According to the report, the Bulls have been involved with the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers in talks about a three-way deal that would land the Bulls power forward Carlos Boozer and send guard Kirk Hinrich to Portland and forward Tyrus Thomas to Utah.
- Shey
from Bookmarklet
Wonder what that will mean for Bosh & if he stays/goes.....
- Abby Martin
Am I the only Raptors fan who doesn't see Bosh's leaving as completely negative? Of course I hope they get something in return if that is the case.
- Jed
from iPhone
Jed- if he doesn't want to be in Toronto, it makes sense for him to go (see Carter, Vince as example). But he did play well and hard for the team for a long time and the Raptors should get something for him if he goes or it is a huge loss.
- Abby Martin
I totally agree with both of you. I'm wondering how seriously Colangelo is considering moving Bosh before his hands are tied? Turkoglu is a great signing just because he's versatile enough to contribute on any kind of team (with or without a Bosh in the lineup).
- Jed
I always liked delfino, if he can put it together he'll really be player, but he's always seemed like he's trying to do too much in his limited minutes.
- Richard Lawler
Agreed - the key word there was limited. I think he'd play a more major role on this roster as it stands. Like Turkoglu you can stick him anywhere - and there are plenty of roster holes to cover.
- Jed
There are some Iverson in Toronto rumours floating around
- Shey
I'll second that. Not really wanting AI here.
- Abby Martin
It could work If he's willing to realize he's on his last NBA legs and is willing to stay out of the limelight. The Raps could use a change in attitude and the added toughness
- Shey
I thought that a move to Carmelo's Nuggets would have done that, let alone a move to an established Pistons roster. I'm curious at whether he's even thinking of accepting a bench role.
- Jed
from iPhone
Ok, I now have 244 people I'm subscribed to and my feed is just nuts. Can't keep up with all the posts. I think it's time to make lists. I enjoyed the building chaos, but it getting too much. But I like everyone's feed in one way or another.... what to do.
Reconsider who you are subbed to? But you know how I feel about some of those people. ;) Lists are fine, but are you actually going to use them? Remember, I *know* you. Also, do what I do with some of the people and move them off your home feed or block some of their services. It helps a lot.
- Anika Malone
I just skim. Let them roll by and stop if something grabs my eye.
- Jandy
Adrian, I find moving some folks off the home feed to a special listing works well for me. Hiding is an option also but it's easier to edit individual's feeds.
- Kate Foy
Actually I kind of feel like I haven't gotten to know them yet and would feel guilty just "dumping" them. Maybe make a "core group" of the regular "participants" - you know, the ones that are around and we comment back and forth.
- Adrian Culici
Anika, haha yes, I make lists and never use them... must be a character fault
- Adrian Culici
Ah, I have a list called 'favorites'. There's only like 10 people in there. Come in here and check out my lists so you can see what I've done. I'm about to rework mine anyway, so you can see how I'll change them out, too.
- Anika Malone
It seems like when my feed was around 150 people, it was a comfortable "medium" for browsing the main feed.
- Adrian Culici
Oooh... I get to see Anika's "favorites" /btw, I take BRIBES... hrm... didn't say that *outloud*
- Adrian Culici
Mark, you put your subscribers into list, like I have a 'favorites' list. The people I like the most go into that list and I can catch up with their feeds that way. It works for me since my favorite people rarely post and aren't that popular, so I can easily miss their stuff. Or I have a list for people who just set up accounts here and rarely post.
- Anika Malone
Wow, whatever you do, don't google "Asian guys at beach licking" if you want to find the Flickr account for this. No, seriously. Just...don't. o.O
- tinypants (Amanda H)
changed my life forever...I will always go to the beach with a a few chubby buddies after porking myself up for those bosoms ~ and this image is most definitely going in the ol' spank bank
- sofarsoShawn
Remember ! I bring quality product to Friend Feed !:)
- Akiva Moskovitz
you know what would be funny: ok bear with me, if we blindfolded leather donut (you know the booby man) and...yeah fill in the blanks...something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- sofarsoShawn
WHY IS THIS IMAGE BACK?!?!? It was even in my Safari Top Sites.
- Zach Flauaus
Sir, randomly linking to your FriendFeed from one of my posts is oh wait you'll never see this because you're blocked for spamming. Thanks anyway, kaghazrangy.
- Akiva Moskovitz
damn this picture just won't go away - you have forced me to hide it
- William Harryman
Akiva, wasn't that pic taken at your last BBQ?
- Paul
Every time I see this picture I smile. Their joy is infectious, like herpes.
- Thparqui, totally a fake
Paul, I surely do wish I had a beach in my back yard!
- Akiva Moskovitz
Sparky, I'm going to have this blown up to poster-size and attaching it to the ceiling above our bed. That'll cause some infections!
- Akiva Moskovitz
makes me want to grow a rack and diddle with my own, know what I'm saying?
- sofarsoShawn
this. . . .this. . . ugh . . . so fucking wrong.
- Peter Ghosh
I still want to know the motivation here. is this a gay marriage argument? or are we already pushing group social contracts on friendfeed?
- NoahDavidSimon
oh man this one keeps popping up on ma friendfeed,....must spread virus nao
- Chris Hofmann
I'm surprised no one's noticed old boy's red-framed glasses.
- Akiva Moskovitz
oh right... the glasses are so important when three asian men are licking his nipples and all the comments are by people who think gay marriage has something to do with equality... when it has everything to do with taking protections away from children. the red glass glasses.... um yeah. chicken and Oklahoma with milk
- NoahDavidSimon
Mark, you have uncovered the dark underbelly of humanity except in this case it isn't dark but is rather a pasty hue somewhere in the vicinity of undercooked flan.
- Akiva Moskovitz
This should be in the default noobie FF stream. Like the first thing anyone who signs up sees. If they stick around they're part of the family.
- Tad, Anti-Immanentizer
Perhaps this can replace the kitty pic on the start page for non-members!
- Chris Charabaruk  ̄ω ̄
I'm certain prop8 had nothing to do with Swine Flu
- NoahDavidSimon
I'm thinking that eventually, it will have been hidden by every user on FriendFeed. It'll be the most hidden post in FriendFeed history.
- Akiva Moskovitz
WHY WHY KEEP BRINGING BACK THE EYES THEY HURT ME
- Neal Jansons
from IM
I wonder if the FriendFeed guys see this and say to themselves, 'Well, this isn't exactly what we had in mind when we started started FriendFeed.'
- Akiva Moskovitz
I look at it and think, "Not again."
- Steven Perez
from IM
Just about the time you FF is getting some class .. Oh well we is what we is.
- Brent - Mugwumps R Us
I can't believe after all this time some diligent FF'er hasn't dug up the identities (I said "titties") of this bunch and invited them to join the service that made them famous. Mitchell Tsai, get to work!
- Sprague D
i think if you unlike and delete all your comments anna it'll go away, but hide in general would be nice too (this photo makes me smile every time it pops up so don't mind it)...
- mike "glemak" dunn
*sigh* This is never going away, is it? It's gonna end up like James Bond movies and Swedish meatballs - always existing in the same form. never diminshing, never forgotten. :( :( :(
- Steven Perez
from IM
It will go away, to be replaced with photoshops of the original. It's all part of the meme lifecycle.
- Thparqui, totally a fake
I am too new on friendfeed to know anything about record comments.. I love gmail tho, puts all the comments in one threaded email and I can delete them all later in one shot or not if I choose..
- David Gross
from email
well we should aim to beat the record.. i mean jeez there are tons of things that could be said about this.. like.. does it taste like chicken?
- ed fry
I'm gonna have nightmares now. thanks ed. ;)
- Alejandro
ok, in Japanese: "an, an, soko dame!"
- Rick Cogley
You can't close this thread. A lot of people say that this place is a Scoble-fest but, truly, it is this thread that is at the very heart of FriendFeed.
- Akiva Moskovitz
For those of you who hate it when this pops up every so often just remember, Akiva can make it go away. :)
- angrykeyboarder™ (Scott)
OTOH, I lmao everytime someone gets pissed that this keeps coming baaaack. :D
- angrykeyboarder™ (Scott)
I'm officially going to proclaim that this is the FF equivalent of Goatse or FFoatse if you will. Lets all refer to it as that from this point forward.
- Mark Krynsky
Sparky has left 57 comments. The rest of you are slacking. Hop to it!
- Christopher Harley
Chrisitan just walked by and said "It's too early in the morning for Japanese titty licking." It's NEVER too early for Japanese titty licking.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
THIS is the first thing I see here this morning?
- l0ckergn0me
Chris, you just woke up? C'mon, man! It's 10:30!
- Akiva Moskovitz
I knew he would break eventually - it's fitting that it's on this thread *now to find out how to hide a thread once you've commented....*
- WorldofHiglet
As much as I am loathe to bump this post, I have to do it to say, You, sir, are a master. Well played, sir. Well played. This is why I take every opportunity to say, in my next life, I want to be Akiva. I've already called it! Don't anybody go getting any more ideas.
- patricia
I, for one, refuse to "bump" posts...it's very unseemly...
- Live4Emma (L4S)
I wish FF-search allowed to do GROUP BY -aggregations so I could COUNT(*) who are the biggest *bump*ers. :)
- Jemm
The more I see this, the more I like it. Not for the ironic nipple-licking, but because these kids are genuinely enjoying themselves. :) Carry on.
- felicious
The four horsemen of the beachocalypse
- Aaman Lamba
Sayeth guy-who-waits: If only this were Total Recall.
- Rick Cogley
This photo looks so much better in iPhone 3.0!#!~
- Akiva Moskovitz
Seriously dude. What do I have to do to get rid of this disgusting picture!? Doh! Now I've just pushed it back to the top... yuck, I'm so sickened.
- Jason Nunnelley
I love this image, because I have no clue why it's happening. Randomness FTW!!
- James Fuller
from twhirl
I'm just thinking of all the new folks coming to friend feed and see this and wonder just what the hell did I get into anyway? And why in Gods name can't I spell Friend correctly the first time - GRRRRRR
- Brent - Mugwumps R Us
Can't believe I never hit 'like' on this! Consider the situation rectumfied.
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
Oops! I hope I didn't just bump this up again... ;-)
- Sprague D
It's just so refreshing to see genuine juvenile humour at work. These kids are no different from any other, I think it's a great happy image, given all the other shite happening in this world on a daily basis. For those that are too pompous and prudish, 'up yours with brass knobs'
- ImJustCreative
Wow. 666. Nice! Actually, the reason Asashoryu is getting a divorce ( http://ff.im/4T0UA ), is because he wants to spend time with this lot.
- Rick Cogley
I would rather go to http://woot.com and buy the Acer Aspire One for $259.99, I do not care that it is a refurb.. but what would I do with two laptops? Maybe #hive knows? hmm..
- David Gross
from email
What's this? A real question in this thread? Two extra laptops? Make them fancy digital photo frames.
- Jordan Hofker
Reason #696 why the Internet can grant you immortality. ;-)
- darnell
from BuddyFeed
I can't believe this thing is still floating around Friendfeed. These poor guys... ha ha ha
- Bradley
Oh my. It's getting dark and swelling. [Her head is a deadly weapon. She broke my nose when she was 2 by launching herself at my face while we were playing.]
- Abby Martin
Scott- that's a good answer. I like it :)
- Abby Martin
Abby, you have my sympathies...I had an operation on my eye, 3 weeks ago and still got the bruises to prove it!! It's such a tender area and it hurts!!! Hope you feel ok...
- Emma
Let that be a lesson! :p j/k I bet the kid is glad you think it's an accident.
- Josh Haley
EMMA! What happened to your eye? Are you ok? I hope you are feeling better.
- Abby Martin
Abby, I'm not too bad, don't worry about me!! Other than the bruising, you wouldn't know I'd had anything done but it all started with an insect bite on my eye which caused bacteria in the eyelid and in the end, they had to operate on it. Then I had an infection from the op. *sigh* So, it's been a tough 3 weeks but I'm slowly getting there with some very loving tlc but thank you for asking, and you too Yolanda. Thank you both!! :)
- Emma
Ouch. Their little bodies are ridiculously hard.
- Anika Malone
Sometimes protection gear is required when playing with small, but tough people :)
- Baard Overgaard Hansen
from iPhone
guy at (ex-)work had to wear an eyepatch for a week or so because his six-month-old gouged him. !
- edythe
It happens. My youngest son headbutted my in the nose and cracked it once.
- Jason Huebel
I just remembered how my son (with the razor sharp fingernails) gave me a cut on the back of my ear that I thought would never stop bleeding.
- Ha3rvey
So far in her short life my daughter has broken my nose, scratched my cornea and given me more than one shiner. But it's only because she has a very hard head and a tendency to launch herself boldly. I am going to register that head as a deadly weapon. Good thing she's a sweet and loving child or I'd worry she was trying to take me out. ;)
- Abby Martin
Ouch! My son used to headbutt me, but never that hardcore. Sorry Abby!
- Shevonne
When my first ex was still my first "life" partner, she walked into a cupboard door and gave herself a rather tasty shiner. The problems came when the girls at work asked her how she did it. You see, "I walked into a door" is the most common excuse given by battered wives, so you can imagine what her work colleagues thought of me!
- Sir Slippy of Slippington
i used one very frequently until sometime in 1994.
- Dead Silence
I've used one, many many years ago. Probably late 80s
- Glenn Slaven
I used a typewriter once when I was fairly young, around the beginning of the nineties. We had a "modern" one and I was curious to see it in action. I made a typo in the first word.
- Jonathan Hardesty
from Android
You will probably still find them in use today in a lot of law firms.
- Alex Scoble
My dad had one when I was little, and I managed to type a paper or two on it. Nothing major.
- Carlton Hackett
typewriters are still used as backups in case our 486 pc's die at the firehall ..
- johnpiercy
I used one in elementary and Jr high. Some in a work training job that I had with OC County in Jr High.
- CW™
my first two were manuals, my last one was an electric Smith Corona from the early 1970s. the only reason i stopped using it in 1994 was becos a cousin of mine walked off with it one day.
- Dead Silence
We had a typewriter at home until the early 1990s. I used to type opening paragraphs to the Tolkien-rip off fantasy novel that I never finished on it. My dad may actually still use one in his office on a daily basis even though he has a computer and a printer, too.
- Victor Ganata
We had one of those big green IBM ones that I use to type my assignments out on until about the 90s. Just strange that my nephews (8 and 5) have never, ever seen one or used it.
- Johnny Worthington
from IM
I remember using my dad's when I was six or seven (mid-1980s). And when I worked at a bank, we used one to type up a few forms that had carbon copies in them.
- Jandy
The last typewriter I used was in 1996. Law firms are slow adopters of technology or where.
- Dave - SustainedEuphoria
I took a typing class over the summer in '92. That's the first and last time I used a typewriter for any length of time. I took a typing test on a typewriter when I interviewed for a temp agency in late '94. I think that was the last time I ever touched one.
- Lindsay is :)
I've used one before. but yea. early 90s
- John Wang
I used a typewriter in the late-80s / early-90s. Parents thought my bro and I (hunt-and-poke typists) would best learn to type and that was in the days of typing class. Even though we needed to learn typing such that we'd type on the computer better.
- Wirehead
My Dad used to type up his tests for his students back in the mid-80's. I used his typewriter a couple of times to type up papers before we got our first computer around 88 or so. I'm 32 now.
- Daryl Burns
When we donated dad's library we also included his beloved Selectric. They sent it back...
- MVB
I used one until I got decent word processor software for my C-64, around 1989. My sister actually took a word processor to college her first year; second year, it was a PC.
- Ladybug Heather
I took typing in 1989. Never used one again after the class, because I took computers the following semester
- Matthew DeVries
I learned to type well before computers.
- jlt-Janet
I had one when I was kid, early to mid 90's.
- Sarah Peterman
I've used one. I'm 22. My dad had some old manual ones.
- Aaron Hood
from BuddyFeed
32 here as well. Used one to write up book reports.
- Arlan Koizumi
I worked at a tiny 50 watt AM radio station in high school, and we used typewriters. I am 33.
- Michelle Martinez
I'm 28 and I used one quite often as a kid.
- Joe Pierce
High school typing classes: 1960-63 Best thing I ever did (though I hated it then). I can fly round the keyboard, touch-typing too. Cut-off when I got my first Mac (1984).
- Kate Foy
I'm 24 and I remember using one a lot as a kid... I don't even think I used it to type schoolwork, I just liked typing random stuff on it for fun. Also, when I worked at an elementary school in 2004/2005, we had a word processor in the office that we used frequently.
- Penguin ♉
I was using one at work in the early 90s. Maybe '92 at the latest.
- Curtis Jackson
I've played with one before but never actually used it for anything.
- Andrew Trinh
from IM
The interesting bit is when you try going back to a typewriter from a computer. Messes with your head!
- Kate Foy
Used one and I am 43, but never gone back to try and use one since moved to the computer.
- Lyndon Washington
I'm 43 too and learned on one. Used them half way through college, and then they made us start using WordStar word processor. Dot commands, FTW?!
- Rick Cogley
When I started working at Social Services in 1997 we used ballpoint pens and carbon paper.
- m9m
I used one until 1995. Only used one once since then.
- John
I kind of want an old skool mechanical typewriter (Although I have no place to put it) so I can preserve the antiquity as long as possible.
- Wirehead
Although, I think I want a proportional spaced typewriter most of all.
- Wirehead
I have one in my bedroom. Though, it's for fun. All of my work was always done on a computer. The typewriter was for zines or creative projects. I like the click click click.
- joey
Used one regularly until I was 23 or so. I used one infrequently at my last job, some grants are required to be typed but people don't supply e-copies. Madness.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
I used one when I was at college. I was a "secretary" for the undergrad music department. It was a workstudy
- jamar78
I used one as a kid, maybe 3 or 4. It was cool, but huge and not as cool as Nintendo.
- Mike Nayyar
Took typing class first year of high school and used one sporadically in the 60's. Not since though.
- Brian Sullivan
I used one up until 1987 or so when I got a computer with a printer. My mom had an IBM Selectric that she was quite proud of.
- Joey Gibson
1990. My mother had one never used one since.
- M F
I used one in the mid-90's, didn't get far with it. I'm almost 20.
- James Fuller
I still use one occasionally at my parent's office when they want me to type an envelope up or something.
- ronin
I used one a LOT in the 80's. I just used one two weeks ago as well. It felt very quaint.
- Jeremy Brooks
I took typing 101 in 1969, then took one to USC until 1973.
- Russellreno
I just almost had an argument with my husband over his wanting to give away my old Brother typewriter........just seems wrong not to have one in the house. You know, for ransom notes and stuff.
- suzanne
yep, learned how to type on a typewriter in the early 80s
- Herb Hernandez
from iPhone
I grew up with typewriters (and was hit by lighting while typing on one in my parent's basement). When I started college in 1982, there was only one computer among 40 students in my dorm. By my senior year 1985-86, there were 0.75-1.00 computers/student (helped by the Lisa/Mac release in 1984). In the 1990s at UCLA, we used typewriters occasionally to type on forms, but I left UCLA in 2000 and haven't used a typewriter in about 9 years.
- Mitchell Tsai
I took typing in high school (82-85) and I owned a typewriter while I was in college. I didn't use it much because we got Macs at my college in 85-86. I think that typewriter is still at my parents' house.
- Ha3rvey
One of my friends, Adrienne Su, http://users.dickinson.edu/~sua (now Poet-In-Residence at Dickinson College) went with me to the Harvard Bookstore browsing. I heard a strange music coming from the typewriter area. Adrienne was typing soooo fast and so musically - just dreamy. I've never heard anyone type like that since.
- Mitchell Tsai
Many friends typed papers in college for extra money. My roommate Howard Pollack was typing in the dark one day (on a manual typewriter), when the four of us turned on the lights to se what Howard was typing. He had been typing a transcript of our conversation (script-writing style) in real-time! Me, I never took typing in high school...ended up being a 40 wpm hunt & pecker...
- Mitchell Tsai
I used my mothers as a kid, but I actually bought one for my first wife when she graduated college.
- Ian May
Did in my high school typing classes, but not after that. I'm 32
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
I learned to touch type on mechanical typewriters in 1986 at school (no Australia is not a third world country!). Electric typewriters were introduced in 1987. But I have never used a typwriter at work since then.
- Matt G
Used one right up until the end of high school.
- Steven Perez
I played with my grandparent's when I was a kid, but I had computers most of my life.
- Neal Jansons
Typing class, high school. Electric, but an actual typewriter. Yes.
- Micah Wittman
Early 80s - maybe 1982 or 83-ish? We actually had our first office PC hooked up to a typewriter as the printer because the typewriter type looked better than the dot-matrix type. Naturally, once I met the Mac in 1987, I never went back.
- Mary Baum
I used my grandparents' one when I was about 8, so 1993.
- Mitch
In the 90s, we dug out the old Olivetti and set it up for our daughter as a toy. She's now 19 and thinks of her MBP pretty much as a body part.
- Mary Baum
I actually used to own one and used it in college, until I bought an Osborne computer and Epson RX80 dot matrix printer my senior year. I think I gave my typewriter to my younger sister when she was in college. For some reason I never asked for it back ;-)
- Jeff P. Henderson
I used to sell them when I worked at Staples. I worked there until 2005ish and still sold them. I used one as a kid too. I'm 31
- Mike VanLare (slayerboy)
I have a '40s-vintage Royal sitting on display in my living room, and I type letters on it from time to time just for the fun of it. It works beautifully, and I find the mechanical feel and sound very satisfying. But then, I'm a bit odd.
- सत्याग्रह {Bren}
I first learned in high school about office machines and one in particular was the wondrous typewriter, I have not used one in awhile but at the very least I do remember. And really sometimes a simple typewriter can be a great thing, so I have used it but I don't make it a point to use it regularly.
- Dream Sessions w Ray
I actually did my college thesis on a typewriter (all 120 pages of it) - that experience was what drove me into computers - never looked back since then.
- ian kennedy
I owned a manual typewriter and learned to touch type on it in 7th grade in 1982. My mom may still have it and I don't remember much about it, but I can picture it in my head. It's really fuzzy though, like my memories of Shell Beach, can't put my finger on it...
- Adrian Culici
I learnt to type on a typewriter way back in '67 - one of the best things I ever learnt - srsly - I'm still really young -]
- Chris Loft
I did a typing course at school. The famous Scheidegger typing course. I was 12 or 13 in those days. So that was around '76/'77. It's probably the best thing I learned at school, because I'm still enjoying what I've learned then.
- Ton Zijp
I used to use a typewriter, and I'm 24.
- Will Higgins™
Some involved in air traffic in the 90s still used typewriters.
- Bernie Goldbach
I have, in the 90's I am 31. Also, I believe the high school office where my mother works still has a couple that they use for adding names to certificates and the like. I will double check this with her tomorrow.
- Rachel Lea Fox
I learned how to type on a manual typewriter, but haven't used one since maybe 1986.
- Bonnie
i'm 23, used one briefly when growing up not because we didnt have a computer (had some P1 box and a Mac Centris) but because i liked the cool mechanical sounds it made. ;-)
- Paul Stamatiou
We were taught to use a typewriter at school - that was actually the only time we ever used a typewriter, for most of us, since computers were already taking over (except perhaps for form filling). We had the typewriter class and a computer class the same year, and the typewriter class did not even help for computer typing because it was on the horrible french key-layout whereas our computers had swiss keyboards
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
I have. 29 years old now. Last time was probably 2 years ago to label envelopes (I think printers remain bad at this).
- Sajida Khan
I used one many Moons ago but only because my parents had an old one at home.
- Kol Tregaskes
I had, I'm 26. It was my mother's, she used it at school. But I remember her using it at work in the late 80's too.
- albameccanica - Arianna
I had to type the personal info on my college applications (in 1996) but I got my Mom to help because I was afraid I wouldn't line things up correctly.
- Shannon Jiménez
I learned to type using a typewriter during high school (mid 90's).
- Kevykev
I saw one once & think i tried it, but it was like 15 years ago or so
- immaterial
Yes, up until 1994, I think, I often helped my father type academic papers on our typewriter. I didn't have a computer of my own until early 1996, I believe. Used campus labs from fall of 1995 until about February.
- Scott of Two Countries
I used one up until about 1988. It was an IBM Selectric.
- DGentry
I'm 23 - I have seen them, but never used for anything.
- Rich
I'm 36 and used one. We were tought type writing at school, but that ended in the mid 80's when the school got computers and we had to learn Basic
- Martin Liechti
from fftogo
i used one in jr high and part of high school in the early 80s before i saved up enough to get a printer for my apple ][e
- Imabug
used one till late 90's. I found it kind of cool for "creative writing"... :))
- diego morelli
Wow.. I actually used one in junior high.. I still remember the smell of burning oil! Gee.. that was in the early 80's I think?
- Sean
I used one in high school typing class, circa 85, that I took as an elective to better learn how to type on the computer keyboards I had for the 4 years previous. My dad used typewriters in his small business until about 89-ish when he switched over to the wordprocessing unit he had used at home for year or so prior. Actually slow for him given he had car phones when they were huge radio units, a pocket TRS-80 in the early 80s ( http://www.trs-80.com/wordpre... ), and such.
- Michael W. May
i took it in high school around 1990. that was probably the last time i did
- (jeff)isageek
I learned to type on one when i was 11 or so, which was in 1996. It was a very modern one, as it could store documents typed and such. I only used it for that class though.
- Tom Ribbens
I'm 36, typing class in HS used electric typewriters as PC's were too expensive at the time. Had IBM "lugables" for computer class :) Teachers in school did not like the printout from dot matrix printers so even though I had a computer at home since about 1981, we still used typewriters throughout school for reports etc.
- W. Brant Kesseler
I learned to type before I could hold a pencil. Well, the 2-finger hunt-and-peck method of typing. I'm 38 now... I think I regularly used a typewriter for things until sometime around 1987.
- Nine hates realtime.
i did,since i was 9 to my late teens. no computer and a writer's spirit . I'm 31 now, the typewriter belonged to my grandfather, who gave it to me before he died. It's one of my most important possessions.
- Alexandre Gamela
from twhirl
I taught myself to type on one, so once we got a computer I used to bash the keys really hard. We got our first pc with printer in 1986, but I still used the typewriter for letters and stuff after that til the ribbons ran dry and we couldn't buy replacements - probably around 1990 I think.
- Mellissa Doyle
I used to carry around a portable electronic one in my briefcase that I'd take to high school with me every day.
- Thomas Hawk
I'm 40. My mom had a typewriter, I used it once or twice just to see what it was like to type on...
- Tad, Anti-Immanentizer
I'm 50. Actually took typing in high school. That was mid-70's.
- Norma Dennis
I'm 37 and used a typewriter in my middle school typing class. Had a computer at home too though. I feel like I'm on the cusp.
- Graham English
from iPhone
I have attempted to use a typewriter before. My typing career suffered a major setback when I was kicked out of the typing teachers class on the first day of school. I decided after that that taking typing would not be a good idea.
- Alan Simpson
28 and I used my dads at home for school work when I couldn't get time on the computers at school until we got a computer in 94. The typewriter even had a delete key!
- alphaxion
I'll admit it ..... not the age part :)
- Charlie Anzman
i learnt to type on one. Used one until 2nd year uni (1991) when we got all cool with computers.
- Sue
I still use the old typewriter for post cards and special mailings (USPS) found extra ribbon on ebay.
- Tricia
I had one until my third year of college, in 1989 . . . then a Commodore something or other (128?)
- William Harryman
I am 43 and I used one up until 1999, which was when I got my first computer. I have it stored away in the basement. Should I ever need one for filling out a form, I'll go down there and drag it upstairs. It's a big heavy machine with a built in word processor. I stocked up on print & correction cartridges awhile back, just in case they stop making/selling them.
- April Russo
I'm 28, and I last used a typewriter about 4 years ago. Usually I own one, and now that you've posted this I want to go buy another. Love them!
- Lo
23 but my grandma had one, probably is still around, my impressions: the loudest keyboard I've ever used
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
I stopped using a typewriter completely in '85 when I got my first PC... with an extra keyboard that allowed it to double as a typewriter! LOL!
- Arleen Anderson
used one at college, sometime in the late 80's haven't used one since though
- unicomunica
Still use one. We have certain things that just work better in a typewriter.
- LLL
I did and we had a mandatory typing class Freshman year of HS. :-)
- Mathew A. Koeneker
I learned to type on one. Around 1989-90.
- Derrick
The last time was when I was a kid in the 70's. Then the ZX81 happened...
- Andy Bold
at my grandparents. probably mid-80's or so.
- SolidSmack
I still have to use a typewriter. It's a monster. IBM Wheelwriter 30 Series II
- MicahBear78
I had to take typing in high school. I got a 42. On a 100 point scale. It was definitely not my sport. I'm 44, btw.
- Kevin Pedraja
i have! I'm 35. I wish I still had one.
- Anna Lynn M.
I have never seen a functional typewriter. I'm 22.
- @GarinKilpatrick
We had the opportunity to learn how to type when we were young at school, age 11 I guess. That's how I actually learned typing!
- Kris
I've used 'em, even had a junior high typing class which I did horribly at, but surprisingly learned rudimentary skills. Remember having to retype entire pages every time I made an error on a paper that was due the next day. I used to always seem to be miserably sick the nights before papers were due, and miraculously cured the next day when I turned the paper in.. I'm about 43.
- motownmutt
through 92. got my first puter in 93.
- Matt Soreco
I took typing in 9th grade. Glad I did too. Now can I remember margins? Not like I can in Word...
- Mike Lewis
I'm 27 and I used one in elementary school for my reports
- Shey
In my senior year of college (1982-1983), I decided to write my undergraduate thesis using nroff and some macros, rather than typing the whole thing on a typewrite.
- John E. Bredehoft
I had an electric typewriter when I was in college - but I didn't use it for much more than applications when I started using emacs and a dot matrix printer in 1983.
- Bill Sodeman
Free agent Rasheed Wallace has reached an agreement with the Boston Celtics, according to two newspapers. Wallace's agent Bill Strickland told the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe on Sunday that the forward, who spent the last six seasons with the Detroit Pistons, had asked him to call off meetings with the Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.
- Shey
from Bookmarklet
The Celts get older with this acquisition. Is that a good thing? The move seems to indicate short-term thinking.
- Lyndon
I always thought Big Baby and Rondo could be future cornerstones of the franchise -- but now it looks like BB will be leaving
- Shey
Lyndon: I think short-term thinking is all they've got. I think Pierce has still got some miles left in him, but Jesus and KG haven't got forever, and once they're gone, the Celtics are right back to wondering who's gonna walk through the door.
- Roger Benningfield
Good signing. 3rd year is a bit much but it's the price you pay so that he doesn't talk to the other teams. Celts need to win now, espec. with Rondo being a (restricted?) free agent after the upcoming season.
- beersage
"Note: Project currently in speculative development phase. Richard Walker, at age seven, lives a privileged life in a Chinese mansion in Santa Barbara with his mother Sharon and father Nelson. But when Nelson dies suspiciously, Sharon marries David, a younger man, and they move to Banana Road and are ensnared in a cult. Four years later, brainwashed, abused and poor, they escape Los Angeles in the middle of the night, in secret, and never look back." ... sfmike of the Civic Center blog, posted yesterday: http://sfciviccenter.blogspot.com/2009... “…and the comparatively downscale, Saint Germain Foundation nearby which had the scariest logo of all.” ...
- Richard Walker *exculted*
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An Anonymous Scientologist said… [elided] … and Neural_Cognition replied… Good Gawd! … 75,000,000 years. One’s body is… thetans stuck to oneself or to the body. One has to clean them off by running incident II and Incident I. It is a long job, requiring care, patience and good auditing. They respond like any preclear. Thetans believe they are Sea Org. This is the primary error. You can...
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- Richard Walker *exculted*
[MS1022]. Bryan, Gerald Barbee 1893. Psychic Dictatorship in America. Los Angeles, CA: Truth Research Publications, 1940. 255 pages. An expose of the I AM movement… At the core of the book is “Chapter 14: Documentary Evidence of Plagerism.” This chapter quite convincingly demonstrates that much of the writing of the movement’s founder, Guy Ballard, is taken form the writings of others,...
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- Richard Walker *exculted*
Thanks to the people who encouraged me on this project! You'll get a signed free copy, blessed by some Higher Channeled Being or other.
- Richard Walker *exculted*
Anna, eek! I want to let specific people know this has evolved to the next step... and if I don't have everyone handy at time of post, it's too late. That list is CW™, Steven Perez, Mona Nomura, Kol Tregaskes, Rob Sellen :o), FFing Enigma (aka Tina), Jen (SquirrelGirl), Cee Bee, Kelly W., felicious, Katie For Miss USA, Tyson Key, Derrick, RAPatton, edythe, asiriusgeek, Nir Ben Yona, z.o.s The Cylon, ·[▪_▪]·, Håkan Dahlström and vijay.
- Richard Walker *exculted*
Thanks everyone.... and either I've lost whatever FF juice I had, or real-time has screwed me over, or people are watching too much TV.
- Richard Walker *exculted*
Richard, some of us were just busy. It looks like you're doing a good job trying to sort through all the details on this: I'm sure it's a massive undertaking.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Hey there Tina! good to see you. Yesterday was fun... I hadn't realized sfmike was from Santa Barbara, and his post pushed the book pitch to a new phase... Fun!
- Richard Walker *exculted*
Really wonderful that you're doing this. Very interesting. Worthwhile project. Took me a while to remember your story.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
Thanks Jen! This is just background research that backs up the insane story I have to tell. sfmike knows the author of People Farm, which bears some resemblance to what the adults were up to.. .warning, content NSFW. http://www.peoplefarm.com/
- Richard Walker *exculted*
Theosophist ripoff meets therapy cult and produces evil baby, is one way to put it.
- Richard Walker *exculted*
People have No. Effing. Idea. What? That ppl from "I Am" turned N.'s funeral into a "Hawaiian Luau Festival" and wore bright yellow. N.'s family was from the east coast... S. & friends appeared to be happy to be rid of N., but keeping his money. I'm sure N.'s family has never forgotten or forgiven the transformation of tragic death into vicious farce... hahaha he's dead. Yay let's party.
- Richard Walker *exculted*
There is an "I Am" center down the street from me. I always wondered what the heck it was.
- Rochelle
"Color Picker is an innovative design of a concept pen that can scan colors from anything around and instantly use the color for drawing. After placing the pen against an object, the user just presses the scan button. The color is being detected by the color sensor and the RGB cartridge of the pen mixes the required inks to create the target color. This superb device will help people to observe the changing colors of nature. With color picker, all range of artists will be able to cerate a more sensorial and visual insight of their surrounding nature’s colors."
- Shey
from Bookmarklet
So, ummm, Memphis trades away Buckner, gets a future 2nd round pick, some cash considerations, and a likely to be cut Stackhouse. Once again, the Grizzlies come through with a gift, helping someone else in the west get better. Way to go Grizz.
- Shawn Kirsch
from Bookmarklet
If you were hoping for Chad Ochocinco to pull out his cell phone and tweet after scoring a touchdown this season, prepare to be disappointed. According to NBC Sports, the NFL will not allow in-game tweeting, per the league’s current policy of prohibiting players or other team personnel from using their cell phones during competition.
- Shey
from Bookmarklet
They both look great! Congratulations to all.
- Louis Gray
Yay! Congrats! (try to steal that stripey blanket from the hospital. they friggen watch those like hawks. I got busted trying to take one when my kid was born 10 years ago. I hope you have better luck.
- Morgan Haley
thanks all! morgan we LOVE those stripey blankets - we'll figure something out ; )
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
The Toronto Raptors roster remake continues. The team will be losing both starting shooting guard Anthony Parker who is expected to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers according to league sources, while Shawn Marion will be signed and traded to the Dallas Mavericks in a deal that also includes Kris Humphries.
- Shey
from Bookmarklet
But a late development could pay significant dividend for the Raptors. Rather than sign Turkoglu outright Toronto will see him join the club by way of a sign-and-trade with the Orlando Magic that means Toronto will retain the ability to use the mid-level exception which gives them an additional $5.8-million (U.S.) to sign players this off-season, which could go a long way toward shoring up their depleted bench.
- Shey
"Usain Bolt ran the fourth-fastest 200 meters in history, finishing in 19.59 seconds at the Athletissima meet Tuesday despite chilly weather and a track slowed by a downpour. His time was 0.01 seconds slower than what Tyson Gay ran in May in fair weather and with a breeze at his back. But despite the 60-degree weather and poor track, Bolt showed he was back in top form a year after winning the 100 and 200 in world records at the Beijing Olympics. "I'm in good shape, but I'm not fully ready yet," said the 22-year-old Jamaican, who is aiming to peak for the world championships next month in Berlin. "I still need to work on a few technical things.""
- Richard Lawler
from Bookmarklet
Simply ridiculous, the 4th fastest time EVER, in the rain, against the wind, and "not fully ready"?
- Richard Lawler
He destroyed the rest of the field. It was over before the turn
- Shey
The original Star Trek was beloved by fans, in part because the science was not entirely far-fetched. More frequently, Hollywood gets it wrong--and sometimes it goofs on purpose. Here are 10 Hollywood moments--identified by Phil Plaitt, an astronomer, author and writer of the blog www.badastronomy.com--that defy the laws of science. Maybe we can learn a few lessons.
- Shey
from Bookmarklet
bah, forbes.. learn that you need to start when I decide.. Not cycle thru it then pick up another list to cycle thru when I don't even have your tab active yet!!
- alphaxion
better question: how many films are there out there that would NOT flunk science class?
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
"To find the hardest-hit countries we created a "misery index" of countries with the fastest shrinking economies, the worst inflation rates and diminishing purchasing power from 2008 to 2010, using data and estimates from the International Monetary Fund. A common rule of thumb for depression is an economic decline of more than 10%. By that standard, five countries in the world are facing full-fledged depression. Five countries also face low growth and persistent inflation, which could be classified as stagflation."
- Shey
from Bookmarklet
Logic would have told me not to sign him for that much money, and for that term. But I would have signed him for that much money, and for that term.
- Jed
from Bookmarklet
I actually like the move, though the numbers hurt. It's a huge signing, and it'll definitely help the team in the short term. They must think the world of DeMar DeRozan to sacrifice three solid two/three players.
- Jed
I think this is a blessing in disguise for the Blazers though. They actually have young talent that'll be looking for pay-hikes in the years to come.
- Jed
Mucho Gracias to Andrew Baron for the #1 most-liked post ever to hit FriendFeed (302 likes, 56 comments as of Thu 7/17/08 2:13 pm PDT) http://friendfeed.com/e.... If you're one of the few people who hasn't seen this yet, head over to Andrew's link & "give him some love". Way to go Andrew! Incredible find... :-)
- Mitchell Tsai
On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught (Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod.... The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes.
- Mitchell Tsai
Comet McNaught has now returned to the outer Solar System and is now only visible with a large telescope. The above image is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce red reflections from the exploding firework.
- Mitchell Tsai
Antti Kemppainen Photography - Here's Antti's original picture http://jkemppainen.com/antti... Antti's e-mail is kemppaisantti@gmail.com, and you can scroll through Antti's other photos.
- Mitchell Tsai
lol yeah I heard about this yesterday, I wanna watch!
- Shey
Yes. He has been working on this for a while. I don't think he'll use pewter or gang green as accent colors, though.
- Bill Sodeman
Bill- as a Jets fan, I rather like green - but I'm pretty sure Keyshawn won't be incorporating it as part of his colour scheme. Or having Wayne Chrebet on as a guest....
- Abby Martin
Dayum... now I wanna send Keyshawn a flashlight.
- Bill Sodeman
Dykstra, 46, has no more than $50,000 in assets and between $10 million and $50 million in liabilities, according to a petition filed Tuesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Central District of California.
- Ben Hanten
Sad for sure, but if you've been following him, this was predicted. HBO did a big special on him and ESPN basically debunked it all saying that he was running a house of cards.
- Ben Hanten
Heya . Happy Birthday. How is it yours is not in my calendar? Hmm...Adding to Plaxo now. (There's an inside joke in there, ask JT or Jbrotherlove about it.)
- Lynne d Johnson
Huh. I've been trying to get Kaia to sing a song with me since ***forever***. It's the hair, isn't it? I have to shave my head before Kaia will sing with me, don't I?
- Steven Perez
you liar, you have not. i'll have to warm up the vocal chords before i unleash this madness on the world. and *i* was not offering to sing with Shey. I was offering Jasmin(e) to sing with Shey.
- Detective Sandy Vagina
Ah, I see. So when are we recording our duet? :)
- Steven Perez
from IM
No. Brain not working. Memory being purged. DELETE DELETE DELETE.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Well I said yes, and we're getting married even if it has to be a shotgun wedding. *looks for ammo*
- Detective Sandy Vagina
STEVEN HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO CORPORATE DRONE IN BORG COLLECTIVE. MARRIAGE IS NOT LOGICAL. ASSIMILATION IN PROGRESS. PLEASE STAND BY.
- Steven Perez
from IM
I'm not known for giving up *that* easily. Besides, Ethan needs a little cousin. with afro puffs and chubby cheeks that I can dress in fluffy pink dresses.
- Detective Sandy Vagina
NOT UNTIL YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT AMERICAN IDOL THING WE DISCUSSED.
- Steven Perez
from IM
*SUBROUTINE 216 ALPHA ENGAGED - BITCHLIPS APPLIED TO STATEMENT* RIIIIIGGGGHHHHT.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Sorry about 3, with you on 7. 17 is very sweet.
- RAPatton
#4, yes. finally back to the point where I can bring out a ton of music back from isolation. some songs were really hard to listen to for the longest time.
- patricia
Actually, that was one of them. She really loved it when I sang "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel.
- Steven Perez
from IM
Think of something that you really like or an overall theme and work from there. Mine is simply my name because it's more for the purpose of what I do..blog entries are just "I feel like writing". You post a lot of your photography..maybe title it a play on words from photography?
- Candace Holly
Think about how people will search Google for your blog and include those terms in your name. Use the Google AdWords Tool to research your theories: https://adwords.google.com/select...
- Robert Scoble
Chris - don't apologize I can't stop laughing either and think it is brilliant
- Justin Korn
Leave it to my brother to use this as a chance to pimp one of his favorite widgets, hehe.
- Alex Scoble
You'll never find / No one in this lifetime to love you like I do / So never mind / Things that people say that I'll never hurt you / You'll never find / No one in this lifetime / So never mind / Let time unwind
Q: Why doesn't Hamilton have an NHL team? A: Because then Toronto would want one.
- Ladybug Heather
Q: What do you call 30 millionaires around a TV watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs? A. The Toronto Maple Leafs.
- Ladybug Heather
Q: How do you keep the Toronto Maple Leafs out of your yard? A. Put up a goal net.
- Ladybug Heather
Q: What do the Toronto Maple Leafs and Billy Graham have in common? A. They both can make 20,000 people stand up and yell 'Jesus Christ!'
- Ladybug Heather
The Mavericks and Toronto Raptors, according to NBA front-office sources, are in advanced discussions on a sign-and-trade deal that would bring Marion to Dallas.
- Shey
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