February 2008

Feb 28, 2008

Anger at Best Buy: applied futility.

Anger at Best Buy: applied futility.
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Feb 27, 2008

Too much music in SXSW torrent.

Too much music in SXSW torrent.
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Feb 27, 2008

Today's preventive medical test scares me.

Today’s preventive medical test scares me.
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Feb 26, 2008

New Ftrain about clouds and nails....

New Ftrain about clouds and nails. (ftrain.com/...
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Feb 26, 2008

Git has caused severe brainache tonight.

Git has caused severe brainache tonight.
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Feb 26, 2008

: The concluding grafs were EPIC FAIL.

@jimmydare: The concluding grafs were EPIC FAIL.
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Feb 26, 2008

: That article isn't even worth "free."

@jimmydare: That article isn’t even worth “free.”
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Feb 25, 2008

: "Grouse grouse grouse," Grouse grouse grouse....

@askrom: “Grouse grouse grouse,” Grouse grouse grouse.
(tinyurl.com/...
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Feb 25, 2008

Article I edited is now free. (http://harpers.org/archive/20...

Article I edited is now free. (harpers.org/...
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Feb 25, 2008

Rob Rob. Refuse refuse! What others?

Rob Rob. Refuse refuse! What others?
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Feb 25, 2008

My bodega banana is entirely unacceptable.

My bodega banana is entirely unacceptable.
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Feb 24, 2008

Been crushing on Estelle lately, too....

Been crushing on Estelle lately, too. (myspace.com/...
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Feb 24, 2008

: See "Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."...

@askrom: See “Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” (tinyurl.com/...
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Feb 24, 2008

: Mary J.'s heart understands my heart.

@anildash: Mary J.'s heart understands my heart.
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Feb 24, 2008

Tired of users forgetting they registered.

Tired of users forgetting they registered.
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Feb 23, 2008

One dollar house pints. Wife horrified.

One dollar house pints. Wife horrified.
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Feb 23, 2008

Two dollar draft beer. Day obliterated.

Two dollar draft beer. Day obliterated.
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Feb 22, 2008

sudo port install git-core. Took 5ever.

@edd sudo port install git-core. Took 5ever.
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Feb 22, 2008

That problem sent me to MacPorts.

@edd That problem sent me to MacPorts.
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Feb 21, 2008

But streams do not need trees.

But streams do not need trees.
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Feb 21, 2008

The office was dry and warm.

The office was dry and warm.
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Feb 21, 2008

"The way a crow/Shook down"!

“The way a crow/Shook down”!
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Feb 21, 2008

A few hours lost, so what?

A few hours lost, so what?
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Feb 21, 2008

I was foolish to expect otherwise.

I was foolish to expect otherwise.
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Feb 21, 2008

Entangling Markdown, XSLT, and RDF failed.

Entangling Markdown, XSLT, and RDF failed.
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Feb 21, 2008

Yes, trees need streams to grow.

Yes, trees need streams to grow.
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Feb 20, 2008

I LOVED _Juno's_ quirky episiotomy scene.

I LOVED _Juno’s_ quirky episiotomy scene.
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Feb 20, 2008

The constant is inviolable. No NULLs.

@joshlewis The constant is inviolable. No NULLs.
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Feb 20, 2008

Hillary won't drive me to school.

Hillary won’t drive me to school.
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Feb 20, 2008

Hillary refuses to make me lemonade.

Hillary refuses to make me lemonade.
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Feb 20, 2008

Why didn't Apache just use Befunge?

Why didn’t Apache just use Befunge?
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Feb 20, 2008

Minnie Driver, disliker of "blog...

Minnie Driver, disliker of “blog culture."(tinyurl.com/...
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Feb 20, 2008

Oh, mod_rewrite. Why? Why? WHY? WHY?

Oh, mod_rewrite. Why? Why? WHY? WHY?
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Feb 19, 2008

Vacation is necessary punishment for nerds.

@ginatrapani Vacation is necessary punishment for nerds.
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Feb 19, 2008

Coolest thing ever: unlimited world snacks!

Coolest thing ever: unlimited world snacks!
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Feb 19, 2008

Moving CMS from SeRQL to SPARQL.

Moving CMS from SeRQL to SPARQL.
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Feb 19, 2008

Disappointing to watch The Wire implode.

Disappointing to watch The Wire implode.
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Feb 19, 2008

Which white southerner will be veep?

Which white southerner will be veep?
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Feb 19, 2008

Doris Lessing wears a man out.

Doris Lessing wears a man out.
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Feb 19, 2008

"Witchy Woman": The Banality of Eagles

“Witchy Woman”: The Banality of Eagles
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Feb 19, 2008

Yes, I said. Yes I have.

Yes, I said. Yes I have.
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Feb 19, 2008

Sales call: "Heard of Six Apart?"

Sales call: “Heard of Six Apart?”
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Feb 19, 2008

A spreadsheet with extraordinary text handling.

A spreadsheet with extraordinary text handling.
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Feb 19, 2008

MySQL with native support for RDF.

MySQL with native support for RDF.
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Feb 19, 2008

Coolest thing ever: DeluxePaint for MacOSX.

Coolest thing ever: DeluxePaint for MacOSX.
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Feb 19, 2008

: That is powerful exaggeration right there.

@sogrady: That is powerful exaggeration right there.
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Feb 19, 2008

Hey. Nice having lunch last week.

@zzgavin Hey. Nice having lunch last week.
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Feb 19, 2008

Just saw you. Also following sogrady.

@monkchips Just saw you. Also following sogrady.
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Feb 19, 2008

: I've followed Redmonk feeds for years.

@monkchips: I’ve followed Redmonk feeds for years.
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Feb 19, 2008

: will cure more sins THEN condemnation?

@jessamyn: will cure more sins THEN condemnation?
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Feb 19, 2008

Things've been tough lately for dreamers

@strutting Things’ve been tough lately for dreamers
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Feb 19, 2008

You'll write code in the sand.

@ginatrapani You’ll write code in the sand.
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Feb 19, 2008

Don't kid yourself. It'll be hell.

@ginatrapani Don’t kid yourself. It’ll be hell.
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Feb 19, 2008

: Nope. Get DosBOX, then download DPaint....

@platkus: Nope. Get DosBOX, then download DPaint. (tinyurl.com/...
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Feb 19, 2008

Those were not representative NYC sandwiches.

@zzgavin Those were not representative NYC sandwiches.
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Feb 18, 2008

Verizon guy's twin must hate life....

Verizon guy’s twin must hate life. (imdb.com/...
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Feb 18, 2008

: It forces me to make choices.

@leahpeah: It forces me to make choices.
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Feb 18, 2008

: I place no limits on others.

@joeld: I place no limits on others.
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Feb 18, 2008

: Shit, that's great to hear. Thanks.

@strutting: Shit, that’s great to hear. Thanks.
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Feb 18, 2008

I love Perl. It's a glutton.

I love Perl. It’s a glutton.
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Feb 18, 2008

Compiling emacs on my Antikythera mechanism.

Compiling emacs on my Antikythera mechanism.
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Feb 18, 2008

_Brown_, Richard Rodriguez: reason to read.

_Brown_, Richard Rodriguez: reason to read.
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Feb 18, 2008

Ftrain now embraces the Facebook revolution!...

Ftrain now embraces the Facebook revolution! (tinyurl.com/...
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Feb 18, 2008

Multivolume "A History of Technology" arrived.

Multivolume “A History of Technology” arrived.
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Feb 17, 2008

Screenplay emailed. Reading ACM on OLPC.

Screenplay emailed. Reading ACM on OLPC.
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Feb 17, 2008

"Keats spoke with a cockney accent."

“Keats spoke with a cockney accent.”
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Feb 17, 2008

Q.U.I.P. check: Q.A.'ed, Usable, Interesting, Pretty.

Q.U.I.P. check: Q.A.'ed, Usable, Interesting, Pretty.
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Feb 17, 2008

Best way to GPL Harper's CMS?

Best way to GPL Harper’s CMS?
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Feb 16, 2008

Emulated Newton now running quite smoothly.

Emulated Newton now running quite smoothly.
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Feb 16, 2008

Seeking "All My Hummingbirds Have Alibis."

Seeking “All My Hummingbirds Have Alibis.”
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Feb 14, 2008

Screenplay still unfinished. Pills, bed, repeat.

Screenplay still unfinished. Pills, bed, repeat.
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Feb 14, 2008

Story: You resembled my wife's ghost.

Story: You resembled my wife’s ghost.
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Feb 14, 2008

Posted Google data center blueprint:...

Posted Google data center blueprint: tinyurl.com/...
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Feb 14, 2008

Emulated Crystal Quest brought me joy.

Emulated Crystal Quest brought me joy.
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Feb 14, 2008

Omakase at Hatsuhana. Delicious, delicious mercury.

Omakase at Hatsuhana. Delicious, delicious mercury.
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Feb 13, 2008

I must refactor everything very soon.

I must refactor everything very soon.
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Feb 13, 2008

The best work burns every bridge.

The best work burns every bridge.
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Feb 13, 2008

The cats have now taken control.

The cats have now taken control.
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Feb 13, 2008

Broke boss's chair, despite losing weight.

Broke boss’s chair, despite losing weight.
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Feb 13, 2008

(Well, not really. But it's interesting.)

(Well, not really. But it’s interesting.)
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Feb 13, 2008

Openads approaches accountable, Nelsonian transclusion.

Openads approaches accountable, Nelsonian transclusion.
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Feb 12, 2008

"This is not an aphorism."—Derrida

“This is not an aphorism."—Derrida
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Feb 12, 2008

My librarian grandmother met Eleanor Roosevelt.

My librarian grandmother met Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Feb 12, 2008

Strange to say "my wife's blog."

Strange to say “my wife’s blog.”
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Feb 12, 2008

Swallow-sized pterosaurs had long toes.

Swallow-sized pterosaurs had long toes.
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Feb 12, 2008

Reuters offers metadata extraction via SOAP.

Reuters offers metadata extraction via SOAP.
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Feb 12, 2008

The beagle wins! Eat it, terriers.

The beagle wins! Eat it, terriers.
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Feb 12, 2008

Falernian arbors are lost to history.

Falernian arbors are lost to history.
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Feb 12, 2008

Estelle is basically Mary J. Feist.

Estelle is basically Mary J. Feist.
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Feb 12, 2008

"Love should be easy; work, hard."

“Love should be easy; work, hard.”
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Feb 12, 2008

Content, context, contact: apparently all "king."

Content, context, contact: apparently all “king.”
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Feb 12, 2008

: Wish I'd seen more of you.

@edd: Wish I’d seen more of you.
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Feb 12, 2008

I often fail at all six.

I often fail at all six.
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Feb 12, 2008

"Under no circumstance wear buttoning vests."

“Under no circumstance wear buttoning vests.”
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Feb 12, 2008

"Basically, I'll never be that happy."

“Basically, I’ll never be that happy.”
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Feb 12, 2008

"Avoid nicotine, sugar, starch, meat, alcohol."

“Avoid nicotine, sugar, starch, meat, alcohol.”
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Feb 12, 2008

"Nothing is beneath me, or above."

“Nothing is beneath me, or above.”
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Feb 12, 2008

"Be a man, not a guy."

“Be a man, not a guy.”
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Feb 12, 2008

I recite six rules each day.

I recite six rules each day.
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Feb 12, 2008

PHP's pidgin: for trade, not poetry.

PHP’s pidgin: for trade, not poetry.
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Feb 12, 2008

: So much easier when they're here.

@tbray: So much easier when they’re here.
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Feb 12, 2008

Heart of Darkness: McCain is Kurtz.

Heart of Darkness: McCain is Kurtz.
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Feb 12, 2008

: Exactly; you said it just right.

@fpaynter: Exactly; you said it just right.
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Feb 12, 2008

: It truly is the dumbest thing.

@jimmydare: It truly is the dumbest thing.
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Feb 12, 2008

: Not many words for conversation, capisci?

@joeld: Not many words for conversation, capisci?
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Feb 12, 2008

I now have an intern. Odd.

I now have an intern. Odd.
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Feb 12, 2008

Photoshop batch mode kisses satan's hoof.

Photoshop batch mode kisses satan’s hoof.
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Feb 11, 2008

: Six words, five spaces, who cares?

@fpaynter: Six words, five spaces, who cares?
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Feb 11, 2008

"EXCELLENT PowerPoint. Fetch me fresh trousers."

“EXCELLENT PowerPoint. Fetch me fresh trousers.”
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Feb 11, 2008

Ancient Roman map: 1800 square feet.

Ancient Roman map: 1800 square feet.
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Feb 11, 2008

The screenplay must be finished tonight.

The screenplay must be finished tonight.
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Feb 11, 2008

SF Zoo should've upgraded to Leopard.

SF Zoo should’ve upgraded to Leopard.
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Feb 11, 2008

Helen of Troy: hatched from egg.

Helen of Troy: hatched from egg.
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Feb 11, 2008

I trust my users. TO SUCK.

I trust my users. TO SUCK.
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Feb 11, 2008

Sweet college memories of ISO 8879.

Sweet college memories of ISO 8879.
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Feb 11, 2008

Upon Vampire Weekend/Would Leslie've opined?

Upon Vampire Weekend/Would Leslie’ve opined?
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Feb 11, 2008

Whole Foods looms over my neighborhood.

Whole Foods looms over my neighborhood.
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Feb 11, 2008

Publishers! Bend over for crowd wisdom.

Publishers! Bend over for crowd wisdom.
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Feb 11, 2008

Sinatra named his plane "El Dago."

Sinatra named his plane “El Dago.”
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Feb 11, 2008

The Web I loved is dead.

The Web I loved is dead.
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Feb 11, 2008

I distrust Tampax®'s African tampon strategy.

I distrust Tampax®'s African tampon strategy.
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Feb 11, 2008

The new books have more buttons.

The new books have more buttons.
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Feb 11, 2008

A Manhattan conference: publishing requires community.

A Manhattan conference: publishing requires community.
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Feb 11, 2008

All posts will be six words.

All posts will be six words.
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