A taste of TED

[098anne]

I cry when I think about how powerful and good TED is. All about excellence and sharing and using knowledge as it's meant to be: for understanding and growth. Diversity occurs and is honored, naturally, as brilliance comes from everywhere and anybody. I love TED and am so glad they decided to share with the world, free of charge! Thanks, TEDtalksDirector!!!!!

[werecow2003]

Just use firefox with DownloadHelper if you want to d/l it. It's a free plugin.

[kriptonis]

use firefox to install downloadHelper plugin.

DownloadHelper let's you download any video on youtube.

[concern4civility]

Seeing how people respond so positively to the positive, to the challenging, to the light... How is it we come to accept that mainstream media must be violent & sexual to get people attention. Must be because low minded people focus on getting power over sharing ideas for the common good.

[pokemonferever]

there's a reason why this video has a time span of 4:20.

The intellectuals come from the ganja. :D

[seanarrative]

I love TED, but it costs about $3000 to get a seat :(

[jesusoath]

fuck? yeah? woow

[seanarrative]

yeah, I know right? but they have these talks in expensive places, and after the talk theres usually an after party. So basically talks are only for business people and people who simply have alot of money to spend.

I just feel thankful that they record it, edit it, and post it online for us to see for free.

[jaklee86ca]

you have to get invited first, $3000 after that. there many people willing to pay that cost, but it is hard to get invitation

[Eldwinn]

brilliant.

[UntLich]

Kaki King! what was she doing there?

[ldargor]

I find it positively scary that this video manages to elicit such an idiotic commentary.

[Panpiper]

It's just a couple of fools. Pay them no mind.

[c6gunner]

Yeah, for some reason the conspiracy-theory lunatics seem to have started invading the TED comments sections recently. Check out the GM Hydrogen-car thread for another example.

That's the shitty thing about the internet - it can be just as useful for spreading fear and ignorance as for spreading hope and information.

[yCherkashin]

I am full of hate. With all the advances of technology, with all the abundance of information, cross-referenced and hyper-linked, still, somehow the general trend seems to be migrating from smart people behind dumb terminals to dumb people in front of media outlets.

The commenters in the GM thread are watching the Internet, the few places they bookmarked, like a TV. Nothing sinks in, nothing provokes thought or emotion.

I'm full of sadness. And unrealized anger.

[lostinmaya]

A TED moment = Goose Bumps.

[Gnometower]

WORD

[oxygenownz]

what song was that he was talking about?

<3 TED

[INGRAM0009]

Nearly all these interlectuals are Jews.

Infact you can clearly see the hooked nose on the guy saying "this is the song that shows you your protential..."

Well it's a great piece of music, but Beethoven was well known for his rants about Jews. I don't believe for a minute that he would be hanging out at TED.

I used to watch these videos all the time, but now I'm sick of listening to all these leftwing liberal wannabe interlectuals. I'm unsubscribing to the channel.

[seanarrative]

oh, and does anyone know the first soundtrack song?

[seanarrative]

absolutely beautiful, I will always be a huge fan of TED.

[AmaijCosmos]

THANK YOU TED, i am grateful to be inspired by all that great talks ! stay gold !!

[Ch28Kid]

I wish I get a free ticket to TED.

[semiliteratedgod]

some talkers are very good no doubt about it, others are fucking idiots, but the talks are always shallow (no real insight into their methods, etc, only eye-wash bullshit)

Only (rich) idiots pay for this ....

[HarryGobbleCock]

Semiliteradgod:

some comment-leavers on youtube are very smart no doubt about it, other are fucking idiots.

I'm truly glad to not know you. Go watch VH1.

[semiliteratedgod]

butthurt?

[HarryGobbleCock]

Seriously. VH1. Go now.

[semiliteratedgod]

HarryGobbleCock

seriously butthurt?

you're a major troll here, reading the comments on your page was a good laugh, thanks

[HarryGobbleCock]

That's one thing we can both agree on: the comments on my page ARE indeed hilarious.

But I digress... VH1. Now. Then MTV.

[semiliteratedgod]

people left those comments for a very good reason, you better think about it, pathetic troll

[gspahr]

semiliteradegod:

You are very ingenuous if you think someone will come over and make you successful for free, you can only be inspired by these talks. Use your creativity, if you have one, and stop being an idiot towards other people's intelligence.

(Yes, I'm the one you called a thirdworld trash the other day, I was amazed to read "Love & Peace" on your profile)

[semiliteratedgod]

well, not only thirdworld trash, you're fucking stupid too.

get the fuck out of here with your distorted thirdworld trash goatfucker morality, most of these people do research and publish "for free", so they're fully capable of giving REAL lectures instead of snake oil sale (I see that there's no demand from dumb fucks like yourself, but still).

Did I expect them making anybody sucessful?? Gee, you're a fucking imbecile

[gspahr]

Unliterategod:

Aww man, it's so cute! It's the Love & Peace 12 year old boy again! Just look at you trolling! You're doing good!

Now, on a serious note. You can't have a decent conversation without having to insult other people? That is so lowfish, how do you expect me to take you seriously? Now do yourself a favor, grow up and be a man.

Love and peace, especially peace.

[semiliteratedgod]

did I say get the fuck out of here with your distorted thirdworld trash goatfucker morality?

yes I did.

[gspahr]

semiliteratedgod:

I'm impressed.

[semiliteratedgod]

just keep the goats "impressed", k?

[gspahr]

semiliteratedgod:

I don't think so.

By the way, how many youtube accounts do you have?

[semiliteratedgod]

the goats were not impressed?

[jjmm112]

shite.

[fliprydaj90]

GO TED!!

[kurtilein3]

this is a very good promo.

its great that we get the videos for free, thanks, i just realized that the tickets are quite expensive. 3750 dollar for the conference in palm springs. but i guess the quality of the talks makes it worth it for some people, and the rest gets the videos.

[apocaRUFF]

Holy crap, that much? @_@

[kurtilein3]

apocaRUFF: yes. and its just a side-event. the main conference costs 6000 dollars. but you get a special gift package, and the dvds and stuff ;)

[FlyingC4r]

ted costs 6000$

[crudhousefull]

@FlyingC4r Capitalism usually ensures that you get paid if you've done something great or had a great idea, but I'm sure they pay for you and everything if you don't have the money. I've seen quite a few videos where remarkable people living in poverty have given talks on how they've been innovative

[philo9999999]

Heart-pumping!

[owlbs]

by seeing this i have become skeptical of TED's agenda. Anything praising population control, Bill Clinton, is not as spiritually enlightening as this triumphant video tries to make it self out to be.

[z2akuma]

best ever

[kalleu00]

TED is Awesome!!!!

[qpwnsall]

TED FTW

[dollaresque]

Cheers for all the wonderful TED moments we share whether at TED, watching TED videos, or even on our own, reading and doing what we love in our subjects and disciplines.

[Benjaminbrum]

Bravo TED! Bravo!!! Thank you for bringing inspiration and the joy of ideas to the world. Thanks for not hiding these talks away. I'm blessed and enriched by what you do. One day, I'm coming to TED!

[hayseman]

One day I will but up on that stage sharing my ideas.

[Arghira]

I LOVE TED

[rippemies]

Right on.