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Server Insanity

fastfinge — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:51:46 +0000

My main server running torontotech.net, interfree.ca, steeleseast.ca, and some other subdomains, has gone insane. The database server at mysql.interfree.ca was riding the struggle bus yesterday, too, but I hugged it and made it feel better. If you’re using mysql directly, you should be fine. But anyone using stuff on the main server: I gave us some more memory, and stopped wordpress from throwing php related tantrums, but we’re still up and down like a yoyo. Stuff effected includes websites, shells, mailman mailing lists, subversion, and more. Basic email should be fine, as that’s on yet another server. If things are still broken, they can stay that way until Christmas. Because I haven’t got time for this nonsense. Cope with it.

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Never Buy Read Iris, or Anything Else, from Iris Link

fastfinge — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:19:46 +0000

This person isn’t the first to have problems with the rip-off/scam artists known as Iris Link. This company is well known for making software that fails to work and doesn’t have features advertised, providing extremely poor customer support, failing to provide serial numbers for previously purchased software, and much worse. In my particular case, it took over a week, plus an email and two phone calls, to provide me with the serial number when I purchased Read Iris 11 for OS X, because of what they said was a flaw in their software. I’m now having troubles with my Read Iris 12 license, and have discovered that Read Iris 12 doesn’t work quite right with voiceover, and that it has serious bugs impacting OCR quality. Iris Link released an update that fixed, as far as I could tell, a grand total of zero of the problems. Currently, OCR quality is better in Read Iris 11 than Read Iris 12. That’s one hell of an upgrade! Someone should start a class action against these people.

The original complaint that enspired this post follows:

Hi all.

On September 25th I upgraded to readiris 12 for the mac for $40. It
didn’t work with voiceover. I called iris and after trying to get it
to work for me the customer service person supposedly processed a
refund. I thought I had seen a refund come back in but I think now
that it was just the authorization expiring. So this morning I checked
my account and found that $40 from readers had been processed on
October 5th–a whole week and a half after the initial processing. I
called iris and the person who answered the phone asked for an RMA; I
wasn’t given an ram. so I was told I’d have to call back in two hours
and talk to somebody named Casey who supposedly must have been the
person I talked to on September 25th. But this person I talked to this
morning said he didn’t know how Casey would look it up if I didn’t
have an RMA. I offered to give him my order number but he refused,
saying he couldn’t look it up that way. Since this isn’t the first
time I’ve seen delays or misplacement of information with Iris I told
the man that I wouldn’t be buying from the company again and planned
to file a report with the Better Business Bureau. He told me not to
threaten him and I said I wasn’t threatening, that I planned to carry
this out. He launched into what a big company they are and how many
euros they make a year and how they weren’t interested in scamming me.
I told him that the point was that the refund should have been
processed and the money certainly shouldn’t have been finally taken
out of my account a week and a half after I had requested the refund,
especially since I filed the request the same day I downloaded. He
told me how it’s a long process to refund–funny, it’s not a long
process to charge me and I’ve seen companies refund reasonably
quickly!!! I will be calling back and talking to Casey but I’ve also
filed a dispute with my bank which temporarily credits me wit the
money while they investigate. Merchants do have 30 days to refund
which I think is way too generous at least in this case. At any rate,
since this isn’t the first time I or somebody I know has had a refund
problem, though it was eventually resolved, I won’t be buying from
this company again no matter how good their product may become. I’l
use iris 11 as long as it works on the mac and after that if there
isn’t another program to scan adequately I’ll just have to go back to
using Abby Finereader in Windows. It’s not so much the time it takes
for a refund I’m griping about; it’s the fact that I was finally
charged again on October 5th after the authorization had apparently
expired, the fact that I wasn’t given an RMA, the fact that the person
on the phone passed the buck and wouldn’t even take my order number
and try to investigate or take my number and have Casey call me back
(I know they ask for your order number to process the refund so I
doubt his claim that the order number wouldn’t have been helpful!) and
it’s the fact that Carla and I too if i remember correctly had to call
again because refunds hadn’t gotten processed correctly!!! I’m sorry;
readers 11 was a good program, but I won’t be buying from this company
again.

–

Cheryl

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Another reason to love Aardvark

fastfinge — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:11:57 +0000

If you don’t already use Aardvark, the worlds best question answering system, you should. Someone on the website will take the time to answer whatever fool question pops into your mind in the middle of the night when you just had a rather strange dream and know the question will bother you until you do something about it. Of course, that’s not a quality unique to Aardvark; when I used to use Yahoo! Answers I had success getting answers to questions about Spider Pigs, or how to contact my local superhero, but Aardvark is much quicker most of the time. The example that prompted this particular post is an answer from someone clarifying…the dietary habbits of centaurs for me, of all things. It’s reassuring to know I’m not the only person in the world who spends time thinking about this sort of stuff:

Centaurs do require more calories in their diet, however due to having a mostly-human digestive tract (The lower intestines are more horse than human in nature), the centaur is an omnivore. Additionally, due to the fact that they are sentient, they are able to cook meals, also contributing to a full diet. I’m not sure where to find centaur information. Don’t you have a local learnatorium?

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Video of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan

fastfinge — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:14:03 +0000

The following is a repost from BoingBoing for those who might not have already read it:

Wow! From Coilhouse:
Helen Keller — inspiration to generations and inspiration for an entire genre of schoolyard humor — and her teacher and friend Anne Sullivan in a clip from 1930 in which they describe the way in which Helen learned how to speak … It’s a fascinating little clip which pays homage to a woman who, even beyond her amazing circumstances, was a radical socialist, suffragist, and supporter of birth control, who was friends with the likes of Mark Twain and who worked tirelessly to champion the rights of both the downtrodden and the physically disabled.
(Via Richard Metzger)

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fastfinge — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:42:52 +0000

“If somebody’s gonna stab me in the back, I want to be there.”

“When you’re talking to me, keep your mouth shut.”

“I hate to confuse myself with the facts.”

“My knowledge is no match for his ignorance.”

“The average age of a 7-year old in this state is 13″.

“Candidly, I cannot answer that. The question is too suppository.”

“I deny the allegations, and I defy the alligators.”

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Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-07

fastfinge — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Off to the doctor. Something is wrong with my face. Long story. #
When you find blood in your beard and your face hurts even though you never cut yourself something is wrong. #
And i have a really irritated patch of skin the size of a quarter. #
@ruchirfalodiya doesn't india make better movies? #
at home again. I have drugs for my face. #
Power just went out. Fail! #
@farhank apparently i got a sun burn under my beard and then it got infected when it tried to peal. #
@farhank yes you have big luck. I get to take four pills every twelve hours. #
@elliott94 yup. It hurts just to touch my beard even lightly. #
@darrell do you have a link for wma support? My university uses that. Might be convinced to buy one when that comes out. #
@elliott94 no, not at all. #
@lulukeel feel better! #
@mektastic i feel like a real jerk for not giving a darn about it and secretly wishing people would stop tweeting about it. #
@darrell: Thanks for the info. I will wait until it really happens before I put my money down. Trust GW Micro, but I don't trust Microsoft. in reply to darrell #
Playing with the new #qwitter in SVN. big big big win! Followers, filters, friends, trends! My API limit is getting strained. #
I now have a #spymaster filter. Will #qwitter even exclude my own complaining about #spymaster? #
No, it seems to do the right thing. I do not want my own tweets filtered out of my timeline. #
@farhank: Dude, it's just a new release of the OS, and a rebranding of Nokia. I'm sure Talks will be updated for the new phones. in reply to farhank #
apparently, booksense doesn't work with OS X. Neither does stream, but a card reader can be used. Booksense internal memory can't be used. #
@elliott94: You need an SVN client first. Then you need python and all its dependencies. in reply to elliott94 #
@starburst85: Probably. I'd be looking for excuses too, accept I have KNFB so I need to keep my n82 for ever and ever and ever and ever. in reply to starburst85 #
@farhank: Yes you do. You want to buy a brand new blackberry. in reply to farhank #
Apparently Ontario Health would like me to get a Mumps shot right away, and wants to know why I didn't do it months ago. Huh? First I heard! #
@amyb0223: Why is that wrong? Every ethnicity cares about MJ. Only Americans care about former presidents. Less nationalism, please. in reply to amyb0223 #
@darrell: I want a guide horse, just because I want a horse. Bringing my horse to work would be awsome! I have all the wrong reasons. in reply to darrell #
rt @arm4r: @BlindTwit Why is there no Beatles-related account called tweatles? #
@darrell: That's what I would think But I can say from experience that the mac can't see or work with my stream at all. I need a card reader in reply to darrell #
@farhank: I got one. But apparently I need two. Based on the tone of the message, bad times will occur if I don't get another one right now. in reply to farhank #
@awallens: control windows slash, and type in those tags as the search string. You'll get a new buffer with the results. in reply to awallens #
@coderunner: Yikes! I don't even remember getting those shots. Only reason I know I got them is because they're listed on my medical records in reply to coderunner #
@kevinrj: I am one. Best reality check I found was using a phone or computer. If it works as expected, I'm awake. in reply to kevinrj #
@coderunner: Wow, I usually have over 50 things on my desktop. in reply to coderunner #
I feel like an idiot. Apparently, I was sent six emails about MUMPS and how I should get a shot, starting in Feb. #
I searched my gmail, and found all six. So…how did I miss them? I don't remember reading them at all! So confused. #
@plumlipstick: Doubt it. No matter how much you educate me about your guide spider, I will still be terrified of it and unable to help you. in reply to plumlipstick #
off to eat dinner. #
@mektastic: http://www.qwitter-client.net in reply to mektastic #
Oh man these pills for my face are making me so sick. Good grieff this is not not not not not cool. #
@farhank: Stomach bad times. They listed that as a side effect, but I wasn't worried because everything says that. But they weren't kidding! in reply to farhank #
feeling sick and watching baseball. #
@starburst85: It's these drugs I got put on for my infection that are making me really sick to my stomach. in reply to starburst85 #
@farhank: No, it's all going right through and coming out the other end viciously. And my stomach is burning. in reply to farhank #
@farhank: I know. Why do all these stupid things happen to me? in reply to farhank #
rt @kevinrj: "The bible teaches how to go to Heaven, not how the heavens go." Galileo Galilei #
@darrell: I was just using that as an example. Many people have dog fobias as strong as my spider fobia. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: What do you do with someone who is paralized by fear of your service animal? They can't help it. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Many, for example, have had a bad experience as a child, perhaps attacked by a badly trained dog. in reply to darrell #
@arm4r: if you had a guide spider, I would be much to afraid to drive you safely. Someone terrified of dogs should refuse if it's not safe! in reply to arm4r #
@darrell: The spider was an example. My fobia is spiders, so it's easy for me to emagin the difficulties of someone with a dog fobia as bad. in reply to darrell #
@charmarie: I have no idea. Some kind of antiinfection thing. in reply to charmarie #
@darrell: But if your a cabby, resisting the fear effects your driving. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Don't know about you, but I don't want a ride where the driver is quaking in fear of a dog he can't refuse. in reply to darrell #
@arm4r: Your synicism makes life suck for the rest of us, though. I feel sorry for blind people with dog fobias who wanted to attend #acb09. in reply to arm4r #
@darrell: You're also saying the person with the fobia must take the full impact of your disability. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: They have to do all that, and you don't even need to give notice that you have a dog, and will call the police if not taken. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: So you don't notify, and someone with a previously documented fobia is dispatched for you. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: He refuses so you call the police. How is that fair? You must take responsibility for your dog and notify in advance at all times! in reply to darrell #
@darrell: If you expect someone with a fobia to take the responsibility of having a doctors note, I expect you to take responsibility too. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: The way you do that is by notifying the cab company of the dog! Then the dispatch knows to send aa fobia free cabby. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Maturity demands not throwing a tantrum and calling the police when you didn't give the company info required to meet your needs. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: A wheelchair user doesn't get to call the cops when she doesn't notify the cab company, and they send a car too small for her. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: I don't see how guide dog users are any different. To have your needs met, you must provide information required to do so. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: How does it open things up? The company must send a cab. Why do you care if some drivers get the opertunity to refuse? in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Sure it is. A driver without fobias or alergic reactions is a physical accomodation needed for a guide dog user. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: To ensure you get the accomodation you need, you must notify in advance. If you don't, it's your own fault. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: It's not the fault of driver or cabby, because you refused to tell them you needed anything. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: I know for a fact it is possible at an airport. Wheelchair users must and do. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Then that delay is descrimination. Take it to court. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: No matter how it's documented, your refusal to notify in advance means the documentation does no good. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: You can call for a cab at an airport. And multiple cabs are at that stand, so if one refuses for good reason, take the next one. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: If the law does not, in my opinion it certainly should. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: You take the cab company to court. Figuring out where it's happening and stopping it is there problem, not yours. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: I can ask my wheelchair bound girlfriend for the exact process she needs to take in Canada, if you need to know. But she does it. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: And guide dog users require a special type of driver: one without documented fobias or alergic reactions. Same thing. in reply to darrell #
@awallens: If you're out and about with a dog, you need to phone for a cab, not grab a passing one. Wheelchair users must do the same. in reply to awallens #
@awallens: He has civil rights to a safe workplace. If he is alergic, or fobic and unable to drive safely, your dog violates his rights. in reply to awallens #
@awallens: Your rights do not trump his. That's why you notify in advance, so everyone's rights can be protected. in reply to awallens #
@darrell: Congress doesn't seem to listen to Canadians. and AFAIK, Canadian law already is that way. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Not sure. It doesn't and she can't, so that hasn't come up. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: She requires a spicific type of equipment, and you require a spicific type of driver. They're exactly equal. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Why shouldn't wheelchair, too? Remember: life isn't fair. Deal. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: The fact that your refusal to notify in advance makes documentation useless! You don't notify, so you get a driver who can't take! in reply to darrell #
@awallens: Not really. It just saves hard drive space, is all. in reply to awallens #
@darrell: True. But moving closer by heartlessly trampling the rights of others for our own gain is not acceptable. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: True, true. And I suspect our mutual followers are sick of us both, by now. LOL in reply to darrell #
@darrell: We should exchange contact info, and perhaps move some of these long discussions off twitter? in reply to darrell #
@awallens: Close qwitter, and go to %appdata%\qwitter and delete qwitter.db. in reply to awallens #
@awallens: You'll only save 2 or 3 megs at most. Text is really small. in reply to awallens #
@awallens: Uh, my bad. The file you should delete ends in .db. It should be your user name.db. in reply to awallens #
@darrell: Canadian guide dog law does not require notification http://bit.ly/B19DW in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Believed it did because everyone I know does it. in reply to darrell #
@awallens: It'll delete it all, then redownload recent items from twitter. in reply to awallens #
I've been wrong about something I thought correct twice tonight. I blame the fact that these pills make me feel like crap. #
@serrebi: Whoever that is, I don't know her. in reply to serrebi #
@arm4r: I'm not saying you don't have reasons. The fact that you have reasons doesn't make it suck less, you know. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: If they aren't, I fail to understand the difference. Assuming the worst of everyone is rude to those of us who don't deserve it. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: Procedures like what? in reply to arm4r #
@darrell: Yes. I'm not a lawyer, but I assume if it's not mentioned at all, it's not required. in reply to darrell #
@arm4r: And guide dog users cannot ride with certain drivers. I still don't see the difference. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: Yes, but Toronto is also a multiethnic city with large numbers of dog-hating cultures. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: It's not, so long as the driver has the right to refuse and get you another cab, without legal liability. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: Accept, of course, that driver is paid by the fair, not the hour. You just wasted drivers time that he won't be compensated for. in reply to arm4r #
@darrell: Not at all the same thing. And the comparison of those with alergic issues to slave traders is completely offensive. in reply to darrell #
@Brandon_h: Try Adium or Syrinx. They both rock. in reply to Brandon_h #
@arm4r: From what I know and have seen, they have no right to refuse no matter what, even if alergic reaction could endanger there health in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: Am I wrong? I hope so. in reply to arm4r #
What's the longest #baseball game ever played in the #MLB? does anyone know? #
@darrell: But if I understand your previous tweets, you would call the police on them. That sure seems demanding. in reply to darrell #
@arm4r: But how can they prove it to you? And it seems to me by not notifying you failed to do your part. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: For cab drivers, I have problems with that. If fear or alergic reaction effects driving ability. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: When a cab driver is distracted by fear or alergic reaction, you put him, yourself, and other drivers at risk. in reply to arm4r #
Why am I having a three hour twebate about guide dogs? I don't even have a dog, or a dog fobia. Most pointless tweetstream ever! #
@arm4r: But you just said they don't generally have the right to do that for alergic reactions and fobias. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: Yes, it is. If driver is afraid of your dog, and crashes because of fear distraction… #
@fastfinge: Last tweet should have been a dm. I'm a moron. in reply to fastfinge #
I wish I could review my sent direct messages in #qwitter. Having several dm exchanges, and it's hard to keep track. #
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel really proud when something they wrote comes out at exactly 140 characters without editing? #
@darrell: Robodog? What about the people who say they are alergic to wireless internet radio waves? Yes, these people do exist. in reply to darrell #
@Mongoose_Q: Uh, Chriss? Buddy? How stoned are you tonight? destiny, he says! Pah! Free will is the thing. LOL in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: I'm sorry. My meem plexes disagree violently with you. They say I have free will. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: *woosh* in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@kevinrj: That isn't at all cool. Because the only thing that compiles perfectly first try will have an infanit loop, in my experience. in reply to kevinrj #
@darrell: I'll put money down on totally inaccessible, like google wave, calendar, etc. But I'd like a hedge bet on third party software. in reply to darrell #
@bardsong: I know journalists do. If it's not well written, I won't read it. and I don't mean flashy and stylized. in reply to bardsong #
@bardsong: I just want writing that gets the job done, and leaves me to enjoy the story without attracting attention to itself. in reply to bardsong #
@bardsong: Mercedes Lackey, Piers Anthony, Robert Asprin, Robert Heinlein, John Ringo are all good examples. in reply to bardsong #
urgent: it is bedtime for fastfinge. Unconfirmed sources quote him as saying, "I should be in bed." details soon. #
@bardsong: Yeah, some really good writers bother me that way. I keep saying: "beautiful phrase!" but it distracts me from the story. in reply to bardsong #
update: @brandon_h made a post expressing disinterest in recieving details on fastfinge's bedtime. Follow us for more on this breaking story #
@darrell: This is the kind of thing that happens to me when I get over tired. Do you ever do that thing where you narrate your actions? in reply to darrell #
@darrell: IE: "finishing his drink, he stands up and walks across the room." muttered under your breath when you do it? I do that when tired in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Don't even realize it most of the time. People give me strange looks. in reply to darrell #
@bardsong: Excuse me? I have a laptop in bed, you know. And twitter on my phone. Why should I stop twittering just because I'm asleep? in reply to bardsong #
I think it's amusing that goodnight is a trending topic on twitter right now. #
@farhank: Your sister is going to eat two drumsticks? Uh, wow. in reply to farhank #
@farhank: Also, I will sign up to a mud with the name Major Drumstick Failure. Then I will attack all the other players. It'll be fun times. in reply to farhank #
@bardsong: It's probably trending because we all say goodnight, tweet for another hour, say goodnight again, tweet for another hour, repeat. in reply to bardsong #

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fastfinge — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

@darrell: Followed up with the second best Canadian band ever. Good stuff! in reply to darrell #
rt @darrell: Crazy music being played by @mektastic right now I've never heard some of this weird stuff… #
@mektastic @robsonradio Wierd Al? No! It's The Arrogant Worms. Best Canadian group ever. #
Does anybody have any sort of RFC or protocol specification for a #Monopd client? #
Didn't want to post that last tweet. Was testing something and failed. #

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fastfinge — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast. Should be back by noon or so. #
We have now been inspected, and we are oficial canadians once more. #
@darrell Doesn't your ISP offer backup dialup, i n case of outages? All Canadian isps do. #
@darrell Surely the phone was up, and you could dial up with a modem. #
@coderunner And the only supporting jaws thing was also annoying. #
@cachondo qwitter uses SAPI, the standard API that all apps who need to speak should use. Works perfectly. #
@cachondo I used to think like that. But that's not how it works on mac or Linux. I've come round to NVDAs way of thinking. #
@cachondo NVDA uses SAPI to speak most of the time, because that's the standard. Other apps that need to speak should follow the standard. #
@cachondo Only reason not to use SAPI is for portable apps on old computers. If your screen reader isn't on SAPI, you're doing it wrong. #
@cachondo I'm looking straight at jaws and its love of propriatary TTS interfaces when I say that. #
@cachondo I do it all the time. SJAMS and SAPI works fine. Just a different hotkey to stop speaking is all. #
@farhank Why? You can type without stopping readout. Is much faster, no waiting to type until the screen has completely read. #
@farhank And you can shut the mud up without missing screen reader stuff. Or vice versa. #
@cachondo Each app should have her own stream. I don't want all apps speaking in the same voice, volume, or speed. #
@cachondo Not messy. They would all sound different that way. I would hate my mud to sound like my twitter! #
@cachondo What if someone tweeted "You have been killed by razorfist." I would be confused. #
@farhank Sure, as soon as I make my next fortune. #
@ruchirfalodiya Nope. Just alter the qwitter config file. You can change rate and voice. Just not pitch because changing pitch in SAPI suck #
@darrell It's also more crashy than all others; remember all those special words? I think we may disagree on the meaning of "works" #
@JeffBishop Why on earth are they using silverlight? Doesn't that lock out symbian/mac/linux/windows mobile? #
@JeffBishop The NFB not using an accessible player? As a Canadian with no investment in that org, let me just laugh. #
@darrell I may be confused but aren't #nfb the same folks against accessible American money? Having just spent time in the US, I was annoyed #
As a Canadian, the Republican Party and the NFB are the two parts of US culture I entirely fail to understand. #
@kevinrj But republicans and the NFB make you guys mad. I'm too baffled by them to take them seriously, or be angry. My response is: huh? #
@darrell I don't see the point in that, either. They should be going after Amazon directly IMHO. But I know I don't have all the info there #
@darrell So my Kindle opinions are worthless, and I know it. The only people with the right to an opinion are folks who know the facts. #
@arm4r how would you fix that? What is reasonable accommodation in that case? #
Off to start unpacking. #
@darrell feel free to quote my tweets on how the inaccessible stream makes them an international laughing stock. #
@darrell do you need full name and location? #
@Goldfingas I don't see the point of upgrading to a booksense for those of us who have a stream. itunes and docx support isn't worth $300. in reply to Goldfingas #
@ruchirfalodiya sync is annoying, though. I'd rather just store my stuff online and get what I need. That's why I use jungle disk. in reply to ruchirfalodiya #
@ruchirfalodiya drop box copies your files onto every computer you install it on. if you have 2 gigs of files, drop box uses 2gb everywhere in reply to ruchirfalodiya #

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fastfinge — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast. Should be back by noon or so. #
We have now been inspected, and we are oficial canadians once more. #
@darrell Doesn't your ISP offer backup dialup, i n case of outages? All Canadian isps do. #
@darrell Surely the phone was up, and you could dial up with a modem. #
@coderunner And the only supporting jaws thing was also annoying. #
@cachondo qwitter uses SAPI, the standard API that all apps who need to speak should use. Works perfectly. #
@cachondo I used to think like that. But that's not how it works on mac or Linux. I've come round to NVDAs way of thinking. #
@cachondo NVDA uses SAPI to speak most of the time, because that's the standard. Other apps that need to speak should follow the standard. #
@cachondo Only reason not to use SAPI is for portable apps on old computers. If your screen reader isn't on SAPI, you're doing it wrong. #
@cachondo I'm looking straight at jaws and its love of propriatary TTS interfaces when I say that. #
@cachondo I do it all the time. SJAMS and SAPI works fine. Just a different hotkey to stop speaking is all. #
@farhank Why? You can type without stopping readout. Is much faster, no waiting to type until the screen has completely read. #
@farhank And you can shut the mud up without missing screen reader stuff. Or vice versa. #
@cachondo Each app should have her own stream. I don't want all apps speaking in the same voice, volume, or speed. #
@cachondo Not messy. They would all sound different that way. I would hate my mud to sound like my twitter! #
@cachondo What if someone tweeted "You have been killed by razorfist." I would be confused. #
@farhank Sure, as soon as I make my next fortune. #
@ruchirfalodiya Nope. Just alter the qwitter config file. You can change rate and voice. Just not pitch because changing pitch in SAPI suck #
@darrell It's also more crashy than all others; remember all those special words? I think we may disagree on the meaning of "works" #
@JeffBishop Why on earth are they using silverlight? Doesn't that lock out symbian/mac/linux/windows mobile? #
@JeffBishop The NFB not using an accessible player? As a Canadian with no investment in that org, let me just laugh. #
@darrell I may be confused but aren't #nfb the same folks against accessible American money? Having just spent time in the US, I was annoyed #
As a Canadian, the Republican Party and the NFB are the two parts of US culture I entirely fail to understand. #
@kevinrj But republicans and the NFB make you guys mad. I'm too baffled by them to take them seriously, or be angry. My response is: huh? #
@darrell I don't see the point in that, either. They should be going after Amazon directly IMHO. But I know I don't have all the info there #
@darrell So my Kindle opinions are worthless, and I know it. The only people with the right to an opinion are folks who know the facts. #
@arm4r how would you fix that? What is reasonable accommodation in that case? #
Off to start unpacking. #
@darrell feel free to quote my tweets on how the inaccessible stream makes them an international laughing stock. #
@darrell do you need full name and location? #
@Goldfingas I don't see the point of upgrading to a booksense for those of us who have a stream. itunes and docx support isn't worth $300. in reply to Goldfingas #
@ruchirfalodiya sync is annoying, though. I'd rather just store my stuff online and get what I need. That's why I use jungle disk. in reply to ruchirfalodiya #
@ruchirfalodiya drop box copies your files onto every computer you install it on. if you have 2 gigs of files, drop box uses 2gb everywhere in reply to ruchirfalodiya #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-05 On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-04 I am awake. We might get lucky, and get...
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Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-04

fastfinge — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

I am awake. We might get lucky, and get 2 sunny days on a 10 day vacation! go us? #
I didn't realize the itunes equalizer is accessible on OS X. Apple is my favourite! #
@ruchirfalodiya I used to do that via last.fm. It only took 5 minutes for people to complain! in reply to ruchirfalodiya #
@cachondo surprisingly, no. It annoyed me as much as everyone else. It was almost as bad as spymaster. mp3master? in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I am capable of admitting my errors, when I'm wrong, and backing down quickly and honestly. #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-04 I am awake. We might get lucky, and get...
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Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-04

fastfinge — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

I am awake. We might get lucky, and get 2 sunny days on a 10 day vacation! go us? #
I didn't realize the itunes equalizer is accessible on OS X. Apple is my favourite! #
@ruchirfalodiya I used to do that via last.fm. It only took 5 minutes for people to complain! in reply to ruchirfalodiya #
@cachondo surprisingly, no. It annoyed me as much as everyone else. It was almost as bad as spymaster. mp3master? in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I am capable of admitting my errors, when I'm wrong, and backing down quickly and honestly. #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-04 I am awake. We might get lucky, and get...
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Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-03

fastfinge — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

@Goldfingas Why would anyone want foobar to feel like winamp? Yuck! Been using foobar for over 3 years and don't miss winamp. in reply to Goldfingas #
@matt02392 everyone on that show is thick and stupid. I have XM; I have to put up with him daily. Hate shock jocks. Esp. right next to NPR. in reply to matt02392 #
@cachondo Outlook also thrives on closed source, broken access databases, bloatware exchange, and worse. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Anyone who uses Outlook to store important data is a fool, and deserves the complete and total data loss they will eventually get. in reply to cachondo #
@darrell wait what? Christ sends you to hell, if you're not a Christian. No matter if you have the good news. That is my understanding. in reply to darrell #
@darrell As a Christian, I'm curious to know what in the bible gave you your ideas on accountability? AFAIK, you sin even if you don't know. in reply to darrell #
@darrell That's why young infants must be baptised: they can sin even by being born, because of the pain it can cause to the family. in reply to darrell #
@cachondo Ah. I used Outlook once. With MS Exchange. Never ever again! Worst experience in my computing life! in reply to cachondo #
@ruchirfalodiya hi. in reply to ruchirfalodiya #
@darrell tell that to wikipedia. They won't touch it, because it's not open source last I checked. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Ah, okay. I'm a recovering Catholic. Left Catholicism, but not the church. So my ideas probably lean hard that way. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Went to Catholic schools all my life, etc. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Do you have any books/studies that read the bible the way you seem to? Would be interested in a different view of sin. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Ah. Assumed from your mention of Christianity that you were one. in reply to darrell #
@darrell What I was always told is that sin is sin, no matter what. That's why we ask for forgiveness daily, because we sin without knowing. in reply to darrell #
@plumlipstick Also, that sounds like a phone based solution. How will it work for Canadians? International users? don't lock us out! in reply to plumlipstick #
@matt02392 best of serius isn't offered in Canada. We just get it. And we can't get NASCAR, even if we want it. in reply to matt02392 #
@darrell Nope. You need to be baptized right after you're born, or on joining the church, or you are not saved AFAIK. in reply to darrell #
@darrell We also have required communion, confession, etc. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I already have an electronic copy. I collect e-bibles. Having as many translations as possible is important for study. in reply to darrell #
@matt02392 We get the Howard channels instead of something-or-other they don't have the rights to offer in Canada. in reply to matt02392 #
@darrell What he offers is forgiveness. It's because of his death that we are forgiven at all. But if we don't ask we aren't forgiven. in reply to darrell #
@darrell According to the website, the free version only works in the US and Canada, for 25 users. Other versions look expensive. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Yes. Although it has nothing to do with why I left the Catholics. I couldn't find biblical justification for praying to the saints. in reply to darrell #
@darrell As far as I can see, the Bible is extremely clear about the fact that the only one we are to worship is God The Father. in reply to darrell #
@darrell If the baby dies, then it does not go to heaven. in reply to darrell #
@darrell It may have sinned during birth, and was not saved. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I believe copyright on Bibles is evil. Jesus through the money-lenders out of the temple, and anyone selling Bibles is no better. in reply to darrell #
@kevinrj I disliked the saints. My path now is nondenominational. Early Christians didn't have an organized church, and we don't need one. in reply to kevinrj #
@darrell It used to. But then the Pope changed his mind. So I don't know where it goes, now. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I don't think we even have any conventions in Canada? If we do, I'm way out of the loop. in reply to darrell #
Just cast my Hugo vote. At the last possible minute, of course. #
@syncthedata Was that last tweet suposed to contain an interesting link or something? Or did you mean this, in general, is interesting. in reply to syncthedata #
@syncthedata Ah. Makes more sense, now. Can't try Klango because I only have mac at the moment. in reply to syncthedata #
What will win? MCtwit, qwitter, jawter, klango twitter, accessible twitter? let the battle begin! #
This is the first day we're not expecting rain on our vacation! Lovely. #
@ruchirfalodiya why post that twice? in reply to ruchirfalodiya #
@Mongoose_Q We'd expect to hear that from an idea thief! LOL JK (WTF Sean? That's what you should expect when refuse support to all but JFW) in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@farhank so followers are porkers? And people you're following are porkees? I don't want to think about this anymore. in reply to farhank #
@mariol420 Yes, I'm a #qwitter fan. Mostly because absolutely nothing else works with #NVDA. in reply to mariol420 #
@mariol420 I mean, #qwitter is good, but I can't say I chose it. Because I didn't get a choice. in reply to mariol420 #
@Mongoose_Q How much do you need? in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q Hey, we'd make perfect room mates. You'd sleep while I'm awake, and vice versa. We'd have a 24/7 watch! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q Between us we could handle an entire 24 hour support contract for something-or-other. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q I can probably put in 25 bucks or so once I get home from vacation on Sunday. I'll see how my paypal balance looks. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q I keep money in paypal that I make online from odd jobs, and plan that as money to spend online. I'll see what I have. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q A commune? Are you an evil communist? Can I at least keep my gun collection and NRA membership? hahaha. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q I'm broke too, but getting money out of paypal is a total bother in Canada. Cheaper just to spend it online! No bank charges! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q fine! I'll join guns for Jesus instead, and stock up on canned food for when the end times come and we do battle with Satan. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q Also, we must be prepared for the NAZI zombie vampire uprising. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q Apparently, if you take enough LSD, Satan is revealed to you, and you can do battle right away, no waiting for the end times! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q I don't know. I doubt the person who gave me this important information was capable of counting past 1 at the time. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@cachondo And if you didn't want to do it yourself in some other language, you have no excuse to get off accusing others of theft. #
@cachondo Nobody called sjams theft, even though it had as much in common with other solutions as qwitter does with jawter. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo That kind of thing is unacceptable, and destroys the respect I formerly had for you. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Your bitterness that someone did something more popular than jawter is odd. Esp when your language refuses support to thousands. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I don't care about opinions. I care about what you said, and what the word really means. Your statement is wrong. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I'd just be going by your own low standards. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo If it weren't that I have morals, I would demand that you take down sjams as theft of mircspeech ideas. in reply to cachondo #
@Mongoose_Q Why not? He did slander you on at least one occasion. Qwitter is something I like, and I won't put up with that kind of thing. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@cachondo It's still reuse. Qwitter is in python, and thus uses none of your code. You couldn't prove otherwise. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo If you're not bitter, why do you regularly call @mongoos_q a thief, in public? That kind of badmouthing is never okay. in reply to cachondo #
@Mongoose_Q Just this morning. On twitter. He called qwitter theft of ideas in so many words. To your face, while refusing help. NOT OKAY! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@cachondo That would be true if you were complaining in private. But twitter is public. So you are airing your dirty laundry in front of all in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Please do. As a journalist, accusations of theft and copying that you have leveled are not, and can never be, humour. in reply to cachondo #
Off to watch baseball. #
Glad to see @cachondo admit he has no issues with #qwitter. Long passed time. Not sure why @mongoose_q put up with it as long as he did. #
This is all more proof that sometimes you've got to push people to do the right thing. #
@bardsong Who? Never read her, and I call myself a Ya Fantasy and scifi reader. So IMHO you're still good. in reply to bardsong #
@bardsong But then, I just got around to The Graveyard Book a few days ago, so I'd have read it in time for Hugo votes. in reply to bardsong #
@cachondo It wasn't silence. It was your public accusations. And you know it. Wish you would have started off doing the right thing. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Or at least that you would back down with grace. But apparently, all of this is beyond you. I had once believed you were honest. in reply to cachondo #
@Brandon_h Hello I am a robot spammer. You will purchase my V1@asfpoijIg33Ra~ for blilgor m@n 4N3tZ!!! in reply to Brandon_h #
@bardsong Meh. It's okay. Not my favourite. But then, My fave is Heinlein's young adult stuff. So, I'm strange. in reply to bardsong #
@cachondo Done that. Once put a hammer in the fridge and an apple in the toolbox. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo If he understood it as all in fun, he wouldn't have felt the need to defend himself from the lies of yourself and your girlfriend. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo And as for if I'm decent: I don't worry about it. I don't slander, on twitter, in public. Twitter knows that you do, and I don't. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo So we can just leave that part of the discussion alone. It's not you and I who judges: it's everyone else. in reply to cachondo #
@Brandon_h I know I know I know! You can buy the Jaws Scripts for Google! And a tutorial on the shutdown dialog. in reply to Brandon_h #
@cachondo I'm not defending @mongoose_q. I just got tired of your doing damage to #qwitter, a project I like and support. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I also got tired of reading lies and nonsense from someone I respected. This has nothing to do with Chris. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo And you backed down from something you don't even want to admit was your previous position. We disagree about why, but that's OK. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I do wish you could admit your error, but I understand a lot of people can't manage to do that. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo It's not an in-joke when many take it seriously, and even the author must defend himself from its poison. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo you sure came down firmly today. And folk who know you have been speaking for you, with no refutation by you. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Words like "theft" and "rip off" have been used by you and yours. You'll excuse me for being *extremely* angry. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo And I accepted. This discussion was started by my observation that you only apologised when pushed into it. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo That seems to me true, and it makes a statement about you that it pains me to make about a friend. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I have effort believing you didn't see the harm in your comments. You give me a choice of believing you're dishonorable or thick? in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I dislike either option. As the saying goes, I wouldn't be so angry if I didn't care so deeply. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I've worked with you closely in the past, and I find this glimps into your character upsetting, no matter how I view it. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I'll drop it. We know what public records show, and other than my own unhappy feelings, I have no desire to rub your face in it. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo And for the record: I'm not unhappy about your actions, as much as I am about the fact that you aren't the man I thought I knew. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Thank you. Let's leave this one behind us, and agree to disagree. #
@cachondo If you follow me long enough on twitter, you know I lock horns with everyone about everything. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Nah, dude! Just write her a memory management program in Jaws Script. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo surely you can access low level memory in Jaws Script? It sure looks enough like C! in reply to cachondo #
@plumlipstick If you need to do that, there are caching settings in about:config I can help you modify that can use less memory per tab. in reply to plumlipstick #
July 4th thought: I like my honour with the U in it. That seems to have gone missing in the United States leadership these days. #
@cachondo Seriously? You mean jaws script has no peak and poke functions? How sad. in reply to cachondo #
@dgl1984 I am really, really afraid. Glad I'm using NVDA. No scripts at all! in reply to dgl1984 #
@cachondo Well, maybe we can write a Jaws Script interpreter in Python? Add it to NVDA! Then we can all argue about theft with FS! in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I mean, freedom box had so, so much fun doing that. I wanna play! in reply to cachondo #
@plumlipstick First thing to do is install this: http://bit.ly/NvnlC in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick That will allow you to force firefox to release memory, when you notice it gets used up. in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick then in about:config set browser.cache.memory.capacity to 0. it's probably -1 by default. in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick last, set browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers to 0. It's probably -1 by default. in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick all this will make firefox really really really slow. but it should save at least 20 megs of ram. in reply to plumlipstick #
@darrell I would think it's in front if you're on the outside, not next to the window, so people must walk buy you. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Oh, I agree. I love other peoples dogs! But please take the dog with you when you leave. I couldn't stand living with a dog. in reply to darrell #
@darrell So I respect people with dogs, but I don't know if I will ever have one. It would be awful for both me and the dog. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I don't even want that. I'm happy traveling by myself. If I get it wrong, I know it's only myself to blame. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Maybe I could cope with that. I like petting dogs and playing with dogs. I do not like training and cleaning and nursing dogs. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I dunno. I'm single, and I can hardly care for myself! Never mind a dog. I forget to feed myself when I'm working hard. Poor dog! in reply to darrell #
@plumlipstick Windows can and does. But firefox keeps a lot it doesn't need in memory, to make the system run faster. in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick For example, copies of each page you visited so it doesn't have to reload them when you use the back button. in reply to plumlipstick #
@scalzi Well, I take it he wasn't a good friend of yours, anyway. Now you're going to tell me you understood every word he said? in reply to scalzi #
@scalzi I bet you drank his alcohol, regardless, though. I would. in reply to scalzi #
Whoever just tried to call me: I'm not in Canada, and can't answer my phone until Sunday. I will call back then. #
@farhank Why would I lock horns with you? You probably have the incriminating photographs! LOL JK in reply to farhank #
Someone walked by shouting: "Montana! Montana! Where's Montana?" I said under my breath "try a map." Unfortunately, they heard me. Is a pet. #
So on that note of failed private sarcasm, I'm off to bed. #

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fastfinge — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

@Goldfingas Why would anyone want foobar to feel like winamp? Yuck! Been using foobar for over 3 years and don't miss winamp. in reply to Goldfingas #
@matt02392 everyone on that show is thick and stupid. I have XM; I have to put up with him daily. Hate shock jocks. Esp. right next to NPR. in reply to matt02392 #
@cachondo Outlook also thrives on closed source, broken access databases, bloatware exchange, and worse. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Anyone who uses Outlook to store important data is a fool, and deserves the complete and total data loss they will eventually get. in reply to cachondo #
@darrell wait what? Christ sends you to hell, if you're not a Christian. No matter if you have the good news. That is my understanding. in reply to darrell #
@darrell As a Christian, I'm curious to know what in the bible gave you your ideas on accountability? AFAIK, you sin even if you don't know. in reply to darrell #
@darrell That's why young infants must be baptised: they can sin even by being born, because of the pain it can cause to the family. in reply to darrell #
@cachondo Ah. I used Outlook once. With MS Exchange. Never ever again! Worst experience in my computing life! in reply to cachondo #
@ruchirfalodiya hi. in reply to ruchirfalodiya #
@darrell tell that to wikipedia. They won't touch it, because it's not open source last I checked. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Ah, okay. I'm a recovering Catholic. Left Catholicism, but not the church. So my ideas probably lean hard that way. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Went to Catholic schools all my life, etc. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Do you have any books/studies that read the bible the way you seem to? Would be interested in a different view of sin. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Ah. Assumed from your mention of Christianity that you were one. in reply to darrell #
@darrell What I was always told is that sin is sin, no matter what. That's why we ask for forgiveness daily, because we sin without knowing. in reply to darrell #
@plumlipstick Also, that sounds like a phone based solution. How will it work for Canadians? International users? don't lock us out! in reply to plumlipstick #
@matt02392 best of serius isn't offered in Canada. We just get it. And we can't get NASCAR, even if we want it. in reply to matt02392 #
@darrell Nope. You need to be baptized right after you're born, or on joining the church, or you are not saved AFAIK. in reply to darrell #
@darrell We also have required communion, confession, etc. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I already have an electronic copy. I collect e-bibles. Having as many translations as possible is important for study. in reply to darrell #
@matt02392 We get the Howard channels instead of something-or-other they don't have the rights to offer in Canada. in reply to matt02392 #
@darrell What he offers is forgiveness. It's because of his death that we are forgiven at all. But if we don't ask we aren't forgiven. in reply to darrell #
@darrell According to the website, the free version only works in the US and Canada, for 25 users. Other versions look expensive. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Yes. Although it has nothing to do with why I left the Catholics. I couldn't find biblical justification for praying to the saints. in reply to darrell #
@darrell As far as I can see, the Bible is extremely clear about the fact that the only one we are to worship is God The Father. in reply to darrell #
@darrell If the baby dies, then it does not go to heaven. in reply to darrell #
@darrell It may have sinned during birth, and was not saved. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I believe copyright on Bibles is evil. Jesus through the money-lenders out of the temple, and anyone selling Bibles is no better. in reply to darrell #
@kevinrj I disliked the saints. My path now is nondenominational. Early Christians didn't have an organized church, and we don't need one. in reply to kevinrj #
@darrell It used to. But then the Pope changed his mind. So I don't know where it goes, now. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I don't think we even have any conventions in Canada? If we do, I'm way out of the loop. in reply to darrell #
Just cast my Hugo vote. At the last possible minute, of course. #
@syncthedata Was that last tweet suposed to contain an interesting link or something? Or did you mean this, in general, is interesting. in reply to syncthedata #
@syncthedata Ah. Makes more sense, now. Can't try Klango because I only have mac at the moment. in reply to syncthedata #
What will win? MCtwit, qwitter, jawter, klango twitter, accessible twitter? let the battle begin! #
This is the first day we're not expecting rain on our vacation! Lovely. #
@ruchirfalodiya why post that twice? in reply to ruchirfalodiya #
@Mongoose_Q We'd expect to hear that from an idea thief! LOL JK (WTF Sean? That's what you should expect when refuse support to all but JFW) in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@farhank so followers are porkers? And people you're following are porkees? I don't want to think about this anymore. in reply to farhank #
@mariol420 Yes, I'm a #qwitter fan. Mostly because absolutely nothing else works with #NVDA. in reply to mariol420 #
@mariol420 I mean, #qwitter is good, but I can't say I chose it. Because I didn't get a choice. in reply to mariol420 #
@Mongoose_Q How much do you need? in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q Hey, we'd make perfect room mates. You'd sleep while I'm awake, and vice versa. We'd have a 24/7 watch! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q Between us we could handle an entire 24 hour support contract for something-or-other. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q I can probably put in 25 bucks or so once I get home from vacation on Sunday. I'll see how my paypal balance looks. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q I keep money in paypal that I make online from odd jobs, and plan that as money to spend online. I'll see what I have. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q A commune? Are you an evil communist? Can I at least keep my gun collection and NRA membership? hahaha. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q I'm broke too, but getting money out of paypal is a total bother in Canada. Cheaper just to spend it online! No bank charges! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q fine! I'll join guns for Jesus instead, and stock up on canned food for when the end times come and we do battle with Satan. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q Also, we must be prepared for the NAZI zombie vampire uprising. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q Apparently, if you take enough LSD, Satan is revealed to you, and you can do battle right away, no waiting for the end times! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q I don't know. I doubt the person who gave me this important information was capable of counting past 1 at the time. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@cachondo And if you didn't want to do it yourself in some other language, you have no excuse to get off accusing others of theft. #
@cachondo Nobody called sjams theft, even though it had as much in common with other solutions as qwitter does with jawter. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo That kind of thing is unacceptable, and destroys the respect I formerly had for you. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Your bitterness that someone did something more popular than jawter is odd. Esp when your language refuses support to thousands. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I don't care about opinions. I care about what you said, and what the word really means. Your statement is wrong. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I'd just be going by your own low standards. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo If it weren't that I have morals, I would demand that you take down sjams as theft of mircspeech ideas. in reply to cachondo #
@Mongoose_Q Why not? He did slander you on at least one occasion. Qwitter is something I like, and I won't put up with that kind of thing. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@cachondo It's still reuse. Qwitter is in python, and thus uses none of your code. You couldn't prove otherwise. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo If you're not bitter, why do you regularly call @mongoos_q a thief, in public? That kind of badmouthing is never okay. in reply to cachondo #
@Mongoose_Q Just this morning. On twitter. He called qwitter theft of ideas in so many words. To your face, while refusing help. NOT OKAY! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@cachondo That would be true if you were complaining in private. But twitter is public. So you are airing your dirty laundry in front of all in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Please do. As a journalist, accusations of theft and copying that you have leveled are not, and can never be, humour. in reply to cachondo #
Off to watch baseball. #
Glad to see @cachondo admit he has no issues with #qwitter. Long passed time. Not sure why @mongoose_q put up with it as long as he did. #
This is all more proof that sometimes you've got to push people to do the right thing. #
@bardsong Who? Never read her, and I call myself a Ya Fantasy and scifi reader. So IMHO you're still good. in reply to bardsong #
@bardsong But then, I just got around to The Graveyard Book a few days ago, so I'd have read it in time for Hugo votes. in reply to bardsong #
@cachondo It wasn't silence. It was your public accusations. And you know it. Wish you would have started off doing the right thing. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Or at least that you would back down with grace. But apparently, all of this is beyond you. I had once believed you were honest. in reply to cachondo #
@Brandon_h Hello I am a robot spammer. You will purchase my V1@asfpoijIg33Ra~ for blilgor m@n 4N3tZ!!! in reply to Brandon_h #
@bardsong Meh. It's okay. Not my favourite. But then, My fave is Heinlein's young adult stuff. So, I'm strange. in reply to bardsong #
@cachondo Done that. Once put a hammer in the fridge and an apple in the toolbox. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo If he understood it as all in fun, he wouldn't have felt the need to defend himself from the lies of yourself and your girlfriend. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo And as for if I'm decent: I don't worry about it. I don't slander, on twitter, in public. Twitter knows that you do, and I don't. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo So we can just leave that part of the discussion alone. It's not you and I who judges: it's everyone else. in reply to cachondo #
@Brandon_h I know I know I know! You can buy the Jaws Scripts for Google! And a tutorial on the shutdown dialog. in reply to Brandon_h #
@cachondo I'm not defending @mongoose_q. I just got tired of your doing damage to #qwitter, a project I like and support. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I also got tired of reading lies and nonsense from someone I respected. This has nothing to do with Chris. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo And you backed down from something you don't even want to admit was your previous position. We disagree about why, but that's OK. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I do wish you could admit your error, but I understand a lot of people can't manage to do that. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo It's not an in-joke when many take it seriously, and even the author must defend himself from its poison. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo you sure came down firmly today. And folk who know you have been speaking for you, with no refutation by you. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Words like "theft" and "rip off" have been used by you and yours. You'll excuse me for being *extremely* angry. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo And I accepted. This discussion was started by my observation that you only apologised when pushed into it. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo That seems to me true, and it makes a statement about you that it pains me to make about a friend. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I have effort believing you didn't see the harm in your comments. You give me a choice of believing you're dishonorable or thick? in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I dislike either option. As the saying goes, I wouldn't be so angry if I didn't care so deeply. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I've worked with you closely in the past, and I find this glimps into your character upsetting, no matter how I view it. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I'll drop it. We know what public records show, and other than my own unhappy feelings, I have no desire to rub your face in it. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo And for the record: I'm not unhappy about your actions, as much as I am about the fact that you aren't the man I thought I knew. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Thank you. Let's leave this one behind us, and agree to disagree. #
@cachondo If you follow me long enough on twitter, you know I lock horns with everyone about everything. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo Nah, dude! Just write her a memory management program in Jaws Script. in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo surely you can access low level memory in Jaws Script? It sure looks enough like C! in reply to cachondo #
@plumlipstick If you need to do that, there are caching settings in about:config I can help you modify that can use less memory per tab. in reply to plumlipstick #
July 4th thought: I like my honour with the U in it. That seems to have gone missing in the United States leadership these days. #
@cachondo Seriously? You mean jaws script has no peak and poke functions? How sad. in reply to cachondo #
@dgl1984 I am really, really afraid. Glad I'm using NVDA. No scripts at all! in reply to dgl1984 #
@cachondo Well, maybe we can write a Jaws Script interpreter in Python? Add it to NVDA! Then we can all argue about theft with FS! in reply to cachondo #
@cachondo I mean, freedom box had so, so much fun doing that. I wanna play! in reply to cachondo #
@plumlipstick First thing to do is install this: http://bit.ly/NvnlC in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick That will allow you to force firefox to release memory, when you notice it gets used up. in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick then in about:config set browser.cache.memory.capacity to 0. it's probably -1 by default. in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick last, set browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers to 0. It's probably -1 by default. in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick all this will make firefox really really really slow. but it should save at least 20 megs of ram. in reply to plumlipstick #
@darrell I would think it's in front if you're on the outside, not next to the window, so people must walk buy you. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Oh, I agree. I love other peoples dogs! But please take the dog with you when you leave. I couldn't stand living with a dog. in reply to darrell #
@darrell So I respect people with dogs, but I don't know if I will ever have one. It would be awful for both me and the dog. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I don't even want that. I'm happy traveling by myself. If I get it wrong, I know it's only myself to blame. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Maybe I could cope with that. I like petting dogs and playing with dogs. I do not like training and cleaning and nursing dogs. in reply to darrell #
@darrell I dunno. I'm single, and I can hardly care for myself! Never mind a dog. I forget to feed myself when I'm working hard. Poor dog! in reply to darrell #
@plumlipstick Windows can and does. But firefox keeps a lot it doesn't need in memory, to make the system run faster. in reply to plumlipstick #
@plumlipstick For example, copies of each page you visited so it doesn't have to reload them when you use the back button. in reply to plumlipstick #
@scalzi Well, I take it he wasn't a good friend of yours, anyway. Now you're going to tell me you understood every word he said? in reply to scalzi #
@scalzi I bet you drank his alcohol, regardless, though. I would. in reply to scalzi #
Whoever just tried to call me: I'm not in Canada, and can't answer my phone until Sunday. I will call back then. #
@farhank Why would I lock horns with you? You probably have the incriminating photographs! LOL JK in reply to farhank #
Someone walked by shouting: "Montana! Montana! Where's Montana?" I said under my breath "try a map." Unfortunately, they heard me. Is a pet. #
So on that note of failed private sarcasm, I'm off to bed. #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-03 @Goldfingas Why would anyone want foobar to feel like...
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-05 On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-05 On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast....

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-02

fastfinge — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

RT @bardsong: Thankfully for the rest of the world, I do not know offhand if any bluegrass artists have ever covered Britney Spears songs. #
I love it when people retweet a retweet of a retweet of a retweet. Especially when I saw the original tweeet already! #
@Liamerven no no no flash bad evil terrible evil bad awful horror! Still better than Python though. in reply to Liamerven #
@InternetKing Hello! I would like to sell you some marketing consultants and spammers, for the low price of…uh, wait… in reply to InternetKing #
It's raining. I am damp. Protecting my laptop from damp, or trying. #
This is what I will do: if the VR Stream doesn't add audible enhanced within 1 year, I will sell it and buy a booksense. #
And gwmicro lied. They say booksense can play itunes content. So where's support for m4v movies? It can't play my tv shows and movies. #
They really need to change the wording on that. As it is, it's inaccurate and incorrect. #
Wait wait wait! booksense battery life is only 6 hours? Am I reading that chart right? gwmicro fail! If I wanted 6 hours, I'd use a laptop! #
@Brandon_h It does play m4a and mp4. But not m4v. And the website says it supports itunes content. Lies: it only supports itunes music. #
@ellectra all details at: http://tinyurl.com/lxhcm6 one thing I will say for them: the comparison is absolutely fair. in reply to ellectra #
I do admire gwmicro for doing an honest comparison with the stream, not just comparing the factors where gwmicro wins. #
Correction: booksense battery life is, in fact, 12 hours. Got a sighted person to look. Voiceover was reading incorrectly. #
@Brandon_h That was osx fail, not gwmicro fail. Think voiceover was reading recharge times or something for some unknown reason. in reply to Brandon_h #
Apparently it's booksense 12 hours, stream 15 hours. Not too bad. I wondered! Didn't think gwmicro would fail that hard. It's not like them. #
@ellectra See my later tweets. Voiceover fail. And you need to check with a dealer for prices as far as I know. in reply to ellectra #
@serrebi Could you please correct your retweet? I was reading the chart wrong. Sorry! We have enough blind misinfo without mine contributing #
@darrell Yes, booksense does support audible enhanced. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Ah okay. I was just reading the website, where it says nothing like that. Didn't hear any presentations. in reply to darrell #
@darrell It depends what you're doing on the stream. I find playing highly compressed mp3 drains quicker than using tts. in reply to darrell #
@dgl1984 qwitter for the win! in reply to dgl1984 #
@serrebi Thanks dude. Sorry about that. I really didn't think 6 hours was right; glad I checked. These are the dangers of realtime tweeting. in reply to serrebi #
Inaccurate tweets have been deleted from my timeline. Inaccurate retweets also gone. Moving on, now. #
@elliott94 that's because you should use Firefox. Only use for IE is to download Firefox. in reply to elliott94 #
@elliott94 You can slam a revolving door. Try and get four people in at once! It slams pretty good, and security has to come and get you out in reply to elliott94 #
@rejbear but it does drown out the dog. in reply to rejbear #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-25 retweet fail! It's too early in the morning. #...
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-18 Morning all! It's a new day, with hours and...
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-01 @darrell CNIB will probably produce it sooner or later....

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-01

fastfinge — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

@darrell CNIB will probably produce it sooner or later. They did all of his other books. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Once I get back from vacation, and am not stuck on unstable stolen wireless, I'll add you on MSN. in reply to darrell #
Happy Canada day everyone! Let's take this day to remember how much better we are than the US. LOL JK #
@syncthedata I could never get yoyos to do anything, much. Perhaps I lack dextarity. in reply to syncthedata #
@farhank did you ever have hotwheels? vrrrrrooooooooom! in reply to farhank #
@elliott94 using facebook mobile works perfectly on my N82 anyway. in reply to elliott94 #
@farhank not what I was thinking of, but man, those were fun too. I had an electric train, but never those. in reply to farhank #
You know what? I might have a geeky Canada day, and play an RPG gamebook all day! Either that or #sryth. #
@farhank Yeah exactly. And it had a little switch so I could send the train on different track loops and run several trains at once. in reply to farhank #
@farhank And then I could forget to flip the switch for one of the trains and they would have a crashing experience sometimes. in reply to farhank #
@farhank I had it all set-up on a huge table with little trees and fences and buildings and things. fun times!!! in reply to farhank #
A strange little song I heard in the car yesterday: http://bit.ly/2OopV #
RT @mathewi: [this is awesome] RT @amcafee: required viewing on Canada Day — William Shatner on being Canadian: http://bit.ly/14PlBA #
Just finished talking to some random New York dude who saw our ham license plates. #
I love the way random music/movie stores think I'm in the US because of my US IP, never mind my Canadian Credit card. stocking up! #
@cary5871 vipmud uses shared files that it shouldn't. Vipmud needs to take care of sapi/jfw requirements itself. GMA's fault. #
off to get icecream, then watch baseball. #
Jays win again! We're producing runs, again. #jays #bluejays #mlb #baseball #
@ppatel Unless, of course, you're not using Jaws or Window Eyes. In that case mctwit fails. in reply to ppatel #
@bardsong do you need to download it for offline access, or just read online? biblegateway is good for online reading. in reply to bardsong #
@bardsong try this: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/r/rsv/ in reply to bardsong #
Had my oblig. Canada Day drink. Go Canada! We're the bestest! #
Don't you know 'bout the bird? Well everybody knows that the bird is a word! Bird, bird, b-bird's a word. Everybody's talking about the bird #
I have that song in my head for some reason. Yes! It's a real song! http://bit.ly/hbNG0 #
@mariol420 last.fm is huge huge win! Get it on your computer, your phone, and your mp3 player. in reply to mariol420 #
A random group of musicians is jamming a few campsites over. Sounds like they're playing Classical Gas. woot! #
@Mongoose_Q I love the bird song. I love singing the bird song. Because nobody realizes I can't sing when I sing that. #
@LeftBollocks I'm in New York. Near Lewiston. Celebrating Canada day in the US. After that, I'll celebrate America Day too. in reply to LeftBollocks #
@Mongoose_Q are you playing about 2 campsites down from me? If you are, good guitar player! He needs to be louder, to drown out our singing. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@serrebi I just wish they'd combine the last.fm foobar player and the last.fm foobar scrobbler into one plugin. in reply to serrebi #
RT @mathewi: If you always wondered whether Casey on Mr. Dressup was a boy or a girl, #youmightbecanadian [trying to help @tremendousnews] #
@radio1975 Good group! "I used to be the guy picking the Bananas. But now I work for the CIA. Hurray, for the USA!" in reply to radio1975 #
@serrebi Plus the online XMRadio Canada streams at 32 kb WMA. Fail! Fail! Fail! Used to be 64 before they joined with sirius. in reply to serrebi #
This dog has an important message for everyone: bark! bark! bark! bark! bark bark bark bark! bark! bark! bark bark bark bark bark! bark! #
Loudest dog I've ever had the misfortune of hearing. #
@serrebi you can listen on the internet if you have a radio. http://listen.xmradio.ca but it's only 32 kb. in reply to serrebi #
This dog is, like, audio spam! Kind of like spymaster would be, if spymaster could bark. The dog probably plays spymaster. And 140mafia. #
@jessiepp Ah. It's free in Canada. It's just crappy. in reply to jessiepp #
@ellectra Entertaining? Don't tempt me to post "bark!" every 5 seconds on twitter, just to share the experience with everyone. in reply to ellectra #
@ellectra it's made everyone else in the campground mad too, so the experience is more like "bark!" "shut up!" "bark!" "shut! up!" "bark!" in reply to ellectra #
Hahahaha! My dad just fell asleep in his chair despite everything! #
How on earth did I break syrinx? #
I fixed it. View conversation does terrible things to your timeline. You need to trash #syrinx and reinstall to get all your tweets back. #
@ellectra I just converted because this network is so bad I can't get everything in Adium to sign in. So needed to run a separate twitter ap in reply to ellectra #
@ellectra Otherwise, I'd rather use twitter in Adium. in reply to ellectra #
@LeftBollocks It's a twitter client for the mac. in reply to LeftBollocks #
@LeftBollocks Nah, we used to be part of England. But when England became insignificant we left. in reply to LeftBollocks #
@drop9 Really? I thought it was the day several major brands of beer went on sale at the beer store. You mean the baseball commercials lied? in reply to drop9 #
So how old is canada anyway? I don't even know. #
@drop9 Right. I should know that. in reply to drop9 #
Not only am I barked at, I'm also getting eaten alive by bugs, and someone's bbq smells like old, dead fish. #
@drop9 I don't know if it has bluetooth, and nobody cares what IE it has because we use firefox. So it doesn't matter. #
@drop9 and that last tweet should have been a dm. I fail! Ah the wonders of getting used to a new client. #
Okay, this is enough of this. I'm going to hide in the trailer. Later tweeps! #
@drop9 I know. I meant to send you a dm in return, but I hit the wrong key combo because I fail. in reply to drop9 #
@bardsong Agreed. Soon we'll have a training podcast for google. Or do we already? in reply to bardsong #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-01 @darrell CNIB will probably produce it sooner or later....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-02 RT @bardsong: Thankfully for the rest of the world,...
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-05-21 Feeling sick. Couldn’t eat this morning. # @mathewi has...

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-01

fastfinge — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

@darrell CNIB will probably produce it sooner or later. They did all of his other books. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Once I get back from vacation, and am not stuck on unstable stolen wireless, I'll add you on MSN. in reply to darrell #
Happy Canada day everyone! Let's take this day to remember how much better we are than the US. LOL JK #
@syncthedata I could never get yoyos to do anything, much. Perhaps I lack dextarity. in reply to syncthedata #
@farhank did you ever have hotwheels? vrrrrrooooooooom! in reply to farhank #
@elliott94 using facebook mobile works perfectly on my N82 anyway. in reply to elliott94 #
@farhank not what I was thinking of, but man, those were fun too. I had an electric train, but never those. in reply to farhank #
You know what? I might have a geeky Canada day, and play an RPG gamebook all day! Either that or #sryth. #
@farhank Yeah exactly. And it had a little switch so I could send the train on different track loops and run several trains at once. in reply to farhank #
@farhank And then I could forget to flip the switch for one of the trains and they would have a crashing experience sometimes. in reply to farhank #
@farhank I had it all set-up on a huge table with little trees and fences and buildings and things. fun times!!! in reply to farhank #
A strange little song I heard in the car yesterday: http://bit.ly/2OopV #
RT @mathewi: [this is awesome] RT @amcafee: required viewing on Canada Day — William Shatner on being Canadian: http://bit.ly/14PlBA #
Just finished talking to some random New York dude who saw our ham license plates. #
I love the way random music/movie stores think I'm in the US because of my US IP, never mind my Canadian Credit card. stocking up! #
@cary5871 vipmud uses shared files that it shouldn't. Vipmud needs to take care of sapi/jfw requirements itself. GMA's fault. #
off to get icecream, then watch baseball. #
Jays win again! We're producing runs, again. #jays #bluejays #mlb #baseball #
@ppatel Unless, of course, you're not using Jaws or Window Eyes. In that case mctwit fails. in reply to ppatel #
@bardsong do you need to download it for offline access, or just read online? biblegateway is good for online reading. in reply to bardsong #
@bardsong try this: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/r/rsv/ in reply to bardsong #
Had my oblig. Canada Day drink. Go Canada! We're the bestest! #
Don't you know 'bout the bird? Well everybody knows that the bird is a word! Bird, bird, b-bird's a word. Everybody's talking about the bird #
I have that song in my head for some reason. Yes! It's a real song! http://bit.ly/hbNG0 #
@mariol420 last.fm is huge huge win! Get it on your computer, your phone, and your mp3 player. in reply to mariol420 #
A random group of musicians is jamming a few campsites over. Sounds like they're playing Classical Gas. woot! #
@Mongoose_Q I love the bird song. I love singing the bird song. Because nobody realizes I can't sing when I sing that. #
@LeftBollocks I'm in New York. Near Lewiston. Celebrating Canada day in the US. After that, I'll celebrate America Day too. in reply to LeftBollocks #
@Mongoose_Q are you playing about 2 campsites down from me? If you are, good guitar player! He needs to be louder, to drown out our singing. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@serrebi I just wish they'd combine the last.fm foobar player and the last.fm foobar scrobbler into one plugin. in reply to serrebi #
RT @mathewi: If you always wondered whether Casey on Mr. Dressup was a boy or a girl, #youmightbecanadian [trying to help @tremendousnews] #
@radio1975 Good group! "I used to be the guy picking the Bananas. But now I work for the CIA. Hurray, for the USA!" in reply to radio1975 #
@serrebi Plus the online XMRadio Canada streams at 32 kb WMA. Fail! Fail! Fail! Used to be 64 before they joined with sirius. in reply to serrebi #
This dog has an important message for everyone: bark! bark! bark! bark! bark bark bark bark! bark! bark! bark bark bark bark bark! bark! #
Loudest dog I've ever had the misfortune of hearing. #
@serrebi you can listen on the internet if you have a radio. http://listen.xmradio.ca but it's only 32 kb. in reply to serrebi #
This dog is, like, audio spam! Kind of like spymaster would be, if spymaster could bark. The dog probably plays spymaster. And 140mafia. #
@jessiepp Ah. It's free in Canada. It's just crappy. in reply to jessiepp #
@ellectra Entertaining? Don't tempt me to post "bark!" every 5 seconds on twitter, just to share the experience with everyone. in reply to ellectra #
@ellectra it's made everyone else in the campground mad too, so the experience is more like "bark!" "shut up!" "bark!" "shut! up!" "bark!" in reply to ellectra #
Hahahaha! My dad just fell asleep in his chair despite everything! #
How on earth did I break syrinx? #
I fixed it. View conversation does terrible things to your timeline. You need to trash #syrinx and reinstall to get all your tweets back. #
@ellectra I just converted because this network is so bad I can't get everything in Adium to sign in. So needed to run a separate twitter ap in reply to ellectra #
@ellectra Otherwise, I'd rather use twitter in Adium. in reply to ellectra #
@LeftBollocks It's a twitter client for the mac. in reply to LeftBollocks #
@LeftBollocks Nah, we used to be part of England. But when England became insignificant we left. in reply to LeftBollocks #
@drop9 Really? I thought it was the day several major brands of beer went on sale at the beer store. You mean the baseball commercials lied? in reply to drop9 #
So how old is canada anyway? I don't even know. #
@drop9 Right. I should know that. in reply to drop9 #
Not only am I barked at, I'm also getting eaten alive by bugs, and someone's bbq smells like old, dead fish. #
@drop9 I don't know if it has bluetooth, and nobody cares what IE it has because we use firefox. So it doesn't matter. #
@drop9 and that last tweet should have been a dm. I fail! Ah the wonders of getting used to a new client. #
Okay, this is enough of this. I'm going to hide in the trailer. Later tweeps! #
@drop9 I know. I meant to send you a dm in return, but I hit the wrong key combo because I fail. in reply to drop9 #
@bardsong Agreed. Soon we'll have a training podcast for google. Or do we already? in reply to bardsong #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-01 @darrell CNIB will probably produce it sooner or later....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-02 RT @bardsong: Thankfully for the rest of the world,...
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-05-21 Feeling sick. Couldn’t eat this morning. # @mathewi has...

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-30

fastfinge — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:28:00 +0000

It's damp. And hot. And going to rain all week! Bad camping weather! #
RT@mathewi no point in getting a great interview with a warlord if afterward he kills you and takes your video recorder http://bit.ly/3ww7B0 #
@darrell not something I noticed. I already have audible, so I never thought about it. IMHO everyone should have audible. in reply to darrell #
@darrell but I don't think anyone writing about blind folk must be accessible. Piers Anthony is first SF with blind character I know of. in reply to darrell #
@darrell it's stillnot even on audible, or any blind library. Scanned it myself. I didn't feel the author owed me anything. in reply to darrell #
@darrell it's hard enough to get well-done blind characters in books. Let's focus on that, and undoing damage of movies like Blindness. in reply to darrell #
@arm4r define accessible. Last I checked, read-aloud was turned off in the PDF. You need to crack it to read with JFW. That may have changed in reply to arm4r #
@darrell AFAIK, digital editions works fine, so long as the publisher does not disable read aloud. in reply to darrell #
@Keao I do. in reply to Keao #
eating lunch. Getting ready to go shopping, to escape the weather. #
@Keao I'm not online, because I'm on vacation with bad internet. Twitter is only way to contact me now. Can't even get facebook! in reply to Keao #
@arm4r I used Advanced PDF Password Recovery, got the password, and turned on read aloud and save as text. Then I saved the pdfs as text. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r Ah. I unsubscribed when Strange Horizons started. Now donate to them, Escape Pod, and subscribe to Baens Universe. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r I got tired of paying for PDF files, when I couldn't keep up with all the short stories available online for free. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r Did you sign up as a Hugo voter BTW? Having some odd problems with some of the files in the packet. Not sure how to fix. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r Ah. This is my first year as a voter. Would really really like to see Little Brother win. Important book. in reply to arm4r #
@darrell Agreed completely! But I don't feel that it should be free to us. That was the message I got from your first tweets. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Hah. I have little interest in contributing to #bookshare. I have enough scans I could probably get free membership for years. #
@darrell Been scanning what I needed since grade 6. Have all of it archived. #
@darrell I'm on Adobe 7. I have other software I use as well to, uh, get those books on my victor. in reply to darrell #
@arm4r wouldn't it be less expensive just to buy it from audible than buy four Analog magazines? Aren't they 10 bucks each? in reply to arm4r #
@darrell Canadians have no other legal avenue to contribute our scans. My tweets are public; that's neither a yes nor a no. in reply to darrell #
@darrell Do you have msn or something? If you haven't already set-up python and pycrypto, you have several steps to go through. in reply to darrell #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-05 On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-05 On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-25 retweet fail! It's too early in the morning. #...

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-26

fastfinge — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Fixing our gps and pulling out for vacation. #
@elliott94 You can. It just sometimes takes a minute or so for them to show up. #
@elliott94 Newer version is faster, has search. #
@darrell Many lack either time or expertees for that kind of work. If I have a choice between two services, I pick the one that works. #
@darrell I'd rather get on with my real work when I can, than advocate. Advocating is expensive in time, stress, and money. #
@darrell But congrats to you for doing good work! I'll join you when I must to complete my tasks. #
@darrell No more selfish than your desire not to advocate for wheelchairs. We can all only do so much, and we must set priorities. #
@darrell Why spend any time at all when you can use another accessible service that does the same thing? #
@darrell I'll spend time advocating when it's needed and no other options work for me. #
@darrell I don't consider blind folk my brothers. I consider those with more in common with me than a physical condition my brothers. #
@darrell Exactly. I'm not good at general advocacy, so I only do it when I must. Otherwise, I leave it to others qualified for the work. #
@darrell If someone needs the first service, they should advocate for it. But if the second works fine, why bother? #
@darrell If you don't share my needs, I don't accept and would not ask for your help. #
@darrell But if we do have a common need, I would ask for and expect your help. #
@darrell I never ask Americans to advocate for better access to books for Canadians. But I do ask Canadians and expect there help. #
@darrell Not hard at all. But I felt no need to advocate for that patition service. Other options exist. #
@darrell Why? Any time you spend helping Canadians takes away from doing work that will help you and those close to you. #
@darrell Asking you to advocate for Canadians would be rude, wrong, and a waste of your time. #
@darrell I'd probably let the author know about the problem. If the author wouldn't move it, then I might send a note to the service. #
@darrell But I dislike advocating, so it's last resort. I'm terrible at it; much too confrontational. #
@darrell OOOOO! Let's argue about #bookshare again! LOL JK #
What is a twitter debate called? A twitterbate? Twate? #
@ppatel I don't know about @darrell, but I enjoy the discussion. And It's good for twitterers to be exposed to both sides. #
@darrell I was thinking the same thing LOL. Why I suggested Twate. But twate sounds so silly! #
@darrell I mean, we had a twate about #bookshare the other day? Reading that outloud just makes me laugh! #
rt @samari76: @fastfinge How does tweebate sound? #
@samari76 I like It. Better and less disturbing than my two suggestions. #
@darrell Glad to hear it. Dialog with a reasonable person you disagree with is one of the worlds most useful experiences. #
@ppatel Sorry. Are we repeating ourselves, saying the same thing, over and over again, forever nonstop without end? #
@ppatel I find Itunes a lot faster on OSX than Windows for some reason. #
@plumlipstick My hotkey for coffee would be enter. Another cup each time I pressed it? Lovely! Yes, I know I have a problem. #
@ppatel The one that goes on and on, my friends? #
I love that I can twitter while going 100 km/h down the highway. #
Hey, is a twitter gang a twang? #
@ppatel Ah, yes. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was. #
Stopping for more coffee and breakfast. #
@plumlipstick I am, in fact, in the process of obtaining a third cup while I tweet. #
@ppatel Forever just because… #
So did I just hit my twitter API rate limit, or my sillyness limit? #
Just ate the worlds worst hash browns. #
@samari76 Well, it was fast food. So my hopes weren't that high to start with. #
Back on the highway again. #
@Brandon_h No, and I have the same problem. #
@starburst85 Can I borrow your phone? I'm going to the US now, and international data rates are $1.50 for 3 kb. #
@AmazingKitty vacation. We have free camping spots in New York. So we celebrate Canada day in the US. People give us funny looks. #
@samari76 A canadian place, to boot. We Canadians just don't understand how to do Hash Browns. They're always so much better in The States. #
Who was Ronald Ragon's VP? How do you spell his name? Why did the VP let Nancy grab power when Ron lost his mind? #
We're three Canadians discussing this in the car, and we're all confused. #
@Brandon_h Get yourself a little flag. If you do, Americans will make comments to your face. I know from experience. It's fun! #
@Brandon_h They get really confused when you wave an American flag on there day, too. #
@starburst85 Well, it probably costs less to feed you than it would to use international data. So I'm OK with that. ROFL. #
@LeftBollocks Well, doesn't Islam have all the oil? #
@Liamerven Uh, no. He was in office right after. Wasn't he the one who bombed Iraq the first time? Then his son went back for seconds. #
@Brandon_h Yay! Let me know how it works out for you. #
@Brandon_h Also, it's spam. #
@Liamerven Ah okay. I didn't think it was legal to serve as VP and then get elected after. #
Waiting at the US crossing. Huge lineup! #
about to cross to the US. No more twitter when I lose Canadian cell network. #
@AmazingKitty You have a point. Wasn't thinking. Only thing Canadians remember him for is inventing the internet. LOL #
Just got searched for food products and people hiding in the camper. They haven't inspected our passports yet. No personal searches yet. #
@AmazingKitty Yeah, it's getting the US phone that's the challenge. #
@AmazingKitty If you're just in a car, they're nothing. But it's way more intense for us in a big pick-up with a trailer behind. #
@AmazingKitty We seem to match the profile for people smugglers or something. One of the officers nearly pulled a gun on my dad once. #
@AmazingKitty He was getting his keys to give the guy so he could search us. I guess the officer was jumpy and thought my Dad was drawing. #
We're now in The States! How far will my Canadian network extend? #
l:43.12887,-79.076756 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.12887,-79.076756 #
At the campground. Wireless is sort of working. Overloaded with loads of disconnects though. #
@cary5871 it works. #
@starburst85 i wish they would break off from sky fm. They are a bad match. #
@serrebi i do not care about anything on di. I wish the premium channels were cheaper and i did not have to pay for di stuff i do not want. #
@serrebi exactly. #
@Mongoose_Q if you find one let me know. #
@serrebi i only care about sky. #
@Mongoose_Q outlook sucks! #
Ha ha ha i am in the states near canada and i get canadian cell. #
rt @Mongoose_Q: RT @donttrythis (Adam Savage of Mythbusters) AT&T is attempting to charge me 11k for a few hours of web surfing in Canada. #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-05-18 @AmazingKitty Yeah, it does. Been playing with the alphas...
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-05-18 @AmazingKitty Yeah, it does. Been playing with the alphas...
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-25 retweet fail! It's too early in the morning. #...

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-25

fastfinge — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:28:00 +0000

retweet fail! It's too early in the morning. #
@elliott94: Dude. Just check it out; you don't need an account. You need a good SVN client is all. in reply to elliott94 #
@Brandon_h: Use NVDA and firefox 3.5. Works fine. in reply to Brandon_h #
Updated #qwitter from svn. Search works! Big win! #
@ellectra: Yup, new client for windows. http://www.qwitter-client.net in reply to ellectra #
Reply badness! Think I fixed it now. Helps to quit #qwitter before updating, you know? #
@Keao: http://www.qwitter-client.net in reply to Keao #
More reasons XM is annoying in Canada: http://xmfan.com/viewtopic.php?t=103709 never listen online, so didn't notice 32kb badness until now. #
@JeffBishop: No, only reasonable price is free: see voiceover, NVDA, orca, android, speakup, and many many more. in reply to JeffBishop #
@JeffBishop: Yes. Let's put all screen reader companies out of business. Require the OS maker or open source to handle it. in reply to JeffBishop #
@darrell: Then JFW and wineyes fail. NVDA is generaly a few months ahead in programming new accessibility APIs. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: But if the commercial ones all went away, gov agencies and others would step up to fund the free ones. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: You'd have more features, that would work better, than you have now. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: And the commercial companies make it impossible for most of us to afford jobs or education. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Unless we can raise thousands in funding, we're stuck. in reply to darrell #
@arm4r: No they can't. See the terms of the license you agreed to when installing the software. You can sign resell rights away. in reply to arm4r #
@arm4r: At least, you can in Canada. Perhaps it's different for you. in reply to arm4r #
@darrell: Yes, some do. The reason why NVDA has no OSM is lack of funding. If JFW went away, it would probably get money for OSM. in reply to darrell #
@JeffBishop: Well, if laws don't make your company or the government pay, as they do not in many places, how can you afford to get a job? in reply to JeffBishop #
@JeffBishop: You can't pay the prices freedom scientific asks if you're currently unemployed. in reply to JeffBishop #
@JeffBishop: Sort of. Once every 6 years. But only in some provinces. It depends on where you live and some other factors. in reply to JeffBishop #
@JeffBishop: Yes, there are. Like NVDA. If JFW/wineyes wasn't around, everyone would contribute to NVDA, and things would move quicker in reply to JeffBishop #
@darrell: Where on earth do you get the money? I'm just curious. It would seem if you're starting the job, you'd at least need to use credit in reply to darrell #
@darrell: True. But all the accessible tech in the world won't help if half of us can't afford screen readers. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Interesting. As a student, I doubt my credit score is good enough (little to no income, etc) to do that. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Thankfully, the Canadian government is good about funding university students. It's not so good when it comes to jobs. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Working in AT? Oh, good. I expect that solution covers about two percent of us. in reply to darrell #
@JeffBishop: Uh, no! As I understand it, your employers have to fund technology to do your job. Canadian employers do not. in reply to JeffBishop #
@darrell: I'm not saying you personally have to advocate for it. But saying the problem is "solved" is extremely damaging. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Because, honestly, for many thousands, that statement is completely and totally false. If it was solved, nobody would want cracks. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: We could all get our funding from the magical money tree. So nobody would be tempted to do the wrong thing and crack. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: If using open source damages them, than that's what I'm going to do. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Open source screen readers, or built in technology, are the only good solutions. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Yes. and those companies have a credit limit under a thousand dollars. in reply to darrell #
@awallens: If it was all open source, the problem could be solved. But as it is, we pay FS, and can't get the features we need. in reply to awallens #
@JeffBishop: doesn't that fall under the ADA and reasonable accomodation? Perhaps my understanding is incorrect? in reply to JeffBishop #
@darrell: And AT companies harm those people. the only solution for them is open source. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: But they want to steel because they can't get money to pay. If they could afford it, why should they steel? in reply to darrell #
@darrell: But at least you have a law. Canada really doesnt. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: True. I'm not saying theft is right. What I am saying, is if we had enough funding, we'd have much less theft. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Who says they get money? All funding in Canada is done via grants to dealers. The money can't be used for anything else. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Is it different in the US? in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Yes. But AFAIK, that's about ramps and building codes in public spaces. Says nothing about either tech or jobs. in reply to darrell #
@darrell: Not living in the states, I don't know much about how it's worked out for you. in reply to darrell #
@Brandon_h: I agree completely. in reply to Brandon_h #
rt@cp24news City announces 19 more dumping sites for use during city workers strike. They are open 7 am to 7 pm. http://bit.ly/C0LPe #
@Brandon_h: Really? what's the quality? When I can do call recording without jailbreaking the phone, I could buy one! in reply to Brandon_h #
@awallens: Because life is not fair, and it never will be. We need to focus on providing the best solutions we can, not on making life fair. in reply to awallens #
@Brandon_h: Well, let me know if you ever find a call recording app. in reply to Brandon_h #
@elliott94: We already did here. in reply to elliott94 #
@arm4r: No, we have to find funding for research. That's different from us paying. in reply to arm4r #
@matt02392: ctrl+win+slash to start searching, ctrl+win+apostrophy to stop. in reply to matt02392 #
rt @mathewi: [this made me laugh] RT @stevebuttry: Should Washington Post and NY Times rebrand their news alerts as news "reminders"? #
rt @serrebi: What ever North Korea ends up doing, it will undoubtedly be hilarious. Then kind of sad. And then Hilarious again. #
@Brandon_h: Why in the name of all that is holy are you retweeting spymaster crap? That was the most worthless tweet ever. in reply to Brandon_h #
RT @AccordionGuy: Conspiracy theory: the Ayatollah is having celebrities killed to take Iran off Twitter's "Trending Topics". #
@Brandon_h: The dude died of heart problems. That is entirely wrong and worthless. And is also spymaster spam on top of everything. in reply to Brandon_h #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-30 It's damp. And hot. And going to rain all...
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-05 On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-07-05 On my way back to Canada. Stopped for breakfast....

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-24

fastfinge — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:28:00 +0000

@Brandon_h: Last I knew, simalcasts were mostly against TBRN rules after jbad. If we have any, I thought that was one of the ones we have. in reply to Brandon_h #
@starburst85: Yes, I've tried it. It's bad. At least, in the amounts I usually consume things, it's bad. Your experience may differ. in reply to starburst85 #
@BorrisInABox: I hate both of you. in reply to BorrisInABox #
@Mongoose_Q: So am I, now that my system to get braces working without screwing everyone elses code is fully automated. Looks just like C#! in reply to Mongoose_Q #
rt @cp24news: City of Toronto issues Extreme Heat Alert #
Okay, up to date with my tweets. Will stop replying to people's hours old tweets now. Does that drive anyone crazy? I can see how it could. #
@starburst85: Well, everyone else knows. I don't usually find out until I have to wake up the next day. in reply to starburst85 #
@BorrisInABox: You and frank. You are braille. Braille is bad. You are bad. in reply to BorrisInABox #
@Mongoose_Q: #Did #you #ever #contact #twitter #about #getting registered as an application? Updates still show as from #web. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: That is simple. Go to a twitter URL, get a pin, and type it in qwitter. Anyway, Jawter doesn't use that, and they registered. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: It could well be a pain to code, though. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: No, you don't need an API key. You just need to give qwitter authorization to use twitter is all. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: Ah, so Icons are the real killer. Considered contacting twitter directly, saying you can't use auth for accessibility reasons? in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: Perhaps they'll register your name anyway. Worth a try; qwitter needs the google juice. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: That's why you need the google juice. I'm aware of three other services called qwitter. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: I would just say the application is called qwitter-client, and stop calling it just qwitter. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: That way, you can keep the domain at the same address. Maybe when your domain expires next year, then consider rebranding. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: Sure! I can start by contacting twitter to see if I can get them to link us as qwitter-client. Would help a lot. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: Next steps would be to htmlize the readme and changelog, and post them. Then create a qwitter-client twitter account. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: After that, perhaps consider moving the site to wordpress, so we can all post updates quickly. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: Also, wordpress could feed the qwitter-client twitter account with info about changes/releases/tips etc. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: That means you have to write html by hand. Explains why you aren't XHTML 1.1 compliant, are missing some meta tags, have no RDF in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@Mongoose_Q: Yeah, I noticed. It wouldn't let me cuz I was on a call. We'll try that again. #
I hate the new #skype to death. #
@AmazingKitty: never update. it sucks. in reply to AmazingKitty #
Just got off #skype with @mongoose_q. Off to eat lunch. #
@Mongoose_Q playing with #syrinx to see if it's really that much better than #adium. in reply to Mongoose_Q #
@ellectra: Yikes! Why not go hide in a store or something? Those are always nice and cold. in reply to ellectra #
finished my email. Now off to look over the tech news. #
@ellectra: Do you mean waiting for someone who's actually coming, or waiting as in wishing really really really hard. LOL. in reply to ellectra #
@ellectra: Ah, good! You're going to need the AC for the rest of the week. Hopefully we don't have an AC installers strike. in reply to ellectra #
@ellectra: It seems like everyone else is either on strike or about to be on strike. in reply to ellectra #
Filling out #osap forms. #
@InternetKing: If you don't retweet this message, you will be deleted off twitter. in reply to InternetKing #
@InternetKing: If you ever use the word spymaster again you will be banned from the universe. Please see the universe acceptable use policy. in reply to InternetKing #
@InternetKing: Don't like it? If I could find a way, I'd take down the website, and delete all the databases, and ban all the players. in reply to InternetKing #
rt @FallOutNerd: Q: Why is 6 afraid of 7?
A: Cause 7 has Swine Flu #
rt @BlueJays: Jays win 8-2 over Reds. Homeruns by Hill, Wells, and Lind. Complete Boxscore http://tinyurl.com/mwwre7 #
back from church. #jays win again. Crashing in bed soon. #
@Mongoose_Q: You're getting up, and I'm on my way to bed. Wow. in reply to Mongoose_Q #

Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-15 @BorrisInABox i am going to america in two weeks....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-15 @BorrisInABox i am going to america in two weeks....
Daily Twitter Chatter for 2009-06-22 @kevinrj: mine has 64MB ram and 8MB flash. It's...