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Also, mail2ff still works if anyone was wondering.... :) - Ross Miller
Sweet mail2ff service! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
John (bird whisperer)
astronomy-to-zoology: Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris) Is one of the larger Passeriformes (or songbirds) weighing in at 3 lb and 25 in long. it has a distinctively large bill (thus the name thick-billed) that is slightly curved. it can be found in and around the horn of Africa (Somalia and Ethiopia). they feed like common ravens on... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
astronomy-to-zoology:
  
 Thick-billed Raven
 
 (Corvus crassirostris)
 
Is one of the larger Passeriformes (or songbirds) weighing in at 3 lb and 25 in long. it has a distinctively large bill (thus the name thick-billed)  that is slightly curved. it can be found in and around the horn of Africa (Somalia and Ethiopia). they feed like common ravens on insects and grubs and human scraps where available.
 
Phylogeny
 
Animalia-Chordata-Aves-Passeriformes-Corvidae-Corvus
Rad! - Ross Miller
Morton Fox
Mega Potato to go back on sale at McDonald's Japan ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - http://www.japantoday.com/categor...
Mega Potato to go back on sale at McDonald's Japan ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
"McDonald’s Japan’s returning limited-edition Mega Potato side is so frighteningly large it ought to come with graphic warning photos of what happens to people who make a habit of eating it, like cigarette packs in the West. The reintroduced Mega Potato is equivalent to two orders of large fries and comes in a container so comically huge you could just stick your face directly into it like a pig at a trough, if that’s your thing. Or you could share it with “friends” or something, like anyone actually has that in mind when ordering one of these." - Morton Fox from Bookmarklet
Seems like they missed a prime opportunity to ad a Mc in the product name... surely the McMega Potato would be more at home with their other offerings... - Ross Miller
Victor Ganata
Swedish Man Dies After Having Sex With Hornet’s Nest - IBTimes UK http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/article...
"To attempt to have intercourse with a hornet's nest is a very bad idea." Yes. Yes, it is. - Victor Ganata
"'I have never in my life seen such a swollen pelvic bone. It hid the whole package [and] the scrotum was enlarged. Right now it feels heavy and unreal.'" o_O — maybe I'm grossly misinterpreting this, but it sounds like the dude quoted found his neighbor dead after he tried to f- a hornet's nest, and the first thing he did was grab his penis and scrotum to feel how "heavy and unreal" they were? - Victor Ganata
Maybe he was holding the Hornets nest ? - Eric
I mean, he may just mean that finding his neighbor dead with a massively swollen penis and scrotum after he tried to f- a hornet's nest is "heavy and unreal" and he wasn't actually handling anything, but it is still a very weird juxtaposition. - Victor Ganata
I got nothin' - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android
WTF? How badly does one need to get off that fucking a hornet's nest seems the logical thing to do? Was there no bread loaf in his house that he could hollow out and lube up with mayo? How about a gourd or melon of some sort? Shit, even a big mushy pile of boiled noodles would be preferable to banging a LIVING HIVE OF ANGRY STINGING THINGS. - Hookuh Tinypants
um...nope, nothing. - Shannon - GlassMistress
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Swedes... - Eivind from Android
_____ - AJ Batac
He hit the honey pot - SteVe C
So, I log in for the first time in a year, and this is the first post I see. Thanks for this. :) - Marty
Whut. - Steven Perez
We do keep it high toned in these parts. - MoTO #TeamMonique
We're classy as fuck. - Hookuh Tinypants
Marty, it's all hornet news all the time 'round here now. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
Eivind, the Swedes are going to say the same thing you wrote above only the sentence ends in "Skåne". - Spidra Webster
"His body was found by a neighbour, who said Hasse was so swollen he initially mistook him for a whale carcass" - So... how often do whale carcasses wash up in Sweden for this to be the neighbor's first thought? - Ross Miller
Total Buzzzkill. - Eric from FFHound!
At least he died doing what he loved? - Victor Ganata from iPhone
He shouldn't have touched that with a 10 foot pole. - Eric - Too Hot
Or maybe he didn't die at all: http://friendfeed.com/dendroi... - John (bird whisperer)
Yeah, it sounded too over-the-top and I didn't think Int'l Bus Times was really that reliable a source, but I think, deep down inside, I probably wanted it to be true. - Victor Ganata
I seem to remember IBT falling for hoaxes before. - John (bird whisperer)
LoisMarketing
Can you say "meltdown"??? ... This Is The Most Epic Brand Meltdown On Facebook Ever - http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhat...
Can you say "meltdown"??? ... This Is The Most Epic Brand Meltdown On Facebook Ever
wow....that is crazy - Sir Shuping is just sir
They were FIRED by "Kitchen Nightmares"! That says enough! :) - LoisMarketing
Damn reddits and yelpers being all oppressive and plotting against these two professional cake re-packagers! What has this world come to?! Nevermind, it appears as though the world has come to hilariousness on the internets. - Ross Miller
That's awesome - Rodfather
That was beautiful. - Jed Harris-Keith
They steal their wait staff's tips on the basis that "[they] pay them an hourly wage". - Andy
While I'm fascinated by the spectacle I'm a little worried that this mash up of fairly inconsequential villains and bad grammar is what passes for entertainment these days. I know, I know, I too used giggle when J.J. yelled "DY-NO-MITE"! But, damn... - MoTO #TeamMonique
I was only mildly entertained until I reached this gem, "I AM A GREAT CHEF, A GREAT WIFE, AND GREAT MOM TO MY KIDS. AND WE WILL BE PARENTS OF A HUMAN KID, ONE DAY TO." Then I was totally and completely entertained... - Ross Miller
Good point. I still kind of wish it was all an Onion themed prank, though. - MoTO #TeamMonique
I watched the Kitchen Nightmares on these two. Elena looked them up and one thing they didn't mention on the show was that she called 911 and hung up. The police came to find out what was going on while they were berating a customer. This was before Ramsey even showed up. You could see a producer plead with them to not get into a physical altercation. - Eric - Too Hot
Her cats now have a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/amyscat... - Eric - Too Hot
Oh no: @AmysBakingComp parody Twitter account - Eric - Too Hot
Oh LAWD. I'm watching it now on Hulu. What a train wreck. I feel so sorry for her cats. - Russian Space Lizard
"I am perfect and the tips were meant for me. Meow" - Eric - Too Hot
The local news covered them in 2010 getting mad at a bad yelper review. This was not unpredictable. It is on YouTube somewhere. - OMG 404 Joe
Ahhhhhaa. The comment that starts, "In the criminal justice system, Restaurant based hackings are considered especially heinous..." A must read. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
Ross Miller
Wait... BlackBerry's big announcement today is that they're making an iPhone & Adroid messenger app so people who bought new phones in the last 5 years can text the ~16 people on earth who still use a BlackBerry?
As if people needed another reason to ditch their Treo, now the main reason I've heard for sticking with a BlackBerry will be available on almost any device... because somehow that makes total sense for BlackBerry... - Ross Miller
Sarah G.
Today on "As The Reception Desk Turns.." EXACT QUOTE: "I can't decide if he's not that into me or really did accidentally sleep with her."
I ACCIDENTALLY THE WHOLE THING. - Tinfoil 2.0
Accidental sleeping with her sounds legit... true story >.> - Ross Miller
maybe Ambien was involved. - t-ra: confounded
*cues the Greg Behrendt* - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
^ - Heather
I have so many questions. - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart from Android
Wut? I mean, honh? I mean, HUH????? - Mary B: #TeamMonique
.LAG liked that
...this woman is in Joakim Noah's face like he owes her some money! Yo lady, ya gots ta chill—.LOLz! (via @JimRome)
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...and of course, this being the Internet-age, she's now now been ID'd: http://lgti.me/15OGLik ...married four times, guy next to her is fiance #5 - .LAG liked that
Haha, well... - Eric - Too Hot
Classy! 0__o - Ross Miller
"She was having fun just like any other fan."...really? Having a good time is acting like a fucking idiot and being abusive? Nice. - JA Castillo
......but wait, there's more to this particular woman. The richest of her 4 ex-husbands, a centimillionaire hedge fund manager, died of "mysterious causes"... no charges filed though: http://lgti.me/15OICne - .LAG liked that
Morton Fox
I actually get enough Bing Reward points to have Skype Unlimited every month. If it was useful, that is.
What is a Bing Reward point? You get them for searching with Bing? - Ross Miller
Yes, that's what it is. - Morton Fox
Marie
the only keurig left in my box is a vanilla somethingorother flavored coffee. pray for me. #firstworldproblems
My condolences, Marie. - Ross Miller
I have a container of faux vanilla faux creamer. want that to go with? - $tephanie•Gardening
i felt bad because it was caffeine after all, but i couldn't handle the flavor. my life is so hard. :) - Marie
Ugh. I have some of those in the back of the box, too, and I always try to convince guests to drink them. LOL. - Trish R
I have just one of those cups too. And whole box of undrinkable hot chocolate. No takers. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
I tossed all the light/blonde and flavored roasts because I knew I wouldn't drink them. I have reusable filters for the Keurig so I can use my favorite coffee roast. I highly recommend them: http://www.amazon.com/Ekobrew.... Also, my condolences, as well. - Kelli H.
The only way I was able to get that one down was to add three black tea bags to it. - Hookuh Tinypants
I've been thinking about getting one of those, Kelli. I've read both good and bad reviews of them so I haven't tried it yet. I'd love to be able to use my favorites in the Keurig. - Trish R
The hot chocolate ones I had was just instant, just like what comes in a packet, only it was in a k-cup...with no marshmallows. Not owning a machine for it, I opened it and dumped it in a mug and added hot water. Wasn't that bad...not as sweet as most instant mixes I have had, which was nice, and no picking marshmallows out of the cup before adding the water (I hate marshmallows!). If... more... - April Russo
Micah
What is your FF Comments/Likes Ratio? (Comments divided by Likes to 2nd decimal place - as of now) - http://flickr.com/photos...
What is your FF Comments/Likes Ratio? (Comments divided by Likes to 2nd decimal place - as of now)
1.05 (670/633) - Micah from Bookmarklet
Can you remind me again where to find those stats? - Brian Johns
Brian, go to "Me" link (http://friendfeed.com/brianjo...) which defaults to the Feed tab. Look at the sidebar on the right, below Discussion. - Micah
0.75 (926/1226) - still relatively new here - mikepk
I only see my stats for the last week (17/14 = 1.21) Please tell me your 670 number is for more than just a week! - Brian Johns
1.44 (566/391) for brianjohns (after week tally you should see a comma then 'all time' count - I can see it on your page) - Micah
OK, sorry. I'm a total dumbass. I stopped reading after the weekly totals... - Brian Johns
3.74, which seems way off of everybody else's. I wonder what that says. I comment a lot more than I like. - Cyrus Lendvay
FFers use FF with their own strategy or simply default tendencies. The ratio is an interesting snapshot of behaviour. Thanks for joining in everyone, hope more keep flowing in. - Micah from twhirl
0.79 - Brian Roy
0.77 - Shey
0.76 - FFing Enigma
1.39. - Rochelle
1.61 - I only 'like' when I want to throw my support behind a topic but don't have anything constructive to add. - Bjorn Stromberg
1.12 - Tinfoil 2.0
5.08 (3181/626) ! - ◄ani625Ξ ಠ_ಠ
0.66 - I tend to 'like' things without needing to comment further, I guess, and I notice I usually like the things upon which I comment. Well, frequently. - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
.39 (2457/6242) I guess I don't comment much. I do 'like' a lot of things, it would seem. - Bren
0.62 then again i have over 11,000 comments - Cee Bee
1.23 (5287/4229) - I am put to shame by Cee Bee's participation, good grief! - Lindsay
@Cee Bee I think you meant 0.62 - ◄ani625Ξ ಠ_ಠ
1.27 (902/705) - Leandro Ardissone ⍨
yes, thanks for the correction. lindsay, you're making me feel bad. lol - Cee Bee
0.8576, I only like mostly when I'm going to comment - Molly Song ;)
1.55 endlessly repeating. This Like/Comment included. - Dana D
before this comment: .69 I kid you not. - InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)
So far: Average: 1.27 | Median: 0.81 ... (if you average 1 comment per like, you'd be 1.0 ... if you're 0.xx you might herd content more than discuss ... if you're whole numbers above 1 you may not 'like' much or discuss plenty or both) - Micah
CSV_A: 1.05,0.75,1.44,0.81,3.74,0.79,0.77,0.67,0.77,0.76,1.39,1.8,1.61,1.12,0.141,5.08,2.41,0.66,.39,0.62,.62,1.27,0.8576,1.551,0.69 - Micah
1.83 - Grant Bierman
I tend to like allot of photos which really don't need comments. - InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)
InPerpetualMotion(Gina k), I really liked this 'Like' of yours (in a series of pics, so I flickr fav'd it): http://friendfeed.com/e... and commented. Thanks! - Micah
.37 1002/2708 - Michael Fidler
this is what scobes walls would like if he didnt have FF - sean percival
I haven't seen Marc Canter's fabled fence (just heard about it), but I imagine this but on wood pickets :) - Micah
This week: 2.48 (1162:467) but this is not the norm, my likes usually match or are higher than comments, overall: 0.95 (14228:14846). - Kol Tregaskes
Thanks Michael, Kol! I'll recalculate average/median when we build up some more data points here. - Micah
1.03 748/723 - Keith - @tsudo
.68 6986/10194 Someone wrote a great article on the comment-like ratio a few months ago. Search on FriendFeed is crashing on me... I'll try to get the link. - Mitchell Tsai
Thanks Mitchell (btw, search crashing on me too - lots) - Micah
1316 comments/20221 likes (0.06), according to Windows Calculator, although I probably screwed up. - Tyson Key
*bump* - Micah
Thanks, Mark! - Micah
Thanks Spidra! - Micah
0.95 (1520/1604) - it's 2+ months later, and my ratio flipped (more Likes by .05) - Micah
.7 (1204/1724) - before this comment at least. - Rachel Lea Fox
Thanks, Rachel! - Micah
3.46 (3665/1057) before this comment and like. - Kevin Fox
Thanks, Kevin. 3+ is quite the comment on your commenting activities :) - Micah
I've got stuff to say. - Kevin Fox
3.98 (900/226) - Richard Lawler
1.02 (3538/3484) for sofarsofarshaun - Micah
.34 (600/1747, not counting this comment) - Michael Hocter
Thank you, Siavash and Michael - Micah
.52 overall, but .68 this week. - Rebecca Lasley
Nice, thanks Rebecca. - Micah
1.31 - Rahsheen
0.56 - imabonehead
Rah and imabonehead - rock on! (Richard too!) - Micah
0.16 - Anne Bouey
4.62 (287/62) -- Yikes! I'm chatty. - Ted Roden
Thank you kindly, Anne, jcunwired and Ted. - Micah
2.63 - Bryce Roney
Thanks for joining in, Bryce. - Micah
.15 all time, .13 this week. - Pixie
Thank you, Alix and David! (and Alix, you're tied with Siavash for the Highest Like ratio. Wow). - Micah
2.94 - j1m
Thank you, j1m. Ok, I'm gonna roll this up into a csv and call it a night. - Micah
CSV_B: 0.95,0.7,3.46,3.98,1.02,0.15,0.34,0.52,1.31,0.56,0.16,1.39,4.62,2.63,0.15,0.52,2.94 - Micah
this week = 0.45%, alltime = 6.43% - chaz2b
CSV_B Mean: 1.49 (previous mean for CVS_A: 1.27) - Micah
Of course the numbers can easily lie, but I'm gonna say it anyway: "We're getting more conversational, people!" - Micah
0.49 (493/988) - Bluesun 2600
816 / 2502 = 0.326139089 overall | 50 / 233 = 0.214592275 this week I like much more than I comment. (maths via google) - Chris Loft
3026/5013 = 0.6036 - Roger Chen
chaz2b, Bluesun 2600, Roger, Nicholas — thank you! - Micah
5.25 but I don't know what this *means, yet. maybe I'm just stingy with my "likes" compared to others? - Marg Uerite
Thanks jamar78 and Marg! - Micah
A recent change in FF: now the comment count shows total number of comments (previously multiple comments in one thread only counted as one) http://friendfeed.com/e... so all the numbers above are from the old methodology.... - David HC Soul
My new ratio: 0.76 all time (old methodology .52).... this week 1.39 - David HC Soul
*bump* - Micah
1.26 (2965/2346) - Micah
Thanks, Glen and pea! - Micah
Looks like my ratio as flipped again (comments back to dominating again). Seems to match my own awareness I've lately been commenting without Liking (commenting is my inherent recognition of value to me and the additional Like is when it merits an extra bump to help discovery by others). - Micah
.38 - Ryan Dadey
Ryan, I have to say, that's one high caliber ratio ;) - Micah
An update it's .44 which is an improvement from .36 - Michael Fidler
2.94 1040/354 I have likes set to post to twitter automatically, so I'm careful with them. :) - guruvan (Rob Nelson)
0.85 - Steven Perez
0.73 up from 0.66 on Jan 08 - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
0.37 for the week past, 0.45 on the whole. - Parth Awasthi
Michael, Anthony, Ahsan, guruvan Steven, sıɹɥɔ and Parth - thanks for dropping in your stats! - Micah
5.81 i'm not using it as does everyone else here. that is fer sure. - Marg Uerite
Ahsan, huh, I'd never considered that. - Micah
17942/30571=.59 - Scoble, Alex Scoble
Alex, thank you, sir. - Micah
ALmost 2:1 exactly. - Amani
Much obliged, Amani. - Micah
3062/5777 you do the maths. - Will Higgins™
.53 (3062/5777) for Will Higgins #math-on-demand-services - Micah
Thank you, amin/gnu - Micah
1.45 (4374/3026) - Micah
0.92 now. I think the movie reviews have been getting me closer to a 1 to 1 ratio. - Steven Perez
Steven, yep, you were a 0.85 in April. - Micah
2.10 now ... - Amani
0.97 now. - Eric Johnson
Amani, so your comments have climbed a bit. - Micah
Thanks, Eric. - Micah
yes, but i am not consciously "not liking" things - Amani from IM
Probably, just chattier then :) - Micah
I'm down from 7.16 to 6.94 :-) - Ken Sheppardson
the live NBA playoff threads have ALOT to do with it. - Amani from IM
Ken, the FCC may be interested to explore how your "I'm down" may be offensively self-deprecating ;) - Micah
.56 eeep, must try harder - Threepwood
4.52. I don't bother to like things I've commented on, since commenting already flags it as interesting. - Andy Bakun
0.46 (1698/3638) - Glenn Slaven
Threepwood, Andy, Glenn - thanks (Andy, that's my mo too; then I'll Like if it warrants a "double vote"). - Micah
1.31 (4,471/3,401) - Karoli
Thanks, Karoli. And the both of us have a _very_ similar ratio and absolute numbers. wow. - Micah
Thanks, Ryo! - Micah
Andy, scroll upward and you'll see a couple calculations from before (January: Average: 1.27 | Median: 0.81) - Micah
In March the Mean was: 1.49 - Micah
1.021276595744680851063829787234042553191489361702127659... via Wolfram Alpha - tom murphy
Thanks, tom. And though a bit verbose, your friend Wolfram is resourceful :D - Micah
0.55 (254/444) - Willem (@wim66) ☠
Thank you, Willem. - Micah
In April you were 0.97, so you're liking more / commenting less. - Micah
1.88 (779/414) - Ton Zijp
Thanks, Ton. - Micah
0.43 (3597/8305). - Parth Awasthi
0.74 (1970/2667) - In Search of Gender
And thank you Parth, Scott. - Micah
Parth, compared to your April numbers, you've been consistent. - Micah
2.12 is my ratio. - Rick Cogley
Thanks, Rick! - Micah
Np Micah. What is that photo? - Rick Cogley
.54 (4148/7674) Updated! - Michael Fidler
Rick, you mean that face with glasses I photoshopped tint into with an apparently disembodied arm which is actually very much attached to my eldest son? It's mostly just me :) - Micah
Thanks, Michael. Yes, you have a rising tide of comment percentage (oh, wow, you were one of the originals from January - cool!) - Micah
1.82 from 798 comments / 438 likes - David Damore
Thanks, nivé and David! - Micah
2027/1594 = 1.27 - Brome
0.58 - Marc Dong
2.9 (3,242/1,116) mhhh.. time to straighten my use of FF a bit.. thanks for this entry - Thierry R. Andriamirado
Brome, Marc and Thierry - thank you! - Micah
Thierry - yeah, 2.9 is fairly high - got to pick the pace on like side :) [but hey, whatever works for you is fine] - Micah
1.91 - MiniMage
Thank you Nicholas and MiniMage! - Micah
Yeah, that's a decent upward rise in comments, Nicholas. - Micah
.6 (6,000/10,000) 3rd update - Now it's time to flip this on its head. My goal is to have (16,000/16,000) next time I post here. Regardless of what happens, I'm just looking forward to the next 10,000 comments, likes, posts, and new relationships I make here. It's all good! - Michael Fidler
1.76 (7539/4290) My commenting habits haven't chanced much, but it felt like I clicked Like a lot less, and this ratio confirms that for me. - Micah
It's that time again. - Micah
Thanks, Laura! (you're a 50-caliber gal!) - Micah
0.64 - Imabug
Thank you, Imabug. - Micah
4.67 (I'm greedy :p) - directeur
0.99 - Steven Perez
About 1:2 comment to likes at this time - RAPatton from iPod
.63 - metalerik
Thanks Imabug, directeur, Steven, RAPatton, Jim, Brent and metalerik! - Micah
.83 - Jimminy
0.78 - Pete D
.82 as of right now. edit: on January 8th it was 0.39 -- when I saw that, I decided to make more of an effort to comment. When I hit 10k "likes" I decided I wouldn't "like" anything else until I also had 10k comments. - Bren
And thank you Jimminy, Pete, Bren and Penguin! - Micah
2.47 as of right now. - Jonas, Leper of FF
Micah, are you doing something with these numbers? If so sounds interesting. - Jimminy
0.58 - Absentee
Jimminy, I'm copyrighting every single number. It's kind of a honeypot ;) Actually, it was curiosity mostly, but I also hope to build a sampling (small and self-selecting as it may be) for anyone who might want to analyze it. - Micah
Jonas, James and Kurt - thanks you! - Micah
You're welcome. I hope the results do some good. :-) - Absentee
.31. I have almost 4 times as many likes as comments. - edythe
Thank you edythe and Eric! - Micah
195/245 makes 0.8 rounded not including this one which would be 196/245 making 0.8 unrounded, - tom murphy
Thanks, Tom. - Micah
1.98 (588/297) - Bryan Zirkel
1.67 (19,550/11,684) - Mitchell Tsai
Bryan, Mitchell and Jeff P. - thanks, guys! - Micah
1.18 - it's always been close to 1, since day one, for some reason. - Laura Norvig
Wow, Penguin is a prolific liker! - Laura Norvig
2.67 (875/328) - Nathalie
Thank you, Nathalie! - Micah
Thanks, Spidra and Mark! - Micah
0.49 - Jammy Lee
Jammy and Mathew, thank you very much. - Micah
I don't know I just like that picture - Brian Hendrickson
.40 - Ben Hanten
Mine was exactly 2:1 about a week ago. Did a screenshot when I had 2,000 comments and 1,000 likes. - OMG 404 Joe from iPod
SuezanneC, Brian, B E N and Joe - thank you all very much! - Micah
Joe, it's like see the odometer click through a nice round number - it's just inexplicably engaging. :) - Micah
1.40, nearly the square root of two. - Vezquex
Thanks, Raphael and Andy! - Micah
1.15 (6777/5873) - JA Castillo
12.23 (844 / 69 ) I guess I take my likes seriously ;) - Chris Myles
Wow I didn't realize I was so out of whack!! 12.23 that's got to be a record (and I don't even import my feeds with the summary as a comment)!! - Chris Myles
Thanks JA, Chris (wow, 12+ is unusual :), Serkan and Nine! - Micah
Micah.. I told you I take my likes seriously; ). You *might* want to ask (in a separate post) what percentage of likes were used to "bookmark" a post or save it for later VS actually "liking it". I NEVER used like for that.. but I did use a private group that if filled with my own topics (and comments).. - Chris Myles
1.78 (8529/4782) - Micah
Likes are down relative to comments, which matches my much lower frequency of liking. I'm a more selective liker than ever. - Micah
I don't think I could argue that any particular kind of ratio is "best", because if Lurkers like to Lurk and cultivate (via Likes) and the Chatty-ites love to chat, to pump out much many more comments than Likes, each can be happy and make for a great social experience. - Micah
383/372 - Ashish
'Just clicking "Like" seems too easy' — Jason, that's because you're from the Chatty-ite tribe :) - Micah
Thanks, ashish. - Micah
wow, what a difference time makes, when i 1st posted on this thread, 6.43%, now = 1.25%, for a 5.18% difference, :o (and this is the earliest post to date i've recovered of my activity on ff) - chaz2b
chaz, I think there's been a big fluctuation for most people (maybe not that much). This is the oldest post on which you commented that you've recovered? - Micah
When I first saw this: 1.91 Sept 28: 1.94 - MiniMage
536 comments in the last month has me at .8736...still creeping toward 1.00 - Bren
Thanks, MiniMage (2x participant!), Bren (3x!) and Shannon (your inaugural visit!) - Micah
Thank you, SustainedEuphoria. - Micah
Thanks, Mark. - Micah
1.45 - Brett Kelly
Thanks, Brett :) - Micah
5.67 all time. Second highest ratio on here. Woot! I love to talk. - Kevin L
Thank you both, Kevin and mridul (the two of you balance it each well :) - Micah
1.80 (10,189 / 5,666) [compared to Likes, my Comments still continue to rise] - Micah
1.02 (10323/10161) - Bren
.5666 currently (30,084/53,093) - Scoble, Alex Scoble
Thanks, Bren. - Micah
Thank you, Alex :) - Micah
that was my third post... It's interesting to see how the number has changed. of course, I manipulated the number to a degree, because I stopped "liking" things for a while... - Bren
Bren, the other thing that can seriously throw off someone's stats is a feed that upon each item it imports adds a comment automatically. - Micah
true. that can seriously inflate comment stats, of course. Then you have someone like RAPatton, who posts a gazillion comments, in part because of his playlist posts where he will list each song in a separate comment. I found, after this post in fact, that I tended to "like" things much more frequently than comment on them, that I was lurking instead of participating. I have changed the way I use ff rather considerably, and I think for the better. - Bren
Thanks, Sarah, Tutivillus. - Micah
1.19 - Joe Bonner
Micah this is like 11 months ago, I see you have almost doubled your rate. lets make a graph for everybody now, :) - ۳۰ مرغ Loves Y'ALLLLL
Quick, someone write a greasemonkey script to inline some google charts! (tap-tap-tap...wut? don't look at me ;) - Micah
Thanks, Joe. And you thank you, Mahmood :) - Micah
Thanks, Glen! Your comments in the ratio have gone up too. - Micah
1.70 (it was 1.41 on Jan 8) - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
WorldofHiglet, thank you :) The comments are strong in this one. - Micah
0.64 (2,589/4,051) - Chieze Okoye
0.58 - Thomas Page
Chieze and Thomas - thank you! - Micah
*bumpage* - Micah
So, Micah, we never did find out what you were doing with this info.... - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
0.27 (5637/20234) - I only see a couple people lower than me. - John (bird whisperer)
4.06 (747/184) - Jan Ole Peek
WoH, World Domination. - Micah
Rene, John and Jan - thank you, all three! :) - Micah
0.97 (6,694/6,929) - Jimminy
Thank you J., Jimminy and آقای تلخک :) - Micah
2.23 - Paola Bonomo
0.71 (8,200/11,551) updated - Michael Fidler
0.03 (284 / 10378)! - Daniel Rowley
Thanks Paola, Michael, Artemko, J. and Daniel! - Micah
*thanks Christopher thoroughly* - Micah
14.86 (1442/97) I'm going the wrong way!! - Chris Myles
1.77 (11831/6622) - Micah
0.56 (2059/3703) - Joel Webber
0.89 (1,766/1,986) - chrisofspades
Thanks, Joel and Chris! - Micah
In 4 days it will be 1 year since my first recorded stat here. My comments/like were almost a 1:1 ratio then. Now comments are almost double likes for me. - Micah
jamar78, same trend for you, it looks. :) - Micah
1.00 a year later. {edit -- screwed it up the first time. not telling what I did.} - Jim #TeamMonique
Thanks, Jim! - Micah
.52 this year. - The LB: #TeamMonique
Thank you, Laura =) - Micah
75,415 comments/1,286 likes = 58.64 - i wish the auto inserted comments didn't get counted... the true number is probably much much close ot my number of likes - Chris Heath
1.09 (11910/10953) - Bren
1.97%. thanks again micah, this has been a great metric to measure my first year here on ff. As the year went (this being the first record of me being here that i've found): , 6.43%:1.25%:1.97% - chaz2b
Chris, Bren, thank you. And chaz2b, thank you too - glad it's a special marker for you. :) - Micah
1.79 (13620/7618) - Micah from iPhone
0.91 - Bruce Lewis
0.13 - Morton Fox
1.69 now (1.70 on Nov 10th and 1.41 on Jan 8, 2009) - - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
0.23 - Mark H
Thanks Bruce, Morton, Higlet, Brent and Mark! - Micah from iPhone
How is this thread doing in the longest-lived-ff-comment-thresds-ever contest? - j1m
5.76 right now - Kevin L
0.53 - Rodfather
j1m, I wonder how many threads over a year old are regularly updated by an asoetment of users. - Micah from iPhone
Kevin, Cecily and Rodfather - thanks! - Micah from iPhone
1.49 (2,222/1488) - DB, Just DB #TeamMonique
"I must not ask Micah questions" written out a bajillion times.... :) - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
LOL @Higlet - Correct. (but Brent, you can also ask the Mathematics Dept of West Bohemian University in Pilsen, Czech http://www.fav.zcu.cz/en... [via http://maisonbisson.com/blog... ]) - Micah
0.32 (2011/6291) Looks like I need to comment more. =) - Beau Liening
Thank you, Beau. And, by stating you want to comment more you're already helping the cause :) - Micah
2.09329564 (10366:4952) I don't think that I'm the norm here - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
*bump* - It's that time again, folks. - Micah
1.71 (16,017/9,357) - Micah
0.91 (13,933/15,222) - Jimminy
2.66 - Marissa
1.48 (2,469/1,669) - DB, Just DB #TeamMonique
Thanks, Jimminy, Marissa and Daryl. :) - Micah
1.21 - Jenny H
Thanks, Jenny! - Micah
1.10 (4874/4448) - DGentry
2.13(7957/3734) - Melanie Reed
Thank you, Denton, Glen and Melanie! - Micah
63.58 (97,534/1,534) -- interesting that my last three digits are the same there, eh? (note, i already posted a month or two ago when i first saw this thread) - Chris Heath
Thanks, Chris! - Micah
0.87 (3770/4312), so I'm either getting more commenty or less likey. [0.74 (1970/2667) was what I previously reported back in June] - In Search of Gender
Thanks Scott, pea and T. Brent. - Micah
Brent, interesting. Look forward to more commentary. :) - Micah
1433/1161 = 1.23 - cdogzilla | downgraded
1.19 (5132/4316) - Ruchira S. Datta
Thank you, cdogzilla and Ruchira! - Micah
0.94(15045/15978) 0.83, (28.August.2009); 0.97, (11.Nov.2009); 0.91, (17.April.2010); 0.94, (11.May.2010). - Jimminy
1.65 (18,070 / 10,970) - Micah
*bump* It's that time again, folks. - Micah
1.05 (1710/1625) - cdogzilla | downgraded
1.66 here. Chattyites 4ever! - Lo
Thanks cdogzilla and Lo! - Micah
Last year my comments were around 7000 and likes around 2500, for a ratio of 2.80. I consciously chose to do more liking over the last year. As of today my comments number 10,782 and likes number 7,666, for a ratio of 1.41. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Jason, Stephen - cool. Thanks for keeping updated here. :) - Micah
Thanks, RG - Micah
1.03. Micah you've made over 18000 comments since you first posted this. - chrisofspades
0.76 (3,624/4,766) Egad that's only .1 improvement since 2009-01-08 :-P but at least it's moving in the right direction. - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
3.25 No wonder I always had to stand in the hall in school for talking ;-) - Shannon - GlassMistress
Still right at 1:1. W00t. - Jim #TeamMonique
1.15 (14662/12739) - Bren
chrisofspades, crazy isn't it. :) - Micah
kima, tortoise wins and all that ;) Thanks, Shannon. Jim, you have maintained balanced in the force you have. Thanks, Bren. - Micah
2.33 :( my new yr's resolution was to "like" more, imma not doing sucha good job, :( - chaz2b
Thanks, Mark, and chaz, you'll get there. :) - Micah
1.61 (20,661 / 12,818) - Micah
*BUMP* - It's that time again. THANKS! - Micah
1.76 (15,652/8,886) - Jenny H
Thanks, Jenny and hollyrai! - Micah
Thank you, Glen. - Micah
0.77 - Steven Perez
0.31 (14566/47299) - John (bird whisperer)
John, you're a 'liking' fool! :D - Jenny H
Apparently I'm the human version of FALOB - John (bird whisperer)
Ha! (and thanks, John) - Micah
Double ha! - Jenny H
Thank you Steven. - Micah
2.28 - Jesse Stay
1.66 (updated) - Eric - Too Hot
Thanks Scott, Jesse, Eric and holly! - Micah
58,144/3,749=15.509, basically due to multiple feed imports. - Daniel Mietchen
*BUMP* - Micah
1.60 (22,066/13,819) - Micah
:) @Jason. - Micah
0.69 - Absentee
0.76 - Steven Perez
slightly off of my usual this time: 1.01 - Jim #TeamMonique
Thanks James, Steven and Jim "STAY-ON-TAR-GET" Jannotti. :) - Micah
.98(20,405/20,834) - Jimminy
1.36 (20684/15224) - Bren from iPhone
Thank you, Jimminy, Greg and Bren! - Micah
1.88 (21954/11691) Chatty Cathy, apparently. - Jenny H
11289/9010 = 1.25 (wonder if some comments are from imported feeds) - Mike Chelen
Thanks Jenny and Mike. :) - Micah
Sorry - Micah .... but the math is just too complicated :) - Charlie Anzman
Charlie, I'm make it simple. I'll do the talking, you drive the get-away car—we'll split it even: 80/20. - Micah
Damn, More Homework. - Brent - Yes I am
including this comment (119,119C/1677L) ... 71.03 - Chris Heath
1.21 - Joe Bonner
1.56 (24,076/15,472) - Micah
*BUMP* - it's that time again. Also, I passed 24K comments recently. - Micah
Thanks, Micahel. - Micah
113,457 comments / 166,887 likes = .68 - RAPatton
2.02 (31627/15675) I need to start liking more and shut the hell up. - Jenny H
1:1.618, of course. - Josh Haley from iPhone
2.60 - Jack&Cleo
I was waiting for that from you, Mr. Haley. - Lisa | #TeamMonique from Android
Those are some heavy hitter numbers there, RAPatton. Thanks. :) - Micah
I've been on FF for a long time, Michah, because I am really, really old. - RAPatton
LOL Josh. These aren't the maths you looking for. [lateral hand wave] - Micah
Jenny, do not take your own advice; not advisable. - Micah
Thanks, Jack & Cleo. - Micah
RAPatton, you're not old—you triple-comment-excerpt every bookmarklet post :)) - Micah
Cristo, this post is an ancient relic. Handle with care. - Micah
0.13 - Morton Fox
Okay, Micah. <----I had to resist the urge not to post that because I know it's going to up my comment count. ;) - Jenny H
But how many of those primordial, high interest posts are still active. Uh huh. :) - Micah
Thanks, Morton. BTW, when you posted in February, it was exactly 0.13 also. - Micah
Jenny, resistance is futile; embrace the rising tide of comments. - Micah
Comments are more difficult and time consuming than Likes. I'd be happy about a high comment:likes ratio except that many are surely imported from feeds, while every Like is manual. - Mike Chelen
it has changed to 2.2256 now as Sep, 6 2010.Labor Day. :) I added the date for future references. - ۳۰ مرغ Loves Y'ALLLLL
IN HONOUR OF DERRICK'S 100,000th LIKE: http://friendfeed.com/micahwi... - Micah
1.54 (25,102/16,257) - Micah
Thanks, Alex. - Micah
2.29.... 26 HR, 89 RBI - .LAG liked that
.15 on March 21, 2009. Now .19. - Pixie
Thanks, MarkJ, .LAG and Alix! :) - Micah
Thank you, Deepak! - Micah
1.47 (24757/16749) - Bren
I make a lot of comments but no one like me, so I guess the ratio is infinite or undefined. - Sue - Friendfeed is best
1.45 (29653/20444) *BUMP* - Micah
1.22 (31900/26233) - holly #ravingfangirl
.59 (58,923/99,251) - Scoble, Alex Scoble
6.61 (2825/427 )... I'm a wee bit chatty - Shannon - GlassMistress
I had exactly a 2:1 ratio as previously reported [Aug 30, '09], now I am at: 1.7241:1 ratio. 6,067 comments to 3,519 likes. - OMG 404 Joe
0.79 as of 6 Jan 2011. - John E. Bredehoft
my brain hurts - Morgan
Two years later and my ratio has climbed from 3.4 to 4.675. I've got a lot to say, apparently. - Kevin Fox
Funnily, I didn't notice until after leaving that comment that when I reported my stat in 2009 I also followed it up with "I've got stuff to say." I didn't say it was *new* stuff... - Kevin Fox
1.000 (27093/27080) - Jimminy
I've had an improvement since the last few times this has come up. I was .49 or close to it, now I'm running a .57 ratio - Bluesun 2600
1.68 (55826/33281) - Jenny H
81.1 - rising consistently - Chris Heath
I think this is the oldest thread I see that still gets new comments added. - Sue - Friendfeed is best
*BUMP* - Micah
1.40 (32175/22968) - Micah
I dunno, I'm not good with math - sofarsoShawn
0.35 ... Apparently I'm not very talkative. - John (bird whisperer)
Thanks, John and Shawn. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
1.459 (33067/22667) - Bren from iPhone
looks familiar... - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
2.6 (wow, this thread is like my yearly checkup; thanks micah and friendfeed, 3+years and going strong [6.4%, 2.33%]) - chaz2b
1.02 (38,615, 37,927) 9/27/11 - Jimminy
1.29 (36,959 / 28,580) - Micah
Thanks, Jimminy, Bren, WoH, and chaz2b. :) - Micah
.46 now. :) - The LB: #TeamMonique
Thank you, LB. - Micah
0.33 (34741/105115) - John (bird whisperer)
Thanks John. Gracias, caj. - Micah
1.57 (24,460/15,624). It was 1.12 the day after the OP. - Tinfoil 2.0
The likes dim and comms brim. - Micah
2.91; 6.43% (@ 2yrs ago) 2.33% (@ 1yr ago). for history's sake, this thread was started shortly after i found friendfeed, or friendfeed found me, so it holds a special place in my heart. thanks for keeping it around mr micah - chaz2b
You're certainly welcome, chaz2b. In some way it feels like a living heirloom to me. :) - Micah
*BUMP* - Micah
1.25 (40,008/31,895) - Micah
1.15 - Kristin
5.12 - Julian
3 (2.991) (and now the list has become too lengthy for me to track my progress, ;) [dumb me, i have a post not 10 lines ago in history, from 090711 2.91; 6.43% (@ 2yrs ago) 2.33% (@ 1yr ago) ;) ] - chaz2b
.79 - Shevonne
24 072 / 35 095 = 0.685909674 - AJ Batac
0,77 (before and after this comment) - loi
2.65 (69,814 comments/26,281 likes) - Spidra Webster
1.51 = 28,196/18,717. Was 1.57 in Sept 2011 and 1.12 in Jan 2009. - Tinfoil 2.0
*BUMP* - Micah
0.174 (6966/40022) - Not much of a talker. - Kevin Johnson
1.23 (41,476 / 33,845) - Micah
1.43 - Tamara J.
.15 on March 21, 2009, .19. on September 18, 2010, and .22 today (March 8, 2012). - Pixie
*BUMP* for Ross - Micah
2.83 - Ross Miller
1.97 on 2012-04-24 - ؛ Dr. Gharazi
0.99 (44,752, 45,200) 4/24/11 || 0.83, (?, ?), (28.August.2009); 0.97, (6,694, 6,929), (11.Nov.2009); 0.91, (13,933, 15,222), (17.April.2010); 0.94, (15,045, 15,978), (11.May.2010); .98, (20,405, 20,834), (03.August.2010); 1.00, (27,093, 27,080), (06.January.2011); 1.02, (38,615, 37,927), (27.September.2011); 0.99 (44,752, 45,200), (24.April.2012); - Jimminy
1.6 - AJ Batac
1.34 Did you finish all your profiling yet, Micah? - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
1.22 (42,526 / 34,975) - Micah
Glad to see you here, Ross. Thanks for the updates everyone. WoH, the master plan is coming together nicely. - Micah
Excellent *steeples fingers* - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
*staples fingers* - John (bird whisperer)
Hmm, can you order finger-steeples on Amazon? - Micah
*readies the Band-Aids* - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Micah: I can sell you some, cheap. Just fax your credit card, SIN and maiden name to the usual number. - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
My facsimile machine is in dry dock at the moment, but I'll pigeon over a small scroll with all the requisite datums. - Micah
Done and done. - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
0.31 <-- about the same as usual - John (bird whisperer)
After the last 19+ hours, it's high time to log-in your stats again. - Micah
1.20 (45878 / 38084) - Micah
1.54 (32,913 comments / 21,412 likes) - Tinfoil 2.0
Thanks, Tinfoil. - Micah
Try dividing by zero and find out (http://friendfeed.com/micahwi... ) - Micah
1.04 (10778 / 10303) - DB, Just DB #TeamMonique
Thanks, DB. - Micah
Currently 0.3. - John (bird whisperer)
Thanks, John. - Micah
1.01 (47,240, 46,956) 9/13/12 || 0.83, (?, ?), (28.August.2009); 0.97, (6,694, 6,929), (11.Nov.2009); 0.91, (13,933, 15,222), (17.April.2010); 0.94, (15,045, 15,978), (11.May.2010); .98, (20,405, 20,834), (03.August.2010); 1.00, (27,093, 27,080), (06.January.2011); 1.02, (38,615, 37,927), (27.September.2011); 0.99 (44,752, 45,200), (24.April.2012); 1.01, (47,240, 46,956), (14.September.2012); - Jimminy
Thanks, Jimminy and Zulema. - Micah
BUMP - in honor of Kevin's 8K comment threshold. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
.38 - March 15, 2013 - Jennifer Dittrich
0.279 (58096/208087) - John (bird whisperer)
0.172283 (8005/46464) - Kevin Johnson
0.75 (38,250 comments / 50,175 likes) (My entry above from 2 years ago said I had 10,782 comments and 7,666 likes for a ratio of 1.41. I've been busy, and my pattern seems to have changed.) - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Thanks, Jennifer, John, Kevin and Stephen. :) - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
0.51 (6,883/13,438) - Stephan Planken from iPhone
5.72, though I deleted my first account, like, 3 years ago - Meg V. Meg
1.03 (51,436, 50,018) 3/15/13 || 0.83, (?, ?), (28.August.2009); 0.97, (6,694, 6,929), (11.Nov.2009); 0.91, (13,933, 15,222), (17.April.2010); 0.94, (15,045, 15,978), (11.May.2010); .98, (20,405, 20,834), (03.August.2010); 1.00, (27,093, 27,080), (06.January.2011); 1.02, (38,615, 37,927), (27.September.2011); 0.99 (44,752, 45,200), (24.April.2012); 1.01, (47,240, 46,956), (14.September.2012); 1.03 (51,436, 50,018), (15.March.2013); - Jimminy
.44. I guess I'm getting lazy. - The LB: #TeamMonique
2.22. I use YouFeed a lot, and liking takes an inordinate amount of time on the app.... - RudĩϐЯaЯïan
3.10 up from 2.83 a year ago. - Ross Miller
Thanks, Ross. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
BUMP - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
1.07 - Kristin
1.03 - Bren from iPhone
1.90 - jtf from Android
This thread is amazing. What a treasure trove of information - Bren from iPhone
0.62 (5077/8197) as of 4/29/13 - Betsy #TeamMonique
2.49 today - Marissa
MoTO #TeamMonique
50% of me wants to be the type of person who does yoga at night, and drinks green tea, and reads books, and wears cute pyjamas, and stays at home; while the other 50% of me wants to wear my sexiest outfit and go out doing lines of cocaine off strippers racks while dancing to dirty music until I black out.  - http://flummery.tumblr.com/post...
yin and yang... or something... - MoTO #TeamMonique
*prefers ram jam* - Joe Silence
Well, there is always the "wear sexy jammies and invite the strippers over for tea and blow" option - Jennifer Dittrich
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why Jennifer Dittrich is my favorite. - MoTO #TeamMonique
AMEN - Joe Silence
Well, I think that means you're 100% human. - Ross Miller
You could watch strippers do yoga... - Brian Johns
That may be the most brilliant thing I've heard all day. - MoTO #TeamMonique
For $20 a song, they'll do yoga ON YOUR LAP. - Brian Johns
Well yeah. - MoTO #TeamMonique
Ross Miller
Louis Gray
Happy birthday to Stephen Mack, FriendFeed's most proficient, and accurate, liker. He is loved by all, admired by many, and his works are enjoyed by all those who come in touch with them. This year, for his birthday, I am told FriendFeed has chipped in to buy him a screensaver! It will come on a floppy disk in the mail.
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Photo by Thomas Hawk a long time ago with Stephen's first little one, Sammy. - Louis Gray
A screensaver! But is it compatible with TiVo boxes, everywhere. Happy birthday, Stephen. - Jimminy
Thank you, Louis! That photo was more than 7 years ago... - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Does he still use a Sinclair ZX81 as well, or is that a bit too modern? I think Charles Babbage had some kind of interesting gadget that came a bit before Apple's ipad too. - Erik Retallick
Look at that happy face! :) - Kelli H.
Happy Birthday to one of the nicest people I have the pleasure to know! - Running Slow
Happy Birthday Stephen!! - Georgia
Happy Birthday, Mr. Mack! - Ross Miller
Happy day to you, Stephen. I hope your birthday is a wonderful one. - Friar Will
Happy Birthday, Stephen! I hope you have a great day! - Jennifer Dittrich
Happy Birthday, Stephen! - AJ Batac
Stephen, happy birthday. This is a better community with you in it. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
happy bday! - holly #ravingfangirl
Thank you, everyone! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
Happy! - Jenica
Happy birthday - Eric - Too Hot
Happy Bearthday! - Steve and 4 other people
Happy birthday to one of my favorite people! - Mary Carmen
Happy Birthday, Stephen! - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Happy Birthday! - Roger N
Yay! Happy Stephen Day! I hope your day is as awesome as you are! - Lisa | #TeamMonique from Android
That's so sweet, Lisa, and thank you all! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Happy birthday my friend! Thanks for an awesome movie night!!!!! - Yvonne from FFHound!
Andrew C (✓)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RT @omarg: Bad news, everybody - "Futurama" canceled, AGAIN: http://nyti.ms/10u59Ux
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RT @omarg: Bad news, everybody - "Futurama" canceled, AGAIN: http://nyti.ms/10u59Ux
:( - Me
I should be upset about this, but, honestly, I haven't watched more than one or two new episodes since it moved to Comedy Central (a lot of that, I think, had to do with the Viacom/DirecTV pissing match a while back). - DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE
reminds me of Camaro. they know that eventually it will come back even if they rename it to something else - ؛ Dr. Gharazi
Yeah, I've only watched the first episode since it came back. It just didn't seem as accessible at the later time slot. - Jimminy
I watched the Fox run, the direct-to-DVD movies, and all the Comedy Central episodes. All y'all missed out. - Andrew C (✓)
Boooooo! - Ross Miller
I watched the Fox run and the movies, just not the Comedy Central run, of course I did watch CC horrifically fuck up Ren & Stimpy, so maybe I just don't trust them with animated shows from my childhood. Edit: Wait, that was Spike. Maybe I just don't trust remakes. - Jimminy
I faded away once they were on Comedy Central at least partially because the timeslot I could record/watch was the one after 10pm, and it was chock full o' porn advertisements. There was also lingering irritation with how poorly they were treating the re-run older episodes (chopping bits out of the opening/ending) that Cartoon Network had done so much better with. - Jennifer Dittrich
Ross Miller
You know... it has been over 6 years since Office 2007 was released and I still spend *forever* searching for things I know exist, but I'm not sure which ribbon they're on.
┻┻ ↶╰(º□º╰) - Ross Miller
That emotigram is on the Tables ribbon. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
I agree. The ribbon is such a huge step backwards. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Yep, customize toolbar is your friend. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
Wordperfect ftw once again. - Friar Will
Cristo, "Office" is a collection of crap programs often used for glorified note taking that are forced upon innocent employees by "the man". Except for excel. Excel is a calculator. I love calculators. - Ross Miller
^--- Bingo. Excel is one of MSFT's few saving graces. - Tinfoil 2.0
I gave up on searching for stuff on the ribbon. I just web search for it -- Word 2007 feature name -- and invariably there will be multiple threads with exactly that question (and answer). - Betsy #TeamMonique
Switching to 2010 somehow helped me - Peter Fedin
Oh, look...free, open source...and no ribbon! http://www.libreoffice.org - April Russo
Heh, April wins. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
What Microsoft has been doing for the last so many years seems like changing the UI of everything, just for the sake of change. And after so many years of everything being basically the same, and users getting used to doing things a certain way, expecting things in certain places, etc., all this change seems to do nothing but make all their users, that used to be productive experts in... more... - April Russo
Johnny
Results! http://www.wizardresults.com.au/Splits... I was 3rd last out on the course yesterday (it was a wave start format so people took longer but started earlier). I came 1092 out of 1096 competitors. Last in my age category. 2nd last in the males. Guess who doesn't care? My wife and my daughter... I win :)
You do win, sir. - Kelli H.
We're proud of you, Johnny! Well done! - Anne Bouey from iPhone
You totally win :D - Jennifer Dittrich
Hey, screw those other guys, you're first amongst us - Mo Kargas
JOHNNY WINS!!!! - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Congrats, sir! - Mary Carmen
What do they call a guy who graduates at the bottom of his med school class? Doctor. What do they call a guy who finishes a triathlon last in his age category? A triathlete. Well done, sir. - Bruce Lewis
^ Exactly this. Well done! :) - Curtis (a) Jackson
Congratulations Johnny. Very well done! - Juan Pablo González
Maybe you finished low in that race, but you finished. Not a lot of people in your age group or any other who could have. - Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)
You beat me and 99% of all people I know, all of whom have never competed in a triathlon and are unlikely ever to be able to accomplish what you accomplished, Johnny. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
You do win! Great job, Johnny! - Ross Miller
You certainly do win! Fabulous job. Y'know what we say: "We do not stop playing because we get old . . . " It is all about the doing. - Mary B: #TeamMonique
Inspirational win - congratulations and thank you. - Jack Norris
Whooo! You rule! - Betsy #TeamMonique
Question: Is that 1096 competitors or finishers? 'cause I figure there were a lot of non-finishers, and you beat them, too, right? There were 1725 entrants. - Betsy #TeamMonique
SteVe C
Fix Your Fat Nose With A Japanese Nose Straightener | Incredible Things - http://www.incrediblethings.com/home...
Fix Your Fat Nose With A Japanese Nose Straightener | Incredible Things
"Well here’s another one that’s slightly less scary called the Hana Tsun Nose Straightener. On one hand it doesn’t look like something out of a Hostel movie with a pink coat of paint, but on the other hand… how are you supposed to breath with it on? Is beauty really worth becoming a mouth breather with weird plugs up your nose?" - SteVe C from Bookmarklet
Why not be happy with your nose as it is? POINTLESS VANITY - Mo Kargas
bling it and have the next fashion fad - Kevin Johnson
Pointless Vanity = excellent band name - SteVe C
What Kevin and SteVe said. - Ross Miller
And while you're waiting for your nose to straighten, imagine yourself in your favorite scenes from Battlefield Earth. - Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)
HAHA ^ - SteVe C
Ross Miller
Hi from NZ FriendFeed! Anything worth knowing happen in the last few weeks?
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Babies born, people getting hitched, the usual. - Spidra Webster
Yay for babies and weddings! - Ross Miller
Boo for sideways accelerometers, lol! - Ross Miller
i wanna move back to NZ! - Joe Silence
Hi, Ross! Missed you at Murphy's on the 17th! - Anne Bouey
Victor Ganata
Would it even be possible to build a good gaming machine that will last for at least two years for under $1k?
All the console makers do it. Or are they more expensive now? - Eivind
Most brand new consoles are sold at a loss, aren't they? - Victor Ganata
I've no idea. I don't play video games and I've never owned a console. I just had a vague feeling they were considerably cheaper than $1k. - Eivind
They are, but not that high of one. I can't find the article now, but the current XBox 360 was predicted to cost about $10 more to make than it did to purchase (which given that you'd expect to make a much higher margin of profit, is still a lot, but not $1K.) - Jennifer Dittrich
Yeah, usually they get the manufacturing cost down after a few years, but I still imagine the PS4 and the XBox 720 are probably going to dig a big hole in Sony's and Microsoft's profits on release, just like when the PS3 and the XBox 360 first came out. - Victor Ganata
My gaming machine is 3 years old and still runs everything I want it to run. It cost $1700 mostly because I spent a LOT on a fancypants case ($200) and SSD ($400); it You might start with a system guide like http://www.anandtech.com/show... or http://arstechnica.com/gadgets... . Getting a console is easier though. - Amit Patel
Heh, well, I can't play WoW or SC2: HotS on a console, and the console versions of The Sims 3 are massively crippled, so my PS3 has almost been entirely used for streaming Netflix :D - Victor Ganata
It will last, but will it play the newer games that come out in two years? Not likely. - Me
Pretty sure MMO champion has monthly builds that range from ~$500 to ~$2k that could be worth checking out. In regards to the two years bit, I went the same route as Amit 4 years ago and my tower hasn't had any trouble with current games. The video card is getting pretty close to needing a replacement, though and I did have the ssd fail about a year ago. - Ross Miller
Also, are you including the monitor/keyboard/mouse/speakers/etc. in your budget or just the tower? - Ross Miller
Many friends swear by New Egg. Back when I was into building my rigs, I found they were still a little more expensive than some other places. Still, good place to window shop and maybe they're cheaper now. You should look at your current machine. If you don' t have to upgrade your CPU, just start with memory and video card, I'd say. Budget conscious: never buy the top tier video card. Go a generation or two lower. - Arlan K.
Heh, I've been playing on a 2009 MacBook Pro. I've already maxed out the RAM and I'm not adventurous enough to go digging through its innards to replace the hard drive with an SSD. I've been able to play WoW and D3 and SC2: WoL well enough, but I can't imagine it handling Sim City 5 very well (when they finally release a version that runs on Mac OS X.) I do have a Windows 7 on a Bootcamp partition, but I'm starting to think it may be better to have a dedicated Windows machine built from parts. - Victor Ganata
Yeah, when I built my current desktop I shopped between Newegg, Amazon and Mwave, although I ended up getting most of it at Amazon because their prices were competitive and I'm a Prime member with an Amazon rewards card. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
If you already have a good case and PSU, I think you can build a good machine for under $1k...if not, it will be difficult since a good case and PSU can set you back $300 or more, in total. - Scoble, Alex Scoble
Todd Hoff
Anyone know the current pretext for why gas is at $4 a gallon?
Profit - Thomas Power
Venezuela. - Jennifer Dittrich
Profit? Hasn't that been the motivation for the past 100 years? Why now? - Amit Patel
April contract crude oil price pushed higher last session by 1.25 percent to post a floor price close at 91.56 per barrel. Despite the rise in oil price last session, one month price change is still negative for Light Crude by approximately 5.4 percent. April contract unleaded gas price fell last session by .04 percent to post a floor price close of 3.12 per gallon. According to one month price trend-line for unleaded gas, price change is positive by 3.06 percent. - Eric - Too Hot
So it seems to be a combination of high crude prices, seasonal change over, and speculation. - Eric - Too Hot
Victor Ganata
Does Vegas allow people to bet on who the next pope is going to be?
They can't stop us. - Eivind from Android
Yeah, but I was wondering if the bookies had something "official" running :) - Victor Ganata
You can bet on anything. - Rodfather
I thought you couldn't bet on political elections in Vegas. - Victor Ganata
I wouldn't bet, but I would like to check my odds. - Greg GuitarBuster
You're not listed among the English bookies' favorites, at least, Greg. - Eivind from Android
I don't know about that Eivind, there were a lot of Pope Gregorys (16 and 2 antipopes) Wait, there are Antipopes? - Greg GuitarBuster
Haven't had one for awhile. I think we could use one now, though. - Eivind from Android
Yeah, there were schisms that eventually got mended. Imagine the Game of Thrones, but instead laying claim to the Iron Throne, you laid claim to a funny hat. - Victor Ganata
John (bird whisperer)
latimes: To be or not to be (at the office) High-profile Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer may have spent her goodwill in declaring that employees may no longer work from home. The reason? As explained by Yahoo Human Resources Chief Jackie Reses in a memo sent to employees: “To become the absolute best place to work, communication and collaboration... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
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To be or not to be (at the office) 
 
High-profile Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer may have spent her goodwill in declaring that employees may no longer work from home. The reason? As explained by Yahoo Human Resources Chief Jackie Reses in a memo sent to employees: 
  
“To become the absolute best place to work, communication and collaboration will be important, so we need to be working side-by-side. That is why it is critical that we are all present in our offices.”
  
Mayer’s black-and-white policy has particularly offended working mothers, a group that Mayer herself just joined - and has compensated for by using her vast personal wealth to build a nursery next to her office.
  
Many view telecommuting as the only way time-crunched women can care for young children and advance their careers without the pay, privilege or perks that come with being the chief executive of a Fortune 500 company.
  
Read more on the growing backlash here.
"Sources told AllThingsD that Mayer has grown frustrated because the Yahoo parking lot in Sunnyvale, Calif., was slow to fill up in the morning and quick to empty by 5 p.m. — something not typical of the hard-charging Silicon Valley rivals that Yahoo must beat to regain its perch." - IMO, if you're watching the parking lot (or butts in seats), you have terrible metrics. - Andrew C (✓)
And if your argument against telecommuting is entirely about "intangibles"... Well, crap, aren't there intangible benefits to telecommuting too? You'd think tech companies would make these kinds of decisions with data instead. - Andrew C (✓)
On the other hand "culture" is not something that easily lends itself to simple metrics. If you walk the halls of the building and don't see people interacting much and have a number of people who are essentially invisible to their co-workers, maybe this isn't the draconian idea it's being made out to be... - Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)
It's not like Yahoo was knocking it out of the park with their previous policies. I'm sure Ms. Mayer and the board felt they needed to make some drastic changes in order to reinvent themselves and increase their relevance. This falls into the "drastic change" category -- maybe it'll make sense and end up being a good move. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
I think when people are jumping on this policy they are projecting what happens within a healthy focussed culture. In that environment a lot of things work that don't work when you are in trouble. She is trying to fall back to a rallying point and reorganize for another attack or a better defense. In that scenario she is making a good decision, though she should also make the same child care available that she has. - Todd Hoff
I thought the point well made in this particular snippet is that this might hurt some of their working parents particularly hard, especially those who are single -- in a way that she won't feel herself because she's wealthy enough to build her own child care center at work. I think the idea is sound, but if they're not making moves to mitigate some of that, they're going to lose some of the people they're trying to reincorporate. - Jennifer Dittrich
Can you imagine the backlash if she cancelled 401-k matching? Which I think is funny because my Silicon Valley tech company doesn't even offer it... - Brian Johns
I am all for work from home employees given the right circumstances, but this answer on Quora from a Yahoo has me thinking this really is in the best interest of Yahoo!... http://www.quora.com/Yahoo... Particularly, "We are fighting to stay relevant. So getting your ass into the office and working on projects is not too much to ask. If you don't like it well too bad, the exit door is over there." - Ross Miller
I understand that there might be some issues specific to Yahoo! that precipitated this move, but I am concerned about the effect on working parents and what influence it might have in other workplaces. - John (bird whisperer)
Teleworking twice a week keeps me sane and saves me about $50 a week in gas. Luckily, my agency is very supportive of teleworking. - Kelli H. from Android
Google is supportive of working from home, but also provides incentives for coming into the office (e.g. free food). I understand not every company can do that. - Bruce Lewis
Andrew C (✓)
Sportstorialist: The NBA Needs to Stop Its Latest Uniform Experiment - The Triangle Blog - Grantland - http://www.grantland.com/blog...
Sportstorialist: The NBA Needs to Stop Its Latest Uniform Experiment - The Triangle Blog - Grantland
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"Watching these clothes in action, you realize the lie told by those stills of Barnes. They were staged with a good photographer, and have some panache. They looked viable on him. But we didn't see viability on Friday night. We saw indifference. We saw mess. The uniform didn't hug the body. They hung from it the way the some tank-top jerseys do. But pitted opposite the league's sleeveless standard, they conferred upon the Warriors a degree of amateurishness, of warm-up, of "our regular joints got ruined in the wash." The Spurs looked confident. The Warriors looked like a gangly high school soccer team." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet
"The difference between what that photo shoot promised and what Friday's game delivered was the difference between how a shirt looks on a Gap mannequin and how it looks on you: like shit. It's as if Barnes spent his session wearing his jersey with a clip that gathered all the fabric at the back." - Andrew C (✓)
Wasn't really a fan of them myself, but there are DEFINITELY worse jersey choices in recent history by professional sports teams... - Ross Miller
I never knew fashion was a vital part of professional men's basketball... or people's enjoyment of it - Johnny
Given some of the vitriolic arguments I've seen about rugby, soccer, baseball, basketball and even beach volleyball outfits, it seems like it is a part of just about every sport and that sport's fandom. - Jennifer Dittrich
They look like normal people! - kendrak
They looked fine when they played the Spurs. I thought it wouldn't look so great on the not-so-skinny players, but they just looked like normal loose soccer shirts. - Rodfather
MG Siegler
"I spent the last week trying to write a column that proved Twitter wasn’t worth $10 billion...." - http://parislemon.com/post...
".. but then their PR department sent me a box of goodies and all the sudden it is!!!!" - Ross Miller
Andy Bakun
I have no idea what's going on in this. - http://thwarted.soup.io/post...
I have no idea what's going on in this.
Most of my coherent theories are rendered inapplicable by the tiger in the toilet stall. - Thangorodrim
A tiger doing the Robot, no less. - Hookuh Tinypants
I think I would call it a pizza box spank party. - Ross Miller
Barack Obama
FACT: Impending spending cuts would end programs for nearly 1.2 million disadvantaged students if Congress doesn't act. #JobsNotCuts
Dear Mr. President, please find more fun and entertaining facts. This is the internet. - Ross Miller
ronin
Oh Right, This Is The Internet: Guy Singing Les Misérables Song In The Voice Of Gollum (And Doing A Great Job) | Geekologie - http://www.geekologie.com/2013...
Oh Right, This Is The Internet: Guy Singing Les Misérables Song In The Voice Of Gollum (And Doing A Great Job) | Geekologie
"Seen here about to kick your ass for making fun of his tastefully decorated guestroom, Youtuber ljameswalters sings 'I Dreamed a Dream' entirely in the voice of Gollum -- and does a damn fine job of it. It's still weird to watch though. Like beautiful but still really awkward at the same time. "Like watching a baby being born." Exactly like a baby being born. Especially your sister's." - ronin from Bookmarklet
Such powerful emotion. =) - ronin
LOL - Ross Miller
Jason Toney
#Brilliant RT @yankodesign: Saddle Lock looks to be a superb solution for locking your bike http://flip.it/x5lMA
#Brilliant RT @yankodesign: Saddle Lock looks to be a superb solution for locking your bike   http://flip.it/x5lMA
*picks up bike* - Johnny
... until your front wheel gets jacked. - Ross Miller
some friends on twitter noted that this works as a concept in Japan because people aren't likely to walk away with your locked bike on their back but not in the US where that's not a deterrent so, you would still need another lock to attach it to something. Another friend thought it was a mechanical engineering nightmare with bad stress joints. - Jason Toney
AJ Batac
8 New and Necessary Punctuation Marks - CollegeHumor Article - http://www.collegehumor.com/article...
8 New and Necessary Punctuation Marks - CollegeHumor Article
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I want. - Janet:#TeamMonique from FFHound!
I'm pretty sure the "I'm not angry mark" role is already taken with :) - Ross Miller
two of those characters could be misinterpreted. - Mike Nencetti
⩌ - Amit Patel
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