There is a GM script too. - Russellreno

I wrote a Greasemonkey script that does that just yesterday: http://userscripts.org/scripts... (alright, it doesn't make them blue, more like orange/light red). - Ole Begemann

I love you guys. - Akiva Moskovitz

Btw, I'm open to color suggestions. Would blue be more agreeable? - Ole Begemann

Blue would stand out more. Any chance to color the thread starter's comments, too? Maybe green or some-such? - Mark Trapp

Mark: Hm, the thread starter is not readily distinguished in the HTML so it's definitely not as straightforward. But I'll see what I can do with my measly Javascript knowledge. - Ole Begemann

Ole, I would go with 'FriendFeed' blue. Matching one of the colors in the logo, perhaps? - Akiva Moskovitz

Excellent idea! - Jeff P. Henderson

Or, you could just look for the yellow balloons, then twitch your eyes ever so slightly to the right - if you see the word "You" in blue, that's your comment. :-) - Slippy Lane

Slippy, I'm American. You ask too much of me. - Akiva Moskovitz

Ole - When I go to your feed and click on your comments I see them. It would be great if they were a unique color. - Russellreno

+1 - Tyler

Russell: I'm afraid I don't understand your last comment. What "them" do you see when you go to my feed and click on my comments? - Ole Begemann

Them = your comments. I want to highlight a users comments in his or her feed. ie Click on my name to go to my feed. Then click on Comments on the right. That will display my recent comments, but they are in the conversation flow. If those comments were highlighted they would be easier to find. - Russellreno

I vote for user-settable colors. Would love to use higher-contrast colors, but they might be too bright for other people. - Mitchell Tsai

Alright, here's the new version: http://userscripts.org/scripts.... Changed the color of your own comments to FriendFeed blue and now also highlights the thread owner's comments in green. I hope you like it! @Mitchell re: user-settable colors: that's difficult because the comment bubbles are images. I made copies of them and put them on my own server. You could look at the script source, get the 2 PNGs and modify them. Then upload them somewhere else and modify the source code. - Ole Begemann

This is the bee's knees. - Jason Toney

Jason: I had to look that up in the dictionary. Thanks! - Ole Begemann

Ole-how about the cat's pajamas? - Mark Forman

"You're the bee's knees" is part of a great line in the Scottish play A Taste of Honey. And then it was in The Smiths song. or was it a Morrissey song? - edythe

sidenote: Alanis Morissette - [So Called Chaos #05] Knees of My Bees is now queued ;) - Michael W. May via twhirl

Never heard that one either, Mark. Thank you, too! - Ole Begemann

Thanks Ole! - Jason Wehmhoener

The Smiths, Reel Around The Fountain: "You're the bee's knees, but so am I. Meet me at the fountain." Typical... :) - Madsimian

Ha. I love this "bee's knees" tangent. It is the cat's pajamas. - Jason Toney

You guys have strange figures of speech. - Ole Begemann

Ugh. And I thought the military contractors were raping this country. Nothing but bad news from that war. - J. Phil

Horrible. Just horrible. - Madsimian

A link to contacts to get justice done in this case... http://www.lavenajohnson.com/2... - Chris Reed

I dugg both the article and the petition site. - Michael W. May via twhirl

it's been getting a TON of play all over Tumblr, too, which is good. A lot of women I follow have posted parts of it. - edythe

wow. that's horrible. - lisa-k

Another wasted young life for some corporate profiteering and political patronage. Sad. - Mark Forman

this reminds me that I saw somewhere there was a death reported at Camp Pendleton but no details were released... under the radar. anyone have deets? - Andy Sternberg via twhirl

This sickens me but in no way surprises me. This has nothing to do with the war itself but rather the culture of the military. I do hope her family manage to get some acknowledgment from the Army that they failed to protect her and put them through hell. - Patricia Hanrahan

That's horrible. And what's even sadder is that no one seems to care. It doesn't take a coroner to know all the signs point to murder, not suicide. - Raoul Pop

:-) - Mitchell Tsai

nicely said, madsimian. :) - edythe

I'd give it 4, but it's been a little over-hyped, which made me disappointed overall. It's certainly "slower" paced than some of the Pixar movies. It's a solid movie, but I expect a LOT out of Pixar now. I will give 5 stars to "Presto" - the short before the movie. It had my daughter laughing, giggling and talking about it the rest of the day. - Vince DeGeorge

saw it opening night with the fam, 4 stars, not a classic like Nemo, Incredibles, or Cars - djchuang

Probably falls somewhere in the 250-500 range on Flickchart for me - http://blog.flickchart.com/ind... - Nathan Chase via fftogo

5+. woke up saying evA. it IS a nemo, cars, incredibles classic, maybe more so... - tommy payne

Awesome graphics but sooooooooooo green. CUTE meter is off the charts. - tanya

4.5 stars for me.... was just wonderful - Michael Gartenberg

4/5 - Cute Movie - Chris Leckness

4 out of 5 - my 4 year old almost fell asleep - Tim McGovern

It's 4/5 for kids. 5/5 for animation-loving scifi nerds like me. :) - Madsimian

3: I fell asleep in the middle - Sally Church

4, pretty great, but not perfect. Worth seeing. - Jason Kaneshiro

I agree with Jason. 4 / 5 - Jordan Hofker

Stars? You mean like the stars on Pownce? - Mike Lewis via fftogo

Just back from a theater near you. 5 stars. - shelisrael1

I liked it but not the BEST from Pixar. I expected a lot after reading the comments here on FF. 4/5 - Satya

That is the only thing that makes sense to me. I was at a loss as to what was going on there. - Russellreno

lmao - Lindsey Smith

Clearly I'm not as technically adept as my beloved Lindsey, had to have him define your comment! - Mrsth via fftogo

I thought were were going to start listing adjectives about him... =D - jerry

Word association... Photography. - Michael Hocter

Jerry, might make for an interesting thread if you continued with other FFer's. Your turn... - Mrsth via fftogo

@Mrsth How was the Fair? Any good photos? - Mitchell Tsai

We will see when the processing is done. Heading home now. - Mrsth via fftogo

..ummm yes, hello? - Thomas Hawk

Sorry; many people make that mistake, any advice on how I could help that not happen again? You can discuss fftogo more here: http://friendfeed.com/rooms/ff... - Benjamin Golub

lol, friendfeed as instant messenger fail! :-) - Slippy Lane

hi Mrs. Thomas!! :) - Susan Beebe

*rawr* And the show's pretty darned good, too. - Cecily Walker

They say he is the in the remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still." That will introduce him to a healthy sized audience. - RAPatton

Oh, goody. Glad to hear that he's moving into movies. - Ginger Makela

i like wordie, too. hey, I didn't know you could add it to friendfeed... - edythe

Anything with an RSS/Atom feed can get added to the sausage-maker. Just add a 'Blog' and point it to the feed. Presto--more FF sausage! - Madsimian

@Madsimian People have to watch/read investigative journalism to the *exclusion* of cheaper priced alternatives. If one is willing to consume something that can be produced cheaper at almost the same rate there is no reason to produce the more expensive item. The same thing goes with scripted TV. It is not enough to watch Battlestar or Lost; you need to turn off the Bachelor and American Idol. - RAPatton

@Madsimian There are stand-out examples where the risk has paid off but there is no denying that the risks are substantial. Deep pockets, a strong sense of duty, and a high tolerance for risk are required. Which is why in these days of citizen journalism and profit motivated media a reexamination of how investigative journalism is done is so vital. - Kevin D. White

I'm not sure I'm as optimistic as RAPatton and Kevin D. White. It's precisely the mass appeal that's the problem. Investigative journalism doesn't sell itself. And, of two concepts of equal appeal but different costs, companies will always produce/promote the latter. But you're both right in the sense that the root of the problem is a lack of classic civic virtue in the consumer market. Unfortunately, there's a negative feedback loop here, ignorance breeding ignorance. Race to bottom, etc. - Madsimian

BTW, how do folks follow stuff they've commented on but didn't post? I didn't realize there were any responses to my comment; guess the feed had flowed on by the time I next checked. Still learning the ropes! - Madsimian

madsimian: go to your friendfeed URL and then add on "/comments" or "/likes" - edythe

i find myself completely dis-connected with real life people. at times i feel closer to my online friends on twitter and other social media friends then say classmates... i feel like twitter constantly throws little balls of information that are constantly spinning in my head. floating about. sometimes i crave physical connections with people maybe lunch or star bucks.. thats the only down side to our world. - Caroline

Rings true to me. There's a depth of experience in the 'meatworld' that the socnets can't touch. I think that an hour a month can easily be much more meaningful than the constant 'light touch' of the tweet. But, the constancy and breadth of the socnets is hard to replicate IRL. What I read in the post was just a frustration that the 'best friend' was rebuffing the posters' advocacy of the online tools available to deepen their preexisting relationship. I think that's a fair and insightful point. - Madsimian

I think a lot of this is because online friends are so easy to shut off and out. No messy offline issues. Apples and oranges. Both are good in different ways. - Mark Forman

What gets my goat about this post is that Stowe is laying this issue of *his* at the feet of his so-called friends. If you feel disconnected from the people around you, fine. I mean it sucks, but ok. But don't blame those people for your breakdown. Stowe wrote it right off the bat, after weeks his friend had to contact him. The friend contacted him using the most ubiquitous long distance communication device on the planet...a phone. Nothing wrong with that. - Jim Stanger

I write all this even though most of the people I consider friends, along with family, co-workers, and most everyone else around me, don't "get" Twitter and the like. Hell, they barely know it exists. But they're people I know, love and respect in ways not possible to communicate in 140 words or 140,000 words. It's worth it to me to keep in contact with them no matter what tools they're comfortable using. And if I don't I certainly won't chalk it up to their inability to anxiously hover over Twitter. - Jim Stanger

Funny thing is most of my communication with my meat-space friends takes place online too, except that it's typically through email and Livejournal, not Twitter. - Morton Fox

I left a comment on the blog as well, except...it's moderated. From the post and the moderation it appears he's more about keeping people at arms length than mingling. So much for the "social revolution." - Jim Stanger

I wrote the article (not Stowe). It's not that I don't keep in touch with Steffen, just that I don't have a daily flow from him 'cause he's not online. That's starting to make a difference. Of course when we *do* see each other, it's deeper and more intense than Twitter contact. That's obvious. - Matt Balara

Re: Stanger's remark - We have to moderate /Message or we drown in spam. It's nothing about 'keeping people at arm's length'. - Stowe Boyd

I can so relate to this article!! Good to see others share my preference for non-face-to-face socialization. I even hate talking on the phone. Have a friend who always calls me right after I text her a simple 'yes' or 'no' question... hate that! If you have something to discuss, fine... but don't call me to ask 'what am I doing' 12 times. - Shelly Weiss

I have two different groups of "friends" the online ones and the real life ones. The two don't intersect much. - Jason Kaneshiro

Stowe gets props for writing honestly about this, but I gotta' say I'd have to reconsider friend status with someone who referred to me as "meat"... ;-) - Sprague D

Sprague D - I've never been a fan of the phrase "meatspace". Can someone think up a better term for this? - Mike Doeff

Meativerse? Meatosphere? Series of Meat Tubes? EDIT: I just looked up the etymology on "carnival." It apparently means "leaving the meat behind" (carne + vale, as in, giving up meat for Lent), so perhaps we should start calling the interwebs a "carnival." Step right up, step right up, I've got JPEGs of Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy... - Karim

Matt and Stowe: Fair 'nough, guys. I gotta admit, that piece really rankled me yesterday. I often show people these online social tools, and their first reaction is a recoil. The impression they get is it's a bunch of introverted shut-ins with nothing better to do than chat with each other. "Don't these people have lives?" It's a fallacy that gets harder to dispute when I actually read someone saying they have better online relationships than in-person, or that they retreat into this "world." *facepalm* - Jim Stanger

@Mike, well Morpheus called it "The Desert of the Real" -- but I think I prefer "the reality-based community". - Sprague D

I think it's incumbent upon ME to remember how my friends prefer to be contacted. Some like email, some like Twitter, some like the phone, some prefer that you show up at their house. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Sprague, Morpheus was only a simulacrum of Baudrillard. Though I suppose this means Baudrillard was right when he said it's the territory that falls apart under the map. - Karim

My wife lurks on FriendFeed but is much more active on Twitter. - Akiva Moskovitz

++++ to Noah! - Tad Donaghe

I have to pry Lindsay off of FF every single night. "C'mon sweetie! It's 11:30 and you have to get up at 6!!" "Just a couple more minutes!!" :D - Tad Donaghe

My wife, jealous? Noooo - Shey

my wife has a ff account http://friendfeed.com/mrsth - Thomas Hawk

@Thomas Hawk - Awesome. :) - sebmos

Maybe a little, though not FriendFeed specifically (Twitter & Google Reader being other time sinks that all get lumped together). I've considered telling her about it but am 99% sure of her reaction already. - Andy Tinkham via twhirl

My wife left me in December. I have more time now for FF. - Russellreno

Spouse calls laptop my square-headed girlfriend... - Madsimian

My other half just recently joined Friendfeed account. She is now hooked, not as bad as me though. - Mike Fruchter

Noah: Sure you can quit! ha, ha! .. you just don't *want* to!! :*) - Susan Beebe

Madsimian - LOL!! - acedanger

Mine is just barely getting started on Twitter. We'll move on to FriendFeed after awhile, I hope. - Jordan Hofker

Jordan: so you're using twitter as 'training wheels'! then FF for the big bike experience! - Susan Beebe