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Twitter Updates for 2010-07-28

jsjohnst — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

Imagine: 12 core Mac Pro, 32gb RAM, dual 512gb SSD in RAID1, dual 2TB sata in RAID1, 4x 27" 16:9 cinema displays. http://tinyurl.com/ml5ev #
All that could be yours, or….
Down payment on a house

A new sports car

Or a trip around the world for two!

Choose wisely #
@katmigo "write a post"? Don't you mean "try out liberally on a regular basis"? in reply to katmigo #
@macgasm just did… in reply to macgasm #
@jessykate solo? On your birthday? Really? in reply to jessykate #
Goal: Start stashing away some cash so by the time the 27" cinema display is available for sale I can buy several of them. Wish me luck! #
Surprised nobody at @node_knockout has noticed their CSS has been down all day due to a Express TypeError #
"it's been a good life", "glory days", "time after time", "flying high again"… XM, did u have a theme maybe when you picked this playlist? #
Howz I supoze 2 getz allz teh waze up ter? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyjohnstone/4836591104/ #
Ok! Iz tired. Iz stop herez fer a nap! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyjohnstone/4836594302 #
Iz only kiddin! Iz up! How iz giz down now? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyjohnstone/4836016291 #
Fer realz! Iz scared! Stop takin me photo an helpz! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyjohnstone/4836630494 #
Brown Cat's (don't blame me, I didn't name her) adventures… Now with newly improved translations of her thoughts! http://bit.ly/9RmQAQ #
@ElizabethN No, that means you are doing it exactly right! in reply to ElizabethN #
@augustjoki uggh! Thanks. in reply to augustjoki #
IZ STIL WAITIN 4 U 2 COME GIT ME DOWN! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyjohnstone/4836926018/ /via #browncat – #fb #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-27

jsjohnst — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

"If Twitter has value at all, it’s tracking trends, and the # people shocked by a refund for a Bumper is pretty self-explanatory" | @Macgasm #
@sh1mmer where can one find this awesome sauce? in reply to sh1mmer #
Why boat trailers exist: http://bit.ly/9pp1qh #
I just earned the “I stole Foursquare Badges” pin on Gowalla as I mayored your mom and oh god make it all stop. (via @KuraFire) #
@kentbrew wasn't my capture. Was one of the many humorous emails / videos my dad sends me. This one was too funny not to share with everyone in reply to kentbrew #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-26

jsjohnst — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@ejacqui you're just saying that so they don't maul you to death next time you go to sleep! Smart move none the less. in reply to ejacqui #
@pbur it's only $30 for both. Not sure they sell separately since it's so cheap anyway. in reply to pbur #
@heathermeeker /me goes to poke you in jest then. but really, I agree, and _real_ email too (not fb crap mail). in reply to heathermeeker #
@jessykate you're more tech savvy than many hard core tech geeks. in reply to jessykate #
@pbur agree! Good to know and thanks for replying back with the info. in reply to pbur #
RT @GlennF: Just saw 787 Dreamliner take off at Boeing Field. It was sleek and QUIET. Improbably so. — quiet!? That's impressive! #
@thekarladam it wouldn't be LA if it didn't take 3 hours or more to drive 5 miles on a freeway. Motorcycles are FTW there for a reason in reply to thekarladam #
Last night, iPad worked as usual. Since waking up today, it's extremely sluggish in all apps. Please help with ideas why / how to fix! #
Not JB, rebooted several times. Networked apps seem the most affected, but even it's response to hitting the power button is sluggish too. #
@pbur yeah, multiple times. Rebooting (and response to just hitting power button) is even very sluggish! in reply to pbur #
Interesting random discovery. Apparently Calculator HD has floating point errors. Contrived example here: http://twitvid.com/X8OVK #
@schingler I've got an Optoma HD20 I've used many times in that type of setting and it works great for the price/feature set. in reply to schingler #
@GlennF the helicopter seemed a lot louder than the plane. What was the comparative range between them? #
@mojombo what I've typically done is make a screenshot of the text and cropped it. Pathetically basic, but it works. http://bit.ly/bNWOvC in reply to mojombo #
TeX rendering for the web using Javascript with MathJax: http://bit.ly/bkLzkR — pretty dang cool, but a bit slow on an iPad to render #
RT @cheesycons: Woohoo! Panera Bread pay-what-you-wish restaurant is expanding. http://bit.ly/aXhluJ – happily surprised this works so well! #
Re: @MathJax sure, minification will help, but saying don't worry with results like this seem a bit non-intuitive. http://twitvid.com/EKQHU in reply to MathJax #
@MathJax that was after they were cached. I had refreshed multiple times to get that speed (was 30+ seconds the first time). in reply to MathJax #
@MathJax yeah, speed isn't everything in this case and that page is example heavy, but definitely something to keep in mind. in reply to MathJax #
@cheesycons that's a prototype. The OLPC was a prototype nearly 4 years ago. Tech does get cheaper, so not surprised it's better. in reply to cheesycons #
@tychay _next_ year? PHP5 was released what, just five years ago? in reply to tychay #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-25

jsjohnst — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

I guess it's possible, but every time I hear the @Toyota commercial claiming they spend $9 billion/yr on auto safety I feel like calling B/S #
Funny thinking how much some people change in five years. Take @iTod for example: http://bit.ly/9S9zN6 #
@iTod hahahah. I'm sure a pseudo embarrassing post or two could be found on mine too. Never took you for a recovering Java fan. in reply to iTod #
Safari Books Online: A successful attempt to make reading a book so painful you'd rather disembowel yourself than endure it's torture longer #
@iTod It's also available via your website too if you know the path (which isn't hard to guess). in reply to iTod #
@simonw While I've seen others with such damage, I've got a dozen Mac power cables and more still of iOS cables and have never had one fray. in reply to simonw #
GitHub *just* crossed 1,000,000 repositories: http://github.com/home (via @rtomayko) (via @davglass) #
Instinctive drowning response http://j.mp/aYV1ua (via @hagus) #
XCode 4 is pretty pretttty nice. Wish the Android tools (err Eclipse) were even 1/10th as pleasant to use (and look at). (via @joehewitt) #
@rasmus I find what you just described to be a very rare occurrence (and I spend >$10k / year on Amazon). /me \u+2764 Amazon Prime! in reply to rasmus #
@rasmus Why do we need ftp(s) in a browser? Isn't the point of a browser to render web page content? in reply to rasmus #
If you haven't ever seen / read this page, you might find it an interesting read no matter what your skill level is: http://bit.ly/9oHfUZ #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-24

jsjohnst — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

Here's a small handful of shots from yesterday's YEF 2010 celebration — http://♶.ws/yef2010 #
C/C superiority — "it makes me worry that maybe this discussion is about measuring penis size" /by @tychay http://tinyurl.com/34xpq3l #
@VxJasonxV yes, I own xn--x6h.ws in reply to VxJasonxV #
@VxJasonxV I have bitly.pro setup on that domain, so they are basically doing bit.ly with my custom domain. in reply to VxJasonxV #
You Can't Appreciate How Completely Apple Has Humiliated The Cellphone Industry Until You See These Charts http://tinyurl.com/25kk838 #
BP Cleanup Workers Gone Wild | Mother Jones http://tinyurl.com/25882pw #
Ever had just a Flickr Photo ID and want to get to it's photo page or want an easy way to generate flic.kr short URLs? http://♶.ws/flic-kr #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-23

jsjohnst — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@cheesycons "you're holding it wrong" … in reply to cheesycons #
@macgasm meh… I'm over the MBAs now in this post iPad era even if it can do a ton the iPad can't. Wanna buy mine? in reply to macgasm #
@macgasm ditto. Between my 13" MBP, my iPad, and my iPhone 4, I'm not sure what niche a new MBA in any form would fill for me. in reply to macgasm #
@katmigo the sense of taste you had up until now? in reply to katmigo #
@KuraFire depends on the power source. If newish Mac or the iPad A/C dongle, then yeah, super fast charging! in reply to KuraFire #
WwF: "IOUIOUA" … yes, yes, I know you owe me a non-vowel letter. How about honoring that IOU sometime this game already, mmm k? #
Here's a small handful of shots from today's YEF 2010 celebration — http://♶.ws/yef2010 #
Yum!! (@ The Kitchen Table) http://4sq.com/5Xaphq #
Now that's a unique Creme Brûlée presentation! http://flic.kr/p/8kWZwh #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-22

jsjohnst — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@zadr Not sure how you're getting those results. Here is what I get doing a similar process to that described: http://gist.github.com/484898 in reply to zadr #
Bomb shell dropped. Now sitting back to observe and interpret the fallout. Best wishes and deep respect for those affected. #
Pro Tip: If you've ever rsync'd files over to an iDisk and saw it always does a full copy each time it's re-ran, then -u is your friend. #
@zadr well of course. Do that and you have every revision ever committed now locally in your checkout. in reply to zadr #
@zadr that is very much in line with what I'd expect! in reply to zadr #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-21

jsjohnst — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@schwa ditto in reply to schwa #
Even after taking my usual sleeping meds, still woke up four times last night and now am groggy this morning. Body, why must you hate me so? #
@janeylicious I'd be very afraid. Very afraid indeed. Anyone who looks like @thekarladam who is acting "nice" surely has ulterior motives. in reply to janeylicious #
Wow… simply wow… http://antenn-aid.com/ #
@sampullara Even at it's highest theoretical speeds (let alone real world experience), Sprint's "4G" isn't 4G by the actual definition of 4G in reply to sampullara #
@jsnell @chartier you can pry my DSL from my cold dead hands. Cable modems are horrid with virtually every provider in the US. in reply to jsnell #
@jsnell once you try vDSL (aka Uverse in AT&T world) you will never think of using cable again. in reply to jsnell #
@mtabini I prequalify places I live before moving. I refuse to move into a place not within 5k of a RT (even less now that vDSL is deployed) in reply to mtabini #
@johnfbraun what's your upstream / latency / QoS? If network goes to pot when the kids get home from school in the neighborhood, then no ty! in reply to johnfbraun #
@natekoechley @yaypie they've never remote killed anything yet they yanked from the store, don't expect them to start now. in reply to natekoechley #
@zadr are you talking server side or client working copy side? in reply to zadr #
@ejacqui in the budget, but decent location and still quite nice category is Hotel Eaton. Stayed there briefly June 2009 and was satisfied. in reply to ejacqui #
Super disappointed to not be at OSCON this year, especially since it's back in Portland where it should be. #
@zadr normally git/hg would be larger client side because it includes full history for every revision in the repos, unlike svn. in reply to zadr #
@zadr have you done a 'git gc' btw? It can have a significant impact on disk space usage in some cases. in reply to zadr #
@zadr one test you can try: Do an svn export of the repo. Then do a git init & git add * / git commit on the export and check the size. in reply to zadr #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-18

jsjohnst — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@lights good question! It was fine an hour ago. Time for a new one I guess? Try http://flic.kr/p/7M6MXR or http://flic.kr/p/6aLSHT maybe? in reply to lights #
I've been using Godaddy for about a decade and that needs to change (no explanation necessary I think). Looking for good recommendations! #
It's posts like this from @macgasm why I respect them and read their content: http://is.gd/dwfty — Can we seriously drop antennas now? #
@missourimoonpie I didn't ask about hosting. I asked about DNS registrars. Thanks! in reply to missourimoonpie #
@VxJasonxV Switching to them would cost me about an additional $1,000 a year. As much as I hate Godaddy's UI, not sure I hate it that much. in reply to VxJasonxV #
@VxJasonxV I'm willing to take a hit on price, but from the looks of their website they aren't better enough to justify that much price hike in reply to VxJasonxV #
@VxJasonxV Takes about 20 mouse clicks to change nameservers, delete domain confirmation page doesn't list what domains you are deleting … in reply to VxJasonxV #
@VxJasonxV gawdish website appearance and upselling overload, excessive and pointless JS UI which actually makes it harder to use, etc. etc. in reply to VxJasonxV #
Two little furry guys running around getting acclimated to the new place. I think they are both playing Marco Polo by the sound of it. #
Decided to go and swap out the ~$1k linens on the bed for my "guest" ones before picking them up just to be safe. Probably wise initially. #
The gray one is pretty friendly already… #fb http://flic.kr/p/8ju4rX #
But the leopard spotted brown one is still a bit camera shy… #fb http://flic.kr/p/8ju4XX #
How dare you try to interrupt us with your camera when we're trying to eat! http://flic.kr/p/8jxoLU #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-17

jsjohnst — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@stiiina careful doing that if you've never done it before. You do know the side-effect of too much vitamin C, right? in reply to stiiina #
Hard to believe it's already been (or only been, depending on perspective) this long already… http://flic.kr/p/8j79DX #
Actually 23 days early to be technical, but just got my five year Yahoo! gumball machine today! http://flic.kr/p/8j7cPT #
@LAFDtalk @BrianHumphrey Things are busy, but pretty well. Definitely take you up on the lunch next time I'm in town! You in DC for CC? in reply to LAFDtalk #
Ready to have your mind blown? This extreme low light _very_ stunning photo was taken by my mother using an iPhone 4 http://flic.kr/p/8jevnC #
Decided to take on two new residents at my place for a friend who's traveling. Adorably cute! #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-16

jsjohnst — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@bmf what's up, might be able to help? in reply to bmf #
On Reception – The iPhone 4 hysteria – The Real Life/Lab Test Conundrum | Ed Dale's Blog http://tinyurl.com/2vwnf8j #
Yum! (@ BBQ Kalbi Truck) http://4sq.com/a1N2Oz #
@bmf maybe me. Let's talk offline. in reply to bmf #
Symlink iTunes directory to Apache served location + U-verse's fast upstream = streaming DRM'd iTunes movies from home to my iPad anywhere! #
Seems MPMoviePlayerController won't play content which has iTunes DRM and AVFoundation is 4.0 only.
Anybody have a solution? Please! #
Apparently MobileSafari.app is special and can play movie content that no other app on the device can, even from inside a UIWebView. #
What's so fair about Fairplay DRM? A story of trying to play iTunes DRM'd content on an iOS device: http://j.mp/a00gpp [jeremyjohnstone.com] #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-15

jsjohnst — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

Super surprised my best friend growing up picked up an obscure song reference by this alone just now: "fuck me I'm famous"
Can you? #
Problem with having 67 diff bottles of alcohol (not including beer/wine)? Deciding what to drink when you just want something simple to sip. #
LazyWeb: is there a place to get a bottle of Coebergh Classic bessenjenever in the US? Hope I don't need to fly back to Holland to get more. #
Re last tweet on bessenjenever, this is what it looks like. Love tips on where to find it this side of the pond. http://twitpic.com/25dsvn #
@mdhughes ditto man! Used Linux as primary OS for almost a decade, despite that torture. #
@augustjoki why do you think I have so much (had way more, but stopped buying)? That way when people visit they can have their fave drink. in reply to augustjoki #
@augustjoki I'm a light weight lately and don't drink much, especially at home. in reply to augustjoki #
Having an interesting chat about the past decade. Friend & I can't believe that 10 yrs would make us go from AAPL abhorrers to near fan bois #
@VxJasonxV I dog Apple almost as much as I praise them, so yes, just /near/ fan boys, smartass! in reply to VxJasonxV #
@pixelarchitect yahoo! fan boy, sure. My name/car are in every published dictionary in past 5 years. Want to see my koolaid IV, ask @SaraMG! in reply to pixelarchitect #
@nickE10mm that's too much a typical "Johnstone" drink.
Decided on a great (but overly sweet) drink for the small glass i poured tonight. in reply to nickE10mm #
@jhstrauss sounds actually like a lot of fun. How do I score an invite to such an evening chat? in reply to jhstrauss #
Re: @SaraMG no, it's the phone which reqs a stupid "death grip" to drop a call rather than /dev/urandom being < 1 to drop like normal AT&T. in reply to SaraMG #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-14

jsjohnst — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

RT @iankennedy: Are you a Hacker or a Hustler? http://goo.gl/fb/uoIy8 — is it possible to be both? Both descriptions fit me. #
@iankennedy yeah, I agree, which is part of the reason I think I am not in the start-up arena anymore. I never found a good counterpart. in reply to iankennedy #
@SteveStreza I went 60 something miles (in less time than I'll publicly admit) in Nevada with no service at all last spring. in reply to SteveStreza #
At Building 3 at Singularity University's Women at the Frontier event with @cheesycons (@ NASA Ames Research Center w/ 4 others) #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-13

jsjohnst — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@grahamhancock Just wish there was a way to do it for DRM'd content from iTMS. Both ends are authed on the same iTMS account, so why not? in reply to grahamhancock #
OH: "this car could bump start a 747" – Love Jeremy Clark's wit! The car has a diesel twin turbo V12 engine producing nearly 800lbs torque. #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-12

jsjohnst — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@yipe agree… in fact, many of the models wouldn't be worth looking at if it wasn't for the amazing work of some of the photogs. in reply to yipe #
Amazing lay just now in WwF! 'quod' for 105 points FTW! /me does happy dance! #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-11

jsjohnst — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

Just finished catching up on Season 6 of @GreysAnatomy. By far and away an amazing season filled with emotion and almost non-stop tears. #
Easily think this is the longest headache of my life now. Going on 48 hours of pulsating throbbing hell. #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-10

jsjohnst — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

YouTube announces support for 4K video resolution « Boy Genius Report: http://bit.ly/aMxrRM — little early for April Fool's isn't it? #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-09

jsjohnst — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@izs here's a nifty one for ya which only works on integers… ((foo ^= bar) && (bar ^= foo) && (foo ^= bar)); in reply to izs #
Holy shit balls! Incredible how much flash memory prices have dropped. 64gb 400x CF non-generic brand card for $225!? http://amzn.to/argvpu #
@basictheory Dude… you should have seen the guy walking down the sidewalk just now outside Bldg D. Frightening, even by "goth" standards. in reply to basictheory #
RT @WSJ: Breaking: Scientists discover antibody that kills 91% of HIV strains. Significant step toward AIDS vaccine http://on.wsj.com/dnRzCh #
@bbum What is it? in reply to bbum #
I wish I could pull over and ticket cops. I've seen three different police cars today make offenses I've been excused of doing in the past. #
Bought a loaf of bread last night at Safeway. Looked at it today & there are bugs flying inside (never opened). Totally lost my appetite! #
@lights need help? in reply to lights #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-08

jsjohnst — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@SteveStreza dude, you're at Wally world, whatcha expect? in reply to SteveStreza #
It's one thing to be tortured by Vuvuzela when you're watching the WC, it's a another thing when you're working & a coworker has it blaring #
@techsocialite @dannynewman I do, especially @mgmgrand … What hotels / dates were you looking for deals? in reply to techsocialite #
Looking at the standing room only cafe today, I have to question how many $B's are wasted worldwide in lost productivity due to WC watching. #
@yaypie oh dear! you need to format that machine now… in reply to yaypie #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-07

jsjohnst — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0000

@bgarlinghouse why not use mail.app to connect to exchange? Mail.app is easily a very useable exchange client as long as you're on ex2007. in reply to bgarlinghouse #
@adurdin link to said png? in reply to adurdin #
Is AT&T capping iPhone upload speeds? [TUAW] — definitely happening in Kansas today and wasn't last week! http://tinyurl.com/25tbboa #
Trying one of the "famous" muffalettas (@ Jason's Deli) http://4sq.com/9ZlBdT #
TSA scares me. Agent at Xray: "why do you have three ipads?" … Course I only had one in there, but played dumb anyway. #
ICT @UnitedAirlines gate agent RULES! Flying on a free non-upgradeable ticket and still bumped me into First class based on my 1K status. #
Thinking I'm going to be coughing up concrete dust for a while now. Worried about my pops as I know he would have inhaled much more. #
@yipe ditto! Especially when flying internationally. in reply to yipe #
Had to divert to Grand Junction because we ran out of fuel circling Denver due to full ground stop there for t-storms. Still awaiting update #
@geoTC parachute would easily make that a fun ride! in reply to geoTC #
Still in Grand Junction, some passengers and I are discussing running down the stairs from the plane and hijacking one of the Cessna's here. #
@kettlewell yep! Denver is clearing up so hopefully this A320 will be airborne soon. in reply to kettlewell #
Still sitting on the runway in Grand Junction. Three hours later, the storm has had to clear by now, yes? #