awkward.org T & M – Thoughts & Musings

• Congrats. to my wife & my neighbor running in http://bit.ly/9sx32F, Michele was 2nd in age group, Becky was 4th fastest woman! #
• Ok – so not too many commercial breaks (and short ones at that) in the first hour but the second hour is way too overloaded! #lost #
• RT @BastardMachine: OK, sure, a very short take on "Lost." http://bit.ly/bztlDC (read some older Lost posts for great commentary too!) #
• Proud of all the fine work in Fusion 3.1! Exposé works much better now & performance has some significant improvements! http://bit.ly/dxB2RT #
• @danwood Somehow "toddwilhelm43" seems to have completely missed "Magical" from his list of adjectives. in reply to danwood #
• Iain thinks I'm fitter than Michele. "boys don't have to do all those exercise things" #shtuffmysonsays #
• If Balmer shows up at WWDC it'll be to announce QuickSilver on the iPhone. "I'll see your flash and raise you a Balmer" #
• @awk By which of course I mean Balmer will announce Silverlight for iPhone…. QuickSilver is something completely different ! Need Coffee!! in reply to awk #
• @herrod Doesn't look too bad to me – but where's the home ESXi/VSphere deployment ? Seems to be missing from your diagram ? in reply to herrod #
• Great bit of writing by @danielpunkass – http://bit.ly/cOMj7q #
• For the parents in my neighbourhood whose Children have Bandz on their wrists : http://yhoo.it/cugRkh #
• @scanlime Yeah I did – but I wouldn't put it past Ballmer to do something crazy ! Mind you Microsoft spoiled the fun 8-( in reply to scanlime #
• @rascalking It's 'my' Google Tracks for the iphone (I Guess – didn't know about the 'droid app) Fellsware == awk in reply to rascalking #
• Grrrr…. Missed the shuttle bus by 5 seconds and now I have to wait 10 mins AND now I have the chatty/cheerful driver! #
• @rascalking I played with a friends nexus on the train this morning. Didn't see the bugs but it did seem 'overburdened' with features in reply to rascalking #
• It gets better – bus driver just ran a red light in front of a fire truck making a left turn on a green filter light!! #
• http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/the-next-apple-tv-revealed-cloud-storage-and-iphone-os-on-tap/ Now that sounds interesting ! #
• @wilshipley @gruber I can watch any (correctly encoded) content I choose today on iPhone,iPad,iPod etc. I see a new AppleTV being the same in reply to wilshipley #

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• @jimcorreia block the number (or always redirect to voicemail?) ? Or has the caller blocked caller ID? in reply to jimcorreia #
• Humph – no StoreKit/in app purchases in the simulator ! Makes testing/dev more of a pain 8-( #
• Add for ZipRealty on a train in Massachusetts has a picture of an iPhone with the vodafone carrier ident. ZipRealty even operate in the UK? #
• @dlouhy but not for long I'm sure. At least you're hanging with the right crowd! in reply to dlouhy #
• @danielpunkass Is there any other choice ? Mind you see this tweet : http://bit.ly/a5G3KA dweekly is behind PBwiki in reply to danielpunkass #
• Aahh… The history of science ! http://bit.ly/9hZpUH #
• @mattgemmell I'll probably burn in hell for pointing this out – but that site is BSreview.org (capitalization mine), just sayin'… in reply to mattgemmell #
• RT @fraserspeirs: After the last 13 years, I think I need someone to pinch me. This new government is real, yes? http://bit.ly/clFjNj :Wow! #
• @bluedonkey Hey ! Congratulations ! On the Big Island ? Kona Coast ? msg me for some cool hike locations ! in reply to bluedonkey #
• @bluedonkey Have a great time ! Talk to the concierge about the local beach just up/down the coast where you can swim with turtles! in reply to bluedonkey #
• @vmwarefusion Sweet ! And it's NOT done in Flash either ! in reply to vmwarefusion #
• @danielpunkass Happy Birthday – older – Man ! in reply to danielpunkass #
• I don't usually see many Brompton Folding bikes – for some reason I've now seen two others in 2 days. First ones in months! #bikeweek ? #
• @jeremykezer For a lady that works with animals – snakes aren't her 'thing' ?! in reply to jeremykezer #
• @aschmitt Oh no ! I hope recovery isn't too bad and you can get back on your bike soon ! in reply to aschmitt #

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• I see people posting using Ars-Technicas 'short URL' site http://arst.ch and I keep reading that as arsch which is something quite different #
• How do I tell Xcode that I want the single byte © from Mac Roman NOT the two byte UTF sequence : 0xc2, 0xa9 in a string constant? #lazytweet #
• Recalling what a real election looks like : http://bit.ly/bGoZ5p #
• @chuckdude What's the problem with your drive ? Not a Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 (specifically that model) is it ? I had luck fixing 1 myself in reply to chuckdude #
• @chuckdude Sorry – I don't think I can help there. My 'leet Drive hacking skills only apply to the 'cudas with bad firmware. in reply to chuckdude #
• @chuckdude Want a real office ? With a view ? Wanna desk in VMware for an hour ? in reply to chuckdude #
• They do love each other – I just got email from Apple promoting Adobe CS5 ! #
• @patlee I have the LG netflix enabled Bluray player. Works well for me – does good double duty. Also has player for media on SMB shares in reply to patlee #

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• @reitshamer http://winchester.us had local info for us – check your town website (we might just be very lucky I guess) in reply to reitshamer #
• How I spent at least part of my weekend : http://bit.ly/cCgESH It worked and I recovered my data – phew! #
• @Hybernaut I just hope the storm is done in the next 60 minutes so I can ride home in the cool **DRY** air ! in reply to Hybernaut #
• @danielpunkass congratulations ! Nicely done ! Now – 'bout them iThingy apps? in reply to danielpunkass #
• @mmartel Say hi to Cornell & Lake Cayahuga as you pass. Had a great time there last summer and will be back again this year. in reply to mmartel #
• @gruber See ! People don't need flash to be total cretins ! They can do it with open standards too ! in reply to gruber #
• Aahhh midday building evacuation – good job I was ready for lunch anyways. #
• @fraserspeirs Yep – I'm surprised (from here in the US) how poorly the LibDems have done. I wasn't expecting miracles but -5 seats ? Ooooff! in reply to fraserspeirs #
• IronMan2 was a fun way to spend a couple of hours! Great visuals, some nice touches and good one-liners – stay past the credits too #
• Another reason to stay for the credits – my friend Peter Murphy at ILM deserves the recognition! #
• @erik_price is that the roof of your building? in reply to erik_price #

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• @kylesm Email to the Kindle App – if you have a Kindle account (for .mobi format titles at least) ? in reply to kylesm #
• @kylesm Yep – figured that was the title, 'course I just emailed my .mobi format to my Kindle so I can read it at home tonight in reply to kylesm #
• @siegel Dude ! Ponies ! Faster Ponies too ! I like ! in reply to siegel #
• Wow ! Busy day for everyone ! @panic with Transmit 4.0 @siegel with BBEdit 9.5 Hey @marsedit – are you sure you don't wanna join the party? #
• @wilshipley You should go ! Is the Sultan going to be there ? He's loaded & he has daughters I think ! in reply to wilshipley #
• Darn – I should have played hooky this week and gone skiing !! http://bit.ly/bqmIGW (80 degrees forecast this weekend) #
• @aschmitt Go check out Michele & my old stomping ground 'The Wanch' in Wan Chai – enjoy Hong Kong ! in reply to aschmitt #
• @patlee Uh oh ! Some we 'know' telling porky-pies again ? in reply to patlee #
• @patlee Then it *must* be some wine vendor trying to pull a fast one ? in reply to patlee #
• @jimcorreia Cheerio old chap ! Hope we can catch up again some time in the near future ! #
• @tristan could have been worse. The owner could have been mounting the fist. in reply to tristan #
• @reitshamer it may depend on your location in town. Winchester is on the list – but only certain neighbourhoods are MWRA supplied in reply to reitshamer #

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