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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. #

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