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My tweets

2013-05-23T21:23:26Z

Wed, 22:26: RT @zackwhittaker: Tesla Motors pays off remaining $451.8 million Department of Energy loan - @Lebeaucarnews http://t.co/PAr2qbjoLH
Wed, 22:26: RT @CarmenCrincoli: @maryjofoley ...and he's right. You show me one, and I'll show you some crazy legacy app, or a list of excuses, not rea…
Wed, 22:29: RT @ryanfaas: RT @MattRosoff: BE WARNED: A bad mobile app is worse than no app at all, rants @ryanfaas http://t.co/7LYKjv2exM
Wed, 22:45: Now that @twilio has published code for 2-factor authentication via SMS, there's no reason not to use it on your site. Lock it or lose me!
Wed, 22:46: RT @nmarrouche: #fire2013 Mark Anderson:IP war a serious threat for economies and countries! Ways to protect IP has to be urgently defined.…
Wed, 23:07: Three @surface Pros visible in this conference room, none owned by Microsoft employees....
Wed, 23:12: @BenThePCGuy Just seen a lime-green HTC 8x. What an awesome colour!
Wed, 23:18: RT @lsmarr: Just interviewed Vint Cerf at Future in Review 2013 http://t.co/NIhIbPQSJi What was even cooler is that Vint was wearing Glass.…
Wed, 23:19: RT @chris_doe: US Energy Grid is rated D+ 25% of energy created is wasted. #fire2013
Wed, 23:38: Video of heart cells from stem cells pulsating. Not hard to imagine them being used to treat heart failure. #fire2013

Wed, 23:40: In medical research and clinical trials success is also understanding why something failed. #fire2013
Wed, 23:41: RT @marypcbuk: we're maybe 3 years from transplanting human heart cells derived from stem cells to improve heart function after stroke #fir…
Wed, 23:43: RT @marypcbuk: Every cancer is unique; every cancer is a unique combination of mutations that collaborate to promote the disease. #fire2013
Wed, 23:43: RT @KevinCTofel: How Google plans to rule the computing world through Chrome http://t.co/1oL9ci0WbD Why your desktop in a year may look lik…
Wed, 23:51: Recent Reads: Necessary Evil. Ian Tregillis wraps up his Milkweed trilogy by changing alternate history into secret history. Enthralling.
Wed, 23:53: Recent Reads: The Burning Skies. The middle volume in David Williams' Autumn Rain trilogy is a grim meathook cyberpunk conspiracy thriller.
Thu, 00:49: RT @getwired: The Wacom paradox - whenever you reach into your backpack for a pen, you'll come out with a stylus, and vice-versa.
Thu, 02:22: It would be pronounced GIF if graphics was pronounced like giraffe. But it isn't, so it's going to stay as GIF. And that's that.
Thu, 04:45: RT @Doctor_G: "An iPhone uses as much energy as a refrigerator" - Pandora's Promise documentary #fire2013
Thu, 04:54: This could be the most awesome thing ever (also never ever mis-text a game designer): http://t.co/9tdX2Hg2yF

Thu, 05:06: Best latte art ever? http://t.co/qMxiKatqMK
Thu, 06:15: RT @marypcbuk: YES! You'll be able to share an Xbox Live gold account with other family members http://t.co/OzCMgxeW8x
Thu, 06:26: Laguna Beach has the noisiest crickets. I thought this place was so posh they had them fitted with silencers.
Thu, 06:58: Phew. Finally been able to reserve seats on the outward leg of our lfight to NOLA for TechEd. Was a little bit worried about that...
Thu, 06:59: (also greater love hath no man than to sit in the middle seat on a US internal flight for @marypcbuk)
Thu, 07:17: Going to try the sleep tracker on my new @fitbit One tonight. #fire2013
Thu, 17:18: A fascinating morning thinking about Japanese economics, IP and the TPP at #fire2013. It's good to be dragged out of my comfort zones.
Thu, 17:20: RT @jaykannan: @sbisson @gcaughey already have it! already made a cool demo http://t.co/C075chjjKN <-- Nifty Unity and Leap Motion demo
Thu, 17:33: RT @Gollancz: Locke Lamora is dying... Cover copy written by @scottlynch78 for The Republic of Thieves (written by @scottlynch78). http://t…
Thu, 19:12: Oracle's Mark Hurd on mining for pearls in the mostly useless data generated by a 50B device Internet of Things. #fire2013

Thu, 19:13: At $8K/terabyte data costs, the biggest organisations are paying over $300M a year for their data. Mark Hurd says compress it, #fire2013
Thu, 19:17: RT @marypcbuk: organising a protest? don't do it on Twitter; Mark Hurd telling us Chicago PD uses Oracle to monitor social to track NATO pr…
Thu, 19:17: RT @CITEworld: Arduino: A bridge between do-it-yourself and the Internet of Things - great #BYODev by @sbisson http://t.co/0KnWTCs6lg
Thu, 19:21: Mark Hurd is talking about context. Companies will go out of business if they can't respond contextually, globally. #fire2013
Thu, 19:23: RT @frogtwitt: Wonder if the carriers in the room are feeling the love. @marksns just called them dinosaurs of innovation. And it is accura…
Thu, 19:23: RT @MattRosoff: Arduino Y�n: A bridge between DIY and the Internet of Things http://t.co/AGiqDMr3k9
Thu, 19:25: My latest #byodev on CITEworld: Maker Faire, Arduino and the DIY Internet of Things. The Y�n board changes the world: http://t.co/R5KoH6MUJ1
Thu, 19:29: @sylviebarak Here's my Maker Faire Arduino piece: http://t.co/R5KoH6MUJ1
Thu, 19:32: RT @fscavo: Wow: Mark Hurd, just said, regarding #Oracle #Cloud, and I quote, " Frankly, all of our stuff is single tenant" #FiRe2013
Thu, 21:07: First time using my @fitbit to measure my sleep. #fire2013 http://t.co/K01O6pGGX5

Thu, 22:13: The Internet of Things is about sensing, analysing and responding in real time: it's all about ubicomp and context again! #fire2013
Thu, 22:19: Want somewhere to start? Arduino Yun is an Internet of Things device for $69 using web standards. http://t.co/R5KoH6MUJ1 #fire2013

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My tweets

2013-05-15T11:00:08Z

Tue, 15:26: BlackBerry CMO offering a masterclass in digital marketing to the #bblive audience, using the BB10 launch as a case study. Worth watching.
Tue, 15:45: RT @marypcbuk: the #blackberry scholars program Alicia Keys is the spokesperson for; apply here http://t.co/ILGdMzf0R1
Tue, 15:46: RT @gchiemingo: Tami Reller: Windows 8.1 will be free update to Windows 8 and easy to get from the Windows Store later this year
Tue, 15:55: BBM goes cross-platform this summer #BBlive
Tue, 15:57: BBM will be on iOS 6 and Android Ice Crean Sandwich. Free. Messagng and groups Let's hope for #WP8 soon, #BBLive
Tue, 19:54: RT @CITEworld: BlackBerry: Confident enough to go beyond BlackBerry @sbisson http://t.co/h23NogWS3a
Tue, 19:55: BlackBerry Live: what does it all mean? I put the pieces together for CITEworld: http://t.co/E9qepu7Qjj
Tue, 21:54: BB10, bridging an Internet of people and an Internet of things – where work and personal co-exist on a single device.http://t.co/E9qepu7Qjj
Wed, 01:26: Alicia Keys and Alabama Shakes covering Steve Winwood... http://t.co/ZTR1vq0ipz
Wed, 01:36: RT @jlouderb: Laplink is 30 years old tomorrow. Big shout-out to Mark Eppley, who embraced an unintentional usage model and rode it to succ…

Wed, 01:40: RT @KimZetter: Hear Ye, Future Deep Throats: This Is How You Leak to the Press - http://t.co/B1IiAuQ5IG
Wed, 01:53: @mrosoff On Techmeme again, but oddly as InfoWorld :-(

My tweets

2013-05-14T11:00:12Z

Mon, 15:38: RT @MattRosoff: The tug of war between your security policies and your business processes - @marypcbuk on The Internal Threat: http://t.co…
Mon, 18:15: RT @marypcbuk: Dear rest of the tech press; we should stop predicting a Facebook phone. We're only encouraging them.
Mon, 18:24: Under Florida skies: http://t.co/yCvkaWs9pS
Mon, 18:54: Finishing the final Milkweed book. @ITregillis manages to make a sociopathic seer a sympathetic character.
Mon, 21:04: RT @newtontalk: Comparing the Newton to Google Glass is one thing, but comparing it to Facebook Home? That just hurts. http://t.co/G0V2oDr…

My tweets

2013-05-13T11:00:10Z

Sun, 14:22: VPN through router wasn't working, so used the router's web UI to set up it's own service. Huzzah! It works...
Sun, 15:04: RT @jwheare: Crossrail Tunnel Boring machines are now tweeting as @xrailbores
Sun, 15:35: RT @dsilverman: The revamped Tweetdeck is now evolved enough that I like it BETTER than the old AIR version. Finally.
Sun, 16:42: Everytime I look across at the window, a helicopter goes past. Now to work out the period of the video loop... #InOrlandoNothingIsReal
Sun, 16:55: I wonder how @mbrit is doing locked in an aluminum tube with no connectivity for nine hours...
Sun, 17:47: Watched Oz, the Great and Powerful on the plane yesterday. One thing I realized: Oz is Pandora. (also the Wizard is Batman)
Sun, 19:18: At the pool... http://t.co/9XhJ3fLdMY
Sun, 20:21: RT @Cmdr_Hadfield: Spaceships glowing blue in the dawn as we leave Florida headed across the Atlantic. http://t.co/GzEoCg2bb5
Sun, 21:52: Now this is more like it: http://t.co/xOVlIhzO2s
Sun, 22:33: RT @mrtotes: I found a camera near Tryfan, Snowdonia on Sat 11 May 13. Do your thing social media! RTs please. :-) http://t.co/uDYY4qOlkX

Mon, 00:04: So let me get this straight: a series of organisations founded by tax protestors get investigated by the tax man, and this is a scandal?
Mon, 00:05: More like the tax man doing his job for once...
Mon, 00:22: RT @JoeBaguley: Space Oddity in the Space Station - properly cool and strangely emotional - http://t.co/RucHWE8Sc6
Mon, 00:37: Please note: I look like a dipsomaniac because I put SPF50 everywhere but my nose. #oops
Mon, 02:06: RT @waltritscher: I'm sure I've mentioned the ModernUiIcons site before. Over 1100 icons for #wp8 #win8dev http://t.co/IvjHW1SeSB New icon…
Mon, 02:15: So US Republicans accidently hijack a UK political hash tag, because they don't know the names of other countries political parties. Wow.
Mon, 02:21: 1970's Futurezone: http://t.co/dJsHAwZNB9

My tweets

2013-05-12T11:00:18Z

Sat, 12:09: A little bit of crumpet: http://t.co/Lfu7GJukND
Sat, 12:53: And off we go... LGW -> MCO
Sat, 22:01: And MCO...
Sat, 23:44: New I-94 entry process. Complicated and slow - think we were the first journalists our guy had put through the new system...
Sun, 02:53: Poolside bar for a late evening snack and a beer. Then to bed. #curingjetlag

My tweets

2013-05-11T11:00:17Z

Fri, 12:06: Is it cruel to HDR your cat?
Fri, 13:34: Welcome to the machine: http://t.co/EyUJzCHBb2
Fri, 14:18: Checked in. Right at the very front of the plane :-) Now to print everything out...
Fri, 14:26: ZDNet blog post: Microsoft Surface: Learning what a tablet is for http://t.co/0N0LYDbRpS #zdnet
Fri, 14:44: Your name in cat letters: http://t.co/aGLBS662vP (via @katebevan)
Fri, 14:45: RT @GaborFari: "the "death of the PC" looks more like the Cambrian explosion of form factors": @marypcbuk http://t.co/geTtdElVXw
Fri, 17:30: RT @CITEConference: Join us in 30 minutes for #CITEchat a CITE Conference Twitter Chat on Mobile app stores. moderated by @mattrosoff
Fri, 17:59: RT @MattRosoff: Our second CITEchat is about to begin. To follow along, it's easiest to visit http://t.co/zxmG1Lss7b and enter hashtag #CIT…
Fri, 18:00: RT @cwgabriel: hey they did it. Photoshop now has pressure sensetivity with the Surface Pro stylus: http://t.co/tR5bqUD9RE okay it's perfec…
Fri, 18:10: I've been spending some time with Microsoft's Intune. It lets you build and manage Windows, Windows Phone, and iOS app stores. #CITEchat

Fri, 18:13: RT @marypcbuk: I agree with *most* of this, but I love snap RT @Gizmodo: Dear Microsoft, don't bail on Windows 8 http://t.co/mx3ASBhnQC
Fri, 18:20: A2. Containers make a lot of sense, as they automatically partition data - but they do need OS support in devices. #CITEchat
Fri, 18:22: The most effective container model around is Blackberry's Balance. #CITEchat
Fri, 18:40: You need a good identity policy to manage access to data from off-the-shelf apps. Assured users, not managed devices. #CITEchat
Fri, 19:14: RT @ThomasDolby: Where are the Lifeboats? http://t.co/JcHOJG50zy http://t.co/XMkJZB1MPV
Fri, 20:20: ...and that's the final one of these chapters for The Bumper Fun Picture Book Of Android done. Time to pack for tomorrow's flight now...
Sat, 10:34: Off to Gatwick...
Sat, 11:16: Up on the roof: http://t.co/C2dkMCFjeX via @YouTube

My tweets

2013-05-10T11:00:17Z

Thu, 12:51: Tense, said the Tensor. http://t.co/jQxECCOAUC
Thu, 19:21: The bush robots of Victoria: http://t.co/7sCy5Lo85r
Thu, 19:23: Cinemagraph: through the fly's eyes. http://t.co/7n3MJXjVfv
Thu, 19:51: @NokiaUS Is there a way of getting an index page of all the Cinemagraphs you've shared through the Nokia service?
Thu, 20:50: RT @mappingbabel: 1% of enterprise tech journalism: We crunch data, talk to people, and find out what is really going on.
Thu, 22:00: RT @veronicamars: Who’s your daddy?! We’re thrilled to make it official: @ricocolantoni will return to the role of Keith Mars in the @veron…
Thu, 23:44: Person of Interest is turning into @cstross' Rule 34 meets True Names. Some of the best TV SF around...
Fri, 00:39: RT @DavidBrin1: Neal Stephenson urges renewal of a science fiction that's about hope. See the Hieroglyph project… http://t.co/8lvsQr1tQ9
Fri, 11:01: HDR Bentham sleeps awkwardly: http://t.co/iDwT8tDm6h

My tweets

2013-05-09T11:00:12Z

Wed, 15:40: Spring ends, like crumpled paper on the floor: http://t.co/4qfbmF50SV
Wed, 15:56: Those new Windows 8 PCs looked familiar, so I looked at my archive. They're Intel's Montevallo concept I saw in 2006: http://t.co/DH54wXM6RY
Wed, 15:56: RT @MattRosoff: The 2013 PC: Intel’s 2006 concept laptops finally arrive - fun photo essay by @sbisson http://t.co/r6jnTB1Xle
Wed, 18:14: So will US folk be wondering why the Black Eyed Peas are splitting up? :-)
Wed, 18:24: San Jose vs the Canaries? Will Delia be there?
Wed, 18:36: Ah, there goes the Tweetdeck Facebook integration... Bye bye.
Wed, 18:41: RT @MattRosoff: Microsoft just updated the free Office Web Apps. That's nice, but serious users should pick Office 365 On Demand. http://t.…
Wed, 19:35: One of my favourite tracks at the moment: Black Star Riders, Bound for Glory. The classic Thin Lizzy sound reborn: http://t.co/BV3kVwrzI0
Wed, 20:04: So, is The Last Policeman as worth reading as I am hearing?
Wed, 20:13: RT @marypcbuk: expand the hierarchical storage at both end; SSD in house, cloud storage at the other. Interesting MS/StorSimple http://t.co…

Wed, 20:49: RT @CITEworld: Salesforce: Our new dev platform will let a million mobile apps bloom #BYODev @sbisson http://t.co/yg43EDTyx1
Wed, 20:51: Here's my latest BYODev column at CITEworld, a chat with Salesforce about their mobike SDK: http://t.co/48ynUZTqw0
Wed, 20:55: RT @JEPnews: JEP Opinion - This must never be an ordinary day http://t.co/sGBS16kngg |
Wed, 20:56: RT @stevecla: Who better? Matt Smith to host Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals - The Fire Hose - Site Home - TechNet Blogs: http://t.co/AbWg03RX…
Wed, 21:15: Microsoft needs to get the messaging around the Hotmail/Outlook transition right. People seem to think Hotmail addresses will go away.
Wed, 22:03: I wasn't looking out the window :-(
Thu, 08:33: RT @le_jerriais: Bouonne Lib�th�tion! - Happy Liberation Day! #jerriais #liberationday
Thu, 11:58: For UK folk who would have missed it, my latest CITEworld BYODev column on Salesforce's mobile SDK strategy: http://t.co/48ynUZTqw0

My tweets

2013-05-08T11:00:13Z

Tue, 12:39: Hmm. Phablet is growing on me. I think I rather like the form factor. Also the real Wacom pen.
Tue, 12:45: RT @AScroxton: If you're a storage company beginning with 'E' a quote from a virtualisation company beginning with 'V' does not a "partner …
Tue, 12:49: @JonCG_novelist Which Westlake Dortmunder do you want?
Tue, 12:59: So how many times have you got the BAT press release?
Tue, 13:11: Oooh. Total eclipse in the North Atlantic (so significant partial in the UK) in 2015: http://t.co/lCs3uLOPCM
Tue, 13:13: Lumia advertising "leak" shows a problem when managing news across print and digital news cycles. Never in sync.
Tue, 13:52: Is the @rowiapp update only in the US WP8 store? No sign of it in the UK.
Tue, 14:32: Now on ZDNet, why the way I buy PCs changed. Dr Strangecloud (or how I learned to stop worrying and love syncing): http://t.co/WT5ier6nMf
Tue, 14:35: @jkendrick @mbrit As promised: http://t.co/WT5ier6nMf
Tue, 14:44: ZDNet blog post: Dr Strangecloud (or how I learned to stop worrying and love syncing) http://t.co/EqInt3KW8Z #zdnet

Tue, 14:46: Classic cloud concept video from Microsoft. The date it was first shown? June 2000... http://t.co/GsHeWQ8IlJ
Tue, 17:50: RT @joe_hill: Ah gee. Ray Harryhausen passed away in London. He made the imaginary move, roar, fight, and thump its chest. God bless 'im.
Tue, 18:19: Spock vs Spock. http://t.co/wwY7EKa2LY
Tue, 18:22: RT @CITEConference: Missed the Mobile Device Twitter Chat from May 3? Follow the recap here - http://t.co/CgH6NokErq
Tue, 19:52: RT @windows4live: Julie Larson-Green coming now on stage at Wired Business Conference http://t.co/eKxUgZ0wuN
Tue, 20:00: At WIRED Business, JLG just announced that Blue will be in the Windows Store, and that a version will be available end of JUne at BUILD.
Tue, 20:09: It's clear that people need to be taught that their PC hardware and the OS are deeply intertwined. But how do we do that?
Tue, 20:26: ICYMI. A new ZDNet blog post on how using sync services has changes how I buy hardware: http://t.co/WT5ier6nMf
Tue, 20:36: Sorting out my travel reading for the next US trip. Two big @cstross omnibi, a Peter Hamiltion and the last of @ITregillis' Milkweed books.
Tue, 20:38: I have to wait until we get back for the third and final of the @cstross Merchant Princes collections...

Tue, 20:40: RT @flashboy: This is wonderful. The outside broadcast singularity has been reached RT @AntDeRosa Cable news at its cable newsiest! http://…
Tue, 20:58: Trying out Instagram on Android. http://t.co/6lrwaPjj31
Tue, 21:45: Thinking about it some more, after that last shot in S5E22, I am even more sure that Ray Haffner is Red John.
Tue, 21:46: Ray -> Roy -> Red #thementalist
Tue, 22:22: RT @MattRosoff: I'm definitely hearing a lot more interest in Windows 8 from IT than I was six months ago. How about y'all? http://t.co/lPE…
Tue, 23:08: @cstross "Used the Force, you will have." #2ndpersonpluperfect
Tue, 23:12: @mala The first @EFF shirt I bought was white...
Wed, 00:42: RT @MattRosoff: Moving to the cloud let London-Gatwick airport kill 200 servers - great #TalesFromTheCloud by @MessmerE http://t.co/ZTw5jod…
Wed, 00:45: RT @douglaswolk: The opening double-page spread of "Halo Jones" is my favorite expository-worldbuilding-intro ever, I think. http://t.co/Sr…
Wed, 07:39: An old friend is one of the architects on Photoshop. He recently got a new car. You can guess the colour from his number plate: 255 0 0.

Wed, 08:34: The World's End trailer is giving me a very John Wydham vibe. Cosy catastrophe on the Midwich pub crawl.
Wed, 10:17: Knowing the telemetry in the average package delivery van, I'm always amazed how little information is in "track your delivery".
Wed, 10:24: @mbrit Interesting perspective. I see all those iPads in conference rooms and wonder, why?
Wed, 10:26: @mbrit I don't think it's *all* tablets. It's just that they see a subset of tablets that could be theirs. Which makes more sense.
Wed, 10:40: Restoring the chough to Jersey cliffs and skies. Will have to go have a look next time I go back to the island: http://t.co/mCQAG8iLpu
Wed, 11:20: Tubular Beats. A surprisingly good set of remixes of Mike Oldfield tracks. Up there with the Marillion/Positive Light collaborations.
Wed, 11:27: Our long national nightmare is over. The Darkgate Comic Slurper is back up.
Wed, 11:43: RT @jackschofield: Inside the i-mate Intelegent, the audacious phone that runs Windows 8, at @pcworld http://t.co/zdsmfcvbw3 ~~ Windows 8, …

My tweets

2013-05-07T11:00:13Z

Mon, 14:49: At least Google has given you tools for disabling Android bloatware in Jellybean. But, oh! It's like a Windows box without Signature.
Mon, 15:12: Can't work out why the rental car site I use offers 2- and 4-door options at different prices, when they're all 4-door at the airport...
Mon, 15:12: ...so I always book the cheaper 2-door option.
Mon, 15:34: ICYMI: my latest #BYODEV column over on @CITEworld, looking at DIY geographical analytics: http://t.co/vdJMS5MOUE
Mon, 17:02: RT @MattRosoff: Maps aren't just for finding your way: They're a great tool for analyzing data #BYODev @sbisson http://t.co/Fmx4pr9qAe
Mon, 17:16: Moved my vanity domain to point to my clippings Tumblr. Now I have to fill it out! http://t.co/m6voBtBXRA
Mon, 17:24: Bentham can haz all the toys: http://t.co/q7zEzy1BmU
Mon, 19:26: So everyone is going devices+services, even Adobe. Welcome to the cloud future.
Mon, 19:29: RT @sgalineau: I want a Mighty pen and Napoleon. And I don't even draw. Might be on to something there #AdobeMAX
Mon, 20:03: Phew. Looks like I can reactivate my expired US phone number...

Mon, 20:11: Have to say, the online customer support at Red Pocket is very helpful. They didn't have to reactivate me, but have done so...
Mon, 20:25: RT @elonmusk: Chris Porritt from Aston Martin just joined as head of vehicle engineering at Tesla http://t.co/MNUIWDxoXt
Mon, 20:28: Dug out a retired Airport Extreme, and put it up by the spare room ceiling. Now we get great WiFi on the roof terrace. Geeking in the sun!
Mon, 20:32: The end of Fireworks doesn't surprise me. It never really found a home at Adobe, and the Edge tools will do what it ended up doing, better.
Mon, 20:33: Focusing on touch alone is a dead end. Which is why Microsoft's @surface devices and Adobe's Mighty tools make a lot of sense.
Mon, 21:26: Have hung a @malki signed copy of this @wondermarkfeeed over, err, the litter tray. We felt it was apt. http://t.co/xpdvsPITnp
Tue, 10:59: The new look http://t.co/m6voBtBXRA is live. Now my clippings Tumblr!
Tue, 11:02: Watched the season finale of The Mentalist last night. Am I reading too much into the camera angle in the final pull out?

My tweets

2013-05-06T11:00:19Z

Sun, 13:12: No Recent Reads tweets recently, as I've been working my way through the collected George R E Martin short fiction. But I am done now.
Sun, 13:14: No Recent Reads tweets recently, as I have been working my way through the collected George R R Martin short fiction. But I am done now.
Sun, 13:16: Recent Reads: Dreamsongs. George R R Martin's short fiction shows the heights, the breadth and the depths of a varied cross-genre career.
Sun, 13:20: Recent Reads: Glasslands. Keren Traviss' uniquely British MilSF takes on Halo. Clearing up after war is not nice, nor friendly, nor clean.
Sun, 15:31: Squid in a tin: http://t.co/28PdOldTbc
Sun, 18:36: Setting up the phablet. Impressed that it has an active pen.
Sun, 18:40: Today's tea cocktail experiments were a success. Iced raspberry tea and a dash of rose vodka a definite winner for me.
Sun, 19:03: RT @marypcbuk: I shouldn't be surprised John Lewis lets me order online for delivery to my local Waitrose tomorrow; their service is always…
Mon, 10:02: RT @cstross: “I registered Railtrack Limited on 8th of May 2003. This may not have been a good idea ...” http://t.co/eEj5EsZJB6
Mon, 10:19: RT @ladymoonray: Escape Plans by Gwyneth Jones has been republished, and is free on Kindle today. Thanks @cadigan for this news.

Mon, 10:21: Now that is peculiar. Airport Express can't seem to handle 13 character WPA2 passwords. You can set them, it just won't authenticate.

My tweets

2013-05-05T11:00:10Z

Sat, 18:45: High velocity parrots incoming. Squawk vector.
Sat, 21:13: Spring sunset: http://t.co/IRR4ha27UZ
Sat, 22:46: RT @scolvey: Yep. http://t.co/sMiFMRgOOC
Sun, 00:42: RT @michaeljantze: I think I'm done. @ Studio http://t.co/9B9bZExyDr
Sun, 08:56: Dear person who can't remember their email address. You know that rewards programme you signed up for? Yeah. About that. Ooops. No love, Me.

My tweets

2013-05-04T11:00:16Z

Fri, 13:05: Popped out to watch a steam train on a sunny afternoon, wearing a T-shirt with a picture of Sheldon on it. I think he would have approved.
Fri, 14:46: Added an http://t.co/Kxm0X6oWMZ author page: http://t.co/z2nYz2qqw8
Fri, 15:07: RT @untappd: In case you missed it yesterday - we've official launched @untappd for the Windows Phone 8 platform! - http://t.co/MhOpYpWhVZ …
Fri, 15:15: Red and white knots http://t.co/G30rOFDmJT
Fri, 15:16: Pullman, Pulling, Pulled. http://t.co/WjPmRdSdgd
Fri, 15:17: Try a little tenderness http://t.co/z3SZoKjOxS
Fri, 18:07: A1. I look at devices on public transport. In London there are still a lot of BlackBerries, with Apple close behind. #citechat
Fri, 18:10: The public transport test is a good one, as these are the devices people want to use, and are happy to be seen using. #citechat
Fri, 18:11: Talking to Salesforce yesterday. 50% of all transactions are now on mobile devices. #CITEchat
Fri, 18:14: Salesforce has issued staff with 10" iPads. But I was told many have bought Minis. #CITEchat.

Fri, 18:32: Q3. With mobile and new mobile tooling, they're starting to make their own apps. And this is good! #byodev #CITEchat
Fri, 18:34: RT @MattRosoff: @VirtualTal Indeed: http://t.co/aXfjvFjzSk #citechat
Fri, 19:23: Oh look. Another Intel concept design from IDF's past emerges as the Acer R7. Hello Montevallo! http://t.co/pHdMipmaV5!
Fri, 19:28: So that's both the 2006 Intel Montevallo concepts now shipping products from Acer and Sony. What else will rear its head from IDFs past?
Fri, 19:29: In 2006 Mooly Eden said they'd ship as products. But did he really expect a 7 year lead time?
Fri, 20:13: Finish the week with my latest #byodev column at @CITEworld. Be your own data Dr Who: http://t.co/vdJMS5MOUE
Fri, 21:24: Steam in the shade http://t.co/ZczUvolwkG
Fri, 23:40: @Tsalmoth Or the Time Traveler to his wife.
Fri, 23:42: Oh noes. Out of @vines_marycrest's sublime Summertime rose. And just as London gets hot.
Fri, 23:56: RT @CITEworld: Fun Friday video #1: Solar-powered plane http://t.co/IScVge1gJs

Fri, 23:57: RT @GlenHiemstra: Still time to register for Future in Review, one of best conferences on planet. http://t.co/dF9S0QSrG8

My tweets

2013-05-03T11:00:06Z

Thu, 12:32: Hello. Is that a Giant Days incursion in Questionable Content I see? @jephjacques
Thu, 12:36: Odd email fromm SharePoint Online last night telling me my Newsfeed was ready. Wondering if that means my @office365 upgrade is on the way?
Thu, 18:21: On the world's longest and slowest roller-coaster: http://t.co/P2LgbPd7mX
Thu, 20:11: Solar powered Angry Birds fan hat. Need I say more? (I won't mention the mini triple vuvuzela) http://t.co/85gd5tGeTx
Thu, 21:53: RT @selviano: Introducing @Bananalerts. Text ANN to 619 EGG-VEAL (619-344-8325) to be alerted as soon as Arrested Development season 4 is u…
Thu, 21:54: RT @CITEConference: VIDEO: Insect-like flying robot developed by Harvard researchers - by Martyn Williams via @CITEworld http://t.co/yKOE20…

My tweets

2013-05-02T11:00:24Z

Wed, 13:23: Now this is diagnostics for you! http://t.co/JJ8dQe12O1
Wed, 13:25: RT @TlfTravelAlerts: Live departure information is currently not available at bus stops because we've lost our dice. <- This explains much.
Wed, 14:12: Mmm. @marypcbuk has made me iced coffee. I am happy.
Wed, 14:26: Dear Bing. You can stop telling me you use cookies, and fix that bug on your home page. No love, Me.
Wed, 14:31: A song for today: http://t.co/ILht5fJ7yn
Wed, 14:34: @ukbing There was an early spring thunderstorm when I went to Crater Lake. http://t.co/hIgCvxEHEr
Wed, 14:36: RT @marypcbuk: cold brew iced coffee; have refined my method since http://t.co/Hxd5Cmi796 so I took pictures & will expand on this; it'…
Wed, 14:43: So will the government use the May Bank Holidays as an excuse for the next dip as they go for a triple?
Wed, 14:44: RT @forthebest: I'm looking for freelance IT journos for @ZDNet in Turkey, South Africa, Germany, and Benelux. If you know anyone, please l…
Wed, 15:12: Spring has sprung (soundtrack of birdsong and trains): http://t.co/2391mZpvhR

Wed, 16:14: That's nice. 16Mbps transatlantic...
Wed, 16:50: RT @philipozouf: £5M Innovation Fund vote is a boost to confidence in Jersey: @LocateJersey @DigitalJersey @jerseyfinance etc & more h…
Wed, 18:06: Post-apocalypso: http://t.co/eUcJm9lUkh
Wed, 18:25: Ammonitiad: http://t.co/7VnIhnZpXT
Wed, 18:55: Well that was nice, a spring evening walk to the Post Office and back. Leaves, birds, demolition, ammonites...
Wed, 19:32: RT @DrPizza: If your app is run for extended sessions (days/weeks at a time), checking for updates only on startup isn't good enough.
Wed, 19:55: RT @RozKaveney: And the 2013 #ArthurCClarkeaward goes to Dark Eden by Chris Beckett
Wed, 20:09: RT @CITEworld: Surprising legal facts about BYOD - seizures, searches, and more http://t.co/EgQMUPCU9Q
Wed, 20:57: RT @kurtsh: @bdsams FYI: We just released the Windows 8 driver/firmware pack for Surface Pro for W8 Enterprise deployments (55MB) http://t.…
Wed, 20:59: Wired Ethernet FTW.

Wed, 21:23: RT @janettu: IDC: Microsoft now among top 5 tablet vendors, thanks largely to Surface http://t.co/Y1oGMjjrES
Wed, 23:54: TechEd 21 in New Orleans. You know why: it's legal at last.
Thu, 00:07: First of two Android book chapters done. Bed now, Salesforce tomorrow.
Thu, 08:34: You know you're travelling at rush hour when there's no bandwidth on a suburban Tube platform.
Thu, 08:44: "Lifestyle to let"? When did I fall into Brunner's The Shockwave Rider? This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
Thu, 09:05: Brutal: http://t.co/pYdJkPhWcH
Thu, 09:47: ExCeL for a Salesforce event. Watched the cable car over the river from the DLR. Impressive, but ultimately pointless.
Thu, 10:17: Salesforce launching first EU datacentre in UK, opening in 2014. Should help with adoption by dealing with data protection fears.
Thu, 10:30: According to Salesforce connected customers have clout. I could almost hear the K there...
Thu, 10:43: Have realised I am wearing the nearest thing to a suit that I wear these days. Will tell folks I am cosplaying a dotcom era consultant.

Thu, 11:13: RT @Gollancz: Before Tyrion Lannister there was Haviland Tuf. Now he's back. http://t.co/cgchysYeBx

My tweets

2013-05-01T11:00:10Z

Tue, 12:23: So why is the DWP using an old version of Siebel with known browser incompatabilities? Could this be doing less with more? #austerity
Tue, 13:52: The Openreach modem you get with Infinity is a bit rubbish, isn't it.
Tue, 16:01: Taking a tip from Facebook. The failing Openreach modem is sat on a wine chiller from the freezer. The Draytek 2750n arrives tomorrow.
Tue, 16:06: Interesting. Nook down to �29 in the UK. "For a limited period"
Tue, 16:19: ZDNet blog post: Getting creative with wireless charging for your smartphone http://t.co/6ysLaSTFAD #zdnet
Tue, 16:24: @berryvicYou need to send them to the Professor of Cunning at Oxford University. He was in next door's garden: http://t.co/hGQ4ob9Xbn
Tue, 16:40: RT @marypcbuk: Is this the Cambrian explosion of PC form factors or the beginning of the mass extinction event? http://t.co/xOzC0zSbNj form…
Tue, 17:29: RT @CITEConference: What mobile devices are most common at work? Are they company-provisioned or BYOD? Join us this Friday for #CITEchat ht…
Tue, 17:31: Switching to the Windows Phone 8 Facebook beta. A much nicer experience.
Tue, 18:13: If you want more context on Thorsten Heins "no tablets" statement, here's what he said to me in February: http://t.co/i2XzW7TZ4Y

Tue, 18:58: Remember those half spheres you used to stick under a laptop to keep it cool? They put Surface Pro at a good angle on an eye-level stand.
Tue, 21:02: RT @windowsphone: The Facebook Beta app has been released for #WindowsPhone. Download it and start testing http://t.co/RgpCzRBsai
Tue, 21:03: RT @maryjofoley: Free 3+-hour MS virtual summit on Thurs. May 2 for those building Win 8 and Win Phone 8 apps: https://t.co/iinN9ai40a
Tue, 21:34: RT @dscammell: Sweet find on Amazon! This accessory adds a 12x Telephoto Lens to your Nokia Lumia 920. http://t.co/BSgDCF3DmK
Tue, 21:42: VDSL has stayed up with an iceblock on the modem. But boy, that thing gets warm. Huzzah!
Tue, 22:02: What will be the effect of adding $17B of debt to the balance sheet be on Apple's taxes? Smart accountancy at work?
Wed, 09:48: No internets until either the FedEx or the BT guys arrive. Which will win?
Wed, 10:03: And the winner is: FedEx!
Wed, 10:17: And here's BT! Back on line soon...
Wed, 11:48: Network reconfiguration done. We are now fully back online, and faster than before.

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My tweets

2013-04-30T11:00:14Z

Mon, 12:41: In the heart of Docklands. Mobile devices everywhere, and a surprisingly visible Z10 presence.
Mon, 12:56: RT @EddieRobson: Wise words: "If your job wasn’t performed by a cat or a boa constrictor in a Richard Scarry book I’m not sure I believe it…
Mon, 13:37: Hmm. Windows Phone sharing of images to Twitter appears to be broken today...
Mon, 13:57: Ascending to the light: http://t.co/1aGHJ4sJ2H
Mon, 13:57: RT @PaulOckenden: Keep a copy of this in your camera bag: (via @ChrisBulow & @julesmattsson) http://t.co/abxd4vthvd
Mon, 15:21: My latest BYODev column at CITEworld: it's time for a Chief API Officer. http://t.co/0D6qssZNha
Mon, 15:35: So I Binged Siri to Now my next appointment in the Hub.
Mon, 15:43: Time for the Chief API Officer? http://t.co/0D6qssZNha (tip @techmeme)
Mon, 15:45: So if anyone gets the Forbes with the WiFi hotspot, but doesn't want it when it times out, can I have it to hack?
Mon, 17:00: My Messenger account has been migrated to a new LiveID. If you have me as a contact, it should have updated automatically. (1/2)

Mon, 17:01: My old ID is now set up with Lync, and is ready open for federation. (2/2)
Mon, 17:18: End of some great science: Herschel has run out of coolant. http://t.co/3P1JZdelZU
Mon, 17:20: RT @damiengwalter: Yes, UKIP are fascist. Their policies (confused as they are) are near identical to the Nazi platform before they had pow…
Mon, 17:26: RT @ChrisBulow: Not THE Wasp Factory. But a wasp factory, nonetheless. http://t.co/81MChadq14
Mon, 17:48: Dear person on the tube. You might get better battery life if your personal hotspot was off. http://t.co/2MNgbCIt2A
Mon, 19:18: Filling out a travel insurance claim form. Possibly the most obtuse document ever. They really don't want you to claim!
Mon, 19:21: After the last episode we watched, I'm figuring Ray Haffner is Red John. But then again, who knows?
Mon, 19:53: This guy must have REALLY liked his local mall. And also The Great Escape. http://t.co/lOV5XA38ms via @YolkRegion
Mon, 21:11: RT @maryjofoley: Windows Azure joins Microsoft's billion-dollar business club: http://t.co/kCsmkcQXoX (h/t @dinabass) #WindowsAzure
Mon, 21:25: ICYMI: my latest brain dump on CITEworld: It's time for a Chief API Officer. http://t.co/0D6qssZNha (with bonus Formula 1 action)

Mon, 21:27: Hah! Found my receipt for that failed 64GB card. I'll take it back to a @MicrosoftStore when I am in the US in a couple of weeks.
Mon, 21:27: RT @DavidBrin1: A chance to tour #SpaceX! Register for FiRe, Future in Revew, the best global tech conference around http://t.co/HECe1f1KUA
Mon, 22:39: Tonight I have attempted japchae: http://t.co/Vx08LhUrwI
Tue, 10:59: Last night`s attempt at cooking japchae went well. Sweet potato noodles were just right, and the duck stirfry worked. Will do that again.
Tue, 11:36: Rebuilding the first web site, on the original servers: http://t.co/B0UhJ01TCV (I've seen that NeXT at CERN)
Tue, 11:42: RT @marypcbuk: OneNote Windows 8 adds finger painting (aka capacitive stylus writing); good for emergencies, active stylus better http://t.…

My tweets

2013-04-29T11:00:25Z

Mon, 09:23: So xkcd 1190 is still going. But it looks like it's nearly at an end: http://t.co/NUw1dIUgtF
Mon, 10:11: RT @MaxTB: In case you’re finding Monday tough, here is today: http://t.co/8fAVrOwgEj
Mon, 11:17: RT @myspacetom: If you love art, vans, puns and cheesy humor http://t.co/CDZcZyAN6S

My tweets

2013-04-28T11:00:24Z

Sat, 18:15: Iced tea, with a shot of Lanique rose petal vodka. Mmmm. Don't mind if I do.
Sat, 19:56: Watching Ocean's 13. Still want to do the book of Gantt charts of all the great caper movies. Project management fantasies.
Sat, 22:01: Damn. Looks like our Openreach modem has failed. Wonder how long it'll take to get a replacement...
Sat, 22:17: So I guess the question is: where can I get a VDSL2 router in London on a Sunday?

My tweets

2013-04-27T11:00:08Z

Fri, 12:00: Dear world. 2D projection onto a 3D surface is not holography. I should know, I built a holographic printer in 1988. http://t.co/L6sg1W7wsg
Fri, 12:31: RT @TlfTravelAlerts: Marylebone update: It is pronounced 'Marylebone', not 'Marylebone'. #Marylebone <--- Most important to understand this.
Fri, 13:08: Books in the post: the rewritten @cstross The Bloodline Feud, and a tonne of Peter Hamilton in the shape of Great North Road.
Fri, 13:58: SF author @jay_lake is looking for a long term host for his sequenced genome, as he's planning on open sourcing it: http://t.co/8OAa528ij3
Fri, 14:06: RT @marypcbuk: @jimbofin if you're an online vendor & your analytics don't show me trying TEN TIMES to complete my purchase, you're doi…
Fri, 14:15: Today's tea: green, with pineapple and ginger, in a vi reference mug. http://t.co/nM9CY3IPL9
Fri, 14:20: RT @edbott: Windows 8 was released exactly 6 months ago. How has the market treated $MSFT & $AAPL since then? http://t.co/wEIbqZ3oMA
Fri, 14:40: RT @jonno: LinkedIn endorsements. Like someone comes up to you in the street, throws a bunch of flowers at you and runs off to do it to som…
Fri, 15:53: "Hello, my name is D'Artagnan. You killed my father, prepare to die!" http://t.co/fpi4Cgdbyi
Fri, 16:26: My dinner with Andre Norton #SFwritermovies

Fri, 18:30: Switching my Microsoft account to multi-factor authentication.
Fri, 18:54: So that's Google Account, Apple ID and Microsoft Account all set up with two-factor authentication.
Fri, 19:10: We seem to be bouncing backwards and forwards between a John Brunner grim meathook future and a @davidbrin1 enlightened tomorrow. Most odd.
Fri, 19:48: RT @UnlikelyWorlds: Cosmic awe - Eric Svensson's interpretation of Saturn's moon Daphnis whizzing down the Keeler gap in the rings: http://…
Fri, 20:04: Oooh. @ITregillis' Necessary Evil is shipping. Now to find out how the Milkweed saga ends.
Fri, 20:13: So who turned Spring up to 11? Insta-allergy time!
Fri, 20:17: RT @bobtaniguchi: Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli's done a live action short, no idea what she's saying but very cool. http://t.co/1DVsA4eWkL

My tweets

2013-04-26T11:00:11Z

Thu, 13:04: RT @sfsignal: Why Kari Sperring started #Womentoread: http://t.co/PRnwz0IgJJ #fb
Thu, 14:33: Publishing apps to an Intune Company Portal for a piece I'm working on. Wish it'd migrate to a pure HTML5 service, though...
Thu, 15:00: Reading a Karen Traviss Halo novel. Yes, her ODSTs and Spartans are British squaddies too. Refreshing after so much US-centric MilSF.
Thu, 15:07: I see that with the Portege Z10t, Toshiba have done what HP should have done and reinvented the Compaq TC1000 for Windows 8. Win.
Thu, 15:12: RT @TheDanRobinson: If violent crime rates in UK are falling faster than elsewhere, where does that leave the argument that video games cau…
Thu, 15:43: RT @marypcbuk: we need a new monetary scale; Google privacy fine, coffee with Tim Cook, Microsoft EU fine, Instragram. sound about right?
Thu, 15:47: Noodling the idea of the "Chief API Officer" as a role for next generation businesses. Anyone seen something similar in the wild yet?
Thu, 15:51: RT @mbrit: MS is launching an Android app that scans your apps and tells you whether they're on Windows Phone: http://t.co/qgaPyYNZGR
Fri, 10:00: Deleted the monthly calendar reminder for paying for the storage unit. Huzzah!
Fri, 10:29: RT @marypcbuk: in this day and age, your shopping cart system should not take two people, two PCs and 30 minutes of agony just to buy somet…

Fri, 10:31: Behind the clouds http://t.co/BG0yuN8JtT
Fri, 10:39: Oh noes! Nearly out of coffee from @barefootbascom. Good job we are heading there soon!
Fri, 10:41: RT @MarkXA: I think we might be in the post-easily-definable-device era.
Fri, 10:42: Night Cloudscape, Incoming. http://t.co/YGgdkCL7tb
Fri, 11:03: Eeeeeew: http://t.co/DbnvjThWzy
Fri, 11:27: In the floating world: http://t.co/14dm5DtzoR
Fri, 11:35: It should be law that Tom Cruise should only be allowed to be in one remake of a cult 1960s spy TV show. He's no Napoleon Solo.

My tweets

2013-04-25T11:00:10Z

Thu, 11:38: RT @marypcbuk: Unity bails on Flash gaming because it thinks Adobe already bailed itself http://t.co/VLjYrKUy2t

My tweets

2013-04-25T08:15:47Z

Wed, 13:17: @1037themountain At last, the Mr Know-It-All and Mountain Goat crossover we have been waiting for!
Wed, 13:46: WWDC 2013 logo: a hint of flat design to come?
Wed, 14:15: I see the BBC now has a Tweet of the Day feature: http://t.co/wmQzQEHKu1 #notthatsortoftweet
Wed, 14:24: RT @ZDNet: Windows Azure, Yammer help pilot Microsoft toward a next-generation Office http://t.co/0ZMwTUZi30
Wed, 15:30: Numbers station meets Boards of Canada. ARG, hoax, or what? http://t.co/IqDo61j8k7 (via @rupertg)
Wed, 15:49: Threw away the piece I was writing and started from scratch. Sometimes it's the only way.
Wed, 15:57: RT @MattRosoff: Apple points to services as its next big push - @ryanfaas deconstructs the earnings call and WWDC news: http://t.co/VLLgEnk…
Wed, 16:29: Brenda Cooper, Susanna Clarke, Diane Duane, Mary Gentle, Karen Joy Fowler, Diana Wynne Jones, Laura Mixon, MJ Locke #womentoread
Wed, 18:09: Calling ice lolly SOCO. And CSI Dessert. http://t.co/kxCd5T31Bx
Wed, 18:42: RT @heroku: Announcing Heroku Europe, available in public beta. Increased performance for your customers outside of the US. http://t.co/hzo…

Wed, 21:53: RT @marypcbuk: if you follow W3C mailing lists (esp on DRM^H^H EME) these are hysterical http://t.co/Osi5BSrTih via @sgalineau love http://…
Wed, 21:55: Fun evening out playing "where are they now" with some colleagues from my Scient days...
Wed, 22:05: Constitutional reform referendum on my home island. Twitter keeping me informed on results while I'm underground. Living in the future.
Wed, 22:15: RT @Archimedius: Future In Review Panel on May 23: Why Hybrid Cloud Will Win http://t.co/xxFYzSBgrZ via @wordpressdotcom
Wed, 22:22: RT @JEPnews: Option B (42 States Members, with 30 deputies split into six large districts and 12 Constables) has won the electoral reform r…
Wed, 22:33: Petrichor!

My tweets

2013-04-23T11:00:31Z

Mon, 12:25: Found a solution to my Facebook/Twitter crossposting issue come the Facebook disconnection from Tweetdeck. Huzzah.
Mon, 16:05: Timelords in Putney: http://t.co/wL6Ikud46t
Mon, 17:12: Anyone know how to get a Samsung Series 7 tablet to recognise its ethernet ports once the Realtek hardware goes into deep sleep mode?
Mon, 17:17: BT Infinity router seems to keep locking up. Known problem?
Mon, 18:50: Back last July I wrote a ZDNet post on where the Start button had really gone. If Blue has one, it'll be the same: http://t.co/9b1z8XHK8K
Mon, 18:51: RT @marypcbuk: ICYMI http://t.co/ViU95YxhSu Microsoft enterprise & consumer are intertwined because it's services all the way down
Mon, 18:59: City fountain Cinemagraphed: http://t.co/Zkw6meQW3s
Mon, 19:19: I have been visited by the Tea Fairy, thanks to @johnobeto: http://t.co/SJGrm25kv0
Mon, 21:18: Recent Reads: The Damned Busters. Matthew Hughes reworks cliche and wins. A Devil-dealing actuary, a weasel-headed demon. They fight crime.
Mon, 22:37: Biscuits and gravy! http://t.co/w91HlkflOz

Tue, 09:11: First Tube after rush hour. Plenty seats!
Tue, 09:13: Spring greens. http://t.co/krbAQbdSYh
Tue, 09:15: For future reference, this is the gravy recipe I use to make biscuits and gravy: http://t.co/tLf3UNyuzd

My tweets

2013-04-22T11:00:18Z

Mon, 09:48: Whoa.... Lloyds TSB web site has gone all Metro over the weekend...
Mon, 10:42: From over the weekend, the infinite tube train: http://t.co/jzGhAYBq63
Mon, 11:00: ZDNet blog post: How Microsoft's cloud evolution is dissolving the separation between enterprise and consumer http://t.co/swNPgS1zTW #zdnet
Mon, 11:55: Realised why I like seeing @virginatlantic's Little Red fly past: It's like being in the Bay Area and watching @virginamerica land at SFO.