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Speedtest.net - http://wakoopa.com/softwar...
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I feel the need, the need, for ...
- RAPatton
from iPhone
The need to...test my bandwidth...IN THE DANGER ZONE!
- James Ferguson
Watch out for that backwash!
- RAPatton
from iPhone
How Exactly Do You Like To Watch Movies? (Poll — November 2009) https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewfor...
9000, Roberto Bonini, A.T. and 6 other people liked this
Please help us by answering some of our questions on your movie watching habits.
- Roman Zolotarev
Done and done.
- James Ferguson
Done. I answered "other" on a few because I would've answered more than one option (indicated in the "other" comments.)
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Need more than one selections. 1. movies and tv show. 2. tv, internet, stream. 3. >10. 4. >7 5. no. 6. no, yes, yes 7. usualy with wife, but sometimes alone. 8. all of 4 9. like/hide 10-20 per half of day. 10. first. 11. dont count it.
- Vital
Great! We got 17 answers so far, but we need more (up to 100). Please share this questionnaire outside this room. Thanks a lot!
- Roman Zolotarev
Результатами поделитесь? :)
- Yaroslav Karasev
75 more needed :)
- Roman Zolotarev
Your likes and shares are welcome.
- Roman Zolotarev
I hate that any sort of cold medication just knocks me out. Trying to keep my eyes open long enough to watch The Office and 30 Rock.
RAPatton and Mark Trapp liked this
Even Dayquil? That stuff's got uppers in it!
- Mark Trapp
I don't remember if I tried Dayquil. Even stuff that says "non-drowsy" knocks me out in about an hour.
- James Ferguson
Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse' canceled - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr...
See-ming Lee 李思明 SML, Kol Tregaskes, Tanath and 24 other people liked this
""Dollhouse" is closing its doors at Fox. The network has canceled Joss Whedon's cult fave, which in May beat the odds with a second-season pickup despite low ratings. The sci-fi series, which is filming episode 11, is expected to finish its 13-episode order. After some dismal performance in the fall, despite the ratings bumps "Dollhouse" got from DVR viewing, Fox benched the show for the November sweep after four episodes. It is not clear whether Fox will air the remaining episodes starting Dec. 4 as planned."
- Steven Perez
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:(
- Steven Perez
Well...fuck.
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
:(((((((((((((
- LogEx
Joss. Either love him or ... don't get it.
- Jeremy
That "House reruns are twice as popular as Dollhouse" story was hard to ignore, eh?
- Daniel J. Pritchett
I repeat: :(
- Steven Perez
Well, Joss, I hope you've learned your lesson: don't make any more shows for Fox!
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
Oh well. I enjoyed the show but it had its flaws. I never got comfortable with Dushku's acting or the grauitous shots of Actives.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
haha. I knew that would be cancelled. First episode, it just seemed messed up. *Back to Lost....*
- Giraffes Up In The AIr
:( son of a bitch...just yeah. mother fucking son of a bitch. (and people...the first five episodes sucked...if you left before it got better...your loss)
- aden (yeah you heard me)
Lost *shudders*
- Rasmus Lauridsen
I generally really like Joss and I tend to follow Mutant Enemy staffers around from show to show, but I really couldn't get into Dollhouse. There were a few good episodes towards the end, but the pacing was all off for me. I expected more.
- joey
Knew this was going to happen from the beginning... One: Its Fox, hence they fuck with schedules all the damn time. Two: Its a SciFi. Fox + Scifi = "This dog won't hunt." Three: Its Joss Whedon. When you put Fox + Joss Whedon SciFi = Not going to last at all. When will Joss learn that Fox is a horrible Production partner?
- CW™
let's just hope that Joss takes the lumps, and then finishes the story online. Because seriously? If I can't see the lead up to Epitaph 1, I am going to be very unhappy.
- aden (yeah you heard me)
Maybe he'll get to move to another network.
- joey
I will miss the show. I have to say Fox gave it every chance, this time around. The renewal for season 2 was unexpected given how low the ratings were.
- Stephen Mack
They did their best to make sure that it withered on the vine...
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
Oh well. Can't wait to see what Joss has in store with his next Fox show...since he never leaves that company.
- Jon, the Beartato of FF
Oh Shoot
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
from fftogo
Jon, he had a contract with them. It may be over now. I can't remember what I read about it. Yay for useless comments.
- joey
When will HBO or Showtime just pick up a dark sex show and put Whedon in charge of it? Think how much better Dollhouse would of been with more adult content?
- CW™
I always figured Fox is the only network that will give Joss the time of day. Surely he's not going to them because he expects great things...
- Daniel J. Pritchett
:(
- Rachel Lea Fox
Dollhouse's biggest problem was season one. The good episodes in S1 and all of S2 were all character driven for characters I never really gave two craps about, and still don't. :(
- Jon, the Beartato of FF
DJP, I think Joss actually *does* get interest from other networks. Although the fans can't forgive Fox for past transgressions, it seems Joss was willing to. When he talks about the people he made the deal with, he talks with respect. The problem is that in the industry one doesn't always get to continue working with the same players you made the deal with. I came to like Dollhouse...
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- Spidra Webster
Yeah, whatever unholy contract Whedon has with Fox needs to be broken and right now. He can't keep working for a network that kneecaps him every time he comes up with an advanced concept that entails more than a little thought.
- Steven Perez
Just read that it's not "cancelled" per say. Fox stressed that it wasn't. They're just capping the second season at 13 episodes. It's still going to air all of them too. It doesn't look good for the show though.
- James Ferguson
Deserves it for killing Kitty Pryde in a truly awful story, plus he's crap!
- Simon Curran
James: I read that, too. That is press agent speak for "cancelled". You don't cap episodes of a show you want to keep around, especially one with an arc spanning the season.
- Steven Perez
*waits to see if Joss will comment on Whedonesque*
- joey
I think Dusku was the one that has the contract. I think Joss is free to go with the show.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Steven, sometimes I hate being optimistic. :(
- James Ferguson
the show just isn't very good *shrug*
- Richard Lawler
...deja view (sic)... never lived up to it's promise, imho. who knows why.
- .LAG liked that
Bummer
- Todd Hoff
Damn you, Fox.
- Kevin Pedraja
Regardless of whomever may be to blame for the show's flaws, I will always believe that DOLLHOUSE was doomed to failure before it ever got started. And that's a real shame, considering the level at which it asked us to think.
- Steven Perez
Update: Joss Whedon posted this comment over at Whedonesque (thanks for the heads up, Bonnie!): mm. Apparently my news is not news. I don't have a lot to say. I'm extremely proud of the people I've worked with: my star, my staff, my cast, my crew. I feel the show is getting better pretty much every week, and I think you'll agree in the coming months. I'm grateful that we got to put it...
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- Matthew DeVries
sad to see another Whedon show die an early death. at least he knows when it's ending so he can give it a proper send-off.
- Nathan Chase
A proper send-off? Only so much you can do in two episodes. :-/
- Tanath
Not a shock to me, it wasn't a great show from the few episodes I dragged myself through.
- Kol Tregaskes
WHY???? I love them so much. ah well... :(
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
I can already tell you how Wednesday is going to end for me:
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DO ANYBODY NO WHY I HAVE THE BLAHS?
- Derrick
There's no guac on there, is there?
- LogEx
weather?
- Sir Shuping
NO GUAC.
- Derrick
Please don't mix those up. That can have disastrous consequences.
- James Ferguson
And I predict I'll be in bed by 8pm.
- Derrick
wait, what's wrong with that end of day scenario? Seems okay to me... though I might add a beer to it.
- Jim Hearts FF
Jim, the whole day has been packed with fail. :(
- Derrick
Life is like that sometimes.
- Joe
That's a really interesting ditych :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
sorry to hear that. But it does look like you're choosing to end it well.
- Jim Hearts FF
maybe that it's getting dark earlier? that gets to me.
- metalerik
Oooohhhh yeah! Got the Twitter Retweet feature!
Roberto Bonini, Kol Tregaskes, Baard @ Pixum and 10 other people liked this
Lucky ducky!
- Spidra Webster
:p
- chaz2b
Am less excited by RT feature now that I know it affects how you see retweets, but not how you send them.
- Spidra Webster
Yeah. I heard you can't edit it before it goes out. I don't like that
- Shevonne
It's good if it's a long tweet, not good if you want to edit it.
- Andrew Trinh
from iPhone
Hey, I got that too!
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Cool, still nothing for me. :-(
- Kol Tregaskes
I got that too but I don't think I'll ever use it.
- James Ferguson
Wow, creating a Google account now requires text message verification. That's a little bold: what if you don't text or have a cell phone?
Jemm liked this
Then you cannot enter the Google Hive Mind.
- James Ferguson
That's strikingly similar to what their help documents actually say. They say it's for security and to prevent spam, but there's no verification mechanism to say that it is your phone; they even say that if you don't have a cell phone, use someone else's. Is the assumption that spammers don't know how to use a cell phone?
- Mark Trapp
DJ Paul V. - Tracks - SoundCloud - Obama Megamix - http://soundcloud.com/dj-paul...
"Obama vs. Ratatat - Obamatat (We Can Not Walk Alone) (Justin Lowe mashup) Daft Punk vs. Adam Freeland - AerObama DJ Z-Trip - Obama Outake 1 (snippet) The Alan Cohen Experience"
- James Ferguson
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30 minute long mashup of techno songs and Obama sound bites. This is amazing.
- James Ferguson
'Turtles Forever' Trailer Kills Doubts Of Awesomeness - ComicsAlliance.com - http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009...
"Nickelodeon may now, more or less, own the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles outright, but previous animators 4Kids still have one heaping sendoff for the green machines. I was sort of worried that the planned "Turtles Forever" animated movie we've been seeing posters and teasers for would somehow get lost in the transition, but it appears all is well - like really well - based on this new trailer."
- James Ferguson
from Bookmarklet
I haven't seen any of the new Ninja Turtle cartoon, nor have I ever read any of the original comics but I am damn excited about this movie.
- James Ferguson
Waiting to see if I won an award at a work function.
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got my fingers crossed.........
- VAL D.
I didn't win. :(
- James Ferguson
You don't need an award to be my pal.
- Derrick
ahh James
- VAL D.
Thanks Derrick. I'm going to screenshot this and frame it on my desk.
- James Ferguson
Mad X-Men: X-Men Mashed Up With AMC's 'Mad Men' - ComicsAlliance.com - http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009...
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"If you missed the "Mad Men" finale last night, my lips are sealed, but daaaaamn am I excited for the next season. As the interminable wait begins for Season 4, we've got a little something to tide you over: An X-Men Meets "Mad Men" mashup. Tell me these aren't perfect (except for the spelling of Jean Grey's name)! The notion of a smoldering brood-off between Jon Hamm and Hugh Jackman is truly a wonderful thing to imagine."
- James Ferguson
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My deliveries keep disappearing so I just ordered a PO Box. $6 a month is a bargain to make sure I get my stuff.
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They disappear? Really? I thought the only thing the horseman wanted was a head
- RAPatton
Times are tough. Right now he seems to be taking whatever he can get.
- James Ferguson
Why I’m not watching Glee - http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009...
edythe and Alex Scoble liked this
"This is one of the most misogynistic shows on TV right now. Every single female on the show is lying, scheming, manipulative or just downright evil. The only exception is Emma, who is crazy, instead. Females are treated pretty poorly on TV in general, but I can’t think of any other show where there is not at least one female who is presented in a more positive light. Even Dollhouse, which people love to accuse of misogyny, doesn’t present the whole female population as either crazy or manipulative. Now, if the show presented everyone, male and female, in similar lights, that would be another story. But the males on the show are all innocent, good people. Every lying, scheming woman, is lying and scheming to a man. Not the other way around."
- Mark Trapp
Maybe that's just to help bring in the male audience to a show about singing and dancing.
- James Ferguson
I see the show from the other side: the guys are all one dimensional, they never stand up for anything, and are solely defined by the women controlling their thoughts and actions. Man, all of the characters are so unlikeable, yet I can't stop watching. Damn you, perfectly constructed advertising vehicle!
- Mark Trapp
KICK-ASS - In Theaters April 16 - http://iamkick-ass.com/
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Trailer November 22nd, Film Release Date April 16th
- RAPatton
I stopped reading the single issues because it seemed like I would enjoy it much more as a collected trade. The movie stuff, though, makes me want to pick it up.
- Jason Toney
I just put my copies of the first 5 issues up on ebay on Saturday. Did the 6th issue ever come out?
- James Ferguson
Tell me how 5 ended and I'll tell you if there was a 6th. The most recent issue was the one where Kick Ass was tortured and you found out what was in Big Daddy's suitcase. I don't know if that was 5 or 6; I think 6 issues are out and the 7th will be the final
- RAPatton
I don't think that was issue 6, so I guess it came out. I don't even remember Big Daddy having a suitcase.
- James Ferguson
The things you don't know about Big Daddy could fill a briefcase
- RAPatton
That is a stupid name for a movie.
- Danny Minick
Danny, it is the moniker of the Protagonist
- RAPatton
...what? (Googles "moniker")
- Danny Minick
The protagonist decides he wants to be a Superhero; after a failure where he ends up in the hosptial brutally beaten, he tries again and ends up on youtube where he is christened "Kick Ass" which is a perfect wannabe name
- RAPatton
Waiting for my MacBook Pro to be delivered. It's like Christmas, except there's nothing under the tree because Santa got stuck in traffic.
Rick Schmidt, Roberto Bonini and Matt Mastracci liked this
The MacBook Pro Fairy will be there soon. He knows when you're sleeping though. Just be sure to leave out a frappachino for him.
- James Ferguson
I've been singing classic Apple carols like, "I Saw Mommy Watching Steve Jobs's Keynote Last Night" and Gorillaz's "Feel Good, Inc."
- Mark Trapp
In a meeting with my boss this morning the phrase "Kick ass and take questions" came out. That sounds a little off, yet hilarious.
Mark Trapp, Katie: Witch Of The West, Maxamad and 4 other people liked this
I immediately pictured him fighting a bunch of guys and then sitting down to do a Q&A.
- James Ferguson
Maybe he was talking about this: http://iamkick-ass.com/
- RAPatton
So @genepoolperfect emailed my best man @CoryFerguson "If you get James a stripper for his Bachelor party, get one with really big boobs."
Mark Trapp liked this
Your fiancee is awesome.
- Mark Trapp
I know!
- James Ferguson
Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith - Steven Tyler - http://www.hollyscoop.com/steven-...
Josh Haley, Kol Tregaskes, Brian and 13 other people liked this
"After 40 years, Steven Tyler has decided to part ways from the band that made him a household name. According to Aerosmith's guitarist Joe Perry, Tyler has quit the band and isn't on speaking terms with anybody. He tells the Las Vegas Sun, "Steven quit as far as I can tell. I don't know any more than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. I don't know for how long, indefinitely or whatever. Other than that, I don't know.""
- James Ferguson
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you mean he's not dead?
- sofarsoShawn
he'll be back in 2 weeks. (you should have quit the week you recorder the Armageddon soundtrack, then went on tour playing old stuff. Aerosmith Rulz! (Armageddon, not so much)
- echostreamer
sofarsoShawn - he's like Keith Richards, the living dead. Long live Zombie Rock!
- echostreamer
Maybe Liv will take his place. :P
- Sarah is Novembery
they're still making music?
- Bill Kinney
or like that walking corpse Ozzie Osbourne
- sofarsoShawn
Naah, she looks fine. http://www.boston.com/ae...
- Robert Kenney
I saw them in 80
- VAL D.
They hate each other so is anyone really surprised? he needs to get off the drugs.
- Anna Lynn M.
+++ Sarah is Novembery! LOL!
- Anna Lynn M.
WEDINATOR – Trashing Your Special Day Is Our Prime Directive » Braiiiiins….Or Caaaaake… - http://wedinator.com/2009...
Mark Trapp liked this
"The couple that swings chainsaws together stays together! Fun fact: The zombies on the above cake were modeled after real people attending the wedding. Yum!"
- James Ferguson
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I SO want this on my wedding cake.
- James Ferguson
Re: Day Five: The Grand Canyon and dinosaurs. - http://blog.alienredrum.com/...
"I had no idea the Grand Canyon was in Arizona. I thought it was in Nevada or something."
- James Ferguson
The thing I don't like about Twitter public lists is that there's no consent. Someone could add you to a "child molesters" list, for example: (p.s. blog post from this here: http://friendfeed.com/itafrom...)
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Or a public "douche bags" list, or anything. Public categorization is dangerous in the hands of an individual; at least with aggregate (or crowd-sourced) categorization, the bad apples can be marginalized or removed. But when every list gets an equal voice, or someone popular decides to put you into a shit list, one individual's voice gets to be the loudest based purely on how extreme they are with their categorization. If I'm listed in 50 "technology person" lists, and 1 "fuckwit" list, guess which one stands out?
- Mark Trapp
Which is why I think there's a very good reason why Facebook, FriendFeed, and Google made list categorization private that Twitter completely missed.
- Mark Trapp
And personally, I resent being on "technology" and variant lists. That's like signing me up for spam that I can't opt out or protect myself from.
- Mark Trapp
Look for a big increase in @-reply-spam as this rolls out more widely :(
- LogEx
Makes me wonder what lists Scoble is on then.
- CW™
people are going to complain. Lawsuits will occur demanding that Twitter remove them from a list.
- CW™
You can see anyone's list memberships on their profile (another bonehead move): http://twitter.com/Scoblei... He's on mostly technology related lists. But all it takes is one person with a vendetta to use lists as a vehicle for libel or defamation.
- Mark Trapp
Mark, I think you're right. Someone could counter-argue that tweet "equality" has the same issue, but psychologically lists have more weight and cut by implication not expression which is more difficult for a victim to tackle. I've noticed for myself it even feels like a violation when I see a screencap of someone's own Friendfeed page which shows *their* Lists - just the description/name of the list has effect.
- Micah Wittman
I somehow made it on a tech blogging list. I don't think I ever wrote anything about tech blogging. Is there a free food Twitter list. Also, Mark, is Barton's dad on this mythical child molesters list?
- James Ferguson
Barton's dad is on my child molester list. And the state registry's list. The jig is up with him!
- Mark Trapp
I'm not sure it's Twitter's responsibility to prevent users from ding things that could get them sued for libel or defamation. Have some expectation of personal responsibility people.
- Kevin Fox
If you block a user, would that remove you from their lists? But I agree, you should be able to remove yourself (like untagging from a photo on Facebook)
- Stuart Miniman
Kevin: I agree that everyone ought to have personal responsibility, but there's absolutely nothing a person could do to protect themselves from a malicious use of lists other than to close out their account: I can't consent to the categorization, I can't remove myself from the categorization, and categorization is in no way dependent on my actions on Twitter (but rather, the actions of others). The fact that there's that in addition to the lists being attached to my profile page is nuts.
- Mark Trapp
There are a few basic steps Twitter could've taken, and should still take: don't attach lists to a person's profile and allow people to opt out of lists. More extremely, make list memberships opt-in or make all lists private.
- Mark Trapp
This is the problem with Twitter - it's too anonymous. It's the risk you take when you put yourself in such a public environment. If you're okay with that, fine - it's just the risk you take.
- Jesse Stay
Mark, I answered you over on the other thread: http://friendfeed.com/scoblei...
- Alex Schleber
That's a good point, Mark. Interesting discussion.
- joey
Yes, if you block a person who started a list it removes you from all the lists that person put you on.
- michael sean wright
I've said repeatedly, in both my blog post, here, and on Robert Scoble's feed, blocking is not the answer.
- Mark Trapp
One of the bigger problems I have with sites like Facebook is that I have no control over how others see my public profile (right now you'll prob see 16+ yr old girls asking you to contact them, surrounding my profile. I'm happily married, have 4 kids. Mark has a point. It's hard to maintain a personal brand on the web, and others that can classify you (wrongly) won't help. Then again Twitter is 90% bots so I don't think many will notice
- Alexander van Elsas
Mark: I don't understand. You say you can't remove yourself from a list, but you can by blocking the offender. You say that 'blocking isn't the answer' but it seems to be exactly that.
- Kevin Fox
Alexander: I'm on a roll tonight because I don't understand you either. You have pretty fine-grained control of what in your Facebook profile or feed is viewable to the public (or any other) scope, so you have tons of control over how others see your public profile. I don't see the 16+ year old girls asking me to contact them when I look at your profile. I see this: http://fury.com/tmp... What's the offensive part?
- Kevin Fox
Kevin, refresh the page a few times. and you will see other ads as well. The offensive part is that I have NO control over the right side of that page, yet it is directly related to my profile and therefore to my personal brand. This sucks on the web in general, but it sucks more on a site that is supposed to contain my dearest connections. I'm confusing everyone here it seems. I better stop talking now ;-)
- Alexander van Elsas
btw, this conversation is taking place here as well, Jesse Stay didn't get me there too: http://friendfeed.com/scoblei...
- Alexander van Elsas
Kevin: let's say my friend decides he wants to put me in a "technology" or "owned-Barbies-when-he-was-5" list; my only recourse is to block someone I'd otherwise have no problem with because Twitter doesn't give me the ability to remove something from my profile otherwise. As I'm sure you've seen with FriendFeed and Facebook, blocking someone is considered a drastic and hostile action towards a person that isn't the same thing as opting out of a feature. And why aren't public lists opt-in anyway?
- Mark Trapp
Alexander: Are you sure that the ads on the right are directly related to your profile? I think they're more directly related to the viewer's profile than the profile he's viewing, and don't knw that they're related to the profile being viewed at all. And if you're worried about the ads on the page, then this is a problem you're going to experience all over the internet.
- Kevin Fox
Mark: Your arguments would go farther if you steered clear of the absolutes a bit. If this person is your friend enough that you don't want to block them, then presumably they're friend enough for you to ask them to take you off that list. 'Only recourse is to block my friend'? Pah. Also, public lists won't work if they're opt-in. Like Gwyneth Paltrow is going to sit around approving...
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- Kevin Fox
Kevin, that'd be a good middle ground, although I'd imagine if lists were opt-in, they'd function much like how FriendFeed and Facebook groups work now or how WeFollow works: someone can't subscribe me to a group, but if I want to be associated with a group of people, I opt-in by subscribing or joining the group.
- Mark Trapp
It's a difference in viewpoint. I don't see them as groups because I don't see lists as a tool for fostering two-way communication. I see lists like Google Reader bundles. Pre-rolled subscription packs curated by a knowledgeable third-party.
- Kevin Fox
I think Twitter should add a "public list opt-out" feature. It wasn't obvious when lists first came out that people might not want to be on them, but after seeing this, it's impossible to know if people want to be on them or not. It could be a problem for those wanting to opt-out of lists because you can't necessarily DM everyone that puts you on a list (and you don't always want to block them, as Mark said).
- Matt Mastracci
You would just block them. Then you get removed from the list
- Lindsey is Fierce!
@Kevin. I am fully aware that ads are part of the eco system of the web. But in this particular context (A friend is looking for me on Facebook), I think placement of (sleezy) ads are a bad idea. It seems to reflect on my profile/brand/identity and it cannot be controlled by me. Facebook should be the place where friends connect, not the place where an old friend finds you surrounded by advertisement
- Alexander van Elsas
Alexander, I'm sorry the ads you get on Facebook are sleazy. I find the ads to be much better quality than those I see elsewhere on the web. Nevertheless, again with the absolutes. It's not like ads preclude Facebook from being the place where friends connect, and a right hand column hardly constitutes being 'surrounded by advertisement.'
- Kevin Fox
They probably know things about me they shouldn't ;-)
- Alexander van Elsas
Okay, that's funny.
- Kevin Fox
Man that's nuts, Facebook ads are among the shadiest on the respectable web. They're worse than AdSense ads, and AdSense ads are pretty bad.
- Paul Laroquod
My f-ing MacBook keeps dropping the wireless connection. Happened a few times before but every few minutes after latest update.
Mark Trapp liked this
Weird. Have you tried restarting the router?
- Mark Trapp
I haven't in awhile. I'll give that a whirl. If I restart the router it works fine for a little while but I don't want to have to restart the router every time there's an issue.
- James Ferguson
There could be one of two things that restarting the router fixes: it could just be the MacBook Pro needs a new lease from the router because it's expired, and the router keeps dropping it because of that (the restart should fix that), or there's a problem with the router, either in configuration or defect. It's hard to say if you just updated the computer that may have changed some network files: what was the update, 10.6.1?
- Mark Trapp
I'll see what's up. I've Googled "Macbook wireless connection issues" and there's a ton of listings.
- James Ferguson
I don't remember the specific update. It came with an update to itunes or another Apple program. There was that and a security update or something like that.
- James Ferguson
And the Other Shoe Drops - http://whatjamesknows.com/...
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I am sorry, James
- RAPatton
Man, that's terrible: a whole year?
- Mark Trapp
Yeah, I'm going to try to get in touch with the vet and see if there's anything else we can do. Or if a cat has already been vaccinated and gotten over the vaccination incubation time period.
- James Ferguson
Los Angeles Without Traffic « Tom Baker - http://tombakerphotography.wordpress.com/2009...
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"This is my most recent school project. I thought it would be cool to show what life would look like without any traffic. This is going to be an ongoing project."
- James Ferguson
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Yesterday's traffic drove me insane. Took me an hour and a half to get from Eagle Rock to Culver City. GRRRRR.
- Derrick
2 words Derrick - Surface Streets. it's the only way to fly.
- Morgan Haley
Burglar sends in photo of himself on the run because he didn't like official police mugshot | Mail Online - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news...
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"An on-the-run burglary suspect taunted the authorities today with a home-made mugshot showing him standing next to a police van. Matthew Maynard's mugshot appeared in the South Wales Evening Post newspaper at the weekend, together with seven others, as part of a police appeal to track down wanted suspects. Staff at the newspaper were then bemused to get a phone call from Maynard claiming he was unhappy with the photograph they used. 'He telephoned on Monday saying he was not happy with the picture and that he would send in another,' a spokesman for the newspaper said today."
- James Ferguson
from Bookmarklet
hahaha
- Shevonne
Dumbass.
- Maxamad
Beatles copyright case down a legal rabbit hole | Digital Media - CNET News - http://news.cnet.com/8301-10...
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"Last week, a music site called BlueBeat made headlines by offering Beatles songs as free streams and 25 cent downloads. The Beatles are known for not making their songs legally available on iTunes or any other online forum, so observers rightly asked "how are they doing this legally?" EMI, the record label that owns The Beatles' recordings, has a simple response: they're not doing this legally. But here's where the story gets very strange."
- James Ferguson
from Bookmarklet
For all the fellow pop culture reference hounds out there: how many of you use pop culture references when talking to people that you know won't get them?
tinypants - Hagitha of FF, Haggis (Sean Loyless), Curtiss Grymala and 16 other people liked this
all the time. it makes me feel superior to other people.
- Chris Greene
and you can call me Dr. Jones.....doll.
- Chris Greene
All your ego are belong to us
- Alex Scoble
from IM
I loved you in Wall Street.
- Chris Greene
Chewie take the professor here in back and plug him into the hyper-drive.
- Chris Greene
D'oh
- Chris Greene
Your references are mostly good...mostly.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
I did not have sex with that Scoble (southern drawl)
- Chris Greene
Not really pop culture, but I used "DO ANYBODY NO" in an A/V team meeting at church a few weeks ago.
- Ha3rvey (not Akiva)
Hehe, Harvey, it's pop culture to us
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Game over man, GAME OVER!
- Chris Greene
Chris, you ignorant slut!
- Alex Scoble
No, no, that's just ignorant.....you're ignorant.....why are people so ignorant...
- Chris Greene
it's a trap!
- Mike Nencetti
Get an axe.
- Alex Scoble
3 books...no body said anything about 3 books.
- Chris Greene
Sometimes I can't resist; other times I forget that people wouldn't know them; other times I do because I know there are a couple of people there who would; but I try not to because I guess it's kinda mean. The best are pop culture references that don't sound like they are unless you know them. Then you can slip them in and people not in the know don't even notice.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
The cake is a lie (but won't be on 12/12/09)
- Alex Scoble
and don't call me Shirley.
- CW™
You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
- Chris Greene
I picked the wrong day to give up cocaine
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Come get some.....
- Chris Greene
I had a life...once.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
S-mart
- Chris Greene
It don't matter when it's Arcturian, baby.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
a mans gotta know his limitations.
- Mike Nencetti
Get off my lawn!
- Alex Scoble
from IM
What Knockers...
- CW™
Frau Blücher!
- CW™
I do it a lot, but more because I forget that not everyone remembers the same quotes I do. Also, there was a previous job I had where two of my nearest co-workers were both fellow Simpsons fanatics.
- Andrew C
If just one person in the room gets it, that's all you need. And I'm always in the room.
- Micah Wittman
It's better when no one gets them, they think I'm clever and hilarious for coming up with it :)
- Friday Lo is Friday!
*neeeeeiiiighh!*
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!
- Alex Scoble
“the empress lay sleeping to the rhyme of the star clock”
- Joe Silence is not dead
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
- Kevin Pedraja
“I will tell only of the lone tomb in the darkest of the hillside thickets...”
- Joe Silence is not dead
Never bet against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
- Alex Scoble
Only if I don't like the person I'm talking to.
- Steven Perez
Constantly, I do it to make me laugh, not them.
- Richard Lawler
Aww...all out of piddies.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Information that would have been kinda useful YESTERDAY!
- Kevin Pedraja
"I'm goin’ back to Dunwich, Dunwich, Dunwich. I'm goin’ back to Dunwich. Hmm, I don't th- AIIIEEEE!!!!"
- Joe Silence is not dead
Hehe, what is that from, DS?
- Alex Scoble
from IM
INCONSIVABLE!
- CW™
@Alex: stage chatter at a Deepest Of Hillside Thickets gig many yarins ago.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Yeah, saw them at PAX 2008...didn't get it at all...part of that though was the thoroughly crappy sound system the bands had to use...everything was so distorted you couldn't understand what anyone was singing
- Alex Scoble
from IM
It's like someone decided that the volume knobs should all be turned to 11
- Alex Scoble
from IM
crappy PA is the bane of all concerned and a constant problem when you have NO PRODUCTION BUDGET AT ALL. :(
- Joe Silence is not dead
this is what they sound like when they're intelligible: http://www.thickets.net/toren...
- Joe Silence is not dead
I've had sunny side up. I've had sunny side down. I've had sunny side all zee way around.
- Steve
I try to dumb it down a little bit, but I toss out references all the time. It makes me sad when people don't get them.
- James Ferguson
I sometimes feel like Dennis Miller in the MNF booth.
- Steve
Uh...all the time. I discuss my joy in blog post titling toward the end of http://empoprise-bi.blogspot.com/2009...
- John E. Bredehoft
And there was much rejoicing...yay.
- Alex Scoble
:) I do. Especially Lebowski or Pulp Fiction references ;)
- Ahsan Ali aka. Slick
I only use them for kudos.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
For me, it's not so much that I know they won't get the references, it's that I don't even think about it.
- Curtiss Grymala
from iPhone
A great way to size new people up is to see IF they get the reference.
- Dave Roth
Sometimes, just to be cruel, I invent nonexistent pop-culture references to see who pretends to get them
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
Hahaha, Slippy, that's so clever...I totally remember what movie that's from. (totally does not get the reference)
- Alex Scoble
i'm ashamed to admit I make a bunch... especially British pop culture references that were big in my home growing up, but not many others got 'em... some mothers do 'ave 'em, i suppose... :)
- T. Brent, technopeasant
I do this all the time. And then end up explaining myself so I don't feel silly.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
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I told someone today that I think that most fans' reactions to the Yankees is like that of an abusive relationship. "Yeah! Get them tonight! Let's end this!" Hours later..."Oh you didn't do it. That's OK. We understand. You can do better next time."
- James Ferguson
Team requires money to exist. I pay money to go to the games. I buy the team shirts. I buy products that advertise with the team. I pay tax dollars that subsidize the stadium, public transport and utilities. Show me a team that exists with no fans... :)
- Johnny Worthington
Not only that, I have an emotional investment in my team. One that is relied on by not only the team to get me through the turnstiles but the advertisers who pay money to that team to tap into that emotional investment. I may not walk up to home plate, but I provide a lot of financial backing to allow that guy to have a bat, a uniform, a stadium, shoes, gloves, a team bus, his salary and that of the coaching staff.
- Johnny Worthington
I hear you, JW, but I still stand by my bitch. :)
- Derrick
Of course :)
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
I'm with Johnny. Born & raised Yank fan, to the point that if they lost, our whole house was under a pall til they pulled out again. ;) I say "we" when I speak of the Yankees just like I say "we" when I speak of Americans. *grin*
- The Archangel ωαřмaiden
So, I won the Academy Award for best picture last year because I was rooting for Slumdog Millionaire? I bought a ticket and even the soundtrack.
- Rob H.
I was going to write a big long comment about tribal behaviour and vested emotions and stuff, but then I realised I've been watching far too much "Big Bang Theory" just lately :-)
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
First swine flu case confirmed in a cat. That doesn't seem like that'd be good.
Rodfather, Maxamad, Joe Silence is not dead and 3 other people liked this
Oh no. Next it will attack the man-bear-pig! Run Man-Bear-Pig!
- James Ferguson
James, I'm being super-cereal here.
- Mark Trapp
you woulda thunk it'd be avian flu instead. keajaiban akan pernah berhenti?
- Joe Silence is not dead
MSNBC suggested, as part of its cat-done-got-swine-flu coverage, not sneezing in your cat's face. That's sound advice I rely on from the nation's fine journalistic establishments.
- Mark Trapp
Thanks, Mark. Now I've got the mental image of a cheerio wearing a cape. At any rate, that is disturbing to hear.
- Yolanda
*publishes findings in a peer-reviewed journal*
- Joe Silence is not dead
FOX has countered the MSNBC coverage by saying it is every American's God given right to sneeze in their cat's face whenever they want as long it is a cat of the opposite sex
- Alan Simpson
I sneeze in cats' faces to let them know I'm in charge: this whole swine flu business is a real drag now.
- Mark Trapp
"It might lead to worship, or worse: devotion!" Devotion is less than worship, which is only for God. Come on, who's the V researcher?
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I'm now convinced Dan Brown wrote the priest scenes.
- Mark Trapp
Richard Dawkins ? *hypersnark*
- Mo Kargas
Hah.
- joey
How do we hide posts until we've watched the show? :)
- Cristo
I haven't watched the show, and am kinda disappointed that V is an alien show and not about remembering the 5th of november. V will ALWAYS stand for Vendetta in my mind :P
- Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ
slayerboy, V is a remake. The original was named way before Vendetta was made.
- Cristo
oh...i stand corrected, however i still associate V for Vendetta, because I'm goofy like that :)
- Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ
from IM
Actually, V for Vendetta started coming out in 1982, a year before the first V mini-series debuted.
- James Ferguson
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