The short-form week of 13–19 Jun 2016
20 Jun 2016; last modified 05 Jul 2016
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 Sunday at 05:30am
While I can easily circumvent the @nytimes paywall, that wasn't my point. My point was: they're training me never to follow
links to them.—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 05:32am
If I was in charge of a site and I observed that its design was explicitly driving
users away, I'd be concerned. /cc @nytimes—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 05:14pm
@geoffarnold How long are you in Austin?—@ndw
@ndw staying at the Driskill. Tues and Wed evenings are open right now—@geoffarnold
@geoffarnold Cool. I'm flying home from the UK today. A drink on Wed eve, perhaps?—@ndw
@ndw Sounds good!—@geoffarnold
@ndw until Thursday evening—@geoffarnold
Monday at 01:12am
Parting thought as I leave the UK today. https://t.co/uHlasQyEd4—@ndw
Monday at 01:17am
RT @SeanMcElwee: No data yet on the correlation between "thoughts and prayers" and gun violence,
but I did find these. https://t.co/6o7cCFQ…—@ndw
Monday at 02:07am
RT @ColleenDoran: Why where it happened is important. #Orlando By Els Kushner. https://t.co/DPDuejQ9xB—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Monday at 02:46am
In a conversation that started on Monday at 03:20am
@ndw Great use of euphemism! I admire your restraint ;)—@doctortovey
@gsnedders It's not usually as bad as it was today, in my experience. Even the agent hadn't
a clue about why.—@ndw
Monday at 03:23am
Dear "EY", you've clearly spent an absolute fortune on ads in Heathrow T5. You haven't
provided the slightest clue of who/what you are/do.—@ndw
Monday at 12:15pm
Monday at 04:13pm
Monday at 10:27pm
People keep saying you need to test your sites on a 56K modem. Frankly, I don’t see
what’s wrong with @TWC for that purpose.—@robinberjon
Tuesday at 06:39am
In 'XML in Publishing' at #xmlsummerschool 2016 with @ndw, @tom_yamahito, and @CorbasLtd plus @docum3nt, track chair https://t.co/ZPA1NLEQ3G—@tgraham_antenna
In a conversation that started on Tuesday at 05:55pm
@webmink @swardley Anyway, I have to drop off now - having dinner with @ndw (since I’m in Austin)—@geoffarnold
Tuesday at 08:32pm
My fellow queers: Lets do this. https://t.co/hTbzGMMkGY—@thejameskyle
Wednesday at 01:09pm
Good news: the stone fireplace surround was completely undamaged by the brutal assault
of my bare toes.—@ndw
Wednesday at 06:16pm
Got email asking me to call my senators and ask them to join the gun control filibuster.
I laughed until I cried. Actually, I just cried.—@ndw
Thursday at 04:12am
Found myself on linkedin, played invitation whack-a-mole for a few seconds before
remembering whose fairground it is.—@psd
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 08:16am
Non Standard, being a few reflections on twenty years in markup standards. https://t.co/giA98kPwYr—@ndw
@ndw oh frak. The contrib figures are only a tiny hint at the impact you had on us all!
C'est la vie… see ya in markup geek confs! :)—@rdeltour
@ndw I will refrain from hearting something that inspires sad nostalgia. Best wishes on
your new projects.—@aljopainter
Thursday at 10:53am
RT @doctortovey: Foreign-born Brit residents: I'm genuinely sorry for how my country is behaving.
You are so welcome, and so appreciated, b…—@ndw
Thursday at 11:40am
Thursday at 12:13pm
Thank you to @ndw (Norm Walsh) for all that he has done for #XML, #w3c, and #XProc over the years; much wouldn't exist without him.—@alexmilowski
In a conversation that started on Thursday at 02:38pm
Thursday at 06:17pm
Appropriately, the first hibiscus on Bloom's Day. https://t.co/424Yh7DFYR—@ndw
Friday at 12:42pm
Marco Rubio: "I know I said I hate the Senate, but I'm running again because it turns
out people won't bribe you if you're not in office."—@TeaPartyCat
Saturday at 06:40am
Did I miss something? World XML abolition week? https://t.co/6gMqhq2JkG .@ndw and https://t.co/wCmH9fQjNE .@alexmilowski—@mgaerber
In a conversation that started on Saturday at 08:46am
Windows 10 disk check "might take more than an hour to complete." Now entering day
three.—@ndw
Saturday at 10:32am
Saturday at 11:10am
Saturday at 01:05pm
Saturday at 01:08pm
@tracyleiler Congrats Tracy!—@ndw
Saturday at 01:13pm
Saturday at 10:02pm
I guess freeze-dried coffee is better than no coffee...
(oh god i was wrong)—@lmorchard
Sunday at 11:02am
RT @SwiftOnSecurity: The big companies you valorize, who you imagine have security under control, they've
got people just like you trying t…—@ndw
In a conversation that started on Sunday at 01:55pm
Selfie. With chickens. https://t.co/e4MpoodwTF—@ndw
@ndw Technically, thats about 1/3 of a selfie. A "se", perhaps...—@doctortovey
Monday at 11:03am
RT @wdjstraw: The #EUreferendum is about what kind of country we want to be. Sign up to get involved https://t.co/7Zqx52mTkJhttps://t.co/8…—@ndw
Wednesday at 07:16am
When I go to the movie theater, I watch out for white guys with backpacks, not ISIS.
And I'm not even exaggerating. https://t.co/z07MqyMvKW—@sagark1985