Twitter Updates for 02-01-2015 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Video: ianjay: THE CROSSED WIRES PATREON IS LIVE, EVERYONE!!! Help us keep this cyber-train chuggin’ along!… http://t.co/9vBgcgvVG4 00:44:51, 2015-01-02
Photoset: iraffiruse: Liam don’t give a shit http://t.co/14ArtjDRUi 00:53:35, 2015-01-02
Photoset: canipayyoutopopit: simulatedcity: thinksquad: New York City’s police officers are rebelling… http://t.co/sp26UtpP0v 00:56:40, 2015-01-02
Photo: fortheloveofcorsets: Gorgeous corset on Emily Marilyn. http://t.co/zsT7YdYBBN 00:57:37, 2015-01-02
phosphorescentt: phosphorescentt: If I could offer a young person advice about anything it would be do NOT… http://t.co/bPWjLq4CEU 00:59:08, 2015-01-02
@PennyRed The mental image is wonderful. in reply to PennyRed 01:01:37, 2015-01-02
The NYPD's 'Work Stoppage' Is Surreal – In an alternate universe, the New York Police might have just… http://t.co/kuVPJl8ePK 09:58:16, 2015-01-02
Photo: himedere-senpaii: crimewave420: gotitforcheap: yikes whos gonna be the first nigga that gets… http://t.co/h52yvIVVVQ 10:06:09, 2015-01-02
Repaired the cable on the mini washing machine I wombled last year. What job to do next? Maybe the metal cutting? Clear that pile? 13:24:37, 2015-01-02
RT @jamesrbuk: Prince Andrew named in US lawsuit over underage sex allegations http://t.co/r06Trg7ziQ 13:25:46, 2015-01-02
Photoset: maraudere: Josh Thomas talks about male suicide http://t.co/gf9JDxbHvS 13:39:43, 2015-01-02
Is it weird that when I see people arguing a point, I start analysing the people arguing more than the argument itself? 13:43:40, 2015-01-02
It makes a lot of arguments seem really pointless. "Oh, they're saying that because they focus on X not Y, so Y means little to them." 13:45:25, 2015-01-02
@PeglaSkunk It's often more what I'd call a frame-of-reference thing. Each is factually correct within the limits of their own experience. in reply to PeglaSkunk 13:46:51, 2015-01-02
@PeglaSkunk But yes, communication. They're working from too narrow a scope of info in most cases. in reply to PeglaSkunk 13:49:00, 2015-01-02
@PeglaSkunk And unwilling to ask/learn as it puts them in a bad position for the arguing defence/offense mindset. in reply to PeglaSkunk 13:49:48, 2015-01-02
Godwins law is when I tend to stop analysing people though. Even "cleverly" comparing people to Nazi's is normally insane hyperbole. 13:53:13, 2015-01-02
EG; The comeback to @PennyRed's geek privilage article that mixed nazi anti-jewish images in with pics of stereotype neckbeards. 13:55:45, 2015-01-02
Wow, that's oh-so clever. Let's imply talking about this issue is comparable to the persecution and systematic murder of ~6million people. 13:57:36, 2015-01-02
Unless you're discussing state-mandated mass extermination of a people or social group, inciting godwins law is self-entitled hyperbole. 13:59:04, 2015-01-02
I mean, good god, how up your own arse do you have to be? Which is why I stop trying to analyse peoples POVs once they do that. Not worth it 14:00:45, 2015-01-02
@PeglaSkunk I half want to say it's the niche for the internet pedant, but that role is often just reduction to the point of apathy. in reply to PeglaSkunk 14:03:06, 2015-01-02
@PeglaSkunk And yes, it really does. I would dearly love to be able to code the ideas I have for a better setup. in reply to PeglaSkunk 14:04:19, 2015-01-02
@ThatBint It's rare I've caught any argument on youtube comments that didn't seem purely there to cause rage rather than discussion. in reply to ThatBint 14:05:31, 2015-01-02
@ThatBint Sometimes "they're an asshole" is all you need to know. in reply to ThatBint 14:05:54, 2015-01-02
RT @Charliecondou: Perfectly put, as always, by @OwenJones84 http://t.co/AWQuiRLIOm http://t.co/xXduUgylBX 14:07:00, 2015-01-02
I've noticed a lot of people in geek & activist circles tend to hate bureaucracy. To the point anyone handling group management is reviled. 14:28:11, 2015-01-02
The argument tends to summarise as "unless you're on the front lines, you're doing it wrong". 14:28:59, 2015-01-02
Without needing to get into naming explicit structures; the more people in a group, the more specialisation will exist. 14:30:39, 2015-01-02
This works in industry, politics, activism and more. People find a niche as social space allows. 14:32:02, 2015-01-02
EG; qualifications seem to get ridiculously specific. This is because there are sufficient people in a field to allow specialisation. 14:32:59, 2015-01-02
In social groups it's the same. At sufficient size, specialists become apparent and begin organising. 14:33:51, 2015-01-02
I think anyone involved with cliques knows how some rage against groups becoming too big or organised. And the mess if they don't. 14:34:59, 2015-01-02
You're allowed to have fond memories of days when a group was smaller & more personal. But structure evolves on demand. 14:36:03, 2015-01-02
Your options are to grow & adapt, or grow & split repeatedly. Just growing without allowing structural changes invites rapid collapse. 14:37:33, 2015-01-02
"Engineering solutions to a social problems" are a common clique trope. 14:39:50, 2015-01-02
But would be nice if networking options allowed for these common group growth trends without loosing archival data. 14:40:26, 2015-01-02
RT @inmywindow: Before I buy one, is anyone I know looking to sell a kindle? 15:08:38, 2015-01-02
@artsyhonker Would expect it to be more common in evolved social structures than directed ones. The social/"professional" crossover. in reply to artsyhonker 15:12:04, 2015-01-02
@artsyhonker Always enjoyed the tales of the Association of Autonomous Astronauts. Only group I know created with a hard built-in lifespan. in reply to artsyhonker 15:13:28, 2015-01-02
@artsyhonker Even directed growth still has to accommodate the individuals it's made of. Even moreso at the start. in reply to artsyhonker 15:14:26, 2015-01-02
@thepandalion Buy all the lattes? in reply to thepandalion 15:14:54, 2015-01-02
@artsyhonker Indeed. In fact I'd be very distrusting of any group that presented itself as being perfectly directed from the start. in reply to artsyhonker 15:17:03, 2015-01-02
As I remember to turn my phone's connections back on, I begin the receipt of a days worth of twitter notifications. 15:20:07, 2015-01-02
And now my phone is unresponsive while it compiles all the new texts. :| 15:21:49, 2015-01-02
3:30, still light out, okay to use angle-grinder. 15:23:30, 2015-01-02
"Everybody is a specialist" is probably a good mantra to go into 2015 with. 15:25:24, 2015-01-02
Hmm. A relational database where entries are defined by reductionist categories. Not quite. Philosophical concepts may not be quite right. 16:01:49, 2015-01-02
At first blush, reductionist categories do seem a good fit for evidence gathering. 16:10:30, 2015-01-02
One of those oddly unmentioned bits of Americana always seems to be the way executive mugshots have their heads canted slightly to one side. 16:25:07, 2015-01-02
Every single American executive mugshot seems to have that same "d'aww, really?" head-tilt. 16:27:08, 2015-01-02
It's like they've all been told to pretend they're about to do a shampoo-commercial hair-fling. 16:28:02, 2015-01-02
Seriously, why all the doey-eyed affectionate posing on corporate websites? 16:29:53, 2015-01-02
@grahamguy Pfft, like anyone gets arrested for white-collar crime. in reply to grahamguy 16:32:49, 2015-01-02
Well metal pile is substantially tidier. Lean-to is cleared out a lot too. Definite smell of rat-piss toward the back. :P 16:34:35, 2015-01-02
Still got that battered Vespa ET4 chassis sitting there. It's such a lovely shape, but what the hell to do with it? 16:35:30, 2015-01-02
@grahamguy No idea, but apparently national rail opened up their API for people to make their own in reply to grahamguy 16:40:15, 2015-01-02
@inmywindow Hmm, broth? in reply to inmywindow 16:52:10, 2015-01-02
@Corvidy Ah hell D: in reply to Corvidy 17:01:54, 2015-01-02
@Corvidy Can they dose him up enough to get through it? :/ in reply to Corvidy 17:05:30, 2015-01-02
@Corvidy Broad spectrum antibiotics? in reply to Corvidy 17:08:20, 2015-01-02
@Corvidy Could inject him with your white blood cells and try and give his immune system a boost? :P in reply to Corvidy 17:10:24, 2015-01-02
@Corvidy Well keep him well fed and maybe apply sex. It does boost the immune system. in reply to Corvidy 17:14:00, 2015-01-02
Pile of 4 laptops. Technically all work. Various issues though. Also all old. Sad but scrapping for parts seems best. 17:17:45, 2015-01-02
Pile of leftovers from monitor stands are anodised. Will see if the @londonhackspace can use them for calibrating the new lasercutter. 17:19:20, 2015-01-02
More clearing over the weekend. For now, soup time. 17:19:51, 2015-01-02
"It’s tempting to say that the U.S. media should have learned by now not to uncritically disseminate…" http://t.co/6p9VChGWpp 18:47:45, 2015-01-02
Photo: moonykins: ribot10: rule63costuming: Data by DTJAAAAM on Flickr. j’adore a-clowder-of-cats~ http://t.co/p6nwtcQ1bR 18:54:28, 2015-01-02
Photo: http://t.co/17StrfbXfP 18:58:00, 2015-01-02
Photoset: everythingispillows: lora-does-things: inkinmyfingernails: bkcarib: darvinasafo: Do for Self……. http://t.co/inZ4NP5ZdK 19:01:44, 2015-01-02
Photo: http://t.co/LW8Lqma5Ex 19:05:29, 2015-01-02
Photo: http://t.co/AMSZRSE2JK 20:33:16, 2015-01-02
Photo: actionbuddy: Are you "getting the message", Tumblr Admins?… Isn’t it supposed to be about… http://t.co/xeiZQlXZSC 20:36:21, 2015-01-02
Photo: anarcho-queer: The NYPD ‘Slowdown’ Is Unintentionally Benefiting The People One of the most… http://t.co/wcdTUi8Jg3 20:37:08, 2015-01-02

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