Jeff Eaton
Drupal developer
Software developer, teacher, and generally opinionated snark.
Drupal
http://twitter.com/eaton
http://jeff.viapositiva.net
2050 followers
5591 tweets
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There are two hard problems in CompSci: optimal cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors.
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OH: "Well, the Title title can just be the title, but reign_title can't be the reign title, or the title title."
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Know Drupal? Dig wrestling? Looks like the WWE is hiring... http://j.mp/bSu4pB
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I want to be the Malcolm Gladwell of Drupal APIs. My breakout book will be named 'Clear Cache.'
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The irony of a self-declared "First principles philosopher" suggesting I read Blink is pretty heavy.
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An amazing treasure trove of old forum logs from the 1980s, posted by MeFi's grumblebee. Fascinating stuff. http://bit.ly/dw77eJ
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Sifted through a bunch of aegir instances - I have a whole platform just for experimenting with @merlinofchaos stuff: *.earl.dev
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The real problem with using old card catalogs is the full-table lock.
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Sometimes I just want to copy someone else's status, word for word, and see if they notice.
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Everyone in #drupal needs to read http://bit.ly/cBMNYk immediately. I DECLARE IT.
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Well, what do you know. #drupal7 and #statusnet with #salmon do just what I want. Thank you, internets!
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You know what the federated web needs? Blog posts that are explicitly replies to other blog posts, and reconstruction of cross-site threads.
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Hoping that http://bit.ly/9nZiMK turns into a learning opportunity rather than a pile-on. Great chance to explain why sexism is problematic.
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If people are offended by a public figure's comments, saying that they're bad people who don't deserve a voice tends to end badly.
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If we accept that used games are ethical, we don't have to accept that used purchasers get support/etc from the publisher. #PAgamesdialog
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Someone, somewhere, somehow, thought sending this email was a good idea. http://bit.ly/wtf-ist
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Must resist the temptation to buy a stack of 1.8" micro hard drives to build a RAID array in a tea tin.
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Awesome BBC article for Mad Men fans and students of classic advertising. http://bbc.in/aCAPwZ examines the back-room dramas of Madison Ave.
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I declare mondays 'Share your awesome workflow tools' day. Like Follow Friday, but for nerd work. I nominate http://ditchnet.org/httpclient/
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WikiLeaks founder charged w/double rape, http://bbc.in/cq6mYp Charges dropped 5 hrs later http://bbc.in/aYpjqh CIA says, "Whoops, our bad!"
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I'm on team Edward - http://tinyurl.com/2g6vpe8
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♫ What New York Used To Be - The Kills ♫ I've never listened to them before today. I'm such a fool.

