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Everything is a feed. - pala

Tao: I am not a feed! - Chris, Taskerrific Guy

Chris, sure you are: http://beta.friendfeed.com/coldaci... - Jesse Stay

Same thing came to my mind, vijay - Christopher Galtenberg

My feed 'jumps' when I'm looking at entries in the low end of the page when a new entry comes in. I don't think the screen should move if there's nothing happening on that part of the screen. I think I'll get a headache. - Peter Stuifzand

Is API changing significantly or will the current version work for a while? Are you adding anything new in the API? - Niraj

Niraj: we will be changing the API to reflect the beta and simplify it but we will not break any current API clients. - Benjamin Golub

Sweet!! - Lisa L. Seifert

shhhhh.... they're mating! - Internet's Tad

There was a guy who came on our Sacramento Train Museum photowalk who was using one of these 3D camera set ups. http://www.zooomr.com/photos... - Thomas Hawk

Tad What will their baby be? - Mark Forman

oh. sorry. i'll forego the exclamation points and capital letters this time. awww... that's so sweet. - Lisa L. Seifert

Here's a guy who's using StereoData Maker and 2 Canon TX1's with CHDK firmware. http://flickr.com/photos... - Rodfather

Or. . .Buy two cameras for twice the price of one! - Andrew Baron

Andrew, you get Sony discount now? :D - Mark Forman

Oh yea, this p.o.c. is just office swag to me now. :D - Andrew Baron

'just kidding, wish I could get one :( - Andrew Baron

Looks like WALL•E - Susan Stevens

Susan +1 - Mark Forman

the dsc-p200 was a great point & shoot. - Brandon

Fred: A great post. Here's one way we at The Star-Ledger are trying to use these tools to address some of Umair's points: http://www.nj.com/helpinghands. Basically, it's a platform for blogs by non-profits and volunteer organizations across New Jersey. A partnership with the United Way allows groups and volunteers to find each other through a searchable database of events, interests and opportunities. - John Hassell

Revolutionary products often start out looking like toys, such as the PC. Of course that does not imply that all toys are revolutionary, but it's important to remember that the impact is not always obvious beforehand. - Paul Buchheit

Incidentally, the line at the Shake Shack was awesomely short right after the rain storm ended ;-) - j1m

I've noticed that 'likes' happen first and comments follow. I would speculate that the formula goes something like this: If a user finds an interesting item, they're more likely to 'like' it if it has few or no 'likes' yet. If there's an existing conversation, a user is more likely to add to the conversation. People are less likely to leave the first comment ('star the conversation') on... more... - Kevin Fox

Kevin, as a general rule, I comment when I know what to say or quote after reading a peice and I like when I don't. - Clare Dibble

In a world where our media consumption is evermore occurring on an individual level (feed readers, Kindles, iPods vs the family radio and TV) humans still crave shared experiences. The same forces leaving me confident that the live music business will remain healthy for years help me understand the emotional value of endorsement of a FF post. Even if we discount a "like" to zero, I think it still serves as a sign of vitality and gives this service a pulse. Often it's just nice to know others are listening. - Christopher Sacca

good post Fred. I personally have completely given up on "Web 2.0" as a term - it's just the Internet now (with Ajax, RSS, rounded corners, and "social" stuff). but I do think "Internet Ennui" is a recurring cycle, and considering the run we've had recently, we're probably closing in on another wave of it... - Jeremy Toeman

Not everything has to be about social change. Sometimes, we just want a place to hang out and relax. - Morton Fox

@Kevin - One thing I like about the friendfeed bookmarklet (and also feeds from delicious), is that you can include a comment right off the bat, which I think is more likely to spark a conversation. I think that having that first comment there might also entice people to read the link. @the article - I think this depends a little on how you define web 2.0. Is it the technology aspect (ajax, json, etc.) which allows websites to be more interactive, or is it the social aspect, or some combination. - Robert Felty