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Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

So apparently we can now all pretend it's Massachusetts' fault that Senate Democrats can't get their shit together. #
@sleepjunky You should take picture of it on film, have prints made, & mail them via USPS to all your friends. #
Wow! As a MA Democrat, I find this outpouring of sympathy & support from out-of-staters very heartening! NOT. #
Dear Internets–Please go read this now: “The Effect of the MA Special Election”: http://bit.ly/7bzbzV #
I agree w/pretty much everything Felix Salmon says about the NYT's paywall decision http://bit.ly/7OhyRx #
So despite all the wailing & gnashing of teeth, Senate Democrats are now back to where they were post-2008 election #
I thought a Scott Brown victory was supposed to be awesome for the markets http://bit.ly/75gOUS #
is tired of hearing complaints about MA election from Democrats in states w/elected Republicans #
@DanPatterson No one links to the physical copy of a paper in reply to DanPatterson #
"Here are some links to white papers" is not a valid answer to questions about what your hardware requirements are #
Has anyone determined what Tiger Woods thinks of the MA election? WE NEED ANSWERS! #
John McCain: misinformed, grand-standing jerk http://bit.ly/4NMJod #
COOL! AMC greenlights "Walking Dead" pilot http://bit.ly/7auzOP #
It's weird that Amazon MP3 doesn't recommend stuff, even though I buy a ton. Just the same generic promos & offers #
Skype online store + "Verified by Visa" = VERY FRUSTRATING #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

I really miss the days when Firefox was "Firebird", was lightning-fast, & didn't crash ALL THE TIME. #
"…even wanted to cut 'hip-hop' in favor of 'country' in a section about the impact of cultural movements" Texas sucks http://bit.ly/54Q1hY #
@damienhull Yup, running it on 9.10 box as we speak. Not entirely stable, but nothing that I wouldn't expect from a beta in reply to damienhull #
Democrats certainly are a fickle, nervous bunch #
has voted #
@damienhull No, it used to be a repo, but now (since they went beta) it's a .deb download from the Boxee site #
Time for me to exit, Terminator-X it #
I guess we're to believe that the Rossum Corp. doesn't have off-site backups or a disaster-recovery plan? #
As boston.com's webservers go up in smoke… #
I think we can all agree that the most important thing is figuring out who to blame. #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

Guess it's still ok to cite anonymous sources, as long as you say "who wished to remain anonymous so no one would know who they were" #
If ISPs don't fall under the FCC, they should be considered utilities & regulated as such http://bit.ly/60QP9u #
I'm really liking FB's reply-by-email functionality #
Demolition debris removed, wood stoves vacuumed, bread rising… not bad #
Bread experiment #2, just out of the oven http://flic.kr/p/7wLaE9 #
Good lord, can everybody just SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY until after the election is over? #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

Guy goes through wrong door, JFK terminal shut down for 4h. I'm glad we're all being reasonable out this http://bit.ly/5b6TM0 #
I will be pretty goddamn happy when the MA special election is over #
On an Amazon mp3 binge: Main Source, Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth, Black Sheep #
I think we can all be thankful that the era of the "cassingle" was short-lived #
Man! Whoever built in those shelves I just ripped out wasn't fooling around. #
Comparison shopping for textbooks http://bit.ly/7kWfmC #
Pizza experiment #2 for the week will be commencing shortly #
Pizza experiment #2, pre-oven http://flic.kr/p/7wuhMC #
Pizza experiment #2, just out of the oven http://flic.kr/p/7wroq6 #
He who controls the textbooks, controls the universe, aka, why Texas sucks http://bit.ly/6tfraY #
Hooray! Freezing rain! #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

blerg #
@snackish I did not know that. #
The best response I've seen yet to Pat Robertson http://bit.ly/51RL42 #
Public ENUM sounds pretty cool, but I wonder if telecoms will ever get on board http://bit.ly/6KY9Of #
Nice thing about VoIP: so far, only one Martha Coakley robocall #
If I'm not then why would I say I am #
@EndTheRoboCalls Was a call I picked up, so no vm to send. Sorry. #
@homermt I'm not. It's from Rakim's When I B on tha mic #
@homermt My bad–right album, wrong track; "Its the R" from The Master #
It's always a plus when, in the middle of a job, one realizes, "Hey, I could use the sawzall for this!" #
Wow. The Fresh Loaf is a pretty awesome baking/breadmaking site http://bit.ly/5NMD7R #
@PeckBobb He died a few years ago, didn't he? #
I made a loaf of French bread and it came out great #
Dinner consumed, imperial stout poured, time to catch up on Fringe #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

@PeckBobb If only there were an educational publishing company out there w/people who could build content in the platform… #
It's a boy! #
@PeckBobb The second trailer was better than the first, I'll say that much in reply to PeckBobb #
Getting through some off-hours infrastructure maintenance with the assistance of Sloan's "Never Hear the End of It" #
And then dns shit the bed. #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

Based on the director's description, I don't have high hopes for the Capt. America movie http://bit.ly/6CsCwd #
@sleepjunky Is the Angst Index directly or inversely proportional to the Ennui Quotient? in reply to sleepjunky #
Um, no. It's a strange cloud. http://bit.ly/7kATkH #
Husker Du! #
Grr. Waiting for CIFS mappings to time out because I accidentally clicked "My Computer" while on VPN. Stupid, stupid VPN. #
@drgrist I vote for Fred MacMurray in reply to drgrist #
Damn. My hosting provider is completely off the air. Good thing I just re-upped my account w/them… THIS MORNING. #
grows weary of Facebook status/profile gimmicks #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

The bankers should go on Costas and say they took performance-enhancing drugs #
Focusing on whether bank CEOs apologize is stupid. Behavior won't change w/out meaningful oversight & regulation http://bit.ly/5oAzeP #
I wish more people understood the difference between opening a single instance of a recurring meeting v. the entire series #
@stevebenen At least he's consistent. in reply to stevebenen #
Hey, Facebook–how about your & your automated "Friend Finder" get bent? #
If your site makes me type in my CC#, it shouldn't have to ask for the card type #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

Dear baseball fans: All your favorite players on all your favorite teams are using drugs. Please stop acting surprised/disappointed. #
@PeckBobb @tunstetb I still recommend "Hö" #
@PeckBobb @tunstetb Apparently Twitter didn't like the umlaut. Was supposed to be Horst. #
I find my lack of coffee disturbing. #
Weird. Deval Patrick's approval ratings in western MA are higher than the state average. Wouldn't have guessed that. #
Spending some quality time w/Serena Business Mashups & MS Project this morning #
Ha! Digging through a pile of junk on the shelf, I found the install disks for the original Half-Life, Homeworld, & Diablo games #
We want the funk. #
Pretty excited about the dinner I'm making http://flic.kr/p/7vmc2m #
@CDavis Hah! You guessed it. #
Man! I can't believe I waited so long to start reading the Scott Pilgrim bks. They're awesome! #
Alternately intrigued & irritated by Pynchon's "Inherent Vice" #

Twitter — Pete @ 4:46 am

@sleepjunky Maybe, but until you've got Kamchatka… in reply to sleepjunky #
Desipte the lack of a ricer, those hash browns turned out ok. Tofu scramble was bit dry, though. #
@homermt I appreciate that #