Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- I just discovered MagicPrefs: no more super-annoying unwanted horizontal scrolling with the apple touch mouse! #
- I am very tired of vBulletin's security issues. I can't wait to get away from it. #
- I donated my 38th pint of A- blood today. #fb #
- Samsung and AT&T: Making sure your phone is only one version of Android behind... #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Ach, Burns Nicht awready? #eatmorehaggis #
- Even more goodness from @tmbg and the Instant Fan Club today! I would love a live version of Alphabet of Nations.. #
- My wife just passed her element 2 tech exam! # hamradio #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Designing the AI for my first mobile: a cow. Using finite state machines. #mud #
- I just bought @AquilaRift's Blue Remembered Earth from http://t.co/pH41DL0T and paid for int'l shipping to the US. I want it that bad! #
- I handled so many breasts this morning that I lost count of the number. Relax, they were chicken breasts. #
- Here is a VMWare translation: "The promotional price of $49.99 is available to both existing and new customers" means NO UPGRADE PRICING. #
- I am back to working on my pina colada bread recipe. I will perfect it someday... #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Here is a picture of my QSL card design. #hamradio http://t.co/mz8myChQ #
- Anyone else having trouble bringing up the @arrl website? #hamradio #
- I'm official, with a badge and everything now. Support your local amateur radio group! #k7id #hamradio http://t.co/CVsPGxah #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Just made my first distance QSL on 20m BPSK-31 to Rough and Ready CA! #hamradio #
- I'm working on designing my QSL cards right now. #hamradio #
- I finished my application to be a VE with the ARRL so I can help out at my local radio club (K7ID). Wooo! #hamradio #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- My most hated Christmas song #1 Rocking Around the Christmas Tree #
- Most hated Christmas song #2 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day #
- My call sign info is updated in the FCC's database, I'm officially Amateur Extra class now! #hamradio #
- I ran in to two Cantonese guys at lunch, had a nice chat in Mandarin with them, they were tourists looking for things to do in Cd'A. #fb #
- I plan to #occupyhamshack this weekend and work some digital modes. My PSK31 elmer is helping me out with my last few issues tomorrow. #
- Trips planned for the coming year: Seattle in spring. Boston and East Coast late June, LA/San Diego late July. I'd love to squeeze Hawaii in #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Double-fisted corn dogs for dinner. Oh yeah, the holidays are here! #fb #
- Last night I melted butter in the microwave and when it finished the readout say "ENJOY YOUR MEAL" and I wondered, "How did it know?" #fb #
- I just ran across Algorius Net Viewer at http://t.co/TFkBo5r1. Very cool stuff if you want an interactive map of your network.. #
- Let the hardware ordering spree begin! I just ordered parts for 4 new dev machines, one 6-core. All 16Gb RAM, SSD, etc. Sweet stuff. #
- Time to sit on the couch with the cats and watch the Invader Zim Christmas episode! #fb #
- Nightmare time with the Necromancer and Zombie Bob. #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Studying hard for my amateur extra exam tomorrow evening. Calling it a night now. #fb # hamradio #
- I've passed 3 out of 3 Element 4 practice tests this morning, I sure hope I can remember all this information during the test... #hamradio #
- I just passed my amateur extra exam! #hamradio #fb #
- Listening to lots of traffic on 80m right now. #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- It's a great day to break out @carbonleaf's Christmas Child album! #
- Got home, did dishes, started a new batch of root beer. Getting back to studying for FCC element 4 test. #
- This is good @GrammarBlog fodder. Why is that apostrophe even there?? http://t.co/XKYIeire #
- I signed up for the ARRL's Logbook of the World finally. I hope to be DXing before Christmas.. #
- I just ordered a dual Xeon processor server with 64Gb RAM. Woo! #
- I'm up early to watch the lunar eclipse! #fb #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- A @make interview with @michaeljnelson? Talk about DOUBLE AWESOME!! #
- OH YEAH! I got my @InvaderCON dinner and breakfast tickets. Woo! #
- In case you couldn't get dinner/breakfast tickets for @InvaderCON, try back at 7:15, when the holds start expiring for non-purchased tix. #
- Who do I have to bribe to get @FrankConniff to @InvaderCon next July? #
- Instead of playing Words with Friends from home, I'm going out tonight to play Pizza with Friends. #fb #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Really disappointed!! My radio arrived damaged from @HamRadioOutlet and I will be charged $190+ for repair by Kenwood. #
- And just like that, @HamRadioOutlet makes everything better. You get an A+ for service today sirs! #
- Smashed my shin on a car at lunch, got a giant goose egg below my knee now. It's gonna bruise up real nice. #fb #
- Words with Friends does not recognize "OOKLA" as a valid word. They need to make an 80s cartoon version. #
- Just made Cook's Country (@testkitchen) Soft and Chewy Rolls, they look and smell fantastic! #
- Christmas cards are written. Without my wife's nudging none of them would ever go out... #
- Replacement clock/timer for my oven: $193.40. Chances I'm going to pay for it: 0.000% #fb #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Fight for free speech online - reject the Internet #Blacklist Legislation. http://t.co/LM703cAh via @eff #
- I don't tweet politics much, but this bill is not good for us. http://t.co/qOCYBfHh #
- Well I have to send my new Kenwood TS-2000X back for a warranty repair. It came with a loose "SUB" squelch and volume knob
#hamradio # - Last night I was voted in as the 2012 Executive Director of the Kootenai Amateur Radio Society. Woo! What does that mean?! #
- I was also made a control operator on the KARS 146.980 repeater. #
- Our food bank is in desperate need of turkeys. Come on, Cd'A area people, let's do some good here! #fb #
- XKCD's map projections comic was funny, but it left out MY favorite, the Azimuthal Equidistant Centered On My Home Projection. #fb #
- My iMac's built-in dictionary doesn't recognize the word "cephalopod." #FAIL #
- Really liking the kindle fire! #
- I just bought 120 feet of stranded #6 ground wire (copper) to finish my antenna and radio room ground system. #hamradio #
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- Took the LINCOLN exit to get to the @tmbg concert in Spokane! #
- Waiting for @jonathancoulton and @tmbg. I love you guys! Thanks for the IFC swag! http://t.co/ZJhNNhNO #
- Seeing @jonathancoulton + @tmbg in Spokane = MIND BLOWN! #
- Why have I only now found out about Google Refine?? http://t.co/vFQG18Gg #
- Check out my Wish List at Ham Radio Outlet http://t.co/yjVmJUBT #
- My new #hamradio has arrived, Lorien signed for it just a short while ago. Now to get this antenna tuned up... #
- Temporary spot for my new #hamradio rig (dining table). Sounds great on 2m. http://t.co/F1Dj0uRF #
- Algeria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Dominica, Egypt, France, The Gambia. #singItWithMe #tmbg #
- Hey Cd'A what's up with I90? Stay away, take alternate route, NW Blvd onramp backed way up to the street. #
- Wow the K7ID repeater was sure hopping this morning! I talked with 4 people on my way to work. #hamradio #
- I wonder if I keep downloading these if they will make my hard drive larger... http://t.co/ZYx4i6Bv #
- Why hello there, snow. It's been a while since we saw you here.. #
- Brewing up a new batch of root beer. Zatarain's had a nice flavor. This one is new, morebeer.com's SF40. #fb #
- Baking Rosemary Focaccia for the first time, let's hope it comes out good. #
Afternoon watch, 3 bells (1:55 pm)
I was lucky enough to see Jonathan Coulton and They Might Be Giants play in Spokane WA last Sunday. On their way to Seattle, they offered to have JoCo answer questions, and mine got answered:
Morning watch, 6 bells (7:03 am)
- I just can't do another day with so little sleep. 3 days now with about 4 hours each night #fb #
- Happy Halloween, world! http://t.co/xCizSqvN #
- My Kenwood TS-2000X is on the way, thanks @HamRadioOutlet! #
- I love how my iMac tells me I spell "doesn't" wrong. It also underlines "iMac" for me, too. http://t.co/nJ5Jrz0a #
- Two days until @tmbg plays Spokane! It's going to be awesome!! #
- Nearly ended myself doing it, but my radials are in place. This better be fun, because it's a metric asston of work. http://t.co/zdGZ9NeZ #