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35 Adobe Lightroom Presets - Adding Professionalism to Photography : Speckyboy Design Magazine - http://speckyboy.com/2009...
Mitchell Tsai, Andrew C, browneyes and 5 other people liked this
Alfredo, nice find. I'm installing some (later). I love Lightroom! http://friendfeed.com/fredyga...
- Mona Nomura
from Bookmarklet
nice thanks. i've always gotten mine from the http://www.lightroomkillertips.com but this is great
- Cee Bee
I've been using Aperture. Can someone tell me if/why I should consider Lightroom instead? And is it as much of a resource pig as every other Adobe app I use?
- Kevin Pedraja
CeeBee - thanks for the link. Bookmarking! Kevin - I love LR because it's as easy as iPhoto (to navigate) and has the flexibility of PS. Never used Aperture.
- Mona Nomura
Photographers: Lumix LX3, or Lumix ZS3? And why? :)
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LX3 for the high aperture and look (actually I have the basically same Leica D-Lux 4).
- Thomas Bøhm
from BuddyFeed
LX3. 2.0 at the widest angle is so nice for night photography. It's almost replaced my 24-70 on my 5D.
- Sean Davis
Huh - so why would one choose the ZS3? I'm a digital camera novice, mind you. But when I see the LX3 and it's low optical zoom, versus the ZS3's very high optical zoom, I was naturally inclined towards that. Also, the HD video recording. Pros and cons of each? Or am I missing something that makes it no comparison? :)
- Andru Edwards
so, the biggest difference I'm seeing here is that the ZS3 has no manual controls and can't shoot RAW. That is a deadly combination for me. Not only can you not specify how you want the image to look before you take the picture, you can't do it easily after the fact either.
- randy stewart
Depends. Z33 is the new TZ line so it should be a lot more compact and have 12x zoom. I don't think there's manual controls and RAW recording though. The LX3 is plain awesome though. I love the pictures it produces.
- Rodfather
The LX3 is an excellent night shooter f/2 as @seandavis mentioned and is extremely wide (24mm).
- randy stewart
That said, the ZS3 long zoom and AVC video clearly best the LX3. Still, I really love the LX3 and wouldn't trade "enthusiast" features for "friendly" ones.
- randy stewart
As others have said, if you want manual controls and RAW, the LX3 is the only choice. If you're going to shoot a decent amount of indoor/low light stuff, then the LX3 with it's f/2.0 at 24mm and f/2.8 at 60mm is better. The ZS3 is more pocketable though as the LX3 lens housing sticks out quite a bit from the rest of the otherwise slim body. Movie recording on the LX3 is a bit hampered by the fact that you can't zoom while recording.
- ronin
On the other hand it appears you may have to jump through some hoops to view the AVCHD Lite format movies of the ZS3 on a Mac. There's a good review of the ZS3 here: http://is.gd/sqLI
- ronin
Oh, very nice review. Thanks ronin. That AVCHD Lite Mac issue kinda kills it for me, although 12x zoom is still tasty...looking more into LX3 now ;)
- Andru Edwards
Another minor issue is availability. For some unknown reason the LX3 has been darn scarce since the beginning of the year. Third parties have it listed on Amazon for as high as $600+ which is just ridiculous.
- ronin
How the SEALS did it--details of the pirate rescue mission are coming out. - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...
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"A member of the Special Operations team slid down the tow line into the water and climbed aboard the lifeboat." I can haz film rights? ;-)
- Karim
beautiful photos from Garage Voice's last tour: http://garagevoice.com/2009...
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RNC Chairman Steele Under Federal Probe For 2006 Campaign | Oliver Willis - http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009...
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But remember he likes puppies.
- Darryl
from Bookmarklet
Good grief. Is every politician guilty of some wrongdoing?
- Sean Davis
Should You Give Away Your Photos For Nothing To People Who Can Pay? - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
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...nice post Thomas.
- JA Castillo
Good read TH ... I will post this in my Flickr Group and get some reaction .
- johnpiercy
I always say to the person " Why dont you take the photo then "
- johnpiercy
Hearing GQ say: " Generally, I would never ask for something for nothing. However, at this time we are only able to give credit. If that is okay with you and we can have permission to use one of your images, it would be greatly appreciated." Just doesn't sound right to me.
- Thomas Hawk
@TH - yeah, that didn't sit right with me either.
- JA Castillo
Be different if the guy said . here is a years subscription to GQ .. or give you a Steak House Coupon ... your photography is too marketable to be given away ... then next time he comes , he will ask for free again ...
- johnpiercy
I used to 'sell' photos to glossy fashion mags - Glamour was one - for $50, which didn't cover film and processing. I did get to say from that moment 'photographer published in Glamour,' ditto for Rolling Stone, Newsweek etc. That really helped my rep, made other editors comfortable with the idea of giving me work or publishing my submissions. It's always a calculus - bucks vs. glory - but editorial work is a (usually) big feather in one's cap.
- Chris Gulker
"One thing that does bother me a bit though is when companies that clearly can pay, ask for your images for free. They certainly are free to ask, but generally I say no to these people and it does rub me a bit the wrong way seeing large profitable corporations trying to get something off the backs of a community like Flickr for free."
- Clare Dibble
Chris, even $50 is something. Another photographer Jon Bauer even just asked them for a one year's subscription to GQ and they turned him down. That's just plain cheap. Popular Photoography is publishing one of my photos in their March issue. I'll get $250. GQ can and should do better than this.
- Thomas Hawk
It does seem like a change in the times where all users want content for free (movies, music, tv) and are getting less willing to pay for it. While the corporations are desperate to secure themselves from giving away content for "free", are the first in line to get creative content for free. Ironic, no?
- Chaz Carlson
This is the very same reason my pics are NC. (They're ND as well, but that's because if people want to change things about them, I'd at least like to know in advance. It's unlikely I'd say no, however.)
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Agree that those b-----rds should pay, but they know we live in a world where photo supply far outstrips demand from (paying) publishers. One way to turn this to your advantage is to use it as a way to establish a relationship with the editor in question... this time a freebie (and a kudo for the resume) next time could be better.
- Chris Gulker
I've enjoyed following you now for over 3 years. You are very generous with your time and photography. I too would expect GQ could and would do better.
- Russellreno
It really depends on who is asking and why they wanna use it and where. Usually I let people use my photos if they give me the credit about it. In the future if I would try to make a living with it, then it would be different and I should need to think twice. All depends on everything.. once again :)
- Nia
@Chris, that is the worst thing you can do! Once you give them something for free or cheap, they will expect it next time as well. If there is a next time.
- Jeff P. Henderson
I enjoy your photography Thomas, and I think you are very generous with your photography. GQ should be ashamed of themselves! Question for you though, what do you do with people who just help themselves to your photos without even asking? I have had several competing shops "lift" my photos off of a web site I do for a store. In one case they were apologetic and removed them immediately. In another case, I got an attitude and was told I took myself and my photos too seriously. Really frosted me!
- Laura Zickus
I agree entirely and exactly. Also, what I find even more annoying is when you respond to them and as soon as they work out they're not going to get it for nothing, they don't even reply. One example is Eurostar.
- Matt Jones
Laura depends on the use. All personal and non commercial use of my images of course fall within the license I've chosen. Where I've seen commercial use that I didn't like (like a guy who was selling "exclusive" Thomas Hawk large format prints) out of Israel I emailed and he removed my stuff. If a company with big pockets did it though you might have a case. I haven't run into that yet.
- Thomas Hawk
All my photos are public domain. You can use them for any reason without giving me credit. Even for things I find repugnant.
- Robert Scoble
I just remarked all my photos on flickr to Attributive-No Derivitive after reading your post. I've been a supporter of CC but a lot of my photos were copyrighted. Now, I don't feel like a hypocrite. :)
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
I completely agree with you. If they have the means to pay, they should. Non-profits and personal use is perfectly fine in my eyes. I like to get a credit, but I'm not going to be a bastard about it. GQ have a right bloody nerve begging for freebies. Pay the going rate, or ask someone stupider (or richer).
- Chris Nixon
Nia- If you have even the slightest thought of selling your photos in the future, why would you give them away free now? I would think by doing that you would hurt your chances for payment in the future. Copyright laws are in place to protect, so I don't see why any artist would not use that to their (and the creative community's) best interest. At the very least, arrange a barter...something other than cash. Even in the case of non-profits, they need to see the value in our work.
- Jess
Personally I'm fine giving non-profits my work. I contribute my dollars to non-profits, why not my photos? I think many of the non-profits that have used my own work have been very grateful. I had a hospital in NY city once that used one of my images for a collage in their children's cancer wing that even sent me a letter documenting my photo as a tax deductible donation.
- Thomas Hawk
I had a graphics house wanting to use a Flickr available picture on some sort of material they were producing for a funeral home. Sent them an email allowing it with no strings(I thought). They sent a Word document release form telling me to print it, sign it and mail it them (at my expense). Some people aren't happy with free -- they want you to pay for them to use your pictures.
- Brian Sullivan
Well said Thomas
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Well the tax deduction is the barter because they placed value on your work. What would you do if a nonprofit saw one of your images, then asked you to retake the shot w/specific changes? Would you agree? Still do for free?
- Jess
Yes you should.
- Rutger Blom
Scoble, you may consider your photos public domain, but at least on Flickr non of them are. Flickr doesn't allow public domain. Your photos are licensed creative commons on Flickr which isn't exactly the same thing. You have attributed for instance in order to use it. It would be nice to see flickr actually offer a public domain so that you could make that choice if you wanted.
- Thomas Hawk
Jess, if a non-profit asked me to go retake an image for them I'd probably have to consider how I felt about that particular non profit and if I wanted to go back and shoot whatever I did. If it was something like well the next time youre there we'd love to shoot it this way, I might for them. On the other hand I'd probably not make a special trip or go out of my way unless I really liked the charity.
- Thomas Hawk
What I've done so far it pick out the photos I feel are my better shots and slap my copyright on them. For the lesser pictures I'm happy for them to be used. A lot of the time people tend to ask to use any of the photos anyway and link back.
- Kol Tregaskes
I think you put it well, Thomas, about "feeling it out." Some of us want ink more than money, and there are certain magazines I'd charge $0 to, even if I had direct costs, just to get into the pub. (What Chris Gulker said)
- Anthony Citrano
Zoom In Online Launching New Photography Video Show Viewfinders - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
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Caroline Kennedy reportedly withdraws Senate bid - http://news.yahoo.com/s...
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"Published reports say Caroline Kennedy is withdrawing from her effort to join the U.S. Senate in the seat once held by her uncle, slain Sen. Bobby Kennedy. The New York Times and New York Post reported Wednesday that Kennedy has ended her monthlong bid to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was confirmed as secretary of state. The reports come a day after Kennedy's uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, suffered a seizure at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. He has been treated for an aggressive brain tumor."
- MikeAmundsen
from Bookmarklet
Good. She had no qualifications whatsoever.
- Sean Davis
93 Photographers From Around The World Share Their Best From 2008 - http://blog.justinkorn.com/index...
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Great list!
- Kol Tregaskes
CNN's Rick Sanchez vs. "Joe the Plumber" - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Henrik Johansson, Sean Davis, Tyson Key and 4 other people liked this
I still think he's a pompous blowhard, even if he is bloviating about something I agree with.
- cecily
Liking for your comment Cecily.
- Michelle Jones
I used to see Rick Sanchez on one of the local news channels in South Florida, years ago. He was a little pudgier then. I see CNN's put him on a diet. At any rate, I'm glad to see him tearing into the gaseous farthole that is Joe the Plumber.
- Raoul Pop
Hide And Seek by Imogen Heap - http://www.pandora.com/music...
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Kol Tregaskes, Yolanda, Sean and 6 other people liked this
@Sean - Sometimes SNL makes no sense to me...
- l0ckergn0me
Weird. I just heard a version of this song by DJ Tiesto.
- Sean
2:52 - My Surrounding Neighborhoods - http://blog.justinkorn.com/index...
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Melissa, ◄ani625Ξ, Kol Tregaskes and 6 other people liked this
wow the post on this is crazy! are you keeping this a trade secret? maybe call it JKHDR?
- Carlos Ayala
Carlos - all post processing was done in Lightroom...no tricks or secrets :)
- Justin Korn
from IM
i figured that Justin, i was eluding to the specifics involved. great job as usual.
- Carlos Ayala
PS. I'm okay with you calling it JKHDR :) and thanks for the compliments on the photo. I was thinking about going B&W with it originally and then played with the processing a bit more and this is what came out. My girlfriend liked it, so I went with it.
- Justin Korn
5DmarkII: Obama’s Official Presidential Portrait Released - http://change.gov/newsroo...
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"First presidential portrait with EXIF data? The EXIF data reveals: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, taken 2009:01:13 17:38:39, No flash, 105.0mm focal length, 1/125 exp, f/10.0, ISO100" (via John Gruber)
- Thomas Bøhm
Only the best is good enough for a president... :-)
- Håkan Dahlström
Apparently :)
- Thomas Bøhm
Someone might take my picture but it will be a daguerreotype. ;)
- Derrick
@Derrick: Why do you say that ? I´m not familiar.. no reproduction ? :)
- Thomas Bøhm
If you take my picture now, it shows up blank. I must not have much of a soul. I should work on that. ;) Spidra, I work at an art college, and one of our instructor shoots OLD school. He's often contracted by movie studios to shoot old-timey pics. He did all the photography in Cold Mountain, for example.
- Derrick
DivX 7 adds support for Blu-ray rips - http://www.last100.com/2009...
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"DivX looks set to continue to be the video format of choice for ‘grey’ content, with the company announcing that version 7 adds support for H.264 video and, more significantly, the Matroska (MKV) container. Anybody familiar with Blu-ray rips found on BitTorrent sites or other filesharing networks will instantly recognize the MKV file format in combination with the H.264 codec as a popular way to deliver High Definition video on a PC. And now that DivX is throwing its weight behind the Matroska container, MKV support should increasingly find its way on a range of non-PC devices, such as Blu-ray players, HD televisions and set-top boxes."
- Thomas Bøhm
from Bookmarklet
Hope this rolls out to Xbox 360 soon
- Sean Davis
What was the best book you've ever read?
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The Secret Garden . James and the Giant Peach . The Alchemist . Memoirs of a Geisha . Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . ガラスの仮面 . etc., etc., I can't choose, Mo...
- Mona Nomura
Ever ever?
- Kamath (नमः)
Atlas Shrugged
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
I don't know about the best book, but my favorite right now is "Scream Queens of the Dead Sea" by Gilad Elbom.
- Jon, the Chilled Beartato
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
- Yolanda
Hyperion (and Fall of Hyperion) by Dan Simmons. I can reread that 3 times a year and it will never get old.
- Admiral Anika
The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay. I have read it a dozen times. The Horse Whisperer - Nicholas Evans. And I also loved Tandia by Courtenay but it was the most hellish, sad and troubling book, but worth it.
- Penny
Yes, EVER Mona, that's what it says!! :)
- Mo Kargas
The Lord of the Rings
- Mistletoe Glen
Hard to say - pound for pound? A book called "Armor" by John Steakley is the one I have enoyed most. Most influential? Atlas Shrugged. Most mind expanding? Dune.
- Soulhuntre
from twhirl
Oh, and don't forget Illusions by Bach.
- Soulhuntre
from twhirl
The Harry Potter Series and the Dark Tower Series.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
Angela's Ashes, Cold Mountain, Snow Crash
- Bob Gannon
whichever one i read first
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Green Eggs and Ham
- Josh Haley
Dune is definitely one of my favourites. My ultimate favourite though is Nightfall by Asimov
- Mo Kargas
The Agony and the Ecstasy
- Russellreno
Otherland by Tad Williams
- Will Higgins™
LOved Dune... couldn't put it down. The Time Traveler's Wife is what I've been saying since I read it a few years ago. I need to read it again to make sure nothing has surpassed it recently.
- Trish Haley
Gravity's Rainbow (followed closely by A Prayer for Owen Meany).
- Akiva Moskovitz
The Great Gatsby.
- Sprague D
Native Son by Richard Wright, Sula by Toni Morrison, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, Buried Child (a play), by Sam Shepard, Super Fudge, by Judy Blume , As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner -- these have all been favorites at some point. Could never pick just one. EDIT: Also really love Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
- Derrick
Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
I read Owen Meany in HS. I can see the attraction, Akiva... Owen speaks in ALL CAPS!!
- Trish Haley
Written on the Body
- Alix Whitmire
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
- ::Kristen::
I grew up on the Chronicles of Narnia series. Side note: if Voyage of the Dawn Treader doesn't become a movie, there will be hell to pay.
- Shawn Farner
The Martian Chronicles.
- Nurse Katie
Scaramouche, Skinny Legs and All, or Crime and Punishment
- Shevonne
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is my favorite. Brave New World and 1984 each get read by me every couple years.
- Jon Anderson
Guy Kawasaki's "Art of the Start"
- Kevin Pruett
I haven't read a lot of these !
- Mo Kargas
Fear and Loathing, either in Las Vegas or on the Campaign Trail '72
- Stewart Heys
The Chronicles of Narnia.
- Mitch
World Without End - Ken Follett. I don't normally read fiction either.
- Ian May
Tender Is The Night
- Patrick Jordan
The Ghastly Glasses. Not sure why, but it's the first book I ever read that had me in suspense and it fed my hunger for reading at an early age.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Wow, Mona, can I glom onto your list. I would add Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, Are You There God, It's Me Margaret, The Lord of the Rings, The Odyssey, omg, I can't limit it, there are too many to write. Unfortunately, nothing recently. I did all my exciting reading when I was a kid.
- Martha
Harriet The Spy. Must have read it 20 times.
- Bryan R. Adams
I keep a list of my 10 favorite books here: http://www.listsofbests.com/list... @Ankia - Hyperion is on there!! Love Dan Simmons. My #1 book: Promethus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson.
- Fa La La La Lindsay
Bryan R. Adams is my new BFF!
- Ayşe E.
All the King's Men
- Hutch Carpenter
One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Seth Greenblatt
Animal Farm, and most of the books by Michael Crichton.
- Winston Teo
Ka by Roberto Callasso
- Mahesh CR
The spy who came in from the cold by John le Carré
- Andrew Smith
Animal Farm is a great book, even more so the lesson one takes away from it
- Mo Kargas
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
- @jessewright
Depends on the arena. Finnegans Wake, Beelezebub's Tales to his Grandson, The Importance of Living, I Ching, Tao te Ching, Bhagavad Gita, Bible, Prometheus Rising, Cosmic Trigger, Rumi poems, I and Thou, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence, Gargantua and Pantagruel, Leaves of Grass, Tristram Shandy, Living Systems. Top shelf kinda stuff.
- david beckwith
The Chosen
- LPH™ and his dog P™
Mo, this is a copout answer, but too many to mention, although I have been thinking a LOT lately about In Human Bondage by Somerset Maughan
- Helen Sventitsky
Rage of a Demon King by Raymond E. Feist. I could not put it down.
- Kevykev
American Psycho. Cent ans de Solitude / One Hundred Years of Solitude / Cien años de soledad.
- Guillaume Lemoine
James Joyce: Ulysses
- Baard @ Pixum
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond....
- Nikhil Dandekar
Well it's not really a reading book, well depends how you look at it, but both volumes of the Book of the Unexplained are my favourite. If you like all things X-files and the paranormal you'll absolutely love these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/X-Files...
- Kol Tregaskes
Dune, of course and "Pride and Prejudice"
- Olivier Castets
The Time Traveler's Wife.
- Ladybug Heather
The Lord of the Ring's
- Michael Fidler
Not sure...but read thoudands of books lol... I did like weaveworld by clive barker...that is a great book. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
Simple Abundance and The Five People You Meet in Heaven
- Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau
'Where The Red Fern Grows' was the first book I was really into.
- Rodfather
Siddharta - Hermann Hesse
- robertocastro
Recently - Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz
- Janet
100 Years of Solitude comes to mind but Lolita and Midnight;s Children are up there too.
- Kelly W.
Ditto Seth and Kelly - 100 Years of Solitude.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
@Kelly, I too enjoyed 100 Years of Solitude( even to this day!). But, I like "Chronicles of a Death Foretold"...oh, and the Talisman( Stephen King/Peter Straub)
- Terence
100 Years of Solitude, LOTR, Magister Ludi, Mexico City Blues, Design Patterns, The Whole Earth Catalog, The Art of Netsuke Carving, Making Master Guitars
- Greg Guitarbuster
Right now, probably High Fidelity. I just love the way the whole book flows. It's very conversational.
- James Ferguson
The Lord of the Rings. Also The Wheel of Time series for its vastness.
- Rahul Das
I totally love the WoT series, I wish Jordan lived to complete it.
- Mo Kargas
More than likely, it was Godel, Escher, Bach.
- teh Dork Knight aka Kenny
The Farseer Trilogy
- Olivier Castets
Not a big book reader, but one that my wife passed on to me stands out: A Fine Balance
- cjmart
P.S I Love You - cecelia ahern and anything else by her
- ♥ Stephiepooos ♥
Ditto on One Hundred Years of Solitude. How'd I leave that out?
- Derrick
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (aka the Dragon Book) ... but ooh, One Hundred Years of Solitude is up there. (edit: ooh, and GEB)
- Kevin Johnson
It by Stephan King
- Burcu Tüzün
@ Burcu, That book and subsequent movie removed any possible trust of a clown.
- Janet
DUNE.
- Steven Perez
Jlt: do you really trust in clowns? i hate them all :)
- Burcu Tüzün
White nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- funkyboy
Burcu, I never really 'trusted' them but after "IT" I have panic attacks when seeing one!
- Janet
you should not watch horror then :)
- Burcu Tüzün
Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
- Steve C
Catch 22.
- Thomas Hawk
Probably some photo book. Can't remember any special right now.
- Håkan Dahlström
The Iliad
- tom matrullo
New Life by Orhan Pamuk
- Mehmet Nuri Can
Moon Place by Paul Auster
- Gül Fatma Koz
Anathem, by Neal Stephenson is near the top of my list.
- Chrimmus Tad
Neverwhere and American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
- Nine
White Oleander ...
- Amani
Marian Keyes- Anybody Out There?
- Tolga Ozek
The Harry Potter Series!
- Tamar Weinberg
Permanence by Karl Schroder - Good, hard, SF.
- Aram Zucker-Scharff
For sheer re-readability: Odd John, anything by Wodehouse or Donald Westlake or Neil Gaiman, To Kill a Mockingbird. And anything by Morgan "ninth" Ferdinand. After 60 years of reading, I tend to reread.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
To Kill a Mockingbird is a magnificent read. To my shame I only read it 2 months ago. Definitely a literary classic.
- Mo Kargas
Sergei Dovlatov
- Igor Poltavskiy
The Quicky by James Patterson
- Brandy Lea
Dune, Count Zero, Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, The Hagakure.
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
Ready, Aim, Democrats! | Oliver Willis - http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009...
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"The Democratic party just won a historic election, taking control of the White House and increasing its margins in the House and Senate - so of course its time for the Dems to do what they do when they get in power: Tear down the leader of the party and leave him open to Republican attack."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
Boxee
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Linux and Mac OS fans interested in media should check out Boxee.
- LPH™ and his dog P™
from email
I saw their Gnomedex presentation!
- Mona Nomura
Extremely nice product and idea
- LPH™ and his dog P™
The NEW Blackberry Bold 9000 - This Is The Start Of My Crackberry Addiction! - http://www.lockergnome.com/creeden...
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Funny... I didn't realize that lockergnome put up all posts on FF. I put my posts up over there as well.
- TheSleepyGeek
Stop All Monsters: Harry Reid Is An Awesome Republican - http://stopallmonsters.blogspot.com/2009...
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"He's stood up to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and refused to seat Roland Burris - with zero legal standing to do so. In return, Blago leaked reports of his conversation with Reid in which Harry said no to all the black possibilities and yes to the white ones. Now, he's realizing he has no legal standing to stop Burris and is slowly backing down. Oh, and that little mess gave Republicans the ability to block Al Franken from being seated - possibly for months. Then, he sat back while Senators Feinstein and Rockefeller talked shit about Obama's choice for head of the CIA."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
Marc Silber Interviews Pro Photographer Chase Jarvis for New Photography Video Series Photo Show - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
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Chase Jarvis rocks!
- Bill Pennington
Hands-on With Fulton Innovation's eCoupled System: Charges Gadgets with No Wires Necessary - http://i.gizmodo.com/5126025...
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Mitchell Tsai, Sharon Barclay, Numan Arda Çebi and 27 other people liked this
Charging with no cables. NO CABLES!
- Mona Nomura
from Bookmarklet
It's VOODOO
- Bwana ☠
DO WANT!
- Fa La La La Lindsay
Madness!
- Brad Butner
from twhirl
This is the answer to my prayers. No cables, holy wow.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Yeah I'm super-psyched about this tech. Can't get to market fast enough for me. =)
- ronin
microwave power concept has been around for a long time, glad to see someone trying to bring it to market, though!
- mjc
Too cool to call...
- David Feng
Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...
Helen Sventitsky, Russellreno and Sean Davis liked this
"New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state."
- Kathleen Anderson
from Bookmarklet
Oops is right.
- Russellreno
=(
- Vox
Meh...seems pretty minor compared to what we've been through the last 8 years. It's almost like Obama and friends are catering to the sensibilities of Clinton-era Republicans. God forbid, Richardson should "besmirch" the office of Commerce secretary. Does anyone think it's possible that *more* respect could be lost for government?
- thepete
If you use the Twitter web page Power Twitter is a must-have Firefox extension. Inline media, search, named links and more https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US...
Narendra, MedicalQuack, Brian Tiede and 13 other people liked this
Is it better than twitterfox?
- Steven (optionshiftk)
There's only one way to find out Steve!
- Mona Nomura
Yeah, I just looked at one of the screen screenshots, really neat. Sort of makes twitter a bit more like friendfeed. Here is the link to the extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US...
- Steven (optionshiftk)
Agreed. Thanks for the link. :)
- Mona Nomura
I just added it. Nifty, but I will still most of my tweets trhough Tweetdeck.
- Christopher
from twhirl
Power Twitter has some issues with the Twitter API. See here: http://twitpic.com/zle8
- Svartling
Very good I still can't figure out which tools I like best,use OutTwit, but also like the web too, decisions, decisions!
- MedicalQuack
jerobins, Sean Davis, Haggis (Sean Loyless) and 7 other people liked this
4 out of 5 STARS. What a pleasant surprise. I was watching this movie before going out for New Years Eve and I just got drawn in. The banter and dialogue was so witty and at times over my head (or any realistic high school student), but I focused and really enjoyed it. This movie was definitely not predictable and even left you wondering some things when it was over. My first question would be, What did she whisper to him at the end? Very strong acting performance by the lead actor (Noah Segan)as well as the most visible female lead in the movie (Nora Zehetner - I remember her from Season 1 of Heroes!). Excellent direction and writing. It even had Megan Good in it which automatically lifts my spirits. Great plot development. I might have to buy this one on Blue-ray and watch again. perhaps bump it up another 1/2 star. I now see why it was nominated for numerous Independent movie awards.
- Amani
from Bookmarklet
I LOVE this movie. One of my top two or three of its year. And every time I watch it, I like it more. Can't wait for Rian Johnson's next film, The Brothers Bloom, which is now due to open in May 2009, I think (keeps getting pushed back aaargh).
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
After watching it I can sure see how you will like it even more every time you watch it. Gonna try to get it on blue-ray soon. I think I read about this movie on FF ... so *fist bump to FF* ... LOL.
- Amani
Amazed with this! A detective story like nothing I have seen in the past years. Fresh, with solid humour and a main character who's completely awesome, brings neo-noir in a new level. Great direction, incredible cinematography and imaginative dialogue makes you not bother about the script (nothing out of the usual there). The director plays with his material and with us. Be in the mood for something different, if you're going to see this...
- Ioannis Sachanidis
I haven't seen Brick but have heard many good things about it - I'm going to watch it soon!
- Jinni
I liked this movie a great deal
- RAPatton
Oh I love this film, it's so wonderful in story and dialog and I was surprised by many of the actors that popped up, especially "3rd Rock from the Sun" Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It's an awesome movie.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Can someone tell me what she whispered to him at the end?
- Amani
Awesome movie. Like a high school film noir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a fine actor.
- Sean Davis
2009 Photography Project - 52 Weeks: My Surrounding Neighborhoods - http://blog.justinkorn.com/index...
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Mike Fruchter, Michael Hocter, Andre Maltais and Sean Davis liked this
Star Wars Starships and Fighters Clock - http://www.etsy.com/view_li...
Rob Haas, Sean Davis, Zee. and 3 other people liked this
A long time ago... no, wait... just about five minutes from now...
- l0ckergn0me
from Bookmarklet
Right now I wish FF had a love it link .. :)
- Rui Pereira
DVD Savant 2008 Favored Disc Roundup - http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsava...
Jonathan Lee, Shevonne and Sean Davis liked this
TSPDT - The 1,000 Greatest Films - http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000...
Michael Nielsen and Sean Davis liked this
"A total of 96 films have come and gone. In terms of the changes that have occurred, personally-speaking, it's terrific to see some of my favourites climb on board. They include Anthony Mann's The Naked Spur, Sam Fuller's Forty Guns, Fritz Lang's Scarlet Street, John M. Stahl's Leave Her to Heaven, and Jean-Pierre Melville's The Red Circle. On the flip-side, it is disappointing to see such quality fare leave us (for now). My unluckiest 5 are Sam Fuller's Shock Corridor, the Coens' Blood Simple, Terence Davies' The Long Day Closes, Yasujiro Ozu's Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice, and Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool. I'm sure you will be, as we are, both delighted and disappointed with many of the comings and goings. I know for a fact, that many of you will be pleased that there are more films from this century on the list (up 4, from 10 to 14 films)"
- triple t
from Bookmarklet
Nothing But the Truth Review - http://www.popmatters.com/pm...
Patrickometry, Sean Davis, triple t and Clay Newton liked this
"Based very loosely on the story of Valerie Plame’s outing by the Bush Administration in 2003, Rod Lurie’s Nothing But the Truth looks at the compromises and complications that shape the “truth” in legal systems, media collusions, and politics in DC (here the initial event is an assassination attempt on the U.S. president instead of a search for WMDs, and a war launched against Venezuela instead of Iraq)."
- Shevonne
from Bookmarklet
I worked on this here in Memphis as a film loader. That scene shown in the photo was our first day. Very stressful!
- Sean Davis
Do you think it will be a good movie?
- Shevonne
Unfortunately it is so hard to judge a film when your working on it. So I have no idea really.
- Sean Davis
Makes sense. It's pretty cool what you do though. =)
- Shevonne
Fill Memory-stick - http://www.macupdate.com/info...
JanLawrence, TheHenry, Bill Sodeman and Sean Davis liked this
Fill Memory-stick is a small application to help you collect your favorite music. Create fast lists of music for your phone, walkman, memory-stick, etc. It scans your music directory and adds a random list of MP3 songs to an external drive. It keeps doing this until the drive is full or there are no more songs. This way you always have a different list of your favorite music on your portable device.
- l0ckergn0me
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