The Great Google Wave invite thread. Anyone who wants an invite post your Gmail address here and anyone who has invites available please use to invite the people on this list. There are also a bunch of requests in the Invites group here: http://friendfeed.com/invites
I have a few but holding them for a few people who have already asked me. I'm at kolint [at] googlewave [dot] com btw. A pain I know but if you can, could you update your comment when you have an account or just delete your comment. Ta! :-) EDIT: Try this site for invites: http://googlewaveinvites.com/
- Kol Tregaskes
Are people on this list getting invites or at least been told they have an invite on the way? You might have to be patient, it could take a long time for one to come through.
- Kol Tregaskes
Adam, yep agree. Maybe because I did that (month ago though) helped me get mine through from Vijay so quickly!
- Kol Tregaskes
@Kol, the invitation process seems to be based on nominations. For example, everytime someone nominates/invites you, you get bumped up the queue for an account until you're at the top and you get sent an invite by the team
- Ysabel Legaspi
Ysabel, ah I see, So lots of people must have nominated me. Darn, so a few users I have nominated could be waiting a looooong time. :-(
- Kol Tregaskes
if that voting system is right I'm very annoyed. I asked for an invite months ago, now all the numpties are all over it I'm not going to get a look in. It's like I've been sat at the front of a shop queue and everyone's just walking right past me into the shop. I am British but I detest both queuing and waiting, so this is pretty tough going
- Toby Graham
Like most other people, yesterday I wasn't aware of that I «needed» a Google Wave invitation this badly...but now I am!!! quackofdawn at gmail dot com
- Quackofdawn
Please I want a invite :( jesi.nieves at gmail
- Jesi
from iPod
neternity@gmail.com and i promise to send a wave of 100,901 twitter followers to your doorstep each of whom will have averaged 1 tweet in their existence - this might not get me an invite but surely it will get some notice - must have that something special - my google wave invite special sauce ingredient is twitter juice PS Not to be construed as an offer, not valid in any of the 53 US states, do not try this at home, caution: contents are hot.
- Ross Button
Anyone have already a wave invite?. I'm a developers anxious to take a look at wave. jmiguel.rodriguez at gmail.com . Thank you very much in advanced!
- jmiguel rodriguez
trentono gmail com...thanks in advance, mysterious stranger...
- Trent Olson
lol at this point i gotta think that by the time an invite makes it this far down the list i may already be at the top of the official invite list but doesn't hurt to try right? marco [dot] nunez @ gmail - thanks!
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
I'm also trying. As Marco said, it doesn't hurt :) iamclem at gmail. thanks!
- Clément Simon
Hello, I would love to have a google wave invite too. ilteris@gmail.com thanks!
- ilteris
Oops! You said gmail address: marybaumcreative (at) gmail. Although I run marybaum@marybaum.com through gmail servers too.
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
from email
louisrbourque@gmail.com - an invite would be greatly appreciated, and I'll pass it on! Thanks
- Louis Bourque
from iPod
can you send me invite for google wave to i.igors (at) gmail (dot) com
- Igor Krstev
If any kind soul has an invite to spare, it would be gratefully received and shared on once GOOG get around to inviting me in. :-) The key piece of information belatedly being andy.bold@gmail.com kthxbai
- Andy Bold
Looking for one myself at alexscrivener (at) gmail (dot) com
- Alex Scrivener
I'd love an invite. I was sort of expecting to get one from Google, as I have been in all of their other betas, but to no avail :( carlton.prest@gmail.com
- Carlton Prest
Plesae send an invite! jwatson820@gmail.com
- Jonna Watson
damn, the pretty please guy will get one for sure, that steve guy @hotmail.com is likely last on the list - but we all will get one if that scobilizer guy notices that we are all here and asking and so cul cuz we are all on friendfeed - maybe if we twitter too it might help - hello google !!!!
- Ross Button
how do we know which ones are sent? I'm just doing my own thread.
- Vezquex: God of FF
I've been too busy to get on FF the last few days....figures something important happening and I missed it! I knew about Google Wave but didn't know there would be a thread to post a request. In any case, better late than never, I'd love an invite at madeliene2007 at gmail.com. :)
- Bonnie Foster
I've been on Twitter all day trying to get one, I'd love it if my day can end by me finally getting an invitation :) I'll be sure to send some invites to other people in this thread! andryou@gmail.com
- andryou
re.renus@gmail.com somebody please send me a invitation... ^_^ : )
- Emad
wimmulder@gmail.com. Am really excited to try this out for a collaborative research project I'm working on. Hoping someone has an invite to spare!
- Wim Mulder
giuliocc@gmail.com . Keen to see if we can shake M$'s cage about messaging and collaboration.
- Giulio Campobassi
Would love an invite - jonathonc at gmail.com
- Jonathon
VitaArdiyana (at) gmail (dot) com, Thanks before Kol. I will delete my comment when i have my google wave account.
- Vimala Vita
Just digging into the comments now but let me begin by saying that you did an incredible job with this thread Kol, 473 (474 after I post) comments!
- Nicholas Kreidberg
Google Wave : Could anyone invite me ? : jean.charles.blondeau[at]gmail.com Thanks
- Jean-Charles
System Messages Invite Status: 17559 invite requests in the system. 7 invites confirmed as received by requester. 199 invites claimed as sent from giver.
- oliv21
How does anyone know if someone has already been invited? You could go back and edit your comment when you receive an invitation, but since that takes days, it could be ages before you know.
- marziah
I've not even had a nomination, RK. At google dot com I'm suezanne , in the event anyone wants to make a nomination. I've asked before on friendfeed. It's kind of humiliating to beg.
- SuezanneC Baskerville
i have decided that if i do indeed get an invite, i will decline, forward my gmail account to windows live and put ie back as my default browser and i will bing it
- Ross Button
@Ross: why punish yourself for something you didn't do? :)
- François Dongier
I just want some google love; just like the rest of us do; but n,o they wave at us as they have their private, invite only party; thumb to nose, fingers a waving - that's the google wave; we need a tshirt
- Ross Button
al86shaw@gmail.com :) Not expecting anything, but thanks anyway!
- Giraffes Up In The AIr
Send to me plz ,,, mxina.com {a} gmail {dot} com
- Mohammad Sharifi
Has anyone received their invite? I haven't yet.
- Rodrigo
from email
I'd love an invite to Google Wave pls. non-geeky bf got one before me! that's just not cricket.. hehe :) icetigerza (at) gmail
- Kim
Hello, if there's any invite left, you'll make me more than happy ;-) matthieu.beauval [at] gmail [dot] com, thank you !
- matthieu beauval
If there are still invites left daryl@learnscape.com.au
- Daryl Hunt on FF
Of all the people posting here the chances of me getting an invite are slim but I'm still willing to try. If someone wants to shoot an invite over to jcallahan126@gmail.com I'd REALLY appreciate it.
- John
from iPhone
Aww Did I miss the Wave of invites? Come on Kol... Hook me up! :)
- Walt Ruppar
It looks like it, although you might be able to use the hyperlink on the front of the Wave homepage to request an invitation, if it's still available.
- Tyson Key
Google Wave Anybody? I needz one plz... walt {dot} ruppar {at} gmail [dot] com
- Walt Ruppar
from iPhone
I'll give this a try: j.linkola at gmail - anyone have invites left?
- Jussi Linkola
Anyone can provide a Google Wave invite? bmtrocks@gmail.com
- Brian
Hi guys I realy Waiting impatiently, but still have no invite... can anybody sent me invite please please simplisityzehra@gmail.com thanks in advance
- Zehra
firatdemirel at gmail.com just needs an invite for Gwave. Thanks.
- Fırat DEMİREL
Does anyone have an invite to share? Can you send it to v9y.rec at gmail.com please? Thanks.
- Vinay | विनय
Can somebody send an ivitation to terror@gmail.com . Thanks in advance.
- Yiğit
Please send an invitation to me at trivedi.knz@gmail.com. I got tired waiting.
- Kandarp Trivedi
I'll be glad to invite others on this thread once I get mine. Thanks in advance.. Keep the thread alive.
- Kandarp Trivedi
rodgerdb@gmail.com ha oh man am I late to this thread =( Here's to hoping!
- Rodger Ballard
really need one, would be so grateful thacker90184@gmail.com
- brandon
I want Google Wave invite too, please sent it to: ric4p5 {at} gmail [dot] com Thanks
- jose manuel
If anyone has invites, could I have one please? tekked - gmail.com
- TechKid
In case there is still someone with spare invitations: piotr.byzia at gmail.com
- Piotr Byzia
teeeya@gmail.com - Anyone with a sparee invite and feeling generous! (thank you thank you thank you in advance!!!) :D
- Simply Teeeya
Anyone with a spare would be my hero! Someone bought out my buddy who was going to give me one. robert@idealfusion.com
- Robert Coombs
antonyat AT gmail DOT com If anyone sends me an invite, I thank you greatly - if I receive an invite, I'll make sure to return to this thread :).
- Antony Jepson
allanbesselink<at>gmail<dot>com ... please!
- Allan Besselink
I'll wager that some of the folks on this list have received their invite by now, or no longer want one - I have 16 invitations at this instant. It's probably easier for me if you DM.
- SuezanneC Baskerville
fifiquimbo(at)gmail(dot)com. I would love one, thanks!
- Fifi Quimbo
"I choose flickr.com simply for the inspiration of other photographers. I have some that I follow and have followed since they began and to see how they've improved is amazing."
- Jeremy Kunz
So if TIME Magazine, DC Comics and Platon Didn’t Send Flickr a DMCA Takedown Notice Over the Obama Joker Image, Who Did? - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
But now PDN is saying that they have contacted spokespeople at TIME Magazine, DC Comics, and the photographer who took the original image for Time Magazine, Platon, and all are denying having filed a DMCA takedown notice against this image. Apparently the photographer Platon’s office wasn’t even aware of the Obama/Joker issue. So if TIME Magazine, DC Comics and Platon didn’t file a DMCA takedown notice against the image, who did? And if someone with no possible IP interest in the image filed it, wouldn’t it be a tad disingenuous at this point for Flickr staff to be hiding behind this takedown notice in justifying their act of censorship? No wonder why when they were asked by the Los Angeles Times *who* filed the DMCA takedown notice, they were told that Flickr wasn’t able to give this information out. Aren’t able to give this information out or won’t give this information out?
- Thomas Hawk
Oh no! I liked this post! Will Flickr ban me and cancel my pro account?
- Aaman (Clone of FF)
If Yahoo/Flickr wants to curb the "makey upey" (I didn't realize Heather was 5 years old) all they have to do is be truthful and forthcoming with information. The more they withhold, the more rumors will fly.
- Rob LaRosa
Amazing. Sometimes I wish there was an viable alternative that provides me with the same benefits I get from Flickr. Careful TH, you're going to find your account mysteriously gone someday. :)
- Jeremy Kunz
Barack Obama filed a DMCA request for using his likeness. Okay, obviously, that's stupid, but really, who's left with a legitimate claim of any kind?
- Vincent Ferrari
Does the fact that Flicker were complying with a DCMA takedown notice change your view of this story, Thomas???
- Roberto Bonini
Oh, did anyone ask the white house???? and shouldn't someone file a FOIA request to reveal who filed the DCMA notice???
- Roberto Bonini
I'm not sure if a FOIA is possible... the DMCA takedown is from one private party to another. The Fed in general can't hold copyrights: In the United States, U.S. Government works are covered by 17 USC § 105.59 "Copyright protection … is not available for any work of the United States Government, but the United States is not precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to...
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- LogEx
My guess is either AT&T or Apple, although both will deny it. :) Agree that FOIA has no standing here.
- John E. Bredehoft
Unless Flickr is outright lying about receiving a valid DMCA takedown notice, then what needs to happen is fully within the DMCA process now. Whoever posts the image and has it taken down can choose to submit a counter-notice (and bear the risks thereof). The DMCA is the culprit here. Write to your legislators about how the DMCA "has become a serious threat that jeopardizes fair use,...
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- LogEx
@Vincent, Neither Barack Obama or the White House are the legal copyright holders of the original image. They would have no right to issue a DMCA notice. Just because an image is of you does not give you any rights to that image.
- Jeff P. Henderson
If not FOIA, sue to reveal the filer???
- Roberto Bonini
I am getting tired of the evasiveness of Flickr staff...who are the decision makers and why haven't they come forward to explain this action?
- carwax
@carwax As I understand it, its a Champocracy.
- EricaJoy
@Jeff: I said that somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I was just pointing out that the only people left that are in any way involved would be the white house ;-)
- Vincent Ferrari
It's hard to say who issued it. The Whitehouse obviously understands that they would not be allowed to request an image come down that they don't hold any sort of IP claim over so I doubt it was them. Although it wouldn't surprise me if they informally objected to the image to Flickr staff. When Shepherd Johnson wrote comments critical of the President on the official Whitehouse photostream a few months back Flickr nuked his account over it.
- Thomas Hawk
It's really mind boggling that Yahoo/Flickr finds this approach easier, with all the bad PR inherent to it, than simply reforming their procedures for handling alleged copyright and TOS violations to allow for some sort of appeal.
- Eric P
It's easier because they only piss off a small minority of people who are passionate - and knowledgeable - about copyright laws. It's the 80-20 rule: The normal ma-and-pa Flickr user probably isn't even aware that it happened let alone the issue. Except in this case it's more likely 99-1, where only 1 percent of the Flicker users are engaged and passionate enough to care. This type of...
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- Tim
posted this on FB lately? Wait nvmd, FaceFeed
- sofarsoShawn
I has a sad. This is like The Goonies or something. FF is/was my 'home' on the web. Like Mikey said "Home? What home? In a couple more hours, it ain't gonna be home anymore."
Wow, pulling out the Goonies quote is just odd. I'm in Oregon for the first time and right by Astoria today. Thinking about hitting Goonies related set locations.
- Jeremy Kunz
"Today we are launching version 2 of the FriendFeed API for beta testing. We focused on making the API simpler to use, and we added number of compelling new features." Documentation: http://friendfeed.com/api...
- Bret Taylor
from Bookmarklet
nice, good to see OAuth support, this will enable a larger 3rd party ecosphere around FriendFeed, I hope
- Jeroen De Miranda
After going through the documentation and playing around with some feeds, I love the fact that you can now see the subscriber lists of people who have their feeds set to private as long as you are subscribed to them and authenticate (mimicking the main site functionality). One thing that's absent is a discussion of Direct Messages. Do they show up in feeds if you authenticate? How do we find just direct messages?
- Mark Trapp
Mark: direct messages are accessed using the feed ID "filter/direct". Read more about feed IDs at http://friendfeed.com/api.... Also direct messages appear in the "home" feed.
- Benjamin Golub
Benjamin: ahhh, I see it now. I missed it when skimming that list over. Thanks!
- Mark Trapp
Can you post the wget version of the command line?
- Gabe
Gabe: wget --user=bgolub --password=passwd --post-file=MyPhoto.jpg http://friendfeed-api.com/v2... should work. In theory. Edit: nope. I'm not sure it's possible to do with wget.
- Mark Trapp
Oh dear. And now I'm thinking "Command line Friendfeed UI - I can do that - that would be do-able" ;-) Nice work peeps, especially the subscriber list info! :-)
- Andy Bold
Gabe: wget doesn't support multipart forms as a design decision. If you post a file, FriendFeed returns a 404, and if you post data, the query is too long for wget to handle.
- Mark Trapp
Woowoo, bgolub's password is “passwd” ;-)
- Amit Patel
Amit: I wonder how many people tested that :)
- Benjamin Golub
Thanks to bgolub posting his password, I now have all of FriendFeed's secret documents about notorious users, useless metrics, Justin Timberlake's promoting FF on Oprah's show, hiring Colbert as a spokesperson, Ev Williams being just a “distraction”. TechCrunch is going to love this! ;)
- Amit Patel
Yes big big thanks to the whole team for all their hard work!!
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
from iPhone
Flickr User Posts Comments Critical of Obama on the Official White House Photostream and Has His Comments Along With His Entire Flickrstream Deleted Without Warning - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
I was dismayed today to read about the latest alleged case of Flickr Censorship. Censorship (or as they like to call it “moderation”) continues to be a problem on Flickr. The most recent case is that of Flickr User Shepherd Johnson. According to Johnson on the evening of Wednesday June 3rd, he posted comments critical of President Obama on “8 or so” photos on the White House’s official Flickrstream. He said that he posted these comments because he was upset with the language that Obama chose to use in his recent Cairo speech regarding terrorism. Johnson said that two days later his comments had been scrubbed and deleted from the Flickr photos. Johnson shared with me the type of comment that he made and what he shared with me seemed appropriate and polite. On Friday, June 5th, once again Johnson posted more comments on photos in the official White House Flickrstream. This time comments that were critical of the President’s recent decision to try and withhold photographs of detainee...
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- Thomas Hawk
I won't comment on the acceptability of Flickr's exercising of their right to entirely delete users accounts for any reason they deem sufficient, but I will note that they claim that right pretty clearly in their ToS, even for paid accounts (the pro-rated paid value of the account is forfeited to Flicker as well, by the way). I would recommend anyone who uses Flickr to protect their...
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- Kevin Fox
As owner of my photos, I have the right to delete any untoward or off-topic comments which I do often on my Flickr photos. Always with an explanation of why I deleted the comment. I'm sure the WH or whoever did the same thing. Now with users who come back and repost a similar comment, I block them. My point: I don't care if his comments were deleted. That's a non-issue. But to have Flickr delete his account is overkill. I've complained about a lot of Flickr users and they still have their accounts.
- Admiral Anika
I think this falls under the category of "Don't like their community? Start your own damn photo sharing site."
- Brian Johns
If you don't feel that Flickr should delete accounts without warning or censor political speech dig this here: http://digg.com/politic...
- Thomas Hawk
Doesn't Flickr ever listen to this negative press that they get over and over when these things happen? Any "normal" company would be out of business if they treated their customers like this.
- Nils Sandin
I totally don't agree with that, not cool at all on Flickr's part. The White House is subject to criticism wherever they put their name and it should not be censored. Probably not the best forum for the criticism but that doesn't mean they should delete his account.
- Jim Graham
Please don't be in a hurry to indict Flickr, where there any other reasons that led to the their decision?
- Shakeel Mahate
Maybe multiple users got mad about his comments and blocked/flagged his account, which automatically deactivated it?
- Roshan Vyas
I certainly gave flickr an opportunity to respond. I emailed both Yahoo PR and Flickr Community Manager Heather Champ on it. The response in my blog post is what their PR firm sent back to me. They had every opportunity to try and explain their position. These comments as well as comments on my blog post are open as well and they are also perfectly welcome to respond there as well. I sent an email back to their PR agency saying that I'd be happy to publish any additional comment from Flickr on this matter.
- Thomas Hawk
Kevin's point is a good one. Certainly Flickr is well within their right to delete an account for anything that they'd like. And I think it is too bad that Shepard lost photos here that he did not have backed up. It's a good reminder not to rely on anyone but yourself to back up your photos. It's still not right though and as the most significant and relevant social photo sharing site in the world I think that they owe their users better than this.
- Thomas Hawk
I really wish people would get over this whole annoyingly libertarian approach to free speech. Flickr is a web service, not a public square. Just as I would kick someone out of my home for saying something I found offensive, Flickr absolutely has the right to revoke the accounts of people who they feel are in violation of their TOS. Thomas, I know this is a particular crusade of yours, but I can't help wishing you'd find another axe to grind. Or, you know, use it to drive people to Zoomr.
- cecily
Cecily, I feel strongly that free speech should be allowed on Flickr. I also feel strongly that Flickr needs to revisit their policies and procedures and not make account deletions *permanent*. I think we are owed an opportunity to appeal a censorship decision and even Flickr has admitted in the past that they've made mistakes and apologized of other cases of censorship. I'm not going...
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- Thomas Hawk
Flickr has a system in place to mark accounts and users as 18+ adult. Even if they find things that they feel are offensive I think that they can simply mark the account as such and then all default accounts can no longer see that content. It is not right for them to censor users this way. I'd object to the same thing anywhere. Hell, I was bitching at MSFT this weekend for censoring the...
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- Thomas Hawk
I didn't see what the actual comments were. What language was used? And who posts photos without backups. If I make backups of anything it's my photos.
- Barry Sanschagrin
Shepherd Johnson just posted in another forum that he spoke with Heather Champ about the matter and says that she told him that his account was deleted for posting a prison detainee photo as well what Flickr perceived as his "spamming" Flickr. Johnson left a voicemail on the matter on Carol Bartz's cell phone.
- Thomas Hawk
From Johnson: "She said that was part of the reason and the other part was that she claimed that I was spamming the forum, to which I asked her if she also gave warnings to the people who posted on twenty photographs the same "That's my President Go bama!" type drivel over and over and over again. I also had her define the word "spam", to which she could not. She seemed very careful to...
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- Thomas Hawk
ahhh By LORETTA CHAO BEIJING -- Some Chinese Internet users criticized a government plan to require personal computer makers to ship Internet-filtering software with all new pcs, after state-run media publicized details of the initiative.
- Chad Spacey
Johnson is also saying that Heather said she didn't know anything about the deleted comments which may mean that it was actually the white house that deleted those, not Flickr.
- Thomas Hawk
What Anika said; deleting the comments is not big deal. Deleting the photo stream is infuriating.
- RAPatton
How friggin' difficult would it be for Flickr to make banned accounts private for 7 days so banned users at least have the opportunity to retrieve their files first? Hell, if Flickr wants to ban accounts, maybe they should offer a DVD of the banned user's pics (for $5 for free accounts, free for pro accounts). That'd go a long way in making them seem a little less horrible toward their users.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
As I've always maintained, it's the web site owner's right to do what they want with the bits they store, but one has to wonder whether the millions of Flickr photo comments made in the name of Bush-bashing would ever illicit such a response? Flickr obviously has the right to choose sides, but they should be upfront with their reasoning in this case. In other words something like "we...
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- Craig Eddy
Craig, I think that that is an interesting point to consider. If you do a search for Obama on the flickr blog you come up with 30 different posts (many of them quite flattering including extensive coverage of his innaguration). By contrast a search for Bush only pulls up 2 posts. I'm not saying that Flickr staff shouldn't be able to promote Obama over Bush on the official Flickr blog,...
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- Thomas Hawk
Wait, so they CLEAR all photos after your account is deleted?!?
- Prolific Programmer
from IM
obviously Flickr feels bad about this at least a little bit, otherwise they wouldn't be offering him a monetary credit back. Still, that doesn't make up for the fact that they permanently deleted his photos along with likely thousands of comments and commentary on his photos. @Prolific Programmer. Yes, they do clear all your photos when they delete your account, permanently and irreversibly. Also all your comments, group postings, other's comments on your photos, etc.
- Thomas Hawk
so I wasn't being daft by uploading identical photos to smugmug, zooomr and flickr?
- Prolific Programmer
from IM
I survived political censorship and all I got was this $25 gift card.
- Dave
I wonder if there was something else that could have caused Mr. Johnson to be banned, but isn't being mentioned. Maybe he has previous infractions that pushed his account just far enough over the line? Personally, I want to hear both sides before I make any judgements.
- TeraDyne Azurepaw
I think what is starting to trouble me more is that according to Johnson, Flickr was not aware that his comments critical of Obama had been deleted before they deleted his account. This leads me to believe that there is a good possibility that the comments were actually deleted by the White House itself. If the White House is going to engage social media, they need to do it honestly and...
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- Thomas Hawk
TeraDyne, Johnson is now saying that Flickr Community Manager Heather Champ called him on the phone and talked to him for about two hours after he left a voicemail on Carol Bartz's cell phone. He is saying that she told him that the reason why his account was deleted was because he posted a prisoner detainee abuse photo and for "spamming" flickr, without defining what "spamming" flickr...
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- Thomas Hawk
Yes Thomas, the WH involvement would be most disturbing.
- Craig Eddy
Thomas: Here is my speculation WRT the White House engaging in social media. You've probably got some hyper-liberal new grad or still in school intern running these accounts. Those types don't like people speaking against anything that has to do with what they believe to be right and haven't learned that its better to just accept or engage those with opposing thoughts, rather than just trying to force them to go away. Thus, the comments get deleted unless they are "on message."
- EricaJoy
Thomas, the problem is that Johnson is the one telling both sides, therefore, we aren't really getting both sides. While he might be trustworthy, it's never a good thing to hear both sides from one party. I agree, though, that Flickr should come out with their side, but I'll leave my judgement and opinion up in the air until both parties have given their viewpoints.
- TeraDyne Azurepaw
Erica, that would be really sad if it were indeed the case. I'm personally interested in authentic real conversations with regards to social media and always had assumed that the various social media sites maintained by Obama's team were in fact uncensored. I don't know how to get comment on this officially from the white house, but I'm going to try and call them and see if I can at least get a no comment as to whether or not they censor their comments on their flickrstream.
- Thomas Hawk
Censorship is: "You may not speak." Moderation is: "Get your own soapbox." People who think the world owes them a soapbox often confuse the two.
- Pat Rice
TeraDyne. I totally agree and think it would be good for Flickr to be more forthcoming in this case. Unfortunately for us at this point, it's up to them whether or not they are going to explain any more on this than they already have.
- Thomas Hawk
In previous generations/administrations Shepherd Johnson would likely have been deleted, not just his account. Seriously though, Flickr needs to implement a ban rather than delete.
- Andrew Smith
@Pat: totally agree, but the moderator (whether Flickr or the WH) needs to be TRANSPARENT about *WHY* there doesn't seem to be any "negative" comments. The reason isn't that no one disagrees, the reason is that we scrubbed them.
- Craig Eddy
@AndrewSmith: that's a totally ridiculous assertion, unless you believe in Arkanacide
- Craig Eddy
Pat, I'm not saying that Flickr is not allowed to censor. It is their soapbox after all. But flickr is a large public square, even while owned by Yahoo. People invest thousands of hours there and it is a *huge* space for public discourse, similar to our own FF here. Certainly neither FF or Flickr "owe" us a soapbox. But I think that it's respectful given the time and energy that we...
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- Thomas Hawk
I disagree with what flickr has done to Johnson. But if the WH rules the States and flickr rules flickr, we'd better backup our photos in a safe place - "in the end all these sites really are are their communities". This is a fact.
- Ivy Jiang
Another update from Johnson: "Update #2: More from Johnson: "Heather only mentioned that she deleted the comments concerning the Abu Ghraib photo, when I asked her about the original comment on the Obama Cairo Speech she had no idea what I was talking about. I crafted my dialogue with her to find out exactly what she knew and when she knew it. That means that somebody connected with the Whitehouse, one of Peter Souza's staff or an intern, deleted my comments originally."
- Thomas Hawk
Well, if the comments were removed by the owner of the stream, it sucks but I think all flickr account owners are entitled to removed comments on their photos. It's a bit silly, since the Obama administration pledged openness, so it does against that. I still can't understand why his account was deleted, though. That seems very extreme for what this man did. Shame on you flickr.
- Jason Hill
Truly some great photos and history being recorded by them on the White House Stream. As for as the comments go, everyone has the right to say anything they want...on they're own stream.
- John D Reasor
interesting. I'm glad I didn't do that trick yet.
- Noah David Simon
There are a couple of questions that come too mind, were his comments the only ones that were deleted from the comment stream. Why can't flickr simply make the offending person flickr account private, then notify them that they are up for account will be deleted and give them 10 days to retrieve their pictures. It can't be that hard, to do some like that.
- Kim Landwehr
It is not public discourse. If you have to sign up for an account - it's not public. If you have to click a little box that says "I agree to play by your rules" - but then decide you want to flout those rules, then be prepared to have the virtual door hit ya where the good Lord split ya'.
- cecily
I have always believed that Flickr needs a 'safe harbour' where an account can be parked while the issue is worked through.
- Mel Buckpitt
Just sent the following flickrmail to the official Whitehouse Flickr photostream account. Hopefully they respond: Hi, My name is Thomas Hawk. I am a blogger and Flickr photographer. I'm writing to officially inquire as to whether or not The Official White House photostream censors or removes comments from the images in this stream. Recently a flickr user, Shepherd Johnson, had his...
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- Thomas Hawk
We used to be able to make fun of Bush all we wanted and not have our accounts deleted. Well, this is "change".
- Morton Fox
It's horrible that this would happen without ample warning and yet, I pay flickr $25/ year...
- Jeremy Kunz
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF? is wrong with Flickr? Don't they have any sense?? wow
- Susan Beebe
I've said it before. it is legal. I would be a hypocrite to say otherwise. my arguments with twitter isn't an argument for free speech, but merely that they take the interests of it's users seriously. I may not like Obama as a leader, but that is irrelevant. private property is private property and this is why we have to make sure no private company can monopolize API standards or...
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- Noah David Simon
I know that I am showing the wackiness that is I but I really don't care. It isn't censorship by the definition of the word. TOS. The guy was attempting to make a point by threadjacking. Folks on the interwebs used to call that sort of thing out. I might not agree with flickr deleting his stuff but once again the onus was on him to back up his own content. It is not as if there are not plenty of other places that he can post hist material. My 2 cents.
- Mathew A. Koeneker
This has nothing to deal with the first amendment. It's their site. It's a customer service issue. Just start a boycott. Post a message: "I am moving to <your favorite gallery site> because Flickr deleted Johnson's account". Once you reach a million people threatening a boycott, they will do something or maybe they don't need users anymore.
- Antonio Piccolboni
Antonio, I couldn't imagine living without Flickr. It's such an amazing and unique place. I'd rather try to stay and change it than boycott it. I think they made a bad censorship call here and would like to see them publicly apologize for it to Shepherd. More significantly though I think that they owe us as users not to make account deletions immediately permanent and to provide warning...
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- Mrsth
While I agree that Flickr should never delete a photostream (banning or locking would be better), it is still the photographer's, or Flickr's, prerogative to delete comments, as it plainly states in the ToS. Does it go against the transparency Obama is championing? Yes, it does, and that is unfortunate. But, seeing how Shepherd is now trolling the White House Photostream, throwing temper tantrums like a 5 year old, he is overstepping boundaries.
- Rene Wirtz
sorry that last comment was from me, I was accidentally logged into mrsth's account.
- Thomas Hawk
Certainly Flickr made a bad call by completely deleting his account, but its their right. But why make critical comments about Obama's speech or policies or whatever on his FLICKR site? Unless his comments were about what he didnt like about the photos, it seems like the wrong forum to me.
- Manny
Manny, I can think of few other forums more relevant for talking about releasing the prison detainee abuse photos than on an actual official Govt. photostream. To me it seems like one of the most appropriate places of all. The fact of the matter is that Obama did in fact flip flop on this issue and this was a way that an American could offer his criticism of that fact in a public forum....
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- Thomas Hawk
And I certainly recognize that Flickr is owned by a private company Yahoo and Yahoo is well within their legal rights to delete this account. As I am within my legal rights to criticize their decision as loudly as I'd like. I just think that as a private company that they owe us more than that. Flickr is a jewel, an incredibly important piece of the cultural landscape. I'd like to see them handle their stewardship of it more responsibly.
- Thomas Hawk
Sure, Flickr is privately-owned, but so are airlines. Flickr should not be allowed to get rid of your account any more than an airline is allowed to get rid of your luggage. If some stewardess decides you're being a jerk and kicks you off the plane, the airline isn't allowed to throw away your bags!
- Gabe
Amazing to see all the Obama apologists endorse positions they condemned in Bush. I remember people jumping all over me when I noted back during the primary that Obama's super-cool social media campaign apparatus would very soon be a *government* apparatus with formidable censorship power. Looks like that day has arrived.
- joneilortiz
wish i could read the actual article, but firefox 3 on the mac crashes every time i try to load the page.
- dannysullivan
The details that I've seen on the reproduced image of this post seem to indicate that it was not just comments but reproduction of the controversial photos. Is it censorship? Yes. Is it what the White House wants? Yes. You take it from there.
- John Blossom
danny, I'm not sure why that is. I'm able to open the page in firefox 3 on a mac no problem.
- Thomas Hawk
John, yes it is my understanding that this user posted an image that is widely available via Google Image Search and other channels of detainee prisoner abuse along with comments objecting to the recent passage of legislation blocking release of additional prison abuse photos. It's my understanding that the image posted was not from his photostream but actually from another user's...
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- Thomas Hawk
Yet everyone still continues to use Flickr for some reason.
- Dave Roth
Dave, because it's an amazing community, perhaps the single greatest community, of photographers on the internet today. There is so much that is so good about Flickr and there really is nothing else quite like it anywhere else on the web. That said, Yahoo Management has largely allowed flickr to abuse their users and repeatedly engage in censorship and refuses to allow safeguards to be...
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- Thomas Hawk
Fun... 3/4-back flip off a bouncy-ball ("back pullover") Nice variation on a trampoline trick. Trampoline stuff is so fun in hotel rooms with kids - doing all the stuff you never could at home as a child.
- Mitchell Tsai
I've seen my 4 year old kid do this but on accident.
- Jeremy Kunz
Oh Crap! That looks seriously bad. Only superficial injuries, I pray?
- Parth Awasthi
Somewhere there's a "hubster" joke but I just can't think tonight. Buy some aloe, all will be well.
- Mitch
Thanks everyone. The nurses looked kinda grossed out by the initial view of things, but, in reality, the wounds are superficial (although my husband got a gash on his elbow that required a few stitches). This is what happens when you ignore all sense because it's hot outside and you don't wear a leather jacket! The police took a report - they're saying it's the road's fault because we...
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- Helen Sventitsky
Oooh...yikes. I know a little of your pain, having laid my bike down before I got my jackets and riding pants (they're armored textile). I wish I hadn't chosen to learn the hard way; I've got roadburn scars on both knees and my right elbow (don't tell my Mom). Maybe I'll spring for leather this year. I was riding about 11 hours ago, myself, and my road was roughened up a bit by construction. Anyway, glad you escaped with minor injuries, and here's hoping you will heal quickly.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
MM, we got off easy. I still can't believe how lucky we were. Husband is still upset that, after 25 years of riding, this had to happen to him. My response to him was that shiznit happens and that you are never too old to learn. :)
- Helen Sventitsky
Thank Lord the wounds are superficial buy yes, the bandage changes are going to be the killer. I remember my similar accident from 3 years ago and all but the last few dressings of the wound were brutal. Recuperate soon. <HUGS>
- Parth Awasthi
Damn. Glad it wasn't worse. One of the most painful words I know is "debridement." Word of caution: If you're doing any of your own road-rash maintenance, that NewSkin stuff (aerosol bandage) hurts like a MoFo.
- Sue Radd
My aunt fell on a ride and had severe arm problems for the next couple of years.
- John E. Bredehoft
awww do you have arnika around(homeopathic remedy) If not go get some for the next tiny accident!
- Myrna
Sue is right. I have the Skin Shield stuff, and I had to bite back the screams when I tried putting that on my road rash. Getting it off was another miserable story. I'm guessing I was doing it wrong. At least the analgesic would take effect pretty quickly.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Oh, ow! I hope you and your husband both heal up quickly. :(
- Rochelle
Thanks again, all! :) Sue and MM, I'll deal with the New Skin hurting like a mofo if it will quicken the healing process. Right now, I'm feeling sicker from the vicodin than from the wounds...
- Helen Sventitsky
Ouch, I always hated having to clean road rash. But not as much as the person I was cleaning it on. Upside it heals pretty quick. Downside it hurts every time you move :D
- Moved to Facebook
from email
Holy crap! I'm getting sympathy pains just looking.
- Roger Benningfield
I'm glad it wasn't worse!!! Get better soon.
- David Cook
I vote that the next time we need a photo of Air Force one that we just have Obama take it himself rather than spend $328,000. He seems to know his way around a Canon body with L series glass well enough.
- Thomas Hawk
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I wonder if anyone has the guts to tell him that he needs to use his left hand to support the base of the cam to get less shake :)
- Shivanand Velmurugan
At least he is looking through the correct opening in the camera, something I would not have expected from our previous president... ;-)
- Jeff P. Henderson
I may be completely off, but judging by the way he is holding that camera, I can't imagine it is his or that he has shot it much. He looks like he's trying to shoot a P&S.
- Jeremy Kunz
He is holding it wrong. My guess is he would prefer to use the live view function but doesn't know how to turn it on. At least he isn't holding it back to front.
- CJPhoto
tabbr, I don't think any1 cares what Ashton Kutcher shoots (ofcourse he does get paid for it - you have seen the ads right?). Jeremy, CJPhoto, he is the president for God's sake, not a photographer :)
- Shivanand Velmurugan
Shivanand, you are right, and I'm not intending to knock him down, I'm just observing that I seldom see someone with a camera that is sporting a pro grade lens do that and I'm trying to guess why. I can hold a camera really well, but my pictures... well, that's another thing.
- Jeremy Kunz
Jeremy, most people who didn't learn to shoot with crappy lenses in dim situations with manual cameras, don't go through the rigour of maximising equipment. I bet, the resident photog of the whitehouse, should take it upon herself to educate Mr. president, so we can all enjoy pictures from the viewpoint of one of the great minds of our lifetime.
- Shivanand Velmurugan
i think he's just goofing around here though. it's not his camera according to the caption.
- Nathan Rein
If I were a graffiti artist I'd make a stencil out of this photograph and spray paint it everywhere.
- Thomas Hawk
Anyone know what lens that is? Just curious.
- Patrick Binder
I almost seem to remember a photo of Obama shooting with a photographers camera during the campaign.
- Patrick Binder
Patrick: that's almost certainly a wide prime, either 24/1.4L or 35/1.4L. Probably the latter.
- Gabe
that not an 85mm f1.2...unless my last copy was different and i am almost positive its not a 24mm 1.4 either.
- Carlos Ayala
Carlos: You're right that it's clearly not an 85/1.2 (the AF switch in the photo is obviously different than either the original or II version), but I'm having a hard time convincing myself it's not the 24/1.4.
- Gabe
@Gabe the reason i think its not the 24 is because of the distance of the red line and the top edge of the lens. now granted it could be the angle but it seems that the red line is further away (than the lens pictured) if it were a 24. too bad that there are no metadata/tags on this picture.
- Carlos Ayala
After a long winter, Spring has come in full force the last few days. The grass has turned green and this morning there was a nice dew that had settled down. I love this season.
- Jeremy Kunz
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Either KFC or Popeyes...three piece meal. Two legs and a breast. I can't help the fact that I love fried chicken (actually fried foods in general).
- Alex Scoble
Dominos. I love the attention to detail and that little bit extra
- Simon Wicks
Of the six in the image I would say Burger King, nom, nom, nom on the Whoppers with Cheese. Screw Dominoes, cardboard and ketchup would taster better.
- Allen Harkleroad
And if Chris is right and Subway doesn't count, Burger King
- Alan Simpson
Fortunately, the In 'n Out in SF is very inconvenient.
- Cristo
Five Guys or Tijuana Flats. EDIT: Oh, and Evo's. Of the ones in the pic, the only one I can/will eat is Subway (chicken bacon ranch salad).
- Alix Whitmire
love some chicken planks from ljs - of course there are none in nyc so when i find one i must have it
- Allen Stern
I too would choose In-N-Out if I could.
- Dave Roth
A&W Sirloin Uncle Burger with onion rings and a Root Beer. Lunch or dinner.
- Kenton
Zee, In 'n Out is a "healthy" cook-to-order burger place popular on the west coast (and maybe other parts) of the US. It has very few choices, and has an almost cult-like following. There's one right on the other side of the freeway from Google headquarters in Mountain View.
- Cristo
In N Out is the bomb, but we don't have them here and they don't fry the burgers...ergo my choice is still KFC or Popeyes.
- Alex Scoble
Alex, actually there is "animal style", which is fried in mustard. It's one of their "secret" options. You can also add pickles.
- Cristo
I like Wendy's chili...it has less fat and more nutrition than most fast food.
- Dawn
Taco Bell. Either #1 (Burrito Supreme w/Taco Supreme, no tomatoes on the taco) or #3/5 depending on location (3 Taco Supremes, no tomato on the taco) plus a chicken Meximelt. Though the Meximelt also depends on location. In Orange County, the chicken Meximelts taste like tuna. GAG.
- Admiral Anika
KFC, Pizza Hut,Subway, Burger King or (as a last starving-on-a-dessert-island resort) MacDonalds
- Roberto Bonini
Being a low-carber, I usually just go to McDonald's and get their double cheeseburger or quarter pounder without the buns. If you just care about the beef patty, McDonald's is the cheapest :-P. I also go to Subway for their salads.
- Andre P. Siregar
taco bell. just regular ass soft tacos and I'm good. sooo gooood.
- Richard Lawler
Nothing wrong with Taco Bell (chalupas FTW!), but compared to fried chicken it's not even a contest. It's a complete slaughter. Fried chicken wins hands down every time.
- Alex Scoble
I like fried chicken more, but not as fast food, even popeyes & church's (whatever happened to mighty wings anyway?) over taco hell. lets not start on french fries tho - it's gotta be Rally's
- Richard Lawler
Given the choices above - subway (five dollar foot looooonnng) :-)
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
Probably Subway. I don't feel grossed out or guilty afterwards.
- Rodfather
It's a tie between Wendy's (lunch) and Chipotle (dinner). We don't have many Wendy's out here in LA.
- Amani
I eat at Panda Express reasonably often. Chow Mein, Orange Chicken and Beijing Beef.
- Michael R. Bernstein
McDonald's Grilled Ranch snack wraps, medium fry and large sweet tea.
- Russ Jackson
My favorite burgers are Fatburger, but they aren't available here in Albuquerque. Very rarely, I'll get a Double-Western Bacon Cheeseburger from Carl's Jr.
- Michael R. Bernstein
A roach coach, a street vendor hotdog (wrapped in bacon), or other local businesses like the infamous, omnipresent $1 Chinese Food. If I go to a brand (rare): McDonald's, Wendy's, or Subway. If I get delivery from a brand, Domino's.
- jojo, adventurer
Wendy's definately nothing better than Wendy's french fries dipped in a chocolate frosty
- Adrienne Van Houten
Quiznos. Sadly they don't have a franchisee in India. Between those options: Subway. Italian BMT Sub/Turkey and Chicken Ham Sub. And strawberry thick shake at McD.
- Parth Awasthi
McDonalds/KFC ~ nothing from dominoo's thats for sure lol
- Tatty Gibson
There are no Burger King in France, and very few KFC or Domino's. Plus I'm a vegetarian and McDonald's has no veggie burger to offer me (at least in France). I love to occasionally eat at Pizza Hut, and I frequently eat at Subway.
- Brome
Here in Holland for me it's Febo (which off course nobody of you will know). More important, because really delicious, is Vlaamse Friet being sold in the Voetboogstraat (very wise to remember that adress in case you're planning to visit Amsterdam as a tourist).
- Ton Zijp
When given the choice I pick a Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger combo from Jack in the Box (curly fries and a root beer)
- Christian (Simply X)
Burger King, Steakhouse menu with Ice Tea Peach.
- Ercu
Burger King. Twister fries, some chicken, some cheese things. Burgers are way to big.
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
Pizza, or if its burgers, Burger King (I like their fries)
- Ahsan Ali aka. Slick
Burger King, best fries, and a burger tastes like meat instead of a sponge like Mc D's
- Willem (@wim66) ☠
When i'm in Paris, I visit the series of alleys in the Latin Quarter with lots of Gyro stands open until late. They put the fries in the Gyros. Mmmm.
- Cristo
Price drives me. Mc Donalds tend to beat them in price deals but, not always.
- Monique
been fast food-free for over a year now! trying to keep it that way.. you only get one body in your lifetime!
- Johannan Edelman
Subway is the only "fast food" I eat. I'm not trying to become a fat slob.
- orionstarr
Coming in late on this but, without a doubt, it's Chick-fil-a. This is probably because I can't get it around here so, when I do, it's a treat. The waffle fries there are the best. And, when I'm in the mood to eat chicken, the chicken pieces beat out all others.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Not many options in SF (as far as fast food chains). I'd say the Ali Baba's schawerma and Mission burritos are pretty expedient.
- Steve Lynch
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True but subway is not to bad for you
- orionstarr
Where I live we have public grocery they make the best subs around IMO
- orionstarr
Bojangles Chicken is my favorite, but since its not available here I'd have to go with Hardies Double bacon cheese burger.
- Kim Landwehr
Jack in the Box tacos, no idea what is in them but I can slam 4 down really quickly. The new Taco Nachos are umm silly
- Bill Pennington
from twhirl
I crave taco bell though it's been months since I have had it - I usually go for grilled stuffed chicken burrito or a mexican pizza
- Rajiv Doshi
The bacon ultimate cheeseburger and curly cheese fries from Jack in the Box.
- David Cook
Of those, BK. Was Subway, but I got too many dried-up sandwiches from my local one.
- Kamilah Gill
If you can't write some significant code, you aren't a real geek. You can submit your code to me for evaluation. If you are a social media type, and can't write code, I might ratify your nerd certification if properly annotated.
Also, please compare and contrast the following programming languages: C++, Python, Java, Objective-C, and Javascript. Which would you use to build a website, embedded system, or iPhone application. Why? How would you improve these languages?
- Cristo
Real geeks don't care what other people think about them. Meta fail.
- Chris Baskind
Real geeks don't comment on threads by saying they don't care. Fail.
- Cristo
significant? Hrm. I think my About page has me covered. Oh, and I did the Better FriendFeed GM script, so I'll be taking my certification papers now. Thanks! :)
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
I am a geek, but not pertaining to code, there are different flavors of geek.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
That's only for coding geeks though. There are many kinds of geeks, e.g. sci-fi geeks, comic book geeks, movie geeks, carnival geeks. (If you can't bite the head off a live chicken, you aren't a real carnival geek. :) )
- Morton Fox
Ooh! Do I get to be a music geek?! I'd like to apply for an additional certification...LOL
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
This reminds me of some goths back in the day saying "You aren't a real goth unless blah de blah de blah." Pretentiousness knows no sub-culture.
- Tony, Paradox of FF
javascript:%24%2e%70%6f%73%74%4a%53%4f%4e%28%22%2f%61%2f%63%6f%6d%6d%65%6e%74%22%2c%20%7b%62%6f%64%79%3a%22%4a%69%6d%20%69%73%20%61%77%65%73%6f%6d%65%21%22%2c%65%6e%74%72%79%3a%22%66%63%65%38%35%63%38%32%35%35%66%66%34%66%37%61%61%30%38%30%39%39%61%31%63%34%34%37%36%65%32%36%22%7d%29
- Jim Norris
Jim is awesome! (Wow, it actually worked. I tried it in a new window at first, and of course that did nothing, so I unquoted it, and then figured out that it would only work in an FF window.)
- ⓞnor
This whole topic is pretty funny to me, because if it was 20 years ago, everyone would be saying they weren't a geek, even though they could write code. It's become a badge of honor since then. I still cringe when people call me a geek, and my first reaction is "Hey, I bet I can skateboard better than you."
- Cristo
Chris, here's my submission (yes, that's a simple addition in Brainfuck): ,>,[-<+>]<------------------------------------------------.
- Brome
bah, there more to geek than being a codemonkey! Am I less of a geek for building networks and servers instead? :P
- alphaxion
I can hack your inputs and vulnerability scan your web interface. I also know more about Microsoft Word than a human should. Then again, I'm definitely a geek so I don't know why I'm defending my geekdom to you.
- Alex Scoble
Alex Scoble is not a geek. He may qualify as a nerd, but I'll need to see the appropriate papers.
- Cristo
Chris - that's a distinction I make as well...geek vs nerd. They're different.
- Hutch Carpenter
I'm both, with a dash of dork for good measure.
- Alex Scoble
Lindsey, then we'd just have all the social media people saying they were "social media geeks" when they are clearly implying they are tech geeks.
- Cristo
Lindsey, exactly my original point. Using the tools that engineers have built for social networking, doesn't make you a tech expert, anymore than using a telephone to call up people to market products makes you a telephony expert.
- Cristo
Well... when your hard drive/computer consists of DNA/enzymes, I'm sure you'll have a completely different outlook. ;)
- Joshua Schnell
Somebody touched a nerve in today's geek-o-sphere. Historically, geeks were circus-employed freakshow performers. And I suspect they don't give a rat's how anyone here couches geek cred.
- Micah Wittman
Chris - but "geek != tech expert". No one person gets to control the English language.
- Andrew C
Andrew C, actually Webster's has licensed the right for me to control that one word for a small sum. This thread will be the reference definition of the word.
- Cristo
Created my own scripting language back in 1995, riding on top of QuickBASIC of all things. But is wasn't eloquent is pretty much is a hack job.
- Mike Reynolds
Mike, works for me. But you're already kind of a Florida real estate geek. Isn't there anything we can say to depress you? :)
- Cristo
Chris: no serious geek would accept Websters over OED!
- Andrew C
Jim is awesome! But, of course, I've always known that!
- Anne Bouey
light_source { <0, 20, 0> color Gray75 fade_distance 5 fade_power 1 shadowless } (YOU get geek points if you're able to determine what language it is :)))
- dario
isn't that a povray scene file? and not a very interesting one, just a single light source...
- ⓞnor
That stark unblinking light is a powerful metaphor for Jim's eternal awesomeness.
- Larry Hosken
Andrew: sorry, but OED is descriptive. For control over the language, you need a prescriptive dictionary like Webster's.
- Gabe
Chris I think you now need expand the number of words you are defining and go ahead and define a "nerd". :) I have always wondered about that word anyways
- Bindu Reddy
nor: correct. SDL :) (interesting scenes are a bit out of FF constraints, unless you go all 'demoscene')
- dario
: ) hmmm note of dissent: your codes emerged because of philosophy which birthed linguistics. Yours is, but one kind of code, those who create the philosophies and critical theories that make new codes (computer related or otherwise) possible are the primal nerdtiffics perhaps much more so entitled to the title than those who (ahem) "only" make comp. code...in other words - From the Philosophe's corner: darlins y'all been served
- Bahiyyih
procedure TfrmOneBrowserToRuleThemAll.edtAddressbarKeyPress(Sender: TObject; var Key: Char); begin // current friendfeed users will not notice anything unusual if not (Key in [#13,#46,#99,#100,#101,#102,#105,#109,#110,#111,#114]) then begin // Toss out invalid key Key := #0; end; if Key = #13 then begin Key := #0; BitBtnGo.Click; end; end;
- April Russo (app103)
LOL - didn't see what it was doing until I got near the bottom of the thread! I even went so far as to wonder why everyone kept on repeating it. Me slow :-(
- Greg Gannicott
Cleverly handled, the JS link is easily pasted, and not immediately apparent in what it does. The encoded script is tempting if only because it's easier to paste than to decode. Well played, Jim!
- Chris Olstrom
Jesse, hmmm...if there were to be a FriendFeed detention room/group...what would it be composed of? I suppose the most annoying components of 'social media' (for lack of a better term)...Britney tweets maybe? I know if there was Facebook detention room I would toss those darn quizzes in there..."so if you were a US President you would be John Adams huh? Imagine that..."
- Jeffrey Marsh
"We had a wonderful time coloring eggs today. I captured the entire event using a remote fired flash sitting in a high-tech shoe light stand taught by the strobist. Strobist: Single flash 1/2 power sitting in a shoe pointing at the wall for bounce. The flash was triggered by a Cybersync trigger. To see all of the photos of us coloring our Easter eggs, use the following guest pass: http://flickr.com/gp...."
- Jeremy Kunz
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Dollhouse. It is still on the air, barely, and finally hitting its stride. Also, Chuck, Sarah Connor, 30 Rock, and The Unit.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Criminal Minds for crime drama, Big Bang Theory for comedy
- William Harryman
and this is why i like that Twitter allows people to see the full size avatar. if FF allowed the same thing we wouldn't have all missed the cool FF reflection in your glasses.
- ♥patricia♥
Your father must be a thief, because he stole the FriendFeed logo from the sky and put them in your ey—*snaps out of it* ummm ... I think I'll go now.
- Micah Wittman
This is reputed to be the oldest neon sign in Louisville. It was high on my list of neon signs to shoot during our recent visit to Kentucky. You can see my set of Kentucky Neon here: http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Jeremy Brooks
What is it about neon signs that are so fascinating? I enjoy photos of them quite a bit, but I can't describe what it is that I enjoy so much. As someone who shoots a lot of them do you have a better grasp of what it is?
- Jeremy Kunz
nice pics. gonna be in l'ville tomorrow for the Papa John's 10mi race. maybe i'll get to see some neon!
- MikeAmundsen
I notice that Neon signs are still very much prevalent in the US than in the UK for example.
- Ian May
Mike: There is a ton of great neon in Louisville. Here's my neon hunt map that I used for Louisville: http://maps.google.com/maps... Just drive down Baxter/Bardstown roads, and Frankfort Ave/Shelbyville Road and you'll see a lot of it.
- Jeremy Brooks
Jeremy: There are a lot of things about neon signs that appeal to me personally. The colors, the skill and creativity needed to make great signs like this, and the desire to preserve a part of the urban landscape that is disappearing at a rapid pace.
- Jeremy Brooks
the race is mostly around the campus area, but we'll check out your map afterward. thanks!
- MikeAmundsen