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So, in your opinion, be honest now...is Friendfeed still alive and kicking? (update: seemingly so. :) )
Micah Wittman, Robyn Hawk, Mathew™ one of a kind and 57 other people liked this
yes. very much so.
- John Wang
Yes, but has started to develop some health problems and needs a doctor's visit.
- Alex Scoble
It is for me
- Mo Kargas
Yep
- Johnny Worthington
It definitely is for me.
- Curtiss Grymala
I just got here. It's the best platform.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
for me it is .................
- VAL D.
It's still kicking :). A little less a guess but still :)
- alfred westerveld
Yes.
- Jim Hearts FF
hell ya ......!
- johnpiercy
Yup.
- Spidra Webster
Hell yes it is! All the fine dudes and finest bitches still be rocking the Casbah daily and nightly here on the station with it all! K-FFD!
- Morgan Haley
Yep, still kickin'!
- Beau Liening
from iPhone
Does a bear poop in the woods?
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Ok, so I don't live here anymore, but I still check in for conversation and positivity.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
for sure
- Josh Haley
Still alive but the momentum and will to live is gone -- and the sale and virtual abandonment was like shutting out the lights in the middle of a party -- a signal for everybody to go home.
- Brian Sullivan
wow. For you maybe, Brian.
- Jim Hearts FF
Yes!
- Anne Bouey
But I am still here.
- Brian Sullivan
Yep. Certainly not as crazy as it was 'back in the day' but it's definitely still kicking.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I'm making a concerted effort to pop in and find some great stuff to share
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
As far as I can tell, it's still alive.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
TBH, I feel like I use FF much more now that before the acquisition. So for me, yes, it's very much alive and kicking. 8^D
- Chieze Okoye
I'm tellin' ya: it's the librarians' fault.
- cecily
Yep
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
The Google real-time announcement certainly didn't hurt!!!!
- Charlie Anzman
Honestly, it's not that much different -- plenty to chat about, and plenty to chat with -- and it's still storing all my web finds perfectly. There's an extremely considerate and passionate community. So... sure!
- Christopher Galtenberg
yep
- Wayne Sutton
Yes.
- pea
Yes.
- Kamilah Gill
Yes
- Bonnie Foster
Somewhat less so than the previous old days...
- TrafficBug
being bought by Facebook has definitely dampened my enthusiasm, but yeah, its still alive and kicking
- Jeffrey Canton
Still seems pretty lively to me.
- Gordon Herd
This was asked eight hours ago and has gotten 19 likes so far. Not a resounding "yes."
- Robert Scoble
Compare to @ericschmidt who was added to 700+ lists and 12,000+ followers in 24 hours over on Twitter.
- Robert Scoble
But 34 comments, and nearly all "Yes".
- Nils Sandin
Nils: sorry, that's not a resounding yes either. 34 people do not a service make.
- Robert Scoble
yes, affirmative.
- bora "head" basman
The service works for me, so I don't fret about the other new or old services. Both have their place.
- Nils Sandin
werd.
- imabonehead
Haha. I must say I'm starting to see more and more threads like this. The discussion is definitely coming back.
- Roberto Bonini
Twitter for headlines, FF for discussions.
- Nils Sandin
it is to me
- barbarars
It is to me - it all depends on what you make of it
- Jesse Stay
Who is here is replying "yes". Who's not here any more just won't reply. The fact is few weeks ago you wouldn't have asked :) [ah, this means it is not kicking as in the past]
- Markingegno - Donato
from Android
I would say yes. It had a slump period for me for a couple of months, but now I'm putting more in it and getting more from it in return.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Yes!
- Iván Abrego
Tricky question. Nothing else out there has this feature-set, and AFAIC that's the killer, I use FF because it's the best platform. Maybe some people drifting away since the sale, but OTOH there are new people joining. My buddies Nat and Brent from Calgary both joined around the time of the sale and have both really gotten into it. I have more discussions here than on Twitter, and I think that's true for a lot of people.
- Louis Simoneau
And @Scoble: the fact that you don't get 12 000+ followers on FF makes it less attractive to social media marketing types, which actually makes it BETTER as a platform for meeting and interacting with real people. I have 'friends' on Twitter that I've back-and-forthed with a few times but couldn't really tell you much about, whereas here, I feel like I really KNOW people like Derrick, Jandy, Monique, etc.
- Louis Simoneau
Yup
- Maryam Ardakani
from FreshFeed
its going to die soon
- Farshad
FF is like a small country town. Not a big population but people stop and say "hello".
- Barak B
Yes, indeed!
- Andrew Terry
Is this a bit like a band you feel you've discovered becoming mainstream?
- plooptionary
Yes, it's very much alive and kicking!
- Michael Fidler
+Louis Simoneau (& I answered above earlier)
- Kamilah Gill
as far as I can tell, yes.
- Derek Coward
Yep
- RAPatton
from iPhone
I'm here
- Jimminy
Still alive. :)
- 3Cinteractive, L.L.C.
from twhirl
You bet. Still the best interface and most interesting conversations
- Alan Morris
from iPhone
Yep. Cranking along just like Jaiku.
- Ken Sheppardson
Yep, I just saw that one of those Twitter Social Media Guru's found the place and followed 4k people in 5 minutes.
- Jimminy
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- ★ Soner Gönül
yes. those who say otherwise can go somewhere else.
- Aron Michalski
from BuddyFeed
Hey Zee, from what platform did you originally post your question? I'm seeing it via Friendfeed by way of a friend.
- Rich Reader
@Rich on friendfeed itself
- Zee.
Only to some hardcore dedicated FF'ers. Other then that its just here for Robert Scoble to come on and preach how every worthy tech person he follows is on Twitter and how this site is dead.
- CW™
No. We're all dead. Go away.
- Glen Mistletoe
I'm standing under the Mistletoe O_O
- Micah Wittman
Zee, regarding your question, and I'm no Godin apologist, but his '1000 true fans' comes to mind http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_b...
- Micah Wittman
And regarding Robert's statement, OF COURSE a founder of Google will get thousands people who click the follow button. Then what? I look forward to Eric having 12,000 individual conversations this week, so someone ping me when that happens :) I've gleaned more valuable insights into the thought process and perspective of Google/Googlers from being in and around the conversations started by DeWitt on Friendfeed than I have in any other way.
- Micah Wittman
I'm not done yet. Christopher Galtenberg http://friendfeed.com/zee... and Louis Simoneau http://friendfeed.com/zee... make great points.
- Micah Wittman
Sure is
- Herb Hernandez
I have to excuse myself for not being very active for quite a while: I was being busy organising the Dutch Bloggies. I do think FriendFeed is still alive, but I sure wished there were more Dutch people to keep up a conversation with. It's making it difficult, now I'm out of organising for a week, to start up being involved again. I'm jealous at the Egyptian & Italian people, who seem to have a whole community here.
- Ton Zijp
Friendfeed is immortal, perfect, the best. Friendfeed will never die. ... in fact, the end of behemoths like Facebook and Twitter will be tweeted on Friendfeed.!
- Petr Buben
Always..!
- ★ Soner Gönül
Just got back into using FF more heavily and find it much more enjoyable to any of the Twitter clients I've found. I can actually engage with the people that I "follow" and learn more about them and find interests instead of just trying to separate the wheat from the chaff like I feel I do on Twitter
- Ian Rudy
still here.
- Mike Nencetti
alive
- gemella
kick
- Kevin Fox
Yes. The primary thing that has changed is the content.
- Steven Perez
And it no longer buys us flowers anymore, the bitch.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I think this thread proves what is fact....
- Mathew™ one of a kind
WOW - I guess so!!! May have to come off digest...
- Robyn Hawk
Watching Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and they had an Avatar commercial that was most definitely geared toward kids complete with a heavy-handed narrator that described in detail what the movie was about.
Caroline, edythe, Rochelle and 2 other people liked this
I get anal itch every time I see an Avatar commercial. God I hope it doesn't suck as much as the previews do.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
'And to understand them... he had to become ONE of them!'
- Akiva Moskovitz
That movie looks dreadful.
- Derrick
I feel like do-do. :( :( :(
maxilprof, Iain Baker, Steven Perez and 27 other people liked this
hee hee....you said 'do-do'.....feel better NOW!
- Morgan Haley
Poor sweetie! :(
- Internet's Tad
Get well soon, Lindsay!
- Alex Scoble
:((
- Rochelle
:(
- Michelle Martinez
:( -- hope you feel better soon.
- Jim Hearts FF
Awwww.....
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
That's not good :(
- Kenton
:(
- sofarsoShawn
Feed a cold, starve a fever?
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Eat if you're hungry, I say. Do drink lots of fluids to keep everything moving. Feel better!
- Laura Lou Who
:(
- Derrick
:(
- Micah Wittman
:( but damn if that hair doesn't look great! ;)
- Josh Haley
For infections: eat as much as you can, preferably in light - to mid hearty soups, this serves the dual purpose of keeping you nourished as well as keeping you hydrated to promote the cleanse of the infection. As well, drinking as much as you can, through teas, but preferably more vitamin enriched juices ~ these are dependent on how much you can hold down. & Hell yeahzz you are one put together invalid :))
- sofarsoShawn
Aww. :( Sorry you're not feeling well!! Hope it passes quickly.
- Laura H.
:-( I'm sorry you're not feeling well.
- vicster
Hope you feel better soon.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
:(
- VAL D.
@Josh, Shawn - fixed the hair to go to the doc when I was feeling significantly better (when it was mainly the sore throat)... by the time I got home I felt awful. Rest assured a few hours tossing in bed has wrecked the hair for sure!
- Lindsay
Feel better!
- Lo is a Quitter
:( sending warm happy vibes!
- Holly Rae, FFer
Aw
- Rodfather
HUGS and chicken soup....
- Helen Sventitsky
Feel better soon!
- LANjackal
Bummer ... Get better Lindsay!
- Charlie Anzman
Take some vitamin c!
- imabonehead
:(
- Steven Perez
:-(
- pea
:( but you still look lovely... :)
- JA Castillo
@ShutterBugGeek Here she sings: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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esther ♥ ♫, Michael W. May, tinypants - Hagitha of FF and 2 other people liked this
how cute is that...............do not know what she is saying but shes so cute....
- VAL D.
She is singing her own made-up Christmas song. A song of joy :) (in German)
- Baard @ Pixum
from iPhone
I understand "Weihnachten". No one can say I didn't get _something_ out of those five years of German lessons in school (Meine Fächer dieses Jahr sind...).
- Eivind
It's interesting to see something besides still photos. In the photos I've always thought she looks *so* much like you. I haven't seen film of you so I don't know whether that's still true. ;-) Does she know how to speak Danish as well?
- Spidra Webster
Nobody knows how to speak Danish :) - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Eivind
Just when I thought she couldn't get any more awesome. :) Such a cute video!
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
That's hilarious, Eivind. Only criticism I have is that to be truly authentic, those guys would have been speaking 3x as fast as they were.
- Spidra Webster
She speaks only Norwegian and German, Spidra. But she understands Swedish and Danish as well. Thanks to DVD, where you can select your language :) The last thing she says here in this video is Norwegian: Ha det på badet, din gamle sjokolade :)
- Baard @ Pixum
Forgive me, Baard. I'm getting my FF Scandinavians mixed up. I thought you were Danish.
- Spidra Webster
Spidra, you're not mixed up. I am half Danish and half Norwegian. My father is Danish and my mother is Norwegian. But my mother tongue is Norwegian :)
- Baard @ Pixum
With a mid-Skagerrak accent, no doubt. ;-)
- Spidra Webster
I only speak Danish with a hot potato in my mouth :)
- Baard @ Pixum
hahaha, she is so cute! *wiehiehieviele türchen habt ihr schon auhahauf?* and the gloves! :D
- esther ♥ ♫
FYI: if you and I are friendly on FriendFeed, and you have some inexpensive stuff on a public Amazon wishlist, you might want to check to make sure it's current.
rowlikeagirl, Anne Bouey, Shey, Jamaican of FF and 22 other people liked this
Fair warning!
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
You should make sure your shipping address is correct, too. Just sayin'
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
not to presume too much, but i dunno if i have anything reasonably priced on mine. i haven't looked at it lately, but i can say it's current.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Yup. I'm good.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from iPod
*ponders creating a wishlist* ;)
- Laura Lou Who
Just send me cash, silent3.
- Baroness Von SmashAHomie
Laura --- do eet! And Ha3rvey, I keep mine very current. Not that this is relevant to your post or anything. unowutimsayin.
- Jim Hearts FF
*dives for wishilist*
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
But but but
- Shevonne
I set one up, but FF won't let me import it. It's connected to my Gmail address. (And I feel very greedy.)
- Laura Lou Who
When I say "inexpensive", I mean CHEAP AS DIRT.
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
SEE ADEN!!!! SEEEEEEEEEEEE!
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
What am I seeing?
- aden
*checks to see if there are any horse heads on Barry's wishlist*
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
i am glad you defined inexpensive, because i was going to ask...
- edythe
He's CHEAP AS DIRT ADEN.... he doesn't deserve you. I, on the on the other hand, am broke. Same result, but my heart is in the right place. ;)
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
WOW. I just got a silent 3 Christmas. Thank you, Sugar Papa ha3rvey!
- Spidra Webster
You're welcome, Spidra!
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
*bookmarked*
- Micah Wittman
I love it. Random acts of FriendFeed-ness.
- EricaJoy
Some FFers have wishlists that are hard to find. Just sayin'.
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/wishlis... (And you inspired me to get a couple of things for some people)
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Laura, I found yours from your email address. Just sayin'.
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
from fftogo
Greedy ----->
- Laura Lou Who
Lazy Sunday -- the head scarf editition.
edythe, Anna Haro, Alix Whitmire and 14 other people liked this
It's frakking cold in LA right now, thus me busting out the old as fuck Juicy velour track jacket.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
You still look awesome! Check out those cheekbones. :)
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Awww, thank you Junebug. <3
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
Not sure what you're doing with your mouth here, but it's cute :)
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
I can barely recognize you without the bent knee and hands behind your head, body jaunting to the side. Also: your house looks nothing like a Burger King drivethrough.
- Sparky
LOL Sparky. Thank you, Sheeny buns.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
You're so pretty.
- Mary Carmen
Hey Mo.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Wow, haven't heard that one in a while :)
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
DO ANYBODY NO WHY MONIQUE IS ALLOWED TO LOOK SO CUTE WEARING A TRACK JACKET AND HEAD SCARF? CUZ THAT IS NOT FAIR TO THE REST OF US.
- Marie is merry.
"Sheeny buns?" o_O
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
You should pose in like every drive thru that you go to. cus yes, i still think that shit is funny as hell
- Baroness Von SmashAHomie
lol we said we were going to do that.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
this is a seriously cute picture. :)
- edythe
Aww, thank you edythe.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
I found out today that NO ONE has gotten the illustration certificate that my school offers. BECAUSE (dun dun dun) they have never offered one of the required classes at either campus. WHAT
Jeff P. Henderson, Jennifer Dittrich, Phil G and edythe liked this
That doesn't make sense... :S
- Lindsay
What Lindsay said. What??
- Kamilah Gill
I know. I talked to my illustration teacher about it - Illustrative Techniques 2 has never had 9 students it requires to be made a class, so they've never taught it. She finally got enough students for it for this semester, but since the full time professor who also (theoretically) teachers it didn't get enough, he is taking over her class. Well, most people who signed up to take it signed up because she was the teacher, and dropped it when it was taken from her. So it's not going to be a class, again.
- Andrizzle Gizzle
That's pretext enough for a refund, is it not?
- Christopher Harley
I think that /should/ get them in certification trouble with their state, should anyone complain. I think they're required to offer some sort of equivalency credits from another class if they can't meet their own requirements.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Yeah, at this point it doesn't affect me but I am hoping they can pull it together soon. I was thinking about writing the department head asking for confirmation that what I was told was accurate. They shouldn't even advertise the certificate if it is not possible to complete it. The classes it uses though are completely outside the normal degree program.
- Andrizzle Gizzle
Rebuilding...my little friend is still out there!
Junebug (aka Sarah Jill), Wulffy, Kamilah Gill and 7 other people liked this
Holy crap that's a massive spider about to land on that house!!!!! Run!
- Penny
she's rebuilding her web for the millionth time. she's been there for months, now. it's hard to see the web in that pic, isn't it? ;)
- Bren, Not Grinchy
ROFL @Penny.
- Captain Bubbles
R.I.P, little Orb-weaver. It just got too cold and windy for her, I guess.
- Bren, Not Grinchy
Is there a Phil Slattery in the house?(yes I am still looking for him)
Mike Nencetti and edythe liked this
/whois phil slattery
- Mike Nencetti
was a good friend of mine that I lost touch with and now cannot find him...
- VAL D.
theres a phil slattery on LinkedIn
- chaz2b
thank you chaz I will check it out.......
- VAL D.
np, :)
- chaz2b
My name is Phil Slattery, but I don't recall having a friend named Val D. I am on Facebook if you are interested and my website is www.philslattery.com
- Phillip Slattery
thank you and the search is still on...................
- VAL D.
If I met you in person, how would you greet me? Hug, handshake, chest bump, awkward hello?
anjelina, Tsali, The Native of FF, edythe and 11 other people liked this
I'd likely hug you. Two reasons: 1) I love hugging people I like, 2) you definitely seem huggable.
- Cheryl
:) I'd love a hug! I'm hoping to have a chance sometime to start meeting people. Maybe this coming summer.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Hmmm. I would have said "hug," but that was before I saw "chest bump" as an option. :)
- Laura Lou Who
i will kiss you , lots of kisses ...................
- vasilios palmas
at this point, an awkward hello. :-D
- Paulette Garcia Morris
I would give you a hug :)
- aden
HUGS!
- josh neff, geek at large
I'm a hugger.
- Mary Carmen
at first I think a handshake til I knew you better
- VAL D.
until i know a person really well, i don't hug unless they initiate. or we're both drunk.
- Joe Silence is not dead
I'm with Joe on the hugging front. (Hey joe, that sound a little strange to you too?)
- SAM
Handshake, most likely. I'm a big hugger, but out of respect, try to gauge people's "personal space" limitations when meeting in meatspace.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
Ditto chris above.
- Jim Hearts FF
didn't we knock knitting needles or something?
- Katie
Hug, unless you looked frightened by the approach.
- Lo is a Quitter
Awkward hello - I'm shy. But if you hugged me, i wouldn't mind. :)
- Alix Whitmire
LOL Katie. @Lo, if you were running at me, I might be a bit taken aback, but not frightened. We could hug good-bye Alix. :)
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
I'll try to contain myself, then :)
- Lo is a Quitter
I'm not a hugger, so probably a handshake.
- Katy S
(Well since I do not know you and ran across your page today) I would be professional. Say hello, introduce myself, compliment your Friendfeed postings and engage in socialization,
- H0llywoodWh0re
How about a fist bump Katy? :-D That sounds good HW.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Fist bump is fine! After that we can work out a secret handshake.
- Katy S
Handshake, I think. It really depends on how you greet me.
- Alex Scoble
Handshake...and if I knew you a bit more, perhaps a bit of a hug.
- JA Castillo
Alex, I'd probably give you a chaste kiss on the cheek. Secret handshakes are awesome!
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
I tried to give Alex a kiss on the cheek and he rudely shoved me away. I'm still all sadified about it.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I would be too if I were you Akiva. I can't imagine!
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
A head-nod. I am seriously uncomfortable touching other people or being touched unless we're REALLY close. Even shaking hands or fist bumping stresses me out and makes me uncomfortable. I generally dread that part of a typical business transaction points to an inevitable handshake. Every once in a while, I read or hear someone recommend just coming up to people and hugging them at...
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- J Wynia
I'll usually shake hands with a lady when we first meet, although I'll hug if they initiate. I've never actually done a chest bump with a lady. That I know of.
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
I would politely shake hands, and then reassure you that the boxers I'm wearing are button front (and thus, pants were unnecessary.)
- Mark Jepsen
Pffffffttt...Akiva wouldn't even look at me when we met.
- Alex Scoble
Depends. It ranges from an awkward hello, to stuffing you in a sack :)
- Mo Kargas
Slo-mo fist-bump, with explosion ;)
- Bren, Not Grinchy
from iPhone
Head-nod or an awkward hello wave. Might just skip past it to conversation. Depends on the day.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Awkward hello. Sorry, that's just how I roll.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
I would say "Yo"
- imabonehead
An awkward hug. I like hugging, but I'm terrible at "first hugs".
- Jason Huebel
Handshake and awkward hello.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I'm a hugger type.
- jcunwired
Side-hug =)
- Micah Wittman
hug:-)
- anjelina
Dead-eyed stare
- sjjh
LOL I love the answers and I'd welcome the hugs although I usually have an issue with personal space. And if you're not into the physical contact, that's totally okay. I remember having a job interview once where the person who was to be my supervisor hugged me at the end of the process. It was very odd...yet I wasn't disturbed so much as touched by the gesture. I would definitely be hugging people good-bye!
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
@Mo "Stuffing you in a sack." I kine of like the sound of that. :-P
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Handshake yeterlidir abicin
- ★ Soner Gönül
Dear SoCal drivers: your car will not flip over or blow up if it touches water.Jeebuzz...
VAL D., Jimminy, AJ Kohn and 3 other people liked this
I wonder what would happen if they encountered snow - or ice!
- Katy S
Katy, it really is sad. The have to put chains on their 4X4'S to drive in two inches of snow. Some wanker today launched 30 to 40 feet off the road in a 40 MPH zone. It was barely sprinkling...
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from fftogo
I'm now imagining a reality show in which SoCal folks are airlifted and dropped off in the Northwoods during winter. The footage of them driving would be both hilarious and sad.
- Katy S
With Simon critiquing their abilities? That's a number one show!
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
The Graduate is way better now than when I saw it over ten years ago. Difference between me being 17 and 28?
Kol Tregaskes, Laura Lou Who, Derrick and 5 other people liked this
you're kidding me. you didn't like it back then??!
- edythe
I didn't dislike it, edythe. I just didn't really connect with it.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
from iPhone
Experience. Relationship experience.
- FF's Bubba of Arizona
Aww, my intern just gave me a really pretty bowl as an early birthday present. #sweetness
FFing Enigma (aka Tina), josh neff, geek at large, edythe and 11 other people liked this
Is she going to smoke it with you later?
- Matthew DeVries
MDV Wins.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
hahaha (-_-)
- Anna Haro
Matthew++
- Andrew C
MDV, you are not right! And my intern is a he. :D
- Ayşe E.
where's the big happy day to Ayşe thread? (happy day btw)
- Michael W. May
Thank you, MwM! My b-day is actually tomorrow. :) CORRECTION: It's midnight here and thus the 8th, so happy b-day me! :)
- Ayşe E.
happy birthday, ayse! :)
- edythe
happy birthday, Ayşe!!!
- Bren, Not Grinchy
Thank you, edythe, C. (rawr), and Bren! xo
- Ayşe E.
Happy birthday! I hope you have a fantastic day. <3
- pea
Happy birthday!
- Laura Lou Who
Happy Birthday!
- Mary Carmen
Happy birthday!!! Enjoy your bowl ;-)
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Feliz cumple, Ayşe! :)
- JA Castillo
Thank you, pea, LB, MC, Tina, and JA! Feeling quite loved. :)
- Ayşe E.
Showoff III - http://mokargas.soup.io/post...
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arundadsad, Aryn Corley, Gordon Herd and 12 other people liked this
Am I missing the wipe?
- rowlikeagirl
No, this is success
- Mo Kargas
Aw snap. The big payoff never came. :)
- rowlikeagirl
Yeeeee Haw!!!!
- Acharad Sami vanJoulee
Git 'R" Dun
- Aryn Corley
Painted Smiles: Ashley. - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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nasibe(نصیبه), peiman, albaloo and 17 other people liked this
:)) وارش
- پـرستووو
:)))
- Mahdi Ebrahimi
The Many Months Of Fringe's Observer ~ Fringe Television - Fan Site for the FOX TV Series Fringe - http://www.fringetelevision.com/2009... - http://www.fringetelevision.com/2009...
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edythe, Jeunelle Foster, TVTechGrl and Steven Perez liked this
"The cast of Fringe discuss the names of the Observers, and the possible meanings. Anna Torv confirms the Observer names corresponding to months of the year, and reveals all of the Observer names, which you can see in the video, or after the jump... Click here to read more...In addition to August and September, we see that the older Observer is named December and the younger Observer is named July (and the "Inner Child" could be an Observer named January...?)"
- RAPatton
Wow, that is kind of cool. Makes we wonder if they are all the same person at different times in their life
- RAPatton
Jesus what's with all these crazy bald heads? :)
- Jeunelle Foster
Interesting idea with the same person at different times. Hm.. What do you think of this season so far? Are you enjoying it?
- Araceli
I'm wondering...cause I'm not loving this season. I feel the show has eps that standout, but has issues with maintaining a season long development and/or arc.
- Araceli
Sexuality and Implications for Librarianship « The Funky Librarian - http://eemoore80.wordpress.com/2009...
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"How does normative sexuality manifest itself in librarianship? How can library collections, policies, and programming teach students to deconstruct heterosexuality–to view it as a specific identity, social class, and distinct sexual orientation instead of the default or “natural” class? For example, how might a librarian begin to shape scholarly inquiries by constructing subject guides that separate heterosexuality from Women’s, Gender, and Queer Studies? In other words, I tend to find many helpful guides that organize sexuality studies under a larger umbrella of Sexuality, Gender, Feminist, or Women’s studies; but I’m starting to wonder if those classifications are specific enough–if they isolate heterosexuality enough to be “interrogated” or questioned."
- cecily
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Speaking of defaults, why should a postmodernist, critical social "theory," cultural studies orientation to the world be the default basis for organizing these topics?
- Christopher A Carr
And why should librarians think it necessary to "shape scholarly inquiries" to conform with one particular academic orientation?
- Christopher A Carr
Yes, they should just bow to the patriarchy, and get on with implementing the dewey decimal system.
- Cliff Gerrish
That's a little passive-aggressive.
- Christopher A Carr
*sigh*
- cecily
*seconds cecily's sigh and adds one of her own*
- Katy S
I thought this was going to be about the "sexy librarian" look (sorry)... I have to wonder though how this line of reasoning would apply to "men's rights" or "white pride" movements.
- Jim Norris
The organization of texts is inherently political (an expression of power).
- Cliff Gerrish
*thirds the sighing*
- D0r0th34
Cliff: Right-wing blow-hard: Look, folks, see? Those Frenchy philosophy-spouting, neo-Marxists are trying to "shape" the very nature our children's inquiries!... I think the obfuscation-loving, Foucault and Derrida-spouting, "campus left," is, on whole, not doing the broader left in the US any favors.
- Christopher A Carr
Christopher, I can't tell if you're trying for satire or that this is how you really feel. If you're trying for satire, you're missing it. If this is how you really feel, I'm tired of it already.
- cecily
Jim, I think it could be applied to any area of scholarly inquiry (which is, I assume, is the original poster's point). If an academic is studying any culture/group that is considered the norm, the librarian's job is to support that area of investigation with resources, and materials that support that line of inquiry. The issue, as I see it, is that the dominant culture isn't studied in...
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- cecily
Cecily: I wish we had line breaks here. The part after "Right-wing blow-hard:" is my imaging what a "person" like Rush Limbaugh might do with this. It's my position that the jargon-y, post-etc left harms progressive efforts in the US.
- Christopher A Carr
Crushing dissent is so much more attractive when it comes from the left... Are you really afraid of what Rush Limbaugh thinks?
- Cliff Gerrish
Go derail a thread elsewhere, Cliff. Nobody's crushing anything here, and none of us are dumb enough to fall for your okey-doke. Moving on...
- cecily
What "dissent" are you referring to?
- Christopher A Carr
Christopher: Thank you for the exposition. I thought maybe that's what you were going for, but my Spidey Senses were tingling in an uncomfortable way, and I didn't want to assume any further.
- cecily
I'm glad Christopher is here to say what I'm thinking. Less work for me.
- Eph Zero
+1 Eph Zero
- Kurt Kringle
I think I got lost in this "discussion" but if I'm even beginning to grasp anything from it then add me to the sighing. I don't know if librarians ought be "shaping scholarly inquiries" but we sure as hell ought be shaping and reshaping via active questioning the ways in which the outputs of those inquiries are organized, call it info/knowledge/scholarship or whatever. And that, my friends, will influence those inquiries.
- Mar₭ Liŋdŋer
I think a number of us got lost, Mark, but I'm curious why/if people reacted so strongly to the idea of a librarian shaping a line of scholarly inquiry. I would imagine in some academic libraries, that as members of the faculty, librarians are expected to contribute in some way to scholarship, aren't they? Or do we see the librarian's role as a support role alone?
- cecily
Oh, I agree with you cecily, especially in our own field or if one has subject qualification/knowledge in another area. but I can be longwinded so took the short road. I do think that in many ways librarians affect inquiry, intentionally and otherwise, and that sometimes that is a good thing. I could only object in certain specific cases & not in general.
- Mar₭ Liŋdŋer
I want to teach our gender/women's studies/sexuality students about how normative and just plain ancient library organization is (well, LC classes and LCSH primarily). What's interesting though is the extent to which librarians have been involved in these programs from the start. It's an interesting yin-yang reflection of our conservative-progressive selves.
- barbara fister
Sounds fascinating (and sadly true), barbara. I like the "yin-yang reflection" thoughts.
- Mar₭ Liŋdŋer
Hope Olson has written a lot on this, as has Sandy Berman.
- Pete, Enabling Force
Hope Olson who taught Iris & me cataloging in library school?
- josh neff, geek at large
Well and I don't know :) But probably. I did an essay on classification so read a lot of their work. Coming from a Pol Sci background the notion that classification structures might reflect larger social structures was... easy to accept ;)
- Pete, Enabling Force
I like Hope Olson, have heard her speak several times, and look forward to seeing/hearing her again. I will not discuss her research methods in polite conversation though.
- Mar₭ Liŋdŋer
I just wrote the phrase "Ability to effectively interface across all levels of the hierarchy." I must really be desperate for a job =P
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This reminds me of that 'résumés in plain language' site that was around during the dotcom crash. It presented this kind of language in actual, real language (but in a snarky way, of course). It was hilarious. This probably would be translated into 'I can have conversations with people. Even people not on my own team!'
- Akiva Moskovitz
LOL Wash it off!
- Captain Bubbles
Akiva, that's pretty much it. I dislike business-ese, but a gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
oh Christ, you're starting to sound like management material there...moving forward. :P
- Joe Silence is not dead
Dude, if it means getting a steady paycheck I'd be willing to sound like a longshoreman...
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Just avoid the objective! I don't know anyone who still takes those even remotely seriously.
- Akiva Moskovitz
i'm not criticising, i'm just making light. :)
- Joe Silence is not dead
I understand, Joe =) But seriously, if anyone knows of a job where I can get paid for talking like a longshoreman, lemme know!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
The verbiage around my shop is salty enough that sometimes I wince.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
I soooo wish I could 'effectively interface across all levels of the hierarchy'
- Holly Rae, FFer
It sounds so dirty when you say it, Holly Rae!!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Tina the Longshoreman. Sounds like a photo opp.
- Russellreno
Sounds like you're ready for Enterprise 2.0 Tina.
- Hutch Carpenter
Hehe Hutch, when I read it I was thinking Jim Kirk needs to see this resume immediately!
- jcunwired
The office hierarchy ;) http://friendfeed-media.com/6c94d13...
- Eric Logan
ha. can i adapt a version of that for my own resume? :)
- edythe
<pedant>"to effectively interface" is a split infinitive.</pedant><Elmore Leonard>Using adverbs is bad.</Elmore> "I am fluent in Geek and Muppet"
- sjjh
Take out your wife tonight. Three bullets outta do...
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I just can't understand why some woman hasn't just snatched you up...
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
I'm confused myself, Barry.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
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They just don't know a good thing when they see it man.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
good lord, mvb!
- edythe
New Device Desirable, Old Device Undesirable | The Onion - America's Finest News Source - http://www.theonion.com/content...
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""The new device is an improvement over the old device, making it more attractive for purchase by all Americans," said Thomas Wakefield, a spokesperson for the large conglomerate that manufactures the new device. "The old device is no longer sufficient. Consumers should no longer have any use or longing for the old device." Added Wakefield, "The new device will retail for $395." Able to remain operational for longer periods of time and occupy a demonstrably smaller three-dimensional space, the new device is so advanced when compared to the old device that it makes the old device appear much older than it actually is. However, the new device is reportedly not so radically different as to cause confusion or unwanted anxiety among those familiar with the feel of the old device. "Its higher price indicates to me that it is superior, and that not everyone will be able to afford it, which only makes me want to possess it more," said Tim Sturges, owner of the old device, which he obtained 18 months ago when it was still the new device."
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
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This sounds like an Apple commercial
- Jason Wyttenbach
This sounds like every commercial I've ever seen.
- Heather
It could be any electronic device.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I totally want that for Christmas. It make my old device look like a clay tablet.
- s t e v e
I know, that old device is soooooooooo 2008.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
BiggerBetterFasterMore!
- Ayşe E.
fire bad, tree pretty.
- edythe
Adam Lambert To Appear And Perform On ABC's 'The View' - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News - http://www.mtv.com/news...
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In all honesty, I did find this "how many times is this network going to ban this guy from performing on it before even they realize how douche-baggy they look" story rather fascinating. Kinda sorry it ended. I like pointing and laughing at outdated monoliths. "Apparently, the third (or fourth) time is the charm. After having a series of bookings canceled by ABC, "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will finally make it back to the Disney-owned network on Thursday. Lambert will visit with chatty ladies of "The View," one night after he appears on Barbara Walters' special, "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009," according to the "View" Web site. Lambert, 27, will not just sit on the couch and chat with the "View" panel in a pre-taped interview, but he will also perform on the show."
- Helen Sventitsky
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Is it wrong that I don't know who this guy is?
- Michael W. May
No, it's not, Michael. I just have friends who are gaga over American Idol. He apparently came in 2nd place last year and publicly came out, afterward. I've grown to like him, actually *hides*
- Helen Sventitsky
Don't be ashamed, Helen. I was surprised how much I liked a couple of his songs, too.
- Kamilah Gill
Ah *nod*
- Michael W. May
mwm, i had no idea either. i had to click on a link in an article. that said, the picture i saw of him kissing that other guy was... HOT.
- edythe
My last.fm artists for December 6, 2009 http://bigstarlet.posterous.com/my-last...
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Did anyone see that Pixar Shorts Special on last night it was pretty good...............
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I liked the Jackolope one the best
- VAL D.
I just thought of another one I liked the birds on the wire....
- VAL D.
We watched some of it. I liked the Cars ones.
- Michelle Martinez
jackalope is my fave, too.
- edythe
edythe I keep watching it and I also found the clip of Bounder on youtube.....
- VAL D.
i actually bought it for my ipod a while back. can't watch it too much, though, because it makes me emotional.
- edythe
Okay, I guess I should go to bed early so that I can wake up when normal people wake up and actually get to the on-site interview on time.
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Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It) - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
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