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TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Pythagorean tiling - http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.de/2012...
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"The painting is Street Musicians at the Doorway of a House, by Jacob Ochtervelt (1665). The pattern on the floor is an example of "Pythagorean tiling.""
- Maitani
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"In geometry, the Pythagorean tiling or two squares tessellation is a tessellation of the plane by squares of two different sizes, in which each square touches four squares of the other size on its four sides. A tiling of this type may be formed by squares of any two different sizes. It also is commonly used as a pattern for floor tiles; in this context it is also known as a hopscotch pattern..."
- Maitani
"This tiling is called the Pythagorean tiling because it has been used as the basis of proofs of the Pythagorean theorem by the ninth-century Arabic mathematicians Al-Nayrizi and Thābit ibn Qurra, and by the 19th-century British amateur mathematician Henry Perigal. If the sides of the two squares forming the tiling are the numbers a and b, then the closest distance between corresponding...
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- Maitani
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge #book #fascinating #GoodStory #WellTold #InterstellarCultures #TotalControlViaSensors #TraderEconomy #UsingMindsAsComputers #PeopleSuck #PeopleOK
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Strong conceptually on the plot with some good writing as well and some good character development. The tone is mostly dark but it takes you down a more positive road at the end. Loved the speculation of how to build an empire without faster than light communication, how given hibernation tech and good medical technology a person can carry out plans across many thousands of years, using networked human minds as better computers, and the development of the spiders as aliens. Spookiest was the use of "localizers", ubiquitous sensors in a mesh to literally monitor everything everywhere. Total information awareness. This was used by the dungeon masters to control the populous. They would measure heartbeats, what people said, could provide the view of any place from any angle, show brain activity so that it could be deduced if a person was telling the truth or what they might be thinking. Scary stuff imaginatively and thoughtfully told.
- Todd Hoff
I've grown to like this book. I was actually forced to read it by my husband after he had forced me to read A Fire Upon the Deep. I spent a good time asking him, "What the hell do you have me reading?!" I think you have a very fair and accurate review. I've read the book at least 6 more times since and was just looking at it the other day. The start up of the civilization, the lives of the Qeng Ho and the Emergents, all very fascinating stuff.
- Anika
I wasn't so keen on it early on, but grew to like it more towards the middle and the end. I found the Qeng Ho kind of a depressing picture of what we'll become in the future. The emergents even more so. I wonder if he intended the spiders to be the most human people in the book? But such a broad and interesting vision. Would you recommend A Fire Upon the Deep?
- Todd Hoff
Yes. A Fire Upon the Deep is pretty interesting to read, especially in regards to A Deepness in the Sky. There are similarities between the two, though the technological age of the 3rd species is different. The 3rd species...(they're either called Forks or Tines <--stuck in my head and either is a very appropriate name due to their group behavior), was confusing to me, at first. If you...
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- Anika
Other people may experience more misery than you realise - http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2011...
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"Assuming the present results can be replicated, an enduring mystery is why we continue to underestimate other people's misery whilst knowing full well that most of our own negative experiences happen in private, and that we frequently put on a brave, happy face when socialising. Why don't we reason that other people do the same? Jordan and his colleagues think this is probably part of an established phenomenon in psychology - 'the fundamental attribution error' - in which people downplay the role of the situation when assessing other people's behaviour compared with their own. A fascinating implication of this research is that it could help explain the popularity of tragic art, be that in drama, music or books. 'In fictional tragedy, people are given the opportunity to witness "the terrible things in life" that are ordinarily "played out behind the scenes",' the researchers said (quoting Checkhov), 'which may help to depathologise people's own negative emotional experiences.'"
- pg holmlov
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Milk Chocolate Florentine Cookies - http://milkandhoneycafe.blogspot.com/2010...
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"The Florentine cookie. These cookies were perfectly crispy with just enough "give" and "chew". The milk chocolate centres were exquisitely sandwiched between two oatmeal crisps which gave such a unique texture and flavour to each bite. It was cookie heaven in our hands."
- Derrick
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MacBook Air is underpowered. Again. Core 2 Duo and 2GB of RAM = very expensive iPad with keyboard
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I have to say - I think I'd buy it over an iPad as an ultraportable. I'll wait and see w/Android tablets first tho.
- Matt M (inactive)
It's a shame the screen doesn't flip around and make it into an iPad though. That would seal the deal for me. :)
- Matt M (inactive)
Maybe 10.7 will change the way apps are developed, but in 2010, 2GB of RAM is really low, almost unusably low.
- Mark Trapp
FWIW, our family 13" Macbook only has 2GB and does OK for low-level use. I wouldn't develop heavily on something that limited though, but it might be OK in a pinch on the go. Did they say how much solid-state storage is onboard though?
- Matt M (inactive)
Entry-level $999 is 64 GB, $1199 gets you 128GB, $1599 gets you 256GB. No RAM/CPU upgrades, even at the higher levels.
- Mark Trapp
That could be a killer... I think the base Snow Leopard install is 20-30GB isn't it? Wonder if you can upgrade ram after the fact, or if it's soldered in
- Matt M (inactive)
Actually, there is a CPU upgrade: 1.4GHz, 1.6GHz, or 1.83GHz. Snow Leopard is much less, I believe: they cut it in half from Leopard. I think with iLife it's only about 15GB.
- Mark Trapp
I could have sworn that we paid $999 for the 13" macbook. I should check the store.
- Matt M (inactive)
Yeah, MacBook is still $999. 13 inch MacBook Pro starts at $1199.
- Mark Trapp
This is cool: http://www.apple.com/macbook... Instead of asking you to do the lame Remote CD thing, they give you a flash drive to reinstall Mac OS X.
- Mark Trapp
Oh nice. I just ordered an 8GB flash drive specifically to hold snow leopard on. :)
- Matt M (inactive)
Ah, and it looks like you can BTO to 4GB of RAM. Wonder why that wasn't announced in the Keynote.
- Mark Trapp
A 4GB 13" Air with a 256GB SSD and upgraded CPU would be a decent ultraportable development machine, but I think it would break the bank.
- Matt M (inactive)
Hah, yeah: I think that's probably closing in on 2 grand.
- Mark Trapp
At that point you may as well just go MacBook Pro. :)
- Matt M (inactive)
Store is now available; there's also a BTO 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo option, as well. A fully-configured MacBook Air with 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, and 256GB SSD is $1799.
- Mark Trapp
I'm surprised at the underspec'd cpus in the new airs. Was that for size reasons, or for battery reasons?
- Matt M (inactive)
The i3 (the logical replacement for the Core 2 Duo in this case) is smaller, but consumes slightly more power, so it might be for the battery. But I think it's probably more about cost than that: besides the cost of the chip/chipset, Apple's been using Core 2 Duos for like 5 years now, so there was probably very little R&D in using it in the new board.
- Mark Trapp
Work is going well so far (1st paycheck is Monday, woohoo!!!). I'm about to be put in charge of managing and approving all store collateral for 50+ locations. Including office supplies. My inner #OfficeSupplyFiend wonders if they realize what they've done...
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Oooh, office supplies are my porn...I went to Office Max today and wandered for a while. Bought the one thing I went there for and was very proud of my self-control. Cause there were some fabulous retractable gel ink pens I would have loved to own.
- Corinne L
moo hooo wah haaaaa
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Me too Corrine!! I treated myself yesterday to a new pack of Sharpie pens and some 1cent school special notebooks. Was proud I didn't walk out with more than that!!
- FFing Enigma
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I love office supplies. I lust after them regularly. Oops. TMI.
- Friar Ticket to Ride
I SOOOOO love office supplies!! I want them all and then I never actually use them. But in my head they solve everything!! EVERYTHING!!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Remember those Sharpie liquid pencils are arriving next month!
- Anne Bouey
What is "store collateral"? Curious.
- Laura Norvig
from iPod
Anne, I'm more excited about those pencils than I should be! Store collateral is everything used in the retail fronts, from office supplies and literature to store fixtures and signage. Basically all the stuff they need to sell phones except the phones.
- FFing Enigma
from fftogo
You need someone to design and produce all that collateral? Been producing print salesmpromotion for close to 30 years - did my first shelf talker in 1984.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Redline Stapler...stat
- Mo Kargas
I'd be in trouble.
- Shannon - GlassMistress
Glad to see you're on an 'up trend' Tina ! :) Let's keep it that way ... huh ?
- Charlie Anzman
Hey Tina, haven't heard from you in a bit and am hoping the job is still going well.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
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My Droid experience thread
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Physical Keyboard: I don't know what reviewers were complaining about, this is actually pretty damn good. The only part that's not so great is the optional protective hard shell makes the top row of keys a bit hard to press because it consumes the "overflow" space that your fingers would normally have
- LANjackal
from IM
The only major niggle I have with the Droid is that so far I can't figure out how to make it vibrate to notify me of incoming SMS when the handset is locked and the ring volume is silenced. If I don't figure that out I'm gonna miss a LOT of text messages at work, which is not good :/
- LANjackal
from IM
All charged up! Despair's (my Droid's Bluetooth name) first night on the town. He's already texted one girl and called another from his Contacts, which is fully integrated with my Facebook account (profile, pics, email addresses, phone numbers). This last part is absolutely amazing. Wish us well, I'll tell you more tomorrow when we embark on a 16h bar crawl (no joke)
- LANjackal
WOW. I have never set a custom ringtone this easily in my life. 1)Drag and drop song into phone from Windows Explorer (where it shows up as removable disk). 2)Go to Music App, which automagically finds ALL songs on the phone, regardless of location 3)Select track 4)Select "Set as ringtone". DONE. A-mazing, especially for a Verizon device (walled garden anyone?)
- LANjackal
*WANT*!
- travispuk
... or we'll just get a new one? Handsets are salable dude.
- LANjackal
Speed: (because Chris Carr brought it up). The Droid is plenty fast. Speed is not an issue.
- LANjackal
Battery Life: Very good, but I'd bring my charger if I were going out of town for a weekend (I always do that anyway, so I don't consider than an issue)
- LANjackal
Browser: Faaaast. I don't miss the pinch multitouch capability reviewers have been bemoaning the lack of, since the high resolution means that 95% of pages are readable as is in the first place, and there's a handy zoom-in/zoom-out icon that pops up at the lower right of the screen
- LANjackal
UNPLEASANT SURPRISE: That charging cable that you think is a mini-USB cable? It's NOT. I don't WTF the port on the side of the Droid is, but it won't accept any other cable than the one that shipped with the device. Disappointing, but not a dealbreaker IMO
- LANjackal
Fancier ROM idea: If you wanna go for it, sure. However, my phone is one of those device (like my car) that I expect to just WORK, 100% of the time. Don't wanna risk bricking it, but if you wanna do that go right ahead.
- LANjackal
Contact management: This is simply the best implementation thereof you will ever come across, not only on phones but on ANY device. Full syncing of Google Contacts and your Facebook friends (all relevant fields, even job titles and pics from Facebook profiles), automatic duplicate entry handling, with search, email ... you name it. This is one thing the Droid beats everything else at. No competition.
- LANjackal
Camera: It's not the best, but it'll do. Besides, cameras like those are merciful to those who aren't naturally photogenic like me.
- LANjackal
Audio quality: Angelic. I know this sounds like an overstatement, but wait till you hear it. The audio on this device is just stunning. Everything else you've ever heard will sound like static afterwards in comparison
- LANjackal
Visual Voicemail is great, but if you have an active Wi-Fi connection it won't be able to sync. Which it tells you nicely. Perhaps Google Voice fixes that problem. Beginning to wish I had a GV account now. Oh well. Invite, anyone?
- LANjackal
VZW has the weird setup where feature prices vary BOTH by plan AND phone. For example, VZ Navigator is free on some phones but paid on others. I *think* Visual Voicemail's included with the data plan when you get a Droid
- LANjackal
More on battery life: Charging takes a while (1.5h from 50% to full). Definitely enough for overnight, but people who rely on fast charge times will be in for a surprise. I'm really anal about charging, so I don't find this an issue. Less "responsible" users (read: college girls) whose phones are permanently "about to die" will run into trouble :P
- LANjackal
Hmmm, not true mini-USB, slight disappointment. How loud are the ringtones and the call itself? Do you think the phone will feel weird with an extended battery? Do you experience any lag that has been reported in apps? Can't wait to have in hand next week!
- manielse (Mark Nielsen)
Lag: bear in mind that you're dealing with a mini-computer that happens to be able to make calls, not a phone in the traditional sense. As with a PC, the more apps you run, the more lag you may notice (1 -2s sometimes, "missed" touches). In normal operation with mission critical apps though, there is no lag. I'd STRONGLY suggest Taskiller though, as the OS never seems to really kill...
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- LANjackal
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Battery Life Report: During a drinking marathon today filled with heavy use of web browsing, FB app friend adding, taking (and uploading) pics, texting, email checking, calling, hopping on and off free Wi-Fi, etc. the Droid lasted *drumroooooooollllll* 11 HOURS. Terrible for a phone, but pretty good for what's essentially a pocket computer. Word to the wise: the car charging kit? Get it. An extra USB cable for charging at work is a pretty good call too
- LANjackal
Correction about the USB connector. It's a micro-B one, NOT a min-B one, which is why the other cable I had wasn't working. So yes, it IS a standard USB cable. Sorry to have mislead anyone
- LANjackal
Nice feature: automagical backlighting that turns on and off in response to ambient light (even when going through shadows)
- LANjackal
Camera: I take back what I said about it earlier. This is pretty much the BEST party camera ever. Reviewers who complained about the pic quality were simply taking the wrong pics. No one uses smartphones to take pics of flowers idiots. They use 'em to take pics at parties. The important thing is how skin tone and color come out WITHOUT being too revealing (trust me, no one wants to see...
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- LANjackal
Battery life: so my buddy BR who got one is complaining about the battery life also. And his phone was almost always dead BEFORE the Droid, so I can only imagine what the situation is like now
- LANjackal
Another niggle: No character count for text message composition
- LANjackal
UPDATE: OTA update will fix the SMS character count problem (exactly how that passed internal testing, I don't know)
- LANjackal
UPDATE on Visual Voicemail: I checked with VZW today and it really does cost $2.99 extra per month. Thanks to Chris' Carr, though, I installed Google Voice, so I chucked VVM.
- LANjackal
Bug: Google Navigation may forget to use the speakerphone at times. I think this happens if you attempt to navigate while the phone is in portrait orientation
- LANjackal
On the no character count for test messages --- doesn't it show you how many characters you have left when you get close to the 160 allowed?
- Kevin Mohr
I read that it does, but so far I haven't sent anything that long so I haven't seen for myself
- LANjackal
Worried about the Droid's 11h battery life? 1) Get the car charger 2) Head over to Monoprice.com and get a micro-B USB 2.0 cable for your office for all of *gasp* <$3, shipping included. Then you'll be able to charge at home, in the car, and in the office.
- LANjackal
Wait, an extra fee for VVM? That's just as lame as the extra fee for VZW Navigator.
- Wirehead
Not if you were on a Premium plan like I was. VZ Navigator's free then. Unfortunately, Premium plans are unavailable for the Droid, so you have to drop down to a Nationwide Select plan and then tack on a data package. This keeps the service affordable, but it means that VVM's not included. Don't really get VZ's thinking behind this one, although they probably reason that anyone who's savvy enough can get Google Voice anyway while the "average" users will lose $36/year to VVM.
- LANjackal
Guess who got his Droid set up on the office Wi-Fi and VPN today? It took all of 3 minutes, no management approval and just a verbal request to the IT guy. Turns out he got a Droid himself, so he breezed through the setup and handed it back to me. So yeah, if you were worried about joining domain networks and whatnot, don't be - the Droid is ready for work
- LANjackal
OK so after a few weeks of use, several bugs have become apparent:
- LANjackal
1) This probably applies to all smartphones that can run multiple apps simultaneously, but active task management is a serious necessity if you're a power user. That means manually killing apps/processes that you aren't using to prevent your phone from becoming laggy. I recommend the Task Manager app
- LANjackal
2) Switching between Wi-Fi and 3G sometimes isn't seemless. The Droid will sometimes forget it's a 3G device when moving out of Wi-Fi coverage, and similarly not automatically connect to a familiar network when it's within range.
- LANjackal
3) The micro-B USB 2.0 port has become really loose over numerous plug-unplug cycles. It's now possible to plug the device in and have nothing happen because the connections aren't being made (This is solved by a little jiggling). To be fair, most USB ports weren't designed for this many plugging cycles, but for a device that needs as much charging as this you'd *hope* the port was a bit sturdier
- LANjackal
4) Phone ringtone volume sometimes goes out of whack. Solved by simply re-entering the relevant menu, which seems to "remind" the handset what level it should be at
- LANjackal
5) Plugging the phone into an HP docking station before booting the laptop will cause the laptop to fail to boot. I'm not sure whose fault this is.
- LANjackal
And now for the good news:
- LANjackal
1) Contrary to what the SF Gate guy said in that article I'm too lazy to link to, Google Navigate IS SAFE to use in the boonies. Verizon's 3G coverage is beyond amazing, I traveled through some of the most sparsely populated regions in the country today with no problems. The phone lost the GPS signal a few times (regained within seconds) but never lost 3G coverage
- LANjackal
Another tip: turning the screen brightness down to the lowest level improved battery life a LOT
- LANjackal
So @LANjackal, around Google Navigate, are you saying there's a map for that? :-)
- manielse (Mark Nielsen)
Pretty much, yes :)
- LANjackal
I just set one up on Exchange. it's FAST. sadly no it was not my phone....I only had about 5 min to look at it.
- Mike Nencetti
So one of the funny things about the DROID's contact syncing with Facebook and Google is that you can't edit any contacts that exist in your Facebook friends list only. You have to add a new contact on the phone with the same name as the Facebook friend, after which the phone will automagically merge the two. I suspect the reason for this is that although the phone imports your Facebook friends into Google Contacts, it's only a 1-way street ...
- LANjackal
Therefore any changes made to a contact that exists only on FB would be reflected only on the phone and could be lost if something happened to the phone itself. The solution to this is obvious (import all FB friends into Google Contacts, treat them as immediately editable there), but for now that's how it is
- LANjackal
The FB/Google Contacts integration leads to some funny situations. Such as when people give you their number only to have you realize - right in front of them - that you already have it. Guys don't mind, girls may think it's a lil ... odd, to say the least. Another is people who didn't give you their number texting you like "hey this is <insert name>" when in reality their name and details already show up on your end because you're FB friends. Love it.
- LANjackal
Motorola were apparently really serious about night shot capability: the DROID does better in low light, long range pics (such as a high altitude landscape pic at night) than my Canon SD1100 IS, which is saying a lot
- LANjackal
Manually installed official 2.1 update today. Process went smoothly, only 1 hitch: Gallery shortcut on home screen was broken (presumably because it's been replaced by a brand new app). Dumped shortcut, dragged new one out of application tray. Fixed.
- LANjackal
Major Improvement: the new Gallery app now syncs with ALL your pics on ALL your Google accounts (Picasa, Blogger, etc.). I turned it off since I don't have anything on those accounts that I'd ever really need on the go. Also, the new UI is superb
- LANjackal
From a utilitarian perspective, the new Maps live wallpapers feature is sweet. No longer have to fire up the Maps app to view my surroundings: they're already on the wallpaper.
- LANjackal
GPS performance seems better
- LANjackal
Yep, loving 2.1
- Mo Kargas
So while GPS performance has improved, it's still not the best. The Maps live wallpaper often puts me in the middle of the nearby airport runway when I get home. I wish there was a built-in way to force the GPS to always be on, but I don't know of any
- LANjackal
Google Maps Navigation finally has a detour option, thank God
- LANjackal
The 2D performance slowdown you've heard about with 2.1 is real. Unfortunately honest news. But not enough to make the device unusable. Just annoying. Still, performance is better than 2.0.
- LANjackal
Installed the official 2.2 update earlier today. 2.2 is to the Droid what Windows 7 is to netbooks. It's fast and very responsive so far. The Droid finally gets 5 home screens, and contrary to what I've read, the browser launcher links to whatever browser you've set as default on your phone, not the stock browser.
- LANjackal
Hmm, I have 9 home screens on 2.1. Probably because mine is technically a Milestone
- Mo Kargas
Name a movie that moved you.
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Mind-blowing movies - today’s Plinky question: http://www.plinky.com/prompts...
- Kol Tregaskes
Recently? 'Remember Me' - a completely unexpected and very emotional ending. A must-see movie.
- Kol Tregaskes
Philandelphia
- Niki Costantini
Watched "The Reader" a few weeks back, found it both compelling and upsetting.
- Mike Chelen
My Life
- Jeff (Team マクダジ )
The Shining.
- Louis Gray
Trainspotting.
- Louis Gray
Pi.
- Louis Gray
Debbie Does Dallas.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Cube
- Louis Gray
OK, this is a real answer: Children of a Lesser God.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Everything is Illuminated. I laughed and cried a great deal!
- Carlton Hackett
My Life is the hardest movie to watch as a parent
- Jeff (Team マクダジ )
More recently, Up in the Air.
- Michael R. Bernstein
The Missing Person
- Mike Chelen
Wall-E
- Michael R. Bernstein
Pi, Brazil, Up in the Air, Blood Diamond, and Wall-E seconded.
- Mike Chelen
The Invisible - again, another great emotional ending.
- Kol Tregaskes
Love! Valour! Compassion!
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Up makes me cry EVERY time I watch it.
- Sally - Skyrimmin' It
28 days later
- Louis Gray
You wouldn't believe it, but Man on Fire.
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
The sweet way the protagonist cared for the little kid, especially when she was in danger, was endearing.
- Mike Chelen
Antwone Fisher
- DB, Just DB #TeamMonique
Burnt By The Sun
- JSLeFanu
Gallipoli
- Scott. Cat Herder.
Boyz N The Hood
- Rahsheen?
Sling Blade
- SteVe C
Shine
- SteVe C
Legends of the Fall is probably my number one
- DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES.
- Steven Perez
Sketches of Frank Gehry
- Claudia Koltzenburg
Snakes on a Plane
- Alex Scrivener
Ikiru
- Absentee
The English Patient
- ۳۰ مرغ Loves Y'ALLLLL
بچههای آسمان...Children of Heaven
- ۳۰ مرغ Loves Y'ALLLLL
The Notebook
- Shawn Whitmire
Band of Brothers
- Aaron Schaub
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la dolce vita
- babak ★ eskandar
city lights
- babak ★ eskandar
London , Mary & Max , May
- Nightwatcher☣
Snow Cake
- Hieronymous Boosh
+1 for Man on Fire, loved that movie. I have been trying to find the book for a while now. I hear they toned it way down for the movie.
- Alex Scrivener
Easy Rider
- miocaro
Prima dell'alba, 7 anime
- r0by
The Lives Of Others. http://www.imdb.com/title...
- Drew
Up, Gran Torino, Notebook
- AJ Batac
Dear Zachary
- Brad Greer
SPEAK. That movie was amazing.
- Lo
Crash.
- Kol Tregaskes
Seven Pounds.
- Kol Tregaskes
Million Dollar Baby.
- Kol Tregaskes
Up
- Abhishek
The only two more or less fiction films that immediately come to mind: Distant Voices, Still Lives; La Mujer Sin Cabeza, Ratatouille. Many, many documentaries starting with some I've seen recently: My Architect; Man On Wire; In the Realms of the Unreal and many more. Fiction film just doesn't move me these days.
- Rick Powell
The Color Purple.
- Jason Toney
blue, white, red , forrest gump, Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poets Society
- ƌ l i Ʀ e z ƌ
&Cinema Paradaiso
- ƌ l i Ʀ e z ƌ
Best celebration ever in football - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Awesome!
- Russian Space Lizard
That beats anything I've ever seen in American football. Speaking of which... ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!?!?!
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
People would get fined a million dollars each for 'excessive celebration' in NFL. Because, you know, NFL isn't supposed to be fun; it's serious corporate business.
- Akiva
hahaha that was so cool!
- AJ Batac
++ Akiva
- Shey
I have an interview today at 2p: a customer service position for an international company. I find I'm rather ambivilent about it since I found out last night the skating rink might consider me for their general manager. This sounds odd until you realize 1) I am much more passionate about skating than I am about oleo-chemicals and 2) the GM...
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2) the GM position pays STUPID good money
- FFing Enigma
Good luck on finding what makes you happy and pays the bills.
- SteVe C
Good luck with the GM position!
- John (bird whisperer)
GM at the skating rink, definitely
- FFing Enigma
from email
If the GM position pays good money and is related to something you love, then it doesn't sound odd at all! It sounds awesome. :)
- Jandy
Agree tina. That GM position sounds awesome
- Roberto Bonini
zomg I SO hope you get that GM job!
- Josh Haley
GM at the skateland? WIN!
- Gunnyman™
Random And Sporadic Update Num. 1723 - I am a schmoe who has been failing at FF lately. I suck =(
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Dave's second surgery was last week and went remarkably well. There was a lot of remaining disc debris to remove, some of which was rubbing all over his right sciatic nerve. So much so that it had worn a visible hole in the myelin sheath and the whole nerve was a bright cherry red from irritation. Explains all the shooting pain!! He's recovering better than we expected and is able to walk short distances without his walker or cane.
- FFing Enigma
from email
Yikes! At least they found the problem. I hope that fixes it!
- John (bird whisperer)
That's the good news. The bad news is that my grandfather is in surgery today for colon cancer. 2010 isn't turning out to be a particularly good year... I think that's part of why I'm not on FF all that much right now, I feel like all I have to share is one downer after another =/
- FFing Enigma
*HUG* we're happy to have you here. very glad to hear they found the source of the pain and sorted it and that Dave is doing so much better.
- Hieronymous Boosh
Tina, sometimes we get that way. One thing you might need to see: your bad stuff isn't drama stuff; it's real life, people getting sick and hurt. People have no problem with someone being a bit negative if this is the stuff you're facing now. Myself included. Hope Dave continues to heal well...and hope your grandfather's surgery is successful. *hugs*
- Bubba was a rollin stone
That sounds like it hurt like hell. The nerve of that nerve!
- Todd Hoff
Tina, I'm SO glad to hear that Dave's doing better. You guys are still in my thoughts and prayers.
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
Always feel free to share Tina, you've held up FF's positive attitude for years now, you're allowed to let reality creep in every once in a while. Let us know if there's anything we can do. Best wishes for your whole family and especially you in a very stressful time.
- SteVe C
We've missed you! I hope Dave's last surgery finally alleviates his pain; it sounds very hopeful. And I hope your grandfather's surgery leads to a successful recovery. Thoughts and prayers are still with you.
- Anne Bouey
When you come to the Friendfeed potluck, you can bring any dish you want, Tina. I can certainly understand feeling that writing about the heavy stuff on your mind feels like it might be a downer for you; but when it works for you, you've got friends here who can take the good and the bad. So good to hear an update on you and Dave. :)
- Micah
Tina there's lots of broad shoulders here on FF for you to lean on when you need it. Goodness knows you've been there for so many people here. I'm glad Dave's surgery went well and will keep you and your grandfather in my thoughts.
- Russian Space Lizard
So glad to hear Dave's surgery went well! Hope your grandfather's does too.
- Ruchira S. Datta
Many hugs and warm thoughts, Tina. We continue to hold you and Dave and your dad and your whole family in prayer.
- Ordinarybug Heather
what the ladybug said squared
- chaz2b
I echo, Ruchira. I hope everything goes well.
- Anika
((hugs)) Tina - so glad to hear that Dave's surgery went well and I hope you grandfather's surgery goes well, too. We've all missed you.
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Tina - You've had more 'stuff' in 2 years than anyone I know ..... Hope all is improving!!!!
- Charlie Anzman
Pop in when you can. Prayers for your grandfather, and Dave, and you.
- John E. Bredehoft
What everyone said. Missed you a bunch - and do let us help carry the load. You have real stuff to talk about - very different from the slightly ersatz stuff that comes in on the back of the Drama Llama, as you so aptly named it.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Last night was one of the best we've had in weeks. Dave only woke up twice during the night, and both were to pee not because of pain. I slept almost 8 hours total and he got in almost 11. WOOHOO!!
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LOVE
- Mary Carmen
excellent! i hope this begins a trend!
- Hieronymous Boosh
♥
- AJ Batac
Good news!
- Anne Bouey
Awww nice to hear :)
- sofarsoShawn
Sleep good!
- Gunnyman™
Yayyyy!!!!
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
That's great news!
- Technogran
Steven Perez helped me realize tonight - they should teach "Life Appreciation" in school, because it's more useful than anything actually taught in school. You can't control the events in your life, but you can control how you view them, and that's what makes you lucky or not. So I'm going to start a theoretical syllabus for #LifeAppreciation
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Contributions most welcome :D
- Lo
take time to stop and smell the flowers
- chaz2b
I have an example from downtown Amherst, MA. A homeless man would always play a 5gallon bucket and sing happy songs. I saw him sing in sun, rain, and snow. If he ever stopped singing it was to compliment people. That guy knew how to appreciate everything, and made a lasting impression on at least one person.
- Heather
Sweet. I already know this. Sign me up for an easy A :P
- Brad Greer
RAP - I didn't learn that doing sports. I often wonder at how people can be so positive. I often try, but I fail. I know a lot is do to my illness, but I'd love some sort of syllabus (or self-help book - I can't believe I'm saying that because I generally find those things hokey) just to help me figure out how to harness positivity and get rid of negativity.
- Lis
Desire and ignorance are the cause of suffering. --Buddha. Find solace, comfort, beauty in what you see and have. Develop an inner life. Avoid negative people. Be kind to yourself and others.
- Ayşe E.
My coaches must've sucked, then;) I know I need I'm the only one who can control my attitude, but I honestly don't know HOW to anymore. I don't think I remember what it feels like to really be hopeful. This job thing is such a huge mental block. Sorry for the hijack!
- Lis
Man this is a great thread! Lis, I totally feel you. For years people told me things like "you need a thicker skin," which is remarkably unhelpful without detail. My experience is like yours, thus my desire for a syllabus. I'll keep working on it.
- Lo
The object lesson they used in football was that when you get knocked down, they only thing you can do is get up. As such you should do it as soon as possible (if you watch the NFL, you'll notice most of them will snap right up). It sounds really simple, but when someone has planted you in the grass and you are feeling pain, you know it to be true
- RAPatton
While I think "the only thing you can control is your attitude" is true, I'm not wild about the wording. It implies too heavily (especially if you are depressing and hearing it) that if you're not sunny all the time, you're doing something wrong or choosing to be miserable. I'll ponder some more and get back to you when I'm back at a computer. For now, I just want to say that I think...
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- Lo
I wonder if it's helpful to think of "attitude" not as something you feel, but as a way that you act? That is, I may not be able to FEEL sunny all the time, and thinking I should is unrealistic and unhelpful. But I can ACT positively, and do things that I know are positive. It's not easy, just like getting up after getting the wind knocked out of you in football isn't easy, and you may still feel pain and like you want to lie there longer, but you get up anyway.
- Jandy
What Jandy said. I try to be a positive person *independent* of what I'm feeling, and it doesn't mean I don't despair or groan or get down. Neither does it mean that I always have to be (or can be) "positive," so I hear you on the wording about attitude, Lo. Sometimes you just have to (let yourself) cry into your pillow. We're only human. But optimism/positivity as *action* is possible, desirable even, just takes practice. It's a muscle that needs constant exercise.
- Ayşe E.
How about, no matter how shitty a day you're having, always be polite and courteous to others. Saying, "Thank you" can immediately turn someone's day around. Remember, it can always be worse.
- Mary Carmen
Right Mary. I think the key is focusing on the other person(people).
- topernic
Lis, I talked to my dad about attitude, and the notion that you can control your attitude made him furious. We eventually agreed that this is a true statement: "There are practices you can choose to engage in which help you to change your attitude." Many people have done them but aren't aware of the specific actions they took, so it's easy to say "oh, just change your attitude." But if...
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- Lo
Everybody else, loving this conversation, thanks for your contributions! Looking forward to more :D
- Lo
And Red, boy you got that right. I hope you realize that your "charmed" life has more to do with you understanding this than truly being "charmed." You can't control external events, but I do think how "lucky" you are has to do with how you perceive events, and while you may not have had as many setbacks as some people, I've met tons of folks with lives similar to yours who do nothing...
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- Lo
i think school ignores a lot of very important lessons - social skills, job hunting, money management just to name a few :)
- Loc
Amen to that, Loc. I remember feeling very concerned watching my mom balance her checkbook, and asking her "when do we learn that stuff in school?" And she said, "you don't." I was horrified.
- Lo
Mary - I ALWAYS make sure to treat other people well because I know that that always helps me, when people are nice to me. That's not so much a problem. I think a lot of times, with me, I don't know *what* actions I should take in order to act positively. I get flustered and overwhelmed. That's why the idea of a syllabus is something I like, Lo;)
- Lis
The best piece of advice I ever got was "you can *decide* how you feel about something". I find that I can. But I'm already a positive person. So this probably falls under "a lot of advice that positive people can agree is helpful, but "negative" people find useless"
- Rob Fisher
I dunno Rob, you can probably decide how to react to something, but *everything* I have read from spiritual traditions going back thousands of years, and modern science, suggests that you cannot control feelings. The limbic system is part of what people refer to as "the reptilian brain." As someone with a hyperactive lymbic system, I've tried to stop myself from feeling anger/anxiety,...
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- Lo
Lis, I am absolutely feeling you on this. For a long time I saw that many people seem to have an easy time with this (witness this thread), but I didn't. And I concluded I was failing in some way. In my ignorant opinion, people who are good at this sort of thing teach their children to be good at it, too. Nobody remembers discrete lessons, as it's largely unconscious, so people who are...
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- Lo
The checkbook story reminds me of "Personal Awareness Week" (aka 3 days) when someone came from the bank to talk to the seniors. She brought a blow-up of a check and tried to teach us how to fill it out. Every single person got behind the one brave enough to raise his hand and say "We all know this, can't you teach us something useful?" She couldn't.
- Heather
A long-overdue explanation, Vol. 1: "The One Who Got Away" Read the comments for the (long) story.
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Almost exactly eight years ago, I left college during my junior year due to a profound personal crisis. What no one knew until recently is that I never really intended to leave college. I intended to end my life due to aforementioned crisis. But then, just as things were completely unraveling and I had developed a ridiculous drinking problem, I met this guy. Technically I already knew him, and was largely responsible for him gaining the nickname Superfly, but mid-crisis he got my attention, and I actually got to know him.
- Lo
More or less instantly, I was madly in love. We were involved for a few weeks, but then I had to leave school. The good news is that I was so captivated I actually forgot to execute my suicide plan. The bad news was that it couldn't work because I was leaving school, because I was involved in a messy relationship with someone else, and most of all because I was drunk and without any hope or direction in life.
- Lo
Worse still, he was an innocent & inexperienced, exceptionally nice guy. The way his first romance was unfolding was, for lack of a better word, evil. So as much as it hurt me, I knew I had to give up, and ended things. I was so drunk, I don't even really remember how it went. I was devastated. I didn't know at the time, but he blamed himself for not being good enough for me. (massive eyeroll!)
- Lo
A few years and about 300 hours of crying about it later, I cleaned up, stopped drinking, and started working shit out. As terrifying as the 9th step (making amends to those you harmed) can be, I was kind of excited about it, just to talk to him at least one more time. I've never met anyone else who can see the same magic in the world as me. I don't know how else to describe it. It's like we knew each other in another life. I checked with my dad to be completely sure he's not really my half brother.
- Lo
Unfortunately, when I got to the time for amends, I could not reach him. He wouldn't even let me apologize. Just... nothing. Most of my friends needed some time, but as the years passed, he was the only person who just wouldn't let me make amends. Some people are still mad at me, but no one else just shut me out completely. Every year or so I just couldn't take it anymore, and sent him...
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- Lo
I've heard a quote to the effect that some people are so wonderful, just knowing they exist somewhere makes the world bearable. For me, he is that. Even shunning me, I liked knowing he was out there, and I hoped he was happy. On rare occasions I felt angry that he wouldn't just let me say I was sorry, but those were the darkest times. Thinking the best of him helped me keep going when things were awful. I liked to imagine that his girlfriend (he had found one) was the reason.
- Lo
I put more effort into forgetting him, letting it go, giving up, than almost anything in my life. I saw him at a party on Pi Day 2007, and we never spoke. After that, I really did give up. It hurt, but by then I knew I could manage to live without him. He was just a guy, after all, though I did miss his friendship.
- Lo
Last fall, he friended me on Facebook out of the blue. Things had ended with the girl, and it turned out that did play a role. Much more than I expected, hearing from him turned my world upside down. I had decided for the umpteenth time I was over it, but apparently not. We very, very slowly started talking things out over e-mail. I finally got to explain what happened back then, and how wrong he was to blame himself.
- Lo
Part of me wanted to immediately pounce and never let him out of my sight ever again, but not hurting him again is one of my highest priorities. So, amazingly, I learned to be patient! I forced myself to be honest about the most embarrassing things about myself, things I never told anyone. It seemed to go well, and so I made the apparently-safe resolution that I'd visit him if I were...
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- Lo
As you may know, less than a month later my dad asked me to do him & the family a huge favor by helping my difficult grandmother close out her apartment, arrange her estate sale, and drive her car from Minneapolis to Florida. It sounded lame, but I am happy to help my dad, so I agreed. Then google mapped the drive. The first day took me straight through Madison.
- Lo
yes it is thank you for sharing and please continue
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
I asked him if I could stop and maybe have a cup of coffee with him on my way through. I ended up staying for about four days. He not only was the first person to agree to appear in one of my crazy dance videos, he learned how to dance the Madison with me, practicing all day, and we did it on the steps of the Madison capital (doing the Madison in Madison is a longtime dream). What's more, he ENJOYED it! He thanked me for the opportunity to do something I could never convince my friends to do.
- Lo
It was magical, we found one similarity after another. We both had trouble snapping our fingers as kids, and simultaneously demonstrated how we used to do it - the same freaking way! It's eerie. We talked for hours, we laughed, we cooked, we talked smack about his ex (who seriously did a number on him... I am beyond angry that he did not have a better experience after what happened with me).
- Lo
Lo this is wonderful - thank you for sharing :)
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
He is one of the few people to not just humor my love of swingsets, but actually get on and swing with me. I realized that he is not ready for a relationship, but also became extremely motivated to work out all the issues that have caused me trouble in my own relationships. Enjoying someone's company helped me realize how messed up my life in Tallahassee was, and start getting up the gumption to escape.
- Lo
So here we are, friends again. I had a fun road trip down and sent him pictures and hilarious stories. He got a special private preview cut of Crazy Dance 2.0 (teaching me various video editing techniques, as soon as I do some work you will all get to enjoy it!). Just being able to talk to him is about the best thing ever, but I was also up front about maybe wanting more someday. He did not run away, so I take that as a good sign.
- Lo
Now, I've loved a lot of people in my life an awful lot. I don't know what "true love" is, or if such a thing exists. But I have never, ever felt this way about anyone. I've been obsessed with things and people, but never for so many years. I feel like loving him has made me a better person, and taught me so much. I can understand him without saying anything, because I understand myself. If you have never felt something like this, I hope you do someday, because it is freaking awesome.
- Lo
Just don't screw it up for years! :P
- Lo
and all at a day at a time
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
This is a great story, Lo. I hope it works out!
- John (bird whisperer)
I don't know what the future holds, but I will see him in about five weeks at a friend's wedding. There has been some talk of taking a road trip together in the summer. I'm planning on moving to Seattle, where I have many friends, but also where his family lives... so I'd get to see him on holidays. Even with all this, I know there's no guarantee that things will ever work out, or even that we'd make a good couple.
- Lo
But for the first time in ages, possibly ever, I am actually excited about my life, as opposed to just able to tolerate it. I have some clue as to what I want, and some faith that it might be possible. And best of all, I have my friend back. So at long last, now you all know about this piece of my life. I'm glad to finally share it! It's one of my favorite pieces. Good night :D
- Lo
Goodnight Lo, keep coming back
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
Thanks for your kind words, everyone. I was so nervous about sharing this with anyone, but I should have done it a long time ago. FF is definitely the right place for personal confessions :)
- Lo
got something in my eye.... what? ... a great story Lo, well told... stay with it.
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Heh heh, would you buy the book? Maybe I can have a job I like after all :P
- Lo
hell yeah I would
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Sweeeeeeet! Profiting off all the messed-up stuff I've done in life would be pretty hilarious.
- Lo
Damn, Lo! You trying to get me all teary-eyed here at the office?! ;) What a beautiful story!
- JA Castillo
That was exactly my plan, JA. Thanks :)
- Lo
What a wonderful story, Lo. So glad you stuck with it/him/what you wanted. What a wonderful lesson that is. Keep going, girl!!
- Ayşe E.
Thanks :) No matter what happens with the guy, I actually feel excited about life which is pretty freaking great!
- Lo
This is a great story, especially since it's about growth - yours and his. As for how you feel, I understand completely. I wasn't ever truly in love until Paul. It feels like its on a whole different level from everyone else I dated, and it's wonderful, even when we are upset at each other. Woot! Can't wait for part 2 and the roadtrip saga. :)
- Cassandra
Thanks Cassandra, that's nice to hear. Stay tuned, there will definitely be more to come.
- Lo
Thanks for sharing - great story and I'd buy the book and see the movie too!
- Paulette
<3<3<3 I'd buy the book. I'm so happy for you.
- joey
Lo, I hate this story. It made my allergies flare up. Yeah, allergies, that's it. I'M STICKING WITH THAT STORY.
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
Silent 3's allergies are catchy. That's remarkably touching Lo.
- SAM
So wonderful that you shared this with all of us, thank you!
- Georgia
Unfortunately, I am now compelled to catch up with you during your epic drive.
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
That's awesome, Lo! I'm rootin' for ya and hope the relationship does go up in level.
- Arlan K.
Well I messed it up with someone a long time ago and I've never been able to get in contact since. I try every few months but to no avail. All I want to do it say how sorry I am for how I acted, I was young and foolish etc etc. So your little tale really touched a nerve and I hope with all my heart things work out. You definitely deserve it judging by how many people were similarly touched by your story. All the best
- Toby Graham
Toby, you made ME cry, which I guess is karma after all the allergy attacks I instigated today. I definitely feel your pain, and having had the impossible happen, I definitely hope you get that chance someday. In the meantime, you can always talk to me if you'd like. I know it's a poor substitute, but I definitely understand.
- Lo
from Android
thank you for sharing
- chaz2b
Aw, shucks :P
- Lo
Yay, I'm not the only one who cried! It's not the same, but there were a few similarities between your story and me/my boy. They say everyone has a book in them and I think you may have found at least part of yours. I'll just have to remember the tissue box when they make it into a movie. I love when you share stories, you write with an honesty that's difficult to let into the world. I have to get a tissue and hug my boy now. :)
- Heather
*hugs my Heather* Developing this sort of honesty was so hard, harder than quitting drinking. It had an unexpected side effect: now I can't stop! Keeping things in is painful :P And dude, everybody cried today, especially me. Just doing my part to turn the world into a hippie lovefest. Everybody now, kumbaya...
- Lo
DAMNED DIRTY HIPPIES!!! </hestonmode>
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Alright, here they be. Pic 1 is a guy who won a tshirt in our raffle and wanted us to sign it. Since we didn't have a white marker to show up on a black shirt, we signed his chest in Sharpie... Pic 3 is me getting ready to whoop someone's butt in leg wrestling.
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Cute! :)
- Bubba was a rollin stone
*passes out*
- Hieronymous Boosh
It was a roller derby party: there were more fishnets than the stripper supply store!
- FFing Enigma
sweet jeebus.
- Bren
pic #3 = teh hawtness
- Hieronymous Boosh
The general consensus is that I should bring the wig to my stylist and get my hair cut to match. Dying it green would also be fun but might hinder the job search.
- FFing Enigma
what about blue instead of green? or maybe fire engine red? *passes out again*
- Hieronymous Boosh
I'm guessing none of those would be considered 'business professional', Joe. And chances are I won't dye my hair at all, I stopped going auburn once I started to get some nice bright white hairs.
- FFing Enigma
the style is very flattering, regardless of the color.
- Bren
agreed.
- Hieronymous Boosh
So hot I just melted.
- AJ Batac
*stammer*
- Mo Kargas
NICE!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Seriously. DAY-UM!
- Yolanda
I kinda look like Linda Evangelista in that first pic, except shorter and squatter. And with much better hair =D
- FFing Enigma
from fftogo
You look totally bad-ass. Love the wig. :)
- Ayşe E.
Hawty McNaughty?! :)
- JA Castillo
8O Hellooooooooo Nurse!!!
- David Cook
Thinking about how kick-ass FriendFeed is... The user can feed any service (or all) into their stream yet the subscriber is empowered with tools to select which of those services they choose to see from that user. It's not all or nothing. It's mature social interaction.
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Yep, at it's heart it's a feed service for friends. Aggregation and filtering first. Seems like something the other services miss.
- Ken Sheppardson
Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
- Chris Heath
Kid: I read your comment and thought "That sounds like Cristo. Is he back?" and hovered over your name to see the username. Funny.
- Kevin Fox
Drops pants
- Brent - Yes I am
Buzz needs this.
- Kol Tregaskes
Adrian, when you see an item you don't want, click "Hide" and a "Hide other items like this one" link will appear.
- Bruce Lewis
Lets get a count of active FriendFeed users: 219 unique users have either Liked or commented on this entry as of 09:50 PDT 03/20/10
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1
- Akiva
2 :-) ... but don't worry about the sequence. I've got a little script that looks at the item via the API and I'll keep a unique user count in the body of the itme.
- Ken Sheppardson
3
- Bruce Lewis
from fftogo
4
- AJ Batac
5 - manielse (Mark Nielsen)
- manielse (Mark Nielsen)
7 - Damn FF being slow :P
- Juan Pablo González
8 :)
- Joe Bonner
9
- ebru
Ok I'll go with 9 oops 10
- comix aka martha
10
- Jeff (Team マクダジ )
13
- Amit Patel
16
- Rochelle
17
- Kazutaka Ogaki
18? Gah... 19
- Jenthemum
21
- kartik vaithyanathan
23, the number of Jordan, baby!
- Mike Nayyar
24 (DY-Kiefer-P!)
- Micah
26
- Jennifer Dittrich
27
- Ruchira S. Datta
28
- adf
29 Me
- John (bird whisperer)
32 (although I was sure I posted at 30)
- Nathalie
34 ... though ... if they don't fix the lag.... this will probably not be posted till the counter is up to 50
- Ed Millard
35
- Paulette
38 -
- SAM
38
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
Don't worry too much about getting the number sequence right. I've got a little script that just looks at the item via the API and gets the proper count.
- Ken Sheppardson
40
- Gimminy
41
- sofarsoShawn
42! I win! Edit: gah, no, I lose, Haggis wins. 43
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
44?
- Derrick
47 I think.
- Kol Tregaskes
The FF Census? lol
- Ken Gidley
48
- Matt M (inactive)
49
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
50
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
51
- Spidra Webster
Caroline: Eventually it could get a good approximation of everybody who wants to be counted, but more importantly I just sorta thought it might be fun, you know?
- Ken Sheppardson
:-)
- Ken Sheppardson
Likes would be the best measure, but this should have been cross-posted to some large groups. (Oh, I see you have a script.)
- Vezquex
52
- JA Castillo
It's over 9000!
- no name
If you could get the Turkish and Persian users in this thread, the count would jump up tremendously.
- Akiva
Well, if we get one or two bilingual folks to notice it, it might have a chance. If it gets rolling, I might have to pull out some of the comment/like timestamp info, dig in with the API and generate a little report. A little weekend science project.
- Ken Sheppardson
Let's be sure to report back to MG and Arrington...
- Thom Kennon
53
- Thom Kennon
Still using FF :)
- Hilary Talbot
im still using FF as well.
- Chris Jackson
Yeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaawww
- Johnny
Great googly moogly!
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
[54] Are there really that few of us?
- Skyler Call
You guys need to go spend some time in the Everyone tab. There are a TON of people over there.
- Rochelle
[55] Dan (NEW USER) --> http://friendfeed.com/mdpatri...
- Micah
1
- Josh Haley
56 yay
- Tamara
57.
- Dennis Jernberg
42 was taken.
- Courtney Engle
534
- Hieronymous Boosh
58 Huzzah!
- Tony C
"comment"
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
slept in
- tony bland
woke up
- Charles LePage
wazzup!
- Loc
Do I have to?
- Shey
number?
- Ashish
59 ~ I still be here down here somewhere -/
- Chris Loft
Here!
- Jeff P. Henderson
I
- iTad
I'll comment durnkely on it
- iTad
60?
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
roll call :) lost count!
- mandyvan
Still here
- Alex Scrivener
I want buzz to be good but there's still more interesting stuff here than there. I'm trying to use buzz more because that's the most likely end point for the ff experience.
- Hayes Haugen
YO!
- imabonehead
something over 60+
- chaz2b
I'm not joking, and don't call me shirley.
- mikepk
+1
- TrafficBug
I'm awake!
- Technogran
Hi.
- Mitchell Tsai
Interesting, that's more people than I see actively posting in my Buzz feed and I'm following 140 and have 300 following me there most of which are here also.
- Jeff P. Henderson
FRIENDFEED IS DEAD?? BRAAAAAAAIINNNNNNSSSSSS!!!!!
- Hieronymous Boosh
hi
- mjc
Active? Try posting this in Turkish.
- Louis Gray
嘿！
- 老巫
I'm here, representing the Netherlands (on my own :-().
- Ton Zijp
Hımm, something 60+ :)
- çağrı akyurt
May the schwartz be with you!
- Majento
Aye, aye
- Iván Abrego
Don't count, let the names count for you.
- ILLA
Come on folks, we can hit 200!
- Ken Sheppardson
I wonder if it would be possible to figure this out more efficiently using the FriendFeed API or something?
- Rahsheen?
Well, http://www.ffholic.com sorta does that, Rahsheen. For example, it says you're the ~350th or so most active user, and I'm the ~2000th, so one could sort of extrapolate from those sorts of stats.
- Ken Sheppardson
Still visit every day.
- Patrick Jordan
206? That's it? I mean, I understand we're likely not going to get many non-English respondents, but 206?
- Ken Sheppardson
Ken, you'll recall that not everyone with hands participated in Hands Across America.
- Micah
Ken that's about 26% of those who are subscribed to you. What would be interesting to do is go to each of their accounts and see how many of your 785 subscribers are actually active, i.e. have they made a native posting here recently, have they commented on anyone's post recently. I'll bet you that a significant number of those who are following you are not actually active users.
- Jeff P. Henderson
I don't think this method is very scientific, Ken! As you said above, you're the 2000th as far as activity. If you got a more active user, and/or one with lots of followers to post this same question, you would get different numbers. Also, the way you phrased this originally, you didn't ask people to share it, bump it, etc.
- Laura Norvig
You all have made great points about what's wrong with the method, and I'll probably do a little write-up that addresses them and does some analysis of the results... but meanwhile... 209? Come on, if you see this, consider yourself an active FF user, but haven't liked or commented... why not?
- Ken Sheppardson
I don't know if this was already mentioned, but remember that there are lots of non-English-speaking FFers not covered by this survey. There are also probably some people who just aren't in our circle.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
from fftogo
FriendFeed isn't a monolithic block of users. I think I only subscribe to one user that has commented on this thread.
- Nick Lothian
Jason
- Jason - The Opaque
172th like on this post for me.
- Zu from AOD
zzzz.....
- Libraryman
Name a song that moves you to tears (happiness or sadness) every time you hear it.
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"Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks
- Mary Carmen
"I Can See Clearly Now" (the Houthouse Flowers version)
- Kirsten
kd lang, "hallelujah"
- Steven Perez
jonathan coulton, "code monkey"
- Steven Perez
"songbird" eva cassidy version
- Pete #TeamMonique
"She" by Elvis Costello
- Laurelaura
"The Little Girl" by John Michael Montgomery
- Paulette
"Addicted" by Neil Finn
- Hieronymous Boosh
"Moments" by Emerson Drive
- Paulette
"Angry all the time" by Tim McGraw & JoDee Messina
- ωαřмaiden ❤Marrit Woman❤
"You Can Let Go Now Daddy" by Crystal Shawanda
- Paulette
"In a Gadda Da Vida", Iron Butterfly.
- Bubba was a rollin stone
Everybody Hurts REM
- Gunnyman™
Tom Waits - Old Shoes and St James Infirmary - Louie Armstrong
- comix aka martha
Don't Think Twice, Its alright as sung by Susan Tedechi
- WarLord
The Flame by Cheap Trick...Keep Me in Your Heart by Warren Zevon
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
Warren Zevon's greatest song Val :)
- comix aka martha
"Taking Over Me" by Evanescence
- Jonas, Leper of FF
@martha yes it was especially why he did it..
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
"stay" by sugarland and I hate country music, but this one gets me. Also "I love the way you love me" by John Michael Montgomery... the song of me and my ex, just brings back memories. Same with "Stolen" by dashboard confessional.
- Marissa
Untitled by Simple Plan when you watch the video
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
Father of Mine by Peter Gabriel
- Morgan
Time to Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman.
- Roberto Bonini
Name by Goo Goo Dolls
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
Elegia by New Order (sad)
- Cassandra
The Luckiest One and Brick by Ben Folds Five
- Jenthemum
Better Son/Daughter by Rilo Kiley. There are more, I just can't think right now.
- Lis
The slow version of "Married Life" (Up soundtrack) *sniff* *sniff*
- AJ Batac
'amazing grace' on the bagpipes and drums
- docrivs
"This Woman's Work" by Maxwell
- April Buchheit
The opening and closing measures of Nat King Cole's version of "Stardust".
- Spidra Webster
Hallelujah -- almost any version (no tears but does put a lump in my throat)
- Brian Sullivan
Have a little faith in me.
- Stefania Cabitza
Beethoven 9th Symphony (Ode to Joy) I cried like a baby watching this scene from Immortal Beloved. This scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch... Ludwig is deaf and very old. He can hear the Orchestra with his eyes. Seriously insecure about the audience reception of this work, he is sure he will turn around and see the crowd booing or indifferent. The piece ends, the camera pans...
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- Reed Porter
"The Last Day of Our Acquaintance," Sinead O'Connor.
- Ayşe E.
Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Turandot
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Vesti La Giubba from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci
- Scott. Cat Herder.
The Star-Spangled Banner
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Baker Street / Gerry Rafferty
- stingray spine
She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson
- Derrick
When you say nothing at all - Ronan Keating
- Glenn Slaven
Fall at your feet - Crowded House
- Glenn Slaven
just the way you are - barry white
- Loc
All Love--Chick Corea Elektrik Band
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
"New Amsterdam" by Elvis Costello as covered by Tasmin Archer
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
"The Prayer" - Andrea Bocelli & Katharine McPhee
- Alejandro
Oh Holy Night by Anne Murray; For Once in My Life by Stevie Wonder; I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie
- adf
"Ana Ng" by They Might Be Giants. After 20 years, I'm not even sure what the song is about, but it hit me at a time in my adolescence and stuck with me.
- Rob H.
TEARS ARE FOR WIMPS I AM MIGHTY AND TOUGH AND HARDCORE! You believe me, don't you?
- MiniMage
Not anymore. :D
- Steven Perez
"Somebody to Love," Queen - happy mistiness :)
- Jennifer Dittrich
"boys dont cry" the cure http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- chaz2b
"do you really wanna hurt me" culture club http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- chaz2b
"sanitarium" metallica http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- chaz2b
To Wish Impossible Things - The Cure
- Bren
Crying Game. by Boy George
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
Mahler's 5th (cheesy I know); Helicon 1; Lover's Spit (Feist version)
- Pete #TeamMonique
November Rain by Guns 'n Roses
- Headless Gnad Kicker
Always With Me, Always With You - Joe Satriani
- Headless Gnad Kicker
Nothing's The Same - Gary Moore
- Headless Gnad Kicker
Andvári- Sigur Rós
- Pete #TeamMonique
Lullaby - Billy Joel
- Sarah Slaven
Lullaby - Billy Joel
- Glenn Slaven
from iPod
Eva Cassidy - Over the Rainbow. Especially the live version on "Live at Pearl's".
- Meryn Stol
"Smile" - Nat King Cole version
- Charley M
"Somewhere over the Rainbow" - Iz Rael
- Jason - The Opaque
"Welcome to the Future" by Brad Paisley
- Paulette
wow so many good ones! I'm especially fond of "Verdi Cries" and "fade Into You" but have to agree with Reed with the scene from Immortal Beloved, I'll never be able to hear Ode to Joy without seeing that and shedding a tear...
- Kelly W.
"Throwing Stones" -- Grateful Dead
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
"Last Kiss" - J Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers. NOT the Pearl Jam version. They ruined it.
- ~Courtney F
old & wise,Alan Parson
- Mary
"It's Wonderful" Ella Fitzgerald
- kendrak
Idiot Stare by Jesus Jones
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
The Devil You Know by Jesus Jones....literally changed my life
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
Enchant - Ultimate Gift http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- April Russo
Life By The Drop -- Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
from iPhone
Aguas de Março -- Elis & Tom
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
from iPhone
Crack Pie: It's love at first bite - latimes.com - http://www.latimes.com/feature...
Fred Yankowski, Tsali - A dude man, Andrew C (✓) and 3 other people liked this
"As a woman, I know I'm supposed to swoon at the sight of chocolate and lower my voice when I rhapsodize about chocolate truffles, souffles and bouchons, as if I were talking about an illicit love affair. So the first time my then-boyfriend, now-husband brought me a box of exquisite chocolates for St. Valentine's Day, I squealed with delight like I knew I should -- and then promptly stowed the box in the back of the fridge. He found them a few months later -- the cold and the cocoa butter had already rendered them dusty, and it was clear that I hadn't eaten a single one. He looked at me, he looked down at the box he held in his hand, he looked back at me -- a look of utter shock on his face. I was caught. I had no choice but to confess: I don't like chocolate. I'm actually not much for sugar at all. Now, don't get me wrong. I have yet to turn down a dessert that is offered to me. But when it comes to cravings, I tend toward the salty and crunchy. Say, a plate piled high with...
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- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
"But then I met Crack Pie. Sold at Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar in Manhattan, this pie has taken New York City by storm, partly because of the audacious name, party because of the jaw-dropping price tag -- $44 a pie, yes, $44 a pie -- and partly because anyone who has tried it, including myself, CNN bigwig Anderson Cooper and the people who are buying the 60 to 90 Crack Pies sold each day...
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- RAPatton
"It's not an understatement to say that this pie defies description. But I'll try. It's ooey-gooey. Buttery and rich. Silky. Pillowy. I'll wager that it's not like any pie you've ever had before because that salty-sweet-crunchy-oaty crust is as much a part of the pie as the filling itself. In a weird way, it remind me of kettle corn, with that one-two, salty-sweet hit that keeps you...
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- RAPatton
I may have to try this myself.
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
You Texas and California goobers are so funny. Everyone knows where the best place in the United States is: CHICAGO!
Fred Yankowski, Kol Tregaskes, Wulffy and 11 other people liked this
Hell yeah! Except if you're in film...
- Jonathan Hardesty
Da Baers.
- Spidra Webster
DA BEARS. DA SOX. DA BULLS. DA HAWKS.
- Steven Perez
i would love to visit and try the pizza, err pie.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
PIZZA. Now I want some.
- Steven Perez
There are some Sullivan buildings I'd like to see there. And I'm sure I'd like the ethnic neighborhoods. But IT'S FUCKING FREEZING THERE!
- Spidra Webster
Yeah, I miss winter. :D
- Steven Perez
DA TRAFFIC
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
DA EL.
- Steven Perez
DA ITALIAN BEEF. (Oh shoot, this is supposed to be bad stuff.)
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
DA POLISH SAUSAGE. DA DOUBLE-DIPPED BEEF. DA FOOD.
- Steven Perez
from IM
IS THERE SOME KIND OF TALL BUILDING THERE, TOO?
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
YEAH, AND IT'S CALLED THE SEARS TOWER. NOT THAT WILLIS TOWER CRAP.
- Steven Perez
As I recall, parking downtown was like $30/minute. But the sky does get scraped pretty good there. And I really liked the stained glass exhibit.
- Micah
That's why I never drive into downtown. That's what the train is for. :)
- Steven Perez
from IM
NY
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
too cold for me. :-D
- Paulette
Yeah, this thread is so wrong it's awesomesaucedly wrong.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Truly spoken like one of dose California nutjobs.
- Steven Perez
Alex would get jumped on the streets of Chicago for talking like that (the sauce-word alone) ... by ME. =D
- Micah
all these dudes talking about italian beef and polish sausage sounds sexual.
- Jason Toney
Is there fishing and tacos?
- Rodfather
"Let's leave Chicago to the Eskimos..." - Randy Newman
- Spidra Webster
Sweet Home, Chicago.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
In my old neighborhood of Bridgeport, Mexican food galore, and it's all good. Fishing for smelt is also done on the Lake.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Except that the Chicagonians would be totally mesmerized by my awesomesaucedness.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
I think the word you're looking for is "flabbergasted". And you'd still get jumped. :D
- Steven Perez
Especially south of Chinatown.
- Steven Perez
I was born in Skokie Il & lived there til I was 13 (with a 3 year hiatus via Argentina) and I loved it there. As a kid my fondest memories were of the museum of Science & Industry, the Field Museum, and the Shedd Aquarium. I really want to go back and visit.
- Mark Krynsky
Songs that are on everyone's HAPPY playlist:
Fred Yankowski, Lola Bean (Penguin), Joe "Funkasaurus" Pierce and 5 other people liked this
Van Morrison: Everyone
- Mary Carmen
Simon & Garfunkel: Baby Driver
- Mary Carmen
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "I Put A Spell On You"... "I Love Paris"
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Lou Reed: Rock & Roll
- Mary Carmen
Book of Love: You Make Me Feel So Good.
- Gunnyman™
Pavement: Cut Your Hair
- Mary Carmen
One Step Beyond- Madness; Gimme Some Lovin'; Time Is Tight
- Pete #TeamMonique
Iggy Pop, the Passenger.
- Jason P
Stevie Wonder: Don't You Worry About A Thing
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Nth Degree by Morningwood
- RAPatton
LCD Soundsystem: Daft Punk is Playing at my House
- Mary Carmen
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
- Tinfoil 2.0
Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp
- ωαřмaiden ❤Marrit Woman❤
Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Derrick
The Association - Windy
- kendrak
Desmond Dekker - 007 (Shanty Town)
- kendrak
New Order - Age of Consent
- kendrak
Anything by the Ramones.
- kendrak
Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
- ronin
The Jam - A Town Called Malice
- kendrak
Melissa Ferrick, Happy Song.
- Rachel Walden
Keeping the Faith - Billy Joel
- ωαřмaiden ❤Marrit Woman❤
Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
- kendrak
Jimmy Cliff: I can See Clearly Now (actually, any version is fine.)
- Kirsten
Just a Gigolo - David Lee Roth. Don't hate...it's just a feel good song.
- Bubba was a rollin stone
I love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett
- ellbeecee
Happy Organ - Dave "baby" Cortez
- adf
lots of TMBG
- adf
Talking Heads - And She Was
- ωαřмaiden ❤Marrit Woman❤
Luna - California (All the way) http://listen.grooveshark.com/#...
- Jason - The Opaque
The Buzzcocks: Everybody's Happy Nowadays
- Mary Carmen
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinsiter http://listen.grooveshark.com/#...
- Jason - The Opaque
+1 adf -lots and lots of TMBG
- Jason - The Opaque
Stevie Wonder: Boogie on Reggae Woman
- Mary Carmen
Bobby McFerrin- Don't Worry, Be Happy ;-)
- Jenthemum
Jack Johnson- Banana Pancakes
- Jenthemum
Bif Naked: I love myself today
- DJF
Stevie Wonder - Superstitious
- ωαřмaiden ❤Marrit Woman❤
Wicked Broadway Cast: Popular
- DJF
"I feel pretty" - west side story.
- ωαřмaiden ❤Marrit Woman❤
Bobby McFerrin: "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
- .LAG liked that
Rilo Kiley - Spectacular Views
- Jandy
TMBG - Minimum Wage
- Mike Nencetti
Jesus Jones Right Here Right Now
- VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
Cub: Little Star
- Scott. Cat Herder.
Buddy Holly's Everyday.
- Katy S
Down in a Hole - Alice in Chains
- Josh Haley
I need more Cub, stat!
- kendrak
The Sixths, "San Diego Zoo."
- Steele Lawman
The Turtles "Happy Together".
- Deborah Fitchett
Rolling Stones, "Happy"
- Joe Bonner
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations http://listen.grooveshark.com/#...
- Jason - The Opaque
otis redding - sitting on the dock of the bay
- jambina
Men at Work: Overkill
- Mary Carmen
Buckcherry - Lit Up live
- DanDan
Ohmega Watts: That Sound (Quantic Remix?)
- Lo
K.M.D. - Who Me? And anything from the disco era will do the job too.
- Mark H
OK, I think I got everything that was in the Pandora database: http://bit.ly/63SlC6
- Kirsten
Kirsten you are awesome!
- Mary Carmen
*blushes* Just bored, really. But it's a pretty funny station.
- Kirsten
The Replacements - "I Will Dare"
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
The Trashmen - "Surfin' Bird"
- Joe "Funkasaurus" Pierce
Guns and Roses - Paradise City
- Mo Kargas
Digital Underground: Dowhatchalike
- Eric - seven eleven
Powerman 5000 - Super Villain
- Mo Kargas
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
- Ayşe E.
Chemical brothers - star guitar http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Stefano Stella
Thank you, Kirsten! (does anybody know - if an individual is listening to this station and thumbs up/down something, does that change if for everybody, or just them?) Added: this seems to be the relevant FAQ to answer my question: http://blog.pandora.com/faq...
- Rachel Walden
OK, added the new ones (and the band Brave Combo, which was for me. They do a lot of polka-inspired stuff, so y'all may want to take them out.) Here's a better link than the one above: http://www.pandora.com/... And glad you like it, Rachel! It's certainly an eclectic station.
- Kirsten
Joe I see what you did there ;-)
- Mary Carmen
from iPhone
Cub: My Chinchilla
- Scott. Cat Herder.
Scott, can we be friends?
- kendrak
Kendra is a most excellent friend.
- Mary Carmen
from iPhone
Notorious B.I.G.- Juicy
- tab
Cub: magic eight ball, new york city, flying carpet ride, sweet pea
- Mary Carmen
from iPhone
Jimmy Buffet - just about anything, especially "Changes in Latitude" and "Get Drunk and Screw"
- ωαřмaiden ❤Marrit Woman❤
Scissor Sisters, Tits on the Radio. Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen.
- Jason P
I just saw a black dude in the airport and for a split second I wondered if it was ha3rvey.
Kol Tregaskes, Fred Yankowski, lris and 27 other people liked this
LOL Because he's the only black guy who travels?
- Anika
Y'all made me LOL.
- Yolanda
Has anyone ever mistaken you for someone you've never met, but of whom you know?
- Julian
LOL
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
Bee yoo tea ful.
- Martha
Wait - you and Harvey are 2 different guys?
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Yup. Derrick and I are different guys. He's much cooler than I am.
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
ha3rvey's taller.
- Derrick
That was me.
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Barry's taller too. :(
- Derrick
I'm going to need you guys to start wearing nametags, so I can tell you apart.
- Anika
Yeah D, but I can't dress
- MoTO #TeamMonique
I'm light-skinned and don't always talk in a Negro dialect.
- Derrick
I'm dark-skin-ded and I only talk in "Negro dialect" when it suits my purposes.
- MoTO #TeamMonique
I have a nametag, but the name on it is "Akiva".
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
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- ★ Soner Gönül
UH-OH
- cysko
I love this thread.
- LB: #TeamMonique
This video just kicked up Lady GaGa as "pretty good" to "F-ing Awesome" in my book - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Lola Bean (Penguin), Nick Mutton, Kurt Starnes and 23 other people liked this
I love how she just kept going with her performance despite the technical difficulties. Just like the song, she just kept dancing and singing and worked the crowd to her advantage. That's talent, imho.
- April Buchheit
Heck, yeah. Given all of the lip-syncing pop stars who can't seem to dance and sing at the same time, you forget what it is like to see someone who can actually perform :)
- Jennifer Dittrich
"I promised these people a 30 minute set.." love.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Yes, in spite of the ridiculous costumes, she does seem pretty talented.
- Gabe
Wow. Color me impressed. I'm gonna have to get over myself and check her out.
- Derrick
This girl can really sing. Like singer/songwriter credentials.
- Eric - seven eleven
Youtube "stefani germanotta" if you want to see her without the fashion persona.
- Cole Jolley
http://www.youtube.com/watch... FFound that while following Cole's advice... judge (?) at the end says "norah jones watch out" or something to that effect
- Chris Heath
I'm a metalhead, and a GaGa fan.
- Christopher Galtenberg
i'm not really a fan of hers but this (and other things like her NYU years) makes me think a lot more of her than i did previously... now if she would just focus on the music instead of the circus i might become a fan... her pr/marketing people have turned me (and a lot of others) away just because of the spectacle that is her persona... do not want
- Chris Heath
but they sure are geniuses for keeping her in the press constantly... i guess
- Chris Heath
I agree: fantastic recovery and amazing live singing!
- Son of Groucho
God I love her so much. Total fangirl.
- EricaJoy
girls with cohones
- amelia arapoff
What's your favorite TED talk? - http://origin.reddit.com/r...
Deniz Pecel, ʎəlɹoɯ uəʞ, Tracy and 62 other people liked this
Nearly impossible to single one out.
- Jack&Cleo
Jennifer 8 Lee's talk on General Tso's Chicken was fascinating. It's really hard to pick out just one, though.
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat and Brian Greene on string theory
- Carlos Ayala
Neurologist Dr.Ramachandran's talk on the brain, phantom limb syndrome.
- The Fat Oracle
I can't believe I forgot Mark Bittman's talk!
- Ha3rvey #teamMonique
Malcolm Gladwell (http://www.youtube.com/watch...), Seth Godin (http://www.youtube.com/watch...), Hans Roslin (http://www.youtube.com/watch...), Nate Silver (http://www.youtube.com/watch...), Richard Dawkins (http://www.youtube.com/watch...), Barry Schwartz (http://www.youtube.com/watch...)
- Evan Solomon
Also James Howard Kunstler (http://www.youtube.com/watch...)
- Evan Solomon
I just watched http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Paul Buchheit
It's between the stroke one from the neuroanatomist - Jill Barad, I now remember - and the very first one I ever saw, on Seadragon out of MSFT.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
from iPhone
J.J. Abrams' mystery box http://www.ted.com/talks...
- irem
Sir Ken Robinson's about education was the best ever, IMO.
- Rodrigo Jaroszewski
Agree with Rodrigo. Its here: http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Roberto Bonini
I really liked Brian Cox about LHC: http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Mark Layton
Also the demo of SixthSense from MIT: http://www.ted.com/index...
- Mark Layton
stefan sagmeister's speech on having sabbaticals for 1 year in every 7 years.the power of time off.
- taner tarlakazan
from iPod
Jonathan Haidt - "The real difference between liberals and conservatives" - http://blog.ted.com/2008...
- Shey
I haven't watched many of them - but, I absolutely liked Bill Gates on "mosquitoes, malaria and education" - http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Space Cowboy
+1 for Ken Robinson's talk.
- Ivan Zuzak
Kevin Kelly: "Predicting the next 5,000 days of the web" -- http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Phil Smirnov
What a great list...*bump*
- SAM
Murray Gell-Mann: "Beauty and truth in physics" -- http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Phil Smirnov
Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Nick Martin
Multi-touch interface by Jeff Han (02/2006)
- AJ Batac
Have to do top 3 - Rodney Brooks says robots will invade our lives http://www.ted.com/index... Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation http://www.ted.com/talks... and Joshua Klein on the intelligence of crows http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Andrew Smith
Sir Ken Robinson, without doubt...
- Berci Mesko, MD
+1 ana.
- Alex Schleber
Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Bertrand Doux
Another +1 for Sir Ken Robinson's talk. http://www.ted.com/talks... It perfectly embodies what TED is really about.
- Chris Lasher
TED talks spreadsheet: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub... via http://sharingdocs.blogspot.com/2009...
- Mona Nomura
Thanks Mona Nomura.
- Ashish
Margaret Wertheim on the beautiful math of coral http://blog.ted.com/2009... . My comments at http://ff.im/5Gs6m .
- Daniel Mietchen
William Kamkwamba, the boy who built windmills. http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Andrew Leyden
Itay Talgam: http://www.ted.com/talks...
- SBV
alaindebotton about the most important problem of the last 10-15 years http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Doruk Demirsar
Malcom Gladwell had one I enjoyed more than any other so far.
- Garin Kilpatrick
Some of my favourites... Janine Benyus - 12 sustainable design ideas from nature: http://www.ted.com/talks... Gever Tulley - 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do http://www.ted.com/talks... Paul Stamets - 6 ways mushrooms can save the world:...
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- ʎəlɹoɯ uəʞ
Dem's agree to drop public option? [PIC]
Kol Tregaskes, Fred Yankowski, Will Higgins™ and 9 other people liked this
:(
- SAM
Same old Washington.
- DB, Just DB #TeamMonique
agreed. Dammit.
- Chieze Okoye
:o( agreed FWD'ED to Obamania
- sofarsoShawn
None of them have any guts. They'll keep neutering the bill until it's useless then pass it and say "look at the bold steps we've taken to improve health care". BOOOOO!!!!
- DB, Just DB #TeamMonique
so, we don't get 100% of what we want so we shit all over them and go running back to the Republican'ts who don't want ANY reform?
- Hieronymous Boosh
Those bills (good in principle) have had so many bad ideas injected... they're losing room for the good stuff.
- SAM
I love you, Rah.
- Derrick
Back atcha, Derrick :)
- Rahsheen?
Talking to someone a few months ago, I said this would happen, and the nation would end up with a whole lot of nothing. How much public money has been wasted in drafting, and debating all this?
- Ian May
Not as much as has been wasted on foreign wars. But that doesn't mean waste should be overlooked.
- Andy Bakun
Politicians don't give a flying fig about what people want or need, only about keeping their own sorry egotistical asses in a comfy chair with plenty of padding (in their pockets). Remind yourselves, that these jackasses also have free publicly funded health care for the privilege of being in a job that really does little to improve the lives of the people that elect them.
- Ian May
@Andy, I wasn't suggesting it shouldn't have been debated, only that it's all a lot of pissing hot air if we end up back at Square One. As for the wars, we can throw billions into blowing up foreigners because they might be terrorists, but we can't spend our own money (our taxes) on keeping ourselves healthy? It truly sucks.
- Ian May
Arguably the richest nation in the world, has some of the most unfair unequal health care, and it is not at all surprising that American life expectancy is lower than most of Europe, and death rates from many illnesses are higher.
- Ian May
Arguably? I think it's pretty much a fact that we have one of the crappiest health care systems in the world for no apparent reason.
- Rahsheen?
Apparent reason: profit (greed). >:(
- Ayşe E.
Just so you guys know, this is seriously the face I make when I think about this crap. It's involuntary.
- Rahsheen?
#bitchlips X 5
- sofarsoShawn
It's because we have a right-wing party and a moderate conservative party.
- John (bird whisperer)
Breaking up hurts just like physical pain - Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science...
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"Researchers discovered a genetic link between physical pain and social rejection. Psychologists at the University of California in Los Angeles have discovered that the human body deals with emotional stress in exactly the same way that it reacts to physical pain - by releasing a natural painkiller. Scientists believe their findings suggest that the experience felt by people is the same regardless of whether their body is injured. The researchers measured levels of a gene used by the body to regulating the painkillers. Researchers collected saliva samples from 122 participants to assess which form of the OPRM1 pain gene they had and then measured how they reacted to different senarios."
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"She said: "Because social connection is so important, feeling literally hurt by not having social connections may be an adaptive way to make sure we keep them. "Over the course of evolution, the social attachment system, which ensures social connection, may have actually borrowed some of the mechanisms of the pain system to maintain social connections." The same portion of the brain...
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"This is the first time that it has been proved that genes involved in physical pain are linked to mentally painful times like social rejection and breaking up with a lover, she said. The findings back up a previous study by the University of Queensland that indicated that descriptions of the agony of rejection as like a knife being thrust into the heart are more than just metaphors. Dr...
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How did I miss this? "Star Wars Status Updates" - made me laugh! - http://www.collegehumor.com/article...
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Buying a PS3 and a few games.
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:)
- Harold
Nice! What games did you get?
- Michael Fidler
As the games I really want are new and too expensive atm (Uncharted 2 and Assassin's Creed 2, etc.) I've plumped for some old ones: Resistance 2, both MotoStorm games and Killzone 2.
- Kol Tregaskes
I've got Modern Warfare 2 for the PC, that'll be played a lot next week I'm sure. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
And I've put Little Big Planet on my Lovefilm rental list.
- Kol Tregaskes
Oh I got Brutal Legend for £15 with the Blu-Ray movie bundle. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I loved motorstorm when it came out but when it comes to the later sections I gave up due to the fact that I would find myself stringing together strings of expletives out of frustration - it's so easy to go from 1st to last place. Pacific Rift is better though.
- Amy
Welcome to the family. Here's some to get you started:Uncharted 1 and 2, Killzone 2, Infamous, Little Big Planet.
- Chieze Okoye
Oh, I just read the list of games that you got. Oddly close to my suggestion list. 8^) You can pick up Uncharted 1 if you're waiting for 2 to come down in price. It's an excellent game.
- Chieze Okoye
When it's OK to say 'Bugger'
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krn crty, ★ Soner Gönül, Jeff P. Henderson and 58 other people liked this
Some of these are great!! :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
think I'd say more than just bugger :P
- alphaxion
Hehe.
- Kol Tregaskes
I need to find a list of UK speak so that I can incorporate it in my daily vernacular here in the States. :)
- Derrick
gotta wonder how many of these are transformers
- vijay
@derrick a fav outburst of mine is "goat molesting, gerbil felcher". If I want to confuse a person, I'll yell "yoda raped your dog". list of some apparently strong profanities removed to stop kols thread from deteriating :)
- alphaxion
Oh my stars, alpha...anything a little less, uh, vulgar? A friend I studied with here went to boarding school in London (originally from Thailand) and he used to call people stupid gits. I always loved that.
- Derrick
there's the modifier of git - get. eg "cheeky gets!". Sorry if I turned the thread blue, I was being a cuntmuffin ;)
- alphaxion
great photos wow
- Brian Hendrickson
LOL
- Derrick
Those poor little ducklings
- Hutch Carpenter
can't agree on last but one, that's dutch beer... nothing's lost!
- Mike
Poor horse!
- Rick Cogley
I feel sorry for all that beer wasted. :(
- Faraz Mullick
Bumping some old good posts. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
hehe - and ouchie!
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
The photo with the pole in the driveway looks like it was designed that way.
- John (bird whisperer)
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