Pandorans have a hair braid with neural tendrils, bonds two minds. Humans just share a pair of ipod ear buds. #avatar
Oh, THAT’s the spot that didn’t get any sunscreen!
A day to honor our soldiers… and to vow, as a nation, to deploy them responsibly.
Swimming in the lake with good friends - http://twitpic.com/1sslu4
Swimming in the lake with good friends. http://twitpic.com/1ssjo0
Of all of God’s creatures, none of them says “good morning” quite like a tick!
Midnight, and kids (not mine) are still shouting around the camp fire.
Movies at the camp site - power abruptly cut off during the final action of “Avatar”. Now I’ll never know how it ends.
ginatrapani best part of the 3-day weekend happening right about now, when you bask in the glory of knowing that you still have a WHOLE NOTHER DAY
Karaoke in the campground! - http://twitpic.com/1sm61t
Let the marshmallow roast begin! - http://yfrog.com/0pyjgtj
We need to get this camping trip started… the longer we wait, the more junk we pack!
In 1993, I predicted that some day, CD players would memorize every CD they played. That’s pretty much what my Mac Mini does.
Drat, got to the library just in time to hear the “closing for the holiday weekend” announcement.
Watching @WRAL radar - huge C shaped front of storm clouds is converging on Durham. Wonder what happens when they meet.
henet Hurricane Electric Free DNS. #Dualstack IPv4 and #IPv6. http://dns.he.net
mtdotnet My friend Jonathan Trappe flew across the English Channel in his office chair. Way to go, Jonathan! http://is.gd/ctb4I #balloonman
Going “camping” this weekend with a large group that plans to have 3 projector screens (in the woods): Wii, Karaoke, Movies.
How come when Facebook says “show 1 similar post”, it’s not similar at all?
Using a dimming (PWM blinking) LED and a top to explain standing waves & interference to the kids. #science!
TheRealNimoy I dropped a pebble in a pond. The ripples never stop. LLAP
Checked my free credit reports with Experian & Equifax. As always, TransUnion came up with a lame excuse to NOT provide it.
@carrborocowork doodle?
Watching Atlantis land in Florida, via NASA TV. #STS132
@ExploreSpaceKSC Hey, I can see ME in that picture! I’m the one looking up, mouth wide open. - http://twitpic.com/1r2gie
They say “Google’s Pac-Man Logo Costs Society $120,483,800 in Productivity”. Nah, we all just stopped playing FarmVille for a day.
Just rearranged all of my iphone icons… expect me to be even more spaced-out than usual for about a week.
From @TheRTP, “NC Triangle ranks #1 in quality of life” http://bit.ly/d4phkM - I wish they would not tell everyone, though.
Listening to “Dave’s Lounge” (@permanent4) podcast featuring “Lal Meri”, took Dave’s advice, bought the CD, support the band.
@coxn I have no complaints with KeePassX
RobertFischer I need more time in my life. Anyone got some to spare?
New photos from New York, Camp Seafarer and Shuttle launch - #twitter">http://gallery.alanporte…
Took the dog out for her late-night “business”, two rabbits stood in the yard, didn’t move an inch. Dog never noticed.
Visited NCSU Library today… stunning makeover, used to be so drab in the 80’s & 90’s - http://blog.alanporter.c…
Note: add “Tip @Techmeme” when you unfollow them, and Techmeme will know you’re tired of the mantra.
So what… no train…
Char-Grill eases the pain.
http://twitpic.com/1qf06i
Would’ve been nice to know the Pullen Park carousel & train are closed (til summer 2011) BEFORE we drove here! - http://twitpic.com/1qesj3
The web page for my kids’ school says this at the bottom -> “Best viewed in anything but Internet Explorer.”
Ooh, nice new word for me, “garrulous” via @doctorow (hope you enjoyed Raleigh NC)
The thunderstorm was considerate enough to wait until the pool party was over.
Woo hoo! Pool’s open! http://twitpic.com/1q3c0j
Figured out why my incoming RSS feeds had Chinese “Big5” encoding. It’s rss2email’s fault. Changed its config.py to skip BIG5, use UTF-8.
Missing the Mike Cross concert in Durham tonight because my kids have not finished their homework.
Grammar lesson of the day: “He and I went to the store”, “The gift was for him and ME.” Hint: take out the “him and”, use what sounds right.
@chillcast Sometimes we lag behind a week or three, but we appreciate the musical ♥. Thanks for sharing! ♫
daveslounge Q*Bert would like to remind the good folks at Google that he’ll turn 30 in 2012.
@ExploreSpaceKSC - Our family’s trip to KSC - http://blog.alanporter.c… #sts132
frijole Buying an Android is the new Moving to Canada.
HelenWheeels @nasatweetup THANK YOU for a most marvelous day! Spent so much time w/ my mouth open, my tongue is sunburnt! #NASAtweetup
Aw, crud… this 4-color pen looked OK in the store, but its RED is black! http://yfrog.com/15sifyj
New blog post from me: “The Final Flight of Atlantis” - http://blog.alanporter.c… #sts132 #NASAtweetup
danlondon Fake Pilot Flew Passenger Jets For 13 Years http://is.gd/cesPS
@bobbyllew I have always felt that you Brits are on the fence w.r.t. the Metric system. We Yanks are backwards, but consistent!
Uh oh, Weather Underground says the high today will be 63°F. WRAL says 78°F.
Big THANKS to @Redshift42 & @ageekmom for that last KSC ticket. Steve didn’t have to watch from the parking lot (but he would if he had to).
bnjacobs Check out some of the photos posted by fellow space tweeps at the STS-132 #nasatweetup http://bit.ly/agB7Mh
Apparently, at Cracker Barrel, “fried chicken tenderloin” is a euphemism for chicken nuggets.
That thing got a HEMI??
Fortune cookie says: “There are 356 days in a year, may all 365 of your dreams come true.” <- yes, I typed that right!
@chuck_kesler We got a decent video of the launch from KSC. You can see what the “cheap seats” are like.
Back at Kennedy Space Center, today’s plan is to take the bus tour: Saturn V, launch pad, ISS bldg.
It’s a shame that on such a tweet-worthy day, I stayed offline due to clogged network, batteries & too many other items to juggle. STS-132
Arrived at KSC, met up with friends. Now time for a pre-launch lunch at the Orbit Cafe.
My 7yo daughter just woke up. ME: Good morning! HER: It’s pay day!
Congratulations to the newly-elected @TriLUG steering committee. Welcome aboard, Jeff and Jym.
JohnnyDeath There are days when you can actually feel your life changing. Today is one of those days. #nasatweetup
Question for #nasatweetup crew: how’s the AT&T coverage at KSC? Or can I dream… wifi?
Giving TweetDeck another try. It supports Twitter “lists”, and I am trying to follow the NASA STS-132 launch Tweetup list.
@Redshift42 & @ageekmom Thanks from this end, too!
I-95 through South Carolina = a Scooby Doo marathon in the mini-van. (STS-132 launch road trip)
@RODSMACK_10k Keep your PC. Try a Linux “Live CD”. You can test-drive Linux without installing anything. http://ubuntu.com
Dear battery companies, I don’t care about “ultra” or “mega”. How about real capacity labels, like “2000 mAh”? Thx
“Wishbone” has been found — he was hiding with “Bubblegum” on top of the piano, behind the music books.
Our whole family would be a lot happier if we could find “Wishbone”, my 7yo’s Webkinz dog.
Rigging up a portable DVD player for the long trip down to Florida to see the STS-132 launch. - http://yfrog.com/jm9nzgj
@Redshift42 Our party came up short 1 ticket to KSC. I hear you have one. Would like to contact you.
@BostonMerlin I have a friend who dropped his 3ft w/o a case. Dented the corner, but screen is OK, no damage!
mikbre “Apple Building Facebook Into iPhone OS” http://bit.ly/dBcIoJ
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
@JL_Davis & @ageekmom: u guys are awesome. Right now, 1 adult friend is giving his KSC ticket to the 10yo, will watch from Titusville park.
@wrowan1965 I chose my name because I dig penguins and Linux. If I see Captain Rockhopper, I’ll tell him you said ‘hi’.
It’s Nat’l Limerick Day / I must think of something to say / Since mine is a tweet / must be short & sweet. / Hey look, I did it, Hurray!
Hoping some #NASAtweetup folks might have 1 extra KSC ticket for my friend, whose 10yo son really wants to see #sts-132.
I am now a professional pen-tester (that’s security-speak for “penetration tester” — I don’t test writing instruments).
NASAKennedy STS-132: At Kennedy’s launch pad, technicians will close Atlantis’ payload bay doors for flight. Official launch countdown begins at 4 pmET.
NASA STS-132 weather forecast says there’s a 70 percent chance of “go” weather for Atlantis’ 2:20p EDT launch Friday. Just a chance of low clouds
edog1203 Usually I think Jakob Nielsen is too much of a sourpuss, but his iPad writeup is full of great lessons. http://bit.ly/arE4MT
Choose your tools wisely - what takes 20 seconds with ‘git’ becomes an afternoon ordeal with clearcase!
@bobbyllew “zzzwwee, zzzwwwee, sorted” - mental image of Kryten, smug look on face, blowing screwdriver finger like a pistol.
@bobbyllew No, I can’t see anything.
Would Twitter be a better place if the following/follower counts were ALWAYS zero?
@bobbyllew I bet 9 out of 10 Americans could not pick Gordon Brown out of a group photo.
tjstankus New programming jargon. Some of these are really funny and true. http://www.globalnerdy.c…
Oh, good Monday morning! Cube neighbor is on a loud and bitter conference call. I need coffee and headphones.
What a supreme wimp I am. Wife showed me a packed box, asked what I thought it weighed. My answer: 50lb. Actual weight: 18lb.
The Mayo Police - “Attention: Remove foil completely. Do not use knife to open.” - http://yfrog.com/4jh66j
I am so proud of my 8yo daughter - she just said “…but THAT would be jumping the shark!”
I know the rule - post a photo or it didn’t happen. This is the best I could do - http://yfrog.com/fvr5wzj
Weird… we just saw a crowd of men wearing dainty lingerie on Clarke Avenue at Cameron Village!
Getting the kids primed for this week’s STS-132 Space Shuttle launch - watching “Hubble 3D” IMAX movie.
Libraries are truly MAGICAL places!
After 6mo, I peeled off my iphone screen protector to reveal another layer! Wow, I was using the “protector protector”!
Design by committee - MyPyramid.gov - it’s not a pyramid, not a rainbow, no longer makes sense - http://yfrog.com/5zsvsj
doctorow #FCC gives #Hollywood dominion over your computer, home theater and future: http://tinyurl.com/2v5ke… #drm #soc
@frijole Daytona-to-KSC — is that with or without a hangover?
Ooh, the Beer Fairy came… and she filled the “garage fridge” with GOLD!
@edog1203 “Hot zones” also apply to web pages (PC/Mac). It’s hard to activate a window or scroll if the whole screen is hot.
@alanjporter The official term for those “type these two words” challenges is “captcha”.
ginatrapani Those no-envelope, OCR-enabled ATMs make me feel like I’m living in the future, till I remember I’m depositing freakin’ checks
NASA Everything you wanted to know about space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-132 mission but were afraid to ask [PDF] http://go.usa.gov/iFj
trilug May 13 Meeting: Puppetize It!: Join us and Mike Seda at Red Hat HQ, May 13th, 7pm
Mike Seda, CEO and IT Consultant… http://bit.ly/aOeZFl
Not sure why, but “untucked” is just not working for me today… switching to my usual “tucked”.
T minus one week - Just received my tickets to the Kennedy Space Center for the STS-132 Space Shuttle launch!
@coxn Write to your bank and explain how their bad IT practices reduce customer confidence. I have (unfortunately, many times).
copyblogger A person who calls himself a guru does so because he cannot spell charlatan.
patricknorton FCC opens up a can of regulatory whoop ass on Broadband… hope Comcast enjoyed that court win: http://bit.ly/9DCnje
NASA #FRR - NASA and contractor managers voted unanimously to set May 14 as shuttle Atlantis’ launch date for STS-132. Liftoff is at 2:20p EDT.
Yuk, went out to lunch, followed a stinky trash truck all the way there, now I’m not hungry!
Wow, a reg’d sex offender moved into my n’hood. Ppl are up in arms, a real witch hunt, they want the HOA to “oust him”. Wut?
@justis Thanks for keeping us informed!
RT @NASA: ISS’s Urine Processor and Water Processing Asmbly are working & will support #STS132 crew. (You thought YOUR coffee tasted bad!)
@frijole Mine!
@alanjporter I read this tweet at 8:01am… still in bed in my jammies. *yawn* I’m sure there’s a point here somewhere.
@ThePaulDaniels: brilliant CarPool with @bobbyllew, thanks for sharing. (viewer in USA)
ThePaulDaniels Goodnight all. Sleep well.
RT @mikbre: “These quotes make me sick.†http://bit.ly/9LwOsF /via @jurewitz
This sort of Republican is truly un-American!
I voted.
Any #NASATweetup attendees have extra KSC tickets that they no longer need? My friend only got 2 tix for his family of 5.
“Tolls coming to the Triangle http://bit.ly/bzJUfP (hello backroads)” (via @danlondon) / me: tolls = deterrents, not revenue!
Tonight at 7pm - Triangle Amateur Robotics club meeting at [new] Tech Shop RDU - http://triangleamateurro…
Primary elections (NC) tomorrow 5/4. Even if you cast a blank ballot, it’s important to be counted as a voter!
New blog post from me: our 3-day vacation in New York City - http://blog.alanporter.c…
doctorow Opting out of nude #TSA xray at BOS caused minor initial panic but soon resolved. Recommended for everyone!
BigLB A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright
Visa Concierge Experiment - “Money is no object,†I said, “but I am on a budget.†- http://ping.fm/ESpWb
Yay! I found my sunglasses. OK, so they’re clip-on’s, but I like ‘em.
Uh oh… “Incorrect password or not a TrueCrypt volume.”
@chuck_kesler We’ll be way down in Melbourne. We got 4 KSC tix, but envy your #nasatweetup pass.
Air hockey with my 8yo daughter.
Just browsing tickets for “Wicked” in Durham. Wow, cost as much as $288 apiece! Who pays that much to see a play?
Cool, one USB stick, four (or more) separate bootable LiveCD images. - http://www.panticz.de/Mu…
This so wrong… the kids have to go to school today - snow make-up day - and the bus is 30 min late.