Twitter Updates for 2009-04-30

RT @techstartups: lol – do you have swine flu? http://www.doihavepigflu.com/ #
@tanklessexperts So I can get 30% of the cost of a tankless unit back as a tax credit? Does that include 30% of installation? #
@tanklessexperts Fantastic, do you have a ballpark to put in a 7.4 series? It’s a brand new house (9/2007). Replacing a [...]

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-29

@parkerkrhoyt My guess would be to give the IUSR_SERVERNAME user the permissions since it’s the account IIS runs under. But I’m guessing in reply to parkerkrhoyt #
What are you doing to reduce and reuse? Swapped out more light bulbs last night to CFLs. #
@BreckBrew And we appreciate the beer. It’s sudsy heaven in reply to [...]

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-28

And it’s snowed over night. I never feel like doing much on snowy/rainy days other than slacking. #
@KS1075 the “Kathie J awkward moment” was the funniest thing ever! #
RT @DerekMarkhamJust How Green is That Electric Car, Anyway? Or should I say “coal car”? http://bit.ly/gor0R #
Found out yesterday that @BreckBrew sells kegs at one of their [...]

Tropical Resorts…

What if I told you there was an island in the Pacific Ocean just south of Hawaii.  You’ve never heard of it, you’ve never been there, and you likely never will.  It’s as big as twice the size of France too.  It’s very exclusive, very few people get to go.  Oh, and it’s made of [...]

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-27

Watching Seven Pounds #

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Ruby on Rails 2.2.2

Now we’re going to get all geeky on you.  So we use Linux, MySQL, and Ruby on Rails to power Crowd Rent.  One reason we took this route was cost, these are free software packages.  They’re free in two ways, as Slashdot would say speech and beer.  They’re free in that the don’t cost a [...]

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-26

I’m at the dentist. Worst way to start a weekend ever! #

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Time Warner and metered billing

Much of what we talk about is related to customer service.  We’re big fans of it here.  Well Time Warner decided that customers wanted less and would want to pay a whole lot more for it.  They decided, in very uncompetitive markets, they’d give it a shot.  They set a low monthly limit on how [...]

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-25

*PDF LINK* http://bit.ly/9PsGm *PDF LINK* What’s wrong with our prison system by Sen Jim Webb (VA). Write your senator and support S.714. #
RT @outsideallday: If I was rich I would shave with a brand new blade every time. I’m not, so mine get used 20+ times. Ouch! #
RT @tommytrc: 60 Beautiful Ubuntu Desktop Wallpapers http://tinyurl.com/ck59ne [...]

DirecTV can die

I have used DirecTV for quite some time.  If you want subscription TV service, theirs cannot be beat.  I literally have a house that isn’t wired from the box to the house, for cable TV.  Inside the house I’ve got probably 5,000′ of CAT5 and RG6 coax for all my video, network, and telcom needs.  [...]