Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
Hashtags are so 2011. I propose *tags, for thoughts that need annotation. *i’m_thinking_it_might_need_some_work

@GlennF Too much like C pointers. Works best if your neurons are indexed and directly addressable.

Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow:
I have adapted seamlessly to so many tech changes in my lifetime. But driverless cars bring out inner 19th century Luddite in me.

@tomtomorrow it’s actually not a hard problem as these things go. The issue is achieving damn near perfect results.

Brian Dunning @BrianDunning:
Why do dentists always try to engage you in conversation during the procedure?

@BrianDunning Maybe Skeptoid fodder: I’ve heard that they think it distracts patients and dulls pain. Don’t know if actually studied.

Sandra Ionno Butcher @sibutcher:
Cyberwarfare Emerges From Shadows for Public Discussion by U.S. Officials http://nyti.ms/VLkAkL 

@sibutcher Unfortunately, this seems to be to steer the conversation to “should we spend billions, or many billions?”

@sibutcher Most public IT money spent is either to cover up incompetence, or to pay off the guys with the most lobbyists.

Sandra Ionno Butcher @sibutcher:
@jeffporten many things wrong with this – among the challenges, technology outrunning policy and understanding of the public

David Chartier @chartier:
I would pay a good deal of money to have Jarvis as a voice option for Siri.

@chartier Would cause inevitable Apple lawsuit. “What do you mean it doesn’t include flying armor?”

rik panganiban @rikomatic:
Someone I asked out literally months ago apologized today for not responding. No idea how to respond. #fb

@rikomatic Honestly? “Hey, I have no idea how to respond. Should I ask you out again?” What could it hurt?

Daniel Jalkut @danielpunkass:
Encouraged by @marcoarment’s quelled skepticism about iPhone 5 screen size, and his point about not squandering “subsidized” monthly fees.

Greg Minton @gregminton:
@danielpunkass Build and Analyze? Or a blog post?

Daniel Jalkut @danielpunkass:
@gregminton Build & Analyze.

Greg Minton @gregminton:
@danielpunkass Haven’t finished that episode yet. I’m particularly interested in the latter point.

Daniel Jalkut @danielpunkass:
@gregminton Pretty great point: basically you’re spending subsidy price whether you’re paying off a subsidy or not. (/cc @marcoarment)

Greg Minton @gregminton:
@danielpunkass @marcoarment Ergo, it’s not necessarily wise to buy the phone outright? (I know — I should probably just finish the episode.)

Daniel Jalkut @danielpunkass:
@gregminton @marcoarment Not only that, but my takeaway was every minute spent out of contract is lost value (towards the next phone).

Marco Arment @marcoarment:
@danielpunkass @gregminton Correct. If you don’t get a monthly service discount when the subsidy is “paid off”, why ever NOT have a subsidy?

@marcoarment @danielpunkass @gregminton The cost is the 2-year contract. Marco’s strategy good only if otherwise sticking with carrier.

Slept ’til 4 PM and didn’t eat until 7, so I’m hoping there’s an Accidentally Observed category if the Jewish thing turns out to be factual.

@jeffporten And God spoke, saying, “Well, you were pretty much the worst Jew ever. But you did rack up some bonus points.”

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
All my tweets are suddenly about bacon. Is the pig shortage already driving anyone mad? (Had pork with dinner tonight.) #pork #pig #bacon

@GlennF So I’m taking it you didn’t fast.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@jeffporten I thought we ate _faster_ today.

@GlennF Well, that certainly happens when you’re eating yummy pork.

Just out of morbid curiosity, is there a way to change the number of simultaneous downloads in Safari 6?

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
Long national (football league) nightmare is over! Can super-ref spin globe backwards to fix the Seahawks/Packers game?

@GlennF Only if the pile on the end zone is an actual avalanche.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
Australia seems awfully disinterested in Assange, no matter how you feel about Assange.

@GlennF I’ve read that their State department is involved on his behalf, but very quietly. His mother is agitating for higher profile.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@jeffporten Hmm. I think even people who may be judged (in the future) to have committed crimes in another country deserve a state’s support

@GlennF Yes, a state has a standing interest there. But no one’s said anything public about his fear of US extradition.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@jeffporten I just mean the Swedish extradition.

@GlennF IMO, since he’s making that assertion, the Aussies should be more public. And probably would for any other country but US.

Up $150 playing poker, and $210 from my post-dinner smoke at a penny slot machine. This embarrasses me.

#1 reason for a Retina MacBook: more room on my Desktop for all those files I need to deal with urgently.

Salon.com @Salon:
GOP strategist describes impact of successful auto bailout on Romney: “A kick in the balls.” http://trib.al/azHksj 

@Salon It’s customary to kick a used candidate in the balls before taking him out for a spin.

Someone remind me: App Store says purchased app is installed. It’s not. How to force download?

Marco Tabini @mtabini:
I look forward to the day when Canadian cable providers will finally go beyond 1Mbps upstream.

@mtabini I assume that the problem is the fiber optic is frozen and brittle.

Marco Tabini @mtabini:
@jeffporten We use TCPOM to prevent that problem (that’s TCP Over Moose for you yanks).

@mtabini You must have well-trained moose. In our experiments, we could only get UDP to work.

Chris Foresman @foresmac:
This is a pretty good way to visualize what ADD/ADHD is like: http://xkcd.com/1106/ 

@foresmac For me, it’s well summed up by “Squirrel!”