Second night of “Hacker Trivia” at @CarolinaCon has been compared to Calvinball.
Trying to squeeze a full sushi dinner into a Subway-sized time slot.
Playing “Hacker Trivia” at @CarolinaCon - I won a lock pick set and a vintage (secondhand) “Cray Ada 3.0” T-shirt!
@jbroome winner had 4.25 KILOS - including a small laptop - in his pants!
. @CarolinaCon never disappoints… they’re dropping trousers. Prizes for the heaviest pants + pocket crap!
Been pretending to work all day… can’t focus… too psyched… @CarolinaCon starts tonight! â˜
can0beans @carolinacon, so close, I can almost smell the con funk.
Local NPR station @wunc is alternating between spring fund drive and royal wedding coverage… not sure which is worse.
@mikbre download an Ubuntu 11.04 LiveCD image and test drive it… no install necessary.
Trying out the “unity” desktop on Ubuntu 11.04 - seems very Mac-like, but I doubt I will make it my default.
Ubuntu 11.04 was released today. Have you downloaded your copy yet? http://ubuntu.com/
Perfectly timed (and somewhat long) lunch… power was out at my office for an hour, and I missed it.
Blog post by me: “Encrypting your entire hard disk” - http://blog.alanporter.c…
Two combo meals at Burger King - just about the right size to feed my family of four.
Vacation hangover.
Up at the crack of noon… because it feels like 6am!
Low overcast at RDU, pilot did an early go-around. Got to wave out the window to my co-workers twice.
For the record, Salt Lake City (40°F) is a wee bit cooler than Honolulu (70°F). Brrr!
There are 46 rows of seats on this aircraft. Guess how I know that?
Getting ready for our flight back from Hawaii… we lose 6 hours of sleep on the way - or maybe we gain 18 hours!! #perspective
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Diamond Head and Waikiki, seen from Punchbowl crater in Honolulu. http://t.co/JFCPNc5
Bamboo! http://t.co/jCUg6mc
Fairly strenuous hike to Manoa Falls http://t.co/GVEZDoT
The hardest working people in Oahu are the ambulance drivers, firemen and EMTs. Those guys are always on a call.
Paddling in the lagoon http://t.co/r7HmuY2
Pulled into a gas station just as it was closing… at 8 pm???
Hawaiian Loco Moco - pretty much like country style steak with rice and gravy with an egg on top. Nalo Greens - a green leafy salad.
News flash: sudden spike in Hawaiian economy - since Thursday, local business is booming, due in part to the rockhopper family, film at 11.
Penguins?? In Hawaii?? Yes, they’re African Black-Footed Penguins, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village pavilion. http://t.co/sHwpvpp
Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay http://t.co/a8bpEIg
Just another sunset along the Kamehameha Highway, on the north shore of Oahu. http://t.co/DFkZMH5
Hawaiian landscapes. http://t.co/dwMoEcw http://t.co/WF7X3yc
Ramming history down their throats at Pearl Harbor.
Spam and poi for breakfast.
The view from our hotel towards Diamond Head crater. http://t.co/U0MFDtV
Diamond Head Beach http://t.co/qdQlyAw
Getting lei’d in Hawaii… http://t.co/KWzyl70
Hotel has wired internet, so I turned my eeepc into a wifi router. Share and enjoy!
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!
Aloha!
Wow, BIG ocean, tiny island.
Came —>| |<— THIS close to getting bumped in LA… but we’re on board now and on our way to Honolulu!
@Jamieee1CP I’m lucky to share my name with the awesome pirate captain on CP, though :-)
@Jamieee1CP I’m lucky to share my name with the awesome pirate captain on CP, though :-)
In-flight wifi… twitter access is free, but everything else costs $8.
@pwbrewer http://t.co/KVctKea - was that so hard?
Wow, it’s still “last night” in Hawaii.
Rise and shine! It’s 0-dark-thirty!
Wondering what happened to the @ncnearspace “Yuri Night” balloon that was launched tonight. Last check-in was at 8:24pm.
@Jamieee1CP I assure you, I am real… but sorry, I’m not the Rockhopper that you know.
Helicopter flying VERY low over my office.
ncnearspace Launch TOMORROW, 4/12 @ 7:46PM (sunset). Meet @ TechShop @ 7PM if possible. Actual launch nearby at 35.870277N, 78.731428W. Come join us!
Just found out that my boss’s boss is going on vacation at the same time & place that I am. Watching my worlds collide.
First fish! #yp http://t.co/HPguS7G
Apparently, it only rains at this camp at night. #OKwithme
Very long day at YMCA Camp Seafarer. Sharks teeth hunting, tree house, snakes, canoes, 2 aborted zip line attempts, fireworks. Awesome! #yp
Fireworks at YMCA Camp Seafarer. #yp
Overcast finally burned off, weather warmed up a bit. Bathing suits are on, and zip line is in sight. http://t.co/a7GsU3Z
Chilly day at YMCA Camp Seafarer… plans do NOT include swimming or the zip line at the moment. #yp
Raindrops on the cabin roof…
Sunset at Camp Seafarer. http://t.co/w3HO6Xy
Commencing partial internet blackout… a.k.a. Spring Outing at YMCA Camp Seafarer! #yp
Geocaching at night. :-)
Geocaching… and totally busted… by my parents?? What are they doing in town?
Be good, Winter’s watching! http://t.co/YDhp6QU
Walking barefoot for 1 mile for YMCA & Toms charity walk. http://t.co/rETxMyq
Mmmm,.. Almond Joy’s got nuts (Mounds don’t)
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?”
NASA NASA targets shuttle Endeavour’s #STS134 launch for April 29 at 3:47pmET; Flight Readiness Review April 19 http://www.nasa.gov/shut…
Project management tip - Hire an Indian contract house to do your work for you, then deny them access to your wiki.
@mikbre You’re a day late (and apparently a dollar short as well).
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.
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
These appear in our front yard every year! #tulips http://t.co/4mRUbS8
Frustrating != Challenging
Noticing how Wikipedia articles do a fair job of summarizing older events, but newer stuff is a mix of factoids. Just like our memories.
å•Š! Bojangles!
Starting with 11.04, Ubuntu desktop edition will be rebranded as “FreeMac”.
Chump don’t want no help, chump don’t GET no help!
Touché - co-worker convinced me that we had a high-profile software bug. Investigated, bad line of code said “APRIL FOOL”. #Apr1
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.