Is there a way to collapse threads? I don't mind reading what Felicia Day has to say, but by the time I open Google+, there are dozens of replies that fill my screen - forcing me to scroll down to the posts from my "real" friends.

No. I believe been a very popular submission to Google's feedback.

If you're not interested in the responses you can mute it and it will go away (but that assumes you don't want to see it again at all).

Google+ has arrived - I got my first spam there today

With Moonie Jr. heading off to college next week I've had to add a webcam/mic to my main PC for skype calls.

So I thought I'd try a G+ "Hang Out". This is so cool. Of course it might be more fun if anyone else was around to hang out, but it's still cool.

Weeknight, CA time is a good choice for a hang out.

Unless you're me. :p

Unless it's Friday Night LA time... That I can do. But not this friday night (your time). But Next Friday night, yes.

Have your people call my people. My life is a social whirl.

G+ Seems to be developing nicely. It's reached the point I've felt motivated to perma-ban my first person. Goodbye Floyd Parks. I'm not sure who you are to begin with but you post too much stuff I'm not interested in.

And Todd Sokolove, You are on double secret probation.

Yeah, who is that guy? I'm about to get rid of him too

Aaaaand, I'm not even bothering much with Google+ anymore. I check it maybe once per day. It's a superior product going the way of similarly-superior Betamax and HD-DVD.