Jacqui Cheng
Associate Editor, ars technica
Former developer turned Associate Editor at Ars Technica. Apple cat-herder. Head tweeter at @arstechnica. Casual runner. Kitchen chemist. Amateur seamstress.
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It is way more difficult for me to find certain information right now than it should be.
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Just learned @ariallynfeuer believed I previously worked as a coder for a porn company. This would be cool, but unfortunately not true.
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Sassy Gay Friend: Romeo & Juliet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwnFE_NpMsE It's funny because it's true.
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Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn. Toss. Turn.
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Was forced away from the computer/phone/everything for almost two whole hours. On a weeknight!? Was a little twitchy.
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I think I melted my brain this afternoon. Luckily, it's beyond gorgeous out and very conducive to a post-work endorphin high.
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Dear beachball of death / You force me to stop and think / about life. Fuck you.
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Oh my god, Mad Men Barbies. http://bit.ly/96gKls Fuck. YES.
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Go back to my old career for 3x what I'm making now? Tempting, but somehow... not.
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She's not a new musician or anything, but I just thought I'd mention that I love Zoe Keating (http://www.zoekeating.com/)'s work.
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Rockin'! Not only are random PR people still calling my cell number, they're now calling my cell to get ahold of OTHER Ars staffers.
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I think it's pretty badass that Google added cycling directions to Google Maps. Includes bike trails!
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This is currently happening to me right now, except at the sewing table. http://bit.ly/a1ByZH
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Don't worry everyone, I got unbanned from Craftster. In honor of this momentous occasion, I am working up a sweat cutting a bunch of fabric.
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I've figured out the secret to getting audience participation on a Facebook fan page: get them to argue about porn.
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Does anyone know if there are any Project Linus chapters that let you mail in donations?
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I love this hatemail from third graders over Pluto (the ex-planet). http://to.pbs.org/d7fZhl Third down on the left is my fav.
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@owenthomas (if I'm able to, that is. Sometimes there's no power near the table, often no Internet, etc.)
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@owenthomas People trust a swipe more than a photograph. ;) I know from experience! (I normally do swipes w/ my computer at craft shows)
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@owenthomas "I'm just gonna take a photograph of the front and back of your credit card for processing later. TRUST ME, IT'S COOL."
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@owenthomas Haha yeah, buyers will totally go for that. :P

