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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-08-23: CO

August 23, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ Congressman Jared Polis at the Sun campus in Broomfield, CO

“The actor is in the U.S. to promote, “My Name is Khan,” about racial profiling of Muslims after Sept. 11…” http://bit.ly/DR0af #
just published my email newsletter. Ironically, my family are the last (if ever) to read anything I write. You’re never famous at home. #
@KathySierra trying to imagine a bunch of stoned and mellow Icelandic horses… video? in reply to KathySierra #
RT @zephoria nails it: Twitter: “pointless babble” or peripheral awareness + social grooming? http://bit.ly/pMRsq #
next road trip, I need a loudly atheist t-shirt to wear. As a counterbalance to all the Bible quotes I’ve seen on people’s chests. #
health care debate: my personal experience with Italy’s national health system: http://bit.ly/wtvEZ #
more on health care Â» Americansâ€™ Phobia of Socialized Medicine “#
http://bit.ly/xnYah #
@missbhavens the saturday we had orig scheduled we couldn’t have becuz the venue was booked (park). We changed to Sunday. Saturday poured in reply to missbhavens #
@missbhavens …Sunday was gorgeous. Trust in your good karma. in reply to missbhavens #
That’s it, i’m done. I have seen enough rocks for one vacation. #
@pizzocalabro just drove thru, no parking left. Saw lots of rocks in reply to pizzocalabro #
Wish we could make it home tonight. So tired it hurts. #
@fakejonathan why? in reply to fakejonathan #
ROTFLMAO – http://bit.ly/rKG11 – this was my daughter’s foster dad at Woodstock last year! I’m serious. I must be a terrible mother. #
this motel room is laid out so weirdly I think I just broke my toe on the TV stand while exiting the bathroom #
oh, cool – Sun Broomfield is having a visit from Congressman @jaredpolis tomorrow – and I’ll be back in the office just in time #
@robbogio that wasn’t the trailer, just a character study. Here’s the full trailer: http://bit.ly/V9ZKd #
a broken night of weird, intense dreams. Definitely need to get home to my own bed. â™« Tonight, tonight, I’ll see my bed tonight… â™« #
added photos to last week’s Twitter Diaries: 2009-08-16 http://bit.ly/Ji4Zr #
@JoyceSolano take advantage of the fact to drop all your meetings! in reply to JoyceSolano #
RT @davidorban: Among OECD countries, doing business in Italy is worst but two, at n25: http://bit.ly/1ynN5M #
@ethang it seems clear that these sports orgs are acting out of fear and ignorance. Has anyone explained soc media to them? in reply to ethang #
Crap. Came home to a dead modem #
@robbogio cool music! The director is also the composer in reply to robbogio #
@lbridenne76 no idea. Now using roomie’s (slower) wifi, wondering if I can try flashing the firmware on this 2Wire from QWest. in reply to lbridenne76 #
@ceri wearing both at once? in reply to ceri #
thankfully, able to borrow roomie’s wifi so I don’t have to hassle with a new modem right away. Wondering if there’s a way to resurrect #
whoa, big storm moving in. Better unplug everything I don’t want to fry like the modem did #
RT @anildash: Confused re: Shah Rukh Khan? Imagine detaining Conan for having the last name O’Brien. On St. Patrick’s Day. & 20x as famous. #
@jaredpolis and we’re looking forward to seeing you at Sun tomorrow! in reply to jaredpolis #
back in the office, where it’s nice to feel valued and welcomed. (And even somewhat relaxed, post-vacation.) #
@jaredpolis speaking at Sun CO. Healthcare first #
Seems to me the whole insurance system is fundamentally flawed because the actuarial pool is always the deciding factor on costs #
Why not just make the pool the entire population and figure out costs from there? #
Current proposed reforms won’t cover illegal immigrants. Any large group of uncared for people in the pop is a health risk to all #
Oh dear. First questioner read a printed piece about the wisdom of god’s laws as opposed to man’s. #
@msgilligan you don’t get monoculture in the UK or Italy. There are always options fir those who can pay. in reply to msgilligan #
…but it’s just plain WRONG for many to have NO options. I don’t need god to tell me that’s a moral evil. #
What a liberal crowd we are. ; ) I’ll have to go to CO Springs to pick a fight #
? Re not enough primary physicians to bring on 40 mn new patients. Uh, is that a good reason to leave those people out? #
And as @jaredpolis says, most people do get treatment, just more expensively via emergency rooms #
Yes, get people into prevention! #
? re don’t ask, don’t tell – the ball is in whose court? A: military is a unique culture… #
Demographic issue: avg age of Congress is 59 #
? re what in the bill will protect consumer from medical bankruptcy? #
A: insurance policies will have a max out of pocket of $10k #
@msgilligan it’s up to you to get your
folks elected. I worked for this govt and against the previous one in reply to msgilligan #
Science based policies – how radical is that? ; ) #
Banning discrimination based on pre-existing conditions is critical. My dad in his current shape can’t risk a visit to his birthplace #
@msgilligan would she have options in the US now? in reply to msgilligan #
What are these options everyone’s so hot on anyway? To choose a doctor? I has managed care and no choice at Yale, they were all good #
“I’d feel better about this health care proposal if Congress had some skin in the game.” so should we all #
@msgilligan yeah two party doesn’t work ideally, bur I’ve seen multiparty work really badly in Italy in reply to msgilligan #
@jaredpolis will intro an amendment to put Congress on its own public plan. This should be interesting. #
@deirdresm so can you change? This system is still a mystery to me, been away too long. in reply to deirdresm #
@deirdresm definitely, no system is perfect. I just think this one could be a lot more just and equitable. in reply to deirdresm #
in case you didn’t know, attended @jaredpolis townhall on Sun CO campus. I’d never live-tweeted a live political event before – fun! #
appreciated the intelligence of my colleagues’ questions. Not that I’d expected any less of Sun folks. #
feeling surprisingly fresh and on top of things for still being short on sleep. #
…or maybe I’m learning to make do with less sleep. #
@msgilligan ditto for my tweeps, most definitely! I am always happy for intelligent dialog, and you have provided. in reply to msgilligan #
@pizzocalabro FWIW, I’m related to some Mormons. And I took a Book of Mormon from a motel this week… I assume they’d want me to take it! in reply to pizzocalabro #
my toe does seem to be broken, but it appears I can at least wear my workout sneakers. Which is good – need to stretch my legs. #
@ceri LOL. I really needed to know that, right? ; ) in reply to ceri #
first day back at the office after vac ended well (with beer). Only a few zilliion problems left in the pipeline… #
…projects, I mean! #
Stunned. Just got a note on FB from a recent Woodstock School grad thanking me for influencing her (via my site) to go there… #
@bklein34 one of many things I enjoy about the south: people are genuinely friendly in reply to bklein34 #
@lbridenne76 hadn’t heard that about Qwest. I use them for DSL, tho in reply to lbridenne76 #
@tgardner “fast, cheap, or perfect – pick two” applies to airlines, too social media for an airline would be an interesting challenge in reply to tgardner #
…but frustrating if there was no willingness/ability to address underlying problems. You have to have a good, true story to tell. #
@monkchips yes, furbelow is a word, but doesn’t mean what you may think it does. ; ) in reply to monkchips #
@zalez “geek” is more positive than “nerd”. e.g., Girl Geeks in reply to zalez #
@saraford you go, girl! Have a fantastic time in Aus – I sure did! in reply to saraford #
@jonobacon do you want the real answer or the socially-conventional one? ; ) in reply to jonobacon #
garage sale: clearing the corporate closets of vintage Sun schwag. It’s not junk, it’s collectable! #
RT @jonobacon: The Art of Community now available: http://bit.ly/kdRsY #artofcommunity -haven’t read it yet myself, but suspect it’s great! #
added photo gallery to Â» Devilâ€™s Garden, Escalante http://bit.ly/14nR6j #
@dudulima sorry, we’ve already been cleaned out of everything except 3XL shirts! #
I still want to travel, I just don’t feel like dealing with travel arrangements right now. I really loved having a smart, reliable agent #
Sun technology as explained to a beatnik programmer… puppet: http://bit.ly/CA3s4 #
the weather is already changing and I barely got a summer in. Next time I’m going to the southern hemisphere during the nothern winter #
@hemantmehta <wince> in reply to hemantmehta #
preparing for this morning’s OGB meeting. #
@KeithBurtis hmm. Gets me to wondering: would I want to spend a phase of my llife analyzing what others do, or am I too fond of hands-on? #
damn. Won’t see my Auckland-based classmate in CA; that’s the same weekend I’ll be at Grace Hopper in Tucson – with another classmate. #
fun with media: we’re experimenting with putting the OpenSolaris repo on iPods. #
@bubbva TWO? that’s sheer torture #fb in reply to bubbva #
what the hell? Fighter jet from Broomfield airport? Does the Sun campus need defending? #
…or was that Larry plus escort on a flying visit? #
Jim says they’re F-16s, therefore not Larry. #
@macsun thanks! I want to see that! in reply to macsun #
I guess I need to use a real photo of me instead of the cartoon, at least in some situations. So hard to find one I like. #
…and Facebook says “photos unavailable”. Gah! #
Chicago trip booked Sept 10-12 for SAGE http://bit.ly/xIfx4 board meeting, old friends, good cause – fun! #
RT @timbray: US DOJ OKs Snorkel: http://is.gd/2qAyQ …and we’re off! er, right? #
listening to songs beginning with B today: Beedi http://bit.ly/ZPxKe – Bewitched… http://bit.ly/Nfiit – and of course http://bit.ly/1vj7B0 #
I’m going to be seeing a lot of planes from the office today. Okay, okay, I’ll get the damned videocamera out already. #
@bklein34 so sorry to hear it – it’s always scary when it’s your child, no matter how much worse it could have been. in reply to bklein34 #
@dfugate depends. Does he have enough brain cells to understand irony? in reply to dfugate #
random thought on looking at Facebook: does anyone set mutiple relationship statuses? is it even possible? if not, is that anti-polyamorous? #
okay, yes, it’s Friday and I’m a little punchy. #
tonight my kid arrives, with her boyfriend. Dunno: am I supposed to act like a mother-in-law? #
so much to do, so little desire to do it on a lovely Friday afternoon. The boss’ single malt collection is calling… #
biplane doing aerobatic stunts over our Broomfield campus – whee! #
@llcrowe trying, but my office is badly positioned – there’s a roof in the way in reply to llcrowe #
are Biz Stone’s eyes really that blue? RT @jowyang: I know many brands that are ready to pay Twitter … http://bit.ly/SACsX #
@g2fano I don’t even have a normal Italian mother-in-law (thankfully!), couldn’t possibly be one in reply to g2fano #
@llcrowe if I had a skylight, it would be full of snow part of the year, and owl poop in the spring in reply to llcrowe #
@ajkeen the money quote here is: “Some of the most profound loneliness can happen when other people are present” http://bit.ly/uBkwI #
nice to know that my kid still wants a goodnight hug from Mom, when within range #
boss makes killer margaritas. I was hung over by 10 pm #
@bklein34 Mom thing, I guess. V lucky with Ross – no health issues so far except a broken arm. But just thinking about it… <shudder> in reply to bklein34 #
Returning from rocky mtn natl park. Ross tired with a throat infection, I’m tired in general. Altitude didn’t help. #
RT @timbray: Taking care of Alison: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/08/22/Alison #
Why Twitter? Because my tweeps make me laugh, make me think, and sometimes make me cry. #
Ross sleeps in the backseat with her head in G’s lap. he shields her eyes from the late sun with a comic book. Such tenderness #

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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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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-07-12: New Zealand

July 12, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ Glynn Foster photographed me speaking on Social Media and video, at the NZ Ministry of Education

nice Tweetstream on the talk just completed at NZ Min of Ed #Extconv by various attendees #
RT @glynnfoster: http://www.flickr.com/photos/glynnfoster/3691902949/ #ExtConv me, listening. It IS all about conversation. #
RT @om: http://om.bit.ly/bOe5RMy Goodbye post for Compuserve. – damn! I, too, got my start on CompuServe – in 1982: http://bit.ly/lzR5Q #
takes an hour most mornings to do an initial check of all my networks. I’m beginning to believe my connections are a large part of my value. #
looking forward to getting back to warmer climes. Will have to come back to NZ in the SUMMER. But it’s a beautiful place in any season. #
RT @BigAdmn: (AKA “where in the world is DeirdreS”) – so I need a red & white stripey hat now? #
today’s video seminar went well, people found it useful. I must get over thinking that anything *I* know must be obvious to the world. #
trying to figure out what makes sense to do with luggage tomorrow, flight from Wellington to Auckland at 8:30 pm. #
@jeffreytaylor happy happy happy birthday! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
reserved at the San Jose Marriott for OSCON, got 4 free movie tickets. Who wants to go to the movies that weekend? #
TripIt doesn’t know where I am. Oh, well. It’s getting to where I don’t know where I am, either. And I have a headache. Would beer help? #
@alydenisof you can take comfort that you have at least one follower who is definitely older than you. ; ) in reply to alydenisof #
RT @DeirdreS: New blog post: This One’s for @RealShamu http://bit.ly/9TskA – okay, it’s for @Shamu #

^ me with my Shamu hat, in the distance is Whale Island in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty

Web 2.0 sure is useful for our far-flung network of Woodstock alumni. Jigme just wrote me on FB that he arrived in Wellington last night #
last day of seminars in Wellington – two hours of conversation with a core group of interesting people #extconv – glad to have met you all! #
relieved to see that Brisbane will be warmer than NZ, and San Jose warmer still. My body wants the warm! #
@Britopian What a ridiculous, hysterical article. Most child molestation is done by someone who already knows the child in real life. in reply to Britopian #
RT @jmleray: RT @repubblicait “Yes we camp!” – visible protest at the G8 in L’Aquila http://tinyurl.com/m2j2wk #
@Shamu And note Whale Island in the background! in reply to Shamu #
RT @seancarlos: Italy seems to need a better PR firm http://bit.ly/nmUAY “Italy ranks 76th on the… Index of Economic Freedom” #
said goodbye to @glynnfoster in Wellington yesterday, realized we’ll see each other in San Jose next week. We Sunnies get around. #
RT @dave_enz: lunch w 2 Woodstock (India) classmates in Wgtn and a 3rd (in Wgtn from NY for the day) finds us – the power of social media! #
it’s a gorgeous sunny day in Auckland (though not warm). Contemplating what to do about that. #

^ So I went for a walk to the zoo. In a park along the way, saw this amusing specimen of urban wildlife a pukeko.

RT @zephoria: Walmart Twitter discussion policy & terms of use: http://bit.ly/18Ugvi – very clueful! Who’s running social media over there? #
school holidays in NZ, so the park and zoo were crawling with kids. Nope, sorry, don’t even find them cute anymore. Been there, done that. #
ps there are some kids I like, but those are kids I happen to find interesting as human beings, not swoon over just because they’re kids. #
@gpelz @ElaineEllis Okay, gals, I’m confused – what kind of event involves cupcakes AND puppies AND porn? #ignitedenver in reply to gpelz #
@ThinGuy well, hey, I haven’t met /your/ kids yet. I might even like them. ; ) in reply to ThinGuy #
:|: zoomata :|: Â» Blog Archive Â» Italyâ€™s â€œBrain Drainâ€ Becomes Big-Screen Drama http://bit.ly/bhZUb #
NZ’s metered bandwidth completely sucks. the families I’m staying with both run out mid-month, then access is dial-up speed for rest of mo. #
No water in the house this morning due to broken pipe on the street. Hope to get a shower by noon. Apparently it’s time for me to leave NZ. #
@ben and you put up with it?!? (bandwidth metering) It takes only one provider to decide otherwise – they’ll own the market. in reply to ben #
@rafmanji @ben Even Italy does better than this – on Lake Como I get 7 mbps down, 2 mbps up, unlimited, for about 40 euros a month in reply to rafmanji #
RT @BigAdmn: Free training for Solaris sysadmins: new advanced modules on backups, restores, UFS and ZFS. http://www.sun.com/training/solc/ #
Fate is playing 52-pickup with my life, and I’m still watching to see where all the cards will fall. So I’m not playing with a full deck. #
@bklein34 thanks. I try to stay on the laughing side, but some days it’s harder than others. That’s why I travel so hard. in reply to bklein34 #
@TregorySullivan the hard part, actually, is figuring out what I /want/. I’m not used to having choices about my life. It’s exciting & scary in reply to TregorySullivan #
1 key to me: I don’t like routine. Once I figure out how to do something, I teach it to others, and move on. Now at that meta stage on video #
Gay community turns assertive in workplace- fascinating social change in India http://bit.ly/cyMTC #
want to go out for a good dinner in Auckland, with good NZ wine for my last night here. Suggestions? One of the party is vegetarian. #
RT @JackiePeters: RT @DaisyWhitney Most video views come from blogs according to TubeMogul http://bit.ly/LQDvj – doesn’t surprise me #
a purring pussycat sitting next to me (he’d be on me, if I didn’t have a laptop in my lap) as I work is an unaccustomed luxury #
@jonasthaler hmm, I’ve got a BUNCH of storage friends you need to talk to… @reiger , meet Jonas – tell him about your brain (scans). in reply to jonasthaler #
@tasteNZ can you recommend a restaurant to go with that wine? ; ) in reply to tasteNZ #
had a nice farewell to NZ dinner at Deve in Kingsland, Auckland. wines were Spinyback Pinot Noir (v sweet) and a v peppery Wishart #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-06-28: Brazil

June 28, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

Lynn & I are in Montevideo, transiting to Porto Alegre. Guy took our passports to print boarding passes, hopefully will return with them! #
in Montevideo airport, soon to board for Porto Alegre. We already know that our luggage is not with us. Slim chance it got there before us. #
@debworks yup, had a change in my carryon, but a few key items are in the still-missing suitcases in reply to debworks #
sitting in hotel lobby with wifi, I can get email and use Twitter, but can’t get a browser to work. ??? #
@ben so I’d need to get the proxy address? in reply to ben #
Twitter is what you do when you can’t get to your blog… First, food. Dinner was strawberry caipirinha, liver salad, carrot/apricot soup… #
breakfast was slices of very good mango and papaya, fresh crusty bread. Our bus for the campus tour is late, so we’ll just go on eating… #
before dinner, we had to shop for clothing in case our suitcases don’t show up today. 2 luxe malls look much like malls anywhere. #
Porto Alegre, at least the parts I’ve seen so far, is cleaner and more elegant than most Italian cities. Architecture mostly concrete. #
everyone disclaiming responsibility for getting our suitcases to us. American Airlines #fail Let’s hope American Express can make it happen. #
hotel rebooted their router, that has fixed the problem #
@alecmuffett sorry to hear it. in reply to alecmuffett #

moving 2000 mini soccer balls (with Sun, Glassfish, etc. logos) from bus to Mauricio’s hotel room. Silly photos to follow. #
it’s 2:43 am in Porto Alegre, I’ve been awake since 5:30 this morning, trying to trace the bags myself because everyone else is NOT helpful #
remind me never to fly American Airlines again. They seem to be far more anxious to avoid responsibility than to help their passengers. #
NB i wasn’t tracing bags all day, we were doing an OpenSolaris conference at the University of Santa Cruz do Sul. #
hallelujah for good customer service! our corp travel department got an answer out of AA, now we know the bags went to Sao Paolo #
lesson: the free AmEx assist svc you get because you’re a cardholder? Not very useful. “We’ll call once a day to try to trace your bags.” #
!#$%^#$%^$%^ Clear ceases operations. That’s going to make my traveling life that much more difficult. #
Cut off from Twitter yesterday – the uni wifi blocks Twt, YouTube, and Passpack (?!). Show went well, including my extempore talk on video. #
hotel offers wifi in lobby, only wired in rooms, but USB/Ethernet for my Air is in the missing luggage. Leeching off a neighbor’s Linksys #
@jowyang I don’t always need Clear, but it’s saved me a few times, well worth the price I would have paid to renew it in reply to jowyang #
I can has baggage! #
@ckoontz Clear was actually a very useful service, at certain times and from certain airports. I had just made up my mind to renew, damnit! in reply to ckoontz #
3 suitcases of expensive equipt, all opened (by customs in Sao Paolo – TSA locks not broken). Amazingly, only casualty 1 iPod. #
@willsnow did they get to tell the great story to the right peOple? I really want the world to know what a fantastic job they’ve done. #
RT @fschupp: @BigAdmn …. “Will some1 of your crew be @ OSCON?” Some others of us will be glad to represent for our Big friends at OSCON #
still figuring out this public speaking gig, but I’m getting a lot of practice this month! #
BTW, what sadist came up with the 2-5-2 seating on Boeing 777s? #
@SteveEdiger how does that confuse the police? in reply to SteveEdiger #
interesting to see how my Italian does and doesn’t help with understanding Portugese. Can understand a lot in writing, less in conversation. #
RT @Britopian RT @bobduffy: CIsco says employees own their own brand and followers on Twitter… Also true for Sun. Hard to see it elsewise #
turns out I wasn’t supposed to drink the tap water here… Then why did they provide glasses in the bathroom? Oh, well, lose some weight… #
had dinner with Aaron and Eduardo. Meat is awfully good here in gaucho country (home of churrasca) – good thing I’m not vegetarian! #
up early for the first day of FISL. We’ll all go together in a bus. This is like being on a school trip, but for grownups. With alcohol. #

on the very busy #FISL show floor. Aaron & I were interviewed by Radio Software Livre about using video to communicate about open source #
installing Flash plugin on the Internet cafe machines #fisl so we can show our Portugese-subtitled videos #

1st day of #fisl winding down. The Sun booth has been thronged with visitors most of the day #
#fisl is one of the most frenetic conferences I’ve ever attended, with 1000s of young people eager to learn. Or at least to score a free T. #
real Brazlian churrasca – that was probably the best meat I’ve eaten in my life. The caipirinhas didn’t hurt, either. #

@Britopian most played song? there are so many… Tonight’s theme song was “The Parting Glass” by the High Kings #soccrm in reply to Britopian #
frustrating when an organization which has NO idea how much is said about it in the rest of the world really screws up. (Not Sun) #
Charlaine Harris books apparently the same as Laurell Hamilton, only set in Shreveport (?!?) instead of St. Louis. The point being…? #
@glynnfoster I’m going to get to taste all this good stuff you keep braggging about, right? in reply to glynnfoster #
@glynnfoster I’ll take that as an invitation. ; ) in reply to glynnfoster #
@ethang thanks for streaming [our talk at FISL] – wish Id known in time to let people know. in reply to ethang #
talk went well, about 100 people, much more than expected since we were up against Peter Sunde of Pirate Bay #
very upset that our video subtitles are not working when we have a great opp to show them at FISL #
Sun booth thronged with people wanting t-shirts. Should I go help or stay out of the way? #
@nonstick for these students, we+re cool! in reply to nonstick #
@Crescenzo the getting famous plan requires the cooperation of at least one other person… in reply to Crescenzo #
@jowyang in the time and place I went to high school, even land lines were nearly non-existent http://bit.ly/kTJ9L in reply to jowyang #
#fisl done for the evening (not that the crowd is leaving…). tomorrow will be even bigger – President Lula will attend! #
another exhausting and exhilarating day #fisl. Looking forward to food and cachaÃ§a tasting tonight, thanks to our colleague Eduardo. #
lost my bit.ly login and their password reminder isn’t working. #$%#% #
last night saw O Teatro MÃ¡gico – http://bit.ly/A8IuM – wow! Get the music for free (they want you to) here: http://bit.ly/9GYOa #
#fisl security for the president’s visit is causing inconveniences #
#fisl we are not doing t-shirt madness today – the mob would freak out the security people #
#fisl – 4 Sun talks in a row in room 41A, starting with Brian Leonard on Virtual Box at 9. Simon Phipps and the Webmink show at 10. #
#fisl if you want t-shirts or soccer balls today, attend Sun talks! We’re not doing giveaways at the booth due to security issues #
Brazilians are very creative with names. Best I’ve seen so far #fisl are Chrisnamurth and Darvin #
#fisl Today people have to work for their OpenSolaris t-shirts, either installing the OS or attending a talk. Result: crowded booth! #

OMFG. I get to film the president. #fisl #
#fisl now past security to the vast emptiness of the rest of the show floor (mostly roped off – Sun booth got most of todays traffic) #
#fisl Sun has prime real estate today, right where the virtual red carpet turns. #

#fisl Running fullscreen Portugese subtitled videos on the Internet cafe machines right along the presidential path. Talk about eyeballs! #
#fisl Im one of about 300 people on the show floor, a select much fewer are in the conf room and will speak with him, including Simon Phipps #
#fisl a set of uniforms just walked down the ropeway- maybe the pres is on the way, finally #
#fisl asked not to get in the way of the press. Sweetie, I AM the press. I represent the non-maintstream media. #
#fisl today I wore my bright green I”m Blogging This for Sun t-shirt. didn-t know how appropriate it would be #
#fisl our Brazil team fucking ROCKS! Wait til you all see the footage! #

#fisl our rockin’ Brazil user group leaders with President Lula: http://bit.ly/eK6zK #
multiculturalism gone mad: a Brazilian soap opera set (mostly) in India: Caminho das Ãndias http://bit.ly/q22c #
RT @jimgris: OpenSolaris at FISL w/ Brazil’s President Lula Da Silva. Outrageous! http://bit.ly/19rIvh – yup, them #
RT @jimgris: OpenSolaris at FISL w/ Brazil’s President Lula Da Silva. Outrageous! http://bit.ly/19rIvh – yup, them’s our guys. They rock! #
have I mentioned that I love Brazil and especially Brazlians? Can I come live here? #
didn’t go to the #fisl speaker dinner with 400+ open source luminaries (sorry, Simon!). Too tired to speak coherently. #
instead had pizza, wine, and giggles and belly laughs with Lynn & Teresa. #
did talk earlier today with Elizabeth Garbee in the speakers’ lounge. What an amazing person. #
@DavidHowell very glad to hear that life is good for you! in reply to DavidHowell #
okay, need to wake up enough to run some useful Omniture stats for the boss. #
last day of #fisl, even longer than the others. <groan> All the activity in the Sun booth is great, but exhausting for the staff. #
@ceri what have you guys been doing with WOSUG? (I think you’re the right person to ask about this…) – page views through the roof! #
#fisl schwag score – very cute Firefox t-shirts! (it helps to have something to trade) #
Waiting for #fisl closing ceremony to end. Don’t understand it and I’m hungry! #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-06-21: Chicago, CO

June 21, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@AmberCadabra I’m guessing you’re getting a lot of ROI questions. What’s your answer? in reply to AmberCadabra #
@travelocity bait and switch? Twice started looking at flights MIL-AUS at $1217, twice arrived at “We’re sorry, price changed” – by $300! in reply to travelocity #
@EnricCirne wd be interesting to know: had you heard of Gaiman before you started following? why do you follow him? in reply to EnricCirne #
comparing flight prices in realtime via Skype with Enrico back in Italy. BA.com = exactly the same. Unfortunately, also expensive. #
@timbray re Iran motorcycle cops footage, give me a link – I can translate the Italian for you #iranelection in reply to timbray #
I’d really like to hear from someone who knows Farsi – what are they saying? http://bit.ly/ZD54P #
“the crowd found isolated policemen, now THEY’RE getting beat up” “They got him, there’s risk of a lynching” http://bit.ly/CBWVS #
http://bit.ly/CBWVS – shots of burning motorcycle, speaks of “the 1st victim,” not clear if that refers to the policeman or the motorcycle #
oh, no, there’s the policeman – bruised but not much #
not clear who’s doing the footage in Italian. No TV logos on it, tho the style seems pretty typical of an Italian TV commentator #
it did come from Italian news crews, see more on http://bit.ly/9C5Yv Italian journos apparently still there, tho some got beat up #
RT @DeirdreS: #iranelection http://bit.ly/9C5Yv Italian journos apparently still there, tho some got beat up #
LOL! Google ad on this morning’s Producing Social Media post is for Zmanda! http://bit.ly/1194h9 #
raining hard, seems to have got in the habit here every afternoon. And my flight for Chicago leaves at what time tomorrow…? #
<groan> Berlusconi says “I’m going to Obama nice and tanned.” Gaffe compounded. #
@darrinschaos waiting til D Day to see whether I can afford that much camera. ; ) in reply to darrinschaos #
ack! looking over my tweeple, connected to a site that first played music, then asked me to take a questionnaire, then gave another popup… #
still wishing for a “why I’m following you” on Twt. Baffled by many of my followers. Travel & food categories obvious enough, but some…? #
@Roam2Rome suspect that generational shift holds in many countries. But it’s always a mistake to assume older people aren’t interested. in reply to Roam2Rome #
is there a way to allow anyone to DM me whether I’m following them or not? #
RT @scottycline: New proxy server is up 4any protesters who need it. IP is 69.92.182.124 por … #
now that I look at who’s following me (slowly), it would be useful if follow notifications worked anymore. Some v interesting new folks #
just heard today that there’s going to be a TED India. Massive cool. Wish I could be there. Hmm. Must think… #
some neighbor’s yappy little dog has woken me up at 6:30 and 7:30 am, then again when I was trying to nap this afternoon. KILL KILL KILL #
@CommunispaceCEO the catch for social media experts is to distinguish themselves from those who merely claim to be social media experts in reply to CommunispaceCEO #
@Roam2Rome re clothing, sometimes I like to fit in, others I like to mix it up. I am convinced that Indian clothing looks great everywhere in reply to Roam2Rome #
“lat or par meaning being beaten to the verge of death.” how scary is it that Farsi has 2 words for “beaten to the verge of death” ? #
@ThinGuy mine, too, interpreted “get all that stuff off the floor” as “throw it all in the laundry basket” in reply to ThinGuy #
burst of creativity on the preso was soon over. I’m gonna be one of those speakers who submits slides at the very… last… minute… #
Woman on airport pkg shuttle saw a huge funnel cloud s of denver. While the van radio is playing “somewhere over the rainbow”. #
@algore why do
You want more followers? You hardly tweet. in reply to algore #
United’s freq flyer program is too old. Half the passengers on every flight use the red carpet. It ain’t special anymore. #
@ThinGuy today’s flight us den to chi. So they get me coming and going. I’m platinum for lift on klm, much good it does me in reply to ThinGuy #
@Shamu arrived ohare. Noticed there’s A graveyard next to the runway in reply to Shamu #
@jdlasica In NYC, what will you do that isn’t mass transit? it’s the only kind that makes sense there in reply to jdlasica #
So this is Chicago. Cta train into the city. I’m a public transport kinda gal #
This Chicago hotel has, of all things, a British pub. Magner’s cider, bangers and mash for dinner! #
Kinda freAked that my room has no windows, only skylights. Maybe I’ll like that in daylight #
time to iron. It’s been a while since I attended a conference that wasn’t all geeks in t-shirts and jeans. Wearing an actual suit jacket… #
@sfoskett Nope, this is the Club Quarters. I had bangers and mash. Stomach a bit delicate today… in reply to sfoskett #
@ThinGuy better to go with a younger airline where people haven’t had so much time to build up the mileage. Make ’em want you! in reply to ThinGuy #
@jeffreytaylor @missbhavens we have to find a time and place for all THREE of us to meet. I suspect it will be an epic occasion! #
@dave_enz Haven’t heard “tidy casual” before. Non-ragged jeans and a collared shirt? We’ve been warned FISL is t-shirts, layered for cold in reply to dave_enz #
@bubbva I’ve barely been to Chicago before. I think I was sick last time I came here, too. Not Chicago’s fault. Hope to get out tomw night in reply to bubbva #
Learning a lot at this conf but can’t tweet it for lack of bandwidth #
conosco Stefano Maffulli? sembra che saremo ad una conferenza assieme… #
@missbhavens @jeffreytaylor yup, when he said “Disneyland for adults”, New Orleans immediately came to mind. I may be there mid-Oct in reply to missbhavens #
@reiger when? in reply to reiger #
@stacylwilson ah, now I recognize you on Twitter! Your icon photo doesn’t do you justice. #
@ElaineEllis you’re in Chicago? So am I! in reply to ElaineEllis #
@debworks hi! #
@lskrocki hearing good things about you from a fellow speaker/attendee at #commtell09 in reply to lskrocki #
why I wanted my daughter out of Italy http://bit.ly/zGcRu #
RT @monkchips: very very very funny. Jim just showed us the ayePod… one for the scots. @9600? http://bit.ly/101DoQ LOL of the day! #
@koolinus I gave Italy 17 years. It just got too hard for a middle-aged foreign woman to have a professional hi-tech career there. in reply to koolinus #
#commtell09 Gallup relies on a robust social network with deep profiles to be able to quickly tap employee expertise worldwide. #
BTW, if you’re interested in Sun-related video (mostly very technical talks), I aggregate “my” stuff at http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
reminder: Are you a student interested in high-performance computing? If so: itâ€™s PARTY TIME! http://isc09studentparty.eventbrite.com/ #
@koolinus I know. And I feel deeply for all the bright, talented young people I’ve met in Italy who deserve so much better. in reply to koolinus #
@jdlasica less than 1 mo, actually http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23ohac – was May 31st, tweets all gone already MAJOR FAIL #140conf in reply to jdlasica #
Hearing social media war stories from other companies points up how very unusual Sun is in this: http://bit.ly/16ijZh #
read #commtell09 later today to see live tweets on my preso about employee video. (Being on the receiving end may be scary – my first time!) #
@u8out not sure I get the intersect between CRM and social networks. Let me know how it is – I’ll be traveling that day in reply to u8out #
@koolinus as in Sunnis, about Iran? in reply to koolinus #
RT @lordorica: SAP embedding twitter into their CRM software, so companies can support customers who report problems via their social nets #
@koolinus me la mandi? in reply to koolinus #
cool, all companies should do this, maybe include staff lists AT&T – Social Media http://bit.ly/PK7aE #
Facebook allows marketers to do incredibly targeted ads. So why do I keep getting stupendously irrelevant ones? #
Bought a romance novel (a genre I never read) because there’s a Deirdre in the title. So the unsuitable suitor is… a mathematician. #
@sumaya “how are you” is easy because most of the time people don’t expect a real answer. “where are you from?” is hard. in reply to sumaya #
note to self: become italian prime minister RT @StephenAtHome couldn’t be worse than Berlusca, and at least you have a real sense of humor in reply to StephenAtHome #
@Padmasreewas interested to learn at #commtell09 about Cisco’s social media activities, internal & external. We think alike. ; ) #
@timfoster nor any language I’ve ever heard of, at least in that useage in reply to timfoster #
didn’t get home til after midnight, but woke up at 6 am as usual, in the office before 8. Now very tired. #
Silvio Berlusconi and the press: Language problems | The Economist http://bit.ly/Q4175 #
watching #Chess in Concert. I’ve waited 25 years to see a decent production of this show. So far, so good, tho changed from the 84 version #
#Chess Adam Pascal is no Murray Head. Idina almost comes up to Elaine Page, but… we’ll see on the hard songs. #
#Chess Kerry Ellis singing “Someone Else’s Story” (which I hadn’t heard before) was worth the price of admission. #
wild lightning out there #
wishing I was with my vlogging peeps in NYC. But I must admit that going to Brazil Saturday doesn’t suck. At all. #
Boss says “I hope we find time to talk.” Well, we’ve got a 24-hour trip together to start with… good thing we like each other. #
@seancarlos how about people married to Americans? in reply to seancarlos #
final day in the office before being away until July 27th. Making sure I get all the bits & pieces of info & equipment I need to bring. #
@jeffreytaylor wd be helpful if there was something on the stream to tell me who’s talking #openvideo in reply to jeffreytaylor #
registered for OSCON (gee, that’s a whole month away!) #
Jon Stewart takes on Berlusconi – priceless! http://bit.ly/10xb8L #
RT @oracletechnet: James Gosling on life post-Oracle http://bit.ly/7FGzd (from EWeek) #
Gosling: There is Life for Java After Oracle-Sun Buyout “Sun is now a viral body in a strange host.” http://bit.ly/2mtTqc #
I’m about to be out of the office for almost 6 weeks. What am I forgetting? #
woke up at 5:30, but that’s good since I’ll have to spring fwd 3 hours for Porto Alegre – then back 15 for Auckland. Jet lag hell coming up. #
@templedf good luck with the festivities in Hamburg. Sorry I can’t be in two places at once! in reply to templedf #
Berlusconi pays “image girl” 10,000 euros to party with him [in Italian] http://bit.ly/2PXtpJ #
@AmberCadabra you waited way too long. Massage is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Or, rather, have done to you. in reply to AmberCadabra #
farming out a lot of my video editing backlog so that, in this next month while I’m traveling, I can concentrate on writing. So much to do! #
another Berlusca girl – who went well beyond “image” – was paid in “help in having a residence built” [in Italian] http://bit.ly/u7MGR #
On my way to dia. I love almost any kind of travel and do a lot of it, but this is a BIG trip even by my standards. Whee! #
@jeffreytaylor tell mike I say hi, when you get the chance in reply to jeffreytaylor #
Very easy exchange rate for Brazil. #
Flight to sao paolo canceled. We’ll probably be 24 hrs late #
Flight to sao paolo canceled. American airlines handling this very badly. 90 minutes in line already #
Finally on our 2nd flight, destination Buenos Aires. Not our original destination, but we’ll get there #

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