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are we liking Like a little too much? :)
Éric Senterre, Aram Zucker-Scharff, MiaD and 30 other people liked this
There's a LOT more to it than just not saying 'like'
- Josh Haley
'Liked' for irony.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Like, totally.
- Morgan Haley
I must say, too many applicants I speak with seem to believe 'like' is akin to the words 'the' or 'and'. I find it tough to overlook. It almost seems like a form of Tourette's syndrome.
- AJ Kohn
Like, you know?
- Brandon
I don't know... I use like quite a bit. Language evolves. We should stop being so stuffy.
- Jason
Like it
- Benno
This is not directed to Steven or anyone in particular, but if you didn't notice "acadamy of linguistic awarness", you've lost the pedantic high ground.
- Andrew C
@Andrew :)
- Steven Hodson
Oldie but goodie. I still like.
- Rudy Amid
This Cat Defies Logic… - http://pictureisunrelated.com/2009...
*Tiffany Diamond*, Dobromir Hadzhiev, Manuela and 8 other people liked this
All cats defy logic. they are like females that way.
- Steve C
Twitter should convert hashtags into clickable links that immediately perform a twitter search. Duh.
Maurice, B. Hatin, Olivier and 9 other people liked this
Surely someone will write a blog listing the top 1001 Twitter apps that do this, Laura...
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
I thought that it already did, but then I realized that I use Twhirl which automatically makes hashtags into link. Click it and you get to search them.
- Admiral Anika
Friendfeed already does that too. Heck, I already added this feature to TwitVim too. It's that simple.
- Morton Fox
I'm a purist so far - I like the web interface. But I will probably convert to tweetdeck soon - does that do it?
- Laura Norvig
yes, tweetdeck converts them also
- holly
Slashdot | Obama Picks Net Neutrality Backer As FCC Chief - http://news.slashdot.org/article...
Zachary TG, Maurice, Daniel Iniguez and doug anderson liked this
President Obama on Tuesday nominated Julius Genachowski as the nation's top telecommunications regulator, picking a campaign adviser who has divided his career between Washington, D.C., political jobs and working as an Internet executive. Genachowski is likely to continue the Democratic push for more Net neutrality regulations, which are opposed by some conservatives and telecommunications providers. He was a top Obama technology adviser and aided in crafting a technology platform that supported Net neutrality rules."
- Leo Laporte
I think the Barney Miller theme MIGHT have been the greatest tv anthem ever had they not added in the VERY 70's horn section in the middle.
Maurice liked this
Starbucks won't slug it out in ad wars - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busines...
Elliott Ng, (jeff)isageek, Shannon Clark and 62 other people liked this
"Starbucks could fire back that not all of its coffee costs four bucks, or that extra cents help pay for health care for baristas. (A 12-ounce cup of brew starts at $1.40 at Starbucks, a penny more than the average McDonald's brew price. A small McDonald's latte costs $1.99 compared with $2.45 to $3.15 at Starbucks.)"
- Dave Winer
from Bookmarklet
Haha, I saw one of those billboards in Seattle and laughed. I don't expect McDonalds' espressos to make a dent in Starbucks' sales, and I'm sure they don't expect it either. People buy Starbucks because it's Starbucks.
- David Wilson
McD coffee is vile whatever the price.
- Sally Church
I seldom buy coffee out, but that is because I am mostly at home, and make coffee at home each morning. When I got to visit a client I usually take a thermal mug of it with me. If I do go to Starbucks I almost always buy a regular $1.80 venti. I want coffee, not a mug of foam or flavored gloop. As for McDonalds, I don't eat the junk they make out is food, so I'm not likely to go in there for cofee either.
- Ian May
never seen this ,, awesome ...
- johnpiercy
Oh, BTW, I don't think Starbucks coffee is anything particularly special, but it's quite acceptable, and it could be a whole lot worse. Most corporate food and drink outlets are much more mediocre than Starbucks is.
- Ian May
i'd pay $4 for a mcdonalds coffee over starbucks any day.
- alanoakes
This reminds me of where ads are heading according to the movie 'Idiocracy'. Also you don't have to go to _either_ McD or SB! Go to a real coffee shop.
- Boris Gordon
McD's coffee is surprisingly adequate
- Andrew Smith
McD devestated starbucks when they upgraded their coffee. they figured out that a lot of people used to go to starbucks and mcd while driving to work. now you can just go to one place, and it is good enough. I personally know people who get to work faster (wake up later), and only drink McD's coffee now because of what this type of marketing. it maters.
- paulm
It's a good job people aren't like me. I never did buy a coffee when I drove to an office. I always made a pot at home, and saved enough in a week, to buy good coffee beans for the next week! Same with breakfast, and I wouldn't eat in McD if it was the only place in town. The worst of the fast food junk ever.
- Ian May
mcd coffee is good, learned that from long roadtrips across america and there are lots more mcd's than sb's, but i like sb's for computer work while away from home, wouldn't want to hang in mcd's -- too bight, noisy, kids, they smell bad like cheap burgerz.
- Dave Winer
I agree, McD coffee isn't bad, and if you're in the middle of nowhere (say, on a long drive down I-5) you can do much worse than McD coffee.
- Tudor Bosman
How much worse have you done?
- Jim Norris
Gas station coffee and coffee from other fast food chains are usually worse.
- Tudor Bosman
I don't know about America, but here we have "McCafés" which actually do a pretty good coffee.
- Bryce Roney
Someone I was doing work for a few weeks back, asked me if I'd like a coffee, and I said yes, and he came back with some from Dunkin' Donuts. It was really awful crap, like hot water, but with a mild stewed taste. I don't eat fast food, so I don't know what it's like in other places but this was truly yuck.
- Ian May
They don't need to as I for one will never get coffee at McDonalds.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
+1 to McDonald's for the brilliant ad
- xero
Starbuck's coffee is awful, IMO. McDonald's coffee is good. Panera's coffee is better. My own brew, at home, is the best. :) (Oh, and the free coffee at work is almost as bad as Starbuck's! But it's $4 less than Starbuck's, so it's slightly better!)
- Kenneth LeFebvre
Starbucks is pretty bad, haven't tried McDonalds, but my favorite so far is Cambridge Coffee, too bad they only have one store left.
- xero
I never touch the stuff myself ^_^
- Ron Bailey
I'd love to see variations of this ad gain popularity. "Spending $300 on a handbag is really stupid." "Paying $180 for $1.37 of material is pretty lame." "Paying $600 for a wristwatch is uber-stupid" and so on. Then again, I'm pretty un-brand conscious (cynics would amend that to "unfashion-conscious" or worse "unconscious when it comes to style"), so take that all with a few grains of salt :P
- Adam Lasnik
Who goes to Starbucks for coffee? I for there for Frappucinos.
- Rob Haas
adam: you'll prolly giggle at this that I wrote then http://www.alphaxion.com/...
- alphaxion
Heh! Funny and true words! :) (and you'd be proud of me, in that context, for going to the famed Yongsan market in Korea -- 9 floors of heavily discounted electronics -- and buying nada... zip... zilch!.)
- Adam Lasnik
@Adam you're man from our league -- fashion/style/brand/etc is lame excuse for unfounded greed
- A.T.
I do like their egg mcmuffins, but there coffee is awful. Starbucks should shoot back with a big green billboad that says McDonald's Coffee tastes like ass. Personally these days I'm making my coffee at home though rather than buying either.
- Thomas Hawk
no comment...
- Live4Emma (L4S)
I am grinding and brewing my own these days as well.
- Mathew A. Koeneker
Another Starbucks thread today: http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Micah Wittman
i read it: four *ucks is dumb
- imran
@gabe, my guess is that most Starbucks customers wouldn't set foot in a McDonald's so they have nothing to lose.
- Kenton
republican smear ads seem to be correct... votes? Who needs that? Let's just sell seats instead. :)
- James Thomson
orly?
- kosmar
It all comes down to what you like. Buying coffee at McDonald's is like drinking a Coors or Bud. Sure it'll do in a pinch, but if you really like good beer you're going to drink something with flavor. Since Starbuck's has become the McDonalds of coffee that argument may not hold much water, but that's how I see it. You get what you pay for.
- Rob Fahrni
In the past year Starbucks bought Clover which makes a unique coffeemaker designed for light roasted, usually quite unique coffees. They had previously been mostly in independent cafes but have now been added to many Starbucks. Very good coffee (if not cheap). Also there is a world of truly good coffee - akin to fine aged French wine - McD is cheap boxed wine in comparison.
- Shannon Clark
Ryo, I'm not saying that Starbucks is find wine (though their Clover coffees are quite good) but am more referring to the "Third Wave" coffee movement here in the US (Blue Bottle, Ritual Roasters, Four Barrel Coffee in SF; Intelligentsia Coffee in Chicago & LA, Stumptown in Portland etc). Which are cafes which typically import their own beans, roast them themselves, and prepare them with extremely high levels of skill (often matching machines & techniques carefully to the beans)
- Shannon Clark
LeslieCarbone Outrage! Red Sox change logo! http://lesliecarbone.blogspot.com/2008...
Maurice liked this
I sincerely hope none of my professors know about my Twitter account. I don't want them finding out how I operate. :-P 1:22am, Pepsi, write!
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I can’t say anything funny « Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more - http://punditkitchen.com/2008...
Kim, K.D., ※Fu※ and 10 other people liked this
He's always been one of my heroes too! I'm afraid he's dead somewhere or he's been re-educated.
- Tad
from Bookmarklet
that guy was amazing...sadly, we do not hear of him anymore...
- Susan Beebe
He's alive and well and teaching in the states (maybe MIT?). I saw him interviewed during the Olympics.
- Ayşe E.
awesome documentary on this guy and the whole episode http://www.pbs.org/wgbh...
- Capn' One Eye - adrift
Oh wow! I'm so happy he's alive!!
- Tad
May well be the single bravest human in China.
- Tad
I check that PBS site and found out his name is Xiao Qiang. He's the director of the Berkeley China Internet Project at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley
- imabonehead
And to think he was a young student at the time. Bless him.
- Ayşe E.
made me cry the first time i saw it.
- ※Fu※
He could kick Obama's OR McCain's ass any day. Let's elect HIM president!
- Tad
Me, too, Fu_.
- Ayşe E.
If he can personally stand up against four tanks, as president he can definitely stand up against N. Korea, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
- imabonehead
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