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  1. On Quora: "What are useful Perl network programming tips?" quora.com/Perl/What-are-… 2:00 PM May 22nd via web
  2. @timbunce @pedromelo we replaced it with a Mac mini server plus a promise pegasus raid box which has been awesome (better be at that price!) 9:02 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to timbunce
  3. @timbunce @pedromelo I have a drobo fs. Super slow, but fine when it works. Very frustrating when it doesn't. 9:01 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to timbunce
  4. Curious that Facebook is promoting IE, Firefox and Opera (surprising) and not Chrome (not surprising) or Safari. facebook.com/unsupportedbro… 1:57 PM May 14th via web
  5. A $16 billion deficit sounds dramatic until you realize California's GDP is almost $2 trillion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_o… 10:09 PM May 12th via web
  6. @timbunce @timtoady that will work great as soon as everyone stops labeling themselves. 5:29 PM May 12th via Twitter for iPad in reply to timbunce
  7. @Simply_Soma @Weblocal_ca Did you try the email addresses listed on weblocal.ca/about/contact.… ? 8:46 PM May 11th via web in reply to Simply_Soma
  8. @postwait @patrickdebois @allspaw Neat. I will have to get reconnoiter running again to try it. Also the node.js status thing from the list. 11:00 AM May 11th via web in reply to postwait
  9. @waxpancake And here I was for some reason having slight hope in humanity for the morning. Bam – aaaand crushed! 10:59 AM May 11th via web in reply to waxpancake
  10. I signed up for Foursquare yesterday. Makes me hip, right? I have a hard time imagining that I'd want to tell everyone where I am. 10:54 AM May 9th via web
  11. @postwait @patrickdebois @allspaw still have to write software to handle events using esper though, no? Or? 8:23 AM May 6th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to postwait
  12. @Allanhyde it is called football. Because it is played with the feet, you know. The other sport is just misnamed handball with a weird ball. 12:57 AM May 6th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Allanhyde
  13. @marcoarment last I got fed up with "home storage" I got a Mac mini and the promise thunderbolt device, it has been working great. 9:21 AM May 5th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to marcoarment
  14. @asymco easier for some to understand how amazon can grow ("more SKUs and more of each") than apple ("more iPads, really?"). I am long both. 10:08 AM Apr 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to asymco
  15. @SingaporeAir Now I filled out the darn form again and "An application error occurred. Please contact your local Singapore Airlines office." 4:08 AM Apr 27th via web
  16. Woah, the @SingaporeAir website is terrible. Sent me back to the homepage after I spent more than 30 minutes filling out traveler details. 3:43 AM Apr 27th via web
  17. @marcoarment @tiffanyarment Congratulations! The first of many reminders over the next years that women are smarter and stronger than us. 10:49 AM Apr 26th via Twitter for iPad in reply to marcoarment