@davidsinger The GFCI switch in my circuit breaker kept randomly switching off after I got a smart meter. PG&E swapped it out, problem gone. in reply to davidsinger # Why Andreessen Horowitz prefer founding CEOs: http://bhorowitz.com/2010/04/28/why-we-prefer-founding-ceos/ # What's your college degree worth? According to PayScale, Caltech is ranked #2 Berkeley #16 (highest public school). http://bit.ly/c9eihB …
Category Archives: Updates
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-27
@jewelia Glad you convinced me to sign up for Twitter when you did, I barely got a decent username. in reply to jewelia # @jewelia Hmm, I was all set to upgrade to iOS 4 until I saw your post… maybe I'll wait for some reports to filter in. in reply to jewelia # @tessalau …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-20
@tessalau @wordium Here's an idea for your next knitting project: the Laptop Compubody Sock. http://bit.ly/9PBAg # Powered by Twitter Tools
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-13
@jeffbigham @drjpierce Biggest risk to Android is fragmentation across versions, not handsets. http://bit.ly/bTI9I8 in reply to jeffbigham # Jeff Johnson speaks tonight about the psychological basis of UI design rules in Mountain View: http://bit.ly/cGlZ8j # @Manas @lnhaynes Technically, Highway Gothic is a slight variation of the Federal Highway Adminstration fonts used on Interstate hwy signs. …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06
A man in Russia has been building his own subway since 1984. He intends to run cars in it that carry 3-4 people each. http://bit.ly/9gLky7 # Just watched District 9 on DVD. Surprisingly positive tone. Highly recommended, if you haven't seen it already. # @ayman It's a sign! The prawns have infected us. What did …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30
SoundHound for iPhone works! Hummed a song for which I didn't know title/artist, and bam: Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson. http://bit.ly/cbXATt # More Google distractions: watching the indie band OK Go, who've made a bunch of innovative music videos. Just search for them on YouTube. # Don't know how I missed this xkcd comic – …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23
@landay Doing my part: I got a good systems paper and gave it a 5. in reply to landay # Some companies ban Pac-Man Google home page because they ban games. Others think they have a virus. Killjoys! http://bit.ly/9kx2p3 # Armed with a netbook, med supplies and a bike, InfoLadies give Bangladeshis access to crucial …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16
@manukumar I tend to "firehose"-consume my Twitter stream. in reply to manukumar # @ayman What are you using to make the iPad prototype? in reply to ayman # Can you imagine living without a legal name for 19 years? This guy did: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/us/10name.html # Another productive day at Google: today Dave Barry is visiting. # …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-09
"San Francisco is the Florida of the tram world; it's where old streetcars go to retire." LA Times on SF's F Line: http://bit.ly/cEkVHj # @jewelia Deep Blue beat Kasparov *13* years ago. in reply to jewelia # @jeffbigham One of my friends is moving back to ROC. She'll be happy to know about that pho …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-02
@Manas My 1st Googleversary is just two weeks after yours. in reply to Manas # Just received the book No Code Required about end-user programming on the web. +1 to @jwnichls @tessalau @socialCypher and Mira Dontcheva! # RT @uwnews: Survey shows that among whites, tea party supporters more willing than others to curtail civil liberties: …