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It’s Totinos Tuesday at the fortress! - http://www.jeffisageek.net/blog...

January 11, 2011 from (jeff)isageek.net - Comment - Like - Share

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Hah. My dad used to eat those but he'd cut up fresh vegetables on top. - Akiva

Stephen Francoeur

The Demise Of Facebook - http://www.disinfo.com/2011...

January 8, 2011 from Google Reader - Comment - Like - Share

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"But appearances can be deceiving. In fact, as I read the situation, we are witnessing the beginning of the end of Facebook. These aren’t the symptoms of a company that is winning, but one that is cashing out." - Brian Sullivan

Jenny R to Jenny's feed, Nature, Wildlife

Galápagos Animal Photos -- National Geographic - http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals...

January 5, 2011 - Comment - Like - Share

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NatGeo does wildlife photography expeditions to the Galapagos... - Kristin

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I want to go to the Galapagos so bad!!! Almost as bad as I want to go to Antarctica! - Jenny R

Yeah, I think that's where I want to go on my next big trip. :) - Kristin

Luckkkyyy. :D - Jenny R

I'd "love" to go see the islands. - Kol Tregaskes

Håkan Dahlström

Presence of light means abscense of darkness

January 6, 2011 from Flickr favorites - Comment - Like - Share

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Jessie

Tax-burdened witches cast spells on the Romanian government (using feline feces and dead dogs) - http://io9.com/5725904...

January 5, 2011 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"Last Saturday, Romania implemented a law requiring self-employed citizens to pay a 16% income tax and to contribute to social service programs. Witches, who count as self-employed workers, aren't thrilled and are hexing the government en masse." - Jessie from Bookmarklet

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"And President Traian Basescu isn't laughing it off. In a country where superstition is mainstream, the president and his aides wear purple on Thursdays, allegedly to ward off evil spirits. Witches from Romania's eastern and western regions will descend to the southern plains and the Danube River Thursday to threaten the government with spells and spirits. Mauve has a high vibration, it... more... - Jessie

My high school math teacher's favorite color was mauve. Coincidence? I THINK NOT. - Jessie

FIGHT THE POWER! - RAPatton

This is harmless compared to many other "mainstream" superstitions. - Eivind

Amit Patel

San Francisco: The Embarcadero Freeway - http://www.slate.com/id...

January 3, 2011 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"It took an earthquake—the 7.1 magnitude 1989 Loma Prieta event—to do what government could not: Show that cities could successfully remove urban highways without disastrous consequences. San Francisco's Embarcadero Freeway was an elevated, 1.2-mile stretch of highway built (not without opposition) in 1958, originally envisioned as part of a larger network of proposed "trafficways" crisscrossing the city (the majority of which were rejected by the burgeoning and noisome "freeway revolts")." - Amit Patel from Bookmarklet

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http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Richard Chen

Wow. I had no idea there was ever a freeway there. Keep in mind, my first visit to that area was in '03. Knowing that, now the landscape in certain areas make more sense. Those bits I saw were leftover freeway parts. - Anika

IMO, having that eyesore come down was one of the true blessings of the '89 quake. - vicster

vicster is correct. That freeway was an eyesore. Both for those on it and those located nearby. And what has happened since (both at Embarcadero and over at Octavia St.) is a vast improvement. Although you will still find people who bitch about there not being a freeway... - Spidra Webster

And the waterfront and SOMA have improved so much, since the freeway went away. - vicster

too bad people had to pay for it with their lives. - Joe The Sausage

AFAIK, no one died on the Embarcadero Fwy or the Central Fwy. It was the 880 in Oakland that killed 42 people. It took 11 years to rebuild it on a new alignment, this time eschewing the double deck design - Victor Ganata

i sit orthopaedically! - Joe The Sausage

I once read about the original plans for the SF Freeway system--it was pretty crazy. The Central Fwy was supposed to connect with the Golden Gate, the 80 was supposed to go all the way to the Sunset District, there was supposed to be a second bridge connecting Candlestick to Alameda, and the Embarcadero Fwy was supposed to run offshore to the Golden Gate. And I thought the freeway plans in L.A. were ambitious. - Victor Ganata

I'd visit San Francisco and surrounding areas much more if there were a freeway. However the Embarcadero Freeway was in an awful place. I really like what they've done with that area now. I'd prefer the freeways to be underground, but I have to wait three more decades before the robotic tunnel digging machines become cheap enough for this to happen. - Amit Patel

Tunneling through the San Andreas Fault? I think it's going to take a *long* time to perfect that kind of technology - Victor Ganata

There are fault lines, and then there are continental plate boundaries moving in opposite directions at almost 2 inches a year. - Victor Ganata

If I remember correctly, the San Andreas fault is entirely west of San Francisco, and the Hayward fault is entirely east of San Francisco. Are there any major faults running through the city? - Amit Patel

True, the San Andreas runs just south and west of the city http://pubs.usgs.gov/of... and the Hayward fault is on the other side of the Bay, but the problem is that a lot of the city is built on soil that has a high risk of liquifaction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... -- I would think tunneling through that would be almost as risky as actually going through a plate boundary - Victor Ganata

We need to solidify the soft areas: http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009... - Amit Patel

ronin

Our poor 4yo had 4 shots @ his yearly physical today. Pretty sure u don't need 1 bandage/shot though. ;-p #fb http://twitpic.com/3nfzcz

January 5, 2011 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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They are badges of honor :) - imabonehead

Louis Gray

Google Android 3.0 Preview (Honeycomb CES 2011) [HD 1080p] http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @youtube

Google Android 3.0 Preview (Honeycomb CES 2011) [HD 1080p] http://t.co/zCj9vof via @youtube

January 5, 2011 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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When will you buy an iPhone again? ;-) - Rutger Blom

When it runs Android. Better asked, why would anyone? ;-) - Louis Gray

Yes, because Apple will never innovate... - The original Kevin

Håkan Dahlström

Tips på fotobloggar - http://www.dahlstroms.com/2011...

January 4, 2011 from Håkan Dahlström Photography - Comment - Like - Share

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Derrick to Derrick's feed, The (New) Apple Room, Technology at Play

Tweaked iPhone 4 parts discovered: an antenna fix, Verizon's iPhone, or the best KIRF ever? - http://www.engadget.com/2011...

January 5, 2011 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"This is a pretty bizarre video, but we watched the whole thing and we're prepared to comment: this is a pretty bizarre video. The folks at GlobalDirectParts somehow got ahold of iPhone replacement parts (a common story in Apple device leaks), and they've posted an in-depth video that illustrates the differences between this new set and regular iPhone 4 parts. Interestingly, nothing has been majorly tweaked, but there's a huge quantity of minor tweaks, primary in the internal wiring. Most notable are antenna adjustments, that are either an antenna fix, or, more likely, adjustments to allow the antennas to work with the different frequencies that Verizon's CDMA network operates on. Other tweaks are bigger head scratchers, including a SIM slot (which wouldn't be necessary on Verizon, but wouldn't hurt anything either), and the removal of the rear camera hole (perhaps an extra SKU for enterprise use?). GlobalDirectParts isn't the only one to receive the tweaked parts, SmartPhone Medic made a similar score, so at least we know this isn't a one-off prank." - Derrick from Bookmarklet

God bless urban dictionary. Had to look up KIRF. - Jennifer Dittrich

MoTO Bott

Soooooo, I FINALLY worked up the nerve to weigh myself on the Wii Fit since.... I dunno, September? Guess who is down 22 lbs? #yup #incrediblypleasedwithmyself

January 2, 2011 - Comment - Like - Share

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How'd you do it, man? - Your Neighbor Steve

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you go, MOTO! - holly #ravingfangirl

Pretty heavy work outs 4-5 days a week Steve. I can't say I was watching what I eat. Though I am now. I've got a loooooong way to go. Edit: but this is gratifying. I'm going to see the doctor on the 19. I'd like to shave off another 5. Hoping to start backing off the blood pressure meds and avoid cholesterol medication if I can. - MoTO Bott

Proud of you, Barry. In the last few years I have put on about fifteen or twenty more pounds than I'm really comfortable with. It seems like just wishing isn't going to get rid of it, so this will be the year of eating less and exercising. You are my role model, MOTO. - Your Neighbor Steve

That's a pretty restrained grin on your face there. I'd say you've earned yourself a big ol' smile, if not a joyous laugh. Way to go, man, way to go. - Slippy

Well done! - Corinne L

Thanks for the inspiration, MOTO. One of my goals for the year is to back down (or eliminate) my BP medication. My doctor thinks I can do it. :) - ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)

excellent! - Vicarbott

That's awesome, Barry! You're an inspiation to all participating in #FARP - Jenny R from Android

Yay BeeDub! - vicster

Way to go, Bee. :) - LB so u no it's real

Thanks Eveyrbody! You can do it Three! You too Steve! - MoTO Bott

^5 keep up the good work Barry - just ZONED

Big ups. Diet champipple for you! - Jason Toney

Lookin' good, MOTO :) - Brent

I'm pretty sure your forehead is high in cholesterol. - Nakachi from iPhone

"my forehead brings all the girls to the yard" - MoTO Bott from YouFeed

Dressing as a brown Barney at birthday parties does not qualify you for "brings all the girls to the yard" status. And now that you're losing weight, you won't be needing these. *takes all the Red Stripe from the fridge and the stash in the garage* - Nakachi from iPhone

#bitchlips - MoTO Bott from YouFeed

lol - Brent

Now THAT's a smile! - Auntie Buttinsky Botts

aww! go Barry! - tiffany

Great job man! - Rutger Blom

Derrick

#scaryhobolook