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Twitter Updates for 2009-04-28

JD Thomas — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Good morning! #
Second morning since installing #Ubuntu 9.04 that I have had to kill mixer_applet2 to logon. Anyoneelse seen mixer_applet2 maxing CPU? #
RT @arstechnica: Ubuntu brings advanced Screen features to the masses – http://arst.ch/11c #
#Ubuntu 9.04 + PulseAudio ALSA Plugin + #skype Lag bug is pissing me off. #
Man Downloads Movie While In Mexico, Receives $62,000 Wireless Bill – http://bit.ly/BM6i #
#Ubuntu or #Linux Tip: #shell-fu – Close shell keeping all subprocess running ( http://tinyurl.com/dc7fue ) #
Feeling way way wa too excited deploying our first Amazon cloud based application. #
YES!!! Spector to Switch Parties ! Thats the Arlen I have known and loved all these years here in PA. = http://bit.ly/FrvuO #tcot #
Going to lunch and Blockbuster. #
After all the abuse heaped on Spector and Collins and Snowe, the right wing Republicsn have no one to blame but themselves for this. #tcot #
This record alone is enough for me to support Specter – http://tinyurl.com/ccwftn #
Looking back, I have voted for Specter more times than I have voted for any other candidate since I turned 18. #
A 2nd cousin just sent me a picture of our ancestral home circa 1810 on the Caney Fork River in Smith Co., TN – shame its now unlivable . #
RT @YatPundit: RT @CatholicFoodie: 10 Good Reasons to Start Cooking from Scratch: http://tinyurl.com/cmym2x #
Looking at: “World Privacy Forum: Top Ten Opt Outs” ( http://tinyurl.com/28lzfh ) #
Is finally seeing Twilight (the movie) tonight. Dunno if I will like it, but its Bluray so should be pretty. #
Looking at: “Mike Davis: The swine flu crisis lays bare the meat industry’s monstrous power” ( http://tinyurl.com/c4dcmc ) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-27

JD Thomas — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Twitter featured on #xkdc – http://xkcd.com/574/ – quite possibly the funniest thing you will see this year. #
RT @codeles: Boxee Updates for Ubuntu, Fixes Mac and Apple TV Bugs http://ff.im/-2oEqw #
#Ubuntu or #Linux Tip: “The desktop fight you’ve all been waiting for- KDE vs Gnome” ( http://tinyurl.com/c4gt59 ) #
RT @yatpundit -RT @ryking #liberal #tcot New GOP slogan:We call ourselves conservatives because radical regressives doesnt focus-group well #
Going to install Open Office on another Windows machine – YAY! #
Reading: “Patrick Barkham on the dramatic decline of Britain’s butterflies” ( http://tinyurl.com/d7jv7u ) #
Heading home via Linking Computers in Cherry Hill, NJ. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-26

JD Thomas — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Deep Into: “FT.com Reportage – A crash course in emerging technologies” ( http://tinyurl.com/cpvdw2 ) #
Reading: “Swine Flu Pandemic Would Cost Trillions” ( http://tinyurl.com/ckc9vn ) #
Just Posted: “Two Eleven Year Olds Win National School Scrabble Championship | Techfun” ( http://tinyurl.com/cv74un ) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-25

JD Thomas — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Up and running in Ubuntu 9.04 with no problems , NVIDIA drivers installed flawlessly. #
FB RT: Tom Dykes RIP Bea Arthur – http://bit.ly/crwbL #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-24

JD Thomas — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

RT @Karoli: Olbermann lays it down to Hannity: 1k to charity for each second Hannity is waterboarded. love it. http://ff.im/-2k8eL #
OMG Just realized I have friends too young to remember Schoolhouse Rock. #
#Ubuntu or #Linux Tip: “Ubuntu 9.04 as slick as Windows 7, Mac OS X | Business Tech – CNET News” ( http://tinyurl.com/cn359v ) #
→_→ “Kindle 2 TTS and iPod Shuffle TTS Perform a Scene From Blade Runner | Speech Technology Mag Blog” ( http://tinyurl.com/cv9ed4 ) #
RT @gamerchick02: #delicious: 60 Beautiful Ubuntu Desktop Wallpapers | Wallpapers http://tinyurl.com/czc3mg #
1 1/2 hours til my first client switching to Ubuntu picks up her Jaunty machine. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-23

JD Thomas — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Downloading Ubuntu 9.04 3bit at work to seed and 64bit at home to seed. #
ummm make that i WILL do that when the official 9.04 torrents are on the #ubuntu site #
WOOO #Ubuntu 9.04 has Metalink downloads – apt-get install aria2 #
Ubuntu 9.04 Metalink download is kicking the torrent downloads butt. #
And the Ubuntu Metalink download is on the network with the slower connection. (Business Cable – Metalink vs. FIOS – Torrent) #
NEU.EDU’s Ubuntu Mirror is not so hammered http://bit.ly/YCPVJ #
Ub8untu 9.04 metalink – [#2 SIZE:660.8MiB/696.7MiB(94%) CN:56 SPD:545.32KiB/s UP:83.41KiB/s(98.2MiB) ETA:01m07s] #
RT @Jenn_Thorson:My thrifty decorating blog has been nominated for a Bloggers Choice award: http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/72956 #
Reading: “Why Do Conservatives Like Stephen Colbert?” #colbert #tcot ( http://tinyurl.com/d7xn6z ) #
“Colbert is, it would appear, a fun-house mirror to the deepest recesses of your political soul.” #tcot #colbert #
This just In: “F-Secure says stop using Adobe Acrobat Reader | Security – CNET News” ( http://tinyurl.com/csotmg ) #
Interesting read: The Future Of Computing Will Be Good Enough – http://bit.ly/7HEM2 #
Everytime I increase the number of upload slots for ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso it fills. Got 70peeps downloading it from my home PC now. #
Just got junk mail from Versign sent to my office locaton addressd to “Test Ing”. #
Window open for nice fresh air breeze good, dogwood blossom petals blowing into my office, not so good. #
Grace down at the main office seems able to get us anything we need, I wonder if I should request a screen for my window. :) #
Second server of the week deployed and heading up to Connecticut where it should live a long and prosperous life. #
Deep Into: “Greg Mitchell: U.S. Soldier Killed Herself — After Refusing to Take Part in Torture” ( http://tinyurl.com/cjlffh ) #
Is #Virtualbox running ok in #Ubuntu 9.04 for people? #
Installing Ubuntu for Betty while watching BIG ASS School House Rock – Life is Good – http://twitpic.com/3v14z #
Ok back to working on Betty’s droolworthy ubuntu quadcore #
How’s this for a subject line in email – Homosexual Foot Soldiers of a Discredited Army of Oppression #
FRC – Family Research Council Drama Queens – http://www.thecloakroomblog.com/2009/04/homosexual-foot-soldiers-of-a.html #
The way they are clinging to “American Exceptionalism” while we are the worlds biggest debtor nation is why #tcot type’s make me smile. #
Ubuntu 9.04 Torrent seeding ratio now 15.3 – I think I’ve done my part. #
In Ubuntu 8.10 oin Tweetdeck in an XP Virtualbox guest while also RDP’d downstairs into another XP Guest on a new Ubuntu 9.04 install. #
Anyone installing #Ubuntu 9.04 – do yourself a BIG favor and follow this FAQ to select your fastest mirror for updates. http://bit.ly/YY23 #
Installing Medibuntu repos for Betty in #ubuntu 9.04 #
Am I the only one pissed about the dead polo pony outrage being more then the outrage over the civilians bombed in Baghdad this morning? #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-22

JD Thomas — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

wow Acting head of Freddie Mac commits suicide – http://bit.ly/cN7ie #
Working on a non-text picture based captcha system and the hardest picture to spot is the Ninja. #
Reading: “Cuddlin’ With Evil-Obama shakes hands with people we’re supposed to hate. Are we all going to die?” ( http://tinyurl.com/c9gaxk ) #
Grilled Meat Linked To Pancreatic Cancer http://bit.ly/18qrPV #
Laughing at: “Spreadtweet Makes Twitter Look Like Excel – Gadgetwise Blog – NYTimes.com” ( http://tinyurl.com/ddk537 ) #
Rainy days like this make me really appreciate the fine mail room fellows who ferry mail and stuff between our offices here in Medford, NJ. #
Wow, my work PC runs much much much better with 2x1gb PC3200 than it did with 2x512mb PC2700 — I expected better but not this much better. #
Have to decide between straight Ubuntu 9.04 64bit or wait for the next #UltimateEdition based on Jaunty. #
RT @NewsHour: The NewsHour is on PBS’ new online video portal. @nytimesbits: http://twurl.nl/kfx1fi (This is friggin awesome!) #
re: Cheney – a friend just said “if some good intel came out of nazi concentration camps, does that legitimize concentration camps” #tcot #
→_→ “Fructose-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Heart Risks” uhh Duh? ( http://tinyurl.com/czgc36 ) #
Catching up on United States of Tara with Brian #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-21

JD Thomas — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

RT @MikeMezzadri: $7 Solar Cooker Wins $75,000 #Climate Change Challenge http://tiny.cc/ws9LW #
Going to lunch and then our other office. #
Back – must remember its never Toshiba’s fault. Updated Belkin Wireless Router Firmware and all is well. #
heading home via the butcher #
Deep Into: “BBC NEWS | World’s major rivers ‘drying up’” ( http://tinyurl.com/c7hpkz ) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-20

JD Thomas — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Trying not to drool on new Tecra I’m setting up for someone. #
Also fighting the urge to put Ubuntu on the new Tecra (since its not mine). #
Weird, this 12/06 story is the “most shared” story on http://news.bbc.co.uk today http://bit.ly/j4hUl “Condoms ‘too big’ for Indian men” #
From todays #xkcd “If androids someday DO dream of electric sheep, don’t forget to declare sheepCount as a long int.” #
→_→ “Is waterboarding effective? CIA did it 266 times on two prisoners | csmonitor.com” ( http://tinyurl.com/cbcjzl ) #
Quick! Name 4 input devices you might find on a home PC. #
I can only think of 5 #
RT @QuadsZilla: Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. #
Taking that new Tecra down to hand over to its owner, sadly, sadly, and with grief. I want… BAD. #
Reading: Sarah Palin’s Personal Choice Not to Have an Abortion” #tcot #hypocisy #palin ( http://tinyurl.com/ccuysa ) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-19

JD Thomas — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

RT @Winston80: Lt. Col Oliver North: I’m an extremist http://tinyurl.com/cjx7x7 #hhrs #foxnews #tcot (uhh DUH he sold arms to terrorists) #
Flickr Slideshow of photos from Longwood Gardens yesterday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/techfun/sets/72157617029722358/show/ #
installing a networkless XP-SP3 Vbox install under #Ubuntu to see exactly what a certain virus does to the system. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-17

JD Thomas — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Reading: “Sea Levels Are Rising: It’s Time to Decide Which Coastal Cities Are Worth Saving | AlterNet” ( http://tinyurl.com/dyjbej ) #
This just In: “Bee pathogen isolated” ( http://tinyurl.com/dauj6v ) #
Looks like Spanish scientiests may have uncovered the root of Colony Collapse. #
Car inspected for another year. Didn’t need any work to pass, but they recommended front brakes in the next few months so did that now. #
Heading to the airport to pick up my mom soon. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-16

JD Thomas — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

PreOrder of Jaunty (#Ubuntu 9.04) is now open https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ #
I need a friggin Mac sometimes #
Me working – Deskshot http://picpaste.com/TechfunWorking.png #
gonna go grill a steak and watch Lie to ME #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-15

JD Thomas — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

I hate hosting companies that offer only FTP access and not SFTP #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-14

JD Thomas — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Listened to ‘Green Revolution’ Trapping India’s Farmers In Debt – http://bit.ly/1QsWrl (Photos and Audio) on NPR on my way to work. #
Today is much better, enjoying the benefits of being the SECOND coffee drinker to arrive at the office. #
OK, this is friggin’ Cool http://tinyurl.com/6opuap <– Tour New Egg’s New Jersey warehouse/order fulfillment #
Just posted my very first for-sale ad on CraigsList. #
→_→ “Nintendo Wii’s MotionPlus – In search of video games and interactive awesomeness” ( http://tinyurl.com/condhc ) #
hmmm virtualbox-2.2_2.2.0-45846_Ubuntu_hardy_i386 requires removal of virtualbox 2.1 – can’t just upgrade on ubuntu 8.04 #
screen + VBoxHeadless are my best friends today. #
Disabling Windows services on an XP VM in Ubuntu to increase its speed. #
I feel bad for social conservatives – after too many years in power they have utterly lost the ability to prioritize their issues. #tcot #
How does one jump from claiming they hold “average right of center ideas” to feeling lumped in with “rightwing extremists”? #tcot #
I want to understand the desire for persecution that makes ordinary conservatives WANT to be counted with right wing extemists. #tcot #
#Ubuntu or #Linux Tip: This is handy to have bookmarked “Artwork/Official – Ubuntu Wiki” ( http://tinyurl.com/gq8lq ) #
Looking at: “‘First camel clone’ born in Dubai” ( http://tinyurl.com/cyo77z ) #
Oldie but goodie: New NVIDIA Video Card Enhances Flesh Tones http://bit.ly/JB4Te #
Just printed out tax extension forms for my computerless Navy vet neighbor. #
#tcot #teaparty tomorrow – get people to bunch together and take photos from real low looking up – it looks like more people showed up then #
Reading: “Attorneys General Say the Darndest Things.” ( http://tinyurl.com/chx9on ) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-13

JD Thomas — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Good morning #
Looking at: “destinationCRM.com: The 4 Fail Whales of Social Media Marketing” ( http://tinyurl.com/cvpzbw ) #
I really hate when I’m the first coffee drinker in the office in the morning. #
Reading: “naked capitalism: China Cuts Purchases of Treasuries and Foreign Bonds” ( http://tinyurl.com/dkdwqt ) #
RT @enderFP: RT: @abduzeedo: Stencil Inspiration: Easter AIG hunt by ABOVE http://tinyurl.com/c4hs53 **awesomeness incarnate** #
Really need to find a framer in Medford, NJ or Philly to do my autographed XKCD toon properly. #
→_→ “Bailed-Out Banks Face Probe Over Fee Hikes – WSJ.com” ( http://tinyurl.com/d5muxv ) #
RT @Jenn_Thorson: New Humor Post– TV Commercial Mascots Fight for Personal Lives: http://tinyurl.com/dn9y2l #
Instaling XMind for Linux on my 32bit Ubuntu at the office. #
Homemade Halibut salad on Ritz crackers for lunch. #
RT @Num3r1cal: You might be a conservative if you’ve said “evil” “fascist” or “socialist” -cause you dont know what else to say #tcot #
Note: Manny the office Chihuahua does not eat Ritz(tm) Crackers. #
RT @jmp5329: @SusanHW Sharia Law – what #Obama wants in this country. | My nominee for today’s #batshitcrazy #tcot #
RT @jmp5329: @techfun Nice name calling their you liberal turd. Guess you don’t know tiddy squat about Kho uh? <– Must save, FOREVER. #
Laughing at: “Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work | The Onion” ( http://tinyurl.com/arnyxv ) #
Heading home via Johnson Farm #
Nice! Install trash-cli in Ubuntu to empty trash from the commandline before running backup scripts. http://bit.ly/hRcXu #
NFS Sharing between Ubuntu Machines (PDF Format) http://tinyurl.com/d3lwu2 #
#OSX #Ubuntu Anyone know if OSX can map NFS exports on a Linux system? #
RT @sarahconner: Reading: “NPR: Amazon Learns A Painful Lesson About The Twitter Hashtag” #amazonfail ( http://tinyurl.com/ddaqfo ) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-12

JD Thomas — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

RT @Pam_Spaulding: – Fundie meltdown week wrap-up and linkfest. http://bit.ly/lEP3F #
Tweenbots – http://www.tweenbots.com – so very very cool #
Note to #tcot World: Communism, Socialism, Facism… These words have actual definitions are not useful as insulting expletives. #
Watching Anastasia (the animated one) on Hulu #
had to killall gnome-panel to get rid of the “free the fish” easter egg in Ubuntu #
Just Posted: “April Showers Bring April Flowers” ( http://tinyurl.com/d43yuz ) #
#Ubuntu or #Linux Tip: “Top 10 Reasons I’ll Never Use Ubuntu and Why You Shouldn’t Either” ( http://tinyurl.com/df8y6v ) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-11

JD Thomas — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

RT @davidbadash: 2006: Gay Teen Suicide is Not the Enemy http://tinyurl.com/d8crvu #
RT: @techfun How To: Select The Fastest Ubuntu Repository Mirror http://bit.ly/YY23 #
RT @TweetLag: Tweet Lag Excuse: Beta Testing Spell Checking of All Tweets. #
Damn but I LOVE Gimp’s color to alpha feature. #
→_→ “Ice loss sparks new climate change fears” Yes thats Financial Times, not National Enquirer reporting this ( http://tinyurl.com/b7erge ) #
need more Irish Breakfast Tea w/ honey powder #
Reading: “Patient Money – In Another Recession Sign, an Uptick in Vasectomies – NYTimes.com” ( http://tinyurl.com/cj76dx ) #
RT @HughBriss: Now that I added TwitterGadget to my iGoogle page I’m wondering if I’ll need TweetDeck anymore. Pretty slick application. #
This just In: “Pirates hijack second US vessel” ( http://tinyurl.com/cwrgnb ) #
Listening to Cliff Hillis http://www.cliffhillis.com #
Ok, Facebook is extremely confused. It thought I might want to be a Fan of Bobby Jindal. #
RT @arthur01022: How-to install OpenOffice 3.0 on Ubuntu 8.10 – http://mybeautifullife.co.cc/?p=60 #
#Ubuntu or #Linux Tip: “Aaron Toponce : Aptitude vs Apt-Get” ( http://tinyurl.com/3czn3c ) #
Can someone confirm that Ubuntu 9.04 ships with Open Office 3? #
#Hulu is having real problems streaming the HD stream today. Standard Def is fine tho. #
ARRRRRRRGH Reason #hulu has sucked lately is that mediapc is routign out the saturated DSL instead of the big empty cable circuit. #
/me apologizes to #Hulu #
RT @YatPundit: RT @Karoli: RT @CurtMonash http://bit.ly/XEk7j StalkDaily — a virus has hit Twitter. Please RT widely to get ahead of it. #
OpenClipart.org just issued a new Full Release 12337 free clipart images on March 31, 2009. Last release was October 2005. #
RT @geekosaur: ♺Twitter security team has deployed a patch to stop the worm/script vector.; (for my non-sec followers) #
Reading: “Gays in Iraq face killings, cop crackdowns – UPI.com” ( http://tinyurl.com/dcdcym ) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-10

JD Thomas — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

#fridayfollow @davidbadash @muti @FTtechnews @pointlessbanter @iPhillyChitChat @DoorToDoorGeek @Jenn_Thorson @TweetLag @YatPundit #
RT @andilinks: RT @skashliwal Project Manager is a person who thinks Nine Women can deliver a baby in ONE month… #
Running XP in a VM in Ubuntu? Disable XP services you don’t need&save resources? http://twurl.nl/45juho (Win XP Services Removal Guide) #
Gotta love that Family Research Council is blogging tweets #tcot http://bit.ly/ymDew #
Medibuntu – Repository of packages that can’t be included into the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons (copyright, license, patent, etc). #
Medibuntu – Repository of packages that can’t be included into the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons (copyright, license, patent, etc). #
Hey #Ubuntu users – do most know how to test for and select the fastest repositiory to speed updates or should I write a quick guide? #
With all the #Ubuntu updates for the 9.04 beta users, it would be best if everyone used their nearest or fastest possible repository. #
#Ubuntu or #Linux Tip: “How To: Select The Fastest Ubuntu Repository Mirror | Techfun” ( http://tinyurl.com/c7rj8g ) #
Going to go clean up clutter on the guest room before Brian’s head explodes – 1 more week til mom comes to town. #
Working in #vym in #ubuntu to mindmap a new project. #
Just deleted 22 gigs of hpodder downloads for Countdown and Rachel Maddow. #
RT @optimarcusprime: Trying to convince another friend to convert to Ubuntu! #
FB RT: Chris Pirillo What Would You Do if You Were Stuck on Dial-up? http://bit.ly/rXGUo. #
RT @YatPundit: RT @Shoq: Glenn Beck is clearly on a campaign to be Urban Dictionary’s top defintion for “batshit.” #
RT @YatPundit: if you’re against gay marriage, then don’t marry a homosexual, you morons #
Heading out to dinner. Need Foods. #
Loving VYM Mind Mapper in #Ubuntu anyone know any better mind mapping apps for Ubuntu? #
mmm forgot how much I like mojitos #
Just installed XMind’s Debian 64bit version in Ubuntu. Now gotta move a VYM mind map over to XMind. #
RT @mehulved: RT @SathyaBhat: apt-urls arrive on Ubuntu Wiki: awesome. http://tinyurl.com/chmpqj #

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-09

JD Thomas — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

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Good night Folks! #
Gotta get the guest room ready for my moms visit over the 3 day weekend. If time allows after that, may install Ubuntu 9.04 Beta on main PC #
RT @therocket954: More Ubuntu Goodness: http://www.mythbuntu.org/ Clean, simple, open source alternative to TIVO and Windows Media Center #
The packaging integrity of a Splenda packet just FAILED horribly while over my keyboard. #
I <3 Compressed Air #
Remaining API: 0/0 Resets: 19:00 (its currently 11:00) #tweetdeck WTF!? #
RT @TweetDeck: Appears to be numerous issues today with the Twitter API (lagging/missing tweets) and connectivity in general #
#Grandcentral Has Become Google Voice. Maybe Yay? #
Need more #tweetlag excuses. Submit yours to @TweetLag and add it to the pool with credit. #
RT @dmataconis: RT @MikeMezzadri Where were the tea party activists when Bush was shitting on the Constitution? #tcot #tlot #
RT @MikeMezzadri: The End of American Religio-Culture Wars? http://tiny.cc/iR5n1 let’s hope so #
RT @americablog: Mom kills son&self at shooting range: If everyone had guns, this could have been prevented http://tinyurl.com/ddfpmy #tcot #
Reading: “Catch-22: Can AIG Repay Taxpayers? – ProPublica” ( http://tinyurl.com/djx6a9 ) #
“@CathyGday: MUST SEE! Concervative Moral Capitolist March on Washington! ” Speellng Fale! #TCOT (banging head rhythmically on desk) #
RT @TweetLag: Tweet Lag Excuse: Evil Dogs Hypnotised The Night Shift. #
RT @davidbadash: Newt “Homosexuality is a threat to anyone for traditional religion” Gingrich’s sexual escapades: http://ow.ly/2tw9 #tcot #
Heading home from work. Hope traffic is light. #
Home from work. Yay! #
RT @maniar: Deliberate sabotage is being blamed for a big internet and telephone service outage in Silicon Valley today. http://is.gd/rFIo #
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. #
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. #
RT @macartisan: @dailydish /Andrew Sullivan:”Understanding conservative movements is like analyzing the Hapsburgs.” http://is.gd/rGoV #tcot #
→_→ “GOP Senators in Desperation Over Release of More Bush Torture Memos” #tcot ( http://tinyurl.com/ckzfsc ) #
RT @muti: More Easter Eggs in Ubuntu http://muti.co.za/r/tvp #

New AOL CEO Wants to Buy Twitter’s Web Cool (gawker.com)
nicefishfilms: TweetDeck gets new features, fixes [feedly] (via Google Reader) (news.cnet.com)
Head-to-Head: TweetDeck vs Seesmic Desktop (mashable.com)
If Google Bought Twitter…. (markevanstech.com)
Is Guy Kawasaki Singlehandedly Ruining Twitter? (Part I) (domainmacher.com)

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-08

JD Thomas — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Good morning! #
Reading: “Spies Penetrate U.S. Electrical Grid – CBS News” ( http://tinyurl.com/cfrvf5 ) #
Nothign like waking up and finidng out the US electrical grid has a virus.. so to speak. Trojans anyway. http://bit.ly/tjRf #
Laughing at: “xkcd – Matrix Revisited” ( http://xkcd.com/566/ ) #
sudo someone get me some coffee #ubuntu #linux #
→_→ “BBC News: Chimpanzees exchange meat for sex” ( http://tinyurl.com/cca8al ) #
I got an autographed copy of the #xkcd.com “sudo make me a sandwich” toon for my birthday. #xkcd #linux #ubuntu #
→_→ “Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Downgradable to XP / Infopackets.com” ( http://tinyurl.com/conyve ) #
If you could magically get some 32bit thing ported to 64bit Ubuntu, what would it be? #
For me it would be #AdobeAir – I miss running TweetDeck natively at home. #
Installing BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices at in #Ubuntu at work. #
Hmm #BitDefender Nautilus extensions compiled fine in #Ubuntu Hardy 32bit but not in Intrepid 64bit at home. Must work on that tonight. #
RT @TheOnion: Inept Coworker Increasingly Difficult To Fantasize About http://bit.ly/Gpnn #
Alejandrox.com’s “My 100 Essential Applications for #Ubuntu” – English Translation http://bit.ly/mwek #
RT @yougotmike: Found a great script that helps get Flash 10 working natively with 64-bit Ubuntu distros: http://tinyurl.com/flash10-64bit #
Damn their new labels. I accidentally bought a Snapple product at lunch. I still boycott them. #
RT @rualerter: @techfun –the RU Alert Messages were rolling on twitter, but only in beta. Official now. #Radford #
Happiness is 2 spicy eel avocado rolls for lunch. #
Spring is very much here in Medford, NJ – Took this photo at lunch http://www.flickr.com/photos/techfun/3423630273/sizes/l/ #
Twitter Lag Excuse: floating point processor overflow #
Just recycled the Bastard Operator from Hell Excuse Database for Twitter Lag. Feel free to submit excuses to @techfun #
Twitter Lag Excuse: Complete Transient Lockout #
Twitter Lag Excuse: internet is needed to catch the etherbunny #
Is Reading in Horror: “Raytheon developing compact, inexpensive human microwaves” ( http://tinyurl.com/b4arnu ) #
Ok, to avoid hammering my own Twitter Feed, if you want the Random Twitter Lag excuses, follow @TweetLag Also, submit your excuses there. #
You will be credited in any @TweetLag excuse you submit. #
RT @cornishglobal: RT @CNETNews15 cool apps from the Google Applications Gallery http://tinyurl.com/cn6fop #
heading home from work #
RT @YatPundit: Hunter has a great open letter to teabaggers that about sums it all up: http://twurl.nl/vgih31 #teaparty #tcot #
RT @FTtechnews: Fall in new mobile subscribers: The number of new mobile subscribers in the world fell sharply http://tinyurl.com/c92crb #
RT @americablog: Audition tapes found of phony “testimonial” ad created by anti-gay groups: http://tinyurl.com/d9ur3n #
RT @AnthonyM_: Ubuntu is like the firefox of Operating systems….Highly Cutomizable to your liking! #
RT @sarperdag: Finally, Ubuntu + ATI Catalyst 9.3 drivers + compiz effects + full screen + HD = No Flickering!!! #
FB RT: Rhonda Thomas: if sometimes you feel a little useless/depressed.. remember that UI were once the fastest sperm out of millions! : ) #
#Hulu is pissing me off tonight. #
RT @muti: Bandwidth Monitoring Tools for Ubuntu Users http://muti.co.za/r/ttg #