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[HUMOR] ALL - NEW MATH by Craig Damrauer - http://www.morenewmath.com/all...
Bryan R. Adams, Pico Seno, LouCypher and 15 other people liked this
Too easy. I always thought it was Nep. = (Uncle / Ability) - Cousin^n
- Christopher Harley
The file capitalism.gif has been added to the drop dailysourcecode. - http://drop.io/dailyso...
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99 ways to make your computer blazingly fast - http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows...
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First Screenshot of Google Chrome for Mac - http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009...
Walt Ruppar, iSteeve, Igor Poltavskiy and 47 other people liked this
Hurry.
- Mona Nomura
from Bookmarklet
doesn't look mac like. Maybe it's just me. Atleast we have the damn thing at last.
- vijay
What do you mean by that?
- Mona Nomura
from IM
The "snap" one is priceless
- Brian Sullivan
I heart the sad tab :)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Google can shove it
- sofarsoShawn
OMG OMG OMG!!!! I've never been so happy to see screen shots of a piece of software.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
@Mathew 1UP yeaaaaaahhhhh yet another browser! Only till one can compare to firefox...
- sofarsoShawn
I meant the UI doesn't feel right. I don't know what exactly ticks me off. It's a feeling. But like I said, maybe it's just me.
- vijay
Shawn what's your problem today? If you don't have anything nice to say STFU. @Mathew - actually w/out extensions wouldn't Chrome be like WebKit? I wonder how they differ.
- Mona Nomura
was just concuring w/ Mathew's sarcasm
- sofarsoShawn
Shawn what is your problem today? If you don't have anything nice to stay STFU.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
I think it's because the graphics are pixelated and the typeface is UGLY haha!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
whoaaaaaa chill or STFU take a joke
- sofarsoShawn
Shawn - can you stay off my feed today? Or until you get some coffee in your system please?
- Mona Nomura
im currently using chrome on pc but havent completely switched from firefox yet. as soon as chrome gets extensions. i'll probably leave firefox behind :'-(
- Alfredo
I guess it's the slanted tabs. OS X has only rounded rectangles. Those slanted tabs stand out like a sore thumb in OS X.
- vijay
Torture...
- Cheryl Jones
The only thing that keeps me from ditching Firefox and running Chrome in VMware Fusion is the fact that Chrome doesn't have extensions yet. Overall Chrome is the best browser out there and really only needs a couple more things to take the number one spot.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
It's Alive!
- Tyson Key
I personally like life with no extensions. Simplifying = win.
- Mona Nomura
the ZEN way of life? count me in as well. But I would LoVe it if they made the tabs NOT slanted.
- vijay
So many months for that?
- Richard A.
I don't really care what it looks like, I'm just excited to see if Chrome really handles separate instances better than Firefox or WebKit...
- Mona Nomura
from IM
It's a start, anyway. +1 for the Sad Tab
- Tyson Key
you complete me - http://www.shirt-fight.com/shirts...
TheHenry, clarke thomas, Jauder Ho and 33 other people liked this
Time for pwnage. :D
- Ron
completely out of stock, though, except men's 2xl. I guess that means my wife just lucked out, otherwise she woulda just gotten one. :)
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
....well maybe they'll have more in stock for valentines day, Mark...
- Live4Emma (L4S)
Galaga FTW!
- AJ Kohn
Tim Sneath : The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets - http://blogs.msdn.com/tims...
Joshua Allen, Nicholas James, Alan Le and 10 other people liked this
"I want to focus in on some of “secrets” of Windows 7: the many little tweaks and enhancements that we’ve made in this release that I’ve discovered and collated over the last few months of using Windows 7 across my home and work machines."
- Adam Kinney
from Bookmarklet
That's my 9/7 guy!
- Adam Kinney
Must read. Great little tips/details for power users :)
- Jemm
Sexy Sony Vaio P Manhandled at CES - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Richard pancakhaus Walker, Nia, Bryce Roney and 6 other people liked this
GRRRR built-in wireless AND a webcam. Damn you Sony for making me drool over this.
- Admiral Anika
It's a good think it starts at $900 or I'd really, really, really want it.
- Admiral Anika
P for Pimp
- Rodfather
I know - AND it supports Vista, which means possibly Windows 7?
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Mona - $900. There a gajillion netbooks out there that do the same thing for less. But they don't fit in your pocket. ROFL.
- Admiral Anika
Oh, these are so cute Mona! ;) I womanhandled it for a while too. haha
- Daynah
Exactly, Anika haha. I'm starting to save up for it. ;) Daynah - you are so lucky. Did you get to play with the Pre?
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Wow, that looks great! 1.4lbs is light Vista with 2GB RAM.
- Susan Beebe
I was going to text you! Didn't get a chance to play with the Palm Pre! :( They started closing before I got to see everything.
- Daynah
I heard the line was crazy long... :(
- Mona Nomura
from fftogo
Is that Firewire on the RH side?
- Bernie Goldbach
Firewire? On a notebook? I don't think so... though for the price Sony's charging, there should be one LOL
- Mona Nomura
from IM
OH! I know what that is, it's the memory card (stick?) slot - or whatever that proprietary Sony things are called. Yup, I was right: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp...
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Aside from it weighing less than my friend's Yorkie, that's the only reason why I want it so much - a netbook (notebook?) with innards that can actually run VIsta (...eventually Windows 7)
- Mona Nomura
Only things that put me off are the 4" high screen and that clunky LAN/external monitor adapter.
- Russ
Would you pay extra for a magnetic wireless adapter?
- Mona Nomura
Looks like you need a magnifying glass to read text within a web site. FAIL!
- Jeff P. Henderson
But it runs the REAL version of VIsta WIN!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Mona, I get really really tired of companies like Sony and their SACD wars and memory "Stick 'em up" s. I'll tell you where they can "stick" it :) Disclosure: they are a client of a client. But the "packaging" dept. isn't going to find me out I think :)
- Richard pancakhaus Walker
Dilbert comic strip for 01/10/2009 - blank side which? - http://dilbert.com/strips...
Mike Reynolds, Aaron Draczynski, Luke Robinson and 7 other people liked this
[WEBSITE / HUMOR / TWITTER] Historical Tweets - http://historicaltweets.com/
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Vincent van Wylick, Alessandro, Charlie Anzman and 19 other people liked this
Historicaltweets.com takes us on a journey through time to see Twitter posts from historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Michael Jordan. There are categories for 1800's, various decades of the 1900's, and even Comically Old when the word "Twitter" would have fit nicely in iambic pentameter. You can submit your own ideas, choose to view a random tweet, and will soon be able to buy merchandise which I'm sure will be decorated with popular historical tweets. This site has earned a distinguished spot in my feed reader so that I'm able to keep up with the tweets I missed from back in the day. [via Download Squad http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009...]
- LouCypher
i love tech fiction, bravo
- sean percival
The Martin Luther King one cracks me the hell up: http://historicaltweets.com/2008...
- Bran Mydwynter
Anthony Bourdain's "Les Halles" Cookbook: Classic Bistro Cooking - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
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Luke Robinson, Tyson Key, Alistair (alpinefolk) and 4 other people liked this
I love cooking and I collect cookbooks. I have about 100. I bought one today on cupcakes. OMG delicious!!!!!! I plan on making them for my daughter's birthday this Sat. I haven't watched Bourdains show all that much but I hear it's GREAT
- Adriana
I don't have an oven... so no baking books
- BeeLing
I don't use an oven. I don't use cook books for that matter... heh... love em still
- Michael W. May
Bourdain is a master
- Mo Kargas
Gonna get this book, it better be worth the $ :)
- BeeLing
BeeLing, I'm glad I'm not the only one around here without an oven.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Smiling! Got the all clear from the hospital full details later but I am smiling
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Received Goodbye email from JPG Magazine. Hate to say it, but I think we'll be seeing this a lot the next few months. http://img.skitch.com/2009010...
Kiran Patchigolla, anna sauce, Luke Robinson and 3 other people liked this
Mike, they killed JPG mag when they decided to move away from the community-based publication that it was. Just at the point where it was getting traction they pushed out the creators and tried to create some kind of weird high-art mag. I'm just glad they killed it at the same time my subscription ran out.
- Karoli
Yeah, I have to agree with you. The separation with the original founders was pretty nasty and it seems like the publication lost some of its soul when that happened. Looking back, maybe that was the beginning of the end.
- Mike Doeff
IE Market Share Drops Below 70% - http://tech.slashdot.org/article...
Nicholas James, Bruno Miguel, Gary and 9 other people liked this
what a deal!!!!
Mark Krynsky, R. Alexander Spoerer, Duane and 42 other people liked this
What is an old BJ then I wonder ;)
- Tom Ribbens
I've done it for free.
- Derrick
hahhahahhahha
- Mona Nomura
LOL @ Tom, and how much does it cost?
- Trish R
I approve of this ad. ;-)
- Mathew A. Koeneker
"Price may rise with inflation"
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
jack : price is not the only thing rising
- (jeff)isageek
You get what you pay for.
- Oldengrey (Jay)
@Jay LOL, so true . . . so true!
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
Wow. I'm going to have to lower my prices to keep up with the competition.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
haha amanda
- (jeff)isageek
Obviously, I live in the wrong city.
- Steven Perez
Hard times.
- Oldengrey (Jay)
I'd buy that for a dollar!
- Rob Brammeld
Do you take gift cards?
- Derrick
@Steven Well played, Sir! Well played!
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
lol
- Anna Haro
LMAO!
- Cardeen Martinez
Pay in kind?
- Rob Brammeld
The Digital Picture Photo Forum Deleting "Anti Canon" Posts - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
vicster is..., Rob Brammeld, Susan Beebe and 4 other people liked this
I think it's incredibly stupid when forums try censorship. Especially over something as stupid as writing an "anti-Canon" post. I'm glad that I've yet to see any serious instance of censorship on FriendFeed and hope that FF stays censorship free in 2009.
- Thomas Hawk
Completely agree with Thomas Hawk, it makes no sense and quite frankly being part of a forum like that is only bad for its participants
- Dean Blithe
That's abhorrent. I am a big Canon fan myself but even I will admit that they need a kick up the arse at the moment - and one of the best methods of communicating this is across forums such as this. On a side note, just for a second there I thought that this was about Digital Photography Review and not Digital Picture, and nearly wept. Phew.
- Luke Robinson
+1 Thomas...so true...couldn't agree more!
- Susan Beebe
Delicious Library 2 - http://www.delicious-monster.com/
andrei_c, Franz Sittampalam, Dimka☂ and 8 other people liked this
Isn't this cool? Only for us Mac owners. Oh yeah!
- Shevonne
from Bookmarklet
if i could find books from countries outside the default one , that will be great!
- marx
That's very cool. Me wanty.
- Luke Robinson
Check these out: Canon SD880 (USD$179-300) Sample Shots - http://blog.bulknews.net/mt...
istanbuldailyphoto, Jemm, Susan Beebe and 13 other people liked this
This camera is retail $180~ (the link is in Japanese)
- Mona Nomura
from Bookmarklet
Wow. Thats nice. We have an SD500 (3.5 years old now), the improvement since then is amazing.
- DGentry
And the pricing is so low. So for people who are interested in photography but don't / can't afford it (like me!), this camera seems like a good choice, no?
- Mona Nomura
I had the Canon S400 and Canon SD630. The S400 ended up getting a memory card write error, the SD630 battery failed within 2 years. No more Canons for me.
- Roshan Vyas
Seriuosly, Ro? I've only had Canons and the only issues are the yellowish "Canon tint" (I made that up). All my cameras work extremely well (no matter how many times I drop them lol)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
I have the SD880 too: http://flickr.com/photos... (some photos taken with D40 and some with SD880)
- Benjamin Golub
Your dog RULES and this picture with the SD880 is nice! http://flickr.com/photos... Thanks for sharing, Ben! And congratulations on your engagement!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Also all of the video here is taken with the SD880: http://www.youtube.com/user...
- Benjamin Golub
I had a S400 and it made some very nice pictures (http://bit.ly/14f1j), unfortunately it had dust/hair on the sensor resulting in a noticeable line in every picture. Subsequently, I got a IXY 900IS (SD800IS equiv, Japanese model) and that has worked nicely so far.
- Jauder Ho
Ben, what kind of dog is Loki? I assume your dog's name is Loki and not Michelle. =)
- Jauder Ho
I think Ben's fiancee's name is Megan... :\
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Loki is a Cairn Terrier. Michelle is Megen's sister.
- Benjamin Golub
Omg, I butchered her name - sorry, Ben. :( But you guys are cute family! And thank you for sharing a piece of your life with us. :)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
That's a cool dog! I hate it when names get butchered... =)
- Jauder Ho
had a great time tonight shooting industrial stuff near Long Beach with David Sommars. Unfortunately we ended up being hassled while shooting three times. Including having the Long Beach Harbor police run background checks on us and telling us that we were not allowed to shoot from a perfectly legal public sidewalk.
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Legal sidewalk.
- Thomas Hawk
I've read quite a few stories about photographers being hassled in Long Beach. Bummer. Get any shots of the officers?
- Jeremy Brooks
I got photos of the cops though which will be usefull for the blog post on the issue forthcoming.
- Thomas Hawk
Where you near Long Beach Harbor? Long Beach harbor is pretty well guarded since it is one of the largest ports in America. It's a security concern...too bad!
- Susan Beebe
I dunno, paparazzi they don't look to favorably on when you stalk celebrities...
- sofarsoShawn
Just kidding Hawk stick to the man!!!
- sofarsoShawn
Haha, as beautiful as the industrial stuff we were shooting was, I'm not sure i'd label it celebrity stalking.
- Thomas Hawk
Oh, and also finally shot the mona (museum of neon art) today as well. Highly recommended. Jeremy, you especially would have loved that place.
- Thomas Hawk
Thomas, where is the MONA? I live in LA and have never heard of it. :(
- Derrick
I've got to get down to LA again soon. It's been way too long. I'm looking forward to seeing your shots from this trip.
- Jeremy Brooks
Downtown L.A. On 4th. If you like neon signs it's awesome.
- Thomas Hawk
Just curious, is the Mona sane with their photo policy? When a Dan Flavin show came to the MCA here in Chicago a few years ago, all photography was banned. Took a few dozen photos anyway, seemingly out of spite. I don't think neon sculptures would be too damaged by photography.
- Seth Anderson
Thanks...will check it out. Looking forward to seeing your work too.
- Derrick
The mona's photography policy is great. I probably shot 600 photos in the small museum over the course of an hour and a half. They were totally cool with it. A great place.
- Thomas Hawk
How long has the mona museum been around? 'never heard of it...hmmm
- Susan Beebe
About to lose my iPhone signal, night all. Headed back up to Mrsth in the mountains with a few bottles of wine to say thanks for watching the four chicklets all day.
- Thomas Hawk
It's disturbing how many times in the last two months alone that someone has hassled/called the police simply because I wanted to take pictures from public property. Really, is disheartening.
- Brandon
Trebor, shooting industrial sites from a public sidewalk is neither illegal or renegade. You have your facts wrong in this one.
- Thomas Hawk
Can't wait for peopel to say enough is enough with overbearing gestapo like police power tripping.
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
anything new about this?
- Sebastian
Sebastian, I'm working on a blog post on this that I think I'll run with some photos later today. I've tried to contact the Long Beach Harbor Patrol but haven't had much success. I'm going to try and call them later today to get a more definitive statement on what authority they state to eject photographers from the port and once I hear back post more details on the incident.
- Thomas Hawk
update here: http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Thomas Hawk
Obama's Chief Speechwriter, 27, Works on Inaugural Address While Making His Own Transition - washingtonpost.com - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...
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"Still more daunting is the list of things Favreau can't think about as he writes the inaugural. He went for a run to the Lincoln Memorial last month and stopped in his tracks when he imagined the mall packed with 3 million people listening to some of his words. A few weeks later, Favreau winced when Obama spokesman Bill Burton reminded him: "Dude, what you're writing is going to be hung up in people's living rooms!" "If you start thinking about what's at stake, it can get paralyzing," Favreau said."
- Paul Buchheit
from Bookmarklet
27?!
- George Tziralis
"One Saturday night in March, Obama called Favreau and said he wanted to immediately deliver a speech about race. He dictated his unscripted thoughts to Favreau over the phone for 30 minutes -- "It would have been a great speech right then," Favreau said -- and then asked him to clean it up and write a draft. Favreau put it together, and Obama spent two nights retooling before delivering the address in Philadelphia the following Tuesday."
- Kenny Stoltz
from twhirl
@ george tziralis Too young? If you write well, age is irrelevant.
- Phil Boiarski
Re the race speech: "Obama wrote most of the speech himself, according to his campaign." http://www.cnn.com/2008... Other news outlets simplified this to "He wrote the speech himself" http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washing... Grumble...
- Kevin Fox
Kevin, if he told the writer what to say and the writer just cleaned it up and edited it a bit, I don't think that detracts from his authorship.
- Paul Buchheit
Yah, book authors' editors contribute a lot to the final novel, but no one asks that their names be put on the cover.
- Bret Taylor
Speechwriters shouldn't grant interviews. Period. The words they write are not "theirs," as someone mentioned above, they are the words of the speaker. It's not appropriate for this guy to be welcoming any sort of media attention.
- Mary Trigiani
@Mary - agree - I'm totally jealous of the wunderkind, and am in awe of him. That said, he should stfu and focus and turn the attention back to his boss, lest he start thinking that his role is anything other than Obama's automatic typewriter. I've seen and heard way too much about him this year.
- Christopher Galtenberg
I have never heard of this guy before and liked reading the story. I don't see why they shouldn't write a story about him just because of his job.
- Gabe
I was a speechwriter, and the first thing you learn -- or should learn -- is that the words are not yours, they are those of the speaker. For me, it's a question of ethics. Had this problem when Peggy Noonan stepped forward, will always have this problem with these folks who use the limelight. Being a speechwriter, and people knowing it, was plenty enough for me. It distracts from the message and the speaker for the speechwriter to get attention. This is a professional code issue.
- Mary Trigiani
And by the way: the best speakers, like Obama, like Reagan, direct the content and the cadence of their speeches. They own them. They craft the speeches with the help of the speechwriter. It's not about the speechwriter, it's about the message of the speaker and the speaker himself/herself.
- Mary Trigiani
Thank you for the conversation on this. It's a real hot button with me. And I can tell you from having worked with good speakers that what you see up there on the podium is what they bring to it -- not their ability to read someone else's words. A good speechwriter writes in the voice of the speaker -- has that person's voice in his/her head while writing. Talking about it is a breach of confidentiality in my book.
- Mary Trigiani
Mary, are you saying that speech writers should not have stories written about them, or should they just pretend that they're not speech writers?
- Gabe
Stories about them are ok, just they're not to be part of the limelight. If they're too well known, it detracts from the story of a speech (who wrote this line, who wrote that line, ala Gerson of the current administration).
- Christopher Galtenberg
mary you offer a really interesting perspective, and i never thought of it that way! thanks.
- Neha Narula
I'm so glad I commented on this thread. The ensuing conversation has been the most interesting I've read all month!
- Kevin Fox
I definitely agree w/ Mary. I've also done some speechwriting, and you shouldn't reveal that you were the writer and/or talk about it. It's a contract you enter when you agree to be the behind-the-scenes writer.
- Ana
This is an interesting rule. Whom else does it apply to? Encyclopedia editors? Screen writers? People who voice over movies and TV shows in foreign languages?
- Gabe
Gabe: I'm saying that speechwriters should get enough of an ego rub from working with the speaker. A speechwriter should not do interviews. Spidra: Please read my comments above. An ethical speechwriter will tell you that the words come from the content created by the speaker -- the words could not have been written without the direction of the speaker to the speechwriter. At least, that's how I "wrote" speeches.
- Mary Trigiani
Gabe: Regarding your comment about encyclopedia editors, etc, apples and oranges. Speech writing is not ghostwriting; it is helping the speaker to organize and present personal thoughts. Encyclopedia writing is a form of reporting. Screen writing is under one's own name.
- Mary Trigiani
Gabe: I always told people what I did. Then I found, thanks to big-ego speechwriters and political speechwriting, that I had to explain I was not the brains of the content -- I was the brains of the presentation. The speaker created and shaped the content. When I was assigned to an exec that wanted it the other way, I quit.
- Mary Trigiani
Migrating to Amazon Web Services: The blueprint | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com - http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL...
Steven Hatch, Luke Robinson, Thomas Bøhm and 2 other people liked this
Excellent coverage of Bob Warfield's company, Helpstream, and their move to Amazon AWS for all corporate IT. Small company, big savings.
- James Urquhart
The Monuments of Washington, DC (Canon 5D MK II) http://tylerginter.smugmug.com/gallery...
Kevin Goldsmith, Mark Interrante, Luke Robinson and Robert Scoble liked this
Damn, is everyone getting 5D MK II's? I am so jealous!
- Robert Scoble
That Canon 5D MK II HD Video was by Tyler Ginter. More here on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/2490809
- Steve Garfield
from twhirl
Wife just got her 5D MKII and we are loving it.
- Eric D. Brown
Neat video. Rocky gets his 5D today. I can't afford one for a few more months, but I'm saving up for it!
- Robert Scoble
Just got mine last weekend. This inspires me to try the video
- Mark Interrante
Person of the Year 2008 - http://www.time.com/time...
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From TIME Magazine: "In one of the craziest elections in American history, he overcame a lack of experience, a funny name, two candidates who are political institutions and the racial divide to become the 44th President of the United States."
- Mark Trapp
from Bookmarklet
Deservedly so. I don't think anyone else could have taken this title this year.
- Jeff Ventura
I just heard on MSNBC that they were also considering Sec. Treas. Paulson due to the amount of power he's received, but TIME has been playing it safe with the POTY choices for years.
- Mark Trapp
being an outside observer to the mania, what i see is a very slick politician who was chosen by the rich and powerful as a more palatable "leader of the free world" - he pulled in more money than the other guy, and it wasn't from the little people.
- ernie yacub
I would have to disagree with you there Ernie. I donated to Obama, and so did a lot of people like me. I am neither rich or powerful. :)
- Nick
And his being chosen surprises anyone because ... ?
- Great Scott!
Scott: it's not meant to be surprising. TIME Magazine's Person of the Year is an institution. Today, they announced it for 2008.
- Mark Trapp
@Nick Obama's small donor base image is a myth, new study reveals http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washing...
- ComicList
Windows Live Writer 2009: Release Candidate - Windows Live - http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/Blog...
Wade Dorrell, Kirill Petrovsky, «Weird & Sons» and 6 other people liked this
Simply the best blogging software on Windows.
- Alan Le
from Bookmarklet
I just loaded this. Will try it out again.
- Robert Scoble
It's the best Windows application I can think of.
- Håkan Dahlström
Requires a login? arrggh
- Phil Wolff
Credit Crunch: AMEX Cuts You Off Unless You Show Them Your Tax Returns - http://consumerist.com/5110827...
Czar, Mighty Interactive, Shevonne and 11 other people liked this
The credit crunch is affecting all of us differently. Right now its affecting Nick as he sits in a hotel 3,000 miles from home. Reader Nick says he is opening a new business and has been charging his expenses to his Platinum AMEX — and paying on time — or he was... until what has been happening to so many people happened to him. AMEX randomly cut him off.
- Thomas Hawk
from Bookmarklet
interesting. Seems like CC companies are starting to get more aggressive.
- Thomas Hawk
Yup, they're doing this with non-business people, too. They just requested my employment information...
- Bob M. Montgomery
from twhirl
I would say that this is a good thing (CC companies getting more aggressive -- not so sure about the tax returns)
- Brian Sullivan
Heh, "So no call, no letter, no call. They let me get 3000 miles from home, and now the "card that never leaves you stranded" has done just that."
- Tyson Key
This is just the beginning of the coming CC fallout. Increasingly, CC companies will ask customers to validate their creditworthiness for the credit the CC companies *have already granted them*.
- Jeff Ventura
This is a good idea all round. AMEX could have handled it more tactfully, in this case.
- Roberto Bonini
Great. An opportunity for credit card companies to stick a finger further up our asses.
- Mighty Interactive
where does the "in my world" "where everything is possible" gets?, everything is false?. amex should take carefully this things because they are failing on their brand promise... an excellente service where everything is possible to their users.
- hector juarez
Chill. - http://www.helpmechill.com/
Luke Robinson, Maryam, Mathew™ one of a kind and 11 other people liked this
"Chill plays a wide range of chillout music from around the world, put together with suggestions from you, our Myspace friends and Facebook fans, and the contributions of chillout experts like Pete Lawrence from The Big Chill (Mon 8-10pm)"
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
:-D
- Kol Tregaskes
Bill Murray Randomly Appearing at New York House Parties. (via @ischafer) - http://www.nypost.com/pagesix...
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Bill Strathearn, Caroline, Pete Delucchi and 96 other people liked this
"From hanging out with rock bands to hitting on twentysomething women at bars, Bill seems to be going through his own unique midlife crisis. He's not a boozy, sweaty party hound who gets caught on camera cheesing it up with pretty young girls (see: Mel Gibson, Bono); rather, he's more like a ghost in the night, who shows up out of nowhere, engages in utterly random conversations and then exits gracefully—leaving witnesses to wonder what the hell just happened. Deadpan, detached and seeming a bit lonely, Bill Murray is NYC's most unlikely new party guy."
- Steve Isaacs
from Bookmarklet
Robbing the cradle, huh? He looks traumatized though. hahaha
- Shevonne
i hope some is keeping an eye on this guy.
- MikeAmundsen
Weird :)
- mikepk
I'd love to keep an eye on him.. anyone willing to supply me with accommodation and an income for the duration and I'll go round parties with him. The guy is a legend! :)
- alphaxion
Weird form of performance art?
- Hutch Carpenter
That's too bad. I feel for the guy. :(
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
do it, Bill. you deserve it. thanks for making us laugh for all these years.
- Nathan Chase
he was sued for divorce early this year. not sure where that stands. was pretty messy, IIRC.
- MikeAmundsen
Yeah Shevonne. Traumatized because some boobie is rubbing against his elbow. :P
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
I love Bill Murray! Read the last paragraph of the article.
- Steve Isaacs
"I'm right in the MIDDLE of something, Ray! Umm, I need a little more time with this subject. Could you come back in an hour, hour and a half?"
- Anthony Citrano
Oh, hello Sophie... and hellOO Sophie!
- Anthony Citrano
This is actually not a new thing for Bill. And, it is not just house parties. For over a decade, Bill has loved popping up in strange places and interacting directly with people. He hates the protective layer in which so many celebs are shrouded.
- Christopher Sacca
Notice how his skin looks kind of sallow compared to the girls? needs a facial. All men should use a scrub in the shower over age 35.
- Patricia
Fuckin' awesome. Makes me love him even more.
- Vincent X
They all look the same pink on my iPhone :)
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
WOW... he looks super sad, empty and lonely... not good
- Susan Beebe
Bill. Call me. You rock and I want to party with you! We can go kill some golphers
- Morgan Haley
well bill is recently divorced (or in the midst of divorce procedings) kinda makes sense.....he's sad and lonely....and trying to recapture his youth.....and maybe get a lil sum-sum in the process........play on playa...........i hope im still trying when/if im his age.......kudo's to him for gettin back out there !!!
- UncleCreepy13
Bill Murray is, IMO, perhaps the most underrated actor working today. He deserved to win that Oscar for Lost In Translation. The face he's making in the picture looks to me like the same face he's been making for thirty years... just a little older.
- Jim Addz No Value
sounds like he's sort of living the role he played in "Lost in Translation"...and that wasn't exactly a "feel good" movie, ya know?
- .LAG liked that
Lost in Translation is one of the best movies of the last 20 years inmyopion. Great soundtrack. Great acting. Funny and touching and realistic and awesome. Great great fun watching it and watching it again
- Morgan Haley
His wife kept the house down near me which is unfortunate as I hoped for a Murray sighting!
- Nation Hahn
Smile Bill ... it cant be that Effen bad ... if ya gotz no dough ... least chicks will sleep with you
- johnpiercy
yeah bill. you are getting poon while the rest of us have to work for it. you rock. try to cheer the hell up would you? and here's another idea....release an album of you singing karaoke. your song in the movie was excellent.
- Morgan Haley
+1 @morgan on "lost in translation"...based on this article, it may have been a case of bill murray's art imitating his life.
- .LAG liked that
An interesting article on an interesting icon. I found his performance in Lost in Translation brilliant. That film is certainly in my top 5 favorite films of all time.
- Thomas Hawk
This is brilliant. Apparently Bill Murray has discovered that his fame allows him to walk in pretty much anywhere he wants and be accepted, even welcomed. What a strange world NYC would be if you didn't feel any social barriers and could just participate anywhere you found something interesting (or mundane). Then again, maybe fame isn't required, just a certain mindset.
- Kevin Fox
Bill Murray has one thing that many people -- famous or not -- lack, which would allow him to drift into almost any social situation and be accepted and welcomed: he's funny. ftw!
- .LAG liked that
I started a little email chain with a few NYC friends on Facebook and out of the 5 people I asked, 1 had heard that Bill Murray had rocked up to a Halloween party around the corner from her in Brooklyn (where his son lives, apparently), and another had a friend who was working on an archaeological dig in Cyprus where, randomly, Bill Murray rocked up and started pitching in with manual labour - carrying equipment back and forth - on and off for a couple of weeks. Giving out loads of advice to everyone...
- Luke Robinson
It's a rough life ... but somebody's gotta do it ....
- Charlie Anzman
Murray is the new Kilroy.
- Chester
It's that time of year where depression is rampant and it seems Bill's got it bad. He needs a puppy.
- James Hoang
Come Bill do another Saturday Night Live Guest Host or a another Caddyshack ,,, cmon ,,,, snap out of it
- johnpiercy
I'm starting a trip to London today. - http://www.dopplr.com/travell...
TheLovableRogue, Jeff P. Henderson, Prolific Programmer and 3 other people liked this
I'll be there from December 5th until December 7th. See more in my Dopplr profile.
- Robert Scoble
excellent weather this time of the year
- Dave Hodson
"excellent weather" = "bring insulated, waterproof clothing"...
- Jules
Nice to have you visiting our fine country for the weekend. Gives me hope that you're maybe able to tell us all about some amazing "something" from the UK. :)
- Matthew J Hendrickse
I am here in London for the first time and loving it. Working on getting a visit to Google's HQ with no luck so far.
- Johnny Makkar
Bring thermal undies, the weather is atrocious at the moment. Not that it's great under normal circumstances.
- Kate
Look forward to hearing what you're up to here Robert
- Drew B
welcome. it's a lovely place
- sofiagk
Robert, nice to have you in London. What about the Sunday meet up, you talked about earlier today?
- Bastian
I feel like I haven't seen much of you. When does LeWeb start?
- Francine Hardaway
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Have fun... http://portlanders.ning.com is the best place in the uk ::o) here we have the only olympic site yet to be finished. the sailing. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Drew: mostly we're just here to visit with Maryam's brother, but I'm looking to meet up with geeks and on Sunday night we're doing a meetup, too. Email me scobleizer@gmail.com for details about that.
- Robert Scoble
You should get the train down to Brighton - an hour south of London. It's the UK's equivalent of SF. Loads of small tech companies and a great geek community.
- Jamie M
We are also doing a Twitter/FriendFeed dinner in London at 7 p.m. on Sunday night. Email me scobleizer@gmail.com for RSVP and details.
sofiagk, Jérôme Flipo, Luke Robinson and 6 other people liked this
I live in London.. Can my girlfriend come along as well ?
- Simon Wicks
Absolutely!
- Robert Scoble
Super, have emailed you for details :)
- Simon Wicks
Sounds like fun, will try and make that :)
- Nicola Quinn
I have sent you an email :)
- Joe Dawson
come to leeds! You know you want to see another centre for tech in the uk ;)
- alphaxion
If it´s a twitter/ff dinner, can´t I just stay at home in Norway with my microwave meal in my lap and my notebook beside me in the sofa ? ;)
- Thomas Bøhm
Thomas, with the weather like it is here thats a sound idea!
- Nicola Quinn
Where are you guys gonna go?
- sofiagk
Funny thing: click on the @gmail link. Seems like a person I want to follow on Twitter hehe:p
- Patrik Johansson
Yes that's quite amusing :)
- Nicola Quinn
I've sent you an email. 'looking forward to meet you all :)
- Jérôme Flipo
Kung-Fu For Your Photography - http://www.beyondphototips.com/2008...
andrei_c, Rob Diana, Luke Robinson and 5 other people liked this
Google Calendar and Apple iCal finally agree to date - http://venturebeat.com/2008...
Kreg Steppe, Ginger Makela Riker, Mike Reynolds and 20 other people liked this
Finally! Very useful.
- Bret Taylor
would be very very nice. Still can't commit to one.
- Caleb Elston
I really REALLY wish iPhone and google calendars would place nice. I wrote a post awhile back on how to sync them with Calgoo (http://blog.justinkorn.com/index...), but I just wish they would sync over air already.
- Justin Korn
@Justin, I've been using NuevaSync.com to seamlessly sync my iPhone and Google Calendar over the air. Give it a whirl. I just set it up and don't even think about it anymore. Any changes are propagated both ways.
- Dylan Parker
Excited because I use both Google Calendar and Apple iCal but it's been one way from Google to Apple...glad that it will finally sync both ways. It also means I will be able to add events through my iPhone.
- Rajiv Doshi
@Dylan - I did try NuevaSync and 1) had issues with it when I did and 2) Last checked, NuevaSync doesn't keep calendars separated (I have 6+)
- Justin Korn
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