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Panic moment of the day: unable to find person/group/record creation methods in iPhone AddressBook API. Found after 10 minutes. *phew*about 1 hour ago from Tweetie
@jeff_lamarch Wow dude, kick some arse eh? :D (full disclosure: I think that Zed's mouth is faster than his brain too)about 2 hours ago from Tweetie
"…we got a call from the Apple legal department saying … “Hey, you need to stop running those ads, we..." http://tumblr.com/xqs2ctuo6about 15 hours ago from Tumblr
Durham County appears to be modelled somewhat after Twin Peaks; being a fan of the latter, should I start watching the former?about 16 hours ago from Tweetie
@stroughtonsmith Isn't that something for accessibility ?about 16 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to stroughtonsmith
#lazytwitter Does anyone here know what the song is on the trailers for 'Nurse Jackie' on HBO ?about 16 hours ago from Tweetie
@jeff_lamarche I know, right? I tell people this all the time, they never believe me…about 17 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to jeff_lamarche
@jeff_lamarche Yeah, that was me that said 'fucked'. Mainly because I'm in the position the guy with multiple products in beta + contracts.about 17 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to jeff_lamarche
@stroughtonsmith Exactly— and that does a LOT more than Palm really needs. I could write an iTunes sync app for them in a week or so easilyabout 17 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to stroughtonsmith
@stroughtonsmith A small company that can create a whole new operating system and device twice in five years? It's *miniscule* by comparisonabout 17 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to stroughtonsmith
@stroughtonsmith SIMPLE PATCH FOR YOU: PALM GET OFF THEIR ARSES AND WRITE A FUCKING MAC APP WHICH SYNCS BY READING ITUNES LIBRARY XML FILE.about 17 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to stroughtonsmith
@chockenberry It'll likely just be a whole new UIWindow— there's API support for adding them at arbitrary depths. MPMoviePlayer does that.about 17 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to chockenberry
@wilshipley How exactly? Genuinely curious, as I'd expect dropping a transparent UIWindow over a video viewer would do the trick.about 17 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to wilshipley
@basilshkara Analysing? It appears to be all compass-based to me. I think the video is there only as a courtesy to the user.about 17 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to basilshkara
(yes, you can use that last tweet on a Twitshirt. Although I'd understand if you didn't want to…)about 18 hours ago from Tweetie
Damn this high-fibre diet. My toilet starts retching immediately I'm in line of sight…about 18 hours ago from Tweetie
@jtbandes A monpoly isn't illegal: use of one monopoly to gain another is. But I meant to imply sarcasm to the 'iTunes monopoly' idea.about 18 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to jtbandes
@chockenberry How so? The rendering at least should be as simple as getting the frontmost window and adding a mostly-transparent subview…about 18 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to chockenberry
…aaand the big Slashdot circle-jerk about Apple "abusing its monopoly on iTunes" by blocking Palm's dirty USB device hack is in full swing.about 18 hours ago from Tweetie
@SteveStreza Tried my tweaked version? http://bit.ly/T14ZKabout 18 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to SteveStreza

Name Jim Dovey
Location iPhone: 37.783258,-122.403846
Web http://alanquater...
Bio Mac/iPhone programmer. I consult, and I write software for Morfunk and Pinch/Zoom

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