Ken’s Twitter Stream

fitzwilliefitzwillie: Truism:if an email starts with "If you're having trouble viewing this email..." then you probably don't want to anyway.
2 weeks ago
fitzwilliefitzwillie: "Lego Friends Samantha Carter" http://t.co/C3aT9LYc
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KeriMorgretKeriMorgret: Wonderful calendar (with email option!) of Bay Area Science events. http://t.co/CR7Aorgy cc @fitzwillie
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fitzwilliefitzwillie: "LEGO USS Reliant From Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan" http://t.co/wpFNjnEM
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DanCitizenDanCitizen: @fitzwillie Real dads do cloth diapers. Read Daddy Dan's Guide to Diapers http://t.co/4PwaOL9M
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heaathherrrheaathherrr: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
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glenn_evansglenn_evans: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
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KeriMorgretKeriMorgret: @fitzwillie I wonder how many patents they have on the sorting and automated robots. Betting they did storage bins in-house,too.
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fitzwilliefitzwillie: @KeriMorgret The automation is mind-boggling!
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EnaxuEnaxu: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
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When I Was a Kid,We Got Our News From Kermit the Frog

When I was a kid,children’s TV programming meant Saturday morning cartoons and PBS. There weren’t a half-dozen cable networks devoted to kids’shows around the clock,and it was therefore very difficult for kids to keep up with the day’s news. Fortunately,for those of us who loved Sesame Street,there was always Kermit [...] [...]

A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything

You know that feeling when you see something that somebody much younger than you has done,that blows you away with its creativity and execution,and you realize that you couldn’t make something that awesome now,let alone when you were that age? That feeling,gentle reader,is called “humility,”and,if you’re at all [...] [...]

A Wall Mounted TV Is A Safe TV

Which would you rather have fall on your kid:a 36 inch screen,236 pound Trinitron tube TV or a 40 inch screen,43 pound Bravia LCD TV? The correct answer,of course,is neither. Unfortunately,it seems that many people have inadvertently opted for the second choice,with the number of children injured by [...] [...]

Video of the Weasley Boys Using the Harry Potter Spells iPhone App

Well,OK,it’s not the actual Weasley boys,but the actors who play the three most important ones. It’s fairly cool to see Rupert Grint (who plays Ron) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George,respectively) playing with the Harry Potter Spells iPhone/iPod Touch app I wrote about a few days ago. Enjoy! [...]