“Your account is now unlocked” in <1hr!
If your new @Twitter account is locked, file a support request, explain what you did immediately beforehand, and reply to the email confirming your support request.
Hopefully you’ll also get a similarly prompt response.
Full support message resolution:
“
Hello,
Your account is now unlocked, and we’re sorry for the inconvenience.
Twitter has automated systems that find and remove automated spam accounts and it looks like your account got caught up in one of these spam groups by mistake. This sometimes happens when an account exhibits automated behavior in violation of the Twitter Rules (https://twitter.com/rules).
Again, we apologize for the inconvenience. Please do not respond to this email as replies will not be monitored.
Thanks,
Twitter Support
”
I appreciate @Twitter’s both prompt response (under an hour is quite reasonable for a service as large as Twitter), and immediate apology.
However I don’t believe the "when an account exhibits automated behavior in violation of the Twitter Rules” excuse at all.
Here is what I did:
* I created the account @PostTypeDisc (for a convenient shorthand and status updates for the @W3C @SocialWebWG Post Type Discovery specification that I’m editing) with a new email address
* I confirmed the account via the email confirmation link
* I changed a few preferences (to reduce ads, emails)
* I edited the profile to add a short bio from the spec abstract, location of "World Wide Web", and URL to the specification
* I followed @W3C
* I followed @SocialWebWG
* Account was automatically locked by Twitter
I did it all from a web browser, using Twitter.com directly. Nothing automated, and none of those actions violate any Twitter Rules. I was setting it up and following a few other accounts before writing the first tweet, which seems like a perfectly reasonable pattern.
I think this incident indicates the presence of bugs in Twitter’s “automated systems” and hopefully they’re looking into it. I’m likely not the only person that “got caught up in one of these spam groups by mistake”, and I’d expect the typical user to just give up at that point and go back to another social media silo rather than take the time to file a support request (with any hope of a positive resolution).
Regardless, both opening and closing the resolution with a direct unconditional apology is good form, and good service design.
Why @Twitter growth stalled:
1 Broken sign-up https://aaronparecki.com/2016/10/15/11/twitter
2 Locked new @PostTypeDisc for 2 account follows
New @SocialWebWG @PostTypeDisc Working Draft https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-post-type-discovery-20161028/
Finally used @W3C Echidna to publish successfully
Last night we did yoga (thanks to @lululemonsf and @peterwaltersyog) outdoors under sparse clouds at twilight until it was dark enough to see a few stars, despite the urban light pollution. Afterwards we were greeted with this beautiful Tomorrowlandesque view of a 108 year old dome. #yestergram #nofilter
#SF #emporium #dome #tomorrowland #skyline #rooftop #terrace #latergram
How many lightbulbs does it take to screw the internet of things?
…server not found
#iot #adamawasright
* https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/07/26/r7-2016-10-multiple-osram-sylvania-osram-lightify-vulnerabilities-cve-2016-5051-through-5059
* https://www.wired.com/2016/10/internet-outage-webcam-dvr-botnet/
* https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powered-todays-massive-internet-outage/
35:07 NPSF PR Wednesday this morning, 0:37 slower than Aug, including ~1min to reti(ght)e(n) shoes.
Technically I was slower this month than last time (2 months ago), yet actual running time was faster since I stopped to retie my right shoe that came untied literally on the first straight, after having run 2.2 miles to Alta Plaza without any sign of trouble. At that point I wasn’t going to take any chances so I spent the additional time to tighten the laces and retie both shoes.
I was hanging with the pack until then (which was a good feeling, felt strong going into the first hill), but then never caught back up.
I didn’t feel exhausted like last time. This was despite my mind being busy with too many thoughts last night (despite two yoga sessions earlier!) keeping me awake past midnight (slept 4-5 hours), despite literally physically getting into bed by 22:00.
Woke up with slight soreness in my right knee. Iced it a bit, which helped, a bit. Took some ibuprofen preventatively, which may also have helped, a bit. However it was still sore, in that low-grade way that makes you not want to push as hard. That’s an annoying regression from two months ago, and has been on/off enough the past few weeks that I’m going to go see someone about it.
On the positive side:
* breathing seemed fine (still had to hike most of the West hill straight)
* left knee (the one I injured last November) was still totally fine
* actually ran the last short hill straight before steps (every lap)
Still got work to do, still going to stubbornly keep coming back and doing the best I can.
Previously: tantek.com/2016/244/t1/npsf-pr-wednesday-slower
A raven on Saturday’s Tennessee Valley Fox Trail run. #latergram #nofilter
Ravens hold a powerful place in mythologies across the world and it’s easy to see why. This raven perched quietly, watched me run up the steep Fox Trail, and didn’t flinch when I stopped to observe him.
He looked at me briefly as if he wanted to tell me something, then looked eastward and continued staring that way as I continued up the trail in the opposite direction.
#raven #perch #perched #seenonmyrun #fromwhereirun #run #trailrun #tennesseevalley #foxtrail #marin
📖 read “Metaphysics in the Royal Society 1715-2010” in “Some Remarks” by @nealstephenson. tantek.com/isbn/0062024442
@caseorganic good suggestion.
Started indieweb.org/device-deaths with @revolv and @mybasis Basis B1 as examples.
Friday’s Ocean Beach sunset clouds, because I forgot to run down to the water after NPSF this morning. #latergram #nofilter
#bluesky #sunset #cottoncandyclouds #ocean #surf #beach #reflection
Or this past Friday @nov_project_sf, tapping #eucalyptus #trees on top of Lafayette Park on every hill rep. 🌿🌆 #NPSF #latergram #nofilter
#hillsforbreakfast #fromwhereirun #dawn #sunrise
Or last Wednesday @nov_project_sf 🌴🌆 #NPSF #latergram #nofilter
If you look closely you might glimpse a fellow runner or two pushing the air out of their way crushing stairs at Alta Plaza Park before #sunrise.
#palmtree #dawn #sf #skyline #city #park #clearsky #thatglow
Dawn last Monday @nov_project_sf. #natural #beauty #NPSF #justshowup #latergram #nofilter
Besides the incredibly supportive community and the inspiring commitment of those that dare to start Monday getting sweaty before sunrise, I have to admit anticipating skies like this motivates me to get out of bed in the dark, and get moving.
#heysweatdaily #fromwhereisweat #cottoncandy #cottoncandyclouds #fortmason #monday #sunrise
After last Saturday’s trail run we took coffees & food to go back to SF and sat on a bench with this peaceful view. #latergram #nofilter
After outrunning dark clouds from the north, we had a window of sunshine and calm before the storm. It's weekend moments like these that help me get through the work week.
Tuesdays are often challenging, perhaps the day of the week when I most often question if I did enough professionally, tried hard enough, helped colleagues as much as I could. When that happens, I try to remember moments like this photo.
#SF #palaceoffinearts #sky #architecture #water #peace #moments
Corps of Engineers Survey Mark C-121, Marin County, CA. Find it and you’ll find a rare VORTAC^1 (ht: @therunetarian) #latergram #nofilter
Hint: find the view from the previous photo (tantek.com/2016/290/t1/bridge-bridge-view-trail-run-sfrc) then #lookdown around your feet and be careful not trip on a short metal flag in the ground with C-121 etched into it.
For the previous “mark” (tantek.com/2016/284/t3/coyote-ridge-2-horizontal-control-mark) I found a single online result (until I blogged about it, then more showed up afterwards).
This time, I tried searching for "Corps of Engineers" "Survey Mark" "C-121"
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Corps+of+Engineers%22+%22Survey+Mark%22+%22C-121%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
and got two results, a PDF from Washington State Legislature, and an Internet Archive of a periodical index, neither applicable.
I tried searching for "Corps of Engineers" "Survey Mark" Marin 1957 (all phrases words on the physical mark itself)
https://www.google.com/search?q="Corps+of+Engineers"+"Survey+Mark"+Marin+1957
and got two pages of results, none of them about this mark in particular, but I did find a fascinating PDF of a 1980 document:
“Input Formats and Specifications of the National Geodetic Survey Data Base / Volume I. Horizontal Control Data”
https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/BlueBook/pdf/Chapter1-2-3--1980.pdf
So for the next person that comes across this survey mark, here’s the full text, roughly in the order and phrases intended on the mark:
CORPS OF ENGINEERS – U.S. ARMY SURVEY MARK
$250 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK
MARIN 30TH ENGR GP
STATION DESIGNATION AGENCY
YEAR 1957
(Known typos: CORP OF ENGINEERS)
According to Google Maps (dropping a pin in satellite view) the latitude longitude coordinates of this Marin County mark are:
Latitude: 37.8556 degrees (N)
Longitude: -122.5221 degrees (W)
Altitude: 1040 feet
I need to get a GPS watch (or an https://aaronparecki.com/) to record more precision.
No luck searching on geocaching.com/mark either — nearest benchmarks they had were 1.3 miles away.
^1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VORTAC
#seenonmyrun #trailrun #corpsofengineers #army #armycorpsofengineers #surveymark #permalink #marin #ca #gottacatchemall
8.6+ miles, 1200' climb, and this bridge to bridge view from yesterday morning’s trail run peak at SFRC. #yestergram #nofilter
It was supposed to be a ~7 mile route, but I ran an extra bit most of the way up to the radio tower on the left and back down to the route. Then instead of turning right onto Miwok trail, I decided to run uphill just a little further to the peak that was “right there” and was rewarded with this view and another survey marker.
Like last week, I was alone after the first few miles (though the route leader kept running back to make sure I took the correct forks, up until the fork up to the radio tower, then found me again when I rejoined the route).
After taking photos here I ran back down and took the Miwok trail turn, first saw Lucci running the other way with a friend, then within minutes, @poleary87 with his running buddy.
Saw just one hiker the rest of the way on Miwok until the turn onto Old Springs Trail where I saw some ~13 mile route runners, where our long & “short” routes of the day merged.
Took the downhill at an easy pace, until @mitchwestwood ran up behind me and as you might guess surprise hugged me (neither of us breaking stride, still not sure how we balanced that), before passing me with Katy Kunkle.
I decided to keep pace, and raced downhill keeping up with both of them, passing several other runners on the way, until the downhill portion ended at the Tennessee Valley trail head parking lot when I slowed to my own pace.
Took the Rhubarb trail (parallel to the road) as usual with its eucalyptus forest and made it back to SFRC with a total trail running time of 1:46:50, ~15s/km faster than last week. I'll take it.
#heysweatdaily #fromwhereirun #radiotower #baybridge #sunny #sf #sanfrancisco #goldengatebridge #marin #hills #run #trails #trailrun #stormclouds #outruntherain #latergram
