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Elephant Calf - ZooBorns - http://www.zooborns.com/
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Vicki, Hisa Itami, Nargess and 33 other people liked this
I looooooooove elephants :)
- آریـوبرزن
that's one big soccer ball. or a tiny elephant ;) way to cute! I love the first one!
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
I think the ball is much bigger than a basketball. may be 2 times bigger
- آریـوبرزن
I can understand arguing for open source and evolving past closed systems, but people love brands. People no longer say “Your number is in my phone.” Instead they say “Oh I have that in my iPhone.” “Or it’s already in my Blackberry.” Honestly, how long have we all been saying Band-aid, Q-tip, and Kleenex? - http://tkot.tumblr.com/post...
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False dichotomy.
- Christopher A Carr
Not for the folks that really need to be swayed.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Max was in my lap and someone got jealous.
Iván Abrego, Scott of Two Countries, Penny and 35 other people liked this
Lovely
- Josh Haley
He looks so much like Spike!
- Rochelle
He does, but I think his fur is shorter on his face! Also, he is missing a leg. That's how we can tell them apart! He always fidgets too much for pictures, so it was a rare treat to have him sitting still until Bella came and caused him to move.
- joey
I didn't notice the second cat at first.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I didn't either John. I was admiring the beautiful woman in the picture.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
It was Ben, wasn't it! Ben got jealous. I knew it!
- Kyle Johnson
Looking good, Josephine
- RAPatton
He looks a lot like my RubyRoo, except her "black fur face mask" just covers the top of her head, ending immediately below her eyes, so her nose, mouth and lower cheeks are snowy white. Did I mention that she has "cute tootsie roll poops?"
- Mark Jepsen
Oh, and I didn't notice the cat for quite awhile either.
- Mark Jepsen
Nice Bracelet, did someone local make the beads (or the whole thing for that matter)?
- Joe
Mark, post a photo of her :)
- joey
Joe, my parents brought it to me from a trip to Hawaii so it came from an artist local to there, but my aunt makes similar glass beads (and other things). She actually lives in NC, though, so I suppose she's not local either. But she is talented :)
- joey
Wondering if we really need to see these tweets in real time on Google search results.... the quality of these tweets seems to be very low. Maybe Google should be filtering tweets.. Not sure how this is useful at all to someone searching Google for "Tiger Woods"
mohammadk, TH Schee, Vipul Rawat and 19 other people liked this
I was dreading this, knowing it was coming sooner or later, it degrades your search precision
- sofarsoShawn
I think this will only increase twitter spam :(( Google is usually very very religious about their search result quality... not sure how this got through...
- Bindu Reddy
Exactly, the more you tweet, the better your chances are for a site hit
- sofarsoShawn
interesting. didn't even realize there's these kinds of google search results now. thanks for the heads up!
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
Yup, I am writing a bot that scrapes Google trends, extracts search terms and writes tweets every 2 minutes with those search terms :)
- Bindu Reddy
New SEO pioneering! I want in! & it's also not just Twitter, but also Jaiku, identi.ca Myspace, FriendFeed & Facebook. & Bing (except for FB & TW) won't be including them in their search results.
- sofarsoShawn
I the quality of all tweets seems to be very low.
- Gabe
Oh bleh. Just tried a search for "snow". The realtime results are very distracting. Let us opt out, or put it on the side somewhere.
- Laura Norvig
from iPod
It's good to bring more users to twitter though, as they keep getting twitter rubbed into their face. That being said I should try that search.
- Richard A.
Interesting. So you can try spam these services, and get a high position on Google immediately. But filtering... based on what? The usual filters work on authority which in turn often works on ratings, citations, backlinks etc., and these won't be real-time because people first have to see and digest the message in question in order to link, cite and rate it.
- Philipp Lenssen
It auto-updates and that is an interesting feature. That's something I could see some use for :-)
- Richard A.
On the spam and SEO topic. Don't you think it'd measure retweet strength. If a lot of people retweet a subject then the link would be more relevant/interesting than if just one person retweets. Sorry for going slightly off topic. As an aside do retweets move back up to the top of the search? Should try cop15 and see how it behaves.
- Richard A.
@Philipp: smart question (as usual). I guess that Google's rank/filter could be based not on the tweet, but on the tweeter: e.g. someone who has many followers is a good source, etc. E.g. Google too should (in this case) change its paradigm, switching from a "web of pages" to a "web of people".
- milivella
@Philipp You have nailed the issue :) It is really really difficult to get a good grip on "quality" if the information/data is real-time. I still can't really figure out what the motivation behind doing something like this on the Google main search results is.
- Bindu Reddy
Am I the only one here who is using Topsy http://www.topsy.com on a daily basis to cut through Twitter noise? Works like a charm. News recommender systems are the Next Big Thing.
- Sean McBride
Sean, I'm on twitter for the conversations :-). I looked at topsy and I'll have to play with it, see how I could have fun with it.
- Richard A.
I'm watching Craig Ferguson's show for the very first time. He is talking with Shirley Manson and they are cracking me up. I might have to make this a regular habit. I like this guy.
Beau Liening, Russellreno, Rodfather and 4 other people liked this
He's not the second coming, but he's very entertaining. I like him best of all the late night hosts, not counting Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert. If you want to crack up, watch this (two parter) http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Spidra Webster
I think he currently does the best monologues on late night TV.
- Rob Haas
I've been watching his show for the most part since he started. He is the smartest out of all the late night talk show hosts, yet he doesn't ever get the respect he deserves. His stand up comedy is hysterical. I saw him live a couple years ago and he has a very smart wit. :) And for you Drew Carey Show fans, he's Mr. Wick from the show.
- Mol, Santa Claws
I like to torture myself while writing by checking my Xbox friends list through the browser, see all the fun they're having without me *sob*
John (a.k.a. dendroica), WorldofHiglet and Rob Haas liked this
The only way to top that would be to listen to Country and Western, the music of pain, at the same time!
- WorldofHiglet
new hat!
nakachi, Rob Haas, Jon, the Beartato of FF and 24 other people liked this
given the current situation in Calgary, the polar bear version might have been more appropriate.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Awesome
- Josh Haley
DJ Panda comin' at you live - (no audio. you just get to watch DJ panda lip sync) ! edited: ustream http://www.ustream.tv/channel...
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
yay! my panda hat photo (on flickr) made explore! :)
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
That's a cute hat and it looks great on you!
- Admiral Anika
why, thank you, Admiral *tips hat*
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Congrats on making Explore!
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
OK: this is weird. I came back from a party and went to bed around 2am. I woke up around 5am by cat, went into kitchen/great room to feed her, and balcony door was open. The front door was unlocked. Nothing stolen so far. My laptop was in a bag on the kitchen table, and it wasn't taken.
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My apt. is small and easy to checkout- no one was around, and it didn't seem like someone had been there either.
- anna sauce
It wasn't particularly windy last night, but that's the only reason I can think the back door was open.
- anna sauce
It's 2 French doors, that I usually bolt together to close, and bolt one on the top to the frame. I am forgetful, so I could have left it unlocked, and the cat opened it.
- anna sauce
wow, anna. i'm glad nothing bad happened.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
be careful
- VAL D.
You had a cat burglar. Case solved.
- Russellreno
Russell- very funny
- anna sauce
wow! scary. Glad it all okay and hopefully you got back to sleep.
- Rachel Lea Fox
A drunk wandered into the wrong apartment?
- Rob Haas
Tip your waitress. I'm here all week.
- Russellreno
yeah I'm wondering if it was a combination of cat + wind. So weird.
- anna sauce
Rob- I'm on the 2nd floor, it's quite a climb. There were some leaves on the balcony too- wonder if it was a tree-entrance? Still the computer and purse and stuff were untouched.
- anna sauce
Just glad you're okay!
- Mark Jepsen
I don't know much about you or the party you went to, but I guess you excluded the possibility of an alcohol- or other substance-induced lapse in memory?
- Tudor Bosman
Tudor, I'm betting on it. I hear 'party' and 'door open' and it's case closed for me.
- Cristo
Tudor, Cristo, didn't exclude it, it's just unusual. I wasn't that gone actually, just very tired. Came in, had some water, changed into PJs, washed my face, all kind of normal non-drunken stuff. Wasn't dehydrated or anything when I woke up at 5. I'd stopped drinking a few hours before coming home. And then, didn't have more than 3 (started at 8). So... sure, absentminded, but don't...
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- anna sauce
Ok, this is weird. I came back from a party and woke up the next day at 2pm with my pants on my ancles lying across the armrests on a recliner in my living room with the mobile phone in my lap showing the number to my ex-girlfriend. Odd.
- Thomas Bøhm
I'm a little worried that someone was casing the place.
- anna sauce
Just joking :) It´s not good to not feel secure in ones own place. And definitely not if strangers may have been roaming it.
- Thomas Bøhm
I wish I was the wild partier you guys think I am!
- anna sauce
I saw this suspicious looking guy today on the steps. Suspicious because he looks like some other folks who have stolen stuff from the garage & building. I had to peruse a lot of surveillance cams when my bike was stolen first month I was here. :(
- anna sauce
anna, I'm sure if you put your mind to it, you could become the partier we think you are. Also, have you thought of befriending this potential burglar? Perhaps if you were super nice him, he might think twice about robbing you. Also, it could improve your party points if you shared a bottle of vodka with a random guy in your place. :P
- Cristo
Seriously though, I'd change the locks.
- Cristo
Huh. God they were expensive to put in.
- anna sauce
Oh the front door was locked when I came home. Forgot about that.
- anna sauce
Party points! Yay!
- anna sauce
More expensive than the stuff that could be stolen, not to mention safety? If I thought someone might have come into my place while I was sleeping, the locks would be changed the next day.
- Cristo
I can't explain it, and it's illogical, but I just have a feeling that nobody was here.
- anna sauce
Do you remember locking up as you came in? I've left the door open when I have been really tired (or just not closed it all of the way). Cristo might have a good suggestion though - safer to change the locks.
- Jennifer Dittrich
I just checked all of the windows (if the burglar set an easier point of entry, for example) and put lots of doodads on the sills so it'll make noise. Double-checked all the locks. Just being urban-savvy. I'm sure I'm fine. Yeah Jennifer, I could have left it unlocked when I came in. It's the balcony doors open wide that freaked me out.
- anna sauce
Um, sleepwalking? (I used to "get up" and turn all of the lights on when I got stressed out.)
- Jennifer Dittrich
Computer untouched? Is it a Mac?
- sjjh
sjjh: Because macbooks have such an organic design and the alu is so shiny that it becomes one with its surroundings like a chameleon ? May have been. ;)
- Thomas Bøhm
This last weekend there wer ea rash of burglaries that sound like this one- up and downa street 1 blcok away. Jimmied doors, using tools to open doors, etc. Small things taken.
- anna sauce
There was a news item about this, that there is a group going into apartment buildings and stealing stuff.
- Cristo
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What happens when you want to show a technician that something is not working « GraphJam - http://graphjam.com/2009...
Rob Haas, Jennifer Dittrich, Andy Bakun and 6 other people liked this
I've been meaning to have t-shirts printed with my face on them, since my likeness seems to keep the problems at bay.
- Andy Bakun
I just leave a lock of my hair at every computer my family has. It fools the computer into thinking I'm nearby.
- Steven Perez
i was gonna say something, but then.... - http://www.lanidianerich.com/wp...
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Iván Abrego, Scott of Two Countries, anjelina and 43 other people liked this
a classic.
- Joe Silence is not dead
ROFL
- rowlikeagirl
I can barely believe the awesomeness of this picture. Where is it from??
- Chieze Okoye
bunches of places, the list is infinite, :o
- chaz2b
But what about the source picture?
- Chieze Okoye
o' you mean what movie is this from, i dont have a clue :(
- chaz2b
Well, to be honest, I'm sick of Betty White's Shit!
- Morgan Haley
I love this! I think it's from the TV show Boston Public....she was a regular for awhile.
- Bonnie Foster
Must Watch: Official Trailer for Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice - http://www.firstshowing.net/2009...
Darren Heydon, Rob Haas, Cheryl and 14 other people liked this
"Disney has debuted the first official trailer for The Sorcerer's Apprentice on Apple. This new action-adventure movie stars Nicolas Cage as the Sorcerer Balthazar Blake, Jay Baruchel as his Apprentice, Monica Bellucci, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, and Toby Kebbell. The Sorcerer's Apprentice is Disney's other big summer movie in addition to Prince of Persia. I loved Enchanted and I've been crossing my fingers hoping this would have as much Disney magic as that movie did. It definitely looks nothing like that, much darker and intense, but the visuals look amazing. You'll be surprised and I'm pretty frickin' excited to see this now!"
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
I saw the trailer for Sherlock Holmes- what say you Derrick?
- Pete, Enabling Force
Anything with Nicolas Cage. Dunno why I love him, but I do.
- Kandeezie
See, I was on board UNTIL I saw Nic Cage. I'll likely see it, but I'm a bit more enthusiastic about Sherlock Holmes.
- Derrick
I don't think I even saw her in the trailer, Robert.
- Derrick
My response was 'Well, Robert Downey Jr can certainly do the Coked off his Tits bit'
- Pete, Enabling Force
Pete: you win the "make Aden do a spit take" award today.
- aden
Coked off his tits line taken, I *think* from some radio comedy spoof of holmes.
- Pete, Enabling Force
Bruckheimer? blech...
- Chieze Okoye
Chieze, it feels like a strange alternate universe version of National Treasure. Same players, same director and producer, and...of course, Cage.
- Derrick
That said, the visuals ARE pretty amazing. Oh, yeah Derrick, now that you mention it, yeah it does. (Kinda like how The Prestige felt like Bizarro world Batman Begins for the same reason)
- Chieze Okoye
Wy wife'll come unglued. She loved Enchanted.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Yeah, the lines sounded mediocre at best (eye-rollingly bad at worst -- thanks Mr. Cage), but the visuals sold it for me. I'm probably going to end up watching it.
- Chieze Okoye
The still above is almost enough to make me want to watch it. I love Nick Cage. the good movies are good, and the bad movies are fun.
- DJF
wow...it at least looks interesting. a cross between wanted, pirates of the Caribbean, and national treasure perhaps
- Sir Shuping
Cage is the same character in every movie, just with different hairpieces.
- rowlikeagirl
LOL, indeed.
- Chieze Okoye
does cage even have hair anymore? I kinda of think he just wears a different wig depending upon his mood you know?
- Sir Shuping
I once ran into Cage a comic book store in '98-'99 when he was going to do Burton's Superman. He's a substantial man. Very broadchested. I can't really comment on his hair.
- Derrick
THis is not being my usual Disney Fan Boy/Shill but I got to see it on the big screen today (the Trailer) and every time I've seen new footage of this film, it makes me want to see more of it. Unlike the National Treasure flicks (which I've seen none of and is made by the same team), this looks hella impressive and fun. A science nerd who has to learn magic to save the world? I'm ready for it.
- Jason Toney
Gay marriage's 'inevitability' in doubt - http://www.politico.com/news...
Darren Heydon, Rob Haas, nakachi and 15 other people liked this
"“The events of the last few months have put a serious dent in the idea that gay marriage is inevitable,” said Maggie Gallagher, the president of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage. The movement to expand marriage to include gays and lesbians has gathered force from the perception that it’s a historic civil rights battle, and that its foes are – as advocates often say – on the “wrong side of history.” That’s a message that has animated supporters, silenced opposition – just one New York legislator, for instance, stood up to explain his “no” vote – and generated its own momentum. It has also penetrated broadly into the culture, said Democratic pollster Diane Feldman, whose surveys have found a solid majority of Americans view same-sex marriage as inevitable, “and are variously pleased or resigned to that.”"
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
Maybe I'm just a glass-half-empty guy, but I think that achieving marriage equality is something that will be distanced for a long time. Too much homophobia, hatred, people lacking the basic empathy to be compassionate and understanding. No one is asking for something MORE than what's fair; no one is asking for anything special; and no one is looking to strip people from what they currently have. But people just don't see it that way, and it makes me very sad.
- Derrick
Derrick, your commentary is spot on. It reminds me of a quote I saw somewhere (I think on FF a while ago) where someone said "why don't the people who are looking to 'protect the institution of marriage' ban divorce? After all, the Bible had some pretty clear and strong words to say against that." You're exactly right that proponents of marriage equality are not seeking to do damage to...
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- Chieze Okoye
Derrick, come to Canada, we may have snow, but we also have gay marriage.
- DJF
Derrick- as I see it people see marriage as X, so if marriage becomes not-X then they are not married; or marriage is wrong. Leaving aside religious reasoning...
- Pete, Enabling Force
Pete, but it wouldn't become "not-X" it would become a superset of X.
- Chieze Okoye
Oh I dunno. For some people gay marriage would make marriage not marriage. Or something.
- Pete, Enabling Force
heh, yeah.
- Chieze Okoye
People really get too hung up on nomenclature. I think it literally comes down to people feeling that for them, marriage is an exclusive thing. No comment on those who disrespect the institution of it, Tiger Woods, Gov. of South Carolina, etc. for those like me where the very option, isn't an option.
- Derrick
Amen Derrick. MArriage should be about love and commitment, not plumbing.
- Pete, Enabling Force
I will be disappointed, to say the very least, if marriage equality is not the norm within my lifetime. If I am fortunate enough to have children, and any of them are gay and *can't* get married, I will find a way to get them some place they *can* #bigotryisbigotry
- Bren, Not Grinchy
from iPhone
Please remember that this is the United States. Many countries in the rest of the free world have already proven that it is inevitable.
- Kenton
Kenton: many of those same countries also have national healthcare. Inevitable is not the word I would use.
- Bren, Not Grinchy
from iPhone
LOL, Bren, good point.
- Kenton
And this might not have anything to do with it, or it might have EVERYTHING to do with it, but I've lived my entire life in the States, and I've already been an "other". Talks of post-racial America, and the election of a black president haven't done a lot to squelch my fears that race is something that's been neatly wrapped up in a bow. I dare say the concept or potential enacting of...
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- Derrick
1UP, C.
- Derrick
The problem with the "m" word Cecily is that it steps into the religious arena. In Canada they explicitly gave religious institutions the right to refuse to perform same-sex marriages in their churches in order to appease those groups.
- Kenton
Because of the separation of church and state, any religious institution that opposes same sex marriage could refuse to perform the ceremony. This is not really about religion, though. This is about equal protection under law. "Marriage" carries certain legal rights and protections which are currently not available to same-sex couples. In the United States this should be a source of shame.
- Bren, Not Grinchy
from iPhone
Bren, yes, exactly.
- Chieze Okoye
Then get rid of the word for everybody, Kenton. We shouldn't be in the business of legislating religious ceremonies. Let everyone have a legally-binding marriage (or civil union) and then, if religious-minded folks want to have a religious ceremony, let them go and have it. They can call it "merry booty-gettin' day" for all I care. But to use different words to describe the same legally-binding civil ceremony is not only unfair, it's just flat out wrong.
- cecily
And also: regardless of where the ceremony is performed in Canada, it is still called marriage.
- cecily
I haven't read the full thread .... I might later... But I just want to say that Cecily is full of win. I *heart* her so...
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Cecily, I don't think you are wrong, just pointing out that it's that word that causes all the ruckus, but it is easily solved.
- Kenton
Bren I'm just curious, because I don't think it is the same in Canada; what rights do marriages give you that civil unions don't?
- Kenton
I have long felt that Cecily's point is key: let the government recognize civil unions, and let all the churches that currently have the right to marry people have the right to do civil unions for any two adults that they are happy to perform that ceremony for.
- s t e v e
The word causes the ruckus because people know the word is important. Either nobody gets married or everybody does.
- cecily
Marriage = social capital. Marriage = community acceptance (to a degree). Even in heterosexual couples, people's reaction changes when a common-law couple decides to "make it legal". By denying social capital to LGBT citizens, we're essentially telling them that no matter what they do, their "civil union" isn't good enough in the eyes of the community.
- cecily
I like vagina but I'm not a dick about it...
- Johnny Worthington
So, in the US, if you don't have the ceremony in a church, you aren't actually considered married?
- Kenton
i agree with c. i think "civil union" should be the term regardless of who is gettin' hitched. i think "marriage" is a form of "civil union" and we would do well to consider it such. too many people automatically add ", a union before G-d" to the end of the word "marriage." i think muddies the water when we start talking about marriage equality, which is a legal issue and not necessarily a religious one.
- tiffany
Kenton, not quite. In the US, the local government issues the marriage license, which must then be validated by an authorized person. That can be a Judge, a Justice of the Peace, a Minister, perhaps others. Compare that to UK, where until 1998 or so you could ONLY be married in a Registry Office, or in Chile, where you MUST have a civil wedding in a government building, but you can also have a religious ceremony in a church if you want to.
- John Craft
I'm for removing the term "marriage" from the license. Domestic partnership contracts/civil unions for any two consenting adults regardless of sex or gender identification, and people can call it whatever they like in accordance with their religious sensibilities or lack thereof. Problem solved.
- Christopher A Carr
Thanks John, I didn't realize that.
- Kenton
We were married in a courthouse by a judge and we still call it "marriage".
- John Fink
..In the US, that is.
- John Fink
Ok I admit it, I do not understand the appeal of Lady Ga Ga. I don't find her look to be that interesting, and I'm not a fan of the music I've heard. I'm glad others like her, I just don't get why.
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i haven't heard any of her songs. but i wouldn't mind showering with her a couple times a week. just sayin'.
- Morgan Haley
I'd been ambivalent until I heard "Bad Romance," which for some reason I loved. Weirdly, I now like some of her other stuff better as well. No rational explanation there.
- Jennifer Dittrich
I don't get her look at all, but some of her songs are starting to grow on me.
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
Haven't heard a song but from what I've seen teh gayz like her. Just not this one.
- Derrick
I'd have to admit, some of her tunes are catchy and she does have skills. No hate from me.
- Rodfather
i hear that she's actually a good musician that paid her dues and stuff.
- Morgan Haley
ditto
- pea
I intensely dislike her music and don't get what the appeal is. That said, I'm not on a crusade or anything.
- Chieze Okoye
I don't hate her, I just don't get what the appeal is. I suppose it is just a matter of her style not fitting my taste.
- Joe Pierce
i can't stand her look and want her to wash her face and put on jeans and a t-shirt. friends love her. i don't hate her, but I do like that dumb poker face song
- Baroness Von SmashAHomie
I think I like her because she is so confounding.
- WorldofHiglet
Don't like anything about her.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
she is hard for me to look at and listen to. but i get the appeal. she (and her production) is the epitome of modern pop music. 99% of the pop artists out there wish they had her hooks. i cant stand her work but i get the appeal. here, wash yourself off with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch... its hard for me to deal with the fact that this is the same person.
- Carlos Ayala
Carlos: yes, she is actually incredibly talented and not a studio-packaged cypher. More reason to like her :)
- WorldofHiglet
AIRSTRIKE HER NOW
- Mo Kargas
Mo: STAND DOWN!!
- WorldofHiglet
No way! *stuffs WoH in a sack*
- Mo Kargas
hehe - "ram"??
- WorldofHiglet
*whistles*
- Mo Kargas
oh yes - "stuff" is much better.....
- WorldofHiglet
Of course, while you were busy covering your tracks I've disabled your guidance system. The missiles are now offline.
- WorldofHiglet
I'm sure you like being stuffed in a sack.
- Mo Kargas
TWSS
- WorldofHiglet
Madonna and Marilyn Manson's love child. That's how I like to think of her. Although, I should really give Marilyn Manson more respect than that.
- Josh Haley
@Josh Yes you should
- Mo Kargas
I have somehow managed to avoid her music (why yes, I do live under a rock), but I saw a clip of her interview on Ellen and she was kind of sweet, actually. Said she felt like a freak in High School. Maybe all artists say that.
- Laura Norvig
from iPod
i have remained blissfully unaware of all this.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Josh, I'd actually much rather sit through an entire Ga Ga concert than just one Marilyn Manson song. I'm on the edge with Madonna...ever since she massacred that Bond theme.
- Joe Pierce
Ditto
- Hutch Carpenter
Nah, Marilyn's got some skills. He just takes the avant-garde approach to showmanship to ridiculous levels. He's actually a very smart and down to earth guy from what I know. As far as music, I liked his tunes from the Matrix, at least.
- Josh Haley
intelligent I may go with, down to Earth, not in the interviews and appearances I've seen. Especially on Loveline where he gave out advice that could be considered damaging. Manson is one of the very few "entertainers" in the world who if I met them I would have to try very hard not to punch in the face.
- Joe Pierce
Yeah, it's not even good electronic.
- Alex Scoble
I harbor the same confusion. I think she's probably a sweetheart whose friends propelled her to stardom.
- PurpleZoe
I'm with ya, Joe. I enjoy some pop so I think some of her songs are ok but I also don't have a thing for her in general. I'm all about artistic expression but something about her style comes off desperate to me for some reason. No hate though... she can go on and do her thang. I'm happy for her that she has so many obsessed fans. Just not exactly my cup of tea.
- Carmen
RealClimate: The CRU hack - http://www.realclimate.org/index...
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"More interesting is what is not contained in the emails. There is no evidence of any worldwide conspiracy, no mention of George Soros nefariously funding climate research, no grand plan to ‘get rid of the MWP’, no admission that global warming is a hoax, no evidence of the falsifying of data, and no ‘marching orders’ from our socialist/communist/vegetarian overlords. The truly paranoid will put this down to the hackers also being in on the plot though."
- Steven Perez
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"Instead, there is a peek into how scientists actually interact and the conflicts show that the community is a far cry from the monolith that is sometimes imagined. People working constructively to improve joint publications; scientists who are friendly and agree on many of the big picture issues, disagreeing at times about details and engaging in ‘robust’ discussions; Scientists...
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- Steven Perez
"It’s obvious that the noise-generating components of the blogosphere will generate a lot of noise about this. but it’s important to remember that science doesn’t work because people are polite at all times. Gravity isn’t a useful theory because Newton was a nice person. QED isn’t powerful because Feynman was respectful of other people around him. Science works because different groups...
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- Steven Perez
It's telling that most of the climate change denial is built upon exceptions to the rule. You'd think 13 years of emails involving a real conspiracy would turn up more than just a few quotes.
- Rob Haas
And some type of money trail, too.
- Steven Perez
Tron Legacy: Gorgeous New Poster and Image - Film School Rejects - http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news...
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With the December 17, 2010 released date not so quickly approaching for Tron Legacy, Disney is already on the marketing warpath. At least, they’ve begun to do their work internationally. Thankfully, there are no borders on the internet.
- Tate DA FF MVP
from Bookmarklet
Tad's Prediction of the Day: The Joo Joo tablet/Crunchpad will fail miserably and will be forgotten within 6 months.
Kamilah Gill, Derek Coward, VAL D. and 6 other people liked this
I think you're being generous.
- Jim Hearts FF
The what?
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
That long?
- Andrew Leyden
At 500 bucks, especially...
- Bill Kinney
$500?? Really? They'll be luck to sell ONE for that amount. All it does is browse web pages, right? Does it do Silverlight, Flash, etc?
- Internet's Tad
from fftogo
There is space in my life for a tablet device, however I need it to do more than the web. If Apple releases an OSX or iPhone based competitor I would consider paying $500, but not for a web-only device.
- Sparky
I'll pay $800 or $900 for a proper tablet. But it must do eReader, eMagazine, games, basically everything the iPod Touch does plus more.
- Internet's Tad
from fftogo
Awesome paint job. Looks real.
Todd Lohenry, Terris Linenbach, JECO Photo and 47 other people liked this
Dead trucks make me sad :-(
- Jesse Stay
Josh is on fire. Oh wait, no, just his stream.
- Stephen Mack
not good
- VAL D.
LOL
- rowlikeagirl
lol
- Toby Graham
LOL[cubed]
- Adrian
lol Haley
- Christopher Galtenberg
Casio G-Shock GW7900B-1 - The Top 10 Everything of 2009 - TIME - http://www.time.com/time...
Victor Ryden, Rob Haas, RAPatton and 2 other people liked this
"Known for being rugged, Casio's G-Shock watches have long been the timepiece of choice for extreme athletes and other reckless folks. At the top of the heap is the newly revamped G-Rescue series GW7900B-1, which features a tough solar panel that refuels a high-capacity battery nonstop. The end result is fewer or no battery changes. A built-in radio system receives time-calibration signals from six transmission stations scattered across the globe, ensuring that you'll always be on time wherever you are. The GW7900B-1 also has a new case, which is much larger than previous models', with a four-point protection system that's anchored by four large screws. Additional shock absorbers on the back of the case help protect the integrity of the watch from impact. The black-on-black color is also ridiculously good-looking and cool. Price: $150."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
I LOVE my G-Shock watch, and here's why: (1) I don't have to take it off to go through security at the airport. (2) I've spilled gravy on it and been too busy to clean it off. I put it in the dishwasher and ran it through - good as new. (3) It has the solar panel, too. WHY IS THIS ONE SO MUCH COOLER THAN MINE?
- ha3rvey (needs soup)
Kinda want. But Amazon doesn't have it, so I can't wish list it there. :(
- Derrick
How times change (excuse the pun). I always used to wear a watch, and now I don't even own one anymore.
- Ian May
Want. So. Bad. My 10 year old G-Shock just died a couple of months ago....
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
John, Maggie, Peter Fedin and 79 other people liked this
SANTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
- Morgan Haley
Awesome!
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
That Heat Miser is one vindictive guy.
- Spidra Webster
OOh the humanity!!!
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
well this sucks
- VAL D.
Now what will I tell my kid? :((
- AJ Batac
:(
- WorldofHiglet
MUAHHHAHAHAHA
- Bryan Lee
That's a scary Santa.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
It WAS.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Nothing says Happy Holidays like thick plumes of acrid black smoke... NOT!
- Mark Jepsen
epic
- Josh Haley
Burning Santa Man .. in 29 yrs of firefighting never seen a burning Santa ... a first for everything ,, incredible pics
- johnpiercy
I knew this would catch your eye. Must have gone really fast, yeah?
- Josh Haley
Kris Kindling
- Josh Haley
NOOOOOOOO!
- Miriella
*fails to suppress evil cackling laughter*
- Mo Kargas
Call me a Ho again will ya fatman *snaps fingers*
- Johnny Worthington
Shit , that would go instantly ,, looks like a inside job
- johnpiercy
We don't need no water let the motherf**ker burn.
- Mo Kargas
Woah.
- Rochelle
Elves' Revenge.
- Louis Gray
For some reason this reminds me of those extremist Hindus that burn giant Valentines cards every year...
- Internet's Tad
That'll learn ya.
- Danny Minick
Who killed Santa
- Donnovan
Krampas has had his REVENGE!
- Bluesun 2600
Oh God!
- ★ Soner Gönül
ایول !
- سیدیونس
Don't shoot me Santa Claus, I've been a clean living boy, I promise you, did every little thing you asked me to, I can't believe the things I'm going through...
- Otto
It's all part of the Santa reboot. Hollywood should now do a Santa Origins story, directed by Michael Bay of course.
- Jerry Perez
gittii giittii giitttii giiitti santa gitti :D
- ELyaz
Saaantaa!!! Did it smell like cookies? lol
- John Tastad
makes getting down the chimney a lot easier.
- Morgan Haley
On Dasher! On Donner! On Cupi.....Oh SHIT! On Fire!!! On Fire!!!!
- Morgan Haley
I find this very funny.
- Yolanda
Every time I see this, I immediately go to 18% LOL.
- Akiva Moskovitz
والنسیا باید باشه ، اونا از این کارا میکنن .
- mairyland
Gonna bump this every day till Christmas folks. Hide it now while you can.
- Josh Haley
See? 18% LOL straight away.
- Akiva Moskovitz
18% more than where you were or 18% total?
- Josh Haley
bump
- Danny Minick
Oh damn.
- Derrick
♫ I saw mommy lighting Santa Claus ♪
- Andrew Smith
Mai vista una roba del genere.
- braciolanet
from BuddyFeed
Did anyone see a grinch?
- Jerry Perez
Goooooooood morning, America!
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Uh oh. 17% LOL this time but that's probably because I'm a little tired this morning.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Me too. :(
- Josh Haley
Whoa!
- Roney Smith
OH NOOOOOOEEEEESSSSS
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
hahahahahahahah
- Caroline
Top o' the mornin'!
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Heck, yeah! 19% LOL.
- Akiva Moskovitz
:)
- Josh Haley
I still like this
- Jerry Perez
from iPod
he's making a list.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
dear me santa should stop smoking eh
- eric
HO HO HOOOAAAAAAAAH! AAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAH!
- Josh Haley
This santa's hot !!!
- Maryam
Que lastima! Hace mucho calor!
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Last time Santa has mexican food before he goes out.
- Carlos Urrutia
Keep fighting the good fight! Bump, bump, bump!
- Jerry Perez
Ah yes, thank you.
- Josh Haley
D^8
- Chieze Okoye
Today's bump is sponsored by Smokey the Bear.
- Josh Haley
Stop, Drop, and Roll
- Aryn Corley
G'mornin!
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Ok, I am creeped out... Just got an email from someone asking to use a picture of my son from 1st grade on their MySpace page. No link to the page for me to inspect it either... Um, that's a 'NO'....
edythe, anjelina, nakachi and 11 other people liked this
I can only think of nefarious reasons for wanting the picture, but weird to ask instead of just taking it if that's the case...
- Lindsay
how werid.
- pea
Call the FBI. That can only be bad.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
@pea - I agree!
- Lindsay
Not good. I would call the cops.
- AJ Batac
But why would they ask to use it if it was something bad? Wouldn't that basically be like asking me to get authorities involved? I'm confused...
- Lindsay
My impression is that it's not something bad. There's no telling. I'd ignore the request and maybe hide the picture in flickr.
- Internet's Tad
You can hide it now Tad. No guarantee he already saved it.
- AJ Batac
Did they say why? I wonder if it's something not bad, since they did ask. I think I'd respond and say no, but also ask why.
- Rochelle
creepy
- VAL D.
Very odd... especially since they didn't provide more context / background.
- Herb Hernandez
*furrows brow* This is weird.
- Kamilah Gill
I responded saying that I didn't want my son's picture being used somewhere that I didn't have control of since it was a privacy issue. They emailed back and said they'd respect my privacy. Still creeped out about it though.
- Lindsay
Weird
- Shevonne
I say good decision, L. I think the fact that said person didn't show the picture but asked shows a good intention but a lack of tech savvyness, which is also a bit disconcerting. Default settings being as open as they are in most networks, it makes me feel like the person wouldn't necessarily understand what they were sharing and who they were sharing it with.
- Holly Rae, FFer
ew.
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Saat kac? 20:45! ole ole ole :) Iron Samurai Watch for the Budget Conscious and Style Averse
http://www.chinavasion.com/product...
Iron Samurai - Japanese Inspired Red LED Watch
- Cagdas Seichter
Did you know that "eskimo" is a very offensive term?
Rob Haas, Morgan Haley and SAM liked this
I did! Wikipedia told me.
- Rochelle
I read a thread about it on etsy today, I had no idea. Someone was pissed about "eskimo kiss"
- Andrizzle Gizzle
I'm guilty of saying it, though.
- Rochelle
I had no idea, I mean I don't think I ever talk about them or anything!
- Andrizzle Gizzle
huh?
- VAL D.
what if you try to sell them ice cubes?
- Morgan Haley
Is it as offensive as Midget? The n-word for little people?
- Sumotuwe
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About to watch The Third Man on TCM - being introduced by Neko Case right now.
ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ, RAPatton, Rob Haas and 8 other people liked this
"If you think of a great movie that you really love in your life, chances are it has a really strong soundtrack" <-- her talking about the zither soundtrack and how powerful and unique it is. She may have a point with that. I may have to think about that some more.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
I haven't seen this film for like ten years. Literally don't remember anything but the cuckoo clock speech, the shadows in the sewer, and the ending shot.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
I haven't seen that film in a long time, but I did enjoy it the first time around. And the zither soundtrack stuck with me for several days.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I'll have to ask you bout this tomorrow, just DLed thhis..
- sofarsoShawn
Dang, I thought I'd missed it, but it was on at the same time here. Saw her intro, got sucked into the movie, but will have to finish it another time. I should know better than to start a movie at midnight.
- LogEx
"... introduced by Neko Case" NICE!
- Christopher Harley
Yeah, LogEx, they don't offset it for different time zones. That took me a while to figure out (and why I stopped specifying any times other than EST on the Film on TV posts). I watched the whole thing - I really had forgotten most of it. Cinematography whoa!
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Okay, now The Picture of Dorian Gray is starting. I can NOT stay up for this. I will record it.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Rogue Warrior Feat MC Mickey Rourke - Funky Credits Theme http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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EatingAsia: Crouching Diner, Hidden Vendor - http://eatingasia.typepad.com/eatinga...
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The joy of eating street food is rooted not only in the flavors, but also in the experience. Sometimes it's more about the latter than the former. This curious establishment was on the 'hit list' that a friend passed to us before we drove to Hat Yai and Songkhla last June. It resides under a stage erected in the courtyard of a temple smack in the middle of the city's Chinatown. The place is an institution; if you were to ask anyone on the street about 'noodles under the stage' they'd point you here.
- BeeLing
from Bookmarklet
Yen ta fo!!! Been here :D
- Kamath (नमः)
That's just awesomely bizarre...
- Kamilah Gill
I'd hurt myself.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
If I have the chance... I'd like to go there :)
- BeeLing
Zombie Disney Princesses.. and Aladdin
Rodfather, Josh Haley, Iván Abrego and 24 other people liked this
wait, is that Mulan in the middle?
- Joe Silence is not dead
Yup. I think Belle looks the coolest
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
*is weak for Mulan*
- Joe Silence is not dead
Belle makes my nether regions tingle the most.
- Phronk
she'd just eat your spleen, tho.
- Joe Silence is not dead
*doesn't notice the details as he runs them down with a combine harvester*
- Mo Kargas
It's okay. I don't even know what a spleen does.
- Phronk
you would definitely miss it.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Nah, you'd do reasonably well without a spleen, but you'll probably miss all the blood gushing out of it.
- Victor Ganata
In any case, WORTH IT.
- Phronk
i think i'll opt for the pre-zombification Mulan.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Democrats Agree Tentatively Trade Opt-Out For Trigger, Medicare Buy In, And More | TPMDC - http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009...
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"If this trade-off carries the day, the opt out public option is gone. In its place will be many of the alternatives we've been hearing about, including a Medicare expansion and a triggered, federally-based public option. As has been widely reported, one of the trade-offs will be to extend a version of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan to consumers in the exchanges. Insurance companies will have the option of creating nationally-based non-profit insurance plans that would offered on the exchanges in every state. However if insurance companies don't step up to the plate to offer such plans, that will trigger a national public option."
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
from Bookmarklet
"Beyond that, the group agreed--contingent upon CBO analysis--to a Medicare buy in. That buy-in option would be available to uninsured people aged 55-64 in 2011--before the exchanges open. For the period between 2011 and 2014, when the exchanges do open, the Medicare option will not be subsidized (and so will likely be quite expensive). However, after the exchanges launch, the Medicare...
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- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
This doesn't sound as bad as the initial reports, but it's still not very good.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I had been afraid there would only be the extension to FEHBP run by private insurance companies, which seemed pretty useless. I doubt very much this particular trigger will be pulled, so don't care much about it one way or the other. But the Medicare buy-in for ages 55-64 has the potential to be very helpful, and if that stays in, I'll be happy.
- Ruchira S. Datta
I want to see what medicare at 55 looks like, so far my laid off friends 60 and run out their cobra then are utterly expensively stuck until 65 some with pre-existing conditions can't get insurance for any price - this could be a huge benefit bridging to 65 even if its expensive as typical cobra
- WarLord
What's the public option trigger look like? I mean, could insurance companies forestall it by offering nationwide, but _unaffordable_ plans?
- Andrew C
Why is there a delay of years at all? Set it to next month, or the public option kicks in.
- Andy Bakun
I don't think there should be a delay. I think the main reason for it is an accounting trick, to make the 10-year budget number smaller.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Andrew: According to what I've read, the public option would be triggered if none of the insurance companies offered non-profit, nationwide plans through the exchange.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Ruchira and WarLord: I think allowing people 55-64 to buy into Medicare (or a Medicare-like government plan) is the best aspect of the deal that I've seen so far, and one that should have been there from the beginning. It won't help me, but it's still an improvement for the country as a whole.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I'm confused with all this Chrome extension stuff. I've had extensions on Chrome for Windows at work for weeks. Was that because I was on the dev channel and now it's on the stable channel, is that what's new today? Does everyone have themes, or is that a dev channel thing too?
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I think part one is that it's available on the Beta channel now (you're right, it's been on Dev channel for a while). Part two is that they opened up the official Chrome Extensions Gallery (https://chrome.google.com/extensi...)
- Chieze Okoye
But wasn't that gallery already available on the dev channel? On the new tab page, it put a bunch of puzzle pieces on the bottom right that led to a page of extensions. That was a couple of weeks ago. There are a lot more in it now than there were then, though. Kinda frustrating that they disabled the Mac extensions, though - it's making my brain confused (I've had extensions on both for weeks, now everyone's talking about extensions being new, but I can't have them anymore at home). :/
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
I don't believe that it was available to wide release till today. I didn't see it till today and I've been on Dev channel for a while now, too.
- Chieze Okoye
Huh. I know I've seen it before. Weird.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
themes have been on the mainline since v3 i'm pretty sure...
- Chris Heath
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