If people want custom skins, I'd be happy to design them! *I can't say I build whole themes from scratch - don't have the php chops for that. It's more like I restyle existing themes - Genesis child themes, or I also have a developer license for Elegant Themes - with client trade dress (type, colors and imagery). - Auntie Buttinsky Botts

I've played with Posterous (http://mobilephoto.co) and Tumblr (http://twiddle.me) but mainly for iPhone photos. - I like big Botts

Bruce, I will ask. Strangely enough Bootstrap was exactly what I was using messing with my skin for my old tired site (wish I'd enjoy that kind of design more, but i dont). I don't know if bootstrap would make a huge difference but I think having a well structured and documented (or self explanatory) template would help, and bootstrap or some other framework would help you in creating... more... - Iphigenie

Kevin Fox

I don't know the right answer!!!

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Am I the Benjamin you voted for?!? /flattered - Benjamin Golub

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Yup! - Kevin Fox from iPhone

But... Klout is Lame! - Louis Gray

How else do you get free stuff? - Eric

You don't. You opt out. - Louis Gray

You don't anyway - every time I go there, there's nothing available. - Jesse Stay

Ian Gilman

David Baron's weblog: setTimeout with a shorter delay - http://dbaron.org/log...

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Friar Will (:^)

The Libertarian preference for the strong over the weak is decidedly un-Christian. “Leave me alone to make my own choices and spend my own money” is a political philosophy that puts those who need help at a real disadvantage. And those who need help are central to any Christian evaluation of political philosophy.

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“As you have done to the least of these,” says Jesus, “You have done to me.” And “Blessed are those who are just left alone” has still not made the list of Beatitudes. To anticipate the Libertarian response, let me just say that private charity is simply not enough to satisfy the demands of either fairness or justice, let alone compassion. When the system is designed to protect the privileges of the already strong and make the weak even more defenseless and vulnerable, something is wrong with the system. - Jim Wallis, How Christian is Tea Party Libertarianism? - Friar Will (:^)

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I think almost all Christians (and people of other religions, I'm sure) bend their religion around their political ideology rather than the other way around (although not consciously), but Christo-libertarianism has always struck me as one of those ideologies that require an extra large amount of theological acrobatics. - Eivind

Oh Eivind, the things I have seen in this area make my hair stand on end ;) Jim Wallis- Sojourner and 'liberal'- perhaps bends his faith a little to fit an ideology. But nowhere near as much as megachurches, prosperity gospellers and the like. - Pete

Of course, I am the only true and objective interpreter of the Bible and faith, and naturally my political beliefs are all based solely on the Bible and Christian teaching. Anyone who says otherwise is just a heretic. :^) - Friar Will (:^)

Of course... - MoTO Bott

You're the reason I added 'almost,' Will ;) - Eivind

:^) - Friar Will (:^)

It always seems to me to be an enormous leap from "As you have done to the least of these…" to "Let's have the government to take people's money and set up a enormous, costly bureaucracy that will sometimes help certain people." - I like big Botts

Well, that's one perspective. I think the bureaucracy is actually not all that enormous or costly given the many millions of people it serves through welfare, medicare, medicaid, social security, etc. . . It is certainly much lower, percentage wise, than any insurance company bureaucracy, for instance. I also think that churches and charitable organizations cannot even begin to make a... more... - Friar Will (:^)

Finally, it isn't just about Jesus' teaching on this area, but one also needs to consider the old testament prophets who consistently judge Israel and Judah based upon these nations' treatment of the poor, the oppressed and the powerless. - Friar Will (:^)

Glen- I think at least with government there is *some* effort at help. Too often the hard words are reduced to 'I tithe' levels of self-congratulation. - Pete

That said trying to build a plan for government (or lack thereof) out of the gospels is--- fraught, to say the least - Pete

Absolutely, Pete. I have no problem, however, with my religious views informing my political decisions. If they didn't, why even bother to have them? And, of course, this is more applicable for some of my views than for others. - Friar Will (:^)

I think of completely different. I am a libertarian republican and I'm catholic. I want my government as small as possible and it is up to each of us to help each other out and live our own values. It is not for me to force someone to help a cause they don't want to. Also, how is it the strong vs the weak? I just believe markets can, for the most part, govern the selves. Generally when we interfere with markets we get unintended consequences. - Dario Gomez

The market is a metaphor. Assumptions that it is real and works leads to a lot of problems. There is no market without interference, govt or otherwise. It's just that some people think if there is no govt interference, there is no interference and everything is fine. Also, as a catholic surely you are part of a state-like organisation? Any church member is, indeed :) - Pete

yeah the catholic church is state like, but as a religious organization I different expectations for us. We the church (I use we, 'cause if I'm going to call myself catholic I'll take some responsibility for the church's actions, good or otherwise) should take real world actions that reflect our beliefs. - Dario Gomez

But the state is not to be affiliated with any church, this is not the case for other countries. - Dario Gomez

And finally, I find fighting the market vs individuals manipulating it to be a little different. Manipulations are short term actions with possible long term consequences. In the long term I believe any market has a natural point of equilibrium, and the more you try to shift from it the greater the consequences when it finally adjusts. - Dario Gomez

Dario- that's where we disagree I think ;:) Market equilibrium is not a natural thing, it is something fixed by the players in the market, and owing to asymmetries of power- it's not always so equal :) - Pete

Dan Hsiao

"If you look at four-year-olds, they are constantly asking questions and wondering how things work," Gregerson observed generally. "But by the time they are six and a half years old they stop asking questions because they quickly learn that teachers value the right answers more than provocative questions." It's a haunting finding that raises...

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...serious concern about our education system. Specifically, what is the purpose of education? Is it to convey knowledge, as the current system is weighted, or it to be inspired and nurture an ability to constantly learn? — Little Bets (Peter Sims) - Dan Hsiao

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Fascinating. Do you have a cite? I'd like to read more - RudĩϐЯaЯïan

Niether, it is to build conformists and consumers and docile asembly line workers - WarLord

It's in a book, "Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries" (http://www.amazon.com/Little-...). Highly recommend it so far for any entrepreneurs or people who need to solve creative/idea challenges. - Dan Hsiao

I sure hope I can keep sending my kids to Montessori. It's a much less passive learning system. - Bruce Lewis

My friend is a Montessori teacher and from what she has described, I sure wish my parents had sent me to Montessori. - Spidra Webster

The main purpose of a formal education is to teach you how to sit down, shut up, and do what you are told. Those that learn this lesson well will have a job where they get to sit down, shut up, and do what they are told. Those that don't, will have jobs where they get to stand up and talk. (would you like fries with that?) - April

I think school is an opportunity to observe the machine and learn its values and weaknesses up close. It's everything you need to learn about how organizations work and how you can co-exist with one and still do what you want. And they give that education away free! - Your Neighbor Steve

Maybe they stop asking questions because most of they've already learned most of the answers. - Gabe

Gabe, Rob and I were just talking about how Spencer no longer is interested in the drawers in our kitchen. Meg is just mobile enough that she can play with the pots and pans, check out the tupperware, etc. Spencer will do it a little to play with her, but generally doesn't do it himself anymore. We've concluded that he knows what is in the drawers now and would prefer to play with his... more... - Clare Dibble

Lawson, I love your optimistic slant. But sometimes it's impossible to co-exist with the system and still do what you want. That's a (hard) lesson you can learn in public school also. - Laura Norvig

Laura, you are right--perhaps it helps you calibrate your tolerance of and resistance to the system. - Your Neighbor Steve

Rachel Lea Fox

It was a lovely day out today in Sunny CA! My iPhone and I found some gorgeous flowers today.

February 8 - Comment - Like - Share

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Cherry blossoms are in bloom down here, too. My neighborhood is covered in them. Between those and the magnolia, my eyes are so happy! - Anika

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I wish my phone could choose subjects and frame them as nicely as yours does. - Bruce Lewis

The almond tree across the street is blooming, and today I saw wild poppies EVERYwhere :) - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

Wow, Starmama, does the tree produce almonds? Rachel, have you managed to get back to your sekrit orchard? - Spidra Webster

Bruce, I wanted the first shot in a bit closer but the phone wouldn't focus that close. I might go back with the real camera. But overall I'm always pleased with the iPhone camera. I don't have the new one yet though. Starmama, I LOVE wild poppies. They are one of my favorite flowers ever. Spidra, went past my orchard today. It is beautiful and ready for me to go start shooting. I just need to plan out what I want to do this year. :) - Rachel Lea Fox

wow i don't thnk i've seen cherry blossoms here in the hood, cool - SteVe C

Yeah it does Spidra, about half of em are disgusting but the edible ones are yummy. There's a pecan tree in the back but I've never eaten one, they look gross...the squirrels & birds love em, tho. - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu - !lker yoldas. )°(

Amit Patel

Bucking Convention with RotMG | Game Tycoon - http://www.edery.org/2012...

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"What would the typical publishing executive do if someone came to them and said, “We’ve taken open source, 8-bit art and created a f2p, nethack-inspired MMO with permadeath. You can attain the maximum character level in just 30 minutes of play. The game currently has no means of generating revenue and can only accommodate 60 concurrent players per server. Will you work with us on it?” That’s essentially the question posed to Spry Fox one year ago by Alex and Rob, co-creators of Wild Shadow Studios, when they presented us with an early build of Realm of the Mad God (RotMG). And I can guess what others might have said to them, because when we subsequently described the project to contacts of ours, the reaction was inevitably one of skepticism. Permadeath? In 2011? How the heck are you going to retain users? And surely you mean 600 concurrent players per server, not 60?!" - Amit Patel from Bookmarklet

Ian Gilman

When asked what she would ask God if given the chance, Caitlyn answers, "What can I do to help?"

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That is one incredible answer. - Bruce Lewis

<3Heather<3

I rarely ever think about having a personal connection to the events in Afghanistan because it's so easy not to. Today I got an email about my cousin, a helicopter pilot. On Thanksgiving his helicopter was hit with a 40lb IED. No one was hurt and they made it back to base.

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He was home for Christmas and didn't tell anyone because he didn't want them to worry when he went back over. - <3Heather<3

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I'm glad he's okay! - John (bird whisperer)

Oh god, I know how you feel. One of my really close friends from high school, who I basically adopted and parented, signed up for the National Guard, ending up going to Afghanistan, and got shot. Only reason he's alive?He had been texting and his phone in his pocket took the bullet. - Colette

I was glad that I didn't know the base Jeff was at in Iraq was bombed on a daily basis. I also didn't hear about the other unit guys' vehicle that got hit by a IED. They were all okay. But it would have freaked me out. - Jyl BlueBott

I think this is the first time in history where we've been at war and most people back home have little or no idea what's going on or what the toll is on those who are doing the fighting. Glad your cousin is OK. - The original Kevin

The detachment in the US from two wars that have been going on for 9 & 11 years is astounding. Such a contrast from Vietnam and preceding wars. I think the end of the draft is a huge contributing factor, as is the way that media coverage has changed in the era of "embedded reporting." - Mark J Colonel Colonic from Android

Mark, also the way the government talks about, and in some respects, funds the wars. We used to have shared sacrifice. Now it's more like, "let's hide the realities from everyone." - The original Kevin

Kevin, just about the only war we've been in where we didn't have that detachment was Vietnam - the censorship during WWII and WWI were legendary, to say the least. We who didn't live through them know so much more about what happened during those times because of reports that occurred up to 90 years after-the-fact. Where I think you've really hit is is the lack of shared sacrifice. We don't feel like a nation at war - we feel like a nation where some people are at war, and other people can't be bothered. - Jennifer Dittrich

Jennifer, we may have had censorship during WWI and WWII, but everyone was affected by rationing, etc., and with many more people in arms, those wars touched more people directly. And even with the deliberate covering up of the facts on the ground, it wasn't like people could pretend that wars weren't happening and just carry on with their lives. While VietNam was the first TV war, I'd argue that both world wars had a much larger impact on the day-to-day life of the civilian population. - The original Kevin

I was reacting specifically to your comment about people being more aware of what troops were going through in previous wars, and I just don't agree with that view of history. I DO agree with you that the general populace is more detached now -- not because they can't know (due to censorship) but because they don't want to know. - Jennifer Dittrich

Ah. Fair point then. - The original Kevin

Iphigenie

Monday, February 6, 2012 - http://ourdoings.com/iphisho...

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so is it magenta or purple - Iphigenie

I'd call it plum. - Spidra Webster

Kevin Fox

For Rachel: "Onward! To greatness!"

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MOTHERSHIP IS CALLING. WE MUST GO! - AJ Batac :)

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LOL - Rachel Lea Fox

pug-centipede - SteVe C

"Worst conga line, EVER" - Neal Krummell

Kevin Fox

The best presentations are the ones with a hands-on demo. Especially when your audience is POTUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch...

The best presentations are the ones with a hands-on demo. Especially when your audience is POTUS: http://t.co/HW1f9Oki

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Kevin Fox

The wife just ordered her D800 which means I get her hand-me-down D700! Now to find a good home for the D200... #Nikon

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Are you looking to sell it? I would be interested as I can give it as a gift to someone that wants to learn about photography. - NotdaBOTTurlokin4

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Not making any plans yet. It'll still be a couple months before the D800 comes anyhow. :-) - Kevin Fox

Any big photo trips coming up? Antarctica is hard to follow. - Bruce Lewis from iPhone

Nothing concrete, but we've never been to the Far East... Or Svalbard... - Kevin Fox

D800 looks slick, but I think the sweet spot's going to be camping out and picking up used D700s in the ~$1500 range. :-) - Ken Sheppardson

Kevin Fox

I don't think I've ever realized just how many people I know in the Valley until this week. Getting so much stuff done that I think I finally understand what it feels like to be a concierge at a fine Manhattan hotel.

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Mike Nencetti

Severed cable. - http://ourdoings.com/nencett...

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Time Warner accidentally cut our cable Monday afternoon. Wish I knew which one is ours. 3 of the 6 are severed. Hopefully they will show up soon. - Mike Nencetti

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TW called to say they will be here soon. - Mike Nencetti

It took them that long to come out after cutting them? - Anika

When you call they assume the problem is in the house. so I had to schedule 5 to 7pm today. They have not admitted to cutting the cables. My security camera saw their vehicle parked in front of our neighbors house Monday afternoon. They were doing something. - Mike Nencetti

I've had similar problems with Comcast. And we have phone through them. - Bruce Lewis from iPhone

at 9am i received an automated call from TW, stating that the problem was fixed.The automated message tried to close the call so i hung up on. I was at work so I could not tell. I drove home at noon and it was not. - Mike Nencetti

I wont pry too much into Whatever happened Monday, because I think my neighbor had her cable turned off. I have a 4G MIFI I can use in situations like this, well sometimes. - Mike Nencetti

Cable is repaired. Yes it was accidentally cut yesterday. Tech never had to enter the house. - Mike Nencetti