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I’m really liking FriendFeed. I think it has great potential. I have some thoughts on what I’d like to see added or changed. Excuse my scribbles, but it was the fastest way to get my point across (hopefully)….

My first complaint is that I don’t like how things continually “bubble” to the top because somebody’s “liked” something or made a comment. I also really don’t like the same item showing up again and again, especially when I didn’t care about it in the first place. I know I can hide stuff I don’t like, but why is the default behavior to assume that I like everything?? Instead, split the display and keep items that I’m monitoring on the right.

Anything I’ve marked that’s been liked or commented on shows up on my “monitor” list…otherwise it doesn’t. On the left, show me something similar to Google Reader with header information showing the service (i.e. Flickr, Digg, Blog) the user and the title. Allow me to burn through the list using Google Reader style keyboard shortcuts. Once I’ve “read” an item. Then don’t bubble it back up to me…ever. This way, when I come back after many hours, I know exactly what I’ve seen and what I haven’t seen yet.

My next idea is much bigger in my opinion. When I view one of these items, I want to see something like this…

If it’s a blog post, pull the RSS content through and let me read it right there. Let me comment right there. If it’s Flickr, show me the full picture inline. You get the idea. Don’t make me dig to get to the content.

Essentially, I would like to see FriendFeed turned into a social media reader/interaction-conversational application. Think, Google Reader + FriendFeed.

Now, I realize that some of this is easier said than done. There’s really no technical barrier to what I’m proposing though.

What do you think?

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know what movie I’m talking about. It’s already broken a bunch of records for opening weekend earnings.

I’ve already seen it twice.

I don’t care if you’re a fan of Batman in general or if you’ve not seen the other films or ever read the comic books. You don’t need any background information to get this film.

I’ve always loved Batman since I was kid. But, never since the comics did I get the same feeling for the Batman characters. The TV show with Adam West made everything into a joke. The 1989 movie and the follow-ups also made a joke out of it all. While I enjoyed Jack Nicolson’s role as Joker, it just wasn’t the Joker I knew.

Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker is simply amazing. In discussing it with friends and family this weekend, all of the following words have been used: haunting, disturbing, and creepy. Given the circumstances surrounding his death and some of the rumors, I have to say that I got a chill down my spine when the Joker says, “…madness is just like gravity. All it takes it a little shove.” This is the Joker I know…anything but a joke. A terrorist. A madman. A Hanibal Lecter meets Freddie Cruger meets Jack the Ripper meets a suicide bomber.

Its become increasingly rare for people to enthusiastically clap at the end of movies anymore. Both times I saw The Dark Knight, the audience left clapping. Go see it.

What did you think of the movie?

We’ve forgotten what this country was all about and why a bunch of really smart guys decided it was worth committing high treason and risking being hanged over…

“The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” - Benjamin Franklin