Last week, on Twitter…

June 27th, 2009 by Dameo
  • If i could sell my twitter name i’d probably give it up. I think i’m no good at social media. Wonder how many bots will add of for this #
  • Wow, skipping 4.5 days of twitter only lead to missing 807 tweets. If only my brand new ipod touch hadn’t white screened #
  • Why fixoutlook? Wouldn’t be better to just ask google to make a desktop mail app?? #
  • I heart kickball. Menace to Sobriety 1-1. Not a bad start for a random team that was thrown together!! #
  • Loving the 3 day work week #
  • http://bit.ly/GLGhT
    Vysocka Promises Challenge. Blog Post under Dameo in the super athlete challenge. #sports #
  • Oh i’m gonna be sore tomorrow. I love the gym. #
  • To the king of pop. You were crazy of a freaking loon, but you were still the man. RIP #
  • It’s friday of a 3 day work week before a 4 day work week before 9 days off of work!! #
  • http://tinyurl.com/l9ox3d Microsofty proves they don’t care what people think. If you don’t use their products you can go to hell! #
  • Am I a bad person for not feeling a personal loss @ the death of people I never knew. Sure they entertained me, but should I be mourningg? #
  • WTF @8ball_ So now whenever you ask a question some stupid bot is going to @ reply you (question mark) #
  • I’m beginning to loathe my toilet #
  • Transformers was great! Jamie had some issues staying awake, but still great #
  • Does anyone really take Perez hilton seriously? He’s such a joke. #
  • Finally done yard work. #

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Last week, on Twitter…

June 20th, 2009 by Dameo
  • Caved in and bought a Macbook for our 2nd computer. It’ll primarily be the wife’s, but clearly all new toys will be properly played with! #
  • I sort of feel like a traitor #
  • And Monday rears it’s ugly head again. I wonder what kind of shenanigans this week will entail? #
  • Whoo hoo! Going to bed before the next day starts!! #
  • Hmmm…clearly I should remember to ingest food before caffeine #
  • Oh thank goodness it’s raining, it’s been at least 6 hours and was beginning to dry off #
  • What is that? I think I see the, yeah it’s the sun. Well Hai there! #
  • Tough week for hip hop on SYTYCD #
  • Oh stupid me! Forgot to change the cookie settings away from the dev server to the live server. #FALE #
  • Calling the wife to wish a happy 25th then to bed with me! #
  • As much as I wish I could make his salary I am not DeAngelo Hall(@dhall23) #
  • Playing with the new iPod #
  • Start(traffic) #
  • Stepped out of the shower to the smell of mom’s blueberry muffins. This is a great start to the day #
  • Hmmm not loving the weather #

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Last week, on Twitter…

June 13th, 2009 by Dameo
  • Oh #Monday. You are a jerk. #
  • FML #
  • sean kingston is not a show i’d ever pay to see after watching sytycd #
  • Is definitely ready for the weekend, but is still don’t have a partner for this weekend’s #volleyball tourni. Need to think of a plan B. #
  • Sweet goodness it’s finally Friday!!! #
  • TGIF so the racist corndog will leave me alone so I can watch Game 7 with Letterman #

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I’m a horrible blogger

June 12th, 2009 by Dameo

In fact I’m only writing this blog because I’m testing out the MagPie RSS parser and it’s cacheing options for a new project. For more on MagPie check out the project at sourceforge .

Last week, on Twitter…

June 6th, 2009 by Dameo
  • Stop being slow #google #facebook should never load faster than you do, ever! #
  • To be specific I mean anything buy the #google search engine #
  • Stupid! There’s a #javascript error stopping the cool verstion of #gmail from loading in #firefox #
  • Can’t believe I only packed 1 Oatmeal cream pie, what a rookie move #
  • Starting the day pitching a few dozen balls is a good thing #golf #
  • I’m diggin Ida Maria’s #music right now. It’s pretty cool stuff #
  • I wish someone would let jordin sparks record a song that showcased her talent #
  • Does anyone in #NC need a #lifecoach? I think I would be awesome at that. #
  • Why is it so hard to find a 36 * 38 pant but 44 * 30 are as common as squirrels? #Bigandtall #
  • You must go see the hangover immediately #

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Last week, on Twitter…

May 30th, 2009 by Dameo
  • Where did this rain come from? Excited to see what goes down in the Cuse/Cornell #lacrosse finals tomorrow! #
  • Orson Scott Card is a literary genius #
  • Remember parker lewis can’t lose. I would love to be able to call time out #
  • RT @LaxAllStars: An Indecent Proposal for College #Lacrosse” http://bit.ly/EBRNe - I commented @UMichLacrosse @BYULax @gatorlacrosse #
  • RT @smegatron: I’m sick of my last name. New Contest: Give Sunshine Megatron a new last name & win $1000(RT & win $2500) #
  • And the weekend has arrived!! Schwiing! #

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Last week, on Twitter…

May 23rd, 2009 by Dameo
  • RT @smegatron: Tell me your favourite luncheon meat for your chance to win 5lbs of bacon. RT this for a chance to win 10lbs #
  • Why is there no easy way to make the cents symbol on a keyboard? How did that one get left out in the planning? #
  • RT @thefoggymonocle: http://bit.ly/KIEY3 Hard logic to argue with #
  • I am exiling myself from the office!! Away with me!! Avast! #
  • Does anyone else Miss UVA’s Dom Starsia’s mustache? #lacrosse #
  • #followfriday @smegatron @phpc @smashingmag @inside_lacrosse @Kharri18 @jason_mraz @greggrunberg #
  • What better way to kick off the weekend than mowtown philly #
  • Getting my chores done before the #lacrosse final four today #
  • uniforms to duke #lacrosse #
  • Check helmets to cuse with the last name on the back #
  • The Virginia WaWhos? Wow unexpected results today #

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Last week, on Twitter…

May 16th, 2009 by Dameo
  • I get very annoyed when the guy who was in this position before me uses “SELECT DISTINCT *” in is #mysql queries when searching by a PrimKey #
  • Is anyone from the #charlotte area going to the providence/wakefield #lacrosse game tomorrow that would be willing to tweet the game? #
  • I abhor impromtu meetings #
  • Wow, I have managed to somehow get #pandora to play gangsta’s paradise! Pandora has been like my freshman dorm room for the last few days #
  • RT @smashingmag: Laptop Stickers Giveaway: Retweet this msg to win a cool laptop sticker http://is.gd/zh1n - Thank you, SM readers! #
  • I slept for 8 hours for the first time in ages, I don’t understand what to do with all the natural energy, so I I’ll just sit @ my desk #
  • Wow Salisbury #lacrosse bumped in the quarter finals by Stevenson 11-9. Way to go Stangs and Coach Cantebene!! #
  • Good day for #mybrute http://zeebrah.mybrute.com/ 3/3 #
  • Stop Replay-All abuse! #stopReplyAll #
  • It’s so easy to laugh at other people’s debauchery! Thank you @textsfromlastnight and @thefoggymonocle #
  • Saturday tv is horrible #

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Last week, on Twitter…

May 9th, 2009 by Dameo
  • In a #highschool #sports tournament that isn’t inclusive, shouldn’t everyone that’s included at least have a record of .500 or better? #
  • RT @Maggianos: @Maggianos will grant a Make-A-Wish child’s wish if they reach 7500 followers by 5/31 #
  • I think you may see Hop upset, and ND might get “upset” as well, Carolina too. Maybe even Cornell too. Could be a very interesting 1st rd #
  • Last practice/meeting of the season…boo #
  • Yea I’m pretty sure I have the best wife ever…Filet, Crab Legs, and a Potato for my birthday dinner…FTFW!!! #
  • Meeting about coaching a travel #lacrosse team #
  • I need to start going to the movies more often. #
  • Reverse Co-ed #volleyball tournament all day! #

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The Ambiguity of Playoffs

May 4th, 2009 by Dameo

No matter what level, what sport, or what system of calculation is used, someone will always be upset about the results of a playoff bracket.  The biggest gripes are usually about who gets in versus who stays at home, but other times there is also debate about who is seeded where.

I coach lacrosse in North Carolina and our post-season starts later this week.  In the 4A division there is a 16 team playoff based completely on an RPI system (.25 x your win % + .5 x your opponents’ win % + .25 x your opponents’ opponents’ win %).  Not the best system obviously with SO much weight being put on the strength of schedule and no checks like making sure that a team has at least a .500 record.  With this system I admit I’m more upset than some since my team came in #17 and the #15 team had a (5-9) record.  There were also some seeding issues, similar to Notre Dame in this years NCAA Div I bracket , in which an undefeated team was ranked #11, below a team they’d beaten twice.

In the end all the speculation and arguing won’t get you anywhere.  Everyone had opportunities to scheudle tougher or win a close game, and now you play the hand you are dealt.  For some that means it play until you lose.  For most of us it means preparring for the offseason and making sure we do the right things to avoid missing the playoffs in the future.