Maybe worth seeing what you think of ebook apps in the iPhone App Store later this week ... - Patrick Jordan
I love mine and I haven't even used it to its fullest potential yet. It's so nice to buy e-books and other publications without needing to connect it to a computer. Plus there are a few e-book sites that have free content that is directly downloadable to the Kindle, like Manybooks.net and Feedbooks.com (IIRC). - Cheryl Jones
I need to have the physical book, and I need to have it eventually on a shelf for later reference. Call me old school, but when I want to lend a good read out to a friendor colleague, I can. - Granteezy
The price needs to be attractive enough and the Kindle itself needs a major makeover. I think there will be an update soon. - Michael Narciso
my only issue with the kindle right now is the limited selection. I went through my wishlist and only 8 of the 65 books I want have kindle editions. Once that hits closer to 40 to 50 percent I'll take the plunge. I think v2 will probably be an improvement and can't be that far off as v1 has been out awhile. I'd wait. - aka Taylor
Great technology - My wife, who is a non-tech but avid reader, absolutely loves it. I bought it for me, but I hardly ever get to use it now. Considering buying a replacement for me. The selling point - accessible books are easily purchasable and immediately available for reading. She can't get enough of it. - Rob Bushway
Love mine and worth every penny if you travel a lot and don't want to carry a buttload of books. I think it was an awesome investment and the last trip I made to Chicago proved exactly why. The first time you finish a book in the middle of a trip and can buy another one without adding extra weight to your carry on will make you a believer. - Vinny
I love to have one but it's still too pricey. In the mean time, my iPhone running textreader works great as an ebook reader. - Inksim
i've been trying one out. product works great, i just can't justify the price (and am a constant reader). $10/book > used prices. - Jeremy Toeman
I would like to get a Kindle, but I have questions about being able to read/order top-selling Japanese books on one. Can I? - Vince DeGeorge
Don't you think the new iPhone store will have a book reader app. I can't see spending the $ on a dedicated device. I've even used MobiPocket on my BlackBerry and it's not bad. The iPhone/iTouch would be perfect. - Kevin Shannon
I wish the design was more like the Sony reader and we would be good to go... I hate the looks of the Kindle - Robert
Get it. I would do the same if there was native PDF support. Need it for journal articles. - jeremy franklin
I want this thing too, but I'm convinced that as soon as I buy, v2 will come out with better graphics, better button placement and a more comfortable form factor. I just can't pull the trigger at $350. $199? I'd have one. - BISQ
Get the Kindle, it is legit as an e-book reader and really does work well. - Tony
With BISQ on this one - $399 seems a bit too much. $249 or even $199 would help me make the leap. That said, as a writer, I LOVE LOVE LOVE books (it's SO hard for me to part with them) so the intangibleness of the Kindle is actually what's holding me back more. - Aubrey Sabala
When more PC/Mac/Development related books are published with Kindle editions I'll be hoping on the bandwagon. - Michael Narciso
I own 2 because one is always lent out. I recommend one if you purchase books often. My 2 paid for themselves in the discounts. - LPH
I would wait for something a little more book-ish. Maybe a flexible screen or at least something with side-by-side viewing. Also I'm a bit biased toward Audible, so I do very little book reading anymore. (In the words of Calacanis, "Lo-o-o-ove Audible...") - StephenTorrence
I'd have to see how it would hold up after a 4 hour reading session. - John Storer II via twhirl
I'm thinking there must be a better ereader around the corner... - Charlie
Yeah, I wish there was something as open as the Kindle (unlike the eReader) but with the slick design that I so crave... le sigh. - Veronica
I want a kindle but i'm going to wait till the next generation - Justin
ps by ereader I mean any electronic reader, not a particular brand - Charlie via twhirl
With all the blackout's I've been having, I'm waiting until one has a backlight option. I like that it doesn't use one by default, but I want a light for some situations. - FiZ
Why not wait till the app store opens and see if there is a decent reader for the iphone? - Chris Kuhner
Oh god, I couldn't imagine reading anything extensively on the iPhone. - John Barker
@Chris Kuhner reading on the iPhone is definitely not ideal. The screen isn't quite large enough to be comfortable for reading and the bright screen is an eye sore for long reading sessions. Plus the battery life is not very good. - Michael Narciso
What would be really cool on an e-reader: you're reading something technical (because it's current, gets revised every few weeks, and you don't want to waste paper). You see a mistake, or item that needs clarification. You mark it with a stylus or your finger and hit a button to send it immediately to an errata collection online. When you get the next update, the author has incorporated your feedback. It took you 15 seconds of effort. - Charlie via twhirl
I guess some people really do like the Kindle. It surprises me. Maybe we are close to the Kindle II release. Spies, where are you? - MattJhsn
I've been meaning to blog a review but probably never will, so here's probably my only statement on it. The way I talked myself into buying a Kindle after a day's agonizing or so recently: realizing that with the lifetime wireless service it makes a great gift. So that I could give it to my mom if I upgrade or stop using it one day. The fact is, though, within a week of having one, my wife wanted one, and most of my friends did, too. There's a 30-day free return: try it? - Timothy Shey
Kindle is good.But can never be a substitute 4 u sitiing in front of the fire with a some java and a good paper bound book in hand. - Arjun
Shane is definitely not the best Western ever made. I don't even care for Shane. Every time that kid says "Shaaaaaane" it like scratching a chalkboard; "Old Yeller" is better than Shane. - RAPatton
I hope it will be only Friendfeed soon. Doesn't anybody else get tired of all these different kind of networks? Sometimes monopoly is a good thing. Let's all head over to MSN ;-) - Rutger Blom via twhirl
mine is a little more extreme - friendfeed mostly & twitter rarely - i do push my ff's to twitter & i check my twitter replies & dm sometimes - i would like to get to the point where all my friends are in friendfeed and i no longer need to go to twitter at all - i used to like whales ;) - mike "glemak" dunn
Agree. They are different and both ueful in different ways. I see no need to choose between them just yet. I'm using Plurk too, which is different again - very informal conversation. - jjprojects
Disagree. Reason? Time. I don't have time for multiple services. For me, right now at least, it's FF. - Steve Rubel
You don't need one to use the other but they sure are handy to use together - JohnBfromMemphis via twhirl
Haven't maid up my mind yet, but it seems that the different services and their approaches fill different needs. Undecided for now! - tekspectator
Exactly! Why does it have to be "either" "or"? - Steve
I definitely agree. It is frustrating to have people insist one is better than the other. Two totally different beasts. - Shawn Farner via twhirl
could not agree more. probably the best twitter, FF comment in a long time. - Bastian
Agree! At this point, FF's comment functionality isn't good enough to replace Twitter for me. With Twhirl, it doesn't seem like tool overload to use both. - jen robinson via twhirl
Apart from twitter's SMS interface.. what is missing (for you) in FF? @ ? - Kishore Balakrishnan
Its FF only. reaons against Twitter : (a) Twitter whaling to often (b) not easy to track/thread twitter replies together. FOR FF (1) FF stable (2) FF Conov enabler/agggreagator (3) I like it better :)- - Peter Dawson
An integrated solution with both would be best. Twittering out of FriendFeed - that's my dream! - Matthias Schwenk
Oh definitely agree. They are symbiotic beasts - Deepak
Agree absolutely, when social media tools complement, the sum become greater than the parts - Charlie Hope via twhirl
@ Matthias you can comment back from FF in Twitter already... - Charlie Hope via twhirl
and, and, and... there's Utterz, Flickr, blog, etc. etc. etc. -- so, yes. It all goes together. FriendFeed has a chance to become a hub (the way Twitter is foe me now, but more so), if it can somehow tame itself - Doug Haslam via twhirl
Funny how this comes to my attention now as Twitter is not updating for me, but FF is. I love how I can reply to FF via @Twhirl. That is a dynamic combintion. - Tracy Lee Carroll via twhirl
@Matthias I wonder if someone has created a tool that takes your own FF posts and makes a tweet from it? You'd need to turn off tweets in FF otherwise there would be a feedback loop that would eventually destroy the universe. - Elliot Tucker
elliot: twitterfeed does that, put in your ff atom feed and remove your twitter feed from ff - mike "glemak" dunn
Agree....finally somebody comes out and says it as it should be said :) - Arjun
it's both right now - if you have group of people in Twitter then it is both - otherwise the conversation is moving more into friendfeed on a greater range of topics so for those not so tied to twitter it is twitter or friendfeed - riaz
Disagree. Twitter has crossed the line. It is dead to me and too much of the time it is dead to everyone. - Dave Slusher
I kind of agree. There's too much noise on FriendFeed to have simple, conversational, exchanges. - Bill Bittner
If Twitter doesn't get its act together, it will be FriendFeed and no Twitter. I'm revisiting FriendFeed today after a nice hiatus - Michael Koby via Alert Thingy
This is be being real: I love Twitter, and don't get me wrong, I think FriendFeed is cool, too.. but I think Facebook will ultimately adopt the killer features of both and wipe them out. - Shawn Farner via twhirl
Agree; tell me though, does Pownce = Twitter + FriendFeed [or vice-versa] or am I just being thick? Twhirl posts to Pownce for me as well, but taking Rafe Needleman's advice and not tracking multiple communities. FF good for posts too long for Twitter - Justin Guy Souter via twhirl
FriendFeed > Twitter for me. I feel more value when I post here first. - Steve Isaacs
agree, and, in between Twitter and Friendfeed , many other indispensible things are included. - Nikos Anagnostou
Both - but grudgingly. Honestly? The only reason I go to FF is because some of my Twitterpals migrated here and won't come back. Twitter is my main gal - FF is my Friday night stand-in. If I could do away with FF I would. - Lucretia Pruitt
Twitter is too myopic to last much longer. Our online lives are a lot more complicated than 140 characters. - David Weiner
How much time to we all have?? There are use cases for both twitter and friend feed. Some people WILL choose one or the other. There are functional aspects that i like about both. For me it is both. - Rodney Rumford
Its neither - it's what fits your structure and how you want to connect. If you want actual conversations and build on relationpships, IMO, Plurk is good at that. FF seems too cluttered but aggregates a lot information together. Twitter is still good for me and is a great broadcast tool, some communication, and a lot of industry heads that you can learn from. - Sonny Gill
What the heck, throw in Plurk and you got a deal. - Rick Wolff
It's becoming less and less so. I'd much rather have one service I can do it all on and FriendFeed satisfies that much better. Twitter still has things FF doesn't though so for what FF doesn't satisfy, I will continue to use Twitter for. - Jesse Stay via twhirl
I suppose I could go with the AND if FF offered a pure stream like twitter. I really don't like the threaded conversation presentation ... but maybe that's because I mostly use twirl? - Clint
You're almost right. I get what you're getting at. But the two are different and will grow separate paths with some common features. - phil baumann
phil, if they do grow in separate paths, that's great! I'll continue using both! However, I will not continue to use both for the same reasons. I'm removing the duplicate effort lately and consolodating what I can over to FriendFeed, leaving the remaining effort to Twitter. - Jesse Stay via twhirl
My other concern is that Twitter just doesn't have the expertise up high to make it a successful service. You will see the FF founders frequently engaged in conversations about FF on their service. I have yet to see a single Twitter founder engage in any of the critiques or compliments about their service on Twitter. - Jesse Stay via twhirl
FF ideal for social discovery as long as folks hooking up enough of their services. I like the "noise" of FF. - Stephen Francoeur
...and Plurk, and Facebook, and Pownce, and Jaiku, and more to come. Twitter for its simplicity and all the add-on apps and all the others for conversations or smaller groups with specific interests. - Brenda Young
The internets leave me no free time whatsoever. - Chuck LeDuc
I do a lot of this! Used to be that I read. Like, actual books. Now more magazine articles and teh interwebs. But wait, I'm translating this as "time to myself" for some reason. Free time also means dinner, etc. w/ friends. I do that as often as I can. - Ayşe E.
Walk, watch the Mets, hit the hot tub, listen to podcasts, overdose on Friendfeed. - Kevin Shannon
Internets obviously, reading, photography geekery and thinking. If I had more people to write to I'd like to spend more free time on written correspondence. - Michelle Jones
eating, climbing, hanging out with friends, movies, travelling, yelling at toll brothers and no shortage of internet activities. - felix
Internet, eating out, working out, going to basketball games, making moony eyes at my girlfriend, traveling. But a lot of my internet time I do not consider to be free time, so... meh. - Erica Mauter
I read a lot, spend time with wife and kids, cook, and tinker with electronics. Oh yeah, and I do some internet stuff, too. - Harvey Simmons
Why 19? That excluded me. I can't answer! Maybe because all my time is free time? - Yuvi
Time? Free? Where can I take advantage of this wonderful offer? - Chris Nixon via fftogo
On the Internet, with my family and children, watching sports! - Joe Dawson
Interesting responses. I knit, hang out with my dogs, spend time with my husband, read, watch movies, surf the web, and other stuff. And is time really free? - JMS
Reading, Taking Photographs, Watching Movies, Exploring back roads, Visiting with friends. - Diana LeRoi-Schmidt
Lately a lot of friendfeed, but I also read books, watch movies, and play games. - Kyle Hebert
Participating in library, technology, and Harry potter communities on the internet, trying to see new things, reading. - Andrea
I'm a multi-tasker - I consume ridiculous amounts of media (TV, Film, Music, Words on Paper). I'm friendfeeding a lot lately. I ride my bike. I enjoy drinks, singing, and dancing with my friends. I'm traveling a lot more. - Jason Toney
I'm 56-95: Photography, snacking, read the paper, tv, people watching, internet. - Russellreno
24. 75% internet: social media, social networking, gaming, coding / 10% watching movies / 5% console gaming (wii ftw) / 5% outdoorzy stuff / 5% other (including my poor girlfriend) - Hao Chen
I drink beer and practice tattoo art on my kids. - Chris Baskind
I'm not sure what "free time" is, but I try to balance business & being online with creative writing, composing music, sound design & video projects, photowalks, creative arts, cultural events, reading *gasp* books, travel, being with family and friends, pets, good food, gardening, hiking, outdoor activities. I spend very little time on TV, mostly PBS or a few genuinely informative programs. My life has become so much richer and fuller since I made a real, committed, ongoing effort to keep it balanced. :-) - Cathryn Hrudicka
I generally read, cook, take photos, pet the cat, nap, hike, internet (a new verb!), go to museums, hang out with friends, eat cheese. - lisa-k
Reading (both online through Google Reader and Friendfeed and offline), photography, a little TV, games (video (on the Wii) and board), trying restaurants, baking/cooking/making ice cream. This week has more free time than normal, and I hope to hit some museums and do some genealogical research as well. - Andy Tinkham
Baking! How could I forget to add baking in as a free time activity? - Michelle Jones
kids, photo/walking, music (not playing), internet... but free time iis darn scarce - silpol
Watch TV, read when I can, go out to dinner and movies with friends whenever possible with crazy schedules. I volunteer at too many things, but I don't consider that "free time" cuz they're obligations, too (however pleasurable). I also travel to see distant friends when I can. Chicago in 2 weeks! Can't wait. - Louise Alcorn
When I'm not spending time outdoors with Planet Wifey, then I usually get down doing BMX freestyle with rest of the 30-35yo cats I know, photography, read Comics, play video games, and see just about every movie that remotely looks interesting (and all of that before midnight) -- after midnight is my creative time for writing, drawing, podcasting, etc. - Do You KNOW Clarence?
that is defcon 4 classified - remember i know how to program heh - Allen Stern
LOL. Just haven't seen anyone USING CF in ages. - Cyndy
actually there is still a pretty active community around CF but I agree it's not hot anymore. - Allen Stern
Cyndy: Railo (a CFML-compatible engine) is being integrated into JBoss, BlueDragon (another CFML-compatible engine) has just been GPL'd, and Adobe is rolling Hibernate into CF9 while continuing their push to keep CF and Flex as tightly integrated as possible. So... there are quite a few of us using it. :) - Roger Benningfield
Isn't Adobe risking life and limb rolling Hibernate into ANYTHING after that settlement? - Cyndy
I guess they're buying Red Hat's argument that they're covered... although now that you mention it, I haven't seen an Adobe rep say anything about the settlement, one way or the other. - Roger Benningfield
I'm looking more for this than the 3g iPhone. - David Wilson
The App Store is what will revolutionize the iPhone and make it an even better product than it was before. Now let's just hope that Apple will be reasonable with the content - allowing as much applications as possible. Hopefully we will also see OS X applications in the future. - Victor
If the App Store goes live early and I purchase some Apps with my Iphone 1.0 - will I be able to migrate/use those apps on my Iphone 3G? - David W
I'm pretty sure I'm one of two or three people who are not interested in an iPhone. Now an iPod Touch... - Juan Carlo Rodríguez
Does anyone know if the app store will run / work with 1st generation iPhones? - gregory
@gregory, yes it should, but only over WiFi, not over EDGE. You'll also need to upgrade your iPhone firmware to 2.0 when it hits this week. - Kevin C. Tofel
@Kevin, cool thanks, maybe I will wait before running out and buying 2nd generation then :) - gregory
I have been working at a big insurance company for the last 18 months or so, and have talked about various cloud options to assist in migration tasks - but all of the issues talked about here came up - particularly security. - Jonathan Beckett
Security is a huge issue. Any way you look at it, someone determined will always be able to get data. I feel that building trust and having an understanding of the technologies are very important. - Franklin Naval
@Robert- di you provide the originating link for this piece of sensationalist nonsense? Oi! Very poorly researched piece. And yes - I feel a blog post coming on. - Dennis Howlett via twhirl
The US DoD is looking to move data operations to a few data centers. That and limit the number of connections between defense networks and the WWW. Those two might go hand in hand. - klecu
I agree with Dennis Howlett, links to supporting material RS? - Fred Grott
lets demolish for fun and profit, Reason #1..ahem when you send data to US gov for payroll its outside the firewall and 100% of all fortune 500 and etc do this.. Reason #1 is hogwash. - Fred Grott
I agree with @jonbeckett73 . Every time I speak somebody at any big enterprise they come up with *security* question. - Thejesh GN
Fred: So, if everyone else does it, it must be fine? :-) - Brent Newhall
I wrote a lengthy reply to these 10 points on the original GigaOM article. I don't agree with a majority of these items. - Michael Sheehan via twhirl
There is nothing standing in the way of these items being addressed. Amazon Web services has a record of listening to what needs to be done and doing it. All this post serves to do is highlight the things that need to be solved. - Roberto Bonini
Roberto: I think the problem is more that businesses don't trust the cloud. While these issues are technologically solvable--and I'm sure that services exist that don't crash, or leak data, or whatever--CIOs need to look at the existing situation. And right now, the cloud has problems just as geeks are pushing CIOs to consider it. - Brent Newhall
Oh, forgot the real comment. I'll drive off a road hundreds of feet into some canyon. Don't tell my friends and family...they'll be concerned. - Jim Stanger
"If you’re a slow reader, two people have died from it. It’s not your fault." Phew! Here I was thinking that having a learning disability was takin' folks out left and right. - Joanmarie
nathan, pretty sure you meant that "tongue-in-cheek" ;-) but there actually is a link between gum disease and heart disease. http://www.webmd.com/heart-dis... So you could probably roll up "gum disease" into the number 1 cause of death, heart disease. floss or die, peeps. - Karim
Don't let my wife see this. Inches from a motorcycle - Charlie Anzman
The day after July 4 it's good to know that the least likely way you will die is fireworks discharge. - Kevin Shannon
I was serious about gum disease. I'm with you there, Karim. Though I don't floss. - nathan
oh! well apologies for the didacticism, then :-D but what's up with the no flossing? are you TRYING to kill yourself? (and would "not flossing" roll up into "suicide?" But I digress...) one of life's little pleasures is having a cute dental hygienist lean over you and tell you your gums are in great shape. - Karim
yes, i, too, am now worried that nathan is suicidal. those odds are kind of surprising, too. (rap, i'll be checking for your e-mail soon. ;) ) - edythe
karim, the time before last, the dental hygienist did a double take when she saw my gums and said she'd only seen gums so pink in textbooks...granted, i think her textbook days were probably not that far behind her, but it was still maybe the best compliment i got that year... :) - edythe
I'm not suicidal, but I think the few years I'd gain by flossing are probably not worth the misery of flossing itself. I HATE flossing. - nathan
Car accident or murder for me, or maybe stroke - Gordon Swaby
I've often joked that my last words will be to my wife. Probably something like, "Connie - Don't point that at me, it could be loaded'. - Kevin Shannon
“Alright, we're in a debate here. Is live streaming a good idea or is new media really going to way of "get it when you want it" which negates putting archived media on a live streaming server? Opinions!”
I enjoy live streaming...when my connection allows me to watch it...but shedules being what they are these days I don't watch half as much as I would like to..so then I usually resort to watching recordings(if there is one) at a later time. I guess that really isn't an answer so I will say the way of "get it when you want it" is probably the way to go these days. - Bryan Jones
I watch a few Shows Live when i get the chance, its going back to the old media way, but with all the great content of new media. i personally, think that LIVE adds a certain excitement, that you can't get from pre-recorded stuff. it also, gives producers certain freedoms where things dont have to be perfect. - Absalon Isaac Prieto
We do our WorkFastTV show (about how the Internet is changing work) live because then we can have audience participation. Last week we had 70 people watching and participating and it was really great. - Robert Scoble
Our debate centers around two things. First, our media is all music or podcasts, etc. So we'd be compiling it to stream. However, there's a chance some shows might be done live but, the way we work makes that difficult to schedule. I used to do live shows and the participation was awesome. We're more curious if this is a good idea to do..fill a stream with archived media and do live once in awhile or...just stick to the format? - Candace Holly
I like to watch a live stream and participate if possible. Generally I'll go back if it had great contnet. More often than not I'm not available for the live feed and I'll watch it later and read the comments if available. - Janet Fouts
It's a mix. Live will never completely die, because there will always be times we want to kick back and listen/ watch as opposed to seek. As Scoble notes, live streaming also allows for audience participation as well, not huge numbers, but as a content creator that participation can add to the final product. I know in podcasts previously when there has 40 ppl listening in that we've had audience questions, read some of the comments out, that sort of thing. - Duncan Riley
I agree that the audience participation is a great benefit of live streaming, however, living across the world (Thailand) from most of this content usually prevents me from enjoying that benefit. As long as content is available for download (preferably by RSS) then I am all for the live streaming. - Dan Evans
There are times when you will want to stream and then probably also release as a podcast. You are serving 2 different audiences. Additionally, you will want to put one touch media players on yoru site to serve those people who view directly from your site. So the answer is YES. - Douglas E. Welch via twhirl
@Douglas currently on the site we have a player where you can click to play all the podcasts. It's just a regular flash plug in though. If we went live with some things, the live show would be archived into a podcast as well..of course some of the live aspects are cut for a podcast audience. You are right, it's two different audiences you work with when doing that. - Candace Holly
If only I could stream. My DSL is only 1.5 mbps. That's what I get for living in the beauty of nature. When I go to download an HD movie it says "will be ready to view in 12 hours"! (It usually takes 4). My upload doesn't even handle Slingbox! Takes the spontaneity out of it! It would be nice to just cruise and say, "Yeah, I want to watch that now." Maybe when it reaches the boonies... - Barb Gonzalez
It seems in the television medium the DVR has already proven that people want to view content on their own schedule. I think there are a small group of the "always connected" that like the idea of "Join me now I'm streaming live on Qik", but I personally would prefer to wait an hour or two and watch a better quality, well produced video. - Kevin Shannon
I don't care in the slightest that something is live, unless it's a sporting event. And I don't care about sporting events. - sarahlefton
I think you can always have the best of both worlds. Tweet when it's live, tweet when it's polished. Either way you're getting the content out.. and your audience knows what standards of professionalism to apply for both. It's the technology that hasn't yet caught up to this yet. You can't stream from a minidv yet, and no one wants to watch video from an n95 edited together. - daniel morgan
@l0ckergn0me ; You would be the best person to expand a bit on that balance. You broadcast live practically all the time but I've seen where you release recorded content. I'd wonder how well it works for you and which you get more traffic/listeners from etc. - Candace Holly
My friend Chris Bachmann said it best today: He's a time shifter. No time for live shows, subscribe on his ipod - Aaron Brazell
@Aaron - I sort of subscribe to that school of thought. I don't have the time or ability for a live show. If I want a show/podcast it goes on my iPod and I listen to it whenever. - Candace Holly
I think Live Streaming is appropriate for things that involve interaction with the users in real time, like Leo Laporte in his Daily Live Stream. (twitlive.tv, 11-4pm PST all days cept Mon and Fri.) where he anwsers real time questions. While things like Cali Lewis's Geek Brief (geekbrief.tv) delivers information without interacting in real time with users. Both are very entertaining, and they use the medium that suits the type of prodcast better - Chacha
yeah live is overrated but can be useful as stated by Chacha i'd even go so far as to say I prefer studio over live in music too - Cecil Sandus
@Chacha - The only issue I have with twitlive.tv is that it doesn't always feel like the chat interaction is really utilized. The interaction usually happens in-between shows. Plus he has two or three seperate chat rooms. The stickam chat, the IRC chat, and the TechGuy IRC. The interactive nature is split and that seems to hamper things. When Leo is talking to the chat audience I can never tell which room he is chatting with. I wish Leo would do listener call-ins like in episodes 1~50 of twit. - Rob Shepard
I really like live streamed shows, it shows a bit more of the presenter(s) prsonality, I also like live shows for some of the bloopers that can occure and personally I love hearing them reading a message from me more when it's live for some reason. - Jaithas
i wouldn't recommend filling a live stream with pre-recorded content all the time, i think that live content is a pleasant suprise for the viewer.it does add a layer of interactivity that fans love. The prerecorded material can still be served via the traditional method (podcast or flash player) that gives everyone the chance to check out the material even if they didn't get a chance to catch it live. - Absalon Isaac Prieto
"BEIJING — With Beijing struggling to clear polluted skies before the Olympics in August, the nearby industrial port of Tianjin has ordered 40 factories to suspend some operations for two months as part of a broader effort to improve air quality during the Games, state news media reported." - Robert Seidman via Bookmarklet
Ah, the benefits of a one-party police state. I like this gem, too: "The city will begin alternate-day driving restrictions on July 20 to ease traffic and reduce pollution." Immediately removes half the cars from the streets! - Mark Trapp
I guess breathing is important to Olympic athletes? - Kevin Shannon
I hear you can grow plants in the air - Ross Mayfield
won't have any effect, I was there 2 months ago, wasn't as bad as Shanghai or Shenzhen, but enough I'm happy I wasn't running anywhere. Foolish to think they could contain it in less then 1 year, they only started emission testing of autos 6+ months ago. Removing 1/2 the cars will probably make the driving worse, instead of non-moving traffic, it will now be weaving driving. - clarke thomas
Dang. where are we going to get our dirt-cheap gotta-have-it goods? - Cyndy
@clarke who knows. i was in beijing and shanghai last month and beijing was way nastier -- although both made LA seem pleasant by comparison. i've even heard shanghai has gotten less polluted in the last few years. - Eric Eldon
Its the pollution that gives them such beautiful sunsets. - Chris McLean
tell your kid you're talking to your 'feeps' - Marianne Lenox
you're responding to messages like this one. - Greg Schwartz
...your wife has to pick you up from that dark alley between two buildings and bring to back to the AA meeting.....oh wait, wrong addiction. nevermind. - Steven M. Cohen
...you wish the Sunday morning political shows had "Hide" and "Block" - Harvey Simmons
...you have to hit refresh even though you know good and well that FriendFeed takes care of that for you. - Greg Schwartz
oh, Greg got it with that last one. F5... F5... - Holly B
don't want to go to bed 'cuz you'll miss something snarky - Marianne Lenox
oh so true dear steven about not wanting to go to bed. Pretty sad! :) - Becca
oops...that was Marriane that said that about going to bed. My apologies! - Becca
.. reading every single comment on every page to make sure you didn't miss out on anything. - Winston Teo
