The short-form week of 27 Dec 2010–2 Jan 2011
03 Jan 2011; last modified 13 Mar 2011
The week in review, 140 characters at a time. This week, 28 messages in 28 conversations. (With 2 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.
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 12:47am
nXML mode: bloody sensible idea like RELAX NG. I hereby nominate James Clark to be
the Benevolent Dictator for all XML related technologies.—@tommorris
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 11:00am
Cook's treat: duck fat browned toast w/ duck liver, rabbit liver, heart, and belly...and
30 yr Balsamic. Epic.—@kendall
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 11:28am
Next time you want to use a word, use the Tom Test. Would it make me want to smash
your teeth in? If so, don't use it.—@tommorris
Tuesday at 01:17pm
How do so many people so frequently publish tweets with truncated links? Are you paying
attention at all?—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 02:09pm
This just in. Taxes suck.—@bphogan
Tuesday at 03:51pm
If you visit the Android Market in your desktop browser, there's no way to search
the market. What's up with that?—@ndw
Tuesday at 06:48pm
A good API: take URL, put ".xml" on the end, get data. A bad API: I have to give you
my phone number before I can do that.—@tommorris
Tuesday at 07:07pm
Norman.Walsh.name and other sites on the box in my basement will get a memory boost
later this week. Performance will improve, one hopes.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 08:21pm
Um, hello there, complete Twin Peaks series for only $36. http://amzn.to/dNiYZE—@neilio
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 10:06pm
Tuesday at 10:08pm
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 10:11pm
RT @ndw: What to do with manuals for those new gadgets? Download the PDFs, stick em in @evernote, and recycle the paper. That's what I do.—@arh
@arh @ndw Re utilities like @evernote - User must remember enough about data pieces 2B able to find 'em in a relatively
dumb search. #fail—@BkwdGreenComet
@BkwdGreenComet Between keywords and full-text search, I've never had a problem. Can't say the same
for my paper filing cabinets...—@ndw
Wednesday at 09:52am
@joeclark I avoid services that I can't thoroughly back up: http://norman.walsh.name/2009/11/01/evernote—@ndw
Thursday at 07:19am
Dear movie exec, the more annoying you make the DVD intro, the more likely I'll rip
it and never see any intro ever again. Just sayin'—@ndw
Thursday at 09:47am
RT @ndw Dear movie exec, the more annoying you make the DVD intro, the more likely I'll rip
it & never see any intro ever again. Just sayin—@madcap_loon
Thursday at 10:34am
RT @ndw Dear movie exec, the more annoying you make the DVD intro, the more likely I'll rip
it & never see any intro ever again. Just sayin'—@joeharris76
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 11:40am
Current status: Glögg http://yfrog.com/h8oh3poj—@abdelazer
@liza liquor-reconstituted raisins are essentially the high point of everyones year, which
is why we drink it on the first.—@abdelazer
@abdelazer @liza my martini recipe references vermouth in Hints, Whispers, or in a pinch, Insinuations—@andrewsavikas
@andrewsavikas Just switch to ordering your preferred vodka/gin also by the pint. Problem solved.—@liza
Thursday at 04:10pm
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 07:56pm
Wow, my courage-vs-terror post is getting more reads than my mobile-market piece.
This is very cheering.—@timbray
In a conversation that started on Friday at 06:58am
This is crazy. Note: while on loan, you cannot read your own book! "Lending Kindle
Books" http://amzn.to/dS3v0a—@ivan_herman
@ivan_herman That’s perfectly reasonable isn’t it? If I loan you my book, I don’t have it to read
anymore.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Friday at 07:23am
No, "Mushu mould" isn't a spam subject heading that's going to get me to read your
missive. Not even in all caps.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Friday at 08:23am
Engadget thinks this will be a big year for 3D Printing: http://pulsene.ws/CxBf—@mikeloukides
@mikeloukides Only being able to lend a book once is the part that makes it farce.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Friday at 11:18pm
Decided we could manage the Stilton w/o the little bottle of '92 vintage port for
another year, but your days are numbered, old son.—@ndw
Friday at 11:18pm
Happy New Year, one and all!—@ndw
Friday at 11:30pm
Watching a simulated act of canibalism...or so I understood. #atheismhttp://ur1.ca/2pw2d—@gabrielsaldana
Saturday at 04:30pm
Using my camera phone & @evernote to get a decent record of what's in the "age longer" section of the wine cellar.
#leastofmyproblems—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 03:24pm
@vbsteven Bookmark to Desktop looks cool, but I can’t figure out how to create an account using
either the ext. or Android app. Clue, pls?—@ndw
Sunday at 10:41pm
Anyone know of an android version of the iPhone game "Strategery"?—@ndw