Just remember- this is not a competition, just an exhibition. @Kyle - ever been to Culver, IN? Grew up there before moving to Chicago.
- michael sean wright
Nice: I have been to Culver! You are in Chicago now? I will have to let you know next time I am up your way.
- Kyle Lacy
Not sure about that, but: "Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future and time future contained in time past. If all time is eternally present all time is unredeemable." - Swatch, Always Now, 1997 (and yes my lunch, at 1:42am local, is consisting of a double martini so that actually makes some sense to me)
- David HC Soul
are you saying that time "now" has no meaning? i (obv.) reject this but toast your willingness to acknowledge the wisdom of a dean martin martini. now, for you sir, on to the work of most importance. focus on the permanent.
- michael sean wright
Well, I will grant that the sentiment of French Marshall Lyautey has some merit (he asked his gardener to plant a tree and when the gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years the Marshall was said to have replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!').... So I am off to plant some trees....
- David HC Soul
you, i like. and will point you to Hermann Hesse before he won the Nobel Prize for 'The Glass Bead Game' in which he wrote in in the idyllic poem "Hours in the Garden" (1936)- 'I hear music and see men of the past and future. I see wise men and poets and scholars and artists harmoniously building the hundred-gated cathedral of the Mind." - (forword to Glass Bead Game by by Hermann Hesse by Theodore Ziolkowski.)
- michael sean wright
Thanks for the pointer - I'll go search it out.
- David HC Soul
I hope so. The thought is consuming much of my waking hours these days.... But I have to be up in 5 hours... so will have to return to the 'nightcrew' tomorrow night. One thing about time is it does seem to age one....
- David HC Soul
sleep perchance to dream, a wise man said. Billy Shakespeare.
- michael sean wright
Then pause now to ask yourself the following question: "Am I dreaming or awake, right now?"
- David HC Soul
man, most of the ppl who liked this i haven't seen on FF in ages. maybe i'm doing it wrong.
- Joe The Sausage
for most of us we met here, stayed loyal here but the sun set long ago : ( what a rush of a time that was! now we find ourselves over at g+ telling stories of the good ol' days!
- michael sean wright
Meme-inless no more! always been an interesting world with you!
- michael sean wright
oh and... i do have some google+ invites left - email me nicefishfilms at g ma i l dot co m
- michael sean wright
I'm curious now - did google + make you come back to FF? Because that is v interesting.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
yes, we did the podcast when ff was acquired by the book of face.. watched them absorb the real-time elements and i check in from time to time usually through this post as it brings back very fond memories. google + reminds me of the early days of ff - haven't felt that way about any of the social nets that have come since the facedbooked swallow up. heaven knows we've been on them all and they seem so ancient now -- quora anyone? google got it right with +. think it marks the next era for them.
- michael sean wright
Google + right now does remind me of the FF glory days and I am curious to see what happens next.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
close??? Give me the God Damn admin rights...i need them...i need them, you don't understand... (that was meant to like the way an addict would btw...) :)
- Zee.
For many years, I used a Kinesis. http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/contour... They are actually really great keyboards and I recommend them highly, since they put your hands in a natural rest position as you use it. Also, using your right thumb for space and your left thumb for backspace (you can reverse them, along with re-assigning all the other keys) is just cool.
- Phil Glockner
I've used the Key Ovation Goldtouch before and they are good adjustable keyboards. Still a bit pricey, but not as bad as Kinesis.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Agreed, the price is steep. But they are fully programmable for macros and I believe have been certified by kinesiologists (sp) to reduce RSI, so if it is for work, that would be a good justification for needing it. Just like that big 6-way adjustable chair.
- Phil Glockner
One big difference between the Goldtouch and the Kinesis is that the Goldtouch is adjustable, in width between halves and angle
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
It was the recommended choice by our ergo consultant when I worked at a law firm
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Thanks Alex. Looks like there isn't an inexpensive way to scratch this itch.
- Mark Trapp
No. Your entry level Microsoft "Ergo" keyboard probably won't cut it if you have serious issues.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
None of the good ergo products are cheap. Good thing you didn't ask about good adjustable keyboard trays.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Ugh, I've dealt with those, and ergonomic desks. Highway robbery!
- Mark Trapp
Yeah, but a good keyboard tray is worth it. For me a good keyboard tray is the difference between being in pain and not. So I have the same tray at home and at work. A good keyboard won't do anything for you if it's not in the right position.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
The MS Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 is a great deal for under $50 oem version http://www.newegg.com/Product... although the more expensive options look interesting too
- Mike Chelen
WordPress iPhone Plugins: Admin and Theme - Since updating my blog and putting WordPress on Amazon S3, Ive been abl... http://marketingtechblog.com/2009...
Not only does this show the effect of FF specifically - but also the importance of aggregated content outposts in general - http://louisgray.com/live...
- andy brudtkuhl
Maybe I should spend bit more time on FF as well. It's nowhere near the top for me. Now if we could see the right side of the Analytics screenshot as well to get a better sense of how well it really does.
- Marko Saric
@Marko good point... Of my top 10 traffic sources, FriendFeed has the lowest bounce rate and highest time on site
- andy brudtkuhl
Conventional logic holds that people don't carry baseballs around with them. Conventionally, would you think a person with pockets full of baseballs as "normal"? Do you carry everything you own in case you have to logically prove to someone that you own it in the event that some conventional debate arises?
- Darian Rawson
Omg I found it. Derrick, one more! :)
- Mona Nomura
I've never known a christian to react like that when someone asks to prove Gods existence. If someone is sincerly asking the question we'll usually talk about why we believe. If someone is being hostile I'll walk away.
- ChiliMac
ChiliMac, on a serious note, it's really dependent on the parties conversing. I've openly had many discussions on religion. It's also helpful to comprehend the other party's(ies') views and backgrounds, to have amicable discussions. :)
- Mona Nomura
Mona: You are absolutely right, it does depend on the parties. I believe most people still know how to and are polite and respectful of one another. I was having this conversation with a friend from my church the other night. His roommate had criticized him for reading books by Dawkins. We disagreed with him. We should understand those who have different opinions then ours and be respectful to one another.
- ChiliMac
could also be titled "conventional logic vs evolutionist logic" or "conventional logic vs global warming logic". i see more unfounded dogma from these two groups than any other.
- Brooks Bayne
Definitely something Richard Dawkins would approve of! :) And @ChristopherCarr - the Celestial Teapot was the first thing I thought of when I saw this.
- jack
First app i bought when i got my iPhone. Actually paid for the pro version. Have been waiting for this update for SO long. I'm impressed, been playing with it today, still a few things in i dont know what they do yet, but its replaced Twitterfon in my dock which took its original place months back. Its bang up to date with all the new features you'd expect. Maybe a bit fidly to get used...
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- Simon Wicks
oh goodness I just really looked at this picture. it so fits me right now becuase i am trying to stay awake until the season premiere of House
- R. Ferguson
Hahaha! Looking at all the older posts is making me nostalgic. My feed is now boring filled with Tweets. I'm going to start posting fun stuff again.
- Mona Nomura
I think the Afro needs to return. The closest I've seen to a 21st century Afro was the best friend in High School Musical. But it doesn't compare to Afros back in the day.
- Ontario Emperor
I see this is going to do nothing to stop this from being my most popular flickr photo :-)
- Jason Toney
oh, oh, oh. still my favorite. still my favorite. the drooled-on lower lip, the slightly gappy front teeth, the citrus-slice shape of the grin, the barely-there eyebrows, the miniature ears, the aura around the hair, the feetsies...
- edythe
Here's my (obvious) prediction about FriendFeed's business model: 1) Ads - FriendFeed will implement Google ads + banners across the page and IMO they'll match the headlines. 2) Premium accounts - $25 package per year will allow premium users to upload unlimited images, videos etc.
Additionally, those who pay will have ads free and some other goodies that FriendFeed plans to release in the future like (maybe) voice chat, personal designed page with replaceable themes and more. All users will be able to post directly to Facebook without 3rd party apps (like Twitter).
- Nir Ben Yona
Why not. We can easily imagine efficient personalized ads thanks to the items we share, like & comment
- stanjourdan
Sure. I wasn't eliminating this or going against it, just pointing out :)
- Nir Ben Yona
Idem for comments. That would make sense if you only want to subscribe to likes but not comments. Or to make "likes" appear even with FoaF entries hidden (not sure about this one). Any one tried?
- Jérôme
New in beta. You can subscribe to the comments to.
- FFing Enigma
It has even special UI support. I subscribed to "Shey's Likes" to test. When one of Shey's Likes appears in my feed, "(via Shey's Likes)" is added. This is different from the regular "(Shey liked this)" which would appear if I was subscribed to Shey's own feed. I can't imagine myself wanting to see someone's likes without seeing someone's post... But well.. The ability is there. :)
- Meryn Stol
Jerome makes a good point. Maybe at some point in time I would want to disable FoaF entries in general. By being able to subscribe to someone's likes explicitly I could - in effect - add exceptions to that rule.
- Meryn Stol
Basically people post a few people with a #followfriday and when you search this tag on Twitter it helps possible find new people to follow.
- Mathew™ aka Youngblood
If people would just pick a couple of people for #followfriday, it'd be one thing. But I see people posting tweet after tweet with just lists of names. Sorry, I'm not wading through all that.
- Jandy
Ooh, awesome. Maybe we should tag it something else here?
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
@1337 thats the point of it tho... its shows that only on there as its a search.. so they are gonna look similar ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
bec.. no need to do it here.... twitter needs it.. ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
another way to do something there is add a username (try with own) as well in the search box like http://search.twitter.com/search... why?? if you think someone maybe worth following, you could add their username, see how many others recommend that person. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Agree with Jandy ... Just a few here and there ... just for kicks. Ya never know? East coast countdown 17 minutes ? zzzzz
- Charlie Anzman
I was thinking of starting something a few weeks ago but didn't get around to it but 'Subscribe Sunday' sounds cool. Any rules? :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Feel free Kol ... You've been spending a lot more time here lately than me (Busy!) Any thoughts?
- Charlie Anzman
I'd say we should give it a go ans see how it goes. I'll post someone on Sunday, I'll start the title with something like [SUBSCRIBE SUNDAY]: <user> and will create a room (group) where I'll share to with my own feed. I think one person per post per day? This would be good to promote non-A-listers but it can be anyone you like. I can put all this on the first post. How does that sound?
- Kol Tregaskes
Doesn't FriendFeed sort of do Follow Friday implicitly, every day? Every time you Like or comment on something, the people who follow you see it. If they see you do this on a regular basis and they find the content interesting as well, they'll follow the person on their own.
- Ken Sheppardson
Ken, it's kinda 'highlight another user' thing. I like the idea. I've done it in the past and those users have got more interest from others. I see no harm in doing it. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Kol: Yeah, as long is people take it too a room, and the public timeline on Friday's doesn't become some constant stream of random people's userids and #followmyfriends hashtags ;-)
- Ken Sheppardson
Hashtags? I thought they were dead? ;-) Seriously though is there a need for a hashtag on FF?
- Kol Tregaskes
Another rule would be to DM the user, I think it would be polite to let them know? So atm this relies on them subbing to you.
- Kol Tregaskes
Anyone good with creating logos (i.e. for a FF room)? ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Charlie - Yes, cool idea :) Hey and our FF "Subscribe Sunday" idea rocks guys!! love it!
- Susan Beebe
Group made, will sort out it out tomorrow and start posting, erm, Sunday. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
OK, added the description, the group is here: http://friendfeed.com/rooms.... It's currently semi-public but will open it up after the first post. Let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions. And if you're happy to do so please pass on the group details so we get lots of people to join. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I totally agree. Have no desire to go to mine. Then again I didn't technically graduate with my class so not sure if I should go anyhow.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
I had no desire to go to mine either.
- Jaemi Kehoe
from IM
Never been to one in my life. Don't keep in touch with anyone from High School.
- Ian May
I skipped prom because I didn't want to hang out with those people, why would I go back now?
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
Okay, so we have two clear takeaways from this: 1) HS reunions are wildly unpopular. and/or 2) This conversation is a fabulous example of self-selection bias (ahem, those using FF on a Saturday night :P)
- Adam Lasnik
I went to my 10 yr. because my best friend did. I graduated a year early so didn't really know anyone. I can't justify $90 for my 20th this year. All the people I've reconnected with from high school all were in my original senior class.
- Anika
Have yet to attend one, and don't plan on breaking the cycle. It's bad enough the jagoffs found me on Facebook. I should just cancel my Facebook.
- Derrick
Derrick, how uncreative! Why not replace your photo with something (even) scarier, and include a note about how you're on parole for strangling the last person who sent a friend request? I bet that'd get you left alone! :-). And Jaemi... thanks for the support. Or something like that! :P
- Adam Lasnik
I do what I can do when I can do it :P
- Jaemi Kehoe
from IM
oh for the love of dog, it gets worse! Check out these instructions on the bio form for the reunion: Microsoft Word users: 1. - Click Here to open or download this form. 2. - Type in your answers on the form 3. - Print the form 4. - Mail the form to us. If you do not have Microsoft Word: 1. - Click Here to print form 2. - Write your answers on the form 3. - Mail the form to us.
- Adam Lasnik
Could they have not paid some junior high kid $50 to make an actual electronic form?! Or at least recommended Google Docs?!? :D
- Adam Lasnik
Even more reason not to go! Clearly they are in the wrong century!
- Jaemi Kehoe
from IM
Don't like 'em - don't go to 'em. I get my fill on Facebook and ... the folks I generally keep up with I can count on one hand ... and have digits to spare.
- AJ Kohn
My last one last year was depressing because I was still single at the time. If I go again I'll at least have my boyfriend to flaunt next time. Though I probably won't go. I went to a an "academically advanced" boarding high school for my junior and senior years, and it was so small that I only had 97 people in my graduating class of '97.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Didn't go to my ten-year, because I didn't want to have to tell people I was a temp. Trips prevented other attendances (including college).
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
I'm not attending mine. I don't feel guilty about it. If they wanna see me, they know where I'm at (online)
- Rah-PM 2012
"AOL of our Time", sounds appropriate. All the mundanes use it, but all the cool people are here on FriendFeed and the various other social networking/media services.
- Chris Charabaruk