Peter Butler

"as of September 9, Obama had 510,799 MySpace 'friends' (compared to McCain's 87,652) and more than 1.7 million Facebook pals (compared to 309,591 for McCain)." "When it comes to the Internet," he writes, "we demand the right to reinforce our own beliefs without embracing the responsibility to challenge them." - Amber via Bookmarklet

"The credit crisis is forcing investors to ask, "Which banks are safe?" According to a survey from the World Economic Forum, Canada has the world's most solid banking system. Next on the list are Sweden, Luxembourg and Australia. The U.S. ranked 40th, behind Germany, Chile and Namibia. Britain, which used to be ranked in the top five, dropped to 44th place." - Karen Padham Taylor via Bookmarklet

"His policy preferences are distinctly liberal, but he is determined to speak to a broad range of Americans who do not necessarily share his every value or opinion. For some who oppose him, his equanimity even under the ugliest attack seems like hauteur; for some who support him, his reluctance to counterattack in the same vein seems like self-defeating detachment. Yet it is Obama’s temperament—and not McCain’s—that seems appropriate for the office both men seek and for the volatile and dangerous era in which we live. Those who dismiss his centeredness as self-centeredness or his composure as indifference are as wrong as those who mistook Eisenhower’s stolidity for denseness or Lincoln’s humor for lack of seriousness." - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet

"We cannot expect one man to heal every wound, to solve every major crisis of policy. So much of the Presidency, as they say, is a matter of waking up in the morning and trying to drink from a fire hydrant. In the quiet of the Oval Office, the noise of immediate demands can be deafening. And yet Obama has precisely the temperament to shut out the noise when necessary and concentrate on the essential." - Scott Loganbill via twhirl

"Obama’s immersion in diverse human environments (Hawaii’s racial rainbow, Chicago’s racial cauldron, countercultural New York, middle-class Kansas, predominantly Muslim Indonesia), his years of organizing among the poor, his taste of corporate law and his grounding in public-interest and constitutional law—these, too, are experiences. And his books show that he has wrung from them every drop of insight and breadth of perspective they contained." - Rebecca Sun

"The choice between experience and eloquence is a false one––something that Lincoln, out of office after a single term in Congress, proved in his own campaign of political and national renewal. Obama’s “mere” speeches on everything from the economy and foreign affairs to race have been at the center of his campaign and its success; if he wins, his eloquence will be central to his ability to govern." - Keith Pelczarski

"Somebody thought of a device that could be used to log its location at predefined intervals or by pressing a button. The original idea was to combine this information with photographs to match up your snaps with their location. Nice. But dull. A genius took this idea and thought “I’ll tie that to my cat. That’d be badass”. Mr Lee’s CatTrack was born." - Benjamin Golub via Bookmarklet

TOTALLY COOL!! alright... big brother cat snooper! - Susan Beebe

I'm getting one.$50 is a bargain - Richard Crocker

"Police say 32 year old Michelle Allen was chasing children in the 3100 block of Wilbraham, while wearing the cow costume early Monday evening. Allen also reportedly urinated on a neighbor's front porch. An officer told Allen to go home and stay there for the remainder of the evening. Police were later called to North Verity Avenue, where Allen was allegedly blocking traffic. The arresting officer says Allen smelled of alcohol, slurred her speech, and was belligerent. She also allegedly cussed at the officer." - Ross Miller via Bookmarklet

"In honor of our 10th birthday, we've brought back our oldest available index. Take a look back at Google in January 2001." - Benjamin Golub via Bookmarklet

LOL, here's bwana.org from 2001. http://web.archive.org/web/200... I wrote my own blogging engine back then. Previous version: http://web.archive.org/web/200... - Bwana McCall

I googled myself. I didn't find anything about me. I found ottoman emperors name like mine. - devletsah

Although the dollar is hanging in there today. - Chris White

"Somalia’s notorious pirates have staged perhaps their most brazen attack yet, seizing a Ukrainian ship in the Indian Ocean full of arms bound for Kenya’s military, including dozens of battle tanks, maritime and diplomatic officials said Friday... But this time the pirates may have gotten more than they bargained for. Unloading the tanks is likely to be well beyond the capacity of the pirates, experts said. Meanwhile, an American naval vessel was Friday in hot pursuit to intercept the ship and the Russian Navy said it was not far behind." - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet

Pirates and hair loss. Arrrrrgh. - Jay Tannenbaum

i posted some selected and illuminative comments on this thread: http://friendfeed.com/e/2ec835... - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

I only count 1015! What gives? - Gabe

Localization is coming soon, eh? Good luck. - Mihai Parparita

If only it made lunch. - Shawn Farner

Think of the poor kids having to ride this bus. MOM!!! It's a GIANT SHARK!!! - Tad - the Meme Maker

I love creative advertising... - Ross Miller

Awesome. - Peter Butler

A lot of good shows are coming back in the next few weeks; I'm pretty excited. Yes, I'm watching Fringe, although it's probably yet another JJ Abrams hunt-for-the-MacGuffin-and-misread-the-clues show. And then you have Heroes, Dexter, Californication, Pushing Daisies... maybe waiting a few more months for the last BSG episodes won't be so bad :) - Tudor Bosman

I couldn't get into Heroes. I really gave it a shot and watched the whole first season but gave up because nothing happy ever seems to happen. It's just disaster after disaster. - Benjamin Golub

First season of Heroes was awesome. The second season was too slow and the entire Hiro in the past thing was too much. The third season promises to be better! Let us see... - Rahul Das

It's okay, just watch seasons one or two again. Season 3's just gonna be the same plot with different embellishments. Hiro or/and Peter get a glimpse of a horrible future and must then battle against the odds to save the world. Meh. - Slippy Lane

hahaha - Hao Chen

nice angle - Lindsey Smith

love it!! - Shine

YES! - Peter Butler

OK, what time does it start? Will we have time for a walk? I can't get off of work early on Monday :( - Amber

We could always walk after? It will definitely be cool enough then! - Emily Miller

So true... - Ron

At least our glue is still whole. :) - Gabe

What Paul said. ;-( - Keith Pelczarski

"A green technology company has created a jet fuel from algae and announced yesterday that the new product meets vigorous aviation standards. The California-based company, Solazyme, said it’s near to creating cost-competitive fuels: “The end goal is to be at or less than the cost of fossil fuel and my best guess is we’ll be at that point within 24 to 36 months,” Jonathan Wolfson, the company’s chief executive, said" - darren via Bookmarklet

This seems too good to be true. What's the catch? Good links in the article too. - Mandi

"If Americans choose McCain, they will be turning their back on the rest of the world, choosing to show us four more years of the Bush-Cheney finger. And I predict a deeply unpleasant shift. Until now, anti-Americanism has been exaggerated and much misunderstood: outside a leftist hardcore, it has mostly been anti-Bushism, opposition to this specific administration. But if McCain wins in November, that might well change. Suddenly Europeans and others will conclude that their dispute is with not only one ruling clique, but Americans themselves. For it will have been the American people, not the politicians, who will have passed up a once-in-a-generation chance for a fresh start - a fresh start the world is yearning for. Of course I know that even to mention Obama's support around the world is to hurt him. Incredibly, that large Berlin crowd damaged Obama at home, branding him the "candidate of Europe" and making him seem less of a patriotic American. But what does that say about today's America, that the wor - Peter Butler

"The safeguard is essential, Obama continued, "because we don't always have the right person." "We don't always catch the right person," he said. "We may think it's Mohammed the terrorist, but it might be Mohammed the cab driver. You might think it's Barack the bomb-thrower, but it might be Barack the guy running for president."" - Paul Buchheit via Bookmarklet

Alex, you know what I mean. The unconstitional FISA update that he voted for. - Matthew Davidson via twhirl

sorry for the delay, had to find it in my FF from yesterday http://sayanythingblog.com/ent... - Jeff Quinton

I'm just sad you will be so far away!! - Sheila Taylor

A more mindful Google Maps user can avoid crashing into the origin. - John Lam

""Yeah you can stand on the hood, but I bet y'cant change the fluids can ya? Ya DERELICT," slurred the baseball cap and tucked-in, collared, striped shirt-wearing dickhead. It was 1:30am and we were…" - Jonathan

Want. - Kevin Fox via Bookmarklet

Chris, your concrete sinks seem pretty and functional. I like the way embedded leaves look on pottery, but on a sink it would be hard to burn them out and they probably don't match the theme you are going for. Mirrors are always handy in a bathroom, but easy to make a space go from classy to tacky. - Clare Dibble

Don't care if it's hard to clean. I have a thing for spirals. And for cool stuff. And for art. DO WANT. - Lindsay Donaghe

This is painful to watch. Not safe if you shudder at pain. - Kevin Fox

ow. - Shey

I LOVE it when stuff like that happens. Sadly, the wall's owner probably got sued. - Dave Roth