The short-form week of 17–23 Aug 2009
24 Aug 2009; last modified 13 Mar 2011
The week in review, 140 characters at a time. This week, 29 messages in 28 conversations. (With 1 favorite.)
This document was created automatically from my archive of my Twitter stream. Due to limitations in the Twitter API and occasional glitches in my archiving system, it may not be 100% complete.
In a conversation that started on Monday at 08:29pm
Problem with using firebug at work, is then you go overboard and start using it to examine & critique your bank's slightly lame site.—@malcolmt
Tuesday at 03:35pm
No, turns out contacts didn't sync between phone and laptop because contact syncing was turned off. Why?—@ndw
Tuesday at 06:28pm
Hacking out the last of my über cool (if I do say so myself) twitter backup/MarkLogic Server Community Edition demo—@ndw
Wednesday at 06:24am
Mechanic says my Toyota is very rusty. Warranty replacement, anyone? Here's hoping...—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Wednesday at 11:10am
Hmm. iTunes has stopped seeing my Firefly media server. How much time do I spend poking it? None. Too busy. Shame Pandora is down too...—@ndw
Wednesday at 01:39pm
My headset has a mute btn that I never use. My headset hasn't worked for two days. Guess what btn I had pressed accidentally.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Wednesday at 04:49pm
Barney Frank is my hero http://bit.ly/1drVKz—@shelleypowers
@shelleypowers Barney Frank FTW!—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Wednesday at 05:01pm
Firefox text entry, any web page, isn't advancing cursor as I type, so the text appears backwards. Other apps unaffected. OK on reboot!—@michaelhkay
@michaelhkay errazib woH—@ndw
Wednesday at 06:47pm
And one day, we all will be old geeks looking at each other and remembering the good ol' days of Web starting. digital ashes.—@karlpro
Wednesday at 08:49pm
#Balisage2009 pics? From demo jam?—@ndw
Wednesday at 08:52pm
Messenger-style bag. 17" laptop and precious little else. Recommendations?—@ndw
Thursday at 10:20am
R.I.P. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndw/1602603355/ frame rust inspection #fail. Toyota warranty service FTW!—@ndw
Thursday at 11:56am
Hmm. #crumplerbags won't let me return an item for refund. That sets the bar kind of high. Anyone want to comment on the "Skivvy" bag?—@ndw
Thursday at 02:50pm
I'm really, really tempted to open up this laptop and put in a bigger HD. I can always remove it before warranty repair, right?—@ndw
Friday at 07:43am
Finally broke down and put the A/C in the window.—@ndw
Friday at 10:03am
Friday at 10:08am
Friday at 12:05pm
Replacing a hard drive in the MacBookPro looks a little daunting. How picky is AppleCare about that under warranty, I wonder.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Friday at 12:19pm
today: hacking Perl for $client (same stuff, different day), and possibly some karaoke tonight depending on how my back is doing—@merlyn
Friday at 12:32pm
Friday at 02:24pm
Cursing the PITA that is expense reporting.—@ndw
Friday at 02:49pm
Logically, there must be an end to the stacks of paper on my desk, right? The bottom layers don't reproduce or something, do they?—@ndw
Saturday at 12:06pm
Saturday at 08:44pm
e—@ndw
Saturday at 08:45pm
Enjoyimg—@ndw
Saturday at 08:47pm
Kindle browser sucks. Enjoying And Then There Were None though.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 11:49am
Sunday at 06:56pm
Steve's Scottish Brown on the primary fermenter.—@ndw