2012-07-14
15:38 |
3 status update calls from Southwest for my 8:20 flight tonight. First delayed to 9:20, then 8:45, now back to 8:20. Are we done now? |
19:31 |
Through security and at my gate at SJC. Flight's delayed a little over an hour. But WiFi's free, and I'm comfortable. |
19:48 |
First crisis of the trip: power brick is failing. Bad brick or bad power here? May be laptopless if I can't find a replacement. |
20:37 |
@IsobelCarr no. Do you also use who for people and that for things? |
20:47 |
@IsobelCarr Well of course he (or she) is! Dogs have more personality than a lot of people. |
21:20 |
On the plane. An hour late, but we'll be on our way pretty soon. |
23:28 |
Hello, SEA/TAC! |
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2012-07-13
06:01 |
Holy kwap! Want! (But don't need. And certainly don't want to haul around.) http://t.co/vimjgL9j |
07:19 |
Listening to a webcast about Big Data. So many jokes come to mind, mostly in an effort to stay awake. |
13:59 |
I never argue with a fortune cookie. http://t.co/NxE1SPT2 |
19:30 |
@Lomara Wish I could be there, Kim. Darn day job. (And other stuff.) #w00tstock |
20:07 |
@Lomara Thanks! And at least I'll see some of those folks on the cruise in February... |
22:06 |
@neiltyson No worse than The La Brea Tar Pits. |
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2012-07-12
06:04 |
@alwayscoffee But gosh, Ali; if Tosh wasn't an asshole he'd have no act at all. |
06:08 |
@alwayscoffee Touché. I meant act as performance, that thing you do in front of people that they pay you for, not act as masquerade. |
06:09 |
@alwayscoffee And you do it so well. Okay, them: both play with words and amuse. |
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2012-07-11
06:53 |
Today's phishing attempt: a phony bill for my Citibank MasterCard. The numbers didn't match up, but it was a pretty fair attempt. |
09:07 |
Here I sit in our trade show booth. Where the heck is anybody who might give a damn? Gonna be a long, long day. |
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2012-07-10
06:45 |
Working a trade show in SF today and tomorrow. Expect to spend lots of hours waiting in vain for someone to talk to. A lot like Junior high. |
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2012-07-09
20:31 |
Found a great way to drain an iPad's battery: accidentally leave a game of Battleship in progress for 12 hours. Oopsy! |
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2012-07-08
06:58 |
@VictoriaDahl How well *do* you have to know someone before obscene pranks are appropriate? @veronicawolff |
20:12 |
Somebody else at the shoot had the same camera bag as me. Luckily, the inevitable mixup turned out to be entirely evitable. |
20:33 |
Pretty good shoot today despite shaky start. Only two of my four 1-1 shoots showed up, but I arranged one substitute. Lots to edit now. |
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2012-07-07
13:28 |
At the gate at SJC, waiting for a flight to Ontario. Photo shoot tomorrow in Riverside, which has become an annual thing. |
14:08 |
So now I know: my new camera backpack will indeed fit under an airplane seat. That's a relief. |
14:47 |
On the one hand, do I really need WiFi on a one hour flight? On the other, it was only $5. So here I am, tweeting from the stratosphere. |
20:40 |
Driving a rental & using TomTom app to navigate. It made random loud gong sound. I wasn't speeding, so what? I passed a church? WTF! |
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2012-07-06
2012-07-05
07:10 |
Right winger at 13, Obama supporter at 17. Guess even Conservatives are capable of growth. Some of 'em, anyway. http://t.co/gAqZdrPU |
14:44 |
Drove down to Morgan Hill to test out my new camera. So far I like it a whole lot. http://t.co/2irWvAjx |
14:55 |
PowerPoint rule #1: Never *ever* use Comic Sans in a presentation. Ever. |
14:56 |
PowerPoint rule #2: Every transition & animation style you use loses you 5% of your credibility. |
15:11 |
PowerPoint rule #3: Funny pictures on your slides are a bad idea. Imagine a painful silence in the room. Now prepare to live it. |
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2012-07-04
10:44 |
RT @byobrooks: Oh my God! They killed Sean Bean! You bastards! http://t.co/kfuiznr2 [At least he survives Sharpe's Rifles. My favorites!] |
14:49 |
@macosken Wizmark? Seriously? |
15:35 |
I'll be damned! There really is a urinal communicator. From a company called Wizmark! Now that's marketing! http://t.co/kGuocH1D |
15:36 |
@macosken I think you meant sights. But wow, they really do exist. |
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2012-07-03
11:17 |
New phishing email this morning, phony flight details allegedly from American Airlines. Anyone else getting these? |
15:06 |
How the Innovator's Dilemma guy got the iPhone so horribly, laughably wrong. http://t.co/2AvvoHIZ |
16:38 |
Extra points to the Apple Store. Dropped off my MacBook for touchpad replacement yesterday. It's already done & ready for pickup! |
20:02 |
Cartoon voice actors perform Star Wars at Emerald City Comic Con. Best. Thing. Ever. http://t.co/kLnGmaVx |
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2012-07-02
11:38 |
My MacBook's trackpad is tracking randomly or not at all. Waiting at the Apple Store for my Genius Bar appointment. How's your Sunday going? |
13:12 |
Quick visit to the Apple Store. It'll take a few days to get my MBPS back, but it'll be free. Lucky trackpad died with a month of warranty. |
14:38 |
There are far too many dark gray Camrys around here. |
15:55 |
RT @pourmecoffee: Kudos to this guy for playing it ultra-straight: http://t.co/Njmi0SfW [Explains the Amazon outage.] |
20:35 |
Great. Rob Schneider is the new Jenny McCarthy, a thought that makes me a little bit nauseous. And I watched ¡Rob! http://t.co/MO7c7wrB |
20:55 |
What to use while my MBP is in repair? Work ThinkPad? I think not. Old MacBook? Could do, but I'm spending all my time with my iPad. |
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2012-07-01
08:11 |
MSFT Surface: when even your biggest fans think you're full of crap. http://t.co/ArRutI0S |
09:24 |
Finally have my cabin assignment for my Alaska cruise. Two weeks from today! |
09:28 |
@JustaSunGod We go as far north as Glacier Bay. Stops in Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan & Victoria, BC. Finally, my 50th state! |
09:36 |
For some reason, the phrase "putting all your eggs in one basket" comes to mind. The downside of the cloud: http://t.co/gSeK3Hbx |
12:47 |
Thursday night at dinner in Boston we were puzzling over a photo of Paul Newman wearing a Star of David. Just figured it out. So proud. |
15:41 |
Reading the D800 manual while I wait for the battery to charge. Wait... wait... wait... Still not done? |
15:53 |
I just backed Marian Call European Adventure Quest!!! on @Kickstarter http://t.co/qFCZfHIn My mom taught me to share. Even with Europeans. |
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2012-06-30
04:03 |
Texas GOP on record against critical thinking. Yep, sounds about right to me. http://t.co/pmH4xR7I |
04:14 |
Just about done with the Red Hat conference. Flying home this afternoon. Wish I could stay longer in Boston, but home & new camera await. |
07:08 |
JetBlue, we need to talk. Requiring Flash to check in to my flight? So not cool. (iPhones rule; Flash, not so much.) |
07:20 |
RT @JetBlue: @disorderly - We're working on it! [That was quick. I so love Twitter.] |
07:30 |
@Brian_Cowie Sorry we missed each other, Brian. Didn't have much free time this trip. |
07:33 |
@Brian_Cowie Nikon D800. Supposed to arrive today. |
22:21 |
Home after a long day flying. Hope jetlag doesn't keep me from sleeping. That would just be cruel. |
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2012-06-29
05:10 |
Thought for today: Mitt Romney is Richard Gere before he met hooker Julia Roberts. |
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2012-06-27
05:10 |
Sitting at BART, waiting for an SFO-bound train. Gonna be a long day. |
06:05 |
My new camera shipped! It'll get here right around the time I get back from my trip. How cool is that! |
06:25 |
Here's irony. SFO has free WiFi if you watch an ad. The ad never showed up, but the free WiFi did. |
14:40 |
Boston looks nice from up here. http://t.co/eNnFsukw |
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2012-06-26
2012-06-25
07:54 |
Why won't the press acknowledge what's obvious: that Mitt's campaign sits on a mountain of lies? http://t.co/R56x3qxx |
14:58 |
Back from shoot #1 today. Supposed to have another this afternoon, but model still hasn't said where we're to shoot. Color me irritated. |
14:59 |
When is a hands-on review not remotely hands-on? When it's a MSFT product. Surface reviews only scratch the surface. http://t.co/DjK5X521 |
15:18 |
18 reasons Obamacare is a good thing for the Middle Class: http://t.co/kIwINLmg |
15:44 |
Who cares about Dems, women and minorities? Obviously, nobody in network news gives a shit. http://t.co/txetfazM |
19:40 |
@Molly23 Have you been overdosing on caffeine pills? |
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2012-06-23
08:38 |
Work laptop wakes from sleep after a few hours and drains the battery by morning. Stupid Windows ThinkPad. Yeah, I know that's redundant. |
19:53 |
"FINAL WARNING: YOU WILL BE ARRESTED AND JAILED IF YOU FAIL TO READ THE ATTACHED E-MAIL AND COMPLY" And yet I didn't do either. |
19:56 |
@VictoriaDahl Unexpected and uncomfortable. Show me, don't tell me. |
20:03 |
@VictoriaDahl I never got into that. Sweet talk, funny talk, but not dirty talk. |
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2012-06-22
07:34 |
Heading to RIverside in a couple of weeks for a shoot. Was going to drive until @Southwest came up with a cheap flight. DING! for the win! |
07:37 |
Don't think @Southwest is really into this Twitter thing. 2200 followers and not a single tweet. |
11:21 |
The emperor has no clothes. MSFT showed the Surface way too soon. http://t.co/7Eg8Bksh |
18:26 |
Just listened to the last of @yakkopinky and @PFTompkins podcasts. There's no more? *sob* *snif* Fix this! I demand amusement, dammit! |
21:37 |
"Oh no, Mr. Bill!" (Weird stuff from Japan via @VictoriaDahl.) http://t.co/7QqVHTnh |
21:40 |
Anyone who got a Windows Phone 7 phone to be screwed by MSFT. Show of hands: who saw that coming? http://t.co/p5FQBAez |
21:46 |
"Instances of design brilliance, like that kickstand"? Really? This is brilliance to you? Oh, Cringely. http://t.co/vnCDdLG4 |
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2012-06-21
10:34 |
@JustaSunGod No, different conversations. The accusation came to my website. No reply to my rejection of their claim, at least not yet. |
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2012-06-20
05:42 |
Just received an email accusing me of plagiarizing a photo, which is a lie. Heck, it's not even that great or original a photo. |
17:21 |
@shelbyfero What's wrong? You have a problem with smirky aging frat boys? |
17:39 |
@lizbelsky We're not? Hey, now that you mention it, we're really not. |
20:28 |
Thanks to @yakkopinky's podcast, listening to Julie & Steve Bernstein's music at http://t.co/WePkSYgo Why is none of their work on iTunes? |
20:46 |
@cschweitz So it's all trashy and glamorous, except for the glamor part? |
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2012-06-19
2012-06-18
18:27 |
Today's lesson: Father's Day is *not* a good day to drive up to Napa. |
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2012-06-17
12:48 |
Just saw the retina display MacBook. Should not have done that. |
12:49 |
Presenting to my company's exec staff is like being pecked to death by ducks. |
21:08 |
Groucho sings about Father's Day, which seems appropriate somehow. http://t.co/lc5Vx0gc |
21:10 |
Ann Coulter describes Mitt as having the Midas Touch. Guess she doesn't know that's not a good thing. http://t.co/4n27EEXm |
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2012-06-13
06:02 |
In my spam trap: "Costco Customers: You're 500.00 Card". No, I'm most certainly not. |
06:06 |
@alwayscoffee Of course, Ali. At least I'm not a *cheap* cad. |
11:54 |
@yakkopinky Any chance of getting you on @KPChatShow? @KevinPollak is a great interviewer, and you'd be a great interview. |
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2012-06-11
13:50 |
Mitt told classmates how he liked committing felonies. Assholish prank or criminal behavior? Both, probably. http://t.co/Kxtfvrgh |
16:59 |
Friend's book is $10 in paper, $3 for Kindle version. How can bookstores not follow video stores into oblivion? |
21:43 |
Now with 80% less crap. http://t.co/FoK6yiDA |
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2012-06-10
08:59 |
@TheTweetOfGod Match? Not march? I thought you were infallible. Or is that the Pope? |
11:17 |
The good guys are really the bad guys? Tricksy hobbits; I *hate* when that happens! http://t.co/zuhopcqH |
15:10 |
Amazon, you failed me. A month after ordering a PocketWizard III, you can't tell me when it'll arrive. But San Jose Camera could. And did. |
22:57 |
Played Cards Against Humanity tonight for the first time. I was really good, which is kind of frightening. What kind of monster am I? |
22:58 |
Also played Rock Band. Did some @JonathanCoulton and a little @PaulandStorm, plus some lesser acts. All in all a good night. |
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2012-06-09