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Cee Bee posted a link
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"In an unprecedented and historic event Monday, the "I Am Under 18" button, an Internet security device which if selected restricts access to websites featuring adult content, was clicked for the first time ever. "I knew I could simply claim to be over 18 and continue onto my desired destination, but I also realized that I would have to live with that lie for the rest of my life," said local resident Garrett Kinley, 17. "I admit, I was curious to see what type of material I would find on www.juggworld.com, but that button was clearly placed there for a reason, and let's face it: 17 and three-quarters is not 18. I plan to return to the site three months from now, when I will be mature enough to handle its content." Moments later, Kinley's friend Dave Gerrard, 17, pushed Kinley aside and clicked the "I Am Over 18" button himself, at which point a tactical police unit broke down his bedroom door and arrested him" - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet
hehe... shows perfectly that chronological age != mental age ;) - alphaxion
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Probe Sees Unused Internet
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From MIT Technology Review: "In a little more than two years, the last Internet addresses will be assigned by the international group tasked with managing the 4.3 billion numbers. And yet, while most Internet engineers are looking to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), the next-generation Internet addressing scheme, a research team has probed the entire Internet and found that the problem may not be as bad as many fear. The probe reveals millions of Internet addresses that have been allocated but remain unused." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet
Gee, ya think? - Jason Wehmhoener
Lots of unused telephone numbers out there that the telcos never got around to assigning, as well. - K Welch
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Louis Gray posted a message
“So, in talking to my wife, she says, "how late can I call?" I said, "Check FriendFeed. If there has been activity in the last 20 minutes, I'm awake."”
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oh, brother! - Hao Chen
Major geekness! - JungleG
hahhahahhahahahah! ftw! - Mona N.
hehe - though it begs the question about what you are doing in the 20 mins.... - WorldofHiglet
Isn't that a given? :) I usually check people's tweets too before I call or text them. :) - Daynah
@WorldofHiglet that's the time it takes Louis to fall asleep after his last post - JungleG
To clarify, that's just for this trip. I'm in Dallas, she's in the Bay Area. To be smart, I'm not calling home at night, because I don't want to wake up the kids. So she has to call, and FriendFeed is as good a public guess as any to see if I'm awake. - Louis Gray
get on Skype - anna awesomesauce
It's too bad the phone system doesn't have presence - klecu
Anna, but that would be manipulated, unnatural activity. FriendFeed I'm already doing. - Louis Gray
That's right, I forgot you are in Dallas. Enjoying the rain? :) - Yolanda
Awesome - I'm so going to use that! - Jesse Stay
Still think you have a 'stand-in' while you're asleep ..... - Charlie Anzman
Wait... she's on FriendFeed? And I didn't know it? - Cyndy
Cyndy she's not "yet" on FriendFeed. But she knows how to find my own feed. - Louis Gray
get a light on your phone instead of a ringer - Gregory Lent
So true, Liked! - Majento
Hmm. That sounds suspiciously like "check my Outlook calendar to see if we can have lunch, honey" which is a sure way to end up in the doghouse. - Denton Gentry
sweet - my wife always sends me an sms first before calling - basically "u up?" - mike "glemak" dunn
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Zee from WeDoCreative posted a message
“If you were a wrestler/boxer what would be your entrance music?”
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mine - is Necro - fu*kin head split...probably just go for the beat though, no lyrics. http://friendfeed.com/e/53a338... - Zee from WeDoCreative
Maybe this - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=... (possibly just the beatz and joanna, not the surreal commentary!) - Grant Fitzgerald
Grant - that is brilliant! Seriously, i didn't think i'd find another track which I would consider but that really is a serious competitor if i ever decide to become a professional wrestler or boxer :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
"F***ing Hostile" by Pantera, although I don't think it'd suit me somehow! - Timothy Griffin
Renegades of Funk - by Rage. Gets me in the mood to pound someones face in - Toby Graham
Black by Sevendust...I Am by Static-X - Rah™
"I'm a little petunia in the pumpkin patch" as I skip toward the ring. - Jack Carlson
+1 Rahsheen, 7D smokes. Me = F*king Determined by Mudvayne http://friendfeed.com/e/dccbd2... - Christopher Galtenberg
haha Timothy - brilliant! I'd brick it... Toby, yeah know exactly what you're saying...love the "pound someones face" - can't help but laugh hearing that come from you :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
Dominator by Human Resource (This is actually just my theme music overall when I'm psyching myself up.) - AJ Kohn
interesting Rah - would have thought you would have gone with a dark hip hop track. Chris - never heard the track, looking up now - Zee from WeDoCreative
Hendrix's "Red House"! The intro oozes machismo. http://www.last.fm/music/Jimi+... - Daniel J. Pritchett
anyone else think that Kanye's new track would be pretty awesome too...? - Zee from WeDoCreative
The Final Countdown - Alisha
That "let the bodies hit the floor" song. I just don't know the name. - Aden
Red house?? Lol, you've made me want to find a lighter! :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
haha Alisha - not bad actually...not scary but definitely inspiring :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
Zee don't like the soppy face mislead you, I'm hard as nails me! - Toby Graham
was hoping that would get to you - i want to see angry Toby :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
As a famous man once said "you wouldn't like me when I'm angry". That f**kin head split by Necro is proper dark and nasty. Just the way I like it. I could kick some serious ass after listening to it. Right...who wants some? - Toby Graham
"Mama said knock you out" - LL Cool J - imabonehead
Is Fur Elise taken? - Mark VandenBerg
The theme to "Banana Splits" - Iain Baker
Iain that's a great tune! - Toby Graham
Pussy Control by Prince. - Trish R
Break Ya Neck by Busta Rhymes - Nathan Rein
Ghost Love Score by Nightwish when i will be a Divas :D - Alessandra/nastrorosa
Smack My Bitch Up by The Prodigy - Thomas Frütel
Leng Tch'e - Don't Touch My Spandex http://www.last.fm/music/Leng+... - Grant Fitzgerald
+1000 Nathan! - Zee from WeDoCreative
Squirt by Fluke http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=... Just for the lyrics "Weighing in at 10 feet tall/Feet of clay, head of gold/Middle made of cannon balls/Rumour has it swallowed whole" - Andy Murdoch
It would depend on if I was Masked or not and if it was a Steel Cage Match..geez,.what does this have to do with a Start-Up? - Scot Duke
errr Scot? This isn't the start-up room....Have you had a couple today? - Zee from WeDoCreative
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what's this do that Twitter and FF can't? - Pete Steege
It's basically IRC chat for FFers. Which is cool if you like group chat in IRC. Which makes me wonder.. why does FF have a Meebo room? - Phil Glockner
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Zee from WeDoCreative posted a link
Exotic species of spiders are making their homes in the UK.
yesterday at 3:59 am - Link
F'cking brilliant...one less reason not to move to Australia. - Zee from WeDoCreative
about time our wussy wildlife got a bit of spice to it! ;) - alphaxion
We have a spare couch mate! - John Worthington
i hope i wont see camels walking down the Trafalgar square one day, though :) - Hayk
cheers John, don't be surprised if I do :) @Hayk... haha... - Zee from WeDoCreative
Pff, call that a spider ? - Mo Kargas
As long as I don't have to check the toliet everytime I grow a tail it's all good. - Toby Graham
Oh great - my girlfriend wil be soooo pleased! :) - Martin Bryant
aww man, assuming grow a tail means what i think...i feel nauseous. - Zee from WeDoCreative
hahaha Zee count yourself lucky, I could of used "everytime I put my thoughts down on paper". Oops. - Toby Graham
aww man, that *is* good :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
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Charlie Anzman posted a message
“Yahoo Front page this morning ..... The FriendFeed Poll. Who would you rather have lunch with? (Be honest!)”
Yahoo Front page this morning ..... The FriendFeed Poll.  Who would you rather have lunch with? (Be honest!)
Monday at 6:31 am - Link
Britney, definitely. I actually DO have stuff in common with her! - Bec "Jane Winebox" Rowe
Britney - Lindsey Smith
Honest. Britney. - AJ Kohn
I'd go hungry. - Vijayendra Mohanty
Me too. - Parth Awasthi
A friend of mine says "both". His name is Hannibal Lecter. :D - Markingegno - Donato
Shouldnt Paris be in the list too?! :P - Karthick R
+1 Donato - Lindsey Smith
Britney - Michael Fidler via twhirl
wow, that about sums up our country's attention-span, eh? - MikeAmundsen
Palin. - Jim Jannotti
Mike - At least it didn't say 'exclusive'. Have a great day you guys ... - Charlie Anzman
@Charlie: yeah - "Breaking News" <g> - MikeAmundsen
Palin. If I had lunch with her, it would probably be next to impossible to keep my food down and I'd most likely puke on her. Sounds like fun to me! I'd love to go down in history as the gal that puked on Palin. Call the media and set it up! :-D - April Russo
Britney, as I would not have lunch with a bigot religious fanatic. She's easier on the eyes too :) - Thomas Frütel
Palin. I'd like to see if she has any depth, any ideas about the country that aren't just right-wing talking points at all. I think I know enough about Britney to answer that question about her. - steplow is Steve
britney is dumber than a box of rocks. i think there would be too many awkward silences and confused giggles. so i'd have to say palin, although i think i'd end up punching her, and that could get me in a lot of trouble. - Melissa Maskevich
I think I'd skip the meal. - Abby Martin
Palin, to get ammunition- not literally, lol, figuratively - anna awesomesauce
Britney for sure!!! - (jeff)isageek
If I had lunch with Palin, she'd probably give me the left over moose that she shot the week before. Britney would give me ACTUAL food! - Michael Forian
Palin for sure. As idiots go, she's got nothing on old britney. - Brett Kelly via twhirl
If you had Mona in the list of choices, I could answer the question. - MiniMage LightBlueRanger
MiniMage - Talk to Yahoo ... although I think Mona would strongly object :) - Charlie Anzman
Can i drink through lunch? - Cyndy
Hmm, lunch with one of two airheads. I'd go with Britney, at least she doesn't have a pitchfork waving mob..I hope.. - Mo Kargas
oh, man, what about the economy? resource use? attention to brittney IS the problem in america - Gregory Lent
Can I choose "C"? "C" is always right isn't it? - ChangeForge | Ken Stewart
I'd rather eat alone. Either one of those would give me a headache trying to explain what every third word I said means that they didn't understand. - Jason Carreira
Honestly, Palin. I have no interest in Britney. Palin would be able to have an interesting, although bewildering, conversation. - Louis Gray
Ahh...Can I choose Tina Fey impersonating Palin? - Justin Korn
Dinner *and* entertainment at my table. Palin. - /(bb|[^b]{2})/ (Kamath)
Both? - Rodfather
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Zee from WeDoCreative posted a link
Transformers Roll Out in China
Transformers Roll Out in China
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Monday at 3:50 am - Link
One transformers fan, Mr. Zhu of China's Zhejiang province, has used his love of Transformers to turn a profit. Zhu constructs his own Autobots from used car parts (including the BMW front end seen here) in order to promote his scrap metal business. - Zee from WeDoCreative
incredible stuff huh - Zee from WeDoCreative
they look primitive, but still badass - imabonehead
no doubt, man - that's a fan right there :) - Zee from WeDoCreative
not the only one, Three Transformers fans in China have taken three months to build their own robot out of a Citroen C2 car.http://www.ananova.com/news/st... - Lu Tao
sorry didn't realise you had already posted it. it's all good though - believe me the same has been done vice-versa - Zee from WeDoCreative
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German: Jérôme posted a link
Ich.WaehlePiraten.de
Ich.WaehlePiraten.de
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hier kann man der Partei helfen für die nächste Wahl zugelassen zu werden... - Jérôme via Bookmarklet
Kann man das eigentlich auch per Fax rausschicken oder geht nur der normale Postweg? - Jens Christian Freund
Geht glaube ich nur per Postweg. - Jérôme
Okay.Danke. - Jens Christian Freund
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October 1 at 3:44 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
I'm a bit puzzled, as most oft these seem to be rather obscure blogs I never heard about. Especially the ones labeled German. How was this list composed? - Thomas Frütel
there is an American flag on that list :) - Hayk
one of them has the US as country of origin :S still, if your blog didn't have any advertising on it and suddenly became popular would you slather it in adverts or would you leave it be and search for other means to make money out of it in order to keep it "pure"? - alphaxion
@Thomas i believe by just taking all the european country blogs from the list originally made by Advertising Age - Zee from WeDoCreative
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Sunday at 1:48 pm - Link
that's the main misconception I see from people who are considering buying the iPhone- it's a computer, and they don't see that usage until maybe 3-6 months into buying it. changes the whole equation of buying a phone, if you're also buying a portable. - anna awesomesauce
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Corie "Viper" Jones posted a link
Pictured: Two white tiger cubs find a surrogate mum...Anjana the chimpanzee
Pictured: Two white tiger cubs find a surrogate mum...Anjana the chimpanzee
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It's all good til that tiger grows up and turns Anjana into a meat pop tart. - Josh
Great photos! - Kol Tregaskes
Aaawwwww!! - Susan Beebe
Me-ow! - Pete Delucchi
Now let's say it all together, "AWWWWW" - Molly, the Vampy Plumber
:) - saeedeh
That's so great. I love this. :) - ::Kristen::
I need a new heart, because mine just melted - Toby Graham
aww, toby. :-) - Corie "Viper" Jones
super cute. chimps are people too! - Cee Bee
I adore that smile in pic 2 :) - Michael W. May
isnt there some kinda hormone we can give to tigers to keep em that small?? - Melissa Maskevich
a dwarf tiger? :) - Corie "Viper" Jones
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Cee Bee posted a message
“guinea pig time trial”
guinea pig time trial
Saturday at 2:40 am - Link
hahhahahahhahahahaha!!! - Mona N.
the sport of champions! - Cee Bee
Dude, this picture is ON POINT. Look at their faces, LOL!!!! - Mona N.
they're determined, focused - Cee Bee
مزیدی کجایی؟! - آقای راحت
Made my day! :D - Ron
I want to ride my Bicycle! - Jason Brooks
There's more pics of these guinea pigs somewhere. Very cool! - Kol Tregaskes
LOL! Race of the Guinea Pigs - Dom
cute!! - Susan Beebe
Kol++. I wonder if there's videos! - Andrew Trinh
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Mona N. posted a message
“LOL”
LOL
October 10 at 6:09 pm - Link
That cow stole my haircut!!! - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
ha ha - Cee Bee
hahhahahahha TINA!!! - Mona N.
lmao Tina - Carmen
No, Carmen, it's lmoo!!! - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
hahahah Tina! we should call him emoo instead of emo. - Carmen
HOW CUTE MONA AWWW - Caroline
I think I ran into that dude at an Arcade Fire show once. - Akiva Moskovitz
There is nothing cuter than a Highland Cow. - Miriam
Tina, LOL! But I quite like your new do - Sally Church
That is AWESOME! - Brian Norwood
Emoo - Josh Haley
Too funny. ;) - Daynah
Oh an highland coo! :) - Niki Costantini
emoo HAHA - Mona N.
EMOoooo! - Dave Q
hahaha that's hilarious! - Patrik Johansson
udderly preposterous - MiniMage LightBlueRanger
Emoooo hairy coooo ;-) - BeeLing
ridiculously funny! - Chieze Okoye
Ahh. Emo Cow you make me smile. - Mathew A. Koeneker
where do you find these things!! :) - Shivanand Velmurugan
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Thomas Frütel posted a link
October 8 at 9:52 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Best photo coverage of the economic FAIL I've seen thus far - Thomas Frütel via Bookmarklet
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Zee from WeDoCreative loved a song on Last.fm
October 8 at 5:08 am - Link
still one of my favorite songs of all time - in fact, was just listenign to Sleep Down in the Fire as you posted... - Aaron Strout via twhirl
good old RATM... i love the song "Bulls on Parade" most of all, i guess. And their cover of Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" is waesome - Kirill Bolgarov
Ack, one of the best songs ever - Thomas Frütel
great reminder ... off to but this second! - PaulJohnson
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Robert Scoble posted a message
“I'm having a lot of trouble getting my mojo this week. The economy has me distracted to say the least. Cisco was cool, until people there started talking about the economy after the cameras were off. I've never seen this level of fear and uncertainty in the valley. Not even after 9/11.”
October 7 at 10:21 pm - Link
I'm with you on that one, it is a bit distracting. - xero
Much needed wake up call. - Mona N.
Mona: it's far deeper than a wakeup call. I think it's really going to be pretty tough for many people. - Robert Scoble
I think everyone seeing their 401k drop like a rock hasn't helped. - xero
xero: that's just the first shock, I fear. My 401k is only an abstraction at this point in my life (20 years away from traditional retirement). - Robert Scoble
My email is just JAMMED with messages about the economy these days. - J. D. Ebberly
That's quite interesting. - imabonehead
It is, Robert. That's why we (as a nation) need to put aside our differences and put our heads together to come up with long term solutions, while considering short term ones. - Mona N.
We all need some new MAC GEEK TECH released so we can fan boy over. - Bored of Joe
Mona: long term solutions? Get America on top again in science and technology because that's where almost all future high paying jobs will be. Focus on tearing apart our educational system, which is totally not serving tech and science well, and rebuild it from scratch. Focus on updating our government to use technology and not paper anymore. Etc. Etc. - Robert Scoble
You think there's concern now? Wait for Social Security to end abruptly... - Mark VandenBerg
But that means getting rid of social conservatives who think abortion is the only issue that matters. It means electing leaders who know how to use a computer and who aren't religious focused, but are science, education, and technology focused. It means putting in broadband everywhere and wifi many places to encourage new web-focused businesses to flourish. It means keeping the cable and telecommunications industries regulated... - Robert Scoble
Mark: yup. That will be a shock. I'm not planning on it being around when I retire. - Robert Scoble
When I say "get rid of" social conservatives I mean that the Republican Party needs to kick them out. If they can do that and get back to true fiscal conservatism, like what @johnculberson wants to do, then that might be interesting to talk about. Luckily no one will be able to bring up anything except focus on the economy for the first six months of the next Presidency. - Robert Scoble
It means a lot of things, things this country needed for a long time. It means the public, start thinking about who we put in office and actually start voting. It means consumers financially educating themselves and not spend beyond their means. And it also means the things you stated above. I'm actually excited to see this country rise after this economical crumble. - Mona N.
I think a lot of that is the Valley. We talk about it a bit out here, but I don't sense the fear I'm seeing from the Valley on FriendFeed and the blogosphere. - Jesse Stay
Robert - to your original message - as per your recent blog post, here is my response (copy+paste): We are only in a “death spiral” as long as the media keep telling us we are. The mere reporting of “panic” helps CAUSE panic. Maybe you can use your power/influence to help remind us of the GOOD things going on, as the more we hear about companies creating revenue, opportunities, and jobs, the more confident we will all get. - Jeremy Toeman
+20 for @Jeremy Toeman - xero
It probably means we need to hit rock bottom sans-government intervention and clear the system before we can rebuild. Right now, we're stuffed with waste and need to clear iit out even though it's going to hurt a lot of people real bad. My gut says we are near the bottom, but it will take awhile to recover. Optimisticly, 8-10 months. Maybe 24 months or more. In the meantime, everyone hold on. - Aaron Brazell
"The madness of crowds is powerful -- don't get swept up because there's only one direction that the collective negative goes, and that's down." via http://adage.com/smallagency/p... - Mona N.
Make it +40 for@Jeremy Toeman. - J. D. Ebberly
Jeremy: sorry, I don't buy that. That's the kind of "put your head in the sand and pretend everything is hunky dory" kind of thinking that got us here in the first place. Dan Gillmor was telling me about the coming housing crisis four years ago. I should have listened to him more. Also, this isn't going to be one that confidence can pull us through. Yes, that will help a tiny bit, but we're still in the middle of a very real credit cutback and that will ripple through our economy. And .... - Robert Scoble
Robert - I'm not saying to IGNORE the problems, but running around screaming "fire fire" certainly doesn't get us out of the burning theater any more safely, does it? - Jeremy Toeman
Not to be gushing or anything, but, Mona, I've learned a lot about you this evening. Appreciate your openness. - Mark VandenBerg
Robert: Optimism is not constrained to throwing on rose colored glasses. @Mark: Why does that scare me? LOL - Mona N.
...now people are definitely hoarding. I haven't met anyone who isn't pulling back big time on spending. That, too, will ripple through the economy (and already is -- travel is way down, the car companies are seeing huge drops in sales, etc). Silicon Valley hasn't felt the pain yet, and that's the good thing, but everyone is seeing storm clouds on the horizon and are preparing for a doozy of a storm. - Robert Scoble
Jesse: it's not just the Valley. In New York last week people were freaked out that I was talking with (execs from American Express and other big companies I talked with). And I'm talking with people all over the world who are freaked out. The markets falling got everyone's attention. Fear is rampant all over. - Robert Scoble
Robert: Did you see the map showing who voted for and against the bailout? I think Dave Winer posted it. Almost all of Manhattan was for the original. brb w/ link. http://www.nytimes.com/interac... - Mona N.
Jeremy: if my house is on fire, I'm hoping people yell and scream "fire fire" and don't try to sugar coat it and try to pretend my house isn't burning. I think we all arrive at better solutions when we face the truth. The hard truth. And we'll get there sooner if we get to the bottom of our fears. - Robert Scoble
Mona: well, you can see why Manhattan was for a bailout, can't you? New York's economy is going to be decimated by this. Next is Detroit and the rest of our manufacturing jobs. The question is, when does it hit Silicon Valley? I think it'll hit old-time enterprise vendors like Oracle and SAP first. Those are the ones I'll be watching financials for closely. - Robert Scoble
With all due respect Robert, like Windows, quick fixes and patches aren't long term solutions... - Mona N.
We have a stock market over-valued by 2000 and houses over-valued by 30%. This is the hard reset we need to get back to a robust economy. - Mark VandenBerg
Jeremy: and the sooner someone comes up with a REAL solution for fear (which many people are genuinely feeling, even if they don't express it online) the sooner we'll find a solution for fixing this long term. But right now the building is burning and we're afraid that we don't know how to put out the fire. That fear is very real and SHOULD be discussed. Putting up a "stiff upper lip" seems to me to be pretty stupid and is horribly bad advice if that stiff upper lip turns out to be wrong. - Robert Scoble
Robert: my scenario wasn't "your house", it's the burning theater, and it's in reference to the famous fire in the early 1900s where the death toll was Massively exarcebated due to panic, hysteria, and people not working together to find a common solution. Your posts and tone are disconcerting because you are not contributing to the solution, merely the panic. - Jeremy Toeman
And if you don't think there's enough "hard truth" already out there, you need to read more. So you can join the panic and let fear overwhelm and Control you, or you can recognize there's a problem and figure out how you can materially contribute to the solution. Reporting More Fear is the job of mainstream media, not you. - Jeremy Toeman
@MarkV: as uncomfortable as it makes me, i think you're on the right track. IMO, this overvaluing has been building since the Reagan era. we've been building debt into the very fabric of the economy for quite some time. it has gotten harder and harder to maintain the fiction and the last several years we jumped the shark. now, the fall is gonna hurt - no matter how 'slow' it goes. - MikeAmundsen
Mark: that's some pretty tough medicine. Those are long-term problems for me personally, the bigger issue is if massive unemployment starts hitting the way it did in 2002. That's going to be really tough to pull out of this time (last time startups and entrepreneurial behavior pulled us out -- some of which, by the way -- was funded on the backs of the strong housing market. Coming out of this one will see lots of people with no credit. - Robert Scoble
Its like Pres. Reagan said "Government isn't the solution; Government is the problem" too many years of using Freddie and Fannie as a political gift basket. In 4-7 years this will work through. What is needed is to Government social engineering out of fiscal policy. Home ownership for everyone was a foolish idea. - Robert Hafer
Jeremy: well, I'm telling you what I'm seeing from tons of conversations all over the place. I'm telling you how I feel. My feelings reflect those of LOTS of people I've talked with. So, if we want to get going in a positive place, you've got to address that fear. So far you've not addressed it, other than to tell me to keep it to myself. That's not going to solve anything. - Robert Scoble
@Mona Needn't be worried. I just gained some new insights that altered some of my impressions of you. That's all. - Mark VandenBerg
Robert: I really don't care about how we got here. That's for the regulators to worry about and for Congress to figure out so that it doesn't happen again. To argue about that now is to argue about how the fire started. Now that the building is burning, what do we do? It's the helplessness that is causing the fear. It's the fear that we need to work through first (along with trying to keep our banks and institutions solvent). - Robert Scoble
I don't have to do any such thing. I'm certainly not about to say "there there, it'll all work out in the end" (although, obviously, it will). But just because you are fearful doesn't mean you *must* continue writing "the sky is falling" style pieces with titles like "We’re in a death spiral". - Jeremy Toeman
We were never promised anything but our daily bread. It is a hard lesson, but it is the only way to throw fear outside. Do you trust Him to meet your daily needs even when you are faced with mountains of debt? Even if we can save something, we still have tomorrow to face. So take a deep breath and look up, not at your means. Do what you can in faith, and take time now to see what is really important. Then let Him bless what you really need. http://www.biblegateway.com/pa... - Melanie Reed
Jeremy: I tell you what I am seeing happen around the world. If you don't agree with it, tell me why we aren't in a death spiral. I got remarkably little pushback. Here, Asian markets are down 10% tonight: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081008... Please, explain how we are NOT in a death spiral? Please do explain how this economy will get healthy. It's headed down and I'm not sure where it'll stop going down, or why. No one can tell me that. So, tell me why we are not in a death spiral and why... - Robert Scoble
All: Yes this is tough. I have a small business and there are people with families that depend on them that I am responsible to. And I have to tell them tomorrow that two projects are canceled and one us delayed. This is as real as it gets, people. We are no longer talking "theoretical." - Mark VandenBerg
...I shouldn't report what I'm seeing happen through my eyes. It seems that you all haven't yet seen the depths of what I've seen and heard and what is going on here. The economy is in a death spiral. My brother thought that meant that we're going all the way down to the ground. No, that's not what it means, it means we're in a