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Daphne’s Citizenship Award

Simon — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:41:25 +0000

Daphne Citizenship Award 2010-04-19, originally uploaded by xiaming.

Daph not only made the school’s Honor Roll this year, but she also won the Citizenship Award. Not bad for a ten year old American kid who’s only been going to school in the US for four months!

Daphne made the Honor Roll

Simon — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:40:12 +0000

Daphne Honor Roll 2010-04-19, originally uploaded by xiaming.

Daphne made her school’s Honor Roll on her first day back from Spring Break! We’re very proud of her.

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-30

Simon — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:55:00 +0000

Spoke to a Target employee yesterday. She said that plastic bags represent the company's 2nd biggest cost, after payroll. Amazing! #
Just saw this (from last Friday): PayPal and China UnionPay to connect systems. All CUP cardholders to have int'l PayPal access. ht @Chassit #
@Chassit I've butted heads with PayPal a few times over the years. I'm not a fan and avoid using the service unless I absolutely must. in reply to Chassit #
I admit to not understanding the motivation of new (genuine) lurker Twitter users who follow a bunch of ppl but fail to actually tweet. #
Beautiful spot outside our Florida office's back door. Great for a daily picnic lunch. Just don't feed the 'gators. http://yfrog.com/jpzltj #
@betsydrager Thanks for the WEDU info Betsy. in reply to betsydrager #
SO CRANKY at my hosting company. #
A Radio Disney DJ just told my 9 year old daughter that "if she had a Twitter account they could chat all the time". Kinda irresponsible IMO #
9 years old is too young for Twitter, don't you think? She's quite an impressionable girl, and has stumbled online once or twice already… #
@sushobhan Whats the right age for a daughter to join Twitter? 13 or 14? 9 is way too young. Tweens are so easy to corrupt. in reply to sushobhan #
@sushobhan 9yo daughter learned that Miley Cyrus' 10yo sis is on Twitter. Added 2 RadioDisney DJ Halley telling her to join Twitter. Not gd. in reply to sushobhan #
Google.cn redirect 2 HK is breaking news all over USA electronic news media. PR points ('HP', in a sense) being won by GOOG. CCP to lose HP #
Maybe I'm gonna have to allow 9yo Daphne to use Twitter, supervised by her mom and me. We can see timelines after all. #
Fam dinner in 30 mins was baked fettuccini w crispy turkey sausage, peppers and 3 cheeses w pan browned cauli, zucchini and cherry toms. #
I made the garlic bread subbing Philly cheese for oil. Interesting. #
@AlohaZen @Blue_PlanetPR yea, this 9yo has the clubpenguin, the supersecret… She's desperate to grow up and I can't bemoan her that. in reply to AlohaZen #
@alohazen @blue_planetpr We talked abt Twitter over dinner. 9yo will pitch us her plan to safely experiment w tomorrow night. She's gd kid #
Steadfastly uphold Mao Zedong Thought! RT @lonniehodge SZ TV reporting GOOG exit w/cmts from foreigners: "Google will regret its arrogance" #
@Chassit channels should have good separation from each other? in reply to Chassit #
@Blue_PlanetPR Heh, yeah, we encourage Daphne to pitch us. We also ask her give us presentations. Upcoming: why some girls are mean. in reply to Blue_PlanetPR #
@Chassit IIRC, microwaves, garage door openers and some series motors can pollute 2.4GHz and kill WiFi. Tried NetStumber to assay the env? in reply to Chassit #
Google's new, live dashboard of which Google services are currently blocked in China: http://ow.ly/1pOqk #googlecn #netfreedom #
@Chassit Yeah, NetStumber is very mature. Its almost never updated. Very safe. Will let u see which channels r clearer. Use 3 ch separation. in reply to Chassit #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-22

Simon — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:55:00 +0000

@Manymoon No [Delete] visible. I'm admin. Proj created by another user. /goal/show/NUMBER is the Project home? in reply to Manymoon #
Thanks @Manymoon. Would be helpful if Admin privileges extended to rwx for all user's projects and tasks. in reply to Manymoon #
Thats my boy! RT @kepler_dc I'm 6 months old today! I love my life and I'm happy to be me. Gonna try cake for the first time tonight! #
Lunch was reheated mutter paneer with last night's from-scratch spicy turkey meatballs. Saltines and an Eng muffin on the side. #
Prepping family dinner: bacon-wrapped chicken breast strips, oven baked in spicy coconut milk and butternut pumpkin. Asparagus on side again #
@betsydrager Thank you Betsy! Is Camille on Twitter yet? in reply to betsydrager #
My pumpkin baked in coconut and bacon was kickass. @kepler_dc had a very happy 6-month birthday party! He got half a candle. #
@lhiver cooking (western) family dinners is so much harder in China I think. in reply to lhiver #
Family dinner: spicy creamy cheesy turkey pot pie and steak fries. #
Baked a successful batch of apricot, almond & coconut granola bars from scratch. Was starting to worry after 2 failed batches last fortnight #
Added 4 tblspns jam to tonight's granola bar recipe. Seems to have bound the ingredients beautifully while adding chewiness. #
Can a China tweep kindly confirm that Google Sites is still blocked? Our Beijing office is so VPN'ed its hard to tell! #
Perhaps if Lego only had red blocks..RT @Chassit: @illuminantceo Confirmed. Beijing #Unicom ADSL subscriber. Google Sites blocked like Lego. #
My homemade granola bars rock. Apricot, almond and coconut. Chewy and delicious and so easy to bake. #
@lisa_shaw Heh. I DM'ed the recipe to my mate @HeyTreeeee but will happily publish it in a few sequential tweets… #granolabars in reply to lisa_shaw #

Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-16

Simon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:55:00 +0000

I got U.S. permanent residency today. #
@NiuB Thank you William! in reply to NiuB #
@melodychia Thanks Melody in reply to melodychia #
Thanks, @Battlestars! in reply to Battlestars #
@theliuyan Thanks, Liuyan! in reply to theliuyan #
Thank you, @uestclxy in reply to uestclxy #
Yeah, Aus China US. Next: Vatican City @illuminantceo Congrats! That must be three continents you've residency for then? /via @AlexBowman #
@dda Thanks, Didier! in reply to dda #
Yeah, the Wheaties box made it so easy! Geez! Standards are cratering @illuminantceo: I got U.S permanent residency today. /via @rkoffler #
@WildPixels Thank you Bruno! in reply to WildPixels #
@blcsfo Thanks, Will! in reply to blcsfo #
@Blue_PlanetPR Thanks, Sophie! in reply to Blue_PlanetPR #
@blcsfo Haha. Since you ask, I'm Australian. I own a business in China and we're Expanding the business to the US. in reply to blcsfo #
@wolfgroupasia Thanks, David! We're opening a NYC office for the agency. I'm commuting btw China and US for 2010. in reply to wolfgroupasia #
Many thanks, @sushobhan! The work is just beginning now. in reply to sushobhan #
Thanks, @raykwong! in reply to raykwong #
And thanks, too, Greg! @GE_Anderson #greencard in reply to GE_Anderson #
I heart my Chinese cleaver RT @steamykitchen What's your favorite kitchen knife? My brand new fav that I love w/ http://ow.ly/1gZwE #
@averybooker Thanks, Avery! Very happy to be living/working in the US as well as China. Two great countries; two great peoples. in reply to averybooker #
prepping family dinner: baked meatball and spinach rigatoni with a crusty breadcrumby top; blanched skinny asparagus spears (in season!) #
Made a batch of granola bars from scratch. Experimental flavour tonight: fresh Florida strawberries & Fuji apples (with applesauce/vanilla) #
I'm worried that the applesauce made my dough too wet. I needed an extra 15 mins in the oven. We'll see after the little beasties cool. #
Well, my granola bar dough was too wet, and I ended up with strawberry-apple muffin bars. Wife likes 'em all the same. #
@riverturninc My "cannot type in CAPTCHA because no field available" problem was solved by clearing this: http://bit.ly/1tu93 #voicecentral #
http://ow.ly/1igw6 RT @CocaCola: Japan fans, once again, I’m jealous—Look out for a new Fanta product, Fanta Moo Moo White! #
Hey @googlesites, it would be awesome if you'd support Typekit! http://www.typekit.com #
"No fake foods" perhaps? There sure are plenty in China. RT @gregorylent: sign in a kfc on bethnal green road, real food real meals … #
Avoid dogmatism #
"World-class" as an adjective for corporate polish. Deprecated? #
I've been working since 5am Saturday morning on a kick-ass China mktg campaign for a great new client in the building materials sector #
@AlexBowman Our agency, Illuminant Partners, is possibly the most experienced PR and comms shop in China for the property & construct sector in reply to AlexBowman #
@AlexBowman We have dozens of client credentials in the sector. We're particularly strong in helping construction products companies to mkt in reply to AlexBowman #
@AlexBowman This particular client has a unique, sustainable and energy efficient timber product. in reply to AlexBowman #
@AlexBowman Thanks for asking! We love working in the property and construct sector. There r many good folks committed 2sustainable outcomes in reply to AlexBowman #
@AlexBowman Do take exceptional care 2 avoid buying toxic building products, & remember that fakes are everywhere in the Chinese DIY sector. in reply to AlexBowman #
Cornflakes: you complete me. #
I just became the mayor of Bank of America on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cORlTq #
Fam dinner was pan-seared pork chops (boned & finger-cut for serving) over a bacon ratatouille with roast potatoes and blanched asparagus. #
@tibettruth Yeah. I cook for my family every night I'm at home. Carrying forward my own dad's traditions, as best as I'm able! in reply to tibettruth #
@tibettruth Tx! The rat turned out well. Deglazed pan after porkchops, chick stock, caramelized peppers, cauli, baby carrots, creamcheese in reply to tibettruth #
@tibettruth That'd be fun! I've been thinking about blogging the evening meals (with all my spare time! in reply to tibettruth #
Having tons of trouble getting a Skype multi-party call up between US and China. These things so rarely go well. #
Unpleasant con call completed. Have had to terminate a client relationship after only 2 months. Differences of opinion. Its never pleasant. #
@christinelu My Beijing team tells me the Fatburger launch was a great success, Christine. I expect you deserve congratulations! #
@lyonsdigital We've pretty rarely had to terminate a client relationship. In 10 years I could count them on one hand. But sometimes a mustdo in reply to lyonsdigital #
@marcelekkel Precisely. This particular client is, in our prof opinion, simply not ready for PR and will not benefit in their current state. in reply to marcelekkel #
@NiuB Yeah, Yum is absolutely killing it in China. Those guys deserve medals. in reply to NiuB #
You know how many people have a poor view of PR agencies, for playing fast and loose with the truth? It's sadly often true w some agencies. #
Sometimes a story is merely a news-in-brief. Poor practice to elevate NIB to story with boastful & opaque word tricks. Journos aren't stupid #
PR agencies need to be Hippocratic: to do no harm to their clients. Agencies come & go but clients live with their releases forever. #
@drilbu Hippocrates made his students of medicine swear an oath (the Hippocratic Oath) to first, do no harm.Those of us in PR should do same in reply to drilbu #

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

Simon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:55:00 +0000

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

Simon — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:55:00 +0000

@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

Simon — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:55:00 +0000

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

Simon — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:55:00 +0000

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 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

Simon — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:55:00 +0000

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! #