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Microposts from Twitter on 2008-07-19

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on July 19, 2008

Lunch at new place, Tokyo Station. Cool model train going to the kitchen and back. Still waiting on my shrimp tempura udon. #

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Watching Tinkerbell with Emma. Secretly hoping that having a tinker/maker/hacker as a role model will offset all the princess influence. #

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Great day. Opened presents with kids, just got back from seeing a movie (Bolt, which was great). It got really icy while we were in there! #
@geoffk Saw Bolt in 2D. Loved it, which is more than I have been able to say for a Disney film for a long time. in reply to geoffk #

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Merry Christmas Eve everybody! If you have an iPhone, Android, or similar, search “NORAD Santa” in Google Maps to track him today! #
Melt baby melt!!! #
@briancollette We had prolly 14″ here at the peak, with lots of ice and not NEAR enough plows and sanders. Worst snowstorm in 40 years. in reply to briancollette #
Guess what! I just saw not one but TWO snowplows on Farmington. First I’ve seen since this started 11 days ago. Rarer than Santa Claus! #
It’s RAINING quite hard in Aloha. It’s a slushy mess out there. Like driving in Coke Slurpee. Melt baby melt! #pdxtst #
@briancollette It snows about once a year here. Maybe twice. Melts in a day. And that number of plows sounds about right. in reply to briancollette #
@chrisorourke You and @camikaos will be proud to know I’ve been Croc-free since the snow started. They fill up with snow too fast. in reply to chrisorourke #
Merry Christmas, everybo- ooh, Santa cookies! #

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What’s Hwy 26 between 185th and Hwy 217 like right now? I have a dr appointment. After yesterday, I’d much rather stay home. #pdxtst #
Tripcheck cams show Hwy 26 lanes mostly clear. I guess I’ll go for it. #
Hwy 26 is clear in the lanes. Glad I didn’t chain up: tons of people pulled over to remove them, saw dozens of broken chains in the road. #
@Kent_Giard Plan on taking chains off BEFORE you get on any freeways. No room to really do it once there. Dangerous to try on shoulder. in reply to Kent_Giard #
@EricAppel Yeah, with all the deep ruts, changing lanes is about the most dangerous thing out there. It’s ridiculous. Stay safe! in reply to EricAppel #
@tlockney yeah, I’m of two minds about chains. They help, but the cost to infrastructure is high. I doubt ODOT can afford to fix the roads. in reply to tlockney #
Oh, the ignominy. Made it to my appointment and back without incident, only to get stuck at the foot of my own driveway. Had to dig out. #
@memathews Dr appt was actually unrelated to my back. Feeling OK. Shovelling snow/ice sure is good exercise! in reply to memathews #
Got a lot of the driveway shovelled while it was empty, what with my car stuck 10 feet away and all. #
@atmasphere No kidding. Worst snow storm in 40+ years. And 6″ more expected by Christmas. in reply to atmasphere #
@turoczy But what a way to go! in reply to turoczy #
@ahockley Our garbage pickup didn’t happen yesterday when scheduled, but did happen today. Saw on news some aren’t picking up til next week. in reply to ahockley #
Game deal alert: Guitar Hero 3 wireless guitar, all platforms, $19 at CircuitCity. Works with GH3 and WT: http://tinyurl.com/926oym #

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Power’s out in Aloha… #pdxtst #
PGE outage line says 2300+ people affected in Aloha. Power’s been out since 3:53AM here. No ETA from PGE. #pdxtst #
Come on, PGE. It’s been 2+ hours. It’s starting to get cold in here… #pdxtst #
3 hours later, power’s back. Didn’t have to bundle us up after all. Thanks, PGE! #pdxtst #
Wow. Several more inches of snow fell in Aloha overnight. There’s at least a foot. This is going to get worse before it gets better. #pdxtst #
In a foul mood. Have had it with this snow crap. Tired of being cooped up. Supposed to be on vacation. This weather needs to Die in a Fire. #
It’s not fair to my family to have to be around me when I’m this grouchy, and we need milk, so I’m going out. Wish me luck. #
ZOMG those are the scariest road conditions I have EVER driven in. TV Hwy is a death trap, and hasn’t been touched by a plow AT ALL. #pdxtst #
Lanes on TV Hwy are 6″ deep ruts in the snow/ice. Tried to change lanes, went sideways across three lanes into oncoming traffic :-O #pdxtst #
SO lucky not to have hit/been hit by anyone. Saw many vehicles, with and without chains, fly right off the road. #
I escaped harm on the road, but slipped and fell down the stairs in front of a store, crunching my back. Embarrassing and painful. #
So, all that complaining earlier, about being cooped up at home? Still valid, but I’m awfully happy to be home right now. #
@ahockley Oh yeah, driveway was fun, too. Car encased in a candy shell of 6″snow/1″ ice/6″ snow. I blame your #BancroftCarIgloo idea. in reply to ahockley #
Still can’t believe there was NO sign TV Hwy had been plowed or graveled or anything. I didn’t see a single ODOT truck. Public Safety Fail. #
@billpearson You have 24″ of snow?! That’s just crazy! Suddenly I don’t feel SO bad. Let us know if we need to airlift in supplies. in reply to billpearson #
RT @oregonian: Our latest weather story, featuring a quote from @jabancroft http://is.gd/d4Ig in reply to oregonian #
@billpearson I said several quotable things to that reporter. A bit puzzled why he selected that (lame) one. But he’s the reporter! in reply to billpearson #

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@erikseligman Sure, no one expects insight and wisdom, but I try not to be “that guy”. I’m a nice guy with occasional mood swings. in reply to erikseligman #
RT: A Twitterer was on the Continental jet in accident at DIA. Amazing Tweets: http://bit.ly/Bmrv (via @LenEdgerly) in reply to LenEdgerly #
RT: Hacking the surveillance society (HS students sending speeding tix to their enemies): http://snurl.com/8yqf4 (via @timoreilly) in reply to timoreilly #
@sumwan CamStudio gives you basically raw uncompressed AVI video files, which need some processing. Handbrake would turn ‘em into H.264. in reply to sumwan #
@sumwan It’s like recording to uncompressed WAV files for audio. Need to compress/finish the result. Camtasia does that, but isn’t free. in reply to sumwan #
The snow is back in Aloha! A nice crust of ice on top of what fell yesterday, now it’s snowing hard again. #pdxtst #
I finally got out and took a few photos with my “big boy” camera (D40), and posted them to this set on Flickr: http://tinyurl.com/7b2462 #
This pic shows how much has accumulated on the yard debris can in our yard. Haven’t measured, but looks like 6-8″ http://tinyurl.com/7zkvrp #
@gregjsmith This much snow is VERY un-normal for Portland. We usually get a couple of inches once a year. 6-12″ for a week = Snowpocalypse. in reply to gregjsmith #

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@Jmartens You can definitely keep the video from Camtasia and do whatever you want with it. Another app to look at is http://camstudio.org. in reply to Jmartens #
Mmm. Nothing better than leftover birthday cake for breakfast! #
Braving the conditions for some errands. It’s genuinely slick and snowing hard in Hillsboro. Go slow, you’ll be OK. I <3 my Subaru. AWD FTW! #
Here’s a free idea for someone: make a nice Craigslist app for iPhone. #
@betsywhim I found Craigsearch right after I tweeted that. Suppose I should look before I assume something doesn’t exist. Will check it out. in reply to betsywhim #
@TiEsQue I thought Craigslist was pretty API/mashup friendly. Like HousingMaps.com? Hmm. in reply to TiEsQue #
@KGWNewsChannel8 Next time you need on-air names for a winter storm, this has you covered: http://snowpocalypse.com/ (from my friend @clint) in reply to KGWNewsChannel8 #
Wow. I think the Snowpocalypse earlier this week was just messing with us, this is truly SNOWMAGEDDON… #pdxtst #
Snowmageddon in Aloha, about 5:30pm 12/20 #pdxtst: http://twitpic.com/useo #
In other news, I snapped off one if the drumstick-holder tabs on my Guitar Hero drums. Thought I could fix it, but it’s really broken. #
@ginabean Snowferno, I like that! Also, Snownami. in reply to ginabean #
@rslux Nikon lens compatibility: http://bit.ly/nrkU in reply to rslux #
We’re getting pelted with ice pellets now in Aloha. #pdxtst #
@rslux I love my D40, but it’s a bit long in the tooth. No focus motor = only lenses with a builtin motor can autofocus. I want a D90 badly. in reply to rslux #
Just yelled at some kids who were building a snow fort RIGHT BEHIND MY CAR. At 10:30 at night. WTF? Go somewhere else, ya hoodlums! *hmph* #
@ahockley I ran out of room for #getoffmydriveway. If I get stuck because they built something behind my car, I’ll be using another tag… in reply to ahockley #
And what kind of parent let’s their 10-12ish year old kids run around at 10:30pm playing in other people’s driveway? In this weather? #
@ahockley yeah, that would be a laugh riot. Hysterical. Go ahead and try it. :- P in reply to ahockley #
@ORMediaInsiders Your back yard is one thing, but about 3 feet behind a neighbor’s car, in his driveway? Building a wall of snow? in reply to ORMediaInsiders #
@billpearson Bah humbug! in reply to billpearson #
@ahockley I do not have snow Crocs. I have been Croc-free since I foolishly took out the garbage in them in the snow last Sunday. in reply to ahockley #
Hoodlums moved all of 3 feet, in front of their parents’ cars. In the street. One sounds like he has pneumonia. I just don’t understand… #
@memathews I didn’t lose my Crocs. I’ve opted not to wear them since they filled up with packed snow. in reply to memathews #
Man, I’m in a bad mood. Going to bed, to spare you all any more lunatic ranting… #

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Well, that’s a whole week of school cancelled, working from home, cabin fever, etc. Thanks Snopocalypse! ‘Preciate it! #pdxtst #
Stupid @trimet machines. We missed our train waiting for tickets to print. “Card Type Not Accepted” 10 seconds after I used it successfully. #
Saw my first Android phone in the wild today. He said his roommate has a jailbroken iPhone he’s gonna put Android on. Good luck with that… #
Tonight, date night = Christmas shopping. I can’t figure out why I don’t plan ahead and do it all on Amazon each year. #
With the exception of one extended family gift and some things I need to get for @rachelbancroft, we are done Christmas shopping. On budget! #
And I found the perfect storage box for my Guitar Hero drums: a plastic Sterilite 30 gal. Drums fit disassembled, room for guitars, too. #
@Jmartens For Windows, Camtasia is generally considered the best screen recorder. For Mac, it’s ScreenFlow, though I like iShowU, too. in reply to Jmartens #
@macheist Thanks for the free Mac apps! Go get yours: http://macgivingtree.com/ #macapps (via @factoryjoe) in reply to factoryjoe #

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Wunderground says it never got below freezing last night in Aloha. Lots more melted overnight. It’s snowing again right now. #pdxtxt #
@Tersteeg Thanks for the birthday wishes! in reply to Tersteeg #
@Jerry_Makare @jmoriarty Thanks! To celebrate, I’ll be cooped up in the house for the 5th straight day. Maybe play some GH: World Tour. Yay! in reply to Jerry_Makare #
@turoczy @geekygirldawn Thanks! I shall do my best to have fun today. in reply to turoczy #
@grigs @jltitus @billpearson Thanks! The snow was kind of an unexpected birthday present. No, you really shouldn’t have. Really. in reply to grigs #
@dswiese @dslanius @spinnerin @lunarobverse Thanks for the birthday wishes! I have a feeling I’m going to say that a lot today. in reply to dswiese #
In other news, Happy Birthday Stephen Speilberg, Brad Pitt, Duke Franz Ferdinand, Ricardo Carreon, and Adhemar Damiani! #
@ahockley Want WiMAX info? http://clear.com You can enter an address to check coverage, and their live chat is very helpful. in reply to ahockley #
Looks like Clearwire, Portland’s new WiMAX provider, is on Twitter. Welcome, @clearwimax! #
Playing with the 12 seconds iPhone app (pick/take 3 photos + 12 seconds of audio). Like A/V Twitter. My first one: http://tinyurl.com/4u8pl7 #
Thank you for all the latest birthday wishes. I don’t want to miss anyone, so I’m going to be saying Thank You a lot today. Sorry! #
Snowpocalypse update (in case you missed me tweeting about the weather): Snow stopped, skies clearing. Never got below 32F in Aloha. #pdxtst #
@rachelbancroft Thanks, sweetie! I don’t think they have the birthday song in Rock Band/Guitar Hero, but they should! in reply to rachelbancroft #
@palmsolo Thanks! I was going to post a comment on your ZDNet Kindle post, but forgot my password. Glad you’re liking the Kindle! in reply to palmsolo #
Meltpocalypse in Aloha - the sun is out, skies are blue! #pdxtst http://twitpic.com/ty5q #
@thesquare Um, what’s a 6-box? I’m honored to be in yours, and all. Just curious what it is. http://twitpic.com/tyo3 in reply to TheSquare #
@ORMediaInsiders @thesquare Ah, gotcha re: sixbox. Thanks. Live from Aloha, this is Josh Bancroft, reporting for #pdxtst. Back to you, Joe! in reply to ORMediaInsiders #
Cool! Tommy Refenes, the guy who wrote the game Goo! has started blogging on intel Software Network. His 1st post: http://tinyurl.com/4lzjna #
@Jerry_Makare Excellent - thanks for adding that video link! in reply to Jerry_Makare #
Why is it that I’m powerless to resist buying an application that @gruber raves about? He’s cost me a lot of money. #
@TiEsQue Yay Bit Stories shirt! Thanks, Todd! in reply to TiEsQue #
@Jerry_Makare Got it - just left you a comment. in reply to Jerry_Makare #
@bmw Cool! (re: #seatst in the P-I). One of us needs to figure how to monetize this whole tst thing before someone else does. in reply to bmw #
Wonderful birthday evening. Yummy dinner, cake, and Guitar Hero with the family. Thanks to @rachelbancroft, and all b-day well wishers! #

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The Snopocalypse has yet to materialize in Aloha. It looks forbidding out there, though. #pdxtst #
Conundrum: It gets really cold in my home office with the door closed. But if I open the door, my kids think it’s open season on dad. #
And the Snowpocalypse rolls into Aloha (#pdxtst): http://twitpic.com/tml1 #
@JoshProStar But I went all Mac! I don’t have any more Pentium 4s to keep me warm. Though my MBP makes an excellent lapwarmer. in reply to JoshProStar #
@KGWNewsChannel8 I get a bunch of “Mailbox Full” bounce notices when I email yourpics@kgw.com. Security leak, revealing emails like that. in reply to KGWNewsChannel8 #
In an Intel DUM meeting with @billpearson, @jerry_makare, and probably a whole lot of other @intelsoftware people. #
@billpearson Maybe we should put cat doors in our office doors. Lets heat circulate, keeps housebears (children) out. in reply to billpearson #
@jltitus A baby gate is a good idea, but it wouldn’t do anything to keep my kids from standing at the gate and yelling at me. in reply to jltitus #
To everyone who suggested a space heater, good idea, but it’s rarely this cold, and I rarely work from my home office, so I’ll just suffer. #
@BrianEnigma I DO need an #electricblanket. Several, so I can make an #electricblanketfort. in reply to BrianEnigma #
Watching a neighbor put chains on the front wheels of a rear wheel drive small pickup. Umm, I don’t think that’s gonna work very well… #
@KGWNewsChannel8 If you’re thinking of changing your Twitter handle, know that you can do so without losing followers/folowees. Short=nice. in reply to KGWNewsChannel8 #
@vpynchon I’d go help, but they’re already gone. And what do I know? Maybe their little Mazda pickup really is front wheel drive? in reply to vpynchon #
@KGWNewsChannel8 Yeah, Hillsboro/Beaverton definitely getting heavy snow right now. Lots of big fat flakes. #pdxtst in reply to KGWNewsChannel8 #
Snowpocalypse Continues in Aloha. Lots of big fat flakes: http://twitpic.com/tngo #
@KGWNewsChannel8 @nelking Whoa! My crappy iPhone picture out my office window made it onto TV? Cool! I just send another one. in reply to KGWNewsChannel8 #
Saw high tech ODOT gravel applicator on our street earlier: guy in a pickup with a shovel. Grateful anyway. #pdxtst #
Snow seems to have stopped here in Aloha. #pdxtst #
And the snow is back in Aloha. It’s fading in and out. #pdxtst #
RT @protherj @jabancroft is going to be our #saocorvallis tech pub speaker in January! Be there on January 8th at Iovino’s in Covallis! #
@MCP85 I don’t have any control over the venue (I’ve never actually been to Corvallis). It’s up to the SAO folks. But thanks! in reply to MCP85 #
WUnderground says it’s 34F in my neighborhood right now. It’s starting to look a little slushy out there. #pdxtst #
Chrysler http://ff.im/k8Xf #
@justinkistner That Chrysler tweet was meant to be a search. Blame FriendFeed. Related: Chrysler closing all plants for at least 1 month. in reply to justinkistner #
(The Chrysler news is all over Twitter Trends.) #
@ashokraj Yeah, that Chrysler FriendFeed link is broken because I deleted it. Was meant to be a search, not a post. Whoops! in reply to ashokraj #
Aaand we just lost power. #
PGE outage line says about 3000 people are affected (Beaverton), estimate power won’t be back until 6:15PM. Crew dispatched. #pdxtst #
We need to run some errands anyway, so we’ll just pile in the car if we get cold. @rachelbancroft and kids are playing outside, anyway. #
It’s not Twittet, but PGE’s phone system for reporting outages is really good. 503-464-7777. Tells how many reported, affected, ETRepair. #
Power’s back in Aloha. 1.25 hours ahead of estimate. Thanks, PGE! #pdxtst #
On errands in Hillsboro. It’s raining. Roads are wet, and mostly OK. Parking lots are like giant melty Slurpees. #pdxtst #
@Metroknow That’s exactly what it’s like. Cola Slurpee. I confess to doing a little drifting/donuts in the Slurpee in some parking lots. in reply to Metroknow #
@Jmartens Yeah, the thaw continues in Hillsboro. Roads are mostly just wet. It’s slush city. Hope it stays warmer a little longer. #pdxtst in reply to Jmartens #
Wow. Have schools ever been closed 4 days in a row in Portland before? Not in the 9+ years I’ve lived here. #
@Metroknow re: drifting/donuts, it doesn’t help that I was driving our Subaru WRX, which is just MADE for that kind of stuff. in reply to Metroknow #
LOL @ the iPhone Google Mobile app’s release notes for the new version: “Bug fixes. Enhanced version number.” #
@ahockley You mean the 2004 ice storm? I don’t remember if school was closed then. My oldest was a year old at the time. in reply to ahockley #
OH @rachelbancroft: “Now I know why my mother rejoiced when summer break was over.” #
Wow. It’s still 34F outside. Good. Melt baby melt! #pdxtst #
@verso can you afford the MBP? Go for it. You won’t be disappointed. mine is the best computer I’ve ever used, hands down. in reply to verso #
@verso If cost is an object, the MacBook has everything but Firewire, Expresscard, and highend graphics. Also an excellent choice. in reply to verso #
@verso Can you live with the smaller 1280×700 or whatever resolution on the 13″? in reply to verso #
@verso Also, only the more expensive 13″ MacBook has a backlit keyboard. in reply to verso #
@verso Sounds like you’re decided. Get the 13″ MacBook, and if it drives you crazy, sell it and buy the 15″. in reply to verso #
@verso The MBP is the one I’d go for. I love mine (older). DO EET! in reply to verso #

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