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

November 2012

ncpolicelogs Fraternal Order of Police claims the LEO community is consistent in opposition to legalizing pot. Polls show otherwise! http://t.co/MMe8eIWD

via web (retweeted on 4:22 PM, Nov 30th, 2012 via web)

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ~ Mark Twain

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@ameir You figured it out :-P

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@ameir Sure; the benefit of using the “terrorist” label is that it’s so loosely defined. http://t.co/sSABd2X7

via web in reply to ameir

@ameir AW SNAP THE TERRORISTS ARE AT IT AGIN! ‘MURRICA SHALL PREVAIL!

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@senatorburr vote to revoke the #NDAA indefinite detention provision.

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@SenatorHagan revoke the #NDAA indefinite detention provision.

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Syria disappears from the Internet; this does not bode well. http://t.co/zBEvTA0Y

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@MichaelCasp That’s not very funny, brah.

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@facebook I’ve uninstalled Facebook Messenger on my phone b/c you won’t let me disable notifications for more than 12 hours. Good job.

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The best part about wearing thick winter gloves is that they make it easy for you to concealed carry your brass knuckles.

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Bitcoin block reward has successfully halved; so begins the great test of Keynesian economic theory. No effects yet. http://t.co/pG3qn9Sq

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Mark Cuban says that diversifying your investments is for suckers; completely contradicts the Bogleheads philosophy. http://t.co/6qZCgKsN

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@mint That got it working again; thanks!

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Wisdom is merely the knowledge of causality.

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@mint I upgraded your app on my Droid X and it gives me a white screen and the process hangs immediately upon launching.

via web in reply to mint

@gigq @pmccall777 Yep, and I’ve watched a ton of motorcycle crash videos! Note my current record of 0 crashes after 50,000+ miles ridden.

via web in reply to gigq

@pmccall777 I weigh the probability of needing the skills against the probability I have one life. Better to learn from others’ mistakes…

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The only redeeming quality of “The Expendables 2” is when Chuck Norris launches a Chuck Norris joke in the first person.

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Google Spanner is the next step in #bigdata - love how they had to throw NTP out the window. http://t.co/500Tbui7

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I have a theory that people who decide not to learn any self defense skills simply haven’t seen enough video footage of actual murders.

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Magic Eraser cleaning pads are quite amazing, especially the way that they magically disappear after 10 minutes of use.

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My first DD-WRT install was a much bigger hassle than I expected… definitely going to try Tomato next time around.

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whiskeydurham Crown Royal blk, Bushmills blk, Jim Beam blk and Johnnie Walker blk. We’ve got your Blk Friday covered.

via MOTOBLUR (retweeted on 8:19 PM, Nov 23rd, 2012 via twicca)

@ddahlke Get off your ass and head to TKM. http://t.co/GF4RxBew

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Since the cease-fire was announced there have been many reports of celebratory gunfire in the Gaza strip. Face, meet palm.

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@rands My hard cutoff is a sustained rate of more than one tweet per hour.

via web in reply to rands

cherrycheva Hey, alumni association, I don’t know what about me having paid to go to school makes you think I will pay to have gone to school.

via web (retweeted on 5:40 PM, Nov 19th, 2012 via web)

republicwrless Jimm has posted a new blog post Freedom has arrived. republic wireless is open for everyone. Welcoming pre-orders now. http://t.co/artNw77w

via HootSuite (retweeted on 3:26 PM, Nov 19th, 2012 via web)

@dapak Installed and running flawlessly for me!

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It only took an hour on hold with TWC chat support followed by 3 calls to phone support to find the guy who activated my new modem in 2 min.

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Hey @facebook, you know what’s not cool? When I update your Android app and it re-enables all the notifications I had turned off.

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Glad I had a deep fried Twinkie at the fair this year because that won’t be happening ever again…

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@Jeremy_DeGroot @dcm Indeed, but many Linux users are of the mindset “if it works, the details of how don’t really matter”

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Netflix is now available for Ubuntu! http://t.co/gcrk44XC

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I love online retailers who only use client-side validation to prevent you from stacking coupons.

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@Jeremy_DeGroot If there’s a bug in the code and nobody ever travels down that code branch, is there really a bug in the code?

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That feeling when you discover a fatal bug that has existed for years but nobody noticed because nobody uses that subfeature.

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elcaltrider If there was a Nobel war prize Obama would win that as well

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 10:31 AM, Nov 15th, 2012 via web)

I’m fairly confident that there are more effective ways to target members of the military who have been raped than a radio advertisement.

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BigDataBorat When the developer is ready, the unproven solution with dubious scalability claims will appear. #nosqlzen

via web (retweeted on 9:14 PM, Nov 13th, 2012 via web)

@ameir I would buy it, but only if it were a cold fusion drive.

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Ah, just what I wanted: to pay TimeWarner an extra $4 per month to continue using this crappy Ubee modem.

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ericboggs The Supreme Court may gut the Voting Rights Act and make gerrymandering much worse. http://t.co/SjR5mJ4X

via Argyle Social (retweeted on 6:45 PM, Nov 12th, 2012 via twicca)

jefft @lopp @pmccall777 http://t.co/DFFNjHZT

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 5:01 PM, Nov 12th, 2012 via web)

@pmccall777 It’s all about which messages are actionable. The problem is that now 99% of IMs I receive are not. (chat rooms)

via web in reply to pmccall777

It’s called “instant messenger” not “instant responder.” I receive ~500 instant messages every day; I can’t afford to monitor them realtime.

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This Movember I’m thankful for @mikestable for drilling terrible pizza songs into our heads. http://t.co/T8ZbhCPT & http://t.co/uDQV8c5F

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Doomsday Preppers does a disservice to the prepper community by picking extremists who ought to instead be on “My Strange Addiction.”

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rands Operators will lose US $54bn by 2016 due to smartphone messaging apps: http://t.co/zaXZHTOz #satisfying

via Tweetbot for Mac (retweeted on 11:28 AM, Nov 11th, 2012 via web)

Will Wright should be ashamed if he had anything to do with the development of the Sim City Facebook version.

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Got addicted to watching “My Strange Addiction.”

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Skyfall was lacking several qualities that I look for in a Bond film.

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@flyosity I stopped reading at “recognizes the evils of Islam” - I don’t waste my time with that shit.

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“Code stoned, debug sober, document drunk.” http://t.co/82GneUyq

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jefft Great crowd for @TriHUG! @boorad starting his talk http://t.co/R45DxQRQ

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 7:55 PM, Nov 8th, 2012 via twicca)

Have you heard about the vast libertarian conspiracy? We want to take over the government and then… leave you alone.

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I wonder how many folks at @twitter believe that their platform is propelling us closer to the Singularity.

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Krav Pro Tip: aim for the face in cold weather because heavy coats act as armor against blows to the body. Groin kicks are still effective.

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@jim_adler What are your thoughts on Scott Adams’ recent blog post? http://t.co/BBIqQkr0

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IMHO, @TwistedPine’s Ghost Face Killah is not quite as spicy a beer as @mysterybrewing’s Fiery Dragon’s Mouth.

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Instagram web profiles are live! Feel free to follow me. http://t.co/ydf8dt0b

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Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, & Credit Suisse must be upset that their candidate lost http://t.co/BDAKcCYm

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@pmccall777 mad props for belly flops

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Congratulations to the citizens of Colorado, Washington, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, & Ohio for GAINING more freedom last night.

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@flyosity Much of the world has realized Obama pushes the same foreign policies as Bush. http://t.co/BtzJTVdA

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@gigq Looking forward to having a salty house?

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hoorayimhelping Just a friendly reminder that while everyone is screaming about who to elect for president, congress’ approval rating is at about 20%…

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 9:18 AM, Nov 6th, 2012 via web)

I don’t know who will be the next POTUS, but it’ll be the best POTUS a billion dollars can buy. http://t.co/N873zuIW

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emilepetrone Any DB experts out there that can help with migrating from MySQL to Postgres?

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 2:32 PM, Nov 5th, 2012 via web)

It’s cool that @mozilla releases new versions of Firefox & Thunderbird more frequently, but not when my add-ons break due to version issues.

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You know you’re in The South when you see a sign that says “Bojangles - next 5 exits”

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Don’t you hate when you’re trying to reproduce a bug but you can’t because you run into a different, unknown bug?

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@grantimahara @NathanFillion Shouldn’t Han be played by Harrison Ford because isn’t Han a lot older in the final trilogy?

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I have 88 custom Gmail filters to help manage the 300+ daily emails I receive; hope I don’t miss one that’s important! http://t.co/7kGrbHC7

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