Dear Leo, I love you to death, however, please let your darling daughter know Monaco is not an island off the coast of France and yes, Monte Carlo is the capitol. My daughter is the same age and we are starting to shop college's as well. I wish you the best of luck finding a school that suits her well. I was an exchange student as well and found it the best experience ever!
- Jennifer Ragde
Okay, now my computer politically correct daughter is telling me this was not the correct way to state my opinion as I should have commented on the photograph. I'm really sorry, I love to listen to your broadcasts, but I really am computer retarded so please forgive me if I have transgressed in any manner. I can't even upload photographs without her help! Really, you don't look dapper,...
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- Jennifer Ragde
I do believe Steve Jobs was in the process of creating the Macintosh then? This is '70s right?
- Danny Minick
LOL Jennifer and +1 for your daughter. :)
- Josh Haley
Leo, you were one hot stack if pancakes back in the day!!
- Erik Boles
Not to nitpick or anything, but Monaco is the name of the state and the capital city. Monte Carlo is just one of city's administrative areas :)
- Dorian
It's 1985 or 1986. I was 28 or 29. And an utter dork.
- Leo Laporte
Okay. Leo you rock! Let me get that out of the way. But you look like Susan Boyle in this photo. Sorry, someone had to throw it out there. ;-)
- Oracio
LEO: if this was a family photo I think it might make it on to the hilarious site that aggregates awkward family photos: http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ must check this out! :)
- Mike Bracco
Not a family photo - it's a work photo. That's from KLOK-FM San Francisco.
- Leo Laporte
Leo: I know, I was just saying if it was :)
- Mike Bracco
What's that funny lookin thing in the background?
- Daniel James
Daniel.. I think that is what was known as a monochrome display. They were all the rage back then apparently.
- Rhys Amos
Your hair wasn't even real back then! :P
- Kreg Steppe
Dear Dorian, I stand corrected. I was just stunned that someone thought Monaco was an island. When I was in high school (when Dinosaurs roamed the earth, ha ha!), we had to memorize the world in geography. I guess times have changed.
- Jennifer Ragde
LOL, I took all those old photos of me and hid them deep!
- Lillian Banchik
You must have respect for wives. That they could see anything other than the geeks we looked like in those days makes you believe in clairvoyance. Of course now you would qualify as a silver fox.
- JR Holmes
from Nambu
You looked smart and confident :) Great photo! Thanks for sharing!
- mahjongmi
I mix Red Bull/Peach juice in a 1:3 combination, because of that exact reason.
- Jimminy Fuller
I actually drank an energy drink a few days ago that was good, and didn't have a lot of sugar in it. It was some MLM deal a prospect is pitching. Pepped me up a bit.
- Jason Nunnelley
Coffee tastes so much better, Johnny. Why the energy drink? WHY??
- Ayşe E.
Red Bull isn't for the tastebuds- it exists to make me sooo incredibly happy. It's magical.
- R1CC1
But it turns into magical horse piss when mixed with vodka... :-p
- Live4Emma (L4S)
from iPhone
Off-topic but well, Dude, props on the follicles. That face-monster is approaching epic proportions. :-)E <---smiley with a big "Johnny W" beard :-)
- Slappy Line
I'm partial to Rockstar or orange AMP, which both taste great in comparison to Red Bull. Energy Drinks really help with the data entry job. They keep me from zoning out too much. :P
- Jon, the Chilled Beartato
Monster > Red Bull (though, Red Bull doesn't taste *that* bad)
- Brett Kelly
HAHAHAHAHAHA I'd rather lick my dirty car window than drink Red Bull. I prefer Diet Rock Star
- Gabrielle V
Looks like Scoble beat me on getting the first comment ;)
- David Damore
It's the noobs like Guy who ruin it for the rest of us. :)
- Chris Foley
David - That's probably because you don't know how to use social media! ;-)
- Herb Hernandez
How do you even know that? You have almost 155K followers. How do you track who comes and goes, let alone their reason?
- Chris Spizzirri
Chris: ever hear of @replies? I see everything you say about me.
- Robert Scoble
Maybe you were really annoying and just posted link after link after link after link. Are YOU the example of what's correct in the world of social media? Is someone with 18 followers somehow wrong>
- Tyler Hurst
Scoble: Of course I've heard of @replies. Seems condescending for you to ask. Either way, Guy didn't say that's how he knew, so I asked rather than assumed.
- Chris Spizzirri
I personally AM willing to assume that Guy knows about @replies. Just saying...
- Chris Foley
Of course he does. We all do. But discounting someone with a limited number of followers smacks of condescension. Nice attitude.
- Tyler Hurst
Tyler: sorry, but sometimes that attitude is correct. Why does everyone's opinion count equally? And here it didn't seem to be condescension, but rather a blowback. Anyone who says they are unfollowing is being a jerk. Just unfollow quietly. Someone who says they are unfollowing intends to injure and SHOULD be met with condescension.
- Robert Scoble
Not only does Guy know how to use Social Media, so do the people who tweet for him!
- Garin Kilpatrick
Garin: that actually was Guy. When his staff tweets for him they include their initials after the Tweet.
- Robert Scoble
Here's an interesting argument: I agree mostly with Scoble here, but there is a communication issue in business today. Most people, when faced with a "bad" experience, they will simply discontinue patronizing that business. They will then tell all of their friends about the bad experience. This behavior creates a churn that's very difficult to track and understand. I personally love any...
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- Chris Foley
Robert - I agree with you in part. I hate people who announce they are unfollowing, but also can't stand people who then complain about that same thing. Guy did the near equivalent of what the first person did. Shouldn't we expect more from you popular kids?
- Tyler Hurst
Tyler: no, we're human and we like lashing back just as much as anyone else does.
- Robert Scoble
Robert - okay, but we still can and should hold people like you, guy, brogan and others to a higher standard. It's just part of leading the charge.
- Tyler Hurst
Should we be thrusting the mantle of "role model" on these guys because they were here first, and caught fire?
- Chris Foley
Chris - oh heck no. Not role model. I don't think we should aspire to BE them, but we should expect more from them.
- Tyler Hurst
Chris: people with a big audience do have a bigger responsibility, yes. But then if we stop taking risks and stop being human we get boring and then we'll do no one any good. Personally Guy is making a point tonight. Those on Twitter are often full of crap and who said that people who are full of crap should be listened to, or engaged with, or even coddled? Anyway, I'm off to bed.
- Robert Scoble
um, I just wanted to Tweet to Guy that we're all talking about him over on his FriendFeed account. See ya!
- Robert Scoble
And that last statement is why most of us don't have to worry about Scoble fading out or becoming irrelevant. Nice.
- Tyler Hurst
Scoble, I don't expect anything more from you because you have a larger audience, but I do recognize (as you obviously also do) that you have a bigger opportunity for positive (or negative) impact. I like my leaders as real as can be, and that includes the occasional barking. Keep taking risks, and thanks to you and Guy for having your necks out there.
- Chris Foley
Thats amazing, saying that to guy with 154,953 Twitter followers
- Luis Torres
Hmmm. interesting conversation here. So, what really is Guy' problem? someone unfollowing him, or someone with ONLY 18 followers unfollowing him? seems to be the latter! I like how @scobelizer just generalized everyone on twitter as full of crap. Amazing!!!
- Ramesh Prabhu
Ramesh - I'm mostly full of crap. I have 2300ish followers. Does that make me important at all?
- Tyler Hurst
Scoble: I meant you were being condescending to me by asking if I knew about @replies. I expect Guys know about them also. Incidentally, your opinion (or the opinion of the other elites) is no better than anyone else's. Just because someone only has 18 followers doesn't mean they deserve your condescension, nor do they deserve it if they choose to announce the reason for their decision...
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- Chris Spizzirri
Chris Spizzirri, don't you think you're taking that comment a little bit personally? What Scoble said to you seemed a bit tongue in cheek to me. But to you it was condescending, which means he's an a-hole (your words.) That's a pretty big character judgement made from one 4 word sentence.
- Chris Foley
Chris Foley, no the character judgement was not made from a 4 word sentence, but from the entire thread, and who do you think is making the character judgment here? who's making the assumption that someone with only 18 followers knows nothing? who's making the assumption that no on on twitter knows diddly squat? Gimme a break!
- Ramesh Prabhu
Scoble: Try paying attention to your kid and ignore the internets for a minute. OK? Also, try being less arrogant.
- Chris Spizzirri
@Chris Foley: No I don't. He was being condescending. Read the whole thread.
- Chris Spizzirri
It's so cute that Spizzirri gets so mad at Scoble.
- Tyler Hurst
@Tyler: You're welcome, and you've proven your own point! Well done!
- Chris Spizzirri
@Tyler: What's it like being a Scoble fanboy?
- Chris Spizzirri
I did read the whole thread (Chris Spizzirri and Remesh Prabhu). I've been in since the 5th comment. I don't see people being condescending here. I see people airing their opinions. I also see you and Remesh putting words into the mouths of others. If I disagree with you, am I also condescending? Chris Spizzirri seems to me to be looking for a fight here, he's now lashing out and...
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- Chris Foley
@Chris - WTF are you talking about? Now you're going after me? Man, you're a dick!
- Tyler Hurst
I don't like being condescended to, that's what's under my skin. How is Scoble asking me if I've ever "heard of @replies" not condescending? If I'm on FF, it's safe to assume I know about and understand Twitter. Moreover, as I pointed out, Guy never said he knew from an @reply--Scoble assumed that. I was just asking a question, but got his smarmy reply.
- Chris Spizzirri
It takes arrogance to tell me to stop being arrogant.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
@Tyler - "It's so cute that Spizzirri gets so mad at Scoble" and "Spizzirri - Hey, thanks for taking over the biggest douchebag in the thread from me! Some ppl's opinions ARE less important than others." How again are you surprised that I don't like you?
- Chris Spizzirri
Chris, we're clearly very different guys here. If Scoble ribs me, I'm going to rib him back. I'm not going to get all bent out of shape, and get angry, and in getting angry, become a bigger jerk in retaliation than he was being in the first place. When I see you getting all pissed of because of some opinion that a stranger has, I have to wonder what is wrong with you, not wrong with that stranger and his silly opinion.
- Chris Foley
Stop being arrogant, Robert Scoble! No? Alright. You can stay as you are.
- Jason Huebel
@Scoble: "It takes arrogance to tell me to stop being arrogant." I don't agree. How do you figure?
- Chris Spizzirri
Um @Chris, hate to break it to you, but Scoble's first comment wasn't condescending toward you, he was trying to make a point. I never said I was surprised, I just said you were a dick. Thanks for helping degrade the conversation!
- Tyler Hurst
people are people so why should it be you and i should get along so awfully
- Robert Higgins
It takes arrogance to disagree with someone who is arrogant too.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
Chris Tyler is right. You are overreacting to my prod.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
Could be that the person with only 18 followers has a kind of native wisdom we all might learn something from, hey? ;-)
- Kathy Fitch
Scoble seems to be in a bunch of flamewars and arguments lately, like, within the last month. I think it's all a big experiment.
- Eric Florenzano
@Chris Foley: Fair enough, but things that Scoble says get under my skin more than someone else because of his stature. I think his comment was rude. If you had said that to me I likely wouldn't have paid any mind, but when Scoble treats people like that it's different. Whether he likes it or not, he's made himself an ambassador here, and wisecracks to newcomers aren't very diplomatic....
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- Chris Spizzirri
Yawn. All this over someone unfollowing Guy.
- Rick Cogley
You started it by not understanding how I could see everything said about me. That demonstrated you haven't learned about how @ replies work. That is all.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
@Scoble: "It takes arrogance to disagree with someone who is arrogant too." You've just restated what you said before, but you haven't explained. I understand what you are saying: I must be arrogant to say that you are. What's the basis for your claim: "It takes one to know one"? Do you have something more substantial?
- Chris Spizzirri
@Chris Spizzirri. Thanks for your last explanation. I appreciate that kind of straight communication. I find that a lot more productive than when we resort to finger pointing and name calling. I also don't disagree with you there.
- Chris Foley
@Tyler - Pretty sure the sentence "Now you're going after me?" indicates surprise, but thanks for calling me a dick without provocation. Boy, this is my first real foray into a FF conversation, and it sure seems like mob mentality dominates.
- Chris Spizzirri
Kathy: those are on my pay-per-view channel. Chris: geesh, two people are now a mob? And +I+ am arrogant?
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
No @Chris, you just don't understand how to participate in a threaded conversation with multiple people. It's not personal until you make it. Learn to banter. Learn to see beyond the literal definition. LIGHTEN UP. @kathy, how about something manly, like caramel?
- Tyler Hurst
I dunno, Robert, some things just can't be purchased, but must emerge naturally. Or so I think.
- Kathy Fitch
As it happens, caramel could totally work. Is butterscotch manly? It does have "scotch" in it.
- Kathy Fitch
Okay, the value of this thread has petered out for me. Thanks all for sticking with it. And Kathy, thanks for making me hungry.
- Chris Foley
@Foley did you say you're UNFOLLOWING our conversation? The other @Chris might see that as condescending. Please apologize.
- Tyler Hurst
@Scoble - again with the condescension. I know how @ replies work. I already said that. Guy didn't say that's how he knew, so I asked how he knew. You started it by assuming it was via @ reply. I sure hope this is an experiment of your's (as someone suggested above), and that you're not really this much of a jerk to people who disagree with you. I've had a boat load of fun here in FF...
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- Chris Spizzirri
Any time, Chris. Robert, I suggest posting a sample on B43. That would go viral, for sure.
- Kathy Fitch
@Chris, if your friends are anything like you, we'll all be sure to ridicule them.
- Tyler Hurst
Spizzirri: I looked again at this thread and all I see is YOUR condescension. Geesh. I have explained what I meant and you just turned up the heat hotter. Why?
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
Alright, I'm at a disadvantage, because FF stops updating the thread and I miss out on replies while I'm typing. Replies that would be enlightening. @Scoble - maybe I was being too sensitive, but you should be more aware of how the things you write are interpreted. Sarcasm is the most difficult thing to convey in writing and is prone to misinterpretation. I didn't come here to get in a...
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- Chris Spizzirri
Chris: I have no idea whether you are a newbie or not. If you are met with an arrogant (to you) reply the RIGHT answer is to ask questions and explain yourself, not to start throwing bombs.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
Ryo: hint. Guy was making a bigger point than the number of followers.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
you are the leper of social media... mmmm (where's the savior?)
- Jeffrey T. Sooey
It depends on your definition of 'use', I suppose.
- Will Higgins™
@Scoble- I did ask questions and explain myself. How arrogant of you to tell me what the "RIGHT answer" is despite constantly saying 'no one is a social media expert.' I guess you've decide you are now, huh? I have a right to say I thought your reply was rude. What gives you the right to tell me how to interact with ppl here? This is no different than a conversation in person, and I can...
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- Chris Spizzirri
Spizzirri... When an argument flares up, the wise man quenches it with silence. @scoble is prodding you, and not going to be silent. How about you? I know I am ;)
- Ramesh Prabhu
No jello, yet? (Drumming fingers and yawning.)
- Kathy Fitch
Kathy I just blocked that dude so we can bring out the jello.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
@Ramesh - I'm evidently not very wise, but I'm going to take your advice. I think I'm guilty of assuming that Scoble would be better than an average person because he's in a position of prominence. That's my mistake. I apologize for my faulty assumption and for ruining this thread. Good night.
- Chris Spizzirri
He blocked me. What a jerk. I hope this is a lesson to anyone as naive as I was 2 hours ago--Scoble, at least, feels entitled in this space to your deference. Be wary of questioning him or anything he says.
- Chris Spizzirri
Rodfather: what flavor of jello would you like to throw at me? I am throwing lime.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
Who are you exactly ? Are you familiar with Twitter, FF and other ICQ ? :-)
- Pierre-Olivier Carles
Yay--no orange, that's all I ask. It's a childhood thing--long and painful story. Suffice it to say that it would utterly destroy the moment. Lime, though, is a good thing.
- Kathy Fitch
If I had jello, I'd be nom'ing it right now. Mandarin orange jello sounds good right now.
- Rodfather
Rodfather: that is why I picked lime. I don't like that flavor and would rather throw it. By the way, I have blocked that Chris dude to save him the pain of having to deal with me.
- Robert Scoble
from iPhone
Always someone who insists on orange. I'm wounded to the very core.
- Kathy Fitch
Grinning and throwing orange jello at Rodfather.
- Kathy Fitch
I question @Scoble's decision to waste perfectly good lime jello. @kathy, i have cherry. FIGHT!
- Tyler Hurst
I just utterly approve of edible weaponry.
- Kathy Fitch
Wow! This thread just became a microcosmic example of why there will always be social and political factions! One seemingly humorous (and innocent) comment is attributed with all sorts of vile motivations, and then those supposed motivations are constructed into a "villain" born of their own attitude, and then the "villain" manufactured by their own imagination is in turn attacked because they don't like the image they're projecting onto him/her/it ... amazing, just amazing! *shakes head and walks away*
- Mark "DerBingle" J
I find it hilarious that Chris Spizzirri is an attorney.
- Tyler Hurst
# of followers has nothing to do with your understanding of social media. I think some people who claim they know how to use it think its just for spamming and promotion.
- Thac0
I think there is some danger of flooding the zone with tweets. Think about it from a person following just a small handful of people on twitter. If one person is supplying 95% of the tweets they get, it's likely to be really frustrating.
- Trent Hamm
Well, Twitter used to allow them to reply (for a short period of time) in the summer. I keep asking Twitter to bring that functionality back but Evan keeps ignoring me.
- Tamar Weinberg
Honestly, I'm to blame for that kind of thing a lot of the time. But while I follow less than 8% of who follows me, I just don't want to follow them indefinitely for a variety of reasons - 1. More unsolicited DMs than *I* can handle. 2. Noisy Twitter feed. 3. They may be interested in what I tweet, but the feeling isn't mutual. Nothing personal - I just wish Twitter restored that functionality. It really rocked.
- Tamar Weinberg
LOL Derrick!! I just noticed this comment. Do you still love me? Your hoodie is getting a lot of love. Come see me so I can give it back to you.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
from fftogo
"The "anecdote" quoted in this petition is from Digg user http://digg.com/users... who says "Back around February or March of this year, I submitted something I thought was pretty cool that had a decent chance of making the front page. I did it on break at work and checked digg when I got home to see how it did. The story made it to the front page allright, but it was a submission made after mine from MrBabyMan that used the same exact story with a slightly different URL." Looking through his submissions for that period http://digg.com/users... ... there are NO submissions in common with any FP stories by MrBabyMan. However going back a few submissions from there, danielrh9 DID submit this story http://digg.com/comedy... ... which was a dupe of this earlier submission http://digg.com/comedy... ... . So not only is this anecdote a complete fabrication, but the commenter is a hypocrite."
- J.D. Rucker