Social Media Updates for 2009-12-06

• 5 Reasons to Switch to Google Chrome Browser: http://bit.ly/587LaA [I'm sure you could come up with more...] #
• Classic Video Game Holocaust? http://bit.ly/5m7CKd [Emulation, FTW!] #
• Christmas Tree: Fake vs Real? #
• Now the plastic Santa is asking for a Google Wave invite. What kind of pub is this?! #
• OMG. The plastic Santa talked! Maybe it's just some old dude with severe sleep apnea. What the hell did they put in my drink?! #
• I just spent a half hour talking to a plastic Santa. #FML #
• At a pub. Crowdsourcing my drink. What should I order first? #
• Finally! Find the fastest DNS Server with namebench: http://bit.ly/bNl8J [Free tool - use it now!] #
• http://etherpad.com/ service back online until base is open sourced! [HT @Stammy] #
• Used http://www.image-maps.com to edit the IMAGEMAP at the top of http://youtube.com/lockergnome #
• The Dumbass Remix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSxUUdD156E [Uh-huh, yeah!] #
• http://www.atari.com/arcade [HT @Mike_Linux_NL] #
• Your a Dumbass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBdSl7yeIiw #
• "Special Brownies" for Santa: http://bit.ly/12i2rV [Don't let this happen to you.] #
• To the person who asked if she could be my "pubicist" today: NO. #
• People are LEGO: http://bit.ly/5ETTw3 [Finally, we have definitive proof.] #
• When someone writes: "your gay" – which one are they referring to? #
• Dude. That "Seeing Eye" dog was total "Smelling Ass." #
• I'm not sure which was biggest: her vehicle, her hair, or her sense of entitlement. She did NOT have the right of way! #
• Life is gonna be the death of me. #
• I ated all my gumdrops. #
• Curious as to why @NichCarlson used the photo of me in a beanbag for Google article: http://bit.ly/3UAxsT [Where'd he find it?] #
• I officially hate @MarshallK for introducing me to http://www.lamebook.com/ this morning. #
• I officially hate @MarshallK for introducing me to http://www.lamebook.com/this morning. #
• Today's LOL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P20v3oJGK1U [by @TobyTurner] #
• Scored @hexage's Totemo for free yesterday via http://appventcalendar.com/ [Love it!] #
• Beware Social Media Snake Oil: http://bit.ly/6NTt37 [via @Atul] #
• A parting glass for Liam Clancy. http://bit.ly/7DcxmC [Rest in peace.] #
• To all my followers offended by profanity: I swear, the virus in the back of my throat posted that last thing. #
• To the virus hanging out in the back of my throat: WOULD YOU JUST FUCKING DIE ALREADY?! #
• http://twitshirt.com/ #
• http://www.tweetbookz.com/ #
• I'm dreaming of a __________ Christmas. #
• Dear @jason_MrAZ, I'm sorry for slaughtering your music: http://daveryder.com/Im_Yours.mp3 [@DaveRyder is not to blame.] #
• New Study Indicates Cell Phone Users Have Nothing to Worry About: http://bit.ly/5YKr6F [Only pressing the '0' button makes you go sterile.] #
• It Sucks to Be Sick – http://bit.ly/72hkPN #
• The dumbest device on the planet, the Twitter Peek: http://bit.ly/6xVFI2 [Via @SchoolTechTV] #
• WICKED! Quickly create your own FunTweets: http://funmail.com/timeline?username=chrispirillo&x=99&y=9 [Try it on my timeline!] #
• If someone offers you a meal with dingleberries in it, DO NOT accept the offer. #psa #
• Which would you rather lose: your favorite mobile device or your sanity? #
• Where would you rather have a blister: your heel or your uvula? #
• Kings are in the moral order what monsters are in the natural. [Henri Gregoire] #
• Which would you rather have: a broken computer or a broken heart? #
• Has the way you use Twitter changed from even a year ago? http://bit.ly/6HmUC0 #
• Which would you rather have: a broken arm or a broken leg? #
• Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac. [Ronnie Corbett] #
• More noise, please! [Steven Jesse Bernstein] #
• Pixel Waffle: http://thepancakeproject.blogspot.com/2009/11/pixel-waffle.html #
• Pushy phone rep? Cancel any subscription easily. http://bit.ly/5NlUvz [Tell 'em you're a filthy hobo!] #
• Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror. [Pappy Boyington] #
• The Real-Time Web and its Future: http://bit.ly/rtwresearch [Am I already living in the past?] #
• H1N1 email may give another kind of infection. http://bit.ly/4Q1TIa [I'm guessing it's not a love bug?] #
• DirectX 11: http://bit.ly/7ebBYZ [Is it living up to the hype?] #
• There is no must in art because art is free. [Wassily Kandinsky] #
• Wicket & Pixie on the BBC with Russell Howard's Good News: http://bit.ly/8dBSWp [His commentary is hilarious!] #
• Device Doctor helps update your drivers for free. http://bit.ly/5buUoD [Even without insurance? That's socialism!] #
• http://www.pencil-animation.org/ #
• All I need is a big surfboard and a piano. [Dennis Wilson] #
• Google wants to be your public DNS service provider http://bit.ly/8ezHjc [For free? That's socialism!] #
• A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg. [Samuel Butler] #
• New Job? concentrate on impressing your co-workers instead of the boss. http://bit.ly/4BqYCE [Doing your job right should impress all!] #
• I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone. [Rainer Maria Rilke] #
• Is Microsoft jumping the gun? http://bit.ly/7Vkz9P [Or is it a fox on the run?] #
• Tell a man he is brave, and you help him to become so [Thomas Carlyle] #
• How big is the difference between 720p and 1080p? http://bit.ly/8M2Dvh [360p, I think!] #
• How Did Friday Get Here Already? – http://bit.ly/5YZInr #
• Meet a Geek With Money to Give You – http://bit.ly/4VGRLM #
• Top Ten Things to Do in London – http://bit.ly/6o6aXt #
• Sweet! @AdriaRichards sent me the LEGO Star Wars AT-ST from my Amazon Wish List: http://bit.ly/8jtkP3 [Thanks!] #
• The Other Mike from TechCrunch – http://bit.ly/5H2Fb3 #
• Which will die first: The Mouse or the Keyboard? #
• How to Create Picture-in-Picture Effects in iMovie – http://bit.ly/6b1pD3 #
• Who would win in a cage match: The Beatles or The Monkees? #
• Which would you abandon first: TV or Radio? #
• Alek's Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease: http://www.komar.org/cgi-bin/christmas_webcam #
• Which would you give up first: your sense of taste or your sense of touch? #
• Could you live without Google? #
• Hey @Bing – is "Internal Server Error" a new feature or home page design? :) http://bit.ly/6Qv41E [HT @CalgaryGuru] #
• Could you live without WiFi? #
• Star Wars vs. Star Trek? #
• Still more uses for Twitter. http://bit.ly/6kbI5T [Not all of them good.] #
• By the end of the week, if I'm still alive, I get to write whatever I want about it all. [Michael Musto] #
• Magnatune is a rare record label that's not out to screw its artists. http://bit.ly/5CEr7z [Or consumers!] #
• I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. [Kate O'Brien] #
• Buying http://go.tagjag.com/jotnot for the iPhone now. Scans and processes documents with the camera! #
• Never underestimate the low tech solution. http://bit.ly/5TxyuM [Take this, scurvy pirate dogs! Hargh!] #
• What if Shakespeare had had a test audience for Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet? [Brendan Fraser] #
• SolarWinds newest version of their award-winning TFTP Server is free: #ad http://tinyurl.com/ykk7qq8 [Not to mention reliable & secure!] #
• "Google Unification" sounds like the creation of a sovereign nation! http://bit.ly/8YGyZb [It's not. Not really.] #
• Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition. [Alexander Smith] #
• AMP begins selling thumb drives with content. http://bit.ly/8Cpgcg [Which should make a lot of consumers... content.] #
• Dogs smoke in France. [Ozzy Osbourne] #
• Fun Windows 7 feature, for those not in the know. http://bit.ly/4Jqe2l [Revolving desktop backgrounds. Whee!] #
• A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but not necessarily in that order. [Jean-Luc Godard] #
• Declaring war on the single party system. http://bit.ly/6zuNG6 [Left or right, "is this your America?"] #
• All a man can betray is his conscience. [Joseph Conrad] #
• Acer to launch Google Chromium OS netbooks in 2010. http://bit.ly/6hquwX [Still holding grudges about Vista, I guess?] #
• Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training. [Anna Freud] #
• Did Google just blink? http://bit.ly/8ohd3p [I like it better when it winks.] #
• Education is the Key – http://bit.ly/79N5WA #
• Are you coming to our "humane holiday tweetup" on Dec 17th? RSVP at http://twvt.us/mikes #mikes #twvt #Seattle #
• Top Ten Places to Visit in Porto, Portugal – http://bit.ly/4DxlqP #
• Paris, France Tips – http://bit.ly/5viuir #
• Gifts for Geeks – http://bit.ly/6JPuKC #
• To Partition or Not to Partition – http://bit.ly/6vXofy #
• http://tweetinklingon.com/ (via @KrystynChong) #
• Paris Tips for American Tourists – http://bit.ly/8OTUAp #
• Fork vs. Chopsticks? #
• It Tasted Better Than Soap! – http://bit.ly/4D4zJ6 #
• Book Store Fail? – http://bit.ly/7Qa0E3 #
• I had to laugh: http://bit.ly/7Qa0E3 [Was placement a coincidence?] #
• How to Download Music from YouTube: http://bit.ly/ptBv1 [It's a great way to discover new artists!] #
• Which could you live without for a week: brushing your teeth, or not using your cell phone? (via @HipsforHire) #
• Could you live without MySpace? #
• Could you live without YouTube? #
• Could you live without Facebook? #
• Could you live without Twitter? #
• Watching @Dom at @SeattleChamber @SMCSeattle @hotel_max event. Tons of Twitter newbies in Seattle, apparently? #Seattle #
• Can Quisk socially turbocharge your browser? http://bit.ly/8OuLUW #
• What the "Black screen of death" story says about tech journalism: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1575 #
• Irony is just honesty with the volume cranked up. [George Saunders] #
• Who likes free software? http://bit.ly/6E35Lj [Who doesn't?] #
• In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do. [Gianni Versace] #
• Microsoft denies security updates caused Black Screens Of Death. http://bit.ly/7Ae6zA [Plaid Screens of Death, maybe...] #
• Trying @gazelle_com. Concerned that their customer service is unresponsive. Y'all been happy with 'em? #
• I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk – but I don't know if I'd be a very convincing Hulk. [Lucy Liu] #
• Lord of the Rings fans should check out Born of Hope. http://bit.ly/5BNif2 [Only available online!] #
• Sharing Music on Social Networks – http://bit.ly/6921S2 #
• Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science. [Georges Seurat] #
• The thing that sucks about going to Europe is pretty much abandoning my ability to communicate on the go (iPhone). #
• It's none of your business. Hell, it's none of your personal, either. #
• Non-malicious malware? http://bit.ly/4XxcvO [An oxymoron, to be sure.] #
• There's no master plan! I'm just gonna be me and hope it all works out! [Britney Spears] #
• American Express is really starting to disappoint me. I've had to call THREE TIMES about the same issue this week. :P #
• In spite of its DRM issues, sales of Amazon Kindle are still strong. http://bit.ly/6vXhNB [Don't like DRM? There's always the library.] #
• That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation. [Alexander Haig] #
• What to do when FPS games make your tummy grumble? http://bit.ly/7JO0in [RTS will sicken less.] #
• When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping. [Maria Callas] #
• Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality. [Nikos Kazantzakis] #
• Verizon's new FiOS acceptable use policy seems potentially oppressive. http://bit.ly/56adni ["Can you disparage me, now?"] #
• What time is it? @bluedial says it's time for a new watch: http://bit.ly/7vjACl #ad [Time is the gift that keeps giving...] #
• Bonjour! I'm headed to Paris: http://bit.ly/6O0G0S [Any tips for me? Thanks to @EllenK76 for housesitting again.] #
• He's @HardlyNormal: http://bit.ly/8EfzrC [Have you met him yet?] #
• "The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter." (via @TraciToguchi) #
• My interview with the kids from @OmniTechNews is live: http://bit.ly/4sP8EE [And Pixie stole the show.] #
• Live Skype Video calls via Fring on the iPhone! http://go.tagjag.com/fring [One way over WiFi, but it's a start - FREE!] #
• The Muppets Take Twitter: @MuppetsStudio [The Great Muppet Twitter?] #
• Thank you! @DLB1752 sent a "LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader's TIE Fighter" via my Amazon Wish List: http://bit.ly/8jtkP3 [Will build it soon!] #
• The real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it. [ @SarahKSilverman ] #
• Careful! The Koobface warning may actually be the Koobface worm! http://bit.ly/7FPr3N [No, you're a Koobface!] #
• I never met anybody who said, when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." [Richard Pryor] #
• Want to start a business but you're afraid you'll lose your health insurance? http://bit.ly/59dvYf #
• Music is the greatest communication in the world. [Lou Rawls] #
• Worry continues over Sun buyout. http://bit.ly/4oHfBs [At least the moon's still on the market!] #
• Sitting in the Kirkland Google complex. What should I search for? #
• Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man. [Jimmy Lyons] #
• Did you miss Cyber Monday? Now there are Cyber Week specials. http://bit.ly/6i0Auc [If you have any money left over from Black Friday!] #
• Some guy hit my fender and I said, "be fruitful and multiply." But not in those words. [Woody Allen] #
• Batteries aren't always included. http://bit.ly/8gW5iS [Don't forget to keep some spares around.] #
• I am very involved in Gemstone III, a text-based role-playing game at AOL. [Eric Bloom of Blue Öyster Cult] (More cowbell!) #
• Radio is dead. Long live radio! http://bit.ly/90Q4Tu [Et tu, shortwave?] #
• I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity. [Bette Midler] #
• Microsoft opens Security Essentials beta. http://bit.ly/6J9fS5 #
• I have a strong moral sense – by my standards. [Rex Stout] #
• Privacy? Since when does social networking have anything to do with privacy? http://bit.ly/7N1VPs #
• RT @Ev & @Boctor: @COLOURlovers built a Twitter theme designer: http://colourlovers.com/themeleon/twitter #
• RT @LeWeb program announced – 1,400 participants confirmed: http://bit.ly/8V2w5I [I'm one of 'em. See you in Paris, @Loic!] #
• Opera 10.10 Review + Unite: http://bit.ly/56qW2c [That could be a Dropbox killer.] #
• Egg Nog vs. Soy Nog? #
• I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face. [Ben Stiller] #
• If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can. [Billy Idol] #
• You rarely pay the rent by doing Shakespeare or Ibsen. [Mandy Patinkin] #
• McKinnon trial upcoming – is there a problem? http://bit.ly/5sfD4D [Only if the aliens get to him first!] #
• If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully. [Dick Clark] #
• Anonymous gifts from strangers! http://bit.ly/4MHvuD [Kindness via chaos.] #
• Thanks to @vmwarefusion, I'm giving away licenses via http://live.pirillo.com/ today. :) #
• Right foot first. Left foot next. I think you're s'posed to do it to the music. [Allan Sherman] #
• http://www.tuberadio.fm/ #
• If you're wondering what a "docent" is, just ask that guy leading the tour group over there. http://bit.ly/4LYYBS #
• Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. [Winston Churchill] #
• VirtualBox 3.1.0 is out: http://www.virtualbox.org/Do you like it more than VMware or Parallels?] #
• Save 30% instantly on VMware Fusion or Workstation: http://go.tagjag.com/vmware #aff [Limited Time!] #
• Will you pay to Tweet? http://bit.ly/6u2woq [Hard to call. Some people won't even pay attention, and that's free!] #
• Via @TechCrunch, @Arrington: http://bit.ly/5yPBLZ [RIP, CrunchPad. I would have purchased and carried one HAPPILY.] #
• Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. [Mark Twain] #
• Get personalized M&M's with custom faces, messages, and colors http://bit.ly/4vqH6t (Ad) #
• Leftystrat figures he'll keep his Droid. http://bit.ly/59h2U2 [Just keep it away from fire and Jawas!] #
• Honest lack of knowledge is less harmful than false knowledge. [Theodor Mommsen] #
• What Toy Would You Want for Christmas? – http://bit.ly/5dyP9C #
• What Was Your Favorite Childhood Toy? – http://bit.ly/7UJ01c #
• Panned Family Guy clips show up on YouTube. http://bit.ly/7f5kvm [Ah, what might have been...] #
• Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old. [Jonathan Swift] #
• Is This a Real Piano? – http://bit.ly/7xtI2Z #
• How to back up your WordPress blog. http://bit.ly/6jBsFX #
• The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity. [Philip Sidney] #
• Online Black Friday holiday spending hit $595 million in US – what did you buy? http://bit.ly/5wdBqc [And was it for you or someone else?] #
• Drink a Wine Before Its Time – http://bit.ly/6PpqTb #
• Creating Your Own iPhone App – http://bit.ly/7P36GN #
• Welcome to Cyber Monday: http://bit.ly/4aSO5 [Sales, Deals, Coupons aplenty!] #
• I'm going to this Toys for Tots benefit: http://bellybollychristmas.eventbrite.com/ [Are you, #Seattle?] #
• Just added @VueZone personal video network cameras to my wishlist: http://go.tagjag.com/vuezone [Do they really work well?] #
• A Star Wars Christmas – http://bit.ly/6ypHA3 #
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• Tweetie 2.1 for the iPhone is out: http://go.tagjag.com/tweetie [with List support and more!] #
• Social Media Updates for 2009-11-29 – http://bit.ly/6Fkz7f #

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