Shamus Writes http://shamuswrites.com Wired Up To Technology Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:53:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights ReservedWritersBloghttp://feedburner.google.com Twitter Updates for 2010-11-15 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritersBlog/~3/ws9Jm1Y6qYU/ http://shamuswrites.com/2010/11/15/twitter-updates-for-2010-11-15/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:00:00 +0000 Jim http://shamuswrites.com/2010/11/15/twitter-updates-for-2010-11-15/ played Halo: Reach (360) in the last 24 hours. http://raptr.com/stitzelj #
  • played Halo: Reach (360) in the last 24 hours. http://raptr.com/stitzelj #
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  • has played 10 games with 1099 kills, 751 headshots, and 100 sprees in the past week. #My6 #Reach http://bit.ly/d3mRsD #
  • Playing Halo: Reach. http://raptr.com/stitzelj #
  • Daily Challenge Completed: Shootin' and Lootin' (1500cR) #My6 #Reach http://bit.ly/ck3adi #
  • Daily Challenge Completed: Covenant-cide (700cR) #My6 #Reach http://bit.ly/ck3adi #
  • Game Update: Gruntpocalypse (Score Attack) on Holdout with a score of 8165 and 120 kills. http://bit.ly/aaxdmz #My6 #Reach #
  • Game Update: Gruntpocalypse (Score Attack) on Courtyard with a score of 8423 and 117 kills. http://bit.ly/d5nM9n #My6 #Reach #
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  • West Virginia layover. Ponies need to rest and people need to sleep. #
  • So very good to be home. Missed the dog and cats. Even went on a brief night ride with the wife. Now for showers and sleep. In my own bed! #
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  • Cold morning, but warm campfire, steaming cup of hot chocolate, and Spam-egg-and-cheese sandwich make it all better. #
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  • New #Reclaimer post: HDD Failure http://reclaimercomic.com/2010/11/hdd-failure/ #
  • Chilly evening but enjoying the last vestiges of warmth from the campfire. Half tempted to toss one more log on. #
  • I love the smell of wood smoke. http://twitpic.com/348ji1 #
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  • played Halo: Reach (360) in the last 24 hours. http://raptr.com/stitzelj #
  • Anyone else think that the typical objective statements on resumes are expected to be unnecessarily smarmy and pedantic? #
  • Daily Summary: 2 games played with 229 kills and 11 deaths. Earned 252 medals. #My6 #Reach http://vapr.me/2j9 #
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  • New #Reclaimer post: Technological Woes http://reclaimercomic.com/2010/10/technological-woes/ #
  • Playing Halo: Reach. http://raptr.com/stitzelj #
  • Game Update: Gruntpocalypse (Score Attack) on Outpost with a score of 7286 and 115 kills. http://vapr.me/5e1 #My6 #Reach #
  • Game Update: Gruntpocalypse (Score Attack) on Courtyard with a score of 7714 and 114 kills. http://vapr.me/5ef #My6 #Reach #
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  • If your best defense for doing really bad research is to merely shout down your critics, then you're definitely doing things wrong. #
  • Oy. Scrubbing data all afternoon has given me a splitting headache. #
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  • Strange. I remember Trix being tastier than this. #
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  • I've never really understood how putting a black block over someone's eyes in a picture is supposed to anonymize them. #IDontThinkThatWorks #
  • @billba: I lean toward a sour bean (as opposed to the bitter) with Irish Cream and Splenda for sweetness. Makes you wonder what's the point. in reply to billba #
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  • @BadAstronomer: is there archived video from last night's Bad Universe somewhere? Some of us, unfortunately, don't have cable. #
  • Ah, breaking that fourth wall. Rarely ever a good idea. Boo. #LegendOfBill #
  • For all those complaining about Xbox Live's price increase—get over it. It's an incredible service and well worth $60 annually ($5/mo). #
  • @mlvalentine: Page views should be taken with a grain of salt; they're easy to inflate. More telling, IMO, are comments, linkbacks, etc. in reply to mlvalentine #
  • Golem – a monster rises from the pit – http://t.co/BeTLJv8 via @http://t.co/meozlHf #
  • @cmpriest: Aaaaah! goes to grab shotgun in reply to cmpriest #
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  • I am a quivering bundle of jelly-ooze on the couch this evening. Such is the level of my cognitive ability tonight. #
  • @antiheroine: The new default 2010 theme is pretty solid. The Hybrid theme is another good one. in reply to antiheroine #
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  • @kplawver: I'm sure it is, but the engineer portion of my brain really wants to make sense of it—and can't! :-P in reply to kplawver #
  • @kplawver: Too many unknown variables, which I also know is the point. But for creatively analytical people like me—AAAAARRGH! :) in reply to kplawver #
  • I'm almost ashamed to call myself a Halo fan. I only JUST finished up the Halo Wars campaign. #
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  • Is Xbox.com on the fritz? Specifically, access to your account on Xbox.com? I've been trying to get in all day. #
  • Gotta say, Ficly's ranking algorithm for Active and Popular is infuriating because it makes no kind of sense. It's looks like magic. #
  • I'm not complaining that I'm not rated higher or anything (I honestly don't care that much). It's just that it looks so random. #Ficly #
  • I'm still amazed by how many people can't recognize a suspicious URL when they see one. #
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  • Holy crap. I kinda went Twitter-crazy yesterday. #ShockAndAwe #
  • @wilw: I can just see it now, Malcolm Reynolds pulls his pretty pink pistol with the attractive ribbon and dances a jig to a Broadway ditty. in reply to wilw #
  • Memes. I detest them, especially when they try to make you feel guilty for not reposting. Yeah, cuz MY definition of self involves meme-ing. #
  • Looks like Digg is on the fritz—and it's preventing me from loading @BadAstronomer's fire cyclone post. #DiggFail #
  • More hay put up, horses fed, eggs collected, dog fed and run, and now sweating profusely. Been a good evening so far. #
  • So far, the new Sharpie Liquid Pencil leaves me cold. The stroke isn't consistent. A regular pencil give me a better line. #
  • @ElshaHawk: Yeah, we enjoy having fresh eggs every day. Haven't had to buy eggs in weeks. in reply to ElshaHawk #
  • My wife is a brain-sucking zombie. #
  • My wife is a shambling horde of undead. Yes, an entire horde! Must find shotgun! #
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