In particular Solr, built atop Lucene...
@threefour In particular Solr, built atop Lucene ( http://lucene. apache.
2008
408 Tweets, 17 Publications, 22 Posts
Viewing my friend Al's Obama banners:...
Viewing my friend Al's Obama banners: http://barackobamadesign.
Holiday party over. Now, apology time.
Holiday party over. Now, apology time.
Which leads to an important question.
Which leads to an important question.
So excited about Gmail-integrated tasks....
So excited about Gmail-integrated tasks. http://tinyurl.
What the fuck's wrong with me?
What the fuck's wrong with me?
Screw Getting Things Done. Hail Eris.
Screw Getting Things Done. Hail Eris.
Looking for good online lit mags.
Looking for good online lit mags.
Middle-school German. One Indian kid.
Middle-school German. One Indian kid.
Last name "Pai." It was bad.
Last name "Pai. " It was bad.
Too late to transfer into Spanish.
Too late to transfer into Spanish.
"Now, Herr Pai... Haltestelle Lachen, Kinder!"
"Now, Herr Pai... Haltestelle Lachen, Kinder!
"Hand me down...shark repellent...
"Hand me down... shark repellent batspray.
Weekly Review, by Paul Ford
Lest we forget: "pork chop sandwiches."...
Lest we forget: "pork chop sandwiches. " http://tinyurl.
Weekly Review: December 9, 2008
[Weekly Review] Weekly Review Adjust by Paul Ford , December 9, 2008 The Labor Department reported that 533,000 people lost their jobs in November, a further 621,000 people were forced into part-time employment, and 422,000 more simply dropped out of the labor force. The report, describing a situation far worse than economists expected, also recorded 24,000 layoffs by auto dealers.
"That's Enter-taint-ment"--not movie I expected.
"That's Enter-taint-ment"--not movie I expected.
Sort of. Tapping yes. Dancing no.
@andreakremer Sort of. Tapping yes.
"Chinese Democracy Now!" Too much flannel.
"Chinese Democracy Now! " Too much flannel.
Woke up from nap with @JackTemplin.
Woke up from nap with @JackTemplin .
Providence, city of converted factory lofts.
Providence, city of converted factory lofts.
Rolling in the gold-rimmed Acela.
Rolling in the gold-rimmed Acela.
Ambiguity is permitted with the hyphens.
@pffhawkins Ambiguity is permitted with the hyphens.
Much twattery on Boston bound train.
Much twattery on Boston bound train.
Lots of srs bsns around me.
Lots of srs bsns around me.
Accent like a cahnstipaaayted tahbby cyat.
Accent like a cahnstipaaayted tahbby cyat.
Home through the rain, with fussing.
Home through the rain, with fussing.
Packing pants, book on Roosevelt, flask.
Packing pants, book on Roosevelt, flask.
I am SO down for Perl6.
@cwinters I am SO down for Perl6.
I wish P6 would get here.
@cwinters I wish P6 would get here.
Learning to Fear the Semantic Web
Zotero is an open-sourced bibliography-management tool that runs inside Firefox-based browsers ( see screencast ). It helps you keep track of your research.
Some absolute legal/content/tech nerdery:...
Some absolute legal/content/tech nerdery: http://tinyurl.
God, was I once that boring?
God, was I once that boring?
Weekly Review: October 14, 2008
[Weekly Review] Weekly Review Adjust by Paul Ford , October 14, 2008 The world economy continued its collapse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 22 percent over eight days, Wall Street lost $2.
Weekly Review, by Paul Ford
Yes, it must be _conceptual arrrrrrrrrrrrrt_.
Yes, it must be _conceptual arrrrrrrrrrrrrt_.
Alone in a museum for days.
Alone in a museum for days.
A naked pirate, wrapped in felt.
A naked pirate, wrapped in felt.
Spoke on panel on content. Content.
Spoke on panel on content. Content.
On panel tomorrow. I'm the fatty. http://tinyurl.com/5erbpv
On panel tomorrow. I'm the fatty.
PF's "Echoes" rules roost @ 18:14.
PF's "Echoes" rules roost @ 18:14.
NYU
Fixed
Three new things: http://ftrain.com/steering_wheel.html ;...
Three new things: http://ftrain. com/steering_wheel.
Steering Wheel
I’ve been walking home--my bike is in the shop forever and the weather is nice. I listen to episodes of the Jack Benny program on my phone, waiting for Mary Livingstone to laugh.
Also
God sent Republicans a huge hurricane.
God sent Republicans a huge hurricane.
New York smells like socks today.
New York smells like socks today.
Exactly. Needs Orwellpigs. SNOWBALL HATEZ TOTALITARINIZM!
@jimmydare Exactly. Needs Orwellpigs.
Weekly Review: August 26, 2008
[Weekly Review] Weekly Review Adjust by Paul Ford , August 26, 2008 Barack Obama announced Joe Biden , the senior senator from Delaware , as his running mate, even though Biden voted for the war in Iraq and for NAFTA and once said that Obama was “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. ” Information Week The Washington Post The Obama campaign denied that there was anything wrong with Biden’s signing a 2005 bill that eliminated many bankruptcy protections for consumers after Biden’s lobbyist son Hunter was retained for $100,000 a year by the financial-services giant MBNA, employees of which have donated $214,000 to Biden over the years.
Weekly Review, by Paul Ford
"Next slide, please!" I shouted, ejaculating.
"Next slide, please! " I shouted, ejaculating.
Yet everything's "research," and tax-deductible.
Yet everything's "research," and tax-deductible.
No pressure to develop any expertise--
My official job title is "generalist."
My official job title is "generalist.
I love the cheerful singing orc....
@jimmydare I love the cheerful singing orc. http://theorcsarecoming.
Six years ago, without any jQuery.
Six years ago, without any jQuery.
Web aphorism: "Content is anything but."
Web aphorism: "Content is anything but.
"Breakthrough" means @dphiffer did it first.
"Breakthrough" means @dphiffer did it first.
An exciting weekend of breakthrough code.
An exciting weekend of breakthrough code.
Fleet Foxes. Give Me. Beard Envy.
Fleet Foxes. Give Me.
Google says tomorrow's SIG is full.
Google says tomorrow's SIG is full.
Alas, no Dan Brickley for me.
Alas, no Dan Brickley for me.
Wife swiped phone. Twitter kidnap boring.
Wife swiped phone. Twitter kidnap boring.
Singed elastic smells like tidy virtue.
Singed elastic smells like tidy virtue.
HUGE idea: fortune cookie pregnancy tests.
HUGE idea: fortune cookie pregnancy tests.
Weekly Review, by Paul Ford
Weekly Review: July 1, 2008
[Weekly Review] Weekly Review Adjust by Paul Ford , July 1, 2008 The Supreme Court overturned the 32-year ban on handguns in Washington, D. C.
Just a general observation. FREE BIRD.
@sherah Just a general observation. FREE BIRD.
Bless the black summer dress, yes.
Bless the black summer dress, yes.
I listen to Jack Benny constantly.
I listen to Jack Benny constantly.
Living above a guitar store sucks.
Living above a guitar store sucks.
Now heading twainwards to Fire Island.
Now heading twainwards to Fire Island.
All night I cough. Poor wife.
All night I cough. Poor wife.
Nice not to deal with email.
Nice not to deal with email.
Poor data center was on fire.
Poor data center was on fire.
Weekly Review: May 27, 2008
[Weekly Review] Weekly Review Adjust by Paul Ford , May 27, 2008 President George W. Bush gave a radio address for Memorial Day weekend, invoking the sacrifice of 4,071 U.
Weekly Review, by Paul Ford
Just scored a Brooklyn writing space.
Just scored a Brooklyn writing space.
Ah, that is very, very sweet.
@jimmydare Ah, that is very, very sweet.
Launch complete. Operation lunch can proceed.
@jackrusher Launch complete. Operation lunch can proceed.
: Thanks. No colophons allowed, however. Policy.
@kendall : Thanks. No colophons allowed, however.
Thanks. I feel much better now.
@jimmydare Thanks. I feel much better now.
We never explain. In the DNA.
We never explain. In the DNA.
Thanks @beep @leahpeah @matthewmcvickar @mjb & @textism.
Thanks @beep @leahpeah @matthewmcvickar @mjb & @textism .
"I should become a structuralist filmmaker."
@yagermadden "I should become a structuralist filmmaker.
New @harpers, now with shiny whitespace: http://harpers.org
New @harpers , now with shiny whitespace: http://harpers.
"We had this ceremony every year."
"We had this ceremony every year.
"It was up in the mountains."
"It was up in the mountains.
Caching. Up to 1921. Difficult weekend.
@jimmydare Caching. Up to 1921.
Hot=old Brooklyn drunks seeking porgies?
@nonchalantpeach Hot=old Brooklyn drunks seeking porgies?
Fishing Sheepshead Bay sounds freaking great.
@jimmydare Fishing Sheepshead Bay sounds freaking great.
Work requires naked, raw, exposed RDF.
Work requires naked, raw, exposed RDF.
See quads in TRAC. SPARQL CONSTRUCT?
@kendall See quads in TRAC. SPARQL CONSTRUCT?
Owlgres looks awesome. Will test it.
@kendall Owlgres looks awesome. Will test it.
Need to rent a lakeside cabin.
Need to rent a lakeside cabin.
Lundquist, ah yes. Lundquist. Oh, Lundquist.
@diminutivetiger Lundquist, ah yes. Lundquist.
Blueprint++. Minimal IE6 tweaking. Very liberating.
@jackrusher Blueprint++. Minimal IE6 tweaking.
Next week. Going live on Sunday.
@jackrusher Next week. Going live on Sunday.
"Launch weekend." A vile, hateful concept.
"Launch weekend. " A vile, hateful concept.
Good JavaScript learnings therein. Worth reading.
@muraii Good JavaScript learnings therein. Worth reading.
VERY tidy, considering the project's insanity.
VERY tidy, considering the project's insanity.
Reading processing.js source code. Whoa doggie.
Reading processing. js source code.
Can't answer when I'm not asked.
@gravelpup Can't answer when I'm not asked.
(They yap my name in passing.)
(They yap my name in passing.
I am always cheered by Corgis.
I am always cheered by Corgis.
Oh wow. That's before Homolkas, too.
@patreesha Oh wow. That's before Homolkas, too.
Just google "Josef Fritzl," Austria's sweetheart.
@hotspurOT Just google "Josef Fritzl," Austria's sweetheart.
Must stop reading Austrian dungeon stories.
Must stop reading Austrian dungeon stories.
Walking, biking, I love that route.
@bretthoerner Walking, biking, I love that route.
Custom, essential walking tour of downtown:...
@bretthoerner Custom, essential walking tour of downtown: http://tinyurl.
I have way too many nails.
I have way too many nails.
Never, ever gets old. For me.
Never, ever gets old. For me.
I ask her, "what's his beef?"
I ask her, "what's his beef?
My wife has a coworker, Angus.
My wife has a coworker, Angus.
Diet Coke. Verdana. The Unforgettable Fire.
@joeld Diet Coke. Verdana.
Easily reachable hammers that smash thumbs.
Easily reachable hammers that smash thumbs.
This can lead to terrible things.
This can lead to terrible things.
And everything looks like a hammer.
And everything looks like a hammer.
Many patent decisions could be invalid....
Many patent decisions could be invalid. http://www.
PHP, for example. Photoshop batch mode.
PHP, for example. Photoshop batch mode.
8 gigs NYC 80s radio. Score.
8 gigs NYC 80s radio. Score.
Why, Billie Joe MacAllister? Please, why?
Why, Billie Joe MacAllister? Please, why?
Blueprint, she is indeed the bomb.
@ruzel Blueprint, she is indeed the bomb.
Michelle Shocked found Big Gospel Jesus:...
Michelle Shocked found Big Gospel Jesus: http://tinyurl.
"Lovecraft" can mean so many things.
"Lovecraft" can mean so many things.
Weekly Review, by Paul Ford
Weekly Review: April 15, 2008
[Weekly Review] Weekly Review Adjust by Paul Ford , April 15, 2008 Twenty U. S.
New CMS about halfway written now.
New CMS about halfway written now.
Nothing awesome. Just tired of <textarea>.
@pfhawkins Nothing awesome. Just tired of &lt;textarea&gt;.
Intense urge to hear Michelle Shocked.
Intense urge to hear Michelle Shocked.
Sunny Gowanus. Stooges CD. Vicodrinks. Perfection.
Sunny Gowanus. Stooges CD.
Damn right it's OCD, dog-pimp.
@textism Damn right it's OCD, dog-pimp.
Refactoring work sites from bulky YUI.
@ruzel Refactoring work sites from bulky YUI.
jQuery so gets the job done.
jQuery so gets the job done.
An evil torch stalks the Earth.
An evil torch stalks the Earth.
oh sorry thought this was gmaps
I am really bad with technology.
I am really bad with technology.
emergency colonic and pet store 10012
Time to start looking, yes indeed.
Time to start looking, yes indeed.
Biking home half-pantsed sobbing mightily.
Biking home half-pantsed sobbing mightily.
Must be the magenta acid-wash.
@mubay Must be the magenta acid-wash.
"We Kiss Carl's Big Hairy Cock."
"We Kiss Carl's Big Hairy Cock.
Shrrrkrip! Today is all discomfited chickens.
Shrrrkrip! Today is all discomfited chickens.
My jeans just tore in half.
My jeans just tore in half.
I say that whenever I bike.
I say that whenever I bike.
Wallet, Keys, Cell, Bag, Helmet, Chain.
Wallet, Keys, Cell, Bag, Helmet, Chain.
Meaning a complete and total flustercluck.
Meaning a complete and total flustercluck.
A meme is not a book.
A meme is not a book.
Meaning the _people_ kind of interaction.
Meaning the _people_ kind of interaction.
Apparently I'm meeting Ernie, who's orange.
Apparently I'm meeting Ernie, who's orange.
Magazine will be twittering henceforth.
@harpers Magazine will be twittering henceforth.
Thanks. NYC's here when you need.
@dvsjr Thanks. NYC's here when you need.
Cameras not allowed. Puppetry: srs bsns.
@arsepoetica Cameras not allowed. Puppetry: srs bsns.
Tonight: tour of Henson Creature Studios.
Tonight: tour of Henson Creature Studios.
It's the <blink> tag of interaction.
It's the &lt;blink&gt; tag of interaction.
Does everything have to express something?
Does everything have to express something?
What, you can't afford the paper?
What, you can't afford the paper?
I am prejudiced against MOO cards.
I am prejudiced against MOO cards.
Any major dude will tell you.
Any major dude will tell you.
Jesus. Not World Class Wreckin' Cru.
Jesus. Not World Class Wreckin' Cru.
For me, it's that damn fez.
@gordasm For me, it's that damn fez.
"Hobaggery.com"--expired, available. Hello early retirement.
"Hobaggery. com"--expired, available.
There goes THAT business plan. Damn.
There goes THAT business plan. Damn.
People've registered both "dickery.com" and "twattery.com."
People've registered both "dickery. com" and "twattery.
Google: funny as the post office.
Google: funny as the post office.
I must dig up Royal Scam.
@gordasm I must dig up Royal Scam.
I never told you because I was kind of out of it for a while there but
Dad has a blog . So does my wife, actually.
Meta-RickRoll via tweetscan (key: "2lrx46")....
Meta-RickRoll via tweetscan (key: "2lrx46"). http://tinyurl.
Surprised by what others find odd.
Surprised by what others find odd.
A baby would enhance my brand.
A baby would enhance my brand.
CSS 4 includes Liang's hyphenation algorithm(s)!...
CSS 4 includes Liang's hyphenation algorithm(s)! http://tinyurl.
(But breaks in-page search, unfortunately.)
@mediajunkie (But breaks in-page search, unfortunately.
Ohloh basically serves as my ESPN.
@anildash Ohloh basically serves as my ESPN.
Geekery is like sport for me.
@anildash Geekery is like sport for me.
No dice. My JavaScript proves otherwise.
@mediajunkie No dice. My JavaScript proves otherwise.
A diminutive British doctor lectured me.
A diminutive British doctor lectured me.
Best crowd I've seen in years.
Best crowd I've seen in years.
Lez Zeppelin show: zepheads, ironists, lesbians.
Lez Zeppelin show: zepheads, ironists, lesbians.
Today: Breakfast, vampires, Java, Lez Zeppelin.
Today: Breakfast, vampires, Java, Lez Zeppelin.
Shit. Forgot to go to work.
Shit. Forgot to go to work.
Luxly my office's in the back.
Luxly my office's in the back.
AND USE THE FREAKING LITTER BOX.
AND USE THE FREAKING LITTER BOX.
OH MY GOD PLEASE SHUT UP.
OH MY GOD PLEASE SHUT UP.
Orwell's bookstore description in _Aspidistra_: hooray.
Orwell's bookstore description in _Aspidistra_: hooray.
The Steinski retrospective CDs are great.
The Steinski retrospective CDs are great.
What kind of grandmother ARE you?
What kind of grandmother ARE you?
Just LOOK at the friggin carpet.
Just LOOK at the friggin carpet.
Sasquatch
The first movie I remember seeing was called Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot . I’m sure I had been to the Warner Theater before that but I remember this movie because it was not for children, I was six, and there was some negotiation before I was allowed to go.
One typo away from "dog-ooders."
One typo away from "dog-ooders.
I grieve for Oink EVERY DAY.
@mattb I grieve for Oink EVERY DAY.
Honestly? My analotomy was purely cosmetic.
@ghostwhispers Honestly? My analotomy was purely cosmetic.
Clarifies sourcing in longish/digressive grafs.
@choire Clarifies sourcing in longish/digressive grafs.
Actually, that construction is occasionally useful.
@choire Actually, that construction is occasionally useful.
Your mom made the papers again: http://tinyurl.com/35vz8e
@ghostwhispers Your mom made the papers again: http://tinyurl.
I want to be Joe Frank.
@artlung I want to be Joe Frank.
Sure, when you've finished "taint duty."
@ghostwhispers Sure, when you've finished "taint duty.
Any time after the blood test.
@fireland Any time after the blood test.
"SternBears.com" already gone. I could've modeled!
@anildash "SternBears. com" already gone.
They're really saying: "I'm so awesome."
They're really saying: "I'm so awesome.
Over There
~200 words on restraints at ABriefMessage. com.
"I'm so busy" tweets: paradox inherent.
"I'm so busy" tweets: paradox inherent.
Personal goal: disassociate "awesome" from "harried."
Personal goal: disassociate "awesome" from "harried.
Cleaning. 900' Jesus or Mary J?
Cleaning. 900' Jesus or Mary J?
Chose "Daisy Chain for Satan" instead.
Chose "Daisy Chain for Satan" instead.
That is a very sensible compromise.
@matthewmcvickar That is a very sensible compromise.
Read that as "giant bees." Unnerved.
@dollarshort Read that as "giant bees. " Unnerved.
"Doomsday" is truly some ridiculous shit.
"Doomsday" is truly some ridiculous shit.
Stealing the fennel, gulping apple cider.
Stealing the fennel, gulping apple cider.
Eohippus-sized bees with tusks, agallop.
Eohippus-sized bees with tusks, agallop.
Google docs could revolutionize bad writing.
Google docs could revolutionize bad writing.
I just hurt my throat chuckling.
I just hurt my throat chuckling.
Sub-400 ID. Eight years old!
Sub-400 ID. Eight years old!
Just remembered my ancient MeFi sockpuppet.
Just remembered my ancient MeFi sockpuppet.
Signs
If anyone needs the office phone number.
Sorry, everyone. Intended that as private.
Sorry, everyone. Intended that as private.
I _do_ "understand" polyamory. Just chill.
@fireland I _do_ "understand" polyamory. Just chill.
Goucher is basically Miskatonic, I think.
@paulsmith Goucher is basically Miskatonic, I think.
When we yiffing, bro? I'm ready.
@ghostwhispers When we yiffing, bro? I'm ready.
Whoa. You just zinged a baby.
@jackrusher Whoa. You just zinged a baby.
Note
I wonder what the poor folks are doing tonight.
Playlist: Nicks follows Winwood. Stand Back.
Playlist: Nicks follows Winwood. Stand Back.
Five downloads in Transmission--all legal.
Five downloads in Transmission--all legal.
Eloquence Personified
“That’s great. That’s everything it’s supposed to be.
Two men, both nerds and dudes: http://tinyurl.com/34y9s2
Two men, both nerds and dudes: http://tinyurl.
Ftrain all about civics and God:...
Ftrain all about civics and God: http://ftrain. com/windchest.
You have evoked Subgenius zine yearnings.
You have evoked Subgenius zine yearnings.
One could track disease vectors here.
One could track disease vectors here.
Oh my God. NOT JIM GOAD.
@diminutivetiger Oh my God. NOT JIM GOAD.
Which makes the flu very interesting.
Which makes the flu very interesting.
I always associate "sputum" with "jism."
@artlung I always associate "sputum" with "jism.
Twitter: where men describe respiratory ejecta.
Twitter: where men describe respiratory ejecta.
"Just snotted viridescent, viscoelastic, fetid mouthsilt!"
"Just snotted viridescent, viscoelastic, fetid mouthsilt!
"My dribbling mansnot--impact on UX?"
"My dribbling mansnot--impact on UX?
Not just you. Witness: "coughed up."...
@wilw Not just you. Witness: "coughed up.
Valuable, meaningful, useful, elegant, intelligent...
@diminutivetiger Valuable, meaningful, useful, elegant, intelligent adjectives?
Every undertaking will require some hypocrisy.
Every undertaking will require some hypocrisy.
More would be overkill, I think.
@billder More would be overkill, I think.
Yeah, yeah. My keyboard's for elves.
@mediajunkie Yeah, yeah. My keyboard's for elves.
Obama's rhetorical plank: "Will it blend?"
@arsepoetica Obama's rhetorical plank: "Will it blend?
One juror's middle name is "rasberry."
One juror's middle name is "rasberry.
Brooklyn civic architecture: 100% grandeur-proof.
Brooklyn civic architecture: 100% grandeur-proof.
Stop whispering my name, snack machines.
Stop whispering my name, snack machines.
Justice has been paused for lunch.
Justice has been paused for lunch.
Oh, how I crave comforting medicine.
Oh, how I crave comforting medicine.
I hope Ashley's real, without addictions....
I hope Ashley's real, without addictions. http://tinyurl.
Learning to be a sexy juror.
Learning to be a sexy juror.
"Yes, jury duty now includes wireless."
"Yes, jury duty now includes wireless.
The Wind Chest
“Are you going to church? ” asked my mother over the phone.
Gossip Girl's filming by my workplace.
Gossip Girl's filming by my workplace.
Let's never have today again. Thanks!
Let's never have today again. Thanks!
I'll help you if I can.
@jimmydare I'll help you if I can.
Oh God, the shamrocks. THEY BURN.
Oh God, the shamrocks. THEY BURN.
Does my cruelty know no bounds?
@jackrusher Does my cruelty know no bounds?
You absolutely need a load balancer.
@niel You absolutely need a load balancer.
Not true. Different kind of math.
Not true. Different kind of math.
Like when you're shopping for hookers.
Like when you're shopping for hookers.
Sex SHOULD cost .000000000000¢, taking nanoseconds.
Sex SHOULD cost . 000000000000¢, taking nanoseconds.
Forgot Moore's Law is not universal.
Forgot Moore's Law is not universal.
$4000 don't buy what it did.
$4000 don't buy what it did.
Wow. This is bad for Obama. http://tinyurl.com/2wj86k
Wow. This is bad for Obama.
Perhaps the answer is grid whores.
Perhaps the answer is grid whores.
Six-Word Reviews of 763 SXSW Mp3s
I wrote 763 six-word song reviews for The Morning News. The songs are all from bands appearing at SXSW right now and each review links to MP3s so that you might judge the state of contemporary music for yourself.
Six-Word Reviews of 763 SXSW Mp3s
I recently downloaded the SXSW 2008 torrent file , which contains nearly 48 continuous hours of music from 763 acts appearing this week at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas (these bands elected to give away MP3s; they represent less than half of the total number of acts). I found myself wondering how to locate the songs worth hearing, and imagined that others were having the same problem.
763 SXSW MP3s: Six-word reviews. http://tinyurl.com/2kyayl
763 SXSW MP3s: Six-word reviews. http://tinyurl.
Ftrain sandwich! Turkey, mustard, onion, regret.
@sogrady Ftrain sandwich! Turkey, mustard, onion, regret.
Probably on The Morning News tomorrow.
Probably on The Morning News tomorrow.
Just four or five nights' work.
Just four or five nights' work.
It's not actually a big deal.
@alanapost @matthewmcvk @sogrady It's not actually a big deal.
Soon it will be alive online.
Soon it will be alive online.
I've finished a truly insane thing.
I've finished a truly insane thing.
That's the project I was discussing.
That's the project I was discussing.
I'm guessing your wife, not mom?
@ginatrapani I'm guessing your wife, not mom?
"Little too tall/Could've used...pounds."
@jackrusher "Little too tall/Could've used... pounds.
Big table. Concerned Javascript would crawl.
@sogrady Big table. Concerned Javascript would crawl.
: Whoa. "Surfboard shaper, and vampire hunter."...
@jimmydare : Whoa. "Surfboard shaper, and vampire hunter.
Wait--musicians are up before noon?
@Womack Wait--musicians are up before noon?
I'm glad I'm not in Texas.
@Womack I'm glad I'm not in Texas.
Where should I store my universe?
@crnixon Where should I store my universe?
It's all "Night Moves" from now.
@jimmydare It's all "Night Moves" from now.
You're basically a publisher's dream forever.
@ginatrapani You're basically a publisher's dream forever.
Second editions are so damn rare.
@ginatrapani Second editions are so damn rare.
Overwhelming day now ending, and beginning.
Overwhelming day now ending, and beginning.
Most likely him--Spitzer inherited tons.
@kendall Most likely him--Spitzer inherited tons.
How could he let down Silda?
How could he let down Silda?
You would have liked the fighting.
@jimmydare You would have liked the fighting.
Sure, I like to drink beer.
@strutting Sure, I like to drink beer.
As Jack says, MMA's somewhat chesslike.
As Jack says, MMA's somewhat chesslike.
Just returned from illegal Bronx fighting.
Just returned from illegal Bronx fighting.
It will kill. What's it about?
@jimmydare It will kill. What's it about?
: If you haven't met her already.
@askrom : If you haven't met her already.
: You should introduce yourself to @ginatrapani.
@askrom : You should introduce yourself to @ginatrapani .
: I like Austin, though. Sweet bats!
@kendall : I like Austin, though. Sweet bats!
Good thing I'm in New York.
Good thing I'm in New York.
Man. It's very cold in Austin.
Man. It's very cold in Austin.
: Now would that be...THIS LENS? http://tinyurl.com/2uqom3
@edd : Now would that be... THIS LENS?
Phrase I won't miss: "other America."
Phrase I won't miss: "other America.
"Attempting that is STUPID." Good sign.
"Attempting that is STUPID. " Good sign.
Because you both wear those glasses?
@hotdogsladies Because you both wear those glasses?
Feeling FULL of fail, and jealous.
Feeling FULL of fail, and jealous.
You read the publisher's website interview?
@jimmydare You read the publisher's website interview?
: Never read Gaitskill's fiction before today.
@arsepoetica : Never read Gaitskill's fiction before today.
Reading Gaitskill story that became "Secretary."
Reading Gaitskill story that became "Secretary.
Weekly Review: March 4, 2008
[Weekly Review] Weekly Review Adjust by Paul Ford , March 4, 2008 Responding to rocket attacks on Ashkelon, once the largest seaport of Canaan, Israel sent tanks, troops, and fighter jets to northern Gaza. Fifty-four Palestinians â??
Weekly Review, by Paul Ford
: Next to the socks and pills.
@arsepoetica : Next to the socks and pills.
Goofy new Ftrain vaguely about poetry....
Goofy new Ftrain vaguely about poetry. http://tinyurl.
: Happy birthday! Get back to work!
@askrom : Happy birthday! Get back to work!
I'm tentatively excited about Akala's album.
I'm tentatively excited about Akala's album.
Uploading a George Saunders video. Sweet!
Uploading a George Saunders video. Sweet!
This Is Just To Say
Cockatiels Ran across some verse and realized: The tidal-wave of domesticity that’s crashed on these shores has rendered modernist and late-modernist love poetry inoperate. I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox Etc.
Dollar pints hurt more than help.
Dollar pints hurt more than help.
So much cheaper than therapy, though.
So much cheaper than therapy, though.
Anger at Best Buy: applied futility.
Anger at Best Buy: applied futility.
Today's preventive medical test scares me.
Today's preventive medical test scares me.
Too much music in SXSW torrent.
Too much music in SXSW torrent.
Git has caused severe brainache tonight.
Git has caused severe brainache tonight.
: The concluding grafs were EPIC FAIL.
@jimmydare : The concluding grafs were EPIC FAIL.
: That article isn't even worth "free."
@jimmydare : That article isn't even worth "free.
New Ftrain about clouds and nails....
New Ftrain about clouds and nails. ( http://ftrain.
Clouds
My most frequent when-I-am-walking game is Exposure : What if I had nothing more than my clothes and needed to survive the night? “All of the brownstone basements have gates,” I said to my wife as we walked down Union St.
Rob Rob. Refuse refuse! What others?
Rob Rob. Refuse refuse!
: "Grouse grouse grouse," Grouse grouse grouse....
@askrom : "Grouse grouse grouse," Grouse grouse grouse. ( http://tinyurl.
Article I edited is now free. (http://harpers.org/archive/20...
Article I edited is now free. ( http://harpers.
My bodega banana is entirely unacceptable.
My bodega banana is entirely unacceptable.
Been crushing on Estelle lately, too....
Been crushing on Estelle lately, too. ( http://www.
: See "Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."...
@askrom : See "Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. " ( http://tinyurl.
: Mary J.'s heart understands my heart.
@anildash : Mary J. 's heart understands my heart.
Tired of users forgetting they registered.
Tired of users forgetting they registered.
One dollar house pints. Wife horrified.
One dollar house pints. Wife horrified.
Two dollar draft beer. Day obliterated.
Two dollar draft beer. Day obliterated.
That problem sent me to MacPorts.
@edd That problem sent me to MacPorts.
sudo port install git-core. Took 5ever.
@edd sudo port install git-core. Took 5ever.
But streams do not need trees.
But streams do not need trees.
Yes, trees need streams to grow.
Yes, trees need streams to grow.
I was foolish to expect otherwise.
I was foolish to expect otherwise.
Entangling Markdown, XSLT, and RDF failed.
Entangling Markdown, XSLT, and RDF failed.
"The way a crow/Shook down"!
"The way a crow/Shook down"!
The office was dry and warm.
The office was dry and warm.
A few hours lost, so what?
A few hours lost, so what?
Minnie Driver, disliker of "blog...
Minnie Driver, disliker of "blog culture. "( http://tinyurl.
Oh, mod_rewrite. Why? Why? WHY? WHY?
Oh, mod_rewrite. Why?
I LOVED _Juno's_ quirky episiotomy scene.
I LOVED _Juno's_ quirky episiotomy scene.
Hillary refuses to make me lemonade.
Hillary refuses to make me lemonade.
Hillary won't drive me to school.
Hillary won't drive me to school.
The constant is inviolable. No NULLs.
@joshlewis The constant is inviolable. No NULLs.
Why didn't Apache just use Befunge?
Why didn't Apache just use Befunge?
Hey. Nice having lunch last week.
@zzgavin Hey. Nice having lunch last week.
: will cure more sins THEN condemnation?
@jessamyn : will cure more sins THEN condemnation?
Things've been tough lately for dreamers
You'll write code in the sand.
@ginatrapani You'll write code in the sand.
Vacation is necessary punishment for nerds.
@ginatrapani Vacation is necessary punishment for nerds.
Don't kid yourself. It'll be hell.
@ginatrapani Don't kid yourself. It'll be hell.
: Nope. Get DosBOX, then download DPaint....
@platkus : Nope. Get DosBOX, then download DPaint.
Those were not representative NYC sandwiches.
@zzgavin Those were not representative NYC sandwiches.
: That is powerful exaggeration right there.
@sogrady : That is powerful exaggeration right there.
Just saw you. Also following sogrady.
@monkchips Just saw you. Also following sogrady.
: I've followed Redmonk feeds for years.
@monkchips : I've followed Redmonk feeds for years.
MySQL with native support for RDF.
MySQL with native support for RDF.
Coolest thing ever: DeluxePaint for MacOSX.
Coolest thing ever: DeluxePaint for MacOSX.
Coolest thing ever: unlimited world snacks!
Coolest thing ever: unlimited world snacks!
Moving CMS from SeRQL to SPARQL.
Moving CMS from SeRQL to SPARQL.
Disappointing to watch The Wire implode.
Disappointing to watch The Wire implode.
Doris Lessing wears a man out.
Doris Lessing wears a man out.
Which white southerner will be veep?
Which white southerner will be veep?
"Witchy Woman": The Banality of Eagles
Yes, I said. Yes I have.
Yes, I said. Yes I have.
Sales call: "Heard of Six Apart?"
Sales call: "Heard of Six Apart?
A spreadsheet with extraordinary text handling.
A spreadsheet with extraordinary text handling.
Compiling emacs on my Antikythera mechanism.
Compiling emacs on my Antikythera mechanism.
Multivolume "A History of Technology" arrived.
Multivolume "A History of Technology" arrived.
Ftrain now embraces the Facebook revolution!...
Ftrain now embraces the Facebook revolution! ( http://tinyurl.
_Brown_, Richard Rodriguez: reason to read.
_Brown_, Richard Rodriguez: reason to read.
I love Perl. It's a glutton.
I love Perl. It's a glutton.
: Shit, that's great to hear. Thanks.
@strutting : Shit, that's great to hear. Thanks.
: I place no limits on others.
@joeld : I place no limits on others.
: It forces me to make choices.
@leahpeah : It forces me to make choices.
Verizon guy's twin must hate life....
Verizon guy's twin must hate life. ( http://www.
Q.U.I.P. check: Q.A.'ed, Usable, Interesting, Pretty.
Q. U.
"Keats spoke with a cockney accent."
"Keats spoke with a cockney accent.
Screenplay emailed. Reading ACM on OLPC.
Screenplay emailed. Reading ACM on OLPC.
Best way to GPL Harper's CMS?
Best way to GPL Harper's CMS?
Seeking "All My Hummingbirds Have Alibis."
Seeking "All My Hummingbirds Have Alibis.
Emulated Newton now running quite smoothly.
Emulated Newton now running quite smoothly.
Screenplay still unfinished. Pills, bed, repeat.
Screenplay still unfinished. Pills, bed, repeat.
Posted Google data center blueprint:...
Posted Google data center blueprint: http://tinyurl.
Omakase at Hatsuhana. Delicious, delicious mercury.
Omakase at Hatsuhana. Delicious, delicious mercury.
Emulated Crystal Quest brought me joy.
Emulated Crystal Quest brought me joy.
Story: You resembled my wife's ghost.
Story: You resembled my wife's ghost.
I must refactor everything very soon.
I must refactor everything very soon.
(Well, not really. But it's interesting.)
(Well, not really. But it's interesting.
Openads approaches accountable, Nelsonian transclusion.
Openads approaches accountable, Nelsonian transclusion.
Broke boss's chair, despite losing weight.
Broke boss's chair, despite losing weight.
The best work burns every bridge.
The best work burns every bridge.
The cats have now taken control.
The cats have now taken control.
Estelle is basically Mary J. Feist.
Estelle is basically Mary J. Feist.
Content, context, contact: apparently all "king."
Content, context, contact: apparently all "king.
I recite six rules each day.
I recite six rules each day.
"Be a man, not a guy."
"Be a man, not a guy.
"Love should be easy; work, hard."
"Love should be easy; work, hard.
"Nothing is beneath me, or above."
"Nothing is beneath me, or above.
"Avoid nicotine, sugar, starch, meat, alcohol."
"Avoid nicotine, sugar, starch, meat, alcohol.
"Basically, I'll never be that happy."
"Basically, I'll never be that happy.
"Under no circumstance wear buttoning vests."
"Under no circumstance wear buttoning vests.
I often fail at all six.
I often fail at all six.
Falernian arbors are lost to history.
Falernian arbors are lost to history.
The beagle wins! Eat it, terriers.
The beagle wins! Eat it, terriers.
Reuters offers metadata extraction via SOAP.
Reuters offers metadata extraction via SOAP.
Swallow-sized pterosaurs had long toes.
Swallow-sized pterosaurs had long toes.
Strange to say "my wife's blog."
Strange to say "my wife's blog.
My librarian grandmother met Eleanor Roosevelt.
My librarian grandmother met Eleanor Roosevelt.
"This is not an aphorism."—Derrida
"This is not an aphorism.
Photoshop batch mode kisses satan's hoof.
Photoshop batch mode kisses satan's hoof.
I now have an intern. Odd.
I now have an intern. Odd.
: So much easier when they're here.
@tbray : So much easier when they're here.
PHP's pidgin: for trade, not poetry.
PHP's pidgin: for trade, not poetry.
: Wish I'd seen more of you.
@edd : Wish I'd seen more of you.
: It truly is the dumbest thing.
@jimmydare : It truly is the dumbest thing.
: Exactly; you said it just right.
@fpaynter : Exactly; you said it just right.
: Not many words for conversation, capisci?
@joeld : Not many words for conversation, capisci?
Heart of Darkness: McCain is Kurtz.
Heart of Darkness: McCain is Kurtz.
"EXCELLENT PowerPoint. Fetch me fresh trousers."
"EXCELLENT PowerPoint. Fetch me fresh trousers.
SF Zoo should've upgraded to Leopard.
SF Zoo should've upgraded to Leopard.
The screenplay must be finished tonight.
The screenplay must be finished tonight.
Publishers! Bend over for crowd wisdom.
Publishers! Bend over for crowd wisdom.
Whole Foods looms over my neighborhood.
Whole Foods looms over my neighborhood.
Upon Vampire Weekend/Would Leslie've opined?
Upon Vampire Weekend/Would Leslie've opined?
Sweet college memories of ISO 8879.
Sweet college memories of ISO 8879.
I trust my users. TO SUCK.
I trust my users. TO SUCK.
Helen of Troy: hatched from egg.
Helen of Troy: hatched from egg.
Ancient Roman map: 1800 square feet.
Ancient Roman map: 1800 square feet.
The Web I loved is dead.
The Web I loved is dead.
The new books have more buttons.
The new books have more buttons.
A Manhattan conference: publishing requires community.
A Manhattan conference: publishing requires community.
All posts will be six words.
All posts will be six words.
Sinatra named his plane "El Dago."
Sinatra named his plane "El Dago.
: Six words, five spaces, who cares?
@fpaynter : Six words, five spaces, who cares?
I distrust Tampax®'s African tampon strategy.
I distrust Tampax®'s African tampon strategy.
Fishing Party
Last September, on a clear warm Saturday morning a week before my wedding, about ten of us celebrated my bachelor party by going fishing out in Sheepshead Bay. You pay $50 and get on the boat.
A Joke
Why do oranges make good lawyers? Because they always win on appeal.
The Vet
Watching parts of the game last night I was put in mind of attending Phillies games with my grandfather at Veterans Stadium. I was nine or ten.
The Swings
My friend Michael wants to know what I think of his novel. The first chapter—the first of twelve planned, according to the index cards pinned to clotheslines that cover the ceiling of his apartment, is one hundred fifty-seven singlespaced ten-point Times New Roman pages that describe relations between a man referred to as Captain and a woman known as Isabella, the wife of a Austrian blunderbuss dealer.
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Another Veil-lifter Pitched
Dear EDITOR, I am proud to send you, in galley, THE VEILS FLEW AWAY LIKE KITES, the first novel by major new talent Isolde Mabuq. Open it .
Saturday
I went fishing in Florida once, said Rebecca, and the ocean is absolutely teeming with violence. I pulled a two-foot kingfish out of the water.
Weekly Review, by Paul Ford
Weekly Review: January 22, 2008
[Weekly Review] Weekly Review Adjust by Paul Ford , January 22, 2008 President George W. Bush called for $145 billion in tax cuts, describing the measures as a “shot in the arm” for the U.