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Easily follow your Facebook friends on Twitter.

July 19, 2007 – 2:22 am

I am always trying to move my friends over to use Twitter to update their status. I love Facebook’s status feature, but I don’t have time to log into Facebook 10 times a day.
I created a Twitter bot to syndicate my friend’s Facebook status RSS feed.
I also really like using Twitterrific, and I already [...]

By me | Also posted in Communication, Community, Convenience, Culture, Facebook, Friends, Ideas, Information, Interactive, Internet, Knowledge, Lifestream, Media, Memories, Networking, New Media, News, Participation, Quick, Relationships, Standards, Technology, Twitter, Usability | Comments (2)

The Friscy Lady

June 13, 2007 – 12:27 am

There is a special drink that was served in the downtown bars of Buffalo, NY a few years ago, and my uncle Chuck calls it "The Duke". Immediately, I remember my grandfather’s favorite saying, "Put your dukes up".

The original Duke was 1 part Smirnoff Vodka, 1 part UNsweetened ice tea, and a splash of [...]

By me | Also posted in Drinks, Family, Friends, Information, Recipes, SF, Social, Tradition, Vacation | Comments (0)

UNIX: Password Smarts

May 17, 2007 – 9:58 pm

From UNIX For Dummies:
Like every UNIX user, you should have a password. You can get along without a password only under these circumstances:

You keep the computer in a locked, windowless room to which you have the only key, and it’s not connected to any network.

You don’t mind whether unruly 14-year-olds borrow your account and randomly [...]

By me | Also posted in Books, Computers, Information, Knowledge, Passwords, Programming, Reference, Security, UNIX | Comments (0)

Giada De Laurentiis makes the best food

May 13, 2007 – 11:28 am

She hosts a show called Everyday Italian on the Food Network:

She also hosts a show called Giada’s Weekend Getaways.
Here she is on Jimmy Kimmel Live:

She cooks the best Italian dishes, and everything is so fresh. I would like to marry her.

By me | Also posted in Cooking, Food, Italy, Love, Video, Wikipedia, YouTube | Comments (0)