The short-form week of 21–27 Dec 2009
28 Dec 2009; last modified 13 Mar 2011
The week in review, 140 characters at a time. This week, 67 messages in 70 conversations. (With 5 favorites.)
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.
Monday at 09:21am
Monday at 09:27am
Monday at 10:24am
Submitted new Last Call Working Draft for XProc to W3C web team. With luck, published
tomorrow. http://tinyurl.com/y8h74uf—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Monday at 10:49am
Rewrote a buzzword laden definition to remove cloud computing crapola. See http://is.gd/5wfOy—@tommorris
Monday at 12:15pm
I got my Christmas cards into the post before Christmas, that counts for something,
right?—@ndw
Monday at 02:18pm
Death to stupid little JavaScript animations that make snowflakes on web pages and
burn cycles on my CPU.—@ndw
Monday at 06:37pm
Tuesday at 08:40am
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 01:17pm
OMFHeadache... I think maybe it's time to cut back on the caffeine again.—@kplawver
Tuesday at 02:29pm
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 03:17pm
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 04:12pm
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 06:43pm
i'm evaluating a marklogic app that uses the twitter api—@kstirman
Tuesday at 09:15pm
Ready for #android. If that means giving up @tweetie or @readitlater I'll wait for parity. Then again on android I can make my own.—@grechaw
Wednesday at 08:05am
IntelliJ 9.0 attempts to spell check source code, with mixed results. "Throwable"
isn't misspelled. Neither is "decl". Now go away.—@ndw
Wednesday at 08:58am
Dear "friend", if we were dear friends, you wouldn't have to introduce yourself, would
you? Stop sending me your email spam, kthxbai.—@ndw
Wednesday at 09:02am
Wednesday at 09:21am
#tweetawish A world without war, hate or digital rights management.—@tommorris
Wednesday at 09:22am
#tweetawish A world without bankers or MBAs fucking things up for the rest of us.—@tommorris
In a conversation that started on Wednesday at 02:38pm
Screw the phone, I want *the box*. Actually, I think the N900 may also be my next
phone. http://tinyurl.com/ybbjt2y—@ndw
Thursday at 08:16am
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 09:15am
And so my inner pendulum swings. I'm back to finding the attempt to distinguish between
info resource and non-IR unnecessary and pointless.—@ndw
@ndw Isn't the problem that non-information resources are actually non-resources, i.e.
that we're using RDF to describe concepts?—@RichardOfSussex
@RichardOfSussex I don't believe there are any non-resources. Representations of non-IR resources
tend to have low fidelity, that's all.—@ndw
@ndw Ah, that depends on how much collateral evidence they are able to acquire. At the
present time, not much, I agree. Happy Christmas!—@RichardOfSussex
@RichardOfSussex Happy Christmas!—@ndw
Thursday at 09:29am
Thursday at 09:53am
Wondering if any of the Flickr API methods will tell me what photos I appear in. Part
of the activity stream, so maybe userComments?—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 10:38am
At the Hotel, checked in, not so cold here. Quite comfortable. Foul mood, from getting
up early and schlepping all day, is improving.—@ronhitchens
@ronhitchens French coffee and a fresh croissant always fixes my mood in Paris.—@ndw
Thursday at 04:52pm
Mom walked Becket. It was above freezing today. Becket needed a bath after his walk.
I bathed Becket. Now have wet dog in lap.—@ndw
Thursday at 05:00pm
Note to Mom: no, you may not walk Becket again this week.—@ndw
Friday at 07:27am
There was a blizzard nine months before Christmas? Huh? http://xkcd.com/680/—@ndw
Friday at 11:03am
Eggs and bacon. Champagne. Prezzies. I can haz nap now?—@ndw
Friday at 01:41pm
T-minus nine degrees to roast beast.—@ndw
Friday at 01:44pm
(Oops. Sometimes "up arrow" / "return" isn't the right thing.)—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Friday at 02:09pm
Wondering what other apps I need... oh, some games.—@JeniT
Friday at 03:29pm
Hoping no one spoils Dr Who for me. Keep the spoilers to a minimum, ok, friends?—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Friday at 03:33pm
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 09:39am
Yup, definitely a bog. http://yfrog.com/4gt1paj—@simonw
Saturday at 10:54am
Borders wifi network login and iPhone do not get along.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 10:56am
Took mom to mall. Did not bring laptop. And the boxing day nitwit award goes to: me.—@ndw
@ndw Do a lot of Americans call it "Boxing Day" now?—@david_megginson
@david_megginson Probably not; my mom's English so I have an anglophile perspective.—@ndw
Saturday at 11:27am
Bipolar Santa official website coming soon! Thanks for the support - @ndw, @joakime, @benosteen, @ungreen, @chriskeene, @benjiw.—@bipolarsanta
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 11:33am
ok tweeps, i'm really used to rightclicking, what do we do w/ apple? learn kb shortcut?
different mouse? other? am i missin something?—@peteaven
@peteaven Different mouse. On laptops you configure two-finger tap as a right click.—@hunterhacker
@hunterhacker thanks! diggin this new apple world, but getting accustomed to the navigation, kinda
wiley.—@peteaven
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 01:26pm
New personal best: 52 (Beach) on #flightcontrol - New Level: Cabin Crew, http://cloudcell.com/r.php?g=2&m=648355&l=1—@ldodds
@JeniT @ldodds this might surprise you both - I have a top score of 570... (I practice on Circle
Line, more or less every day, for 20mins)—@johnlsheridan
@johnlsheridan Yes, I know that you have some ridiculous high score :) @ldodds and I have only been playing a day! Give us a break.—@JeniT
@JeniT You knew? Disappointed now, not to have amazed you in a "who would have thought it"
kind of way.—@johnlsheridan
@johnlsheridan You tweet about it. You think I don't pay attention? ;)—@JeniT
@JeniT @ldodds should add, I couldn't get past 40 for weeks when I first played. Then at some point
decided "I am going to be good at this."—@johnlsheridan
@johnlsheridan Does the difficulty level eventually plateau so that it's just a matter of how long
you can keep your concentration?—@ndw
@ndw basically, yes, as far as I can tell - the plane speeds increase more gradually after
100. If you can land 200, you can land 500, IMHO.—@johnlsheridan
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 02:26pm
New US flight controls are nuts. No using electronics the whole flight? Not convinced
that'll stop anyone with something in their bag...—@plasticbagUK
@plasticbagUK Where did you see the new flight controls posted?—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 03:25pm
/me decides that the time to brag about his high score of 78 has come and gone; decides
not to reveal it.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 03:31pm
we finally get wi-fi on flights and now no electronics? will this mark the return
of airline magazines?—@fiberartisan
@fiberartisan No. They're heavy and expensive. The new plan is to tazer us all into submission
before pushing back from the gate, I think.—@ndw
Saturday at 03:51pm
I wonder how long I can safely ignore "DeprecationWarning: the sha module is deprecated;
use the hashlib module instead".—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 04:10pm
Apparently, I'm "hard to shop for," despite the fact that you could throw a rock in
a Best Buy, Fry's or B&N and find something I'd like.—@RussB
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 04:42pm
The industry/govt reaction to burned-balls bozo is the epitome of cowardice.—@timbray
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 04:45pm
There are subjects for which words and pictures seem pale and insignificant. http://norman.walsh.name/2009/12/26/dad—@ndw
Saturday at 04:50pm
Saturday at 04:58pm
Beautiful good-bye to a beloved father http://norman.walsh.name/2009/12/26/dad from @ndw - My sympathies Norm—@shelleypowers
Saturday at 05:16pm
The pain of loss has hit so many this year; few have written so eloquently. Thanks
@ndw for sharing http://norman.walsh.name/2009/12/26/dad—@laurendw
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 05:34pm
Reading tweets before bed and deciding to aim to beat @jenit and @ndw high score tomorrow. Will just have to doff cap to @johnlsheridan!—@ldodds
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 05:48pm
New airline price list:
headset: $2
pillow: $7
wine/spirits: $7
"Depends" (for last hour of flight): $50—@dhmspector
@dhmspector Dignity and common sense: priceless.—@ndw
@ndw The most common elements in the universe are hydrogen & stupidity. Most scarce?
Common Sense.—@dhmspector
@dhmspector As someone once said (Heinlein?) common sense is clearly misnamed because it's so
damned uncommon.—@ndw
@ndw I 1/2 cribbed my "the two most common elements in the universe..." line from Harlan
Ellison :)—@dhmspector
Saturday at 06:14pm
@ndw - beautiful tribute!—@harveybetty
Saturday at 06:30pm
RT @ndw: There are subjects for which words and pictures seem pale and insignificant. http://is.gd/5CETr < A wonderful tribute Norm.—@fiberartisan
Saturday at 07:00pm
RT @shelleypowers: Beautiful good-bye to a beloved father http://norman.walsh.name/2009/12/26/dad from @ndw - My sympathies Norm—@roessler
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 02:39am
May I point out that xtightvncviewer is perhaps the worst designed piece of software
for Linux ever.—@tommorris
Sunday at 07:51am
Hmmph. The spammers have arrived en masse at identi.ca.—@ndw
Sunday at 08:59am
♺@elharo RT @JPBarlow The TSA, accountable to no one, imposes idiotic new rules which the public can't
appeal. http://bit.ly/8H2kNII.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 09:55am
6yo has started playing FlightControl (skewing my statistics, but never mind).—@JeniT
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 11:23am
What?? Carbs are "nature's own appetite suppressant"?? http://is.gd/5DmX1 Sounds like B.S. to me (see carbgrrl.com). #lowcarb—@xmlgrrl
@xmlgrrl #lowcarb Sounds like a campaign for the national breadmakers/pastamakers/ricegrowers assn.!—@fiberartisan
@ndw #lovecarbs @xmlgrrl I have a feeling Norm could eat anything he wants and still look svelte.—@fiberartisan
@fiberartisan @ndw I love 'em too! Some lucky folks are able to indulge in them. When I do, I'm always
sorry (after :-). #lowcarb—@xmlgrrl
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 01:01pm
Having watched Lost Seasons 1-5 on DVD, am facing the horrid prospect of having to
watch TV on TV this spring.—@timbray
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 01:39pm
You are eight times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist
http://is.gd/5DugR—@bblfish
Sunday at 02:13pm
Scanning old photos on a wireless all-in-one. Controlling a physical process at a
distance is so cool. Amd I am so easily amused.—@ndw
Sunday at 02:16pm
feeling somewhat mortal after reading @ndw's lovingly crafted obituary for his dad: http://norman.walsh.name/2009/12/26/dad—@psd
Sunday at 02:40pm
Sunday at 02:52pm
♺@timbray The odds of airborne terror: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/12/odds-of-airborne-terror.html—@ndw
Sunday at 03:01pm
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 03:21pm
Wifi scanner + Image Capture + Detect Separate Items = full of win—@ndw
@ndw scanner recommendation?!?!—@thebrianmanley
@thebrianmanley This is an HP J4680 that I got for points. Seems fine, but the Epson Perfection V600
Photo is what I'd get if I was getting—@ndw
@ndw was looking at the fujistu scansnap. But I'll check those out too. Thx!—@thebrianmanley
@thebrianmanley The Epson recommendation is from Digital Photo Pro magazine, I believe. It's in my
Evernote :-)—@ndw
Sunday at 07:06pm
Memorable quote from @torproject talk: "The stuff that Iran uses to censor its citizens is the same Boeing wants for
its employees." #26C3—@roessler
Sunday at 07:28pm
God my laptop sounds like a dying combine harvester's steampunk ventilator.—@tomcoates