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Derrick

Derrick might possibly be turning into a coffee person.

15 hours ago from Facebook - Comment - Like - Share

Michael W. May, edythe, DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE and 36 other people liked this

It only took me one really good cup of coffee to turn. - tab thinks you're awesome

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Yes.... Come in to the light... Err, dark, whatever... - Ha3rvey (Free hugs!)

*rubs hands* - Micah Wittman

no say it ain't so - VAL D.

I drink coffee occasionally. It's good stuff but I can't imagine getting so into it that I'm having 6-7 cups a day or having 16 oz. lattes with four shots in them. - Akiva Moskovitz

Dear Santa: please bring Derrick a french press - aden (yeah you heard me)

Akiva, save it for the confessions room! - Micah Wittman

Try the cold brew method, Derrick. You'll love it even more. So much smoother when it's heated. - Christopher Harley

I've had a latte in the mornings since it's gotten cooler. I feel totally weird right now. I got it from a different place and I'm like BING BING BING. - Derrick

Once you start down the dark path, FOREVER WILL IT DOMINATE YOUR DESTINY! - mikepk

#oohmikepk - Derrick

@_@ coffee buzzzzzz - Anna Haro

Does that make you drinkable? - Cristo

This particular coffee has me bouncing off the walls. Currently diluting self with lots of water. - Derrick

TOO LATE, LOVE. IT'S ALREADY IN YOUR BLOOD. - Akiva Moskovitz

Doesn't take much! - Katie: Whelmed Overly

You know that Youtube clip where the boy goes to the dentist? That's how I feel right now. - Derrick

Hehe I did the cold brew a while back... Made the mistake of using my normal blend ratio with milk to do an Iced Latte. I was shot off this planet like a rocket, so be careful with how much you use when cold brewing. Damn good tasting though! - Rasmus Lauridsen

It's about time - Mo Kargas

Mmm, coffee. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

nothing wrong at all. I just joined the crowd too =) - @CrystalinaB

One of us! One of us! - Ciaoenrico

Coffee is the fuel of the productive. Welcome friend. Welcome indeed. Now get back to work! - Morgan Haley

My story is the same as tab's. - Jim Hearts FF

Mine started with mochas. I used to drink flavored hot chocolates (couldn't stand coffee). When I moved away to college, the cafe in my new town couldn't make flavored cocoa, because the flavoring would turn the milk. They made me a mocha instead, and I never looked back. Now, I could mainline coffee and I'd be happy. - Curtiss Grymala

Cafe au lait is where it's at. And it's half the price of a latte at some places. :) - Ha3rvey (Free hugs!)

Coffee is the one vice I'm taking to my grave no matter what. - Mark Krynsky

ONE OF US - DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE

I can't believe you weren't one already! - edythe from iPhone

Neal Jansons

Necronomicon Art Piece (OMG WANT!) - http://www.thestygiandepths.com/the_nec...

11 hours ago from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

tinypants - Hagitha of FF, CW™, Jennifer Dittrich and 3 other people liked this

That is sweeeeeeeeet. - Lo

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I know...I could spend so much money there...I would have to get a new altar for all the awesome to have space. - Neal Jansons

KLATUUUUU VERATAAAAAA NIH...? It's an N word, definitely an N word... - mikepk

What always makes me laugh about that is that those are the control words for Gort from the Day the Earth Stood Still. - Neal Jansons

yep. :) - mikepk

mikepk to mikepk's feed, SnapMyInfo

Trying to decide if it's worth it to build a gen purpose QRcode decoder. Seen lots of non http://snapmyinfo.com codes in the system.

13 hours ago - Comment - Like - Share

Maxamad liked this

Encoder and decoder. Seems like it's still early adopters who want to play, and they want general QR code encoding / decoding. - mikepk

Would be easy enough, I was trying to narrow it down to be domain specific to make it easier to describe. - mikepk

Micah Wittman

What is your FF Comments/Likes Ratio? (Comments divided by Likes to 2nd decimal place - as of now) - http://flickr.com/photos...

January 7 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

Christopher Harley, shâhin, mona and 104 other people liked this

1.05 (670/633) - Micah Wittman from Bookmarklet

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Can you remind me again where to find those stats? - Brian Johns

Brian, go to "Me" link (http://friendfeed.com/brianjo...) which defaults to the Feed tab. Look at the sidebar on the right, below Discussion. - Micah Wittman

0.75 (926/1226) - still relatively new here - mikepk

I only see my stats for the last week (17/14 = 1.21) Please tell me your 670 number is for more than just a week! - Brian Johns

1.44 (566/391) for brianjohns (after week tally you should see a comma then 'all time' count - I can see it on your page) - Micah Wittman

OK, sorry. I'm a total dumbass. I stopped reading after the weekly totals... - Brian Johns

3.74, which seems way off of everybody else's. I wonder what that says. I comment a lot more than I like. - Cyrus Lendvay

FFers use FF with their own strategy or simply default tendencies. The ratio is an interesting snapshot of behaviour. Thanks for joining in everyone, hope more keep flowing in. - Micah Wittman from twhirl

0.79 - Brian Roy

0.77 - Eric @ CS Techcast

0.67 - Nine

0.77 - Shey, Jamaican of FF

0.76 - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

1.39. - Rochelle

1.80 - Brian Sullivan

1.61 - I only 'like' when I want to throw my support behind a topic but don't have anything constructive to add. - Bjorn Stromberg

1.12 - LogEx

1.41 - WorldofHiglet

5.08 (3181/626) ! - ◄ani625Ξ

2.41 - William Harryman

0.66 - I tend to 'like' things without needing to comment further, I guess, and I notice I usually like the things upon which I comment. Well, frequently. - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ

.39 (2457/6242) I guess I don't comment much. I do 'like' a lot of things, it would seem. - Bren, Photophobe

0.62 then again i have over 11,000 comments - Cee Bee

1.23 (5287/4229) - I am put to shame by Cee Bee's participation, good grief! - Her Lindsay-ness

@Cee Bee I think you meant 0.62 - ◄ani625Ξ

1.27 (902/705) - Leandro Ardissone ⍨

yes, thanks for the correction. lindsay, you're making me feel bad. lol - Cee Bee

0.8576, I only like mostly when I'm going to comment - Mol, Time Warping

1.55 endlessly repeating. This Like/Comment included. - Dana D

before this comment: .69 I kid you not. - InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)

So far: Average: 1.27 | Median: 0.81 ... (if you average 1 comment per like, you'd be 1.0 ... if you're 0.xx you might herd content more than discuss ... if you're whole numbers above 1 you may not 'like' much or discuss plenty or both) - Micah Wittman

CSV_A: 1.05,0.75,1.44,0.81,3.74,0.79,0.77,0.67,0.77,0.76,1.39,1.8,1.61,1.12,0.141,5.08,2.41,0.66,.39,0.62,.62,1.27,0.8576,1.551,0.69 - Micah Wittman

1.83 - Grant Bierman

I tend to like allot of photos which really don't need comments. - InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)

InPerpetualMotion(Gina k), I really liked this 'Like' of yours (in a series of pics, so I flickr fav'd it): http://friendfeed.com/e... and commented. Thanks! - Micah Wittman

.37 1002/2708 - Michael Fidler

this is what scobes walls would like if he didnt have FF - sean percival

I haven't seen Marc Canter's fabled fence (just heard about it), but I imagine this but on wood pickets :) - Micah Wittman

This week: 2.48 (1162:467) but this is not the norm, my likes usually match or are higher than comments, overall: 0.95 (14228:14846). - Kol Tregaskes

Thanks Michael, Kol! I'll recalculate average/median when we build up some more data points here. - Micah Wittman

1.03 748/723 - Keith - @tsudo

.68 6986/10194 Someone wrote a great article on the comment-like ratio a few months ago. Search on FriendFeed is crashing on me... I'll try to get the link. - Mitchell Tsai

Thanks Mitchell (btw, search crashing on me too - lots) - Micah Wittman

1316 comments/20221 likes (0.06), according to Windows Calculator, although I probably screwed up. - Tyson Key

*bump* - Micah Wittman

0.51 - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

Thanks, Mark! - Micah Wittman

Thanks Spidra! - Micah Wittman

0.95 (1520/1604) - it's 2+ months later, and my ratio flipped (more Likes by .05) - Micah Wittman

.7 (1204/1724) - before this comment at least. - Rachel Lea Fox

Thanks, Rachel! - Micah Wittman

3.46 (3665/1057) before this comment and like. - Kevin Fox

Thanks, Kevin. 3+ is quite the comment on your commenting activities :) - Micah Wittman

I've got stuff to say. - Kevin Fox

3.98 (900/226) - Richard Lawler

1.02 (3538/3484) for sofarsofarshaun - Micah Wittman

.34 (600/1747, not counting this comment) - Michael Hocter

Thank you, Siavash and Michael - Micah Wittman

.52 overall, but .68 this week. - Rebecca

Nice, thanks Rebecca. - Micah Wittman

1.31 - Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF

0.56 - imabonehead

Rah and imabonehead - rock on! (Richard too!) - Micah Wittman

0.16 - Anne Bouey

1.39 - jcunwired

4.62 (287/62) -- Yikes! I'm chatty. - Ted Roden

Thank you kindly, Anne, jcunwired and Ted. - Micah Wittman

2.63 - Bryce, Low in Sodium

Thanks for joining in, Bryce. - Micah Wittman

.15 all time, .13 this week. - Alix Whitmire

.52 - David HC Soul

Thank you, Alix and David! (and Alix, you're tied with Siavash for the Highest Like ratio. Wow). - Micah Wittman

2.94 - j1m

Thank you, j1m. Ok, I'm gonna roll this up into a csv and call it a night. - Micah Wittman

CSV_B: 0.95,0.7,3.46,3.98,1.02,0.15,0.34,0.52,1.31,0.56,0.16,1.39,4.62,2.63,0.15,0.52,2.94 - Micah Wittman

this week = 0.45%, alltime = 6.43% - chaz2b

CSV_B Mean: 1.49 (previous mean for CVS_A: 1.27) - Micah Wittman

Of course the numbers can easily lie, but I'm gonna say it anyway: "We're getting more conversational, people!" - Micah Wittman

0.49 (493/988) - Bluesun 2600

816 / 2502 = 0.326139089 overall | 50 / 233 = 0.214592275 this week I like much more than I comment. (maths via google) - Chris Loft

3026/5013 = 0.6036 - Roger Chen

0.107 probably the lowest here - Nicholas James

chaz2b, Bluesun 2600, Roger, Nicholas — thank you! - Micah Wittman

.76 - jamar78

5.25 but I don't know what this *means, yet. maybe I'm just stingy with my "likes" compared to others? - Marg Uerite

Thanks jamar78 and Marg! - Micah Wittman

A recent change in FF: now the comment count shows total number of comments (previously multiple comments in one thread only counted as one) http://friendfeed.com/e... so all the numbers above are from the old methodology.... - David HC Soul

My new ratio: 0.76 all time (old methodology .52).... this week 1.39 - David HC Soul

*bump* - Micah Wittman

1.26 (2965/2346) - Micah Wittman

1.37 - Glen Campbell, B.A.

1.74 - ♥patricia♥

Thanks, Glen and pea! - Micah Wittman

Looks like my ratio as flipped again (comments back to dominating again). Seems to match my own awareness I've lately been commenting without Liking (commenting is my inherent recognition of value to me and the additional Like is when it merits an extra bump to help discovery by others). - Micah Wittman

.38 - Ryan Dadey

Ryan, I have to say, that's one high caliber ratio ;) - Micah Wittman

An update it's .44 which is an improvement from .36 - Michael Fidler

2.00 - Anthony Citrano

0.97 - Willem (@wim66) ☠

1.5 exactly - Ahsan Ali aka. Slick

2.94 1040/354 I have likes set to post to twitter automatically, so I'm careful with them. :) - guruvan (Rob Nelson)

0.85 - Steven Perez

0.73 up from 0.66 on Jan 08 - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ

0.37 for the week past, 0.45 on the whole. - Parth Awasthi

Michael, Anthony, Ahsan, guruvan Steven, sıɹɥɔ and Parth - thanks for dropping in your stats! - Micah Wittman

5.81 i'm not using it as does everyone else here. that is fer sure. - Marg Uerite

But remember, the comment counts also includes comments imported from other services. - Ahsan Ali aka. Slick

Ahsan, huh, I'd never considered that. - Micah Wittman

17942/30571=.59 - Alex Scoble

Alex, thank you, sir. - Micah Wittman

ALmost 2:1 exactly. - Amani

Much obliged, Amani. - Micah Wittman

3062/5777 you do the maths. - Will Higgins™

.53 (3062/5777) for Will Higgins #math-on-demand-services - Micah Wittman

Thank you, amin/gnu - Micah Wittman

2671/12333=.21 - Darren Heydon

7.16 - Ken Sheppardson

*bump* (SEE ALSO http://friendfeed.com/jungleg... ) - Micah Wittman

1.45 (4374/3026) - Micah Wittman

1.73 - Aron Michalski

0.92 now. I think the movie reviews have been getting me closer to a 1 to 1 ratio. - Steven Perez

0.77 - Mathew A. Koeneker

Steven, yep, you were a 0.85 in April. - Micah Wittman

2.10 now ... - Amani

0.97 now. - Eric Johnson

Amani, so your comments have climbed a bit. - Micah Wittman

Thanks, Eric. - Micah Wittman

yes, but i am not consciously "not liking" things - Amani from IM

Probably, just chattier then :) - Micah Wittman

I'm down from 7.16 to 6.94 :-) - Ken Sheppardson

the live NBA playoff threads have ALOT to do with it. - Amani from IM

Ken, the FCC may be interested to explore how your "I'm down" may be offensively self-deprecating ;) - Micah Wittman

.56 eeep, must try harder - Threepwood

4.52. I don't bother to like things I've commented on, since commenting already flags it as interesting. - Andy Bakun

0.46 (1698/3638) - Glenn Slaven

Threepwood, Andy, Glenn - thanks (Andy, that's my mo too; then I'll Like if it warrants a "double vote"). - Micah Wittman

1.31 (4,471/3,401) - Karoli

Thanks, Karoli. And the both of us have a _very_ similar ratio and absolute numbers. wow. - Micah Wittman

1.15 ! Noisy... need more liking, I guess. - Ryo / Fuck Facebook

Thanks, Ryo! - Micah Wittman

Darn - 0.52. I guess I need to say why I like something a little more often :-) Liking this thread because I was wondering the same thing recently. Has anybody worked out the average from the numbers here? </islazy> - Andy Bold

Andy, scroll upward and you'll see a couple calculations from before (January: Average: 1.27 | Median: 0.81) - Micah Wittman

In March the Mean was: 1.49 - Micah Wittman

1.021276595744680851063829787234042553191489361702127659... via Wolfram Alpha - tom murphy

Thanks, tom. And though a bit verbose, your friend Wolfram is resourceful :D - Micah Wittman

0.55 (254/444) - Willem (@wim66) ☠

Thank you, Willem. - Micah Wittman

In April you were 0.97, so you're liking more / commenting less. - Micah Wittman

1.88 (779/414) - Ton Zijp

Thanks, Ton. - Micah Wittman

0.43 (3597/8305). - Parth Awasthi

0.74 (1970/2667) - Scott of Two Countries

And thank you Parth, Scott. - Micah Wittman

Parth, compared to your April numbers, you've been consistent. - Micah Wittman

2.12 is my ratio. - Rick Cogley

Thanks, Rick! - Micah Wittman

Np Micah. What is that photo? - Rick Cogley

.54 (4148/7674) Updated! - Michael Fidler

Rick, you mean that face with glasses I photoshopped tint into with an apparently disembodied arm which is actually very much attached to my eldest son? It's mostly just me :) - Micah Wittman

Thanks, Michael. Yes, you have a rising tide of comment percentage (oh, wow, you were one of the originals from January - cool!) - Micah Wittman

1.82 from 798 comments / 438 likes - David Damore

Thanks, nivé and David! - Micah Wittman

2027/1594 = 1.27 - Brome

0.58 - Marc Dong

2.9 (3,242/1,116) mhhh.. time to straighten my use of FF a bit.. thanks for this entry - Thierry R. Andriamirado

Brome, Marc and Thierry - thank you! - Micah Wittman

Thierry - yeah, 2.9 is fairly high - got to pick the pace on like side :) [but hey, whatever works for you is fine] - Micah Wittman

Stats Update: Last time I commented here my comment to like ratio was 0.107 it's increased to 0.645 ;) - Nicholas James

1.91 - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

Thank you Nicholas and MiniMage! - Micah Wittman

Yeah, that's a decent upward rise in comments, Nicholas. - Micah Wittman

.6 (6,000/10,000) 3rd update - Now it's time to flip this on its head. My goal is to have (16,000/16,000) next time I post here. Regardless of what happens, I'm just looking forward to the next 10,000 comments, likes, posts, and new relationships I make here. It's all good! - Michael Fidler

1.76 (7539/4290) My commenting habits haven't chanced much, but it felt like I clicked Like a lot less, and this ratio confirms that for me. - Micah Wittman

It's that time again. - Micah Wittman

.50 - Laura id stubbed ub.

Thanks, Laura! (you're a 50-caliber gal!) - Micah Wittman

0.64 - Imabug

Thank you, Imabug. - Micah Wittman

4.67 (I'm greedy :p) - directeur

0.99 - Steven Perez

About 1:2 comment to likes at this time - RAPatton from iPod

1.06 - Jim Hearts FF

.81 - Brent - Long Live Rock

.63 - metalerik

Thanks Imabug, directeur, Steven, RAPatton, Jim, Brent and metalerik! - Micah Wittman

.83 - Jimminy

0.78 - Pete Delucchi

.82 as of right now. edit: on January 8th it was 0.39 -- when I saw that, I decided to make more of an effort to comment. When I hit 10k "likes" I decided I wouldn't "like" anything else until I also had 10k comments. - Bren, Photophobe

.11 - PENGUIN: MAJOR CAPS LOCK

And thank you Jimminy, Pete, Bren and Penguin! - Micah Wittman

2.47 as of right now. - Jonas, Leper of FF

Micah, are you doing something with these numbers? If so sounds interesting. - Jimminy

0.58 - James (!?)

Jimminy, I'm copyrighting every single number. It's kind of a honeypot ;) Actually, it was curiosity mostly, but I also hope to build a sampling (small and self-selecting as it may be) for anyone who might want to analyze it. - Micah Wittman

Jonas, James and Kurt - thanks you! - Micah Wittman

You're welcome. I hope the results do some good. :-) - James (!?)

.31. I have almost 4 times as many likes as comments. - edythe

.86 - Eric Logan

Thank you edythe and Eric! - Micah Wittman

195/245 makes 0.8 rounded not including this one which would be 196/245 making 0.8 unrounded, - tom murphy

Thanks, Tom. - Micah Wittman

1.98 (588/297) - Bryan Zirkel

1.67 (19,550/11,684) - Mitchell Tsai

1:2 - Jeff P. Henderson

Bryan, Mitchell and Jeff P. - thanks, guys! - Micah Wittman

1.18 - it's always been close to 1, since day one, for some reason. - Laura Norvig

Wow, Penguin is a prolific liker! - Laura Norvig

2.67 (875/328) - Nathalie, Dreamer of FF

Thank you, Nathalie! - Micah Wittman

2.18 - Spidra Webster

1.29 - Mark Jepsen

Thanks, Spidra and Mark! - Micah Wittman

0.49 - Jammy Lee

0.825 - Mathew A. Koeneker

Jammy and Mathew, thank you very much. - Micah Wittman

2.16 - SuezanneC Baskerville

I don't know I just like that picture - Brian Hendrickson

.40 - Ben Hanten

Mine was exactly 2:1 about a week ago. Did a screenshot when I had 2,000 comments and 1,000 likes. - Joe.... from iPod

SuezanneC, Brian, B E N and Joe - thank you all very much! - Micah Wittman

Joe, it's like see the odometer click through a nice round number - it's just inexplicably engaging. :) - Micah Wittman

1.40, nearly the square root of two. - Vezquex: God of FF

0.58 - Andy Bold

Thanks, Raphael and Andy! - Micah Wittman

1.15 (6777/5873) - JA Castillo

12.23 (844 / 69 ) I guess I take my likes seriously ;) - Chris Myles

1.63 - Serkan Mutlu

Wow I didn't realize I was so out of whack!! 12.23 that's got to be a record (and I don't even import my feeds with the summary as a comment)!! - Chris Myles

.87 - Nine

Thanks JA, Chris (wow, 12+ is unusual :), Serkan and Nine! - Micah Wittman

0.89 (17818/19913) (Somebody better make a cool ass graph of all this data!) - Haggis (Sean Loyless)

Micah.. I told you I take my likes seriously; ). You *might* want to ask (in a separate post) what percentage of likes were used to "bookmark" a post or save it for later VS actually "liking it". I NEVER used like for that.. but I did use a private group that if filled with my own topics (and comments).. - Chris Myles

1.78 (8529/4782) - Micah Wittman

Likes are down relative to comments, which matches my much lower frequency of liking. I'm a more selective liker than ever. - Micah Wittman

0.9009 (6055/6721) - Jason Huebel

OK, so statistically, what ratio results in better interaction on FF? - Jason Huebel

I don't think I could argue that any particular kind of ratio is "best", because if Lurkers like to Lurk and cultivate (via Likes) and the Chatty-ites love to chat, to pump out much many more comments than Likes, each can be happy and make for a great social experience. - Micah Wittman

So I'm fairly balanced, it appears. I would imagine it's because I try to comment on every post I like. That's not always true, obviously. But mostly it is. - Jason Huebel

Just clicking "Like" seems too easy. I feel like I should say something, too. - Jason Huebel

383/372 - ashish

'Just clicking "Like" seems too easy' — Jason, that's because you're from the Chatty-ite tribe :) - Micah Wittman

Thanks, ashish. - Micah Wittman

wow, what a difference time makes, when i 1st posted on this thread, 6.43%, now = 1.25%, for a 5.18% difference, :o (and this is the earliest post to date i've recovered of my activity on ff) - chaz2b

chaz, I think there's been a big fluctuation for most people (maybe not that much). This is the oldest post on which you commented that you've recovered? - Micah Wittman

When I first saw this: 1.91 Sept 28: 1.94 - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

536 comments in the last month has me at .8736...still creeping toward 1.00 - Bren, Photophobe

.64 - Shannon Jiménez

Thanks, MiniMage (2x participant!), Bren (3x!) and Shannon (your inaugural visit!) - Micah Wittman

Thank you, SustainedEuphoria. - Micah Wittman

I 'liked" this to change my ratio! (1.22 1040/850) - Mark Jepsen

Thanks, Mark. - Micah Wittman

1.45 - Brett Kelly

Thanks, Brett :) - Micah Wittman

5.67 all time. Second highest ratio on here. Woot! I love to talk. - Kevin L

0.125, I need to talk more ;) - mridul

Thank you both, Kevin and mridul (the two of you balance it each well :) - Micah Wittman

1.80 (10,189 / 5,666) [compared to Likes, my Comments still continue to rise] - Micah Wittman

1.02 (10323/10161) - Bren, Photophobe

.5666 currently (30,084/53,093) - Alex Scoble

Thanks, Bren. - Micah Wittman

Thank you, Alex :) - Micah Wittman

that was my third post... It's interesting to see how the number has changed. of course, I manipulated the number to a degree, because I stopped "liking" things for a while... - Bren, Photophobe

Bren, the other thing that can seriously throw off someone's stats is a feed that upon each item it imports adds a comment automatically. - Micah Wittman

true. that can seriously inflate comment stats, of course. Then you have someone like RAPatton, who posts a gazillion comments, in part because of his playlist posts where he will list each song in a separate comment. I found, after this post in fact, that I tended to "like" things much more frequently than comment on them, that I was lurking instead of participating. I have changed the way I use ff rather considerably, and I think for the better. - Bren, Photophobe

1.8 - Sarah is Novembery

4.26? - ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift

Thanks, Sarah, Tutivillus. - Micah Wittman

1.19 - Joe Bonner

Micah this is like 11 months ago, I see you have almost doubled your rate. lets make a graph for everybody now, :) - Mahmood Padura

Quick, someone write a greasemonkey script to inline some google charts! (tap-tap-tap...wut? don't look at me ;) - Micah Wittman

Thanks, Joe. And you thank you, Mahmood :) - Micah Wittman

1.66 - Glen Campbell, B.A.

Thanks, Glen! Your comments in the ratio have gone up too. - Micah Wittman

1.70 (it was 1.41 on Jan 8) - WorldofHiglet

WorldofHiglet, thank you :) The comments are strong in this one. - Micah Wittman

0.64 (2,589/4,051) - Chieze Okoye

0.58 - Thomas Page

Chieze and Thomas - thank you! - Micah Wittman

*bumpage* - Micah Wittman

So, Micah, we never did find out what you were doing with this info.... - WorldofHiglet

2.21 (2,812/1,275) - Rene Wirtz

0.27 (5637/20234) - I only see a couple people lower than me. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

4.06 (747/184) - Jan Ole Peek

WoH, World Domination. - Micah Wittman

Rene, John and Jan - thank you, all three! :) - Micah Wittman

1.94 - آقای تلخک

2.74 (4,446 / 12,204) - J. Abdul-Qahhar

0.97 (6,694/6,929) - Jimminy

Thank you J., Jimminy and آقای تلخک :) - Micah Wittman

2.23 - Paola Bonomo

0.71 (8,200/11,551) updated - Michael Fidler

0.67 - Artemko

J. Abdul-Qahhar LOL 4,446 / 12,204 = 0.36 - Artemko

0.03 (284 / 10378)! - Daniel Rowley

Thanks Paola, Michael, Artemko, J. and Daniel! - Micah Wittman

1.09 (9990/9105) From and including: Saturday, April 26, 2008 To and including: Thursday, November 12, 2009 It is 566 days from the start date to the end date, end date included Or 1 year, 6 months, 18 days including the end date to reach 10,000 comments. - Christopher Harley

*thanks Christopher thoroughly* - Micah Wittman

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pygame - python game development - http://www.pygame.org/project...

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Every time I see the 'Go' gopher mascot I think it's a potato.

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Mike Brzozowski, Roberto Bonini, Mike Nencetti and 4 other people liked this

mmm potatoes.... - mikepk

mikepk

Natal launch details leak from secret Microsoft tour - http://www.mcvuk.com/news...

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For Tad. :) - mikepk from Bookmarklet

Roberto Bonini

RT @Nancy_A: This Cassini image knocked my socks off. You? http://twitpic.com/p415u

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Cool - mikepk

That's pretty cool! - ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift

James Corbett

'Prince of Persia' looks promising... for a movie of a game. Disney's new Pirates of the Caribbean (meets Indiana Jones)? http://www.youtube.com/watch...

'Prince of Persia' looks promising... for a movie of a game. Disney's new Pirates of the Caribbean (meets Indiana Jones)? http://ow.ly/AMoJ

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Although anything with Bruckheimer's name on it immediately makes me suspicious. - mikepk

mikepk

Presenting Founder Collective cdixon.org – chris dixon's blog - http://cdixon.org/?p=1794

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Nice to see more ideas to address the seed capital gap. - mikepk from Bookmarklet

mikepk

I'm the big "three five" today.

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Happy birthday! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

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Thanks Tina! Looks like I share ff bdays w several people. - mikepk from iPhone

Me too: I've got two birthday buddies on FF =D - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Fweeeeee! <those party favors that uncurl when you blow into them/> - mikepk from iPhone

Happy Birthday! - josh neff, Fun Dip of FF

Happy b-day, Mike!! - Derrick

Happy birthday mikepk! - Maxamad

Happy Birthday !!! But be careful almost its middle of the life :) - matmazelange

Happy Birthday :) - WorldofHiglet

Happy Birthday, mikepk! - Josh Haley

Happy Birthday! - Shevonne

Happy birthday, Mike! :D Lemme know how it feels. I'm just six months behind you. - tinypants - Hagitha of FF

Thanks everyone. On a roadtrip to Eastern Shore of MD, my new nephew is being baptised and I'm the godfather. Pretty hip. :) - mikepk from iPhone

Tinypants, according to Juliette I'm perpetually 8 years old. Mentally at least. :) - mikepk from iPhone

Have a totally happy birthday, Mike! :) - Micah Wittman

Happy birthday, Mike! - Anika

Happy Birthday! I hope you're having a good day. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle

Bon anniversaire! A great year! - rowlikeagirl

Happy Birthday. - Kenton

Happy Birthday, dude! - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

Happy birthday! - Alex Scoble

Hyvää syntymäpäivää! (Finnish) = happy birthday! - Mekkar

Buon Compleanno! - Keiko Yamada

Thanks everyone, had a good day, thanks for the positive vibes! - mikepk

Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, Friend Birthdays!

I'm 33 years and a few hours old right now! Happy Birthday me. :-D

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Happy Birthday! - Kenton

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Thank you, Kenton! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday, Kol!! - AJ Batac

Happy birthday, Kolin! - Stephen Mack

Happy Birthday Kol. - CW™

No pressies yet. Guess what? They are delayed in the post, LOL. Thanks Royal Mail. Thanks for being on strike all the time. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

Kolgratulations! :) - Jemm

Happy birthday, sir. I hope you're having a great day! - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle

Happy Birthday Kol! Have an amazing one ! - Wang Yip

Thanks, AJ, Stephen, CW, Jemm. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Thanks, Pea. Well normal day at work, but I work for a games dev, so that's a pretty good day in my book. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

We're same age :) - diego morelli

Thanks, Wang! - Kol Tregaskes

Diego, it's a good age. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

I agree ;-) - diego morelli

It was actually a nice sunny day for the most part today. It's been dull and gloomy for ages. So the Sun came out for me today, hehe. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy birthday Kol! Have a great one! :) - Dee S.

Happy Birthday, Kol! Thirty three was a pretty good year for me and I have a feeling you're going to LOVE It :) Best wishes, congrats and go celebrate! - Holly Rae, FFer

Thank you v much, Dee. Hope you're well? - Kol Tregaskes

Thank you, Holly. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday! - joey

HB! - Spidra Webster

happy birthday :) - Deniz (bluesign) Edincik

Happy Birthday Kol! - OnuRC

Happy Birthday, Kol! - Anne Bouey

Happy Birthday, now come to the point where is the party? - ffcode

Ta very much, Joey, Spidra, Deniz, OnuRC, Anne and ffode. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy b-day Kol!! - Derrick

Happy birthday, Kol! - Joe Bonner

Off for a bit, back on in an hour or so. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Thanks, Derrick, Joe. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday, mate! - Adrian Scicluna

Happy Birthday Kol! Have a great one :) - Niki Costantini

Happy Birthday! - scott anderson

Happy Birthday. Only do things you want to today. - Jeremy

hb ff - daveccorey

Happy birthday, Kol! :) - directeur

Happy Birthday :) - Rodfather

Many Happy returns, Kol. 33? Oh yes, It was back there somewhere. Not a memorable one, but left to my own devices I don't bother about my birthday. - Ian May

Happy Birthday, President of FF! - teh Dork Knight aka Kenny

Happy birthday! :) - Tamara

Happy Birthday Ol'Chap! - Carlos Ayala

Happy Birthday Kol - Iván Abrego

Yay! Have a great Birthday :-) - 'Like' robot (frɐnc)

Happy Birthday, Kol!! - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

HAPPY 33rd Birth year anniversary, Kol! - Helen Sventitsky

Doğum günün kutlu olsun Kol =)) - Kerimov (porsche)

Happy day to you, Kol!! :) - JA Castillo

Kol, Happy Birthday!!!! - Mike Fruchter

Happy Birthday to the nicest guy on FF. (ew, that sounds so fake greeting card-like. It's true though, so I'm leavin' it.) - Jim Hearts FF

Happy Birthday! - vicster

Happy birthday Kol! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

HBD - Babak (Tanxy)

Have a great day, Kol. - Kevin Pedraja

Happy birthday! - Stefania Cabitza

Happy bday - mikepk

Happy Birthday! - ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift

Happy 1/3 Century Kol! - Steve

Happy Birthday! - Chieze Okoye

Happy birthday Kol! - Maxamad

Happy birthday, Kol. Wish you the best :-) - LouCypher

Happy Birthday, Kol! Best Wishes! Hope you have a great day - Andrew Terry

Gosh! Thanks everyone! Well I was going to thank every single person so... - Kol Tregaskes

Thank you Ade, Niki, Scott, Jeremy, Dave, Directeur, Rodfather, Ian, TehKenny, Tamara, Carlos, Iván, Franc, MVB, Helen, Porschebenimolsana, JA, Mike, Jim, vicster, Tina, Babak, Kevin, Stefania, Mike, Tut, Steve, Chieze, Mo, Lou and Andrew! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

And thanks for your comment, Jim. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy birthday Kol! I hope the future brings nothing but joy for you. - Beau Liening from iPhone

Happy birthday, Kol! - Alex Scoble

Ian, yeah I celebrate my Birthdays less and less. Hopefully a few games on the way though. - Kol Tregaskes

Thank you, Beau and Alex. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday Kol,Hope you have a good celebration ! Your thirties are great :) - Paul Downing

Happy Birthday! - Yolanda

Happy Birthday, Kol! - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF

Thanks, Paul. Well I better make the most of my 30s. It's the 40s soon - not looking forward to that. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

Thank you, Yolanda, Jandy. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy birthday to ya - ardiba

Thank you, ardiba. - Kol Tregaskes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY -YOU ARE SAME AS ME :) ! HOPE THIS YEAR AND AFTER EVERYTHING WILL BE BETTER IN YOUR LIFE ... - matmazelange

Thank you, matmazelange. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday!!! - Amit Morson

Thank you, Amit! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Hope you have a wonderful birthday, Kol! - Laura id stubbed ub.

Just a normal day at work, Laura. Though got some B-day cards and a bit of cake back at home. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday Kol!! - Charlotte M

HAPPY B'day Kol.. !! Crap. am I the only Bloke who is pushing +45 on FF ? - Peter Dawson

Thank you, Charlotte, Peter. Peter, nah, I don't think so. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday! - James Myatt

really do you think is that the good age ?i m the 33 now but dont think so :( - matmazelange

Happy Birthday Kol! - Penny

matmazelange, it's better than 34, 35, 36... ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

Thank you, James, Penny. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy 33rd! :-) - Rene Wirtz

:))) u right - matmazelange

Thank you, Rene. - Kol Tregaskes

happy birthday kol! - chrisofspades

Thanks, Chris. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Bonne Fete! - Nathalie, Dreamer of FF

¡Feliz cumpleaños! - Lo

Selamat Ulang Tahun! - Joe Silence is not dead

Thank you, Nathalie, Lo, Joe. - Kol Tregaskes

happy birthday - Meral Alabaz

Aw, you kids are so cute at that age. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

Happiest of Birthdays..................33 years old ...........boy both my kids are older thinking as I type this I am getting older by the minute....................... - VAL D.

Happy birthday! - Anika

Happy Birthday! - Tyson Key

happy birthday! One day I'll get down south and buy you a drink :) - alphaxion

Thanks, Meral, Val, Anika, Tyson, alpha. Hehe, m9m. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday :) - Farshad

Thank you, Farshad. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy birthday Guv'nor! (That's my lame British accent) ;) - Jorge Escobar

Hehe, thank you, Jorge. :-D - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday Kol. - Carlos Sousa

Thank you very much, Carlos. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday! - Rachel Lea Fox

Happy B to the D...A...Y Kol. - Mark Krynsky

(((cabbage patching))) Yay!!! - rowlikeagirl

Happy Birthday!!! - Marco Fabbri

Happy Birthday to you Kol! - Thomas Hawk

Happy birthday, Kol! - Chris, Taskerrific Guy

Happy birthday! - browneyes from iPhone

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOL :) You ROCK and make FF a great place to be, THANK YOU!! <3 - Susan Beebe

Happy birthday :) - Timothy Griffin

w00t! Happy Birthday, Kol! - Ayşe E.

Happy Birthday Kol ~ We're celebrating in Australia for you ~ hope the sun shines all day for you -/ - Chris Loft

happy birthday! - Bill Kinney

Happy birthday! - Kamilah Gill

Happy birthday, Kol!!! - Micah Wittman

Happy birthday, Kol! - Bren, Photophobe from iPhone

Happy b-day Kol! - Shey, Jamaican of FF

Congrats on another year :) - LANjackal

Happy bday Kol! - imabonehead

happy birthday ^^, - zʍıɔ

Happy Birthday! - M♥hammad

Happy Birthday!! - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕

Happy bday - N.G. Gordon - RadarSync

happy birthday kol, :) - chaz2b

Know I'm late, but Happy Birthday Kol! - Bonnie Foster

Happy birthday to you :-) - Mahdi Ebrahimi

Happy Birthday Kol! This year's gonna be great for ya! :D - vijay

happy birthday to you and me :) - Ahmet Soyata

Happy Birthday Kol and Ahmet :) - Bhowmik Shah

Happy Birthday Kol and other friends. - Mahmood Padura

your at 33 and I just turned 32 :) As of October 12th funny. - Raymond Marr aka Knatchwa from IM

Happy Birthday! - SuezanneC Baskerville

Happy Birthday Kol! I hope you're having a wonderful day! - Michael Fidler

Thank you everyone! I'll thank you all individually when I'm back from home later today. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Oh and Happy Birthing Date - Hope the year ahead is even more exciting then the last. - Raymond Marr aka Knatchwa

Yay! :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker

Whoa. Happy Birthday Kol! (My birthday's tomorrow - different age ;)) - Ahsan Ali aka. Slick

Happy Birthday Kol. The years go quicker and quicker from here on out :-) - Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane

congrats on 33 - Robert Higgins

Don't let the decimal system get you down, in hex you're only 21 :) - Eivind

happy birthday Kol!! :-) - victed from iPhone

Happy Birthday! - MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF

Happy Birthday Kol! - Garin Kilpatrick

Happy Birthday kol! long live the gamers! - Darth Farhad Sama

Belated Happy Birthday wishes... - .LAG liked that

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Shevonne

Happy Birthday!!! - mridul

happy birthday - brainno722 (Peter)

happy birthday! (: - Mor Büyü *

Happy birthday tregaskes, - Acharad Sami vanJoulee

Late but Happy Bhirtday Kol ;) - ★ Soner Gönül

As promised: Thank you Rachel, Mark, rowlikeagirl, Marco, Thomas, Chris, Susan, Timothy, Ayşe, Chris, Bill, Kamilah, Micah, Bren, Shey, LAN, imabonehead, zʍıɔ, Mohammad, Zulema, N.G., chaz2b, Bonnie, Mahdi, vijy, Ahmet, Bhowmik, Mahmood, Raymond, Suezanne, Michael, Raymond, Matthre, Ahsan, Slippy, Robert, Eivind, victed, Mary, Garin, Darth, .LAG, Shevonne, mridul, Peter, Mor, Acharad and Soner. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday! - Araceli from Nambu

Thank you, Aracedi. - Kol Tregaskes

Congrats :) - alfred westerveld

Thank you, Alfred. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy belated birthday! - Arlan Koizumi

Thanks, Arlan. - Kol Tregaskes

Kol, I need the "As promised" list in alphabetical. kthxbai! - Jorge Escobar

Pass. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Hoorah! - Ron Bailey

HAppy Bday - siniradam

happy birthday! - errorist

Happy b-day! - Zachary TG

Thank you, Ron, siniradam, errorist, Zachary. - Kol Tregaskes

Bit too late, but wish you happy then, to wish you anything anyhow. ;-) - Dutch Bloggies

Oops, that last one was the wrong account. It came from me. :-) - Ton Zijp

Pokey Polly just now wishing you Happy Birthday and many more! - Polly Potter

Whoa ... Missed this HB to Kol! (Man ... you're just a kid :) - Charlie Anzman

Thank you, Dutch/Ton, Polly and Charlie! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Hehe, yeah should read "33 years young" ;-). - Kol Tregaskes

happy 33 and 2 days birthday - Morgan Haley

Thank you, Morgan! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

ugh 2 days overdue - happy belated kolbot :) - mike "glemak" dunn

No worries, thank you, Mike! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Happy Birthday Kol!! - jcunwired

Thank you, jcunwired. - Kol Tregaskes

Happy belated birthday mate !!! - Nir Ben Yona

Thank you, Nir. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Jason Huebel

Bald bears baffle vets with mystery condition at German zoo | Mail Online - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news...

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"You'd have thought a fur coat would have been the ultimate bear necessity. But not for the unfortunate Dolores who has lost all her body hair and has just been left with a few tufts around her head. Vets have been left baffled by the condition of the bespectacled bear, who lives at a zoo in Leipzig." - Jason Huebel from Bookmarklet

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Wow... bears look much better with their coat on... that's creepy. - SAM

Looks almost like a giant rat (ROUS's? I don't think they exist...) - mikepk

That's the first thing I thought... Rodents Of Unusual Size? - Jason Huebel

Hair makes all the difference! Poor, hairless thing. :-( - Kurt Starnes

Yeah, she looks miserable, doesn't she? :-( - Jason Huebel from IM

Ah, didn't realize Mo had already posted this until I read Best of Day... http://friendfeed.com/mokarga... - Jason Huebel

Bears still do, or once did, inhabit Mexico. Add some tequila, and the Chupacabra legend may have been borne from a sighting of such a creature. This hypothesis by way of one of my FB friends. - Kurt Starnes

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair... Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy was he? - SAM

...no he was really damn creepy. I'm glad I didn't see this as a kid. - SAM

vijay

yep... Apple's different

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AAPL is very much about money as well. - Maxamad

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If there wasn't a lot of money attached to changing the world I wonder how well it would work? :-) - Todd Hoff

Yeah, I mean, let's be serious. They aren't saints. - Chieze Okoye

Apple's about making profits through innovation. Not like other companies. Push some bullshit crap out the door, charge shit rates and turn in returns, that's every company on the planet except Apple. - vijay

I would be more excited vijay if another element, Closed Systems, wasn't so forward. - Todd Hoff

what's closed systems Todd? You mean the open/closed software systems? - vijay

I mean stuff like how closed itunes and the iphone are. It's not just the carrier choice, the APIs are frustratingly limited. - Todd Hoff

How about they change the world by making the iPhone platform free and open. Why can't I even use Flash on my iPhone? - Shey, Jamaican of FF

We should at least have read/write access to all the data that's on the phone and in itunes. - Todd Hoff

I'm not a programmer so I don't know about APIs but I can answer why Carrier is closed. AT&T subsidizes iPhone in return for exclusivity. And iPhone has already opened up to other carriers in quite a few countries now. - vijay

Lack of Flash on iPhone, and Lack of Multitasking BOTH have the same reason... iPhone has a non-removable battery unlike other devices. - vijay

+1 Todd - Shey, Jamaican of FF

@vijay and why does it have a non-removeable battery? - Shey, Jamaican of FF

vijay, how are those features related to the battery? - LogEx

Apple hates screws. Screws means movable parts and that means repair service. Plus it's ugly. - vijay

Flash and Multitasking (apps run in the bg), eat battery like cake. That's why. - vijay

@vijay Really? You mean they aren't innovative enough to figure out how to put in a removeable battery without screws?? - Shey, Jamaican of FF

I mean moving parts. Not just screws. - vijay

But a removable battery would take up more space, or be smaller and have less juice. - LogEx

The Flash decision may be party energy consumption, but it's also political IMO. - LogEx

Not political. Flash and the entire Adobe suite runs on macs. Actually Photoshop runs better on Macs than on anything else. - vijay

True, but wireless is a whole new world, no reason to support a proprietary format that may eventually die off (especially if it gets helped to die off). The iPhone is the one platform that has enough leverage to obviate Flash. - LogEx

what's the gain for apple there? - vijay

The gain is not having to use, license, and depend on another company's proprietary format. HTML 5 & h.264 address 80% of the use cases. - LogEx

Vijay, seriously, dude, step away from the Distortion Field. Apple is not the first company that succeeds through innovation nor will they be the last. They're not even the only one that does it now. Honestly, even back in the day when it was scraping it's way to dominance, Microsoft was awesome at taking disparate ideas and putting them together into something successful. Read "Good to... more... - Chieze Okoye

In fact, you could say that Dell is passionately driven and innovative in the field of assembly-lining computer manufacturing in order to cut their bottom line. Just because it's not in the realm of making stuff look pretty doesn't mean you can't innovate. - Chieze Okoye

I've been using windows since 3.1 and DOS before that. I came to know of Apple only 3 years back. Distortion Field has nothing to do with this. The care and attention to detail in every single Apple product is absolutely astounding. - vijay

LogEx license makes sense yes. - vijay

What I'm saying is that your "Apple is different because they're passionate about what they do and are successful because of it" is a false comparison. Companies that become great all share the same type of passion for whatever it is they're doing (read: whatever it is they're focusing themselves at becoming the best at). It's basically a requirement. The only thing that differs is where that passion is directed. - Chieze Okoye

we could be talking about the same thing then... MS is passionate about gaining Market Share through any means possible while Apple is passionate about making a difference. - vijay

That's my other thing. Apple is not that altruistic (which, no offense, is where I think the RDF comes in). Their passion is directed at being the best of high-end, boutique computing. It's not about "changing the world" and "making a difference" (a la a charity organization). - Chieze Okoye

iPhone 3G is just 99 bucks. - vijay

And their cheapest laptop is $1,000. - Chieze Okoye

which comes with multitouch and the best of industrial design(unibody is sexay) and OSX. - vijay

exactly my point: "best of high-end, boutique computing" - Chieze Okoye

Great points Chieze - Shey, Jamaican of FF

iPhone + iPod Touch is also a platform. That is cheap. - vijay

You're not including the development cost - Shey, Jamaican of FF

development cost? for consumers ? - vijay

Vijay, iPhone is most certainly not a cheap platform. iPhone is $500-$700 MSRP. Consumers don't see that, but they're still spending roughly $2,000 over the life of their two-year contracts. Smartphones are not cheap, doesn't matter how you cut it. $99 iPhone is great or whatever, but there is still a completely different strata of people (ie: those that can afford it) that can and do purchase an iPhone. iPhone 3G is not cross-shopped with a $99 moto on metroPCS. - Chieze Okoye

iPod touch is a stronger argument, though it is still $200 minimum for a music player (I bought a music player off of woot.com for $10 (S+H included) once. - Chieze Okoye

"Apple's about making profits through innovation. Not like other companies. Push some bullshit crap out the door, charge shit rates and turn in returns, that's every company on the planet except Apple. - vijay" Seriously? Yikes, you have had too much of the Kool-Aid or you sit on way more corporate boards than we understand. - Kenton

all smartphones are not cheap so Apple is a high end boutique computing platform? no. iPhone is cheap getting cheaper(it started off at 600 bucks and is now 99) and people are buying it as well so I don't see how it is not affordable. - vijay

or maybe you don't know much about apple Kenton - vijay

Smartphones are not a cheap market. They are the almost the definition of a high-end computing platform. AAPL's dominance of that market is EXACTLY MY POINT. They want to be best at high-end computing, and iPhone is their successful strategy of doing that in mobile. It starting out at $600 is due to the fact that AT&T subsidized very little of it. Then they subsidized more when the... more... - Chieze Okoye

Uhh, yeah right. You work for Apple then? To say that every other company in the world only cares about making a quick buck off crap products is proof that you aren't thinking in an unbiased way. To start an argument with a statement like that immediately destroys any credibility you have. - Kenton

The smartphone market is slowly but surely becoming more mainstream and less high-end, that is true, but that trend is world wide and is still a ways off from seeing completion. Smartphone usage is still probably in the single-digits of worldwide cellular usage because (here it comes) all that technology is actually still pretty expensive and high-end. - Chieze Okoye

Chieze, to keep it simple, Macs = high end price range of PCs, iPhone = low end price range of smartphones. Macs as High end boutique computing for PCs makes sense because you CAN get 'kinda' the same functionality for a lesser price. High end boutique computing for mobiles DOESN'T make sense cause you CANNOT get the same features for less. - vijay

Kenton, I don't care about credibility in your eyes. If I have to prove my credibility each and every time I have one of these threads I'd be here forever. If the topic interests you do your own research else get out. - vijay

They're not angels, Vijay. Take a look at this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technol... talk of a company that benefitted and still does of the opensource community! (in simple words, they introduced a kind of protection that prevents you from using your ipod with any other app!) AND they sent a DMCA notice to someone who was trying to solve this! - directeur

Wait, I can't get a phone that makes calls, checks voicemails, goes on the internet and runs applications for cheaper than the iPhone? That's news to me. I'm saying that smartphones themselves are already the high-end and boutique strata of THE ENTIRE MARKET FOR PHONES. That Apple made the smartphone that has dominated all smartphones for 2 years now is not surprising given that they want to be best at high-end computing. - Chieze Okoye

directeur, iTunes closed model is 'cause of the Big 3 and their DRM. But since DRM is not there anymore I still have to have to think out the 'why'. - vijay

Vijay, my point is that it is totally opinion on your part yet you say it and defend it like you have some omniscient knowledge that the rest of us don't. Apple builds some great products and they have different ways of looking at design and product manufacturing. You're doing a disservice to the millions of companies in the world that focus on making people's lives better and actually do it. - Kenton

Vijay, dude, honestly, if you just step back a bit, and look at it from what's obviously true, you wouldn't have to think about the why. They want to sell high-end and boutique computing. That requires selling a complete experience from A to Z. That requires tight control of what does and doesn't happen on their stuff, hence the tight reins of iTunes. Honestly, it's not a bad thing to sell that type of experience with real panache as Apple does, which is why I find your resistance to the idea puzzling. - Chieze Okoye

multitouch, app store, full web browser and so much more features. Not the same. My Japanese friend who get DOCOMO's latest phone has a browser alright, she has this to say --->- http://twitter.com/perfect... - vijay

do you know why she uses dots instead of spaces in her tweets? --->-http://twitter.com/perfect... 'cause of her sucky phone. - vijay

ROTFL. The only phone that is well engineered enough to let you type spaces is the iPhone? - Kenton

vijay, as someone who believes in free sowftware. I HATE this kind of closeness. Moreover the DMCA notice does not apply in that case. So why did they sent it? http://www.eff.org/deeplin... - directeur

* wherever relevant I'm trying to find links to give you a better view so my replies might take longer. Also the thread is slowing down a lot * - vijay

While it didn't have multi-touch (and really why is this such an important innovation?). My first Blackberry Pearl had applications, a full web browser (Opera) and better email functionality than the iPhone will ever have. Oh, and it had a space key that worked too. - Kenton

Kenton, my point being every phone that touts "ADVANCED WEB BROWSER AVAILABLE" is actually not the whole story. There are different and varied shortcomings on all these phones. Now I'm pretty sure anyone could have understood that without me having to type it out. Don't ignore the point of my comment just for the sake of arguing. - vijay

"multitouch, app store, full web browser and so much more features. Not the same." This makes no sense. It's a phone. That's the core functionality and that is the basic market that it is in. All the other stuff you mention goes into making it high-end. That's like saying Mercedes E-Class and Toyota Echo aren't the same thing because of a laundry list of features. Yes, they are different in the sense that one's is higher-end version of the same thing: A CAR. - Chieze Okoye

yeah multitouch is a revolution. And before the iPhone EVERY. SINGLE. SMARTPHONE came with a stylus. Apple changed that and proved people that your fingers work just fine, that the screen won't scratch. HUGE. - vijay

"it's a phone"... you were talking about "computing platforms" Chieze. Smartphones come under that not phones. - vijay

or they're a hybrid of both markets. - Chieze Okoye

without "apps" how is it a computing platform?! - vijay

Anyway, I think that I've made all the points that I can make on this topic. - Chieze Okoye

"Wait, I can't get a phone that makes calls, checks voicemails, goes on the internet and ***runs applications*** for cheaper than the iPhone?" You're missing the forest for the trees. - Chieze Okoye

PAUSE: Why does Steven Se(a)gal support Apple? Does Chuck Norris support Dell? :p - directeur

"goes on the internet" is NOT the same as browsing on a smartphone. I've already proved that with actual complaints of a user. I've no idea why it is so hard to see this. - vijay

"turning hard right at 50 MPH in an E-class is not the same as trying to do the same in an Echo" - Chieze Okoye

so compare prices with phones that offer the same features then - vijay

Back to the altruism thing. Why doesn't Apple give the phone away for free? Wouldn't that be the best thing for the people? The most altruistic thing for Apple to do? Wouldn't our connected world be so much better if we all had the best smartphone and apps and all at the swipe of two fingers? If Apple truly wasn't in it for the money they could also subsidise the rediculous charges we... more... - Kenton

sorry I couldn't the right image but here's how much of a change iPhone has made --->- http://bit.ly/3gpf6U That's the iPhone beating an actual camera in number of shots uploaded. That's the amount of change iPhone has brought in. - vijay

"truly wasn't in it for the money " - already addressed in my first comment here " Apple's about making -profits through innovation-." - vijay

Nope. They are a consumer electronics company. They contribute to e-waste in the world. That's not making the world a better place. - Rodfather

*pops more popcorn* - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

Rod humans poop. That's not making the world a better place now is it? Maybe this would be better... Apple makes the world a better place for "people" - vijay

Rodfather: You're a carbon-based life form. You convert oxygen to carbon dioxide, aiding global warming. Is it therefore valid for me to dismiss you as a polluter and ignore what other contributions you may give to the world? - Kevin Fox

Well, ya, humans are like a virus to the world too. - Rodfather

Has the unibody Mac actually made the world a better place for people? - Kenton

Less waste and less repairs due to lack of moving parts so yes in a small way. What's next Kenton? Is it gonna be "does the apple logo make the world a better place too?". - vijay

btw, for people who hate fanboys and automatically assume anyone talking positive about macs as a "fanboy" and then turn themselves into "anti-fanboys".. I've come across Apple fanboys too, see this thread ---->- http://bit.ly/1KYGwY ( click on "show hidden threads" ) - vijay

@vijay: Apple products may be better choice for a selected group of fans. For my needs, Apple products don't offer better value (more like the opposite). So, it's matter of taste what things are important and which company is the best for each. - Jemm

it's a matter of taste only for people who have very specific requirements Jemm, not for normal folks. Like no matter how much innovation Apple pumps into iPhone I know my linux friends over here won't touch it with a stick.. why? Just because it's not open. THERE, it is a matter of taste. For regular users it's a combo of features + UI/UX + cost. - vijay

Vijay, you say everything Apple does is about innovation so ultimately, I guess I would have to ask that question. It is likely more productive, though, for me to just say I disagree with your assertion. - Kenton

yeah yeah, go ahead Kenton. It's not like I'm earning money from getting people to agree with me. - vijay

ZOMG Someone's wrong on the internet! - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

:D - vijay

I would have to say that the market has proven your formula for regular users should be - cost+combo of features + UI/UX. Apple products appeal to those who follow combo of features + UI/UX + cost - Kenton

Apple products appeal to a lot of people because they innovate. End of Story. - vijay

Vijay, I'd argue it's more than that though. Plenty of companies innovate, Apple does something different. They tightly control the experience. It's a double edged sword for them, since it's also the source of their biggest weakness. - mikepk

Mike, like I said to Alphaxion ... http://friendfeed-media.com/612df62... depends on how you define "innovation". Is innovation something simple removing the "text labels" next to the icon" or is "innovation" a game changer like the iPod or iPhone? Apple belongs to the latter category of innovation imo. - vijay

let me confuse you even more guys! I'm a life-long windows user who loves apple but supports "open"! ---->- http://bit.ly/451tVV - vijay

with this I'm off to bed. Thanks you guys for participating. Appreciate it. : ) EDIT: Mike, you're right. Nothing new about the tech in them. But UI/UX is what makes such a huge change. The Digital Music Revolution happened 'cause for the first time you could browse 1000 songs on your iPod without going nuts. No matter how game changing the tech is there's no point if you can't use it. - vijay

But here's the really interesting part. Depending on your definition of innovation (technical innovation) there was nothing new about the tech in either the iphone or ipod. What they engineered though, was the end to end experience of those devices. I think the success of those devices is at least 80% due to the user experience (esp if you count 'cool' into it, but even 'cool' doesn't play as large a part as people often say). It's a holistic kind of innovation. - mikepk

g'night - mikepk

comments are not closed. I NEVER close comments. If you got more to discuss do keep going I'll reply in the morn. - vijay

PC-World just published TCO for Droid, Pre, iPhone. http://www.pcworld.com/article... iPhone was by far the most expensive. - Kenton

Kenton, I just looked at the article, looks like the prices were flawed originally and have been updated with newer Verizon pricing. Droid turns out more expensive (at least according to their logic). Lots of angry comments about how the author didn't check the Verizon smartphone pricing. - mikepk

what Mike said. And Kenton... when I said iPhone 3G is 99 bucks only why did you assume I said "3GS"? 3G NOT 3GS, I said 3G NOT 3GS. I reapeated that 3 times so it can get through the thick illogical ati-apple sentiment hanging in your head. anything eh? anything, no matter how clunky the argument is, anything to take away credit from Apple eh Kenton? Open your mind up a little more. - vijay

Besides, the whole "high end boutique computing" thing started by Chieze is flawed. That's like saying cars have not really changed human transportation 'cuz a large % of people can only afford bicycles and can't even dream of getting a car. Get this... smartphones are changing mobile computing and the one that brought it on and still continues to spur themselves AND their competition and the ENTIRE industry as a whole is Apple. - vijay

Anyone who still has doubts about how much Apple has changed the mobile computing Industry, take a look at this ---->- http://bit.ly/s4jXC yep. EVERY. SINGLE. SMARTPHONE that you see in ads today, be it the dream or the droid or the Pre, were all the product of the change brought about by Apple. This is why Apple is a "game-changer", the entire industry has undergone a change for the better. - vijay

While I enjoy my iPhone very deeply, I feel that one of Apple's biggest problems is that they now seem less interested in changing the game than in simply maintaining it. To be sure, there's very little incentive for them to fix what isn't broken, but my hope is that with others now stepping up to become serious competitors in the smartphone market, Apple will be forced to try a little harder. They make a fantastic product, but stronger competition may cause them to get even better. - Noah Belson

Apple's different from other companies in that they are proactive than reactive. The common complaint when people say innovation on iPhone has stalled is lack of multitasking and flash which people expect Apple to include but as long as iPhone has a non-removable battery they won't be adding it in. Competition is always good, yes. I myself want the Pre for my next phone --->- http://bit.ly/2Z0yRi - vijay

Interesting, I didn't know the battery was the reason they don't allow multi-tasking or a flash. Why is that? Are they worried that people will kill their batteries long before they're meant to die for good? - Noah Belson

aye. with removable batteries suppose say in the middle of the trip your battery runs out you can swap it with the standby with other smartphones but since iPhone battery cannot be swapped out by the user ,running apps in the bg (mutltitasking) and flash would eat away the juice leaving a dead phone until you recharge it again. - vijay

So they're just worried about people not understanding how quickly they'll run down their batteries by multitasking and using the camera flash. I guess that makes sense, but still, I'd rather they just allow it and let ME worry about how quickly the battery dies. Carring an extra charger in my car would be a small price to pay to be able to multitask without jailbreaking. - Noah Belson

The entire business model of a closed system is to make more money. - Michael W. May

Exactly Michael. Take away their profits and Apple's wheels come to a screeching halt just like every other business. - Mattb4rd

Like I said in my first comment in here Apple's about "profits through innovation" not just profits by hook or crook like other companies. Hence this post. - vijay

And it seems Todd said what I wanted, only better :) - Michael W. May

how does it affect the fact that iPod has changed the entire music industry and the iPhone has changed the entire mobile computing industry? - vijay

Apple hasn't changed much in the mobile market. It's share in both is still minuscule. For mobile stats: http://www.mobileisgood.com/statist... It's mp3/media player stats are much dominate, that I do not argue. None of that changes that fact that Apple is in business for profit. Whatever secondary guidelines of changing the world they follow, the primary and overriding is profit.... more... - Michael W. May

my comment from above: " Anyone who still has doubts about how much Apple has changed the mobile computing Industry, take a look at this ---->- http://bit.ly/s4jXC yep. EVERY. SINGLE. SMARTPHONE that you see in ads today, be it the dream or the droid or the Pre, were all the product of the change brought about by Apple. This is why Apple is a "game-changer", the entire industry has undergone a change for the better. " - vijay

again, Apple is "profit though innovation" not "profit by any shitty ploy we can think up". That's why they are the best company on the planet. - vijay

"mp3/media player stats" it's not about their media player stats. Apple for the first time created an environment where people can carry a 1000 songs in their pocket. For the first time customers can buy JUST ONE SONG from an album than the WHOLE album. These two reasons combined laid the foundation for the digital music revolution paving the way for all the digital music stores like... more... - vijay

How did go about doing that? I don't deny any of that. But to ignore the amount of profit and lack of responsibility Apple's practices in digital music (remember non-drm'd mp3s only happened just this year) and the app store is to ignore that they are in many ways just as bad as any other company, in some ways worse. They didn't move to non-dmr'd music until forced. The profit they make... more... - Michael W. May

"they didn't move to non drm'd music"... wrong info. It was not apple's choice but the BIG 3 who had their say in that. The same thing happens on the iPhone where AT&T dictates the terms so Apple cannot allow any app that creates data overloading of AT&T's network. - vijay

all the people whining about the app store restrictions shouldn't be... Steve clearly laid them out when they launched the app store --->- http://bit.ly/3hAnZ1 - vijay

And the inconsistencies with the app store approval, later revoking, later reinstating, etc, since? And what is wrong about the /fact/ they did not move to non-drm'd catalogue until forced to this year? - Michael W. May

moving to non-drm is not Apple's choice. it's the record companies who make the choice. Apple sells the music under licensing terms with the record companies. - vijay

app store has over 100000 apps now and the apps are rejected based on if it contains certain keywords in them. Once the dev reaches out and clarifies or adapts the app with the proper rating it is re-instated. It works just like any other "approval process". - vijay

music drm related thread --->- http://friendfeed.com/jokeyxe... - vijay

The Free Market catches on to "shitty ploys" rather quickly. Do you harbor such disdain for the marketplace that you doubt saavy consumerism? If so, Washington might be interested. - Mattb4rd

Luckily Apple relies more on programmed consumerism than savvy consumerism. That guarantees a huge ROI with every product they sell and while I genuinely believe that some of their products are the best on the market, I'm not quite willing to back every play they make. I'd like my purchases to be based on what I want, not what a company tells me I need. - Noah Belson

I have to add though that there are simply a few products that Apple cannot be touched on, such as the iphone. I did my research, tried several different things and found Apple to make the best product. If someone comes along and does better I'll jump ship (probably) but for my money it just makes sense to go with the best product. Doesn't mean I like all of Apple's products or policies but the bottom line is that if they make a truly great product- I'm there. - Noah Belson

All of the programming in the world doesn't matter if the product is shitty. Apple makes good widgets. If they didn't, they would not be relevant. When they cure cancer, then I will jump on the "World Changer" business model bandwagon. Until then, they make good gadgets and we're [the market] willing to pay for them. It is not magic. - Mattb4rd

Well yeah, I'd have to agree that they haven't quite earned the title of "world changer." Seems like that's mostly PR drummed by overzealous fans. Ultimately they're not doing anything that several other companies aren't also doing. They make some excellent products but the business of changing the world is best left to those who can do it without needing to sell us any electronics. - Noah Belson

It's also a philosophy thing. As a user who is not interested in an outside party limiting my options, I went Android on my phone with the G1 when it came out, despite the iPhone being more polished since it had more development time behind it. I know the GooglyPhone will lag for a bit, but I'm happy to support the OSS. And as a PC user, I've been very happy with the lifetime and... more... - The Archangel ωαřмaiden

Yeah, I can't see myself ponying up that kind of dough for laptop or desktop, not when the technology is outdated so quickly and rapidly improving so often. In terms of the iphone though, I'm less interested in availablity to 3rd party options than I am in the best and biggest apps and right now those are really only available for the iphone. And given the market share the iphone has captured- I can't see that changing anytime soon. - Noah Belson

NEWS FLASH!! the world is not made of ONLY DISEASED PEOPLE! The lives of normal people count. The "world" includes EVERYONE not just CANCER patients. Life is made of different facets each having room for improvement and innovation. When people hang onto something and use it everyday for most of their activities as with a mobile phone, and a company makes a monumental leap in the way... more... - vijay

" But everyone else - especially when talking phones - is catching up" That is why it is called a "game changer". The entire industry as a whole changes to keep up. Just like how the iPod revolutionized music and just how iPhone is revolutionizing the mobile industry. Companies are now giving their UI NAMES! Sony calles their upcoming UI "Rachael" and HTC calls theirs "Sense". Can you... more... - vijay

Apple may have changed the smartphone industry but come on, they've hardly changed the world. The iPhone is not the cotton gin or movable type. Apple helps drive innovation, but in terms of actually changing the world, they're a drop in the bucket, if even. They make a great product, but let's keep things in perspective here. They're in business and their business has nothing to do with improving the world. That may be their mission statement or something but their goal is our money, first and foremost. - Noah Belson

"drop in the bucket" is subjective. The graphs I linked to are not. - vijay

All those graphs do is indicate how frequently certain keywords are being searched on. I'm not at all sure how that translates into "world changing." Keywords like "hannah montana" and "grandma sex" are highly searched on, but no one's thanking Miley Cyrus or sexy grandmas for changing the world, etc. Again- perspective. Apple has changed YOUR world, not THE world. - Noah Belson

That's only cause you're reading the graphs wrong. Before the iPhone launch the search terms are "0" and after that it's been an accelerating trend upwards. That's the point. That is the change... the shift from "0" to "greater than 0". celebrities are people and smartphones are devices. People pay to watch other people on TV but how many people spend time watching a tv show about... more... - vijay

If you don't think the iPhone is the "celebrity" of the gadget world then I'm not sure what else there is to discuss here. Keyword trending is a popularity contest, plain and simple. The fact that people are searching on Apple keywords means very little in the greater scheme of things. And it has zero to do with changing our world or making it a better place. Apple products are what's for lunch right now and keyword searches are simply the menu. - Noah Belson

before the end of today, 11 million people from across the planet will be visiting this page --->- http://bit.ly/3EnXJb Do you see an iPhone there? iPhone is a device, Celebrities are news. Calling iPhone the "celebrity" means squat because the people doing these searches don't think that way when they do these searches. They search for news and thus celebs have higher volume. That's all. - vijay

from my comment above: "when people hang onto something and use it everyday for most of their activities as with a mobile phone, and a company makes a monumental leap in the way people use these everyday device, raising the bar and making the ENTIRE industry as a whole adapt to that change, the world has indeed changed." - vijay

from my comment above: " Life is made of different facets each having room for improvement and innovation." Changing the world is not "mutually exclusive". When something as ubiquitous and often used by people as a mobile device undergoes a change, that is huge. - vijay

the last few comments I've been talking only about the mobile device, but then Apple has done that again with the iPods. - vijay

* i spoke too soon * - vijay

Apple doesn't change the world, their fanboys may think so though. Apple knows how to market and they do it very well. Their products are nowhere near revolutionary as people make them out to be as they usually lack features that already exist. What they do well is get people excited about something shinny and clean looking with a brand people admire and it obviously works. I like shinny & clean but I like openness, full featured and cheaper much better. - manielse (Mark Nielsen)

Again, it's about the people who are using these devices. You think people like you and me make up the majority of the planet? Not hardly. We have freedoms and indulgences that many people couldn't begin to dream of. This why again I say that while Apple has absolutely changed the smartphone industry, they've done very little to change "the world." They make fantastic products but come, let's keep things in perspective. They're in the money making business, not the world changing business. - Noah Belson

yeah Mark, before the iPods came out there were more "full featured" devices on the market with HDDs and lots of storage space. People got the iPod 'cause that UI is the only one that let people browse through a 1000 songs without losing their mind. No matter how much features a device has, it's all about usability. That's why you can see the iPhone beating a full featured cam in number... more... - vijay

"They're in the money making business, not the world changing business. " already addressed in my first comment > " Apple's about making -profits through innovation-." - vijay

the people who keep saying it's all "features, features, features" must fantasize about women who have an elephant's trunk(longest nose on the planet! that's a feature!) and cheetah's legs(fastest legs! feature!) with a Falcon's wings(flight! feature!). As for me, I like the normal human female with nose shorter than a trunk, with legs not as powerful as a cheetah's and without wings. It's not about the best features, it's the blend of features and beauty(for humans, that would be -usability- for devices). - vijay

Women with elephants' trunk? *Homer drool* - Jemm

=P - vijay

Excellent thread. Kudos. - Mattb4rd

Vijay, btw, you misrepresented what I said. I'm saying that Apple isn't in this to change the world and make a difference. They're in it to be the best at high-end computing because that's what they 1) have a passion for 2) can do better than anyone else and 3) can earn the most money doing. The change they bring to the world of technology isn't the point. It's an after effect of the... more... - Chieze Okoye

There are plenty of companies and organizations out there with the actual mission to "change the world" and "make a difference," as their explicit goal, though. Apple most definitely does not number among them. - Chieze Okoye

Simply because there is change in the industry in question from one company's actions (which no one is disputing with you, btw) does not mean that that change was why the company took those actions. Going back to the automotive analogy, Mercedes (or Ferrari or whomever) is not in the game explicitly to change the landscape of personal transportation for the better. They're in it to be... more... - Chieze Okoye

Honestly, you really should read "Good to Great" by Jim Collins. I can't emphasize it enough for this topic. It jives really well with the discussion (at least in that it shows you that passion to do something well and using technology as a means to that end is not a unique trait to one company). - Chieze Okoye

Good point Chieze. Apple has the "Hedgehog Concept" down, but what will become of it when it loses its level 5 leader? - Mattb4rd

AJ Batac

Doctor weds dowdy girl then 'builds' himself his ideal wife - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol...

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"A PLASTIC surgeon has told how he chose a dowdy girl as his bride - so he could sculpt her into his ideal wife." - AJ Batac from Bookmarklet

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She doesn't really look dowdy in the before - Lindsey is Fierce!

Wow. Just wow. - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF) from iPod

Desperately trying to find something to say that can't be misinterpretted as catty, bitchy, jealous, etc. and giving up trying... I hope they make each other very happy =/ - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

I hope he's friends with a back surgeon. - Sarah is Novembery

What a superficial fucktard. That work for you Tina? - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF) from iPod

No. - Derrick

Absolutely not... - Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF

Oy. - mikepk

*chuckle at Sarah's comment* - Spidra Webster

Wow. I wonder if she'll ditch him for some hot dude. - Miriella

Miriella wins! - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF) from iPod

Ever hear of Frankenstein? - CW™

That's pretty messed up. - Got Love For DB™?

Just like playing The Sims. ROFL - Danny Minick

But is she recyclable? - Andy Dustman

Michelle Martinez

The toddler just told me he "needs a cape"

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*sagenod* Do not stand in the way of justice prevailing, Shel *grin* - Michael W. May

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The toddler is the business. - Derrick

I wonder what Edna has to say about this. - Ha3rvey (Free hugs!)

NO CAPES. - Derrick

I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought "The Incredibles" - mikepk

I used a towel. It was all good until he got it stuck in the wheels of his batmobile big wheels and wrecked. No saving the world today. - Michelle Martinez

He has a Batmobile!? You must be one of the coolest moms on the block. - Kenton

Internet's Tad

What is your best programmer joke? - Stack Overflow - http://stackoverflow.com/questio...

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A programmer was found dead of starvation in his bathroom. Next to him were a hundred empty shampoo bottles. Why did he die? - Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane

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The label said "wet hair, apply shampoo, lather, rinse and repeat." - Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane

Ok a bit obscure: Worst emacs joke in the world: M-x why-cant-emacs-start-a-fire - mikepk

[No match] - mikepk

rofl: http://stackoverflow.com/questio... - Maxamad

^^^ best follow-up comment "Offensive! Please refrain from using J* word and other profanity." - Micah Wittman

Aww, didn't realise my one was already in the list. Amusingly it's number 42. Still, my version is better and it WAS the first programmer joke I ever heard - told by my Comp.Studies lecturer back in my college days. - Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane

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Fun With the Minneapolis Mayoral Race - Boing Boing - http://www.boingboing.net/2009...

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"I pulled up my sample ballot for Minneapolis elections today, and found something absolutely fabulous. Take a look at the second-from-last candidate. Specifically, his party affiliation. God, I love this town. The ballot just gets better when you know what an Edgertonite is." - Maxamad from Bookmarklet

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Edgertonite-"The Edgertonite National Party exists to secure political independence for the people of the Midwestern United States and a homeland for the Lauraist religion. We use the term “Nation of Edgerton” to describe the area within a 240-mile radius of Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are a non-traditional Communist party, based on the ideology of Lauraism: the belief that Laura Ingalls... more... - Maxamad

umm.... odd? :) - mikepk

Laura Ingalls Wilder is God? - mikepk

We've got strange folk in Minneapolis. - Maxamad

Akiva Moskovitz

So, I've been using the Magic Mouse solidly for a few days and I have to say that, if it weren't for the swipes, I wouldn't be using it any more. It has an array of problems that I hope Apple is planning on addressing soon:

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Incredibly slow tracking speed (you have to set the speed to max in the Mouse prefs). - Akiva Moskovitz

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Near-to-non-existent acceleration. - Akiva Moskovitz

Lack of precision. - Akiva Moskovitz

Swipes are too sensitive; too often I find things scrolling because my palm touched the surface accidentally. - Akiva Moskovitz

It doesn't shit tasty cookies. - Akiva Moskovitz

Needs more swipes. NEEDS MOAR SWAIPES. - Akiva Moskovitz

mmmm cookies - mikepk

SWIPER! No swiping!! - JA Castillo

Awwww Maaaaan! - Josh Haley from iPhone

Aaaaaaaaaaaand I'm back to using my wired trackball. The Magic Mouse was just getting too much interference which made working in a remote VM even more challenging than usual. - Akiva Moskovitz

How much you want for the mouse? I'm gonna dig deep and offer 5 bucks. - Josh Haley

Oh, I'll keep it and hope that it gets some good software updates. - Akiva Moskovitz

Apple gimmick department: 1. Akiva: 0 - Mo Kargas

But Mo, it has lasers. LASERS. - Micah Wittman

@Micah Pissweak hippy lasers! - Mo Kargas

Touché (light saber style) - Micah Wittman

Shevonne

Starting a Business Is About Taking Risks - http://freeagentwriter.com/2009...

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The photo is exactly right. - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

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My wife (Linda) is an expert in small business processes, taxes, payroll, etc (http://biztaxtalk). She's been thinking of making some screen casts as a way of helping people succeed at starting their own businesses. There's a huge hump to get over as this isn't stuff we are taught. I was wondering if anyone had idea on what they would like to see covered as topics? What do you need to know? Your pain points? That sort of thing. - Todd Hoff

What lessons did you learn the most from your first business attempt? - Amani

Five things I learned: 1. Only start a company with people who have the same mindset as you 2. Always have an operating agreement 3. Teach your kids to respect your time to work 4. Get an accountant 5. Never give up - Shevonne

@Todd I think there is such a wide range of topics that your wife can touch on that would be of interest to many people - Shevonne

So stop hiking and go get to work - Morgan Haley

What if hiking IS my work =P - Shevonne

then damn good job! keep it up! - Morgan Haley

hahaha - Shevonne

Awesome Shevonne, go get 'em. When you strike out on your own, the source of your fear changes, but the trick is to not let it control your actions. Easier said than done, but taking that first step is probably the hardest. Good luck! - mikepk

Awesome Shevonne!!!... And, Todd I would love to see the screen casts too... - SAM

#5 is my favorite. - Amani from IM

What topics would you particularly like to see SAM? - Todd Hoff

1st and foremost, I'd love to see a straightforward overview that explains (think: "for dummies" or 100 level), in broad strokes, the ins and outs, things to consider, and several overall planning strategies for start-ups and entrepreneurs outlined in regards to their taxes and financials. And I would love it to work like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch... - SAM

I love those too SAM. It may be a bit more creative than we can muster :-) - Todd Hoff

mikepk

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"NASA said it will this week award $1.65 million in prize money to a pair of aerospace companies that successfully simulated landing a spacecraft on the moon and lifting off again. " - mikepk from Bookmarklet

@CrystalinaB

http://twitpic.com/o5jsa - Solve this mystery-Anyone know what this part goes to? winner gets a dollar

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The ac adapter for an Apple Macbook or MBP. - ronin

more specifically it's the interchangeable bit on the power brick. It's either the long power cord or just the plug. - mikepk

Christopher Chung to Christopher's feed, US Politics

Ezra Klein - An insurance industry CEO explains why American health care costs so much - http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-kl...

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"On Friday, I sat down with Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson to talk about health-care reform. ... before we really got into the weeds, Halvorson handed me an astonishing packet of charts. ... it showed something I've never seen before, at least not at this level of detail: prices." - Christopher Chung from Bookmarklet

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"There is a simple explanation for why American health care costs so much more than health care in any other country: because we pay so much more for each /unit/ of care. As Halvorson explained, and academics and consultancies have repeatedly confirmed, if you leave everything else the same -- the volume of procedures, the days we spend in the hospital, the number of surgeries we need -- but plug in the prices Canadians pay, our health-care spending falls by about 50 percent." - Christopher Chung

The article doesn't really explain WHY the cost per unit is so much more expensive... Is it simply because there aren't government restrictions as there are in other countries? Do we get better quality for the money? Do we have less wait time? Why does it cost so much and what can we do to make it come down? - Her Lindsay-ness

I know the US's health outcomes don't seem to be better on mortality. I don't have the stats handy, but I suspect they aren't a whole lot better on morbidity either. And honestly, I thought Klein left out the discussion of comparative outcomes because that was generally well-known... - Andrew C

Definitely give a listen to the two "This American Life" shows on this topic. Really interesting stuff, and they go a little deeper than the soundbytes. I linked to them here http://friendfeed.com/mikepk... - mikepk

Sparky, a big deal to Sparky,'s feed, Foods

Herfy's: Return of King Bounty Basket Combo. - http://www.yelp.com/biz_pho...

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*shakes fist westward* Herfy's isn't open on Sundays :( - Sparky, a big deal

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They were open tonight though :)))))))) - Sparky, a big deal

Herfy's? - mikepk

Herfy's. - Sparky, a big deal

Liked because I love me a good burger. - mikepk

Are you in Seattle? - Sparky, a big deal

NJ's new word of the week...Herfy's...we will make our own definition of the word...it will be fabulous - Bill Heslin

Nope, Boston area. Guessing it's a local burger joint. - mikepk

Nope! It's now Jersey... - Bill Heslin

Sadly you shall not get the glory that is Herfy's then. I shall vow to eat a burger in your honor though. - Sparky, a big deal

herfy's makes a great gardenburger too. damnit, i want one alongside those delicious crinkle cut fries right now. - Jason Wyttenbach

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Favorite sci-fi space ship names...

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Heart of Gold from HHGTTG is a good name, but I always pictured it shaped like a running shoe, rather than a sphere. - Andy Bakun

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Just about every name in Iain M. Bank's Culture Novels. I'll BRB with some samples. - Anika

Millennium Falcon, obviously. It's such a sports-car sounding name. - Rob H.

I'm browsing Larry Niven and Known Space on wikipedia right now, and there are some really good ones there. The Long Shot and The Lying Bastard. - Andy Bakun

Here's some for inspiration: http://conservationreport.file... Although admittedly, these aren't very individually interesting. Lexx is a pretty good name. - Andy Bakun

The Halo series has some good ones as well; UNSC Pillar of Autumn, UNSC In Amber Clad, Truth and Reconciliation, Shadow of Intent and so on. - Rob H.

Damn, those are good. Truth and Reconciliation reminds me of the weapon named Reason in Snow Crash ("I'm sure they'll listen to Reason"). - Andy Bakun

Okay, here's a few ship names: Size Isn't Everything, Hand Me That Gun And Ask Me Again, Youthful Indiscretion, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Just Read The Instructions, Problem Child, I Blame My Mother, I Blame Your Mother...there's a lot more. - Anika

You almost can't go wrong. Serenity, Star Destroyer, USS Enterprise, Starship Bistromath... - Vezquex: God of FF

Ah, the Bistromath. Damn, I should have thought of that one. - Andy Bakun

i always wanted to see the Bistromath realised on screen. probly never happen, now. - Joe Silence is not dead

Is the Hand Me that Gun And Ask Me Again referred to as just The Hand Me or The Ask Me Again? - Andy Bakun

Those Banks names are pretty funny. Is there some reason they're like that (those aren't humor books, right)? - Rob H.

I always liked the way The Defiant implied serious kickassitude. - Andy Bakun

I always loved the Star Destroyer names on the XWing games http://www.theforce.net/swtc... - WorldofHiglet

I don't know. I think the Culture novels are pretty funny. There's an underlying satirical look at wealth's role in society. The droid/human relationship is humorous, as the droids seem to be the Voice of Conscious/Mom. And considering the heavy violence, in which most of the ships are introduced to you, it's nice to have a moment of levity. - Anika

Also keep in mind that some of the ships are sentient beings and play heavy roles in the stories. - Anika

I liked "Nostalgia for Infinity" from Revelation Space (Alastair Reynolds). In the epilogue for Galactic North, he admits that his ship names have been inspired by the culture novels and other sources. - Matt Mastracci

Ah, yes...Reynolds did have some great ship names. I totally assumed he was inspired by Banks. We named our daughter after a character in Revelation Space. - Anika

Anika, that's awesome. :) Just pulled the book to confirm: he actually said that "he bows to noone in his admiration of Ian M Banks", but "his ship names were a direct pinch from M. John Harrison's The Centauri Device, not the Culture". - Matt Mastracci

Nice. I've never read any of John Harrison's work. If I had read that in the book, I would have searched it out. I have a bad habit of not reading the author blurbs. - Anika

I couldn't stop reading after that book ended, so I plowed right through the epilogue hoping to hear that he's planning on continuing the series, picking up some interesting tidbits. It's hard to reach the end of a deep series like that. - Matt Mastracci

Good list, WorldofHiglet. Accuser, Thunderflare, Inflexible and Death's Head. - Andy Bakun

That ship-size comparison reminded me of another I really liked: Agamemnon from Babylon 5. Greek heros make good ship names. - Matt Mastracci

Nostromo. - andrei_c

Reynold's Revelation Space naming convention used by the Ultras, transhuman spacefarers: Nostalgia For Infinity , Gnostic Ascension - Ken Chen

Matt, those books are good. I'm currently re-reading Ilium, soon to be followed by Olympos, but It think after I'm done with Simmons I'll revisit the Revelation Space world. - Anika

Ilium and Olympos were such a good read (read them recently after a re-read of the Hyperion Cantos). Loved the Mahnmut and Orphu storyline. I'm just about to start my first read-through of Culture tonight. - Matt Mastracci

Serenity and Millenium Falcon are my favorites. Of course, I don't watch a lot of sci-fi with space ships (I watch more of the supernatural sci-fi). - Curtiss Grymala

Anika++ Ian Banks. My favorite was "Very Little Gravitas Indeed" - mikepk

or maybe "Xenophobe" - mikepk

I really like the Culture names here. Maybe I should read the series. The Halo names are great too. - Andrew C

It's a really fun series to read, Andrew. - Anika

Highly recommend Banks. My recommendation is usually to start with "Consider Phlebas", I think it's his first culture book and in my opinion, it's the most 'space operatic' of them. I think it's a good intro to the Culture. - mikepk

Anika, have you ever read Bank's non sci-fi stuff? - mikepk

Shevonne

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. ~~~ Winston Churchill - http://quotes4all.net/authors...

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love - mikepk

Cee Bee

is this the new hotness in russia now? really?

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kids really need to find something better to do with their time than this - Cee Bee

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Whoa. - Michelle Martinez

Considering that these trains are typically less than top notch russian machines it wouldn´t surprise me if something unexpectedly non-aerodynamic stuck out underneath of the trains sometimes which would make the girl just disappear. - Thomas Bøhm

WTH! - Shevonne

It's all fun and games until someone is turned into a 2D paste. - mikepk

It's all Darwin could hope for. Let them continue doing this and not breeding. - Morgan Haley

Really stupid! - Alooche

@mikepk: then its hilarious. - Jens Christian Freund

عجب خریه این یارو :دی - Pert

+1 Morgan. - James Ferguson

it's not Russian train.... - Kick the baby

I feared that comment, zhinzher:) Although I assumed from the title, I would say the same even if it was a Norwegian train. The stupidest place to do this would be in front of magneto trains in Japan though;) - Thomas Bøhm

ok :))) - Kick the baby

well, apparently the source claims these are from russia: http://englishrussia.com/... - Cee Bee

omg, i was wrong.. it's R2 old russian train. - Kick the baby

+2 morgan and OMFG - Caroline

Insane! - Jeff P. Henderson

These idiots should take a look at ogrish, rotten, or something like that, and then think about it a little bit. You only have 1 life, after it's game over. Dumbs.... - TiTi

my friend : " DAMN. THEY NEED TO MAKE BETTER VIDEO GAMES in that country" - Caroline

Да чувак это так=)))) - Amfitoz

Greetings the dude, I from Moscow. Yes it at us now new entertainment such =) Check on boldness =) - Amfitoz

Not more stupid then that http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Artemko

:O( It's totally stupid!!! They need a place to go, to do things that matters instead of this.. - Jeannette Høvring

oehh - Shere Khan

crazy kids. - Parvez Halim

Previously: http://friendfeed.com/paul... - Pat Rice

Natural selection. But really, after seeing how much they drink, not surprised. - Will Higgins™

Jackass Russian Style - VAL D.

Joe Silence is not dead

i shall return when the evil day orb burns away Mother Night.

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maybe. - Joe Silence is not dead

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*curses the flaming death ball* - Joe Silence is not dead

<hisssss /> - mikepk

*makes a sacrificial offering of nerds* - Joe Silence is not dead

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Recommendations for a cheap, high CPU win 7 machine? Good vendors? Been out of the win buyIng market for a long time.

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Win 7 alone is like $200. At that point might as well investigate a full machine. - mikepk from iPhone

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I don't really have the patience to build my own anymore. I remember Dell's getting shodddy. - mikepk

Looking at this: http://www.newegg.com/Product... . Wish I had a better handle on the PC market. Core i7 Quad with 9GB of RAM seems pretty good tho. - mikepk

I'm running into CPU bottlenecks with my project, and I need to run windows to access windows webcam drivers. This could be overkill, but I don't want to plunk down cash and still end up without enough horsepower. - mikepk

Dude that's crazy good...I don't know if it's exactly appropriate for what you want to do, but that looks like a high-end gaming pc. Only 1K from newegg too. I'm drooling right now...wow. - Maxamad

Thanks Mehmet, good to know. Right now I just need CPU horsepower but I may dabble with some openGL stuff soon. I'm guessing this is overkill and probably more than I should spend. :) - mikepk

I think I'm just going to bite the bullet and buy win7. I can test it on some existing HW I have lying around. - mikepk

I can test if a modest increase in CPU hp gives me anything (before plunking down 1K on a new machine) - mikepk

Ok, painful to shell out $200 for Win 7 but the perf on a dual core athlon is noticeably better. Probably best I didn't go for the full $1k, was tempted tho. - mikepk

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The iPhone gets a business card reader app…and it works! (just about). - http://thenextweb.com/appetit...

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Zee, I just launched a project with the aim of helping deal with the business card craziness. My goal was to make it work across as many existing cell phones as possible (not just iphone with a special application) and uses QRcodes (which are pretty standard). http://snapmyinfo.com - mikepk

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It's still very early, I'm looking for initial testers (don't want to call it Beta) but I'd love feedback :). The general concept, allow QRcodes to be decoded using regular cell phone cameras + email. That way it works without any software install and works on any phone (that has a camera). - mikepk

Here's my blog post on it: http://mikepk.com/2009... - mikepk

Hi Mike, thanks - will definitely look into it. - Zee.

Thanks Zee. Part of my "faster, better, cheaper" new startup idea. Still early, I'm kind of doing a "utility check" before I iterate on it any more. - mikepk

@Holden but then you gotta wait for it to come back. This scans it and it's there - Zee.

@Zee thanks for sharing. I picked up a copy today, it works quite well. It needs good light, and requires editing if not a traditional lay out. all on all very cool. - Deano @ Byron New Media

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