My father would have sold me to Satan to get the customer base this Starbucks has.
Author Archives: Jeff Porten
- John P. Speno:
Happiness is coffee in the morning and wine at night. http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/30/small-amounts-of-wine-might-help-ward-off-depression/59083.html ?
@speno or an 18 hour morning
- John P. Speno:
@jeffporten sounds legit.
Taking a painkiller with my my morning meds on general principles. Middle-age achievement unlocked.
Yes, that *is* a rubber ducky on my screen, and I *am* doing work.
M&M snack mix bag: 5 servings. Or one breakfast. #fb
M&M snack mix bag: 5 servings. Or one breakfast.
Pugwash friends — thinking ahead to Istanbul and Andalo/ISODARCO for SPUSA and personal planning. Drop me a line if you’re going, and if you are/are not in touch with SPUSA these days. (That includes you IS/YP folks!)
- Melody Joy Kramer:
I’m returning to @NPR as a digital strategist and associate editor. It’s a new position and I’m extremely excited to go back to #pubmedia.
@mkramer Fantastic! @npr is lucky to have you. Be sure to circulate your blog address; new one, yes?
- Melody Joy Kramer:
melodykramer@gmail.com / starting late september mkramer@npr.org #bestthingallweek
@mkramer Are you taking off for a few weeks, or finishing up at NatGeo? A vacation is too often overlooked.
- Matt Cutts:
I just read a blog post so stupid that I had to mock it for 20 minutes. It was a denial-of-service attack on my brain.
Silhouette Man FTW
A little preachy, but pretty damned right.
Three things that continue to remain jaw-dropping even though I’m used to them: LTE speed, SSD reads, and Retina displays. #fb
Three things that continue to remain jaw-dropping even though I’m used to them: LTE speed, SSD reads, and Retina displays.
Was on Penn campus tonight. Apparently, toga parties are still a thing.
Ben Franklin: “A penny saved is a penny earned, but $3 for a Coke at my Institute is blasphemy.” #fb
I suppose it’s not surprising that the Franklin Institute has the fastest public wifi I’ve ever seen.
- Andrew Laurence:
@jeffporten I was truly impressed at the Wifi coverage and QoS at San Diego’s PetCo park. Best I’ve seen at a public venue.
Gonna fly now
Ingress accomplishment motherfucking unlocked.
Ben Franklin: “A penny saved is a penny earned, but $3 for a Coke at my Institute is blasphemy.”
In the heat of night, at the scene of the crime, like a streak of light, he arrives just in time: Jeff Porten, stochastic wedding photographer.
Safely back through Fairmount Park. Heard 2 gunshots, but they were pretty far away.
Hiking through the woods, in pitch dark, at top speed, through Fairmount Park. Running very late and needed a shortcut. What could go wrong? Jenn Phillips, ready the search party.