Author Archives: Jeff Porten

Jeremiah Owyang @jowyang:
Are people still debating if climate change is happening? Last time I tweeted it about it, it triggered varying opinions.

@jowyang There’s no debate. Those who say no aren’t amenable to discussion.

John C. Welch @bynkii:
@flargh @nadyne @darxmac that’s not a challenge. I’d do a mohawk pretty much on a dare

Peter Cohen @flargh:
@bynkii @nadyne @darxmac I never said anything about on your head.

John C. Welch @bynkii:
@flargh @nadyne @darxmac and I don’t see @snipeyhead being all that thrilled with the task of shaving my privates

Peter Cohen @flargh:
@bynkii @nadyne @darxmac @snipeyhead Who said anything about shaving? I though she could just rip them out.

John C. Welch @bynkii:
@flargh @nadyne @darxmac @snipeyhead OW. fuck you, and OW.

@bynkii @flargh @nadyne @darxmac @snipeyhead “Can the Angry Mac Bastards get angrier?” just paid out at 8 to 5 on the Vegas line.

snipe ? @snipeyhead:
@jeffporten @bynkii @flargh @nadyne @darxmac I can’t leave you guys alone for a single day, can I?

John C. Welch @bynkii:
@snipeyhead @jeffporten @flargh @nadyne @darxmac nope. we’re incorrigible. Many have tried to corrige us, but failed.

Thomas von Hassel @darxmac:
@snipeyhead @jeffporten @bynkii @flargh @nadyne oops, busted …

“@postpolitics: Another tarmac meeting for Biden and Romney planes wapo.st/YSiocL” // Biden’s plane is the one with Truck Nutz

Dan Moren @dmoren:
Actual pre-movie “Fun Facts”: “Thor’s weapon is a hammer.”

“The wedding part went to a Brazilian restaurant in Bridesmaids.”

Dear god.

@dmoren Ironically, Captain Hammer’s weapon: not an actual hammer.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
I want one of these williams-sonoma.com/products/coppe… mainly to bludgeon anyone who would buy one of these.

@Angry_Drunk You say that as if you have a very restrictive list of whom you’d like to bludgeon.

Darby Lines @Angry_Drunk:
@jeffporten Well obviously I would reserve that weapon for special occasions.

@Angry_Drunk The blood spatter on the artisinal copper does capture the moonlight in a lovely way.

Peter Cohen @flargh:
@jeffporten @Angry_Drunk “Artisinal Copper” is the name of my Police hipster cover band.

Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro:
Thing is, I thought–no snark intended–that the Bain Capital turnaround guy would insist on a well-run campaign organization.

@robpegoraro Probably thought he had one. Thought his expertise made him an expert in campaign management, despite feedback otherwise.

Dan Frakes @danfrakes:
Word of warning: If you haven’t yet, don’t upgrade a 4th-gen iPod touch or an iPhone 3GS to iOS 6. Both are much too slow.

@danfrakes Yes, I’ve been noting that.

Anil Dash @anildash:
@ginatrapani @baoki Pretty sure Bush welled up after 9/11.

Andy Baio @waxpancake:
@anildash @ginatrapani @BAoki Two days after 9/11, the journalist who asked the question said he welled up here: youtu.be/F3OSwKQDDjU

Anil Dash @anildash:
@waxpancake @ginatrapani @baoki there’s also photos of him welling up at a Medal of Honor ceremony late in his term.

Gina Trapani @ginatrapani:
@anildash @waxpancake @baoki How big of a jerk would I be to point out the difference btwn welling & streaming in public by men in power?

Anil Dash @anildash:
@ginatrapani @waxpancake @baoki I suppose there’s a difference, but as a man, I think it’s not much. Pretty sure Bush got there regardless.

@anildash @ginatrapani @waxpancake @BAoki I think it’s time to put the crying thing to bed. If it’s sincere, it’s not weakness.

Anil Dash @anildash:
@jeffporten @ginatrapani @waxpancake @baoki I don’t think anybody was arguing it’s weakness.

Harry Shearer @theharryshearer:
(2/2) MSFT & Google, along w/ Apple and Starbucks, users of major tax-avoidance schemes like “Double Irish”. Wonder what they want from O?

@theharryshearer Probably IP support and WTO issues.

Susanna Calkins @scalkins3:
Why do we write anyway? Orwell’s motives. susannacalkins.com/2/post/2012/11… #writing #amwriting

@scalkins3 Self-destructive obsession.

Jesse Spector @jessespector:
This is a thing that exists because there are people who will buy it. pic.twitter.com/tmM0PT8Y

@jessespector The Gene Simmons should spit out 3 connected Pez.

Jeff Carlson @jeffcarlson:
One of my hardest challenges as a parent: remembering that logic doesn’t work on an overtired 4 year old.

@jeffcarlson When I was a babysitter in college, I tried to engage a 4-yo on the philosophical nature of pain after a bad head bump.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
It just hit me that the Supreme Court “problem” is now gone. Hadn’t struck me until this wonderful moment.

@GlennF Depends on how good their Walking Dead impression is.

Daniel Pasco @dlpasco:
I read The Great Brain to them tonight. As awesome as I remember but MY GOD is Tom Dennis a manipulative and conniving little douche.

@dlpasco Tom. Is he the youngest? Been a long time.

Daniel Pasco @dlpasco:
@jeffporten Tom is the middle boy (”the great brain”). John is the youngest Fitzgerald boy and the narrator.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
Shoot. Ben asked me to draw some quadrangles to calculate area. Now we discover you need trig for that. He’s only doing 5th grade math.

@GlennF Don’t need trig if 2 sides are parallel and is symmetrical. I think.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@jeffporten Exactly. But for any trapezoid!

@GlennF You’re screwed if you can’t make pretty right triangles.

Gina Trapani @ginatrapani:
Is Nixon’s resignation the last time a President cried publicly, before Obama’s thanks to his campaign staff? @BAoki is right-stark contrast

Anil Dash @anildash:
@ginatrapani @baoki Pretty sure Bush welled up after 9/11.

@anildash @ginatrapani @BAoki I don’t think so. But recalling that Obama choked up at a shooting memorial.

Gina Trapani @ginatrapani:
Is Nixon’s resignation the last time a President cried publicly, before Obama’s thanks to his campaign staff? @BAoki is right-stark contrast

@ginatrapani Pretty sure Reagan let tears drop, but never weeped. Was discussed when Pat Schroeder was pilloried for Crying While Female.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
I don’t buy we’re a “deeply divided nation” just because the vote for prez. split. I would wager we have two divided ends, moderate middle

@GlennF Disagree. Unlike 20 years ago, divisions that DO exist have no middle ground. Middle has 2 sets of facts to choose from.

@GlennF Meanwhile, “moderate” middle is further to the right than Reagan. Not moderate, just centrist, wherever that happens to be.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@jeffporten I don’t think polls nor voting patterns agree.

@GlennF Then why did the center-right candidate win twice? Had GOP nominated a sane candidate, we’d have lost.