? Alan Porter (@rockhopper)

Raleigh, NC, USA

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

June 2013

Suit, tie, Moe’s… mistake!

via Twitter for iPhone

iOS7 beta2 is very unstable, crashes a lot, finicky about having video and music content loaded on it. Time to write some bug reports.

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Wish I had a dime for every time I’ve heard this phrase: Hufflepuff wins the Star Wars Dance Party competition!

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Middle school end-of-year celebration : students compete in Star Wars Dance Party dance-off! pic.twitter.com/ejIXi1eK0V

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Kids gave their science teacher an end-of-year gift : pork bar-b-que cologne! He sprayed some on and now the whole auditorium stinks! Yuck!

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Penultimate school day.

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@LeafStorm See the red and blue logos at tekelec.com

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It’s official… I’ll be joining the red team.

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First impressions: my first Oracle schwag. pic.twitter.com/iKZyr69kuE

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Saw the moon in the morning sky, a little higher than yesterday. If I had to guess, I’d say maybe 12° higher? (360°/29)

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Ooh goody, beta2 is out!

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What I learned this weekend about iPhone app programming : AppDelegates and MainWindow.xib http://t.co/ShwVrOkiEO

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@OldCrank I think so. Just did not want to imply “car battery charger”.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to OldCrank

I wonder why AA/AAA battery chargers always charge batteries in pairs.

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One of our silkworms just emerged from his cocoon! pic.twitter.com/gmCWs7JRLe

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RT @graulund: Looks like the closing of the old Twitter API broke Tweet Nest. I’m afraid I don’t have time to fix it until after I graduate…

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Trying to track down a problem with “TweetNest”, then noticed the author @graulund knows all about it. I should’ve checked Twitter first.

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RT @kevinmitnick: Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse: The NSA has YOUR encrypted communications…
http://t.co/VEMdn4De9Y

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RT @cmdrtaco: Using geo-targetted tweets to determine where rich (iPhone) and poor (Android) live in metro areas.
http://t.co/DPq0vlmBlc

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Power’s back on after two hours in the dark… just in time for bed.

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In iOS7 photo app, if you pinch a picture too much, it’ll pop out to the album view. That’s an awkward gesture overload.

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I still think the arrows on git version trees look “backwards”.

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Flags flying at half-staff in NC today in honor of Governor Holshouser.

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D1 made me a self-opening Father’s Day present. But as we saw yesterday, she was limited to 35 grams or less.

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@LeafStorm, nice… I’ve always thought of you as dot matrix with stereo sound.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to LeafStorm

D2 made me an awesome @scrapexchange Father’s Day present at @makerfaireNC! A 1991 Apple printer full of goodies! pic.twitter.com/S3iYrYcTL6

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In spite of the scrubbed balloon launch, I am proud of @ncnearspace and their booth at @makerfaireNC, sharing the “awesome” with all.

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Audrey’s Lego animations @ Maker Faire:
smile > vine.co/v/hBKUwOwjFvY
war > vine.co/v/hBK0VM9FXWe
my favorite > vine.co/v/hBmYVBTOnYW

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Who wants to guess what these are? I never would’ve guessed. I ate one, and that still did not help me guess. pic.twitter.com/l58drh592i

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umairh Shit we can do: build a giant secret surveillance system. Shit we can’t: build decent healthcare, transport, or financial systems.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 3:06 PM, Jun 14th, 2013 via web)

@CathyNDavidson Enjoyed your talk at TriLUG last night. As promised, a foreigner’s view of Singapore alanporter.com/?singapore

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Uh oh, I can’t figure out how to “shuffle all of one artist” on iOS7. I can only find “shuffle one album”.

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As always, lots of goodies in the “accessibility” menu on iOS7. “Enhance Text Legibility” and “Reduce Motion” are nice.

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Our silk worms are making their cocoons. pic.twitter.com/ryv9XewNAG

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davatron5000 It’s an unsolicited redesign, but I’m impressed one guy was able to solve most of iOS7’s icon problems in < 24hrs. drbl.in/hUnB

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 10:10 PM, Jun 11th, 2013 via web)

chockenberry Just had a thought about iOS 7: how are all the kids that don’t read and use shapes to navigate going to fare?

via Twitterrific for Mac (retweeted on 10:06 PM, Jun 11th, 2013 via web)

Trying out iOS7. So far, it ate all of my apps and data. I see some quality time with iTunes in my future.

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Welcome to the future. Wife is “shopping” with her sister via FaceTime. Wife is in bed in NC, sister is in a store in China.

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@nsj Here’s my thoughts on the Rush concert in Raleigh. Some photos and a link to a youtube video. blog.alanporter.com/2013-05-04/rush

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Very proud of my two dancers: “native” and “smoke”.

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Quotable: In a one-meter race between a rocket and a scooter, the scooter is gone before the rocket’s engines are started.@linuxjournalal)

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Battery claims for Fenix E-01 flashlight were a bit exaggerated. With NiMH AAA battery, I get about 4 hours, then it goes dim (moon mode).

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Just configured Apache Server Name Indication (SNI). One IP address, many SSL sites, easy! || It’s 2013, SSL should be the norm.

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Today would be a good day for a walk… if it weren’t raining.

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Returned a library book (due today), even though I was not finished reading it. :-(

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Surprised to find our hermit crab “Blink” outside of his cage, out of his normal bedroom, and down the hall! Crustacean road trip!

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…and then I tried it in a different browser. ~:-(

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Finally figuring out CSS layout.

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Micro AAA flashlights arrived today! Fenix E-05 is very bright, wide beam, lasts 2.5 hrs. E-01 is whiter, tighter beam, lasts 21 hrs!

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Driving along the highway at sunset, fireflies speeding past make me imagine our minivan going into light speed.

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The pea treatment didn’t work for long. We set Checkers off on his final voyage in a paper boat. Not quite viking style, no fire.

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Pool’s closed — code brown.

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Way to start the work week! Some rocket scientist burned a granola bar in its wrapper in the microwave, smell permeates entire office.

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I like the way the edges of this full moon photo are so clear. No atmosphere to emblurrify. http://t.co/B4dhaqH8Jn (via @BadAstronomer blog)

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Mac tip: That green (+) button is not “maximize”, it’s “zoom”. If you want to maximize, then do SHIFT-(+).

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Our fish “Checkers” was swimming sideways earlier tonight. We cleaned his tank and fed him a pea, and now he looks much better.

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We’re shuffling @owlcity tracks tonight… definitely sets a distinct mood.

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