August 2010 – Page 2 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 28-08-2010

For the first time ever, my sales tally exactly matches the amount in the cashbox! :D 20:38:02, 2010-08-28
It's usually out by a quid or two from some sale I didn't mark down or forgotten discount. So, sweet! 20:46:02, 2010-08-28
@Pinkyfennec Forgot you said you'd be picking up your pink T-shirt at todays LF meet, perhaps? :( in reply to Pinkyfennec 20:47:56, 2010-08-28
@Pinkyfennec Sadly not, no way near enough cash. :( in reply to Pinkyfennec 22:12:06, 2010-08-28
That was scary. Heart just started pumping really fast and hard for about 5 seconds. D: 23:30:27, 2010-08-28

Twitter Updates for 27-08-2010

@NiyohBeast If you have a good idea, run with it. ^_^ in reply to NiyohBeast 00:13:53, 2010-08-27
Project Gadget – concept sketch: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4367989/ 00:33:27, 2010-08-27
Seem to have increasing amount of pics in sketchpad only myself and one other are allowed to see. Several one-others. 03:13:54, 2010-08-27
@dresdencodak Or if Niels Bohr. in reply to dresdencodak 04:02:05, 2010-08-27
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGCd0KPJcMs 04:16:42, 2010-08-27
Ah, incest birth defects are b/c of increased odds of recessive family genes emerging. That makes sense. 11:41:18, 2010-08-27
So when gene-therapy really kicks in & people can have their DNA swept clean of defects, they'll be no biological deterrent to incest? 11:42:56, 2010-08-27
@gothicat "Moral" is probably the wrong word. "Habitual" is probably better. It's still not a favourable option for genetic diversity. in reply to gothicat 11:46:50, 2010-08-27
@gothicat It's conceivable that it would become less taboo after generations. We likely still have instinct to rate it a poor option though. in reply to gothicat 11:48:53, 2010-08-27
@gothicat And I meant habit in a cultural sense. Culture changes slower than tech, and this is bio-tech. in reply to gothicat 11:50:06, 2010-08-27
@song_in_heart I agree. We likely still have an instinct to see close relatives as a poor mating choice. I doubt it's totally cultural. in reply to song_in_heart 14:11:44, 2010-08-27
@kitsunesoftware That's interesting, thankyou! But if both copies of DNA are swept for faulty gene, it still wouldn't happen. in reply to kitsunesoftware 14:15:12, 2010-08-27
Jumping into the shower, then running out into town. :) 18:11:02, 2010-08-27

Twitter Updates for 26-08-2010

Chilli juice in the eye isn't fun. The potato-cakes were rather nice. Bit like onion bajis. 04:07:59, 2010-08-26
I support the @Wikileaks concept, but revealing witnesses to crimes contact details & civilian collaborators in war-zones is irresponsible. 13:14:30, 2010-08-26
Anyone got experience with OpenOffice Base? Or good tutorial links? 13:39:26, 2010-08-26
@drewjensen Base tutorials with a bias toward an inventory-management setup would be good. Paper one's totally out of hand. in reply to drewjensen 16:11:03, 2010-08-26
@Albrecht_Fur Thankyou, that's an interesting development! Homebrew auto-change toolheads should come next then. in reply to Albrecht_Fur 16:14:13, 2010-08-26
Thankyou, and goodnight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86wKWjvUD50 23:30:02, 2010-08-26
I seem to have acquired another lady on the dildo-testing team. I should really try & get some (gay?) men too, for a proper data sample. 23:54:44, 2010-08-26
That's the *provisional* testing team. Will depend on prototype concept working. 23:55:28, 2010-08-26
@NiyohBeast I think I've got an improved design. Needs prototypes & testing against control version tho. Will blog about build progress. in reply to NiyohBeast 23:58:58, 2010-08-26

Twitter Updates for 25-08-2010

Oooh, might have a red panda crashing with me for a few days. 00:27:00, 2010-08-25
A drill chuck is not suitable for milling with. I'll have to buy a proper mill chuck. That means a several suitable collets too. 15:37:52, 2010-08-25
Estimated population of Iraq & Afghanistan about 60m. So thats about 0.2% of their civ pop dead from the war. That'd be 1.2m dead if US pop. 16:02:54, 2010-08-25
@ThrashWolf Time to ebay for a spare parts machine? in reply to ThrashWolf 18:03:11, 2010-08-25
@ThrashWolf What's the make/model? Also, can hook up an external screen for time being? in reply to ThrashWolf 18:56:02, 2010-08-25
Wow, Wikileaks. That's gonna be a big one. o_o 19:03:08, 2010-08-25
@ThrashWolf I have a bunch of spare laptop parts. What's the make & model, just in case I have a fitting screen? in reply to ThrashWolf 19:37:54, 2010-08-25
@ThrashWolf No, sadly not anything that recent. :( £75 is the lowest replacement price I see atm. :/ in reply to ThrashWolf 19:45:48, 2010-08-25
@ThrashWolf At least it's a simple DIY swap-job if you can get the £75 together. Ebay listing #190430238065. Must be odd-jobs that'd pay? in reply to ThrashWolf 19:55:11, 2010-08-25
Going to try a varient of this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/5090237/Bill-Granger-recipes-Sweet-potato-cakes.html 21:29:47, 2010-08-25
The variation being replacing what I don't have with what I do. 21:33:11, 2010-08-25

Twitter Updates for 24-08-2010

Human-carry capable rocket made by Something Awful members. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-08/23/danish-manned-spacecraft 02:10:22, 2010-08-24
Hopefully the plastic dome doesn't shatter. High-speed air would rapidly inflate (explode) the passenger compartment. 02:16:21, 2010-08-24
@retallicka Congratulations! :) in reply to retallicka 13:31:43, 2010-08-24
@twinklestah Try looking at mine then? It's 90% Twitter Digests. in reply to twinklestah 15:49:42, 2010-08-24
Still low on energy today. Woke late. Got 2nd part of new moulds done too late. Casting tomorrow as result. Need proper rest. 23:17:05, 2010-08-24
Also chuck fell off the mill 3 times. Can't seem able to handle much lateral force. 23:17:47, 2010-08-24
There's a good idea. Lemsip has painkillers in it. 23:57:11, 2010-08-24