Paul Buchheit

Interesting. Hated it when I first saw it, however, I'm now using it. YMMV. - Daniel Shaw

I see their point, that's why I'm using a different theme than the default. - Aram Zucker-Scharff

classic is much better, the new theme gave me a headache just looking at it. - brianp

I'm not resistent to change. But i prefer classic, too. Using "rocks" now though. Wondering why gmail isn't offering my wife themes in the settings on her account (!? - Alex von Halem via twhirl

"Use the Meraki Wall Plug to cover large indoor areas with unparalleled speed. Simply plug it in to existing wall outlets to expand your network." - Paul Buchheit via Bookmarklet

Now if that's what it does, what do they do (if anything) about older houses (like mine) with many circuits? I found I couldn't use similar technology (if it is similar) because of that problem. They really ought to explain the product not just the problem. In the end I just hired a contractor to put in wire, it was reasonably priced (actually not much more than the boxes) and works really well and is faster than wifi. - Dave Winer

Dave, in the time you took to complain, you could have clicked the “Spec” tab on the page Paul posted. Both Meraki and Open-Mesh make a mesh WiFi router based upon older MIT RoofNet principles. For 25 years, i think, i've read your commentary and articles. Please don't get lazy on me! - John Lam

"It’s comparable to Google Docs or a wiki, but it’s far more useful. You start off by creating a new workspace. You type basic text on numbered lines at will. Then invite someone else in and have them type as well. Each user’s edits are highlighted a different color. Changes are made in absolute real time, something even Google hasn’t been able to do (Google docs update every fifteen seconds). Users can also chat in the sidebar, save versions and make a few tweaks to the settings like removing line numbers. One great feature optionally highlights Javascript syntax (making this a great way to write code collaboratively)" - Paul Buchheit via Bookmarklet

Bill, Wikipedia says "SubEthaEdit is a collaborative real-time editor designed for Mac OS X," so it's not a browser-based app? - Philipp Lenssen

That's right, SubEthaEdit is a native Mac app, so Mr. Strathearn is completely missing the point, as are most of the "this is nothing new, I used to do this with my 300 baud modem" crowd. - ⓞnor

Here are a few examples: http://friendfeed.com/e/89e216... http://friendfeed.com/e/602b43... - Paul Buchheit

Paul, what's the process of getting your service integrated with FriendFeed? - Jesse Stay via twhirl

So, this is why one of my blog feeds displayed an annoying photo of me under every post in FF. It was the "podcast image" in the iTunes elements of the feed... I had to disable the option in feedburner. :-( Look here: http://friendfeed.com/vrypan?s... - Panayotis Vryonis

mine is "terminal", a little bit nostalgia :) - Eren Emre Kanal

I use Desk, all themes are great, but Desk is best of the all. - Kristian Salonen

Every one of them is grotesque. - Aaron deMello

Wow. John Ziegler is incredibly rude and vulgar. - Robert Felty

I disagree with the characterization "Nate Silver embarrasses creator", though. The guy is completely shameless and therefore impossible to embarrass. - Ruchira S. Datta

Is this the video that Camilla was talking about? - Paul Buchheit via Bookmarklet

Paul, not sure but here's a video of the same cat charging a box repeatedly. http://bit.ly/4eoZpP - Jauder Ho

Yes! - April Buchheit

The trick: "You need to give people the freedom to spend and the freedom to make mistakes," says Takeo Fukui, Honda's 61-year-old president. "If management oversight is too strong, then it's difficult to innovate." - Rob Schonberger

The motto "to be a company that society wants to exist" brings to mind Kevin Kelly's recent post on the near future and whether we can create a vision of collective betterment that motivates people instead of galvanizing them with fear of others: http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/... - Keith Pelczarski

I also liked their motto: "To be a company that society wants to exist." - Davide D'Incau

Doesn't that make it easy to include some Flash or QuickTime that exploits a plug-in to pwn your browser? - Gabe

I'm pretty sure the HTTP Content-Type overrides the HTML type attribute. This would make you vulnerable to things like Quicktime movies with HREF tracks. Also, older versions of Flash don't support the allowscriptaccess attribute, so even if you could rely on the type attribute, users who don't upgrade their flash plugin would still be at risk. - Laurence Gonsalves

Any idea how Facebook and Myspace safely embed flash Laurence? - Paul Buchheit

That's cool. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

Waaaaahooooooooo! Thanks guys, awesome. - Johnny Worthington

Igor: If I'm about 12seconds, I would give all FFers a reference code like "friendfeed".(or a link) Just now WITH THIS LAUNCH! : ) - Erhan Erdogan

"It shows how Africa (30,3 million km²) is larger than the combination of China (9,6 million km²), the US (9,4 million km²), Western Europe (4,9 million km²), India (3,2 million km²) and Argentina (2,8 million km²), three Scandinavian countries and the British Isles" - Paul Buchheit via Bookmarklet

Thinking economy is taking out limited resources is wrong... Economy is added value man made... Today wealth comes from service... picking was thousands years ago, agriculture hundreds and industry last 2 centuries... - jfayel

Abundant natural resources have historically made countries very wealthy. What makes Africa different? - Gabe

By popular request :) (hiding a single blog, not hiding Dan's blog) - Paul Buchheit

I want the like button to come back so I can hit it again! - Phil Glockner

Very good! - Hutch Carpenter

"Do you worry that you extrapolate too much from too little? No. It's better to err on the side of over-extrapolation. These books are playful in the sense that they regard ideas as things to experiment with. I'm happy if somebody reads my books and reaches a conclusion that is different from mine, as long as the ideas in the book cause them to think. You have to be willing to put pressure on theories, to push the envelope. That's the fun part, the exciting part. If you are writing an intellectual adventure story, why play it safe? I'm not out to convert people. I want to inspire and provoke them." - Paul Buchheit via Bookmarklet

I've read Blink and the Tipping Point, and enjoyed both of them very much. I think he has a very nice writing style, and covers interesting topics. In my opinion, he does a pretty nice job of mixing personal stories with actual research. In this interview WSJ calls his books "business books", but I don't seem them as business books at all. - Robert Felty

reader's digest writer for the 00's - Gregory Lent

Reminds me of an old sci-fi short I once read about a guy who didn't see, and who was sitting in an empty hall for all eternity... and who then went about to basically recreate a working universe in his head. Won't spoil the ending to that one :) Anyone knows the title/ author of it, though? [cross-posted to reddit] - Philipp Lenssen

darn good comic approximation to David Deutsch's book _The Fabric of Reality_ ;) - Adriano

"I.Q.s around the world appeared to be rising by 0.3 points per year, or three points per decade, for as far back as the tests had been administered. For some reason, human beings seemed to be getting smarter." - Paul Buchheit

people are becoming more conscious, iq, as crude as it is, simply follows along - Gregory Lent

the claim that IQ is rising can be compared to the claim that living standards of the world have risen since the WW2, but this would be overly generalizing and missing the mark (such as widening gap between the rich and the poor,etc). - Hayk

Source for rail stats: http://www.aar.org/PubCommon/D... - Paul Buchheit

Haha, fair enough. This is some next level understanding of the world you're at. Color me impressed. :) - Tsega Dinka

Don't forget that those are averages, meaning they are heavily skewed (40%) towards coal. Coal is often shipped 120 tons per car, and it's unit freight (meaning the whole train is coal), so it's probably much cheaper than your average freight. - Gabe

in a submarine? :D - AJ Batac

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=... - Jason Brooks

It's not made in Japan, it's made _for_ Japan... And David got it -- the USS Pampanito in SF. - Paul Buchheit

"Oct 9, 2002: 7286 - New 2002 low - Dow down 37.8% from Jan 14, 2000 all time high. October 9, 2007: 14164 - New all time high on the Dow" - Paul Buchheit via Bookmarklet