January 2012 – Page 3 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 20-01-2012

Waiting for the racial violence after the gov defined 370k migrant benefit claims (6% of total claims, 2% of which are fraudulent) 09:57:55, 2012-01-20
And the US is going to re-copyright public-domain works. The UK will likely follow like a brain-damaged puppy. http://t.co/TS7maIge 09:59:03, 2012-01-20
@inmywindow What's the link? I know a few people who would like that. in reply to inmywindow 11:36:54, 2012-01-20
Going to do a double-check on T-shirt stock levels, then re-list them on UKFur discounted. Going have a stock clearance sale on them! 14:32:23, 2012-01-20
My stomach just gurgled quietly in such a way that it sounded like it was saying "'ello" in a mock-cockney accent. #wtf 14:56:59, 2012-01-20
@SleetFury Why are all Steam game files encrypted then if the easiest way's not to employ anti-piracy technology? in reply to SleetFury 15:02:03, 2012-01-20
@SleetFury It's mild DRM, but it's still DRM. Extract files sure, but can you run a Steam game without Steam running too? in reply to SleetFury 15:55:30, 2012-01-20
@SleetFury Oh utterly! I love Steam. Just pointing out that what he said while 100% true is also a lil bit hypocritical. in reply to SleetFury 16:00:21, 2012-01-20
I love this blacklight tube. One day there will be a girlfriend and UV bodypaint and I will love it even more. 16:01:05, 2012-01-20
@avon_deer But it hasn't happened. ;_; Yet. in reply to avon_deer 16:05:32, 2012-01-20
@ZeroShiBlue What's in the cupboard that you need? in reply to ZeroShiBlue 16:26:48, 2012-01-20
Right, almost done editing the clearance-sale stock list and new prices. Just need to grab a few extra photos to include. #UKFursale 16:54:22, 2012-01-20
Will be aiming to open the sale at 6pm. 25-30% off all remaining UKFur T-shirt stock, plus some extra bits. #UKFursale 16:55:33, 2012-01-20
UKFurries, a RT plz? Going to be listing a 25-30% sale in the UKFur shop thread at 6pm. 17:03:40, 2012-01-20
The UKFur Shop sale is now on. :3 http://t.co/qWzxLat9 18:03:41, 2012-01-20
Go sale powers, go! #UKFursale 18:29:21, 2012-01-20
@denny @sevenhelz You have seen this, right? http://t.co/37OqiFOR *cough* in reply to denny 18:52:52, 2012-01-20
@sevenhelz In several ways, yeah in reply to sevenhelz 19:14:09, 2012-01-20
"If you could be either God's worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose?" 19:14:47, 2012-01-20
I fear we were nothing, but now the "Gods" have taken notice of us. And we're going to feel what it's actually like to have their attention. 19:15:15, 2012-01-20
#SOPA is dead? Heh. Watch your flanks people. #Rule9 #Rule30 #Schlock 19:20:14, 2012-01-20
May have just dreamed up an alert system for loose strapping on haulage trucks. Will make a note of it. 20:33:34, 2012-01-20
Got my first order of the discount sale! Just waiting to hear what size they're after. 20:35:50, 2012-01-20
Ebay discount weekend. Hm. Okay, I can fit everything in. 20:41:22, 2012-01-20
Hopefully Megaupload are giving traffic priority to registered users wanting to backup their data. 20:50:55, 2012-01-20
@shadowcat_mdk @denny Next week I get equipment that might fix my big cameras. Now I know how to test them. in reply to shadowcat_mdk 21:07:54, 2012-01-20
Stairs into lava. Maybe it's under the lava? Obsidianise it and see if the stai (@YouTube http://t.co/iKI9haJD) 21:10:28, 2012-01-20
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/rzelplRU Why It's Good To Have A Dash Camera 22:56:40, 2012-01-20
@sevenhelz You already know the answer to this! in reply to sevenhelz 23:27:14, 2012-01-20
@sevenhelz Also sorely tempted to nip up the shops for a chocolate bar now :P in reply to sevenhelz 23:28:50, 2012-01-20
@sevenhelz Thought it was C. Never been good at multiple choice. in reply to sevenhelz 23:29:31, 2012-01-20
@sevenhelz Good price! Personally not fond of honeycomb tho. in reply to sevenhelz 23:30:56, 2012-01-20

Twitter Updates for 19-01-2012

@ChaseLionessAD Just my mind going "Hurrrrrr" like a letch. :3 in reply to ChaseLionessAD 15:02:16, 2012-01-19
Why does my account have a deposit made at a branch near Scotland on it? 15:45:33, 2012-01-19
Barclays statements all entered! Now just got to figure out what some of them were for. 16:00:17, 2012-01-19
@PennyRed I like the literal Pedobear/Puritybear knife-fight in the comments though. in reply to PennyRed 16:22:06, 2012-01-19
@AdriOfTheDead Fantastic until Applecorp decide they don't like what your modus contains and mash the reset button. in reply to AdriOfTheDead 16:23:38, 2012-01-19
@RufusHound Sure you're not just looking at the Arctic? (no seriously, it's working fine here) in reply to RufusHound 16:28:35, 2012-01-19
Another cuppa and I'll move onto Paypal and physical receipts.. 16:34:26, 2012-01-19
@RufusHound Try switching your DNS over to the http://t.co/bm9aNteB servers. See if it's BT domain-blocking. in reply to RufusHound 16:48:47, 2012-01-19
Paypal accounts reconciled, all order histories up to date. Next comes cash-accounts. After dinner. 19:15:03, 2012-01-19
@LupusLondonwolf Report it to mods as abuse/spam. in reply to LupusLondonwolf 20:19:04, 2012-01-19
US Department of Justice calling the FBI Megaupload shutdown & arrests a "Mega conspiracy". Get it?? It's clever. http://t.co/XerUEMAm 20:28:46, 2012-01-19
Megaupload arrests in NO WAY related to SOPA protests, or MU's upcoming court case against SOPA-supporters, Universal Music Group. 20:30:53, 2012-01-19
Seriously, anyone else feel like embedded powers-that-be this week have decided to just cut to the chase Re: copyright, religious law, etc? 20:32:24, 2012-01-19
It feels like, "Congratulations, we've decided to take you seriously. You die now." 20:34:00, 2012-01-19
"$175 million in illegal profits through advertising revenue and selling premium memberships" err, what? #Megaupload 20:39:12, 2012-01-19
Wonder how many legit documents, photo albums, shared video-projects, records & so on have been lost in this sudden shutdown? #Megaupload 20:49:15, 2012-01-19
After #Megaupload, odds of other data-hosts being taken down over next few days? #Mediafire? #Pastebin? Who's inconvenient? 20:53:15, 2012-01-19
@LupusLondonwolf The producer had a friend who sold speedboats. He got them in bulk. in reply to LupusLondonwolf 20:59:18, 2012-01-19
Seen picture of #Megaupload owners mansion. Police apparently surrounded it. Am waiting for round lawn to roll back & escape pod to launch. 21:06:46, 2012-01-19
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/T2YoiTQT The Golf War 21:15:30, 2012-01-19
Post Office Track & Trace does not seem to have an API. Sitting here typing in each barcode one by one. #postoffice 21:44:59, 2012-01-19
Wouldn't mind as much if more than HALF so far are still being "processed" by their system 6 months after posting. #postoffice 21:45:43, 2012-01-19
I know the items have arrived with customers, so it means the "recorded delivery" packages aren't actually being, you know, RECORDED. 21:46:36, 2012-01-19
#Megaupload story mentions having received $110m for premium service. So #Paypal allows "money laundering" but denies trade to #Wikileaks? 21:51:29, 2012-01-19
Okay, status of all the Rec Delivery receipts now known. Will do paper reciepts tomorrow now. Gonna chill & sleep soon. 22:11:08, 2012-01-19
@Pinkyfennec Well that's kinda their goal, yeah. :P in reply to Pinkyfennec 22:14:03, 2012-01-19
Royal Mail don't have an email address it seems. Will have to phone them to enquire if an API is secretly available. 22:17:34, 2012-01-19
@ZeroShiBlue Magnets. in reply to ZeroShiBlue 22:21:05, 2012-01-19
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/cEFDaiMT Dog Balancing On A Chain 22:49:40, 2012-01-19
Guess next step for FBI will be to access #Megaupload's servers & check the contents of user accounts. Not in US so not breaking priv. laws? 23:31:35, 2012-01-19
@ZeroShiBlue Too cute :) in reply to ZeroShiBlue 23:33:19, 2012-01-19
@inmywindow Hack the planet! :) in reply to inmywindow 23:54:57, 2012-01-19
Tweaked my PDA settings so the meal reminders don't flood the to-do list, added a few little things. Actually to bed now. Actually tired. 23:57:48, 2012-01-19

Twitter Updates for 18-01-2012

*yawn* Think once the taxes are done I'll record a claw-casting video. 01:50:25, 2012-01-18
Spent an hour fiddling with screencasting. Fraps does give best performance, but can get ok-enough using uncompressed vid capture. 03:04:23, 2012-01-18
The correct reply to the previous tweet though is "Go the fuck to sleep". 03:04:47, 2012-01-18
Need to upgrade the PC sometime. Fastest stock CPU around atm looks like 3.6Ghz. Overclocked ones up to 4.7Ghz. 03:20:22, 2012-01-18
Aware CPU bus is probably the weak point on this system atm. 03:21:23, 2012-01-18
Must remember I left half the main disk unallocated to install Linux on again. Must get to grips with it. 03:22:26, 2012-01-18
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/n5BnQuCs The Day The LOLcats Died 14:46:29, 2012-01-18
This PC has a PerformanceTest PassMark rating of 494.5 15:33:56, 2012-01-18
Disks and CPU are ahead of closest benchmark. RAM video performance slightly behind. Not bad for an essentially outdated machine. 15:38:21, 2012-01-18
Petition the UK government to Condemn SOPA http://t.co/fEyZORsh (yes, I'm aware of the irony) 16:11:06, 2012-01-18
Next tuesday I'm getting a vectorscope in exchange for some banana-bread. 18:01:44, 2012-01-18
@Glinner @jonathanHaynes £35k would buy 1750 atomic time-signal governed wristwatches. At retail prices too. in reply to Glinner 18:13:24, 2012-01-18
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/h9x5QVpc INTERNET FIGHT SONG! (Anti-SOPA/PIPA song by Funk Vigilante) 21:07:28, 2012-01-18
Not the most elegant way, but am trying something. Have set alarms for breakfast, lunch and dinner on the PDA. Repeating forever. #reminders 23:14:05, 2012-01-18

Twitter Updates for 17-01-2012

New blog post: http://t.co/euA0hQvC 01:01:51, 2012-01-17
New blog post: Midnight snack http://t.co/9YyKmj30 01:49:01, 2012-01-17
Worchester sauce, paprika and garlic paste can make anything delicious. 01:52:48, 2012-01-17
My tummy is happier now. 02:15:27, 2012-01-17
@AlbinoKitsune By breeding more than dying? in reply to AlbinoKitsune 02:33:58, 2012-01-17
I heard the Vader "Noooo" there. o_o (@YouTube http://t.co/CcyMNbTt) 13:51:46, 2012-01-17
2nd Graze box largely disappointing. Was looking forward to the Fig Rolls, but cinnamon is so rough and nasty. 14:03:44, 2012-01-17
I had no idea transgender people were forcibly sterilised in Sweden! http://t.co/lUt55d9j RT? 14:12:21, 2012-01-17
After all that fuss, there was nothing on the old SCSI disk after-all. Just a couple of blank partitions. 15:37:25, 2012-01-17
My left shoulder is all fucked up today. Feels like it's come loose. :P 15:56:31, 2012-01-17
Max average mass for human in the UK is 84Kg. Average running speed is 15mph (max is ~28mph) so pavement impact expectation is 1.888524kJ 16:13:55, 2012-01-17
Therefore it is reasonable to limit vehicles in pedestrian areas to speeds where their impact would be less than 1.888524kJ. 16:16:39, 2012-01-17
If myself plus my bike weigh 75Kg, then my *maximum* allowed pavement speed should be 15.78mph. 16:19:45, 2012-01-17
A Segways maximum speed is 12.5mph, weighs about 40Kg (both depends on model), so max passenger weight would be 80Kg for that energy limit. 16:24:17, 2012-01-17
Of course if you want to go faster, got to take it on the road. Average car (plus 4 occupants) is ~1511Kg, 30mph, impact energy of 136kJ. 16:34:18, 2012-01-17
@artsyhonker Just working out absolute maximums based on potential collision energies. in reply to artsyhonker 16:41:37, 2012-01-17
@artsyhonker No arguing that runners are more manoeuvrable than bicycles. Bikes are intended for broadly straight-line travel. in reply to artsyhonker 16:42:46, 2012-01-17
So if I have an electric cargo-cart with a loaded weight of 500Kg, top reasonable pavement speed would be 6mph. 16:45:26, 2012-01-17
Yes, I'm largely working this out as a possible alternative to the outdated & arbitrary 200watt motor limit on electric bikes and scooters. 16:46:18, 2012-01-17
IE; Sod the motor size, it's all about how much you weigh and how fast you're going. 16:47:07, 2012-01-17
Not only is the net dropping out continuously, @VirginMedia's help line menu keeps hanging up on me before I can speak to anyone. 18:04:02, 2012-01-17
Help line is also giving "busy" tones. 18:05:11, 2012-01-17
How the hell am I still getting peoples Twitter updates when the Virgin Media homepage won't load? 18:10:33, 2012-01-17
@virginmedia Been trying to call your help line for the last half hour. Been disconnected from the menu system 4 times, rest engaged tones. 18:15:22, 2012-01-17
Phone line has suddenly stopped sounding line 1940s radio. 18:16:02, 2012-01-17
@Moshiicake @virginmedia Virgin's own status page is one of those that won't. We were better off on Pipex. in reply to Moshiicake 18:24:18, 2012-01-17
Going to be looking at changing service providers again. Suspect they'll be some "minimum service not met" get-out clause to avoid fines. 18:25:56, 2012-01-17
@ZeroShiBlue Would need to see to decide that. :3 in reply to ZeroShiBlue 18:26:55, 2012-01-17
Can't connect to Google but can connect to Yahoo (barely). 18:29:21, 2012-01-17
@jackalesque I'm trying to find alternate DNS servers to use. in reply to jackalesque 18:32:02, 2012-01-17
FYI I switched to OpenDNS. Was still no connectivity on @VirginMedia. not just a DNS issue (though that has been a fault here for weeks) 19:40:29, 2012-01-17
@howardtayler Well, who'd notice amid all the other sociopathic blobs? in reply to howardtayler 19:41:36, 2012-01-17
#virginmedia's service status page is down. 19:43:09, 2012-01-17
If you're having trouble with #Virginmedia's DNS, try testing with Open DNS. Will see if it's *just* a DNS fault. http://t.co/bm9aNteB 19:45:11, 2012-01-17
Apparently #virginmedia issue is a routing problem too. But if just DNS for you, try OpenDNS on 208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220 19:48:37, 2012-01-17

Midnight snack

Tomato & Red Pepper soup is a cheap one from Morrisons. Very rough tasting.

I added Worchestershire Sause, patt of butter, sweet chilli sause, sage, rosemary, paprika, garlic paste and ground black pepper. I think that was all. Has made it into something very tasty.

Having it with some blue cheese on buttered toast. Sadly the cheese isn’t up to much.