MeFi comment:
"I think the image I had of the boingboing editors (as passionate, uber web-savvy, gadget heavy, technology consumers) has been thrown off base. Reading through this thread, I've come to the conclusion that the boingboing editors either didn't know..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by WCityMike, ShawnStruck
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I like the intersection of the orginal theme of the post (technology makes braindead zombies) with the fact that the poster used google instead of a dictionary to check the spelling of word...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by magstheaxe, DevilsAdvocate, facetious
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"I see people riding electric bikes that look like the old mopeds (with the bonus that the e-bikes are zero emissions)." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Nickel
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"He might have been a lackluster journalist, but he was our type of lackluster journalist: a regular blue-collar type of guy from Buffalo who you'd want to drink a beer with while talking about how great dads are. He was easy to like and he never..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by rusty, Blazecock Pileon, jedicus, mek, matteo, scrump, docpops, Dizzy, Guy Smiley, T.D. Strange
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"Typepad has the ability to password protect their hosted blogs and built in photo albums. I first used it when I was doing some long term traveling a few years and I didn't want to deal with any technical stuff while I was on the move (I still use..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mykescipark
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Great post - thanks.
While the US committed some pretty egregious sins with thier nuclear stockpile, not the least of which was testing live nukes on soldiers and the down-winder exposures in the Hanford area.
That comment made me think about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by climalene
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Here's another very cool (and my favorite) retro-future scooter. You can use the back link at the bottom of the page to click through lots of construction photos and non-English text of it being built...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by quin
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Democrats who voted in favor of telecom immunity that are among the top 20 recipients of Telecom money (according to Open Secrets Telecom Contribution Trends):
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) - $329,230
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) - $44,100
Mary Landrieu..." [
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favorited 21 times, recently by JHarris, like_neon, hangingbyathread, skepticbill, Bort, tarheelcoxn, Lizc, maryh, Esoquo, Espoo2, sudasana, Skygazer, rooftop secrets, the other side, crapmatic, destro, Bathtub Bobsled, willie11, Afroblanco, acro, Blazecock Pileon
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm genuinely curious - is there anything that Condi has been a success at during her roles in the Bush administration? Anything that people can easily point at and say "She sure got that right," or, "she did a good job on that..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by facetious, blueberry
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Ursula K. Leguin has an interesting article on the publishing industry in this months Harpers (subscription required unfortunately) . I thought this quote was interesting in the context of megapublicity and promotion of specific writers like Bock...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bunnytricks
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Best ever article on the history of the diamond trade, wherein all is explained : Have You Ever Tried To Sell A Diamond? (from The Atlantic)
You can read the author's whole book (I believe the article was an excerpt) for free on the author's..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by cass, Afroblanco
8 months ago
Ask post:
Poetry about Secrets, Hidden Places?
favorited 22 times, recently by metasav, Huw, cmyk, grumblebee, Tiresias, romakimmy, krix, rux, yohko, roll truck roll, loiseau, SisterHavana, mariokrat, Haruspex, not me, eritain, flotson, KevCed, santojulieta, extrabox, flibbertigibbet, Stacey
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I also was disappointed to read that it would it would be animated (for some reason, I makes me think it will be like Homestar Runner). A weekly video podcast of the bots watching (and riffing) a bad youtube post could have some good potential...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by cashman, iamkimiam
11 months ago
MeFi comment:
"How do we do that? And, yes, I really want to know. Any ideas...
Maybe a place to start is to read HR 676 (The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) and have an honest public debate about if it would work better than the system we have in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by klanawa
Last year
MeFi comment:
""I will swear to uphold the laws of the land. But I will also swear to uphold the honor and the integrity of the office to which I have been elected, so help me God," said George Bush [CNN, “Inside Politics,” 8/11/00]
Bush seems to care..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by cass, amberglow
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Mike: So, then, the director's whole point, if I'm not mistaken, is, in this often cold and lonely world, don't reach out for love and human understanding, or you'll only become part of a grisly lab experiment.
Crow: Well, I think you're selling it..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by pinespree, JHarris, Pope Guilty, Freon, zylocomotion, unregistered_animagus, Horace Rumpole
Last year
MeTa comment:
"If I paid 20 people off the street to look at the site for the first time and tell me their thoughts, I bet I'd hear pretty much the same thing.
So, if you don't want new users, why do the opinions of these 20 non-mefites matter more than your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by marble
Last year
MeFi comment:
"The Multnomah County Library system (in Portland) offers a mail service where you can put an item on hold via the Internet and it will be mailed to you when it's available for $2. You can either mail it back or drop it off. They also have a zine..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by parallax7d, Knicke
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Last month's National Geographic had an article and, of course, great photos about the "global fishing crisis". Besides the main article, there was also a good article on New Zealand Marine Reserves (photos), and the impact of the fishing..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by homunculus
Last year
MeFi comment:
"I was pretty sure that some friends and I had made a breakthrough in bistromathics the other night." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by retronic
Last year
MeFi comment:
"journalism has become a profession that is almost entirely about PR, transcription and packaging
I'm always struck about how the press covered Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents Dinner. He joked: Over the last five years you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nofundy
Last year
MeFi comment:
"I watched this last night and I'm happy to see that it is available for streaming on these here Internets. The conclusion at the end - that the people who got the story about Iraq so wrong continue to be some of the most prominent pundits and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nofundy, buzzman
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Thanks for the post - it reminded me (in that vague set in a European cafe sort of way) of 7:35 in the morning. I think everyone above nails my thought on the second lady...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bunglin jones
Last year
