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@tgibobby I only got one confirmation email. Still, worth it. Make a filter if it bugs you that bad!
Some people freak out about a little email
- Fee501st
from iPhone
It's unfortunate that some charities can seem a little aggressive. Great solution: Make charitable contributions anonymously with cash or one-time gift cards. Problem solved! :-)
- Ross Bennett
I agree with Scientific American, @rburton. Climate change is real measurable and man made. It's urgent that we do something about it.
Eric Geller, David French, MVB (Grinch of FF) and 3 other people liked this
Truth is, the debate of whether global warming "exists" is misdirecting people from the important issue. It doesn't really matter what the past has been or how much we should "blame" on humans. The important thing is human beings now have the power to influence the sustainability and health of our environment. That means we can choose to take care of the world or we can choose to treat it like a trash heap. All we have to do is decide and act. Everything else is crosstalk.
- Ross Bennett
Down with this sort of thing. I protest the doing of things that are the opposite of good. Stop (insert cause here) now.
- Fleagle
sell your Mustang V8 ;-)
- HansVanRock
Those people jumping on Leo for driving a Mustang are missing the point. What's important is his total pollutant footprint. How much pollutants does he pump out period? Is the guy who drives to the store 5 times a day in a smaller car more of a polluter? Why is everyone hung up on CO2 when there are so many other lovely chemicals to worry about pumped out by autos? The whole climate change debate is very sterile. Pumping out dioxins and hydrocarbons is bad period.
- Fergal Barry
So, you are just ignoring #climategate ?
- pitlord
I agree with Jerry Pournelle. With what we've learned about the fudging of the data, it's time to revisit the global warming issue and see where REAL science leads us.
- Don Smith
And damn those Ice Age men for their pollution!
- Craig Eddy
I wonder, did Leo ever apologize for insulting Callie Lewis about her opposing view on the topic? And why didn't he lambaste Jerry the same way?
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
Let's do something about it! Um, what?
- jeff hammond
Simple, nuclear power. GreenPeace be damned.
- Itachi
So you bought a Mustang?
- David French
Yes, a Mustang AND the Escape. But besides that you work for a conservative radio station. Surely if Rush spoke with you, there would be sparks. Especially after this Climate Gate situation. You Leo of all people should know the truth. Those emails and source code were not stolen by elite black hat hackers who used brute force and password crackers. They were on an OPEN FTP SERVER. And...
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- Oren Gravenhorst
Club One Petaluma - http://foursquare.com/venue...
@ Club One Petaluma
- Leo Laporte
One petaluma, two petalumas, three petalumas....
- Ross Bennett
floor??
- Roberto Bonini
Three would probably be more than necessary to put me on the floor, Roberto.
- Ross Bennett
Social media is best with people who were experts in something else first. Just as form follows function, marketing should follow content.
Eric Geller, sɹǝɥʇɐǝɟʞɔɐןq, Jesse Stay and 3 other people liked this
Yeah, but if someone's only appreciation for social media is that it's a vector for their marketing efforts-- that is to say a way to plop their fat brand in my face--I probably don't want to be in their social graph anyway.
- Ross Bennett
Im an expert in Firefighting ,,, does this count for anything ?
- johnpiercy
Yes. You can put out the fires after Alex's word document thread :)
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
No one will be in a place full of marketing. You must fill it content before people will be willing to 'pay' for it.
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
Exactly Ross
- Leo Laporte
it's unfortunate that some approach social media in that inverse way -as a rigid formula or a how-to prescription of strategic vectorizing. they see the tools, but the purpose or genuine intent of the content quality is overlooked.
- sɹǝɥʇɐǝɟʞɔɐןq
@THErealDVORAK is not who I'm referring to, I think he's a secret sweetheart that likes to pretend he's crotchety!
midnightgolfer and Fee501st liked this
Agreed, he probbly bake you cookies if no one was looking!
- Fee501st
Dunno, Fee. I have no basis for thinking it, but it seems more like he'd give you a plate and pile loads of barbecue on it and just keep piling it on until you yell, "Uncle!"
- Ross Bennett
Watching a pregnant woman having a glass of wine with dinner at the other table. When did that become ok? IS that ok?
Alex Scoble, Kol Tregaskes, Penguin It's Cold Outside and 4 other people liked this
I heard one glass of wine a day is OK for pregnant women
- Garmon Estes
Especially if they are drinkers before pregnancy -- the stress of wanting a glass is more harmful than a single glass.
- Mona Nomura
good to know!
- Shandiz
Yeah...and it has nothing to do with alcoholics being in denial about the harm their behaviour creates.
- Ross Bennett
What does that mean, Ross?
- Mona Nomura
Then again, maybe she was only a little bit pregnant, too.
- Ross Bennett
It's like Ross didn't even read the study. Just started a shootin his mouth off....
- Matthew DeVries
What, nothing was happening with your Table? Mind your own business!
- Victor Ryden
If you want to prevent FASDs definitively, abstain completely. IIRC, a glass of wine a day poses little risk -- but little risk is not no risk.
- Alix Whitmire
Victor - What nothing was happening on your feed? Mind your own business!
- Matthew DeVries
Alix - there's a post up there, with a link.
- Matthew DeVries
Seriously? Citing a British study about alcohol consumption? Kind of like citing Roman Polanski on child care.
- Ross Bennett
argumentum ad hominem
- Matthew DeVries
Matthew - why is she looking around to to make aspersions on other people. Must be as bored with her own company.
- Victor Ryden
Matthew, I've read it. And I've tutored kids with FASDs - it's not something I'd personally risk. As your article says, the study wasn't conclusive. None of them are, and none of them are likely to be as human bodies aren't uniform.
- Alix Whitmire
Victor - why are you looking around to to make aspersions on other people. Must be as bored with your own company.
- Matthew DeVries
Interestingly, your answer to Ross applies to you!
- Victor Ryden
Wow, you somehow got a hold of the study, and managed to analyze it, break it down, and come to a conclusion, in....50 seconds? I have 2 graduate degrees in the life sciences, formerly lead journal clubs in pharmacology and neuropharmcology and I have literature publications in same. I currently read detailed scientific research plans in pretty much every biomedical discipline you can...
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- Matthew DeVries
One glass of red wine is ok in many countries
- Shevonne
Victor - Interestingly your answer to my answer to Ross applies to you!
- Matthew DeVries
It has more to do with mental states - happy people produce happy children.
- Mona Nomura
Parents' mental states don't mutate their babies' DNA.
- LogEx
Matthew, I think I'll leave, but your argument is sorta "I know you are but what am I"
- Victor Ryden
LogEx - depends on diet too. If one eats overly processed foods and pollutes their body with alcohol, of course the probability of health issues are higher. #commonsense
- Mona Nomura
LE - that's kind of backwards. The parents stress increases circulating cortisol, a steroid. Steroid "receptors" are not really traditional receptors, they're nuclear receptors, that do their work by directly effecting DNA translation, transcription, and protein assembly. Alcohol on the other hand, does absolutely nothing to DNA. It's effects are entirely epigenetic.
- Matthew DeVries
In the context of alcohol, I read the article as statistical not causal. I didn't read the study, so someone may know better, but if lack of alcohol affects a woman's mood enough to affect the baby, she (they) have bigger problems.
- LogEx
Now you're just fighting for fighting's sake......
- Matthew DeVries
No, I am just trying to be objective. If a pregnant woman wants to imbibe moderately, that's her choice. I'm with Alix above though... small risk is not no risk.
- LogEx
"imbibe", now you are just making up words!
- Mark
Yeah...if you go look a little closer at that article, you'll see it plain as day. The BMA and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists [sic] both say the safest option is not to drink alcohol while pregnant. I'm betting the AMA position is still much the same. Yet we have here a collection of anecdotal evidence of people who it didn't hurt and the headline proclaims...
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- Ross Bennett
Wow Ross, how did you even get a copy of the article at this hour? You have access to a 24 hour library?
- Matthew DeVries
It's not the lack of alcohol, it's the emotions attached to being forced to give something up. And if the proper support is lacking, it is extremely hard on the female. Especially, since pregnancy causes female hormones to rage. Don't be so quick to judge, dude.
- Mona Nomura
Fair point...my comments should not be construed about the study. I'm merely judging the gutter journalism that was printed in the Times Online. Really...one would expect it in the Daily Mail. Probably would have, too, if it could have blamed Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on foreigners.
- Ross Bennett
No...on further reflection, I *am* refuting that conclusion. There is a vast body of evidence and learned opinion indicating alcohol is not for women who are pregnant or are trying to become pregnant. Anyone who would advise otherwise is being recklessly irresponsible.
- Ross Bennett
I'm glad Matthew is so much smarter than the rest of us. I don't know what I would do without his great insight. Thanks Matthew for making my day more informed. I can now rest comfortably knowing that with his keen intellect and superior education has been shared with us. Just remember that although we may not be as sharp as you, that is no reason to make comments that puts another person down. Maybe next time have a conversation instead of attempting to make someone look or feel stupid.
- Shawn Whitmire
The same article that was in The Times also appeared in a Norwegian newspaper, but the headline was even better: "Scientists now say it's okay for pregnant women to drink every day."
- Eivind
Apparently the general British concept for drinking during pregnancy is avoiding it completely during first 3 months (more chance of miscarriage) and then anything up to one drink a day (although most wouldn't)
- Amy
It is quite simple I think... not just for alcohol, but for anything that has even the slightest element of risk... you just don't do it. If you cannot stand to be without something for such a short period of time (relatively) then you FAIL. Even if there are studies up the wazoo about it being fine, why would you take the risk. If there is a question about the risk (even if it is your own internal doubt), you don't put yourself and your baby in the position of facing that risk. Simple.
- Travis Koger
It's not always that simple Travis. Case in point - anti-depressants.
- Mellissa Claus
Also, it's doesn't seem to matter what you do (or don't do) as a pregnant woman or a parent, someone somewhere is going to tell you you're doing the wrong thing, and they all seem to have studies to back up their arguments.
- Mellissa Claus
I recently read a study that conclusively proves that telling pregnant women what to do causes birth defects.
- John Craft
Mellissa, true there will always be exceptions, however for alcohol and other 'non-essential' pleasures in life, I am not sure you could find an example where it is not that simple. Medical issues such as anti-depressants are always going to be a tough call for the parents/mother and in a lot of those tough calls you are really just weighing which risk is greater. I guess my point is...
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- Travis Koger
That's true enough. Some areas are a little grey-er though - eg tuna, cold meat, caffeine after the first trimester. Lots of conflicting information can make it difficult, too.
- Mellissa Claus
My wife's OB said it was fine so that's all I need. He ACTUALLY went to school for this and not just made observations based on hearsay and obscure articles.
- Jason Williams
Hey Victor, you're kind of a jerk.
- Veronica
But I'm sure you knew that already.
- Veronica
I think it would be OK, in as much as a lot of things done in moderation during a pregnancy would be OK. But there will be plenty of time to drink, smoke, eat sushi etc after the child is born. In the interim why not err on the side of caution?
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
Later in the pregnancy, it's fine. But the doctor told Jax's mother at one point, "Nothing's worse than a mother's regret, so why risk it?" Or something like that; I'm probably butchering it.
- Andy Bakun
Ok - how many of you have been pregnant? I've actually been told to have a glass of wine by the doctor at different points in my three pregnancies and I don't drink, you have no idea and people were having babies after drinking for thousands of years. You don't get fetal Alcohol synd after a glass of friggin wine in nine months.
- janiedelaney
Rodfather liked this
Bwahahah! Steven Soderbergh...visionary amateur!
- Andrew Skretvedt
Oo! That sounds like a good thing to be. Alas, the best I can muster is an amateur visionary.
- Ross Bennett
Apparently @mrlittlejeans is taking cues from @ryanblock by editing my writing: http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Amy, Sylvain Nadeau, George Brickner and 2 other people liked this
He wants to get in this tech business, he heard there is good money in it.
- Fee501st
I still say the cat edited your dictionary!
- Carlos Urrutia
He misspeeled "Meow"
- George Brickner
But Mr. Littlejeans doesn't encourage you to use any particular editor, right?
- Ross Bennett
Speaking of cats and computers... http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- George Brickner
Tellin' ya, it's that cat conspiracy again.
- Amy
Let me correct the date and time of my Blogworld talk: 5:45p Friday 10/16 - if you go on 10/12 it's a hairdressers' convention.
Kelly J, Pam Gwenzi and mahjongmi liked this
This Week in Blowdry!
- Ross Bennett
:Journalism, done right, is enormously powerful precisely because it does not seek power. It seeks truth." http://www.theatlantic.com/doc....
Kelly J, Chris Heath, earl wallace and 2 other people liked this
Journalists always seem to think very highly of journalism.
- Mistletoe Glen
Perhaps the saddest point is that many contemporary journalists are seeking neither power nor truth...but are merely seeking attention.
- Ross Bennett
Ross is right. Some are just looking for the attention and their "10 minutes of fame" in hopes there will be more '10 minute' moments.
- Kelly J
I agree that many individuals have failed journalism and, thus, society. I don't think its ideals are diminished.
- Howard Weaver
VICTORY: FCC to Mandate Net Neutrality for the Web - http://mashable.com/2009...
Michael, Daniel Rowley, Hector and 13 other people liked this
"The new rules, expected to be announced Monday by Julius Genachowski, the FCC Chairman, will outline requirements for ISPs to treat all traffic on the Internet equally. This means that Comcast can’t decide that Google gets less bandwidth and Microsoft/Bing (Bing) gets more for any reason (i.e. one pays for preferential treatment). It’s also expected that the net neutrality rules will apply to wireless services, meaning they would be in effect for Internet data via your phone and 3G networks. The impact of this cannot be understated, especially as iPhones and other smart phones make the mobile web a major part of our lives."
- Will Sullivan
Best news I've heard all day. Hell, all year. Thanks for this.
- Fleagle
This is the best news of the year!
- earl wallace
from twhirl
Few in the world will appreciate the significance of this decision because 47 CFR (FCC and associated regulation) is an esoteric, strange, often misunderstood realm. Make no mistake...this pebble in the ocean will make waves which forever guide the armada of progress and development. It will not just affect the Internet, but mankind's notion of what data and information are meant to be. This is a great day.
- Ross Bennett
How did she get this duck to float across the screen?! http://friendfeed.com/becksav...
Nathan Snyder, boo0, Roberto Bonini and 7 other people liked this
Is this some kind of crazy FF theme I've missed?
- Veronica
Did you try shooting it? :)
- Thomas
Yes. It's a theme :)
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
the duck hunt theme :-)
- Courtney Engle
Wow.
- Veronica
retro nintendo style. it's missing the dog popping up though.
- Courtney Engle
Wow, how incredibly irritating! :P
- Amy
This is a FF theme from a few months ago.
- Aaron
It's still there: http://friendfeed.com/setting...
- Leo Laporte
Oh no, you didn't miss any crazy. It's all there.
- Paul Reynolds
Where is the dog that always mocks you? I say it's incomplete.
- Victor Ganata
Easy. Code it to weigh the same as a witch.
- Ross Bennett
IIRC, duck hunt was one of the original themes.. then they added a few more... then most recently they allowed for customizing the background and bar colors
- Chris Heath
Thank you, now i'll have a Mini-Game to tell my peers when they visit my FF page :)
- j.ash
epic
- Jerry Perez
"Easy. Code it to weigh the same as a witch." - work in a reference to 42 and you'll win the Internet.
- John Craft
What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
- Victor Ganata
A witch! Wait, that doesn't work...
- Thomas
I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe.
- Victor Ganata
"Burn her!!" Damn it, not a smooth transition either.
- Jerry Perez
Internal FF joke: The duck hunt theme/game is called "DuckMyLife". It's in the javascript source.
- Otto
yeah it is a theme by the looks of it.. called crazy duck hunt (had a short peek at the source code)
- Ideathinker
I was the guest host on the Digg Reel this week, and I rocked some sweet 80's dance moves: http://revision3.com/diggree...
Brandon Giesing, John Wang, Mycaptain and 11 other people liked this
So, did you throw out f-bombs like free candy like the other host does?
- Fleagle
LOVE the Phoenix tune!
- Doug Chase
from twhirl
I cannot find that baby falling asleep in a truck video to share with others. Anyone have a link?
- aldenoneil
aldenoneil: http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindsey...
- Amy
No jellyd? Aww man.
- Dave Friedel
Captain Kirk was climbing a mountain because it was there.
- George Brickner
I just watched this DiggReel. Excellent one. I always figured the Revision3 offices were just like detention in the Breakfast Club.
- Dave Friedel
Awesome work! Although i though they would let you play more cat videos ;)
- Fee501st
Also Dave's handy work is in the show also!
- Fee501st
Thank you much, Amy.
- aldenoneil
I have to say, Veronica has really perfected her delivery and looks confident hosting anything. Most network talk show hosts could not stand alone and keep an audience nearly as interested.
- Dave Friedel
Dave: very true!
- Fee501st
Hey, you read my comment! Now my life is complete.
- Fleagle
I was wondering if that was the same Fleagle!
- Veronica
I just watched it last night. You were great!
- Oracio
I though that name sounded familiar.
- Fee501st
Yes, I don't always get "Fleagle" as a username. I guess there are others out there who think THEY are the real Fleagle.
- Fleagle
Fleagle, Same here, I always have a from of "Fee" as a username, so if you see a Fee it probably me, except of German sites (where Fee means Fairy) and Phish fan sites, they have a song called Fee.
- Fee501st
I'm boring ole Dave. I have so many accounts that my own name is all I can remember. One day I'll forget that too.
- Dave Friedel
I used to have so many aliases I could never remember them, now I have a variation on my name and phoenixx and it's just the password's that's the issue now. Fee: lol, you really shouldn't let slip about the 'fairy' thing. :P
- Amy
Amy: lol, better i tell people now, then finding out on there own! :p
- Fee501st
Or in relation to Fee Waybill, who fronts the marvelous San Francisco band "The Tubes."
- Ross Bennett
Ross: Never heard that one before!
- Fee501st
Fee: lol, I suppose. :) I kinda assumed the odds of ppl finding out the meaning of 'fairy' in German would be kinda slim - I 'studied' it at school and I didn't know that.
- Amy
Repeat @timoreilly I had Lao Tzu "A sound man is good at salvage, At seeing that nothing is lost." laser etched on one of my laptops.
Jason Miller and Leo Laporte liked this
Just this past week I repaired a Fender 32-channel audio mixer that lived in a studio bathroom for a couple of years. It's true...a sound man is good at salvage.
- Ross Bennett
Wiki experts: I'm looking for a wiki (I'll host) with good user control features for a TWiT FAQ/Info site. Any recommendations?
Jules, Robert Scoble, Daniel J. Pritchett and 6 other people liked this
Free wiki or paid? I've heard nice things about Confluence, but that's probably over the top
- Kevin L
I'll look for someone, Leo
- Eevee
we used dokuwiki (easy install, php, no database) before moving up to Socialtext. It's worth a check-out. http://cli.gs/T144da
- dave burke
I have been using Confluence, works good.
- Erik
We use Clearspace at my company; great product
- Matt
We use Confluence at work for our teams wiki.
- Santa CW™
I've been considering. MediaWiki worked great for Ze Frank's The Show. User interface is very well known. And why not? It's Wikipedia's interface. FLOSS no less.
- Ross Bennett
Dropbox asked this about a month ago and decided on MoinMoin: http://forums.getdropbox.com/topic...
- Tyler Ham
We're using http://twiki.org in an Enterprise environment. Works flawlessly
- meckimac
I don't care for Confluence. MediaWiki is the best: open source and tons of cool extensions.
- Phillip Stewart
For a hosted wiki try http://www.pbwiki.com
- Eric
http://PBwikie.com is really good - that's what we use for SocialMediaClub.com. At work we use Atlassian's "Confluence" wiki (also JIRA) but it is it NOT free; however it is very robust and I highly recommend it
- Susan Beebe
used Confluence and liked it alot, only had the 25 users license for it in a small office
- Jeff Quinton
@hypknotoad Some advertisers (Audible) count US listeners only. Others (Citrix, NerdsOnSite) count global listeners. We're getting there.
Looking forward to the first Audible.co.uk ad on TWiT.
- Ross Bennett
Stupid. I'm a NZer and have signed up for audible. Wouldn't even consider the others.
- Daniel Johnston
I think @wmmarc has helped me score a 5D Mark II before I leave next week. Thanks Marc! Thanks Bill's Cameras! Woo hoo!
Thomas Hawk, Paul Buchheit, michael sean wright and 3 other people liked this
Yay! Congrats Leo! Thanks @wmmarc :)
- Daynah
You lucky, lucky man.
- David Wilson
what lenses are you taking with that bad boy, Leo?
- Mark Holmes
from IM
congrads on your new camera, hope you have fun 'playing with your new toy and hope it takes some good pictures too!
- Bryce Campbell
from twhirl
Yes, do tell...what lenses?
- Kevin Mullett
get some great shots of France, LaPhotos by LaPorte! big shout-out to Bill's Camera (you gotta plug them) and your buddy Marc.
- decjr
I'm not going to have much time to play with it before I leave so I won't know what works best. Definitely the 50mm f1.2, the 24-105 f4, and the 16-35 f2.8. I have a 70-200 but it's the slower f4. The night video is so beautiful I wish I had a faster 200.
- Leo Laporte
@leolaporte you can always try to play with in the plane over there, at least get use to the controls ect. --
- Bryce Campbell
Keep in mind Leo that camera can go to ISO 25600! Even ISO 6400 (less grain) with f4 gives you some working room.
- Kevin Mullett
i wonder what the mic on the camera is like?
- Bryce Campbell
congrats Leo! Post lots to flickr!
- Billy Doyle
In Paris I found myself using 2 lenses on my FF Nikon. A mid 28-70 got the most use. But my wide 12-24 was crucial for interiors or near the Eiffel. That's all you'll need. I took a 50 1.4 but never used it. Any more weight and bulk than that is an issue. I bet you'll never need the 70-200. :)
- Jim Cutler
Then thank heavens you already have the strap!
- Ross Bennett
Congrats, I'm very jealous. Enjoy.
- Mary Reagan
Glad to hear you might have it for your Christmas trip. Its not like you go to Paris everyday..... or do you? :)
- Joe K
Leo, I had my hands on a 5DMKII the other night and it's freaking awesome. I'm in Paris right now and the city is just waiting for you to shoot some wonderful pics for us all. Bring a coat, though, it's cold!
- Robert Scoble
Lucky dog!
- Susan Beebe
I'm so jealous! I've been dreaming about Mark II since I saw that awesome video on Vimeo. http://www.vimeo.com/2125645
- eeppo
Ah - on some waiting lists myself.. Soonish!
- Dane Jasper
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