Random Piercings

• Pierced: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06 http://goo.gl/fb/XO2ou #
• Photo: Japanese Tea Garden, San Antonio, Texas. http://tumblr.com/xxgb47n5t #
• This is why, even if you're a pure as driven snow Catholic magazine, you have one dirty-minded pervert look at your pub. http://ow.ly/i/1Xrm #
• RT @TexasTribune: Guess how many forrmer state officeholders are registered to lobby in Austin? Coming tomorrow… // Me: All of them? #
• Why no obvious destination for news about the Gulf oil spill, @nytimes? @washingtonpost has 1 (tho wapo has error in spill size headline). #
• Someone needs to explain to me… – how in the hell my cheap-ass clock runs fast by about a minute a day until… http://tumblr.com/xxgbcm5yk #
• Photo: imadirrtygirl: http://tumblr.com/xxgbcnxxp #
• We have moved to http://www.piercepresley.com/famblog/ http://wp.me/pF4iG-u #
• I have moved to http://www.piercepresley.com http://wp.me/pvMmx-j #

• Pierced: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30 http://goo.gl/fb/NuX4Z #
• Geeks and Nerds – This still doesn’t answer the question of whether I’m a geeky nerd or a nerdy geek. http://tumblr.com/xxgaq9iaz #
• Finally got around to some photo-tourism of San Antonio after living here 3 years. http://ow.ly/1SjIW and http://ow.ly/1SjJf #
• Apparently posting my photos and sermon video killed my air conditioner. There's no other conclusion you can draw. #
• RT @BoraZ: Did fornicating Farm Girls boost the rise of atheism in Britain? http://bit.ly/aEAIrp I wonder if the US stats would be similar. #
• Photo: Double-arch stone bridge at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio, Texas. http://tumblr.com/xxgavi841 #
• I could take 31 Justin Biebers in a fight! http://theoatmeal.com/quiz/justin_bieber RT @oatmeal #
• Severe storm just passed. Luckily no outage here, 100k+ out around SA. Glad I don't live south of town. @wxprobrian doing yeoman's work. #
• Photo: sarahmay: http://tumblr.com/xxgax8tw8 #
• RT @mediatwit @Yelvington If you'd rather take yr fear o tech & yr magazine j'lism degree 2 the food court, go 4 it http://to.pbs.org/cPqyMI #
• Photo: (via brettkelly) Unlike, say, the sucky parts? http://tumblr.com/xxgb08f1x #
• Would it kill @sprint to have decent call blocking? I get calls from unknown, caller ID blocked, numbers too long for US system. Bullshit. #
• Photo: San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas at night. Handheld shot sans breathing. http://tumblr.com/xxgb21w3z #

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• Pierced: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23 http://goo.gl/fb/NXZsH #
• Data Underload #21 Exit Strategy – There is nothing that man won’t classify and quantify or qualify, and… http://tumblr.com/xxgadjcgn #
• Today's near-miss tech blunder – About to download metric shitload of files from Mozy.com1, I got as far as… http://tumblr.com/xxgadzvec #
• Maybe I misnamed the tumblog – Judging by the directory, “Fuck Yeah, Pierce Presley” would be in the… http://tumblr.com/xxgafh897 #
• Via @BoraZ—SMBOs: You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are 10X > yours. Ed. S. Martin #
• Bad-ass panorama creator, sans download – Make a panorama in your browser. Truly, we live in amazing times. http://tumblr.com/xxgafl75t #
• The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia – Boing Boing – sarahmay: West Virginia sometimes seems like… http://tumblr.com/xxgahf90t #
• Save PDF Files in Google Docs: Shared by Pierce

  Every time I get a little worried about Google's hegemony, they… http://bit.ly/c8Djbw #

• Video: This could seriously be a time-saver for me and maybe millions, perhaps even a greater achievement… http://tumblr.com/xxgahkppp #
• People vs. Corporate Lobbyists. That's where it's at. Check it out: http://bit.ly/98LdUL #
• Natural resource exploitation and poverty: not just for W.Va. anymore – › “[West Virginia] has something in… http://tumblr.com/xxgaj2ywy #
• Take action: 74 House Dems sold us out to AT&T, Verizon and Comcast. #netneutrality http://ow.ly/1Rfqm #

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• "Universal-desk copy editor to others: “News is just Features with blood." – #4409 | Overheard in the… http://tumblr.com/xxg9z6yff #
• Pierce-odus Preceded Facebook Quit Day by More Than a Fortnight – Yet again, I’m ahead of the game: Quit… http://tumblr.com/xxg9z7si0 #
• It Takes Only SEVEN Steps to Partially Protect Oneself From Facebook Idiocy – From… http://tumblr.com/xxg9z9m1p #
• RT @yelvington: How much news can fit in 140 characters? More than in the average cable TV report. // Twitter needs a rinse & repeat button. #
• And I'm off to bed. #newbettervampirehours #
• Pierced: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16 http://goo.gl/fb/30fgX #
• If you've done nothing wrong, of course the government won't imprison you – This is astounding, and not in a… http://tumblr.com/xxga0ilpq #
• If you've done nothing wrong, of course the government won't imprison you: http://wp.me/pvMmx-g #
• Pierced: If you’ve done nothing wrong, of course the government won’t imprison you http://goo.gl/fb/50npm #
• Pearls Before Swine – May 18, 2010 – This may go into the “sorta inappropriate lines to whip out on… http://tumblr.com/xxga34cp9 #
• Photo: This may have to go into the “great lines to whip out on unsuspecting people” file. http://tumblr.com/xxga34lb7 #
• Photo: El Vética: luchero meets typographer from the town of San Serif. Jeez. http://tumblr.com/xxga4ja04 #
• Democrats queasy about deficit spending – Bullshit. The Democrats are queasy about all the mean things… http://tumblr.com/xxga4t6uk #
• "We are dealing with people who think they should rebel until they get their little kingdom like Satan…" http://tumblr.com/xxga53r8j #
• RT @gapingvoid: The 5 pillars of social media: Audience, Network, Customers, Content, Product. All 5 need to be sound to smite enemies etc. #
• Howdy, fail whale! It's been a while! #
• TribBlog: History Paige | The Texas Tribune – Ah, Don McLeroy, the gift that keeps on giving, thinks that 10… http://tumblr.com/xxga59dph #
• "Ads by Google Do You Have ADHD? Find out about an ADHD medication available for adults. Get the facts…" http://tumblr.com/xxga5bmzo #
• "As I’ve said before, we’re seeing the lines between web apps and desktop apps quickly blurring and we…" http://tumblr.com/xxga69nap #
• C'mon @Hootsuite, give us a owl pooping on the fail whale if Twitter's not playing nice. Easy-to-understand messages aren't cool enough. #
• Sanchez on Epistemic Bias and the Right : Dispatches from the Culture Wars – So damned delusional we needed a… http://tumblr.com/xxga6x6rg #
• "New Social Networking Site Changing The Way Oh, Christ, Forget It Let Someone Else Report On This…" http://tumblr.com/xxga8djwv #
• Photo: Space Shuttle and International Space Station silhouetted by sun http://tumblr.com/xxga93pxm #

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• Check it Out! I'm starring in a Star Wars movie by JibJab: http://starwars.jibjab.com/view/N99gqBRJR5VQEzJT #
• Help protect our democracy #fixcongressfirst Find out how http://fixcongressfirst.org #
• I favorited a YouTube video — Dan Barker on FOX News http://youtu.be/rXVZsAMupos?a #
• Dan Barker on FOX News: I favorited a YouTube video: May 8, 2010 – http://FFRF.org –

  via http://www.AtheistMe... http://bit.ly/cGtrYo #

• WikiHow: How to Delete a Facebook account http://ow.ly/1Ln2a //Surprise, surprise, it's not as easy as you think, and there's no guarantee. #
• RT @PaulRieckhoff RT @anamariecox "My g/f says I need to get out of the house… so I've decided to save the world." @craignewmark at #dc10 #
• It's probably un-Christian of me to enjoy this, but I'm not Christian so I'm allowed. http://ow.ly/1LBD4 #
• In a gesture of probably no effect at all, I just deleted my Facebook account. Now to see what replaces it (hopefully a lot of good work) #

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• #4224 Copy editor reading a column: “Pure genius and Dane Cook should never appear in the same fucking sentence.” http://bit.ly/cqbkdR #
• #OHNewsroom Copy editor: “Pure genius and Dane Cook should never appear in the same fucking sentence.”// Hallelujah! Preach it! #
• It worries the hell out of me when a job ad starts with "The contractor will …" It's nice to know how they're going to view you, but damn. #
• Why I'm quitting Facebook on 5/15: http://ow.ly/1I1pt // As E.E. Cummings wrote: There is some shit I will not eat. #

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• Children dying in cars & the fallout http://ow.ly/1DES5 Check, check again, look like a forgetful ass, but do what it takes to prevent this. #
• If you could only follow one twitterer, one blogger, one Friendfeeder, one Facebook Friend, etc. Which would you choose? #
• If you could only follow one twitter, one blog, one Friendfeeder, one Facebook Friend, etc. Which would you choose? #followjustone #
• If you feel the need for a chute to direct your thinking, you should consider that there may be a slaughterhouse at the end. #

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• I'm at that point of tiredness where you read simple sentences 3-4 times and at that point of allergies where your eyes feel full of grease. #
• I uploaded a YouTube video — Screentoaster demo http://youtu.be/ArTKp90SIDI?a #
• Screentoaster demo: I uploaded a YouTube video: Demonstration of the Screentoaster browser-based screencasting sof… http://bit.ly/d8en2w #
• RT b/c I have to @shitmydadsays: “It’s LA, son. It’s the epicenter of the asshole earthquake. They’d fuck you 2X if they had another dick.” #
• RT @PaulRieckhoff: Check out my latest blog: "Support the Troops: Hire Them!" http://tinyurl.com/zbbm79 And please RT. #IAVA #getvetsjobs #
• RT @PaulRieckhoff: Check out my latest blog: "Support the Troops: Hire Them!" http://ow.ly/1CcQH And please RT #IAVA #getvetsjobs (new link) #
• I don't know which I'm more pissed about: Trey & Matt getting death threats or Comedy Central again bowing to extremists. http://ow.ly/1Cjoh #
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: We stand on the shoulders of giants and think the view is great because we are so tall. http://bit.ly/cYnDlL #

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• “Bias” vs Errors: Shared by Pierce

  I think that Matthew Yglesias is misusing "narrative" here. What he's really… http://bit.ly/dem90G #

• <Andy Rooney voice>Ya ever have someone follow you on Twitter that makes you nervous. Like you're going to be revealed for the boob you are? #
• Sheri Fink @propublica (with NYTimes Mag) wins Pulitzer for harrowing story of life & death decisions in Katrina's wake. http://ow.ly/1xyGX #
• RT @OHnewsroom College news editor to chronic excuse-maker: “What did your mom say this time that’ll prevent you from doing the story?” #
• RT @howardweaver: "Linking is closer to integrity than it is to etiquette." from @jayrosen_nyu // Not to mention transparency. #
• RT @NWATracy: RT @NWATabatha: JPs have some questions after Sheriff's office requests a Jet Ski to fight terrorism. Details tomorrow. #
• Cruising GReader, Facebook and HootSuite (Twitter client) before StayFocused forces me into productivity. At least I'm rested today. #
• Happy Tax Day! Happy b/C I've had my refund for two months now! (Education, childcare, healthcare, freelance and teacher expenses = refund.) #
• RT @OHnewsroom: “In-depth and long aren’t the same thing.” // True words. #
• RT @OHnewsroom Web Manager to News Editor: “A lead is like foreplay, it makes you decide whether you want to keep going or not.” #
• iPad: http://xkcd.com/728/ #
• Chocolate chunk cookies, salt & pepper crackers, sharp cheddar, garlic & herb "cheese", beef jerky—breakfast of champions who need to shop. #
• Anybody have a trillion monkeys with typewriters? I got a deadline that's busting my ass. #

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• Aaaaand, it's Easter morning. Video soon to follow, but quality may be impaired by late night making book for Kane. Yawn! #
• Discover the thrill of watching the Earth from space!: Space tourism is only available to very rich people. Among … http://bit.ly/bmQGEq #
• RT @DeptVetAffairs: VA has a call center for Vets who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. Counselors, 24/7. http://go.usa.gov/iWi #
• RT @OHnewsroom: Ed.: “Like I was telling the bishop: We don’t take a vow of poverty or chastity in journalism, it just works out that way.” #

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