{"id":767,"date":"2012-04-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/29\/weekly-tweet-digest-2012-04-29\/"},"modified":"2012-04-29T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T11:00:00","slug":"weekly-tweet-digest-2012-04-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/29\/weekly-tweet-digest-2012-04-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tweet Digest – 2012-04-29"},"content":{"rendered":"

gene porting per environment RT @nalohopkinson<\/a>: … imagine how this is going to change science fiction! http:\/\/t.co\/9jAZ5AdM<\/a> #xna<\/a> #dna #rna<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
yet another reason why I love France: RT @FRANCE24<\/a>: Twitter users circumvent French law with #WWII<\/a> codes http:\/\/t.co\/07o5hBOI<\/a> #Radiolondres<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Zounds. #<\/a><\/li>\n
learning language as terraforming thought topography; logic process geometry; metaphors: flora as climate placeholder, fauna as motive map. #<\/a><\/li>\n
"\u00d0\u02dc\u00d0\u00b4\u00d0\u00b5\u00d1\u201a \u00d0\u00b1\u00d1\u2039\u00d1\u2021\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00ba, \u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00b0\u00d1\u2021\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00b5\u00d1\u201a\u00d1\u0081\u00d1\u008f, \/
\n\u00d0\u2019\u00d0\u00b7\u00d0\u00b4\u00d1\u2039\u00d1\u2026\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00b5\u00d1\u201a \u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b0 \u00d1\u2026\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00b4\u00d1\u0192: \/
\n– \u00d0\u017e\u00d1\u2026, \u00d0\u00b4\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u0081\u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00b0 \u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bd\u00d1\u2021\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00b5\u00d1\u201a\u00d1\u0081\u00d1\u008f, \/
\n\u00d0\u00a1\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00b9\u00d1\u2021\u00d0\u00b0\u00d1\u0081 \u00d1\u008f \u00d1\u0192\u00d0\u00bf\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00b4\u00d1\u0192!" — nursery rhyme #<\/a><\/li>\n
Count Dushku #<\/a><\/li>\n
THANKS FOR TIDYING UP, MOM. NOW ALL MY FRIENDS ARE PROBABLY DEAD. #magicschoolbus<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@monicabyrne13<\/a> the two forms of "to be" in Spanish, also. in reply to monicabyrne13<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@vyemoran<\/a> @allisonicole86 as if anybody needed more reasons to live there. in reply to vyemoran<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
CPR on a bag of chips #<\/a><\/li>\n
@ferretthimself<\/a> SIR. SIR I SALUTE YOUR CHOICES SIR. in reply to ferretthimself<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
"hmm, cookie dough. this will be the fourth time I have brushed my teeth today." — @danaROrana<\/a>, dental hygiene enthusiast #<\/a><\/li>\n
@ferretthimself<\/a> so tempting. Alas, I will attend neither. Are you in new England? I may make a trip up there this summer… in reply to ferretthimself<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@ferretthimself<\/a> yes, please. I shake you warmly by the hand, and will do so in person One Day Soon. in reply to ferretthimself<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
It's a shame: every time I try to write "soon" I type "doom." #<\/a><\/li>\n
Making list of all the things the art world has taken from me. Short list. So far: the ability to use the word "statuesque" with precision. #<\/a><\/li>\n
I wonder if my phone has realized yet that I will want to type "the" much more often than "ye." Apparently not. #<\/a><\/li>\n
Oh man this lady on "the state of things" is huffing her own brain fumes. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@MollyRingwald<\/a> does she rinse it out, or leave it bristling? in reply to MollyRingwald<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Listening to "the state of things." tammy talks like a politician, keeps spewing the same sound bite. #<\/a><\/li>\n
Also tammy on "the state of things" considers "civil rights" to apply excusively to African Americans? #<\/a><\/li>\n
"there is no legal or natural right to same sex marriage." — Tammy, guest on "the state of things" #<\/a><\/li>\n
anyway, now @monicabyrne13<\/a> is on "The State of Things," on WUNC 91.5 FM, talking about her new play, WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW #<\/a><\/li>\n
The pro-amendment spokesperson on @wunc<\/a>'s @state_of_things<\/a> today is named Tami Fitzgerald. #<\/a><\/li>\n
She called legally recognized marriage btw homosexual people "imposed redefinition of marriage" that went against all time human definition. #<\/a><\/li>\n
RT @Vote4MarriageNC<\/a>: Chairwoman Tami Fitzgerald during an interview with John Roberts of Fox News. #4MarriageNC<\/a> http:\/\/t.co\/1ljgNRYh<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
no no see of course you know what I respect most about you is your loud & pseudosassy conformity. please tell this story for the third time. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@monicabyrne13<\/a> how passionate she is protecting those she considers her people–what wonderful work she could do if she loved widely instead in reply to monicabyrne13<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@monicabyrne13<\/a> but then, "you would be a good person if you were a different person" is not really much salve. in reply to monicabyrne13<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@vyemoran<\/a> crossing my fingers even now. in reply to vyemoran<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Quod tu es, ego fui; quod nunc sum, et tu eris. #<\/a><\/li>\n
Best part of a diverse workplace: just clarified the difference between \u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00b3\u00d0\u00b0 (colleague) & \u00d1\u201a\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00b2\u00d0\u00b0\u00d1\u20ac\u00d0\u00b8\u00d1\u2030 (comrade, no longer used w\/o irony). #<\/a><\/li>\n
Aberrant monstrosity #wotd<\/a> is "biffle." Usage: I would rather plant bot flies in my sinuses than use the word "biffle." #bfl<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
\u00d0\u00a3\u00d1\u20ac\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b8\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00b8 \u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b8\u00d1\u02c6\u00d0\u00ba\u00d1\u0192 \u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b0 \u00d0\u00bf\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bb,
\n\u00d0\u017e\u00d1\u201a\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u20ac\u00d0\u00b2\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00b8 \u00d0\u00bc\u00d0\u00b8\u00d1\u02c6\u00d0\u00ba\u00d0\u00b5 \u00d0\u00bb\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00bf\u00d1\u0192.
\n\u00d0\u2019\u00d1\u0081\u00d0\u00b5 \u00d1\u20ac\u00d0\u00b0\u00d0\u00b2\u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00be \u00d0\u00b5\u00d0\u00b3\u00d0\u00be \u00d0\u00bd\u00d0\u00b5 \u00d0\u00b1\u00d1\u20ac\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u02c6\u00d1\u0192 —
\n\u00d0\u0178\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u201a\u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bc\u00d1\u0192 \u00d1\u2021\u00d1\u201a\u00d0\u00be \u00d0\u00be\u00d0\u00bd \u00d1\u2026\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u20ac\u00d0\u00be\u00d1\u02c6\u00d0\u00b8\u00d0\u00b9. — nursery rhyme about a teddy bear #<\/a><\/li>\n
Makkad-man, makkad-man. does anything that a makkad-man does. http:\/\/t.co\/EAwLncQQ<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Same cocoa puff, same coco chanel #<\/a><\/li>\n
BEES IN THE TRACK BEE BEES IN THE TRACK. BEES IN THE TRACK BEE BEES IN THE TRACK. #somanybees<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
tribal Jesus fish SUV window decal sighting. #<\/a><\/li>\n
Capitalism considered as an elaborate experiment to create human veal from future generations of rich folk. Clan Kardashian Kobe-style pork. #<\/a><\/li>\n
"It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth considering the idea that we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t." RT @damiengwalter<\/a>: How will writers make a living in the future? http:\/\/t.co\/ZZ8gU7G4<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@damiengwalter<\/a> writers maybe won't get paid then, but people will always compensate effective storytelling (not that money = only method) in reply to damiengwalter<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@damiengwalter<\/a> when humans stop telling stories, it will be time to redefine the species. in reply to damiengwalter<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@pata_sucia<\/a> The best teacher eval is a column of unlabeled bubbled-in pencil marks on loose leaf. Grade that on a curve, Dr Fancyletters. in reply to pata_sucia<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
So thrush is a disease. Makes me wonder what symptoms 'flamingo' expresses. #<\/a><\/li>\n
@dropping_dombs<\/a> i heard that contracting the gay leads to voting and sometimes vegetarianism. are these diseases linked. #thedearabbyagenda<\/a> in reply to dropping_dombs<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@rquat<\/a> people make stories all the time; comparing experience is how most people relate. we'll always pay for stories, esp pleasurable ones. in reply to rquat<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@danaROrana<\/a> while we, on the other hand, are like sauce and meatballs. In a word: awesome. #dang<\/a> #welldaaaaang cf @dropping_dombs<\/a> in reply to danaROrana<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
Let's build a future in which no sane person would dare to grow old. #tcot<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
There is a fracture. (via my father) http:\/\/t.co\/xT7i3gif<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@monicabyrne13<\/a> good resources. I'm going to gather a list of language resources–prep for Belize, maybe. in reply to monicabyrne13<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
"would someone give me a loan? I'd like to purchase that scone. my closet song is a koan. solution? gargle that 'tr\u00c3\u00b3n." –kanye #<\/a><\/li>\n
Finished a very rough draft of a short story last night. Learned not to let so much time worm between initial impetus & final work. #<\/a><\/li>\n
Hemingway: kind of a dick, but also correct. RT @brainpicker<\/a>: "Forget your personal tragedy…" Hemingway to Fitzgerald http:\/\/t.co\/q0kFcVal<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
@mkazoo<\/a> thanks! Also: envious of last night's show. And how. in reply to mkazoo<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n
TETSUUUUUUOOOOO #<\/a><\/li>\n
@tdelucci<\/a> I've read the comic, but I'm watching 'Akira' for the first time. in reply to tdelucci<\/a> #<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
gene porting per environment RT @nalohopkinson: … imagine how this is going to change science fiction! http:\/\/t.co\/9jAZ5AdM #xna #dna #rna # yet another reason why I love France: RT @FRANCE24: Twitter users circumvent French law with #WWII codes http:\/\/t.co\/07o5hBOI #Radiolondres # Zounds. # learning language as terraforming thought topography; logic process geometry; metaphors: flora as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulboccaccio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}