http://www.alexanderrea.com Madison Ave. & Broadway Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:59:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.alexanderrea.com/2010/08/29/what-i-was-tweeting-about-this-week-ending-2010-08-29/ http://www.alexanderrea.com/2010/08/29/what-i-was-tweeting-about-this-week-ending-2010-08-29/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:59:00 +0000 Alexander Rea http://www.alexanderrea.com/2010/08/29/what-i-was-tweeting-about-this-week-ending-2010-08-29/

• @skinnynyc Thanks for stumping for my panel http://www.bit.ly/reaSXSW2011 #
• The absolutely hilarious two-man piano act, The Gay Agenda, performs this Thursday at Joe's Pub http://bit.ly/c6tCBI #
• Every now and then you need to do a security sweep. #WordPress #
• @xquamx Congrats on the MIXX nomination http://bit.ly/bfWhBy in reply to xquamx #
• Nice recap of last night's Mad Men with some historical factoids http://adage.com/u/hxJ2ja #
• It looks like a Jos. A. Banks spot in here (@ Wolfgang's Steakhouse) http://4sq.com/4t52Gs #
• A Leatherman is an excessive tool to cut up one's lunch. #
• Clever read on your clever social media title [via SmartBlog] http://bit.ly/dmckfL #
• Predator on TV this morning. Even edited it's still good. Thanks E!. #
• The polls close tomorrow. Please vote for my SXSWi panel. http://www.bit.ly/reaSXSW2011 Your support is appreciated. #sxsw #DigitalHustle #
• Mega eatery Eataly to open 8/31. Batali and Bastianich behind it. iPhone level excitement. #foodie #nerd http://bit.ly/bK4E4L #
• 2 years ago tonight with @Nicole_w_miller (@ The Redhead) http://4sq.com/1ffxYS #
• At the cinema. Once every year almost. @nicole_w_miller and I are seeing what this Inception is all about. #
• The best part of Inception. http://yfrog.com/mzmvqjj #
• Best part of Inception: Brainstorm. Dark City. Brazil. The Matrix. However the production was epic. Kudos to the crew. #
• A Volkswagen mini mini bus. It popped a couple wheelies moments earlier. http://yfrog.com/mydkoxj #

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• Rehearsing for tomorrow's show at Joe's Pub. 9:30 PM. (@ Smash Studios NYC) http://4sq.com/9A9pRC #
• My show tonight at Joe's Pub with Lilli Cooper is sold out http://bit.ly/aSTwaj #
• Wow. Christopher Walken guest hosts the Leonard Lopate Show. Now on WNYC. #
• Tech for tonight's sold out show with Lilli Cooper. (@ Joe's Pub) http://4sq.com/3IZVQO #
• On drums, Alexander (@ Joe's Pub) http://4sq.com/3IZVQO #
• Today I learned about a lost scene from ROTJ and that the entire saga will be out on Blu-Ray. Shocked. http://bit.ly/9pSQLY #
• Get some flowers for your other. I know you past some today. #
• Polls? 70% of Americans favor this or that? I pay taxes. No one asked me. #
• Atmospheric conditions over the East Village causes colored beams above buildings http://yfrog.com/n4ovoj #
• Who remembers the Nintendo PowerGlove? This one helps firefighters. [@psfk] http://bit.ly/cP7BH8 #
• Assimilating (@ SKINNYNYC) http://4sq.com/bmRrUY #
• Please vote for my SXSW 2011 panel: Digital Hustle. Doing it on your own and surviving. #sxsw http://bit.ly/reaSXSW2011 #
• Why don't we question byzantine corporate IT policies? Remember IT, you support the workers. #
• Bravo Stinky Bklyn. Bucherondin. #foodie http://yfrog.com/neu2yj #
• This is a city gem. (w/ @nicole_w_miller) (@ Grand Sichuan St. Mark's) http://4sq.com/4WwPa6 #

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• Rehearsing for tomorrow's show at Joe's Pub. 9:30 PM. (@ Smash Studios NYC) http://4sq.com/9A9pRC #
• My show tonight at Joe's Pub with Lilli Cooper is sold out http://bit.ly/aSTwaj #
• Wow. Christopher Walken guest hosts the Leonard Lopate Show. Now on WNYC. #
• Tech for tonight's sold out show with Lilli Cooper. (@ Joe's Pub) http://4sq.com/3IZVQO #
• On drums, Alexander (@ Joe's Pub) http://4sq.com/3IZVQO #
• Today I learned about a lost scene from ROTJ and that the entire saga will be out on Blu-Ray. Shocked. http://bit.ly/9pSQLY #
• Get some flowers for your other. I know you past some today. #
• Polls? 70% of Americans favor this or that? I pay taxes. No one asked me. #
• Atmospheric conditions over the East Village causes colored beams above buildings http://yfrog.com/n4ovoj #
• Who remembers the Nintendo PowerGlove? This one helps firefighters. [@psfk] http://bit.ly/cP7BH8 #
• Assimilating (@ SKINNYNYC) http://4sq.com/bmRrUY #
• Please vote for my SXSW 2011 panel: Digital Hustle. Doing it on your own and surviving. #sxsw http://bit.ly/reaSXSW2011 #
• Why don't we question byzantine corporate IT policies? Remember IT, you support the workers. #
• Bravo Stinky Bklyn. Bucherondin. #foodie http://yfrog.com/neu2yj #
• This is a city gem. (w/ @nicole_w_miller) (@ Grand Sichuan St. Mark's) http://4sq.com/4WwPa6 #

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• At 4am? Been a while since we did this. (@ Famous Joe's Pizza w/ @nicole_w_miller) http://4sq.com/2FdjrO #
• @TheCookiesMob SoHo on Broadway and Prince http://yfrog.com/htynvtj #
• Man-eating sunflower. News at 11. http://yfrog.com/nd6w3tj #
• This place is it. (@ Veniero’s Pasticceria & Cafe w/ @nicole_w_miller) http://4sq.com/2qAmE5 #
• A portal has been discovered in Chelsea Market straight to some sort of bread heaven #foodie http://yfrog.com/6eb3hjj #
• I was wondering when they would write Vietnam into this show. Soon to be draft time. #madmen #
• Cicadas in the West Village? #
• Regardless of your ethos or dogma, deodorant is required during the summer. #RudePeopleInPublic #
• Hello public drum set at studio. What is unique about you? (@ Smash Studios NYC) http://4sq.com/9A9pRC #
• There's a horn section on this gig? Shut the front door. #
• Great writeup on Lollapalooza by Richard Sandrok of Shure mics http://bit.ly/9s8Qd2 #
• I'm performing Monday night at Joe's Pub with Lilli Cooper http://bit.ly/aSTwaj #
• I need your vote for my SXSWi panel. Please. http://bit.ly/ddSWBE #DigitalHustle #sxsw #
• @farmerangel Thanks for stumping for my panel votes http://www.bit.ly/reaSXSW2011 #ff #sxsw #
• I'm trying Talentag. It's like LinkedIn with badges. Let's tag each other. http://bit.ly/d2mqZu #

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• Brewing up some fine Portland roasted beans with our Chemex. http://bit.ly/ce3yLJ #
• Video of me in the studio from last week. Recording drum tracks. http://youtu.be/Gw2Phv77F-Y #musician #
• Nerdy backdrop while I'm cooking. Patrick Stewart narrates a solar system show on the Science Channel. #
• Worked with @ScoutmobNYC and @theRedheadNYC on a new promotion, http://bit.ly/cdZ4tS #
• SXSW 2011 registration now open http://bit.ly/bm6x8k #
• Registered for SXSW 2011 and booked my hotel. Do it now or else you'll be staying out by the airport. #
• Rain leads a mobile seminar at Red Car http://yfrog.com/0gd6jlj #
• Mobile app cheat sheet from Rain http://m.mediarain.com/ #
• Driving around the city is so different before 6 AM #
• Finished 1st round of Magic Trackpad trials. Not comfortable in design apps. Trials continue. #
• Fox using QR codes (cleverly called Fox Codes) but you still have to download an app. Barrier. http://bit.ly/98r6uY #
• Provisioning a cloud server today. I didn't know that all I got was the OS and a prompt. Command line time. #in #
• Judge overturns California's ban on same-sex marriage. Thank you. Sincerely, Alexander Rea. http://bit.ly/aCQbHV #
• Found a great alley to park motorbikes in Tribeca. White St just off Broadway. http://yfrog.com/naumgj #
• More robots! This one with a "soft and pleasant body" [@psfk] http://bit.ly/bSiAML #
• And if you like that, imagine if they used the artist Christy Singleton to do it http://bit.ly/bHmtyE #
• LOST epilogues? Buy season 6? How much just for these epilogues?? Just when I thought I was out. #
• Curse you LOST!!! I am getting sucked back in!!! #
• At least there's a stylish Lavazza bar in the hyped Eataly. Opening? http://yfrog.com/5hfvfsj #
• Just ran the command "yum install httpd" from a black screen with green type. What a way to spend a sunny Saturday. #in #

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• Jumping through newsspace and see @uberblond on MSNBC talking about Six Items or Less http://bit.ly/9ydS9X #
• More robots! This one is a dress form that will change size for virtual fittings. [@psfk] http://bit.ly/bqVN9m #
• Watching #madmen premier with @nicole_w_miller. #
• RT @tim_nolan: #SCDP Big vs. Small Round one. #
• Bugs Bunny appeared today in 1940. In Tex Avery and Rich Hogan's Wild Hare. http://bit.ly/cmeKbb #
• You don't need a review to know that actual comics take a back seat at Toy, Movie, Game Con (Comic-Con) http://bit.ly/atnNhk #
• RT @OGILVY: Discovery Channel Uses Social Networking To Freak You Out http://bit.ly/cOQG9g – by Campfire & Domani Chicago #
• My panel idea for SXSW Interactive made it to the next round! Public voting starts 8/9. Early registration for SXSW starts 8/2. #sxsw #
• Being pitched by a notable shop straight from an iPad being passed around. It's working. No big screen needed. #
• Stand underneath the platform sign at Canal St and you'll become the tour guide. Yes, this train goes to 42nd street. #
• This place is an operation. Yes there are good sit down joints nearby but this is a hotrod buffet bodega. (@ Picnic Basket) #
• Want to walk over to the Apple Store? Sure. (@ Apple Store) http://4sq.com/4y6o2x #
• Magic Friday. Have Trackpad thanks to morning meeting walk to Apple Store. It's replaced my mouse. For now. #
• Happy SysAdmin Day! http://bit.ly/bnUR42 #nerd #
• @michaelpiliero Field trials have only just started. Please give R&D some time. #MagicTrackpadTrials in reply to michaelpiliero #
• Missed this earlier in the week, http://bit.ly/9x9HIU. Tron. Fan of the original, like the modern FX but the story? New toys at least. #
• The TexMex staple, Queso, is rumored not to be available in Gotham. I'm tired of hearing this. Challenge! #foodie #
• Watering plants in the Saatchi & Saatchi rooftop garden http://yfrog.com/bhl5dj http://yfrog.com/2p71544091j #
• Chicago PD on the streets of Greenpoint Brooklyn. Night shoot for Goodwife. http://tweetphoto.com/35884303 #
• The posters by @ollymoss for the 2010 Alamo Rolling Roadshow are great. http://bit.ly/csFBZs #
• @nicole_w_miller and I are in a time machine. Summer 40's attire. Off to dinner and dancing. #

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• RT @RGA: Wow, that was fast: Amazon says e-books now outsell hardcovers. http://nyti.ms/9W5RLT #
• RT @mashable Discovery and Facebook Show How a Pandemic C.. http://bit.ly/denalc #campfire #discovery #facebook marketing #
• Chased a tire down the street like a little kid this morning. This is a business to have. (@ Pepes Tires) http://4sq.com/ay7g45 #
• Great sandwiches. (@ Columbine w/ 2 others) http://4sq.com/6HNcdI #
• The ‘Best’ Cupcake in the City [NYMag Grub Street] http://bit.ly/biDrQY #foodie #
• Off to load-in for this weekends studio session. Looking forward to it. http://tweetphoto.com/34278775 #
• Running mics. (@ Hell Studios) http://4sq.com/ab8724 #
• Join the Mozilla Drumbeat movement to keep the web open. http://bit.ly/asBB7O #in #
• More robots! Flipping a pancake. Some humans can't. Took it/him/her 50 times. I cheered at the end. http://bit.ly/d6gIkv #nerd #
• I received my refund notification for the bumper I purchased with my iPhone 4. Phone still works just fine. http://bit.ly/cDQDVQ #
• Day #2 (@ Hell Studios) http://4sq.com/ab8724 #
• At Michael Gilboe's Hell Studios http://tweetphoto.com/34488542 #
• Day #3 Last day. A few more songs. It's been great. (@ Hell Studios) http://4sq.com/ab8724 #
• Remeber to conserve your water on Arakis. #
• Remember to conserve your water on Arakis. #
• Thats a wrap. Great sessions at Michael Gilboe's Hell Studios laying down drum tracks on his new originals. #

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• Thank you BBC-A for a great Sun lineup. STNG then James May's Toy Stories. #sunNerdOut #
• New Greenpoint vet paints their security door. Brightens up entire street. http://tweetphoto.com/32158908 #
• Enojying the High Line with @nicole_w_miller #
• @xquamx Too many drinks + Twitter = a liability. Drop your phone now. in reply to xquamx #
• Blue crabs all night (@ The Hideaway) http://4sq.com/4twfl8 #
• New national spot for SoBe from @firstborn_nyc – 30sec of double entendre but safe for work. http://youtu.be/RA4699OjIFc #
• Star Wars subway car by @ImprovEvery NYC. Costumes are great! Do you need another? http://bit.ly/9EnzUN #
• @VanHoven Based on The Replacements pedigrees and current stints, will they have an unbiased view? http://bit.ly/a3GR26 #
• @tim_nolan Are you playing Super Contra? in reply to tim_nolan #
• Leaving Stumptown for the week in favor of another Portlander, Water Avenue. http://bit.ly/9reH2o #
• Robots saving the world. Putting the first lid on oil. #cnn http://bit.ly/9VbGRF #
• New summer squash soup @theRedHeadNYC is amazing. Squash, ratatouille, squah blossom, basil. #foodie http://bit.ly/cInJeJ #
• Great use of Facebok API. @Campfiresteve and co. for The Colony. Watch your friends get nuclear flu. http://bit.ly/aNkhi6 #in #
• Just tested a free VNC and it's name is great. Chicken of the VNC. http://bit.ly/chFio7 #
• Watch The Conversation now on Ovation. About an hour in but you can pick it up. Great film and score. #
• Picked up first studio session in a while. Looking forward to it. #
• More thought went into IBM Lotus' webmail than did Microsoft's. Reverse for desktop clients. Is the enemy of my enemy my friend? #
• An iPad is a great recipe droid. #foodie #nerd http://tweetphoto.com/33220409 #
• Clever ad placement. http://tweetphoto.com/33235330 #

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• Nerding out big time. Watching STNG marathon on BBC HD. Using iPADD. If all else fails, reconfigure the primary sensor array. #
• What would you do w/ a pallet of Wheat Thins? (roughly 430 boxes). Whats the shelf life? This lady might need to know. http://bit.ly/aJdEFK #
• Someone asks, "What's the Apple key?" #technicallySpeaking [History: http://bit.ly/2IXdrr #
• Success! Tested remote desktop with iPad - iTap VNC client 1.2 WiFi w/ ARD Cable Modem. Separate locations. http://yfrog.com/ja9kfj #
• Thanks sis for the stinky cheese box from Murray's (the Normandy collection) http://tweetphoto.com/31461142 #
• Muscle Milk's tag line is "evolve". Evolve into what? #
• Tekserve's electronics recycling event this Saturday, 7/10. Drop off everything except appliances and ACs. http://bit.ly/aa9AqT #in #
• Watch Ghostbusters on the flight deck of a WWII carrier loaded with 30 vintage aircraft docked in NYC http://bit.ly/ckK6Mu #
• Vader for TomTom now Yoda. Recording session outtakes. [YouTube] http://youtu.be/FdcJVuylmsM #

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• Unfancy Food Show today. Come and sample something from everywhere. (@ The Bell House) http://4sq.com/12t9Nt #
• I forgot how much I love trade show selling. Selling Bacon Peanut Brittle for our friends @theredheadnyc. #
• ConEd droid calls me about power conservation. I didn't know that meant they would be throttling my home down 25%! Scotty! #fail #
• Got my #bpcares t-shirt from @bpglobalpr and @streetgiant http://bit.ly/axPua8 #
• ConEd has called at least four times today to warn me not to use "non-critical electrical equipment" like computers. Sorry. Can't do that. #
• I just submitted my panel idea for SXSWi 2011. Submit yours at http://bit.ly/d9nJHU. Public voting begins 8/9. #in #
• Great infographic on iPad's competition http://bit.ly/cOLqRd [@PSFK] #
• Shoot. The light looks amazing on this CGI for Rango. http://bit.ly/bFx7tV Come a long way since The Mind's Eye. #
• RT @mashable Watch Worldwide Social Media Day Live Streams http://bit.ly/cya4jQ #livestream #smday #social media-day #in #
• AT&T took me for a ride with the new iPhone 4 plans. Maybe those in Verizon land will have better fortune. http://bit.ly/chfxK3 #
• Apple Care in fact does not cover a single .50 cal shot from a Barret M107 http://bit.ly/9ZnX8G #
• I just used my iPhone4 flash to light up a UPC to be scanned by an Android with Stickybits. Irony. #digitaldumbo #
• @brainpuppy: I can get work email on my iPhone? office-use of google cal and docs? I remember that. Never at a "Parker BDA". in reply to brainpuppy #
• A co-worker just served us all Brazilian cheese bread. The game must be starting. #worldcup #
• Forever funny. 5 or even 10 years later. Please tell me you've seen these. Thanks Fensler, wherever you are. http://bit.ly/dcGuVR #

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