Not really working for me. Tried a few like Facebook, Twitter.
- CannonGod
damn dude, I just logged into someone else's gmail account! YIKES!!!!!
- Mark Layton
um, if you're trying to log in to twitter using this service, you're doing it wrong. It's for reading articles on paywall sites like NYT. I wonder how many people have given this site their passwords. Crazy.
- Mr. Gunn
If you DO want to keep the wine flowing then you must get @garyvee on. Then you could talk tech and about the wine you are drinking.
- berchman
I wasn't that bad. Some of the conversation points you brought up with Lisa Bettany were interesting.
- Verbal
We CAN'T have Gary V on. The wine tasting segment is sponsored by his competitor - the other New Jersey Gary, http://garyswine.com/twitlive. (They don't buy TWiT - they buy the live segment just before but the impact extends into TWiT, I'm afraid.)
- Leo Laporte
While I do enjoy the Live show when I get the chance, the podcast version is where I get my TWiT mostly.
- Adi
I wouldn't have been annoyed if you guys hadn't talked over each other so much.
- Jeff Benner
I listened to the live feed via my iPhone. It was sureal, but yes, John C Dvorak.org/blog was to blame, he should have gone with the flow. Could not see that funky wine pourer though, better download the ODTV version
- Darryl Adams
it really wasn't as bad as all that. seriously.
- Thomas James
Start a new show: TWiG This Week in Grape. Or TWiJ This Week in Juice...
- Michael Kaiser
It was fine Leo. Variety is good. Maybe ballance with Dave Winer too. Really!
- Tom Hofstatter
maybe save the wine for "special" episodes? - TWiT has always been fun... some episodes are extra fun!
- John Slanina
TWIG This week in Grog (is grog an Australian term only?)
- Andy
No, I thought the show was great, Leo. Don't change a thing.
- Gregory Harbin
I didn't have an issue with it. Variety never hurts...
- Corey Marthaller
from Nambu
Ah... That would explain why I don't hear Gary's Wine ads on TWiT. Perhaps the wine show's could be TWiI-This Week In Inebriation. All told I look forward to TWiT every week Leo. Many Thanks.
- berchman
Thank you Leo. This week was too much. I do not like the direction the show is going. Glad to hear you will try to get back on track. And I don't mind the twitter stories. It is news after all.
- glenn frasier
Maybe you could talk to Jason Calacanis and ask him to cut out the impressions.
- PC Easy
from twhirl
The only thing I'd blame @theRealDvorak for is a relentless pursuit of an interesting conversation. Leo + John alone makes for a great cast. Keep the wine and @theRealDvorak, pepper in some real tech and it will be just like old times.
- Jeff Vilimek
Great show! Dvorak has a habit of closing some things down when it could flow a little more but would we have it any other way? You need to get the video out so people can see it in context. Perhaps your subconscious has already moved away from only audio
- Glenn Williams
I think the wine tasting at the front end makes it hard to start TWiT with any momentum. Maybe you can do the tasting after TWiT? I liked listening to the wine critique, it was something different - but it doesn't really mix with tech news.
- Melissa Good
I thought the show was fine- a little "lubrication" never hurts to keep the discussion flowing!
- Barry Wiseman
It just seemed like an early episode of Diggnation, which is great in its own right, it's just not TWiT. I think, with your open schedule, there's no problem in having yet another tech show, but one intentionally light-hearted and off-topic. Maybe with a gadget focus, rather than business news.
- ZacG
I thought it was fresh and edgy. Content was a little slow. Many weeks ago, I recall you throwing around ideas for viewers donations (like Steve Gibson's yabba dabba do). On the next TWiT I would get the tech stories done early and crack open the wine after you receive $1000 in donations from the viewers. Have a tally board showing the running donation totals :-) A bit of fun.
- Nathan Davies
I'm glad you took notice. The show was okay and still interesting, but I think the quality of the discussion diminishes in proportion to the wine. Maybe you could do a separate wine tasting show in addition to TWiT (as if you don't do enough shows already!)
- Phil Maxwell
I think the only problem was Dvorak and Shira. And the fact that one was trying to get the other drunk.
- Chip Duford
I thought you did a great job with the edit. Listening to it live, and then listening again to the proper podcast, made me realize even more that you know what the hell you are doing. Trust yourself.
- Dave VanderWall
I think it was less the wine and more the guests this time. I don't mind seeing you guys get a bit wacky, but if I'm going to be honest, Shira was just annoying. She talked over people, talked too fast, kept focusing on stuff that didn't matter or wasn't interesting, and just came across as self-important. Dvorak and Lisa were okay, but you just needed another tech-centric guest for the most part to keep things centered. Needs more Becky Worley, Molly Wood, Amber MacArthur, Veronica Belmont, etc.
- Staticharge
I agree with most. The guests were fine. The topics were fine. It's just that the wine takes the signal-to-noise ratio to a whole different level. And I felt that with some of the other recent episodes, not just this one.
- Steve Hampton
Do not know about CA about legal liability about serving alcohol and then letting people drive home intoxicated.
- Greg
You know, it wouldn't hurt to actually have a This Week in Social * show.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
kinda fun. a little wine loosens everyone up. of course Dvorak was responsible..he is, after all, the real enophile...will continue to listen and watch even more now!!--KW in Nevada City...
- kent williams
I think tha't what net at nite is for?
- americanm
That's true ... I think Shira definitely needed a ride to the airport.
- Chip Duford
While the show ideas are being thrown around, might as well suggest "This Week In Twitter"?!
- Jeff Vilimek
I've been thinking the same thing. Or like a 'This Week in Social Media' that way, the twitterstuff gets out of the system in a different forum...
- David Buttrick
And while we're critiquing the show...why apologize for talking about Twitter if it happens to be one of the biggest tech stories of the week? I think you do great job balancing the discussion, it just so happens that twitter has been at the top of the tech news quite a bit in the past year.
- Phil Maxwell
i dunno. i'd love a drunk show. axe TWiF and use the same cast for This week in Drunk. Sarah and Martin can watch old Hitchcock movies (or whatever) and drink drink drink. think MST3K plus wine.
- Mark Hartwell
I caught a replay and although not a "normal" TWiT show it was very enjoyable and as a discussion provided some very good insights into how people approach/deal with social media. You need to get some (silent) A/C thou. :)
- Techdribble
And I have thoroughly enjoyed the last couple episodes. Me likes. Listened to them all front to back. What's that Audible link again ;) Keep on doing it.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
I enjoyed the episode as well. If people want just news there's plenty of other 'casts out there, but I enjoy a little bit of personality and opinion in the show. And wine.
- Nathan Loehlein
I seriously don't think it was the wine, it was the combination of guests. Shira talks a mile a minute, plus you gave her alcohol. Dvorak kept refilling her glass, for the lulz I would say. When you had the wine tasting that included Brian Brushwood it was one of the best TWiTs in recent memory, and you ate fire. So either don't have Shira on, or don't let her drink.
- Matthew
If you like This Week in Wine, you should check out CS Rumcast. No, seriously.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Maybe create a new show, This Week in New Media or something of the sort. You offer a lot when it comes to commentary/advice on new media and its business implications, but I can see how some might not want that info constantly mixed in with their tech news. Also, it'd give you a legitimate outlet for twitter news. Dvorak wouldn't be able to complain any more :-)
- Doug Jones
Maybe if we do the wine tasting before TWiF instead of TWiT
- Jamez
Thanks Leo. If I want people getting drunk and cursing I will watch diggnation.
- Jim Williams
Let's get back to basics on TWiT, and cancel the wine tastings! - J. Gilbert
- Joe Gilbert
yep, feel like the rest of you. actually un-subscribed from twit a few weeks ago, right after the last drinking episode. this was a big decision since having followed twit from the very start. should i reconsider, or is twit becoming the least interersting show of the wonderful leoville channel?
- Peter Nõu
I listened live - they were all over the place - just listened to the edit - brilliant editing - they sounded almost coherent. Let's hope this is the very last wine tasting TWiT.
- Michael Ohajuru
Yeah! Lately TWIT has been getting less interesting with each new episode. It's sounding like a bunch of high tech good ole boys just getting together to shoot the shit and enjoy each other's company rather than trying to be an entertaining and informative show for the listeners. Too much small talk and fluff, not enough meat.
- Tokyo Dan
Don't know what the big deal was, I enjoyed this week's TWIT. I'd rather have a good lively discussion than listen to Calacanis yabber on about twitter for 20 mins.
- Paul Grav
I have liked the Twits after the wine tasting. I think the girls mellowed John. Leo don't change a thing.
- Ardith
It was interesting. Kinda like listening to Kup's Show in Chicago in the 70's. The tech part disappeared, but the interaction was great. Maybe a new netcast "This Week in Talk"...
- Timothy Magnuson
I have listened to most of the Twit group for a long time. Show 191 This week in Tech was the most HORRIBLE unlistenable thing I have ever heard! It started horrible so not sure it was the wine. What ever else you did please stop it! Normally I love these shows and would not miss a single show.
- Dirkbonesteel
90 minute long TWIT, 10 minutes of tech discussion. I don't mind the banter but these "in studio" episodes are just a party for Leo. Getting very close to replacing TWIT with audiobooks. Leo PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE no more "in studio" netcasts. Use Skype and try to keep it on topic for at least half the show. PLEASE
- Al Degutis
Ummmmmm.... after 191 free shows over a number of years (not including the entire TWiT network) that keeps 95% of you wanna-bes ahead of the curve when it comes to new technology, services and social media and some of you here are ready to throw it under the bus for one less than great show? Take a look at yourselves guys...
- Johnny Worthington
Personally, I liked the episode. I listen to TWIT to hear the banter and insight. Sometimes there is less insight then other times, but it is still entertaining. Leo, don't change because of what could be a vocal minority.
- Larry
A little chit-chat is good, but yeah, past a certain point it becomes less like listening to a podcast and more like eavesdropping.
- Butch Curry
Good to hear. I was worried I was being a buzzkill but I couldn't get through the last episode.
- Thom
As a recovering alcoholic, it's hard to listen/watch others drink it. I quit watching it about 2 weeks ago. I don't mind if you drink if you do it responsibly. What I've seen and heard in the last 2 weeks wasn't responsible. I know the signs. It wasn't pretty.
- Anita Pesola
You can blame him, but you CANT SPAM him!!! ;)
- Julien Bérubé
I love TWiT...this week not so much...but still love it! Only way to top it now is bring back Woz and Mitnick for next week.
- andsmi
I listened to the edited version, like normal, and I enjoyed most of it quite a lot. One of the things I adore about TWiT is the variability; some episodes are super serious and tech heavy, and others are chatty, silly and party-like. For me, the secret is Leo as ringleader, serious or silly.
- Bob M. Montgomery
there's a difference between wine tasting and wine drinking. You might want to focus more on the tasting and not opening so many bottles.
- jccalhoun
Maybe you could ask Gary's Wine if you could move the wine tasting to after TWiT?
- Crystal Tillman
Yeah, this isn't Diggnation. Lets have Dry TWiT.
- Andrew Leahey
It's your show, Leo. Have fun and lots of it. Otherwise you burn out, get tired of it, or retire from doing TWiT and we ALL lose out. There's a happy balance on both sides of this equation, no worries!
- Mike Lewis
very glad you can't have GaryV on - can't stand him.
- Brian Conn
I still enjoyed it. Just keep the bottle away from John and you'll be fine :-)
- Keith Barrett
I got the feeling it wasn't a very heavy week in tech news anyway:-)
- Francine Hardaway
All the news that week was twitter (Oprah, Kutcher, King, unfollow blocking, etc), so you couldn't win anyway
- Keith Barrett
there was tech news but leo covered most of it on mbw, sn, ww (like pc sales, kindle drm, youtube premium content), and if he has that on twit, people will complain about overlap...
- Jayesh
Noooo, don't listen to the complaints Leo. If I want hardcore tech news, I'll go read Slashdot or Wired or CNET... but I listen to TWiT for the entertainment. The best episodes happen when you get the right chemistry in the room (and via Skype) that hilarity as well as thought provoking discussion come naturally... thus I quite enjoyed 191. It was like Diggnation, but with wine and a hammered Dvorak (that's GOLD Jerry, GOLD!). Stick with the stories you want to discuss and go with the flow!
- Kristian
Leo, you don't need to change the show. I think of TWiT as a dinner party with fellow members of the tech community. Some of the conversation will be about tech and some will be random conversation. It's all good.
- archaictree
No don't worry about it, it always keeps it interesting.
- Kelby
If you want to have a random collection of folks sitting around tasting wine and talking about and/or avoiding talking about semi-technical news/social media topics, go for it. Seems like the issue might just be some folks in the audience are tuning in expecting something else more technical/directed.
- Ken Sheppardson
i've always thought (and leo said this on sunday) that twit was just friends getting together to relax and talk about the news of the week... and when there's not much news they can talk about twitter, or just ramble on about nothing... when people want to unsubscribe, well, that's their prerogative
- Chris Heath
Painful just painful and Shira was killing me.. bring back Shwood
- K3ViN
I listen to TWIT for the conversation and the "vibe." I hang with my friends for the same reasons, not for news content. Don't let Dvorak change the personality of the show. If all he wants is news let him listen to Cranky Geeks.
- Hamilton Wallace
I thought it was great, nice to see some variety, looked like everyone had a great time
- Gary Prechtel
Still a hell of a lot better than an hour and a half of recession talk. I dunno about other people but I like hearing people have fun.
- Chris Lawrence
Still love the show, but agreed: a little less wine would be good. Also, what about getting Bwana back on the show?
- Budak
The thing I like best about TWiT is every week it jumps the shark. I am always sad when the show is the same 2 weeks in a row.
- Michael Hansel
Ignoring Twitter news when it's the story of the week is a big mistake despite Dvorak's protestations.
- Gregg Scott
The only problem with the show as I saw it was wine that fine should have been accompanied by lamb chops marinated in rosemary, garlic and olive oil. But then, I was a sommelier once.
- jcunwired
Leo, Do what you need to do. However, the most recent "wine fortified" episodes of your podcasts have been MOST entertaining...
- Stan Augustyniewicz
this show and the last lost their focus real quick when the wine was being poured. People listen for Leo & his guests on tech news vs 99% twitter news. Ok.. Leo & Ev don't get along, point made. Lisa was 7/10 as a guest but can't contribute on tech news since mainly a photo blogger. Shira was a waste. High and mighty and she acted holier than thou with Dvorak and the others. She's a pretty face and a chic = ratings. Bring back the tech news and less eye candy + booze.
- david amodt
Big fan of wine. Especially with @theRealDvorak. Hopefully a bit of the juice can make him say something incriminating. (ie: moreso than usual.)
- Raj Singh
I've been a subscriber since #2 and I found this really fun. It's fun to listen to everyone loosen up a little.
- Travis
Leo and John...I love ya, but it sounded like 2 old guys trying to get a couple hot girls drunk. It was like Baby Boomer Diggnation. Lisa cracked me up though. She was in fact crankier than JCD. Shira(sp?) annoyed me talking over everyone, going on and on about nothing and name dropping.
- Jeff Lee
Even after all those booze and those ladies, Dvorak still couldn't say he likes Twitter. I've been a subscriber since the early days too and this was one of my favourites, but in the same breathe, my least favourite. I thought it was funny as hell, and I get some humour @Jeff Lee who thought you two sounded like you were trying to get a couple hot girls drunk. I THOUGHT THAT TOO!!! But, I know better. I also have to agree with Jeff when Shira kept talking over everyone
- Kyle Burton
Continued... I also think Shira was trying to lead the conversation and in some parts direct where things were going. At at least one point, I took notice that she was directing and overpowering Dvorak and cooling him down. For me, that was a big turnoff and I actually switched to a Brittany Spears song (my iPod got ram sacked by my ex). But once i cooled down, I picked up where I left off. Sorry for the rant, but thats the only thing I didn't like, the rest was awesome as always. Nice work Leo.
- Kyle Burton
I will take drinking Dvorak any day over Calacanus.
- BigMatt
so where do you get your quality now?
- Peter Efland
I have moved all individuals to FriendFeed. If they weren't on FF I created them as imaginary friends. All I read in GR now are media sites and my workstreams.
- Kevin Gamble
Facebook "likes" friendfeed feature. More metadata for facebook to study. I bet a real time web search is coming to facebook soon. - http://blog.facebook.com/blog...
This is cool... except that for some reason I feel frustrated that facebook is grabbing these cool ideas and sticking them onto there service. I can't spend more than 10 mins on facebook without pulling my hair out...
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
If you use FB as people use FF your friends from the physical world are going to throw you out of their list of friends. There's no way they want all this junk.
- Richard A.
"frustrated that facebook is grabbing these cool ideas" - FF did not invent that concept, not by a long shot. It's a good and logical solution to a situation with lots of information with many sources and many authors. The aggregator sites like digg and technorati had it, flickr favorites do the same thing, many forums have ways to do that, there even were ways to do this in BBSes and...
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- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
As with everywhere I want to "like" on FB but I worry it would take 3 mins to load ;-)
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
I've never liked the Digg, Technorati and other style websites, far too much effort to share content.
- Richard A.
You can already see fewer things from a friend on FB. Not really as fine grained as on FF, but FB is for a different audience. Also, FB already has different views that approximate FF's lists. However, people on FB have already demonstrated they will defriend at the drop of a hat, or a fast food sandwich, as it were.
- Aspen Mayer
from twhirl
Real-time web search seems like something that would be outside of Facebook's scope given that they are a "social tool" designed to complement existing social connections. Also, were it to exist, searches would be limited to your friend's information meaning real-time search wouldn't provide much value. But who knows, maybe they are planning to expand.
- Daniel Rhodes
Pretty interesting feature. But I dont think anymore friendfeed integration is possible than through the facebook app that they have (which is currently just a dumb iframe).
- Abhishek Kumar
You didn't. As soon as posted it, I saw someone else did the same thing, so I deleted to get rid of the redundancy and went looking for the answer. Then I posted the answer but when it refreshed you had beaten me to it.
- RAPatton
Wow, stunning!! man i need vacation soo bad!
- Susan Beebe
Robert: Total coincidence. I just woke up & checked FriendFeed when you did. Jérôme's comment asking for the location was 2 hrs ago. How did you find it? I looked in TinEye on the first picture, and luckily there was a match.
- Mitchell Tsai
Susan: FriendFeed gathering in the Maldives? I totally forgot about the Florida gathering next week...
- Mitchell Tsai
I searched for W hotels on the water and eyeballed it
- RAPatton
I'm powering on cause I'm in Australia... and it's like 5pm here... it's not like I'm addicted... I'm not... Just cause FF is my 'Home' on all of my 6 computer's browsers (including work), that's normal... I can stop at any time... It's not like FF was one of my top 3 reasons for buying an iPhone... oh god I need help... *cries* :P
- Johnny Worthington
I had a pigeon wave a knife at me once. Those mofos mean business!
- Jim Stanger
I agree with Mona, I don't like pigeons, they're disgusting.
- Oli Kenobi
Mona: thank you! I was just watching Samantha Brown on travel channel, eating pigeon dumplings in Xi'an, and I said the exact same thing..
- Bren -- Designated Driver
Can someone make a video like this about Trolls? Do not feed the Trolls! LMAO
- Igor The Troll יִצְחָק
What I want to see is a giant cigarette come and attack the next Asshole I see flick a lit cigarette butt out the window on the freeway!
- Jeff P. Henderson
This one doesn't seem to be a stupid bot - it's got "good video" comment on video, "funny" comment when Chris Pirillo said that Spiders weren't funny, and a totally apt "Art Photo. I like" (I would've said it wasn't spam if not for the give away html) on Maryam's photo.
- Yuvi
It's dumb on other places though - got a coupla "click here to see more details" stuff too.
- Yuvi
Explanation: "In January 2007, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. 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. The...
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- Andrew Baron
Wow, 153 people 'liked this" so far and almost 30 comments.
- Andrew Baron
Absolutely incredible shot! Then again some of the best shots on the web come from NASA, National Geographic, Discovery and, of course, Hawk :)
- Charlie Anzman
Not to be too cynical but that shot seems to good to be true -- I wonder if there is more processing going on than the text seems to admit.
- Brian Sullivan
I'm going to side with Brian here. What is right: Comet McNaught was that bright in WA (I use to live there), but I checked my attempted pics, they predate this by over a week. I'm sure the comet was only that bright for less than a week. Second, the main Australia Day fireworks occur in Perth City...which isn't near a beach . Maybe it's Leighton Beach with Fremantle to the left...but it doesn't seem right. I did check the weather records though, there was a storm that night, and it's in the right direction
- Duncan Riley
I do hope it is real though...and I forgot how wonderful the environment there is
- Duncan Riley
Duncan, last year both Fremantle and I believe Hillarys held their own fireworks for Australia Day. I myself was trying to guess the location this morning. Being a regular on Leighton beach though it doesn't look familiar so I was thinking it may have been taken to the north of Hillarys. It also made me very nostalgic for Perth :)
- Penny
At 302 likes, the #1 most liked post of all time on FriendFeed. 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
@Mona No Farsi, but I'm trying to learn. Try this Farsi-English Translator http://friendfeed.com/e... or http://farsidic.com/F2E (but I can't get pasting from FriendFeed to work, you have to retype the word your trying to translate. Very hard to read those small Farsi characters...)
- Mitchell Tsai
Oh I was just wondering because someone wrote a comment in Farsi... thanks for the links though! And I too, am a fan of the Google translator : )
- Mona Nomura
Can't get a translation of Vashka's comment for you. Perhaps one of the Persians on FriendFeed can help? It's 1:29 pm IRDT in Tehran right now, and many of them like pictures, so they might see this thread...
- Mitchell Tsai
Wow, just amazing the odyssey that one little comment in a foreign language just took me on. After clicking a few of his/her links it seems Vashka is an Iranian man (I think) living in a Northern province of Iran. The internet just totally shrinks the world! So cool.
- Adam Turetzky
@Adam I wish my Farsi were better. :-) For some favorite pics from the past 3 days, try http://friendfeed.com/mitchel... Most of these pics are from Pixdaus, which I never would have found without the help of the Persians in the Persian Cam FriendFeed Room http://friendfeed.com/rooms...
- Mitchell Tsai
3 screens at once! ROTFL... I've posted some links in this thread for EXTREME picture surfing (mostly Flickr, but some Picasa & internal). Some Flick "slideshow" links for Thomas Hawk's collection (and Thomas Hawk's favortes...) P.S. Since I'm often out of "likes", my "comments" and "likes" collections overlap, but are different.
- Mitchell Tsai
from Bookmarklet
I'd love to have "Flickr favorite" slideshows running on two of these screens!
- Mitchell Tsai
Matrix style FriendFeeding.....and yes is it ur Job??
- Arjun
What a great idea! I've got to try that! ^_^
- Selma
No jobs. I retired May 2007, so I get to goof around and surf Flickr all day (in between hikes in Yosemite). I'm doing the WCCIF 2008 (modern dance) http://wccif.com and Camp Fareta 2008 (African dance) http://spiritualbusinesscompan... conferences 7/3-7/13 so probably won't see me much on FF for 11 days. Camp Fareta only has 24,000 baud dialup. Might have some time to post pics from WCCIF though. They have wireless in Berkeley.
- Mitchell Tsai
Mitchell...lucky u...that now u have time to do all the fun stuffs :)
- Arjun
Igor: You're welcome... I'm a bit slow on my follows. :-( I like to actually spend some time looking around people's pages first, rather than blinding following everyone.
- Mitchell Tsai
واي چه حالي ميده اينجا فارسي مي نويسي بعد اينا نمي فهمن ما چي گفتيم ... بعد مي رن همه جا مي گن يه خارجي اومده كامنت گذاشته :دي - اسمايلي : به گند كشيدن فرندفيد خارجگينيا
- HΛMΣD ƧΛFΛ
ها پس منم فارسی می نویسم . ایول به خودم که خارجی م الان
- Mah/Mah
Hope to see it really soon. Love the premise of the story.
- Cathryn Hrudicka
Family and I just saw it. Thought it was wonderful!
- Sawyer
It's getting rave reviews. I expected nothing less from the Pixar team
- Jake Lumetta
Saw it over lunch. Cannot even begin to imagine how they pitched it to the studio. Glad the studio took them up on the idea.
- Andrew Leyden
I saw it today, and found it simply gorgeous. Artwork is stunning. Are we close to the point where actors aren't necessary, other than for voices?
- Michael
And just how do parents of newborn twins get to see it? This is why I want new releases on the Apple TV... now. Otherwise, I will go the dark side of the Internet and find it for myself. (frowny face)
- Louis Gray
Great movie. Definitely recommend it! Top 3 pixar for me.
- Tim Costantino
Louis, you are SO funny! Actually, though, we saw a lot of kid movies with one of them a baby... I'm darn good at nursing in a theater. Did baseball games that way too. It's fine for a "kid" movie like a Pixar (stick to atinees).
- Cyndy
is this wall-e like a sequel of sorts to short circuit?
- BCK
Saw this today and genuinely enjoyed it. Some interesting things to ponder too.
- Mindy Koch
Just got home. It was a fun film, I'm not sure it's Pixar's best, but it certainly was worth seeing.
- Robert Scoble
Trailers had some parts that looked unbelievable... even for Pixar. Question about what you think is Pixar's best here: http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Adam Helweh
I want to see this movie, I have a son and two daughters. Will it appeal to the girls??
- Joe Dawson
@LouisGray: Have you check to see if the theaters in your area have a 'mothers day'? It's pretty common now on a Tues or Wed morning to show movies with the lights on and strollers welcome. They let new mothers (and dads) take the kids to a movie and the kids can cry, scream, etc and not disturb anyone.
- Andrew Leyden
The entire family loved the movie. Love Wall-E startup sound.
- Khürt Williams
from twhirl
Wall-E is no Ratatouille by any stretch :) I would give it a 3.5, great graphics, believable characters, so so story line, sickening romance
- Ramesh Ramloll
In light of the recycling theme, I tried to get the concessioner to refill the Hawks empty popcorn bucket to no avail. Loved the commentaries on seditary people & the longing for human touch.
- Mrsth
from fftogo
Wow, that lady really like blue raspberry slurpees! ;)
- felix
Oooh. I like blue raspberry icees... Long time since I had one!
- Mitchell Tsai
I thought it was paint ('coz I donno what a raspberry is :P)
- Yuvi
photograph, or rendering? something about it... especially the teeth and lip... looks unrealistic to me... at a minimum, highly edited.
- Chris Hollander
Looks edited to me, but I'm not a Photoshop pro. It's a shame that Echopic doesn't have author-photographer details, so we could hear how the picture was shot/created.
- Mitchell Tsai
Devil's advocate: Why would I "Like" things on FriendFeed that I don't like? Moreover, why would I like regurgitated links I've seen in a few dozen other FriendFeeds? I don't feel the NEED to comment on or "like" everything I see. Maybe I'm just too choosy that way... non-participatory? Hardly.
You would "like" things to draw attention to them for your followers, who would then see them through the Friend of a Friend feature. Like, although "positive", simply is like hitting "star" in Google Reader or flagging an item. As for "regurgitated" links, that can be reduced thanks to hiding.
- Louis Gray
Then don't... I like what I like, I comment when the whim or need arises. It is what you make it.
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
like to me means things I want you to read.
- Robert Scoble
I sometimes like the same item from several people, as a way to communicate to these people, "Hey, I like when you share stuff like this." It also serves as a searchable flag (e.g. who do I know who has talked about Kucinich?).
- Ontario Emperor
from fftogo
Chris, why not just admit that participating in conversations isn't your thing and move on? You don't actually participate in conversations here, not even the ones you start.
- Robert Seidman
Sorry, but because I handle / manage / follow / track conversations differently, doesn't mean that I'm the deviant. ;)
- l0ckergn0me
Chris wins with a pwnage fatality. i usually "like" items that are kinda cool to me or like a FriendFeed internal bookmark.
- Outsanity
Semantics matter. Language matters. We need more than the binary like/dislike in social systems. Just as we need a lot more flexibility in the concept of friend, acquaintance, etc.
- Mitch Ratcliffe
Because "like" doesn't have to mean "like". It just takes up a lot less screen space than "register some kind of interest, empathy or sympathy with this article" ;-)
- Slappy Line
agreed, I like it alot... whiteboard and all! woo hoo! I am seriously thinking of using this for managing my virtual teams and for collaborating on project management documentation. still too early to tell... but I like the rich feature set and the UIX is sweet!
- Susan Beebe
Yep! Folks at the office are gonna like this, no doubt. I love it when these services help me be the Big Damn Hero!
- Jim Stanger
Holy crap is right! Its a webex killer too. That's the ConnectNow piece. Amazing. And it supports live video and desktop sharing
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Disclaimer: I'm a huge Adobe fanboy since I first started using Photoshop in 1991. (Bonus: Anyone else a veteran user of Macromind products? ;)
- Eric Rice
I'd no idea they did an office suite! Personally I like Zoho
- john conroy
Eric: I won a prize for reporting the most bugs in Acrobat 1.0 (they gave me a $1400 laser printer back in 1995). I love that team and am glad to see they are doing great things.
- Robert Scoble
Hey Eric, Scoble's got your cool post on his blog!! very cool indeed! I am really liking Adobe's new Acrobat.com!! :-)
- Susan Beebe
macromind? pwned by ur question. Looking forward to this adobe suite. Long time adobe fan-glad they're finally making some strides in the cloud.
- Mark Forman
do you need acrobat 9 to use all the features?...via feedalizr
- Dieter Schwarz
Dieter: No, it's flash-based (flex?flash?)... I read something Adobe AIR version as well, but I'm dealing with a drooling problem right now. ;)
- Eric Rice
Mark: hehe the stories I could tell you about Marc Canter in 1991 would probably, well, be the same as the stories I could tell today hehe.
- Eric Rice
I think this is build on Flex (Pods, etc.)
- Susan Beebe
Robert: Did you ever get into tug-of-war battles with those huge rolls of printer cellophane for dye-sublimation printers? That stuff was stronger than titanium, I swear.
- Eric Rice
I remember that stuff. Woz had one of those printers. Cost $40,000. Now a $50 printer does a better job.
- Robert Scoble
"This is not a diet -- or a rigorous exercise program. (Nobody can stick to those for long.) Instead, it's a simple way to make weight loss a natural part of the life you already live. And guess what? It's fun! You don't have to give up the foods you love or join a gym. It's about balancing calories in tiny ways that add up to big benefits. You just adopt some tricks naturally lean people do. Pick the ones you like, stick with them, and you'll slim down and tone up -- for good!"
- Leon Ho