- @myerman I did, not that it made any difference in my district. 🙁 in reply to myerman #
- @olybuzz jealous. in reply to olybuzz #
- Washed bike, car. And *then* the sun came out. #seemsBackwardSomehow #notComplaining #
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Today’s Links 7/31/2011
- Let’s Just Remember | Talking Points Memo
Basically, this whole situation is ridiculous & fake.
- DC Women Kicking Ass – An Interview with the Batgirl of the SDCC panels
- Unsung Heroes of NASA Space Suit | The Mary Sue
Sewn by hand. (And what i almost missed: done so even to this day!)
- Agatha Christie: Surfer Girl | The Mary Sue
Something i wish i’d known about when i was younger!
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Twitter Digest for 2011-07-31
- Home after epic ride to the river, 1st time since 4th of July weekend. HUNGRY. But really relaxed. #
- Re-rt for @libbabray RT @byharryconnolly: Why LiveJournal matters and why the DDoS attacks on it are so dangerous. http://j.mp/rjsxiv #
- @libbabray massive ddos attack. Think I saw (may have rt'd) article from time mag abt it. One of the few havens of free speech in russia. in reply to libbabray #
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Twitter Digest for 2011-07-30
- @kegill didn't see a response to the photo. in reply to kegill #
- Bonus button: I did voter registration for this campaign when I was 13. http://moby.to/wps6xx #
- No on Prop 13 (CA) button found in parents' garage when I was a teenager. For @kegill http://moby.to/3omco4 #
- @kegill that's what I thought! Digging thru keepsake boxes, so far no luck. 🙁 in reply to kegill #
- @mattmay @kegill someplace around here I have a prop 13 campaign button found in parents' garage. Pretty sure it's "no" but not 100% sure. in reply to mattmay #
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Twitter Digest for 2011-07-29
- @dylanw congratulations! in reply to dylanw #
- @alixito that's why I LOVE bike commuting. I'm going to be losing that time anyway (bus is abt same time) and I get exercise! in reply to alixito #
- @gpasley FWIW, the ATM in the building where I work dispenses ones. which is both awesome and EEEEVIL. (damn vending machine.) in reply to gpasley #
- @gpasley probably easier (from a programmer POV to just have one function for entering amounts) – but yes, kinda silly. in reply to gpasley #
- @gpasley transfers? in reply to gpasley #
- @shelleypowers and presumably continue in that role with WHATWG? hm. I'm not sure if I can see how this ends well. in reply to shelleypowers #
- so…'font[COLOR=BRICK]:first' doesn't work but 'font:contains("String")' does? wtf? #jquery #ie #diediedie #whydidn'tIknowabtcontainsbefore #
- oh, well *that's* a showstopper. #vaguetweet #ieneedstodieinafire #
- @Oakwright from some experience, that first one would be a little difficult to bike in. kilt+leggings (or whatever) is a good call, tho. in reply to Oakwright #
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Today’s Links 7/29/2011
- Google Plus: Fast, Cheap and Out of Control | ZDNet
"No, I’m not talking about porn (for once). I’m talking about the huge amount of everything that falls between porn and G-rated (general, all ages) content."
- Designing a big news site is about more than beauty » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism
"no one has figured out a way to present lots and lots of constantly updated information in a way that (a) is beautiful, (b) is effective at story discovery, and (c) privileges editorial control"
- New York – Empire of Evolution – NYTimes.com
evolution in urban environments: ants, fish, mice, bacteria.
- What It’s Like to Have Me For a Dad « Whatever
"Yes, there are super-intelligent badgers. Yes, they are attacking, with their evil badger guns that shoot mini-badgers that have even smaller guns that shoot even smaller badgers. BUT THEY ARE NOT ZOMBIES, and that’s really the most important thing." a letter to camp.
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Twitter Digest for 2011-07-28
- @Oakwright I think utilikilt hq is in seattle. 🙂 in reply to Oakwright #
- On the #xtracycle obvs. #
- There really is nothing quite like careening down State St (ave?) At 20+mph…in a skirt. 🙂 #
- @rogue_3 iirc, there were good stats abt that from yahoo…will look later. in reply to rogue_3 #
- @andrea I know, right? What's wrong with "jerk"? in reply to andrea #
- @Oakwright thank you for providing today's NerdLOL. in reply to Oakwright #
- @Oakwright or a server. "I'll bigger than 'max_allowed_packet' you!" in reply to Oakwright #
- arrggggh. tired. distracted. frustrated. probably shouldn't be on twitter while trying to do 4 other things. #vaguetweet #multitaskingIsHard #
- @dylanw try Lowes. the one by my office still has quite a bit in stock. (YMMV, of course.) in reply to dylanw #
- @rshevlin ::thinking about what I see on the bike trail:: yes, I'm pretty sure there's a law. in reply to rshevlin #
- @simonstl @kdrum never joked abt liebeck case after that. in reply to simonstl #
- @simonstl @kdrum IIRC, worked w/guy ~10 yrs ago who'd been burned by McD's coffee some yrs earlier, quite seriously (legs), wished he'd sued in reply to simonstl #
- @RobRichards @einmaleins @rogue_3 by which I mean to say that sometimes u want conversation, sometimes u just want the answer to a question. in reply to RobRichards #
- @RobRichards @einmaleins @rogue_3 it's a floor wax AND a dessert topping. in reply to RobRichards #
- @marypcbuk http://t.co/lo936Ki – line 7 – "var isChrome = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Chrome/') != -1 && window.chrome;" in reply to marypcbuk #
- @marypcbuk it looks like Chrome adds a "chrome" property to the window object, probably to defeat UA switching. in reply to marypcbuk #
- @myerman @simonstl actually, they sound more like ninjas. super-intelligent, "NOT ZOMBIES" 🙂 & recursive badger gun is recursively awesome. in reply to myerman #
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Twitter Digest for 2011-07-27
- @Oakwright no, not THAC0! that was the #1 thing that I was most excited about in 3rd edition: the end of THAC0. in reply to Oakwright #
- @Oakwright Second edition! /shakes cane to kids to get off the lawn in reply to Oakwright #
- @Oakwright quite the opposite. (public game; it was a hilarious experience; a prof recommended they try D&D for acting-type practice.) in reply to Oakwright #
- @Oakwright @olybuzz funny u shd mention that. once played w/2 law students. (one wanted to play a lizardman. the joke writes itself.) in reply to Oakwright #
- @Oakwright @olybuzz 🙁 in reply to Oakwright #
- @rogue_3 fwiw, compendium is newer so should be "correct." and to be honest, it hasn't been a huge problem in play. just annoying. in reply to rogue_3 #
- @rogue_3 @olybuzz The f'd-up thing, as far as I can see, is that 4e is chock-full of "errata" which makes for odd diffs between texts. in reply to rogue_3 #
- @rogue_3 @olybuzz IMHO: Rules Compendium is how to play, doesn't include how to create a character. (FWIW, been playing w/out PHB.) in reply to rogue_3 #
- @rogue_3 @olybuzz I'll have to track down the alignments chart from either 1e or Basic. It's AWESOME. #embraceTheWeird in reply to rogue_3 #
- @rogue_3 I'm leaning towards OSRIC if I DM, tho I haven't used yet. seems to hit balance between "classic" & D20. (most of my exp is w/D20) in reply to rogue_3 #
- @rogue_3 we've talked extensively (!!!!) about hybrid rules, since we have materials going all the way back to basic. in reply to rogue_3 #
- @rogue_3 he hasn't yet played 4; last time game together was 3.5/d20. I'm in a 4e game with some other folks (not on twitter far as I know) in reply to rogue_3 #
- @rogue_3 damn. (one time I did a vanity google search & found JPL press releases from 1987. http://t.co/oQsW28o & http://t.co/c9SIo79) in reply to rogue_3 #
- fun word I learned today: Ultracrepidarianism: "habit of giving opinions/advice on matters outside of one's knowledge" http://t.co/8razmGk #
- @godlessgirl …spot on application for "name of yr pastor" (IIRC) made me O.o but then read more about them: yep, religious charity. in reply to godlessgirl #
- @godlessgirl tricky when u don't realize it's a religious org. once thought abt applying for job at a charity that I hadn't realized was… in reply to godlessgirl #
- @godlessgirl *explicitly* religious orgs? (ie, church secretary) bugs me on a visceral level, but makes sense logically. in reply to godlessgirl #
- BTW, @skud is still taking that survey of people who've had g+ accounts suspended: http://t.co/UYK72CC #
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Today’s Links 7/26/2011
- To China and Back | Smarterware
- The Teen Suicide Epidemic in Michele Bachmann’s District | Mother Jones
sad & appalling
- release 1988 1196
"Elaine Nelson, "What Are the Effects of Music on Human Temperature?" Ninth place, Eliot (tie)." (IIRC: none, really, but it was a fun project.)
- release 1987 1167
"Academic achievers at Pasadena’s Eliot Middle School will be honored at an awards banquet sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Thursday, Oct. 29, 1987 at 6:30 p.m. at the Brookside Clubhouse Restaurant adjacent to Pasadena’s Rose Bowl."
- Defending The Generalists In The Web Design Industry – Smashing Magazine
good article.
- Who Rules America: An Investment Manager’s View on the Top 1%
"The picture is clear; entry into the top 0.5% and, particularly, the top 0.1% is usually the result of some association with the financial industry and its creations."
- Girls Go Geek… Again! – Fog Creek Blog
"it looks like women are now returning to computer science" – sort of, slowly. most interesting part of this, from my POV, is the interview with the intern.
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