Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-17
- RT @twitter: Follow count display is set to 0 and follow/unfollow is temporarily offline while we fix a bug. #
- RT @karlwoll: ZING! RT: @smartmouthcafe: Sami Salo listed as day-to-day. When he comes back should we call him Sami Solo? [Or, Semi Salo?] #
- My 5 yr old son can now read the lyrics to many of the songs in Lego Rock Band, as they go by. He scored 99% on the Kaiser Chief's Ruby. O_o #
- Granted, Ruby is his favourite pop song and could probably sing the song without the words, but it's time to bump his diff level up I see :) #
- Dear new followers: I'm really sorry, but I do judge you on your current page of Tweets. Looking at mine, tho, don't think I'd follow ME! #
- For example: you follow 1800+ but there are no @'s on your Twitter page? Sorry, not following. I want to engage, not just listen. #
- Props to @kk and @hummingbird604 for standing up for kids at #nv10 The conference was advertised as kid-friendly, but perhaps wasn't. #
- I've heard lots of good ideas on how to make #nv11 kid-friendly++, but some of the best are having a parent's room + hiring onsite childcare #
- The childcare could even be *gasp* sponsored. I'm sure Nannies-On-Call, etc, would love to help out. #
- Also, imagine a local tech conference where *both* tech parents can attend! #
- The divide between the tech parents and the tech child-free in the city seems to be an ugly, ugly gulf. Can't we all just get along? #
- .@Susan_Low The liability issue, however, is real. Volunteers are fine, but suddenly CRCs, first aid, etc are needed #
- .@Susan_Low I think that's shooting awfully low. Too much to do? How about ask for some parent volunteers to arrange that side of things? #
- .@arieanna @hummingbird604 I think that having a parent on the #nv11 org committee would go a long way to helping addx some of these issues #
- RT @peechie: I'm totally bringing my sentient dependent to northern voice next year. what do you mean poop bags aren't supplied? #nv10 #
- .@peechie Low blow. I don't think anyone's asking for anything for free, nor does anyone feel entitled to have the kids there #
- At some point, the decision must be made: Do you want your conference to be appealing to techy parents or do you want a childfree niche aud? #
- If you want a childfree niche audience then, great, enjoy. You won't know what you're missing, but the head-in-sand is good for your skin #
- If you want to appeal to a broad range of people, with diverse experiences, then perhaps you should get them involved in the planning. #
- RT @arieanna: @peechie of course. But you can't predict what a baby will be like. And unfortunately the kids room was not available either. #
- RT @LeftCoastMama: As much as I have enjoyed the discussion tonight, one of my sacrifices will be waking any moment. [Ditto. #NeedSleep #
- .@peechie You make it sound like people with kids are trying to take control. *I* wonder why we can't all just get along. #
- RT @wilw: It seems like today is one of those days when a non-zero number of ppl would benefit from this friendly reminder: Don't be a dick. #
- Huh. Twitter is running a minute or more ahead of the Team 1040 web broadcast of the #canucks game. You guys can see the future! #
- Tough Programming Task complete. Time to go home, maybe catch last bit of the #canucks game. #
- Ride home: 10 km. Cyclist count: 28 w/ helmets, 4 w/o. Each w/o was >30 yr old male. #TheyDontUnderstandStatisticsEither #preventable @Stv #
- .@gnb Not at all. Look at the types of bikes. Look at comfort level of the cyclists. Look at separation of traffic. It's apples + oranges #
- Argh, in cycling tweet, I meant the helmetless were under-30 males. Ah well. #
- Did you see @Kimli's post about children and Northern Voice? I added what I hope are my last $0.02 on the issue http://bit.ly/auNeM1 #nv10 #
- RT @Velopalooza: If you love biking and you like Vancouver you are going to want to follow us! 32 Biking events in early June in Vancity! #
- Um, fireworks? #yvr #
- Fireworks, right now, over Vancouver harbour. WTF? Yay, we're out of the playoffs? #AndTheBabyIsAwakeNow #
- Oh #Glee U2 is "classic rock"? #FeelingOldNow #
- Some days I don't know why I bother sending emails if people aren't going to bother reading them. #
- Sci/Eng problem of the day: I need to compute the envelope of a multivariable time-based data series, but in a non-monotonic space. Puzzling #
- RT @5and1: So. Anyone have any recommendation for how to get Vaseline off a tv? [Heh, context is everything] #
- .@polarisdotca's Daughter Hannah is a finalist for MetoWe award http://bit.ly/cUWPZj for http://pennyproject.ca Cast ur vote? Thx! #
- Hey! My boss' wife won the Ontario Library Association's Red Maple award for YA fiction! Susin Nielson's "Word Nerd" #
- Does anyone know what's happening to the RCMP's "E" division lands in Vancouver after they move to Surrey? #
- Seething. #
- RT @geowoodstock: Registration for GeoWoodstock ends tomorrow! http://www.geowoodstock.com #
- My wife is ten types of awesome. You all should be so lucky. #
- We've been going to the same Szechuan restaurant for the past 10 years and *finally* they're allowing us to have the real spiciness. Yowza! #
- Make that 12 kinds of awesome #
- RT @buzzbishop: a flow chart explaining fb privacy. this is why you should be afraid, and fix your settings http://is.gd/ca8tb #
- The language explosion toddlers have is simply amazing. One day it's unintelligible gobbledeegook. The next, they're speaking in tongues. #
- RT @CathyBrowne: It's a grand day for a plane pull, Vancouver – come out and support a great cause + have fun! http://bit.ly/9CxEMZ @ORBISCA #
- Aidan's trying to make an escape from the Burnaby Village Museum http://twitpic.com/1o327j #
- The train at the Greater Vancouver Zoo http://twitpic.com/1o4ar2 #
- Watching storm chasers documentary on NatGeoHD. Awesome, scary stuff. But they beat you over the head with repetition. Awesome, scary stuff. #
- Got asked what was on my shirt today, for 1st time in decades. "I Visited Skullcrusher Mountain" #joco #
- Today, sadly, is a work day. Prepping for week-long trip to Seattle next week. A's laying the guilt on thick. "Why can't we come?" #
- Repartitioning, formatting, and putting files on 100 USB keys. Oh. What. Fun. #StillAtWork #
- Packing and avoiding #survivor spoilers. Going dark for … a week or so. #
- Just checked the weather for the next week in Seattle. I must say that it's living up to the stereotype. #