Thomas: lol! I don't think that'd be classed as 'good' news
- Amy
I dunno, Amy. Someone talking about how their voodoo head shrinking training was going might say it like that. Ditto for someone who was *desperately* trying to fit in that one, perfect hat...
- Thomas
There is a Seinfeld line here somewhere... (PS, WAHOO!)
- Johnny Worthington
Sarah, I just read on your blog about what you're going thru. Congrats on the shrinkage and on scoring the meds you need until 2099 :) Get Better soon!
- Gunny doesn't side-hug™
Very happy to hear that. Stay strong. Hopefully the shrinkage will continue and you'll be off those meds sooner than later!
- Jim Bednarz
If you're watching TV and you honestly believe that one of the characters is based on you, it might be time for a trip to the psychiatrist. - http://tumblelog.sarahlane.com/post...
Same here. That's puzzling the heck out of me, at the moment. :(
- Tyson Key
What a genius idea. What are they up to?! Get yourself a Brizzly invite - they still have the 'in reply to' implemented.
- Amy
Yeah, what the hell? I think they did that by accident, because it's impossible to effectively use their website without those links.
- Otto
Free invite code for Brizzly, good for the first 10 people to use it: http://bit.ly/1rHPQ5
- Otto
We should be able to click an "in reply to" link that will bring up the other comment in our own timeline.
- aldenoneil
Well, on the plus side, all the client apps that supported in-reply-to still do so... I don't use the web interface unless forced.
- Roger Benningfield
It looks like they're working again now, at the moment.
- Tyson Key
Sarah have you had any luck posting to SquareSpace from Posterous? I'd like to cc my own website so I have an archive of all of my posts from twitter, tumblr, etc...
- Jude
good q Jude, I haven't tried it yet. Also with videos, even though going straight to SS would be awesome, I like them to be wrapped in the Vimeo player for consistency, so I still have to do it the hard way with videos, right? I swear these concepts shouldn't be so hard for me to wrap my head around.
- Sarah Lane
I see you aren't using Posterous for Twitter posts...do you intend to? I just don't like how Posterous tags everything back to their site.
- Jude
I tried a post to twitter@posterous.com and the URL wasn't shortened in twitter. Not looking good for Pos
- Jude
Ok Sarah, the best solution I was able to come up with is cc my posts with a SS email. I don't have it post automatically so I'll have to manually clean them up but at least I'll have a record. All for now...
- Jude
Sorry Sarah.....;lol....total cuddle
- Bill Heslin
I mean, I know people say this and blah blah, but these two cats are the most lovable creatures I ever could have picked. They're best buds too!
- Sarah Lane
The cat on the left looks to be saying "What are you looking at?"
- George Brickner
Honestly, it's not hard to figure out the difference. It really chaps my hide when somebody goes off on my bad etiquette without knowing how Twitter works. Although I do have terrible etiquette in general *picks nose*
- Sarah Lane
Talking about twitter etiquette on FriendFeed? That's bad FriendFeed etiquette...
- Thomas
I guess you can treat FriendFeed at times to be like your inner dialogue for Twitter.
- Jerry Perez
What's nice is in the video clips about it, nobody's cured or gets better, the dumb host just talks about how deadly and awful it is. I shouldn't even have watched.
- Sarah Lane
I'm not surprised you'd watch something about what you have - it's human nature. Sounds like they were going more for shock value and ratings, though. I wouldn't put too much stock in their portrayal of those afflicted...
- Thomas
from FreshFeed
So, is this little bugger the cause of your health issues?
- George Brickner
Well, that definitely makes sense. If I were excluded from the "most awesome persons" list, I'd be kind of discouraged. :P
- Jon, the Beartato of FF
on the same token, and a more serious one, I'd probably get kind of pissy if I were put on a list that somehow insulted my character or said something mean toward me.
- Jon, the Beartato of FF
I'm offended I'm not on any 'Future baby-daddy' list
- Rodfather
None have pissed me off but one or two have been interesting to see, in regards to how someone differentiates their personal connections. It's a mistake to try and read too much into a label someone uses but it is - interesting to say that least.
- pea
I made a post about this a week ago. How long till we see the 'Sluty Girls At My School' list, and the media run with it
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
At least you know what your fighting now.
- Dave Friedel
yup - looks like a cysticercus. If you're right handed, it should be fairly straightforward... Best of luck. (your friendly neighborhood epilepsy surgeon)
- Oren Sagher
Funny thing, Oren. I'm left-handed. :(
- Sarah Lane
I know I'm dumb, but no idea who Chris Hansen is.
- Sarah Lane
He hosts "to catch a predator"... :)
- Thomas
from FreshFeed
People, I was 12 once. I wore this outfit on game days. I am older than that now, and it still fits and I feel like a metabolic warrior. Good grief with the pedo commentary!
- Sarah Lane
Sarah, they're MALE, they clearly have no understanding of how this is a good thing. :) Also: *thumbs up*
- Amy
Love JJ! I really hope she does well. Betty is such a specific character, it'll be great to see her comic range!
- Sarah Lane
SNL already did some fun stuff when they had Hamm on. The "be Like Don Draper" bit was hilarious. She's on the cover of GQ this month.
- Jerry Perez
from iPod
Thx for liking, but I simply MUST insist that you also weigh in! I want to get some good Google Voice info out of your comments... here, on the Current.com page, Facebook, whatever.
- Sarah Lane
What, you gonna deny a poor little woman with a brain tumor? I think not. ;)
- Sarah Lane
Also! My Google Voice number is in this segment for all to admire. And so's my cell phone number, but I tried pretty hard to blur that one out. :)
- Sarah Lane
Sorry, Sarah - can't be monitoring FF *all* the time... :) I honestly haven't used Google Voice much for some of the same reasons you mentioned. For some reason my number is firmly stuck in my head, but I haven't given it out to many folks (more out of laziness than anything, since my friends all have my cell number already). Haven't run into the issue with voicemail (even though I have...
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- Thomas
Sarah - you're right - it pretty much sucks if you don't give out your Google Voice number. The lack of Visual Voicemail integration is also a big let-down. I've experimented with it by distributing my GV number to Facebook contacts who I don't want stalking me (I made a group for them). I've found that the inbound calling, and SMS forwarding is really cool and works flawlessly. Outbound calling and voicemails requires a visit to the GV mobile page (which I keep open in Safari on my iPhone).
- Ankush Narula
Thinking about it some more, I can see a use where you give the GV number to all your creditors and potential telemarketers. I use my land line for that now, but eventually I want to get rid of that. Another use - if you want a number in a different area code. As someone who wants to eventually sell a screenplay, it might behoove me at some point to get a number in the 310 area code to...
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- Thomas
I love Sarah because she hasn't abandoned FriendFeed like the rest of the geeks. Keep using it Sarah! I'm even more a follower now than ever.
- Jesse Stay
I agree that giving it to people who I really don't want to have my number is nice. If you don't really want to hear from them, just let it go to voice mail. And if you do, no worries, you can add them to your friend group. Also if you're in some networking environment, you really don't have to worry about who exactly you give your number out to. I did try to tie it to my Skype account but it did not like that at all.
- Jerry Perez
I like GV's send to VM between certain times. So when I sleep I don't have to hear a phone ring unless so are so important to me I allow your call to come through. This way I can sleep but still receive potentially emergency phone calls. Also, I have used one is a home phone replacement so if people call it, it will ring my phones, my gf, and the kids. And I can see other great...
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- Philip Griego
Google Voice works really well *if* you have a good application to deal with the Voicemails. I installed GV Mobile on my (jailbroken) iPhone. Since they recently added the "use GV as voicemail" feature, I find that I'm using it a lot more than before. The basic problem with GV is that it's not a voicemail replacement, as such (though it has that sort of functionality now). It works best...
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- Otto
I'm using Google Voice and like it. It's still better than the crappy voicemail from the cable company or cell phone company. I don't have any app to run it on my phone and don't need one. I voice dial to get the messages. Works great.
- Dave Friedel
I use GV as the voice mail for my Podcast. Works great for that. Also use it for all of my phones, ...well, that is mmm, okay. I really wish it was a bit more flexible.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Hate the lack of support to visual voicemail and that I have to go to Google Voice's page to make a call if I want my number to show on outbound calls. LOVE the fact that I can give my GV # to potential employers so they don't have to worry about reaching a number I'm not at.
- ChiliMac
If I could get Google voice to just let voicemails go to my IPhone I'd be happy.
- ChiliMac
google voice just seems redundant. unless you give up your cell phone (which nobody will do) its just another way to do the same thing with (as you said) one more phone / log in / password / gadget. It wont last. Friend feed, Skype, and Twitter are NEW ways to communicate. I just got rid of my TV to watch everything online (Hule, Twit.tv...etc.) This was a way to get rid of a redundancy. Creating consolidation tech is where its at, not new ways to do old things, I think it will fade away. Gr8 vid.
- echostreamer
The real feature for GV is small business. So many telcos have SMBs over a barrel with terrible features. These people can't afford a PBX with forward and follow features. They could hook up a GV number, including their established line, and allow for forwards to any number, without the need to put 5 different numbers on their business cards. This is really a killer feature, and visual voicemail won't matter to those people. (also posted to current)
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
I'm probably a minority here, but since I have an Android phone I'll chime in: GV works like a charm (including masking my number on outbound calls/sms) using the GV app for my phone.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
My use case is probably different then most. I use GV almost exclusively as a web based PBX. Very rarely do I use it on a cell phone unless the number is being forwarded there. I also use the number experimentally with widgets or by posting on developmental sites to track conversions that take the route of inbound phone traffic as opposed to an online sale. I also like the fact that messages are recorded online so I can forward them as needed.
- Eric Logan
Favorite Google Voice feature: voicemail transcription sent to my cell via SMS and/or email.
- Shea
from BuddyFeed
I'd pay good money to be the size I was in 7th grade.
- EricaJoy
Wow. In 7th grade I think I weighed half what I do now.
- Lo is a Quitter
This I gotta see. Pictures or it didn't happen!
- Faraz Mullick
In 7th grade, I was almost a foot shorter than I am today. As for fitting into those clothes... well, you couldn't get me back into corduroys and terry-cloth, v-neck shirts even on Halloween.
- Roger Benningfield
So in essence for Halloween you are going as you? Won't you be embarrassed if somebody else shows up with the same costume!
- Joe Pierce
You know you have to do 80's hair for your costume.
- Philip Griego
Exactly, Chad. Who's to say that the slutty teacher isn't helping dozens of underprivileged children with their SAT's, or that the well-dressed teacher isn't having a tawdry affair with a 15 year old student? And the sexy nurse? She could secretly researching a cure for cancer while the comfortably dressed nurse is outside during breaks fighting bums for cash. Basing ability on how they dress - I call sexism! Sexism, I say... :P
- Thomas
Don't get any of those sights in Oz!! But then we don't do Halloween very much in the mistaken belief that it is an American invention.
- Simon Bryan
from twhirl
That's OK - we've corrupted enough countries with our holidays that I'm sure we'll get to you guys soon... :)
- Thomas
Hmmmm, Successful Woman Pirate.... My I suggest the most successful pirate of all time? You see, it was a Chinese woman by the name of Chang or Lady Chang. They argue about her name. When her husband died, she inherited his empire and continued to build it. Before the Chinese government sued for peace in around 1810, she was in charge of >70,000 pirates and > 400 ships. The government...
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- David Eckard
I honestly thought it was just a cliche, then I went to the Halloween store to get some stuff for my son's costume, and ventured into the ladies section. Unbelievable. Every single option (and I mean literally EVERY one) was a 'sexy' version of some themed costume. Ridiculous. This may prompt you to ask, "But Fleagle, why did you wander into the ladies section in the first place." But alas, I've run out of room.
- Fleagle
Hmm, I commented on this earlier but it didn't seem to post. To be clear, I didn't write this original post, my friend Moujan did. I merely reblogged and added some commentary. Tumblr content doesn't always translate here on FF. :)
- Sarah Lane
Yeah, but she may not need an extra kidney. I mean, just leaving a perfectly good kidney laying around the cottage?? Nobody wants that... except maybe Colleen who will hook a 12 monitor gaming computer up to it... but still....
- Dave Friedel
Sarah, much love to you. I read up on those conditions. The neurocysticercosis just sounds.... ewwww. I hope the doctors take care of it and you heal up quickly. This kinda stuff weighing on ones mind can be hard to handle sometime.Think positive and focus on healing!
- Jim Bednarz
May G-d grant that you merit a complete and speedy recovery to full health.
- David C. Cooper
I have my in-school RN wifey looking that neurocysticercosis up. Sounds nasty. I had a tumor on my head when I was 25 if that makes you feel better. I am still irritating people, even today!
- Wilson Hines
I went looking for some Bob Seger music on iTunes and Amazon but couldn't find any. Then one day, the album with 'Night Moves' appeared and I bought the song. After a while, I went back to get another song and the album was gone. Perhaps Seger doesn't like downloadable music?
- George Brickner
Wondering what I've been up to at Current Tech lately? iTunes podcast link: http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObje... (there's a drinking game in here somewhere)
Holy crap, I didn't know there was a podcast. I haven't had much time to participate on the site, but a podcast would help get me current again. (See what I did there)
- Dave Friedel
thank you... still keeping today's appt because i'm having some medicine side effects, but next week i'm seeing someone recommended as one of the best in the bay for my particular case. Go Jay!!
- Sarah Lane
Very cool. Hopefully you'll be med-free and drinking again in no time... :)
- Thomas
So, did things turn out well after new MRI?
- Jerry Perez
I have a followup appt with my doctor today to discuss MRI results. Fingers crossed!!
- Sarah Lane
Since you're all so nice to participate in this room for me, I thought I'd update you: I saw a new neurologist yesterday who was very concerned by my allergtic reaction to Dilantin and insisted I stop cold turkey, because the reaction can actually be life-threatening if left to fourish. So now I'm on a drug called Keppra. Fingers crossed.
It has a "don't drink yourself under the table or it could compromise your meds" requirement. It mostly metabolizes in the kidneys, rather than the liver, as Dilantin did. So basically I'm cool to drink a little wine here and there. LIFE BEGINS AGAIN!!!
- Sarah Lane
I don't know if it's the same one you saw, but I just saw this Dove/Walmart commercial on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch...). Not sure what they were thinking when they made this...
- Thomas