Sol Young – Page 10

Weekly @sol archive, 2008-12-15

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Sol Young with Leave a comment

@nbryan Seriously. My response is, “It’s the best?”. The highlights were decent, but long periods of blah between the laughs. in reply to nbryan #
@brad_sukala High price! I’m willing to try another couple episodes. I’ve been told the best are episode 210 “Sandwich Day” and “Cooter”? in reply to brad_sukala #
WordPress plugin FAIL… Tweets while sleeping, from a setting I specifically turned off, is not cool. Sorry for the tweet bombing. #
@evantravers Thanks for the RSS heads up. Helped me pinpoint Twitter Tools, a WordPress plugin, that freaked out. in reply to evantravers #
Out of regular milk… Shredded wheat with chocolate milk is very delicious. #
@ccarmichael There’s a bug in Twitter Tools for the weekly digest post – http://tinyurl.com/6mooet in reply to ccarmichael #
@alexkingorg Easy one-liner fix? http://tinyurl.com/6mooet in reply to alexkingorg #
Huge glut of autos on the market… In Russia they just line the side of the road with car carriers http://englishrussia.com/?p=2162 #
@peterbromberg I think manufacturers over produced. Now we’ve got a few years of consolidation. BK and bailout aren’t the right approach. in reply to peterbromberg #
@sschablow oh, no worries, I’m above 80 :) in reply to sschablow #
Oof, big spiderweb in the face. Sbpppfbbthss… Ptew pthheew. #
Rock Band 2 has arrived in-house. Post 5pm activities will be killer. #
@braverydanger The more code you write, the faster time will fly. in reply to braverydanger #
@braverydanger That’s a WYSIWYG IDE. You don’t write code with it. You drag and drop and use your experience to pretend you’re a newb ;) in reply to braverydanger #
@spacecadet_ryan RIP. Followed the happening, wish I would have followed http://bit.ly/Xfvp in reply to spacecadet_ryan #
Rock Band 2 O’clock #
Letting some Zin breath while wifey finishes on Wii Fit. A rainy night is a terrific night for Christmas cards and vino. #
Walking to lunch. It’s brisk! #
@mobilediner Putting something together to get it kicked off again… in reply to mobilediner #
REI is offering 20% of one item while EMS is offering 25% off everything. Not a tough choice for outdoorsy peeps this year. #
Rock climbing. Go Vertical in Philly with @uzbechka. #
With @uzbechka on I95 for father-in-law’s 60’th. Mocha in hand and vanessa mae in the speakers. #
Upgrading to WordPress 2.7. #
Replaced the LCD on the N82 – so nice to see it operational again! #

Posted in Twitter

You don’t want Twitter to be profitible

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Sol Young with Leave a comment

Have you really thought about this? You don’t really want Twitter to make money. Debate on this usually makes me cringe because arguments typically stem from fandom without thought for what happens later.

If you’re a diehard fan of the Twitter service, rooting for their profitibility is counter-productive. You should realize a move towards real revenue is going to affect the Twitter experience, and almost certainly in a negative way.

Or at least in a way that will affect Twitter’s value to you.

Personally, as someone in technology and media, I want @biz to bring in the green and prove web companies can rake in cash. But I understand that when this happens, the value proposition of Twitter for my needs will negatively change.

Posted in Economics, Twitter

How to replace the LCD screen on a Nokia N82

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Sol Young with Leave a comment

Fixed the Nokia N82 after describing in my previous post how to effectively break it…

Posted in Uncategorized

Nokia N82 Bites the Dust – Cell Phone Snuff Film

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Sol Young with 3 Comments

It’s a blast to ride a long board or motorboard to the office and around Philly. Sometimes you bail. If you’re always recording video, sometimes you bail while recording the whole thing… Stuff happens.

Nokia makes freakishly strong phones. Despite a slam and slide down a sidewalk with 160 pounds on it, the N82 still works.

Listen for the death scream at the end where my foot comes down hard on top of the phone and slides it down the sidewalk like a bar of Ivory.

Read on to see videos and pics of the aftermath…
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Posted in Motorboard, N82, Nokia, Skateboarding, Sports, Video