The short-form week of 6–12 May 2013
13 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 04:08pm
The first rule of drive errors is: replace the drive at the first sign of errors.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Monday at 04:59pm
Microsoft Office is something people use because someone makes them. Would you have started using it if school/work didn’t make you?—@bphogan
In a conversation that started on Monday at 05:16pm
Voice mail is an obsolete technology. I don't care if your tech can transcribe it. Ubiquitous Caller ID killed voice mail.—@crichey
Monday at 08:01pm
Hmph. Primary motivation for staying on the MacBookPro: Photoshop + Lightroom. Adobe: That’ll be $600/year. Me: Hmph. Cheaper hardware?—@ndw
Monday at 08:20pm
The toolbox is dead, long live the toolcloud.—@trieloff
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 02:15am
The bottle of orange and passion fruit juice I bought on the way to work this morning is imploring me to follow i... http://t.co/asc2JHUp03
—@tommorris
Tuesday at 06:03pm
“Emacs-10.7(426,0x7fff7dd1f180) malloc: *** mmap(size=9223372036854779904) failed (error code=12)” Now that’s a lotta memory!—@ndw
Tuesday at 06:53pm
Fixed some weird verbatim formatting listing bugs on my blog.—@ndw
Wednesday at 06:41am
Facebook email: you have 7 of this and 4 of that notifications. http://t.co/J08teN1VSRR: you have no notifications. #baitandswitch
—@ndw
Wednesday at 07:54am
“I don’t see how, the C0 block is right there at the beginning.” http://t.co/msYtMjGJZn #chuckle
—@ndw
Wednesday at 08:42am
It's a shame Wyle E. Coyote is mostly remembered for his violence and not for his amazing tromp de l'oeil paintings of tunnels.—@jimvoorhies
Wednesday at 05:19pm
In a conversation that started on Wednesday at 08:40pm
FibonacciSeries: Each number is the sum of the two previous numbers. Shows up in cool places in Nature, like Golden Spirals.—@neiltyson
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 05:14am
Thursday at 07:10am
Who said “The science, only adds to the excitement and mystery and awe of the flower.” http://t.co/ZnflhzK3sa < inspiring—@UKBrights
Thursday at 07:12am
XML Stars, the journal is out! http://t.co/gsRNgt1v4z ▸ Top stories today via @RealMichaelKay @ndw
—@dominixml
Thursday at 07:15am
Go to your favorite website. Unplug your mouse. Can you use the site? Still your fav? Global Accessibility Awareness Day #gaad
—@sarahebourne
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 07:35am
Whomever writes the tweets for @GreatWestExcuse is really quite clever.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 08:21am
And I wrote a bit about Othermill (milling machine kickstarter) on Radar: http://t.co/rUiOUr10qR
—@mikeloukides
@mikeloukides Oh, man. I have to resist for another 26 days? Must. Close. Tab. Must. Not. Imagine...—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 10:06am
@ndw LOL. Had to try it. Might have to integrated into my website for some random page.—@alexmilowski
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 05:28pm
Tongue a bit numb. Must be the stinging nettles.—@kendall
Thursday at 05:32pm
"The code mysteriously stopped working" is usually code for "I broke the code, but don't want to admit it."—@cssquirrel
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 05:35pm
Absinthe Sazerac is now a thing at my house. My drunken level...get on it!—@kendall
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 05:52pm
@eliasisrael Well, sucks to be you, don’t it, buddy? :-)—@ndw
@ndw Yeah, it's just a constant grind. ;)—@eliasisrael
Thursday at 05:56pm
The most depressing thing about having an existential crisis is that there's a generic term for it. It may seem important, but it's not.—@RussB
Thursday at 06:02pm
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Translation: I don’t understand booleans.—@bphogan
Thursday at 06:10pm
Two style tips: 1. If part of your 'bittersweet' announcement is that you're deleting everyone's data, then it's just regular 'bitter'—@Pinboard
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 06:10pm
ZOMG people, 2 spaces or 4. Of course “it depends.” That’s the cop-out answer. Take a stand!—@bphogan
Thursday at 06:10pm
2. Fuck you for selling out if you pretended to be a business and asked people to rely on you for long-term storage of their data.—@Pinboard
Thursday at 07:34pm
Old Spock vs Young Spock in this Audi ad is actually hilarious. http://t.co/UKnVmX1JA8 @Jezwyn @quokkarocks @timewaster2000 @ToruOkadasCat
—@sentience
Thursday at 07:56pm
Seeing "Fergie retires" headlines, my initial reaction was: I didn't realise the Duchess of York had a job #notafootballperson
—@james_clark
Thursday at 10:08pm
In search of new initials, the Wisconsin Tourism Federation became the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin in 2009.—@mental_floss
Friday at 09:40am
Stop linking to stuff that makes you angry. Linking is attention and attention is reward.—@griffinkate
In a conversation that started on Friday at 09:43am
How many hours in a day again? A year?—@dscape
@dscape 24 and either 8760 or 8784 depending on whether or not it’s a leap year. #answersyoudidntreallyneed
—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Friday at 10:03am
The "good news" is that it's not just us. Apparently Chicago is one big cluster of fuckage at the moment. Yay.—@scalzi
Friday at 10:21am
Today's @makerbot printing project: Doctor Who Snap-Fit Dalek by jwolee http://t.co/14rDuB00PV
—@afalk