The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @lopp ever

July 2012

republicwrless Republic Wireless reopens its unlimited $19 per month beta, starts offering Motorola Defy XT Android - via @engadget http://t.co/RGnVuk52

via Argyle Social (retweeted on 9:00 AM, Jul 31st, 2012 via web)

I’m no UI/UX expert, but dayummmmmmmmm Linkedin’s latest UI redesign is terrible.

via web

@mark_a_phelps Sometimes you gotta go yellow to go green.

via web in reply to mark_a_phelps

Half of me is amazed by the “customize your own soft drink” machines while the other half is appalled.

via twicca

The best documentaries about aspects of America are those made by foreigners.

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@drewpotential Correct. The projectile must gain its velocity from an “explosive detonation” to fall under the NFA.

via web in reply to drewpotential

@drewpotential Seems like NFA requires there to be “fire” for it to be a “firearm” thus probably not any more than an air rifle would be.

via web in reply to drewpotential

@drewpotential Are they covered by the National Firearms Act of 1934? If so, they might be an AOW, in which case BATFE would want to chat.

via web in reply to drewpotential

@pmccall777 The best is when people flake on coming to take your FREE stuff

via web in reply to pmccall777

rundlesreposts I just went to Chick-Fil-A to shame the people eating there for supporting bigots and OH MY GOD that chicken sandwich is so good

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 2:46 PM, Jul 26th, 2012 via web)

flyosity Guns don’t kill people, Buckyballs toy magnets kill people.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 8:29 PM, Jul 25th, 2012 via web)

@jbeardsley If you have one of those fancy microwaves, sure

via twicca in reply to jbeardsley

A layman who needs to microwave something for a minute and a half hits 1-3-0-START. An engineer hits 9-0-START, or even better, 8-8-START.

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@hoorayimhelping I found a new friend for you http://t.co/HOMPyOId

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ncpolicelogs Rodney Valentine was released from Rockingham County jail but wouldn’t leave. He was arrested & jailed for trespassing. http://t.co/5MruGXhP

via web (retweeted on 8:35 AM, Jul 25th, 2012 via web)

@IsCool I’m more interested in studies like this (which still admit no causal inference) http://t.co/xUBCEWd2

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@IsCool Duh, and if you ban cars there will be fewer traffic related deaths.

via web in reply to IsCool

I’m not slacking off, my code’s compiling / being reviewed / running unit tests / running a MapReduce job / AWS is down / network problems!

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@emilepetrone @akulbe “shot/killed by/with/via a gun” makes sense to me… not “guns murdered” My take on gun control: https://t.co/MF3JADsy

via web in reply to emilepetrone

@emilepetrone Would you agree that Shaun was going for sensationalism since he said “GUNS murdered” rather than “PEOPLE murdered” people?

via web in reply to emilepetrone

@emilepetrone @IsCool I’m saying that throwing out statistics without proper context is not a valid argument, it’s simply sensationalism.

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@IsCool @emilepetrone Those numbers are meaningless without crime rate per capita statistics & stats of homicide via other weapons.

via web in reply to IsCool

@MarcEnsign Such is life. Every decision we make carries risk, like driving to a movie. It only takes one idiot on the road and you’re dead.

via web in reply to MarcEnsign

@MarcEnsign I just like pointing out factual errors. Gun control is a nice idea but it’s impractical for a multitude of reasons.

via web in reply to MarcEnsign

@MarcEnsign @Salon An AR-15 can not fire further & more accurately than a hunting rifle, nor are the rounds more deadly. Quite the opposite.

via web in reply to MarcEnsign

Most people worry about their own bellies, and other people’s souls, when we ought to worry about our own souls and other people’s bellies.

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rands If you own a software patent, you should feel bad: http://t.co/M6DuEQSy

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 1:21 PM, Jul 22nd, 2012 via web)

@DurhamCounty FYI the Durham PD is accepting applications until August 14th for this year’s Citizens Police Academy. http://t.co/PEoyRcsC

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TheBikingBrewer IKEA launches own beer label http://t.co/2jk8IGPn

via web (retweeted on 9:10 PM, Jul 19th, 2012 via web)

Luxuries are often just burdens presented in pretty packages.

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The funniest thing I’ve seen all day. “You’re getting the exact same bits our paying enterprise customers are getting.” http://t.co/a2li362C

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It’s an unfortunate fact that peace among all nations would be a disaster for the USA. Don’t expect us to pursue world peace any time soon.

via twicca

@flyosity Love the tasteful sideboob in the background.

via web in reply to flyosity

fratpat Fair Scheduler committed to Hadoop 2.0 (YARN)! Next step: multi-resource scheduling (w/ @adferguson). /cc @acmurthy, @tom_e_white

via web (retweeted on 5:03 PM, Jul 14th, 2012 via web)

I’ve started replying to emails from headhunters with a counter-offer: https://t.co/3nyXF9sg

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It’s (historically) un-American & anti-free-market to fight “illegal immigration.” http://t.co/Kwpt2YdX

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covati This whole Sandusky thing is just an indictment of colleges’ inappropriate focus on $$ making sports rather than students

via Argyle Social (retweeted on 8:48 AM, Jul 13th, 2012 via web)

“The problem with the world is that fools & fanatics are always so certain of themselves & wiser people so full of doubt.” -Bertrand Russell

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International geopolitics is much more interesting - and less depressing - to study than domestic politics.

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neiltyson On the day we reserve to tell ourselves America is great - July 4 - Europe reminds us that we suck at science. #HiggsBoson

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 12:34 PM, Jul 4th, 2012 via web)

@emilepetrone You don’t have a staging environment?

via web in reply to emilepetrone

Passed by the Butner Federal Penitentiary on my morning ride and it made me wonder… do inmates celebrate Independence Day?

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