Roshan Vyas - Comments

Roshan Vyas posted a message

“Just got some hate mail on Yelp for a bad review I wrote. Thanks for the feedback!”

yesterday at 2:24 pm - Link

ooh, which review? - Joyce H. Sohn

They didn't say - I believe it was for Andalu - Roshan Vyas

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Phil Jackson challenges North Dakota on Sioux nickname - USATODAY.com

19 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link

"GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — NBA coach Phil Jackson accepted an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of North Dakota, and asked the school to think hard about its Fighting Sioux nickname. In his 20-minute speech during Monday's ceremony, Jackson did not specifically say UND should do away with the nickname, but he asked officials to ponder what could be gained by keeping it. Jackson said he had been asked by his Lakota friends to speak out against the nickname. He said UND has a chance to embrace change. Under a settlement reached last fall with the NCAA, UND has three years to win the approval of North Dakota's Sioux tribes if it wants to continue using the name without sanctions. The NCAA considers the name hostile and abusive, but school officials dispute that." - Roshan Vyas via Bookmarklet

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Undrcrwn :: O-Face Tee (Black)

yesterday at 2:22 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Jennie Lin liked this

Obama over McCain a la Vinsanity shirt - Roshan Vyas

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'Plight' blog post, paper cause stir - Asian Pop

yesterday at 10:34 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Multiracial activists - and some Barack Obama supporters - are seething over best-selling economist Steven Levitt's assertions that mixed-race people are inherently more likely to engage in "bad behavior."" - Roshan Vyas via Bookmarklet

Oscar Shine posted a message on Twitter

“they just shut off all the lights and started piping jungle sounds throughout the office”

yesterday at 12:39 am - Link

Run! - Roshan Vyas

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Is "Kala" The New "Play"? [Burning Questions]

Wednesday at 2:11 pm - Link

Kala > Play - Roshan Vyas

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T.I. + Jay-Z + Kanye + Lil Wayne = “Swagger Like Us”

August 23 at 1:51 pm - Link

Sampling MIA's Paper Planes - "no one on the corner has swagger like us" - Roshan Vyas

Audrey had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk

“freeedoooooom”

August 21 at 4:15 pm - Link

Did you quit? - Roshan Vyas

...or watch Braveheart? - Roshan Vyas

No no, nothing so dramatic. Took a vacation day, so Thurs. was the new Friday! - Audrey

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Audi RS5 Caught Getting Hot In The California Desert [Audi RS5]

August 21 at 11:19 am - Link

*Droooool* - Roshan Vyas

Dennis Cadorniga posted a message

“Going to try the Kinesio Taping used in the Olympics for my girlfriend's neck pain. Maybe I can get the PT to create a cool design as well.”

August 21 at 10:37 am - via Ping.fm - Link

Rob Wright liked this

You do realize that athletes are very susceptible to placebo effects, right? These tapes don't do anything other than to play with your head. Very expensive way to do that, but if it makes you feel better, go for it. Just don't expect miracle results. - Robert Scoble

I thought that was a symbiote on one of the runners - Roshan Vyas

Track Team, Kree! - Brian Norwood

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Makeout session at the Googleplex [Caption Contest]

August 20 at 5:02 pm - Link

Excellent photographic composition and love the way the lighting hits the subjects. Genius photographer at work. - Roshan Vyas

The lighting SUCKED ASS ;) - Mona N.

Roshan Vyas had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk

“Valleywagged! http://valleywag.com/5039698/m...”

August 20 at 4:20 pm - Link

Ro? What did you do at the Google party, dare I ask? LOL - Mona N. via fftogo

Don't shoot the messenger! I keep it professional! - Roshan Vyas

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Caption Contest: Makeout session at the Googleplex

August 20 at 4:23 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

John Worthington, AJ Batac (Yoda) and Mona N. liked this

"(Photo by Roshan Vyas)" - Roshan Vyas via Bookmarklet

omg thank god, it's just a picture you took LOL I was having all sortsa crazy assumptions when I saw your Gtalk status haha! Congrats! - Mona N. via fftogo

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Google PDA :) - Get a FriendFeed room! - AJ Batac (Yoda)

GUI - Gross User Interface - John Worthington

Dude, you guys rock! - Mona N. via fftogo

"I wonder if he will get to see her Yahoo!" - John Worthington

Apparently Gmail wasn't the only thing going down the other day... - John Worthington

hey hey google IS a verb after all - Eric Rice

Roshan Vyas shared an item on Google Reader

Columbia Plays Yale On <i>Gossip Girl</i>, Monocles Fall Out in Disbelief [Shut Up, College]

August 20 at 12:22 pm - Link

Shocking! - Roshan Vyas

Roshan Vyas posted a message

“Adium or iChat?”

August 19 at 3:35 pm - via twhirl - Link

Adium for me - Roshan Vyas via twhirl

Adium. Except it's been acting funny for me lately (never shows me Idle...) - Jennie Lin

I like the integration of iChat. - Chris White

If only Adium had decent multi-user chat support... - Jim Norris

Christine Lu posted a message

“unplugging next week for an awesome vacation. 20 hours of flying. no laptop but need music. song suggestions for my ipod?”

August 19 at 11:56 am - Link

I have a hard time suggesting individual songs, but anything from these albums makes good traveling music: Smokey & Miho's self-titled album, Radiohead's "The Bends," Arcade Fire's "Funeral," Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust," Los Amigos Invisible's "Arepa 3000," Sufjan Stevens' "Illinois," PJ Harvey's "Stories from the City/Stories from the Sea." Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun." - Omar Gallaga

anything by guns and roses - David Thomas

MIAs Paper Planes has been good to me on the 21 flights I've taken this year. The gunshots are a good stress reliever when the other passengers are bugging you :) - Roshan Vyas

LOVE that song. - Omar Gallaga

ooh... lotsa good stuff previewed on iTunes so far and purchase. thanks guys! - Christine Lu

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Cicada shell cosplay ::: Pink Tentacle

August 18 at 10:16 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Nasser Hasani, chenv, Charles Lacz, Madsimian and 7 other people liked this

OMG! (Hat tip to @odshine) - Roshan Vyas via Bookmarklet

omg Ro, GROSS!!!!!!!!!!! - Mona N.

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8-O - Anna Haro

Uh...no...bad - Rahsheen(isSoAwesome)

is she the same model that was wearing those weird eye-enlarging contacts? manga-style? - anna

LOL @ Rah and Maryam 'like'ing this, EW!!!!! - Mona N.

Wearable Escargots. - Mark Krynsky

i just threw up in my mouth a little bit... - Morgan

Those pictures are making me itch. - Patricia(Trish not Patty)

Oh, btw. Roshan is the one who introduced me to FriendFeed. He's bad ass in every which way possible! - Mona N.

no. no. no. no. no. - Lindsay Donaghe

haha - Rodfather

I think they have the anime contacts. - Lindsay Donaghe

@Mona Thanks, especially in my basketball taste :p - Roshan Vyas

How bizarre. - Morton Fox

this is the same girl famous for taking photos of herself eating her cats: http://www.japanator.com/eleph... - Jess Lee

Ro: DON'T GO THERE! UGHHHHHHHH KOBE FTL! - Mona N.

wtf - Noah David Simon

But you 1. Have THE BEST Gtalk status messages 2. Can inhale a Costco hot dog in 15 seconds http://bit.ly/2K7t7e and 3. Don't use Google, even if you work there http://bit.ly/3OGpjn ROFL! - Mona N.

@Mona 1. Yes, I do. 2. That was my friend Manabu's quote, I am a more patient eater. 3. I'll out-Google the best of them! - Roshan Vyas

Oh, crap! I totally thought you were addressing your friend... ooops! - Mona N.

ewwwww - Justin Yost

Nice. I like her. - Vincent X

Her blog is fun to look at too. I remember hearing about her a while ago, can't remember why though. http://blog.excite.co.jp/shoko... - Vincent X

Japanese Sheep! Bah, bah, bah! LMAO - Igor The Troll

Yikes! - Shemp DeYoung

very sok ar.. - kakilang

manah manah - Noah David Simon

i just died a little bit on the inside - jerry

Oscar Shine favorited a video on YouTube

The Soup: Chat Stew - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

August 18 at 9:11 pm - Link

OMG, Go America Ferrera! - Roshan Vyas

Mona N. published a review on Yelp

Yumma's (4)/5)

August 18 at 9:36 pm - Link

"Pardon for being baffled, but what's up with all the haters? Seriously. I eat here all the time and my food is always on point. They pre-grill the lavash, the falafels are always hot and crispy,…" - Mona N.

I love Yumma's! - Roshan Vyas

Right? Yelpers drink too much haterade. - Mona N.

Christine Lu posted a message on Twitter

“@rotron yea. B is a bit of a warning flag. good thing the city requires them to hang that sign in the window. need to find a new place now.”

August 18 at 10:49 am - Link

I've missed the restaurant ratings since I moved from LA to the Bay Area. The West Covina Jack in the Box had a C for years! - Roshan Vyas

Christine Lu posted a message on Twitter

“oh no. passed my favorite boba tea place on the way home. they now have a "B" rating on their window. bad sign? should i avoid now? ugh.”

August 18 at 10:34 am - Link

B is all bad - Roshan Vyas

Neha Narula posted a message on Twitter

“Omar made me go to lost weekend video for the next disc of the wire even though I have netflix :(”

August 17 at 7:23 pm - Link

Henry Winckelmann liked this

Evil Omar! - Ruchira S. Datta

"the game's out there, and it's play or get played. That simple." - Roshan Vyas

i realize my comment was ambiguous. i meant real-life omar, not wire-omar. though i guess wanting to see more of wire-omar also made me go get the next disc. - Neha Narula

omar thinks this post is whack -- don't be messin' with omar - omar

Roshan Vyas shared an item on Google Reader

How Many Olympic Cheerleaders Does It Take To Pick Up A Fallen Mascot?

August 16 at 11:50 am - Link

Look how his giant shoes fell off! Hahaha - Roshan Vyas

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Are Macs More Expensive? Let's Do the Math Once and For All (Harry

August 15 at 3:39 pm - Link

“Actually, a MacBook is in the same ballpark as a roughly similar Dell or HP, and less than a Sony. If you’re tempted by a MacBook and can afford its pricetag, go ahead and buy one–it’s a decent deal.” - Roshan Vyas

Evan Williams posted a message on Twitter

“What's another term for "extra effort" / going the extra mile? (One word, preferably.)”

August 15 at 3:05 pm - Link

Step-up - Jason Brooks

110% (that's one number i suppose) - Roshan Vyas

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I hate it when people say they're 110% committed or something like that. It makes no sense. - marcel weiss

I've always liked "lagniappe", although the connotation is obviously a little different. - Bill Jennings

There's always "above and beyond" - Jauder Ho

awesomesauce - Brian Daniel Eisenberg

overdeliver? (works especially well if you've underpromised.) ;p - Anthony Citrano

heroism? - Clay Newton

Pickling. - JMS

Roshan Vyas posted a link

Plaschke points a finger at Gasol | Olympics blog | Los Angeles Times

August 15 at 11:20 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Gasol needs to apologize to Asians everywhere, particularly those who have supported him in the United States, most notably those who welcomed him so graciously this spring in Los Angeles." - Roshan Vyas via Bookmarklet

Kevin Fox posted a link

Gmail on Day One

August 14 at 1:14 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Diana Valerini, Dan Liebke, Svetlana Gladkova, Bill Sodeman and 62 other people liked this

It's really interesting how the current UI, not having undergone any "Wow it's all different" iterations, is so similar yet different from where we started. - Kevin Fox via Bookmarklet

It reminds me how much I dislike JPG for screenshots :) - Paul Buchheit

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It took me a while to figure out what was going on here, until I realized you'd Bookmarket-ed a blog post from *2004*! That's ancient history, man! - Paul Wilcox

Great to see you had a Prius label in 2004 :) - Roshan Vyas

I am so glad it hasn't changed. - Steve Rubel

There's something to be said for good clean design. Tweaks are fine but not major overhauls all the time. I've always liked this layout. - Al Stevens

it would be fun to see one of the early caribou screenshots for additional historic context :) - Natala Menezes

Natala, http://friendfeed.com/e/eeb5ed... - Paul Buchheit

Archive is nice :D it is very interesting to see the evolution. Thanks Paul :) - Harun Baris Bulut

I love the fact the delete button wasn't introduced yet. I tell people about this and they don't believe me - Derek Coatney

not being able to delete was a bit strange, I remember. - Josh Haley

Delete was there from day one -- it was just in the "more actions..." menu. - Paul Buchheit

Is there any important feature in today's Gmail that hasn't been envisioned from the beginning? - Ionut

That's an interesting question. I guess it depends on your definition of "important" and "beginning". In the very beginning, the only definite vision was to make something "better". However, pretty much everything in there today had been prototyped or at least talked about well before launch (see the chat integration in http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-c... for example). As usual, coming up with the ideas is easy, but fitting them cleanly into the product is hard. - Paul Buchheit

The funny part about this is I was being sort of snarky but didn't really mean for Kevin to post the thing about the bandwidth. I had a legacy server in the Google datacenter from the Blogger acquisition that I was using to host shellen.com and evhead.com. Kevin went ahead and made screenshots of that thread anyway. :) I got a few angry comments from people on my blog that I was 'stealing from Google'. This is why the internet needs a sarcasm mark. - Jason Shellen

Yeah, I actually recalled that faux pas when I reblogged this now. 'Oops!' Psst, you don't still have that server in a Google datacenter, do you? FriendFeed could always use some free bandwidth... - Kevin Fox

I just assumed FriendFeed was being hosted from servers in a Google datacenter anyway. They wouldn't really miss the bandwidth anyway, would they? ;-) - Tony Ruscoe

Bindu Reddy posted a link

Ben Ling Lands (Back) at Google–This Time, at YouTube | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

August 14 at 1:28 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Srikar, imabonehead, Waleed, Wayne and 2 other people liked this

Umm... was quite surprised to see this - Bindu Reddy via Bookmarklet

Collect $200, return to Go? - Kevin Fox

So Ben gets to make FB money as well :)) - Bindu Reddy

Does that mean I'll get $10 for every YouTube video I watch? - Roshan Vyas

The Valleywag article about Sheryl's reign at Facebook, regardless of any factual correctness, is great. http://valleywag.com/5036571/s... - Jonathan Terleski

A detailed article shared by Thai about all this - http://tinyurl.com/6l3w8g - Bindu Reddy

Roshan Vyas posted a link

Twitter Shakes Outbound SMS, Needs Business Model

August 14 at 9:31 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"“it could cost Twitter about $1,000 per user per year to send SMS outside of Canada, India, or the US.”" - Roshan Vyas via Bookmarklet

Benjamin Golub had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk

“Treating myself to a ridiculously sized slice of pizza from down the street”

August 13 at 3:26 pm - Link

Ontario Emperor, Nicholas Kreidberg and Mark Trapp liked this

Where? where? - Roshan Vyas

Unless you're in Rochester NY I think you're going to miss out on this one. The place literally a few hundred feet from my apartment sells these crazy large slices for $4. - Benjamin Golub

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I was going to recommend Fat Slice of Berkeley, but their Web site says "Happy Holidays". http://www.fatslicepizza.com/f... - Louis Gray

love Rochester, NY... where is this place? - Stewart Rogers

Pizza Stop? - Jason Carreira

http://rocwiki.org/Piatza%27s_... Not the tastiest pizza in the city but definitely the largest - Benjamin Golub

I lean towards Pizza Stop and Brandani's myself - Aprille

I have always wondered about then. Drive by there CONSTANTLY on the way back from pre-K. Exactly how big are the slices? And how bad is the pizza? :) I'm a Guida's girl myself. - Cyndy

Guida's has the tastiest Pizza in town... Pizza Stop is close, but too inconvenient if you don't work downtown - Jason Carreira

We've got King Slice in Toronto if you're in the mood for a huge slice http://www.kingslice.ca/Histor... - Kevin Cearns

Cyndy: the slices are crazy huge. It is far from the worst pizza I've had. Better than the big chains. Definitely worse than say Great Northern or Pizza Stop. I go there mainly because it's a 2 minute walk from my apartment :) - Benjamin Golub

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