Randquist Rants

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

CobyR — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:53:00 +0000

oh so much rain #
@jimweirich Thanks again for @larubyconf – raves about Ruby Koans have been heard! in reply to jimweirich #
@objo You've been on the road for a while – enjoy the trip home, thanks for your efforts on @larubyconf in reply to objo #
so we launched buzz.com today – if you're interested in checking it out, let me know and I can invite you. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

CobyR — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:53:00 +0000

@blowmage – np – it's a pretty dead channel – but definitely good presentations at #larubyconf – looking forward to @mwrc on 3/11-12 #
@blowmage – missing you on #larubyconf on freenode.com – used to seeing you there for most conferences #
now to learn about garbage collection @larubyconf #
@mads_the_kat sorry to hear Olympiad not so fun, maybe I should teach you some more programming in reply to mads_the_kat #
recording @larubyconf in Burbank, CA #
Quick overview of gdb @larubyconf by @joedamato #
@dastels The view from the back of the back of the room http://yfrog.com/3nzkthj @larubyconf #
@dastels – agreed – sounds like a lunch topic #
@dasetls -> this => teaching kids to program? #
@dastels which topic where you referring to? #
programming != computer science – @larubyconf #
Oh: "ruby is the programming language for extroverts" – @ultrasaurus #
OHL "programming is going to become on of the basic life skills" – @sarahmei – @larubyconf #
@rich_kilmer how's the trip to LA ? #
@dastels looking forward to your presenation @larubyconf tomorrow! in reply to dastels #
trying to keep up with @auser in Get off the server and into the cloud at @larubyconf #
Lunch with LA Ruby Conf workshop presenters – first half done! #
Hosting @larubyconf — at Holiday Inn Media Center http://gowal.la/s/2SVr #
Desparate search for Mini dvi to VGA adapter at the Holiday inn in Burbank #
@j05h @larubyconf sounds like we should do some research and see what the buzz says. #
Setting up the classrooms with power – check. Now to test wifi #
Done with last minute (ha ha hours) of @larubyconf prep – hope to see in the morning! #
I'm at DFW Skylink in Grapevine, TX http://gowal.la/s/2fg7 #
I'm at Riverwalk Cafe @ The Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, TX http://gowal.la/s/3VBS #
@tenderlove if you haven't checked today – Worst Ideas Evar is fully loaded – http://budurl.com/uhb5 #
@reidmix on a 40' screen telling us yp.com has stable interesting code – FTW #
I'm at Texas Ballroom A – Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, TX http://gowal.la/s/3UPy #
I'm at Riverwalk Cafe in Grapevine, TX http://gowal.la/s/juj #
I'm at Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, TX http://gowal.la/s/3MZ #
@drbrain is that on vendetta or rservices, or something else? #
@dastels The 16k expansion pack for my Timex Sinclair was north of a $150.00, now 16gb micro sd – $40.00 – technology rules! #firstcomputer #
@tenderlove the transcoding is done, the files are uploading from Carl's system in Oslo, should be there soon. #
Just imagine how much you could do with 65,535 bytes… #
@dastels Now you're on my time machine, but boy those 5 1/4" sure where easier to take care of than the 8" versions #
@tenderlove if you're using 5 1/4" floppies then a whole puncher works fine, just remember to turn the disk over to use the other side. #
@tenderlove – Thank you! #
@tenderlove just sent you an email, can you take a quick look at it and shoot me an answer? in reply to tenderlove #
Thanks @suss and @kevinclark for the quick responses! I'll go back and update the rubyconf2008 index. #
@kevinclark let me know if that works, if not what does "doesn't seem to work" mean? (error code, no video?) #
@kevinclark odd this is it: http://bit.ly/cJCZPS in reply to kevinclark #
based on this presentation #rubyconf2009 http://budurl.com/4mwe, I went and found this lightning talk http://budurl.com/lv7n – who is it? #
I'm at Glass Cactus in Grapevine, TX http://gowal.la/s/Ruv #
@tomwicky feel free to follow and direct message me if you'd like to relay details (I run the web dev teams for yp.com and yellowpages.com) #
@tomwicky Where is here from? try http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ also – I'd like to hear where you've having issues from. in reply to tomwicky #
@tomwicky what do you mean the site has been offline for a week? (yp.com), both it and YELLOWPAGES.COM are performing fine. in reply to tomwicky #
@jimweirich Welcome to SoCal Sorry I can't be there the first few days this week – we'll see you Thursday though. in reply to jimweirich #
@BinzaBear you are not alone in missing the N64 in reply to BinzaBear #
At the "Jazz it up" leadership conference for ATTi and Ad Solutions — at Gaylord Texan http://gowal.la/s/3MZ #
Headed to Dallas for a couple days worth if corporate meetings. — at BUR Bob Hope Airport Burbank http://gowal.la/s/6jq #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

CobyR — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:53:00 +0000

The Introduction to Rails and the Ruby koans workshops have sold out! #
Six days until @larubyconf – we have some openings in the hands on workshop – check out Writing Ruby Games http://budurl.com/m3yx #
Code Jewelers: The Los Angeles Ruby Conference – http://www.thebitsource.com/tech-conferences/la-ruby-conference-code-jewelers/ #
@dastels – we still need your speaker bio for @larubyconf , please email to staff at larubyconf when you have a chance. in reply to dastels #
to my co-workers thanks for the patients in responses this week, due to Destiny's deadlines. Most of those 18 will be gone in the morning! #
oh the joy… after spending almost all of my sunday in my mail box I have only 18 issues in my inbox (down from 1100+ unread) this morning #
Well that kind of makes it a long shot for the colts right? #superbowl #
@objo agreed – google had a nice ad – life with google in reply to objo #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

CobyR — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:53:00 +0000

Alarm off and out to breakfast before going by hotel to review the venue for @larubyconf #
Nearly 40 minutes after the alarm
Went off we have response. http://yfrog.com/1e9rwgj #
Nothing like a complex wide fire alarm to start the day off right. (false alarm I assume so far) #
Help me spread the word, only two weeks left until @larubyconf – http://budurl.com/z3yf #
RT @larubyconf: 17 days left until LA Ruby Conference! 4 days until promo codes for $50.00 off expire! http://budurl.com/aa3u #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

CobyR — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:53:00 +0000

Really good article – someday if its important it will be secure in the cloud – http://bit.ly/aVb0B9 #
@austinrfnd check out the workshops @larubyconf there are a number of really good hands on workshops! in reply to austinrfnd #
@gilesgoatboy I'm not in Utah, but could possible point you to some people… depending on the nature of the project. in reply to gilesgoatboy #
@BinzaBear Yay for you – hope you have a really good weekend! in reply to BinzaBear #
http://betalabs.attinteractive.com/2010/01/29/attention-ruby-on-rails-developers/ – @larubyconf – recognition by @attibetalabs #
Public finally – buzz.com – read about it here – http://budurl.com/rp2a #
@jwmittag thanks for the heads up on the keynote… thought I had those in sync. Will have to check again tomorrow evening – #jrubyconf2009 in reply to jwmittag #
Thanks for the offers @fernyb, @whicken, @sd, @smerrell, and @jpjernigan #
Thanks @smerrell for the rapid response on the google voice invite! #
any of my friends have a google voice invite laying around? I'm a bit behind in that area. #
@jbarnette agreed – oh so agreed in reply to jbarnette #
@purp looking forward to see you in LA @larubyconf and don't forget the Wine Fest! on Saturday evening! in reply to purp #
@jmhodges sorry man, lost my iphone, haven't gotten the new one under control yet… in reply to jmhodges #
I'm at AT&T Interactive in Glendale, CA http://gowal.la/s/eTY #
I'm at AT&T Interactive in Glendale, CA http://gowal.la/s/eTY #
@phaithful this is what I get when clicking on your list link http://bit.ly/8XpCjB in reply to phaithful #
@amasses currently only 7 videos are up, more are being render, just follow @confreaks for updates The rest ARE coming in reply to amasses #
@gilesgoatboy awesome! got code anywhere to look at? in reply to gilesgoatboy #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

CobyR — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:53:00 +0000

@deadprogram, @gilesgoatboy – Sounds good I should be there just after 3:00 PM, @evanphx you going to make it? in reply to deadprogram #
@cgbystrom what are you looking for "YouTube for video talks" like @confreaks? Feel free to contact me directly. in reply to cgbystrom #
@FernyB what's the plugin do? in reply to FernyB #
odd – I feel disconnected, lost my iPhone to a taxi in Seattle last night – it was in my hand – paid the cabby walked into lobby – gone #
@gilesgoatboy, @deadprogram did we come up with a location for tomorrow around 3:00 PM? in reply to gilesgoatboy #
@gilesgoatboy glad I'm not the only one doing that – especially at the airport in reply to gilesgoatboy #
@gilesgoatboy I am interested – what coffee shop and when? in reply to gilesgoatboy #
@cho_andrew – email your info to staff@larubyconf.com and we'll provide you a student discount code. in reply to cho_andrew #
I checked in at Burbank Airport (2627 N Hollywood Way) on #Yelp http://bit.ly/4M35ak #
@dhh IE's market share on YELLOWPAGES.COM is down to 83%, Firefox has 12%, Safari 3.5%, Chrome1.7% in reply to dhh #
@jcasts if it's on your personal card you must get it in before 90 days in reply to jcasts #
Skaf's Lebanese Cuisine on #Yelp: Ate here with a friend the other night, tried their Soujak – it was incredible.
T… http://bit.ly/7Zfmlr #
@objo for those of us who missed #codemash can you bring us up to speed on titles? in reply to objo #
All $50.00 off discount codes for @larubyconf expire on February 6th. Register now http://budurl.com/69bx #
RT @larubyconf: The presentations for the training workshops on 2/19 are up, talks coming soon. http://budurl.com/larcs #
@dastels yes there is a plugin for WordPress that does that called twitter tools. in reply to dastels #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

CobyR — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:59:59 +0000

"Bits, Bytes, and Blobs" by Brian Mitchell – http://bit.ly/8gUk2l – encoded and slides in sync #
RT @confreaks: "BERT and Ernie: Scaling your Ruby site with Erlang" by Tom Preston-Werner – encoded and slides in sync – #rubyconf #
@evilhackerdude keep following the videos should be coming out every day or so now that we have a solution in place. in reply to evilhackerdude #
@dreamhost, again, why is it that my server Saprissa is down again after being down on the 4th and 5th, and now new tweet? #
@dbrady good luck and may the detail devils leave you well enough alone in reply to dbrady #
@jbarnette come out, come out, where ever you are! – answer some sort of communication my friend #
@veganstraightedge – understood (hanging head in shame) will be back with you tomorrow on t-shirts, having an @larubyconf planning breakfast in reply to veganstraightedge #
This is the last week to 'like' your favorite proposals for the conference. http://budurl.com/apq3 #
last tweet refers to @larubyconf #
@BinzaBear oh feeling for you, makes me a sad panda that you're not feeling better in reply to BinzaBear #
at the laruby meetup at AT&T Interactive offices #
@gilesgoatboy Congrats on @mtnwestrubyconf! in reply to gilesgoatboy #
Following followers that I have failed to follow with the help of http://tweepi.com/?t #
@coderdad You may want to retweet the one with the link in it… sorry I got one out there without the link. in reply to coderdad #
tired… going home to sleep… updated @larubyconf site and learned a lot about FCP 6 – trying jrubyconf in FCP instead of Adobe PPro #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

CobyR — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:59:59 +0000

Looking at tomorrows schedule – 45 minutes w/o meetings – it is going to be a long day. #
new version of keynote for #rubyconf has been posted, should be able to release other videos about 1 a day going forward. #
web-site is back up@temojin I think you're refering to laruby.com – larubyconf.com is not on Heroku #
See why the #rubyconf and #jrubyconf videos have taken so long: http://budurl.com/pjfr #
@drbrain I'll check on the 10.6 upgrade for ya in reply to drbrain #
@tbmcmullen – @larubyconf site – the conf is better than the app. app suffering from no attention – confreaks, atti and conf => overload in reply to tbmcmullen #
@rich_kilmer – nice office space – thanks for the tour! in reply to rich_kilmer #
@brianthecoder Thanks for the tip on BIL – we'll be announcing presentations for @larubyconf on 1/20. in reply to brianthecoder #
@brianthecoder $199.00 unless you have a user group code then it's $149.00 – codes are available from most ruby meetups in the area. in reply to brianthecoder #
@jtrupiano will fix @larubyconf proposal submission issue while not logged in today. in reply to jtrupiano #
@jtrupiano I appreciate it, the app has been abused, but I'll be using it again, so the issues are appreciated in reply to jtrupiano #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

CobyR — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:59:59 +0000

http://twitpic.com/vhjas flavored goodness at the Hollywood Farmer's Market #
I'm at Universal Studios Hollywood East Gate in CA http://gowal.la/s/2sCH #
I'm at IT'SUGAR in Los Angeles, CA http://gowal.la/s/23wf #
Last full day with my parents in town — at Universal Studios Hollywood http://gowal.la/s/2dz6 #
I'm at Revenge Of The Mummy in CA http://gowal.la/s/2sLq #
I'm at Jurassic Park The Ride in CA http://gowal.la/s/2sP1 #
I'm at Backdraft Universal Studios in CA http://gowal.la/s/Gr6 #
I'm at Universal Star Way in Los Angeles, CA http://gowal.la/s/2sYQ #
I'm at AT&T Interactive in Glendale, CA http://gowal.la/s/eTY #
watching my friends tweets as they wait for the rose parade, while working on #rubyconf videos with @cayblood via skype #
50fps vs. 60fps => 3 hr vs 60hr render times…. Why isn't my dual quad core faster than my dual duo core at rendering? #
@lazytweet any ppro guru's out there tell me why my mac pro with dual quad cores renders the same speed as my mac pro with duel duo cores? #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27

CobyR — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:59:59 +0000

@ericpallen yes still on my desk, I'll get it shipped off tomorrow. in reply to ericpallen #
lsrc2009 #
Heading to Universal Studio with my mom and dad #
I'm at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA http://gowal.la/s/2dz6 #
I'm at Flintstone Bar B Q in CA http://gowal.la/s/2iq6 #
I'm at Cyberdyne Systems in Los Angeles, CA http://gowal.la/s/2isU #
I'm at Waterworld Stunt Show in Los Angeles, CA http://gowal.la/s/28tZ #
I'm at Universal Studio Tour in CA http://gowal.la/s/2izi #
I'm at Simpson's Ride in CA http://gowal.la/s/m2F #
I'm at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA http://gowal.la/s/mRb #
I'm at Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, CA http://gowal.la/s/22Cr #
I'm at Sandella's Cafe in Los Angeles, CA http://gowal.la/s/2ksE #
@tenderlove – I miss the Dolce bi bim bop – need to come to Seattle in January #
@rkneufeld they will be coming… have been fighting issues with frame rate on the slide synchronization. Sorry for the delay. in reply to rkneufeld #
Merry Christmas all – finishing up some food preparations then heading to Venice Beach with my wife and parents. #
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas – back from the beach – relaxing at home – just a thought: http://budurl.com/zzfa #
@tenderlove wishing you luck with your popovers. in reply to tenderlove #
RT @larubyconf: "Everything you ever wanted to know about threads and fibers, but were afraid to ask." – http://budurl.com/apq3 #