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 - just Tad
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... - sergiooo
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
The islands are named the Socotra Islands, actually. from wikipedia: Socotra is considered the "jewel" of biodiversity in the Arabian sea.[2] The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora (which may, therefore, be vulnerable to introduced species such as goats and to climate change). Surveys have revealed that more than a third of the 800 or so plant species of Socotra are found nowhere else. Botanists rank the flora of Socotra among the ten most endangered island flora in the world. The archipelago is a site of global importance for biodiversity conservation and a possible center for ecotourism. - Cee Bee
Wow, I love it! Like visiting an alien planet! - zoblue (Zulema)
really great ......i love it. it worth ten like per min - Arash
These remind me of the baobabs in Madagascar. I've had a photo of those as my home computer wallpaper for months and they're so freaking awesome I don't know if I can ever bear to take them down. I love weird trees. - Kamilah Gill
@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 hate to say it, but I agree with most of this. Neilsen's advice tends to be more tactical and -- at times -- anecdotal, and his website has extremely poor scanability The information layout is terrible. Norman, on the other hand, gives clearly written advice on how to *think* about design, helping you be a better designer rather than just a better implementor. - Kevin Fox via Bookmarklet
I've subscribed to Nielsen's weekly e-mail newsletter for years. I can't recall any anecdotal recommendations at all. He is meticulous about backing up his tactics with data. As for the site design, I'm just a civilian, but I find it very legible. (Much easier to read than, say, the gray color used in this comment on FriendFeed.com!) - Stephen Mack
The blog post you link to is discussing this page: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/... -- just curious, but why is the information layout terrible? Breadcrumbs, site nav, headlines, summaries -- seems very easy to scan and read to me. - Stephen Mack
I should be a little clearer. I don't mean anecdotal as in 'Boo.com uses flash in this way and it sucks don't do it' (though there is some of that) but more 'This very specific UI practice is bad' as opposed to Norman's more holistic discussions of UI principles. I don't want to sound too harsh though. I use his Heuristic Evaluation hit list all the time and it's extremely valuable, but again it's on a tactical level. - Kevin Fox
As for the information design, the typography is inelegant. It feels very pushy with text either being very dense or VERY BOLD. The leading isn't used to tie the bold headings with their content, but rather to just make them stand out more. The use of Verdana and interspersed bold terms invites people to skim and just pick out the buzzwords as a way of finding the piece they're looking for, which is fine in some cases but not for essays where one would assume there's something to be gained from the narrative flow of the piece. The design speaks to the largest problem of Nielsen in the world, which is that people anecdotally say things like 'Don't use serifs on the web because Nielsen said so.' They say this because this kind of bulletpoint is all they absorb from a layout that fosters this behavior. - Kevin Fox
@Stephen Mack: the font is rather large and not pretty, and the line spacing is all scrunched. That post could also have benefited from some anchored links. It is not horrible, but certainly not aesthetically pleasing. - Laura Norvig
To be clear, I think Jakob is brilliant and I respect him a great deal. What I'm saying is that his own site suffers from the same problem that, for example, DMV parking lots do: If you're an expert and try to apply every rule you advocate in one place, the result is often the opposite of what your expertise implies. Check out the useit.com home page and imagine it from a first-time visitor's perspective. - Kevin Fox
=kfury. I like friendfeed comment grey (part of the original btaylor design, I think), but I think it's just on the edge of being a problem, depending on your eyes and your screen. I feel like the grey plays an important role in the page flow, but when my screen is full of the comments from a single item (as it is for this one) I don't like it as much. But I don't have any better ideas. - ⓞnor
Sorry but that blog post only contains a single sentence of actual specific criticism, the rest being general remarks which are impossible to discuss because they lack an actual point. Here's that single sentence for reference: "I looked at the bulleted list of the top sites, and the bold cramped disorganized looking type starting each bullet, and I could not bear it." I think an in-depth usability rundown of useit.com would be interesting though. As for that single point of criticism, I think some spacing - Philipp Lenssen
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
"There are three basic facts to keep in mind about the smokin’ little war in Ossetia:
1. The Georgians started it.
2. They lost.
3. What a beautiful little war! Saakashvili just didn’t think it through. One reason he overplayed his hand is that he got lucky the last time he had to deal with a breakaway region: Ajara, a tiny little strip of Black Sea coast in southern Georgia. This is a place smaller than some incorporated Central Valley towns, but it declared itself an “autonomous” republic, preserving its sacred basket-weaving traditions or whatever. You just have to accept that people in the Caucasus are insane that way; they’d die to keep from saying hello to the people over the next hill, and they’re never going to change." - bob via Bookmarklet
Excellent commentary and superb antidote to the neoconservative propaganda currently flooding the MSM. Georgia's invasion of South Ossetia, which triggered this mess, was a big mistake. - Sean McBride
"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. - Here's... possible248!
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. - Here's... possible248!
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
