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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-09-06: CO, Tulsa OK

September 6, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@robinbloor – as a word person, you’ll like this: Hobson-Jobson: a glossary of … – Google Books http://bit.ly/1Ub4K8 #
@bubbva now that I think of it, it must be some sort of mark of distinction to have a puppet flirt with you #opensolaris #ogb in reply to bubbva #
“One of the differences… is that health care is taken care of for everyone in Italy and is not a personal expense.” http://bit.ly/oyFYF #
re-reading some of my own old stuff, I detect early symptoms: It’s a Nice Life, But… Living in Italy Isn’t Everything http://bit.ly/OiLM0 #
Between Brad Pitt and a Pitfall: New Orleans 4 Years Later http://bit.ly/14oiVw – maybe this year I’ll manage to visit my birthplace… #
Mom! WordPress ate my resume! (well, half of it) #
@lskrocki I love shopping with my daughter – she’s much better at it than I am. Must be growing up in Milan. in reply to lskrocki #
“final” cleanup: ResumÃ© / Curriculum Vitae: DeirdrÃ© Straughan http://bit.ly/V9OUa – suggestions welcome! #
@bubbva Glad I get to go to #ghc08 #ghc09 in reply to bubbva #
@duncanbrandon thanks! Weird that I got email about changes to my friend’s honors when in fact he hasn’t listed any. in reply to duncanbrandon #
“The unemployment and hardship that Italians are likely to face… will be the reality check that counts. ” http://bit.ly/2yMOUC #
blog post Â» â€œIâ€™m Blogging This for Sunâ€ http://bit.ly/7hH1K #
@tgardner thanks! they were fun. Yes, I chose that obnoxious green on purpose. in reply to tgardner #
for me, the only solution after 13 years in Milan’s pollution (sinusitus, bronchitis, finally pneumonia) was to leave. #
USB video stick project almost ready – how can it take 1.5 hrs to copy <4 GB of data to the USB stick? #
Sooner or later, it does have to be about me. #
now for my next trick: duplicating 150 4 GB USB sticks with OpenSolaris videos for the OSUGs. Faster than iPods, but still slow. #
@lewellyn I’ve got 12. in reply to lewellyn #
“the capacity of women across cultures to dissolve relationships that arenâ€™t working has been much underestimated.” http://bit.ly/3nysby #
today: eye dr., more USB sticks to duplicate, edit “Jack Adams: The Movie”, then hair. #
Penn & Teller take on the Vatican (and its influence in Italy): http://bit.ly/Ct2Pz #
@ghc actually, this will be my first. Which reminds me: I have a poster to do! #ghc09 in reply to ghc #
okay, so I have a big ego and I think I’m wonderful and fascinating. But I also think that of nearly everyone I meet. Is that arrogance? #
@bubbva really looking forward to it. I hear the dancing is great, too. ; ) #ghc09 in reply to bubbva #
@bubbva self-consciousness not a big hangup of mine. Where I went to HS, everybody who wanted to dance, danced – no one waited to be asked. in reply to bubbva #
oh, great. 60 of the 150 USB sticks are for mysterious reasons not compatible with the duplicator. Will have to load them from my Macs. Argh #
photo added Â» The Twitter Diaries: 2009-08-23 – Congressman @jaredpolis visits Sun http://bit.ly/Ezlfl #
really wish I could go to TEDIndia http://bit.ly/H8REu – that would be even better than TED Regular #
Argh. I have out of sync video of a puppet. #
unusually gray weather for Colorado – not improving my mood #
Time to get my hair re-pinked! #
RT @hemantmehta: Who wants a new Indian friend? http://bit.ly/3xoqrO #
@rohrer I fear people would call me “My Little Pony” in reply to rohrer #
Laura Kiss: Freedom of the Press! (in Italy) http://bit.ly/x1YFA #
thanks, LA – you’ve got the fire, we get the smoke. #
@rohrer not quite the demographic I was going for ; ) in reply to rohrer #
feeling exhausted and shaky. I guess it would help if I ate something. #
lots of new Sun Video today in portuguÃªs-brasil http://bit.ly/19B0bm – FISL 10 interviews #
there are bound to be up days and down days. This is one of the down ones. #
photos added to Â» Il Muro di Sormano: Where Bicycle Racers Hit THE WALL http://bit.ly/iqPTq (there’s also video) #
@ceri oh, so that’s why *I* have a headache. ; ) in reply to ceri #
copying more USB sticks, on my Windows machine. Cleaning up other loose ends. Watching the lights go out on the Titanic. #
added photo gallery to Â» FemCamp Bologna 2007 http://bit.ly/2sG1wK #
dinner w/ friend improved my mood vastly. Now to pack for tomw’s trip (Tulsa) – another friend. Wouldn’t be surviving this w/out friends. #
@saraford which begs the question: what did you buy? in reply to saraford #
RT @reiger: Having problems finding a NFS best practice guide/book, besides the oreilly 2001 book any thoughts? – gang? help a friend? #
RT @missrogue: Community is Dead! Long Live Community! (@u_m) #sxswpicks http://bit.ly/VVckd Vote! (I did. Sounds good.) #
@JoyceSolano unless you’re having a pillow fight in reply to JoyceSolano #
Europe to Review Oracleâ€™s Takeover of Sun – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/C95XL – Oh, great. Now what? #
one of the best living blues guitarists playing saturday sep 5
@ strange brew, manchester, nh, 9-12:45 :: peter parcek http://bit.ly/kxDwR #
@bklein34 you’ve got your tweeps to keep you company! in reply to bklein34 #
Why Daddy Wonâ€™t Join Twitter http://bit.ly/v72z6 – LOL! #
still figuring out what to do with my new haircut. Today I look like a pink Debbie Harry. #
@rohrer I do have cute pictures of Sun bloggers ; ) http://bit.ly/2KhVfV in reply to rohrer #
E checking in. Lufthansa are really being German on luggage allowance and weighing carryons. Sheesh. #
…I should more correctly say they’re really being airline industry. So tired of this kind of treatment. #
@reiger Denver in reply to reiger #
to someone who’s lived out of the country for a while, the way Americans wear their religion on their sleeves (and t-shirts) is a bit scary #
shoulda known: the tail end of the terminal where the Tulsa flight boards at DIA has no wifi. Moved back towards the center #
The lady with the “iPray” tshirt may be on the same flight. Really must have my “Crusading Atheist” tshirt made up. Coversation starter ; ) #
@nonstick I always enjoy a good argument. A good one, mind! in reply to nonstick #
@423Comm I’ll be back next week, come to think of it in reply to 423Comm #
@bklein34 I guess I need to find someone to design it in reply to bklein34 #
@saraford on your way to Aus? Have a blast! in reply to saraford #
today visiting the Laureate Brain Institute in Tulsa. Another set of smart people solving interesting problems. #
another worthy entry in the “I’m Blogging This for Sun” t-shirt cuteness competition: this one’s for the birds http://bit.ly/etf6W #
after the week I had, a 3-day weekend is definitely needed. I guess something has been lifted. I’m even sleeping well. #
Obama talks to the children http://bit.ly/aWWV5 #
just went through a bunch of old emails I never sent, some dating back a year. I’m really good at ignoring my own feelings. Not a plus. #
photo of a poster of Berlusconi as “The Untouchable” – can anyone give more details? http://bit.ly/2MULzP #
RT @alecmuffett: “oy veh http://www.driveoffintothesunset.com/ — cheesy anti-sun fud” – Community and relationships can help dispel FUD. #
looks as if my travel calendar remains full for the remainder of the year. If you want to meet up for a beer, ask to link to me on TripIt. #
3 great things I’ve done for my kid (so far): make her a Woodstocker, buy her a horse, send her to acting camp. #
“shows featuring scantily clad women, now seen as a ticket to wealth… dominate the channels operated by Berlusconi.” http://bit.ly/xmhpI #
Quite tipsy on Maker’s Mark and watching ‘Om Shanti Om” with an old friend. Helps. #
@lskrocki a sterling accomplishment, you must be so proud! in reply to lskrocki #
@ben helps with other things. It’s been a hard week. in reply to ben #
@saraford so glad you’re there. Have a blast! in reply to saraford #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-08-30: CO

August 30, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@AmberCadabra hit ’em with a bunch of negatives on Amazon. They’ll learn that can’t be undone. ; ) in reply to AmberCadabra #
@stephenfry I am only beginning to understand cricket, but I’m happy for you – altho, from my POV, the wrong team won! in reply to stephenfry #
Waiting for the airshow to start. #
i guess the air show was canceled – storm moving in. Dang #
taking time off to spend with family. Of course I’m the only one awake at 8 am (late for me!), so I’m lazing over coffee. Yay. #
more perspective on Americans’ hysteria over healthcare, from someone who knows more than one country http://bit.ly/13W5LA #
have requested photos of the winners of the “I’m blogging this for Sun” t-shirts. I’m already seeing a streak of engineering competitiveness #
@jonasthaler drink enough coffee so you’re at least wired and weird in reply to jonasthaler #
@hemantmehta make sure they know the religious right wing hate you – that’ll up your coolness factor instantly in reply to hemantmehta #
there used to be a really good app to show me who I’m following and who’s following me, but I can’t find it now. Suggestions? #
Hanging out in boulder with Ross & G. Feeling mellow after a glass of Spanish bubbly at lunch. Feeling more vacated today #
RT @templedf: Due to some cancellations, there are now 4 openings at the #sunhpc09. Better hurry! http://hpcworkshop.com/ #
@saraford just realized – you’re not following me! tsk, tsk. ; ) #
thanks @jeffreytaylor for reminding me about Twitter Karma http://bit.ly/sq1SP . A few surprises in the list of my followings and followers #
hoping for pouring rain so the neighborhood teens will stop running around on their sound- and air-polluting motorized vehicles #
RT @comay: San Francisco OpenSolaris User Group tonight, http://tr.im/x1Fr; 6PM presentations, 7PM drinking 🙂 – sorry I can’t be there! #
Ross & G want to go to Casa Bonita tonight. They’re huge South Park fans. This should be… interesting? #
Oh lord what has our kid got us into? A liter of margaritas is probably a good idea #
@plasticbagUK congrats! in reply to plasticbagUK #
RT @pancrazioauteri: I’m looking for Grails-expert Java developers. [NB Pancrazio is a friend and former colleague, highly recommended.] #
typing first thing in the morning on not enough coffee leads to interesting Freudian keyboard slips #
to-do list for last day of vacation: spa with my daughter, then go get a new modem. Yes, I am a GIRL geek. #
RT @fauxpress: Reading: “Vlogger Flashmeeting this Saturday ::” (http://twitthis.com/c6rnyn) – thanks for the heads-up, hope to join! #
RT @martinwake: week of free hospital treatment in the communist and/or Nazi hell of the NHS. Sigh. – sorry you need it, glad you have it! #
using TwitterKarma to clean out spammers, decide whether I want to follow who follows me, unfollow some who don’t. Educational. #
@dudulima want to trade for Italy? in reply to dudulima #
@dfugate I think we all have plenty to stress about right now. Every now and then, when I have time I also panic about my future employment! in reply to dfugate #
@bubbva it’s your avatar photo ; ) in reply to bubbva #
Waiting for my “Positively Hot” pink toenail polish to dry. And with that, let’s meet the foot fetishist population on Twitter. <wry smile> #
@nilofer from years of personal experience, I recommend http://www.udaytour.com/ for travel in India #
all vacation over now. Wednesday feels like Monday, but at least Friday wll feel like Wednesday. And Thursdays are good anyhow. #
strange task for the day: loading the OpenSolaris 2009.06 repositories onto 150 8 GB iPod nanos to send to user groups worldwide. #
…while also creating and duplicating a new USB stick of OpenSolaris videos to go in the same shipment… #
RT @bubbva: message for parents/grandparents/siblings of all technical people: here’s how I fix your computer: http://xkcd.com/627/ #
@lskrocki R’s bellybutton piercing healed itself out in months. The nose piercing remains and is cute. in reply to lskrocki #
hygienist who cleaned my teeth today does lots of volunteer trips to refugee camps, etc. How could she get free air tix to go to more? #
iPod progress: ~40 loaded so far, but dealing with multiple iPods confuses both iTunes and Windows (no, can’t use Mac for this) #
@ceri it’s getting the job done, thanks – just requires the occasional restart. May get them all done tonight. in reply to ceri #
@llcrowe good question, will find out in reply to llcrowe #
up to iPod #62. Staying late, but somehow doubt I’ll get through all 150 tonight. #
not eating much and sleeping less than usual. I’m not sure what I’m actually running on. Sheer stress? #
@bklein34 definitely a factor. I should be falling over; instead I can’t sit still! in reply to bklein34 #
oh, and got new modem set up with a minimum of fuss (had to call Qwest to learn my PPPoE login), much faster than roomie’s – Girl Geeks FTW! #
“Ted Kennedy death gets expected coverage from cable news networks” – what kind of a lame-ass headline is that? #
“Italy ranks 67th out of 130 countries… on the Global Gender Gap Index, lower than Uganda, Namibia, Kazakhstan…” http://bit.ly/dj7jt #
Puzzled by a spammer who wants to buy “woman hair” from me. Sorry, don’t have any to spare. #
Videocracy, a documentary by Erik Gandini: in Italy, TV has taken the place of democracy http://bit.ly/2F9b8Z #
so the same day I get spam wanting to buy my “woman hair”, my hair appointment is canceled (stylist has bronchitis). Coincidence? #
Twitter Karma http://bit.ly/sq1SP reveals that @stephenfry follows me, @timbray and @webmink don’t. Ahem. #
@webmink very true. And I’ve had drinks with you and not with him. So I’ll forgive you. ; ) in reply to webmink #
about 25 OpenSolaris user group iPods to go, but won’t finish today, either. Lack of sleep catching up. #
learning about iPod failure rates. Of 150, 2 won’t start at all, connectors on 2 mfd slightly wrong – needed prodding with iPhone connector. #
waking up slowly from a decent (for once) night’s sleep. Oh,yes – it was Thursday. Today: finish the last few iPods, do video project… #
@alecmuffett This feels like watching the guillotine blade slowly rising, and not even knowing whose head is on the block… in reply to alecmuffett #
@alecmuffett looking forward to hearing what’s next! #
added a bit on measuring to Â» Reflections on My Career http://bit.ly/m4Juk (yes, I am a stats junkie) #
@jeffreytaylor that sounds like a blast! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
OpenSolaris Security – Jack Adams interviews Valerie Bubb Fenwick at OSCON http://bit.ly/KvwoH #
150 iPods loaded with the OpenSolaris 2009.06 repository. minus 3 that don’t start at all, maybe the batteries are too old and flat #
@alecmuffett hmm, interesting idea… in reply to alecmuffett #
Asking questions = libel: “Berlusconi’s lawyers cited an article… containing 10 questions it wants answered ” http://bit.ly/TOr8o #
Agh! My fortune cookie! RT @NathanFillion: Do something today you’ve been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision. #
@rosso thanks, using those to clean out “dead” friends in reply to rosso #
coming up: likely one of the weirdest and most stressful months of my life. Yes, that’s why I woke up at 4 am. #
RT @wanderingitaly: “How to Read Sagra Posters” article http://bit.ly/RIXpo #
got another 3 hours of sleep. Hooray for weekends! #
@reiger Friday! in reply to reiger #
UI fail: LinkedIn tells me a friend has updated the Honors in his profile. I cannot find any way to see these. Nor do I know where mine are. #
okay, found mine. Still can’t see his. #
@ThinGuy it amazes me how little UI testing anyone seems to do! in reply to ThinGuy #
RT @pizzocalabro: To insurance companies, this man’s son is a pre-existing condition. http://bit.ly/qo3Qp (via @thegoodbloggess) #ba #
@jeffreytaylor you just have to walk into that cafeteria with your head held high and know that you’re one of the coolest kids there in reply to jeffreytaylor #
RT @apperceptions: videobloging video conference starting up. come and join in: http://fm.ea-tel.eu/fm/28db8f-18170 – I’m there! #
@Oracle I take it the A/C is turned off on Saturdays? in reply to Oracle #
@saraford you are just too cute for words! ; ) in reply to saraford #
not going to Europe in Sept after all, but have nonetheless managed to schedule quite a bit of travel… #
@saraford I know. But you look cute, which makes you ten times az dangerous. ; ) #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-07-26: San Jose CA

July 26, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^@saraford at the Community Leadership Summit

@AmberCadabra the book I’d recommend is Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch.Seriously. in reply to AmberCadabra #
Trying to figure out where I fit. That means defining what I do. Which is really hard. #
#cls discussion on women in tech devolving into semantics. Not solving anything #
#cls people really like to see pictures of those whose emails they are reading. Would video also be good? #
#cls I would like to see studies of multiple online personas, why and how people do that #
#cls The Ubuntu community works to recognize people who often go unsung eg translators #
#cls open source software as appropriate technology. How can countries make and save money using open source? #
#cls [In the developing world] need to train people how to use open source to make and save money. Need for local expertise. Govts are biggest IT spenders #
#cls NB in Africa #
@jonasthaler I’ve been at a conf all weekend – not sure what day it is nor what country I’m in! in reply to jonasthaler #
Lazing over a Brazilian dinner in San jose. Not as good as brazil, but… #
@davewiner still looking forward to a job where I actually use my Hindi/ Asian Studies degree in reply to davewiner #
@c0t0d0s0 I think I’m scheduled to video something about latencytop this week. Apparently people think I’m here to actually work. in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
Weakling President Asks Imaginary Man In Sky To Bless Nation http://bit.ly/weaklingprez (via @onion) #
Today’s program includes building puppets and filming them, then filming a Crossbow BoF. My life does not lack variety. #

^ Markus Flierl does his part to advertise Crossbow

@clickryan I’ve been pretty happy with my Skype phone in reply to clickryan #
@jeffreytaylor very woot! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
#cls was exhausting precisely because there were so many stimulating people and topics to deal with. #
this will be my 1st OSCON, but I fear my tolerance for formal conferences is pretty much totally gone. Unconferences much more satisfying #
@markwilliams much more innocent. You saw Jack Adams #cls yesterday, right? in reply to markwilliams #
fair warning: right now I am in the soggy everything-makes-me-weep phase of PMS. Tomorrow it will be “Look at me wrong and I’ll kill you!” #
@TregorySullivan thanks, more need to step away from the office politics #animalcrossing in reply to TregorySullivan #
Italians using Facebook to register their opposition to Berlusconi – http://bit.ly/Si8Wu #
DanT’s GridBlog “European Students: Want a Free Laptop?” http://bit.ly/BAi1a #
@llcrowe and the people who “support” IBIS would be the first throats to choke, if I could only reach them. Gah! in reply to llcrowe #
@Halcyon do your crocs at least match your hair? #47 in reply to Halcyon #
People are now saying “Do you realize you have something pink in your hair?” time to go back to my hairdresser in Austin. #
if I design a piece of software – the presentation video streaming mixer tool I really need for conferences – will someone build it? #
Filming Crossbow BoF at Oscon meeting room B1 if you’re in the area. It’s free, as in beer. #
Really love this little Beachtek mixer #
But need better headphones #
Okay enough about food – all I will get til 9pm is beer and munchy stuff #
@pizzocalabro heavens! Who knew libraries were so dangerous? in reply to pizzocalabro #

^ getting our OSCON booth set up

#oscon getting ready to film the tutorial on “Becoming an OpenSolaris Power User”, ballroom A8 – join us! #
@vitoriosassi not a live stream, I’m afraid. We’ll make it available on blogs.sun.com/video as soon as I can. in reply to vitoriosassi #
RT @SaraD: Which is geekier – Comic-Con or OSCon???? – either way, it was a mistake to schedule them together #
“It sounds like optimism but wreaks of arrogance, he said.” http://bit.ly/3MHJe – “wreaks”?? really? #
cool! timing of VideoCampSF is likely to be perfect for me to attend http://bit.ly/7WY5V #
@craigmorgan ooh, good point – and I got it with my MacHeist bundle in reply to craigmorgan #
“Berlusconi’s popularity wilts as lurid tapes allege sex for favours” http://bit.ly/46r9eF #
my site is currently #1 hit for “ipod won’t unlock”. Surely there’s a way to monetize that. #
@deirdresm being in the Blue Brothers is not lame! Did you have to dance? #lameclaimtofame in reply to deirdresm #
Conf badges need to be printed bigger so you can see who people are without making it obvious that you’re checking them out #
Watched tv while on the exerbike. Amused to see a Bollywood-inspired dance group on AGT, music Jai Ho! Globalization FTW! #
@mtuckerb please come by the Sun booth, I’ll be there most breaks filming a puppet. in reply to mtuckerb #
at Jono Bacon‘s talk on community and belonging #oscon #
“Community is fundamentally an interdependent human system given form by the conversation it holds with itself.” Peter Bloch – Jono #oscon #
@jroemmele ooh, good idea [people attending conferences should have their names printed large on their shirts]. People working shows for their companies could at least have named shirts in reply to jroemmele #
@bubbva CES got the badge names nice and big, but that’s the only conf where I’ve seen this. in reply to bubbva #
“most people tend to associate with a primary community” says Jono – disagree, I belong to many (school, class, expats, Sun…) #oscon #
@ElaineEllis here’s hoping I get to keep it [my cool traveling job]! I would die if I had to sit still. in reply to ElaineEllis #
importance of hallway convos, mtg people – make a point of introducing #jono #oscon – true! best thing I did #cls was meet @saraford #
@lskrocki OMZ, that’s a scary dream! #Serious in reply to lskrocki #
“building social fabric between teams -builds mindshare, which is more important than actual reality” #jono #oscon #
change attitude from “This sucks” to “I’m not gonna live this way” to “I am gonna kick ass.” #jono #oscon #
#jono has a book available for download from http://www.artofcommunityonline.org/ – judging by his talk, it’s well worth the read #
#oscon Google – Getting Started in Free and Open Source – I guess my video could mostly be considered open source contributions #
“The currency of the open source world is beer and t-shirts” #oscon – How true! #
speaking of which, you can get an OpenSolaris t-shirt at the Sun booth if you install OpenSolaris – VirtualBox install is fine! #oscon #
Finding many ways to pay it forward #oscon Watch this space! #
I’m truly, madly, deeply… tired. #

^ dunno if I should say something ironic about my Sun colleagues on the giant Monopoly board, or about “collect $200 salary as you pass.”

about to begin a BoF session on OpenSolaris Source Juicer and other cloud-based open source collaboration tools – #oscon – ballroom A3 #
I easily recognize @sogrady , but he doesn’t have a clue who I am. My advantage: the video of him & Mike Shapiro I did last year. #
“Mr Berlusconi owns or controls much of Italian media… which have carried little info about the latest allegations. ” http://bit.ly/vTy9A #
@ThinGuy I’m not complaining – I am truly terrible putting names to faces. At least I don’t forget a face once I’ve shot and edited video. in reply to ThinGuy #
tomorrow I have to pack out of the hotel room before noon, nonstop work til flight at midnight, redeye will be too short to get much sleep. #
Dances with geeks. (well, I am one…) #
Dj doesn’t have any bollywood. Damn #
Where did these girls in platform heels come from? #
Hung over was not the best way to start this day. But I didn’t plan it! #
RT @estherschindler: One problem of #oscon: so many friends/contacts I want to spend time with, not enough time to do so! – amen, sister! #
@robbogio and, having owned turtles, I can testify that they move a lot quicker than you’d think. And get themselves into surprising places. in reply to robbogio #
Apparently I should be following new people and linking to them before the event even ends! Which wd prevent me forgetting to do it at all #
RT @sogrady: cut me and I’ll bleed small, folded up receipts – I know the feeling! #
@lskrocki you can tell Mr. S from me that you are one of the world’s experts, and I do know what I’m talking about. P1/2 in reply to lskrocki #
@lskrocki May have something to do with the fact that no one is ever famous to their own family. Pt 2/2 in reply to lskrocki #
@lskrocki yeah, Twitter already knows that, remember? ; ) in reply to lskrocki #
@jsonin whoa, too much information! #oscon in reply to jsonin #
about to start filming the OpenSolaris security BoF, my last duty at #oscon. Then will drive a red Mustang to the airport and collapse #
@jonobacon #oscon has been good, but frankly the #cls was more useful and stimulating for me. Many thanks, again, for making it happen. in reply to jonobacon #
ah, shucks. Either Twitter is doing some heavy recalculations and was overly optimistic before, or a lot of followers have dropped me today #
that’s it – I’m off the clock and mostly offline til Monday. Now to see a bunch of people I haven’t seen in 30 yrs – another of my tribes #
WTF?!? Even the newsstand in this terminal is closed. I can’t even buy a trashy romance to read. What kind of #lame airport is this? #
@mtuckerb sorry I missed you. Send that url and I’ll see what I can do for you (next week). Was good to talk yesterday! in reply to mtuckerb #
Flight is 1 hour late = good chance of missing cnxn in Houston, making people wait in Nashville. But had time to buy book @ next terminal #
A job that could help change history http://bit.ly/CFgDc #
@sumaya talk to @timbray! in reply to sumaya #
Had to run through Houston airpt, but made it to Nashville. Now waiting for the rest of my ride share, 1 fm Milwaukee, 2 fm Canada #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-07-12: New Zealand

July 12, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ Glynn Foster photographed me speaking on Social Media and video, at the NZ Ministry of Education

nice Tweetstream on the talk just completed at NZ Min of Ed #Extconv by various attendees #
RT @glynnfoster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/glynnfoster/3691902949/ #ExtConv me, listening. It IS all about conversation. #
RT @om: http://om.bit.ly/bOe5RMy Goodbye post for Compuserve. – damn! I, too, got my start on CompuServe – in 1982: http://bit.ly/lzR5Q #
takes an hour most mornings to do an initial check of all my networks. I’m beginning to believe my connections are a large part of my value. #
looking forward to getting back to warmer climes. Will have to come back to NZ in the SUMMER. But it’s a beautiful place in any season. #
RT @BigAdmn: (AKA “where in the world is DeirdreS”) – so I need a red & white stripey hat now? #
today’s video seminar went well, people found it useful. I must get over thinking that anything *I* know must be obvious to the world. #
trying to figure out what makes sense to do with luggage tomorrow, flight from Wellington to Auckland at 8:30 pm. #
@jeffreytaylor happy happy happy birthday! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
reserved at the San Jose Marriott for OSCON, got 4 free movie tickets. Who wants to go to the movies that weekend? #
TripIt doesn’t know where I am. Oh, well. It’s getting to where I don’t know where I am, either. And I have a headache. Would beer help? #
@alydenisof you can take comfort that you have at least one follower who is definitely older than you. ; ) in reply to alydenisof #
RT @DeirdreS: New blog post: This One’s for @RealShamu http://bit.ly/9TskA – okay, it’s for @Shamu #

^ me with my Shamu hat, in the distance is Whale Island in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty

Web 2.0 sure is useful for our far-flung network of Woodstock alumni. Jigme just wrote me on FB that he arrived in Wellington last night #
last day of seminars in Wellington – two hours of conversation with a core group of interesting people #extconv – glad to have met you all! #
relieved to see that Brisbane will be warmer than NZ, and San Jose warmer still. My body wants the warm! #
@Britopian What a ridiculous, hysterical article. Most child molestation is done by someone who already knows the child in real life. in reply to Britopian #
RT @jmleray: RT @repubblicait “Yes we camp!” – visible protest at the G8 in L’Aquila http://tinyurl.com/m2j2wk #
@Shamu And note Whale Island in the background! in reply to Shamu #
RT @seancarlos: Italy seems to need a better PR firm http://bit.ly/nmUAY “Italy ranks 76th on the… Index of Economic Freedom” #
said goodbye to @glynnfoster in Wellington yesterday, realized we’ll see each other in San Jose next week. We Sunnies get around. #
RT @dave_enz: lunch w 2 Woodstock (India) classmates in Wgtn and a 3rd (in Wgtn from NY for the day) finds us – the power of social media! #
it’s a gorgeous sunny day in Auckland (though not warm). Contemplating what to do about that. #

^ So I went for a walk to the zoo. In a park along the way, saw this amusing specimen of urban wildlife a pukeko.

RT @zephoria: Walmart Twitter discussion policy & terms of use: http://bit.ly/18Ugvi – very clueful! Who’s running social media over there? #
school holidays in NZ, so the park and zoo were crawling with kids. Nope, sorry, don’t even find them cute anymore. Been there, done that. #
ps there are some kids I like, but those are kids I happen to find interesting as human beings, not swoon over just because they’re kids. #
@gpelz @ElaineEllis Okay, gals, I’m confused – what kind of event involves cupcakes AND puppies AND porn? #ignitedenver in reply to gpelz #
@ThinGuy well, hey, I haven’t met /your/ kids yet. I might even like them. ; ) in reply to ThinGuy #
:|: zoomata :|: Â» Blog Archive Â» Italyâ€™s â€œBrain Drainâ€ Becomes Big-Screen Drama http://bit.ly/bhZUb #
NZ’s metered bandwidth completely sucks. the families I’m staying with both run out mid-month, then access is dial-up speed for rest of mo. #
No water in the house this morning due to broken pipe on the street. Hope to get a shower by noon. Apparently it’s time for me to leave NZ. #
@ben and you put up with it?!? (bandwidth metering) It takes only one provider to decide otherwise – they’ll own the market. in reply to ben #
@rafmanji @ben Even Italy does better than this – on Lake Como I get 7 mbps down, 2 mbps up, unlimited, for about 40 euros a month in reply to rafmanji #
RT @BigAdmn: Free training for Solaris sysadmins: new advanced modules on backups, restores, UFS and ZFS. http://www.sun.com/training/solc/ #
Fate is playing 52-pickup with my life, and I’m still watching to see where all the cards will fall. So I’m not playing with a full deck. #
@bklein34 thanks. I try to stay on the laughing side, but some days it’s harder than others. That’s why I travel so hard. in reply to bklein34 #
@TregorySullivan the hard part, actually, is figuring out what I /want/. I’m not used to having choices about my life. It’s exciting & scary in reply to TregorySullivan #
1 key to me: I don’t like routine. Once I figure out how to do something, I teach it to others, and move on. Now at that meta stage on video #
Gay community turns assertive in workplace- fascinating social change in India http://bit.ly/cyMTC #
want to go out for a good dinner in Auckland, with good NZ wine for my last night here. Suggestions? One of the party is vegetarian. #
RT @JackiePeters: RT @DaisyWhitney Most video views come from blogs according to TubeMogul http://bit.ly/LQDvj – doesn’t surprise me #
a purring pussycat sitting next to me (he’d be on me, if I didn’t have a laptop in my lap) as I work is an unaccustomed luxury #
@jonasthaler hmm, I’ve got a BUNCH of storage friends you need to talk to… @reiger , meet Jonas – tell him about your brain (scans). in reply to jonasthaler #
@tasteNZ can you recommend a restaurant to go with that wine? ; ) in reply to tasteNZ #
had a nice farewell to NZ dinner at Deve in Kingsland, Auckland. wines were Spinyback Pinot Noir (v sweet) and a v peppery Wishart #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-07-05: New Zealand

July 5, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

half an hour before time to go to the airport for the start of a very long trip (tho, as it turned out, probably not as long as the last) #
I’ve been either working or traveling (or both) for the last 13 days without break. No wonder I’m tired. #
still 3 hours to kill in Buenos Aires airport… #
coming into Buenos Aires airport, we were all scanned with an infrared camera for fever. But, unlike a week ago, not required to wear masks #
a whole family traveling from Porto Alegre on the plane were wearing orange sort of conical masks – they looked like ducks #
but very few people I’ve seen so far are willingly wearing masks at all #
after drowning in people from all over south America in the Sun stand for four long days, whatever’s out there, I’ve been exposed. #
oh, there are the duck people at another table. I wonder if they’re going to Auckland, too. #
Buenos Aires airport tip: free wifi available in La Banderita restaurant near gate 12. Nowhere else that I’ve found so far. #
running on reserve power, both my laptop and my body. And still >2 hours to boarding. #
We may overfly Antarctica, not sure if there will be light to see it by. Losing a day somewhere in there, I’ll arrive Tuesday morning. #
woot! found a power point to connect to that’s still within wifi range of the restaurant. Sitting on a hard, cold floor, oh well #
@lskrocki will do. FISL was amazing – so much enthusiasm! I was pleasantly surprised at how much demand there is for knowledge about video in reply to lskrocki #
ow ow ow. 4 long days of being mostly on my feet makes me feel like a very old woman, at least in my joints. Hard airport floor not helping #
@reiger not yet, I’m afraid. Will be back in the US in time for OSCON, possibly sooner. Then… we’ll see. in reply to reiger #
@NathanFillion trying to SPAM (Spend Paul Allen’s Money). Well, he’s supplying telescopes for SETI, surely needs gear to go with them. in reply to NathanFillion #
race against time: will my video of President Lula finish uploading to YouTube before my flight is called? And will I still have time to… #
a lot of people looking at me funny. Is it because I’m sitting on the floor or because I have a laptop? Girl geek here, folks! #
video uploaded! Keep an eye on http://www.youtube.com/deirdres for it to finish processing. I gotta get on a plane about now. #

in Auckland, finally got online, but will probably crash for a nap soon. It was a loooong trip. #
President Lula of Brazil Meets OpenSolaris http://bit.ly/31KNwS
(rough cut uploaded from Buenos Aires airport) #
NB a clip of our guys with Lula made it onto Brazilian national news, but I suspect I got better footage – the press was outside a fence #
was a forced witness to a weird “shipboard” romance on the plane last night. They had evidently met for the first time at BA airport… #
…they boarded together, chatting animatedly, she bulldozed the young woman who was supposed to sit next to her into switching seats… #
…so he could sit next to her. They chatted much of the night, he mentioned a wife. I went to sleep. Woke up, they were making out… #
…The tone of everything I couldn’t help overhearing seemed to indicate a swept-away love at first sight. Maybe he was unhappy in marriage #
…who was I to judge? But, as we all walked into the terminal, I heard her say: “I’m so glad I found you. The trip would have been boring.” #
…and that seemed to be that. When last I saw him, he was standing alone, waiting for his luggage. #
Have learned that, in Maori, WH is pronounced (roughly) FW. Which makes telling people I’m going to Whakatane tomorrow a little tricky. #
@debworks nope, Viareggio isn’t particularly near us in reply to debworks #
@Padmasree sadly, there is one thing telepresence can’t overcome: time zones #clsf in reply to Padmasree #
last week’s Tweet roundup, with photos added: http://bit.ly/yop1i #
@Britopian I recommend EventBrite for event registrations – was very happy with the power, flexibility, and results (on free events) in reply to Britopian #
@bklein34 that’s what you get for speaking in public on the subject. ; ) in reply to bklein34 #
@vdotw the mail server is very in-and-out for me right now in reply to vdotw #
Gotta love the kiwi sense of humor …and I’m flying this airline today, for the first time in my life -http://bit.ly/V7qHf #
I like to buy souvenirs that truly represent a country. In Rio Grande do Sul, it was a mate’ cup (with metal straw and tripod stand) #
…in New Zealand: lovely warm wool socks! #
@glynnfoster don’t tempt me with Ugg boots – 2 pairs already, I adore them! Merino also sounds excellent, tho little opp to wear it in US in reply to glynnfoster #
@mjabali thanks, will use that link when I get around to writing about this in reply to mjabali #
breakfast: toast w/Vegemite (which I learned to love long ago), coffee, kiwi fruit, Zespri. My host’s uncle originally named the kiwi fruit. #
will Franken have to make up all the Senate sessions he’s missed, or can he test out of those? #
learned in Brazil: having a mascot is important here. Gnu & Tux were v popular on the show floor. But what can we do with bubbles? #
@glynnfoster come to think of it, are Ugg boots cheaper here than in the US…? in reply to glynnfoster #
@robbogio yes, I understood quite a bit of Br Port, though reading was easier than hearing in reply to robbogio #
@missbhavens so how close is the big day? in reply to missbhavens #
I think I saw the Southern Cross for the first time last night, out the bathroom window. #
@dave_enz wow, I feel so popular! I’ll be working on the presos this weekend. Enjoying the Kibblewhites & their lovely home in reply to dave_enz #
@robbogio pretty much, but I’ve had practice – known lots of Kiwis for years, so i’ve heard of things like “pikelets” before in reply to robbogio #
I completely understand why people fall in love with New Zealand. Much gorgeousness packed into one very small country. #
@metadaddy nooooo – jumping from a great height with a rubber band around my ankle definitely not me! in reply to metadaddy #
had to move away from the fire – too sleepy already. My body knows that it’s 3 am in Brazil #
troubleshooting audio issues on a friend’s Dell desktop. Do I trust this Windows automated troubleshooter thingy? #
boh. Dunno what I did, but something worked. We now have sound. #
highly amused by my life. “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” #
RT @bicyclemark well. here it is for what its worth. Hilter Learns of Michael Jackson’s death. http://bit.ly/16djgP LOLOLOLOLOL! #
about to take the Kibblewhites out for a thank-you dinner. Wearing the amazing jasper necklace I bought in Porto Alegre #
how convenient! seminar venue is only 1.6 km from Sun’s Wellington office. I can get started on what will be the expense report from hell. #
I’ve taken to checking twitter before news.google.com. I get the news here faster. #
leaving the beautiful Bay of Plenty today for Wellington, which may also be beautiful but will be chilly and wet. Where’s that NZ merino? #
@SteveEdiger @jonasthaler Amal keeps telling me “To keep your job, make sure you impact the bottom line.” ; ) in reply to SteveEdiger #

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