Heidi N. Moore @moorehn:
Is anyone surprised the FBI tracked Occupy? Even a passing familiarity with ’60s/’70s protests made it predictable. guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/…

@moorehn @carr2n Not just the 60s/70s. FBI on record tracking & infiltrating antiwar groups post-9/11.

Kevin van Haaren @kvanh:
Streaming Quincy episodes from Netflix and playing Zork I on my iPad. It’s retro/modern.

@kvanh is there a like button for this?

Just got a PR announcement for two CES booths I’m interested in, but PR is *so* annoying I’m tempted to blow them off.

I’m not sure whom “help a poor girl out!” is supposed to appeal to, but it’s not me.

Marco Tabini @mtabini:
Total family dentist expenditure of over $1,000 this month. I’d hate to see what that would be like if we had cavities.

@mtabini Actually, lower tooth volume would lower the bill. That’s how it works, right? By the gram?

Jon Seff @jonseff:
Trying tethering for the first time between my MBA and my iPhone. Works like a charm.

@jonseff Note: I just set up separate Locations for tether and wifi, so I always *know* when I’m using AT&T data. Easy to overdraw.

geneweingarten @geneweingarten:
I just heard for the first time that GOLF is an acronym for “gents only; ladies forbidden,” AND that this is a myth.

.@geneweingarten It actually stands for Greens Only for Languid Financiers.

Melody Kramer @mkramer:
I have accidentally wandered into yuppiest of yuppie philadelphia and I would like to retreat back into 1980s stoops and boomboxes Philly.

@mkramer Technically, “yuppie” *is* 1980s Philly.

Melody Kramer @mkramer:
Certain parts. RT @jeffporten: @mkramer Technically, “yuppie” *is* 1980s Philly.

@mkramer Also the etymology.

“@mental_floss: 5 Fictional Bears and Whether They’d Kill You — goo.gl/o7PSo #bestof2012” // Pooh, you magnificent bastard.

David Chartier @chartier:
When Siri can’t find an answer, it should lock up and make busted modem sounds like when people stump the Enterprise-D’s computer.

@chartier It’s all fun and games until Moriarty tries to kill you.

Kelly Guimont @verso:
Ain’t no buggy like the Ohio buggy cuz the Ohio buggy don’t stop… #amishmafia

@verso careful, or you’ll start a turf war with the Wells Fargo Wagon Opies.

Christina Warren @film_girl:
Seriously trying to explain an iPod nano to my 67 year old father is an exercise in patience. Not to mention showing my mother iTunes. Again

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@film_girl I love my mother in law, but she appears to know less about computers each time she’s used one _over 20 years_.

Christina Warren @film_girl:
@GlennF Haha. This is the third or fourth iPod I’ve bought my parents since 2005. Mom at least loves her iPad (second since 2010)

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@film_girl My mother in law says, “I put the thing on the thing and then that didn’t make it happen.” What THING? WHAT? WHAT?

@GlennF @film_girl In 1948, my father was building radios out of scrap wire. I’ve been a trainer for 20 yrs, could never teach him a thing.

@GlennF @film_girl I genuinely wonder if there’s going to be a tech that *I’m* useless with in 40 years.

Christina Warren @film_girl:
@jeffporten @GlennF yeah me too. Given my interests I just doubt it. Bt who knows. Maybe I’ll become a Luddite. Nah.

@film_girl @glennf The question is whether we adapt to *any* pace of change, or only *this* one.

@film_girl @glennf I think I’d be okay with nanotech or biotech body mods, but I think I’m edge case for my generation.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@film_girl @jeffporten I expect to always be tech support for my children.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
Fellow Jeopardy winner just got her check. I expected to have to wait two more months! We will see what letter carrier brings!

@GlennF Really? Somehow I figured they’d cut you a check on the way out the door. Seems odd it should take so long.

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@jeffporten Six months from taping is what they say. My friend @artchung wrote for Millionaire and he thought delay was bizarre.

@GlennF Makes financial sense due to the float, but I can picture horrible PR: “She won $200,000 on Wheel and went broke waiting”

Glenn Fleishman @GlennF:
@jeffporten Ken Jennings and his wife had to borrow money for _several months_!

@GlennF maybe Trebek has a sideline business in accounts receivable factoring.

Justine Larbalestier @JustineLavaworm:
Friend expressed surprise people google potential dates. Srsly? I google pretty much everyone I meet/do business with. I’m not alone, right?

@JustineLavaworm For online dating purposes, I usually give out my full name early precisely for this reason.

@JustineLavaworm Not expected in return due to gender double standard safety issues, but if I get a name or email, sure, I look it up.

Melody Kramer @mkramer:
I have wandered back to 1980s Philadelphia and I love it.

@mkramer if you’re near South Philly and the big hair is back, be careful around open flames.

“@io9: The One Type of Music That All Parrots Everywhere Despise on.io9.com/8eVw9aV” // Enchanted Tiki Room?

Mike Monteiro @Mike_FTW:
Elaine divulges the hiding place of George’s parents to a handsome Nazi. Kramer accidentally breaks into Hitler’s bunker. #oldtimeyseinfeld