Abulsme.com: October 2013

@abulsme tweets from 2013-10-07 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 10/06/2013: 8,439 steps and 6.2 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:53
RT @xkcdfeed: #xkcd Open Letter: http://t.co/UDFAa4jJTa 05:12:22
Reading – GOP Rep Likens Shutdown To Gettysburg: 'This Isn't Exactly The Fight' We Wanted (Tom Kludt) http://t.co/9y3GskYOJV 14:54:01
Reading – What John Boehner’s ambition has to do with the shutdown (Dick Meyer) http://t.co/elgv51oYLn 15:00:57
Oh yeah. Wrapped up CC about 14 hours ago. Out later in the week as usual. 15:15:54
Reading – Pertwee Teases Scene Featuring Classic Doctors (DWTV) http://t.co/ghuBLo4rYT 18:23:29
Reading – White House: Obama Will Never Negotiate On The Debt Limit Again (Sahil Kapur) http://t.co/JlJjisF5p1 18:31:20
Yup -> Reading – There Is No There There (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/WxZDrLAzW2 18:41:23

@abulsme tweets from 2013-10-06 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 10/05/2013: 2,479 steps and 1.8 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:17
Reading – вЂњThe Question Was Never вЂњHow Do We Make Sure Artists Are PaidвЂќ. (Rick Falkvinge) http://t.co/T13slES8Ub 01:05:46
Reading – Man Sought in ’98 Attacks on Embassies Is Seized (David Kirkpatrick) http://t.co/ZAUrnls3el 01:18:08
Reading – U.S. Raids in Libya and Somalia Strike Terror Targets (Kirkpatrick/Kuliah/Schmitt) http://t.co/1iiGnI3XVd 01:33:27
Reading – Lawsuit alleging Gmail ads are вЂњwiretappingвЂќ gets judge’s OK (Joe Mullin) http://t.co/wfANBv1TLz 02:59:08
Reading – Israeli Nuclear & other Arms compared to Iran's (Juan Cole) http://t.co/mjFfieWo3N 05:09:13
Finished entering in 2008 election data to http://t.co/Hvgjl16GdA Going back to 1996 before I'm done just entering stuff. 05:33:03
I might play with some nationwide summary stuff before finishing data entry though. We'll see. 05:33:29
OK, 3:15 AM, enough for tonight. 2 poll avg national summary now up: http://t.co/jIHfeqCWti (Need to backfill to 1996 to get 5 poll avg.) 10:25:06
And of course, it is way too early to take any of these polls very seriously anyway. Clinton dominates from name recognition alone. 10:25:49
I'm just trying to get all my stuff in place well in advance so I have plenty of time to refine and adjust and such before 2016 proper. 10:26:30
For instance, I've switched "Strong/Weak/Lean" to "Solid/Strong/Weak" as the names for my cats. Same boundaries for now, just diff names. 10:27:29
It seemed more reflective of reality. Places where someone is ahead by between 5% and 10% are not really "Weak" for that person. 10:29:02
Next up is the 2004 election data. Then historical graphs of the expected EC and the two best lines. After thatвЂ¦ making the map. :-) 10:35:50
After that, a historical tipping point graph. Then a few other things to actually make it production ready. We'll see. 10:37:34
This is going a lot faster than I thought it would. I thought I would have trouble being done before 2016. At this rate I might make 2014! 10:39:08
Reading – Over 100 long-lost Doctor Who episodes found by dedicated fans – in Ethiopia (Halina Watts) http://t.co/Yu5jNqfO0p 10:49:35
I keep thinking of improvements I could make, each of which would only take A FEW MINUTES! Must make myself GO TO BED INSTEAD. :-) 10:57:45
Reading – John Boehner Has Been Cruzified on a Cross of Tea (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/p1VFX9AkFW 17:22:33
Reading – How could we have avoided all this? (Jennifer Rubin) http://t.co/9U9JY3JHFm 17:26:18

@abulsme tweets from 2013-10-05 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 10/04/2013: 5,919 steps and 4.4 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:20
Reading – How terrorists planned and executed their heinous act at Westgate Mall (Gisesa/Ombati) http://t.co/LaCv1GceUk 07:33:09
Reading – N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens (James Risen) http://t.co/Q7TVCRrVe4 21:01:15
Reading – Boehner's Shutdown Fallback Plan Is Doomed (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/BKQRoO3iln 21:04:37
Reading – U.S. Says Navy SEALs Stage Raid on Somali Militants (Kuliah/Schmitt) http://t.co/0dzEA6EQnz 21:09:40

@abulsme tweets from 2013-10-04 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 10/03/2013: 10,130 steps and 7.5 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:22
Reading – How Many Of Twitter's 218 Million Users Are Just Blind-Tweeting From Other Apps? (Josh Constine) http://t.co/LjYRqVREyt 02:34:43
Reading – Police suspect dental hygienist Miriam Carey was behind the wheel of Capitol chase (Flaherty/Hendrix) http://t.co/zeT3Yh5mHH 02:43:17
Watching – World War II in Europe: Every Day (EmperorTigerstar) http://t.co/MJtEu2bWtr 03:01:02
Reading – GOP Epitaph? (Rod Dreher) http://t.co/CAPNtBQd3g 03:55:45
finished Bayesian Data Analysis by Donald B. Rubin (Finally!!) http://t.co/hYtQTnFmb7 16:36:04
Reading – The Obamacare Website is Experiencing Technical Difficulties (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/pTjqvVH1VD 16:55:19
RT @dorseyshaw: Never change, CNBC… http://t.co/xrGSvVpm7N 16:57:19
Reading – OS X Mavericks goes Golden Master, now out for developers (Mark Gurman) http://t.co/s6cuHADUrC 17:07:58
Reading – What A Functional Republican Party Might Offer (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/IovC3Bn7qH 18:53:46
RT @daveweigel: Rep. Jim McDermott on Dem strategy against GOP: "We sit here until they figure out they f**kin’ lost." 19:17:36
Listening to RadioLab "Shorts: Poop Train" http://t.co/BoeY5NjsD0 21:08:36
Just completed a 1.96 km walk – Afternoon dog walk. http://t.co/QhtXycHk5w #RunKeeper 22:26:27

@abulsme tweets from 2013-10-03 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 10/02/2013: 6,336 steps and 4.7 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:13
Alex has homework! Alex’s homework is named Franklin. :-) 01:36:27
RT @AJentleson: GOP Rep. Marlin Stutzman: "We're not going to be disrespected, We have to get something out of this. And I don't know what вЂ¦ 02:20:53
Reading – Bill Gates Says Control-Alt-Delete Was вЂњa MistakeвЂќ (Will Oremus) http://t.co/c7F9WZX3TC 02:30:51
Reading – Microsoft fires back at Yale professor who calls 'Bing It On' claims bogus (Casey Newton) http://t.co/iF7bjlhrQr 02:38:04
Reading – Why does the debt ceiling matter (The Economist) http://t.co/rsL21cbTo0 02:48:38
Reading – Ballard's Macefield house: A lot of symbolism for a little house (Hanna Brooks Olsen) http://t.co/DNUlPF2thA 03:11:39
Reading – The Debt-Ceiling Showdown Is the Fight of Obama’s Life (Jonathan Chait) http://t.co/Sc5KgTCr7I 03:32:51
Reading – The Nullification Party (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/f1h6SbIKzJ 03:40:40
Reading – NSA director admits to misleading public on terror plots (Natasha Lennard) http://t.co/59UxH5fEMz 03:43:01
Reading – Menace (Allie Brosh) http://t.co/ErWRwalCan 04:19:25
Reading – Edward Snowden’s E-Mail Provider Defied FBI Demands to Turn Over Crypto Keys (Kevin Poulsen) http://t.co/DVwMelJQDY 04:36:25
I gotta stop doing this up at 2:30 AM thing on days I have to leave home for work at 6:30 AM. :-/ 09:24:05
Reading – Why the shutdown will be so hard to end, in one perfect quote (Klein/Soltas) http://t.co/OSOm31z6VY 13:34:39
Reading – The Shutdown Won't Save Us From The Debt Limit (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/w3nJOxRxZu 16:23:05
RT @trevortimm: Read Lavabit's statement on the just-released info in their landmark privacy case, and donate to their legal fund: https://вЂ¦ 16:28:07
Reading – We Must Not Negotiate With Economic Terrorists (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/39kEdd58nJ 16:31:56
Reading – Boehner Tells Republicans He Won’t Let the Nation Default (Parker/Lowrey) http://t.co/ktBa5rUUFt 17:13:50
Reading – Boehner's Debt Ceiling Position Hasn't Changed (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/vK7OOvrlbu 17:17:07
Just completed a 2.67 km walk – Early lunch walk. http://t.co/pHGOiyX6yK #RunKeeper 19:06:55
Following developments at Capitol, but nothing to say yet, picture still very unclear as to exactly what happened. 19:40:38
Except maybe, almost no matter what happened, feel very sorry for the child that was reportedly in the car. :-( 19:41:27
Reading – Woman shot and killed by Capitol police after chaotic chase from White House (NBC) http://t.co/pSEoMWIbYC 23:13:27
I feel so bad for that poor child. :-( 23:14:18
Looks like woman had a history of mental issues. Glad she was stopped before she hurt more people, but sad she died. System failed her too. 23:16:13
And while I know child was very young and memory might fade, seeing your mother shot and killed by police is huge trauma that lasts. So sad. 23:22:27

@abulsme tweets from 2013-10-02 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 10/01/2013: 5,173 steps and 3.8 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:02:13
Reading – What The Internet Is, and Should Continue To Be (David Reed) http://t.co/7PZce6FcRK 01:09:14
Reading – Mars Curiosity rover to continue operation despite federal government shutdown (Bryan Bishop) http://t.co/tDRKEjZM8z 01:14:20
RT @rebliv: Is it possible to be innovative without being a dick? (asking on behalf of a friend) 01:18:12
RT @imbou: @rebliv No. I think that most innovative people are thinking outside the box and it ruffles feathers. 01:18:15
RT @rebliv: @imbou I guess it all depends on your definition of "dick" perhaps? 01:18:19
.@imbou @rebliv Plenty of innovation from non-dicks. They just tend to get screwed out of any fame or fortune by the dicks around them. in reply to imbou 01:20:49
.@imbou @rebliv Non-dicks can innovate, but almost by definition they end up not benefiting directly from it because they share it freely. in reply to imbou 01:23:11
RT @rebliv: @abulsme @imbou Good point. 01:25:01
Good Point -> Reading – Fingerprints are Usernames, not Passwords (Dustin Kirkland) http://t.co/LVUhGzkul5 02:10:43
RT @imbou: @abulsme @rebliv you can't be a total dick, but you need a little dick in you to deal with the pushback. 02:12:19
RT @rebliv: @imbou @abulsme i guess size matters 02:12:40
Can I have two weeks please? RT @jennsteele: I would like to sleep for a week, please. 02:53:43
I have this issue -> Apple promises fix for iMessage bug in iOS 7 (Aaron Souppouris) http://t.co/ENYF929MXd 09:13:06
Reading – The 113th Congress? More partisan than the 112th Congress вЂ” thanks to Republicans (Chris Cillizza) http://t.co/Ho6tlCaNhW 15:41:09
Reading – Small-batch appropriations plan: New GOP idea makes no sense. (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/LMOjtgwNOX 15:43:42
Reading – N.S.A. Experiment Traced U.S. Cellphone Locations (Charlie Savage) http://t.co/vPqE6hp0TD 15:49:09
RT @jbendery: We have arrived. 17 House Republicans now publicly ready to support a clean CR to fund the government. http://t.co/vSqqcBIlKj 18:50:23
Reading – Seymour Hersh on Obama, NSA and the 'pathetic' American media (Lisa O'Carroll) http://t.co/AxtU2KdQPo 20:35:04
Reading – Obamacare’s biggest problem right now isn’t glitches. It’s traffic. (Sarah Kliff) http://t.co/eHG8KZDzw1 20:40:25
RT @robertcostaNRO: Members tell me the leadership has all but officially decided to blend any CR agreement into larger debt deal later thiвЂ¦ 22:26:53
RT @JuddLegum: Can I burn down your house?
No

Just the 2nd floor?

No

Garage?

No

Let's talk about what I can burn down.

No

YOU ARENвЂ¦ 23:38:19

@abulsme tweets from 2013-10-01 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/30/2013: 10,494 steps and 7.7 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:14
RT @chucktodd: POTUS just signed the bill that will ensure military continues to get pay during any shutdown 02:26:29
RT @politicalwire: The House GOP is really just throwing spaghetti at the wall now. 02:43:40
RT @gerrycanavan: Surprised the Republicans managed to bungle even the optics of the shutdown. Should have left the Senate holding the bag вЂ¦ 02:43:53
.@politicalwire Is it Barilla spaghetti? in reply to politicalwire 02:49:38
RT @ZekeJMiller: One hour to shut down. 30 minutes to decision point for OMB to order federal agencies to begin shutdown 03:00:16
RT @Atrios: at midnight, according to the constitution we have to put our right foot in and then shake it all about 03:00:45
There ya go. RT @breakingpol: OMB Director Sylvia Burwell has ordered federal agencies to implement their shutdown plans – @ZekeJMiller 03:50:32
Reading – Sorry Republicans, Obamacare just went live (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/uay8h1SYlj 05:30:05
Did 6 hours of work for work between 5 PM and 2 AM. Just stopping now. Not sure once I start again at 8:30 AM I'll put in QUITE a full dayвЂ¦ 09:07:01
I had this thought earlier of getting this week's podcast out before the shutdown. I didn't quite make it. But I was close. So here ya goвЂ¦ 09:18:23
[Abulpost] Curmudgeon's Corner: Fingerprints of the Shutdown http://t.co/f2DKzlY0Le 09:18:34
Still several days earlier than I usually get it out. So there is that. Of course, I'm up @2:30 in the morning & need to be up around 5. :-( 09:21:41
Reading – Why a Populist Grand Strategy Might Be Unpopular (Daniel W. Drezner) http://t.co/GqS8qxUvxA 20:30:03
Reading – What Would Foreign Policy Look Like Under a Different Two-Party System? (Peter Feaver) http://t.co/esPejWzItL 20:37:45
Reading – What Gravity Gets RightвЂ”and WrongвЂ”About Space (Jeffrey Kluger) http://t.co/bgyUAOPz52 20:44:03
Heh. Probably not. Long term (2025+) wild speculation, no conclusions. RT @natsecHeather: @abulsme cousin, do i have to read this? 20:48:32
.@natsecHeather Boils down to: If one or both parties go the way of the Whigs someday, it might affect foreign policy in unpredictable ways. in reply to natsecHeather 20:55:05
.@natsecHeather effect/affect. Bleh! Short night last night. Or autocorrect. Yeah! Let’s call it autocorrect. :-) in reply to natsecHeather 20:57:32

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Fingerprints of the Shutdown

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:

Timeliness / NSA Stuff
Govt Shutdown / Obamacare
Fingerprint Security
Talking to Iran / Syria

Recorded on 30 Sep 2013

Length this week – 1:15:42


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@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-30 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/29/2013: 4,222 steps and 3.1 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 00:03:25
This week's CC in the can. Out later in the week as usual. 01:20:03
Reading – Twitter gets pushy with notifications for recommended tweets (Timothy J. Seppala) http://t.co/xPI85QFQ4K 14:42:51
Reading – Raising The Debt Ceiling Isn't A Concession (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/Z4Lc0YvFnT 14:53:23
RT @BYUfan: Early! RT @abulsme: This week's CC in the can. Out later in the week as usual. 14:53:41
.@BYUfan We moved the вЂњnormalвЂќ time 26 hrs earlier, because @imbou wants to watch some sporting thing or another at the old normal time. :-) in reply to BYUfan 14:55:59
Reading – Stance on Peace Talks Suggests Syria and West Differ on Tactics (Anne Barnard) http://t.co/yC2p2E3LXu 15:35:45
Reading – Declassified documents show NSA listened in on MLK, Muhammad Ali and Art Buchwald (Richard Leiby) http://t.co/WsE2fIsLj3 15:38:28
Reading – I Think Republicans Are Confused About the Word "Compromise" (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/oZb1SA1Qw8 15:40:49
RT @MikeEmanuelFox: 54-46 party line vote – Senate Democrats strip out delay in #Obamacare, and repeal of medical device tax. #shutdown in вЂ¦ 18:27:41
RT @allahpundit: Serious question: Why doesn’t Pelosi offer a discharge petition on the Senate CR? There are probably 30 or so Repubs who’dвЂ¦ 18:48:44
RT @DannyVinik: After this House meeting, I'm more confident Boehner is going to go with a clean CR sometime late tonight 19:03:12
Just completed a 1.83 km walk – Dog walk. http://t.co/OshFmJXMyg #RunKeeper 21:22:54

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