October 2015 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 30-10-2015

Fitbits are network-enabled heartrate monitors.
With no way of putting that data online.

"Still reading heartbeat"
That's all I want. 02:11:22, 2015-10-30
NZ Trade Minister: we keep TPP a secret to prevent "public debate" #1yrago – mostlysignssomeportents: The… https://t.co/FFE6Z1pPWN 02:27:44, 2015-10-30
"My mother once told me that trauma is like Lord of the Rings. You go through this crazy, life-altering…" https://t.co/GATXrPfmWb 02:29:20, 2015-10-30
Photoset: ucresearch: The algorithm that won an Oscar Hollywood likes a good explosion. Now with the help… https://t.co/Ttc2MDup1z 02:41:27, 2015-10-30
"In third grade I had this teacher who would give every student the same grade on each assignment…." https://t.co/RXa9rhp1pi 02:57:22, 2015-10-30
Anonymous threatens to dump real names of 1,000 KKK members – mostlysignssomeportents: People operating… https://t.co/K2icz87fsT 03:02:17, 2015-10-30
Video: heckboy: Heres one of the new scenes from the Signature Edition! https://t.co/8nmeXXBtUq 03:05:12, 2015-10-30
Secret recording of corporate lobbyist is a dirty-tricks playbook – mostlysignssomeportents: Richard Berman… https://t.co/9spAIfFTz7 03:37:49, 2015-10-30
Video: ambris-art: glenn-griffon: jykinturah: i want to read more about this…! This is very important that… https://t.co/99mPVOJSKK 03:44:13, 2015-10-30
RT @doctorow: Christ, what an asshole. https://t.co/O6fbnPLDj5 https://t.co/hFtxKyemt4 03:57:13, 2015-10-30
RT @Oatmeal: .@wilw per your recent post https://t.co/dqH1Y8j58F 03:58:21, 2015-10-30
I'd like to talk with people who have experience in the software side of graphics rendering and virtual reality. 04:08:56, 2015-10-30
Christ, what an asshole. – mostlysignssomeportents: Chris Grayling, UK Tory MP and leader of the House of… https://t.co/pMva05eDFZ 04:47:56, 2015-10-30
Helen and Graham Linehan's Amnesty video damns Ireland's barbaric abortion laws – mostlysignssomeportents:… https://t.co/PbA3ZA7LYv 04:50:53, 2015-10-30
Furries.. please stop posting pictures of yourselves with your pets and children on a cartoon animal porn site. 12:35:33, 2015-10-30
RT @velocityconf: If you can't tell when a threat model is complete, it's a threat list. @dymaxion #VelocityConf https://t.co/DlhxpMPGJM 12:36:21, 2015-10-30
RT @latentexistence: Police are lobbying UK government to get access to everyone's web browsing history. https://t.co/a2EYnQTRbB 12:38:11, 2015-10-30
@mothdust Iterate and refine. in reply to mothdust 14:31:19, 2015-10-30
@StrypeisonFire Again, why don't art programs have a "convert history to layers" function yet? in reply to StrypeisonFire 20:03:02, 2015-10-30
RT @jm22381: Y si no tienes alas te las construyes!https://t.co/yEQVzzliWq #pneumatic #wings #Halloween by Alexis Noriega https://t.co/xgu6… 20:06:36, 2015-10-30
RT @Spacekatgal: Last time I appeared in media beside Gamergate, it was on Al Jazeera. They insisted this mural be their backdrop. https://… 20:18:50, 2015-10-30
RT @globalvoices: How Poor Service Turned Into Slut Shaming in Trinidad & Tobago https://t.co/YjuoNUTX9Z https://t.co/yvOOG4xiJX 20:24:15, 2015-10-30
When you're just the right amount drunk, you're a wonderfully inert robot, just acting on your natural drives without concern. 20:26:03, 2015-10-30
@KatsukeSaito from space, SSTV glitch surely in reply to KatsukeSaito 20:27:45, 2015-10-30
Virtual Reality: A solution in search of a problem or the expression of our desire to walk others imaginary worlds? 20:46:33, 2015-10-30
Twitter poll options can only be 20 characters long. 20:47:32, 2015-10-30
RT @srhbutts: "we take harassment seriously, that's why we're inviting both the people combating it and the people who harass them back! su… 20:51:49, 2015-10-30
RT @TheRealElvira: Just bought the most AWESOME Cup & saucer EVER @ DevallDesignHome !! #HalloweenGift #BoobyHatch https://t.co/AY2h1au2oe 22:06:36, 2015-10-30
RT @OniPress: Check out the INVADER ZIM and RICK AND MORTY TREASURY EDITIONS compared to the first issues! Available 11/28 #LCSD https://t.… 22:08:03, 2015-10-30
That piece of music from the new Trove trailer: https://t.co/cSHGxypwRM 23:10:31, 2015-10-30
RT @micahflee: Yup, @Snowden officially wins best Halloween costume ever https://t.co/bIQYBKM2WQ 23:15:33, 2015-10-30

Twitter Updates for 29-10-2015

Photoset: micdotcom: For more on the Fermi Paradox and why alien life hasn’t found us yet. (Infographic via… https://t.co/QUxpI6Vnix 02:26:23, 2015-10-29
Photo: ultrafacts: The Edelweiss Pirates (Edelweißpiraten) were a loosely organized group of youth in Nazi… https://t.co/QeDUSPEIoG 02:31:29, 2015-10-29
Photo: https://t.co/Cre4UPBKun 02:37:17, 2015-10-29
Photo: theaddictstypewriter: Too true. Still one of my all time favourite games though! #myst #the90’s https://t.co/rJmsgfcr7m 02:41:11, 2015-10-29
Photo: takahashi-mcgil: Overkill?……Yes but what can I say aesthetically it pleases me. https://t.co/Pery43t6i9 02:45:22, 2015-10-29
RT @cstross: Confusion defined: https://t.co/bx70jyBc6s 15:20:00, 2015-10-29
RT @julesmattsson: https://t.co/gWtKPnYv9J 15:21:47, 2015-10-29
RT @Worst_Status: Great Halloween costume for kids. https://t.co/z6hI5xX5J6 15:24:25, 2015-10-29
RT @Thaily: Stolen: How many “friend-zoned” guys does it take to change a light bulb? None.
They’ll just compliment it & get pissed when i… 15:26:12, 2015-10-29
RT @DanielWickham93: Palestinian woman who was shot six times by security forces in Afula did not intend to commit a crime, police say http… 15:27:43, 2015-10-29
RT @BoingBoing: David Cameron promises law to force ISPs to use a secret blacklist of websites https://t.co/2AEhw63dgh https://t.co/E846NKQ… 15:27:52, 2015-10-29
UK govt: no crypto back doors, just repeal the laws of mathematics, please – mostlysignssomeportents: The… https://t.co/Fj2JZDjwMq 16:16:12, 2015-10-29
David Cameron promises law to force ISPs to use a secret blacklist of websites – mostlysignssomeportents:… https://t.co/4cIzyGQNnb 16:16:55, 2015-10-29
Photoset: unusualjourney: slayshana: gifteddysfunction: This Key and Peele skit about bullying needs to be… https://t.co/uksDdFUUpf 16:20:22, 2015-10-29
RT @xeni: Landscapes painted on log slices become a lens through which we see where these trees grew https://t.co/92QXehO3Ji https://t.co/u… 19:04:00, 2015-10-29
"Half of all type one herpes infections in North and South America occur between the ages of 15 and 49 years old." https://t.co/OnfPk1SZhu 19:07:09, 2015-10-29
Err.. so the other half.. children and OAPs then? I hope the stat favours the latter. :/ 19:08:04, 2015-10-29
RT @xeni: Hawaii cop punches lesbian in the face for kissing partner. What happened next was awful. https://t.co/IAWn0HcmBS https://t.co/qY… 19:10:53, 2015-10-29
RT @glennzw: How broken is #infosec? The #TalkTalk hacker used a vulnerability that was discovered two years before he was born. https://t.… 19:12:44, 2015-10-29
RT @BoingBoing: Silicon Valley investor Ron Conway told CEOs of his investments who to vote for, and to pass picks to their workers. https:… 19:15:13, 2015-10-29
RT @malachybrowne: LIVE: We're tracking what appears to be a cargo of bombs flying from Italy to Saudi/UAE on @reportedly. https://t.co/9nt… 19:16:40, 2015-10-29

Twitter Updates for 28-10-2015

Photo: fuckyeahbehindthescenes: Tommy Wiseau was confused about the differences between 35 mm film and… https://t.co/uldloB39ui 02:55:17, 2015-10-28
Photoset: fattifatphat: rebelliousvisions: rudegyalchina: “Why don’t you guys just get the fuck over it ” -… https://t.co/lNkC4p99ek 03:34:01, 2015-10-28
What do I want? What goal can I set that I can beleive? 03:38:42, 2015-10-28
Photoset: youngblackandvegan: td0llaz: yourownkathleen: Eye-witness account. So she wasn’t being rude and… https://t.co/BcnY39RsDc 03:40:40, 2015-10-28
Photoset: micdotcom: SXSW cancels online harassment and GamerGate panels after threats of violence The… https://t.co/hq7DDSP4C2 03:50:38, 2015-10-28
RT @TheQuinnspiracy: SOMEONE DO SOMETHING https://t.co/8JWDFhXJZI 04:16:30, 2015-10-28
Photoset: bilork: thysweetpoison: Understanding How Depression Feels (via buzzfeed) OMG THATS IT https://t.co/fX9liPteA2 05:02:59, 2015-10-28
RT @KEIHIKO_GALAXY: "Girl almost goes blind by wearing £10 Halloween contact lenses and asks them to be banned"
"She admits she slept in th… 15:51:16, 2015-10-28
The roller on the new honing guide stuck. Rather than wear flats on it & the stone I replaced it with ball bearings. https://t.co/aE8U78TQJh 19:27:21, 2015-10-28
RT @donttrythis: Every office has a fridge. @MythBusters is no exception. (Mostly.) https://t.co/dqeSNyFrWM 23:08:30, 2015-10-28
RT @immolations: This Is What Disney Princesses Would Look Like If They Were Articles From A Terrible Website https://t.co/CItz9ZT6Xr 23:09:45, 2015-10-28
RT @WBALPhil: Great picture from @PressEnterPA photographer Jimmy May on the #Blimp and #Amish buggy near #Bloomsburg, Pa https://t.co/VonL… 23:12:23, 2015-10-28
RT @BoingBoing: Wild cop conspiracy rumor https://t.co/jItZ5We0Up https://t.co/QBZe9itg1U 23:15:15, 2015-10-28
RT @BBCNewsUS: The runaway #blimp has finally crashed – but oh boy what an adventure it had https://t.co/lXGZcYu31m @AberdeenBlimp
https://… 23:16:43, 2015-10-28
RT @Driver_270: Kate Winslet > Arnold https://t.co/nZHDn1OiDL 23:17:52, 2015-10-28

Twitter Updates for 27-10-2015

RT @Penenberg: Take a stand, SXSW. It's not about debate, trying to engage two opposing viewpoints. It's caving to sociopathic bullies. 03:10:41, 2015-10-27
RT @randileeharper: This is the email we were sent by @sxsw. Reminder: our panel was not GamerGate-related. https://t.co/FiIcNulAPc 03:12:23, 2015-10-27
Video: jtotheizzoe: NEW VIDEO! Do Other Animals Mourn Their Dead? Featuring BrainCraft and Gross Science!… https://t.co/Oi63Yk3LUN 05:01:52, 2015-10-27
hazelhills said: Hello, I saw your post about all the hate you get that we don't see. In case it helps, I… https://t.co/y8Ctm1ewV9 05:03:33, 2015-10-27
Photoset: sandandglass: Last Week Tonight s02e24 John Oliver discusses sex education https://t.co/Mpq7nSdgrW 05:30:21, 2015-10-27
Wake up, buy milk, list ebay items before end of month. 05:36:56, 2015-10-27
Photo: https://t.co/W53hUlcxqt 15:33:15, 2015-10-27
YOUR generation – irrationalliberal: YOUR generation was the generation where two teachers could afford to… https://t.co/cUNdAgggqq 17:37:55, 2015-10-27
“If they’re poor, how come they have a flat-screen TV??” – ALL TVS ARE FLATSCREEN TVS!! The only place… https://t.co/EUzq3FVQcW 17:52:26, 2015-10-27
Photo: xydexx: INTERNET FRIENDS ARE REAL FRIENDS. https://t.co/m9iaNTDQmO 17:52:52, 2015-10-27
hoodoodyke: kiriamaya: sovietcop: basically anyone who really shames people for buying their kids shoes or… https://t.co/HtyPakJSBc 17:55:29, 2015-10-27
EU, worn down by telcoms lobbyists, pass brutal net discrimination rules – mostlysignssomeportents: The… https://t.co/DSZ7fiRlzw 17:56:32, 2015-10-27

Twitter Updates for 26-10-2015

Interesting. It's easier to read text without my glasses on. I mean it's easier to follow the lines. 00:20:35, 2015-10-26
Photoset: theveryworstthing: a few small haunted houses. https://t.co/M448AQHdxS 01:25:45, 2015-10-26
Photo: did-you-kno: Sigourney Weaver surprised the cast, crew, and herself by actually making the… https://t.co/rQpQTpN6NS 01:28:23, 2015-10-26
Photo: manhood: Oh my god https://t.co/xvgwH3vRKZ 01:30:20, 2015-10-26
Photoset: stuffmomnevertoldyou: This mom’s thank-you letter is breaking the Internet with kindness The… https://t.co/ywT2XwOuBS 01:31:25, 2015-10-26
Okay, tumblr, we need to talk – angersexual: This shit with Zamii isn’t the first time it’s happened. You… https://t.co/FM7PbkhOIp 01:37:35, 2015-10-26
Photo: https://t.co/3P5OMT6ljL 01:38:35, 2015-10-26
Photoset: touchstxne: this is the worst thing ive ever drawn but i have been thinking about it for like 3… https://t.co/v8Ocp8hkKh 01:39:19, 2015-10-26
Photo: kerijiano: *insert AoT theme song* You asked for it. https://t.co/jl8tc8pFds 02:02:54, 2015-10-26
What temporal and physical resolution is required to convey sign-language? 02:04:03, 2015-10-26
I need to have a strategy meeting and all of me must attend. 02:10:35, 2015-10-26
At least being in a lot of physical pain makes you tired. Might actually be asleep by 3am tonight. 02:11:16, 2015-10-26
Photo: baptisms: i don’t think i’ve ever seen a picture that raises so many questions before in my life I… https://t.co/oUBrnznIRe 02:25:51, 2015-10-26
Photo: docwithtardisfez: witchhuntress: detenebrate: 0xymoronic: shitarianasays: theeyesinthenight:… https://t.co/Xgvsp2h5jn 02:30:53, 2015-10-26
Photo: https://t.co/9YL0nShlAu 02:35:35, 2015-10-26
Video: boots-n-cats: forever-afk: oh my god @afro-thunder-knotting-it-up You’re god damned welcome. https://t.co/I283ikuxWu 03:45:07, 2015-10-26
Meet the electric life forms that live on pure energy – the-gneech: dduane: How the heck did I miss this?… https://t.co/Zca2xoewrc 03:46:30, 2015-10-26
"it dawns upon me with increasing clarity that in a culture meant to keep one perpetually dissatisfied,…" https://t.co/qAl9Am46eW 03:53:11, 2015-10-26
RT @38_degrees: Today the Lords have a chance to save #taxcredits. Sign here: https://t.co/4DRwm7zFPc | RT https://t.co/ZCWzy6ew2L 15:36:08, 2015-10-26
RT @DonEnaya: Screenshot redraw #RickandMorty https://t.co/uVr3mKWmUU 15:40:42, 2015-10-26
So Varka is the one behind the "Furry Network"? Which says to me it's a power grab to force competitors out of his dildo market. 15:43:49, 2015-10-26
RT @DrPetra: When research presentations fail. A chilling pre-Halloween read ;-) https://t.co/13GAML1fsW 15:50:37, 2015-10-26
Replaced the phones audio board. Hopefully that'll stop the sound cutting out. 18:02:32, 2015-10-26
@StrypeisonFire I came here to pay rent and draw boobs.. and I'm all out of rent. in reply to StrypeisonFire 18:09:11, 2015-10-26
RT @Inventables: The definitive guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting. https://t.co/ssP6QXJzDe https://t.co/Wox… 18:17:49, 2015-10-26
RT @RT_com: Saudi prince arrested on private plane with 2 tons of drugs https://t.co/R3MIDmz74X https://t.co/cY5Nse8RoI 18:20:35, 2015-10-26
RT @StrypeisonFire: THIGH UP COMMISSION SLOTS OPEN $180-$200 Single character full colour. Theme: MtF Genderbending OR naked ladies. Note… 19:37:38, 2015-10-26
RT @SkyNews: House of Lords votes in favour of delaying proposed cuts to tax credits until Govt considers effects by 307-277 https://t.co/Q… 19:42:51, 2015-10-26
RT @i0n1c: That awkward moment when you leave a notebook in a hotelroom and when you come back it is turned off and claims its ram is defect 22:51:44, 2015-10-26
RT @i0n1c: No comment. Lousy backdoor job resulting in broken notebook. https://t.co/K38cSkA7Dr 22:51:47, 2015-10-26
RT @i0n1c: Looks like someone removed the harddisk and did not correctly slip it into holes when closing the notebook https://t.co/KmOH5YVs… 22:51:56, 2015-10-26
RT @i0n1c: So what government do I send the invoice for a new MacBook? 22:52:02, 2015-10-26
@AdriOfTheDead That moment you realise you're a member of the new 4chan. :( in reply to AdriOfTheDead 22:54:44, 2015-10-26
RT @garwboy: This is not the face of a future PM. This is the face of something sent from the future to kill John Connor https://t.co/JR2mm… 22:55:54, 2015-10-26
RT @OwlsAsylum: The full video of the Spring Valley High School Police Officer brutally assaulting a peaceful student. https://t.co/1DV0oGr… 22:56:19, 2015-10-26
@LizardbethArt More than 140 characters of reasons. :( in reply to LizardbethArt 22:56:54, 2015-10-26
@wxdam @fanf And if you use Firefox, it's only a plugin away. https://t.co/278oTvLxZo in reply to wxdam 22:58:10, 2015-10-26
@wxdam @fanf Now if only you could sort the Google results by date, we could more easily find the original images. in reply to wxdam 22:58:55, 2015-10-26
RT @doctorow: Researching isn’t #writing and vice-versa https://t.co/0Ld3UwvORz https://t.co/G2sfpJTNTy 23:01:01, 2015-10-26
RT @nullmoment: Stole this from a friend on fb https://t.co/p0D7MlK3Ie 23:02:02, 2015-10-26