Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-03

02 Aug, 2009

Posted by: TheKaptain In: TweetTweet

Going to see Star Trek. Some days it's great to be a geek! #
The new Star Trek movie… well I won't ruin it for you, but it puts most of the rest of the franchise to shame. Two thumbs up from this guy #
@ajordens my pleasure, glad you liked it. Should be cookie-cutter for you. Essentials (web.xml): http://bit.ly/12QeoE http://bit.ly/6F53d in reply to ajordens #
@ajordens LOL. And I thought you were talking about Gracelets. Star Trek – total agreement. Wicked-ass movie! in reply to ajordens #
2 cavities, 2.5 hrs in the chair, 1 tired sore mouth. Ok brighter side- got to watch Colbert report during #
Gavin commented on my blog! Does this mean I have to go back and test/spell check everything now?!?! #
@aalmiray I'm betting on you, but that GridBagLayout is one sneaky bastard….. in reply to aalmiray #
@ajordens I never had a doubt. Second pass is almost always a better result anyhow in reply to ajordens #
@cfieber now,now. Don't start an international incident or anything in reply to cfieber #
@jessewilson hmmm, can't seem to find the action trigger for "Compare with Clipboard" – but I did try the second you tweeted; sounds handy! in reply to jessewilson #
@jessewilson nm – found it. TNX! in reply to jessewilson #
The Firefly is dead I've been driving that silly little car for 10 years – may have to make it into a planter on the front lawn. #
@dillyh does your long day have anything to do with why i can't get on VPN? in reply to dillyh #
@kerrywright @ajordens sounds like new VPN is great fun – seems to have gone quite beyond that tho, no email no nothing. in reply to kerrywright #
@ajordens definite possibility there – definite questions about security and that suspicious 'upgrade/premium' banner, but i'm willingtotry in reply to ajordens #
@ajordens check your gmail please. no luck on the work email so far in reply to ajordens #
@ajordens @kerrywright is it time to broach the subject of a twibe for work – might be nice to have a backup plan for contact. just sayin in reply to ajordens #
@ajordens @kerrywright tnx for the vpn info, wrote up the install/run procedure on wiki page. Please feel free to comment/correct. #
On October 30, 2008 J2SE 1.4.2 reached the end of its service life (EOSL). I knew that, thought it was pretty common knowledge, oops. #
@ajordens think the breathalyzer is bad? try traffic radar http://bit.ly/3guwo in reply to ajordens #
@dillyh now entering hour two of dealing with ICBC – wanna trade gong shows? in reply to dillyh #
finally off the phone dealing with the insurance company – only 2hrs, 53 minutes and two batteries killed. #
Just read a great article on IT management. esp. like the "writing too much code" part. http://bit.ly/18e5fn #
@dillyh there's a mama joke in there somewhere… Happy long weekend to you, mom and any other PR party people in the house!!! in reply to dillyh #
How do BC drivers spell "asshole"? ICBC #
RT @dillyh: Time to let the weekend begin! Amen to that brother! Hallelujah and may the beers remain cold and plentiful! #
Beautiful sun shiny day on the island, let's go buy a car! #
@abstratt @mosabua Add my +1 to the estimation questions boys. IMO estimates mostly come into play when scope is already too big. in reply to abstratt #
I am officially the proud owner of a (mostly) new Fit. Have also never felt more like a yuppie than today #
Google Apps VS Microsoft Exchange/Entourage. This one really is no contest. WOW, it's like I can feel the pain and aggravation floating away #
Old car http://yfrog.com/0t8o8vj #
New car http://yfrog.com/17qxaj #
@hartsock You get to wear a hat when you break the build? Lucky! We bring over a two foot tall "Big Bird" statue to stand on your desk in reply to hartsock #
@hartsock PS Big Bird stands for Broken Build in reply to hartsock #
@dillyh LOL. Excellent! Bags packed? Check. Priorities in order? CHECK! Have a great time at the summit man – you earned the work/vacation in reply to dillyh #
@hartsock Up to 3 Jira users for free with a personal license http://tinyurl.com/5jjql7 I use this on my laptop for personal projects in reply to hartsock #
@dillyh You're making me jealous man! I've been playing with CustomWare Scaffolding+Reporting today – can't wait for http://bit.ly/wV8hl in reply to dillyh #
Was a gorgeous two days, had a great visit with friends from up-island, and I'm pumped for work tomorrow. Good weekend! #
JBoss likes me! They really, really like me! I just won an iPod nano #
Aaaah the weekend is here. All Hail the weekend! #
Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/Gracelets to join #
Epic battle today. Me VS the lawn and garden. I'm pretty sure I won, but my back may be a casualty of war. OUCH! #
@kerrywright It's Sunday night dude. There'll be time enough to debug RESTEasy tomorrow. The weekend still lives! in reply to kerrywright #
@mosabua So glad to hear you're having a groovy time man in reply to mosabua #
@ajordens Just seems big cause it's all in a pile. We made great strides today to break out a lot of impt bits, tomorrow will be even betta. in reply to ajordens #
@mosabua Nice looking sites buddy! in reply to mosabua #
@ajordens no problemo. Was pretty quiet today all round. I'm sure it had nothing to do with last nights party;) in reply to ajordens #
Colbert in Iraq. Not at all embarassed to say I love this guy. Possibly the funniest man ever. Or maybe a tie w/ robin Williams #
#MotionX Share: http://bit.ly/EoFQD #
Vacation starts: "did u pack the camp stove?" "no, I thought u did". Winner: Canuck tire. Now have spare camp stove #
#MotionX Share: Free version of software gave out after #of pics. But here's the beginning of the journey http://bit.ly/EjoEV #
#MotionX Share: $2.99 later and we can post as many pics as we want. Try&buy on the app store ftw! http://bit.ly/1b7mnW #
Tweeting for nothing more than seeing if it will work in the car on top of a mountain #
#MotionX Share: Staying just outside of Radium tonite. So far weather couldn't be nicer for camping. http://bit.ly/xxVWa #
Good sign you've crossed the BC/AB border: "Tractorland". Oh, and the weather sux. #
@shemnon idea 9 does indeed support svn 1.6, EA is available now in reply to shemnon #
@abstratt so are you a quality producer. I would say yes.. (via @mosabua). ditto on that. @abstratt == quality #
Hanging out with family at Granny's 85 th bday party. Awesome to see all of the extended family in one place! #
Granny's opening a tableful of presents! http://yfrog.com/7gpmcjj #
No plugins in sight for two days – and I didn't miss em for a second. I love camping in the mountains!!! #
#MotionX Share: Finally getting around to uploAding the ride home. http://bit.ly/8fGqZ #
@ajordens Sorry to hear it's slow going – should get better with more experience at least. Nothing on this page helps? http://bit.ly/SjTIM in reply to ajordens #
@ajordens I thought the sync process was backed by subversion? in reply to ajordens #
@dillyh Good luck mate! Especially with Goal #1 in reply to dillyh #
Celebrate 10 years of Moonfruit and win a MacBook Pro http://bit.ly/96bxC #moonfruit #
@abstratt LOL – exactly what are you trying to 'prepose'? in reply to abstratt #
@abstratt sry but that last tweet should've ended with #moonfruit – I want a new MBP as much as the next guy after all #
RT @venkat_s: Just received!! http://pic.im/6Kd @kerrywright looks like there's a new book coming out just for you my friend #
RT @ManningBooks: RT @androidandme Giving away 5 copies of Unlocking Android | Android and Me http://bit.ly/KqVPr @mosabua sounds like u bud #
Apache camel rocks! 3 pieces of the pipeline independently created by 3 different developers – together and working in…. no time really:) #
RT @mosabaum #groovy on #android, you can check the progress of out #gsoc student here: http://thediscobot.blogspot.com/ (via @glaforge) #
The Crazy Belgian vs my new screen door. Took her 3 times to walk right through it.Nice while it lasted:( http://yfrog.com/0aadboj #
This is not what you think you’re saying, but this is what we’re hearing – http://bit.ly/BIgKB (via @kirillcool) Priceless! #
@ajordens have a great trip tomorrow man. Make us all look good! in reply to ajordens #
Ear infections suck. They really, really, really suck! #
@aalmiray kellyrob at gmail.com . I love surprises #
@ajordens Have a great couple of days in Texas buddy! Enjoy, and try to find yourself one of those 2lb steaks to eat. #
RT @mosabua: Thanks for the surprise sent to @kellyrob99 from @aalmiray for the August VIJUG meeting on Griffon! #
Installing windoze 7 vm on my MBP Oh, well – at least it's not Vista!!! #
RT @alexRuiz: #griffon announcement #1 at Dzone with 41 votes! congrats Griffon team…you rock! #
@mosabua Thought you might enjoy this presentation http://bit.ly/WswfT #
@mosabua Here's another good android trick for you bud. http://bit.ly/15AXYI #
Too many great groovy articles this morn. Thanks @mittie for this great presentation(and the introduction to JFugue) http://bit.ly/19K0Gy #
@aalmiray Show them Swingpad 0.3 and the CssBuilder – nice stuff and impressive for a demo. in reply to aalmiray #
@aalmiray Throw in some glazedlist action and it should be just about ready #
Great day playing with #git. That is a pretty slick cvs going on there! Anxious to try out the 'merging' features later. SVN on the way out? #
Modern piñata stuffing for a 21st birthday http://yfrog.com/5o7rwj #
Dark clouds at the office overshadow a really incredibly sunny Victoria day. Can't let it get you down tho – too much Stuff to do! #
"Bud lite lime- like drinking a bud lite downwind of an artificial flavor factory" – TY Colbert for making me laugh #
Nothing quite like a geek flashmob. R enthusiasts blast #stackoverflow – and they have permission! http://bit.ly/1hg5g #
I look forward to seeing the slides RT @alexRuiz: Came back from Griffon presentation at Google…@aalmiray did a great job (as usual) #
@mittie Amen to that – Lisp makes my head spin in reply to mittie #
@mosabua Groovy+Android, I'm telling you – it's gonna be even bigger than "The Cloud" @abstratt go to bed-tomorrow u work for me! (maybe) #
@dillyh never fear- tomorrow is still going to be a lot of fun in reply to dillyh #
Today: one year old's bday party followed by tour of 3 breweries. I'm a kid again! #
@mosabua no kidding about that sky man! http://yfrog.com/4acgdkj #
I'm curious where other people live on the programmer competency matrix? Some things I'm log(n), some not so much. http://bit.ly/AyfeZ #
Here's a nice list of developer-centric iPhone apps. If you develop web apps that is http://bit.ly/gkrdD #
@cfieber RT @eelzinga: "Apache Camel 2.0m3 released", http://tinyurl.com/lbuyt9, #camel #
blog reached 5000 page views today. Minor milestone in web terms, for sure – but it still feels pretty damn good #
RT @glaforge: New version of the #groovy web console online, built with #gaelyk, with pastebin capabilities: http://tr.im/ue5t #
@kerrywright Nice and chilly here at the office – and we miss you!:) #
Shared article: Modularizing Groovy Config Files With a Dash of Meta-Programming http://bit.ly/7DuS8 (via @glaforge) #
@kerrywright happy birthday grommit! in reply to kerrywright #
@abstratt you're picking up the Groovy VERY quickly; leave the smalltalk in the past in reply to abstratt #
Great dinner tonite with Yen, Manfred and the boys. Thanks for coming everybody! #
@dillyh So. I hear you are a big boat fan. in reply to dillyh #