I made a small journey through FF-sphere. Just to see what other people did theme-wise. Whether they had wanted to be original or liked it more the way it was. So I jumped from 1 account to another by going to the 1st person that had liked or commented on an entry. Does it say anything? Do you have a theme that's especially YOU?
No, I probably made a mistake here. FFundercats is not an open account. It should be another one with green toy thingies.
- Ton Zijp
That one for the field bg is quite nice. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
my beach background was a pic I took in 2004, using an old 2.1 Olympus digital camera (1999) Topsail Island, North Carolina. Wish I was there now....
- Mike Nencetti
I have a theme I also use on Twitter, My Name is E, my personal url and is in another form on my blog. You could call it branding :)
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
I like Angelica's, Canada's, Holden's, and Mike Nencetti's themes out of that group, with perhaps Mike Nencetti's at the top of the list. None of the themes I've seen so far really stand out to me, though.
- John (bird whisperer)
I hate custom themes. Seriously i do. It's *never* better than the original design.
- Nik
Luckily Nik, FF allows you to turn them off so you never have to see any custom themes.
- FFing Enigma
I love them, Nik, because that's the way you can add a personal touch to the design that's all ready-made. They don't have to be beautiful to me, as long as they say something about the person who is using it.
- Ton Zijp
Mike, I'm in wilmington, topsail is cool and all, but the beaches are almost floridian when you get down to the lower half of cape fear... (figure 8, a gated community barrier island then wrightsville, then masonboro a National Estuarine Research Reserve, and then carolina beach/pleasure island and then bald head island with the frying pan shoals just off it's tip...) Next time you're in the area throw up the bat signal!
- Chris Heath
ah, well i'm just using plain ol' chrome 2.0.172.39
- Chris Heath
@chris i need something called 'time' never seem to have any... I've been to wrightsville beach - but there are many more beaches I would like to visit. one of these days.
- Mike Nencetti
Ton Zijp - The theme definitely fits the group's content. :-D
- John (bird whisperer)
John, you're making me the happiest person in the world. A weird world, that is, but still a world. :-)
- Ton Zijp
I have a customized FF theme, but it is simply an altered version of my customized Twitter theme. One of these lifetimes I will update both.
- Louis Trapani
http://www.google.com/reader... I'm glad you asked this right now. I just realized that several people are following me and I didn't even know it. I hope it hasn't been this way for long!
- Michael Fidler
Just noticed that Reader now allows grouping of people you follow! Wondering: is Reader going to become a competitor (instead of complement) to FriendFeed?
- Chris Rogers
@rogersdc / Chris, Google Reader is obviously been trying to become more social, but I'd really like to see FF come out with a bookmarklet that makes sub'ing RSS feeds to FF easier/faster. Right now it's a manual process involving either a new Group/Room or Imaginary Friend. Should be 2 clicks tops.. Also see: http://friendfeed.com/alexsch...
- Alex Schleber
Here is mine : http://www.google.fr/reader.... I share (mainly on French sites and blogs) about libraries, literature and arts, human and social sciences, photography :-)
- Nadine Pestourie
LOL here we go again :o) http://www.google.com/reader... I share a lot of blogs and funny stuff that I read, it's neat how I can share and it gets posted all over by friendfeed.
- David Gross
http://www.google.com/reader... - I share items about productivity, gaming, movies, and misc. stuff from the Google "cool" via Recommendations feed. Thanks Kol for starting this thread because I've been trying to cut down on the number of feeds I subscribe to and instead just follow interesting people.
- Dusty Edenfield
Svartling: good point about adding people to groups. I noticed I couldn't comment on items that were shared by some users.
- Dusty Edenfield
I've (we) written a lot of more good tips on how to use Google Reader in Google Reader comments. It's too bad we don't have permalinks in Greader so we can share our notes and comments. Otherwise I could have posted a link here. Here are some on friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/svartli...
- Svartling
Thanks for posting this Kol. Never paid any attention to my shared items folder before but just did!
- Martha
The conversation is really blowing up (in a good way) on Reader. The most important reminder currently is to set up groups and allow commenting. That is NOT on by default!
- Vince DeGeorge
Thank you all. I think I have subscribed you all now (except those feed in languages I don't understand) Here is mine again: http://www.google.com/reader...
- Svartling
I've started to follow a few of the people here but there's quite a few, so will take me a while :) - My currently fairly bare feed is: http://www.google.com/reader...
- Roy Herrod
There are a few entries here you might like to read to help you. This one: http://ff.im/6CkQj explains about adding people to groups to allow them to comment and why some don't stay in groups. In this one: http://ff.im/6F9pQ I suggest a way to track a large number of shared items using PostRank. This: http://ff.im/6Ci0P and this: http://ff.im/6AM35 has a few tips on using GReader as a lifestreaming service. And this: http://ff.im/6EMT1 gives a few examples of GReader bundles.
- Kol Tregaskes
Those of you above whom I already follow on FF/Twitter/etc., I've subscribed to your feeds. As for the rest of you: if you follow me on GReader, I'll follow you back.
- Dennis Jernberg
I'm sharing some pages now, including a few of my past blog entries.
- Dennis Jernberg
Because I have issues with data duplication, I have merged this list with the google reader shares room feeds. You can view the Google spreadsheet at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc...
- Rob Diana
There are a bunch of shared feeds that I could not resolve the Google username for because they did not have a named profile set up.
- Rob Diana
tristanhambling, your link didn't work. :-(
- Kol Tregaskes
It would be really handy to have all these shared feeds as an opml file. Has anyone added everyone? Care to export an opml of the shared feeds?
- Paul Jacobson
I'm http://www.google.com/reader... Not really comfortable with the custom URL though since it can only be your gmail username. Makes it really easy for spamspiders I think.
- TobiasVerhoog.com
Tobias, possibly but not had any problems myself though Gmail has the best spam filters around so I probably not noticed. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
http://www.google.com/reader... mostly webdev, photography news, music, world news which i get interested. plus half of them may be article in Japanese. sorry. :-p
- browneyes
Andy, Richmond Park and the others around there are the appeal really. Good place to go photographing and cycling while being very close to London I think.
- Kol Tregaskes
Teddington (across the river from Kingston Upon Thames, is where I think I'd like to live. Just 'cos it's cheaper than everywhere else around it. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
I've checked rental prices in the area several times over the last 2 years and Teddington is definitely cheaper. I'm not buying, no way I can afford that. ;-) All a pip-dream anyway, need a steady job and I've not had that for a while. :-(
- Kol Tregaskes
anyone use google reader on windows mobile professional? I cant seem to get it to work and when I try to go to the mobile site it takes me to the regular site.
- David Gross
Nope, sorry can't help you there, David.
- Kol Tregaskes
Greetings from the floors, And later moved to go Through your profile The site until this my email address below (Doreen_des@yahoo.com) Doreen you with love & hugssssss (doreen_des@yahoo.com)
- lizzybab4life
Forgot all about my blip.fm account. This is the club mix of one of my favorite movie soundtracks: American Dream by Jakatta (Guess the movie)
- Nik
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Hundreds of thousands of devotees bathed in the icy waters of the Ganges river last week as a monthslong Hindu festival expected to attract more than 10 million people kicked off in one of northern India's holiest cities. Men, women and children entered the fast-moving waters of the river in a holy ...
- Nik
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Long exposure photography is one of the coolest ways of taking pictures. It requires a longer shutter speed, anywhere from 1/2 sec up to several minutes or even a hour. Having a longer shutter speed of a few seconds allows the camera to take in more light to the sensor (or film for the film buffs). ...
- Nik
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The longest spell of bad winter weather in decades caused chaos in Europe. But many photographers see the winter weather as an excellent opportunity for beautiful photography. All pics via outdoor-photos.com ...
- Nik
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In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built - they're grown. Read more via atlasobscura.com ...
- Nik
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There are many excellent wildlife photographers, some of whom specialize in snapping shots of specific species. There is a photographer who has a uncanny knack for capturing images of big cats like the tiger, lion, jaguar, and leopard and the smaller “large cats” like the cougar, lynx and caracal. I ...
- Nik
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A refurbished U.S. space telescope is showing Earth the sharpest photos yet of cosmic beauty, complete with heavenly glows. NASA on Wednesday unveiled the first deep space photos taken by the Hubble telescope since its billion dollar repair mission earlier this year. That work included installing tw ...
- Nik
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Deserts are known for being desolate and lifeless, but they are also quite striking and beautiful, especially when seen from above. Different types of sand, topography, wind and climate combine to form a tremendous variety of landscapes. Shifting dunes are carved into an endless number of constantly ...
- Nik
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A little over an hour till boarding. Incidentally, airport food is way overpriced. $7.50 for a Burger King breakfast meal? For reals?” (at Los Angeles International Airport)
Decided I would spend $3 on chips and a Snickers instead, and let my parents feed me when I get home. I'm so mercenary. :)
- Jandy
from iPhone
Vancouver airport's one of the few to institute "street pricing " rules. That is, stuff can't be jacked up just cause it's at the airport. Also, luggage carts are free. YVR++
- Andrew C (✓)
from Android
That's great, Andrew. I knew I liked Vancouver!
- Jandy
from iPhone
Overpriced? Really? $7.50 for a breakfast meal is cheap here in Amsterdam.
- Nik
Nik, even fast food? Outside the airport, a Burger King breakfast meal wouldn't be more than $5.99 max, and that's in Los Angeles. It'd be even cheaper elsewhere. I've never been to Amsterdam, so I don't have a good point of reference.
- Jandy
from iPhone
From mud mosques to vanishing vineyards, 100 places to remember before they disappear is an outdoor exhibition currently on show in Copenhagen featuring 100 photographs from 100 different places around the world that are threatened by climate change.The pictures are taken by some of the world's best ...
- Nik
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Bluepeace, the first environmental organisation formed in the Maldives, presents VULNERABLE, which showcases the face of climate change in the Maldives. The exhibition documents the vulnerability of the fragile coral islands of the Maldives to climate change, through pictures from talented Maldivian ...
- Nik
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This dance is called “Buda with thousand hands”. The most incredible thing about the performance is that all the dancers are deaf. None of them can hear the music - this makes their choreography a truly amazing achievement. Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage, thes ...
- Nik
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New Zealand is one of the most naturally beautiful countries in the world and is on almost everybody’s “”must visit” list. Just in case you needed that extra bit of motivation to get down there some day, check out this incredible shots of what New Zealand has to offer.via lightstalking.com ...
- Nik
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The snowy owl is a patient hunter that perches and waits to identify its prey before soaring off in pursuit. Snowy owls have keen eyesight and great hearing, which can help them find prey that is invisible under thick vegetation or snowcover. The owls deftly snatch their quarry with their sharp talo ...
- Nik
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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a research tool dedicated to scientific studies of nature. The Hubble Heritage Project sees this instrument also as a tool for extending human vision, one that is capable of building a bridge between the endeavors of scientists and the public. By emphasizing compe ...
- Nik
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A desert covered with snow, a desert with lagoons, another covered with salt, one with red sand, a desert home to elephants. Apparently a desert is more than a very dry place covered with sand. Read more via oddee.com ...
- Nik
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Since 2001, Latrice Barnett has been a pioneer on the dance music scene, injecting R&B influences into electronic-based house music. Teaming up producers like Kaskade, Andy Caldwell, Halo, and Grammy-nominated producer Jay-J (of Moulton Studios and Naked Music fame), Latrice has co-written and sung ...
- Nik
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The Pacific Northwest is one of the finest areas in the world to photograph streams and waterfalls. The western slopes of the appropriately named Cascade Mountain Range provide thousands of opportune locations to observe huge waterfalls and streams in the temperate rainforest environment. In the hea ...
- Nik
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A powerful new telescope called VISTA — the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy — just started work at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in the Chilean desert. The telescope can detect faint sources and cover wide areas of sky quickly. Each image captures a ...
- Nik
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