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  1. Advanced EF4 is the point when the error messages go over 300 chars! Each exception requires a small novel to explain what went wrong. about 10 hours ago via web
  2. @richardblewett Go lookup maximum fine for pirating a DVD: $250,000 I believe. So $75M about 16 hours ago via Seesmic in reply to richardblewett
  3. So you can pirate 300 DVDs or destroy the ecology of the Gulf Coast and the maximum liability is the same?!?!? #oil #corporatocracy about 17 hours ago via web
  4. The more I study the Semantic Web the more I realize that "IS" is such an overloaded and ambiguous term. http://bit.ly/aze762 1:11 PM May 3rd via web from Sammamish, WA
  5. Beginning to realize that it's easier to use the EF EDMX designer than SSME to design databases now! #ef4 @julielerman 1:49 PM Apr 30th via Seesmic
  6. RT @lancewalley: Man cuts down tree, tree lands on cabin. Revenge :-)? Must be a way to make sure a tree goes a certain rough direction. ... 5:27 PM Apr 29th via Seesmic
  7. Strap-on-tank-tracks for your SUV ... http://dvice.com/archives/2010/02/russian-strap-o.php 10:25 AM Apr 29th via web
  8. RT @seattle20: Register for Seattle 2.0 Awards Today – Three Weeks and Counting http://bit.ly/cCbucU #fb 3:22 PM Apr 28th via Seesmic
  9. News media worried that burning the oil slick off Louisiana will cause air pollution - what did they think it was being extracted for?? 1:00 PM Apr 28th via Seesmic
  10. Disappointed in blogs that censor comments because they don't agree with them ... 12:24 AM Apr 28th via web
  11. @lazycoder and why are Areas/Controllers just two levels deep? Why not arbitrary nesting depth? #aspnetmvc 2:21 PM Apr 27th via Seesmic
  12. @lazycoder Or conversely could a class with an Execute() method be an Action so you don't need gobs of attributes on the method? #aspnetmvc 2:20 PM Apr 27th via Seesmic
  13. Drill baby drill. NOT! NASA image of the oil slick spreading off the Gulf Coast. Scary scale http://is.gd/bKjZF /via @brainpicker 1:19 PM Apr 27th via web from Sammamish, WA
  14. Applying the Semantic Web to #homeautomation using .NET http://bit.ly/SemanticHomeAutomation => a house you can reason with! 12:58 PM Apr 26th via Seesmic
  15. Considering adding an ontology data store and inference engine to my #homeautomation #natural language engine! Sentient home soon? 3:45 PM Apr 25th via web from Sammamish, WA
  16. I think Ayende just wrote the spec for EF5 http://tinyurl.com/yfbvzb3 #orm 10:53 AM Apr 25th via web from Sammamish, WA
  17. RT @hnshah: Do you use Facebook? Check out what all your friends Like here: http://likebutton.me 10:07 AM Apr 25th via web
  18. http://bit.ly/6UsesForSEO - how to use SEO techniques in places other than web pages 1:00 PM Apr 24th via web
  19. Wondering if my http://seokeywordsearch.com is the first product ever to have picked its own name! I'll aim for sentience next time... 11:31 AM Apr 24th via web from Sammamish, WA
  20. Amazed at the variety of terms people R trying on http://seokeywordsearch.com - from polar bear tours to gluten free nutrition to ipad bags! 10:00 AM Apr 24th via web from Sammamish, WA
  • Name Ian Mercer
  • Location Sammamish, WA
  • Web http://blog.abodi...
  • Bio CEO of SignSwift. Digital mapping pioneer, Inventor of Movie Maker. Entrepreneur. Home automation geek. Guinness world record holder.
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