October 2015 – Page 6 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 03-10-2015

Cleaned out of the new machine. Let's see if it still powers up. http://t.co/VonOaESDK1 00:56:21, 2015-10-03
Photo: underthenerdhood: redheadedxqh: horseoverheart: horsesthatmakeuss: horseoverheart: Same what… http://t.co/XWm3ygzfQt 01:01:23, 2015-10-03
All cores detected and running self-tests. Will see what ram I can get next & what my best passive-cooled GPU is. http://t.co/u2qI9hqnzz 01:13:58, 2015-10-03
Running tests it's only using 190Watts. So it's using about 55Watts more with the second CPU fitted. 01:21:47, 2015-10-03
8 cores at 2.66Ghz each.. 21.28Ghz. Mmmmm. 01:23:03, 2015-10-03
Power use has floated up to just shy of 210Watts. 01:36:32, 2015-10-03
RT @AsteroidEnergy: HYDROS™ Water Electrolysis Thruster – High-Thrust Propulsion for Orbit-Agile CubeSats
http://t.co/BFksf1lLjw http://t.… 01:38:57, 2015-10-03
@Ares_Ahiro I think there may have been clues. in reply to Ares_Ahiro 01:40:23, 2015-10-03
2am snack: space weevil http://t.co/Zv9rD3plLm 01:51:41, 2015-10-03
Anyone remember #9 on this list "Time Busters"? It sounds so familiar but there's no clips anywhere. http://t.co/ICVMIMvSld 03:18:57, 2015-10-03
Also if anyone knows of a list of those old "TV for schools" tapes we watched in primary school, I'd like to put names to vague memories. 03:34:02, 2015-10-03
RT @ThomasPride: Telegraph asking readers today whether agree with Jeremy Corbyn on nukes.
Results probably not what they expected: http:/… 11:26:58, 2015-10-03
Overheard: someone: how are you me: fine me internally: And together we're gonna run around, Morty, we're… http://t.co/U3G5uvKevn 11:33:27, 2015-10-03
RT @tomscott: I’m at Miniatur Wonderland. All I can say is: the hype is justified. (If you don’t know it: https://t.co/peNyyR4xRY) http://t… 12:24:45, 2015-10-03
RT @jonty: "Not widely known by the AI community, elevator control has become a major field of application for AI technologies"
Send help. 12:30:44, 2015-10-03
@tomscott Do they let you in if you come dressed as Godzilla? in reply to tomscott 12:31:22, 2015-10-03
RT @DanielWickham93: "Collateral damage" https://t.co/gjQTAQSGCS 12:50:31, 2015-10-03
I hate deliberately misleading campaigns. Especially when those misleading are an otherwise good cause. 14:03:19, 2015-10-03
Yes, you can fit 42 bicycles in the footprint of one car. You won't be able to get to half of them though. They're a woven nest of pedals. 14:05:03, 2015-10-03
There is a persistant idea that all advertising must be hyperbole. 14:07:28, 2015-10-03
Photoset: ahencyclopedia: THE NEWLY DISCOVERED TABLET V OF THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH: THE new T.1447 tablet,… http://t.co/Pt8KsFd9Gz 15:03:09, 2015-10-03
Conflicting information sources. Do microwave isolators re-reflect or absorb reflected microwaves? Are there multiple types? 16:15:37, 2015-10-03
RT @doctorow: Mayor of Stockton, CA detained by DHS at SFO, forced to give up laptop password http://t.co/7XCSVF9OvE http://t.co/QCvYSpxJGB 16:18:40, 2015-10-03
RT @metpoliceuk: Can you help? Police are appealing to identify a homeless man who has died in #Leyton http://t.co/1U5GV3qhpd http://t.co/M… 16:19:47, 2015-10-03
Pokemon demands $4000 from broke superfan who organized Pokemon party – mostlysignssomeportents: Larkin… http://t.co/NHuxKvguQ2 16:49:26, 2015-10-03
RT @nytimes: How gunmen in 14 recent mass shootings were able to obtain their guns http://t.co/qjZZjA1w2k http://t.co/y7iAftSdbM 22:40:14, 2015-10-03
RT @Sniper_The_Wolf: I kinda got into the fandom like this when I found it in 2012 lol http://t.co/zX1l9PiKpU 22:43:23, 2015-10-03
RT @jamesid: @JustinRoiland is this cannon? http://t.co/jJcUJOy3TI 22:43:44, 2015-10-03
@Elverojaguar @SkiaSkai If the advert is accurate, the family then proceed to think they're eating the kittens. Happily. in reply to Elverojaguar 22:47:00, 2015-10-03
RT @aeroplanegirl: So, this just happened. http://t.co/fFjdsvBKb0 22:49:09, 2015-10-03
Anyone got a fox pelt? Such as an old or damaged one. Only really need the head/neck portion. 22:52:30, 2015-10-03
@tryst_me 30ft radio tower a bit much for them? Or "we saw wires and things and now we're scared"? in reply to tryst_me 23:00:25, 2015-10-03
Oww. Sudden and painful heart palpitation. 23:55:18, 2015-10-03
RT @blueybirdy: The latest My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode is literally "LOL a guy in a dress! Haha, guys in dresses are hilar… 23:55:32, 2015-10-03
RT @blueybirdy: Considering My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is supposed to be "progressive" it feels like we've gone back to the 90s. 23:55:39, 2015-10-03
RT @blueybirdy: It's 2015. Take your transphobic sense of humour and throw it in the sea. 23:55:42, 2015-10-03
@skipai A few cups. Not more than usual. in reply to skipai 23:57:05, 2015-10-03
@Raven_Luni @tryst_me Time to take up rocketry then. in reply to Raven_Luni 23:58:46, 2015-10-03

Twitter Updates for 02-10-2015

1:50am. Soup. 01:50:43, 2015-10-02
RT @doctorow: Can you spot the difference between the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts science workshops? #1yrago http://t.co/7yG57TdjRZ http://t… 02:16:23, 2015-10-02
Our water isn't working. I suspect the roadworks, which would make it the third watermain they've fucked while installing the speed tables. 02:51:21, 2015-10-02
Photo: http://t.co/QGRivzlIrc 03:13:45, 2015-10-02
Declawing is deeply uncool. – megatilf: Why the hell would you declaw a cat? At what point while deciding… http://t.co/FdoOiFe3JW 03:14:57, 2015-10-02
Photo: dresdencodak: Dark Science #53 – Usonia And we’re back! I feel like a mostly new person, in a good… http://t.co/XLDttoQ9nO 12:52:36, 2015-10-02
Photoset: micdotcom: President Obama after Oregon shooting: “Our thoughts and prayers are not enough.”… http://t.co/Ue93cwjnBB 13:00:30, 2015-10-02
Photoset: malformalady: Lizard nestled in a rose Photo credit: Cmycherrytree Source http://t.co/PTCHvGdWju 13:01:07, 2015-10-02
maa-iingan: commander-side-eyes: micdotcom: Courtney Demone is a trans woman currently undergoing hormone… http://t.co/5IQeO9l1cI 13:02:45, 2015-10-02
Anonymous said: Is using honey bad? It would be hard for me to give that up because I love it so much. http://t.co/2C7bEKRE5G 13:07:01, 2015-10-02
Photoset: ihpwitchycats: pepoluan: theresnorevolution: the-malady-mill: birbb: i saw this on imgur and… http://t.co/2BCiQf7xLL 13:09:16, 2015-10-02
Photo: neoduskcomics: Steven Universe: The Crystal Gems’ Ultimate Foe This is a non-profit parody. Updates… http://t.co/zVSVMw07F3 13:12:10, 2015-10-02
Second CPU has arrived. That gives me something to distract me from getting things on ebay. 13:54:34, 2015-10-02
Just watched "Danger Mouse Begins… Again!" DM & Penfold remind me of @YogscastLewis and @SimonHoneydew. Also the queen's a corgi. 14:14:25, 2015-10-02
RT @julesmattsson: No issue too small for the hands-on approach http://t.co/xBmYVGZEAL 14:15:18, 2015-10-02
RT @Glinner: "It's my son's birthday, it's my son's birthday." Couldn't read further than that. https://t.co/qMuC918Vhg 16:27:03, 2015-10-02
Even scrunched up I've removed a tennis-ball sized lump of fluff from this new computer. 20:28:07, 2015-10-02
Photo: http://t.co/91QUXGnz9T 20:55:33, 2015-10-02
Photoset: lizardart: scapponess: awdplace: thebootydoc: krash-zone: evilkingtrefle: mrploxy: stunnerpone:… http://t.co/ctO7stobj1 20:58:53, 2015-10-02
Wyoming's Ag-Gag law makes it a crime to gather evidence of crime – mostlysignssomeportents: With this… http://t.co/Dk1jDxqt09 20:59:43, 2015-10-02
A Dozen NYPD Officers Say They’re Being Punished For Refusing ILLEGAL Arrest Quotas – the-gneech:… http://t.co/uIrasIMmAS 21:00:39, 2015-10-02
Photo: back-then: Car elevator Chicago c. 1936 http://t.co/RfOtg44SfF 21:01:25, 2015-10-02
Photoset: thepsychoticfuckingbiotic: raiseyourgoblet-of-rock: python-monty-imagines: THIS IS THE BEST THING… http://t.co/K3FRrzwcvk 21:01:47, 2015-10-02
To Kill a King – tales-from-the-tabletop: Context: So I got two of my closest friends together for an… http://t.co/Pk6OsJEad6 21:05:37, 2015-10-02
Landmark patent case will determine whether you can ever truly own a device again -… http://t.co/SEIL4UgND9 21:06:23, 2015-10-02
"Well, you know, to say that he couldn’t harm somebody with what he did—he could, absolutely, he could…." http://t.co/j9dE8gtnqZ 22:49:39, 2015-10-02
Photoset: fuck-yeah-feminist: sandandglass: Last Week Tonight s02e28 Fox News is Islamophobic? Xenophobic?… http://t.co/JKqjpGs1lC 22:52:55, 2015-10-02
Photo: steampunk-art: Steampunk Art http://t.co/wYKLhSUmBf 23:03:50, 2015-10-02
Photo: xydexx: ebonyshy: ultrafacts: Source+view the news papers Follow Ultrafacts for more facts… http://t.co/l6N1MUghUq 23:04:48, 2015-10-02
@urealms For the next season of UR, will we see Kallark quest for magic tomatoes to bathe in their juice & rid himself of the Funk? 23:36:41, 2015-10-02
@elonmusk Doc Brown: "No no no, this sucker's electrical!"
You couldn't wait 19 more days though? ;) in reply to elonmusk 23:42:22, 2015-10-02

Twitter Updates for 30-09-2015

I'm going to take septic-tank companies retweeting my question about sealing yourself inside one as tentative support of the idea. 00:17:37, 2015-09-30
@brunchbuttplug @xeni Talked to my psych about that today. Figure it's the result of fight or flight, when you can neither fight nor escape. in reply to brunchbuttplug 00:19:38, 2015-09-30
Your faith in the idea humbles me @VitaSeptic! Gonna seal myself in a septic tank with a homemade air scrubber! 00:25:05, 2015-09-30
This is why twitter bots backfire. ;) 00:25:56, 2015-09-30
Tho seriously, a 4800L tank would barely have the space to stand up in, let alone stretch & exercise. 00:28:06, 2015-09-30
Video: flower-crowns-and-gas-masks: neriseht: orevet: gentlemanbones: jawnsolo: baturday: Baby bat gets the… http://t.co/iPVOZRau2L 00:57:25, 2015-09-30
Why do panic attacks exist? Because there's no "away" to run to anymore. http://t.co/pqUn65YjqD 01:48:41, 2015-09-30
RT @randileeharper: People are frustrated. Police suck. I get it. But making providers legally liable for 3rd party comms means you have br… 01:50:05, 2015-09-30
All those cyberpunk "tears in rain" images are now tears in police water cannons. 01:53:06, 2015-09-30
What I've learnt this year is that we all die alone, you can't rely on anyone and that nothing really matters. And I'm comfortable with it. 01:54:15, 2015-09-30
I no longer feel obligated to do anything but what I want. 01:55:12, 2015-09-30
@eevblog @BroadbandTV There's a Sam Pepper joke in that somewhere. :| in reply to eevblog 01:56:16, 2015-09-30
RT @julesmattsson: 'Flatshare' http://t.co/SoUz7UeAFn via @nickw84 https://t.co/9Poz2YAlS9 11:21:53, 2015-09-30
@shoptonet @0Apes0 So, give Corbyn an eyepatch? in reply to shoptonet 11:23:41, 2015-09-30
@SimonHoneydew My goodness, there are merle corgis?? in reply to SimonHoneydew 11:26:03, 2015-09-30
RT @SimonHoneydew: BEST. DAY. EVER. http://t.co/q1Y4LLI8yH 11:26:13, 2015-09-30
RT @bobbyllew: LOL. https://t.co/SOjaqeXXpO 11:27:24, 2015-09-30
@bobbyllew Well BTTF day is only 21 days away. Well trolled Mr Musk. in reply to bobbyllew 11:28:48, 2015-09-30
@nanosounds Wash away the tears with some naga chilli vodka? Or a scotch-bonnet cider? ( https://t.co/YibDLC9vMg ;3 ) in reply to nanosounds 11:32:49, 2015-09-30
@rainbowlemur Because the "right thing" is usually what the rest of the world wants you to do for its convenience, not yours. in reply to rainbowlemur 11:36:05, 2015-09-30
RT @seldo: Cars haven't been getting more efficient, they've just been lying more and more: http://t.co/Y5fk8QrTFr 11:36:56, 2015-09-30
@PhoebeERKemp @EverydaySexism Satan used to be an angel too, so get in there and fuck their shit up. in reply to PhoebeERKemp 11:41:04, 2015-09-30
Photoset: fxcking-corrupt: Refugees Welcome http://t.co/7jCufgrJlc 12:40:11, 2015-09-30
Photo: weallheartonedirection: Best Picture of Super Blood Moon So Far http://t.co/q4yU6qPUAj 12:43:04, 2015-09-30
Panorama: curlypie: CAUSE YOU KNOW… http://t.co/ivLktqPXqJ 12:43:23, 2015-09-30
Photo: http://t.co/DJsxv8BSiQ 12:47:12, 2015-09-30
Photo: http://t.co/3zUkW1CCaA 12:47:22, 2015-09-30
satanlickmydick: cmnedark: adultnapped: isn’t it creepy that from the day you are born you start to die… http://t.co/9UTExwfzgK 12:56:24, 2015-09-30
Photoset: bead-bead: sandookchi: Zohra Sehgal, a South Asian actress par excellence, actually spoke… http://t.co/baGU2G677P 12:58:21, 2015-09-30
Photoset: basedgodtookmyusername: randyliedtke: Baked some iPhone cookies to trick cops into pulling me… http://t.co/vM04WHLNn1 13:30:29, 2015-09-30
Photoset: rainbowshotgunss: the-perks-of-being-black: (W)here are all the Black people? “Everybody wear… http://t.co/lpqWbWopC2 13:33:12, 2015-09-30
Package refused at the post office. Despite not appearing on Prohibited items listings. Rather annoyed at that. 14:08:21, 2015-09-30
Royal Mail, please don't list external documents for prohibited items if you also have your own internal ones. 14:17:03, 2015-09-30
Been refused at the post office. You can't send phones with batteries to UAE. Not on the provided list though. http://t.co/vUb3N8BCAH 14:18:19, 2015-09-30
@PostOffice Ah. So it's on the Royal Mail site, but not the Post Office site. That is terribly confusing. http://t.co/kZSGnjzkft in reply to PostOffice 14:32:30, 2015-09-30
@WeengsApp From the updated links I've been sent, it sounds like it would be illegal to. in reply to WeengsApp 14:40:10, 2015-09-30
2nd chance offer accepted, no hurt feelings from previous buyer & new one inside the UK. Phew. 15:06:56, 2015-09-30
RT @Ollisbear: Game companies freak-out to rule 34 in many ways. Undertale however, is OMG different:
http://t.co/KYSJBiuw7k http://t.… 15:07:37, 2015-09-30
Now time for coffee and cardboard. There's no boxes the right size, so I'll have to make them. 15:09:23, 2015-09-30
RT @ClipperChip: Look what someone has dug out <3 http://t.co/cQLvlkQ9O3 16:14:43, 2015-09-30
RT @doctorow: Wisconsin: a paradise for white kids, hell for black kids http://t.co/PjhVjrZR5W http://t.co/goQHJhUtvO 16:16:33, 2015-09-30
RT @xeni: Where's your cool Pope now? @pontifex met #KimDavis, urged her to “stay strong” vs. The Gays http://t.co/JCzzx6Xl6V http://t.co/5… 18:17:15, 2015-09-30
All paid-for ebay items are now posted. One buyer hasn't paid in 3 days. 22:14:01, 2015-09-30
RT @IanJay: HA HA ha HAAAA this is FUCKING TERRIFYING https://t.co/Ar2onn2NHe 22:14:52, 2015-09-30
RT @Lt_JerkFace: http://t.co/ji0m9aZosY 22:16:25, 2015-09-30
Huh. So the winner of the RC car recognised it as a model from 1988! It did look pretty old. 23:47:46, 2015-09-30