January 2010

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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-30
January 30th, 2010 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 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 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 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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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-02
January 2nd, 2010 by Jeff | Permalink | Dump Core
- My son walks into the room with ribbons of Play-Dough dangling from his nose, proudly announcing, "I'm an Ood!" A true Whovian in training. #
- Got so caught up documenting code I nearly forgot to get lunch. Yes, folks, I'm *that* big of a stickler for comments. #
- Successfully implemented an OCSP client library using the Legion of the Bouncy Castle C# crypto API today. That's some serious geekery, BTW. #
- Android Maps app won't work with Google Apps for Domains, but won't let you switch to regular Google account to use My Maps? C'mon, Google! #