• Twitter Updates for 2009-09-11

    @williamheath What I don't want is yet more layers of abstraction-for-payment – DNS fees, hosting fees, mailbox fees, now #identity fees … in reply to williamheath # Art in my espresso. http://twitpic.com/h6o00 # @williamheath …directly 🙂 #identity #vrm # @IgorMinar real men use ICMP 😉 in reply to IgorMinar # #rdgtwestival ENOWIFI? # http://twitpic.com/h7wte #rdgtwestival…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-09-10

    we in the UK are waiting for 20:09 on 20/09 2009 # yr existence is fragile and beautiful http://is.gd/35kiO "When stars like Eta Carinae explode [they] could kill every living thing on Earth" # fantastic http://bit.ly/2WG0jw # @webmink we're coding the apps that you guys will be talking about next year. in reply to webmink…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-09-09

    http://is.gd/31uip Updated #TMobile #Orange 3g hybrid coverage-map – TMobile customers will see greatest benefit # @amenthes_de Thanks – I had a dreadful time yesterday trying to post a meaningful URL, Twitter really made it hard #stopshortening in reply to amenthes_de # just back from geocaching on the MTB ; 2 hrs out and about on…

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  • Orange/T-Mobile Hybrid 3g Coverage Map – Looks Good!

    [updated: see below] After the announcement this morning I dug up the Ofcom 3g coverage maps and superimposed Orange (in orange) and T-Mobile’s (in purple). The result looks good to me as a T-Mobile customer: (click to enlarge) All the Orange bits will (should?) be extra coverage; as a G1-owner on T-Mobile, I would welcome…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-09-08

    It has been flaky for a few days, but now: #GoogleCalendar is temporarily unavailable, Please try back later. Argh. # reading up on #rsscloud # someday Twitter will "invent" LinkedIn-like msg fwding, eg: "D @kevinmarks@davewiner" – cf: bangpaths; we will have remade 140 char #USENET # @davidgs dude, they're all trolls. in reply to davidgs…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-09-07

    wow: http://bit.ly/Wsbmd (you will have to look soon) # if you're awake, click this link # http://twitpic.com/gtnjb – Live feed from http://bit.ly/Wsbmd # http://twitpic.com/gtnjb Fires seen by starlight, near Mt Wilson observatory, beautiful pic #stopshortening #bloodytwitter #onelasttime # cute musical interlude: http://www.vimeo.com/6428069 # @spufidoo remind me not to work for your company. #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-09-06

    oy veh – http://www.driveoffintothesunset.com/ — cheesy anti-sun fud #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-09-05

    Neil Gaiman's bookshelves. Bloody Hell. http://bit.ly/3V9Z5s # If you are in the USA you can get a free eval "full" copy of Snow Leopard Server. Damn. http://is.gd/2T7XF # Aberystwyth: http://www.anitawoods.co.uk/page4.htm #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-09-04

    @iamkhayyam Thank you; I look forward to it. Please be less judgemental next time. in reply to iamkhayyam # Is @eddieizzard ever going to *stop* running, or is he stuck ? Well done, dude. 🙂 in reply to eddieizzard # Does anyone amongst my friends in the UK have access to a #harmonium ? #…

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  • How to fix Twitter (and Twitter Client) excessive use of URL shorteners #stopshortening

    Three simple steps: 1) Put the shortening in the twitter-client where it belongs, remove it from the server-side 2) Make it optional for the user to use 3) Encourage the above in the Twitter API documentation Is that unreasonable? Extracted from comments on the original blog post.

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  • EU probes Oracle’s bid to buy Sun

    It’s so funny to watch this from the sidelines. Via @LudoMP EU probes Oracle’s bid to buy Sun BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators on Thursday launched an antitrust probe into U.S. software maker Oracle Corp.’s takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying the deal could mean higher prices and limited choice for database software. EU…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-09-03

    grmbl. cut chunk of skin off end of finger prepping lunch, deep, bloody. more annoying than anything, though. slows typing. # Having short URLs could become a Web-Darwinian-survival-characteristic! http://is.gd/2O563 #stopshortening # @Xlib take a look at http://www.crypticide.com/dropsafe/article/3403 – I would be interested to hear what you think in reply to Xlib # RT: Large security…

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