July 2009
RT @JLKnSC: pls keep families and colleagues affected by yesterday’s tragedy at UCSC in ur thoughts and prayers.
I’m ok. Difficult day.
In the absence of facts, the void will be filled with tinfoil hats.
Profoundly sad.
It’s not a total loss. I hear the jelly-like center was saved. #poptartfire
They wiped the jelly-like center of the PopTart on the toaster to put it out! #poptartfire
New PopTart flavor: coal. #poptartfire
OK, that’s not THE San Francisco Examiner…it’s a different organization. Good story none-the-less.
Who knew, apparently high-fructose corn syrup is flame retardant? #poptartfire
Fire alarm cleared the IT building down the street because…wait for it… Someone left a PopTart in the toaster.
poptart iphone case available http://bit.ly/cx75r (via @santacruzshows) <—[speechless]!
OH: “They found the smoking PopTart.”
YES! SF Examiner fights back against HuffPo “Stupidest Person” article: http://is.gd/1SWBl
Email, you are on notice…the war has begun. http://is.gd/1ROGX (don’t expect I’ll be able to do this for work, but maybe personal)
FYI, the dog on the back porch of the house behind me that WON’T stop barking and WON’T drop dead is a scottie.
I hate to link to this, but it seems like the crazy Santa Cruz girl video has finally come to its logical home: http://is.gd/1RlgW
Hardware issue on one of the UCSC servers means many sites will be down until later this afternoon. Home page environment is up and ok.
OK, when Ann Coulter thinks you’re nuts, it’s probably time to give it a rest. http://is.gd/1P6vG
New browser day: Google Chrome for Mac and finally upgrading to Firefox 3.5…now to test our websites.
On 1 of the 4 virtual installations of Windows, I installed Office 2007. Can’t remember which. #firstworldtechconundrums
Watching Sarah Palin, it’s hard not to think she sees all of this as a big contest she has to win. What comes next? Who cares?
Bird moonwalk: http://bit.ly/ZJaAM
Drupal Features module is wicked-awesome.
Had every intention of getting to #NextSpace today for #coworking. Alas, I was thwarted by HTML email.
Something reminded me of @harlanlewis, which reminded me that I need a whiteboard for my new work space.
Suddenly craving frosting. I’m not even pregnant.
12seconds - 12seconds birthday wishes http://tiny12.tv/J09YQ
I’m not convinced I can refer to tech coverage in the bay area as anything but a new kind of PR. #techcrunch
Chancellor George Blumenthal and Executive Vice Chancellor Dave Kliger are discussing budget issues with staff at this moment. #ucbudget
UC Pay reduction/furlough plan will not eliminate the need for layoffs at UCSC. #ucbudget
Budget reductions this year amount to $3000 less per student coming to UCSC in 2009-2010. #ucbudget
Pay will be reduced some % upfront and then furlough days may be taken in the same way vacation days are taken. #ucbudget
As usual, missed a milestone: 6500 tweets. I suck at Twitter.
Word is Bizarro Text Editor. Maybe if I can get Clippy to say “Word” backwards, Word will be sucked back into it’s own dimension.
Dear UCSC world, Please stop sending me email. I’m trying to get work done. Thanks, Rob
Realize that last tweet was harsh…just hold off on the email for a few hours, that’s all.
…we’re talking about academic service. The ability to provide a top-quality education is being harmed. And I won’t start on website stuff.
The University of California will be a different place after this round of budget cuts. That will be Arnold’s legacy.
Always good to see @gardnerl401 in person. She’s good at calming the room after I say something stupid.
I once interrupted a Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds concert by apologizing for arriving late to my front row seat. #lameclaimtofame
F-22 Raptor program dies in the Senate. 1.75 Billion in government savings.
Average time it takes me to write an email: 20 seconds to 1 min. Average time it takes me to write an email in which I say “no”: 45 mins.
RT @webchick: This just in: ImageCache now part of #Drupal 7 [that is huge!]
The views expressed by me are my own.
Major news sites charging for content within a year? Not successfully. @gruber nails it: http://is.gd/1G1bH
Not to mention that most news sites present the news in such a hap-hazard, unfriendly way I’d have a hard time justifying paying for it.
Tonight’s episode of Lunatic Theater™ http://is.gd/1FWir
Still bewildered. But getting better at managing it.
Bewildered…in a Monday way, not a I-just-got-back-from-vacation-inbox-esplode kind of way. Really.
I haven’t had problems with AT&T like this: http://is.gd/1EVap but I agree they haven’t held up their end of the bargain with the iPhone.