The short-form week of 29 Apr–5 May 2013
06 May 2013
The week in review, 140 characters at a time.
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 Thursday at 04:38pm
So, if you’re thinking of buying a new MacBookPro, there’s that website that estimates
when the next refresh is likely. That’s where again?—@ndw
@ndw Also, there are rumors of a MacBook Pro refresh to be announced in June, for WWDC.
http://t.co/4DavouMIwZ—@avernet
@ndw I'm also due for a MacBook Pro refresh this year, and wondering if this time I won't
go with an iMac+Air instead.—@avernet
Monday at 12:29pm
Fire ant bites are worse. #moredumbstuffyoudidntneedmetotellyou—@ndw
Monday at 04:02pm
I don't believe in "tight" deadlines anymore. I believe in reasonable deadlines, and
unreasonable deadlines.—@Kylewyatt
Monday at 04:37pm
A stranger is just a friend you'll never meet because your anxiety is keeping you
in your apartment with the Internet and your four cats.—@aedison
Monday at 04:47pm
i want one of those
i want to break free
i waste so much time
i watch
#GooglePoems —@JeniT
Monday at 05:11pm
If it takes more effort to complain about something than fix it, just frigging fix
it.—@codinghorror
Monday at 07:40pm
Fsck me. Knew there was no coffee in the apartment. Decided not to go grocery shopping.
#tomorrowmorningwillsuck—@ndw
Monday at 07:56pm
Tuesday at 07:12am
XML Stars, the journal is out! http://t.co/gsRNgt1v4z ▸ Top stories today via @ndw @xmlgrrl @georgebina—@dominixml
In a conversation that started on Wednesday at 01:34pm
If the Sofitel chain was really serious about the whole French sensibility thing in
the US, they’d use A4 paper. I’m just sayin’—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 03:17pm
@ndw Didn't you have an essay about adding the pilcrows to your blog? Thought it was http://t.co/iCOotV6Azp but was wrong...—@abdelazer
Thursday at 06:09pm
Dear Southwest, “New York, Newark” is New Jersey. I’m just sayin’—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Friday at 01:08am
Entirely beyond words. Bet you can’t not hold your breath: http://t.co/zwjfx81fGJ
(Stay till the end)—@timbray
In a conversation that started on Friday at 09:41am
Pro tip: POSTing a ZIP with curl’s -d option does not work. Use -data-binary instead.
There’s an hour of my life I’ll never get back.—@ndw
Friday at 02:41pm
DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide is part of the O’Reilly celebration of Day Against
DRM. Use code DRM2013 http://t.co/C6gkBays4N—@ndw
Friday at 02:58pm
Has anyone affixed a bluetooth headset to google glasses yet, to create a doucheborg?—@Pinboard
Friday at 10:46pm
RT @alexmilowski: It is all about how fast you can get data to the browser and that is why I use #MarkLogic. I couldn't do my research with…—@ndw
Saturday at 07:12am
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 05:39pm
Derby day. Congrats to team Orb. Now where's my julip? http://t.co/aq8sintTaM—@ndw
Saturday at 05:58pm
The Tipsy Texan on a bucket. http://t.co/Rg9tOa2w74—@ndw