awkward.org T & M – Thoughts & Musings

• On my way to Vegas later today for a few days. I'm NOT going to DefCon ! A wedding (w/ Elvis), Dinner, GhostBar & Azure amongst my plans #
• Tightest flight connection in a long time! Dulles gate D2 to C11 at a sprint within 5 mins! Of course our next flight is delayed too! #
• It gets better! Having made it to the gate BEFORE the scheduled departure & checked with the agent. It now turns out we were bumped! #
• @scanlime congratulations! Though I think I'm glad I'm not the reviewer for your changes Sorry I missed you during my recent trip in reply to scanlime #
• After a fairly monumental screwup last night United looks to have made good with a complimentary 1st class upgrade for this mornings flight #
• At the little white chapel in Las Vegas for a wedding with Elvis http://yfrog.com/evzcrozj #
• At Ghostbar 55th floor of Palms. 'Wedding Reception' http://yfrog.com/3o1vhuj #
• @patlee Ouch ! And you'd expect the German flag carrier to be much more regimented & better at this #culturalstereotype in reply to patlee #
• Tix for tonights performance of 'O' obtained. First time @ Cirque Du Soleil for our friends Becky & Mike, looking forward to their reactions #

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• @danielpunkass is that because of continued problems after the flooding at police HQ last weekend? in reply to danielpunkass #
• @ccgus Oh ! That doesn't sound good – me too (mine has at least 5-6 months left before 'expiry') in reply to ccgus #
• @dlouhy They knew you were coming, they're bugging your brain. You're living in the reality distortion field dude ! in reply to dlouhy #
• @dlouhy – Related: There are no books #
• @duraspace The link to ars-technica in http://bit.ly/b8VhYm is broken (there appears to be a trailing http:/ ?) in reply to duraspace #
• Packed house for Kid Rock & Bon Jovi at Gillette Stadium http://twitpic.com/28d9be #
• @patlee Yeah – I have to say I was impressed with Kid Rock. He seems a bit of an ass sometimes but he's a great multitalented musician ! in reply to patlee #

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• @jeremykezer My problems driving in the UK usually involve banging my knuckles on the door when I use the wrong hand to shift a manual. in reply to jeremykezer #
• @danielpunkass You'd best relax otherwise you're gonna need a proctologist. I hear they're expensive in New York ! in reply to danielpunkass #

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• @mikebernardo Doing your own graphic design now – after your other dude flaked out? in reply to mikebernardo #
• Brilliant ! @gunman: LOST CAT: Where can I hire this designer? I think he'd fit in with my team splendidly — http://bit.ly/air97L #
• Missing @danielpunkass last Boston cocoaheads unfortunately – mind you I heard a rumor he would come back once a month for the meeting. #
• Ran into Real Dan Lyons at the local Starbucks. Our kids were at school together! #
• @patlee yeah – we chatted for a while… in reply to patlee #

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• @kylesm careful – it's the world cup – during the next Brazil game there won't be anyone there (moving memories from 4 years ago) in reply to kylesm #
• @chockenberry not unless we see a UIKit(20foot) category. iOS app to remote control iOS AppleTV might be successful though in reply to chockenberry #
• @patlee MA has a minimum period between being called of two years. If you're called again you show evidence of the 1st to skip the 2nd in reply to patlee #
• @benstiglitz Dude ! You're not in California anymore ! in reply to benstiglitz #
• Flight home to BOS is delayed. Aircraft finally showed up – I expect we'll be at least 1 hour late leaving #
• Flying united from SFO? There are two sets of security lines one everyone is in and another just past the elevators that's probably empty #

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• I love my wife & kids! I got a fathers day gift I *thought* I had already traded for something else! I get an iPad *and* a new iPhone 4!! #
• @massivevector I believe that the versions are identical between the WWDC era update and todays release in reply to massivevector #
• @ichiroa @massivevector packaging size difference is probably just from the removal of beta or 'GM'. I trust apple not to screw up build #s in reply to ichiroa #
• Beautiful evening for a spot of fishing and messing about on boats! http://yfrog.com/0o89904503j #
• Re last tweet: espn3.com has the live telecast of the epic Mahut-Isner Wimbledon match, current at 53-53 (!) in the fifth set. #
• @dlouhy So was he getting his new iPhone 4 ? in reply to dlouhy #
• @danielpunkass Going to CambridgeSide store ? Update us with the line size – I'm planning to go down there at around 5:00pm in reply to danielpunkass #
• @steve02476 No idea about the line at CambridgeSide – I'm near Boylston and the line there (for reservations) was long a couple of hours ago in reply to steve02476 #
• @erik_price Yep – Sure does ! I'm planning to head down in about 3-4 hours, hopefully quieter by then in reply to erik_price #
• @gonzalo_castro hey ! I'm standing in the line at cambridgeSide with your brother! http://yfrog.com/0n3jxuj #
• @Gonzalo_Castro I lost track of your brother – but if you see him tell him I got my phone fine without any problems! #
• Have new iPhone without *any* drama! Very happy! Hopefully activation at home goes smoothly! #
• @danielpunkass line at CambridgeSide is now down to approx. 1hr. They will stay open until everyone in the line (@ 9:00pm) is served #
• CambridgeSide store will also open at 8:00am on Friday to sell whatever stock of iPhones they have (unclaimed reservations) #
• Also CambridgeSide store has no bumpers for iPhone 4, they got less bumpers than phones! But they *do* have the much sought after iPad case! #
• @kirbyt I'm afraid I didn't notice if they had camera kits or not – sorry in reply to kirbyt #
• @danielpunkass How annoyed will you be if there's only ONE iPhone (yours from yesterday ? 8-) in reply to danielpunkass #
• @danielpunkass That's good ! I have a colleague who might have been down at the store too this morning. Hopefully she was lucky as well! in reply to danielpunkass #
• FogBugz question – is there a way to NOT auto-respond to specific senders when handling submissions via email ? #lazytweet #
• @jtrainer The problem is that you can't temporarily set your base SDK to 3.x to catch the new code you added that needs 'protection' in reply to jtrainer #
• @jtrainer if you're using a 4.0 only API and try to compile with 3.2 base SDK the compiler will error on the new stuff in reply to jtrainer #

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• @mikebernardo I just did the exact same thing – worked flawlessly in about 45 seconds ! in reply to mikebernardo #
• @mikebernardo Nope – because I purchased a 3gs last summer and that (even @499) restarted the 2 year clock – Michele is eligible however in reply to mikebernardo #
• @mikebernardo Yep – colleague here at work did the same thing/same time and got the upgrade ! It's a mystery !! in reply to mikebernardo #
• AT&T Disables their customer portal, now renables it again – but MINUS the 'upgrade' sections #
• RT @Hybernaut: Video: USA – ENG highlights in LEGO (Thanks, Nick) http://bit.ly/aHCyue (this is fooking brilliant!) #
• @kirbyt @chuckdude Staying for dinner tonight ? Trying to reserve a table at CBC to avoid the 'crush' from people watching the game in reply to kirbyt #

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• @mmartel WTF ! Even Northeast China airlines (a regional China carrier) knew how much gas was in the tank! Which airline was Rob on? in reply to mmartel #
• @mikebernardo so how exactly did the pilot explain that? "excuse me folks but BP only gave us 1/2 a tank and we need a top up?" in reply to mikebernardo #
• So apple needs to 'work with the carriers' ? Or 'work with A carrier' ? Did the tethering debacle screw video calling for everyone else ? #
• So… iPhone 4 displaces the iPad on the Fathers Day gift list #
• @siegel @cdespinosa Wait a while ? Broader release for us 'aging Mac developers' – later ? in reply to siegel #
• Oh boy… "Install time remaining: About 46 minutes" – this *IS* going to be a long night! #
• Well – that was a rather quick 46 minutes ! #
• Anyone have a link for the iPhone 3.1 SDK ? The GM 4.0 Seed doesn't include it and I still want to develop for non 4.0 devices ! #
• @awk Nevermind – apps built against 4.0 will run on 3.1.3 so long as the deployment version is set appropriately. in reply to awk #
• @tristan I'd go out if I were you ! That story is worth at least a couple of beers ! in reply to tristan #
• Amazed at the (cheap) cost of iPhone replacement parts. Replaced a cracked screen on my 3gs (12.95) Purchased replacement LCD for 3g (28.95) #
• Takes minutes to make/restore an iPhone Backup – and it STILL has to reinstall the apps !? AND music & videos ! Yeesh! #
• @fraserspeirs I have to suspect that jobs won't care about desktops. Apple ][ was dropped for the new shiny Macintosh, NextStep for OS X ? in reply to fraserspeirs #

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• @bluedonkey One wonders if iCon which got Wiley thrown out of the retail stores IIRC will get a listing on iBooks ? in reply to bluedonkey #
• RT @bwalkin: Just published a blog post proposing some UI improvements to Xcode. Have a look. http://bit.ly/bzn57P (good ideas !) #
• @patlee I saw that article yesterday and forwarded it to the wife – probably very helpful tech for her (and you in a few years ?) in reply to patlee #
• @dlouhy Dude! That's some swanky apartment in the lower Haight you found. Makes my old place in the 'swanky' Cole Valley look very boring! in reply to dlouhy #
• @dlouhy awww I thought apple paid interns really well and was just about to quit, go back to school and then apply! Ohhh well… in reply to dlouhy #
• @dweekly Not just Central Park, he did a bunch of work in Boston too: Boston Public Gardens and Emerald Necklace. Indeed – when did he sleep in reply to dweekly #

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• 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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