Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ
@thereisnocat
Advocating Semantic Markup since 1987. Not posting here any more. Married to @JerseyGrrrl. On Mastodon: @thereisnocat@toot.cafe
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 30, 2011 at 6:04:47 PM
Looking up probate records โ at LDS Lincoln Center Building http://gowalla.com/stories/5gAvZ
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 30, 2011 at 3:38:11 PM
@andrea welcome back!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 30, 2011 at 3:18:25 PM
@sniffles t-shirt looked something like this: http://www.cafepress.com/dd/32828314 except it also had the book title on it
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 30, 2011 at 3:15:23 PM
@sniffles Somewhere, I have a vi t-shirt that O'Reilly put out for their book Learning the vi Editor. I'll have to look when I get home.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 30, 2011 at 3:10:20 PM
@sniffles you and me both. I wrote 800 page books in vi in the early 1990s. I think I'm doomed to vi muscle memory for the rest of my life.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 30, 2011 at 9:53:59 AM
Ivan Jirous, artistic director of the Plastic People of the Universe, the most important rock band in history, is dead: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/29/ivan-jirous
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 29, 2011 at 10:24:02 AM
who could have predicted that Alabama's insane immigration law would catch a Mercedes-Benz executive? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-23/alabama-considers-revision-of-immigration-law-ensnaring-mercedes-executive.html
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 28, 2011 at 9:47:56 PM
one of my favorite professors from college is going to be on the committee looking for a replacement for Joe Paterno. Interesting.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 28, 2011 at 7:00:46 PM
It's what's for dinner @ MJ's Bar And Grill http://instagr.am/p/WZT7k/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 28, 2011 at 6:51:37 PM
Checking out a new spot in the neighborhood โ at MJ*s Pizza, Bar and Grill http://gowalla.com/stories/5gnXQ
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 28, 2011 at 2:36:05 PM
can't believe I have the doors open in late November. Thank you, climate change!
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 28, 2011 at 11:35:38 AM
@jschwartzdesign 60% off ebooks from O'Reilly; best I've seen from them.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 27, 2011 at 8:12:11 PM
One vacation trip to Bermuda between Christmas and New Year's, booked.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 27, 2011 at 3:27:45 PM
Every time I go to the grocery store, I become more and more of a misanthrope
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 27, 2011 at 11:26:51 AM
Just completed a 2.32 mi walk - Beautiful day at the beach. http://rnkpr.com/a10i0hc #RunKeeper
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 27, 2011 at 7:55:03 AM
@danrubin sweet!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 26, 2011 at 2:32:42 PM
@danrubin @naomisusi jealous of the Underwood. I'm looking for a typewriter to use with the USB adapter I bought at Maker Faire :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 26, 2011 at 11:00:30 AM
Waiting for Sherry, Erik, and Kit โ at Mastori's http://gowalla.com/stories/5g4sG
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 25, 2011 at 3:13:41 PM
Just completed a 1.18 mi walk - What a beautiful day for a walk at the beach. http://rnkpr.com/a10dr65 #RunKeeper
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 24, 2011 at 9:36:00 AM
Just completed a 1.74 mi walk - Little chilly this morning. http://rnkpr.com/a10as4t #RunKeeper
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 23, 2011 at 3:35:43 PM
@iheni nice to know he's always been concerned about your welfare. :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 23, 2011 at 3:29:57 PM
@iheni that's so romantic!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 23, 2011 at 11:02:01 AM
@jschwartzdesign I get those all the time. Plus ads for supplemental Medicare coverage. That's what I get for buying my parents' house....
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 22, 2011 at 10:12:35 PM
@epersonae glad you're safe. Always unnerving when that happens.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 22, 2011 at 11:50:39 AM
Just completed a 1.58 mi walk - Half of today's walk, because the first half was wildly inaccurate. http://rnkpr.com/a106k8u #RunKeeper
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 22, 2011 at 11:20:38 AM
Sandy Hook Lifeguards @ Seagull's Nest http://instagr.am/p/VS0QL/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 22, 2011 at 11:17:51 AM
@markjfine nah, go ahead and try it. I think maybe it just doesn't like being in that particular pocket.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 22, 2011 at 10:57:18 AM
Runkeeper somehow thinks I've walked almost 8 miles in five minutes. Freaking useless....
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 21, 2011 at 3:15:16 PM
RT @negrino: Sad to say that with no warning, @dori lost her @stackexchange job. Anyone need an excellent online community manager? Plea ...
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 21, 2011 at 2:44:27 PM
Just completed a 2.34 mi walk - Some days Runkeeper is spot on. Other days it's wildly off. This is ... http://rnkpr.com/a104mdm #RunKeeper
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 21, 2011 at 2:15:15 PM
Unprotected Beach @ Sandy Hook Lot B http://instagr.am/p/VLFG3/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 21, 2011 at 11:58:36 AM
Oh, and they also had a Speed Graphic. This is not good.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 21, 2011 at 11:50:03 AM
Uh oh. There's a new camera shop in town, and they have Hasselblads and Leicas. I'm in trouble now....
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 21, 2011 at 10:59:21 AM
@Suw @kevglobal yay!!!! Congratulations!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 20, 2011 at 8:56:51 AM
Favorite breakfast spot! โ at My Kitchen Witch Cafe http://gowalla.com/stories/5ffPB
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 20, 2011 at 8:35:52 AM
Just completed a 1.70 mi walk - It's a very blustery day. http://rnkpr.com/a101bnd #RunKeeper
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 19, 2011 at 5:01:02 PM
@markjfine I noticed. I kind of didn't believe he said it, but when he apologized I knew he had....
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 18, 2011 at 1:16:36 PM
never thought I'd hear "Axel F" played on toy piano. It's a good day.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 17, 2011 at 9:50:36 PM
@maupuia bullshit! I need to fill out the next 15 years of my career so I can retire; building websites can't be a young person's game! :-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 17, 2011 at 8:13:48 PM
@dylanw liberty or inconvenience?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 17, 2011 at 12:43:41 PM
just saw four deer run through my back yard
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 17, 2011 at 7:09:10 AM
@iheni fingers crossed.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 17, 2011 at 7:02:15 AM
@iheni indoor camping? Sounds like the houseboat as intermediate step didn't happen?
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 14, 2011 at 3:51:55 PM
The Brutal Truth About Penn State: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7233704/the-brutal-truth-penn-state (as a Nittany Lion alum, this hurts, because it's true.)
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 14, 2011 at 2:24:45 PM
@KuraFire I recommend anyone other than Drobo. Somehow they got my e-mail address and started spamming me. Don't buy from spammers.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 14, 2011 at 6:14:17 AM
@danrubin ah, very good. I hope you're including the Doppler effect for the benefit of any bystanders. ;-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 14, 2011 at 6:07:55 AM
@danrubin are you making Vroom Vroom noises too? Happy birthday!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 13, 2011 at 2:15:12 PM
Jeffrey Sachs sees a new progressive movement: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/the-new-progressive-movement.html (I sure hope he's right)
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 12, 2011 at 11:45:20 AM
Lee Corso just hasn't been the same since his stroke a few years ago.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 11, 2011 at 2:09:41 PM
@jfc3 conversation with Tufte about accessibility? Cool!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 11, 2011 at 12:36:06 PM
Veterans Day Parade http://instagr.am/p/TrKJs/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 11, 2011 at 12:30:29 PM
Can't get there from here. There's a parade in the way.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 11, 2011 at 8:21:14 AM
Hey, wow! It's 11/11/2011!!!! Er....
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 10, 2011 at 5:43:24 PM
is getting really sick of the tweets about tomorrow being 11/11/11, not 11/11/11, you dumb Americans.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 10, 2011 at 6:56:50 AM
sorry that JoePa's career had to end this way, but relieved that the PSU board of trustees had the balls to do the right thing.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 9, 2011 at 3:21:31 PM
@dylanw funny, that was the big takeaway from An Event Apart a couple of weeks ago, too. ;-)
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 9, 2011 at 2:00:42 PM
@maupuia Ticonderoga No. 2 or bust!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 9, 2011 at 10:16:16 AM
Dear LinkedIn, thanks for the reminder that I went to Penn State. Your timing, however, is appalling.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 5:52:19 PM
@markjfine more embarrassing than Woody Hayes and Jim Tressel combined. More even than Gary Barnett.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 5:48:23 PM
@markjfine Hell, they tried to fire him in 2004 and couldn't. He wouldn't let them.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 5:47:56 PM
@markjfine the AD is a figurehead at PSU. JoePa runs the show. He did when I was there, and it's only more so now. He doesn't take advice.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 5:35:08 PM
@markjfine he reported it to his boss. He should have called the cops. He should have followed up. There's a ton of stuff he should've done.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 5:28:41 PM
@markjfine I'm sorry, but Paterno deserves all the shit he's getting right now and more. I don't know how he sleeps at night.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 5:11:52 PM
needs to stop reading news stories about my alma mater. They're making me sick to my stomach. Never felt so ashamed to be a Nittany Lion.
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 3:35:14 PM
@luxuryluke if you want to add z-index to something that would normally be position: static, set position: relative then don't move the item
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 1:09:32 PM
@dylanw we have vote by mail in NJ, but I like the ritual of walking into the school and voting in person. Something timeless about it.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 8, 2011 at 9:13:11 AM
@inkpixelspaper PHP
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 7, 2011 at 2:33:57 PM
@surlyshirley we have a Cisco phone system where you have to log in to the phone. That way when they move us, they don't have to move phones
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 7, 2011 at 2:19:57 PM
I've been sitting at this desk since the beginning of January, and only now have I felt the need to log in to my desk phone. #retrotech
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 7, 2011 at 11:34:14 AM
@luxuryluke JIRA and Elementool, depending on the whims of the PM. Definitely prefer JIRA.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 6, 2011 at 9:26:00 AM
Breakfast at our favorite restaurant โ at My Kitchen Witch Cafe http://gowalla.com/stories/5d1Td
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 5, 2011 at 7:45:30 PM
@dylanw and coach Sandusky, what he did was appalling. I hope they throw the book at him.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 5, 2011 at 7:38:40 PM
@dylanw from what I read, coach Paterno didn't do anything wrong. The Athletic Director, on the other hand....
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 5, 2011 at 12:35:10 PM
is looking at ads for printing presses
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 5, 2011 at 12:12:24 PM
@autumnd if you want to take a class in letterpress, it looks like you could at http://iglooletterpress.com/classes/ in Worthington.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 11:55:50 PM
@maupuia 40
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 9:24:02 PM
Type cases at Mindy Beloff's http://studioonthesq.com http://instagr.am/p/Swkh4/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 7:35:20 PM
Setting type at Mindy Belloff's shop, http://studioonthesq.com http://instagr.am/p/Svx5I/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 5:34:15 PM
@jenseninman Congratulations! I look forward to finding out what your next steps are.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 4:15:30 PM
Dear @npr, when I pause audio in your in-browser player, chances are I want to return to where I paused it, not go back to 0:00 #fail
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 2:30:49 PM
listening 2 today's indie rockers covering yesterday's indie rockers http://www.npr.org/2011/05/25/136503845/our-concert-could-be-your-life #ourconcertcouldbeyourlife #ourbandcouldbeyourlife
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 1:44:44 PM
@hansv you're clearly going to the wrong one, then; MSP has long lines, but the one near Times Square doesn't, & the burgers are still good.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 12:58:54 PM
@dylanw unless you're working Agile. Then it starts with user stories.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 12:31:47 PM
Getting lunch โ at Shake Shack http://gowalla.com/stories/5cBtQ
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 4, 2011 at 8:55:38 AM
How is it that Oblique Strategies always has something incredibly appropriate to say whenever I open it?
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 3, 2011 at 3:56:13 PM
Taking pity on the next developer to onboard my new project; writing documentation
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 3, 2011 at 8:17:20 AM
@kingkool68 I didn't have any trouble with 3 and was happy with their service. But they don't get the best reviews; look at T-Mobile as well
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 3, 2011 at 7:49:04 AM
@kingkool68 other carriers also offer PAYG SIMs too. Your phone has to be unlocked to do this, though. I jailbroke & unlocked my iPhone 3G.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 3, 2011 at 7:46:38 AM
@kingkool68 when I was in the UK in Sept, I stopped in a 3 store and bought a pay as you go SIM. Unlimited data for ยฃ15. Worked well.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 2, 2011 at 10:27:46 PM
@dylanw ah, right, did see a bit of that.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 2, 2011 at 10:19:20 PM
@dylanw there are defenders? Who? I haven't seen any.
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 2, 2011 at 7:17:13 PM
Stuck on a train in the swamps of NJ going slower miles an hour. Oh, NJ Transit, mere words can't express my discontent with your "service".
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 2, 2011 at 11:41:59 AM
@luxuryluke http://youtu.be/A7IbKKOVPW8 has the classic line "There are so many sites to see from your Isetta". Love those cars. Saw my first in 73
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 1, 2011 at 5:45:44 PM
@surlyshirley I was just reading an article this morning about an airline that does exactly that. They did it to speed up boarding. It works
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 1, 2011 at 4:21:06 PM
Enough reading material on responsive web design from @lukew to last the whole day (did for me): http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1436
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 1, 2011 at 11:16:26 AM
@feather break a leg!
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Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 1, 2011 at 9:38:29 AM
Not waiting http://instagr.am/p/SVU8-/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 1, 2011 at 8:32:24 AM
Bumps @ NJ Transit - Middletown Station http://instagr.am/p/SU_LI/
Ralph Brandi ๐บ๐ฆ-๐บ๐ธ @thereisnocat November 1, 2011 at 8:09:42 AM
BEER FOR FAMILY USE (from the 1879 Detroit City Directory): http://post.ly/3leEp