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Experimental #android power saving: 2G only, low screen brightness, no clicks, no vibrate, no interactive google search. Seems faster too # Believe we have identified connectivity issue with #Android #donut 1.6 on G1; apparently strong 3G signal fails TCP/IP, 2G works. Replicable # Two different g1 phones, both same issue since Donut. Can I roll

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Open Source is not a Hoi Sin Crispy Duck Pancake, Either: http://bit.ly/yi6CW # #xtracycle project back on course; bottom bracket was installed w/ wrong plastic cup. Swapped part, v friendly, discount off BB socketwrench #

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“Open Source is a Business Model” – no. “Open Source is a Personal Trainer / keeps companies honest” – maybe, but… no. Never let the tail wag the dog. Open Source is what it is. It is creation, and sharing, and participation. All the rest are side effects, at best.

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HELP: constructively critique my cycle's new bottom bracket: http://bit.ly/2Kg93m #xtracycle #mtb # @ChrisGerhard not sure, I told them to use a decent shimano but the receipt does not list it; will upload extra pics, looks cross-threaded? in reply to ChrisGerhard # @IgorMinar we tried, Igor, we tried… in reply to IgorMinar # @ChrisGerhard agreed, just

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delays on swt on approach to woking from waterloo, a road vehicle hit a rail bridge. #southwesttrains # @katzmandu http://www.flickr.com/photos/alecmuffett/sets/72157622544614157/ <- present i took for you in reply to katzmandu # @the_eggwhite @alimbada @simonw @jonathantweed thanks++ for coming along, it's good to know new people are interested #themineproject # nuisances du jour: 1) my Twitter

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@darrenmoffat R you sure you can export VMDK from #Virtualbox? Can only find OVL, and http://bit.ly/1LSo7s suggests it only a half-solution in reply to darrenmoffat # #virtualbox team : please add a "never show this window again" checkbox on your Registration dialogue. It's annoying. # American friends: be aware that the UK and rest of

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@timminchin loving the gig so far! Btw, as one ginger to another the only one you missed is 'duracell' but I remember the rest. Best! #

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Help: How much of #VMware can I use for free? I use #Virtualbox but need to build, test and deploy a Ubuntu VDI under vmware on OSX. # Rgds prev tweet: I believe I can use EasyVMX.com to create a VMDK and #VMware Player under Linux to populate it. Zero cost. Will this work? #

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@LFoaB ping a message to @LaureenH, she's on a boat in Oakland, home schools, recently got a Mac. Also I'm happy to field mac tech q's in reply to LFoaB # @LFoaB ps: Frankly there's little wrong with the white MacBook at $999 although extra memory ($100) is a boon in reply to LFoaB #

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@LFoaB ping a message to @LaureenH, she's on a boat in Oakland, home schools, recently got a Mac. Also I'm happy to field mac tech q's in reply to LFoaB # @LFoaB ps: Frankly there's little wrong with the white MacBook at $999 although extra memory ($100) is a boon in reply to LFoaB #

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+1 RT @glynmoody GCHQ outsources net snooping to EDS – http://bit.ly/3x9cCL thank goodness… it'll be late and probably never work properly in reply to glynmoody # Anyone reading this familiar with creating #Ubuntu packages? Don't want to run a repository, just create an installable + dependencies… # @timburks http://themineproject.org – because data has reduced requirement

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funny feeling when the house you grew up in gets sold. # Michael Jennings geeks-out on Windows version numbers: http://is.gd/4sZjE – I think SunOS can match/exceed MS on this one… # http://is.gd/4tPjC "SunOS 4.1.3_U1 is still God's Own Operating System in my mind: anything else is either new-fangled or obsolescent." # http://is.gd/4tGj8 Excellent Geek Reading:

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