Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-29

• I just put a. highly polished 10 degree edge on an 8″ kitchen knife. It’s ridiculous for chopping, which is how Aubrey uses that knife. #
• @jasonmcgowan I will never use bing as my default search engine until they fix searching for my name. Google gets it right. #
• RT @Jeff_Foster: Help tell @msofficeus that using Word to render HTML emails in Outlook is a dumb idea. See http://fixoutlook.org and RT #
• Hey #McPace (Me at work webcam live > http://ustre.am/3Ecu) #
• At mosquito cove. Did pine creek and keyhole canyons yesterday evening. Getting gear together to meet up and do spry canyon. #
• The “water” in parts of keyhole was clearly not water, but rancide half-digested pine trees spewed forth out of the bowels of the earth. #
• The canyons today should be relatively dry. No drysuits / wetsuits required. Or so Tom Jones says. #
• Bite valve fell off yesterday. Gotta buy bottles for todays trip. Somehow my bite valves always seem to fall out. #
• Zion at sunrise is something everyone should see before they die. Preferably for me, not shortly before. #
• Very tired. Did Spry canyon in zion with Tom Jones, was a blast. #
• Heading back from Zion. 4 canyons in 48 hours. Aside from sleeping and eating, we were either going to, doing, or leaving a canyon. #
• Heading back from Boundary canyon (amazing canyon, torturous exit). #
• About to eat my own bodyweight in fresh, never frozen beef paties @Wendys #
• I am now full. Just passed parowan. Excited to get home and see wife and kids. #

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• Rhett’s Birthday today. #
• @jasonmcgowan a result that’s way better in google. “define:generous” Maybe you just need to learn how to use google? in reply to jasonmcgowan #
• At jumping jacks for rhetts b-day. I’m watching elle atm. #
• @disconn3ct http://virtualweberbullet.com/pork4.html <– I use a slight variation on that recipe. in reply to disconn3ct #
• @disconn3ct baby back ribs - 5 hrs #
• trying to figure out what to do on a Saturday with a 50% chance of rain all day. #
• got the weedwacker out of the shed, and it started raining. I put it back, but the rain didnt stop. #
• @redbox when you redesigned your cases you should have put stickers with a redesigned insert instruction. the visual cues are different now #
• my rain jacket seems to set off the shoplifting alarms at every store that has them. Maybe it is stolen. #
• 5 stores in a row. Nobody has Coco Lopez in stock. Is it the key ingredient to some new variety of meth or something? #
• WalMart win! They had 4 cans of coco lopez. I debated buying them all just to continue the trend for the next guy. #
• Happy Fathers Day. I got a very nice knife sharpening system from my kids. #
• I’m not calling Kermit a liar, but there are very few songs about rainbows. Even fewer about whats on the other side. #
• just sharpened a ton of knives. #

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• bedtime. #
• RT @geotraxblog Free DVD: Get the latest GeoTrax DVD (w/4 episodes including Samuel & Steamer) http://tinyurl.com/kv3mrr. #GeoTrax #
• The only thing better than finding the root of a bug is realizing it’s one of your service vendors fault #passthebuck #phewidontsuckatcoding #
• Now this is funny: http://www.devonandnicole.com/?p=198 SUV window art #
• http://bit.ly/Ppcjc #
• Ranchero Market has 6 lbs of grapefruit, 3 lbs of limes, and 3 lbs of oranges for $1 each. My citrus juicer will work overtime now. #
• back from Goblin Valley #
• since getting home at 5 today: washed car, went to store, prepped & put pork butts on smoker, mowed lawn. #

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• Googling my name brings up RyeBrye.com “Binging” myself brings up some strange other Ryan Gardners. Bing fail. #
• Bing - it’s fast, but the results are terrible. It’s basically a google clone without very good results. #
• @jasonmcgowan The “up” results from google are almost identical - only in my case it shows my closest theaters first (whereas bing doesn’t) in reply to jasonmcgowan #
• project natal looks amazing. http://bit.ly/qR1oj #
• At “Up”. #
• I think the producers of “I’m a celebrity…” and the rest of the world have a different definition of “celebrity” #
• @GarthDB Yes. I liked it a lot. Although our 8-month old has a habit of making random noises that we had to take turns managing. in reply to GarthDB #
• @marlahogan you will cry a lot at Up, so bring kleenex and stuff. #
• Would a “wii boxing” type game using Microsoft’s Project Natal consist of two people physically beating each other up? #
• free rootbeer floats at Sonic tomorrow (june 3rd) from 8pm to midnight. #
• At BYU museum of paleontology. L: http://short.to/diix #
• Just helped NiNi buy a ton of cookware with a 20% off coupon @ bb&b #
• drove by 2 sonics, but decided that rather than wait forever for a free rootbeer float I can go to a store, spend $3 and make dozens of them #
• Ok. Sonic is much less busy at 11:20… decided to get some anyway #
• Trying a new twitter client. #
• Time travel in flex, interesting issue to be aware of regarding improper date handling: http://tinyurl.com/qctjzk #
• interesting. palm stock drops 5% the day before the Palm Pre is released. now… back to sleep… #
• “Quick trip”… except 1st grocery store was out of every size of whipping cream, long lines at 2nd, then long lines @ redbox. Sigh. #
• Robbing @GarthDB s house… thanks for posting where you are #
• @REDBOX - your machines are way too damned slow at dispensing and accepting DVDs. I just waited for someone to rent 5 dvds and I almost died #
• Curveballs involve optical illusions as well as actual movement: http://bit.ly/13C92D #

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• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button… the most curious thing is why it is so incredibly long. #
• Getting numbed at dentist. #
• @Marlahogan just make stuff up when people ask you questions. in reply to Marlahogan #
• All done at the dentist. Still numb. #
• Google Wave http://tinyurl.com/koyzun reminds me of the ABC afterschool special by the same name: http://tinyurl.com/lcpyo #
• @jasonmcgowan what address is UPS shipping that to? Um… no reason… in reply to jasonmcgowan #
• @geotraxblog it was unfruitful. They wanted $60 for a working town set, and I already have multiples of that set. Maybe next time. in reply to geotraxblog #
• Tent is set up, waiting for mommy and elle to make their way up. #
• @jasonmcgowan how come neither of you played tennis a few years ago? in reply to jasonmcgowan #
• @morrildl the dream has a built in serial port. You may have moved on to some secret device, but dream + arduino should take an afternoon in reply to morrildl #
• Our campsite friday: http://short.to/cr6j #
• From @jasonity: — Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version http://bit.ly/Kwhw9
  (Must watch) #
• #twtrcon: http://twtrcon.com/ They should make presenters ppts limited to 140 chars per slide #
• #twtrcon: http://twtrcon.com/ should cut the lights and audio on their presenters occasionally and show nothing but a fail whale for 5 mins #
• @morrildl Eclipse HAS no core tasks. It’s a hodgepodge of plugins by design. It’s the jack of all trades, master of none. in reply to morrildl #
• korean beef, breadsticks, potatoes, and raspberry fool for dinner. #

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• the email address “&*=?^+{}’~@foo.com” is a perfectly valid email address according to the http://tinyurl.com/rfc822. #
• Todays lesson: A kazoo is not a straw. A kazoo is not a rocket launcher. A kazoo is not a spoon. A kazoo is not a hammer. #
• Adam Lambert: http://bit.ly/CL1Lc
  wow. #
• Bachelorette, sloppy seconds edition is on. #
• Hates NBC for forcing their ghetto “mobile” site on android users with no “desktop version” link. #
• has there ever been an animal control officer in a kids movie who wasn’t a villain? #
• just finished watching prison break. The final scene in the graveyard is a horrible way to end the the show. #
• @LORI_SF have you seen the pics of him kissing guys? I doubt those are for show. (google adam lambert guy kiss) in reply to LORI_SF #
• Fox was genius. Lead in new music show with america’s largest audience? Promote it heavily… Now they have to hope nobody forgets by fall. #
• bed. #
• At the dentist. #
• SPOILER ALERT: Prison Breaks is bad after the first season, and has a dumb ending. #
• Why does Salida need his own exit? #
• @morrildl there is a native build of inkscape. Adobe Illustrator ain’t free but it works great. in reply to morrildl #
• BillShrink.com is a pretty sweet website. Turns out I already have the cheapest cell phone plan, but not necessarily the best Credit Card. #
• bought 90 limes tonight at $0.10 a piece. Time for some homemade limeade! (anyone have an electric citrus juicer I can borrow? ) #
• http://bit.ly/5VDTE
  ? Face it. You will never make anything that cool. #
• @jasonmcgowan there are tons of businesses that are not direct-to-consumer whose decision makers are not on facebook. in reply to jasonmcgowan #
• Lunch at red robin L: http://short.to/axjl #
• Stuck behind slow people at local redbox. #
• @JamiePurviance Thanks for the tweet how were the ribs? New recipe or an existing one? in reply to JamiePurviance #
• For those into grilling, 2 21-lb packs (42 lbs total) for $8.97 @homedepot this weekend. That’s a really good price, so stock up. #
• http://tinyurl.com/qal8vo I hope those brats are precooked. Their gas grill (older 2-burner weber spirit 500 I believe) has no gas tank! #
• @jasonmcgowan you clearly know the inner workings of my soul. in reply to jasonmcgowan #
• Up early to go to a garage sale listing geotrax stuff, so I can get there early and pretend I don’t care about geotrax stuff. #
• The Ikea BYGGA Construction Kit is probably more fun for me than Rhett right now. http://tinyurl.com/czcxt6 #
• Give a man a fish, and the mercury will be out of his system in a few months. Teach a man to fish, and he will get poisoned for life. #
• Built a chopper with BYGGA set pieces left over from making the airplane. http://short.to/b9j5 #
• is amazed there isn’t a crazy internet community based on the bygga ikea construction set. http://tinyurl.com/czcxt6 Should I start one? #
• Putting ribs on the smoker. http://short.to/bgj4 #
• @hashfail nah, they were potent. The yogRT @disconn3ct JF’s official 1.51 #android #cupcake (USA) image is out now. Enjoy! http://bit.ly … #
• RT @disconn3ct JF’s official 1.51 #android #cupcake (USA) image is out now. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/RZ2YU #
• Ribs are almost ready http://short.to/biev #
• @disconn3ct I’m a big fan of baby backs. If I’m doing spareribs? I will cut them st louis style. The BB rib recipe I tried today is fant … in reply to disconn3ct #
• @disconn3ct what are you serving tomorrow? I had my memorial day smoking / grilling party today. Tomorrow I’m heading to someone elses p … #

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I came up with this tonight, I liked it.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of fresh Strawberries
• 2 containers (6 ounces each) of Strawberry Yogurt (I used Yoplait)
• 1 container (6 ounces) of Strawberry-Banana yogurt (I used Yoplait)
• Juice of 3 limes. (more or less to taste)
• 1 Tbsp frozen cranberry juice concentrate (more to taste)

Blend all ingredients in the blender. Start adding in the juice of 2 limes, and add more if desired. I think I used about 1 1/2 Tbsp of cranberry juice concentrate. 

Makes 4 servings.

The lime juice brightens the flavor, and the cranberry juice gives it a bit more depth than the strawberry smoothy normally has.

T-mobile USA is rolling out the latest update progressively. The update will “come when it comes” and on some phones that will be as late as June.

This game is one we have come accustomed to playing, and one that is annoying each time we have to play it. The phones download the update from a URL on a google server, and once we know that URL, we can download the update manually and apply it from the SD Card  - or pass it off to the modding community to build a new and better version of it.

There are two parameters passed into the update service that are unique to each device, the IMEI and the device serial number. With the help of a few other people (most notably, Saurik for doing the legwork last update go-round and getting the initial work done)

Here’s theT-mobile USA OTA update polling script

To use it, download it and run it like this:

sh ota-check.sh -sn YOUR_SN_HERE -imei YOUR_IMEI_HERE -sleep NUMBER_OF_SECONDS_TO_SLEEP


If you already got the update, it would be particularly interesting for you to try to run this script with your SN and IMEI. In theory, you should get the URL again - although this hasn’t been the case in the past for some reason (maybe once you checkin on the new version they disable you getting the update again? who knows why and how they work their craziness)

You can get your IMEI from your phone:

• “About the Phone” in the settings menus.

You can get your SN from the phone terminal:

• getprop | grep serial (in the terminal emulator or from adb shell)
• adb devices (I think this shows the SN of the phone, please verify)

If you get a URL, please post it in the comments. I’ll see to it gets passed on quickly.

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• Heading out camping. Testing out the new tent. #
• Camping near here: L: http://short.to/8xta N 40° 10′ 0” / W 111° 29′ 0” #
• Campground is nice. Near restrooms w/running water and nobody else is in any of the other 55 sites as far as we can tell #
• Back from camping. Elle slept longer in a tent than she does in her crib. It got cold last night, but it was fun. #
• Bought a new lawn mower today at home depot. Got home, unboxed it. Got gas. Checked mail. In mail: 10% off home depot coupon. Doh! #
• Return policy on lawn mower is 30 days. Can I just bring in the UPC from the box lid or do I need to box the whole thing up? #
• Mowing the lawn now. #
• Just finished a 3-pitch 5.6 trad route in big cottonwood canyon #
• Eating a handful of oreos and grasshoppers while watching tail end of biggest loser finale. #
• Pete Ashdown vs Mark Shurtleff… Ashdown is fine on moral issues and would be the most tech savy senator evor. Shurtleff can’t work twitter #
• RT @disconn3ct RT this if you disagree with Twitter’s decision to hide replies to people you don’t follow #fixreplies #twitterfail @reply #
• woops. logfile is 24 megs. Time to configure log rotation better :/ #
• What animal is the strange pink-polka-dotted backyardigan supposed to be? #
• It is no longer fashionable to be scared of swine flu. #
• Proof American Idol producers hate america: Jorbaca performs on one of the biggest results shows of the season. #
• If “glee” was a movie, based on the commercials I would watch it. As a TV series…? Not too sure. #
• loves Home Depot. “Returned” his lawn mower (using just the receipt) and “bought it back” at 10% off of the sale price that started today. #
• Dollhouse might be renewed. #
• @Breyfann you are an idiot. An egg rolling around inside a T-shirt is neither funny, nor in any way related to Dollhouse. in reply to Breyfann #
• Rhetts favorite movie, by far, is “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl”. Where did I go wrong? #
• RT @jasonmcgowan RT @kslcom: KSL has confirmed Gov. Huntsman will accept a position in the Obama administration as U.S. Ambassador to Ch … #
• @brihogan it would be 35, but the best way to judge the wind’s effect would be to do the same effort in the opposite way and see what it +’s in reply to brihogan #
• Grilling Hong Kong bbq chicken and Honey-Garlic hong kong chicken wings for an informal competition today. #
• Won “best tasting” at the competition. #
• SNL tonight - instant classic. Lawrence Welk? Celebrity Jeopardy? Will Ferrel? Nice. #
• Summer has officially started. This week I don’t ever use more than 2 tuners at a time on the dvr. #
• http://short.to/a3hd Dollhouse was renewed. Hope they have a good storyline planned out now that Alpha is out of the bag. #

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