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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-03-06

  March 6th, 2010 (6 days, 1 hour ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • Dragon*Con has rejected Bill Holbrook after 20+ years of having him as a guest?!? NOW it's time to boycott. >:( http://bit.ly/bvfuXZ #
  • When using open source makes you an enemy of the state (via the Guardian): http://bit.ly/bcP6WQ #
  • Keep forgetting to tweet: Started "Hogfather" (Discworld #20 by Terry Pratchett via Audible.com this week. #
  • Tomorrow, I get my Christmas present. #
  • Why is it I only seem to get Project Wonderful bids when I'm not in a position to review & approve them? #
  • Where Android beats the iPhone: http://bit.ly/duqTlA #

  

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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-02-27

  February 27th, 2010 (1 week, 6 days ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • Pity the poor fool who needs to replace his snow shovel when all the stores are convinced it's spring despite the foot of snow on the ground #
  • Snubbed as a guest at Dragon*Con for the second year in a row. Which to choose: chocolate-coma depression or DDoS-backed fury? Sigh… #
  • The boy now asks to listen to "Daddy music" in the car: John Williams, Danny Elfman, etc. His geek padawan training is going well… #
  • New GPF News: http://www.gpf-comics.com//news/archive.php?d=20100223 #
  • Why is it that, no matter how many times you go to the bathroom beforehand, you ALWAYS have to pee when you give that big presentation…? #
  • Head's up, Faulties: GPF's host is doing preventative maintenance tomorrow, Feb. 27 from 06:00-10:00 UTC. Access may be intermittant. #
  • Just installed a stock ticket app on my phone. Does that mean I'm finally a grown-up? #
  • Maintenance on both GPF & blog servers (both mine & the host's) should now be complete. Please report any problems if you encounter them. #

  

• Twitter

  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-02-20

  February 20th, 2010 (2 weeks, 6 days ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • Finally saw an ad for the Palm Pre Plus on Verizon. All I can say is sorry Palm. Tried to wait but since I tried Android I'm not going back. #
  • Hey Twitter tech support: iPod Touch v3.1.3. How do I get it to remember WiFi spot with hidden SSID? Connects fine but doesn't save. #
  • Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. – John 15:13-14 #
  • I was going to ask "How do I copy and paste something on an iPod Touch", but then I stopped and said, "Oh, yeah…" #
  • Took about 5 years, but spammers finally found my blog. Good thing I moderate all comments and know how to add em to all the blacklists. >:) #
  • Commercial garbage truck did more than DOH for clearing our road today. Funny, I pay a lot more in taxes than for garbage pick-up… >:| #
  • I love that Google Webmaster Tools offers suggestions to speed up my site… when the offending bit bloat is an embedded Google Calendar. #

  

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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-02-13

  February 13th, 2010 (3 weeks, 6 days ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • Heading out to shovel today's 5 inches of snow so tomorrow's 5 inches won't be quiet as bad… #
  • Ugly blister the size of a nickel on my palm from shoveling snow. Fortunately, it's on my right (non-drawing) hand. #
  • Oh, there's a football game today? Is that the sport with the ball and hoop, or the big sticks and the little black brick? I forget… #
  • Would love to say I'm well rested with a full night's sleep because I didn't stay up watching some dumb game. Alas, I have a 3-year-old. #
  • I can't believe one of my coworkers just dropped the "F-bomb", the vilest most horrendous word that can conceivably be used in public: fudge #
  • Fun spam subject lines: "I can do for you is – what can not no girl!" Za-wha…? #
  • Just introduced the boy to Tux Paint. Hilarity ensues. http://www.tuxpaint.org/ #
  • Once again, Verizon's website sucks majorly. Took 6 attempts using 3 separate browsers to make a minor account change. C'mon, people… #
  • Silver lining to the latest snow storm cloud: Took a vacation day so my wife could work from home & had a pretty good father-son day. #
  • Didn't there used to be a road in front of my house? It was right where that impassable snowy field is now, I just know it… #
  • We're watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". In Spanish. Why? Because. #
  • Yet another rumored Android 2.1 update for Moto Droid comes & goes without occurring. Next time I'll believe it when I see it on my phone. #
  • It's official: Beckley, WV has surpassed its 1995-96 snow fall record of 100.1". We're now sitting at 101.4" with more on the way. Ugh. #
  • Further proof you can shoehorn *anything* into Emacs: http://bit.ly/duLJCy (Isn't the UNIX philosophy "do one simple job and do it well"?) #

  

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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-02-06

  February 6th, 2010 (1 month ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • When MS Excel is smart, it's smart. But when it's dumb, oh boy, is it dumb. I hate manually tweaking dozens of cells to get what I want. #
  • GPF isn't more topical because I hate being locked to someone else's calendar. Next story to script needs padding due 2 external date change #
  • GPF's hosting service is experiencing DNS issues. Access seems connection dependent. Please be patient if you're having trouble reaching it. #
  • 77 iPad Updates That May or May Not Please the Critics: http://bit.ly/cxuFsM My favorites: the iPadlaserosaurus & Photoshop + stylus #
  • Mozilla Accepts Chinese CNNIC Root CA Cert: http://bit.ly/ckP0Rs CNNIC, BTW, has been accused of distributing malware: http://bit.ly/ct2vDd #
  • Facebook's announcement of HipHop (http://bit.ly/9oXipS) has me insatiably curious about compiling PHP now. I'm a PHP speed freak. #
  • Just found out one of my ad feeds is running ads for an OTC paternity test. Ugh. Just turned them off. Sorry to anyone offended by them. #

  

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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-02-06

  February 6th, 2010 (1 month ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • When MS Excel is smart, it's smart. But when it's dumb, oh boy, is it dumb. I hate manually tweaking dozens of cells to get what I want. #
  • GPF isn't more topical because I hate being locked to someone else's calendar. Next story to script needs padding due 2 external date change #
  • GPF's hosting service is experiencing DNS issues. Access seems connection dependent. Please be patient if you're having trouble reaching it. #
  • 77 iPad Updates That May or May Not Please the Critics: http://bit.ly/cxuFsM My favorites: the iPadlaserosaurus & Photoshop + stylus #
  • Mozilla Accepts Chinese CNNIC Root CA Cert: http://bit.ly/ckP0Rs CNNIC, BTW, has been accused of distributing malware: http://bit.ly/ct2vDd #
  • Facebook's announcement of HipHop (http://bit.ly/9oXipS) has me insatiably curious about compiling PHP now. I'm a PHP speed freak. #
  • Just found out one of my ad feeds is running ads for an OTC paternity test. Ugh. Just turned them off. Sorry to anyone offended by them. #

  

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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-30

  January 30th, 2010 (1 month, 1 week ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • Boy sniffs candle. "Mommy, what it smell like?" Wife: "Almonds, I think." Boy: "It not almond! It smell pretty!" #
  • Google Voice auto-transcription keeps turning "Comodo" in voice mail spam into "commode". I think they're trying to tell me something… #
  • Hmm… Facebook reports "page not found" when I go to my profile. Is there something you want to tell me, Facebook…? #
  • So… the "iPad". Am I supposed to be impressed? Someone let me know when I'm supposed to be impressed. So far… I'm not impressed. #
  • So Firefox is coming to Android in February but you won't be able to surf the Web with it. An important bullet point was omitted there… #
  • No. I REFUSE to let it snow again. I've had enough. I'm standing in my yard, arms crossed and glaring at you, sky. Face my withering stare! #
  • Not sure if anyone is experiencing this, but GPF's host is reporting maintenance issues at our data center. Please forgive any downtime. #
  • I am paying for the sin of waking my parents at ridiculously early hours as a child. "Farmer Ben" is as bad or worse than "Farmer Jeff". #

  

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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-23

  January 23rd, 2010 (1 month, 2 weeks ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • Backing up digital photos. 2001-2008: 4.9GB. 2009 alone: 25GB. Those extra megapixels do add up. Justification for a Blu-ray burner anyone? #
  • RT: @milligan: Sooo… any webcomic writers wanna team up with an artist? DM me! (Please RT) [Matt's the awesome guy behind Lost & Found] #
  • Almost entered one of those "retweet this to win" contests with a REALLY cool prize, but I HATE spamming people just to win something. :/ #
  • Finished with this week's GPFs & it's only Tuesday. Been a while since I've done that, but I'm traveling this weekend. Gotta keep it free. #
  • I always get nervous when installing new SSL certificates, but when it's for the "bread & butter" site, I'm REALLY on pins & needles. #
  • Is it just me, or are some of Amazon's suggestions for "PayPhrases" a bit… disturbing? (O_o) #
  • Keep forgetting to mention: Started "Feet of Clay" (Discworld #19) #

  

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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-16

  January 16th, 2010 (1 month, 3 weeks ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • I think my new, bigger, bulkier, laptop battery may actually *improve* my drawing. The bottom of my screen now clears my fat roll! #
  • Next GPF story (after the one after the one currently running) started out going one direction but just turned in a much funnier one. <eg> #
  • Some Android developer(s) can make me REALLY happy by releasing an OpenPGP mail plugin or full client with PGP/GPG support… #
  • I'd write it myself (an Android OpenPGP plugin/app), but that fits firmly in my "angels fear to tread" territory. :/ #
  • Not that GPF has a snowball's chance, but the Washington Post is taking nominations for Best Webcomic of the Decade: http://bit.ly/6f6xBY #
  • Now THAT'S what I call targeted spam! From: "Approved VIAGRA Store" Subject: "Doctor Who Specials". For a different type of regeneration… #

  

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  Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-09

  January 9th, 2010 (2 months ago) by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core

  • Wife has imposed a "no Dr. Who" rule until this week's comics are done. You guys understand what's REALLY important, right? RIGHT?!? #
  • Finally wiped my old Treo 700p, inspiration of 2008's "iDilemma". Felt like putting down an old, faithful dog. Passed on playing "Taps" tho. #
  • Have the theme to "Mappy" stuck in my head for some reason. One of the best early coin-op themes, IMNSHO. #
  • There WAS a time when I didn't have to shovel a foot of snow every other day. I don't remember when that was, but I KNOW it wasn't a dream. #
  • Just a reminder: Jeff's Sketchbook is a GPF Premium exclusive that updates on MONDAYS, only for subscribers. #tuesdaysketch (or not) #
  • Seriously, I'm getting tired of shoveling the same 3-5" of snow every 6-12 hours. At this point, I'm changing my vote to FOR global warming. #
  • I'm sure a snowblower would be more effective against our daily snow deluge, but a flame thrower would be a LOT more therapeutic…. #
  • Yes, there's a typo in today's (Jan. 6) strip. No, I don't have time to fix it. It just has to wait. #
  • Typo in today's comic is now fixed. If you still see the old version, refresh or clear your cache. Thanks for the notices, all. #
  • Thinking of experimenting with Twitter multimedia. Which is your favorite & why: yfrog vs Posterous? Twidroid supports both for pics & vids. #

  

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