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Marshall Kirkpatrick posted a message on Twitter

“Jesse Helms died this morning”

Friday at 8:58 am - Link

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it would be politcally incorrect to"like" this Tweet - Wayne Schulz

ya, kinda creepy to "like" this - Ralph Poole

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it may be politcally incorrect but sometimes a person has lived passed their time.The world had passed him by.thank goodness. - chartreuse

if you need a reminder of what an asshole the guy was - see Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J... - Marshall Kirkpatrick

Worked in NC for a year, read the WP article, instant "li... doh, "AntiHelm" - cbgreenwood

Perhaps a more open-minded, loving person will be born today to make up for his bile. - Carla Thompson

The best that can be said about Jesse Helms IMHO -- "well known American bigot". - Brian Sullivan

Yeah, sorry. Had to "like" that. - Cyndy

hoo-fuckin-ray - Ivan Pope via twhirl

Carla Thompson posted a link

Looking for Liberty - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Friday at 6:13 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"It is romantic to think that Benjamin Franklin, the greatest printer of his day, was there in Dunlap’s shop to supervise, and that Jefferson, the nervous author, was also close at hand. If so, the Declaration was not only written by the founders, but perhaps set into type and printed by them as well. In every way they could, these ink-splattered geniuses willed the document — and by extension the republic — into existence. We’ll never know for sure. But as Franklin might have appreciated: print the legend." - Carla Thompson via Bookmarklet

Carla Thompson posted a link

Rove’s Third Term - Op-Ed

Friday at 6:11 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Excellent column from Krugman this morning on the Wes Clark kerfuffle from earlier in the week. - Carla Thompson via Bookmarklet

I like the suggestion that McClellan's books should have been titled "What Didn't Happen." Always important to keep in mind when watching political news, regardless of the source. - Shellee

"Furthermore, my sense, though it’s hard to prove, is that the press is feeling a bit ashamed about the way it piled on General Clark." - j1m

I'm going to pull a Tucker Carlson on that one. The day the press feel ashamed over ANYTHING much less for piling up on General Clark, I'll eat my shoe. - Shellee

Jess Lee posted a link

Neatorama » Blog Archive » The Fattest States

Thursday at 11:04 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Mitchell Tsai, Hobbes Lee, TDavid, Amit Patel and 19 other people liked this

Mississippi is fattest, Colorado is the leanest - Jess Lee via Bookmarklet

This data set *so* needs to be a cartogram. - ⓞnor

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They definitely paid a visit to my neighbors. Go Texas! - Carla Thompson

Wow, Colorado is significantly lower than all the others. Any ideas why? - Jim Norris

This was posted separately and there was quite a bit of discussion about it. The Coloradans basically said that outdoor physical activity is a major part of the culture there. - ⓞnor

I say the thin air squeezes the fat out of them. - Steve Craft

Mean elevation: CO 6800ft, UT 6100ft, NM 5692ft, MT 3396ft, MS 300ft... - ⓞnor

Wow that was kinda cool to see - Blackopsmanners

Boulder will humble you: http://andrewhyde.net/boulder-... - Jason Wehmhoener

This is obese - I don't even want to see "overweight." Colorado is the only state where it's not a granted that 1 out of 5 is obese (though by the looks of things, the average is 1 out of 4). Does this include children? Pre-edit: clicked on the article - the overweight numbers are amazing. I'm certainly in these categories - I must disclose. - Vince DeGeorge

cool chart - looks like our primary home (ct) is #3 & secondary (vt) is #5 :) - mike "glemak" dunn

Like we always said back in Arkansas, thank god for Mississippi and Louisiana or we'd always finish last! - Jesse Hattabaugh

I loved visiting Japan, where people seem to be healthily thin. It's very sad the changes since I was in high school. At a pediatric obesity presentation at Stanford, they showed a slideshow of obesity/state over the past 25 years, and it was really sad to see the whole country become fatter & fatter. An Economist issue from the past year shows that it's a worldwide trend - poor & rich countries... People were so much thinner when I was in high school. :-( - Mitchell Tsai

Chris Shipley posted a message on Twitter

“http://qik.com/video/120213”

Thursday at 10:27 am - Link

Carla Thompson liked this

*Love* this company. Great technology and look forward to using it in all sorts of ways. - Carla Thompson

Cyndy posted a message on Twitter

“Watching all the new parents posting at 2 and 3 AM Pacific... remembering those days and not missing them at all. ;)”

Thursday at 2:43 am - Link

Sarah Perez, Michelle Martinez, Yolanda, RAPatton and edythe liked this

I loved the middle of the night time with my infant sons; it was a happy place :) - RAPatton

RA, I never know who you are when you reply as a tweet. LOL. And I think I was okay with that quiet time with #1, but #2 did nothing but scream for six straight months and by #3 I just wanted to sleep for three hours straight. - Cyndy

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It's not so bad when you've got several seasons of South Park to keep you entertained. That and tech stuff to tinker with. - Mike Bogle

With my oldest, I would feed him while watching VH-1's insomniac theater. Every night they would play Sweet Surrender by Sarah McL. They only light in the room was the TV and we sat in a comfortable white chair. He was a very happy child. With my second child, I learned that it was "bad" to have any stimulation during that period if you wanted to teach them to sleep through the night, so most nights there was no TV. However, we did good off as is my want. This is a picture from about 2 in the morning when we were having some fun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/j... - RAPatton

@RA, what a cutie! Lovin' the superman jammies. - Mike Bogle

I love that style of superman and batman pajamas. Capes rule! Take that Edna Mode! - RAPatton

My youngest had reflex so he had a harder time until we figured it out, but I still liked that time. - RAPatton

Adorable!!! How old is he now? And I have two refluxers... one was a screamer. The other had apnea. Night was a non-stop nightmare, even with the A/B monitor. - Cyndy

Yep... I became fond of World News Now and the rebroadcast of Conan O'Brien during that time... - Chris Reed

LOL Chris. I'm embarrassed to admit that I watched Howard Stern for a couple of years in there. I still have no idea why since I really don't like him or his program, but I think it was just such a trainwreck and it wasn't repeats. - Cyndy

Cyndy, the reflux one is 8 now. He was born Nov 20th and everything was fine until Christmas Eve. It was a terrible night. Once we figured it out it and got him zantac all was well. The first thing I now do to a fussy baby is smell them for that slightly acidic smell. The things you learn with experience. Here is a picture of him from Saturday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/j... - RAPatton

@Chris Reed - us too with Conan! we rediscovered his greatness with our first. - Carla Thompson

Carla Thompson posted a message

“For anyone involved in the BookSwim conversation last weekend, my first books arrived today. Impressed at the turnaround - from Saturday to Wednesday. Books are a little worn and have BookSwim stickers plastered everywhere but who cares about the covers?”

Wednesday at 3:49 pm - Link

Patricia Hanrahan and Mark Trapp liked this

Very cool. I wonder what the turnaround is to ship it back, have them process it, and send you a new one. A week? - Mark Trapp

The pressure's on... Read really fast so we can find out.... - Chris Reed

It says to allow 4-14 days turnaround. But of course, if I up to the next plan level, I can always have a book in my possession while they mail new ones. - Carla Thompson

Jason Calacanis posted a message on Twitter

“DEMO 2008 companies: just heard rumor that DEMO is offering some companies discounted rate but others not: if u paid 18.5k u got ripped off?”

Wednesday at 12:16 pm - Link

anyone else here this? - Jason Calacanis

You're channeling Alan Meckler, sounds like. - Rob Sterling

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Rob Sterling... is that a compliment? :-) - Jason Calacanis

@Jason: No, but this is: you're better than him and it's jarring (to me) when you employ the same tactics. Don't be Adlai Muckler. - Rob Sterling

now that's the problem with rumors, @jasoncalacanis... they are uncorroborated and they're often untrue. - Chris Shipley

Speaking of "ripped off,"Jason, what's with TC's pay-to-play scheme at the party this month? Thought you wanted to kill that model? http://tinyurl.com/5kdxly - Carla Thompson

Carla Thompson: oh please... those are just sponsor tables.... TC is not selling speaking slots like DEMO. Nice try however! - Jason Calacanis

oh my.. they go at it again .. tC50 vs Demo08 foo.. who cares what the pricing strategy is and which show !! Smart companies will not attend any .. - Peter Dawson

Make no mistake, this is standard operating procedure in the tech world to bitch about one another conferences pricing and saying mine is better then yours. Why an't there large democamps that is just free ?? - Peter Dawson

@Jason yeah, they're pretty clearly labeled Product Launch. I don't fault you for it - this is business after all! - Carla Thompson

RAPatton posted a link

Flak Magazine | Ten Years Without Phil Hartman, 05.28.08

Wednesday at 10:54 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Noah Carter, Akiva Moskovitz, Lon Harris, Barak Begleiter and 18 other people liked this

I still miss him - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

You know he did album covers before he became a comedien. He did three of America's covers including their greatest hits and History. - RAPatton

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It's been awhile since we've had a weird/sad/disturbing death of an SNL alum. I was reminded of how good Hartman was when I watched the recent SNL Mike Meyers special. - Jason Toney

Class act. - Michael W. May via twhirl

Any Simpsons with Troy McClure is a classic but the episode when his fondness for fish is revealed may be the best. - Carla Thompson

Carla, Yes! That is the one with the Planet of the Apes musical! - RAPatton

Fave Hartman quote - as Frank Sinatra to Billy Idol: "I got CHUNKS of guys like you comin' outta my STOOL!". - (steve isaacs)

How about SNL's "Joyride with Perot"? Hartman playing the Admiral is one of my all-time favorites. http://snurl.com/2suxa [www_nbc_com] - Shellee

I loved him on News Radio when he sang Shaft! - RAPatton

Gridlock! - Chris Reed

Hulu has the News Radio, I watched every available episode! Great show. - Vox

So many to choose from, but his understated Frankenstein's monster with Tarzan (Jon Lovitz) and Tonto (Kevin Nealon) sketches are what stick out for me. "Fire bad! Arrrr! Fire bad!" - Michael W. May

Glad I saw you post this, I have been watching News Radio on DVD nonstop over the past few months... miss Phil a ton! - Kevin Buckstiegel

Carla Thompson posted a message

“Am I the only one having issues with Twhirl this morning?”

Wednesday at 9:26 am - Link

Nope, I'm getting the 'oops' message. - Patricia Hanrahan

Yep, that "oops" is driving me up a wall. - Carla Thompson

Carla, I posted the status from Twhirl somewhere around here. It's Twitter. Again. Quelle suprise. - Cyndy

Carla Thompson posted a link

Stephen Baldwin Will Leave The Country If Barack Obama Becomes President!

Wednesday at 4:45 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Stephen Baldwin told Laura Ingram that he'll leave the country if Barack gets elected. Obviously, the knee-jerk reaction here is to say, "Then we'd better do our best to make sure that happens."" - Carla Thompson via Bookmarklet

Benjamin Golub added a movie to Netflix

Jesus Camp

Tuesday at 5:27 pm - Link

Duncan Riley, Frankie Warren and Paul Buchheit liked this

Just curious; why would you rent this? - Jack Carlson

Jack, it's actually incredibly disturbing and interesting. - Akiva Moskovitz

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What do you mean, Jack? Jesus Camp is a documentary that highlights everything that's wrong with large swathes of the American Evangelical movement. It's really well done. - Mark Trapp

I should watch this to be better informed but something about it just really creeps me out. - Stefan Hayden

A-ha! Thats the bunny! Was trying to think of the name of this the other night (was watching 'Saved!'). Thanks :) - Patricia Hanrahan

Interesting... I have lots of Christians in my family; I always need more ways to alienate me from my family! :) - Kenneth LeFebvre

There's also Friends of God, an HBO documentary, that explores other parts of the movement (url: http://www.hbo.com/docs/progra...). Kooky people. - Mark Trapp

Interesting replies. I've watched it and I agree it's disturbing. That's why I was curious as to what Benjamin expected from the video. - Jack Carlson

@Mark, not all of us! :-) - Larry Huffman

Hey Clare, didn't we watch this at your place last year? It was pretty funny as I recall. - Gabe Schaffer

Please excuse me for the shameless plug - http://www.jaman.com/a/Jesus-C.... We have this on our website and thought someone seeing this thread might want to check out Jesus Camp if they didn't have a Netflix subscription. - Yan Biao Boey

Do. Not. Like. I grew up Southern Baptist. 'Nuff said. - Carla Thompson

I just watched the video on Yan Biao's site. And I'd say "Oh my God" if it wasn't so inappropriate. How can people do this to children? - Ole Begemann

Louis Gray bookmarked a page on del.icio.us

Krispy Kreme vs. Dunkin’ Donuts - O Showdown! | The KnightKnetwork

Tuesday at 11:12 pm - Link

Ryan Taylor, David Knight, Mike Fruchter, Franklin Pettit and Carla Thompson liked this

Well thanks - now I need a donut. - Carla Thompson

LG, not KK or DD but a little something something for you... check out the pictures, Maple Bacon donut... http://voodoodoughnut.com/menu... - Steven Van Tilburg via twhirl

Tim Hortons is even better..... - Abby Martin

Tim Hortons has gone down hill drastically in quality/service. The Voodo Doughnut link is Brilliant! That's what Timmys should be trying! - Ryan Taylor

Carla Thompson posted a link

Alice Chess Set With Transparent Pieces

Wednesday at 3:56 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Want want want - Carla Thompson via Bookmarklet

Louis Gray posted an entry on louisgray.com

Sarah Comes Home, Making Our Family Whole

Tuesday at 7:15 pm - Link

Franklin Pettit, Dobromir Hadzhiev, Ro (Lilyhill), Susan Beebe and 15 other people liked this

I can't advise on cars - when my daughter was that age, they still made the Ford Tempo - but any reasonably safe four-door with good gas mileage should do. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Awesome news! - Jase

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Yay. - j1m

I was the last of the twins to come home, too. 2lbs, 6oz. July 22nd, 1982. Wow, that's coming up fast... - Andrew Feinberg

http://www.dad.info/kids/babys... - Tom Beardshaw

yay - Alex Gawley

Re cars, if you're looking to avoid the SUV/minivan route, I recommend the Mazda 6 wagon. Good gas mileage and room for gear in the back. And so glad again that you guys are home! - Carla Thompson

Duncan Riley posted a message

“Playing with the Cleanmeme feed, should I block Amazon stories is one point that has come up. For those who missed it: Techmeme in your RSS Reader without the echo http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/p... the feed blocks anything about Google, Microsoft, Yahoo... ”

Wednesday at 12:31 am - Link

Ron Emrick, Scott Bauer, Luca Conti, Mathew A. Koeneker and 6 other people liked this

Twitter, TechCrunch and a few other key terms. The idea is that once you take away the echo, we might be able to find the hidden gems on Techmeme. We'll that's the theory anyway :-) - Duncan Riley

I like it, added. Woah anchor points! - Toby Graham

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Here's link about Cleanmeme http://friendfeed.com/e/f076db..., which was mentioned by Duncan Riley at the The Inquisitr http://inquisitr.com/1333/tech... - Mitchell Tsai

Niiiice. Thanks for the rec, Duncan! - Carla Thompson

SMART idea!! that's I knew there was a serious clanging echo in there! - Susan Beebe

So far today I've already clicked on 4 or 5 links from this. Very Useful thanks Duncan. - Toby Graham

Duncan: Cool. I had been a lil wary of adding any new feeds to my brain but this has me willing to give it a try as a Liberal Arts 'aka' underwater basket weaver. :) - Mathew A. Koeneker via fftogo

Mark Trapp loved a song on Last.fm

Night Ranger – Sister Christian

Tuesday at 6:38 pm - Link

George The Writer, Brian Daniel Eisenberg, Michael W. May, AJ Kohn and 2 other people liked this

sigh. - edythe

Did you get the MP3 from Michael? I fully expect a flood of Last.fm loves for this! - Mark Trapp

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i had too little faith and did not see Mwm's valiant save until it was too late. - edythe

The 80s power ballad... the driving drums, the obligatory guitar solo... a lost art. - Michael W. May via twhirl

Great song but will now forever remind me of that kick-ass scene in Boogie Nights. - Carla Thompson

oh, and a kick-ass scene it is, carla! :) - edythe

This is where I admit I've never seen Boogie Nights - Michael W. May via twhirl

Me, either, Michael. - Harvey Simmons

well, then i am jealous of you and harvey, mwm, because you have it to look forward to. - edythe

I saw it with my mother; we were in the front row - RAPatton

@RAP you saw it with your mother?? I must meet this woman. For anyone who hasn't seen it, it's a must-rent. - Carla Thompson

Louis Gray posted a message

“Family Togetherness Time”

Tuesday at 3:49 pm - via mail2ff - Link

benedikt, Franklin Pettit, Yolanda, Sarah Perez and 98 other people liked this

Look at them sleeping. So daggone cute! - Hutch Carpenter

Looks like Dad got a bit of schwag, too... :) - Mark Dykeman

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awesome! - Thomas Hawk

Where are the FF onesies?! :-) - JA Castillo

FFTwins FTW! - Brian Daniel Eisenberg

The FF onesies are way too big. My "biggest" kid is five pounds. When these guys get 3-6 months, let the schwag wagon roll. - Louis Gray

Link bait! :) - Andrew Baron

@Louis you are such a product pimp ROFLMAO .. god love ya and yer family :) - Steven Hodson

awwwww - Michelle Trent

Do they have FF accounts yet? - John Worthington

aww gorgeous :) and the babies too! - Allison

LOL that is alll kinds of win - Mona N

I've always thought it's important to establish brand awareness early on. Good job ;-) - Jonathon

So, what are their domains and RSS feeds? I need to add them as imaginary friends for now. - Rob Diana

Peace. That's the word that comes to my mind :) - directeur via NoiseRiver

wonderful little creatures! I too have a couple of twins (six years old) - marcantonio severgnini

good thing they are always this happy. right! - Tim Connors

I want that shirt! - James Hull

totally got a cool idea for new schwag... two items: for new Moms, a friend feed shirt with slots for easy feeding of infants... and for new Pops like Louis, nipple with bottle attachment inserts with one nipple coming out of the first f and the second nipple coming out of the second d... saweet! - Rob Reed

FF schwag and twins! best picture of the day! - Sarah Perez

Cute as a button. Akiva you crack me up. :) - Mathew A. Koeneker via fftogo

@Rob Reed: Awesome! - April Buchheit

Kinda wished I had some FF schwag to wear with the newborn on the way. - Randy Hall

The first marriage on FF cannot compete with this. - Russellreno

Congratz. - Bill Bittner

Mega awesome ;) Congratulations to you and your family, like the Friendfeed t-shirt ;) - Mario Olckers

Tiny... little... eentsy... lumps of yum. There, my estrogen has officially shown itself. - Carla Thompson

No way - they have FF onesies??? How do I get my hands on one of those? - Jesse Stay

The Gray family Babies!!!! Sarah and Mathew look sooo cute in your arms! and sooo tiny my goodness!!... still LOL @ Rob's wacky comment..whoa! - Susan Beebe

cool beans! workin on those biceps! - TheMacMommy via twhirl

So cute! - Marina Yu. Nikulina

bring on the schwag, very cool pictures indeed - Dobromir Hadzhiev

Chris Shipley posted an entry on The Guidewire

In Search of a Non-Profit Exchange Network: Everything Old Could Be New Again

Tuesday at 6:40 pm - Link

j1m and Carla Thompson liked this

Okay, so I'm a little biased. But for all those that were involved in the book discussion the other day on FF, this is an interesting post. - Carla Thompson

+1 for donating stuff to libraries - j1m

Carla Thompson posted a link

Mrs. Mahmud Ahmadinejad Is Smokin’ Hot! (Maybe?)

Tuesday at 8:19 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Steve Spalding, Roger Benningfield, Mark Krynsky, edythe and 5 other people liked this

Wow. She looks happy, no? - Carla Thompson via Bookmarklet

oy - Cyndy

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nice... dig the uh... is that Darth Vader? - Noah David Simon

My heart breaks for her, but I can't stop laughing at the title... - Sprague D

that's a good solution to appear in public with a mistress :) - Naor

Can't help but see Emperor Palpatine standing next to Ahmadinejad.... - Chris Reed

...smiling on the outside, crying on the inside... - JA Castillo

The bridge of her nose is VERY appealing. - Vince DeGeorge

I am holding out hope that the real Ms. IAintTakinYerName-Ahmadinejad told him to GFH for the photo op and that's a stand-in. The Real Ms. IAintTakinYerName-Ahmadinejad is home having herself a daquiri in the pool and laughing that anyone thinks he wears the pants in his own home. - Cyndy

why is treating women in this matter tolerated at all? I'll be happy once we no longer have any dependence on oil and we can turn our backs on those countries until they reform. - Tad Donaghe

This photo says so much about what a lot of people simply don't understand about the Middle East. - Akiva Moskovitz

What is it that we're not understanding, Akiva? - David Worrell

I'm an absolute subscriber in tolerance for others' beliefs and values, but there are times where you have to hold the line. There are some cultures in the past that featured human sacrifice, but that doesn't mean you have to tolerate it. This is subjugation of women, clear and simple... Basic human rights take priority above culture and religion in my view.... - Chris Reed

Akiva, I'd love to hear more of your thinking here. I'm with Chris - any situation in which a woman is rendered virtually invisible by her clothing is subjugation. - Carla Thompson

Carla, Chris puts it well for this particular context. I go a bit further and see this as just one example of a far greater underlying problem. This is a dangerous and inflammatory topic we're skating around, though. - Akiva Moskovitz

@Akiva: If I read you correctly, you're talking about the underlying "Death to Israel" theme we see perpetuated? - Chris Reed

Must be pretty miserable under there. From my non-educated stand point, the women are covered to show they are modest and to prevent the men from falling into temptation. However, clearly this shows the men are the horn dogs, so why don't we just blindfold them? Why do the women have to disappear under an acre of black material? Although... as a woman... sometimes this outfit (minus the headgear) would be a great option. - Yolanda

Interesting photo and even more interesting comments. I will be interested to see the Middle Eastern FF'ers comments later on today. - Mathew A. Koeneker

She does look like Palpatine. :) - Mathew A. Koeneker

Chris, no. Israel's also just a small part. - Akiva Moskovitz

Wait, what about Israel? I thought she was being compared to Palpatine not Palestine. [insert "occupation" joke] - Karim

I didn't think that women were allowed to have occupations! [rimshot!] - Akiva Moskovitz

I think Evil Overload is more an avocation than an occupation, no? - Cyndy

I've actually met some folks who think Westerners oppress women by forcing them to expose their breasts and thighs to strangers, not to mention sticking sharp metal pins through their earlobes. Not that I agree, of course. I'm not some simple-minded relativist or whatever. - nathan

I will admit that the whole burka with maybe a bigger face hole is a tempting option for say, eras of bloating and/or bad hair days. - Cyndy

Yeah, I still see it as intrinsically different. A woman in California isn't going to get jailed or suffer an 'honor killing' because she won't walk around in skimpy clothing. - Akiva Moskovitz

Nathan - we don't have morals police who go around beating women for not dressing a certain way. Well, maybe in Utah... I kid! - Tad Donaghe

@Tad, Utah or possibly my neighbors. : ) I think that's my new goal on FF - to insert my close-minded, evangelical neighborhood/community in every comment I make. - Carla Thompson

Carla, that's an admiral goal and I wish you the best of luck with it! - Akiva Moskovitz

Carla Thompson posted a link

Powerset Blog : Microsoft to Acquire Powerset

Tuesday at 12:03 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Sprague D liked this

From the MS blog: "Powerset will join our core Search Relevance team, remaining intact in San Francisco. Powerset brings with it natural language technology that nicely complements other natural language processing technologies we have in Microsoft Research." - Carla Thompson

Good on Microsoft. - Sprague D

Scott Beale shared an item on Google Reader

AT&T iPhone 3G Pricing Details, On Sale at 8am, July 11th

Tuesday at 9:19 am - Link

Carla Thompson, Greg North, Brad Fitzpatrick and Brandon Wood liked this

$129.99 Unlimited Plan doesn't look that bad... - Ed Healy

An unlimited plan! An unlimited plan! - Carla Thompson

Thanks for posting. It seems like this product launch is going to get some negative criticism from Apple fans that are accustomed to a very simple purchasing process. I don't think Apple has ever done a launch that had a downloadable PDF on "how to get ready", but I might be wrong. I wish they were not subsidizing the new iPhone so I could just walk in and buy it. - John Swords

Wm Scott Rees posted a link

Converse Kurt Cobain Chuck Taylors | Uncrate

June 30 at 12:19 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Weird - what fool would buy these? Someone 15 or under, is my only guess. - Wm Scott Rees via Bookmarklet

The description on the Nordstrom.com website: "Doodlings drawn from the personal notebook of Kurt Cobain are printed on lace-up sneakers for an entirely unique look." - Ginger Makela

F-ing Courtney Love. - Carla Thompson

I think anyone over the age of 15 that would wear these might not realize that they could equate to be the most modern form of a kick me sign that anyone could ever wear. - Jason Lowe

Carla Thompson posted a link

'Obama' Hate Messages, Graffiti Cover 60 Orlando City Vehicles

Tuesday at 8:21 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Barbara K. Baker and Erin Kotecki Vest liked this

This story has not gotten enough attention. And am guessing more is coming - Erin Kotecki Vest

I agree. I have barely heard anyone talk about this story. - Michelle Martinez

Got really *bad* viral e-mail one today. Oh, this election is going to be very ugly. - Barbara K. Baker

Yeah, this is the first I'd heard of it. The business card left at the scene - the conspiracy theorist in me wonders if Karl Rove is at work somewhere! - Carla Thompson

Patricia Hanrahan posted a link

The Local - Drunken Swede attempts to row home from Denmark

July 1 at 2:32 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Mahdi Ebrahimi, edythe, Russellreno, Casey and 15 other people liked this

"When the 78-year-old Swede was set to board a ferry from Danish Helsingör to Helsingborg on Sweden’s west coast, he opened his wallet to discover he’d spent all his money at the bar. Determined to make it home, the near octogenarian then stole a rowboat and set course for Sweden, which sits across the four kilometre wide straight separating Denmark from its Scandinavian neighbour." - Patricia Hanrahan via Bookmarklet

:) - edythe

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Admittedly, this sounds something I would do... heh. - Michael W. May

I don't even need to read the article to know I like this. - Carla Thompson

they are really a little bit strange ;) - Nicole Simon

But I thought it was the *Finns* who got drunk! :) - Adam Lasnik

My 86 yr old German father would not spend his last dollar in a bar, but he would cheer the Swede. - Russellreno

Q: How do you keep Denmark beautiful? A: Escort a Swede to the ferry. - Dave Roth

Q: What is the difference between Denmark and Sweden? The Swedes have nice neigbours! - Baard Overgaard Hansen

If he was a real man he would have taken a swim, right? - Johannes Henkel

He occupied his time with the "bottles of beer on the wall" song... - Chris Reed

@Adam ;))) - silpol

wow. ha. - edythe

Russellreno posted a link

Sophistication Fail

June 30 at 6:39 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Igor Poltavskiy, Czar Derek Peterman, (steve isaacs), Oliver Ortega Chua and 56 other people liked this

Wallmart: Where the beautiful people hang. - Russellreno via Bookmarklet

That's great.LOL - vidsaw

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Wal-Mart is Sacks for the burbs. :-) - Steven M. Cohen

oh my - Michael W. May via twhirl

My greeter: http://i279.photobucket.com/al... - Michelle Miller

I live around the corner from Wal-Mart store #1, and I've been in there at 2am. Based on what I've seen, I suspect that Ms. Jackson's idea of casual attire hovers somewhere in the twilight between Clan of the Cave Bear and Oscar the Grouch. - Roger Benningfield

Michelle - That is funny. - Russellreno

Just one more cause I gotta: http://www.sydesjokes.com/pict... - Michelle Miller

Unbelievable. Wal-Mart is a fashion mecca. - Mark Wilson

My grandmother calls it 'WAL-MARKS'. I've also watched her literally curse out a pot of beans for not cooking fast enough. Another time, she threatened to put my uncle 'under the floor'. Never quite figured out what that meant but I was really young at the time. My grandmother is clearly someone you do NOT want to mess with. - Akiva Moskovitz

You know it's French, right? Like "Colbert", the "t" is silent. - Ken Sheppardson

Ken, like how the terminating 't' in 'Target' is also silent? - Akiva Moskovitz

Exactement. - Ken Sheppardson

Mais oui! - Akiva Moskovitz

Testing Gridjit Comments - Russellreno

hee, akiva! you're really on a roll. :) - edythe

Is the t in Gridjit silent? - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

I would think that the liquor store would be the prime location for casual dress. Especially if it has video poker machines. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Griji Maybe. - Russellreno

ontario, is your t silent? :D - edythe

Does Dollar Palace carry the Britney Spears clothing collection yet? - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

"ontario" is a French word meaning "no Celine Dion." Although I think Chromeo ("Fancy Footwork") is Montreal-based... - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

@Ontario ROFL - Michael W. May via twhirl

I wish I'd taken a picture of the banner I saw over a dollar store here in San Francisco a few months back: "Everything $1 and Up" - Ken Sheppardson

OE +1 - Shey

Ontario, if that's the proper French word for 'no Celine Dion', I hearby suggest we rename pretty much everything to 'ontario'. - Akiva Moskovitz

that's just hilarious! - EJ Flavors

Gawd. I dont' want to know about the town where Wal-Mart is the high-end store...! - Jason Kaneshiro

Come on now, there are quite a few of we sticksville and boonedocks rednecks and hicks who live away from your high falutin' cities. - Michael W. May via twhirl

Again, I think this is one of my neighbors. - Carla Thompson

Dollar Palace and Walmart holding strong. No 2 Best of the Day after 18 hrs. - Russellreno

100% epic FAIL, thanks for the share. - Czar Derek Peterman

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“Have you ever walked out a movie? If so which one(s)?”

Tuesday at 7:34 am - Link

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I am actually a big movie-walker-outer. I left Batman & Robin (too many nipples), Peter Jackson's King Kong (too schmaltzy), and Terminator 3 (too much everything). - (steve isaacs)

From Dusk Til Dawn. - Ginger Makela

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Never, and I sat through Doogle. D O O G L E - RAPatton

I've never walked out of a movie. While I've been moderately disappointed by some movies, I don't usually go to the theater unless I really want to see the movie, plus it costs a chunk of money to go see it! I'm getting my money's worth. - James Ferguson

I was very tempted to walk out of Sin City, but my girlfriend was enjoying it. A group of kids walked out pretty early on at the showing I was at- I wished I was with them. - Mike

I stopped movie-going so many years ago... Is removing DVD from tray considered as walkout? - silpol

Wow... I thought Sin City was so good, I bought the collector DVD. I rarely do that sort of thing anymore. - Michael W. May via twhirl

Mallrats. Hate hate hate kevin smith. - Jason Kaneshiro

Wayne's World. Steve- 'too many nipples'. best review of that movie ever. :) - Yolanda

I loved Sin City too. I've never walked out of a movie, though I've seen plenty of awful ones. I clearly remember several people walking out of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. I went back and saw that one again though. ; ) - Carla Thompson

I loved Sin City also and own the oversized collectors editions of the graphic novels. - RAPatton

I nearly left King Kong because of the sound being totally messed up, all quiet and muffled the whole time regardless of how many people got up and went to the manager to complain - It ruined the movie for me. Other than that, I've never left a movie theater mid-movie. - Nathan Chase

I've walked out on just two: The Crow, and then the first Lord of The Rings. (sorry) - Wm Scott Rees

Ginger! Dusk Til Dawn is AWESOME. How could you? - Nathan Chase

I Imagined that Sin City won't appeal to all; but I never thought it might go down as an unwatchable movie. Anyways; rarely - twice to be exact, don't even remember the names of movies that I walked out of; yeah, they were that bad. If nothing else then i just eat the pop corn and doze off. I think it doesn't make economic sense to walk out; you already spent the money - best to make fun of the idiot who wasted a much higher amount to make that s*it, eh? - Parth Awasthi

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