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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-05-03: CO

May 3, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@plasticbagUK iphone games a great antidotevto flight boredom #
swine flu being overplayed in world media? Friend of Ross afraid to visit from Italy #
my mental health is better when I stay away from the news. I think the media is too reactive to its own feedback loops #
if Enrico wasn’t leaving tomorrow, I might kill him. But I’m also very sad that he’s leaving tomorrow. #
@ingenthr saw a headline: “Merger advice: work hard, toot your horn.” Which kinda falls into the “well, duh” category, but true… in reply to ingenthr #
dammit, I did NOT order snow #
just registered for CommunityOne http://tinyurl.com/dxt25q – see you there! #
if swine flu = bad flu followed by bronchitis or pneumonia, several people I know have already had it this winter. And survived. #
@jowyang is there that much social media experience to be found in corporations? in reply to jowyang #
selling a house is an enormous PITA, esp when it’s not even my house and all I stand to gain is suddenly being forced to move somewhere else #
wishing spring would get here, I’m ordering prints of photos I took of the flowers in my Italian garden #
just posted “Video: Shooting Presentations” http://tinyurl.com/c7wq4a #
@dfugate please tell me more about this media analysis. Sounds like something I could use. in reply to dfugate #
@steveswrong Ryanair boss makes famously offensive pronouncements and revels in the PR. #swineflu in reply to steveswrong #
testing video subtitles, not sure it’s working consistently. If you’ve got a minute, have a look at http://blogs.sun.com/video/entry/test2 #
@dfugate hmm. it’d be interesting to do that exercise on some of my stuff and see how it compares in reply to dfugate #
LinkedIn’s categories – # Colleague, # Colleague, # Colleague, # Colleague – are far from covering every situation. #
@SteveEdiger thanks, good to confirm that it’s not just me in reply to SteveEdiger #
@davewiner OMG I just died and went to heaven: Hugh Jackman is on Twitter. (Actually, heaven would involve being rather closer than Twitter) in reply to davewiner #
@timfoster if it’s a matter of funding… or is it time? in reply to timfoster #
hats already worn this morning: video producer/directory, event manager, OGB secretary, and mom/counsellor. I can has nap now? #
@sumaya hell no, in fact scheduling more travel #SwineFlu in reply to sumaya #
an exciting view of BRM courtyard. Watch closely, you might see a bunny (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/2Nba) #
is this thing on? http://tinyurl.com/cth26p #
@sumaya should I be worried that haven’t heard of most of those Twitter matrix people? in reply to sumaya #
@rosso congrats on the new digs. Wherebouts? in reply to rosso #
@davest <wince> I hope it’s not malaria, that’s serious stuff in reply to davest #
@randybias no in reply to randybias #
maybe I should seek a job doing social media for Fiat’s push into the US. I’m uniquely qualified for it. #
how much time every day do I waste typing logins & passwords? there’s got to be a better way #
@elliottkember not a Cray, but you might be able to make use of http://www.tacc.utexas.edu/ in reply to elliottkember #
@davest good luck. Wouldn’t want you having anything serious. Swine flu is a walk in the park compared to malaria. in reply to davest #
a president who can pronounce “Pakistan” correctly – wow! #
… and journalists who can’t pronounce Iraq. It’s not eye-RACK, people!! #
@jowyang yeah, I’ve been having trouble with Tweetdeck, too in reply to jowyang #
@webmink have no fear, Fox News will get there… in reply to webmink #
we all want the universe to validate our choices. I’d settle for not having to EXPLAIN mine over and over. #
I still fail to understand how “swine” flu is different from/worse than what several colleagues have already had this winter. #
thought I was going to use Tweetie to manage the OGB account, but it now refuses to authorize even one user. Boh. #
travel nailed down for next week’s trip to MPK, arrive early early Wednesday, leave late Thursday, to film the Crossbow team. #
@MissExpatria probably funny, I like Amanpour, but I watch little TV and almost no ads in reply to MissExpatria #
@davewiner stay off the subways = many more cars on the street = global warming. We can’t win for losing. in reply to davewiner #
…to say nothing of his effect on women’s equality: http://tinyurl.com/cq36bd #
unresolved conflict hangs over me like a personal thundercloud. Gets old. #
met with speakers in the “Managing OpenSolaris” track at C1, to smooth edges, prevent overlaps, find synergies. Looking good! #
@jowyang but, as I’ve said before: on Twitter, we don’t HAVE to listen to the marketers and celebrities. Unless we want to. in reply to jowyang #
At CO Women’s Chamber of Commerce awards of dinner. Ball gowns surprised me. #
I admire about Americans that they are not afraid to try anything #
@robinbloor re. Fox news – can we hope that they’re the first to go? #swineflu in reply to robinbloor #
my usually quiet Friday is suddenly full of meetings. One is 2.5 hours. How do execs have the stamina? #
If big media have nothing better to do than report on who walks the president’s goddamned DOG, they DESERVE to lose their jobs. #
why does the MacBook Air download (FTP) 60x faster than the Pro? same office, same network, same server. what am I missing? #
@shawnferry figured out it was SFTP vs http://FTP. Don’t even know what SFTP means (apparently “Slow FTP”), let alone how I managed to set it. in reply to shawnferry #
@davewiner of course the UI in the Twitter movie will look nothing like real-life Twitter in reply to davewiner #
@Elskede layover in what airport? in reply to Elskede #
want a Twitter feature to filter out sports. Love you all, but really, really DON’T care about any of that stuff. #
@KathySierra we had a horse that was a meta-thinker: “Do I actually care about being on the other side of the jump? No. You go. Without me.” #
@sumaya I’ve been saying for years that I want a “filter out Michael Jackson, Paris Hilton, etc.” option in Google News. Nothing yet. in reply to sumaya #
@KathySierra https://www.beginningwithi.com/aboutme/rosshamish.htm in reply to KathySierra #
RT: Vote for @Silona’s idea on @citability http://is.gd/vxii – it just makes sense #
entering contributor grants for OpenSolaris communities. Now I remember how much I dislike CLIs.No, I am not an uber-geek. #
at least I already know how to use Bugzilla #
@jeffreytaylor there’s never any harm in a sincere compliment, and often a lot of good. in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@ckoontz I was fine doing all video editing in Windows XP/Vista w/ $99 Roxio VideoWave. Only switched to fit in with Sun colleagues in reply to ckoontz #
@davest That was fun. So far no one has taken me up on suggestion of Bollywood dance instruction for C1 this year. Damn. in reply to davest #
@jeffreytaylor ooh, can I come have breakfast at your house? #waronfrenchpastry in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@sumaya would be nice to share ideas with similar activites we’re doing for C1 OpenSolaris in reply to sumaya #
@hemantmehta go for broke! Do them all at once (I recommend the bathtub if that includes sleeping) in reply to hemantmehta #
@jeffreytaylor FYI will be back on SFO May 29-Jun 4 for conferences, Enrico in tow. fwing wkd we’ll go to Santa Cruz or something in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@sumaya yes, love to if I can. pls email details #CommunityOne in reply to sumaya #
ooh, Woodstock alum (staff) has a new website: http://vancegeorge.com/ #
I’ve been asked to talk to colleagues about social media next week. Have a feeling half the session will end up being about Twitter #
@avinashkaushik I used to have pet goats in Bangladesh. When they escaped into the garden, they ate the flowers, but not the vegetables. in reply to avinashkaushik #
real estate agent, claiming to practice Feng Shui, moved the sofa perpendicular to the TV. And I’m supposed to watch TV how? #
@lskrocki she left the TV, just made it exercise to watch it – have to move the friggin’ sofa! in reply to lskrocki #
@plasticbagUK you must be in the wrong hotel. The one where I stayed in Bangalore had breakfast of at least four different nations in reply to plasticbagUK #
Freedom House classifies Italy as only “partly free” (in terms of press/media) Repubblica.it (in Italian) http://bit.ly/UX2sC #
@ElaineEllis I’m kinda baffled by the insistence of most American women upon changing their names on marriage http://bit.ly/mJWAP in reply to ElaineEllis #
@DavidHowell actually, sushi is amazingly good with french fries in reply to DavidHowell #
@DavidHowell accidental discovery due to proximity of sushi bar & coffee shop in a hotel, colleague who doesn’t like fish ordered a burger in reply to DavidHowell #
@DavidHowell the sushi crowd ate all his fries and ordered more. It was amazing. Tempura doesn’t do it. in reply to DavidHowell #
re. Dollhouse, remember: Joss is always going to f*ck with you. Always. #
interesting week on Twitter. An orca sends me a hat, and I’m comparing notes with a dog about goats. And let’s not forget the blue whale #
Saturday morning writing fever. I do enjoy this. Time to go eat breakfast and let the article rest a bit. #
better late than never: “SxSWi Report: Designing for the Wisdom of Crowds” http://bit.ly/SMjIL #
ps http://bit.ly/SMjIL contains some thoughts of my own on how video helps build community #
@SteveEdiger Powazek wasn’t my video, SxSWi do their own. I’m puzzled that they didn’t put the slides in (as I would have) – you need both! in reply to SteveEdiger #
NSFW LOL (via Picture is Unrelated): http://tinyurl.com/dgnx3x #
Hmm. Never knew Japan’s caste system was based on the same uncleannes-of-death prejudices as India’s http://bit.ly/UAgUf #
@amandachapel “#SOBCon FYI… Social Media represents < .5% of all marketing spend.” #SOBCon – partly bucz excluding salaries, it’s cheap! in reply to amandachapel #
Down To Business: Are Execs Twittering Their Time Away? — Social Networking — InformationWeek http://bit.ly/GO29S #
@davest shes’ got your lovely, generous smile in reply to davest #
Denver/Boulder area tweeps: looking for a sylist who’s good with short, fine hair – and coloring it pink, of course! #
@Cdash re waking up to watch him run – if that’s not devotion, I don’t know what is! in reply to Cdash #
RT @jeffreytaylor: Never ceases to make me chuckle. http://twurl.nl/cnlmmj – “Maude” was an early influence on me (does it show?) #
@timbray so much Chrstian iconography & myth is about torture, maybe people get inured to it? in reply to timbray #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-04-26: CO

April 26, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

contemplating 25 (now 27) years online: http://tinyurl.com/c2dund #
@timfoster sorry to miss you in MPK this week. Will you be back for C1? in reply to timfoster #
@ElaineEllis how to start on Doors Open Denver? Not clear on the site. in reply to ElaineEllis #
@davewiner I suspect Twitter is so short-staffed they don’t have time or expertise for good curatorship. in reply to davewiner #
@davidorban ANSA also takes down old articles = lots of link rot on my site. Managgia! in reply to davidorban #
@ajkeen lots of sites do that “you’re in x, therefore you must speak xian” thing. Drives me batty. in reply to ajkeen #
@ElaineEllis thx, had to get the map first, but figured that out. Legs hurt. in reply to ElaineEllis #
OMFG #
@baratunde male-female diffs in conversational styles take a lot of managing and awareness. Women generally don’t interrupt, men do. in reply to baratunde #
@nonstick better hope MIL never gets on Twitter. There’s always that risk… in reply to nonstick #
RT @deirdrewalsh http://myparentsjoinedfacebook.com/ – thanks, my daughter will love that one! #
@lbridenne76 you say that as if Coronas would be a drawback. in reply to lbridenne76 #
@zalez is there an online agenda for the meetings? #oracle #Munich #OpenSolaris in reply to zalez #
@jeffreytaylor as if required nudity and multiple showers are a bad thing? in reply to jeffreytaylor #
The death of 1000 reports on cuts: all this analysis is painful when it’s YOUR blood that may be on the street. #
Severgnini severo: http://tinyurl.com/d5r3lo (wish I could translate into English, he may do it himself) #
Uspo won’t deliver to my house so standing in line to pick up a registered letter. Augh #
The nice thing about twitter is: if you’re not interested in someone, YOU DON’T HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM #
“Carrie Prejean was neck-in-neck with winner Miss North Carolina…” Neck IN neck? Ouch! Fox News has no copyeditors, evidently. #
@italylogue there are a few Roman swear words in my Italian slang pages, and a few other dialects here and there #
@NatHistoryWhale hey, a friend of mine was very likely the editor of that video, whatever it is. in reply to NatHistoryWhale #
power nap on the boss’ sofa was good but not sufficient. More sleep at night would be nice, hard to achieve these days. #
@c0t0d0s0 speaking of important things, we’re still looking for suggestions on venue(s) for a student event in Hamburg on June 21st in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
@c0t0d0s0 “too expensive” is relative, but we don’t know how many people yet. Are German universities in session then? in reply to c0t0d0s0 #
FISL proposal drafted, C1 OpenSolaris schedule filling in… I’m starting to feel on top of my workload. I must be forgetting something. #
@thepartycow look up my buds at TVBLOB and let me know what you think. It’s cool technology. (I used to work on it.) in reply to thepartycow #
Google Profile both pointless and impossible for me. My name is unique, and my life doesn’t fit in little boxes. #
http://twitpic.com/3qhf5 – ROTFL – Google thinks I’m all about the Italian seduction! #
@ranaban the idea seems to be to uniquely identify you, so Google Profile might actually help in your case in reply to ranaban #
@jimgris re Community Leadership conf, looks as if as lot of us ought to. in reply to jimgris #
@rosso $%^#$%^$%^ ma sono diventati pazzi? Gelato is made to walk around with, that’s why it’s in a cone. And the stores are so tiny! in reply to rosso #
RT @rosso http://tinyurl.com/cby6do It’s now illegal to eat gelato on the streets in Lombardy. WTF? #
@shawnferry no you don’t, just use the password in reply to shawnferry #
at least this wait music is better than the stuff we hear while waiting for AT&T con calls to start #
@jimgris I’ve put it on the calender, in between Australia and OSCON… in reply to jimgris #
@alice my favorite charity http://sageprogram.org/ – teaching kids to be global citizens in MANY senses of the term #
@SteveEdiger see http://blog.alice.com/ – it’s a chance to have them give $25 to the charity of your choice in reply to SteveEdiger #
turning off the lights in Sun offices for Earth Day today is not, psychologically, a great idea. #
@StorageMonkeys black humor is my specialty. <wry grin> in reply to StorageMonkeys #
@plasticbagUK it is best to be cautious; most travelers are clueless and tropical diseases are v real. Malaria prevention also a good idea in reply to plasticbagUK #
corporate survival strategies: Eric gave me a slice of panettone, then I scavenged sandwiches left over from a meeting. #
@plasticbagUK don’t be overconfident. Dengue fever will walk right thru your vaccinations and kick your ass in reply to plasticbagUK #
just posted: Capturing Good Sound for Video http://tinyurl.com/dkkwwe #
anyone know of a way to track statistical trends in Twitter topics? e.g. for specific keywords #
@sumaya hmm. I need a way to track specific and not enormously popular topics e.g. Solaris Cluster in reply to sumaya #
@ckoontz thanks for the tips, though the topics I’m searching on are too obscure to really be on the radar on these svcs in reply to ckoontz #
and the prize for “most stupidly obvious headline” goes to: “Changes may be ahead for Sun Microsystems workers after Oracle buyout” #
@missbhavens umm… together? in reply to missbhavens #
@AmandaLorenzani good books I’m reading recently: Blink, God is Not Great, Nation, anything else Pratchett in reply to AmandaLorenzani #
recommendations for managing multiple twitter accounts? #
@ben I now have two Macs. And my old Dell laptop. in reply to ben #
@jowyang I love animals, but have a hard time with people acting as if they’re children. Plenty of real human children need love and money. in reply to jowyang #
@DonMacAskill you were great at the OpenStorage Summit, nice buildup to a Cinderella story. Kept us hooked, waiting for the outcome. in reply to DonMacAskill #
oh, right, today is Bring Your Kid to work day. My work was mostly at home when Ross was small, she learned the Internet sitting at my elbow #
@DonMacAskill you’ll be great. I’d recommend you as a speaker anytime (and I spend a lot of my life at conferences these days…) in reply to DonMacAskill #
okay, so I downloaded Tweetie. It’s pretty, but I can’t see how to use it with multiple accounts, and the user manual is “coming soon.” #
found the add account feature in Tweetie, but it doesn’t work (authentication error). And I’m not the only one. Still need a solution. #
â™« “Who are going to meet their fate in a highly nervous state (tarantara tarantara tarantara)…” â™« #
â™« “…but of course it would be wise not to carp or criticise (tarantara tarantara tarantara)…” â™« #
@jowyang re. JetBlue, they’re doin’ it right where it counts: on the plane. e.g. free movies when the TV wasn’t working. in reply to jowyang #
@DonMacAskill so how did it go? in reply to DonMacAskill #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-04-19: CO

April 19, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

my memories of Easter: being forced to attend mass with my step-grandparents, half in Latin, half in Slovak, wholly incomprehensible. #
RT @billstreeter What The International Media Isn’t Telling You About Somalia Pirates http://ff.im/-24nT9 #
@IgorMinar I wondered about that, but the people doing the dumping are not the same ones doing the fishing. in reply to IgorMinar #
RT @HumanityCritic The Brits take on Fox News – http://tinyurl.com/dl8lqc #
@sogrady did you grow up in Switzerland? if so, I’ll add you to the TCKs list: http://tinyurl.com/dj75eb in reply to sogrady #
@missbhavens dunno if rip-away velcro is really appropriate at a wedding. Or are you talking about some other event? in reply to missbhavens #
@baratunde re. convincing as a hate-monger, that’s okay – it’s called acting. With those original folks, I fear it wasn’t. in reply to baratunde #
@zephoria did a mentoring gig with a 13YO the other day. He knew what Twitter was, but said dismissively “Nobody I know is on it.” in reply to zephoria #
raining hard, unusual for Colorado. I’m really getting spoiled by 300 days of sunshine a year! #
@avinashkaushik after recommending it to many, I am finally now getting around to reading your book myself! in reply to avinashkaushik #
the hydrant-shaped dog toy, when kicked, makes chirpy bird noises. WTF? #
@zephoria I didn’t know most of this (did know some, about the workers), but it rings true. in reply to zephoria #
enjoying Blackadder Rides Again http://tinyurl.com/cgow5p #
@baratunde uh, not it isn’t. “This video is no longer available.” ??? in reply to baratunde #
@baratunde looking very snappy in that suit, the silver tie makes it look as if YOU are about to get married. in reply to baratunde #
a friend is looking for a really good recipe for limoncello (to make himself) – what he’s tried so far is too sweet. suggestions? #
sick headache all day, caused by allergies? finallly cured this evening by… beer, apparently! #
@wanderingitaly prosecco in a can? yeech! the real stuff seems to be doing well – we can’t find our beloved Valdo anymore, all on Ryanair in reply to wanderingitaly #
OH on radio: “We’re speaking out against breast cancer.” Uh, as if anyone was in favor of it? #
@sumaya my constant replay song right now is Maahi Ve, from the soundtrack of Kal Ho Naa Ho. in reply to sumaya #
videobloggers: does anyone know of a host site where you can RESUME an interrupted UPLOAD? This is critical in places where bandwidth sucks. #
@shawnferry yup, I know, but very few sites offer this. Charles of blip.tv wrote me that they do; I’ll be testing that. in reply to shawnferry #
@tablewhite actually, a bunch of us have been vlogging at Sun since before ChannelSun. See http://mediacast.sun.com & http://slx.sun.com/ in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite Mediacast originated as a way to add large files to blog posts, is not currently nor was it intended as a full-featured host. in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite we have a number of hosting options at Sun, each with a different slant. Medicast came first, then slx, now ChannelSun. in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite I’ll be speaking on some of this at http://tinyurl.com/b6aw7x in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite this gives a little more detail of some of what’s going on in vlogging at Sun: http://tinyurl.com/9baknf in reply to tablewhite #
@tablewhite it’s going pretty well. I get increasing numbers of requests to tell other folks at Sun what I’m doing and how. in reply to tablewhite #
RT @zephoria “unbelievable must-view video: http://bit.ly/TnRKo “- We in the 40+ age group have a few tricks up our sleeves. ; ) #
@lbridenne76 even worse when it’s an entire company full of people in reply to lbridenne76 #
@lbridenne76 you need to visit BRM. We have special supplies to deal with tense situations. Supplies you keep in the fridge. in reply to lbridenne76 #
@KathySierra there are analogous tools for audio. I’ve noticed many new young bands have great music, but lousy voices. Coincidence? in reply to KathySierra #
@timbray /Anything/ heavy, dense loose in the car can kill you if it hits you in the head during a crash. A friend’s daughter died this way. in reply to timbray #
@Schlomo not gonna help you much on the dating scene. Well, depending who you want to date. in reply to Schlomo #
…very broadly defined, & what we can do/provide to make their lives easier. Need to survey & interview a bunch of folks to mng lg systems #
damn, damn, damn. Enrico’s visit likely to be delayed by a snowstorm. #
Frontier Airlines moved Enrico to the 6:30 am flight, here’s hoping ground travel will still be possible if/when he arrives DIA at 7:40 am. #
@missbhavens have you considered eloping? in reply to missbhavens #
@lskrocki botulism all around? (just kidding!) in reply to lskrocki #
the only reason I won’t cook and devour an entire pan of brownies is that it’s late and that would take too long. Will try to sleep instead. #
when I feel homesick, it’s for this place: http://tinyurl.com/czeanw #
heading rapidly for white-out conditions here in Arvada. Could be a romantic, snowed-in weekend with Enrico – if he manages to get here. #
@lskrocki most stuff lasts longer than we think. I’ve done homemade chutneys, no real sterilization, ate them 6 mos later. Vinegar helps. in reply to lskrocki #
@lskrocki I’m looking forward to seeing him after 2.5 mos. so I’m glad we found a way to get him here in the storm. Frontier Airlines FTW! in reply to lskrocki #
@biccio oddio, che succede? in reply to biccio #
qualche Genovese puo’ aiutare? http://tinyurl.com/crcf65 #
e un altro: qualche italiano puo’ aiutare? http://tinyurl.com/cbfuub (forse Siciliano?) #
@MissExpatria OTOH, if I pay for a whole seat, it’s unfair for me to have to share space with an overflowing neighbor. in reply to MissExpatria #
just found a way to figure out what altitude I’m at: http://tinyurl.com/abv4lx #
@lskrocki he got here. Record time for the SuperShuttle from DIA because he was the only passenger! in reply to lskrocki #
RT: @SunBlogs: Apps of Steel Contest for OpenSolaris – win a Toshiba laptop! http://tinyurl.com/c7cye7 #
USPO takes that “neither rain, snow, or sleet” stuff seriously ! Kudos! #
@elliottkember OTOH, some of us lucky folks are encouraged to use Twitter as PART of our jobs. Right @lskrocki @sumaya @MMaryMary… in reply to elliottkember #
come son finita sulla mailing list di Renato Brunetta? Chi Ã© ? Dovrei conoscerlo? #
hmm. Apparently the Berlusconi government is spamming me. Do they know I’m the #1 Google result for “current events in Italy”? #
okay, did every foreigner who blogs about Italy hear from Brunetta? At least he seems to be a better man than the government he works for. #
@seancarlos he’s publishing a book, myself and at least one other “Italy blogger” have had email about it. in reply to seancarlos #
@baratunde hmm. wondering what mixes well with Polish bison grass vodka #whiskeyfriday #drunktweeting in reply to baratunde #
beginning to believe that forecast for 20 inches of snow #
@baratunde aw, shucks. #whiskeyfriday #drunktweeting in reply to baratunde #
@baratunde Oh shit that sucks. in reply to baratunde #
@italylogue you know all the words to Fratelli d’Italia? That’s way more than most Italians do. #Italy in reply to italylogue #
@cbs4denver had a brief power outage in Arvada (Spring Mesa) just now, fortunately only last 2 minutes in reply to cbs4denver #
can a power outage cause TV tube weirdness? power came back and we have color distortion around the sides #
@davewiner bring on the storm of “I’m cool because I’m contrarian.” Liked your piece What I learned about being rich. http://tr.im/j7hR in reply to davewiner #
@stoweboyd re Twitter & ethics, I have a Time clipping ~1982 about how chat rooms are bad for you etc. etc. That story never changes. in reply to stoweboyd #
@jeffreytaylor thanks for the LOL! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
@MissExpatria my ex boss asked about Mayes in the town she lives near; no one knew her. Part of the local community? Not so much. in reply to MissExpatria #
RT @davest RT @webmink: Prague’s Frank Kafka International Airport named world’s most alienating: http://tinyurl.com/cvqm65 // Hilarious! #
of course that’s especially funny to those who travel a lot. Actually, when I went through Prague the airport had an exhibit on Tibet #
@HumanityCritic you talked to her in her professional guise? Should we be worried about you? in reply to HumanityCritic #
@feliciaday tell Adrian Miller I said hello. in reply to feliciaday #
@feliciaday might be cheapest to buy a cheap pay-as-you-go phone there, and get a local Skype to Go #. No need then for wifi. in reply to feliciaday #
@HumanityCritic ouch. tough one. in reply to HumanityCritic #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-04-12

April 12, 2009 Deirdre Straughan 1 Comment

boss off to St Petersburg (Russia) today. Kinda wish I was going, kinda glad I’m not. #
@lskrocki – did you know that you’re my BFF? ; ) http://twitter.mailana.com/profile.php?person=deirdres& #
Twitter search finds what’s being said about Sun, but not what people from Sun are saying (which may not contain “Sun”). This could be fixed #
trying to explain my job http://tinyurl.com/9baknf and http://tinyurl.com/cmkrwx has already yielded interesting results, inc a speaking gig #
@davewiner that article doesn’t even make any sense. in reply to davewiner #
@richstyles is that a job-seeking announcement? in reply to richstyles #
Gosling said: â€œThere would definitely be a culture clash. Weâ€™re definitely weirder than they are.â€ http://tinyurl.com/cc5j7q #
@richstyles same difference? ; ) in reply to richstyles #
added a couple of new phrases to “Italian Idiom and Sayings ” http://tinyurl.com/23957c #
@macsun wouldn’t mind being there, except that I’d spend 90% of the time in conference rooms. Did you get the A/V stuff you needed? in reply to macsun #
@bloatedlesbian yay! if I were there, I’d get you a clean-day cake with candles in reply to bloatedlesbian #
@strelnik sono contenta di sapere che state bene. Spero che mia suocera a Roseto non si e’ spaventata troppo in reply to strelnik #
@davewiner didn’t you say that yesterday? in reply to davewiner #
every time Italy makes the news, the Italian press reports this fact: http://tinyurl.com/cybfqg – fragile ego, much? #
@PoldoSbaffini giustamente. Ma mi da’ fastidio che si gonfiano per il fatto che l’italia “faccia notizie” nel mondo, anche per un disastro in reply to PoldoSbaffini #
only 10 am on a Monday morning and I already feel like I’m going to have a nervous breakdown #
@lskrocki light the “repel zombies” candle in reply to lskrocki #
@ranaban if you’re an atheist, should you take an Easter holiday? ; ) in reply to ranaban #
coming up this afternoon: The Return of Mammogram. Fun, fun. #
result of the afternoon’s medical adventure: now they want to do ultrasound. Oh, well. At least that’s not painful. #
it’s owl time again in Broomfield: http://blogs.sun.com/deirdre/entry/it_s_owl_time_again #
@sfoskett have a drink with Mark Carlson and tell him I sent you #SNW in reply to sfoskett #
I woke up early, so I get to start the day slowly. On today’s program: talking to a colleague’s son about my job during his career day. #
@zalez I it’d be fun to have a t-shirt designing contest among all the user groups #mucosug in reply to zalez #
@daniele3957 MacHeist vale la pena gia’ per il gioco di Goo in reply to daniele3957 #
amen, brother: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-randel/like-it-or-not-were-all-e_b_183967.html #
@daniele3957 non ho ancora avuto il tempo di provarli, ma immagino che quelle per le foto mi serviranno; iPhoto non mi basta. in reply to daniele3957 #
@daniele3957 poi quello per “fare TV” potrebb’essere utile nel mio lavoro, trovero’ l’occasione per provarlo in reply to daniele3957 #
aaaaaggghhhhhhhh: “it’s not in our culture to construct buildings the right way in a quake zone” http://tinyurl.com/c89f5o #
@italylogue see http://tinyurl.com/dj5ymd for an Italian phrase you’re not likely to need in everyday conversation! in reply to italylogue #
@TregorySullivan yes, I get to keep all my parts. ; ) in reply to TregorySullivan #
my contrib to #videobloggingweek : 1.5 hrs talking with a 13 year old who would LOVE to someday have a job like mine #
thanks for the happy thoughts, everyone. Totally exhausted tonight, prob w/ relief. Must have been more wound up than I let myself notice. #
@zalez what about? in reply to zalez #
@mybellavita WOW @rosso hadn’t had a chance to look at the new site. When do you find the time? It’s gorgeous! in reply to mybellavita #
report from Abruzzo: some people sleeping in their cars for fear of ongoing aftershocks. Needless to say, not sleeping well. #
@lskrocki thanks. Everyone loves cute animals. ; ) in reply to lskrocki #
@feliciaday my former Italian boss, while living in California, cooked & ate some of those snails, claimed they were good. in reply to feliciaday #
I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again: passpack.com is a great way to keep passwords, I use it many times a day. #
don’t know whether to scream or to weep: http://tinyurl.com/d7dqzs #
@lordorica I once hired a guy purely on the basis of email, was writing him checks before we ever even spoke on the phone. in reply to lordorica #
http://tinyurl.com/dmbv2q instead of a visit from the Pope, how about shelter in the Vatican? The Church has plenty of money & real estate. #
Prehistoric art in Italy declared part of world heritage – http://tinyurl.com/dy8udo – Gualtiero Laeng was my husband’s grandfather #
@anildash @davewiner tends to be a downer, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong… in reply to anildash #
The Prime Minister Of WTF http://tinyurl.com/dnch9v #
@christiebrkt ma questa notizia non si e’ gia’ vista in italia? E di qualche settimana fa. O Berlu riesce davvero a censurare tanto? in reply to christiebrkt #
when dealing with bureaucracy of any kind, it is a real drag to have a name that no one can spell. And anything unusual in your life story. #
having a mood. A bad one. #
roomie’s putting her house on the market. At some completely unknowable date, I’ll need to find a new place to live. #
almost-got-away-with-it comment spam: “Ahhh, Italy is beautifulâ€¦I want go to Italy or Poland in July.” URL promotes Poland, of course #
and another “Great footage. I liked to band. Italy is a grand place I hear. I would love to go. How is the food and is it cheap?” #
all I can guess is someone is paying an army of non-natives to post comments that seem real. They just don’t quite pull it off. #
@TregorySullivan all comments on my site are moderated anyhow. It’s sort of amusing to see how hard they try, poor things. in reply to TregorySullivan #
@davewiner MSM doesn’t employ copy editors anymore either, apparently. in reply to davewiner #
italiani e italianofili: voglio fare una nuova pagina di “Rude Italian Sayings.” Ma mi viene in mente solo uno… aiuto! #
added some new very rude phrases to http://tinyurl.com/23957c #
@deirdresm the answer is simple: beer! in reply to deirdresm #
@bloatedlesbian hotmail appears to be glitching, but mine came back after 30 seconds in reply to bloatedlesbian #
@missbhavens Enrico’s father, as long as he was physically able, used to make his wife coffee every morning and bring it to her in bed. in reply to missbhavens #
feeling extremely irritable. A panful of Ghirardelli brownies would help, but I will restrain myself… #
@italylogue nope, sorry, whoever those guys are, they got nothin’ on Gattuso in his D&G undies in reply to italylogue #
I absolutely lose it when given just plain WRONG instructions on how to do something. Will become dangerous if then treated like an idiot. #
going to start banging my head on my desk, any minute now. #
@davest dpends whether you buried that hatchet with them or IN them in reply to davest #
@penelopetrunk there’s hope for conversation when they get older in reply to penelopetrunk #
@alecmuffett try being a young person purchasing alcohol with a US passport instead of a state driver’s license. No one’s ever seen one in reply to alecmuffett #
@gracekboyle that’s a very reassuring statistic, where did you findn it? in reply to gracekboyle #
new video Becoming an OpenSolaris Power User http://tinyurl.com/dbvo9y #
every bit of advice on careers, blogs, etc. ~= “define your niche”. I don’t have a niche, not in my career, my site, or my life. Now what? #
I now get some interesting spam from India: “Own your dream home in Haridwar’s largest township” 6km from Har-ki-Pauri! #
noodling on a web marketing strategy for a study abroad in India program http://sageprogram.org/ #
I will use my forced relocation (when? dunno) to move to Boulder, preferably south (easy commute to Sun). contacts, suggestions etc. welcome #
@timbray I liked this quote: “…sometimes cute and clever can get the job done much cheaper and in less time than smart and expensive. ” in reply to timbray #
@ThatKevinSmith if I ever do a Hollywood bus tour, I promise to be impressed. If you’ll introduce me to Alan Rickman. ; ) in reply to ThatKevinSmith #

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Portrait in Pink

March 23, 2009 Deirdre Straughan 4 Comments

It’s rare that anyone gets a picture of me that I really like. Shawn Ferry managed it.

In NYC for CommunityOne East, March, 2009.

Deirdré Straughan on Italy, India, the Internet, the world, and now Australia