@nickdpi I guess I can find quite a few other places in Chicago that make pretty good hot dogs, though. (in reply to this tweet) @palewire I more often order a polish, italian sausage, or brat but I have nothing against hotdogs. (in reply to this tweet) The most depressing hot dog stand in America [...]
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"Hey, I'm just happy to be here…"
September 29th, 2010
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RT @ryanmark Is that website ugly as hell? Are those ads bugging the crap out of you? Blow them up: http://j.mp/aajzwK h/t @onyxfish Enjoying this 1993 “after-hours” Prince concert from WolfgangsVault.com http://j.mp/azpkdz inc. “I’ll Take You There” and “What is Hip” RT @ChiTribCloutSt One week left to register to vote for Nov. 2 election http://bit.ly/cUL4oa [...]
September 28th, 2010
WNUR Conference of the Birds, 2010-09-28
“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-5). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives. You can subscribe to the podcast with this URL. You can also see one jumbo list of my past playlists [...]
September 28th, 2010
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@jaquith makes sense. I’d still suggestion considering Mongo for stuff that isn’t very relational, like transcripts, if you have the choice. (in reply to this tweet) @jaquith XML? in a relational database? ick. Why not go NoSQL? We used Mongo for http://j.mp/bdOPqa and it was nifty. (in reply to this tweet) @jsb http://j.mp/9CXQD9 (in reply [...]
September 27th, 2010
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@JimTheBeerGuy I do wish I’d been there. Belated happy birthday! (in reply to this tweet) @jaquith What kind of ice cream were you going to make that you bought your ingredients at the butcher’s? (in reply to this tweet) Share and Enjoy:
September 26th, 2010
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@onyxfish your enthusiasm is appreciated :) (in reply to this tweet) Share and Enjoy:
September 25th, 2010
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@onyxfish @palewire Ben’s thing does something different. And credit where its due, @bycoffe wrote more of csvcut http://j.mp/du7a2e (in reply to this tweet) .@patelc75 OpenGovChicago Meetup: http://j.mp/cpNlW2 Google Group: http://j.mp/a8Zkes looks like a few of our folks are on the panel (in reply to this tweet) @me3dia I don’t get your snark. Houlihan expressed interest [...]
September 24th, 2010
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What became of Kip Addotta? “Wet Dream” video: http://j.mp/aYaoGc (inspired by this musical pun link via @ryanmark : http://j.mp/ajHSPE ) why am I skeptical of the footer labeled “Radical breakthroughs for Humanity” on CNN right now? Wonder what they’re talking about. @daveknapik You should read Stephen Duncombe’s Dream http://j.mp/bHOuac (in reply to this tweet) @powerlesspop [...]
September 23rd, 2010
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@frodriquez those don’t seem like exorbitant prices. $36K/year for a city the size of Chicago? That is a fraction of a skilled developer. (in reply to this tweet) Late on this Economist re Mitch Daniels: “it is unclear that a clever, measured candidate stands a chance within the GOP” http://j.mp/9x92V4 New Conference of the Birds [...]
September 22nd, 2010
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Scary Face Flip Tees—vampire, zombie or monster—on Etsy http://j.mp/b02DPd /via @azaaza Fresh Sriracha (aka, home made ‘Rooster’) http://j.mp/d81mXZ /via @scottvdp attn: @brianboyer @matth Forgot to mention that “Baxter Swilley for Lt. Governor” yard sign I saw a couple of weeks ago. Anyone else seen one? What’s the point? “TN did exactly to MI & the [...]