“Groovy Mother…” :: Entries for week beginning April 12, 2009

Entries for week beginning April 12, 2009

➠ April 18, 2009

Yankees down 20-2. Indians hit three home runs in the 2nd, including a grand slam. Chien-Ming Wang has an ERA of 34.50. Schadenfreudetastic!

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Posted to Twitter at 3:07 p.m.

➠ April 17, 2009

This is possibly my favourite photo ever posted to Flickr: http://flic.kr/p/6fPJd4. Edinburgh c. 1890, from the Scott Monument over Waverley

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Posted to Twitter at 9:39 p.m.

Happy Birthday SuperPoke! Pets!

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Filed under : cake : slide : slide inc : superpokepets

pillaging what remains at 50% off (at Virgin MegaStore)

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Posted to Twitter at 8:21 p.m.

SuperPoke Pets team happy hour (at Lava Lounge)

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Posted to Twitter at 5:32 p.m.

CUTE THINGS FALLING ASLEEP

Contains your recommended daily amount of cuteness and sleepiness.

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Filed under : cute : does what it says on the tin : sleepy

➠ April 16, 2009

The Backlash Tracker: Build 'Em Up, Knock 'Em Down, NEXT!

Great analysis of memebacklash by Linda Holmes

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Filed under : backlash : cat calendars : linda holmes : memes

(That last post was for you, @twitshirt!)

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Posted to Twitter at 1:34 p.m.

I only wear this tweet when I need to do my laundry.

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Posted to Twitter at 1:33 p.m.

➠ April 15, 2009

Eﬀing strange

Grauniad article with both instances of "ff" replaced by the "ﬀ" ligature. Very odd looking!

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Filed under : grauniad : unicode

Boston College Campus Police: "Using Prompt Commands" May Be a Sign of Criminal Activity

Having a Linux box is apparently just cause for the Boston PD to confiscate all your equipment.

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Filed under : boston : eff : fuckwits : police

Tree Style Tab :: Firefox Add-ons

Ooh, this I like. Moves your browser tabs to the left pane, and groups them by the tab that launched them.

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Filed under : download : firefox : plugin : tabs

Twitter users who have approved the scummy/scammy Fast140 app should Revoke Access here to prevent future “surprises”: http://rdbgb.us/rsi

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Posted to Twitter at 7:08 p.m.

Waiting for the BART home

My wife? She is a cutie.

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Filed under : bart : baseball : boston : joy : oakland : red sox

Complete Game

Wakefield pitched a complete game, which I'm sure was a relief to the bullpen who put in 11 innings of pitching last night!

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Filed under : baseball : boston : oakland : red sox : tim wakefield

The end of the no-hitter

Wakefield pitched 7 no-hit innings, but the second batter in the 8th broke the run.

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Filed under : baseball : boston : oakland : red sox : tim wakefield

Joy, behind the screen

She *might* like the Red Sox. Hard to tell.

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Filed under : baseball : boston : joy : oakland : red sox

Bay hits a 3-run homer

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Filed under : baseball : boston : jason bay : oakland : red sox

Youk gets intentionally walked

Having a batting average over .500 will do that to a guy.

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Filed under : baseball : boston : kevin youkilis : oakland : red sox

Tek!

Walked *right* past us!

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Filed under : baseball : boston : jason varitek : oakland : red sox

Jackie Robinson Day

Every player wore number 42, which made it nearly impossible to work out who was warming up in the bullpen!

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Filed under : 42 : baseball : boston : jackie robinson day : oakland : red sox

Also: Access to those seats is through the visiting team’s tunnel. We had to move aside to let Wakefield past on our way out! (!!!)

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Posted to Twitter at 4:51 p.m.

Thanks to @oklota, I have proof of the AWESOMENESS of our seats at today’s Sox/A’s game. http://twitpic.com/3da6e. *Well* worth the $$$!

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Posted to Twitter at 4:50 p.m.

The only disappointment this afternoon? Attempts to hunt down Amelie Benjamin and propose to here were unsuccessful.

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Posted to Twitter at 3:05 p.m.

Had a really witty tweet all lined up in Birdhouse in case the Sox lost this afternoon. Now you’ll never get to see it. Hurrah.

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Posted to Twitter at 3:05 p.m.

Our seats? Pretty, pretty good. - Photo: http://bkite.com/06vDo

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Posted to Twitter at 11:44 a.m.

McAfee Coliseum (Formerly Network Associates Coliseum)

Our seats? Pretty, pretty good.

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Five rows behind homeplate. look out for us on NESN! (at McAfee Coliseum)

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Posted to Twitter at 11:40 a.m.

➠ April 14, 2009

In my opinion, that homeless guy had it all wrong. BART cars *aren’t* improved by the presence of human excrement.

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Posted to Twitter at 7:02 p.m.

Nick Swisher and his 0.00 career ERA

This made me smile. Another of Billy Bean’s “Moneyball” characters proves his value on a big $$$ team.

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Filed under : baseball : nick swisher : yankees

Bruins Hockey Rules

Brilliantly silly commercial, featuring Matt McLaughlin from ImprovBoston.

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Filed under : boston : bruins : fishslapping : improvboston

Spreading like wildfire: Twitter, Amazon and the social media mob

I saw this unfold on Sunday, fairly sure it was a storm over an Amazon user error. Man, the Twitter crowd sure like their torches and pitchforks.

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Filed under : meg pickard : mob : social software : twitter

Yahoo! - An error has occurred

Getting this error when I try to renew my Flickr Pro subscription. I hit "OK! I'M READY TO PAY", enter my Yahoo password, and get this error.

Any Flickr employees reading this are encouraged to help me give you more money!

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Filed under : error : flickr : payment

Attn SF Brits: Armando Iannucci’s film “In The Loop” playing in SF soon. We’re going May 2nd. Anyone else up for it? http://rdbgb.us/jln

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Posted to Twitter at 12:18 p.m.

Anyone want to play a game of Twitter Charades? I’ll start. (mimes “Crocodile Dundee”)

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Posted to Twitter at 10:05 a.m.

➠ April 13, 2009

Had a really witty tweet all lined up in Birdhouse in case the Sox won tonight. Now you’ll never get to see it. Bah.

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Posted to Twitter at 9:51 p.m.

Where’s the button in Birdhouse to erase my embarrasingly crowing tweet about the unending awesomeness of the Boston Red Sox? *sigh*

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Posted to Twitter at 7:57 p.m.

booing Giambi. cheering Youk. (at McAfee Coliseum)

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Posted to Twitter at 7:04 p.m.

Very excited to be going to a Red Sox game tonight. Last time I was in the crowd, Manny was chasing his 500th home run. How things change.

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Posted to Twitter at 6:44 p.m.

Ah, the dawning realization that I’ve used my SF Muni pass to board a Bart train to Oakland. How I’ve missed you.

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Posted to Twitter at 6:43 p.m.

That’s why God created ADAM AND EVE, not EDAM AND BRIE. Brieve?

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Posted to Twitter at 5:33 p.m.

The Tweets Of Roland Hedley

“Proposal: World media mock N. Korea missile dud 24/7. Shamed Dear Leader shoots top scientists, crippling program for years. Flaws?”

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Filed under : : doonesbury : funny : new yorker : twitter

This is my Whorehouse. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

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Posted to Twitter at 1:07 p.m.

➠ April 12, 2009

Tweenbots: Cute Beats Smart

Humans instinctively help a dumb-but-cute robot on its journey across a park. I’d like to see these in a race. Perhaps against one un-cute robot with a frowny face..

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Filed under : cute : robots

Happy Discounted-Creme-Eggs Day Eve!

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Posted to Twitter at 11:57 a.m.

I was out 22 days at 19 diff places w/ 13 diff friends and unlocked 4 badges in the past month! (via @foursquare) http://bit.ly/s6t0

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Posted to Twitter at 12:41 a.m.