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Twitter Updates for 07-01-2012

Fucking hell.. STILL no invoice from the ebid seller after a fortnight. No way to cancel the sale on there though! 00:07:51, 2012-01-07
@katyha It also could mean he just expects more of us to die to put less strain on the system. in reply to katyha 00:09:13, 2012-01-07
ALL I WANT IS A 500G BOVRIL JAR! Only other place I can find selling them want £16!! 00:10:14, 2012-01-07
@fwong The "Volkner Performance Motorhome"? It has a garage built in. Costs ~£1.2m. in reply to fwong 01:18:07, 2012-01-07
12 of the 17 Time/Date stamps work fine with a new coin-cell fitted. 5 seem to have iffy switches or eject debris when printing. Will clean. 02:00:23, 2012-01-07
Batteries. Everywhere. 02:00:37, 2012-01-07
Have installed VideoPad. It's got 14days eval. Special offer price on their website ends in 8 days. Currently £45. 02:07:24, 2012-01-07
Okay I am trying to save money, but some decent WORKING video software would be so useful. Will be trying the fuck out of it for this week. 02:09:43, 2012-01-07
Will mostly want to see how it handles importing clips in different formats, resolutions and frame/samplerates. 02:12:01, 2012-01-07
Patrick Stewart: the legacy of domestic violence: http://t.co/12ULDMc7 12:56:22, 2012-01-07
This was a needed addition to the internet: http://t.co/tQAnAG70 13:21:33, 2012-01-07
Collected some printing calculators from my dad and have installed RAM upgrade to mums PC. #productive 13:58:54, 2012-01-07
The discovery of a totally drug-resistant strain of TB is not how I wanted 2012 to start. http://t.co/dJUHMsSy 16:15:42, 2012-01-07
That TB report has me spooked for some reason. Have been looking up air-filters. HEPA filters should cope. Yes, as used in vacuum cleaners. 16:40:16, 2012-01-07
@FarukuCostumes @KristenDeity I shall hug you both. :3 in reply to FarukuCostumes 16:53:21, 2012-01-07
Get a mirror for peering down that vent hole unless you want to melt your camer (@YouTube http://t.co/rOgJ7n3P) 17:48:30, 2012-01-07
@PennyRed ..or be subverted. Thinking "Keep Calm and Trust Cameron" would make people less happy to use it. in reply to PennyRed 17:59:17, 2012-01-07
60LED/m RGB strip white output of 930Lm/m. My room lit by 2x20Watt CFL should be 2000-2800Lm. So only 3m of LED strip to equal lighting. o_o 18:30:13, 2012-01-07
£17 would buy me 3m of LED strip. Investigating cost of 4m, as having some brightness in reserve seems a good idea if afforable. 18:56:06, 2012-01-07
@Scaley_Jencen Yep. 5050 type, 60LED/meter. The dumb 12v type, not the fancy scrolling-logic 5v type. in reply to Scaley_Jencen 19:05:06, 2012-01-07
@Scaley_Jencen 4m should come to about 60Watt, if used at full power. So actually more power-hungry than my two CFLs. :P in reply to Scaley_Jencen 19:06:38, 2012-01-07
When Simon went "wub-wubwubwub-WUB" I thought "Dubstep barbershop?" (@YouTube http://t.co/JalsOeyz) 19:44:49, 2012-01-07
The Big Lebowski cast are in an episode of My Little Pony. Ponified of course. o_o; 20:05:16, 2012-01-07
@sevenhelz Sounds delish, but wee bit far. :( in reply to sevenhelz 20:27:22, 2012-01-07
@jackalesque Looks good :) in reply to jackalesque 22:07:12, 2012-01-07
Ever get the feeling your current government is just some sort of stress-test to see how far a government can go before it's people snap? 22:10:25, 2012-01-07
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/E7pRRZ6J (Skyrim) Macho Dragon Mod 23:38:38, 2012-01-07
I am all up to date with Ponies now. 23:41:03, 2012-01-07

Twitter Updates for 06-01-2012

My vacuum pump is a dubstep generator. It just goes Wubwubwubwubwubwubwub. 00:47:38, 2012-01-06
*insert tech-rage here* 01:07:56, 2012-01-06
@AdriOfTheDead http://t.co/TLaW4y18 (specifically 2:28-3:22) in reply to AdriOfTheDead 01:22:38, 2012-01-06
Note to self: http://t.co/Ktq9dAKY 01:30:15, 2012-01-06
FYI; that was actually a reference to myself to investigate later, not some sort of link/ad sponsor thing. Am still on the workshop PC. :P 01:33:45, 2012-01-06
@karaspita Turn some of the other L's over? in reply to karaspita 02:05:28, 2012-01-06
Uh-oh. Indoors now. Some grey-shades on the main monitor now show as yellow. DAC failure on main monitor?? Hope not, it's really nice. :( 02:16:17, 2012-01-06
@Scaley_Jencen Wondering.. do you have any laser-cutable plastics that look like polished brass? Like on the side of the cuts too? 04:11:55, 2012-01-06
For Creeper experts, that's a classic pincer-movement. o_o (@YouTube http://t.co/tq2yl3X9) 04:19:10, 2012-01-06
@renardqueenston My mother wants to start using her keyboard via MIDI with her PC. Any software suggestion? 04:57:12, 2012-01-06
Right. Bed. -_- 04:57:34, 2012-01-06
@Scaley_Jencen Got a pic of the stuff? Also how thick? Unlikely soon, but will do some sums to see if it's worth it. Thinking fake gears. in reply to Scaley_Jencen 15:40:20, 2012-01-06
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/qsNIsZri HOLY SHIT CATS 15:44:15, 2012-01-06
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/np7Fg9Vb Controlled Quantum Levitation on a Wipe'Out Track 16:53:24, 2012-01-06
@PliskinCat Looks pretty clean though! I've seen worse on YouTube. o_o in reply to PliskinCat 17:31:19, 2012-01-06
Royal Mail's PriceFinder website is still down. Has been since.. November? Right over the xmas period. 17:47:49, 2012-01-06
@ZeroShiBlue Careful out there :/ in reply to ZeroShiBlue 18:11:27, 2012-01-06
@PliskinCat Just think of it as an internal beauty treatment? :/ in reply to PliskinCat 18:12:34, 2012-01-06
Jamaica ahead of the UK: RT @BoingBoing; Jamaica's new PM vows to ditch royal rule http://t.co/ZvCQ5Vje 18:20:44, 2012-01-06
Any artists need some part-time game-artwork work? $300-$1000 a month or so. Spotted an advert. 19:55:31, 2012-01-06
@JezzKitty Games art/concept design work, part time: http://t.co/eWYivZmv Ad looks terrible but does actually make games 20:01:41, 2012-01-06
@JezzKitty Okay is american money, but still :P 20:04:44, 2012-01-06
@ThoughtDemon http://t.co/eWYivZmv :3 in reply to ThoughtDemon 21:17:45, 2012-01-06
Tried a sample of Astroglide "Natural" earlier. Smells like plants, dries up and goes gummy in under a minute. 22:27:55, 2012-01-06
It might be a good *aid* to natural lube, but as a stand-alone it's closer to KY than regular Astroglide. Ick. :P 22:29:07, 2012-01-06
@JezzKitty It's mature because of word "fuck" used. :P But whatever then. in reply to JezzKitty 23:41:39, 2012-01-06

Twitter Updates for 05-01-2012

Post arrived containing set of 8 new blades for my razor! Also 2 new bottles of Astroglide for unrelated purposes. 13:30:57, 2012-01-05
@jackalesque You've pointed that out to your doctor? If so, second opinion time. in reply to jackalesque 13:54:50, 2012-01-05
@thepandalion Time to just rip it from the game files? in reply to thepandalion 16:21:58, 2012-01-05
@Reaperfox The Copycat-hat that could make you fly? The microwave-powered underwear? Bronson's foot-smell that knocked you unconscious? in reply to Reaperfox 17:13:39, 2012-01-05
@ZeroShiBlue But you get to hum the Extra Life jingle every time you take your bra off. o_o in reply to ZeroShiBlue 17:18:31, 2012-01-05
CNC PC is now busily copying files around. Taking biggest spare HDD to copy contents of all older drives onto it. 19:38:25, 2012-01-05
HDDs.. 9.1, 27.2, 20, 40, 40, 20.4, 10.. 166.7Gb.. onto a 160Gb disk. Fortunately I doubt they're all full. That 9Gb is a SCSI tho. 19:47:47, 2012-01-05
This is why I need to scavenge these disks before scrapping. Just found a Deleted Items folder on the ancient 10Gb full of "lost" things. 19:56:21, 2012-01-05
This drive says "k-tunk" a lot. ¬_¬ 20:30:55, 2012-01-05
Found an inductor had been broken. Dab of solder and it reads! However is full of locked folders Kubuntu won't move. 20:50:55, 2012-01-05
..And opening drives as Root in Dolphin means you don't get graphical feedback on the copy operations unless there's a problem. 21:02:36, 2012-01-05
@JezzKitty Maybe their fetish is for clean artwork? #problem in reply to JezzKitty 21:13:51, 2012-01-05
@ZeroShiBlue Are chains ok? I'm terrible at knots. :P in reply to ZeroShiBlue 21:57:15, 2012-01-05
Why are some people obsessed by royalty? Seriously, why? I want to understand their POV. 22:04:27, 2012-01-05
@ZeroShiBlue Sweet, I'll bring the welder too in case it gets kinky ;) in reply to ZeroShiBlue 22:18:42, 2012-01-05
RT: @BoingBoing Rick Santorum opposes contraception http://t.co/BoTrZrS1 22:30:22, 2012-01-05

Twitter Updates for 04-01-2012

@ChaseLionessAD Must be all the school uniforms :P in reply to ChaseLionessAD 10:00:03, 2012-01-04
@ChaseLionessAD I approve of the nudist college! XD in reply to ChaseLionessAD 10:03:47, 2012-01-04
@ChaseLionessAD Sssh-sssh-sssh! I'm imagining~ in reply to ChaseLionessAD 10:05:31, 2012-01-04
"Your wife will have to die. It was different with my wife. You see, I love her. I don’t even know your wife’s name." – Rick Santorum, 2000 10:22:08, 2012-01-04
Rick Santorum sounds like a sociopath who has somehow learnt to care for a single other person but can't imagine how anyone else could. 10:24:03, 2012-01-04
@NixiePixel I.. I need some private time with my *nix box now.. in reply to NixiePixel 10:25:05, 2012-01-04
@ZeroShiBlue Seeking inspiration? Fully expect your next drawing to involve glory-holes. ;P lol in reply to ZeroShiBlue 10:25:58, 2012-01-04
@ZeroShiBlue Everyone's guilty of something in the eyes of the law if they look hard enough. It's convenient for governments. in reply to ZeroShiBlue 11:19:20, 2012-01-04
HAHA, just found my mp3 of "Queens of the Smurfage". It's just Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret re-recorded at double speed. Seriously, Smurfs. 11:37:55, 2012-01-04
Tempted to tell the un-initiated the moth-balls I keep in my room are trophy-castrations from each moth I catch. 11:45:27, 2012-01-04
@jonty The Y2K12 bug? in reply to jonty 12:50:25, 2012-01-04
@xeni Also; "Punch it in the snout to establish superiority" – Problem Sleuth, MSPA in reply to xeni 14:22:40, 2012-01-04
Okay, contacted EDF Energy. Should hear back from their contractors about inspecting the fence-height problem in next 10 days. 14:24:04, 2012-01-04
Trying to think if I know anyone in dire need of a flatbed scanner. Got a spare here. 16:11:30, 2012-01-04
@ThoughtDemon Not really an allegory, just misdirection. "Oooh, flying saucer, flying saucer, flying.. oh it's a Frisbee. Or a HUGE dog." in reply to ThoughtDemon 16:14:39, 2012-01-04
@ChaseLionessAD 'Cos people are silly and think 'cos they go very well together that must be the "right" way? in reply to ChaseLionessAD 16:41:22, 2012-01-04
@retallicka We've lost our "mission"? Wasn't the "mission" of the old Empire to conquer the world for the glory of The Queen? in reply to retallicka 17:08:16, 2012-01-04
Rick Santorum: The "mission" the British Empire "lost" was world domination. You think a country should aim for that? 17:10:03, 2012-01-04
The big dual-CPU Dell won't boot anymore, from HDD or CD. Just hangs for ages. Northbridge or RAM I suspect. 17:29:09, 2012-01-04
@PennyRed Sockpuppetception. in reply to PennyRed 17:29:44, 2012-01-04
At least the old beast jammed on the POST screen, so I was able to test the various old graphics cards, PCI and AGP. 17:30:51, 2012-01-04
@KristenDeity Poor thing. :( *hugs for you* in reply to KristenDeity 18:38:15, 2012-01-04
I now have a box of 17 Dymo 47000 Electronic Date/Time Stampers. At least one works. Apparently they were ~£80ea new. 18:44:58, 2012-01-04
@charltonbrooker >:| in reply to charltonbrooker 18:58:30, 2012-01-04
@charltonbrooker A cupcake is just an iced muffin, and you can get muffins with delicious fillings. We are human, we can merge the two. in reply to charltonbrooker 19:14:15, 2012-01-04
@ZeroShiBlue How many you need? I've got a tonnes of the things. Providing it's IDE anyway. in reply to ZeroShiBlue 20:55:02, 2012-01-04
@JezzKitty So glad I have my upgraded Maglite. o_o in reply to JezzKitty 21:37:19, 2012-01-04
@ShanieTX I don't want to laugh exactly, but my hopes for nice stable weather are long gone. :/ in reply to ShanieTX 22:47:45, 2012-01-04
Bed is clear, I'm showered and dry. Got a lot of stuff cleared & sorted today. Some accomplishment. Now time for an on-time bedtime. 22:49:37, 2012-01-04
@ShanieTX *wraps in blankets* Just have to adapt as best you can. I'll be sure to cuddle you lots at the meet to help. :) in reply to ShanieTX 22:53:32, 2012-01-04
@ShanieTX Should be, yeah :) Keep yourself toasty hon :) in reply to ShanieTX 22:56:49, 2012-01-04
Time for a proper nights sleep. Drifting. Night all. xx 22:57:03, 2012-01-04

Twitter Updates for 03-01-2012

@ZeroShiBlue Compromise! Go draw in bed. I intend to. in reply to ZeroShiBlue 00:07:37, 2012-01-03
Surface lava: When you went to your hidey-hole over the mountain from the NPC v (@YouTube http://t.co/RwYIJLzG) 00:51:59, 2012-01-03
Finally off to bed. If only there were someone else in it too. ;) 01:27:24, 2012-01-03
@ladyuhuru I find it hard to believe it's anything but a bluff-account. A set-up by the group to "prove" how unreliable Twitter is, or such. in reply to ladyuhuru 16:23:06, 2012-01-03
@jackalesque The difference between "common law" marriage and social/religious ceremony. in reply to jackalesque 18:25:23, 2012-01-03
@inmywindow Go to the dairy section; act out epic battles with the cheese; feel better. in reply to inmywindow 18:26:14, 2012-01-03
@londonhackspace Advertising 20min ahead of time isn't much warning for those that didn't already know about it. ;) in reply to londonhackspace 18:56:38, 2012-01-03
#WTF? The NiteIze IQ switch for my Maglite has an additional "find in the dark" blinker LED.. that only works when the main beam is on. 20:30:28, 2012-01-03
Okay, found some old forum posts about the issue. Sounds like NiMH cells (unofficially) don't work with the IQ switch. 20:42:55, 2012-01-03
@penguat If the main bulb goes there'd be no current path to power the endcap. Maybe with LED main, but would have to short it to see. in reply to penguat 20:48:06, 2012-01-03
@penguat Small LEDs go closed-circuit when they "blow". Unsure if it's the same for big 1Watt LEDs. in reply to penguat 20:48:47, 2012-01-03
Another IQ Switch glitch. If you have the torch in "lantern" setup & turn it off the old way, the switch refuses to turn it back on. 21:08:20, 2012-01-03
Anyway, have unloaded a couple of cubic meters of computer parts from the eaves. Needs to be sorted & tested. Slimming it down. 21:11:37, 2012-01-03
Ancient laptop dug out. Has a floppy disk still in the drive labelled "WRITING". Hmm. 21:42:07, 2012-01-03
Wish people wouldn't abbreviate anything to "DP" in writing. I can only read it as "Double Penetration", which makes for some odd sentences. 23:29:51, 2012-01-03
Also may have just included a Terminator homage into that Nanowrimo story I started in 2006. 23:31:20, 2012-01-03
Also makes me wonder why I haven't seen a "Deal with it.. if you want to live" crossover meme yet. 23:31:49, 2012-01-03