• Melody Kramer:
    Could we have a journalism conference where we sit around and talk about the future of something else? Maybe molecular gastronomy.

is this in reference to the BarCamp tomorrow? Thinking of attending.

  • David Chartier:
    We just might switch to T-Mobile at the next iPhone. Verizon couldn’t seem to care less that they’re $70/month cheaper with unlimited data.

check coverage first. I haven’t been thrilled with their signal.

  • Glenn Fleishman:
    “NRA-backed policy of not putting identifiers known as taggants in gunpowder”

but they put chemicals in cigarettes to put them out if you don’t draw from them. Probably safer to smoke gunpowder.

New casino policy post-Boston: no backpacks. Strictly enforced after only seven hours of walking around the casino with a backpack.

  • Seth Mnookin:
    He was released. “: what happened to the naked guy in boston? Why does so much of this story make no sense?”
  • zach:
    why was there shooting if sus2 was in the boat the whole time? Everyone saying he was unarmed.
  • Seth Mnookin:
    Really? ‘Everyone’? Or Internet nutters? MT : why shooting if sus2 was in the boat? Everyone saying he was unarmed.
  • Paul Peppers:
    how did bos police “know” it was sus2 in boat (when firing flashbangs) as opposed to (yes longshot) a 3rd party
  • Seth Mnookin:
    All they knew was it was someone who fired shots at them. MT : how did police know sus2 in boat when firing flash-bangs?

I was surprised that so many people called flash-bangs non lethal. Not so at close range.

  • Dan Moren:
    Bought my mom and aunt cheese knives from there when I was last in SEA (it’s their family name, my middle name).
  • Glenn Fleishman:
    Hilarious! They are the Apple of cheeses, by which I mean they have obscene profit margins for what is an exceptional product.

$10 a pound! Clearly, this is a man flushed with Jeopardy success.

  • Glenn Fleishman:
    But half off! A bargain. It is the best cheese in some ways.

I judge all my cheeses by the ease of removal of the cellophane slice wrap.

only when I buy the off-off-brand. Cheap, if a bit chewy.

it must be tough living in a country without good nachos.

I eat well when I’m in Europe, but I’m usually craving something horribly American when I get back.

sure, but why would you?

these days, neither do we.

  • dylan rice-leary:
    – it’s more smarts than size. Pitbulls cld choke us with the chain we walk em on if they were capable of thinking it thru
  • Zak Smith:
    . But don’t you think that evolution would’ve given them (or at least pigs) that instinctive tactic if we were as slow as Huts?

I’ve always assumed Jabba didn’t care & that was the invention of fanservice.

  • Josh Centers:
    Interesting how quick the 60 Minutes account was suspended. Does Twitter usually ban hacked accounts?

if it took more than an hour, would have to rename the account.

  • Josh Centers:
    Good point. Two hours would be 120 Minutes, and that’s a whole other show.

  • Daniel Jalkut:
    Walking around Montréal, people-watching. Had an “I can’t believe these people all have health insurance” moment, then my head exploded.
  • Scott Morrison:
    sorry but head explosions aren’t covered for visitors under Canadian Health care
  • Daniel Jalkut:
    Fucking Canada!

Check your wallet; if the money looks like Monopoly cash, you may be eligible for the insurance rider.

  • Chris Breen:
    Managed to close port 443 on my Mac, making it impossible to use Twitter. All attempts to open have failed.

closest-to-the-metal is ipfw. Should be there. Never heard of accidentally closing a port, though.

  • Chris Breen:
    Any sudo magic for resetting ports to default?

In your shoes, I’d be reaching for an OS X installer. Easier than diagnosing/troubleshooting.

  • Chris Breen:
    I did a reinstall yesterday but no go. I think I’m looking at wiping and paving.

I dunno. Used to be a GUI app—Brickhouse?—that showed ipfw settings. I’ll check the man page and email you.

  • Chris Breen:
    it’s a long story. Not accidental but with unintended consequences.

Try “sudo ipfw list”. My unfirewalled response here: “65535 allow ip from any to any”.

I am, but I don’t think that makes a difference for my results.

  • Chris Breen:
    I’ve checked in Terminal and quit anything accessing 443.

I think it’s in homebrew and fink, if you want to go through the trouble.

That is some pretty impressive screwing. You must be a musician.

  • Chris Breen:
    Yep. And playing in the completely wrong key.

sudo pitchpipe -key C-Major

But it’s Saturday. Weekends are made for dicking around.

AFAIK, that means it’s not OS X blocking the port. Any chance you have unintended software running?

What ISPs are you using? I’m assuming you’ve switched between a few.

  • Chris Breen:
    This is confined to just one computer and I was screwing with network stuff on it so this is My Bad.

My next step would be: nmap all ports between computer-router, then computer-outside IP. But nmap not preinstalled.

  • Chris Breen:
    Dicking around with things I don’t understand got me to this point. That path looks like more of the same.

(That said—agreed, wipe-and-start-over is easiest, if reinstalling apps/data isn’t onerous.)

  • Chris Breen:
    Interesting: Booted from different drive. Still busted.

Just HTTPS?

I’m thinking bizarro network error—can you connect to Twitter through IDG VPN? (And if it’s on, turn it off.)

  • Jim Dalrymple:
    The good news: the flight home from Philly is only 2 hours. Bad news: a 6 hour layover.

Let me know if you decide to explore. I’m near 30th Street Station, where the train lets you off.