Patrick Jordan - Likes

l0ckergn0me posted a link

FCC formally rules Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent was illegal

August 1 at 3:12 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Mike Fruchter, Jay Wiegmann, Josh Haley and 4 other people liked this

"I will make it legal." - Senator Palpatine - l0ckergn0me via Bookmarklet

If I'm reading this right, it doesn't mean they can't ever do it again, but just need to be forthcoming to its customers, no? - Josh Haley

Marcos Marado posted a message

“When I see your website, where you're trying to sell me your service or product, I DON'T WANT to have a popup, I DON'T WANT to be forced to see video presentations I can't skip, I DON'T WANT to be forced to have Flash, I DON'T WANT to have your stuff sending unsolicited unmutable sound to my browser”

July 30 at 10:36 am - Link

M. Hakan Deryal, BeeLing, Shayna and 9 other people liked this

and more, but luckily for you Friendfeed has char limit. - Marcos Marado

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Amen brotha! - Tad - the Meme Maker

Then we wouldn't have great pics like this. http://lolscobles.com/2008/05/... - Hao Chen

Actually I DON'T WANT any hear sound from a webpage. Sometimes sounds just starts playing in another tab (not the current one, so I can't see it). I have my own music (or lack of it). - Peter Stuifzand

@Peter: exactly. - Marcos Marado

Well said, I could not agree further. - Mike Fruchter

Just went to a site (won't say which one) and a GIANT ad for The Mummy ate my screen, could not make this hideous thing go away, hit the close and it stayed, will not visit that site for awhile! - Nice Fish Films

Thomas Hawk posted a link

Photoshop Contest: 85 Famous Works of Art 'Improved' via Modern Technology

July 30 at 9:46 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Jason Kaneshiro, Ehsan Diary, Roberto Bonini and 31 other people liked this

Interesting reinterpretations of some famous works of art. - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet

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It's art appreciation for tech geeks. Well done. - Larry Kless via twhirl

I don't know about "improved", but fun to look at. BTW, I love Andrew Wyeth. - Kreg Steppe

I always thought that girl laying in the field needed a Mac. - Thomas Hawk

She's checking the price of wheat futures. - Andrew Smith

@Andrew: +1 for the joke. - AJ Kohn

Lol @Andrew - Nicholas Kreidberg

Shey posted a link

I just ate a mango.

July 30 at 10:33 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Michael W. May, Jason Kaneshiro, (jeff)isageek and 7 other people liked this

freak. - jeneane hussein sessum

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I just ate some cherries. And I like turtles. - ha3rvey (That One)

I just ate a mango. - Akiva Moskovitz

Akiva is HOT ;x - Hao Chen

I just ate a oatmeal. - Tad - the Meme Maker

Mangos rule - easily best fruit ever - Patrick Jordan

Honey Nut Cheerios - Victor Ryden

+1 Tad - Akiva Moskovitz

I agree Patrick - Shey

I just ate a plum and a Kiwi Fruit - Ian Hussein Maverick May

just thought of seinfeld when you said that - (jeff)isageek

and i thought of "these pretzels are making me thirsty"....when you sais that Jeff :) - Zee from WeDoCreative

Even dried mango is awesome! - JA Castillo

True say J A (you see what I did there? :P) - Shey

Pictures or it didn't happen :) - Mark Krynsky

I see what you did there! - Hao Chen

Shey favorited photos on Flickr

June 12 at 8:20 am - Link

Dan V, imabonehead, Mike Fruchter and 22 other people liked this

I love sharks! - Shey

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Shark Week bump! - Shey

Shey - Are you 'jumping the shark'. I'm still working on what that means :) - Charlie Anzman

lol me too Charlie -- I'm guessing that's not a North American term - Shey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J... - Brian Sullivan

I'm guessin' Aussie Shey .... Where's Riley? - Charlie Anzman

For Charlie and Shey, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J... . - Casey

Ah i see, thanks Brian and Casey! - Shey

Great photo series! - Carrie

Jason Calacanis posted a link

classic: Texas Style Deposition

July 29 at 3:42 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Bill Gardner, Deva Hazarika, LPH™ and Patrick Jordan liked this

My brother's a lawyer in Texas - have sent him this for training purposes :0 - Patrick Jordan

have watched this so many times over the years, still love it. - Deva Hazarika

http://www.metafilter.com/5071... the comment there explains what's going on for anyone who was confused by the clip - Deva Hazarika

Adam Turetzky posted a link

PHONE - This is how we talked until about 1985

July 29 at 2:44 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Cee Bee, Victor Ryden, embee and Patrick Jordan liked this

No txt messages. Pagers were coming into mainstream, you could leave your phone number, that's it. The LOL of the day was to leave "800813" which upsidedown spelled "boobies" on the LCD display. Office e-mail, if you had computers and they even had e-mail, didn't leave the building. Cassette tape based answering machines were affordable for the home. They were the size of a laptop computer today - Adam Turetzky via Bookmarklet

I don't remember seeing pagers much until after I was out of college in '93. - Tad - the Meme Maker

Mitchell Tsai posted a link

40 pic in corn fields [fabric, Linkinn - 5/27/08]

July 28 at 1:35 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Neda, Allison Kipta, Kamangir and 68 other people liked this

This page takes a LONG time to load. Gorgeous shots though. Worth the wait. - Mitchell Tsai via Bookmarklet

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Thanks to Alii for finding these http://friendfeed.com/e/cdf32a... - Mitchell Tsai

Thought the URL was LinkedIn for a sec. Third pic makes me think of Children of the Korn. Anyway, gorgeous collection. - Hao Chen

Hao: Yeah. It's my first time visiting the Linkinn picture site (probably poor choice of name, too close to LinkedIn). - Mitchell Tsai

for long time i am Linkinn visitor. this website collect so many excellent photo and video everyday. i like Linkinn too much :) - Mahdi Ebrahimi

Thanks for the recommendation Mahdi. I'll have to visit Linkinn some more. - Mitchell Tsai

Sometimes a an empty field is a thing of beauty. - Mark Wilson

Wow. Beautiful! - William Spaetzel

Breathtaking! - Jason Shultz via twhirl

Has the saturation been turned up all the way on some of these photos? EDIT: I read the Linkinn comments and others call Photoshop too. - possible248

Gorgeous! - Nicholas Kreidberg

great work. nice colors. - Don Martelli via twhirl

A little too processed for my taste, but there are some nice shots in there as well - Jesper K. Hansen

Jesper: I'd agree. A lot of over-processed shots these days (especially HDRs). Sometimes the overprocessing is cool, usually not. - Mitchell Tsai

Shey favorited a video on YouTube

Top Ten Angry On-Camera Meltdowns

July 28 at 1:46 pm - Link

Dan Liebke, Sumit Chachra, Jennifer and 49 other people liked this

wow...F bombs galore. LOL!!! - Anna Haro

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I know what I wanna be when I grow up! ............... A cameraman! - Bwana McCall

+1 Bwana lol - Shey

Okay, this time i really did laugh out loud - Nathan Rein

Berman's is my favourite -- priceless - Shey

"WE'LL DO IT LIVE!" - TDavid

sometimes I miss TV, but that's when youtube comes in - Dobromir Hadzhiev

"effing thing sucks!" :D - AJ Batac ♘

Hahaha great post - Mo Kargas

Bill O'Reilly definitely seems to be the craziest character in this group -- the rage is bubbling just beneath the surface full-time. - Sean McBride

I'm sensing a little pent-up rage in Dan Marino. No, he's not bitter about never winning a Super Bowl at all. lol - .LAG

lol@.LAG seriously -- I remember a few years back when Boomer described Manning as the next "Marino" because he couldn't win a SuperBowl, lol Marino's expression was priceless. - Shey

@Shey: i remember that, and boomer was just trying to be funny! both boomer and marino have joe montana to blame for not having rings...that's showbiz! - .LAG

There are days I feel like any of those reporters. hehe - imabonehead

Freakin' brilliant "What the fuck is this" - Gordon Swaby via NoiseRiver

the complete o'reilly meltdown "we'll do it live" is possibly the most entertaining 3 minutes on youtube. - Morgan

The "You were my boss once" was my favorite - Gordon Swaby via NoiseRiver

Duncan Riley favorited a video on YouTube

Christian The Lion - the full story- sigur ros

July 27 at 6:14 pm - Link

Toby Graham, Stanley Stevens, JECO Photo and 44 other people liked this

This is spectacular. Simply wonderful. How people can say that animals dont have feelings is simply absurd. And the meek shall inherit the earth... - loren feldman

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Alright I'm not going to lie, just showed my girl and we were both crying. - loren feldman

this made the rounds on the internet like 2 months ago.. dont tell me that you all are so far behind !! - Peter Dawson

Oh I totally got teary! - Amber Horner

Beautiful, going to spread this on. - Christian

Peter, virality is never evenly spread :-) - Duncan Riley

but what i don't understand: why was Harrod's selling a lion cub? - Trent Olson

Trent, 1969.... - Duncan Riley

oh, thanks Duncan, that clarifies things...no wait, i still don't get it. - Trent Olson

Harrods was known for selling stupid "extravagant" things. - loren feldman

yes, but live predatory animals?? -- i suppose if civil rights didn't happen until the 60s (in theory, anyway), why should animal rights be any farther ahead... - Trent Olson

"They had discovered him for sale in Harrods' exotic pets department and, concerned for his conditions and fate, decided to buy him." Weird huh? - Vincent X

that was amazing - Marco (aureliusmaximus)

I started sobbing 2 hours ago when I first watched this. Check back in with me next week. I'll still be crying. That was effin amazing! - Michelle Oshen

That was really cool. It's amazing that it remembered them. How cool. - Jason Shultz via twhirl

It's really great they ended the video before the lion ate them. - Ranjit Mathoda

Ranjit, lol - Duncan Riley

You guys had me thinking it was all sad! That was a happy story. - Lindsay Donaghe

tears of joy, Lindsay, tears of joy... - Trent Olson

I totally cried. - Ayşe E.

Ayşe, nice, isn't it - Duncan Riley

I've seen that more than once over the past few years - and every time I get excited and giddy at the same spot. Thanks for resharing it. - Lucretia Pruitt

life is sacred, everybody knows it except businessmen and politicians. why we make heroes out of them is a mystery. just being polite, maybe - Gregory Lent

"virality is never evenly spread " - then its not viral yet.. maybe I was in the early infectious state as akin to .. bleeding edge vs leading edge :)- - Peter Dawson

"excited and giddy" Wow Lucretia you are dangerous! lmao - Igor The Troll

that is awesome - Shey

Truly one of the best true stories I've ever heard. I don't know how many times I've watched this. - Fleagle

Good to know the lion and his family ate well that night! Not only those two but the CAMERA CREW as well! - Mark O'Neill

Michael W. May loved a song on Last.fm

Steve Winwood – While You See a Chance

July 27 at 4:13 pm - Link

Patrick Jordan, karen2, Chris Baskind and 2 other people liked this

Arc of a Diver - one of the most underrated albums of alltime! - Michael P. Williams

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Traffic led me to Spencer Davis Group, which led me here ;) - Michael W. May via twhirl

One of my favorites is the Low Spark of the High Heeled Boys.. - Michael P. Williams

It was my absolute favorite song when I was a kid. - Akiva Moskovitz

A conversation about Low Spark being one of the best recorded songs ever is what set me down this musical path today :) - Michael W. May via twhirl

Low Spark #1, rock and roll stew, freedom rider, empty pages, feelin alright all great songs. Great band. Winwood and Dave Mason the 2 stand out members. Winwood very impressive as child prodigy. - Mark Forman

I think there is clearly an argument for Low Spark being best recorded song ever - Michael P. Williams

David Chartier posted a message on Twitter

“Sure Win98, I'd be happy to restart after making a change to networking. Who wouldn't?”

July 27 at 3:34 pm - Link

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Andru Edwards posted a link

Abbot & Costello Who's on First ORIGINAL sketch from 1940's

July 27 at 3:30 pm - via Reshare - Link

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Mitchell Tsai posted a link

"Horse Whisperer" (448×332) [willya, Pixdaus]

July 27 at 3:30 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Kevin Bondelli, Akiva Moskovitz, Mihaela Vorvoreanu and 5 other people liked this

http://pixdaus.com/single.php?... - Mitchell Tsai via Bookmarklet

If looks could kill? - Brian Sullivan

Mitchell Tsai posted a link

bird eating icicle (640×480) [comic book guy, Pixdaus]

July 27 at 3:28 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

hashem, mahyaa, Lindsey Smith and 17 other people liked this

http://pixdaus.com/single.php?... - Mitchell Tsai via Bookmarklet

Mark Wilson posted a link

The Quest For Every Beard Type - Jon Dyer’s Blog

July 27 at 12:30 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Allison Kipta, Alexandru Savu, Gerard van Schip and 27 other people liked this

That's insane. I wonder how long it took for him to pull off even that subset of the chart. - Mark Trapp

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I think he's been doing it for a few years now. It's quite a project to try to pull off. - Mark Wilson

I'm wowed. Bonus points for the Zappa. This oozes awesomeness. - Chris Baskind

I noticed a 2004 date. I was looking for a strategy whereby you let it grow out then remove areas it get the most variations in the least amount of time. - Russellreno

I was clicking through, and some of them are from 1998. That's commitment. - Mark Trapp

i love all the photos with the different expressions. :) - edythe

jep, but he only lets his beard grow once a year. So even if you chain the beard styles together, this is still a pretty impressive undertaking. - sdfx

oh, I love this *grin* - Michael W. May via twhirl

being of "short boxed beard" persuasion very impressed by his willingness to constantly morph himself like this - my son sean's beard grows very quickly, so he could probably do all these within a year but i don't think his girlfriend would approve ;) - mike "glemak" dunn

I am envious. Being blonde with a little red, my beard is not the fullest. scruffy short is about all I can pull off. It goes all irish afro beard if it gets much longer tahn scruff - Michael W. May via twhirl

I grow nice beards, but my hair color is so light that I have to let it grow for a while for it to be as noticeable as this guy's. I could never have a thin beard or mustache - it just doesn't have enough contrast. And now my facial hair has a copious amount of gray... Still - looks like a fun project. Whenever I shave a beard, I like to shave it in stages to make silly looks. :D - Tad - the Meme Maker

I think I'm gonna grow a Zappa! Hells yeah. - Tad - the Meme Maker

Aww man...I have the "Rap Industry Standard." Maybe it's time for a change. The Klingon looks pretty cool :) - Rah™

@Tad I like to shave mine to make it look silly too. My mustache makes me look like an out of work '70's porn star. - Mark Wilson

Hey his mustache reminds me of Zorro! - Susan Beebe

I gave up on the Zappa - Lindsay wants me back to the way I look in my profile pic. - Tad - the Meme Maker

I sent him the beard font via Facebook and told him to sign up for FF HAHA - Mona N.

Mitchell Tsai posted a link

Average time spent writing one e-mail [PhD Comics - 7/25/08]

July 27 at 5:55 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Nathan Howell, xlthlx, Annarella G. and 65 other people liked this

I love their comics ...they are so true it's almost scary sometimes :)) - Selma

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that's so TRUE! - Marco (aureliusmaximus)

awesome... now i need to read the entire PhD archive to see what i've been missing! - Philip J Beyer via twhirl

they are brilliant Philip you'll love them...I've been translating their comics for Persian readers for some time now ...being a grad student myself, it feels like our dilemmas are more or less the same the world over - Selma

promptly sent to my partner, who's writing her prelim exams next week... - Trent Olson

Good reason to say the university career track goodbye. Kissing up to people is just not worth it. - Meryn Stol

Meryn: I was just too pig-headed (or socially unaware) to fall into this trap. :-) I just speak my mind... but I loved the picture. - Mitchell Tsai

Mitchell: The problem is that the picture is true in many cases... And I believe you should go right past these people. Everyone can make it alone. You don't need "them". - Meryn Stol

Meryn: Team-building is powerful though. Sometimes it's good to work with people I don't get along with very well. How does a popular management saying go..."when the storm comes, if everyone's views are too much in the same vein, the whole group/company will topple". And some visionary people like Steve Jobs are renowned control-freaks... - Mitchell Tsai

سلما ما منتظریم ترجمه اش منتشر بشه :دی - Milad.p

Man, the second picture is so me. - Vincent van Wylick

:))) - shandiz

Scott Beale posted a message on Twitter

“I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I hate direct messages, on Twitter & other services, if you want to contact me, email is always best”

July 27 at 1:08 pm - Link

Niall Connellan, Andy Glover, Dwight Silverman and 39 other people liked this

I totally agree. - Robert Scoble

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I'm tired of email. Work inbox always full, "me too" responses that I don't need to see, etc. - MiniMage LightBlueRanger

Such is the mantra of the internet popular folks. Us normal peons tend to manage our 10-20 direct messages a day fairly well - Bwana McCall

@Robert - that is quite the switch for you isn't it :) - Steven Hodson

I think what really gets my goat is the email notification of a direct message that I then have to log into a website to respond to. Why can't I just see and reply to the direct message via email? - Mark Trapp

Email is so 2nd millennium. Now, when my friend wants me, I have her clap twice. - david beckwith

I totally agree. I want to decide when to reply to a request. IMs make me look rude when not answered instantly. - Daniel

Bwana, this has nothing to do with popularity, it has to do with efficiently of communication. Also your 10-20 DM's per day are way more than I ever receive (thankfully), so I think you have the popularity thing reversed. - Scott Beale

facebook still holds a use to those that don't have a twitter account. I like the mail interface there best - AnotherⓃⓄⒶⒽ

one or two is fine, but I dont even have my phone on all the time.. - Danny Bo'itanni

Here, here. I've had "please don't facebook-message me" on my facebook profile since i created it... - Sean Savage

Sean, good luck getting people to follow that. I've had the "no message" thing on my Facebook profile from the beginning, but most people just ignore it. - Scott Beale

Twitter DM goes to my email and I can hit back via Twitterberry. Facebook far more intrusive and disruptive. - Andrew Feinberg

Danny exactly, I get most of my DM's when I'm at my computer, so the mobile argument does not work. It's just one more system that I have to log into to reply, but worse, with Twitter my reply has to be 140 characters. 140 characters totally makes sense when posting to Twitter, but not for direct communication. - Scott Beale

I have Twitter DMs directed to my mobile - and don't get email notification - and generally respond with email me at ... too bad there isn't an autoresponder on twitter. @sean does that work? - Beth Kanter

My main problem is that Twitter DMs don't alert you in the UI. You just have to randomly notice the number go up on the right side. (I don't use SMS or email for them) - Jordan Hofker

I'm not worried either way - Kol Tregaskes

some of my email accounts are over twenty years old. I have to know you are sending it to see it. facebook helps me filter people who communicate. It would be nice to see someone make a friendfeed direct message system that worked like facebook's advanced threaded email. I don't like facebook any more then anyone else... but it has a purpose. - AnotherⓃⓄⒶⒽ

Agree! - Mitchell Tsai

Email is dead. Or dying, wasted in the gutter of history wallowing in it's own excrement, waiting to be put out of its misery - Russell Beattie

no snail mail is dead not e-mail - Victor via twhirl

Niether is dead. Until teleportation is reality, snail mail cannot be. Dead is dead. For the love of tech, the telegraph JUST died this year. - Michael W. May via twhirl

Email is still too useful to die. Mail2ff, posting to services like RTM and Ping.fm. It's still the glue that holds a lot of stuff together and allows us to remotely access some of the most popular Web 2.0 software. I also don't see the point of DM's within a specific service. If I haven't given you my IM or Email info...I probably didn't want to speak to you directly and in private :) - Rah™

Either way is fine by me. They all come directly to my phone. - Clint Ecker

the reply thing is actually turning out to be very annoying in Twhirl, simply because I can suppress them... so I see them each time I load the app. Ugh... - ChangeForge | Ken Stewart

Email is good, but if some sends me a DM on Twitter, it comes to my mobile directly. So, if you need a quick reply, it's better to DM me, but if you want a detailed or proper reply, email wins. I guess each has its own situational benefits. - Rajinder Singh

is it because direct message don't show up in your email? - George Lee

Thanks to Jason C., email is on the rise again. All the tech bloggers are moving backwards. - Bob Blunk

Can we Seesmic you? - Igor The Troll

When Twitter IM worked (remember way back then?), I started to love DMs in lieu of emails. Now? I loathe them. - Chris Brogan

Not so, I love direct messages on twitter. I never read them. LOL J/king. I always read them. You should see my contact list!! :P - Paul

Scott, your comment about 140 character limits on DMs not being enough is one of the main problems. I mean, what's the point? If someone has a personal message, email is the best...Twitter is not the only stop on the internet. - Zach Underwood

Russell I'm still not buying the whole "email is dead" thing, especially when the communication is not time sensitive. So what alternative means of contact are you giving to people that you don't know (ie. on your website, etc.)? IM, SMS, phone number? No thanks, I'll stick with email. - Scott Beale

I prefer email. Comes straight to my phone and easy to reply. DMs are hard to reply to when I am mobile. - jeremy franklin

Jeremy, exactly, with my iPhone it's very easy to reply to someone via email. - Scott Beale

Like Rajinder, I think Twitter DM's are a great way to send a quick message or heads up. Similar to getting an SMS basically. But for serious communication or questions, email is the definite winner. You can be much more detailed and convey more (usually) important info that way. - Dave Schumaker

I just want to be contacted. DM, email, Facebook, a hug...whatever :) - Stagekid

I rely more on email than any social site to communicate, but that's me. Email is good for things that can wait a bit, DMs/IMs/SMS messages are good for immediate communication IF it is REALLY that important and in emergencies, I'd rather get a phone call. That's just me - Andy Glover

My personal preference is the singing telegram, but few people care enough to really take the time these days. - Glen C

I"m the opposite. If you DM on twitter during the day, I'll know about it almost immediately as I use SMS. If you email me, I'll usually get it relatively quickly, as I check my email every hour or so during the working day, and a few times outside of the working day too. It's the phone I dislike - Ian Hussein Maverick May

Regarding Facebook, I don't go into it for a few days at times. I treat it as a play time activity, and not for work use. - Ian Hussein Maverick May

I don't understand putting yourself out there on a public framework, and not expecting people to contract you via that public mechanism. Twitter and those types of services are not a one way street. I can tell the world something, but don't bother me with your thoughts about it, unless you use the pre-approved comment system. Also, please don't pester me with your DMs, but make sure you subscribe to me on Identi.ca! Yeah, that sounds really fair to me. *sarcasm* - Darrell Bell

Different tools for different needs: IM for instant message... "I'm in a mtg, can't get your call...is it important?". E-mail for more complete communication. Phone can be pretty useless, what with phone tag and voicemail tag. - Mahboud Zabetian

However, what I dislike about Twitter & DM is that it kills my enjoyment/use of Twitter. I want to know what people are up to, what they are thinking, what they want others to know about. What is not enjoyable/useful is seeing half of a semi-private conversation. Like msg today: "@so_and_so didn't know! is he okay?!" Huh? Who? What? Should I ask? Wazzup? I think DMs should be DMS and not half-duplex shouts into the ether... - Mahboud Zabetian

I use Twitter almost exclusively through email, via direct notifications and the daily FriendFeed summary email. My sister uses Twitter direct, and I am frustrated that I use email to reply. I check my girlfriend's twitter on the website sometimes when I'm curious :) - Richard Soderberg

I dont think you are the minority here. Emails for direct messages are the best - Rajat Tibrewal via twhirl

same here. completely agree - john conroy

for people who are inundated with email, it does cut through the clutter. it's a filter. - Adam

Bret Taylor favorited a video on YouTube

The FriendFeed Whiteboard

July 25 at 12:44 pm - Link

Moishe Lettvin, kamla bhatt, K.D. and 68 other people liked this

OMG! Awesome!! - April Buchheit

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nice :) - Shey

not only programmers but artists ,,,,, - johnpiercy

Really cool. Where can I get a t-shirt like that? - Rutger Blom

@Rutger: http://www.cafepress.com/frien... - xero

Very cool ;) - Nicholas Kreidberg

gotta love the white board.. mine just has silly comments the mrs. writes to me. - James Delong via twhirl

Hope it will take off for the YouTube Audiences (Mainstream). Depicting the Youtube video on the top of the page is smart. - siavash

I want a friendfeed T-shirt. - WeiTe Kao

I can't draw that straight on a whiteboard, but I can paint a perfect line with a brush and some oil. Why? - Clay Newton

Wow, now I look cool as a FriendFeed user. EDIT: I'd also like to say that you made a really good choice of music. - possible248 via NoiseRiver

Looks to me like they're erasing a pre-drawn whiteboard, and play it for us backwards. The signatures at the end are a clue, as is the way they approach the whiteboard at the start. I think it's still pretty clever, because it means they would be able to get it right in one take. - Robert Konigsberg

J Doss shared an item on Google Reader

iPhone 2.1 Beta 1: GPS Boost + Notification Server APIs

July 24 at 9:00 pm - Link

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Cee Bee posted a link

Esquire to publish "e-ink" cover

July 24 at 2:34 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Mitchell Tsai, Jauder Ho, Simon Goetz and 10 other people liked this

The September cover of Esquire is going to be pretty cool. An electronic ink diplay, built on the same technology that E Ink used in the Amazon Kindle, will flash the words "the 21st Century Begins." The logistics of pulling of this feat are a story in globalization: First Esquire had to make a six-figure investment to hire an engineer in China to develop a battery small enough to be inserted in the magazine cover. The batteries and the display case are manufactured and put together in China. They are shipped to Texas and on to Mexico, where the device is inserted by hand into each magazine. The issues will then be shipped via trucks, which will be refrigerated to preserve the batteries, to the magazine's distributor in Glazer, Ky. - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

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omg omg omg omg omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg DO WANT! - Tad - the Meme Maker

holy chao that's cool!! i remember being all excited about the hologram edition of NatGeo too... wowowowowowowowow. Now we need E-Ink Playboy - Tad - the Meme Maker

that really is cool. i remember reading about e-ink like 10 years ago and seeing some prototype newspapers showing how it would be implemented, but haven't heard much else. i think the fact they could do it for a publication like esquire (for at least for the cover) shows that it may not be too far ahead of us. - Cee Bee

I have to see this in action, and I might even buy it, even though I'm a woman... This could be historic (unless this has already been done in Japan or someplace). - Kamilah Gill

I'm not sure why they couldn't go ahead and store the full magazine in the thing... I don't think these should be too disposable or anything... - Kamilah Gill

Kamilah - it requires electricity to power it... and each e-ink page probably costs 10 times or more as much as regular magazine paper - Tad - the Meme Maker

Tad, I think you're misunderstanding me. Isn't the point of these things to have *one* page, and then flip pages electronically? like the Kindle? - Kamilah Gill

Well, that's the point of the kindle - I think they'd have to have invested in more tech for the interface you're talking about. In it's most basic form it's really just a sheet of paper that you can send electricity through to make "ink" appear. They could do what you're talking about, but then it would have been a lot more expensive. And right now e-ink is only b&w - not nearly as exciting as full colored esquire... but in a few years, yeah - I expect it to be common place. - Tad - the Meme Maker

I really want to get a copy of one of these. - possible248

ironic that Esquire is doing this now, as one of their issues was where I first heard of e-ink. I think was the '02 "Best and Brightest" issue. - Cornelius Toole

Cool! I'm gonna get myself one of these issues just so I can hack out the e-ink panel and experiment. - Dread Pirate PJ via NoiseRiver

that's awesome - definitely a collector's item. - Bruce Williams

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