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Kevin Fox posted a link
Venice under water - The Big Picture - Boston.com
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Wednesday at 10:54 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
The way this doesn't seem to faze the Venitians is amazing. - Kevin Fox via Bookmarklet
Kevin, it's only because they know they have a replacement home in Las Vegas. - Adam Lasnik
Wow. I wish I could go back and see it now. - Bill
OMG, super cool - liuyuntian
They must have really good flood insurance there. - Chris W
wow, quite an amazing set of images - Paul Buchheit
Cool, but very sad as well. Venice will be gone very soon :( - Juan Pablo González
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Live4SoccerVacations posted a link
lego ho
Wednesday at 2:25 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Love! - BeeLing
haha that is awesome! - (jeff)isageek
I hope Mr. J Worthington doesn't get too upset at this one...haha! - Live4SoccerVacations
VIOLATION! HAHAHAAHA! - Yolanda
hahahaha it's a legho. hahahah - Carmen
So, what about that hole under her feet, hm? - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Ah yes, using cuneiforms can certainly spice things up in the bedroom. - Grant Fitzgerald
haha... nsfw if you read it! :D - AJ Batac
good point Tina....that's what I like about you...your attention to detail...leave no stone unturned! :-) - Live4SoccerVacations
@AJ - also NSFW cause you can clearly see some nippage... - Live4SoccerVacations
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Louis Gray posted an entry on louisgray.com
Sunday at 9:20 am - Link
You can download the app free to your iPhone or iPod Touch today as part of their extended Black Friday special. Very clean design. Competes with i.TV. - Louis Gray
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Fred Wilson posted an entry on A VC
November 25 at 6:58 am - Link
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Louis Gray posted an entry on louisgray.com
November 10 at 3:47 pm - Link
A Mike Fruchter guest blog. - Robert Scoble
Good work, Mike! - Daniel J. Pritchett
None of my fellow writers are "guests". They have all the keys. - Louis Gray
Louis: it's really lame, though, that it says that "Louis Gray posted an entry" here in FriendFeed. I don't know how to fix that, though. - Robert Scoble
There is a way to select "this blog has multiple authors" and have it only pull in those that I write, but you'll see Mashable, TechCrunch etc. don't make any distinction. The alternative is that "guest" posts would not show up on my feed, but only on theirs, and that would lower the visibility. - Louis Gray
When you setup a blog in FF, there's an option to specify it's a multi-author blog, and indicate which author is you - Aaron B. Hockley via IM
Hey Mike welcome to the guest...err keys to Gray manner club. Great post btw. - Mark Krynsky
Louis: I guess I don't like it when people lend their name out on FriendFeed. It fools me and it really does piss me off. It pisses me off when TechCrunch does it, but at least there I don't have the expectation that Mike Arrington is doing all the posts. When you use your name on your blog, like you do, I expect that you wrote the content there. - Robert Scoble
Robert: That is why users need more settings to modify the incoming feed from people they subscribe to. Similar to imaginary friends, and more. - Rolf Schewe
Robert, by now you should know to check the author, regardless :) Mike, congrats on getting the keys to Louis' place. Great post as usual, quite a few I hadn't even thought of. - Tim Hoeck
Robert, as we have more writers on the site, that is one of the debates. Do I keep it with my name or get branded? We'll see. - Louis Gray
Tim: if I stay in China much longer I think I'm going to need the keys to Louis' blog. I can get to his, but can't get to mine! :-) - Robert Scoble
Louis: you should just change the name to "Louis Gray and Friends." - Robert Scoble
Scoble, when you are coming back to the states? - Mike Fruchter
Mike: next Tuesday. - Robert Scoble
@Scoble, That's excellent. We miss you, hurry up back. Leave the chicken feet behind :) - Mike Fruchter
I've never really thought about putting FF feeds into Google Reader, might give that a go, thanks Louis. - Kol Tregaskes
Actually, we (the Mashable writers) do use the multi-author feature of FF ... just Pete's account shows all the posts ... - Adam Ostrow
It would be really cool if you could comment and like within Google Reader. - Kol Tregaskes
Louis (or Mike), do you use RSS for your twitter line instead of the actual twitter software (s) out there? That would seem to get overwhelming veyr quickly, no? - Amani
I use TweetBeep to track specific keywords to my e-mail, and TweetScan to RSS, Amani. - Louis Gray
Louis Gray and Friends sounds wicked like a childrens show, for some reason I get an image of the Banana Splits and Yo Gabba Gabba! You could also make it like the Indie bands - Louis Gray and the Grayettes :) - Joe Dawson (beta)
Nice idea Joe, but I refuse to be called a Grayette. I do not have legs that people want to see in a skirt. - Rob Diana
Congrats Mike!!!!!!!!!!! wooo hooo!!!! :) BTW, I like Roberts suggestion of "Louis Gray and Friends"... nice - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)
LOL - Mona N.
This post's style looks like Guy Kawasaki's one. - Igor Poltavskiy
Hmm...ok.... - Kamath ॐ
New "TechCrunch" on LouisGray.com is a good idea. - Igor Poltavskiy
Great job Mike! - Corvida
Duude. 67 likes. - Daniel J. Pritchett
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Paul Buchheit posted a message
“Sprint has lost 90% of its value in the past few years and is down to about $9B. It would be interesting if some large tech company decided to buy them and open their network. http://finance.google.com/fina...
November 11 at 2:16 am - Link
By "large tech company", you wouldn't mean "Google", would you? - Roberto Bonini
That's one that comes to mind :) - Paul Buchheit
It would still sell at a substantial premium - Michael Fidler
FF to buy them? - Dave Winer
.. and yet sadly, Sprint works SOO much better than AT&T in Chicago. AT&T SUCKS! - Grant Gochnauer
With holiday wars on between AT&T and Verizon in the US (both with much larger footprints), think Sprint is a 'likely' takeover candidate in the coming months as they continue to lose market share. At 9 billion, they're probably a 'deal' for someone with the right plan. Open? Can't think of anyone other than Google that would do that. Could get interesting ..... - Charlie Anzman
I agree with Dave Winer, I think Friendfeed should buy Sprint. - j1m
Credo mobile runs on sprint backbone... make Sprint a non-profit I say!! http://www.credomobile.com/def... - Sumit Chachra
Today it's down to $5.2B (losing 40% in the last two days!). Maybe I will buy it. Does anyone have a spare $5.2B that I can borrow? - Paul Buchheit
If FF bought Sprint, I would be ecstatic! - David Cook
Microsoft should also give it a run.They have plenty of cash available from not buying Yahoo! - Varun Mahajan
like, like, and triple like :) sprints network is great, their customer service and hardware sucks! Buy'em, rename it AndroidNet, and I'm a happy camper :P - Tim Hoeck
perhaps apple should buy sprint, then they can ditch ATT. - Private Sanjeev
google buying Sprint would be pretty damn cool - ♫ Rahsheen ™ ★
cool idea, now will it happen? - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)
Hey Paul, maybe you can ask the gov't for a $5.2B bailout, then use that money to buy Sprint. - Gabe
Cool. Rather than me going to the Google Phone, the Google Phone will come to me, and I won't have to ditch my 2 yr contract. - Ted Gilchrist
AndroidNet sounds awesome!!! - Chris Hofmann
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Cee Bee posted a link
Microsoft makes you work from the moment you step on the bus!
Microsoft makes you work from the moment you step on the bus!
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November 10 at 7:51 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"If you thought BlackBerry was a curse because of accessibility then wait till you get a load of this. Executives of Microsoft just lost out on the most famous excuse for being late… "Stuck in the Traffic Jam" thanks to these office-equipped buses that ensure you start work on time. The pick up service includes a computer per person so that the clock work starts ticking the moment you log in. I wonder if the same bus leaves them back home…what do they do with the comps then…play Solitaire?" - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet
The systems run XP = WTF? - Yuvi (has IRL friends!)
omg ... IM A PC BUS - johnpiercy
does the whole bus stop when it gets a Blue screen - johnpiercy
That is FRICKIN hillarious - johnpiercy
Total Servitude.....for life!! - Terence Washington
and what a brave new world they've made. - .LAG
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Logan shared an item on Google Reader
November 5 at 10:55 am - Link
These dudes (pic) are pretty excited about the gay marriage ban... except the woman to the man's right. "Dad I have something to tell you." - Logan
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Benjamin Golub posted a link
October 28 at 12:59 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Slick shopping cart. - Benjamin Golub via Bookmarklet
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Phil Glockner posted a link
Maps and cartograms of the 2004 US presidential election results
Maps and cartograms of the 2004 US presidential election results
October 27 at 9:28 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Interesting study on population density vs. political affiliation. - Phil Glockner via Bookmarklet
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Paul Buchheit posted a link
Brutal or Amazing. You Decide...
October 27 at 9:45 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
I know, I am projecting, but this has somewhat moved me. - dario
phenomenal post. the image here really makes it look like it's a birthing shot...not a meal shot. - mike
Ok this is such a crazy story I dunno if I should be scared or not. - Stepan Mazurov
Both. - Clare Dibble
life being life - Gregory Lent
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Thomas Hawk posted a link
U.S. Stock Market Rules Would Halt Trading Should Dow Hit 7,591
October 24 at 6:38 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks would stop trading for an hour should the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline 1,100 points to 7,591.25, based on “circuit breakers” imposed by the New York Stock Exchange. December futures on the Dow average were barred from falling further at about 4:30 a.m. today after a drop of more than 6 percent triggered limits on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Once regular trading begins at 9:30 a.m., a one-hour halt will be imposed should the Dow fall 12.66 percent from yesterday’s close. The circuit-breaker rules, which call for a 30-minute halt should the Dow decline 1,100 points in the 30 minutes after 2 p.m., expire at 2:30 p.m. They would bar trading for two hours if the Dow lost 2,200 points. - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet
here we go again. - Thomas Hawk
there's no other way of putting this: oh fuck - Duncan Riley
Just insane. What got us here and how it all is happening. - Jeremy Hall
Still waiting for two-three consistent days of 8200 before I go in. And I still say February will be way worse than it is now (that's when the holiday credit card bills are due). - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
I wonder if anyone will come to their fiscal judgment and hold off using plastic this holiday season. its tempting( the credit card ads make it really enticing), but credit cards have probably put a lot of people in a whole every new first quarter. Cash is best;spendthrift shopping is wise. - Terence Washington
dow off the lows of the session, only down 385 now. - Thomas Hawk
Hold onto your seat tightly, it'll be another bumpy ride. - imabonehead
New economics: No Dow. - Igor Poltavskiy
bloody hell - Scott Lockhart
market still improving, only down 250 now, best levels of the day. - Thomas Hawk
like watching the weather - Gregory Lent
It's a percentage drop. About 10%. They change the amount every so-often, but a fixed number that gets weighted every so often is easier to program for. - Wirehead
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Steve Rubel posted a link
Demolition Takes Shea Stadium Piece by Piece - NYTimes.com
October 24 at 6:47 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Wow. Can't believe it. So many memories, just dust! - Steve Rubel via Bookmarklet
I think every red sox fan is silently (or loudly) cheering right now ;) - Cece
Shhh. Bill Buckner's "holy" glove is buried somewhere in there. - Steve Rubel
Cece - I know I am. - Kevin Pedraja
RIP Shea Stadium. Remember going there all the time - Cee Bee
Most red sox fans don't really care one way or another about where the Mets played. - stretta via twhirl
I think this is the first ball park that came and went in my lifetime. - Michael Markman
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Mona N. posted a message
“I'll find a picture later, too.”
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October 16 at 3:10 pm - Link
Mona, that is perhaps about the best one ever. - ChangeForge | Ken Stewart
I'll find a nice comment to write...tomorrow - directeur
I'll 'like' this later. - Peter Simard
ah.....so awesome.... - dafire
awesome.... - Suhit Anantula
I saw this 10 hours ago, but I'm just now coming back to like it. - Anthony K. Valley ©
best. one. ever. what a cool concept! - vijay
Perfect - Yunus Tunak
@yunus: not perfect at all! "I'll find ***THE RIGHTEST*** picture for it later." :P :D ;) - Valentina* M
i love this. so much. - MLx
HA HA, one of the best no doubt. - Amit Morson
Perfect - Parvez Halim
Ah... later... - Canada's Web Shop
hehe..good one M. Reminds me what I do with Visio drawings I need to come up with. I create the grand shell, name it, save it and then go..meh. - Kamath ॐ
Best inspirational poster ever. Thanks Mona! - Mike Reynolds
Remind me to comment on this later too... - Mike L
HA, that is perfect! - David Selders
my dad had the best procrastination comeback ever. i accused him of passing it onto me and without missing a beat and with perfect delivery he said, "No, I haven't gotten around to doing that yet." awesome. - pea♥ fierce as a woozle
Oh gees, that is classic!! ha, ha!! good one Mona!!!!!!!! - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)
Procrastination: StarWars I - Fred Grott
... - Flippity
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time - jfayel
procrastination 1548, from L. procrastinationem "a putting off," noun of action from procrastinare "put off till tomorrow," from pro- "forward" + crastinus "belonging to tomorrow," from cras "tomorrow," of unknown origin. Procrastinate is recorded from 1588. http://www.etymonline.com/inde... - jfayel
I didn't know SWL stood for "screaming with laughter" until now. I'd hoped I was creating a new acronym. http://acronyms.thefreediction... - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)
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Bret Taylor posted a link
David Pogue - A Look at Google’s First Phone - NYTimes.com
October 16 at 8:22 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"The Android software looks, feels and works a lot like the iPhone’s. Not as consistent or as attractive, but smartly designed and, for version 1.0, surprisingly complete. In any case, it’s polished enough to give Windows Mobile an inferiority complex the size of Australia; let’s hope Microsoft has a good therapist." - Bret Taylor via Bookmarklet
The second half of the article starts laying on the hurt, however. - Marko Bon
I got to play with it and I must say, it made me want to forsake my iPhone. I miss buttons. - April Buchheit
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Kol Tregaskes posted a link
It’s Worth The Extra $3.05
October 10 at 1:59 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
I think I know exactly how that came about. The author was trying to say "the whole thing," couldn't come up with the accurate term, and just left it there. I do that stuff all the time, especially when writing in a foreign language. - Vincent van Wylick
hahhahaha excellent - Toby Graham
I think I don't even want to know what the (wrong) chicken is...lol - Holger Eilhard
Wow.... I'd pay the difference - Anthony K. Valley ©
I find it interesting that 'chicken' costs the same as meatless. Pork costs less than meatless.... - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Perhaps the rice is flavored with bouillon in one and has actual meat in the other. Just a wild guess, of course. - Heather Solos
meow? - Mattb4rd
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Paul Buchheit posted a message
“Here's what the housing crash looks like: http://www.redfin.com/CA/ANTIO...
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October 3 at 3:23 am - Link
Unfortunately prices in Palo Alto continue to rise :( - Paul Buchheit
Does this mean the house was bought last year and foreclosed this year? - Gabe
250k in Antioch is still ridiculous - Sudhakar "Thaths" Chandra
we bought our house in the last days of '06. home prices in my zip are fluctuating bad. 4 months ago, our house was worth $75K more than we paid. 2 months ago, they said it was -$35K what we paid. Yesterday, it's now work $45K more than we paid. That's just based on homes sales of similar sized houses and negates that we live in the best part of our zip. Appraiser said our proper location and state of home tacks on an extra $20K. It's insanity. - Anika Malone
Hey but on the flip side, the property taxes are also dropping! Ok, faint consolation, I know. - Phil Glockner
On the other flip side (does that even work?), a lot of housing prices have been dramatically inflated between 2000 and 2008. In some areas, homes are dropping in price to something closer to a natural rate of increase. (I'm not saying it doesn't suck to lose equity, just that some of those prices were unnaturally high.) - Jennifer Dittrich
It's Antioch. Might as well be Fresno. Call me when SV housing falls back to a reasonable % of local income levels. - David Lee
Jennifer - if people are willing to buy a house in a certain area for a certain price, then it isn't an unreasonable price, right? But if people are buying those houses on the expectation that, even at that price, the value will still go up, that's a risky game. Especially if they get a loan structured so they can sell the house in two years only after paying a bit on the interest and nothing on the principal, or pay the penalty otherwise. - Phil Glockner
Some good detail here. In theory, the optimal solution would be for your home to appreciate in value while the one you want decreases, but that's not realistic. Usually, both would increase or decrease at approximately the same rate. - Louis Gray
Sucks if you need to sell. Otherwise, i don't really care how much my house is worth. I prefer that the prices have come down to reasonable values. For a few years, i was living in a house i couldn't have afforded to purchase. - ·[▪_▪]·
Louis, if you want to sell a house in Silicon Valley and move to Antioch, things look pretty good. Moving the other way, not so much. - Chris White
@Chris but that's always been the case. - ·[▪_▪]·
ck zillow.com or realestateabc.com for properties in 33160 or any Dade/Broward areas - a fluid market to say the least - Scott Moskowitz
Sorry, but $660 in Antioch is psychotic. (I rent in Walnut Creek and am in the market to buy on the cheap). A fun exercise is to find the median home price in 1999 and then use historic 3% appreciation to find the true value. Do this and most will find homes are still WAY overpriced. BTW - property taxes in CA are psychotic as well. - AJ Kohn
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Benjamin Golub updated their status message on Gmail/Google Talk
“opthamologist”
October 1 at 5:01 am - Link
actually, you went to the optometrist :-) - Megen Vo
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Zee. posted a message
“I'm like Obama, I want change.”
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September 22 at 9:13 am - Link
Then go to a shelter. They'll help you change. - ::Kristen::
Any sort of change is good. Nickels, Quarters, even pennies. - R. Alexander Spoerer
Oops, we are like John McCain, only ideas we exchange - Taban Khajehnassiri
No offense intended to you, Zee (or anyone else here) but I actually find this image more offensive than the "Abu Ghraib Coffee Table." I wonder, did the photographer offer this man recompense for the use of his likeness? - Slippy Lane
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Ben Parr posted a message
“Bacon Sushi. The most delicious thing you have ever seen.”
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September 19 at 6:34 pm - Link
WOW - Josh Haley
I guess this is the non vegetarian version ;-) - Jennifer
NOM! - AJ Batac
om nom nom nom! - imabonehead
I love bacon a LOT and this doesn't look good to me at all. - Trish R
I'm with Trish. I like bacon; I like (cooked) sushi; I don't think I want bacon sushi. - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)
yuck. - Mona N.
hideous - cjmart
I think I got the proper reaction. It's like a heart attack in a roll! - Ben Parr
It's just bacon and cheese... what's so nasty about it? I'd eat bacon and cheese - Bwana
Ahh...gooey ewwwy. Wrap some scallops in bacon and call it sushi; I'd eat that at least once a week. - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)
I'd like to see step 1-6 :) - AJ Batac
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