June 2011 – Page 3 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 21-06-2011

Okay, shit is sorted enough now. Will clear up tomorrow & test the heater options. Gonna go in and make pasta. 00:04:41, 2011-06-21
@JezzKitty I worry that he and his passenger were killed because he was doing something Jackassy to show off to them. in reply to JezzKitty 00:37:16, 2011-06-21
I liked a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/tZBMfDvWF4U?a Tutorial: Electrical impedance made easy – Part 2 01:02:15, 2011-06-21
@midderin Oh christ, I thought we got rid of those things. in reply to midderin 01:27:51, 2011-06-21
I liked a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/Hr8UYPOmFmI?a Boohbah Acid Trip 01:29:51, 2011-06-21
@midderin I don't know who came up with them, but they're frightening things. Were on UK kids TV a few years back. in reply to midderin 01:44:36, 2011-06-21
New blog post: New resin storage (at last) http://www.sci-fi-fox.com/?p=1042 02:09:35, 2011-06-21
Worked out fridge has approx 3m^2 internal surface area. An 80Watt anti-condensation heater might keep it warm enough. 03:25:40, 2011-06-21
@Moshiicake Neither do I, but I want. :( in reply to Moshiicake 14:07:32, 2011-06-21
@BlooDoodles Did you ask him if you could touch his 'stash? 14:17:39, 2011-06-21
Amazing. So UK and US police are relying on month-old info from Anonymous to arrest one guy? 14:27:08, 2011-06-21
I liked a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/aP3gzee1cps?a Cat gets caught barking by a human and resumes meowing 16:22:42, 2011-06-21
@JezzKitty Would volunteer, but arms aren't that long. :( in reply to JezzKitty 16:52:56, 2011-06-21
Anyone else going to the @LondonHackSpace social this evening? Going to do a little woodwork while there. 17:09:58, 2011-06-21
Today I've done pretty much nothing. Letting the sore muscles from yesterday have some rest. 17:10:24, 2011-06-21
I think they're auditioning! (@YouTube http://youtu.be/KaHGL7ySvws?a) 18:58:42, 2011-06-21
@Moshiicake No, the hockey team nearly won the finals for the first time ever. Lost at the last game. Riot ensues. in reply to Moshiicake 20:07:05, 2011-06-21
Off to hackspace, late. Can't find the big hinge I put aside. Bother. 20:07:35, 2011-06-21

Twitter Updates for 20-06-2011

@BlooBits Could be worse, could get hungry. in reply to BlooBits 00:21:39, 2011-06-20
Woman joined convo between me and Rayner on the bus tonight. Perfectly pleasant until she realised she was at her stop. 01:01:29, 2011-06-20
When she noticed, she blurted out "Chinese will take over the Earth with the help of Jews who're children of Mohammed" & jumped off the bus. 01:02:45, 2011-06-20
Rather got the feeling she'd mis-timed some slow build-up evangelical spiel & didn't have time to get to the bit with the crazy leaflets. 01:04:16, 2011-06-20
@meekoblue It sounded like rehearsed rhetoric, albeit rushed. Their stop came before they could find a subtle "in". in reply to meekoblue 01:17:43, 2011-06-20
Watching a playthrough on YouTube. I'd pay money to see @Mish_Monster cosplay Alice ala "Alice: Madness Returns" :D 02:44:31, 2011-06-20
@ThrashWolf Okydoke! 03:11:49, 2011-06-20
Thankyou brain for giving me nice #dreams with pretty girls and lots of kissing. 12:23:48, 2011-06-20
I'm reasonably sure this isn't a game, but a sim in SecondLife. (@YouTube http://youtu.be/MyrlevOwl2Y?a) 13:43:25, 2011-06-20
Today I need a coffee. #CaffeineDietFail 16:37:12, 2011-06-20
Shifting the woodpile around to make space to get the resin storage fridge down here. 16:51:59, 2011-06-20
@RufusHound Kidnap Princess Celestia. *nod* in reply to RufusHound 18:11:10, 2011-06-20
workshop in dissarray. can barely reach pc. almost ready to move fridge in 20:24:49, 2011-06-20
still in workshop, still rewiring fridge. will be hard to do once door is back on 23:19:16, 2011-06-20

Twitter Updates for 19-06-2011

If the Nebraska nuclear incident tweet is true, Twitter just beat the RSOE EDIS World Disaster Map for reporting. 00:09:59, 2011-06-19
@meekoblue Friend's done some research, sounds like the main source is a conspiracy site, so don't hold much to it. :P in reply to meekoblue 01:26:54, 2011-06-19
Drew a little get-well pic for Catsoup Delight. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5957942 Now time to sleep. X_X 01:34:35, 2011-06-19
@squeezeslemons Episode 3 is NEVER real. At this rate I'm not even going to bel (@YouTube http://youtu.be/UP_6LdRWSKg?a) 01:48:21, 2011-06-19
Am back home feeling like a shit for having to cancel on helping a friend. Overground is out, Victoria partial & a strike later. 12:33:01, 2011-06-19
HOWEVER, tfl website says Victoria's fine. Is the website or ticket office wrong? Phone call time. 12:33:47, 2011-06-19
Called the travel helpline. They checked the same website I'm looking at. So lot of bloody help there. 12:44:03, 2011-06-19

Twitter Updates for 18-06-2011

@ashens You realise that means Human Centipede 2 will be in the supermarket £1 bin by 2038? in reply to ashens 00:31:09, 2011-06-18
@Houndloaf What about Old Whore or Total Lady? in reply to Houndloaf 01:02:42, 2011-06-18
Aww, you should have told Isabel about the message from her father that Knight (@YouTube http://youtu.be/akWW_2lZTxo?a) 01:23:10, 2011-06-18
Home, still tipsy, feeling good, have Chinese. xxx 20:57:31, 2011-06-18
Someone come give me a cuddle. Now. O_O 21:28:44, 2011-06-18
@JezzKitty Squeee, likewise, thanks for making it a lovely day :) xx in reply to JezzKitty 22:26:56, 2011-06-18

Twitter Updates for 17-06-2011

Got home at 00:45. Van broke down 0.7miles from the destination. Guy brought the fridge to us and we got trailered back thankfully. #RAC 01:48:53, 2011-06-17
Fuel pump is definitely shafted. RAC man knew his stuff. Apparently it's submerged in the tank. No wonder garage been avoiding it. :P 01:49:54, 2011-06-17
@MrClutch_Auto Depends how much you'd charge for replacing the in-tank fuel pump on a petrol '96 Renault Trafic. in reply to MrClutch_Auto 12:04:04, 2011-06-17
Amazing. They've actually started building the Long Now Clock! http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2011/06/the_clock_in_th.php 12:43:54, 2011-06-17
I ache. Lessee, gotta get the fridge to the workshop today & also go to Walthamstow to get some bits to gut from the 99p shop. 13:06:56, 2011-06-17
@Utlah You may get better results with nerf-darts. The nerf gattling gun would probably give the fastest uplink. in reply to Utlah 13:30:38, 2011-06-17
@zoeimogen Source? 13:33:16, 2011-06-17
Okay, hearing it from multiple sources now. Job Center says having an active internet profile means your benefits will be cut off. 13:35:50, 2011-06-17
It's either management idiocy or a ploy to cut their budget overrun by penalising people for stupid reasons. I favour the latter suggestion. 13:37:20, 2011-06-17
@MrCullen It would make half-sense if they told you not to use a distraction, but they just want them locked private so they can't be read. 13:40:52, 2011-06-17
@tajasel That sounds about right. Is anyone collecting these "suggestions" that are suddenly appearing? in reply to tajasel 13:41:40, 2011-06-17
Suggesting the #JCPSuggests hashtag to keep track of questionable JobCenterPlus "advice" that ignoring could be used to cancel your claim. 13:45:58, 2011-06-17
Friend's been told to make their Twitter & Facebook locked. Because having an active profile on the 'net won't be help at all. #JCPSuggests 13:53:23, 2011-06-17
@tajasel Gladly! :) in reply to tajasel 13:53:48, 2011-06-17
Mum has just been quoted the insane figure of £700+ to fit a new fuel pump+sender to the van. #WTF 14:03:06, 2011-06-17
Jesus. Another friend was advised they'd get more benefits if they made themselves homeless or pregnant! #JCPSuggests #Helpful #Motivation 14:09:40, 2011-06-17
@jackalesque We got to within 0.7miles of the place. The seller brought it down to our vehicle though. We got taken home by flat-bed lorry. in reply to jackalesque 14:10:32, 2011-06-17
@jackalesque Yup. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? in reply to jackalesque 14:13:01, 2011-06-17
@jackalesque Yeah, shows what they expect of care-leavers. Not "Do you have kids?" but "How many do you have by now?" in reply to jackalesque 14:16:10, 2011-06-17
@jackalesque Still can't believe you're having to fight them NOT to get given an automatic council flat. :P in reply to jackalesque 14:16:59, 2011-06-17
@jackalesque "No, I don't want it, I'm going to university!" "What? That can't be right, you must have at least ONE kid by now!" :P in reply to jackalesque 14:20:22, 2011-06-17
@jackalesque I still think you should write something up on all the insanity in the care system. The wastage & attitudes are absurd. in reply to jackalesque 14:21:21, 2011-06-17
BBL, off to raid the pound shop for cheap LEDs. 14:22:54, 2011-06-17
Back from 'stow. Got the bits I was after. Tearing them apart now. 16:19:25, 2011-06-17
Weird. Two of these LED torch modules are reading the same current use as just one. 16:30:42, 2011-06-17
At just under 3v both work fine. At 3v exactly, current trebles. Some flicker atm. Suspect conflict between driver boards. 16:32:13, 2011-06-17
Magnifying glass out. PCBs have a 2-wire ferrite inductor and an SOT-23 chip marked "ZE004". Voltage regulator and smoothing? 17:10:39, 2011-06-17
Only ref I can find to the chip is in Han Chinese. Google Translate suggests it's a voltage regulator. 17:17:16, 2011-06-17
The lady playing Amy Pond in Dr Who is exceptionally cute. 20:19:06, 2011-06-17
Anyone who says "highschool is the best years of your life" must be having a really crap life after graduating. 20:20:17, 2011-06-17
Rock! Two LEDs can run off one control board. Also I think I've fixed the van's stereo. 21:14:43, 2011-06-17
Plugged stereo into van. It lit up, plays CDs (apparently) and seems to lock on radio stations. No sound though. Suspect blown amp. 21:49:25, 2011-06-17
It takes a TDA7560. If that's the problem then it's a £35 chip needs replacing. :P 21:54:06, 2011-06-17
New fridge is waiting in the kitchen. As next two days will also be busy, it'll be moved down here monday. 22:07:43, 2011-06-17
Can't understand how someone can refuse to divorce someone. If one person in a couple wants to break up the other can't say no & carry on. 23:27:57, 2011-06-17
If you haven't done the destruction already, get a few of those small rubber su (@YouTube http://youtu.be/MnHxQAUABdU?a) 23:55:12, 2011-06-17
feeling very tired. Going to get a cup of redbush, maybe shave then draw a little before sleep. Meet tomorrow. 23:56:50, 2011-06-17