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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-06-07: San Francisco

June 7, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ Sunday morning coming down: Lynn spotted this sad little scene on 4th street in San Francisco as we made our way to the first of several conferences this week

@MissExpatria wow, you auditioned? for what role? phenomenal show. in reply to MissExpatria #
@pamt456 re. Wicked, you should read the book(s). Very meaty. in reply to pamt456 #
right… time to face the day. White noise machine not quite as effective as hoped in the snore battle. #
live stream of the OHAC summit at http://bit.ly/AFkfa
(not much happening yet) #
getting ready to start #ohac #
here’s what we’re doing today: http://bit.ly/9FiUR #
Alan McClellan http://blogs.sun.com/docexchange/ will be handling my twitter stream today – I’m operating a camera (or two) #
#ohac keen on getting started with the OpenHA Cluster summit. #
#ohac Dr. David Cheriton of Stanford is kicking things off with presentation titled “The Network is the Cluster.” #
#ohac If you are following the video ustream, note we are trying to fix the buzz in the audio. #
#ohac buzz fixed. xlr needed grounding #
#ohac Think of the network as a backplane for many loosely coupled systems. #
#ohac Network congestion hidden in the enterprise by “over provisioning.” Typically less than 10% utilization. #
#ohac But over provisioning not really a viable solution for cluster network. One node can demand huge bandwidth need. #
#ohac The network in the cluster actually assumes resource control similar to an OS. The network is the operating system. #
#ohac Modern network switch is essentially a fault tolerant computer. Dual fans/power supplies. #
#ohac Maybe expand the role / use of this switch to handle this network OS role? #
#ohac Many OS management functions could reside on the switch. Scheduling, DHCP, et al. #
#ohac Huge potential for switch extensibility…but this is a conceptual shift away from the notion of a “transparent” network switch. #
@MissExpatria hello, little girl in reply to MissExpatria #
@MissExpatria could totally see you in that role in reply to MissExpatria #
@glynnfoster only for the elect. Which is a mistake in reply to glynnfoster #
#ohac Some Q&A…. Can you imagine a user process making request of this network OS? Yes, say for routing based on available capacity. #
#ohac Do you see DBs on the switch? No, but can envisage more integration between servers and switches when it makes sense. #
#ohac Nice presentation. Break time. #
#ohac Starting panel discussion – high availability today and tomorrow. #
#ohac Downtime usually ends up in the news. Hard to quantify those [negative] costs. #
#ohac Availability is part of our everyday lives. Users understand and expect availability, but don’t really comprehend how it is achieved. #
#ohac Availability requirements differ for long running jobs vs. transactional work. #
#ohac Spectrum of HA varies based on the service that is expected. What is it you want to be available and what happens if failure? #
#ohac Customers typically do not really understand their availability requirements. Often driven by their budget. #
#ohac IT, admins, staff needs to understand their entire infrastructure to satisfy availability needs. #
#ohac Availability demands change based on whether the goal is service availability or data availability. #
#ohac Lot of emphasis on simplifying the interfaces for the user so availability issues are more obvious to isolate and deal with. #
#ohac But keep plenty of tools available under the hood for the experts who you need for that one catastrophic issue. #
#ohac …and hire/pay experts who can get under the hood and address the catastrophic problem. #
#ohac Providing tools to help the experts find the problem is a product responsibility. #
#ohac Users do not usually end up with entire HA solution from single vendor….rather an aggregation of technologies. #
#ohac In the end, successful HA demands standards, usability, interoperability, and intelligent customers. 🙂 And with that, we break. #
#ohac Nicholas Solter is now speaking about “Project Colorado: A Minimal and Modular HA Cluster for OpenSolaris. #
#ohac Seem to be experiencing some problems recording the Ustream feed. Should still be broadcasting. #
#ohac Ustream feed now being recorded. Needed to save previous recording before could resume recording Nick’s session. #
#ohac OpenHA Cluster bundles bunch of key packages. to get started. #
#ohac Project Colorado minimizes hw requirements by combining COMSTAR, iSCSI, ZFS technologies. #
#ohac These provide robust shared storage without requiring NAS. #
#ohac OpenSolaris VNICs (i.e., crossbow) is used to provide cluster private interconnect (using VNICs instead of physical adapters). #
#ohac Reduces overhead of initially setting up an HA cluster. Can share resources and simplify setup. #
#ohac Cluster membership uses model referred to as weak membership…two-node cluster does not require a quorum device. #
#ohac Places premium on service availability. Good for read-only apps, test cluster, demos, development. #
#ohac Nick and Thurston demoing with laptop on OpenSolaris w/ 2 instances of VirtualBox VMs also running OSOL 2009.06 & OpenHA cluster. #
#ohac They’re clustering the 2 VB OpenSolaris guests. Pretty neat. #
#ohac Welcome, Glynn. #
#ohac OHA cluster also features sw modularization: can install ha-cluster-full (all you need) or ha-cluster-minimal & extend as you like. #
#ohac Shameless plug for the OpenSolaris Bible, which Nick co-authored. 🙂 #
#ohac This is an open project… get involved and provide inputs on where you would like the OpenHA cluster work to go. #
#ohac There is OpenHA talk at CommunityOne, and deep dive sessions on Tuesday at the Intercontinental Hotel. #
#ohac Nick notes easiest way to obviate the problems of weak membership is to build 3 node cluster. #
#ohac There is work underway to integrate MySQL replication. Will be more on this in a session this p.m. #
#ohac getting ready to start the afternoon sessions http://bit.ly/Zu7gI #
#ohac Next session is starting in a few minutes. Sreeram Duvur is going to discuss Glassfish Clustering for Telecommunications. #
#ohac track 2 now streaming on http://bit.ly/Zu7gI
Tirthankar on Getting Started with OHAC #
#ohac Telco and HA are synonymous. It’s taken for granted in most of the world. #
#ohac Need continuous service at scale. #
#ohac Challenges of application layer are many…multiple protocols, load/data partitioning, failover, rolling upgrade, preserving state… #
#ohac track 2 Tirthankar is explaining why you would need VNICs #
#ohac Clustering in telcom also requires integration into fabric of existing applications. #
#ohac track 2 Tirthankar says you should participate in OHAC for the “bragging rights” 🙂 #
#ohac track 2 Prasad Dharmavaram is now talking about Developing Custom Application Data Services on OHAC #
#ohac Ooops. Seem to have lost ustream broadcast. on MySQL / SunCluster session. Working issue. #
#ohac Apologies for usteam video probs. I believe audio is still coming through, so will wait until next break & restart ustream session. #
#ohac track 2 Prasad Dharmavaram is explaining the tools available for building applications in OHAC #
#ohac Track 1 – going to restart ustream now. Hopefully back up after break with video for you. #
#ohac track 2 short break till 2:20pm PT #
#ohac Track 1 – Looks like we’re back online with video. Sorry for those technical issues. #
#ohac Track 1 – Thorsten Frueauf and Ashutosh Tripathi are presenting OpenHA cluster with VirtualBox. #
#ohac track 2 Marcelo Leal on OHAC and AVS to provide High Available services using NON-shared disks http://bit.ly/Zu7gI #
#ohac Track 1 – Using OpenHA and VirtualBox together a great way to achieve low cost, easy to set up dev, training, test system. #
#ohac Track 1 – Requires min 3GB memory, 80 GB disk; dual-core CPU useful, and net connectivity to OpenSolaris repository. #
#ohac Track 1 – Thorsten mimics use of Solaris zones with VirtualBox guests. #
#ohac track 2 Marcelo Leal is giving a live demo on using NON-shared disks with Virtualbox http://bit.ly/Zu7gI #
#ohac Track 1 – Thorsten is in the midst of an OpenHA cluster / VirtualBox demo. #
#ohac Track 1 – Ashutosh is now talking more generally about HA in virtualized environments. #
#ohac track 2 10 minute break #
#ohac Track 1 – Taking another break now. Next up is Steve McKinty discussing HA and business continuity. #
#ohac Track 1 – Steve is getting going…. wants to serve as a reminder of why we care about HA and to discuss OpenHA geo edition. #
#ohac Track 1 – HA is really about building resilience and safeguarding interests of stakeholders. #
#ohac track 2 Jim Walker and Sekhar Lakkapragada are now live talking about Testing OpenSolaris Cloud Clusters http://bit.ly/Zu7gI #
#ohac Track 1 – Steve refers to earlier comments by panelists… most users don’t know their HA needs. This needs to be top-down analysis. #
#ohac Track 1-Need to understand things essential to reestablish service. These drive HA priorities. (What’s most important to look after?) #
#ohac Track 1 – The OpenHA cluster geo edition combines Hot site + replication. Redundant clusters. #
#ohac Track 1 – Steve is wrapping up. I think that does it for track 1 OpenHA Cluster presentations for the day. Thanks for following. #
#ohac Shutting down track 1 ustream broadcast. #
@timbray free deep dives on these 2009.06 topics today and tomorrow at C1! in reply to timbray #
want to find me at C1? I’ll be wearing a black hat, probably with a large feather in it. #
The Clownâ€™s Mask Slips -Times Online http://bit.ly/NZDlp #
today’s C1 OpenSolaris sessions will be streamed live. See http://www.ustream.tv/sun for schedule and to pick your stream. Keynote at 9 PT! #
Dave Douglas talking abt citizen engineers & exercising responsibility #
Over 600 students at #c1 today 87k in osum community #
@lbridenne76 and we’re about to return the visit at FISL! #
@macsun are you here in person? #
Recs on a full-featured twiiter client for iPhone? #
Communities seem to need recognizable leaders. But there’s a risk in relying on a personality to brand your comunity #
@monkchips OTOH there’s a new release of OpenSolaris you can get your hands on right now. #
@monkchips cloud APIs avail at kenai.com/projects/suncloudapis #
#c1 john fowler sez opsol 2009.06 is the bee’s knees #
@Silona see you at the c1 party tonight? Shd intro you to ghc team #
Tired of hearing American execs slaughter Indian names. #
“as network developers we’re a bit GUI-challenged”. Cool anyway: drag and drop network creation #c1 #
@lskrocki what is the twazzup stream using? My gang isn’t represented #
Want to find me at #communityone today? I’m wearing a black Aussie hat #
Learn more about network virtualhzation in today’s session with architect Sunay Tripathi. #communityone #
@darios se non lo bloggate voi, probabilmente non lo sanno. Immagino che i mass media italiani sono focalizzati su Berlusc/Noemi in reply to darios #
Pete Dennis & Brian Leonard introducing what’s new in OpenSolaris 2009.06 in the Managing OpenSolaris Track, esplanade 304. #communityone #
for full coverage of the Managing OpenSolaris track follow @u8out today #
RT @jeffhuber: Learning how to become a ZFS Ninja from the master himself @benr. http://www.cuddletech.com/blog/ #communityone #
Managing OpenSolaris track #communityone live on Ustream.Tv http://bit.ly/J2hWP #
Developing ON OpenSolaris track #communityone live on Ustream.Tv – http://bit.ly/3S0V4 #
Managing OpenSolaris streaming live at http://bit.ly/OU4JO #
@webmink I suspect using the #communityone hashtag would help in reply to webmink #
#communityone #opensolaris Managing OpenSolaris track ~120 people in the room, 30 on the video stream #
if you have questions for the speakers, tweet them with #opensolaris hashtag – specific speaker or track, there are two running! #
@jeffreytaylor are they? we have smarter strategists @Sun. We did invent a nice media platform, though: https://slx.sun.com/1179274388 in reply to jeffreytaylor #
#communityone #opensolaris Becoming an OpenSolaris Power User with Dave Miner, co-author of “The OpenSolaris Bible” #
@altae check http://bit.ly/fxqQq
for the opensolaris tweet stream #
whee! Aaron Newcomb and I will speak at FISL on Using Video to Communicate About Open Source Software #
still need to sign up for tomorrow’s FREE deep dives on OpenSolaris at C1 West? go to http://bit.ly/dJvbx #
producing social media coverage for an event like this is a whole ‘nother job – in addition to the emcee/track organizing job I’m also doing #
@RealShamu that is one happy tiny monkey!! in reply to RealShamu #
@lskrocki I, for one, am thankful she’s wrong! Wild women FTW! in reply to lskrocki #
@pclark Open Storage with ZFS & COMSTAR 5 pm today Esplanade 304 #javaone #cloudcamp in reply to pclark #
Sun execs wandering around Moscone Center in knight costumes (with Kelly N. as the princess) – photos to follow! #
@Silona ummm… party tonight? we’re all running tracks today and tomorrow. Or catch us at the OpenSolaris deep dives at the Intercon tomw in reply to Silona #
thanks to @u8out and @AltaE for live tweeting our OpenSolaris sessions today (and tomorrow) – doing a great job! #
I love bit.ly more every day. Who do I pay for this service? #
RT @tmolini: Sun Crossbow gang #communityone #opensolaris #crossbow http://yfrog.com/67886pj #
RT @dreamofitaly: RT to win 1 of 5 copies of La Bella Lingua by Dianne Hales courtesy @dreamofitaly 5 RTs randomly selected Friday #
coming up: last session of the Managing OpenSolaris track today, Open Storage with ZFS and COMSTAR – mostly demo! #
6 pm – 7 pm OpenSolaris Town Hall in Esplanade 305 #
@Silona there’s no such thing as being too busy for networking, especially when you’re unemployed. ; ) in reply to Silona #
@Silona party tonight 7-9 pm at Moscone, always useful to show your face. Probably useful to turn up and hang around in general. in reply to Silona #
@jeffreytaylor your mum is a pleasure – I will gladly have dinner with her again anytime! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
La Repubblica.it – Ten questions to Berlusconi http://bit.ly/8krLo #
@jeffhuber aw, shucks… #CommunityOne in reply to jeffhuber #
@altae live tweeting the developing in #opensolaris track #communityone #
Chris Armes creating an #opensolaris distro before our very eyes #
No #
#opensolaris Crossbow BoF tonight at Intercon 3rd fl ballroom 530 pm. Come hear from early some adopters about network virtualization #
Twitter is way slow on #javaone coverage. Pretty sure @templedf tweets were done over an hour ago not 45 secs #
@templedf thanks for the live tweets. V useful for those who had to be elsewhere #
#opensolaris sadly, tracks not streamed today but video will eventually be available #
@SaraD I should drop by there and say hi to @schlomo #
one more very full day to get through. I can has sleep tomorrow? #
Family doesn’t get that running around filming engineers doing strange things IS work #
Enjoying the sunshine in Yerba Buena park #
Next team finally arrived. Filmed them doing tech support dancercise #
Did I mention they’re playing the Go Game? #
The next person who tries to talk to me about unions is going to get hit with a tripod #
@medgno If you can recommend a venue that doesn’t habitually rip off its corporate customers #
@lbridenne76 I was allowed to film out in the park. In the intercon hotel I have to pay expensive union labor to SCREW IT UP #
The Marriott BtW had no problem letting me run my own show #
It would be cheaper to fly all our attendees somewhere – anywhere! – else in the world #
@Silona I’m in intercon sutter 5th fl along w sev people u sd meet #
@nonstick perish the thought. Didntbwe fail a long time ago to unionize high tech? #
Back at osug meeting waiting for Go Game results #
@davest the Go Game was great as always! #
@ben will keep it in mind. Is it unionized? ; ) #
Discussing how #opensolaris user groups can collaborate with each other #
@ben sounds as if you need a differnt type of professional services! #
Is it a bad sign that I dreamed about Larry Ellison last night? #
@missbhavens take a deep breath and remember: you’re only going to wear it once #
@nonstick he was an evil hyper Catholic conspiracist a la Da Vinci Code – and I hated that book #
Lots and lots of discussion at osug leaders meeting #
@vdotw suckiness of food options at DIA is a big issue for me – I’m there way too often #
Not enough time for my social media/videoblogging talk to osug. A bit disappointed, a bit relieved #
Lots of good info coming out of this mtg. A lot of smart people are passionate about #opensolaris #
@jeffreytaylor darn that gay conspiracy! #
User groups need leadership succession planning #
#communityone ends for us with an osug dinner at the Crab Houss. Looking forward to NOT getting up at 6am tomw #
Don’t have a book to read, so I’ll play a game on the iPhone to wind down for sleep. Won’t take long #
@jeffreytaylor when is it? #
I am so done for this week. R&R with hubby today, heading north tomw. Intercon jacuzzi sounding about right… #
Enrico won a USB kit at J1. Includes a black plastic box with on/off switch & USB connector w flanges so it can’t actually connect. ??? #
Sex with Ducks http://bit.ly/MkAUn #
leaving San Francisco today for Santa Rosa and Calistoga. Under orders from the boss to have a mud bath. #
@NathanFillion The Barge pub in Milton Keynes – lovely old place, good food, too. in reply to NathanFillion #
where’s a good place for breakfast near the Intercon in San Francisco? Mel’s is NOT the answer. #
tip: a blog comment that links to a porn site or better sex tips – probably spam #
@amandachapel LOL “Troia” in Italian means “whore” #ethics in reply to amandachapel #
@lbridenne76 take a deep breath and think about… sleeping late tomorrow! in reply to lbridenne76 #
generation gap: my daughter’s online presence is mostly on Facebook these days, mine is mostly twitter #
@robbogio thanks, but we’ve got a pretty full schedule already, and have to get back to our flights Sunday noonish. in reply to robbogio #
@amandachapel now, now – don’t give away all our linkbait secrets! in reply to amandachapel #
Massage and mud bath in Calistoga perfect ending to a hard week. Now -wine! #
@glynnfoster now I know what category of gifts to get for you! What are microplanes? #
words you never want to hear from your kid: “What do you know about the Cook County jail?” #
hotel has thoughtfully supplied half-and-half to for the in-room coffee maker – yay! #
at C1, Irish colleague Robert told me Sun’s Dublin office have started videoblogging as a result of my January visit – yay! #
@pizzocalabro umm… lots of Village People imitators in that parade? in reply to pizzocalabro #
an old classmate we hadn’t heard from since graduation popped up this week. Always interesting to learn about life journeys #
LOL! RT @pizzocalabro: No Means No: More candid conversations with library patrons http://bit.ly/YHugx #
By complete chance, the first winery we stop at is owned by a Sun alum. Excellent Syrah-Zin blend #
@dreamofitaly Thanks! Looking forward to reading it. in reply to dreamofitaly #
not impressed with Arrowood’s Rhone tasting, didn’t really like any of the 4. Whereas I liked all 6 tasted at http://bit.ly/MtdCf #
just received email containing a photo of “Italian golf shoes” – black and white. Very spiffy, but… why? No explanation given. #
so !#$%#$%$% tired of all the “offers” United Airlines makes me wade through to just get checked in #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-05-31

May 31, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ why we really went to San Francisco

not feeling well at all, and I have to get on another plane. #
@nonstick coslept lots. It was easier than getting up every two hours #
@timbray at the least, I wd keep it off your lap! #
@amandachapel wd take the backlash article more seriously if it wasn’t in such dire need of copy editing #
really, really DON’T need to be getting sick this week. #
Brazilllllll… da da da da da da da da…. #
fun bunch of Sun folks coming to FISL. This is gonna be a blast! #
@DonMacAskill I feel sorry for the Clear folks. They must deal with a lot of that. Love my Clear, though! #d7 #clear in reply to DonMacAskill #
@timbray I’m seeing that display switching issue with both Air and new MacBook Pro. Often have to restart to clean it up. in reply to timbray #
@italylogue wouldn’t mind a good dinner at any of a dozen restaurants in Milan, but OTOH not missing the afa (hot, humid smog) in reply to italylogue #
want a preview of C1 OpenSolaris talks? Presos now available on http://bit.ly/6kl7N and don’t miss the videos, e.g. http://bit.ly/2lhfCg #
@nonstick <shrug> wasn’t a problem for us. Maybe because our apt in Milan was so tiny we practically did everything together anyway in reply to nonstick #
@italylogue any Gattuso? in reply to italylogue #
have a feeling I just threw a hotel’s A/V crew into a tizzy. Too many sites to deal with in one week. #
a Dublin taxi driver told me of his impoverished youth, getting food from the stew house. Seems he was one of the lucky http://bit.ly/B1zx1 #
taking care of business for 2 or 3 different entities, and haven’t even finished my first coffee! #
FT editorial stirs comment in Italy “”He has squads of starlets, not of Blackshirts,'” http://bit.ly/t3SAn #
I have learned a LOT in the last 10 days about how useful Twitter+bit.ly is for marketing. Hope I have time to write about it soonish. #
@RealShamu re. coconut crab, where does that live so I can stay the hell away from it? in reply to RealShamu #
Getting (most) engineers comfortable in front of a camera… well, there’s an art to it. And I enjoy it. #
does the neighborhood ice cream truck know it’s playing “The Union Maid”? #
yesterday we soft-launched translated/subtitled video – use the tag cloud in the sidebar of http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
waking up slowly. the perpetual sinus infection flaring again. air travel doesn’t help, but wdn’t change that if I cd, hope I don’t have to #
Jeffco cops need cash – speed traps on Wadsworth and Indiana #
@sumaya even just using hand cream a lot can make fingerprints hard to read (learned that from Clear) in reply to sumaya #
experiences with UStream in low bandwidth conditions? Wd the audio continue smoothly with bad video, or will the whole stream just give up? #
ANSA.it – News in English – Amnesty International slams Italy http://bit.ly/12FkHe #
don’t know which is more valuable – the article or the video that follows – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/ZUOKr #
@missbhavens damn. you make me hate the probably depressing tour I’m about to take of my fridge. But tomorrow – dinner with Jeffrey & co! in reply to missbhavens #
@templedf and don’t forget Janice is working on the USB video sticks #HPC #Solaris #communityone in reply to templedf #
great. probably the most intense week of my year coming up, and I feel like crap. #
A Prime Ministerâ€™s Escapades Finally Raise Eyebrows in Italy – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/bIMJD #
trying to figure out where to go, where to stay, what to do in Calif wine country next weekend (June5-6)with hubs. Suggestions? #
listening to Chris Armes’ rehearsal of “Deploying OpenSolaris in Your Datacentre” #
expense report from last trip done, half an hour before departing for next trip #
perhaps the main reason for going to community events is (duh!) to meet the community. Some fascinating people have registered for C1. #
Ohhhkay… It’s gonna be one of those trips I see #
Childrn who are too small to NEED to recline the seat shd not be allowed to. #
This kid wd also be a good argument for tranquilizing toddlers in flight #
Time gained by flight being early is dribbling away at baggage claim #
Hope to get to hotelin time for steaming shower be4 dinner. Lynn taking my bag in the car, bless her! #
@deirdrewalsh what? where? I’m a Texas Ex! in reply to deirdrewalsh #
@jaredpolis huh. now I’m curious to see what this blue wood looks like. Seeing the trees die is so sad. http://bit.ly/IvgWG in reply to jaredpolis #
@deirdrewalsh op sorry in San francisco! #
@pizzocalabro genre does not matter with great lit #
thanks to @jeffreytaylor John and Faith for an excellent dinner and even better company! #
@ingenthr you’re in the wrong city! in reply to ingenthr #
@pizzocalabro don’t worry, Pratchett is an avowed atheist. in reply to pizzocalabro #
@sfoskett are you in SFO? wd love to put a real face to avatar, finally. I’ll be at the OHAC Summit today, OpenSolaris tracks Mon-Tue in reply to sfoskett #
@ingenthr coming to the OHAC Summit on Sunday? interesting stuff going on there in reply to ingenthr #
got a travel-sized white noise machine, because we both snore these days. That plus ear plugs, maybe we’ll both get some sleep! #
@pizzocalabro yes, loved it, though I enjoy Discworld more for pure escapism (though it’s rather more than that, too). in reply to pizzocalabro #
http://johncleesenigerianlottery.co.uk/ “an understandable reaction to the talent, intelligence & height that is John Cleese.” RT@JohnCleese #
NB: John Cleese really is tall. My 6’3″ dad stood next to him at Heathrow once and had to look up, for once in his life. #
still feel like crap. On the upside, Enrico should arrive soon, and we have tickets to Wicked tonight – 20th anniversary celebration! #
@nonstick earplugs or no, I have rarely slept really well since last trimester of pregnancy, 20 years ago. in reply to nonstick #
@nonstick thanks. We get to celebrate twice – had a civil wedding in January, party wedding in May. in reply to nonstick #
glad I was able to enjoy the renaissance of Disney when Ross was small, but also that we missed out on the “Princesses” phase. #
@danilop congratulations! in reply to danilop #
@MissExpatria ? Wicked didn’t exist 20 years ago, are you thinking of Into the Woods? We did see that just about exactly 20 years ago in reply to lskrocki #
@lskrocki when do you get to San Francisco? My gang wants to meet you in reply to lskrocki #
@angadsingh looking forward to seeing you! #javaoneconf #
@shawnferry the masked lawnmower man? rides into the suburbs and rescues innocent people from weeds! #
About time to take our seats. Excited. I love musical theater! #
Wicked was pretty much as good as I had hoped, but the ending was a shock. (I read the book when it first came out, long before the show.) #
@shawnferry white noise machine is a small, standalone electronic machine. Prob with recordings is they loop and you hear it. This doesn’t. in reply to shawnferry #
@silverguru stop by and see us on the OpenSolaris tracks too! in reply to silverguru #
have a feeling I’m going to be amazed by how many Sun people I meet this week that I actually already know. I lose track of my own travels. #
@missbhavens I think your garden needs a plaster Michelangelo’s David that you can dress up according to season in reply to missbhavens #
@dave_enz argh! no! I had enough of that in Colorado already. #snowing #Wellington I’m getting this hemispheres thing all wrong, apparently in reply to dave_enz #
@ajkeen Italians are amazingly non-digital. It’s very possible the photog didn’t have backups. Doh! in reply to ajkeen #
spent much of 1st act of Wicked trying not to cough. Discovered that whiskey after cough drops tastes really foul. But it stopped the cough #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-04-12

April 12, 2009 Deirdre Straughan 1 Comment

boss off to St Petersburg (Russia) today. Kinda wish I was going, kinda glad I’m not. #
@lskrocki – did you know that you’re my BFF? ; ) http://twitter.mailana.com/profile.php?person=deirdres& #
Twitter search finds what’s being said about Sun, but not what people from Sun are saying (which may not contain “Sun”). This could be fixed #
trying to explain my job http://tinyurl.com/9baknf and http://tinyurl.com/cmkrwx has already yielded interesting results, inc a speaking gig #
@davewiner that article doesn’t even make any sense. in reply to davewiner #
@richstyles is that a job-seeking announcement? in reply to richstyles #
Gosling said: â€œThere would definitely be a culture clash. Weâ€™re definitely weirder than they are.â€ http://tinyurl.com/cc5j7q #
@richstyles same difference? ; ) in reply to richstyles #
added a couple of new phrases to “Italian Idiom and Sayings ” http://tinyurl.com/23957c #
@macsun wouldn’t mind being there, except that I’d spend 90% of the time in conference rooms. Did you get the A/V stuff you needed? in reply to macsun #
@bloatedlesbian yay! if I were there, I’d get you a clean-day cake with candles in reply to bloatedlesbian #
@strelnik sono contenta di sapere che state bene. Spero che mia suocera a Roseto non si e’ spaventata troppo in reply to strelnik #
@davewiner didn’t you say that yesterday? in reply to davewiner #
every time Italy makes the news, the Italian press reports this fact: http://tinyurl.com/cybfqg – fragile ego, much? #
@PoldoSbaffini giustamente. Ma mi da’ fastidio che si gonfiano per il fatto che l’italia “faccia notizie” nel mondo, anche per un disastro in reply to PoldoSbaffini #
only 10 am on a Monday morning and I already feel like I’m going to have a nervous breakdown #
@lskrocki light the “repel zombies” candle in reply to lskrocki #
@ranaban if you’re an atheist, should you take an Easter holiday? ; ) in reply to ranaban #
coming up this afternoon: The Return of Mammogram. Fun, fun. #
result of the afternoon’s medical adventure: now they want to do ultrasound. Oh, well. At least that’s not painful. #
it’s owl time again in Broomfield: http://blogs.sun.com/deirdre/entry/it_s_owl_time_again #
@sfoskett have a drink with Mark Carlson and tell him I sent you #SNW in reply to sfoskett #
I woke up early, so I get to start the day slowly. On today’s program: talking to a colleague’s son about my job during his career day. #
@zalez I it’d be fun to have a t-shirt designing contest among all the user groups #mucosug in reply to zalez #
@daniele3957 MacHeist vale la pena gia’ per il gioco di Goo in reply to daniele3957 #
amen, brother: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-randel/like-it-or-not-were-all-e_b_183967.html #
@daniele3957 non ho ancora avuto il tempo di provarli, ma immagino che quelle per le foto mi serviranno; iPhoto non mi basta. in reply to daniele3957 #
@daniele3957 poi quello per “fare TV” potrebb’essere utile nel mio lavoro, trovero’ l’occasione per provarlo in reply to daniele3957 #
aaaaaggghhhhhhhh: “it’s not in our culture to construct buildings the right way in a quake zone” http://tinyurl.com/c89f5o #
@italylogue see http://tinyurl.com/dj5ymd for an Italian phrase you’re not likely to need in everyday conversation! in reply to italylogue #
@TregorySullivan yes, I get to keep all my parts. ; ) in reply to TregorySullivan #
my contrib to #videobloggingweek : 1.5 hrs talking with a 13 year old who would LOVE to someday have a job like mine #
thanks for the happy thoughts, everyone. Totally exhausted tonight, prob w/ relief. Must have been more wound up than I let myself notice. #
@zalez what about? in reply to zalez #
@mybellavita WOW @rosso hadn’t had a chance to look at the new site. When do you find the time? It’s gorgeous! in reply to mybellavita #
report from Abruzzo: some people sleeping in their cars for fear of ongoing aftershocks. Needless to say, not sleeping well. #
@lskrocki thanks. Everyone loves cute animals. ; ) in reply to lskrocki #
@feliciaday my former Italian boss, while living in California, cooked & ate some of those snails, claimed they were good. in reply to feliciaday #
I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again: passpack.com is a great way to keep passwords, I use it many times a day. #
don’t know whether to scream or to weep: http://tinyurl.com/d7dqzs #
@lordorica I once hired a guy purely on the basis of email, was writing him checks before we ever even spoke on the phone. in reply to lordorica #
http://tinyurl.com/dmbv2q instead of a visit from the Pope, how about shelter in the Vatican? The Church has plenty of money & real estate. #
Prehistoric art in Italy declared part of world heritage – http://tinyurl.com/dy8udo – Gualtiero Laeng was my husband’s grandfather #
@anildash @davewiner tends to be a downer, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong… in reply to anildash #
The Prime Minister Of WTF http://tinyurl.com/dnch9v #
@christiebrkt ma questa notizia non si e’ gia’ vista in italia? E di qualche settimana fa. O Berlu riesce davvero a censurare tanto? in reply to christiebrkt #
when dealing with bureaucracy of any kind, it is a real drag to have a name that no one can spell. And anything unusual in your life story. #
having a mood. A bad one. #
roomie’s putting her house on the market. At some completely unknowable date, I’ll need to find a new place to live. #
almost-got-away-with-it comment spam: “Ahhh, Italy is beautifulâ€¦I want go to Italy or Poland in July.” URL promotes Poland, of course #
and another “Great footage. I liked to band. Italy is a grand place I hear. I would love to go. How is the food and is it cheap?” #
all I can guess is someone is paying an army of non-natives to post comments that seem real. They just don’t quite pull it off. #
@TregorySullivan all comments on my site are moderated anyhow. It’s sort of amusing to see how hard they try, poor things. in reply to TregorySullivan #
@davewiner MSM doesn’t employ copy editors anymore either, apparently. in reply to davewiner #
italiani e italianofili: voglio fare una nuova pagina di “Rude Italian Sayings.” Ma mi viene in mente solo uno… aiuto! #
added some new very rude phrases to http://tinyurl.com/23957c #
@deirdresm the answer is simple: beer! in reply to deirdresm #
@bloatedlesbian hotmail appears to be glitching, but mine came back after 30 seconds in reply to bloatedlesbian #
@missbhavens Enrico’s father, as long as he was physically able, used to make his wife coffee every morning and bring it to her in bed. in reply to missbhavens #
feeling extremely irritable. A panful of Ghirardelli brownies would help, but I will restrain myself… #
@italylogue nope, sorry, whoever those guys are, they got nothin’ on Gattuso in his D&G undies in reply to italylogue #
I absolutely lose it when given just plain WRONG instructions on how to do something. Will become dangerous if then treated like an idiot. #
going to start banging my head on my desk, any minute now. #
@davest dpends whether you buried that hatchet with them or IN them in reply to davest #
@penelopetrunk there’s hope for conversation when they get older in reply to penelopetrunk #
@alecmuffett try being a young person purchasing alcohol with a US passport instead of a state driver’s license. No one’s ever seen one in reply to alecmuffett #
@gracekboyle that’s a very reassuring statistic, where did you findn it? in reply to gracekboyle #
new video Becoming an OpenSolaris Power User http://tinyurl.com/dbvo9y #
every bit of advice on careers, blogs, etc. ~= “define your niche”. I don’t have a niche, not in my career, my site, or my life. Now what? #
I now get some interesting spam from India: “Own your dream home in Haridwar’s largest township” 6km from Har-ki-Pauri! #
noodling on a web marketing strategy for a study abroad in India program http://sageprogram.org/ #
I will use my forced relocation (when? dunno) to move to Boulder, preferably south (easy commute to Sun). contacts, suggestions etc. welcome #
@timbray I liked this quote: “…sometimes cute and clever can get the job done much cheaper and in less time than smart and expensive. ” in reply to timbray #
@ThatKevinSmith if I ever do a Hollywood bus tour, I promise to be impressed. If you’ll introduce me to Alan Rickman. ; ) in reply to ThatKevinSmith #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-04-05: CO

April 5, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@emmabird Clooney actually seems as if he’d be fun to know, but I don’t move in those circles even when I’m at the lake in reply to emmabird #
@martinwake he’s got that all wrong, Snoop Dogg is Kinng. A Bollywood film said so. in reply to martinwake #
dreamed I got the audience at a social media conference to sing “Jana Gana Mana” (the Indian national anthem) #
worlds collide: someone I met at the recent CO Front Range GGD is visiting Italy, Googled for travel advice, ended up on my site #
@jeffreytaylor yup, sometimes those “illiterate” people are merely being more efficient with language in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@lskrocki thanks for the warning. I love animation – when it’s good. Sounds like this isn’t. in reply to lskrocki #
I had long forgotten how nice it is to have music in my rooms. But I still can’t write with it on. #
My daughter is behaving like a spoiled brat. Who raised this kid anyway? Oh, right… #
RT @alexiaco: home to rent in province of Pisa, Italy, this summer, details: http://is.gd/pwnH video http://qik.com/video/1266865 photos #
I use Twitter as a sort of public diary – useful for me to refer back to. I suppose the people who follow me find my life interesting. #
RT @italylogue Oh. My. Gawd. This guy is the prime minister of Italy?!?!? http://tinyurl.com/d3gdgy – umm, too much viagra? #
oh, joy – my week starts at 9:30 tomorrow – with a mammogram (purely routine). #
@reiger LOL! in reply to reiger #
@jeffhuber it’s not Monday quite yet. Try to get a good night’s sleep… in reply to jeffhuber #
@rohrer hmm. that makes three of us with sinus infections, Still hoping to fight mine off in reply to rohrer #
@jeffreytaylor rhododendron jam is good, if you can harvest enough blossoms without being arrested in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@italylogue some sort of body double. But it’s not a lot better for someone who’s supposed to be playing B to behave that way in public in reply to italylogue #
bracing myself for a day which starts with clearing snow off my car, helping roomie jumpstart her car, then having a mammogram… #
If you’re following me but I’m not following you and you want me to, try explaining why I should. Sell it, baby! #
@ben with OpenSolaris in your profile, you get followed. ; ) in reply to ben #
@mmcallen already following you! in reply to mmcallen #
RT @TheInDecider Caption Challenge: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi http://tinyurl.com/dfd9a2 – c’mon all you Italyphiles! #
running scenarios for some crazy travel. #
@Ladyexpat business travel, but cool places. Let’s see what actually pans out. in reply to Ladyexpat #
@c0t0d0s0 that’s Hamburg? I need to talk to you about what to do for a cool student party there around ISC 09 in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
@cbs4denver good news indeed. I travel a lot and am so sick of sandwiches #
@c0t0d0s0 so what’s a cool thing to do with students there? in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
@c0t0d0s0 thanks! in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
I despise this state of illness when I can’t sleep, but am too tired to do anything useful #
@missbhavens it isn’t okay, period. in reply to missbhavens #
@missbhavens I KNOW you know how to vacation better than this! in reply to missbhavens #
@paolovalde don’t get me started… I know my comments on Italy have been nothing but snark for ages, but can you blame me? in reply to paolovalde #
oh, great, now I’m getting spam in illiterate Italian “pubblizza la tua azienda” #
@MyMelange you shouldn’t need an adapter except a plug changer. Laptop chargers can handle multiple voltages in reply to MyMelange #
@mymelange yup. For any laptop I’ve seen/travelling with (including my current MacBook Air), that’s all you need. Find it at the airport. in reply to MyMelange #
@jdlasica re. lack of outlets, was once told outlet for videocamera would cost $350 at a hotel venue. Bought extra batteries instead #w2e in reply to jdlasica #
@MyMelange yeah, just an adaptor as opposed to a transformer in reply to MyMelange #
@missbhavens your next bloody mary comes out of the kid’s allowance in reply to missbhavens #
@italylogue the term for something that actually changes the current going in is transformer, either step-up (110 to 220) or step-down in reply to italylogue #
really not feeling well at all.Is it too early to go to sleep? #
Enrico is flying to the US today, to spend some research time in Columbia, MO. At least we’ll be on the same continent for a while. #
new video: Moving to OpenSolaris http://tinyurl.com/dem952 #
@jeffreytaylor it’s missing the punchline, I think, something on the order of “April Fool’s, actually, we all know spaghetti is mined.” in reply to jeffreytaylor #
via @jeffreytaylor – la raccolta degli spaghetti nel Ticino: http://tinyurl.com/yod3xw #
beautifully articulates something that’s been on my mind for years: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/coyote/detail?entry_id=37806 #
one-block walk to the mailbox did me in. Definitely not well. #
@gpelz it’s snowing in Arvada now, just started. Scary winds, too in reply to gpelz #
@gpelz we’re in whiteout conditions with thunder and lightning. Weird. Glad I’m at home. in reply to gpelz #
unfortunately, not a joke: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7976513.stm We’ll miss the horned green guy #
results of Monday’s mammo: they want me back for another look. Just what I freakin’ needed right now – a cancer scare. #
@robbogio she: “It’s been said ‘Now our hands are free.” B: “I’m the only one with my hands tied.” caption: the journalists laugh at this BS in reply to robbogio #
streets outside my home look like an ice rink. I’ll be going in late to work today. #
@MyMelange ugh. way too many teeth in that photo of Obama, Berlusca, and Medvedev in reply to MyMelange #
new MacBook Pro seems to be a solid brick of aluminum – dense! #
@missbhavens I always wondered whether performing in public was addictive. Now I know (re your dad at pizzeria) in reply to missbhavens #
@missbhavens and so many performers also do actual drugs. Hmm. Gotta have that rush somehow? in reply to missbhavens #
@missbhavens re “remember me”, the real hardcore fans won’t expect to be remembered because you know what they say about Woodstock… in reply to missbhavens #
things I should be doing, would even like to be doing: ~2 million. Things I have energy to do: 1 (read Terry Pratchett) #
@Flemsta somehow I find it even scarier that there IS a German version [of La Casetta in Canada] in reply to Flemsta #
@lbridenne76 I suspect we’ll be hearing from an authorized source soon. No, I have no inside knowledge. in reply to lbridenne76 #
for pity’s sake someone call me and interrupt this phone call I’m on! #
the desired interruption was achieved. Thank you Twitter – and Shawn! #
@shawnferry well, you’ve got my number now! in reply to shawnferry #
I am so tired I have not even started up my brand new MacBook Pro that arrived today. But I’m not sure I can go to sleep. #
a new blog from Woodstock School: http://anne-india.blogspot.com/ #
via @maddow fun in a railway station: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6b9bMBXpg (don’t try this at an airport – TSA would NOT like it #
@italylogue discombobulated = scombussolato? (lit: “Lost my compass.”) I’d been meaning to put that on my site somewhere. in reply to italylogue #
one problem with being awake in the middle of the night is I get hungry #
@hikari in emtrambi i casi [bloggers e giornalisti], ci sono sempre gli “ins” e gli “outs”. Mah. in reply to hikari #
sometime today I’m going to have to go out and buy a Firewire cable for the new Mac #
acquisition media coverage drinking game: one shot for every headline that uses some variation of “Sundown” or “Sunset” #
@shawnferry I know where to find plenty. Another reason to go in to the office today… after my 8 am phone meeting and the mall for a cable in reply to shawnferry #
@miglsd need to grab video. Will ask the Mac experts what I need in reply to miglsd #
@miglsd I’ve had one in my hands before, shouldn’t be that hard in reply to miglsd #
new video: Cross-Platform Testing with Virtual Box http://blogs.sun.com/opensolaris/entry/cross_platform_testing_with_virtual #
there is a large rodent or something running around in our office ceiling, probably about to start nesting in some important cables or other #
@shawnferry [re add “Eclipse” to the drinking game] good one, especially with its multiple possibilities in the Java world. We’ll all be smashed within 15 minutes. in reply to shawnferry #
@pizzocalabro confused about how to use a hole punch? He may be cute, but short on brains perhaps? in reply to pizzocalabro #
likely to be snowed in for another two days. Too tired to mind. #
@avinashkaushik it already feels like that [paralyzed without an Internet connection] to me. So many things we now take for granted not possible without the Internet. in reply to avinashkaushik #
@avinashkaushik me, neither. I’ve been online since 1982, most of my job has been about the web since ~1995 in reply to avinashkaushik #
setting up new MacBook Pro. clicking directly on the trackpad is disconcerting, and very heavy. Will go buy a mouse #
@fakejonathan yes, but which 10,000 [Sun employees may be laid off]? The “experts” don’t seem to agree on that. in reply to fakejonathan #
@IgorMinar cool, thanks – that led me to a cool video demo of everything you can do with the trackpad in reply to IgorMinar #
@missbhavens what’s useful in that [MacHeist] bundle? I looked, wasn’t persuaded in reply to missbhavens #
@missbhavens seemed interesting enough, so I bought it in reply to missbhavens #
@missbhavens have to admit, that was one of the major temptations for me… in reply to missbhavens #
UI kudos to macheist.com for apologizing that their form doesn’t accept accents in names (almost no form does, but most are much ruder) #
It’s a good thing so much of my life is online; easier to reconstruct my travels for tax purposes. NB Twitter date search is broken #
Dad’s back in the hospital, after just a few days at home. I wish I could do something to help his wife with all this. #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-03-22

March 22, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ Felicia Day and me at SxSW

trying to wake up enough to write a proposal that has to be turned in by tomorrow night #
a little weird being over 30 and “representing” big corp at SxSW. Event decidedly not geared to us, but perhaps we learn more that way. #
@seancarlos I’m not here as a vendor, for some I’m a potential buyer/employer. Mostly I’m listening, learning, and meeting people in reply to seancarlos #
@jaredpolis On the web, you pretty much have to go looking for the weirdos. Unless you’re counting spam. in reply to jaredpolis #
Got my photo with Felicia Day #fangasm #
Sun should be speaking here #sxsw We are doing this stuff well and no one knows it! #
So much learned at #sxsw Hope my notes will be sufficient reminder when I finally have time & energy to write about it all #
OH “you have to suck some serious c0ck to get anywhere in [Hollywood]” #
where the hell has Facebook hidden my groups? #
@giovanni horses sweat just like people do, and, like people, they get smelly when they’re sweaty in reply to giovanni #
arranging a Woodstock GTG in NYC this weekend. Will probably see at least 1 classmate I haven’t seen since we graduated in 1981 #
Perception reflects our own insecurities: I feel like the uncool kid walking into the school cafeteria #sxsw #
@jeffreytaylor have mostly ignored the parties. Loud crowds not conducive to conversation. But met interesting people i’ll stay in touch w #
@emmabird being a victim of mega inefficiency is about as Italian as you can get. #
@Halcyon would have a “maybe” answer to that. The question is: whose story is it to tell? in reply to Halcyon #
had to leave FB and do a Google search to find my Colorado Girl Geeks group page. How lame is that for UI design? #
@thepartycow don’t kick anybody snoring on the floor – it might be me. in reply to thepartycow #
#sxsw I missed the Powderly keynote. I’d care more about that if I had more than the slightest idea who he is. #
Can’t tell if people look familiar because I hsve met them, seen them online, or they fit some type in my mind #
@mmcallen probably Powazek #
@davewiner I see a full large room at an entirely diff session #
@mmcallen Powazek talked about designing for the wisdom of the crowd #
@mmcallen I hope to find time to write about what I’ve been hearing here #
@missbhavens are you in NYC this week? Be fun to meet #
Landed #
Landed in NYC to find ourselves in the middle of the st patrick’s day parade #
@missbhavens yay Brian! in reply to missbhavens #
@bicyclemark also depends on the geek quotient of each #
@davest isn’t there a Winnie the Pooh song about that? #
@bicyclemark Twestival was a worldwide fundraiser about water. I met the woman who organized it in Austin just now. She’s based in london #
@bicyclemark and sxsw had a panel on social media for social good #
Saw Angela Lansbury on stage in “Blithe Spirit”. grande dame #
@jeffhuber ditto in reply to jeffhuber #
@lbridenne76 had a good talk over beer with the blip.tv gang at SxSW, could ask if they’d like to test… in reply to lbridenne76 #
@rosso well duh – Mamma Mia! ; ) #
I should not have felt so awful all day today after one G&T and a few glasses of wine last night. Bad oyster, maybe? #
@richstyles I couldn’t find anything in the old FB layout. In the new one, I can find even less. I use groups, people! in reply to richstyles #
advertising a Woodstock lunch tomorrow in NYC. Any Woodstockers reading this, get in touch! #
argh! Google news on iphone thinks I speak german. How do I set it to English? #
I enjoy living in a country where boys can wear makeup #
@sumaya do you have any friends who went to Woodstock School in India? We have a ton of alums from Bangladesh, including several of my class in reply to sumaya #
spent the night with Sarah and Dave again, more http://tinyurl.com/5vaemt coming soon! #
Facebook sends me email about someone tagging me, but the link does not get me anywhere near whatever the item was. #
lord, it’s been a hard week. #
the B I hate even more than Bush (thx @italylogue for the link) #

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