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Make: television, a tv show based on MAKE magazine - http://www.makezine.tv/
Make: television debuted 1/2009 online and on public television (broadcast / cable tv). The series encourages everyone to invent, revent, recycle, upcycle, and act up. Based on the popular Make magazine, each half-hour episode hopes to inspire viewers to think, create, and, well, make. Each episode can be viewed or downloaded DRM-free, in HD on makezine.tv - the show is also available on Vimeo, YouTube, blip.tv and iTunes.
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Top 10 viewed posts on MAKE in 2008 - http://digg.com/tech_ne...
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Top 10 viewed posts on MAKE in 2008 - http://digg.com/tech_ne...
"what? MAKE doesn't pay for diggs, i don't know the person who submitted this (i'm the senior editor at MAKE and the author of the post)"
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Top 10 viewed posts on MAKE in 2008 - http://digg.com/tech_ne...
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Make: is the DIY series for a new generation! It celebrates “Makers” – the inventors, artists, geeks and just plain everyday folks who mix new and old technology to create new-fangled marvels. The series encourages everyone to invent, revent, recycle, upcycle, and act up. Based on the popular Make magazine, each half-hour episode inspires millions to think, create, and, well, make.
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Robot gift guide - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
Robot gift guide
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GovTwit Directory « New Thinking - http://newthinking.bearingpoint.com/2008...
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How-to Tuesday: Fun with the Arduino Starter Kit - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
How-to Tuesday: Fun with the Arduino Starter Kit - use arduino the easy way
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Open source hardware 2008 - The definitive guide - http://digg.com/hardwar...
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CYBER MONDAY - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
cyber monday!
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Open source hardware 2008 - The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2008 - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
Open source hardware 2008 - The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2008
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DIY Thanksgiving - Fry a turkey, make a paper turkey, DIY temperature measurement and more! How to projects for Thanksgiving.... - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
DIY Thanksgiving - Fry a turkey, make a paper turkey, DIY temperature measurement and more! How to projects for Thanksgiving....
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Alternative energy gift guide - Solar, wind, fuel cell, biodiesel and more... - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
Alternative energy gift guide - Solar, wind, fuel cell, biodiesel and more...
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The $20 gift guide at MAKE - Electronics kits for $20 and under! - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
The $20 gift guide at MAKE - Electronics kits for $20 and under!
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MAKE Magazine - Google Profile - http://www.google.com/s2...
MAKE Magazine - Google Profile
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Maker Faire Austin in the 21st Century (The movie!) - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
The year is 2008 and 'Hank Warner' can no longer wait to attend Maker Faire Austin. Desperate, he decides to have himself cryogenically frozen in order to be revived upon the day of the event. Get your tickets for Maker Faire Austin 2008 Oct 18th and 19th now, don't wait for the future!
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Anti-depression thinking: what do we do? - http://scobleizer.com/2008...
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Is there anything we can do to help our industry, our community, our jobs, ourselves? Especially if a real deep economic troubling time is on its way?
- Robert Scoble
Four Rs. Retrench, Review, Recover, Renew. How long that takes is the mystery.
- Andrew Leyden
as Jason mentioned, 3 months of living expenses should be the norm for everyone. the problem is that hardly anyone in america saves.
- Jonathan Jesse
also not spending money we don't have on credit. the problem though is by doing this can help keep the "economy" down as well
- Jonathan Jesse
when you buy, buy local. keeping your cash circulating locally will help improve economic conditions in your home town.
- MikeAmundsen
we need to 1) get re-focused on actual business models add value that someone will want to pay for 2) find a way to entice investors to invest in SMB - SMB always leads recovery
- Brian Roy
This is a GOOD discussion to have...thanks Robert. We all need to really think carefully about what's best for our families, communities and country with regard to any potential economic woes, and hopefully not - but possible - a depression
- Susan Beebe
Support your local mom-&-pop businesses. Establish business relations with them. Network, network, network.
- imabonehead
another angle: what things can web-folks do to use tech to make life better for folks who are in a bad way? kiva-type sites? sites that help business get buy on less thru co-op? sites that help helping-orgs reach more donors as well as more folks in need?
- MikeAmundsen
The best thing we can do as employees is to stay focused on growing our businesses, staying innovative and profitable. Regardless of the market, there will always be a need for differentiation and product leadership. The quest becomes how do you transition that into real revenue when budgets are tight. Having been at the same company for eight years now, I weathered the first Bush...
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- Louis Gray
Hoard copper, tin, zinc, iron, steel, etc. It's inflation proof.
- Jason Carreira
Cut unnecessary costs in your business. Another excellent thing you can do to successfully combat worries about economic depression, is to go out and help others, like the homeless. The life you save may well be your own. You help the homeless and you'll get a better natural high than putting in a grueling physical workout at the gym.
- J. D. Ebberly
@JD: +1
- MikeAmundsen
Barter, network, form guilds, support local businesses, save, manage your debt, make sure your business model is actually a business model, blog, connect with your community so you stand out and people pick you over the competition.
- Eric_T
Having 3 months worth of expenses saved is a good idea, but I don't think it will help you in a depression.
- Alex Scoble
Fear, my friends is not the best decision motivator in a time like this.. it only brings exactly what you're afraid of happening. Everyone getting scared and pulling out of their banks/investments will just speed up the crashing process.
- Maria
@RHinNC the problem is the financial sector isn't lending others in the sector money. cash isn't flowing as quickly around as it used to
- Jonathan Jesse
The financial sector is the only one effected? Go look at http://finance.google.com/finance
- Jason Carreira
Take responsibility. we should stop being asleep at the wheel. Stop spending beyond our means to look like we have more than we have. Stop feeling entitled to XYZ amount of money. We will only make what the market can support so expect it to be lower and live with it. Start paying attention so we are aware and educated to make decisions. When was the last time you saw a large protest...
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- Patricia
For those with the ability lend money via services such as Zopa. For others use Zopa in preference to the banks for that loan needed to renovate the house or start a business. - We need to rebuild the whole financial system from the ground up as Umair (http://www.bubblegeneration.com) using the technology and skills that we have.
- Simon Cast
science, engineering - we’re going to need to build real things. our biggest export can’t just be debt. this will take a lot of time, but if you’re a parent - exposing your kids to science, engineering, electronics, computer programming is an investment that will actually pay off. so my challenge to “Techcrunch, GigaOm, ReadWriteWeb, Center Networks, Mashable” would be for them to cover some of the cool and interesting people/companies that make things. we are what we celebrate…
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Hoard canned food which does not require refrigeration.
- Paul Denlinger
I think we will see people going back to school, CS degree enrollments are way up this fall off historical lows. Great for colleges (full disclosure, I teach).
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
I think there's a lot of things as individuals we can do: live within our means. Shop local. Eat local food. Go to the farmer's market. Buy handmade. Buy American. Spending a little money now to greenify to save money later over the winter when energy bills go up. The latter is something I personally plan to focus upon; I live in a 99 year old house with 99 (and 40) year old windows. That needs to change so what little savings we have don't go out the window, literally.
- Amie Gillingham
This is the moment when economic neccessity and climate issues should help all of us reevaluate our consumerism.
- susan mernit
Posts like this one from Scoble are a good start. Focus on solutions instead of focusing blame. Come together rather than allowing politicians and talk show personalities to further divide us. Don't let panic cloud judgment.
- Howard Keziah
Start a movement, so that instead of government trying to bailout the banks and financial institution, let the goverment subsidize the gas and electiricity. That will provide buying power for the middle class.
- Ranjith Antony
Most importantly, stay calm and try to maintain some sense of personal balance. Yes, it's hard in this difficult environment, but a relaxed mind makes every problem more manageable.
- Michael Krigsman
I can write this up in a blog post with more details if people are interested - but at SmugMug, we're looking at this optimistically. Our business is solid and strong, so we think that A) a downturn will harm or eliminate many of our competitors, and B) we'll be able to load up on engineering talent. In essence, we think we'll double-down as things get harder so we're really ready to rumble when they perk back up.
- Don MacAskill
Don, at one point you wrote that competitors folding hurt you because it made all photo-sharing sites look worse. Is this still the case?
- Bruce Lewis
from fftogo
what the western governments are doing right now is exactly what communist/socialist governments were always doing, we are heading to socialism here my friends, they will convince you that this is still capitalism but it is not, the capitalism as we know it is over...
- Dorian Tireli
Neat to see you all rising up to lock the barn door now...
- Anthony Citrano
How about realizing, after all these years of ignoring politics, that it matters hugely? and then, how about taking some time to listen to the political conversation online and expand your horizons a bit? if David Brooks is the best you can do, good luck and good night.
- Micah Sifry
The most "techie" FriendFeeders: http://scobleizer.com/2008... -- got anyone else who deserves to be on this list? Post their FriendFeed URLs here and I'll consider them. Every one here has been hand picked by me and me alone.
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OK, I'll lead the "least techie" list if you make one ;-)
- Bora Zivkovic
Bora: see my brother for that list. He likes cat photos. :-)
- Robert Scoble
:( i'm so sad...ok, disappointed rather. I run techineurope & the flippin' Apps room! :)
- Zee.
Boy I've come a long from being an ex-banker if I make your list Robert. Thanks for the inclusion.
- Hutch Carpenter
I'm sure it's a lovely list for those who wish to focus on tech. With that said, I opt to not check it as I'm certain I'm not on it, and I see more tech in FF than I know what to do with already: Robert's Likes take care of that =)
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I don't make the list? Aww. I think I am at least as technical (on my blog as well as FF) as a lot of the folks on your list.
- Phil G
I talk about tech that all of you guys are afraid to touch - chiefly an understanding of MS server products and the destruction of the net through the use of DPI (limiting bandwidth or even access to specific sites/applications across the net) and the abuse of DPI (phorm and their ad peddling scum).. do I qualify?
- alphaxion
It's funny since I joined FF I've found that there's so much more to talk about than tech! You might not know it from what I post on here but I am a super tech-head geek.
- Lindsay
How in the hell does one even become 'techie' on FriendFeed without just aggravating the echo chamber? When I first came on here, I wanted to post techy stuff. Even got myself a blog on Profy before Profy became Profy but I found myself always nine steps behind everyone else. Seemed like a dead-end rat race to me so I went with just being adorably obnoxious instead.
- Akiva Moskovitz
@akiva niching is your friend.. I seem to be the only one on here that can argue about active directory and the challenges to the core of power for MS that openLDAP and exchange-a-like apps such as zimbra pose instead of looking at a browser and declairing MS dead.
- alphaxion
@alphaxion, I doubt you're the only one that _could_ but you're one of the few that really _wants_ to get into that kind of religious war.
- Lindsay
I am a "techie" but like others, I dont bother to post much "techie" around here because of the amount of tech. Not sure this list is even a worthwhile venture because ultimately what value will it provide?
- Scott Jarkoff
Good on ya, alphaxion!
- Akiva Moskovitz
thx for including me
- sean percival
Keep watching. This list is updating in real time. Zee, you're now on my list. Anyone who links to Leo Laporte is cool enough. :-)
- Robert Scoble
I would suggest adding Andrew Brust
- RAPatton
Who has the THX home theater? Which brother was a dope and bought the PS3 just to have a BluRay player? And a techie who doesn't game? Boooring!
- Alex Scoble
Do podcasters get a mention? Feed Radio Room!
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Zee should definitely be on the list...
- Brad Brooks
I'm a techie as well, but I post the tech stuff I do and care about inside of rooms which I admin. http://friendfeed.com/rooms... http://friendfeed.com/rooms... http://friendfeed.com/rooms...
- Alan Le
You the man Robert. :)
- Zee.
I don't see it as a religious war.. especially since I'm OS agnostic. I grew up with apples, acorns and amigas, I was introduced to win3.11 in the early 90's and have supported windows server products from NT to 2008. I play around with linux and keep my eyes open. If someone genuinely does something good I'll agree, but I also refuse to fall for the "it's cool to bash MS just cause" camp and will acknowledge when they have done something right.
- alphaxion
Robert, I'm so supposed to be on this list. But before me, Zee for sure.
- Aaron Krug
I'm a techie by trade but social media has really fired up my interest in soft skills instead. I'm also a new father and low on cash so you won't see me ogling gadgets like I used to. I admire your drive to categorize everyone on FF, Robert. Hopefully you'll get some help from FF soon and won't have to compile all of this outside of the system.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
You are now working for linking the names on list, I am one of them; and really thanks for your valuable time! Hope to meet you one day!
- Erhan Erdogan
I wouldn't expect to be on the list, even though I'm probably at least as techie as any of the other PR people or MediaBistro. I'm really most techie as an audio geek, which I don't post about a lot here. Does being able to compose music & do sound design in ProTools, Max and at least a few dozen other geeky apps count? I know, everyone wants to be on the list.;-)
- Cathryn Hrudicka
+1 Cathryn, there are many different kinds of tech, not just I got an iPhone tech. You should be sharing, I'd be most interested in sound tech.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Just realized i'm on the list. Thanks Robert !!!
- Nir Ben Yona
from twhirl
Robert, out of curiosity how the heck did you put this list together?
- Zee.
Ok wait, I'm calling BS on some of this list. Are you going by who these people are or how actively they post tech related items? Dave Morin is the 5426th most active user on FF. Engadget is 5505th. They aren't really participating.
- Shawn Farner
I was the lead engineer for Yahoo! Tech. Does that count for anything?
- Glen Mistletoe
feel fee to add me if your looking for some geeks :)
- (jeff)isageek
i think Robert may live to regret posting this...:)
- Zee.
And also, note to the others: "Feel Free" to add me ; )
- Erhan Erdogan
Zee: I started about a week ago. I went through all 3300+ people I'm subscribed to (I've been gathering subscribers all year long). Then I added anyone I remembered as sharing something with me that's geeky over the years. I'll write more on the list after I finish building links.
- Robert Scoble
Great list!
- Spencer
ouch, Scoble, ouch.
- Veronica
Frederik Hermann (netzkobold) http://friendfeed.com/netzkob...
- BlahGirls
Veronica: big oversight. You're on the list now.
- Robert Scoble
Your page mentions that these are not necessarily "techies", contrary to what your post here suggests. I think your page is right. Nevertheless, great list. I wasn't expecting to see myself there, but that doesn't mean I don't want to ;).
- Vinay | विनय
thanks! hehe.
- Veronica
Is Andrew Brust on FriendFeed? I can't find him.
- Robert Scoble
Aaron Krug: I subscribed to you and will watch you. I don't see much techie on your feed so far, so not sure I want to add you yet.
- Robert Scoble
Wow, I really don't register with you. I always suspected. Oh well.
- Phil G
cue my Rodney Dangerfield routine...
- MG Siegler
MG and J Phil: sorry, when you make a list like this I'm bound to miss someone deserving, which is why I've added both of you.
- Robert Scoble
How did you miss http://friendfeed.com/robdiana? I even made Fruchter's list :)
- Rob Diana
ha ha, don't worry robert my feelings weren't hurt THAT much. :)
- MG Siegler
Thanks, Robert.. I appreciate it.
- Phil G
By the way, I don't care about participation that much. I use FriendFeed as an aggregator first, community tool second. So, if someone is bringing great content in here (like TechCrunch, who is my #1 most "Liked" feed) then I'm perfectly happy recommending that feed to others, even if he/she doesn't participate here.
- Robert Scoble
I scanned the list and it's not "techie", it's more of a "People Who I Recommend" list, Robert. Why not call it what it is? :)
- Mona Nomura
Mona: yeah, there's a few on there who fit that description, but generally they are people who bring me tech news and not much noise.
- Robert Scoble
Thanks for including me, Robert - it's a great honor
- Jesse Stay
“Analysis of Robert Scoble's "The most "techie" FriendFeeders" List” http://friendfeed.com/e...
- FFholic.com
Yes, those of us who actually work in enterprise tech don't qualify. ;-) Kidding. I did send you a note re: Pandora though.
- Jennifer Leggio
We've come a long way since the "Elite Bloggers Joining FriendFeed In Droves" post I did six months ago. Good job, guys!
- Louis Gray
good list for social media and tech, a little light on folks who actually “make” real things - if there’s a “web 3.0″ coming i think it will be more about electrons meeting atoms than just facebook apps.
- make
wow, i did a quick scan and already i am seeing major discrepancies in this list including those that you say having feeds that are mostly made up of tweets. but because they are a vc or whatever they are on it. Sorry Robert, Mona's got you pegged. You should really consider renaming this.
- Carlos Ayala
Jennifer: I added you.
- Robert Scoble
You don't have enough Mark's on the list :)
- Mark Krynsky
Aww, Robert, you didn't have to. I was teasing you. I've just really started harnessing FriendFeed as of late. But it's a great network.
- Jennifer Leggio
Actually I'm not there. heh. Maybe it didn't populate yet.I'm adding a lot of folks I missed.
- Jennifer Leggio
Stirring it up again, my friend? Nice. What about me? I haven't lead you astray before, have I? (Oh, that little Scoblegate thing we had together.) We are on the cusp of a Cambrian Explosion of innovation, driven by the new "open stack." Follow me, so as not to miss any of the action. :)
- John McCrea
Thanks for including me in the list Robert. Honored.
- Mike Doeff
Hey, Robert, my FF ID is glenc (you have a link to http://friendfeed.com)
- Glen Mistletoe
and thanks, BTW - this makes me a lot more motivated to contribute original content :)
- Glen Mistletoe
John, I added you. Glen, I'll fix that.
- Robert Scoble
Thanks, Robert. And I like the "bad boy" image of your description of me. ;)
- John McCrea
What am I. Chopped Liver?
- Charlie Anzman
Thanks, Robert for the inclusion.
- Warner Crocker
Great list! Here are a few more that I follow: Adewale Oshineye (http://friendfeed.com/ade), Atul Arora (http://friendfeed.com/atul), Benjamin Golub (http://friendfeed.com/bgolub), Charlie Anzman (http://friendfeed.com/charlie...), Chris Sacca (http://friendfeed.com/sacca), Erica Baker (http://friendfeed.com/ericajoy) Jim Norris (http://friendfeed.com/jim), Sanjeev Singh (http://friendfeed.com/sanjeev), Susan Beebe (http://friendfeed.com/susanbe...) Tom Stocky (http://friendfeed.com/stocky).
- DeWitt Clinton
Robert - Please add me: MSCE: plus Security & Messaging; also certified Project Manager (PMP). Currently, I am the Manager over IT Integration and IT Project Management for Nelnet Enrollment Solutions (NNI) - includes Petersons.com, CUnet.com, CollegeandUniversity.net ($10M IT budget) - techie since youth - TRS80 baby just like you! VP of IT for PMIRochester.org. Founder of Rochester Social Media Club. Also highly technical wine enthusiast!
- Susan Beebe
Missed me and Susan? That's it Robert. I'm callin' Alex now
- Charlie Anzman
Thanks for including me on your list Robert!
- Mitchell Tsai
Thanks DeWitt and Charlie! - you guys rock! Robert's list is rich with movers, shakers, influencers, networkers, early adopters, VCs, Execs, startup enterpreneurs, bloggers, software geniuses, and smart FFers!
- Susan Beebe
Thanks for the mediabistro shout out- Seamus from MB
- Seamus Condron
yayyy :)
- Alana Taylor
Boo! Where’s the regular people? The ones who ARE NOT “pros, gurus, specialists, masters, professors, etc”…… You forgot about the underdogs who don't get the recognition they deserve. Us little peeps need love too; these "big timers" always get recognized.
- ChaCha Fance
Hmm...
- abacab
Thanks for putting me on this list, Robert! But, I work for the Houston Chronicle, not the Dallas Morning News.
- Dwight Silverman
Hey Scoble. Yea, I'd like to be considered, of course. I'm a little late to the party, but hey... I'm here. Cheers.
- nateritter
You list people who work on Twitter songs or Twitter clients but no one working on Twitter itself. I know you at least like evhead.
- Niall Kennedy
Oh, and you left Niall of the list. : )
- DeWitt Clinton
i see slashdot but not MAKE magazine? what's up with that!
- make
I think I added all the deserving people who left notes on here. Keep them coming!
- Robert Scoble
Thanks for adding me, proving (yet again) that IT failures are sexy and enterprise software is cool. Yeah, right :)
- Michael Krigsman
Great list, Robert! Thanks!
- Apostolos Papadopoulos
Don't forget Sarah Perez and David Risley
- Jesse Stay
from twhirl
ah, i'd been traveling and wondered where a rash of new subscribers had come from - scoble effect in action, thanks robert :)
- mike "glemak" dunn
This list made me feel incredibly out of touch... of course I AM out of touch, but I don't like to feel that way. (but good list anyway thanks...)
- Trey Ratcliff
follow lots of those, but no me :( I blame scoble!
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
Thanks for putting me on the list - can't believe that I actually made it on there!
- Charlene Li
I really hate these lists... mostly because there's obviously way more than 100 people that are worth following - or we'd all have following lists of 100 or lest. Partially because the first thing we all do is look to see if we're on the list - if so, we breathe a sigh of relief, then worry about 'living up to being interesting', if not, we wonder why not and get sort of hurt and offended (I know I'm in good company, my twitterstream tells me so.)
- Lucretia Pruitt
On the same level tho - they clearly create traffic and conversation - this thread is huge, people on your list are seeing bumps in their follows, and the comments are still coming in on your blog. So they obviously generate something. Unfortunately, some of us walk away feeling like we must be "failing" somehow - and that's such a crappy feeling. I know that I don't use FF sufficiently to make any list like this - but have to wonder about other folks who didn't make the cut. :\
- Lucretia Pruitt
Robert, I would add Jemima Kiss from UK's The Guardian to your list. http://friendfeed.com/jemimak... I enjoy her points of view from the other side of the pond.
- Julio F ~ @SocialJulio
Thanks for the inclusion. My gripe is that there are still only FriendFeed "name claimers" on this list. I know that a few people on it don't use FF at all. And you don't know what blogs I write for, Robert? ;)
- Tamar Weinberg
tamar: ff started as a presence aggregator and it still does a fantastic job of that even for the "name claimers" you dislike - i don't think its a requirement for everyone to be liking and commenting up a storm on ff to bring value to a feed especially if they bring a lot of signal via their included services alone :)
- mike "glemak" dunn
Robert- Crazy girl who ran after you at BWE08....gave you my trading card for http://www.MyTechOpinion.com. I use my super powers for the positive advancement of real estate technology and social media! -Nicole Nicolay "NikNik" @nik_nik
- Nicole Nicolay
Nice list, I also started listing Finnish users of FriendFeed last week: http://autiomaa.org/2008...
- Daniel Schildt
@Robert: Nice list—just want to mention that Sanjeev is also a FriendFeed founder as well as a developer.
- Jim Norris
This most have cost some time to do, its hard enough to click on each one and subscribe to them. And it's exactly the kind of action that could lead to more people flocking to FriendFeed. Nice work, but I sometimes wonder whether these services pay you (don't worry, I already know the answer's no).
- Vincent van Wylick
I guess getting all those member interviews doesn't count for much ;-)
- Andrew Feinberg
one thing that is interesting about this or the criteria used, is that what does "interaction on FF" mean? What if someone is creating a ton of interesting content on flickr or podcasting? I am stoked to see the people on this list on it. Many are friends, and most I respect (there is that @technosailor dude). Lists are inherently flawed, the contribution of the people included here are not.
- Micah Baldwin
I'm honored and astonished to have made this list... thanks Robert
- Brian Shields
thanks for having me in this list, even though with the recession I am not sure anybody should spend too much time worrying about that... thanks Robert anyway!
- Loic Le Meur
from twhirl
@MaryHodder I agree alternate energy is important. I think electric cars with nuclear and solar is way to go except our culture is too antiN
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yes, yes, yes. Nuclear, solar and wind all need to be explored much more deeply. We need more investment and more ability for entrepreneurial endeavors in these areas. There's a lack of leadership in the govt, business and society on this front. Big time...
- adam christensen
Without alternative energy, most of us won't have our jobs in a few years. :S Worries me thinking about it.
- Chris Chua
@Sean essentially that makes it antiN
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
It's an exciting time right now - we're on the cusp of some amazing innovations and discoveries... either that or the deaths of millions... I'm betting on the innovations.
- Internet's Tad
I think that most anti nuke people need to explore it more and not let the fear seize them: http://www.wired.com/science...
- Johan
we need a 'back to the future 2' type technology, take banana peals, and other compost to power out cars.
- clarke thomas
@clarke thomas : Like so? :D http://gizmodo.com/gadgets...
- Mo Kargas
let's keep in mind that electricity comes from some other energy source, e.g., 57% in the US comes from Coal.
- nate pagel
fission is bad (not so much for the risks as for costs and waste - however good the technology you may have, spent fuel stays radioactive for 1000s of years AND uranium is estimated to run out in 75 years). Coal, Oil - awfully bad. Natural gas - slightly less bad, but still not carbon neutral. Fotovoltaic solar - ok but panels last 20 years and are made of nasty stuff. Thermal solar (ie solar furnaces), wind turbines, tidal energy, geothermal, hydroelectric - good, smart, renewable and carbon neutral.
- dario
our power and transportation needs aren't going to be solved without engineers, what can we collectively do to make more engineers for the next 20 years?
- make
here's saul's "solution framework" http://wattzon.org/gamepla... - google for saul griffith (TED speaker, MAKE author, amongst a million other things) -- it's a good read.
- make
We can create incentives for people to go into engineering fields. Make it a patriotic thing. Your helping to save America by becoming an engineer to help research how we can get out of this mess we're in.
- Jason Shultz
I think there are a lot of engineers in gestation - not sure they need an incentive.
- sedgewick
Engineering isn't the problem it's funding.
- Greg Folley
Time is the problem. It will take 20 years to get broad market acceptance of alternative energy
- Francine Hardaway
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One thing we can do to encourage more folks to go into engineering is for the government to quit viewing science with suspicion. When the president of the US says things like "The courts not yet out on evolution." it just might tell kids that science is bad...
- Internet's Tad
While I would like for Solar and Nuclear to be the primary source of electricity, the fact is that we have lots and lots of cheap coal in the US and it will continue to be used extensively. So electric cars, in terms of polution, have to be viewed in terms of the source of their power. Which is usually coal. Now I'm not saying coal is eveil, but that is the source of our energy generation for the foreseeable future. At least until states become more comfortable with nuclear.
- Andrew
How long did it take for people to stop using horses? Very quickly when Ford came out with the Model T. It's about funding to build the production lines and nothing else matters. Remember the Liberty ships of WW2? Thousands were produced on VERY short notice. Same with the bombers and fighter planes. WW2 was only 4 years long for the U.S.!
- Greg Folley
Greg Folley is totally right. A massive public-private movement towards a Green Energy economy can happen with presidential leadership, and broad political agreement on the left and right. An Apollo program for Energy. Here's Saul Griffith's energy mix (what we need to build ) for 2033: http://wattzon.org/plan.... It calls for huge investments in Photo-Voltaic Solar, Solar Thermal, Wind, Geothermal and Nuclear (ideally breeder).
- Thor Muller
Forget about Apollo programs and government mandates: the company/companies that find alternative energies & vehicles more convenient & less expensive than oil will become INCREDIBLY wealthy: Rockefeller rich, Getty rich, Exxon rich. That is enough to get the job done. Just look at the VC market over the last 2 years and you can see that there are people with their eyes on the prize, and they will spend their money in a much more efficient fashion than even the cleverest bureaucrats.
- Nicholas Molnar
nuclear cars? Fark, you Americans don't do anything by halves do you ;-)
- Duncan Riley
I would, too. Especially if it were a DeLorean.
- Chris Baskind
Tell that to congress that's limiting the number of eco friendly import cars... just saying
- Mona Nomura
I love the idea of a Corvette with a cooling tower on the hood.
- Chris Baskind
Nicholas, I don't doubt that the market alone would get the job done eventually. The problem is we need it done very aggressively to combat climate change, and that's where the power of the presidential bully pulpit comes in.
- Thor Muller
Alternative energy would be needed less if people would simply allow nuclear power stations to be built in the US.
- Daniel Spisak
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please, no nuclear - Ukraine learned hard lessons for next millions years of nuclear decay; don't be stupid to learn this in own country from own experience; and after all, nuclear is not renewable.
- A.T.
silpol: Ukraine built a lot of crappy things. That plant was an abomination.
- Robert Scoble
I know this is a bit childish but back when I played SimCity 2000, I always put my Nuclear Plants on an island or so isolated it wasn't funny. I know a lot of people who do not mind having nuclear power, as long as it's not in there backyard. We have just has this debate in Australia last year and essentially all the science was ignored except for that very fear-filled emotion. Nuclear is, at this stage, a political issue and far from a science and safety based one.
- Johnny Worthington
What about Fuel Cells?
- oregon_tony
I think the knee-jerk opposition to nuclear is starting to fade now, at last. Ten years from now, I'd like to see largely nuclear electricity, with cars and trucks running on E85 (gasoline replacement) and E95 (diesel replacement) or biodiesel. Plugin hybrids running on E85 would be great: electric for short journeys, then 1 gallon of gas for every 200 miles on long ones.
- James
A few interesting facts: US Navy has operated thousands of reactors without a single incident where radiation was released. Solar and wind production cost 7x more than cheap natural gas plants to build, but cost 100% less for fuel. Personally, I'm not sure any of this helps the climate change problem - or if it's even possible to fix that - BUT moving to nuclear/renewable will be an expensive investment that pays off as long as we don't sell our soul to corporations that will price gouge.
- Mike Seidle
I think biodiesel will win. You'd have to convince people to buy a car that costs more and is less convenient than just keeping their current ride. For electric cars to win you'd have to develop a charging standard that is as fast and convenient as filling up a petrol tank. You'd also need to work on the design of electric cars, Tesla=Lotus=cheap, nasty, weight-saving interior.
- Steven Cains
I think the real solution will be generational and require realignment of our city and highway systems. Google new urbanism for an example. Smaller cities, self-contained agriculture and businesses, connected by high speed networks and public transit.
- Andrew Leyden
here's the problem - what to do with the radioactive waste from nukes? we need cradle to cradle solutions. anything less is myopic.
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