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Why is Twitter shutting down in 2012? - Steve Rubel

For some reason, the Facebook deal makes this future user interface look more likely. - Rishabh Mishra (p248)

I too got a few new --followers-- subscribers lately. And I don't even actively use it :) (yet) - Tormod Haugen

The ability to add all Twitter followers to FriendFeed probably has a lot to do with it... Same here... - Fredrik Johnsen

twitter has gone too mainstream - the elite moved on in desperation ;-) - Magnus

"It has long been held that the early bird catches the worm. But it is the night owl that lasts the distance, research shows. It found that late risers tire less quickly than those who make a point of getting up at the crack of dawn. The study is likely to be embraced by anyone tired of being branded lazy for their love of a lie-in.And it adds to growing evidence that it is night owls that rule the roost. Previous studies have found that those who rise later tend to be both cleverer and richer than early birds. For the latest study, scientists pitted morning larks against night owls in a task designed to measure their reaction and attention times. During the experiment, the volunteers got up and went to bed at their usual times, with the larks tending to turn in four hours earlier than the owls. Both did similarly well at the task shortly after getting up. But ten hours into their day, it was the night owls that shone, being both quicker and more alert at the task, the journal Science reports." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

prejudiced article - Richard A.

Who you gonna call? - Corvus Elrod

I know some of the folks on this team. Fun stuff. - Corvus Elrod

Hey, its a noise filter! Sweet! - David Risley

+1 for that, pretty please. (Super-Hide should have a "everything in this room" option, naturally.) I think that's a much bigger deal than a room browser. A room browser will have trouble scaling, but "which rooms are my friends active in" would be a very friendfeedy way to navigate the space. - ⓞnor

"However, Mr. Angry Overreaction Man decided that he now had a problem with me. He confronted me, demanding my camera. Of course, I refused. He got in my face and started threatening me, telling me that I cannot take his photo without his permission. I told him that yes, in fact, I can. He then walked up and bumped into me, trying to act tough. I told him that one more touch and I would call the police. Of course, he didn’t like that very much, and at that point told me that if I put his picture on the internet, he would call his laywer. I assured him that his photo would be on the internet" - Paul Buchheit

From the look of the guy, you'd just better watch out for detached equine crania in your nocturnal rest area. Uh-oh, did Slippy just use an Italian-American stereotype? You bet he did, but just in fun, honest! - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane

Yeah. I probably broke 20 rules starting out on Twitter. :-( Hopefully I'm not annoying too many of you... - Mitchell Tsai

Love the comparison of information to electricity. In that context I would call the Internet/Information Stream the power grid with many different sources, my circuit panel the filtered information feed (Friendfeed), and each appliance in my house my custom filter. - Phil Ashman

Don't miss the photo of Jim linked at the end: http://friendfeed.com/static.... Thank you, Kevin Photoshop skills. - Bret Taylor

Bret, look forward to u speaking at AltSearchEngines on Mon at 11:00. Call me to discuss! Twitter:@elliottng fouronefive-nineeightseven-eightysix-eightysix - Elliott Ng

Cool, got me another feed in Google Reader myself. :-) - Voyagerfan5761

I am a little worried about phishing though. And why does Google keep forcing me to login? I'm already logged into Gmail -- they should just ask if I want to give that ID to app X. - Paul Buchheit

*Like* and completely agree with Paul's comment. - Dan Hsiao

Great video! - Paul Buchheit

Thanks Paul! Hope it helps some people. - Bwana ☠

You're STILL using Yahoo Mail?! - Paul Buchheit

Adam, thanks for letting me know. Oh well, maybe someday... - Dan Hsiao

I was pushing hard for an API in their Google Group, so this is good, good, good, news. - Adam Posey

http://blog.programmableweb.com/2008... "This service is available for use only by individuals and non-commercial organizations that use the service in ways consistent with the historic Christian understanding of doctrine and the Bible, as summarized in the following foundational doctrines..." - Alex Gawley

These days, can a blog, reputation, public projects, etc., serve in place of a traditional resume? - Amit Patel

One of the things that I think Google really got right was creating a culture and atmosphere that works for both men and women (or at least I believe they did -- perhaps a female Googler can chime in). The kind of aggression that you hear about other places (such as Ballmer's chair throwing) were unimaginable. I can only remember one incident where someone threw something in anger, and he was immediately fired. - Paul Buchheit

@amitp heh... hehe... :) - Tormod Haugen

See my commented/liked stuff here: http://friendfeed.com/bret... - Bret Taylor

I definitely agree with j1m there! :-) - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane

“There is no evidence that reducing dietary sodium improves the risk for heart attacks or strokes for the general population.” But it's on saltinstitute.org, so take the whole page with a grain of salt. - Amit Patel

Includes links to lots of informative material. I never realized Oracle, Postgresql and DB2 all use different locking models! - Sanjeev Singh

I use mysql always (except during initial development when I like to stick with sqlite because it's easier). This can be difficult because most of my work is with Django and those people LOVE PostgreSQL for some reason. I'm just used to MySQL. I'm also a little ashamed to admit that sometimes I use phpmyadmin (it's really useful for setting up users/permissions) - Benjamin Golub

"I also paint but cannot see, and compose music but am deaf." He's either a genius or a loony. Ask him what browser he uses. If he says 'curl' or 'wget' then hire him! - Kevin Fox

Kevin, always cracking wise with the Beethoven references. - j1m

The anti-table people are always good for a laugh. - Paul Buchheit

Should I have stopped using tables in my layouts at some point in the past then? - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane

It's nice to see more people competing on quality of workplace. - Paul Buchheit

Buying books without approval process, I like that. Four days a week does not sound bad either, but my experience is that if you're working on a project with which you can identify and be identified (at least inside your organization), you end up working more than five days, 9 to 5 anyhow - well, at least that's what I do and I like it that way. But their alternative work schedule sounds interesting, as do the conference pass payments. - Mustafa K. Isik

@Mustafa I agree 100% about the working 4 days vs 5 days. But not having to go through all the red tape just to buy a book sounds awesome - Benjamin Golub

"Did you know that pages from a book don’t have back-lit screens, so you have to sit next to a bright light? Yeah, I didn’t either." Ernie should give up this software crap and just become a comedian... - Jeremy Zawodny

Meh, I only just found out they don't have a "next page" button on books, either. Seriously though, I regularly have "offline time", but then I'm not that prolific compared to some ;-) - Slippy "WildBeard" Lane

Age old problem converting to those beeks... books. Whatever: http://uk.youtube.com/watch... - Tormod Haugen

wild - Stowe Boyd

As any Feynman reader can tell you, don't let the fireballs anywhere near body hair. - Tudor Bosman

Really ties well into saying "maybe" or "let me get back to you on that" instead of "yes" on requests for assistance. Also related; I'm trying to teach my contacts to send me text messages or email to get in contact, and only call me when it is urgent. Works ok in private, not as easy with clients (though they are good at using mail). - Tormod Haugen