The Republicans in the House have already managed to inflict significant, lasting damage to the US and the global economy — even if they were to pass a completely clean bill tomorrow morning, which they won’t. The default has already started, and is already causing real harm. The only question is how much worse it’s going to get.
Author Archives: Jeff Porten
Only my friends will know it’s X-rated
Just discovered the T-shirt that I must wear to Homecoming.
I’m at Velocity Conference (New York, NY) http://4sq.com/15Fk6mO
- Janice Ryan:
Terry had to go to the ER near London. He was in and out in an hour and charged nothing. Socialized medicine sounds pretty good right now.
@jackattacked Hope that means he’s okay.
- Janice Ryan:
@jeffporten He’ll be fine. Corneal abrasion. Doc anesthesitized his eye so he can get a little sleep and he has drops.
@jackattacked 1) Glad he’s okay. 2) Tell him to get an eyepatch and talk like a pirate. Or as they say in England, privateer.
Oh please, oh please, oh please.
“Tried that. Didn’t work.”
This is being called the greatest tweet of all time. I can believe it.
Captain’s Log: Alert lowered to yellow
I think I’ve beaten all of the bugs out of this here website. If anyone gets any new warnings, let me know.
On the bright side, it’s nice to know that when my server is hacked, EVERYONE knows to tell me it happened.
On the bright side, it’s nice to know that when my server is hacked, EVERYONE knows to tell me it happened.
Seen in Philly
- Dan Frakes:
Seriously, Apple? 6.1.3 is no longer signed, so even if you’re *currently running* iOS 6 on a 4S, you can’t restore without upgrading to 7.
@DanFrakes is 6.1.4 iPhone 5 only? That’s what iTunes said I was running.
- Dan Frakes:
@jeffporten No idea. But 6.1.3 is the latest at http://dfrak.es/1b2axmu , and it’s the latest I have locally for the 4S.
- Jeff Carlson:
Starting the day at #xoxofest with a brie omelette from @andcrack. pic.twitter.com/HAhK7R9mrB
@jeffcarlson I have an ex named Brie, which totally changed the mental image of this tweet.
- Brett Kelly:
Smoking an electronic cigarette still regularly feels like I?m doing some futuristic narcotic with a goofy name like ?mist.?
@inkedmn I’m waiting for “Soma”.
- Lex Friedman:
I am never more paralyzed by indecision than when faced with the query: table or booth?
@lexfri that’s easy. Which one has the more ergonomic typing position?
- Glenn Fleishman:
@foresmac @duncan @me3dia @cabel @panic Do you seriously not know why we are in Portland? Did you have a stroke?
- Chris Foresman:
@GlennF Remember, when I?m not writing #django code ~8hrs a day, I?m changing diapers & watching Yo Gabba Gabba with @LilSpazzmac
- Glenn Fleishman:
@foresmac @LilSpazzmac Time management, Chris: you need two reserve two hours a day for Twitter *every* day.
@GlennF @foresmac @LilSpazzmac Or use Glenn’s method and have and have an Ethernet wire to Twitter directly wired to your medulla oblongata.
Probably not what’s intended
The Penn Relays medal depicts the original reason why Ben’s suggestion of “City of Brotherly Love” was looked upon askance by some people.
Attention, geese: you suck
In other news, Philadelphia has introduced the popular new geesesteak.
Hacked
Apparently someone got in through a WordPress backdoor here and the place has been rifled. There are sporadic reports that a page here, left open for a while, redirects to an adult site. If this happens to you, please let me know. I think I’ve closed all of the barn doors, but for all I know, the place now has windows.
Public service announcement: Jenn Phillips rocks so hard she makes Mount Rushmore feel flaccid. That is all.
Secret graphic reveals new NSA assassination microbomb hidden beneath 5S Home button.