| Sunday, 31 May 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- @RozSavage is off on leg two of her quest to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific. http://bit.ly/uRA0Q #
- Let The Sun Shine In, Davies Hall. So cool. http://yfrog.com/5k2unj #
- What’s all this talk about soy master? Eh? #
- @shooby Congratulations on your graduation! in reply to shooby #
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| Sunday, 24 May 2009, 8:46 pm Tags: roz rows, roz savage |
Exactly one year after leaving San Francisco for Hawaii, Roz Savage is off on the second leg of her attempt to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific. She’s already rowed the Atlantic and we covered leg one last summer on the TWiT network. Now she’s at sea again, rowing leg two from Hawaii to the South Pacific.
Here’s video of her departure thanks to Hawaiian web geek (and FriendFeeder) Ryan:
There’s a Ustream stream right now:
We’ll be talking with her live via satellite phone every Thursday at 4:30p Eastern/1:30p Pacific/1830 UTC on TWiT Live or subscribe to the podcast from the TWiT website.
You can also listen on Roz’s site, follow her on Twitter, or via the Roz tracker:
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| Sunday, 24 May 2009, 8:16 pm Tags: Google, puzzles, wolfram alpha |
My father-in-law just asked me an interesting question:
How much would an inch of water covering an acre weigh?
It’s not such a difficult question. It seems like a perfect query for Wolfram Alpha.
WA doesn’t get the question at all. In fact, it seems to have classified an acre as an animal. Maybe I should have said hectare? Nope. It does no better.
Interestingly, Google makes solving this problem trivial, thanks to the useful “convert” command. I solved the problem in two steps. (It helps to know that a cubic centimeter of water weighs a gram – in fact, that’s the definition of a gram.)
Convert 1 inch x 1 acre to cubic centimeters -> 102 790 153 cubic centimeters
We already have the answer, 102,790,153 grams, but to put it into terms that are more human I Googled:
and got the correct answer, 113.306748 short tons.
No matter that my father-in-law used a calculator, we both got the same answer, proving that Google is, in some cases, better at numeric analysis than Wolfram Alpha.
The real problem with WA is that it’s not easy to formulate a query that produces the results you’re looking for. Type ‘blood alcohol‘ and you’ll get fascinating results (thanks to Chris Heath for finding that, by the way), but not necessarily results you can expect. And, as it turns out, predictability is an important feature of any search engine, or computational knowledge engine for that matter. Before it’s useful you need to have some idea of what kind of answers you might get, and, for the moment, Wolfram Alpha’s results seem utterly random. I’m rooting for it, but it may be that it’s just too smart for The Rest Of Us.
(Thanks to Edward Coffey who points out that the query “1 acre * 1 inch * 1g / cubic centimetre” works on Wolfram Alpha. Quite well, in fact. But I don’t think that changes my point.)
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| Sunday, 24 May 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- @Ogre I used to own a pair of lederhosen. You’re supposed to wipe your butter knife on it for that glossy sheen. in reply to Ogre #
- @kaijuu Recumbent bike’s from http://terratrike.com – they sent me one for review now can’t get me off. I’m thinking of mounting a PC on it. in reply to kaijuu #
- There’s no link to Love Notes’ Bohemian Rhapsody but here’s their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/underagequartet #
- @MDoyle I love that Intel ad! Especially the live “bong! bum bum bah bum!” “Our rockstars are not like your rockstars.” http://bit.ly/dLo4h in reply to MDoyle #
- Photo: img_0017.jpg http://tumblr.com/xxz1t3kjt #
- @patrickstewart The full interview with Stephen Wolfram is stuck on the end of TWiT 195. It just came out. He was fascinating. in reply to patrickstewart #
- @aminorjourney Ozzy’s two years old now – I don’t think he’s going to grow any more. Papillon’s are pretty tiny. He’s about 7 lbs. in reply to aminorjourney #
- Just set a new landspeed record on my recumbent trike: 41.8 mph. You may doubt me but the Cateye never lies. #
- Photo: Spc. Zachery Boyd of Fort Worth, TX, far left was wearing ‘I love NY’ boxer shorts after rushing from… http://tumblr.com/xxz1tdm66 #
- The Adium beta makes an interesting Twitter client. IMHO IM is the right interface for all this stuff: IRC, Friendfeed, Twitter, and IM, too #
- @MrZ3000 Google Adium beta – that’s what I did – http://beta.adium.im in reply to MrZ3000 #
- Oops. I accidentally overwrote the TWiT feed with TWiF – I’m fixing it now. Sorry about that. #
- TWiT feed is repaired. You may resume subscribing. http://leo.am/podcasts/twit #
- Video: Leo Laporte gets played off by Keyboard Cat (via maubrowncow) http://tumblr.com/xxz1tnuvy #
- @tiffanyrenee ack. Nooooo. What can we do to save Shollenberger now? in reply to tiffanyrenee #
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| Sunday, 17 May 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- Live now: The Tech Guy radio show. http://live.twit.tv. Discuss here… [pic] http://ff.im/-2LJSD #
- Live now: This Week In Tech – volunteer edition. Call in via Talkshoe +1-724-444-7444 or visit… [pic] http://ff.im/-2LYlV #
- Mother and Son. Happy mother’s day, Jennifer! [pic] http://ff.im/-2MlkN #
- I want http://ff.im/-2ModS #
- Video: I Am A Geek. Home :: GeekAdvancement.com http://tumblr.com/xxz1rd09t #
- Today is the 11th anniversary of the launch of TechTV. R.I.P. http://ff.im/-2Oh4m #
- Evernote is to OneNote as FriendFeed is to Twitter – some products are just simply superior. http://ff.im/-2OXNr #
- Live now: MacBreak Weekly with Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Don McAllister. http://live.twit.tv. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2Pj3U #
- Live now: The Daily Giz Wiz for 5/22-59 with Mad’s Maddest Writer, Dick DeBartolo. http://live.twit.tv Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2Pyaw #
- Live now: net@night with Amber MacArthur and Link of Link and Rhett. http://live.twit.tv Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2PJjT #
- Video: iGoogle http://tumblr.com/xxz1rqveh #
- Live now: Security Now with Steve Gibson, Episode 196: Listener Feedback. http://live.twit.tv Discuss here… [pic] http://ff.im/-2RfhS #
- Shoot. Bobby Llewellyn is out front with his next generation Prius. He wants to shoot a Car Pool episode, and I’m… http://ff.im/-2RmnG #
- Live now: FLOSS Weekly with Randal Schwartz and Jono Bacon talking with the OpenMoko project. http://live.twit.tv... http://ff.im/-2RtfW #
- Live now: This Week In Computer Hardware with Ryan Shrout of http://pcper.com. http://live.twit.tv Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2RzXd #
- Coming up in 10 minutes on http://live.twit.tv, @bobbyllew, Robert Llewellyn of Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge… http://ff.im/-2RDQ0 #
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- O Roku player how I love thee. You have breathed new life into my HDTV. http://ff.im/-2S3l3 #
- Photo: The Textedit icon blown up. trumcgowan: via harrygreen http://tumblr.com/xxz1s1xes #
- Live now: Paul Thurrott’s Windows Weekly 107. http://live.twit.tv Discuss now… [pic] http://ff.im/-2TeTA #
- Live now: Maxwell’s House with Ray Maxwell, Amanda Peet, and Doug Beder on The Atomic Model. http://live.twit.tv... http://ff.im/-2TvR7 #
- Live now: Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour with Kirsten Sanford and Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer on the Hubble Telescope…. http://ff.im/-2TD2d #
- Photo: The Original Twitter (via Charlie Gower) http://tumblr.com/xxz1se75n #
- I think I’m going to move the TWiT show and conversation announcements to @twitlive and keep this account more personal from now on. #
- All I ask of the new iPhone (if indeed there is one next month) is a better camera. 3.2MP please. Autofocus would be nice, too. #
- @shooby Congratulations Shooby. What a long strange trip it’s been. Good luck in your next stage of life and education! in reply to shooby #
- @globalhermit Have you tried a recumbent bike. I’m loving mine (actually it’s a trike, http://terratrike.com). It’s easy on the knees. in reply to globalhermit #
- @mikeerickson I’ve never found camera phone flashes to be worth a fig. I don’t hang around in dark bars tho. in reply to mikeerickson #
- @Talus They’re still re-running the Lab? Wow. Well at least the advice isn’t outdated. WPA is all you need to protect Wi-Fi. in reply to Talus #
- @themediaisdying The new Newsweek.com is peppier certainly. They need a designer who understands fonts however. Scary. in reply to themediaisdying #
- @ajkeen I believe there are some fetuses who tweet actively. Between kicks. in reply to ajkeen #
- @Miss604 if you do, go recumbent! http://terratrike.com – so cool so comfy. Made for Vancouver! in reply to Miss604 #
- @drewpdoane There was an error at the factory. We’ve flown in new parts and the refurbished Windows Weekly should be on its way soon. Sorry in reply to drewpdoane #
- @cliffordcare @digitalkitty and @nehalia are doing it. It’s spelled V01D. Watch for it on TWiT.tv! in reply to cliffordcare #
- After the radio show today at 2p Pacific I’ll be interviewing Stephen Wolfram about Wolfram Alpha. http://live.twit.tv. #
- Any questions you’d like me to ask Stephen Wolfram this afternoon? #
- When I ride my recumbent it looks like the circus is coming to town. Maybe that’s why some yahoo in a pickup threw a bottle at me. Missed. #
- 90 degrees. But the water’s fine! http://yfrog.com/10umij #
- RT: Three of the top 25 Kindle books are diet books. One of the top 25 is a cookbook. (via @dane) #
- At the Harmony Sweepstakes. Longing for just one electric guitar. Love Notes’s version of Bohemian Rhapsody was pretty wow, though. htt … #
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| Sunday, 10 May 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- Live now: Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy radio show on the Premiere Radio Networks. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2y9m5 #
- Live now, this WEEK in TECH with Veronica Belmont, Dwight Silverman, and Harry McCracken. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2yprU #
- @RandySpangler It’s no accident. I’m a huge Firesign Theatre fan. I think they had a lot to do with me becoming a radio guy. in reply to RandySpangler #
- @awmahn Not the first time I’ve accidentally shown my cell #. I’ve received 177 text messages and 17 vms. Don’t know how Scoble does it. in reply to awmahn #
- @CarFan_5801 We do several shows which are live only. They’ll all become podcasts eventually. Meanwhile visit http://live.twit.tv in reply to CarFan_5801 #
- Thanks to everyone who suggested the free Sun Virtual Box for running Windows on OS X. Works great! http://www.virtualbox.org/ #
- @loic Of course Amazon’s coming out with a new, bigger, Kindle. I just bought one for my mom for Mother’s Day. -sigh- in reply to loic #
- Live now, the Daily Giz Wiz with Dick DeBartolo. Discuss here…. [pic] http://ff.im/-2A3ke #
- Photo: img_0012.jpg http://tumblr.com/xxz1pnlfs #
- @cairine You can get the Daily Giz Wiz on iTunes or at http://twit.tv or watch us record live Tuesdays at 4:30p Eastern http://live.twit.tv. in reply to cairine #
- Looking for a new theme song for The Tech Guy radio show (rights are expiring on the old theme). Upbeat, rock,… http://ff.im/-2AqqL #
- We’d like to get Stephan Wolfram on our science show on TWiT to talk about Wolfram Alpha & math education. Anyone… http://ff.im/-2AteF #
- Video: Fire Eating, via sarah. word. – A website by Sarah Lane – Blog – Just another day at the TWiT cottage http://tumblr.com/xxz1posmh #
- Live now, MacBreak Weekly with Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Scott Bourne. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2BSQa #
- Live now: Net!@Night with Amber MacArthur and Sarah Lane, special guest David Weeks of PBWorks (formerly PBWiki)…. http://ff.im/-2CmdX #
- RT @friendfeed Added 1-click login for Twitter, so now it’s easy for all your friends to try http://friendfeed.com http://ff.im/2CrXs #
- @davewiner I’d have to triple my followers to get into the top 100 here. It’s not going to happen. Nor is it worth the effort. in reply to davewiner #
- Live now: Security Now 195: SSL with Steve Gibson. Discuss here…. [pic] http://ff.im/-2EbFs #
- Live now: FLOSS Weekly 67: Cinelerrra with Aaron Newcomb and Joel Holdsworth. http://live.twit.tv. Discuss… [pic] http://ff.im/-2Et5X #
- Live now: This Week in Computer Hardware with PC Perspective’s Ryan Shrout. http://live.twit.tv Discuss here… [pic] http://ff.im/-2EACK #
- I took my first Pilates master class today. Apparently I have a remarkable pelvic floor. #
- Our ISP is taking us to see Star Trek Friday night. Guess that’s what you get when you spend $700/month on Internet access. Thanks @dane! #
- Live now: Windows Weekly 105 with Paul Thurrott – upgrading to the Windows 7 Release Candidate. Watch at… [pic] http://ff.im/-2GvPA #
- Live now, a conversation with Paul Kent, chairman of MacWorld Expo. http://live.twit.tv. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2GDUz #
- Live now: Maxwell’s House with Ray Maxwell, episode 25: Digital Logic and what you can do with it…. http://ff.im/-2GQ2l #
- Live now: Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour. The topic is Global Warming. http://live.twit.tv Discuss here…. http://ff.im/-2GVop #
- Call in now at +1 724-444-7444 or log into http://talkshoe.com and search for twit http://ff.im/-2GZhl #
- The topic is “Climate Change” with Dr. Michael Wehner of Lawrence Berkely Labs http://ff.im/-2GZu2 #
- Looking for input: who would you like to hear on TWiT this Sunday? http://ff.im/-2JaIR #
- Live now, the Gillmor Gang with Steve Gillmor, Robert Scoble, Jason Calacanis, Mike Arrington, Loren Feldman, Doc… http://ff.im/-2KAI4 #
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| Sunday, 3 May 2009, 1:00 am Tags: Twitter |
- @jjeff Just upgraded my Macbook Pro drive from 250GB/5400RPM to 128GB SSD. Smaller, costlier, but a heckuva lot faster.
in reply to jjeff # - Video: Noteboek on Vimeo (via Vimeo) http://tumblr.com/xxz1nqsdt #
- Live now: The Tech Guy Radio show #556. Discuss here… [pic] http://ff.im/-2nwdN #
- Live now this WEEK in TECH with Jason Calacanis, Patrick Norton, Brian Brushwood, Kirsten Sanford, and… [pic] http://ff.im/-2nKI3 #
- My wife is looking for an investment in green energy for her stock club. Got any good picks? http://ff.im/-2o2AP #
- @scottsigler We do we do. @drkiki and I want to talk plagues with you on her new science show. Thurs at 3p Pacific. I’ll DM you. in reply to scottsigler #
- My Twitter personality: renowned obsessive vain My style: chatty academic ROBOT http://twanalyst.com/leolaporte #
- Today at 5p Pacific, a Gillmor Gang special, live from the Facebook announcement: http://live.twit.tv. http://ff.im/-2pgaq #
- Then at 7p Pacific, I’ll be speaking to the Golden Gate Computer Society in San Rafael, CA: http://ggcs.org/ – open… http://ff.im/-2pgcp #
- Live now: The Gillmor Gang from the Facebook Press Conference. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2pjO0 #
- Live now: coverage of the Facebook press conference. Mark Zuckerberg is speaking. http://live.twit.tv #
- Live now: MacBreak Weekly covers the Verizon rumor and NAB with Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Leo Laporte…. [pic] http://ff.im/-2qxyC #
- Live now, the Daily Giz Wiz with Dick DeBartolo episodes 823-828. Discuss here…. [pic] http://ff.im/-2qJgK #
- Live now: net@night with Amber MacArthur and Sarah Lane, Guest Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote. Discuss here… [pic] http://ff.im/-2qSDz #
- Live now: The Gillmor Gang on the Facebook Open Stream API with Mike Arrington, Robert Scoble, Andrew Keen,… [pic] http://ff.im/-2qW2h #
- Live now: Security Now 194 with Steve Gibson. Your questions, Steve’s answers. Discuss here… [pic] http://ff.im/-2s6eN #
- I’ll be talking about Twitter’s low retention rate on KGO radio in San Francisco in a minute. Why do you think people don’t stick around? #
- Live now, Windows Weekly 105 with Paul Thurrott, Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2tJiy #
- Live now: Maxwell’s House with Ray Maxwell on Biotech and the Fountain of Youth. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2tY9O #
- Live now Dr Kiki’s Science Hour debut episode. Discuss here. http://ff.im/-2u5eU #
- @palafo We’ll send them a cease and desist. Thanks. in reply to palafo #
- @ChrisGambol60 I believe it’s spelled “cruft.” Not sure of the etymology. I’ve been hearing it for years. in reply to ChrisGambol60 #
- @belvilad Yeah I live on .tv domains. What happens when Tuvalu disappears? in reply to belvilad #
- At the SF Film Festival for the screening of our friends’ movie: My Suicide. #
- Brilliant movie. If you get a chance to see My Suicide do – they’re still looking for distribution but they won a Crystal Bear at Berlin. #
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- Happy Free Comic Book Day. http://www.freecomicbookday.com/ http://ff.im/-2wEe9 #
- Using BackToMyMac to configure Mom’s Macbook in Rhode Island. It’s working! http://ff.im/-2wGYU #
- Live now: Leo LaSquirt… The Tech Guy 557 on the Premiere Radio Networks including XM 158. Discuss here…. http://ff.im/-2wOre #
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- Live now, The Gillmor Gang with Steve Gillmor, Robert Scoble, Loren Feldman, and Marc Canter. Discuss here… http://ff.im/-2×3O1 #
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