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Tweets for 2008-09

  1. Monday morning... this will be a busy week
  2. My GTD system http://tinyurl.com/6xrjtd
  3. The Mac RDC client in principle allows you to share a local folder with the remote machine, but it doesn't work. Grrrrrr
  4. Virtualization is very interesting, but doing anything with virtual machines takes a long time because they are so big...
  5. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware The most relaxing vacation I had in recent times was when we stayed at home the whole time. No traveling, no packing, no stress
  6. Reading the Google Chrome comic - very interesting! http://tinyurl.com/6cke55
  7. I really need to go sleep - baby will wake up any minute. But I'm being really productive...
  8. Going to sleep now, finally
  9. Unity mode in VMware Fusion is very cool
  10. I'm still torn between TweetDeck (stored searches, columns, etc.) and Syrinx (light, small, native)
  11. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs What classes do you teach?
  12. New blog post: Fixing Mail.app’s recent mail addresses problem http://tinyurl.com/5udzcg
  13. New blog post: Links: Build Your Own URL Shortening and Redirection Service in WordPress |.. http://tinyurl.com/6okzag
  14. …in reply to @SifuMoraga
    @SifuMoraga What's the new gig?
  15. …in reply to @SifuMoraga
    @SifuMoraga cool. No longer at the university, or is this additional?
  16. …in reply to @SifuMoraga
    @SifuMoraga Good luck! All the best to the family as well.
  17. New blog post: Links: Nostradamus http://tinyurl.com/6zyt62
  18. …in reply to @SifuMoraga
    @SifuMoraga And you have plans to come back?
  19. The Google Chrome page doesn't give you a download button unless you set your user agent to a Windows browser.
  20. Trying Google Chrome - it's pretty fast, even running under vmware on my machine (in Unity mode, which makes it nicer)
  21. Also: Quicksilver finds apps in my Windows VM, and correctly launches them in VMware Fusion!
  22. Google Chrome looks very nice. I'm looking forward to (a) Mac version, (b) 1Password support for it :-)
  23. Has anyone tried Ripplex? http://tinyurl.com/5w9vhw It looks intriguing
  24. …in reply to @twitties
    @twitties 024900930238035003360571095509760981084107540306976
  25. Wow: http://is.gd/2anC I like this version better: http://is.gd/2anD
  26. New blog post: Links: Edmodo - Microblogging For Education http://tinyurl.com/5put32
  27. Trying Firefox 3 again. It does feel faster than Safari.
  28. Disabling all notifications (email, twitter, etc.) I really need to get some coding done today
  29. New blog post: Links: Time & Attention Presentation: "Who Moved My Brain?" |.. http://tinyurl.com/5wln67
  30. I had completely forgotten that as part of my ACM membership I get access to O'Reilly's Safari books online service. w00t!
  31. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser "This video is not available in your country." I didn't even know YouTube did per-country blocking.
  32. …in reply to @undefined
    @KGranson On the other hand, I still have a 2nd-gen iPod (20GB) I bought in 2002 and it works fine, even battery life is still decent.
  33. Firefox 3, why are you not saving changes in my bookmarks?
  34. …in reply to @undefined
    @sgaw I noticed they were in use on your blog when I left a comment earlier today
  35. Reading about memory addressing in Linux (from O'Reilly's "Understanding the Linux kernel")
  36. On baby duty this morning
  37. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Loving the pause button in Syrinx. Ideas for kbd controls: open URLs in tweet, open replied-to tweet, open replied-to user
  38. CoRD beta release does disk sharing properly. Bye bye, MS RDC client.
  39. Grrrrrrrrrr. CoRD has some issues with keyboard handling. Back to MS RDC...
  40. Little known Mac app that I love: Pester, everything you need in a timer/alarm program http://tinyurl.com/2gvq9h
  41. Going home. Too much VMware internals for one day - I still need to come back to it later
  42. Back into VMware internals/Linux kernel land
  43. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser So in the end you broke down and got yourself an iPhone?
  44. Installing Syrinx 1.2
  45. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Looks very nice - I like the in-dock pause indicator.
  46. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Bug report: "Show current status" appears as "showCurrentStatus" on app launch - if you toggle it and back then it displays ok
  47. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware That's assuming you have it hidden on launch, like I do.
  48. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware That's why I never use VersionTracker. I like macupdate.com much better
  49. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Another weird one - look for example at this tweet: http://twitter.com/vkoser/statuses/910072162 gets cut off before the 2 dots
  50. Test retweet: Wordpress on The iPhone: I’ve been playing around with the WordPress app on the iPhone and it’.. http://tinyurl.com/6gc82z
  51. It's 3AM, need some sleep. Good night.
  52. Ready to bike to work
  53. Testing tr.im, thanks @gruber for the link http://tr.im/c2 I'm reading a lot about stuff like this lately
  54. My mistake, that was @rands who provided the link to tr.im
  55. Big accident around town (Adliswil), lots of traffic - I'm glad I biked to work
  56. …in reply to @rescuetime
    @rescuetime I love this from your welcome email: " Password: As IF we would send you your password in cleartext!"
  57. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs You went out at 4AM in Chicago? You are braver than me, Chicago always scared me a bit
  58. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser @RichardRixham It's one of those "This video is not available in your country" videos
  59. Went today with the family to http://trampolino.info/ - really crowded since it was raining, but really fun.
  60. Trying out @tweenky - looks nice, need to play more with it. Reading review at http://tinyurl.com/5q6cmn
  61. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Re: less imposing picture borders - I like it, makes it look lighter and the pictures less distracting
  62. Catching up on tweeter on Monday morning now takes longer than catching up on email on Monday morning, even when just skimming the tweets
  63. …in reply to @Dan_Christensen
    @Dr_of_Love New Atlantis from The Diamond Age. Matter Compilers FTW
  64. I like the search folders in tweenky. I'm not too sure about it being a web app, I like desktop clients better.
  65. Updated script for defining a new wallet item in 1Password http://tinyurl.com/5wrts8
  66. Adding growl notification to Giles Orr’s bash prompt code http://tinyurl.com/5ergfk
  67. http://twitpic.com/2tnd - I was so tired when I posted this that I got her name wrong - her name is Fabiola Aimée; Karina is her older s ...
  68. Fabiola Aimée http://tinyurl.com/5ldb87
  69. Starting to read "Pragmatic version control using git"
  70. 1AM - that's bed time for me. Good night Twitter.
  71. Ate with breakfast the last of the shortbread cookies we made during the weekend. Shortbread, yum.
  72. …in reply to @tweenky
    @tweenky as a Fluid web app - nice. Wish it would resize to a narrower width (voted for it in uservoice already)
  73. I'm getting Growl notifications from my tweenky Fluid web app - cool! And I didn't do anything to enable it, it just works
  74. Links: John McCain Gets BarackRoll'd http://tinyurl.com/5ty8vn
  75. …in reply to @macdevnet
    @macdevnet I like it
  76. In a conf call. I could tell you what it's about, but then I'd have to kill you.
  77. Bwahahahaha
  78. Oohhh, me likes the grid view in iTunes 8
  79. …in reply to @SifuMoraga
    @SifuMoraga The answer is "Nope": http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/
  80. Links: Complete the Cure: Watch Videos and Raise Money for Research to Cure Childhood Cancer http://tinyurl.com/6r37qs
  81. Links: Tim Dysinger Installing GIT on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard http://tinyurl.com/5hk6a7
  82. I _love_ that ESX server can export consoles through VNC, even text-based consoles
  83. …in reply to @macdevnet
    @macdevnet I'm using 1password with Safari 4- do you have the latest?
  84. …in reply to @macdevnet
    @macdevnet I have 2.8.3.BETA-6 (build 7233)
  85. …in reply to @macdevnet
    @macdevnet Enable "include beta versions" in the Updates section of the preferences
  86. I got "Understanding the Linux kernel" from the library. I have it through Safari books, but I still prefer the paper version of any book
  87. …in reply to @undefined
    @KGranson ew. I wouldn't. Maybe, after extensive cleaning and disinfection. What phone is it?
  88. Leaving for a meeting to discuss a virtualization class I will teach next year
  89. Summer is gone... sigh
  90. http://twitpic.com/bssh - Nice (and coincidental - random bg) framing for the QuickSilver splash screen. Background img from vladstudio.com
  91. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser http://twitpic.com/bsrg - Hmmm... cookies
  92. Retweet @leolaporte: I ♥ Twitterkeys. ☛ http://snipurl.com/3r09l ☚
  93. …in reply to @ids
    @ids I like the Cutline themes: http://cutline.tubetorial.com/
  94. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Is there a 3-line limit for tweets in Syrinx? Another one that got cut off (at "http://"): http://tinyurl.com/3vq7dy
  95. Checking out the new twitter desgn - looks nice
  96. Links: El Tramo » Building Fancy DMG Images on Mac OS X http://tinyurl.com/3tl3be
  97. …in reply to @boredzo
    @boredzo What's the difference of using your script and either git's built-in diff with color on, or setting diff.external to colordiff?
  98. …in reply to @boredzo
    @boredzo I see - thanks
  99. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware I'm seeing duplicate/triplicate tweets when coming back from Pause mode - possible bug?
  100. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Do you have a bug/issue tracker somewhere, or are bug reports & feature requests by Twitter enough?
  101. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs You could show NeoOffice. Not as nice visually, but it is newer, integrated and useful.
  102. Bwaha! The most recent Safari 4 DP does not crash on delicious.com. I wish I had seen the new version before reporting the bug to Apple...
  103. …in reply to @culturedcode
    @culturedcode Good to see you back tweeting and coding! Looking forward to future versions.
  104. Links: Call Me Fishmeal.: iPhone App Store: Let the Market Decide http://tinyurl.com/3kge3h
  105. Links: Big Nerd Ranch Weblog PagePacker makes pocket-sized books http://tinyurl.com/3ew7op
  106. Sort of fallen off my GTD lately. Starting a much-needed weekly review (first one in more than a month)
  107. I'm starting to love the library at work, they will order pretty much anything you want.
  108. Done ordering myself a couple of good Xen books (for work) and 3rd Ed of Aaron Hillegass Cocoa book (for learning)
  109. Links: PocketModMac: MacOSX PocketMod Generator Via Print Dialog http://tinyurl.com/4atbsn
  110. …in reply to @DataG
    @DataG Thanks for the instructions! It's really useful, and really nice that the print dialog allows for such flexibility
  111. 362-perm
  112. ☹ I was thinking the other day how long it would be before I accidentally tweeted a password (part of one, in this case). It's changed now.
  113. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Weird display bug: see the top of the window: http://twitpic.com/cv0k
  114. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware That's what I thought. When I hid the toolbar, the half-displayed top row moved up instead of being uncovered. Restart fixed it
  115. Great photo: http://tinyurl.com/4d8y5a
  116. Look at the time - it's 1AM already, again. Where does my time (and my sleep) go? Off to bed.
  117. Whoa - 191 new tweets just from last night
  118. My "to read" pile is approaching its physical size limit (height of the shelf in which it is stored)
  119. Just got my brand new copy of "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X", 3rd ed.
  120. And a few mins later, my brand new x3550 server arrives. Happy day!
  121. …in reply to @VMwareFusion
    @VMwareFusion I have had three kernel panics since I installed 10.5.5, the crash log seems to indicate com.vmware.kext.vmnet is to blame
  122. Looking at my PanicReporter logs - in 2008, I have had 16 kernel panics. Wow.
  123. mdworker spent 3 minutes crashing like crazy (tons of CrashReporter logs), and then continued normally. Hrm...
  124. Done with the physical installation of my new server - now to install the system itself (VMware ESX server)
  125. …in reply to @VMwareFusion
    @VMwareFusion Will do - thanks for the reply
  126. This is sad. PragProg has decided to pull their iPhone book from production, due to the NDA: http://tinyurl.com/3qvahz
  127. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware The record so far: one tweet repeated 9 times when resuming after pause.
  128. …in reply to @andysc
    @andysc Howdy fellow IBMer
  129. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware it might be related to the lenght of the pause, but it's not uniform - not all tweets are repeated the same.
  130. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Incidentally, your reply was rep 6 times :-) Any info I could send to help debug the problem?
  131. …in reply to @raffaelmarty
    @zrlram Seen this? ASV is one of the new books in the Safari selection available to ACM members: http://tinyurl.com/4bo5aj
  132. Good to know: @zzamboni is 99 percent male http://tinyurl.com/3pb24s
  133. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware Great! I'd be happy to test it for you - I spend good chunks of my day in pause mode.
  134. I'm using iTerm again after having switched to Terminal when 10.5 came out. Big feature for me: Cmd-double-click to open URLs
  135. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs Have you installed VMware tools in the guest OS? Otherwise it sees a pretty generic VGA card
  136. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs You are running OSX inside VMware?
  137. Keeping Safari open on both of my accounts on this machine is a mistake. Each instance is taking 180MB of memory.
  138. I'm really liking my current Genius-generated playlist, based on Gorillaz' "Clint Eastwood" http://twitpic.com/d867
  139. Upgrading VMware Virtual Center to the latest build I got is a pain
  140. It tells you "The ports I need are in use!" but they are being used by its own previous version.... grrrrr
  141. New avatar time. This is one of the few photos of me I actually like, taken by my wife at the Bruno-Webers Sculpture park
  142. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs How did you trick it into running?
  143. Links: Fixing character encoding problems with iWeb pages http://tinyurl.com/4nrepc
  144. Waiting while Karina gets a haircut
  145. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser Thanks! At least it's a recent photo - my previous avatar was from my first year at Purdue, that's a long time ago :-)
  146. …in reply to @MRRSoftware
    @MRRSoftware That sounds very intriguing - looking forward to the release!
  147. A great actor passed away yesterday. So long, Paul Newman http://tinyurl.com/4btmfo
  148. …in reply to @ids
    @ids Sent you a 12seconds invite
  149. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs Sorry to hear of the trouble - that's the problem with big disks, if it fails, there's a lot at stake...
  150. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs Reminds me of the old joke "a wallet is a device invented to allow you to lose all your stuff at the same time"
  151. Kids finally asleep, enjoying some quiet time with my wife
  152. …in reply to @myrcurial
    @myrcurial With a 2.5-yearr-old and a 3-month-old, there's definitely a correlation :-)
  153. Naturally, 30 seconds after I wrote that, Fabiola woke up and I had to go rock her back to sleep.
  154. New Things release! Sadly, not too much new in this one.
  155. …in reply to @chockenberry
    @chockenberry Girly man? http://tinyurl.com/288flz
  156. And now it's time for: The Llama Song! http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama
  157. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser Bwahaha. When I first heard it, I had it in my head for ~3 months
  158. Coffee!
  159. Synchronizing 1Password data between two local accounts (howto) http://tinyurl.com/42b6hy
  160. …in reply to @1Password
    @1Password I discovered that the Palm version works on my old Sony Clie N710C, even though it's only PalmOS 3.5.2 - Very nice!
  161. Being able to use 1Password in my old Palm device will bring it back into active life, I think.
  162. Now if only I hadn't lost the stylus... where could it be
  163. Moving all still-valid information from Strip http://tinyurl.com/y4x26r to 1Password
  164. Very happy that my weekly "project status update" call finished early
  165. Using the "good news" voice with Pester http://tinyurl.com/2gvq9h makes for hilarious notifications
  166. Reading git help for "branch" I can't help parsing reflog as "re-flog" instead of "ref-log"
  167. …in reply to @epredator
    @epredator If they can't see the virtual cool things happening, they might just think you are a bit loony :-)
  168. …in reply to @timoreilly
    @timoreilly I haven't tried it, but if you have VMware 2 it is supposedly able to run photosynth http://tinyurl.com/5c9h83
  169. Just learned that the new @1Password keychain format includes a web app that allows you to view the data in any web browser. Way way cool.
  170. See comments here: http://tinyurl.com/3guqff You open *.agilekeychain/1Password.html . Doesn't quite work yet, but it's a very neat idea.
  171. …in reply to @1Password
    @1Password Thanks for the accidental link, though ;-)
  172. Oh boy, will you look at the time. Good night Twitter.
  173. …in reply to @adrianxbenjamin
    @DVDQuotes The Matrix
  174. Boo. Opera Mini cannot open local files. So much for my plan of looking at my 1Password keychain in my cellphone.
  175. …in reply to @andysc
    @andysc I would also interpret it as 3 business days. This time tomorrow would be simply 24 hours
  176. …in reply to @Dan_Christensen
    @DrOfLove Brody's "You're gonna need a bigger boat" from Jaws. Even better because it was improvised.
  177. Quick poll: do you show all @ replies or just followee @replies? I see all @ replies, helps in finding more people to follow
  178. Finished updating an internal white paper, now I need to make some tea before a conf call
  179. …in reply to @macdevnet
    @macdevnet Will that do it? I thought TM keeps metadata that may need some transformation when moving the backup
  180. …in reply to @macdevnet
    @macdevnet Right - but is there anything in there that is tied to the disk you are using (e.g. volume name, some other ID)
  181. …in reply to @macdevnet
    @macdevnet I have a 1TB MyBook Studio as my TM drive - it has worked flawlessly so far