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Twitter - 2008-07-24

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

No grappling today, but finally got a Wii and the boxing is awesome. Though it makes me trash talk like I think I’m Ali all of a sudden… #
(And yes, I realize I’m incredibly late to that party. Thanks.) #
If only punch differentiation was a tad better. Plus, they need to add kicks - Wii Fit board? Also, scratch Ali and make that Clubber Lang.. #
@wilshipley It would probably do well to get moving on some standard, res ind format for the web in place of FavIcons and WebClip icons #
Before becoming a vampire, I’d totally convert to Hinduism. No crosses, no stars, just a one-in-a-billion shot to hold me back. Good luck! #
Creating trade show panel layouts in Illustrator. Later, may spice things up by watching paint dry! (I kid, because I don’t…) #
@warrenellis And San Diego is serendipitously not attending your pub… #
@Ihnatko Apple developed eBook reader App with iTunes eBooks would be great, but mayhap they are already spread too thin right now? 2.1 tho? #
@ASacco DRM is why I NEVER buy from the Big 3 music companies. It’s their short-sighted demand, not iTunes. Fight the real evil! #
@ASacco Desperately clinging to dead music model at expense of own future should be the DRMusic motto. No Amazon MP3 in Canada yet either… #
More like Apple? How about more like Microsoft. Gimme Media Center 7 to Xbox to WinZuneMob 7 w/ Live! meshing and I’ll get interested. Maybe #
@textism Batman Begins had similar dialog problems. They don’t have an ear for it. Few do. Miller’s Dark Knight had line after classic line. #
@textism …But what do you want, Batman by Sorkin, Whedon, or Tarantino? #
@backlon You get $0.99 *rentals* in the US? @#$%! international second-class consumer bias! #
@theiphoneblog Welcome back to the world! Does it work? #
Hmm, image files missing locally, but still on server. Even Time Machine is a no show. Hey, wheredtheygo?! #

Twitter - 2008-07-23

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

The more I watch the Watchman trailer, more I dig the vibe, less I’m certain about the cast, and the more I dislike the sculpted suits… #
@iChadman If you have the time and inclination, Watchmen is one of the smartest and most deconstructive graphic novels of this or any time. #
@backlon Hey, that’s only a couple of liters… er.. gallons of gas anyway… #
Having trouble adding your blog to Wordpress App? Using Feedburner? Add /xmlrpc.php after your URL. Thanks to http://tinyurl.com/5f6adp #
Tearing up the parking lot outside my window at 6am seems to make dust fly and my eyes burn. Unfortunately, not enough for omega-beams yet.. #
The amount of work any individual ends up doing is inversely proportional to their willingness to let the group fail. Sadly, I hate failure. #
@drhorrible That was the ending? Really? No Act 4? Sigh-ish. #
@WilHarris Brilliant post… not. #
Kinda now wishing the Dark Knight had ended a few minutes earlier. Everything post-Joker was dilution; would have better set up a sequel. #
@backlon Allegory schmellagory. Batman 3. Face fixed, ends up still a lunatic, “At least both sides match” “Scars go too deep” Miller-esque #
Awesome Blackberry Kickstart review from @crackberry. Totally NINJA. Yeah, I said it. Bujinkan-class too, not them mutant turtle types… #
@ASacco +10 martial geek points for the reference! #
@backlon Obviously Twhirl has as annoyance filter, and I’m hitting a few too many flags… #
@theiphoneblog Congrats on the Golden Podcast. (Plus I’m nominating 23rder for the Urban Dictionary…) #
@gruber Traces of Scottish English in your dialect? #

Twitter - 2008-07-22

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

@hotdogsladies Back to my Mac has worked flawlessly for me since launch. I use it daily with no problems. #
@gruber Interesting, I thought Nokia was using WebKit for their browser engine? #
@gruber Gift certificate is currently the only workable solution. They get cert, go to Apple/carrier, buy the phone, and sign the contract. #
Installed Wordpress iPhone App, 1 blog crashed the app, 3 connected, 2 seem to have sent phantom “New Blog Posts” to Twitter?? #
@ryanblock Best of luck, and thanks for all the years at Engadget! #
@gruber Then give ‘em an iPod Touch with a note saying you’ll take them to the 7 hour Apple Store line to exchange it… #
reneritchie WOW! @techcrunch giving Guru Meditation errors, and suddenly I’m back in the 90s. Amiga server farms under there? #
@roustem: Just let us know when 1Password is one of them, b’okay? #
@Veronica @ryanblock ’s not becoming co-host of Tekzilla or Qore, is he? #
@Ihnatko Or just Tweet about how to stage an effective boycott? Pulling those strings arch-nemesis style… #
Welcome, Real Dan! http://realdanlyons.com/blog/ #
@wilshipley awesome interface interview on UIandUS.com. #

Twitter - 2008-07-21

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

@ASacco whenever I rock the Jawbone, people think I have a cheese grator on my head… #
@ScottBourne Still be able to hear you on TWiP, MBW, etc.? #
Cap’ing webinar using Snapz, Parallels, IE 6, Skype. Devs: stop forcing ActiveX, b’okay? #
Dark Knight wasn’t a movie. It was several issues firehosed relentlessly on screen. A+ #

Twitter - 2008-07-20

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Anderson Silva… wow! (Watching UFC tonight, Affliction tomorrow, Elite next week… Too many shows now!) #
@backlon You seeing DK and me not yet: jealous, envious, spiteful… #
@backlon Going tomorrow afternoon. That’s why I’m so serious >:D #
The web’s not supposed to work, people. It’s your quirky cousin’s summer project scaled global. We’re lucky most days we can ping… #
@gruber Showed up in Safari RSS as well. Is this with SquirelFish or will that boost even further down road? #
@theiphoneblog Wow, thems some fast new tubes! #

Twitter - 2008-07-18

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

@iBri Welcome. ( @Backlon @MrChad There goes the Twitterhood…) #
@backlon Payback for dissing the mute? Childlike sense of wonder: revoked! #
@hotdogsladies And top 5ives? #
Confirmed: Render “smallest file” PDF in InDesign, delete page in Preview 10.5.4, embedded fonts gone. Delete page in Acrobat, all’s fine #
@iChadman @iBri Counting down to @WinBacklon retaliation in 3… 2… #
@iamPariah Sigh. But Preview launches SO much faster I’ll take the hint from the app name and stick to just previewing — no editing… #
@Veronica And your childlike sense of wonder?! #
Previewing 1Password for @theiphoneblog Looks like @roustem has a gem heading our way… http://tinyurl.com/6xs8nh #
@iChadman Meme: Any idiocy, sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from malice. #
@ScottBourne Plugin compatibility for WP 2.6 checked? #
@backlon Yes, that’s it, ENCOURAGE spambot breeding! How about just making running botnets a capital offense? #

Twitter - 2008-07-17

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Back To My Mac + old Time Machine files on Drobo at home = Missing web directory restored! #
From InDesign using Smallest File PDF export, deleting pages in Preview, re-saving, resulting in embedded font issues in Acrobat Reader?! #

Twitter - 2008-07-16

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Drobo support called me back for more info, and again with a fix (which requires the shareware Cocktail). Super fast, friendly, responsive. #
@leolaporte Adding bigger drive to Drobo could just mean more wasted overhead. Need to add two bigger drives for benefit, me thinks? #
Gmail’s IMAP continues to both delight and confound, unpredictably not syncing changes at times, and often forgetting to flush the draft box #
@backlon Gmail delight is still in beta. #
@chockenberry Linked to some of your comments, but wanted to thank you as a user for fighting http://tinyurl.com/6oww4g #
@thurrott Will Avatars do to Wii what Windows did to Mac? #
UPS brokerage gouge: $35. Fedex gouge: $35. Puralator fee: $5. One winner, 2 banned for life… Shouldn’t cost more to ship than to buy! #

Twitter - 2008-07-14

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

After restart, Drobo comes up as read-only/locked. Dismounting/Remounting works, but not if I’m connecting remotely… #

Twitter - 2008-07-13

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:59:59 +0000

@backlon Wow, Location-based Twittering will give you whole new realms of stalkers… Feel like I should order a Pizza to you roadside… #
@leolaporte S’okay, pretty much everyone and their blog expected it Look forward to hearing your monolog about it on tomorrow’s Tech Guy! #
Rogers rumor? Posted. 3G How-to? Posted. Rogers store? Visited. BJJ? Grappled. Remote App? Reviewed. Yellow Screens? Posted. This Week? Done #
@MrChad Very likely on the GPS Tweets… or just to make impromptu parties easier for the Twitterati #