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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-12-13: CO, Phoenix

December 13, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

http://twitpic.com/seoxs – Someone wanted a close view of me tweeting #
Hiked up Phoenix’ North Mtn for 2nd time in 2 days. Knees may never forgive me. #
Had an interesting convo at the Tempe art fair, about relationships. #
Lots of beautiful stuff at Tempe arts fest, as usual I won’t pay the prices for the stuff I really like #
May stay in a hotel near the office tonight. Roomie tells me tfe roads are very icy going home #
Really tired. Hotel near the office seeming like a good idea. #
Made it to dia. Now to get my car and drive carefully home. #
“here comes Santa Claus” is a bizarre mix of the commercial and the religious. #
@dboyll LOL! Good point. in reply to dboyll #
survived a tense drive home in bad weather, now letting the adrenaline flow away so I can go to sleep. #
Sun Tech Daysin Brazil http://bit.ly/6esj75 – wait, why someone remind me: why did I decide to NOT go on this trip? #
now translated & subtitled! BrPt, Jp, Zh, Ru, Sp – Crossbow, Open Networking, and Virtual Network Machines – Sun Video http://bit.ly/5483wX #
several OpenSolaris Security Videos also translated, e.g. http://bit.ly/8zA1dP #
this is not a good week to start with a bad night’s sleep. #
So much to do, but after a short and broken (by nightmares) sleep, maybe I should take a nap first. #
“Being lost cannot be avoided. The best thing to do is to try to focus on something else.” http://bit.ly/7cBQx2 – PT blogs it all, I.. don’t #
fun video about a supercomputing center housed in a former Van de Graaff generator: CLUMEQ http://bit.ly/4rdh68 #
translated & subtitled: Cross Platform Development and Testing with VirtualBox – Sun Video http://bit.ly/5lBiJo #
@MrsThinGuy oh, fun! I’ve had some amazing good times with my daughter in NYC. Love to travel anywhere with her, but NYC is a fave of both in reply to MrsThinGuy #
@Shamu When they say “Splash Zone”Take it seriously, dude
Or freeze in summer #
doing some work, intermittently packing the suitcase yet again, though I don’t leave til Sunday this time. #
I really suck at wrapping presents. Fortunately, I am doing very, very little of that this year. #
Salon is the only place I look at gossip mags. Yes, Demi is still hot at 47. You’re as young as who’s feeling you? ; ) #
if Italians said of a US trial what is being said about the Italian trial of Knox, Americans wd be furious at the insult to their system. #
Whedon alumni reunion on “Castle” tonight. Captain Tightpants meets Captain America #
@JoyceSolano be glad you’re not ovr here – it hasn’t gone above 10 today in reply to JoyceSolano #
@nautibitz damn. That will ruin a twitter list scavenger hunt I tried to send people on last week. ; ) in reply to nautibitz #
and in the “No sh*t, Sherlock” department, today’s ABC headline asks “Has Swine Flu Been Oversold?” Er, yes – by you guys! #
I don’t see any further accumulation of snow this morning, but maybe I should stay in bed just in case. #
RT @erwann: Just installed OpenSolaris b128. zdb -S tells me I can save 16G on a 50G pool just by turning on zfs deduplication. v nice 🙂 #
@AmandaLorenzani remember how we met because of LeWeb a few years ago (even tho I’ve never been)? in reply to AmandaLorenzani #
oh, there’s the snow. Stay in bed it is. #
“if you enjoy the opportunity Tigerâ€™s given you to talk about sex at work for the next few days, grow up and admit it” http://bit.ly/7pnm8H #
RT @tgardner: “I’ve got an itch to scratch” — Janet (A Heroine) – need assistance? ; ) #
adding tons of new videos from Sun’s recent HPC Consortium in Portland to Sun Video http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
“On almost every measure US comes out worse than any other 1st world developed nation & it is also the most religious.” http://bit.ly/7lulXn #
today has been a good day for catching up with people. Not such a good day for getting work done. O self-discipline, where art thou? #
@sabauda thanks! in reply to sabauda #
drinking late coffee in hopes of being more productive this evening, because today I certainly have not been #
I wish the dogs wouldn’t all bark their heads off whenever one of us comes home. And now there are 3 dogs and 3 people living in this house #
“Concentration slips away….” #
packing for Sunday’s trip to SF. Have a feeling the small aqua suitcase will be too small, but bigger one will be a pain on the BART… #
@pizzocalabro stop rubbing it in, kid. in reply to pizzocalabro #
any advice on cheap flights between Milan and Helsinki? Kid wants to visit her friend. #
I can lie in bed and think pleasant thoughts, but then the wrong thought sends me bolt upright… #
RT @renatoporto: TEch days [Brazil] has started!!! #
@CommunispaceCEO perhaps those cos. realize that Tiger’s sex life is unrelated to the golf game for which they sponsor him. I wd applaud #
@dudulima well, somebody’s gotta stay in the office and do the work. ; ) Sorry to have missed you all, too. in reply to dudulima #
at the office today, but still having trouble focusing. Apparently it’s just me. #
@llcrowe hmm, good point… in reply to llcrowe #
after 2 days cooped up in the house, a workout at the Sun gym felt good – tho the act of exercising still bores me. #
@LusciousPear no one will see the cufflinks past that tie! in reply to LusciousPear #
@ElaineEllis admirer or stalker? #hostelliving in reply to ElaineEllis #
@LusciousPear Whatever. It is beautiful, definitely catches the eye. in reply to LusciousPear #
found the missing panel of Brendan Gregg on DTrace at the Kernel Conference Australia – now linked from Sun Video http://bit.ly/7uq94h #
remaining videos from the Kernel Conference Australia – edited versions of a few more will be forthcoming: Sun Video http://bit.ly/7HtuM2 #
@jamver if I possibly can, I’d certainly love to. Among other excellent reasons, my daughter will likely be in Aus then too. in reply to jamver #
dinner tonight will involve leeks, mushrooms, cream, and possibly pasta. Because I happen to have all those things on hand. #
@plasticbagUK if 4Square is big at SxSW this year, I will have to mute many of my followees – it’ll get boring very quickly. in reply to plasticbagUK #
NetBeans IDE 6.8 Released http://bit.ly/7aqZrB #
@bloatedlesbian did you ever find that video of Ross’ friend Bjordi in Lecco? The kid’s famous now, thanks to Albanian Big Brother #
@MissExpatria I dislike them because it’s one more predictable filler, brain fluff by media too lazy to do anything new or important in reply to MissExpatria #
@missrogue Welcome to Europe. That’s part of the reason I left. #leweb in reply to missrogue #
For sysadmins who love justice – BigAdmin http://bit.ly/5VZKX5 #
Some of our German colleagues now have a video kit, and are using it extensively: Sun Video http://bit.ly/4A0CR3 #
@bloatedlesbian it’d be fun, and would get you some traffic in reply to bloatedlesbian #
Dear media colleagues: I’m a major stakeholder for all of you, with >150 hours of video published. Can we talk? #
ps to aforementioned media colleagues: I have stats up the wazoo. I CAN HELP. But you gotta talk to me. #
some rough cuts from the Solaris Security Summit held in conjunction with LISA ’09 – Sun Video http://bit.ly/7qw6g0 (more to come) #
temp has warmed up enough that I needed to take off my long johns. Now my jeans feel baggy. #
making plans to put people together, ’cause that’s what I do. #
now subtitled in espaÃ±ol Ñ€ÑƒÑÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ æ—¥æœ¬èªž ç®€ä½“ä¸æ–‡ portuguÃªs-brasil “Crossbow, Open Networking, and Virtual Network Machines” http://bit.ly/5483wX #
Sun Video “Ben Rockwood & DeirdrÃ© Straughan: A Conversation at LISA ’09” http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
@zalez congratulations! #baby2 #
my security buds have learned several new languages: OpenSolaris Security: The Cryptographic Framework – Sun Video http://bit.ly/6wXjy #
managed to open my new HD without slicing myself on the damned clamshell packaging. Wish Costco would follow Amazon’s example #
a healthy antidote to smarmy Christmas music: Frank Sinatra ~ I’ve Got You Under My Skin http://bit.ly/4wy3r5 #
Xmas eve might get a very old wish if/when 2 of my oldest & dearest girlfriends finally meet, as they shd have done at my wedding. Ah, fate! #
@storagebod kids’ real tastes have very little to do with what the entertainment industry or anyone else thinks they should be in reply to storagebod #
@storagebod among my daughter’s fave movies ~age 10 was “Interview with the Vampire” – alongside all the Disney stuff in reply to storagebod #
why does every hotel assume that, when I gave them my email to register, they have the right to spam me? Never saw an opt-out. #
@rosso sorry I’m missing, salutami tutti! in reply to rosso #
RT @jmleray: Berlusconi con le palle http://bit.ly/7PtQtx “Berlusconi with balls” #
The Videoblogging Manual (well, a start on it) – Un Posto al Sole http://bit.ly/7BCi1v #
marching boldly into the Middle Ages, Italy science council funds creationist book http://bit.ly/4I17Jz #
totally removed from any form of “holiday spirit” this year – and that feels perfectly fine. I don’t need that excuse to give or receive #
found a long-lost video that’s likely still useful: Using ZFS to Create a File Share – Sun Video http://bit.ly/8Fkq1N #
my one (old) concession to the season: Countries Beginning with I Â» Italian Christmas Carols http://bit.ly/5BmfRo #
feeling overwhelmed by my own ignorance. So much to learn, but when? #
I chose this nail polish color to be seasonal, but now I’m thinking I need a metallic dark red Corvette to go with it #
got this song stuck in my head today – Broadway Baby by Bernadette Peters http://bit.ly/6RoLq6 #
…but this one’s much more my song: Some People by Bernadette Peters http://bit.ly/4uAs8b #
@NomdeB have you found an app for deduping enormous collections of music? in reply to NomdeB #
@italianbrarian looks as if those people strongly self-identify as Italian-American, even if they’re not the examples NIAF would like in reply to italianbrarian #
@dboyll instant personal points for quoting your kid 😉 in reply to dboyll #
seems I only need/get 6 hrs of sleep/night now. Which is good – I need those extra 2 hours in the day, even a few more would be helpful #
someone is running around Venice pretending to be the hero of “Assassin’s Creed” and scaring people (Italian) – http://bit.ly/743ZVw #
our diabolical plans are falling into place <rubs hands gleefully> #
Ross hears from her friends that Milan, at least our old neighborhood, is dangerous these days due to drug traffic. Ugh. #
@plasticbagUK it’s a feedback loop: organisers looking for headliners think of men, because that’s who they’ve already seen. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK @missrogue “Women arenâ€™t consciously excluded fm your thinking but they donâ€™t end up on your list either” http://bit.ly/4VTPS6 #
@plasticbagUK As @missrogue says, it’s a tangle of causes & effects. Women are discourage from engg & biz because they don’t see role models in reply to plasticbagUK #
@AmandaLorenzani sounds like an improvement on earlier editions of #leweb What, no hotties contest from Lele this year? in reply to AmandaLorenzani #
@plasticbagUK we’re all aware that the much-publicized super-rich supergeeks (Jobs, Gates) are men. Straight, white men at that. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK “affirmative action” of this sort might be useful. Also bcuz the big US confs are role models to the rest of the tech world in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK I wdn’t demand specific % – will vary so much by topic & available experts. But just a little consciousness can go a long way. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK This is something I need to work on in the tech videos I do for Sun – we have lots of women engrs, but they’re rarely on stage in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK there will be more and more super-rich geeks who are women, non-white, gay, and otherwise non-mainstream. It’ll take time. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK I didn’t say and don’t believe conf organizers are sexist. I think it’s an unconscious and very human bias. in reply to plasticbagUK #
@plasticbagUK We instinctively hang with people like ourselves; it takes conscious effort to break out of that. But it’s worth making. in reply to plasticbagUK #
time to go do girly stuff at the spa. Should I take “Solaris Internals” to read in the sauna, to establish my geek cred? ; ) #
Tweeting at the gym. Because otherwise this form of exercise is just too boring. #
@LusciousPear aww. If I was in Seattle I’d take you up on that in reply to LusciousPear #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-12-06: Phoenix

December 6, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ spent the weekend in Phoenix catching up with a very dear old friend

I hate these voice-recognition reservation systems. I’m using the phone because what I’m doing is UNUSUAL. So I don’t fit your damn tree #
I wonder if they keep track of how many people end up screaming “F*ck you – get me an operator!” at these systems. #
okay, Ross’ ticket to Sydney (and back) is booked. #
@miglsd I’d love it but can’t guarantee I’d be there – most of my travel these days is not up to me. in reply to miglsd #
having a Fireman’s 4 blonde ale from Real Ale Brewing in Blanco, TX (via Costco) – most excellent #
one of these things is not like the others ; ) – Twitter / Lists following DeirdreS “nau” http://bit.ly/62OA5j #
woke up at 4:30 am, finally got back to sleep around 6, now up for good, irritable and jumpy. Argh. #
dang, Texas monsoon coming down. #
@deirdresm tell me about it. My dad’s troubles are partly due to 50 years of smoking -> COPD. The pea in the lung was just a bonus. #
@deirdresm …nor do they think about the risks /besides cancer/. I’m told (by friends who do hospice work) that COPD is a lousy way to die #
@moroplace perche’ noi che rimaniamo abbiamo ancora piu’ da fare… #
@missrogue India exported Hinduism and Buddhism all over Asia millennia ago #ted #tedindia in reply to missrogue #
Still catching up from the talks I attended at #ghc09 in Octoberâ€¦ Becoming a Person of Influence http://bit.ly/1194h9 #
getting ready to leave Austin. I’ll be back in CO until Friday, when I go to Phoenix to visit an old friend. maybe see the desert this time! #
About to board. Looking forward to being home in my own bed (warm) with my own wifi (fast. ish.) in about 3 hours #
I like men who wear hats. Real hats – baseball caps don’t count. Cowboy hats fine. #
Otoh could live without ties. #
@willsnow you’re in India? Where? How long? in reply to willsnow #
@willsnow check my site for Delhi shopping tips – that’s what j mostly do kn Delhi! ; ) in reply to willsnow #
grumpy #
a little vamp humor to start my day: Vampire Reunion – CollegeHumor Video http://bit.ly/7arPSB #
RT @sogrady: apparently the markets anticipating movement on Oracle/Sun: traffic from the Yahoo Finance boards to my Q&A is spiking #
surprised to find I’m now following a baby on Twitter. But he’s the baby of friends, and has a really cool name. #
where did the day go? I know I got a lot done, but feel as if I spent the time daydreaming. #
oh, goodie. More opportunities to practice my snow driving skills. #
@saraford Umm, no, nothing remotely saintly in my daydreams. ; ) in reply to saraford #
oh lord, here we go with another lurid, hypocritical moralizing spree. Could we all just agree not to care who anyone else has sex with? #
@shawnferry insert the name of any celebrity and/or politician you care to… sooner or later it’ll be a headline! in reply to shawnferry #
hmm. Do I try to get to the office before my 8 am meeting, or do that by phone and go straight to the dentist at 10? #
@mschoenu ma, non sono tutti furbi? ; ) in reply to mschoenu #
Tooth pain probably result of grinding. Can’t imagine why I’d be doing that… #
time to go home and shovel snow… Think I’ll stay home tomorrow. #
veni, vidi, shoveli. #
@llcrowe yup. Fortunately, not much – just enough to make driving to the office this morning a real adventure. in reply to llcrowe #
@davest I knew that would please you. ; ) I’ll definitely be feeling this tomorrow. And tonight. in reply to davest #
@missbhavens The NY Nays, like hypocrites everywhere, want to dictate who we have sex with. I wish everybody wd just mind their own business #
for the true ZFS fans out there: ZFS Workshop at LISA 08 – six hours! of Sun Video http://bit.ly/7KDLHS #
#whypeoplecheat “… our brains make it easy for us to be adulterous.” http://bit.ly/8yPHbf – read the science, people! #
…speaking of rum drinks, with or without beach: NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/8XjmTq (hat tip to Greta Cristina) #
for you ZFS fans who might not have noticed, all things video & ZFS can be found here: http://bit.ly/7z1koR #
@lskrocki apparently I have beach drinks on my mind: for a second there I thought you wrote mapmyrum.com #
@johnnysunshine Exactly. And healthy babies. Sometimes I think the body is in control and we don’t really have choices… #whypeoplecheat in reply to johnnysunshine #
drank coffee late in the day so I can stay up late. It seems that if I go to sleep before midnight, I wake up at 4 am. Don’t need that. #
RT @stephenfry: West Side Story for the age of Twitter – http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1913584 – #
baby, it’s cold out there: NREL: MIDC/NWTC M2 Real-Time Weather Display http://bit.ly/4wKoXR #
a long-time newsletter reader sent me a book from my Amazon wish list – George Carlin’s memoir. Looking forward to reading that. #
Find out about innovative Sun technologies and programs for a chance to win a limited edition t-shirt! http://bit.ly/55uChE #
sore from shovelling snow yesterday. Good thing I had a massage (my one luxury, aside from travel) scheduled this afternoon. #
new release of Solaris Cluster http://bit.ly/89rWnW #
the days are too short and yet pass too slowly #
I think my head just exploded. #
YouTube – Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen http://bit.ly/8tEwch #
trying to free some video which should never have been shackled. Let my content go! #
Deploying OpenSolaris in Your Datacenter – Sun Video http://bit.ly/4THIiB #
@monkchips I believe Italians did invent forks precisely to deal with pasta. in reply to monkchips #
@SaraD yes, I have been in Austin in snow a couple of times – “chaos” doesn’t begin to cover it. in reply to SaraD #
against all expectations, I must be getting used to cold weather. At least nice, dry, sunny Colorado cold weather. #
@monkchips So if the Chinese also invented the fork, Marco Polo likely brought it to Italy along with noodles. Why not #chopsticks? Boh. in reply to monkchips #
@timfoster that’s the engineer’s definition of vacation – only doing putbacks? ; ) in reply to timfoster #
@sogrady what I don’t get is the fad to have 8 or 10 such pillows on the bed, so you just have to put them somewhere else when you sleep in reply to sogrady #
@macsun exactly. What is the freakin’ point?!? in reply to macsun #
sick headache again. Maybe I was meant to take today off. #
Wendy Pini – not just about elves anymore! Masque of the Red Death http://bit.ly/6bS0WA #
@storagebod FYI, it’s not quite SFW in reply to storagebod #
@storagebod just like to give people fair warning. ; ) in reply to storagebod #
@willbldrco wish I could be there, but I’m flying out to Phoenix instead. Drink one for me! in reply to willbldrco #
@willbldrco good point! I will have to shed a couple of layers of clothing upon arrival – gratefully! in reply to willbldrco #
@storagebod me, too, but not everyone is… in reply to storagebod #
@ElaineEllis and lots of t-shirts pointing out, for the truly ignorant, that there are no kangaroos in Austria. in reply to ElaineEllis #
really hard to concentrate on all the Big Important Stuff I’m supposed to be doing when my head is pounding. Need good headache cure #
@ben trying the beer cure again. Already had lots of coffee in reply to ben #
US airways boards by zones instead of rows. I cheated. He let me thru anyway. Now I have a bin just for my carryon #
http://twitpic.com/s66k9 funky corporate artwork from our campus that somehow seems appropriate #
Looking fwd to wkd catching up w an old friend, then a busy week, then… back to San Francisco the following wkd! #
Seated in the last row. It will take a while to get off this plane. Annoying when for once I have not checked a bag #
I am on the verge of deciding that any tweet containing the words “ousted” or “mayor” will result in unfollow. #
We were supposed to go hiking, but after a long night of girl talk and wine, that may be a bit delayed. #
RT @BreakingNews: Thousands of Italians rally against Prime Minister Berlusconi in Rome, demanding his resignation http://bit.ly/5ZqNLf #
@Danjite Italians believe that sleeping in draft created by fan AC or open window will make you sick. Article on my site on colpo d’aria in reply to Danjite #
Ross on her way back to Italy today with excess luggage and a guitar. May see her during her week back in Austin before Sydney #
Out being girly, buying clothes and makeup. #
http://twitpic.com/sbs67 – Yes, they’re real #
http://twitpic.com/sbslc – Yes, they’re real #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-29: Austin

November 29, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

awake way too early. Agitated dreams. #
finally getting a newsletter out after months. This is a lot of work. #
Student Party at SC09 – Un Posto al Sole http://bit.ly/5DamzT #
RT @c0t0d0s0: Comstar: A while ago, i wrote a tutorial about using iSCSI in Opensolaris and Solaris 10. While the t… http://bit.ly/6YTcaX #
added a few photo to Countries Beginning with I Â» The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-22 http://bit.ly/4T12RR #
My Chocolate Meltdown – NYTimes http://bit.ly/5Rvtsn – if I could reach the author, I’d tell him to go to the source: http://bit.ly/7Ef2VK #
“had been a loving father to his son… [but] cut off ties once DNA showed they were not related” http://bit.ly/4NIYMX – THAT is betrayal #
outing to Boulder netted great Cajun brunch at Lucile’s w Tin Tin, 2 more Helen Fisher books (used), and yet another massive headache. WTF? #
a nap and a beer seem to be helping the headache, but feeling wrung out and probably not up to roomie’s guests. #
roomie and now live-in boyfriend bought a snow blower today. Apparently BF must now show this off to male guests in the garage beneath my rm #
there has got to be a better way for me to spend company time and money than in wrestling with our TOTALLY SUCKY expense report system #
need food, but the hungrier I get, the less I feel able to face a roomful of people. This would be a good time not to have a roommate #
slept soundly with no particular dreams. Waking up slowly. Tomorrow night I see my kid. We’re both a bit nervous about that. #
sent out a newsletter (condense of my site) y’day after 3-month hiatus. Announced the Italy chapter of my life is closed. Lost subscribers. #
“Berlusconi’s lifestyle has earned him ‘Rockstar of the Year’ from Italian ed of Rolling Stone magazine.” http://bit.ly/8ulIGo #
RT @darrenmoffat: Buy my co-authored book: http://amazon.com/Solaris-Security-Essentials-Microsystems-Engineers/dp/0137012330 #
@wheninrometours – left a while ago: Countries Beginning with I Â» Leaving Italy http://bit.ly/4QI2xz #
uploading photos to SmugMug. I’d forgotten what a lot of really amazing photos Ross has taken #
so nice to work with people who can and do immediately implement useful features when I ask for them. #
Debugging and Diagnosing Interesting OpenSolaris Kernel Problems – Sun Video http://bit.ly/7m7P41 #
if you haven’t seen Mr. Deity, you should! http://bit.ly/5AkepI – and help support one of the funniest shows anywhere EVER #
@LusciousPear OTOH, it helps to at least pretend to care about my feelings if you ever WANT to sleep with me. in reply to LusciousPear #
@ThinGuy glad you liked Mr. Deity, please RT – we want these guys to be able to keep being funny! in reply to ThinGuy #
awake since 5 am. Seems I only need 6 hrs sleep these days, so going to bed before midnight is too early. Oh, well. The extra time is useful #
to do: try again to upload Cantrill’s LISA talk, track down more missing video, run blog metrics for Oct, do OpenSol grants, get on a plane #
may finally be in touch with the long-lost Woodstock School classmate that EVERYONE has been looking for. She was well-loved among us. #
@ElaineEllis I ended up going to Starbucks in Vienna because the famous coffee houses all reeked of smoke and stale beer. Disappointing. in reply to ElaineEllis #
looking forward to T’giving/birthday in Austin, most of all to be with the amazing, wonderful Ross. That she’s my daughter is a bonus. #
any suggestions for great events/music in Austin this week? #
okay, finally succeeded in uploading Cantrill, now just waiting for it to process. May take a while – 1.5 hours of video! No good way to cut #
one system I needed to do my job today has been fixed, another one not so much… #
amused that ZManda pops up frequently as an advertiser on my personal blog/site #
lining up plans for Austin – music to hear, friends to meet. Plus shopping and pampering with Ross. #
I’ll be on vacation tomorrow, but finding it very hard to sit still today. #
RT @OrganizeFISH: MEEP! RT @doctorparadox: wtf awesome: Muppets cover Bohemian Rhapsody… in HD. http://bit.ly/597YWT (via @adamhirsch) #
among other activities today, uploading a bazillion photos to SmugMug. Wow there’s a lot of them. I been places! #
yeah, it’s not as if I had anything better to do than recreate and resubmit this complicated expense report just because our system sucks #
“Tigger on speed” Bryan Cantrill keynotes at LISA09: Visualizing DTrace: Sun Storage 7000 Analytics – Sun Video http://bit.ly/8ZmpEG #
@mtuckerb @nikhilv never thought about a post-coital song, but now that you’ve mentioned it I have to ask – why that one? in reply to mtuckerb #
O beloved expense reporting system, if I have an expense <$5 for “Meals, Domestic” can we just assume I was the only one partaking? #
Expense System, can you NOT chastise me for spending $1200 on 1 night at hotel before allowing me to enter # of nights I actually spent? #
High Performance Data Management Panel Discussion at Sun’s HPC Consortium – Sun Video http://bit.ly/8QYUnm #
spent half the day in expense report hell. Hoping this all gets paid before my whopping corporate AmEx bill hits mid-December #
I might end up cooking for Thanksgiving after all – good thing I linked the recipes I used 2 years ago: http://bit.ly/60iR8i #
damn. Denver wifi is sucking royally, as usual. #
@alanc at least the expense system isn’t yet asking us why we’re not sharing our hotel rooms. ; ) in reply to alanc #
Back in Austin, one of my favorite places #
@nikhilv that song wd definitely not work for me, since I’ve always associated it with my dad – whose name actually is Al. in reply to nikhilv #
back at Spankyville (http://bit.ly/6FlU1D), where R is residing til she starts her global tour. It’s good to have good friends. #
Cafe au lait and cherry strudel at Sweetish Hill on a warm sunny Austin morning. Life doesn’t suck #
@webmink actual security value of making you take that watch off in the first place very likely = 0 in reply to webmink #
Pre holiday traffic in Austin is hideous. Do I want to go to Whole Foods this badly? #
“Because your eyes are slant and sloeBecause your hair is sweet to touch #
…My heart is high again, but – oh!I doubt if this will get me much.”
Dorothy Parker #
gave up on Thanksgiving cooking because the supermarket crowds are too scary. We’ll cook turkey at some less popular time. #
sleepy & lazy & just not going to do what any “they” think I should. Indian food and bowling tonight; we’ll figure out tomorrow, tomorrow. #
@msgilligan not too ironic in thise case – 3 of the 4 people who wil be at this dinner attended Woodstock School in India. in reply to msgilligan #
we’ll be having turkey etc. at the Alamo Drafthouse, with a movie. Was sold out, but we showed up in person so they added us – thx, Alamo! #
“Every claim made by religion comes not from sources out in the world… but from the insides of people’s heads.” http://bit.ly/5aPYyL #
I used to be addicted to checking the metrics on my website. Now it’s my videos. #
daughter has a small new business doing kids’ portrait photography. Some parents want the digital files. How much should she charge? #
@nonstick thanks. how much was a typical picture package, or can you give me a range? in reply to nonstick #
RT @wanderingitaly: Dang, I’m a bad American, too–> http://bit.ly/8OVXfU #
I’m leery of the Norman Rockwell ideals of tradition extolled today. How many of us have really EVER experienced that kind of family life? #
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” actually is fantastic – fun, charming, different. Recommend! #
Project Bandaloop goes to India (including Woodstock School) http://bit.ly/8gMDtO #
http://twitpic.com/r3ua6 – My Longhorns snuggie, Thanksgiving gift from Guy #

http://twitpic.com/r3x1i – Ross also got a Snuggie, hers included a book light #

@ThinGuy we had to do something traditional! Besides, there’s nothing else to do on Thanksgiving in reply to ThinGuy #
aparently we already missed the big Black Friday deals. Good. So when we do go shopping later, things will be sane, right? #
just in time for my 47th birthday (tomorrow), photos of me (& classmates) when I was 18 http://bit.ly/6xhx1t #
figuring out what to do in Austin on my birthday; this is helpful: Bill’s Map http://bit.ly/8W6lIM #
Buying bras at nordstrom delightfully untraumatic ( it’s harder than you’d think when you’re unusually sized). But expensive. #
@pizzocalabro good support is worth almost any price! in reply to pizzocalabro #
Okay, I’ve done my part for the consumer economy today. Ps Steve Madden I love you! #
friend sent this NSFW: A Practical Guide To Italian Sex http://bit.ly/7q3wvi my own Italian slang http://bit.ly/7Cc9ll is more comprehensive #
@pizzocalabro is simply /not/ spending Christmas wfamily an option? One of the best Xmases I’ve had was me & Ross in Mumbai w friends. in reply to pizzocalabro #
@pizzocalabro yeah, I get it. You may have to sneak in a hip flask to survive it, though. in reply to pizzocalabro #
did country dance lesson at the Broken Spoke, which was fun, but too shy to hang around for the actual live music dancing. Some maneater. #
…but at least I did get out. I guess that’s a start. #
@bicyclemark reminded me to dig up this video of me and my life 3 years ago: Living in LLick with Dierdre Straughan http://bit.ly/5kSdcb #
oh, wow – forgot about this one with me and Ross – Bloating in Bellagio Part 1 http://bit.ly/6kVDkm #
@bicyclemark Lake Como is a beautiful place, but I don’t live there anymore. And that’s okay. in reply to bicyclemark #
When you’re the early bird in the household, no one ever brings /you/ coffee in bed. #
since I am not going to Brazil next week we’ll have my birthday dinner at Fogo de Chao in Austin, to remind me of good times in Porto Alegre #
@sogrady SEO thing – if someone finds your comment interesting they might jump over to your site. Less likely the further down u are in reply to sogrady #
very stuffed from birthday dinner at churrascaria… and two caipirinhas #
Need a custom ringtone for my iPhone, but can’t figure out what to use. Past tones have included themes from Blackadder and Sex & the City #
I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a month of my tweets – http://w33.us/35n #

I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a year of my tweets – http://w33.us/38w #

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Birthday Portrait

November 28, 2009 Deirdre Straughan 2 Comments

After way too much to eat and drink at Fogo de Chao in Austin (as my colleague Tirthankar says of churrasca: “It’s a meat festival in your mouth!” We persuaded him that it wasn’t a good idea to say that too loudly in public…)

For the family files: here’s my brother Ian, me, and Ross.

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-22: Portland

November 22, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ Portland autumn

RT @italylogue: Just had a fantabulous dinner at Ping in Old Town Portland with @DeirdreS & the husband. – definitely wonderful! Thanks! #
oh, great. I have a video to publish, and our blogging platform is down. #
Video: Brendan Gregg on DTrace | Sun Learning eXchange http://bit.ly/2vusEk #
waiting to finish capturing a vid, then off to Hilton for breakfast, setup, and another day of filming HPC talks. #
repurposing: HPC centers have been created from a Van de Graff generator silo & a fish research institute. different re-architecture probs #
this odd sensation of almost numbness in my right arm and hand is probably not a good sign… I should be typing less? #
HPC storage panel video from yesterday already in compression. Pity I won’t have bandwidth to upload it til tonight. #
(panels are easy to edit – zero to few slides to put in) #
whoa. Brendan Gregg on DTrace gets 52 views in the first hour. I guess I know who my star performers are. http://bit.ly/RRxLy #
video: Code to Currency: Experience sharing from commercial open source [storage] vendors – Open Storage Summit Feb ’09 http://bit.ly/whoyo #
food for thought on prozac et al: YouTube – Drugs or Love? Helen Fisher at WorldFuture 2007 http://bit.ly/33Ar0c #
@bubbva thanks – all good advice. These conference chairs are murder on my butt. At least I’m on my 17″ MacBook Pro, so keyboard is large. in reply to bubbva #
@ben: “Australians = star performers”. Dunno abt Aussies in general, only got the one so far. My other vid stars are Ben, Bryan, & Bonwick. #
@glynnfoster no, but I can’t log into blogs.sun.com… in reply to glynnfoster #
can’t possibly keep up with Andy’s slide flips to note the timing, but it doesn’t matter because he won’t give them to me anyway. NDA. #
hell, the man even talks too fast to follow #
To be perfectly honest, I’m feeling tired and irritable and not at all like running a party tonight… #
A very good local beer has improved my mood. Bracing myself for an onslaught of students demanding t shirts #

Party winding down, went well. Last opensolaris iPods raffled, students fed, Sun folks hanging out… #
back in my hotel room. Didn’t feel like walking to find an open bar in downtown Portland on a Sunday, but not quite ready to sleep yet… #
well, today is not starting out well. Trying to figure out why Flash for live streaming crashes (any) browser wi both UStream & FlashMeeting #
SAM-QFS BoF streaming now at – http://bit.ly/1hPlFD can someone tell me if there’s sound? Looks like it, but I can’t hear it on my local #
yay, video stream is working! http://bit.ly/1hPlFD (wish I knew why…) #
feeling very… meh. 3rd day trapped inside a hotel conference room doesn’t help. Hope to get out on the town tonight, & visit Powell’s #
damn, damn, damn #
@mfernest who is? #li #
RT @missbhavens:Damn, damn, damn! http://bit.ly/m0rGS – yeah, that pretty well covers it, thanks. #
@mfernest glad you like ’em. Let me know what you find most useful – I don’t get much feedback, it’d be useful to know what people want in reply to mfernest #
I repeat: damn, damn, damn. It’s one of those days at Sun again. #
@dudulima Yes, we do! in reply to dudulima #
@sumaya I’m fine. Some people I care about are not. in reply to sumaya #
I have been mostly in this room, in this chair, since 7:30 am. Really, really want this day to be over. #
YouTube – Leonard Cohen “Ain’t No cure for love”
http://bit.ly/1G0QiJ #
@rohrer is dangerous – every time I go near a store with her I buy something. This time: books at Powell’s & a dress by a local designer #
looking forward to a nice dinner out with friends again, and then sleeping in tomorrow! #
Portland is chilly and damp and I just ate too much breakfast, but at least the sun is shining. Off to the convention center… #
lined up filming plans for SC09 today, then came back to the hotel to nurse a sick headache. #
the headache isn’t quite gone, but a nap helped #
Huge black rimmed glasses and facial hardware seem to be trendy among the young in Portland. I still don’t get it #
Filming the Lustre ZFS BoF #sc09. Sound quality nit what I’d like, oh well. Headache still present. #
@shanebrauner should be, as soon as I have time to edit. Kinda backlogged at the mo in reply to shanebrauner #
@shanebraun all my public video goes on blogs.sun.com/video so everything I do here at #sc09 will go there. Thanks for asking! #
Even colder in Portland now and my socks are inadequate. Must go shopping. #
@robbogio facial hardware = eyebrow studs, lip rings, etc. in reply to robbogio #
long night of sleep after yesterday’s quasi-migraine. Hoping to not have a repeat today. #
missing my coffee-in-bed ritual, but the hotel brew-it-yourself stuff is too awful to contemplate. #
Xmas cheer at starbucks wd be getting on my nerves if not balanced by “Don’t think twice, it’s alright” #
Getting caffeine in before heading back to the show floor. Do I need any more tshirts? #
The mic that last night could barely pick up a sound is loud and clear today. WTF? Interference from equipt on the show floor? #
Twitter/FB is better when you know people you care about are paying attention. But you’re still never famous to your own family. #
#sc09 The Register booth 2195 is unmanned and full of t-shirts. Only xl and larger, sadly #
Since I’m at #sc09 I’m going to actually sit and watch demos of cool stuff even if I don’t understand it. So I’m at the NASA stand #

^ Josh Simons and ? – SC09 show floor

Okay, I’m a geek. Big computing turns me on. #
Hope I get to go to sc10 – in New Orleans! #
The Oregon convention ctr has a wine tasting room. Have to check that out when I finish filming this aft #
Just saw some1 with a mouth exactly like that of the Grinch while his heart was still 2 sizes too small. Didn’t know that cd exist IRL #
Now that I’m in marketing, do i have to wear heels to shows? Cause I don’t think I’d survive that #
@lskrocki they’re crazy. They should take you on whatever terms in reply to lskrocki #
Escaping the convention center to gk walk around a bit. Back at 3 for scheduled filming #
@glynnfoster true – I’ve never seen you in heels ; ) in reply to glynnfoster #
quick hotel room break before returning to film #sc09. The missed weekend is beginning to tell on me. #
Filmed an interview w Rob Leland of Sandia. Now awaiting next victim #
And now Florent Parent of Clumeq. Next up: Happy Sithole from Cape Town #
@lbridenne76 huh? Don’t understand the sense of the 2 min video comment in reply to lbridenne76 #
Learning that some folks prefer my “amateur” video setup – less intimidating to be in front of. Helps when they also know me #
Tasting wine at the conv ctr #sc09 – 4 tastes for $6. 1st up “Accolade” which seems pretty much like a prosecco #
@lbridenne76 yup,marketing. It’s okay -I’ve survived marketing before. ; ) and I’ve always operated on the borders anyway in reply to lbridenne76 #
Really liking this 2007 Stuckagain Heights Pinot noir. #
Excellente #
@lbridenne76 interesting, but I’m not convinced it’s relevant to what I do. We get surprisingly long views of long, very technical content. in reply to lbridenne76 #
last night in Portland, wondring what @italylogue and @c_bright will come up with for dinner! ; ) #
had a courteous exchange of views w a couple going to protest “govt health care” at Al Gore’s speech in Portland tonight. #
@mxcia I would love conference socks, but objective is to get your name/brand/logo spread across as much of the visible universe as possible in reply to mxcia #
was going to catch up on some OGB stuff this morning, but wifi in this hotel room is sucking so badly I can’t get much of anywhere #
Starbucks oatmeal for breakfast was a good idea. Wish I liked their coffee as well. #
maybe I should just go to the airport and hope the free wifi there is better #
looking forward to spending some time with my kid next week before she takes off for Italy and Australia. Yes, she takes after her mother #
Puzzled by gift shop items that say “believe”. Believe what? Anything you’re told? #
What I dislike in all this travel is tsa. So tedious. I wish I believed it’s effective #
@davest the wifi at PDX is great! Haven’t tried the coffee yt. in reply to davest #
Slept well enough, but still very tired. Definitely in need of the upcoming holidays. #
@jdlasica maybe I’m missing something here, but – so what? I travel thru airports as much as on roads, and of course my every trip is logged in reply to jdlasica #
cd be very tempted to jump on that Hawaiian Airlines flight to Maui… if I had someone to go with #
Just remembered: I’m going to be 47 soon. It’s been one hell of a year.. #
Lady in my row wearing a mask. I’ll make sure to sneeze on her #
@bklein34 I ve been doing things that wd now be called social media since 1992. Tools are better now, techniques haven’t changed. in reply to bklein34 #
Short course in corp Social media: be there, be nice, be useful. That’s really all there is to it. #
@lbridenne76 ooh nice. Got cites on that? in reply to lbridenne76 #
@dangillmor <shrug> credit system already knows far more about me than govt does – whose motives should I distrust more? in reply to dangillmor #
I understand wanting to look good. But travelling in spike heeled gladiator sandals in winter? #
@dangillmor of course, I work fir mcnealy’s company ; ) in reply to dangillmor #
@jowyang insights such as? Kudos alone aren’t terribly helpful to those who are not @shel in reply to jowyang #
It’s a beautiful sunny day in CO – so what else is new? #
@davest so far I’ve rarely had to shovel it. 😉 in reply to davest #
@dboyll here’s to spending out 47th years as colleagues! in reply to dboyll #
wow, so very, very tired. Better get some caffeine into me so I don’t fall asleep before 7 pm #
@willsnow congratulations! in reply to willsnow #
This will be my first full “holiday season” in the US in 20 years. Not sure I’m mentally prepared for this. Maybe just sleep til January? #
okay, let’s just be upfront about this: I am deeply jealous of anyone who gets to go to TED, let alone speak at it. #
“I would like – if I may – to take you on a strange journey.” #RockyHorrorPictureShow #
been thinking about doing more training-type videos. Completely coincidentally just got handed 15 hours of internal training on CIFs. #
if you work for Sun and want to learn videoblogging, DM me about a workshop I’ll be doing in MPK Dec 16-17 #
@KristineSimon Right now Sun isn’t hiring, and I’m not part of Oracle yet. Wd love to talk after the dust settles! in reply to KristineSimon #
drowning in way too much work, but I feel like giggling. I’m probably certifiable. #
@debworks dunno, maybe I get high from stress? ; ) in reply to debworks #
@pizzocalabro Bella has been reading too much Laurel Hamilton. And her monster boyfriends haven’t been reading enough. in reply to pizzocalabro #
yes, I am leaving the office early. Wanna see some sunshine! #
@mxcia thanks, she”ll mostly be around Sydney, but I’ll keep it in mind in reply to mxcia #
RT @bubbva: my book is published! Solaris Security Essentials! YAY! http://bit.ly/6Rjbd3 I’m an author! #fb #opensolaris #security #
dont’ know if my current evil mood is a cause or an effect of yet another headache. I shall attempt a beer cure. #
RT @pizzocalabro: Palin finally comes clean about her porn addiction. http://j.mp/6YGH8r #
RT @jeffreytaylor: Join the flashmeeting with #vlogeurope09: http://bit.ly/8ng5cd #
talking with my vlogeurope peeps about monetizing. (I’m the corporate shill in the bunch) #
had a crucial, totally unexpected conversation w dad. in trying to understand one relationship mess, I almost accidentally sort out another. #
@mfernest can you be more specific: which technologies? FYI, about to release 7 hours of advanced SGE administration in reply to mfernest #
@QueenRania that’s what you get when you live in a town called Forks – vampire or werewolf, all the good normal guys are taken. 😉 in reply to QueenRania #
my exciting activities for the weekend include ironing, dusting, vacuuming, cooking and (thank zod!) a massage #
oh, and ripping another 15 hours of video from tape… #
finally got around to opening envelopes and filing. Rewarded by $75 in checks to cash that I didn’t know about. $75/hr = not bad #
decided to pay for SmugMug, because I trust @DonMacAskill to keep my photos safely backed up #
@giovanni The queestion is whether unemployment would have been worse without that investment. Got any figures on that? in reply to giovanni #
one American thing I have a huge problem with: keeping the TV on ALL THE TIME. I didn’t grow up with this, I can’t concentrate. #
@giovanni I have close experience of natl health systems in the UK & Italy. Neither is perfect, but both are good enough and there for all. in reply to giovanni #
@giovanni …and I find it shameful that the world’s wealthiest country can’t do at least that much to protect its most vulnerable citizens in reply to giovanni #
@nautibitz growing up with constant flamenco guitar in the house surely explains something. 😉 Yeah, the news drove me crazy especially. in reply to nautibitz #
the Chris massage was amazing, as always. Sore now but my body will be thankful for it eventually. #
making plans to fill in my one free weekend between now and next year with a visit to a very dear old friend in Phoenix. Whee! #
I probably spend way too much on travel… #
@italylogue LOL. Truly spoken: it is not possible to spend too much on travel, especially when there are fine friends to see everywhere. in reply to italylogue #
@LusciousPear I almost always have friends to stay with, or else the mother ship pays for it. in reply to LusciousPear #
@MrsThinGuy Wayne Brady? Oh way too cool! in reply to MrsThinGuy #
I use the iGoogle weather widget to keep an eye on the weather in my upcoming destinations. It’s ridiculously long now. All warmer than here #
@LusciousPear yup, I love my Snorcle, and hope it continues to love me back. in reply to LusciousPear #
at any rate, Mamma Snorcle should be happy I am doing video rough edits all weekend so folks can see at least raw footage from recent events #

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