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FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I am in love. - Joe
Zoinks! - Ken Kennedy
solidarity, sister, lol - chaz2b
That's hot. - Mark Jepsen
Oh dear god. - Nicholas Kreidberg
I saw her first, Holden. Back off. - Joe
I'm pretty sure my husband would fight all of you off if necessary. Then again, he hasn't seen me with a beard yet. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Well now, that's more like it! #beardmeme - Josh Haley
Well just in case bearded lady, I am free. - Joe
very funny! looks like Jesus! - orionstarr
Well, that's certainly a first for me... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Ah, I recognize that photo. It's from the high school photo meme. So this is a meme mashup. Well done Tina. - Mark Krynsky
looks like a grilled cheese sandwich :) - Edward Zwart
That looks just like the old circus freak posters of the beared lady. Maybe you missed your calling. ;-) - Jason Huebel
Beards of the realm, unite! - Micah Wittman from iPhone
wow. fits surprisingly well! Solidarity WIN. - vijay
Can we find a way to put this onto /b/? - Mike Nayyar
Like they said, you actually look good in it ;-) - BeeLing
It definitely has the Jesus look. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Well, the straight up PSD didn't fit well so I did some rotating and skewing... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
That's what she said. - Glen Mistletoe
That came out pretty tight. - Joe
That's what she said. - Glen Mistletoe
It cracks me up every time it reappears. The gift that keeps on giving. - Joe
That's what she said! - Glen Mistletoe
Alright, for some reason this reminds me of the phone call I had with my mother Sunday, when we both started talking in really crappy Sean Connery accents. Fabuloush! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Hawt. - Brett Kelly from iPhone
Haha Glen - Rodfather
You're too sympatic, Tina :D - Roberto from iPhone
"Trabek... you wousshee..." - Mark Jepsen
Color in those red lips. But give me a 5 minute head start to draw a crowd. - Moved to Facebook from fftogo
Bump for good times. - Mark Krynsky
Aaa Alev'in yabancısı :P - sunipeyk
Full powered FFunderbeard! - Holly Rae, FFer
This is a ma...wot? - vicster
hawt! - Rob Sellen :o)
*snicker* Cracks me up every time!!! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
not sure why, think you look quite... fetching. :P - Rob Sellen :o)
That's a very professionally kept beard. Maybe this should be your new professional avatar. ;-) - Jason Huebel
Nah, this photo is way too misleading, Jason. My hair isn't nearly this long any more. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Bumped for cuteness. - Mark Jepsen
Bumped, with a razor. :o) - Rob Sellen :o)
Somehow Dave hadn't yet seen this picture. He couldn't decide whether it was hilarious or mortifying... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
ROFL - Laura Lou Who
missed ya tina.. can I stroke that? :o) - Rob Sellen :o)
Olan Mills FTW - Paul Reynolds
If it's a school picture, you KNOW it's Olan Mills! At least, that's the way it was around here. Those folks had a lock on the uncomfortably posed photo market. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
uncomfortable pose? looks pretty comfortable to me lol :P - Rob Sellen :o)
Kol Tregaskes
Eco-Friendly Van Meets All-in-One Mobile Home | dornob #shareit - http://dornob.com/eco-fri...
Eco-Friendly Van Meets All-in-One Mobile Home | dornob #shareit
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"The Volkswagen Microbus is a classic - even to those of us born after its time. Arguably unlike the newly remade Beetle, this remake of a VW classic is remarkably true to the original on the outside - but on the inside it is a bio-diesel hybrid stuffed full of high tech gadgetry and eco-friendly innovations." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet
*swoon* - Ňicķ
sounds awesome. live the hippie dream, only it probably costs about $50,000 or something. - Thomas Hawk
It's kinda cute. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Not a fan. Then again, didn't like the original ;) - Mo Kargas
Afraid not Thomas, $129,000 - Steven Cains
Super cool VW Bus making a comeback... - Walt Ruppar
First of all, I'll cop to wanting one of these. That being said, Jason is right. This is for rich hippies (who probably aren't hippies at all). The VW microbus became the darling of the Flower Power crowd because it was cheap, easy to repair, and big. You could camp in it. Is there a car today that fits this bill? - Chris Baskind
wow, you can buy an awful lot of pot with $129,000. - Thomas Hawk
I don't know a self-respecting hippie that would prefer this over a really nice indoor greenhouse. ;-) - Chris Baskind
@Chris, Most cars today aren't as simple, but with the wealth of knowledge online, it just takes more time. The minivan/SUV can become a camper van with a few mods. They'll never take the place of the VW, but they're an updated version of the 70s panelvan conversions (hopefully without shag carpeting & a disco-ball). - Steven Cains
Nope: there will never be anything that simple again. That's not all bad: I can't imagine a 1960s VW Minibus would satisfy *any* federal safety standard these days. You're right. A used minivan might be the closest thing. - Chris Baskind
Very Cool. You can't drive your house but, you can sleep in your Van !!! - Eric Logan
Want. - Ken Sheppardson
Want!! - Sarah Perez
Very intriguing. How much steel is in that thing? Chris, that would be my next question after fuel consumption: how safe is this thing? And I agree, when we can go back to making transportation that costs less than a small home, we may have achieved something amazing. ;) - Melanie Reed
However, I have heard (and I'm not remembering where at the moment) that there has been a movement growing of people seeking alternative housing and substituting things like this as the new "mobile" home. - Melanie Reed
AWESOME! - tomit
@drewdomkus ... you need this for your move! - tomit
So wanting one! Cute ^__^ - Nia
Hehe, it's dinky, isn't it? :-) - Kol Tregaskes
lovelovelove! - esther ♥ ♫
It looks like it could almost fly in the first pic. ;-) Well, maybe not. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Looks a bit different than the 76 Kombi @imbutafool and I owned several years ago - ThePicMan
Oh, shit, it's so beautifull! - Igor Kuzmin
Everyone is loving this! We should have an FF one and use it to travel to all the FFers around the World (like Pea seems to be doing ;-)). Hehe. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
cool idea, kol. the ff-stream of this tour would be alltheawe. just imagine the photos. - esther ♥ ♫
Look it is my retirement home. - John Flynn
Oh no, don't say that, John. That puts me right off it. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
I want one! - TranceMist
I've owned 5 VWs, two of which were split window vans. I'd love to have another, this is awesome! - Rick Bucich from twhirl
I have had more VWs than other cars...starting with a 71 Superbeetle, and a Split Window Microbus. I would LOVE to have something like this. - Kreg Steppe
Good for grandparents to visit grandchildren and children through the European continent (or another one as well)...nomadism-revival! - Isabelle Ayel
wow i posted this a while back and now can't seem to find it for some reason. friendfeed's search function really sucks! - Cee Bee
Want. Cannot afford. - Jules
So after reading this article yesterday, I found myself this evening in front of a local place that specializes in reconditioning old VWs. It was closed, but there's an awesome red and white microbus out front with a For Sale sign on it. Ugly, underpowered -- and probably dangerous, by modern standards. Want. ;-) - Chris Baskind
Cee, really? I find FF search is pretty good. - Kol Tregaskes
I love this Mobile...owned a few Vdubs, lived in a VW camper, but this is off the hook..I would become a true nomad with this... - bcultral
It's just so cute, LOL! - Kol Tregaskes
love it - chance
Perfect for the recession :-) - Richard A.
I'd like to have something like this, something small. What do you really need? A bed, perhaps a TV and room for your computer. Then you can live anywhere you like, in theory. - Kol Tregaskes
so cute ;) - sakura
Richard, agree. No council tax bill, no utility bills, just petrol I guess? - Kol Tregaskes
I Love this - Nima
Who is this Canadian designer Alexandre Verdier? Seems like he is on Facebook, Linked In but I can't seem to find anything else about him. - Brian Sullivan
We had a wesvalia built Micro when I was a kid. I loved that thing. It was a little flimsily built; but boy it was perfect for my family of campers and road-tripping warriors. Too bad this one is so pricey - Bill Rawlinson
Bumping some old good posts. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Micah Wittman
What is your FF Comments/Likes Ratio? (Comments divided by Likes to 2nd decimal place - as of now) - http://flickr.com/photos...
What is your FF Comments/Likes Ratio? (Comments divided by Likes to 2nd decimal place - as of now)
1.05 (670/633) - Micah Wittman from Bookmarklet
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
0.67 - Nine
1.39. - Rochelle
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
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, Not Grinchy
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! - Lindsay
@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, Santa Claws
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
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
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 Roney
Thanks for joining in, Bryce. - Micah Wittman
.15 all time, .13 this week. - Alix Whitmire
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
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
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
1.45 (4374/3026) - Micah Wittman
0.92 now. I think the movie reviews have been getting me closer to a 1 to 1 ratio. - Steven Perez
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
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
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
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
.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, Not Grinchy
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
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
1.29 - Mark Jepsen
Thanks, Spidra and Mark! - Micah Wittman
0.49 - Jammy Lee
Jammy and Mathew, thank you very much. - Micah Wittman
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 is... 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, Not Grinchy
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, Not Grinchy
.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, Not Grinchy
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, Not Grinchy
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
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
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
14.86 (1442/97) I'm going the wrong way!! - Chris Myles
Josh Haley
My dance style is similar to Elmo's. - Jon, the Beartato of FF
FUCKYEAHNEILPATRICKHARRIS! - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
hhaha - Alan Le
I also make love similar to how Elmo is dancing. 0.o - Jon, the Beartato of FF
Jonathan, are you trying to get me to spit my drink all over my iPhone? - Josh Haley
*elmo laugh* - Jon, the Beartato of FF
The sensual side of grand mal seizures. - Christopher Harley
wth Jon wth - Alfredo
But no one makes love like Neil Patrick Harris is dancing? FAIL! - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
My brother in law in the Philippines can't be dissuaded from naming his son Elmo. I hope that unborn boy is ready to be tormented for the rest of his life. Why do parents do that to their kids? - Bradley Farless
They just. don't. get. tired. - Josh Haley
That's me after about 12 beers. - Michael McKean
That's awesome! - Jim Graham
LMFAO - Danny Minick
hahah... this is going to be my best of the day! - AJ Batac
...he'll never live that Doogie Howser thing down this way. .LOLz - .LAG liked that
Wait till Pea sees this. If there was a way to make a animated GIF a background.. :) - CW™
Win. - Louis Gray
This needs to pop up in my feed a lot more than the 4 Asian nipple lickers. - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Make it so. - Josh Haley
CW: There is... (active desktop, IIRC). - Tanath
Liking this even more for the fact that their dancing was synced with my music for a little bit - Tamara
NPH = the awesomest. - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
So cute. - Ayşe E.
Barney'e bak sen :S - OnuRC
;) - Josh Haley
la-la la lah la-la la lah elmo's world... la-la la lah la-la la lah ELMO's world... elmo loves his goldfish and crayons, too... - Trish Haley
Call me crazy, but I want someone to superimpose Hugh Laurie's face on NPH just to watch him dance... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Crazy! - Josh Haley
LOL Tina. - Trish Haley
The gif fills me with delight....always! :) - Jon, the Beartato of FF
Doogie's gay!? *shock* - Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
DANCE BARNEY DANCE - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
yeah! whip it baby! whip it good! - AJ Batac
hot. Elmo, that is. hot. - anna sauce
Don't you wish your monster was hot like me? Don't you? - Josh Haley
AWESOME! - David Cook
++ Josh - Rachel Lea Fox
I feel like dancing now. Oh OH OH OH yeah! - Jon, the Beartato of FF
*OOOO* He's probably my favorite celebrity/actor. Love love LOVE him! NPH ftw!! *dance dance* - D. Eda Goze
旁边那个布偶一直在上下晃脑袋 - K.D.
Is there a party in his tummy? So yummy! So yummy! (yes, I know that's from a different show) - Kevin Sablan
发现这是伍佰TX的花朵舞啊!!flower dance~~ - K.D.
:)))) - فائزه
He is seriously working it :D - Joe Dawson
Forgive me. It's been 3 hours since the last comment. - Josh Haley
I've seen this so many times today and I laugh every time I see it. I really don't think it could get old. - Tracy McLaughlin
that's why it's the best of day - Alfredo
hahahaah! - Carmen
I haven't seen this enough today. - Michael McKean
ای بابا 1248 کیلوبایت از پهنای باند منو خوردی - egza
3 more likes and we hit 200. C'mon now... - Josh Haley
200! yay! Thanks Bryce, Mel and Mr. Robot! - Josh Haley
go elmo, go elmo...! - imabonehead
Still happenin'! - Christopher Harley
I can't let you kill this thread, Harley. - Josh Haley
Once NPH and Elmo stopped dancing and it was sad, so they just decided to be awesome and dance instead. True story. - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Still dancing.... - Mathew A. Koeneker
they're tireless. - Alejandro
You know, in my heart I hope that people like NPH who seem just so damn awesome on the screen are just as cool in real life. Anyone met the fellow in person? - Adam Lasnik
I'm sure he's a decent guy. Never met him, though. - Josh Haley
But he sure can dance, just look at him go! - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
Dr Horrible cuttin the rug LOL - martha
This gif just doesn't stop making me smile. :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
grind - Josh Haley
i watch Sesame Street every weekday morning with my kids and he's been on several times. always awesome. - Joe Silence is not dead
It's been too long. - Josh Haley
He's dancing in time with the song I'm listening to (Post Service - Sleeping in). - Yolanda
I planned that just for you, Yolanda. :) - Josh Haley
Yay! Thanks, Josh. I feel speshul. <3 - Yolanda
You awww! You awww! </Marissa Tomei from My Cousin Vinnie> - Josh Haley
wanted to see this again :D - Alfredo
hell yeah - Josh Haley
Nothing about this .gif ceases to bring me smiles. :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
It's time. - Josh Haley
There should be more Elmo. Elmo has the power of ten kittehs - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
Bump! Cause you havn't seen this enough. :D - CW™
they don't stop! - docrivs
Bump for the Fun of it.. :P - CW™
w00t - Josh Haley
Ah, man, I can't like this again. :( - Alix Whitmire
so funny! - barbarars
So sexay. - Spidra Webster
Love him when he's unicorn watching. - Gabrielle V
Okay, I swear I am not just pimpin' good swing music, but I was looking at this GIF and listening to this song - http://lala.com/zPe9 ("Billie's Bounce" performed live by Buddy Rich) - and it matches! :o - Adam Lasnik
^____^ - Josh Haley
This still makes me laugh. - Christian (Simply X)
w00t - Josh Haley
Much love for NPH, I think he is awesomeness personified - arekayelle
1 more like to get to 300. - Josh Haley
YAY! Over 300 likes! It's my first time, was it good for you? - Josh Haley
Gross. I just unliked to be contrary. Yet another reason why I pulled back from FriendFeed. And why getting swallowed up by Facebook, the great leveler, couldn't make more sense. - Rick Powell
That's right, all you horrible time-wasters you! Get back to talking about kernels and APIs! Have you no Protestant work-ethic? /sarcasm - Neal Jansons
More power to ya, Rick. - Josh Haley
por eso es que friendfeed le podria ganar a twitter, porque las opciones no son tan limitadas, jajajajaja - Ferzvladimir
keep on with the force don't stop... don't stop til you get enough - docrivs
needed to see this again ^_^ - Alfredo
YAY! - Josh Haley
Woot Woot...go elmo go elmo...!!! - Bill Heslin
HA! This is funny no matter how many times you see it! =) - David Cook
NPH was great on the Emmy awards tonight. - Josh Haley
Josh, agreed! - imabonehead
Dancing Elmo and NPH....yes..yes..bring it Friendfeed. :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
AND THE PARTY DON'T STOP 'TIL 6 IN THE MORNING! - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
actually the party won't stop...ever - Alfredo
bump - Alfredo
w00t - Josh Haley
FTW! - Jay
Dude would you just start up Skype, Ustream and call Johnny, already? - CW™
party elmo is partying - Alfredo
ha ha, Thanks CW but no can do right now. - Josh Haley
Hell yes! - Nicholas Kreidberg
I guess that is where God took him............. - VAL D.
This thread must NEVER die - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
he's baaaaaaaaaaack! - Richard ¿digame? Walker
Dance, dance, dance. - Jason Huebel
He just joined Twitter: @ActuallyNPH - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕ from iPhone
Haggis (Sean Loyless)
OMG KILL IT WITH FIRE (UPDATE: It's a Dobson Fly - http://bacn.me/7dw - Credit to Christian for finding (http://friendfeed.com/simplyx))
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HIDE HIDE HIDE no - Yolanda
ALSO HIDING. - Trish R
That's a cool-looking insect. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)
What is it? - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
Cover it with chocolate. - Kevin Pedraja
wicked - Josh Haley
wth is that? - docrivs
WTF!? - l0ckergn0me
how did it get in your house - Alfredo
It didn't! I have no idea what it was, a friend sent me the pic and I was so horrified I had to force everyone else to see it. I would flee and scream like a little girl if I saw this in my house - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
are those....*fangs* at the front? Cool looking as long as it's not anywhere near me. - WorldofHiglet
beautiful!!!...is it real? - Ümit Orhan
Does anyone know what it is? - Steve Council
Ahhhhhhh! - Kelly W.
"Cover it with chocolate" LOL :) - Alejandro
Dear Jesus! WTH is it?? - Ayşe E.
GAHHHHHHHHH! - holly
That's the beast that ate the dingo that ate the baby. - Steve C
Yes! Fire! Burn the whole HOUSE down to sanitize it! - Ladybug Heather
What the HELL is that?! And why is someone holding it in their HAND?! *runs* - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Saute in butter with touch of garlic? Do not waste cilantro on this meal. - Janet
On your hand? Are you crazy??????? Ack!!!!! - Sharon Tappan
Not my hand, see above comments - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
What the hell is that?! - Shevonne
My whole body is shuddering. Ugh! Please say your friend lives in some other country. - Trish Haley
She just sent me the picture, no idea where it came from. I doubt she'd touch it either. :D - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
That is just awesome. I want one. - Christian (Simply X)
You can keep it outside. In a hermetically sealed chamber. With tinted windows. DO NOT WANT IN THIS HOUSE. - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
I just found my Xmas present for Anika...She will love this for her bug collection... hehehe - Bill Heslin
This is a Dobsonfly http://bacn.me/7dw It's a male and cannot actually bite. Females can however. They are native to all 50 states. Even California where like everything else, bugs are illegal. - Christian (Simply X)
Holllllllly crap. - Kyle Dylan Conner
and now... UP! :D - Andrea (Notorious)
"They are not poisonous, but possess an irritating, foul-smelling anal spray as a last-ditch defense"... it even FARTS... I love it! :D - Andrea (Notorious)
Lovely.. - Bill Heslin
lol awe some - Kamilah Gill
Yikes... what's that? - BeeLing
Awesome - Mo Kargas
rolfmao @ Glen - Janet
Tell me what country that is from and I'll put that on my do-not-visit list ;-) (oh, nuts... it's here in the US???? - help me!) - Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
O to the MY to the GOD - BEX
I am *so* gonna try to find one of these somewhere and pose with it. I think I saw one of these on one of the screen doors at my parents' house once. I admit that it made even my bug-loving heart jump a little. I at least knew in advance that such things existed. - Kamilah Gill
that looks like something right out of the Australian outback...yikes! - Susan Beebe
Great comments, still laughing. - Daniel Krech
He's kinda cute. Dapper...for a bug. - Jess
cool, like stag beetle+longhorn beetle - Lu Tao
And the looks like be here: http://208.106.191.145/_media... - Micah Wittman
LOL Micah - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
\OvO/ - Micah Wittman
What should we name him? With that handlebar mustache, I think he looks like a Thurman. - Dawn
Or maybe he could be the mascot for the Palm Pre. - Dawn
I think this is the bug that causes Twitter to go down often. - imabonehead
ACK!!! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! - AJ Batac
AJ, a whole Riverdance worth of stomping would probably barely scratch that thing... - Kamilah Gill
And just when I felt safe to leave my house again! - Carlton Hackett
Not on my 260lbs built Kamilah ;-) - AJ Batac
That is sooo cool! - Ken Morley
what the fuck is that? - tim kerrick
I agree with Ken - that IS so cool - martha
Actually spurted tea through my nose... thx Sean! LOL! - Dean "Karnatos" Michaud
We laugh, but that there bug there gets great quality over the air HD tv. - Micah Wittman
Boll weevil? - .LAG liked that
@LAG Boll weevil why dont you get right out of your home? /Presidents - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Christian got it right earlier, it's a Dobsonfly: http://bacn.me/7dw - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Good god! - Jason Hill
What the hell is that??? - Loren Morris
Updated the title since most people won't want to read the 70 comments to find the answer. :D - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
@Haggis ....LOLz! hell, no, I wasn't going to wade through 70+ comments to find the answer. my "Boll Weevil" ploy worked! i got the answer in just 2 comments! now THAT is real-time search. - .LAG liked that
Found more detailed info here http://www.answers.com/topic... - Important information like how they only live for 7 days... whew. - Trish Haley
are kidding me!? if I see that on my front door I'll burn that house, wtf is that ? - cihanergur
wow that would freak me out lol even looking at that pic gives me the creeps - eric
Thanks. Now I wont be able to sleep tonight. - Rustic Thoughts
Stuart, well, it sure looks like long pieces of sprue didn't get trimmed :) - Micah Wittman
That's a fly? Looks more like an alien you'd see on Star Trek! - Cam
...and who t.f. is Dobson, anyway? wasn't he the actor who played "Crocker" opposite Telly Savalas' "Kojak"? - .LAG liked that
They made a movie about these right where they evolve to look like humans - Joe Dawson
In certain parts of the world. they have saber tooth crotch crickets that are bigger than this. - Moved to Facebook from fftogo
'shopped - Bwana ☠
Oh, look. He's smiling! - Mike Lewis
(UP, just to show it to my italian bug "lover" friends which were sleeping last night - remember: this thing FARTS!) :D - Andrea (Notorious) from IM
GAH!!! It's not real it's not real it's not real. - Carmen
Yuck - YoYo_P
Happy Halloween! - Haggis (Sean Loyless)
JEEBUS I must've missed this the first time around. I will now actively loathe you for at least 24 housrs. - Penguin It's Cold Outside
oh sweet jesus HIDE! - holly
Siavash
Lisa_75 by ~elendill on deviantART - http://elendill.deviantart.com/art...
Lisa_75 by ~elendill on deviantART
Hi, Lisa :) - Eivind
I think I love her... - Eivind
:) - Siavash
*bump to stay in my view :)* - Eivind
MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
"The 33-year-old rides the machine 300 times a year and uses pictures of it to satisfy herself at home." - http://www.metro.co.uk/weird...
"The 33-year-old rides the machine 300 times a year and uses pictures of it to satisfy herself at home."
Why Mark? Why???? - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
If I understood it, Barry, I'd try to explain it... - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
"Ms Wolfe, from Pennsylvania, suffers from a condition where people develop sexual feelings towards objects." What? I had no idea this even existed. - Michelle Martinez
weird... - Cardeen Martinez
*tries to think of a way to explain 'toys' to Michelle* - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
I can't get Love Rollercoaster by The Ohio Players out of my head. - Mark Wilson
I watched a show about this. It's very odd. - Kendra <3 Three Lions
Rollercoaster... of love... Rollercoaster.. Ooh, Ooh, Ooh.... - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
step right up and get your ticket! - Joe Pierce
The same shit 300 per year? Boring as hell, does she ride any other? - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Yo' Love is like... a rollercoaster, baby baby.... You know, I see stories like this sometimes and wonder why I try to write fiction. Eventually you're just taking dictation. - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
I wonder if she takes a souvenir photo of herself every time she orgasms at home - Johnny Worthington
How can she love it? It never calls, it never writes. Weird. - pea
[insert obvious 'she's got a ticket to ride' joke here] - pea
(jeff)isageek
Bret Taylor
FriendFeed has been almost completely blocked in Iran as far as we can tell. We have a large number of very active Iranian users, and we noticed a steep decline in activity yesterday. Graph below.
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:( :( - Rachel Lea Fox
Related to the election? - τorƍue
that's so bad... - Eren Emre Kanal
:-( - Kevin Fox
τorƍue: Yes, as far as we know - Bret Taylor
این نمودار نشاندهنده افت فرندفید به دلیل بسته شدن آن در ایران است - Mycaptain
Bret: Is this based on IP numbers located in Iran, or actual activity from those users? If it's IP based, it'd be interesting to see the activity on a user basis and see if they've been able to route around the blocking. - Ken Sheppardson
Could it be related to Twitter being blocked (and therefore the twitter traffic import being blocked)? - Stephan Osmont
): - Jim Norris
Some users are definitely going through proxies. This is total # of unique visits from IPs originating in Iran - Bret Taylor
That tells it's own, sad, story. - WorldofHiglet
:((( - Oğuz Serdar
Wow. - Rochelle
If Twitter were blocked and FriendFeed weren't, I'd expect an uptick in FriendFeed activity, not a 92% drop. - Kevin Fox
I.e. given all the users who've previously accessed the site from an Iran IP number, how many have been active from different numbers in the past 2 days. - Ken Sheppardson
Instead of "liking" this, shouldn't we have an "unlike" button? - Steven Melfi
:( Bret: According to Stephen fry, these are the iran proxies: 218.128.112.18:8080 218.206.94.132:808 218.253.65.99:808 219.50.16.70:8080 . Can you track these IPs? - Roberto Bonini
I knew this day was coming. Too bad. - Robert Scoble
Steven - same feeling here. I always feel weird "liking" bad stories on FF - Mike Bracco
How does traffic from China look? Or North Korea? - τorƍue
do not like :( - Tamara
@τorƍue Twitter has been restored in China - Stephan Osmont
Hey... we saw issues with blogfa.com as well: http://blog.spinn3r.com/2009... - Kevin A. Burton
like for spread but not like for the situation - Imprenditore
I wonder what the international community can do about stuff like this. Eventually the "bad guys" will lose. - Michiel Sikkes
Hopefully, we'll never see a graph like this for Turkey... - Onur Şentüre
that's because the government has blocked access to friendfeed,twitter,facebook,youtube and ... after election and after protests in Iran cities ! - Farshad
Man... :( That's really a corrupt government. Hope it gets better soon. - Peter
That's horrible. - Barış (beyn.org)
Kheyzaran mentioned over the weekend that both Twitter and FF were blocked for Iran starting I believe on Friday. He is using a proxy when possible to keep us updated - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Bret, any analysis about how many people unable to access FF directly are still able to access it via proxy? - Daniel Dulitz
:-( - bookmeister
:( Let the voices be heard! - Brian Daniel Eisenberg
So sad... - Luka
Sigh :( - Havang
can you suggest a way in friendfeed to show the situation in iran to the world ? its very important - Farshad
I doubt any regular North Koreans have computers τorƍue - Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Daniel: Well, we are still getting a bunch of Farsi comments and posts. They may be Persians from outside Iran or from Iranians using proxies. We don't have a detailed analysis breaking those down at this point. - Bret Taylor
The stigmata of evil. - Tim Tyler
all cominucation devices are blocked .even phone & cell phones ! - MohammadReza
see this for example : http://abcnews.go.com/Interna... - Farshad
Watching the "guerrilla cyberwarfare" aspect of the elections and reactions has been fascinating. Iran's universities are obviously full of resourceful, passionate geeks. - John Craft
not good in terms of freedom - Sheri Fresonke Harper
this is really bad. i hope there's some resolution to this. the people or iran have shown a lot of strength and courage to protest the illegitimacy of recent events. i don't think this will stop things - Cee Bee
Is it possible that the same folks from Iran that are active on Friendfeed are the ones out protesting? - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
please help us , we are under attack ,change friendfeed logo if you can - فرزاد
we need a new way - سِــمیرامیس
@MVB we all are Protests - MohammadReza
That's sad. - EricaJoy
:( Dislike. - Ruchira S. Datta
P.S. Kevin should turn the logo green in support of the Iranian's being disenfranchised. - EricaJoy
:(( - ramin
For those that are in Iran: Have you tried http://fftogo.com as a workaround? - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
make a room for us, invite your friends we will fill it with latest news - Farshad
I'm completely for having a fair vote, but I'm not sure that I'd want to try and align FriendFeed with a particular candidate, which is what a green logo would imply. - Kevin Fox
Many iranians using proxies to access FF. and therefore their IPs changes to fake IP . - آدمیرال
MohammadReza: Maryam's mom is still able to call her relatives and friends in Tehran, so they are keeping some voice traffic open, if not all. - Robert Scoble
Farshad, I'm trying to post news here: http://friendfeed.com/world-n... - Kol Tregaskes
No words for that... - Frank
thanks kol :) - Farshad
@Kevin, totally understandable. - EricaJoy from IM
If Iran thinks they have nothing to fear, then why block Friendfeed? - Frode Stenstrøm
Frode: because the government is like China: they believe that by retarding the flow of information they will reduce the threat of protests and governmental overthrow. - Robert Scoble
Very reminiscent of the prelude to the fall of the Shah - Alan Morris
I don't speak Persian, so I don't know all the searches, but there are still (luckily) a lot of Persian users posting: http://friendfeed.com/search.... If you are Persian and looking for updates, try our search engine to find the few users who still have access. - Bret Taylor
Frode: and in Iran's case, they are run by conservative religious authorities and they don't like the fact that they are not in control of information flow like they used to be. They like to think they can still control information sources and, since they can't, they try to block places where their citizens can go to share information. - Robert Scoble
is it a joke? iranian users seems the %90 of friend feed. it could not be real! - Fırat DEMİREL
Firat: There are no units on the vertical axis of the chart. - Ken Sheppardson
Firat: This is a chart of traffic from Iran, not of FF's total traffic. - Kevin Fox
Firat, i doubt that this graph is a percentage graph... probably more likely that it's measuring hits, sessions, or total data transfered (mb, kb, etc) - Chris Heath
Kevin: what impact did this have on FF's overall traffic? - Robert Scoble
Robert: Iran is the #6 country for FriendFeed in terms of page views per day. - Bret Taylor
something is cooking out there... - mehdi
Thanks all for answers. i told that it could not be real.. :) excuse me, i ve just read Bret's notice and looked at breaking point. i saw what i've missed before.. bad news for ff and iran.. :( - Fırat DEMİREL
These statistics are incredible, especially the normally heavy useage of FF in Iran. - Curt Mercadante
Bret Taylor, we can tag our pix and vids about iran election by an english keyword such as 'iran' or 'iranelection'. I think it will help to ff non-persian users to find out more about unrests in iran. - آدمیرال
Iran restored cell phone service Sunday that had been down in the capital since Saturday. But Iranians still could not send text messages from their mobile phones, and the government increased its Internet filtering in an apparent attempt to undercut opposition voices. Social networking sites including Facebook and Twitter were also not working. - Üstün Üzüm
Do *not* like. :( - Pete Delucchi
:( - Mitch
آقا یکی توضیح بده اینکه من(ما) لایک میزنیم! عملا دیسلایک ه ! :( - younes
Younes says that our likes to this graph mean dislike to tehran's regime censorship - آدمیرال
I can't find any evidence of Twitter being blocked in Iran. Anyone? - Martin Bryant
TechCrunch just picked this up: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009... - Robert Scoble
Thanks for the translation آدمیرال ! - Ross Miller
ممنونم آدمیرال عزیز - younes
خواهش دوست من. - آدمیرال
martin: those words are not mine actually from a news article from washinton post. - Üstün Üzüm
On twitter people are retweeting the IPs and ports of unblocked proxies, can we do something like that here? - Canageek
martin, i'm from iran. twitter is blocked. what evidence you wanna? screenshot!? - آدمیرال
yes Canageek. we use proxies for tweeting - آدمیرال
Authorities blocking the internet are just reinforcing solidarity between people, can't they understand ? - Stanislas Jourdan
Stanislas: not to mention they encourage their smartest and richest people to leave (the ones who have technical skills). There's a reason why Silicon Valley has 10,000 or more Iranians living here. Their government sucks and the people are getting tired of it. Of course if their government was great I would never have met my wife (who grew up in Tehran). So, there is good to come out of a crappy government! :-) - Robert Scoble
it has always seemed to me that the iranian user base is ENORMOUS here. wow. unbelievable. - edythe
It is interesting how much civil unrest that is brewing across the globe towards their governments. The knee jerk reactions in attempting to block certain websites shows how much they didn't expect the net to become such a widespread conduit for cutting through the bs and informing those that wish to know. I wish those who take a stand all the best. - alphaxion
:( - Roberto
Another way for those that are in Iran is to access through Netvibes (but I don't know if it works or if it's blocked too), adding Friendfeed, Gmail and so on such as modules - Roberto
Thanks for sharing this, Bret. It's valuable evidence of what's going on, evidence which wouldn't have been available even a few years ago. - Michael Nielsen
Very interesting...so much for democracy and voting rights in Iran... - freedom fighter mom
If anybody in Iran feels up to it, can you temporarily disable your proxy and run a traceroute to friendfeed.com and twitter.com then post the results here? - EricaJoy
Bret and Paul, can you let us know if the traffic comes back, which would tell us they've unblocked FriendFeed? - Robert Scoble
Robert: absolutely, we will let everyone know when it comes back up - Bret Taylor from email
Steven: You Like that it was posted, not the content of the post. - Tanath
Bret, thanks for sharing the info about the dive. Shame, but what could we have expected from the Iranian status quo? - Jon Osterholm
البته یه چیز هم هست اونکه بعد از فیلترینگ همه با آی پی غیر ایرانی می ان فرندفید و برای همنی آمارشون اینجا ثبت نمیشه ... وگرنه فکر نمی کنم از لحاظ تعداد نفراتی که میومدن کم شده باشه ... بلکه هم بیشتر - HΛMΣD ƧΛFΛ
Yes, it happend and we have to use proxy to access friendfeed. Look at democracy in Iran... - Zahra (raoros)
The coversations and comments here are educational. - Seek Ground
@بی بی, you might try https://friendfeed.com/ - Jim Norris
Damn. - Steven Perez
http://mojipage.com register in this website and add ff widget! twitter is blocked in iran so I am posting twitts by a script or choqok(http://choqok.gnufolks.org/) - ★amin.m★ from MojiPage
Good luck to all of you trying to get around the censorship. I hope the big sites are doing what they can to help out. - Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Looking at the potential of this event in the future for numerous causes is mind-boggling. Really amazing. - Charlie Anzman
Come to think of it, does FF have a presence in China? I'd imagine it's blocked there. I've seen Chinese on here, but never sure if that's from China or speakers outside. - anna sauce
Tnx Bret - ----
Thnaks :) - Exir
این چی میگه؟ - Lord hozeh
ببین شب انتخاباتی چکار کردیم با این فرفر. wow! - ali
چه همه لااااااااااااااااایک! - ali
:(( - AJ Batac
Damn. - Derrick
Expected. - Michael W. May
Yes, Friendfeed is blocked in Iran. Right now the papers and TV channels here are ‎controlled by the government and our access to satellite channels is blocked too. ‎Friendfeed and Twitter are quite vital for us now. Our main source of exchanging ‎information and news is Friendfeed. Via Friendfeed we let everyone know that where ‎people need help and where to go and how to help them and... more... - Selma
Selma: does https://friendfeed.com/ work for you? - Bret Taylor
Nope, they have blocked all https addresses, we have had to sign in to Friendfeed via anti-filters for the past few months. - Selma
its a shame. it was one the main media we used to inform ppl. thats why they filtered it. now many users cant sign in - Myri∂m
Can't we "help" in some way? Providing proxies, I don't know, the kind of stuff pirates do. Pirates, and people trying to make a Revolution happen.... - Zackatoustra
It may not be long before Turkey joins the party. - Sarp Tüzün
It's very sad to see this happen - Michael Fidler
tnx all of you... - emin
internet was our last hope ...but it block...and we cant use it easily... - Opium
:( - Caroline
I just spoke with my friend Andres, the main BBC correspondent for the Middle East/Afghanistan, and he mentioned the web is being fire walled in Iran much the same as the the "Great Firewall" during last year's Olympics in China. - sofarsoShawn
The Iranian websites that people used to exchange information about the election protests ‎in Iran are under cyber-attacks by the government forces and from anonymous sources. ‎Many of them are down right now. These Iranian websites were our few last remaining ‎channels to inform people. What can we do about that? Is there anyone out there who can help us with this?‎ - emin
i was 53rd active user in friendfeed until this filtering. now i can open FF with proxies and if i can fine. a Vpn but many Vpn here come from companies that have relations with security services, i thunk they allow us to bypass filternig and then, they will arrest who has wrote against their goals - خیزران Never Changed
Can't we transfer the data/databases of the sites you, iranian guys, use to any new domain we could buy? I want to help. Not by throwing rocks to "security service" forces, but, at least, by making possible for what YOU have to say to go public, worldwide. - Zackatoustra
FF is a useful website for Iranian People to get reliable information about demonstration against presidential election. - پارسـا
so so sorry for iran people... I hope they will win... - Tanaydin Sirin
and Now Yahoo messenger and google talk blocked in iran :(((( - پارسـا
Some amazing images from Iran - http://ff.im/42pgD - Brent Smorgen Bleg
Selma: 1- I don't use a proxy but clearing all but one (deleting them all logs me out) instance of each friendfeed.com cookie name and refreshing the page always solves this for me in Firefox. Has never happened on Lunascape or IE. Good luck. - Alexandros Georgiadis
google block fftogo for iranian users!!! - ★amin.m★
Friendfeedがイランでblockされているというコトらしい。いったいどういう理由でだか分からないけれど……もし、国内のゴタゴタの影響であればいずれtwitterも、ということになりかねないのかも。/でも、fftogoを使えば迂回できるのかな? - Sakurai.Catshop
What about email, amin.m? Are you able to post to FF by emailing share@friendfeed? - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I don't know about email. now I am using freegate or another site like http://mojipage.com - ★amin.m★
Very sad. - Parth Awasthi
The reason I ask is because if you can email a post, then try sending it to share@friendfeed and also to YourUserName@friendfeed. Then when someone comments you'll receive an email about it and you can comment back to the thread via email as well. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
:(( - Nimaa from MojiPage
No wonder why ! - Pelin
@Alexandros Georgiadis:for frienddeck.com I see this:You are accessing this page from a forbidden country! but dev.ctor.org/f2p worked! thank you :) - ★amin.m★ from MojiPage
+ don't use your ISP's DNS server, verify your Firewall, search for rootkits.. + If you really wanna use Tor, be 'mobile', check the onion's status, don't be too confident, continue to use encrypted protocols & 'mobile' ports. At least, read Tor's docs and articles about Tor & privacy/security.. - Thierry R. Andriamirado
now chat like gmail or yahoo messenger are blocked too - egza
I don't know if these can help but I put them here anyway http://www.noiseriver.com/ http://moopz.com/ - M F
for me,yahoo messenger is not blocked yet! - ★amin.m★ from f2p
Alexandros: Frienddeck could work for certain parts - posts and queries against user accounts are proxied through the App Engine, searches are direct against Friendfeed so they could probably not work. - Paul Kinlan
Thanks :(( - مـهدی معتمد
:( booooooo - Duncan Rawlinson
:o - FKU
DAMN! - Vicey
whoa, NOT good - Susan Beebe
We wish the people of Iran well in these difficult times - Marc
Not good at all. Best wishes to the Iranian FFers. I hope this whole mess gets cleared up quickly and with as little violence as possible - Kamilah Gill
this is terribly wrong - Francisco Costa
A government that takes away people's Friendfeed will not last long. - Goran Zec
WOW CRAZY - Matt Kaufman
I like that 667 people liked this, that's 667 people hoping it all gets resolved justly and peacefully. - Steve C
now we are 676 people who liked that =) hoping too everthing gets resolved peacefully. - Ibrahim Tarlig
Bret, is there any update on this? Is activity still low? - Kol Tregaskes
Yes, we are still being blocked - Bret Taylor
definitely DON'T LIKE this... >_< ...would love to be able do more than retweeting proxies - Daniele
Best regards from Chile to all iranian people, we know a lot about bad government and human rights. Good luck, strength and courage to all of you. - Roberto Arancibia
It's to bad there is such attempts to block free flow of information, how long will it be before there is more amazing differences happening? Such limits, hmm. - Raymond Marr aka Knatchwa
They have to keep the militants in check. Thank goodness for the pipes that were broken. - tony
بیا بالا ای فید من - egza
Digg.com is block in Iran now. - Sahandram
Interesting censorship- same can happen in America - I would like to talk to you abt Friendfeed and bringing over some large groups do you have time? - JanSimpson
I've seen those censorship about FriendFeed (Iran). Do you know some interesting and objective blogposts about it? - Thierry R. Andriamirado from email
Do you have a similar graph as ff's been blocked in China? - K.D.
And China now has a similar blockage. You should also check on it. - Kenyth
Sometimes we forget how easy we have it than other countries. But until people revolt & I mean a HUGE revolution injustices will still go on. - Gabriella Sannino
ای بابا این فید رو شخم زدن :)) - egza
پرلایک ترین فید فرفره این - ramin
jeddi? - HΛMΣD ƧΛFΛ from IM
آره حامد آمارشو قبلا در آورده ام - egza
che jaleb , oonvaght por comment dartarin feed kodoome? bebinim mishe feed 2khtare mardom e farzad davan davan ro be oon beresoonim? - HΛMΣD ƧΛFΛ from IM
حامد اینجا رو ببین http://friendfeed.com/amirsem... - egza
ba mobile am ... to bebin bara manam tarif kon :D - HΛMΣD ƧΛFΛ from IM
بعد از این فید که هستمی این http://friendfeed.com/funny-p... در رده دوم لایکه ,اینجا شش هزار و خورده ای کامنت داره http://friendfeed.com/ideali... این فید از فارسی زبانان فرفر همین نیما خودمون http://friendfeed.com/nimaa... در لایک 204 تا این هم از آیدا http://friendfeed.com/elaheye... بیشتر از 2400 کامنت داره - egza
vijay
Diffusion from a place of higher concentration to another of lower concentration until it's equal on both sides. - vijay from Bookmarklet
:D - edythe
LOL! now I know what to call it when my cat Osmoses between my lap and my keyboard. :D - vijay
One for scratching sleeping and eating, and one for pooping. :p - Josh Haley
Cats, they bring joy :) - martha
Heh, I love it! - Rick Cogley
Tsega Dinka
pool pics are great! :) and i always like your car closeups. i tried to take one or two like that in San Fran last weekend. - edythe
Thanks. Had to take the cam in the pool. The shot had to be taken. It was easier to do since it was a film cam. Car pics are always my fav. I looooove classic rides. The lines, shapes and curves, today's cars can't match that design. - Tsega Dinka from email
Amiroo ™
Am I wrong or Philip Seymour Hoffman look exactly like Robert Scoble? Robert you didn't say you've got an oscar.
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haha pretty close ;) - Saad Kamal
see also: http://gawker.com/tech... (from one of the results of that search) - Chris Heath
OMG, Robert, you do look like Philip. *lol* - Mol, Santa Claws
Does that mean an Oscar is a shiny new toy? - John E. Bredehoft
or maybe he's got a double life, daytime geek nighttime the big oscar winner LOL. That would be interesting if we have Apple WWDC and Oscar at the same time. - Amiroo ™
I get this all the time! He's my stunt double! - Robert Scoble
We should chart the number of times this old chestnut appears. Or something. Amusing thing is it always seems to be exactly the same pics used for the example, lol - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
FriendFeed the Movie - Christopher Harris
twins - Morgan Haley
I always thought that Seymour Hoffman was Scoble's alter ego. I bet they have never been photographed together. Coincidence? I don't think so! - Keith Beucler
Pretty close. :) Seymour Hoffman maybe underrated but he's a superb actor. - jan geronimo
not that you don't get star treatment already ;) but you could walk into anywhere channeling PSH - best tables and autographs baby! - BEX
Huh? I thought "Robert Scoble" was just PSH's on-line alter-ego... - Adrian
I have thought that for a long time. Nice. - Ben Hanten
It's Philip Seymour Hoffman's biggest role to date! - Joshua M
Ok, to disprove the conspiracy... I propose that this *Robert Scoble* shave his head and appear in public. Although, I suppose PSH could just wear a wig. - Adrian
I heard they're really twins separated at birth. - imabonehead
I was just watching State and Main yesterday that "the big secret" had been revealed to me - Amiroo ™
I am certain @scobleizer was used as a double in Doubt. - Bernie Goldbach
They are brothers I guess! - Frankie Gray
You are right they look alike. - alfred westerveld
Friendfeed activity #1 - Scoble baiting: Interestingly he hasn't taken it yet. Proof that the man does actually sleep. - John Hardy
I had really noticed this when watching "Synecdoche, New York" ;) - Jacque
anyone else wondering if philip seymour hoffman ever gets 'you look exactly like robert scoble'? - siggimus
Yup. i wonder if he does....... - Roberto Bonini
Yes he does.....I have almost mistaken him a couple of times. - Kevin J Hatton
Hey I know that photo: http://www.zooomr.com/photos... :) - Thomas Hawk
Hehe... I've mentioned that to my wife several times. If they ever make a movie about Scoble, Phillip Seymour Hoffman it is (or vice versa). - LionelatDell
OMG, congrats to Robert Scoble, you have won the Media Master Award for being a FriendFeed cheerleader. LOL. - Zachary TG
AJ Batac
Sears Tower unveils glass balconies on Skydeck - http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos...
Sears Tower unveils glass balconies on Skydeck
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"Participants to the sneak preview of 'The Ledge,' stand on the new glass balconies suspended 1,353 feet (412 meters) in the air and jut out 4 feet (1.22 meters) from the Sears Tower's 103rd floor Skydeck Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Chicago. The Ledge will open to public on Thursday." - AJ Batac from Bookmarklet
I think I'd throw up. - Tim Hoeck
I'm getting dizzy just looking at it - Bwana ☠
couldn't do it. - holly
I'd soil myself! - Artemko
I'd do it! - AJ Batac
Not - a - chance - martha
I'd do a poopoo in my pants but I would do it... - Rasmus Lauridsen
maybe it is a good way to saved suffering from acrophobia :D - nursel
very interesting and scary at the same time - Michelle
Good stuff. Also: try being on the engineering team at shipping port and having to climb all over 100m cranes (did in 2006). You'll grow an extra pair - LANjackal
i sweat just thinking about it - Felicia Yue
I'll just stand over here...not on the ledge thanks though! hahaha - *Tiffany Diamond*
Hehe I don;'t have a problem with heights, but a glass floor really takes things over the limit. - Roberto Bonini
Man that looks amazing! - Parvez Halim
No way in hell I'd go out there. - Jason Huebel
me neither. Sky Tower in Auckland has glass floors and i about peed myself up there. - Joe Silence is not dead
no - Caroline
Awesome!! - Alix Whitmire
I think I'd go out on it. Maybe. Looks pretty awesome. Love seeing the little girl with no fear. Little kids would zip around fearlessly in jet packs if we had em. - Internet's Tad
I think I would die if I stepped out on that, but I would try anyway. - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Bear with me a moment while I attempt to retrieve my scrotum from my abdominal cavity... - Mark Jepsen
This is so awesome. I would kill to have something like that in Montreal - Robert D'Alesio
The Eureka tower in Melbourne has this, but this looks a lot better. There's huge joins in the glass: http://www.eurekaskydeck.com.au/the-edg... - Larry Hudson
If I want to fly or levitate I'll expose myself to cosmic radiation like anyone else - Bastard Operator From FF
Yikes. Very cool. - Craig Bailey
Just don't throw any stones. - CW™
I get goosebumps just looking at the pictures. This looks like fun. - mike fabio
Bad idea... - €€€€€€€€
foolish - Melanie Reed
You probably couldn't get me to go further than the 5th floor, let alone, the 103rd floor, plus out on a glass floor hanging over the city. Sorry Mr Wonka, but I'll take the stairs. - Tim Young
I hope they keep a cleaning crew or a mop handy. - George Brickner
*Gulp* I doubt I'd last even 2 minutes standing on that... - Tyson Key
I hope it will hold. Time will tell - Brandon
very brave kids. I crapped my pants just looking at it. - Cassidy
Oww… I would never go to that kind of place. - Daniel Schildt
Aaman (Clone of FF)
Cobra in our garden on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Cobra in our garden on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
We had a visitor today in our garden - Aaman (Clone of FF) from Bookmarklet
Oh NO WAY. There is a good reason I live in a place without snakes like that. - Rochelle
baby cobra, but fully venomous, and baby cobras cannot control their venom flow, so had to be put down for safety reasons - Aaman (Clone of FF)
Aaman, what do you mean "put down"? Did you kill it? - Rochelle
Yes, we had to. Animal Control would take over 2 hours to get to where we live outside the city - Aaman (Clone of FF)
How do you kill a snake? - Rochelle
Rochelle, hit them on the head precisely with a stick kills most small ones. Hitting them on the body will just make a situation worse as they will retaliate. - AJ Batac
I was watering the plants and found it behind the potted bamboo; rushed in, got my camera took a pic and called the neighbors for help. It was a beautiful little baby and it hide behind the staircase. They pushed it out and one of the neighbors killed it. Made very loud hissing sounds. In our area we get lots of cobras during rainy seasons. We do have resident rat snake that comes and goes and is most welcome at our place but cobras are not welcome for obvious seasons. - Deepti
Deepti took the picture incidentally, great presence of mind, Dee - I'm sure i would have freaked out. - Aaman (Clone of FF)
Ew, ew, ew. The only snakes we have here are little garden snakes which are just tiny little worm things. The rest are at the zoo. - Rochelle
Thanks, Deepti, for taking the photo. As I said in the other thread, it is a beautiful snake. - Admiral Anika
Is there a way to get these Flockr garden cobras to infest my friends' Facebook Farmlands? - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ from iPhone
Anika, it was a majestic creature. I hated it when they killed the little one but we had no other choice. - Deepti
My first thought would have been total freak out... but if It wasn't moving toward me then I probably would have grabbed the camera too. HAHAH! Great capture! Even though I DO NOT like snakes, it is a shame you had to kill it. - Lindsay
Lindsay, I am way past the freaking out stage after my first run in with a massive rat snake but then again when I first heard it hiss I involuntarily yelled- Mommy!! - Deepti
Beautiful! Great picture. - martha
Oh my! - Fossil Huntress
btw the encounter was at our doorstep and not the garden - Deepti
Nice :) - Prasanna
But why did you guys kill it? It just needs to be put into a bag, innit - not a body Bag. Besides havent you heard of Snake Shyam? - Prasanna
It had to be done, safety reasons, and speed was of the essence - Aaman (Clone of FF)
yeah, this makes all my 'snakes in my garden pics' here on friendfeed and flickr look pathetic. Go Cobras! - Carlos Ayala
And to think I get nervous around the little garden snakes we have in our garden. Jeez! - Rick Cogley
This would have totally killed the last of my adrenaline production. o.m.g.! Where do you live? - Janet
Bangalore, India, just outside the city - Aaman (Clone of FF)
What a beaut. Sad it had to be killed but its a good thing no one got hurt. - Adi
The experience has dampened my gardening spirit. At least for the time being. - Deepti
note to self: apply carbolic acid around the garden and house: keeps away snakes - Aaman (Clone of FF)
Bec Rowe @d0tski
saeedeh
چقدر خوبن اين عكسا - bahar
عكس اولي رو خيلي دوست دارم - saeedeh
کودوم، رز رز؟ - IΞhsan
آره همون :) - saeedeh
M F
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Mousavi 'must face treason trial' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1...
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Mousavi 'must face treason trial'
"A conservative Iranian newspaper says the country's main opposition leader must be tried for inciting unrest after June's disputed presidential elections." - M F from Bookmarklet
Johnny Worthington
I'm in the future so I can say this... Happy 4th Of July, America.
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Cheers, mate! - Josh Haley
my favorite holiday! - Bill Kinney
is it bright, do I need shades when I get there? - William Harryman
It's not fair that you guys are in the future! You get all the cool holidays before anyone else! :) - Lindsay
:) - Cheryl Jones from iPhone
Thank you, Johnny! Happy Saturday to your whole family! :-D - Ladybug Heather
Thanks, Johnny. - Johnny from iPhone
Thank you! It always takes me a few minutes to realize I am hearing fireworks and not gunshots. - mandyvan
Thanks! - Michael Fidler
The monument gets fireworks, but the White House gets blown up. Interesting trade off - Mike Nayyar
Susan Beebe
Burglar left bruised and bleeding by retired boxer, 72 - WOW! - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news...
Burglar left bruised and bleeding by retired boxer, 72 - WOW!
wow is right. - vijay
Must've been Clint's brother - separated at birth - Capn' One Eye - adrift
Reminds me of the guy from Seinfeld. "IT'S GO TIME!" - Mike Smith
liking the " yeah? want a piece of me? " look he's giving. - vijay
DOH! Wrong house to burgle. - CW™
That is beyond badass - particularly when you consider that the guy has to tell people that an old man totally kicked his ass. - Brett Kelly
...say hello to my little friend? - Joshua Schnell
Ass. Whooped. - Derrick
Pwnd! - Susan Beebe
You do not mess with old man strength - Will Higgins™
The judge said the punk 'got what he deserved'. GOD BLESS THE UK. Also the punk said he 'didn't remember what happened'. Of course he didn't, he got KNOCKED THE F*CK OUT. - Will Higgins™
I imagine him standing over a bruised and bloody burglar saying "get off my lawn." The picture in my head is pretty epic. - Aaron Hood
Sorry, I got a little excited by how awesome this story is. The guy kinda does look like Clint, doesn't he? - Will Higgins™
Justice is served. :-D - Jason Huebel from iPhone
"The Price is Right, bitch!" - Admiral Anika
Will - yep, he does have the classic Clint Eastwood look goin' on... "feel lucky punk? well, do ya?!" - Susan Beebe
lmao thats wat he gets for targeting an older person well done - eric
Bit of Sean Connery about him: "You must never hesitate." Well done. "You're the man now, dog." - Melanie Reed
way to deliver the beatdown! old dude shoulda feckin' made the kid's eyes match. - Joe Silence is not dead
I want to party with this guy. The old dude, I mean. :) - tinypants - Hagitha of FF
that's right b*tches - Caroline
Wow! Good for him.....I'm with Dead Silence! - Bonnie Foster
NIIIIIIICE! - Dobromir Hadzhiev
Good! - Mo Kargas
the retired boxer "caressed" the burglar very efficiently :) - Besim Dönmez
Haven't read the whole thread. In case it hasn't been stated more clearly: "Don't get into fist fights with boxers." If they are old boxers, and you have no skills, they will still kick your ass. Better bring a gun if you're a pussy. - Christopher A Carr
Do ya feel lucky punk? Well do ya? - Moved to Facebook
Wonderful justice right there. - Diego Barros 
justice is served - Greg from BuddyFeed
Instead of like, can I love this article? - Kreg Steppe
The authorities should stick this on lamposts - Bill Masson
Hang it up in what ever jail dining hall the Ass Whoopee is going to be doing his 30 days in. - Moved to Facebook from fftogo
I just love it when a bad guy gets this shit beat out of him. - Joey Gibson
love it! the old man is like, "how about I teach you a lesson, punk!" - Phil Maxwell
Justice baby - Chris Jackson
@Earl - he got 4.5 years for aggravated assault! - Daniel J. Pritchett
Owned! Wow! - Rick Cogley
A big virtual pat on the back there eh... :o) - Rob Sellen :o)
LOL Awesome! I wanna grow up to be just like him ;) - Paul OFlaherty
This made me smile, how awesome this little fart got what he was due. How dare he pick on the elderly and how wonderful the elderly did rearranging some youthful behavior. - Janet
+1 jlt, that kid won't soon forget this beating. Maybe he'll get a clue. - Jason Huebel
He got 4 and 1/2 years in prison along with the beat down. - Brent Smorgen Bleg
Ouch. he got rearranged alright. - Jim Hearts FF
OMG this made the top of the FF "Best of day" ... LOL - Susan Beebe
I love that the judge said he got what he deserved. Seriously, more older people should be this strong. Awesome. - Rick Cogley
awesome! - AJ Batac
"McCalium had denied the charge and claimed he could not remember what happened." After the knocks to the head he got I believe it. Good for you, old timer. Glad the UK has better laws than the US. If it were the US, the burglar might have sued and won. - Bradley Farless
That is why you finish the job here in the US and then place a pointy object in the assailants hand. More mess but less litigation. Odd how blind lady justice can be. - Mathew A. Koeneker
LOL - Cos
Ouch… :S - Daniel Schildt
Good Job Sir. He got what he asked for! - Usman Bashir
l0ckergn0me
Mount Rushmore as seen from Canada.
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HAHAHAHA - Admiral Anika
Fair trade for them getting the good view of Niagara Falls I'd say. - invariant - farewell FF
frickin sweet! - BEX
LOL - Tibor Holoda
Yup that's exactly what it looks like from here. - Barry Sanschagrin
ROFL - Ethan
So where exactly did Nicholas Cage enter to find the treasure? - Geoff Schultz
LOL! too funny. - John Blanton from twhirl
Heh. B. Kliban did a cartoon of this with their pants down. Good job on this, tho :-) - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
hahaha, that's funny! - freedom fighter mom from twhirl
What? There's another view? Please post. - Ken Morley
I'm pretty sure it's in the collection "Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head", published back in the early/mid 70s. I know I've got it around here somewhere... - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
ROTFL, "the other side" - Roberto from fftogo
Hahaha. Awesome sight for 'em Canadians! - Santosh
face down and ass in the air! Love it! - John Hillestad
Cool, except anybody who's been to Mount Rushmore knows it faces east! So really this is the view from Wyoming. - Ben Hanten
Ben: Americans have never been known to have a sense of direction. - l0ckergn0me
Hilarious :-D - Ace
I literally LOL'd. - Mike Cefalo
Sarah Palin sees this from the other side of her house. - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
awesome - Nick Humphries
I lol´d. - Jens Christian Freund
ahahahahahahah - Adriano Mercurio
LMAO! :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
lol ... yup that's just what we see from Canada ... a bunch of asses - jay macpherson
Well played, jay. Well played. - Jason Huebel
*access memory: Braveheart battle scene* - Mo Kargas
Too funny! - Mark Harai
Haha... I LOL'ed for real too. - Barbara
wiping away tears. rofl - Capn' One Eye - adrift
+1 Jay (not really true, but still very funny :o) - Ken Morley
Hay I am Canadian !.....giggle - hollyseven
How did I miss this?! HAHA - Mona Nomura
I think somebody has a wedgie! - CAJ, somewhere else
The view from Canada is the rock on the left & Lincoln's shoes. - Wade Dorrell
that is epic. ;) - Philip "dmouse" Campbell
Hilarious! :) - Cyndi ~ @muchmorethanmom
Awesome! - Timothy Federwitz
hahahaha wtf - tohuko
That's priceless. - Todd Libby
Teddy has a nice butt =p - LouCypher
where do you get this stuff from - Frank loves it - Kathi Barrett
That is brilliant. B3TA or somewhere similar? - dannystaple
Hahahah! Mount Rushmore as seen from Canada. - KyNam Doan
haha ace babes xx - abigailashleawhitaker
This is an old pic, but is still always funny to see. :) - John Pyper
Chris Baskind
List friendly, helpful FriendFeeders here.
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Kol --->- http://friendfeed.com/koltreg... ( duh! right? ; ) ) - vijay
Derrick and Nia/ - Will Higgins™
Although some object to people who "like" too much, I believe Morton Fox putting likes on entries really encourages new FriendFeed users - and estahlished ones too! He is http://friendfeed.com/mortonf.... I would be happy to assist anyone in any way I can. - Internet Strategist
Actually - This looks a lot better than the current SUL?! Who's Shey? :) - Charlie Anzman
Charlie +100!! :) - Susan Beebe from BuddyFeed
I've curated it a bit to keep it "listy." But y'all keep adding. I think this is a great list so far. - Chris Baskind
:P Charlie - I'm still around :) - Shey, Jamaican of FF
Anika. She's full of information about gardening, cooking, parenting, drinking (haha). Plus, she's cool. http://friendfeed.com/fabooma... (and thanks, Chris!) - Trish R
Burçak Çubukçu - http://friendfeed.com/burcakc... - Jacob
That Perez is way to happy in the AM's always saying hi and hello .. be careful - johnpiercy
I always try to post helpful information! http://friendfeed.com/garin - Garin Kilpatrick
(jeff)isageek
Posted via web from jeffisageek's posterous - (jeff)isageek from Posterous
well hello there! :) - (jeff)isageek
Hard to not like. ;) - CAJ, somewhere else
*drool* - dkb
girl on girl right now! - BEX
Zee.
I've been wanting to ask this for a while, and considering Mike Arrington is a web celeb now - i'll just ask publicly. Why do SOME of you dislike/hate Michael Arrington? It's not a rhetorical question btw - i'm genuinely asking because i've thought hard...and can't think of anything that that he's specifically done.
have some of you had personal bad experiences with him? Is it just that you think he's arrogant. I've personally got no issue with the guy aside from the fact that he's technically competition for TheNextWeb and I think he & his site make techmeme way too often! :) - Zee.
My personal interactions with Mike have all been good. (E-mail, phone, F2F) His positions no doubt occasionally disagree with mine. - Louis Gray
Well, I for one do not hate or dislike him. In fact, I think he's brilliant, but he also tends to think out loud (or think while posting, I guess) and therefore comes across as abrasive. He is frequently wrong too, but has real trouble thinking that there may exist other viewpoints besides his own, especially in the midst of a discussion. At times like that he just goes on and on, and eventually just makes a bore of himself. - Jim Hearts FF
@Louis and that's what i seem to hear from most industry professionals who have encountered him...So i'm stil left confused. Is it mainly because at times Techcrunch has broken embargoes and so the majority of haters are PR folk and entrepreneurs? Or is it mainly other competing bloggers? I mean where the heck does some of the hatred come from... - Zee.
He didn't really pop up on my radar till that thing with Leo Laporte (which apparently was the result of a big misunderstanding?) I was subbed to the TechCrunch account here on ff and thought that a lot of the stuff that popped up was pretty interesting. If anything I "hate" that he's gone... - J. Abdul-Qahhar
I think he's a savvy guy and he's opinionated. I don't know the guy personally but it seems like he takes things *way* too personal, but perhaps that's what drives him to be great. Lately it seems like he just doesn't want to listen anymore and that's a dangerous place to be for any profession IMO. - AJ Kohn
@AJ I would normally tend to agree but then again - when someone spits in his face and he receives death threats...surely that's personal no? - Zee.
My initial personal interaction with MA was when I was at Mashable - given that, it's not surprising that it was particularly negative. He seems to have softened on me as an individual since I've left there. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
1st of all, I don't *actively* dislike him = I don't seek out opportunities to tear him down or flame him. I even empathized with him when he wrote about being publicly spit on and considering restraining orders in the past. Then the Last.fm episode happened. After the dust settled, it was clear that MA had spun whatever actually happened in the most accusatory manner possible. I... more... - LANjackal
He is the Perez Hilton of tech. He made an ass load of money only by hurting people. He loses his freakin mind if ever the camera looks back at him and calls him on his fuckery. He horribly over-reacts to perceived "danger" and threats and "violence" (he was spit on, that is not violence). - Matthew DeVries
@Mark - can you reveal any details publicly about the interactions with him at Mashable? - Zee.
Zee - I can say that I do appreciate your objective review of this subject. Good on you. - Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
@Zee.: Few people deserve that type of abuse and surely Mike doesn't. But ... he shouldn't be surprised by getting negative reactions. One should have a real understanding that the masses are full of loons. (I've received hate mail at my home from editorials I had in newspapers.) So, the more you instigate, the more you should expect to incite the loons. It's not fun, it's not fair, but... more... - AJ Kohn
I've know Mike for some years now, and I think he is one of the smartest and nicest people I've ever met. The way he looks at businesses and technology is remarkable, and it has been nothing but an honor and pleasure working with him. Imagine getting pitched 30 times a day by entrepreneurs for one story, spat on the face, and more. That's why Mike has to deal with, and no one gives him any credit. - Daniel Brusilovsky
Well said, AJ. It doesn't make it right, but it's reality. - Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
I consider what he pulled on Leo Laporte a personal attack so mark me down in the MA=hate category. He might not have known Leo for a long period of time, however the people that have followed Leo for a long time as I have, know his credibility and integrity are above reproach. - John Blanton from twhirl
@Matthew DeVries but death threats is another story altogether...And personally, I would take being spat on very seriously (probably because I'm half iraqi...but still) - Zee.
@Zee I'm probably not supposed to, and it might come back to bite me, but I will anyway. I had posted a blog entry up at Mashable that had some youtube video of a leaked product demo or something - we had gotten a tip on it in our Mashable inbox, and I ran with it before doing my due diligence. Turns out someone downloaded the TC video before the blog post went up and uploaded it to... more... - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
@Zee: Just to make it clear, I don't support death threats or spitting on people. That's wrong. But from my observation of MA, he brings a lot of that on himself by his own actions. He makes a conscious decision to be an ass, and people are ... people, not computers. Your laptop won't get mad at you, but people will. - LANjackal from IM
I don't think folks hate him - though many really don't like him. From my viewpoint, he seems opinionated - and somewhat intransigent. Of course, that is true for most insightful people (even in the tech community). In many ways, he reminds me of Dave Winer, Adam Curry and even Robert Scoble. Each of these people have important things to say. Sometimes, the way they say it can alienate people. As for me, I like Mike's self confidence. But it's a fine line to walk. - Lorin Olsen
@Mark - thanks for sharing, very interesting - and yeah he probably did overreact but i guess you can see why he was pissed off eh - Zee.
Zee, with respect, what you're doing by starting this very thread is giving people yet another platform to people who would like to say why they dislike MA without knowing him. Apart from Mark (ex-Mashable), who is telling the story from one side obviously, I don't think you'll find a lot of people who are going to tell you why they dislike because of something he said or did to them... more... - Robin Wauters
@Zee I can see why he was pissed, but he could have handled it better. That's just from my side, though. The feuding between Mashable / TC was a little nutbar-ish, in my opinion. I know that the only reason I soured on TC at all was as a reaction to the hate from the other side of the table. I have no idea where the emnity started (probably goes back as far as the Jewish-Arab conflicts), and has as much basis in logic as that conflict does as well. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
@Robin I know what you're saying...but to be honest, I hope for the opposite. There have been a number of occasions when I've posted something written by Arrington and people automatically launch into attacks on him & his character. I raised this (after some debate in my head about whether I should I might add) because I wanted to provide a platform for people to calmly and rationally... more... - Zee.
Rather than something specific, wasn't the original criticism that Techcrunch was making & breaking web-startups back in "the day?" Which may or may not have lead to the amount of trolls commenting on Techcrunch, which may or may not have lead to the death threat, which may or may not have lead to the backlash at his comment on Laporte's Pre? Who really has time to keep track of it all, he's public so some people will hate him. - Vincent van Wylick
@Vincent i agree with the "he's public so some people will hate him" but there's no doubt in my mind from the time I've spent online - that he is targeted more so - Zee.
@Robin: "nothing but a blog" I'm sorry, but I'm someone who has nothing but a blog. Mike was named one of the 100 most influential people by TIME in 2008. I don't dislike Mike for what he does, he's a smart guy and a savvy businessman. But I do dislike his *reaction* to events that unfold and the idea that he's nonplussed that he could be targeted in such a way. Here's my analogy. I'm... more... - AJ Kohn
@Zee: "He's public so some people will hate him" Given that there are MANY public tech personalities, that can't be the only reason - LANjackal from IM
the wikipedia criticism section of techcrunch is very, very sparse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Vincent van Wylick
Having not read a single response above all I can say is watch this video where he accuses Leo Laporte of giving biased reviews because he had a loaner unit which had to be returned and all will be revealed http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Paul OFlaherty
@Paul - yep, but he has apologized outright for that. I've done worse. - Zee.
@Zee: Really? Where's this claimed apology? Link? - LANjackal from IM
@Zee: Thanks, reading now - LANjackal from IM
@Zee An apology is all well and good after the fact, It still doesn't change the fact that he was an asshole and if past behavior is anything to judge by he will be again.. Just listen to Laportes reaction, he's pissed not just because of that one event, but because of how Arrington has been for as long as he's known him.. - Paul OFlaherty
I don't hate Mike Arrington or like him either, I don't know him, I can only go by what he writes and what I've seen of him on line. He does like to stir things up, but I not sure if he is always ready for the reaction he gets, when he is not he comes across as self involved. Saying that I certain he would be both fascinating and hair pulling guy to know - Kim Landwehr
@Paul - yeah i thought the same..but its one person losing it. What i mean is, as much as i like/resppect him, Laporte isn't God - disagreements happen all the time at work and that doesn't make one person bad and the other good. Look, i'm not necessarily standing up for Mike here but I just want to try & put things in perspective. That argument on air is no where near enough for the targeted attacks I've personally seen online directed at him. - Zee.
Mathew: Arrington has helped MANY people and startups. You are wrong when you say he only hurts people. Absolutely wrong. - Robert Scoble
@Zee Laporte is by no means god.. LOL He's made his share of cock ups too in the past, but for all that Arrington has done good, he has a habit of rubbing people the wrong way if you know what I mean. He is deliberately abrasive because it brings him attention. When you're that abrasive you become someone that people love to hate. - Paul OFlaherty
I like Mike. I like Pete at Mashable. I have huge disagreements with how both of them report the news,but that's just my perspective on process journalism. That said, I think it's unfair to judge the guy (Mike) based on what we read online from his media outlet as many of us seem to. Unless you've met the guy in person, it's no use in making an assertion one way or another I feel. - Brandon Mendelson
Why do I get the feeling that the original question will not get answered in this thread? :) Based on a brief Google search, you can write a whole thesis on why people love/hate Arrington, and how justified it all is. - Vincent van Wylick
@Brandon - exactly. Deliberately controversial posts are part of what makes Techcrunch a success. It's entertainment, pure and simple. People take it far too seriously. - Martin Bryant
The problem is that it's not just entertainment. Techcrunch has a lot of voice and what it publishes can make huge waves on and off the internet. Whether such power should be wielded by a single person/editor, I don't know. - Vincent van Wylick
TechCrunch has more than a dozen employees at this point. - Robert Scoble
That's true, it's an organisation, which is great. But take today, he compared Friendfeed to a virus like Syphilis. I personally don't mind the comparison, but I'm sure other people will. It's provocative blogging and he's using a powerful platform, Techcrunch, to state a personal opinion. It's the nature of the internet that this is happening and I don't know where it's all going, but many little (potential) needles can make for a sharp object. - Vincent van Wylick
@Paul - guess what, the Leo thing was a mistake, a misunderstanding. It was cleared up inside an hour by the two people involved on the dispute and it was over. You are barney fife and are not allowed to have an opinion because you were not invovled in the dispute and the people involved were finished with it. Leo said it was done and forgiven, so be done with it and forgive it and quit... more... - Matthew DeVries from fftogo
Lol Abby... - Zee.
@Matthew DeVires, The questions asked here by @Zee is "Why do SOME of you dislike/hate Michael Arrington?" The incident with Laporte is a perfect example of why people dislike Arrington. The fact that the settled things between them afterwards is immaterial. - Paul OFlaherty
@Matthew DeVires I also suggest that instead of bitching at me for not reading what everybody else wrote in the thread, you go and read the question that started the thread! - Paul OFlaherty
@Paul it is material only to people who are dumb enough to believe that incident characterizes either Michael or Leo. - Robin Wauters
well said Robin - Zee.
@Robin, I don't believe it does. It was certainly out of character for Leo to explode like that. Again, it was an example of how Arrington rubs people up the wrong way. How being deliberately abrasive make you the person people love to hate, which I believe I said earlier in this thread. - Paul OFlaherty
i'm not a fan of Arrington. mostly because i find his mean-spirited behavior little more than link-baiting to promote his own self interest. i've watched from a distance (not a subsriber, etc.) and over the years i've seen him grow more and more strident in his posts - a typical pattern for someone on a personal downward spiral. in the last year this mean attitude has folded back on him... more... - MikeAmundsen
@Paul - That incident is not an incident, therefore is not relevant to the proceedings. You should delete your post and read the thread next time. - Matthew DeVries
Every industry has its Limbaughs and Hannitys. - Eric Rice
linkbaiting at its finest Zee, crawl back under a rock, you should be ashamed - Patphelan
I'm ambivalent - that means I don't give a shit! :P - Yuvi
@Pat - ashamed of myself?? Linkbaiting to what? - Zee.
Not called for, or accurate Patphelan.... - Matthew DeVries
When I was in college, there was this kid who claimed to like hockey, and we were watching a game. We called the goalie a "Sieve". He thought it meant asshole, and started calling everyone that for like 2 weeks. It showed that he didn't know jack about hockey. You seem to have just learned the word "Link-baiting" think it just means asshole and you're tossing it where ever, though it doesn't even remotely apply. - Matthew DeVries
Who? - Alix Whitmire
His name was Dave Roy. - Matthew DeVries
I don't dislike/hate Michael Arrington, he's been very helpful to me on a couple occasions, gotten me in contact with the right people right-away. - Brandon
@Pat: This isn't baiting in any definition of the word. Zee asked an honest question which probably should have been asked a looong time ago before things got to this stage. The OP doesn't link back to anything anyway. Careful with your accusations, please. - LANjackal
Heh, I read this thread before the current 'Friendfeed/Syphillis' post on TC. Annnnd that about sums it up. Makes me wanna go kill kittens. - Eric Rice
I feel out of the loop on this, too. - Fossil Huntress
I don't actually dislike him, I mean...I mentioned him in one of my songs. He does express strong opinions and usually a lot of people disagree with those opinions. I also think he does it on purpose to drive traffic, but I obviously can't prove that. Maybe he does believe all that stuff he writes :) - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
The dude was right, this is a Mob here. You would think all you California dudes would be surfin' or eating mushrooms, but here you are picking on each other! - aTechDude
I've delete a bunch of the last few comments from here - no i've never really done that before but the discussion was going completely off track... - Zee.
@All: I think the main question here has been answered. MA's internet presence is how most people know him, and many of those people get a negative impression from that, myself admittedly included. On the other hand, those who know him in person or follow him very closely have a more neutral-to-positive view. Character judgments will always be subjective and therefore will always vary... more... - LANjackal
@Zee: Good call - LANjackal
@matthew apples and oranges mate apples and oranges.... - Rasmus Lauridsen
No you didn't Zee, there were never any posts there. They were annulled from the proceedings and thus never happened. And now Paul and I will make up and no one gets to take either side, cause we're both hunky and dorry - Matthew DeVries
Zee - excellent! That is exactly what comment moderation is for! - Jannifer @wordsforliving
I started poking around the internet 12 years ago, and I spent a lot of time in political blogs, where feelings can run quite raw and grudges can be held forever. I've seen all manner of people and places, and I think I dislike Arrington for two reasons: (a) he runs his mouth without thinking far too frequently for someone who purportedly runs a "news" website and (b) I truly believe... more... - Steven Perez
ding ding ding. We have a winner here folks. Thanks Steven. People can hope all they want about a person's "good intentions" but ignoring your own powers of discernment and judgment in subservience to that hope is actually hopeless. Temple Stark Phoenix, AZ http://templestark.com http://twitter.com/templestark http://desicritics.org - "I'm not a complete idiot. Some parts are missing." - Temple Stark from email
For me, he falls into the same category as a lot of pundits: he has some very good, specific knowledge that he conflates into declarative statements of dubious provenance. While I can appreciate some of what he says, his often confrontational stance (before being questioned) is a turn off. - Jennifer Dittrich
Shey, Jamaican of FF
1. Eat Fewer Calories - Shey, Jamaican of FF from Bookmarklet
2. Never Skip Breakfast - Shey, Jamaican of FF
4. Exercise - Shey, Jamaican of FF
5. Supplement - Shey, Jamaican of FF
7. Combat Stress - Shey, Jamaican of FF
8. Check Your Thyroid - Shey, Jamaican of FF
9. Get Some Sun - Shey, Jamaican of FF
10. Organize - Shey, Jamaican of FF
here i got 1....and i relats to # 3....it wud be healthy if we sleep togethr..lol...wt do u thnk?? - TenyJ Williams
lol, whut? - Shey, Jamaican of FF
dnt u get wht i min?? - TenyJ Williams
*grabs popcorn* - Admiral Anika from fftogo
LOL ANIKA... enjoy!!;-) - TenyJ Williams
com on shey tok to me... im diein here! - TenyJ Williams
*wonders to herself: do people KNOW when they're being creepy and weird online?* - tiffany
who r u actualy takin bout? - TenyJ Williams
*takes a closer look at tenyj's feed* really? a solange knowles spammer? *block* - tiffany
and so?? i min whts ur point?? any1 cud c tht shes "SOLANGE KNOWLES" - TenyJ Williams
Anika, pass me some of that popcorn. - Ayşe E.
I've seen some things lately that say 5. May not be as good as once thought. - Vince DeGeorge
hey tiffy...continue,i c ur vry good at pointing out vhu ppl are.... so y u stoping nw??? com on giv me ur best shot....SENCIERLY FROM:tenyj....ooops i min SOLANGE KNOWLES...*u knw wht i min ryt* (oh and dont u worry,il update MY own pic for u to c soon....) - TenyJ Williams
*takes a seat next to Anika and Ayşe* - Lindsay
hey whts wrng tif?? com on... - TenyJ Williams
Why can't spammers spell? What is with that? Premature ejection from school? Ineffective spell checker? - Martha
who knows martha. i am impressed by teny's interaction though. this is high-quality spamming / trolling. - tiffany
I'm having a hard time deciphering TenyJ's unique grasp of the english language. But maybe you should sleep with her/him, Shey. ETA: Creeeeeeeepy feed. Shey gettin' cyberstalked. I'mma write a Lifetime movie about you. Regina King can play Jasmin. Not sure who can play you. - B. Hatin
ok BARONESS.....Tl me whts wrng wit my english huh? nd by the wy im afemale,so dnt use him/her...nd let me nt forgt tht hole thng whn i sed shey nd i sleeping together tht ws just a joke,and i ws jst plyin.... - TenyJ Williams
...thanks Shey. i've been in need of some energy lately. Anika, you got anymore of that popcorn? .LOLz - .LAG liked that
ppl i thnk its enf pop crn nw,REALY!! - TenyJ Williams
Wow, in the 90's, I used to let the guys on IRC assume I was male in order to avoid comments like TenyJ's first one. I did assume she was joking, but what a 180. - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
@TenyJ... but we needs our energy, and popcorn is non-fattening... crunch, crunch! .LOLz - .LAG liked that
Yeah, Baroness, whts wrng wit her english huh? *dead* I'm popping MORE popcorn y'all. - Admiral Anika
OK i cn c tht yall ar truly hating on me...bt its al gud..enjoy ur snaks hey. - TenyJ Williams
Wow. - Rob
This thread tickles me. Is there popcorn for me? So who should play Shey in my Lifetime movie?? - B. Hatin
dwayne johnson or ice cube - tiffany
Yeah, I thought the rock at first, but I wasn't really feeling it. And I think Ice Cube's too old. I don't think Shey's even 30 yet? - B. Hatin
drake? drake is canadian, beige, and an actor. - tiffany
Okay the headline says 11, but the list only goes to 10. - Alix Whitmire
I just tried to check my thyroid. I think i'm pregnant now. I'm doing it wrong. - Steve C
Alix, perhaps he became a little unnerved and took a break. - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Kaia, you are too funny LOL - Shey, Jamaican of FF
@tiffany Dwane Johnson. YES. - Shey, Jamaican of FF
@Kaia No, not 30 yet, but who cares, it's The Rock! - Shey, Jamaican of FF
Sorry it took us a bit to block the spammer . - Tracy Benham
Am i late for the party...coz i c alot of entertainment......*TO A HANDFULL OF POPCORN* - Ashanti
Jess Lee
13 Story Building in Shanghai Falls Over Spontaneously - http://www.alivenotdead.com/etchy...
13 Story Building in Shanghai Falls Over Spontaneously
13 Story Building in Shanghai Falls Over Spontaneously
When I saw the headline a little bit ago, I thought it was like the building in Brooklyn that just collapsed. These photos...wow. It just decided to have a lie down. I hope no one was hurt. - Admiral Anika
I believe that I am flabbergasted. - Aaron Hood
That's horrible. It's like there was no foundation. - τorƍue
Any structural engineers in the house? How is that possible. I'm not an engineer but I've built legos and logs and what not, and simply can't imagine what could do that short of an explosion (gas main?) or an earthquake. - Adrian
Thanks, Andrew. That article is very informative. - Admiral Anika
Aha! Sinkhole / erosion was my third guess. If something doesn't give underneath or energy is applied in a direction (earthquake, explosion, Godzilla, etc.) its simply can't topple over. - Adrian
Unfortunately, a migrant worker was killed in the collapsed building when he planned to jumped out of the window. More horribly, the buildings beside the apartment are slanting to the ground, which could be seen by the naked eyes, though the state media denied it. - xiawinter
ビルが横たわるように倒れてる事故写真。直接的にはショッキングなものじゃないけど、よく考えるとエライ恐ろしい。 - Sakurai.Catshop
u can find more photo here at http://bbs.sh.liba.com/t_13_42... - Paul
Adrian, There are many reasons why a building like this could fall over. If the foundation of the building was not sound or was sitting on unstable earth. If the structure was inadequately designed, the lower floors could collapse under the load from the upper floors. Luckily the building was under construction and no one was living in it yet. I wouldn't want to be living in any of the adjacent buildings until they figure out what caused the failure. - Jeff P. Henderson
From one of the other comments, it sounds like the buildings were built on unstable ground or their foundations were not designed correctly for the location. - Jeff P. Henderson
"About 130 nearby households were evacuated and inspectors were examining the foundations of seven other identical buildings in the "Lotus Riverside" compound, saying they appeared to be intact Saturday evening, the report said. The incident was a new blow for Chinese property developers, who have been severely hit by a sagging market amid the global financial crisis. Those who bought... more... - Jeff P. Henderson
The pilings sticking out from the bottom of the toppled building do not look very substantial nor do they look like they were very deep into the ground. - Jeff P. Henderson
"Concerns over poor construction and low-quality materials have plagued China's construction industry as the country rapidly builds up its cities and infrastructure needed to maintain its growing economy. Anger over poor construction boiled over during after last year's earthquake in central China after about 7,000 schools collapsed and relatives of dead children spoke out against graft they believed led to shoddy construction. " http://news.my.msn.com/regiona... - Jeff P. Henderson
Here's more photos: http://zonaeuropa.com/200906c... I see no re bar in the pilings that are sticking out of the bottom of the building. Definitely inadequate if not shoddy construction. - Jeff P. Henderson
很大原因可能是因为河堤渗水,导致基础松懈,所以基础才会连根拔起。 - Aang
Thank you Jess, for bringing this to the attention of English speakers. - Dallas Cao
This is why purchasing power parity adjustment of Chinese GDP is such nonsense. Shoddy construction of buildings and infrastructure in China is the norm. While not this bad, typically buildings through out the country will never last as long as a european or north american equivalents. - Gersham Meharg
That's the secret of the double number of GDP growth for the past years, they built something that didn't last long, soon they rebuild it and then the number were double counted. - Paul
This is nuts. I almost didn't believe it, but then I found pics from several different angles. This shoddy workmanship in China really needs to stop. It's just getting ludicrous now. Why are so many people there so keen on saving a yuan that they don't care if people get hurt or killed in the process? I know we have similarly unscrupulous businesses in the US, but they seem to take it to a much worse level in China. Perhaps because looser regulations and corruption allows people to get away with things. - Kamilah Gill
God has been busy blessing America, and then who has time to save our chinese people? - Paul
Is it my impression or is the 'foundation' completely clean? No stretched/torn steel supports etc?! - Adrian Scicluna
inşaat müh. arkadaşlara tez konusu.. - Profesyonel Öğrenci
this is like a nightmare, which I had, come true, ... where Im in a house that starts to shake back & forth and then turns over .. that is where I wake up. - Dickbuttkick
now u can see how it looks like after you woke up :) i can see that there is a big need of urban housing in china but to risk the lives of many people is just irresponsible. its houses...they are build to stay for some time i guess. they should spend a little more time to make it right - Chris Hofmann
Wow, I know where that is. Nothing like taking the time to properly scope out a location before building a high-rise on it. - Darren
Looks like the foundation only went about 6 feet into the ground. Hell, many two-story homes in the US go down that deep. So the fact that this is a 13 story building with such a shallow foundation, it isn't surprising that it just fell over. A stiff breeze could have knocked that building over. - Jason Huebel
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp... - "They also took samples of concrete and reinforcing steel bars from the collapsed 13-floor building" - so apparently there was some amount of steel in there somewhere... - Andrew C
whoa!! - Susan Beebe
First look at this image, thinking -unreal (photoshop, Second Life ??) Image that pushes the envelope of actuality. Unreal city. - Brad Kligerman
fell like a deck of cards ... literally - Nitin Nanivadekar
监理呢 没自杀吗 - 佛陀
@佛陀 原因还没调查清楚呢,基础的问题是肯定的了,无非是地址勘有问题、设计有问题还是施工有问题的区别。当然新闻说的“民工误操作导致”的结果是相当可笑的,那样以后别上访了,随便发个消息说打算“误操作”一下,比恐怖分子还牛逼呢 - yagami
我早上听说 那里是不能建房的 是河坝 。。。 - 佛陀
理论上说没有什么地方不能建房,看你基础怎么处理了。海上都能建石油钻探平台,在河边建个房子有什么问题呢?:)再说每个楼的施工都要经过钻探、设计、施工图审查、结构论证、现场监理等多个论证、监管环节,怎么一出事就有专家来搞马后炮呢,嘿嘿。 - yagami
@yagami 国内的专家就是搞这个的 还是期待处理意见 不过最无语的是买了房子的的人 同期开发的那几幢 - 佛陀 from email
今天听说房子本身的质量还是不错的,各位可以看看图片上,房子整栋倒下,上面的玻璃很多都没碎:)))) - K.D.
呵呵 是啊 玻璃质量还真不错 不知道那个厂的 - 佛陀 from email
主要是地基的问题, 虽然, 地基也是房子质量的一部分, 所以只能说, 上部分的质量还不错, 地基水分太大了...... - Roamlog
@K.D. 就像某些XX的现状一样,群众再团结,根基不稳,一样会倾覆的。 - yagami
其实,具体是什么原因,我觉得很难查出来了。做地勘和详堪的设计院现在肯定抓狂了。因为,开发商只要有合法的手续,出问题不是设计就是施工,这些都是外包的单位。只是这个开发商铁定要破产了。 - Aang
我觉得也不是质量问题。还是地勘没做好。但如果是地质多变,也确实是很难判断到底是什么原因。 - Aang
早上看到新闻说,现在政府不让退房款,要等最终调查报告出来;只是业主们已经炸开锅了... - K.D.
在地基工作上 偷工减料也是有可能的啊 层层转包 - 佛陀 from email
旁边那几幢买的人 就是专家论证没问题后 敢住吗 特别是那些投资的 都卖不出去 - 佛陀 from email
恩,现在关键是没有可信的论证.... - K.D.
照理说地质勘探的人都很清楚这种冲击平原上加上河边的地址状况很复杂(一般打到中风化层的话可能会很深),应该都不会马虎大意的,详勘阶段应该是按建筑平面甚至桩点去布点详勘了,所以会很谨慎,加上我国的结构设计都比较保守,所以我感觉还是施工的问题。管桩强度不够,或者长度达不到设计要求,是很要命的。 - yagami
你不会是说, 有人动了地基的设计图纸? - Roamlog
不管论证结果怎样,心理上那其他几栋就绝对不安全了,不是不相信科学 要我肯定都不会住, 肯定睡不着心想万一睡着睡着就塌掉了呢... - 麦克.疯
国内根本没可信的第三方机构论证 不是第三方的 我看结果都是出自领导的意思的 。。久而久之 人们也不相信这一套 - 佛陀 from email
应该很快会有结果的。上海我不知道,广州的基础都有桩检测这一项,是必须做的,而且检测得还挺正规,一些主要的数据都有,如果监管和检测的资料齐全,加上现场再抽检的话,不难查出原因。我只是觉得到现在还遮遮掩掩没公布开发商,有点可疑。 - yagami
我觉得,在这个条目下用中文进行讨论感觉怪怪的..., 还有, 回复太多了, 翻起来真痛苦.. - Roamlog
应该不会躲猫猫吧 怎么大的事 包不住的 - 佛陀 from email
没关系,大家都会用翻译脚本的....:))) - K.D.
主题是英文 不管啦 我们讨论我们自己的 哇咔咔 - 佛陀 from email
楼主应该看得懂,希望不会介意:) - yagami
不要相信那些检测 监理 还不是全部拿钱买通的啊 我对土木的了解 - 佛陀 from email
大部分建筑都是有问题的 除了那些大工程 没人敢吧 - 佛陀 from email
@佛陀 你说的我都相信,这行确实不清不楚的,但是在基础和主要结构问题上,一般没人敢马虎的,不知道这个项目怎么搞的,业内都很震精啊。 - yagami
我认为可以和三鹿的情况类似 主要是开发商等太黑了 贪的太多的缘故 - 佛陀 from email
Would be cool if Friendfeed could convert posts to my chosen language and visa versa. I'd sure like to be able to read and respond to these posts! - Jeff P. Henderson
是啊 能自动翻译就爽啦 哈哈 楼上的老外说的对 - 佛陀 from email
@Jeff P. Henderson Try this bookmark http://wittman.org/project... - K.D.
我觉得我跟佛陀、老巫师等几个人,专门去毁人家非中文的帖子,都快“毁人不倦”了…… -__-! - yagami
你们应该做“ff说中文”的亲善大使,专门去促进ff的国际交流... - K.D.
我们还好 起码能看懂点英文 老外郁闷啦 中文肯定是天文 - 佛陀 from email
上面还有日文,再次鄙视一下,ff不提供折叠功能。 ff doesn't support folding ,shame of that. - xiawinter
ls的这个肯定会有人回应:)))) - K.D.
@K.D. Thanks! Very Cool! I figured something like this existed. - Jeff P. Henderson
@Jeff You are welcome!!! - K.D.
听到这个新闻,第一感觉就是整栋楼倒下,玻璃窗都没烂,太震憾了! - Hobbes
上海也应该震一震 能震出多少问题建筑来啊 - 佛陀 from email
ls 不厚道.... - K.D.
确实不厚道,不把人民群众生命财产放在眼里啊。 - yagami
我只是想表达 问题很多很大很普遍 - 佛陀 from email
是啊,我们在这里盖楼不也不亦乐乎... - K.D.
我们可不是为了盖楼而盖楼啊 - 佛陀 from email
Look at the bottom line, are those building supposed to stand on 30cm bases? - Burcu Dogan
现有的去彻查不太可能,将来建的能吸取教训,真的把人民群众生命财产当回事,就谢天谢地了。 - yagami
FF is so amazing that it collects users' comments from all over the world with different language, so how do you English-speaking guys read Chinese ? I suppose most of Chinese users read English with no difficulty. - xiawinter
其实我主要还是觉得是地质的问题。你说常理下,施工队是有可能在监理检查后,撤掉一些基础钢筋的,毕竟赚黑钱都是这个手法。但是中国的结构设计一般是比较保守的。而且,上部主体倒下的时候是基本是完整的,其实,反而显得质量貌似不错。毕竟,如果要偷工减料,钢筋含量、混凝土标号才是最关键的大头。管仝深度一般都不会有问题,毕竟还有个监理呀。如果真是桩基础深度不够,那只怕设计院难逃干系。设计的时候,确实是有可能因为开发商要求做结构优化,而“优化”掉一些东西的……至于是什么很难说得清楚。反正这次肯定要抓一拨人的。 - Aang
Everybody is welcome to join the group "Say Chinese in FF" if you have interest in Chinese language or information,which has more than 1000 members--http://friendfeed.com/chinese... - kelvin
@xiawinter 读中文有2个办法呀,1是学中文,2是用:http://translation.babylon.com/# - Aang
监理是很容易出问题的 楼上 - 佛陀 from email
@Aang 实际在基础施工的时候,有些情况是可以少打桩的,比如说比设计深度提前遇到中风化层,这种情况一般是勘探比较粗,或者没按建筑平面布置详勘的情况会发生。多年以来做来做去就有施工单位会报告“提前打到持力层”,桩打不下去了,这样就省了长度和机械的费用。我也相信打了8米报告说打了12米的现象也不是少数行为。 - yagami
I am very curious, the buildings is slowly going down or a sudden fall? If it is the latter, not less likely to break the glass, especially the top floor. ----- 我是很好奇, 那個樓是慢慢倒下去的 還是轟一下子倒下去? 如果是後者, 玻璃不太可能不破的, 尤其是最上面的樓層. - JohnDu™
#FF中文用户观光团 我觉得,还有一种可能,就是,这房子在欲学MJ做45度倾斜,结果没斜好,倒了。 - Aang
@JohnDu™ 是轰然倒塌的。这座楼房的玻璃质量很好---it's a sudden fall. We have top-quality glasses here in China, welcome to place PO :)))))) #FF中文用户观光团 - K.D.
@K.D. glad to hear that. :) - JohnDu™
So it was tired and wanted to lay down and take a nap. Who can blame them? - Gabe
wow! - Micah Wittman from iPhone
kinda reminds you how WTC 9/11 towers fell, doennit ? :/ - Petr Buben
not at all....9/11 towers was an explosion....this was a building cleanly breaking from foundation and toppling over - Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ from IM
true - 9/11 was an explosion .. nanothermite .. they found it too - http://ae911truth.org - Petr Buben
@özge nedir bunun olayı ing bilmeyenler için bi açarmısın - Profesyonel Öğrenci
http://translate.google.com/transla... Makes this page mostly legible. - Tanath
The moral of this story... the foundation is the most important part of a building - and your life as well. - Jim Turner
Christopher Harley
I have a date tonight. She's a girl I went to high school with 24 years ago. We just reconnected on Facebook. I'm gonna propose to her. Do you think it's too soon or too late? Both?
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Oh my stars, are you serious!?!!? - Derrick
Is there a rush? - martha
Yeah, D. I'm on Facebook! It's OK. - Christopher Harley
Yes, Martha. Our reservations are at 9:00. So I need to scramble out of here pretty soon. - Christopher Harley
anything pre-dessert would be a little premature. - Joe Pierce
I hope you two at least took a couple of quizzes to establish your compatibility. But do you poke before the first date? - John E. Bredehoft
Yeah, John, I think I gave her and well, 126 other people, a Mai Tai. Maybe it was a Ramos Fizz. I can't remember. And Facebook took away my Poking privileges long ago. - Christopher Harley
Yes, that's pretty much how relationships are handled these days. Tweeting after the proposal is accepted is also expected. - Vince DeGeorge
Dude, I'm going to marry her first. Even though I'm already married. - Cristo
OK, Chris. But you marrying her won't detract from my trying to propose this real estate deal, right? Cock-Blocking is one thing, but stay outta my wallet, MOFO. - Christopher Harley
Cristo is already married and is gonna get married AGAIN? Gays can't have nothing. :( - Derrick
Christopher, I don't let my wives practice real estate. Derrick, I will marry you too. - Cristo
Seriously, Cristo #1 FriendFeeder. Anyone who doesn't agree needs to be educated as to how they're using FriendFeed wrong. - Akiva Moskovitz
Shit! She said no. That's ok, Plan B is my proposing marriage. - Christopher Harley
Yes, it's too soon. It takes at least two decades to know someone. :) - Morton Fox
WAY too soon. that'd scare the hell out of me so that I'd never call back. - Gabrielle V
Hopefully she doesn't have friendfeed and see you crowdsourcing your proposal :) - Frankie Warren
So what happened? - Clare Dibble
Don't worry Christopher, I see what you did there, even if nobody else did. - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
SON OF A BITCH - Mike Nayyar
Good luck... - Mitchell Tsai
I'd make sure you like the sex first. :) - Patricia
You go, Christopher! :-D - Ladybug Heather
Lu Tao
FILE Magazine - The Collection - untitled - http://www.filemagazine.com/thecoll...
FILE Magazine - The Collection - untitled
Lu Tao
FFFFOUND! Yay Hooray Best use of Live Journal (Official) on vi.sualize.us - http://vi.sualize.us/view...
FFFFOUND! Yay Hooray Best use of Live Journal (Official) on vi.sualize.us
Cee Bee
Google Street View 1969
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:D - M F
Ha! - RAPatton
Genius. - Toby Graham
new mashup -- Beatles vs. Google Maps - Stephanie Segel
Ha! Very clever. - joneilortiz
My favorite remix of this photo had them all on Segways. - Ladybug Heather
THIS is awesome. - Mona Nomura
Oh, so that's where Abbey Road is. ;) - Nimabeckie
awesome - y266_2000
Awesome! - David Cook from fftogo
Anna Haro
silhouettes - set on flickr
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wow. love!!! i especially love the last one. - carlotta fancypants
me too, fancy! :-) - Anna Haro
love sihouettes - Mark Forman
Haro!!!! - Mona Nomura
Nomura!!! =P - Anna Haro
I missed you dude! - Mona Nomura
Thanks, chica. I feel the love! :-)) - Anna Haro
those are gr8! - Dobromir Hadzhiev
Fabulous :) - Penny
fantastic - vickie
jump... jump... jump.... - sedef tenim
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