? Alan Porter (@rockhopper)

Raleigh, NC, USA

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

April 2012

@graulund short answer = nope… back up your config.php first

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to graulund

Looking forward to @suehle’s presentation at next week’s @trilug meeting.

via web

@graulund Can we just git pull tweetnest? Or is there more to it?

via web in reply to graulund

@DannyJohnJules Just showing my kids (ages 9 & 10) some Red Dwarf, ep 1-4 so far. They love the cat. Been quoting him. They look GOOD!

via web

Just now getting around to @anjibee’s 90-minute DJ mix (chillcast #307). Tuning out the rest of the office & the world. Nice!

via web

.@coastal24 Here’s a security hint, add ncrwebhost . mobi as a DNS PTR record, call it signup . coastal24 . com. Smells like phish.

via web

I hate when credit card companies just skip sending a statement when our balance is $0. I use those to reconcile my books.

via web

I’m DOWNloading an UPgrade!

via Twitter for iPhone

.@Evernote’s editor is such a train wreck. Different on web vs Mac vs iPhone. NEVER does what I want. I’d be happier if it were plain text.

via web

BoraZ Best picture of the day - Space Shuttle Enterprise http://t.co/muqrwBsT

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 5:09 PM, Apr 27th, 2012 via web)

I managed to work one my favorite XKCD comics into a code review. #327 Little Bobby Tables -> http://t.co/iDOEpr20

via web

ArapahoeNation Why is being a pirate so addictive? They say once ye lose yer first hand, ye get hooked! #SO2012 #howhow

via HootSuite (retweeted on 4:16 PM, Apr 27th, 2012 via web)

First 722 lines of the file is just getters and setters. I think we’re doing it wrong.

via web

Still peeved that @wunc is having another fund drive after just 2 mo. Considering dropping my sustaining membership.

via web

C’mon @wunc, didn’t you guys just have a fund drive in February?

via Twitter for iPhone

ctp If you’re really an optimist, the glass isn’t half full. It’s completely full - of different things.

via Twitterrific for Mac (retweeted on 11:36 AM, Apr 26th, 2012 via Mobile Web)

D1 just handed me a note from school, and commented that it’s in Comic Sans font. I’m so proud of her. #fontnerd

via web

So Facebook knows everything about me? Then why is it asking me “¿Tu teléfono es viejo?”. That’s two strikes in one question.

via web

Had to write a note to D1’s teacher because she was not able to watch enough TV for her homework assignment - studying commercials.

via Twitter for iPhone

obrienmedia We drop $50 for gas and $4 for coffee. But why so much hate when it’s $5 for an app? // Death to Freemium: http://t.co/brNlUMVh

via web (retweeted on 2:58 PM, Apr 23rd, 2012 via web)

Which of these three “100% focus” tasks did you want me to actually focus on?

via web

Most annoying song ever: “Surfin’ Bird” by the Trashmen (1963)

via Twitter for iPhone

Wrapping up our Indian Princess camping trip. Looking forward to getting home, taking a shower and getting rid of the stink of fish & worms.

via Twitter for iPhone

You know what would be a good band name? “Treble Damages”

via web

OH at the office: “Whatcha listening to?” \ “R.E.M.” \ “Speedwagon?”

via web

Fishing in the neighbor’s pond with D2.

via Twitter for iPhone

Friend’s camera & laptop stolen from beach hotel, just got them back from police. Camera still has thief’s vacation pics on it. Priceless.

via web

I seem to have found the software equivalent to a scab. The more I pick at it, the bigger and bloodier it gets.

via web

Software document I am reading starts with definitions, including “AWG = American Wire Gauge”. This might take a while. #TooMuchDetail

via web

Meeting was moved up 1/2 hour, I never got the message. They called, I showed up, and then my meeting reminder went off in the meeting! ⌚

via web

Before lightbulbs were invented… what appeared over comic characters’ heads when they had ideas… a candle?

via Twitter for iPhone

@nivex Paper boat in the neighbor’s pond.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to nivex

This could void your warranty… or it COULD quadruple your memory! http://t.co/G2eRjD5Q

via Twitter for iPhone

We’re very sad to report that Flicker, the original Happy Crabby, has moved into that big shell in the sky.

via Twitter for iPhone

Also enjoyed the “TriCHUG” after-party. Highlight: reached critical mass of silliness, watched @eronel’s chain-reaction of giggling. #purple

via web

Had a good time at the @TriLUG meeting last night, shared some IPv6-fu with the crowd.

via web

NolanBushnell At Atari we hired based on hobbies and not grades in school. We ended up with he best engineering group in the world.

via Buffer (retweeted on 4:29 PM, Apr 12th, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

Alert… code brown… alert…

via web

Putting my fingers in my ears and waiting for the BOOM. (software upgrade gone bad)

via web

trilug The countdown is on. TriLUG meeting tomorrow at 7pm. Topic is “Preparing for the World IPv6 Launch”. Meeting tomorrow, Launch is June 6th.

via web (retweeted on 4:36 PM, Apr 11th, 2012 via web)

Smooth… not only did my co-worker pawn off some work onto somebody else, he pawned off the pawning off job to me!

via web

BBC reporting that the “best” of 200 jobs studied is software engineering, worst is lumberjack. >> This software engineer agrees.

via web

I just realized why I’m so warm… I’m still wearing 3 shirts (outer one is Toms Walk T-shirt).

via Twitter for iPhone

Ooh, fascinating and gross at the same time… our hermit crab is molting.

via Twitter for iPhone

Walking a mile without shoes. #TOMSwalk

via Twitter for iPhone

Mixed review for @OnePriceTaxes - looks like a nice package for most people with simple taxes, but I had some biz that required bigger guns.

via web in reply to OnePriceTaxes

Gee, thanks http://t.co/bQOdxMqW… by adding “you are also a member of group XYZ”, I can no longer sort mail by the group name in the body.

via web

No, that green tint on my fingernails is not some nasty infection… it’s Easter egg dye.

via Twitter for iPhone

Do they speak Ubbi Dubbi in Abu Dhabi? #zoom

via Twitter for iPhone

After much plugging and unplugging, I think my network switch might be the culprit. It’s currently in “time out”.

via Twitter for iPhone

Sometimes, you just have to reboot everything.

via Twitter for iPhone

Studying Developeronomics, thanks to @vgr and @BostonMerlin.

via web

Ever notice how in Google Voice, the “More” pull-down covers up the “Contacts” link? I hit it every time on my way to the contacts.

via web

Weird… Google Voice now shows how it will direct calls from Google+ groups. Not sure how this applies. We’ll see.

via web

Giving local NC company @OnePriceTaxes a try. Fed+State for $15. Not sure I like it yet, jury’s still out.

via web

My dad called, wanting to upgrade the memory in his laptop. I’ll say! My phone has more memory than his laptop!

via Twitter for iPhone

@pwbrewer They’re on the case. Forward the junk message to “SPAM”, Auto-responder will ask you to reply with the sender’s phone number.

via web in reply to pwbrewer

At my office, all emails are FYI, none are actionable. You can imagine how well that works out.

via web

Woah, it’s time to clean out man-purse.

via Twitter for iPhone

@BigTopIT You need to change the date in you Twitter bio.

via Twitter for iPhone

Hey kids, drinking beer in the park is one thing… but throwing your cans in the woods? How about bagging it yourself? #ParkCleanupDay

via Twitter for iPhone

Wondering what it must be like to hang around with an auctioneer. You think he talks fast at home? “Last piece of pizza, going once, gone!”

via Twitter for iPhone

Giving my kids a solid education - 48 straight minutes of Itchy & Scratchy (youtube link http://t.co/2Id3wR25 )

via Twitter for iPhone

Adding comments with “ATTRIBUTION” keyword to my source code so I can remember where I got images and sound files.

via web