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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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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-09-13: Chicago

September 13, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ The Chicago Bears on the practice field at Halas Hall

RT @Schlomo: Ok, I don’t follow celebs often, but following @Danny_DiVito kinda excites me! #
“To celebrate 30 years in business, an Italian supermarket is staging a lottery where the prizes include ten jobs.” http://bit.ly/2OlRjZ #
hang on. Why has Danny DeVito spelled his own name wrong in his twitter handle? @Danny_DiVito #
I suspect my toes exist primarily to run painfully into furniture. #
@nonstick yup, have now crunched the right pinky in addition to the left “ring” toe. Will have to start wearing shoes in the house. in reply to nonstick #
@nonstick including toes?!? in reply to nonstick #
Watching Die Hard. You can tell a movie is old when gas costs 74 cents a gallon in LA #
@c0t0d0s0 after 17 years in Italy, I have no complaints about fuel prices in the US in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
is there a way in FB (and for that matter Twitter) to block the notifications on everyone’s silly games? Just taking up brain space. #
@lewellyn I’d also like a way to ignore some kinds of tweets (e.g. sports talk, workout stats) from people whom I othewise find interesting in reply to lewellyn #
yday got email from an old friend hadn’t heard from in years, bcuz she is visiting Lake Como. Turns out we now live “close” in US #
turns out there’s a Hide feature in FB to get rid of the stupid game notices. Now need same for Twitter. #
old thoughts appropriate to Labor Day Â» â€œWhat Do You Do?â€ Not Defining Oneself in Terms of Work in Italy http://bit.ly/38lcDn #
amused that TripIt tells me “Welcome back, you’re in Tulsa.” That cd actually be useful – sometimes I do get confused as to my own location #
Memorial Day: bought jeans at The Gap, size 10 (down from 12). Labor Day: bought jeans at The Gap, size 8! #
I highly recommend this, not just to people interested in fashion: Valentino The Last Emperor – http://bit.ly/8vlsS #
RT @templedf: I’m totally fried. Coordinating the #sunhpc09 is a ton of work! http://hpcworkshop.com/ – good luck, my friend! #
@SaraD I wish parents and kids would not waste energy lying to each other. What does either side gain by hypocrisy? in reply to SaraD #
yet another “I’m Blogging This for Sun” t-shirt entry http://bit.ly/etf6W #
waking up every 2 hours with nightmares is getting old. Modern pharmacology to the rescue! #
today’s activities: planning for LISA (Nov, Baltimore), editing video (puppets and brains, but not together), weeding my email pile… #
@jowyang re Twitter reliability, good service = go where the customers are. Your needs as a co. are secondary. Very secondary. in reply to jowyang #
RT @RepJackKimble: does McCain have the best smile in Congress? I melt when I see it – contrast w “McCain in the lead for shit eating grin” #
Countries Beginning with I Â» Interview at FISL http://bit.ly/1UAtiF – BTW, this includes me in FRONT of the camera, for a change. #
Well, he couldn’t state it any more plainly… http://www.oracle.com/features/suncustomers.html #
@c_bright I’m all in favor of clear and open communication – there’s not enough of it in the world. So Larry suits me fine. in reply to c_bright #
RT @ThinGuy: I’m going to try to shout out “You Lie!” on every conference call I’m on today. LOL! #
looking into a Bollywood dance class – there’s a form of exercise I would actually enjoy! #
I don’t care what politicians get up to in private life; it’s the hypocrisy and contempt for women that gall me. http://bit.ly/1eMews #
Must… confront… the puppet. #
Why is there a bird party on my office windowsill? #
thank heaven for colleagues – someone just gave me a cupcake with an inch of rich chocolate frosting. Thanks, I needed that! #
On airport shuttle with couple who have matching impassive expressions behind matching shades, chewing gum in unison. #
so for our 1st National Day of Service 7 Remembrance, I’m in Chicago, serving on the board of SAGE: http://bit.ly/12TPv1 #
Meeting at Halas Hall, home of the Chicago Bears – an honor largely wasted on me. Anyone want pix? #
Tons of ideas flying about international education, service and experience for high school kids. This is fun! #

^ SAGE board members Rachel Kriss, Nathan Scott (who runs SAGE), Sharon Seto. Want to study abroad in India or take your school on a really cool custom trip? We’re your folks.

I think I just scared a football player. #
Meeting room overlooks the Bears’ practice field. If I got to see football this close up all the time, I might learn to like it! #
@ThinGuy I don’t care about the game, watching athletic young men run around is good enough entertainment for me ; ) in reply to ThinGuy #
Exhausting but productive full-day meeting. Bears’ chef produced passable Indian food for lunch, but we’ll have the real thing for dinner. #
OH “Christians like to get married young so they can have sex.” #
In spite of being a short week, it’s been a long week. Emotional fallout and three different cities, I guess. #
Amazing dinner at Tajine Casablanca in Vernon Hills – highly recommended! #
@Britopian would like to see job seekers turn the tables: are all hirers’ online personae as squeaky clean as they claim they look to hire? in reply to Britopian #
waking up slowly in Chicago, will go for a walk in the fog with an old friend, then we all head for the airport & our respective homes #
@JoyceSolano yrs ago
In Milan woke up, thot “that was a bomb,” slept again. Had forgotten all about it by morning, heard the news – it was. in reply to JoyceSolano #
@missbhavens parents and teens mostly swear, too. Everyone needs to get over inter-generational hang ups in reply to missbhavens #
RT @DeirdreS: New blog post: Hallas Hall, Home of the Chicago Bears http://bit.ly/27MAKy @bklein34 – these are for you! #
@bklein34 sadly missed the chance to get an up-close shot if the players – wasn’t expecting them! in reply to bklein34 #
after being in 3 cities this week, I am perfectly happy chilling alone at home on a Saturday night, fixing my iPod & doing laundry #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-09-06: CO, Tulsa OK

September 6, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@robinbloor – as a word person, you’ll like this: Hobson-Jobson: a glossary of … – Google Books http://bit.ly/1Ub4K8 #
@bubbva now that I think of it, it must be some sort of mark of distinction to have a puppet flirt with you #opensolaris #ogb in reply to bubbva #
“One of the differences… is that health care is taken care of for everyone in Italy and is not a personal expense.” http://bit.ly/oyFYF #
re-reading some of my own old stuff, I detect early symptoms: It’s a Nice Life, But… Living in Italy Isn’t Everything http://bit.ly/OiLM0 #
Between Brad Pitt and a Pitfall: New Orleans 4 Years Later http://bit.ly/14oiVw – maybe this year I’ll manage to visit my birthplace… #
Mom! WordPress ate my resume! (well, half of it) #
@lskrocki I love shopping with my daughter – she’s much better at it than I am. Must be growing up in Milan. in reply to lskrocki #
“final” cleanup: ResumÃ© / Curriculum Vitae: DeirdrÃ© Straughan http://bit.ly/V9OUa – suggestions welcome! #
@bubbva Glad I get to go to #ghc08 #ghc09 in reply to bubbva #
@duncanbrandon thanks! Weird that I got email about changes to my friend’s honors when in fact he hasn’t listed any. in reply to duncanbrandon #
“The unemployment and hardship that Italians are likely to face… will be the reality check that counts. ” http://bit.ly/2yMOUC #
blog post Â» â€œIâ€™m Blogging This for Sunâ€ http://bit.ly/7hH1K #
@tgardner thanks! they were fun. Yes, I chose that obnoxious green on purpose. in reply to tgardner #
for me, the only solution after 13 years in Milan’s pollution (sinusitus, bronchitis, finally pneumonia) was to leave. #
USB video stick project almost ready – how can it take 1.5 hrs to copy <4 GB of data to the USB stick? #
Sooner or later, it does have to be about me. #
now for my next trick: duplicating 150 4 GB USB sticks with OpenSolaris videos for the OSUGs. Faster than iPods, but still slow. #
@lewellyn I’ve got 12. in reply to lewellyn #
“the capacity of women across cultures to dissolve relationships that arenâ€™t working has been much underestimated.” http://bit.ly/3nysby #
today: eye dr., more USB sticks to duplicate, edit “Jack Adams: The Movie”, then hair. #
Penn & Teller take on the Vatican (and its influence in Italy): http://bit.ly/Ct2Pz #
@ghc actually, this will be my first. Which reminds me: I have a poster to do! #ghc09 in reply to ghc #
okay, so I have a big ego and I think I’m wonderful and fascinating. But I also think that of nearly everyone I meet. Is that arrogance? #
@bubbva really looking forward to it. I hear the dancing is great, too. ; ) #ghc09 in reply to bubbva #
@bubbva self-consciousness not a big hangup of mine. Where I went to HS, everybody who wanted to dance, danced – no one waited to be asked. in reply to bubbva #
oh, great. 60 of the 150 USB sticks are for mysterious reasons not compatible with the duplicator. Will have to load them from my Macs. Argh #
photo added Â» The Twitter Diaries: 2009-08-23 – Congressman @jaredpolis visits Sun http://bit.ly/Ezlfl #
really wish I could go to TEDIndia http://bit.ly/H8REu – that would be even better than TED Regular #
Argh. I have out of sync video of a puppet. #
unusually gray weather for Colorado – not improving my mood #
Time to get my hair re-pinked! #
RT @hemantmehta: Who wants a new Indian friend? http://bit.ly/3xoqrO #
@rohrer I fear people would call me “My Little Pony” in reply to rohrer #
Laura Kiss: Freedom of the Press! (in Italy) http://bit.ly/x1YFA #
thanks, LA – you’ve got the fire, we get the smoke. #
@rohrer not quite the demographic I was going for ; ) in reply to rohrer #
feeling exhausted and shaky. I guess it would help if I ate something. #
lots of new Sun Video today in portuguÃªs-brasil http://bit.ly/19B0bm – FISL 10 interviews #
there are bound to be up days and down days. This is one of the down ones. #
photos added to Â» Il Muro di Sormano: Where Bicycle Racers Hit THE WALL http://bit.ly/iqPTq (there’s also video) #
@ceri oh, so that’s why *I* have a headache. ; ) in reply to ceri #
copying more USB sticks, on my Windows machine. Cleaning up other loose ends. Watching the lights go out on the Titanic. #
added photo gallery to Â» FemCamp Bologna 2007 http://bit.ly/2sG1wK #
dinner w/ friend improved my mood vastly. Now to pack for tomw’s trip (Tulsa) – another friend. Wouldn’t be surviving this w/out friends. #
@saraford which begs the question: what did you buy? in reply to saraford #
RT @reiger: Having problems finding a NFS best practice guide/book, besides the oreilly 2001 book any thoughts? – gang? help a friend? #
RT @missrogue: Community is Dead! Long Live Community! (@u_m) #sxswpicks http://bit.ly/VVckd Vote! (I did. Sounds good.) #
@JoyceSolano unless you’re having a pillow fight in reply to JoyceSolano #
Europe to Review Oracleâ€™s Takeover of Sun – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/C95XL – Oh, great. Now what? #
one of the best living blues guitarists playing saturday sep 5
@ strange brew, manchester, nh, 9-12:45 :: peter parcek http://bit.ly/kxDwR #
@bklein34 you’ve got your tweeps to keep you company! in reply to bklein34 #
Why Daddy Wonâ€™t Join Twitter http://bit.ly/v72z6 – LOL! #
still figuring out what to do with my new haircut. Today I look like a pink Debbie Harry. #
@rohrer I do have cute pictures of Sun bloggers ; ) http://bit.ly/2KhVfV in reply to rohrer #
E checking in. Lufthansa are really being German on luggage allowance and weighing carryons. Sheesh. #
…I should more correctly say they’re really being airline industry. So tired of this kind of treatment. #
@reiger Denver in reply to reiger #
to someone who’s lived out of the country for a while, the way Americans wear their religion on their sleeves (and t-shirts) is a bit scary #
shoulda known: the tail end of the terminal where the Tulsa flight boards at DIA has no wifi. Moved back towards the center #
The lady with the “iPray” tshirt may be on the same flight. Really must have my “Crusading Atheist” tshirt made up. Coversation starter ; ) #
@nonstick I always enjoy a good argument. A good one, mind! in reply to nonstick #
@423Comm I’ll be back next week, come to think of it in reply to 423Comm #
@bklein34 I guess I need to find someone to design it in reply to bklein34 #
@saraford on your way to Aus? Have a blast! in reply to saraford #
today visiting the Laureate Brain Institute in Tulsa. Another set of smart people solving interesting problems. #
another worthy entry in the “I’m Blogging This for Sun” t-shirt cuteness competition: this one’s for the birds http://bit.ly/etf6W #
after the week I had, a 3-day weekend is definitely needed. I guess something has been lifted. I’m even sleeping well. #
Obama talks to the children http://bit.ly/aWWV5 #
just went through a bunch of old emails I never sent, some dating back a year. I’m really good at ignoring my own feelings. Not a plus. #
photo of a poster of Berlusconi as “The Untouchable” – can anyone give more details? http://bit.ly/2MULzP #
RT @alecmuffett: “oy veh http://www.driveoffintothesunset.com/ — cheesy anti-sun fud” – Community and relationships can help dispel FUD. #
looks as if my travel calendar remains full for the remainder of the year. If you want to meet up for a beer, ask to link to me on TripIt. #
3 great things I’ve done for my kid (so far): make her a Woodstocker, buy her a horse, send her to acting camp. #
“shows featuring scantily clad women, now seen as a ticket to wealth… dominate the channels operated by Berlusconi.” http://bit.ly/xmhpI #
Quite tipsy on Maker’s Mark and watching ‘Om Shanti Om” with an old friend. Helps. #
@lskrocki a sterling accomplishment, you must be so proud! in reply to lskrocki #
@ben helps with other things. It’s been a hard week. in reply to ben #
@saraford so glad you’re there. Have a blast! in reply to saraford #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-08-30: CO

August 30, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@AmberCadabra hit ’em with a bunch of negatives on Amazon. They’ll learn that can’t be undone. ; ) in reply to AmberCadabra #
@stephenfry I am only beginning to understand cricket, but I’m happy for you – altho, from my POV, the wrong team won! in reply to stephenfry #
Waiting for the airshow to start. #
i guess the air show was canceled – storm moving in. Dang #
taking time off to spend with family. Of course I’m the only one awake at 8 am (late for me!), so I’m lazing over coffee. Yay. #
more perspective on Americans’ hysteria over healthcare, from someone who knows more than one country http://bit.ly/13W5LA #
have requested photos of the winners of the “I’m blogging this for Sun” t-shirts. I’m already seeing a streak of engineering competitiveness #
@jonasthaler drink enough coffee so you’re at least wired and weird in reply to jonasthaler #
@hemantmehta make sure they know the religious right wing hate you – that’ll up your coolness factor instantly in reply to hemantmehta #
there used to be a really good app to show me who I’m following and who’s following me, but I can’t find it now. Suggestions? #
Hanging out in boulder with Ross & G. Feeling mellow after a glass of Spanish bubbly at lunch. Feeling more vacated today #
RT @templedf: Due to some cancellations, there are now 4 openings at the #sunhpc09. Better hurry! http://hpcworkshop.com/ #
@saraford just realized – you’re not following me! tsk, tsk. ; ) #
thanks @jeffreytaylor for reminding me about Twitter Karma http://bit.ly/sq1SP . A few surprises in the list of my followings and followers #
hoping for pouring rain so the neighborhood teens will stop running around on their sound- and air-polluting motorized vehicles #
RT @comay: San Francisco OpenSolaris User Group tonight, http://tr.im/x1Fr; 6PM presentations, 7PM drinking 🙂 – sorry I can’t be there! #
Ross & G want to go to Casa Bonita tonight. They’re huge South Park fans. This should be… interesting? #
Oh lord what has our kid got us into? A liter of margaritas is probably a good idea #
@plasticbagUK congrats! in reply to plasticbagUK #
RT @pancrazioauteri: I’m looking for Grails-expert Java developers. [NB Pancrazio is a friend and former colleague, highly recommended.] #
typing first thing in the morning on not enough coffee leads to interesting Freudian keyboard slips #
to-do list for last day of vacation: spa with my daughter, then go get a new modem. Yes, I am a GIRL geek. #
RT @fauxpress: Reading: “Vlogger Flashmeeting this Saturday ::” (http://twitthis.com/c6rnyn) – thanks for the heads-up, hope to join! #
RT @martinwake: week of free hospital treatment in the communist and/or Nazi hell of the NHS. Sigh. – sorry you need it, glad you have it! #
using TwitterKarma to clean out spammers, decide whether I want to follow who follows me, unfollow some who don’t. Educational. #
@dudulima want to trade for Italy? in reply to dudulima #
@dfugate I think we all have plenty to stress about right now. Every now and then, when I have time I also panic about my future employment! in reply to dfugate #
@bubbva it’s your avatar photo ; ) in reply to bubbva #
Waiting for my “Positively Hot” pink toenail polish to dry. And with that, let’s meet the foot fetishist population on Twitter. <wry smile> #
@nilofer from years of personal experience, I recommend http://www.udaytour.com/ for travel in India #
all vacation over now. Wednesday feels like Monday, but at least Friday wll feel like Wednesday. And Thursdays are good anyhow. #
strange task for the day: loading the OpenSolaris 2009.06 repositories onto 150 8 GB iPod nanos to send to user groups worldwide. #
…while also creating and duplicating a new USB stick of OpenSolaris videos to go in the same shipment… #
RT @bubbva: message for parents/grandparents/siblings of all technical people: here’s how I fix your computer: http://xkcd.com/627/ #
@lskrocki R’s bellybutton piercing healed itself out in months. The nose piercing remains and is cute. in reply to lskrocki #
hygienist who cleaned my teeth today does lots of volunteer trips to refugee camps, etc. How could she get free air tix to go to more? #
iPod progress: ~40 loaded so far, but dealing with multiple iPods confuses both iTunes and Windows (no, can’t use Mac for this) #
@ceri it’s getting the job done, thanks – just requires the occasional restart. May get them all done tonight. in reply to ceri #
@llcrowe good question, will find out in reply to llcrowe #
up to iPod #62. Staying late, but somehow doubt I’ll get through all 150 tonight. #
not eating much and sleeping less than usual. I’m not sure what I’m actually running on. Sheer stress? #
@bklein34 definitely a factor. I should be falling over; instead I can’t sit still! in reply to bklein34 #
oh, and got new modem set up with a minimum of fuss (had to call Qwest to learn my PPPoE login), much faster than roomie’s – Girl Geeks FTW! #
“Ted Kennedy death gets expected coverage from cable news networks” – what kind of a lame-ass headline is that? #
“Italy ranks 67th out of 130 countries… on the Global Gender Gap Index, lower than Uganda, Namibia, Kazakhstan…” http://bit.ly/dj7jt #
Puzzled by a spammer who wants to buy “woman hair” from me. Sorry, don’t have any to spare. #
Videocracy, a documentary by Erik Gandini: in Italy, TV has taken the place of democracy http://bit.ly/2F9b8Z #
so the same day I get spam wanting to buy my “woman hair”, my hair appointment is canceled (stylist has bronchitis). Coincidence? #
Twitter Karma http://bit.ly/sq1SP reveals that @stephenfry follows me, @timbray and @webmink don’t. Ahem. #
@webmink very true. And I’ve had drinks with you and not with him. So I’ll forgive you. ; ) in reply to webmink #
about 25 OpenSolaris user group iPods to go, but won’t finish today, either. Lack of sleep catching up. #
learning about iPod failure rates. Of 150, 2 won’t start at all, connectors on 2 mfd slightly wrong – needed prodding with iPhone connector. #
waking up slowly from a decent (for once) night’s sleep. Oh,yes – it was Thursday. Today: finish the last few iPods, do video project… #
@alecmuffett This feels like watching the guillotine blade slowly rising, and not even knowing whose head is on the block… in reply to alecmuffett #
@alecmuffett looking forward to hearing what’s next! #
added a bit on measuring to Â» Reflections on My Career http://bit.ly/m4Juk (yes, I am a stats junkie) #
@jeffreytaylor that sounds like a blast! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
OpenSolaris Security – Jack Adams interviews Valerie Bubb Fenwick at OSCON http://bit.ly/KvwoH #
150 iPods loaded with the OpenSolaris 2009.06 repository. minus 3 that don’t start at all, maybe the batteries are too old and flat #
@alecmuffett hmm, interesting idea… in reply to alecmuffett #
Asking questions = libel: “Berlusconi’s lawyers cited an article… containing 10 questions it wants answered ” http://bit.ly/TOr8o #
Agh! My fortune cookie! RT @NathanFillion: Do something today you’ve been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision. #
@rosso thanks, using those to clean out “dead” friends in reply to rosso #
coming up: likely one of the weirdest and most stressful months of my life. Yes, that’s why I woke up at 4 am. #
RT @wanderingitaly: “How to Read Sagra Posters” article http://bit.ly/RIXpo #
got another 3 hours of sleep. Hooray for weekends! #
@reiger Friday! in reply to reiger #
UI fail: LinkedIn tells me a friend has updated the Honors in his profile. I cannot find any way to see these. Nor do I know where mine are. #
okay, found mine. Still can’t see his. #
@ThinGuy it amazes me how little UI testing anyone seems to do! in reply to ThinGuy #
RT @pizzocalabro: To insurance companies, this man’s son is a pre-existing condition. http://bit.ly/qo3Qp (via @thegoodbloggess) #ba #
@jeffreytaylor you just have to walk into that cafeteria with your head held high and know that you’re one of the coolest kids there in reply to jeffreytaylor #
RT @apperceptions: videobloging video conference starting up. come and join in: http://fm.ea-tel.eu/fm/28db8f-18170 – I’m there! #
@Oracle I take it the A/C is turned off on Saturdays? in reply to Oracle #
@saraford you are just too cute for words! ; ) in reply to saraford #
not going to Europe in Sept after all, but have nonetheless managed to schedule quite a bit of travel… #
@saraford I know. But you look cute, which makes you ten times az dangerous. ; ) #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-07-26: San Jose CA

July 26, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^@saraford at the Community Leadership Summit

@AmberCadabra the book I’d recommend is Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch.Seriously. in reply to AmberCadabra #
Trying to figure out where I fit. That means defining what I do. Which is really hard. #
#cls discussion on women in tech devolving into semantics. Not solving anything #
#cls people really like to see pictures of those whose emails they are reading. Would video also be good? #
#cls I would like to see studies of multiple online personas, why and how people do that #
#cls The Ubuntu community works to recognize people who often go unsung eg translators #
#cls open source software as appropriate technology. How can countries make and save money using open source? #
#cls [In the developing world] need to train people how to use open source to make and save money. Need for local expertise. Govts are biggest IT spenders #
#cls NB in Africa #
@jonasthaler I’ve been at a conf all weekend – not sure what day it is nor what country I’m in! in reply to jonasthaler #
Lazing over a Brazilian dinner in San jose. Not as good as brazil, but… #
@davewiner still looking forward to a job where I actually use my Hindi/ Asian Studies degree in reply to davewiner #
@c0t0d0s0 I think I’m scheduled to video something about latencytop this week. Apparently people think I’m here to actually work. in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
Weakling President Asks Imaginary Man In Sky To Bless Nation http://bit.ly/weaklingprez (via @onion) #
Today’s program includes building puppets and filming them, then filming a Crossbow BoF. My life does not lack variety. #

^ Markus Flierl does his part to advertise Crossbow

@clickryan I’ve been pretty happy with my Skype phone in reply to clickryan #
@jeffreytaylor very woot! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
#cls was exhausting precisely because there were so many stimulating people and topics to deal with. #
this will be my 1st OSCON, but I fear my tolerance for formal conferences is pretty much totally gone. Unconferences much more satisfying #
@markwilliams much more innocent. You saw Jack Adams #cls yesterday, right? in reply to markwilliams #
fair warning: right now I am in the soggy everything-makes-me-weep phase of PMS. Tomorrow it will be “Look at me wrong and I’ll kill you!” #
@TregorySullivan thanks, more need to step away from the office politics #animalcrossing in reply to TregorySullivan #
Italians using Facebook to register their opposition to Berlusconi – http://bit.ly/Si8Wu #
DanT’s GridBlog “European Students: Want a Free Laptop?” http://bit.ly/BAi1a #
@llcrowe and the people who “support” IBIS would be the first throats to choke, if I could only reach them. Gah! in reply to llcrowe #
@Halcyon do your crocs at least match your hair? #47 in reply to Halcyon #
People are now saying “Do you realize you have something pink in your hair?” time to go back to my hairdresser in Austin. #
if I design a piece of software – the presentation video streaming mixer tool I really need for conferences – will someone build it? #
Filming Crossbow BoF at Oscon meeting room B1 if you’re in the area. It’s free, as in beer. #
Really love this little Beachtek mixer #
But need better headphones #
Okay enough about food – all I will get til 9pm is beer and munchy stuff #
@pizzocalabro heavens! Who knew libraries were so dangerous? in reply to pizzocalabro #

^ getting our OSCON booth set up

#oscon getting ready to film the tutorial on “Becoming an OpenSolaris Power User”, ballroom A8 – join us! #
@vitoriosassi not a live stream, I’m afraid. We’ll make it available on blogs.sun.com/video as soon as I can. in reply to vitoriosassi #
RT @SaraD: Which is geekier – Comic-Con or OSCon???? – either way, it was a mistake to schedule them together #
“It sounds like optimism but wreaks of arrogance, he said.” http://bit.ly/3MHJe – “wreaks”?? really? #
cool! timing of VideoCampSF is likely to be perfect for me to attend http://bit.ly/7WY5V #
@craigmorgan ooh, good point – and I got it with my MacHeist bundle in reply to craigmorgan #
“Berlusconi’s popularity wilts as lurid tapes allege sex for favours” http://bit.ly/46r9eF #
my site is currently #1 hit for “ipod won’t unlock”. Surely there’s a way to monetize that. #
@deirdresm being in the Blue Brothers is not lame! Did you have to dance? #lameclaimtofame in reply to deirdresm #
Conf badges need to be printed bigger so you can see who people are without making it obvious that you’re checking them out #
Watched tv while on the exerbike. Amused to see a Bollywood-inspired dance group on AGT, music Jai Ho! Globalization FTW! #
@mtuckerb please come by the Sun booth, I’ll be there most breaks filming a puppet. in reply to mtuckerb #
at Jono Bacon‘s talk on community and belonging #oscon #
“Community is fundamentally an interdependent human system given form by the conversation it holds with itself.” Peter Bloch – Jono #oscon #
@jroemmele ooh, good idea [people attending conferences should have their names printed large on their shirts]. People working shows for their companies could at least have named shirts in reply to jroemmele #
@bubbva CES got the badge names nice and big, but that’s the only conf where I’ve seen this. in reply to bubbva #
“most people tend to associate with a primary community” says Jono – disagree, I belong to many (school, class, expats, Sun…) #oscon #
@ElaineEllis here’s hoping I get to keep it [my cool traveling job]! I would die if I had to sit still. in reply to ElaineEllis #
importance of hallway convos, mtg people – make a point of introducing #jono #oscon – true! best thing I did #cls was meet @saraford #
@lskrocki OMZ, that’s a scary dream! #Serious in reply to lskrocki #
“building social fabric between teams -builds mindshare, which is more important than actual reality” #jono #oscon #
change attitude from “This sucks” to “I’m not gonna live this way” to “I am gonna kick ass.” #jono #oscon #
#jono has a book available for download from http://www.artofcommunityonline.org/ – judging by his talk, it’s well worth the read #
#oscon Google – Getting Started in Free and Open Source – I guess my video could mostly be considered open source contributions #
“The currency of the open source world is beer and t-shirts” #oscon – How true! #
speaking of which, you can get an OpenSolaris t-shirt at the Sun booth if you install OpenSolaris – VirtualBox install is fine! #oscon #
Finding many ways to pay it forward #oscon Watch this space! #
I’m truly, madly, deeply… tired. #

^ dunno if I should say something ironic about my Sun colleagues on the giant Monopoly board, or about “collect $200 salary as you pass.”

about to begin a BoF session on OpenSolaris Source Juicer and other cloud-based open source collaboration tools – #oscon – ballroom A3 #
I easily recognize @sogrady , but he doesn’t have a clue who I am. My advantage: the video of him & Mike Shapiro I did last year. #
“Mr Berlusconi owns or controls much of Italian media… which have carried little info about the latest allegations. ” http://bit.ly/vTy9A #
@ThinGuy I’m not complaining – I am truly terrible putting names to faces. At least I don’t forget a face once I’ve shot and edited video. in reply to ThinGuy #
tomorrow I have to pack out of the hotel room before noon, nonstop work til flight at midnight, redeye will be too short to get much sleep. #
Dances with geeks. (well, I am one…) #
Dj doesn’t have any bollywood. Damn #
Where did these girls in platform heels come from? #
Hung over was not the best way to start this day. But I didn’t plan it! #
RT @estherschindler: One problem of #oscon: so many friends/contacts I want to spend time with, not enough time to do so! – amen, sister! #
@robbogio and, having owned turtles, I can testify that they move a lot quicker than you’d think. And get themselves into surprising places. in reply to robbogio #
Apparently I should be following new people and linking to them before the event even ends! Which wd prevent me forgetting to do it at all #
RT @sogrady: cut me and I’ll bleed small, folded up receipts – I know the feeling! #
@lskrocki you can tell Mr. S from me that you are one of the world’s experts, and I do know what I’m talking about. P1/2 in reply to lskrocki #
@lskrocki May have something to do with the fact that no one is ever famous to their own family. Pt 2/2 in reply to lskrocki #
@lskrocki yeah, Twitter already knows that, remember? ; ) in reply to lskrocki #
@jsonin whoa, too much information! #oscon in reply to jsonin #
about to start filming the OpenSolaris security BoF, my last duty at #oscon. Then will drive a red Mustang to the airport and collapse #
@jonobacon #oscon has been good, but frankly the #cls was more useful and stimulating for me. Many thanks, again, for making it happen. in reply to jonobacon #
ah, shucks. Either Twitter is doing some heavy recalculations and was overly optimistic before, or a lot of followers have dropped me today #
that’s it – I’m off the clock and mostly offline til Monday. Now to see a bunch of people I haven’t seen in 30 yrs – another of my tribes #
WTF?!? Even the newsstand in this terminal is closed. I can’t even buy a trashy romance to read. What kind of #lame airport is this? #
@mtuckerb sorry I missed you. Send that url and I’ll see what I can do for you (next week). Was good to talk yesterday! in reply to mtuckerb #
Flight is 1 hour late = good chance of missing cnxn in Houston, making people wait in Nashville. But had time to buy book @ next terminal #
A job that could help change history http://bit.ly/CFgDc #
@sumaya talk to @timbray! in reply to sumaya #
Had to run through Houston airpt, but made it to Nashville. Now waiting for the rest of my ride share, 1 fm Milwaukee, 2 fm Canada #

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