Twitter Week: 2009-04-11

2009-04-11 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

RT @antrod: Completely agree URL shorteners blow http://bit.ly/38PcEp (yes I know the irony!), & hope that site owners get better hygiene. #
RT @timoreilly: This is a great bit of work by @dannysullivan: Analysis: Which URL Shortening Service Should You Use? http://bit.ly/Qtjb #
@andsoerinsaid Which of my designs are you looking at? #GoF in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@matthewlive Theme-modified? It is almost theme-less. What was the weird event? #GoF in reply to matthewlive #
@tharri I fiigured it was Corner Lot, but it is possible that Muck&Brass & ‘Ohana Proa are at #GOF too. in reply to tharri #
@brookscl Small World: How so? Seems to sub humor for meat, shorter but defanged & thinner. Not played tho. Jet Set seems more interesting. in reply to brookscl #
RT @timoreilly: Internet advocacy group asks FCC to investigate limits on skype on iPhone: http://bit.ly/17bi #
@andsoerinsaid DM me your snail mail at #GoF and I’ll send a Corner Lot in the mail. (Ditto one other at #GoF) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@matthewlive Same offer for you: DM me your snail mail at #GoF and I’ll send out a Corner Lot. (I’ve two copies sitting here) in reply to matthewlive #
As discussed, URL shorteners are bad & useful. This one ollapses multiple URLs plus notes to a single short URL: http://i.hubb.me/ #
@andsoerinsaid What’s your general view of Metropolys? (BTW: Played Tom Lehmann’s Memphys?) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@tharri So far I’m most pleased with Tweetdeck with Twhirl coming a close second. in reply to tharri #
@tharri I rarely to never use the Firefox sidebar. I’ve fought to minimise the F’fox UI. and maximise content. Tabs on right, no menus etc. in reply to tharri #
@tharri I love big screens – for putting more text on! ftp://ftp.kanga.nu/users/claw/screenshots/Desktop/JCL.Desktop.20.png in reply to tharri #
@tharri Welcome to my world… in reply to tharri #
@andsoerinsaid How did you find Steel Driver? I’m very mixed; strong concerns about control versus incentive. #GoF in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@subhan_michael Stephenson’s Rocket is great, one of Knizia’s two best. Equally good 2P, 3P and 4P. Play aggressively, force vetos often! in reply to subhan_michael #
@matthewlive Per Erin’s report y’all played Corner Lot wrong. Players are cash limited & can’t bid if don’t have cash right then. #GoF in reply to matthewlive #
@andsoerinsaid @matthewlive Corner Lot rules: ftp://ftp.kanga.nu/users/claw/odd/games/prototypes/CornerLot/rules.pdf http://is.gd/r9Wl #
@andsoerinsaid Kaivai is brilliant. Persist. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Ok, I’m scared RT @NASA: Ice problems down south, too. See NASA satellite image of a key Antarctic ice bridge collapsing. http://tr.im/iov5 #
@jdludlow Just set a search ala #Gof OR “Gathering of Friends” OR bggcon OR bgg.con OR #boardgame in your Twitter client and you’re done. in reply to jdludlow #
@tharri #facebook uses @CDN heavily – I suspect the #FB problem is with the Content Delivery Network (eg S3, akamai) in reply to tharri #
@timoreilly Engineers love problems. Managers love solutions. Entrepreneurs love inventing brand-new problem/solution pairs. in reply to timoreilly #
RT @antrod: When life imitates art (24) and spies hack into our electrical grid: http://bit.ly/2e0et7 #
Some truth here, some Qs, some rants: RT @davemcclure: Nassim Taleb 10 Points to avoid Black Swans http://bit.ly/12h50V (via @kevinmarks) #
RT @timoreilly: Help ban single-use styrofoam containers in California: http://tinyurl.com/c7ex35 #
RT @raphkoster: TipJoy looks rather interesting! http://tipjoy.com/twitterapps/ #
@ingredientx Actually the proper form is “dit”. Not sure how to effect rescue from CA. Waving hands? in reply to ingredientx #
@peterpham (FBvsTwitter) Quite. Instead of building their core competency they’re chasing someone else’s. Poor focus & discipline, bad move in reply to peterpham #
@GreenMBA Which do you maximise for? # of happy people or total happiness? What’s the ecological trade-off? When does it invert? #
@andsoerinsaid I’m glad it got there in time. Please check the rules I sent against what you learned. Jealous of your UvC game. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BilboAtBagEnd It would greatly help those interested in the games at the #GoF if you used a #GoF hashtag on your tweets. in reply to BilboAtBagEnd #
@BilboAtBagEnd No worries mate. I see your now, err, storming the #GoF hashtag. in reply to BilboAtBagEnd #
@snicholson I prefer the on-going #GoF commentary rather than summaries. #
@snicholson Cavum is a fight to be last or first. Middle is terrible. Makes 1-4 action pacing interesting for me. Brilliant flawed game. #
RT @hnshah: “Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.” - Bill Gates #
@jdludlow Checkout Cavum. Not economic engine but remarkably good. Common summary here is “Brilliant but flawed” (quote David Eisen) #gof in reply to jdludlow #
@jdludlow Cavum is a typical K&K action point game, this time indirectly modeled on the 18xx track-laying sub-game. Clever, hard, 90-120min in reply to jdludlow #
@andsoerinsaid Try Carrom before committing to Crokinole. I find it more interesting. #GoF in reply to andsoerinsaid #