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29Aug/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-29

  • "No knock" search warrants should be unconstitutional. How many people have police murdered by executing them? #
  • @flavorsme I paid in February, but now your system is treating me as an unpaid account. Follow and DM me please. #
  • May have just realized that @heroespodcast posted a new podcast... Probably should listen to that... #
  • Overheard in Barnes and Noble: "I've died of dysentery many times, honey." --- they were talking about Oregon Trail. #
  • Smart phone summary: AT&T cripples the iPhone by its network. Verizon cripples the Droids out the door. Palm & Blackberry are really behind. #
  • @chaseathompson That saddens me, but does not surprise me, to see The Shack so popular there - with some of its most heretical passages too. in reply to chaseathompson #
  • @brotom If you install the official twitter iPhone app it will greatly enhance your twitter experience. Google for its former name: Tweetie. in reply to brotom #
  • So it looks like 2010 will be the year when Apple sued Google - indirectly, and Microsoft sued Apple - indirectly. #
  • "Prepare for emergency water landing!" ... "Hey, who put that button there?" -- http://bit.ly/ceBNjK #
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22Aug/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-22

  • "You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me" (Psalm 139:5). Also see Ephesians 1:11. #
  • There servers might be configured a little "too" secure, but other than that, @webfaction is THE best host- especially for customer support. #
  • Ok web developers. I normally use Coda and TextMate, with occasional use of CSS Edit. What do you use? And, what r ur thots on Adobe DW CS5? #
  • @michaelsbradley Wow. You're obviously more "hard core" than I am. While I can use vi for basic tasks, I don't ever see myself coding in it. in reply to michaelsbradley #
  • @michaelsbradley And I just saw your old reply on the image maps. You're right. I need to throw in some hidden H3's to better SEO. in reply to michaelsbradley #
  • Today is break-even day w/ the gov't for an average American. Everything earned so far this year is paying the gov't 4 their wonderful work. #
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15Aug/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-15

  • Does anyone still use imagemaps? I just did, w/ jQuery & CSS. For a site design that's all about the 45 degrees angle. http://bit.ly/aywQAM #
  • "Have you considered my servant Job?" #
  • Congratulations to Mr. and Ms. @tcschwa! Video: http://bit.ly/baVKcv - Hey @megwal418, are you gonna change your twitter name now? :) #
  • And more video, of something that happened after they left... http://bit.ly/cfa0g5 #
  • Trusting in God's sovereign election to help put an effectual end to any unconscious hyper-Calvinism in me. (Not a contradiction, at all.) #
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8Aug/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-08

  • @HarrisJosh Then you realize she's actually 30. in reply to HarrisJosh #
  • Heard a police car FLY past my house. Thought, "Gosh, someone's life must be in danger for them to drive that dangerously." - Nope. Funeral. #
  • @fleurdeliz that sounds expensive but reasonable, especially for us grown up kids. :) in reply to fleurdeliz #
  • .@comex Forgive me if this is common knowledge to some, but does your jailbreakme exploit patch the same hole it uses? Pros? Cons? Thanks! #
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1Aug/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-08-01

  • #snooponme on me at work: http://snoopon.me/tollie/86 #
  • #DecaturAL folks: might be wise to unplug for a while. This storm slowly coming in has A LOT of cloud to ground lightning. @nsstcweather #
  • He is paid with your student tuition. Is he worth what you're paying him? via "@abstractrandom UNA President Cale makes $243,600 a year." #
  • @abstractrandom He didn't speak at the one graduation I saw. Nor did he shake hands with the grads. He was worried about catching the flu... in reply to abstractrandom #
  • Now ya done it. RIAA knocking at ur door: "@a_askew: Just heard Paul McCartney sing 'Blackbird' live from Nashville thanks to @edmanderson." #
  • To state the obvious to geeks & to educate the masses: the (c) exemptions today are a good step toward genuine (c) reform, but we need laws. #
  • @scottschablow R u sure it's not the phone lines under your house? They are awful susceptible 2 water if partially exposed. I know 1st hand. in reply to scottschablow #
  • From time 2 time we have "grammar wars" in the office. (Personally, I think grammar is meta and fluid.) Movie titles - quoted or italicized? #
  • Is it wrong to use image maps, combined with jQuery and CSS for roll-over effects on a uniquely shaped polygon? Is there a better way? #
  • Can we, please, make an extra effort to stop using the word "worship" when we mean "music"? #
  • When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave, ... Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I’ll sing Thy pow’r to save. #
  • A little sad to see Point Mallard in the news today. It's still the best lifeguarded facility of anywhere in North Alabama that I've seen. #
  • @scottschablow Yeah. It's really poor reporting though. An 8 year old, and what one man thought- not definitive at all: http://bit.ly/d4k27I in reply to scottschablow #
  • @fleurdeliz Really? I haven't went yet. How much is it, and what were your impressions? in reply to fleurdeliz #
  • @brotom Throwin' down? I'm so not hip to what you be sayin'... or something like that. in reply to brotom #
  • The Ben Stein FreeScore credit commercial? Finally figured out where the background music is from. It's the same as Disney Scene It. #
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25Jul/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-25

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18Jul/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-18

  • @rodcarroll On the iPhone (the iPad app isn't as good), I'd recommend Olive Tree's Bible Reader. If you like the Study Bible, it's the best. in reply to rodcarroll #
  • Ok- If you're going 2 play a game as uncivilized as soccer, then stop whining when you get some contact. OBTW, your fans think they're bees. #
  • @grahamhancock No. That said - have you tried Posterous? in reply to grahamhancock #
  • So now that it's finally over, does anyone have a total for how many times they faked injudry or whined "Why didn't you call that, ref?" #
  • @AnitaRenfroe Well, one thing's for sure: it sure stands out for the other 2am insomniac folks... in reply to AnitaRenfroe #
  • My iPhone 4 review (with dock and bumper, and signal issues commentary) in progress: http://j.mp/cu3JB3 #
  • @ambermac I just found (via plancast) http://www.tungle.me - seems NatN'ish. They also have a free iOS / BB app. Still exploring. Grace 2 U. #
  • I have to say, Microsoft did get one thing exceptionally right. ALT+TAB. The Windows 3.1 "cool switch." We still use it today- OS X & Win 7! #
  • I can't think of any other key-combo that has survived so long. Can you? CTRL+ALT+DEL doesn't count because it's not used the same way. #
  • [F1] still reaches help in Windows, but does anyone actually use it? (And unlike, ALT+TAB, it never made its way to other OSes.) #
  • AHhHHHHHHhhhhhhhhHHHH!.... Southern Baptists... this is just painful to read.... http://j.mp/cwR9dc (link via @dianelytle) #
  • AHhHHHHHHhhhhhhhhHHHH!.... Southern Baptists... this is just painful to read.... http://j.mp/9uBRvj (link via @dianelytle) #
  • @StephenWolfe Thanks. It's 'cause I shortened an already shortened URL. I posted it again with a better URL. in reply to StephenWolfe #
  • .@mrbradg http://bit.ly/dD9VKM - or, in summary: that story is a sad example of the SBC preaching a false, "check here to be saved," gospel. #
  • This is probably the most appropriate response to that story: http://bit.ly/9eonBM - youtube video. (@mrbradg) #
  • I too can independently confirm that the iPhone4's proximity sensor has issues (not working) when on call. My cheek was editing my contacts. #
  • I was about to tweet out a link to news about the oil leak being stopped. Then I realized it was an AP news article. Different link to come. #
  • Oil leak plugged (for now) - http://bit.ly/amU7i9 (non-AP news link) #
  • After having experienced the antenna issue & today experiencing the proximity sensor issue (cheek-press), I'm about 20% toward returning it. #
  • @CBS42 Your Windows box feeding the video just binged, and to a guy on an iMac, the random Windows noise was really concerning for a minute. in reply to CBS42 #
  • @JohnLBurger The only reason to be on AT&T is the iPhone. :) If I took back the 4, it would be for refund and to un-extend the contract. in reply to JohnLBurger #
  • @JohnLBurger Yeah... and there's an app for that? Oh wait... not on the Palm there's not. Not hardly any. iOS or Android is the way to go. in reply to JohnLBurger #
  • A rare moment on the Clinton News Network, when everyone agreed- Pres. Obama's moratorium on drilling is bad for everyone & BP is negligent. #
  • @JohnLBurger I have 440 of 225,000 iOS apps. I don't think you wanna compare app stores. :) in reply to JohnLBurger #
  • @chriswaskew really? I was hoping - even perhaps thinking - they'd announce an exchange for ones with coating, which they sorta-kinda did. in reply to chriswaskew #
  • Does anyone know if there is a jQuery library to make this video embed effect easy? And how does the javascript know when the movie is done? #
  • @jonbergan No replies, but I haven't searched google yet. It's really the Apple style quicktime start+show/ end+hide that I'm interested in. in reply to jonbergan #
  • @chriswaskew Have you not had the proximity sensor issue? (cheek-presses?) What case did u get? If the bumper: do you use an FM transmitter? in reply to chriswaskew #
  • @walter25 Interesting. in reply to walter25 #
  • @chriswaskew Alright. I have the Bumper, but I'm waiting for the incase slider case. They're my favorite. in reply to chriswaskew #
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11Jul/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-11

  • Between configuring a vhost for dropbox 2 sync my websites & setting up synergy to control the MBP, I think I earned my geek cred 4 the day. #
  • About 230 years ago, we declared independence from government meddling & trusted in God to oversee our undertaking. How things have changed. #
  • Glad my off-roading skills are in tact when it comes to parking here. Not bad for a Honda Accord. #
  • In a very unscientific estimation, it looks like there may be a record number of people at Point Mallard this year. http://img.ly/1D41 #
  • The sound guy's $700 desktop clock (AKA Apple iPad). http://img.ly/1D47 #
  • 720p/30 video of Point Mallard fireworks coming... #
  • @jaredstill It does, just not on the toolbar by default. in reply to jaredstill #
  • I just purposely made a website look about as tacky as a Myspace profile. Except, this 1 is giving away an iPad. Yes. It's aimed at "youth." #
  • Although I have to admit- almost certainly the funnest website I've ever designed (layout, not the graphics) & coded: http://pwmConnect.org/ #
  • So I come home, and Nickelodeon is running episodes of A:tL Airbender all "pop-up" style, w/ tidbits like "Katara is the youngest prisoner." #
  • @deanlusk Regarding church music, may I recommend my a blog my music minister (@brotom) writes? http://brotom.com Excellent thoughts there. in reply to deanlusk #
  • Don't you hate that creepy-crawly feeling like there's something crawling down your back, inside your shirt? ... Especially when there is? #
  • @mrbradg Actually, just some bug I picked up between the car and the house. in reply to mrbradg #
  • This is a VERY bad idea... another useless and needless, law- highly subjective and open to overzealous enforcement: http://scr.bi/bTbjly #
  • @DrewHamilton or for just about anything electronic... it's a stupid law, open for abuse. Reckless driving is already illegal! in reply to DrewHamilton #
  • I've still yet to find a *working* solution to this: how to redirect selected wordpress pages to https, while forcing http on all others. #
  • I've still yet to find a *working* solution to this: how to redirect selected #wordpress pages to https, while forcing http on all others. #
  • I did, however, find this useful tool. (Not many online header tools will do https, but this one does.) http://bit.ly/bLIRl2 #
  • After having used them for a while, I will be posting my review of the iPhone 4 this weekend- including the bumper, dock, & antenna issues. #
  • I'm pretty sure if the black 20 something had said he only meant 2 shock the cop w/ 3KV instead of kill him, he'd be found guilty of murder. #
  • At least there are some judges who have uncommon common sense, that stand up against "big lobby" music industry: http://bit.ly/c4a1Ho #
  • I really don't care anything at all about who Lebron James is playing for. On the other hand, this whole Comic Sans letter thing is LOLable. #
  • There is a guy dressed up and dancing (boombox) like Michael Jackson in the Office Depot parking lot. He's drawn quite a crowd. #
  • There is a guy dressed up and dancing (boombox) like Michael Jackson in the Staples parking lot. He's drawn quite a crowd. #
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4Jul/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-04

  • @amberweinberg If your re-sync didn't perform a new backup, then you can Restore from Backup to restore your app data. in reply to amberweinberg #
  • I am completely able to replicate the iPhone 4 antenna issue (5 to 1 bar) with my 3GS. A non-conductive case fixes the problem. #
  • In other news, twitter's downtime lately is rivaling 2007. #
  • @mrbradg Hold either the 3GS or iPhone 4 w/ your palm wrapped around the bottom-left side & wait (bars are an avg, so it takes time 2 show). #
  • @mrbradg Apparently, this is virtually all phones. Try it w/ the Droids at your work. Prob the same. To fix: avoid bottom edge or use case. in reply to mrbradg #
  • So this is fascinating- by touting a new antenna design on the iPhone 4, Apple has drawn attention to a fundamental flaw in all iPhones. #
  • @mrbradg It may also be related to the OS. Rumors are that iOS 4.0 doesn't properly adapt frequencies. Other phones may self-correct better. in reply to mrbradg #
  • I *can not* replicate the antenna issue on a iPhone 3G running iOS 3.x. That implies the OS can correct for this. Perhaps iOS 4.01 _is_ due. #
  • @jeremyflint That would just get messy. Think about adding / poofing apps in/out of folders. You need that extra row for title + drag space. in reply to jeremyflint #
  • @LisaMKnight I think your twitter hiccuped. :) PS. That link won't work either. in reply to LisaMKnight #
  • No matter how difficult life may be, may I always strive to not complain "I deserve better," - I deserve nothing more than eternity in hell. #
  • Fire Claims Bice’s Grandma's Home: http://bit.ly/d5qsd9 (I'd link to the version w/ ads, but the Daily has a pay wall, so they get no love.) #
  • Question: If a sales rep lies & says he's a manager, then is short & patronizing, & hangs up when you ask him not to be, should he be fired? #
  • Another question: "Ars gratia artis" - agree or disagree? #
  • @_SarahWilder just wait. It's coming to TV also. in reply to _SarahWilder #
  • How to "recreate TechTV" with a smart playlist in iTunes: http://img.ly/1AXM #
  • If anyone knows how to force https on SOME wordpress pages, while forcing http on all others, using htaccess... I'll brag about you a lot. #
  • .@Skrythe Unfortunately, it's much more complicated than a simple redirect on match. It has to do with wordpress and empty request URIs. #
  • I've been given some #s from Apple and AT&T employees. Locally - Apple got in "well over 500" iPhones on launch. AT&T stores got 20 this AM. #
  • Also, AT&T stores are expecting a second shipment, *only containing 16GB iPhone 4s* coming in later today. (Perhaps already happened.) #
  • Walmart only gets the 16GB iPhone 4, and they only keep one in stock, so "planning" to get one there is almost impossible. #
  • Thanks for the info. I figured some had a few more. 30 was norm for 3G/3Gs. "RT @zjg: A Dayton, OH AT&T store had 30-40, Warsaw, IN had 20." #
  • @candacecbure Hi. :) We were talking in the office today- a little sad that the new season kicked off w/ more teen sex. R u able to comment? #
  • According to Facebook and Twitter, I am the only person awake who is not in a movie theater right now. #
  • Wow. You guys really don't do hyperbole very well.. OTOH, that's fastest set of responses I've ever got on here. Maybe I should use it more. #
  • @groonk It's cool. I've only seen 1.5 episodes of Dr. Who, so I didn't get the reference. I just got all excited to get 6 replies n 10 mins. in reply to groonk #
  • Whoa. Hover your mouse over someone's name in your Facebook News Feed... When did that get there? #
  • “@groonk: try tweeting that you've never seen The Godfather or Jaws or another 70s cinema. the replies will fly in.” I haven't seen either. #
  • @anchoredintruth How do I get on the mailing list? Is there a cost? I'd love to get one sent to me, and perhaps one sent to work also. in reply to anchoredintruth #
  • @emilysandlin nope. Me neither. We're uncultured I guess. in reply to emilysandlin #
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27Jun/100

Twitter Updates for 2010-06-27

  • Ok. Wave is out of beta. 1) Who of you are actually using it now? 2) Who have plans to implement it into their work in some useful way? #
  • Judging on the responses I got (none) from my tweet on Wave, I think I can safely stand by my earlier sentiments about it- 90's smart phone. #
  • @BrianTweeted Where, exactly, would you suggest putting the icon for the 13th app? :) in reply to BrianTweeted #
  • My iPad was playing model as we were getting an image ready for a giveaway we're doing at work. By coincidence, the time on the clock? 13:37 #
  • I'm late on this: Since the iPhone 4 has a microsim, you won't be able swap sims in/out w/ your previous iPhone if u want 2 use both. Hmm... #
  • @BrianTweeted That will work I suppose. Not too many "quality" ones though, it appears. in reply to BrianTweeted #
  • I killed an ant... find out what I thought about it... -> http://bit.ly/baYWDP #
  • @amberweinberg They do it with big, over-priced teams, that still fall behind deadline. in reply to amberweinberg #
  • The line at Bridgestreet is about 500 people long. That far exceeds my estimates. The first ppl got in line at 8pm Wed http://img.ly/1zc4 #
  • @walter25 at Huntsville? in reply to walter25 #
  • The Apple store employees just ran around the entire line, cheering and high-fiveing. http://post.ly/kakf #
  • @walter25 did you get yours? I'm headed out. in reply to walter25 #
  • .@mrbradg Nah. I left. Wasn't worth being late for work. They will probably sell out, but that's ok. I'll wait. #
  • .@mrbradg I wasn't so smart. I was counting on my obscure ATT stores to have their usual 30 to sell. Then ATT, as usual, failed. in reply to mrbradg #
  • @walter25 I was hoping to say hi to you, but I left about that time. in reply to walter25 #
  • A question for the day: what's bigger "entertainment" news? Wimbledon or the iPhone 4? What happens 1st- match ends, or inventory depletes? #
  • There is *still* a line at the Bridge Street Apple store. People are cheering for those who come out with new iPhones. http://img.ly/1znD #
  • People going into the store have been here 9hrs - since 7am, when the store opened. (That means, yes, I would have gotten one had I stayed.) #
  • @jhummrich Very nice. Did you secure yours? in reply to jhummrich #
  • @chriswaskew yeah. That's the news of the day. Haha. It's all good though. It's kinda an experience. Kinda reporting. in reply to chriswaskew #
  • We're now on Edge outside the Apple store. That goes along with what the Apple manager just told us- some activations taking up to 20 mins. #
  • @jhummrich cool. I left to go to work. No big deal if I don't get one. But since they have some left- might as well try again. in reply to jhummrich #
  • .@BrianTweeted I tried to get numbers. The only one I got was average time from in to out- 15 to 20 minutes. So, 4*2*10= 80? Sounds low. #
  • @walter25 it's not the people. It's ATT servers crashing as West Coast woke up. You beat the west coast door open. in reply to walter25 #
  • For those who got the iPhone 4, have you discovered "flashlight mode?" Turn on video camera, and set flash to 'on' - flashlight. #
  • I have many memories from the Princess Theatre. This will certainly be one of the most fond ones. #
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