Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-05

• @bex That’s “Sir Tim”. in reply to bex #
• RT @Blackberry_News Skype for BlackBerry coming in May: An official “for BlackBerry” Skype application.. http://tinyurl.com/cyc3x2 #
• If you use JSON from a database, check out PL/JSON (v0.5) – a PL/SQL implementation of JSON. http://bit.ly/deF7D #
• IBM sucks. They lay off 5000, move the jobs to India and now they’re asking for US stimulus dollars. http://bit.ly/19AekX #
• Stupid question? After thinking about it, I have to wonder why having skype on a phone is a good thing? It’s already a phone! #
• @Das_mole @alannd I use skype for my home office but never really needed a phone on my phone. I don’t call international. in reply to Das_mole #
• More coprorate evil: sun is laying off 1500 during a recession (although they probably need to): http://bit.ly/YVMLJ #
• @joaooliveira Yeah, I didn’t think about the international aspects. That does make sense. in reply to joaooliveira #
• RT @Techmeme PlayStation 2 Will Be Available for Under $100 (John Koller/PlayStation.Blog) http://tinyurl.com/cjwrco #
• Reading a great JDeveloper 11g book on processing XML (packt publishing). This one is a keeper. http://bit.ly/jahtI #
• RT abcactionnews Ruthless gang of wiener dogs attack pit bulls http://tr.im/i2Up #
• Forgot the @ sign. This is not an april fools joke: RT @abcactionnews Ruthless gang of wiener dogs attack pit bulls http://tr.im/i2Up #
• @mkrigsman Oracle has been super supportive of external bloggers for years. They’ve given press credentials for a couple of years now. #
• IBMers sound off on layoffs: http://bit.ly/lc6mg #
• @mkrigsman I’ve always had good access although I’ve never requested an interview with Larry. in reply to mkrigsman #
• @mkrigsman Question about access. Who would decide who gets the access? SAp has like 5 people blogging about it, Oracle has 1000s. in reply to mkrigsman #
• @Mike_Stelzner It would end up in my respond at leisure folder (which means never). If I did respond, I would say no. in reply to Mike_Stelzner #
• Night folks. I’m calling it an early one. #
• Cloud Comments: Comment on Amazon Web Services EC2 – Part 3: Security and Security Groups by Raje.. http://tinyurl.com/d33nad #
• Cloud Comments: Comment on Amazon Web Services EC2 – Part 3: Security and Security Groups by Lew:.. http://tinyurl.com/cmsy3v #
• Cloud Post: Open Cloud Manifesto – Do You Care?: http://tinyurl.com/cds9fk #
• Cloud Post: Amazon S3 Data Transfer In 3 cents/GB for 3 Months: http://tinyurl.com/cuecfe #
• DB Geek says: Catching Up – Email, PL/JSON, Oracle Open Source, ORA_Tweet on oracle.com http://tinyurl.com/daortq #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Ora_Tweet – Tweet From Oracle, A PL/SQL Twitter API by Lewi: True.  I wa.. http://tinyurl.com/cyago2 #
• Blog Comments: Comment on JSON In (and out) of Oracle – JSON Data Type by Catching Up – Email, PL/.. http://tinyurl.com/d67h6g #
• Sys-con jumps the shark? Utilizer.com? April fools? http://bit.ly/16V6BL #
• @alannd With no link to their twitter id. in reply to alannd #
• RT @phpdeveloper 5 cool things you can do with windows and php: Justin has posted a few cool things that you can.. http://tinyurl.com/dn675b #
• @oracletechnet How do you vary tactics by country when most SM is global? in reply to oracletechnet #
• @timoreilly I follow you in spite of the fact that you’re not bill. in reply to timoreilly #
• @oracletechnet I don’t quite get that. Aren’t we talking about social networks like facebook or twitter? Those are global. in reply to oracletechnet #
• @jameskoopmann What kind of tethering do you have? Service provider, mobishark or tetherberry? I refuse to pay a monthly fee. in reply to jameskoopmann #
• @jameskoopmann I have tetherberry and mobishark. tetherberry is the better one. in reply to jameskoopmann #
• @jameskoopmann I have AT&T and the unlimited data plan. That part’s nice. They wanted $15 more/month for tethering though. in reply to jameskoopmann #
• @jameskoopmann The other software is a one time payment and you run it like tethering although it’s not through at&t. in reply to jameskoopmann #
• @jameskoopmann In a wi-fi area, it is wi-fi speed. 3g is decent if you have a strong signal. Edge works but slooooowly. in reply to jameskoopmann #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Danial Adlabs on JSON In (and out) of Oracle – JSON Data Type http://tinyurl.com/dyopw2 #
• I think I may have dated his sister. RT @abcactionnews Mugshot of the day. What do you call those things? http://tr.im/i6lH #
• Rather than deleting spam comments, we should make the most of them. Public ridicule is always fun. http://tr.im/i6lH #
• @oracletechnet Oh man. Can you imagine what wifi at OOW this year will be like? in reply to oracletechnet #
• Blog Comments: Comment on JSON In (and out) of Oracle – JSON Data Type by LewisC: Yes, it could be.. http://tinyurl.com/csr74j #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Ora_Tweet – Tweet From Oracle, A PL/SQL Twitter API by Private vs Public.. http://tinyurl.com/chatn6 #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Private vs Public Global Variables by JT: Good post Lewis.  I generally .. http://tinyurl.com/c8unbd #
• DB Geek says: Private vs Public Global Variables http://tinyurl.com/cdrprp #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on JSON In (and out) of Oracle – JSON Data Type http://tinyurl.com/dhvxdn #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on JSON In (and out) of Oracle – JSON Data Type http://tinyurl.com/ca8qva #
• @neilkod http://twitpic.com/2p59a – Nice pool! Lewisc #
• Blog Talk: Comment by rajesh narramneni on JSON In (and out) of Oracle – JSON Data Type http://tinyurl.com/dlq8vu #
• Any regexp_replace users out there (or maybe just regular expression gurus)? I need to match a char not followed by anotehr char. #
• Sample string: “abcd\”efghi” I want to replace/match all ” except those ” that follow \ i.e. non-escaped ” #
• Watch out for Mr Poopy Pants. RT @cnn More annoyances for air travelers http://tinyurl.com/dyfhb8 #
• @craigmullins Isn’t every day a good day to be fat and lazy? in reply to craigmullins #
• @jpiwowar Not spam. Nice solution. Now I just need to sit and stare at it until I understand it. thx. in reply to jpiwowar #
• Book review by bill inmon: Advanced Data Warehouse Design http://bit.ly/3bdXKa Sounds good. I think I might buy it. #
• @botchagalupe Mapreduce is imporant because it is apache, googly and cloudy all at the same time. in reply to botchagalupe #
• I don’t think so, I live on RSS. RT @mashable Reading: “Is Twitter Killing RSS?” http://bit.ly/gCitC #
• Must. Read. RT @booksamillion Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? check it out…http://is.gd/qkVz also, the review in EW http://is.gd/pltO #
• @wfavero That looks like a good one. I haven’t read any Inmon in a decade or so (been kim-balling my warehouses). in reply to wfavero #
• @wfavero I meant Inmon-style warehousing, not Inmon-written. I’m not an inmonite. I’m more of a hybrid kimballonian. in reply to wfavero #
• It was only a matter of time: RT @Mike_Stelzner In response to TinyURL backlash… Introducing http://freakinghugeurl.com/ #
• The sun darkens. RT @amazon Amazon Daily: IBM and Sun Agreeing to a Lower Price–But the Deal’s On! http://bit.ly/1p4H8Y #
• Remember when white powder was just cocaine. RT @abcactionnews …tests show white powder is not anthrax http://tinyurl.com/dycw25 #
• Looking for a browser for my son’s (who is 6) new netbook. kidzui is one. Any others out there? He can use firefox but that frightens me. #
• @yasinbaskan Yes. I got a couple of answers that work. Thx. in reply to yasinbaskan #
• RT @pcremix RT @timjennion: Blog says Google in late-stage talks to buy Twitter http://bit.ly/Iz6Ao #
• So when google runs out of small somewhat search related companies to buy what will they do? Porn search? Talk about context. #
• Wow. RT @abcactionnews Mugshot of the day: Angry edition http://tr.im/icgP #
• @mkrigsman Yes. SVCHOST has a caching function. If you have a lot of ram, it will use a lot of ram. in reply to mkrigsman #
• PL/JSON is on freshmeat now: http://freshmeat.net/projects/pljson #
• @yasinbaskan Sure. from @jpiwowar select ‘”a”bcd\”efg”hi”‘ tst, regexp_replace(‘”a”bcd\”efg”hi”‘,’(^”+)|([^\\])”+’,'\2|’) fixed from dual; in reply to yasinbaskan #
• @neilkod What is a ” kitted-out roadies”? in reply to neilkod #
• @neilkod Mapreduce works geat for a particular problem domain but don’t drop the Oracle servers just yet. in reply to neilkod #
• I’m on a diet. The wife says I’ll get used to being hungry. I won’t wanna get used to it! I want to be full! #
• @neilkod Dude, slow down. It’s the south. in reply to neilkod #
• The wife lost over 60 lbs so I said, what the heck, I’ll diet too. She asked me what my goal is. I said it’s mainly not to be a fat bastard. #
• @dhlawrencexvii How long have you been acting? in reply to dhlawrencexvii #
• Sweet! I have PL/JSON doing complex, i.e. deeply nested, documents. I’m having fun with this project. #
• RT @jowyang @juandelreal told me a funny: “If Sun was acquired by Apple they would rename it to ‘Snapple’” *groan* #
• Just switched to my new desk at work. Found a javascript by example book from que. 1996! The current top browser: Netscape 2.0. IE? Beta 3.0 #
• Javascript by example 1996: All tags and attributes uppercase. Frames are da bomb! Screenshots are uuuugggggglllllyyyyyyy. #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Braulio Diez on Free Database Design Tools http://tinyurl.com/c2j9fo #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on Free Database Design Tools http://tinyurl.com/d3my64 #
• Blog Comments: Comment on JSON In (and out) of Oracle – JSON Data Type by tuinstoel: I don’t want .. http://tinyurl.com/cj9y62 #
• Reading “Frank Herbert” by Tim O’Reilly (free online): http://tim.oreilly.com/herbert/ I’ve always been a huge Herbert fan. #
• @dhlawrencexvii Wow. 3 years on tv and films and you got a gig on heroes. That’s awesome. Your character is very creepy. in reply to dhlawrencexvii #
• tweeting from blackping to test it. #
• relaxing for a while. back to work tomorrow. #

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