The VPN support of Network Manager on Ubuntu is the most polished I've experienced on any platform.

Dia is clunkier than I remember. :-/

In the running for highlight of the night: getting to fire off the starting "gun" for the annual backstroke race in the Hilton lobby. #SXSW

Never underestimate how long people who paid hundreds for a badge will line up for free food. #SXSW

Missed connections are the non-atomic transactions of the travel world.

Thank you UnitedAirlines for keeping the lounge open until we're all able to board our weather-delayed flights.

Good: Stalker had the wrong #. Someone else in Austin has a sworn "worst nightmare." Bad: I don't have a stalker: ping.fm/zamdN

If this creepy person causes my demise during #SXSW, I hope attending my funeral grants a foursquare badge.

I'm getting stalker-ish texts to from a 512 (Austin) number. I suddenly regret leaving my mobile number on so many listserv posts.

Better when salty: password hashes, language, food: ping.fm/XRtwv