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Twitter Updates for 03-10-2011

Didn't realise this was such a common motif. http://t.co/FRpxaBt2 13:48:13, 2011-10-03
@charltonbrooker I like your miles. 4km=1mile means hugely fast cars will be officially only going 30mph on the motorway. in reply to charltonbrooker 14:16:26, 2011-10-03
@charltonbrooker Careful! I hear they're covered in cats or something. in reply to charltonbrooker 14:44:22, 2011-10-03
Badly formed email from Chester. I think it's an invoice. Or a statement. text runs over itself. 15:04:03, 2011-10-03
Why must small businesses have secretaries to answer the phones who can't answer any of your enquiries? 15:13:04, 2011-10-03
Anyway, suspect it's just a quarterly balance statement. Has been 3 months since I paid for it. No need to panic. 15:14:31, 2011-10-03
Hospital just phoned. Mum's booked in for surgery on friday. The consultation was only this morning. 17:06:09, 2011-10-03
All happening very fast. Kinda panic'd. 17:09:55, 2011-10-03
Note to self: investigate these http://t.co/hE8sVkgG 22:05:47, 2011-10-03
@zenthetiger I shouldn't laugh, but that poor wannabe star-fucker. Guess that's what not knowing irl look of someone does. in reply to zenthetiger 22:11:57, 2011-10-03

Twitter Updates for 02-10-2011

@wilw Personally I'd say black suit, white shirt, black tie. Office attire. Those are the ones *bankers & businesspeople* will notice. in reply to wilw 01:28:43, 2011-10-02
Just ended an email to the Hackspace mailing list with "your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle". Since I did go on a bit. 02:09:18, 2011-10-02
Remember folks; any shocking event you didn't discover or witness yourself is a conspiracy. 04:35:12, 2011-10-02
Theresa May says scrap human rights act, replace it with a bill of rights. Within *3 MONTHS*. That'll be comprehensive! http://t.co/3wl7fvPh 12:56:50, 2011-10-02
Theresa, if people think they'll be guilty under the human rights act for something it doesn't enforce, the problem isn't with the act. 12:59:21, 2011-10-02
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/Y0yAwFNO One of the best points made on Question Time 15:30:11, 2011-10-02
"I prefer hard cash. If you can't scratch a window with it, I don't accept it." – Rooster, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (radio) 16:55:48, 2011-10-02
Photoshop can now intelligently fill in gaps when things cropped from an image, right? 17:03:39, 2011-10-02
Make a smartphone app that lets you take pics of people who irritate you, and animate them getting blown up, leaving pic without them. 17:04:52, 2011-10-02
@AdriOfTheDead Why would ghosts wonder about humans existing? What species are THEY the ghost of then? Aliens? in reply to AdriOfTheDead 19:30:51, 2011-10-02
Another lock down from ebay. Apparently there's so many disputes selling old electric motors I have to offer Paypal as the ONLY option. 21:13:31, 2011-10-02
@meekoblue Other places to sell the contents of your junk-drawer? in reply to meekoblue 21:23:32, 2011-10-02
Loathed to sell my metal-bender. Is too big though. Maybe I should loan it to the hackspace? 21:25:25, 2011-10-02
Got some shite on ebay. Not a lot, but a few chunky items. http://t.co/IVV2EfbK 21:34:16, 2011-10-02
@PiratePartyUK Which ones? in reply to PiratePartyUK 21:38:53, 2011-10-02
Working on my own is really doing my head in. I need to change this. 21:51:57, 2011-10-02
@penguat Sadly not. The mini ones are just dumb mechanical walkers. in reply to penguat 22:00:20, 2011-10-02
@antlercat Rarity, cover your ears, she didn't mean it I'm sure! in reply to antlercat 22:03:46, 2011-10-02
@penguat Rather depends what sort of robot you're after in reply to penguat 22:04:14, 2011-10-02
@penguat There's a robotic gripper-arm kit in the £30 range. Can get a usb interface for it. in reply to penguat 22:11:53, 2011-10-02
@penguat Maybe ask @ShanieTX for recomendations. Largest robot collection in the uk. in reply to penguat 22:12:43, 2011-10-02
You know you're using good chemicals when they dissolve your safety gloves. ¬_¬ 22:17:01, 2011-10-02
@penguat Cheapest new on buy-it-now with USB option is £45. http://t.co/WKequYis Couple of others non-new in auction format. in reply to penguat 22:31:02, 2011-10-02
@Moshiicake Really not. That stuff is foul. D: in reply to Moshiicake 22:32:50, 2011-10-02
@penguat If you do get that one tho, have been told there's a tiny flaw somewhere that limits movement. Easy to remedy tho. Advise research. in reply to penguat 22:42:39, 2011-10-02
Just made strangled noise at horrible thought: Is Twilight Sparkle is a Stephenie Meyer reference? #MLP #FIM #TheHorror 22:50:06, 2011-10-02
Horns all de-waxed, aside from the badly varnished one. Should be able to re-varnish them all tomorrow. 23:25:12, 2011-10-02
Time for some quick food, a shower, and bed. 7am start. 23:26:45, 2011-10-02

Twitter Updates for 01-10-2011

Video editing is making me want to scream again. 00:23:23, 2011-10-01
@antlercat Local station would be where to contact. It's not an emergency. I don't think the 101 non-emergency line would be right. in reply to antlercat 00:39:18, 2011-10-01
New blog post: Video rage http://t.co/JW9yBiOV 01:43:50, 2011-10-01
I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/ozQuzAzp Scavengers Workshop – Friday Review #002 03:33:44, 2011-10-01
Clock radio just turned on with "The Power of Love". Suddenly felt need to yell "I'm late for school!" and skateboard away. #BTTF 11:08:16, 2011-10-01
First of 2 auctions I'm watching ends in 30min. 11:13:46, 2011-10-01
Is it illegal to own an electromagnetic pulse weapon, or just to use one? 11:21:30, 2011-10-01
Animal rights group complains about volunteer-run tortoise sanctuary, leads to closure via council licensing as zoo; http://t.co/JaPnvlFK 11:38:25, 2011-10-01
Just won a pair of diffusion pumps the size of beed-cans. Hello portable vacuum systems. 11:46:18, 2011-10-01
@EccentricWander There's a science licence? in reply to EccentricWander 12:02:20, 2011-10-01
2nd auction ends in 4hrs. May go to the LF meet briefly after that. Or just go strait to the space. Or stay home with a cuppa. 12:34:34, 2011-10-01
Okay, so Mercury is between £1-2 per gram, depending on order quantity. 12:47:17, 2011-10-01
@meekoblue Won a mercury diffusion pump. Just getting an idea how much it'd cost to get it running. Part of a lot. in reply to meekoblue 13:17:34, 2011-10-01
@meekoblue http://t.co/W1I0kKg3 in reply to meekoblue 13:35:46, 2011-10-01
The next 9min of bidding will determine my mood for the next few hours, & whether I feel like going out at all. 16:18:34, 2011-10-01
Would be really nice if Windows Explorer just had a tickybox beside each file so you could temporarily mark them for attention. 16:22:18, 2011-10-01
Would like to know if animal that's never heard water activates same mind regions as an animal that has. Suspect water attribs instinctual. 16:26:01, 2011-10-01
Ugh, didn't win it. Lots of last-second bidding. A spares or repair item should never go that high. Suspect someone didn't read the desc. 16:27:51, 2011-10-01
Oh @ebay, I love how your "you've been outbid" email gets here a full minute after the "you didn't win the item" email. :P 16:46:15, 2011-10-01
#TheyNeedToBringBack the Boost chocolate bars that had Guarana in them. It smelt like strawberry & gave a caffeine rush. 17:17:59, 2011-10-01
All yfrog images people are posting today are returning "TSocket: Could not connect to mtju2:9091 (Connection refused [111])" 17:26:05, 2011-10-01
Too late to even pop by the LF meet now. Realising I'm not bothered by that, only worry disappointing some way person who asked if I'd be. 17:31:18, 2011-10-01
@Panthras Good excuse, but RIBS has 4 letters, DICKS has 5. in reply to Panthras 18:11:40, 2011-10-01
Going to head over to the @londonhackspace and test their welder for a few hours. 18:23:43, 2011-10-01

Twitter Updates for 30-09-2011

I need a new RSS reader. Most of my feeds haven't updated for months with Thunderbird. Something's borked. 09:37:35, 2011-09-30
@Toumal I can think of worse you could do with such planes. :P in reply to Toumal 11:27:41, 2011-09-30
Phoned Edwards Vacuum. Should have the E04K datasheet on its way to me shortly. 11:28:44, 2011-09-30
Politicians are managers. If things are left to run smoothly, they have nothing to do. They get blamed either way though, so why fiddle? 11:59:03, 2011-09-30
Glad to see number of shocked retweets now using the words "if true" in them is rising. 12:02:09, 2011-09-30
Despite an apparent 28c out, the workshop remains at 17c. Time for the fan heater if I intend to do casting today. 12:19:50, 2011-09-30
@meekoblue They probably promote as each one's killed. Soon it'll just be the intern calling himself leader & talking to the stationary. in reply to meekoblue 12:50:18, 2011-09-30
Received the datasheet from Edward. There's 5 different compatible pump fluids! Hopefully there's a cheap option in them. 13:35:21, 2011-09-30
Bad Sci, you weren't looking on ebay for that. But how often will you chance over a £30 diffusion pump the size of a beer can? 14:05:56, 2011-09-30
@ThoughtDemon Likewise. 2hrs sleep. ;_; in reply to ThoughtDemon 14:43:45, 2011-09-30
@robbiepoho Thankyou for being the only other person who noticed that brief sta (@YouTube http://t.co/feOPhE2t) 14:46:12, 2011-09-30
@LupusLondonwolf Ignore them. Or alternately give them the address of a chip-van lay-by and a pack of White Lightning. in reply to LupusLondonwolf 14:55:54, 2011-09-30
Almost done fitting in the new wiring to the heated cabinet.. 16:07:47, 2011-09-30
Dripping with sweat. Guess all the heat's up on the ceiling. Need to rig a ceiling fan. 16:21:20, 2011-09-30
@antlercat Look into medical assistance maybe? Maybe move home & recover or such? :( *hugs* in reply to antlercat 16:38:28, 2011-09-30
Off to pick up momma-cat. 16:58:38, 2011-09-30
Okay, if I suddenly drop offline it means I've wired this thing wrong and have tripped the circuit breaker again. 19:48:13, 2011-09-30
Awesome, it works! 19:52:19, 2011-09-30
That fan's bloody noisy though. Let's see if something's loose.. 19:55:31, 2011-09-30
Marginally better with some grease on the bearings, but something's worn or loose. Will investigate later. 20:03:24, 2011-09-30
Too tired to go to the meet tomorrow. Or the hackspace. Will do the space another day. Not got the tools together yet. 20:06:43, 2011-09-30
Drilling holes in the backup fan. It's from an old oven. When the metal gets hot it smells like biscuits. 20:29:52, 2011-09-30
Circulation fan replaced, it's a nice quiet hum now. 20:46:24, 2011-09-30
Feels strange that we took it upon ourselves to remove one of the most primal functions of life from another creature. (spaying the cat) 20:53:26, 2011-09-30
She's a bit bemused but doing fine btw. 20:54:17, 2011-09-30
Portal 2 soundtrack part 3 now out! And FREE DLC next week! 21:20:42, 2011-09-30
The Friday Update is recorded, time to head indoors and shower then edit & upload it. 22:40:19, 2011-09-30
@ioerror But.. that's the guy from "The Jewel of the Nile", isn't it? in reply to ioerror 22:42:10, 2011-09-30
To the Deepcore! (@YouTube http://t.co/ahchzUac) 23:21:20, 2011-09-30
@Thevgm01 For making Diamond White Cider? (@YouTube http://t.co/ahchzUac) 23:22:08, 2011-09-30

Twitter Updates for 29-09-2011

RT @southsouth: Extraordinary, if true: '100 NYPD Officers Refuse to Work in Support of #OccupyWallStreet Movement.' http://t.co/41de6wa … 00:05:46, 2011-09-29
If the 100 officers refusing to work to support #OccupyWallStreet is true and does grow, they'll call the National Guard in SO FAST. 00:12:34, 2011-09-29
Kept thinking "Home Guard", but knew it wasn't right. 00:13:14, 2011-09-29
Going to bed now. Have spent far too long researching tiny camera modules. 02:12:55, 2011-09-29
@sevenhelz Many things, I hope which would include puppies! in reply to sevenhelz 02:15:47, 2011-09-29
@sevenhelz http://t.co/22B3Vx8R in reply to sevenhelz 02:18:54, 2011-09-29
@penguat @karaspita Red or white? Afraid it would only be stuff from my local though. in reply to penguat 14:47:55, 2011-09-29
Why can't more couples be the deadly assassin team sort instead of either passive aggressive or overly saccharine? 15:09:14, 2011-09-29
@mothdust He's classier than you think. That's a bottle of wee. in reply to mothdust 15:32:20, 2011-09-29
Kids next door are barking and squawking today. 17:31:22, 2011-09-29
Oh wait, they've started shouting "lesbians" again. 17:31:45, 2011-09-29
Favour-errands done in time to close up the workshop again, having done nothing productive for myself today. 17:32:42, 2011-09-29
Running behind, but heading out now. 18:40:35, 2011-09-29
Home, full of good foods and wine 23:43:44, 2011-09-29
Must bed soon so can take cat to vet tomorrow morning. 23:44:33, 2011-09-29
Hmph. Youtube Subscriptions is totally dead. Errors all over the place. 23:45:53, 2011-09-29