The short-form week of 13–19 May 2013
20 May 2013; last modified 22 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.
Monday at 01:30pm
"We're Here! We're Queer! And by queer, I mean, in the traditional sense of being
weird & out of place." #gop2016slogans—@harikondabolu
In a conversation that started on Monday at 01:51pm
In a conversation that started on Monday at 04:14pm
If my Klout score is 55 or more, Klout is totally awesome! If it's less than 55, and
I can't get into airport VIP lounges, then Klout sucks!—@kendall
In a conversation that started on Monday at 04:28pm
Seriously, read my mind and just tell me which espresso machine... Surely some coffee
idiot savant in Seattle is reading this...?!—@kendall
In a conversation that started on Monday at 05:55pm
Who has the most bars per capita? CA has the most bars, but not per capita. http://t.co/nPeJLFSooV via @tableau—@datablick
Monday at 06:28pm
If there's one issue the press should never be "objective" on, it's their First Amendment
right to gather and publish the govt's secrets.—@FreedomofPress
Monday at 06:36pm
Flash of insight, I now know how to compute the timezone from a lat/long even when
the TZ map includes nested polygons.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Monday at 06:49pm
Calling the folks who work on the Go programming language “gophers” may make sense,
but the aged among us will think of gopher: URIs.—@ndw
@ndw It's even worse for #Go players: I think of the game http://t.co/QVQZ6KGX0SS. I propose to remame this language to "goo" :)—@olivierjeulin
Tuesday at 01:47am
Tuesday at 07:12am
If you like oscillating between feeling like the stupidest person on earth and a fucking
genius, you’ll love coding.—@jamieforrest
Wednesday at 06:37am
This guy is typing 'rm -fr foo' being from 'rm -rf' camp, not sure if I can trust
him...—@kohsukekawa
Wednesday at 07:19am
When I'm on a website and a little chat window pops up, "How can I help you today?"
I get scared and immediately close the tab.—@adamwitwer
Wednesday at 07:28am
I know it's silly, but it bugs me when "decimated" is used to mean "utterly destroyed"
rather than "reduced by ten percent"—@doctorow
Wednesday at 07:34am
I didn’t know this existed: http://t.co/FHbvbI6kkR Looking forward to reading it.—@ndw
Wednesday at 08:14am
Hail A Cab app begins with disclaimer: this app may not successfully…hail…a…cab. YMMV.
No Warranty. etc. Uhm… #confidencebuilder—@ndw
Wednesday at 08:17am
Sigh. Is there a command line app that will reliably send mail with the Exchange protocol?
Authenticated SMTP doesn’t satisfy some IT folks.—@ndw
Wednesday at 08:21am
Donation to Atheist Community of Austin returned as “undeliverable” with annotation
“WTF”. My handwriting is a little messy, but…—@ndw
Wednesday at 08:59am
Disclaimer notwithstanding, the app worked...this time. Cabbie says it's faster and
more reliable than calling the dispatcher.—@ndw
Wednesday at 07:49pm
programming has taught me a habit: when uncertain, forge ahead and see how it turns
out. but it is serving me poorly in home improvement—@jakedonham
Thursday at 07:12am
XML Stars, the journal is out! http://t.co/gsRNgt1v4z ▸ Top stories today via @JamieXML @ndw @JeniT—@dominixml
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 08:10am
Thursday at 04:51pm
The Balisage planning committee may be getting a little punchy. http://t.co/ItQaufagby—@ndw
Thursday at 07:22pm
OH "It's a graphic novel, spy thriller parody of Daunton Abbey."—@ndw
Saturday at 08:02am
RP 'I Have Been Everywhere' by Johnny Cash #topicmaps #humor #music Please Retweet! Thanks! - http://t.co/ke5MDSGwjQ—@patrickDurusau