{"id":984,"date":"2011-05-09T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/?p=984"},"modified":"2011-05-09T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T00:00:00","slug":"twitter-updates-for-09-05-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/?p=984","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Updates for 09-05-2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"ws_tweet_list\">\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Moshiicake\">@Moshiicake<\/a> You playing the PC version? If so, I need someone for co-op. o_o <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Moshiicake\/statuses\/6.73402874287E+16\">in reply to Moshiicake<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67370063119917057\">00:27:29, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/garrwolfdog\">@garrwolfdog<\/a> Have you considered asking for a raise? <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/garrwolfdog\/statuses\/6.73640394157E+16\">in reply to garrwolfdog<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67370198251995136\">00:28:01, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/karaspita\">@karaspita<\/a> Tempted to say they know better than to get involved in pointless exercises, but that&#039;s just me letting the snark out for a walk. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/karaspita\/statuses\/6.7350048241E+16\">in reply to karaspita<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67370505723850752\">00:29:14, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">There&#039;s only 4 more achievements I can get in single-player Portal 2 now.. :\/ <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67370786708664320\">00:30:21, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/twinklestah\">@twinklestah<\/a> Buy it.. for science! :) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/twinklestah\/statuses\/6.73709805232E+16\">in reply to twinklestah<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67371175403200512\">00:31:54, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Going to try and watch a YouTube video. Fingers crossed. :P <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67371319154581504\">00:32:28, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Managed to watch 14minutes and no crash! *minor victory* <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67375355769536512\">00:48:31, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Copying 15Gb of misc files off the workshop machine to the desktop.. using an 8Gb flash drive. Slow. <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67375690063941632\">00:49:50, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">But some of them are things I really shouldn&#039;t have on a workshop machine. *cough* <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67375782825172993\">00:50:13, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TinyTeaDragon\">@TinyTeaDragon<\/a> Sweet dreams! :) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TinyTeaDragon\/statuses\/6.73807456473E+16\">in reply to TinyTeaDragon<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67381173873160193\">01:11:38, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> Yeah, screw those nuclear medical radiologists and analytical biochemists! Don&#039;t understand them therefore don&#039;t need them! <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67575111653392384\">14:02:16, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">How do you whistle with a stick of wheat in your mouth? o_o(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\">@YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/k53DDtYH2ss?a\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/k53DDtYH2ss?a<\/a>) <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67577400212471808\">14:11:22, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> &quot;They get people to look for people who might be left out from things&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.75758996331E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67578140372905985\">14:14:18, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> Only if it has provable benefits. The roles should have to justify their existence. May be useless some places, not others. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.75787310693E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67580028761817088\">14:21:49, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> I&#039;m just being a pedant &amp; saying a 5yr old isn&#039;t likely a good economist. Most of it seems to be poor management. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.75787310693E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67580387265757186\">14:23:14, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/garrwolfdog\">@garrwolfdog<\/a> Okay, that&#039;s a hell of a shortfall. You&#039;re right, far more likely to get that amount elsewhere. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/garrwolfdog\/statuses\/6.75236939365E+16\">in reply to garrwolfdog<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67580596020445184\">14:24:04, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaseLioness\">@ChaseLioness<\/a> Have a drink and sit in the sun for a bit. Whatever it is, it&#039;ll take the edge off. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaseLioness\/statuses\/6.75798631791E+16\">in reply to ChaseLioness<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67581146195701760\">14:26:15, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> Does sound like an issue from raw numbers. Maybe Israel&#039;s less fussy on quality of materiel purchased tho? Devils advocate. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.75804093991E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67583707778781184\">14:36:26, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> Sounds feasible in that light, but downsizing the resources of the people with the physical power is a delicate matter. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.75839998114E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67586245076856832\">14:46:31, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">I liked a <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\">@YouTube<\/a> video <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/0XdAopedqvI?a\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/0XdAopedqvI?a<\/a> Creatures in the Woods <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67598528763019264\">15:35:19, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Workshop PC is reinstalled and running. Can blog and listen to music while I work again! <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67599483122352129\">15:39:07, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Going to grab some mat\u00e9 tea, clear up some more and get some casting on the go. <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67599584330915840\">15:39:31, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> But as you suggest, they look after their own, even if just desk operatives. It would &quot;disrupt operations&quot; maybe. :P <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.75873769727E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67599976670302209\">15:41:05, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> Any budget cut is fought by proving you need the money. EG: Police using riot vans for everything to show they&#039;re needed. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.75873769727E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67600262843465730\">15:42:13, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> Suspect suggestion downsizing procurement would lead to armed forces suddenly &quot;needing&quot; a lot of equipment replaced. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.75873769727E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67600538518302721\">15:43:18, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\">@VeryBritishDude<\/a> I&#039;d like to hope there&#039;s a carrot option too rather than going right to the stick. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VeryBritishDude\/statuses\/6.76008763653E+16\">in reply to VeryBritishDude<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67608198546329601\">16:13:45, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Wait, what? Oh, they&#039;re repeating the last broadcast.. <a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23NewsReal\">#NewsReal<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67619669661589504\">16:59:20, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Ate 3 meals today, cut and fitted two shelves, cleared and sorted floorspace.. getting improvements! <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67669189757902848\">20:16:06, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">The kittens have discovered the bit of old drainpipe in the garden and are running in an out of it. :3 <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67681559255334913\">21:05:15, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Opened up the monitor Alice-Amanda gave me ages ago. Caps noted in the repair guide are indeed blown, plus a PCB burn w\/ melted solder! <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67695628683182080\">22:01:10, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Ah, it&#039;s actually a zener diode. No wonder it melted it&#039;s own solder if it&#039;s trying to limited the fluctuations from all those blown caps. <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67696662239383553\">22:05:16, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Don&#039;t have enough of the right caps knocking around. Will have to order some. <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67699418652090368\">22:16:13, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">\u00a35.36 of long-life capacitors ordered. If it works that&#039;ll be a 1024&#215;768 monitor for the main machine. That&#039;ll make 3 screens. :D <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67705264555573248\">22:39:27, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Yes, that&#039;ll mean reinstalling the 2nd graphics card. Hopefully that cheap PSU can take it. <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67705736863563777\">22:41:20, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">I liked a <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\">@YouTube<\/a> video <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/GVz6UEezu0A?a\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/GVz6UEezu0A?a<\/a> Confuzzled 2011 &#8211; Trollolol <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67706309264424960\">22:43:36, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Time to go shower. But I really need to play the Portal 2 co-op with someone! The Yogscast are going to ruin the ending of it for me soon! <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67711127949287424\">23:02:45, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TimWakeham\">@TimWakeham<\/a> No idea, ask the person who made the video, I wasn&#039;t there :P <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TimWakeham\/statuses\/6.77152676728E+16\">in reply to TimWakeham<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67715895392350208\">23:21:42, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Chandraken\">@Chandraken<\/a> One for the <a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23MondayConfessio\">#MondayConfessio<\/a>n :P <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Chandraken\/statuses\/6.77157996028E+16\">in reply to Chandraken<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67715991488040960\">23:22:05, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sorvall_sergal\">@sorvall_sergal<\/a> Add me on Steam? &quot;SciStarborne&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sorvall_sergal\/statuses\/6.77174718886E+16\">in reply to sorvall_sergal<\/a> <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67721731380482048\">23:44:53, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ws_tweet\">Damn you ebay! Nice table on that junk milling machine. Location: Scotland. :P <a class=\"ws_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SciStarborne\/statuses\/67723716649435136\">23:52:46, 2011-05-09<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter Updates for 09-05-2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3361],"class_list":["post-984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-twitter","tag-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sci-fi-fox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}