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Business Blogger【ツ】™, DENNY NOOR™ ♡♥, huzunbaz yuzler and 36 other people liked this
yum!
- Candyfusion
#makro
- Sinan AYHAN
hımm iştahım kabardı
- Ulvi Celik ( dragonnn )
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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edythe, Live4Emma (L4S), ha3rvey (Ho)^3 and 8 other people liked this
I smoke on the mic like smokin Joe Frazier...
- Adrian
from Bookmarklet
Who's got the best verse on this?
- Adrian
It's really hard to choose, but GZA has the best lines and closes this off in a way that says this is a force to be reckoned with. Ahh... 1993!
- Adrian
Deck has the best verse, as he does on most Wu joints.
- Bryan R. Adams
Deck tends to dominate their best posse cuts. It's like he feeds off their already off-the-scale collective energy and pushes it up a notch. That's his superpower.
- Adrian
But GZA's verse on this track tends to stick in my mind long after the song is over.
- Adrian
...And I'm the dirtiest thing in sight. Matter of fact bring out the girls and let's have a mud fight.
- Remo
In this case... GZA
- Remo
Watching this again, definitely GZA, but RZA's verse is a stand out too. 1993. And to think this introductory single was followed in very close succession by the album Enter the Wu-tang, Gravediggaz, Liquid Swords, ODB's first (which is a sentimental favorite for me), OBCL, Ironman and Forever. All by 1997.
- Adrian
Made my first cheesecake (turtle) for my oldest on her birthday.
Nurse Katie, Junebug (aka Sarah Jill), Yolanda and 32 other people liked this
Happy birthday, Sarah!
- Rochelle
How NOM is THAT? We won't know until tomorrow. :(
- Josh Haley
Nice to see some of the other Haley children. Zoe gets all the attention (cute tho she is). Happy Birthday, Sarah!
- Spidra Webster
Much love to birthday girl.
- Derrick
HAAAAAAPPPPPYYYYY BIIIIRRRRTTTHHHHHHHHDDAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!111
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
Spidra, Sarah has to approve the photos I post of her and then she rarely will consent to the taking of the picture. Zoe has no choice. Going to chill the 'cake overnight, so we did Blue Bell ice cream with the turtle topping.
- Trish Haley
from iPhone
I can understand that.
- Spidra Webster
Happy Birthday Sarah! Oooh that cheesecake looks yummy!
- Charlotte M
Happy Birthday Sarah, what a lovely name you have :-)
- Sarah Slaven
Happy Birthday Sarah!!!
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
Happy Birthday, Sarah! You could be your mommy's twin!
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
Happy BDay ..........enjoy your cake ...........looks good
- VAL D. Zone
Dear internet: I know you're trying to bait me by going out for stretches at a time, but I'm still switching to cable. Sorry, DSL. Love, Me.
Halil, Sels, ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ and Micah Wittman liked this
And don't even get me started on "NO" vs "KNOW". Please google the phrase "DO ANYBODY NO" to see how far I took that shit. #fb
Victor Ganata, Sels, Zehnchu and 2 other people liked this
DEW ENNYBUDDY NO MOAN NEEK?
- Morgan Haley
Basil Chicken | Thai Basil Chicken Recipe | Easy Asian Recipes at RasaMalaysia.com - http://rasamalaysia.com/thai-ba...
winckel, Sels, Neil Bernhart and 2 other people liked this
"One of my favorite dishes was its spicy basil chicken rice plate—perfectly steamed and fluffy jasmine rice coupled with ground chicken meat infused with aromatic Thai basil leaves."
- imabonehead
from Bookmarklet
This was the very first Thai dish I ever had. It was topped with a beautiful fried egg and I thought I was in heaven.
- Derrick
LL Cool J Walking With A Panther Def Jam, 1989 One day when I’m super rich and live in a giant palace and have an enourmous ego that goes with being super rich and living in a giant palace I will make sure to get several panther cubs and drape them with dookie rope chains to signify that I’ve officially made it. I would name them all after fallen... - http://misterjt.tumblr.com/post...
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or we could just give dude $5 and a copy of photoshop and he can make a cover just like LL's
- tiffany
Sinfest | 2009-12-02: Bunk Weed - http://www.sinfest.net/archive...
Sels, Joe Silence, tiffany and 3 other people liked this
Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes - http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/2009...
chaz2b, nakachi, Anna Haro and 22 other people liked this
"The basic idea was a pancake with all of the flavours of a sweet potato pie or a sweet potato casserole. I pretty much just took my basic pancake recipe with some of the flour replaced with whole wheat flour and added some pureed sweet potato long with some spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. For the sweet potato puree, you just need to cook a sweet potato until it is nice and soft and mash it up. I like to slow roast sweet potatoes as they caramelize and that adds a ton of flavour. The Sweet potato pie pancakes turned out great! They were nice and light and fluffy and moist and good. I really enjoyed the sweet potato flavour in the pancakes. I served the sweet potato pancakes with maple syrup, toasted pecans and topped them off with a slice of melting butter."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
Courtesy of @niczak!! :)
- Derrick
ROFL See! Pecans! BOO!!!
- Admiral Anika
I want to go to there. *pats empty seat next to me* COME ON ANIKA!!!!
- Derrick
Yeah, right! I don't like sweet potato, pie, pancakes OR pecans. It's like a plate of hate! ROFL I'll keep the syrup warm for you. =)
- Admiral Anika
And damn you! You're making me realize I haven't held a brunch in forever. I know my friends would love this.
- Admiral Anika
I'd eat that.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
nom - reminds me of Pumpkin Pancakes w/ Raisenettes at the Friendly Toast in Portsmouth, NH http://thefriendlytoast.net/
- Stuart Miniman
woot! :)
- Nicholas Kreidberg
I hate car dealerships. Everyone talks down to me because i'm a girl. This is a machine, not my baby.
Alix Whitmire, J. Abdul-Qahhar, imabonehead and 17 other people liked this
Ever looked 'em dead in the eye and said just.that? Hehehe
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
time to get out the knives ... better yet, the lasereyes.
- marthalib
It's not just because you're a girl. They talk down to me like that too. I think anyone who doesn't give off the air of knowing exactly what they're doing gets talked down to.
- Chrimmus Tad
i shopped for a bike and the sales person told me to, "pick a pretty color." ONE SALE LOST, PAL.
- Marie likes mistletoe
I'm now in the "You turned down our offer of pretty new tires" hazing period, this time featuring "we don't have a car for you to drive today after all (never mind that we'd "reserved" one for you last week) so we called Avis to bring one over."
- Imitation lris
from iPod
Marie, that's hilarious.
- Imitation lris
from iPod
it's hilarious now, but it made me all twitchy when it happened. :(
- Marie likes mistletoe
There was an article, or a book chapter, that I read once that documented that the best salesmen treat all customers the same, and never made any assumptions about their skill or budget, regardless of sex or race. Because you never know a) who that person might refer to you, and b) what their budget might be, regardless of how they present in the store. (cf old American Express ads)
- DJF
I vote for Laser Eyes... PEW PEW PEW.. wait, Avis? Iris, what type of dealership?
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
That went... poorly.
- Imitation lris
Don't know what brand you're talking about, but seeing as how this industry puts bread on my table, it worries me when people have a bad time with dealers. And with the industry being in the state it's in right now, I can't fathom how you'd get treated poorly. If you're a mind to, go to the brand web site and lodge a complaint/concern. Also increasingly the auto companies are increasing their presence on social media. @ScottMonty is the go to guy for Ford. You can find him on FFeed and on twitter
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Yeah, I'm a little surprised, too, Barry. I don't know if this makes you worry less or more, but I drive a Honda, so I'm already not helping your state's economy. The dealership in WI was wonderful to me. The dealership here? Worst. Experience. Ever. No exaggeration.
- Imitation lris
I'm with Barry. Perhaps an email &/or tweet is in order?
- marthalib
I've done the "speak with the manager" thing. I'm looking forward to the ubiquitous post-service survey, though... I wish I could take the phone survey in red pen.
- Imitation lris
I'm sorry it was so sucky Iris :( We were amazed at how going through the Costco car program seemed to immediately cut the crap... and sad that it took that to actually be treated like intelligent people instead of mindless drones with $$.
- Nikki D.
Well Honda or otherwise, the dealer experience has to change. Competition is that stiff, margins are that thin. I'm surprised frankly that you were treated that way at a Honda dealership (and yes, I forgive you). I'd always assumed (perhaps wrongly) that they were "different". If you're ever in the market for a Ford, give me a holler. But definitely avail yourself of the survey and any online presence the company may have.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Wow. That was a lot of upper-management groveling just now on the phone. Apparently there have been Meetings today, and trainings scheduled, and I can rent from them at a 25% discount from now on, and I have the general manager's cell phone for "anything I might need" (the mind boggles), and I may not have to pay for my next routine maintenance... So yeah, they screwed up.
- Imitation lris
Excellent. I mean, FAIL, but partial rebound.
- s t e v e
You need to call the manager's cell & say, "The Library Society of the World owns your ass, buddy. You won't know when, you won't know how, but someday we will call you & ask a favor of you. It would be unwise of you to refuse us this favor." Then hang up.
- josh neff, geek at large
Glad to hear you heard back from someone, though sad that it occurred.
- Abigail
LOL, Josh. Also, glad they finally tried to get their acts together.
- marthalib
Very glad to hear this! My sense (from Saturn, at least, and from what little I've seen of Toyota) is that those post-service surveys go to Corporate (who/wherever the hell that is) and they are Very Very Important to the dealership's relationship with Corporate. The dealership does NOT want your red pen of death on that survey and will do whatever they have to in order to stave it off. Good on you for talking with the manager!
- Catherine Pellegrino
I had a car picked out, a price I was willing to pay, financing arranged. Went to the local dealer and walked out over less than $500 difference in price. Called a not-so-local dealer my family had done prior business with and made a deal over the phone to get the car I wanted at the price I wanted. "Sales manager" from 1st dealership called the next day to see if he could "do...
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- Sally: in Florida
I miss my Saturn dealership. I lurved them. Not only did they not jerk me around, but after the car got totalled they just GAVE me another one while I was waiting for insurance company to come through, nothing signed or anything. "You need a car to get to work, we'll still be here when all that shakes out. We're just happy you're safe and okay." Everything shook out a few weeks later,...
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- Archangel ωαřмaiden
Good, love it when dealers burn
- Mo Kargas
I had one similar to Sally. I'd set up from NY to buy a car near my mom's (she was cosigning for me the poor grad student) and when I showed up the car was at a different location over an hour away and the guy I'd dealt with via email wasn't there. The only suggestion the manager I dealt with made was that I wait for them to get the car from the other location. I looked at him (all of...
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- Abigail
Glad it worked out Iris. At least the sales manager understands how high the stakes are these days.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Don't get me started.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
*turns ignition key in Josh's eye*
- Mo Kargas
None of this surprises me for two reasons: 1. GM management never sets foot in a dealership. They have their vehicles delivered to their offices at HQ - serviced there too. 2. All the auto mfgrs used to buy a binder evetymodel year called The Maritz Syndicated Studies - an exhaustive quantitative (ie., a survey) study of the first- and second- quarter buyers and lessees of the model...
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- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
from iPhone
YouTube - LL Cool J-Rock the Bells - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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cecily, Sels, Admiral Anika and 3 other people liked this
for Josh and Cecily
- s t e v e
from Bookmarklet
*bump* I'm groovin' to this now.
- Admiral Anika
<3
- Derrick
How'd I miss this?
- cecily
talked to my insane friend @Meshee She's disturbed but I like her style.
Sels, Admiral Anika and Cathryn Hrudicka liked this
One of the surest ways to determine the maturity of someone is to see if they can handle others having a different opinion. If they can't comprehend why someone could possibly like some band or some movie that they don't like, then, well, they've failed.
Sean Oliver, ffcode, Mark Trapp and 58 other people liked this
I think you're wrong. Completely, totally wrong. I'm going to go throw a fit about it now.
- DGentry
'The proof is in the pudding!' 'Well I *HATE* pudding!'
- Akiva Moskovitz
Pudding rocks...Your insane..I completely disagree with you....lol
- Bill Heslin
I cannot remember the source of this quote, but: "the older I get, the shorter the time between when I realize that someone is a jackass, and when I tell them they are one."
- DGentry
It gets tougher, however, when someone holds an opinion that diverges from a bedrock truth of yours. Nevertheless, it's important to try to understand those that are wrong - I mean, that have a different view of life.
- John E. Bredehoft
from fftogo
I like Milli Vanilli.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
looks like metafilter!
- Pam Gwenzi
I see you met my ex.
- Alix Whitmire
It's mistaking being fierce/strong willed with being intolerant and really just stupid, like you said #FAIL
- sofarsoShawn
I can certainly comprehend the psychological/sociological reasons why some people enjoy racist rap or Nazi death metal or kids programs that teach jihad, but if you ask me to refrain from insulting such taste or ask me to teach my kids to tolerate such obvious insanity, I guess I fail the maturity test. I won't insult a person, but I will insult their evil art.
- Gus
@Josh, now you're just troll baiting. :-P
- Jason Huebel
from iPhone
Gus, there's a huge difference between the brainwashing that MEMRI TV delivers and someone being all pissed off because you like Jethro Tull.
- Akiva Moskovitz
MEMRI TV? How about Fox News? Less news, more conspiracy theory.
- Dennis Jernberg
I think this is true in most cases, but some things are just wrong.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Dennis, as soon as FOX News features the equivalent of a Jew-eating Rabbit, I'll buy into your comparison.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I guess you have a point. Fox and the talk-radio neocons aren't openly advocating the massacre of liberals.
- Dennis Jernberg
We never accuse anyone of being immature until they get old enough to disagree with us--at length.
- Kathy Fitch
Yes, Dennis. There is absolutely no comparison. At all.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Kathy, nice use of the royal 'we'.
- Akiva Moskovitz
This is about me, isn't it? *sagenod* Everything is, eventually.
- Michael W. May
Screw you guys, ah'm goin' home
- Slappy Line
Akiva, if someone is OK with your opinion because he/she doesn't care about other people's opinions, does that mean he/she has maturity?
- Brome
Damn... I just realized that if Akiva likes Tull, I have to agree with him again *pout*
- Michael W. May
:-) I was wondering if anyone would go there, Akiva! It's really just first person plural, though, as in "We humans are so silly."
- Kathy Fitch
I've had to fire so many friends based on this criteria alone.
- Sean Oliver
Brome, it means that they're invited to my Solstice Party.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I think I've been fired by some friends for being okay with some other friends' opinions, regardless of my personal comprehension or embracing of them.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
so true
- Brian Appleby
I'm still back on this Josh Haley/Milli Vaniilli thing. Josh, I respect you. (Actually, I didn't say that. Someone else said it and I moved my lips.)
- John E. Bredehoft
OK, we all know that neither Fab nor Rob actually sang on that hit album. I am just saying that the people who DID sing on it and the producers therein really knew what they were doing in cranking out a quality pop album.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
I think I've just been called immature.
- Paul
If you try and think of the things people say more like the sounds of dogs barking, and what they write more like the paths left by insects in tree bark, things make a lot more sense.
- SuezanneC Baskerville
This seems bumpworthy to me for some reason.
- Ken Sheppardson
I think "maturity" isn't necessarily the right term. It's more a measure of stubbornness. It may come from "failing to understand others", I just don't think it the term "maturity" accurately depicts the notion here.
- G. Sigh
I would counter and say that it takes a mature person to just walk away rather than demonstrating epic stubbornness.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva, that sounds like wise council: "Before a quarrel bursts forth, take your leave."
- Melanie Reed
I would also say that it takes a mature person not to troll someone for disagreeing. Both sides can walk away or handle themselves with some kindness.
- joey
I wasn't unkind to him. I was unkind to the girl who blocked our driveway. He's the one tried to make it personal by bringing Audrey into the mix.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I didn't point a finger at a specific person; I think that several people were very unkind to him in that thread from the moment he opened his mouth.
- joey
Oh. I just assumed you were talking about me since this is my thread and all. And also the fact that you hate me!~!
- Akiva Moskovitz
Wait he brought Audrey into it?
- Jimminy Fuller
Jimminy, yeah but only to say that he hopes that someone says mean things about her when she does something wrong as a teenager as I was saying mean things about the girl who blocked our driveway so as to teach us a lesson or something.
- Akiva Moskovitz
But I kind of have a policy that if you try to use my daughter as leverage against me in a discussion, the gloves, kid or otherwise, come right off.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Audrey's not a very good lever...she's too short.
- Alex Scoble
But, man, does that girl have some torque.
- Akiva Moskovitz
My point re: the word "mature" is that it's a bit too broad. My 5-year old niece may not exhibit epic stubbornness, but she is not a mature person either. My 70-year old uncle may not agree with me politically, and can be very stubborn, but remains a mature human for whom I have great respect. In other words, we're just painting with too broad a brush here. Mutual respect for one...
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- G. Sigh
G. Sigh, I agree. We learn the most about compassion when our heart's been the most broken. The kindness may be there before hand, but our loyalties can sometimes put that compassion out of balance.
- Melanie Reed
This is why console gamers can go SAF: you're ruining real PC games. Before you console juggalos came along, we never had to 'unlock' new areas or earn 'achievements'. Now PC games are bottlenecked by your console's weak hardware specs and game control is dumbed down to suit your limited, knobby, little controllers.
tinypants - Hagitha of FF, Chris, Taskerrific Guy, Steven Perez and 24 other people liked this
What's worse is that game play ITSELF is dumbed down to meet the YouTube audience that tends to buy consoles for gaming over PCs.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Can't afford to PC game.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Another complaint: console gamers don't care about immersion so console games don't bother which is why console UIs are always so 'game-y'. Dragon Age is really fun but the UI might as well be the front panel of a microwave for how evocative and related it is to the setting of the game itself.
- Akiva Moskovitz
@Amber, you can pretty much just drop a $150 nvidia or ATI card in any PC with a PCI-express slot and enough RAM, done deal. cheaper than a console since you already have the PC - and if you don't mind lower resolutions or visual quality you could go down to $75 instead
- mjc
WASD going on here?
- Josh Haley
Preach it, Akiva. I hate console gaming.
- Jason Huebel
from Android
Don't already have the PC to do that. Haven't you heard my crappy computer rants already? It was just cheaper to get a hold of the console.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Hahahaha...This rant is so funny. Microsoft comes up with one of the best ideas in gaming in a long time (unified achievements) and you pooh pooh it? Hilarious...Why not diss the steering wheel while you are at it. PC vs console gaming is a no-brainer for me...can't do PC gaming on my 55" TV.
- Alex Scoble
I think the controls are fine. You can use mouse-only or a combo of keyboard/mouse. The interface is MMORPG-like so blame WoW for that. Some games on PC's aren't as immersive due to the controls. There's no equivalent controls on the PC to moving the sticks to change the pace of running/walking/sneaking.
- Rodfather
I would have to disagree. I hate PC gaming, I just can't use the controls on a keyboard. I'm an old Nintendo-Atari-Sega guy. Last game I played on a PC was a DOS game called Prince of Persia. It just isn't the same without my Playstation 3 and my 47 inch HD television.
- Faraz Mullick
Alex, why can't you do PC gaming on your 55" TV? My ancient 42" Sceptre 1080P TV accepts VGA... been gaming on it for 4 years now. I prefer my 22" IPN panel Del monitor to it though.
- Adrian
Home theater PCs are either expensive or underpowered...You can't put a regular PC in a home theater...they are way too loud. And personally, I find console gaming to be much more seemless, and way more immersive...oh and Xbox 360 Achievements are awesomesauce. In short, I completely disagree with Akiva.
- Alex Scoble
I loved gaming on a PC (keyboard + mouse FTW) but I could never justify the costs keeping up with the hardware. I feel like I get my money's worth out of my PS3 (and Xbox 1) before that.
- Matt Mastracci
I do agree somewhat console gaming ruining PC gaming. The interface for Fallout 3 PC was basically the same as the console. Such a pain.
- Rodfather
LOL, I still use the all-aluminum Lian Li case I've had for 6 years or so. I've managed to stuff a Core i7 into it. It's fairly quiet but the aluminum cases are not as quiet as a dedicated HTPC case. Frankly doesn't bother me. Mouse / keyboard is still the control paradigm to beat (except in racing / flying / platform games of course).
- Adrian
Consoles should natively support keyboard/mouse gaming for every game. If you can't beat that with a controller, buy a keyboard and mouse. ;)
- Matt Mastracci
I agree with Matt, I can't justify regular hardware upgrades any more. Not to mention having to deal with windows, which i hate. It wasn't that long ago that was on the console-bashing bandwagon, but the games and consoles have come a LONG way.
- dthree
Mass Effect would have been a much better game had it been designed ground up for the PC.
- Adrian
I've never really been a fan of BioWare RPG's. I still think the best were PC RPG's with an isometric view. Fallout 1&2 for example. Dragon Age seems ok so far.
- Rodfather
*fistbump Akiva* You tell 'em mate
- Mo Kargas
I play both console games and PC games, though I'm not really a big gamer. I don't really feel like game play is dumbed down or like I'm an idiot for playing console games, but whatever. I'm really commenting to say that I play PC games on my television all the time. In fact, my PC is broken so everything I do on a PC I do on the 'family' one hooked up to the television. We have an I7...
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- joey
It bothers me that media PCs or consoles are in the living room. I would have thought we'd all be using rack-mounted hardware in media closets by now. :( It sucks to have piles of boxes hooked up to a TV with spaghetti wires all over the place. Clearly some companies are missing opportunities. Console controls should work equally well with PCs, and they should all be RF.
- Cristo
Cristo, you're welcome to come set up a media closet for me :)
- joey
joey, I would do it. Unfortunately it's still really, really hard. I'm still trying to figure it all out.
- Cristo
To this day can't play any sort of first person shooter on the consoles. The controls are just no match compared to keyboard / mouse combo that I've had years upon years of experience on. That's sadly all I can contribute to this discussion.
- Jon, the Chilled Beartato
Oh, PC gaming. How I remember the love that I felt for you when realising that even though I was well above "minimum spec", the new game still ran like a turd in treacle. The discovery that I would need to update pretty much everything in order to just support the graphics card and RAM upgrades just made things even sweeter. And -oh!- all those commands to remember! Thank $DEITY I have...
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- Andy Bold
Alex, your argument is voided by your use of the word 'awesomesauce'.
- Akiva Moskovitz
from BuddyFeed
I don't hate consoles, but they hold nothing to the graphics of a PC. ;)
- Spencer
Also, I've yet to see any proper refutation of my points. The fact that not one of you has refuted being called a juggalo is seriously concerning.
- Akiva Moskovitz
from BuddyFeed
i cant afford buying the best of the best when it comes to pcs. sure, the console systems are not as flashy but i still enjoy them for what they are, mind you, i have a soft spot for old SNES games, so...... mind you i play WoW . those kinda games are hard to replicate on a console machine. BUT. WoW doesnt require HUUUGEE processing power to play. i think that's the trick with pc games. make more games that don't require lots of hardware to enjoy. remember the good ol fun days of the lucasarts adventures??
- Terry O'Fee
Hey, did you guys have fun modding Fallout 3? Oh, wait, you can't! You're on a console. Oops, sorry!
- Akiva Moskovitz
from BuddyFeed
and?? :P
- Terry O'Fee
mind u, im not much of a fan of these ipod touch/iphone versions of games coming out these days. playing doom with a touchscreen just looks silly :P
- Terry O'Fee
I game to enjoy myself. PC gaming is a chore - you have to build a PC, maintain it, patch it, defrag it, buy new hardware for it, run anti-malware on it, etc. Consoles are simple: put a disc in, and enjoy playing a game. I don't want to mod, I don't want to brag about headshots, I certainly don't want to play online with a bunch of assholes. I just want to play a game. Consoles are WAY better at this simplified experience.
- Sparky
I don't know what SAF means.
- Mistletoe Glen
from iPod
Glen, suck a f&^$.
- Rochelle
How did this not pull on my Favorite's best of day. This is like best of millenium
- Matthew DeVries
This post has a lot of acronyms.
- Rochelle
Sparky, are you still living in 1999? I don't have to maintain a PC, patch it, defrag it, or run anti-malware on it. I just boot up, slip the disc in, and go. It's zero maintenance, zero fuss. Perhaps this could be because it's a MacPro and I do nothing on the PC side except play games but even when before I bought the MacPro, I haven't had a need to perform serious maintenance or even...
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- Akiva Moskovitz
The absence of Madden on the PC is what finally pushed me over the edge to pick up an Xbox. It sorta seems to me like PC and console are *almost* complementary: I can't for the life of me play an FPS with a controller, but there are all kinds of "family"/kids games I've never think of buying on a PC, and live head-to-head sports on the big screen TV just isn't very PC friendly. I'll take both, thanks. :-)
- Ken Sheppardson
I'll respectfully disagree; I don't miss the "buy a new game/upgrade your hardware" cycle -since purchasing my Xbox360, I haven't had to purchase and install the latest, greatest video card, or add more memory to my console in order to enjoy the latest, greatest games. Personally, I think Achievements are a nice way to mark and track progress through a game, and I admit, I've become addicted to hearing the "Achievement Unlocked" sound as I'm playing through a game.
- Andrew Terry
Achievements are the Satan of video gaming. It made me quit WoW. I couldn't walk anywhere or open any door without fucking alarms and popups and crazy shit "YOU HAVE OPENED YOUR 5,406 DOOR?!
- Matthew DeVries
Akiva - you just made a point by stating that you use a Mac Pro for gaming. That's a $3000 machine vs. a $200 Xbox 360. It's a machine you have to deal with, install, run updates on, etc.
- Sparky
You all know this topic is a religious war, no one wins, and you leave scorched earth in your wake? Just checkin'.
- Ed Millard
I'm a life long PC gamer, and I love them but they are pretty flawed. The constant push for more gear is certainly a flaw, also leads to rich gamer advantage. The push for stunning visuals is bad too and seems to afflict all platforms. They end up shorting game play, and driving up game costs. I still love and play ugly Battlefield2 but the cheats you have on PC's seriously damage it. I have a PS3 IBM gave me with Madden 2010 but I just don't like. Football is not a game designed for computers.
- Ed Millard
I could almost see playing football on a computer if you had 22 people playing. It would probably be chaos in practice though. If you actually had a team of 11 people who practiced and worked together and played competitively against other teams like that it might be really interesting.
- Ed Millard
I play with consoles these days mostly, but I have nothing against PC gaming when the hardware is up to date. I wouldn't blame the consoles for dumbing down the games. I guess the reason is money: console games aren't pirated as much so releasing/optimizing for them first makes sense business-wise. About achievements: if they are reasonable, they encourage me to play more. For example, they motivated me to play more Fallout 3 than I otherwise would have played.
- Jemm
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Sparky, well, I failed to mention the fact that I have a gaming PC here that I built out several years ago that would trounce my MacPro in gaming. Only reason why I use the MacPro for gaming at all is because I want to play on my 24" LED Cinema Display rather than my years-old 22" Samsung LCD. And that old machine required no maintenance at all: again, the days of XP and FAT are gone;...
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- Akiva Moskovitz
Ed, you're right, this is a religious war that no one can win. It's also trollish comment-bait. Occasionally, I like to rile up the natives (and by occasionally, I pretty much mean daily).
- Akiva Moskovitz
Ed, you do make a good point, though: I don't want to sacrifice game quality just for stunning visuals. However, at least on the PC, you have the option for stunning visuals. Because of consoles, the cutting edge of gaming has been seriously dulled. A good example of this tug-of-war is Oblivion which was clearly console-oriented game but also had ground-breaking graphics at the time....
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- Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva, I figured, LOL. Nothing wrong with that. Religious wars are always entertaining to watch at least up until the crucifixions start, and some people are even in to those.
- Ed Millard
As a proof that it isn't always about pretty graphics, I offer this challenge: as soon as you can play a game like Hearts of Iron III on a console, I'll buy in wholesale. But as long as consoles promote arcade-style play (and I mean arcade in the sense of simple gameplay as well as in the traditional sense of playing to earn prizes/achievements) as well as bottleneck PC gaming, I'll be...
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- Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva, the fact that you used the word 'juggalo' was my favourite part of the post. How could I refute that? My 'juggalo name' is Cutty the Clown, by the way.
- joey
joey, hm, I wonder what my juggalo name would be.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Stunning visuals are expensive to develop. They are great for the immersion, but me I like games for strategy, tactics and competition. The visuals don't add anything to that. Seems to me like too many companies are marketing games just based on "stunning visuals" because they've run out of ideas for the actual game, and too many players fall for it.
- Ed Millard
Akiva, not sure consoles are exactly crippling PC gaming. As others have suggested the PC's openness is its own worst enemy. Not sure "piracy" is entirely it but it is certainly rampant and is punishing developers. For multiplayer games the cheating you have on PC's is really killing them, it sure hammers BF2 and Call of Duty. Not sure how rampant it is on consoles but I assume its either a lot less to non existent.
- Ed Millard
Okay, let me make this easy for all of you: if you agree with me, you're right; if you disagree with me, you're wrong Wrong WRONG!@@@@@@@@@@@@!@#!!!
- Akiva Moskovitz
I'm willing to let Akiva have his Alex Scoble moment.. just because
- Rodfather
Every once in awhile, the hero should enjoy the exploits of his sidekick.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Tell 'em, Akiva! Fuck yeah PC gaming!
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Back to the very first response from Amber, I'm not stupid, I just can't afford to get a PC that can handle full-blown games yet. Maybe I'll reach that level when I replace my circa 2003 HP Pavilion that barely works. And sort of like what joey said, I'm not a very serious gamer, anyway, and I don't think I'm an idiot for using a console. Perhaps some people are, but I'm not. All I have...
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- Kamilah Gill
OK, I think Akiva just had the Nero, "Crucify all the console gamers" moment....
- Ed Millard
Kamilah: Here I am with a system from 2003, with a crappy video card, 1GB RAM, and a single-core P4. And yet I can play lots of great, full games on it. Cost is an excuse.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Chris, my computer has just gotten hopelessly full of stuff that slows it down. I defrag it, run virus detectors, etc. and it just acts really stupid all the time. I might get it to function well enough if I go through and painstakingly clean out everything in it, but I don't think it's worth the effort. I just need to start over with a clean slate.
- Kamilah Gill
Not willing to go for a reformat and reinstall, eh?
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Console FTW because (1) I refuse to run Windows and (2) I refuse to upgrade my PC every 6-12 months. That said, game developers need to realize that we can plug in a keyboard and mouse on our console - at least I can plug one in the PS3, don't know about the Xbox - make that a controller option already and and get rid of dumbed down interfaces!!!
- Haris bin Ali
Yeah, you can plug one in on a 360 as well... There's a folding panel on the right-hand side, similar to the cart slots on old consoles, with some USB ports inside.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Ok, first of all cutting-edge PC gaming is a hobby, not a thing for the casual gamer. Most gamers build their own rigs. That's part of the hobby. If you don't enjoy that, then by all means stick with consoles, no problem. Yes the gear is pricey but if you play it right you can updgrade incrementally as needed. Certainly consoles have their place and have brought the 3d gaming experience...
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- Adrian
The last time I seriously gamed on a computer, it was on a Commodore 64. If WoW was on a console, I'd totally switch over.
- Victor Ganata
Hey, don't knock the C=64. There are some games for the C=64 that I still play today through emulation. :-) I still love Tower Toppler and Bubble Bobble.
- Jason Huebel
Jason, there's a C64 emulator for Android. ;D
- Adrian
The Commodore 64 isn't a console. But it does remind me: I need to find a Commodore 64, a 1571, and a 1581. I still have nearly all of my discs from back in the day. Same with my Apple ][e and Amiga collections (I do have an Amiga 500 upstairs).
- Akiva Moskovitz
I still play Phantasie and a few other C64 RPGs.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Akiva: There are pretty decent, annual shows in Toronto and Chicago for Commodore fans. Toronto's is next month, at that.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Toronto's a far distance from me. Ebay's a lot closer.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I still have all my C64 and Amiga disks too. I hope they still work.
- Rodfather
@Adrian Shouldn't the focus be on the games themselves rather than the hardware/OS they run on? Console gaming lets me do that. PC gaming does not.
- Haris bin Ali
AMIGAS SUCK!!
- Chrimmus Tad
And with that...TAD SIGNS HIS DEATH WARRANT !!
- Mo Kargas
OH YEAH? WELL TAD HAS A SQUEAKY VOICE.
- Akiva Moskovitz
@Haris sorry but that's not the case. The focus has been on simplifying the games with the console tech as the lowest common denominator, so even if you have a higher spec pc the game design itself is limited by the console tech, and not just the graphics.
- Adrian
well the differences between a pc game and a SNES/genesis game compared to a pc game and ps3/360 game are a little different. i go into game places now it's usually a wall one side of ps stuff, a wall of xbox stuff, a section of wii stuff and the pc games waaaay on the back wall.
- Terry O'Fee
As someone who had to buy health insurance for my small business for the first time this year, let me tell you something. The shit is outta control.
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As someone who got a COBRA letter a while ago, it's outta control. Who can pay 70% of their unemployment check just for insurance? If I've got to choose between my mortgage and food or health insurance, which is the more responsible choice?
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I had to make that choice when I was out of work last fall. COBRA is a joke. When you're paying for groceries with quarters out of your piggy bank it's not much of a choice.
- Give 'Em DBizness
Me too Tina. I had the Cobra letter two months ago, so I just decided to cover everyone under health insurance, but what a headache, hassle, and expense. And I'm not getting the cheap stuff, but I still can't get certain things covered that I could with my old big corporate insurance. Forget it if it was just me and not additional people. Then it's not group insurance, it's a whole...
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- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
I was lucky that the last COBRA letter I got was when I transitioned over to my husband's insurance plan at his job. But seriously: $700 a month for one healthy female? That wasn't even for my husband too, that was just me, and the max unemployment benefit in my state is approximately $1400 a month. A couple on COBRA, or heaven forbid a family, would either have insurance OR they'd have...
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- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
You should see the plans that most small businesses can afford that were presented to me. You'd better not need anything besides a generic drug.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Oh, I've seen 'em: my last job was a company of two people =/
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I'm self employed. I have a reasonable health plan for a family of four. We have a large deductible ($2500/yr), but my monthly premium is $340. It covers a lot, and supports a Health Savings Account, so I can pay my $2500 deductible pre-tax.
- Dennis O'Neil
It won't be too long before the big company insurance won't be much better than the small business offerings. Every year the company strips out more and more plan options to save money. There's only so much you can strip out before the insurance isn't worth squat.
- Give 'Em DBizness
Dennis, that's fantastic. The lowest premium I could find for just myself was over $200 a month with a $5000 deductible and no HSA consideration. The sad fact is that the great deals available in some states or cost of living areas aren't available in others.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Yeah that is great Dennis. It should be like that everywhere. Unfortunately business as usual won't allow that to happen.
- Give 'Em DBizness
Tina - That's a bummer on the no HSA support, but the $200 is comparable to what I think they told me individual coverage was back when I got the policy. I was offered a $5k deductible plan also, but I don't remember the difference in premium. I look at our health insurance as serious or catastrophic coverage only. I expect to pay for all normal doctor visits and prescriptions out of pocket.
- Dennis O'Neil
Eric - I also looked a "group" policy, which is what I assume you were looking at for your business. A similar policy to my $340/mo plan was $1100 month as a group policy. When I asked why, I was told that with a group policy, no one could be turned down for a pre-existing condition.
- Dennis O'Neil
Dennis, that is not true, at least where I am. There is a continuation of coverage where a new insurance company cannot deny you if you were covered under old insurance. The problem is that lapses after 63 days. It was a race against time to get coverage since all coverage begins at the first of the next month. Once you get past that period, pre-existing conditions can be denied.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Yeah, that's different here in Maryland. If I had a group insurance policy, and I hired a new full-time employee, they would be guaranteed coverage under the company group plan. I don't have any full-time employees right now, so I didn't need to opt for the group option.
- Dennis O'Neil
Maryland is surely a different beast than most states.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Tina, a 5K deductible is by definition a HDHP which should qualify you for participation in a HSA. The HSA does not have to be administered by the insurance company and in fact, it probably won't be.
- Mattb4rd
Unfortunately Matt I don't use healthcare enough to warrant an HSA (the ones I've been offered in the past were 'use it or loose it' at the end of every year).
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Tina - I think you're thinking of a Flexible Spending Account (FSA). I used to have one of those when I was an employee, and yes, it was a use-it-or-lose-it deal. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are individual accounts that have no such limitation. There's a maximum annual contribution with an HSA, but there's no fear of loss like the FSA, and its all non-taxed.
- Dennis O'Neil
HSA's are basically are savings accounts (for non-taxed money) where withdrawals are only allowed for medical related expenses.
- Dennis O'Neil
The problem with HSA's, you have to have enough time to put money in to cover the holes in your coverage. I don't have money, nor time.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
No, this was specifically an HSA of pre-tax money administered by the corporation I worked at. The funds all had to be used for medical expenses within the household as claimed on one's taxes, and the money had to be used by the end of the year. Like I said, as I typically spend about $500 a year on actual healthcare (read: not my insurance premiums), it wasn't a particularly useful option for me.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Tina - Well hopefully your job interview goes (went?) well and you'll not need to worry about it. Otherwise, there are many independent providers of HSA's without the loss issue. My HSA is administered by my bank, Wachovia.
- Dennis O'Neil
Well, I'm lucky to an extent that I'm currently covered on my husband's plan, which has a slightly lower deductible. If the benefits are my (hopefully!) new job are worth a hoot I'll probably get coverage there, as this insurance leaves a bit to be desired (though the vision coverage is ok).
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
That sounds screwy, Tina. My HSA is mine and mine only. All unused funds stay in the account until I use the account to pay for medical expenses like co-pays and medications. If the balance were to ever get to the 2K level I could convert it to an investment account and increase the rate of return on the cash. I love the arrangement as it places more of the responsibility of the cost of my health care squarely where it belongs, in my lap.
- Mattb4rd
By the way, congratulations on the success of your business, Eric.
- Mattb4rd
I've been paying anywhere from $700-1100 per month in NYS since 2003. Family of three. HMO, the HSA wasn't up to snuff yet, but maybe soon. And of course, my fave doctors are out of network.
- Bryan R. Adams
I think now is as good a time as any to bring this back up - Barack Obama Got This! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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a classic.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
His speech was a home run.
- Joe
YEAH!!!
- Helen Sventitsky
Let me tell you, right now the man who is our President is probably our country and the worlds best hope for American progress on a number of fronts in a generation.
- Joe
He stood firm on a public option and came out fighting.
- Joe
This one always cracks me up.
- Yolanda
I like the fact that he stated his plan and addressed all the stupid lies people were spreading about it.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Addressing the lies is something the President shouldn't need to address, but I'm glad he did.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
I like you how you described that in your tweet Rah.
- Joe
That was awesome! Please let it have the positive impact that it should, and not be slighted by the opposing media outlets.
- Zachary Poley
Exactly, Eric.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
He hit all the right notes tonight. Here is a good summary http://ff.im/7RHDN
- Joe
Every time I see this one, I can hear his voice saying it. Not that I think he'd ever drop an F-bomb in public, but I can still hear it.
- Ladybug Heather
FACT CHECK: Obama uses iffy math on deficit pledge http://news.yahoo.com/s...
- Craig Eddy
That article is not a FACT CHECK. I'm also not sure what bearing it has on this thread.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
FF has given you the tools to moderate your threads, Rah.
- Pete Delucchi
from iPhone
I thought about that, but I wanted people to see exactly what happened. :)
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
I don't see anything here worth deleting. Discussion is good.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
I like this one http://furryrabbits.tumblr.com/post...
- Neal Jansons
I think it's hard for Obama supporters to say he stomped out the lies, when I think many have no idea about the facts of the bill. Just because he reads well from his teleprompter doesn't mean he is telling the truth. He is a politician you know.
- Spencer
Spencer...I have read through the proposed bill. There are no death panels, it specifically says no coverage for those here illegally, and specifically says it won't touch other programs like Medicare for funding. Those were the main lies he "stomped", right? So while people who haven't read through the bill might be unjustified in saying he "stomped out the lies", they aren't incorrect (they are just correct accidentally).
- Neal Jansons
listening to "Dazz Band - Let It Whip" - http://blip.fm/~d4imu
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I *love* this song. Good memories of 4th grade.
- Admiral Anika
jaja...i was at least 14.
- nezua
What year was that song out? I can't remember. But then again, I'm old.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
shoot. well. dunno! i'd guess very early 80s.
- nezua
The song came out in '82. Nez, I still can't get over the fact you're older than me. When we met, I thought you were maybe a good 7 - 10 years younger.
- Admiral Anika
its just my lot! nobody believes my age.
- nezua
LOL You poor thing. =D
- Admiral Anika
yes. the pain is hard to bear. but i manage. :D
- nezua
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"House Bill: "No Federal Payment for Undocumented Aliens." According to America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, Page 143, Line 3, Section 246: "No Federal Payment for Undocumented Aliens. Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States." [America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, accessed 7/22/09]"
- Admiral Anika
listening to "The Roots - The Next Movement" - http://blip.fm/~d4d0w
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Wow. Obama is pulling no punches. Throwing folks all under the bus. Geez. He even seems a little pissed off.
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He should! There are people out there who are trying to fuck us all with their lies and hate!
- Mathew™ one of a kind
Please someone tell me that the toddler "I scream about everything" phase goes away by high school. Please. And send earplugs.
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It does.
- Jim Addz No Value
It does, but it comes back often enough that it seems like it doesn't.
- Kim
KIM!!! Shhhhhhh!!!
- Jim Addz No Value
Sorry Michelle - how 'bout...keeping the good times in mind, when they are your heroes, makes the bad times go faster.
- Kim
He screams about everything. It is so frustrating. I understand that he doesn't know how to express his feelings, but sheesh! Why didn't anyone tell me about this?
- Michelle Martinez
When I first became a parent, I felt like all parents were in a huge conspiracy against people who weren't parents yet, having told them absolutely nothing about real world parenting. It was the only way to keep the human race going.
- Kim
+1000 Kim. That is pretty much how I feel 90% of the time. No matter how many books I read or how much research I do on parenting, this kid always seems to throw me a curve ball.
- Michelle Martinez
How old is he, Michelle?
- Kim
Good luck with that.
- Brent - Loving Life
Kim! LOL! Well said.
- Jim Addz No Value
Kim, He is 3.
- Michelle Martinez
I know many moms who felt like the "terrible 2's" were a myth, and 3 was much harder (though I never want to say that to parents of a 2yo!)
- Kim
Yeah, I think 3 is harder than 2. I have a screaming child that wants to be independent but doesn't, has no desire to potty train, and eats like a hungover bachelor. Parenting: I am doing it wrong.
- Michelle Martinez
Nope, no matter what you do, he still has a little of his father in him ;)
- Kim
Michelle, we're all doing it wrong.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
It definitey comes and goes. Of course, if it is a girl it comes back with a vengeance around 12.
- Kenton
This is why I don't judge other parents anymore. Unless you are the "I'm gonna leave my kids in the car while I go into the strip club" type parent, do what what you gotta do. I can pretty much guarantee that my parents did things that weren't supposed to do, and I turned out to be a pretty decent person. I just wish someone would have told me about the amount of patience I would need. I would have prepared myself.
- Michelle Martinez
LOL- my mom (mother of 5) has this whole "don't tell single women this (set of stuff)" because she fears they won't have kids if they knew. It cracks me up. But I am afraid.
- anna sauce
Then it gets to the "how many" number - the part we don't realize is how they will all interact with each other and...against us.
- Kim
My daughter is 2.5 and is already at the screaming stage! She'll want something and when I offer it up she doesn't want it them I put it away and she wants it again!! When I offer it she wants to grab it herself but when I put it down she wants me to give it to her!! I sometimes just let her cry out her frustration until I can get to the crux of the matter when she's calm.
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
from iPhone
Been there. Little brains that are growing like crazy but can't communicate well. Be thankful as this is a sign of intelligence and normal development. We looked back after our youngest was diagnosed with a mental disability and felt a bit ashamed we didn't give enough credence to the lack of this behavior at the time.
- Capn' One Eye - adrift
If a future parent was told how much patience they would need, the amount of sleep they would be deprived of, the lovely smells they will smell, etc., etc., there wouldn't be any future parents
- Brent - Loving Life
You're probably right, Brent.
- Michelle Martinez
I heard from good sources the screaming part ends around age 10 or 11 but then there are the teen screams which are different but still loud
- L Stephen Cleary
Ah yes the teenage years - so much fun. Really. I'm not kidding - much.
- Brent - Loving Life
Can't even think of the teen years at this point. I am hoping to go to sleep when he is 10, and wake up when he is 18.
- Michelle Martinez
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. -- Gandhi
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Do Dems want to be in the minority again? Mandates with no public option are a good way to get there. http://pandagon.net/index...
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They are already on their way because of the public option, not because of the lack of. ;)
- Spencer
About 70% of the country wants the government to provide a health plan for people who aren't covered by private insurance companies. That's exactly what the "public option" is, even if it hasn't been explained very well. Forcing people to buy into crappy and expensive private insurance plans is a recipe for generating a lot of unhappiness.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I have watched so much Criminal Minds the last three days I think I should qualify 4 criminal justice college classes.
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@DanielMiessler It makes me so mad that Obama wants children to work hard and stay in school! We should all want them to fail:)
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just read the President's speech to the schoolchildren. For all the ppl refusing to air it: You. Are. Fucking. Idiots. http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaRe...
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Anyone who says that online friends are somehow less important or significant than "real life" friends should have been at the Austin mini-meetup last night. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard for so long. Aden and Laura, it was a pleasure meeting both of you. You are both truly awesome and I am glad to count you as friends.
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<3 I laughed myself so hard my stomach hurt last night with the DO ANYBODY NO stuff. Seriously.
- Derrick
My stomach is still hurting. In fact, my face hurts, too.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
That sounds like fun, I wouldn't mind having a friendfeed meet-up also would love to meet some of you guys.
- YoYo_P
YoYo, where do you live?
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
I live in Little Rock, Arkansas
- YoYo_P
Okay, I was in Little Rock about a month ago for work. I keep finding people on FriendFeed AFTER I work in their cities. :)
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
Seem like I remember that you was in Little Rock from one of your feed. Did you do anything special when you was here, of course there's not to much to do here though. Where are you from?
- YoYo_P
Derrick, me too. At one point when I was trying to get Audrey to fall asleep, I was laying in the bed with her with my iPhone. I started laughing (silently) but my body jiggled with laughter and the shaking of that woke her up again!
- Rochelle
I sorta blew through town. I literally worked one day and spent two nights there. I live in Dallas, but I'm from Monroe, Louisiana.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
@Ha3rvey, I was in Dallas about three weeks ago on vacation we had a ball, my husband have family from Monroe.
- YoYo_P
You all are dangerous when you are together. :D I had fun reading all of that.
- Helen Sventitsky
Rochelle, in my eyes, that Yahoo piece you posted just might be the funniest thing I've ever seen in my tenure on Friendfeed. I'll need to save the graphic and all the comments in that thread, because I simply will never tire of it. *goes to look at it again*
- Derrick
Hey, I've been to Louisiana.
- Rochelle
Maybe not better or less important, but it still feels different to some. I figure that we all relate to people in different ways and for some, non-online interactions are better, for others, online is better, and for some it is all the same. Having said that, I'm glad y'all had a great time!
- Katy S
I! Am! SOOOO! Jealous!!!
- Ladybug Heather
There's a reason my ABCs are folks I met online. There's a reason I call them "The Fam".
- cecily
most of my closest friends are people I met online first...
- Liana Shanes
I love being able to utilize social media and online services in order to meet people in real life.
- Derrick
I was recently telling a friend that all of my travel seems to be adversely affecting my real life friendships. People assume that since I travel so much that they shouldn't call or email me. My FF friends? Hey, there's almost always someone I can talk to.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
I noticed that too, when I travelled for 4 years for work. The first few months, people kept in touch pretty well, then there was just a huge drop off. I ended up prioritizing, boyfriend, family, no one else, really, until I re-settled and stopped travelling. Sad!
- anna sauce
Ha3rvey, I was thrilled to meet you. You're so much fun! And I got to hang out *twice* with Aden this week! RAWK! Haggis and Christian were great, too. Big hugs all around to my TX friends!
- Laura B.
:)
- edythe
Bump!
- Laura B.
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