Social Media Updates for 2009-09-13
- Trying http://www.pdftoword.com/ now. #
- A letter to Courtney Love: http://bit.ly/2nOHU9 [I wonder if she'll respond?] #
- Not everybody is happy with iTunes 9: http://bit.ly/zqheX [I still say it needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.] #
- @LilyJang Hablo español, pero ese bot (@elpirillo) fue fijado por algún otro. :) [I probably slaughtered that, too.] #
- Play: http://www.inudge.net/ #
- What do geeks do on weekends? http://bit.ly/ZY1Te [I stretch out and eat pancakes.] #
- I think my evil twin was at Seattle's Twestival tonight, #ShaunaCausey. Apologies for any odd behavior he exhibited. #twtsea #
- Live with Seattle friends at #twtsea: http://live.pirillo.com/ [taking requests / donations for Twestival!] #
- I hope to stream "Subservient Chris" at the Seattle Twestival tonight: http://live.pirillo.com/ [9pm] #twtsea #
- Watched MacHeads on Hulu: http://bit.ly/13lLjw [I wonder if there's a Windows equivalent out there?] #
- I survived 17.149 seconds: http://bit.ly/yvIR7 [Can you top that?] #
- 5 redeem codes to give away for RTs of: Hey @chrispirillo, I wanna wake up with http://go.tagjag.com/awaken for the iPhone! #
- Nintendo continues to disappoint: http://bit.ly/UpBlB [I have two Wii systems still in the box, actually.] #
- List of things to do when you're bored: http://bit.ly/EuY8l [Don't click unless you are...] #
- I'm supporting "Social Media 101" on September 25th: http://sm101.eventbrite.com/ [Tickets still available!] #
- Here's another fine charity: http://www.amandasarmy.com/ [via another fine friend.] #
- Snapped by the radiant @LilyJang at tonight's #Q13tweetup: http://twitpic.com/hebu5 [That's me with @BillWixey!] #
- My Geeks community donated $250 to the Firefighter Burn Foundation – and we challenge you to do the same. #
- Ordering a 2010 Prius V (with the "technology" package). #
- Screenr makes screencasting as easy as tweeting. http://bit.ly/LOVWG #
- Cuteness is sometimes the most sinister weapon of all. http://bit.ly/NopAC #
- Pigs fly (well, flu) and now we're getting rubber from dandelions? What a world, what a world! http://bit.ly/tpPjn #
- Don Quixote de la… Sichuan? http://bit.ly/ARaog #
- Ah! I thought I remembered forgetting this. http://bit.ly/2s2nmV #
- "If [this] doesn’t make your eyes light up, you don’t have much love for computing in general!" http://bit.ly/18Nj2E #
- We all have stories about where we were on 9/11/01, but the first-hand accounts are the most poignant and chilling. http://bit.ly/9xtAs #
- Service calls before morning coffee (or crack) are never a good thing. http://bit.ly/WRYVy #
- Is Microsoft hosting an Open Source party akin to… I don't know… a BBQ joint inviting vegans to dinner? http://bit.ly/2wbkeu #
- Raveable wants to make sure that you know what you’re getting yourself into. http://bit.ly/L2jGM #
- Old McDonald Had a Farm – http://bit.ly/G8MPv #
- Things a Geek Needs When on Vacation – http://bit.ly/pEXTz #
- Virtual Machine Setup Problem – http://bit.ly/10B8NA #
- Join me for the Q13 tweetup tomorrow, supporting the Firefighter Burn Foundation: http://bit.ly/9hS9I [with @LilyJang!] #
- The best music-making apps for the iPhone / iPod: http://go.tagjag.com/groovemaker/ [Groove is in the heart, no?] #
- And you, sir, are no Aaron Burr. http://bit.ly/2NpjRT #
- Fascinating! And… ewwwww. http://bit.ly/13tVF #
- 50% of fish consumed globally now raised on farms. http://bit.ly/1nejGm #
- Green beer: It's not just for St. Patrick's Day, anymore. http://bit.ly/4hnxY #
- "Head Of Yahoo! sells huge amounts of stock; guess what comes next?" http://bit.ly/29WM20 #
- Monopoly City Streets Online will probably be awesome… when it works. http://bit.ly/XaYsg #
- "Bluetooth mobile keyboard? Microsoft, are you kidding us?" http://bit.ly/70QVG #
- Google went a-courtin', and it did ride… http://bit.ly/rT4v6 #
- Helping @SeattleChamber stream the #Seattle Mayoral Debate at noon today: http://bit.ly/2lHLym [I'm a camera for hire!] #
- Hitachi announces new, quieter drives for the at-home movie enthusiast. http://bit.ly/27YHCW #
- Yes, You Need a Firewall – http://bit.ly/GqZpm #
- Are You a Failure? – http://bit.ly/zcoGK #
- Matt Hartley's wrangled us up a Linux desktop recording roundup. http://bit.ly/DgB6A [One of them is not Constantinople.] #
- Are you in the Loopthing? http://bit.ly/LLTgK #
- How to Share Files Between a Mac and a PC for Free – http://bit.ly/Lymip #
- 20 GOTO 10 #
- I'm using social media to help beat my addiction to technology. #
- Dammit. Amazon doesn't take "street cred" as a form of payment. What's up with that? #
- Normal is relative, but my relatives are far from normal. :P #
- I didn't think my eyebrows were out of control, but one of 'em just asked for a weekly allowance. WTF? #
- Geek tests @bing: http://bit.ly/JmTHh [I'm just glad it wasn't an essay question.] #
- I think, for the first time in my life, I wanna get an iPod Nano: http://go.tagjag.com/nano [A true Flip killer?] #
- Your http://geeks.pirillo.com/ profile page now supports "Status Updates" [Twitter-like functionality] #
- What are your options for deploying Windows 7? http://bit.ly/GPeqS #
- Surprisingly enough, there's no law dictating that eBook readers have to be ugly. http://bit.ly/14Bc29 #
- Oh, Lordy – cotton for food? Milo Minderbinder would surely approve. http://bit.ly/3BO3B #
- College students are filthy animals! http://bit.ly/18HVSh #
- Need sound effects and music loops? http://soundsnap.com/ [Just about every category is covered, too.] #ad #music #sound #
- Our energy needs will likely keep Homer Simpson on the payroll for a while. http://bit.ly/gFoQA #
- When it comes to cleaning up oil spills, a microbe cocktail is the quicker picker-upper. http://bit.ly/4SyN4 #
- Are you my favorite? http://favstar.fm/users/chrispirillo @favstar #
- Don't like to exercise? Make it a game. A poker game! http://bit.ly/3gXfw7 #
- Cleaning up after broken Windows is as easy as just sweeping the pieces under the rug. http://bit.ly/FmKdC #
- By weight or by tone, Southwest wouldn't let him fly home. http://bit.ly/NMccY #
- Sirius XM is seriously screwing up. http://bit.ly/45LXmF #
- What Do You Blame? – http://bit.ly/pl6La #
- How to Make Your Own Video Game – http://bit.ly/46uL7l #
- In my crowd, if your face isn't buried in a device… YOU are the loser. #
- The pirillo / lockergnome community is behind @drew and the #blamedrewscancer team for http://blame-a-thon.com tonight! Good luck! #
- Where to Find New (and Free) iPhone Apps – http://bit.ly/UivCZ #
- Totally forgot I had a video game arcade online: http://lockergnome.com/arcade/ #
- In-Flight Wi-Fi, Changing Onboard Entertainment: http://bit.ly/kV6qz [Watching people use the Internet is hilarious.] #
- Yay, me. #
- LEGO Death Star Review: http://bit.ly/ePIbR [I'm afraid the link will be quite operational when your friends arrive.] #
- GIMP 2.8 even more Photoshoppy. http://bit.ly/dhkbj #
- Snailmailr? I don't even knowr. http://bit.ly/2zSthW #
- The WordPress editor isn't everyone's cup of tea. http://bit.ly/VBKLQ [Come to think of it, tea isn't everyone's cup of tea.] #
- So this is what an outing with a musician geek is like. http://bit.ly/DUkmY #
- Are we a step (or two) closer to an AIDS vaccine? http://bit.ly/CDGeu #
- Gigabyte to offer 11 i5 motherboards. http://bit.ly/ECNyH #
- Maybe instead of retiring, I can turn myself into a cartoon instead? #
- Are Microsoft and Best Buy in cahoots to keep people away from Linux? http://bit.ly/3k7gw6 #
- Where will ostriches bury their heads once all the snow melts? http://bit.ly/oVhRG #
- Another Microsoft lawsuit? It's hard to keep track, sometimes. http://bit.ly/A60aX #
- 5'5" is the new 5'11". #
- Honda Insight: the most frugal hybrid? http://bit.ly/LfKwB #
- Would you sign a petition to the FDA for banning trans fats? http://bit.ly/N41BL #
- The dictionary – and books in general – will never be truly obsolete. http://bit.ly/rudHS [Batteries not included.] #
- How to Protect Your Content with Copyright for Free – http://bit.ly/gGVSg #
- How to Play Quake Online – http://bit.ly/1X3mj8 #
- I worked from Noon to Midnight and finally finished the LEGO Death Star (@MichelleGamboa & @JessicaRandazza helped)! #
- iMill or TreadPod? http://bit.ly/18DXDa #
- From a consumer standpoint, Black Friday 2009 could be the best yet. http://bit.ly/1L7kK #
- It seems like Microsoft is still jockeying for position in the media player market. http://bit.ly/2vg3tf #
- Responsible IT professionals may not welcome a real WebOS. http://bit.ly/Aq1A9 #
- There's got to be a fair solution to the health care debate. http://bit.ly/11Am98 [Getting people to agree on what's "fair" is what's hard.] #
- Sports writers, like anyone else, just want to feel important. http://bit.ly/iD6H #
- Are Snow Leopard's imperfections making the Microsoft Windows team chuckle just a little bit? http://bit.ly/l34yp #
- Trying to complete the LEGO Death Star build today at http://live.pirillo.com/ [I'm not sure we'll make it by Midnight.] #
- For those times you want everyone on Twitter to know you're listening to that 70-song Barry Manilow box set. http://bit.ly/tqlct #
- You'd think "stay in school" is some sort of socialist rallying slogan the way people are carrying on. http://bit.ly/3Tp7av #
- Landen Wilson turns in his assessment of the new Mike Judge movie. http://bit.ly/8eIoi [Hint: It's nutty!] #
- Keeping your WordPress install current is good for a number of reasons. (Security is the biggie, though.) http://bit.ly/Pz80W #
- Hacking an Amazon Kindle with Ubuntu has its uses. http://bit.ly/32UOiN #
- Humans are hardwired to believe in God, say scientists: http://bit.ly/3jM6Vp [Holy bullshit?] #
- Do you agree that none of the available browsers really offer it all? http://bit.ly/GrbnU #
- Autumn is here. :) #
- They have extra Jason Mraz mainstage passes for tonight! Ask at the Starbucks Green Room by the Mural Ampitheater. #bumbershoot #
- Social Media Updates for 2009-09-06 – http://bit.ly/2O3q05 #
- People are invading my personal space (watching Common Market with @jessicarandazza) http://yfrog.com/0txbgj #bumbershoot #




