Week ending Sunday 2012/07/22

Monday 09:49 · Wondering if I should care about MicroXML: www.w3.org/community/microxml/ [Original.]

Monday 11:36 · @vambenepe @altolabs LifeSaver fait la migration seulement pour les appels et SMS [Original, responding to @vambenepe.]

Monday 18:46 · That curveball that got Swisher was pure poetry. [Original.]

Monday 18:50 · *sighs heavily* [Original.]

Monday 22:11 · Jon Lord died. If you’re wondering who he was, this will serve as an introduction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRt3PIDER94 [Original.]

Monday 22:38 · Wondering how many hours are spent in expensive meetings at Disney, with top lawyers, deciding whether or not to go after deadmau5 [Original.]

Tuesday 09:04 · Been seeing Enbridge/N.Gateway as the eco-battle of this generation. Wrong. It’s effectively over, e.g. www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/signals-noise-and-eco-disaster-at-enbridge/ [Original.]

Tuesday 12:59 · @altolabs It’s open-source, go ahead. [Original, responding to @altolabs.]

Tuesday 21:30 · A couple brief rearview notes on Google IO: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/07/17/Google-IO-2012 [Original.]

Tuesday 21:59 · Brilliant application of social marketing arcticready.com/social/gallery #notreally [Original.]

Tuesday 22:03 · @codinghorror If you really don’t wanna use Play, you might want to check out doubleTwist, pretty slick media management. [Original, responding to @codinghorror.]

Tuesday 22:03 · Oh, OK, it’s guerrilla theater, not really from Shell. Silly me. [Original.]

Wednesday 07:46 · @bayprogrammer Known regression in Android 3.* browser. Fixed in Chrome. [Original, responding to @bayprogrammer.]

Thursday 09:00 · @jpnKevin_T If you have/had another Android, you may find apps & other backups trickling in for a while. But yeah. [Original, responding to @jpnKevin_T.]

Thursday 12:46 · Hey, @TheEconomist now running on my Galaxy Nexus. A little janky/butter-starved, but thanks for shipping! [Original.]

Thursday 14:01 · @MrAlanCooper source? (seriously, I’m surprised & curious) [Original, responding to @MrAlanCooper.]

Thursday 14:05 · @umairh Got a source link for that, please? Thanks in advance, curious Canadian. [Original, responding to @umairh.]

Thursday 14:35 · If you pay attention on Twitter, you just learned that William Gibson’s returning to sci-fi for his next novel. [Original.]

Thursday 22:37 · Wondering if there’ll be any consequences for Russia&China’s public support for Assad’s slaughter of Syria’s citizens? [Original.]

Friday 08:32 · @aaronsw Assuming you know about “?” [Original, responding to @aaronsw.]

Friday 10:05 · @mattyglesias For your entertainment, the white-hot center of Canadian housing angst: www.greaterfool.ca/ [Original, responding to @mattyglesias.]

Friday 10:10 · Canadian flag cases for your Androids: www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=canadian%20flag%20nexus%20case&linkCode=ur2&tag=ongoing-20&url=search-alias%3Dmobile Um, OK, then [Original.]

Friday 10:22 · @al3x You forgot Truth, Justice, and The American Way [Original, responding to @al3x.]

Friday 11:20 · @zsouthboy Nope, like the way it feels naked. [Original, responding to @zsouthboy.]

Friday 13:06 · @jpnKevin_T Try tethering a computer. Then you’ll know whether it’s the S or the 7 that’s causing the problem. [Original, responding to @jpnKevin_T.]

Friday 13:19 · On a whim, went to www.thefrenchtable.ca/ on Main for lunch. Maybe the best frites in Vancouver, I think. HIghly recommended. [Original.]

Friday 13:20 · @ndw wordpress.com [Original, responding to @ndw.]

Friday 15:04 · Sweepin’ them tabs: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/07/20/Tab-Sweep-World [Original.]

Friday 15:23 · @jpnKevin_T Or possibly cell-network frapping in & out [Original, responding to @jpnKevin_T.]

Friday 21:31 · Having comments on your blog is a good way to make human contact: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/07/20/Tab-Sweep-World#c1342834252.251732 [Original.]

Saturday 10:27 · Checking out Intrade: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/07/21/Intrade [Original.]

Saturday 10:38 · Thinking about starting a pool on what year @hfiguiere will post a positive, cheery tweet. 2021? 2032? [Original, responding to @hfiguiere.]

Saturday 15:01 · Advice for mass murderers: www.juancole.comhttp/www.juancole.com/2012/07/al-assad-in-spande-political-cartoon.html [Original.]

Saturday 18:55 · @alexwh Oh sorry, missed that. Sometime Sunday? [Original, responding to @alexwh.]

Saturday 19:06 · Hey @doctorow, was underwhelmed by Vol 1 of Fables… does it get better? Usually share your tastes. (Looked wonderful on N7 though). [Original, responding to @doctorow.]

Saturday 19:52 · @romainguy I enjoyed it, but totally bogged down just a little way into 6. [Original, responding to @romainguy.]

Saturday 19:57 · @romainguy Apparently. But it’s a complete mess. [Original, responding to @romainguy.]

Saturday 21:51 · Need a decent Emacs for my Nexus 7. Has to be an actual Android app. [Original.]

Sunday 02:32 · @Amon_RA Strong idea, but I need tags. [Original, responding to @Amon_RA.]

Sunday 09:18 · Misty Mountains: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2012/07/22/Misty-Mountains [Original.]

Sunday 16:10 · @jpnKevin_T You’re entitled to your opinion. [Original, responding to @jpnKevin_T.]

Sunday 18:16 · When paper magazines are gone, what will they have by the checkout counters? [Original.]


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