awkward.org T & M – Thoughts & Musings

• The next app posted to the app store for review. Hopefully it will be on sale by Nov 20 so that folks can get a good 'early season discount' #

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• Grrr… 1st UIViewController doesn't get remote control events, 2nd 'child' controller does. Looks like UITableView in 1st 'eats' events #
• Subclass UITableView and make it firstResponder and it the subclass gets the events. I hatez debugging responder chains 8-( #
• @siegel now that was way funnier than any costumes I've seen tonight! in reply to siegel #
• Remembering a friend & colleague who we lost a year ago… His innumerable contributions have been (and will always be) missed. #
• @danwood Ahhh memories ! 25 years ago this week(ish). We watched Back To The Future with the kids for the first time this past weekend in reply to danwood #
• @chipx86 Ouch ! (I think it's time to up my scrollback buffersize Just in case! #
• I Just noticed that the installer for iTunes <redacted> beta 2 has a certificate icon in the upper right hand corner – is that new ? #
• @chuckdude Wintervention is great ! Probably going to make you want to go skiing though 8-( #

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• @chockenberry rubin missed one step tho – you need to download the repo tool before you can begin his steps – typical opensource ! in reply to chockenberry #
• One use for $50 billion in cash – Hire the LSO to do the music for your iMovie templates (John Williams too ?) #
• Apples servers seem to be groaning under the strain for verifying email addresses for the FaceTime For Mac beta 8-( #
• @mmartel the demos were clearly aimed at end users. There are strong hints in iLife 11 that chunks of UIKit are on their way though. in reply to mmartel #

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• @aschmitt Really ! Lincoln School – right ? I see a discussion at an upcoming town meeting ? in reply to aschmitt #
• @dlouhy Yeah – but you know what Leonardo Da Vinci would surely have sucked at code too ! #ithinknot in reply to dlouhy #

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• Two of my colleagues are driving from Boston to Palo Alto you can follow progress (& their really rather funny) tweets here @VMWCrossAmerica #
• Is there some nifty web service mashup to show all the tweets from a single specific account on a google map ? #lazytweet #
• @scanlime It is rather amazing when it 'just works !' isn't it ! #
• @patlee He looked very excited and happy to be there. That's a good sign ! I bet he's going to be tired when he gets home ! #
• .@awk TweetPaths http://bit.ly/9Py42n does exactly what I want ! Excellent ! #
• RT @mattgemmell: Microsoft, once again your trendy copy causes chronic testicular retraction. http://twitpic.com/2odgff – Yikes! #
• @mattgemmell Oh man Microsoft is trying *SO HARD* with this it's just cringeworthy ! #
• @mattgemmell I need to go find a bucket ! "Anna and Miles start each other up." ! #

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• Congrats all! RT @kylesm: It's finally GA! http://bit.ly/bi9sxw That's what I've worked on for the last 3 years. #
• @rascalking Did the branch fall between the pole & house ? Or further down pole run ? It makes a difference in the FIOS repair process in reply to rascalking #
• @rascalking OK – that's probably not so bad – they can probably replace that with a simple pre-made cable. No on site splicing. in reply to rascalking #

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• @autoxr nicely done! I guess it was dry ? It's been horribly wet all day here in Ithaca NY in reply to autoxr #
• View from the 'office' this week. Much better now that it's stopped raining! http://yfrog.com/n2uzomj #
• @jimcorreia Wanna name names ? Not my app I hope in reply to jimcorreia #
• @dlouhy Sure but I think the forecast high for San Francisco today is 96 ? It's nice and sunny (in the 70s) at Cornell today though ! in reply to dlouhy #
• @kylesm Congratulations – I knew I would return home and you'd be a Daddy ! in reply to kylesm #
• Wildlife on the dock by the lake house (not for arachnophobes) http://yfrog.com/muqjjoj #
• @dlouhy I think that's your hint that the 'Fruit Company' is still watching you… in reply to dlouhy #
• I wonder if JLG will write about : http://bit.ly/caALHh it's very similar to MS practices vs Be in the 90s. #
• @herrod Link to photos ? I'm safely ensconced on the other side other country but my entire team is doing the 'Prom Two-Step' this weekend! #
• @herrod thanks! Good job it's generally sunny and dry this time of the year in Palo Alto! in reply to herrod #
• @benstiglitz I on the other hand will be leaving Ithaca on Sunday after being here for a week! in reply to benstiglitz #

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• @benstiglitz because you should take a good look at a Brompton http://bromptonbikes.co.uk folds more quickly & smaller than most in reply to benstiglitz #
• @benstiglitz yep – not cheap. In my case it replaced a car so I was cash positive again pretty quickly ( a few months payments, fuel, etc) in reply to benstiglitz #
• @aschmitt I'm not so sure – $AAPL has been happy to have a small market share and high margins in the past (desktop), diff'nt market now tho in reply to aschmitt #
• @benstiglitz Bike Friday sounds interesting – but I think their bikes are a little larger (>16" wheels)? which makes the folded size larger in reply to benstiglitz #
• Woohoo ! Apparently connectivity is restored at home ! 3 days without phone, internet or TV is really pretty annoying ! #
• Problem was that Squirrels had eaten a bunch of FibreOptic cables supplying the street. No electricity means that Darwin isn't 'active' here #
• @benstiglitz Yeah – but look at all the real things you can do with all the apps on this 'newton' in reply to benstiglitz #
• @fraserspeirs I think you just 'DOSd' the poor Greenock Telegraph website ! My browser seems to be stuck loading that page. in reply to fraserspeirs #
• @Cabel http://bit.ly/bcrAr9 – Epic ? in reply to Cabel #
• @mikebernardo No !? Surely you jest ? Your comment came from out of nowhere ! Or is it the real thing ? in reply to mikebernardo #
• @BostonTweet Note too : Folding bicycles are allowed at all times on all vehicles when folded. in reply to BostonTweet #
• .@jtrainer Knapsack 2 looks Great !! Congratualations on the release ! in reply to jtrainer #
• @chuckdude Looks good ! I hope I can find time to read it ! There's also a nice shout out to my old company (BIAS) in the Preface ! Cool ! in reply to chuckdude #
• Grrr…. my iPhone developer certificate *just* expired (10 mins ago) and I didn't get any warnings over the past weeks ? Annoying… #
• http://vimeo.com/12828114 – Wonderful ! #
• There's a wildfire burning in the Middlesex Fells near(ish) my home! It's been *very* dry recently 8-( http://yfrog.com/554pfj #
• @rascalking nope it's further to the west (middle reservoir) it looks like the fire is in the sheepfold. in reply to rascalking #
• The firecrews are still working in the fells & news trucks are now at the end of my street http://yfrog.com/mxelgyj http://yfrog.com/n25axj #
• *BIG SCREEN* movie in the garden. At the birthday party for a friend of my son http://yfrog.com/n352coj #
• @danielpunkass it seems like your on your way to establishing Somerville South. When you get RedBones I'll visit in reply to danielpunkass #
• Amazingly bad traffic on the MassPike between Boston & Springfield. Taking Hwy 20 we've almost caught up with folk who left 3 hrs before us! #
• @dsandler I still have some (treasured) Be shirts One or two I still wear occasionally. Though the one of Alex O is still in the closet in reply to dsandler #
• @kirbyt That's 'unfortunate' – email me your complaints and I'll send them to the appropriate person & see what can be done. in reply to kirbyt #
• @kirbyt – OK I'll send a note on Monday to some folk (who may actually already have seen your tweet and see what gets said… #
• @kirbyt @sehugg Steven looks more like me than my brother : http://bit.ly/9Ti6U9 in reply to kirbyt #

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• Grrrr… why isn't the iOS SDK only available for download ? Why do I have to keep downloading the xCode I already have ? #
• .@jtrainer @danielpunkass – Remember with great power comes great responsibility ! Use it wisely my young padawan! Also – congrats (I think) in reply to danielpunkass #
• The family went 'flying' at Mont Tremblant this week – http://bit.ly/9W0cv0 – Great fun ! I'd definitely like to to it again! #
• Making progress by the lake on my next iPhone app. Looks like I might be done by the time snow flies ! (got the trickiest algo. sorted now) #

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• Up in northern Vermont (25 miles from Canadian Border). Didn't look for Northern Lights last night – I wonder if they'll be visible tonight? #
• @aschmitt We were here late last night but I forgot (and it was overcast). I think we're right on the southern edge of visibility. in reply to aschmitt #
• @scanlime Ouch! That looks like it hurt ! I still remember injuring my (left) big toe a while back. Hope you recover soon ! in reply to scanlime #
• @franklinavenue @bastardmachine Russell Mulcahy was also responsible for the 1st Highlander and sadly also for the 2nd (but not the 3rd) in reply to franklinavenue #
• @scanlime Aaahh ! Same thing basically happened to me (stage equipment). Still have a mangled toenail. Let me know how yours works out ! in reply to scanlime #

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