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jeffporten

  1. @GeorgeHrab "Raisin Expectations" also a B-grade porn starring Grape Ape. about 4 hours ago via web in reply to GeorgeHrab
  2. @WriterWay Also, iPhones tend to break when your S.O. finds nakedness *on* them. about 4 hours ago via web in reply to WriterWay
  3. @flargh Hey, some of us need blurry, dark, and lousy composition to get dates. about 4 hours ago via web in reply to flargh
  4. @chartier Wikipedia has release dates, which you could crotab with WWDC dates. 12:33 PM May 29th via Twitter for Android in reply to chartier
  5. @mtabini @daringfireball You must be at the geekiest bar in Toronto. 8:40 AM May 27th via web in reply to mtabini
  6. @GlennF My spirit animal is a banana slug. 8:39 AM May 27th via web in reply to GlennF
  7. Just checked Wikipedia to see if Shatner was dead, and realizing that I must've "heard" this while dreaming this week. Weird. #fb 8:38 AM May 27th via web
  8. @rikomatic if you still have the muscle coordination to take liquids, you haven't yet exceeded caffeine max. 4:41 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to rikomatic
  9. @BrianDunning Sunlight through foliage cover will do that during an eclipse. 3:12 PM May 23rd via web in reply to BrianDunning
  10. @danfrakes It lets you really blow the hell out of the attackers in Escape Velocity. 5:40 PM May 22nd via web in reply to danfrakes
  11. @BadAstronomer Pareidolia for spell-checkers: approving words that don't exist because it looks like they should. 5:39 PM May 22nd via web in reply to BadAstronomer
  12. @dmoren @BodyofBreen Was it a brown lozenge or one of the white ones? The brown ones were stronger. 5:37 PM May 22nd via web in reply to dmoren
  13. @jsnell @glennf As always, I bow to your Grand High Poohbosity. But I get a No-Prize for out-obscuring your panel. First time! 5:24 PM May 22nd via web in reply to jsnell
  14. @glennf @jsnell Am I the first person to mention that The Shrike is a Spider-Man villain? IIRC, Spec. SM from mid-80s. 5:07 PM May 22nd via web
  15. @rudepundit Let me guess. Jerusalem? 1:49 PM May 19th via web in reply to rudepundit
  16. @rikomatic It's okay. Your honorary Jewish membership allows temporary revocation for bacon and fried pig. Just curse in Yiddish after. 1:47 PM May 19th via web in reply to rikomatic
  17. Hmmm. Anyone else notice that Twitter seems to be dropping periods in published Tweets? Either that, or I'm more typoriffic than usual. 10:31 AM May 19th via web
  18. @flargh You have cemented my opinion of you. In the best way possible. 10:28 AM May 19th via web in reply to flargh
  19. @flargh Is that where you go to buy Neuticles wholesale? 10:22 AM May 19th via web in reply to flargh
  20. @danfrakes @lexfri I'm thinking an attachment that fires a taser bolt into my thigh for updates. Vibrate alert is so pedestrian. 10:22 AM May 19th via web in reply to danfrakes