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Louis Gray posted a message
“I TCP/IP but mostly IP”
I TCP/IP but mostly IP
October 9 at 7:20 pm - via mail2ff - Link
Thanks to Ana and the FriendFeed team for the baby tech gear! - Louis Gray via mail2ff
haha Brilliant BRILLIANT! - Zee from WeDoCreative
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha - Mona N.
awesome - Yolanda
How can you not Likey this? - Charlie Anzman
Awesome! Got one in an Adult XL? - Anthony K. Valley ©
:D Adorable - Mo Kargas
beautiful baby - johnpiercy
We've taken to calling Matthew "Bubba". This outfit, though still a bit roomy, is a 6-month outfit. He's just past three months. Hog. - Louis Gray
totally freakin love it - Dustin Harris
Best post title today. - Jack Carlson
It's when you check for "packet loss" that there's an issue. - Chris Brogan
"Technology doesn't solve everything - humans do!" ;-) - Jesse Stay via twhirl
Yeah, heart feels like it's smiling. - Nice Fish Films
THAT IS FUNNY!! very cute indeed! IP ...ha, ha!!! - Susan Beebe
Thanks for that - I needed a laugh this morning :-) - Tim Chemacki
I am still giggling about this. - Mathew A. Koeneker
Hehehehehehe. - Roberto Bonini
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Susan Beebe posted a link
Apple Teases New Notebook, Rumored Under $1,000 | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
Apple Teases New Notebook, Rumored Under $1,000 | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
October 10 at 6:54 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Apple on Thursday sent out press invitations with the tease, "The spotlight turns to notebooks" -- and all signs are pointing toward the launch of a sub-$1,000 Mac notebook. The invitation says the event will be held at the Apple headquarters Town Hall building at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said he was confident that Apple would be releasing a sub-$1,000 notebook. He pointed out that in Apple's last quarterly earnings call, the company hinted at a "product transition" that would allow Apple to deliver "state-of-the-art new products that our competitors aren't going to be able to match." Munster said this translates to Apple releasing a product that's significantly lower priced than the existing ones in order to hit its gross margin guidance." - Susan Beebe via Bookmarklet
Here's the link to where Ars Technica's live blogging/photos from the event will be tomorrow: http://arstechnica.com/news.ar... - Clint Ecker
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Andrew Badera shared an item on Google Reader
October 5 at 5:46 am - Link
I know economies are cyclic ... and I know we're in a serious downturn. But when will these smalltime, smallminded employers finally realize, you get what you pay for? That offering this sort of spurious sum only leaves you with a dissatisfied, probably indebted, employee who is a) not going to work to their full potential and b) will be constantly seeking more gainful employment. And worse, c) possibly eventually looking to engage in theft against their employer, or employer's clients, in order to make ends meet? What does it cost to find, vet, hire, train and do paperwork on an employee these days? Are you telling me that an extra $10k salary won't make up for itself quite quickly? If you've got annual turnover and even a $35k employee, $10k makes up for itself in a single year. (Assuming typical total turnover cost of 50% of employee salary.) - Andrew Badera
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All Things Google: Atul Arora posted a link
October 2 at 4:44 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
I really ought to learn these. I'd flat out just like to use my mouse less. - Jaemi Kehoe
I learned o=open,r=reply, and y=archive/remove label. Along with some C-v magic, just those 3 have saved me minutes at a time in processing emails. - Rah™
Woo. Go Robby (the author of that post). - Dustin
The way it was actually worded with the key sequences in context was quite helpful - Rah™
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Louis Gray shared an item on Google Reader
October 4 at 6:25 pm - Link
Wow. MacBook prices coming down sounds like a good thing. I'm totally overdue for a new laptop. - Laura Norvig
this must be a response to the factory leaks we've seen. interesting that it leaks too - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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jeneane troopergate posted a link
October 4 at 8:03 pm - Link
Palin's views are as extreme as Cheney's, and Alaska is her Halliburton. Her defiance of subpoenas in "Troopergate" echoes Bush, Cheney and Rove in the Scooter Libby/Valerie Plame Wilson fiasco, the U.S. attorney firings and a score of other dark dealings. She ought to be held to account but like Cheney, Palin got a pass. - jeneane troopergate
She was given a hugely cushioned ride in her ONE debate - the only time anyone really could hold her webbed feet to the fire. And now thanks to Biden's courtesy and Ifill's caving, she's got a free pass to say any sort of slime. - tom matrullo
Yay on you guys flaming her, my pov from my location doesn't allow looking up to her at all as a source of inspiration. - Zu aka ElijahBailey
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Ňicķ posted a link
Bong Shopping in New York Times Travel Section
October 4 at 4:23 pm - Link
I wonder which shop they went to. - Rodfather
Pipeline perhaps... - Ňicķ
Bong shopping? - edythe
I used to go to the head shop in San Luis Obispo when I went to school there. I always wanted the vaporizers. - Rodfather
"for tobacco purposes only" - Cee Bee
this makes santa cruz sound lame? huh. - Ňicķ
comment retracted - John Cozen
john, why'd you retract? sounded like a good rec. - edythe
I couldn't properly express the feeling I get when reading about a town I've lived in for a decade without sounding elitist. I'll just say that since I started commuting to San Jose, I really appreciate the environmentally friendly, easy going lifestyle that Santa Cruz provides - John Cozen
i know very little about Santa Cruz. Most of what I know comes from Nick, actually. - edythe
I work there. Overall, it's a great town. - Rodfather
it seems so tiny. - edythe
Is that bong as in "hits from the bong"? - Larry Kless via twhirl
@edythe: It is tiny compared to LA :) There's a certain vibe to it I call 'the flavor of Santa Cruz'. It's also one of the top clean air cities. 3 central coast cities are on there at #12, #14, & #15 http://money.cnn.com/magazines... @Larry: Yes - Rodfather
So was this funny at all? Did it seem like an actual NYT piece at all (with a slant)? (I wrote it... if that was not obvious...) - Ňicķ
wow, this article severely misrepresents how awesome santa cruz is. it seems more like a punchline than an actual thriving community according to this article. that's ok though, the less tourists know the better. - The Millionizer
oh and none of the headshops have owners even closely resembling the one you characterized, maybe you were thinking of the haight? - The Millionizer
Ummm, yeah, it's a joke article dude. You know, writing about shopping for a bong in the new york times....that's like, um, the joke. How come no one seems to get this concept? The whole point was to make a satirical NYT piece... - Ňicķ
I mean, "we got coffee at the local hipster coffee bar and discussed the nature of the previous night’s drunken karaoke bacchanal"... NYT style language but slightly twisted. Is that not funny? I find it funny. But of course I wrote it, sadly, perhaps I'm the only one who needs to get it. - Ňicķ
I thought it was some blog thing NYT was doing haha. The story doesn't seem far from the truth going to like Venice for bong shopping. - Rodfather
Well I'm glad it at least sounded legitimate. I was attempting to be wry... ;-) - Ňicķ
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Dave Hussein Winer posted a link
Today's Polls, 10/4
October 4 at 4:56 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
That looks promising. But looks can be deceiving... - crosses fingers - - Mona N.
Florida is still blue. :) - Corie "Viper" Jones
And Virginia, and Ohio... - JodyUnwired
I'm more interested in Colorda... - Mona N.
"With the first set of tracking polls out to incorporate at least one full day of post-debate interviewing, there is no indication that John McCain and Sarah Palin have made progress in closing their gap with Barack Obama. In fact, Obama ticked upward in three of the four national tracking polls that published today, although he lost a point in Rasmussen. In addition, Ipsos/McClatchy has come out with a poll showing that the debate moved undecideds slightly toward the Obama ticket, confirming the results of most of the snap polling conducted on Thursday evening." - Mike Reynolds
Notable: The likelihood of Obama winning in a landslide (375+ EV) is 26.75%. The likelihood of McCain winning by *any* measure is 15.6%. Now THAT is interesting. ;) - Kevin Hessel
An interesting mouse-hover interactive day-by-day chart on RealClearPolitics. trying to correlate events to the chart... - http://cli.gs/UPV615 - SnakeDoc
I still say any Obama supporter should think that Obama is behind in the polls by a few percentage points. *Never* is the time to get over-confident. "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" - AJ Kohn
Unbelievable lead for Obama: here's the average of the four tracking polls http://farm4.static.flickr.com... - Indio Apache via twhirl
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Cee Bee posted a link
Exclusive Decor: Walk On A Million Dollar Floor
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October 4 at 3:51 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"If a pure gold plated tiles failed to satisfy your appetite for opulent home décor, then Pietra Firma has designed an exclusive line of tiles that promise to fulfill your blinged desires. This limited edition of jeweled marble tiles will find its way to your walls, ceilings and floors, but for a dazzling price. Estimated at $1,000,000/m2, only the very well-heeled folks can dare to walk over such expensive and ornamented flooring. Encrusted with more than 1000 diamonds, 2400 pieces of mother of pearl, 400 pieces of abalone shell and 500 pieces of black onyx over a square meter, you certainly couldn’t expect it to be a penny lesser than a million bucks. With the diamonds set in a slightly protruding manner, it surely will render an uber-luxurious acupressure to your feet" - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet
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Mona N. posted a link
For imabonehead
October 3 at 11:08 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
awesome! so electrifying! - imabonehead
If I did a couple's costume, it'd definitely be this one. ;) Too bad I'm just one! Lindsay and Tad? - Mona N.
Its a good thing he isn't the kind of plug with a ground on it. - Joe Pierce
OH YES! - PeYm@N
just wondering why she's got two in.... oh wait, nevermind /blush - Kim
Kim HAHA - Mona N.
HAHA funny! - Daynah
HAHAHAHAHA :D - Anna Haro
Anna: Will you be my plug? - Mona N.
cute. - Thomas Hawk
I'm shocked! - Mike Lewis
What, no ground? You should always use protection. - Russell Holliman
cyberdildonics in action, huh? :D - silpol
a short could get interesting ;) - turn.self.off
Halloween costumes! - Susan Beebe
Agreed Susan - Brandy Lea Photography
OMFG Mona.. LOLOLOLOLO from italy :) - Milan Luca aka Vibes
ouch - Nathan Rein
Electric porn - Outsanity
'Hey baby, want to plug?' - Jeff P. Henderson
Opposites attract - imabonehead
that dude's got big plugs! LOL - Susan Beebe
"You must be excited to see me!" - imabonehead
There are some interesting costumes available from Amazon. http://tinyurl.com/4bubje (NSFW?) - Victor via twhirl
Victor, lol. Are you going to dress up in that for this Halloween? :) - imabonehead
Remember the "New Wave" song...."Make a Circuit With Me!" - Robyn Hawk
Plug and play! ;-) - Larry Kless via twhirl
"You were going to go outside looking like that? That's it, you are grounded!" - Jemm
I presume you have to be tall to wear that - Glen C
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The Goodie Room: Mona N. posted a link
[MAC] 20 Tips to Help You Work Smarter with OS X
September 27 at 12:45 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Quick copy Hold the O key while dragging an item to duplicate it. Hit [esc] if you wish to cancel the copy before releasing the mouse. <---didn't know that! - Mona N.
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Apps: A.Diba posted a link
Open Source Mac - Free Mac software, all open-source, all OS X.
September 30 at 6:45 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Free and open-source software is good for you and good for the world. This is the best free Mac software that we know of." - A.Diba via Bookmarklet
I can attest to the beauty of both VLC and Adium. I love them both and use them daily. - Soup
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Apps: Cee Bee posted a link
Adeona: A Free, Open Source System for Helping Track and Recover Lost and Stolen Laptops
October 3 at 12:12 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Adeona is the first Open Source system for tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop that does not rely on a proprietary, central service. This means that you can install Adeona on your laptop and go — there's no need to rely on a single third party. What's more, Adeona addresses a critical privacy goal different from existing commercial offerings. It is privacy-preserving. This means that no one besides the owner (or an agent of the owner's choosing) can use Adeona to track a laptop. Unlike other systems, users of Adeona can rest assured that no one can abuse the system in order to track where they use their laptop." - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet
i saw their presentation @ gnomedex (live/online) i instantly dl'd it but never installed it. - Carlos Ayala
wow. interesting. - edythe
sorta like lo-jac for laptops. anyone tried it out? seems like an easy app to use - Cee Bee
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Parth Awasthi posted a link
October 3 at 8:55 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"In the end, the debate did not change the essential truth of Ms. Palin’s candidacy: Mr. McCain made a wildly irresponsible choice that shattered the image he created for himself as the honest, seasoned, experienced man of principle and judgment. It was either an act of incredible cynicism or appallingly bad judgment." - Parth Awasthi via Bookmarklet
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Steven "Biff" Perez posted a message
“After watching the last two debates, I'm really interested in seeing how the Republicans will try to cheat their way into the White House.”
October 2 at 10:49 pm - via Ping.fm - Link
Theres always the Supreme Court. - Bored
And don't forget the Terrorism Card! - dkb
Never know they may find Osama. - Bored
Look on the bright side - any cheating we do is more than balanced by the current debacle happening in Ohio. - Soulhuntre
Soulhuntre: "debacle"? Expatiate, please. - Steven "Biff" Perez
Steven Perez, I annoint you "Steven Maverick Perez"! - melmcb
No way! I hate jumping on the couch. I'll be Goose, though. :D - Steven "Biff" Perez
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Jeremy Toeman posted a message
“Why on Earth would anyone want their leaders to seem like "regular Americans"? I want my employers, employees, friends, elected officials, and anyone else around me to IMPRESS THE HECK out of me. I want to be intellectually challenged. I want to learn. I *never* want "Team C+" in charge.”
October 2 at 10:16 pm - Link
I would expect the leaders of our country to absolutely WOW me simply by their presence. I can see normal people anywhere, but that is one arena where I think people should seem larger than life. The other would be in movies. - Rah™
Well, common sense says that a regular American can relate to the problems of other regular Americans, and thus be better equipped to decide how to address their concerns. There's nothing that says a regular American can't also be intelligent, except your pre-conceived notions of what that word means. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
@Mark the point is, there's NO SUCH THING as a "regular American". if there were, this wouldn't be such a divisive race... - Jeremy Toeman
I would. I remember how embarrassed I was when George HW Bush showed such a fascination with a checkout scanner in a grocery story. The fact that he was blissfully unaware of technology that had been in use for a decade or more showed just what an ivory tower he lived in. - Glen C
Because again, our country is uncertain. This time, about economics. People want leaders who understand them. (us?) - Mona N.
culture of mediocrity imo. it's "elitist" to sound smart or be well-informed. people seem to get offended by that - Cee Bee
Listen to yourselves: you're equating "regular American" with "unimpressive, not intellectually challenging" (Jeremy) or "mediocre, not smart, uninformed" (Cee Bee). Your pretentiousness astounds me. - Glen C
Glen - i never claimed i was better than average/regular. that's basically my entire point. if i draw a bell curve and ask myself "who should lead?" i would not choose from the middle. - Jeremy Toeman
...and my belief is that someone who is intellectually challenging or well-informed can still "seem like a regular American." It doesn't matter to me how smart or charismatic someone is if they're out of touch with the rest of us. The alternative sounds too much like, "let them eat cake." - Glen C
I don't get it either... Palin had just finished a spiel about how she was a regular person just like all of us and in the next sentence talks about how America is set as an example of "Exceptionalism" to the rest of the world. How can you be regular and exceptional at the same time? I'd much rather have exceptional governing me than regular. That doesn't mean exceptional can't have come from a regular background and identify with me, but I want someone smarter than me as my leader. - Lindsay Donaghe
"The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers." (Dave Barry) - Glen C
It's cause everyone picked on the smart kids at school and don't want to now admit it to themselves that they were wrong to do it. - John Worthington
@Lindsay: It's not logically difficult to scan. Our normal is considered exceptional to much of the world. Even in the midst of economic crisis, our nation's poor, well, to quote my old tagline, have big screen TVs. Not so for much of the world. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Agree with John, we are the bully-jock, clique-cheerleader nation. - Lindsay Donaghe
Mark... we really don't. We judge you on your actions, not your posessions. - John Worthington
It's called an example, John. You want an actions-based example? Regular plain old Americans are the guys everyone else in the world calls when a Tsunami, earthquake or genocide happens. We generally come in and fix it, pay for it, and leave. I was trying to make a point about how the statement wasn't illogical. I've done it again. Any other questions? - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
call it pretentiousness if you'd like, but the fraudulent populism being espoused by some of the candidates is nothing but a ploy to pander to a culture of people who are consistently led to vote against their own interests because they're fooled into thinking they can have a beer with a candidate. - Cee Bee
when you catapult a person void of intellectual training relevant to the challenges and responsibilities that await him/her in a position of such high responsibility it gives nothing, but the impression that there's a mad love of mediocrity in this country, especially when it comes to politics. people get hung up on the ordinary. i want my president to be more than that - Cee Bee
Sorry Mark, I never knew being generous and charitable was something exclusive to the US. - John Worthington
Being simply generous and charitable is not the same thing as what I said, and you know it if you're honest with yourself. Can you be honest with yourself, or do your deeply held beliefs prevent you from following the logic of what I said? - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Jesus, Mark, how jingoistic do you have to be? Sure, the US is a great country, but it's not some kind of universally benevolent force. Wasn't just Americans helping out with the tsunami. And did you 'fix' Iraq? - Alexander Carlill
It's why Bush won in 2000, also. More people wanted to "have a beer with him." They actually liked the fact that he was clueless and incurious. Look how awesome that worked out, Joe Six Pack!! We get the government we deserve. - Anthony Citrano
Anthony: I love you. - Mona N.
No, you said "Our normal is considered exceptional to much of the world". And I'm saying your 'normal' isn't really that better than anyone else. The ability to be called apon to be generous/kind/loving/peaceful/smart is not just a US trait and indeed people with far less give far more in a range of fields. In regards to your presidential candidate, please vote for the best and the brightest. You don't owe it to us, you owe it to yourselfs. They don't make you captain cause you can cook and scrub the deck.. - John Worthington
Some of it, stems from the belief that people who think of them selves as part of "Team A+" look down their nose at you... Because they do. - J. Abdul-Qahhar
Now that is pirate logic Mark... - John Worthington
No John, again, you're parsing words. I was pointing out the logic of the statement. And @Alexander, it isn't fanatically patriotic to be logical. Try reading the context before you toss out accusations. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Mark, can you describe which Americans are not "regular plain old" Americans? (Thanks.) - Ayşe E.
@Ayse: I tried three times. The FriendFeed text box doesn't contain enough character spaces to answer that question (which would no doubt be misinterpreted about twenty ways by others on this thread). - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Mark, I have no issue with your explanation, trust me I get it. I just took exception (possibly wrongly) to the implication that somehow my 'normal' is any less valid or worthy than your 'normal' - John Worthington
agreed. - Patricia
Apparently Mark's version of exceptional is possession of a big screen TV. And coming and fixing things and paying for them! You know, like countries in the middle east and stuff. *cue national anthem* .. wow, and we wonder why we're in the shit we're in. - Anthony Citrano
@Mona - love you too, it may not be too late for that third party run. ;) - Anthony Citrano
Just on a side note... I gotta change my Avatar... How the hell am I suppose to be taken seriously when it's me in a pirate hat... *sigh* :) - John Worthington
Mark, to single out American global aid as somehow unique is hardly 'logical'. And just so you know, when genocide occurs, they don't call in the US. They call in the UN. - Alexander Carlill
Who funds the UN, Alexander? Who are most of the peacekeepers, Alexander? How is the size and scope of American global aid not unique, Alexander? Everything you just said either flawed or false. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Anthony: do you even understand what exceptional means? Something that is not normal or is above average in some way. This whole stupid debate we're having on this feed is all about how something can be normal for America, but exceptional compared to the rest of the world. It's possible, and I showed two possible examples. That's it. That's all that was needed to prove my point. You guys may not like them, but they're true. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Mark: Do you even understand that every comment you make on FriendFeed is basically the same? - Anthony Citrano
The whole premise posed at the beginning of this discussion is an example of class warfare. Specifically, the desire of wanna-be elitists for a *ruling class*, and for that ruling class to be superior in every way over others. How Arrogant. - Art Lindsey III
@Anthony: that's because all you and your friends all say the same things. when I come through and point out the same fallacies, lies and incorrect statements all the time, I'm sure it sounds like I'm repeating myself. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
How elitist to want someone to be qualified for a job. - Anthony Citrano
Yep, Mark, that must be it. Lack of illumination on our part. - Anthony Citrano
Sarah Palin is the most qualified on both tickets. Like it or not, it's true. I'll take a Governor over a Senator any day. - Art Lindsey III
I knew we'd get a punch line in here eventually. Thanks, Art. We can close this one up now. - Anthony Citrano
Try again. A senator has always been considered to be in a higher position than a governor. (Didn't you learn that in high school? Do they still teach government in high school?) Why do you think there's talk of Arnold Whatshisname running for the Senate? Besides, the population of Alaska is about the same as Fort Worth or Memphis. (Those cities aren't even in the top 10!) - Oliver Ortega Chua
@anthony: hey, it must be. that or a lack of will or ability to go and, you know, check facts and or scan for logic. or definitions of words. I don't make up the dictionary. I just read it. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
School? Okay, I will now take you to it. What is key is EXECUTIVE experience. Governors are akin to presidents. They They actually run things. They manage people and assets (Billions of dollars, even in ALASKA) and make decisions, and they go to work every day. Senators do not. All they do is vote on bills, when they decide to show up. Senators are out of touch with The American people. Why do you think we havent elected a senator in almost 50 years? Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Senate? Really? If he is, it - Art Lindsey III
is only because he is constitutionally prohibited from running for the Presidency. Before you belittle my schooling, you should look at your history, and learn how American government actually functions. - Art Lindsey III
"I'll take a Governor over a Senator any day"... Like say Governor G W Bush of Texas... yeah, no thanks. - John Worthington
Going back to the original point and maybe slightly off it but we're having a similar issue with our political leaders. David Cameron has been criticised because he is a ex-public school boy and that he is not like the average joe in the UK. But it's not important, it's important that he has people underneath him that are from different backgrounds and have different experiences but for the leader (one individual) to be an everyman is impossible and is stupid for people to want that! - Kol Tregaskes
In regards to employers, well most of my boss's have turned into friends. I still respect them as a boss but if I can't get on with them, i.e. are friendly and approachable them I'm not really interested in working for/with them. So I guess it depends on the employee and employer. - Kol Tregaskes
@Mark, I'm genuinely curious how we distinguish between (groups of) Americans. Could you give me just a brief sketch (I won't hold you to its not being exhaustive) or take two text boxes if you need? Thanks. - Ayşe E.
Yes, we want the A Team. So let's get Mr. T in there. - Mike Reynolds
love this sentiment! me too... I'm looking for a leader who has **intellectual curiosity** about things that are complicated and different (people, places, beliefs, ideas, science/technology innovations, etc.) and **genuine passion** for helping all Americans to become safer, smarter and happier (which includes wealthier and healthier). FWIW "safer" to me does not include banning personal ownership of guns or going into other countries to "clean things up and spread democracy, capitalism and/or religion." - Jon Price
@Art I'm not going to go back and forth with you because, obviously, I'm not going to change your mind and vice versa. (If you look, that's how I usually conduct myself online. My two cents and I'm done.) Anyway, I just want to clarify that I never said that Gov. Schwarzenegger was in the Senate; only that there's been talk of him running after his term limit is hit. Also, I want to apologize if I offended you. My comment was more of a commentary on the state of education in America since civics is no longe - Oliver Ortega Chua
r taught in much of the US. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it to be an attack on you. If you check my record, I try to refrain from "belittling" people, politicians/celebrities excepted. :) - Oliver Ortega Chua
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Lindsey Smith posted a link
The strangest toilets from around the world | Offbeat Earth
The strangest toilets from around the world | Offbeat Earth
The strangest toilets from around the world | Offbeat Earth
October 2 at 4:10 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
wow that nun urinal is just wrong - Cee Bee
I'd have to say a few Hail Marys if I used that urinal. - Chris Rivait
All kinds of wrong, Cee Bee. WTH. - Ayşe E.
There were worse one in my opinion >.< - Lindsey Smith
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Anna Haro posted a link
Mad Dog Palin--The scariest thing about John McCain's running mate isn't how unqualified she is - it's what her candidacy says about America : Rolling Stone
October 2 at 11:34 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
WOW...This is not just another article digging at palin - it is THE article digging at palin and her 'cultural' significance. - Anna Haro via Bookmarklet
A <3 - Bren
"The great insight of the Palin VP choice is that huge chunks of American voters no longer even demand that their candidates actually have policy positions; they simply consume them as media entertainment, rooting for or against them according to the reflexive prejudices of their demographic, as they would for reality-show contestants or sitcom characters. Hicks root for hicks, moms for moms, born-agains for born-agains." - Anna Haro
The truly disgusting thing about Sarah Palin isn't that she's totally unqualified, or a religious zealot, or married to a secessionist, or unable to educate her own daughter about sex, or a fake conservative who raised taxes and horked up earmark millions every chance she got. No, the most disgusting thing about her is what she says about us: that you can ram us in the ass for eight solid years, and we'll not only thank you for your trouble, we'll sign you up for eight more years, if only you promise to stroke us in the right spot for a few hours around election time. - Anna Haro
"Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in a while, and considering the bad news and what it might mean, and making the occasional tough choice, and soberly taking stock of what your real interests are." - Anna Haro
See, I believe that as a citizen you have the responsibility to pay attention to the people who will represent you and the laws they enact in your name. But with poor reporting and politicians doing so much behind closed doors, there's a dumbing down of American culture that's acceptable. How many people have you talked to who seem to have an opinion they want to spout on politics and in the same breath state proudly, "Politics bores me." or even worse, "All politicians are the same."? - Faboo Mama
"And none of it matters, so long as you remember a few months before Election Day to offer them a two-bit caricature culled from some cutting-room-floor episode of Roseanne as part of your presidential ticket. And if she's a good enough likeness of a loudmouthed Middle American archetype, as Sarah Palin is, John Q. Public will drop his giant-size bag of Doritos in gratitude, wipe the Sizzlin' Picante dust from his lips and rush to the booth to vote for her." - Trish R
And unfortunately, most of it is true (or at least I agree with it). - Trish R
Wow, that's a hell of a picture. After reading the first two paragraphs, all I could think was how badly Matt Taibbi wants to be Hunter S. Thompson. - Carla Thompson
hahaha...Carla, I thought the same thing. - Anna Haro
Personally, I like Rolling Stone articles. But a word of caution.. they are always unapologetically extremely left-leaning. - Phil Glockner
The ironic thing is that the media is the primary cause of all this. Reducing politicians statements to sound bites where a few words from a larger speach can be spun one way or another. Politicians don't have to have grand ideas or positions, they just stick to hot button issues that play well on TV. Couple that with lobbyists and special interest groups to give them butt loads of money and they play it safe. Don't make too many waves. And each person takes there stance. One will be "the change" candidate. The other will be the "defense" candidate. Or some other simple issue that the lowest common denominator can wrap their mind around i.e. Change, Defense, Economy, Religion, Guns, Abortion. - Jason Shultz via twhirl
Of course J Phil. It's one perspective, one article, out of MANY. - Anna Haro
I honestly don't know what the terms "left" and "right" mean anymore in American politics. I try to figure out who has the best command of the facts and who is making the most sense. This article makes a great deal of sense. (If I must define myself politically with a label, it would be "progressive libertarian.") - Sean McBride
"Here's what Sarah Palin represents: being a fat fucking pig who pins "Country First" buttons on his man titties and chants "U-S-A! U-S-A!" at the top of his lungs while his kids live off credit cards and Saudis buy up all the mortgages in Kansas." - wow...harsh. - Chris Hollander
Very interesting read, though disturbing. I put my money on McCain/Palin winning the election. - Peter
@Sean McBride... right on. - £ogical €xtremes
Damn. He really worked up a lather on that one. - Yolanda
hahaha @Yo - Anna Haro
I don't think I'd talk with him too much at a party. ;) - Yolanda
Classic: "After eight years of unprecedented corruption, incompetence, waste and greed, the party of Karl Rove understood that 50 million Americans would not demand solutions to any of these problems so long as they were given a new, new thing to beat their meat over." - Raoul Pop
i agree for the most part - Cee Bee
ps recession - adolfo foronda
Oh wow, a coworker informed me about this article a few days ago!! - Terence Washington
Taibbi *nails it* w/ the consumption of candidates as media entertainment. Infotainment has utterly corrupted news such that they are largely indistinguishable now. A huge disservice to the populace. And, of course, it results in this insane Reality TV show in front of us. - Ayşe E.
wow..such poignant words. The article still resonating even after reading it through. - Alan Le
Why is the entire country not going, "WTF? You can't find a person more qualified in the entire Republican party? REALLY?!?!" Her selection was condescending to our entire citizenry, and everyone seems to be rolling with it. - Robert Fischer
Why aren't more Republican women outraged that the party thinks so little of women that when they feel the need to add a vagina to the ticket, they don't give a damn about whether she's actually qualified? - Trish R
why aren't they more outraged? because they're living vicariously via the pit bull. they see her and say, 'she's just like me'. but prettier and i bet you they aren't willing to admit that. so they over-identify with her and i'm left saying, 'yea, but i wouldn't vote you president of a committee of 2.' - Faboo Mama
Liked only because of the picture, not because I have any interest in US politics. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
"But watching Palin's speech, I had no doubt that I was witnessing a historic, iconic performance. The candidate sauntered to the lectern with the assurance of a sleepwalker — and immediately launched into a symphony of snorting and sneering remarks, taking time out in between the superior invective to present herself as just a humble gal with a beefcake husband and a brood of healthy, combat-ready spawn who just happened to be the innocent targets of a communist and probably also homosexual media conspiracy. She appeared to be completely without shame and utterly full of shit, awing a room full of hardened reporters with her sickly-sweet line about the high-school-flame-turned-hubby who, "five children later," is "still my guy." It was like watching Gidget address the Reichstag." - Roberto Bonini
"The rest of Palin's speech was the same dog-whistle crap Republicans have been railing about for decades. Palin's crack about a mayor being "like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities" testified to the Republicans' apparent belief that they can win elections till the end of time running against the Sixties. (They're probably right.)" - Roberto Bonini
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