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Twitter Updates for 14-02-2019

RT @mjos_crypto: As you know, USB-C authentication means that your charger will have X509 in it. There are already millions of (Renesas R9J… 01:54:33, 2019-02-14
I wonder if anyone would sponsor me to make animatronics? 03:20:44, 2019-02-14
RT @unicornthorn: Want to use an ASCII art meme and still be accessible? Take a screencap before posting it, then post the *image* along wi… 03:48:32, 2019-02-14
RT @RealSexyCyborg: The fact that a 25 year old Chinese girl shooting DIY videos in a manufacturing city on the other side of the planet ha… 03:49:51, 2019-02-14
If these tiny metal gearbox motors are strong enough to move an animatronic tail then I'll need 8 of them with encoders.
That's £54. 13:26:07, 2019-02-14
RT @multiplebears: absolute fascist hellscape https://t.co/GfWXZwMfSf 13:33:03, 2019-02-14
RT @eevblog: Engineer: "You know that $200K CPU board? We should re-spin that."
JPL Management: "Nah, she'll be right, bodge it nice, no wo… 13:33:56, 2019-02-14
RT @schestowitz: The Final Version of the EU's #Copyright Directive Is the Worst One Yet https://t.co/UdnDfEpykC and @doctorow would know… 13:35:14, 2019-02-14
@AlexChilver I have a rough introduction up now. How does it come across to you? https://t.co/WOMKCooN26 in reply to AlexChilver 16:42:01, 2019-02-14
RT @FrameshiftShark: The 'Pale Blue Dot' was taken 29 years ago today. An image of the Earth from around 6 billion kilometers away. Voyager… 16:54:36, 2019-02-14
@AlexChilver Please point them out. If I've missed them so far I'm not going to get them on another readthrough. I'm somewhat dyslexic. in reply to AlexChilver 17:11:26, 2019-02-14
@AlexChilver Somewhere in East London. The estimated area required for a fairly complete set of facilities is about… https://t.co/ulOJRlCkSt in reply to AlexChilver 17:18:22, 2019-02-14
@AlexChilver Workspace constraints is a major issue. It hinders people from trying new things. You can't invest in… https://t.co/VEuKOTwOZ0 in reply to AlexChilver 17:20:05, 2019-02-14
RT @irisjaycomics: Roses are red
My life is a sham
“Go see Pagliacci”
But Doctor, I am 19:49:19, 2019-02-14
RT @davidjoachim: This article is fake news
It was written by AI

https://t.co/afmrcgA0LE @jeremyakahn https://t.co/z1MqKBXMDy 20:10:23, 2019-02-14
RT @Scarleteen: Have some sexy plans with someone tonight? Check out our guide to condoms and their cousins. https://t.co/64swzi2Zxr https:… 20:11:13, 2019-02-14
RT @emmyzen: If you want to know what it has been like being an EU citizen since the referendum, read this cartoon commentary. It’s spot o… 20:18:34, 2019-02-14
RT @nwbrux: Brexit: Government admits it has ‘run out of time’ to find ships to bring emergency supplies after no-deal https://t.co/OA715s7… 20:19:49, 2019-02-14
There are now 31 business days until Brexit.
Which is important because not one of these entitled fucks will consi… https://t.co/drmXlPA3S6 20:26:38, 2019-02-14
RT @ProBirdRights: https://t.co/URXqVj7vvq 20:29:49, 2019-02-14
My assumption is that Tesco have chosen to lay off 15000 staff and close their deli sections is probably because th… https://t.co/XYRLShYslP 20:34:37, 2019-02-14
Well it looks like the new PSU pinout matches the old one. So might be up to getting the laser operable tomorrow. 21:04:31, 2019-02-14
RT @caitlinmoran: Brilliant piece by @laurasnapes on the Ryan Adams revelations. It's a totally identifiable type: the indulged man-child w… 21:11:43, 2019-02-14
RT @AlexChilver: @SciStarborne Tesco's CEO got a tidy bonus last year of £1.9m, the restructuring announced recently is estimated to equate… 21:31:33, 2019-02-14

Twitter Updates for 13-02-2019

RT @jipraus: It’s done! Mechanical tulip as a present for my wife. When caressed it blooms into various colors. And will never fade. #freef… 01:02:55, 2019-02-13
RT @RMac18: What most people don't know is that Henry David Thoreau said this while on a five-day cocaine binge aboard his 300-foot yacht.… 01:13:28, 2019-02-13
RT @BoingBoing: Police lobbyist: cops will not be motivated to stop crime unless they are allowed to steal people's stuff https://t.co/TBkv… 01:16:14, 2019-02-13
RT @cszabla: I’m old enough to remember when cities provided free water fountains in parks instead of subcontracting them to “pay per fill”… 01:20:04, 2019-02-13
Okay, I think the Workbench Alpha forums are set up enough to use. Tomorrow I'll add some initial posts and get to inviting people. 01:22:37, 2019-02-13
Tomorrow I will have to start badgering creative friends for input. Hopefully the forum will create better discussi… https://t.co/m0RU9wQgt8 01:36:42, 2019-02-13
RT @PartyPrat: Henlo, professional illustrator here to casually remind you all that the art you all charge for $40-50 is worth $300 in real… 02:58:04, 2019-02-13
RT @doctorow: National Enquirer parent company AMI asked Justice Dept. if it should register as foreign lobbyist https://t.co/kMf4te0sPf ht… 03:33:20, 2019-02-13
I've No More F***s To Give! https://t.co/0eBh1gdPPZ via @YouTube 03:39:59, 2019-02-13
@AlexChilver I will once I write the introduction. Tomorrow. in reply to AlexChilver 04:21:47, 2019-02-13
RT @Caudlewag: Let's Talk About Under Appreciated Art!
It's bugged me for ages that this lovely pokemon animation by Kinet G has been on… 11:59:33, 2019-02-13
RT @RetsukoHeinrich: ///Please reblog so men can understand. It's not the whole moaning and back digging experience, but more of a baseball… 11:59:42, 2019-02-13
RT @bookish_nea: A moment of silence for the little robot that could and its poignant last message “My battery is low and it is getting dar… 17:47:47, 2019-02-13
RT @GlenMaffews: @Sob1408 @Markoff_Cheney @JacobMargolis @NASAJPL Someone gave it a happier ending ? https://t.co/QskUPzF9tu 17:50:57, 2019-02-13
RT @Iron_Spike: Remidns me of how orchestras around the country began hiding their auditioning prospects from judges behind black curtains,… 20:31:53, 2019-02-13

Twitter Updates for 12-02-2019

RT @UR_Ninja: Unicorn Riot has uncovered documents revealing the creation of a "Northern Lights Task Force" which has been stockpiling equi… 00:32:07, 2019-02-12
RT @TubeTimeUS: a veritable flock of chicken head knobs, slowly rotating. ??????????????? look what you made me do, i hope you're happy…… 00:36:20, 2019-02-12
RT @YourAnonNews: https://t.co/jPvqIvPouf 00:38:18, 2019-02-12
RT @tanngrisnir: These people are dangerous, deluded fools. https://t.co/8T2gBZ3idV 03:05:05, 2019-02-12
RT @JohnSimpsonNews: Boris Johnson on Today, @BBCr4today: 'People around the world are going 'wow – they've made this incredible decision… 03:07:49, 2019-02-12
RT @CarmichealRae: I have 150 dollar phone bill due in a few hours! We could really use a few commissions
https://t.co/gYxin0yQW5

come jo… 03:27:12, 2019-02-12
RT @Iron_Spike: Titans are/were all originally members of a single human ethnic group that "ruled the world" and used their Titan forms to… 03:31:49, 2019-02-12
RT @CraigCaplan: "I will just note for the record that I believe faxes may or may not have ended their usefulness before I was born."-@RepK… 03:37:31, 2019-02-12
RT @donttrythis: This is so much bullshit. https://t.co/CqIQawbAUF 03:40:32, 2019-02-12
RT @tom_peters: @Tiffani_Bova @jeancase @TamaraMcCleary @digitalcloudgal @cindygallop @guzmand @GlenGilmore @JimMarous @SpirosMargaris @psb… 03:42:16, 2019-02-12
RT @stavvers: I mean ultimately for anyone with a chronic condition, we already fucking are, and for those with poorly-understood or comple… 13:02:25, 2019-02-12
Any forum moderators got any recommendations for SMF plugins to use? 13:05:24, 2019-02-12
RT @cstross: NHS stockpiling body bags ahead of potential no-deal Brexit: https://t.co/zk6FIC5PYp 13:09:37, 2019-02-12
RT @TrenceA: @cstross Ah yes, that was what was missing in the spiral
– brexit will be a golden age
– brexit will mean a slight speed bump… 13:09:41, 2019-02-12
@TrenceA @cstross Spoiler; There weren't enough body bags. in reply to TrenceA 13:10:42, 2019-02-12
Please, this is so unrealistic. We're not allowed sharp objects in the UK. They'll be hung. https://t.co/PRAQm6yjSl 13:13:25, 2019-02-12
RT @LibDems: "I have asked two things of the Government. The first is to take up the FGM bill to protect vulnerable girls. The second is to… 13:15:24, 2019-02-12
RT @chrisratcliff: This, along with @LargeCardinal’s security analyst post, is much food for thought.
I’ve always found organisation grav… 13:16:42, 2019-02-12
Fuck, it just hit me.
People who live on inherited wealth are usually conservatives.

This is why conservatives ha… https://t.co/t5UQVAczbU 13:30:32, 2019-02-12
@Sshhhparkle Ssssh, we can have pancakes. in reply to Sshhhparkle 13:38:21, 2019-02-12
@skipai Absolutely, but the rationale behind it is self-consistent now.. in reply to skipai 13:39:57, 2019-02-12
RT @hackaday: Ride-sharing scooters became more expensive to build, but also made more money. How is this possible? It's a story of unit ec… 15:21:34, 2019-02-12
RT @SariaKiiza: “Racism? That happened years ago”
“I don’t see colour, we all bleed red”
“All lives matter”
“Why does everything go back to… 15:26:41, 2019-02-12
Hmm, that was a lot more errors than I really wanted, but most of the SMF plugins seem okay. Time to dig into what… https://t.co/qRP3PCxoF7 20:39:07, 2019-02-12
If anyone's got experience with SMF code please give me a nudge to let me know if it's worth pursuing the error-pro… https://t.co/jnZZsM8GT2 20:44:10, 2019-02-12
Tesco, Highams Park. Cheap(er) wine. #E4 https://t.co/ko5VDrXkHa 21:39:27, 2019-02-12
Anyone local lose a patch? https://t.co/Io9I5Ql2I4 22:05:39, 2019-02-12

Twitter Updates for 11-02-2019

@ThornAppleCider Irish reunification and Scottish independence seem like things that're long overdue, but that coul… https://t.co/nMk4PZFgcw in reply to ThornAppleCider 00:29:57, 2019-02-11
Restaurant to Another World. <3 01:02:08, 2019-02-11
RT @_AlexHirsch: Is this Scientology https://t.co/wPPZz0STWD 03:22:41, 2019-02-11
RT @renegade_roo: Rabbit fur: "I tried cooking with sesame seeds and accidentally spilled some all over me… I've been picking those damn… 11:42:28, 2019-02-11
RT @shuboogie: Oh dear…. there are a couple of names in the top of the list that are indeed "revealing" https://t.co/FbzuAN2X6S 11:43:04, 2019-02-11
Imagine mansplaining it to that woman who is also a fucking gynaecologist. https://t.co/iv22fWve3q 15:44:46, 2019-02-11
RT @SurlyAmy: This is seriously disturbing. If it’s true that only the rich will survive the collapse of nature then may those humans be le… 15:45:22, 2019-02-11
RT @HarbourSeal: Reminder this is one of the best poems I’ve read, ever https://t.co/G34wsm7sM2 15:45:42, 2019-02-11
RT @TasteThisSass: @oilinkifi @h_ingo If we stopped criminalizing poverty, they wouldn’t be locked up to begin with. https://t.co/qo9tg1WksZ 15:47:47, 2019-02-11
RT @TasteThisSass: What stage of capitalism is this https://t.co/tIcxPHnvfD 15:47:58, 2019-02-11
RT @willripleyCNN: New study warns of 'catastrophic' environmental impact due to a massive insect decline. Pesticides, pollution & climate… 15:52:38, 2019-02-11
RT @KrisSerold: This is what the super rich have been "hoarding" money for. So the poor can die off when the collapse happens. https://t.co… 15:52:44, 2019-02-11
Workshop de-cobwebbed. Vacuum pump and degassers are still functional. Compressor seems fine. Tetrafluoroethane tan… https://t.co/yoVfgQs0qU 16:20:42, 2019-02-11
RT @RinChupeco: everyone should be this manager https://t.co/NR9XovMmde 16:49:55, 2019-02-11
RT @funranium: 167. https://t.co/KfFNgLS3G8 17:29:07, 2019-02-11
RT @scanlime: yeah good thing apple blocks porn and development tools but allows spouse abuse apps https://t.co/OKWgVFy9Q0 17:31:28, 2019-02-11
RT @bb_loft: The future is here. ? https://t.co/OuHBlaEb4H 17:32:14, 2019-02-11
RT @Mangan150: Good Lord – you think the cost of a college education has skyrocketed, look what's happened to insulin.
A national disgrace… 17:34:59, 2019-02-11
RT @KaoruFox: It saddens me to say that I am in need of someone with experience with reptiles to adopt Rhaegar my blue tongue skink, long-t… 17:38:32, 2019-02-11
RT @ergo_praxis: My most heartfelt condolences. I just want to point out that there is a tried and tested cure for all these ills that now… 17:50:16, 2019-02-11
RT @blainecapatch: i wish this video went on for nine more hours https://t.co/B8ntkcWyrq 17:50:51, 2019-02-11
Are the Homestuck Sprites responsible for the Live Action Aladdin? Discuss. 18:04:31, 2019-02-11
RT @libcomorg: [Transphobia]
Papers that have repeated the Star's false claim that Ian Huntley was trans and haven't retracted it yet.

Ma… 20:52:35, 2019-02-11
RT @CaseyExplosion: This is from a journalist in the UK, responding to comments on the admission that the Ian Huntley story was made up, an… 21:33:48, 2019-02-11
RT @Iron_Spike: This absolutely reads like an April Fools joke….? But…. it's NOT? https://t.co/QL2Rg8DuYR 21:49:47, 2019-02-11
Yeah, those moulds are fucked now. 22:05:50, 2019-02-11
RT @respros: Since when did Twitter videos get region blocked? https://t.co/aLV0WJF1Mh 22:12:31, 2019-02-11

Twitter Updates for 10-02-2019

RT @GraysonAWelch: @BuddyGoodboyEsq @Katlamos Done https://t.co/Od3u7leDqn 03:40:44, 2019-02-10
RT @Kekeflipnote: #artvsartist2019 The secret ? https://t.co/ov3lLVAW32 03:55:57, 2019-02-10
RT @ChrisRickleton: https://t.co/6TclLdt5Qy Update via @globalvoices on the story of @Akikatkaliolla and his search for justice for four fa… 03:56:31, 2019-02-10
Portlanders Call 911 to Report “Unwanted” People More Than Any Other Reason. We Listened In. https://t.co/ns3Uv3gBsl 13:14:00, 2019-02-10
RT @CaseyExplosion: If you doubt that TERFs are a white supremacist movement, remember that one of their key talking points is that the "tr… 13:15:17, 2019-02-10
@CharlesYarnold @MoragHickman I buy the own-brand from https://t.co/Th6BgowyXm It's about the cheapest I've found b… https://t.co/r6r1AGnsqi in reply to CharlesYarnold 13:37:33, 2019-02-10
RT @truongasm: … https://t.co/1XcEB8P0Ob 13:46:11, 2019-02-10
RT @halvarflake: A thoughtful article on why "Blitzscaling" is harmful: https://t.co/8vbshcD7iI – and with a good point: Blitzscaling aims… 13:48:04, 2019-02-10
RT @eevblog: This is seriously what the fire danger level signs look like in #Australia
They START at Low-Moderate https://t.co/Sfqjx1gaCl 13:48:23, 2019-02-10
RT @thepandalion: Emily only has £250 to go, peeps!! If you can drop her a donation I'll even sketch you a thing when my sketchbook arrives… 13:48:36, 2019-02-10
RT @caronmlindsay: This whole thread is worth reading to highlight the added pain this government is putting our EU citizen friends and nei… 13:49:53, 2019-02-10
RT @NHASolent: US pork business want UK to stop testing pork for trichinae parasite worms in a poss US-UK trade deal after #Brexit. This is… 13:50:35, 2019-02-10
RT @_MG_: You like wifi in your malicious USB cables?
The O•MG cable
(Offensive MG kit)
https://t.co/Pkv9pQrmHt

This was a fun way to p… 13:53:04, 2019-02-10
RT @richard_littler: If you'd told me 20 years ago that I'd be listening to and agreeing with what Sinn Féin has to say about the UK's inad… 13:58:22, 2019-02-10
RT @omid9: How on earth are they going to be able to find another ferry company with no ferries in time?
https://t.co/9AJnkxd1u4 14:10:24, 2019-02-10
RT @williamsjohn76: This morning I witnessed a Sparrowhawk take out a Jackdaw in mid-air,by the time I'd made it over to where they had lan… 14:13:10, 2019-02-10
RT @Tech_e_Coyote: Artists_struggle.jpeg https://t.co/V2ymaxwvXQ 14:13:40, 2019-02-10
RT @The_Soup_Dragon: A dead £75 Bosch toaster. Fixed by replacing a failed 12V zener diode in power supply. Cost: 9p. Anti-tamper screws an… 14:15:57, 2019-02-10
RT @pointlesslettrs: I think what’s been most amazing over the past two and a half years is how the narrative has managed, with a smooth ch… 15:15:50, 2019-02-10
I feel like sorting my files today. 16:19:19, 2019-02-10
RT @Iron_Spike: Did some techbro make these? Because it's doing that thing where they take something a hundred years old, give it a new nam… 16:23:45, 2019-02-10
Hey, an entire dump of wikipedia from 2012, just sitting in a folder taking up 42Gb. 16:25:09, 2019-02-10
@nitefangart "Look how nicely you could be treated by me.. if you'd only change this bit of you."
It's like a free… https://t.co/LSPWhBkDAa in reply to nitefangart 16:55:54, 2019-02-10
@SixArmedSweater I wanted an accessible offline copy for data security. Still haven't gotten around to installing d… https://t.co/c6mjtb6oJn in reply to SixArmedSweater 16:57:30, 2019-02-10
"As of Friday, June 15, 2007, SCI FICTION will no longer be availabe on https://t.co/8d0E71YyRe"
Well, this WinHTT… https://t.co/iae8gl0gZD 18:11:21, 2019-02-10
Oh wow. They're not indexed correctly, but there's hundreds of old Geocities websites in here.
Looks like a lot are… https://t.co/uYlnn0EjWl 18:18:21, 2019-02-10
Looking up the references in the Wayback machine and having fuzzy old memories tweaked.
https://t.co/rfHWncJKMe in reply to SciStarborne 18:20:47, 2019-02-10
So many dead links. 18:33:52, 2019-02-10
I thought maybe HTTrack had grabbed from links on geocities pages but these pages are odd. There's an awful lot of… https://t.co/eClFuktoz3 18:37:07, 2019-02-10
Some of these pages are from 1998 and before. 18:37:53, 2019-02-10
The file creation dates all seem to be early 2011 though. Maybe it's a misconfigured dump? 18:39:19, 2019-02-10
The associated whtt file says it *should* be a grab of:
https://t.co/LoRHykOqGv
https://t.co/LLiPj5BGbF… https://t.co/eLkgdBgvfE 18:40:11, 2019-02-10
Oh hey, there's the dump of the old Kult website. 18:42:03, 2019-02-10
RT @MinovskyArticle: Junji Ito’s wife’s cat Yon genuinely had a skull face pattern on its back. https://t.co/1UFEfzOCVK 19:14:03, 2019-02-10
Just found a saved article from https://t.co/CRodxxbS4j circa 2002. 19:27:47, 2019-02-10
https://t.co/z5v1PL2V75 used to be a favourite website back in the day. Educated snarking by someone with occasiona… https://t.co/afId7ozsnw 19:39:32, 2019-02-10
Heh, I remember reading this.
https://t.co/q9KCkeJNd9 19:46:18, 2019-02-10
RT @hill79: Imagine dropping this banger at a primary school disco circa 1987 and watching a load of 8 year olds, whacked of their twats on… 19:51:12, 2019-02-10
54159files, 8.83Gb, deleted. 22:30:56, 2019-02-10
RT @MuslimIQ: —Abuse of kids
—Church cover ups

And now:
“Sexual favors are required of nuns. Rape of sisters by priests & bishops is commo… 23:52:36, 2019-02-10
Brexit occurs in 34 workdays. 23:57:31, 2019-02-10