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Naw, I rarely use it. BTW, I'm primarily Mac-based if the damn things weren't so break-y lately. - Eric Rice

what do you want for it and does it have HSDPA? - Aura Mae

Yeah I know you are, I'm wondering because I am in a heated Mac vs PC discussion centered around using Sound forge. I have to make a phony-baloney guru recommendation to a tech neophyte about what platform to use. Sony on Sony is knee jerk pick for the marketing side of the net -as you no doubt already know. Coin toss? - Tom Novak

Three articles: http://www.allbusiness.com/governm... and http://www.allbusiness.com/governm... and http://www.allbusiness.com/governm... - Eric Rice

gridlock might be a good thing. The fackin government is too intrusive as it is. - Mattb4rd

One thing that's apparent, is that if you are poor, work to become successful and such, you end up hitting the wall--- building a business from scratch means you'd have to start w/Obama and continue with McCain. Gah. So don't monetize TOO much, right? Heh. - Eric Rice

Whoever cuts MY taxes gets my vote. /end story. - Tom Novak

oh man, use dropcard or something! - Admiral Anika

i normally use moo.com but not on this short notice...i should also ping the tokyo crew about their thoughts since the card thing is SO part of biz culture. - Eric Rice

Someone mentioned awhile ago to hook up a Nintendo DS and pictochat your info to them :P You could do the same for a PSP (I think it was Alexander Williams who said it). I want that personally. - Candace

Honestly, I don't understand this card thing. I was beaming people with palm pilots 8 years ago. In fact, it was considered RUDE to have business cards when I went to infrastructure conferences. - Christine Cavalier

@Christine, i work in telecommunications and i've run into situations where handing a biz card is a huge faux pas. beam it or forget it is what i've been told. - Admiral Anika

Of course, how do we know what can be beamed or not, what's compatible or not. I wouldn't even know how to transfer between a treo and iphone or blackberry and nokia... and i'm like from the FUTURE n shit. :) - Eric Rice

so... years ago Palm had the biz card beaming feature. I remember loving it. Where did it go? How did it fall out? - Michael Markman from twhirl

its bluetooth, don't the smurfs in our phone just make it work. i used to have a PPC6700 and now i have an instinct. I've never had a problem beaming anyone anything, except when I was in vegas and my phone would not pick up or receive data from the iphone user standing next to me. that was the only time in the past 5 years that's happened.. - Admiral Anika

i think the other point i'm making is that i can't even recall having run across the need to do this, much less, even know *how* to - Eric Rice

I know this doesn't help you for next week, but if it is an important contact, in the future perhaps use a branded flash drive w/ your contact info and sample of work? There are a few sites like this out there: http://www.usb-flashdrive.com/us... - tagami

tagami: actually i have a use for flash drives for another project ;) but yeah, great idea for some for biz card replacements - Eric Rice

and this is different from all the R-rated movies how? - Eric Rice

the comments on the blog here are great; MURDER drome is being banned from iTunes for, what I'll assume is gratuitous violence, like the beheading captioned here. While I personally, find this hilarious, and thank you Eric btw for turning me onto murderdrome, this kind of graphic art pretty easily falls outside the realm of the decency that Apple likes. - Pete Delucchi

Yep. Apple likes, or you don't see :P - Yuvi

So wait, you can sell comics on the iPhone? - sergiooo

Well in theory, sure, there are lots of books for sale and i just picked up the manga POCHIYAMA which is a kinda steep 5.99. This (and even things like Qik for iPhone) really underscores the need for the jailbreak market because Apple choosing to make the rules for the hardware, software AND distribution is kind of monopolistic. Not even Mercedes pulls this crap, and that's a pretty damn elite as a brand. - Eric Rice

Rick, of course, the issue is, the location location location thing... the marketing effort for your media is put on YOU, and chances of discovery from within the 'mall' are reduced. I've found vlogs when searching for music and glad I did.. they were just lucky to be in the system as part of the machine. - Eric Rice

Somewhere in E.C. comics heaven, William Gaines is LOL - Tom Novak

Do they see themselves in a publisher's role with editorial choices? I'm not talking about the gore but as comics go this one is pretty crappy,the art is decent but there's no real story, and wouldn't select it for distribution with my company's name on it. The shot selection and presentation are unimaginative and we don't really care for the characters. The creators have the right to publish a crap comic, (just look at mine, hardy har har,) but does Apple have the right to turn down a crap comic? - sergiooo

So Apple's now an art critic? This is the problem I have with Vimeo and other sites that put their subjectivity into the product design. Seriously, what DO WE ALL LOOK ALIKE. Also, I don't consider Apple to be the publisher, they are a distribution channel. Also, I didn't view it as a crap comic, so who is right? - Eric Rice

I'm right, of course :) Time after time big companies prove that it's not what we see them as, but what they see themselves as. Substitute Murderdome with Happy Tree Friends or Sin City and I'd say 'Apple has no taste, oh well' but not this. I'm not personally invested in the topic because I don't use any Apple products, nor do i work for them. Just not going to spend energy fighting for what i think is a piece of crap. Their comic is right there for everyone to read so i don't see a censorship argument. - sergiooo

So Apple is ok with violence in the movies and tv they sell but not the comics? Lame! - Andrew

Andrew i do agree that Apple is lame about that, and in general. - sergiooo

I know what you mean serigiooo we should just shut up and take what big media/software thinks is right. Now where did I put my clear channel program guide? ;) - Eric Rice

maybe it's all the residual caffeine in the air? - Call me Bronco

Bosh! I've already been to the Pirate Store on pier 57. Sadly, the Frankfurter stand wasn't open yet. - Tom Novak

three levels of pain. 'aware' 'feel' 'affected' where i can concentrate and notice the pain but not feel it (aware); i can feel the pain but not be afffected (feel); i can feel the pain and be given cause to stop because it hurts or could hurt (affected)... do these make sense? - Eric Rice

maybe video would be easier lol - Eric Rice

You'll be fine, all you need to do is lose ten years. - Tom Novak

gimme an exoskeleten heh - Eric Rice

This is a perfect example of when an "interest' button would work better than "like." I am interested in how this turns out, but don't want to come off as a jerk by liking it. Could get totally misinterpreted. - Eban Crawford

I hereby give permission for everyone to click LIKE if you are fascinated by me taking my physical misery and turning it into a science project. - Eric Rice

ok, doing two tests, one with a bike and one with a segway. i can 100% be comfortable and not in pain on a bike. Doing a segway test now (i've never had the chance to be in pain to see how that motorized thing works in cases of mobility-- i don't know what 'i can stand but not walk' would be like)... developing. - Eric Rice

ok segway didn't cause as much stress as I thought it would, although my truck-- getting in and sitting had higher 'feel' and getting out was right up there at 'affected' read: OW - Eric Rice

pain semms to be broad ache across middle and upper back - Eric Rice

Yeah the entire gaming industry itself, all 18 billion dollars of it, IS kinda silly. - Eric Rice

That would be interesting. I just spent 1.5-days over at EA. Interesting operation they have going there. 100 people working on just one game (Dead Space, which just won a bunch of awards). - Robert Scoble

Diablo Lives! - Tom Novak

The specific business model in Second Life couldn't exactly be like EA would've done it and they wouldn't change it if it loses interest by change. No go or they do better. - ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,

was EA a sweatshop like everyone thinks? - Eric Rice

Halting State. - Christine Cavalier

I thought they settled all those overtime claims and retooled a few years ago...will ask husband.... - Erin @queenofspain

I look primarily at the Sims franchises-- EA is so Microsoftian that it's hard to figure out what to think of them. So it starts from there-- Maxis. - Eric Rice

We have 2 kinds of hummingbirds that frequent our upper deck here in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. Stunning! - Brian Daniel Eisenberg

saw my first one today too. Had a feeder in backyard for 2 years now. But today I saw the first one. - Bob Blunk

I saw one (for the first time) last week. I didn't think they'd care for the weather here. (high today 106) - ha3rvey (Ho)^3

they are so beautiful! i am in SoCal, and see a lot of them (and they are NOT shy. they fly right onto my balcony and hover around a bit)....but i always get excited when i see one. - carlotta fancypants

They are amazing. When I first moved back home there was no freeze for a few years, and our Penta grew enormous. Every evening a half-dozen hummingbirds would take turns swooping into them & I'd sit by the kitchen window and watch. Fascinating. - Brian Oberkirch

Aren't they wonderful? We have a little green guy visit us every year (for the last 4 yrs), and I'm always so happy to see him. - Ayşe E.

Been trying to train mine to kill yellowjackets. - Tom Novak

this is the first time i spotted a Bulbul in the heart of Mumbai in the monsoons in india - Moksh Juneja from twhirl

I am lucky: I got to actually hold one in my HANDS! very neat experience! (It hit the glass door and I quickly picked it up and checked him over... very tiny little body, adorable eyes and littlest feet you'll ever see. As Loren pointed, out the heartbeat is insanely fast! Ken and I pet it for a few seconds until it came to. Then it was licking my hand with its very long tongue. It was a "Ruby Throated" hummer... soo pretty! - Susan Beebe

@Susan - Awwww... - Yuvi

I see them often in San Franciso. But growing up in Virginia, I rarely did. They were like leprechauns. - Hutch Carpenter

Lovely! We get hummingbirds in our backyard feeder in Ohio. - Mitchell Tsai

I was at Lynx Lake State Park in AZ last week, and the restaurant on the lake had hummingbirds fluttering up to the feeders hanging in front of the large bay windows all morning. The look on my nephew's face when he saw them for the first time was priceless. Related: The restaurant's biscuits and gravy are very good. - Pete Delucchi

I have a feeder at my place here in Venice; they are neat lil' dudes. Some recent pix: http://www.flickr.com/photos... - Anthony Citrano

We have them here in KY also. They are fascinating creatures. - Jack Wilson, K4SAC

I haven't seen one in years. Back when there were more rose bushes and other flowering plants around where I live I use to see them alot. - Paul from twhirl

I saw two today... Amazing birds. - David Finch