Twigest for 2009-10-29

  • RT @Rackspace: The #Rackspace Hosting Road Show is coming to Dallas, TX on THU Nov 5 ~ Ecommerce Security [details]: http://bit.ly/1lsjRC #
  • #Ares flight test impressive! Congrats, NASA! #
  • #Drizzle #Cassandra #hiring :) RT @rackcloud: How do you put a Database in the Cloud? http://bit.ly/1Vw93d #
  • FF likes for your site RT @jskit: [Blog] Social Likes: New feature for Echo that we call ‘Social Likes’ http://bit.ly/1qVNRl #
  • Someone hates trees! RT @breannesp: Crazy coworker just printed out the forecast from online. Printed. The forecast. WHY #
  • Just recommend Tweetie2 and Pocket Universe to a new iPhone owner – worth buying! #
  • Mom's homemade devil costume qhen
    I was 7 :) RT @jackreturns: What was your favorite Halloween Costume? #
  • RT @samuelyu: Thanks to Google, it's a bad day for Garmin & TomTom – http://digs.by/eWG #
  • /me waves to @Scobleizer heading to stage at #140conf :) #
  • Neal Patrick Harris hosts 53rd Annual "It's Magic" at the Kodak Theater on 11/ 8. http://itsmagic.org #
  • Real-time may be a phone call as @drew says but Twitter is a party line with world wide nosy neighbors #140conf #
  • Just got Adsense phishing scam from spanner using phake URL: adwords [.] google [.] com [.] lvxe [.] com/accounts/Login.htm #
  • Old people or people in rural communities should get party line reference @sbsbea @Juanhijo in reply to sbsbea #
  • RT @kr8tr: @Jackreturns visits #Rackspace and scares staff (& a customer or two!) http://su.pr/4dQHcr -part of what makes Rackspace a blast! #
  • "Go out and play for a while" ~ awesome! RT @kr8tr: Su.pr has their own version of the fail whale: http://bit.ly/18ZUtw #
  • Possible bug in WP 2.8.5 ~ align:center output as aligncenter. But in this political climate most align right or left! :) #
  • RT @cnouri: RT @RackApps: Congratulations Google, Your Win in Los Angeles is a Win for Us All — http://bit.ly/6Won4 #
  • Experts! @BenRubinstein needs help converting InDesign files to PDFs ~ gradient border (0stroke) prints but not on screen #
  • RT @TheDebster: I have so much on my mind that I can't even think of a decent tweet to post. Great – now I have Tweeter's Block :/ #
  • 4:20 break? Hah! RT @Kelly_Mitton: Pizza delivery man came …. forgot the pizza. How does this happen? #
  • Dr told me it was the best wine for health – sold me! RT @garyvee: Who likes or loves Pinot Noir? #
  • Spurs looking good at opener http://pic.gd/f95a4f #
  • With thirdshift – my roots – at Open Book. Transparency and openness begins "at home" #

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Twigest for 2009-10-27

  • Not liking that Google Wave robots wipe out gadgets and edits/replies. Also, different robots conflict. Confusing. #
  • Using an old PayPal Payflow Pro SDK? It's dead Jan 4, 2010. Prepare to replace it now: http://bit.ly/1MbzAa #
  • #LocalWeather Rain just hit Stone Oak area… #
  • On a new Red Hat instance…compiling perl from source for application use. Good to separate sys packages from app stack! #
  • Cont'd ~ distro pkgs great for OS use, but can conflict with application stack use, especially auto-updates. #
  • If you haven't seen http://www.xkcd.com/ today, you MUST. #Geocities #RIP #
  • RT @remcintyre: agreed…it reminds me of http://www.slumlordhosting.com RT @rjamestaylor: If you haven't seen http://bit.ly/vhzNk today, you MUST #
  • Googe Wave crashed – http://bit.ly/2adtQM ~ #GoogleWaif #
  • Just discussed using Google Wave as a tool on a project. Initiative died because there's no known way to limit people added #
  • It's the old "beta" ~ @remcintyre WOW… RT via @suburbview: Please be patient – This Page is Under Construction! : http://bit.ly/2Aeypc #
  • RT @nanpalmero: @sloane You headed to #140conf? If so, look for @alanweinkrantz. He's a good friend & a person EVERYONE should know … #
  • Tweetup: San Antonio Tweet-up on Oct 27, 2009 RSVP here: http://twtvite.com/xjcu20 #satweetup #twtvite #
  • The Origin of "Robot Terror" [blog]: http://bit.ly/WJMy5 #
  • Using Plesk? Can't access PHPMyAdmin? Try this fix: http://kb.parallels.com/en/1252 #
  • Hah! RT @rizzn: Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy special http://riz.gd/p556d5 #

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Twigest for 2009-10-26

  • Very curious! RT @jackyan: blogged: Maybe it was originally in Spanish and got lost in translation http://bit.ly/2KM0j7 #
  • Dumb DRM! RT @Werner: Loving the international Kindle. Now reading Sunday NY Times in Europe on SUN AM (instead of next day) #
  • Twitter's Search API is again returning false positive matches (i.e., "Maddog") . Oh, the joy…. :( #
  • RT @rebeccawoodhead: OK, who's Google Wave / Lists envious and wants to try something that lets you see pics in your tweet stream? #
  • Hah! RT @arrington: RT @dozba When Netflix says "very long wait", what they really mean is "BitTorrent is over there" #
  • !! RT @rebeccawoodhead: Shock news! DMs aren't private. They're equivalent to whispering…in a crowded room – and bots have v good ears!! #
  • #GoogleWaif RT @SharonHayes: 5 Reasons Google Wave Is Not Ready http://j.mp/3sWwqA via @mparent77772 #
  • #pinkribbon Now that's an emotionally-driven commitment: http://pic.gd/7ca812 #
  • My take: plan API day one RT @arrington: RT @SteveCase Even Twitter Thought Twitter Was Stupid At First http://bit.ly/1Cm6lH #
  • Cowboys aren't impressing #
  • Ok, that was impressive #td RT @waynewalls: RT @rjamestaylor: Cowboys aren't impressing #
  • Good sports win RT @asiancollege: It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. #
  • I can stand being wrong, Mom! RT @LindaLaw: @rjamestaylor … how 'bout those cowboys now? #
  • Cowboys acting like a good play wins the game — not impressive (for @WanyeWalls) #
  • Good heads up play by Bennet #
  • Good throw by Romo! #shouldntbetweetable #
  • Cool car! RT @zcondren: heading over to the Kevin Pollack Chat show studios with the NewTek Mini HD! #
  • Impressive 2nd & 3rd effort by Romo! #
  • Tabba the Hut? RT @ScottATaylor: My Life Totally Sucks [PIC] http://ff.im/-auX6W #
  • Penalties are the bane of pro sports #
  • What he said RT @normalguyguide: MILES AUSTIN #
  • Miles Austin rocks – also if you're going to lose the football, do it out of bounds! #
  • Liked Crayton's TD, didn't like the celebration prior to TD #
  • Wish that TD by Jenkins would stick! #
  • I prefer games that aren't close #cowboys #
  • 2nd – 1st was installing #ducking! RT @zachflauaus: Oh, just BSODed when I pressed volume down on my Apple Keyboard. First Windows 7 #fail. #
  • New "favorite" blog: http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/ #
  • You "mean", "fantastic" :) RT @sgordon70: @rjamestaylor fantastic. ~ http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/ #

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Twigest for 2009-10-25

  • #oneletteroffmovies Fork Apache #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Little Bug Man #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Cowering Inferno #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Cold Yeller (the sequel) #
  • RT @everyonebutsix: #oneletteroffmovies – ok, last one. The dark lord goes after some n00bs in 'The Devil's Pwn' #
  • Saturday morning I'm drinking coffee and building Slices on #Slicehost for a project — life is good! #
  • .@rebeccawoodhead maybe Google sent you an invite to the cool, feature-rich secret version of Google Wave! #GoogleWaif in reply to rebeccawoodhead #
  • It's GDocs with Reply ~ RT @rebeccawoodhead: You're so mean about #GoogleWaif. I think it's like a house that needs a bit more furniture. #
  • '99 Boo.com was pretty, too ~ RT @rebeccawoodhead: @rjamestaylor It's a tiny bit more magical than GDocs with Reply. It's pretty too. #
  • Liked "just got word thru grapevine White House is going Drupal / open LAMP stack. look 4 clues online in ~30min." http://ff.im/ar3JN #
  • Actually surprised WH chose Drupal over WordPress…The WH has shown great ability to administrate the 'Press of late :) #
  • Is it just me or do some notices posted re: H1N1 virus use typefaces that read more like "HINI" – the Hiney Virus? Get back! #
  • What, no liquor? :) RT @ScottATaylor: Mini Mall Fail http://bit.ly/YnFC2 #
  • Scoping out? #toosoon RT @laughingsquid: hanging out — at The Grassy Knoll – JFK http://gowal.la/s/4cz #
  • #oneletteroffmovies President Evil #
  • Set Peeves #oneletteroffmovies RT @soulresin: i'm peeved when people set tmp_table_size but not max_heap_table_size. #
  • Back from victorious soccer game (well, my son's; guess it's a bit vicarious, too) and back to Slicing it up with #Slicehost #
  • Liked "seesmic: Twitter Removes Deleted Tweets From Search Results http://bit.ly/3umqO9" http://ff.im/arEWv #
  • Updated "Once Tweeted, Never Deleted" to address Twitter's change to remove deleted tweets from search: http://bit.ly/2JVN3B #
  • Great resource for sys admins (and devs playing sys admin!) at wiki.Slicehost.com. Ex: first steps with CentOS: http://bit.ly/42oc3E #
  • That didn't take long — Rick Roll'ed on Google Wave http://bit.ly/1pfsV5 #GoogleWaif #
  • Great Racktoberfest – thank you @Rackspace for an evening for Friends and Family! #
  • Go Horns! RT @ralphp: No homecoming for you!!! #hook'em #
  • You were missed! RT @ghawi: @rjamestaylor forgot that it was tonight. #
  • Want to know ~ RT @Scobleizer: Which delivers to the world more happiness? Zappos or Rackspace? #
  • .@Mike127 to be serious ppl using a hosting provider are entrusting their livelihood with a company, so the stakes are higher in reply to Mike127 #
  • The perils of multiple accts' RT @Noetical: I hate it when I accidentally tweet from the wrong account! YIKES! #
  • #140conf VOTE @robotterror ;) #
  • So far #googlewave is Google Docs with Reply #

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Twigest for 2009-10-24

  • RT @lazarus2000: @rjamestaylor just show them what Google thinks http://twitpic.com/m2vyd #
  • RT @jasonarredondo: After what @rjamestaylor said about #followfriday's I'm gonna take his advice. Tis better to say why to follow tweeps #
  • I'm watching @nicefishfilms' video on "the new dial tone" (title via @ChrisBrogan) from BlogWorld '09 #bwe09 ~ great job! #
  • RT @al3x: Solid intro to Cassandra talk from Rackspace's @stuhood. #strangeloop #nosql #
  • A CMS is a commitment: RT @MediaLantern: When Bad Things Happen to Good Content Management Systems: http://bit.ly/4epnts #
  • Good read! ~ @rebeccawoodhead How Google Wave and Twitter #Lists Fit into your Digital Village: http://tiny.cc/rwblog #
  • That's a useful #FF recommendation! RT @lettergirl: You should #ff @writeontime. She's Mrs. Smarty Pants. Also, puntastic #
  • :) http://bit.ly/1PNc0E RT @writeontime: If I'm Mrs. Smarty Pants, @lettergirl is Mrs. Snarky Skirt — she's got bionic wit. #
  • Unreal! RT @snipeyhead: Yahoo hires lap-dancers to entertain at its open, inclusive Hack Day event. Again. http://bit.ly/3CmP6H #stayclassy #
  • I just voted for http://pic.gd/d995 Check it out! #TweetPhoto #
  • #FollowFriday for @lenire because he explains why he recommends others for #FF in reply to lenire #
  • AP: "Some affectations that were chilly were that flames were "licking the bridge;"
    http://bit.ly/1wp0cQ #WTƒ? #
  • Genius tips ~ RT @Palumbo: Need email header information in Mail.app? Press Command + Shift + H while viewing any email #
  • Woohoo! RT @jackreturns: Congratulations @minter you were the fastest minion! You have just won 2 tickets to SeaWorld's Howl-O-Scream! #
  • RT @robotterror: I just became the mayor of Rackspace Hosting on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/1pOW9 #
  • :) RT @randybias: WP 2.8.5? Is it a security fix? #
  • SimplyTweet updated – nice refinements. Push support keeps it essential for my response needs. Close 2nd to Tweetie 2 #
  • Awesome! RT @lettergirl: 9 1/2 Geeks #oneletteroffmovies #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Girth of a Nation #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Office Sparce #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Goldbinger #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Dora Dora Dora #kids #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Slash Gordon #horror #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Greasy #
  • RT @nanpalmero: Forrest Hump, FatMan, Spend, Where The Wild Thongs Are, #oneletteroffmovies #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Auntz #
  • #oneletteroffmovies The Legend of Hippie Hollow (not a one letter off, but one phonome off) #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Lawn of the Dead #drought #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Terminated #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Romancing the Scone #
  • #oneletteroffmovies Halloween #puppyblues #

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Twigest for 2009-10-22

  • r @VeronicaLudwig how can Google Wave dominate if there's not a mobile version? #GoogleWaif in reply to VeronicaLudwig #
  • #mlia RT @newmediajim: Morning all! Busy day today. Doing a 3 camera interview with President Obama an @SavannahGuthrie at the White House #
  • Care about your online reputation? Here's my take: Once Tweeted, Never Deleted: Your Reputation Online ~ http://j.mp/2JVN3B #
  • Gonna reconsider perl for my Twitter projects #bookmark RT @linuxjournal: Perl-y Tweets with TTYtter #linux http://bit.ly/3ALm5X #
  • I'm at Madhatters in South San Antonio for the Social Media Club breakfast — tweets 'n eats [loc] http://j.mp/hFXh1 #
  • #GoogleWaif Lack of out-of-browser notification is annoying. Wave is real-time interaction focused, but has less alerting than email #
  • I think I understand #GoogleWave now – it's Google Docs with "reply" #GoogleWaif #
  • Great meetup opportunity! RT @gapingvoid: #DFW, Terminal D, Gate 17. Anyone around? My plane leaves in 2 hours. #
  • Just say no! RT @AndruEdwards: Penny Arcade makes fun of auto-Tweeting games, and I love them for it http://is.gd/4uGFq (via @firewallender) #
  • Would love OS X on Dell Z! RT @jbhughes: … "Apple has enough cash on hand — cash — to buy every share of Dell." http://bit.ly/1WkXDw #
  • 'cause it rocks! RT @PhilipNelson: RT @nealffische @ambermac you're a geek when you can correctly identify a Tricaster on site! #webnation #
  • Check out the awesome @tricaster MINI Cooper where you can – mobile broadcast platform, miniturized: http://bit.ly/39oWxI #
  • r @yakmoose making excellent Dell hardware run OS X legitimately is worthwhile in my book #
  • RT @Juanhijo: No matter what the job function says, everyone is in the marketing department http://bit.ly/1jFowq #
  • RT @Juanhijo: "Googleable Tweeting" now there's a term that meant squat 10 yrs ago. Google to do index social webz: http://bit.ly/oqKuz #
  • There IS an app for that RT @jclima: forgot my iphone at work… thank you mobile me for saving me hours of going crazy looking for it #
  • And Mi Tierras in the wee hours :) RT @kr8tr: @michellegreer Breakfast tacos at Rackspace every day for a month will do it. It works. #
  • Enjoy Google Waif 'light on features) – @Racker121 @nanpalmero in reply to Racker121 #

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Twigest for 2009-10-21

  • I love San Antonio but not the 281/1604 area due to poor transportation planning. This is why: http://pic.gd/3e42dd #
  • It's the emerging trend! RT @harper: nothing like making gentoo jokes. #
  • OH: "I'm smartly not running any backups" << hopefully, meant ironically! #
  • #MethHeads Quote: "I use Gentoo because I'm a speed freak" RT @harper: @dbentley @rjamestaylor http://bit.ly/DBgRZ hehehe #
  • Racker Advantages™: #Rackspace is 1st stop on @NewTek’s mobile Live TV High Def studio tour: http://bit.ly/18Hato #
  • Apple Store Down! Why? Apple is about to announce pre-loading of Windows 7 on all its new machines! #unfoundedRumors #
  • RT @Scobleizer: Tons of Apple news and more flooding into my favorite tweets: http://twitter.com/scobleizer/favorites #
  • Archeo-technologists! The XCSSA will feature a review of A/UX on Mac SE30 http://bit.ly/4C0R1B ~ cf: http://bit.ly/4GqfMo #
  • Writing a blog post: "Once Tweeted, Never Deleted" #
  • Once Tweeted, Never Deleted: Your Reputation Online ~ http://j.mp/2JVN3B #
  • SHE: I went to PetSmart for lunch. ME: What? SHE: I had to pick up dog food. ME: WHAT?! #
  • RT @nicefishfilms: following #w2s via @PeopleBrowsr because real-time doesn't require a refresh (that's to you twitter search) #
  • Tweetie rocks! RT @arinewman: I couldn't figure out for awhile what was sucking battery life from my MBP. just solved it= tweetdeck. #
  • By listing followers/following numbers and not Bio info in so-and-so is Following you alerts, Twitter perpetuates hype over follower counts #
  • Worth the effort RT @randybias: I'd rather people spent time architecting apps that don't break when one server goes away. #
  • Plz RT ;) RT @dabitch: Amen! RT @zeldman NEVER ASK FOR A DIGG. #
  • RT @Ed: People of Twitter: It is the human beings behind the curtain that make @Twitter awesome. Not the tech. Case in point: @Delbius #
  • See what the buzz is about RT @Scobleizer: Check this out – Twitter's Lists (a visual preview): http://bit.ly/sBG8U #
  • RT @laughingsquid: WordPress 2.8.5 is out, it's a hardening release to help make @wordpress secure as possible http://bit.ly/4ksJIc #
  • Upgraded WP to hardened release 2.8.5 – also installing WordPress Exploit Scanner per recommendation: http://j.mp/ky8jy #
  • That was two outs any other league #alcs #
  • RT @soulresin: "Oh, I know you meant to be standing on the bag" is not in the rule book. #
  • #hogwarts RT @sbsbea: I still have papers to correct. Wishing I could just wave a magic wand and have this done. #
  • Forget number of servers, who services them? RT @kr8tr: Just posted this (now rare for me) blog post http://is.gd/4t9xy #

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Twigest for 2009-10-20

  • Ok, is there a super-secret invite to the COOL, USEFUL edition of Google Wave? Underwhelmed. #GoogleWaif #
  • OH: "Careful with those – they're not like the Nobel Prize that can be given out on a whim" #
  • Using SugarCRM and recently upgraded to PHP 5.2.11? Here's a fix for your now-broken site: http://bit.ly/3ebg0Q #
  • #GoogleWaif Letting people see me type (3 Delete keys for every 2 correct keys) is NOT the way I want to spend my days… :) #
  • First list I've seen where ParcPlace follows Apple! :) RT @GuyKawasaki: 100 oldest domain names http://om.ly/OeqZ #
  • #GoogleWaif Unless I'm missing something, I have to intentionally look at GoogleWave to see updates. I can haz notification? #
  • RT @RackerHacker: RT @CentOS: 5.4 release in about 24 hrs from now. remember to seed those torrents when you get them #
  • Great episode! RT @building43: Gillmor Gang Archive – 15OCT09 – http://su.pr/3cRCAO "Location, location, location" #
  • TOMS Shoes founder @BlakeMycoskie writes about his visit to #Rackspace last week: http://is.gd/4rFBY #

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