Shannon Bauman

... to the books, it would be nice if we had a "liberty thermometer". So for example, a set of metrics that stayed constant and were measurable, that we could rate our country's (or any country's) liberties against. So we could look back and see.. "know what, our liberties used to be at 50, now we are down to 45. Hm, is that acceptable?" - Shannon Bauman

Have you read Catch 22? My College English part 2 instructor said that it was, "probably the best novel of the 20th century..." And I honestly believe it to be one of the best books I've ever read. - LarchOye

"... are having problems with debt, we can help. Our service allows people to...." And so on. It freaked the hell out of me. I got right back out of the elevator and took the stairs :) Anyhow, now I want to find the phone number that connects to the elevator, so I can spook other people. - Shannon Bauman

That is spooky. My weird event of the day is having two different friends randomly flying on my flight to Boston... *in the same row.* Are you listening M. Night Shamalamadingdong? - Keith Pelczarski

hate - Private Sanjeev

Always check the mail, I often get checks in the mail.... Hate junk mail and try to get off all possible lists. - amelia arapoff

An interesting way to compare JS speed across browsers (must have HTML Canvas capabilities). Chrome destroys other browsers in processor intensive ones. - Shannon Bauman

This is a good one to compare across browsers with: http://deanm.github.com/pre3d... - Shannon Bauman

... without quotes it is you talking. But it is strange because the main message auto gets quotes, as is seen in this example, but my follow up comment does not. Seems like I am accidentally being inconsistent. - Shannon Bauman

...sure it may be more accurate, but totally useless for the target audience. - Shannon Bauman

They are also questionable from a legal standpoint given many are subject to change without notice at any time. No one reads them much less checks them for updates! - Ryan Miller

Man oh man, that dude had some mad skills. This book is written somewhat sloppily - changing narrative styles throughout, carrying on from time to time, and not even finishing it - but the content is truly amazing. Why didn't I learn in school about how awesome Ben Franklin was? In addition to his kite flying escapade, he invented a better type of wood burning furnace, and a better street lamp. He created the first public university in America (U. Penn), helped create one of the first public hospitals, and came up with the idea for the first fire department, and the first public library. His main profession was a printer and newspaper man (which served him well in marketing many of his projects), but he also served as a colonel, a postmaster general, and an assemblyman. His career is just astounding. Also - it isn't covered in this book, but he was one of the core founding fathers. - Shannon Bauman

According to Wikipedia, "He is the only Founding Father who is a signatory of all four of the major documents of the founding of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, the Treaty of Alliance with France, and the United States Constitution." Ever wonder why he is on the $100 bill even though he wasn't a president? It's because the dude pretty much single handedly built America :-) - Shannon Bauman

Blurb: "Throwing rocks. Most people stop at puberty, but not Drew Putz - a sardonic male pushing 30 who is exceptionally skilled in the art of rock throwing, and needs to find a way to utilize his peculiar talent into making a living, and ultimately, making a difference." - Shannon Bauman

"In hens, ovulation usually occurs in the morning, and almost never after 3:00 PM under normal daylight conditions. The total time to form a new egg is about 25-26 hours. This includes about 3-1/2 hours to make the albumen coats (the "white"), 1-1/2 for the shell membranes, and about 20 hours for the shell itself." - Shannon Bauman

from: http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/curricu... - Shannon Bauman

These are the thoughts I had in my shower before my hot water finally ran out. All of my decent thinking happens in the shower :) - Shannon Bauman

I've been meaning to get one of those waterproof writing boards scuba divers use; I read about that somewhere as a tip for people who want to write down their great shower ideas. ... sorry for the threadjack. - Andrew C (✔)

From one site: "Paleontologists now think that what they thought was a second brain was just an enlargement in the spinal cord in the hip area." - Shannon Bauman

@Jim Funny poem. - Anne Bouey

Former Googler (but current friend) Samantha Crow started a new service to review people's resumes for them. I think it is a really good idea (especially in this economy), so I figured I would share with FF. Check it out, let her know your thoughts. - Shannon Bauman

I read this sentence 10 or so times before I finally got it. - Shannon Bauman

I like SixWordStories. - Tudor Bosman

Aviator glasses and aviator 'staches - Bret Taylor

ROFL. We always make bets on if our pilot will have a 'stache or not. - Anika

I was thinking something like janitors, but they would probably get tossed if it got too bad. Maybe something like a nuclear power plant engineer? Any other ideas? - Shannon Bauman

Tech/proposal writer - Shevonne

?? were you voted best new startup? your own opinion? - Amanda Nance

@amanda - ha, no. It was FriendFeed. They were voted best new startup of 2008 at the Crunchies award ceremony. Nothing to do with me, I was just excited on their behalf. - Shannon Bauman