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bencochran

  1. @gedeon You should only need the $19.99 iOS app. 8:16 PM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS from Minneapolis, MN in reply to gedeon
  2. @sandofsky Thanks. Sad of it doesn’t line up with WWDC though, for what it’s worth. 6:00 PM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS from Minneapolis, MN in reply to sandofsky
  3. @sandofsky The email says “later in the month.” Did you mean later in the week? 5:43 PM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS from Minneapolis, MN in reply to sandofsky
  4. @boredzo Glad it was an easy fix. And now I can read that CGBitmapContextCreate post 8:29 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to boredzo
  5. @boredzo Something seems to be wrong with your blog: cl.ly/H3jJ 8:21 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac in reply to boredzo
  6. Oh, T Boone. 1:59 PM May 31st via Twitter for Mac
  7. @wilshipley Obviously Siri lives in Miami. 1:46 PM May 31st via Twitter for Mac in reply to wilshipley
  8. @joshaber What what what 9:18 AM May 31st via Twitter for Mac in reply to joshaber
  9. @drance Dear god. 5:26 PM May 29th via Twitter for Mac in reply to drance
  10. @danielpunkass Re-hashing an old one: someone’s got to think of the children twitter.com/bencochran/sta… 10:53 PM May 27th via web in reply to danielpunkass
  11. @MayorRTRybak i.e. “Be thankful for our brave firefighters, including 5 with injuries, who battled a south Minneapolis church fire tonight.” 10:48 PM May 27th via Twitter for Mac in reply to MayorRTRybak
  12. @MayorRTRybak There’s plenty of room for that tweet without sacrificing the English language. Txt-speak makes the sentiment seem hollow. 10:48 PM May 27th via Twitter for Mac in reply to MayorRTRybak
  13. @JanDensen Welcome to the midwest. And yes, I unplugged my TV tonight. 10:23 PM May 27th via Twitter for Mac in reply to JanDensen
  14. @asmallteapot I actually might. Have a reservation, but it’s for a single room so I’d have to see if they have any doubles available. 4:02 PM May 24th via Tweetbot for iOS from Minneapolis, MN in reply to asmallteapot
  15. @weightshift Or rather, show me only non-replies and replies to people I follow (i.e. what would I see if I followed this person?) 3:50 PM May 24th via Tweetbot for iOS from Minneapolis, MN in reply to weightshift
  16. @byrdandbelle Oh, I hadn’t seen those… VERY nice 3:01 PM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac in reply to byrdandbelle
  17. @KyleKramer Are you playing 80s Animated TV Series Clue? 12:14 PM May 21st via Tweetbot for iOS from Minneapolis, MN in reply to KyleKramer
  18. @mantia JS console: > $('ul.settings_list input:checkbox').attr('checked',false).change() (I didn’t actually do this, but it… should work) 10:10 AM May 21st via Twitter for Mac in reply to mantia
  19. @TandyQ Everyone hates those people. So I, obviously, think they’re awesome. 8:33 AM May 21st via Twitter for Mac in reply to TandyQ