Too much noise. (Particularly from friends-of-friends.)

I enjoy the overheard-nearby-conversation concept and there's definitely some benefit to glimpsing some of what my friends' friends' are saying/posting.

But right now my friendfeed experience is altogether too noisy and lacks prioritization. I'm seeing way more content there from people I don't know, about subjects I'm not fascinated with, than I am seeing from friends and about stuff that interests me.

We need smarter filters, and that's a problem everyone online (not just Friendfeed) is dealing with. But given FriendFeed's offering, this is even more important for FriendFeed.

At least let me dynamically turn on/off visibility of posts from non-friends.

I want a squelch dial, so that during busier times I can turn down the noise (and therefore reduce the chances of finding cool news/content/people from "weak links" outside my tight inner circles) and turn it up when I have more time/patience for serendipity and new connections. That's the way humans operate offline anyway. Why force people to live in Grand Central Station when sometimes they need a quiet dinner w/ a couple good friends?