Woot! Someone used my @Linode (server hosting) referral code [http://j.mp/17oh2O], so I got a $20 referral bonus. Thanks, whoever you are!
tkane You will never read a better “we got acquired!” memo than this one from Woot.com’s CEO: http://bit.ly/cPc4I4
Trying out “HTTPS Everywhere” Firefox plug-in. https://www.eff.org/http…
On a 2-man project, co-worker asks what code he should review. Answer is simple: “if you didn’t write it, then review it”.
Why do our “clearcase servers” at work NOT have common man pages installed on them? Why we need “clearcase servers” at all is another issue.
Actually, I lie… in 2001, Singapore took my passport for a week for a work visa. I felt land-locked without it.
For the first time in 20 years, I do not have a valid passport.
@bobbyllew With all the new gadgets and pro editing, I hope CarPool does not lose its unpolished charm. (And no, you don’t need to shave).
Conference calls and cubicles don’t mix… GET A ROOM!
@dualcoremusic Lyrical mystery: 4th line of “take it back” chorus, after playstation, wii and xbox, what’s the next line? My kids wanna know
jowyang Twitter is the Vuvuzela of the internet. Everyone has a horn, blows it loudly, resulting in pure buzzing noise.
@msteelePMP Post their pictures to Twitter!
@doctorow Counting down… how long before the citizens of the internet draw “nerd glasses” on the adorable Poesy?
Yesterday’s bunny returns to the front yard, and the iPhone decides to cooperate. http://twitpic.com/20zddx
This new 2010 penny (tails side) doesn’t look very “money-like”. http://twitpic.com/20tukw
Supreme Court rejects Bilski case - “unpatentability of abstract ideas”.
faraichideya Do you care about the #OilSpill, but need more info on what’s being done? Live stream: tedxoilspill.com. Til 7pm #oilspill
Saw a cute baby bunny in the front yard this AM. Tried to take a picture, but iphone photo app / iOS4 locked up. Had to hard-reset. D’oh!
LinuxBlog New Blog Post: Things I can do before Windows Boots: (http://preview.tinyurl.c…) I forgot to add, make a cup of tea.
@CaliLewis Notes can now be stored on the phone or on an IMAP mail server. Make sure you’re looking at “all”.
“Office fitness”… please, if it gets so bad that I need this, just sneak into my cubicle and shoot me. - http://twitpic.com/20plp7
Watched kids drinking full-sugar soft drinks today, made me cringe. What a soda does to the body -> http://j.mp/bIoqff
The pool party was a big hit with the 7-9yo crowd > http://twitpic.com/20l67z || Keeping cool > http://twitpic.com/20l6qf
Total party weekend: both daughters invited to parties yesterday, and now we’re hosting one today! Skating, jumping, pizza, swimming, cake!
Sometimes, we forget how awesome we are.
Brand-new jar of Ortho Fire Ant Killer - contents may have settled during shipping, only 1/4 full! http://twitpic.com/20gsjb
@tferriss wife says “NAME (from xyz temple in SG) / women & time mgmt - review 4HWW written by TF”
When short pants come down to your knees, can you really call them “shorts”? I call them “longs”.
@Antlions Yeah, Pee Wee cheers me up, too… wait, that’s Reubens!
Uh oh, wardrobe malfunction… guess I’m goin’ home for lunch!
Doing a code review for someone who’s leaving our group next week. Since the code is mine after today, this “review” takes on a new meaning.
base10 Mesh wifi and guest networks are nice, but it’d be nicer if they allowed ports other than 80 and 443. Like, say, 993.
atulshri FIFA World cup like World War 2. The French surrendered early, Americans arrived at last minute, British left to fight Germans!!!
Now that the web has gone “social”, news stories end with questions. Do you agree? Where have you seen Q’s? Do you care?
Went to “meet the teacher” night at the elementary school. Our 4th grader gets TWO teachers, and our 2nd grader gets a “TBA soon”.
Lance Armstrong was the first man to ride a bicycle on the moon, right?
wilw Geeks are really good at taking something we love & turning it into something to argue about with other geeks who love it as much as we do
@musesystems Got it to work manually… but my point is, deb/untu’s “do-release-upgrade” should just install/upgrade for me!
Postgres might be an awesome database, but its upgrade procedure seems a bit obtuse, too manual. #debian #ubuntu
@flyosity Smart move by Apple, “reserves” are already locked-in, non-reserves could still change their minds! :-P
@jbroome I got the same greeting this morning!
Two TV’s in the cafeteria at work, tuned to World Cup & Wimbledon. Those poor tennis fans - where are their vuvuzelas?
Two minor violations for “no sweets month” - #1 had a sugar-free Life Saver (OK?), #2 had a popsicle b/c the school A/C was busted.
Yesterday, I tweeted a micro-eulogy for my friend Tracy. I wonder what people would say about me, if limited to 140 chars.
@_karora Further reading on the wiki says I gotta wait for SQLite. Thanks for your hard work - I ♡ my online calendar!
@_karora Upgrading my mail/web/cal server tonight, wondering if DAViCal supports SQLite yet, saw it mentioned on the wiki, would be nice.
That collective coffee spit you just heard was Senate Reps thinking to themselves about the bills they can’t get heard in their own chamber.
binker Blog Post: municipal broadband moratorium bill put into another bill (H 1840) during #ncga Senate Rules Committee http://ow.ly/22cic
Apparently, “4:30” is the new “5:00”.
Wow, the shot heard ‘round the world! The cafeteria at work just erupted into cheers as the US scored against Algeria.
@5x5 Wish I could… but this time, it’s Goodbye with a capital G.
Today, we say goodbye to our friend Tracy James McNeely. He was a traveler, a sportsman, a tech professional, and the life of the party.
doctorow US IP Czar sucks up to Hollywood, sells the rest of us out http://tinyurl.com/35j82…
pwbrewer Words Fail to describe - http://earthobservatory….
Score is tied at the swim meet! Huge crowd - http://twitpic.com/1z4b5c
sippey finally, an iphone home screen wallpaper that works. http://bit.ly/cu6slp
zefrank http://bit.ly/aaS6Kz :: wow - what a pic :: terribeautiful image of wave carrying oil to alabama coast
I was voter #58 in my precinct (NC primary run-off election).
Sweet, @tordotcom (tor.com) is giving away signed copies of Cory @doctorow ‘s books. See http://bit.ly/dqoLW1
Run-off primary in NC tomorrow. Be counted, even if you abstain - local gov’t pays attn to who votes and who doesn’t!
picturecool Shuttle Launch seen by Skydivers. [PIC] #photo http://bit.ly/cFH2M4
CaliLewis Ads coming to our…license plates?? http://bit.ly/akBG58
We welcome the arrival of summer… and the arrival of the air conditioner repair man!
Just realized that it’s been ABOUT A YEAR since I used “ClearQuest” to report or fix a bug at work. (What have I been doing?)
It’s 97°F in my “office” (spare bedroom).
Wife insists that I have seen Toy Story 2, but none of it looks familiar… [preparing for TS3]
All you other dads are no match. I am the #1 Dad… crown and trophy to prove it! - http://twitpic.com/1yhx0x
@NCsalamander Thank you… now go help your sister… she’s lost on the internet.
“Daddy, what’s my Twitter password?”
Waiting for my kids to tweet me a Father’s Day greeting…
@steveburnett Obviously, you need this: http://www.the-rubber-ba…
Feel like a total nincompoop - s’posed to meet my crew at 1:30 - it’s only 12:30 - duh!
@alanjporter Aigh! After reading your review, I discovered… to my horror… that I have never seen Toy Story 2!! Must remedy that, pronto!
Swim practice - http://twitpic.com/1y4cft
ginatrapani Playing the game of Tetris that is my email inbox and losing. They’re coming in faster than I can make them disappear!
doctorow Dear coffee: we had a deal. i’d put you in my body, you would give me super powers. WTF happened?
@dsearls You REALLY need “ssh -D 12345 me@server.us”, then set FF to use SOCKS proxy to localhost:12345. Works for my friend in India!
RT @RobertFischer: Forget “Apple envy”—“Apple ennui” has apparently set in: I’ve had an iPad for 24 hours and still haven’t bothered to …
What was I thinking, trying to ask someone at $WORK a question at 5:01pm? #tumbleweeds
Yowza! Looks like I picked the wrong time to do “no sweets month”! - http://twitpic.com/1xlipp
Halfway thru June, “no sweets month” w/ my kids - a couple of slip-ups, some tears shed, some rules bent, some rules refined, overall: good!
Hey @wilw, as a @Swear_Police Deputy, I just caught you swearing. You owe the SwearJarr. http://swearjarr.com
BostonMerlin I enjoyed this article… read the comments. Good take-aways.
http://bit.ly/9vToHI
Amused at “Freudian URL’s” generated by shorteners | Example tweet about BP: http://bit.ly/dyKT4a | URL is http://n.pr/b08mbs <— PR bombs?
. @Linode is celebrating 7th b-day with a BIG RAM increase on all plans. | story http://bit.ly/aGiHgw | referral code http://bit.ly/17oh2O
Today must be the best day of Tony Hayward’s life… he gets to meet the President!
@Oreo_Surnmit Just tell me where I need to show up!
@dsearls Use SSH/putty as a SOCKS proxy. Let me know if you want a step-by-step, easy peasy. [And it keeps the hotel net snoopers away!]
SecretHQTweets This’ll be popular: You guys CAN order your iPhone later in the week, y’know.
@levarburton They might want to stop for meals… don’t want to get a cramp.
daveslounge Tremendously epic animated GIF: How to beat Tetris. http://bit.ly/b69vC4 (via @Unsilent)
danariely The 7 Habits Of Highly Ineffective People: http://wp.me/p5oiR-kG
sarah_sprague If vuvuzelas are outlawed, only outlaws will have vuvezelas. http://bit.ly/c2cAqe
I was uncool before uncool was cool.
@nivex “What a blast!” - I think I know which blast you are referring to.
Chinese fire drill!
Welcome to South Carolina - technical talk on 802.11, speaker has a wad of Red Man in his mouth. #SELF
@RobertFischer … said Robert, on Twitter.
. @dualcoremusic is bringin’ the house down… nerdcore style - http://twitpic.com/1wbg1y
Geekin’ at The Beacon - http://twitpic.com/1wa04o
Quote from #SELF: “invent sparingly” - Wietse Venema
Quote from #SELF: “Remember why we write free software… it’s for the beer.” - Jon “Maddog” Hall
SouthEastLinuxFest day 1 - limited wifi coverage, so maybe I’ll pay better attention to the speakers! #SELF
Hilarity ensues! In the car, Australian guy attempting a redneck NC accent, NC locals doing Aussie accent.
Finally made the escape from the office… accidentally munged our software build on my way out, had to stick around for the fix. D’oh!
Told the boss I need to leave work early today. His response: “just don’t block ME on MY way out… I’m leaving early, too!”
Sheamus An operational Lego sniper rifle. http://sheam.us/9kmvDi (ideal for Christmas)
@jenncutter You have a WIRELESS LAVATORY? Good luck with those re-shoots!
Chumby juggling! - http://www.youtube.com/w…
trilug Triangle Linux Users Group meeting TONIGHT at 7pm || Topic is “Lightning Talks” || see http://trilug.org/
@doctorow Window manager buttons on the left makes ubuntu look more Mac-like. Seems to be a trend (see the boot screen).
trilug Who’s going to SELF this weekend? - http://www.southeastlinu…
@levarburton “Magigsing ka sa sarap. Mapapasayaw ka sa galak.” = “Wakes you of its deliciousness. Makes you dance of its joy.”
tomloverro BLOG POST: Battery Life Disparity between Android & iOS to Grow. I Love My Pet Tiger But He Eats Babies http://bit.ly/byDyDn
RT @cshirky: “Mona Lisa Considered as a Helix of Semi-transparent Polygons: http://bit.ly/12R0Ol ” | an oldie, but a goodie
RT @scenek: “Tak pár fotek http://picasaweb.google….” | Congrats to Å tÄ›pán and Lenka! Welcome, baby EliÅ¡ka.
RT @NASAKennedy: “Technicians to work on shuttle Atlantis’ waste collection system, i.e. toilet system, today.” | AFTER its final flight?
sequentialmatt I don’t know why some insist that running a government is the same as running a business.
@Sheamus I wonder if they’ll auto-shorten all links, even if they fit in 140? I like people to see http://mydomain.com/full…
Vahn16 I want to get an iPhone 4, but am worried the police will come and take my computer if I do. Are they still doing that?
alanjporter Free coffee and free eBooks from B&N http://bit.ly/9SdvE5 (via @tsutrav)
@BostonMerlin Using a cellular phone in the air can confuse the networks, too many hand-off’s. I bet AT&T wanted that.
Still wondering why Steve Jobs is the keynote speaker at a “What Would Jesus Do” conference… #wwdc
Just filled out my time sheets for the last 15 weeks. (Don’t forget to use the new cover sheets on your TPS reports)
I am a botanical ignoramus… I wonder what kind of flower this is - http://twitpic.com/1ulymu
Time management fail… next time, order the pizza first, then shop for groceries, then pick up the pizza when done. #fail
Sunday, 4pm, still in my jammies… nice.
cshirky My next book will be ‘Wikipedia Brown’, about a boy detective who solves crimes by getting his friends to do all the work.
Lenovo warehouse sale - actually, if you know what you want, have many backup options, and show up late, it might work OK
Lenovo warehouse sale - TOTALLY not worth it - 2h in line, crazy spreadsheet indexing scheme, way too many options, should be done via web
@SecretHQTweets OMG, I’ve just been Cock-rolled!
@CP_Osvaldoisaac Aw, I’m flattered!
@Eddypolice That’s OK… I get that a lot.
bullcity Lenovo warehouse sale means computer bargains this weekend http://bit.ly/9UjlvV
Hibachi! http://twitpic.com/1to1jr
Camp_SeaGull What you do for yourself dies with you. What you do for others lives on forever.
mtdotnet Sen. Clodfelter calls broadband proponents “crazies:” http://is.gd/cBh9O #ncbb
NC Sen Hoyle keeps saying fiber will be obsolete b/c of wireless. Whatever you do over the air, you can do more of over a wire/fiber. #s1209
Photographing someone does not cause their soul to be stolen. Similarly, cloning master repo does not diminish its importance. - git magic
“If you can’t bash them and then eat their hors d’oeurves, you’re in the wrong business.” - WUNC blog - http://bit.ly/caXYy4
A personal milestone: flossed daily* between last dental exam & the one today. (* missed maybe 5 days, mostly when traveling)
@mtdotnet unanimously???
Too many events on my calendar start with “Triangle”, can’t tell them apart, so now I write “Δ whatever”.
@pwbrewer To me, it’s less about the $$/MB and more about having another gauge to monitor.
StefkaB The sinkhole in Guatemala is beyond insane. I can’t wrap my brain around this image. http://bit.ly/b2WOj5
@mikbre Maybe they don’t… check the date on the bottle!
My kids and I have declared June to be “No Sweets Month”. Learning to make good food/snack choices.