Allegra Vita

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-08

Switching all my Chrome devs to betas. #
Proud of my daughter @Daph2K : she got 95% in Social Studies yesterday and 100% in Language Arts today! #
Not feeling so hot so had trailer park dinner tonite: Boar's Head dogs, wheat buns, reheated chili (awesome), 3 kind pickles, 2 mustards. #
Beautiful Florida strawberries have come into season this week. I made the family fresh strawberry smoothies this morning. Fantastic flavour #
I heart Regus Business Centres #
With respect, @jeffjarvis (and I'm a TWiT fan), isn't Leo's product narrowcasting, rather than broadcasting? in reply to jeffjarvis #
T-Mobile (USA) cellular data users: there is a new APN setting, which replaces the old wap.voicestream.com: epc.tmobile.com #
That is good news, @lyonsdigital in reply to lyonsdigital #
@HYSTA T-Mobile guy told me today its more reliable and the old one is to be deprecated. in reply to HYSTA #
Prepping family dinner (1): spicy turkey sausages cut up into crispy nuggets and tossed with fresh crusty roast potato pieces… #
Prepping family dinner (2): blanched in-season asparagus and baby carrots; pan caramelised zuchhini pieces with sesame and black pepper. #
Prepping family dinner (3): Frozen new-season strawberry cups for dessert #
Be sure to leave your fresh asparagus standing in a glass of water in the fridge. They really do drink a lot. #
Its actually extraordinary, the number of corporate identity jobs we've been briefed on this last year. way out of proportion for prior 6yrs #
We think its awesome that clients of *all* sizes, SMEs included, now grok the importance and power of a solid CI, esp in China. #
Gods above, deglazing is a miracle technique in the kitchen. Amazing flavour can come off a pan's surface. Tonight's turkey had such umami! #
writing props writing props writing props writing props writing props writing props [repeat until end of the recession] #PR #
proposals proposals proposals proposals proposals. oh the glam life of the PR flack. #
The day's proposal writing complete, the young PR flack moved onto an overdue copywriting assignment: make these headlines sell that copy. #
Trad poses? Or odd angles? We're reshooting ourselves in a coupla weeks. RT @Blue_PlanetPR: Just had headshots taken for BPPR website… #
Food good? RT @rkoffler: @TechnologyCouncil dinner on funding of tech companies. Excellent panel includes Peter Cowen from #TechCoastAngels #
@rkoffler whine? justified! all you VCs do is fly round in your helicopters yelling "more conversions, now!" in reply to rkoffler #
ha! love it. we're gonna shoot @ playboy mansion RT @Blue_PlanetPR total glam [headshots] darling- wind machine, airbrush & 70s outoffocus #
What, no show tunes? RT @WildPixels: RT @dda @RomyHK In Nigeria, Opera Is Used By Nine Out 10 Scammers http://regator.com/?u=3vagre #
@rkoffler Ah, I'm just winding you up Richard. in reply to rkoffler #
Headline writing is, I think, the most enjoyable part of all copywriting duties. A succinct &artful headline can communicate the whole story #
RT @Blue_PlanetPR Just bought 2 tix for Dora the Explorer show – the sound you hear is me stabbing myself repeatedly in forehead with a fork #
@stinson There really is little excuse for bad writing, don't you think? Headlines especially so. in reply to stinson #
@sagebrennan How'd the sand pit work out, Sage? in reply to sagebrennan #
Wise counsel from the wisest of them all RT @wolfgroupasia @stinson David Ogilvy said to spend 50% time on headline. My experience: notwrong #
And lots of writing in the ego game! Ahem, #PR RT @bucketoftongues @stinson My own exp suggests there lots of ego in the writing game… #
@sagebrennan Oh man, I gotta build my little guy one of them. in reply to sagebrennan #
@sushobhan @wolfgroupasia @stinson @bucketoftongues I like my headlines to caress the reader's interest in the subject, and beckon them in.. in reply to sushobhan #
@stinson @wolfgroupasia again, the converse is true. The headlines increasingly control the reporters. in reply to stinson #
@sagebrennan When is Zeb's maiden voyage? in reply to sagebrennan #
@wolfgroupasia @stinson My daughter continues to show evidence that she's destined to become a journo but will the craft exist in 15yrs? Sad #
@stinson Nods. Whither the profession? @jeffjarvis advocates entrepreneurial journalism. I wish I felt equipped to advise my daughter. in reply to stinson #
CPPCC to keep Goog in China, blogger suggests RT @DouglasCrets: Google will not be leaving China. http://bit.ly/cW0f2a #
@DouglasCrets Love the part where Zhao Qizheng says Chinese govt hacking attacks "make no sense" because Chinese law forbids such activities in reply to DouglasCrets #
@betsydrager Damn those Chinese communists r good! I hear they own Wall St. But how does that make sense, according to Zhao Qizheng's logic? in reply to betsydrager #
Admen RT @beijingboyce: @stinson @wolfgroupasia was ogilvy talking about headlines for ad copywriters or journalists? #
Mobile Boarding Passes Take Off With 1200% Usage Increase In 2009 [tc] http://ow.ly/1eA4n #
Tivo Premiere "a big pile of disappointment and missed opportunity" [tc] http://ow.ly/1eA88 #
With SXSW approaching Foursquare and Gowalla line up against each other [tc] http://ow.ly/1eAg7 #
NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission marks its first anniversary in space http://ow.ly/1eAQt @kepler_dc #
We're doing a beautiful new product logo system incorporating an infinity symbol. I'm really proud of our design team. Gorgeous concept work #
Any Ubuntu experts on my timeline? Need an opinion. Mother-in-law's Lenovo laptop's Easy Peasy borked. Switch to UNR or full Ubuntu? #
Thanks @dirtstar, I guess you're right. Grandma has such simple needs though. I guess full Ubuntu will make my life a bit easier in future. in reply to dirtstar #
Thanks, @COJonees & @dirtstar for recommending full Ubuntu over Ubuntu Netbook Remix for a Grandma laptop. in reply to COJonees #
@rkoffler carjacking in reply to rkoffler #
Twitter's rudimentary Lists management tools are pissing me off, and Listorious doesn't have the tools I need. Seeking a great Lists mmt app #
Hey @oneforty, I use all major desktop OSes and several mobile OSes. Why the drop-down limitations in your App Recommendations? Use checks! #
@oneforty pleasure! in reply to oneforty #
Thanks Bruno, but wemeddle is not what I'm looking for, but great try! @WildPixels in reply to WildPixels #
I put 3 hours into overhauling membership of all my lists, creating 5 new ones in the process. Glad to be finished with the important chore. #
@WildPixels ended up browsing every follow in twitter.com, rightclicking to new tabs, setting list memberships there. Took 3 hrs. in reply to WildPixels #
I suppose it would be juvenile to report @HormelFoods as a spammer… #
@sioksiok Rough, isn't it! Hope you have good VPN… in reply to sioksiok #
#FF marketing and communications ppl who inspired me this week: @DouglasCrets @RobertStover @wolfgroupasia @sushobhan – thanks, all. #
@averybooker Ah, you've called me out on my juvenile sense of humour, Sir! in reply to averybooker #
@sioksiok /me slaps head. in reply to sioksiok #
@Blue_PlanetPR How's TweetDeck treating you, Soph? in reply to Blue_PlanetPR #
#FF ppl I miss IRL: @MissXu @adalinelau @betsydrager @pdenlinger @imagethief @minimum12 @lhiver @Chassit @raykwong @mayflowerchen Hope 2bcnu #
I'm admiring the audacity and chutzpah (and pomo wit) of the @dominos Stop The #Puffery campaign http://ow.ly/1eUes Their mktg team r champs #
a tad jealous RT @missdestructo Great dinner w @alienagent @swagclub @kevinlyons @bittyrant @aaronvonfrank @askspike.. tonight post #tedxgvl #
@Firehouse_Subs Yellow Submarine in reply to Firehouse_Subs #
@Firehouse_Subs /me puts hand up for New Tampa in reply to Firehouse_Subs #
@raykwong No Firefox crashy problems at all… since I moved to Chrome. in reply to raykwong #
@raykwong As many as Firefox, according to TechCrunch today in reply to raykwong #
Chrome everywhere. Opera collaborates with GFW and is, hence, evil RT @raykwong: OK. Before I waste time who uses Chrome and who uses Opera? #
At 3 freakin' am? Good for you! RT @HeyTreeeee: Hi. I'm behaving. It's difficult. #
@betsydrager Many thanks for your kind introduction, Betsy @andymok in reply to betsydrager #
Saturday morning. Made Daph my famous cheesy eggs, chilli hashbrowns and good toast. She's off to a fair, and I'm painting her room blue. #
RT @ConanOBrien I've decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter & gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen yr life is about to change #
Campbell's "healthy" premium tomato soup identical to regular variety, except with more fat (h/t Lifehacker) http://ow.ly/1eZjN #
Tiring of making my own breadcrumbs, I went to our giant US Supermarket in search. A huge selection but every line with sugar as #2 ingred. #
I guess it's back to the bread in the blender routine. #
Buy new North American Convenience: now with added sugar goodness! #
@HeyTreeeee Bought my daughter a lipgloss just now: Skittles Berry Blast. She's 9, and has a collection of ~100 chapsticks in reply to HeyTreeeee #
@Chassit yeah, that's kinda the problem. Small batches is the answer. #breadcrumbcontroversy in reply to Chassit #
Hear Hear! Load the damn ads already RT @arstechnica Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love – http://arst.ch/g8q #
Hahaha RT @Chassit @illuminantceo I'm thinking about doing it the old & hard way. Dry the bread, put into a sack, and beat with a club. #
@NiuB nothing wrong with flavour addiction IMO, but not to sugar. in reply to NiuB #
@GE_Anderson ah, well, there is that. And that's just stupid. No grasp of consumer behaviour. Crapvertising hurts advertising. Ads are good. in reply to GE_Anderson #
Oh yeah. 3.5Gb of totally legit music by SXSW 2010 showcase artists. Via BitTorrent at http://ow.ly/1f5SU #
I'm having a head-slapping ZOMG moment. The new "People" manager feature in Hootsuite is freakin' awesome! I have shivers: a happy tweeter! #
The 2nd part of the awesome multi-Gb SXSW 2010 showcase music torrent is now available (100% legit) http://ow.ly/1fdHM #
Kinda monster day tomorrow, so have to work my ass off today to try to get some headway in place. #
Hey @VzSocial, how can I go about recognizing an awesome Verizon FiOS installer guy? My local guy goes above & beyond consistently. in reply to VzSocial #
Fam dinner prep: breaded curried chicken breast strips (pancooked); fresh zucchini, cauli & baby carrot medley; a few steak fries; corn cobs #
I'm about to bake some granola bars. Almond, cranberry and fresh green apple, I think. #
Happy birthday @betsydrager! #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-01

@WildPixels heh, funny! in reply to WildPixels #
@WildPixels silly foursquare! #
@arrington now you have pretty good momentum in the campaign to kill the handshake, how about taking up a jihad against the fax number? #
Can anyone recommend a datacentre for a single dedicated server in Hong Kong? #
@casperodj re: Sinohosing: no blackhole list problems? Nary a datacentre in the Mainland that isn't blackhole listed for crappy sysadminning in reply to casperodj #
@marcelekkel @casperrodj suggested Sinohosting http://is.gd/8XR0f <- will check them out today in reply to marcelekkel #
@casperodj Thanks Casper. We've sent them a RFQ for the European client. Appreciate the referral to Sinohosting HK dedicated servers. in reply to casperodj #
I'm a lifelong "2 spaces after a full stop" typist. I was taught that style in grade 5 on IBM Selectrics. The habit drives our Studio nuts. #
Stoked to be catching up with @maggierauch and @pdenlinger in Beijing tonight. #
Our art director @lhiver wears slippers at work. I'm envious. I want comfy feet. #
@marcelekkel I don't *feel* old! [Clacketty-clack on my IBM Selectrics - just changed the golfball to Courier italic] in reply to marcelekkel #
@peterschloss Right. Except when your double-space copydeck hits Studio and InDesign barfs on the extra space. in reply to peterschloss #
@peterschloss Typewriters are monospaced. Art studios use software that rarely utilises monospacing typography. Hard habit to break! in reply to peterschloss #
@GE_Anderson Correct in monoset type, but design folks rarely use monoset type, so multi-spaces bork a document layout. @peterschloss @NiuB in reply to GE_Anderson #
haha! RT @ednacz: @peterschloss @illuminantceo @GE_Anderson @NiuB 2 spaces after a period drives young'uns like me crazy. Damn typewriters. #
OK. Housekeeping done for the morning. Switching off Twitter to get some copywriting done. Ta-ta all. #
@rkoffler Was off Twitter for 9 hrs straight! Wrote a ton of superb copy (IISSM) on organic beef, sold a new proposal, got invited to 2 more in reply to rkoffler #
@sagebrennan The Illuminant team is enjoying @manymoon Sage. User acceptance is excellent. We bought a Team subscription for $180. in reply to sagebrennan #
@peterschloss Obama Lama come up yet? in reply to peterschloss #
@Chassit Depends. Apache is FOSS and is the natural choice for httpd, and has been for, what, 20 years? in reply to Chassit #
Heading out to meet @maggierauch #
@Chassit ah-so. yeah, you're right. FOSS is rarely a great choice for retail users. Unless… WordPress, OpenOffice, etc. There are others. in reply to Chassit #
@maggierauch, please meet my colleague @Chassit. Kane, please meet Maggie! #
Look, I'm no republican, but I love Reagan's "Where we're going, we don't need roads." D'you think a Chinese Premier could utter such? #
I'm having an awesome IM conversation with @Chassit. Kane's one of the sharpest thinkers and contemporary philosophers I've known in China. #
@maggierauch is a kind, whipsmart American woman who has a great future ahead of her, and who shouldn't flatter old hacks like me. in reply to maggierauch #
So, so jealous. RT @Mal_Asian: @leonacraig You make a pretty awesome playmate. (wait, that just sounds wrong) #
@adalinelau its a hard feeling. i know. in reply to adalinelau #
ack. out of DC. I want my flying car, and my portable fuel cell. #
Yeah, she's really smart RT @betsydrager: @illuminantceo I met @maggierauch in November snowstorm here in #Nanjing-she is so tall + fun #
@maggierauch, I'd love to introduce you to my great friend in NYC @MissXu. You guys definitely should meet in March. #
Microsoft Word 2007 has become the biggest time-waster in my working days. #
A bit cranky that I'm missing #Lost (am in Beijing today) #
unbelievable: Microsoft's guide on how to remove a page break in a table in Word 2008 is a freakin' video! Fail, Microsoft, Fail. #
@stinson Its just redonkulous. Stupid Word. I've been a user since v1.5 (Mac-only, back then). Their 2007 re-write broke everything. in reply to stinson #
Had a very pleasant lunch with @esskayroy and bumped into @chinabuzz at Union. Good to see you guys! #
Was really fun to see you @chinabuzz. Its been years. So glad I'll be able to buy your book sometime next year! in reply to chinabuzz #
Wow. Now that's what a call a URL. http://www.g.cn (Google China) #
Asked the team where they wanna go for happy hour tonight. "Lugas" they said. "Which one?" I asked. "The shitty little one!" they said. #
Twitter changed IP address today? Our office VPN no longer routing to Twitter.com #
Illuminant Partners Beijing team happy hour! (@ Luga's Villa) http://4sq.com/4E2Pxt #
Change of venue: Illuminant Partners Beijing team happy hour! (@ luga original w/ @lhiver) http://4sq.com/9EOcyf #
Congratulations! Next, I'm On A Boat! RT @beorn: I just unlocked the "Super User" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aMzdzr #
@HeyTreeeee You, *jaded* Treeeee? No way! Greetings from Beijing btw in reply to HeyTreeeee #
@keystolost Damn, I loved "Lighthouse". Great script, elegant direction. My 3 simple words: Hurley's The Man. Oh, and Jack's a Dick. #LOST in reply to keystolost #
@Lost 605: Lighthouse. Loved the Island sequences, was dulled by the alt.world story. Hurley continues to emerge as the leader. Kate irrelev #
#Lost writers must really hate Jack. They consistently make him into such a dick. Childish, impetuous vandal. Incongruous for a surgeon. #
Out of DC. Blast! #
I just became the mayor of Yoyo Hotel on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cPafsH #
now using MySkyStatus – http://MySkyStatus.com/ #
At the Beijing office nice and early. Art Director @lhiver and I are off to Shanghai later today to assist an awesome new client all day Fri #
RT @arrington: RT @TechCrunch The Startup Visa: Create Jobs, Get A Green Card http://tinyurl.com/ybokbuc #
When to expect this week's Hottie Awards, @DonaldJr? #LOST #
I'm jealous. Sounded awesome. RT @rkoffler: At the Tech Coast Angels' Fast Pitch Competition @UCLA Anderson School of Management. #fb #
Watching the Bloom Box item on 60 Minutes. Its a must-see. Amazing, revolutionary power source, it seems. http://ow.ly/1aZ3O #
My awesome wife just Skyped me to show me my baby boy @kepler_dc eating, on his own, for the first time ) Applesauce! #
I've had a super-productive morning. Fully prepped for the Shanghai project. Have some free time on Saturday: any local tweeps around? #
Is Bloom Energy or are any Bloom execs on Twitter? #
Bloom named their boxes "Energy Servers". Brilliant market positioning. Kudos to their agency. #
@DonaldJr I stand corrected, Sir! Hot Awards it is. #LOST #
Leaving for BCIA. Hope the pilots can get planes off the ground with this 15 metre visibility smog… #
I just unlocked the "JetSetter" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bF7e4v #
I'm at Jin Jiang Inn 锦江之星 – Xikang Lu w/ @lhiver. http://4sq.com/aKTmXA #
I just became the mayor of 1228 med restaurant & cafe on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cqHDme #
Grabbing breakfast. Rainy morning in Shanghai. (@ 1228 med restaurant & cafe) http://4sq.com/cqHDme #
Unfeasibly, it seems this hotel has an open Wi-Fi point. (@ Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai) http://4sq.com/cmE5Jc #
I'm at Malone's American Cafe w/ @lhiver. http://4sq.com/bsetRA #
Next stop EWR (@ Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 上海浦东国际机场) http://4sq.com/8UrTmy #
Boarding now. Next stop EWR. (@ Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 上海浦东国际机场) http://4sq.com/8UrTmy #
Landed. Uneventful flight from Shanghai. (@ Newark Liberty International – Terminal C w/ 9 others) http://4sq.com/831tLM #
Continental poster uses RTB "Still serving free meals at mealtime" instead of strapline. Yow. Soon, US airlines will introduce a seat fee. #
Continental in Shanghai assured me my bag would be checked-through but I have a sinking feeling right now. #
McDonalds billboard copywriting pretty lame: "It's all it's cracked up to be." (for McMuffins). "Good Morning!" would serve better. #
Yup. Suitcase didn't make it. Looks like a few ppl missing luggage. One passenger is very angry. Yelling won't make it appear, friend! #
Going on 3am where I am. Have a 6am start so should get some shut-eye. #
My first morning at home in 2 weeks. Enjoying making my daughter breakfast eggs, waffles, blueberry & mango smoothie. #
BIG work day today. I expect to be buried in project prep for 14-16 hrs. #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-23

Making bulk candy purchases for the team in Beijing (@ SuperTarget) http://4sq.com/6mqVZx #
Interesting study in crisis management: Southwest's blog post about Kevin Smith's eviction http://ow.ly/17Cfa #
Morning, #LOST fans! Happy Lost Day. #
We've been approached for China PR and comms for a world-famous footwear brand. It'll be our 2nd leading footwear client. #
HTC announces the Nexus One’s slightly cooler twin, the Desire [tc] http://ow.ly/17N9f #
Wow. 20% of early-adopter TechCrunch readers use Chrome. http://ow.ly/17NcA #
Dear Buzz, I just learned that Barbara Eden kissed your cheek 2 weeks b4 Apollo 11. How did that feel? And was Lois jealous? @therealbuzz #
Oh man, #Lost was rad tonight. So many answers! #
Thought the same thing. RT @DonaldJr Very very happy to see Kate is not a candidate. #
Loved yr roundtable @keystolost. My 3 words: Tea. Earlgrey. Hot. #LOST 604 #
Been prepping for travel back to PEK on Friday. Bought gigantic bags of American candy for the Beijing crew. #
Folks seem to be loving the new Old Spice TV campaign, "man on a horse". Amusing ads w great cut-through; must take em to our Beijing team. #
Without it's American firmament, Silicon Valley can't be replicated in other cultures, @jack. Maybe similar but never the same biz or innov in reply to jack #
Last day of preps prior to return to Beijing, Shanghai tomorrow. I'm on a 7:45am flight (ugh). #
@lyonsdigital yeah, it's a long trip into China. Bad jetlag between US ET and China standard time too: the weird 12 hour difference. Tx! in reply to lyonsdigital #
I just became the mayor of The UPS Store on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bdrmuE #
I bought an Audible subscription (finally) #
The @gowalla app is so crashy on my unjailbroken iPhone 3G/16. #
Flying back to PEK early Friday morning, arriving Friday afternoon. Busy weekend and week ahead. #
now using MySkyStatus – http://MySkyStatus.com/ #
I just unlocked the "School Night" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cpkd8B #
Enjoying Matt & Leslie's new @keystolost podcast on my way to EWR. #LOST in reply to keystolost #
is now departing Tampa International on Continental Airlines for business. Powered by http://myskystatus.com/ #
Standing in long line, showing Chinese visa for 2nd time today. (@ Newark Liberty International – Terminal C) http://4sq.com/831tLM #
Arrived EWR. Uneventful flight. Had an exit row. #
Q: What do u get when u cross 250 Chinese passengers with Gate C108 at Newark Liberty Int'l? A: China! #
I made it safely to China; got in Saturday afternoon. Have a full day of work in the Beijing office today. #
Thanks for the #ff recommendation, @adalinelau! in reply to adalinelau #
Thanks Richard. RT @rkoffler: @illuminantceo RT @Smarterware: Google, Gmail, and Google Apps Accounts Explained http://bit.ly/cBcGeM #
OK. Busy Sunday of work. Switching off Twitter, Reader, and all the other distractions. So much clamouring for our attention these days! #
I'm pretty impressed w @manymoon project management for Google Apps Premier, but I need a cheesecake break before completing our migration. #
Having put 9 hours of work (so far) into this particular Sunday, I've relocated to Union Bar and Grill for a beer reward (and more work….) #
Just bumped into @beorn at Union Bar Beijing. He has an awesome new haircut (well, new to me, since I haven't seen him for a year!) #
Internet is really slow at Union Bar & Grill Beijing. Missing my 25Mbit fibre connection at home in the States…. #
@Jess_Huang Disney World Orlando needs to build a TED-Land attraction with amimatronic Gore and Gates. in reply to Jess_Huang #
@Jess_Huang Animatronic Disney TED-Land would be awesome. in reply to Jess_Huang #
@Jess_Huang Oh yeah! Disney TED-Land is based on Pirates of the Caribbean. Animatronic @arrington and @TEDchris in the ocean battle sequence in reply to Jess_Huang #
Hi @manymoon. A question: are Project Creators also Project Members? Or should Creators also be added as Members? I'm unclear… #
@KevinSpacey u want a login to my VPN server? RT @goldkorn Kevin Spacey needs a VPN RT I have been in China filming unable to access… #
@gregorylent Good luck with that Gregory! How about starting with the Hu administration. And do enjoin human rights with biosphere policy… in reply to gregorylent #
@Chassit Harbin Beer is doubleplusgood in reply to Chassit #
"Gag me with a spoon" in Mandarin is…? RT @peijinc ugh if you're gonna speak chinese try to leave your calif. valley girl accent at home #
I think of all "great" pop groups of all time, the Beatles have the patchiest ratio of great songs to poor songs. Best? Velvet Underground? #
Nice seeing @beijingboyce at Union Bar and Grill #
Jeepers. Supertramp playing at Union Bar Beijing (CD… not live!) #
Oh boy. Internet way too slow at Union Bar. Will settle-up and try the Tree. #
Well, @SirSteven, regardless of feeling somewhat pixellated, me old avatar is regular jpeg (and quite tidy, some have said). Fail Whale? in reply to SirSteven #
Have relocated to The Tree. Wi-Fi is much faster (@beijingboyce said that internet was too slow at Union cause some guy was streaming Idol.) #
@SirSteven My only protest vis a vis @GoogleBuzz is that I don't have it, being a paying @googleapps customer. Dark mood about that. in reply to SirSteven #
@SirSteven Australia has snow. Ski resorts in three states. No kangaroos during the snowy season though. in reply to SirSteven #
@lhiver got a chunk of frozen salmon so big it has its own zip code #
@lhiver Happy Chinese New Year! Here's Some Frozen Fish! #
@Chassit is home safe from the frozen northern climes. #
RT @AlexBowman: Having lived in the tranquillity of Buzz for the last few days, not that keen to return to the noise of Twitter. #
I mentioned I charge ten bucks a word, right? RT @beijingboyce: "an island of flavor in an ocean of deliciousness" – @illuminantceo #
Umm, I'm with the Liberalists RT @slpolient: Both of Racists and Liberalists oppose Japanese Internet censorship!! #GFW #antiGFW #
RT @kennedysc: Via #NASA – If weather doesn't cooperate, Zamka & crewmates 2 spend xtra day in #space & try Mon. #space #STS130 #
@arrington Michael, we're not all evil. Promise. Sorry, on behalf of our biz. "I Pissed Off a PR Spammer Today" [tc] http://ow.ly/19AuI #
Gears is dead. [tc] http://ow.ly/19Aw0 #
Many thanks! RT @Manymoon: @illuminantceo Project Creators are automatically project members. #
I just ousted @wildpixels as the mayor of The Tree – Belgian Beer Bar on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/55NrQU #
Dinner and an hour of work. (@ The Tree – Belgian Beer Bar) http://4sq.com/55NrQU #
I just unlocked the "Super Mayor" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/a9qJzk #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-15

The drive back from Kennedy was rough. Not nearly enough sleep in preceeding 2 days & nights. I crashed at 9am and woke up just now. #STS130 #
How was the dentist visit @NiuB? in reply to NiuB #
@peterschloss thanks a million, Peter! Wish u were there for the launch. It was extraordinary. #STS130 in reply to peterschloss #
@lisa_shaw yes, the coffee was excellent. Very pleased to be living in your beautiful and diverse state for a spell! in reply to lisa_shaw #
Hello Tuesday! Looking forward to learning what Kate does… #
damn busy day today, given I took 2 days off for the shuttle launch. better log out of twitter! #
Happy to hear from an old, dormant client with a brief for a new hotel in Shanghai. #
@GabeLee flowcharts are evil? in reply to GabeLee #
Good luck with podcast tonight, Alex. Looking forward to It Only Ends Once tomorrow morning. Doing TalkShoe tonite? @AlexHahnBoston #LOST in reply to AlexHahnBoston #
@donaldjr called it! #claire #LOST #
RT @DonaldJr: VOTE NOW!!! Donald is Lost (Lost Podcast) What Kate Does Polls http://qbono.th8.us #
Alex does concise & thoughtful analysis: recommended RT @AlexHahnBoston: Insta-Reaction to "What Kate Does" up at http://bit.ly/crdYbo #LOST #
@sgtdraino @alexhahnboston @keystolost Never let the truth get in the way of a good story in reply to sgtdraino #
@mayflowerchen Heh, yes, *that* awesome hotel client. The recession recedes… in reply to mayflowerchen #
Use your hand machine to get to the electric donkey. Oh Mandarin… RT @ibz: Just found out that eMule is called 电驴 in Chinese. So funny! #
@AlexHahnBoston <grin> in reply to AlexHahnBoston #
RT @ExploreSpaceKSC: Endeavour is now docked with the International Space Station, flying 17,500 mph, just 225 miles up. #STS130 #
Made Daph breakfast: waffle with fresh hot blueberry compote and a splash of half&half, fresh pineapple and blueberry smoothie. #
I saw the Toyota recall tvc last night for the first time (during Lost). So far, impressed. Will study the copy later today. #pr #crisis #
Hey @godaddyguy, the new domain management console breaks in Chrome. Has it been fully tested? #
Ugh. Snow Leopard Server Time Machine problems in our Beijing office. Annoying and sapping valuable PR time. #
We serve 767Gb to Beijing team, & TimeMachine to1.5Tb disk. TM refuses to backup, even after reformatting. DFA says all's well. Annoying. #
I love that Starbucks offers a free cup of in-store or take-out coffee with every empty bag of Starbucks coffee beans or ground coffee. #
It helps 2 justify the $9/bag price for me. Also love that it drives foot traffic. Don't know why P&G don't do it with Dunkin bagged coffee. #
@SirSteven Its in Labs? Can't see it in my enterprise gmail yet. #buzz in reply to SirSteven #
Interesting: I just got Google Buzz on my iPhone but not yet in desktop GMail. In iPhone its a little 4-colour chat balloon icon. Wants GPS #
@SirSteven Buzz mobile working for me on my iPhone. Ugh. A new social networking app to learn. The day's productivity about to tank… in reply to SirSteven #
RT @KaiserKuo Confirmed I'll be speaking at SXSW on the context (and consequences) of the Google-China spat #netfreedom #googlecn #
Wow! I ordered 2x Nexus One Google phones yesterday. Both with custom engraving. They were delivered by FedEx just now. That was < 24 hrs! #
T-Mobile took a week to send us a SIM a few weeks ago. Well done Google Nexus One fulfilment team! <24 hrs is amazing service. #
@jonah_kessel These 2 Nexus Ones are for colleagues in our Beijing office. They'll be using China Mobile I expect. in reply to jonah_kessel #
@GoDaddyGuy 5.0.317.2 dev on Windows Vista. The domain browser doesn't scroll and scroll bars + footer not visible. Tx for fast reply. in reply to GoDaddyGuy #
@houenrong crummy? dummy? tummy? in reply to houenrong #
@matthewhooper heheheh in reply to matthewhooper #
RT @1rick: RT @jimmyfallon: The entire East Coast is covered with snowbanks and snowdrifts…or as Toyota drivers call them, “cushions.” #
pet peeve: "done and done". what the hell is that dumbass phrase supposed to mean? #
where the hell is my buzz? #
RT @peeweeherman: Quick note about future plans for The Pee-wee Herman Show! http://ow.ly/168bl #
@becjacobs I pay 'em several thousand bucks per year for apps premier… i usually get stuff first. not buzz (except in my free account) in reply to becjacobs #
I just became the mayor of Pride Elementary School on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/b89fvV #
It's another beautiful Florida sunrise http://yfrog.com/4a16935964j #
RT @NASA SDO launch team working no issues, cautiously optimistic weather, wind will stay "green" for liftoff at 10:23 ET/15:23 GMT #SDOisGO #
We're prepping our assault on NYC, @betsydrager. We have a nice place in FL for the winter, and our new NYC office should be open by April! in reply to betsydrager #
@rkoffler You're not a Google Apps fan, Richard? in reply to rkoffler #
Haha, congrats to us Tiger year! RT @Chassit: @illuminantceo Congrats on business expansion! #
Brilliant, Betsy! RT @betsydrager: @illuminantceo am planning my summer trip-NY, Boston, DC-meet IRL Twitter ppl–will keep you posted #
@lessallan Allan, sorry I couldn't make it to SF! I wanted to see the last nighttime shuttle launch which was scrubbed Sat and went up Sun. #
@NASA is there a higher-res NASA-TV stream available? #
Hey @Verizon, I wish @NASA TV was carried on my FiOS service. Is there any good reason why its not? #
RT @CarltonCuse Starting working out the beats of the finale today… To quote Dylan: "Oh mamma, can this really be the end…?" #LOST #
@NASA SDO looks awesome on the launch pad: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?param=public – Blastoff in 5 mins, hopefully! #
My error: @NASA SDO est liftoff 10:23AM ET (14 mins) #
@stinson Darlton are gonna do exactly what they wanna do. First two S6 eps have introduced a whole bunch of new mysteries.. Eh, its #LOST in reply to stinson #
RT @NASA And we have LAUNCH of Solar Dynamic Observatory on its mission to reveal the sun's inner workings in unprecedented detail #SDOisGO #
Man, I heart @NASA – the agency is just so *competent*. Very disappointed to see NASA budget cut & end to human space exploration until 2030 #
RT @kennedysc: MRT @etcpolitics @Kabong Smoke trail from #SDO launch as seen from Jupiter, FL: http://flic.kr/p/7Cfb7t #SDOisGO #
RT @Chassit: Horrible headline: "China has checked 80% domain names, shutting down 136K websites no in record." #
SDO is currently over Australia @NASA #SDOisGO #
@rkoffler Hear Hear! I cannot, for the life of me, understand why @googleapps is not fully available to paying Google Apps Premier customers in reply to rkoffler #
@rkoffler having 2 sets of Google login credentials running simultaneously, and only having Reader, Voice etc avail from free Goog is dumb. in reply to rkoffler #
SDO has properly deployed, is oriented towards sun, solar panels working, power positive #SDOisGO #
RT @Jason I now have 4K QUALITY followers on Google Buzz. Game over for Facebook. took years to get to 5k+no value. http://bit.ly/jasonbuzz #
Hey @Google would you please recover @GoogleBuzz before it gets out of hand? #
Prepping family dinner: oven-baked creamy chicken breasts, roast Idaho potato & sweet potato mix, garlic bagel bits. #
Hi @Google, we're loyal, paying Google Apps Premier customers, and we still haven't seen Buzz. How long is the rollout expected to take? #
@matthewhooper Aw, snap. Thanks Matt. in reply to matthewhooper #
Keeping an eye on @NASA TV while working: #STS130 first spacewalk is about to begin #
So cool. This is the final piece of the ISS. RT @Astro_Soichi: EVA prep is almost complete! Watch the spacewalk at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv #
Crick in my neck. Been at this bloody keyboard 14 hours now. Should call it a night. #
Messing around with Aviary.com which just went completely free. TechCrunch says its more powerful than Photoshop online; seems to be. #
Free iPhone Explorer to give drag and drop access to Apple's little bundle of locked-down joy http://ow.ly/16SAY #
PTA night at Daph's school. Bingo and Barbeque. (@ Pride Elementary School) http://4sq.com/b89fvV #
RT @KaiserKuo Transcript of Sergey Brin TED interview w/Chris Anderson on Google/China decision. #GoogleCN #netfreedom http://ow.ly/16Za4 #
Google Maps now has Labs #
Xin nian kuai le! #
Taking Daph to the Florida State Fair. Just fed her a big plate of pasta, to (hopefully) minimize the fairground food consumed #
Lunchtime pasta was sour-creamy tomato base with shredded chicken breast, a bunch of cubed pepperoni, garlic, pepper and green beans #
I'm thinking of abandoning fax numbers in our Beijing, Hong Kong and Sydney offices. We never get anything but junk. Opinions? #
Thanks @dda. I think we're gonna drop the faxes on our next business card reprint. in reply to dda #
@dda you and I are old enough to remember having telex numbers on our business stationery. Fax is as dead as Telex. #
Thanks for another affirmation, Jaden. Off it goes! RT @steamykitchen: @illuminantceo ditch the fax! @dda #
@dda Diabolical, no? But trust me, if you knew Daph's capacity for junk, corndogs, and candy, and the gigantitude of her tummy aches… in reply to dda #
@steamykitchen Do you have a recommendation for best eats at the State Fair in Tampa? Surely not the Krispy Kreme Burger… #
@dda yeah, I used to LOVE my telex tickertape machine. So Kubrick! in reply to dda #
How awesome! Chassit's Dad's on Twitter! RT @Chassit: Finally deployed #GFW-scaling goodies and TweetDeck on dad's old computer #
My nerdy baby boy @kepler_dc is helping me type this tweet #prouddad #
I would SO follow your dad RT @Chassit Don't hurry. I'm only 50% done. His computer is twitter-capable. Still working on the dad part… #
@dda really! Damn, I loved Telex in reply to dda #
@dda Telexes were a lot like Tweets, come to think of it in reply to dda #
RT @dda: RT @Chassit: Specialty of #Heilongjiang Province: blueberry wine. Tastes interesting but not bad. Alcohol 7%, no oak at all. #
At the Florida State Fair! (@ Florida State Fairgrounds w/ 3 others) http://4sq.com/4MFw0q #
Sydney's Royal Easter Show is superior to the Florida State Fair in almost every way. Having a nice day out all the same. #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-09

Q: is yousendit.com still blocked in China? #
Its funny how many new China PR & stratcomms clients undervalue Corporate Identity Guidelines, which we view as an absolute necessity. #
Parenting a tween in the US is *much* harder than in expat China. #
二月二日，今天是8个遇难学生的生日，他们是：董誉高鹏李友田建杨霁杨潇尹小亮张玉萍。 /via @aiww RIP #
RT 二月二日。董誉，男，1999年2月2日，映秀小学四年级二班，9岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
RT 二月二日。高鹏，男，1998年2月2日，曲山小学五年级一班，10岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
RT 二月二日。李友，男，1993年2月2日，聚源中学初二四班， 15岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
RT 二月二日。田建，男，1990年2月2日，北川中学高二六班，18岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
RT 二月二日。杨霁，男，1999年2月2日，新建小学三年级二班， 9岁。#512Birthday /via @aiww #
Been finalising a massive PR and stratcomms campaign for a major building products client all day/night. Close to kick-off, ex-Shanghai. #
15 hours of campaign planning finished just now. Time to enjoy a cold Beck's Bier. #
@dbanes We agree: we dig the Rolling Rock. Only 6 bucks per sixpack. You know its owned by Rev Sun Myung Moon? in reply to dbanes #
Just remembered today is LOST Season 6 day! First ep screens tonight 8/9c IINM. #
Screw iPad and its closed architecture. I'm holding out for the Google Pad [tc] http://ow.ly/12WEp #
@Chassit Just those pics and a concept video. I'm not a closed-system supporter; have no interest in iPad. You? in reply to Chassit #
@Chassit i agree. Apple tablet's just a big iPod. I wanted to be excited by Apple's tablet but I can't raise any enthusiasm. in reply to Chassit #
You're up late, @dda! in reply to dda #
I made it all the way thru the #LOST hiatus to LOST Season 6 day without a single spoiler. Only 7 hours to go! #
Making lunch: English muffin, roasted red pepper hummus, home made salmon potato cake, muenster cheese (all toasted), a splash of hot sauce. #
My local UPS Store gave my USB thumbdrive a Windows boot-sector virus yesterday. AVG Free stopped it. #
Gr8 advice RT @RobertStover Strip yr headline naked by taking out adjectives. You'll often see a skinny noun or verb standing their naked. #
Making family dinner: Lentil and chicken soup, based on a gallon of my own Honeybaked ham stock. Hope its yummy! #
@rkoffler Heh. I like to make soup a few hours in advance. Like about 24. in reply to rkoffler #
I set up @googlevoice for my daughter. #
Agree with u 100% Anna RT @sharpcheddar: Wow staying #lost spoiler free all of this time is SO worth it <3 #
I'll be in Beijing from Feb 19 through Feb 25, and in Shanghai from Feb 25 through Feb 28. #
@ginatrapani Yeah, Gina. Its great – nay, amazing – to be alive at this time. in reply to ginatrapani #
Hey Kelly! RT @dda Introducing a Singapore-based Korean peep: @kelly_song an old friend of mine. Be gentle folks… #
My iPhone updated to 3.1.3 just now. Upgrade seemed to work okay (iPhone is alive). #
Enjoying the Beatles "Abbey Road" for the morning work session. #
OH MY GOD. @googlecalendar now supports multiple timezones simultaneously! Happy happy happy Settings/General/Timezones @googleapps #
@ge_anderson I know exactly how you feel! Ditto for me. in reply to ge_anderson #
Hey, @lessallan, I think your project management tool is really interesting. I have a half a page of suggestions, you want me to post them? in reply to lessallan #
Back in the 90s he owned Rolling Rock IIRC RT @mvfipher: #tongil @illuminantceo Are you saying Sun Myung Moon owns a beer company? #
Ditto! RT @lessallan: Excited to meet @illuminantceo at @sofresh on Monday in Tampa! Who else will be there? @jesselamb? #sofresh #
@mvfipher Must have been urban legend. The rumor was endemic in hipster Soho NYC in the '80s. in reply to mvfipher #
@jakrose space for one more at @sofresh on Monday? #
Damn this Rolling Rock tastes fine. #
@sofresh Superb. $100 discount still open? in reply to sofresh #
I bought 2 replacement iPhone batteries for ten bucks each today. DIY job on the weekend. #
@dda late for US eastern time but on the money for Beijing operations The fun of working in opposite timezones is the 24 hr day. in reply to dda #
@marcelekkel The same. 4.25 watt hr. in reply to marcelekkel #
I pride myself on being a morning person, but not today. Yawn! #
@marcelekkel oh yeah. in reply to marcelekkel #
@Spinchange Yeah, replacing the factory battery in the iPhone is not very difficult. Search YouTube for tons of instructional videos. #
Fed Gov Smackdown! RT @randomwire: Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins? http://ff.im/-fo7eG #
I'm doing a great job annoying my daughter by telling her "that's so OMG!" She says ppl over 20 can't say OMG and I'm not using it correctly #
I told her I invented the damn internet and I can use "OMG" any way I want. She rolls her eyes. Kids these days! #
I'm onto the half-caf now. My Mr Coffee machine is looking at me like I'm a mad professor. #
Sure, but "that's SO LOL!" works best. RT @AlohaZen: @illuminantceo OMG I have a teen daugher too. lol (wait, are we allowed to say lol?) #
Heh. Mine's a tween. Can't wait for teen yrs… RT @AlohaZen OMG I have a teen daugher too. lol (wait, are we allowed to say lol?) #
@AlohaZen I told my tween that once upon a time computers were the size of rooms and we used punch cards. She thinks I'm full of crap. #
Awesome. Just got invited to the Olive Garden for lunch. #
My China inbox slows to a crawl at this time most days. 1am seems to be bedtime for most of our team-members and clients. #
These prezels are making me thirsty. (@ Olive Garden) http://4sq.com/cANM1F #
The food photography on the Olive Garden menu is excellent. Very pursuasive. Actual food quality at this outlet disappointing though. #
Olive Garden kitchen splooshed soup over rims of our bowls. Bread kind of burger bun chewy. Salad too salty. #
Olive Garden greeter was a yawning gum chewing lass. The check came screwed up and flattened out again. Poor morale I guess. Won't return #
@Vixoen your soul's for sale, Vix? in reply to Vixoen #
@Vixoen Terrific stuff, Vix. As you were. Carry on. in reply to Vixoen #
@rkoffler heh. You know, like, you know Daph learned her, you know, Valleygirlspeak from her mom! Like, OMG! #OC in reply to rkoffler #
Finally. RT @raykwong: Cool! RT @mayflowerchen: Back. #
Me pls! RT @Syfy Last reminder: Reminder I'm giving HOT #Caprica press kit 2 some1 who RTs this note by 12pm ET 2/5 http://twitpic.com/x4998 #
RT @aohora just realized that the camera jumps the Dharma shark during the "Barracks and LEFT foot of statue underwater" shot. HAHAHAHAHAHA! #
Good morning all. Baby @kepler_dc slept great last night. His mom is proud of him. #
@adalinelau that's a very meaty place, Adaline! What did u order? in reply to adalinelau #
We sure hope so, @betsydrager! Kid's parents have 50:50 blood:caffeine so he can't be blamed for being an alert little fellow. in reply to betsydrager #
@jennybai giant snow coming your way. Stock up on cake! in reply to jennybai #
@Vixoen p'raps we should amend our agency's strapline to "A [hot] source of light". Yukyukyuk. in reply to Vixoen #
@adalinelau veggie heaven! in reply to adalinelau #
We're driving to Kennedy Space Center tomorrow to see shuttle Endeavour launch. Following @Astro_Nicholas who's onboard. #
I replaced the battery in my iPhone 3G. Not for the feint of heart. #
Incwedibly, the iPhone is still working after re-assembly. #
I dunno, @davewiner. I call my daughter "kid" as a term of endearment. I think there are as many ways of using language as there are ppl. in reply to davewiner #
@adalinelau Haven't eaten at those places! in reply to adalinelau #
@Chassit Its not so hard to open the iPhone, but dissembling to get to the battery at the very bottom is hair-raising. Re-assembly harder. in reply to Chassit #
@houenrong Yeah I was expecting a puff of sulphur-smelling poison gas to be emitted when I cracked the iPhone motherboard out. in reply to houenrong #
@kembree I was in a cafe yesterday which offered espresso coffee icecubes. Freaky deaky. in reply to kembree #
Cursing PayPal-only ecomm sites. PayPal is so fricken inflexible, does weird stuff with exchange rates, and is utterly unaccountable. #
Weirdest thing about putting a new battery into an iPhone: how the battery icon remains full. Usually I can *see* it draining. #
Downloading the new @keystolost podcast: episode 039 for #LOST 601 "LA X" #
Having a drink with my beautiful wife (@ Cafe Ole) http://4sq.com/5yWr1L #
Imagethief's gigantic apocalyptic countdown clock in Beijing http://is.gd/7NN99 #
@minimum12 you're back, Min! Been travelling? in reply to minimum12 #
Our little family is driving to Cape Canaveral 2day to see the space shuttle launch tonite. It's the 5th last launch & the last night launch #
RT @NASA Watch live at 8a ET as the launch pad's rotating structure rolls away to reval Endeavour – on NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv #
Lovely sunrise in Florida today! http://yfrog.com/4egoisj #
@sushobhan daughter grew up in Beijing and doesn't yet grasp the staggering achievements of humans & space. Hope today, at KSC, she gets it! in reply to sushobhan #
Will! And maybe RT @lyonsdigital check out the Space Tweep Society tweetup while you are there. Are you sticking around for #SDOisGo ? #
I'm sorry, @betsydrager! We're so excited and lucky to be able to see this launch in reply to betsydrager #
Happy birthday @jennybai! Hope you're not completely snowed-in, and if you are, hope you build the awesomest sofa fort EVAR. #
Russian Progress vehicle just docked with the Intl Space Station, bringing 2.8 tonnes of supplies. First time ever 4 Russ vehicles docked. #
@betsydrager Well, I envy you that! I was 3 and while I'm sure my parents plonked me down in front of the RCA, I don't remember the landing. in reply to betsydrager #
New TV option for China tweeps: "TVGorge Lets You Stream 120+ Popular TV Shows, With No Geo-Restriction" [tc] http://ow.ly/14ylT #
I really dig the *competency* of NASA. #
@lyonsdigital Thanks for the tip! Just joined the Space Tweep Society http://spacetweepsociety.org in reply to lyonsdigital #
@sushobhan Hehe, thats sweet of you to remember! Daph's Mandarin is pretty good. We've hired a tutor here in the US to keep her up. in reply to sushobhan #
Next time I need a greeting card for Singles Day or Anti-Valentine's Day, I'm goin' to @vixoen's store at Etsy http://ow.ly/14yNQ #
Made nectarine and banana frozen smoothies for the girls. Saturday morning. Pancakes are comin' up! #
I've crushed a couple of handsful of Corn Flakes into my pancake batter. #
Hmm. Some of my eggs are frozen. You think my refrigerator is set too cold? #florida #
@chinagadgetland heh, yes, nice clean hands. And instances of Hootsuite everywhere. in reply to chinagadgetland #
@minimum12 Hey, glad you had some hometime! Kids are great. Daph loving US school, Kepler is a little man now. in reply to minimum12 #
Cooked family breakfast: cornflake pancakes with blueberry compote, banana, meyer lemon & sugar, cheesy scrambled eggs with Napa seedmustard #
…crispy hashbrowns with pan roasted peppers, juice, coffee. My girls liked it and by baby @kepler_dc tried banana for the first time #
@Spinchange Yeah, it was a difficult operation, and it took maybe 35 mins, but the iPhone finally snapped back 2gether and worked again. in reply to Spinchange #
@Spinchange New battery is fantastic. Amazing to have more than 60 mins of power in the iPhone again! I'd forgotten what that was like. in reply to Spinchange #
@Spinchange Replacement $10 battery was identical to factory-installed battery. Same factory, same part number. Great value. in reply to Spinchange #
Wow. Google Apps now allows remote wipe of iPhones, Nokias and WinMos. http://ow.ly/14BSs #
Whoo! Leaving for Kennedy Space Centre for Shuttle Endeavour STS-130 launch! @SpaceTweeps #
Family roadtrip to Cape Canaveral to see the shuttle launch! (@ Denny's) http://4sq.com/9A0d8W #
Cold night to be on the beach! (@ Cocoa Beach Pier) http://4sq.com/d3nIgM #
Shuttle Endeavour lifts off (hopefully!) in 7 hrs… (@ Astronaut Hall of Fame) http://4sq.com/cjsT2y #
Tons of cars here at Kennedy Space Centre's Astronaut Hall of Fame. We're ticketedso hopefully not impossible to get a park. #
Reminds me of a space joke: What do you do if you see a spaceman? You park in it, man. #
Licence plates from all over the US here for Endeavour's launch: NY, OH, TX, VA. #
Traffic into Astronaut Hall of Fame is really rough. Avoid the left-hand lane in. #STS130 #
Astronaut Hall of Fame has #
Astronaut Hall of Fame has decided to open doors 90 mins early: 10pm ET #STS130 #
So proud my kids are here for a shuttle launch RT @dbanes post pics of the family at the launch:) #STS130 #
Yeah, my wife and I never thought we'd see a launch. So cool. RT @MiaWallace_LA how cool! #STS130 #
Some VIP's at the launch: Gov. Mark Sanford, Mike Griffin, Chris Dodd, Suzanne Kosmas, Brent Spiner (data) & more! #sts130 /via @spacearium #
Endeavour's boosters hv parts flown on 64 prior missions. Oldest STS-3 Most recent STS-118 http://bit.ly/bytPBa #STS130 /via @RobertPearlman #
Haha. I think net benefit to humanity justifies the carbon. RT @dbanes I hope #STS130 is carbon offset #
A whole buncha traffic at Astronaut Hall of Fame #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1eu0duj #
cool @SomaFMRusty RT SomaFM.com is mixing pre-launch and mission audio with spacey ambient music at http://SomaFM.com #STS130 #NASA #
#STS130 disaster narrowly averted: took tween daughter back to car to get her Hannah Montana hair strips. A necessity! #
Daughter Daphne is tiring of the line into Astronaut Hall of Fame. At least she has hair strips! #STS130 http://yfrog.com/4faoryj #
Gift store Jr Astronaut suits #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1eh4pej #
#STS130 will launch with 7 million pounds of thrust. #
Gift store shuttle plushies #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1ebcmgj #
Gift store #STS130 tshirts http://yfrog.com/32ltysj #
#STS130 solid rocket boosters will burn for 2 min 10 sec #
Kinda struggling on the drive back from the #STS130 scrub. Sleepless with kids in traffic. We're gonna try to come back tonite. #
Home from the scratched #STS130 shuttle launch (@ Cafe Ole) http://4sq.com/5yWr1L #
Man, that was a rough drive 'cross state after a full day sleepless nite and scratched #STS130 launch. The kids were great though. Back 2nt #
We guess Daphne'll want 2 stay home. Cath and @kepler_dc and I will prob drive back to KSC at 11pm for 2am arrival; 4:30ish #STS130 blastoff #
Only hope there is no cloud cover to scratch #STS relaunch tom am. We were disappointed but crew safety is #1 #
@lyonsdigital yep Astronaut Hall of Fame was open all nite for #STS130. great staff, fun camaraderie outside in the paddock. in reply to lyonsdigital #
She's so tween! Its all about Jonas Bros now. No more princesses! RT @betsydrager @illuminantceo she looks older than I remembered-) #
No view, due to "dynamic weather" Maybe tonite RT @LalaFrijolera @illuminantceo how's the view from there? #STS130 #
@dbanes bummer for #STS130 scratching. Only a 10 min window to launch, otherwise no way of catching ISS, which travels 15x speed of sound. in reply to dbanes #
@betsydrager yeah, cooler-than-Fonzie wife and I talked each other into it. Need to sleep today tho. We'll depart around 11pm I guess. WYWH. in reply to betsydrager #
Relaxing at home with a damn cold Rolling Rock and #LOST 601/2 rewatch on FiOS VOD. #
#LOST on FiOS VOD is std-def. Muddy picture quality; hard to see details. #
@HeyTreeeee the Ikea thingy is awesome. Cloudy but fine. in reply to HeyTreeeee #
Custard Fruit I think. the segments come apart? White flesh? RT @Chassit http://twurl.nl/ribia6 What name 4 this kind of fruit in English..? #
Ugh. Not having slept in 30 hrs, & having driven width of Florida 2x and stood thru a scratched shuttle launch, and having had 3 beers… Z #
Waiting for "go" on #STS130 so we can start the cross-state drive again. Hope all's well @Nasa_Astronauts! #
Have kissed my wife and kids and am heading out to KSC to hopefully see the relaunch of #STS130. ETA midnight. #
Made it safely to Titusville, within striking dist of Endeavour's launch. Getting a burger to fortify the next 5 hr's anticipation #STS130 #
Enjoying listening to @alexhahnboston's It Only Ends Once -new podcast came down today #LOST #
RT @NASA Shuttle Endeavour's astronauts about to be suited up for launch – watch live on NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv #STS130 #
Doesn't get much more nerdier cool than this. Just arrived at Kennedy Space Center #STS130 sched to liftoff < 3 hrs http://yfrog.com/4f5lhaj #
Announced at KSC stage: Endeavour #STS130 is 60% go. #
Far fewer visitors here for #STS130 viewing tonite. Maybe 150 pax in the rocket garden. Tons of space on the lawn. #
#STS130 crew getting strapped into Endeavour on the jumbotron at KSC http://yfrog.com/33w77hwj #
@mayflowerchen and greetings back to you from south-eastern Florida, Anja! in reply to mayflowerchen #
View of the KSC rocket garden #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35zl0nj #
Another view of KSC rocket garden. It's hella impressive at night. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/3ga1kkj #
Endeavour will rise from behind these flags. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35fbqyj #
Final crew-member completing suiting and boarding now: Steve Robinson #STS130 #
Full crew has now boarded Endeavour #STS130 #
#STS130 currently red for cloud cover; flight ops is "optimistic" for ontime launch. #
Interesting: Shuttle crew suit glowsticks secondary use is cabin lighting in case of total power failure #STS130 #
1:52am local time; jet flying overhead, testing cloud conditions I guess #STS130 #
Chilly but not really cold on the lawn at Kennedy Space Centre visitor ctr. Practically no breeze. Parka and a blanket conditions #STS130 #
Still holding 60% go for launch at 04:14 ET #STS130 #
Shuttle gets 6 inches of lift per gallon of liquid fuel from extnl tank #STS130 #
Weather at Spanish and French emergency landing sites are good and "go" accoding to McBride. Kennedy weather is 60% go #STS130 #
Jet overhead is doing test emergency landings at Kennedy shuttle strip to test cloud ceiling according to McBride #STS130 #
Astronaut John McBride acting as MC at KSC VC. He's back on stage now, narrating the pre-launch on Jumbotron. So cool. #STS130 #
McBride says it costs around a million dollars to "fill 'er up" the external Shuttle tank #STS130 #
Cheaper to orbit for several days to await clear weather for Florida landing than to land at Edwards in California [McBride] #STS130 #
John McBride has seen "60 or 70 launches but it gets more exciting each time" #STS130 #
McBride was accepted by NASA in 1978. Is relating story of his selection. #STS130 #
ISS circles earth every 90 minutes #STS130 #
McBride schooling us on orbital dynamics; why launch window is so short. #STS130 #
John McBride will be back with flight updates 3am. Will forage for coffee, but for flavour. Excitement keeping me wide awake! #STS130 #
Might sound weird but the lawn here at KSC smells great. Like it has peppermint planted. Florida really is beautiful. #STS130 #
T-Mobile 2G coverage only 1 bar out in the open here at KSC. Not good. Hope the astronauts have Verizon #STS130 #
Weather briefing just in: red #
@privong which aperture, shutter speed, lens, ISO you got set for #STS130 ? in reply to privong #
White room closeout complete #STS130 #
All closeout tools are accounted for. No spanner in the works! #STS130 #
They don't take PR guys into space Min RT @minimum12 sounds like u r in a Florida camp getting training to become a astronaut #STS130 #
#STS130 jet test landings continue just a couple of miles to the east of here. #
Cmdr McBride leads applause for clearer skies. Stars now visible overhead. #STS130 #
Chris Ferguson is piloting the test landings which continue at Kennedy. They're critical for weather data #STS130 #
The Grumman Gulfstream overhead has been heavily modified to respond as the Shuttle would, has Shuttle cockpit #STS130 #
At time of #STS130 launch, the ISS will be 220 miles above western Romania #
Weather is GREEN for Endeavour launch! T-9 minutes and holding. #STS130 #
God bless my beautiful wife Catherine for insisting I bring a lawn chair and blanket to Kennedy. Wish she and my kids were here #STS130 #
You're like Barbie, @MissXu. You've been an astronaut, doctor, fashion model, entrepreneur, explorer & Cordon Bleu chef. And a great mate! in reply to MissXu #
Fun looking at Tweets near me: seems to be 15 pol Tweeting at Kennedy Space Center VC #STS130 #
30 mins left in the built-in hold. All systems go for T-0! #STS130 #
@bettydraper we have a new recruit for u RT @MissXu and the only thing I ever wanted to do was have babies o:) #
@stinson I'm as excited as I was at the local cinema the day Star Wars opened in 1977 #STS130 in reply to stinson #
Audience at KSC has doubled to around 300 i'd guess #STS130 #
Weather still green and all systems still go for 04:14 launch #STS130 #
Nice touch: #STS130 launch is dedicated to all first-time launch viewers #
Cmdr McBride very upbeat for T-0 blastoff. "Everything's goin' our way" #STS130 #
Zaragoza, Spain has been named Transatlantic Abort Site. Weather there cleared only mins ago. Providential. #STS130 #
Houston mission control "very optimistic". All consoles Go for launch! #STS130 #
Crowd at KSC cheering all green systems and Go for launch. Shuttle cmdr says "See you guys in a couple of weeks" #STS130 #
A crescent moon has risen over Kennedy. Beautiful clear night now. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1ehitqj #
7 minutes to launch. My heart's beating so hard. I'm on the rise only metres from the eastern perimeter. #STS130 #
Great crowd here at Kennedy Space Center visitor center #STS130 http://yfrog.com/35t5bcj #
I've no freakin idea how to set my D80. I'm going for 100 ASA at f/5.6. They say the night sky will light up like sunrise. T-4 mins. #
OMG. That was awesome. I'm trembling from excitement. #STS130 http://yfrog.com/1dl5rtj #
Oh man. I wanna be an Astronaut when I grow up. Was a privilege to see your launch from KSC. Good luck, #STS130 crew @NASA_Astronauts #
@dbanes wow. I got 1 shot off. That was enough. #STS130 in reply to dbanes #
@dbanes I'll bring your mission patch when I see u in Sydney in April #STS130 in reply to dbanes #
The crowd cheers and there is just one thing you know everyone is focused on: the technical achievement and the crew's bravery #STS130 #
When the blastoff begins, the whole horizon lights up orange and pink like a sunrise. Then you hear the roar and feel the wave in your guts. #
4:36am and the public toilets here at Kennedy Space Center visitor centre are spotless. I love NASA. America rocks. #STS130 #
That experience was better than my best Olympic moment, ever. If u have a chance to watch a liftoff from up close, take it. #STS130 #
@wolfgroupasia a combination of both ) in reply to wolfgroupasia #
@ybouc like the gentlemen who pen letters to certain magazines, it's something I thought would never happen to me! #STS130 in reply to ybouc #
RT @NASA Shuttle #Endeavourlaunch Sparks Early Monday Sunrise: ..lit up the predawn … http://bit.ly/9GoL2L #STS130 ht @Paulo_Archie_GP #
Wow, still coming down from that high. bBen sitting in the car 20 mins now. Must be time 2 head off: have a cross-state drive ahead #STS130 #
Gr8 pic RT @mahlersoboes People! In space! I heart science. RT @NoisyAstronomer Godspeed, Endeavor! #sts130 http://twitpic.com/121gbi #
RT @gfitz: Try watching a shuttle launch & walking away without feeling damn proud of what mankind can do. Impossible. #sts130 ht @txflygirl #
Ok, ready to drive off from KSC. Thanks NASA. See you again soon I hope. #STS130 #
I got sleepy so I've pulled over for a short rest. Floridians drive plenty fast! #
I've hit Orlando, FL on my early morning roadtrip. Gonna grab breakfast at IHOP. Strong coffee please! #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-02

Taking a break from copywriting to walk @kipthedog and @kepler_dc in Florida's winter sunshine. Brisk breeze & huge cloudless blue sky 2day #
@Steveology Steve, ppl still say "cyberspace", so no, the term "social media" has at least another decade of legs. in reply to Steveology #
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's son sets up $1 billion fund [Reuters] http://ow.ly/10haL (ht @TweetChina) #
Finally! RT @houenrong: 2010 is definitely the year of the geek. Women can't get enough of us. which is a new thing. But a welcome thing. #
@Syfy Yep! How many weeks is Caprica scheduled to run? Any hiatus planned, or will the series run straight thru? in reply to Syfy #
I'm breaking my self-imposed daylong hiatus from Twitter because I'm so excited about this new upgrade to Google Reader… #
Google Reader now tells you about updates to any website, regardless of having RSS or not. This is huge. #
If "RSS is dead" as @leolaporte often says [I disagree], Google Reader just did a Lazarus. Check out the blog post http://ow.ly/10q2y #
@davewiner would be interested in your comments on Google Reader's new "update without RSS" feature http://ow.ly/10q3v #
@ilsevs me too. Love Google Reader. Live in it. in reply to ilsevs #
@stinson Very much so, Matthew. Its an odd statement but @leolaporte (who I have the greatest respect for) and others take a contrary view. in reply to stinson #
@pdenlinger Be sure to get the context and meaning right. Perhaps a better precis of @BillGates' comments: "#GFW easy to circumvent" in reply to pdenlinger #
I stand corrected @leolaporte. I thought I'd heard you question the "retail" use of RSS, versus the obvious need for RSS at the back end. in reply to leolaporte #
insightful RT @gabyu: Google algorithms and CCP have something in common : Their strength is based on the culture of mystery. #
What I'd really like in Chrome is extension synching between all my machines. #
Hey @NASA, is the FRR for STS-130 on NASA TV at 8am today? Or streaming elsewhere? Doesn't seem to appear in the schedule. #
RT @NASA The STS-130 Flight Readiness Review is underway at Kennedy Space Center. NASA managers will assess the readiness to fly the mission #
RT @NASA @illuminantceo FRR is not carried on NASA TV or streamed. FRR's used to be "secret," but now we can tweet what's happening to you! #
Thank you, @NASA! All the best with FRR then! in reply to NASA #
Testing @GoogleVoice's new iPhone web app. So far, working perfectly. Super impressive! http://m.google.com/voice #
The @GoogleVoice iPhone web app auto searches Google Profiles for people matches. Cool & interesting! #
Getting early lunch. (@ Firehouse Subs) http://4sq.com/90A09r #
Cooking family dinner: creamy chicken and pea fettuccine with garlicky bagel bits. #
Damn. Missing the #SOTU as I'm on a long con call with Shanghai and Beijing… #
http://iPad.com – Support Cancer Research and Organizations that Support Families Affected by Cancer #iPad #
Picked up a chilled bottle of Australian (New South Wales) Yellowtail Pinot Grigio for ten bucks at the gas station. Sensational value. #
@betsydrager Yes, I noticed that! Quite exciting. in reply to betsydrager #
@Chassit Yep, been pretty busy these days so have put myself on a low-Twitter diet for a week. in reply to Chassit #
US Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Cmte.: White House Cyber Security Dir. on C-SPAN2 today at 12:30PM ET #netfreedom #GoogleCN #
Hey @jennybai: you might enjoy this blog post about women in tech by @ginatrapani #
Hey @jennybai: you might enjoy this blog post about women in tech by @ginatrapani: http://ow.ly/11qrr #
Very interesting insight into how coupons can change [US] consumer behavior, with Staples as an eg, by @ michaelvorel http://ow.ly/11qAY #
@houenrong Perhaps a Chrome Frame inside Mobile Safari %-) in reply to houenrong #
Phew! Glad to know our China office's PCs are safe again! RT @TweetChina: China safe from cyberattacks http://bit.ly/dygeRi – FT #
Well he wouldn't very well disagree, would he? RT @TweetChina: Vice-premier defends Chinese policy http://bit.ly/9b3PoR #
I had a 90 minute conference call from the US to Shanghai. I used @googlevoice on my cellphone. Call quality was perfect. It cost me US$1.78 #
Hillary Clinton: "We had a very positive exchange [on #netfreedom] with the Chinese today." (at the Afghanistan Meeting in London, just now) #
@BillGates' comments on #GFW have been skewed out of context. I wish he would clarify: I heard him say {paraphrased} "easy to circumvent". #
Media focusing on @BillGates' comments as "Chinese filtering is very limited" is misleading 2those who didn't hear his interview #netfreedom #
Love that Kentucky Jelly! RT @houenrong: @blcsfo fear, hate, anger, aggression sells guns, ammo, flags, smokes and ky jelly #
Hey @lessprojects: Your webapp looks great but [optionally] asking for Gmail credentials is kinda epic fail. Good PR to take that down. #
@blcsfo Dunno, Clinton is in London today, is in Paris tomorrow… #netfreedom in reply to blcsfo #
@blcsfo Ah-so. I was little upset 2have missed SOTU due to a loooong conference call last night. Caught most of his Tampa Town Hall 2day tho in reply to blcsfo #
Just blocked and reported the fake Bill Gates twitter account #
Do Not Feed the Troll #
many thanks @blcsfo in reply to blcsfo #
@lessallan Thanks Allan. We're not doing agile but we'll use LessProjects 4 a few of our PR agency's projects for a month. Looks gud so far! in reply to lessallan #
Made 9yo's bfast: pear & banana smoothie, stove-top Irish oats with pear, raisins and brown sugar. Now just trying to wake her up! #
Hilarious. Hitler rants about the iPad. "It sounds like a f*cking tampon!!!" [YouTube] http://ow.ly/11KSP #
@betsydrager Yeah, I subscribe to @scifri podcasts and listen on demand Particle physics news? in reply to betsydrager #
Daughter got 100% on her grade 4 science exam (topic: electricity). She got an Icee as her reward #
Finally got a replacement battery for my HP laptop: 45 bucks for what seems like a quality OEM unit. Pretty happy with that. #
@rkoffler well, she claims to hate it, but her mom and I expect that is just tween stuff! She's advanced, from her yrs studying in China. in reply to rkoffler #
I love the Domino's Pizza campaign so much we're gonna feed the family from Domino's tonight. First purchase at DP in what, 10 years? #
Hey Adobe Flash! Screw you! #
@rkoffler Heh. Okay. in reply to rkoffler #
Hey @pizzahut: I'm getting PHP errors (Access Violation at 011AA9EA) repeatedly, trying to register online (USA) #
@rkoffler I'm very impressed with the @dominos online ordering experience. First class coding, UI, witty copywriting, & checkout. in reply to rkoffler #
@betsydrager oooh! thats my speed! in reply to betsydrager #
Made Daph a fresh pear and cherry smoothie. Taking the girls to Waffle House for Saturday morning breakfast. #
@rkoffler fam and I thought the @dominoes pizza was pretty good, actually! Not craft pizza, but not crap either. 8.5/10. in reply to rkoffler #
@gregorylent try Chrome. I suspect you'll enjoy it's simplicity and lightness. in reply to gregorylent #
Would like to know if the Aurora attacks are continuing #GoogleCN #
Looking forward to pancakes for breakfast! (@ IHOP) http://4sq.com/bgBdaF #
IHOP breakfast was yummy. Surprisingly un-greasy; great staff; clean and efficient. #
Getting some essentials for @kepler_dc (@ Babies R Us) http://4sq.com/axMRMt #
What the hell?! Anyone else been using the Splendid theme for Chrome and just had the skin changed without permission? #
The best toy we've ever bought our baby boy: a bouncing walker trainer. @kepler_dc loves it! http://yfrog.com/1drm4bj #
Made family dinner (lazy Sunday): spaghetti w spicy italian turkey sausage in an arrabiata sauce based on my Honeybaked ham stock. Peppery. #
Very fucking impressive performance by Black Eyed Peas at Grammy's tonight. Echoes of Sly & The Family Stone and George Clinton. #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-26

Was interested in "Unlock and root a Nexus One" [Lifehacker] http://ow.ly/XMOy #googlephone #android #
Thanks, Illuminant studio team, who are presently working late into the night on a last-minute push for a key client. @lhiver @Elinbananas #
Nouns that are both singular and plural: cattle shears measles mumps victuals tweezers vespers. I'm sure there are more. #
@heathr there is pimping yr brand and them there is living your brand. Good PR practice is influenced by medium but is not dictated by mdm. in reply to heathr #
@heathr "brand" is a complex cocktail made up of values, feelings, aspirations. Many confuse selling and branding. Not the same thing. in reply to heathr #
@heathr Ah-so. I'm with you: people as brands. Neatly packaged ways for people to market themselves. Its not new: politicians and rockstars! in reply to heathr #
@heathr I tend to think of all ppl as consumers (myself very much included). Consumers are trained to have near-instant likes/dislikes. in reply to heathr #
@heathr Consumers increasingly behave and group themselves in tribal ways. I think social media is a marketplace for ideas/pundits. in reply to heathr #
@heathr People who brand themselves are just complex consumer ideas, really. More complex than Coke but less complex than religion. in reply to heathr #
@heathr Well, everything that we consume can be thought of as an idea. Wrap up everything you feel about a Prius – thats an idea… in reply to heathr #
@heathr I think ppl who have grasped social media to "brand" (or package) themselves for a marketplace can similarly be thought of as ideas. in reply to heathr #
@heathr I think ppl who have "branded" themselves are pretty complex ideas. More complex than a fast-moving consumer good. in reply to heathr #
@heathr I'm guilty-as-charged for having a marketplace view of society. Its but 1 view of society in the multitude of different viewpoints. in reply to heathr #
@heathr I think it would be a fascinating project for u to do a show, asking prominent social media mavens how they've packaged themselves. in reply to heathr #
I'm Simon @heathr. Pleased 2meet you! I'd be interested to hear how u name & describe the 'problem'. I came in late and I'm a little slow in reply to heathr #
@dda Good morning! in reply to dda #
We got our tix to the space shuttle launch, Feb 7, at the Kennedy Space Center. So exciting! http://yfrog.com/4ijybbj #
Heh RT @jennybai: the "networking" portion of #140conf NY consists of a bunch of geeks tweeting and avoiding eye contact #
Just completed a Google Apps Premier set-up for a new client. Such a pleasure to work with @googleapps #
Google's China blog: "To Clarify Some Untruthful Rumours" [China Smack] http://ow.ly/Yy5R @jeffjarvis #
TechCrunch speculates that Apple will soon introduce background apps for iPhone, tablet http://ow.ly/Yygh #
Starts in 25 mins RT @bethevans @pdenlinger Live stream event: Will China's #gfw hold (inc James Fallows): http://bit.ly/4Terjf #googlecn #
Missing the Beijing crew! Gambei! RT @beijingboyce ~20 ppl here for #bjtweetup & one hour to go for two-for-one martinis… #
Welcome back to Twitter, @BillGates #
Is Jay Ogilvy on Twitter? #
@chinabuzz I admire @BillGates' charitable work and I follow his work with interest. in reply to chinabuzz #
@dbanes Yeah, we're so excited, we're like little kids. The Shuttle mission we're seeing launch is STS-130. Never imagined Id hv the chance. in reply to dbanes #
US Secretary of State Clinton will outline the US administration's internet freedom policy tomorrow #GoogleCN #
RT @Chassit: Chinese culture places too much importance on symbols and spend too much time looking for hidden meanings behind small things. #
Rebecca MacKinnon calls on US State Dept to stream Sec Clinton's internet freedom speech on a system that is not blocked to China. #GoogleCN #
Fallows disagrees with Morozov that Google was evil to enter China in the first place [paraphrased] #GoogleCN #
Morozov suggested that Google wasn't "fully cognizant" of the risks of "doing business" with the Chinese government #GoogleCN #
Fallows suggests that "if Google is not present in China it will suffer badly" #GoogleCN #
MacKinnon wonders if today is a "1979" or a "1989" moment for the CCP to "rethink itself" #GoogleCN #
Fallows: "China's education system is China's greatest weakness" [analytical thought not taught or encouraged]. Agree #GoogleCN #
MacKinnon: "Don't assume that the internet means the end of authoritarianism" [paraphrased] #GoogleCN #
Taking my baby boy @kepler_dc and our dog @kipthedog for a walk in the Florida sunshine. http://yfrog.com/1epg5brj #
Chef Gordon Ramsay to start Tweeting Feb 1 http://bit.ly/7BCpL0 (Huffpo) #
SecState Clinton will outline US internet freedom policy at 09:30 ET tomorrow (21 Jan) streamed live at http://www.state.gov/ #GoogleCN #
RT @NASA: Kepler team is poring over another trove of data. Been downloading since yesterday http://tiny.cc/KY4RY @kepler_dc #
RT @NASA: New list! Follow astronauts who are in space and tweeting at http://twitter.com/NASA/astronauts-in-space-now (thanks @ELROSS) #
Enjoyed Rebecca MacKinnon's op-ed on tomorrow's Clinton speech on internet freedom http://ow.ly/YISl #GoogleCN @rmack #
Added @rmack to my Twitter list "Public Intellectuals China" (overdue, sorry Rebecca!) http://ow.ly/YIVi #
Was troubled by Tim Wu's contention in comments this morn that the world is moving towards national internets. Disquieting, still. #GoogleCN #
My wife & daughter the same! RT @jennybai Tollhouse says not 2 eat raw cookie dough, but Tollhouse can't stop me #raweggs #
Worth a look RT @BillGates My new website is live http://www.thegatesnotes.com. Excited to share more about what I’m learning, hope u like it! #
Particle physics breakthrough! RT @astroparticle @physorg_com Researchers Detect 1st Neutrino Events at T2K Japan http://bit.ly/5qMAPH #
Marvellous! RT @googledownunder: World first – Live cricket on YouTube, starting March 12. http://bit.ly/5r1OP6 #
@betsydrager change back. mad men is over in reply to betsydrager #
Hillary Clinton's Internet Freedom speech will be streamed live in 25 minutes time: 09:30 US Eastern Time at http://www.state.gov #GoogleCN #
RT @stinson @WildPixels @SirSteven nice-looking multi-platform free VPN. looks v useful: @paperbus Free proxy has launched #GoogleCN #GFW #
Clinton Internet Freedom video feed live now http://www.state.gov #GoogleCN #GFW #
@KaiserKuo sure, that was the tone in reply to KaiserKuo #
"[The Internet" is a new nervous system for our planet." Sec Clinton #GoogleCN #GFW #
"Modern information networks can be harnessed for good or for ill." Sec Clinton #GoogleCN #GFW #
"As I speak to you today, govt censors are working furiously somewhere to erase my comments" Sec Clinton #GoogleCN #netfreedom #
Terrorism and "stolen intellectual property" enjoined to the panoply of evils in Sec Clinton's speech #netfreedom #GoogleCN #
China called out by name for restricting access to religious information. Unwise at top of policy speech? Sec Clinton #GoogleCN #netfreedom #
Hope Sec Clinton ends her pitch with a Jobs-esque "...one more thing..." #netfreedom @GoogleCN #
Sec Clinton disses "petty hackers who deface websites". Put those pests in their place! They're not freedom fighters. #netfreedom #GoogleCN #
Insightful RT @houenrong: Hillary Clinton is not talking about the intr0web. She's giving a benediction. #WTF #GoogleCN #netfreedom #
Sec Clinton: "Global Networked Commons" <- that's a policy, in a nutshell, I support #netfreedom #GoogleCN #
RT @ProgressiveFix: RT @dipnote: Sec. Clinton: The freedom to connect is like the freedom of assembly in cyber space. #netfreedom #GoogleCN #
"We are supporting the development of new tools... that will allow people to circumvent political censorship" Sec Clinton #netfreedom #
Cisco has some 'splaining to do. Hope shareholders come to their senses at the next AGM. #netfreedom #GoogleCN #collaborators #
@stinson I was troubled by Tim Wu's contention yest that "the world is moving towards national internets". #netfreedom in reply to stinson #
Mr Morozov is thinking either/or I submit RT @quelquefois @evgenymorozov do I want US gov designing iPhoneapps? how about fixing roads first #
@stinson I think it might have been @mranti who said "in a fight between the internet & the chinternet, the internet will win" #netfreedom in reply to stinson #
#netfreedom speech not being streamed to the whitehouse.gov iPhone app #
@stinson true, and worth remembering. in reply to stinson #
RT @gadyepstein We cannot stand by while people are separated from the human family by wall of censorship - Clinton (Anothr #GFW reference?) #
@niubi and his shares in Huawei will continue to deliver harmonious prosperity to his family in reply to niubi #
@AlexBowman would Cisco have developed custom tech for Vichy France? #netfreedom in reply to AlexBowman #
I like her hair. #netfreedom #
Keep that campaign up RT @niubi will some1 pls ask Hillary if she wd support Goog, Twittr, FB as sponsors of US pav at Expo? #netfreedom #
Q: "How do we apply for #netfreedom grants?" Clinton A: "If we invited you we know how to find you. We'll be in touch." #
One thing that is impressing me in Clinton #netfreedom Q&A: she hasn't fluffed any tech answers. Bush couldn't have done as well. #
Good to see @cshirky & @rmack on #netfreedom roundtable http://www.state.gov #
"Its been called the Twitter revolution but its actually the cellphone revolution." Clay Shirky #netfreedom ...and CN starts reading all SMS #
Lucky duck! Enjoy RT @MissXu: Blue Note Tokyo, pretty awesome #
@rmack "knows people in this room who are being funded by US State Dept for circumvention tools" [slight paraphrasing] #netfreedom #
"there r incredible programmers in africa, middle east, other places. all they need is how to get attention and funding" @rmack #netfreedom #
Don't know, Iain RT @iainmanley: @illuminantceo Did I hear correctly… Falungong is funding VPNs? #netfreedom #
State Dept representative on #netfreedom round-table made clear that Cuba is on the agenda, regardless that Clinton didn't mention by name. #
@jilliancyork RT @lokmant @kaiserkuo @mtwirth Prepared text of Clinton speech on Internet Freedom http://is.gd/6KqzP #netfreedom #
RT @eyeseast Just finished coordinating an interview btw @sreenivasan & @rmack on #googlecn. Interesting stuff. Video today on @newshour #
Wld u pay a fee Adam? RT Hulu to Charge Monthly Fee for Access to Unlimited TV Episodes [RUMOR] – http://bit.ly/7IPh8G /via @adamcoomes #
Wow, interesting read RT Proof that China's Censorship Has Gone Overboard http://bit.ly/74HfJQ /via @ellachou #netfreedom #
Share a link, Michael? 自由亚洲之声的华盛顿记者能否有点职业道德？胡乱编造我的讲话，令人气愤之极。 /via @mranti #
GZ blogger Wen Yunchao quoted RT China says Google case not linked to ties with US http://is.gd/6KI53 /via @blcsfo #netfreedom # GoogleCN #
No saurkraut? No mustard? RT @houenrong: with u ! RT @_urbanasia_: Underrated…. Street hot dog, only ketchup, nothing more! whos with me ? #
Had to take a con call with @pdenlinger on phone, as like many colleagues in China last 2 weeks, CN Skype connections are dropping a lot #
@houenrong I'm makin' home made turkey cheeseburgers tonight in reply to houenrong #
Skype telling me I'm signed in from another computer. WTF? Damn, #GoogleCN has killed trust. We live in public, for sure. #
Somewhat jealous of my colleague @lhiver being in lovely Hangzhou, my favourite city in China. Enjoy the coffee, the jazz & the lake, Joel! in reply to lhiver #
My daughter's [US] elementary school has invited students and staffmembers to wear red tomorrow, to show solidarity with Haiti #
Take care with Google Doc's undo command. You can lose a ton of revisions, not just your most recent revision! @googleapps #
Sharing? RT Sweet: Just finished researching&capturing 1130 ads the great Frank Irving Fletcher wrote for a single client /via @RobertStover #
As-so. I was paranoid! RT @rmack @huffingtonpost @HuffPostTech Skype down? It's not just you http://bit.ly/5iqi3L #aurora #
@keystolost I'm staying on Twitter, but I safely keep all my #LOST tweeps in a hidden Hootsuite column. Won't peek until Feb 3. in reply to keystolost #
I'm making beerstamps from scratch: German mashed potatoes, saurkraut and lots of crispy leg ham strips. Also home-made turkey cheeseburgers #
@absurd …because Bill's acknowledged as a generous supporter of childhood education. @BillGates in reply to absurd #
Rebecca MacKinnon on #netfreedom policy speech RT @rmack: New blog post: Clinton speaks on Internet freedom http://bit.ly/7NrMyY #GFW #
I love the US! RT @NASA For @sesamestreet Cookie Monster and those interested: Learn about how 2 join the space program http://bit.ly/8ZDikz #
500 megabits/sec! RT @physorg_com: Siemens Sets New Record for Wireless Data Transfer using White LEDs http://bit.ly/7uDQt0 #
International Linear Collider, 35-50K long, may begin construction in 2020. Linear colliders generate much higher energies http://ow.ly/Zbib #
@rmack comments on Clinton #netfreedom speech, Google's credibility, on PBS (6 min video) http://ow.ly/ZbqK @eyeseast #
RT @NiuB: Fallows – A momentous 40 hours, leading to Clinton/China/Internet: http://bit.ly/8Hojzq #
Con call with Beijing for new client branding proj complete. Now folding laundry (not a metaphor). #
Hey Apple iPhone guys: the phone book app is a bit dumb, only allowing 1 mobile phone number. Most of my Asian clients have 2 or 3. #
Time zone conversions do my head in. #
@casparterhorst @kennethhon823 @dbanes @stoutyhk Contacts/Edit/Add New Phone/only one of each not already taken. I'm missing something! in reply to casparterhorst #
@imagethief Bah. Can't see it. Tossing this iPhone for a Googlephone in a couple of weeks anyway. Thanks all. in reply to imagethief #
Long, 17hr working day for me today. Need to get some sleep. Raining cats and dogs where I am in Florida…. Catch u guys and girls 2morrow. #
@dda Heh. Reminds me of Ho's Fashion in the Kerry Centre, Beijing. in reply to dda #
Interesting video interview with an old Red Guard, still living the objectives of the Cultural Revolution [Danwei] http://ow.ly/ZjLP #
Space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission seems back on sched for Feb 7 dep'r (repairs to Italian ISS module look good) http://ow.ly/ZmvV #
#FF #netfreedom & #GoogleCN heroes 1 @AlexBowman @betsydrager @blcsfo @Chassit @davesgonechina @fuzheado @GE_Anderson @houenrong @imagethief #
#FF #netfreedom & #GoogleCN heroes 2 @jilliancyork @KaiserKuo @KateAtState @maggierauch @Mal_Asian @NiuB @niubi @pdenlinger @quelquefois #
#FF #netfreedom & #GoogleCN heroes 3 @randomwire @raykwong @rmack @SirSteven @stinson @submono #
#FF #netfreedom & #GoogleCN heroes 4: countless others contributing to the new nervous system for the planet. Thank you all and peace be w/u #
RT Love over gold and mind over matter, always! /via @submono #
Dad, whoever u are, well done! RT Watching the award winning Avatar the second time with my awesome Dad tomorrow /via @sandralovesca #
CCP in its adolescent phase RT @Chassit Hillary merely *hinted* China, and now China is already barking back x10 like mad dog. 丫自己拣骂呢? #
@marcelekkel cheers! in reply to marcelekkel #
Sure. In fact authenticity deserves to be well managed RT @Steveology Can you ‘manage’ Authenticity? http://ow.ly/Zo4T #
Weekly shop. Like Publix a lot. Well-managed business. (@ Publix Supermarket) http://4sq.com/929YDg #
Superbowl cake display in my local supermarket http://yfrog.com/1da58cj #
I just had a "Twitter is fucking amazing" moment. Thanks, @RobertStover #
Collecting Daphne from school. Today was solidarity with Haiti day. Everyone's in red. #
RT @rmack @prosciutboy Cisco Leak: Great Firewall of China Was Chance 2 Sell Routers (May 2008) http://tr.im/Lf38 #Netfreedom #cisco #GFW #
RT @dropbox Just a reminder! Today's the last day for our t-shirt giveaway! http://blog.dropbox.com Just tweet #dropboxshirt to enter! #
Rained so much last night we had to pump 8cm of water out of our pool. What a difference between Beijing's and Florida's weather! #
Nice RT @google Bringing Project CARE – free Google Voice numbers for homeless veterans – to Washington, D.C. http://bit.ly/7pNKQE #
Nice! Click any word RT @google: New Chrome extension: Google Dictionary w/ 11 languages offered. Could come in handy. http://bit.ly/5yCnq9 #
@LiberateLaura Anyone Gady retweets with such frequency has to be interesting! #
@digitasia Following you because @AlexBowman @pdenlinger and @Chassit collectively can't be wrong #
I'm going. My 1st time. RT @brutusram: Who is going to Google IO this year? #io2010 Is it worth going this year? #
Enjoyed debut of Caprica on SyFy. Eric Stoltz was a firm casting choice as an alternate universe Bill Gates-type. Cyborgs, VR, all good fun. #
@sandralovesca I saw the Jacky Chan movie with my 9yo daughter last weekend. Great fun. She loved it (she wants to be a spy in reply to sandralovesca #
RT @SirSteven @xoix @prosciutboy Cisco Leak: ‘Great Firewall’ of China was a Chance to Sell More Routers (May '08), http://tr.im/Lf38 #GFW #
@SirSteven One question is "how has Cisco's human rights policy changed, if at all, since early 2008?" #netfreedom #GFW in reply to SirSteven #
Just installed the Google Voice extension into Chrome. Slick! #
Google Voice extension for Chome: http://ow.ly/ZGnL #
@SirSteven Do you think Obama will reference the black hat hacking in his State of the Union next week? #GoogleCN #netfreedom in reply to SirSteven #
Hah. Funny TechCrunch roundup of ridiculous Apple Tablet rumours and predictions http://ow.ly/ZGuG #
@SirSteven coming battle over network security will be replay of the space race. US will win, due to superior engineering, innovation, CanDo in reply to SirSteven #
@SirSteven CN post-1949 educ system has already doomed China's prospects 2 win the war of ideas. @mranti is right: internet beats chinternet in reply to SirSteven #
@SirSteven Space Race fits. Obama as JFK. Hacked Gmail accts as Cuban missiles. CCP as Khrushchev. in reply to SirSteven #
"'Space diver' to attempt first supersonic freefall" 36km! (@newscientist) http://bit.ly/7R1ieV #
Interesting: "…the Internet in China is stuck in an IE6 tar pit." (China's strange fixation with IE6) http://ow.ly/ZJp4 #
Sorry Chris, should have given u RT credit RT @eyeseast: China's Strange Fixation on IE6 http://bit.ly/7opvHk #
We're going to Sonny's Real Pit Barbecue tonight. Can't wait! Need a drink, too. Was a little tensed up today. #
Family dinner at the real deal: southern barbecue! (@ Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q) http://4sq.com/571FcQ #
Christopher Waltz' acceptance speech at Screen Actors' Guild Awards was xlnt. He really deserved that award. Inglourious Basterds was fab. #
Early mornings for me RT @danmartell I get my best ideas at the gym, how about you? #
Glad to have caught Betty White's triumph on #SAG awards. What a broad! Kudos. #
Tx for the tip Betsy! RT @betsydrager listening to @americanroutes via @npr-think you'd love the tunes-) #
@melissaonline poor doggie! Hope he's okay. I had an epileptic poodle as a kid. Cold running water on his head helped. in reply to melissaonline #
@leonacraig @ge_anderson Calm for Han. It's always been about land, not the indigenous people. in reply to leonacraig #
Exactly, @BillGlover. I don't see Tim's contention that "the world is moving towards national internets". Web is database driven, not page. in reply to BillGlover #
So you're feeling better, @Elinbananas! in reply to Elinbananas #
They sure seem to be polarising! Could you summarise your annoyance Kay? RT @kayross: If I see one more foursquare update I'll scream #
Liar Liar Pants on Fire RT @chinaSMACK: Please RT: Railway Official's Comparison With Germany Called Bullshit http://chinaSMACK.com/14029 #
RT@BillGates Can't wait to try the Apple Tablet. It is the first time a non-MS product has got me really excited. #iPad #iSlate #
I installed Boxee onto our TVs Mac Mini. Its kind of a steep learning curve. Well, its not Unix, but its taking some learning. #
@mtwirth Heh, hadn't looked at it that way! in reply to mtwirth #
@sagebrennan My dogs emigrated from their birth country, China, to the US a month ago. They have recently discovered squirrels. Like crack. in reply to sagebrennan #
Oh. My. God. Pandora in Boxee on my TV in the living room. I'm happy #
@Scobleizer Pres. Obama visited Riddell factory last week: another solid American manufacturer. in reply to Scobleizer #
Hey Steve: It'd be cool to be able to bookmark apps in the App Store. Kthxbye. #
Hitting the kitchen to prep Sunday family dinner. Cheeseburgers frm scratch, balsamic dressed salad, beerstampes a la Schindler's Tankstelle #
@imagethief my first, poor Chinese name in 2000 was 西门. After a year of being called Mr Semen, I changed it to 夏明. in reply to imagethief #
@sprague real quote. Bill's cool. in reply to sprague #
@kayross better drink the foursquare kool-ade then Kay! It tastes kinda like ribena. in reply to kayross #
128Gb version to be called MaxiPad RT @pdenlinger Jesus tablet to be called iPad: http://bit.ly/7qztNx $aapl #
Hey @doubleclick: display ad wastage is ~30% on me, as I already have Verizon FiOS. I love ads: would b cool to b able 2 fine-tune a cookie! #
@kayross your attitude to @foursquare is typical of one side of the argument. Me, I love seeing where my friends are IRL. Connects me better in reply to kayross #
Happy space shuttle Endeavour mission STS-130 is on track. http://ow.ly/109n8 So excited 2 have tickets to the launch @explorespaceKSC @NASA #
Hungry. Thinking about breakfast… perhaps Corn Flakes, sliced banana, coconut and a squeeze of honey. #
@BillGates seems to support Chinese citizen circumvention of the #GFW on his Monday interview on GMA (-1:26) http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ #
I think @BillGates' comments on the #GoogleCN debate were fine. Diplomatic, but not misguided like Ballmer's. #netfreedom #
RT @michaelvorel: View of gasparilla pirate ship anchored outside Tampa http://twitpic.com/zphh8 #
Video doesn't have a direct link but can see it here http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ RT @Chassit Asking for a link to the comment #GFW #
@kayross Fair enough! Not trying to convince you Frankly, I'm MUCH more irritated by sponsored ad tweets than @foursquare mayor tweets. in reply to kayross #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-19

@wei2 busy and happy, thanks Wei! We're working hard on establishing Illuminant in NYC. Will have news to report shortly. in reply to wei2 #
I broke my iPhone's LCD in China on Nov 10th. Just got it back (in the USA) from @rapidrepair: they've done a good job. #
I joined Gowalla: simoncousins #
I joined Yelp #
I joined Urbanspoon #
Cooking family dinner: simple tuna and roasted capsicum pasta sauce; rigatoni; garlic bread. Kid friendly. #
I like this simple POS campaign for Gatorade at my local Florida gas station. It's new. http://yfrog.com/4a3oshj #
We're freezing in Florida. Record low temps make this feel not a bunch different from Beijing's winter! #
@beijingboyce heh, you blew up another power brick, Jim? Gotta avoid the 60 kuai fakes! in reply to beijingboyce #
@HeyTreeeee heh. I've had some NYC winters. But I tell ya, freezing" and "Florida" just don't seem to go together! in reply to HeyTreeeee #
Regardless of being in the US for 3 weeks, I'm still coughing up Beijing! RT @marcelekkel: @illuminantceo you miss the black coal dust? #
I'm on the phone to Kennedy Space Centre. We're getting tickets to the next space shuttle launch, Feb 7. #
When did you leave Beijing, @NiuB? in reply to NiuB #
@betsydrager Done! We have 3 tickets to the Kennedy Space Centre to see shuttle launch STS-130. We must arrive 11:30pm for 04:37am launch in reply to betsydrager #
@NiuB gee, PEK must have been sootier 12 years ago. We still have soot of course but also tonnes of motor vehicle pollution. in reply to NiuB #
How random! Melody from our Beijing office just popped up on GTalk: "I just met Jimmy Page!" Hahah. #
@sinotechian No shit With Shuttle being decommissioned, it seems tickets to view the last launches are really hard to get. We're lucky. in reply to sinotechian #
Melody says Jimmy Page is headlining a planned concert in Beijing next year. He'd doing the presser tomorrow. #
@cdrum We're working on opening a NYC office. I'm commuting between the US, Beijing and Hong Kong for 2010. in reply to cdrum #
@peterschloss Given the cultural police's track record last cpl of years, you'd have to give the concert a 50/50 chance of being cancelled. in reply to peterschloss #
Stupid Windows Vista. This HP laptop has a broken webcam, broken DVD and broken Bluetooth. #
@NiuB Thanks! Very exciting. in reply to NiuB #
Google Voice is miraculous. #
@sagebrennan you using the website voice.google.com on your iPhone? Its sucky but usable for me: look up a contact and click dial/sms in reply to sagebrennan #
@Chassit you took a test? in reply to Chassit #
@Chassit awesome. you must be proud of yourself. in reply to Chassit #
You're keeping long hours lately @dda in reply to dda #
@raykwong I'm with you 100%. I live in Google Reader and I can't understand folks who say the RSS reader is dead. in reply to raykwong #
Hahahah RT @Chassit: @ThomasCrampton I always hope Twitter could reduce the length limit on Chinese tweet to 70. #
Using Chrome on Windows? Hit Shift-Esc to get a view of every tab's CPU and memory usage. #
The most principled stand on Chinese govt bullying I've ever seen RT @niubi Official Google Blog: A new approach 2China http://bit.ly/768XbG #
@leolaporte @ginatrapani @jeffjarvis Google.cn no longer tolerating censorship; sharing info on CN Gmail hack attacks http://bit.ly/768XbG #
@wei2 Daily; for strategic planning in reply to wei2 #
RT @niubi @wikileaks gossip inside google China is gov hackers found infiltrating google source code repository; gmail attacks an old issue. #
@fuzheado @rejon however, that corporate blog is censored to Chinese citizens. Never understood why GOOG blogged under Blogspot only. in reply to fuzheado #
@fuzheado @chadcat chances of other corporates (calling you out, Opera) will follow in domino effect? slim, or possible? in reply to fuzheado #
Wow. Soon, upload any file type u want to Goog Docs RT @pdenlinger: Google GDrive launches. Just don't call it that: http://bit.ly/5fvGRv #
@wei2 the regular way. logging in, and waving with collaborators in topic specific waves. nothing different from the core functions. in reply to wei2 #
Do you have any comments on Google's new stance on China, @jilliancyork? in reply to jilliancyork #
"Google" is trending on Twitter. But lower than American Idol. #
Hey Opera! How about a principled position now? #google #china #
@KaiserKuo No, don't think so. Believe this is a principled stand. Google is unique in west corps: they think very,very long term. Centuries #
@KaiserKuo One thing I'm certain of: Google will outlast the Chinese Communist Party. in reply to KaiserKuo #
RT @jilliancyork: @illuminantceo My very personal, non-Berkman stance is "right on, Google." #
RT @jilliancyork: @illuminantceo …and also "it's about time." #
Mainland media running #GoogleCN story yet? Money on Renmin Ribao or Global Times to break it? #
#GoogleCN generated ~140 tweets in the last 2 mins #
@Scobleizer on #GoogleCN http://scobleizer.com/2010/01/12/why-now-google/ #
California congresswoman Rep. Eshoo Responds to Attack on Google http://ow.ly/VRka #googlecn #
Google's Data Liberation Front free sticker giveaway: http://ow.ly/VRmj (dangerous Blogspot link forbidden in China, naturally) #
RT @google: Calling all developers: Registration is now open for Google I/O, May 19-20, 2010 in SF http://bit.ly/5qOUK6 (via @googleio) #
I'm finding some very cool people to follow by looking at #googlecn tweets come past me. #
RT @Chassit http://twurl.nl/lcjj5r #googlecn story on 163 Tech, source is China News Agency (中新社). Shortened but basically accurate. #
Story taken down RT @Chassit #googlecn story http://twurl.nl/lcjj5r Already found on 163 Tech, source is China News Agency (中新社). #
Center for Democracy and Technology has been down for me for the last hour http://www.cdt.org – tinfoil hats ON! #
Can you imagine being a skilled software engineer and actually being on the #GFW team. How would you sleep? Unfathomable. #googlecn #
RT @KaiserKuo GTalk hacked 2? Google friend in MtView IMs me with: "Yeah,I can't really talk about this, especially not on GTalk!" #googleCN #
Historic. RT @quelquefois: Google.cn "Tiananmen" image search starting to show "Tank Man" photos. #GoogleCN #
No, not just u. U + 1.4 billion other ppl. RT @ullrich: Didn't realize that groups.google.com was blocked #gfw Is it just for me? #
RT @amymengcn: As a big fan of google, and hater for baidu, i hope things will work out, and google stays in China! #
Our Beijing CBD office is seeing uncensored text and image results in Google.cn right now. #googlecn #
Tell! RT @prettylaowai: I actually met one software engineer on the #GFW team, 他出奇地不是中国人 #
@prettylaowai stochastic cryptography. interesting. #GFW in reply to prettylaowai #
Grisly, bloody photos. I'll post a screen cap RT @ericawatanabe RT @quelquefois Google.cn "Tiananmen" shows "Tank Man" photos. #GoogleCN #
Screen cap of today's Google.cn's unfiltered results for a banned search term. Taken in Beijing. http://ow.ly/i/jzH #googlecn #
@lhiver unless those eyes were there… in reply to lhiver #
Personal news for my China timezone friends: 2day we got rare tickets for the next Space Shuttle launch, at Kennedy Space Center on Feb 7 #
"Google in China" statement from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) http://ow.ly/VWia #googlecn #
RT @Chassit: I actually would love to see #GoogleCN quit. This is a spark of revolution and resistance, and it needs a martyr. #
RT @Chassit: #CMCC now establishing SMS censorship in joint effort with public security. #马德·法克尔 #
RT @Chassit: "SMS would be suspended if a subscriber sends improper content over cellular network. Reactivate it at local cop stations." #
insightful RT @pdenlinger: Both the China hypers and China critics annoy me. Just about equally. #
https is often blocked for me in china RT @niubi Official Gmail Blog: Default https access 4Gmail http://bit.ly/8DrpTA y security upped #
RT @wolfgroupasia That 1 blog post was a lot more effective than a press conference or any other "trad" communications tools #GoogleCN #
Pathetic. Unnamed Cn govt official and anonymous Cn Googler sole primary sources in Xinhua article http://bit.ly/7AGqDT #GoogleCN via @NiuB #
Google's David Drummond interviewed on CNBC (video link) http://ow.ly/W0PI #googlecn #
RT @NiuB: RT @BethJin: http://ow.ly/W0WL Michael Anti tells BBC World Service he fully supports Google's decision re China #googlecn #
"Baidu.tw Wasn’t Hacked To Show Google, Doesn’t Even Belong To Baidu" [techcrunch] http://ow.ly/W1mU #
@betsydrager @mranti is articulate and considered IMO in reply to betsydrager #
"Google [took] the China corp comms playbook, wrapped it in oily rags, doused it in gas and dropped a lit match on it" http://ow.ly/W1QK #
Have to get off Twitter and do some work. #googlecn just so fascinating. #
If Cisco were 2B so principled, GFW would fall RT @raykwong State Dept./Google angle: Google blazes a trail http://bit.ly/7RMd3n #GoogleCN #
War on Flowers RT @SirSteven @lonniehodge @shanghaiist @amoiist @qifei More illegal flower offerings at #GoogleCN http://flic.kr/p/7voWwx #
The winner today is CTrip, whose AdWord impressions (they rent "Tian'anmen") on google.cn must have skyrocketed. #
Want 200 million AdWords impressions in China, today? Rent 检查 or 人权 on google.cn #googlecn #
Claims of "massive CN cyber-army" RT @kaiserkuo @niubi @raykwong Could the timing of that piece POSSIBLY have been better? http://ow.ly/W55X #
LOL. Enrong the dude RT @houenrong: that's right. send your complaints to @houenrong… Enrong the dude. Not the energy company. #
RT @taniabranigan Video reactions to #googlecn starring @mranti @jeffjarvis @kaiserkuo @isaac @goldkorn http://bit.ly/6ly1mI h/t @raykwong #
NPR Morning Edition on #googlecn (audio 3'11") http://ow.ly/W6Hq #
New Pepsi Refresh social media campaign "epic fail" for user privacy, security, technology [TechCrunch] http://ow.ly/W7gQ #
Umm, that should be "intranet". RT Google Exit Threatens Chinese Internet, Analysts Say http://bit.ly/4Wwd8U @TweetChina #
New tricks? Old dog. RT @mashable China Censors Google’s Threat to Pull Out of China http://bit.ly/92YyxA #
Walking my dogs by the lake next to my back yard in Florida. Enjoying a friendly neighbour's Wi-Fi. http://yfrog.com/33a9ehj #
Our local lake is a natural amphitheatre. Florida's gulf coast is beautiful. #exurbs http://yfrog.com/1yb86jj #
If oblique ref to Goog Mr Lee, I disagree w simile RT @kaifulee A captain wld never run away from his duty, if he knew the ship was sinking. #
Its the War on Ironic Floral Tributes @markmackinnon RT Google and China are in a new kind of war http://is.gd/6cUS1#googlecn #
Evgeny is Yahoo! Fellow RT @markmackinnon Smart writing from @evgenymorozov on Google vs. China http://bit.ly/4G8ybx #
RT @ChinaSmack Cn internet rumor: Google to help Cn staff get Green Cards for 3yr employment contract- http://chinaSMACK.com/13693 #googlecn #
7am in Beijing, and Google.cn search and image search results remain unfiltered. #
If Google does shutter it's China offices, it won't fire 700 people. Would be a PR disaster as well as being counter to its motto. #googlecn #
RT @niubi: Ai Weiwei told Global Times English that 2 of his Gmail accounts had been hacked in October @aiww #googlecn #
RT @kepler_dc: My namesake, NASA's Kepler Mission, discovered it's first 5 exoplanets! http://ow.ly/Wgr3 @NASAKepler #
US State forbids Lenovo hardware RT @gadyepstein @whimzy chinese exports could have virus-laden spying microchips http://tiny.cc/brg1e #
@quelquefois I don't get that. Shuttering Google.cn and physical offices doesn't mean Gmail, Docs shuts down too. #GFW is easy to jump. in reply to quelquefois #
#googlecn story too interesting, but sadly i have campaigns to write so am quitting twitter for another few hours. 88. #
Just completed and submitted a new 12-month PR campaign to a great new prospect in construction materials: a sector we excel in. #Illuminant #
Good night from US Eastern time, China twitter friends. Midnight here, must hit the hay. Have a good, safe Thursday afternoon. #
@imagethief Check out http://rockabyebabymusic.com which produces lullabies from Guns n Roses, Queen, AC/DC, Beatles, others. Cool for kids! in reply to imagethief #
The War on Floral Tributes 4 sure RT @stinson Seems half of the Flickr farm servers are now blocked in China. 2many flowers for #GoogleCN? #
@stinson Seems Pythonesque. Dangerous cyber enemies of the state threaten the rightful government w gerberas and glittered roses #googlecn in reply to stinson #
RT @jennybai Good Associated Press article on the Chinese Govt 's 1st official response to #googlecn http://bit.ly/5sNYbX (@peterschloss) #
Took my son to his paediatrician. Little guy got 4 shots and an oral vaccine. He was brave! @kepler_dc #
"Chinternet vs. internet? Chinternet will lose. (Qiang)" RT @jennybai video of @fuzheado's on PBS Newshour #googlecn http://bit.ly/5PTWxO #
Well spoken, Andrew. @fuzheado. PBS piece was excellent. #
What a champ! Congratulations Chris. Couldn't have happened to a luckier girl. RT @cdrum: I am engaged. http://twitpic.com/y1miy #
Is Xiao Qiang (萧强) of CDT on Twitter? Keen to follow him. #
My daughter Daphne got A+ in her math exam #
Spanked! RT @fuzheado Interesting: reverse GFW from the US. Searching for no-no terms on baidu.com gets you Connection reset #
everydns.net looks good for free DNS hosting. 20 domains and 200 DNS records for free, all nicely connected to OpenDNS. #
Cooking family dinner: chicken and vegetable soup from scratch #
@joelg87 interesting! We're a DNS Max customer but needed a slightly nicer Zoneedit for a low budget client. in reply to joelg87 #
@imagethief Brin's the son of Jewish Russian doctors who escaped the Sov Union. He's no friend of communist totalitarianism. @kaiserkuo in reply to imagethief #
enjoying a drop of yellowtail shiraz during an all-hands meeting with our beijing team… over skype, from my garden in florida #
Free Google Data Liberation Front stickers (blogspot link) http://ow.ly/WGsC #
Strapline of the day: "It's Me O' Clock. Time for Jello" (selling chocolate pudding in a cup to busy moms) #
So do we. We favour the Argentinians. RT @jilliancyork: We drink a lot of Malbec. #
Its 2320 in TPA. My 4-month old baby boy is asleep in the crook of my knee. Family life is the best thing there is. #
@Chassit my friend, I wish one day u would blog the reasons behind your abiding love and respect for MS tech. So freakish, so *interesting*! in reply to Chassit #
'Tis the end of days, truly RT @hurthefeelings: Chinese credit cards introduced in Kenya http://tinyurl.com/yhaypck #
@Chassit if MS is old school then I guess my unix proclivities are ancient history in reply to Chassit #
On Twitter, China timezone so much more interesting than US Eastern timezone. Thanks, China tweeps. #
Didn't know that RT @fuzheado @jennwong However Rushkoff gets basic facts wrong, like Google doesn't host mail servers within PRC borders. #
y'all know that low, barritone grunting noise @jason makes when he thinks of Audible? I make the same noise at thought of baby carrots. #
Getting a Hook 'n Ladder for lunch (@ Firehouse Subs) http://4sq.com/90A09r #
@heathr many things in life turn out to be blessings in disguise. Keep at it! in reply to heathr #
Looking forward to family fun night at the skating rink, hosted by Daphne's school PTA. 6pm tonight. #
Nice #FF list! RT @heathr @melissapierce @illuminantceo @superwant @frannyo Thanks so much for the support. It's easier to deal w support #
At Daph's school Family Fun Night. Skating! (@ Skateplex) http://4sq.com/8Q2jzo #
Dinner! Tomato soup in a bread bowl and half a ciabatta sammitch. (@ Panera Bread) http://4sq.com/5GFLAK #
Wonder how Ballmer feels about being wheeled in to support the Chinese regime's position on Google [Xinhua] http://ow.ly/WWBL #
A must-read on #GoogleCN: Jay Ogilvy at CDT http://ow.ly/X7Hz #
NYT on Chinese citizens choosing to defy the Great Firewall of China http://ow.ly/X7J3 #GoogleCN #
@AlexBowman exactly Alex. Wonder if historian @KaiserKuo has an opinion on that Jay Ogilvy oped? in reply to AlexBowman #
GoogleDocs' 2Mb limit for image files used in docs and presentations is pissing me off. #
Oh great (not). Squarespace.com seems like its now blocked to China. Asshat censoring bastards. #GFW #
@KaiserKuo And on Jay's contention that CCP is now the abuser of the means of production (Marxist model)? Interested in yr op. @AlexBowman in reply to KaiserKuo #
Cooking family dinner: its Boars Head hot dogs and home made turkey chili night. Daughter has her friend Maya over. #
Watching This Week in Google live on http://live.twit.tv #twig #
@jeffjarvis @leolaporte @ginatrapani your guest is wrong: Google.cn image results have been unfiltered for days. Tank Man visible inside CN. #
test only http://ow.ly/i/kHO #
Evidence of unfiltered Google.cn image search results in Beijing, 2010-Jan-15 (1/2) http://ow.ly/i/kHQ @jeffjarvis @leolaporte @ginatrapani #
Evidence of unfiltered Google.cn image search results in Beijing, 2010-Jan-15 (2/2) http://ow.ly/i/kHS @jeffjarvis @leolaporte @ginatrapani #
@taite11 I'd respectfully disagree. Chinese digirati are bilingual. Chinese law requires blocks in all languages #GoogleCN in reply to taite11 #
My son @kepler_dc is 4 months old today! He had his first solid food last night. He's growing up fast. He's a happy kid and we're thankful. #
Taking my daughter to The Spy Next Door matinee this afternoon #jackiechan #
The Spy Next Door with Daphne (@ Muvico Starlite 20) http://4sq.com/5U39NS #
#1 daughter and I had a blast at the movies. She loved the new Jackie Chan flick. Now home, copywriting, & enjoying Persian i7 Radio. #
I'm loving this copywriting assignment. Copy flows so easily when one has a fantastic product that can truly be believed in. #
@emilyrauhala Many thanks for the rap, Emily. in reply to emilyrauhala #
Han Han's post on Chinternet 2016 (already harmonized on Sina.com) is translated at CDT (blocked in China) http://ow.ly/XFTB #GoogleCN #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-11

We enrolled our daughter into elementary school and bought all her school supplies. #
@lhiver heheh yeah, you have a point Joel! in reply to lhiver #
@amymengcn Happy new year to you too, Amy. Made it to the States yet? in reply to amymengcn #
Good to see the @Imagethief back on the blog http://ow.ly/SSz8 #
Our 9yo daughter was born in Europe and has grown up in China. Today she enters the US educational system for her 1st day. Good luck Daph! #
Many thanks @dda @stinson @mtwirth for your best wishes. #
@HeyTreeeee We're in Tampa FL for a while for some family stuff. I'm opening a NYC office for our agency over the upcoming months. in reply to HeyTreeeee #
@hkFashionGeek @HeyTreeeee Many thanks for your best wishes! Daphne's 4th grade teacher is the school's teacher-of-the-year. We're lucky. in reply to HeyTreeeee #
@lhiver You mean the architectural details, or facade, is not so impressive? Or the height? Or another factor? #burj #khalifa #dubai in reply to lhiver #
I'm sitting in front of a laptop recently brought to the US from China. It is behaving like it is behind GFW. I believe I'm seeing spyware. #
@GE_Anderson Did that. Same behaviour. Time to schedule a rebuild from bare metal on this machine I think. in reply to GE_Anderson #
@GE_Anderson US State Dept recommends all execs reformat their laptop hard disks and trash their cellphones after returning from China in reply to GE_Anderson #
@KaiserKuo Dunno Kaiser. Flushed DNS on @GE_Anderson's recc; and I've double checked all TCP/IP settings. But u know me… paranoid! in reply to KaiserKuo #
@betsydrager reformatting! in reply to betsydrager #
Lunch: sourdough muffins with a fried organic egg, tomatoes, jalapeno harvati cheese and stoneground mustard. #
@peterschloss hehe, I must admit its very nice to be shopping in North American grocery stores, as opposed to Jenny Lou. in reply to peterschloss #
Looks like @mailchimp upgraded their text editing engine: Chinese text formatting is much smoother today than ever before #
Thanks a mill, Robert RT @Scobleizer: 7,500 watching live now at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/google-android-press-gathering #
I love the specs in the Nexus One. I'm gonna skip it, though, and look out for the Nexus Two. I won't be sad to leave iPhone for Android. #
@HeyTreeeee in reply to HeyTreeeee #
I love having dedicated Skype machines at our offices so I can stay video linked in permanently. Distance is 90% irrelevant. #
@Steveology It was no Stevenote, thats for sure. Google are engineers, not marketers, seems to me. Lots of steak, not much sizzle (sadly). in reply to Steveology #
@BetterWings Just dedicated Macs. Very nice to have remote offices videoed into whereever I'm working. in reply to BetterWings #
CNN piece on beautifulpeople.com kicking "fatty" 5K users off site was newsy, but can imagine producer's glee at airing all that eye-candy. #
@Steveology yeah, curious, from a marcomms perspective. why would you launch the upending of the US cellular business in a bunker? in reply to Steveology #
@rkoffler Just Macs positioned at a wideview loc. Nothing special. Logmein.com all 'round to enable me to "answer the call" I'm placing. in reply to rkoffler #
@rkoffler its midnight in Beijing but I can hear the construction noise in the office upstairs from our Beijing office is ongoing in reply to rkoffler #
Mmm. Corn Flakes. They never get old. #
You probably won't be disappointed in Google Chrome. Its a cool drink of water. RT @HeyTreeeee: JESUS CHRIST FIREFOX ANOTHER UPDATE? #
@randomwire Agree. Chrome rocks. Don't miss any former browser in the slightest. in reply to randomwire #
RT @Jason: Free Unlocked Nexus One Phone #freenexusone http://wp.me/pk3g7-1jE #
Still snowing in Beijing? #
@blcsfo The snow and cold is really disruptive, my Beijing team tells me. Stay warm and dry if you can! in reply to blcsfo #
ooohhh… RT @BetterWings: @illuminantceo Simon, you might be interested in this: LG reveals Skype-enabled HDTVs http://bit.ly/61ubSv #
Hootsuite upgraded: posts to Wordpress, has extensions. Yeah! #
WinMo is dead, dead, dead and has been for years RT @ChinaBizWatch: Get ready for Xbox games on Windows Mobile http://bit.ly/6XJBZh #
The last thin sliver of WinMo marketshare is IT Dept-mandated enterprise users… and Microsoft is putting Xbox games on the platform? WTF? #
Cooking tonight's family dinner: crispy curry roast potatoes, red coconut curry chicken strips, sugarsnaps and baby carrots with sesame #
Hey @GoogleContacts, how about a custom favicon, like Sites, Gmail, Cal, Docs, and Reader? Makes tab navigation a bunch easier. #
Heavy frost overnight in Tampa, FL #
Having a lot of trouble finding pricing for Wordpress Premium hosting on their site. Hate when sites make pricing opaque. #
OK @wordpress, I'm stumped. How much for your Premium accounts? Have a client with money to spend, but no idea what to charge them. #
Wordpress Premium pricing seems only available once one has created and logged into a free account. Those guys must be smarter than me. #
Wordpress Premium upgrades from Free: custom domain mapping: $9.97; VideoPress $59.97/yr; custom CSS $14.97/yr; +5Gb $19.97; +15Gb $49.97; #
Wordpress Premium upgrades from Free: +25Gb $89.97; No-Ads $29.97/yr; Unlimited Private Users $29.97/yr. ends. #
Bcuz an IMDB search for "Tiananmen Square massacre" returns 4 hits. RT @Chassit: What the f*ck do they block #IMDB for??? #GFW #
@dirtstar far out. thanks. its a curious policy to hide pricing inside a free account's CMS interface. not an oversight. #wordpress #premium in reply to dirtstar #
Global Times reports on rotten practice of ubiquitous bribery-for-stories in Chinese media http://ow.ly/TGfA Happy 2C this kimono opened. #
@cdrum Google Apps Premier competes wtih @Wordpress Premium for a simple fifty bucks a year. Love the pricing model. @googleapps in reply to cdrum #
Like a chicken? Don't be a turkey. RT @HeyTreeeee: Wow. What an absolutely fowl mood I'm in. #
Why is @twit broadcasting pre-recorded content from CES today? #
I wonder who was the first person to anthropomorphise the internet as a cloud. Joy? McNealy? Cerf? #
CrunchGear Live is broadcasting pre-recorded content from CES, as is @twit. Any tips on a real live CES stream? #
Klipsch are showing a wireless audio speaker system that is a module that screws into a standard lamp socket. Includes LED lamp. #CES #
Is JooJoo at CES? #
Lady Gaga now streaming live from CES on http://www.crunchgear.com/ #
Facebook Just Got Its Own VitaminWater Flavor: “Connect”. Seriously. [TechCrunch] http://ow.ly/Ubtl #
I'd love for Google to acquire an online diagramming company like Creately or Cacoo and roll it into Docs. #
I deleted all my legacy plugins from Firefox while I still need to keep it installed to do the odd thing that Chrome won't (e.g. Snagit) #
@NiuB Happy birthday William! in reply to NiuB #
@lhiver Chrome Mac updated yesterday. You should have been auto updated by now. Reboot Chrome. in reply to lhiver #
Lasagnazilla is in the oven. It is now safe to enter the kitchen. #
Lasagnazilla was a hit with the girls. Now have them making icecream cupcakes. Awesome 9 year-old fun. #
many thanks for your #ff recommendation @betsydrager! in reply to betsydrager #
Watching @leolaporte live from CES via Bitgravity http://live.twit.tv while uploading GBs of photos to Flickr #
Making turkey chili for family dinner tonight. I like getting the evening cooking done by early afternoon, on the weekends. #
Testing a Nokia Boklet 3G on AT&T. Handsome industrial design with McBookish kbd. Keystrokes are odly laggy in Hootsuite… #
Turkey chili w white tortilla chips was a hit, but 9yo daughter cried at the table when she thought she wasn't getting dessert. Silly girl. #
@blcsfo Strawberry yoghurt sundae with fresh banana and blueberries Chick's addicted to my desserts. in reply to blcsfo #
Whoops. I put a 2Gb USB drive through the wash. And a SD card reader. #
@KelliSuperVamp snowed overnight? #
LOST: The Beginning of the End is on ABC today #
Well that LOST thing on ABC ("Beginning of the End") was a piece of crap. 30 mins of mainstream fluff. Humbug. #
I just got "Expert" status at Wakoopa http://wakoopa.com/simoncousins #
Doing a ton of post production and uploading to Flickr. Our new 20Mbit FiOS connection is so fast, its a pleasure. #
Having a nice Camus XO and soda. Sunday afternoon. Daph and grandma are going to the movies soon. #
@sinotechian Yeah, we've been meaning to. IMAX edition is really, really popular in the US still. We need to book tix. in reply to sinotechian #
Making family dinner: chicken cheeseburger sliders; fresh corn and zucchini in the pan; lots of different picked items on the side #
@marcelekkel mmm. any fruit? in reply to marcelekkel #
My fresh smashed guacamole and the pan-browned fresh pineapple rings were a hit with the chicken sliders. Will cook 'em again. #
Listening to NPR's On The Media (Jan on the subject of China's Great Firewall (archived MP3 http://ow.ly/V4lM ) #
@logmein doesn't work so reliably in Chrome (Win or Mac). Runs well in Firefox. Hope they update their plugin for Chrome soon. #
RT @AlexBowman: HP black ink costs more than human blood (via @1rick) http://ow.ly/V4WT #
No face unless you're in a big black imported motorcar RT @pdenlinger: Why didn't the Segway ever get shanzhaied? #
Beware of rules, Wei! They're made to be evolved, esp in comms RT @wei2: Reading "Rules for Writing Components of a Public Relations Plan." #
Heh. Cheaper than blood. RT @leonacraig: @illuminantceo the fake HP black ink is much cheaper. #

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My Verizon FiOS was delivered with a surprisingly fully-featured wireless router: a OEM branded Westell UltraLine Series3 http://ow.ly/QxH2 #
@lhiver Florida's a little chilly, but with a wide blue sky, clean air, clean water, nice ppl and my family, its really pretty nice. in reply to lhiver #
@Verizon Joe the FiOS installer arrived right on time, answered all the tech questions I had, was generous with time and installed perfectly in reply to Verizon #
It was hotdog night tonight: Boar's Head doggies with my home-made chilli, saurkraut, and a couple of cheeses. Womenfolk approved. #
Up early in Florida to WIP with our Beijing team. The 5am/6pm meeting time suits an early riser like me. #
Mr. Coffee dribbles. Quite a lot. #
I set up my new Google Voice number: +1 (347) 850-3360 #
Man, I wish I could merge or link my Google accounts. Balkanization of my contacts is really annoying @GoogleContacts @GoogleVoice #
@GE_Anderson Yeah, I'm exporting my ~5000 contacts from my GoogAppsPremier acct and importing into my personal Goog. Daily. @GoogleContacts in reply to GE_Anderson #
@GE_Anderson I think its awesome that all this wonderful Google tech is free, but integration between accts is kinda overdue @GoogleContacts in reply to GE_Anderson #
Google Voice calling rate USA to China is 2 cents per min, which is 0.4 cents (ie, half a cent) cheaper than Skype. #
@rkoffler I'm commuting between the US and Beijing for 2010. Planning our new NYC office right now! Exciting times. in reply to rkoffler #
Waiting for another glorious Florida Gulf Coast sunrise so I can walk my dogs. #
@MissXu sold your iPhone? Are you still on your Blackberry or have you gone to Android? #
@betsydrager Yeah, I really am lucky Betsy. The Gulf Coast is beautiful. in reply to betsydrager #
@dda What's the purpose of a Chinese company's phone number as a web URL? How does it help sales and marketing? in reply to dda #
Dropbox released a new stable 0.7 with the awesome LAN Sync built in. We've been using beta versions v successfully http://ow.ly/R2WL #
@dda that smells like desperation to me. i can't even remember the pizza hut phone number, let alone the numbers of regular businesses. in reply to dda #
Gee, it would be nice if @dropbox optionally put the latest installer into one's Dropbox. #
@betsydrager Opening a NYC office, so will be commuting between the US and China for 2010. Right now enjoying Christmas in TPA in reply to betsydrager #
My 9yo daughter is loving her new broadband access to Hulu. She's currently addicted to The Munsters Today http://ow.ly/R35B #
Cannot wait! We Skyped yest, me in sunny FLA, she freezing her jinglebells off in snowy Brooklyn RT @betsydrager so connecting w @MissXu? #
doing my bit to increase Chinese-western cooperation RT @peterschloss: @illuminantceo great show. You have gone US native on us. #
Our TPA place is in the upper right hand corner http://ow.ly/i/g7q – we're surrounded by picturesque lakes and swamps #
Ugh. I'm over-caffeinated. Woozy. #
Fantastic, @betsydrager! Hope to see you in NYC then. in reply to betsydrager #
Thanks, @lhiver! Happy new year. in reply to lhiver #
I have a natural vein of optimism that has never been exhausted. #
I haven't been able to get @GoogleContacts de-duplification working. Been trying for a week on a range of different computers. I have >4000. #
@lhiver yes, pretty annoying. in reply to lhiver #
I'm pretty knocked out by @Verizon's FiOS fibre TV/internet/phone service. Very impressive hardware and software. Excessive channel count. #
Family had freshly cut Cuban sandwiches for dinner. Daphne had her first-ever Toll House Cookie ice-cream sandwich after, for a reward. #
@cdrum Kevin Rose says Gowalla and Foursquare are complimentary. Think I've heard @jason say the same thing. in reply to cdrum #
Liked Google's blog post on "Ordinary citizens, extraordinary videos", citing latest #Iran troubles. http://ow.ly/RfJs <- blocked in China #
Ford Sync GPS map data for Tampa is either not very good, or I've just been unlucky. The car got me lost 2x in 2 days with old road data. #
Wrong. Chrome's open source. RT @ibz @gregorylent: given it is from google, chrome has to be spyware … am i the only one who thinks this? #
@peterschloss Legalize It! Heheh. in reply to peterschloss #
Tons of up-to-date business metrics on Evernote at TechCrunch http://ow.ly/Rgud #
Gonna follow @ginatrapani's advice and change all my passwords to a new mnemonic system for new year's #
Well, since you asked, @gregorylent, I care. I like seeing where my friends are. I think of it as curation in a world of unlimited places. in reply to gregorylent #
@gregorylent agree; filters for everything!! in reply to gregorylent #
Happy new year everyone. May 2010 be the year we all achieve our dreams. #
RT @DavidFeng: Go to google.com and click the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' …. (via @talktotisha) #
Current TV is an interesting media concept: crowdsourced content, incl advertising http://current.com/make.htm #
@betsydrager Easy! The China-tweeps pretty much tweet around the clock Happy new year Betsy. in reply to betsydrager #
@betsydrager The whole family is healthier, although we'll be coughing up Beijing for another month I think! @kepler_dc is happy. in reply to betsydrager #
Heavy downpour in Tampa FL. Good that last night's fireworks scorching will be washed clean. #
@betsydrager Have you booked your NYC dates yet? in reply to betsydrager #
I'm looking online for a US prepaid SIM-only, with data, for my daughter. Not easy: has eaten up an entire morning so far. #
@dda HKG weather? in reply to dda #
@dda smog from guangdong? in reply to dda #
A no brainer win-win incentive for Foursquare and venues: "The Mayor Eats for Free". Only mystery is why so long? http://ow.ly/RPik #
Op-Ed by Erick Shoenfeld: "[We live in] Public is the new default". [tc] #2010 http://ow.ly/RPll #
That last article about living in public being the new default http://ow.ly/RPnZ : this cannot happen in China. #
@dda Florida Gulf Coast air quality is, well, perfect. No other way to describe it. Missing stinky HKG though! Raise a glass 4 me. in reply to dda #
Liked this op-ed on the economics (and freakonomics) of hotel wi-fi at TechCrunch http://ow.ly/RPzx #
How GOOG's Marissa Mayer runs meetings [Businessweek] http://ow.ly/RPYx #
Boost your wi-fi signal with common kitchen saucepans http://ow.ly/RQ1B #
@BetterWings yes they are. and i am an idiot. in reply to BetterWings #
@betsydrager great! hope you enjoy using the chrome browser. i love that it just gets out of the way and presents the web to me. in reply to betsydrager #
Morning coffee in my garden. Enjoying the Florida winter sun. Contemplating Monday's new work year: I think it'll be better than rough '09. #
@filmstory thanks! hope you have a very successful '10, Ou in reply to filmstory #
China's Public Security Bureau arrested 5,394 people on internet-porn charges in 2009. No info on their trials. http://ow.ly/RXCe #
I set @GoogleVoice up for my wife but again the lack of integration between Google Apps Premier accts and Google public accts kicked my ass. #
Skype takes just as long (too long) 2 login from my US 20Mbit connection as the Great Firewalled connection in Beijing. Same sluggishness. #
Hey @mailchimp, is there a simple way for me to export my Mailchimp lists to my own computer? #
Having a drop of Camus cognac on my Sun nite. Beijing office has been hard at work for a few hours already: great to c how busy the team is. #
@keystolost OK. Sent you a question about the two Bens. in reply to keystolost #
@marcelekkel mmm. that camus xo was delicious. just a drop more, then to sleep and dream… in reply to marcelekkel #
Thinking of getting our 9yo daughter a "kid's Visa card" to manage chores/allowance and teach her good financial mmt http://www.payjr.com/ #
@kembree Poutine? Heart attack in a paper cup. in reply to kembree #
Only for smart citizens? Special card 4 less educ citizens? RT @raykwong Wuxi issues China's 1st smart citizen cards http://twurl.nl/vra22t #
Which channel? RT @christinelu: Iron Chef at the White House. Cool! #
@raykwong @christinelu I'm in eastern time. Have Throwdown with Bobby Flay on Food Channel ATM. in reply to raykwong #
Having fun sending @keystolost silly questions on his Formspring thingy http://ow.ly/SqlR #LOST #
Cooked family dinner tonight: curry chicken strips, sour cream onion mash, stir-fried green veggies with melty feta cheese and garlic. #
Since I'm now living in the US, please feel free to take down my Google Voice number: +1 347 850-3360 #
@HeyTreeeee You'd fail to fit into your svelte little Express numbers within days, my dear! in reply to HeyTreeeee #
Chinese consumer confidence bears little relationship to standard RT @raykwong ACNielsen finds Chin consmr confid up. http://twurl.nl/1nv4kc #
@raykwong Chinese consumers factor in extended family capital resources. Western consumers think only of personal or nuclear fam credit in reply to raykwong #
@raykwong also, ACNeilsen is a fucking scam. The worst reserach analysis I have ever seen has had ACNeilsen logos on it. in reply to raykwong #
@jerng Was living primarily in Beijing, but now splitting my time between US (we're opening a NYC office), PEK and HKG. Some SYD & BNE too. in reply to jerng #
@raykwong Hahah. U got it Ray. Seriously: anyone interested in seeing deeply broken ACNeilsen research analysis contact me. Overpriced shit. in reply to raykwong #
@MailChimp brilliant, thanks MailChimp. Would be great to put it into the Lists interface, in a future rev. in reply to MailChimp #
Iron Chef at the White House finally on in eastern time. Thanks for tip, @raykwong @christinelu #
Iron Chef is exciting but its almost 1am for gossake. Turning in; have a 5am con call with Beijing team. 'Night! #
@GoogleContacts still unable to run Dupes on GoogAppsPremier db of 4000 contacts in Chrome. Error com.google.i18n.MessageReference0@ac3b80 #
@Chassit Our new car has a USB port #ford #sync in reply to Chassit #
@Chassit uploading software to the car, playing music and podcasts, and charging devices. Handy! in reply to Chassit #
Pet peeve of the morning: neighbours who park their cars over the sidewalk, making it necessary to walk my dogs on the street. #

I got U.S. permanent residency today. 53 mins ago
Happy birthday @betsydrager! 1 day ago
I'm about to bake some granola bars. Almond, cranberry and fresh green apple, I think. 2 days ago
Fam dinner prep: breaded curried chicken breast strips (pancooked); fresh zucchini, cauli & baby carrot medley; a few steak fries; corn cobs 2 days ago
Hey @VzSocial, how can I go about recognizing an awesome Verizon FiOS installer guy? My local guy goes above & beyond consistently. in reply to VzSocial 2 days ago
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