May 2019 – Page 2 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 25-05-2019

RT @DailyHustler: THERESA MAY CRIED WHEN SHE LOST HER JOB BUT NOT WHEN 72 PEOPLE BURNED TO DEATH IN GRENFELL. THATS HER LEGACY, CONVERSATIO… 02:34:23, 2019-05-25
RT @iknowplacesmp6: Holy hell did he snap
https://t.co/TVWM9ONKGq 02:34:28, 2019-05-25
RT @AidanCTweets: – Hello Mrs. Y
– Actually, It's Mrs. X. I didn't take my husband's name when we got married.
– Oh, okay, for politeness s… 11:47:50, 2019-05-25
This is really worth watching for the historical perspective on the natural tendency toward war between nations, an… https://t.co/3B6top7y7T 12:48:37, 2019-05-25
RT @petefillery: Why are so many species on the brink of #extinction? Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words…
@Team4Nature @dtdch… 12:56:49, 2019-05-25
I am both broken and broke, but glad to see people enjoying themselves at the various cons this weekend. 13:09:24, 2019-05-25
@XanderKoci https://t.co/G4BFKsvuaa in reply to XanderKoci 13:19:37, 2019-05-25
RT @AnemoneTea: Let it be known that @MidsArtbox & @raventheranger are responsible for my death thanks to their absolutely beautiful Lillit… 14:15:43, 2019-05-25
RT @catsuka: TWRP "Starlight Brigade" canadian music video by Knights of the Light Table (based in Ireland).
Director : India Swift (@OldSw… 14:24:51, 2019-05-25
RT @IanColdwater: My timeline is full of trans people fearing for their very lives and cis people talking about tech.
Cis people: tech is… 14:28:01, 2019-05-25
RT @PeopleRepellent: she deported gay people back to the countries they had fled from to be killed, i bet she didnt have any sympathy for t… 15:18:48, 2019-05-25
RT @socketwench: I sometimes think people around my age and older are still sold on the expectation of wealth, rights, and environment thei… 16:31:58, 2019-05-25
RT @NatureSuperLit: ? Octopus camouflage is intense https://t.co/0GQ7yuNgDm 16:34:26, 2019-05-25
RT @DavidLammy: The identity politics debate is full of well-educated, well-off people complaining that they have to tread a little careful… 16:42:13, 2019-05-25
Note to self: polypac kr178116 17:38:32, 2019-05-25
That's a hell of a quote. https://t.co/JVQOJ71f77 18:52:10, 2019-05-25
RT @TiernanDouieb: Was reminded of this earlier. Always thought Ken Livingstone noticing that Boris Johnson hadn’t even changed anything on… 18:58:36, 2019-05-25
Going to need to flush out that hydraulic ram. The seals didn't actually look too bad, but there was definitely wat… https://t.co/WKbheXsF3C 19:01:04, 2019-05-25
New ram seals are anywhere from £3 to £30. New hydraulic fluid will be another £20.
Or a brand new, self-contained… https://t.co/6u8SArOg3U 19:20:24, 2019-05-25
What was that movie where time travellers from the future kidnap people from the present who're going to die, to ke… https://t.co/cOFUud1GLW 23:33:24, 2019-05-25
@avon_deer Yup, that's the one, thanks! in reply to avon_deer 23:44:24, 2019-05-25

Twitter Updates for 24-05-2019

RT @ohJuliatweets: Natalie Portman's entire childhood and adolescence seems like it was an unrelenting parade of much, much older men sexua… 00:20:19, 2019-05-24
RT @davidschneider: 2016:
“EU immigrants will not become second class citizens. They won’t lose any of their rights”

2019:
“EU immigrants… 00:26:55, 2019-05-24
RT @TWRPband: Starlight Brigade (feat. Dan Avidan) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
https://t.co/GXRtNNrtWt 00:38:28, 2019-05-24
RT @Deecarr_: This one meme just shit on the entire planet https://t.co/51XzomcC6Y 00:52:06, 2019-05-24
RT @FlayrahNews: Ghosting the Attendees: the problematic trend of conventions hiding their headcount https://t.co/fd0pGBjevs 01:55:12, 2019-05-24
RT @Troglit: Look at my knackered face! Let #MCMLondon begin! https://t.co/P13im7Bcxu 11:38:00, 2019-05-24
@Troglit Good luck! :) in reply to Troglit 11:49:22, 2019-05-24
RT @steve_lieber: Finally an answer to the age-old question: “Do birds cosplay?” https://t.co/TzhQI34CVj 11:57:50, 2019-05-24
RT @QasimRashid: Beyond infuriating
A cop threatens to tase & arrest a black college student for working at home while Black

No that’s no… 12:08:50, 2019-05-24
RT @avon_deer: I get asked "what's it like living in England?" quite a lot. I've just found the ideal picture to sum it up. This one's a ke… 12:15:38, 2019-05-24
RT @_SJPeace_: OUTRAGEOUS!
This black college student who is picking up trash on his property was racially profiled

Colorado Police “I’m… 12:43:22, 2019-05-24
RT @StrongerStabler: Just like Maggie Thatcher, no tears for the pain & misery brought to millions – but tears of self pity when resigning.… 12:44:20, 2019-05-24
RT @Limerick1914: Is this the same Sergeant McNaughton who was tried for the attempted murder of an unarmed civilian in Armagh in 1974? htt… 12:46:57, 2019-05-24
RT @avon_deer: So June really is the end of May
https://t.co/UE4A6OnbQH 12:50:02, 2019-05-24
Just caught the MAME Drop ep with @executivegoth and @sherlock_hulmes talking weird UK kids TV.
How could you miss… https://t.co/GD6CX0O4pw 13:39:21, 2019-05-24
RT @SuperCroup: My first contract on ships I worked with a guy whose name was Lu Xiao Rong,. It was his first contract too, he was young an… 13:53:37, 2019-05-24
RT @davidschneider: Theresa May guide to crying
NO TEARS for
Grenfell
The Windrush generation
Deaths and misery caused by the hostile envi… 13:54:04, 2019-05-24
RT @AdrianHarrop: If a child is old enough to bully their classmates for being gay, or for having gay parents, they are old enough to learn… 13:55:12, 2019-05-24
RT @Selenethoa: Tories only cry when they lose power, not when they cause the deaths of thousands 13:56:59, 2019-05-24
RT @Aman_Sez: That Theresa May legacy:
-Oversaw Windrush/Hostile Environment
-Lost her majority
-Gave DUP £1bn
-In contempt of Parliament… 13:58:03, 2019-05-24
RT @nwbrux: Glorious new bit of Flemish vocabulary for me from @DeStandaard profile of Boris Johnson today: “tafelspringer”, which combines… 13:58:47, 2019-05-24
Spine was fine when I woke, but my right knee is really playing up. It feels swollen.
Drs appointment is a week away. 14:00:07, 2019-05-24
RT @DocBastard: Dear paediatricians,
Try this. https://t.co/s6b794Ex1x 15:05:25, 2019-05-24
RT @TabKimpton: @BaronNobody @JosephGlass @haridraws @jekylldraws @ToriaScribbles @LosCaptainCJ @missjelliebee C105 is @BaronBoar with some… 15:05:54, 2019-05-24
RT @jasminkaset: I made something perfect today https://t.co/iyBzmMHFKC 15:06:59, 2019-05-24
RT @TabKimpton: It's the London MCM Comic con rainbow road! We're all to the north west this year, super easy to find all this LGBT+ queer… 15:07:29, 2019-05-24
RT @cstross: If the DUP decide her successor as Tory leader is unmanageable (e.g. Boris Johnson), are they in a position to force a general… 15:32:57, 2019-05-24
RT @mjg59: At this point if you're using a .io domain you should really reconsider whether that's a good look https://t.co/ZYMtB0JTz8 15:37:48, 2019-05-24
RT @Ehmee: MY HEART ???????? this thread is ??? https://t.co/su7YAlDIuc 15:40:01, 2019-05-24
RT @UnusualVideos: hey https://t.co/YiO0v3QmnO 16:43:06, 2019-05-24
RT @JamesMelville: We are facing the prospect of Boris Johnson as our next Prime Minister. We are about to be led through a huge political… 16:45:59, 2019-05-24
RT @PaintYourDragon: No specific project in mind yet, but as a Certified Dragon Person™️ I couldn’t NOT buy @AlinaSpoon’s #cosclouds gizmo.… 18:28:48, 2019-05-24
RT @70sscifiart: Original Syd Mead designs for Volvo. Only just shared online last week by a graphic designer who works there: https://t.co… 18:32:48, 2019-05-24

Twitter Updates for 23-05-2019

RT @tommundaycs: A lot of the centrist milkshake discourse seems to elide the fact that this all began when a group of middle-aged, street-… 11:43:38, 2019-05-23
RT @stavvers: Hi everyone, one more PSA. This is not a second referendum. #VoteRemain is a bad strategy, because you're playing on Farage's… 11:46:19, 2019-05-23
RT @ExhauTa: @transfrankcstle @CaseyExplosion Whenever I hear someone complain about political correctness and snowflakes need to toughen u… 11:48:48, 2019-05-23
RT @newscientist: Here’s an important story you might have missed yesterday: a study has traced the emission of illegal ozone-destroying ch… 11:51:00, 2019-05-23
RT @newscientist: Researchers have repeatedly warned that worse flooding could be to come as the world gets warmer https://t.co/UOVR9XpPLS… 11:51:33, 2019-05-23
You know, it seems that gender is far more defined by which aspects of personhood are suppressed than which are exemplified. 14:47:50, 2019-05-23
Terminology frames thought. 14:49:29, 2019-05-23
RT @vedia_lupae: Apparently Star Vs. AND Steven Universe got quietly defunded? Cancelled by defunding, basically? That explains why their… 14:56:27, 2019-05-23
RT @dumbmongreldog: Reminder that if @furryvalley or any other shitty art theft account steals your stuff, don't bother asking them to remo… 14:58:18, 2019-05-23
RT @xeni: FLDS & Seth Jeffs now literally digging into Minnesota. Please stop calling the kids he may soon transport across state lines chi… 15:01:06, 2019-05-23
RT @tanngrisnir: https://t.co/igOuc5LIcR 15:03:54, 2019-05-23
RT @thatginamiller: The scale of this is shocking – people who have lived, worked, loved in this country for years are being shown open hos… 15:04:42, 2019-05-23
RT @vicky_langan: Goodbye, Judith Kerr ? https://t.co/PrN1QXUdKP 23:21:23, 2019-05-23
RT @fwuffydragon: https://t.co/RoVHs53kAi 23:22:27, 2019-05-23
RT @Stonekettle: Well, Allan, and stick with me here, there's this thing called "history," where we have video and audio tapes of their spe… 23:22:57, 2019-05-23
RT @JimMFelton: *reaches the top job it's possible to get in the whole fucking country*
Tories:
"I will go over her head and talk to her h… 23:24:12, 2019-05-23
I really really don't want another "gritty" reboot, stripped of all it's affection and personality, thanks. https://t.co/ugwtUxOQwD 23:27:08, 2019-05-23
RT @DreamerHyena: I believe in Exhausted Woman in Starbucks cryptid ☕ ? https://t.co/dNYau8eRRf 23:32:04, 2019-05-23
RT @_Rz4X_: to be…
to…
to be continued… https://t.co/CY2eHBT4BB 23:34:35, 2019-05-23

Twitter Updates for 22-05-2019

RT @raynerlucas: Another late night repair thread! This is a Video Genie EG-3003, a TRS-80 clone made in 1980 by Hong Kong electronics outf… 02:46:00, 2019-05-22
RT @AwwwwCats: A choice between chicken nuggets and a paper bag https://t.co/2daXV30San 03:00:09, 2019-05-22
RT @VPestilenZ: Quality website design ?? https://t.co/fZPLPDgMlz 03:02:26, 2019-05-22
RT @JutsuCosplay: When I first saw Nana I knew I had to cosplay her eventually ? I LOVE STRONG WOMEN AAHHH https://t.co/BWyshHE7Wj 03:04:58, 2019-05-22
RT @vedia_lupae: The companies Disney owns https://t.co/MrgnmL3179 03:05:17, 2019-05-22
RT @NatStClair: Italian unions have refused to load cargo onto a Saudi ship carrying weapons, in protest against Riyadh’s war on Yemen. The… 03:07:39, 2019-05-22
RT @GennaBain: Join me for a live premiere of a touching video from the wonderful attendees and staff of @CoxConOfficial 2018 as we remembe… 03:11:56, 2019-05-22
RT @CaseyExplosion: Brutalism is architecture that glares at you while Inception trailer horns blare. 03:13:02, 2019-05-22
RT @CaseyExplosion: Me: "I hate brutalism"
Burtalism: "BWOOOOOOOOWWWW, BWOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!

Me: "I… I'M SORRY!!!" https://t.co/tUnBtFO3mW 03:13:13, 2019-05-22
RT @cherryrae: This was promoted into my timeline. Notice not a single point about accessibility, driver protection or training or licensin… 03:14:06, 2019-05-22
RT @thisishannako: New autobio: Seven Years. This will run for at least as long as my 2018 Inktober.
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(TW suggested domestic violen… 03:23:39, 2019-05-22
RT @JimMFelton: This ridiculous footage of a Brexiteer being called a traitory snowflake for not quite being brexity enough is an amazing s… 03:31:16, 2019-05-22
RT @hippyadam: Oh look, someone who actually knows what the fuck they're talking about! ?? https://t.co/qbM9axgnM4 03:34:54, 2019-05-22
RT @ponettplus: the explanation for why he-man has a tiger is one of the funniest things i've ever seen in my life and i have to share the… 03:37:00, 2019-05-22
@level2three @hackerfriendly Some accompanying soundtrack.. https://t.co/xNae4ldlgE in reply to level2three 03:42:25, 2019-05-22
RT @IanDunt: Day after day – for years now – Femi has put himself right into the thick of it, to debate and try to convince people of his a… 11:44:54, 2019-05-22
RT @hannahwitton: I love moving graphs like this https://t.co/8F0ECTqIrw 11:53:19, 2019-05-22
RT @CaseyExplosion: What every single liberal telling people not to throw milkshakes at fascists look like. https://t.co/y4mYKg7XLA 11:53:50, 2019-05-22
@Millbeeful In the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost HOOHOOHOO! in reply to Millbeeful 11:57:15, 2019-05-22
RT @dumbmongreldog: If you take the free watery coffee out of the equation, first class train travel is essentially just what all train tra… 11:58:04, 2019-05-22
RT @RealKav_P: You know why milkshakes work so well against reactionaries? Because they fucking HATE being embarrassed.
They can understan… 11:58:22, 2019-05-22
RT @geoffgolberg: Twitter recently suspended @evankirstel (245K Followers)
The account operated as a core node in a large spam/influence n… 12:00:01, 2019-05-22
RT @jimkillock: It's back—#jail4journalists under a new UK Espionage Act: https://t.co/VyN0k1wYYZ
@sajidjavid proposes criminal sanctions… 12:00:19, 2019-05-22
Down at the Imperial College Hackspace in White City for the Lasers For Makers event.
I'm a little early, so time enough for a quick bite. 15:00:50, 2019-05-22
RT @socketwench: Idea:
Create a bot that only tweets "I'm so tired, everyone…" once a day.

Then at the end of each week, tweet a bar gr… 15:01:43, 2019-05-22
RT @cstross: Holy crap …! https://t.co/9E8dzZ0S7f 15:03:02, 2019-05-22
RT @carolecadwalla: NEW: Electoral Commission says investigation of Brexit Party’s fundraising is ‘ongoing’ & notes crowdfunding creates ‘a… 15:04:33, 2019-05-22
RT @BriannaWu: 2/ If intelligence agencies have concerns that Huawei is spying on the US, they need to show evidence.
Huawei has said they… 15:04:46, 2019-05-22
RT @davidschneider: A low turnout will hand victory to Farage. Please vote.
A low turnout will hand victory to Farage. Please vote.
A low t… 15:05:24, 2019-05-22
@NomasterC Didn't realise it was limited tickets in reply to NomasterC 20:39:18, 2019-05-22
@Troglit Medieval pupper! in reply to Troglit 21:20:26, 2019-05-22
@NomasterC Not that I found. They just used eventbrite. Had to ask for the link to the ticket page but it's their first such event. in reply to NomasterC 21:22:32, 2019-05-22
RT @ChickenGrylls: Rules for sharing workshops: When you need everyone to do something, make it really easy. https://t.co/5mkOUUjvGb 21:23:25, 2019-05-22
This was a fun machine that you could use for all sorts of nonsense with some practice & experimentation https://t.co/hR8ORCemn9 21:24:32, 2019-05-22
RT @Freedland: "This is not a stealth campaign, one cunningly fought below radar. The grimmer reality for the governing party of the United… 21:30:35, 2019-05-22
"Riblets" amuses me. https://t.co/oBmBqwmTE2 22:37:13, 2019-05-22
Right wrist and both knees are not happy with me.
Doctors appointment is only a week away. 23:13:22, 2019-05-22
Had a good time today though, and avoided the alcohol. 23:13:44, 2019-05-22
RT @ExtinctionR: If you, like @GretaThunberg, are an EU citizen determined to make government act on the climate & ecological crisis you co… 23:15:29, 2019-05-22
RT @imajsaclaimant: What do you call an advert dressed as a 4-page investigative report about Universal Credit? Lies and #fakenews. DWP hav… 23:21:21, 2019-05-22
RT @arcadeseals: me: i'm terrified of the vertical axis
therapist: why?

me: [screams] 23:28:16, 2019-05-22

Twitter Updates for 21-05-2019

RT @setoacnna: One of the most moving things I've ever listened to was the story of a lesbian refugee who fled Afghanistan. Her trans siste… 00:00:22, 2019-05-21
RT @LineyHunt: Female politicians deal with daily death and rape threats, male politicians ban the sale of ice cream near their events. Rea… 00:03:10, 2019-05-21
RT @ionotter: Speaking as a former convention director, this was an INCREDIBLY BAD IDEA.
@animecentral should have consulted their lawyer… 00:13:22, 2019-05-21
RT @doctorow: Border Patrol agent calls migrants "mindless murdering savages" before hitting one with his truck https://t.co/Bd166UXYpX htt… 00:17:25, 2019-05-21
It's time to give up alcohol. 00:51:34, 2019-05-21
RT @ThoughtSlime: Waah waah, someone threw milk at me, I abhor political violence, police please go crack their skulls for me! 01:23:51, 2019-05-21
RT @albert8katabarw: Did y'all know that Mozambique, Africa has been flooding for over 2wks now and at least 1,000. are pronounced dead?? V… 01:25:09, 2019-05-21
RT @the__reddot: https://t.co/a4JJ85WQXr 01:28:54, 2019-05-21
RT @AndrewMontagne: If you see something that doesn't look right, text the British Transport Police on 61016. We'll sort it.
See it, say i… 01:30:40, 2019-05-21
RT @Crowzperch: #BringEonHome #blfc #blfc19 if you know or see her, contact me. I need her home. @ stiltpup ‘s Fursona plush. We are Still… 01:31:55, 2019-05-21
RT @CaseyExplosion: DUSK is a good game https://t.co/Fe8yJCRbd6 01:32:12, 2019-05-21
RT @maximalalps: @meakoopa I think about this tweet you did SO MUCH https://t.co/CvVmCmehTZ 01:52:15, 2019-05-21
RT @BoozyBadger: What I’d like is one con to flat out come out and say “We discussed it at length. We made a decision. We made it for these… 02:49:49, 2019-05-21
It doesn't take much for me to feel poisoned. It makes me sad, slow and dumb. It makes me hate myself. 03:15:10, 2019-05-21
RT @VaderSan: Just a bit over a day left on our enamel pin Kickstarter. Please check it out! https://t.co/joR8PQIkUh https://t.co/sQ3Eqx0rN3 12:14:39, 2019-05-21
That should be a 5watt UV led. @ Highams Park, Woodford https://t.co/o0ghOkrCnA 13:31:14, 2019-05-21
RT @Iron_Spike: Non-black people, kinky hair requires a whole different routine, and unless you're an actual professional hairdresser with… 13:51:24, 2019-05-21
RT @StatewatchEU: BELGIUM: Unprecedented police action against Roma Travellers community in Belgium https://t.co/gCbSJDAaDw
See also: Book… 13:59:28, 2019-05-21
RT @reshmasaujani: Women will only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the job qualifications, while men will apply if they meet only 60%.… 14:40:38, 2019-05-21
RT @HydeNS33k: I just had an older woman ask me if my boyfriend ever allowed me to drive… https://t.co/Rs9hqPTjle 14:43:33, 2019-05-21
RT @pramsey342: Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair https://t.co/mrMqjCoBU9 14:48:33, 2019-05-21