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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-05-10: CO

May 10, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

RT @neilhimself: http://bit.ly/dR4Yv for mothers and daughters on Mother’s Day (okay, it’s a week early…) #
Googling “what is the purpose of conversation?” gives a lot of answsers about… conservation. #
RT @nytimes: Berlusconiâ€™s Wife Seeks a Divorce http://bit.ly/bHreD Can the country divorce him, too? #
can’t figure out with Tweetdeck: how to follow someone whose user name I know when I don’t have an immediate reference to them in the deck #
“using advanced coding to make the photos harder to find in a Google search” – huh? from http://www.newsweek.com/id/195073/page/2 #
@Annarella umm…. perche’ metti un link ad un feed privato? in reply to Annarella #
I was going to buy tickets in advance to go see Wolverine this afternoon, but this is turning out suprisingly hard to do. Can’t be bovvered #
$1 convenience charge for an online movie ticket? is this some sort of a sick joke? #
@nonstick it usually just takes time, and trickles to some systems faster than others. in reply to nonstick #
which is larger annually: # of cars sold, or # of car ads shown? How much car advertising is wasting their money, my time and attention? #
just saw Wolverine, liked it. @RealHughJackman apparently loves to flash his naked butt. Not that I’m complaining. #
“Silvio-Veronica: news goes around the world” The Italian media is like a bunch of nerds amazed when the cool kids actually notice them. Gah #
Do other countries’ media do this? “Ooh, look, everyone’s talking about us!” #
I’m very tired of the mommy blogger phenomenon. Glad I missed the window on that one. My daughter is probably even gladder. #
@MichaelRolland I don’t think long-term relationships are any less exhausting, just different. in reply to MichaelRolland #
@jowyang I would be very, very glad if at least some “brands” had the wit to think of us as women first, mommies second (or third). in reply to jowyang #
brilliant House/Spamalot fanvid: http://tinyurl.com/cxfskc #
@MrsThinGuy congrats! a big step for all of you in reply to MrsThinGuy #
@nonstick anything that distracts you is good – keep on tweeting if you want to. Oh, & breathe. I think I remember something about that in reply to nonstick #
RT @tehduh: The Geography of Jobs from 2004 to Present: http://bit.ly/113Y7a OK. – only area to gain a few jobs recently is Austin #
@jeffreytaylor re moving around a lot: https://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/tag/tcks/ in reply to jeffreytaylor #
Silvio Berlusconi: Yes, yes, yes, prime minister – Times Online http://bit.ly/r5hvy – gaaaahhhhhhh – #
Un Posto al Sole “SxSWi Report – Social Media: Connecting with Customers” http://bit.ly/uv5pq #
@SteveEdiger I benefited from a probably-never-repeated unschooling experiment at Woodstock my senior – had a blast, learned about research in reply to SteveEdiger #
@owyang re. http://bit.ly/13REh6 “people prefer to differentiate the between the facets” – I disagree. multiple online personas collapsing #
financial advisor “can’t recommend” that I invest in India. Let’s just say I take the long view on global development. #
@askjcp – may interest you: http://tinyurl.com/cudccw #
@mentalmosaic I use Dreamhost, am mostly happy. They usually have a special & if you use http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?110058 I get a cut in reply to mentalmosaic #
RT @monkchips: “meeting face to face is the dirty little secret behind real web 2.0 whuffie.” Only takes 5 minutes at SxSWi to see that. #
@ptribble remember: just because it’s on your plate doesn’t mean you MUST eat it. in reply to ptribble #
@communityone – who owns this Twitter handle? #
@ranaban You must get: http://bit.ly/r1FvU in reply to ranaban #
@deirdresm ow, ow, ow. Good luck! in reply to deirdresm #
even airlines want me to get my mom flowers for Mother’s Day. Nope. I’m sending her books, Hitchens & Dawkins. #
@alecmuffett I swear by my neti pot, use it daily. Doesn’t entirely prevent my annual sinus infection, but reduces allergies in reply to alecmuffett #
is there such a thing as an online wakeup call service? I have a 6 am flight, and only one alarm clock (my iPhone) #
@rosso 2 restaurants, The Farm and Blue, both on Dawson st., offered early-bird prix fixe menus. Both good, Blue a bit better. in reply to rosso #
“I Feel Like Someone’s Watching Me” http://bit.ly/uv5pq #
hey San Franciscans, looking for a fun evening activity for a group of multicultural geeks. Suggestions? #
@davest hmm, would be fun, but probably too time- and money-intensive in reply to davest #
@jeffreytaylor on a Tuesday evening (June 2), approx 25-30 people in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@davest I’ve requested a quote from Go Game, we’ll see what they can do with a shorter timeframe in reply to davest #
@davest Go Games came in cheaper than I had feared, good chance we’ll do that – thanks for the idea! in reply to davest #
@timbray wondering if Tweets coming in via Twitteriffic count – cannot otherwise explain my cellphone SMS bills in reply to timbray #
@AmberCadabra thanks for the blog comment – you definitely practice what you preach! #
@India_Insights my fnancial advisor can’t identify any funds that specialize or even have investments in India. Missed opportunity? in reply to India_Insights #
@davest are you coming to C1? in reply to davest #
@pizzocalabro biscotti were originally designed to be dipped in vin santo – even better! in reply to pizzocalabro #
@davest We’ll miss you! in reply to davest #
@hemantmehta ah, isn’t teenage angst fun? I have enough trouble with just one kid – can’t imagine dealing with a classroom full in reply to hemantmehta #
@jeffreytaylor now that’s what I call community video! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@Cdash re Austin – stay another night and have fun! Ross is there. You’ve met her. She’s cool. in reply to Cdash #
@India_Insights extremely missed opportunity. My financial adviser was surprisingly shocked. Will do my own research when I have time. in reply to India_Insights #
@baratunde is there also a veg option? in reply to baratunde #
@JulieScardina pangolin! We had photos of Stephen Fry cuddling one weeks ago in reply to JulieScardina #
@Padmasree no place on the form to say that I violently dislike the term “murderboarding”. sounds like an expose of CIA tortures in reply to Padmasree #
@Padmasree …so I gave her a completely different title that I think gets more at the core idea. But I haven’t read the book. in reply to Padmasree #
@nilofer no place on the form to say that I violently dislike the term “murderboarding”. sounds like an expose of CIA tortures #
must wind down & try to sleep enough before 3:30 am wakeup, 6 am flight to film the Crossbow team in MPK, then Indian dinner – fun! #
landed sfo. Never doing this early flight again. Can’t sleep the night before. Resent the people going on to Hawaii #
@miglsd apparently he already knew the vocabulary, since you didn’t mention it. ; ) in reply to miglsd #
@JulieScardina do I get prize? (just kidding – already getting a hat) in reply to JulieScardina #
learning all about Crossbow http://opensolaris.org/os/project/crossbow/ – and the team are enjoying being filmed #
@JulieScardina when I was a kid in Bangkok gibbons were fairly common pets (for foreigners), with mixed results. We preferred a python. in reply to JulieScardina #
@AmberCadabra sometimes what looks like arrogance is a culture difference. It’s too easy to have a gut reaction for the wrong reasons in reply to AmberCadabra #
â™º @communityone “Refer a friend to register to #CommunityOne and we donate to a non-profit of your choice, http://bit.ly/O8WhJ” #
today: OGB sec’y, Crossbow site review/plan, internal workshop on social media and videoblogging (slides still to complete). Um, lunch? #
@darrinschaos it was fun, thanks for setting this up. Interesting bunch with interesting questions. I’m exhausted. ; ) #
@davest thanks! Not surprsingly, they want to know more about Twitter. in reply to davest #
productive but very long 2 days in MPK. Do I now hang out in the office pretending to work, or go to the airport, eat dim sum, & drink beer? #
@sumaya Odd Day, this way, only works with the backwards way Americans do numeric dates… to [most of?] the ROW, today is 07/05/09 in reply to sumaya #
@deirdresm ugh. so sorry to hear it. in reply to deirdresm #
@avinashkaushik yes, but there were other ways to be online much earlier. I was doing CompuServe chat in 1982, and DARPANET is even older in reply to avinashkaushik #
RT @dfugate: “it was hard to keep a straight face about “TACOs”…”JUGs” will indeed be the end of …” Someone has a sly sense of humor #
I got my beer & dim sum tho I had to go to another terminal & security for it! #
TSA guy stared at me repeatedly while writing in a binder. Am I now on a list of pink-haired terror suspects? #
Young man on plane has hickeys. Eww #
Damn. Don’t have Dan T’s # to text him that I’d much rather sleep than have 8 am mtg. Won’t get home til 1. #
@avinashkaushik actually, I think that’s more understandable than sports jargon. People tend to forget that most sports are local in reply to avinashkaushik #
looking forward to an interesting summer of travel. Time to get vaccinated! #
@lskrocki next Friday would be great, I should be in town all week . MPK and then Kansas City the following. Then things get REALLY crazy. in reply to lskrocki #
@sumaya there have been plenty of real queens on Twitter for quite a while. ; ) in reply to sumaya #
@SteveEdiger I know a few people you could talk to about backup, starting with Durjoy… in reply to SteveEdiger #
was going to stay up and watch #Dollhouse tonight, but am too tired to do it justice. Hope the Tivo is doin’ its thing. #
someone asked how I have “so many” followers. I have no idea. Nor do I remember why I #
@DonMacAskill glad to hear it, I asked a friend to go but she believes too much in NYT reviews #startrek in reply to DonMacAskill #
roomie has adapted an orphaned wild bunny. Very cute, but not sure it’ll survive #
@timbray thanks, forwarding that to my mathematician husband in reply to timbray #
how do I unfriend someone in Facebook? he keeps sending me invitations for Milan-based things when I’ve told him I no longer live there! #
@jowyang re hand shaking, what will you do where the cheek kiss is de rigeur? Avoiding all germs just makes your immune system wimpy. in reply to jowyang #
@jmleray LOL. You & @jowyang had completely opposite reactions to http://bit.ly/80iZA – European vs. American? in reply to jmleray #
So not crazy about Mother’s Day. There’s a big hole in that area of my life. I can comfort myself I’m doing better with my own daughter. #
Countries Beginning with I “SxSWi: Is Privacy Dead, or Just Very Confused? ” http://bit.ly/1194h9 #
@JulieScardina friends in Thailand had a hugely fun pet otter. It play-fought VERY unfairly with their dogs. Talk about below the belt… in reply to JulieScardina #
just realized the YouTube videos of SxSWi sessions are only 6 minutes. I guess my recaps are useful after all. #
just saw last #Dollhouse. Hmm. Yes, I do want to know more. #
@missbhavens you are making me SO glad I had a very informal wedding. They all figured out where to sit, including my parents NOT together. in reply to missbhavens #
@missbhavens for color scheme, I suggest Mardi Gras colors: purple, gold, and green in reply to missbhavens #
orphaned baby bunny didn’t make it. internal injuries from falling into the window well in the 1st place, or overhandling by kids who found #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-05-03: CO

May 3, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@plasticbagUK iphone games a great antidotevto flight boredom #
swine flu being overplayed in world media? Friend of Ross afraid to visit from Italy #
my mental health is better when I stay away from the news. I think the media is too reactive to its own feedback loops #
if Enrico wasn’t leaving tomorrow, I might kill him. But I’m also very sad that he’s leaving tomorrow. #
@ingenthr saw a headline: “Merger advice: work hard, toot your horn.” Which kinda falls into the “well, duh” category, but true… in reply to ingenthr #
dammit, I did NOT order snow #
just registered for CommunityOne http://tinyurl.com/dxt25q – see you there! #
if swine flu = bad flu followed by bronchitis or pneumonia, several people I know have already had it this winter. And survived. #
@jowyang is there that much social media experience to be found in corporations? in reply to jowyang #
selling a house is an enormous PITA, esp when it’s not even my house and all I stand to gain is suddenly being forced to move somewhere else #
wishing spring would get here, I’m ordering prints of photos I took of the flowers in my Italian garden #
just posted “Video: Shooting Presentations” http://tinyurl.com/c7wq4a #
@dfugate please tell me more about this media analysis. Sounds like something I could use. in reply to dfugate #
@steveswrong Ryanair boss makes famously offensive pronouncements and revels in the PR. #swineflu in reply to steveswrong #
testing video subtitles, not sure it’s working consistently. If you’ve got a minute, have a look at http://blogs.sun.com/video/entry/test2 #
@dfugate hmm. it’d be interesting to do that exercise on some of my stuff and see how it compares in reply to dfugate #
LinkedIn’s categories – # Colleague, # Colleague, # Colleague, # Colleague – are far from covering every situation. #
@SteveEdiger thanks, good to confirm that it’s not just me in reply to SteveEdiger #
@davewiner OMG I just died and went to heaven: Hugh Jackman is on Twitter. (Actually, heaven would involve being rather closer than Twitter) in reply to davewiner #
@timfoster if it’s a matter of funding… or is it time? in reply to timfoster #
hats already worn this morning: video producer/directory, event manager, OGB secretary, and mom/counsellor. I can has nap now? #
@sumaya hell no, in fact scheduling more travel #SwineFlu in reply to sumaya #
an exciting view of BRM courtyard. Watch closely, you might see a bunny (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/2Nba) #
is this thing on? http://tinyurl.com/cth26p #
@sumaya should I be worried that haven’t heard of most of those Twitter matrix people? in reply to sumaya #
@rosso congrats on the new digs. Wherebouts? in reply to rosso #
@davest <wince> I hope it’s not malaria, that’s serious stuff in reply to davest #
@randybias no in reply to randybias #
maybe I should seek a job doing social media for Fiat’s push into the US. I’m uniquely qualified for it. #
how much time every day do I waste typing logins & passwords? there’s got to be a better way #
@elliottkember not a Cray, but you might be able to make use of http://www.tacc.utexas.edu/ in reply to elliottkember #
@davest good luck. Wouldn’t want you having anything serious. Swine flu is a walk in the park compared to malaria. in reply to davest #
a president who can pronounce “Pakistan” correctly – wow! #
… and journalists who can’t pronounce Iraq. It’s not eye-RACK, people!! #
@jowyang yeah, I’ve been having trouble with Tweetdeck, too in reply to jowyang #
@webmink have no fear, Fox News will get there… in reply to webmink #
we all want the universe to validate our choices. I’d settle for not having to EXPLAIN mine over and over. #
I still fail to understand how “swine” flu is different from/worse than what several colleagues have already had this winter. #
thought I was going to use Tweetie to manage the OGB account, but it now refuses to authorize even one user. Boh. #
travel nailed down for next week’s trip to MPK, arrive early early Wednesday, leave late Thursday, to film the Crossbow team. #
@MissExpatria probably funny, I like Amanpour, but I watch little TV and almost no ads in reply to MissExpatria #
@davewiner stay off the subways = many more cars on the street = global warming. We can’t win for losing. in reply to davewiner #
…to say nothing of his effect on women’s equality: http://tinyurl.com/cq36bd #
unresolved conflict hangs over me like a personal thundercloud. Gets old. #
met with speakers in the “Managing OpenSolaris” track at C1, to smooth edges, prevent overlaps, find synergies. Looking good! #
@jowyang but, as I’ve said before: on Twitter, we don’t HAVE to listen to the marketers and celebrities. Unless we want to. in reply to jowyang #
At CO Women’s Chamber of Commerce awards of dinner. Ball gowns surprised me. #
I admire about Americans that they are not afraid to try anything #
@robinbloor re. Fox news – can we hope that they’re the first to go? #swineflu in reply to robinbloor #
my usually quiet Friday is suddenly full of meetings. One is 2.5 hours. How do execs have the stamina? #
If big media have nothing better to do than report on who walks the president’s goddamned DOG, they DESERVE to lose their jobs. #
why does the MacBook Air download (FTP) 60x faster than the Pro? same office, same network, same server. what am I missing? #
@shawnferry figured out it was SFTP vs http://FTP. Don’t even know what SFTP means (apparently “Slow FTP”), let alone how I managed to set it. in reply to shawnferry #
@davewiner of course the UI in the Twitter movie will look nothing like real-life Twitter in reply to davewiner #
@Elskede layover in what airport? in reply to Elskede #
want a Twitter feature to filter out sports. Love you all, but really, really DON’T care about any of that stuff. #
@KathySierra we had a horse that was a meta-thinker: “Do I actually care about being on the other side of the jump? No. You go. Without me.” #
@sumaya I’ve been saying for years that I want a “filter out Michael Jackson, Paris Hilton, etc.” option in Google News. Nothing yet. in reply to sumaya #
@KathySierra https://www.beginningwithi.com/aboutme/rosshamish.htm in reply to KathySierra #
RT: Vote for @Silona’s idea on @citability http://is.gd/vxii – it just makes sense #
entering contributor grants for OpenSolaris communities. Now I remember how much I dislike CLIs.No, I am not an uber-geek. #
at least I already know how to use Bugzilla #
@jeffreytaylor there’s never any harm in a sincere compliment, and often a lot of good. in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@ckoontz I was fine doing all video editing in Windows XP/Vista w/ $99 Roxio VideoWave. Only switched to fit in with Sun colleagues in reply to ckoontz #
@davest That was fun. So far no one has taken me up on suggestion of Bollywood dance instruction for C1 this year. Damn. in reply to davest #
@jeffreytaylor ooh, can I come have breakfast at your house? #waronfrenchpastry in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@sumaya would be nice to share ideas with similar activites we’re doing for C1 OpenSolaris in reply to sumaya #
@hemantmehta go for broke! Do them all at once (I recommend the bathtub if that includes sleeping) in reply to hemantmehta #
@jeffreytaylor FYI will be back on SFO May 29-Jun 4 for conferences, Enrico in tow. fwing wkd we’ll go to Santa Cruz or something in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@sumaya yes, love to if I can. pls email details #CommunityOne in reply to sumaya #
ooh, Woodstock alum (staff) has a new website: http://vancegeorge.com/ #
I’ve been asked to talk to colleagues about social media next week. Have a feeling half the session will end up being about Twitter #
@avinashkaushik I used to have pet goats in Bangladesh. When they escaped into the garden, they ate the flowers, but not the vegetables. in reply to avinashkaushik #
real estate agent, claiming to practice Feng Shui, moved the sofa perpendicular to the TV. And I’m supposed to watch TV how? #
@lskrocki she left the TV, just made it exercise to watch it – have to move the friggin’ sofa! in reply to lskrocki #
@plasticbagUK you must be in the wrong hotel. The one where I stayed in Bangalore had breakfast of at least four different nations in reply to plasticbagUK #
Freedom House classifies Italy as only “partly free” (in terms of press/media) Repubblica.it (in Italian) http://bit.ly/UX2sC #
@ElaineEllis I’m kinda baffled by the insistence of most American women upon changing their names on marriage http://bit.ly/mJWAP in reply to ElaineEllis #
@DavidHowell actually, sushi is amazingly good with french fries in reply to DavidHowell #
@DavidHowell accidental discovery due to proximity of sushi bar & coffee shop in a hotel, colleague who doesn’t like fish ordered a burger in reply to DavidHowell #
@DavidHowell the sushi crowd ate all his fries and ordered more. It was amazing. Tempura doesn’t do it. in reply to DavidHowell #
re. Dollhouse, remember: Joss is always going to f*ck with you. Always. #
interesting week on Twitter. An orca sends me a hat, and I’m comparing notes with a dog about goats. And let’s not forget the blue whale #
Saturday morning writing fever. I do enjoy this. Time to go eat breakfast and let the article rest a bit. #
better late than never: “SxSWi Report: Designing for the Wisdom of Crowds” http://bit.ly/SMjIL #
ps http://bit.ly/SMjIL contains some thoughts of my own on how video helps build community #
@SteveEdiger Powazek wasn’t my video, SxSWi do their own. I’m puzzled that they didn’t put the slides in (as I would have) – you need both! in reply to SteveEdiger #
NSFW LOL (via Picture is Unrelated): http://tinyurl.com/dgnx3x #
Hmm. Never knew Japan’s caste system was based on the same uncleannes-of-death prejudices as India’s http://bit.ly/UAgUf #
@amandachapel “#SOBCon FYI… Social Media represents < .5% of all marketing spend.” #SOBCon – partly bucz excluding salaries, it’s cheap! in reply to amandachapel #
Down To Business: Are Execs Twittering Their Time Away? — Social Networking — InformationWeek http://bit.ly/GO29S #
@davest shes’ got your lovely, generous smile in reply to davest #
Denver/Boulder area tweeps: looking for a sylist who’s good with short, fine hair – and coloring it pink, of course! #
@Cdash re waking up to watch him run – if that’s not devotion, I don’t know what is! in reply to Cdash #
RT @jeffreytaylor: Never ceases to make me chuckle. http://twurl.nl/cnlmmj – “Maude” was an early influence on me (does it show?) #
@timbray so much Chrstian iconography & myth is about torture, maybe people get inured to it? in reply to timbray #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-04-26: CO

April 26, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

contemplating 25 (now 27) years online: http://tinyurl.com/c2dund #
@timfoster sorry to miss you in MPK this week. Will you be back for C1? in reply to timfoster #
@ElaineEllis how to start on Doors Open Denver? Not clear on the site. in reply to ElaineEllis #
@davewiner I suspect Twitter is so short-staffed they don’t have time or expertise for good curatorship. in reply to davewiner #
@davidorban ANSA also takes down old articles = lots of link rot on my site. Managgia! in reply to davidorban #
@ajkeen lots of sites do that “you’re in x, therefore you must speak xian” thing. Drives me batty. in reply to ajkeen #
@ElaineEllis thx, had to get the map first, but figured that out. Legs hurt. in reply to ElaineEllis #
OMFG #
@baratunde male-female diffs in conversational styles take a lot of managing and awareness. Women generally don’t interrupt, men do. in reply to baratunde #
@nonstick better hope MIL never gets on Twitter. There’s always that risk… in reply to nonstick #
RT @deirdrewalsh http://myparentsjoinedfacebook.com/ – thanks, my daughter will love that one! #
@lbridenne76 you say that as if Coronas would be a drawback. in reply to lbridenne76 #
@zalez is there an online agenda for the meetings? #oracle #Munich #OpenSolaris in reply to zalez #
@jeffreytaylor as if required nudity and multiple showers are a bad thing? in reply to jeffreytaylor #
The death of 1000 reports on cuts: all this analysis is painful when it’s YOUR blood that may be on the street. #
Severgnini severo: http://tinyurl.com/d5r3lo (wish I could translate into English, he may do it himself) #
Uspo won’t deliver to my house so standing in line to pick up a registered letter. Augh #
The nice thing about twitter is: if you’re not interested in someone, YOU DON’T HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM #
“Carrie Prejean was neck-in-neck with winner Miss North Carolina…” Neck IN neck? Ouch! Fox News has no copyeditors, evidently. #
@italylogue there are a few Roman swear words in my Italian slang pages, and a few other dialects here and there #
@NatHistoryWhale hey, a friend of mine was very likely the editor of that video, whatever it is. in reply to NatHistoryWhale #
power nap on the boss’ sofa was good but not sufficient. More sleep at night would be nice, hard to achieve these days. #
@c0t0d0s0 speaking of important things, we’re still looking for suggestions on venue(s) for a student event in Hamburg on June 21st in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
@c0t0d0s0 “too expensive” is relative, but we don’t know how many people yet. Are German universities in session then? in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
FISL proposal drafted, C1 OpenSolaris schedule filling in… I’m starting to feel on top of my workload. I must be forgetting something. #
@thepartycow look up my buds at TVBLOB and let me know what you think. It’s cool technology. (I used to work on it.) in reply to thepartycow #
Google Profile both pointless and impossible for me. My name is unique, and my life doesn’t fit in little boxes. #
http://twitpic.com/3qhf5 – ROTFL – Google thinks I’m all about the Italian seduction! #
@ranaban the idea seems to be to uniquely identify you, so Google Profile might actually help in your case in reply to ranaban #
@jimgris re Community Leadership conf, looks as if as lot of us ought to. in reply to jimgris #
@rosso $%^#$%^$%^ ma sono diventati pazzi? Gelato is made to walk around with, that’s why it’s in a cone. And the stores are so tiny! in reply to rosso #
RT @rosso http://tinyurl.com/cby6do It’s now illegal to eat gelato on the streets in Lombardy. WTF? #
@shawnferry no you don’t, just use the password in reply to shawnferry #
at least this wait music is better than the stuff we hear while waiting for AT&T con calls to start #
@jimgris I’ve put it on the calender, in between Australia and OSCON… in reply to jimgris #
@alice my favorite charity http://sageprogram.org/ – teaching kids to be global citizens in MANY senses of the term #
@SteveEdiger see http://blog.alice.com/ – it’s a chance to have them give $25 to the charity of your choice in reply to SteveEdiger #
turning off the lights in Sun offices for Earth Day today is not, psychologically, a great idea. #
@StorageMonkeys black humor is my specialty. <wry grin> in reply to StorageMonkeys #
@plasticbagUK it is best to be cautious; most travelers are clueless and tropical diseases are v real. Malaria prevention also a good idea in reply to plasticbagUK #
corporate survival strategies: Eric gave me a slice of panettone, then I scavenged sandwiches left over from a meeting. #
@plasticbagUK don’t be overconfident. Dengue fever will walk right thru your vaccinations and kick your ass in reply to plasticbagUK #
just posted: Capturing Good Sound for Video http://tinyurl.com/dkkwwe #
anyone know of a way to track statistical trends in Twitter topics? e.g. for specific keywords #
@sumaya hmm. I need a way to track specific and not enormously popular topics e.g. Solaris Cluster in reply to sumaya #
@ckoontz thanks for the tips, though the topics I’m searching on are too obscure to really be on the radar on these svcs in reply to ckoontz #
and the prize for “most stupidly obvious headline” goes to: “Changes may be ahead for Sun Microsystems workers after Oracle buyout” #
@missbhavens umm… together? in reply to missbhavens #
@AmandaLorenzani good books I’m reading recently: Blink, God is Not Great, Nation, anything else Pratchett in reply to AmandaLorenzani #
recommendations for managing multiple twitter accounts? #
@ben I now have two Macs. And my old Dell laptop. in reply to ben #
@jowyang I love animals, but have a hard time with people acting as if they’re children. Plenty of real human children need love and money. in reply to jowyang #
@DonMacAskill you were great at the OpenStorage Summit, nice buildup to a Cinderella story. Kept us hooked, waiting for the outcome. in reply to DonMacAskill #
oh, right, today is Bring Your Kid to work day. My work was mostly at home when Ross was small, she learned the Internet sitting at my elbow #
@DonMacAskill you’ll be great. I’d recommend you as a speaker anytime (and I spend a lot of my life at conferences these days…) in reply to DonMacAskill #
okay, so I downloaded Tweetie. It’s pretty, but I can’t see how to use it with multiple accounts, and the user manual is “coming soon.” #
found the add account feature in Tweetie, but it doesn’t work (authentication error). And I’m not the only one. Still need a solution. #
â™« “Who are going to meet their fate in a highly nervous state (tarantara tarantara tarantara)…” â™« #
â™« “…but of course it would be wise not to carp or criticise (tarantara tarantara tarantara)…” â™« #
@jowyang re. JetBlue, they’re doin’ it right where it counts: on the plane. e.g. free movies when the TV wasn’t working. in reply to jowyang #
@DonMacAskill so how did it go? in reply to DonMacAskill #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-04-19: CO

April 19, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

my memories of Easter: being forced to attend mass with my step-grandparents, half in Latin, half in Slovak, wholly incomprehensible. #
RT @billstreeter What The International Media Isn’t Telling You About Somalia Pirates http://ff.im/-24nT9 #
@IgorMinar I wondered about that, but the people doing the dumping are not the same ones doing the fishing. in reply to IgorMinar #
RT @HumanityCritic The Brits take on Fox News – http://tinyurl.com/dl8lqc #
@sogrady did you grow up in Switzerland? if so, I’ll add you to the TCKs list: http://tinyurl.com/dj75eb in reply to sogrady #
@missbhavens dunno if rip-away velcro is really appropriate at a wedding. Or are you talking about some other event? in reply to missbhavens #
@baratunde re. convincing as a hate-monger, that’s okay – it’s called acting. With those original folks, I fear it wasn’t. in reply to baratunde #
@zephoria did a mentoring gig with a 13YO the other day. He knew what Twitter was, but said dismissively “Nobody I know is on it.” in reply to zephoria #
raining hard, unusual for Colorado. I’m really getting spoiled by 300 days of sunshine a year! #
@avinashkaushik after recommending it to many, I am finally now getting around to reading your book myself! in reply to avinashkaushik #
the hydrant-shaped dog toy, when kicked, makes chirpy bird noises. WTF? #
@zephoria I didn’t know most of this (did know some, about the workers), but it rings true. in reply to zephoria #
enjoying Blackadder Rides Again http://tinyurl.com/cgow5p #
@baratunde uh, not it isn’t. “This video is no longer available.” ??? in reply to baratunde #
@baratunde looking very snappy in that suit, the silver tie makes it look as if YOU are about to get married. in reply to baratunde #
a friend is looking for a really good recipe for limoncello (to make himself) – what he’s tried so far is too sweet. suggestions? #
sick headache all day, caused by allergies? finallly cured this evening by… beer, apparently! #
@wanderingitaly prosecco in a can? yeech! the real stuff seems to be doing well – we can’t find our beloved Valdo anymore, all on Ryanair in reply to wanderingitaly #
OH on radio: “We’re speaking out against breast cancer.” Uh, as if anyone was in favor of it? #
@sumaya my constant replay song right now is Maahi Ve, from the soundtrack of Kal Ho Naa Ho. in reply to sumaya #
videobloggers: does anyone know of a host site where you can RESUME an interrupted UPLOAD? This is critical in places where bandwidth sucks. #
@shawnferry yup, I know, but very few sites offer this. Charles of blip.tv wrote me that they do; I’ll be testing that. in reply to shawnferry #
@tablewhite actually, a bunch of us have been vlogging at Sun since before ChannelSun. See http://mediacast.sun.com & http://slx.sun.com/ in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite Mediacast originated as a way to add large files to blog posts, is not currently nor was it intended as a full-featured host. in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite we have a number of hosting options at Sun, each with a different slant. Medicast came first, then slx, now ChannelSun. in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite I’ll be speaking on some of this at http://tinyurl.com/b6aw7x in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite this gives a little more detail of some of what’s going on in vlogging at Sun: http://tinyurl.com/9baknf in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite it’s going pretty well. I get increasing numbers of requests to tell other folks at Sun what I’m doing and how. in reply to tablewhite #
RT @zephoria “unbelievable must-view video: http://bit.ly/TnRKo “- We in the 40+ age group have a few tricks up our sleeves. ; ) #
@lbridenne76 even worse when it’s an entire company full of people in reply to lbridenne76 #
@lbridenne76 you need to visit BRM. We have special supplies to deal with tense situations. Supplies you keep in the fridge. in reply to lbridenne76 #
@KathySierra there are analogous tools for audio. I’ve noticed many new young bands have great music, but lousy voices. Coincidence? in reply to KathySierra #
@timbray /Anything/ heavy, dense loose in the car can kill you if it hits you in the head during a crash. A friend’s daughter died this way. in reply to timbray #
@Schlomo not gonna help you much on the dating scene. Well, depending who you want to date. in reply to Schlomo #
…very broadly defined, & what we can do/provide to make their lives easier. Need to survey & interview a bunch of folks to mng lg systems #
damn, damn, damn. Enrico’s visit likely to be delayed by a snowstorm. #
Frontier Airlines moved Enrico to the 6:30 am flight, here’s hoping ground travel will still be possible if/when he arrives DIA at 7:40 am. #
@missbhavens have you considered eloping? in reply to missbhavens #
@lskrocki botulism all around? (just kidding!) in reply to lskrocki #
the only reason I won’t cook and devour an entire pan of brownies is that it’s late and that would take too long. Will try to sleep instead. #
when I feel homesick, it’s for this place: http://tinyurl.com/czeanw #
heading rapidly for white-out conditions here in Arvada. Could be a romantic, snowed-in weekend with Enrico – if he manages to get here. #
@lskrocki most stuff lasts longer than we think. I’ve done homemade chutneys, no real sterilization, ate them 6 mos later. Vinegar helps. in reply to lskrocki #
@lskrocki I’m looking forward to seeing him after 2.5 mos. so I’m glad we found a way to get him here in the storm. Frontier Airlines FTW! in reply to lskrocki #
@biccio oddio, che succede? in reply to biccio #
qualche Genovese puo’ aiutare? http://tinyurl.com/crcf65 #
e un altro: qualche italiano puo’ aiutare? http://tinyurl.com/cbfuub (forse Siciliano?) #
@MissExpatria OTOH, if I pay for a whole seat, it’s unfair for me to have to share space with an overflowing neighbor. in reply to MissExpatria #
just found a way to figure out what altitude I’m at: http://tinyurl.com/abv4lx #
@lskrocki he got here. Record time for the SuperShuttle from DIA because he was the only passenger! in reply to lskrocki #
RT: @SunBlogs: Apps of Steel Contest for OpenSolaris – win a Toshiba laptop! http://tinyurl.com/c7cye7 #
USPO takes that “neither rain, snow, or sleet” stuff seriously ! Kudos! #
@elliottkember OTOH, some of us lucky folks are encouraged to use Twitter as PART of our jobs. Right @lskrocki @sumaya @MMaryMary… in reply to elliottkember #
come son finita sulla mailing list di Renato Brunetta? Chi Ã© ? Dovrei conoscerlo? #
hmm. Apparently the Berlusconi government is spamming me. Do they know I’m the #1 Google result for “current events in Italy”? #
okay, did every foreigner who blogs about Italy hear from Brunetta? At least he seems to be a better man than the government he works for. #
@seancarlos he’s publishing a book, myself and at least one other “Italy blogger” have had email about it. in reply to seancarlos #
@baratunde hmm. wondering what mixes well with Polish bison grass vodka #whiskeyfriday #drunktweeting in reply to baratunde #
beginning to believe that forecast for 20 inches of snow #
@baratunde aw, shucks. #whiskeyfriday #drunktweeting in reply to baratunde #
@baratunde Oh shit that sucks. in reply to baratunde #
@italylogue you know all the words to Fratelli d’Italia? That’s way more than most Italians do. #Italy in reply to italylogue #
@cbs4denver had a brief power outage in Arvada (Spring Mesa) just now, fortunately only last 2 minutes in reply to cbs4denver #
can a power outage cause TV tube weirdness? power came back and we have color distortion around the sides #
@davewiner bring on the storm of “I’m cool because I’m contrarian.” Liked your piece What I learned about being rich. http://tr.im/j7hR in reply to davewiner #
@stoweboyd re Twitter & ethics, I have a Time clipping ~1982 about how chat rooms are bad for you etc. etc. That story never changes. in reply to stoweboyd #
@jeffreytaylor thanks for the LOL! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@MissExpatria my ex boss asked about Mayes in the town she lives near; no one knew her. Part of the local community? Not so much. in reply to MissExpatria #
RT @davest RT @webmink: Prague’s Frank Kafka International Airport named world’s most alienating: http://tinyurl.com/cvqm65 // Hilarious! #
of course that’s especially funny to those who travel a lot. Actually, when I went through Prague the airport had an exhibit on Tibet #
@HumanityCritic you talked to her in her professional guise? Should we be worried about you? in reply to HumanityCritic #
@feliciaday tell Adrian Miller I said hello. in reply to feliciaday #
@feliciaday might be cheapest to buy a cheap pay-as-you-go phone there, and get a local Skype to Go #. No need then for wifi. in reply to feliciaday #
@HumanityCritic ouch. tough one. in reply to HumanityCritic #

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