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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-15: Portland OR

November 15, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@bklein34 sometime I will have to go to a game with you to try to experience it through the eyes of a real fan. Then I might get it. in reply to bklein34 #
@vitoriosassi wish I was going with you! Tho it’s a little early in the day here to be thinking about churrasca… in reply to vitoriosassi #
my moods are so driven by sunlight these days, it’s a good thing I live in Colorado with 300 days of sunshine a year. #
@Britopian http://bit.ly/34joWN in reply to Britopian #
saw “Where the Wild Things Are”. That screaming, helpless fury felt all too familiar. As does the mother’s helplessness to make everybody ok #
“The mother has sacrificed something for her sonâ€™s comfort, & his obliviousness is the appropriate & desired response.” http://bit.ly/1MuKjS #
@ThinGuy wtf? who is this? can’t tell from the blog in reply to ThinGuy #
does anyone know why FinalCut Pro often downloads video out of sync with the audio? Can’t figure out why it happens, when it happens. #
processing lots and lots of video from #lisa09 – would like to get through a good portion of this before the next big events I’m filming #
@serendipitousP Sun sponsored the video & streaming, so someone else filmed the sessions and I get the files. Filmed Sun BoFs myself. in reply to serendipitousP #
@ben a video lackey! I like the term. What I’m actually doing is training other people to videoblog. But I enjjoy it, and it lets me travel. in reply to ben #
LISA ’09 Technical Sessions – Videos and slides of the presentations now available to attendees and USENIX members http://bit.ly/LMsEV #
@serendipitousP sorry we didn’t meet there. Where are you usually? in reply to serendipitousP #
Videoblogging for Sun: Numbers Update – Un Posto al Sole http://bit.ly/44fovL #
Hate being in the back of the plane; takes too long to get out. Otoh, I’d have to wait fir checked bag anyway. #
home from a great trip. Thanks to M for saying “It will get better” and S for saying things that few people dare to, but which need saying. #
ZFS in the Trenches: Ben Rockwood at LISA ’09 – Sun Video http://bit.ly/2ObFPh #
In the Crucial Conversations class. So far useful; wish I’d had it years ago #
“focus on what you really want”. For me the prob has always been knowing what I want, instead of settling for what I think I can get. #
Little Shop of Performance Horrors – Part 3 – Sun Video http://bit.ly/2gXwCP Brendan Gregg speaking #
“We do have serious complainers, so we have to do our job properly,” http://bit.ly/4BZRTF – EU! – just whine, whine, whine all the time #
@RaggedPoint as far as I can tell, Larry has stated it very clearly. in reply to RaggedPoint #
today it’s supposed to hit 70 degrees here in CO, and Sunday it’s supposed to snow. But I’ll be in Portland where, of course, it will rain #
so do not feel like class today. not a good point in my life to be reflecting on crucial conversations I shd have had years ago #
#tweettoast will do as an excuse for a much-needed beer, which will probably be fatal when I need to get some food in me & get back to work #
@ThinGuy no, nothing fatal really in a beer – it’ll just make me sleepy, and I’ve got work to do in reply to ThinGuy #
uh oh. My kid is on Twitter. Now she’ll know everything about me. 😉 #
suitcase packed for tomw evening’s flight to Portland OR. filming/streaming video Sat, Sun, Mon, student party Sun night, collapse Tues #
@italylogue Thai is always good. I think I’m free Wednesday night in reply to italylogue #
really irritated that bit.ly’s password reminder feature does not work properly #
got a late start on the day (as planned), but that messed me up for lunch – didn’t realize the Sun dining hall closes at 1 on Fridays! #
a long overdue return to the city of my birth: I’ll be in New Orleans Dec 28- New Year’s! Suggestions? #
Of course the moment I have to drove to the airport the snow starts. Didn’t even know it wading today’s forecast. But I Made it #
Booked two trips in 15 mins before I left the office. I think I was a travel agent in some other life #
Headed for Portland to join my HPC buds for SC09. hard work ahead, but fun. #
Don’t see the attraction of facial hardware. I’d be afraid of catching it on something. Like braces, only worse #
@WriteRCastle fri 13th is an American superstition. Italians worry about Friday the 17th in reply to WriteRCastle #
Buncha young people traveling together to Portland. What odds they’ll show up at our sc09 party for students? Not sure yet if they’re geeks #
@NathanFillion damn! Wd have loved to see what Joss wd do with you in Dollhouse. Never will get over Caleb – massively creepy. in reply to NathanFillion #
Wd be really nice if the only empty seat on this plane turned out to be in my row. I seem to get lucky that way. #
Yep, we’ll be de-icing #
@ayounge yup. One of the many fun parts of my job: I get to throw parties in reply to ayounge #
It’s better to be rich in friends than rich in possessions. You realize this when you’re packing to move. #
@bubbva I shd visit the NOLA cemeteries to say hi to my ancestors in reply to bubbva #
@ayounge are you coming to sc09? in reply to ayounge #
@jimgris We’re offline all weekend. Take a break and enjoy it! in reply to jimgris #
Dad had op to remove a pea from his lung. finally located the cause of all the infections he’s had for the past 2 years, now can get well. #
bought a $10 foam throw cushion to use as a travel pillow – hotel pillows too squishy. Works great! Neck happy this morning. #
YouTube – The Making of “Shouting in the Datacenter” http://bit.ly/BanoO #
got this song stuck in my head today: I’ve Got the Music in Me http://bit.ly/3HJua – “when something gets in my way I go round it” #
stupid headline of the day “Trial Venue Leaves 9/11 Families Angry or Satisfied”. What about those who are merely indifferent? #
@lskrocki 3 years, they say. I hate to think what it looked like when they took it out. Maybe lungs excrete some sort of preservative? in reply to lskrocki #
getting set up to film Sun’s HPC Consortium in sunny Portland http://bit.ly/TczP7 #
won’t be live-tweeting this one; it’s hard to know in advance what’s NDA #
Portland has WiMax? Cool! #
@c_bright I’ll be entirely in conference room through Monday, hope to get out a little on Tues-Weds. Ah, yes, the glamor of corporate travel in reply to c_bright #
when a speaker stands still behind the podium, I have very little to do. Which can be either relaxing or boring. #
I actually have more fun with the speakers I have to chase. You know who you are. #
discussing the physics of cooling datacenters. Sun: We Do Cool Stuff. (pun intended) #
Kid knows I’m filming & not to call unless it’s an emergency. So she calls. Car accident. (No one hurt.) Sigh. #
looking at cool stuff: CLUMEQ Supercomputing Center http://bit.ly/3La28N #
using excess datacenter heat to heat a nearby building – seems like a no-brainer. #
you know you’re in the presence of geeks when someone defines cable trays as “sexy” #
it’s a bit scary how many of these folks I have already met and/or filmed #
ouch. There are only three women in this room besides me, and I’m not an attendee. We need more girl supergeeks! #
“days of kill a post-doc to run stuff is hard to sustain in current environment” ie you can’t derail a PhD into sysadmin duties #
“We have all these wonderful [computing] clouds, you bring up Joni Mitchell songs…” #
@nonstick LOL You could call my dad a lot of things, but “princess” is definitely not one of them. in reply to nonstick #
climate & HPC means we get to see amazing graphics – the oceans “breathing”, with tides going in and out in blue and red #
the computing difficulties of modelling cloud behavior. We’re talking about vapory clouds in the actual sky here, not compute clouds. #
need to be able to simulate 5 yrs per wall-clock day. We’re an order of magnitude off. #
lack of grad students in computational science #
interesting listen to an American accent talking about what “we” have in the Australian climate #
filming an HPC preso while editing a cloud one #
Countries Beginning with I “Woodstock School Class of â€˜81 and Others, in 1980 ” http://bit.ly/1194h9 – photo gallery, including India travel #
“I’ll give you a double click on that in a moment” – never heard it phrased quite that way before. #
“I’m just gonna call it Amber Road because the alternative is too hard to spit out” #
occurs to me that I should really try to visit Sydney while Ross will be there. Not sure whether time or money will permit, though. #
RT @danigula: Helen Fisher studies the brain in love | Video on TED.com: http://bit.ly/3q9aqd v #
Helen Fisher video -> curiosity -> chemistry.com test (yes, I qualify). Among results: apparently I have more testosterone than estrogen? #
@jscarp glad you’re home. in reply to jscarp #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-08: Baltimore

November 8, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ Ben Rockwood’s BoF session on “ZFS in the Trenches” at LISA ’09.

at DIA. So what else is new? #
What a cruddy old plane. Why dud I choose United? #
@davewiner the nice thing about Twittef is, if soneone is boring, you can just quit following. Dunno why anyone wd bother to bitch about it in reply to davewiner #
Awaiting 43 lb suitcase at bwi #
Having lebanese food in Baltimore. Then prob a bath and a nap. Surely a 3 hr flight didn’t make me this tired? #
Just stuffed myself on excellent food at the Lebanese Taverna in Baltimore. Will likely be back here this week, with a gang #
whoa. 3.5 hour nap. Who knew I’d get jet lag coming to Baltimore? #
editing video of a very lively speaker. Brendan Gregg is worse to chase around with a camera than Jeff Bonwick. I didn’t always keep up. #
@wendybiird for a minute there I read that as “6 hours closer to having a guilt trip done” in reply to wendybiird #
my time zone is not quite happy with this body #
RT @jeffhuber: RT @comay: W00t – ZFS Deduplication arrives! http://tr.im/DSxR #opensolaris #
RT @rajadurai: ZFS now supports Dedup. Waay cool! http://bit.ly/GI2Sd #
Enjoying walking around downtown Baltimore. The people are very nice. #
now to find out how many years it will take to upload a 770 MB video on hotel bandwidth #
…especially when the hotel is full of sysadmins here for #LISA09 #
@lbridenne76 upstream B/W at this hotel appears slower than at Sun’s Bangalore office. OTOH, hotel is probably not subject to power blinks in reply to lbridenne76 #
on the 28t floor of the Waterfront Marriott. if I had binoculars, I could easily spy on a bunch of conference rooms at Legg Mason #
added photos to my weekly Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-01 http://bit.ly/GIHuq #
Reminder: summer preview of ZFS Dedup: Kernel Conference Australia 2009: Jeff Bonwick and Bill Moore keynote – http://bit.ly/onzN3 #
@jeffreytaylor I have a feeling you’re using this in a different context than last time we discussed a lowest common denominator. 😉 in reply to jeffreytaylor #
upload failed. I’m dying from not-surprise. #
running stats. How is it possible that the total number of views for 2009 has gone DOWN since September? Who is negative viewing my videos? #
Being silly with colleagues #
@shawnferry hey, Apple coulda had it… in reply to shawnferry #
see the Solaris Security Summit at #lisa09 live: http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/stream1/ #
Bill Cheswick slides here: http://bit.ly/3mWIf9 #
Non-moronic password rule: pick something a friend or colleague won’t guess in a few tries #
#sec09 Bill Cheswick running thru a history of passwords/phrases/faces… #
SLIDES HERE Security Summit November 2009 – wikis.sun.com http://bit.ly/KeCsj #sec09 #lisa09 #
RT @rajadurai: I’m presenting Sun’s x4275 servers. 2U w/ 12 TB disks, 2 x quad core nehalem & 144GB RAM. Register here http://bit.ly/wRS9v #
“when it comes to equal treatment for men and women… Italy slipped to 72nd in the annual Gender Gap Report,” http://bit.ly/3ZURHo #
LISA ’09 Stream 1 http://bit.ly/2IWWoZ – Darren Moffatt speaking on ZFS Crypto #
my workday begins about 6:30 pm today, filming Sun BoFs #lisa09 til 11 pm. #
@serendipitousP thanks, wd love to, but I need to show up at the reception and then prepare to film. Why don’t you guys join us? Food & bev! in reply to serendipitousP #
got a #lisa09 t-shirt. Does this make me Miss Baltimore Crabs? #
okay, folks, we’re doing it again: four HOURS of Sun BoFs at #lisa09 to be streamed starting in about 30 minutes http://bit.ly/388lAG #
$&^%&%& argh. can’t stream tonight’s Sun BoFs after all. Exact same setup as we had for FROSUG last week, now crashes the browser every time #
“Tuesday’s uproar was the latest in a string of flaps over crosses that began at the start of the decade.” http://bit.ly/484zK9 #
@shawnferry I sure could use coffee… in reply to shawnferry #
Neuroimaging Storage Landscape – “@reiger of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research.” http://bit.ly/1MCVDJ #
@serendipitousP I think we’re down to snacks and drinks,but come on down! in reply to serendipitousP #
Woodstock School Class of â€˜81 and Others, ~1979 http://bit.ly/2DA4NS – school nostalgia, including one really dorky picture of me (age 15) #
BigAdmin BoF #lisa09 – problem with stale information on docs.sun.com , blogs are much fresher. Particular praise for Amber Road / Fishworks #
“How much free time do you think we have to read this [Sun] stuff?” <wince> #
@shawnferry how so? #lisa09 in reply to shawnferry #
Brian Leonard talking about how OpenSolaris will evolve into Solarist.Next #lisa09 #
what’s new in Solaris.next? installer, packaging sysstem, networking stack, open storage platform, ZFS Cryptop, GNU tools, FOSS & frameworks #
…zones #lisa09 #opensolaris #
@shawnferry just brought me dark chocolate covered espresso beans – thank you! #
hmm. More people sliding in for our BoF. We need more beer! #
gotta say – Brian Leonard and Dave Miner look like brothers in their matching polo shirts, both tall… #
“The trick is to admit what we want, even if we are scared we wonâ€™t get it.. if we are disappointed, later on, well…” http://bit.ly/2HfDEj #
@shawnferry thanks, these will have me bouncing off the walls shortly in reply to shawnferry #
Solaris.Next deployment principles: scalability & ease of use, deep integ with Solaris svcs, no patching, completely safe updates… #
…better observability and control #opensolaris #solaris #lisa09 #
50+ people here for the Sun BoFs tonight. Not bad at all. #
“It was largely ZFS that was able to get Twitter to where they got” – Ben Rockwood ZFS BoF #zfs #lisa09 #
dumb spreadhsheet error = seriously undercounted some video stats for the last few months. Turns out my vids have aggregated >88k views #
RT @shawnferry: anyone not know what kstats are? (Jim Mauro shoots up hand real quick while ben isn’t looking, back of room laughs) #lisa09 #
@bahamat straight from the horse’s mouth – Ben himself #twitter #zfs in reply to bahamat #
starting to download video from last night’s BoFs. 80 people in the room by 11 pm, several asked where they cd see vid of earlier sessions #
forgetting a lot more little stuff lately than I used to but, damn, I think I have plenty of excuses! #
up earlier than I wanted to be, but shd use the time to get a good breakfast – probably won’t get lunch (booth bunny duty #lisa09 ) #
more Sun BoFs at #lisa09 – Solaris, OpenSolaris, Solaris.Next at LISA ’09 – Sun at LISA09 – wikis.sun.com http://bit.ly/rZjuM #
TED’s Chris Anderson explains why our school (Woodstock) is so special: http://bit.ly/3QAeoe – yes YES YES! #
follow-up: if you really want to know what shaped my soul and remains my first home and family, read this: http://bit.ly/3QAeoe #
bit.ly info on Chris Anderson blog smokes out lots of Woodstockers on Twitter that I didn’t know about! Following other global souls #
RT @lskrocki: Exiting the Sun Ride http://tinyurl.com/y8pfpy9 – augh! #
@bklein34 whoa, deja vu – I just heard Bill Cheswick give that talk yesterday. Video to come. #attsecurity in reply to bklein34 #
@dudulima yeah. How are you guys? in reply to dudulima #
@bklein34 tshirt definitely don’t remember the rest but shorts and sneakers v normal in the LISA crowd in reply to bklein34 #
@bklein34 ps the way u saw me dressed in Chicago not my usual uniform! We do mostly jeans at Sun in reply to bklein34 #
Survivor’s guilt? No. Survivor’s desire to have a stiff drink? Definitely… #
Pinot noir doesn’t count as a stiff drink, but it goes well with hummus #
Little Shop of Performance Horrors – Trailer – Brendan Gregg at FROSUG. Full video as soon as I have bandwidth.” http://bit.ly/3nKehB #
@vdotw I need better wine than what’s being given out on the show floor… in reply to vdotw #
@lskrocki all right! doing it in style with the Widow! in reply to lskrocki #
ZFS, Cache and Flash – Adam Leventhal of Fishworks – Sun Video http://bit.ly/1qcjnj #
Irc client foe iPhone won’t connect, iPhone running out of battery anyway, dead tired and my back hurts. Can I just go to bed now? #
20 people in solaris security bof – and not just for the beer #
@dfugate who all did we lose? in reply to dfugate #
didn’t take pictures, but we drank a nice Chianti and then Pinot Nero, and had pretty authentic Italian food as well. here’s to @lskrocki! #
@PaulSkillicorn I’m ’81 – know your name for sure! in reply to PaulSkillicorn #
why does video so often (but not always) go out of sync with the audio when captured in FinalCut Express? #
time to go recover my lost Sennheiser lapel mic, then go in search of the perfect Eggs Benedict with @rohrer. Maybe more interviews today #
…interviews on the show floor, I mean – no, I am not looking for a job! #
@shawnferry exactly where we just ate! Pretty good Benedict, served on sweet corn cakes in reply to shawnferry #
@shawnferry thanks, I’ll check that in reply to shawnferry #
@shawnferry yup, you’re right – something went wrong in the encoding, my original is fine. Thanks for the heads up in reply to shawnferry #
@shawnferry try it now – had to reupload in reply to shawnferry #
@creepyed ooh, I’d love to go dancing. What kind of dancing are you doing? in reply to creepyed #
Got my Joyent DTrace tshirt. #
1. I don’t think prayer accomplishes anything so 2. I see no point in praying for complete strangers, no matter their tragedy and…. #
3. I see even less point in telling the world that you’re doing so. Tho I do consider it a kind gesture when people I know pray for me… #
…unless, I suppose, they’re doing it because they think I’m going to burn in hell. #
@jscarp I’m not praying for you, but I am thinking of you. in reply to jscarp #
Little Shop of Performance Horrors – Part 1- Brendan Gregg speaks at FROSUG on Oct 29, 2009. http://bit.ly/3r89dH – part 2 is also up! #
Little Shop of Performance Horrors – Part 2 – Sun Video http://bit.ly/dP23D #
@davidpaulyoung only in terms of t-shirts, but I’m particularly proud of this one. 😉 in reply to davidpaulyoung #
@craigmorgan – try it again, I had to re-upload the video because the first time it got corrupted ZFS, Cache and Flash http://bit.ly/1qcjnj #
LISA ’09 Plenary being streamed now: Towards Zero-Emission Datacenters Through Direct Reuse of Waste Heat http://bit.ly/2IWWoZ #

^ my view of Bryan Cantrill’s LISA ’09 talk – I was monitoring the video stream from my hotel room

#LISA09 – Bryan Cantrill – “Visualizing DTrace: Sun Storage 7000 Analytics” http://bit.ly/19Whqh – will stream live 11am US East Coast time #
Ran into Sunay. The Crossbow BoF went on til 130 am! Birds of a feather indeed. good thing I shut the camera down and went to bed at 1130 #
phew, got a late check-out on the room. Too much to do to be hanging around in the lobby til time to go catch my train at 1:30 #
looks as if they switched the streams on me for Bryan: go to http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa09/stream1/ http://bit.ly/2IWWoZ #
Bryan Cantrill #lisa09 “Use DTrace in anger” #
@pschow Your’e welcome, but the A/V work is being done by Usenix folks – we just paid for it. I’m frustrated by the camera work… in reply to pschow #
damn, damn, damn. Don’t make me come down there and take over that camera. #
Bryan’s a fun speaker – http://bit.ly/2IWWoZ #
if everyone would just do things my way, the world would run much more smoothly. 😉 #
wanted to be in the room, but turns out to be a good thing I’m babysitting the stream – social media production! http://bit.ly/RRxLy #
“We are actually sadists at heart, the idea of torturing machines… thank god we’re in computing and not in biology.” Cantrill #lisa09 #
http://bit.ly/RRxLy – actually LOLling at Bryan – and you don’t have to be a geek to find him funny #
staff meeting with my new boss of boss. Nice to feel welcomed. Lotta people. #
@lskrocki why? looks like a relaxing creative outlet, and a nice change from the keyboard in reply to lskrocki #
On a train from Baltimore to dc. Niceto see fall foliage again #
“he held it one of the prettiest attitudes of the feminine mind to adore a man’s pre-eminence…” #
“… without too precise a knowledge of what it consisted in.” Eliot, Middlemarch #
after yrs of waking up 6 days/wk at 6 am with a recalcitrant teen, it is truly one of life’s luxuries to laze in bed w laptop and coffee #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-01: Broomfield

November 1, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ big snowstorm this week; this picture of the Sun courtyard was taken on Friday, Oct 30th

today (Oct 25th) is the birthday of the beloved stepmom who walked out of my life 25 years ago. Happy birthday, Nancy, wherever you are. #
background: Countries Beginning with I Â» A Missing Mother http://bit.ly/2BEezb #
The Mismeasure of Woman – NYT “the situation for women as a whole wasnâ€™t improving, and was even getting worse. ” http://bit.ly/qLsjw #
Facebook #fail: “You do not have any friends” #
here comes the snow. Fortunately, not gonna stick. #
hm. Methinks this snow is going to exceed predictions. #
@apperceptions I’m the opposite – I still read lots & lots of good old-fashioned paper. Tho I’m reading a lot more non-fiction than I did. in reply to apperceptions #
Oracle E-Business Suite on Sun Blades – Sun Video http://bit.ly/1P8oa #
Solaris Operating System – Solaris Sponsors LISA ’09 “Solaris Sponsors LISA’09” http://bit.ly/LmOy9 #
everybody stop talking about food. I’m hungry! #
@shawnferry use Shazam on the iPhone – might be able to identify a buyable track in there somewhere in reply to shawnferry #
okay, okay, I’ll do grants today. I now have the POWAH! #
@KathySierra we have entire whiteboard walls at Sun. Results include: Geek Humor http://bit.ly/1KPwUD #
@missrogue it’s cedar trees, the scourge of central Texas in reply to missrogue #
@pizzocalabro oh, damn. You had to mention the Pirates of Penzance… we’re supposed to be thinking scary Halloween music! in reply to pizzocalabro #
Join us at LISA (Large Installation System Administration Conference) rohrer@borealis http://bit.ly/dLKfi – giving away lots of great books! #
@creepyed great! pls RSVP at http://frosug.org/ so we count you for the food. 500 eldorado blvd, broomfield, co 80021 – http://bit.ly/2KChkM #
I seem to have a lot of weeks when I’m counting up registrations for multiple events at once… #
catching up with a lot of old friends over the last few weeks – just when I really need them, too. Feels good. #
@creepyed hon, we gotta get you some better vampire books. Look up Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. in reply to creepyed #
Watching snow fall and fall and fall… #
RT @billstreeter: Why is pork so magically delicious? – because it tastes like human. #
@billstreeter I dunno, maybe it’s one of those ” ultimate taboo” things in reply to billstreeter #
@vdotw hell no, I think we should go for the full 18″ ! in reply to vdotw #
@Cdash *sniff* No one ever wrote /me/ a love letter with zombies in it. in reply to Cdash #
watching snow from BRM office, occasional falls of enormous sheets of accumulated snow from the roofs. Will leave by 2 when CU etc close #
I am so bad at long meetings. Especially on the phone. #
@vdotw i’m new around here, how do we measure these things? Go out in the courtyard with a ruler? in reply to vdotw #
a few gazilliion things I /should/ do. Right now, none of them are the thing I /want/ to do. #
@lskrocki @vdotw see my blog post in reply to lskrocki #
@bubbva read one of the Sookie books, not impressed. But might like it better if I started from the beginning of the series. in reply to bubbva #
@jscarp you just keep kicking that cancer’s ass! in reply to jscarp #
wy do we have 8 guys shovelling the walks in the BRM courtyard? Hardly anyone here today, and those left will leave soon! #
RT @elizadushku: I did her once. It was enough. @sionrees would it be really ironic if you went as Buffy? Maybe not. @nautibitz LOLling now! #
@bklein34 damn! Just when I’m really craving chocolate, too… in reply to bklein34 #
@creepyed no problem. We’re waiting to see what conditions look like by tomorrow afternoon. Our speaker is willing to go on with the show! in reply to creepyed #
RT @italylogue: Am I the only one who (a) isn’t watching & (b) doesn’t care about the World Series? – me neither #
Whoa. Interesting news from the mother ship #
@Cdash Security Summit 9-5, reception 5-7, BoFs 7-11… http://bit.ly/rZjuM #
it’s ON! [FROSUG] Brendan Gregg Talk tonight http://bit.ly/2p7F0Y Sun Broomfield, 500 Eldorado Blvd, Bldg 1 conf center. 6pm pizza & beer! #

^ Brendan Gregg speaks at FROSUG. Yes, of course I filmed it. Yes, it will be available soon.

Lay on, MacDuff, and cursed be he who first cries “Hold, enough”! #
was amazed to discover that you can see entire movies on YouTube now. At least until someone notices. #
hmm. We have an embarrassment of engineering riches in BRM today. #
live video stream of tonight’s FROSUG talk about to start: http://bit.ly/3vyKrE #
@missrogue have you heard Los Lonely Boys? Texican music in reply to missrogue #
a classic piece of comedy to start the morning wiht a LOL: YouTube – Russell Peters in Indian-Italians http://bit.ly/45LH1 #

^ This week we also had the annual Sun Colorado Chili Cook-Off, with about 20 teams competing.
Here’s my colleague Diana Wadding; she and Lynn were serving Mark Nelson’s excellent green chili recipe.

RT @willbldrco: Brendan Gregg demoing Brendan Gregg demoing JBOD shouting disk latency http://twitpic.com/nkq74 #
pre-Halloween video: BRAINSSSSSS! – Stephen Tyree & Alex Barclay of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research http://bit.ly/3tvwua #
I suppose it would be a good thing if I found a Halloween party to go to. But then I’d also have to find a costume… #
@vdotw Oh, dear. I suspect it would take an aswful lot of wine for me to survive six little boys… or even one… in reply to vdotw #
@stephenfry here’s cheers: 2001 trip to NYC, asked 12 YO daughter what film she wanted to see. “Gosford Park, because Stephen Fry is in it” in reply to stephenfry #
weird spam subject line: “We sell you all these pills thinking about you.” #
@mtuckerb lose a day and gain an hour. Or else the universe will implode. Have fun! in reply to mtuckerb #
@dottavi peccato che non ci sono piu’ a Lecco – avrei volentieri preso un cafe’ con te. Dovresti venire in Colorado invece in reply to dottavi #
RT @webmink: SunMink blog: The Fun Theory
It may be an advertising stunt, b… http://bit.ly/eMxtx #
RT @craigmorgan: My Oracle tag-along dwarf tases me whenever I utter the word “free.” (via @fakejonathan) … found via @webmink … #
slept 7 hrs solid, then another 2. Feel great. And happy. Now to pack for Baltimore. (Yes, happy even about that.) #
oh, great. Just when I feel like writing, my blog is down. Guess I’ll do it the old-fashioned way: write first, post later. #
pack, unpack, pack, unpack… looks as if MD/DC/VA will be warmer and wetter than CO #
“Negativity bias explains why [in marriage] it takes five compliments to make up for a single cutting remark.” http://bit.ly/55u9U #
argh. Steeling myself for all the sales crap I’ll have to get through to accomplish online check-in at United #
Amused to learn of a historical cougar: Mary Ann Evans aka George Eliot at age 60 married a 40 YO man. After living 24 yrs w a married man. #
Sun Video “Kernel Conference Australia: Panel Discussion on ZFS” http://bit.ly/2oIZwk #
@jeffreytaylor good! You deserve a break. in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@lskrocki you make an adorable angel in reply to lskrocki #
@thepartycow I bought some really cool rainboots at that Cole Hardware just a couple of weeks ago in reply to thepartycow #
@pizzocalabro “But soon you’ll cage me on your shelf -I’ll never learn to be just me first
By myself.”ouch. #
@reiger umm… I guess it’s a question of what you’re /wearing/ to Rocky Horror. in reply to reiger #
@pizzocalabro being “caged on the shelf” in a marriage can happen at any age – and not just to straight people. Power struggles kill love. in reply to pizzocalabro #
hadn’t looked at Twitter Lists til just now. highly amused at the variety of categories people have put me into. #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-10-25: San Francisco, CO

October 25, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

a team-building exercise that totally makes my day: http://bit.ly/3VS0dm #
for the first time in my life, a pair of glasses broke on me. Now I really look like a geek with the lens taped to the frame. #
“With the swirling violins, fighting and constant cries for liberty, it’s like spending 2 hours inside Bossi’s brain.” http://bit.ly/4ugR4L #
plans for today: “South Pacific” with @jeffreytaylor then a nice dinner with Jeffrey & John to thank them for their hospitality & friendship #
“with Berlusconi as your prime minister, you don’t have to take yourself too seriously.” http://bit.ly/18Urrc #
I am an unabashed fan of musicals. I wish people burst into song in real life more often. #
Excellent dinner at Town Hall inSF. Neo American country cooking. #
@ThinGuy cornmeal-friend oysters, fried chicken with collard greens and mashed potatoes, fondue…and champagne for a birthday in reply to ThinGuy #
xkcd – Certainty http://bit.ly/4bKk3a – explains a few things… #
South Pacific yesterday was good, not stellar. But WTF is up with people arriving – and TALKING – during the overture? Very very rude. #
eating baguette toast with fig jam, drinking coffee, editing video. For once, getting the video out pretty close to the event #
@davewiner I think I saw those same mugs on the Embarcadero yesterday. Didn’t buy several very applicable ones, not to give the game away. in reply to davewiner #
RT @jeffreytaylor: Anonymous donors have issued a challenge for @RestoreEquality on behalf of the @CourageCampaign! http://bit.ly/1gb8yy #
Heading for sfo. It’s been a good – no, great! – visit in many and various ways. #
Amateur travelers argh! #
@bubbva at BRM we have s clothing-optional teaming area ; ) in reply to bubbva #
Damn you SFO! Why no free wifi? #
@OrganizeFISH the faux pas was not going up to use an empty checkin terminal and forcing me to wait til the agent told them it was okay. in reply to OrganizeFISH #
@lskrocki I resemble that remark! Practically everyone I know is a weirdo, one way or another. Dad’s FB profile says he’s “a 70 YO teenager” in reply to lskrocki #
Editing video at the airport. I should have gotten a 15″ Macbook instead of 17″. Then I’d carry it around and get more editing done. #
Everyone buys the same boring black luggage, then have to put colored ribbons etc to distinguish them. Why not just buy a colorful bag? #
@creepyed doesn’t have to be fave, just easy to spot. So I have Big Pink, Big Blue, Small Aqua… in reply to creepyed #
@KeithBurtis not to pick on you, but for the rest of us wd be more interesting to give some hint what the interesting convos wr about. in reply to KeithBurtis #
@creepyed travel is a gift you give yourself, so sparkly ribbons are entirely appropriate in reply to creepyed #
@macsun yes, colored bags get dirty. Just makes ’em look well traveled in reply to macsun #
RT @Security_Summit Deadline to register is Oct 26th. Note: you can still register at the conference. http://tinyurl.com/lisa09dp #sysadmin #
Waiting for a gate at DIA. Bored now. #
Of course the guy in the pork pie hat and retro shirt has a nearly antique suitcase – in great condition. Both stand out = win #
back home, burning through the urgent emails, uploading videos, doing laundry, and oh, yes, might be good to eat some dinner… #
I guess I shouldn’t have looked at work email this evening. It has only made me irritable. #
@missbhavens might be worth waiting a few days to see if you’ve effectively excluded the hacker in reply to missbhavens #
perhaps the cure for my irritability is to retire to a warm bath with a shot of Maker’s Mark and the new Discworld novel… #
@ben great minds ; ) in reply to ben #
@ben I guess the next question is: what are you drinking? in reply to ben #
Videoblogging Tips: Filming Engineers (video – of me, not engineers) http://bit.ly/vs7Rt #
awake way too early. Roomie & I have to talk. Her BF living with us=okay. Exiting garage at 6 am=not – my rms right above, always wakes me. #
“Italy doesnâ€™t award social recognition to women who work outside the home and have an independent income.” http://bit.ly/4Z3Dy #
@davidorban SMAU still survives? Last time I went a few years ago it was looking small & sad compared with its glory days. in reply to davidorban #
came home to a loaded Tivo, don’t know when I’ll have time/inclination to watch any of it #
@KathySierra a brand can’t do any of those things. It has to be done by people, for people, with people. in reply to KathySierra #
Protecting Oracle Applications with Built-In Solaris Security Features – Sun Video http://bit.ly/4BIieG #
I wouldn’t mind so much you “helping” me with this task, if you didn’t keep SCREWING IT UP. #
@u8out good wishes! in reply to u8out #
so a booth layout is just like a living room layout, minus (in this case) the sofa. Right? And where do I put these frickin’ trees? #
RT @ElaineEllis: Looking at hotels for Siena, Italy for Christmas. Recommendations? – I suspect some of my Tweeps can help with that! #
“Sun Microsystems announced plans to slash 3,000 jobs over the next year,” http://bit.ly/2QrfI0 <sigh> here we go again, some more #
hmph. Wasn’t expecting to have to dig out my car this morning. #
finally got enough sleep = in a good mood right now, in spite of a number of reasons to be highly irritated. So – nobody spoil it! #
a taste of what’s coming at the Solaris Security Summit http://bit.ly/1SVm3G – video: http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
calling CO techies! Brendan Gregg Talk “Little Shop of Performance Horrors,” Thurs Oct 29th at the Front Range OSUG – http://bit.ly/2p7F0Y #
RT @jwillie: How to Market an Offline Event Online. Another excellent blog post from @ChrisBrogan. Truly on target! http://ow.ly/vGOa XLENT! #
“the mammone problem is rooted in the economic precariousness of a debt-ridden nation that has been in gradual decline” http://bit.ly/2S8LZg #
a large burden that I wasn’t particularly keen on has been lifted from my shoulders – yay! Now what do I with with unexpected spare time? #
@empoprises warthog is a different animal from wild boar. Wild boar is yummy. Warthog I’ve never tried. in reply to empoprises #
SC09 in Portland is now definitively on my travel schedule – I’ll be filming Sun’s HPC consortium and probably more show floor footage #
@saraford aww. If I was there, I would definitely hug you! in reply to saraford #
doing so many things, meeting so many people, that “ci lascio lo zampino” everywhere http://bit.ly/4gLN1I #
@italylogue Nov 13-19. Meet up? in reply to italylogue #
RT @macsun: New whitepaper on Virt Machine Hypervisor Storage Interface: http://bit.ly/16KMbB from SNIA #
my monthly attack on my enormous video status spreadsheet. Damn there’s a lot of it! #
amused at how my connections on various media/networks reflect who I was most in touch with at the time. Skype is now a blast from the past #
The Economist “this would be an unprecedented assault on Italyâ€™s post-war legal order.” http://bit.ly/tBimx #
RT @Security_Summit: Only a few days left to register online for the security summit.http://wikis.sun.com/display/secsummit09/ # #
@davewiner I could think of a major piece of snark to add to that, but will restrain myself… in reply to davewiner #
@davewiner but somehow PC guys comes out more likeable, less snotty-nosed kid in reply to davewiner #
a beautiful bird seems to be thinking about nesting outside my office window. I think it’s some kind of woodpecker. Need to find a picture #
RT @vdotw: @Cdash @shawnferry You’re a fun pair to have dinner with. – and don’t forget to come up to B’more for LISA. Dinner Monday Nov 2? #
@davewiner okay, can’t resist this time: since you’re going to San Quentin with Guy and Scoble, can you just leave them there? ; ) in reply to davewiner #
I was in fine voice in the car this morning, singing this: http://bit.ly/2xDNdH #
@davewiner who said I was joking? ; ) in reply to davewiner #
another video from #00w09 Optimizing & Managing Simulation Runs with Intel Flash & Oracle & MSC Software – Sun Video http://bit.ly/2yRbyu #
wow it’s been a long week, feels like I spent it entirely pushing on strands of limp spaghetti. How many projects am I still managing…? #
oh, great. Dreamhost thinks I’ve been hacked so they’ve disabled my site and now I have to figure out how to fix it. Just what I need tonite #
@jeffreytaylor I had just upgraded WP earlier today! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
got my website back #
today alumni of Woodstock School (India) get together worldwide, including distinguished alum Chris Anderson (TED) http://bit.ly/2uiAa3 #
looking forward to dinner in Arvada tonight, where I’ll see a high school friend I haven’t seen since 1981. Part of my Woodstock family. #
a bit of nostalgia for my classmates Â» Woodstock School Class of â€˜81 â€“ 9th Grade http://bit.ly/1oQlCF #
@saraford purely keyword based. I’ve seen ads for Lemon Pledge show up on articles abou the Pledge of Allegiance in reply to saraford #
after a long week of confict and stress, feeling fragile today. But the sun is shining and tomorrow will be better. #
@jeffreytaylor Go! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
just found something cool a cousin of mine is doing: Port Hudson Organics – A Louisiana CSA http://bit.ly/3ckhQt #
Strangely relaxed after spa torture. #
@bklein34 how bulky is it? I might want it in reply to bklein34 #
everything old is new again: spent the day catching up with former colleagues, old friends, and fellow alumni of Woodstock School. #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-10-18: San Francisco

October 18, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

alarm was set for 5, so of course I woke up at 4:30. And of course I got to the airport too early, and of course the flight is delayed. #
Colleague on the same plane going to #oow09 to demo something that I know @reiger wants to see. I’ll get video for you ; ) #
Speaking of video, total views of all 150 hrs I’ve done for Sun = 55k. Not bad for mostly extremely technical material. #
Waiting for my bag at sfo. New suitcase is bright aqua – easy to spot! #
@reiger what sort of hits? in reply to reiger #
@deirdresm til the 19th, I’m i Menlo Weds & Thurs in reply to deirdresm #
Even at an event this big, I instantly run into people I know. It’s possible I know too many people #
@oracletechnet you around now? #
Listening to mcnealy #oow09 top 10 innovations from Sun Inc Blackbox, ZFS, SunRay, open storage, E10k… #
216k sparc servers in the mkt. Mysql will continue just as innodb and sleepycat have. #
Blue goes to red, and Larry’s on stage #
“we will increase the rate of contribution to MySQL” #oow09 #
Larry does not play nice with the competition. Fun! ; ) #
@empoprises I’ll be in and out of the Sun booths today pls stop by and say hi! in reply to empoprises #
@glynnfoster guess you figured ut out. Was always v short yesterday evening in reply to glynnfoster #
As for me: “early next morning she woke up in bed, with a smile on her face and an ache in hear head…” #
#oow09 keynote speaker lineup shows great diversity. I think there’s a lot to like about my future new employer! #
Hmm. It appears I should learn golf or sailing. Or maybe flying. #
#oow09 Katz on the importance of integration. $3 billion/yr in R&D.Phillips: Listening to what customers want. Me like! #
#oow09 I wince when female execs joke about shopping and shoes. We’ve got enough stereotypes to fight – let’s not do it to ourselves #
Show floor hasn’t even officially opened and the Sun booth is hopping #oow09 #
@ShashiTharoor Colbert will undoubtedly ask about sacred cows in reply to ShashiTharoor #
@deirdresm I’ll invite you to my birthday party, if you want to be in Austin around thanksgiving in reply to deirdresm #
Glad I wore a suit today. Yes, I did already own one. #
#oow09 population seems even more skewed to male than most tech confs I’ve attended. On the upside, there’s never a line for the ladies’ rm #
Mysterious booming roar coming from upstairs at moscone. A fleet of Ferraris? #
Meeting up with lots of Sun peeps #oow09 This weekend will see a lot of my old videoblogging buds. All fun! #
It’s very nice to have a chair, but I’m going to fall asleep in this dim, warm room. I’ll rest a little longer, then head back to the show #
TPC-C with Sun FlashFire 27% better thruput, 16x better response time, 8x less rack space, 4x less power #oow09 #
Filming demos at the Sun booth #oow09 #
Sometimes It can be very useful to pretend that you don’t know you’re being insulted. Smile sweetly and keep asking the questions #
Top of the Mark hotel offers free limo to anyone who steps on the property. Very classy, esp as the hotel I’m at is in sketchville #
@anitaborg_org no mine was diff situation. I can take care of condescending dweebs easily enough ; ) in reply to anitaborg_org #
@CiaoLaura yup in sf til next Monday. Not staying at TotM – I wish! in reply to CiaoLaura #
@ThinGuy yeah we don’t hate you or anything… in reply to ThinGuy #
“Berlusconi reinforced an image that would help marginalize Italian women for decades to come. ” http://bit.ly/ngSTo #
A brisk walk and caffeine might almost overcome lack of sleep and set me up for another long day. Wonder what I’m doing in SF tonight #
@ThinGuy I was wearing red paisley rain boots most of yesterday. Maybe that accounted for… Hmm. in reply to ThinGuy #
Spent most of yesterday on my feet in the booth. exhausting, but got 70 mins of footage – demos and interviews #
Also talked to many colleagues, paid it forward, and got help in return. F2F is simply more effective – no way around that #
@dudulima I wish! Not likely I’m afraid but I’m training Teresa and Rafael today. We hope Teresa gets to come to Tech Days in reply to dudulima #
@dudulima of course if you guys can buy the ticket I’ll happily come ; ) in reply to dudulima #
@pandemia Twitter in italia in Che senso? E’ gia’ globale in reply to pandemia #
When you’re doing something you haven’t done b4 u #
When u do something u haven’t done b4 u really can’t lose: if u fail, chalk it up to inexperience. If u succeed, u look even better… #
… Than those who do it all the time. So bring on the slings and arrows: I’m bulletproof on this one. ; ) #
What I’d like to do tonight is sing or dance. Karaoke or…? Suggestions in SF, anyone? #
@dudulima you know I’ll hop on a plane with little or no excuse ; ) surely there are lots of folks there who need video training. in reply to dudulima #
ended up with trainees coming in 2 separate batches. So I’m making the first group train the second group. Which means I get to sit down! #
@anitaborg_org thanks. Unlike me, some people DON’T know when they’re being insulted. ; ) in reply to anitaborg_org #
RT @jwillie: WSJ passes USA Today as biggest U.S. paper http://bit.ly/Jajg5 (wow) – there’s hope yet for this country #
my trainees, for lack of another object, filmed me training them. Looks pretty good, except for a lot of shots of my chest for some reason #
damn, missed the Gubernator at #00w09 Had other stuff to do #
Ran for the Sun shuttle in the SF drizzle. Even managed to get coffee, but now need a shower. Not used to humidity anymore #
Oh dear. Ross is most definitely her mother’s daughter. But at 20 she has the confidence it took me til 40 to acquire. Look out, world! #
I feel good (I knew that I would) #
RT @davewiner: Why you should share your childhood pictures with your friends as soon as you can. http://r2.ly/mbpf #
@jonasthaler nope, same old sense of purpose doing just fine. in reply to jonasthaler #
@italylogue – aw, thanks! “Sheâ€™s a wealth of information, and she doesnâ€™t hold back on her opinions.” http://bit.ly/1hQzmr #
Un Posto al Sole “An OpenSolaris Shirt for Women!” http://bit.ly/Mey30 #
Today feels like Friday, which is reasonable since my work week began early Sunday. #
I am blessed with so many wonderful friends. Just wanted to say “thank you”, in case I hadn’t lately. You know who are, I hope! #
Now have a few days to enjoy this city that I hope in the not-too-distant future to call home #
@jscarp I would like to, we’ll see what the possibilities are when the dust has settled. in reply to jscarp #
A pedicure seems like a good way to end this week. Followed bh dinner, then drinks with old videoblogging buds #
I know a bright and noisy place
Where ev’rybody knows my face!
A glass of wine, a fast embrace
It’s Berlusconi’s Italy” http://bit.ly/2HbInU #
RT @StephenAtHome: MLB League Championship Series have begun and I know who I’m rooting for: baseball sponsor Sun Microsystems. Go ‘systems! #
I really REALLY want a filter OUT feature on Twitter. Please, please, please. #
@droberts That does sound like an exhausting trip, but potentially fun! in reply to droberts #
Videoblogging Tips: Getting Good Sound at a Conference http://bit.ly/3mvfSg #
Lined up to get on the ferry to Sausalito with Jeffrey and John #

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