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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-09-27: CO

September 27, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@ben I’m nearly finished with “Anathem” – wow! in reply to ben #
using TwitterKarma to see who’s following me, try to guess why, decide who to follow back. Those who post nothing but links & RTs bore me. #
oh, interesting. Acquaintance’s FB account seems to have been hacked by a scammer who’s asking me for mone #
yup, that was a scammer. After being hit up for money I asked “When did you last see me?” He blocked all further chat. Alerted abuse at FB. #
@ben it takes a while to get into the world, but well worth the trouble. Interesting feel of “The Name of the Rose.” in reply to ben #
just went for a brisk 45-min walk in the neighborhood, down around the pond and back – our neighborhood is extensive and beautiful #
RT @chrisfaron: Music event in Venice http://bit.ly/MgmyC #
@gracekboyle everyone needs to be selfish now and then, and women do it less often than they should in reply to gracekboyle #
RT @stoweboyd: Atheists most hated US minority http://bit.ly/qZAjo more hated than muslims, gays, and jews – that’s why we need to be OUT #
@stoweboyd Some people don’t even know they’ve ever met an atheist and think we’re some sort of exotic creatures, probably dangerous. in reply to stoweboyd #
@nonstick watch out – that may seem like a dumb pony ride, but it could be the first step on a long, slippery slope… #
@KeithBurtis I’d recommend Neal Stephenson, or almost anyone, over Dan Brown. in reply to KeithBurtis #
RT @deirdresm: about South Pacific… http://tr.im/zdlj ooh, thanks! May be able to catch that when I’m in town. #
starting to rebuild my library of faves. Trip to the used bookstore yday netted “The Princess Bride”, GWTW, and Kim. #
RT @RepJackKimble: When will the #Emmys recognize what Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck do? – There’s an award for sowing fear and hatred? #
@ThinGuy <sigh> I was hoping the acq would be completed before the deadline for those classes. Just did that stuff a year ago. in reply to ThinGuy #
waking slowly from a good night’s sleep, a good cup of coffee and looking at the clouds. I’m beholden only to myself, and that feels good. #
if you’re a cycling fan you may enjoy this video I did a while ago Il Muro di Sormano: Where Bicycle Racers Hit THE WALL http://bit.ly/iqPTq #
Roman Abramovichâ€™s Estate Grows with St. Bartâ€™s Buy – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/Y1gVW – maybe I should sell my photos to the WSJ. ; ) #
that St. Barth’s estate: Countries Beginning with I Â» Paradise Lost http://bit.ly/Zalk5 #
@csnlewis if your friend Juliet would like to see that St. Barth’s estate from the inside: http://bit.ly/Zalk5 in reply to csnlewis #
@jeffreytaylor I tried three times to post a reply comment on FB earlier, none went through in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@jowyang better yet: customers shouldn’t NEED to care what department you’re in. To them, it’s all one organization which they love or hate. in reply to jowyang #
“what a lovely way to burn” – Peggy Lee – Fever http://bit.ly/hTjQV #
@saraford yeah, but you spent most of one of those days in a plane, so it doesn’t really count. ; ) in reply to saraford #
@bubbva sorry, no contest – the House always wins! in reply to bubbva #
@jeffreytaylor and you’re going to tell them to be afraid – very afraid – of me? ; ) in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@bklein34 umm… why did Bonobos name their company after a species of chimpanzee known for its wild sex life? or is that a dumb question? in reply to bklein34 #
okay, now I’m really pissed at Tivo. Stopped recording the last minute of House while I was watching it, I lost it trying to record #
whoops, Tivo did record it all – I forgot I wasn’t quite in real time #
first in the house AND first I owned: a Commodore Vic 20. With modem cartridge http://bit.ly/1b9kKh #gdgt #
will spend tomw working with SAGE http://bit.ly/12TPv1 on social media. I’m thinking the best way to reach teens is FB. Any thoughts? #
next time I travel, must set camera and Twitter time zone accurately. Too hard to reconstruct now, esp since there was much I didn’t record #
@jowyang seems a bit counter-intuitive to be speaking about listening. ; ) in reply to jowyang #
@RepJackKimble Huh? Ask my neighbors for money for medical bills? What if they don’t have any more than I do? What if I just moved here? in reply to RepJackKimble #
trying to read “La Bella Lingua”. Don’t have the stomach for an author who could indulge her passion for the language with… #
…pricey Florence hotels, private tutors, interviews with Benigni. My own Italian adventure (17 years’ worth) is most definitively over. #
@reiger you can’t do both? Damn. (Looks like LISA only for me.) in reply to reiger #
Will Ferrell stands up for the real health care victims http://bit.ly/4F4PxB #
RT @Chuckumentary: Sarah Palin is speaking in Hong Kong now @cellomonkey is there (via @tigerbeat) MANY LULZ! #
@silviagreen I wish! The author of “La Bella Lingua” did. All my own writings on Italian can be found on http://bit.ly/3F1EpA in reply to silviagreen #
The Blog of Ben Rockwood: OpenSolaris Security Summit at LISA http://bit.ly/4gGCKi including ZFS Crypto details to be added to agenda soon! #
Jack Adams [the puppet] Interviews George Wilson on ZFS – Sun Video http://bit.ly/GUTvf #
@bubbva thanks for the heads-up – I neglected to flip the switch to make the video public. Fixed now. in reply to bubbva #
@briansolis there’s already been a movie about Facebook (sort of), made in Italy: Feisbum! – il film http://bit.ly/vL0Vc #
Larry says: “We’re keeping everything.” – ZDNet.com http://bit.ly/2dRaiM #
RT @oracletechnet: Zounds! James Gosling will be the Oracle Develop keynote speaker on Mon. Oct. 12 at 1:45pm http://bit.ly/3x8KUz #oow09 #
on #2 of 3 mandatory training modules. Wd be easier to take it seriously if the courseware used pictures of people who actually look like us #
dining tonight with ZFS folks. A cool side benefit of my job is getting to hang with really smart people. #
@nonstick creepy-looking people in suits, and a guy who’s supposed to be starting a job in sales but looks like he’d be in a band in reply to nonstick #
@ThinGuy good advice, thanks – got through #2 much more quickly in reply to ThinGuy #
@csnlewis it was a gorgeous place, I’m sorry it’s gone… in reply to csnlewis #
hmm. Should I be worried that I got the question on sexual harassment wrong? #
@ThinGuy Hank. Aww, poor Hank… in reply to ThinGuy #
Firefly Extended Gag Reel, Part 1 – MySpace Video http://bit.ly/WX1sZ #
Michael Shermer Â» Mr. Deity and the Skeptic http://bit.ly/15tVPf #
Feeling grumpy because what I want is not here right now. #
last night’s dinner involved a “vertical” of Silver Oak cab 02, 03, & 04. Never done that before, it was interesting. Now need coffee. Lots. #
here’s a little music to get the day rolling: ZZ Top – I Thank You http://bit.ly/inhCK (yes, I am old-school Austin) #
@KeithBurtis Tools > account settings > [mail account] > Composition & Addressing in reply to KeithBurtis #
Join us at the OpenSolaris Security Summit on Tues Nov 3rd, co-located with Usenix LISA in Baltimore – details here: http://bit.ly/KeCsj #
RT @oracleopenworld: get a free Full Conference pass to Oracle OpenWorld http://ow.ly/qTZN #
“Such is the tarnished coinage of political debate in todayâ€™s Italy.” http://bit.ly/PX0F2 #
Been half asleep all day, now that I have a camera to run – I’m awake #
Chuck baker about to talk about the open storage community at frosug #
@missbhavens Clinique is your friend. And mine. in reply to missbhavens #
@Shamu Diphylla ecaudata in reply to Shamu #
@Shamu oh, no – more likely Desmodus rotundus in reply to Shamu #
@bubbva tip from @ThinGuy: just do the tests, they’re easy to pass. Saves hours. in reply to bubbva #
@bubbva not that tricky, and you can take it over and over – still faster than listening to all the damned narration in reply to bubbva #
rec’d in the mail 2 fountain pens and ink. I have no idea who sent this or why. Hmm. Interesting choice of mystery gift. #
@ThinGuy – @bubbva must have figured out Hank on her own. in reply to ThinGuy #
Michelle O with Berlusconi: “A handshake, delivered with the caution of someone feeding a dead mouse to a crocodile” http://bit.ly/3r1540 #
I woke up at 5:30, but went back to sleep til 8:30. I feel so decadent. #
@giovanni what’s the current penalty for not having car insurance (I honestly don’t know – still getting used to this country again)? in reply to giovanni #
@giovanni So, no car insurance = you don’t drive. What’s the appropriate penalty for no heath insurance? in reply to giovanni #
@alydenisof make sure she has something to suck on (breast, bottle) during descent – helps her ears pop, saves pain and crying in reply to alydenisof #
@miraclelaurie it was a good start, lots of interest ?s about personhood and identity. Will be even better if they get answered. in reply to miraclelaurie #
A song for the men who love cougars? Â» Learn Italian in Song: Amo Tutte le Signore http://bit.ly/1RSzND #
YouTube – Authors@Google: Louann Brizendine (author of “The Female Brain”) http://bit.ly/uvK16 #
@giovanni in Italy you pay a tax for public health coverage, so I guess not paying would be treated as tax evasion in reply to giovanni #
YouTube – An Engineer’s Guide to Cats http://bit.ly/4qmOk #
yes, home alone on a Saturday night, but too ill to care. Damn sinuses. Yes, I am finally going to see a dr. this week. It’s only been 6 mos #
strange weather – warm, dry and very windy. #

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Jack Adams Interviews George Wilson on ZFS

September 23, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

Talking about using and developing ZFS, at OSCON 2009.

filmed & edited by DeirdrÃ© Straughan

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-09-20: CO

September 20, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

lazy Sunday morning in bed, enjoying the fog outside (unusual in these parts). Harbinger of a move to San Francisco? #
any Arabic speakers? Is this really an Egyptian novelty song about Italy’s Berlusconi? http://bit.ly/8vRsO #
RT @angadsingh: http://bit.ly/3dhnVF An article on Larry Ellisons’ effective right hand and driving force behind the corporate giant Oracle #
@ajkeen – look out for Brazilian TV show Caminho das Ãndias http://bit.ly/ryLUg – globalization strikes again! #
People wear the oddest things (said the woman in the “bitch is back” t- shirt) #
There are moments when time moves verrrrry slowly. #
@missbhavens it’s not the kids who have problems, it’s the parents. in reply to missbhavens #
RT @oracletechnet: “Open source’s double standard” – crystalline reasoning from @mjasay http://bit.ly/wvegg #
@missbhavens and here I am sending my kid off to India, Australia (to work with horses, those big dangerous beasts!)… I’m a really bad mom in reply to missbhavens #
“why are they being encouraged and instructed to fear this kind of progress on the part of their government…?” http://bit.ly/wf0NW #
@missbhavens thanks, tho for people like me it’s normal #
@trine I’m reading Stephenson’s “Anathem” – wow! in reply to trine #
@webmink dunno what that means, but sounds ax if it could be useful… in reply to webmink #
@India_Insights Indian laundry industry…? They’ve been called dhobis for centuries at least, still going strong AFAIK in reply to India_Insights #
@webmink thanks but can’t get to my numbers from my current loc, go ahead and give to steve #
“A personâ€™s last days can be spent in any # of ways. But on the phone pleading with an insurer, thatâ€™s only in America.” http://bit.ly/uUcZ7 #
Now my relatives are arriving in FB and asking to be acknowledged as relatives. Are y’all ready for the fact that I’m from Louisiana? ; ) #
Le donne italiane non ne possono piÃ¹ (Women in Italy can’t stand it anymore – in Italian) – City http://bit.ly/aEOEC #
@pizzocalabro mine, too. The older portions of the site are fine, but the blog is down. in reply to pizzocalabro #
@pizzocalabro Dreamhost. It’s back now, though. in reply to pizzocalabro #
would like to see a graphic of who follows all the social media experts, besides each other. Love you all folks, but the shout-outs get dull #
@ThinGuy Thanks! tho I must admit that @lskrocki and I are guilty of shout-outs to each other. ; ) in reply to ThinGuy #
“You, in your refusal to acknowledge your interdependence with everyone else, are a bigger problem than they are.” http://bit.ly/rmi9g #
@lbridenne76 is the performance what we should expect? I’m seeing very out of sync and jerky video #OLTP #oracle #sun in reply to lbridenne76 #
getting a look at the Oracle community thanks to the live Larry webcast http://bit.ly/1YfuH going on how #
RT @empoprises: @DeirdreS i’m seeing no video, had to switch to the dial in phone line #oracle #sun #exadata2 @lbridenne76 TAKE NOTE #
@ma_donna might have been his yacht, but I doubt he was on it, unless he’s trying to sway the EU in the traditional European way ; ) in reply to ma_donna #
@empoprises looks as if we’re doine #oracle #sun #exadata2 in reply to empoprises #
@dboyll thanks for the link, got to it too late – esp as I don’t have Real installed. in reply to dboyll #
RT @saraford: Good morning from NZ! Full length CodePlex jump video found on my blog: http://bit.ly/ZjUwk – whoa! #
@dboyll thanks, we did manage to see it, tho horribly out of sync. Was good anyway. in reply to dboyll #
@KathySierra and self-promo, unless done creatively, can get very, very boring. in reply to KathySierra #
@ThinGuy my, what a big forehead you have in reply to ThinGuy #
@ThinGuy took me a minute to parse that one – LOL! in reply to ThinGuy #
@dboyll the sun.com/launch link in reply to dboyll #
oh, good – at least I don’t have to run the early meeting that I dragged myself out of a cozy bed for. I’m nornally a morning person, but… #
RT @clickryan: RT @Merlene – The Muppet Show’s 10 Weirdest Moments http://tinyurl.com/la59jr (via @JulieTyios) – thanks, an excellent start #
there are lots of Twitter ranking sites out there that say we’re hot (on Twitter). Which ones do we actually believe? #
RT @sogrady: OH: “What’s the definition of an Australian? An Irishman who got caught.” #
RT @giovanni: Can you use $100,000? I’ve posted enough hints on the http://budurl.com/eot100k website fr contestants to start making videos. #
my voice is rusty this morning; let’s pretend I sound like Lauren Bacall (minus the cigarettes) #
Listening to Carol Alm present on “Your near perfect performance”, a women@sun event. #
Common mistake is to assume that, because you know something well, it must be obvious to others as well. But you may actually be unique. #
“without talent… Repetitive training creates burnout, confusion, frustration” #
“we don’t expect Labrador retrievers to act like Border Collies” #
Talents = yearnings, rapid learning, satisfaction, exceptional performance #
@giovanni I disagree – msft could create trust from inside. Would take time and be a challenge, but by no means impossible. in reply to giovanni #
“focus on yours strengths, not weaknesses” – seems so obvious, why do school systems get it so wrong? #
Now I need a FB setting for “don’t tell me anyone’s quiz results, game stuff, etc. EVER AGAIN – because I DON’T CARE”. Stop wasting my time. #
starting a dance class next week: Bollywood West – bollywood and indian dance classes (Denver & Boulder, Colorado) http://bit.ly/qksWI #
@vdotw I’m looking forward to it, esp since I already know and love a lot of the music. in reply to vdotw #
RT @shawnferry I have that problem… This is simple anyone should be able to understand it – worst is, you then undersell yourself – don’t! #
RT @pizzocalabro: http://bit.ly/TC0Ee – Perhaps even more than separate of church & state, the world needs separation of church & sex. #
…and I’m about to stop following everyone who auto-tweets about foursquare, whatever the hell it is. ENOUGH ALREADY. Give me substance! #
And, BTW, for anyone who hasn’t noticed: the bitch is most definitely back. #
finally broke loose some key C1 videos, including the incomparable Ben Rockwood on “Becoming a ZFS Ninja” http://bit.ly/1pqwlK #
@ThinGuy somehow I don’t think the Men of SunRay need protection from cougars in reply to ThinGuy #
@thepartycow you underestimate my speed of reading in reply to thepartycow #
WTF, Dowd? Good col, except “But partly due to the Internet, the standards of behavior in this new country are terrible” http://bit.ly/uPhPe #
crap. The FB apps seem to have figured out how to circumvent the “Hide [app]” setting. This is going to drive me off FB or to drop friends. #
listening to music I enjoy on YouTube – Neri per caso – Sentimento pentimento [Live Festivalbar] http://bit.ly/bdcE0 #
RT @TheOnion: Would-Be Burglar Killed With Sword http://ow.ly/15Pu9Z – I actually know a real-life story like this, tho no one died. #
@jeffreytaylor I used to call out Italian kids on the bus for racist remarks. “When Italians first came to the US…” in reply to jeffreytaylor #
RT @gserda: OSUM Community mobilizes and organizes 300+ events for Software Freedom Day: http://bit.ly/V4LRV #
â€œThis italian journalistâ€ | Wittgenstein http://bit.ly/aPeND #
@jowyang meh, maybe everyone should just use OpenOffice. I haven’t missed those MS apps since I switched. (well, maybe Excel a little…) in reply to jowyang #
RT @jbernoff: Only 1 hr left until today’s Webinar: The Groundswell Power of WOM -http://bit.ly/pUEtS – hmm, okay, I’ll bite… #
doing what I do best – connecting people. ; ) #
RT @dltq: I am very happy to see my pal Jeffrey Taylor will work for equal rights for marriage in California http://tinyurl.com/kw9fel #
“youâ€™ve been bamÂboozled, flummoxed, played for a sap by the propaganda mills of schooling. Get rid of yr assumptions.” http://bit.ly/lqZ8B #
Updating Sun Video http://bit.ly/19B0bm with a bunch of newly-translated videos – cool stuff on grid engine, HPC #
there are good days & bad days. This one is not particularly good, but, being a Thursday, should be destined for improvement. #
“Have you been a good girl, Jane?
And why should I want to be bad…?
– And should I be likely to say if I had?”
http://bit.ly/1b29uq #
now subtitled in Spanish, Russian, Br Portugese, Chinese & Japanese: ZFS: The Last Word in File Systems – Sun Video http://bit.ly/4nWM3f #
@osum_brasil – Lots more video subtitled in portuguÃªs at http://bit.ly/18n1dR #
RT @mschoenu: Could not remember how to say “windshield wipers” in Italian – it’s a funny word: tergicristallo. #
Woke early as usual, but it’s Saturday so I can laze in bed with a cup of coffee and do what I bloody well please. Which is nice! #
@ThinGuy you guys are a one-family soccer empire! in reply to ThinGuy #
From Neal Stephenson’s “Anathem” – “The Powers That Be would not suffer others to be in stories of their own unless they were fake stories.. #
…that had been made up to motivate them. People who couldn’t live without story had been driven [out of mainstream society]… #
All others had to look somewhere outside of work for a feeling that they were part of a story, which I guess was why [they] were #
so concerned with sports, and with religion. How else could you see yourself as part of an adventure?” #
RT @angadsingh: Why a Geek Will Steal Your Girlfriend in 2008 http://bit.ly/4mKIgv #
@nautibitz The iPhone app I really want is IMDB with face recognition. in reply to nautibitz #
domesticate wkd: put together new bookcase, rearranged rooms a bit, still need to hang pictures. Would really prefer to nap… #
@nautibitz – would have saved me some embarassment once upon a time… http://bit.ly/14zHdM #
roomie’s having a party. Being the geek, I supply the playlist. Wd prefer the company of my geek peers, but at least the food is good. #

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Gallery: New Zealand, 2009

September 19, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

My first and last stops in New Zealand were in Auckland, where I stayed with Mark and Annie (Mark is Woodstock class of ’78, both have been on staff), though we barely knew each other – we may have met during one of my visits to the school, and Annie and I worked together (at a distance) on the Woodstock history, but none of us remembers too clearly.

At any rate, Mark picked me up at the airport upon my arrival from Brazil (via Buenos Aires) and remarked: “Whenever I come to the international terminal, it’s to pick up someone I don’t know.” Woodstockers are like that.

The statue of a woman on the rock in the water commemorates a local legend for which the town is named. “Whakatane” means (roughly) “does the work of a man” – she single-handedly saved a big war canoe from slipping out to sea. Or something.

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Videoblogging for Sun: Numbers Update

September 18, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

25 months: how long I’ve been shooting video for Sun
well over 200 hours: video in the can (mostly shot by me personally) – and more constantly on the way (the photo above doesn’t show quite all the tapes I’ve got – some were out for editing)
150 hours: video edited, compressed, and published onlineÂ (not quite all by me)
100s of “productions” ranging from 2-minute community introductions to a 3 hour last word on ZFS.
these videos were shot at about 25 different conferences (some Sun internal), plus on a few other occasions and visits to Sun offices worldwide
~55,000 total views: of these videos as of Sept 18, 2009
speeches/presentations/workshops on how to do videoblogging and social media production

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