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I just saw a penis float down the main feed for the first time. Gents are freaking. In related news, I've lost count of the number of vaginas that have floated down my main feed. Grow a pair, will you guys? If I have to see random hairless poon float down my stream several times a week, you can deal with a cock once a year.

July 16, 2009 - Comment - Like - Share

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If I had a nickel for every time I have had to see a penis float by, I'd have $1.45. - Akiva

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Thankfully I don't see what you guys see. I don't want to be lookin' at it. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

ive got the priz0n filtered. (into groups/lists) - Carlos Ayala

Seriously? :( - Derrick

Yes, seriously. It's a scene from a movie, not sexual, and it's just a penis. Would I prefer it not be in my home feed? Yup. I prefer the hairless lady crotches stay out of my home feed too. That will never happen, though: people say we're uptight and "telling them how to FF" when we suggest they keep it to a room. Let one guy post a penis, though, and everyone's clawing their GD eyes out and screaming GET AN EFFIN' ROOM!!! - FFing Enigma

So last night on this podast i heard a weird thing- in Africa there are some cultures that fear "penis stealers" like a pickpocket, they steal your penis. It hides in your body or shrinks. Serious deal, and 12 people were killed last year because they were suspected penis stealers. Just sayin'. - anna sauce

I haven't seen any pensises!! penissess! ... dicks! And I don't want to see any either, I get that on my own thank you very much. - Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart

I'm with @Bill Kinney. I could care less, I'm at work so I hide all the bits. But *yawn* - ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift

It is the first genital apparition I have so far experienced on FF. Neither offend, I mean after all it is all just bits of bodies. - Kevin J Hatton

PS: I am not one of those 'freaking' Gents. - Kevin J Hatton

I only get mad if its larger than mine. So far I have stayed happy ;) - Tony C (Unrated) from fftogo

Good answer @ Earl - Kevin J Hatton

EARL +1 -- to expand on that thought - it must have been so small I missed it. - LPH™ and his dog P™

To put this into perspective: I have lady bits and have seen what may or may not be an average number of gent bits. If I want to see more of them, I certainly know where to find them. But if I'm FFing at work, the library, at home in front of my godsons or soon to be ex step nephew, I'd just as soon not have to explain why the lady is all nekkid and stuff. People don't walk naked down main street either: they go to places where nudity is expected and/or encouraged. - FFing Enigma

Errr, what's the big fuss? Only issue I have is NSFW stuff in the feed while I'm at work. I access rooms via lists to do that. - caj needs a haircut

No argument from me there. @FFing Enigma - Kevin J Hatton

I'm not bothered by seeing other peoples genitals float on by... Don't get how anyone can be bothered by them. - alphaxion

Oh, and +1 to Tina for that last comment. Please send to a room and not your main feed. I'm just sayin'.... - caj needs a haircut

I'm not particularly bothered by seeing genitals in my home feed, but if I don't like a particular picture, that's what the hide button is for. - John (bird whisperer)

**looks around** ooh cock? where? where? Damn I must not be that "Cool" - The Catz Meow

And to clarify: my *biggest* gripe here is the fact that I've not seen a single (straight) gent complain about the poon floating downstream, but let one penis slip through and it's OMGWTFBBQ!! What's good for the goose is good for the gander, and if the guys are saying it's ok to post lady crotches then by God there will be man crotch to match. - FFing Enigma

Having seen the crotch of a 10 year old girl (since I was one and therefore had one), I agree MDV. However this is more about the lady v gent crotch ratio, not the hair or lack thereof. - FFing Enigma

Tina, now it's starting to sound like you're calling for more cock shots. Just sayin. - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ

I'm pretty sure that I've complained about the poon, Tina, and for the record I'm straight. Just sayin'. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Just for the record I never complain about poon. Just saying :D - Tony C (Unrated) from email

If root beer is involved in a penis float, I'm in! - Oldengrey (Jay)

You're right Alex, I remember that now. And Chris, it's not that I'm calling for more gent's crotch shots; I'm just saying that if the guys here are ok with lady bits in the main feed then they shouldn't say word one about men bits in the feed. - FFing Enigma

Who the hell are you subscribing too Tina? PS could you compile them into a list of handy links.....for reference. - Geoff Schultz {TF}

*blinkblink* Who on earth are you subscribed to Tina? - Soup in a TARDIS

I sub to a handful of people who use image fave type services, and port in tons of images at once. For those that want to see what the main feed looks like for me it's http://friendfeed.com/isthiss... - FFing Enigma

Marilyn Chambers' armpit in "Rabid" = twofer - Joe The Sausage

If a crotch appears in my main feed, I'm sharing it in the new group 'Crotches in my feed' http://friendfeed.com/crotche... - FFing Enigma

high time i start using lists, before i get busted !! cant risk d main feed. - Gtp19

subbed - Joe The Sausage

When I read what Tina posted, I got the mental image of a disembodied penis floating by like a weird duck hunt theme. :) Okay, remember when I complained about NSFW images in the main feed and many of you shot me down for "telling you how to use FF"? Well, now YOU get to debate this and I'll just hide your NSFW feeds. - Morton Fox

I missed nudity in the main feed? :( - Steven Perez from Android

i'm sitting here thinking the exact same thing mr perez - Chris Heath

I was about to propose that some teachers at the high school I work at use friendfeed to aggregate their content and have students subscribe to that content. Now I'm worried that our district will just block the whole site. - Ryan Massie from iPhone

what do you mean by "feed"? - The Real sofarsoShawn

Perhaps I shouldn't laugh, but I find it hilarious. Lost your FF virginity now, TIna? :) "I just saw a penis float down the main feed for the first time" Your description of how you saw it 'float down' was what got me laughing here. - Ian May

Does anyone realize that a penis really does float? - The Catz Meow

When I say feed, Shawn, I mean the main feed I see when I visit friendfeed.com and am logged in. I don't use lists, so everyone I sub to is dumped into that main feed. - FFing Enigma

Tina. Thank you for this original post (I admit not reading through the comments). - Martha

Enough already................... - Kevin J Hatton

penish smenish - The Real sofarsoShawn

Just subscribed to Tina's room. I'm not subscribed to nearly as many people as her, so I'll be adding more crotches to my main feed :D - Rodfather

wait wait...so you really saw a wang? I seriously thought you were joking *ahem* weird - The Real sofarsoShawn

Is this because of my post? - Matt Ruiz

Once I saw penetration... but it was on the everyone feed - The Real sofarsoShawn

Yeah, thanks, Wilson. - Akiva

HA, I thought you said down main street. That took me a minute. - Eric

That's what I thought like some dude ok with himself or durrrrunkk just flashing ti around - The Real sofarsoShawn

Sorry, guys. I dropped my pants for Penny, and I forgot that I went commando today. - Steven Perez

Tina, I "liked" this so hard I may have broken the internets. - Ayşe E.

Yeah, we do, Mo. I'm still laughing. Righteous! - Ayşe E.

#DickMeme - Matt Ruiz

Ain't that the truth, Slippy =/ - FFing Enigma

Respect the cock. - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed

I thought the equal treatment point of the original post was pretty clear. - John (bird whisperer)

Haha Cecily - Rodfather

LMAO......this has got to be the best thread today! - Bonnie Foster

...hairless poon? huh? what? clearly, I'm not subscribed to the right FF folks. .LOLz! this is a hilarious post Tina. thanks for that - .LAG liked that

hairless poon? where? ;) - Anthony Citrano

I feel left out in that I never saw said penis. - T-Bone Tsali, FF Cherokee

It's from a film clip of Forgetting Sarah Marshall - anna sauce

Whose Cock was it? LOL - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

ah, in that cause, I've seen said penis, but still feel left out, I think it's time to resurrect the Traveling Dildo then. - T-Bone Tsali, FF Cherokee

I think I'm going to have to watch the movie just to see what context that clip was from. - Morton Fox

LOL Perv ;-) - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

An observation: I was the 69th to like this post. Just sayin. ;-) - Ladyepiphanybug

I just saw some out of this world Japanese wieners! - The Real sofarsoShawn

Make one little post about crotches and the masses get all riled up (so many puns, so little time). Just a reminder, any crotch (male or female) that I see in my main feed gets reshared to the "Crotches in my Feed" group http://friendfeed.com/crotche... And Cecily, thanks to you I now have the urge to see if RandomHairlessPoon.com is an available domain name =/ - FFing Enigma

Oh dear sweet babby jebus, it's available... - FFing Enigma

I really wish our society would get over the stigma of naked bodies. Both men and women. I'm 100% straight, but I'm all about freedom. But I'm also all about respect. I say we treat everyone equally. If someone wants to post nudity, why don't we make a single NSFW room. (one could exist, I don't know). Seems like a logical solution to me. - Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ

I'll agree there's not enough man-crotches floating about FriendFeed, and I'm straight! However, I categorically REFUSE to improve the situation. You all already got to see me shirtless for free; anything more and you got to pay me first for it. - Chris Charabaruk

*considers using ye olde flatbed scanner but doesn't want to smoosh anything so gets out the digicam instead* - Joe The Sausage

Just know if it shows up in my feed it's going to the Crotch room. - FFing Enigma

i must be doing something right because my cock:hairlesspoon ratio has been really good. no filters or nuthin’. probably some previously-unseen emergent phenomenon arising from my subscription choices. @mike: speaking for myself, any naked-body-stigma I might have is not moral or social, it's aesthetic. - Anthony Citrano

There's a room for hairless spoons? - Will Higgins™

It's not a hairless poon room, it's a crotch room: if you join you'll see whatever male or female bits find their way onto my feed. And no invites are needed, MVB, there's a link above. - FFing Enigma

LoL . . that is hilarious . . - pcdave79 from twhirl

I, for one, took the "incident" in stride, thank you very much. ;o) - Mark J

I don't believe Ive ever seen the phrase 'random hairless poon' used in a sentence before - Threepwood

Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis? - Geoff Schultz {TF}

Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong? - Geoff Schultz {TF}

It's swell to have a stiffy, - Geoff Schultz {TF}

It's divine to own a dick. - Geoff Schultz {TF}

From the tiniest little tadger - Geoff Schultz {TF}

To the world's biggest prick! - Geoff Schultz {TF}

So three cheers for your willy or John Thomas. - Geoff Schultz {TF}

wow, you should have saved the pic for evidence! LOL - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

is ok, I can deal with it.. - David Gross

*strums guitar* "Poooon riverrrr flooaaating down my screen... There suuuch alot of poooooon to seeeee....." - Joe The Sausage

HAAhahahhahahahhahaaaa!!! - FFing Enigma

*hears Johnny Mercer spinning in his grave at about 4KHz* - Joe The Sausage

still smells fresh to me! must be good hygiene. - Joe The Sausage

You got me in trouble for this FFing Enigma! - The Real sofarsoShawn

Why? It wasn't your peter on the page... - FFing Enigma

Ummm no not my p.p - The Real sofarsoShawn

Then I'm not really sure how I got you in trouble, Shawn. I'm curious though, so do explain! - FFing Enigma

Ummm no not my p.p however, running today with my friend Mark then we go to World Health and do weights...welllll...I was trying to explaining this story and I couldn't say this word...(penis)...yeah I know cuz the ppl were around. Sooooooo I was trying to explain this story how you got accosted by this penis...and I could not STOP FUCKING laughing. - The Real sofarsoShawn

You know I'm very conservative and would not say such a word. Also there was a problem with Mark's swipeee thing and the guy at the door was like no need to see id. And Mark was getting so pissed off and I couldn't stop laughing and laughing like ROFL *dead* laughing - The Real sofarsoShawn

Shawn, that's awesome: glad to have given you the giggles =) But MDV is right: I wasn't accosted by the peen, I was just frustrated by guys acting like it was the worst thing they'd ever seen on the home feed. - FFing Enigma

Mark was seriously about to punch that mofo out and finally he was like FUCK IT WE'RE GOING, I'm mentioning this to your supervisor! And once we got outside I just burst out yelling PENIS PENIS PENIS!!!!!! Finally!! My abs still hurt from laughing. And yeah kids were heading to school & shit, but I finally got it out of my system. Usually I'm trying to get it in hehehehee. The end. - The Real sofarsoShawn

So shame on you for getting me in trouble with your talk of the p. word! - The Real sofarsoShawn

Scott, you didn't miss anything.. check my feed for the horrific image.. That spawned an entire revolution.. - Matt Ruiz

Matt: the image wasn't horrific, don't beat yourself up. My frustration was with the reactions - FFing Enigma

I seem to be missing all the juicy posts lately. Floating peni and vagini? Darn. :( - Mathew A. Koeneker

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July 14, 2009 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

Marco Trotta, Claudio Cicali, pcdave79 and 9 other people liked this

Review that, lol - Outsanity

WOT, no Linux support? FAIL! - Chris J. Miller

But the Firewire 800 version cuts down bonsai trees at like twice the speed! - Micah

Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, Question of the Day

Money is the root of all evil – true or false?:

July 12, 2009 - Comment - Like - Share

Mitchell Tsai, T-Bone Tsali, FF Cherokee, Jennifer Dittrich and 67 other people liked this

Defend your position. - today's Plinky: http://www.plinky.com/prompts... - Kol Tregaskes

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False. It's the love of money that's the root of all evil. Money, by itself, has no meaning and it certainly doesn't have any motives of its own. - Akiva

Greed is the root all evil; money is just the most common, ready face of it. - Michael W. May

+1 Akiva. Money isn't evil. The greed that drives you to love it and pursue it at all costs is. - caj needs a haircut

Would taking it away avoid the greed? Or would it cause issues elsewhere? - Kol Tregaskes

Once again, Akiva nailed it. - ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)

Greed just is. How it's measured doesn't matter. Distance can be measured in miles or kilometers. It's still the same distance. - caj needs a haircut

False. There is no root of all evil, but many roots and manifestations. Aside from that, money by itself is simply a tool for facilitating exchange. You wouldn't call a shovel the root of all evil if someone used one to bash someone's head in. - John (bird whisperer)

Kol, it would cause issues elsewhere. It's built into our species. You always hear a mother scolding her child for not sharing his toys. You never hear her scold him for giving all of his toys away. - Akiva

People were evil before there was money. - Rob Sterling

+1 Akiva. The Good Book says "love of money" is the problem. But, then, Gordon Gekko says "Greed is good." .LOLz - .LAG liked that

Money can't but happiness, but it surely "can" buy a Porsche. - Faraz Mullick

Wait. This is FriendFeed. I thought MicroSoft was the root of all evil. And Bush. - Dawn

I think there's case for "Religion is the root of all evil". - Gilbert Harding

Money is just a tool. Ignorance is the root of all evil. - Tanath

selfishness is the big enchilada, greed being one of its most popular kin. - Marco

Selfishness is ignorant. ;-) - Tanath

I always thought that the corollary to "love of money is the root of all evil" was "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely". That said, I think the former statement is still wrong. How does it explain, in the end, child molestation? It can't. The "root of all evil" implies its opposite, and we all know what people want "the root of all good" to be, which then (if you are so... more... - Moody (Sweet FA 4 Life)

i would say ignorance is amoral - Marco

i take that back. ignorance is selfish if you are neglecting progression - Marco

I believe that that is a misquote................. - Kevin J Hatton

what i wrote was my own quote. - Marco

Cool - Kevin J Hatton

Ignorance is selfish? Actually, it's unavoidable. Everyone is ignorant in some way. Not everyone is selfish though (arguably), yet they may still commit "evil" acts... due to ignorance. Even if they try their best not to be ignorant. - Tanath

Are we quoting Scripture or dealing with fact? Behavior is evil. Things aren't evil. - Jason Nunnelley

Well, let's see, there's greed, lust, gluttony, envy...I know there's seven of these things... - Pete D from iPhone

+1 Akiva. - Ken Stewart | ChangeForge

False, Religion is. - Jeff P. Henderson

humans are the root of all evil (on this planet). Everything else is just an excuse or an incentive to bring it out. - alphaxion

I do believe it is the love of money that is the root of all evil . . - pcdave79

Akiva: I got mildly scolded for giving all my toys away... :P - Tanath

Slippy: What about good people? Is their "human nature" a root of evil? I think not - I really think it's ignorance that is the true root of all evil. - Tanath

@taneth every human has moments of selfishness.. there is no such thing as an inherently good human. We all commit acts of evil from time to time - it's just the incentive and the degree of that evil that is the modifier. Money is simply another variable. - alphaxion

"ignorance that is the true root of all evil" agree - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

False. The "love" of money is. - Valley

Money is like social medi it's only a tool. It's how one uses a tool that makes it good or evil. Another take is that the pursuit of money at all costs--the end justifies the means--could be considered the root of all evil. However, I think the pursuit of power at all costs has created far more misery. - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed

Gives Valley a cookie *and* a golf clap. - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed

Luke 16:14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. - Tyler Gillies

http://www.anvari.org/fun... - Tyler Gillies

The greed for money is the root of all evil. - Will Higgins™

Agree with Will. And I must be evil, because I want more and more and more money. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

You can love money without it becoming a problem, but there are good & bad ways to go about obtaining it. It's when you engage in selfish & other ignorant behaviour that it becomes a problem... - Tanath

love money? - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

False: Ignorance is. - Carlton Hackett

And love of money isn't the cause of evils unrelated to money. Also, as others have pointed out, even if there were no money, there would still be evil. - Tanath

Sean: Evil isn't a plant. ;-) There may be more than one cause of an event, but generally speaking you don't get plants without seeds. And I don't think you can ever get evil without ignorance. - Tanath

I would be a little more broad: Selfishness is the root of all evil. Wanting more (money, space, things) is not inherently hurtful to others. Ignoring the needs, feelings, or even safety of others in the pursuit of gain is another story. - <3Heather<3

If you selfish, you are ignorant. Ignorant is not "not knowing something", but unwillingness to learn. Babies are not ignorant, they just have not learned it yet - they are innocent. - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

A plant? I thought that evil was like a Unix system; one root at the very top. - Rishabh Mishra (p248) from Android

False. The love of money is the root of all manner of evil. 1 Tim 6:10: "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." - Steven Perez

What Steven said. - Brett Kelly

igor: you have redefined "ignorant" what you have described is negligence and/or arrogance. "unwillingness to learn" is a self centered decision. the keyword is "unWILLing". meaning the proposition was heard and then rejected, either because the desire to learn was not substantial or the presented information was seen as inferior. of course if the information is in fact inferior then the characteristic exercised was wisdom. - Marco

Lack of money is the root of all evil ~George Bernard Shaw - Jannifer @wordsforliving

I think the lack of money is probably the root of all evil. - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed

Marco, let us all be wise and not be Evil. - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

George Bernard Shaw and Mark Davidson are correct: Lack of money is the root of all evil - Jannifer @wordsforliving

it shure keeps the evil rolliń - m00ns

No, only the love of it. Money is for protection but wisdom is better. - Melanie Reed

Where did you find the image attached to this post, Kol? - Ivan Zuzak

ideal life? - Kamamiya

The image with money on a toilet paper roll seems confusing if it's depicting "evil" - I must be overlooking something. - Jannifer @wordsforliving

Hehe, it was a little random, sorry about that. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Haha - maybe if the money was burning in the flames of hell rather than just on a toilet paper roll, it would seem more wicked... lol - Jannifer @wordsforliving

The human mind is the root of all evil. - April

Why can't we all just get along? </mars attacks quote>. methinks: Misunderstanding and Fear are the root of all evil. Love of money is a misunderstanding of it's usefulness(rich) & a fear that if you don't have any, horrible things will happen(poor). <Sadness /> - immaterial

Money is the root of all capital gains. - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed

من حاضرم با تو اين دسشويى برم خودمو با اينا تميز كنم - Silence4N from fftogo

Money is the root of all taxes. Seriously, no, it's not the root of all evil. That's a misquote and absurd anyway. Money is an enabler. - Rick Cogley

money, money, money http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

@Igor: You're mistaken about the definition of ignorance. It IS lack of knowledge. @Steven Perez: Quoting the bible proves nothing. - Tanath

Prove that the quote is wrong. - Steven Perez from IM

@immaterial: Misunderstanding = ignorance. ;-) Fear generally comes from ignorance too (fear of the unknown, ignorance of a solution). - Tanath

@Steven Perez: It's not wrong... love of money has caused all kinds of evil. That doesn't make it the root of all evil though. - Tanath

Tanath, so I guess if I bribe you you will change your opinion on ignorance? How much do you want? Or u are not for sale? <wink> - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

@Sean: If evil stemming from ignorance isn't evil, then it would seem there is no evil. All evil is unfortunate, but that doesn't mean it's not evil. Even psychotic people who are that way due to a chemical imbalance are such because they are ignorant of how to act better (or why they should), and we are ignorant of a cure. - Tanath

Money is just a tool. If we didn't have money, the worst among us would still find ways to cheat and rob others. - Morton Fox

@Igor: LOL. My beliefs & opinions aren't determined by money, and I'm not a liar. One day my word may be worth more than you can afford. - Tanath

Morton, just make sure the market goes up, I promise I will not turn EVIL LOL - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

Tanath, I hope so! Well keep seeking knowledge! ;-) - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

:-) Besides, anyone can check the dictionary, and what am I to say then? :P - Tanath

But I said evil stems from ignorance. You do not believe so? - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

the root? No. I think the root lies inside each of us. Some are good and would do good with money. Even with opportunities to get more money, but with negative methods, they choose to stay away from the money. Others would push their grandmothers in front of a bus for a chance at big bucks. me personally? I'd probably push someone else's grandmother in front of a bus, but that's where I draw the line - Morgan

#grandmothers are not EVIL generally, that is! LOL - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק

Ego - Patricia

The quote comes from 1 Timothy 6:10: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage... And as someone earlier posted, it is often misquoted. - Melanie Reed

I think there was evil before there was money - Iphigenie

Perhaps. But once people found out that evil could pay off so handsomely, I'll bet that the level of evil went right through the roof. - Steven Perez from IM

the LOVE of money is the root of all evil according to scipture - sherijohnson

Exactly Patricia! (People keep repeating the same thing about love of money. Is it really that simplistic or is that just an easy quote?) - <3Heather<3

@Igor: I agree evil stems from ignorance - I was referring to the definition of ignorance. You (facetiously) offered to bribe me on that point. ;P - Tanath

@Heather, I think it's just an easy quote. It really doesn't make sense to blame it for all evil. :) - Tanath

@sherijohnson: Check the quote. It does not say love of money is the root of _all_evil. - Tanath

That's fine, Tanath. Because that's not what the Scripture says: "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." Not ALL, but a whole freaking lot. - Steven Perez

And I disagree, in a sense. Sure, excessive love of money can lead to all kinds of evil, but I think that can only exist in the context of ignorance... If there is any root of "all evil" I think it must be ignorance. - Tanath

I dunno. I know plenty of smart people who let their love of money get in the way of their good sense, and it never seems to work out well for them. - Steven Perez

But everyone is ignorant in some ways. No one knows everything or is completely wise. - Tanath

Ignorance is part of the human condition. You might as well blame sunlight for being too bright. - Steven Perez from IM

Indeed. I never said we could eliminate ignorance or evil - but we can try to do the best we can. - Tanath

Ah, but that's not the question, is it? - Steven Perez from IM

The answer to the question is: False. - Tanath

On that, we both agree. :) - Steven Perez from IM

Same for love of money. ;P - Tanath

No. :) - Steven Perez

No. I've seen people do crappy things out of sheer cussedness, for free. - Jennifer Dittrich

@Steven: You really think love of money is the root of all evil? Then what do you say about the point that evil existed and would still exist without money? Money is just a tool. Tools aren't good or evil, it's in how they're used and the consequences they bring about. - Tanath

Hence, the "all kinds" before the "of evil". Not to say that people won't do evil things without making some on the side, but watch how motivated they get when there's a paycheck attached to the job. - Steven Perez from IM

But only those who are ignorant of why they shouldn't behave in certain ways will act in those ways. Unless they're completely apathetic, in which case I'd argue that that is ignorant too. - Tanath

If they are ignorant - that is to say, unaware of the harm that their actions cause - then can they truly be evil? - Steven Perez from IM

There's a difference between "being evil," or having an evil character, and doing evil. - Tanath

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions... :P - Tanath

I'm still struggling to figure out what exactly you find objectionable about the quote I used. - Steven Perez from IM

Only these: 1 - You quoted the bible, as if it proves something, and 2 - love of money is not the root of all evil, as has been implied. - Tanath

Ah. (1) So you object to the source material. Fine, that's your prerogative. But that doesn't prove it wrong. (2) Read the quote again. There are no absolutes in that quote. - Steven Perez from IM

I wipe my ass with 1 Dollar bills. - Matt Ruiz

I realize that. I meant that others have implied it. And my objecting to the source isn't proof in itself, but that doesn't mean there isn't proof. - Tanath

You know what the #1 quote from the movie CASABLANCA is? "Play it again, Sam." Just one problem - that quote never happens in the movie. At all. Yet, that's what people erroneously hear over and over again. Kinda like that Scripture you object to. - Steven Perez from IM

Your stance is akin to you quoting a truism from a Harry Potter book and me objecting to the quote because I don't care for Harry Potter. - Steven Perez from IM

Others in this thread have implied it. I'm one of the ones pointing out that the quote doesn't imply it's the root of all evil. See my comment to sherijohnson for instance. :) - Tanath

On the contrary. The manner in which you quoted the bible seemed to imply that it has some authority on the matter. This is debatable to say the least. - Tanath

***Which is why I included the quote.*** I can recall a quote poorly, but if I actually post the quote from the source material, the only objections you could feasibly have about it are (a) you don't like the source material or (b) the quote is incorrect. Since you've already indicated that the quote is not false, what other explanation is left? - Steven Perez from IM

I wonder if we're talking past each other here. What exactly is the point of contention? - Tanath

And considering that the question is based on the quote, it seems facetious NOT to remind all what exactly was said. - Steven Perez from IM

The question isn't necessarily based on the biblical quote. - Tanath

You know of another source that uses this? Such information would have been helpful. - Steven Perez from IM

It's part of common culture, and I'm sure there are prior sources for the notion. Edit: But even if they aren't, it's his own question whether it's been asked before or not. - Tanath

I would love to hear about those. - Steven Perez from IM

Though I don't see how it would be helpful - except for a debate about the bible. - Tanath

I get the distinct impression that, had I used a quote from a philospher, I would not have received such a vigorous debate about the veracity of my source. - Steven Perez from IM

You call this a vigorous debate? :P Actually, I only just bothered to look up the quote, and according to the KJV, it DOES say that love of money is the root of all evil. - Tanath

See, that was your first mistake. When was the KJV compiled? The 17th century. Try looking up that quote in any modern translation, and you'll find something different, such as my own Bible, the New World Translation: "For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains." - Steven Perez from IM

The KJV is apparently considered to be one of the more accurate translations. Meh. My point was that it does say it in some translations, so it makes sense for it to be quoted as such, and isn't necessarily a misquote. - Tanath

Yeah - back in 1611. - Steven Perez from IM

You think the increasing loss of the original languages has helped the later translations? - Tanath

Given the sheer number of codices that exist from between the time of the Dead Sea Scrolls and today, I think they are certainly more than enough reference sources to verify the translations. Certainly today, it is easier to get a better translation, simply due to the speed that information travels and the outlet available for double-checking one's translation, than it was back in 1611. - Steven Perez from IM

Meh. Not really interested in turning this thread into a biblical debate. ;) I have other relevant threads in my feed if you're interested in that. I'd rather stick to the point here and not hijack the thread. - Tanath

Steven: The Bible quote came across as an appeal to authority argument. I think that's what Tanath is trying to express. Please forgive me if I'm mistaken. - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed

Slippy, this is a point I've made myself above, but the cruel tendencies are remnants from times past. We are evolving towards more civilized behaviour. Selfishness & greed must eventually lose out over more wise behaviour. - Tanath

Tanath, to identify the source of a quote is not the equivalent of "hi-jacking" a conversation. It is simply identifying your source. In this instance, the quote that started this thread was not a mis-quote, but rather an incomplete one: it was as people tend to remember it with the most outstanding memory aids in that sentence: "money" and "evil". However, the point of the quote is... more... - Melanie Reed

Mona Nomura

@technosailor block the trolls/haters and move along. For me, FF is one of the few places (online) where amicable discussions are possible.

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YOU HAVE KNOW IDEA WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT, MONA. SHUT YOUR PIEHOLE!!!!1 - Ⓒⓗⓡⓘⓢ Ⓟⓘⓡⓘⓛⓛⓞ

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Your ≠ you're TROLLFACE. - Mona Nomura

lol - mikepk

*Chris and I hate each other btw. ;) - Mona Nomura

Seesmic is one other. I have a two strikes policy. I have only used it twice on Seesmic which says a lot for that new media - Ross

All this anger, it's not neccesary, chill peepz - Sebastiaan van den Akker

!!!!1,Did the little finger just separate from shift? or express emotion? I think caps lock was not used - Ken Okabe

First? - Mike Lewis

Imma take Mona's side on this, cuz she's teh awesome!!11!!! - ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)

BUT AY HAVE KNOW IDEA WUT IM TALKIN 'BOUT HARVEY!!!!!11!!!!ONEONEONE - Mona Nomura

O_o - Joe The Sausage

^^^ dead silence is appropriate hahaha - chrisofspades

Dead Silence: killed 361 threads! [33% kill rate] http://chrispeoples.com/ffthrea... :) - chrisofspades

Ken, in this context, adding a "1" to the end of or middle of a series of exclamation points is proper usage when communicating something emphatic on teh interets. A nice touch was intentionally using the possesive form of "you", rather than the contraction for "you are." Extra points awarded for the use of all caps. 9/10 - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed

Mona: I blocked Aaron to save him the trouble. - Robert Scoble

FriendFeed needs a "close comments to this thread" option, or "only allow commenting from those that I follow" option. - Jesse Stay

Jesse: that would be a good feature. - Robert Scoble

Robert: LOL. Jesse, I agree - I don't have problems on my feed since I monitor and block jerks and unnecessarily rude people right away but MAN I've seen some people on FF crucified for stating their opinions... :\ - Mona Nomura

I was just commenting how I liked FF more than twitter because its not a bunch of spam bots and corporate marketing wonks. Nice post. - James Watters

Mona: they should see what Valleywag does to bloggers. Twitter? I have 96,000 followers and most are bots and probably so. - Robert Scoble

Robert, ignorance is bliss...especially on the Internet. I am very afraid of Valleywag and its readers. ;) Twitter is easier to manage conversation, though sucky for discussions. To each their own, I guess. - Mona Nomura

As one who was crucified on here, I know that I can't handle/don't want any arguing or ugliness. I'm following Mona's example - "block the trolls/haters and move along". I've never heard of Valleywag, but I'll make sure I avoid it. - Jannifer @wordsforliving

Stephanie

RT @pvlas: RT @alana_g: Donovan McNabb pays tribute to Michael Jackson on his Yardbarker blog: http://donovanmcnabb.yardbarker.com/blog...

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Tweet Boxx is so true about some of the celebs tweets http://www.break.com/usercon...

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BK is getting freaky with the 7-incher http://www.bon-food.com.sg/promoti...

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FriendFeed Adds File Sharing. No Movies, But MP3s Are Fine. - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...

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Orli Yakuel

OK, I'm very pleased with my new bathing suit. This is for all of you skeptical people (watch out semi-NSFW): http://www.flickr.com/photos...

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It's very nice, tasteful. Sure you look great in a full length view as well! - Martha

approved - The Amber

Very nice Orli! - Shannon

Martin Bryant to Martin's feed, TheNextWeb Forum, All Things Mobile, *Europe's Mobile Tech & Social Media Hub*

Qik to be bundled with every Nokia smartphone - is live streaming about to take off? - The Next Web - http://thenextweb.com/2009...

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"It’s been possible for over a year but until now it’s been the preserve of a few geeks, bloggers and journalists. Could 2009 be the year live video streaming from mobile phones goes mainstream? It’s been announced that one of the most popular live streaming apps, Qik, is to be pre-loaded with all of Nokia’s S60 smartphones, starting with their new flagship N97." - Martin Bryant from Bookmarklet

Bundle the N97 with a gorillapod and you'll have the complete package. - Bernie Goldbach

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http://www.amahi.org/

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The Amahi Home Server is more than what you'd expect from a GNU/Linux home server. We call it "Home Digital Assistant" or HDA. * Network backups Backup all your networked machines simply and easily * Shared network storage Access, share and search your files from any machine on your network * Secure VPN Automatically setup your own VPN so you can access your network from anywhere: safely and securely * Shared Applications Calendaring, private wiki and other shared applications at your fingertips ... and more - The Real sofarsoShawn

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Works cross platform (Ubuntu coming soon) & gaming consoles has an amazing ray of features and applications. Take a look at the link Amahi is really quite incredible. - The Real sofarsoShawn

Looks intriguing, though I'm curious how it compares to Windows Home Server. - Michael Turner

It's a lot to take in I was taken a back by how mammoth the whole "project" is with all the app's included/services/multi-platforming and still have to take some time to wrap my head around it. The site says V. Ubuntu is coming shorlty. - The Real sofarsoShawn

waiting for an ubuntu/debian version! - 9000

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[WOLFRAM|ALPHA] Top 10 Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs - http://mashable.com/2009...

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"If you haven’t heard about it yet, the new computational search engine Wolfram Alpha launched this week to much fanfare and attention. The service can calculate integrals, tell you the flying time between San Francisco and London, or even the (lack of) nutritional content of your M&M’s." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Nir Ben Yona

Are you addicted?

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seeing that I read this whilst on the loo with iPhone I guess I am! - Matt Stevens

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matt: LOL - Tyler Gillies

+10 Matt :))) - Nir Ben Yona

that makes two of us reading iPhones in the loo. - George Hall (Australia)

David: Ha. I can definitely understand the iPhone thing, but taking a laptop into the loo is something that probably requires other arrangements, eh. - Nir Ben Yona

A modern way to check you mail in the loo: http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry... - Jokin Lacalle

Heh! Sorry to dissapoint, but when I'm busy with 1 and/or 2, I have no desire to get my geek on. - darnell from BuddyFeed

Yes I am, do it all the time - Veetrag

Jokin: interesting concept. - Nir Ben Yona

Loic Le Meur

You like puppets? - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

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Wow Loren Feldman did a pretty good video. I take back all the negative criticism I had for his acting ability. He's really got something there. Surprisingly good. - Dave Winer

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I sure do, that's why we made a very special episode for MahaloDaily today... http://www.mahalodaily.com/2008... - Tyler Crowley

I really enjoy to watch all the puppet shows that Loren made. Pretty amazing and hope the show will never end! - Christine Yang from twhirl

I've watched a bunch of the video's they're funny, but tired of the Shel stick. It seems you have to be a real insider to know how they know each other and why Loren thinks the guys a *&^%head or loser. And there is always two sides and I don't have that much time for Soap Opera web 2.0 or whatever you want to call it. Loren keep doing video's, except drop Shel! - David Cole

may I say LOL - Dobromir Hadzhiev

Orli Yakuel

eddie murphy's giant head on the interstate - http://www.flickr.com/photos...

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Hercules! Hercules! - paisano from twhirl

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This photo now has 29,000 views, and 282 favorites. Seems most of them came today. - Russellreno

Thomas? What? You liked it? :) - directeur

http://xhtml-css.com/stuff... :( - directeur

Wow . . - pcdave79

Bret Taylor

Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Wed in California - NYTimes.com - http://www.nytimes.com/2008...

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"This year, however, proponents of same-sex marriage have found encouragement in both the California Supreme Court decision and in a subsequent order by Gov. David A. Paterson of New York, instructing agencies in his state to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally elsewhere. The California court has also rebuffed several challenges to its May 15 decision, made by two conservative legal groups and by Republican attorneys general who fear that the California marriages will lead to legal challenges brought in their own states." - Bret Taylor

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The current UK administration defused the issue of same sex unions by the introduction of Civil Partnerships in 2005 linked to an across the board change of relevant laws to provide parity with married couples - with the exception of those with religiious objections (who should really know better) this has gone smoothly and been introduced across the UK. Its not called a marriage but has all the advantages (and responsibilities!) of the mixed sex varaint. - Jican

The opposition should be pleased. Now that they're married, they'll be having less sex. - Phil Wolff from Alert Thingy

our friends Bob and Michael get married in SF on August 20th. - Todd Mundt

Is that Bruce Willis in the second picture? j/k - Nesta Campbell

@Phil: Ha! Comment of the day :) - Bret Taylor

I love my native state! - Zach Landes

Phil: Brilliant Comment! - Parth Awasthi from twhirl

It makes me very happy to see gay folks entering the light in California. I'm also very amused at how frustrating it must be to the Right. Well, I guess in a few years one of us will be proven right. Either a small percentage of the population of California will be happily married and gay or the country will lay in smouldering ruins and people will be having sex with box turtles. - iTad

Tad: I feel a box turtle urge coming on! Hah. - Robert Scoble

@Tad - I had box turtles as pets when I was kid. Never considered that activity with them though... - Hutch Carpenter

"It does not affect your daily life very much if your neighbor marries a box turtle. But that does not mean it is right. Now you must raise your children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife." - Rick Santorum (Idiot) ex-Senator from Virginia - iTad

Dude in the pic with "Bruce Willis" is freakin HYOOOGE! I wonder how many opponents of gay marriage have been pwned by his hand...LOL - Rah-PM 2012

Really? BTW...Santorum => Pennsylvania - Hutch Carpenter

Whoa, don't push Santorum on us Virginians! hehe - JCunwired

Oh crap - sorry to pollute Virginia with Santorum! Oops. I wouldn't wish that on anyone... - iTad

I hope it "sticks". My boyfriend and I are waiting until after November. To have the rug pulled from under us after enjoying a few months of wedded bliss would be too much for the heart to bear. - Jason Menayan

bravo, - pestwave

All You Need Is Love! - Chris Nixon

In my home town in Austria, we had a case of a black man and a white woman wanting to marry, they ended up being refused by the marriage registrar. Of course, we also haven't got gay marriage legalized here. The US have problems, but in some cases, law is way more progressive than in Europe. - sebmos

YAY! - dave mcclure

Yay! - Yuvi

@Phil: LOL! This has certainly been a momentous (and good) development. But it would be nice to see these kinds of decisions made through the legislative process. The fact that this decided in the courts will make the outcome more contentious than it would have been had the population been forced to have a legitimate conversation about the issue. The more bigoted corners of our society now have a victim card to play - and play it they shall... - Forrest Cox

@Forrest: The genius of our system of government lies in its checks and balances. In particular, an unfettered democracy would be subject to the problem of the "tyranny of the majority". Fortunately this is offset by our Constitution and our courts, whose job is to ensure that individual rights are not trampled on, no matter how unpopular that individual may be, for whatever reason. Any bigots playing the victim card are ignorant of basic civics. - Ruchira S. Datta

@Ruchira I agree. The Cali court is playing exactly its Constitutional role, and it's essentially a conservative and Federalist approach to reconciling changing societal mores and the demands of a minority. As I've commented elsewhere, we are winning this argument, and we're doing it state by state, rather than through a Federal fiat, which simply is not feasible at this time. All good things... - Rick Powell

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