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Zee I am so happy for you - I know how much you adore her. :) Congratulations again and may you have a fantabulous life together, filled with joy, love, and laughter! Best, Mona - Mona Nomura

Congratulations :o) - Amit Morson

wow! Congratulations from Moscow, Russia - Лёша from iPhone

the style man ! congrats ! long life ... - alexxandra

congrads, :) - chaz2b

Congratulations, Zee! All the happiness in the world to you both! - Martha

congrats! - Joshua Schnell

like, like, like, like, like, like, like, ............. - Martha

Lurvly :-) - Bernie Goldbach

Nice. :) - Steven Perez

This has been coming up in my feed all day and I have not begun to tire of it at all. Lovely! Congratulations again! - Vicarbott

Wow. Congrats Mucho! A long, healthy and happy life for the both of you! Remember how much you love each other right now, because down the road a few years, you might wonder where you are, how you got there, and who is sleeping next to you in bed. It's hard, hard work. But it's worth it! - Morgan

Congratulations. And enjoy the rest of your vacation! - Meryn Stol

Beautiful girl and beautiful ring.....congratulations! - Bonnie Foster

congrats! - echostreamer

Congrats! You're a lucky man with a beautiful bride-to-be! - Chieze Okoye

Beautiful. May you have a long and prosperous life together! - Mo Kargas

^_^ nice ring! congrats! - Shandiz

Congratulations! - Kenneth Reitz

Zee is a very lucky man! - imabonehead

Congrats my man ... looks romantic too. - Amani

Congrats ^_^ - ‎‎Emad

Congratulation! - Toni @ NavinoT

Congrats! - Rick Cogley

grats =] - Özgür D. Cyric

gr8 !! - Nayan

If I could click "Like" again I would. - Nicholas Kreidberg

Congratulations! - ™دردا

دردا کانگرو پرتاب میکنی ها :)) - فائزه

Awesome Zee - Congrats! - Charlie Anzman

Cool! Congrats! - .LAG liked that

Nice. Hope everything works out fantastic for you. - Brent - Yes I am

Cool. All the best, y'all. - Marg Uerite

Wish you happiness. Congrats Zee :) - Özkan Altuner

darısı başıma :) (bi zahmet çevirin ingilizceye) - deathwing

Aw - Congratulations, guys. - jan geronimo

Congratulations - atalmatal

早生贵子 :D - /sg

白头偕老 lol - K.D.

به‌به ! دست دست ... اراذل بیایید این پایین بزنید برقصید :)) - آقای هامد

Welcome to the club Zee! - Jacque

♥♥congratulations♥♥ I'm happy for you guys! - Safa Paksu

Congrats - Joe Mac Stevens

Congrats!! :) - MiaD

Congratulations :) - Fatih Küçükbaltacı

jeeeezzz fellas.. =) congratulations.. that looks a perfect picture.. here's a toast for you guys, cheeeeerss =))) - Gtp19

Wonderful!!! - Mitchell Tsai

congrats - collins

Congrats !! What a beautiful couple =) - Brodie Beta

Congrats Zee ;) - Mitch

congrats Zee, all the best! - Craig Deakin

grats zee! - samantha

congrats! - Loic Le Meur

Best wishes to you guys :) - Mayakovskij

Carl F. McKinney

I've always wished I could call all my friends together and we form like Voltron in some remote location.

July 19, 2009 from Facebook - Comment - Like - Share

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Matt;

you guys like this shirt too? :) http://twitpic.com/7lrfk

July 18, 2009 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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P Diddy

Follow @iamdiddy for positive energy!!!! Rt pls!

May 8, 2009 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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vijay

Non -removable batteries are the future. Stop the whining and get used to it.

March 16, 2009 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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I wonder if they said the same thing about laptops back I'm the day? - darnell from BuddyFeed

Marco(aureliusmaximus)

heading "home" against my will - will never get over how earlý this town closes down #sxsw

March 16, 2009 from fftogo - Comment - Like - Share

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Robert Scoble

Facebook just announced that Profiles and Pages become same thing. More details as they come here:

March 4, 2009 - Comment - Like - Share

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They call it the "Arrington" feature. - Robert Scoble

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Mike Arrington can let as many people subscribe to him as he wants. - Robert Scoble

Profiles for Everyone, the slide says. - Robert Scoble

I read this on TC last week - something about Pages becoming more interactive with features that mirrors our Profiles. - Mona Nomura

I'm happy to hear that. - Adam Kinney

The stream is in real-time. - Robert Scoble

Rich content. Photos, notes, videos. Sounds a lot like friendfeed. - Robert Scoble

They just needed to remove the friend cap. Or have it approved by admins in certain situations. The fan pages were fine. Brands shouldn't have a "profile". - David Spinks

its the same foo , but different toilet :)- - Peter Dawson

Re "Sounds a lot like friendfeed.", Facebook is the new Microsoft, i.e. "embrace and extend" - Ken Sheppardson

OMG There are still people using Facebook? ;) - Peter Kruit

Now what is Ed going to do since he dumped all his people and had them move from his profile to his page? Poor Ed...more work now I'm afraid... - Wendy Merritt from twhirl

yes, 175m of them. - Jamie

Matthew: no. Now the competition gets interesting! - Robert Scoble

I've got a page. What do I do? - Christopher Harris

They dont' even start to implement until next week...don't do anything just yet. - Wendy Merritt from twhirl

It's just facebook recognising that there are only 2 kinds of entities. People and Organisations. Both have Profiles. As we say here at Udoogoo Organisations are people too. :) - Anton Mannering

Chris Brogan

100 Personal Branding Tactics Using Social Media - http://www.chrisbrogan.com/100-per...

June 16, 2008 from chrisbrogan.com - Comment - Like - Share

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Great list. Who knew there were 100 things you could do? They're all right on though. - Leo Laporte

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This is so weird.. I was just thinking about this today, when I was arguing with my wife about why I post so much stuff. I'm thinking that personal branding is important. - Joe Mac Stevens

Really good stuff, Chris. Thanks for sharing. - Bruce Turner

Thank You! Excellent topic that I will delve into right away. - Wendy J. Roan from twhirl

Excellent piece by Chris! - Charlie Anzman

add this to listropolis - http://www.listropolis.com/2008... - shaun mclane

except that you do a US only list it is a nice list. would it really be asked too much to at least recognize that for example linkedin does not rule the world and write "join the leading biz network, like for example linkedin"? - Nicole Simon

Holy crap, Chris! This is great stuff! Would you say personal branding is for anyone, or more for people who have something to sell through their online persona (a product, service, or opinion)? - Zach Landes

thanks Chris - what a great resource - wil be sending this to all my staff - if only they will DO IT! :) - Brad from twhirl

Wow, this list is awesome Chris. Thanks for sharing it. - Jason Runyan

Kick Ass - Dave Peck

great article with fantastic tips - Mick Edwards

100 Personal Branding Tactics Using Social Media. Your title is awfully modest considering you covered every marketing aspect in the online world. - Collin

One of the great things about blogging is it gives businesses the opportunity to listen. Your point about listening is well taken. - John P. Kreiss

Brian Sullivan

All this fawning over Colin Powell -- somehow I can't get over the fact that he was part of the lying machine that lead up to the Iraq invasion -- lost all respect for him then and he has done nothing to regain it.

October 19, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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yah. he was 'dead' to me the day he delivered that UN speech.and i was really bummed. i used to like him. - MikeAmundsen

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agreed, with a big "yeah but". yeah, but the undecided who are looking for reasons to vote either way don't think of him like that. it's not important to someone who has already decided they support Obama, but it's *huge* for the people who are still trying to get over the hump (due to inexperience, etc) - Jeremy Toeman

@jeremy: good point. - MikeAmundsen

I thought the "I was just following orders" defense was debunked after WWII? - Brian Sullivan

Personally, I think Powell was kept in the dark about a lot of the information (or rather misinformation) that he was working with. If you haven't read it, take a gander at the book 'Bush World'. At least, I think that's the title. Will have to find my copy to check... - FFing Enigma

good point, still his rationale for Barack was dead on in my opinion (except he didn't address issues, more the campaign strategies) - anna sauce

“A commander-in-chief cannot take as an excuse for his mistakes in warfare an order by his sovereign or his minister, when the person giving the order is absent from the field of operations and is imperfectly aware or wholly unaware of the latest state of affairs. It follows that any commander-in-chief who undertakes to carry out a plan which he considers defective is at fault; he must... more... - MikeAmundsen

How can you be so sure he was a lying machine? Everyone was LIED to by intelligence. (including Hillary) http://www.factcheck.org/iraq_wh... http://www.factcheck.org/iraq... http://www.factcheck.org/society... http://www.americanprogress.org/kf... - Mona Nomura

i agree with mike's basic premise. people will use the excuse of him being "duped" by the administration, but shit, if i could even see the way bush and his chicken hawks were operating back then and he couldn't it kinda makes me question his judgment. furthermore, powell had a heck of a lot of people at his disposal who he could confer with about the potential traps and misgivings of the iraq WMD agenda as led by the bush administration so in my eyes he was complicit in the web of lies - Cee Bee

while i am disappointed in how Powell handled the UN speech, i do not - for one minute - think him stupid. a man of his stature and character knows how size up people and facts. by all press accounts, Powell knew the material presented to him was weak. he spent hours w/ folks to build a new speech. he knew what - and who- he was dealing with. - MikeAmundsen

"Action expresses priorities. " Mohandas Gandhi. Powell stepping down spoke for himself. - Mona Nomura

Mona - I never said Colin Powell was a lying machine - I said he was part of the lying machine. Frankly it surprises me that you are buying the "bad intelligence" line -- absolving the Bush &Co. Every fact I have read says that the intelligence of the day doubted the WMD from the beginning and brought forward their information forcibly-- and that GWB and cohorts(Powell being a prominent member) proceeded with their predetermined agenda anyway. - Brian Sullivan

Stepping down was good. I wish he'd done it sooner. - MikeAmundsen

Think back to the time when those reports came out. Consider the factors surrounding the situation. Then factor our culture, and the American way of thinking. Then think about how and what kind of position the man was put in. Things aren't always what they seem. - Mona Nomura

I am afraid in this case that things are exactly what they seem. - Brian Sullivan

i'm not understanding what you're trying to imply mona. the factors surrounding the situation was that the blueprint for the excuse for an iraq invasion was laid down by people like perle, wolfowitz & feith long before 9/11. what does the culture of this country have to do with being right or wrong? the man allowed himself to be put in the position he now regrets to have put the entire country in. - Cee Bee

Meh - Rah-PM 2012

I'm not implying anything. I'm merely stating, things aren't always what they seem. He is only one man, that was a part of an entity -- our government. And that to me, speaks for itself. - Mona Nomura

but what do you mean it "speaks for itself?" that's somewhat of a non-commital statement - Cee Bee

Our government, its entity, the structure, and what it entails to be a high level government official, Cee Bee. - Mona Nomura

so the blind leading the blind, basically? or the powers that be getting one over on the people with the collusion of its own? "i was just following orders" isn't good enough anymore - Cee Bee

Absolving Powell, for what was known to people without intelligence seems way too nice. Anyone who paid any attention to Sunni/Shia issues in the region knew the intelligence was bunk, that Powell dog-and-pony show for the UN was a farce. The fact that he did it without thinking, knowing that they kept intelligence from his says a lot about his character. - Anika

And that's exactly why he stepped down, Cee Bee. Things aren't so cut down and dry when you're in a position of power -- all across the board. But for him to step down, shows enough character (to me). - Mona Nomura

agreed FM. - Cee Bee

As I recall he never "stepped down" -- he served until the end of the term. - Brian Sullivan

I also think that Powell was misled. - Mike Reynolds

Everyone in this thread seems to know so much. Why didn't you call for action (impeachment perhaps) while this was going on then? -- just asking. - Mona Nomura

Impeachment of whom -- Powell? - Brian Sullivan

powell was forced to resign in a "nice" way by his boss. - Cee Bee

The administration? If Powell is guilty, we all are too. For watching Clinton go on trial for adultery and enabling all these things we 'know' go on. - Mona Nomura

mona, people were being silenced during this whole fiasco and made to look like they were unpatriotic, radicals or even crazy. you're the one bringing up the ideas of the american culture, the factors surrounding this situation as a way to legitimize bad judgment at the very least if not lying at its worst. what are you talking about? - Cee Bee

Of course Americans share in the guilt -damn you even re-elected Bush -- how stupid was that? I am not sure what brings Clinton into this though (Clinton was never on trial for adultery btw). - Brian Sullivan

I can't speak for anyone else, but I helped mobilize thousands of people to show action against the farce; letters, phone calls, protests. We were called traitors. I started the moment I finished reading the PATRIOT ACT in Oct. 2001. It was the day before Iraq was first mentioned by the WH. I have no idea why our rep. rolled over but they did. - Anika

I think that Powell was manipulated into giving that speech. I suspect he had reservations but his warped sense of loaylty forced him to do it. He is against the war now and is one of the few Administration officals to admit he was wrong and regrets what he did. Therefore I forgive him. He is not the only one Bush/Cheny fooled. - Joe Mac Stevens

There were plenty of people calling for action: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Hell, I remember it was around this time that I first got called a leftist, liberal, hippie, etc for being against the war even though I was pretty much a right-leaning libertarian at the time. That was step one for me never supporting the GOP ever again. - Rob H.

There was a power struggle in the Bush 43 administration between Bush 41 realists and the neoconservatives. The neocons won. Powell mostly blamed "the JINSA crowd" for the Iraq War debacle. See Craig Unger's book on this subject, probably the best window so far into what really happened. Powell probably figured that if he kept a perch inside the administration that he might be able to... more... - Sean McBride

Interesting -- reports this morning indicate that Powell may get a cabinet position in an Obama administration. Maybe Secretary of State and a chance to correct his mistake? - Brian Sullivan

Powell would probably use a big broom to sweep all the neocons out of the American government. - Sean McBride

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Are Your Online Friends Real? - http://chris.pirillo.com/2008...

September 15, 2008 from Chris Pirillo - Comment - Like - Share

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I'd drink beer and eat sushi with any of my online friends. Does that make them real? - Robert Scoble

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I'll have a beer & sushi with you Robert. - anna sauce

I hope they are. - Bren

Some yes, some no. Whilst I know the odds are some I consider real do not, I give most online relationships the benefit of the doubt and many huggles. - Michael W. May from twhirl

Unless all of you are computers and hookers then I would say yes. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

Just like PM5K said, Nobody's Real http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Andrea Baker

But to be serious. I do have more in common with my online friends then I do with most of my offline friends. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

I always am told that my online friends aren't really "friends," but I don't believe them. I value my online friends just as much as my offline friends. Yes, I'd love to go meet up with them sometime, but it's just nice to talk to them online. - Mol, FF Music Lover

If they aren't their AI's certainly passed the Turing test. - Kevin Bondelli

It doesn't matter - Mo Kargas

Yes, they're real, but sometimes real isn't enough. When your spouse has died or you're being treated for cancer or your child is very ill, etc., yes, online friends are great to have, but they cannot replace in-the-flesh friends who can be there for you in more than spirit. - Dawn

Form fits function - Anna Haro

Of course they're real. As real as Lehman Bros. investment portfolio...;-) - Paul Denlinger

mashable

Again, One Clueless Person Destroys the Privacy Of Millions ( http://mashable.com/2008... )

July 3, 2008 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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That is very disturbing. - CJ

Oh cool more digital shit hitting the fan... be interesting to see if they go after persons from overseas as well - if not I am safe for the time being at any rate. Still - crapola dude... - Dave Gray

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Palm vs iPhone - http://chris.pirillo.com/2008...

June 15, 2008 from Chris Pirillo - Comment - Like - Share

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Is ANYBODY out there still using Palm devices?! - Ⓒⓗⓡⓘⓢ Ⓟⓘⓡⓘⓛⓛⓞ

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Unfortunately, yes. 700P with Sprint. I want to upgrade. - nsnadell from twhirl

I think the last Palm I had was a Clie. - Ⓒⓗⓡⓘⓢ Ⓟⓘⓡⓘⓛⓛⓞ

I had the Handspring Visor with VisorPhone, then went to Treo 180g, and finally, to BlackBerry. Still no iPhone. - Louis Gray

The Centro is actually a pretty decent smartphone - nice form factor, great price. - Leo Laporte

Last Palm device I had was the Treo 600 - Bwana ☠

755p right here. I'll still take it over Windows Mobile anyday, but the iPhone is calling to me - Roger Benningfield

Yes, I'm a lifelong (US Robotics Pilot to PalmPilot to Palm (last one was a T|X) to now the Treo 700P) Pam user. Really dig my Treo. Thinking about a BlackBerry when my Verizon 'new every two' is up, but I have too many programs to part with. - David Price

Best Palm device I ever had was the Clie NR70 (http://www.mobiletechreview.com/feature...) ... Got it at the end of my freshmen year in high school... way ahead of it's time... Unfortunately... Sony decided that their awesome devices were too cool or something... so they discontinued the Clie line... - Ross Miller

I have a red Centro (from Sprint) and I like it a lot. - Shannon Jiménez

Loved the Clie - definitely a great Palm-based device, and I think I had them all. - Leo Laporte from twhirl

its not even a contest. Palm was innovative 6 years ago. That interface is stagnant now. - Joe Mac Stevens

I still have a 700p with Verizon and a Lifedrive. Dreaming of an iPhone to dump one of them. - eyeonpower

Palm was great. Emphasis on was. It's still better than WinMo when considering general usability. But, Apple came along and changed the landscape and I think both Palm and Microsoft were caught off guard. It will be interesting to see how they respond once better understand what Apple has done (if they ever understand, that is). - Ben Vaughan from twhirl

I have a Treo 600 that I can't wait to get rid of. Problem is, it seems that where I'm going Verizon reigns supreme and everything else is a mistake. If it wasn't that way, I'd already have an iPhone. - Robert Konigsberg

I never got my loyalty card after 3 palm devices so I've switched to a windows mobile device which was worse. Now on a Symbian. - Carolyn Chan

Like David, been using Palm since the original Pilot, now on a Treo 700p with Sprint. Have many 3rd party programs that I depend on. I use and like it a lot but the regular crashes annoy me. May move to either a Blackberry or iPhone when my 2yr is up. - Larry Huffman

I just shelved a Palm Tungsten because I got my Blackjack II. However, I have to admit, the calendar and contact functions in the Tungsten were quite robust. I miss them. And I've used both Palm and Windows Mobile (remember CE?) for many years. The Tungsten stares out at me from time to time when I open the desk drawer. It may convince me to give it a revisit and simply answer my phone and check email on the Blackjack. iPhone? Meh. If I want an iTouch, I'll get one of those. - Rich Palmer

Amanda Gravel

"having a facebook page and using it doesn't make you a social media expert." haha!

June 24, 2008 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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But I *am* a Facebook social media expert. My FB page takes over a minute to load! :-) - Dave Dugal

Sonny Gill

Quote: "The World Needs Dreamers and The World Needs Doers. But Above All, The World Needs Dreamers Who Do."

June 24, 2008 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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What the world needs is dreamers, doers, refiners,communicators working effectively in teams. The idea of the bohemian artist, or mad scientist creating in a darkened lab is so 19th century. - Brian Sullivan

The world needs money and sellers. Enough. No one cares about innovation if it doesn't bring money. Harsh but true. - directeur

Thomas Hawk

Into A Secret Place | Zooomr Photo Sharing - http://www.zooomr.com/photos...

June 20, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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Here's the sunset that I shot with Jeremy and Patrick last night. This is Jeremy's version of it, not mine, I still need to process mine from last night. It was a pretty amazing sunset looking out over SF from Oakland. Amazing colors and clouds. - Thomas Hawk from Bookmarklet

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That is a great shot. The colors are amazing - Joe Mac Stevens

best viewed large: http://www.zooomr.com/z... - Thomas Hawk

Wow. You weren't kidding Thomas! I now have a nice new desktop background! - Brian Daniel Eisenberg

hmm, people still use Zooomr? Who knew? Great image though! Can't wait to see what you came up with, Thomas. - jerry

That was an amazing sunset. It seemed to go on and on. Looking forward to seeing your versions of it, TH. - Jeremy Brooks

I'm biased as I work for Zooomr of course Jerry, but it's improved *a lot* in the past few months. More to come soon hopefully. Kristopher's working hard on it from Japan. I love the community on Zooomr. Good people and good photographers. - Thomas Hawk

@Thomas: Yeah, I remember when all my photos took a boat trip to Japan. Wish I could have went with them. And yeah, there is some definite talent over there on Zooomr. (and I still upload to Zooomr some) - jerry

RWW: The Future of Tech: john conroy

Rooms in FF are funny. Many members, very quiet. What gives?!

June 17, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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I almost think it might be because people arn't sure if it is allowed or polite to post to a room they didn't make, but I maybe wrong - Kerk

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yeah, like my new room http://friendfeed.com/rooms... - info, members, no convo - Sarah Perez

I'm still having a hard time naturally embracing rooms. I spend 98% of my time on FF simply refresting friendfeed.com over and over and over again. Not sure why I'm not gravitating to rooms more. - Thomas Hawk

Would love to participate more in rooms, but need to prioritize time for work and life. Only have time to chime in occasionally, but it's great to follow what conversations are happening. - Cathryn Hrudicka

I like the idea that rooms create a FF community based around a common interest rather than your social network. Not sure it's quite working for me yet though, I wish FF had a way to browse & search rooms (unless I'm missing it?) - Costa Walcott

I do believe that people just don't see any value for themselves to contribute to the groups they did not create - they have enough things to do and discuss but for a group to become interesting, it must really be based around some common interest people are passionate about, not around a product that the creators want people to communicate around. - Svetlana Gladkova

@costa I don't think there is a way to browse rooms. Which is strange... - john conroy

We're just waiting... - Joe Dawson

mashable

ListensToYou is Where Consumers Pick their Own Ads [The Startup Review] - http://mashable.com/2008...

June 18, 2008 from Mashable! - Comment - Like - Share

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Mickipedia

I imagine the rule against liquids in airport security leads to lots of beverage sales.

June 18, 2008 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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it's a stupid rule. Same for the one about turning off "all electronic devices" during take off and landing. Typical overreaction and paranoia. - Thomas Hawk

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but it gives the impression that something is done. - Benedikt Koehler

I remember around the time of the 2006 UK liquid bomb plot, the viability of liquid bombs was questioned and found to be pretty much bogus. And yet, two years later, we are still taking people's insulin away. What. The. Hell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Phil Glockner

This rule is so stupid. - Joe Mac Stevens

Once again, the myth of the Binary Explosive as part of Security Theater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Dave Roth

They stole my Nivea cream too... stoopid - Claudio Cicali

I've had bottled water confiscated - unless I was going to seperate the H from the O and ignite it, I can't see the problem. - Rich

Thomas Hawk

June 16, 2008 from Flickr - Comment - Like - Share

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Great stuff. Man, I've really gotta' start taking more high-ISO shots. Do you use any software (like Noise Ninja) to reduce the noise further or is this the result straight out of the 5D? - J. McConnell

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I need to just get a better camera, went to see N*E*R*D at Brixton Saturday and my camera couldn't handle the flashing lights. Didn't even attempt the zoom as it just blurs the quality! - Joe Dawson

Amazing images, as always, Thomas. Thank you for sharing. - Liana Lehua

Hey J. McConnell, no noise reduction software. The 5D does remarkably well at 1600 iso. - Thomas Hawk

Howard O'Berry

Divorce Sale - http://ob81.tumblr.com/post...

June 15, 2008 from Tumblr - Comment - Like - Share

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Cocoa for Windows + Flash Killer = SproutCore — RoughlyDrafted Magazine - http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008...

June 15, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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roughlydrafted reads like a great tech book. I can spend hours on that site too . He really knows his shit. - Joe Mac Stevens

Nikpay

The Dark Side of Web Anonymity - http://www.businessweek.com/magazin...

June 14, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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Howard O'Berry

marketinghackz.com - Free Slogan/Tagline For Your Business or Blog - http://marketinghackz.com/free-sl...

June 13, 2008 from StumbleUpon - Comment - Like - Share

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Are you Worried about the Gas Crisis? - http://chris.pirillo.com/2008...

June 12, 2008 from Chris Pirillo - Comment - Like - Share

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...or will you continue to drive as "normal?" Is anybody taking public transportation or changing their travel habits in ANY way?! - Ⓒⓗⓡⓘⓢ Ⓟⓘⓡⓘⓛⓛⓞ

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Owning a prius makes it MUCH more bearable, but it sure was nice filling up for less than $20 last year! Overall I'm not terribly worried, as people drive less demand will fall and so will prices. Eventually (sooner I think than later) new alternatives will take us back down to at least $2/gallon equivalent. - iTad

I would like to take the bus, but the bus has been getting so packed these days... - lisa.ong from Alert Thingy

Waiting for and taking a bus here in Phoenix is not a very good option. Soon it will be 110+ degrees outside and the buses this far north in the city don't run too often. My 25 minute commute would also turn into at least an hour if not an hour and a half. So, no bus for me until we hit $10+/gallon and maybe not then. - iTad

Mass / Public transportation here in Jax, FL. is a joke, so I will be refilling the tank until it's obnoxious. May have to sell the R32 and go for a smaller engine vehicle. - JA Castillo

Me.. no. We don't drive much anyway and when we do its in a Scion XB. We live in NJ, and the public transportation here is decent. I am worried about people where PT isn't as good. - Joe Mac Stevens

any one interested in joining the @peakoil 'room' ? - General Kafka

what is public transportation? hah. It's nearly non-existent here, and it doesn't come within 6 miles of where I live. - Dawn M. Armfield

yes, i am worried about the gas crisis. - edythe

Not much we can do to change. No public transportation, and my wife needs the Avalanche to move equipment. But those $100 fill-ups definitely hurt. - Roger Benningfield

Food crisis is on my mind more. - Bwana ☠ from fftogo

I had to quit my job partly because the gas to get there cost more than I was making. I don't drive anywhere except around the corner for food. My car gets 35mpg or so. - Rah-PM 2012

The sooner we use it all up the better off we are as a species. - Sam Pullara

I'm more worried about what it's doing to the cost of food. I stopped driving 3 years ago. Burger King, Milk, Fruit, everything else has increased at least $2 in the last 4 years. - Adam Turetzky from twhirl

I haven't owned or driven a car for 8 years, I let my my driver's license expire last Apr (maybe even year before last). Anyone else have an issue with the Real ID act, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Joshua Galloway

I telecommute & drive a Prius, so it doesn't really hurt me directly, but the rising price of food & everything else hurts - Mike Hussein Cohen from twhirl

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Panhandler scammer - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

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uhuh, uhuh, yeah... what if i were to tell you that for the last four weeks we've been following you? - bob

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wow. 50 bucks an hour. low barriers to entry. no degree required. no experience required. Only issue is that it is unethical. It turns out that a lot of people do not care about ethics. - rokhayakebe

classic.. - proee

Is that even legal? The 4 weeks of stalking, that is. - Mark Trapp

If everyone keeps pushing that all content should be free, then I'm looking at this as a backup career choice. Gotta work on my technique. Can you spare a quarter while I'm learning? - Cyndy

Disgusting -- I'll happily give my money to the shelter instead - Shey

I used to keep some soup lunches in my car and when I would get panhandled on a corner, I would offer one. Nobody ever took it. - Phil Glockner

I friend of mine used to keep fast food gift certificates in his car. Whenever people would ask him for money for food, he'd offer them enough gift certificates to buy a meal. I don't recall anyone ever taking one. - ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)

BTW, I give regularly to the community services department at my church, and to the local food bank. - ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)

To add to the list of those who offered food in lieu of cash, I had the same experience. Many times I would offer the container of left overs when I left the restaurants, on some occasions I hadn't even gotten to open the bag and offered whatever I had gotten through the drive through. I even remember once I ordered an extra value meal cause I had seen a panhandler at the corner. While there were times my offer was accepted, way more often than not it was turned down. - daniel the cuban

I had to play the video to just work out what a "pan handler" was. So beggars... sometimes I appreciate living in a nanny state where we hardly see beggars...ever. Maybe a handful in major cities. The beggars always freak me out in the States.... - Duncan Riley

My favorite: a guy stops me in the parking lot at a drug store near a train station. Tells me his starter is out, and he needs a few bucks to take the train home since his wife is out of town. I had *no* cash on me, and I told him. He said "okay" and went on his way. About a month later, same guy gives me the same pitch at a different drug store. I told him, "Dude, you need a new car. I should call the police." - ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)

@Duncan Riley: You are in Perth, right? I've never had a problem in Perth, but every other city seems to be the same. I had a guy come into a restaurant in Sydney the other day and ask people for change... - Nick Lothian

Sprague, if you lived in San Francisco, you'd likely become destitute yourself pretty quickly with that attitude. - Adam Lasnik

Nick, in Melbourne now, you still don't see them very often. Maybe in the odd spot in the CBD, but really no where else. SF and the Valley they're like rabbits. Everywhere. SF is worst, but even Palo Alto and other classier areas as well - Duncan Riley

"unlike" - Mitchell Tsai

This story contains everything that's wrong with local TV news. Ick ick ick. - Leo Laporte

This story tells some of the truth to these people on the street wanting money, now It's not all right but it has some truth in there!! You have to know where it is!! - Paul

Who cares. Give them money or don't give them money. But it's not ok to stalk them for a month. - Leo Laporte

If they're committing a crime, arrest them. If you think it's criminal, urge your local government to make it a crime. But just because you don't like it or you think they're assholes doesn't make it ok for a private party, even the sacrosanct fourth estate, to follow them home. This is typical crappy holier-than-thou reporting. - Leo Laporte

I'm with Leo - these newscasters give me an icky feeling. yet I agree with the solution - find institutions that I trust and approve of. I live in NYC - I love funding good subway performances though.. - sedgewick

I see them all the time in my area and I know half of what i see isn't the truth and I feel if they really need help they'd of gotten it!! - Paul

gotta love the assumption that his reporting proves they are all frauds... "are they hungry? are they telling the truth? chances are, after the investigation we did, the answer to all those questions is no." so, you spend a few days following one girl, and now "chances are" all panhandlers are lying? mmkay. - Anthony Citrano

Is he over stepping or is he using what he knows, I am not saying we should assume everyone who is on the street being a panhandler but I don't give money to anyone without just cause. Just like religion and freedom of speech, they have their rights, and I have mine. If they want to do it for money that's there business but they do make it harder for the ones who REALLY need Help. it's the idea of one bad apple don't ruin the bunch. - Paul

I have very mixed feelings on all this. I'm annoyed at sensationalist journalism. I'm saddened that real homeless often don't get the help they need. I'm disgusted that stupid kneejerk focus on permissiveness re: homelessness rather than long term, often difficult decisions. And I'm bummed that I wasted 6 minutes of my life watching that lame video. - Adam Lasnik

@adam lasnik: yes. - edythe

In Dallas, back in the 90s, these types of panhandlers reached epic proportions. Finally, the clubs and the various shops down in Deep Ellum (the punk post-industrial district) banded together and created a campaign complete with signage saying "don't give the bums money - it only encourages them - keep Deep Ellum clean." Turns out all the Deep Ellum bums were running the same scam and living together in a three-story mansion in the most upscale neighborhood in town, according to an investigative report. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

@Phil Good call, I'll gladly give food. I've gone into restaurants to bring them out food and they've all taken it and seemed appreciative. - Shey

@Leo if anyone in my neighborhood is ripping me off (plumber, mechanic, local beggar) I'd want to know about it. - Shey

I think we know we should give our resources to shelter and other charitable organizations, but it is often hard, because we would like to think if we were in the position where we needed help someone might. Of course, often you aren't helping anyone even if it is not a scam, but you want to believe this is the person where some kindness will make a difference. - RAPatton

It's not accurate to say that those giving money are not getting anything for it. They are. They're paying off their guilt, or making themselves feel good for helping someone in need, all because they probably haven't made time or money available in the rest of their lives to do something about the homeless, or any number of other social problems. I seriously doubt anyone who was actually involved in socio-economic causes would give money to a stranger on the street. - Rick Powell

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Tech Journalists: How Much Street Cred Do You Need? - http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r...

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Great point. Some developers have a very elitist attitude toward normal people who don't code and this occasionally leaks out. Usually that attitude is misplaced, though, and does them more harm than they realize. Developers who know how to explain their ideas to other, less technical, people are worth their weight in gold (and, in discussing this with tons of people in the industry,... more... - Robert Scoble

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Agreed Robert! Finally something on which we agree :) - directeur

in my experience the best tech writers have technologist backgrounds: jon udell & david berlind come to mind, those that don't show their level pretty quickly & develop a way to fake it by baffling w/ babble & buzzword bingo - mike "glemak" dunn

its funny how the timing of the posts worked out :) - Adnan

1) People come here 2) People get inspired 3) People write on their blogs... go to step (1) - directeur

The first problem is defining what constitutes journalism versus editorializing. The best blogs are a good mix of the two, and subject matter expertise helps. Me? Former Linux developer, studied history of technology as an undergrad, have been a blogger on and off and now work in tech journalism. The mistake many bloggers (incl Arrington) make is doing the questioning in an editorial voice. He should have done what Robert did in his Qik interview the other day. Asking questions is not demanding answers - Andrew Feinberg

I'm a tech journalist who's written maybe a dozen lines of code in my life. Sure, John Udell and David Berlind are sharp as tacks (full disclosure: David is a colleague). However, I've been immersed in the technology industry for a long time. And I bring something to the work from my journalism background: The ability to separate fact from rumor, write clearly and concisely, and digest complicated subjects and explain them. - Mitch Wagner

IMHO Mitch is right, the task is the synthesis and this is an art by itself. I've written many things on things I totally ignored before (I'm a coder), it's all about collecting the info, choosing the accurate, and make something of this. The creativity lies in this process. - directeur

hey mitch, pls don't take this thread personally, just answering the question - both jon & david were first to come to mind (both friends) - i'm sure you do fine work for informationweek, though can't say that i read it - its not aimed at folks like me, i'm more of an infoworld type ;) - mike "glemak" dunn

@Robert But does a writer (blogger/journalist) lose some credibility when that lack of street cred shows through? The example Adnan linked was a perfect example; that one little issue buried in a long piece immediately drew attention and ire. @Andrew But how do you change your voice? Blogs make journalism moe personal; as I've said before, I'd make a sucky reporter but a great columnist. ;) @Adnan I know! I went back to add yours as soon as I'd posted. Perfect timing! - Cyndy

Cyndy: absolutely! This isn't only true of tech bloggers/journalists. I followed John Edwards around and saw how he'd give a really great reporter more time and better answers. I absolutely get better access because I ask better questions than many other people in the industry (and, even when I ask dumb ones, it's clear that I enjoy using their stuff anyway -- Mike Arrington, for instance, said he doesn't use Firefox 3.0 to Firefox's CTO. Who do you think will get asked back for an in-depth interview?) - Robert Scoble

In an ideal world? Me. LOL. But seriously, you. In reality? Arrington, because TechCrunch pulls so much weight. LMK which one happens. ;) - Cyndy

Cyndy: from what I can tell: both. Like you said, Arrington has weight. But Fast Company is no spring chicken, either. We print almost a million copies of that magazine. - Robert Scoble

I'm with Scoble on this. The devs I like the most are those who don't take my lack of deep code knowledge as a barrier to explaining stuff. They're also the ones who seem to understand far better than others what it is that users REALLY want to achieve. - Dennis Howlett from twhirl

dennis: you of course don't need deep code knowledge to be a good tech writer/blogger - the willingness to ask the right questions and actually listen to the explanations are necessary though, those w/ an actual operating background in tech tend to get this because in the real world of tech that's the way it works day-to-day, especially in big tech orgs no one individual is able to grok everything at every level - most of you zdnet folk do a pretty good job of this, its those that fake it that are wrong imo - mike "glemak" dunn

@Robert True, but looking at the mentality of people looking for attention, the combined reach of TC with the "It" factor is pulling more right now than established publications with a huge audience. I blame Gabe. ;) @Dennis/Mike I think I agree. Obviously, I haven't been doing more than little web sites in over 8 years, and I knew 6 months out of the game that I couldn't go back. But is a basic understanding of things like development practices something readers expect writers to have? ... - Cyndy

... (cont) How much immersion is required to establish that street cred? Can a newbie writer do it, or is there some sort of apprenticeship in the minds of the readers? - Cyndy

this is over simplifying it but don't pretend to be a subject matter expert if you're not - the tech writers/bloggers who think because they've been writing "about" something they are now sme's on their topics - this is when i start to tune-out/unsub - again both jon and david don't have this trait which is why i appreciate their work... - mike "glemak" dunn

I have to agree with Mike, a person does not need to be a coder to be able to write. Listening and being able to translate geek speech into common language that is clear and understandable is the key. Secondly, a good tech writer s/also have the ability of take concepts and be able to convert it into Geek speech. Both directions are important. Neither party- Dev/Writer is actually an SME within the vertical. They are only knowledgeable. Tech Writers/Bloggers out there (most) are only opinionated .... - Peter Dawson

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Started Using Digg again: 4 Things I noticed - http://ob81.com/2008...

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You are right about the tech section dying. The only thing on digg now is political stuff. One only need submit a story critical of Clinton or the downfall of the United States to rocket to the front page. Personally, I don't mind the political stuff, but I do spend less time on digg because of it. What attracted me initially was the tech news, because I could learn new stuff about... more... - Joe Mac Stevens

Exactly Joe. A lot of my old school friends are no longer on digg because of the tech section. Comedy and politics have become very dominant there, and they have forced me to submit those types of stories. That is if I want to be active in the community. - Howard O'Berry

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