• I speak with my bank's fraud department more than I speak with my mother. Today they froze my acct as my AT&T autobill looked "different". #
• Tripped off my credit card's fraud triggers again with my weekly grocery purchase from Freshdirect. What the eff? #
• 19% of US adults own a tablet computer? I find that very hard to believe. http://t.co/krg6V5fP #
• Today's German Word of the Day. "Schweinhund" is not a "pig dog", but rather your inner sense of self-doubt. http://t.co/hjzAQuET #
• At Caltech we used to sing an alternate computer sciency version of "Da Funk Phenomenon", called "Finite Automata". #
• Has anything of this magnitude happened since Ziggy landed there in '73? 'Dunno mate – fantastic sight-lines though'. #
• New La Roux is on its way, "but there's no, like, farmyard synths or anything." http://t.co/3FfupJiz #
• Quite possibly the best worst Pet Shop Boys song. I has a really deep hidden meaning. http://t.co/cu9wU1ii #
• "Tourists on the Escalators", "Which way is the Brooklyn Bridge?", "Nanny Parade" #DUMBOBandNames #
• FINALLY someone tied string theory to music theory. http://t.co/yqR2O3hL #
• As feared, helping resurrect my friend's Windows laptop tonight was a trail of tears. Service packs, corrupt network drivers and tears. #
• "The Tweet links to another website … links to another website where the infringing material is available". http://t.co/N9ZhsTOn #DMCA #
• I love the music industry. http://t.co/uVpx3CUr #
• Don't think that these would go over so well on the New York subway? http://t.co/DLt8jO9C #
• It will be 60ºF today in New York City. The average high temp for today's date is 39ºF. The record high was 69ºF in 1916. #
• I feel dirty when my President tries to sell me merch. http://t.co/dwKlr4bE #
• As I've said before, anyone who attempts to define "hipster" or comments on "hipsters" is, by definition, a hipster. http://t.co/zHFHQYS4 #
• Is it, "When the crowd say 'Bo Selecta'", or "When the crowd say 'bo', selecta"? #
• Every time I walk around Chelsea, I hear Neil sing, "You feel… the deal… is real…" #

• Post-walk-in-the-park brunch. (@ Urban Rustic w/ 2 others) http://t.co/HLQuizEz #
• Any advice on where I should direct my questions about The Prime Directive? #
• This coffee I brought back from Costa Rica must contain at least 10% coca. I can stop drinking whenever I want. Promise. #
• Starting to use Spotify a bit more. I'm too scared to favorite something, I much prefer to passive-agressively rate something 3 or 4 stars. #
• French phrases I learned today: "L'enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions", "bon débarras", "de bon cœur", "bon gré mal gré" and "de bon matin" #
• Meaning: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions", "good riddance!", "heartily", "whether you like it or not", "bright and early" #
• My new neighbor plays the drums. Or drum. Poorly. He's been practicing his paradiddles and seven-stroke rolls for about 10 minutes now. #
• Hate it when PayPal nags you 3 times, "Are you suuuuuuure you want use your credit card instead of your checking account?" I get it. Profit. #
• This is the year that @Coachella becomes a full-fledged dance music festival. The token guitar bands are ace, though. https://t.co/9OHQ397y #
• Had a very productive breakfast meeting with XCode, the AppleScript Editor, OmniGraffle and PHPStorm. #
• It's only Tuesday and I've enjoyed conversations with three old Scient colleagues and one old Caltech chum. Shaping up to be a good week. #
• I'm going to live FOREVER. http://t.co/YFSoCkpG #
• Quizdeltagerne spiste jordbær med fløde, mens cirkusklovnen Wolther spillede på xylofon. #
• (Quiz contestants were eating strawbery with cream while Wolther the circus clown played on xylophone.) #
• Falsches Üben von Xylophonmusik quält jeden größeren Zwerg. #
• (Wrongful practicing of xylophone music tortures every larger dwarf) #
• El pingüino Wenceslao hizo kilómetros bajo exhaustiva lluvia y frío, añoraba a su querido cachorro. #
• (Wenceslao the penguin traveled miles under the exhaustive rain and cold, he missed his dear puppy) #
• Those were the Danish, German and Spanish verisons of the "The quick brown fox…” sentences, by the way. #
• I'm at National Underground (159 E Houston St, Allen St, New York) http://t.co/vjG8pxsy #
• It's so special when @Etsy sellers include a message or a freebie. Kudos to http://t.co/nAc0MVz7 for including a bonus cassette tape lamp. #
• Modern love walks beside me / Modern love walks on by / Modern love gets me to the church on time… http://t.co/iVpxGAPq …church on time #
• Don't sell me New York in the rain (4:34). http://t.co/vcHW0lnM #
• The most compelling graphic related to David Hasselhoff you'll see today: http://t.co/faNAT0fO (hat tip @Si) #
• Paperback: $5.99. Hardcover: $8.99. Kindle Edition: $11.99. Pisses me off almost as much as Ticketmaster's PDF ticket "convenience" fees. #
• Today I battled a mysterious bug that started at 3am. I wrastled it (with an "a") and eventually pinned the beast. http://t.co/EYdkOf0R #
• Just pretend that Adele changed her name. http://t.co/vSnprQFh #
• New York to open a Software Engineering High School. How cool is that? http://t.co/NXPl4TIw #
• One estimate suggests that Facebook's valuation is $200 per user. http://t.co/2aw9FjJi #
• Greenpoint winter fashion report: fur hats are IN. #
• In 2010 I launched @WingmanApp (dating app). What you don't know is that we commissioned (via @FiverrHQ) a theme song: http://t.co/DwGsSiic #
• Discussion topics: arson, startups, romance, remodeling, police scanners, internships, weather. (@ Bedlam) http://t.co/UnxRmD9F #
• ERIC…. IS…. BANANAMAN…. http://t.co/8FT6rOBi #
• Appropriate. http://t.co/oVusZf1t #

• Ev'ry day I'm snorkelin'… #
• Mostly monkeys, mangroves, massages and mangoes this Monday. #
• My Current Location http://t.co/fusfuFJ7 #
• My fave dreams are those where I fly like Superman. My least fave are those that feel like I'm falling. Ziplining feels like both at once. #
• Family is sunkissed, rested, and ready for a proper night out. Gonna get everyone dancing, enlisting my future sister-in-law for help. #
• Been on family holiday for 4 days, and just spotted my first gay, at a restaurant playing salsa, merengue and Top 40. He Shazamed "Hey Ya". #
• When advertising a £2.8m flat in Soho London, you'd think "wireless broadband" wouldn't be a primary selling point. http://t.co/C1vUCeXU #
• This sign (roughly) translates to "You should reward yourself with an iced coffee for hiking in this humid jungle." http://t.co/wz8qAw8x #
• I'm generally quite adventurous, so this is a great holiday mantra: ¡LET'S GAMBLE! http://t.co/nhdkgP0C #
• Cheeky monkey! http://t.co/AfPTSBZy #
• It's official—I'm now the spinster bachelor brother after the last remaining sibling got engaged before my very eyes. Honestly, beaming! #
• Sunburnt hottie is playing Bejeweled on beat up Windows laptop. I'm playing on Grindr. Who will rack up the most points? #
• From the deep jungle to airport Cinnabons to civilization (I hope). Full of VIM and VIGOR post-holiday. #
• New Years Eve, sorted. I have a table with bottle service, hit me up if interested! http://t.co/PE5JGSP6 #
• It's too early for security like this: http://t.co/yk8yGBYc (this is to check a bog standard credit card that doesn't sync with @mint) #
• Equally proud: @instapaper inbox zero, @WordsWFriends inbox zero, @gmail inbox zero, iPad magazine inbox zero, physical magazine inbox zero. #
• My younger self had come back to shock my older self with what that self had been, or was, or was sometimes capable of being. —Julian Barnes #
• "Like someone smeared Vaseline on early OMD demo tape, then stayed up all night trying to recreate what they heard." http://t.co/FkEx3pi8 #
• NYC: I'm hosting an Ab Fab viewing party at mine this evening. Champers, nibbly bits, names: Chanel, Dior, Lagerfeld, Givenchy, Gaultier. #
• I estimated the number of
  bottles of champagne needed for tonight's shindig to within 0.5 bottles, which leaves just enough for mimosas. #
• Playing around with Skrip to create an end-of-year video. Not great, but not shabby for a one-click gimmick. http://t.co/Ou4KD1SS #
• Wouldn't it be amazing if The KLF reappeared in 2012? That would be amazing. http://t.co/ErgFpF7V #
• http://t.co/H6VFsg4c #
• We found mauve in a hopeless place. #
• http://t.co/5KWy0drC #
• I feel shoves in a crowded place. #
• I feel gloves in a handsy place. #
• I feel slugs in a garden place. #

• My name is Eric Bogs and I am a travel addict. My new drug is booking charter flights—much more fun than playing by airline's schedules. #
• The last few weeks have seen a nonstop parade of friends visiting NYC. This week, mates from: LA, Melbourne, Paris, San Fran. #
• Energy level was low at the gym this morn, then they started blasting The Killers. Thankfully we moved onto some Biggie for the last hurdle. #
• One of my big regrets in life is allowing "Sorry you can't delete rows in the frozen header section" into Google Spreadsheets. My bad (UI)! #
• Happiness: watching one of my favorite electronic musicians spend 3 hours showing me how he makes music. Thanks Vince! http://t.co/psVullNT #
• This will probably be the best song you hear today that namedrops Arnold Schwarzenegger: http://t.co/U7N5LmCG (check the percussion @ 1:27) #
• At @Etsy, I thoroughly enjoy that I'm not the coolest kid in the room. Today I was reminded that I'm not the smartest in the room, either :) #
• The gimmick (realtime video shoot with viewer-chosen randomness) was a bit shite but the song's classic Streets: http://t.co/9XfbPeCl #
• I've told Growl to stop Growling me about the (paid) Growl upgrade but it keeps Growling me to upgrade my Growl. Any workarounds? Downgrade? #
• My shower wash promises "unlimited female attention" yet my shampoo asserts "every woman deserves to look fabulous". #
• "Overhearing half of an angry breakup conversation on the phone" is my new biggest pet peeve, overtaking "handwriting fonts". #
• Played beer pong for the first time ever tonight at the @Etsy Christmas party with my team… (I'm not THAT old!) #
• Oh, Virgin… http://t.co/zXYk6QpL #
• I'm either still "with plague", or just suffering from a Nyquil hangover. To the gym! #

Having used iPods/iPhones for 7 years, I have a few wishes, mostly music-related:

1) Ability to queue a text message while on the subway, and have it automatically send when I get reception again. Most other phones do this. I suspect this is a side effect of the iPhone being developed in Silicon Valley.

2) Less iTunes password prompts when installing/upgrading iOS apps. Why must I re-enter my iTunes password to upgrade my free Facebook app from v4.01 to v4.02? Who cares? I want to sacrifice security paranoia for ease-of-use.

3) More consistent updating of Smart Playlists on iOS devices. For example, I have a “5 Star” Smart Playlist. If I re-rate a song in that playlist to 4 stars, sometimes it stays in the playlist, sometimes it doesn’t.

4) Bigger buttons to rate music on iPod player. Currently takes several taps requiring timing (waiting for animations) and tap precision (rating buttons are small).

5) Dedicated buttons to jump ahead/back 30 seconds in a track. My fat fingers can rarely grab & scrub the playhead accurately.