@colettebennett Y’know, not only a curious mix, but a potentially dangerous one… “GUI”…
@Veronica Yeah, wonder if that Starbucks Coffee of the Month Club is still running…?
@gogoroflcopter Well, they’re more like #GuiltyPleasures …
Surprising that even for a non-fan of #Gears3 , the Gold Lancer avatar item transcends provincialistic geekdom… #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@colettebennett Hmm… ah well… all we got around here-ish is @bflay burger joint… #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@Veronica That’s a good thing, right?
@Britt5091 Are Bayonetta’s actually 7”? And bullets shoot out of them? And they can still stab you in the eyes?
@gogoroflcopter Okay, are you getting #MW3 or #BF3 ?
@majornelson You should set up teamdysfunction.org so you can accept applications for #TeamDysfunction … :-)
fourzerotwo 7th/8th #MW3 care packages: @onlive gaming system (console+controller), signed MW3 (Xbox), shirt & USB. Follow+RT http://t.co/uXPT8Je6
Yep, that’s right, folks… I’ve been rotating out the peeps in #The40 again… So, who should be the new winners?
@Britt5091 Aw, c’mon! Ugg it all night long! ;-) And don’t forget a pair of firm orthoses! #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@colettebennett Sure, no problem. Here ya go! #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@social_sarah @sarahboswell You’re not talking about your huge pre-ban Four Loko stash, are you?
@Veronica Wow… wish that was the experience I get from AMZN… or even BBY.
fourzerotwo 6th #MW3 care package: A signed MW3 Hardened Edition for @Xbox 360, tshirt, and custom USB drive. Follow + RT. g’luck! http://t.co/OOyCc4xX
@colettebennett Try a non-human icon pic.
fourzerotwo 5th #MW3 care package: A signed MW3 Hardened Edition for @Playstation 3, tshirt & USB drive! Follow @fourzerotwo + RT http://t.co/ECf24cIN
@colettebennett @enderthefriend Oooh, how about 1 of those cat-cams, so you can see what he’s up to? He could be plotting something…
@gogoroflcopter What’re the “right” settings in shooters to use for a FPS Freek? Very curious, yet simple, gadget…
@colettebennett @enderthefriend Hmm… sounds like he needs a business of ferrets to chase him around!
Nutz… gotta stop the multiple tweetclients from echoing each other!
fourzerotwo 4th #MW3 care package: MW3 Wireless controller, wireless headset for @Xbox 360, hoodie & custom USB drive. Good luck! http://t.co/RDRoG8z1
@maureenjohnson The first rule of Twitter is that there is no first rule of Twitter. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@gogoroflcopter Don’t forget to order an extra-hot venti octo-shot americano 2-pump raspberry 3-pump classic no-room! #FavoriteThing
@Britt5091 This stuff is practically custom-made for a “what NEVER to do in any business” training course. #Stratagy
@colettebennett It’s the story that just keeps giving… and giving. Just in time for Christmas— oh, oops. #stratagy
. @StephenAtHome Are you going to put the #Stratagy story into a future ep?
@thevowel Sure, but did you get 15 ClapTrap Bobbleheads? #Borderlands
@Britt5091 The gift that keeps on giving… #MassEffect #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
Skim milk: check. Lg Starbucks cocoa tin: check. Fresh Ethiopia Sidamo: check. Whisk: check. Mixing bowl: check. Hot water: check. #mocha
@neilhimself Hmm… But what if it doesn’t? Even scarier, what if it does? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
… And for Christmas, your very own @maureenjohnson Book of Semi-Magical Tweets, Snorts, and Chortles! ;-) #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
Don’t worry, folks, still busily coding…
Merry #Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas!
@thevowel Happy Hasturdays!
@colettebennett True… sadly, so very true. @neilhimself , when you see the Doctor again, tell him that I want my TARDIS back.
@Britt5091 You need an old style Hef-bed in your woman cave. (There! I said it.)
@sarahdope Eat sushi = feel better.
@heatherwetzler @sarahdope Wow, slick reading for a job desc for a VP/Tech… sounds like an easy job— except for the NYC location part.
@ecavalli @colettebennett What’s worse than not getting the deal is already paying more for the game earlier… #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@colettebennett @ecavalli Wasn’t that also an AMZN deal?
@lauralollipop aw, c’mon. Play through 2X!
@colettebennett Sounds good… until the herbed eggs…
@sarahEmagee Hey, just like the BNL song!
@thinkgeek Well, other than fussing, I seriously doubt Hal has ANY fear… fur, yes. Fear, no. He can’t even spell it. ;-)
Sooner rather than later, I’m going to have to spin up the tweet archiver… yes, @WordPress, I’m looking at you!
@thinkgeek Ah, ok. Lil’ Hal was getting a bit worried. He was thinking he wouldn’t get his kibble treat because of the odd page result.
@thinkgeek No, the tweet.
@thinkgeek Dunno… was there supposed to be a product detail or special offer on that URL?
@maureenjohnson So, which is Kramer and which is Newman?
@maureenjohnson You lack a food problem? Not everyone is so fortunate. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@thinkgeek Huh? Your login screen?
@thevowel Like Skyrim, cold medications may be addictive, or at least, habit forming.
@sarahEmagee Ah, you were just visiting one? Not setting up your own?
@sarahEmagee sorry, already got my steak&cheese and potato leek soup, w/ extra-extra jalopenos…
@sarahEmagee You mean there aren’t? Is it a desktop, portable, walk-in, etc?
@Veronica Hmm, maybe switch up to that hoodie-footie instead of pj’s? I think it’s a flashback to those kiddie coverups, but kewt!
@majornelson @veronica But at least you guys keep the tweetstream active for us… so we don’t doze off— is there a Marathon Coding perk?
@Britt5091 … Okay, you could copiously apply Certain-Dri (the non-scented version).
@Britt5091 Umm… whaaaaa—? Video stream capture, and voice notes (maybe even— gulp!— Dragon)… not sure about the dripping wet part…
@lauralollipop Could’ve been the #AOL Running Man… that would’ve been even scarier… kinda like a fast moving stealth zombie!
@sarahEmagee What kind of humidor?
@gogoroflcopter Ah… Well, still a big congrats…
@colettebennett Hair of the dog, blah blah blah… you need MORE caffeine, perhaps in the form of ultra-concentrated coffee?
@Britt5091 OR it’s yet another way for zombies to sneak into the establishment!
@majornelson Not quite… major push to get as many deliverables out before end of the week…
@colettebennett If you want to hang out ‘n doze, you can hang w/ lil’ Hal. You can even feed him kibble and treats to keep him entertained.
@lauralollipop … So envious… #Diablo3beta #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@Veronica This is why we need clear, available-now Thunderbolt solutions. @jimcramer, yell at AAPL to help us!
@Veronica Never had good luck w/ Migration Asst… I end up starting w/ new settings but scp over my UNIX profiles. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@gogoroflcopter whoa! you tied the knot? congrats!
@colettebennett Cease and desist letter? :-P
@colettebennett Yep, I hear ya… ;-) Just wish Adium handles the URL translation better…
@Britt5091 It’s even freakier, and more brain-piercing, when a guy nearby does it. #ShrillScream
@MelissaDaSilva1 So you said, “Honey, it’s the delicious edible 5-course meal you’re making for me, silly!” ;-)
@colettebennett Time to start snacking, then! ;-)
@colettebennett Don’t taco shells count as carbs?
@Britt5091 Isn’t that just overstating the obvious?
@Veronica +1 for latter group (aka the Netflix workflow distrib technique).
@OXM Next step: #MW3 and #BF3 to get Kinect dancing DLC… do the Lambada of Death, and opposing team drops dead… from laughter.
@colettebennett Not as much as it hates me… #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@thevowel You need some ferrets to protect you and your food from cats!
@MariaMasuimi Ah well, at least you had fun drawing it, right?
@colettebennett Dunno… seems like 1:49 AM now…
@MariaMasuimi +1 for drawing! It’s like the lottery: to win, you have to get at least 1 ticket. ;-)
@colettebennett What, no ferrets?!?
@majornelson I think the best one (thus far) was the iPad 2 I gave… #FreeCodeFriday
@Veronica Ok, tested out a theory I have on (faulty) human memory: YES, CHUGGING SCALDING HOT COFFEE IS PAINFUL, :-/
@lauralollipop If you’re not a big caffeine intaker gal, you may have OD’ed a tad bit, so you want to just flush it out a bit (literally)…
@lauralollipop You may be sensitive to unbuffered caffeine. Have some cool water to relax and unbind some of the pH issues.
@thevowel @lauralollipop Time for some cafe cubanos!
@lauralollipop Yeah, being wired + nauseous isn’t being refreshed (not tired). Caffeine isn’t known for that. It CAN cause arrhythmias. :-(
@lauralollipop @majornelson Hmm… bitter from onset, or due to sitting too long? You can load sugar/honey. Or make cappuccino.
@colettebennett Hammertoes?
@Veronica Oh, wait, just realized. I chug coffee right after brewing w/o waiting, too, though…
@Veronica Well, there’s that, I s’pose. It’s the Wait 5 Minutes Rule that kicks in. Or dump in some milk/creamer/soy/et al.
@majornelson omg… wuzza vid? It was kinda funny at first, but fell asleep while watching it around :40 … guess the stuff doesn’t quite work.
@lauralollipop Just go with a nice, simple, straightforward, unpretentious 8 oz. cup of coffee. :-)
@maureenjohnson Sounds like Hal, when he’s watching quietly from the opening of his sleep-sack out the window during rainfall. #TooAdorable
Headline: @feliciaday Volunteers with Local Construction Crew on Jackhammer Duty. (need pics please)
@colettebennett Be like the cat. Sleep like the cat. Paw at the air while napping like the cat. ;-) #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
AliFedotowsky Mint’s “not found” page cracks me up (via @blakeross ) http://t.co/PSNZKFeS
@colettebennett Yeah, I’d gone thru a phase where I rarely used it on iPad. Then iPad 2 came + more wifi access. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@majornelson I was thinking the same thing… perhaps it’s a bit of a #BF3 time warp effect?
@colettebennett Yeah, me too… but I think it’s because Hal’s not feeling well.
@sarahEmagee Whaaaat? Been playing #AssassinsCreed, or something?
@colettebennett Oh great… You’re making me hungry!
Ugh… clan tag… clan tag… hmm— wait! Clan TAG… wow, what a surprise! Nobody’s gotten THAT?!?
@ryan You may have gotten #MW3 Double XP (2 hrs) via the CoD ELITE signup or Hardened Edition reg… right? Check the little box…
@sarahdope Uh… music?!? Isn’t that just the background sounds on some games?
@sarahdope Ever have that urge to keep the plastic protective film on the #AstroGaming A40’s Rx unit?
@sarahEmagee @calilewis How can you be an adorable kitty w/o a tail? (not sure, but isn’t it removable, anyway?)
Yes, you need at least one of these, @sarahEmagee, @CaliLewis … “Big Bang Theory Soft Kitty Hoodies Coming Soon http://t.co/8Koc9N4qâ…
. @colettebennett Y’know, if you have enough of them, you’ll be able to build a castle…
@Britt5091 Ok, Ms. Double Entendre… is that a Dreamcast I see on that shelf? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
KentBeck a middle way between “do what users tell you” and “they don’t know what they want, so i’ll do what i want” http://t.co/KXygDBUe
@ryan Time to reset?
@changinghands @maureenjohnson Not too long ago, AMZN was getting hurt by its bookselling competition. So it changed its business to data.
@thinkgeek @colettebennett Y’know, if lil’ Hal was there, that cat would be dodging ferret rolls and leaps, over that wreath!
@maureenjohnson Preeety diiice, yes, precious… preeety, preeety, diiice… sooo precious… yessss, so precious… preeety diiice…
@gogoroflcopter Save the book for posterity… when nobody will want it… it’ll be “priceless”! :-)
colettebennett “cat can wear wreath?” says @enderthefriend cc: @thinkgeek http://t.co/yRMMTKgM
. @colettebennett You are such a provocateur! ;-)
@majornelson Amazingly, yes, I did… #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@sarahEmagee “Five words that sounds pretty good together: Chocolate Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies http://t.co/obqDYqI8â…
@maureenjohnson Why a severed head, as opposed to some other body part? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
… anybody figure out what that “+1” item is? (Hint: it was a desktop made by a company acquired by Oracle…)
… oh, that “+1” refers to another piece of hardware stacked on top of the vanilla PC case (and its twin brother), like a pi symbol…
Sometimes it’s fun to just see some history, side-by-side. Here’s a couple of XBox 360 consoles, and PC… and +1: http://t.co/uMTOQPjy
@colettebennett Zomg, #Infocom flashback… Remember Hitchhiker’s Guide, Suspended, Deadline, Infidel, Enchanter, Planetfall, and… ZORK?
@colettebennett Hmm… you may be in that target audience for Kinect games… you’d be a dance boogiemaster or a fruit ninjette…
@Britt5091 Oh, you’ll survive… the training, I mean, not necessarily the fall.
@Britt5091 Oh, you’ll survive… the training, I mean, not necessarily the fall.
@colettebennett … and, oddly, I was under the (apparently mistaken) assumption that you already have a 360… #WishlistForColette
@colettebennett that’s funny… was just setting up the new Xbox 360 MW3 LE machine earlier today…
@brit First car detailing… now car WASHING! What’ll they think of next? Tire replacement? Oh wait… that’s already available… :-)
. @majornelson Are you happy to see me? Or is that just the #XboxLIVE app on your iOS device? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@HaloWaypoint Time to make up for lost… time and FERRETS! And still time to get the Reach Weekly Challenge done… #goestomakelist
@colettebennett Yes, I need to find my set… :-/
. @gogoroflcopter Umm… despite the name, I think it’s still a Protestant church group. Some refer to it as a cult, but anyway…
@majornelson Yes! And definitely appreciate it! Much easier to keep in touch with the guys than the browser portal. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@colettebennett Don’t know where my #CocteauTwins stack o’ CD’s vanished to, either.
@HaloWaypoint So… Are you saying… THERE WAS NO FERRET?!?
@colettebennett Lost my originals from years ago… and then, inevitably… I forgot to replace them. But now… #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@colettebennett ZOMG!!! Why didn’t you say so SOONER?!? #GottaGetThisNow
@gogoroflcopter Was she also on her cell phone?
@maureenjohnson At least you still get th’ luv from #Twitter. :-)
@colettebennett Scaaaaary!
@colettebennett angrily hungry, or hungrily angry?
@majornelson Can user profiles be placed into the Cloud Storage? So, I can just log into my account when I go from console to console?
maureenjohnson tee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee!
maureenjohnson I will just be WATCHING. And I’ll just grab one of you and say, “YOU! YOU! YOU GET IT!”
@colettebennett I definitely know that feeling!
Hmm… cloud puffs in Xbox Twitter client?!?
@colettebennett Uh-oh… are you the #CatLady? ;-)
Cloud based storage for the #XboxUpdate , eh? Too bad I still can’t connect to the service to configure it… #WhereIsSapphire
Whoa… didn’t think I’d be hit with the #XboxUpdate attempts now… The update keeps failing and now I’m in an endless reboot loop. :-(
Yes, and a few points maybe… but still a lovable story about developeronomics that has been evolving these 20+ years… http://t.co/gUcmZizm
Why not give a game a name that includes AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaAaaaaaaaAaaaa (or something like that)? http://t.co/NYmT1DZQ
@NathanFillion TODAY IN HALO 12/05/2528 - Edward Buck, legendary #ODST Gunnery Sergeant and hero of New Mombasa, joins the UNSC.
@maureenjohnson Your tree is crying. On the inside. Or it’s just being sappy. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@colettebennett You need a ferret or two to tap on your toes in time with your keystrokes! #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@GameOverGreggy @IGN So… Invasion of the Body Snatchers reboot as a game?
@colettebennett Well, think of it this way… at least it’s not Monday— oh, wait. #Futz
@gogoroflcopter Actually the name of an ice cream-choc-coffee shop chain, based in Princeton… maybe you encountered it at some point…
@gogoroflcopter Ever heard of Thomas Sweets?
maureenjohnson It’s funny when other people are wrong.
@bear_foot @maureenjohnson Must’ve been a white pony he tried to ride… ;-)
Hmm… @StephenAtHome wants an “aye” so he can give me an iPhone? OK, Stephen… here’s your aye. Send me my iPhone now. Thanks in advance.
@colettebennett Try #AIM.
@CaliLewis … then again, I’m just glad that the 11” MBAir is a worthy successor to my venerable 12.1” Al PB… ;-)
@CaliLewis Hmm… there’s the iPod touch… then there’s [blank]… then there’s the iPad. Is the Newton size format curse still with us?
@colettebennett Yes. You. Do. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@majornelson @saintsrow Fun-fun-fun! #NowThatsQuality #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
. @maureenjohnson Wow! Reminds me of the #Grapin brouhaha over their treehouse… http://t.co/NHvUI5PF
. @maureenjohnson Ugh, getting mo-rolled… scaaaary!
. @gogoroflcopter But-but-but… if you’re making yourself cocoa… WHO’S PLAYING #SKYRIM ?!?
. @gogoroflcopter Oooh… bar drink, or did you make it yourself (or both, if you’re workin’ the bar)? I wish there’s a #Starbucks next door.
KentBeck clean, tidy interfaces between software elements is a reasonable goal to work towards. between people it’s a dangerous fantasy.
@maureenjohnson Short answer: yes.
@sarahEmagee An interesting job opportunity, of sorts… http://t.co/7r21pbEL