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Red Panda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thursday at 4:00 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Most people think that the tail and the animal in the Firefox logo is well, a fox. But it's actually a red panda. - Ana via Bookmarklet
Can it teach me kung-fu? - Casey Muller
"When you focus on Kung Fu... you suck. The way to get through to you is with this... Have a dumpling." - Ana
i love red pandas! i find zoos w/ them whenever i travel. Sydney had the best - three in the same enclosure. - Rob Kniaz
Here are some pictures I took when I visited the panda breeding center in Sichuan China last year: http://picasaweb.google.com/an... - Ana
I *love* the red pandas! - Jack Lhasa
Red pandas and giant pandas have very little in common other than the name (and the cuteness). As the Wikipedia article says, giant pandas are bears, while red pandas are basically large weasels. - Tudor Bosman
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Creative Class » The Singles Map
Thursday at 3:32 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
From National Geographic's February 2007 issue - Ana via Bookmarklet
kill me now - Jim Norris
Jim? I could introduce you to my sister. What's your age range? :-) - Louis Gray
Hot girls in California, ugly girls in New York? - Michael Forian
Time to plot a move to NYC, I guess. - Benjy Weinberger
Michael, I see you've never been to New York. - j1m
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Mingle2 - Name that Sex Position Quiz
Thursday at 3:24 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"I didn't want to use pornographic images for the models, and drawing them would have been way too time consuming, so instead I bought some GI joes (both a male and female) and placed them in compromising positions." - Ana via Bookmarklet
Not sure whether you want to have too good a score or too poor a score... - Hutch Carpenter
I suck. only scored a 54%. - Jason Shultz via twhirl
A high score is good, right? Does that mean you're... experienced? - ha3rvey (That One)
HAH- I scored 69%. That's contextually hilarious. - Abby Martin
I learn so much around here! *giggle* - Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau
54% Not sure what that means. - AJ Kohn
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How to Canvass in Nevada - A video from barackobama.com
Thursday at 3:05 pm - via Reshare - Link
Reno here we come :) - Ana
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Ana posted a link
Wednesday at 9:45 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Certain musty rites — chivalrous from one perspective, chauvinistic from another — have faded or disappeared. It’s a rare restaurant that gives menus without prices to women dining with men. And most restaurants no longer steer the “ladies” toward the banquette, assuming they want to face out toward the room." - Ana via Bookmarklet
The coolest thing about this one super-fancy restaurant I went to in Moscow was that the menu they gave me had no prices in it! - Ana
Were you with someone or on your own? - Jim Norris
Wow... I guess I have never been somewhere that "fancy" before. Never had a menu without prices. - Lindsay Donaghe
My friend Nick always makes sure I have the seat with a nice vantage point. It's kinda weird, but kinda fun too. I think we should trade off who gets the "good" seat. - Clare Dibble
@Jim, yeah, I was w/ Tom and I was like "Tom! Tom! Does your menu have prices?!" When he said yes, I practically squealed in delight. I'd only ever heard of this before, but I didn't think any place actually did it anymore. This place also had the two servers in tuxedos and gloves that come up behind you, one behind each person and then they simultaneously lift the covers off the plated food. - Ana
It's nice to be pampered once in a while, isn't it? - Mark VandenBerg
"steer the “ladies” toward the banquette, assuming they want to face out toward the room"? Huh? Where did that come from? I can't imagine where such a thing originated. - Gabe
Gabe- I think it gives them something to look at while they sit and listen to men talk. - Sarah Miller
Are you guys time-travelers from the future? Walk into any restaurant I know -- well, any that has couples seated at a banquette -- and you'll find almost all of them seated such that the women is on the banquette. I guess I have no idea whether it's the restaurants or the customers that make this happen. - j1m
Am I the only one who had to look up "banquette" to find out it means "booth"? - Gabe
Nah, nobody knows what that means, I had to look it up too. Should I have figured out how to pronounce it while I was at it? - j1m
The "qu" is a "k" sound with the emphasis on the second syllable. - Mark VandenBerg
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Ana posted a link
Wednesday at 10:02 am - via Reshare - Link
"APRIL 5, 2033: In a moment reminiscent of Texas Western's 1966 victory over Kentucky, the all-black Kentucky Wildcats are upset in the NCAA basketball championship by the University of Portland, a school whose squad is composed entirely of Asians." - Ana
I could see this happening in Volleyball earlier than Basketball. I play in the local IVL Volleyball league (largest in Bay Area) and 75% are Asians there. And boy, they are good! I don't play Basketball so not sure but I do see much less number of Asians playing in the local 24-hour Basketball gym in Sunnyvale. I do wonder how Asians will overcome the average height or may be that won't matter as much it does today. - Syed F Ahmad
Kind of terrifying! - Rebecca Sun
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Ana posted a link
October 6 at 12:38 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
So sad :( "And so, on behalf of the rest of America, let us just say, "Thank you for your dignity at what must be for you a particularly familiar time." - Ana via Bookmarklet
You are not allowed to "Like" this if you're a Dodgers fan. That is not what the article was intended for. Boo! I can't wait for the Angels to beat your sorry team. - Ana
And here I was wondering if it was obvious why I liked this article - Casey Muller
-10 That's just messed up. :( Dislike. - David Cook
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Ana posted a link
October 2 at 2:17 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
" In total last month, 15 older children in Nebraska were dropped off by a beleaguered parent or custodial aunt or grandmother who said the children were unmanageable. Officials have called the abandonments a misuse of a new law that was mainly intended to prevent so-called Dumpster babies — the abandonment of newborns by young, terrified mothers — but instead has been used to hand off out-of-control teenagers or, in the case of the father of 10, to escape financial and personal despair." - Ana via Bookmarklet
That's crazy... - Kamilah Gill
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Obamamania: Ana posted a link
October 2 at 12:40 pm - via Reshare - Link
"John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play. McCain will go off TV in Michigan, stop dropping mail there and send most of his staff to more competitive states, including Wisconsin, Ohio and Florida. Wisconsin went for Kerry in 2004, Ohio and Florida for Bush." - Ana
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Ana posted a link
Barack Obama: The Official iPhone and iPod Touch Application
October 2 at 10:31 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Get clear facts about Barack Obama and Joe Biden's plan for essential issues facing Americans." This one is great... it seems like it'd be really good for when you need to pull up his policy on something or if you need to dispute a misconception. Useful for when canvassing ;) - Ana via Bookmarklet
That's a really smart idea. Too bad, it's not available on my phone. Not that I need it; most info is in my head and most people I run into are pro-Obama. - Faboo Mama
Does Ana have an iPhone yet? - Jason
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Thanks to FriendFeed...: Ana posted a message
“I reconnected with my former TA from freshman biology, who's since become a great friend (and an even better fellow Obama volunteer--that's a picture of us doing GOTV in Fort Wayne, Indiana)!”
I reconnected with my former TA from freshman biology, who's since become a great friend (and an even better fellow Obama volunteer--that's a picture of us doing GOTV in Fort Wayne, Indiana)!
October 1 at 12:25 pm - Link
We hadn't talked in over 10 years. But this was the email he sent me out of the blue: "Dear Ana, apologies upfront for this no doubt random seeming email from a long ago (and perhaps long forgotten) friend, but I was reading up on an interesting new webtool, and as I was checking the company info, there you were. The randomness of this event inspired me to look you up and send this quick note. I realize it's been eons, but If you have the time/interest I'd love to hear back from you and reconnect. I've never felt there should be a statute of limitation on such things, and I hope you feel the same!" - Ana
Yes, thank you FF! You'll always have a special place in my heart for helping us to reconnect. Rediscovering our friendship after so long was definitely one of the best things to happen to me all year! - Nathan Young
Hello, fellow Hoosiers :) Or were you just visiting? - Kamilah Gill
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Thanks to FriendFeed...: Ana posted a link
October 1 at 12:19 pm - via Reshare - Link
I read this article that Bret shared and decided I was definitely leaning towards Barack. Then, I read more about him, watched the debates more closely, and saw how people abroad were responding to his win in Iowa. But it all started from this one article (and by extension, FriendFeed :) - Ana
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Ana posted an entry on FriendFeed Blog
October 1 at 10:18 am - Link
If you've got a "Thanks to FriendFeed..." thought/photo/link you'd like to share, add it to our birthday room: http://friendfeed.com/rooms/th... - Ana
congrats! - Jason
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Ana posted a link
September 30 at 3:35 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"“We just saw a big ship,” the pirates’ spokesman, Sugule Ali, told The New York Times. “So we stopped it.” He said that so far, in the eyes of the world, the pirates had been misunderstood." - Ana via Bookmarklet
I know this is really serious stuff, but I couldn't stop laughing out loud while reading this. - Ana
Too bad this didn't happen on Pirate Day. That would have been amazing. Someone should tell the actual pirates about that for next year. - Dana D
Was just going to share this! Loved that the pirates actually had a spokesman. The idea of this guy giving an interview to the NYT from the deck of this pirated ship surrounded by several pissed off navies is priceless. Liked too that he felt it necessary to say they eat "normal human being" food. Wished they could have just published the entire transcript of the 45 minute interview... - Nathan Young
i'd like to party with these pirates. - peter
Seems more articulate than Sarah Palin. I wonder if she eats normal human food. - Chris White
“Killing is not in our plans,” he said. “We only want money, so we can protect ourselves from hunger.” When asked why the pirates needed $20 million to protect themselves from hunger, Mr. Sugule laughed over the phone and said: “Because we have a lot of men.” - Sanjeev Singh
Seriously, this is the funniest thing I've read all day. "He said that so far, in the eyes of the world, the pirates had been misunderstood. “We don’t consider ourselves sea bandits,” he said. “We consider sea bandits those who illegally fish in our seas and dump waste in our seas and carry weapons in our seas. We are simply patrolling our seas. Think of us like a coast guard.”" - torque
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Ana posted a link
September 29 at 11:09 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"For all the focus on Friday night’s deadlocked debate, it still can’t obscure what preceded it: When John McCain gratuitously parachuted into Washington on Thursday, he didn’t care if his grandstanding might precipitate an even deeper economic collapse. All he cared about was whether he might save his campaign. George Bush put more deliberation into invading Iraq than McCain did into his own reckless invasion of the delicate Congressional negotiations on the bailout plan." - Ana via Bookmarklet
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Ana posted a link
September 29 at 10:58 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
“I have to admit, though, he’s a great debater, and he looks pretty doggone confident, like he’s sure he’s going to win,’’ Ms. Palin, 44, said of Mr. Biden, 65. “But then again, this is the same Senator Biden who said the other day that University of Delaware would trounce the Ohio State Buckeyes. Wrong!” - Ana via Bookmarklet
I was really hoping that quote was made-up by the commenter and a joke.... Unfortunately, I was wrong... - Chris Reed
I really thought this was from the onion when I read Ana's comment. - Chris White
It may sound funny but it's in fact a clever emotional appeal to Ohioans...as Ohio is one of the battleground states that may decide the election. - Maryam
holy cow!! this country is screwed if that soccer momma gets elected in as VP - Susan Beebe
@Susan it's enough that she is even *considered*. sad, this county is already screwed. - Eugene
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Ana posted a link
Yankees 6, Red Sox 2 - Mussina’s 20th Victory May Be His Last - NYTimes.com
September 29 at 9:32 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
I love Moose. - Ana via Bookmarklet
You should be our next VP candidate! - Louis Gray
No no, didn't you see my other post (http://friendfeed.com/e/398332...)? I want to be *president*. Then again, it would be just a heartbeat away... - Ana
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Guess who's not coming to dinner :: rogerebert.com :: News & comment
September 29 at 9:09 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"I do not like you, John McCain. My feeling has nothing to do with issues. It has to do with common courtesy. During the debate, you refused to look Barack Obama in the eye. Indeed, you refused to look at him at all. Even when the two of you shook hands at the start, you used your eyes only to locate his hand, and then gazed past him as you shook it." - Ana via Bookmarklet
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“I've been to Russia. I've been to Iraq. I've even been to Alaska.”
September 26 at 7:29 pm - via mail2ff - Link
I should probably be president. - Ana via mail2ff
Which one did you like best? - Chris White
And you, sir, are no Alaska. - Jim Norris
Biden had a great line on Olberman last night: "Just because I've been there doesn't make me right" - Jason Carreira
...but can you see them from your house? - Slippy Lane
Slippy- lol - Matt Musgrave
My votes' for you! - Jeremiah Owyang
Now you only have to threaten Iran to qualify! - Joe Buhler
or, how about "...but I ain't never seen an elephant fly" - Slippy Lane
Just tell me you've been to a bank, and you've got my vote. - Hutch Carpenter
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August 26 at 8:25 am - via Reshare - Link
It only includes the public entries, unless you’re already subscribed to a particular private feed. - Ana
If you've removed anyone (or any rooms) from your home feed, it could be radically different. "Me + Friends" doesn't include rooms. - Laura Norvig
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Ana posted a link
September 26 at 10:44 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
I've been doing this for years. Although I'm still sleep deprived. Maybe one day, I'll be grateful for always getting enough sleep. - Ana via Bookmarklet
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Bret Taylor posted a link
September 25 at 3:51 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Head of Skate" - awesome. "An Alaskan hockey mom becomes Vice President in the wackiest family comedy of the year!" - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet
via Vadim - Bret Taylor
This is laugh out loud funny. And then immediately rather sad because after seeing the Katie Couric interview it's pretty clear that this trailer may not be all that far from Palin's actual IQ. - Cathy Brooks via twhirl
Yes, but this isn't really reality. A disney movie probably wouldn't have moose killing and evangelist overtones. Silly liberals trying to make things seem worse than they are. - Chris White
Thats funny! - Brandy Lea Photography
"Now comes the movie you legally have to see... even in cases of incest and rape." - Ana
Truly stunning - Casey Muller
I love this so much - Christopher Galtenberg
Once again, a Palin parody leaves me somewhere between laughing and crying. - Tom Stocky
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Schwarzenegger outlaws text-messaging while driving - Los Angeles Times
September 25 at 12:27 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has banned motorists from sending, writing or reading messages on electronic devices starting Jan. 1." - Ana via Bookmarklet
"reading messages from electronic devices"? How about my GPS in the car? How about my car itself that has a digital readout to tell me what radio station I'm on or that I need gas? I hope the details of this bill are well written. - Brian Johns
http://www.votesmart.org/issue... - "A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication", which they define as "using an electronic wireless communications device to manually communicate with any person using a text-based communication". - ⓞnor
Good. As long as I'm still free to crash my car while I'm tuning the radio, then I'm fine with it. :-) - Brian Johns
What about emoticons? Do those count as text? - Jim Norris
Don't some cars display text messages on the nav system via bluetooth? Is that illegal too, I wonder? - Robin Barooah
At least this make MUCH more sense than banning talking while driving - brendan
"For purposes of this section, a person shall not be deemed to be writing, reading, or sending a text-based communication if the person reads, selects, or enters a telephone number or name in an electronic wireless communications device for the purpose of making or receiving a telephone call." I'd like to know how the hell they plan to enforce this law. By the time a cop pulls someone over, can't they just exit out of their e-mail or text screen and claim they were attempting to dial a number? - Kevin Scott
Hands-free texting? - Daniel Shaw
This might provide yet another good reason to implement better voice recognition to mobile devices as it could be used to "write" text message. Yes, that might have limited usability and high amount of errors but didn't people also say that about text messages? - Daniel Schildt
Outlawed, eh? I think we now know what steel horse Bon Jovi's cowboy was riding and what he was wanted for. - Scott Loganbill via twhirl
KevinScott, if in good faith a cop witnesses you writing, sending, or reading a text message, or perhaps after a crash even if you are not at fault, i suspect this law would give probable cause to seize your device and scroll your list of messages, and collect it as evidence. Has anyone thought about the ramifications of this law? - John Lam
I've tried doing this on an iPhone. I've nearly got myself in too many accidents... so this will be for my own good. - Dustin
You probably mean he signed that bill into law, CA is pretty whacked out but you don't have a dictator yet. - Claude Betancourt
Can you still carry a gun, though? - Rob Schonberger
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Sanjeev Singh favorited a video on YouTube
Ana YANG Bubble Artistry
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September 24 at 11:56 am - Link
Ana is pretty good with bubbles :) - Sanjeev Singh
Yes, I am pretty amazing :) Actually, *that* Ana Yang is a Guinness record holder. I actually decided I'm going to go see her show in NY on my 30th birthday this year! :) http://www.telecharge.com/Behi... - Ana
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Ana posted a link
September 22 at 12:07 pm - Link
Which article was that graphic from? - Dan Hsiao
No article. It was just a standalone graphic. I actually read it in the (gasp!) physical paper and then had to go search for it online. - Ana
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Mike Yang posted an entry on monkey wrestles ghost
September 23 at 1:51 am - Link
"At the same time, I can’t honestly claim to be uniquely irreplaceable or valuable. Perpetually overworked yet entirely replaceable -- isn’t that the very definition of a cog?" This sums up Google perfectly. - Ana
On a lighter note, read this just now at the Sinaloa taco truck. Come again soon. - Richard Chen
Sinaloa's fish tacos are simply divine. SFers who rave about the Mission need to check out the real deal in Oakland. - Mike Yang
I love fish tacos! I haven't had a good one in northern california yet, I'll check out Sinaloas - Roshan Vyas
@Ana +1 Not being a cog is one of the things I really like about my current work. Barry Schwartz says in _The Paradox of Choice_ that people with many choices (e.g., of jam) are less likely to choose any, or if they do, to feel satisfied with the choice they made. The opportunity costs make all the alternatives seem unattractive. I think that conversely, knowing that you are one of many equally good choices to do a given job makes it much less satisfying. Maybe the jam feels the same way? ;-) - Ruchira S. Datta
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FriendFeed News: Ana posted a link
September 19 at 10:29 pm - via Reshare - Link
"The future, they said, is in Web services that do not require users to change their behavior by, say, adopting a new service or transferring all their friends’ contacts from one service to another. One example, said Mr. Kelton, is FriendFeed." - Ana
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Ana posted a link
September 19 at 10:28 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"The future, they said, is in Web services that do not require users to change their behavior by, say, adopting a new service or transferring all their friends’ contacts from one service to another. One example, said Mr. Kelton, is FriendFeed." - Ana via Bookmarklet
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Ana posted a link
Obama Deletes Another Unread MoveOn.org E-Mail | The Onion
September 18 at 11:41 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Ugh, not these people again," Obama was overheard to say as he placed the unread e-mail into the Gmail folder marked "Trash." - Ana via Bookmarklet
"I know this election is important and everything," Obama added. "But these people seriously need to relax." - Brian Johns
"I'm trying to make the world a better place, but with all the time I've been spending deleting e-mails, it's going to take me forever." - Ana
Loved Jimmy Carter's gangsta email. Hilarious! - Benjy Weinberger
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