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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-28

Author: Jeffrey Harlan
  • Watching the "COPS" parody episode of X-Files. OMG this is frickin' hilarious. #
  • Ugh. Nothing I hate more than discovering the milk has gone bad before the sell-by date yet again. This fridge sucks. #
  • Oh… my… RT @blambot My RPG dice collection. About 10 lbs. The cylinder is 20" tall & 4.5" around. #dice #geek http://twitpic.com/2gxte0 #
  • @apizzagirl Surprised it took you so long to come to that decision… in reply to apizzagirl #
  • Been watching Season 5 of Stargate Atlantis today… interesting how many Stargate actors were also on Sanctuary #
  • It's comparable even to the Star Trek actors appearing on Stargate #
  • I have to say, though, SGA season 5 did a hell of a lot for Woolsey's character #
  • @Quarksbartender don't forget the extra-huge smile with that :) ) in reply to Quarksbartender #
  • When in doubt, invert the polarity #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • "Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning" is a valid course heading #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • Starship captains are like children, they want everything right now and they want it their way #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • Having is not always so pleasant a thing as wanting; it is not logical but is very often true #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • Aliens really did crash at Roswell. Their names were Quark, Rom, and Nog. #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • Velcro was invented by Vulcans. #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • Brain and brain! What is brain?! #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • At least Wesley didn't need to go to the holodeck to get dates #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • Spock is a zombie #thingsstartrektaughtme #
  • @TheUniques Whatever you do, don't use "Braveheart" as a source… movie was completely inaccurate in reply to TheUniques #
  • @TheUniques Yeah: no kilts back then, Rob't Bruce didn't betray Scots, the queen in the film was a toddler then & Wallace was a teenager…. in reply to TheUniques #
  • @TheUniques Wallace fought 2 yrs before caught & killed, but Bruce fought for decades after, wasn't crowned until 13 yrs after Wallace died in reply to TheUniques #
  • @TheUniques And his "betrayal" in the movie? He stopped fighting for a few years because the Brits were holding his daughter hostage in reply to TheUniques #
  • @TheUniques Not saying Rob't Bruce was a saint, but the movie was like a character assassination piece. Demonized him for no good reason in reply to TheUniques #
  • @TheUniques aaand… as you may have guessed, I did a bit of research on Rob't Bruce after I found out he's my ancestor in reply to TheUniques #
  • @TheUniques An excellent resource for research on Wallace & Bruce is "Scotland: The Story of a Nation" by Magnus Magnusson in reply to TheUniques #
  • @TheUniques No prob. I picked it up when I was researching my family tree – 1 chapter each on wallace & bruce, then on bruce's descendants in reply to TheUniques #
  • Trekipedia just got nearly 900 unique visitors today… the highest single-day number was previously 175. Wonder where the hits came from. #
  • Scratch that. It's up to 937 now and climbing. Where are the hits coming from, and is this just a one-day blip, or a sign of things to come? #
  • Just passed 1000… #
  • Looks like one IP address is causing nearly all this traffic… looks like somebody in Canada is using a site-ripper on my site… #
  • Somebody with a Canadian IP was ripping my site; each page in <10 seconds. Ate up ~2GB bandwidth in less than an hour. Blocked the IP #
  • To the perpetrator of the douchebaggery on my web site this afternoon, you need to learn @wilw (Wheaton)'s Law: Don't be a dick. #
  • Trekipedia: Site ripping http://www.trekipedia.net/7201 #startrek #
  • Ugh. Trying to pull up the WAVE site to check on my GI Bill and OpenDNS says the site's nameservers are down #
  • Finally got the site up… only to learn they still have no information for me. #
  • Ok, the Inspector Gadget theme song slowed down 8x just sounds creepy #
  • My first class at @CSUF starts tomorrow afternoon… Taken me a long time to get here, and I'm looking forward to it. #fb #
  • "You got the Shroud of Turin in there?" "No, but we have the bathrobe of St. Peter." "Are you're joking?!" "Yes, I am." #
  • Yes, I'm watching X-Files again. #
  • And now I'm on the season 7 finale… #
  • And, at long last, they're addressing Mulder's expense reports… lol #
  • Some dude just absolutely destroyed the bathroom at the laundrymat, then propped the door open… #
  • Thank God there's only 2 mins left on the dryer… getting light-headed from the stench; the bathroom's right next to the dryer I'm using #
  • Oh, man, it's worse than I thought. Cleaning lady went in, RAN out, and got her mop… #
  • I really wish Sony had left PS2 compatibility in the PS3s. Even software emulation would've been better than nothing #
  • Of COURSE the bus comes 5 mins early when I'm waiting on the walk signal across the street, then leaves before the light changes #
  • @BadAstronomer I'll have to ask Chewbacca to verify its authenticity :p in reply to BadAstronomer #
  • Interesting news RT @CBR: SPINOFF: "Young Justice" Is In DC Continuity http://bit.ly/cvZ3gX #
  • Planning a separate acct for your comics side? #
  • @ChaseMasterson Why do you think I gave up on working in the news business? in reply to ChaseMasterson #
  • Yep, feeling it at the bus stop RT @KFINEWS: Below average temperatures have been replaced by record breaking heat. http://bit.ly/c8u60L #
  • Is it safe? RT @walshcaitlin: I am thankful I get along with my dentist so well. #
  • @ComfortAndAdam Planning a separate acct for your comics side? #
  • Oh, wow… this classroom has a *chalkboard!* Haven't seen one of those in ages… #
  • @FakeAPStylebook Yes, but Wakanda should be in reply to FakeAPStylebook #
  • @gadgetdoll I was sitting by you at work? in reply to gadgetdoll #
  • First day of class at @csuf went well. More classes tomorrow evening. Heading to Dice House, then home. #fb #
  • Finally home… with ginormous blisters on my heels…. as soon as my GI Bill money hits, I'm buying new shoes. Oh, and… ouch. #fb #
  • Talked to a grad student today about 1940s & '50s pop culture, & comics in particular; said I should go for a Master's & do my thesis on it #
  • Second time somebody's told me that. Been giving it some serious thought, too #
  • Discovered the show Dead Like Me on Netflix… good stuff. Concept is bizarre yet awesome #
  • off to school once again in about 30 minutes… tonight's classes: History of Islamic Thought and Adolescent Pregnancy & Parenting #
  • Classes today were pretty interesting. Looks like I'll have a lot of work, but it'll be enjoyable. #
  • One advantage to night classes: I may not get back until 11pm but at least it's not 100 degrees out for the walk home #
  • This is what happens when you announce "free food" on campus. Probably 300 people in line ahead of me. http://tweetphoto.com/41522741 #
  • As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. This, in fact, was free. http://tweetphoto.com/41523656 #
  • @A_Peabody When I was stationed in Turkey, every time I checked my Yahoo mail I got green card scam ads in reply to A_Peabody #
  • Despite my general dislike of Apple, I'm seriously considering an iPad after using my netbook to read a PDF scan of one of my textbooks #
  • @afoolishwit I wouldn't mind seeing a decently-made movie about vampires in a world full of zombies, and what they have to do to survive lol in reply to afoolishwit #
  • Saw Iron Man 2 at the campus theater this evening, and won a poster of the Mark V suitcase armor in a raffle after the movie #fb #
  • Enjoyed class, had a beer with some new friends, went bowling, watched a movie, won a poster… You know, today was a pretty good day #
  • I just realized… 8 years ago today, I was starting my second week of basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas #fb #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-21

Author: Jeffrey Harlan
  • FINALLY found a source with a verifiable registry number for the U.S.S. Sovereign… Featured prominently in the game Bridge Commander #
  • The numbers in the Decipher RPG Starships reference were just way too high – expected somewhere around 75000, but they gave in the 90000s #
  • Bridge Commander gave a very clear NCC-73811, though, and that's far closer, given the time frame that the ship was built #
  • Interestingly, that means the Sovereign was built about a year before the Defiant… I was expecting the other way around #
  • While searching, I also found Stardates for several games, and updated my timeline spreadsheet accordingly #
  • It happens to all of us, @theisb. Some of us more frequently than others. #
  • Oh sweet irony RT @latimes Conservative group kicks off $4.1-million election ad campaign decrying wasteful spending http://lat.ms/bOM4xG #
  • @wilw For future reference, where on the clock is OUCH IT HURTS ME o'clock in relation to Oh-Dark Thirty? in reply to wilw #
  • @danmcguff I love that his only regret was Garfield in reply to danmcguff #
  • Watching some no-budget indie zombie flick on Netflix… it is, shall we say, rather weird, esp. the part with the cannibal couple #
  • ok… apparently they're not cannibals, they're vampires, and they're keeping this woman alive since most of their food source is zombified #
  • and now it's getting even weirder lol #
  • OK…. Sadistic guy's in a priest's vestments, and the only stuff in his house is a handgun, a cross, and "Catholicism for Dummies." LOL #
  • Have I mentioned this movie is a few steps beyond weird? #
  • Oh, man, this movie is screaming for a good MST3K treatment #
  • I have to admit, I'd never considered the impact of a zombie apocalypse on the vampire community before seeing this film #
  • I can understand why it only got 1.5 stars on Netflix, but it really wasn't that bad. The editing and music were actually quite good. #
  • The dialogue was occasionally witty, and I don't think I've ever seen someone do vampires in a zombie movie before. #
  • Heck, there was even an appearance by a pre-pubescent Antichrist. This movie had it all. #
  • Even better, this movie's vampires were daywalkers who didn't sparkle in sunlight. #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 16 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/7013 #
  • Vets' Orientation tomorrow morning at Cal State Fullerton. GI Bill paperwork (finally) finished and sorted out. Classes start next week. #
  • Watching the original V on Netflix… apparently the first thing all burglars do after breaking into a house is turn on the TV #
  • And holy crap, 80s, those jeans all the guys are wearing look uncomfortably tight #originalv #
  • Maybe it's just me, but there had to have been a better way to show what was going on than watching people watching TV #originalv #
  • Watching the #originalV is like how @theisb's @chrisvstwilight describes Twilight – everything exciting is relayed to us third-hand #
  • Hate to say it, #originalV but I'm 15 minutes in and have to say that the remake did it better. #
  • You can tell this is fiction 'cause the leader of the V's just called humans "intelligent life." #originalV #
  • Gee, high school band playing the Star Wars theme song as the alien ship lands… foreshadowing much? #originalV #
  • I wonder how much money Lucas got out of the licensing deal for that #originalV #
  • Oh, classic 80s freeze-frame for a few seconds before the credits roll lol #originalV #
  • My Twifficiency score is 53%. Whats yours? http://twifficiency.com/ #
  • 53%… of what? It gives no basis or reference for the scores. For all I know, it's just a random number #
  • Based on "how many people you follow, how many people follow you, how often you tweet and how many tweets you read." Vague much? #
  • That's sick RT @abc7: 31-year-old man behind bars, accused of having sex with 12-year-old girl he met in Santa Ana http://bit.ly/dnk3jP #
  • At Dice House. Tuan is playing Doom and quoted Rule #2 "Double Tap." #
  • @theisb Did they happen to mention WHICH Spider-Woman? in reply to theisb #
  • @ArcticMandy If you check the adapters, they're actually rated for 110-240 volts, and have a standard output of ~12 volts in reply to ArcticMandy #
  • @ArcticMandy So am I in reply to ArcticMandy #
  • Hey, the 76-year-old serial killer in this episode of X-Files played Simon Van Gelder on #startrek #
  • @ArcticMandy I'd check the numbers on the little "brick" part of the cord but nearly all laptop/netbook cords can handle 110-240 volts in reply to ArcticMandy #
  • @KFIAM640 That's one area where I find common ground with Obama in reply to KFIAM640 #
  • Oh man, Jack Black was in a third-season episode of X-Files? And his best friend, Giovanni Ribisi, was a killer with electrical powers? #
  • Of all the games playing in the arcade in this ep, for some reason Sonic is louder than all of them. Even on the shots of Virtua Fighter. #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 18 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/7061 #startrek #
  • @theisb Um, yeah… that cover was cliched beyond belief in reply to theisb #
  • @theisb Not only was the mermaid held in the cliched "OMG SHE'Z DED!" pose, not only was oil dripping down, but TEH TEARS, MAN! TEH TEARS! in reply to theisb #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 18 August 2010, Part II http://www.trekipedia.net/7119 #startrek #
  • @theisb You mean people actually read EXTREME JUSTICE? in reply to theisb #
  • Once again, X-Files shows that its writers didn't like the military; group of US soldiers just lined ppl up & shot them into mass grave >:( #
  • On the third season, and I can't recall a single ep so far that put the military in a good light. Always showed them as thugs/pawns #
  • It's been a while since I last watched X-Files, but I don't remember the anti-military bias standing out so much before. #
  • Hey, this is tweet #3456 For once, I didn't miss a milestone. #
  • @A_Peabody It's not just the commanders. Even the rank-and-file are portrayed negatively. Really ruining the entertainment for me. in reply to A_Peabody #
  • @A_Peabody Just frustrating that some people think that's what the military is really like. At least it's gotten better over the years in reply to A_Peabody #
  • I just generated a #TweetCloud out of a month of my tweets. Top three words: military, voyager, watching – http://w33.us/7qk8 #
  • I'd really love to find out who approves Mulder's expense reports. Hopping a flight to Hong Kong? Isn't that outside his jurisdiction? :p #
  • Oh, wow, that miniature shot of the submarine looked totally fake. #
  • OK, the second the woman accused of treason left the country, she became the CIA's problem. FBI has no jurisdiction outside the USA. #
  • You'd think that a series about a pair of FBI agents would at least know how the FBI operates. #
  • Figures. I was so tired yesterday that I fell asleep at 7pm… and woke up 18 hours later. Now, I can't sleep at all again. #
  • NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! RT @TIME New dictionary entries: "chillax" and "bromance" | http://su.pr/2mBsWx #
  • @daytonward There were enough references to the three previous films that the animated TMNT was more a sequel than a reboot in reply to daytonward #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 19 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/7197 #startrek #
  • @normanlao It was only eps featuring the military in the first few seasons I didn't like (got better later). Otherwise, I like the show. in reply to normanlao #
  • @blambot What?!?!?!?! :p in reply to blambot #
  • Watching the Iron Man cartoon series on Netflix… um, what was the point of making Tony Stark 16 years old? #
  • @afoolishwit Yes, yes it was. ("Timmy, do you like gladiator movies?") in reply to afoolishwit #
  • Wait, Bruce Campbell was on the X-Files? How come I didn't know this before? #
  • @afoolishwit Apparently not in reply to afoolishwit #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-14

Author: Jeffrey Harlan
  • @Jchawes Per diem is supposed to cover both food and hotel costs while traveling on gov't business; that's why it seems so high in reply to Jchawes #
  • @Jchawes I think it's also supposed to cover the cost of a rental car as well, and is adjusted based on location in reply to Jchawes #
  • @Jchawes That's how it worked when I was in the military, at least in reply to Jchawes #
  • @daytonward I follow you and it suggested I follow Kevin Dilmore; perhaps the opposite is true as well? in reply to daytonward #
  • Housesitting for @MrShimasaki for the next few days, taking care of his pets. Watching the dog & cat chase each other around the house #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 8 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/6646 #
  • @blambot I actually make fun of that in my third issue – my characters get a copy of a comic based on them and are appalled at the dialogue in reply to blambot #
  • Holy cow, this dog's got a pungent exhaust port! Wish I hadn't left my gas mask at home. I don't think I'll be getting any sleep now… #fb #
  • Watching Resident Evil for the first time in years… zombies I can buy, but an HK MP5 rifle sending one into a flying backflip? LOL #fb #
  • When they showed the close-up of the expended brass from the 9mm pistol hitting the floor, why didn't it bounce? That was… weird. #
  • @Quarksbartender Remember the cardboard "marshmelon" replicator tubes that came with marshmellows in the store when ST V came out? in reply to Quarksbartender #
  • Ugh. Guy hit my truck while I was driving to CSUF to straighten out some GI Bill paperwork. No damage at least but my nerves are shot #fb #
  • Told to call at 11:30 for GI Bill stuff; 90 mins later, nobody's answering… But I checked online and it looks like everything's done. #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 12 August 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/6855 #startrek #
  • @DamonS23 @ArcticMandy I know about the Mounties, and thanks to Ren & Stimpy, the Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen, too. :p #
  • It kills me when TV shows get the military wrong. Like a guy at a funeral practically doing gymnastics to salute the jets flying overhead #
  • The little things really bug me, too, like epaulets not being folded under the collar, or wearing hats indoors without getting chewed out #
  • Stargate was pretty bad about that stuff at first, but it got better after they got an advisor from the Air Force. #
  • Watching season 1 of X-Files and it's like nails on a chalkboard to me every time they show a military character on screen #
  • OK, so the guy wasn't taking his hat off inside… but now he's outside in uniform and NOT wearing it… oy vey…. lol #
  • Wow. Secret military operation in rural Wisconsin, and the first thing they set up was a brig? Talk about priorities. #
  • Somehow I get the feeling that whoever wrote this episode didn't really think highly of the military. They're all being portrayed as thugs. #
  • Wow. Junk science on top of badly caricatured characterization. This one's just hitting all my buttons. #
  • I should probably skip to the next ep before it rubs me the wrong way, but it's like a train wreck: I just can't turn away. #
  • Note to TV writers: there's a lot of laws governing what the military can do on U.S. soil. Knowing about them before writing might help. #
  • Maybe it's just me, but if I worked with Mulder and he was always right, I'd stop doubting him. Was there EVER an ep where he was wrong? #
  • He always jumped to the most insane lengths to explain a case, Scully would pooh-pooh the idea, and lo and behold, he was right all along. #
  • I'd love to see one where Scully was right, and Mulder would have to accept that there was a mundane explanation for a case. #
  • Had a weird dream where I was traveling to other realities, taking the place of my alternate self. Doubly so because it's not the first time #
  • Last night, I was in a world where the oceans were being taken over by some kind of tube worm creature that killed off most of the sea life #
  • Apparently it was desalinating the oceans as part of its life cycle, which was killing everything else. Nobody knew where it came from #
  • @meznak Well, considering I remember being woken up by a ringing phone, I'd say there's a good chance it was a dream. in reply to meznak #
  • Yeah, but @wilw did it first RT @scifigeeks Shatner Photobombs Star Trek fans http://ow.ly/2psBT #
  • Awesome. Went to take out some trash and accidentally got locked out of the house for 2 hours until my landlord got back home. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-07

Author: Jeffrey Harlan
  • Stardate-order #startrek cont'd: Dax is killed by Gul Dukat, while Voyager nearly falls for an alien's plot to get them all assimilated #
  • This is why I love my local game store http://tweetphoto.com/36330663 #
  • Pleasant surprise: just looked at the meat in my freezer. Thought it was all ground beef, but turns out I've got some tri-tip in there. #fb #
  • O'Brien: "Just don't do anything I wouldn't do." Nog: "Chief, I can't work under those kinds of restrictions!" #
  • Stardate-order #startrek cont'd: Sisko gets hitched, Kai Winn starts sleeping with Dukat, and Voyager faces off against the Borg Queen #
  • And so begins the string of eps with Seven and the Doctor singing. Have I mentioned how much I dislike episodes where the characters sing? #
  • I don't really like musicals… so shows where characters burst into song are like nails on a chalkboard for me… #
  • Stardate-order #startrek cont'd: The Dominion War is over, and Voyager has discovered the Equinox, another ship lost in the Delta Quadrant #
  • At Cal State Fullerton, waiting for transfer student orientation to start #fb #
  • Stardate-order #startrek continues: Well, "Fury" was as terrible as I remembered… #
  • Right up there with the "possible" sunrise in the am RT @latimes: Voters in Bell tell of possible fraud http://lat.ms/9UHPBh RT @LANow #
  • @theisb You might be interested in this: a Pimp Daddy Destro Bobble Head! http://tinyurl.com/26a2bdu #
  • Stardate-order #startrek cont'd: Janeway just got assimilated. On purpose. I know how it turns out and I still think it was a stupid plan. #
  • Is it just me or did they play Janeway's assimilation to be a straight rip-off of Picard's? Right down to the laser on her head… #
  • 17 minutes and they've not only been completely assimilated, but are wandering the cube at will? Come on, Borg don't move that quick. #
  • That's like Tuvok saying "Flashback" was two days after Praxis exploded, except Spock said in Star Trek VI that it was two MONTHS later #
  • Let's not even get into Valtane dying in Flashback, yet still being around for the final bridge crew shot at the end of the movie #
  • or the helmsman suddenly getting a ridiculously thick Slavic accent that he didn't have in the movie #
  • But I digress. Where was I? Oh, right. Janeway's sporting Locutus' old duds, 'cept her laser was blue instead of red for some reason #
  • Oh, Tuvok just revealed he was born on the Vulcanis Lunar Colony. It's possible his parents survived Vulcan's destruction in the new movie #
  • Of course, butterfly effect could mean he never gets conceived… it apparently made Chekov 4 years older, at any rate #
  • Anyway, why is Janeway's laser blue? We've never seen a Borg laser any color except red before, and everything else is green… so why blue? #
  • Wait… they send three of the ship's senior officers to be intentionally assimilated and DON'T change their command codes? #
  • Those codes should've been locked out before they even left the ship #
  • Their own fault they just took a torpedo through the saucer. #
  • And Janeway stops the Borg Queen from blowing up a crapload of Borg ships WHY? #
  • As Napoleon once said, "Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." #
  • @danmcguff meh, you're just jealous 'cause I'm not too ashamed to geek out in public in reply to danmcguff #
  • @danmcguff but only for one day. :p in reply to danmcguff #
  • I'm all for suspending disbelief… but an Intrepid class ship really shouldn't last more than 30 seconds against a tactical cube #
  • A single, normal cube was more than a match for most of the fleet on two occasions… yet Voyager can handle multiple cubes on its own? #
  • Unimatrix Zero wasn't bad… it was entertaining… but there's just so many holes in the plot… #
  • @A_Peabody I haven't had my DNA done, but my family tree's been traced back 1000 yrs on my dad's side #
  • And I'm off to CSUF again this morning to finish off my GI Bill paperwork and (finally) register for classes… which start on the 23rd #
  • @A_Peabody Yeah, but the family tree's the best I've got for now. A millennium is still pretty good on that side in reply to A_Peabody #
  • Funny moment yesterday: directions on campus given in relation to Carl's Jr. One new student replied, "There's a Carl's Jr on campus?!" #
  • @A_Peabody It helps that branch of the family was the Scottish royal family, and one married a Welsh princess in reply to A_Peabody #
  • @A_Peabody I had no idea until a few mos ago that my paternal grandfather's pater. gmother was direct descendant of Robert the Bruce in reply to A_Peabody #
  • Qap'la! I have registered for Fall classes! Now to confirm that the GI Bill paperwork's done so I don't get dropped for nonpayment #fb #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-31

Author: Jeffrey Harlan
  • @ussoldiers You're not the only one that thinks about them in reply to ussoldiers #
  • Just started DS9 season 5 and Voyager season 3.. Now in the years 2372/73 in my Stardate-order viewing of all #startrek shows #
  • Kid didn't want to take his hat off. Instead, he put his head inside his backpack and on his desk. Apparently I work with an ostrich. #
  • @theisb and now you're on a horse. in reply to theisb #
  • Come to Quark's, Quark's is fun! Come to Quark's, Don't walk, run! #
  • In case you're wondering, I watched a LOT of DS9 last night, and now I can't get the Quark's jingle out of my head. #
  • @theisb You're just jealous Cyclops could pull off the thigh pouches and you can't in reply to theisb #
  • Holy shiznit! I just found a $1 bill folded up in my wallet. I've got $1.63 now, beyotches. #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 27 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/6564 #startrek #
  • @aprilhebert Sadly, I'll be unable to attend Khaaannn!!! either. in reply to aprilhebert #
  • There's a special kind of hell reserved for people who invent BS words like "frenemy" and "Brangelina." #
  • @baumholder Would if I could but I can't. Wish I could make it in reply to baumholder #
  • LOL that was inevitable RT @USATODAY: Adult industry sees iPorn potential in new phone http://usat.ly/ceuIZp #
  • Kid asked me what "anus" meant. Got all grossed out when I told him. Turns out he wanted to know what was in the Angus burger he'd eaten #fb #
  • W00t! RT @trekonlinegame: RT @zeenix: #STO now officially supported on #wine http://www.codeweavers.com/about/general/press/20100728/ #
  • I can't help but wonder… Did this woman have her infant's ears pierced before or after the umbilical cord was cut? #
  • Stardate order #startrek continues: Starfleet's fighting to retake Deep Space Nine while Seven of Nine adjusts to life away from the Borg #
  • Weyoun cracks me up. Damar: "200 enemy ships have broken through our lines!" Weyoun (claps and smiles): "Time to start packing!" #
  • I like Voyager and all… but going from Operation: Return to the alien of the week experimenting on Voyager's crew is… disappointing #
  • Wait, what? Seven tells the turbolift "Deck 5," then when she exits she walks into the Mess Hall… which is on Deck 2. #startrek #fail #
  • Stardate-order #startrek continues: Worf & Dax got married just as Voyager began the Year of Hell #
  • This is pretty frickin' sweet: Twist Equation Alarm Clock from @thinkgeek http://shar.es/mLii7 #
  • Today's the last day of summer school… #
  • @A_Peabody Have you looked at @wilw? Geek humor, pics from shows he's filming, and sometimes his son sends tweets when he forgets to log off in reply to A_Peabody #
  • Stardate order #startrek cont'd: DS9 pauses to Mourn for Morn, while Voyager's crew gets nightmares from nearby aliens… #
  • Technobabble got really bad in season 4 of Voyager… everything became "iso-this" and "iso-that." Isometric, Isokinetic, Isolinear, Isotons #
  • It's like the writers suddenly discovered prefixes and used something that sounded vaguely metric without actually being a real prefix #
  • Meanwhile, over at the DS9 offices, they were eschewing most of the technobabble, focusing instead on the characters, which I greatly prefer #
  • Not to say I didn't enjoy Voyager; quite the opposite. It just seems like a distant second in the quality of the writing. #

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Author: Jeffrey Harlan
  • Just watched "These Are the Voyages" immediately after "The Pegasus," which only reinforced how much the ENT finale sucked #
  • I can forgive Frakes & Sirtis not looking the same, since it was filmed 10 yrs later… but the story didn't fit the original episode at all #
  • Bad enough the series finale of Enterprise was told as a TNG Holodeck flashback story more about Riker than Archer… #
  • …but even shoehorning it into "The Pegasus" didn't really work, either, because it was so far off from that episode's themes & story logic #
  • Seriously, how does Riker on the holodeck watching Trip blow himself up like a moron help him decide on how to handle Pressman & Picard? #
  • And why rehash an episode of a series canceled 10 years earlier as the finale for a series set 215 years before that ep took place? #
  • At least by doing it that way, the events of the episode set in the ENT era could be completely ignored as an inaccurate historical drama #
  • Although the retcon alluding to Pressman testing the phase cloak for Section 31 was a nice touch. I suspected as much myself, anyhow #
  • Actually, would that qualify as a retcon? Original never mentioned 31, but 31 didn't show up until several yrs later on DS9. Meh. Semantics. #
  • Either way, the comment about the "secret branch of Starfleet Intelligence" was a nice touch. So the episode wasn't a complete waste #
  • @DantesSTO I started with Archer; I'm watching in the story order, so the TNG-era stuff is all mixed together in reply to DantesSTO #
  • @theisb She's had a string of consecutive 23rd birthdays since 1937. in reply to theisb #
  • @Tymethief Right there with you. Still in starving student/artist mode… Ramen and frozen veggies are my friend in reply to Tymethief #
  • @Tymethief Whaaat?! Spreadsheets aren't our friends?! in reply to Tymethief #
  • Sadly, I ran out of bacon salt. My baked potatoes just won't be the same now #
  • @DantesSTO You can get bacon salt and many other bacon and caffeine infused food and drink items from @thinkgeek in reply to DantesSTO #
  • Kirkman's new Image imprint has me thinking of ideas for possible submissions… #
  • @gadgetdoll Jen's Tavern, where the 1337 beat the #33 in reply to gadgetdoll #
  • Watching #startrek in Stardate order: Voyager's been in the Delta Quad 2 mos, DS9 just found a Jem'Hadar baby, and Kirk just died… twice. #
  • @gadgetdoll Well, if you ever open a bar, you'll have to remember it in reply to gadgetdoll #
  • And thus is spawned the ST07 timeline, where Soran detonated the Veridian star, killing everyone on Veridian IV and the Ent-D crew as well #
  • Odd to consider that what's considered the "Prime" timeline in the #StarTrek multiverse has been repeatedly altered by time travelers #
  • By definition, the "Prime" timeline should be the one unaltered by time travel #
  • Ah, nothing like spaghetti with home-made sauce for dinner. (No, really, there's not much else besides ramen, rice, and soup) #
  • I think it's funny that people got pissed when Kirk died… saving 250 million people. Wasn't Kirk the one who said "Risk is our business"? #
  • Now on the Voyager episode with the Sikarians… Season 7 missed an opportunity to revisit them, since they were near Alastria by then #
  • @aprilhebert I hope he gets well soon in reply to aprilhebert #
  • @blambot Awesome! That's one of the books I've got on preorder at my local comic shop in reply to blambot #
  • I guess I'm alone in thinking the 41st anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing is more newsworthy than Lohan reporting late for jail this am #
  • Wow. That's frickin' cool. RT @scifigeeks: China build a full size Optimus Prime out of scrap metal (pics) http://ow.ly/2e2pi #
  • Something I have in common with everyone who set foot on the moon: we're all Eagle Scouts #apollo11 anniversary @boyscouts #
  • What's the point of sentencing someone to 3mos in jail if you announce they'll be out in 14 days >8hrs after they start their sentence? #
  • @theisb Was gonna, but got less than $5 now thru payday in 2 wks, so had to cancel in reply to theisb #
  • @ComicGeekSpeak Yes. Due to financial concerns, I can't make it this year. Hopefully next year will be better. in reply to ComicGeekSpeak #
  • Agreed RT @thinkgeek: WANT: Super-slick Trouble with Tribbles limited edition posters to go on sale this Friday: http://j.mp/bCIS0j #
  • Last seen in an odd blue box RT @latimes: Doctor a 'person of interest' in model's slaying, prosecutor says http://lat.ms/9QKfxi RT @LANow #
  • I wonder how much interest there would be in the autobiography of a 32-yr-old military brat/veteran/geek working at a high school… #fb #
  • I started working on it a few months back. Wrote the first chapter and half of chapter 2. Set it aside, but thinking of working on it again #
  • @theisb You won't know terror until you see my friend @danmcguff in his Spidey costume. He's reportedly wearing it today in reply to theisb #
  • Ooh, nice RT @subspacecomms: So Cal Trek fans, We're going to have a pre-khhaaan! meetup in Orange Cty on Sat July 31. Details to follow. #
  • @Tymethief but you're always paranoid in reply to Tymethief #
  • Hey @danmcguff go find him RT @theisb: Also–if you're in costume, PLEASE find me. We're doing a thing. On video. With me. #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 23 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/6412 #

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Author: Jeffrey Harlan
  • Trekipedia: Update: 10 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5589 #startrek #
  • TNG's "Rascals:" Picard turned into 12-year-old… Troi: "You could go back to the Academy." Picard: "And be Wesley Crusher's roommate…" #
  • I still find it amusing that Young Picard was played by the same actor as Picard's nephew… always made me question Rene Picard's parentage #
  • Now I'm on the "Chain of Command" 2-parter. Man, Nechayev was a bitch from her first five seconds on screen. No wonder I never liked her #
  • I think the crew acted pretty unprofessionally, too… Jellico had a very different command style and they acted like spoiled brats #
  • They didn't like the changes Jellico was making, so all of them but Data bitched and moaned. No wonder Jellico relieved Riker of duty. #
  • One bright note, at least Troi started wearing a uniform like every other officer on the ship after Jellico's stint as captain. #
  • Kids keep trying to make baskets in the trash can with paper balls, and keep missing. Doesn't bode well for the school's basketball team. #
  • @theisb I'm glad I managed to sell enough copies of The Protectorate #1 to cover printing costs, but I've still got a bunch in a box… in reply to theisb #
  • @blambot It's still controlled by humans, just remotly via satellite like Predators. US has had that tech for years. in reply to blambot #
  • @TIME Omniscient, maybe, but omnipotent? in reply to TIME #
  • Maybe it's just me, but I'm seeing a lot more grammar & spelling errors showing up in news stories. What happened to their copy editors? #fb #
  • Looks like no ComicCon or High School reunion for me… Simply no money to pay for food, lodging, and transportation costs. #fb #
  • Sweet! RT @TheUniques: New Blog: Uniques Tales #5 released today – FOR FREE!!! http://comfort-adam.livejournal.com/106628.html #
  • Does @Syfy have an aversion to vowels? "SciFi Wire" is now "Blastr" #
  • @KFINEWS that was too punny in reply to KFINEWS #
  • @theisb I believe they did, and were used to hold down rigging on stages and such in reply to theisb #
  • This screen at Fry's is bigger than my apartment… http://tweetphoto.com/32917347 #
  • Been watching all of Trek in story order while working on Trekipedia… midway through DS9 Season 2/TNG Season 7 now… #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 16 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5984 #startrek #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-10

Author: Jeffrey Harlan
  • No, @gimliaxewielder and @MrShimasaki I'm not dead, just out with some friends. And I forgot my phone was on silent. #
  • Appropriately, @Syfy is showing a marathon of Greatest American Hero today. #fb #
  • Working on Trekipedia again today. Got three more sections and 40 more entries so far. Expect a nice update note this evening. :D #startrek #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 4 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5282 #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 5 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5451 #
  • I'm thinking of redesigning Trekipedia, but I think I'll concentrate on adding more content for now #
  • I tried Twitter for Blackberry, but I still like UberTwitter more. Mostly because it keeps my place when new tweets come in. #
  • I also like the fact that I can choose which image sharing service I want to use on UberTwitter; the official app locks me into a single one #
  • @scifigeeks So does this mean we'll have a channel called SciFi that actually plays science fiction? The last one stopped #2 long before #1 in reply to scifigeeks #
  • Lindsay Lohan getting jail time has dominated my twitter news feed… People give a shit about this? Really? #fb #
  • Niiice. LOL RT @thinkgeek: Khaaaan! The Musical is coming to Khansas City 7/27-8/1! None can escape his wrath: http://j.mp/di2fGS #fb #
  • @danmcguff been like that here for 2 days now in reply to danmcguff #
  • I must be in the Mirror Universe. That or New England and Southern California switched climates for the summer and nobody told me. #
  • @Mefran Me either in reply to Mefran #
  • Ah, Twitter. I knew I could count on you for "did you feel that?" Tweets before the grouund even stopped shaking. #
  • Trekipedia: Update: 7 July 2010 http://www.trekipedia.net/5522 #
  • Kids asked to write about their life now vs 4 years ago: "I was 12. I was in juvenile hall." #fb #
  • He's the lawyer's dad? Pronoun confusion! RT @cnnbrk: Lawyer sues … LeBron James, alleging he is his father http://on.cnn.com/bNbVii #
  • @danmcguff Lyndon Baines Johnson plays for the Cavs? in reply to danmcguff #
  • Been thinking a lot about my family lately. They represent what I think makes this country such a great place, and for different reasons #
  • My dad's family, to me, represents a tremendous dedication to selfless service, with several career military members #
  • My mom's family, in my view, represents the enormous opportunities available, with several nurses, educators, and blue-collar workers #
  • @danmcguff I figured. Just giving you a hard time because an ex-president had those initials :p in reply to danmcguff #
  • I'm honestly surprised I haven't seen any Monty Python refs re: Louisiana gov oks law allowing guns in church… #
  • "Bring out the Holy Hand Grenade!" "A reading from the book of Armaments…" #
  • "Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high saying, O Lord, bless this, Thy hand grenade… #
  • "…that with it Thou may blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy…" #
  • Apparently, because I wouldn't give a student my Dr Pepper, I'm a racist who hates Mexicans and voted for Arizona's SB1070… #
  • So I guess that means I'm a member of the Arizona Legislature? Funny, I've never lived there… #

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