Janet Tokerud

...this just might push me over the edge to get the iphone! - George Lee via twhirl

I CAN HAZ COWBELL? - Chris Baskind

Tonight's FF = GIZMODO - Mona N.

This phone needs more cowbell. - Candace Holly

Totally, Mona... you're a one-woman Gizmodo. - l0ckergn0me

OMFG I <3 YOU CHRIS! - drew olanoff

That's better Gizmodo > digg - Mona N.

this might be the best app evar! - Morgan

lulz. MORE COWBELL!!! - Gary Bacon II

haha what the hell - Tom Warren

Is compatible with http://tinysong.com/GuM - l0ckergn0me

i thought it would play the sound if i shake the iPhone (the cowbell) but i have to tap on it - what a pity! :-| - 210cm

now that is sweet - (jeff)isageek

cowbells? We don't need no stinkin' cowbells. - Don Martelli via twhirl

Easier to play than Pianist and much more satisfying! Two Thumbs Up! - Bill Miranda

OMG, I may have to buy an iPhone just for this! Does it have Christopher Walken cheering you on? I've got a FEVA and the only perscription is more iPhone. - Christian Anderson

dope - via StumbleRead - Adam Loving

Downloaded it 10 seconds after seeing this on FF - Jim Goldstein

Too bad it doesn't make use of the accelerameter - Jim Goldstein

not using the accelerometer = FAIL - jon madison via twhirl

interesting edit job on your post! funny! - Susan Beebe

That is bullshit - "Czar" DJ Peterman

Gabe told me that he routinely does that with expletives - mathew ingram via twhirl

Well, the software does it. That's pretty easy to automate. More in my comment here: http://www.loiclemeur.com/engl... - Gabe Rivera

Hey Gabe is there a list of all the terms you automated? Curiosity... - Loic Le Meur

at least they didn't change it to bulldog or Shitzu hehe...via feedalizr - JohnBfromMemphis

Haven't published the list. That would be funny wouldn't it? I can show you the code though if you ever catch me with my laptop! - Gabe Rivera

BTW, be careful or I'll transform Loic into L**c. :-) - Gabe Rivera

what if you had it swap "friendfeed" for "twitter". and would people even notice? ;) - Robert Kloosterhuis via fftogo

I think Loic has a typically European reaction: can't believe that techmeme needs to change bullshit into bulls**t. Get real, swearwords are ok. - Julio Alonso

Always wondered why people seem to have a problem with swearing. It's context and intent that are offensive in my opinion, not a few letters of the alphabet arranged. - Matt Harwood

What do the asterisks really hide? - Delete Me

Europeans and Americans just have a very different way of treating these things. I've learned not to swear in public America or people get offended and report you to the police for saying things like that. Sad, but true. - Sally Church

Fuck, that is bullshit. Is the web like conservative prime time tv now? A few weeks ago I did a 24hr experiment where I said the word 'fuck' in every single tweet on twitter for 24hrs to see how people would react. Turns out my twitter followers (over 1700) are very tolerant. I didn't lose many, if any. I think people can handle the word 'bullshit' in a post, heh. - jjprojects

Sally - being reported to the law for personal expression of feeling? Whoah. Democracy in action folks. - Matt Harwood

Come on, seriously. Is this so strange? Do you see "bullshit" or "fuck" on the cover of Newsweek and Time? While TechMeme is certainly neither of those, I'm sure they want the guise of legitimate "reporting" - not cursing is "mainstream." Asterisks are not the same as gags or censorship and nothing to get huffy about. I don't see why people feel the need to curse just for the sake of doing so. Of course, I'm jaded because many in public feel the need to curse around my young daughter. - Vince DeGeorge

Updated with big-assed screenshot and lessons learned, etc. - Eric Rice

What's also odd about this thread is that I commented on the blog (not here). I think this was because there was one non-author comment on the blog and none here. Plus it was Disqus enabled. - Andy C

This is the best example of collateral damage ever. Can't discover new shit AND can't avoid stuff because it's mutually exclusive. All or none. "Nothin or double, Jack, nothin' or double." - Eric Rice

@Dennis .. my thoughts were geared mostly to the tech section which even though can be considered to have different parts to it those sections are generally covered by blogs that belong to networks. Whether gadgets or new or even opinion most neworks will have blogs specifically for that topic hence my point I think is still valid - Steven Hodson

I think my friend Steve is wrong on this one. History shows us that we are always creating stars.Sparkle and fade... - chartreuse

@chartreuse .. hey believe me I hope I could be wrong because there are a lot of good bloggers out there with unique ways to create a conversation (such as yourself) and others that really make you stop and think but I don't think history will have much of a hold on this. - Steven Hodson

Agree with chartreuse, especially if the 'solo blogger' is not averse to older media models. The trick is being relevant not just volumnous. - Eric Rice

Steven keeps mentioning that Louis and Frederic should get snapped up. If this is a round-a-bout way of angling a job for them, Frederic, Louis, drop me a chat, and we'll talk. :) ...via twhirl - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

@Mark it only makes good business sense. Both are excellent bloggers and they have managed to develop themsleves quite nicely. While Louis is more obvious I think Frederic is just as close to breaking through. - Steven Hodson

@steven You're right. I just figured both were happily employed. :) ...via twhirl - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Dude, is there anything you DON'T have a script for? :-) - Slippy Lane

if there is, let me know. :) - engtech

Understandable. (via Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11) - Paul Buchheit

Didn't even realize Alert Thingy tagged this on the post. That's unfortunate. Think I'll stick to the FriendFeed page a little more than Alert Thingy (although I think it has some great potential). - Brandon Titus

=Aviv (via Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10_4_11; en) AppleWebKit/526.1+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0.4 Safari/523.12) - j1m

Glad to see I'm not the only one :) - Shannon Jiménez

Yeah, I hope Bret, Paul, and the rest get a Twitter-style "from" tag working so Alert Thingy doesn't have to put that in the comment text. (via Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.13) Gecko/20080311 Firefox/2.0.0.13) - Voyagerfan5761

I hope that they *don't* get a "from" tag working. I don't need your commercial nagging. Seeing your spamvertising only makes me less likely to try your product. If your product is any good, I'll hear about it other ways. - James Polley

"Like" James Polley's comment - Shannon Jiménez

I don't think it's that serious. ...via AlertThingy - Corvida

Well I think you're biased ;-) - Aviv

lol how could I possibly be biased? ...via AlertThingy - Corvida

By using it? :) It's great that people find use for Alert Thingy, but I don't think it should compromise my FF experience.. - Aviv

Then you're biased because you're not using it. It's a tab saver =P ...via AlertThingy - Corvida

@Aviv: why not ? Some FriendFeed clients force 'from FriendFeed' onto unsuspecting Twitter people. - Andy C

Andy, which ones? via Safari - Aviv

ya which ones? -via FeedDemon via Vista via The Internet - Steven Hodson

You guys are the worst lol Now I'll just continue to spam. ...via AlertThingy - Corvida

@aviv: http://twitter.com/engtech/sta... - I agree it's just 'FriendFeed' but still... - Andy C

Yes - but that's using a Twitter feature - FF has no such capability, yet. - Aviv

@Aviv: I'm not a developer - just a user playing Devil's Advocate to keep you lot on your toes :-) - Andy C

Corvida, we're your reality check :) - Aviv