December 2011 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Art update

As usual, images all link to full-size versions on my server. I’m also adding links to galleries they may be uploaded to too, in case anyone feels like faving/commenting there.

Let’s start with the basic one. This was going to be an xmas card but got done too late, is of poor quality due to being forced, and my printer’s packed up, so..

It may be the last xmas pic I do. I’m kinda done with xmas as a celebration now. Still if you celebrate it, hope it was a good one.

[FurAffinity] [DeviantArt] [SoFurry]

Some of the following may be mildly NSFW if you’re reading peoples journals while you’re supposed to be working, so I’ve put them behind a cut (hopefully).

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Twitter Updates for 30-12-2011

Feeling quite caffeinated and wondering about co-opting mitochondria as as a sub-cellular interface & diagnostic device. 00:34:24, 2011-12-30
Good grief, how was "caffeinated" not in the Chrome spell-check dictionary? Who wrote it? 00:35:10, 2011-12-30
Anyone know a single-click way of changing WinXP sound-settings between defined profiles? Considering a bluetooth headset. 00:44:10, 2011-12-30
UK Ebay seller, how are my items already "dispatched" at 0030, especially when I bought then at 2200? 00:57:52, 2011-12-30
@JezzKitty Want to come to my apocalypse party? in reply to JezzKitty 01:05:59, 2011-12-30
On 21/12/12 must remember to scream about how all the Mayan machinery is suddenly going to go haywire & drop Mayan aircraft out of the sky. 01:08:19, 2011-12-30
Bed soon. 02:48:52, 2011-12-30
Also research suggests I want to find some Shimano Freehubs to modify. Will check my bike-parts pile tomorrow. 02:49:29, 2011-12-30
The hardest part of researching anything new is finding out what the bits are actually called. Or what a field of research is called. 02:56:19, 2011-12-30
@mothdust Because if you do, the elves will steal your toes. in reply to mothdust 03:14:17, 2011-12-30
@sevenhelz What manner of hat is it? Is it worthy of a Jägerkin? in reply to sevenhelz 03:41:56, 2011-12-30
Any plan vere you lose you hat iz a bad plan. 03:43:09, 2011-12-30
@gookygox *hugs* :( in reply to gookygox 04:08:24, 2011-12-30
@sevenhelz Owww. Corsodyl fixes that right up. :/ in reply to sevenhelz 04:33:29, 2011-12-30
4am isn't the usual time for cleaning up your bedroom, I know, but tomorrow I'll be able to sit on the sofa to draw. 04:34:39, 2011-12-30
Also got a fair ebay pile to sell. Anyone want a fishtank? That'll be an arse to ship. 04:35:44, 2011-12-30
@dresdencodak ..who will be a Terminator-style cyborg from the future sent to destroy DC's storyline? in reply to dresdencodak 16:34:50, 2011-12-30
135 video removal requests to youtube UK in 1st 6months of 2011 for National Security reasons. Only 1 removed from youtube USA. 17:35:57, 2011-12-30
Found the link. The up to date wikipedia dump-file is 7.3Gb compressed. 31Gb uncompressed. 18:50:14, 2011-12-30
That's the closest thing to the sum of all human knowledge in one place, and it would fit on a £5 microSD card the size of my fingertip. 18:51:11, 2011-12-30
Please, anyone who fights copyright & censorship of the net, take a bag of them along to hearings. The ultimate "Your Argument Is Invalid". 18:52:45, 2011-12-30
More RAM and a proper graphics card ordered for mum's PC. Hopefully will speed it up a lot. 19:46:10, 2011-12-30
@retallicka Still got that LCD you wanted repaired. Don't think it'll happen. Stumbling across compatible spares unlikely. Chuck or return? 19:50:12, 2011-12-30
James Bond soundtrack, good listening. By the far the most stylish rapist. 19:51:13, 2011-12-30
The case of Stephen Hawkings voice synth sounds like an excellent media-savvy example of why medical prosthetics should be open-source. 20:10:05, 2011-12-30
@jeriellsworth Jeri, this sounds like something your IC reverse-eng skills might be good for? http://t.co/WFBizExc 20:14:07, 2011-12-30
@warrenellis Goddamit, you had to tempt fate with that "Godzilla Bukake" thing, didn't you? http://t.co/Ehk1LoHx 20:18:39, 2011-12-30
@jackalesque Hot water bottles! in reply to jackalesque 20:27:57, 2011-12-30
@missmonstermel Ibuprophen and soft natural light. I get that when I've been staring at the screen or been under flouro's too long. in reply to missmonstermel 20:43:04, 2011-12-30
Digging into the eaves, mining old computer parts. 22:11:30, 2011-12-30
Is "Left Bank Two" by "The Noveltones" public domain yet? Apparently the Noveltones was just a name given to some anonymous musicians. 22:35:45, 2011-12-30
Can't find any information about the composer "Wayne Hill", so don't know if/when he died. Would be 70yrs from that point? 22:36:40, 2011-12-30
..but only 50yrs from the point of it being *recorded*? Which is it? 22:37:41, 2011-12-30

Twitter Updates for 29-12-2011

Hmph. Vertical travel's only 97mm not 100mm. Irksome. May be able to get a little more after cleanup of gearing. 00:17:15, 2011-12-29
On the upside, have found the main casting's hollow. Might be able to put a lighting unit in there. 00:19:25, 2011-12-29
Lots of swarf and paint chips. This is going to need a proper clean-up. 00:39:13, 2011-12-29
For now, should head in. 00:39:28, 2011-12-29
The PM's having his own iPad app made to help him run the country? This can't possibly go wrong. 02:32:54, 2011-12-29
@Eithin Wonder if this app will be made available to following Prime Ministers? Does this mean the UKgov will be tied to Apple products now? in reply to Eithin 03:12:22, 2011-12-29
@Houndloaf Hobo? in reply to Houndloaf 05:29:11, 2011-12-29
DNS renewed. Time for a shower then check on castings & get orders posted. 14:17:12, 2011-12-29
If the UK police force is going to be privatised, will the law against police strike action still hold? 14:23:38, 2011-12-29
I am honestly surprised there's no dubstep remix of this on youtube. Yet. (@YouTube http://t.co/1AcyMYri) 15:27:57, 2011-12-29
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/rzhKv1b0 D R O P I T 21:59:24, 2011-12-29

Twitter Updates for 28-12-2011

@Scapponess Misread that as was next to one of @jackalesque's. Thought you meant Betas, the tiny fish, were squealing. o_o in reply to Scapponess 00:01:51, 2011-12-28
@ChaseLionessAD You're saying you're not? ;P in reply to ChaseLionessAD 00:32:56, 2011-12-28
Has anyone else used eBid? Can't see how to actually *pay* for an item on it. Have requested an invoice. 00:35:04, 2011-12-28
@sevenhelz Warm dry socks are serious business though!! O_O in reply to sevenhelz 00:36:00, 2011-12-28
Whew, got a sketch out of my head as I imagined it :) 04:45:22, 2011-12-28
Been up sketching. Can't sleep now though. FA pagecount is at 3996.. no, 3997! Who'll get the big 4k?? 05:21:48, 2011-12-28
FA page is at 4001 views! But no one's messaged about it. 14:07:11, 2011-12-28
Also the first time I've had someone delete a comment on a submission. Wonder what it said? 14:09:29, 2011-12-28
@avon_deer Is a deleted comment actually a comment tho? in reply to avon_deer 14:22:50, 2011-12-28
@sevenhelz Between Sean Kennedy's comments about foot-care & a story of a U-boat commander's socks, got to be serious about it. in reply to sevenhelz 14:54:02, 2011-12-28
@asifandwhen £20 would get you a custom sketch (possibly inked) commission of whatever it is from some folk I know. in reply to asifandwhen 15:08:41, 2011-12-28
@ChaseLionessAD What colour? in reply to ChaseLionessAD 19:08:36, 2011-12-28
Am out of Shore 40 rubber now. Hope this last casting comes out okay then. Do not want to have to waste money on min-order postal fees. 23:49:48, 2011-12-28

Twitter Updates for 27-12-2011

I'd be a better love doctor if I didn't kill so many of my patients. 02:29:10, 2011-12-27
@renardqueenston Old School Color Cycling with HTML5 http://t.co/nJ14WZwW 15:22:36, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 Some people will kill themselves for 21/12/12. Relatives will be distraught. The apocalypse will not occur. 15:52:05, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 A few months in, people who tried to have a "normal" 2011 xmas will be going bankrupt. 15:52:59, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 An NHS doctor will be asked to treat PM Cameron. He will refuse. He will quietly loose his job. 15:54:11, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 The private security contractors managing the armed forces for the Olympics will get their contract "extended". 15:55:41, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 The BBC will creep into more blatant propaganda. 15:57:37, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 A protester will be killed by UK police. Riots will errupt. The army will be called in. 15:58:46, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 The LibDems will attempt to salvage their image. It will occur at the same time they further betray their principles. 16:00:02, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 Labour will attempt to salvage their image. It will occur at the same time they further betray their principles. 16:00:30, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 The Tories will attempt to salvage their image. It will occur at the same time they further follow their principles. 16:00:54, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 The other parties will carry on much as before, as though the world isn't changing around them. 16:01:53, 2011-12-27
@Hairyears Really wishing your tweets were public. I'd be RTing a lot of them. in reply to Hairyears 16:02:15, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 The EU will continue to throw good money after bad in the name of solidarity. 16:03:47, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 EU nations will not want to go down together though. Conflicts will start to brew. EU threatens to end explosively. 16:04:45, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 First notable public occurances of illegal immigrants *from* the UK to Europe. Daily Mail confused. 16:06:47, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 Masks and hoods banned in all public places. Halloween goes poorly for general public. 16:09:30, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 Disabled and elderly protest benefit & heating allowance cuts by coming to the gates of Downing St to die. 16:11:43, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 ..ambulances called. Not enough spaces. Taken private. Destitute billed for having their lives saved. PM refuses aid. 16:12:53, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 Fox-hunting ban repealed. Cameron leads first hunt himself. 16:13:44, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 People begin to suspect the Tory party is in fact just trolling the UK. 16:14:21, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 Small political parties will continue to fail to take advantage of public outrage. Extremist party numbers will swell. 16:17:02, 2011-12-27
#Predictions2012 Police union disbanded. New union formed. Threat of national rolling strike. 16:21:52, 2011-12-27
RT @Hairyears #Predictions2012 At least one British citizen will seek political asylum in a Scandinavian country 17:49:32, 2011-12-27
The kittens have eaten two of my banana cakes and licked the coffee-cream icing off a third. >:( 18:48:15, 2011-12-27
All these ChromeBook ads. Will they suffer from the same spontaneous removal of services as Google itself does when they have new ones? 18:53:15, 2011-12-27
#2012Predictions UK Government will suggest reinstating the death penalty. 19:10:29, 2011-12-27
Okay, so the Mayan "End Of The World" is 11:12am GMT on December 21st, 2012. 19:34:55, 2011-12-27
@stavvers A reminder that 49% isn't technically "most". And could well mean all hosps in an area if remote ones remain #NHS. in reply to stavvers 19:45:24, 2011-12-27
#2012Predictions Cameron declares if you can afford to live in London you can afford to go private. Privatises all London hospitals. #NHS 19:46:17, 2011-12-27
Mill drive spindle=24mm. DC motor spindle=16mm. I can work with this. 21:13:02, 2011-12-27
Okay, casting done! Now for snacks and drawing time! :) 23:35:43, 2011-12-27