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“I just asked someone to recommend people to follow... and all she sent me was good looking ladies... Am I that transparent? Trish?”
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Yes. - Trish R
Sooooooo ... share the list!! :D [/jk] - Steven "Ming" Perez
Yes. - Mona N.
well.... - Damien Franco
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follow cost: Is that Twitter celebrity worth the pain?
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It was cute, but it claims I don't exist. - Cyndy
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HAHAHAHA! They measure in "milliSCOBLES"! ROFL! - Michael Forian
I don't exist, and neither does Techmeme. I think its an elaborate joke at Robert Scoble's expense. - K Welch
Didn't find me, either, but *love* the humor. Early version of Plaxo 3.0 used some of those exact same loading messages (reticulating splines, for example)...lol - John McCrea
Oh phew! I'm only 4.01 milliscobles. That's pretty good, right? Right? - Veronica
K Welch: I think it's funny! Scobles are going to take over the world. So, might as well use us as a measure of annoyingness. Heheh. - Robert Scoble
:( The Scoble is weak in me... wait... what? - John Worthington
I'm at 1457.54 milliscobles now. - Morton Fox
Morton: you're a better Scoble than me! I only have 679.55 milliscobles. Sigh. I guess I need to be more Scoble. :-) - Robert Scoble
@Veronica: you have 189.05 milliscobles (4.01 is # of updates per day). I knew it couldn't be right that I had more milliscobles than you did... And yeah, I'd say that's pretty much a sweet spot. :) - Jasmin "That One" Patry
Oh no 252.39 milliscobles. Has anyone made a misery index with this unit yet? - Mike Lewis
Not sure I buy the number listed for my updates per day. Seems a bit high... - Kevin Johnson
My results: "Sorry, but the user laughingsquid was not found on Twitter." - Scott Beale
failz? - qthrul
@Robert--I thought it was pretty funny too. Glad you're laughing. - K Welch
I got 'Please try again in 30 minutes ... too many requests' Fail whale? - Charlie Anzman
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Companies Sell 'Holy Water' | Newsweek BeliefWatch: Lisa Miller | Newsweek.com
Companies Sell 'Holy Water' | Newsweek BeliefWatch: Lisa Miller | Newsweek.com
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Religion-themed bottled water. Spiritual Water, the company that makes the products in the photo, sells them under ten different Christian-themed labels. Other companies use Hindu themes. Some religious leaders have objected to the practice as environmentally and socially irresponsible. From December 2007. - Nathan Rein via Mento
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But will it hold off vampires. - Nine (werepanda)
Is this a new way to inner cleanse? - JMakesAwesomeSauce
If you drop a Eucharist into it, does it go all fizzy? - Akiva Moskovitz
It burns! - JMakesAwesomeSauce
Akiva, it's like the Mentos fountain, only holier. - Cyndy
Wow, I can't even express how wrong this is. - Damien Franco
......... - Alix Whitmire ƸӜƷ
Does this mean that Jesus candles have jumped the shark? - IAmGHOSTBLOGGER.com-BradW
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Seriously cool furniture. - Damien Franco
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Project Run Scared :: The Ten Worst Halloween Costumes | ...:::kindertrauma:::...
Project Run Scared :: The Ten Worst Halloween Costumes | ...:::kindertrauma:::...
Project Run Scared :: The Ten Worst Halloween Costumes | ...:::kindertrauma:::...
Project Run Scared :: The Ten Worst Halloween Costumes | ...:::kindertrauma:::...
October 8 at 10:12 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"During our Google-y endeavors we came across a list on RETROCRUSH which lists the worst Halloween costumes ever to be created. Rather than take this list as a cue to go no further and simply compromise (losing straw has to be Pete Campbell), we decided to challenge ourselves and see if we could find even worse Halloween costumes out there in the sparkly interwebville." - Mark Wilson via Bookmarklet
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oh man, remember those cosutmes? i had velma from scooby doo that i refused to wear. - Faboo Mama
Nothing says Halloween like dressing up like characters from Terms of Endearment & On Golden Pond. - Mark Wilson
Sarah Palin? "Ohh, trick err treat, there." - Shawn Farner
Egads! - Morton Fox
Oh yeah, I want to dress up as Bonnie Franklin from One Day at a Time. *lol* - Molly, the Vampy Vampire
Molly, that's the costume that's sweeping the nation! - Mark Wilson
Haha, those would scare the hell out of me if I saw a kid with a costume like that! - Patrik Johansson
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Day 314/365: The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes.
October 8 at 10:33 pm - Link
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Ian's Shoelacing Site 34 Ways to Lace Kicks (shoes)
Ian's Shoelacing Site 34 Ways to Lace Kicks (shoes)
Ian's Shoelacing Site 34 Ways to Lace Kicks (shoes)
October 8 at 9:04 pm - Link
really cool! - Matt Musgrave
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Heck yes! I've always wondered how people learned how to lace in so many different ways. - Mona N.
Somebody's getting a new pair of shoes so he can try these out. Hint: ----> - Matt Musgrave
What kind? I like this: http://www.shoe-lacing.com/sho... - Mona N.
Depends on what kind of shoe I get, I like the Hidden, Also like: http://www.shoe-lacing.com/sho... - Matt Musgrave
I like those Ponys too! Don't forget to show off your new kicks! - Mona N.
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I <3 Amélie
I <3 Amélie
October 8 at 9:02 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
it's worthy of at least a couple dozen viewings - Pete Delucchi via Bookmarklet
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how many couples are having an orgasm right now? - Pete Delucchi
quinze - Pete Delucchi
Love. - Mark Wilson
I am nobody's little weasel. - Akiva Moskovitz
SUPER [love] - Melissa
"Fur pie doesn't sell." - Pete Delucchi
Great movie! - Bored Lebowski
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Zee from WeDoCreative posted a message
“does a job exist where you can get paid to listen to hundreds of records and pick out which ones have the potential to be hits?”
October 8 at 8:14 pm - Link
not anymore. And to add to that, listening to demos suck. 99% is crap. A&Rs go to shows. :) - Mona N.
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I genuinely think i'd be incredible at it. - Zee from WeDoCreative
really? no more...? why no more? - Zee from WeDoCreative
Well, not exactly, Mona N., I have a good friend who is a DJ and he works for WFDU-FM. Yeah, it's a college radio station, but my friend has been doing this show since the early 90s. He also has a job on the Disorder channel on Sirius, but it's more strict on what he can play. On WFDU, he can play whatever he wants. He LOVES working at WFDU. - Molly, the Vampy Vampire
Because the music industry is changing. With Youtube, Myspace, and other Internet outlets exploding, the need for scouting is no longer... a need. So instead, A&Rs (artist and development) roles are changing with it. :) - Mona N.
yeah no doubt the who talent scout thing is dying out...and there are plenty of new ways to get a fan bases verdict on what is an awesome track... - Zee from WeDoCreative
i had it. didn't like it. - Faboo Mama
As Molly said, if you're a DJ you have the power to choose what you want to play (only if it's independent). But at major radio / tv stations, clubs, bars, the labels and advertisers have control over air time. read: $$$. - Mona N.
i guess i just mean, give me a thousand records and i'll tell you which ones you should pack investment into to ensure it gets to number one and generates the returns. - Zee from WeDoCreative
Mona is right, they just go to the shows now. It doesn't matter how bad the artist(s) is so long as the crowd loves it and they can be made to look good in a stadium. - xero
i disagree on the show thing because it's a huge time investment having to go to so many shows. But definitely agree on the social media aspects, that's changed things completely. - Zee from WeDoCreative
Zee - I worked in music (specifically hip-hop) and we would go out every night, sometimes multiple ones... - Mona N.
but I just mean surely online to the masses and voting in hiphop communities is more productive & cost effective no? - Zee from WeDoCreative
Remembering what they said about how Sting made sure Desert Rose got airplay, I think you just have to look young and skinny, wear very little (if female) and pump that pelvis; the music becomes irrelevant! - MiniMage LightBlueRanger
Oh Mini, you sure know how to get my attention. ;) - Anthony Citrano
That's what it seems like, right? But it's not. In hip-hop 1. there is a divide amongst forums / communities. Sites like okplayer, realraptalk, etc.,etc., are heavily divided by underground and mainstream people. 2. the label heads and even the artists are still against online marketing strategies. Hence, we would go to shows, and scout online. - Mona N.
that's fascinating Momo, i didn't realise. - Zee from WeDoCreative
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Robert Scoble posted a message
“I heard Republicans are against wealth redistribution. OK, that's fair. How about all Republicans sign an agreement not to take any unemployment checks after they get laid off? Then I'll believe them. I bet if that were to happen at least 85% would join Democratic party. Especially now.”
October 8 at 7:06 pm - Link
Also, no driving on interstate highways! Don't send your kids to public schools either, etc etc etc - Tad - the Meme Maker
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Only flaw with that argument: employers pay for unemployment insurance not the employees. It's not the redistribution of anyone's wealth other than the company's. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Where do I sign. (And thanks to Tina for pointing that out.) - JMakesAwesomeSauce
I believe that many Republicans take that position due to the party's platform, not because of their own personal beliefs. That being said - what does John McCain's plan to buy up bad mortgages count as? - Shawn Farner
It's a ridiculous plan, Shawn. I was shocked at that. - JMakesAwesomeSauce
They mean the wealth (re)distribution should not be reversed from the present direction of "taking from the poor and giving more to the rich." - LPH™
Depends on how you define wealth redistribution. If you have hyper-inflation, who prospers? - Chris White
Capitalism *is* wealth redistribution. - steplow is Steve
I've been laid off a couple times in my life and spent months looking. But I never took any unemployment from the government. - Sam J. West IV
@Tina The myth that your employer pays your unemployment insurance is the same as the myth that your employer pays half of your Social Security tax. It's all part of your compensation. Your employer just hands it over to the government on your behalf. It's still you making the payment. - Chris Johnson
Wealth Redistribution is easy to define. It's when Person A gets together with Person B and they decide to give Person C money by taking it forcibly from Person D against their will. - Sam J. West IV
Again: unemployment is paid for BY YOUR EMPLOYERS. It is NOT a government handout, and if you DON'T take it then who do you think keeps the money? Do you think the government gives it back to the companies that paid in? - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Chris: by that argument, aren't you shortchanging *yourself* (rather than "not taking a government handout") when you choose to not accept unemployment? - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
+1 tina - Kyle Lacy
You are shortchanging yourself if you don't take unemployment. - Wensleydale Scoble
Twenty years ago I started a company after being layed off and using unemployment to keep me going. - Michael Krigsman
@Chris White, we are in danger of finding out. - Morgan Warstler
Robert, wealth redistribution and unemployment insurance are two totally separate things. Please read and educate yourself as to what conservatives stand for. You don't have to agree, but please understand. - ChiliMac
I don't understand the connection, sorry. It's like someone saying, "You don't believe in one thing, so you shouldn't do this other, completely different thing." Or maybe not saying it, but posting it on FF. Water off a duck's back keeps the doctor away, that sort of thing. - Glen C
@Tina Yes, you are. You're forgoing an insurance benefit for which you paid the premium. Scoble's thought experiment would only make sense if you could choose to opt out of the unemployment insurance system altogether, neither paying the premium nor getting unemployment benefits. - Chris Johnson
Silly Democrats. Republicans don't get laid off. ;) - Chris White
Chris White: You made me laugh! "And Trix are for kids". - Melanie Reed
Our society is so abnormal that the normal man never dreams of having the normal occupation of looking after his own property. When he chooses a trade, he chooses one of the ten thousand trades that involve looking after other people's property. - G. K. Chesterton - Melanie Reed
This was a tiresome argument when the likes of Tibor Machan, Ayn Rand and other libertarians beat it to death in the 60s and 70s. But yes, I'd gladly opt out of government benefits if the proportionate cost of those benefits was deducted from my tax burden. Social security, unemployment, medicare, medicaid...bring it on. - Rob Sterling
Actually Robert, every time I've been unemployed, I've refused unemployment checks. Never once collected a government cash stipend. And yes, I've qualified for it more than once. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
I'm not a republican, but I'm against wealth redistribution. And I will take any benefits that I've already been forced to pay for via taxes. - Kingsley Joseph
So the Republicans need a Opt-Out bill. - Bored Lebowski
like any of them would need an unemployment check to begin with .. stupid argument - Steven Hodson
If the employer is paying for unemployment, why'd I only get $40 for 4 days of temporary layoff in 1996? The reason cited was that I hadn't been working long enough. Sounds like I had to contribute something to get something, and being a college student / grad student didn't count... - MiniMage LightBlueRanger
I'm a Dem who's never taken unemployment, despite paying lots in taxes. Obama and Biden have decided it's only fair to have people over $250k pay more. I think the discussion should be what's a fair level of wealth redistribution. Since 40% of us don't pay taxes at all, and get stimulus checks we know what the bottom level is. What's a fair level at the top? How much should government be allowed to take 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%? Or should we just say no one's allowed to make over a certain amount? - Alex Nesbitt
This is such a weird discussion. As if all Republicans and all Democrats believe the same things as others registered in their party. The Republicans particularly these days are a mish-mash of libertarian-leaning small-government economic conservatives and religious social conservatives... - £ogical €xtremes
...there are a lot of people out there who are truly independent, but register with a party so they can participate more fully in primaries. Many of these folks, for example, lean libertarian on issues of freedoms, justice, liberties, property, etc., but may lean economically conservative but socially progressive. - £ogical €xtremes
There are a ton of poor Republicans, and a ton of rich Democrats. - £ogical €xtremes
McCain is already covered, he gets disability, he really does. Is that not grand. - Barbara Duck via twhirl
In a country with so much opportunity for virtually every individual, I find it strange that it's considered ok by any mainstream political group to take money away from people who are willing to work hard for it only to give it to those who either aren't or have made personal choices that make it much more difficult. - Jim Dittmer
I hear you but at the same time unemployment is insurance that everyone's employer pays into so it hardly seems like wealth redistribution to collect on an insurance claim. - Brian Shields
@Scoobie - Employees pay for unemployment, just like they pay for health insurance. Dude, have you ever run a company? When you agree to give an employee $X, you do it in full knowledge that you also have to cover other costs for them - if you suddenly didn't have to pay those costs, the employee could, and would, be paid more. The government is only robbing Peter to pay Paul. Don't be dense. - Morgan Warstler
It's amazing how the experiences of a little misfortune in life can turn a Republican into a Democrat. It's also called "developing empathy.";-) - Cathryn Hrudicka
Cathryn: It sounds like you are implying Conservatives/Republicans lack empathy. Trust me, we do not. :D - ChiliMac
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Study: Fan use may lower the risk of SIDS
Study: Fan use may lower the risk of SIDS
October 7 at 11:01 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
From CNN: "Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still mysterious cause of death. Experts also recommend a firm mattress, removing toys and pillows from cribs, and keeping infants from getting too warm." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet
My uncle died of SIDS, he was born 6 years before I was - RAPatton
Having a household member who is a smoker is another risk factor that has recently been proven. The more smokers in the house, the higher the risk. - Rochelle
Sent this to a friend who just had a baby! - Phil Glockner
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Wensleydale Scoble posted a message
“I reserve the right to "hate" on my brother at any time. This is an at will "hate" nation. That is all. Enjoy your day.”
October 7 at 7:37 am - Link
Hater. - (teh)Hussein
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sigh. Where's that Un-Like button when you need it? :D What is it w/ everyone throwing the word hate around all of a sudden? Or has it been flung here and there and I just wasn't paying attention? Good morning, Alex! I hope you have a great day. - pea ♥☆♥☆♥
Ok but I don't believe you have exclusive rights ;) - Cains
I have no idea Pea, but apparently I've been "hating" on my brother...so I made this post. Like it or "hate" it, it's your choice. :) - Wensleydale Scoble
I'm sorry hate is a harsh word and really shouldn't be used. Dislike is a better term, IMHO. - Molly, the Vampy Vampire
Alex has been drinking Haterade. - Akiva Moskovitz
Well, duh. Y'all are siblings. Was someone out there not aware of this rule? - Yolanda
Now, now. See, I didn't say I hated it. I said I wanted to Un-Like it. Fine distinction but not the same nonetheless. heh. - pea ♥☆♥☆♥
And I'm with Yolanda on this one. Other people don't really get to pass judgement on how you and your brother(s) interact. Like we have any idea what that dynamic is like? - pea ♥☆♥☆♥
How the heck does one "dislike" on someone else...that's like Chewbacca being in this thread...it doesn't make sense. - Wensleydale Scoble
All I did was tell him to stop running around like chicken little screaming about how the world is coming to an end and do what he does best, which is find the cool stuff being done out there. - Wensleydale Scoble
Now yer hatin' on Wookies... Jeez-Louise, Alex! Where does it end with you? - Mark VandenBerg
Wait. That's the comment that's causing people to say you're hating on him? Seriously? Interesting. People are much kindler and gentler than I've been led to believe on the internets! Look! A bunny! There. All better. But more importantly, are you having a great day? I hope so. - pea ♥☆♥☆♥
I'm awake and have to go to work, so not yet. :) - Wensleydale Scoble
now please someone use the word haterade - Nathan Rein
Akiva already did, Nathan. :) - Yolanda
Hate is only bad when you mean it. Hating On someone is not as extreme. I mean, anybody can just brush off haters - Rah™
What I dislike about how easily people use the word hate, Rasheen, is that people don't seem to use the word love just as easily. Yes, it's just a word until you give it meaning but given that there are other words that serve the same purpose but aren't as off putting, why make that our go to word to express our dissatisfaction with something? Better to save it for when it really makes an impact. - pea ♥☆♥☆♥
Ther is a wookie in this thread? ;-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
I don't know about a Wookie but I'm pretty sure I saw an Ewok. They'll just let anyone onto the webs nowadays it seems like. - pea ♥☆♥☆♥
Love is a much more powerful word than hate, Pea. - Wensleydale Scoble
This for real? - Roberto Bonini
Yes, Roberto...I really do reserve the right to "hate" on my brother at any time. - Wensleydale Scoble
Don't hate the player, hate the game. - Chris Hollander
Alex, you may be a maverick but you'll never convince me you're a master hater...oh wait...hang on....! - WorldofHiglet
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“Photo Essay: The Denim Factory”
Photo Essay: The Denim Factory
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October 6 at 11:57 am - Link
I shot these photos at a denim factory in Kentucky that specializes in distressing high-end jeans for a few top designers. I used to scoff at paying a premium for jeans that come with holes in them already. Then I saw just how much work goes into distressing jeans, and I realized that these people are artists. You can’t just have any loose threads, you have to have the right loose threads. They can’t just be faded. They have to be the right color. A lot of work goes into making these jeans look just right. -- http://www.davidfriedmanphoto.... - Cee Bee
Cee Bee - Just because it's a lot of work doesn't mean it isn't incredibly silly... - James Williams (willia4)
true. worn jeans takes a lot of work though. as a lover of denim i can attest. i have jeans that have taken a couple of years to achieve the "right" look. some people take a shortcut, for a price though - Cee Bee
I love busted-looking jeans. - Anna Haro