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@LucBernouin @captic @pmeance Mes meilleurs voeux! - Gare du Nord - Paris (France) sur Flickr : partage de photos ! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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très belle! bonjour, Véronique :)
- Bren -- Still Believes
Nice! Too bad the Portuguese chicken place closed around the corner. :(
- Cristo
The West Wing is the best tv series aired ever. I dare you to name another show that 1UPs it. #doubledogdare
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Never seen it...
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Totally agree. If I could only watch one show for the rest of my life, would be The West Wing.
- Caleb Elston
CSI and McGyver
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
from iPhone
Gilligan's Island.
- Joe
I'm not sure that I'd for sure name it best (it's kind of unfair to compare all different sorts of TV shows together in one category), but it's certainly the one I return to over and over and over again. (Too bad not all of the seasons were of equal quality, though.)
- Spidra Webster
M*A*S*H
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Homicide: Life on the Street (edited: stupid keyboard)
- ha3rvey (just a friend)
you mean "Homicide"?
- Joe Silence is not Santa
Mission Impossible
- Cristo
Part of the impact of West Wing was the marked contrast between Josiah Bartlett's administration and the real-life version under Bush and Cheney.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
Wild Wild West
- Cristo
Star Trek
- Cristo
(Hint: There weren't any cowboys in the Josiah Bartlett version.)
- Mark "DerBingle" J
Seinfeld
- Cristo
M*A*S*H
- Cristo
All In The Family
- Cristo
That may account for some of its popularity, Mark, but I think West Wing was popular for what marks a lot of Sorkin shows: excellent dialogue, fantastic mix of comedy and drama, supernal ensemble casting...and the extra for West Wing was being able to geek out over all that governmental stuff. The dialogue was so thick with it that repeat viewings reward you. Takes several times seeing an ep before you really feel you've gotten everything out of it.
- Spidra Webster
Without looking at other answers: Homicide, particularly the first year.
- AJ Kohn
Chappelle Show
- Cristo
NYPD Blue
- Louis Gray
The Simpsons
- Louis Gray
Hill Street Blues
- Cristo
Red Dwarf
- Cristo
Chapelle Show
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
House, MD
- imabonehead
Firefly.
- AJ Kohn
Hannah Montana.... naw, just kidding. :)
- Cristo
The Wire, The Sopranos, Arrested Development
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Any PBS shows :P
- imabonehead
NOVA
- ha3rvey (just a friend)
You guys are ridiculous!! LOL
- Mona Nomura
from iPhone
Yup. I had to place the Mission Impossible theme because of this thread.
- Cristo
Dr. Quinn, medicince woman. Chapelle Show. LOL Just EL OH EL!!!!
- Mona Nomura
from iPhone
A show with Rob Lowe in it is the best of all time. LOL. :D
- Cristo
West Wing rocks.. seeing the cast in any other show still disturbs me. they are supposed to be in WW working :)
- Yunus Tunak
sports night.
- Sean Oliver
SportsCenter.
- Louis Gray
60 Minutes.
- Louis Gray
Spidra - Agreed. Trust me on this, I wasn't trying to diminish the "West Wing" side of the equation!
- Mark "DerBingle" J
Nightly News With Tom Brokaw.
- Louis Gray
Pee Wee's Funhouse!
- Mark "DerBingle" J
First season of Miami Vice... unfadeable baby!
- Adrian
The West Wing was so awesome I remember bit characters. Like the guy in records or something who had the best line ever. "Well you're a strange little frumpy man, aren't you?" Of all the series I've loved, this one lasts the longest.
- Heather
The Streets of San Francisco
- Steve
CHiPs
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Magnum P.I.
- Steve
Jay Leno Show.
- imabonehead
Laugh-In
- T. Brent, technopeasant
In Living Colour.
- imabonehead
DOCTOR WHO.
- Steven Perez
Robot Chicken for sure!
- Jeff P. Henderson
People are so serious about their TV! People are yelling at me on Twitter, too! Geez. LOL
- Mona Nomura
from iPhone
None of the above. But. Mad Men is climbing the charts fast. Still. WW is in the stratosphere, and nothing will touch it.
- Christopher Galtenberg
from iPhone
I've been watching it again on DVD. In fact, watching it right now... Jean-Paul just spiked her drink, Tae Diggs is talking to a bunch of folks about to get it... uh oh... aaaaand.... poor Molly...
- Ken Sheppardson
Yes. Mad Men.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
The Shield
- Jan Ole Peek
Johnny Quest
- Mistletoe Glen
Doctor Who...
- Christian (Simply X)
The Unit.
- imabonehead
What format do you use to store your digital music files? Do you rip your own CDs? Where do you play your music files?
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mp3
- Mike Nencetti
I've been using mp3 since I started ripping, but I'm thinking of converting to Apple lossless.
- Cristo
I rip to FLAC.
- Christopher A Carr
Does iTunes support FLAC?
- Cristo
all mp3. Anyone who says they can tell the different between a 320kb mp3 and flac is full of crap. I rip my cds.
- Daniel Morgan
I don't think it does, but I steer well clear of iTunes, so I couldn't tell you for sure.
- Christopher A Carr
Daniel, what do you listen to your mp3s on?
- Cristo
I don't rip to FLAC because I think I can hear a difference between FLAC and a good mp3, I just like to have an archival format from which to make mp3s...the CDs can then go in a box.
- Christopher A Carr
For music I care about, I rip my own CDs to 192kbps (CBR) mp3. For music I'm just interested in checking out, I'll download at 160 or 192kbps mp3. I listen to about 40% of my music on my Zune 80 device using the FM transmitter to play over my car stereo. The rest of the time, I listen to my music either through my computer at home (three speaker system) or through my bluetooth stereo headset on my computer at work.
- Curtiss Grymala
mp3 and flac, all downloaded (made my own rips long ago, it takes more time & effort)
- Mike Chelen
Almost everything I have is in M4A with a few MP3s scattered around. I ripped my entire CD collection and have been buying things from iTunes (and occasionally Amazon). I play everything through iTunes either on one of my computers or through our A/V system.
- Akiva Moskovitz
mp3 usually. have a lot of aac and wma too though. 99% downloaded. rip cds only for kids cds. listen on cds in the car, ipod, computers all around the house
- Itachi
I play all my music from iTunes, Sonos, or iPods. Sonos supports Apple lossless, which is why I'm considering it. About 90% of my music is ripped from my own CDs, 9% bought from iTunes, and 1% misc from the web.
- Cristo
Something that makes me sad is that the Sonos amplifiers aren't as high quality as what you can get standalone, but there is no alternative UI as good as Sonos for multi-zone audio. Unless maybe you use some super high-end Crestron system, which I'm allergic to both because it's so closed and overpriced.
- Cristo
iTunes .m4p mostly, but now, streaming via Spotify.
- Louis Gray
The library I listen from is MP3 and WMA. I rip to MP3 using EAC. I play most of my music from my PC
- LANjackal
High quality mp3 mostly, and iTunes purchased format. I generally listen to music in the car from my iPhone, my Linux box, or my iMac with iTunes.
- Beau Liening
from iPhone
I rip to FLAC for archiving, and convert to 192kbps mp3 for my listening devices.
- jcunwired
FLAC has been interesting me recently. Before that it was all MP3.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Keep a little FLAC but I use 192 .mp3's for their portability across systems, it pisses me off when various pieces of hardware or software won't play the media because of the encoding.
- Jimminy Fuller
ALAC because it's easy in iTunes and I can convert to anything else when I need to. I listen to music on iPods and Airport Expresses.
- Gary Burd
MP3. I either get them from eMusic, rip them for CD's or get them from friends. I always rip VBR 192-320kbps. I listen to my music on my PC ~10% and in the car ~90%.
- Jeff P. Henderson
If Wireless Service is Now Available on BART in the Transbay Tube, Why Can’t I Get Service? - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
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Waaaah! My phone doesn't work on the train! Waaaaah! AT&T, you lied to me! Waaaaah!
- Miko Pachicko
Don't mess with Thomas Hawk, or he may write a blog post about you.
- Miko Pachicko
You have to sign up for the plan, it's kind of annoying. I can never do it by the time my train arrives.
- anna sauce
you have to sign up for the plan? how do you do that?
- Thomas Hawk
according to the BART site: http://www.bart.gov/news... the service provides "Seamless wireless service above and below ground." It didn't feel very "seamless" to me this a.m.
- Thomas Hawk
@Mike Pachicko, look a chickenshit anonymous troll signed up for an account simply to comment on my post. How special.
- Thomas Hawk
@Andrew Peterson AKA Thomas Hawk, Go suck a nigger's dick, you stupid gay-loving, motherfucking piece of shit.
- Miko Pachicko
Well... there it is, then...
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
from fftogo
Excuse me, is this the deli?
- Mistletoe Glen
Miko just earned my first block. Later you coward!
- Jeff P. Henderson
I just love these people who come out of the woodwork and think they are so clever because they are "outing" Thomas's real name. If they have ever actually read his blog, the might know that it is not a big secret....
- Jeff P. Henderson
I can see the title already: "Miko Pachiko Is a Big Asshole"
- Miko Pachicko
@Jeff P. Henderson, you didn't block me. If you had, I wouldn't be able to read your bullshit comment that you blocked me, and you wouldn't be able to read this. Idiot.
- Miko Pachicko
Well, what if he read your drivel and then blocked you? And, by the way, if he blocked you that means he can't see you but you can still see him.
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
from fftogo
not how it works on FF, MVB. the block goes both ways
- Miko Pachicko
Actually, Miko, I can still see posts and comments of many who have blocked me. It is only those whom I have blocked that I can not see. Facts are sometimes confusing.
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
from fftogo
So Miko, you ARE blocked, can you still see my posts? I can't see yours anymore. I like how the guy who just signed up is now an expert on how FF works. LOL!
- Jeff P. Henderson
If you can see them, they haven't blocked you. Now admit that you are wrong and an idiot.
- Miko Pachicko
Mike, you are wrong. Trust me.
- Cristo
You can block a user by visiting their feed and clicking the "Block" link. After you block another user, you won't see any of their posts or comments on FriendFeed, and they won't see any of your posts. However, they will still be able to see comments that you make on other people's posts and, if your feed is public, they could still read it if they are logged out.
- Miko Pachicko
Now who's wrong, idiots?
- Miko Pachicko
You. Read it again. This post is from Thomas, not Jeff. You can still see Jeff's comments even though he has blocked you. If you want to see if you are blocked, you can click on his name. If you can't see his feed (and his feed is public) then you are blocked. You can check to see if a feed is public by copying his URL to another browser that isn't logged in.
- Cristo
But can Jeff see Miko's comments?
- Miko Pachicko
Jeff cannot see your comments unless he is using a different browser (or he logs out in his current one).
- Cristo
Cristo is 100% correct!
- Jeff P. Henderson
Jeff can surmise the blocked comments based on the rest of the conversation. He is, what we call, a high-functioning idiot.
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
from fftogo
OK, I'll take that as a complement.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Hey Jeff, It's Miko. I'm using my real account to call you a big stupid poopy head. And I'll have you know that I have already blocked you, so I won't know if you in turn choose to block me, unless some wise-ass like Cristo decides to inform me. But otherwise, I'll have no clue. So fuck you, asshole!
- Daniel Negreanu
What are you, 13 years old?
- Jeff P. Henderson
Jeff, he called you a poopy head. You're not going to take that lying down, are you? :)
- Cristo
Apparently Daniel thinks a wise-ass is anyone with an IQ over 100. Daniel is not a wise-ass, and I doubt he plays poker very well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Cristo
What are you trying to say, Cristo? That my IQ is less than or equal to 100? I'll have you know that is false! And I am the bomb at poker! Do you have any idea how much money I've made playing poker? I would own you at poker if we ever played.
- Daniel Negreanu
Daniel, is your real name Daniel Negreanu?
- Cristo
@Christo, "poopy head"! Oh Nos, my feelings are so hurt right now! I'm not going to waste my time with the guy, whatever his name is. He's acting like a juvenile and is just trolling for a response. He can go find someone else to play with.
- Jeff P. Henderson
If you come to Tokyo, where you want to go?....... Roppongi? Ginza? Akihabara(=Akiba)? Odaiba???
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Everywhere. =)
- ronin
I love it everywhere
- Roberta Greenfield
omedetoo yamada-san
- Roberta Greenfield
I would love to come to Japan, I really adore japanese food
- Maurizio Goetz
@ronin＞oh...really? I'm glad!
- Keiko Yamada
@ Roberta Greenfield ＞wow! really? :D
- Keiko Yamada
yes :) just a little bit
- Roberta Greenfield
@Maurizio Goetz ＞Grazie!
- Keiko Yamada
@ Roberta Greenfield ＞:)))))
- Keiko Yamada
Tsukishima and Kagurazaka :)
- tracina
Hello,tracina! wow....Tukishima & Kagurazaka?.....Why? Do you know "monjayaki" ??
- Keiko Yamada
I ate monjayaki in Tukishima :D I lived in Tokyo three months last year,and I really loved the little red bridge in Tukishima and the old narrow streets of kagurazaka!actually, i loved every spot of the city I saw.
- tracina
Ah,see...! Three month? How did you like in Japan?
- Keiko Yamada
First stop: Shomben Yokocho
- Christopher A Carr
Almost everything was great!so different from italy!
- tracina
@ Christopher A Carr ＞:))))) Shinjuku desune!
- Keiko Yamada
@tracina ＞No, anche noi! molto interessante in Italia. Mi piace molto! Il mio cuore semple Italia!.....cosi!!!
- Keiko Yamada
In Tokyo, I usually go to Shinjuku, Shibuya, Odaiba and Akihabara. Sometimes I go to Kyoto as well (one of my host families is there, the other is in Chiba-ken no Kashiwa-shi, where I also sometimes go)
- Chieze Okoye
I see...also Chiba-ken?....:))) Great!
- Keiko Yamada
they say that a perfect country would be Japan+Italy...like Japaly or Itapan LOL :D
- tracina
Ha ha ha ha! Omoshiroooooi! Che buona idea! The new word! vero?
- Keiko Yamada
hehehehe shinjirarenai :D
- tracina
:D
- Keiko Yamada
Keiko: So desu. I also wouldn't wait very long to go to that gyoza theme/amusement park complex in Ikebukuro.
- Christopher A Carr
So...Gyoza mo oishii ne! beer to saiko~~! :)
- Keiko Yamada
boku no yaki gyoza :-P http://ff.im/aEUVV
- Dund Kalah
??? un'po di strano.... :)
- Keiko Yamada
I know, I don't speak japanese well, and I don't cook japanese well, either :-D
- Dund Kalah
from iPhone
Shibuya
- Morgan Haley
@Dund Kalah＞Really? But your Japanese well!
- Keiko Yamada
@Morgan Haley ＞Hello! Do you know Shibuya??
- Keiko Yamada
The quality of one's Nihongo is inversely proportionate to the number of compliments one receives from native speakers of Japanese. ;-)
- Christopher A Carr
:)
- Keiko Yamada
When non-Japanese people speak Nihongo REALLY well, it's just henna. ;-)
- Christopher A Carr
:) for example?
- Keiko Yamada
Shinjuku
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
dang. now i want some shabu shabu
- Jeff (the マクダジ of FF)
Hello Jeff (the マクダジ of FF) ! Have you ever been to Tokio? What's マクダジ？？
- Keiko Yamada
Keiko: When a gaijin speaks educated Nihongo, and is extremely savvy in Japanese culture, it seems as if it sort of gives many Japanese people the creeps. It's probably worse when these gaijin have a kind of fetish for Japanese culture - know more about sumo and shinto and Japanese politics than most Tokyoites... If I speak broken Nihongo at an Izakaya in Tokyo, I'll be told several...
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- Christopher A Carr
I want to come to your house and have you cook me dinner. What's your address and phone number?
- Cristo
"What's マクダジ？" I was meaning to ask the same thing. :-)
- Christopher A Carr
Stare at boobs for longer life (via silpol) - http://www.themedguru.com/2009120...
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"According to Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist and author of the study, gawking at women’s breasts is a healthy practice, almost at par with an intense exercise regime, that prolongs the lifespan of a man by five years. She added, "Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female, is roughly equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out.""
- winckel
from Bookmarklet
Cool. I can use this as an excuse next time I get caught.
- Cristo
Freaking hilarious! Like you all need a research-based reason!!!
- Miriella
Holy mother of jesus.....
- دکتر فی دل احمدینژاد
I whole-heartedly support this campaign... here's to better health!
- Mark "DerBingle" J
Here's to more woman's boobs in my line of sight serendipity! I wonder if digital ones work too?
- Meryn Stol
Wait -- does this have to be real boobs or will a picture do?
- Brian Sullivan
Well, if it's for my health…
- Mistletoe Glen
from iPhone
What a fascinating article... According to the current Mrs. Terry, I'll live to be at least 150 if this is true! :-)
- Andrew Terry
"Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female, is roughly equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out." so thats why I'm always tired at the end of the day!
- tony bland
*forwards article to wife with the admonition to walk around topless when the kids are asleep*
- Joe Silence is not Santa
Joe, you can "sweeten" the deal by offering to walk around bottomless when the kids are asleep. Women love that sh*t.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
i somehow doubt that. women of FF, what say you?
- Joe Silence is not Santa
i just had my life span shortened
- دکتر فی دل احمدینژاد
I'm gonna live to be 150.
- Will Higgins™
In all the time I've been an adult, I've never wrapped a single xmas present. I've always done something lame like use a gift bag, etc. Every year Lindsay tells me that she'd really like me to wrap presents - "It's the thought that counts." So this year I wrapped presents. :( They look like something a deranged 4 year old might have done.
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@tad everyone starts out as a deranged gift-wrapper
- Prolific Programmer
from IM
I'm embarrassed to show them to anyone - I guess I'll bring them out just before we open gifts so she and Avynn can have a good laugh.
- Chrimmus Tad
I'm sure she will appreciate the personal touch.
- Spidra Webster
Either way - I KNOW she'll like what's within the wrapping. :)
- Chrimmus Tad
I used to wrap presents all the time. Now I don't give presents. Not giving or receiving presents makes me very zen happy.
- Cristo
I think I may just unwrap them and take them someplace to get properly wrapped.
- Chrimmus Tad
I'm all thumbs when it comes to wrapping gifts, so it takes forever unless I used "cheats" like gift bags. When my wife and I would wrap the kids' presents she could do 5 or 6 in the time I took to do just one (and, yes, I WAS really trying!) Then I worked at Borders books one Christmas as seasonal help, and they put me on--you guessed it--free gift wrapping duty! I had all of the...
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- Mark "DerBingle" J
Don't, Tad. Trust me. She'll be really amused and it'll be endearing. I've purposefully poorly wrapped presents for years because it brings on the 'awwwwwwww' factor in a big way.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Uh. I hope Rochelle misses this thread.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Tad, just get one of your girlfriends to rewrap it. ;)
- Cristo
I like that the local 'gentlemen's clubs' have free gift wrapping while you wait.
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
from fftogo
Gift wrapping is a marketable skill.
- imabonehead
This is one of those things men fail to learn because they know a woman will kindly (or impatiently) end up offering to do it for them. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
m9m - As for myself, the ineptitude was no mere affectation... I literally need about 45 minutes to wrap a frickin' CD! My "fine motor skillz" ain't so fine, it would seem.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
I totally have the same disability.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
from iPhone
Not giving and receiving presents makes me very zen-happy
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I hear about all these people stressed about the holidays. Running around to crowded stores and trying to get stuff shipped on time. I'm just relaxed and smiling. :)
- Cristo
So much so that you've forgotten good grammar and punctuation.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva, if you're looking for good grammar on friendfeed, you need to pour yourself another drink quickly. (Or maybe go back to Twitter where I see you've been slumming).
- Cristo
I guess I won't be waiting around for that fruit cake.
- Rodfather
Aww, man, Cristo. I always knew you had my back! [glug glug glug]
- Akiva Moskovitz
Rodfather, did you have a date tonight? ;) Sorry, that was bad. I just couldn't resist the fruit cake joke.
- Cristo
Why does a "present" make the giving zen or not zen?
- Hayes Haugen
Really wish everyone thought this way...it would be much easier. It's a time to get together and enjoy family regardless of belief system, not for exchanging meaningless items that will get tossed out in a couple of years.
- Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ
Hayes, because I like don't like a lot of material objects around my house, and I don't like being in crowded places with people I don't know. Buying holiday presents is usually wasteful. I just give people stuff when I think they need it.
- Cristo
No popcorn tin can for you!
- Rodfather
Haircut time!
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My wife cuts my hair too.
- Mike Nencetti
I see you've upgraded the Flowbie!
- Gabe
fresh....and handsome.....
- Henny Susilawati
from email
April's a keeper, I'm tellin' ya. :)
- Josh Haley
i do this too, except its in a salon and cost $70
- sean percival
I do this for myself, once a month, in front of the mirror. it comes out so great that people often ask me "where do you go to take an haircut?". I usually say: "I am the only customer of my barber ;-)"
- Tzury Bar Yochay
Who took this picture?
- Clare Dibble
Camilla?
- Ruchira S. Datta
cute!
- Myrna
Tzury, how do you know they aren't asking to avoid going there? ;)
- Cristo
Interesting. You look 20 years younger here than your Friendfeed avatar.. :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
@christo LOL. handsome people are self aware!
- Tzury Bar Yochay
I took the picture Clare :). See-ming, how old do I look in my FriendFeed avatar?
- Paul Buchheit
I cut my own too, not that you could tell.
- JSLeFanu
I just noticed that my 8-month-old has the same haircut!
- Gabe
Sometimes I cut Ken's hair, fun times indeed. He has to do everything I tell him or else! haha!
- Susan Beebe
I think I have those same clippers. Using them with no guard buys quite a bit of time.
- metalerik
You are a smart fellow Paul, that's probably why you are a millionaire. I am not sure why anyone goes to the barber any more. $ 50.00 and a couple of hours is not worth the trouble. One trip to the barber costs as much as a new Shaver or Hair Trimmer. I have been cutting my own hair for over a decade, though recently my sweetheart has been cutting it and she does an amazing job in about half an hour.
- Iggy Mwangi
Have no idea why haircut is so damn expensive in the US, it is so cheap in China.
- Steve Chou
Ha! $16 at chinese barber in Arlington, VA ;)
- vovasty
You are going to a Salon, not a barber. It's Guy Hair, compromise.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
You can get a haircut something like $70 cents in China.
- Steve Chou
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- Cristo
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- Irma Vermaat
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- T. Brent, technopeasant
wow, you don't say...good to know.
- Scott
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- Helen Gynell
On the heels of Alex Scoble receiving a damaged package from Amazon, I received a paperback book that had been jammed into a box too small for it and now it's all warped. I have never before heard of any bad packaging issues from Amazon and now two reports? THAT'S IT. LET'S BURN AMAZON TO THE GROUND WITH THE BURNING FIRE OF FLAMES.
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SAVE THE AMAZON
- Josh Haley
[I deleted Matthew DeVries' comment. I hate comments and posts that 'break' FriendFeed.]
- Akiva Moskovitz
Oh dear.
- Derrick
Tidy-meister
- Christopher Harley
AKIVA = BASS TURD!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Matthew DeVries
(not really)
- Matthew DeVries
(maybe just a minnow turd)
- Matthew DeVries
Amazon just lost an internet.
- Micah Wittman
Tidy-meister is tidy.
- Akiva Moskovitz
really cannot blame Amazon its the person that packed it and I am sure Amazon will make good on it.
- VAL D. Zone
Just order your books through Kindle, like everyone else.
- Cristo
That would require me to waste money on a Kindle.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I can't help it. I like that last comment, Akiva. You are a true Coglian!
- Melanie Reed
Holding the book is part of the process of reading and comprehension. :)
- Melanie Reed
Feed the people. Stay alive.
- Morgan Haley
I actually like ebook readers in concept. They just haven't made one that meets my criteria: color, touch screen (for changing pages with a swipe), and non-reformatted material. I want there to be no difference in looking at a page on an ebook reader and looking at a printed copy. I mostly read technical books so I want the charts, code samples, formulae, et al., to be preserved (and in color!).
- Akiva Moskovitz
I'm enjoying the Kindle DX. I like the extra space I get around the house from having less (physical) books. I agree that all the things you mentioned would make the ebook reader even better, and I would prefer not having a physical keyboard at the bottom of my book as well.
- Cristo
Ach! well, I'm going to have some very valuable books soon then. "If I had a nickle for every real page, I'd be a rich woman." lol ;)
- Melanie Reed
Melanie, when holding the book as part of the process, is it stone tablet or papyrus? ;)
- Micah Wittman
Micah, thou art a wit! roflol. Alas, only vellum and some cheap acid-free. The romance of papyrus has eluded my grasp and had I grasped some stone tablet, I might have better upper body strength! ;)
- Melanie Reed
I got my first damaged package from Amazon recently. I took a picture of it and posted it on their packaging feedback page. The box inside the package was damaged as well, but the product was OK (Wii controller)... so no need to return, but it still irritated me.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
Why do Twitter use Blogger instead of self-hosting? Oh. Wait. They want that sucker to be online 24x7...
ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0, and Santa CW™ liked this
Because before they did Twitter, they did Blogger?
- Cristo
So this guy [http://www.facebook.com/thecard...] started following me on FF, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. No idea who he is. How should I feel about this?
Depends on whether you are looking for a new relationship. :)
- Cristo
I think we are less than 5 years away from making a "paperless" office viable and useful
Cornelius Smith II, Mona Nomura, Junebug (aka Sarah Jill) and 7 other people liked this
You know, @alexlindsay is trying to do just that with pixelcorps.tv
- Roberto Bonini
I've done this in Doctors offices. It was expensive and required retraining the employees to use the tools that enabled the paperless office, but it worked and has been working for over 6 years. 1st: Need a Document Management System to capture all docs. Needs to have ability to search scanned docs with OCR. 2. Need to scan every single bit of paper into the system as it comes in. This...
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- Santa CW™
I already have one. With 75 people spread across 6 cities and lots of remote workers, paper doesn't do us much good. Drives ink salesmen nuts. "What do you mean you never print?!"
- Alex Scrivener
Must say, i've been thinking of writing somthing like that for a while.
- Roberto Bonini
One issue I see at mid-sized software companies are people that want to print EVERYTHING. We often have meetings where we go over design docs, etc. It's much easier to go over paper docs than to lug your laptops around. I also find it a lot easier to make handwritten notes. A good tablet computer would allow me the convenience of both. With a screen the same size as a printed sheet of paper, I'd never want to print anything else out.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
I've been using my Lenovo X61T for close to three years now. I love it. Although as to using it as a tablet, I don't use it so much. I now only pull out the pen as a mouse when in the tablet mode or to sign a PDF. Other then that I use other applications for notations, and meetings.
- Santa CW™
Definitely. There are times when i need to hold paper. Notes for exam revision are a case in point. You don't need the iTablet. You could use a Kindle DX for Documents.
- Roberto Bonini
The Kindle won't allow me to add handwritten notes.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
Other than production scheduling which I phone in and someone hand writes the order I use no paper personally. I also sometimes call to have an administrative assistant send a fax for customers that do not use e-mail happens rarely. The only real issues are documents formatted by proprietary software and the occasional internet service or hardware brownout. My improvised system could certainly be improved though and I am one of the few that have implemented the majority of my workarounds.
- Eric Logan
I think gist of what I mean is that within 5 years there won't be many excuses for old school businesses NOT to do away with paper. We'll see.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
BAH. We have been there for a while. I can't remember the last time I printed anything for work. Heck - the last time I printed anything period was a year ago when buying my house and I needed to print and sign a document.
- Sparky
I'm afraid I still fall into the category of folks who'd rather print a 5 sheet document than lug a laptop to a meeting room. Can't see changing that behavior until I get tech that makes it redundant.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
I still print quite a bit in my line of business; less than before, but we'll always need paper documents. There will be no paperless office.
- Kittyburgers
Tad - why do you want to add handwritten notes? Don't you type 2342342x faster than you write?
- Sparky
Type on what? I don't want to lug my laptop to meetings where we just go over a document. I take a printout and then make (usually a small amount of) notes where needed. There's no typing to be had. I'd rather have a tablet where I can view the non-paper version of the docs AND make handwritten notes.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
I think it'll be a minimum of 10 years before most small medical offices are completely electronic. (Gotta wait for all the old school docs who don't know how to use a computer to retire.) And it won't ever be completely paperless until you get all the pharmacies and insurance companies/HMOs/IPAs on board, too.
- Victor Ganata
The paperless office is something that's been spoken of for some years, and some of my clients seems to generate more and more paper not less. However, I seldom print anything. I use Google Calender, and Reqall, and have no use for a wall calender. I scan stuff I receive into the computer as a PDF and import it into Evernote. I do howver, keep a notebook and pencil on my desk, as I mostly find this quicker to use than any notebook app.
- Ian May
As someone who is instructed to repeatedly print things out for a few minutes' use, and reprimanded for double-sided printing, I welcome the day!
- Lo
If you use the phrase 'lug' with a laptop then you bought one that is far too heavy. Get an ultraportable for notetaking in meetings.
- Sparky
Before, the obstacle was technological. This is almost a moot point, so the last hurdle is generational/cultural. Interesting observation, Tad.
- Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
Er Sparky - I work for a medium-sized corporation. I use what is given to me. :P :P :P
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
The paper is slowly being sucked into the fax machine as I type this! :) I get the best of both worlds ;-)
- Kittyburgers
from IM
I think Kittyburgers is corresponding with us from 1992.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
They said that 10 years ago. I'll believe it when I see it.
- Jeff P. Henderson
I realized a couple of years ago that the only time I use paper at work any more is to print out a fax cover sheet for sending in receipts with my expense report.
- Mistletoe Glen
I'll believe in the paperless office the day my robot butler brings me my breakfast and I can drive to work in my flying car...
- Andrew Terry
Andrew < 20 years for all that. :P
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
Printing out important news items for reading while on the recumbent bike at the gym: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news...
- Kittyburgers
from IM
I will keep the paper printed articles for quite some time, but when I "retire" them, the pages will be recycled. I cut them into various shapes for the mentally challenged (see how politically correct I am?) to use in their workshops. I believe they use them for arts and crafts.
- Kittyburgers
from IM
A lot of laws would have to change first.
- Rochelle
That's what they said 5 yrs ago :P
- LANjackal
So this will happen a month before the Singularity occurs? :)
- Cristo
Hehe Cristo. The Singularity is a religious topic. Singularitarians seem to think it'll happen any time between NOW and 100 years from now, so yeah - maybe.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
Singularities, plural. They're like gods. There's one for every occasion. No, wait, that's flowers. As you were.
- Slappy Line
Opening a .raw file in Windows 7. Need a little help.
ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0, liked this
I didn't implement it. Try using a Mac. :)
- Cristo
that's not an answer. unless you want to buy MVB a mac ;)
- Terry O'Fee
Why would Mark friendfeed me specifically about opening a .raw file on Windows 7?
- Cristo
The question is for Dahna. She bought a netbook with which to travel two 1Tb hard drives with which to store her photos while she is in Argentina. She would like to be able to view her photos on the netbook without converting them from .raw to some compressed format. She also has a Macbook Pro but does not want to take that on her trip.
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
Perhaps, Chris, because you are generally tech-savvy, albeit a hopeless Macsturbator. ;-) 64 or 32-bit Win7? I guess one would either need the manufacturer-specific codec, or something like this: http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs...
- Christopher A Carr
Christopher, that appears to be exactly the ticket. Thanks a bunch!
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
Derrick seems so out of context, in this gaudy apartment complex.
Penguin It's Cold Outside, Paulette Garcia Morris, Louis Simoneau and 2 other people liked this
This too may be out of context, however, you're due for a visit.
- felicious
Sounds like a rap song.
- Mellissa Claus
I doubt the word context has ever been used in a rap song.
- Cristo
There was a guy called Cristo, liked a bit of fist-o.
- Mellissa Claus
Only if it's from you Melissa. ;)
- Cristo
Cristo, that's the sweetest thing you've ever said to me! ;o)
- Mellissa Claus
Love that song...love the whole album...
- Louis Simoneau
and @cristo I bet I could find a dozen rap songs using the word 'context'
- Louis Simoneau
Louis, I'm waiting.
- Cristo
http://www.youtube.com/watch... Love, by Visionaries : "Call the paramedics, know that in my context, no contest. Too complex like Braille to a seeing eye pet"
- Louis Simoneau
Louis, I hate the Internet. I don't like being called out like this. I'm gonna hunt you down with my glock. You best be hiding your white sox cap or imma pop a cap in your ass.
- Cristo
http://www.youtube.com/watch... Stimulate, by Eminem: "My lyrical content is constantly under fire, no wonder I constantly bomb back to combat attacks with contant concepts when lyrics are constantly took outta context"
- Louis Simoneau
Also, Brakes, by De La Soul: "The brakes got you in your proper context, you let your lex or your sixty-four suspension bounce away all your tension"
- Louis Simoneau
Also, I respect that you have such a full life, yet you are willing to take time out to do this research. ;) Maybe you can administer the fist-o to Melissa for me. I hear she likes it slow at first, but then harder, and then slower at the end.
- Cristo
Sorry to hijack the thread, I just don't like preconceptions about hip-hop ;-)
- Louis Simoneau
Louis, no, actually you wanted to hijack the thread. Don't be pretending you are some high-road hip-hop intellectual. You're just like anyone. You like to hear yourself talk (or type). :)
- Cristo
Who will buy Yelp?
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, Johnny Walker?
- Cristo
Who will Yelp buy?
- Jesse Stay
Yelp will buy Northern for their bathrooms, and snacks from Trader Joe's to forget they might have been eating at Google cafeterias.
- Cristo
Brother PT-2700 Desktop Labeling System (Silver/Black) - http://www.amazon.com/Brother...
winckel and Morton Fox liked this
I'm in love.... with a label maker.
- Cristo
from Bookmarklet
Last week on Twitter, I said that Dominos pizza tastes like cardboard. They contacted me via Twitter - will tweet how that goes. :)
Penguin It's Cold Outside, ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,, Chatsohbet and 25 other people liked this
Looks bewildered... They're gonna improve pizza because you called them on it heheh. Would be epic
- Mark Essel
from iPhone
I bet it ends you getting some cardboard flavoured pizza only this time, for free.
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
Abdul - that's EXACTLY what I'm thinking. And free cardboard pizza is... ummm... Free, I guess. We'll see. I'm moderately amused myself. At least enough to play along. I may even Tweet/Blog/FF about the experience of tasting the new free Dominos if I get one. :D
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
Are you sure you didn't mix the pizza and the cardboard box up??? ;-)
- Roberto Bonini
but it's yummy cardboard! with extra 'cheeze-like' flavor sprinkles!
- Morgan Haley
They didn't get that you were paying them a compliment?! Well, that's twitter semaphore for you.
- Micah Wittman
I don't expect a national pizza delivery chain to have the same quality as a mom and pop place, but I'd like it to taste as least as well as Papa John's (not a difficult accomplishment).
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
what happens for large chains is that local stores are not as, umm, frequent in their stock ordering so they have stale product to save money. what you did will cause the regional manager to get a nasty phone call, he will then visit the store and find out why they have stale product. so you should see an improvement or a new manager :)
- bear (aka Mike Taylor)
They just sent a form email back asking if we can chat more and saying they want to use my criticism in a future marketing campaign. LOL. "Domino's - about the same as eating cardboard!"
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
Tad, this. is. your. moment.
- Micah Wittman
Well, you'd better disclose up front your corrugated box sector investments.
- Micah Wittman
*snort* Yeah - the FCC wanna know. :)
- Roberto Bonini
bear/Mike, I'm pretty sure their pizza tastes like cardboard even when it's fresh. Tad, sounds like they have a "new improved" version of their pizza already on the drawing board. "Now with less cardboard."
- Laura Norvig
LOL - they just sent an NDA and requested permission to legally use my cardboard statement in their marketing campaign. Not sure if I wanna sign that or not. Promising to "tell me more" after I sign. Eh...
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
They're going to show you studies they've done that says people like cardboard. Also, Tad, how do you know the taste of cardboard?
- Cristo
Cristo, I know what cardboard tastes like because I've eaten Dominos pizza.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
Tad, maybe you should tweet that Domino's pizza smells like an Operation Rescue protest: http://friendfeed.com/cristob...
- Cristo
Uhhh... Cristo. No. Bad Cristo. No donut!
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
Uh, donuts do NOT taste like cardboard.
- Roberto Bonini
So what happened with this, Tad? Did you ever sign their NDA?
- Laura Norvig
Yeah - I signed the NDA.
- Chrimmus Tad
Ha! Looks like Laura called it with the "new and improved" version. Impressive.
- Admiral Anika
Perhaps the cardboard is suppose to be part of the pizza, for many Americans don't intake enough fiber in the diet.
- imabonehead
Tad? Where's this at? When do you get your first cheque? =)
- Micah Wittman
from iPhone
You should eat it warm Dude, the morning after with Beer and of course it tastes like cardboard Dude I suggest consuming Beer brewed by "RED HOOK Brewery" for the morning after Pizza this beer has all of the flavor necessary to diminish that cardboard flavor. Your Truly DBD
- ThatDBD
God, I love The Onion.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
OMG - Check it out: http://www.pizzaturnaround.com/ Video at the top - shows my tweet. STILL not interested in their pizza.
- Chrimmus Tad
from fftogo
HAhaha!! You're an internet star now.
- Nurse Katie
You see! Just talking to me got you a free pizza and internet fame! :p
- Berial
Hah! There it is, ladies and gentlemen!! Ok, so now there are three: Fats Domino, Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer. "Domino", 1970s tribute to Domino by Van Morrison. And now..... Tads Domino! :D
- Micah Wittman
That video sure is inspiring. If only it didn't make me wonder what those Dominos chefs were doing for the 25 years prior to this.
- Andrew C
So ... did they keep in touch? Offer free pizza for life (like you'd really want that ...).
- Laura Norvig
Nope - link I posted is all I'm aware of.
- Chrimmus Tad
Avatar: Good News for 3D TV and Blu-ray? - PC World - http://www.pcworld.com/article...
Jimminy Fuller, Eric Logan, ashish and 6 other people liked this
"3D is not some sort of gimmick in this new generation of films -- it's being used to completely change the storytelling experience. I read one Avatar review yesterday where the reporter said that after the film ended, he felt as if he had actually visited the location of the film instead of having just watched it from a distance," writes Parsons, who says he's heard similar reactions from viewers of recent 3D films like Disney/Pixar's "Up."
- Cristo
from Bookmarklet
"If the published content is engaging enough, and the experience is fun enough, I think the next time consumers are ready to buy a TV, they will seriously consider one that can reproduce 3D on Blu-ray," write Parsons, who stressed there's no guarantee that recent 3D flicks will appear on 3D Blu-ray anytime soon. (But it's a safe bet they will at some point.)"
- Cristo
I think the last 3D movie I saw was Jaws 3D. I hope it has gotten better since then.
- Rodfather
They'll put out the vanilla Blu-ray first, followed later by the Extended Director's Cut, followed later still by the 3D version. Intervals scientifically designed to maximize profit.
- LogEx
I am waiting for 3D HD television to come in the market. Hopefully, within 5 years.
- ashish
I'm waiting for dumb incremental less than useful upgrades to stop getting released...hopefully by the time i'm 75.
- Alex Scoble
I am still stuck with 20inch CRT and don't want to spend money on current crop of TV.
- ashish
Best 3D I have ever seen, it was hard to get past the point where you are awaiting the 3D to happen and come to understand it is all 3D to some extent. It was total different to me than the old 3D films.
- John D Reasor
I've recently watched Don Giovani in 3D, an experiment performed by Orange Labs (where I intern). They had such an amazing sound quality that I couldn't differentiate it from a real performance. Actually I don't know if I prefer a great 3D opera play from a real one, especially because of the close-ups. The experiment has been broadcasted live in specially equipped theatres. One day,...
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- Jérôme Flipo
from iPhone
URC debuts MX-5000 universal remote with haptic feedback -- Engadget - http://www.engadget.com/2009...
"URC has rolled out some pretty impressive remotes in its day, and it looks like it now has another claim to fame with what appears to be the first universal remote control with haptic feedback. That comes in the form of the company's new MX-5000 remote (pictured above with the touchscreen-centered MX-6000), which has a 2.7-inch touchscreen that URC says provides a "'very satisfying sensation" when you press one of the onscreen buttons. Otherwise, you can expect it to pack built-in WiFi, narrowband RF and IR to let you control just about anything you can throw at it, along with an included base station to accommodate various IR and RS-232 components and, of course, a built-in rechargeable battery and charging base."
- Cristo
from Bookmarklet
Nevo S70: The Rolls-Royce of universal remotes? | Crave - CNET - http://news.cnet.com/8301-17...
"The S70 will feature a 3.5-inch LCD touch screen and 19 programmable hard keys. In addition to controlling all the AV components in your home via infrared or Z-wave, it has the ability to connect to most devices enabled with an IP address and Web server (such as PCs, Web-based cameras, and media servers) via Wi-Fi. That online link can also be used to access Web-based information, including news, sports, and weather. Got your gear tucked away in a cabinet or closet? Add an NC-50 base station to convert the S70's Z-wave controls to infrared, and you won't need to worry about pesky line-of-sight issues."
- Cristo
from Bookmarklet
Is Java the new COBOL?
Victor Ganata, imabonehead, Andy Bakun and 2 other people liked this
Meaning it's widely used, but is being phased out?
- Cristo
Sean Kelly said so a couple years ago: http://www.archive.org/details...
- Robert Felty
Java is also used on some mobile platforms too. ;)
- Cristo
I suppose stodgy and stagnant might apply to both.
- Gabe
And yet C is still cool?
- Cristo
C might be the new FORTRAN.
- Gabe
Naw, C is just C. And Python will never be cool until it has a swtich statement. :)
- Cristo
So C is the new C. Very interesting.
- Gabe
If I could only program in one language, it would be C. Of course, most C++ compilers accept C, so maybe C++ is the better choice for more flexibility. Then again, Objective C is a C superset, so I could use that. But the syntax is kinda weird.
- Cristo
If I could only program in one language, it would be Python. C# 4.0 is a close second, though.
- Gabe
Gabe, your drivers wouldn't work. ;)
- Cristo
Cristo: I don't write drivers.
- Gabe
Somebody has to. C allows you to program to the machine, yet is high-level enough to write sophisticated programs with as well. If you just program in Python, you rely on C libraries to do anything. Without them, you can't do much of anything.
- Cristo
There's a big difference between "If I could only program in one language" and "If the world could only have one language". Of course if I had to choose the one language for the world, though, I would just make it a version of C# that could be used to write drivers.
- Gabe
Gabe, do you work for Microsoft? C# is weird. :) The percentage of people using C# on a non-MSFT OS is probably less than 2%.
- Cristo
C -> C++ -> Java -> C#
- Cristo
What's Microsoft got to do with it? Aside from the fact that there are about a billion users of MSFT OSes (which includes all of my clients), there's nothing stopping anybody from using C# on a non-MSFT OS. The beauty of C# is that while it is a powerful dynamic language, it still lets you use pointers and manages to make it very hard to shoot yourself in the foot.
- Gabe
Just my bias, that's all. I don't program on any MSFT OS. On the server side, I'd use Python. On the client or on my own embedded system I'd use C, Java, Objective-C, or Javascript depending on the context.
- Cristo
Cristo, do you work for Apple? Objective C is weird. :) The percentage of people using Objective C on a non-Apple OS is probably less than 2%.
- Gabe
Yeah, I agree. I wish Apple would fix that (by choosing a different language) (btw. I have worked for both Microsoft and Apple though. But I don't any longer. :)
- Cristo
In particular, I would choose C# over C, Java, and Objective-C because I can use it to write the same program in less time and with less code. And I would choose it over JavaScript because I can debug the same program in less time!
- Gabe
But I'm not excluding environmental factors. Since I won't be programming in the MSFT world, I wouldn't consider C#. I'll program in C# when GOOG adopts it as its official language. ;)
- Cristo
That's a good idea, Cristo. Google would do well to replace Java with C#.
- Gabe
Are you interested in wagering on if that will happen in the next 7 years?
- Cristo
Why 7 years? Did you recently break a mirror, and are wondering if it will happen before your bad luck runs out?
- Gabe
7 is one of my favorite numbers, along with 14.
- Cristo
BTW, if I were writing client apps for Linux, C# would also be my language of choice.
- Gabe
Gabe, you should work for MSFT. I'll line you up for the interview.
- Cristo
Why should I work for MSFT? Because I like languages with classes and lambdas?
- Gabe
I dunno dude. Honestly, I'm getting sleepy. Don't you live on the east coast? Isn't it late there for a Friday night/Saturday morning to be bantering about programming languages? You need to be eating some quality buffalo wings, because that would be priority one for me if I was there. :)
- Cristo
Don't look at me, dude -- I was just bitching about Java. You're the one who came up with all the MSFT mumbojumbo.
- Gabe
Well, it's earlier here. Plus my wife works for MSFT, so I'm just doing what I always do. ;)
- Cristo
What language does your wife program in, Cristo?
- Gabe
Excel, I think. :)
- Cristo
I'll be the rebel here and stick with Object Pascal. ;-)
- April Russo (app103)
April, I see you're another Anders Hejlsberg fan!
- Gabe
Yes, I am!
- April Russo (app103)
Blah blah blah more acronyms and letters. Did I tell you I'm taking my second programming class next month?
- Becca
What's wrong with letters? Do you prefer just numbers and symbols? Cuz I gots plenty of numbers and symbols for ya!
- Gabe
Cristo: I just found out that Jon Skeet, one of the world's foremost C# experts, works for Google!
- Gabe
I wouldn't code in Java mainly because I wouldn't have Visual Studio or the cool new programming toys c# has. Ruby on the other hand would be fine. :D
- Chrimmus Tad
Skeet is also the foremost reputation builder over here --> http://stackoverflow.com/users...
- Micah Wittman
I rarely have any issues with Java. But that's because I do almost all my Java programming in Scheme.
- Bruce Lewis
Visual Studio's tools are generally inferior to what's available in Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA, atleast in terms of code editing and refactoring.
- Ray Cromwell
Bruce: How well does Scheme work on the JVM? Since the JVM doesn't have tail call optimization, I would expect that it's easy to create loops that cause stack overflows.
- Gabe
Maybe it's interpreter based.
- Ray Cromwell
Gabe, only 6 years and 364 days to go. ;)
- Cristo
Tad, I've always hated Visual Studio. Maybe it's because they never seem to have figured out how to draw windows without flickering. I like using tools that are on par with the UI I'm trying to build. Also, tiled only UIs kind of suck. I like having photoshop on one side of the screen and code on the other.
- Cristo
Gabe, the Kawa compiler automatically replaces a lot of tail-call situations with jumps. I haven't had to compile --with-full-tailcalls except once or twice. If my programming style involved a lot of continuation passing I'd probably use the SISC interpreter.
- Bruce Lewis
I use Visual Studio and Eclipse all the time. Visual Studio is actually cleaner and lighter weight than Eclipse. Both have good refactoring tools.
- Hayes Haugen
I use Visual Studio occasionally and I can't think of anything I would want different.
- Gabe
They could add more flickering. Maybe some blocks of undraw areas, and force Visual Studio to be the only app running.
- Cristo
I saw VS2010 has been delayed because of performance problems. I can't say I've used it for a long time though. VS6 was the last thing I used seriously, and it was ok for the time.
- Nick Lothian
Yes, Nick, I too have heard that VS2010 may not be released until sometime in 2010.
- Gabe
He cleans up pretty nice, yes?
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Wolverton: Google Phone rumors tap consumer longing - San Jose Mercury News - http://www.mercurynews.com/breakin...
"Regardless of whether the Nexus One is indeed the Google phone or just the latest model in an evolution of Android phones, I'm interested in why people are excited by a Google Phone. Many consumers seem to be using the idea to project their ideal of what a smart-phone should be or how the mobile phone industry should work."
- Cristo
from Bookmarklet
I don't like it when the TiVo just turns itself on (by automatically starting to play TV after having been in the TiVo menus for a while). If I'm in the other room, I want TiVo to stay quiet!
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If anyone knows how to hack TiVo to lengthen this time or the pause time, please DM me. If you happen to work for TiVo, please relay the message that people who buy their HD XL boxes with lifetime subscriptions would like more control over the experience. :)
- Cristo
Also, are there better DVRs for high-end installations? Moxi or something else maybe? I might be trying to do too much with a mid-range DVR targeted at novice consumers.
- Cristo
Cristo, I'll pass on your comments. Right now there's no way to change the menu timeouts. Most of our customers prefer that to prevent burn-in. But note that if you pause a program that's in your Now Playing list, it will stay paused forever, no timeout.
- Stephen Mack
Stephen, most technology prevents screen wear-and-tear with something called a screen saver. Also, as soon as TiVo provides a Record Channel function, I'll be good to go on the pausing programs in my Now Playing list. Until then, I still tend to want to see the value of the stock market in relatively real time. It makes it easier to make trading decisions. :)
- Cristo
It is a huge annoyance. I understand that Tivo wants to keep things simple, but there are a few missing features that are just so frustrating for people who want to use their TV somewhat differently than Tivo intends. Not having it come back on all the time is a great example. Like Cristo said, not only is burn-in not a serious issue on modern TVs, but why on Earth can't Tivo go to a screensaver rather than insisting on blaring out live TV?
- David desJardins
Datamation Highlights Top Ten "Bad" Tech Predictions for 2009, punishing those who took a risk, rather than boredom: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/...
I'd be curious to learn what the author's 2009 predictions were.
- Anne Bouey
"Apple will announce a successor to Steve Jobs - Louis Gray" :)
- Cristo
I tried. :) I always try to come up with somewhat risky proposals, which is why I won the award in 2008 for "worst" predictions overall.
- Louis Gray
"8. iTunes will gain social networking features" -- Apple bought Lala, which already has them. Why do you think they did that? Don't you think Lala is destined to be the cloud based version of iTunes, social networking features and all? Ok, the prediction didn't come fully true in 2009, but it will soon enough, which means it wasn't entirely wrong, just not fully completed within the time frame of 2009.
- April Russo (app103)
Irritating: Rochelle and I swap evenings of who is on point with Audrey so the other gets some downtime, some time to do some projects, watch a movie, or just relax. The past two or three times when I've been off point, I haven't been motivated to do anything. No mixing, no writing, no gaming, nothing. It kind of sucks.
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I've been so bored that I've been going downstairs to play with Audrey and give Rochelle an extra break even though it's not my day.
- Akiva Moskovitz
i'm sorry, akiva. babies are hard work.
- edythe
It doesn't help that today's been a fiercely poor one overall.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Oh, it's not the baby. It's the fact that when I get some free time I have no motivation to capitalize on it. So I end up just sitting around, doing nothing. I just wish I had the energy and initiative to do something constructive or at least more fun than browsing in circles.
- Akiva Moskovitz
In brighter news, it's Shabbat (Gut Shabbos, all!) and it's the last night of Chanukah which means two things near and dear to my heart: latkes and salmon. Helllllllllllllllllll yes, Rochelle makes some mighty fine latkes and she can coax flavor out of fish with the least amount of effort.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Understand. But it's helped by the fact the baby is so fun. Hard to want to do anything else!
- Louis Gray
Having kids sucks the life out of you...in a good way...and I have found it profoundly difficult to be motivated to do anything but vegetate for the past 13 years of kid-dom. In other words, it only gets harder, so, good luck. :)
- Josh Haley
Akiva, maybe we can go find some people to harass together on friendfeed when you're not on point. ;)
- Cristo
Re "I just wish I had the energy and initiative to do something constructive or at least more fun than browsing in circles," gee does that ring home.
- SuezanneC Baskerville
Cristo, no one would be able to resist us. They'd block us but they wouldn't be able to resist us.
- Akiva Moskovitz
+Josh - Ain't that the truth! Wait... did you say it gets harder?!? o_O
- Adrian
You're supposed to be writing. That is all.
- Christopher Harley
I got to play a rip-roaring epic game of Agricola: Farmers of the Moors today with a few friends which was fantastic. I'll post a couple of photos of the table tomorrow. It was out-of-control.
- Akiva Moskovitz
When is HTML5 going to be done so we can build websites that render in it?
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From Wikipedia: "Ian Hickson, editor of the HTML5 specification, expects the specification to reach the W3C Candidate Recommendation stage during 2012, and W3C Recommendation in the year 2022 or later."
- Cristo
2022? Seriously? I'm fully expecting to have my hover skateboards working by then. That is crazy.
- Cristo
Depends on your value of "done" and "we". http://a.deveria.com/caniuse/ has a list of features and support levels.
- Nick Lothian
That's an awesome link Nick. Gonna repost it.
- Hayes Haugen
I'm vacuuming stuff before returning it to best buy. :)
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Thats nice of you
- Santa CW™
They might not appreciate the triple layer of drywall dust on their remote controls.
- Cristo
There's an art to returning stuff. I like to see if I can get the packaging back to original form, minus the plastic wrapping. Special points for putting the demo sticker back on the screen. ;)
- Cristo
I used to be so damn good at repackaging as a teenager. Even got good at the shrink wrap. ;) Key is how to pull the stickers off the wrap on the outside of the box.
- Santa CW™
BTW, I'm returning the Harmony One remote and the URC R50 universal remote.
- Cristo
CW, me too. I used to unwrap and rewrap my Christmas presents a week before Christmas. I was almost bored with the Coleco Football game by time I opened it for the last time on Christmas morning. ;)
- Cristo
What happened with the Harmony that your taking it back?
- Santa CW™
Doesn't work that well for my complicated setup and I don't like the pure activity model it uses. I want a remote that has a physical on/off button for the TV, but can also handle controlling the HDMI switch as if you're switching video inputs. My next try will be a professional grade remote, like the URC MX-5000. I'll have to get the code for it somehow.
- Cristo
Well that would be a issue. How many zones are you up to now?
- Santa CW™
For TV, I have 4 zones. I only plan on adding one more pseudo zone, which is the projector. (I could possibly imagine one other zone, in the office/2nd bedroom)
- Cristo
Do you plan to have a remote in each zone or one remote that controls all of them?
- Santa CW™
Can't you program buttons by pointing the original remote to the programmable one?
- Rodfather
Rodfather, the Harmony remote was able to control the HDMI switch, but the URC remote could not do it well in macros, so it wasn't useful to me. You'd have to press and hold it for a couple seconds before it would work. There doesn't appear to be a 'TV power on' hard button on the Harmony remote, and I don't want to press activity buttons to turn on/off the TV. I was hoping to override...
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- Cristo
CW, ideally I could have one remote that controlled all zones and then populate each zone with an identical remote if I choose. Apparently you can do this with Crestron, but I need something I can program myself. I haven't heard of any other remotes that know which zone they are currently in, which would be the key technology needed for this. Having multiple RF receivers and then using...
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- Cristo
So, what I'll probably do is have a remote control per zone and maybe only have one or two 'master' remotes that can do everything, and the other remotes will be cheaper and just focused on what makes sense for that room. Then I'll have to use my label maker to label each remote for which zone it is intended for, so people won't get confused and try zone 1 remote in zone 3 room and find it doesn't work.
- Cristo
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