? Alan Porter (@rockhopper)

Raleigh, NC, USA

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

October 2016

Tomorrow’s Halloween, and today is supposed to be clear and 83°F. Welcome to fall in NC!

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@Namecheap I do recommend a knowledgebase article about the WDRP (whois domain reminder policy) emails: who sends them, what to expect.

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I checked with @Namecheap support. The annual WDRP (whois domain reminder policy) emails are legit and benign, just remind to check whois.

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@Namecheap Some sysadmins and me wondering about WDRP emails from NameCheap, how to tell if legit. I expect them annually. Correct?

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“[city], [state] residents are stunned by this new rule” - clickbait from Taboola

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I voted today. Do I get a pass to skip all ads and news for the next ten days?

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Fed up with robo-calls. I just replaced my voice mail greeting with a 3-tone telecom “Intercept” Special Information Tone.

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Today I discovered the “tput” command on Linux.

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@pwbrewer With that kind of clock drift, you might want to check your home’s longitude!

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After seeing Harrison’s 1761 “H4” maritime clock in Greenwich, I wondered about modern quartz clocks. Measure! My watch lost 2s in 30 days.

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I’ve long thought that YouTube is OK if you can just ignore the comments. I’m starting to think the same about Twitter. :-/

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@BurnedSaImon Sorry to disappoint. It’s a big world, and there’s only so many names to go around. But thanks for the shout-out.

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