April 2014 – Page 22 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Photo: twitch-the-tiny: All bow to Her Highness the Bird Princess http://t.co/wEDCb46U2k 01:07:54, 2014-04-24
RT @kyhwana: Huh, just tested http://t.co/WETSfEKDVl with a HTML file. It's true. 10:53:13, 2014-04-24
@Ukimori @rainbowlemur @Albrecht_Fur It is? Goodness, what happens at these "meets"? o_o in reply to Ukimori 10:53:40, 2014-04-24
RT @hankgreen: It's hard to convey how immensely difficult leaving fossil fuel behind would be. But this article does a good job http://t.… 10:59:52, 2014-04-24
@rainbowlemur @Albrecht_Fur @Ukimori Will the timing be okay? in reply to rainbowlemur 11:11:40, 2014-04-24
Photoset: noobtheloser: It’s a serious condition. Go here for more stories behind the GIF by me. Go here to… http://t.co/3a9rwjHoCY 11:18:03, 2014-04-24
Photoset: middleclasstrash: I put X-mas lights on my Roomba then set it loose… http://t.co/sPlxbfFoVb 11:21:22, 2014-04-24
Photo: taikonaut: I FUCKED UP. DON’T LOOK AT ME. http://t.co/UnyME19j1e 11:30:17, 2014-04-24
Photoset: deepblank: odinsblog: #MyNYPD (Part I) there comes a point when the system satirises itself http://t.co/3G5irQsq4f 11:31:23, 2014-04-24
@Ukimori @rainbowlemur @Albrecht_Fur Shall I bring a wheelbarrow? :3 in reply to Ukimori 11:38:29, 2014-04-24
Today: laundry, test the furnace, clear conservatory, tidy workshop, poke monitors 11:48:22, 2014-04-24
I've been given 9 used Dell monitors. Some a little faded, but 19" 1280×1024. All function, but most have broken on/off buttons. 11:49:18, 2014-04-24
RT @leashless: I finally realized what's bugging me so much about the #NSA surveillance dragnet: the "closure of the map." No Temporary Aut… 11:54:46, 2014-04-24
RT @leashless: The old rules of the game were pretty simple: nothing noxious comes out of your Temporary Autonomous Zone, and THEM will lea… 11:55:09, 2014-04-24
@leashless Legislating who is able to own production-grade robotics is a plausible obsticle. To protect existing monopolies. in reply to leashless 13:12:20, 2014-04-24
@leashless Also robotic sentience could turn it into slavery overnight if AI is treated as a programming cure-all. in reply to leashless 13:13:54, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa How else do you determine who has preceedence to live and/or build in a certain place? in reply to kewagi 13:15:56, 2014-04-24
RT @genmon: Oi, Twitter, Facebook, GET A ROOM http://t.co/D1Pxx3BCcv 13:18:50, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa Bowler-hats at dawn. in reply to kewagi 13:19:59, 2014-04-24
@leashless @kewagi @iddqkfa If approaching a "clean slate" certainly, but doesn't work well in legacy situations. in reply to leashless 13:23:38, 2014-04-24
@leashless @kewagi @iddqkfa Even then, who decides what size of plot is allocated? And when the economies change to redefine the criteria? in reply to leashless 13:24:50, 2014-04-24
@leashless @kewagi @iddqkfa Making randomly selected people MPs smacks of conscritpion. It's not a many would enjoy being forced into. in reply to leashless 13:28:29, 2014-04-24
@leashless @kewagi @iddqkfa Or particularly well-suited to servive the social environment. in reply to leashless 13:29:10, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa "Needed space" is very variable. Is it enough space for a bed & desk, or enough land to grow all your own food? in reply to kewagi 13:30:32, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa Ultimately a lot of these arguments end in sugestion that people all need an idealised single type of lifestyle. in reply to kewagi 13:31:47, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa A farmer needs more land than an office worker. An office worker is not suitable to say how much a farmer needs. in reply to kewagi 13:34:35, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa Equal representation by the law is a good start. in reply to kewagi 13:36:54, 2014-04-24
RT @TJLayton: @iddqkfa @leashless @kewagi @SciStarborne The end of all chains of land ownership is someone being brained. All legitimacy is… 13:40:49, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa I feel any top-down micromanagement will be slow and beuracratic; unable to adjust to changing social dynamics in reply to kewagi 13:46:15, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa Likewise a totally localised management system runs the risk of isolation, corruption & interregional disputes. in reply to kewagi 13:47:22, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa With local elected representatives designated to manage the wider-reaching issues between them? Sounds like MPs. in reply to kewagi 13:50:25, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa So we've cleared up the base operational requirements, now we redesign the MP and the system they are within. in reply to kewagi 13:52:48, 2014-04-24
@iddqkfa @kewagi @leashless Land value isn't an abstract quantity though, it's defined by what can be gained from it. Value per area X area. in reply to iddqkfa 13:56:01, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa The phrase "mission creep" comes to mind thinking about government. It has evolved beyond it's original purpose. in reply to kewagi 13:57:28, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa An uncomfortable question; because other world govs have similarly evolved, are the social extras now nessesary? in reply to kewagi 13:59:13, 2014-04-24
@kewagi @leashless @iddqkfa A reason any notable change from within would require a new force to move in before the system could adapt it. in reply to kewagi 14:00:14, 2014-04-24
I am reasonably surprised my phone is notifying me of twitter updates well before the website the system is based around. 14:01:09, 2014-04-24
RT @mattblaze: Wait, what? The US gov't makes FBI informants carry out cyberattacks against foreign governments. Seriously? http://t.co/rBX… 14:04:13, 2014-04-24
To do: hang laundry, eat lunch, test electric furnace 14:08:08, 2014-04-24
If the furnace can't be modded to hit 1000c, I'll be limited to aluminium casting, not brass. Will have to consider new applications. 14:09:13, 2014-04-24
RT @davidgerard: Cornish declared an official minority. UKIP is on the case. http://t.co/yGsxevg5tH 14:09:47, 2014-04-24
RT @FelicityMorse: Suffering hardship because of the bedroom tax? Here have a free creme egg, say landlords http://t.co/rm4mTEQMZI http://t… 14:22:56, 2014-04-24
RT @julesmattsson: Oh god RT @scottygb aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhh http://t.co/pg5CSf36bH 14:24:04, 2014-04-24
The furnace seems to have a dead heating element. The controller may also be acting up. 16:42:19, 2014-04-24
Okay, sacrificed the one with the cracked case to find out. Dell 1901FP monitors are not designed to be serviced. 19:00:05, 2014-04-24
Dell 1901FP. Front & rear bezels both clip to central plastics. However rear is ALSO screwed to it. With front bezel removed, LCD falls out. 19:01:41, 2014-04-24
Dell 1901FP. LCD unit is self-contained inside plastic. Steel frame, electronics caged, VESA mount on cage. 19:02:35, 2014-04-24
Dell 1901FP. Power button issue is due to tiny retaining stubs to one side breaking. Button then rotates; tab no longer contacts switch. 19:05:01, 2014-04-24
Just using a button with a larger rim would mean it'd keep working no matter the orientation. Solution; make replacement buttons. 19:06:52, 2014-04-24
I'm going to need one of those soft-open mini prybars. I know where the tabs are now. With one, should be able to crack the others unharmed. 19:07:45, 2014-04-24
@johnrobb @WSJMonika I'll take "What is university?" for a hundred please. in reply to johnrobb 19:08:44, 2014-04-24

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