Category Archives: Social Butterfly

@jayharbinger

Another even shorter Twitter experiment. October 2009 through January 2010.

2009

  • 10/14 15:38 — Checking my Lycos email account.
  • 10/20 22:00 — Ending the TiVo experiment.
  • 10/22 21:42 — Better than hot pizza? That’s insane.
  • 11/09 11:47 — What is more exciting than the LinkedIn Network Update emails?

2010

  • 01/13 19:10 — So it seems the Jay Leno experiment killed two shows: Southland, and Conan’s Tonight Show.

@BaseballJunto

A baseball Twitter. March to June 2009. [Note: First three (3) tweets by Tim Riley.]

March

  • 03/10 — Just set up Twitter. Should be useful come Opening Day 2009. Stay tuned.
  • 03/11 — Working on BaseballJunto.com. It’s getting there.
  • 03/11 — Also testing the Twitter sidebar feature to see what it looks like.
  • 03/30 — The ESPN Problem: http://tinyurl.com/dfrqdx

April

  • 04/01 — More Whitecaps burger coverage… http://tinyurl.com/c9we9z
  • 04/01 — The Omissive Hall of Fame: http://www.baseballjunto.com/archives/2009/the-omissive-hall-of-fame/
  • 04/02 — Uni Watch season preview… http://bit.ly/dqI78
  • 04/03 — 49-1 blowout in college baseball… http://bit.ly/4yAf3y
  • 04/03 — Yankee vs. Citi, an architectural review… http://bit.ly/LGC7Y
  • 04/03 — Reclaiming the Pennant: http://bit.ly/A0qGt
  • 04/04 — Randy Johnson is pitching for the Giants, but not batting (so far)… http://bit.ly/e7BOF
  • 04/04 — Carlos Zambrano pleads with Cubs to replace Wrigley Field… http://bit.ly/KVdU5
  • 04/06 — Zambrano backtracks on Wrigley… http://bit.ly/3UzS6K
  • 04/06 — Giambi, Chavez talking baseball… http://bit.ly/7939r
  • 04/06 — The science of simulated baseball… http://bit.ly/3gv8tO
  • 04/07 — $341 million buys the Yankees an 0-1 start… http://bit.ly/WAAio
  • 04/07 — MLB on the web, Blackberry and iPhone… http://bit.ly/Qltc
  • 04/07 — Giambi, Tejada, Chavez, Damon, Hudson, Zito, Mulder, 102 wins. The 2001 Oakland A’s… http://bit.ly/13bvJ8
  • 04/07 — Sports Illustrated now offers Game Flash, includes detailed play-by-play… http://bit.ly/11VVcN
  • 04/07 — First Radio Show podcast… A Die-Hard Cubs Outlook: http://bit.ly/2j5aKQ
  • 04/08 — Rocco Baldelli returns home… http://bit.ly/nUUFW
  • 04/08 — Payroll down 1.7 percent league-wide… http://bit.ly/1KtVwQ
  • 04/09 — Angels rookie killed in hit-and-run… http://bit.ly/EvDZ
  • 04/09 — Bugs & Cranks interview Harmon Kellebrew… http://bit.ly/565Ju
  • 04/10 — A Third Team In New York… http://bit.ly/E9hZd
  • 04/13 — Manny would return to Cleveland before retiring… http://bit.ly/jqfh
  • 04/13 — Some think the league needs more “characters”… http://bit.ly/HqODq
  • 04/13 — Measuring a stadium’s toilet ratio… http://bit.ly/UyKsj
  • 04/13 — Pro athletes pay taxes where they play (including road games)… http://bit.ly/19Dq6B
  • 04/14 — The voice of the Phillies passes… http://bit.ly/fvB3A
  • 04/15 — The Cost of Winning: http://bit.ly/u9sJw
  • 04/15 — Olbermann’s baseball blog… http://bit.ly/FvVTw
  • 04/16 — Presidents’ Trophy: http://bit.ly/10IIwW
  • 04/16 — Recording a podcast right now. Should be up tomorrow..
  • 04/17 — Second podcast… Dodgers/A’s: http://bit.ly/7TpyR
  • 04/17 — Ron Darling on the Jon Stewart Show (aka Daily Show)… http://bit.ly/2QQHU
  • 04/18 — Sheffield hits 500… http://bit.ly/RpsYj
  • 04/18 — Yankee Stadium now a hitter’s park… http://bit.ly/39WdmY
  • 04/19 — Yankees the first benefactor of instant replay… http://bit.ly/19ZC8a
  • 04/19 — Jackie Robinson stole home 19 times (and was caught 11 times)… http://bit.ly/hlOhu
  • 04/20 — Baseball’s authenticators… http://bit.ly/13xxo2
  • 04/20 — World Baseball: http://bit.ly/CugQf
  • 04/20 — The Washington Nationals (2-11) have struck out 108 times so far this season, one more than the Florida Marlins (11-2).
  • 04/21 — Right field in new Yankee Stadium is simply more shallow… http://bit.ly/JRni
  • 04/21 — David Justice to play himself in Moneyball film… http://bit.ly/NS1kU
  • 04/22 — Minor League Baseball to take over Dodgertown in Florida… http://bit.ly/2Wwd6
  • 04/23 — New Yankee Stadium dwarfs old one… http://bit.ly/bt6In
  • 04/23 — Not enough Mets history at Citi Field? http://bit.ly/L7REU
  • 04/24 — Milton Bradley’s “troubles” continue with Cubs… http://bit.ly/14wcxO
  • 04/24 — Starting pitcher, age 90… http://bit.ly/19nZbY
  • 04/24 — Pujols, most perfect player? http://bit.ly/hOk6y
  • 04/25 — The Blue Jays’ alternate cap (black with blue/silver T) is one of the worst in baseball. Live now against the Chicago White Sox.
  • 04/28 — After an 11-1 start, the Florida Marlins have lost 7 straight games.
  • 04/28 — Yankees cut premium ticket prices… http://bit.ly/SrkeB
  • 04/28 — High school pitcher will take mound with sights on fifth consecutive no-hitter… http://bit.ly/MS2oW
  • 04/30 — MLB’s iPhone App has proven to be popular and profitable… http://bit.ly/19lnJb

May

  • 05/04 — A Guide to Scoring Baseball… http://bit.ly/aNgfp
  • 05/05 — The Blue Jays have scored 166 runs; the Giants 84. That is y=2x-2 for the mathematically-inclined.
  • 05/10 — Visualizing MLB pitchers’ velocity, pitch type, and pitch location in a single graphic… http://labs.dataspora.com/gameday/

June

  • 06/16 — First Come, First Served: http://bit.ly/so433

@prefidentBUSH

A short-lived Twitter experiment. February to May 2009.

February16
March03 · 04 · 06 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 14 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 30 · 31
April02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 12 · 13 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 25 · 26 · 28
May02

02/16

  • 12:03 — I’m assuming this Twitter thing sucks, and that I’ll quit in a day or two (at most a week).

03/03

  • 17:46 — @staffgeologist I do suck, but I try not to dwell on it.
  • 15:23 — The A’s signed Nomar. With Giambi as DH, and Bonds as player/manager, a playoff run looms for Oaktown.
  • 22:02 — @ryanalward tmi, omg, lol.

03/04

  • 14:09 — Note to Facebook users: get out while you still can. http://tinyurl.com/aqgl2n #facebook
  • 15:26 — Q: How useless would Florida be without oranges?
  • 17:55 — I just referenced the Brown and Public Records Acts in a heated email with a neighbor. This is getting good.

03/06

  • 12:19 — @ryanalward It’s Friday, do you know where your mojo is?

03/08

  • 20:41 — @ryanalward I went snowboarding at Heavenly today. Seven hours driving; six hours on the mountain.

03/09

  • 10:59 — @tmrly NBA Jam, Sega Genesis, 19″ tv. Best of five, my house, tonight. We draft the five teams (played in order). First pick, or second two?
  • 20:49 — @tmrly Alright, then I'll start. Hornets.
  • 23:03 — @tmrly Spurs.
  • 23:04 — @tmrly Kings.
  • 23:06 — @tmrly Clippers.
  • 23:09 — @tmrly Bullets. Game on.

03/10

  • 07:50 — @CPCTC Thank you for your support.
  • 11:24 — Q: Is eating a banana at work, you know, gay? I’m saying potassium is the reason, but I am not sure if that’s enough.
  • 12:27 — @ryanalward “‘Naners”? Is that hick talk?

03/11

  • 22:50 — I just completed a 3-0 NBA Jam sweep over @tmrly with the Hornets, Spurs and Kings.

03/14

  • 13:26 — @ryanalward Very cool. What did you make this with (camera, software)?

03/16

  • 09:37 — Maybe the issue is contractually-mandated bonuses.
  • 10:47 — @ryanalward The idea that AIG is contractually-mandated to hand out bonuses to individuals that performed poorly with taxpayer money.
  • 16:59 — Q: How fast could you put a proposal together to build a privately-funded baseball stadium in downtown Oakland?

03/17

  • 12:50 — If you know anything about the discovery of salt, oranges or almonds, please email me.
  • 16:51 — VMware Fusion, Parallels, Wine… anyone?

03/18

  • 08:18 — @ryanalward Yes. Call me at 202-658-7590.
  • 11:45 — I'll be on the Berkeley campus recruiting the rest of the day.

03/20

  • 08:16 — Day one: 12 out of 16; no long-term damage.
  • 12:01 — I’m going for a walk around the lake.
  • 13:44 — Peeling an orange with my left hand was more difficult than I'd thought.

03/21

  • 08:28 — Day two: 12 out of 16; some collateral damage.
  • 10:04 — @mrsjwns Will do. I’m leaning towards Darwine.
  • 16:40 — Q: Where is the money in URL shortening services?

03/22

  • 08:42 — Day three: 8 out of 8; already down two heading into today.
  • 09:11 — Syracuse basketball.

03/23

  • 08:10 — Day four: 5 out of 8; not the best day, but I’m still standing.
  • 20:52 — 60 Minutes on TiVo.

03/24

  • 10:58 — @ryanalward Is there an iPod dock?

03/25

  • 20:34 — I am leaning against MacHeist for ethical reasons; it is tempting.

03/26

  • 09:15 — @mrsjwns Ahh, clearing escrow. Congratulations.

03/27

  • 08:06 — I just won tickets to see Rachel Maddow speak at a Mother Jones event in San Francisco tomorrow evening.
  • 15:51 — @CPCTC Now I understand what Twitter is for.

03/30

  • 08:57 — I got beat-up on Twitter.

03/31

  • 15:00 — Life Lesson No. 17: Do not tell a political reporter that you are considering a run for Congress unless you mean it.
  • 21:18 — @ryanalward I find support from both the far left and far right.

04/02

  • 10:27 — @ryanalward Australia, dude.
  • 15:00 — @ryanalward Digg bar?

04/03

  • 08:42 — I must admit, Twitter integration with Gmail would be pretty neat.
  • 16:05 — Derek Plante is uncharacteristically good in NHL '97. This upsets me; I'd rather bench him than let him score goals and help me win. #sabres

04/04

  • 17:57 — I met Vida Blue today.
  • 18:09 — Meeting Vida Blue is a lot like meeting a former All-Star pitcher that won three consecutive World Series with the Athletics.
  • 19:14 — @tmrly At a community event in town. I now have a Vida Blue autographed photograph (circa 1974).

04/05

  • 10:10 — Boxee is a bust.

04/06

  • 15:30 — A pretty damn good Monday.
  • 20:23 — Sabres vs. Red Wings on TiVo.

04/07

  • 20:45 — House on TiVo. Thank you for spoiling, internet.

04/08

  • 09:55 — @tmrly Ahem, steroids.

04/09

  • 08:58 — @mrsjwns I know what you mean. I have thought about it too. Haiku is my friend.
  • 23:00 — Q: When is it okay to shill blog posts for ad money?

04/12

  • 09:08 — The Far Far Away title screen option in iMovie is silly, but I'm using it anyway.

04/13

  • 20:21 — I'm trying to explain to my wife the difference between .htaccess/.htpasswd and WordPress log-in.

04/18

  • 16:14 — YouTube will be known as the biggest mistake Google made.
  • 20:35 — The dog is sleeping; Bill Moyers on TiVo.

04/19

  • 14:05 — I'm amidst a showdown over blog attribution.

04/20

  • 21:11 — On the first floor to avoid the heat.

04/21

  • 19:42 — Sharks hockey. (I'm giving it a shot.)

04/22

  • 08:24 — To celebrate Earth Day, volunteers handed a green piece of paper to passengers on BART this morning. #irony

04/23

  • 14:53 — I spent two hours last night cleaning up XP in preparation for a partition.

04/25

  • 19:04 — Tom is the Skype Test Call of MySpace. (This doesn't really work the other way around, and the way I originally intended.)

04/26

  • 12:45 — @ryanalward Dude, this is what Vimeo is for.

04/28

  • 15:48 — chkdsk /f

05/02

  • 12:36 — Q: Why weren't the police called when Janice blew away Richie Aprile? In retrospect, it seems to be a rather convenient lack of citizenship.

25 Random Things About Me

I suppose this is the in-thing to do, so here goes…

  1. I give 1/16 of my clothes to Goodwill each year, and replace half that amount. In time, I will have what I need.
  2. I am a political junkie and have followed politics since 1992.
  3. I did not vote once in my life, including primaries and special elections, because I had mono freshman year in college.
  4. I’ve never voted for a republican, in any election, for any office, at any level, and I don’t plan to. I consider myself a liberal, but I cannot stand the democratic party, and several of my beliefs are consistent with republican ideology.
  5. I am an environmentalist, almost to the extreme.
  6. I always walk up and down escalators, and never just ride them.
  7. I am a proponent of intellectual property rights, and I have the habit of evaluating a site’s permalink structure.
  8. I never give money to bums, and when I cannot ignore them, I give them dirty looks.
  9. I think gaming peaked with NHL ’95.
  10. I spent three years chasing my future wife before she agreed to date me. I still hold that against her.
  11. I don’t think The Office is that funny anymore but I guess I have to watch it.
  12. I spent $100 for a high-tech antenna and several hours on my roof only to discover that I get the same number of channels with a rabbit-ears antenna directly behind the tv.
  13. I know almost nothing about cars and have to trust whatever anyone tells me is the problem.
  14. I prefer to bag my own groceries.
  15. I love movies and television but despise anything Hollywood-related.
  16. I grow a red beard, which is what some people call me. My other nickname is “Mean Mister Mustard,” although nobody calls me that. I use humor as a crutch.
  17. I love to write, and I blog often (too much, really). I also talk to myself.
  18. I’m an extremely anal editor. It is not unusual for me to send follow-up emails to correct minor errors I may have made in a previous email, even with friends. I spend hours of thought analyzing the placement of commas, semicolons, and the word “and.” (I am not sure about the comma after the word “semicolons.”) I dream about syntax.
  19. I don’t like it when people with dogs cross the street to avoid meeting my dog. That is exactly why their dogs have become anti-social. I stop-and-stare at these people.
  20. I do not believe in a god, and I consider myself quarter-pagan. (The other three quarters are atheist, agnostic and deist.) I would like to believe in karma.
  21. I do not watch a lot of sports, but I do follow the Buffalo Sabres and Syracuse basketball, and I try to go to a handful of A’s games every season. I read Bill Simmons religiously.
  22. My favorite cuisines are Mexican and French, and I love my wife’s cooking.
  23. I am only able to read on the train to-and-from work so I manage about one book a month. I guess I could read at home, but that is not realistic.
  24. I would switch jobs for money over happiness. I would much rather provide for my family than have a best friend at work.
  25. I think I’m better than everyone, and someday, I will get my comeuppance. But not today, and hopefully not tomorrow.

Facebook

Facebook status updates. August 2007 to February 2009.

2007

  • 08/15 — Jeffrey is tinkering with mt4.0.
  • 08/15 — Jeffrey is done tinkering with mt4.0.
  • 08/15 — Jeffrey is thinking that Jesus, son of Joseph and Mary, was not that good of a carpenter, and that is why he didn’t follow in his father’s footsteps.
  • 08/16 — Jeffrey is thinking that maybe Facebook isn’t the platform to make fun of Jesus for being a poor carpenter (which is most likely true).
  • 08/17 — Jeffrey is thinking that if Jesus was in fact a good carpenter, Pottery Barn would have had a bedroom set named for him by now.
  • 08/20 — Jeffrey is thinking that Jesus may be making a comeback.
  • 08/21 — Jeffrey is giving up on Jesus.
  • 10/20 — Jeffrey is archiving, which is his passion.
  • 10/31 — Jeffrey is upset about Facebook notifications being sent out without his expressed written consent.
  • 11/02 — Jeffrey is jumping on the bandwagon; this is the year for the Red Sox.
  • 11/03 — Jeffrey is going to Cal-WaSU.
  • 11/06 — Jeffrey is hoping to archive again soon.
  • 11/26 — Jeffrey is rebuilding.
  • 11/28 — Jeffrey is rebuilding… everything.
  • 11/29 — Jeffrey is rebuilding… everything… from scratch.
  • 12/01 — Jeffrey is coping with scheduled maintenance on his server.
  • 12/04 — Jeffrey is soft launching.
  • 12/14 — Jeffrey thinks mormonism is a sham of a religion.
  • 12/18 — Jeffrey figured out the secret to the netflix queueing system.
  • 12/20 — Jeffrey is an uncle.
  • 12/24 — Jeffrey doesn’t think Jesus’ mother was a virgin.

2008

  • 03/10 — Jeffrey is hosting a meetup for supporters of Mike Gravel (he is like your grandfather when he got angry and before he died).
  • 03/24 — Jeffrey is in Saint Louis.
  • 04/17 — Jeffrey doesn’t wear a flag pin.
  • 04/18 — Jeffrey is wondering where to buy a flag pin, do I have to go to a specialty store, or are they available at the ninety-nine cent stores?
  • 04/30 — Jeffrey is in Phoenix.
  • 05/14 — Jeffrey is in Denver.
  • 05/19 — Jeffrey is in Sacramento for GEESD IV.
  • 07/03 — Jeffrey is heading to Tahoe.
  • 07/19 — Jeffrey is heading to the Sonoma coast.
  • 07/29 — Jeffrey admits the religious right make a damned good burger.
  • 07/31 — Jeffrey is heading to Oregon.
  • 08/11 — Jeffrey needs to learn to cope without gmail.
  • 08/11 — Jeffrey is learning to cope without gmail.
  • 08/11 — Jeffrey didn’t cope all that well.
  • 08/13 — Jeffrey prefers to reference pOH (to keep everyone on their toes).
  • 08/28 — Jeffrey recently discovered that his neighbor — with whom he snowboarded through a blizzard at Squaw — is a McCain supporter; there goes the neighborhood.
  • 09/15 — Jeffrey is in New Orleans.
  • 09/16 — Jeffrey is out on the levees.
  • 09/16 — Jeffrey is in New Orleans.
  • 11/25 — Jeffrey is hitting the red-eye to Buffalo.
  • 11/28 — Jeffrey is heading to the Sabres game.

2009

  • 01/17 — Jeffrey is in Maui.
  • 01/19 — Jeffrey survived the Bush administration.
  • 01/21 — Jeffrey is in Maui.
  • 02/20 — Jeffrey is in Tahoe.