Social Media

Social Media Updates for 2010-02-21

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  • Ten Myths of Apple's iPad: http://youtu.be/o2xrAAhAsDw [via @DanielEran] #
  • Forgive me Father, for it has been 12 hours since my last tweet. #
  • Kat's reaction to the music of Hejira after they played at my home tonight: http://lgno.me/chYlxm #
  • Hejira plays Michael Jackson: http://youtu.be/MJfD-cByX-U [And they're still playing at http://live.pirillo.com/ right now!] #
  • Now playing right here in my home – Hejira!! Enjoy the music live right on the stream! http://live.pirillo.com #
  • App Store Gets a PG-13 Rating! – http://lgno.me/d8YjZN #
  • Stolen Laptop Tracking – http://lgno.me/aY5Hou #
  • In my day, PowerPoint presentations were written on white index cards and could only be seen by the presenter. #scspn #
  • Tune into my live stream for Hejira concert at 8pm PST tonight! http://live.pirillo.com #
  • Join us starting at 8pm PST tonight for a live concert (from my home!) featuring Hejira! http://lgno.me/cxtSs8 #
  • Chibi Chris Pirillo: http://bit.ly/cRlLcB #
  • A "rweer" is a tweet typed on an iPhone keyboard that didn't autocorrect itself. #
  • No, @ldirks – research video playback FAIL: http://flic.kr/p/7EwyfJ [Microsoft needs to see how they're NOT very open.] #scspn #
  • Just heard someone ask for an "Amber Lamps?" [via @MatthewStringer] #
  • I shall call him… Mini Me. http://youtu.be/LzQx8YGBoQM #
  • "If Greenpeace were a legitimate watchdog, it would target [Adobe] Flash as a bigger threat than PVC, BFRs combined." http://bit.ly/9FkuSL #
  • "Libraries are not doing enough to make information open." [@PeterMurrayRust] #scspn #
  • Microsoft Office Add-ins for Scientists: #scspn http://bit.ly/5sqT1E #
  • What is GameSalad? – http://lgno.me/csWtVv #
  • @CameronNeylon Microsoft doesn't seem to grok the concept of open compatibility, interoperability, and true collaborative processes. in reply to CameronNeylon #
  • Odd. Seems most scientists use Google's free tools for open collaboration. Shared on Microsoft's campus. ;) #scspn #
  • Alexander Graham Bell may NOT have invented the telephone. Book: "The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret." #scspn #
  • Sorry, the @Ustream producer is not letting me save these streamed videos right now. Any screencasters to help? http://live.pirillo.com/ #
  • Open Science advocate @CameronNeylon is rocking the stage. #scspn http://cameronneylon.net/ #
  • http://pantonprinciples.org/ – Principles for Open Data in Science #scspn #
  • http://pantonprinciples.org- Principles for Open Data in Science #scspn #
  • First Creative Commons publication from Microsoft #scspn http://bit.ly/dhPMdQ [via @aldricham] #
  • We're live with the Science Commons Symposium #scspn at http://live.pirillo.com/ [Research has never been MORE open!] #
  • Science Commons Symposium – http://lgno.me/bsmXXf #
  • Series of Open Science and related open source software announcements today. @ScienceCommons live at http://live.pirillo.com/ #
  • Streaming the Science Commons symposium today! Geeks should stay tuned to http://live.pirillo.com/ #
  • Just put a http://go.tagjag.com/speck on my iMac. LOVE IT! #
  • NPR covers the ever-evolving @HardlyNormal story: http://bit.ly/cDXzYf (with @ChrisBrogan) #
  • Nevermind. This Rock Bottom waitress is VERY rude. I won't be coming here or recommending this place again. #
  • At Rock Bottom Brewery in Bellevue. Join us for the first @KatArmstrong Tweetup! #
  • Programming errors – top 25 listed. http://lgno.me/akzKsq ["Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm" is one of my favorites, too!] #
  • Free Photoshop Alternative – http://lgno.me/bo5CGR #
  • I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it. [Benicio Del Toro] #
  • Favorite Schoolhouse Rock song? #
  • 6 cool, free apps for your Android smartphone. http://lgno.me/bsvnz7 [If you're into that sort of thing.] #
  • Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death. [Michel Aoun] #
  • PCI compliance for dummies. http://lgno.me/c8Bh7Q [Comply! Comply!] #
  • If you're using Ustream's Broadcaster, MAKE SURE you set the preference to take your camera's "Native" resolution. http://live.pirillo.com/ #
  • Architecture is inhabited sculpture. [Constantin Brancusi] #
  • Internet censorship spreading. http://lgno.me/at8CUO [Like cooties!] #
  • Discomfort is very much part of my master plan. [Jonathan Lethem] #
  • Google sorry about Buzz. http://lgno.me/bx6Sq8 [Promises to tickle a puppy if it'll help.] #
  • There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people. [Bill Bowerman] #
  • Working w/ MSN to promote the Facebook app that helps you follow athletes of the 2010 Winter Games http://bit.ly/9U1X3d (Ad) #
  • Best iPhone travel app: Flight Track Pro. http://lgno.me/clRShS #
  • Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves. [David Garrick] #
  • Codeplex spreads beyond Microsoft projects. http://lgno.me/cwTzur [Fly and be free, little Codeplex!] #
  • Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. [Lee Marvin] #
  • Would you pay $300 to call 911 for a medical emergency? http://lgno.me/aEFexy [I'll be dead by the time I spit out my credit card number...] #
  • Note to Self: move Preparation H far away from toothpaste next time. #
  • Join us for @katarmstrong first Tweetup TONIGHT at Rock Bottom in Bellevue. 6pm. http://tweetvite.com/event/meetkat #
  • Mathematics is written for mathematicians. [Nicolaus Copernicus] #
  • Go Shopping With Google – http://lgno.me/aoYR3P #
  • Fine. I'll participate in #FollowFriday, but I have so many people I'd like to recommend. I'll try to do it all in THIS tweet, staring with #
  • Make your proposal painless with Proposable! http://lgno.me/cQthWp #
  • Free Screensavers – http://lgno.me/aowzvo #
  • My blanket is so insecure. It just asked me if the Snuggie was better in bed. #
  • My baby just wrote me a letter. "Q?" What the hell is that supposed to mean? #
  • Tiger Woods finally apologized for his behavior. I found it in my heart to forgive him, but he's still sleeping on the couch. #
  • Life needs a snooze button. #
  • Cool Screen Savers: http://youtu.be/FiZSlni5soE #
  • Cool Screen Savers: http://youtu.be/FiZSlni5soEFree!] #
  • Being a "hacker" is cool. Being a "hack" is not. Being a "hackey" is currently undefined. #
  • How much taxes are paid by the poor, middle class and rich: http://bit.ly/9kZMd0 #
  • If I had one extra body part, I'd want to have another… #
  • My live video feed looks awesome on the iPad: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/4369975864/ #
  • Watch the other side of my home office LIVE right now: http://lgno.me/cNq1XT #
  • Put http://pocket.pirillo.com/ on your iPhone, yo. #
  • We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. [John Naisbitt] #
  • Dear Dad, I just left a runny present on the carpet under your chair. Be sure to roll over it. Love, Pixie. #
  • The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones. [Wendell Willkie] #
  • Can't wait for Microsoft Windows Mobile 7 Phone OS Experience Pro Plus Extended Portable Edition (or whatever the HELL they're calling it). #
  • Your silence will not protect you. [Audre Lorde] #
  • Is the School Spying on Your Child? – http://chris.pirillo.com/is-the-school-spying-on-your-child/ #
  • iPhone to Verizon? Not Anytime Soon – http://lgno.me/db66zy #
  • Reading to kids a crucial tool in English language development. http://lgno.me/bXW0OA [Though having them read to you might be even better?] #
  • Is This the Tripod for Your Gadgets? – http://lgno.me/dlEumb #
  • Gadget Tripod Review: http://youtu.be/bm_A4iVWe2A [WARNING: not designed to grip babies or kittens.] #
  • The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed. [Jack Palance] #
  • Wireless Mic Review – http://lgno.me/apS3cL #
  • How to Compete with the iPad: http://bit.ly/9n2xKy [@mattgemmell] #
  • A new airport security procedure. http://lgno.me/9x0MzG [It puts the cotton swab on its skin, or else it takes the bus, again.] #
  • The client is not always right. [Enzo Ferrari] #
  • In fifty years they will marvel that the world survived. http://lgno.me/boBWWP [Unless it doesn't. In which case it's moot, I guess.] #
  • A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. [Charles Schwab] #
  • "˙ʍǝıʌ ɟo ʇuıod ɹnoʎ ǝbuɐɥɔ 'ssǝuıddɐɥ ʇuɐʍ noʎ ɟı" [@kylevanblerk via http://funicode.com #
  • FaceChipz are POGS for a New Generation - http://lgno.me/asnFob #
  • Can kids really blog professionally? http://lgno.me/aqBWCJ [Can adults really get jealous if kids write better than them?] #
  • Physics is experience, arranged in economical order. [Ernst Mach] #
  • I didn't know Carrot Top was an Olympic snowboarder. He's looking good, but didn't bring any props. What gives? [@jpierce] #
  • Another Opera 10.5 beta arrives. http://lgno.me/91wptJ [No fat lady singing just yet.] #
  • Make a difference about something other than yourselves. [Toni Morrison] #
  • The extent of one Trojan. http://lgno.me/atgHdr [At least it wasn't a Spartan! Those guys are really quite mad.] #
  • Every drop in the ocean counts. [Yoko Ono] #
  • Internet Explorer 9 set for demo in March. http://lgno.me/91TRkB [Boom!] #
  • When I watch the Olympics, it's like my own dreams are coming true… tumbling down a snow-covered hill at blinding speed, and all. #
  • All this time I thought Coffee was a part of the Periodic Table of the Elements. "Co" is actually Cobalt. What has it ever done for me?! #
  • I'm not a fan of sports, but I'm finding myself strangely drawn to watching the Winter Olympics. Why? #
  • Follow @ArmorGames for the best in FREE online games. Try Crush the Castle? http://bit.ly/jJURI (Ad) #
  • Messing with wireless mics: http://youtu.be/Ldq-yl8AsFE #
  • Why isn't @Flickr responding to http://www.flickr.com/photos/violetblue/4363109965/ via @violetblue? #
  • Showing you my 'O' face: http://youtu.be/fgHlPrUWTKE #
  • I can accept failure – everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. [Michael Jordan] #
  • I guess http://pocket.pirillo.com/ (Live Video Streaming without Adobe Flash) only works on the iPhone OS or Safari on OS X. #
  • cPanel vs. Plesk – does it really matter? http://lgno.me/at8fz9 #
  • http://pocket.pirillo.com/ [Live streaming on your iPhone/iPod/iPad or any HTML5 Web Browser!] #
  • Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman. [Marian Anderson] #
  • Want to buy something made of unobtainium? Try eBay! http://lgno.me/crQ1d7 [Or that guy behind the liquor store.] #
  • The way to succeed is to double your error rate. [Thomas J. Watson] #
  • Windows Phone 7 requirements a turn off to manufacturers? http://lgno.me/bQdfju [Standards are so demanding!] #
  • Are Geeks Friendly? – http://lgno.me/chp0yx #
  • We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. [Bryan White] #
  • Caption This Video of Dancing Microsoft Office Icons – http://lgno.me/9ThiDC #
  • Steve Jobs to finally spill the beans? http://lgno.me/bMoup7 [Coffee beans?] #
  • THIS is why I don't use LBS (Location Based Services like FourSquare): http://bit.ly/bAvK1u [Do you?!] #
  • EXCLUSIVE! Disney working on new non-animated tween film: "Finding Emo." #
  • When you are lying drunk at the airport you're Irish. When you win an Oscar you're British. [Brenda Fricker] #
  • High Quality Live Video Streaming Now Available – http://lgno.me/aTsbwD #
  • Facebook App Fun – http://lgno.me/bNnsFX #
  • Now Where? An iPhone app to help organize your personal Points of Interest: #ad http://bit.ly/bsqG4x [Interested?] #
  • Malware Delivered by Any Means – http://lgno.me/9wsUCg #
  • TSA suspects four-year-old with leg brace. http://lgno.me/994HrA [The tiniest terrorist in the west!] #
  • How to Stream High-Quality Video Live: http://youtu.be/66n5Z_jOc_I [@Ustream] #
  • I like to drink to suit my location. [Tom Jones] #
  • 'Do no evil' my butt, Google. http://lgno.me/bAaRNz [I wouldn't say a few oversights are necessarily "evil."] #
  • Walmart… do they like make walls there? [Paris Hilton] #
  • FCC confirms that U.S. is behind in broadband adoption. http://lgno.me/9miqcL [Possibly ahead on hamburger adoption, though.] #
  • Practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice? [Billie Joe Armstrong] #
  • Climate change for the hard of learning. http://lgno.me/bBGo44 [Science is hard!] #
  • Geeks.com Coupons – http://lgno.me/aLBkdA #
  • Jos A Bank Coupons – http://lgno.me/bR2tCt #
  • Not sure why Gmail users (who don't pay a thing for the service) are up in arms about Google Buzz. Free = YGWYPF! #
  • "If you have noticed this notice, you would have noticed that this notice wasn't worth noticing." [@manmaed] #
  • http://geeks.alltop.com/ #
  • Total edits in all Wikimedia projects approaches 1 billion: http://ow.ly/15QCc #
  • "I get government subsidies for not farming on Facebook." [@th73] #
  • Malicious PDF files comprised 80 percent of all exploits for 2009: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5473 #
  • I just became the mayor of I'm not on FourSquare. #
  • Time to go through Facebook friend requests. Or, as I like to call it, playing another game of "I have no idea who these people are." #
  • Going to record a video through the live stream in its new 16:9 (widescreen) glory: http://live.pirillo.com/ #
  • Solar Energy will never scale! I'm investing my money in Gerbil Farts, instead. #
  • I just found another use for aspirin. It stops bloody noses if you shove it into the nostril far enough. #
  • How can the government call nuclear "clean energy" when it yields radioactive byproduct? I don't get it. #
  • The difference between hockey and a war battlefield is a goalie mask. #
  • Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. [Ralph Marston] #
  • Real terrorists wouldn't be dumb enough to tweet their plans, right? http://lgno.me/ax7Mt6 [Right?] #
  • I'll let the racket do the talking. [John McEnroe] #
  • I have a "Stealth" iMac on my desk now: http://live.pirillo.com/ [Can you see it? It's hidden by a bit of black masking tape.] #
  • Are you a starving artist, or do you use Fotomoto? http://lgno.me/dwOjQu #
  • Dell Netbook Coupon – http://lgno.me/cL1QVJ #
  • Dell Netbook Coupons – http://lgno.me/cL1QVJ #
  • The greatest danger of bombs is in the explosion of stupidity that they provoke. [Octave Mirbeau] #
  • Now live streaming in 720×405 (30fps): http://live.pirillo.com/ #
  • Tax cuts are probably awesome. http://lgno.me/cPr9Hh [Did you get any? Me, neither. Maybe we're just too small to fail?] #
  • It's a strange world. Let's keep it that way. [@warrenellis] #
  • Redwoods threatened by a lack of fog. http://lgno.me/acknGY [Though the whole world suffers from a lack of Velvet Fog. R.I.P., Mel Tormé.] #
  • My bony face is like a car crash. [Christopher Eccleston] #
  • Better than Google? http://lgno.me/bkjuXA [For your needs, maybe it's wise to check out the competition from time to time.] #
  • Like it or not, we are all witnesses to history unfolding. [@LeVarburton] #
  • Sorry about http://bit.ly/aesobL @DigiMantis – the problem is that some users can't view UNICODE in IRC. #
  • Oregon Trail now lets you take your pioneering adventure on the iPhone. http://lgno.me/azLhG0 [More compact than by covered wagon!] #
  • I've never been competitive with anybody but myself. [Ice T] #
  • Pepsi Invaders for the Atari 2600: http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareID=2278 [WTF?!] #
  • 24 industry leaders develop a new app alliance. http://lgno.me/cpGLMU [Could this be the death of the App Store?] #
  • https://xd.adobe.com/#/videos/video/515 – WIRED mentions the iPhone / iPad in Adobe video. @Chr1sA #
  • Politics is applied biology. [Ernst Haeckel] #
  • Strange, glowing object seen hovering over Seattle. Seems round, yellowish, very bright. Came from the East and slowly traveling West. #
  • Credit Card Transactions on the Go for Only a Buck! – http://lgno.me/cNs0uW #
  • Now Barbie's a geek! http://lgno.me/9H88E8 [But still pretty in pink.] #
  • Fear and hope are alike underneath. [Richard Ford] #
  • Windows XP In 2010? http://lgno.me/cY61UR [Somehow not as shocking as Vista in 2010.] #
  • Winter Olympics events we'll never see: #
  • Dell Coupons – http://lgno.me/cL1QVJ #
  • Why do we flame each other? http://bit.ly/btmXCK #
  • Recording videos for YouTube now: http://live.pirillo.com/ [Social Media Management Site, Laptop Safety, & Fun Text!] #
  • What Tech Do You Want? – http://lgno.me/9prAcQ #
  • What Does the Community Want From Video? – http://lgno.me/cYIceC #
  • I'm 70 tips into writing my "140 Twitter Tips and Tricks" eBook. It's not been easy to get THIS far (at 140 characters apiece). #
  • World's First Tweet: "Guess what, @Adam? @Serpent started following me today. He gave me an apple, too. Want a bite? #yum!" #
  • Wicket just Jedi Mind-Tricked me into giving him a piece of bacon. That little sithhead. #
  • Remote Desktop Control Software – http://lgno.me/dc6bED #
  • Meet Dick Cheney, admitted war criminal. http://lgno.me/aoWYLv [Don't they send people like that to Gitmo?] #
  • Why isn't just regular ol' sledding a Winter Olympics event? #
  • Blog like a butterfly; Buzz like a bee. http://lgno.me/b05Mx0 #
  • I can't date women my own age any more – I hate going to cemeteries. [Cesar Romero] #
  • http://facebuzzer.com/ – you like? #
  • Hallmark's not-yet-written cards. http://lgno.me/awrYRe [For probably too many occasions.] #
  • http://www.windowsphone7series.com/ – Impressive. Most impressive. Horrible name, amazing experience. #
  • Big Brother is watching… look busy. [Brandon Boyd] #
  • Eating "Oriental Flavor" ramen for lunch. How the hell did they sample THAT taste?! #
  • If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard. [Ernest Shackleton] #
  • I just saw the Virgin Mary in my espresso foam! #
  • Hawaii says "yes" to Google. http://lgno.me/cZ4BkI [If Google says "yes" back, spotty Internet may be a thing of the past there.] #
  • Purchased my first Blu-ray DVD [http://bit.ly/bnPzlP] and… have no software to play it. *sigh* #
  • God often gives nuts to toothless people. [Matt Groening] #
  • Do you feel lucky, iTunes user? http://lgno.me/cgrYXS [Almost 10 billion served!] #
  • Heh. I accidentally deployed a <spam> tag instead of <span>. #
  • In the land of the skunks he who has half a nose is king. [Chris Farley] #
  • Proving he's no Silent Bob when bad policy keeps him grounded, @ThatKevinSmith rips @southwestair apart. http://lgno.me/9UO3NY #
  • As the saying goes, I want to be the best-looking corpse there is. [Janice Dickinson] #
  • Reading comprehension not a priority for many Facebook users, apparently. http://lgno.me/bXqSEG [Oh, the comments! The comments!] #
  • I got my degree in rhetoric. [Alex Borstein] #
  • Want to easily check on Google Buzz? http://lgno.me/cDdxAo [This probably works better on Chrome. Go figure.] #
  • I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows. [Susan B. Anthony] #
  • Tonight's hot Facebook discussion thread: http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo?v=feed&story_fbid=307572991093&ref=mf #
  • Adobe holding up HTML5 standard: http://ln.hixie.ch/?start=1265967771&count=1 [@hixie] #
  • A "Cheap Mac" isn't probable. You're usually paying for quality hardware, software, & service – a package deal unparalleled. #
  • Valentine's Day gifts aren't mandatory. What's up with the inflated sense of entitlement out there? #
  • Just overheard a woman suggest that the iPod connector was her only non-proprietary cable. #
  • http://meme.yahoo.com/ [via @JP89Hornet] #
  • I love you, but Twitter won't let me send you chocolates. #
  • Social Media Updates for 2010-02-14 – http://lgno.me/9QoJeq #