January 2019 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 30-01-2019

RT @orinoxide: Brexiter: "We'll just eat food grown in Great Britain!"
Brexiter: *refuses to acknowledge that crops take longer than six we… 11:26:49, 2019-01-30
RT @orinoxide: Brexiter: "We got through rationing during the war, we'll just dig for victory!"
Brexiter: *was born after 1950, has no mean… 11:28:17, 2019-01-30
RT @orinoxide: Brexiter: "Food shortages will help with the obesity epidemic, ha ha !"
Brexiter: *not bothered by the prospect of people in… 11:28:23, 2019-01-30
RT @Elektrickery: @MooseAllain This is from our local paper.
I’ve carried it in my wallet for over twenty years. For reasons I can’t explai… 11:30:04, 2019-01-30
@Ukimori Happy birthday UV! <3 in reply to Ukimori 11:32:04, 2019-01-30
RT @respros: This lying gobshite should be first in the stocks. https://t.co/3JrqgpWM85 11:33:27, 2019-01-30
RT @PadraigBelton: Take a moment to enjoy the time the UAE held a gender balance awards then gave all the awards to men. https://t.co/Kd3Jg… 11:34:03, 2019-01-30
RT @davidthomvs: Wow she certainly did https://t.co/mOFNhEhGOB 11:35:05, 2019-01-30
RT @eevblog: Machinima deletes all their content, and the demise of Multi Channel Networks.
Gee, what a shock… #not

https://t.co/LcHaU6s… 11:43:50, 2019-01-30
RT @Lord_Percy: Good thread as ever from @Staedtler about May’s lies. My favourite today is her telling MPs that they’ll get another chance… 11:49:13, 2019-01-30
RT @maddiemoate: After three years of filming in factories I have FINALLY found some workwear/PPE made for womens bodies. Who says High-vis… 11:53:56, 2019-01-30
The inability to disable them or prevent your private conversations from being used to train a corporate AI is kill… https://t.co/jHwwMynRht 11:56:27, 2019-01-30
RT @alexwickham: 14 Labour MPs voted against Cooper amendment
Austin
Barron
Campbell
Cooper, R
Fitzpatrick
Flint
Godsiff
Hepburn
Hoey
Man… 11:57:55, 2019-01-30
RT @Peston: .@YvetteCooperMP amendment delaying Brexit in event of no deal was lost because 14 Labour MPs voted against party line, as per… 12:00:25, 2019-01-30
RT @danielnazer: Recently laid-off journalists are getting swamped with death-threats. But at least @twitter found the time to suspend @Pop… 12:02:06, 2019-01-30
RT @bbaskin: They went through so many unbelievable steps to try and report the bug, more than any normal person would, and still got nowhe… 12:02:55, 2019-01-30
RT @archivetvmus71: The episode where Sweep's extended family paid him a visit is simply glorious. https://t.co/VLbe9daAXY 12:07:23, 2019-01-30
RT @cliodiaspora: So, in summary:
? Majority of MPs do not like the idea of no-deal Brexit.
? Majority of MPs vote against giving themselv… 12:07:56, 2019-01-30
Everything should fit on the new control panel just fine. This time I'll temper the acrylic before using it though.… https://t.co/xbRpOtrXYI 18:20:29, 2019-01-30
That should work alright for the new #K40 control panel.
Just waiting for the pin header crimp connectors to turn… https://t.co/3mUyQpHA6N 18:50:07, 2019-01-30
RT @juliegirling: Unlike previous Brexit debates the plenary chamber less than half full today despite the presence of Juncker & Barnier. T… 18:50:55, 2019-01-30
RT @doctorow: Ovipositors https://t.co/R3olVHKoJG https://t.co/y3lN9OR8D3 18:55:59, 2019-01-30
RT @NellaSays: @femmemystique_ @cherryrae https://t.co/0yWrNOS4pX 18:56:29, 2019-01-30
RT @LevParikian: Orwellian mortality maths. https://t.co/usHo0buVLU 19:01:34, 2019-01-30
RT @tomgara: The Foxconn factory in Wisconsin that got $4bn in govt incentives has pivoted to not being a factory https://t.co/PvsoKQ8wth h… 19:07:39, 2019-01-30
RT @IDieClassy: My favorite KC Green and Abby Howard stories are the ones featured in Tim'rous Beasties, no joke. https://t.co/oRWUwSPibX 21:31:45, 2019-01-30
Because it's too much effort not to. https://t.co/98dbufuI23 21:33:06, 2019-01-30
@Sips_ & the @yogscast "Big Girl" would actually mashup well with "Fat Girl" by Steel Panther. 22:06:08, 2019-01-30

Twitter Updates for 29-01-2019

@embedded_iot I don't know, I've seen it mostly called "service". Perhaps something is lost in translation? in reply to embedded_iot 01:08:09, 2019-01-29
RT @CosmoSnowmew: Honestly in terms of politics right now, I'm jealous of the US.
You might have an orange Cheeto and his cronies in power,… 01:09:40, 2019-01-29
RT @LEGGYPOP: FUCK.
https://t.co/qkjpEvWxE4 01:11:05, 2019-01-29
RT @EmrgencyKittens: gimme gimme gimme!
?: rina_takei https://t.co/LUdRXPSpNB 02:30:14, 2019-01-29
RT @goldengateblond: Holy hell @maddow just said Trump’s weird claims (lies) about women tied up with duct tape, Mexican cars being too fas… 02:39:30, 2019-01-29
RT @aravosis: I love how the Trump White House put the White House logo on Russia. https://t.co/My0WeLYoHn 02:40:44, 2019-01-29
RT @XylariaVG: Disable FaceTime right fucking now. Right. Fucking. Now. https://t.co/Rv8lRn5Oay 02:48:04, 2019-01-29
RT @notquitefrodo: The best selling book of all time is actually One Piece, a story about a shirtless boy pirate who beats up animal people… 10:19:47, 2019-01-29
Boiler is fixed! 13:19:27, 2019-01-29
@fatedfox Leaky heat exchanger. They replaced the whole thing. in reply to fatedfox 13:21:11, 2019-01-29
Enlarged panel cutout is looking good. Just got to clean up the edges a bit. Got some countersunk steel screws in t… https://t.co/s6FeGVlXg0 15:28:00, 2019-01-29
Almost time to fit the new tube! https://t.co/cgW0Qa9dHe 18:18:04, 2019-01-29
RT @yookihira: https://t.co/DZ0H7jA5z6 23:37:26, 2019-01-29

Twitter Updates for 28-01-2019

I love that this hypermasculine tactical advertising is selling a "dude stick" to rub on your lips. https://t.co/cIMPOn94KL 00:50:50, 2019-01-28
@CaseyExplosion Potato potahto. in reply to CaseyExplosion 00:51:22, 2019-01-28
@CaseyExplosion It boggles my mind that there are people who do this sort of analysis and investigation as a career. It's horrifying. :( in reply to CaseyExplosion 00:52:46, 2019-01-28
RT @MohanadElshieky: The ironic part is that I though that smell on the Greyhound bus was gonna be the worst part of the trip. Also, fuck y… 01:05:12, 2019-01-28
@RumpRoast @CherryCorday @jameshightower @MohanadElshieky @zelany https://t.co/P3bpuT3Zft in reply to RumpRoast 01:06:13, 2019-01-28
RT @palmd: This is who we are. https://t.co/TkNKQ38K5z 01:06:22, 2019-01-28
RT @jon_NoCode: Made a pigeon themed, PS1-styled fighter called Pekken this weekend. Thinking about Hatoful Boyfriend crossover opportuniti… 01:09:33, 2019-01-28
RT @graydon_pub: This is incorrect. The web is the greatest existing hypertext publishing platform (which is a valuable thing the world nee… 01:19:32, 2019-01-28
RT @Mr_Meowwwgi: Sneaky slide attack…. https://t.co/koOmeWW79Q 01:21:27, 2019-01-28
Tomorrow I need to check my parts bin for an NPN transistor. A transistor NOT gate is needed to display a red/green… https://t.co/tRiU3rfQsC 02:19:57, 2019-01-28
RT @Stars_Taco: Mom: so where do all your internet friends live?
Me: https://t.co/5XYTYAmoEJ 02:20:22, 2019-01-28
RT @haridraws: #dnd adventures: we stole a nightmare horse from a vampire's castle and he's our friend now https://t.co/NIizcc4VxH 02:20:35, 2019-01-28
RT @SAGawards: Ladies & gentlemen, @alanalda ? #sagawards https://t.co/iUvJZYRdvA 02:22:01, 2019-01-28
RT @SDanielsAuthor: Why proofreaders, editing, and editors matter. https://t.co/G24aJ7P8wy 02:22:22, 2019-01-28
RT @iansmadrig: If these billionaires run for President, I might finally start working out again https://t.co/fw4IFjGIwV 02:42:42, 2019-01-28
Going to sleep now with every bit of fabric I could find piled on top of me. 02:47:25, 2019-01-28
RT @catvalente: I want to say this.
Do you know why millennials “refuse to grow up”?

Because we finally figured out that the whole idea i… 12:09:09, 2019-01-28
RT @catvalente: In the vacuum left by the loss of reachable life goals, we 80s kids kind of figured: fuck it.
Why the hell should we give… 12:09:38, 2019-01-28
RT @scalzi: Thread. Also, why should (or would) the Millennials listen to anyone else about what being an adult is? They *are* adults and g… 12:10:11, 2019-01-28
RT @y2k_aesthetic: Home screens of Official UK Playstation Magazine demo discs (1999-2003) https://t.co/3JHyQYvoUS 12:14:35, 2019-01-28
RT @_kitto_: imagine you had a daughter that was raped before being murdered and then then decades later an edgy thriller about the man who… 12:17:08, 2019-01-28
RT @BenVanDerVelde: I'd describe the government's system for confirming settled status as Kafkaesque, but I'm sure they wouldn't want to cl… 12:18:02, 2019-01-28
My muscles are really hurting today. I was planning to do some baking, but it's cold enough I don't think the dough would rise. 14:06:03, 2019-01-28
Tsukumogami means an object gains a soul after 100 years of service, right? What about something that's new-old-sto… https://t.co/EGbR14x3Av 14:14:08, 2019-01-28
RT @JamesMelville: The most bonkers statement I have ever heard on Brexit:
“I’m fine with martial law. We need boots on the ground to clear… 14:18:54, 2019-01-28
Web designers. We know you don't want people ripping off your content. But clicking "view source" gets around all t… https://t.co/XTDeBLyrD0 14:21:57, 2019-01-28
RT @rosiescammell: ?"What is this? Is it a bomb?" ?
Five-year-old Syrian asks when given an apple for the first time.

Psychiatrist Mohamm… 14:23:27, 2019-01-28
RT @bjwinnerdavis: @Amy_Siskind Exactly. This is sickening, especially when none of them will say her name:
#RealityWinner
#RealityWinner
#… 14:26:35, 2019-01-28
RT @atlasobscura: The slums of early-20th-century New York were, to a certain white upper-class clientele, exotic and exhilarating. https:/… 14:27:19, 2019-01-28
RT @mindmagicnatter: You'll be expected to give out your medical history to strangers. You have to 'prove' how you are disabled, because ab… 14:27:46, 2019-01-28
RT @Tirrelous: @kinterdeer @ChatahSpots https://t.co/SZmgC1BiO5 14:28:16, 2019-01-28
RT @chick_in_kiev: btw, if any other journos targeted by layoffs are getting masses of “learn to code” harassment, it was coordinated on 4c… 14:30:11, 2019-01-28
RT @emrazz: “Authorities believe the shootings stemmed from a boyfriend-girlfriend type of dispute.”
His girlfriend threw him out, so he… 14:30:23, 2019-01-28
RT @Harryslaststand: Britain, when is the penny going to drop? The Tories only work for the benefit of corporations and the 1%. Tax cuts t… 14:32:13, 2019-01-28
RT @DanCardenMP: Liverpool is TODAY shown to be the City hardest-hit by Tory austerity.
We’ve had an £816 per-head spending cut since 2010.… 14:33:07, 2019-01-28
RT @cfconvention: Fancy yourself as The Voice Of Control? Why not run an RPG at ConFuzzled? Click the link to register your interest! https… 22:17:48, 2019-01-28
RT @BoingBoing: Jerk tries to drive through giant snowman not realizing it was built on a tree stump https://t.co/1rWpOmYdiH https://t.co/y… 22:22:06, 2019-01-28
RT @michaeldweiss: Bin Laden was shot in the head. https://t.co/dz9j6bES2U 22:24:57, 2019-01-28

Twitter Updates for 27-01-2019

RT @CaseyExplosion: If you want to know why I'm talking about what Graham Linehan is spewing so much of right now, it's because he's become… 00:17:04, 2019-01-27
RT @The_KURBSIDE: Making good progress. https://t.co/OEIuxCGPpk 02:52:56, 2019-01-27
RT @ShadyVox: I am singing donk boi. ?? video by @Piemations https://t.co/LM2omkwdWd 02:53:41, 2019-01-27
RT @utsec: ? https://t.co/zmwZCkeg3r 10:19:26, 2019-01-27
RT @NYMag: Robert Mueller seems to be in the process of demonstrating that Trump’s organization is not like an organized crime family, but… 10:25:32, 2019-01-27
RT @DrIanWeissman: If you have a 'stomach flu,' chances are it's actually norovirus: What you should know https://t.co/d5jRMqW0Ao 10:30:10, 2019-01-27
Stress dreams are very un-good. 10:31:07, 2019-01-27
RT @concessation: I subscribe to the Vimes theory of socio-economic unfairness. https://t.co/4jpuw0QvmJ 10:31:13, 2019-01-27
RT @chrismaddern: In Sweden when you donate blood, you get a text message ever time it’s used.
Goose bumps. ❤️ 10:32:44, 2019-01-27
RT @GrimmPhil: Words of reassurance left for an elderly lady with dementia by her daughter. A simple white board left in her sight line in… 10:34:07, 2019-01-27
RT @nonstandardrep: IMPORTANT JUDAISM UPDATE: I HAVE FOUND THE MOST CURSED TRANSLATION OF שמע ישראל https://t.co/TO7yGyIVXB 10:37:15, 2019-01-27
RT @MitchBenn: NEW SONG: What Is The Point Of Jeremy Corbyn?
I imagine I’m going to get a fair bit of grief for this one but screw it, I’m… 10:41:49, 2019-01-27
RT @abigailb: So, https://t.co/aHxBFnS2yu, “MPs may need to work longer and lose their February half-term break”. Now, I’m not going to go… 10:48:16, 2019-01-27
RT @plutoniumpage: The last vaccine I remember getting was for rabies. That won’t help… https://t.co/W6dpXLU4W5 10:49:25, 2019-01-27
RT @cwgl418: Hey, DO NOT buy any fan merchs from this brand. They are selling fan zines and merch from my artists friends WITHOUT their per… 11:02:38, 2019-01-27
RT @stavvers: Goodness, it sure would be terrible if Cheryl Streisand-effected this and reminded the world of that time she beat up a black… 11:05:26, 2019-01-27
Several whiskers on my chin are solid white.
This is what anxiety does to you. 14:01:46, 2019-01-27
Remain implies it's decreasing. In the current social climate I suspect it's probably rising. https://t.co/W5rRFdlW0b 14:03:46, 2019-01-27
RT @EevLee: Sources: https://t.co/tCkwmJsWzL
https://t.co/AlxXyQF3oZ
https://t.co/9nMrAq8cvl
https://t.co/QHo3islPNV
The Nazis were meticul… 14:07:09, 2019-01-27
RT @EevLee: This #HolocaustMemorialDay, I'm gonna try and answer a question on here I've gotten a few times in real life – "why do Jews go… 14:07:21, 2019-01-27
RT @CombatDraws: Magical doggo!
RPG sheet commissioned by @kaseypaws https://t.co/iyibKClm19 14:08:39, 2019-01-27
RT @OwenJones84: Fascism isn't to be debated, it's to be defeated. This is the inspiring story of the 43 Group, a British anti-fascist grou… 14:10:30, 2019-01-27
RT @Harryslaststand: This is corporate murder and should be treated by the law no differently than if someone had killed them with a machin… 14:10:58, 2019-01-27
RT @zeynep: Good thread on how misinformation works, from initial claim to networked propaganda phase. https://t.co/AMMKlAn3kV 14:13:31, 2019-01-27
I presume a curfew is implicit then? https://t.co/AGdVDCE1sO 14:15:28, 2019-01-27
RT @PA: Preparations are being looked at for the possible imposition of martial law after a no-deal Brexit. https://t.co/ZJRTzVOP5P https:/… 14:15:41, 2019-01-27
Ah, there it is. https://t.co/D4lJhars2C 14:16:19, 2019-01-27
Was a bit off to start with but found where the old drain had been buried! That took a few hours. @ Highams Park, W… https://t.co/oAwvUXdX7o 16:42:54, 2019-01-27
RT @WooferMollia: low on money- limited time offer!
I'll draw anything (traditional and sfw, I may draw suggestive content, nothing too ex… 17:34:02, 2019-01-27
Note to self. https://t.co/5Gk18Fp0OE 17:38:47, 2019-01-27
Going to need to make the control panel cutout larger to accommodate the new switches and readouts.
Fortunately it… https://t.co/JbbjuM0SE6 17:54:21, 2019-01-27
RT @ariellec: Someone in or near NYC go rescue this chonky boy who just wants to love some small children ? https://t.co/J0P3WY4nAc 17:55:23, 2019-01-27
Might as well follow the lines of the viewing window. Corners are half-inch radius. I think my dad has some imperia… https://t.co/p6CzsA7HhU 18:13:43, 2019-01-27
No hot water until Tuesday.
This was a bad day to drill through concrete. 21:04:53, 2019-01-27
Old tube is out and case extension is on. Now, where to fit the header tank..? https://t.co/UpAey1oZHu 22:19:26, 2019-01-27
Some aluminium tube spacers, wood screws, some upvc offcuts and solvent cement should make a sturdy platform for th… https://t.co/wbJ5ZmFRhD 22:50:26, 2019-01-27
Now I begin filling the bath with the kettle. 23:05:25, 2019-01-27
RT @gailsey: @OFalafel My dad told me I was allergic to strawberries as a child. I’m now 47 and have spent most of my life avoiding them, c… 23:05:36, 2019-01-27
We've been without the boiler for one day and my bedroom is at 12c. 23:25:04, 2019-01-27
RT @stavvers: legendary grilled cheese https://t.co/W3xlqCmIT8 23:28:24, 2019-01-27

Twitter Updates for 26-01-2019

RT @i_am_a_swirl: How to support an artist on Twitter but you don't have money to commission or donate https://t.co/ZLAj98TtNP 00:14:18, 2019-01-26
RT @Iron_Spike: And all it took was the looming threat of multiple strikes.
This is why they work so hard to try to turn you folks against… 13:54:38, 2019-01-26
RT @stavvers: This man, asking this, the most facile question possible, is considered a ~respected broadcaster~ https://t.co/SnlVvZKK43 13:56:41, 2019-01-26
RT @Judoon_Platoon: open this thread for a very happy surprise!!! https://t.co/ibfq4CgKar 13:57:35, 2019-01-26
RT @CaseyExplosion: PSA: in light of Jean Hatchet's blog post, you might find TERFs in your DMs trying to send you her personal details. Do… 14:00:11, 2019-01-26
RT @ericjschuster: "Back in my day, what you call trolling was called a flame war! Trolling for us was what you call shitposting. We didn't… 14:01:28, 2019-01-26
@Syasht @TheWerelizard @SherriMayim Didn't know but not surprised. Their art has always had a frantic nihilism to i… https://t.co/BzpgDisyRA in reply to Syasht 14:15:38, 2019-01-26
RT @M5Stack: Cool application of M5Stick! https://t.co/j6FtziKhFE 14:21:49, 2019-01-26
RT @dotlumi: reactions speak louder than actions. https://t.co/p5hXct2Z8U 14:24:32, 2019-01-26
Boiler's leaking again. That means no hot water or central heating for the next 3 days at least. 18:31:44, 2019-01-26
Rimworld:
2 Raids + pack of manhunting cougars = lots of free stuff 19:26:04, 2019-01-26
Yes, they all arrived at the same time and fought each-other. in reply to SciStarborne 19:26:23, 2019-01-26