chrisofspades

it was the first place that I had ever seen people make real, meaningful connections online. and it grew beyond the internet's boundaries. there were local meetups, regional gatherings, annual "reunions". there were marriages and breakups, births and deaths. it was a real tight knit, supportive community. I say "was", but it might still be. I wouldn't know because I haven't visited that website in years, but I made lifelong connections on that website that I still maintain. it doesn't matter that I don't go to that URL anymore. I have phone numbers, email addresses, IM screennames, heck even home addresses. those relationships don't go away. - chrisofspades

people seem to be panicking about FriendFeed, and I'm familiar with the feeling. FriendFeed will change over time, that's a guarantee, but as long you're confident in the connections you've formed here, you've nothing to worry about. trust me. - chrisofspades

I blame this post on Joey, btw. her post got me thinking about all this: http://friendfeed.com/joeybea... - chrisofspades

"This also isn’t a new issue for Sterling. Four years ago his company agreed to settle a similar 2003 racial discrimination suit for an undisclosed sum – “one of the largest ever obtained in this type of case,” according to the judge – and a reported $5 million in plaintiff legal fees. Sterling’s attorney Robert Platt said in a statement that the Sterlings “vehemently and unequivocally deny that anyone was discriminated.” The company, Platt claimed, only settled because “the cost of continuing litigation far exceeded the cost of settlement.” Apparently, Sterling is so cheap he won’t even spend money to defend his reputation against a racial discrimination charge. If you’re innocent (and rich), you’d think squashing the possible assumption that you’re a despicable racist is a project worth dropping some cash on, but hey, this is Donald Sterling. You also wouldn’t think someone could run the Clippers like he has." - chrisofspades from Bookmarklet