? Alan Porter (@rockhopper)

Raleigh, NC, USA

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @rockhopper ever

August 2009

Congratulations @RobertFischer on going “back to school”.

via Twitterrific in reply to RobertFischer

Monday morning coffee fail… if you can’t drink it, wear it

via Gwibber

No, that song by the Beatles is not “Hey Dude”.

via Mitter

Wow, terminal 2 at RDU has had a huge face-lift.

via Twitterrific

Red Box movie: Mall Cop

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“Mr Mom” weekend starts today. Having a sick child at home does not make it any easier.

via Mitter

My iPhone just farted. http://blog.alanporter.c…

via web

@anjibee thanks for the mental image… now i need a shower

via Gwibber in reply to anjibee

#rdutraffic reports from @frijole via twitter/iphone… which is the cause, which is the effect?

via web

@alanjporter: (re http://bit.ly/3FLHW) wow… that’s the same stuff that I have on my ipod!

via Mitter

Pulled our 3rd batch of stones from the tumbler — this one ran for 2 weeks with common sand and water.

via Mitter

@Elizibethcat I can take a not-so-subtle hint.

via Mitter

(Seen on FaceBook) Hello, I am the friggin’ happiness fairy. I’ve sprinkled happy dust on you, So smile dammit!! This crap is expensive!!

via Mitter

@RobertFischer is trying to whittle down his followers list by practicing #songsincode

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pathetic fallacy rules today… stormy weather approaches outside, office meeting brings dark clouds of its own

via Gwibber

Alan’s Law: entropy + sanity = a constant value

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@coxn For Ubuntu, I like MyPasswordSafe, a descendant of Bruce Schneier’s passwordsafe.

via web

Linguist’s phrase of the day: “thoroughly thought through”

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Mediterranean lunch at Chez Cubicle

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H4x0r skillz coming up short tonight… so much to learn.

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Having lunch with Anji Bee. Thanks for the introduction, @RobertFischer

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My new Mac Mini makes me feel STOO-PID. So familiar, yet so foreign.

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Skipper’s seafood - excellent fish and shrimp, but the clam chowder looks and tastes like mashed potatoes and mayonnaise… yuck!

via Twitterrific

Having an ipod means I can carry around more videos than I will ever watch, rather than just more magazines than I will ever read.

via web

Glow sticks were the big hit at our summertime party.

via Twitterrific

Reading Between the Lions with Read-a-roo and others at Marbles Kids Museum. Congrats, Young Writers and Illustrators! #wunc #ReadingRainbow

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sudo apt-get install coffee

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Our dog Maggie is 14 years old today!

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RTFM = read the ****** menu

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Yay, Google has finally decided that my source IP is not located in Chile.

via web

Greetings to my evil twin, @alanjporter

via web

Meteor showers, rain showers. :-(

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Apparently, AT&T deactivated my SMS plan when I switched phones. No wonder no one ever replied to my text messages! #iphone #fail

via web

Well, there’s $1 and one hour that I’ll never get back (http://youtube.com/watch…) #mtndew #snopes

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If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.

via twitux

I feel so… empowered!

via twitux

@coxn parenthood teaches you how to deal with adults.

via Twitterrific in reply to coxn

See you at #BarCampRDU

via web

I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.

via web

Anagrams with my 3rd grader.

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@BarackObama Happy Birthday

via web

Triangle Amateur Robotics club - autonomous airplanes, submarine kit, arduino, urban legends and more.

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I had my mind set on OJ for breakfast. 2 options at the cafeteria: high fructose corn syrup and water, or $3 Naked Juice. I chose coffee.

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Just played “The Simpsons - Loser Takes All” board game with the family. Not impressed with the game, even though I won, I mean “lost”.

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In spite of the rain… I am mowing my grass, dang it.

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BBQ party at the neighborhood pool.

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First time wearing my “I do it with Ubuntu” T-shirt outside of the house, and I got a compliment on it!

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