2009 January | Josh Babetski : Quixotic Bravado

Josh's Entries During January, 2009

Out running errands and we got the urge for Venice’s awesome cheesesteaks and pizza. - http://bkite.com/04dIw #
@larrymyers, add this to your toolkit: Cornify http://www.cornify.com (via @newsycombinator) #

Posted: Saturday, January 31st, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

@danielklotz It’s a sad sign of the times that a referendum is even needed. Better get into the 21st century people. in reply to danielklotz #
@anaisamy Have Sirius online playing in the office; no issues. Merged infrastructure? Today we’re listening to “Classic Vinyl” on Sirius 14. in reply to anaisamy #
@antthelimey & I just had a really good meeting. More cool stuff coming soon to @MapQuest Local. Now iPhone optimized: http://cli.gs/jj86AN #
Busy day! Busy week! Happy to have made it out alive. Taking @tracibabe to The Red Rose for “Greek Night” tonight. - http://cli.gs/WT8Sd3 #

Posted: Friday, January 30th, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

Fiji resort @tracibabe & I stayed at emailed to thank us for our recent visit. Trouble is, that was a year ago. http://www.outriggerfiji.com #
BBC Archives: The Genesis of Doctor Who - http://cli.gs/Z5q70u Fascinating documents on who the series came to be. #
Flip MinoHD thoughts? I love my Canon HD camcorder for big stuff, but want something for quick and easy video too. http://www.theflip.com #
@icelander That rocks. Now I can get a recap of today’s Elmo antics on Seseme Street. in reply to icelander #
@icelander What @TheBubs isn’t online and coding yet? in reply to icelander #
@tempo Genius! Who wants to organize a Mid-Atlantic BaconCamp with me? in reply to tempo #
@jimmyfallon Do you play regularly? Online? What’s your gamertag? in reply to jimmyfallon #
@jimmyfallon The halos will fade. Just wait until your first trip out on a rainy night with the light bouncing off everything. Good times. in reply to jimmyfallon #
Waiting to get the nod from the PTB on when I can release a blog post I’ve been sitting on. *sigh* #
Time for a brew with some of the MQ crew. - http://bkite.com/049SL #
“Bacon Explosion!” ‘Nuff said. http://tinyurl.com/cc6fad (via @justinkeller) in reply to justinkeller #
Check out @MapQuest Local on the iPhone and learn about the travel habits of @larrymyers: http://cli.gs/Le2Lrv #

Posted: Thursday, January 29th, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

@jrishel Generaly not crazy about putting meta in my content, so I use hash tags sparingly. Good idea for making followers easier to find. in reply to jrishel #
Finally some real snow! Working from the home compound today in comfy clothes, a hoodie, and monkey slippers. #
@thorpus Well don’t you clean up nice. I’m not even wearing socks today. in reply to thorpus #
Interesting how subjective “About a minute” is on installation scripts. This one is about 5 minutes in so far. #
@jessabean I’m sure you’ll get a lot of different favorites, but I recommend TextMate on the Mac. http://macromates.com/ in reply to jessabean #
For those curious to see me rockin’ the monkey slippers, I found this pic: http://cli.gs/3UatnT (Uploaded using iPhoto ‘09 BTW) #
Listening to a 16 minute cover by the Decemberists of Pink Floyd’s “Echoes” my brother @matthewrrr turned me on to. You should #follow him. #
@SiriusBuzz “Retweet to win” giveaways are a bad idea. #
@siriusbuzz : I can’t reply to your DM if you’re not following me. #
Hooray! I’ve survived all of my conference calls! #

Posted: Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

Considering trying to DIY repair of my dead Xbox 360. Anyone ever try a RRoD repair; know someone? Good links? http://cli.gs/YJ9EAE #
Good stuff: “Disqus and FriendFeed Tie the Comments Knot” http://cli.gs/L1RRRg I’m a big fan of both. #
Let’s play a game of recommend a follower for your followers to follow. Please broadcast someone interesting to follow. #
iLife ‘09 was just dropped off by FedEx. Sweet. New. Shiny. Software. #
Just wrote a bunch of copy for witty auto-generated form letters. Now it’s beer-thirty. #
@manseta Thanks for the @MapQuest Local plug! If you want more info, tour of the office, chat about how it works, whatever, let me know. in reply to manseta #

Posted: Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

ZOMG! Chicken wing shortages being reported for the Super Bowl. Say it ain’t so! #
OH from @larrymyers: “I officially do not scale.” #
@antthelimey has just declared that he has achieved “Inbox: Zero.” Quite an accomplishment for him. Please email him promptly. #
It’s already past locally, but Happy Australia Day! Last year we were in Sydney for it and had a blast! #
@privatestorm Look at it as an opportunity to start fresh. I recommend you check out Flex: Growing demand and built for app development. in reply to privatestorm #
@tracibabe had items from one of her craft sites shipped to my office @ Xmas. Now I’m getting catalogs with bunnies on it here. Good times. #
OH: “It’s like the chocolate/peanut butter situation.” Good thing I have a Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg in my bag today. #
Update: The chocolate/peanut butter situation has now been addressed and consumed…err…resolved. #
Dear @WITFNews, please do something about the emergency broadcast beep going off every 90 seconds w/o any emergency. kthxbai! in reply to WITFNews #
Dwight Yoakam makes Pizza Fries?I don’t think that’s something we need to speak of… ever! - Photo: http://bkite.com/044TW #
Bought 16lbs of wings for our Super Bowl party. They’ll be cooked in a turkey fryer capable of burning the house down. Feels awesome! #

Posted: Monday, January 26th, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

Seriously! Is there ever a situation in which the answer to the question: “Do you want bacon with breakfast” is “No?” #

Posted: Saturday, January 24th, 2009 @ 11:59 pm