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bbum

  1. @geekable reading that while sitting on the porch at IL7 within minutes of it being posted hurt (from laughter) about 9 hours ago via Twittelator Neue in reply to geekable
  2. As it turns out, Manresa has an epic cocktail bar. (@ Manresa) 4sq.com/Kra0gz about 11 hours ago via foursquare
  3. Roger found his first scorpion! twitter.com/bbum/status/20… about 14 hours ago via Twittelator Neue
  4. @timothyrmills No idea -- random ball cactus a neighbor gave us 5 years ago. 2 to 4 blooms like that per year. about 15 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to timothyrmills
  5. Cactus in full bloom today! twitter.com/bbum/status/20… about 16 hours ago via Twittelator Neue
  6. @MavrocksGirl That'd make you a distant cousin, then! Always wanted to meet James-- seems very much like my father. flickr.com/photos/bbum/49… about 16 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to MavrocksGirl
  7. @drwave the mother cactus is about to bloom. How are your cuttings? twitter.com/bbum/status/20… 6:00 PM Jun 1st via Twittelator Neue
  8. @GeekAndDad Those look like some kind of powder dep (or cured liquid goo, maybe) printers... 3:42 PM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to GeekAndDad
  9. @GeekAndDad There've been "pro" level 3D printers around for a long time. The revolution is in the pricing/accessibility to hobbyists. 3:41 PM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to GeekAndDad
  10. @casademora @thenighttrader note that your current solution is messy, but is easy to search for, which can be very handy. 2:52 PM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to casademora
  11. @casademora The compiler can't analyze it and draw an inarguable conclusion regarding memory management policy. It is a source of fragility. 10:41 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to casademora
  12. @casademora That doesn't really help; the issue w/performSelector: against dynamically generated SEL is lack of call site safety. 10:41 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to casademora
  13. @casademora Exactly; or, in general, any kind of a fully explicitly typed call site. 10:34 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to casademora
  14. @casademora @pilky Inconvenient, yes, but I've found that there is almost always a better way than generic -performSelector:... 10:27 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to pilky
  15. area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/2224… sweet! 100% achieved! Beta starts soon! 10:06 PM May 31st via Twittelator
  16. @baiss that would be welcome in this group! 10:02 PM May 31st via Twittelator in reply to baiss
  17. @drwave @jimcorreia I'd take offense....... .... But it is true. Which,actually, makes house hacking all that much more fun/accessible! 9:43 PM May 31st via Twittelator in reply to drwave
  18. @wreimers ultimaker 9:35 PM May 31st via Twittelator in reply to wreimers
  19. @jimcorreia very durable, but not indestructible. Largely depends on fill rate; lower faster, higher stronger. 9:34 PM May 31st via Twittelator in reply to jimcorreia
  20. Neighbors sliding door latch lever broke. Designed and printed a new one in less than an hour... (hard to see) twitter.com/bbum/status/20… 9:31 PM May 31st via Twittelator Neue