I honestly don't care what happens to my corpse after I die. I'd rather not impose the cost of a full-scale funeral, so I'd prefer to be cremated. Beyond that, I just don't care. - (Tad => Tad.Nerdity++)
I failed to mention that cremation will occur after they use my body in crash tests on cars. - JMS
I'm Jewish and G-d says burial is the best option, so that works for me. - pitlord via twhirl
It actually concerns me that I don't have an opinion on this, but feel that I should. I don't want to burden anyone with anything troublesome after I'm gone. How Jewish is that?? - Kevin Fox
Oh yeah, cremation AFTER organ donation, of course. SAVE A LIFE, PEEPS! - Josh Haley
non-dairy creamer-ation. im in ur starbux... - sergio
After it's certain I'm dead, and all my usable organs have been removed (yes, in that order thanks), then yeah - go put the oven on...and maybe a cenotaph, if it's not too much trouble. :D - Karen Mohler
Cremated. Then put in pepper packets and shipped to Burger Kings all across the country. - AaronTheLibrarian
I"ve said this in another thread recently but put your wishes in writing. My best friend died 3 weeks ago and her family almost didn't honor her wishes to be cremated after they had promised her they would. - Patricia(Trish not Patty)
Freeze my head so aliens can clone me after after the human race is wiped out.. Hm.. nevermind. Cremation - Rodfather
@Brian - Oh my! +1 for creativity., @Jeremy - did you see the post today with the dude eaten by the alligator? - Josh Haley
Upload my memories into a computer and then leave my body in Newfoundland somewhere. - Chris Luckhardt
I'm no expert on it, but I know I've heard discussion of cremation not actually being that enviro-friendly because of the emissions from the process. And I forgot to include organ donation in my list. - RachelW
I'll be dead. You could dress me up like a clown and shoot me through a cannon and I wouldn't care, what with the whole 'being dead' thing and all. Cut out any body parts I have that might be useful to someone, burn me up and dump me in the food of everyone that ever pissed me off so they can literally eat me. - Evangeline
I hope I never piss you off Evangeline. That would be bad. :-D - JMS
I don't care what happens to me, as long as someone builds a thirty-foot-high statue in my honor after I'm dead - Nathan Rein
Yeah that's right, I want to be tossed in a black hole wana fight about it? - Geoff Schultz
Cremation! I's sceered of the dark! Edit: Yes, donating organs! Except my eyes, since, you know, I have such bad nearsightedness. Nobody wants that! - zoblue (Zulema)
Whatever is cheapest on whomever is burying me. Paper towels will do just fine. - Shey
Thinking about going Reincarnation Instant Breakfast - Joel Brussell
this is easily the most warped Friendfeed thread I've seen all afternoon - Nathan Rein
I'm the biggest Olympics booster you'll find outside the IOC's open-source payroll or the Communist Party, but for fuck's sake, can the U.S. media get off its knees for three seconds and stand up for human rights beyond the oh-so-brave act of obliquely mentioning the Tienanmen Square <strike>massacre</strike> event? - Jeremy Raines
@paul: it think "empathy" is the word you're looking for - .LAGizmoto
@.LAG -- well, that's a specific kind of empathy. - Jeremy Raines
Agreed, though I was actually just quoting the linked article. - Paul Buchheit
It pains me to agree with Buchanan, but in this instance he's right on point. The arrogance underlying the hypocracy of Bush's stance is unbelievable. - Andrei M. Marinescu
If it wasn't this it would have been something else. Russia just needed an excuse to exert some regional hegemony. Georgia got the ball rolling but the Russians were more than eager to run with it. - Peter Simard
"Usain Bolt celebrated his coronation as the world’s fastest man 20 meters early, throwing out his arms and thumping his chest. But he still obliterated the world record in the 100 meters Saturday night, turning his Olympic gold medal performance into a show of astounding talent." - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet
I haven't seen the final yet, but during the heat before, it looked like he was jogging, yet he was ahead of everyone. It is like he is holding back so he can break his own record later. Bolt is insanely fast. - Bret Taylor
Adewale - you're right. Either his sponsor or some race director will pay him well to set the record again this year. - Hutch Carpenter
I agree with Bret, Adewale, & Hutch. Much better to break the record as many times as possible. Plus, it gives him more personality! Yesterday I was watching his 9.92 and it didn't even look like he was breaking hard...it was so easy. - Mitchell Tsai
Ugh, photobucket has the worst flash media player ever. - Tanath
What an feat of performance - he just blew away the other "fastest men" in the world. Between Bolt and Phelps, I really have to wonder how much further we can peak in human performance... - Vince DeGeorge
seriously @vince...he obliterated the field! - .LAGizmoto
I wonder if he can challenge MIchael Johnson's "Beamon-esque" 19.32 200m record. It sure seems like it. - Jeremy Raines
Also -- you know, we're not promised tomorrow. It seems like a true champion would want to set the record as low as possible on a fast track & grand stage, regardless of future incentives. - Jeremy Raines
now that everyone's seen it in HD. - that guy just pushed everyone else who ever sprinted off the table. - Richard Lawler via twhirl
Just watched the French video of this. He looked like he coasted to a 9.69. wow. - Harvey Simmons
I hate it when they don't push hard till the very end.. He could easily have run much faster, but instead had to start celebrating at the 90m mark. It was such a big race as well. I would have been more impressed if he ran it all the way in 9.60-9.65 than 9.69 or whatever it was officially at the end. - Colin Archer
he just doesn't care about the time, honestly, in ten years when the time has been broken, I think we'll all remember the watching him shut it down at 70m and start celebrating - Richard Lawler via twhirl
That was insane. Never seen a 100m run so fast and err .. so casually - Deepak
Awesome! Finally able to get moo.com to work. Ordering 200 of the new full sized moo cards now. - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet
...took advantage of the LinkedIn / 50 free business cards special and they arrived while we were in Portland. Finally took a good look at them and I must say, I am very impressed. Great card stock and excellent quality (image and finish). - JA Castillo
@JA Castillo -- can you elaborate on that deal? I'd like to check it out - Jeremy Raines
Just completed my order. It was really fun to make. Hopefully the cards will be here soon. :) - Thomas Hawk
@Jeremy Raines - it was a limited time offer. You can follow the link for 15% off your order. http://www.moo.com/linkedin/ The tie-in is that could import the basics of your LinkedIn account and your profile URL. I will be posting pics of my cards later this weekend to show how they came out. - JA Castillo
i've ordered the mini cards from MOO a couple times now, totally love them! - benton yetman
Just ordered my cards before I even saw this feed. We all must be connected psychically... - John Ford
I'm wondering if they now have color management? Last time I checked, (I emailed them last year) they did not honor the color space tag in your photos, so it was pot luck if your images would print in the correct colors. I ordered one set, while happy with them in every other way, but the color accuracy wasn't what I was expecting. Hope this has changed. I just e-mailed them, I'll post their response here when I receive it. - Jeff P. Henderson
Nice to everyone all a buzz about a British company! - Andy Davies
Well, I broke down and ordered 50 business cards, even though I have not heard back from Moo regarding color management. Can't wait to see them! - Jeff P. Henderson
just received my 50 I ordered on Thursday morning. I live in London so they cane down the road. Got the green ones colours are good as is matt finish - Phill Price
Heard they were originally to be called 'Pleasure cards'. Moo is much better. - Patricia Hanrahan
Wow! I had always wanted to get more of the Moo cards, but was concerned that they would no be well-received outside the Web2.0 crowd. Now I can get the regular-size business cards. I will definitely take advantage of this. - Stephen Shores
How long does it usually take to get your Moo cards? I think I am going to have to finally order some. - Adam Helweh
I think it takes about 10 days or so, but I'm not sure. I ordered on Friday and I'll post back when I receive mine. They come from the UK so I think that might account for some of the time that it takes. - Thomas Hawk
I totally LOVE my moo cards, and every time you hand one out, people are facinated by them. Moo cards FTW! - Iain Baker
I love them. I have business card and the mini-moo sizes and carry the mini-moo holder around with me all the time on my key-ring. I love giving them out to people. I'm trying to work out a project to use them with. - Rory
I ordered some cards last week, they should be here soon. I think they are excellent. - Michael
"Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are involved in immune response and other functions, and the best mates are those that have different MHC smells than you. The new study reveals, however, that when women are on the pill they prefer guys with matching MHC odors....The pill puts a woman's body into a hormonally pregnant state (the reason she doesn't ovulate), and during that time there would be no reason to seek out a mate.
"When women are pregnant there's no selection pressure, evolutionarily speaking, for having a preference for genetically dissimilar odors," Roberts said. "And if there is any pressure at all it would be towards relatives, who would be more genetically similar, because the relatives would help those individuals rear the baby." " - bob via Bookmarklet
Past studies have suggested couples with dissimilar MHC genes are more satisfied and more likely to be faithful to a mate. And the opposite is also true with matchng-MHC couples showing less satisfaction and more wandering eyes.
"Not only could MHC-similarity in couples lead to fertility problems," said lead researcher Stewart Craig Roberts, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Newcastle in England, "but it could ultimately lead to the breakdown of relationships when women stop using the contraceptive pill, as odor perception plays a significant role in maintaining attraction to partners." - bob
I tend to turn to books such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Sword in the Stone; The Black Hunting Whip (a pony story from 1950); The Hobbit; The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley) - all favourites as a child. For some odd reason I also like reading Anglo-Saxon poetry and Norse sagas when ill. - Patricia Hanrahan
Oddly enough I read nonfiction as a young child, but with my own kids there are several books I liked such "Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big," "10 Apples up on Top," "Olivia" and "Green Eggs and Ham." - RAPatton
As an older child, I loved Mythology by Edith Hamilton - RAPatton
My favourite childhood books that I still read to this day are Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and if I ever feel like a comfort film....it has to be Disney's Robin Hood or a good old black and white film! - Emma
'Charlotte's Webb' and Enid Blyton's 'Adventure' series - Vicky Pearce
Don Bluth films create a warm cozy for me. An American Tail, All Dogs Go to Heaven, and The Secret of NIMH. I'm getting a smile just thinking about them. In terms of books, "The Prehistory of the Far Side" has a special connection to my childhood, for some reason. - Mark Trapp
Who Will Comfort Toffle? by Tove Jansson, which is really an adult's book disguised as a kid's book. I will still be reading it at eighty. Wikipedia summary: "The lonely Toffle leaves his home to look for friends, eventually finding the Miffle and rescuing her from The Groke." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W...) - Thomas Brox Røst
H. C. Andersen. Listening now to a cd with his fairytales :) - Baard (not bored)
YES! Roald Dahl, Shel Silverstein, and I love love LOVE "The Secret Garden" - Mona N.
the images in Go Dog Go are amazing and powerful. It's a beautiful story. - Thomas Hawk
Thinking about it some more, I would go with "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," "the Velveteen Rabbit," and "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." - Mark Trapp
A Wrinkle in Time, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and Stephen King's The Stand (not a kid's book, I know, but I first read it when i was 8 or 10). And Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsinger trilogy - WarMaiden
Comfort books - Armor by John Steakly, The Fountainhead by Rand and Hackers by Steven Levy - Soulhuntre via twhirl
I still fondly remember The Famous Five. Oddly enough, I spend much of my childhood reading Tom Clancy - so I go back to one of his books. - Roberto Bonini
Books: Dark is Rising. Lord of the Rings. Jane Eyre. I love the Velveteen Rabbit, but haven't read it in ages. Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. - Martha
I read *Neuromancer* by William Gibson or watch Gone with the Wind. :) - zoblue (Zulema)
Chroni(What)cles of Nar-nia (or LotR & Silmarillion) - AaronTheLibrarian
Harry Potter books are a classic. But apparently, my new comfort books are the teen novels (I just finished the Twilight series and am now waiting on the next installment to Eragon). Comfort films - Officespace!! - Sarah Perez
Walden, The Hitchhikers' Guide, Tolkein - Jeremy Raines
"A Pentagon spokes-thingy called Russia’s response “disproportionate.” What the Hell are they talking about? They’ve been watching too many cop shows. Cops have this doctrine of “minimum necessary force,” not that they actually operate that way unless there are video cameras around. Armies never, ever had that policy, because it’s a good way to get your troops killed needlessly. The whole idea in war is to fight as unfairly and disproportionately as possible." - Jeremy Raines via Bookmarklet
"What I mean, instead, is that know-nothingism — the insistence that there are simple, brute-force, instant-gratification answers to every problem, and that there’s something effeminate and weak about anyone who suggests otherwise — has become the core of Republican policy and political strategy. The party’s de facto slogan has become: “Real men don’t think things through.” - Jeremy Raines via Bookmarklet
I don't care either way on an intellectual level, although things with images may naturally get shuffled up my processing queue due to the visual delta. - i80and
I'm thinking that I should remove my blog feed, and create a Wordpress plugin that submits my posts to FriendFeed with images contained in the post. - AwesomePossum248
I would NOT like the animated pictures...instant HIDE - Justin Korn
not at all, i actually avoid ones with pictures myself - Jeremy Toeman
Interesting, Jeremy. Why do you avoid posts with images? I think that images in FriendFeed posts give more information about the link. - AwesomePossum248
depends on the mood! (not sarcastic) - Mona N. via fftogo
Just like on a blog post, the image creates space, ads color, makes me want to investigate. Sometimes, the text on FF can kinda all blur together. Especially if bundled with other updates. - Rahsheen(isSoAwesome)
I tend to use pictures to provide markers in the FF stream, but otherwise they don't make me follow a link any more or less. - Stephen Cropp
I like images, but I'm also a sucker for a catchy title (as evidenced by my blog). - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
images draw me in, so yes, but a clever title works too. - Aden
Yes, in fact I am disappointed and I open to a screen filled with just tweets or one liners. Now if there is an interesting dialogue that is OK but I certainly skan for images. - Ruth Ferguson
I've realized that a long list of comments get my attention as much, if not more, than an image. This pleases me. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
yep, and the images on FF really make it rock. - Thomas Hawk
@possible248 i avoid picture posts because I generally feel that if i'm seeing the picture, then THAT was the key thing that was being shared. whereas an interesting headline/comments will get me more compelled to check into things. - Jeremy Toeman
Not necessarily. I use fftogo on my mobile phone, and FriendFeed images don't appear. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo
"Some anglerfishes of the superfamily Ceratiidae employ an unusual mating method. Because individuals are presumably locally rare and encounters doubly so, finding a mate is problematic. When scientists first started capturing ceratioid anglerfish, they noticed that all of the specimens were females. These individuals were a few inches in size and almost all of them had what appeared to be parasites attached to them. It turned out that these "parasites" were the remains of male ceratioids.
At birth, male ceratioids are already equipped with extremely well developed olfactory organs that detect scents in the water. When it is mature, the male's digestive system degenerates, making him incapable of feeding independently, which necessitates his quickly finding a female anglerfish to prevent his death. The sensitive olfactory organs help the male to detect the pheromones that signal the proximity of a female anglerfish. When he finds a female, he bites into her skin, and releases an enzyme that digests the sk" - Paul Buchheit via Bookmarklet
this mating procedure is as horrifying as the end credits of a Metalocalypse episode - Jeremy Raines
I've heard that same advice many times. I want to know what the cop said... - (Tad => Tad.Nerdity++)
Avoid cops as much as possible, say as little as possible. They have a tough job and I appreciate it, but any contact with a police officer is a risk. - Bjorn Tipling
I'm always amazed out how easily criminals on TV shows seem to give things up to detectives. - Thomas Hawk
"Whaddaya in for?" "I possessed a lobster of inadequate size" - Jeremy Raines
The great thing about America is that the cops can't use the confession after they beat it out of you. - Gabe Schaffer
A very good 30min watch. I learned a lot from this video. - AJ Batac
Yeah, I learned a lot too. I'd naturally want to just tell the truth, but it often doesn't matter what the truth is, but what they can possibly convict you of. - (Tad => Tad.Nerdity++)
Thomas Hawk, do you watch The Closer? It's a great show about just that :P - Bjorn Tipling
This video was surprisingly interesting -- definitely worth watching. Part 2 (the response by the cop, who basically agrees with everything the lawyer says) is also very good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - Paul Buchheit
CSI is the funniest show for confessions, suspects constantly admit to things that either aren't crimes or the police have no evidence of them doing, it'sd be silly if it weren't at least a little true. Everyone should be aware of these things though, if they'll send Martha Stewart to jail, what do you think will happen to you? - Richard Lawler via twhirl
On a similar vein is a how-to guide to handling roadside police encounters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... This video is very in favor of the phrase "I don't consent to any searches" and implies that staying silent can be interpreted as consent, making a warrantless search permissible. - Kevin Fox
Bjorn: I find making friends with cops is a good life-strategy. I've been mugged at gun-point twice, and I very much value their help. You also learn interesting trivia. Guess why cops run their fingers in front of your eyes? On Alcohol, most people's eyes will move jerkily sideways. On some drugs, they jerk vertically. Try with friends some time... - Mitchell Tsai
Mitchell: I have friends in law enforcement, some of whom I worked very closely with in years past. I am always very friendly and respectful during police encounters. Having said that, however (unlike most folk) I don't fold like a lawn chair every time I see a badge (e.g. consent to searches.) - Anthony Citrano
Cops are crap. They are compensated on mostly on ensuring no illegal behavior happening which a lot of times leads to abuse. Who watches the watcher? I once had an off-duty cop (friend of a friend) pull a gun on me as a joke at a party. I did not find it the least bit amusing. - Trebor Elbocs
I've had friends with fancy cars (esp. women) get pulled over for no other reason than the officer wanted to look at the car/woman. Definitely good & bad in the police force. - Mitchell Tsai
Both parts 1 and 2 are worthwhile. Re the fifth amendment: "Too many, even those who should be better advised, view this privilege as a shelter for wrongdoers. They too rapidly assume that those who invoke it are either guilty of crime or commit perjury in claiming the privilege." - Robert Konigsberg
Yeah Robert, exactly.. I read recently that something like 3/4 of drug arrests are a result of consent searches - e.g. where the officer did not have sufficient cause, but the permission of the searchee waives that need. e.g. "You don't have any drugs or guns in the car, do you?" "No." "Then you don't mind if I take a look, do you?".... - Anthony Citrano
I didn't think that the cop was quite as good as the law professor, but it was interesting to hear some of the tricks they use. I wonder if this video will really have any effect, and if so, whether or not cops will be mad about its existence? I thought it was funny that in the first minute of talking, the cop got half the class to admit to speeding. - Robert Felty
