2011-12-31
03:45 |
Couldn't sleep, so what better time to upgrade the memory in my MacBook Pro? (Pretty much any time, really.) |
03:54 |
My first computer had 48 KB. My laptop now exceeds that by a factor of 350,000. Guess we could call that progress. |
03:54 |
RT @BennyAce: Only a few more days until we can go back to ignoring Iowa except to confuse it with Idaho. [And Ohio.] |
10:55 |
@cschweitz So Santorum is proud that he knows more about sodomy than Perry? He would, wouldn't he? http://t.co/D9dlgjIV |
18:46 |
Glad I don't run my website on Bluehost. One spam complaint and they kill DNS for over a million pages. Ouch. http://t.co/fjQ09q1L |
19:08 |
@shelbyfero There's a license for putting on pants? I had no idea. |
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2011-12-30
14:39 |
Back from Reno. Not a terribly successful visit photographically, but I'm glad I got away. |
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2011-12-29
13:33 |
Today's lesson: if you're going to be an abusive jerk, don't leave an email trail. Even better, don't do it at all. http://t.co/BqjEK5SL |
16:19 |
@VictoriaDahl I'd be thinking, "I don't want to put anything I like in THERE! Scawy!" |
20:58 |
Ron Paul campaign decides Death Penalty for Gays pastor not their kind of guy after all? http://t.co/OxoxKHy4 |
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2011-12-28
06:39 |
Former Amazon engineer on how bad Kindle Fire is & how it got that way. Commenters mostly okay with sucky & cheap. http://t.co/MlvQ5dwY |
06:40 |
Ron Paul's insane paranoia isn't just an artifact of history. He's still nuts. http://t.co/hgrLAhgG |
06:49 |
@ClassicalLiber Prudent? Seeing the US turned into Escape From New York doesn't remotely strike me as sane, much less prudent. |
06:55 |
Paranoid? I don't see the govt as out to get me. Indifferent, sure. Incompetent at times. But not evil. Letting people suffer? That's evil. |
08:19 |
Off to Reno in a few. One of my models canceled due to illness; we'll see if the other comes through. |
17:24 |
Perfect score for my Reno photo trip: contacted 4 models, heard from & booked two, one canceled (sick), the other was a no show. *sigh* |
17:30 |
More Ron Paul weirdliness. We had no business saving the Jews in WWII? There's isolationism, then there's assholiness. http://t.co/Pm7B4w8h |
19:44 |
AT&T's far from perfect, but using my laptop tethered to my iPhone is much faster & more reliable than this hotel's WiFi. |
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2011-12-27
08:58 |
Forbes: iPad & iPhone make almost nothing for Chinese assemblers. Profit's all in components & design. http://t.co/oEYxVTit |
12:41 |
If their support for #SOPA wasn't enough to declare GoDaddy scum, there's this: http://t.co/g4MkTg6Y |
12:45 |
Warner Bros. really cares about intellectual property. Just not so much about anybody else's. http://t.co/9z6vRg4S |
12:58 |
Here's to the ladies who bake!🍸 ♩"It's the most fattening time of the year..." ♫ |
14:10 |
@cschweitz Yep, I've turned down a fair number of LinkedIn invitations if I don't know them, or we don't have some connection already. |
15:00 |
Road trip tomorrow. That means laundry today. Better be worth it! |
16:34 |
RT @LoveGod50: PROOF that the earth is only 6000 years old - http://t.co/gqHynEAR [Who could fail to be convinced by that? Me for one.] |
17:44 |
Been giving this photography cruise to Alaska a lot of thought. Then I clicked the Book Cruise button... http://t.co/suZ5wAqG |
17:47 |
@cschweitz Looks delish! |
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2011-12-26
11:52 |
@BonesMcCoy A mistletoe belt buckle. That would cheer up most anyone, human or otherwise. |
14:20 |
Finally got around to wrapping presents. Not so bad; I don't have to deliver them for four more hours. Procrastinators, think about uniting! |
14:41 |
@cschweitz Easter's close. At least it used to be. |
22:00 |
The problem with procrastination is that you don't know if you've started doing it or are still putting it off. |
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2011-12-25
08:24 |
Oh, irony! Voter fraud procedures kick Newt & Perry off VA primary ballot. Newt argues potential primary fraud's okay. http://t.co/pPAjWB5A |
10:05 |
Hope @magnatune doesn't mind me sharing, but this is too much fun: Jingle Bells on a sitar! http://t.co/rpURlYbc |
12:23 |
What a sad day! Michele Bachmann joins Newt & Perry in failing to deliver enough signatures for the VA primary ballot. http://t.co/UeQRNRf9 |
13:28 |
RT @hellobuglers: BREAKING: ABC News reports "three reindeers dead" at the scene, four "critically hurt", one missing. [Oh the reindeerity!] |
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2011-12-24
08:18 |
RT @JustaSunGod: AHHAHA "Put the lotion in the basket!" - http://t.co/WYGhDKHK [Fun with anti-helium!] |
08:27 |
RT @cschweitz: Puppies unwrap Christmas presents early http://t.co/3ExWD8Lg [I suspect human intervention was involved.] |
09:47 |
@lizbelsky And a festive Festival of Lights to you too. |
10:03 |
@VictoriaDahl It all sounds delicious. Lucky family! Oh, and don't die. Although as a writer, an infected paper cut's the way to go. |
11:17 |
GoDaddy's stand in favor of #SOPA is beyond the pale. Glad to see so many domains leaving them. Wish I were a customer so I could leave. |
11:30 |
The Chanukah story about the heroic Maccabees and the miracle of the oil? Not so much. I am heartbroken (not so much). http://t.co/vcPgUdG1 |
11:32 |
That was quick. GoDaddy rethinks its support for #SOPA. Still don't like them, but it demonstrates the power of public opinion. |
11:42 |
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." http://t.co/XwxjjxOp #jococruisecrazy |
14:11 |
Went out for lunch today. Big mistake. Also, Armadillo Willy's? You screwed up your menu something awful. Don't think I'll be back. |
14:15 |
John Dvorak is an arrogant, abusive asshole. He is also an idiot. Case in point for the latter: http://t.co/72ySc1cJ Be amazed. |
14:29 |
@cschweitz @joshtpm How much of MSFT traffic was updates & patches? |
18:53 |
Is it my imagination, or are the questions on the BBC version of @waitwait way easier than the radio show? |
20:34 |
RT @YourAnonNews: Why did GoDaddy support #SOPA? Bc it had secured an exemption from the bill's terms! http://t.co/3yNmhaH5 [Shocking.] |
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2011-12-23
2011-12-22
09:18 |
Who'd have thought http://t.co/MAYz5CcN would make an unapologetic liberal like me smile? |
10:35 |
Via @thinkgeek (Hi, Timmy!), 19 words you should work into conversation. Kummerspeck? Yeah, I know that concept. http://t.co/4uLZQMmU |
12:39 |
Truly our world is changing. And sometimes that's a fine thing. Like this: http://t.co/gmAlKOxT |
12:47 |
16GB memory for my MacBook Pro just went from $1500 to $260 at http://t.co/zlHPsiRm. Wowzers! Got my order in. Speed, thou shalt be mine! |
15:36 |
Whyfor is @gruber hating on Peter Jackson? I think he did a fine job with LotR, as unfilmable a series as I've ever forced my way through. |
15:38 |
Poor Ron Paul. Don't we all have horrible racist shit in our past? We don't? Okay, never mind then. http://t.co/ha9zOAB5 via @pemalevy |
16:36 |
A mensch of a lawyer takes on a purveyor of junk science's attempt to silence a critic. http://t.co/XB1Up2oj |
16:38 |
@ravsitar Have you been to Vancouver? Much prettier than Toronto. @chrismarquardt |
21:53 |
RT @paulandstorm: [S, to P] http://t.co/I5ClvJ8P [I love nerd humor.] |
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2011-12-21
2011-12-20
09:10 |
Repugs view Romney as most honest? I guess his lies about his record & his flip flopping & the president don't count. http://t.co/qrNl5jEf |
09:52 |
The movie may have been crap, and creepy crap at that, but one Spanish village reaps the rewards of Smurfification. http://t.co/1yWhrDzA |
12:25 |
No, Rick Perry, he wasn't Kim Jong the Sequel. Jeeze, what a maroon. http://t.co/alhAE4P8 |
13:27 |
@_CourtneyFord_ I like Echofon. Use it on my Macs, iPhone and iPad. |
21:43 |
Jackie Mason is a loudmouthed jackass who speaks for himself and no one else. |
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2011-12-19
14:07 |
Just back from The Muppets. Theater got awfully dusty when Kermit & Piggy sing Rainbow Connection, didn't it? |
16:40 |
Why can't we accept that a profitable post office is a stupid idea? We don't expect the military to pay their way, do we? |
22:13 |
Like the March of Dimes after polio was cured, MADD can't win their cause and go away. Leave my cell phone alone, dammit! |
22:19 |
@counternotions "How many Marxist/Leninists does it take to change a lightbulb? None; the bulb carries the seeds of its own revolution." |
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2011-12-18
09:01 |
Penn Jillette uses logic to explain why atheism is the only thing that makes sense. https://t.co/dkaHopof |
09:53 |
Think putting one of these on my camera would help or hinder my reputation? http://t.co/OfrRYPKf |
09:54 |
@renatojr_rj Another what? BTW, missed you at the group dinner last night. |
09:58 |
Via @ebertchicago, a font to identify sarcasm online. Because context isn't enough for *some* people. http://t.co/XdwtNapP |
10:45 |
RT @JessaSlade: This is always good advice about dicks: http://t.co/BKnSTLMi [Hee!] |
11:05 |
@renatojr_rj Arghh! Yeah, I've made that mistake a few times too. iCal needs a DWIM function. |
11:06 |
WI Gov Scott Walker is one heartless bastard. How does more undetected breast cancer help anyone? http://t.co/kjKPzAp8 |
11:43 |
Not safe for work, but fascinating. I have two questions: First, how did they do that? And more importantly, why? http://t.co/sPWQo3pP |
15:30 |
RT @bobbyllew: RT @OMGFacts: Google Search for "Let it snow." Now. [That's about as close to snow as I want to get.] |
15:36 |
@LotusSixSixSix Life's interesting, Deb. Some good, some not so good. But mostly okay. |
23:19 |
RT @billamend: 1960s Batman TV opening done with Lego... http://t.co/6hFb6YWK [Awesome! I'm ten again.] |
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2011-12-17
08:56 |
Newt tries to obfuscate Michele Bachmann and mostly comes out looking creepy and guilty. But he's winning! http://t.co/A6xp5rqv |
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2011-12-16
12:09 |
Lots of goodness here: 50 funniest tweets of 2011. http://t.co/R02JClLf |
12:24 |
@JustaSunGod Hunt for Red October. Easy one. |
18:45 |
Just finished another photo shoot. Two hours of extreme adorableness. The model, not me. Although... |
21:41 |
The Freakonomics brand is about as valueless as most brands. Crap is crap, no matter who brands it. http://t.co/UPmbO7F4 |
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2011-12-15
2011-12-13
08:19 |
Lowe's defense: We're not bigots, but we want to sell to bigots. http://t.co/SfY3Dvk8 |
08:56 |
Newt & Mittens saying mean things about each other, mean things that just happen to be true. What fun! http://t.co/sdNZBRO8 |
10:35 |
I think I liked it better when real news didn't sound like something @TheOnion would write. http://t.co/iNxQV0OU |
11:09 |
"You get back to work, God! Be thankful you have a job!" http://t.co/xFvmNdUG |
11:17 |
Gee. Glad I downloaded that fake Driver's License iPhone app before they pulled it from the App Store. http://t.co/lJ1ZV5z6 |
18:23 |
@tabacco I already have my ticket for 1/21. Front row! |
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2011-12-12
09:41 |
Fun watching two Mormons go at each other. http://t.co/t9hnI68o |
10:04 |
Just got my tickets for @thrillingadv & #w00tstock at http://t.co/WHeowjMm in January. Front row center! Can't do better than that, can I? |
11:46 |
My followers live in the U.S. (71.9%), the U.K. (6.3%), Canada (5.2%) & more. Create your map at http://t.co/H5oz9uHI |
12:25 |
@paulandstorm You better not be entertaining, darn you! Save that for the real cruise! |
13:24 |
Poor Mittens. Must be tough to be better in theory than you are in practice. If only you didn't have to be seen or heard. |
17:06 |
Watching season 6 of Perry Mason on DVD. Bette Davis guest starred. She looks *old* & drag queeny. Scary that she was younger than I am now. |
20:19 |
Top 10 Iowa debate moments. #1 is brilliant, although #10 is good too. Funnily enough, both are about Michele Bachmann. http://t.co/3No0waEK |
22:27 |
Newt's sister doesn't know if he's honestly anti-gay or just a bigot for hire. But either way she supports Obama. http://t.co/LqZqdZ03 |
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2011-12-11
10:24 |
Today's shoot involves a model covered in chocolate. And how's your Saturday going? http://t.co/Y5LlCJZb |
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2011-12-10
08:36 |
Huh. That Commandment isn't about coveting property; it's about taking it. An ancient mistranslation. http://t.co/i8LaPTWx |
11:42 |
New Years Eve movie gets not just negative reviews, but hostile, disgusted, offended reviews. So much entertainment. http://t.co/j9GaiZmZ |
11:44 |
Kris Humphries blindsided that GMA interview was all about his marriage? Why else would anybody want to talk to him? http://t.co/U2rpcjBq |
13:12 |
@VictoriaDahl Cocks are not supposed to sparkle. And neither are vampires, now that I think of it. |
14:40 |
Thank you, Twitter! How else would I know that @ThrillingAdv and #w00tstock are coming to SF in January? I'm so there! http://t.co/YbTpsShK |
17:20 |
@reduced I use Echofon on iPhone and Mac. Gave up on official Twitter client ages ago. |
18:51 |
Santorum's a solid block of cheese? He's certainly a block of something. http://t.co/IhiCUdYI |
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2011-12-09
08:32 |
Up late last night listening to http://t.co/ZxjKgNGR recording of Nicholas Nickelby. Voice quality all over the map, but I persevered! |
09:45 |
Finished my first full length Dickens novel via Librivox audio. He wrote a fine story, buried under a ton of tedious and pointless subplots. |
09:49 |
Once again, an @ebertchicago review is far more entertaining than its subject. http://t.co/FFYSbe2g |
10:14 |
@billprady @MarkoLazari Wouldn't be worth it if you could make him. Folks who are interesting on Twitter want to be here. Like you, Bill. |
10:34 |
@cabri It was Nicholas Nickleby. I'm about halfway through Great Expectations, which could use a few of NN's laughs. |
12:52 |
Wait! Matlock wasn't really a good lawyer? Okay, I buy that. But Atticus? Say it ain't so! http://t.co/KR4xawoc |
13:12 |
At last, a candidate I can get behind. He's full of hope. And felt. http://t.co/UqVEsPtK |
13:51 |
Idiot defaces Wisconsin recall petition, arrested for committing a felony, will likely lose his right to vote. http://t.co/osNkM3AB |
13:52 |
@donttrythis Agreed. Relieved nobody got hurt. |
21:12 |
RT @YourDailyCute: Heeere's today's Cute: Baby Kitten Just Learning to Groom Herself http://t.co/xvZfPrMy - Sweetest. Video. Ever. :) [Aww.] |
22:34 |
@wilw The Man With Two Brains? I *love* that movie! |
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2011-12-08
10:35 |
So long, Harry Morgan, and thanks. http://t.co/94sc8yIS |
10:56 |
The Party of Lincoln now The Party of (Mc)Cain: "Am I my brother's keeper? Hell, no! he's on his own!" http://t.co/NuCiK2er |
11:50 |
I would buy all these books. Okay, maybe not the George Lucas one. But the others for sure. http://t.co/85FUthR4 |
12:20 |
Newt putting John Bolton as Secretary of State is more frightening than McCain choosing Sarah Palin as Veep. Didn't think that was possible. |
15:34 |
Michele Bachmann: "It's reprehensible when someone uses a little child to advance a political agenda.” Like you talking up your foster kids? |
17:14 |
During a phone interview for a job, got an email about another job. Being popular is good. Being employed will be better. |
18:40 |
Mittens' seconds to eviscerate Newt? I'll bring the popcorn. http://t.co/obdqD9TH |
18:58 |
I'd been thinking about taking that helicopter tour over Hoover Dam. Now, not so much. http://t.co/nnLA6ALD |
19:22 |
Whether out of altruism or merely to put their bad publicity behind them, @paypal does right by @regretsy. http://t.co/mqS4ZCbS |
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2011-12-07
07:26 |
RT @TheDailyShow: .@THEHermanCain ends campaign quoting closing credit song from Pokemon: The Movie 2000. http://t.co/NF8p3rOk [Surreal.] |
07:45 |
Is there no one at @PayPal to intervene in the @regretsy matter? Their reputation for tone deaf customer service takes another massive hit. |
10:40 |
So @PayPal has released @regretsy's accounts. Think they beat the crap out of the employee who made them look like such assholes? |
13:32 |
CNET's http://t.co/RH1XnU9l installs malware with that free software. Scummy bastards. http://t.co/mEaUvCtu |
14:18 |
@mariancall -29F in Rochester, NY. -50 with wind chill. |
15:02 |
Jon Huntsman backs off on climate change; Huntsman's IQ (or just his integrity) backs off a dozen points or so. http://t.co/dPkbLkqp |
21:11 |
Did Jon Stewart really call Donald Trump "a circus peanut wearing a badger"? By golly, I think he did! |
22:42 |
Woman who attacked ObamaCare gets cancer, gets treated only because of ObamaCare. How ironic is that? http://t.co/KxhojKAn |
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2011-12-06
08:15 |
Romney campaign takes an "honesty & integrity are for losers" approach to their ads. http://t.co/glfAeGM0 |
08:17 |
"Truth, facts, evidence, reason, decency, fairness — for Romney and his team, none of this matters." http://t.co/DmH0kPl7 |
10:21 |
The symbol of an advanced civilization? Not the iPhone, but the humble cheeseburger! http://t.co/9zaClg2j |
20:47 |
Human Factors expert Jakob Nielsen studies Kindle Fire usability. The results aren't good. http://t.co/R4X1CfvY |
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2011-12-05
07:47 |
@alwayscoffee And what's this Downtown Abby doing? Or did you mean Downton Abbey? |
07:52 |
@alwayscoffee Spellcheck giving you grief this morning, Ali? |
07:54 |
@alwayscoffee The root of many ills, yes, but also the source of much mirth! |
14:35 |
Steve Jobs is asked insulting question, gives thoughtful, reasoned response. Impressive performance. http://t.co/gO1J8CWB |
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2011-12-04
09:01 |
@Molly23 Unbelievably adorable, by which I mean you, @stephenfry, and the whole story. Couldn't happen to a nicer person. |
09:12 |
Ron Paul has too much dignity to join a debate with Donald Trump as the moderator. Says much about both Paul and Trump. |
15:21 |
Today's model was a no show. So we played with lighting, and then enjoyed a Korean BBQ and good conversation. Pretty good day so far. |
15:55 |
"Rumors Of Extramarital Affair End Campaign Of Presidential Candidate Who Didn't Know China Has Nuclear Weapons." Uh, yeah, that's wrong. |
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2011-12-03
2011-12-02
11:04 |
Huntsman ad shows how much Mittens Romney disagrees with himself, denies saying what he said. Harsh but fair. http://t.co/T0mv7WpF |
11:05 |
Dentist visit first thing this morning. Never a pleasant time, but I emerged unbloodied if not entirely unbowed. I'll call that a victory. |
11:44 |
George Lucas's 7 Deadly Star Wars Revisionist Sins. That'd be my list too. http://t.co/6MqeJ9XB |
11:57 |
@annvosspeterson That's good. And his need to link *everything* together in the last movie. Give us a little credit. |
12:05 |
@annvosspeterson My favorite dumb moment was Padme naming the twins, as if we in the audience wouldn't know who these kids are. Subtle much? |
14:43 |
Bachmann logic: Gays can so marry! They just can't marry anyone of the same sex! And neither can straight people! |
14:47 |
RT @Cabel: Truth in advertising #thedeck http://t.co/zdx4dElC [Oy, do they need help.] |
15:56 |
Danger 5. It's like every bad series to come out of ITV in the 60s. Only AWESOME! http://t.co/5kBArJ6z |
16:32 |
Finished Steve Jobs bio. Now I understand why my tenure at Apple was so nasty, brutish and short. |
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2011-12-01
08:27 |
@Nikon_USA Pacific-bound 747 shortly after takeoff from San Francisco International. Golden Gate Cemetery makes a fine vantage point. |
11:26 |
@donttrythis Are you accepting applications for the Fabulous Five? What would Doc Savage be without his aides? |
17:54 |
I have seen the future of photography, and it makes me want to weep. http://t.co/vatHlFtv |
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