twitter weekly updates for 2009-01-25

  • cool infographic animation depicting immigration to the US 1820-2007, made using processing.org: http://vimeo.com/2424744 #
  • more awesome, well-designed data visualizations: http://flowingdata.com/ #
  • my new-found typographic love, titling gothic: http://tr.im/9m3e #
  • finally dabbling back into flash and actionscript 3.0 after several months away from it, way too long. #
  • discussions on the new pepsi rebrand (which, imo, was a horrible direction: poor typography, multiple logos, bad layout): http://tr.im/9opz #
  • second consecutive day of clear skies and sun in seattle is rare for the middle of winter, but needed! if only it were a bit warmer… #
  • 10 techniques to improve UI designs: http://tr.im/9yx4 #
  • hitting the ground running this morning, busy week ahead with plenty of coffee on standby. #
  • @difm has been getting me through the morning, alongside coffee of course. in reply to difm #
  • feeding my ancient rome addiction by watching a documentary on roman baths on hulu. architecture ftw! #
  • watching the fog get thicker and thicker out as i get more and more tired. #
  • watching the inauguration stuff on cnn.com, still half asleep. #
  • fuck you IE. #
  • here we go… love the chanting across the entire crowd. #
  • so, when does the torturing of bush and cheney start? we need to pay homage to rome and the beginnings of democracy by sacrificing them. #
  • OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA! #inaug09 #
  • get off the stage rick warren. #
  • loving the john williams + yo-yo ma performance. #inaug09 #
  • woohoo! obama! #inaug09 #
  • @lilula haha, not sure i would want IE to think highly of me; we have many, many disagreements on proper web standards. in reply to lilula #
  • OH: “loves that cheney is being wheeled away from the event…it would be even more hilarious if biden was pushing him!” #
  • good riddance bush and cheney. you may go back into hiding now. #
  • @twatson love the clean aesthetic of the site, and having an architecture background I appreciate mithun’s designs as well. in reply to twatson #
  • finally, latest project w/@hwlee went live today: http://www.afcrisk.com. quick breather, then back to wrapping up next one. #
  • @KuraFire human-induced global warming b/c of it’s impact on society, even when it hasn’t been close to being proven true, esp recently. in reply to KuraFire #
  • @KuraFire i’ve been doing more research the past year and more scientists lately are realizing it’s not entirely human-induced, no facts. in reply to KuraFire #
  • @KuraFire climate change cycles are natural and if you understand the science behind it, then the global warming claims don’t add up at all. in reply to KuraFire #
  • @KuraFire true, but it’s not proven yet if temps rise due to increased co2, or if co2 rises due to increased temps. both are on the table. in reply to KuraFire #
  • @KuraFire deforestation, not emissions, are most likely the biggest contributor. however, decadal trends show we entering a cooling period. in reply to KuraFire #
  • @KuraFire …look at ENSO and PDO cycles over the last century, where the PDO peaked in the mid-late 90s (our warmest period). in reply to KuraFire #
  • @simX just because it’s not my job doesn’t mean i’m not knowledgeable about it. i’d rather research it than believe what the media feeds me. in reply to simX #
  • @simX scientists who also have their own personal agendas. i’m just saying i don’t blindly accept without truly understanding things first. in reply to simX #
  • exhausted and contemplating shutting off the computer, well the monitors at least so auto processes can still run of course. #
  • realizing how ignorant some ppl can really be. #
  • RT @BrentO: “twitter is like sex. most people don’t get it, and even the ones who get it are probably doing it wrong.” #
  • will be measuring my coffee consumption in pots, not cups, today. #ugh #
  • drowning in javascript blahness this morning, luckily design returns this afternoon. #
  • warning: if you value your sanity, avoid #extjs like the fucking plague. #
  • wishing i had someone to do my everyday chores and errands that do nothing but take time away from the things that really matter. #
  • “your job. your relationship. your friends. get out of any situation instantly with iquit.”: http://tr.im/bkuy #
  • somehow i always end up in the middle of friends’ drama and giving advice to all parties. #
  • RT: PleaseDressMe is giving away a t-shirt! ( this one: http://bit.ly/EMN1 ) – Just Retweet to enter #pdm122 #
  • yet another day of persistent fog in seattle. the cold is a given at this point. #
  • @beatport the latest UI update kind of went downhill from the previous version. what happened? #
  • it just now hit me that it’s already 2009. wait, really? #
  • wading deep in portals, panels, components, events, and drop targets. #
  • some ppl have totally lost it and gone off the deep end, and the saddest thing is they have no clue. #
  • supplementing + recovering. #
  • passed out on the couch after the gym for a few hours, now awake and can’t go back to sleep. sleep fail. #
  • 40 of the best twitter brands and the ppl behind them: http://tr.im/c1nt #
  • find twitterers nearby: http://nearbytweets.com/ (re: @briancray) #
  • thinking about mtn biking in warm, sunny weather on this cold, gray morning. it’s been far too long. #
  • code-blocked. #
  • spent four hours this morning just to get part of this code to actually work properly and get past my block. hoping for quick progress now. #
  • following microsoft, starbucks, another seattle corp, calling for major layoffs: http://tr.im/c4or #
  • up early and knocking out some work this morning before @nmyra arrives. #
  • actually been up since 330a b/c passed out early last night and couldn’t sleep anymore. sleeping on my couch probably didn’t help either. #
  • amazing how productive you feel once you overcome your block and the code you’re working on actually works. #
  • Feeling the immense power of the pony package. http://twitpic.com/16u09 #
  • OH: “no, she was that big boobie girl!” #
  • Starting to snow in Seattle again, @nmyra and I back from #thelocalvine in the warmth. #

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