said by MrMoody :

First post, what a cold and windy Friday. Dark, too.

said by MrMoody :

Friday Open Thread comments seem to have died way down over the last couple months. Is it the economy? weather? I don't know. I know I hate winter; the cold, snow and darkness all suck and make me depressed.

The changes Google made to search today certainly make it more interactive and social. I can now write comments on search results, and read comments from everyone about TechCrunch (or anything else - see the awesomely useful TechCrunch comments in the image below, along with my votes on each) and vote them up or down. I can move search results around on the page - up, down, or off the page entirely. I can also add other URLs into search results.

In fact. Google paid Wikia Search the highest compliment possible today. They copied most of their features.

In their blog post, Google says they've created a way to customize search results, and share (via the comments). They say they are striving to improve the search experience, and giving people tools to make search even more useful to them in their daily lives.

But Google search wasn't broken. It's one of the few things on the Internet that isn't. I love it, as does 62% of everyone on the Internet. This new stuff is a mess of arrows and troll comments and stuff moving around the page. That doesn't make my search experience more useful. It makes it move to another search engine.

The worst part of the new stuff is you can't turn it off. Once you click "Yes, continue" you're in. And as far as I can tell, you can't get back to the good old Google that worked just fine.

Google, I'm begging. Please pull a Lively and get rid of this thing fast.

said by TK Junk Mail :

Has anybody taken the plunge and accepted using Google Search the NEW way.

said by Matt :

I didn't even get an choice, the options are just ... there.

Last Thursday Google launched a new feature called SearchWiki and well, it sucked. in my opinion. They turned a perfect clear-purpose product into a noisy icon-dessert which you can’t easily opt out .

I look at Google like 10.000 times a day, i don’t have time for noise, on the other hand, as an SEO manager I’m part of the GoogleEconomy, so i can’t just logout of the Google products or disable this feature completely.

So basically i coded a tiny

firefox greasemonkey enhancement called
“searchwiki on/off“

which lets you turn Google SearchWiki on if you need it (with this enhancement searchwiki is opt-in, means searchwiki is disabled by default.)

Installation SearchWiki on/off:

1. First you need the great Greasemonkey Firefox add-on.

2. Then just install the Search Wiki On/Off User Script with one-click.

3. Test it

said by Jeffrey :

Not of the beer spill, no. Was too busy trying to save the laptop. I can workup a photo of the keyboard though, sans spacebar. (I removed it because I thought something might be stuck-and it was, but still no workie. )

said by backfeed :

Rum and Coke tonight for me.....

Hundreds of people lined up at Verizon Wireless stores on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from Research In Motion that aims to compete with Apple's iPhone.

More than 200 people had waited at a Verizon store in mid-town Manhattan early in the morning, many of whom were turned away after it ran out of the new phones less than an hour after opening at 8 a.m. The angry customers caused a ruckus and police came to restore order.

A Verizon employee at the store told customers that if they ordered the phone online or in the store, they would get the gadget in five to seven days.

Both the Storm and iPhone cost $200 for customers who agree to a two-year service contract and both come with a built-in camera, and music and video players.

Verizon said it was getting reports of queues elsewhere in the country, with more than 100 people lining up outside a store in Bridgewater, New Jersey and another on L Street in Washington, DC. Spokeswoman Brenda Raney said it was too soon to say if stores were selling out.

Say what you will, but Apple is scared. And it should be.

But perhaps the real reason why Apple should be scared of RIM is not because RIM is changing the way cell phones are made, or altering the dynamics of the industry. Apple should be scared because of its own shortcomings with the iPhone 3G.

Consider this: the BlackBerry Storm offers cut-and-paste (duh!) functionality, its touch screen provides tactile feedback, it works as a tethered modem (a major plus for businesses), allows for expandable memory, boasts video recording, and the battery is removable. The list goes on, but I think that grouping proves the point well: the iPhone 3G is not as capable as we may think.

Say what you will about RIM, but the fact that the Storm's battery is removable, and it can be used as a tethered modem, is enough to justify companies picking them up for employees. And with the help of a touch screen and all the goodies consumers enjoy in the iPhone 3G, the Storm is an attractive choice for teenagers, college students, and even stay-at-home parents.

The iPhone was cool, up until yesterday. But today, there's a new phone in town, and if you ask me, it just took the title.

said by Babaganooosh :

How does a 31 year old make new friends?

said by Babaganooosh :

How does a 31 year old make new friends?

said by Babaganooosh :

I actually have too many hobbies. Problem is they are all pretty much guy dominated.

said by Babaganooosh :

I actually have too many hobbies. Problem is they are all pretty much guy dominated. I play ice hockey, I surf, I bodyboard, scuba dive, have a motorcycle, Snowboard in the winter. Always taking my dog to the dog park as well.

Not many women do that stuff. In addition I work early in the morning. I work 5am till 130. So nobody I work with really goes out either. Everybody is tired by the time the late evening comes.

Yeah I guess I painted the wrong picture of myself. When I reread it makes me like your typical video game dork. Thats not the case.

said by Babaganooosh :

I think the only reason I am able to keep playing with all my hobbies is because I choose to be single. I date a few women but I am not serious with any of them. I enjoy my free time too much.

My next gig is going to kite surfing. I cant wait to try that come next summer. I live on the Jersey shore 3 blocks from the beach by the way

said by Babaganooosh :

The more I think about it, the more it boils to is me wanting friends that can go out and pick up chicks with me.

I guess I can be considered a "player" I hate that term by the way. I actually do enjoy the whole game of meeting, attracting, and going home with, or exchanging numbers to get together for a proper date. Yes I do enjoy playing the field per se. I am picky about who I get serious with and am not oppesed to a GF, I just don't really want to settle on someone who doesn't "click" almost 100%. I am not ready to settle down with someone as quickly as a lot of people do. It seems like most people forgot how to date. They go from meeting someone to going out once or twice, to gf and bf.

Theres a lot of times I know about 10 minutes into a date that it wont work out, but sometimes it takes a month or so of dating to realize the woman isnt exactly going to work out. It doesn't mean I don't ejoy the time spent with the person, it just means I don't see myself getting serious with them.

I guess I say my friends suck because they arent out with me picking up women. I am not jealous of them though. Although I am sure I will want a wife or steady GF eventually, right now thats not something I am interested in. If and when I find that person, I will be more then happy to be exclusive with her. I have noticed a lot of people are out there really in search of a companion. I figure I am better off dating and meeting new women until I find the one I click with. The more I increase the amount of women I meet the more chances of meeting the right one.

Anyone wanna be my wingman? ha

said by DataRiker :

F^^CK Bell Canada

said by Jeffrey :

File for Ch 11 restructuring. Sell assets, cut costs. Trim the workforce. Drop unprofitable business. In a few short years, it can make a world of difference.

said by Chaldo :

I live in Detroit so I really look at this its been on the news, but I don't honestly think they are going to give gm,Chrysler, or ford ANYTHING unless they tell how they are planning to use it.

what you think?