Fake following (50)
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This is a little bit genius. One of the new features of FriendFeed (a Twitter-like thingie) is "fake following". That means you can friend someone but you don't see their updates. That way, it appears that you're paying attention to them when you're really not. Just like everyone does all the time in real life to maintain their sanity. Rex calls it "most important feature in the history of social networks" and I'm inclined to ...
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gautamg said:
attention is the new currency. Preserve it.
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Matt said:
Interesting feature... I don't have any friends I'd want to fake follow, but it's good to know it's there. I haven't been using friendfeed as much recently, anyway.
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jschultz said:
ha!
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puthali said:
lol, didn't know friendfeed had tht...
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Josh Bancroft said:
LOL I hadn't seen this yet. :-)
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Carrie Jaeger said:
Hilarious!
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Herschell / Special*Dark said:
Now you can be as fake on social networks as you were in high school : p
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janequigley said:
This is fantastic. And much more honest...
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Yan said:
web 2.0 comes of age!
KENNEDY. (2)
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The Kennedy tribute was touching, but it was Kennedy who was powerful. Walking out to chants of "Teddy, Teddy," Kennedy sounded strong and sharp. He's old now, and sick. He walks slowly and the mane has thinned. But he's still got that voice, that rumbling bass -- as Harold said to me this morning, "the last voice in American politics." The words, as they've always been, were clear, and the message was simple. Broadly, it ...
Hornets unveil new uniforms and logos - Ball Dont Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports (2)
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It's out with the teal-dominated Hornets jerseys, and in with the pinstripes, "Creole blue" and "Mardi Gras gold." Check 'em out."'We are extremely proud to be the New Orleans Hornets, and our new logos and uniforms pay tribute to the past, present and future of this great city,' said Executive Officer of the Board Chad Shinn. 'These exciting new designs represent our commitment to championship performance on and off the court as we look ahead ...
The Politics of Luxury Boxes (1)
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My hometown Columbus Dispatch has a column today in which a woman named Myrna Dupler, the daughter of a noted local architect named Howard Dwight Smith, is interviewed. Myrna is in her mid 80s now, and she's interviewed on the rooftop terrace of her apartment building, which overlooks the construction of the Columbus Clippers' new stadium. She has mixed feelings about it because her father was the architect for Cooper Stadium, the aging ballpark which ...
The Double-J And Peter King Share Some Hot Buttered Love (1)
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There’s no doing justice to this video, which comes to us via HBO via Deadspin via the video capture wizardry of Awful Announcing. You have to fucking watch it. I’m fucking dying. I wish they hadn’t edited this segment in any way, shape or form. But I’ve taken the liberty of filling in some of the gaps for you. Jerry: Thank ya, darlin’. Look at that! YEEEEEHAWWWW!!!! THAT IS GOOD, HOT STUFF! ALMOST HOTTER THAN ...
Dear Christina Applegate (2)
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"Christina Applegate, you gotta put me on..."Who knew that legendary PM Dawn quotable about you would be so prescient?Miss Bonita Applegate, you probably already know you have eternal TAN-cachet just off that ridiculously random hip hop reference, but I'm writing this letter to say I think you deserve dap of the highest order for being one of the few bombshells truly getting better with time.As it turns out, your Kelly Bundy character was one of ...
There Will Be No Protesting in China's Designated Protest Zones (1)
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Old women can be so annoyingly persistent. Take these two old Chinese broads (pictured) who had the audacity to try and protest at the Beijing Olympics in one of the two areas officially designated for, well, protest: The women, Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, had made five visits to the police this month in an effort to get permission to protest what they contended was inadequate compensation for the demolition of their homes ...
A Quick Note About Blogging (2)
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A surprising amount of the e-mail I get is not about basketball at all. It's about blogging. (If you're here for basketball talk, move along. I promise I won't hide some hot trade rumor five paragraphs down.) I'm happy to get those e-mails, because I think about blogging more than is healthy. When people e-mail about blogging, my answers tend to fit into one of these three categories: If you want to break into sportswriting, ...
BLOOMINGTON. LOS ANGELES. SAME THING. (1)
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Indiana qb Kellen Lewis served a mysterious suspension this past spring, one of those fun undisclosed ones that keeps you wondering where the crime lies somewhere between “missed some class” and “was caught fighting apes in the simian research facility for fun and profit.” Now we know what that suspension was for: excessive partying, and subsequent class absences and grade slippage. In his own words: “I must have thought I was in Los Angeles, Calif., ...
Phenomenal Swag: 1992 Dream Team Gold Plate (2)
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'Phenomenal Swag' searches high and low across the Internets for NBA-related goods you never knew you needed. E-mail us any quirky products you find here.1992 Dream Team gold plateCurrent bid: $5.50, eBayTired of mom's same ol' meatloaf? Can't stand another bite of dad's tasteless dry chicken? Well, folks, do I have just the thing for you!Beautifully crafted by Sports Impressions, this 10 1/4" 1992 Dream Team "First Ten Chosen" limited edition gold plate helps turn ...
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Craig said:
Awesome. I placed a bid, I couldn't resist. Who doesn't love commemorative plates?
Bottle Rocket, The Criterion Collection (8)
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Bottle Rocket, Wes Anderson's first film, is getting the Criterion treatment in both DVD and Blu-ray formats. Lovely cover. (via goldenfiddle) (link)
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Nicholas said:
I'm not saying Wes Anderson totally sucks, but the inclusion of all of his movies somehow makes the entire Criterion Collection (which includes true classics such as "Seven Samurai," "This is Spinal Tap" and "RoboCop") less necessary and exclusive.
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Victor said:
This is a really fun movie that most people have never seen...
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (4)
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John McCain deems the Georgia-Russia war the “first serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War”: Satyam notes “the Gulf War, 9/11, and the Iraq War, to name a few” as possible alternatives. But beyond McCain’s seemingly poor memory, the interesting thing is the confusion in terms of high-level concepts. It was just a little while ago that McCain was giving speeches about how “the threat of radical Islamic terrorism” is “transcendent challenge ...
Premier League Can Learn A Lot From NBC Olympics Website (1)
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Like many of you, I’ve been hooked by the Olympic Games. I’ve consumed an extraordinary diet of gymnastics, swimming and beach volleyball on TV this past week. Now I’m looking forward to the track and field part of the games, which begins today. But while the Olympic Games has dazzled us with amazing feats, it’s also historic because it’s the first games where the Internet has played a pivotal role in how we experience the ...
Team USA to you: Are you not entertained? (1)
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The United States "Redeem Team" lived up to its Nike name on Thursday, cruising to a convincing 92-69 victory over Greece in Group B play. After easy wins over China and Angola, Team USA dominated its best competition so far in the tournament, slightly redeeming themselves from a loss to Greece in the semifinals of the 2006 World Championships — and yet still you're not impressed. Here's a few comments that didn't make the cut ...
The Least Interesting Man In the World (3)
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He has been known to enjoy ham and cheese on white bread with miracle whip alongside a tall glass of warm milk. He began puberty at the age of ten, but he didn’t finish until he was twenty-six. His imaginary friend has a Masters degree in applied mathematics and suffers from social anxiety disorder. He is from New Orleans, but his personality screams “Mississippi!” He doesn’t just pose for the cover of Men’s Vogue, he ...
Scottie Pippen's Kicks Finally Return (1)
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Though many will debate the importance of Scottie Pippen's role in helping the Michael Jordan lead Chicago Bulls to two three-peats, I for one think that he was instrumental, but I digress, there is no debating that Pip's first signature sneaker with Nike is a classic. For the first time since their initial release in the '90s, the Nike Air Pippen 1 is set to make it's return like a young looking Scottie in the ...
