Whenever I get order #9 or take-a-number, I imagine the disembodied voice saying “Number 9…Number 9” from the Beatles’ song Revolution 9
Asides
What uses does it have?
* Running commentary on an event.
* Random thoughts.
* Announcements (news sites, software updates, blogs, etc.)
* Sharing interesting links
* Conversations
* Fiction told one line at a time.
* Tips of the Day
I’m sure if you think about it instead of dismiss it you can come up with other uses.
All of it tied into a single feed that can be access via the web, via a multitude of desktop applications, via smartphone apps, or even via SMS on mobile phones, making it ubiquitous.
Sure, many of these things can be done via email, or RSS, or instant messaging, but Twitter — or rather, a system like it — provides a simple way to combine them all into one easily-accessed stream.
One of the Classic Blunders
The most famous, of course, is “Never start a land war in Asia,” but only slightly less well-known is this: “Just because you can’t think of a use for it doesn’t mean that no one can.”
Heck, one *line* of script could bring Cyclops back.
Heck, one line of script could bring Cyclops back. “Hey, I’m back. Sorry for skipping out on you all, but I was just so depressed. What’d I miss?”
Bread bowl pasta: in case you had any doubt that the low-carb craze was over.
Bread bowl pasta: in case you had any doubt that the low-carb craze was over.
Yes, actually, I sneeze when I look up at a really bright sky. It gets annoying when I’m looking for ice halos and such.
@rikandes Yes, actually, I sneeze when I look up at a really bright sky. It gets annoying when I’m looking for ice halos and such.
Guy w/ sign by side of road: “Homeless kind soul stuck in vortex.” I get the 1st half, but WTF does “stuck in vortex” mean? Downward spiral?
Guy w/ sign by side of road: “Homeless kind soul stuck in vortex.” I get the 1st half, but WTF does “stuck in vortex” mean? Downward spiral?
In the spamtrap I found a message from “Elvira” is telling me “It’s awful.” Now waiting for “Tom” and “Crow” to tell me “It’s terrible.”
In the spamtrap I found a message from “Elvira” is telling me “It’s awful.” Now waiting for “Tom” and “Crow” to tell me “It’s terrible.”
Amused that #Wikipedia has a serious article about the word Frak…
Amused that #Wikipedia has a serious article about the word Frak w/ variant spellings & similar words #BSG
I just scheduled something for 2010. It feels weird – almost as much “living in the future” as hitting 2000 was.
I just scheduled something for 2010. It feels weird – almost as much “living in the future” as hitting 2000 was.
I generally assume that by the time I get around to joining a social network, it’s no longer trendy.
I generally assume that by the time I get around to joining a social network, it’s no longer trendy.
The key difference between the mobile web and desktop web
Symptom of car culture: I almost feel like I have to justify crossing the street on foot to go to another store instead of moving the car.
Symptom of car culture: I almost feel like I have to justify crossing the street on foot to go to another store instead of moving the car.
Clear day
Clear day. Think I saw section of Catalina off in distance between buildings on freeway. Definitely spotted Downtown LA from hill in Irvine.
Incredible drop in blog traffic after Halloween, as all the searches for “joker costume” and “harley quinn costume” dried up overnight.
Incredible drop in blog traffic after Halloween, as all the searches for “joker costume” and “harley quinn costume” dried up overnight.
Announcement over phone system: “There are cupcakes in the lunch room.” 2 seconds later, loud footsteps running down the hall.
Announcement over phone system: “There are cupcakes in the lunch room.” 2 seconds later, loud footsteps running down the hall.
Theme song from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle is stuck in my head. And I don’t know any of the words.
Theme song from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle is stuck in my head. And I don’t know any of the words.
Just found out about Mrs. Kroll & Mr. Sorenson both dying. 2/3 of the MUN
just found out about Mrs. Kroll & Mr. Sorenson both dying. 2/3 of the MUN advisors from when I was there. Depressing.
The Horton Grand
comment on the post “San Diego Comic Con Reflections, Part One“:
My wife and I were also at the Horton Grand. I absolutely agree on that hotel — it’s fantastic.
Except for the fact that we were in a second-floor room that looked out onto Fourth, and the windows didn’t block much sound, so we could hear drunken revelers, motorcycles, and stretch Hummers idling below our window into the late hours of the night.
I wasn’t aware it was supposed to be haunted. I think I would have preferred the ghosts to the street view.
Cosplayer Coincidence
Wayne Lippa wrote:
So, I was looking at a few of your other pictures, Kelson, and just out of curiosity, what was the story behind the photo of you and Misty Lee?
Early last year I followed Mark Evanier’s blog for a while, and in one of his posts he recommended a magic show in the Los Angeles area. It was a one-weekend show with one act of Misty Lee and one act of Sylvester the Jester. I got tickets and went. I think it was around March, or maybe May.
So during the 2006 Comic-Con, I was walking around and saw someone who, at first glance, seemed to be wearing a very good Zatanna-style costume. I asked her if she’d pose for a picture (which unfortunately turned out to be out-of-focus, so I didn’t post it). As I lowered the camera, I recognized her as Misty Lee.
I told her I’d been to her show in Burbank, she said something about “I hope it wasn’t ___ night, that one was terrible!” I couldn’t remember which day of the weekend I had gone, and she offered to pose with me for another photo. She also offered me tickets the next time she did a show in the area. She seemed very happy to be recognized as Misty Lee, magician, rather than as random attractive woman in hot costume. I handed my camera to the man she was walking with, and glanced at his name badge: he was her husband, Paul Dini.
So I got my picture taken with Misty Lee, by Paul Dini! (It’s too bad I look terrible in that photo — I’m 5-10 pounds heavier than I am now, only half-smiling, and starting to blink.)