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Cee Bee posted a link

November 2 at 11:08 pm - Link

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The camel spider stories began to spread during the 1990-91 Gulf War. Now, with the continued presence of U.S. forces in the Middle East, the stories are becoming legendary .. Many of the stories on the internet are completely untrue. These creatures are (usually) not dangerous to humans. But, dangerous or not, these creatures are horrifying to encounter. I pity anyone who encounters one for the first time. They actually aren't spiders at all, they're solpugids.. Along with spiders, they are members of the class Arachnida. - Cee Bee

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GAH! - Cheryl Jones

AUGH!! RUN AWAY! - Brad McCrorey

I'd have to kill myself if I ever saw one of those things near me. - ::Kristen::

nice looking creatures - Gregory Lent

my friend used to have one, hehe :) cuty - Ozkan ALTUNER

Bloody hell! I would freak out if I saw one. - Parvez Halim

that'll be enough of this spider bullshit. - Monique

Those things give me the creeps... - J. Abdul-Qahhar

Seriously, I'd take a photo then run as fast as f*ckign possible. - tiffany

Um, no. - Steven Perez

Can't click HIDE fast enough!!! Actually, maybe *I'll* just hide until this is safely on page 11 of my FFeed. - Ladybug Heather

Oh. Mygod. I haven't even had my coffee yet this morning. This is making my skin crawl. - Amanda H.

Hey, those are pretty! HIDE! - Live4SoccerVacations

WOW nasty. I think these would cause me to get a bit alarmed. I'll add this to the list of a few things that would bother me if I found them in the house... - Kamilah Gill

Didn't they fight one of those things in TRANSFORMERS? - Steven Perez

NO - Yolanda

Wow, these are not dangerous? They are cool to look at but I'm sure I'd freak if I saw one. - Carmen

Raid on blast. - Derrick

They aren't even real spiders, jeesh ;) These are not fun to find, but it was not as bad as finding a scorpion in your sleeping bag. - Michael W. May

Honestly, I said "NO" and then hid this entry. Then I put on my big girl panties and came back (but I'm standing behind MWM with a huge ass can of RAID). I think Mo said it best though. - Yolanda

I'd take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. </Ripley> - Karim

ah hell why is this post still around? *HIDE* - Shey

Holy crap, that's terrifying. - James Ferguson

these things scare the living daylights out of me... - Zee.

c'mon zee, they're perfectly harmless (for the most part, i believe) - Cee Bee

I just want to know what in the hell is in the background of that second picture. - aldenoneil

Looks like someone holding a plastic bottle with the camel-toe spider inside. - Rodfather

These are interesting looking. Initially I'd probably be freaked out, but once I got over my scare I'd want to look. - Jill, Superhero Librarian

Thank you, Rodfather. That eases the nightmare a little. - aldenoneil

These look cool. I wonder if they make good pets. - April Russo

Crazy Gadgets: Cee Bee posted a link

HP Mini 1000 netbook confirmed

October 27 at 10:27 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"The sequel to HP’s Mini-Note 2133 netbook has shown up on the company’s online store. Called the HP Mini 1000, the netbook measures less than 1-inch thick and weighs from 2.25lbs; it also has a new, black casing and appears to be intended as a more entry-level machine than the 2133. The new price certainly bears that out: the HP Mini 1000 netbook costs from just $399. Other specifications for the Mini 1000 are unknown, with the primary point of interest being its CPU. HP went with VIA’s C7-M processor for the Mini-Note 2133, a choice which pretty much singled it out among other netbooks; there are contrasting rumors now as to whether the HP Mini 1000 will instead use Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom processor or stick with VIAand adopt the new Nano chipset. It’s also believed to have a 10-inch screen. HP confirmed back in Julythat they were working on a new netbook with a lower purchase price than the 2133. Their first netbook, though relatively well received in reviews, was criticised for its cost compared to ASU - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

this goes on sale weds 10.29 by the way - Cee Bee

Man this is sooooooo nice. - Parvez Halim

It's too bad, I just went to check it out, and just like everything else that's too good to be true, as soon as you start adding on the basic upgrades you are well over 500$ and even higher if you want this thing to work for you. The base model alone is 399$, but that's with only 512MB Memory, 8.9" display, and and 8GB HDD :-( - cmiper

Crazy Gadgets: Peter posted a link

Neatorama » Blog Archive » Little Henry Desktop Vacuum

October 27 at 8:07 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"Got breadcrumbs on your keyboard? Don’t whip out the large vacuum cleaner for a small job - just use this cute lil’ dude: Henry Desktop Vacuum Cleaner. Plus, look at its cute hat and eyes. Who can resist the cute anthromorphization?" - Peter via Bookmarklet

Cute and useful - Parvez Halim

Parvez Halim favorited a video on YouTube

The Noisy Drinking Cat

October 26 at 3:38 am - Link

nomnomnom - Parvez Halim

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USB circa 1920

October 25 at 11:47 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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steampunk USB...I want to see the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea desktop this goes with. - Pete Delucchi

I must say I don't like steampunk all of the time but this looks really cool. - Parvez Halim

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Question of the Day: Do You Ever Turn Off Your Cellphone?

October 25 at 2:12 pm - Link

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Hell, ya. - Helen Sventitsky

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Nope. It's on silent 99% of the time, but it's never off. The only time I touch the power button is to reboot. - Rochelle

Nope. It's always on. - Akiva Moskovitz

Always on, always silent. - dkb

Nope, mine is always on as well. "53% of Americans have taken business calls in the bathroom." It sucks when your in the bathroom, and you have to hear others conversations. Also, I've noticed way to many women who talk while doing their business then leave without ever washing their hands. *shudders* Doesn't the person they are speaking with hear the flushing? - Sarah Peterman

No. I can switch it to Silent mode, so why turn it off? - Stellina

Yes, often. - steplow = Steve Lowe

nope, nor the laptop for that matter. - jerobins

No, it's on 24/7. - Czar

Steve, why? Why not just turn it to silent if you don't want to be disturbed? - Rochelle

Not sure why I would. I don't turn off my email account, my twitter account, or my phone at home and the phone at the office. Obviously there are times I don't use answer it, don't look at it. Just can't understand why I would turn it off. I like knowing what I missed when I can't respond. - Anne Adrian via twhirl

Yep. - Orphan Spinster Librarian

No, It's always on, but I do put it in quiet mode when I get into bed. I don't turn off the computer here at all, unless on vacation. - Ian May

usually just put it on silent... - Amber Horner

Um, they turn off? I am confused. - Cyndy

Never. - Leslie Poston

Never - Parvez Halim

Geez, I had to think about it. I never do. - Derrick

Yes, whenever I am at home. - Richard Peat

Nope. Unless I update my iPhone. - Roberto Bonini

Always on.. always on silent.. (not sure why I have any ring-tones, anymore..) usually in my pocket. I'm wondering how people use their blue-tooth ear pieces. I can't keep mine in my ear all day long.. its usually in my pocket, too. - Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau

yes sometimes I just don't want to be bothered - Jason Kaneshiro

Rarely. - Ontario Emperor

I gave up my cell phone completely a couple weeks ago and it feels great! I just miss texting. - librarienne

@Sara, wow! I would find that to be really difficult. I would miss my camera and the texting. - Sarah Peterman

Only when I drop it or the battery goes flat. - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)

I don't turn it off, but it sure does sometimes. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

Sometimes. - Morton Fox

I have never turned the phone off deliberately, though I put it on silent mode. Also, I once threw a phone which really annoyed me into the ocean... then sheepishly had to go buy a new phone. - Denton Gentry

Yes, on the rare occasions the entire family is the same place for dinner, all phones get turned off for an hour of peace, and conversation - Lorraine Ball

Coupla times a week. - Peter Simard

Not allowed to turn it off. - David Cook

no - tony vaio

Movie Reviews: JoEllen posted a message

“Question: What's the worst big summer blockbuster you've ever seen?”

October 23 at 1:27 pm - Link

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Diary of a Mad Black Woman. - Derrick

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I think Derrick needs a definition for big summer blockbuster . . . lol :P - Lindsey

Diehard 4: Live Free or Die Hard--it was so over the top, with its domestic terrorist, and the government being powerless to stop it. - Terence Washington

Oh, alright. Batman and Robin. That ish was too gay for even me. Nipples? Bleh. - Derrick

Definitely Waterworld. - Parvez Halim

The Avengers... gawd awful! - Chris Rivait

The first Fantastic Four movie, or the first HULK movie for that matter. - Haggis (Sean)

Transformers - was laughably bad. - JoEllen

Batman and Robin - Alex Scoble CISSP

Eagle Eye and Spider-Man 3 - Cheryl Jones

Spiderman 3. Easily. - Roberto Bonini

Spiderman 3 was AWFUL. Forgot about that one. - Derrick

Righteous Kill. - Monique

Waterworld!! - anna

Incredible Hulk - orionstarr

Waterworld rocks! - orionstarr

Wild Wild West was awful and Transformers was worse. - Aaron Hood

Wild Wild West was so bad, I asked for it on DVD just so I could use it for a coaster. Which reminds me, I need three more for a matching set. - Derrick

GODZILLA - John Cozen

I agree with you orionstarr, i saw it recently and thought 'not bad' - John Cozen

Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Batman & Robin probably, but it's less fresh in my memory. - Jandy Stone

Batman and Robin. - Steven Perez

Batman and Robin. Then Spiderman 3, The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day. - Steve Isaacs

Am I the only one who liked Spiderman 3? - Rick Powell

It appears so Rick. Put it in the "movie everyone hates, except you" thread :). - Vinay | विनय

And I liked Wild Wild West, too. Batman and Robin was, at the time, the gayest "blockbuster" ever so that earns it some points in my book. - Rick Powell

The Avengers. Painful. - Abby Martin

Independence Day - Grant Fitzgerald

Does a May release count as a summer blockbuster? If it does, then Phantom Menace. - Victor Ganata

Spiderman - Anika Malone

Parvez Halim posted a link

CrunchGear » Archive » Cancer-fighting chemical to be added to beer

October 23 at 1:31 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Probably the 2nd greatest invention ever. I don't need to mention the 1st do I? - Parvez Halim via Bookmarklet

tehKenny posted a message

“How do you decide what to tweet and what to put on FF (because, despite my increased tweeting, I never know.)”

October 23 at 11:43 am - Link

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Anything I really give a damn about I post here. When I send out a Tweet that might start some kind of discussion, I feel it's wasted over there. :) - Steve Isaacs

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+1 Steve - I treat twitter much the same way I do my status on Google Talk, except occasionally unconverted friends will comment back in the twitterverse. I would say my ff twitter overlap is about 45% but I don't have hard statistics to back that up - JasonTFleming †

i FF unless i want to target a specific Tweeter. sometimes i'll click the "also send..." in my reply to a Tweet that appears in my FF stream. finally, i have a custom script that posts my msg to several services (Plurk, Twitter, FF, fb, etc.) and i use that when i want *everyone* in my lifestream to experience my wisdom. - MikeAmundsen

Stuff I am doing I put on Twitter and stuff I want to talk about I put here. - Parvez Halim

it all goes here. i only use twitter to direct message folks, mostly - Cee Bee

yeah, Twitter is not for conversations, it's mostly for "what am I doing right now", usually when out and about sent via phone - Nathan Chase

Sometimes I'll use Twitter, but usually I use FriendFeed. I don't monitor Twitter at all anymore. - Thomas Hawk

Twitter will be for up-to-the-minute minutiae of the day, which also gets posted on FF simultaneously. On FF, I post articles, photos, etc. - Bonnie "Prorogue" Dean

Movie Reviews: Kirk Skodis posted a message

“Loved The Dark Knight”

August 10 at 10:46 am - Link

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Didn't like it - felt it was extremely overrated, I was actually bored for the last 30 minutes. The Joker was fantastic though. - Steve Isaacs

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Overall, liked the movie, could have done without Maggie Gyllenhal and Batman's voice. Was surprised at how modern and current the backgrounds were in this one. Batman Forever had darker imagery. Really liked the Joker and Two Face. - Mike Cornell

Exposing the darker sides of human nature (to the extreme) = All sorts of win! - Mona N.

Yes- it actually lived up to the hype. Brilliantly cast down to the cameos. Thoughtful script. Great camera movement. Agree about Bale's voice though - he wasn't that raspy in the first one, was he? (Still, he's a fairly brilliant actor.) - Abby Martin

I refused to see it because I was already sick of it before it even came out... - heather ♥s fauns on mars.

There was too much going on, plot wise. It needed to slow itself down, especially initially. The movie should have been split into 2 stories. There was very little down time, so the constant frenetic energy became tiresome ad wearing and the plot twists became predicable. The Joker was incredible and all I wanted was more plot and more screen time with him. - JoEllen

Loved it. Only sore point - Batman's voice - Kamath ॐ

I thought it was excellent. Story, acting and action was all top notch. I, however, do understand the complaints about Batman's voice. It was overdone. - Parvez Halim

Ooh, Kamath, you're right. His voice was way too much. Adjust your Pro Tools, peoples. - Derrick

I loved the Joker plot and the Bat-Pod motorcycle. Everything else was kind of lame. Batman's voice was annoying. Did like Bruce Wayne dissing Harvey Dent, because I didn't like Harvey Dent/Two-Face. We were disappointed in the parts of the story that didn't have to do with the Joker that we never ended up going to see the movie again in the IMAX theatre, which we really should have done. - Cheryl Jones

Let me move on to the next obvious question - The Dark Knight or Iron Man? - Kamath ॐ

IRON MAN!!!! - JoEllen

Iron Man. Dark Knight was good, but it wasn't all that. - Scott Kitchen

+++++(JoEllen, Scott) - Kamath ॐ

LOVED both Iron Man and Dark Knight for different reasons. But what about Hellboy 2????????? - Abby Martin

HB2 wasn't in the theaters long enough for me to see it, darn it! - Scott Kitchen

Kirk: Indeed. - Steven Perez

Iron Man. - Steve Isaacs

Liked it, but way to overrated - Tamara J.

bite your tongue, Tam ;) - सत्याग्रह {Bren}

Dark Knight seemed fresh to me. I really liked it. Iron Man was good but juuust not at the same level as DK - m.i.a

Didn't like it nearly as much as Batman Begins either...too dark, not enough ass kicking...plus they blew up the car. - Alex Scoble CISSP

Watched it in IMAX ... amazing - Jαmes Cooρer

IMAX after regular movie theater is a big let down considering so few scenes are actually IMAX. but i loved Heath Ledger and Bale. - Krista K

I'd love Bale reading the phone book but I do agree they overdid the voice. Still, Ledger, Eckhardt and Oldman were also all wonderful. - Abby Martin

Cee Bee posted a link

Etsy :: Penguinotic :: Set of 2 NES Nintendo Controller Pillow Case

October 20 at 12:47 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage), (jeff)isageek, Melissa and 12 other people liked this

"Wouldn't you like 2 NES pillowcases to grace your bed? Here's your chance! Here is the best way to control your dreams... NES style. Feel confident in your gaming prowess with this Nintendo Controller Pillowcase. Lay your head down on its classic gaming goodness and dream of more simple times. Made with 100% super soft Fleece and machine sewn for durability. Machine washable and dryable." $60 for the pair - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

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Not worth the money!! I would never pay sixty bux for some pillowcases!! You're out of your mind but still cute - Sheryl

most hardcore gamers are out of their minds. $35 for one pillow isn't so bad - Cee Bee

Up up, down down, left right, left right, B A sleep. - l0ckergn0me

Wow, someone bought them! - Orphan Spinster Librarian

nice one chris. lol - Cee Bee

Man I wish I got them. So cool. :( - Parvez Halim

very kool - (jeff)isageek

Crazy Gadgets: Parvez Halim posted a link

Mophie Juice Pack for iPhone 3G Lightning Review: It Doubles the Power

October 20 at 1:08 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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The Mophie Juice Pack battery extender for the iPhone 3G snugly wraps around your phone and claims to more than double the available power. - Parvez Halim via Bookmarklet

I've really been thinking of getting one of these. I charge my phone sometimes 2-3 times a day and I'm not always able to charge it. - Andrew Trinh

Crazy Gadgets: Parvez Halim posted a link

MSI Wind U120 with integrated 3.5G in November, next generation Wind in March - Engadget

October 20 at 5:03 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

We already knew that MSI's Wind U120 was coming this quarter. Now DigiTimes has pegged the launch to November. Available in white or black, DigiTimes' sources claim that the U120 should launch for roughly $552 with a built-in 3.5G data module, Atom N270 proc, 1GB memory, and a 120GB hard disk loaded with Windows XP. For its part, MSI did say that it will not be introducing a netbook with touchscreen due to the high cost (eh hem, hear that ASUS?). MSI does, however, plan to launch its second generation Wind netbook with "new innovations" at the beginning of March at CeBIT 2009. We're hoping for thought-control enabled by a quantum processor but expecting something more akin to a race to the bottom. - Parvez Halim via Bookmarklet

Parvez Halim commented on a story on Digg

Girl with Down syndrome voted Homecoming Queen

October 20 at 4:49 am - Link

"Great story. I'm happy for her and I got just a little more faith in humanity now." - Parvez Halim

Gaming: Parvez Halim posted a link

Maximum Risky: DS Getting Dog-Girl Pole Spanking Discipline Game

October 20 at 4:34 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Hilarious!!! - Parvez Halim via Bookmarklet

I know a friend who might get a kick out of this X¬D - CannonGod

Parvez Halim posted a link

In Defense of Tom Cruise | Britannica Blog

October 20 at 4:34 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

A good defense of the controversial actor. - Parvez Halim via Bookmarklet

Crazy Gadgets: Parvez Halim posted a link

Inside Motorola’s Android Phone - GigaOM

October 20 at 4:32 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Om Malik on the impending Motorola Android phone - Parvez Halim via Bookmarklet

Crazy Gadgets: Parvez Halim posted a link

CrunchGear » Archive » Futuristic shoe generates electricity to run iPods

October 20 at 4:31 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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First the awesome emergency shoes, now another shoe-related technology from Japan: NTT, the country’s biggest telecommunications company, presents sandals that are able to generate electricity when walking. - Parvez Halim via Bookmarklet

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CrunchGear » Archive » Angel and Devil: New strange earphones from Green House

October 20 at 4:30 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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The earphones, which feature a frequency response of 20Hz -20,000Hz and an impedance of 16Ω, come in five different colors for the devil part: red, pink, purple, magenta and of course black (the angel is white in all combinations). If you don’t live in Japan, you can order the earphones in this online shop (English) for $31 plus shipping costs. They will be available at the beginning of next month. - Parvez Halim via Bookmarklet

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“Optimus Prime”

October 18 at 9:54 pm - Link

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HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA - Mona N.

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I don't think Optimus was a fire engine... - saeba

Uhm...yeah..he had a trailer attachment....with guns in it. - ♫ Rahsheen ™ ★

I'm pretty sure you're right. Since when did fire trucks have blue? - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)

yep take it from an optimus prime fan...he was not a fire engine. - (jeff)isageek

OMG... so going to hell!!! - Cyndy

Optimus was a big rig... in which case his trailer would be his cross to bear. - Jason Carreira

What would Jesus pull? - dkb

dkb, that is even worse in my mind that you intended, I'm VERY sure. And I'm preparing for my house to be struck by lightning in 5... 4... 3... - Cyndy

Well done, Jason! - Orphan Spinster Librarian

Hahahahahaha - Kamath ॐ

"Apostles...roll out!" - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

LOL@Neal - ♫ Rahsheen ™ ★

this is soo cool - Parvez Halim

I think I'm going to have to pray after this...which is something I rarely do. SWL! - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)

I just wish I could buy Transformers still... the new one's suck. ...also this is offensive. but it got my attention... so u win - Ⓝ〄ⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂ〄Ⓝ

Noah, can't you get the old ones on eBay? Or are they really expensive? - Mark Wilson

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... - Johnny Worthington

Gaming: CannonGod posted a link

Sony pulls LittleBigPlanet over Islam fears

October 19 at 6:59 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

This is ridiculous. If anyone spent 2 seconds looking at LBP they would know it's probably the least offensive thing since Barbie's Dream House for DS.... Actually that's a bad example. Barbie has ALWAYS been offensive. But you get the picture. - CannonGod via Bookmarklet

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It is because of these crazy f**king crazy fundamentalists. No one wants to be killed by some lonely, dumb and misguided kid who wants to belong. - Parvez Halim

Sony had to act. It was dumb to include those words to begin with. Sucks for those of us who want the game but this mistake offended a huge chunk of sony's most loyal customers - Bwana

Going from the rough translations of the 2 passages, their use seems a little unnecessary: [1] "Every soul shall taste of death" [2] "All that is on earth shall perish." - CannonGod

blech . . . lame - Lindsey

Bwana: Are you kidding me? "A huge chunk of Sony's most loyal customers"? The lines are from a song that happened to quote the Qu'ran. - Tanath

Cee Bee published photos on Picasa Web Albums

October 19 at 5:39 am - Link

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i love the shots inside that bridge... - Benton

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Is that near where you live? Looks beautiful. - Parvez Halim

ha. thanks benton, i was trying to get all artsy.the horse photos in the folder are my favorite. parvez, i'm in the nyc area. this is up in northwestern connecticut about 2 hours north of where i live. it was a great day yesterday - Cee Bee

Nice photos. - Melissa

thanks melissa! - Cee Bee

very nice - Anna Haro

Thanks for sharing these. I'm living through you. :-) - Jill, Superhero Librarian

Nice pictures - Helen Sventitsky

thanks folks. went up for a great hike yesterday to one of my favorite regions in new england - Cee Bee

Mona N. posted a link

Map of Social Networks Popularity Around The World

October 19 at 3:20 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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facebook really stands out. But look at Brazil and India carrying Orkut! - Rahul Das

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Orkut sucks! Spam is out of control on there. Whatever Bristol Karina Ferrari is - leave me ALONE! - vijay

I STILL get friend requests from Orkut LOL! - Mona N.

Agreed Orkut sucks. I keep trying to get my friends to move to facebook but I keep failing. And to think I actually want them on Friendfeed! - Rahul Das

Facebook sucks even more! It's a script overload NIGHTMARE! - Mona N.

Rahul, I have had some success as I'm very persistent. I reply to all orkut scraps in Facebook and force them to check it out inside Fb! Not sure about FF though as most of them haven't gotten their head around twitter even. - vijay

Mona, maybe you are targeted 'cause you are very popular? I have quite a few friends on there along with a ton of my clients but they(and I) love it! FF rules tho. - vijay

lol, the US is the only place on the planet where MySpace is the most popular :-) - Duncan Riley

vijay: Orkut? I haven't logged in since 2004 and I STILL get friend requests LOL As for FB, my biggest gripe is how they keep adding features and overloading the UI with Ajax, hence causing my browsers to crash! @Duncan: At this point, I'm thinking of going BACK to Myspace since it's more customizable than FB! - Mona N.

I was talking about Fb, don't use orkut anymore :} And I switched to Fb initally for the UI! Google Chrome, Win XP, no probs. Anyway my point is that out of the choices for those in India, Fb is the best choice. - vijay

Hehe, Morocco stands for FB, yeah! At least they're using something... for the rest not having data, we got what? Some places in Africa and what's that little spot under Russia? Skyrock in Algeria? Nice graph, thanks for the post there, it's really interesting!. - Zu aka ElijahBailey

Matt: No one answer... lol My messages are overfilling everywhere because I'm horrible at keeping up. :( @Zu -- my pleasure. :) - Mona N.

the grey one is leader in Africa. ;) - paolo beneforti

Interesting map. - Kol Tregaskes

This definitely shows that social network companies must look at the local culture when entering a region. One type of marketing approach is not going to work everywhere. Yahoo Japan is an excellent example of looking at the local culture. - Parvez Halim

hi-5 and linked-in is what i get pinged for in india - Gregory Lent

Orkut was long ago overrun by the bad-grammar brigade. Indian teens are addicted to it. Facebook is 'new' here. Hi5 and the others are not even on the sub-continental map. - Vijayendra Mohanty

Orkut rocks for me! Thats because almost most of the people I care about are in Orkut. I know that I cannot and will not be able to convince everyone of them to use some other social networking sites like FB, FF or myspace. I sometimes dream of a world, where FB, Orkut, Myspace could work seamlessly with each other sharing contacts and interesting data. - Karthick R

who are these guys inviting me to hi-5 on rediffmail, if no one uses it in india? - Gregory Lent

majority looks like Facebook. however US is MySpace all the way. There are some really weird social networks out there like V Kontakte?! What the...?? - Amir H.

I see a lot of HI5. - Amir H.

I doubt that Myspace's majority will survive. I know many younger networkers who are atracted more and more to FB... - Kev

Crazy Gadgets: Parvez Halim posted a link

Worst Invention Ever: Sleep Mask With Billboard

October 19 at 3:06 am - via Reshare - Link

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We've accomplished many an hour of restful, mugger-prone napping on the subway, but there's always the danger of missing your stop -- a problem we're usually too drowsy to consider at 2am in the morning. Not clever hacker Pyocotan, however. This resourceful fellow has built the Noriko-san sleeping mask for fashion-forward commuters, which broadcasts your destination to fellow passengers on a garish LED display, while you're busy getting some shut-eye underneath the mask -- in the hope that they'll be kind enough to wake you up at the right stop after they've rid you of your iPod and wallet. With a cost of $200 in parts, and considerable impracticality to boot, this device isn't quite ready for the commercial sphere, but that's of little concern to Pyocotan -- he's just busy being awesome. - Parvez Halim

for a video click http://bit.ly/19CeLC - Parvez Halim

lol! - Zu aka ElijahBailey

Crazy Gadgets: Rodfather posted a link

Linux powers "cloud" gaming console

October 19 at 1:28 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"Envizions has announced an "open source hybrid Linux gaming system" aimed at game developers. The EVO Smart Console is based on a 2.9GHz, 64-bit Athlon, includes its own Linux distro called Mirrors Evolution, and offers game-play, Internet access, VoIP, and HD video playback, Envizions says." - Rodfather via Bookmarklet

This is not going to work. - Parvez Halim

Nope - Rodfather

if it's priced fair... and can play other system games. - Czar

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October 19 at 12:47 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

OMG, this netbook looks 80s-tastic. Yuck. - Cheryl Jones via Bookmarklet

you can tell they took real effort on the design :P - Parvez Halim