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Kegstand Keg-On-Wheels is Great for Weak Frat Boys, Bloggers [Beer]
Tuesday at 4:40 pm - Link
True innovation - peter
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YouTube - Things That Make You Go Yelp
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June 26 at 12:09 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Remy, you rock man. - Michael via Bookmarklet
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YouTube - Amazing Ball girl catch
YouTube - Amazing Ball girl catch
June 24 at 12:07 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
On further research, I've learned that this was fake, done by an advertising agency. :( - Mike Yang
is nothing sacred? - Albert Cheng
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Lady Spins on an Escalator
Lady Spins on an Escalator
June 24 at 4:15 pm - Link
I love the like to comment ratio on this. It is a lady spinning. Nuff said. - Sacca
a spinner ;-p - Noah David Simon
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michael arrington posted an entry on TechCrunch
Hoodeo Tries To Match You With Your Ideal Neighborhood
June 24 at 1:49 pm - Link
Isn't it weird how many Internet startups try to come up with names that sound like "Yahoo" or "Google"? A nonstarter for me. - Sean McBride
tried this. not good if you're trying to determine which neighborhood in a specific city you want to live in - eg. where the hipsters live. may be ok if you're looking to move cross country + aren't familiar with a city + its suburbs. - Kevin Gough
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1.5 Million Australian Students Dump Outlook/Exchange For Gmail
June 23 at 10:05 pm - Link
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Ammonite Washbasin | Bath | Home
Ammonite Washbasin | Bath | Home
June 24 at 11:34 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Want. - Kevin Fox via Bookmarklet
Coolness factor +1000 - Ross Miller
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So, you wash your hands under the spigot (which is annoyingly set back), and then a trail of dirty soapy suds slowly winds its way down the spiral, so you have to run a gallon of water when you're done just to wash it all away...? And if you, say, spit into the sink after brushing your teeth, you'll probably splash places the spiral-trail of water never actually reaches at all, and then you'll have to take a washcloth and clean your sink basin. - ⓞnor
ⓞnor has a point... - Voyagerfan5761
woooha! - Fu_
I have a feeling kids of all ages would be dropping coins, balls, etc in there to see them roll down. - Sacca
this is art, not function. - Russellreno
If it's art, why pretend it's a sink? Why not just make it a pretty fountain somewhere, and not bother with things like a faucet handle? (Similarly, I never understood why so much ornamental pottery is trying to be a bowl or a cup or a vase. Nobody's ever going to eat out of it or put flowers into it, why limit yourself with the false pretense of functionality?) - ⓞnor
If you're going to have a sink in a guest-accessible bathroom, it might as well be something that looks nice. Yes, it's not terribly practical, but so what. Yes it's going to need some extra attention when cleaning, but so what. Someone who has an awesome sink like that is likely to have a housekeeper. @ⓞnor: It's not that it's EITHER a sink OR it's art. It's BOTH. - Cyrus Lendvay
In my view there's a balance between form and function. People are often willing to compromise on functionality in exchange for aesthetic enjoyment. This is true everywhere. 'Getting it done' and 'Feeling good about it' are always goals and in some objects those goals compete. I wouldn't want every sink to have such a focus on aesthetics, but if it was a sink in an environment where the aesthetic experience was more important then it may be a valid tradeoff. - Kevin Fox
(off-topic-friendfeed-gush): man, i love that ff can spark a heated debate with a picture of a sink! - Trent Olson
I love what you can do with concrete, although I prefer the hard lines of a ramp sink like we're doing in our downstairs bathroom: http://www.concretenetwork.com... You can embed stuff into concrete also, but I haven't thought of anything cool yet. - Chris White
I love this sink. Our ordinary sinks look pretty nasty if you don't wash them with a sponge pretty frequently, and I seriously doubt we're washing our hands or brushing our teeth in an unusual way. - Jason Wehmhoener
why can't i be rich so i can get all these cool things? - Chris Harris
@Chris Harris: Build one. Concrete isn't very expensive. We built our vanity out of a console table from Pier1 and a home made bowl from Ebay. It looks like we paid $2000 for the whole thing, but our cost was <$250. - Cyrus Lendvay
Kevin: Fair enough; mostly I was responding to Russellreno, who seemed to be saying that it wasn't legitimate to complain about functional deficits. I think it's legitimate to point those out, and also perfectly legitimate to say "yeah, yeah, but it's *so pretty*!". - ⓞnor
That's probably no fun to clean... ;-) - Justin Santamaria
I do think it would be great to have this one in the guest bathroom. Great conversation starter. - Russellreno
Chris, your concrete sinks seem pretty and functional. I like the way embedded leaves look on pottery, but on a sink it would be hard to burn them out and they probably don't match the theme you are going for. Mirrors are always handy in a bathroom, but easy to make a space go from classy to tacky. - Clare Dibble
Don't care if it's hard to clean. I have a thing for spirals. And for cool stuff. And for art. DO WANT. - Lindsay Donaghe
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Kellogg's
Kellogg's
June 24 at 7:13 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Can you actually stack them? Food and fun??? - felix
wow, good luck keeping the two year old from eating the legos after a few of these. - Steve Craft
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That's how Lego trains children to choke. - minus3
Turns out they suck: http://www.flakmag.com/misc/le...: "Legos are geometrically shaped. They have little nubs. They come in different colors. But the thing that makes them fun is that YOU CAN STACK THEM IN ORDER TO BUILD THINGS. So these are not really Lego Fun Snacks. They are Lego Snacks." - ⓞnor
The trick is to stack them together in your belly. - minus3
"Fruit snacks are terrible. Their insipid, gelatinous, uninspired candy-sweet fruit flavors appeal only to children and idiots." I resent being called a child. - Jim Norris
I just made a Death Star complete wiith X-Wing fighters approaching out of them in my belly. I do not have many friends. - Steve Craft
lol - minus3
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He’s Pregnant. You’re Speechless. - NYTimes.com
He’s Pregnant. You’re Speechless. - NYTimes.com
June 22 at 10:58 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
OMG! - تنها ترین
I consider myself to be pretty progressive, but I can't get over the bad taste in my mouth for calling this person a "man." - Tad Donaghe
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disgusting.. ayeeeeeeeeeeee !!! - vida
just a human! - Kemal Yaylali
خودش خودشو؟ - ZebelKhan
have seen some interviews with him. loves his 15 min of fame. that was the turn off for me. - Kevin Gough
Hide. - Russellreno
How many times have I seen pregnant man stories now? Even a supposed documentary... All turned out to be bogus. I nearly ignored this before checking the date. Yet despite apparently being real, it's not really a big story... he was born female. - Tanath
Eeekss...I am speechless! - Manjeera
If "he" wasn't born a man, it doesn't count in my book. And men just don't have the physical stuff needed to support a baby, so even with some huge leap in technology in the future, even if it happened, whoever carried the baby wouldn't actually or technically be a "man". - The Kid
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Cisco On-Stage TelePresence Holographic Video Conferencing
June 20 at 12:14 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Cool 3D teleconferencing. - Kevin Gough via Bookmarklet
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Smart Car Vending Machine
Smart Car Vending Machine
June 17 at 6:31 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
You get a tube filled with paper for $20,000? - Anne Bouey
I don't think the people behind the Smart car will have a problem with you trying. ;) - xorsyst via twhirl
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so cool! - Dominic Yang
Wow, quite a way to advertise! - Daniel Schildt
Unbelievable! - Ming Tsai
Maybe if you tip it over you can get a free one... - Jim Norris
Yea, but you know if you put 20,000 one dollar bills in the machine it's bound to reject a few for being too wrinkled. - Andrew Leyden
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Fashion tips for women from a guy who knows dick about fashion.
June 16 at 8:16 pm - Link
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Mark Trapp posted a message
“Are you a blogger? Are you short on cash this week? Follow four easy steps: 1) Write a blog post about how, in some way, Friendfeed (choose one: sucks/is stealing/is killing conversation/killed my father). 2) Mention Robert Scoble. 3) Count your pageviews. 4) There is no step 4.”
June 15 at 7:14 pm - Link
Do I have to put ads up, or does money just come through in another way? - Louis Gray
Can I work the word "Obama" into the post? - Ontario Emperor via fftogo
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That's the beauty of my fool-proof system: by merely mentioning how bad Friendfeed is (and how Robert Scoble is part of the conspiracy), the ads populate on your page themselves! - Mark Trapp
I'll subscribe to that theory :) - Mike Fruchter
Sprinkle Twitter downtime for a chaser - Bwana McCall
Nope... did it and... no, wait. Yep, that was my top post for hits today. Yep. Add in Techmeme FTW. - Cyndy
I found that mentioning Louis works better than mentioning me. For bonus points work him and Gillmor into the same post. :-) - Robert Scoble
FriendFeed *is* my father?? NNNOOOOOOOooooooooo!!!!!!!!! - felix
Conversation, hyperlocal, use "I can haz", etc. All of these will add to your winning potential - Aaron Brazell
With Mark Trapp's patent-pending technology, I'm not just the President of GetBlogResultsNow, I'm also a member! As proof of my award-winning strategy, in just 12 short minutes, this feed has skyrocketed to #3 on my Best of Friendfeed summary! - Mark Trapp
I can visualize the youtube video of this - Bwana McCall
:)) - shandiz
This is soooo Last Week 1.0. The big money will be in Disqus-slamming. Toss in Lewis Gray's name instead of Scoble. That's the cutting edge of hit trolling. - Chris Baskind
... wondering what damage I could have done had I worked Miley Cyrus in there, too. - Cyndy
I am carefully not writing any FriendFeed entries. I dunno, I kinda feel like I had a hit with my most recent FF article, and now I have to move on to other topics. Doesn't mean I'm giving up using FF thought, no way. - J. Phil
It's starting to seem like the Twitter vs. Friendfeed debate (and all the derivative topics of how Friendfeed lets the terrorists win or Twitter should be brought up on war crimes in the Hague) is the blogger equivalent of attempting to write the great American novel. It's an act of hubris to think that a single blog post, carefully constructed, is going to convince everyone the error of their ways and shift from one side to the other. - Mark Trapp
Wow Mark, glad I did Saturday's post before you posted this ?! Agree with Robert - Mentioning Louis is still 'safe'. You never know what Robert's gonna say in the next 15 minutes (or what country he'll be in?). Somehow, after reading a little FF tonight, I'm glad I did a 'computer off - 100% family Fathers day today :) - Charlie Anzman
Sidenote to Louis: Noticed a couple of bloggers take shots at you today. That's it my friend. It's confirmed. You made the A-list before the new arrivals ... arrived ... Congratulations - Charlie Anzman
i think anything alarmist at all about Friendfeed is pageview bait these days. - edythe
I write about industry issues all the time but I never see any peak in traffic so this isn't a certainty to work. - Joe Dawson
Joe, I would beg to differ, I see a peak in my traffic today!! LOL http://www.tech-linkblog.com/2... - Paul
There was ANOTHER blogger taking shots at Louis? Where? When? Who? How did I miss it? - Cyndy
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Kevin Gough published a review on Yelp
Omni Hotel at CNN Center (3.0/5)
June 13 at 9:15 pm - Link
"Fine. Good views of ATL, decent color palate for the room. Kinda cool to be in the Starbucks line behind CNN news anchors, complete w/make-up + mics/ear pieces all over. The concierge was very…" - Kevin Gough
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Kevin Gough published a review on Yelp
The Sentinel (4.0/5)
June 13 at 9:15 pm - Link
"A gourmet food stand. Had the pork shank, avocado soup w/cilantro + jalapeno peppers. Tasted the cured salmon (not quite lox) sandwich. I would have liked a bit bolder flavors from the pulled pork…" - Kevin Gough
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Impeach Bush: Do-It-Yourself
June 13 at 3:32 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
I've always been curious about people who support impeaching bush -- aren't you concerned at all that it would essentially lead directly to a McCain presidency? Wouldn't it be cutting off your nose to spite your face? - david hammer
I believe the idea is to impeach both Bush and Cheney, and so essentially lead directly to a Nancy Pelosi presidency. - Tudor Bosman
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Right, but by the time Bush and Cheney were impeached, tried, and (hypothetically) convicted it would be at least November 2008, if not later, so the gesture is purely symbolic. In the meantime, such a strategy would almost certainly make independents substantially more likely to break for McCain, which would be a problem in such a tight race. - david hammer
Constitution before party. If it becomes routine to violate the constitution, the country is fucked whether Dems or GOP rule. Also: why is it conventional wisdom that impeachment of Bush leads to a GOP victory? In the two historical precedents, the party of the impeached president lost big time in the following election. - Neil Kandalgaonkar
The first point is hard to argue with -- I'm just inquiring as to the pragmatic aspects. As to the second point, Dems gained big in the '98 election almost certainly because of impeachment (see wikipedia). Either way, though, it's a small sample size -- more to the point, I can't envision the profile of the voter who wouldn't be voting for Obama unless Bush was impeached. I can easily see the centrist-types who would decide the Dems are deranged and choose not to vote for a democrat. - david hammer
That's a good point re: '98, but remember, the Republicans were prosecuting a much-loved president. Also, except for the GOP base, few people thought the case had any merit. Voter revenge was predictable. Bush's approval ratings are among the lowest ever recorded, and Cheney's are lower still. If the impeachment was conducted honorably, I think that most voters might approve. - Neil Kandalgaonkar
One last point and then I'm done :) Even with Bush's low approval ratings, nearly every poll on the matter, no matter how optimistically phrased (i.e. if X were true, and Y were true, could you maybe support impeachment) shows a definite majority of the country still opposes impeachment. Again, this isn't to say impeachment is justified or not, just that there's some real evidence to suggest voters might not approve of even an honorably-conducted impeachment. - david hammer
let's write off the last months of this presidency + focus on winning '08 elections. - Kevin Gough
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Yahoo Announces Non-Exclusive Search Agreement With Google
June 12 at 3:29 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"In addition, Yahoo! and Google agreed to enable interoperability between their respective instant messaging services, bringing easier and broader communication to users. The agreement allows either party to terminate the agreement in the event of a change in control of either party. The agreement also requires Yahoo! to pay a termination fee if the agreement is terminated as a result of a change in control that occurs within 24 months. The termination fee is $250 million, subject to reduction by 50 percent of revenues earned by Google under the agreement." - Paul Buchheit
I wonder if that will happen any faster than the Google/AIM integration, which took years. - Paul Buchheit
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Ok...... - Bwana McCall
Captain: It's You !! GOOG: How are you gentlemen!!! GOOG: All your search are belong to us. - Karim
A little more "meh" than I expected... Though I'm all for running the Zig for justice. - Chris Reed
I wonder if the deal is to interop through a multi-protocol client (as with Google/AIM) or if the deal is to federate. - Gary Burd
Cool! now my google stock will go to 700 again. - Pokai
Hmm GOOG and YHOO are voluntarily going under government review for this? Interesting. - MG Siegler
Sweet sweet justice for L+S who were offered a mere single digit millions for Google by Y! back in the day. Nice work gents. - Jason Shellen
Why was the agreement only for US/Canada traffic only? - Michael
@michael: anti-trust issues probably... - Ashwin Bharambe
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BusinessWeek's take on best places to live - 2008
June 12 at 3:34 pm - Link
EU + lots of the former British Empire. - Kevin Gough
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Kevin Gough published a review on Yelp
Paschal's Restaurant (3/5)
June 11 at 9:05 pm - Link
"I was hoping for a triumvirate of great Yelp recommendations in ATL, but unfortunately was let a bit astray with Paschai's. In all, it was food that tasted like what it was supposed to be but no…" - Kevin Gough
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Kevin Gough published a review on Yelp
Rejuvenate Spas (4/5)
June 11 at 5:19 pm - Link
"Took the intermediate Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga class from Susan on Wed @ 5:30. Only one other person in the class - what a treat. Susan had a good sense of timing when instructing us to move through…" - Kevin Gough
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