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6Feb/100

On The Twitter This Week: 2010-02-06

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30Jan/100

On The Twitter This Week: 2010-01-30

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23Jan/100

On The Twitter This Week: 2010-01-23

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16Jan/100

On The Twitter This Week: 2010-01-16

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9Jan/100

On The Twitter This Week: 2010-01-09

  • All the kids are napping which means that I can finally listen to my newly-purchased "Monty Python Sings". #
  • Man, I really hoping to see the fire truck take a run... http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watc.....?v=6681017 #
  • Looks like Jon Bryant's Two Coasts for Comfort will be my first new album purchase of 2010. #
  • http://twitpic.com/weu26 - The twins showing off their bibs from @sarahcasm at http://thequintessentialbaby.com #
  • got the free download of @jonrbryant's single "Deaf" in iTunes - and bought the album 15 minutes later. Great stuff. http://bit.ly/6y0DMI #
  • The first CD I ever bought was Pearl Jam's Ten. First concert was them opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Just re-bought Ten. Reminiscing. #
  • watching the #GaltCoWork document evolve has been truly amazing. (http://colincarmichael.ca/galtcoworkdoc). Some very good work there. #
  • So far today I've learned that Hannah, 4, knows most of the words to Love Shack (B52s), Africa (Toto) & I Ran (Flock of Seagulls). Awesome. #
  • Got a chuckle when this popped up in a Google Alert: http://bit.ly/64CggG - I'd forgotten abt the story in #AdAge. Seems like a lifetime ago #
  • RT @Ont_Ombudsman: Ethics 101: public officials shouldn't take sides in commercial disputes. Hello Waterloo Police Chief! #
  • http://twitpic.com/wkoqg - They just keep getting bigger! (gratuitous baby pic) #
  • RT @chrisabraham: After reading as many Family Christmas Letters as I could find, occurred to me that they are basically annual blog posts. #
  • RT @courosa: "The Earl of Dufferin provides a lesson 2 Michaëlle Jean on how 2 deal w/ Afghan detainee affair" #cdnpoli http://is.gd/5LcA8 #
  • Woah - that was terrible piece on socnet security on CBC's The National... #1 advice? "Don't click links." How incredibly helpful. #
  • Up and at 'em for the first Monday of 2010... #
  • 2010 is not off to great start... Has anyone seen my car keys? #
  • RT @shey: Can't really blame @lrobertsglobal for cracking up on air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGF-N3c1d6M LOL! #
  • from Google Reader: Daniel Pink has two questions for you http://bit.ly/6QAbzl (via @markblevis) #
  • RT @Engagingbrand: If only I had known for the last 10 years I had been living in the noughties...life would have been so different :) #
  • Y'know what would be cool? A translation app that works the way Shazam does. #
  • Listening to Spark podcast (@sparkcbc) at 2x speed to get caught up. 3 episodes behind! #
  • yeah, what? RT @saffyre9: Uhm, what? RT @guelphmercury: OPP scanner suggests an airliner may have crashed between Rockwood and Highway 401. #
  • RT @rhh: U of T emeritus political science prof: "Canadians don't realize that parliamentary democracy is in danger" http://bit.ly/4Pt1vL #
  • Heading off to Alliston for a meeting and putting my faith in the GPS to get me there via back roads. Hwy 401->400 seems like a bad choice. #
  • RT @ryantaylor: "...political action doesn’t begin and end with joining a FB group." Good post @joeboughner http://bit.ly/8URyoz #
  • Holy crap... I'm watching #WJHC Can vs. USA on my iPod! Live... on my iPod! I love living in the future... #
  • RT @modsuperstar: Wow, the iPhone streaming for the Can/US game is better then the stream on my computer // noticed that too #
  • ok folks, I just bought noprorogue.ca - let's do something cool with it, shall we? Who wants to help? #
  • still trying to decide what to do with noprorogue.ca - I don't want to duplicate efforts on the FB grp & am unclear what's needed... #
  • I just became the mayor of The Presbyterian Church in Canada on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/6xl9z8 #
  • I'm at The Presbyterian Church in Canada (50 Wynford Drive, Toronto). http://4sq.com/6xl9z8 #
  • RT @WRPSToday: Police determine that a man who approached a boy on Dec 23 in Cambridge was a misunderstanding. No concerns for public safety #
  • hey folks... is http://noprorogue.ca forwarding to the FB group for everyone? #
  • Hi All... I just put a landing page up for http://noprorogue.ca - drop an email address in to get notified when it' live! #
  • updates from noprorogue.ca will also be flowing to @noprorogue once it's live. Pls RT #noprorogue #cdnpoli #
  • I want... no need... one of these: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/d.....presenter/ #
  • RT @noprorogue Welcome to NoProrogue.ca! http://is.gd/5T3pd // It's LIVE!! #
  • I'm at Tim Hortons (Franklin Blvd, Saginaw Blvd, Cambridge). http://4sq.com/6ZqaQu #
  • RT @noprorogue: Update: Welcome to NoProrogue.ca! http://noprorogue.ca/welcome-to-noprorogue/ #cdnpoli #noprorogue Pls RT #
  • thanks everyone for all the noprorogue.ca RTs! Cool things coming over the next day or so! Don't forget to register and submit a blog post! #
  • TGIF! (@ The Presbyterian Church in Canada) http://4sq.com/6xl9z8 #
  • RT @noprorogue: Update: Have Your Say! Record a Video Message to PM Harper! http://bit.ly/6WpMnr #
  • RT @M_Ignatieff: Just spoke to press before the shuttered doors of the House of Commons. Told them Liberals will be back at work Jan25 #
  • RT @noprorogue: Update: Adopt a City! // link: http://noprorogue.ca/adopt-a-city/ #
  • Do you know how many times I've almost type perogie in the last 24 hours? Lots. #
  • Lunch! (@ McDonald's) http://4sq.com/6vhBhi #
  • Thanks! @acoyne was kind enough to link to noprorogue.ca from this post: http://bit.ly/8aoIzC #noprorogue #
  • Our first video submission! RT @noprorogue: Update: Bad Monkey http://bit.ly/7I3Htz #cdnpoli #noprorogue #
  • RT @sarahcasm: My son just sniffed the rear-end of a stuffed toy and said "Ewww! Yucky!" #
  • ok folks, noprorogue.ca is going to have to survive without me for a couple hours while I head home... see u on the other side. ;) #
  • 900 visits and 2000 pageviews at noprorogue.ca so far today... wow. #
  • I'm at Tim Hortons (800 Bancroft Dr, @ Mavis & 401, Mississauga). http://4sq.com/92HpZH #
  • RT @billdinTO: There is a new Harper prorogation 'Downfall' video up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eNESzuM78k #
  • I think I'll make a pit stop at Grand River Brewery to celebrate the day. #localbeer #localisbetter #ocb #
  • I'm at Grand River Brewing (99 Ainslie St, Cambridge). http://4sq.com/4tg50L #
  • RT @noprorogue No Prorogue! » Waterloo Region Info & Events http://is.gd/5VpRV #
  • Is the Quick Edit/Page Parent issue in WP 2.9.1 a known bug? #
  • too much self-promotion? or the right thing to do? RT @noprorogue No Prorogue! » About http://is.gd/5VNkd #
  • There's lots of smart folks who are frustrated about prorogation but haven't yet had their say at NoProrogue.ca... What are you waiting for? #
  • HaHa! RT @modsuperstar: RT @ENBdavies: Dear // I thought you stopped eating meat #
  • WP help... best solution for getting notified by email of articles submitted by contributors pending review? #wordpress #
  • wow... after just 24 hrs of uptime, noprorogue.ca has 1800 visits and 3800 pageviews... #
  • hey, remember Facebook Flyers? Those were the days... /smirk #
  • trying to figure out what to do next... #
  • And with that, she becomes incomprehensible... :) RT @quirkycori: Tphe njd guxs r here. #
  • RT @CAPP2010: Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament moves beyond facebook http://noprorogue.ca/ #CAPP #cdnpoli #prorogue #

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2Jan/100

On The Twitter This Week: 2010-01-02

  • I need some quick Regex help: I need to redirect /yyyy/mm/dd/title-of-post to /article/title-of-post (changing permalinks is such a pain) #
  • Heading into Ajax this morning to spend time with family - I think it's the first time I'll have been out of Cambridge since December 18th! #
  • RT @parkernow: Things like this make me love the internet: http://bit.ly/7nGIyW #
  • RT @ryananderson Can we stop calling this social media? http://bit.ly/6eMWEz #
  • RT @randymatheson: Social Media As A Buzzword Is DOA In 2010 | THe Future Buzz > http://ow.ly/Qg4s #
  • A UI Design and Prototyping Treasure Chest | Web Design Ledger http://bit.ly/7udVC9 (via @twttimes) #
  • RT @mathewi: this is hilarious -- "Avatar: The Making of the Bootleg" http://bit.ly/4GjRJz #
  • Trying to flag WP posts that are ovr a yr old. time()-get_the_time() should give me elapsed secs, yes? If that's ovr 31556926 shld be year+ #
  • Waiting for @ENBdavies @ Melville Cafe in #Galt. Getting hungry... #
  • Solved my WordPress issue. Apparently get_the_time() doesn't return Unix epoch time by default? That not intuitive... #
  • RT @SeanMoffitt: It's funny because it's true - "Hey Cineplex, 1994 called. They want their kiosks back" (via @adamschwabe ) #
  • anyone know of a solution to post short audio clips from my phone to my WP blog? Does Utterli still do this? http://bit.ly/7eqKec #
  • trying out new "Follow Me" plugin on the blog. Does it make me look desperate? http://bit.ly/87ngLc #
  • the Olympics & especially the torch run silliness are a colossal waste of money & energy BUT knocking some poor person down is not cool. #
  • RT @steverubel: The decade of the pageview comes to an end http://j.mp/4OO6kj #
  • RT @sarahcasm: Days until 1990 was 20 years ago? 4. #
  • RT @courosa: i want one http://is.gd/5F379 // I wonder what TSA would say about this? #
  • RT @sarahcasm: RT @zakaraya: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it." — W.C. Fields #
  • Four yr-old just remarked that Shiny Happy People "sounds kinda like Love Shack" - I can't argue with that. #
  • Just switched to Echofon from TweetDeck -- it doesnt seem to auto-update and I can't seem to find the "settings". Help? #
  • decided to stop managing all of my photos manually... is Picasa still a good option? (haven't use it in a few years) #
  • Really? RT @MissMotorMouth: Did u know u can set Blackberry firewall settings so that u don't get SMS mgs frm people NOT in ur address book? #
  • http://twitpic.com/vt3et - Sesame Street podcast FTW! #
  • RT @joeboughner: Canadian Constitutional Reminder: The PM can't prorogue Parliament. Governor General does. These things matter. #
  • RT @wmacphail: Harper's new biography: "Going Prorogue" #
  • Trying to decide if I want to write a post about what's wrong with this post from a local biz: http://bit.ly/8MYoOl #
  • Things I added to my life in the last decade: +1 wife, +1 house, +4 kids, +1 degree, +1 career, +3 cars, -2 cars, +2 hamsters, -2 hamsters #
  • #in10years I'll be 44 with a kids aged 14, 12, 10 & 10. woah. #
  • #10yearsago I didn't have 4 kids... or a wife... or a career. I also didn't have a clue about a lot of things I now understand - sorta. #
  • RT @RobCottingham: I'm starting 2 think "Don't let the bedbugs bite" is a counterproductive thing to say to a kid just drifting off 2 sleep. #
  • RT @ericbuchegger: I've been a Canucks fan 4 a loooong time. This yr's team, more than any other, makes me want 2 bang my head into a wall. #
  • I seem to have misplaced my wine glass... New Year's Eve might be ending early. #
  • Apparently my kids are New Orleans Saints fans... They keep singing that "Who Dat" song they heard on the Youtube... #
  • RT @jamesdeane: Expecting @ccarmichael and his clan to descend upon my home shortly. 7 kids, 4 and under. #letthemayhembegin #
  • OH: "and then you hope they're not up there naked and touching each other..." #
  • Anyone know offhand if it's possible to be logged into two FB accts from an api-driven app like TweetDeck? #
  • RT @CharlieCurve: Need evidence that @bugsyrocker crushes it everyday? Take a gander at his latest project: http://beerwithbranson.com #
  • RT @CharlieCurve: Kudos to Eugene Jarecki who created the George Bailey video. It's a masterstroke of persuasion: http://moveyourmoney.info #

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26Dec/090

On The Twitter This Week: 2009-12-26

  • Hi there #lazyweb. Thinking about a FujiFilm Z33 for my 4-yr-old to replace her crap Fisher-Price camera. Thoughts? #
  • Alright folks, help me out here. Is it possible to use a PVR/DVR without a sat/cable subscription? Basically a stand-alone unit like my VCR? #
  • so apparently what I'm looking for is a DVD Recorder with Hard Drive? No-one seems to have made any since 2005? #
  • Looking forward to a good discussion tonight about #coworking in #Galt. #galtcowork #
  • RT @wmacphail: I've invented the URL lengthener: http://cbc.ca is now http://someusconsultantbuggeredupthenational.ca #
  • Anyone have recommendations for dedicated 4x6 photo printers? #
  • RT @CollinDouma: Minimum wage machine. Keep turning the handle, keep earning the wage. http://bit.ly/7CZgVh #
  • I must be crazy. Heading to the mall with the girls. #stupidlastminutexmasshopper #
  • Today's TED Tuesday post features Alain de Botton on a new philosophy of success: http://bit.ly/5BMxUu #
  • This is one of the strangest product shots I've ever seen.. http://bit.ly/8rrvfd #
  • Emergency Relief Needed Following Malawi Earthquake - http://bit.ly/8J2Pnz #
  • on the blog: A Pomplamoose Christmas Message http://bit.ly/5ypGQ3 (these Pomplamoose folks are so cool!) #
  • Ok, Christmas gift change of plans. I need to find a life-size cardboard cutout of Dave Lister in the next 36 hours... what are my chances? #
  • A last minute Merry Christmas: http://bit.ly/7LguUS #
  • RT @ENBdavies: where wld I find a candlelight midnight service in with kickass choir & organ & German language singing? (In/near Cambridge) #
  • Hmm. @Nannidale gave the girls recorders for XMas... I don't we'll have her back again. ;) #
  • Hannah is hoping to hear Mele Kalikimaka at church tonight. I'm guessing she'll be disappointed. #ChristmasEve #
  • It's 11:30pm on Christmas Eve... I should probably start wrapping... #christmaseve #
  • Watching Love Actually - it's become something of a Christmas tradition for us... #

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28Jan/08Off

Twitter Updates for 2008-01-28

  • @adelemcalear sorry, forgot to say thanks earlier for the Tweetl link! Exactly what I was looking for. #
  • @socialweb following @ links? That's where I came from... #
  • @socialweb k... so what's the deal? I saw @FacebookEconomy link to @socialweb so I followed... now I'm thinking you're the same? #
  • @socialweb don't think so... iFraming FB? why? just a shortcut? #
  • listening to Jack Benny on iTunes Radio... the good stuff never gets old... #
  • @Jillfoster have fun!! I'll be watching via CNN online if they're covering... #
  • @shelisrael looking forward to seeing your show. Congrats! #
  • @juliaroy http://colincarmichael.ca #
  • @Hockeyskates how was your game last night? (or was that Sat?) I haven't played in WAY too long... #
  • @Hockeyskates a bruised rib is a small price to pay for a hat-trick. ;) #
  • @sugarrae there's a couple plugins that'll do that... none at my fingertips, though #
  • @sugarrae here's one: http://tinyurl.com/2ar3sm #
  • For all the Bowie fans: http://tinyurl.com/28veaz #
  • waiting for Obama rally to start... good way to spend my lunch hour ;) #
  • Obama event in DC starting now... #
  • I'm officially "out to lunch" until Obama's off the stage... ;) #
  • Ted Kennedy praising Edwards & Clinton on-stage with Obama... classy. #
  • Retweeting @bbgeeks: we're running a contest for a FREE BlackBerry - twitter about it, blog about it or ENTER IT http://tinyurl.com/22gmva #
  • Ted Kennedy just gave me chills... the good kind. ;) #
  • @sugarrae his speech introducing Obama in DC... just something about those Kennedys #
  • my goodness this is funny: http://tinyurl.com/28qxlq #
  • @stuartma it explains it if he fell off the scaffolding after being attacked by a giant lizard... #

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27Jan/08Off

Twitter Updates for 2008-01-27

  • I am just blind? or is there no way to watch CNN live online? #
  • @stuartma I read something this afternoon about Obama offering DOJ to Edwards... seems unlikely... #
  • @stuartma agreed it would make sense given Edwards' background... seems unlikely that Edwards would be interested. Looking to be kingmaker? #
  • I wouldn't want to be doing sound in the control room for McCain's thing right now... #
  • I'd be job-hunting tomorrow, I think... #
  • anxiously awaiting Edwards' speech... #
  • @stuartma combine Bill campaining for Hillary and Hillary taking credit for Bill's 2 terms - and they might as well be co-presidents... #
  • Some young girl is losing her mind @ Obama HQ... #
  • Stage readying for Edwards #
  • Sorry Obama... you can't change the status quo... I wait it when people say that... #
  • Edwards' campaign manager on-stage #
  • pretty sure Obama just said "get 'er done"... ! #
  • is this a social media campaign for (or against?) Dunkin Donuts and Maytag? #
  • @stuartma nice to see it aimed at Dubya and not Hillary... finally! (not that she doesn't deserve it) #
  • that's a great story... hope it's true... #
  • "Yes We Can" is *the* most over-used political chant... #
  • notice they kept the shot tight enough to keep the teleprompters out of view... #
  • switched sound to Edwards HQ #
  • someone just heckled Edwards' campaign manager... anyone catch what he said? #
  • @stuartma CNN live online... I had two windows open - 1 for E and 1 for O... muting as appropriate #
  • Edwards' SC campaign co-chair is struggling on-stage to fill time till John gets there... #
  • wow... that was a little messed... #
  • someone tell the FOE Auction dude to quit waving his damn sign! #
  • weak start... sigh #
  • what's with this camera-guy? #
  • Obama does macro-politics... Edwards does micro-politics... the difference is significant... #
  • damn... that was short... 'fraid he's just done... #
  • Edwards has given up, I think... wonder if he'll try to pull super tuesday to Obama? #
  • @davewiner Edwards did #
  • @Jillfoster yeah - I know all too well how that can kill the micro-guy... #
  • @Jillfoster I had high hopes for Edwards... I think he's the stronger candidate after the conventions. I'm nervous about Obama. #
  • En route to ER with 2 year old... (Nothing too major... thinking bronchitis)... Sigh... #
  • @Jillfoster nope... Nothing wrong with macro... Worried about vulnerability to misinformation campaigns... Basic electability concerns #
  • Home from hospital - in record time! The diagnosis: croup. She was a trooper, though, and is sleeping well - for now. #
  • Earlier I said that Edwards does micro-politics; Obama does macro... Said another way, Edwards appeals to 'Americans', Obama to 'America'. #
  • @shelisrael I'm not seeing @scobleizer either, @jowyang reception comes and goes #
  • Re-reading 'Here' by Anthony DePalma in prep for 'Uneasy Neighbors: Canada, The USA and the Dynamics of State, Industry and Culture'. #
  • @Jillfoster @stuartma thanks for your concern last night... Turns out it's just mild case of croup... 12hrs later and she's 1000% improved #
  • CNN's "My Playlist" feature on the Video page is pretty nifty #
  • waiting for Obama to take the stage in Birmingham... I just can't get enough of this election... #
  • Obama campaigners just had an entire arena full of supporters send a text message to campaign HQ to subscribe to updates... smart. #
  • anyone else watching Obama in Birmingham? Am I the only one hearing audio interference? #
  • @sugarrae folks using other non-web clients will show no referrer, though, no? #
  • @sugarrae true enough... just pointing it out... #
  • Two Twitter Q's: 1) do any url-shorteners (tinyurl, etc.) offer usage stats? 2) are stats available for alt client (twhirl, etc.) usage? #
  • @sugarrae yes, you could do that, couldn't you... my brain doesn't fire on all cylinders on weekends... ;) #
  • @dacort interesting... thanks! #
  • @Hockeyskates ... how'd you sneak into my followers list unnoticed? #

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26Jan/08Off

Twitter Updates for 2008-01-26

  • @jowyang they should spend it making the service stable! Nothing more frustrating than seeing that damn bird instead of my twitterverse... #
  • @jowyang sorry, just read back further... See you've addressed the downtime issues... Intentional? I would hope not... #
  • getting slammed with NotchUp invites... anyone tried it? #

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