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I just unlocked the "(RED)Rush to Zero" badge on @foursquare, triggering a $1 donation to help fight AIDS. #REDRush 4sq.com/K2XWOx about 7 hours ago via foursquare
And today's beer after an extremely long fucking day is Crooked Line's Tilted Smile Imperial Pilsner #beer twitter.com/beckerben/stat… 5:15 PM Jun 1st via Camera on iOS
mergerecords For a ltd time, we have some great $5 albums by @caribouband @wildflagmusic @mountain_goats @EleanorOnly @mwardtweeting amazon.com/s/qid=13385660… 8:57 AM Jun 1st via web Retweeted by beckerben and 15 others
OSX Mountain Lion wish: Stop using the Esc key to shift apps out of full screen mode. I really want to escape within the app. 6:58 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac
Boston's First Circuit court declares #DOMA unconstitutional. news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/31/bos… 9:01 AM May 31st via Twitter for Mac
When friends decide to de-friend you in real life, don't dwell on it. Dwell on the fact that you've still got their $400 scanner. 5:36 AM May 31st via Twitter for Mac
@universalhub @wholbrook I'm sure you've already heard this one: openstreetmap.org 7:23 AM May 30th via Twitter for Mac in reply to universalhub
jazzmule I sound off on the NYTimes hack job against social sciences: huff.to/LCKdNv via @HuffPostMedia 2:25 PM May 29th via Tweet Button Retweeted by beckerben and 1 other
The Conservative Fantasy History of Civil Rights -- Daily Intel j.mp/MzfOCg (via Instapaper) -- fascinating reading. 3:55 PM May 29th via Instapaper
Fun fact: Having VPN problems on OS X? Kill the racoon. If you don't know how to do that, don't bother trying to understand it. 2:19 PM May 29th via Twitter for Mac
“@majornelson: The Amazon Instant Video app with Prime streaming comes to the Xbox 360 today mjr.mn/JJpaaJ” Sweet!! 11:07 AM May 29th via Twitter for Mac
@amazonmp3 forgot the link to the $2.99 modern classics page (amazon.com/gp/feature.htm…) that doesn't have any modern classics priced at $2.99. 6:46 AM May 29th via Twitter for Mac
@amazonmp3 Your $2.99 modern classics page doesn't have anything $2.99 on it. 6:45 AM May 29th via Twitter for Mac
New Regina Spektor on @amazonMP3, only $5. amazon.com/dp/B0082JYAZ2/… 6:26 AM May 29th via Tweet Button
I love the magic that comes with picking up a phone a split second before the notification comes through. 6:42 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
Old camera collection instagr.am/p/LG8Z8ES5u2/ 4:35 PM May 26th via Instagram
Evidently Word 2011 for OSX doesn't do Lion's Resume properly. 11:20 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
Does a baked potato in the engine compartment void the warranty? #questions 5:56 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
I just ousted @dvater91 as the mayor of Savory Food Truck on @foursquare! 4sq.com/Jg7cl1 9:35 AM May 24th via foursquare from Boston, MA
This blog post perfectly explains why I bought a 50" Panasonic plasma TV instead of waiting for the mythical Apple TV. curiousrat.com/home/2012/5/23… 12:48 PM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac

Name Ben Becker
Location Arlington/Cambridge/Boston MA
Web http://brokentrin...
Bio Former QA, now DevOps Engineer who digs cities, music, tech, books, movies, video games and random info