Depends on the laws to which i''m subjected. Either nothing or everything. If we're talking about our apparent mutually shared existence in this universe, then nothing because i withhold judgment on the unknown or i change the rules to suit my beliefs. If i'm not confined to the rules of this universe, nothing can be proven. I'm a little buzzed, just ignore me. - ·[▪_▪]·
That hot dogs don't have have hooves or assholes in them. - Mark Wilson
That half the people on FF want R. Scoble's approval/attention. And that Pete Best was a good drummer. - Josh Haley
Crash Davis: Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve, and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. - todd
Is there a URL to the text of the senate bill? I can't find it... - Jim McCusker
Paul problem is, look who is in the presidents seat and who follows him. I would rather wait to see what happens in Nov. then go from there. - Christopher Welle
And replace them with...? Remember Groucho: Any club that would have me as a member... - Stephen Pierzchala
Funny, I've been working on this since '94. We're almost there. - Faboo Mama
Stephen replace them with those they are campaigning against. This is the wrong time to be voting on things like this if you're up for re-election. - Jesse Stay
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Noise complaint noise. It's like all the duplicate Facebook groups complaining about duplicate Facebook groups. Or an anarchist organization having bylaws. - Kevin Bondelli
Amen, brother. Scoble's retweets are the juice. - John McCrea
Scoble - laughing at your comment. @chrisbrogan has had a similar effect w/ me in the past. One mention and voila, many new followers. @Louis, I'd say that you start to hit critical mass at 100 but they obviously have to be the right 100. At 500-1,000, you can start to get some very effective research/survey results from your followers. - Aaron Strout
John, you don't even need one follower, thinking about it. The world is moving to http://search.twitter.com so you can get found with very few followers there. - Robert Scoble
Thanks Mr. Scoble. I just found someone to chat with about my executive dashboard project. - Mattb4rd
Robert: so true. I am addicted to Twitter search. It is vital to my work (and fun). - John McCrea
@Aaron, this is not a post I wrote, but one from Mukund at BuzzGain. And yes, I agree that Twitter Search is more important than Twitter's Web interface at this point. - Louis Gray
I'll have to agree with Scobleizer - I visit Twitter Search more than Twitter itself these days. I learn way more from that interface. - Chris Luckhardt
Haven't we been here before. 1st we all create content. Then, Search organizes the content. I suppose "Twitter Words" is next? - Alan Edgett
Funny how often I've been asked the EXACT same questions. We've been having a nice discussion about this as well (1.6k views and 70 comments now) around a great article that was written by a member. http://tinyurl.com/3h8mdz - Leif@Biznik
None - they all spend so much time reading twitter (and FF :) ) that nothing gets done! - Chris
depends on targeted/anticipated impact and target audience. - Hayk Hakobyan
@Scoble - technically one, but realistically I have to go with @aaron - Mukund
The real question is, how many twitter followers does it take to change a lightbulb? - Jan Dawson
your message is more important, how to write compelling copy in 140 characters - Dan Rockwell
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impact? the summize purchase was great but tweetscan deserves a plug - & no one has monetized even the text aspect of twitter yet - ($800/MB is valuable bitspace controlled by telecom - SMS is hugely profitable) so ... impact? twitter matched to transactions are a way off - using bandwidth for scale & ROI on time to tweet are a bit too abstracted to make much sense of impact suggested in the article - Wes Schadenfreud
Can't speak for the first statement because I was not conservative before I was unemployed, but I disagree with the second. I'm far from conservative and I've been mugged AND assaulted. - Trish R
Where would an unemployed mugger fall on the spectrum? - Alan Simpson
@Alan - you make him campaign manager (Rick Davis) :-) - JodyC
I really can't see why being mugged would make me feel a need to defend marriage from the gays, kill brown people, and screw poor people. - Eric
Alan: I think that's a high-finance NYC banker, isn't it? - Robert Scoble
Eric - I was mugged by a poor gay couple with brown skin - Alan Simpson
Unemployed and mugged, hallmark of Bush presidency - imran
I've been unemployed, never been mugged and I'm not liberal - Shey
Strangely enough, eric, as a conservative I help poor people by giving them an opportunity instead of insulting them with a handout. - Craig Eddy
I like - Any given liberal will become a conservative in 30 years even if none of his political thoughts have changed. - Emotion Tad
All the conservatives I know who were laid off, started their own businesses and are far better off than when they were employed. - Craig Eddy
@Just Yup, it's called maturity, and is usually preceded by responsibility. Responsibility in your actions and the results they produce, not blaming someone else, or expecting the government to bail you out. Labels are always too narrow, but to me, thats the mindset difference. - Dan Nimtz
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I like most of these definitions of conservatives. It's more or less how I feel as well. At what point, though, do you have to add in the insanely intolerant gay-hating moralist bit? That's the part that has alienated me from the Republican party. Marginalize them and I'll come back. - Emotion Tad
If you're not somewhere down the middle, you're out of touch with reality. - LarchOye
Or you are an elected official, you are out of touch with reality. - imran
Tad - good point. There was a time when I thought the "Maverick" who was once McCain could do a great job of bringing back conservatism to the Republican party, but that was the pre-2000/2001 McCain. I'm a conservative with a liberal heart, and don't necessarily appreciate government's incompetence thrusting me into the Democratic party, but then the two party system we have now is hardly how I would view democracy to be in a perfect world, so I'm forced into the lesser of two evils. - JodyC
Hey, there's Shey...where you been? You missed the old school rap meme. Sorry to hijack this thread. - Alex "Maverick" Scoble
Jody: I'm a libertarian at heart... but there comes a time when the free market simply cannot provide for the needs of the people. The Interstate Highway system is a good example. There's no way in hell the free market would have EVER built the interstate system. - LarchOye
I want the government out of my bank account AND out of my bedroom and personal affairs. The GOP totally FAILS at this. (and yes, we all know the Dems want my bank account) - Emotion Tad
The free market would have built it (look at the railroads) you just would have had to drive different cars depending on which road you are going on...and there's no guarantee that you'd get them to all connect. - Alex "Maverick" Scoble
I'm a bleeding heart liberal and I take full responsbility for my actions, I am as mature as I need to be and neither do I expect the government to bail me out. But I also believe in helping my neighbor, trying to give everyone a fair chance and caring about the community in which I live. Individually, labels as a whole matter very little as we all try to do the best we can with what we've got. I don't believe Republicans/conservatives are heartless individuals who don't care. I just don't happen to agree with a lot of the ways in which they try to help. - ♥ pea ♥..!..♥..!..♥
I don't want a hand out, but I do sometimes need a safety net when irresponsible executives lay me off because they failed to manage properly. - Alex "Maverick" Scoble
A socialist is a conservative who needs a bailout (until the money's in his pocket). :) - steplow is Steve
@pea♥: Well said. I'm a liberal because I strongly believe in equality of opportunity, human dignity, and meritocracy. This has utterly nothing to do with my personal circumstances, whether we're talking about crime or unemployment. - Eric
A truism is a cliche which has been repeated. - Chris Baskind
Unless it's a horse of a different color. - Rob Sterling
A liberal is unemployed. A conservative spouts nothing but inane cliches. - (teh)Kenny
I am a conservative who was a liberal who was actually mugged. On FF I am a conservative who is mugged by liberals. Somehow my inner child got molested. But I'm on the mend! - Jay Tannenbaum
@Eric - it's a hunch, a guess, a prediction of a Yo Yo effect. Action leads to reaction. - Mark Dykeman
I don't think it will be tomorrow. Though I think a big gain will come within the next week or two. - Kevin Bondelli
@Kevin - I think one of us will be right for sure - Mark Dykeman
not until the bailout comes up again and is passed - Duncan Riley
@Duncan - you bring up a good point - it ain't over until it's over. I expect a bill of a significantly smaller (but still obscenely high) amount to pass. - Mark Dykeman
@Jason - I'm tired of trying to guess your E-Mail address. Please drop me a line: contact@broadcasting-brain.com. I have a question for you. Thanks. - Mark Dykeman
Hope so. We need to get this thing passed, there's nothing else. - Mike Reynolds
Yes, tomorrow there will probably be another round of short term investors taking advantage of the situation. Stop day trading! - Bob Blunk
Sorry, I asked a question and dropped of the face of the planet. I think we see another down day, with yoyo thrown in for good effect throughout the day. The Asian markets now are pointing down another 4-5%. - Eric @ CS Techcast
Yeah, people will keep panicking until this thing gets passed. - Jason Carreira
The voters were right. It would have been irresponsible to waste that money in that way. Stop playing into the fear of a complete and total collapse of the economy. The only fear should be if unemployment spikes significantly. We should ensure we're using the money more wisely than just throwing it at a few big institutions. - ·[▪_▪]·
You know, I'm sick of people saying that we shouldn't fear this and that we should just let the market collapse. Say that to someone who loses their job and can't afford to get the basics and have to on welfare. I could see people bitching about how too many people on welfare because of this whole situation. I usually don't like the government getting involved but this time I think it could have helped. - Molly, the Muse
Today's market drop was exactly what the economy needed. Once the market reaches a reasonable level you'll see a buying frenzy as the smart investors clean house and get ready to make record profits from this amazing buying opportunity. The best time to buy is when everyone else is panicking. ^^ - pitlord
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@Molly, feel free to read all my prior comments on how i think the government can help. I believe we should be keeping that money to protect the people that will be hurt. Not by propping up the same corporations that caused this problem. They should fail. We should allow them to fail and we should help the people affected. Most of the assets of the companies will be bought up by others. This is an ideal situation for the market to handle while the government stands aside to help us. - ·[▪_▪]·
You're spot on Robert - most people have no idea how common commercial paper is and how much their paychecks depend on it. I've been told "dude, you don't get it.. we want to burn the existing system and start anew". Congress needs to show leadership, since it's obvious the President is incapable of it. - Eric Gonzalez
They must put politics aside and get a resolution done. - David Ward
I'd rather government not get much done - Jeff Quinton
I just can't believe how stupid this is becoming. Just shut the fuck up about partisan politics for once and do what's right for the fucking country and the world economy! I'm Canadian and this is going to affect me and everyone else in the world. If the US economy sinks, the global economy sinks. - Mark Wilson
I hope this thread won't be like the Democrats tactics lately of acting like the conversation is already over. - AnotherⓃⓄⒶⒽ
“It's so funny to see the Tech space come alive with commentary now that the bail out has failed, when in reality the market has been in trouble for over a year. Where were you guys?”
Better late than never, Morgan. I'm the first to admit I was as deaf and as blind as Congress. - Mona N.
I am just a bitter bear because I've been blogging about the problems for two years. Anthony Citrano probably feels my pain too :) - Morgan
It's sad that my "moment in the sun" as a blogger comes at a time of our worst economic peril since the great depression. - Morgan
I was right here... buying a house that cost half what I could afford... saving as much as I possibly could... staying in a job I really didn't like... The problem is I did all the right things and it might not matter. Where were you? - Brian roy
you're right Brian - the folks that played it smart get nothing, as per usual. - Morgan
Pretty much the same as Brian... a modest house on 1 salary, a old car with cash, no credit card debt, saving the bonus from the business for tough times just in case there was a downturn etc etc. My lil bro was the complete opposite. - Sally Church
NO! They are advertised and they're supposed to have them, but they don't. They have Madame Alexander witch dolls (which are actually kinda cool, too, for Halloween). - Trish R
Star Wars toys? Those have been gone for weeks. LEGO Batman FTW - Cyndy
here in LA they're offering batman toys for boys and wizard of oz toys for girls. pfffft. - Faboo Mama
McDonalds futures rose Monday as investors sought safe haven in the precious Happy Meal Star Wars toys amid fresh bank woes across the Atlantic and after the U.S. House of Representatives voted against the $700 billion bailout plan. - torque
agreed - I like stuff I find compelling to read NOT stuff I whole-heartedly agree with - PaulJohnson
They need an 'interesting' or 'cool' button. Some stuff I want people to read I don't necessarily 'like', but I guess if we went down that path we'd end up with Digg/Undigg things - Andrew Leyden
Same here. Its painful for me to do it. But, I have to realize that a like isn't just saying that something is awesome. Its also saying that its important to me and that others need to pay attention to it as well. - Mathew Ballard
I agree Andrew - an "interesting" option along with "like" would enhance FF - LPH™
Democracy is about listening to all sides of the story. I know I'm in my little bubble. I work in the tech field and I live in Boston. If I don't read or listen to contrary opinions, how can I be an effective citizen? - Lorita (Ba) Vannah
One of the problem with digg is basically 'bury'. Coordinated close-minded folks can buy something to the point it falls in with the spam and other comments and you don't get to read it if you have even the default settings on your account. Leads to mob rule basically. Not sure how FF can work around something like that. - Andrew Leyden
Breadlines are coming and I'll personally blame people like you. Thanks! You just turned off the credit tap. That sounds wonderful on paper, but now people with excellent credit won't be able to buy cars, houses, or businesses on credit. What happens then? Poor people get laid off by the millions. Congrats, you are celebrating on the backs of the working suckers who will now get laid off. - Robert Scoble
I'm not buying into depression fear. Glad to see this fail as it stands. Hoping to see the government continue to help smooth the market via negotiated buyouts. See WaMu and Wachovia. And Wells Fargo is still in a buying mood too. - AJ Kohn
2nd. It's going to be ugly and painful, but its looking more and more unlikely that even 700B would be enough to stop the train we're all on. - Jim Goldstein
Gregory, I think you're right. A lot of Americans were dead against this bailout, and the politicians--even a good many who thought it was a good idea--didn't want to vote for it. - steplow is Steve
The bailout seems unfair, but I don't feel qualified to know whether or not it is good or bad, in general, for it to have failed. I do feel worried, though. - felix
Eric: i sat down with some smart economists last week who told me what's going on. Whatever. The market agrees with me. So, let's meet in six months and see the damage. I hope I still have a job. If not, I'm coming over and sleeping on your couch, OK? - Robert Scoble
I don't think--at least I hope--it won't be as bad as the worst estimates, but given that the "free market" (which isn't and has never been free) has generally screwed ordinary folks since Adam Smith, I think the only people who really want to see this fail are well-off Social Darwinists with more money than morals. - steplow is Steve
I have no business commenting on this. That is, of course, an excuse to comment here. I agree with Scoble. What the US needs is tighter controls & better oversight of its lenders & investors. A bailout would've given the government the right to be the controlling or overseeing body with less harm. - Vijay Sadasivam
that's a funny way of expressing your "like" of this post R Scoble - John Cozen
Too bad this won't be a short term pain if things keep going the way they are. We are quickly heading towards our bank system failing and if that happens, not only will our country head into another depression but many other countries around the world will also plunge into economic hell. - Mathew Ballard
I greatly doubt that banks will not do loans anymore, for that is the only way that banks make money. Now, granted, the banks are not going to be giving them out like they are candy on Halloween to ever ghoul and goblin that comes to the door, but they are still going to give out loans. The general public when they want a loan will have to show that they can afford the loan over the period of the loan itself, and that they have a real need for it. - Wizetux
