http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi One Silicon Valleyite's perspective on life, politics, tech toys and whatever else comes by his desk. Hank (mailto:hank@disordered.org) Copyright ©, Hank http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1154.html 07:59 Virginia Thomas's Tea Party Lite group uses stock photos of minorities... tweet Hank 2010-03-17T01:05-08:00 07:59 Virginia Thomas's Tea Party Lite group uses stock photos of minorities. Easier than appealing to real ones, I guess. http://bit.ly/cvsF6B 13:47 RT @barryeisler: RT @tyler_neusch: My work suffering due to @barryeisler's Fault Line. I can't put it down. [Crazy glue on the pages?] 15:20 Interesting article about why we ignore IT security advice about passwords and such, and why we're right to do so. http://bit.ly/di7xYW 15:24 Not fair! There's a sarcasm symbol for Windows, but not for Mac. We can be sarcastic too! Really! http://bit.ly/6XTC0N 15:54 RT @TweetsofOld: Rochester, the flower city, has degenerated, and is now known as the beer city. NY1879 [And pretty lousy beer at that.] 16:20 @sandrift No fooling. SGI was the worst; their internal apps assigned you four random words as your password, & changed them every 3 months. 19:28 Karl Rove's book the victim of a wonderfully Rovian attack ad. Trust me; you'll love it. http://bit.ly/9RrS2O 22:28 Funny to see Corner Gas's Lacey on tonight's NCIS. But I'm heartbroken that Dog River is no more. 23:02 @ebertchicago No, if you were Kevin Bacon, your Bacon number would be zero. Ones are people who've worked with him. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1154 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1153.html 07:34 @SuzyMassey Strange... tweet Hank 2010-03-16T01:05-08:00 07:34 @SuzyMassey Strange. Just tried a search and didn't have a problem. Stopped looking after page 30. Do you want to DM me the search? 09:10 I got 3 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 12:00 RT @ggreenwald: RT @daveweigel "One VP candidate cheated on his wife. Another authorized torture. Guess which one is 'disgraced'!" 14:16 McCain's primary opponent thinks MA gay marriage law permits (promotes?) man/horse unions. Is he nuts? We say neigh! http://bit.ly/9gpyZ2 14:35 Just ordered a Lensbaby. As if my photos aren't sufficiently out of focus already. http://www.lensbaby.com/ 14:37 RT @ebertchicago: $13,000. What if these replace jetskis? http://j.mp/9L3DvD [Want. Want. Want!] 15:42 Remember all the fun when Apple had to fight to get the iPhone name? Well, now it's Google's turn; their TM for Nexus One's been rejected. 15:44 It was 25 years ago today that my former employer registered the very first Internet domain name. Oh, Symbolics; we had such high hopes. 18:15 Oh, *that* Bounty Hunter... http://yfrog.com/0gj0pj http://bit.ly/9wuL7E 20:40 "Let me tell you from experience... NEVER hire a flock of crows to cater your wedding." http://bit.ly/bGdIQQ (in the comments) 20:49 Interesting. Certified genius Ray Kurzweil sees Avatar and is singularly unimpressed. http://bit.ly/aV24mg ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1153 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1152.html 08:42 RT @ebertchicago: Jobless guy's thingie turns orange... tweet Hank 2010-03-15T01:05-08:00 08:42 RT @ebertchicago: Jobless guy's thingie turns orange. Doc: "How do you spend your days?" Guy: "Watching porn and eating Doritos." [Hee!] 12:06 Thanks to Supreme Court decision, Clarence Thomas's wife is taking corporate money for new Tea Party lobbying group. http://bit.ly/cZFZXJ 13:48 @mikefulton Plenty of orange powdery stuff in a Doritos bag, Mike. Especially if you're a fan of Nacho Cheese Flavor, and who isn't? 17:45 Trying to wrestle my taxes to the ground. TurboTax sez Smith Barney 1099 full o' crap. Well, one of them sure is. 17:47 It's all oveur for Captain Oveur. Peter Graves has died. 19:06 @meatflag Most updates don't require a reboot. WebKit's used by so many things that it's an exception. 22:11 RT @meatflag: This might be the funniest thing I've seen in a while. http://shirt.woot.com/ [That is *so* wrong.] 22:23 Got my first modeling scam email. On Facebook of all places. Typical semiliterate English-like text. And a parked domain, in case I checked. 22:29 @barryeisler I somehow suspected you had a fondness for bestiality. But beast on beast action? The mind boggles! ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1152 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1151.html 08:31 RT @ebertchicago: People believe their politics are in line with their religion, but science finds they are mistaken... tweet Hank 2010-03-14T01:05-08:00 08:31 RT @ebertchicago: People believe their politics are in line with their religion, but science finds they are mistaken. http://j.mp/beqEqV 09:41 Okay, stalled long enough. Time to shower and get dressed. Lunch, and then a shoot with Miss Cassie. Happy weekend, y'alll! 09:54 @VictoriaDahl This minor confession. Was it a confession that was minor? Or a confession *about* a minor? Doesn't sound minor to me... 12:26 Am I the only one who thinks Congressman Eric Massa's coming on to men is not quite the same as Mark Foley coming on to underage boys? 20:53 Fun shoot with Cassie, followed by Sushi with special guest Kimberly. Hope your Saturday was half as good. 21:33 Glenn Beck finally listens to Born in the USA lyrics and is shocked, shocked! to discover it's not a happy song. http://bit.ly/9v8Mte ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1151 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1150.html 09:39 Annoyed that Gawker RSS feeds switched from full text to summary... tweet Hank 2010-03-13T01:05-08:00 09:39 Annoyed that Gawker RSS feeds switched from full text to summary? Change the URL in your RSS reader from index.xml to vip.xml. 11:44 @SuzyMassey How is iStock failing? Working for me, although that's mostly the contributor pages. 11:49 Meg Whitman, Billionaire Repug candidate for CA Gov, sucks in front of the press. Her solution? Stop talking them. http://bit.ly/cxaQux 11:51 I love Twitter. I point out how useless Meg Whitman is in a tweet, & moments later I'm being followed by her Merced County campaign. 14:31 @counternotions Pi Day? Wouldn't that be Sunday? 14:37 Just ordered myself a ColorMunki, something I probably should have done long ago. MacBook display color is wonky. http://bit.ly/dy887N 14:44 @counternotions Point taken. But don't we typically celebrate Sunday holidays on Monday? 18:19 @barryeisler Wow indeed. Moral authority? Papal infallibility? Are there stone walls big enough to stonewall this? http://ow.ly/1iH1s ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1150 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1149.html 08:56 Just bought a ticket to @ConanOBrien in SF next month... tweet Hank 2010-03-12T01:05-08:00 08:56 Just bought a ticket to @ConanOBrien in SF next month. Only cost an extra $16.50 in convenience fees. That's a whole lot of convenience. 10:27 'Conan O'Brien announced today that he is hitting the road in a few weeks for the "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour."' 10:28 '(Little-known fact: I'm pretty sure Jay Leno is also legally prohibited from being funny on television.)' http://bit.ly/b2W7L2 10:30 UT governor signs bill designating "intentional or knowing" miscarriage as criminal homicide. Wassamatta, Utah? Not enough crime already? 11:10 RT @ebertchicago: Tiny Tim's ex-manager opens Eight-Track Tapes Museum in Dallas. The 70s refuse to die. http://j.mp/doB7hy 13:29 @DearRedhead Remember, DR: SP packs a rifle. And a helicopter. 14:46 Nice day for a drive. Trying a road through the mountains south of Livermore. 15:15 @devans00 Yep. Find Mines Road in Livermore on Google Maps. You go through the Diablo Range & eventually get to Mount Hamilton. Exciting! 15:51 Sure are a lot of @ConanOBrien fans. They've added a second show in SF and a bunch of places I don't care about. http://teamcoco.com/ 15:53 Show off! http://j.mp/aDkF9e via @ebertchicago 15:54 @VictoriaDahl Because you, a @barryeisler novel and a thong is a whole different conversation. 18:15 For the record, I will *not* be up at 5:30am to place an order for an iPad. As I did with the iPhone, I'll play with one before I decide. 19:43 Via @ebertchicago, please to enjoy Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer: http://bit.ly/9DmEqo How very meta. 20:58 What every Shakespearean heroine needs: a sassy gay friend! http://bit.ly/bMycWi & http://bit.ly/aoI3Tc ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1149 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1148.html 06:36 RT @ggreenwald: Funny and very true: "Confessions of a terrorist sympathizer," by retired Air Force Lt... tweet Hank 2010-03-11T01:05-08:00 06:36 RT @ggreenwald: Funny and very true: "Confessions of a terrorist sympathizer," by retired Air Force Lt. Col. David Frakt http://is.gd/a7YgT 06:54 #codeorgan turns a web page into a song. Here's what my tweets sound like: http://bit.ly/akMK18 Definitely not Billboard material. 08:17 Ralph Reed not running for Congress. Guess God does listen to prayers. 08:27 Massa & Glenn Beck, the good parts version - two sphincters and not a brain to be found. http://j.mp/cnLd7n 09:07 I got 16 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 13:47 Drove from Livermore to San Jose via winding mountain road. Scary, with narrow lanes, sheer drops, no guard rails and slushy snow in places. 14:29 Interesting analysis of Chief Justice Roberts, who seems much more about being Chief than about Justice. http://bit.ly/cBd7OK 14:41 Best thing I've read in ages: http://fireland.tumblr.com/post/436229498/danger-xing 16:32 Fed court in NY grants permanent injunction against ACORN defunding. Constitution prevails, and James O'Keefe can suck it. 19:23 @lomara You need to see @JonathanCoulton in concert. With @paulandstorm, formerly half of Da Vinci's Notebook of Enormous Penis fame. 21:00 RT @VictoriaDahl: Every time they say "tickle fight" on the news, I die laughing. [How can you not?] ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1148 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1147.html 08:17 @MsCaliLogan That's a good Good Morning face... tweet Hank 2010-03-10T01:05-08:00 08:17 @MsCaliLogan That's a good Good Morning face. Can't wait to see it. 08:41 Reminded of Mark Russell's description of a consultant: He's a guy who knows 147 positions for making love. But he doesn't know any women! 09:07 I got 7 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 19:36 Watching Goldeneye on G4. Weirdly familiar after all the hours I played the game on my Nintendo 64 back in the day. Brosnan was a good Bond. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1147 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1146.html 08:45 @barryeisler That Salon piece describes a Bizarro world version of the Oscars... tweet Hank 2010-03-09T01:05-08:00 08:45 @barryeisler That Salon piece describes a Bizarro world version of the Oscars. Hilarious? Only if you like awkward. 08:56 @barryeisler Check out @ebertchicago's Oscar writeup, if you haven't already. Much more in line with my experience: http://j.mp/9faBVu 09:06 I got 20 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 10:01 Here's a shocker: Sarah Palin's a hypocrite on health care; used to go to Canada for free coverage. http://bit.ly/c5dJXc 11:45 @ggreenwald And since Congress passed an ACORN Bill of Attainder, shouldn't they repeal it and apologize now we know the tape was enhanced? 12:32 If movie titles told you what's really going on: http://bit.ly/bksxYJ 12:34 Advice we really shouldn't need: Do Not Shave Your Privates While Driving. http://bit.ly/dtIFHQ 15:14 To Glenn Beck, Christians are all commie nazis. Right thinking Americans are selfish assholes like him. http://bit.ly/9zlPG3 15:18 It's twoo: Apple verifying my credit card to renew MobileMe triggered an immediate Citibank fraud warning. Citi, meet Apple. They're legit. 16:24 Loony Racist Creationist (barely) loses Texas Board of Ed primary. Too extreme even for Texas Repugs? http://bit.ly/ck0j5D 18:08 @JackieKessler Time of the Season, Time After Time, A Time For Us, Time Passages, As Time Goes By, All Time High, The First Time Ever... 18:18 Okay, this is getting creepier. Latest Facebook ad: "Stop Watching NCIS Alone." Yes, I do watch it alone. And I'm okay with that. Mostly. 20:07 @billprady Used to be Stars Hollow around the corner from Casablanca's Paris. What is it now? 21:51 Chuck Lorre's vanity card tonight is funny and, well, not: http://bit.ly/aDElVQ 22:09 Raj: "I'm so glad we came to this gentile strip club. Howard, here's more bacon to tuck in the shiksa's g-string!" I love this show. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1146 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1145.html 09:04 I got 17 images accepted to @shutterstock today... tweet Hank 2010-03-08T01:05-08:00 09:04 I got 17 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 11:46 Nobody reviews images faster than @shutterstock. Submitted at 10 last night, reviewed at 11 this morning. Next batch already in the queue. 13:07 Okay, @shutterstock, this is beyond fast. Submitted at 11:09am, review complete at 12:40pm. On a Sunday yet. All accepted too! 21:40 Back from shooting friends' son for possible modeling or performing gig, followed by Oscar watching. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1145 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1144.html 20:50 Done with tonight's batch of edits from today's shoot... tweet Hank 2010-03-07T01:05-08:00 20:50 Done with tonight's batch of edits from today's shoot. Fun time, and some pretty good photos. 21:15 Watching an NCIS rerun. Funny, but that Arizona terrain looks a whole lot like Vasquez Rocks north of Los Angeles. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1144 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1143.html 07:13 Palin's appearance on Leno was as phony as everything else about her: http://bit... tweet Hank 2010-03-06T01:05-08:00 07:13 Palin's appearance on Leno was as phony as everything else about her: http://bit.ly/aPA2Co I wondered about all the laughs on TDS clip. 07:53 RT @Ealasaid: Dear signmaker, Yer CONGRESS CREATED DUST BOWL sign would be more convincing if it weren't in a green, fertile field. Love, 11:13 US map of bar-to-grocery ratios shows IL & WI lead the nation. A proud moment for the Midwest. http://bit.ly/aLiUyf 12:46 Jon Stewart exposes ChatRoulette on last night's Daily Show: http://bit.ly/ceT2jC ("Exposes!" See what I did there?) 16:27 McCain letter in support of DADT has many life-impaired signers. http://bit.ly/baljih 22:08 Back from dinner with photographer and model friends. No drinking; we have to be at our best to shoot in the morning. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1143 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1142.html 08:41 Finally an explanation for Sarah Palin... tweet Hank 2010-03-05T01:05-08:00 08:41 Finally an explanation for Sarah Palin. She's not a political figure; she's performance art! http://bit.ly/cdgrnv 10:14 RT @Decoder_Ring: As promised, the evil laugh for hitting 500 facebook fans: http://bit.ly/94aN9E [Yep, that's evil. And a laugh.] 10:23 RT @waitwait: #linesfromterminator2havananights RT @jrishel "Dance with me if you want to live" 12:15 A brief graphical history of Senate Reconciliation, as tweeted by @maddow: http://bit.ly/c04L1R 13:37 Reagan on the $50? You guys are thinking way too small. http://bit.ly/9bBKig 16:04 Do this. Now. RT @HarmonixSean If you like comedy visit http://www.hulu.com/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno and hit "tags" for the funny. 17:22 RT @ggreenwald: I think this is going to be my blog chyron tomorrow: RT @justrmor "Wolf Blitzer, pedophile?" How could he possibly object? 17:38 For the first and likely only time, I find myself envying Canon shooters. Well, a rare few of them. http://bit.ly/9UniE5 17:50 RT @ggreenwald: HAPPENING NOW - many are asking: RT @Atrios "is CNN an elaborate cover for a child sex slave trafficking organization?" 19:25 MSFT exec wants to tax the internet to pay for cleanup of the crap they enabled. Isn't it ironic, Alanis? http://bit.ly/dDnBWl ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1142 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1141.html 07:46 @alwayscoffee I'm told it's acceptable behavior and not at all tacky to pick up sushi with your hands... tweet Hank 2010-03-04T01:05-08:00 07:46 @alwayscoffee I'm told it's acceptable behavior and not at all tacky to pick up sushi with your hands. Not that I'd ever do such a thing. 10:09 Now at a new address (but just as freaky): http://trololololololololololo.com/ 11:52 @ebertchicago Repugs believe in capitalism. Businesses will do the right thing if nobody tries to control them. What's right is negotiable. 13:17 A day after a real Citibank credit card alert, I get a Citibank alert that's really a phishing attempt. Quite the coincidence, isn't it? 15:22 RT @ebertchicago: I dunno know what it is, but I want me some. http://j.mp/c37VJs [Me too. Wow.] 15:48 @renatojr_rj Good flight; I'll see you on Saturday! 18:00 RT @barryeisler: Matthew Alexander eviscerates cretin Marc Thiessen in Slate: http://bit.ly/d0ZEfR [Horrifying. And so well deserved.] 18:31 @wilw You dare torture me with your unannounced cities? From hell's heart I stab at thee, WHEATON!!!! 20:30 RT @TweetsofOld: Sausage rolls, in suggestive shapes, can now be seen in the shop windows. KY1883 [How suggestive, I wonder.] 21:28 I can't believe nobody in the Bay Area sells instant grits. Even the Quaker Oats site can't find anybody. What's the matter with you people? 22:12 Old school visual effects. No Photoshop here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nv6v/4182194550/in/photostream/ ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1141 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1140.html 06:52 @chrismarquardt Bunch of 16s and a couple of 32s... tweet Hank 2010-03-03T01:05-08:00 06:52 @chrismarquardt Bunch of 16s and a couple of 32s. Don't want to have to stop shooting to change cards. 10:55 If a Bloody Mary is bloody because of the tomato juice, wouldn't a Bloody Mary without alcohol be a Bloody Virgin? 10:56 RT @BreakingNews: Smithsonian rejects suit worn by O.J. when he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend http://bit.ly/amXFKr 13:36 Having lunch at my local sushi place and looking out at a real Noah's Ark of a storm. 14:32 Got an email at lunch from Citibank Fraud Detector Van. Raced home, called and discovered all's well. What did they think they saw? 17:23 Re: my credit card fraud warning, wonder if this is the reason: http://bit.ly/ayT1Lr My MobileMe acct renews in a little over a month. 18:57 @VictoriaDahl Okay, Victoria, how in the world do I unwatch that? I feel so... so dirty. http://tinyurl.com/ylxvrnm 21:17 I just generated a #TweetCloud out of 3 months of my tweets. Top three words: check, accepted, gallery - http://w33.us/6u31 21:20 One warning if you try that #TweetCloud thing: even if you uncheck the box, it still tweets the result. Bad #TweetCloud! 21:31 Think Air Traffic Control's the one part of travel that's still run by adults? Think again. http://bit.ly/a3bdaT ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1140 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1139.html 09:08 I got 9 images accepted to @shutterstock today... tweet Hank 2010-03-02T01:05-08:00 09:08 I got 9 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 11:43 Starting to book hotels for my post-RT road trip. Like throwing darts at a map, only without the holes in the furniture. 14:36 Now that ACORN has been cleared of wrongdoing, can they sue O'Keefe for his intentional slander of their reputation? http://j.mp/cSPb0k 14:43 Proof Einstein was right about time dilation. Watch this; you'll swear hours have passed. http://bit.ly/c0a8uN 16:43 Will Leitch on his connection to Roger Ebert, and ours. Funny, heartbreaking and so very human. http://bit.ly/9rQhMf @ebertchicago 18:01 RT @BonesMcCoy: I lost my bet that the USA would beat Canada in Olympic Hockey. Now I have to wear a red shirt all week. God help me. 18:21 RT @paulandstorm: [S] Lone Starr We Meet Again for the First Time for the Last Time Ale #failedbeers #scififoods [Good beer, awful movie.] 20:06 @ebertchicago I tried to pay. I wanted to pay. But it wouldn't take my money. Still set up in test mode? 20:51 RT @StephenAtHome: if you take the exchange rate into account, the u.s. actually had more points than the canadian hockey team 21:07 It takes... something... to make an iPad case with wings. Not balls exactly. But something. http://bit.ly/bYDvpT ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1139 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1138.html 07:36 Somebody make me an offer: http://bit... tweet Hank 2010-03-01T01:05-08:00 07:36 Somebody make me an offer: http://bit.ly/cBu4J5 07:46 @hezmanagirl Say it ain't so, Hezmana! I can produce awful if anyone'll pay me to stop! Honestly! 09:31 New place to shoot: Uvas Canyon. 13:32 Watching hockey on Twitter is fun, thanks to @wilw & @joelmchale. 13:33 Darn Tweetie. Said tweet didn't go through, but it did. Sorry for the dup, tweeple. 14:44 RT @ebertchicago: Stanley Fish's facile meanderings on secularism/religion are skewered by the second comment, from Jeff. http://j.mp/9hTacj 15:28 @ScaperSuse Is that a deportation-worthy offense, Suse? I'm sure we'd be happy to take you in. 15:34 Best game I never saw! Congrats on the win, Team Canada, and thanks again to @wilw and @joelmchale for the play by playish coverage. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1138 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1137.html 07:21 RT @counternotions: Stephen Wolfram: "If I can't understand something, then it's probably nonsense... tweet Hank 2010-02-28T01:05-08:00 07:21 RT @counternotions: Stephen Wolfram: "If I can't understand something, then it's probably nonsense." (Now you know why WolframAlpha sucks.) 10:28 RT @BonesMcCoy: I just ousted Khan Noonien Singh as mayor of Ceti Alpha Five on @foursquare. 14:09 NSFW, but why does this Disney keychain have so many parents upset? http://bit.ly/bvqFkX 20:29 If tramp stamps are tails, I guess vajazzling is heads, if you'll pardon the expression. I prefer unaugmented, thanks. http://bit.ly/9vAmsq 20:57 @mikefulton It's like a Bedazzler for one's vagina. Seriously. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1137 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1136.html 15:20 Midichlorians suck... tweet Hank 2010-02-27T01:05-08:00 15:20 Midichlorians suck. Explanations don't suck, but midichlorian-type explanations surely do. http://bit.ly/bIG3R5 15:24 Problem with the Internet is that it remembers the crap you write. For example, Cliff Stoll in 1995: http://bit.ly/bVVanJ 16:40 The Right reacts to tale of hand me down dentures: http://bit.ly/aMvfT8 21:01 Technology gives @ebertchicago his voice back: http://j.mp/bVgEUX ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1136 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1135.html 06:07 Yelp: "We can fix your reviews... tweet Hank 2010-02-26T01:05-08:00 06:07 Yelp: "We can fix your reviews. For a fee..." Or so it is alleged. http://bit.ly/aPTi2Y 08:13 Never thought of that: Gigi is Lolita played as romantic comedy. http://bit.ly/arXTs0 (NSFW image on page.) 11:03 AT&T emailed me about expanded availability of its 3G microcell. Sadly, I'm not in that expanded area. Raise my hopes, will ya? 11:12 Ick. This ad may be appropriate for CNN's health care summit coverage, but still I say ick. http://bit.ly/bBkJCo 16:41 I've met Walter Koenig at conventions and at a Mensa function. My heart goes out to him and his wife for their loss. 17:37 @ScaperSuse Well, sure. We had no chance. Canadian women have blades implanted into their feet at birth. 20:40 RT @BreakingNews: Inmate serving three life sentences pretends to be cellmate due for release, walks out of Baltimore prison -- AP [Wow.] 20:57 @barryeisler There's sex tomorrow in Florida and you're stuck in New York? For shame! 21:00 @barryeisler I'm imagining. And it's hard. Very hard. 21:26 Presented without comment: RT @VictoriaDahl: Good Christ this night is going down faster than one of my heroes. 21:31 @VictoriaDahl I'd say beware the ides of March, but they're still a couple of weeks away. Besides, who can resist such good material? ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1135 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1134.html 09:09 I got 3 images accepted to @shutterstock today... tweet Hank 2010-02-25T01:05-08:00 09:09 I got 3 images accepted to @shutterstock today! Check out my gallery here: http://tinyurl.com/ltgjp5 14:25 Avenue Q poster banned from Colorado Springs due to offensive puppet cleavage. Focus not just on Family, I guess. http://bit.ly/9g6ARa 15:05 What's Italian for "shit-for-brains legal decision"? http://bit.ly/barzwA 16:22 RT @live2tivo: @sheldoncooper A song about you. http://bit.ly/tbbtsong [Why couldn't I meet nerdgirls like this when I was age appropriate?] 18:22 @iphoneappsales Star ratings, please. I tend only to check highly rated apps. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1134 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1133.html 07:07 Took all night, but my MacBook is back to life... tweet Hank 2010-02-24T01:05-08:00 07:07 Took all night, but my MacBook is back to life. Thanks to Apple Support, Migration Assistant & Time Machine for the easy (but slow) restore. 09:16 RT @paulandstorm: Download our song "Lose the Gonads" for FREES to celebrate the Humane Society's Spay Day! http://is.gd/90WOv [Ewwww!] 15:32 Finally started work on my taxes, only to be stopped by my brokerage, which won't have my 1099 ready until 3/15, maybe even later. 19:27 At the @svtweetup. Life is strange when you're a shy extrovert. 20:34 RT @ebertchicago: The decline of talking like you're intelligent and sincerely care. http://j.mp/bZfKpa [Inspiring, ya know?] 21:36 Thanks to @VictoriaDahl and @HeatherOsborn the appeal of curling becomes clear. Also its religious overtones. http://i.imgur.com/7tVxW.jpg ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1133 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1132.html 08:22 Journalistic objectivity means reporters can't say Tea Party Movement is based on nonsense... tweet Hank 2010-02-23T01:05-08:00 08:22 Journalistic objectivity means reporters can't say Tea Party Movement is based on nonsense. http://bit.ly/cRiG9H 09:58 Used to get InfoWorld for free and thought it was a waste of (no) money. Tech journalism's an oxymoron. http://bit.ly/dkNH7P 14:30 That was quick. Apple just called; my MacBook is ready to be picked up. Not even 24 hours after I dropped it off! 16:54 Migration Assistant estimating disk restore time at 11 hours and change. Gonna be a long wait... ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1132 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1131.html 13:02 Not a good day... tweet Hank 2010-02-22T01:05-08:00 13:02 Not a good day. My Macbook decided to give up the ghost. Appointment at Apple Store this afternoon, but I am not optimistic. 13:49 On the bright side, everything's backed up on my Mac Mini. So whether restored old Macbook or brand new one, I should be whole again soon. 14:36 "We have met the enemy and he is us!" Yoo & Bybee, meet Dr. Fadl. http://bit.ly/adffmj 15:46 At the Apple Store, early of course. And they took me right away. 16:20 I love Apple service. My 2.5 yr old Macbook gets a new hard drive, twice the space, and new plastic for the keyboard area. Cost to me: nada. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1131 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1130.html 06:26 Good wrap up on Kevin Smith v... tweet Hank 2010-02-21T01:05-08:00 06:26 Good wrap up on Kevin Smith v. Southwest. In brief, SWA screwed up & then lied about it. Not much LUV here. http://bit.ly/d6UMtN 16:34 Why putting Flash on the iPhone and iPad would just make things suck. No, not that reason; this one: http://bit.ly/9DTLR3 21:53 @renatojr_rj While you've been trapped in PHX, I've been enjoying etouffee and blackened tilapia and a good chardonnay. I think I win. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1130 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1129.html 07:39 Just registered for Romantic Times in April... tweet Hank 2010-02-20T01:05-08:00 07:39 Just registered for Romantic Times in April. Now I need to work on my road trip plans. 08:06 Swiss brothels train hookers to work defibrillators, just in case older patrons get overstimulated. http://bit.ly/bdzCkF 08:38 "Condoms aren't completely safe. A friend of mine was wearing one and got hit by a bus." -Bob Rubin 08:53 RT @CraigyFerg: Today is the birthday of Copernicus. The first man to prove the world does not revolve round Tiger Woods. 09:30 @reduced Stanfurd? 11:57 First it was Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. Now Quirk Classics to bring us Android Karenina. http://bit.ly/9CbMMm 21:27 RT @ebertchicago: http://twitpic.com/1497b9 - Mother and daughter not welcome back anytime soon at Disneyland. ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1129 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1128.html 13:06 Forum member dared me to ban him... tweet Hank 2010-02-19T01:05-08:00 13:06 Forum member dared me to ban him. Do I need to tell you what happened next? 21:22 RT @ebertchicago: And if the Austin suicide pilot had been an American Muslim fed up with the IRS, how would Fox News have covered that? 21:30 RT @ebertchicago: Mr @ZALESKI4CONGRES tweets: "@ebertchicago another morron." Spelled "another" right, short on "Congress," fail on "moron." ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1128 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1127.html 12:31 Duke study confirms what I learned a long time ago: most women want nothing to do with short men... tweet Hank 2010-02-18T01:05-08:00 12:31 Duke study confirms what I learned a long time ago: most women want nothing to do with short men. http://bit.ly/9mkRUJ 14:11 Forum spammers are scum, and contemptible scum at that, but how stupid would I have to be to authorize a user named Lesbian Porn? 14:14 NPR's Wait Wait... on how to improve the Winter Olympics. Pretty much everything's better with flaming death. http://bit.ly/d2f7Dk 19:45 A brilliant piece, both for its advocacy of compromise in the Middle East and its hostility to Titanic. http://bit.ly/9KNQay 20:15 Isn't it strange how my train pictures don't get the kind of reaction my glamour pictures do? Is a puzzlement! http://bit.ly/dnuss2 20:44 Wikipedia on vampire traits. Count Chocula's weakness is that he becomes soggy in milk. http://bit.ly/aEJxZ6 ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1127 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1126.html 05:53 15 unfortunately placed ads... tweet Hank 2010-02-17T01:05-08:00 05:53 15 unfortunately placed ads. Wonder how many of these were intentional... http://bit.ly/6Tfsw 08:05 Via @barryeisler, a soldier's view of why repealing DADT is no big deal. Honest, funny and smart: http://bit.ly/aehs5O 09:07 @ScaperSuse I wondered why I hadn't seen you online, Suse. Glad it's just your computer that's out of action and not you. 09:23 Why you should never turn your back on your refrigerator, a cautionary tale for children: http://bit.ly/ck5w5l 14:08 @JustaSunGod I set up my Citibank card with autopay years ago to deal with just such situations. I hate paying fees I could have avoided! 14:16 Why the iPad may totally kick butt: http://bit.ly/cHhAnX (Most software designed by people who think Emacs is a reasonable user interface.) 14:22 A comparison between the iPhone & Windows Phone 7. Am I biased in thinking WP7 got it all wrong? http://bit.ly/cd689Y 14:37 From Ouray, Colorado, an object lesson in the importance of punctuation: http://yfrog.com/1esuvkj 14:39 It's times like this that we wish web designers were an endangered species (as in, I'd like to endanger a few myself). http://bit.ly/dg2KrD 15:43 RT @maddow: Admiral Mullen @thejointstaff on "what's really going on at the deck plates" http://is.gd/8xu5W 19:33 What is it about trains that fires the imagination? Is it just boys and our toys or is there more to it? http://bit.ly/dnuss2 ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1126 http://www.disordered.org/Content.cgi/tweet/1125.html 04:08 At Durango Airport... tweet Hank 2010-02-16T01:05-08:00 04:08 At Durango Airport. Too early; even TSA still asleep. 07:01 On the plane in Denver. And suddenlyit looks like we'll be here a while. 07:19 Delay due to fog in San Francisco, just like our flight here on Friday. 11:01 Just landed at SFO. Need food! That Oh Henry just wasn't enough! 18:31 Just started editing pictures from the weekend. First few up on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/disorderly/ ]]> /cgi-sys/cgiwrap/shiffman/DisorderlyComment.cgi?storypath=/tweet/1125