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These are all really done in Pencil: Part Two
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Itachi, Iván Abrego, Andy Bakun and 58 other people liked this
Shenannigans
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
r u sure , they are done in pencil ?? The jpeg has some strange watermarks within.. need to scan the raw exifr data within the jpeg. I am doubting that this is pencil only !~
- Peter Dawson
searcing for a specialist to decide that those are fake or real drawings :)
- Burçak Çubukçu
Peter can I send you some of the originals? We might as well find out the truth. I'm curious about a couple of them.
- Michael Fidler
I think they are real
- Manuela
I'am a sceptic. If those are real drawings. Somebody has to prove it. Is there a video link that some one actualy draw one of these for instance?
- Burçak Çubukçu
Just to show you Burçak, that I'm curious about the truth also, I've done a little investigating myself. I found the original picture from which the Jesica Alba drawing is copied. http://bit.ly/gAXX
- Michael Fidler
how'd you get Johnny Depp to sit still for so long?
- Nathan Rein
Michael, I do belive in "PHOTOSHOP". Anyway thank you for your efforts.
- Burçak Çubukçu
Burçak Çubukçu I think I'm leaning a little in your direction now. After overlaying the two images, they're practically identical. There is a tiny difference on the ruffle of her dress, but otherwise they are the same. To be honest, they "could" be photoshopped!
- Michael Fidler
ok Jessica Alba's could be a drawing...
- Burçak Çubukçu
drawing photo-realistically isn't hard when you're copying a photograph. they're probably real but not really art. Just great artistic skillz.
- JoEllen
Naturally the celebrities had to come from some type of original work, and a photo is the most likely candidate. I am starting to notice some small texture differences, especially in the one with Johnny Depp. BTW, I found the original for that too. It's on the cover of the DVD for the movie.
- Michael Fidler
Here's a link to three more. These ones look like they were definitely drawn http://bit.ly/OvxZb
- Michael Fidler
@The Other Brian (Norwood), You cold be right, and perhaps that explains why some of the detailed work was left out on the Johnny Depp piece. Here's a link to a few more, which are more obvious, but still came from the same set http://bit.ly/tklrX
- Michael Fidler
I own a book called "How to Draw Lifelike Portraits from Photographs" by Lee Hammond. It shows all the techniques and phases of creating something like this in pencil and graphite. So... Yes, it is possible. If you ask me, though, this is an artform best left to the ADD set.
- Angela
Kol, I can't thank you enough! Kol found a different posting, which proves these are all pencil drawings. I had my doubts about a few of them, because they were collected from several locations. The site Kol found has done a wonderful job pulling together an even more impressive collection .Take a look. http://www.flickzzz.com/2009...
- Michael Fidler
No worries, Michael. :-) Shame we couldn't find all the artists.
- Kol Tregaskes
top right picture: http://aramismarron.deviantart.com/art...
- james foor
Thank's James!!! Actually I've been waiting for two month's for someone to bring these back up. Since I posted them in March, I've not only discovered who all three of the artists are, but found some new one's as well. I'm going to look for info on the artists, and post it. Could you please pop-up the other one as well? I would prefer to post it there. It's the one with a bear, lion, and I believe a tiger on it. Thanks again!
- Michael Fidler
Here's the link to the other set; http://ff.im/1Aepj.
- Michael Fidler
James, I just saw the post you left on the other set. Sorry I missed it. For the record, I always knew that these were copies of photographs. I ran them through TinEye before posting anything in the hopes of discovering the artists. In the comments, several people correctly pointed this out as well. However, it still doesn’t diminish the quality of the work.
- Michael Fidler
Have You Seen This Cat? Look At This Dog!
Ehsan Diary, rowlikeagirl, Clément Simon and 13 other people liked this
I seriously LOLed. I love both.
- JoEllen
Responds to Xerxes!
- Christopher Harley
ROFL
- rowlikeagirl
America! America! God shed His grace on thee... - http://ffffound.com/image...
Jemm, Angela, Randy and 31 other people liked this
wth :D
- AJ Batac
:)
- mohammadk
And it's not even Mothers' Day
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
Holding a gun while feeding your kid is just... unnecessary.
- Rochelle
At least for mammals it is.
- Christopher Harley
Um the kid is older than me.
- Steve C
best photo i've seen on ff yet
- Cee Bee
We're conditioned to react unfavorably to the supposedly conflicting elements in the photograph. If she were a statue, holding a sword while nursing her child, I suspect we'd react differently.
- Christopher Harley
Girls and Guns, and Boobs... how can you go wrong
- Victor Ryden
@Chris, I wouldn't react any differently. What woman would nurse her child while posing with a weapon of any kind (not to mention actually using said weapon)?
- Kenton
If that's so, Kenton, I'd love to be able to spend 10 minutes inside your brain.
- Christopher Harley
um can anyone say abuse? And I'm not talking about the gun. This child is WAY to old to be on a boob, I'm utterly disgusted.
- Kelly W.
Maybe I need you to expand on your idea then Chris, because I don't see the difference between a sword and a gun.
- Kenton
To me, swords are all but ceremonial today. In the past they weren't and if they were being held at the ready it meant defense. The image of a mother, especially a nursing mother, holding a sword would have indicated a society on the brink of complete collapse. At least as an artistic conceit.
- Christopher Harley
To me the striking thing about the photo is that it is a weapon, I wouldn't feel any different if it was an AK-47, a missile launcher, or a switchblade. The incongruity is the same for me.
- Kenton
words fail me.
- felix
It could be a weapon. It's doubtful she'd have much luck hunting duck or pheasant with any of the other weapons you mentioned. Trust me, Kenton, the incongruity stems from a temporal disassociation between her role as mother and the degree to which you've allowed her to assert herself as such. Ask yourself; if she were in a nineteenth century oil paining would the elements seem any more harmonious?
- Christopher Harley
Nice find, Mark.
- Christopher Harley
o_O
- Steven Perez
O_o
- Christopher Harley
Wow, I wasn't ready for that.
- Jeremy Campbell
from twhirl
Hmmm, Chris, if she were in a cave painting holding a spear it would be incongruous (aside from the fact that "cave women" didn't hunt), but in a 19th century painting holding a sword it isn't? Not for me. I don't care whether she is hunting ducks, people or skeet, a weapon is a weapon and holding it while nursing a child is incongruous in my personal opinion.
- Kenton
Sounds good to me, Kenton.
- Christopher Harley
I see it as a pretty powerful statement about a mother's willingness to protect her child.
- Jeremy Brooks
man, can you imagine when this poor kids grows up and sees this picture?
- Jasmin Smith
wouldn't this post be banned on Facebook?
- Thomas Hawk
The kid definitely isn't too old to be breastfeeding, but I'm not keen on the gun. I'm NEVER keen on guns.
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
@Thomas I would imagine so.
- Christopher Harley
@mark - surely you can tell the difference between the 2 photos
- chrisofspades
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, I could teach you, but I have to charge
- sofarsoShawn
I can't really look away from this picture. It's quite fascinating on a lot of levels.
- Jon, the Chilled Beartato
is this a documentary photograph? I don't think so. It reads like a statement photograph, staged and therefore not especially outrageous... like a lame Benneton ad or something. Feels like someone is desperately trying to be artsy or controversial. I don't take it at face value.
- JoEllen
Blonde And Blonder
- Nasser Hasani
@JoEllen The only staging would be the placement of the shotgun. How would you feel if she were holding a lantern?
- Christopher Harley
lol @Brian
- Chieze Okoye
@Christopher - I disagree. I think the whole thing is staged, the outfit, the gaze of the shirtless child, the location, the gun. Lantern, gun, 3 month old or 2 year old - it's all done purposely, which is what someone taking/directing the photo would do. The age of the child and the action/prop don't provoke me at all, I just think they were chosen to make a statement.
- JoEllen
The breastfeeding isn't a big deal, it certainly isn't "abuse" or wrong" like some think. But I don't like guns being around young children. Even in staged photos. Just my personal issue.
- Summer
Agree 100%, Summer.
- Rochelle
what
- Yolanda
HOT.
- Andrew Trinh
oh my
- Josh Haley
Another round of guns and breastseses.
- Christopher Harley
it is bad to a gun while breast feeding a baby for christ sake-okorocha
- okorocha
How old do you think I am?
2ndmoon©, Kol Tregaskes, HealingBrush and 23 other people liked this
43
- Mistletoe Glen
42?
- vijay
8
- Uncle CW™
8
- cjmart
in this picture, folks...although, if you must guess my current age, that's fine too.
- Josh Haley
12 going on 40
- Jon, the Chilled Beartato
10
- Rodfather
I'll stick with 43. You appear very wise.
- Mistletoe Glen
You have clothes on! WHERE'S YER TUBE-TOP?
- vijay
I don't think tube-tops were invented when this pic was taken
- Josh Haley
Then I'll go with 11.
- vijay
2 people nailed the age in this photo, but no one is "close" on my current age. Don't let the balding grey haired guy fool you. it's just genetics.
- Josh Haley
38?
- vijay
Close enough. I am a semi-fresh 37. Yep. There you go.
- Josh Haley
:-) When's your b'day?
- vijay
September
- Josh Haley
Hellz yeah for us September peeps! *fist bump*
- Jon, the Chilled Beartato
*breaks fragile bones in hand from first bump for being so old*
- Josh Haley
aw...dammit. I gotta stop bumpin' so hard. (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!)
- Jon, the Chilled Beartato
lol!
- vijay
hee hee.
- JoEllen
exactly. I've grown so much since then!
- Josh Haley
i will call him squishy and he will be mine.
- Trish Haley
nice aloha shirt. did your mom make that?
- Trish Haley
She probably did, actually.
- Josh Haley
yup. your mom did wonders with a sewing machine on a boat with three boys.
- Trish Haley
did you know your my most interesting person? and that you find me most interesting? Yes? Well, we are married after all.
- Trish Haley
Triiiiish...people are watching....
- Josh Haley
Get a room...
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
Just trying to make up for missing this on the day that you posted. Plus, it's just a dang cute picture.
- Trish Haley
Zoe agrees with me. She's smiling and saying hi daddy!
- Trish Haley
VandenBerg - advice taken! http://friendfeed.com/rooms...
- Trish Haley
Awww... It's either 'Love blossoms anew' or a private bitchout fest...
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
Hi ZOE!
- Josh Haley
Too much awesomesauce...on my pizza
- Josh Haley
My question is what does the D stand for? David? Dusty? Duluth? Delirium?
- Micah Wittman
When's your b'day in September, Josh? And yours, Jonathan? Mine's the 7th :)
- Fa La La La Lindsay
37 today, 10 on the younger pic
- AJ Batac
Micah, who knows? Lindsay, 21st. You know the Earth Wind and Fire song? It's all about my b-day. :D
- Josh Haley
Josh, the file name JDH.jpg got me wondering :)
- Micah Wittman
Only 2 weeks after mine and still divisible by 7. You pass. ;)
- Fa La La La Lindsay
That's an odd name for a jpg
- Josh Haley
I knew a Gif named Jiffy.
- Micah Wittman
9
- Rodfather
What is your favorite documentary?
Barak B, Admiral Anika, Alan Le and 4 other people liked this
Hoop Dreams
- Bryan R. Adams
Born into Brothels
- Shevonne
Fog of War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... This should be required viewing for everyone.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
Hoop Dreams with Heart of the Game a close second.
- Amani
Wow. There's a architectural series I just adore and a jazz one two. Beef was awesome, as was another hip-hop doc. And Space (narrated by Sam Neill).
- Admiral Anika
Tarnation
- Pokai
The Gleaners and I
- Rick Powell
The War Room
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
A Brief History of Time, Fog of War, Heart of Darkness, King of Kong.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Paradise Lost
- Steve Isaacs
Wordplay; The Electric Car; Jesus Camp...
- Donna Mugavero
heart of darkness
- Baard @ Pixum
Power of Nightmares... and anything by Frontline
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
Hoop Dreams. King of Kong might be second.
- Jon Price
The 7 & Up series.
- JoEllen
CONTROL ROOM.
- Steven Perez
I really enjoyed King of Kong the other night.
- anna sauce
Roger & Me :)
- Michael Forian
wow....I don't watch enough documentaries, I'm ashamed to say but the last one that really stood out for me was the HBO Miracle on Ice documentary...
- Live4Emma (L4S)
There are several really good Iraq docs, such as Fragments of Iraq and My Country My Country
- Rick Powell
Best in Show. No wait. That's a MOCKumentary. Sorry :)
- Seth Gottlieb
probably the 7 Up series...
- edythe
The Pixar Story. I also loved King of Kong
- Alan Le
"The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow" on Dr. Temple Grandin: http://video.google.com/videopl...
- Phil G
Star Wars... or Terminator.. dunno. ;)
- Jemm
By the way, I love this thread.
- Phil G
Oh, also "Genghis Blues" is absolutely fantastic.
- Phil G
This is Spinal Tap
- Josh Haley
American Movie! I second. Also Capturing the Friedmans, Voices from the Front, Benjamin Smoke. That last one is probably my fav after Gleaners.
- Rick Powell
The Life & Times of Harvey Milk, The Bridge, Jonestown: The Life and Death of People's Temple
- Patrickometry
Spellbound
- R. Ferguson
@Shevonne Born into Brothels was amazing
- fijidaddy
Baron Davis's new documentary, 'Bloods and Crips: Made in America"
- fijidaddy
Beef, Planet Earth series & The Ladies Sing the Blues
- Admiral Anika
May I dare, uh, Borat ? LOL
- DAL
25 things you may not know (about me, anyway) - http://furryrabbits.tumblr.com/post...
WorldofHiglet, Kol Tregaskes, Durukan Duru and 44 other people liked this
*smile/hugs*
- Michael W. May
#11 ^_^. #15 *sniffles*. #17, you do know that your car's engine might go splodey, yes? Not that I'm speaking from experience or anything. #21 <3. #24 - I failed it twice. Had to do summer school. But I lucked out and had a teacher that knew how to explain it to my brain cell.
- Yolanda
from NoiseRiver
I *heart* you edythe.
- ♥patricia♥
How did I not know #7 and how have we not discussed this more? We must!
- Michelle Jones
So with you on #23, I failed Algebra twice and wow, #15 is powerful. Also? You are so very awesome. I thank the mighty minds at FriendFeed for making it possible to get to know you.
- Michelle Jones
The only why I didn't fail Geometry was because I did an extra credit report on Copernicus. HATE MATH.
- Michelle Martinez
You need to get on 17
- RAPatton
I also hate everybody loves raymond.
- JoEllen
I've never even seen Everyone loves Raymond, lol
- Sally Church
#15 Hoping your heart finds the replacement that is meant to be
- MaryAnn Chick Whiteside
mentally trying to connect # 1, 13 & 14. Also ditto Michelle's "You are so very awesome."
- Karim
<333
- Anna Haro
Hahah.. I despise Everyone Loves Raymond as well, I just don't find any of those people funny (well, maybe the brother, but only his stand-up). I failed Geometry twice! And it took me 4 remedial math classes to be able to take College Algebra. Math = FAIL.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
aww, karim, you are a poet yourself. and so sweet to boot. :)
- edythe
oh, thank you so much, yolanda, pea, mwm, anna, haggis, sally, joellen, michelle m, mcwflint, and of course michelle jones. :) thank you, really. your comments and sympathies warm my heart. i am in need of it. thank you.
- edythe
michelle j., though you have referenced your conversion process quite a few times in tweets and/or comments or in your blog, i never wanted to intrude on your experience. :)
- edythe
{{ Hug Edythe }}
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Nice to meet you Ann <3
- Nia
::bumps::
- David Cook
david, you sure got to this late. :) in case anyone was concerned (rap, for instance), i did finally get the oil changed about a month ago.
- edythe
I meant to ask this before: so, who burnt the centipede into your arm with the magnifying glass? Oh, and good job on the oil change *snicker*
- Michael W. May
it's a long story, mwm, but a lot of it has to do with the fact that i was in portugal...
- edythe
Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Solid Poetry: Hypercolor Concrete - http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la...
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Sarah Miller, Shandiz, RAPatton and Ginger Makela Riker liked this
"Solid Poetry is a new kind of concrete that reveals a pattern once it gets wet. Dry, it looks like regular concrete (just like a regular hypercolor tee) but wet, a flower pattern emerges and then disappears again as it dries. The concept was a graduate school project from Frederik Molenschot and Susanne Happle in the Netherlands (where it rains all the time)."
- JoEllen
from Bookmarklet
“Rubik’s Cube Font Generator” - http://thedw.us/post...
chrisofspades, Nicholas James, Alex Scoble and 6 other people liked this
" Using a rubiks cube I designed a set of stamps to be placed on four of the sides of the cube so users are able to create their own font."
- Matthew
from Bookmarklet
that is so cool! WOW.
- JoEllen
New Poll: Americans Can’t Imagine Life Without Cars, Even While Using Them Less - http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009...
Iván Abrego, G. D., Carmen - Happy 2010! and 4 other people liked this
"Pew’s new poll about “necessities” finds that Americans still find life unimaginable without their cars. Nearly nine in ten count their automobile as indispensable, ranking it far ahead of any other item in that respect. The also rans: - 66% for a clothes dryer - 54% home air conditioning - 52% a TV set - 50% a home computer - 49% a cell phone But then look at the bar chart that compares this year’s results to those from 2006, the last time the poll was done. Energy gobbling mainstays of modernity like the clothes drier and air conditioner seem to have a much weaker hold on us these days. And our old friend the television is also down big time."
- Cee Bee
from Bookmarklet
the dryer surprises me the most.
- Carlos Ayala
@Carlos I agree. Dryer before Air Conditioning?
- Shevonne
The only necessity for me on that list is the computer and high speed internet. I can live without everything else.
- Admiral Anika
werd, that's crazy to me. i need that ac in the summer. high speed net service is up there too. no dishwasher, no microwave
- Cee Bee
AC also depends on where you live. In Seattle, it's not necessary at all. No one has it. Totally different story in the south, though.
- Rochelle
Personally. I'll take car and internet. Living in MN we need a clothes dryer during 7 months of the year... so I guess I'll have to take that too.
- JoEllen
fwiw, i have never had a drivers license in my life and I'm 32. My wife hasn't either, but she is working on getting one. :) And a clothes dryer is totally unneeded if you have a yard in the summer and a woodstove in the winter. Not that I do, but I wish I did!
- Marshall Kirkpatrick
A lot of this data is generational - landlines vs. mobile phones, for instance. A lot of the rest depends on the time of year - a lot more people will rank an AC as a necessity if you ask them in July vs January. There's also a urban/suburban divide - a clothes dryer isn't really that necessary if you live across the street from a laundromat. In short, I find this data to be kind of useless.
- Eric P
i think it's more geographical than generational although there may be some correlation with how much someone is involved with technological changes and their respective age, but not necessarily. still, i wouldn't call it useless as it gives an interesting view of perhaps the regional differences some in the us have when it comes to necessities vs "luxuries"
- Cee Bee
STARBUUUUUCKS! (via http://friendfeed.com/barisun...)
bebe, Tapio Kulmala, krsnsk (Fatih) and 26 other people liked this
Anyone can make a vector graphics of this picture?
- Alp
that's me every MON morning :)
- Martin
martin, lets say every morning...
- Burak Yetgin
burak, you're right .. I guess I have to admit to a certain level of caffeine addiction ;)
- Martin
FRAPPUCINOOOOOOOOO :/
- Bahriye
venti chocolate frappechino :) (ohh)
- F. Batuhan Icoz
answer to my question?
- Ahmet Alp Balkan
why?
- JoEllen
It's actually a great criticism about being so addicted to something that's so "trendy", but y'know, it's good to admit your weaknesses :).
- Barış (beyn.org)
BLACK WOMEN! What ever you do, don't eat this cereal! - http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphic...
Moghamer, chrisofspades, Louis P. and 12 other people liked this
Unless you want an albino midriff
- Matthew DeVries
from Bookmarklet
AHAHAHAHAHA!
- vijay
Oh THAT is special. So I'm a pasty white girl...what's it gonna do to me?!
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Show everyone your uterus?
- Matthew DeVries
Oh great. It was bad enough worrying about chub rub and love handles. Now I have to obsessively diet to make sure my liver and kidneys look appealing. When will the body image issues end?! *weeps*
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
This is not a mistake. I work in the design agency that helped put the packages together. The client (Curves) asked that all the women featured (who were shot exposing their bellies) be shown, instead, wearing an undershirt. On the other packages, if a woman has on a cyan shirt, then her undershirt is light blue, or if she's got a magenta shirt on, her undershirt is pink. On this...
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- JoEllen
JoEllen, we have your story orrrrrrr The original premise, the cereal cause the abdominal skin of black women to whiten, and causes their belly buttons to rotate around the side or back. Which sounds more plausible to you?
- Matthew DeVries
The Lolaloo Baby Rocker » Coolest Gadgets - http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/2009051...
"Parents often find themselves needing to get other things done, but their infant needs rocked to sleep. Well if you need just a few moments of peace or just have to deal with your older child, this would be a nice gadget to have around. It’s actually an electronic item that rocks your child’s stroller back and forth. Putting them to sleep and giving you just a few moments of sweet silence."
- Victor Ryden
from Bookmarklet
I'm confused how a stick attached to a stroller handle is going to rock the stroller.
- Rochelle
I think, and I'm not kidding, it only vibrates.
- JoEllen
That's kind of ridiculous.
- Rochelle
Smuggler held at airport with 12 rare songbirds strapped to his socks - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news...
Baard @ Pixum, Thomas Bøhm, Mahdi Ebrahimi and 19 other people liked this
"When customs officials at Los Angeles International Airport spotted feathers and bird droppings on one passenger's shoes they were immediately suspicious. And when the man's name was checked against records, they noticed America's Fish and Wildlife department had put out a warning about Sony Dong. Three months earlier, he had abandoned a suitcase containing 18 rare songbirds at the same airport. But officials were still surprised when they searched him again and discovered a dozen tiny birds strapped to his socks."
- Cee Bee
from Bookmarklet
'He had fashioned these special cloth devices to hold the birds,' said U.S. attorney spokesman Thom Mrozek. 'They were secured by cloth wrappings and attached to his calves with buttons.' The songbirds sell for $10 to $30 in Vietnam and are sold to collectors in the United States for about $400, Mrozek said. 'They're rare and there are collectors who are willing to pay top dollar for...
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- Cee Bee
the world is so weird.
- JoEllen
"Sony misunderstood when the airline said that he could 'Tweet on the plane'"
- Andy Bold
TwitterING!
- Didier Lahely
Do we have any artists on FriendFeed? Not photographers but people who can paint, draw, sculpture, etc? #shareit - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
James Myatt, Danny Minick, Demetrios the Traveller and 50 other people liked this
One of my poor attempts is above. It was something I drew when I was young (many years ago). I used to draw all the time but I've not drawn anything for ages now. I'd like to start again and combine drawing with photography in the future. My palette is limited to pencil and black/white drawings. Painting, for me, is a struggle and colouring always comes out a little wrong. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
This looks great! I don't draw very well but I've got artists at my office who do a good job *goes to get link* edit: here you go: http://www.flickr.com/photos... and http://www.flickr.com/photos... and http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- vijay
@Kol - I can assure you that you're still better at drawing than I am, for what it's worth.
- Tyson Key
vijay, thanks for the links. I did forget to say please share you works of art here please? :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Glad to share Kol. My colleagues are pretty damn good IMO and I use every chance I get to show off their work :D
- vijay
The question should be: Do Artists still "paint, draw, sculpt..." ? I guess so, because Painting can mean creating images with Processing, and Sculpting can mean making physical computing constructs with Arduino and drawing can be fabbing with a 3D printer from 3D generative algorithms... Of course there are artists here. Just a thought.
- Brad Kligerman
I still draw stick people and houses with big windows and a chimney with a plume of smoke, anything else is beyond my capabilities.
- M F
I typically paint (acrylics, oils, watercolors), but I also do a bit of hand sculpting, pottery wheel, and if you forced me to, I will also draw, though I prefer charcoals and pastels for that.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Brad, yes true. This question is asking if there are any 'traditional' artists out there?
- Kol Tregaskes
Amanda, any examples of your work that we could see? :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I don't attempt anything that's supposed to look like anything real... http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- LogEx
@Kol: I'll have to hunt around for something. I've tended to give away whatever I create, but I know I've kept some stuff. It's been a while since I've actually done anything, because I've been so damn busy with school and work.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Nice thread, Kol. I used to draw all the time as a youngster but lost touch until I had some free time and took a drawing class at a local nonprofit art school about 5 years ago. Just like you, I cannot paint, either, and have no eye for color, so I stick with B&W. Here are a couple of charcoal sketches from that class: http://huffstuff.com/images... and http://huffstuff.com/images... . I loved that class so much and would love to go back.
- rowlikeagirl
Amanda, if you find anything I'll look forward to seeing it. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Spidra, pretty good, Like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Kol Tregaskes
Yes. I can. My college degree is in fine arts.
- Kamilah Gill
Ah, I suppose it's cool to pimp my stuff in this thread? ;)
- karchesky
I used to draw constantly until I went to college. Then it just stopped. I've been trying recently to sate the creative urges with photography. But I kinda suck at it.
- Kevin Pedraja
yes. me, I do it for a living and I went to school for it and all that.
- JoEllen
That's beautiful, Kol!
- Ladybug Heather
That is certainly *not* what I'd call "poor", but rather "pretty damn good!"
- Timothy Griffin
I have a morning and afternoon off from FF and look what happens. Thanks Heather and everyone. An old post resurrected. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Thanks, Heather. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I am a potter, and it seems not too many potters are on here. www.revolutionpottery.com
- Holly
I do all kinds of art - mostly drawing with a brush and ink these days, but also collage and digital painting with a Wacom tablet... http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Paula W
I used to be able to draw with media on paper... I am out of practice, though. I exercise my creative skills in other ways (mostly through Photoshop). If I had more free time I'd like to get back into drawing and painting.
- Fa La La La Lindsay
Yes I paint! But I mainly use just hand drawing for work, since there is not a software program that does concept design as quickly and well. My Painting Portfolios are here: http://bit.ly/dxqiD
- Kay Designer
@Kol: I like the monster, the bird and the Corgi. I draw for fun, mainly in pencil and sometimes pen, and I'm trying to learn to do color pencil. I only draw people though, I can't draw a background or scenery at all. http://picasaweb.google.com/jesskah...
- Jess Lee
@Paula W: I like this one -- http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Jess Lee
There are people with a sense of entitlement for absolutely no clear reason. How and why do they feel that way? I don't get it. So bizarre.
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Just keeping up with the Joneses, like always.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
Parenting.
- CAJ, somewhere else
douchebaggedry.
- JoEllen
+1 to JoEllen for douchebaggery. :D
- CAJ, somewhere else
Yes, parenting, family, community, church (yes, church), school, etc. I was having a conversation this morning about much the same thing. Most people make up their minds about the world before ever realizing it, before being faced with each specific issue. Or more specifically, let their minds be made up for them by the factors listed. It takes some self examination to overcome that....
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- Michael W. May
honestly I think many people lack empathy and it is often easier to be mean and selfish than it is to see that others are treated equally, or to follow "the golden rule." Their own needs are deemed greater than everyone else because they can't see it from any other point of view.
- JoEllen
I blame Burger King for telling everyone: "Have it your way"
- John Wang
I think it amounts to people only noticing in others what they covet for themselves, whether they consciously acknowledge it as such, or not. By that I mean what others seem to be able to get away with, or seem to be playing the system, etc. Maybe it isn't so much coveting as it is feeling sorry for themselves that they worked so hard to do the right thing (which already puts them above many) and others appear to aspire and acquire without the same high standard.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
All that blah blah being said, @Mona is right: no *clear* reason!
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
Chris: that is the kind of attitude that disregards empathy and understanding :p If we try to understand why people are as they are, we ourselves will be better because it holds up a mirror. A little understanding can lead to change in others faster than a dismissal, too. I'm not advocating excusing anyone of anything; just some empathy.
- Michael W. May
...what, exactly, do they feel entitled to?
- .LAG liked that
Maybe because they always got what they wanted and now feel like they deserve to get what they want :)
- Bindu Reddy
I'm trying to understand the how and why, since it's really hard dealing with folks like that LOL
- Mona Nomura
Sometimes I am entitled to a scotch and soda after a really really bad day.
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
So the question is, Dan... do you think people owe you the scotch and soda? Or do you just get it yourself? ;) LOL Ben.
- Mona Nomura
I am the greatest person to have ever lived. All you peons could never amount to what I am. I am the MASTER OF THE FREAKING UNIVERSE. What are you?!
- Ben Parr
Go get it myself unless my sweetie notices that I have had a really really bad day, then she will go get it before I realize I want it.
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
Awww then your sweetie is definitely entitled to some kudos for noticing. ;)
- Mona Nomura
Mona, before you ask, I totally love my sweetie, 16 years, and she still rocks.
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
That just made my day. :)
- Mona Nomura
Mona: it's because we let them get away with things
- Tweet Feeds
TweetFeeds - so how would you propose we call them out?
- Mona Nomura
What's the matter dear?
- Frederick Bvalani
from email
I think the "entitlement problem" as you mention is the education system. The world's competitive but kids aren't taught that today.
- Rick Cogley
Mona I guess it depends on the situation, there are times when someone should feel entitled to something an other times they should not. People should not feel entitled to a seat on a train, unless they have a medical condition that requires them to sit on the train, or are too fragile to stand.
- theNetImp
some of it also has to do with parenting. Mommy daddy I want this, they buy it for them, if they never say no, they will always think they are entitled to something.
- theNetImp
Superdog - http://alejandroz.soup.io/post...
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dayum.
- nakachi
Nice work
- Robert Kenney
Just whoa!
- Rick Bucich
K9 to the rescue!
- alieb
fearless!
- Violet Mae Lim
training exercise
- AJ Batac
K9 unit doing exactly what it should...
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Nice hops!
- Michael
vaoov !! super
- Bahadırhan
I love this video...
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Never Fear! for Wonder Dog is here!
- Charles Alden
Now, lets see this dog do that with a SUV which is what any good suspect is going to take.
- Wizetux
Holy cow....Or should I say, holy canine.
- Nurse Katie
Dude clearly didn't play enough Wolfenstein
- Christopher Galtenberg
Wolfenstein, LMAO! Looks like a training exercise if you look at the padding around his chest. Still a great video though.
- Hugh Hawkins
++ D.I.
- Brent - Loving Life
can't .... stop.... watching...
- Steve C
what a brave animal!
- JoEllen
Is the "suspect" wearing padding and a face mask? It looks like it.
- JoEllen
It was on digg.com.
- ashish
Go doggeh!
- Rodfather
Wow.
- Joey Gibson
دمش گرم سگه رو O_o
- Papak
this is so crazy! i cant believe the dog jumps over the car like that! i just retweeted this.
- Jason Pollock
The cops came around the bowling alley after all the customers left and ended up doing a training exercise with the dog. Someone put on a sleeve. It was awesome!
- Rodfather
WOW
- YoYo_P
damn! bad ass dog
- William Harryman
Amazing WOW!
- Jose Luis Santos
Awesome! I got to share this!
- Jessica Lee
Where can I get me one like that? Super dog to the rescue!! Hehe... xD
- Wilfredo Guerrero
absolutely fabulous action photo - love to know the story!!
- Mark Conrau
Damn. The dog is hardcore.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
looks like a training exercise. the guy is wearing very thick clothings and the car is isolated out of nowhere.
- Marcus
I LOVE DOGS! Friends till the end!
- Christopher Harley
that really is SuperDog!
- Narayanan Hariharan
Damn! What a leap! :)
- Mahesh CR
Am just glad my neighbors don't have a dog like that :)
- Asfaq
superbbbbbbb
- Abhishek Tiwari
Whoa! What they put in his MilkBones?
- Admiral Anika
damn I wanna like this again and again
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
Me too.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
nice!
- Carlos Leiva Burotto
And this my friends is why Dogs > Cats
- Mark Krynsky
it is a pitbull.
- ali
really cool, but this was just training. original vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Trey Philips
that is awesome! never fear underdog is here!
- (jeff)isageek
wow, that's pretty amazing...Super dog indeed, braver than a gun huh :o)
- Aline Ohannessian
WOW
- aqfery
Proving, indeed, that "Dogs Rule!"
- Bill Hewson
and that is exactly why I try to send "happy vibes" when walking past a fenced-in raging dog
- Kathryn Martyn
awesome.
- Zee.
That is so awesome.
- © b e e n s w a n k
Dogs are amazing animals.
- Wayne Smallman
One amazing dog! Take out the shooter in one mighty leap!
- Rob McNair-Huff
Bones and chewtoys for a month! Well, other than the one he got here...
- JonT
that is absolutely nuts
- Chieze Okoye
And this, my friends, is why cats are smarter than dogs. You think a cat would be so dumb as to charge an armed man? No.
- thepete
Wow! Super dog!
- Carmen - Happy 2010!
Oops !!! are you sure that is dog ??? :)))
- CRASH3R
That's incredible. Not one iota of hesitation.
- Rick Cogley
training exercise but that dog would do the same in real - and a few bites are better than a bullet even for the perpetrator.
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
although the dog should go for the gun arm, no?
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
Okay, just spent like an hour or so being distracted by various links on your site. Thanks a bunch! ☺
- mark zero (Jason)
I love dogs!
- Michael Fidler
Paper Foldables: The Blog - http://www.paperfoldables.blogspot.com/# - http://www.paperfoldables.blogspot.com/
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Blog that follows Bryan at Paper Foldables he shows his sketches, illustrations and the processes for his print-and-fold papercraft toys.
- JoEllen
from Bookmarklet
the first one on the page for Krang is awesome!
- Robert de Castro
So Apple (finally!) responded directly to Microsoft's Laptop Hunters commercials. This is getting good! http://movies.apple.com/media...
Cem Ozkaynak, Nicholas James, Paul Stamatiou and 58 other people liked this
oh snap
- Jay
can Apple really advertise "no crashes"? Microsoft's ads are leading too but damn
- Richard Lawler
She's cute
- Rodfather
Richard, the only things that ever crash on my Mac are Microsoft's office products.
- David Eedle
and my pc never crashes, we can all play this game. crashes and lockups happen all the time, on all different platforms. I just want to know who will have my refund when a kernel panic happens. If they said "less" it would be one thing, but they didn't.
- Richard Lawler
Yeah, I've managed to lock up my Mac Pro a few times. Not very often, but it's possible.
- Tom Harrison
I agree with Richard. I really honestly just don't understand the Mac vs. PC debate anymore. They're essentially the same thing now, you just get things done a little differently.
- Tyler Hayes
I'm a Megan
- Johnny Worthington
I married a Megan: http://www.twitter.com/megruth
- Luke Stay
Tyler: it's not a Mac vs PC thing anymore it's Mac vs Windows (which can be reduced to Mac vs PC) but at it's core, it's apple vs microsoft ... plus the mac is a Personal Computer, but since Microsoft has given PCs a bad name they tried to brand the Mac as not a PC as to not muddle their brand's image.
- Chris Heath
Great commercial - it's that simple!
- Medical Alarm Concepts
That was great
- Abbas Haider Ali
I love it. I'm a PC ... but I want a Mac.
- Angela Schelden
the posted link is never working for me...Nevermind, found it on youtube.
- JoEllen
Dear Apple, I have a PC that also does not crash, doesn't have viruses, and is not a headache to deal with. It's called, Linux. Thank you, and I am a PC running Linux.
- Wizetux
Dear Apple, I have a PC that also does not crash (as long as I keep it free of dustbunnies), doesn't have viruses and is not a headache to deal with...It's called Windows XP. I'm a PC.
- Alex Scoble
This is funny, but continuing the same campaign isn't a big enough response. They need to come up with a campaign that resonates as well as the Laptop Hunters series.
- Stephen Mack
I'm a PC and I'll stay that way. I've built my own for about 15 years now and can't even remember the last time I crashed.
- jcunwired
I'm a PC. I like having that $1300 in my bank account instead of Apple's.
- Piaw Na
this is a pretty good response to the MS ads
- Jamie
MS cant compete with hardware or commercials. Apple always ups them.
- wowfreeze.blogspot.com
Dell launches new insulting site just for women - via Poor Mojo Newswire via Salon.com - http://www.poormojo.org/pmjadai...
Dell computers has introduced a new site for women who apparently found traditional laptop shopping to be a hypermasculine, intimidating experience chillingly devoid of new music and throw pillows. Called Della -- like Della Reese! -- the site at first appears more like a lifestyle magazine than a computer store, with "featured artists" and soothing portraits of women sipping their morning coffee and getting their chakras aligned near scenic mountains. I mean, I think I want an Inspiron, but will it match my chai latte and my upscale yoga retreat? It's great to see Dell reaching out to female customers, but the language of the site is painfully dopey. Take, for instance, the site's "Tech Tips": "Once you get beyond how cute they are, you'll find that netbooks can do a lot more than check your email." Huh. OK. Like what? "Eat better: Find recipes online, store and organize them, and watch cooking videos." Also: "Your mini can be your meditation buddy."
- JoEllen
from Bookmarklet
Fukitorimushi: Autonomous floor-wiping robot ::: Pink Tentacle - http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009...
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"an autonomous floor-cleaning robot that crawls like an inchworm and uses a super-absorbent nanofiber cloth to wipe up microscopic dust and residue that ordinary vacuums leave behind."
- Lu Tao
from Bookmarklet
My cats would kill this thing...
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
This assumes you started with a relatively clean floor. How does it handle Kool-Aid spills?
- Jered Hofker
is it weird that I want to decorate it and make it little costumes?
- JoEllen
oohh boy... my 3 boys and a mechanical creepy-crawly..
- Kim
my son takes this job
- Lu Tao
io9 - Dollhouse Renewal Talks Going On Right Now - Dollhouse - http://io9.com/5250879...
Tim Chemacki, Dean "Karnatos" Michaud and Charlotte M liked this
"Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku, who's apparently off traveling and volunteering in Africa, just Twittered this message: "DOLLHOUSE talk's are goin' on~ it'd be an extravaganza bonanza to return 4 rnd 2!" So fingers crossed - maybe creator Joss Whedon can revamp the show enough that the network feels excited about putting it on a better night? Oh and she posted this pic of Whedon and herself the other day."
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
Yeah!
- RAPatton
can someone explain the basic premise of this show?
- JoEllen
@aden - thanks. no wonder why FF's like it. It's too bad that none of that came across in the pre-launch advertising.
- JoEllen
Fox destroyed Dollhouse's chances with that ridiculous femme fatale advertising and forcing 5 throwaway eps to begin the season. Grr. Arg.
- felix
When I get stressed or overworked I get something like hives (but not quite) on my fingers: tiny little bumps and blisters. My sister does too, it's very strange. They don't itch, they're just...there. Apparently I'm stressed right now, as my right index finger feels like a lip balm tube covered in Braille =/
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Perfect time to get a spa appointment.
- Amit Morson
Not an option, as the stress is regarding finances. Talk about irony =)
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I've had those too.
- JoEllen
You might get that looked at; I had something that sounds very similar over a decade ago, and my doctor diagnosed it as a mild form of hoof+mouth disease. And, yes, stress can trigger an outbreak, but there is treatment available. You might be contagious.
- Mistletoe Glen
Hey, at least it's not swine flu, right? ;-)
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
maybe allergy..new things happen all the time :)
- Myrna
I kinda have that sometimes. Looks more like poison ivy than anything else, but doesn't itch. Don't know that I can tie it to stress, though. The latest outbreak came during and after I had an infected cut on my finger, but I'm not sure if they're related.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
I used to get that. Came & went many times over the years, then stopped. Dunno what it was, where it came from, or where it went. But I'm glad it's gone.
- Pat Rice
design:related Interviews > Paul Budnitz & Kidrobot - http://www.designrelated.com/news...
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"Founded by Paul Budnitz in 2002, Kidrobot has virtually created a category of themed collectible toys for adults. Kidrobot has become the world's foremost creator of limited edition art toys and clothing at the intersection of street culture, pop art, and post-modern life."
- JoEllen
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Jesse Ventura: Larry King Live (former Navy SEAL has been waterboarded) ... "It's a good thing I'm not president, because I would prosecute every person that was involved in that torture" ... "Lift the prohibition on drugs...are we more offended by murder or marijuana?" - http://www.reddit.com/r...
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I especially dislike him for constantly teasing our state (MN) with a possible second run for office. Gah! That and I think he's a baby who consistently seeks attention and can't deal with the results. Please cut your scraggly hair and go away.
- JoEllen
Canon 5D Mark II and handheld Kit - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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Very cool, but unfortunately that rig cost as much or more than the 5D Mkii body. I'd love to see someone with a home brew verison that costs much less.
- Jeff P. Henderson
He looks like an extra from the new Terminator movie. O_o
- Derrick
What is that? O.o
- Zed Darkman
Sort of a steady cam but cool :-)
- dstamand
So, this is a $12-15K rig? That seems pretty reasonable for the quality that an experienced pro could pull out of this.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Oh they just had a cheap version of a steady cam you can make on the MAKE magazine show. Different design, but cool, could be hacked itself to make it fit your needs. http://makezine.com/01...
- JoEllen
Think Progress » Fox Condemns Sykes’s Act: If A Talk Radio Host Compared Obama To A Terrorist, He Would Be Fired - http://thinkprogress.org/2009...
"HANNITY: Now there is a double standard. Now can you imagine if we go through this list here of — what if somebody called Barack Obama, compared him to a terrorist? What if somebody wished him ill? That he wouldn’t do well? [...] MORRIS: He would be carted off in handcuffs. And they should be. No one should make a joke about the president dying and frankly no one should make a joke about someone in political life like that dying."
- Admiral Anika
from Bookmarklet
This is why stupidity should be painful. Hannity does the typical play the victim BS, while spewing straight up lies. How many times have conservative talk show hosts say Obama has terrorist connections? And they all *still* have their jobs, including Hannity. But to biggest stupidity of this whole thing 1) Rush Limbaugh is NOT the President. 2) Sykes was there in her capacity as a stand-up comedienne. Not a talk-show host and most definitely not a pundit. So what is he on about?
- Admiral Anika
However, if a talk radio host said Obama 'palled around with terrorists', it would be repeated ad nauseum by everyone on the right wing up to and including the VP nominee.
- Andrew C
<.< WTF? Did Hannity fall off the logic train? Comparing Obama to a terrorist is nothing like comparing Limbaugh to one. Did Limbaugh get elected to office since I've been out of the country or something?!
- Soup
weren't the Obama's already drawn as terrorists in the New Yorker several months ago? I don't get how the talk show guys can play both sides all the time.
- JoEllen
And we also get to go back to Ann Coulter saying that a sitting judge and Hillary Clinton should be assassinated. Hannity defend Coulter's *jokes*. Thus proving he's a lying sack of poo.
- Admiral Anika
OK friendfeed: video games for 11 year old girl. I'm thinking star trek legos or Sim City
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ah, time got the best of me. ordered the present already. still, interested what the resident geeksquad thinks.
- anna sauce
What console?
- Shevonne
Ok, how do I answer this and keep my dignity ...... I don't see a way. I loves Star Wars Lego. Can't say anything about the Star trek Version.
- Brent - Loving Life
What did you get?
- Andrew C
if nintendo - animal crossing.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
If nintendo then yes! Animal Crossing. Also I've always loved all Zelda games since I was young. For Wii, Endless Ocean is an interesting experience, but not really a "game." DaBlob is fun, funky and colorful. I don't know anyone who doesn't like a good MarioKart race.
- JoEllen
I know she has access to a Mac
- anna sauce
I ended up getting a Calvin & Hobbes book.
- anna sauce
She'd really like Myst
- anna sauce
Ok so how do I answer this and save my dignity - Probably way too late any way, I like Calvin and Hobbes
- Brent - Loving Life
she could still download the World of Goo demo for free. It's a lot of fun.
- JoEllen
escargot - http://calcium.tumblr.com/post...
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People eat that?!
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
with a small fork!
- Cee Bee
in this case with a large one.
- Carlos Ayala
I heard it goes down slowly...
- Jemm
well, people eat winkles, muscles, cockles... they're no different really. Insects are great sources of protein
- alphaxion
Cooked with butter and garlic it's quite tasty.
- Alex Scoble
That's a lot of meat
- Rodfather
heebie jeebies
- Steve C
dude. so gonna have to hide this. ugh. [shuddering]
- ♥patricia♥
That has to feel...slickery?
- CAJ, somewhere else
A crunchy shell with a chewy center!
- Michael R. Bernstein
OMG!!
- Penthouse Magazine
I love escargot, but Ummm, No Way!
- Bill Heslin
*faints dead*
- Janet
Anything cooked in a bunch of butter usually turns out to be not that bad.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
what kind of snails are they? They are awesome. Also, snails are mollusks, not insects.
- JoEllen
Makes for some excellent tomato sauce for pasta too.
- jcunwired
Eric @ CS Techcast - not exactly... there is Finnish proverb (nasty one) Russians are always Russians even if you fry them in butter (ryssä on ryssä vaikka voikka pastaisi)
- A.T.
@joellen I know, I was just on about all bugs in general be they gastropods or multi legged. was poor sentence structure.
- alphaxion
ewwwwwww
- Shevonne
i think i'm gonna toss my cookies.
- Yolanda
they don't look like they're escargot yet.
- Jim Will Miss SP
cute!
- © D/\\/IIID ℠ ®
داویییییییییییییید؛ این چیزا رو شخم نزن؛ بدم میاد؛اه اه
- علیرضـــــــآ
Nothing a shaker of salt can't cure...
- Jeff P. Henderson
oh my god. also lol @ Jeff P. Henderson
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
This post confuses me. Am I supposed to go CUTE! as if these are pet snails, or am I supposed to go NOM! as if they are delicious? Because I'm not really sure I can do either in good conscience...
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
EEEwwww!
- Brent - Loving Life
those snails are HUGE!!!!!!! eeeewwww!
- Susan Beebe
nasty!
- Alp
Banana Slugs! I've seen bigger. Also, EW! I like them from a distance. I can't imagine holding them like in the picture... Again, I say, EW!
- Lisa L. Seifert
Dr. Doolittle's was bigger.
- Jared B. Luther
Holy Cow!
- Mycaptain
Protein! And as pointed out, quite tasty suteed in garlic butter.
- Ted Russ
Sorry, did "Penthouse Magazine" just comment on one of my posts? o_O Not sure what to make of that....
- Live4Emma (L4S)
ew, those are not escargot they are ESCARGOT. Dammit!
- Rick Cogley
i'm filled with an urge to step on them
- Franz Sittampalam
from twhirl
Mr. and Mrs. Snailski
- AJ Batac
There are certain overplayed themes in FriendFeed:
AJ Batac, yasin ghasemi, Kevin Pedraja and 42 other people liked this
pictures of actresses
- anna sauce
animals doing funny, humanlike things
- anna sauce
Star Trek
- anna sauce
Cats
- Rodfather
Economy discussions.
- Cristo
Babies/Kids
- Jemm
Twitter and Facebook.
- Cristo
bitches and hos
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
the phrase/concept "moderation in everything, including moderation"
- Micah Wittman
Complaints about what other people post.
- Trish R
Hookers and Cocaine.
- Cristo
Posts about Alex Scoble
- Rodfather
rants about other rants
- Alfredo
Mud wrestling and Jello.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Taking a thread off topic
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
hatin'
- anna sauce
Posts about how Apple is awesome/Posts about how Apple sucks
- Alex Scoble
People saying you need to follow different folks.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Posts about Apple's new shinies.
- Alex Scoble
Discussion about how people are using FriendFeed the wrong way .
- Rochelle
Lindsey! I'm funny! I'm self-effacing!
- anna sauce
People talking about who they are blocking
- Amber, Random Time Lord
food
- Mitch
quitting due to a specific user/topic
- anna sauce
"Taking a threat off topic" - Eric @ CS Techcast (maybe you meant thread, but I'm sealing this one here b/c it deserves to live)
- Micah Wittman
Posts about how people are using grammar or spelling wrong.
- Alex Scoble
New social media stuff
- anna sauce
I think I just get sad once in a while that we're all the same and have the same interests.
- anna sauce
Sex with plants and vegetables.
- Cristo
bacon and boobs
- JoEllen
Anna, that may be true until new blood comes in
- Amber, Random Time Lord
JoEllen, so eloquent, so right. Aie.
- anna sauce
Cristo is looking at a different Friendfeed o_O
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Oh stuff was going on here so fast I missed that. Bitches & hos, hookers & blow. What song is that? All a n*** knows. I'm going with biggie but my rap skillz are bad.
- anna sauce
animals doing bitches and hos with hookers and blow with alex scoble while posting pictures of their kids eating bacon on their macintoosh computers.
- Steve C
inside joke memes.
- JoEllen
Meta-posts about FriendFeed posts.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Please don't say Gophers....
- teh Dork Knight aka Kenny
Self awareness
- Mike Reynolds
posts with '!!' in them!!
- Jim Will Miss SP
Posts with o_0
- Janet
Posts that aren't about me.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Memes.
- CAJ, somewhere else
Posts about being sick. --->
- Josh Haley
men's hairy naked chests. I could have lived without that.
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
lists.
- Steve Lowe
Food pictures.
- Cristo
Complaints about people not reading what was posted earlier in the same thread. *cough* Cristo *cough*
- Mitch
Complaints about people not reading what was posted earlier in the same thread.
- Cristo
pictures of actresses
- Mistletoe Glen
lists
- Uncle CW™
4 words: visual semantic noise filters (what I'm working on)
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
The Mario Bros Theme.
- Akiva Moskovitz
greasemonkey scripts and userstyles
- Laura Norvig
me commenting on a topic, and then the thread dies. I am the friendfeed thread killer. (just kidding... i hope)
- Mike Nencetti
Brian sounds cool
- anna sauce
Armchair Confucians/psychologists
- jcunwired
Mundane statements that end with "That is all" and declarations of love ending with "FTW!"
- Ginger Makela Riker
@Laura Norvig ... var withWordsToHideArr = ["script", "userscript", "GreaseMonkey", "grease monkey"] http://friendfeed.com/friendf... FTW! That is all.
- Micah Wittman
Discuss here.
- Cristo
Here's why.
- Jérôme Flipo
The men's hairy naked chest made for a very interesting evening for me and some dinner guests, but I'm still trying to catch the significance of cilantro and bacon ,-)
- Jess
"I can haz"
- jcunwired
Pic or it didn't happen
- Jérôme Flipo
People complaining about not getting enough attention.
- Lisa L. Seifert
Agreed, Lisa. The whole "I'm not getting enough comments so I must be using FriendFeed wrong" thing.
- Rochelle
Meta discussion.
- Vinay | विनय
Well played, Mitch and Cristo.
- Laura Norvig
Touche, Micah (and talk about meta!).
- Laura Norvig
Cilantro.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Memes about memes
- Sharon McPherson
Comments about memes about memes
- Rishabh Mishra (p248)
Really long lists of drive-by comments that nobody will ever read.
- Ken Sheppardson
I guess people don't realize the posts with the men's hairy chests was in response to the rampant boobs and butts of the chicks that get posted. No one seems to complain about that. And yeah, I have an attitude. Stupid double standards.
- Derrick
Posts about cilantro and LOLcats.
- Steven Perez
Bitchlips, babbys, MOW
- BEX
Complaints about deleting comments.
- Cristo
Oh, the facetious trademark, gratuitous unicode glphs, and death-to-a-specific-typeface battle cries, let's say, um, Comic Sans for instance.
- Micah Wittman
No, I don't think the trademark is overused. :)
- Cristo
Name the trade and I'll consider the mark.
- Micah Wittman
Sarcasm.
- Cristo
Sarcasm received. Underplayed theme: >>Straightcasm<<
- Micah Wittman
Bacon? O. No. There is no such thing as too much bacon.
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
Cats....
- Ahsan Ali aka. Slick
Jim: exclamation marks AGREE Glen: pictures of actresses AGREE Mike: the thread that never was RELATE
- Dane Findley
And I subscribe to Dane.
- anna sauce
Due to the fact that I've missed some of these overplayed themes that other people are sick of, seems there are other conversations going on here on FF. Yay!
- anna sauce
I may die from stupid. Right. Now.
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Luckily you don't die from stupid...or should I say "Unfortunately, you don't die from stupid...usually"
- Alex Scoble
True. if that were the case im sure many of us would have been dead a long time ago
- Mary Carmen
I believe that overexposure to stupid can give you an aneurysm or cause stroke.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
But truly a lot of people die from stupid every year.
- JoEllen
Then you all should stop reading my posts.
- Alex Scoble
"The defense department regrets to inform you that your sons are dead because they were stupid."
- Brome
Stupid is a lot like high cholesterol. It never kills you right away, until so much stupid has built up in your system over time, and then that final bolus of stupid ends up lodging itself in your brain, and then, you're dead, just like that.
- Victor Ganata
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