M-x Twit && PyCon


If you use Emacs and Twitter, give TwitteringMode a try.  It won't replace your favorite client, but you can easily follow a list without leaving Emacs and do most things (reply, RT, etc.) with it. No image posting, but it can optionally display avatars. Just registered for PyCon 2015. Yee haw!  

Lots cookin’


My work is going well. We released a substantial pre-alpha of our product, and the first reactions are positive. I can't say more than that, except to say that we're now in a slog to reach the next release, which, if all goes well, will be somewhere between an alpha and a beta. Time will … Continue reading Lots cookin’

I learn about news events mostly from Twitter


I had a revelation this morning: I learn about news events mostly from Twitter. This seems obvious, and almost natural, in hindsight. But even three months ago I didn't expect this. I grew up on newspapers, like everyone else in my ahem age bracket. By 2002, I was getting more news from web sites, and … Continue reading I learn about news events mostly from Twitter

Twitter echo chambers


Lately, I've seen an increase in "Twitter porn." That's my term. I just invented it. I'm not referring to web-cam girls, accounts with handles like lusty[insert name]2755. I'm referring instead to twittering about Twitter. Twitter porn is meta-twittering. It's being social about being social. Like sexual porn, it can be good, but usually it's teh suck. … Continue reading Twitter echo chambers

identi.ca vs. twitter


I've used identi.ca micro-blogging for the past five months. I'm switching to twitter. Why identi.ca? I was involved with a number of projects at Fisher Communications until last month. Including building a Plone system to be its news sites' in-house CMS. Our development environment and technology stack were open-source, with only a couple exceptions. When I worked … Continue reading identi.ca vs. twitter