Author Archives: Jeff Porten

Heidi N. Moore @moorehn:
Is anyone surprised the FBI tracked Occupy? Even a passing familiarity with ’60s/’70s protests made it predictable. guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/…

@moorehn @carr2n Not just the 60s/70s. FBI on record tracking & infiltrating antiwar groups post-9/11.

Turns out the “send horde of children” alarm clock is nearly as effective as 1985’s “send small poodle to jump up and down on him” method.

Kevin van Haaren @kvanh:
Streaming Quincy episodes from Netflix and playing Zork I on my iPad. It’s retro/modern.

@kvanh is there a like button for this?

Boarded 8 AM bus skipping coffee and cigarette. Realizing it’s nonstop to NYC. Send sherpas to Jersey turnpike, look for guy on roof of bus.

Starbucks conversation with Russian woman about spy tech. It’s rarely this hard to determine if a stranger is paranoid schizophrenic.

Just got a PR announcement for two CES booths I’m interested in, but PR is *so* annoying I’m tempted to blow them off.

I’m not sure whom “help a poor girl out!” is supposed to appeal to, but it’s not me.

Marco Tabini @mtabini:
Total family dentist expenditure of over $1,000 this month. I’d hate to see what that would be like if we had cavities.

@mtabini Actually, lower tooth volume would lower the bill. That’s how it works, right? By the gram?

Just booked an 8 AM bus ticket tomorrow morning. You are all welcome to call me at 7:30 to make sure my ass is out of bed. In other news, apparently I must really like Brooklyn Chuck, Jason Koppel, and Beth Takahashi.

Jon Seff @jonseff:
Trying tethering for the first time between my MBA and my iPhone. Works like a charm.

@jonseff Note: I just set up separate Locations for tether and wifi, so I always *know* when I’m using AT&T data. Easy to overdraw.

geneweingarten @geneweingarten:
I just heard for the first time that GOLF is an acronym for “gents only; ladies forbidden,” AND that this is a myth.

.@geneweingarten It actually stands for Greens Only for Languid Financiers.

Melody Kramer @mkramer:
I have accidentally wandered into yuppiest of yuppie philadelphia and I would like to retreat back into 1980s stoops and boomboxes Philly.

@mkramer Technically, “yuppie” *is* 1980s Philly.

Melody Kramer @mkramer:
Certain parts. RT @jeffporten: @mkramer Technically, “yuppie” *is* 1980s Philly.

@mkramer Also the etymology.

“@mental_floss: 5 Fictional Bears and Whether They’d Kill You — goo.gl/o7PSo #bestof2012” // Pooh, you magnificent bastard.

David Chartier @chartier:
When Siri can’t find an answer, it should lock up and make busted modem sounds like when people stump the Enterprise-D’s computer.

@chartier It’s all fun and games until Moriarty tries to kill you.

Code comments are tiny little love notes to yourself, which all say, “I know you’re going to forget this, you stupid shit.”