• $67.54 at the pump. Sad. #
  • I must hang out with Twitterers and bloggers too much because I was the only person at the #IndyALT.NET meeting with a laptop (hosts excl.) #
  • Live blog from #IndyALT.NET meeting re: EntitySpaces http://tinyurl.com/69kkhx #
  • @Lestat I have no life here in #Indy. And an iPhone . #
  • @Jaxidian Weird. Looking it up is fine, but posts don’t show the .net. May have to use #IndyAltDotNet instead. #
  • @Hockeyskates There’s one already scheduled for Wed at Broad Ripple Brew Pub. http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/612008/ #
  • @rohdesign @axlconn suggested 3m scrapbooking tape or glue http://tinyurl.com/6pl7nm (still interested in others’ responses, though) #
  • @Hockeyskates ? I won’t be able to get away two nights in a row, unfortunately. Perhaps next month? #
  • Must be Friday. Everyone and their cousin is hanging out at the coffee shop today. That, plus construction next door making work impossible. #
  • @Jaxidian Pried open a can of red paint with an axe when it got everywhere. Ran outside screaming bc it was in my eyes. Neighbors concerned. #
  • @Jaxidian No, nothing both true *and* interesting. #
  • @jeremycoenen Snippets? Snippets? We don’t need no stinking snippets! #
  • @erwilleke 104th and Olio Road (ish) #
  • @alxconn Heh. We have the same taste in free WP templates. http://christcentereddad.com/ #
  • @alxconn Keep it if you want, I doubt there’ll be any crossover. Eventually I’ll redesign anyway. #
  • @bnpositive Great. Now I have to go through with this and write some content since I have a reader. Thought of that after I tweeted the link #
  • @alxconn Yeah I modified them to get rid of the fru-fru stuff. #
  • @bnpositive An audience is good. Keeps one from wallowing in anonymous mediocrity. #
  • Just noticed my Netflix return envelopes are addressed to #Indy. No wonder they have a 2-day turnaround. #
  • @alxconn Check out http://subsonicproject.com/ It’s a very easy-to-use DAL that takes care of the CRUD plumbing for you. #
  • @DeanWeber @Jaxidian @erwilleke … just remember, kids, that hanselman follows me… so that makes me important. Or egotistical. Whichever. #
  • @bnpositive Not you and the britekite updates, too?! They are so annoying. All noise. #
  • Everybody raves about Resharper but I think it’s a POS. Crashes on multiple computers and takes forever to startup. Wish I hadn’t bought it. #
  • @DeanWeber Of course! Bring peeled grapes. #
  • That was one unkempt lawn. I’m going to end up mowing it again in 2 days cause most of it just got pushed down by the weight of the mower. #
Posted on May 16, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • @ellen5e It’s his brightkite account pinging twitter. Personally, I think it is overwhelmingly noise. #
  • @noahwesley Whomever catches him first can tell him that britekite is irritating. #
  • Got a Moleskine sketchbook. I think I have an addiction… that makes 3 notebooks, 1 pocket notebook, 3 cahiers and a pocket accordion. #
  • @rohdesign I know you sketch, but any suggestions on glue for stuff I might want to permanently affix in it? Loose sketches, etc? #
  • @alxconn Let me know if you have any asp.net questions. #
  • @footndale AWESOME. Go Wings, of course. #
  • RockScroll only works for code and not HTML? FAIL. #
  • I want to build my office in a treehouse. http://tinyurl.com/69qyl9 (see video) #
  • @drthomasho Yeah, but it’s a TREE house. My treehouse as a kid had 3 levels, but no power and definitely not INTERNET ACCESS! #
  • @hoosierplew Awesome. I did a tandem jump with an instructor… got to free fall that way. No static line for me. But that was in Minnesota. #
  • @footndale lol. I upgraded my desktop to vs2008 yesterday and had to look that up again myself. #
  • @footndale Sit in the back near the bathroom. Make sure there’s other "locals" there. Make sure its while the place isn’t busy. Go quickly. #
  • @footndale Put the folder in the right place for the project. In solution explorer click "Show all Files". Right click folder to include. #
  • @footndale I had to remember how to do that yesterday too. Mebbe another "OhYeah!" post coming, huh? #
  • @footndale But dragging a folder from Explorer into the solution would be the most usable way to do this. #
  • I’m starting a #moleskine journal/sketchbook. What adhesive should I use to glue stuff into it? Will need to be permanent over time. #
  • @footndale Reboot? #
  • @alxconn I’ve used rubber cement in the past (and love it), but I’m worried about its long-term adhesiveness and not sure if its acid free. #
  • Crikey, I can’t even do a straight copy of a web page and get it to work. Somebody take away my software development license. #
  • Ok, people, if you’re going to create a custom version of something, DON’T name it the same as original version. That’s just dumb. #
  • Re-tweet @Jaxidian - Indy ALT.NET presenting Entity Spaces (an O/R Mapper) this evening! http://www.IndyALT.NET for details! #
  • Anyone remember a computer game from the 80s called raster? #
  • What the heck are these #Indy bugs? They look like ants but with big antennae and wings. #
  • @hoosierplew I don’t think so, they have segmented bodies like ants. We didn’t have flying ants in Wisconsin, just earwigs. #
  • @ScottWilder @alxconn I like it without the border too. #
  • @footndale Yeah, that looks about right, but I’d never seen any in Appleton. I’ve seen about 30 of them in the last week. #
  • Thinking about video blogging the #IndyAlt.NET meeting tonight. Dress nice, fellow nerds! #
  • On my way to #indyAlt.net meeting. #
  • About 20 people here for the first #IndyALT.NET meeting. Good turnout, I think. #
  • Only a handful of the developers here have used EntitySpaces before. Oh, and I’m the only one that came with laptop in tow. #
  • @footndale Thanks, good links. I’d seen the daily flip before, but not onlinevideotoolkit. #
  • @erwilleke That’s ok, I’m sure it’d all be review for you anyway. #
  • All of a sudden wondering why the Indy .NET user group won’t cover non-MS types of stuff. The Fox Valley .NET User Group did. #
  • @erwilleke Have you used Subsonic or Rocky Lhotka’s CSLA? If so, how does EntitySpaces compare to those tools? #
Posted on May 15, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • Am pleasantly amused by the dad and his daughter sitting at the table next to me. Makes me want to be a better dad. #
  • Ack. Escaped to the coffee shop so I could focus and cut code. But I’ve been sitting here coming up with idea after idea for blog posts. #
  • @Jaxidian I’ll pass… but you may want to know about the #IndyTweetup the following Wed: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/612008/ #
  • Is there an unwritten code in coffee shops that says "I’ll watch your stuff while you’re in the restroom"? I’m doing it for others, you know #
  • Great. DVD I burned of VS2008 is corrupt. Redownloading the whole thing. #
  • @Jaxidian That’s what I’ll end up doing, but was able to install VS2008 onto my laptop from the DVD a month or two ago. #
  • @Jaxidian I didn’t save the ISO… had the DVD, of course! #
  • @footndale Got one. May need another. For whatever reason, I haven’t gotten my MSDN dvd of VS2008. Otherwise this would be a non-issue. #
  • @footndale No, but I do have to SVN update to Passport via client laptop and then develop on my desktop. That’s the client’s policy, too. #
  • Oops! Turns out I DID save the VS2008 ISO to HD. Good thing they charge me a flat fee for bandwidth. #
  • Just goes to show you that with all this cheap memory and bandwidth, we don’t bother remembering if we already have something or not. #
  • Why, why, why did I choose to install VS2008 as default. Dumbest decision I made an hour ago. #
Posted on May 14, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • Bought some old magazines at an antique mall this weekend. Going to try to convert NC-17 creativity into PG humor. #
  • @alxconn You can set options to only receive certain people’s tweets to your phone. #
  • @pamslim I was running Twitterfox and once I uninstalled, firefox and gmail started working better. #
Posted on May 12, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • Headed back to #Indy. I hope the trip down doesn’t take 9.5 hours like on the way up. #
Posted on May 11, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • The content I produced at what I’d consider my "creative peak" is diametrically opposed to my belief system now. That is a bummer. #
  • @bnpositive In college I wrote a zine that was *extremely* crass and very politically incorrect. Not something I’d even show people today. #
  • @bnpositive At the same time, I’d consider it "my medium", but can’t produce that content based on what I believe now. #
  • @bnpositive It was politically incorrect in a crass way! Maybe the issue is I’m no longer mad at the world. #
  • @bnpositive I’m also not really interested in photocopying zines to hand out. Blogging doesn’t quite have the same feel as zines, though. #
  • @bnpositive There’s something about the handcrafted nature of zines that doesn’t come through on the web #
  • Tom and Jerry on Cartoon Network! Sweet! Good thing I don’t normally have the TV on during the day. #
  • Gave my kids each a dollar for an arcade when they hadn’t even asked. Then they were all mad at me when they didn’t win. That’s greatfulness #
  • It took the woman with the Tahoe next to me three tries to pull into her parking spot. #
Posted on May 9, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • Shamelessly populating my social bookmarks from content gathered in friends’ bookmarks. #
  • @footndale Get her an iPhone. Does the same thing AND is a phone. #
  • @bnpositive http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/08/socialnetworking.twitter #
  • @bnpositive No, that wasn’t my intent… just thought there might be some tools you haven’t seen yet. #
  • @bnpositive NP. And remember your readers probably wouldn’t have seen that article. #
  • Making up some sample data. aoeu <tab> aoeu <tab> aoue <tab> <enter> #
  • @Hockeyskates Next week is bad for me. #
  • @Hockeyskates Heh. My schedule is based on The Wife. I could do the 28th or 29th. #Indy #Tweetup #
  • @drthomasho @ScottWilder Did you decide on a #tweetup date? How about the 28th or 29th? #
  • I understand why but hate that Chase blocks employee use of gCal. The Wife and I have no way to coordinate schedules. #
  • … other than by actually talking to each other. How 1850s. #
  • @shanselman Thanks. I suspect banks are probably going to block those too, but we’ll give it a shot. #
  • @ScottWilder The 28th. Being newly local I don’t know a good location. Can you suggest somewhere central? #
  • @shanselman LOL. That’s awesome! #
  • @ScottWilder @alxconn Thanks guys for finding a venue! #
  • @bnpositive The Wife works for Chase. #
  • Question: With a 140 character limit, why use #Indianapolis when #Indy is so much shorter? #
  • @alxconn Good idea. #
  • @ScottWilder Well, I’ll help it catch back on again. #
  • #twitter broke their css again… tweets are overflowing into the sidebar. Back to twirhl I guess. #
Posted on May 8, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • 2 weeks ago I thought the neighborhood raccoon had been killed by a car but tonight I saw him again. Some other neighborhood lost theirs :-( #
  • http://altdotnet.org/ won’t grant me access even though my OpenID provides an email address. Lame. #
  • @bnpositive I just catch up in reverse chronological order. Usually just reading back to the point where I last made an update. #
  • Finally finished my ALT.NET post. http://redbitbluebit.com/default.aspx #
  • @gregorlove I once read a fictional story where voters were put into 3 groups and could only vote once every 12 years. Improved turnout. #
  • A mid-week #Indy #Tweetup doesn’t matter to me, I know someone else had tweeted that a midweek might be better for them. Just crowd pleasing #
  • @Hockeyskates Nothing in particular. Day doesn’t matter to me for a #tweetup. #
  • Still on a hunt for vintage magazines (1975 or older). Just got back from McCordsville Mercantile. Not much in terms of books and magazines. #
  • @hoosierplew Not yet, but thanks for the tip. #
  • At my son’s D.A.R.E. graduation. I get the idea, but it seems like propaganda to me. I also hate getting a lecture with ever glass of wine. #
Posted on May 7, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • Crap. Just realized I need to vote, but haven’t been here long enough to know anything but the presidential candidates. #
  • @hoosierplew 104th and Olio Road. I vote right next door at the school, but I don’t have a clue on local issues. #
  • I was planning on registering to vote anyway, but you can do it the same time you get a driver’s license. (BMV good for one thing, at least) #
  • @hoosierplew Thanks for trying :-) #
  • Voted. But not for very much. #
  • @gregorlove The government does not force you to take a Christian or even "In God We Trust" license plate. To me, that’s still separation. #
  • @stevillama I don’t either. I just don’t think there’s a problem with offering them to people who want them. #
  • @gregorlove Good point. #
  • Having a PB&J addition flare-up. #
  • @MzHartz Take the <nb> out and replace it with &nbsp;. BTW, the background doesn’t work right in Firefox when the window is very n … #
  • @MzHartz heh. Stupid Twitter. Replace it with & nbsp; (without the space). #
  • @MzHartz Hmm… I only have IE7 and the background seems right to me (except the 1 pixel shift up). #
  • @MzHartz Not when replacing the <nb> with a non-breaking space. #
  • @footndale Corporate or CEO blogs aren’t that effective, but employee blogs are. Employees don’t blog in marketing-speak. #
  • Don’t blame me, I voted for Ron Paul (too). #
  • What are those light tan, construction worker boots preferred by 90s college preppies called? #
  • Nubuck leather work boots, btw. #
  • @pamslim http://www.engraveyourbook.com/index.html #
Posted on May 6, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
  • What happened to the button for older Tweets? I need to catch up on what I missed. This "feature": EPIC FAIL. #
  • @drthomasho the older buttons have returned. #
  • If enclosed nickel can help save a child’s life, why did you mail it to me instead. That was dumb, I’m using it to buy gum. #
  • @Lestat lol. How dumb can computers be, eh? #
  • @hoosierplew That’s too bad. Those developers give the rest of us .NET developers a bad name. #
  • I’m looking for bookshops or antique stores in #Indianapolis where I might find a good supply of vintage magazines. #
  • Giving twhirl a try. #
  • @Jaxidian I was using IM since GTalk can sit in the Google dock, but mostly just the website. So far I like it #
  • @footndale Didn’t like twitterfox. Very bad things happened to Firefox when I installed it. Uninstalled and they went away. #
  • At the pool with the kids. Yes, an OUTDOOR pool. I’m not in, though, I’m not crazy! #
  • now at son’s soccer practice. Overcast and about 10 degrees colder than when we were at the pool. Retarded weather here. #
Posted on May 5, 2008 in Spectacularity. No comments (add one!)
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