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Duncan Riley dugg a story on Digg
July 24 at 11:27 pm - Link
Nahh, Amazon-Tivo ensures it won't happen. - Jody C
Jody, don't confuse the distribution and the end result. Amazon-Tivo drives the downfall of broadcast television (note the headline: traditional media medium...not viewing video on a large screen) - Duncan Riley
While notable that if television continued to desperately cater to an online audience its future would probably be doomed, with an online presence (and if successful, the first of many) catering to television's audience its future is much more bright than printed newspapers or broadcast radio, which have no such bridge to modern media. Amazon-Tivo brings more advertising to the medium, where Tivo alone renders advertising useless. Bezos is one of the brightest minds out there. I don't see him investing in a losing proposition. - Jody C
Jody, you're not understanding me. Amazon isn't in broadcast television. It's in digital distribution, TiVo is a way to deliver its digital content to more people. Bezos IS investing in a winning proposition, the shift from broadcast television to on demand or customized content. Bezos knows that the switch from broadcast TV to content on demand is on and that those who build numbers now have the most to gain in the future - Duncan Riley
Duncan - I totally get what you're saying, and you're right. :) - Sean McBride
I have been TRYING to innovate with http://Free.TV for 8 years and i still do no see change - ric johnson
TV is not innovating in the face of the competition from web. So I think tv will fall much before newspapers, radio etc - Sidharth Dassani
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Robert Scoble shared an item on Google Reader
July 24 at 11:14 pm - Link
Looks like a lot better design than the Kindle. But Kindle is the one I'm holding out for because of the tight ties to Amazon and the ability to buy a book anywhere over its cell modem. - Robert Scoble
Sony Reader to me has a better user experience. Easier to hold, navigate, and has great page clarity. Kindle is a bit clunky, feels like cheap plastic, and you basically can't help but accidently press a button on it. If the Sony Reader had EVDO built in. Wow. - Gary Bacon II
This is great news. I hope this will lead to better support for Mac users. Right now, you're out of luck without a Windows box. - Chris Baskind
I am DYING for a mobile bookreader to read the gigs of PDF medical/science texts *I already have*. I am not interested in making another version (and subsequent loss) for a proprietary format. I heard Sony's PDF native capabilities abysmal, but that may have changed in a firmware update, not sure. There are so many media players out there--why so few edocument readers? I'd love the Kindle's low-power, e-ink but with smaller plastic footprint, but more than anything, native PDF support. Recommendations? How-tos? Thanks! :) - Enrico C. via twhirl
The first reader to have strong support for PDF and CHM files gets my support. - Alvin Ashcraft
The sony reader looks really nice. Form is important, especially if it is really bad. The Kindle reminded me of some of my kids toys. It is hard to be taken seriously with that type of perception. - Rob Diana
Enrico: same here, a PDF reader is just what I need for my job reading scientific papers easily. The Kimdle is too plasticky for me it looks like an Etch-a-sketch toy - Sally Church via fftogo
i'mwaiting to see the second kindle, and hoping the design changes a bit - Kyle A Koch
I'm also anxiously waiting for Kindle 2 to come out, supposedly around October. - imabonehead
I think that when Apple comes out with this Macbook Touch I've been hearing about, it will be the reader we all want. They really need to make it possible to skip ahead to certain a page or remember your last page when reading PDFs on the iPod Touch and iPhone. Especially since Safari is so crashy, when I open the doc back up, I don't want to spend 10 minutes scrolling back to where I was only to have it crash again 10 minutes later. - Ernie Oporto
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l0ckergn0me posted a link
July 24 at 10:44 pm - via Reshare - Link
Such a well written post. - Gary Bacon II
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Outsanity posted a link
Maple-Bacon Lollipops: Go Great With Bacon Vodka
July 24 at 10:38 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
=O - Mona N.
I'm gonna have to draw the line here. - l0ckergn0me
sounds delicious. - Gary Bacon II
I found a good recipe for bacon cookies too. - Gary Bacon II
is it with the maple icing? lol - Mona N.
O_O - Bwana McCall
@Mona -- I think so. It was on a cooking blog. She also had a good article on tenderizing steak with salt. - Gary Bacon II
already posted it LOL i'm telling you, i'm OBSESSED - Mona N.
LOL Nice. - Gary Bacon II
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Mona N. posted an entry on Pixel Bits
July 24 at 10:11 pm - Link
Jeez. I didn't even have a WinMo (Pocket PC) back then! - l0ckergn0me
but how COOL is that timeline? seriously - Mona N.
@Mona - VERY cool. - Gary Bacon II
the domain was registered in 1999. CRAZY - Mona N.
That's cool Mona. Good timeline, interesting history. - Hutch Carpenter
Thanks Hutch, I can't stop looking at it. It's one of the most interesting things I've seen in a LONG time :) - Mona N.
Nice timeline... - Mitchell Tsai
Isn't it? So much awesome - Mona N.
I don't care for the phone, but I find timelines like these very to be very cool. - Louie
if you'd told me in 1999 that I'd be posting comments from a phone made by Apple, I would have literally laughed in your face :) - Roger Benningfield
Louie: agreed @Roger: the trademark was registered in 2002. '02! crazy - Mona N.
I'd already forgotten about the legal tussle with Cisco over the name "iPhone". - Hutch Carpenter
2002 doesn't seem crazy to me, the iPod had already been out a year and a lot of people were writing that someday all that would be on mobile phones. Still, registering iPhone.org in 1999, well before the first iPod! Crazy. And Crazy smart too! - Robert Seidman
Cisco lawsuit was either an attempt to make money off of the recently announced product... or... they had no idea of the trademark being filed in '02... and had just caught wind. - Gary Bacon II
I like how the timeline gives you a picture of things that you didn't notice. It's like seeing how a military strategy was played out. Slipping in trademarks through other companies and abroad are like silently moving troops to the flanks. Muy interesante. - Louie
Too bad all my FF peeps don't thinks so... Don't sleep! - Mona N.
@Mona funny your blog is called pixel bits -- my website is pixelbud.com :P - Gary Bacon II
=O!! coincidence???? - Mona N.
@Mona -- Yus. I've been pixelbud for a LONG time :) - Gary Bacon II
I swear I didn't copy you!! ;) - Mona N.
The 3G is already 9 years obsolete. - Andrew Smith
1999 was when I met my husband. lol Pretty cool timeline! - Daynah
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benton yetman published a photo on Flickr
Lunch of champions: Bacon Boquet
July 24 at 1:09 pm - Link
ATTENTION MEN : THIS is what you bring Mona N. on the first date. - Anna Haro
HA - Mona N.
LOL i just saw your comment Anna hahahhahahah - Mona N.
Bacon! - Gary Bacon II
hahah YES! - Mona N.
so wearing bacon bra is FAIL? ;) - Jericho
Bacon is only meant for consumption...and last names. Mona Bacon the II -sigh- - Mona N.
Aww. Hehe. - Gary Bacon II
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Dear Facebook, please don’t turn into a bigger mess than you already are.
July 24 at 10:08 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Does anybody here still use FaceBook? - l0ckergn0me via Bookmarklet
I have it. I don't use it. Too many junk apps = this: http://stormbreaker.net/sahiko... - Outsanity
*raises hand* - Vincent X
I got a account, but barely do anything with it. - Grant Bierman
I have it, use it to spread FriendFeed love. Rarely check it though, just a place for others to see my feed. - Nice Fish Films
It's sad FaceBook is getting like MySpace and MySpace is getting like Facebook. I call them MyFaceSpaceBook - Outsanity
I use Facebook. I also use the " Block This Application " feature. Which is new. Which is Facebook's way of caring. lol. - Gary Bacon II
Gary! Is that your real last name? - Mona N.
I have it and only use it to communicate mostly with people I have met while traveling. That's actually the only I got on it in the first place too. I ignore those applications. - Justin Korn
LOL @Mona -- Yes, that is my real last name. Just like the food. - Gary Bacon II
OMG GARY are you single?! will you marry me? Mona Bacon the II !!!!! <333 - Mona N.
Hahahah — that'd be awesome! - Vincent X
...i think i scared the poor guy LOL - Mona N.
@Mona, no I'm here. lol. And am single :P - Gary Bacon II
i've pretty much abandoned it. just friendfeeding now. - joshua fouts
I am OBSESSED with bacon... sorry, got a little excited - Mona N.
Define use. I connect with friends who are just finding Facebook. Essentially, I'm on FB so I am still connected to the early and late majority crowd. - AJ Kohn
I still use Facebook but I block a lot of applications, one of which is not the FriendFeed application. :-) PS: I want to attend the wedding of Mona and Mr. Bacon. Just sayin'. - Lisa L. Seifert
You two gotta hook up. Like, now. This planet needs more Bacons! Hmmmmm, bacon...... - Vincent X
Mona Bacon II. THE 2nd!! My name will have roman numerals omg wow wow wow wow wow - Mona N.
@Vincent @Mona lol. See @l0ckergn0me what you did! :P - Gary Bacon II
The world needs more bacon! lulz - Gary Bacon II
Dude, BACON FTW - Mona N.
I didn't think the wife would have the roman numerals too. Interestings... never thought about it. lol. - Gary Bacon II
Mona Bacon the II -sigh- I'm writing it over and over in a notebook right now <3 - Mona N.
I should IM chris pirillo about this convo lol - Gary Bacon II
I let apps like twitter, Friendfeed and last.fm update my FB page so I don't actaully have to go there. Oh and I dump all that hugging and loving and biting etc. crap too. - Todd Brunner via twhirl
@todd the new Facebook hides the Friendfeed updates. It only says " Gary had activity on Friendfeed " which is now a new FAIL. - Gary Bacon II
Is anyone using the overhauled one? - Mona N.
...and I don't have my FF feeds integrated in FB. It's too 'noisy' for my real friends who don't understand my SNSing LOL - Mona N.
I log in from time to time for good karma - Jody C
@Mona -- I am... and I hate the new Facebook design. - Gary Bacon II
Plenty of people still use it. I was forced to join because an organization I'm in uses it exclusively for group communication. Before that I was against any kind of those social networking sites. If you're a student, it's no secret that FB dominates every campus out there, so you've got to use it. FF is just a speck on the map, that some of the bigger geeks have come to endorse. - Louie
I'm a student. FB is as important as a cell phone to us. - Phillip Jeffrey
Facebook app on the iPhone is AMAZING. - Gary Bacon II
worse app ever - sadiq kassamali
welll put it like this...of all the people i know on facebook, i'm the only one who uses friendfeed - unfortunately... - Simon
I use Facebook, but just to contact people I can't reach with other easier ways. - Daniel Schildt
I love Facebook because all of my non-IT friends are on there. It's the only way I can communicate with them! But as for the app invites... most of them are useless. I've been ignoring invites for a while now.. And only install useful apps, like the Friendfeed one. There's also a very useful app that stars Chris. ;) - Daynah
Totally dude, a great way to keep in touch with your friends. - Richie Keith
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Funnbee.info: Amazing Stairs
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Funnbee.info: Amazing Stairs
July 20 at 2:20 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Cool! - Mitchell Tsai
There are some cool stairways in a co-housing development where I often go for meetings, in downtown Oakland. People in the individual units have done some great things with stairs. Wish I had photos, but not sure they would want me to photograph their living units. I might ask. - Cathryn Hrudicka
Very nice. - Gary Bacon II
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Robert Scoble posted a message
July 16 at 8:44 am - Link
Well, on Twitter anyway, I block Twitter spammers so that Twitter will delete their accounts. - Morton Fox
Precisely. I can't control what they say, but I can certainly control what I have to deal with reading. - Bradley McSpinn
...someone else. Oh, and I do block some that keep dragging the jerks into my view. My attitude has improved 100x since I don't see them here every morning. - Robert Scoble
@Scoble - err, dragging the jerks? - Yuvi
@morton Does that work? I certainly don't follow everyone who follows me but only block those who are obvious spammers. Once they're "out of sight, out of mind" I don't really care if Twitter keeps their accounts open or not, but it'd be nice to think that spammers are dealt with appropriately. - Sally Robinson
If you didn't block, you'd end up pulling a Calacanis and retiring from FF - Jason Kintzler
I think blocking is appropriate... like that comment thread I got into the other day on your blog. At some point as these social tools mature, we, as users, have to develope methods to filter the noise. Unfortunately, there are a small minority of people in the world who make a lot of bad noise and disrupt the conversation. On my blog I wrote about Cyber Bullying... http://bloghh.wordpress.com/20...... I think it will take time and trial and error to figure out how to deal with the bad elements on the Internet... But the benefits are worth the little pains here and there - Herschel
this is why I can't chat on message boards anymore! - orionstarr
Sally: I'm not sure but I've heard that Twitter does look into accounts that are blocked by lots of users. I only block obvious spammers too, i.e. those who started Twitter accounts just to promote a get-rich-quick website. - Morton Fox
There is a danger though that in an emotional moment you will block someone who is a valid critic and you should be listening to. My attitude is block with extreme caution. I use killfiles on nntp but every once in a while I delete them and start from scratch to make sure the trolls are still trolls (if they are even still there). There is no easy way to find out who you have blocked on FF though. - Brian Sullivan
Brian: believe me valid critics are still well represented in my living room. :-) - Robert Scoble
Robert: No doubt but are there also valid critics in your block list? - Brian Sullivan
It's a fairly reasonable 'live and let live' attitude, I think. - Phil (scribkin)
@Brian Perhaps you've come up with a new FF feature. Adding a block duration (hours, days, months, forever). Might be useful, especially if the blocked person knows they are being blocked temporarily. A digital version of shunning. :-) - Jim McCusker
I get the impression that most of us have only blocked a handful of people. I've blocked exactly 3. I'd like to think that we all have good, well-thought-out reasons to block. Like Robert said, I want to keep jerks out of my living room. For me to block another user, they have to really want it. - Harvey Simmons
I'm not sure "live and let live" is exactly the solution. I don't think anyone with an open mind is afraid of respectful criticism. It's when "critics" go beyond the issues and get personal is when the line gets crossed. I'm without no sin on this sometimes and I find in responding to attacks I can respond with passion and that can lead to personal attacking. - Herschel
Brian: no. A reasonable critic isn't a jerk and/or doesn't try to bring one into my world. - Robert Scoble
I find myself concerned that Scoble has blocked me even though I am a nice guy hehe :0 Great post Robert, I like it and will block people if I ever get enough people to care and follow me. I think we are all figuring out that we have some responsibility to control the noise using our mouse and keyboard and that the system (twitter or ff or whatever) is not entirely responsible for controllling it for us. Thank God for editing comments - Cody Heitschmidt
Robert: Everybody acts like a jerk at some point in their life (I am sure even you have at some point). - Brian Sullivan
Brian you miss the point (my opinion) and take the conversation down a dismal path... Scoble is not saying every time someone could possible be considered a jerk... He blocks them, he is saying he enjoys the oppurtunity to be able to decide in his own friend feed world that someone is a jerk and get rid of their noise. Same thing as having a home. We all love our home because we control it, I can invite Robert Scoble over if I want and if when he comes I don't like him... I don't invite him again. - Cody Heitschmidt
Cody: exactly. Plus I still see the jerks on ego searches on the everyone tab. - Robert Scoble
You hit the Everyone tab? Don't think I've ever used that, to be honest. - Bradley McSpinn
my fav shows r where you are yourself. um think huell howser. for tech :) http://www.calgold.com/ appreciate your work! keep it up!editing this to add that suits r awesome but not always needed as you make us feel comfortable when you are comfortable! thanks again! - tanya
Blocking is perfect for when you need to filter out the negative crap from FF. I second Scoble's use of it! yeah for FriendFeed block feature!! keep the jerks, trolls out of my life - thank you very much. :*) - Susan Beebe
Is there a way to know if someone has blocked you? - Shey
excellent points, I might try that! Grazie - Danny Bo'itanni
Blocking is cool. Freedom of speech doesn't imply that anyone has to listen. - Ian Betteridge
Shey: as I discovered yesterday, you'll figure out you're blocked when they post, but don't show in your timeline. You cna still see them by going to their page directly. If you comment on a thread, it won't move to the top of your timeline -- even if you're apparently subscribed. - Chris Baskind
How do you find out who you have blocked ? - Brian Sullivan
Freedom to speak and freedom to block are two sides of a same coin. ;) - Yung-Hui Lim
Robert: what's your process for following and subscribing by default ? With so many followers on FF and Twitter how do you decide who is your feed and who is not? Do you build a "friendship" first or do you follow and subscribe friends of friends, etc. What about others in this discussion? What do you do? - Larry Kless via twhirl
To me it seems important to recognize that with an open-ended tool like Friendfeed, different people will use it different ways. Personally, out of principle, I'd prefer to avoid blocking anyone, and I haven't yet. But I'm low-profile anyhow. If I were Scoble -- or if I were female -- I'm sure I'd use the block feature liberally. My blood pressure, you know. I just have no need to see overtly negative or hostile posts. - Nathan Rein
@Larry I use Twitter/FF to follow industry analysts and other noted personalities. As my interest in a person's feed grows, I start to look at their followed and followers and expand my own list accordingly. Sometimes I'm interested in following particular people and sometimes it's following particular conversations. Either way, I like the open flow of information. - Sally Robinson
larry I subscribe to anyone who catches my eye and is nice. - Robert Scoble
I block spammers. I don't typically block trolls or people that disagree with me. This isn't my living room after all. For Robert though, he would have to block or it would drown out the signal. - Sam Pullara
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l0ckergn0me posted a link
You Need More Cowbell on Your iPhone (FREE)
July 16 at 12:13 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Time to start a band... - Michael Narciso
...this just might push me over the edge to get the iphone! - George Lee via twhirl
I CAN HAZ COWBELL? - Chris Baskind
Tonight's FF = GIZMODO - Mona N.
This phone needs more cowbell. - Candace Holly
Totally, Mona... you're a one-woman Gizmodo. - l0ckergn0me
OMFG I <3 YOU CHRIS! - drew olanoff
That's better Gizmodo > digg - Mona N.
this might be the best app evar! - Morgan
lulz. MORE COWBELL!!! - Gary Bacon II
haha what the hell - Tom Warren
Is compatible with http://tinysong.com/GuM - l0ckergn0me
i thought it would play the sound if i shake the iPhone (the cowbell) but i have to tap on it - what a pity! :-| - 210cm
now that is sweet - (jeff)isageek
cowbells? We don't need no stinkin' cowbells. - Don Martelli via twhirl
Easier to play than Pianist and much more satisfying! Two Thumbs Up! - Bill Miranda
OMG, I may have to buy an iPhone just for this! Does it have Christopher Walken cheering you on? I've got a FEVA and the only perscription is more iPhone. - Christian Anderson
dope - via StumbleRead - Adam Loving
Downloaded it 10 seconds after seeing this on FF - Jim Goldstein
Too bad it doesn't make use of the accelerameter - Jim Goldstein
not using the accelerometer = FAIL - jon madison via twhirl
oh wait, you *hit* a cowbell anyway :) - jon madison via twhirl
I doesn't use the Acelerometer? That would be boring... - Locker Haxor
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l0ckergn0me posted a link
July 15 at 8:35 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"If you want to save an image in Safari with the iPhone 2.0 software, simply touch it and hold. A dialog will appear that offers Save Image or Cancel. Choose Save Image, and the image will be stored in your iPhone's photo library, and will be transferred to iPhoto on the next sync." - l0ckergn0me via Bookmarklet
Great tip. Thanks. - Jonathon
This will come in handy - via StumbleRead - Adam Loving
I figure this one out the other day, but great tip! - Justin Korn
um HELLO? cough cough - Mona N.
You knew about this and I missed it?!?!? - l0ckergn0me
This is great for downloading iPhone wallpapers on the fly. I use interface lift in iPhone mode with this link http://interfacelift.com/wallp... - Michael Narciso
Yes dude, it's on my blog but you were too preoccupied by GINORMOUS EDDIE - Mona N.
Did you see the thing about fixing the yellow tint? Firmware upgrade (already lol) and taking screen shots? - Mona N.
Sorry, Mona - AT&T is still holding my 3G unit hostage. - l0ckergn0me
You STILL haven't gotten yours?! Those BASTARDS! btw, Google the screen shot tutorial. It's kinda cool. I still haven't gotten mine either btw, I'm too sick to deal w/ people right now. - Mona N.
Very cool. - Gary Bacon II
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'World's oldest blogger' dies at 108
July 14 at 12:22 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Farewell to Olive Riley, who is at the top of my personal A-List today. Her site is currently being slammed with traffic, but it's here: http://www.allaboutolive.com.a... - Chris Baskind via Bookmarklet
Her site is still overwhelmed with traffic, but the Google cache is here: http://tinyurl.com/lifeofriley - Chris Baskind
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l0ckergn0me posted a link
Who Uses Internet Explorer, Anyway?
July 14 at 12:25 am - via Reshare - Link
I know right lol. Sign of the time! - ChaCha Fance
Lots of people who work in companies all around the world. Oh, and 90% of the people who come to my websites? - Pete Gilbert
People who shouldn't be. - Adam Turetzky
Dumb people... which make up 30% of the people who visit my site. - James Mowery via twhirl
:'( still using IE6 at work *nearly vomits* -