Bump. (Had to update my address and opt out of a new batch.)
- Stephen Mack
Full name, email address, and phone number required to opt out? O_o Why do they need (especially) a phone number? It's not like they're going to cross-check against my name or address as a fraud check.
- Tinfoil 2.0
Phone number because they deliver phone books to each person at an address that has a phone.
- Spidra Webster
That's not necessarily true. When I signed the papers on my house, they delivered about 5 versions of the various phone books in my area and I haven't had a home phone in years.
- Kristin
What if you only have a cell phone? Or enter your cell number or Google Voice number on that form? It doesn't specify that only land line numbers matching the address are allowed.
- Tinfoil 2.0
Presumably it still worked? I think Spidra's right about the concept, phone books are (were?) supposed to go to people having POTS, but in practice the process has gotten pretty diluted.
- Tinfoil 2.0
Doesn't work here, we did the form but the yellow pages are delivered by dudes in a pick up truck who would have no interest in whether you opt'd anything it just gets thrown to every door step not addressed directly.
- SteVe C
I put my cell # in when I signed up (no land line), and didn't get any calls or anything. Also didn't get any stupid paper phone books (yay).
- Stephen Mack
We have received numerous reports of excessive FriendFeed posts showing up in Facebook this evening. While we are not 100% sure, it appears to be an issue on Facebook's end due to ignoring application settings. We have disabled all FriendFeed updates to Facebook until we are sure the problem is resolved.
See http://www.techcrunch.com/2009... for more information - it seems to also have impacted Twitter's Facebook app. Again, we are not sure if it is a problem on our end or not, but we are investigating now.
- Bret Taylor
No problem, if I knew it was on your end, I wouldn't have cared, but thanks for letting me know about the situation. I was confused because it happened right as I was trying out a new twitter game. This was compounded by the fact that the game has no controls for turning off public messages. I'll bet they plan to add them later, but right now they want everyone to hear about it. It’s a...
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- Michael Fidler
So, is it fixed?Every tweet, every everything is showing up as individual news feed posts for all my friends, this is too much and I'm likely to piss them all off. Options ... 1.Stop tweeting etc. 2.Ditch the FF Facebook application. Hmmm, it's a no brainer. Anyone got any updates on this?
- Michael M Bailey
Ross and Dan made this video to illustrate the advanced technology we use behind the scenes at FriendFeed. (Ross and Dan, you are amazing - I can't believe how awesome this thing turned out)
- Bret Taylor
from Bookmarklet
How very creative. This is very fluid and cool.
- Louis Gray
OK, not exactly what I was expecting, but very cool.
- Kevin Arth
Anyone have the video somewhere other than Youtube? it's banned here in Turkey and I can't wait until we get home (next month) to watch it!!
- Chris Myles
Bret, this video should be titled: A Love Song for FriendFeed ! Great vid (and music) !
- Ahsan Ali
This is superb. I just showed it to my 5 year old son who enjoys Lego and has already taken some great photos, including one or two of his toys. So now he has the seed of the idea that, in time, he could take multiple stills and put them together to make moving pictures. Thank you very much for posting it and giving me and him that opportunity. Maybe, he might use FriendFeed one day too!
- John W Lewis
I think they need to make a full stop-motion version of the Matrix in legos. Now THAT would be awesome. I wonder what bullet-time looks like in LEGO?
- Bret Taylor
i'd pay to see the stop animation lego matrix, but not the sequels
- patrick
"Equipment Generously Provided By Casey Muller" - hahaha!! THIS IS AWESOMESAUCE!!! I love the creative energy and vibe in this video... LOTS of work went into that one! Thanks guys!! :)
- Susan Beebe
Genius, how much time did that all take?
- Wayne Hornsey
Chris Myles: if you want ot - DM me an address and I'll mail you a copy.
- guruvan (Rob Nelson)
*snort* yeah. anyone who has had both will give in-n-out the thumbs up over 5 guys, except maybe on the fries front. if i could get 5 guys fries with every in-n-out burger ...
- tiffany
INO fries are better than the soggy mess I got at Five Guys. I prefer my INO fries well done (fried longer/twice).
- Neal Krummell
I'm a fan of fries, period. I'll take both. As my belt can attest.
- Derrick
that probably depends on the location, neal. the fries i've had from two different in-n-outs were okay. the fries i've had from the one five guys location i've been to were divine.
- tiffany
:-) The In N Out vs Five Guys controversy is what triggered my first ever FFeedup so for that reason alone I have a fondness for this fight. Though I'm definitely a Five Guys sort of girl. Also? DIRRTY.
- peamageddon
Neal - you had the only bad fries experience I've heard about. 5 Guys fries should be fried twice and twice the amount you need for a serving, and freshly made and hot. Mine have been perfect every time.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
My wife wrote up a detailed analysis of Five Guys v In 'n Out for her company's newsletter. She preferred the Five Guys burger due to the toppings and fries, but In 'n Out had a better price point and great shakes. It was pretty close, tho, and hard to take for a born & raised Southern California.
- Zamms
I think I tried to replicate the In-n-Out burger with the same toppings at Five Guys and was disappointed. In the rare occasion now that I have 5G, I get a hot dog.
- Derrick
When I first came on to ff today, this is what I saw at the top of the feed. As I leave, it is at the top again. Thus, I both start and end the day smiling.
- Katy S
It looks just like Derrick is about to say "Goo goo ga ga"
- iTad
I'm just gonna go ahead and let this be my embarrassing photo meme entry.
- Derrick
I really like this band, when he includes her. He's put out some stuff on his own under the same name and it is good, but it lacks something more than just her voice. I can tell there is additive input from her as well.
- Michael W. May
I like this, too. Hadn't heard it before. I'll have to put it on my list to check out, and hopefully not forget I heard about them from you this time, like I usually do. :p
- Jandy
haha, no worries, so long it's enjoyed one way or another
- Michael W. May
Yes, Mo asked to participate in the Ass Roasting. I wasn't really serious about it until Mo asked. Then I had to make it exist.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
LMAO, Kamilah so awesome, but you missed Sean's half-stache and goatee. Those would have made it even more awesome.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
aw, shoot. I checked, but I wasn't sure about the status of his facial hair.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
This is THE. BEST. THING. ON. THE. INTERNET. EVER. *weeps for joy*
- MoTO Bott
I'm tempted to lie about it just to see what I'd look like in one of your illustrations
- chrisofspades
oh, though sketch is good, ever had an exhibition?
- testbeta
I always knew it. The first time I saw Mo Kargas on FF, I knew he could roast asses with his eyes.
- Joshua
Thanks, everyone :) I don't know that I can sell the original sketchbook, it's really my personal journal. As I say from time to time, though, my goal is to do some larger drawings and paintings, and eventually I hope to sell those, I just need, like, 48 hours in a day to get everything done... it's going to happen somehow, soon. I have had some of my work exhibited at various times,...
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- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Kamilah, you're here! You should subscribe to me. :)
- EricaJoy
What happens if I subscribe to you, Erica? Is something in particular happening over on your feed?
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Nothing interesting happening on my feed but I bet $100 I could make your day. :)
- EricaJoy
By the way Kamilah? I want the MoBot on a t-shirt.... Pleeeaaaasssseeee???
- MoTO Bott
Yes, giant robots are made of win. I dunno, Barry... last time I tried to make a t-shirt, people got all excited but no-one bought it (DYSP!). I might just make a design but not bother to try setting up a Spreadshirt (or whichever one it was that I used) for it. I'll have to see.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
I could do that somehow, I guess. I've taken payments through PayPal before. I wonder what pose the MoBot should be in? Have some source material I could work from?
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
So...Washington and Oregon are California's balls?
- Hookuh Tinypants
LogEx, that's probably just because I live in a county that is closer to life in Virginia, I'm sure some of the northerners would see it differently. Of course, me, I'm firmly rooted in the fact that I'm from the Northern Part of South East West Virginia, and the county I live in actually was quite Confederate.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Yep that's about right Amanda, and they're always sweaty.
- SteVe C
Tinypants, I screwed up and was too lazy, but yeah, that's hilarious.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
I'm glad you screwed up. It made me smile. :D I was like "Yay, I see a schlong!"
- Hookuh Tinypants
Amanda, I'll kill you when I tell you why I screwed up. I was thinking damn, California looks like a dick, and just closed it off while I was thinking that. :P
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
"i've wanted to do this for a while. i'm not a good singer, and it's ok. and this is how i look when i'm doing the just-ok singing. this is part of me dealing with all my faces."
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
thank you, mark and nia and jlt-j. brent, the sky is supposed to be on fire, but i forgot and mumbled. :) jlt-j: it's a warron zevon song that Jill Sobule does a beautiful cover of.
- edythe
I love this song :D good job! I like your faces
- comix aka martha
[applauds] BENNY THE CAB: Hey Roger, what do you call the middle of a song? ROGER RABBIT: Gee, I don't kn -- [sees that he needs to duck] A BRIDGE!!!
- Karim
*birthday bump*... One of my most favorite Polly moments ever
- MoTO Bott
Awww. Heh, Barry. If they ever made this into a single, you'd push it into some platinum list. :) ;) this is the only song I have ever sung and made sound reasonably good.
- edythe
from iPhone
"Bridge..." JUST LIKE JAMES BROWN!... *sigh*
- MoTO Bott
Hee hee, Barry. Now you're just buttering me up like a roll. ;)
- edythe
from iPhone