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If It's the 29th... It's Gnocchi Day In Argentina!

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If It's the 29th... It's Gnocchi Day In Argentina!

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From the Kitchn: "We first read about gnocchi day on the menu of an Argentine restaurant, which only serves the dish on the 29th of every month. And since we're still celebrating Escapes Month here at AT and the Kitchn, we thought we'd highlight this delicious tradition from an escape-worthy destination..." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

Happy (belated) Argentine Gnocchi Day, everyone! Be sure to trim your Gnocchi Day trees! - Mark Trapp

Love gnocchi! - Hutch Carpenter

If it's comfort food, it's gnocchi for me. - Pete Delucchi

Also, I think I'm obligated to eat the food that spelled kind of like my name. - Pete Delucchi

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Antarctica’s Spellbinding Stripy Icebergs

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From Environmental Graffitti: "Antarctica is the coldest and most barren continent on the face of the Earth, with spine chilling temperatures as low as -130°F (-90°C) in the winter. There is next to no vegetation, no permanent population and not a hotel in sight yet people still flock to the area in their droves to get a glimpse of the abundant wildlife and marine life, and these floating beauties: icebergs." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

Wow. Aquafresh has some good branding! - Louis Gray

Mother Nature never ceases to amaze! - Greg Lato

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Antarctica’s Spellbinding Stripy Icebergs

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Ice Cream Is A ... Rock?

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From the Kitchn: "Ice cream is an igneous rock. You begin with a liquid slurry containing a hodgepodge of chemicals, and by bringing it below its freezing point, you create something solid - or at least solid-ish. Good ice cream or sorbet needs a little give, a bit of liquid remaining between ice crystals so that you can comfortably dig into it with a spoon." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

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Intricate Rainforest Sculptures of Olinda

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From Environmental Graffitti: "Hidden deep within a lush Australian rainforest are a set of mystical Aborigine sculptures seemingly merged into the natural surroundings. Moss covered torsos of men, women and children protrude from tree trunks and boulders. Some reach heavenward with widespread wings, others envelop each other protectively – all are symbols of the relationship the indigenous Australian Aborigines have with nature." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

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“Social media will never become mainstream if people in social media get nauseated when talking about anything outside of social media.”

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“@JamesFerguson Busting out of here in a few minutes, too. Will be a good one.”

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“Lost followers on Twitter/FF, probably, over my shift political stuff for the morning. See @fourlittlebees, the social contract does exist!”

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Yeah, I'm getting sucked into the political debate and likely going to lose followers too. *shrugs* That's life. - AJ Kohn

Want me to unfollow and refollow you so the email will make you feel better? ;) - Michael W. May (Joffi)

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I can't type in Twitter for some reason. That should read, "Lost followers on Twitter/FF, probably over my shift to political stuff for the morning." I'm not really down about it, but I figured it would happen. The social contract is a reference to one of my first interactions with Cyndy, where she wrote this piece: http://profy.com/2008/05/22/th... - Mark Trapp

One argument that I've seen is the "purity in the channel" argument. "He used to talk about Linux, and now he talks about Obama! I'm unsubscribing!" I solve this by talking about everything, all the time; that way, people hopefully know what they're getting into when they follow me. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Ontario, right: that was my argument for the existence of a social contract. People subscribe to people for specific reasons, and will unsubscribe if those reasons no longer exist. So, to preserve relationships with people in social media, you have to consider the reasons for why people follow you and at least consider those reasons in your content creation or accept the consequences for not doing so. - Mark Trapp

If you unsub or block someone simply because they don't agree with you, a) you arent part of society and b) you still have no contract. :D - Cyndy

In theory, I should lose a lot of followers on Twitter/FF then. I think both candidates are basically full of shit - jerry

or c) your name is Dave Winer - Jason Carreira

I read this and first thought "What does this have to do with the show LOST"? - James Ferguson

Yeah, I subscribe to people of differing viewpoints all the time. One cuz I'm apparently a wacko, two because I can learn more from the different viewpoints than from my own and three because those are the people that I have some of the most interesting discussions with. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

James, just wait: I'm getting to the argument where I tie the mysterious polar bear to Palin's nomination. Just give me 5 seasons to do it. - Mark Trapp

+1 Jason. And stop yelling at me for trashing laptops, etc. when you make me spit all over them like that. - Cyndy

Their loss, I may not agree with you but weren't out there engaged in Political Trolling or treating people with complete disrespect. That's about the only way I'll drop/block someone. - David Knight

I'll just put this in perspective - this election is a choice between two starkly different views of the future of this nation. Surely that's more important than our number of followers on some social sites - that may or may not even exist by the time the next election rolls around... - Jason Kaneshiro

mark, i liked you more when you were posting about extreme ironing - Cee Bee

Cee Bee: me too. - Mark Trapp

I'm right there with James; at first reading, I got very excited that we were talking about Lost again. ; ) - Carla Thompson

+2 Alex - Marco

well speaking of Lost: did you notice the Asian American actors from the show at Obama's speech last night...LOL - Ruth Ferguson

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Scandalous!

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From CNN: "Palin's term has not been without controversy. A legislative investigation is looking into allegations that Palin fired Alaska's public safety commissioner because he refused to fire the governor's former brother-in-law, a state trooper. Palin acknowledged that a call was made by a member of her staff to a trooper in which the staffer suggested he was speaking for the governor. Palin has acknowledged that the call could be interpreted as pressure to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, who was locked in a child-custody battle with Palin's sister." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

this could be interesting... - Baard (not bored)

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Amazing. Not more than 10 minutes after the announcement it comes out she's involved in a major political scandal. Do they do *any* vetting in the Republican Party? - Mark Trapp

how about the fact that she's a first term governor and mccain already looks like he needs the oxygen tank. talk about inexperience at the helm... do not want. - Morgan

@Mark, you should read Wonkette... This has been known about for a while. She also just had a kid this Spring, her 5th... They've all got crazy names, too. - Jason Carreira

What about the fact that her state is mired in all sorts of corruption, though I bet most of it predates her. - kendra

Are the Republicans deliberately throwing the election? I mean, seriously? - Sean McBride

Best comment ever on Wonkette: "It’s not the first time McCain has chosen to go with a younger woman." - Jason Carreira

meanwhile Wonkette is falling over from the traffic... - Jason Carreira

+1 Wonkette commenter. Wonder if he'll have a favorite four-letter name for his Veep choice. :) - Cyndy

And as an aside, last night Jason was reading aloud some comment about that infamous name-calling and I SWORE he was calling ME that word. - Cyndy

Dear God, I love the Wonkette commenters. I like the woman who said Palin will "win the Mary Kay vote." - Carla Thompson

This is the person we want a heart beat from the Presidency? Even if I were a Republican I don't think I'd be pleased. I mean, young, no experience, big oil ties, abuse of power ... what is the McCain team thinking? Are they secretly pro-Obama? - AJ Kohn

AJ -- I think it's possible that the Republicans don't want to deal with the disastrous consequences of eight years of misrule under Bush 43 and the neoconservatives. They would prefer that Obama and the Democrats face the music and deal with the mess the Republicans have made. - Sean McBride

is taht Tammy Fae? - Grizzled Librarian

Sean: I've often wondered that too; whoever gets in has a horrendous mess to sort out and revive the economy. - Sally Church

is it just me or does she look crazier than HRC? - Morgan

@Sean: *chuckle* I don't think any of the deep pockets want to risk having Democrats in power. I'm not talking Republicans because the Bush Administration isn't Republican, they're carpetbaggers. And it's those folks who will fight tooth and nail to get someone in office so they can continue to clean up. - AJ Kohn

kick-butt speech.. she is no lightweight - gregory lent

We'll see when she's in the ring with Biden and foreign policy comes up. None of the big names in the GOP could stand up to Biden on foreign policy, what is she going to do? - Jason Carreira

Jason - Make up stuff as she goes along? - Russellreno

That only works if you're not going up against the wonkiest of foreign policy wonks who is also bitingly sarcastic. - Jason Carreira

Biden better get the gloves out and fight tough, but he is probably too gentlemanly for that. - Sally Church

Sally, you've heard Biden's comments before, right? His stuff about Giuliani was awesome: "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, a verb, and 9/11." I don't see gentlemanly in his future. - Cyndy

Have to agree with Cyndy. Biden is a bit of a pit bull - which often gets him into trouble. I don't see him letting up at all. - AJ Kohn

If biden comes across as condescending to palin, the Repubs can spin it as sexism. This is going to be a very interesting and close election. - Jason Kaneshiro

If this is even a close election we should probably leave @Cyndy... there's no reason for this to be within 20 points. - Jason Carreira

Uh-uh Jason K... if they play that she can't debate with the big boys without crying foul since she's a woman, that's a huge strike against her. LAST thing they want to do is play that card. Can't be a veep and be a candidate who needs protection because of her gender. (ETA which Jason I was replying to since Jason Car. popped in there) - Cyndy

she is a kick-butt speaker and thinker and will not be intimidated, will be prepared, and has the virtue of being able to express an un-brainwashed mind, in the washington dc version of brainwashing... watch out - gregory lent

hahahaha... yeah. Ok. we'll see. - Jason Carreira

+1 Gregory - Kyle Lacy

@Cyndy - And you don't think the Dems will play the race card if the Republicans get nasty with Obama? The Republicans are going to try and drag Obama's character through the mud in a few weeks, and you'll see tons of Dems hollering racism. This election will be close AND ugly. - Jason Kaneshiro

Some people may play the race card, but the DNC and Obama's campaign won't because it makes you look weak. Obama is more than capable of defending himself. McCain and Palin, on the other hand, should be looking for bomb shelters, 'cause a hard rain is gonna fall in the debates. - Jason Carreira

Bottom line as far as I'm concerned - this election should NOT be this close. It's the Dem's to lose. - Jason Kaneshiro

I'm already storyboarding the ads linking Palin with "Tubes" Stevens - Andrew Feinberg

There does seem to be a scandal: http://www.dailykos.com/story/... - bill giltner

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“Palin as VP is the single thing that's going to get me involved: just to make sure that loon isn't a heart attack away from the presidency.”

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Isn't that what people said when they supported Kerry against Bush/Chaney? - Rob Diana

Yes, but then Kerry put us to sleep with his droning - Jason Carreira

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Rob, I don't know. Personally, Palin as a VP pick is so scary that it's energized me. Bush dying in office wasn't all that likely, but McCain is definitely in the realm of probability. He's 72, a cancer survivor, and someone who channels his stress inward. If he gets elected and dies in office, then what? We're left with Palin? Dear Lord. I can't speak for others, though: based on what's going through FriendFeed it's half-and-half on her. - Mark Trapp

Jason- in my daughter's case literally. He was the *only* thing that worked when she had colic. - Abby Martin

@Mark I hope more people follow your example and get involved. If change is going to happen, people need to be behind it. Obama can't do this on his own. - Mark Wilson

It's odd, but I think this will actually energize the Obama base and independents who would lean toward Obama. And I just don't get it. HRC supports don't just walk around like zombies looking to vote for a woman. "Me vote woman!" The best McCain can hope is that they sit out the vote. - AJ Kohn

Yeah, I think I'm about to head to Obama's site to find the next volunteer meeting. - Carla Thompson

carla, mark and others: PLEASE DO - Ruth Ferguson

AJ, go look at the PUMA forum Jason posted in another thread. Apparently, there are some who DO plan to only vote based on whether or not a candidate has a penis. I'm going back to my proposal to institute both intelligence and sanity checks before being allowed to vote. - Cyndy

*sigh* - AJ Kohn

darn Cyndy Jason warned us to avoid it if we did not want to be depressed....LOL - Ruth Ferguson

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Japan Hates The Dark Knight?!

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From /Film: "Film Junk is reporting some fairly surprising news–The Dark Knight is not doing so well in Japan. And by not so well, I mean that it’s only pulled in $8.7 million after being in theaters for three weeks. Of course, part of the problem is that it’s competing against Hayao Miyazaki’s latest opus, Ponyo on a Cliff, which raked in $14.8 million during its opening weekend, and an astonishing $93.2 million in its first four weeks of release." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

that's interesting. one would think it would be swallowed up over there - Cee Bee

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Gustav may grow into major hurricane

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10 Weblog Engines Reviewed

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Mythbusters draw a MONA LISA in 80 milliseconds ! at NVISION

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MythBusters Build a 2100-Barrel Paintball Gun to Paint the Mona Lisa, Instantly [Leonardo Duurrrr Vinci]

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“For people who track polling: what day would the effects of tonight be illustrated in polls? Monday?”

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i read earlier today, it will be Monday - Ruth Ferguson

Thanks, Ruth. I'm wondering what the bump is going to look like after the convention: even McCain's campaign was sending out memos telling its supporters to prepare for a 16 point bump. - Mark Trapp

They're trying to put those numbers higher than they think it will be so it seems like a letdown if it's "only" 12 - Jason Carreira

gallup today was 6, i would be happy it if makes it to 10, don't expect much higher ---- unless America is truly ready for change - Ruth Ferguson

They'll do polling tomorrow and the weekend, you'll see fair approximation Sunday / Monday. Of course McCain's people are setting expectations high. Old trick. - Anthony Citrano

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“@moskovitz Isn't your sister lactose intolerant? *SNICKER SNICKER*”

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“@shellen "Stone Cold" Steve Austin came in and body checked Obama. Obama came back with a Lou Thesz press.”

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“@mokargas Sorry to hear that, Mo. Was it sudden?”

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“Wanted to see what others, especially undecideds and opposers, are thinking of this speech, but looks like Summize is no longer real time.”

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Wolfenflickr: Wolfenstein in Flash, with your Flickr photos

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10 American Icons Not Owned by America Anymore

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Wolfenflickr: Wolfenstein in Flash, with your Flickr photos

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From Boing Boing: "Wolfenflickr is a Flash-based implementation of Castle Wolfenstein that decorates the castle's walls with random images pulled from any Flickr stream (or any Flickr tag). Shooting Nazis and looking at snapshots: two great tastes that taste great together." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

Guten Tag! - Mark Trapp

Forget this 3D crap, I want old school 2D Wolfenstein :) OK, maybe I'll check it out due to the flickr thing. - Tim Hoeck

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Google Maps: D'oh!

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From PhotoshopDisasters: "These stupid driving directions don't mention any reef!" - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

"... a 3 hour tour.... a 3 hour tour....." - Kevin C. Tofel

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Images of the Arctic Ocean as We Will Know It [Environmental Futurism]

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drupal_to_js | Drupal API

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Converts a PHP variable into its Javascript equivalent. - Mark Trapp

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Wufoo - HTML Form Builder - Free Contact Forms & Online Surveys

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Wufoo strives to be the easiest way to collect information over the Internet. Our HTML form builder helps you create contact forms, online surveys, and invitations so you can collect the data, registrations and online payments you need without writing a single line of code. - Mark Trapp