Shamus Writes http://shamuswrites.com Wired Up To Technology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 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 2009-07-09 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritersBlog/~3/gHRKLP-t1eU/ http://shamuswrites.com/2009/07/09/twitter-updates-for-2009-07-09/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Jim http://shamuswrites.com/2009/07/09/twitter-updates-for-2009-07-09/ @adamwithabeard: Heh, I'm glad you like it! in reply to adamwithabeard # Much to do today. Much. # @rupp_paul: Why? in reply to rupp_paul # @rupp_paul: Sheep… ;-) in reply to rupp_paul # Darn. Still no Recon. 'Course, since I was one of those who apparently couldn't read directions, prolly didn't help my chances. {sigh} Next? # Frustrating games of Magic tonight. Tezzerat the Seeker [...]
  • @adamwithabeard: Heh, I'm glad you like it! in reply to adamwithabeard #
  • Much to do today. Much. #
  • @rupp_paul: Why? in reply to rupp_paul #
  • @rupp_paul: Sheep… ;-) in reply to rupp_paul #
  • Darn. Still no Recon. 'Course, since I was one of those who apparently couldn't read directions, prolly didn't help my chances. {sigh} Next? #
  • Frustrating games of Magic tonight. Tezzerat the Seeker is impossible to slow down. #
  • Oy. It's not "all of you all." It's "all y'all!" Get it right!  :-D #
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  • Sarah Palin annoys me. She strikes me a wimp and a whiner, based on things she's said behind her decision to resign. Glad she's not our VP. #
  • Maybe I'm one of the few, but I don't really consider Michael Jackson any real great loss. #
  • @RobRocker7: Shoot me an FR (TTL Demag0gue). We'll have to play soon. in reply to RobRocker7 #
  • So darn tired. It's going to be a LONG day… #
  • RT @iandstewart: The ThemeShaper Ultimate WordPress Theme CSS Arsenal http://bit.ly/cWrO7 #
  • Solved the #BungieDay #Recon puzzle in about 30 minutes. Now, did I get my answer in fast enough? #
  • @adamwithabeard: There will be one tomorrow and (hopefully) Friday. Weekend was spent with family and friends. in reply to adamwithabeard #
  • @jaxbchgirl521: I wasn't commenting on Obama, just on Palin's lack of fortitude, poor excuses, and general lack of leadership and character. in reply to jaxbchgirl521 #
  • Working on a new #Reclaimer.  Our hero dies… #
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  • @ResoundingGlass: It'll either be later today or on Wednesday. Spent the weekend with family so didn't get any #Reclaimer done. in reply to ResoundingGlass #
  • This still annoys me: "Oh, I'm losing! I'll offer you a draw!" Riiiiiiiight. I'm still not that kind of sucker, thanks. #
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  • What is the deal with the screaming woman's face appearing in every news item on Joystiq lately?! It's getting REALLY annoying! #
  • Y'know, I think I'd actually like to see Halo as a trading card game. The mechanics of gameplay could be very fun. #
  • Downside of having a 1527 rating is that 80% of opponents I face are going to be rated lower than I am. #
  • Major weirdness… #
  • @apexjason: Hehe, I think you mean 'invoke'.  ;-) Should I be scared that you're coming into my backyard this weekend? in reply to apexjason #
  • @zaphodgjd: I don't even try anymore. I'm getting too old for that crap.  :) in reply to zaphodgjd #
  • Huh. Lunchtime. Where the heck did the morning just vanish to? #
  • How is it I can look at hundreds of #WordPress themes – both pro and non-pro – and fail to be inspired by any of them? #
  • @BadAstronomer: Link's busted, sir. in reply to BadAstronomer #
  • Celebrate 10 years of Moonfruit and win a MacBook Pro http://bit.ly/96bxC #moonfruit #
  • @BadAstronomer: Weird. It keeps timing out for me. Ah, well. I just direct-nav'ed to the article. :D in reply to BadAstronomer #
  • Looking forward to a nice, long weekend with friends and family. This is going to be quite the event! #
  • Some day I'll stop being surprised by how stupid people can be. Today is not that day. #
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  • Woohoo! Firefox addons are quickly being upgraded for 3.5. Nice to have most of the rest of my favorite gems back in working order. #
  • Worms: Armageddon is up on the Marketplace, but the Download screen returns a Page Not Available. Waiting… #
  • @AletheaKontis: Slush pile? in reply to AletheaKontis #
  • @apexjason: Any takers in the other categories yet? in reply to apexjason #
  • @ResoundingGlass: Thanks! It's been a great ride so far! in reply to ResoundingGlass #
  • Why does all the good stuff happen in Seattle — all the way across the country from me?! #
  • Me: King and a Rook. Him: King, Rook, five pawns. Somehow he missed me moving in for the checkmate. #
  • Overall reaction to today's #Reclaimer is enthusiastic. Kinda makes me wish I could manage to do this more frequently. #
  • My computer is currently unhappy that I had both Flash and Photoshop (CS4) opened for an extended period of time today. #
  • Nice. Just grabbed the latest dev version of Tab Mix Plus for FF3.5. Nice to have my small tabs and options back again. #
  • Traffic numbers for Reclaimer already good today, but they always double or triple after 4PM Eastern. Wonder if it'll beat numbers for 6/26. #
  • @DjDATZ: Firefox addon. Gives you greater control over your tabs. I swear by it, because I have a min. of 20 tabs open at any given time. in reply to DjDATZ #
  • @DjDATZ: Here's the addon page – http://bit.ly/16l9Z6 . You should check it out. in reply to DjDATZ #
  • There's a reason why I don't have my Twitter set to auto-follow those who follow me. Too many spambots out there whose updates I don't want. #
  • @DjDATZ: Hence the reason why I installed the latest development version.  ;-) in reply to DjDATZ #
  • @DjDATZ: http://bit.ly/fmUew in reply to DjDATZ #
  • @DjDATZ: Hehe, carry on, then.  :) in reply to DjDATZ #
  • @Tortacular: Apples and walnuts, my friend. in reply to Tortacular #
  • @DjDATZ: Can't guarantee I'll remember, but if I do, I certainly will. in reply to DjDATZ #
  • Oh, yes – Worms: Armageddon for Xbox Live Arcade is every bit as good as the original. Already greatly enjoying it. #
  • Huh. Just noticed my gamerscore passed 6000 points this evening. Cool! #
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  • One of the nice things about running queries today is that I can work on #Reclaimer stuff while I wait. #
  • Hehe, I'm discovering new and powerful ways to present comics for #Reclaimer. I'm pretty sure I'll #200 ready for tomorrow. #
  • Updating to Firefox 3.5 right now. #
  • Whoo! Firefox 3.5 is FAST! I'd messed around with a couple of development versions a while back, but — DANG! #
  • Scripting for tomorrow's #Reclaimer is now complete. Time to finish building… #
  • Did someone say that Flash is hard to write code for? Because I believe them. It's not nearly as flexible as I'd like it to be. #
  • Ok, I'm exhausted. Tomorrow's comic is queued up. 40 hrs. work finally completed. Be awhile 'til I do another. But the result sure is pretty #
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  • I don't understand why my Firefox has started hanging on startup lately. #
  • I really, really hate getting paid just once a month. It makes budgeting a little bit harder. #
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  • I'm starting to get better at Magic: The Gathering.  I'm starting to wins games rather handily. #
  • @RobRocker7: Xbox Live Arcade. New game released last week. in reply to RobRocker7 #
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  • Oh, I love today's Shoe comic. Couldn't have said it better myself. #
  • Note to the crazies: If you're going to act crazy, don't put videos of your behavior up on YouTube. Idiots… #
  • @enfu: Congrats! I'm jealous that you get to do such cool things for a living.  :) in reply to enfu #
  • Man, do I love being able to do things in SSH. So much faster than using an FTP client. #
  • @maxdyckhoff: Something smells fishy, eh? :-P in reply to maxdyckhoff #
  • Brainstorming some ideas to make Monday's #Reclaimer 200 a little extra sweet. Suggestions? #
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  • Off to a running start this morning. Coffee definitely helps. #
  • Wow, just beat a guy in chess rated 400 points higher than me, and I only gained 16 points on my own rating. That's just a smidge irritating #
  • @Whacha: That's probably true. I just expected more of a jump than that. in reply to Whacha #
  • Met one of my #Reclaimer readers this morning, a soon-to-be Purdue student. Kinda cool.  :) #
  • After a troublesome series of games last week, current chess rating stands at 1525. #
  • Sittin' on a little fireball in my lower back and left leg at the moment. Anyone got a hacksaw I can borrow for a few minutes? #
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  • Came in to work an hour early this morning to prepare some data for another office on campus. Mission successful. #
  • Just queued up a rare Thursday #Reclaimer. Enjoy, my peeps! #
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  • Dreamed about old friends, first loves, and high school last night. The combination was… unsettling. #
  • Special plans for tomorrow's #Reclaimer. Should be an interesting change of pace. #
  • I hate days when I have to really on Lafayette's spotty public transport system. #
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  • Day starts at 4:15 for me today. Very not cool. #
  • Working the STAR registration table this morning. 60 mins. of pure, unadulterated madness. #
  • Here we go… #
  • Finally won my first game of Magic against the AI last night. Green deck beat red by 35pts. Then I promptly got slaughtered by white deck. #
  • Fresh batch of chess games started to kick my Monday off right. #
  • @pauljessup: Amen. in reply to pauljessup #
  • I want an interesting, artistic, & elegant WordPress 2.8-compatible theme – but I just can't work up the motivation to design one. sigh #
  • Will Ferrell is the devil's phlegm. #
  • I'm sorry, but Stephen Rippy is no Martin O'Donnell. I've tried to give the man a fair shake, but his music just doesn't inspire me. #
  • Skyscraper ads are clearly where it's at. I'm thinking about retiring the small banner adspace at the top of the site. #
  • @RobRocker7: Project Wonderful in reply to RobRocker7 #
  • Aw, man. Just realized I skipped lunch. Stomach gnawing on backbone was a major clue. #
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  • I have to wonder just how much a green overlay really helps the Iran election. I doubt the gov't there really gives a crap. #
  • Scripting, scripting, scripting. #
  • Tomorrow's #Reclaimer is queued up. Good thing, too. 4AM rise-and-shine demands an early bedtime tonight. #
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  • Note to the populace: Watch out for stray commas. They seem to be showing up in strange places, poss. in a bid to take over the world. #
  • Has anyone noticed a faster battery depletion since iPhone OS 3.0 dropped? #
  • Writing a single line of script for today's #Reclaimer comic in between individual house chores. There may yet be hope… #
  • Ok, playing the Campaign for Magic: The Gathering. Still can't even get past the first challenge. 'Course, still figuring out the game. #
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