? Alan Porter (@rockhopper)

Raleigh, NC, USA

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

April 2011

Second night of “Hacker Trivia” at @CarolinaCon has been compared to Calvinball.

via Twitter for iPhone

Trying to squeeze a full sushi dinner into a Subway-sized time slot.

via Twitter for iPhone

Playing “Hacker Trivia” at @CarolinaCon - I won a lock pick set and a vintage (secondhand) “Cray Ada 3.0” T-shirt!

via Twitter for iPhone

@jbroome winner had 4.25 KILOS - including a small laptop - in his pants!

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to jbroome

. @CarolinaCon never disappoints… they’re dropping trousers. Prizes for the heaviest pants + pocket crap!

via Twitter for iPhone

Been pretending to work all day… can’t focus… too psyched… @CarolinaCon starts tonight! ☠

via Choqok

can0beans @carolinacon, so close, I can almost smell the con funk.

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 1:19 PM, Apr 29th, 2011 via web)

Local NPR station @wunc is alternating between spring fund drive and royal wedding coverage… not sure which is worse.

via Choqok

@mikbre download an Ubuntu 11.04 LiveCD image and test drive it… no install necessary.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to mikbre

Trying out the “unity” desktop on Ubuntu 11.04 - seems very Mac-like, but I doubt I will make it my default.

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Ubuntu 11.04 was released today. Have you downloaded your copy yet? http://ubuntu.com/

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Perfectly timed (and somewhat long) lunch… power was out at my office for an hour, and I missed it.

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Blog post by me: “Encrypting your entire hard disk” - http://blog.alanporter.c…

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Two combo meals at Burger King - just about the right size to feed my family of four.

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Vacation hangover.

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Up at the crack of noon… because it feels like 6am!

via Twitter for iPhone

Low overcast at RDU, pilot did an early go-around. Got to wave out the window to my co-workers twice.

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For the record, Salt Lake City (40°F) is a wee bit cooler than Honolulu (70°F). Brrr!

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There are 46 rows of seats on this aircraft. Guess how I know that?

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Getting ready for our flight back from Hawaii… we lose 6 hours of sleep on the way - or maybe we gain 18 hours!! #perspective

via Twitter for iPhone

largerobot telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

via web (retweeted on 2:15 PM, Apr 21st, 2011 via web)

Diamond Head and Waikiki, seen from Punchbowl crater in Honolulu. http://t.co/JFCPNc5

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Fairly strenuous hike to Manoa Falls http://t.co/GVEZDoT

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The hardest working people in Oahu are the ambulance drivers, firemen and EMTs. Those guys are always on a call.

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Pulled into a gas station just as it was closing… at 8 pm???

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Hawaiian Loco Moco - pretty much like country style steak with rice and gravy with an egg on top. Nalo Greens - a green leafy salad.

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News flash: sudden spike in Hawaiian economy - since Thursday, local business is booming, due in part to the rockhopper family, film at 11.

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Penguins?? In Hawaii?? Yes, they’re African Black-Footed Penguins, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village pavilion. http://t.co/sHwpvpp

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Just another sunset along the Kamehameha Highway, on the north shore of Oahu. http://t.co/DFkZMH5

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Ramming history down their throats at Pearl Harbor.

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Spam and poi for breakfast.

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The view from our hotel towards Diamond Head crater. http://t.co/U0MFDtV

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Hotel has wired internet, so I turned my eeepc into a wifi router. Share and enjoy!

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Wife woke us up at midnight and said we needed to get up and go to breakfast. Someone’s still stuck on East Coast time!

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Wow, BIG ocean, tiny island.

via Twitter for iPhone

Came —>| |<— THIS close to getting bumped in LA… but we’re on board now and on our way to Honolulu!

via Twitter for iPhone

@Jamieee1CP I’m lucky to share my name with the awesome pirate captain on CP, though :-)

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Jamieee1CP

@Jamieee1CP I’m lucky to share my name with the awesome pirate captain on CP, though :-)

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Jamieee1CP

In-flight wifi… twitter access is free, but everything else costs $8.

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Wow, it’s still “last night” in Hawaii.

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Rise and shine! It’s 0-dark-thirty!

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Wondering what happened to the @ncnearspace “Yuri Night” balloon that was launched tonight. Last check-in was at 8:24pm.

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@Jamieee1CP I assure you, I am real… but sorry, I’m not the Rockhopper that you know.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Jamieee1CP

Helicopter flying VERY low over my office.

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ncnearspace Launch TOMORROW, 4/12 @ 7:46PM (sunset). Meet @ TechShop @ 7PM if possible. Actual launch nearby at 35.870277N, 78.731428W. Come join us!

via web (retweeted on 10:29 PM, Apr 11th, 2011 via web)

Just found out that my boss’s boss is going on vacation at the same time & place that I am. Watching my worlds collide.

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Apparently, it only rains at this camp at night. #OKwithme

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Very long day at YMCA Camp Seafarer. Sharks teeth hunting, tree house, snakes, canoes, 2 aborted zip line attempts, fireworks. Awesome! #yp

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Fireworks at YMCA Camp Seafarer. #yp

via Twitter for iPhone

Overcast finally burned off, weather warmed up a bit. Bathing suits are on, and zip line is in sight. http://t.co/a7GsU3Z

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Chilly day at YMCA Camp Seafarer… plans do NOT include swimming or the zip line at the moment. #yp

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Raindrops on the cabin roof…

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D’oh! iPhone clock is 30 minutes behind! #apple #fail

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Commencing partial internet blackout… a.k.a. Spring Outing at YMCA Camp Seafarer! #yp

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Geocaching at night. :-)

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Geocaching… and totally busted… by my parents?? What are they doing in town?

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Walking barefoot for 1 mile for YMCA & Toms charity walk. http://t.co/rETxMyq

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Mmmm,.. Almond Joy’s got nuts (Mounds don’t)

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eranium CFO asks CEO “What happens if we invest in developing our people & then they leave us?” CEO: ‘What happens if we don’t, and they stay?”

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 8:40 PM, Apr 4th, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone)

NASA NASA targets shuttle Endeavour’s #STS134 launch for April 29 at 3:47pmET; Flight Readiness Review April 19 http://www.nasa.gov/shut…

via CoTweet (retweeted on 10:24 AM, Apr 4th, 2011 via web)

Project management tip - Hire an Indian contract house to do your work for you, then deny them access to your wiki.

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@mikbre You’re a day late (and apparently a dollar short as well).

via web in reply to mikbre

Test-drove “remember the milk” PRO for a month, decided to get a full-year sub. Paid direct, so 100% of $$ goes to @rtm, not 30% to Apple.

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We’ve been walking on the greenway for 2, maybe 3, miles. Now that large drink of water beforehand doesn’t seem like such a smart idea! #pee

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These appear in our front yard every year! #tulips http://t.co/4mRUbS8

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Frustrating != Challenging

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Noticing how Wikipedia articles do a fair job of summarizing older events, but newer stuff is a mix of factoids. Just like our memories.

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å•Š! Bojangles!

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Starting with 11.04, Ubuntu desktop edition will be rebranded as “FreeMac”.

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Chump don’t want no help, chump don’t GET no help!

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Touché - co-worker convinced me that we had a high-profile software bug. Investigated, bad line of code said “APRIL FOOL”. #Apr1

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Wow, three months of 2011 are gone, and I am *still* chillin’ to the Blu Mar Ten New Year’s mix. Thanks, @chillcast, for the heads-up.

via web