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If you were to pop into a record store and actually buy a vinyl album, what would you buy? Trying to come up with ideas for my brother's Christmas present (his girlfriend is buying him a turntable).
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That's a hard choice since I like almost all music. But probably an 80's pop album, like Duran Duran or Huey Lewis and the News. But then I might also buy classic rock like some of Jimi Hendrix, I bet Hendrix kicks total butt on vinyl.
- Ken
The Dukes of Stratosphear vinyl reissue. Or Elvis Costello's Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, which I believe has some tracks that aren't on digital or CD versions of the album.
- Spidra Webster
Oh. I thought you meant new issue vinyl. For old issue, I think I'd get him one of the great concept albums. Concept albums were programmed to work with the break in-between for flipping the album over. It's not quite the same on CD or digital.
- Spidra Webster
Ah, not sure what she meant that way.
- Ken
It's hard for me because we have a pretty large vinyl collection and part of the fun is browsing through the rows of records for a true gem, so I'd actually suggest maybe a copy of one of your favourite albums of all time and a gift certificate to a local record store. I'm normally not into gift cards substituting for choosing something of your own, but for me so much of vinyl is about the tactile experience.
- joey
a tie between "Chips From The Chocolate Fireball" and "The Dark Side Of The Moon"...or maybe "Wish You Were Here", not sure which. kind of off DSOTM lately.
- Joe Silence is not Santa
The LP isn't "Chips From the Chocolate Fireball". That's the name for the CD that compiled both "25 O'Clock" and "Psonic Psunspot". Not only have those now been reissued as separate CDs, but the original EP/LP have been reissued. Not sure if they're only part of the deluxe box set or whether you can get the LPs separately. Probably only box set.
- Spidra Webster
Picture discs are awesome too. I used to have one of the soundtrack to Miami Vice, like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-JA...
- Ken
@Spidra: that would explain why i can't find it! my cousin had "Psonic Psunspot" as a cassette and that's how i first heard it.
- Joe Silence is not Santa
I liked flipping through records and finding obscure 70's rock that never made it to CD. I once bought a Santana album for $2 just because the picture of Carlos was so funny.
- Rodfather
Great concept albums: Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.
- Spidra Webster
There are other albums I think of as "concept albums" even though they're not gimmicky because the songs and tracklist work so well.
- Spidra Webster
Rodfather is right that it's great to target albums that have not (yet) been reissued on CD.
- Spidra Webster
I don't know what kind of new releases you can still buy out there... if you buy used make sure the seller tells you there is no scratches because that really sucks getting a new LP that skips.
- Ken
I started a collection about 12 years ago or so and had quite a few and had a turntable stereo thing.. ended up giving them all away, I just never listened to them.. lazy me... my computer is everything now.
- Ken
"Revolver" (mono) the Beatles
- Bren -- feeling merry
from iPhone
Excellent idea, Bren. I knew I wanted to get him at least one Beatles album but was torn on which ones to consider. Revolver was my favorite Beatles vinyl as a kid. :D Thank you everyone for all your suggestions! I'm going to print this entire conversation out so when I hit the store, I don't forget anything. LOL This is going to be a lot of fun. I haven't browsed through vinyl in years...
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Just be sure to get the original mono mix :)
- Bren -- feeling merry
from iPhone
Of course. :D
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Any idea what kind of music your brother likes? That would make this whole thing a lot easier.
- Curtiss Grymala
My son likes 70s rock vinyl, Neil Young seems high on the list. He pokes around in used record stores all the time looking for stuff. Most reputable used record stores won't sell anything that is not 100% pristine (unless it is clearly labelled as not).
- Brian Sullivan
I bought an LP by "The Big 3" at the Sally Army store because it was Mama Cass's debut and I hadn't heard it since it first came out. Never made it to cassette or CD as far as I know. I have several hundred LPs and a few 45s. Some of them only exist on vinyl. Those are keepers.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Tom Petty has a box set coming out on vinyl...it may be out now. Im gonna pick it up it looks good.
- Mary Carmen
I suggest going to a thrift store and just buying up a ton of records.
- Admiral Anika
Mary Carmen, you're my kinda gal. :D Anika, I didn't even think to hit a thrift store! LOL I feel like a dunce.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Id buy some blues - John Lee Hooker on vinyl...
- WarLord
The thrift store around the corner from me has hundreds of vinyl in very good condition for like 50 cents an album. I'd buy many of them for the WTFness of many of them, but we find a lot of gems in thrift stores.
- Admiral Anika
Around here you would be wasting your time at thrift type stores -- all the records will have been picked over by the time you get there unless you are lucky or become a regular. What would be left would be damaged, undesirable or both.
- Brian Sullivan
Well if he's a DJ, then I'll definitely get him a real turntable like the Technics SL1200Mk2 http://www.panasonic.com/consume... - and if he's really into DJ'ing then of course you should buy him some kick-ass electronica LPs that are not issued in other formats :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass Elliot http://www.amazon.com/Three-F...
- SuezanneC Baskerville
Wow - it is on CD. Listen to "Young Girl's Lament". But I'm glad I have the LP anyway.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Todd Rundgren "Something/Anything",..maybe one of the greatest albums ever and its a 2 disc album,...download some of it on Limewire for a listen,..incredible stuff and you'll be surprised how many songs you know.
- Sheri Kelly
Sugar Hill Gang Rapper's Delight. Just because.
- Gunny doesn't side-hug™
I would get him something where the cover art on CD doesn't compare to what was available in vinyl/ Some thoughts are Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick, Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers.
- April Russo (app103)
Grateful Dead - Workingmans Dead or The Band's 2nd album (self-titled). Two albums that just have to be heard on LP
- Philip Tomlinson
I agree with Anika. Just buy a bunch of really cheap ones, try to find some that might actually be quality and others that are for comedy sake.
- Robert DeBord
Definitely depends on what he likes in music. Something classic, though, to keep with the vinyl feeling.
- Martha
For no reason that I can fathom, Hawkwind came to mind...
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Queen and John Denver :D
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
I still have a couple of John Denver vinyl albums. Also a Saturday Night Fever album, an orchestral album of superhero theme music and a couple of Barry Manilow albums.
- Jason Huebel
You really can't lose with any vinyl. Vinyl just sounds better.
- Jason Huebel
I'd love to have one of those new laser turntables that doesn't use a needle. (they are pretty popular in Japan) Needles eventually wear out the grooves and the laser doesn't, so it helps preserve your records. They are awfully expensive, though. http://www.elpj.com/main.html
- April Russo (app103)
MOFRO's new album or Garage A Trois' album.
- Mathew A. Koeneker
What phones here is every one using?
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My phone is the HTC Tilt.
- Mike Fruchter
Ubiquio 503G
- LuluGirl896
HTC TyTN
- Mathias H.
Motorola Q9m
- Corvida
Dopod C730 (HTC Cavalier)
- J Allen
Sprint Mogul
- Thomas Ho
HTC TyTNN II
- Frank McPherson
HTC TyTN II aka Kaiser
- Jericho
Treo 800w
- Jordan Hofker
Dopod c730 (HTC Cavalier), where's the wm 6.1 love for Cavalier??
- Alphonsus Lee
from twhirl
Moto Q9c
- Brendan McCue
Another HTC Mogul on Sprint
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Right now have an LG Voyager but am in the market for an HTC XV6900
- Sweyn Venderbush
Now HP 910
- LuluGirl896
at&t tilt
- Robert DeBord
Samsung Blackjack II w/ WM6.1
- Tim Toennies
I'm using a Touch Pro
- Wictor Wilén
moto q9h
- Czar
Mine is an antique; HP Ipaq rw6815 :) but what i want is a touch pro
- Koray AL
Un HTC Touch HD
- Françoise
HTC Touch HD
- Amit Morson
Still using my Sprint Mogul, but I also have a T-iPhone.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
SE Xperia X1 here
- Ivan Crema
Samsung Behold
- Itachi
HTC Touch Diamond2
- Arman
Upcycle Wine Bottles into Wall-Mounted Vases [Decor] - http://lifehacker.com/5416714...
Upcycle? That's a word?
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Yeah that's a new one by me too.
- Robert DeBord
8 Mile vs. Hostel - http://www.flickchart.com/B582616...
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Why don't they have an "I couldn't care less" option?
- Robert DeBord
The Big Lebowski vs. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - http://www.flickchart.com/A60242B...
Flickchart, Milena Mallory, Kol Tregaskes and 19 other people liked this
Dude. The Big Lebowski. Without question.
- Morgan Haley
This one is VERY hard for me. I had no problem picking I, Robot over Reservoir Dogs because it sucked less, but this one I'm stumped. They were both good for different reasons. I even own both. I think I'll go with Lebowski since I watch it more often.
- Admiral Anika
But they pissed on his fucking rug! And it really tied the room together.
- Morgan Haley
The Big Lebowski. +1000
- johnpiercy
I'm with Morgan and John
- Santa CW™
Dude.. how can you not choose?
- Santa CW™
I actually don't care for either of these films.
- Derrick
I'm with John and Morgan on this. Not even close. :)
- Ken Morley
Lock Stock, without question. I am odd in that I did not care for the Big Lebowski. Meh.
- Louis Gray
ooh, toughie. Maybe Lock, Stock
- Chieze Okoye
The Big Lebowski.
- Ayşe E.
Ultimately, after the sands of time have run their course, there will only be one movie left in the world. That one movie will be about the Dude.
- Adrian
Lock Stock.
- Alex Scrivener
Dude.
- Jay
++ Adrian. Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds...
- Lo
Lock Stock
- Mo Kargas
LS&2SB no question
- clarke thomas
I vote the Dude!
- Christine Taylor
Mo: You're being very un-dude.
- Joshua
*snort*
- Mo Kargas
Mo is a robot... this survey is for HUMANS only. :P
- Adrian
ZOMG discrimination !
- Mo Kargas
We only discriminate if you vote the *wrong* way. X_X
- Adrian
*votes Republican* WOOPS
- Mo Kargas
I vote for the one and only "Dude"
- Bluesun 2600
Am I the only one who plays back the opening to Lebowski in their head when you go bowling? Song and all...
- Joshua
^Yep. ;P
- Admiral Anika
Yeah, I'm insane. Confirms it.
- Joshua
It's okay. I think everyone here is. =)
- Admiral Anika
While I love Big Lebowski, it's hands down Lock Stock for me. It's been emotional.
- Robert DeBord
BIG lebowski! very BIG with me.
- Phil Harrison
You're entering a world of pain.
- Joshua
Lock Stock for me. I didn't care for Lebowski, strangely. *fistbump* Louis. :)
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
It's like what Lenin said... you look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh..you know what I'm trying to say...
- Qolang Int'l Laboratories
Wait a minute... I Robot over Reservoir Dogs?!!!
- Ken Morley
Heh. I detest Reservoir Dogs.
- Admiral Anika
The Big Lebowski
- Joe Silence is not Santa
++ Adrian's comment above -- also, for bonus points, try to say it aloud in a Sam Elliot-esque, gravelly, western voice.
- Pete Delucchi
no question, Lebowski.
- Joe Pierce
Lock, Stock. Period.
- Parth Awasthi
Hands down Lock, Stock... And if you haven't seen the "sequel" Snatch is another must have DVD!
- Ron Thompson
The Big Lebowski
- ★ Soner Gönül
The Big Lebowski, no question. The dude abides.
- Otto
The only way the Big Lebowski could be better is if it had Vin Jones.
- Big K
The Big Lebowski, for sure.
- Jenny R.
Lock, Stock.
- Mark Layton
Lock, Stock easily.
- Kol Tregaskes
So its Team DUDE against Team Stock.. Pick your side..
- Santa CW™
Lebowski. But only because I have Lock Stock's sibling, Snatch, above Lebowski on my list already.
- Ubqtous
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doh!
- Fee501st
Question: Mozy or Carbonite? I'm considering paying for online backup.
- Eric Geller
Frankly, I haven't tried Carbonite yet. But Mozy isn't impressing me yet.
- Veronica
Carbonite looks to be the best bet simply because I've heard less complaining about it. I don't need external drive backup, but I do need unlimited, low-cost, reliable, redundant storage.
- Eric Geller
Carnonite, has a free 2 month trial if you use the promo code, "twit" you should compare both! Leo will like it ;)
- Fee501st
Yeah, I'll probably do that. Do they ask for credit card information?
- Eric Geller
not until the 2 months are over, i belive
- Fee501st
I like that Carbonite backs up incrementally. Does Mozy do that?
- Eric Geller
I gave up on mozy after trying to upload data for over a week. Fail after fail after fail.
- Robert DeBord
Actually, it doesn't tell you, but it will pick up where it left off.
- Laura Norvig
20 GB? Wow. I just use Mozy for ongoing work. I archive off anything that large and stay under 2 GB per machine. I have several TB of data that's too big for online backups that gets saved via VHD images. So I have never tried that much data over a home broadband connection before.
- Dave Friedel
If you're keeping it under 2GB per machine, why not use dropbox? The free account is 2GB...
- Thomas
I used Carbonite > a year ago and bailed when my HDD developed a bad sector Carbonite couldn't get past, leading to the Endless Backup Of Accomplishing Nothing. Switched to Mozy, and still use it; have about 85 GB backed up at this point. Biggest advantage of Mozy over Carbonite is that if you ever need to do a massive restore, Mozy will send your data on DVD. They charge for the service, but I had to do it once, and it was so worth it. Would have taken forever to restore that much data via the tubes.
- David Gaw
Give CrashPlan a whirl - ok - I'll stop cyberstalking now.
- Matthew Dornquast
Damn cyberstalkers. ;)
- Dave Friedel
Thomas... definitely more than 2GB!
- Veronica
I was referring to Dave talking about him staying at under 2GB per machine... :)
- Thomas
I have used Carbonite for over a year now, 70K+ files over that time just over 80 gig never a hic-cup
- Robert Anstett
If you quit Mozy, you will make iJustine sad. :(
- Dave Friedel
If Carbonite was good enough for Han Solo, it's good enough for you...
- Thomas
Yes, but Carbonite will give you hibernation sickness afterward. Then you're out of it for a little while and everyone gets delusions of grandeur.
- Dave Friedel
Question: Do you drink any energy drinks?why/why not?
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I don't, mostly because I drank a lot when I was younger and it makes me feel not so good now. So I drink coffee which doesn't do that.
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
Wife and I are talking about it because the company she works for just created/started selling one and she doesn't understand why I like this one but not most others. She thinks it's my age because I drank them when I was younger but not now. So I want to see who and what ages like/dislike energy drinks :)
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
I don't usually drink them; my main reason is that they taste terrible. It's like a cross between grapefruit juice, pixie stix, and watered down Pepto-Bismol. Every once in a while (maybe once a year, if not once every couple of years), I'll be in a situation where I need to perk up quickly after being awake for way too long, and I'll drink a couple to get through a few hours. The last time I did that was when I was moving.
- Mark Trapp
If they tasted better, I'd probably drink them more often (maybe once a month), but the secondary reasons of it not providing actual sustainable energy like sleeping/eating/exercising and the huge cost are still limiting factors to regular usage.
- Mark Trapp
I drink them, usually about 2 cans a day. But only if I've been up the night before, I feel like I playing games, or I just feel like it in the morning..kinda like how people drink coffee in the morning. But, yeah, they do taste like crap..so does coffee ;)
- Itachi
I don't drink energy drinks because my body doesn't react well to Ginseng and does even worse with Echinacea. Aren't many that don't have either one.
- Kevin Fox
Do you guys drink coffee or tea or do you just not need the energy? And Maxamad, I'd definitely disagree about the taste of coffee ;)
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
Kevin, I've never heard that before. If you don't mind me asking, what do they do to your body?
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
Mark I totally agree about the short term boost. All the worse when you crash after it!
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
MYTH No. 1: Radiohead Can Do No Wrong (REALITY: Radiohead kinda blow.) - http://www.spin.com/article...
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"They're the vanguard of music, a post-rock think tank, the absolute state of the art. They've also been righteous, giving a confused music world a moral center. So we sit, wearing headphones and frozen grins, and continue denying that guilty, nagging feeling that actually, in some ways, when you think about it…Radiohead kinda blow. Few, save for Liam or Noel Gallagher, dare speak this heresy aloud, instead couching it in longings for a "back-to-basics" album or a "return to form," despite the fact that Radiohead are at their critical and commercial peak. Civil (by Internet standards) discussions reside on Yahoo message boards with titles like "Why Did Radiohead Become Dull and Boring?" But while such almost apologetic criticism typically hides online or at water coolers, sometimes the elephant isn't in the room, but onstage."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
*gasps*
- Derrick
except for one mainstream charting song, I always filed Radiohead away with The Pixies, Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, The Residents. Entirely unlistenable for real people, but inspiration crack for real artists/musicians who can build off them and make some listenable stuff.
- Matthew DeVries
They've had more than a few things here and there that I've found enjoyable. Karma Police, Optimistic, There There to name a few songs. Haven't really given their latest albums a listen.
- Alex Scoble
I really loved OK Computer but found Kid A and Amnesiac hard to get into...In Rainbows brought me back into the fold, and I liked Yorke's solo album more than I thought. One thing I do have to give to them is that they truly make albums as opposed to hits or singles. Remember albums?
- Derrick
I'm pretty much an all out Radiohead fanboy. I can't think of many songs I dislike, but there's a ton I love. This article coming from Spin makes me laugh a little though. Not to talk smack at them just because they're talking poorly of Radiohead, but I can't remember when the last time I even looked at a Spin mag, let alone bought one. Different strokes and all that, but to me this is like Rolling Stone criticizing Radiohead... big deal.
- Robert DeBord
When I first heard some of Kid A (not long after it came out) I hated it; it took going back and listening to The Bends before I started liking them. I just listened to Kid A again yesterday and didn't mind it anymore, but I didn't instantly love it either. Maybe after a few more listens? I think they were ahead of the curve on that one. MDV - what are you talking about? Pixies, New...
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- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Hmm. Loved Pablo Honey and The Bends but simply could not listen to OK Computer. Never bothered since, but still love the CDs I have
- WorldofHiglet
This stuff is subjective. The Spin piece is silly, IMO. Some folks think Radiohead blows, some folks hang on every note.
- Kurt Starnes
Radiohead is mentioned in that best ever rock conversation enough to warrant their inclusion in that conversation, which means you'll see as many if not more vocal haters as you do for a band that everybody (but me) knows blows. That is just the way it goes.
- Michael W. May
Jandy - I'd hardly consider you a member of the unwashed masses. Even though you don't play an instrument, it's obvious you have the ear of an artist and an ability to appreciate on an artists level, to get to a lot of things most of us can't.
- Matthew DeVries
Radiohead is the new Oasis.
- Akiva Moskovitz
The band or the geographic feature?
- Matthew DeVries
Sorry, Akiva, but unlike Oasis, Radiohead actually makes good music.
- Alex Scoble
You don't understand the point, Alex. I'm not talking about the music. Like Oasis, for Radiohead, it's become more about the band than the music. Radiohead producing music is a side-effect of them simply being Radiohead.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva - I think one could also make your argument for The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc. or any great band. Radiohead being Radiohead is not exclusive of Radiohead making great music, IMO.
- Kurt Starnes
Again, I wasn't writing about the quality of the music. And I never wrote that my correlation was limited to just Oasis.
- Akiva Moskovitz
When did Radiohead get 'dull and boring'? If you think that you just don't get them. They've been my favourite band for years and I can't see that changing. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I 'get' Radiohead and have been a fan since The Bends. But I do find them dull and boring now. OK Computer was their last really thrilling release. The only people who seemed to really like Amnesiac and Kid A are people who have never heard of Warp Records.
- Akiva Moskovitz
You forgot about Hail to the Thief...which I thought was a pretty solid album.
- Alex Scoble
Then again, Akiva probably suffers from myxomatosis.
- Alex Scoble
That came after Amnesiac and Kid A. You have to remember that a lot of people didn't get into Radiohead until Kid A and Amnesiac. And, to me, Hail to the Thief sounded like an odds-and-ends collection rather than a full album. In Rainbows, on the other hand, was pretty damned good. But it's still just a pale shade of what Radiohead used to be capable of.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I kinda read through most of the above comments. Do I get a cookie now?
- Micah Wittman
Also, have you seen the dude's eye? WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIRD.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I've been listening to Radiohead since Pablo Honey, and I like their newer stuff better, although OK Computer is still my favorite. One thing I do agree with: their best days may very well be behind them, since it sounds like they're never going to do another album.
- Victor Ganata
The cynical side of me wonders if Radiohead's choice to not do an album has more to do with their inability to put together a good one than anything else.
- Akiva Moskovitz
And if your choice is between putting out something that isn't up to snuff or doing nothing, I'd be fine with them doing nothing.
- Alex Scoble
Thom Yorke does sound totally burnt out. So that may very well be true.
- Victor Ganata
They were really frickin' good at the beginning of the zeros, but anyone with that much good press can't maintain.
- Ciaoenrico
As they say over at MetaFilter, Your Favorite Band Sucks.
- s t e v e
I would never have a favorite band that someone else has ever heard of.
- Akiva Moskovitz
They never even played a show / you can't hear them on the radio.
- s t e v e
Chicago BBQ is Better than Memphis BBQ - http://www.seriouseats.com/2009...
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"In the last few years Chicago has established itself as a spot of smoky supremacy, and Smoque BBQ is reason number one I don't feel compelled to return to Memphis. I've written about the glories of this shack on Serious Eats before, so I won't go in to much detail about it here. But, for those who protest Chicago is a sauce drenched smoked meat wasteland, except for a small layer of caramelized lacquer, the sauce on Smoque's ribs is served on the side. Their brisket is certainly the best this side of Texas, and the quality of Smoque's balanced sides, save the chili drenched tamales from Germantown Commissary, are unparalleled in the informal barbecue world."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
People love to fight about their regional claims to who has the best BBQ...I just like BBQ. I'll eat it all. *shrug*
- Derrick
One vote for Texas BBQ
- Eric Logan
i'm with you, D.
- holly
I'm with Derrick. Eat all BBQ.
- Robert DeBord
No THAT is what I call a rib sandwich!
- mrfusion
I like it all, too. sweet, tangy, spicy, rubbed, etc.
- jbrotherlove
Anything is better than Memphis BBQ, even that dreadful stuff they make in Chicago.
- Admiral Anika
Chrome OS Will Not Support Hard Disk Drives - http://www.computerworld.com/s...
Kol Tregaskes, Aaron Kurtz, Mike Nencetti and 7 other people liked this
Seriously?? Everything from the cloud, huh??
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
No: "The new OS will support only SSDs."
- Stephan Planken
Ah. Right.
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
I guess this won't be an OS for everyone. Talk about crippling your potential market
- Mo Kargas
No, they're saying they're only going to support SSDs. You'll still be able to store things locally.
- Victor Ganata
I should hope so. Forcing upgrade paths for OS's is teh suck
- Mo Kargas
SSD only so I can boot in 7 seconds only to wait another 30 seconds or so to load gmail over EVDO. :-)
- Stephan Planken
I think this may be a misquote -- the way I read it they will support only SSD for boot.
- Brian Sullivan
It actually seems like they're going the Apple route. They don't seem to be targeting this as a general purpose OS that you can run on anything you want. (Although, like OS X, with enough creative hacking, you'll probably still get it to run on unsupported hardware.)
- Victor Ganata
I understood it as the devices will have small amounts of flash onboard to support boot/OS only, and other storage will be handled via removable devices (SD cards, USB keys, etc)
- Chris Reichow
When Apple ditched the floppy disk and first went to USB, the response was a lot like this. Interesting, indeed.
- Louis Gray
Hell, if you can make SSD's the same capacity as my hard disks AND the same price, I'll drop all complaints :)
- Mo Kargas
this would work with my Asus EEE 901. It has a 4gb SSD. Not much can be done with that so this would be perfect for it.
- Santa CW™
So google thinks this is the future of computing? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- April Russo (app103)
Heh, the Internet is a lot bigger and more interesting these days, though. Was there even such a thing as a web app back then? And most people didn't have fat pipes like they do now.
- Victor Ganata
But basically, that's what it is, right, except modernized for today?
- April Russo (app103)
Not cool, not until the price of SSDs drop. Way too expensive right now.
- Robert DeBord
This is very similar to what Microsoft had in mind. Only instead of a browser it would be similar to an OS that would only act as an RDP client to access your desktop that would be located on their servers. They would give away their "OS" for free, but to actually use it would cost you. You would subscribe to it with a monthly fee, and what software you could install and use would be...
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- April Russo (app103)
Good. The root is read only and everything is in the cloud. I can give this to my mum and never do tech support outside of hardware
- Johnny Worthington
I can't see them abandoning the development model that they use for Android though. Their app store is not going to be locked down like Apple's is. And you don't need special Google tools to build a web app with HTML 5 anyway.
- Victor Ganata
Really? You want someone with a Bachelors for $7.75 an hour? You realize that's 50 cents above minimum wage, right?
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:(
- Derrick
A Bachelors is the new High School Diploma. It sucks...
- Aram Zucker-Scharff
that's pretty sad. they probably blame the "bad economy" for paying that low...
- Bill Kinney
Very likely, Bill. Good to know that this company is still charging the same price for their services though: hate to think that the CEO might have to see a cut in his paycheck </bitter>
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
i've seen a lot of employers taking advantage of the economy and doing things to employees that they'd never be able to get away with in a good market.
- Bill Kinney
I'm seeing a lot of that in job listings, too. Like the pay rate above, or the classic 36 hour work week so you aren't full time and don't qualify for benefits.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
To work on some stores on Melrose, you have to have a BA in fashion/marketing and they pay min wage to $10/hr. I laughed.
- Admiral Anika
wow, minimum wage here in adelaide, australia is $15 an hour and you don't need no degree to push trolleys!
- Loc
Seems a lot of companies are trying to really screw potential employees over (aka "better bang for buck" or "making best use of economy") because they know there's so many people without work. Someone should collect a list of companies doing this. In a couple years it'll be good to know which companies are scummy and don't care about their employees so as to avoid them when things are tilting back into the employee's favor.
- Robert DeBord
It's worse than I feared it could be http://friendfeed.com/bitchfe...
R1CC1, Jessie, anjelina and 14 other people liked this
HOLY CATS! That's a...um...special bag.
- Admiral Anika
At least it's not a shirt??? I guess????
- Robert DeBord
Be thankful it says 'cats'
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
I'm happy to learn she didn't actually buy it. She won it in some game at a charity auction for the local animal shelter. Her words: "Isn't it cute? It could have been ugly but it's actually cute." We need to have a talk about aesthetics and my preferences.
- Katy S
I totally love that actually. You could be all "i'm an ironic hipster" with that, no one would know the difference.
- Call me Bronco
Regifting is totally cromulent.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
*giggling like a mad thing*
- D0r0th34
Oh, dear... I think I missed this one... What's the backstory?
- Kamilah Gill
Kamilah - the link is in the title.
- Katy S
Did I mention that it looks the same on both sides? I can't even turn it around and pretend it's plain.
- Katy S
It is the White Elephant of FF.
- laura x
fill in the "C" to make an "O"
- s t e v e
"Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy"
- Katy S
It's okay, it's okay. Game not over. Flip the bag inside-out (exposed stitching is so *now*) line it with a hastily-chopped-and-stitched pillowslip. Bag saved. Now you can heat-transfer "I <3 Cats" on it in EVEN BIGGER LETTERS!
- Slappy Line
Slippy - That would involve work.
- Katy S
Here's a phrase I never thought I'd read: "Potty training a cracked out tyrannosaur is extremely hard" http://theoatmeal.com/comics... (via feedly)
This website has some *really* weird articles/quizzes on it. Some serious LOL going on.
- Robert DeBord
Catiching up with Family Guy via Hulu. Will be so sad when they start charging #freerules
Is it a "when" now? I thought it was just an "if"...
- MicahBear78
Last I heard they "mis-spoke" about charging and will be keeping the existing setup/content free but new aspects of the service (and I don't think they meant new episodes or even shows) might be monetized.
- Robert DeBord
Google Serves Up Free Wi-Fi at 47 Airports for the Holidays - List Here - http://vida.posterous.com/google-...
rowlikeagirl, Jen (SquirrelGirl), RAPatton and 2 other people liked this
Meanwhile, Yahoo is providing free Wi-Fi for an entire year in Times Square, and Microsoft and JiWire will give free Wi-Fi at airports and hotels if you make one search on Bing. I like free stuff! [Google] Airports for Google-Sponsored Free Wi-Fi: • Austin (AUS) • Baltimore (BWI) • Billings (B ... - http://vida.posterous.com/google-...
- Shevonne
from Posterous
Awesomeness
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
Here's the Goliath beetle all grown up ^-^ (Please don't unsubscribe, just hide! I don't do this often, I promise.) - http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/invert-...
Brian Johns, 7 поверхностей Римана, Greg Guitarbuster and 16 other people liked this
That is very cool!
- Katy S
KITTY!
- Steven Perez
Aptly named.
- ronin
Wow, now that's a big insect. Q_Q
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
Hmmm, I think I'll pass on that pet. :-(
- Kittyburgers
As much as I'd like to believe I've outgrown my fear of GINORMOUS BUGS, I now know what my nightmares tonight are gonna look like. I just hope I don't bruise myself slapping the GINORMOUS BUGS offa me in my sleep! :-0
- vicster is...
OH HELL NO.
- Derrick
i want one!
- Mahmood Padura
I would pass out if I saw that in real life.
- Michelle Martinez
That thing reminds me of the movie "Cronos"
- Joe Pierce
What Shel said.
- Derrick
*Pentacostal faint*
- nakachi
hell no, I hate insects
- یولیو Youlio
Is there a David beetle? Cos if there is, it's impromptu youtube movie time!
- Mo Kargas
Interestingly, really big insects and other arthropods seem *less* creepy to me. At least they don't scamper around and crawl on you and buzz suddenly. I've held a giant hissing cockroach and a giant millipede (all those little moving feet felt *weird*). They aren't like bugs at that size. It's more like holding a hamster... or maybe a small lobster?
- Kamilah Gill
I'm with you on the big bugs, Kamilah. The little ones worry me.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
If Jackie ever found one of those walking around our house, I would be deaf forever. I do, however, like that I have a much greater chance of killing it with a baseball bat than the little ones that always seem to get away. At least there's that.
- Robert DeBord
Why do truckers have over-inflated sense of self-importance? "If we stop, america stops".
teh Dork Knight aka Kenny liked this
Because it's pretty darn true. If you want to know how to economy will be doing next quarter, take a look at truck stops today.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Truckers are kinda crucial until we develop autopilot. Why do you feel their importance is over-inflated?
- Jay
Definitely true and not over-inflated. Without truckers the great majority of the US is screwed.
- Robert DeBord
TweetDeck Promises to Add Twitter Lists Support Soon - http://blog.louisgray.com/2009...
Venkk Sastry, Bonnie Foster, Head Ov Metal and 17 other people liked this
What about Seesmic?
- Jorge Escobar
Yes this would be awesome... #tweetdeck
- Yann Ropars
I assume Loic will provide updates soon, but I can't speak for him.
- Louis Gray
But you are on a speed dial basis with him, aren't ya? ;)
- Jorge Escobar
I am on a speed-DM basis with him. :)
- Louis Gray
Ok, so get his point of view as well for this post. Do some journalism for once! LOL j/k
- Jorge Escobar
Isn't tweetdeck supposed to sync with two computers if you have it installed and logged on? Mine doesn't do that w/home and work computers.
- Amani
Jorge, I updated the post to reflect that Loic has promised list support in Seesmic.
- Louis Gray
Thank you, I'll send you the wire tonight ;)
- Jorge Escobar
So does SocialToo :-)
- Jesse Stay
I want these in my tweetie iphone app and hopefully they'll be in the new tweetie desktop version
- Robert DeBord
Tweetdeck to Twitter list sync would be great
- Mo Kargas
I wonder why Loic only mentions update for Seesmic Desktop, not Seesmic Web. Come to think of it, I wonder what Loic's plans are with the two. It seems like they almost go to different directions (some features are unique to each other)
- Andre P. Siregar
Cool, anybody knows when twitter add GPS integration?
- Francisco Espinoza
from FreshFeed
It will be interesting to see if tweetdeck is able to transparently migrate their existing groups to twitter lists.
- Edwin Khodabakchian
Cinnamon Rolls - http://mangiodasola.blogspot.com/2009...
Mike, Viva Vida, Melissa and 38 other people liked this
"So, the day before I left this time around, I made these cinnamon rolls. I made a double batch - which came out to 29 rolls - because these little girls can gobble up these suckers so quickly. In fact, they can go eat 5 or 6 of them in just one day! Even though they ask for the same thing all the time, I enjoy making these for them. It truly is an enjoyable and relaxing labor of love."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
my weakness
- VAL D. Zone
excellent, he doesn't use buttermilk! i've been looking for a good recipe that doesn't call for that
- Sir Shuping
oh yum! *drool*
- BeeLing
everytime I scrool down I taste cinnamon ..........amazing how a pic can stir up the senses
- VAL D. Zone
HELL. YES.
- Nathan Chase
from iPhone
nom nom. yummm.
- Liz
This post gave me such a craving, I had to go out and buy some.
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
I'm really wishing there was a Cinnabon around here now. Looks sooooooo good
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
YOU ARE MAKING ME HONGRY O_O
- Melissa
Cream cheese icing takes cinnamon rolls to the next level over sugary white icing.
- Ed Millard
HONGRY is the best.
- Derrick
I was watching Cook's Country Kitchen over the weekend and they made these and I swear to Dog I wanted to leap through my television screen.
- cecily
I see your buns.
- Yolanda
OMFG I can't believe I'm seeing this http://twitpic.com/o6xje
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Penguin It's Cold Outside and Admiral Anika liked this
ROFL Just the two?
- Admiral Anika
Ew.
- Derrick
How are they not just calling it a corndog?
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
Sonic used to have these, they were awesome.
- Michelle Martinez
Robert, because it literally is a sausage wrapped in pancakes, not a hot dog in corn mush. I only know this because my husband bought these once, but it was a 6 or 8 pack.
- Admiral Anika
OMG that sounds terrible. Corndogs rock but that sounds pretty gross.
- Robert DeBord
from iPhone
Best before 10 months from now? That's some scary impressive food preservation.
- Andrew C
They're frozen, right? They had these in the Food Lion in Middlesex County, VA two or three years ago - yes, I believe there's only one Food Lion in that entire county - but they never caught on in St. Louis, MO.
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Some FFers shuttle between NYC and SF, but I REALLY get around. ;-)
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
“American bicyclists have been taught to stay to the right or get squashed, but it’s actually much safer to ride a bike as you would a car, following all the rules of the road.”
John Forester, Bicycle Engineer in Bikes and cars: Can we share the road? — latimes.com - http://misterjt.tumblr.com/post...
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I don't believe in taking the lane unless I absolutely need to for safety. The fact is that it's rude to expect people to queue up behind you if the fastest you can pedal is 15 mph (which it is, in my case). A better solution would be a major overhaul of our infrastructure nationally. It would be nice if gov't on all levels acknowledged that bikes, skateboards, rollerskates, wheelchairs, etc. are TRANSPORTATION and as such need accommodation in traffic planning.
- Spidra Webster
@Spidra ++++++
- Shevonne
While an overhaul would be awesome, it would take forever. In between now and then they need to AT LEAST start mandating these plans into newly developed areas and new construction areas. At least start with those in between now and however long it takes them to start revamping whats already in place.
- Robert DeBord
Apartment Therapy DC | Gas Mask Shower Head - http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/dc...
"The Gas Mask Shower Head is the scariest design we've come across this Halloween. Designed by Chris Dimino, the gas mask's eye holes can be used as soap dishes. Would this scare you in the shower?"
- Robert DeBord
from Bookmarklet
Holy crap that's freaky
- Robert DeBord
The Burger Lab: Bacon Attack! | A Hamburger Today - http://aht.seriouseats.com/archive...
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"The end result? Bacolicious! The soft, smoky bun with crisp, salty lardons is just strong enough to support the juicy patty inside, but soft enough to melt into a wash of bacon flavor on your tongue. The crisp strips and intense baconnaise, while hardly necessary, work together to turn this into one of the purest expressions of bacon I have ever put in my mouth—and I've put many expressions of bacon in my mouth. The only accompaniment that the Bacon Attack! needed (incidentally, even in the middle of a sentence, the Bacon Attack! should always be punctuated with an exclamation point—it's just that kind of a sandwich) was a batch of homemade B&B pickles to eat between bites and help cut through some of the richness."
- Robert DeBord
from Bookmarklet
Episode 22 – Captain Forensics vs. Jonathan Parker : Forensic 4cast - http://4cast.whitfields.org/...
About 51 minutes into the podcast is an interview with Mike, the guy who draws our forensic comic (www.captainforensics.com).
- Robert DeBord
from Bookmarklet
How Old Are You --- the median age of a Facebook user is now 33, despite the social-networking site's roots as a college hangout, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The median age for Twitter is 31. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...
Loc, adataghost, Bonnie Foster and 18 other people liked this
im 53 ..
- johnpiercy
27
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
33
- Mary Carmen
58
- martha
I'm a man - I'm 40 http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Alan Simpson
45 in two months.
- Helen Sventitsky
39
- holly
30
- Shevonne
47
- Mike Nencetti
I'm 64 and I'm wreckin the Curve.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
35
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
35
- Rodfather
31
- Heather Solos
36
- Stuart Miniman
whoooo I'm the youngest! 18!
- Marissa
37 here
- Holly is Happy
from iPod
42
- Bill Heslin
57
- Chris Loft
50 something
- Sharland Allen
32
- Jenny R.
Almost 32
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
28
- Robert DeBord
41
- Bill Scherer
39 (I'll be 40 in almost exactly 2 months)
- josh neff, geek at large
not tellin'
- Joe Silence is not Santa
30
- Archangel ωαřмaiden
36.5
- pea
44
- Iain Baker
21
- Alexis Hope
I'm 30 for 5 more days.
- Alix Whitmire
m9m: You ain't the only one (I'm 64). My 73-yr-old brother is also on Facebook (more actively than I am), so...
- Walt Crawford
There are only 2 or 3 people younger than me in this thread? Wow
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
47
- John Dupuis
38 1/2 :-) xoxo
- anjelina
Uh I am 7 1/2 in dog years
- Moved to Facebook
from fftogo
35
- JA Castillo
30
- Kamilah Gill
42
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
27. Shey, we're the SAME.
- Rochelle
36
- Derrick
31
- SAM
43
- Eric Logan
As of 10/22/2009 12:57:05 PM EDT I am 31 years old. I am 377 months old. I am 1,641 weeks old. I am 11,491 days old. I am 275,796 hours old. I am 16,547,817 minutes old. I am 992,869,025 seconds old. ----> http://www.paulsadowski.com/BirthDa...
- SAM
Too old to get hurt, but young enough to cry. 42.
- Morgan Haley
Me too -- I'm 60.
- Brian Sullivan
Pish - Martha's only 58.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
30
- MicahBear78
There's a FFer around here somewhere who is in his 70s. I can't recall who it was now, though.
- Rochelle
28. You guys are mature, everyone's younger than I expected (based on words, not pictures of course :)
- Lo
Too young for medicare, too old for women to care - 59.
- Greg Guitarbuster
30
- Curtiss Grymala
32, very nearly 33.
- Kol Tregaskes
39
- Mattb4rd
40
- Irma Vermaat
I'm fitty-figh (55)
- Mark "DerBingle" J
44-1/2
- vicster is...
I'm 45.
- Ton Zijp
37. Wow, i'm astonished -- in a good way -- there are so many 40-plussers here.
- rowlikeagirl
38
- Alex Scoble
I'll be 36 on Monday.
- Jason Huebel
20
- Jimminy Fuller
31
- Bill Kinney
Here's another "curve" wrecker.....I'm 62.
- Bonnie Foster
30
- Loc
I was 54 four days ago. I reported 55 here yesterday. I still 55 today. (I'm still trying to get used to that fact. Can you tell?) ♫♪♫ Will you still need me, will you still feed me... when I'm 64? ♫♪♫
- Mark "DerBingle" J
Anyone know which registry key write blocks USB ports in Windows 7? Not in the same place as XP.
Anyone have any idea?
- Robert DeBord
Nevermind, it actually IS the same as XP, just hadn't created the key yet. Doh!
- Robert DeBord
siddman:
There is a company that makes your pets into rugs.
There is a company because there is a demand.
There is a demand because Florida exists.
Lets Circumcise Florida.
willzone: - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...
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Mitch liked this
what the...
- Robert DeBord
DO ANYBODY NO WHY THIS MAGAZINE AT MY HOUSE? - http://pikchur.com/IDV
Ksana, Nicholas Kreidberg, T. Brent, technopeasant and 2 other people liked this
Lovely BSG ladies on the cover though. :D
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Way too tired. I thought it was some crazy rip off import called "MIXAM" not realizing the mirror shot...
- Robert DeBord
Ha, Rah. :)
- Ayşe E.
Robert - I did the same thing initially.
- Curtiss Grymala
LOL!
- rowlikeagirl
Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, Question of the Day, Movie Reviews, entertainment, Who Would Win in a Fight?
Steve Carell vs Will Ferrell - who's best?
Mike Chelen, Robert DeBord, Penguin It's Cold Outside and 4 other people liked this
Is it just me, I don't get Will Ferrell. I don't find him funny at all. Steve Carrell, on the other hand, is great!
- Kol Tregaskes
I think Will is very talented but I only like about 1/4 of what he's been cast in or cast himself in. However, when he is on he is very very funny. (By the way, I wasn't choosing. If I had to choose, I'd probably choose Carell as well.)
- Spidra Webster
Kol - You're not the only one. I find Will Ferrell even more annoying and unfunny than I find Jim Carrey. Can't stand either of them. Steve Carrell is okay, but I'm not a huge fan. He's certainly better than Will Ferrell, though.
- Curtiss Grymala
I agree with Kol.
- Rochelle
Steve Carell. He's got that self-deprecating, nerdish everyman thing going for him.
- rowlikeagirl
Steve Carrell
- Alfredo
Matters what's going on.
- Akiva Moskovitz
They both suck.
- Santa CW™
CW, who's your favourite movie comedians?
- Kol Tregaskes
Steve Carell. Ferrell is goofy.
- R1CC1
What Spidra said.
- Bruce Lewis
I share Kol's opinion as well. Life's too short to waste more than about 30 seconds at a time watching Will Ferrell. The other guy, maybe 40 seconds and I'm done.
- jcunwired
They both make me laugh (shrug)
- Robert DeBord
Of course Will Ferrell
- `aziz´ Alihan ÇETİN
from fftogo
Seriously? - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Steven Perez liked this
What sick set of minds came up with this? And I thought our reality TV was bad =/ I stopped 1 minute in, once I figured out what was going on.
- Kamilah Gill
I don't think 'Punked' ever had anyone getting shot at o_O
- Robert DeBord
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