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Tweets for 2009-05

  1. …in reply to @undefined
    @rodet What sort of support would you expect? You can run Linux on a Mac, either directly or in a VM.
  2. …in reply to @undefined
    @rodet Ah, I see now. That would be nice.
  3. …in reply to @jamieoliver
    @jamie_oliver I think most of the world observes May 1st (except for the U.S.): Labour Day, May Day, etc.
  4. Working on May 1st. Accumulating compensation days for later :-)
  5. …in reply to @mroesch
    @mroesch I've heard good things of http://bit.ly/GJvO8 and http://bit.ly/SShno but I haven't use either of them
  6. Post-lunch slump after eating one spinach-and-shrimp pizza and half pineapple-and-ham (both homemade). Everyone's asleep but me and the baby
  7. Weather is crazy. Yesterday was beautiful, now rain. Walking to work.
  8. My 3yo just told me 'i love you' on her own, out of the blue. Heart melting. #fb
  9. git bisect is awesomely useful
  10. My new pet project. Still in progress, but getting there: http://github.com/zzamboni/things2thl/
  11. I still can't figure out why the highlighted entry moves in @tweetie. But I absolutely love how easy it is to explore conversations & users
  12. …in reply to @atebits_support
  13. …in reply to @atebits_support
    @atebits_support I've had colleagues with color blindness who use weird combinations that help them see better. That's one legitimate use.
  14. Two Syrinx features I wish Tweetie had: bookmark http://bit.ly/hC4mt (instead of individual read/unread status) & pause http://bit.ly/11Zivw
  15. Done with initial scheduling for an internal conference, and some other organizational nastiness. Going home.
  16. Just today I discovered @tweetie's saved searches. Very nicely done, like the rest of it! It even tells me when there are new results.
  17. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser I agree. Tweetie's GUI is really awesome. Very polished, and very usable.
  18. @tweetie makes it so fun that I'm spending more time than ever before in Twitter. And I used to be so productive...
  19. @tweetie Are you planning support for direct display of images from other sources? (posterous, flickr, quicksnapper, skitch come to mind)
  20. @atebits_support Is there a way to search for something just in my timeline in Tweetie/Mac? A filter field would be nice.
  21. Very nice and maybe even useful: RT @geekgrrl: Just introduced my mom to the beauty that is Fake Name Generator: http://bit.ly/UKpEb
  22. went swimming before work today for the first time after a long hiatus. Feeling invigorated #fb
  23. …in reply to @DunKology
    @DunKology Count yourself lucky - some of us have young kids who wake up at 6AM every day, including weekends :-)
  24. …in reply to @atebits_support
    @atebits_support That's why I keep using tinyurl. Oldie but goodie, and always up.
  25. Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/securitytwits to join
  26. @atebits_support As of late, I'm often getting "Error..." instead of "Follow/unfollow" in the pop-down menu in user profiles.
  27. @tweetie Is there a kbd shortcut for "Reply" in the DM view? Cmd-R doesn't work, and Cmd-Shift-N doesn't automatically use the current user
  28. I just went looking in delicious for something I had saved in Greader shared items. I should feed one onto the other somehow.
  29. …in reply to @mpb
    @mpb Haven't looked much at it yet, so I don't know.
  30. …in reply to @codinghorror
    @codinghorror BTW, I just saw "Deja Vu" the other day, which has Val Kilmer in it. He's truly unrecognizable from his Top Gun days.
  31. RT @zambonini: Ever wanted to see The Queen and Abraham Lincoln 'get it on'? [...] Russian 'Money makes money' ad http://bit.ly/nUXks
  32. …in reply to @undefined
    @rodet How do you know? I would assume there are plenty of students on Twitter.
  33. …in reply to @simX
    @simX I think it's the @ that throws it off - without it Mail expands the nickname correctly.
  34. Things 1.1.1 looks the same to me, but under the covers likes... Applescript! http://post.ly/UIH
  35. @tweetie Is there a way to set posterous username? It automatically created a new posterous blog when I posted a picture.
  36. @tweetie Also, it'd be nice if it posted the tweet's text to posterous together with the image.
  37. …in reply to @yasir_ibrahim
    @yasir_ibrahim Twitter does automatic URL shortening: http://tinyurl.com/an4mfq (see "Does Twitter allow html in web updates?")
  38. Very nice - I used "Balloon without logo" RT @mattgemmell: Nice replacement @tweetie icons: http://tinyurl.com/dnzz9u (via @jsamuelson).
  39. RT @spiralstairs: The best free iPhone app: http://bit.ly/mHyoh
  40. QOTD: "If you're like me, you have a $300 iPhone but are no longer able to afford 99c applications" - Ze Frank http://bit.ly/mHyoh
  41. RT @brianshaler: Swine Flu media hype alert: Hans Rosling crunched some numbers - http://is.gd/yN2k 8,000+ articles/death. TB had 0.1/death
  42. …in reply to @tswicegood
    @tswicegood You mean in other languages, right? You don't need the 'return' in ruby.
  43. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu Celtic black metal - any recommendations?
  44. Trying to finish my things2thl script. It has proven a most useful ruby- and Applescript-learning exercise.
  45. Lifts Off!: http://bit.ly/qbK1
  46. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu Listening now to "wooden pints"
  47. I hadn't noticed that video.google.com now serves YouTube videos. The searchinterface is nicer than the native YouTube one imo.
  48. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu Would that be "With trees"? Can't find "into the trees" http://bit.ly/19bGQi
  49. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu I like them btw - thanks for the recommendation
  50. I have to say, Applescript support in Things 1.1.1 is pretty nice. I'm still giving THL a good try, but that alone might keep me with Things
  51. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser Well, THL already uses SQlite3 for the backend, so from there to MySQL should be easier than from the Things XML file :-)
  52. things2thl is coming along nicely. Now I need some sleep http://bit.ly/WX4Y0
  53. Started day early to go swimming- pool was too full. I'll try again at lunchtime. In the meantime, it's nice to get to the office this early
  54. …in reply to @undefined
    @MaxHeadroom Very cool - that will be very useful, thanks.
  55. Having to fix a bug in a C++ program I didn't write. Argh, haven't written C++ in ages.
  56. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser both
  57. Oh boy - heavy rain + hail. Hopefully it will stop before I have to bike home...
  58. …in reply to @sachac
    @sachac I like LibraryThing better than Goodreads. You can modify/fix your own records, and has many more search databases.
  59. …in reply to @sachac
    @sachac That's true. I decided on LT because (AFAICT) you can only add to Goodreads things that exist in Amazon.
  60. …in reply to @steipete
    @studpete I like THL very much. I'm about to release a script to migrate from Things to THL, if you are interested.
  61. …in reply to @steipete
    @studpete It does, plus it has excellente keyboard control and other nice features. My script uses AS on both Things & THL for the migration
  62. …in reply to @steipete
    @studpete I definitely will, as soon as it's ready :-)
  63. @ev @biz Just to chip in: I profoundly dislike the change in reply settings. Exploring half-conversations is half the fun of Twitter for me.
  64. …in reply to @thehitlist
    @thehitlist Will do.
  65. RT myself: @ev @biz Just to chip in: I profoundly dislike the change in reply sttngs. Exploring half-convs is half the fun of Twitter for me
  66. "receiving one-sided fragments via replies sent to folks you don't follow in your timeline is undesirable" Not to me - it's very desirable
  67. …in reply to @undefined
    @DrScofield That's how it was! They removed the preference and made it fixed.
  68. …in reply to @angstmann
    @angstmann I've been working on a script to migrate. Should be ready soon.
  69. …in reply to @foamcow
    @foamcow I'm working on a script to migrate from Things to THL - should be ready soon, in case you are interested.
  70. …in reply to @undefined
    @fraserspeirs Bugs in Writing (Lyn Dupré) has good sections on Quotations, Citations and References http://bit.ly/2mmVo3
  71. …in reply to @andypotion
    @andypotion Ooooh, how had I never discovered rooSwitch before. It's really nice, thanks for the pointer.
  72. …in reply to @pilky
    @pilky I wonder if _@zzamboni will show up in my mentions tab. Maybe it needs the spaces around it?
  73. …in reply to @undefined
    @DrScofield Join the rage: http://bit.ly/Cnxbw
  74. 10.5.7 update - there we go
  75. …in reply to @pilky
    @pilky And of course, now I can't use Tweetie's conversation view on your Tweets (at least I see them). Hope twitter would just change back.
  76. Back from 10.5.7 reboot - so far so good
  77. Safari update requires _another_ reboot? Oh well, it's time for lunch anyway.
  78. Wondering how many possibly-interesting half-conversations I'm missing #fixreplies
  79. RT @Orli Do you agree with Twitter's new @replies policy? http://twtpoll.com/m7690o #twtpoll
  80. RT @ScottHepburn: OMG! I'm in a bar and can only hear convs between people I know! It's so quiet! This place is lame…I'm leaving #fixreplies
  81. …in reply to @undefined
    @Darknater http://bit.ly/Dg8GZ #fixreplies
  82. RT: Retweet this if you disagree with Twitter's decision to hide replies to people you don't follow #fixreplies #twitterfail #dumbass
  83. LOL RT @Shrdlu: #fixreplies LALALALA If @gattaca is talking to someone I don't follow, I don't want to hear about it LALALALA
  84. …in reply to @steipete
    @studpete http://bit.ly/BCsT1
  85. RT @BadAstronomer: RT @astropixie: you can watch atlantis capture hubble today on NASA TV at 12:55 EDT http://bit.ly/51WhK
  86. @bricooke @RooSwitch is very useful for development - I only discovered it today and I'm in love with it already.
  87. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser Good post. BTW, I see three "Greased Lightbox" spinning thingies at the bottom of your post. #fixreplies
  88. Oops, my machine just KP'd. Sorry @vkoser
  89. Lazy twitter: in Ruby, how do I get a ref to a method? e.g. def foo() {'hi'}, how do I assign a ref to foo to var x, so I can do, x.call()
  90. …in reply to @jonno
    . @jonno @charlesarthur not really, because then you lose "in reply to", which breaks e.g. Tweetie's conversation view.
  91. …in reply to @jonno
    @jonno Really really. I see your tweet in my mentions, but if I double-click it, there's no record of my previous tweet to you.
  92. My things2thl script is not yet complete, but for brave souls who want to give it a try: http://bit.ly/XkvaN #things #thehitlist #gtd
  93. …in reply to @simX
    @simX Do share!
  94. …in reply to @tveskov
    @tveskov It has worked for me when I have needed it, both for full restores and for individual files.
  95. …in reply to @lmacvittie
    @lmacvittie What is "so early" for you? My two little ones get up at 6AM sharp every day :-(
  96. Wow, it's incredibly hard to find a kernel src rpm for RHEL 5
  97. …in reply to @twinfluence
    @twinfluence Out of the blue, I got a tweet from you. Do you analyze random users and send them their numbers?
  98. LOL @woot's welcome msg "... you don't like it, take it to eBay or pawn it off on one of your so-called friends. We don't want it, either"
  99. RT @iSpeech: When Google falls, it falls hard http://ow.ly/72AW
  100. Agree with @etherealmind: "hi there people like me". Check out my flock of followers at http://twittersheep.com/?zzamboni
  101. Always freaks me out for a split-second when my wireless mouse battery dies - I feel my machine suddenly died. Off to get more batteries.
  102. …in reply to @wimremes
    @domdingelom I'm a big Quicksilver fan - sadly mouse is still needed for many things.
  103. Why offline backups are important: Hackers 'destroy' flight sim site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8049780.stm
  104. Ah, coffee, fresh from my french press. Now I can continue the day.
  105. Upgrading a fresh RHEL5.2 install: Install 10 Package(s); Update 392 Package(s). Long wait ahead.
  106. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu Having fun today, are we? :-)
  107. Dear code of mine. Why o why do you stop working at 4PM on a Friday?
  108. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser Happily, I just discovered it wasn't broken - it was a system change that made it stop working. Happy again, still before 5PM :-)
  109. OK, enough damage done for the week. Happy weekend everyone.
  110. I think Twitter has handled quite gracefully "The Replies Kerfuffle" http://bit.ly/vk3QC #fixreplies
  111. Kids asleep, finally a moment of calm.
  112. First usable version of things2thl: http://bit.ly/XkvaN Still very slow, but mostly feature-complete. #things #thehitlist #gtd
  113. #bajjiliontimes @rands A movie I could watch a bajillion times is: The Day of the Jackal (1973 version)
  114. github is awesome. Lots of functionality, very easy to use.
  115. Trying out Twitter in Adium. Seems nice, but in terms of looks nothing can beat Tweetie yet.
  116. BTW, Twitter support (also IRC) only exists in the Adium 1.4beta: http://beta.adium.im/
  117. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu LOL How true.
  118. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu Also very true: http://www.arcamax.com/newspics/8/876/87673.gif
  119. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu Wow, that whole comic seems to narrate my life. Sort of like PHD back when I was in grad school.
  120. …in reply to @SifuMoraga
    @SifuMoraga Nervous? Probably you more than him :-)
  121. things2thl - migrate from Things to The Hit List http://tinyurl.com/o6bjrh
  122. …in reply to @jephjacques
    @jephjacques Connect the borked computer in Firewire Target mode to the other one, run the combo updater there, with brkn machine as target
  123. …in reply to @zambonini
    .@zambonini If you put http://nerdboyfriend.com/ and http://www.magnificentbastard.com/ together, you get a matter/anti-matter reaction
  124. Damn - I just got my twitterfone invite, and today I forgot my cell phone at home :-(
  125. LOL RT @Shrdlu: OMG, SO TRUE: http://www.arcamax.com/newspics/8/878/87864.gif -- tired of having an audience when I take a dump.
  126. I've been browsing @commandlinefu for 10 minutes, and I've already learned a couple of new tricks.
  127. …in reply to @thehitlist
    @thehitlist @andypotion It's out now: http://zzamboni.github.com/things2thl/
  128. things2thl 0.5.0, now with time-tag support, many other improvements: http://zzamboni.github.com/things2thl/ #things #thehitlist #gtd
  129. How can astronauts focus on their work? I'd spend all the time looking at the view http://bit.ly/qkbRI
  130. …in reply to @mattgemmell
    @mattgemmell Hm... coffee. Just poured myself a new one, thanks for the reminder.
  131. …in reply to @jaredmcfarland
    @jaredmcfarland Just in case you find it useful for the switch: http://zzamboni.github.com/things2thl/
  132. …in reply to @undefined
    @M3nt0r In case you find it useful for the switch: http://zzamboni.github.com/things2thl/
  133. …in reply to @kaelig
    @kaelig You might find this useful for the switch: http://zzamboni.github.com/things2thl/
  134. …in reply to @undefined
    @Shrdlu You reminded me of http://bit.ly/e7cOF (see 13 & 14)
  135. …in reply to @kaelig
    @kaelig Oops. Well, it was only released yesterday :-)
  136. …in reply to @jeffrkilpatrick
    @jeffrkilpatrick Thinking Rock supports them: http://www.trgtd.com.au/
  137. …in reply to @andypotion
    @andypotion Stop teasing us - looking forward to what the "massive changes" may bring.
  138. I've been sleeping too little with all the tinkering with things2thl. Bed time now.
  139. Spreading the word (please RT) Why Oprah must not support McCarthy http://bit.ly/9AhGS
  140. Just tried the Pzizz "quick energizer" free sample. It was actually a very good 15-minute nap.
  141. Timeout Twitterfone. I just got my invite and signed out. http://tinyurl.com/qlv4as
  142. …in reply to @zzamboni
    @zzamboni Seems voice recognition is not all that good. Timeout = "Trying out", "signed out" = "signed up"
  143. This is indeed how it works. PHD Comics: Science News Cycle: http://bit.ly/8OSZC
  144. …in reply to @undefined
    @vkoser Hopefully closed, then burnt to the ground. That stuff is awful.
  145. Twitter rule 28: If you ask me to RT to boost your follower numbers, I'm unfollowing you. Why do you care so much about number of followers?
  146. …in reply to @joseph_carney
    @joe_carney no. No. NO.
  147. …in reply to @steipete
    @studpete Have you added it to commandlinefu.com?
  148. …in reply to @joseph_carney
    @joe_carney I find them incredibly annoying - almost cause for immediate unfollowing.
  149. …in reply to @steipete
    @studpete Thanks - I just released a new version, which now converts notes properly as well :-)
  150. Cute idea, well done RT @zambonini: RunPee may be genius- specific points in films when it's best for you to go to the loo http://runpee.com
  151. It's a beautiful day outside. Out with the kids. http://tinyurl.com/ompzzd
  152. things2thl 0.7- new mode of operation (-B), better notes transfer, much more: http:// zzamboni.github.com/things2thl/ #things #thehitlist
  153. Now: sleep, sweet sleep.
  154. Watching another awesome NASA video. The separation (~ 2:21) is breathtaking. YouTube - STS 125 SRB Camera Replay: http://bit.ly/9a5oz #fb
  155. Cool-I watched it as a kid,have the DVDs RT @Zyote: sweet.why didn't anyone tell me ABC is remaking 'V'! looks awesome- http://bit.ly/dWIgK
  156. It's full of xkcd, as expected. RT @studpete: 25 Best Programmer Comics http://tr.im/lZgY
  157. The Hit List learns dynamically which keys you use to select each item in the file (f) and go-to (g) operations. Very sweet #thehitlist #gtd
  158. I did my final, production-environment migration of Things to The Hit List, using things2thl #things #gtd #thehitlist
  159. Cmd I used: things2thl -B --areas-top-level=Areas --projects-top-level=Projects --time-tags --context-tags 'home|office|errand|waiting for'
  160. …in reply to @undefined
    @Darknater What caused it? What happens when you try to boot from the DVD?
  161. …in reply to @undefined
    @Darknater I was going to suggest that. You could try installing the latest combo updater, that usually fixes things.
  162. …in reply to @undefined
    @Darknater Are you sure it's trying to boot from the DVD? (i.e. are you holding down the C key while booting?)
  163. @biomac101 re: area -> context. Nice suggestion. I'll implement it. I don't understand your second q. What would migrate multiple times?
  164. …in reply to @kamal
    @kamal In case you need to migrate some data: http://zzamboni.github.com/things2thl/
  165. …in reply to @bzqi
    @mephisto_bbs I see now. Yes, it will create multiple entries. Interesting possi... Read More: http://is.gd/CiwI
  166. I just used @twitlonger for the first time - tweetie makes it very easy.
  167. …in reply to @bzqi
    @mephisto_bbs Glad you've found it useful. Thanks for the feedback and the ideas.
  168. Thinking I should start using LittleSnapper. Looks very nice and I got the license with the MacHeist bundle.
  169. Doing my first weekly review since I switched to The Hit List. Putting smart folders, nested tasks and keyboard shortcuts to good use.
  170. Whoa. Thunderstorm. Hopefully gone before I have to bike home.
  171. Shuttle landing: "weather is real moist, unstable, and officially "no go" due to thunderstorms" Next attempt tomorrow http://bit.ly/auXAx
  172. …in reply to @undefined
    @Darknater Will certainly do. Also, the Air and Space museum is one of my all-time favorite museums.
  173. The animated banner at http://runpee.com/ is hilarious.
  174. …in reply to @JeffSullivan
    @atxPOWERgeek Where are you going now?
  175. Views in @thehitlist remember their state (position, sort-by status, etc.). Excellent. They don't remember filter selection though.
  176. I want to continue coding, but I am so tired... I think I must sleep now.
  177. Just came back from the newly-opened Zurich Apple Store. Awesome to finally have one nearby. So much stuff, so little money :-)
  178. …in reply to @Documentally
    @Documentally I don't. My posterous autoposts to my blog, which autotweets on new posts.
  179. I'm moving all my opensource projects to @github. It was good while it lasted, @sourceforge and berlios.de.
  180. So hot today - awesome summer day.
  181. @culturedcode Great video, guys http://bit.ly/dAeis
  182. things2thl v0.8.1: --inbox, --sync, --areas-as-tags, --areas-as-contexts. Thanks @mephisto_bbs for feature suggestions. http://bit.ly/10qQRC
  183. @ctrloptcmd Have you seen this? http://zzamboni.github.com/things2thl/
  184. …in reply to @mmenneske
    @ctrloptcmd I'm considering adding a GUI around my script, to make it easier to use.
  185. …in reply to @undefined
  186. Wow - big scary storm all of a sudden, the sky is almost dark and it's only 3PM. This morning was so hot, I'm wearing shorts & t-shirt
  187. Having to emergency-reassign reviews because one reviewer did not submit any of his assigned reviews, even after a reminder. Grrrrrr.
  188. I'm in love with @thehitlist's keyboard navigation features. Makes everything so fast.
  189. Learning MacRuby http://developer.apple.com/mac/articles/scriptingautomation/cocoaappswithmacruby.html
  190. In an all-day class today and tomorrow called "Shaping your future"