? Alan Porter (@rockhopper)

Raleigh, NC, USA

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

October 2015

Cisco’s welcome for Lancope employees today was a lot warmer than Oracle’s for Tekelec in 2013.

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The Genkins plan is a REASONABLE plan… that’s Jene with a J, Genkins with a G.

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When I was a kid, the secret to success was to be curious about the world around us. Now, the secret is to not be distracted by it all.

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Ooh, candy corn! It’s like wax with sugar. So why do I like this stuff?

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The ever-annoying “silent notification” problem in iOS9 happens even when I have Bluetooth turned off.

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For 14 years, Beau was a GOOD DOG. Pictured here (on the right) with Maggie in 2002. pic.twitter.com/yd7cYg6ey7

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I suspect the iOS9 “no sound notifications” bug related to bluetooth. Had similar probs on iOS7, not’s used MUSIC vol if I used BT recently.

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What strange alignment of stars has caused my brother and me to be reading the same 100-year-old novel?

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While we’re at it… OwnCloud Calendar+ won’t let you edit a calendar SERIES, it’ll break a series in half and edit the 2nd half.

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Apple iOS9 Calendar app wants to send me a traffic notification for any event that has a parsable address, even if marked alert=none.

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RT @rtphokie: Uranus is at opposition today, fully illuminated by the sun …. stop that giggling http://t.co/Tw4ttGDby6

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@rtphokie I had always heard the sun didn’t shine there.

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@Real_Rockhopper hrm, what a tedious idea… a bot that repeats tweets with the word Rockhopper in the text… or also in the HANDLE.

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.@newsobserver, I hope you’re getting paid a fortune for those tacky click-bait ads in “sponsored links”, bc they really drag you down.

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I like stickers. But I don’t put stickers on my laptops, or on my car. Recently, I’ve relaxed my policy to allow car magnets.

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Lots of lawn mowers this evening…

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Cool… I just built a package using `apt-src install` and `apt-src build`.

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Are any other iPhone users having the problem with iOS9 where notifications light up the screen, but don’t play any sound or vibration?

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RT @NCEmergency: What EXACTLY is a State of Emergency? Read here to find out. #ncwx
http://t.co/xcz2nD4h9y

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Landscaping by Joaquin : knee-high weeds.

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Fun new game built into iOS 9:

Guess which icon will appear on the lower left of the lock screen! Bonus points for “why?” & “for how long?”

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