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Thomas Hawk published a photo on Flickr

Small Fire on Treasure Island Near the Bay Bridge

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Flickr DNA

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Flickr DNA is a pretty cool way to look at someone's flickrstream from an overview standpoint. Here's mine: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/... - Thomas Hawk

Flickr should give me this view natively. I love to see which of my photos have made it to Interesting or Explore. Cool little web app! - Josh Bancroft

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I've used this before to check out some of my stats. It's unfortunate that Simon Blint is staring back at us in your "Most viewed from the past 30 days" section, but I guess it's good to keep bringing notice to the story. What a tool. ;) - Chris Luckhardt

...and since we're sharing: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/... - Chris Luckhardt

... and http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/... - samgrover

... ok me too :) http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/... - Jason R. Hunter

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/... - Veronica

Like the "ego surf" part at the bottom. :) Been a while since I checked it, kinda cool to see some of my photos being used by people. - Jason R. Hunter

awesome sunsets Coreburn! - Thomas Hawk

Flickr DNA rocks :) - Mike

First time seeing this - very cool. (And Thomas - no surprise, your photos rock!) - Kim Mahan

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/... - Henrik Johansson

Thanks! My two other favorite toys/tools for Flickr Cooliris/PicLens (http://www.cooliris.com/) and Flickriver (http://www.flickriver.com/). - Jason R. Hunter

I have just started using Flickr (despite joining over three years ago): http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/... - CJPhoto

Veronica posted a link

Daring Fireball: iPhone, iCal, and CalDAV

10 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link

CalDAV is great, but it's freaking annoying that I can't make it the default calendar... meaning, if I want to sync events I make on my iPhone to my gCal, I can't using CalDAV. John thinks support will come soon, and I hope he's right. - Veronica via Bookmarklet

P.S. yes, I know this article is a month old, but I just started using CalDAV today, so it's relevant to me at least :) - Veronica

Have you tried Spanning Sync? I've used it for a while to sync iCal, iPod, MobileMe and Google Calendar, and I haven't had any issues so far. - Guillermo Esteves

yeah i set it up a few weeks ago but would definitely love syncing on the iPhone so i dont have to open gcal on it to add on the go. - MG Siegler

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The Escapist : Gamer Nation

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Jason Kinslow and Jonathon liked this

"In Gamer America, every home and office has 20MB/s broadband that's cheaper than milk. Everywhere that real America has a Starbucks or a fast food restaurant, Gamer America instead has LAN hangouts where, for a buck an hour, you can play online 24/7 with all your friends and socialize with the opposite sex." - Veronica via Bookmarklet

FTA "They can get a 100-megabit DSL line for $20 a month." Boy am I jealous. - Jonathon

Veronica posted a message on Twitter

“Excited about a new column in the works!”

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Sylvain Nadeau liked this

Woohoo! Veronica in print? Me like! - Jason Wong

Can you tell us about it or are you just allowed to tease us? - Sylvain Nadeau

Can't talk about it quite yet, but it will be an online publication. - Veronica

Great! Looking forward to reading your column. - Sylvain Nadeau

Veronica bookmarked a page on delicious

MAKE: Blog: A device that drives squirrels nuts

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"The reason they leave is it's so very annoying," Bill said. "It's very, very annoying. The squirrels can't get past that. They decide it's a bad place to raise their young." - Veronica

nice - squirrel disco - sdfx

Veronica posted a message

“check check... is this thing on?”

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Mark Dorgan, Brad Nickel, Jeff P. Henderson and AlexScoble(Robert'sBro) liked this

Indeed it is! Are you stalking me? ;o) - Paul Reynolds

Testing testicles.. 1...2...3!? - Todd

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sibilants...sibilants...hot mic, hot mic - Josh Haley

Check, baby, check, baby, 1, 2, 3, 4. Check, baby, check, baby, 1, 2, 3. (there's an old song) ;) - Nathaniel Payne

Rump Shaker! I like that song by Wreckx-N-Effect - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

Phew! OK... I mean, when I post something about cats with wings and it gets no response, I start getting concerned ;) - Veronica

Ah, I see. Those delicious links (delicious.com- I don't think winged cats are delicious) don't stick out in the stream. Try the FF bookmarklet to post photos with the link. - Paul Reynolds

@Veronica It could be because of the subject. You might have a bigger response on Twitter then on FriendFeed. - Sylvain Nadeau

Veronica posted a message on Twitter

“Utah smells like burning...”

Monday at 7:49 pm - Link

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I told you to bring your gas mask. - lester

LOL!!! HuuuWHAT?! - Rahsheen(isSoAwesome)

lester, you were correct. - Veronica

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Prison Proxy

Monday at 3:20 pm - Link

Interesting blog written by an inmate. - Veronica

Veronica bookmarked a page on delicious

Download Tekzilla Video Widget 1.0 for Mac - Brings the latest Tekzilla weekly show on your dashboard. - Softpedia

Sunday at 1:03 pm - Link

Kevin Etter, Chris Kim A, nicerobot, John Grinde and 2 other people liked this

For this and several other minor reasons, I wish I had a Mac. - Eric

I love Tekzilla. It is one of the few podcasts I watch religiously. - Mattb4rd

Tekzilla is the class of tech podcasts and head and shoulders above the rest. - Vincent Ferrari

I love Tekzilla too. Not a fan of dashboard widgets though. I'd prefer to be able to place them on my normal desktop and just use spaces for management. Yea, there's a way to get dashboard widgets to the desktop but when I've done it, it disables the screen saver. - nicerobot

Thanks Vincent :) - Veronica

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Fleshmap: Listen: Music

August 22 at 2:14 pm - Link

Paul Reynolds, RAPatton and Iain Baker liked this

(potentially NSFW) - Veronica

great to see the differences between genres... - Iain Baker

hip hop certanily stands out - RAPatton

Veronica posted a message

“God I hate jerks on the internet. Why do people expend so much energy being assholes?”

August 22 at 9:47 am - Link

Boca, misca mihaela, Percival Carti3r, Evangeline and 43 other people liked this

indeed - John Denver

For some it comes naturally and no effort is necessary. :) - Mattb4rd

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because they need to feel noticed and important at any expense ... and are generally horrible human beings. - Morgan

http://xkcd.com/386/ Not precisely relevant. But still funny! - David Young

Because they have assholes beating on them in Real Life and they don't have a healthy outlet. - Lindsey Smith

David, I love that one :) XKCD always makes me laugh. - Veronica

@David That's definitely a fav - Lindsey Smith

+1 david - that is a classic! - Morgan

Because they don't have the balls to be assholes in person so they become typist a-holes online - Jeremy Campbell via twhirl

Half the time they don't even have the cojones to put their email address or contact info. I guess that's good, because it prevents me from replying ;) - Veronica

Relativity. - nicerobot

As Mattb4rd said, it's natural and takes no special effort. That's what makes the problem so bad for the rest of us. Secondly, those jerks don't have anything better to do. - Morton Fox

Sad little people, don't feed them and they go away. - Mike Mackley

Just imagine if they took as much energy into doing something nice. *shakes head* - AJ Kohn

Because they are too cowardly to say crap to your face. - Josh Haley

I think it's Michael Wesch who talked about the fame of being abusive in his video on the anthropology of Youtube - Badger Gravling

I think it's because there is a level of anonymity that allows people to believe that they can be someone else online, take on another persona, and act in this way. - Shafiq Jetha via twhirl

I personally think Mattb4rd got it right - it comes naturally to some people. Just ignore em - jerks are jerks. - Royce Mathew

Speaking as a recovering asshole, I'll say that people do it for many different reasons. Sometimes its because a given personality with whom you interact has become a communicative pebble in the online shoe of your life, and you just want to blast 'em. Sometimes it's because you've discovered that you're actually very good at being an asshole, and receive lots of praise for it. And sometimes it's because you're the kind of person that just loves to inflict pain. - Roger Benningfield

Ahh yess. The age old question, this about sums it up: http://tinyurl.com/6mocnn - Percival Carti3r

I prefer jerks on the internet, in real life they REALLY suck. Percival - priceless! - Jody C

it's just too easy. jerks. - John LeMasney

Wouldn't you be a jerk too if you never, ever got laid? - Chantal

the internet is full of trolls. come on veronica don't you know this by now? - Joel Smith

If I click like does that mean I like jerks or agree with Veronica? :-) - gfurry

@gfurry It means that you think Veronica is a cutie. - Mattb4rd

Using the Block feature is your friend - Jeremiah Owyang

for the lulz? - Nick Mutton

I find it surprising that ANYONE is actually a jerk to you. 51% of the internet really respects you, another 48% apparently has a mad geek crush on you, and you found a one percenter moron? Wow. - Brian Norwood

Ahhh Matt has a good point. Little boys often harass girls they have crushes on. - Brian Norwood

The internet tries to make the world idiot free, but the world makes a better idiot. Simple as that.. aka Pete's theory on internet "a#$hole /jerk" evolution :)- - Peter Dawson

yea! fuck jerks. - Greg Bond via twhirl

Veronica, just ignore the jerks. Problem with the Internet is that jerks can hide behind their web browsers whereas in peron they can't. Use the power of the "ignore", "block" or whatever means to ignore them. - imabonehead

I'm glad to see everyone still hates Assholes, Veronica , you should post the message and the comments on your blog! . - Percival Carti3r

moo ha ha ha ha... go ahead. try to hit me - Noah David Simon

Aaron Cooper loved a song on Last.fm

Jonathan Coulton – Re Your Brains

August 22 at 8:38 am - Link

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That's my ringtone! - tj hanton

Jamie Sundsbak shared an item on Google Reader

Michael Phelps Returns To His Tank At Sea World

August 21 at 6:45 pm - Link

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Daynah posted a message on Twitter

“Are you a Gummi Bear? This is strangely amusing! http://tinyurl.com/2j975v”

August 21 at 4:19 pm - Link

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i'm sorry daynah, but these are the only animated gummi bears that i will accept: http://is.gd/1Oix - Matt Musgrave

dude, that's creepy! - Mona N.

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+1 to Musgrave, haven't heard the Gummi Bears song in decades. Crap, now I feel old. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

saturday morning cartoons FTW! http://is.gd/1Ojd - Matt Musgrave

Matt! I remember that cartoon! Believe it or not, this Gummi Bear video was mentioned on TwitLive.tv on Jumping Monkeys. I'm hooked on the song.. ? lol - Daynah

can't... stop... watching.... - Veronica

I made you a Gummi Bear Dance ringtone: http://is.gd/1Ok5 - Matt Musgrave

Matt, I'm sitting here laughing... can't wait til someone calls me. LOL - Daynah

I have to stop listening to it. I hated it at first, but the more I hear it I want to use it as my ring tone. Gummi Crack more like it! - Matt Musgrave

The old school version from Matt M. is like Care Bears on acid. - AJ Kohn

My son loves that video. - Brian

Doyle Albee posted a message on Twitter

“Mmmmmm... beer.”

August 21 at 4:39 pm - Link

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Veronica posted a message on Twitter

“OK, customer support from Zappos RULES. Every other company should take notes.”

August 21 at 3:21 pm - Link

lynchae, Liz Pruszko, Tyler Crowley, Tsega Dinka and 12 other people liked this

Other companies should take notes on their whole business model. They are killing advertising, and "surprise" you by upgrading your order and getting it to you overnight is genius. Connecting with their customers via twitter and other social sites is something other companies haven't gotten a handle on yet. Zappos A++ - Matt Musgrave

What is Zappos? - Mattb4rd

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Zappos is a shoes/apparel company. order something once and you'll be hooked. http://www.zappos.com - Matt Musgrave

They're really stellar. I ordered boots that had a scuff on them, and so they've sent me a replacement with overnight shipping and a coupon for my next order! Plus, they're having the warehouse check the next boots to make sure they're not scuffed too. Awesome. And this was all over Live Chat! - Veronica

My order arrived at my door before the tracking number email! I was amazed. That's their strategy though, and it works. Free shipping and 365 day return policy. It's the little extra perks that attract more business. Genius. - Matt Musgrave

Zappos is great. I ordered some sandals, wore them for about 2 months and then they started to literally fall apart, the seams just stopped staying together, they let me return them even though they were not in resellable condition and replaced them with a new pair (that i eventually had to return because it didn't fit) Just his week I ordered Ugg Walleys and the first pair was twoo small so they overnighted me the next pair. I love Zappos, it seems I get upgraded expedited shipping everytime. - Andrew Fielding

I love Zappos service!! They make it so easy to buy and return items that don't fit or that you decide you do not want. Every other on line vendor should take note. - Jeff P. Henderson

This all sounds great from the customers' point-of-view, but I wonder if it's good for business. Clearly they lost a lot of money on Andrew Fielding. - Leo Laporte

@Leo, their stuff is kind of expensive - at least full retail price, and considering they don't have to pay retail store rent, they are probably doing OK. - Laura Norvig

I agree. I just bought a pair of Asics Gel-140 TR for my gym workouts. The sneakers were at my door the next day. Zappos is the main place I go to buy all of my sneakers and shoes. - AskMac via twhirl

Leo, they actually have now made money off of me. I've posted about how awesome they are on my blog and have ordered expensive shoes from them as well as signed up for their Credit Card with Chase bank. That one act of customer service has made me a loyal customer for life. - Andrew Fielding

If their business model was not profitable, I'm sure they would have changed it by now. Seems like treating the customer well is almost always a good business plan. - Jeff P. Henderson

Here is some insight into Zappos business model and what makes it so successful. http://discussionleader.hbsp.c... - Jeff P. Henderson

Veronica bookmarked a page on delicious

For developers of Bend’s Shire, ‘dream’ is over | The Bulletin

August 21 at 11:51 am - Link

Kenton liked this

um, why am I not living here? - Veronica

Ryan Block posted a message on Twitter

“Monitor makers, free $1m idea for you: integrate USB / multiple ins for in-display KVM switch. So simple. Take it, use it. Please.”

August 21 at 11:11 am - Link

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Veronica posted a link

Tiger Woods 09 - Walk on Water

August 20 at 5:01 pm - via Reshare - Link

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Found this on Steve Rubel's FF: http://friendfeed.com/steverub... - Veronica

Awesome, - Andrew Fielding

Steve Rubel favorited a video on YouTube

Tiger Woods 09 - Walk on Water

August 20 at 4:49 pm - Link

Aman, Bryan Power, Jeff Beckham, Michael Bekiaris and 18 other people liked this

Chris Angel? - AJ Batac

Oh, that's brilliant :) - Veronica

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WHAT THE EF! WHAT THE EF! WHAT THE EF! - Rahsheen(isSoAwesome)

Blogged it here http://www.micropersuasion.com... - Steve Rubel

Well if he weighs the same as a duck, he is clearly a witch... - John Worthington

excellent - anna

fake. Tiger never hits it in the water :) - Andrew Smith

He didn't actually hit it in the water. It was on a lily pad, hit there intentionally. He's that good :P - nicerobot

Veronica published photos on Flickr

August 20 at 10:34 am - Link

Manon, Ernie, chartreuse, Bren and 22 other people liked this

I like the third one haha. The many faces of Veronica. - Dennis Jackson

That is AWESOME. A link perhaps? - Nate Pilling via twhirl

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that's kinda creepy - Enrique Gutierrez via twhirl

http://www.yearbookyourself.co... - Veronica

soooo creepy, i love it! - Veronica

BTW nice hair on the fourth one. :D This looks fun. - Nate Pilling via twhirl

My sister used the fourth one when she did hers. I thought she was wearing a hat. - Alan

funny as heck - Josh Haley

1 and 4 look very real. - Mattb4rd

Well, I had to do it. I yearbookedmymanga. Check it out: http://twitter.com/drapps (I never had a profile pic up before the manga one, so...) - Dr. Apps via twhirl

Night of the living web 2.0 photoediting mashups. :D - Nate Pilling via twhirl

I have a feeling these photos could very possibly be haunting me in my coming nightmares. - Percival Carti3r

haha pictures make you look a little crazy... - Pokai

I hosted these on Facebook - http://www.new.facebook.com/al... - Your photos look better quality! - Joe Dawson

Careful, some whiney baby might make a site against yearbook yourself. Annoying when we can't have a little fun. - Dennis Jackson

Yeah, Dennis. It's kind of sad when people take up a cause against silly things. People need to lighten up! - Veronica

I just YearBooked myself - a 56 year old face on 18 year old Class of 1970 pix. The horror. The horror. - George Brickner

Cool...that site is fun to play with - Andrew Fielding

do you have an authentic pic of your mom's or grandmom's yearbook pic to compare to? That would be interesting to see! I just recently posted one of my grandmom. http://twitpic.com/88qa (wonder if that link works in FF?) - TheMacMommy via twhirl

TheMacMommy - That's awesome! I'll have to look for one, what a great idea. - Veronica

Tom Merritt posted a message on Twitter

“http://stopthemanga.com has launched their fight against Manga Avatars. We need a Manga UN.”

August 20 at 1:35 pm - Link

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Josh Lowensohn posted a link

StopTheManga.com | Show Yourself!

August 20 at 1:15 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Chris Messina, Mathew A. Koeneker, Brian and Matthew Davidson liked this

This is hilarious - Josh Lowensohn via Bookmarklet

joykillers... - Veronica

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Amen Veronica! - Adam Turetzky

LOL! Attack of the mangatars!! - Chris Messina

faceyourmanga was cool for about 3.2 minutes. - Matthew Davidson via twhirl

pointless negativity. why can't people have a little fun with their avatars? - Veronica

fun is fine. originality is better. - Matthew Davidson via twhirl

yeah, sure, but i don't think everyone is going to keep those avatars forever! it's always so popular to hate on things, when people are just having fun with something. pick your battles! - Veronica

No way! Goofy 'Manga' avatars are the future. Soon they will be utterly pervasive. :/ - Bren

I'm staying out of this argument except to say that it's hilarious the time was spent making an anti-site for the manga site itself. That takes a lot of hate. - Josh Lowensohn

justine posted a message on Twitter

“I hate when someone tags an entire set of 5 million photos with your name. Flickr etiquette!”

August 20 at 10:54 am - Link

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I saw that this morning.. kind of drives me nuts too. - Veronica

someone did that to LOLcats. thx for ruining my day. - Matt Musgrave

Why would someone tag a big set of photos with your name? - Morton Fox

smells like link bait - Enrique Gutierrez via twhirl

no, it's just batch-uploading laziness. - Veronica

C. K. Sample III posted a message on Twitter

“Another picture of the pug with Kristin. We'd name him Winston Churchill. Vote now http://snipurl.com/3i5vb”

August 20 at 1:16 pm - Link

You got another pug?! - Veronica

Veronica dugg a story on Digg

Wine Spectator gives Excellence Award to fake restaurant

August 20 at 10:54 am - Link

Dave Martin, Ryan, Andre Maltais, Gavin and 6 other people liked this

This is hilarious and an outrage. I’m speechless. - ivanandersson

Would love to know what Gary V. thinks about it! - Veronica

Wow, it seems as though Wine Spectator took some of it's reviews too seriously; “…Smells barnyardy and tastes decayed. Not what you’d hope for…” Could this be the beginning of the end for the Award of Excellence? - Kenton

Veronica dugg a story on Digg

China Blocks iTunes for Tibet Album?

August 20 at 9:17 am - Link

Eric liked this

Digg link: http://digg.com/apple/China_Bl... - Veronica

f china - Ryan

Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins posted an entry on Mashable!

Meet Joe Francis, Champion for the First Amendment (smcb)

August 19 at 8:27 pm - Link

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