? Alan Porter (@rockhopper)

Raleigh, NC, USA

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

August 2012

MakerDino Wink at the Moon this evening in memory of Neil Armstrong. Godspeed Neil.

via web (retweeted on 8:43 PM, Aug 31st, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

Been wondering why my house was so hot today. Apparently I bumped the thermostat. The heater was on, set to 87°F! (Happy Labor Day)

via Twitter for iPhone

tastapod OH: I’m going to give my manager 3 copies of Mythical Man-Month and tell him it’s so he can read it in 1/3 the time.

via Silver Bird (retweeted on 7:56 PM, Aug 30th, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

Mrs Rockhopper is now 76 grams lighter!

via Twitter for iPhone

Q: What network protocol do they use in Australia? A: 9^dI

via Twitter for iPhone

So proud of D2. She conquered her personal fear, and finally leapt off of the high dive. How How!

via Twitter for iPhone

They screamed. They slept. They woke. They screamed again. All the while, I drove and drove. How How!

via Twitter for iPhone

At camp: dodge ball game with maybe 150 per side. Felt like a mix between WW1 battle and a popcorn popper!

via Twitter for iPhone

D2 is burning through her “word quota” at an alarming rate.

via Twitter for iPhone

@billfarrow YOU can try them if you want… I’ll throw in some pulled dandelions and grass clippings, too.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to billfarrow

@nivex Red Fox and Golden Otter are going… it’s the other 50 animals that have to stay home!

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to nivex

A very important decision - which stuffed animals should we take with us on our camping trip? pic.twitter.com/sIm5zuDK

via Twitter for iPhone

It’s “dad day” at the elementary school bus stop.

via Twitter for iPhone

Pullin’ shrooms… the whole neighborhood got invaded by fungi overnight.

via Twitter for iPhone

This was definitely not a case of kids being late for the bus. It was a very early bus. — Wait, it’s coming back for more!

via Twitter for iPhone

D1 wears mis-matched socks.

via Twitter for iPhone

@marsroverdriver follow me, i’ll DM you details, we’ll loosely stay in touch

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to marsroverdriver

@marsroverdriver Still curious if you’re interested in speaking at Linux user group in Raleigh NC. Rob Rousseau said you might be.

via web

Had a dream - Asked Siri something, and got a “live” response! Fare thee well, digital spirit!

via Twitter for iPhone

@AlanPorter What a lovely girl. Two is wonderful, enjoy every minute of it.

via web in reply to AlanPorter

@thefoxandking @Patriccus This was taken by Spirit in 2005. http://t.co/xhDuJIyF

via web

Weekend project - Arduino watches garage door and light, sends me text msg when door opens/closes. Also warns when door left open at night.

via web

Wondering where I might find a reed switch… maybe a window/door alarm sensor… or, take apart an ipad?

via web

ajkuftic Dear IT Managers. Your staff does not need to be on site to patch servers. NASA just patched Curiosity on Mars. ON. MARS.

via Tweetbot for Mac (retweeted on 4:14 PM, Aug 18th, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

@444ppenguinCP Thanks for the FF, but I’m not THAT Rockhopper!

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to 444ppenguinCP

Haven’t seen our hermit crabs in several days, so we checked on ‘em. They’d dug tunnels. Blink had molted, Barney was just being a *hermit*.

via Twitter for iPhone

Two zerks are better than one!

via Twitter for iPhone

D1 is excited… it’s “sorting day” at school… they get selected into four houses, just like in Harry Potter. She’s hoping for Ravenclaw.

via Twitter for iPhone

D2 tried to conceal her lost tooth… for an EXPERIMENT! Her toothless grin gave her away.

via Twitter for iPhone

A year after our dog Maggie passed away, we finally buried her ashes in our yard.

via Twitter for iPhone

Sheril_ Tonight’s the peak of the shower so some tips to catch a shooting star: 1.usa.gov/OaRojH

via web (retweeted on 8:12 PM, Aug 12th, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

“Peer under rocks, into microscopes, and up into the heavens. Extract your own DNA. Play with your food.” - @make magazine

via Twitter for iPhone

@llorenzin Crap… that tweet pushed me over my mental stack size… memory has now been corrupted.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to llorenzin

Running very close to my personal mental saturation level this week.

via web

So proud to be an Earth human at this time!

via Twitter for iPhone

Pillownaut Has anyone realized that NASA TV will be showing Curiosity landing on Mars with less of a time delay than NBC shows the Olympics?

via web (retweeted on 9:27 PM, Aug 5th, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

isaach about time. “Court orders TSA to justify year-long defiance of the law” buff.ly/QrjyJB

via Buffer (retweeted on 9:23 PM, Aug 5th, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

@jbroome I take a ticket with an easy-to-remember number from the middle of the pad.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to jbroome

I like the way the school bus driver pulls out into the T intersection diagonally to “own the whole road” while the kids get on.

via Twitter for iPhone

No sign of the hermit crabs in their cage, so we combed through the sand, found them buried deep down. Now we’re just messin’ with them!

via Twitter for iPhone

NC540 changes from being a “freeway” to a toll road today. Driving home a different way out of spite.

via Twitter for iPhone

schneierblog Petition the U.S. Government to Force the TSA to Follow the Law: This is important: In July 2011, a federal appe… bit.ly/NlWsSH

via twitterfeed (retweeted on 9:23 PM, Aug 1st, 2012 via web)