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Twitter Updates for 22-03-2015

@Fuzzypaw @SethWolfbaine @Dragoneer I sometimes wonder if @FurAffinityPR is the only FA account that ISN'T parody. in reply to Fuzzypaw 01:18:04, 2015-03-22
"I wonder if FA needs a funeral pyre?" I think to myself. A flaming paper bag with 'FA' on the side left on IMVU's doorstep comes to mind. 02:41:35, 2015-03-22
RT @GatorPhox: ..Ok I laughed. Video is by @Sphelx https://t.co/HfwRe11XJA 'ABANDON_FA.MP4' 02:45:05, 2015-03-22
RT @Ambaaargh: Fak…I got satyrs and fauns on the brain. I need more satyrs. 8C 02:47:49, 2015-03-22
Photo: forthegothicheroine: westsemiteblues: returnofthejudai: robowolves: bemusedlybespectacled:… http://t.co/gYFBWg66z8 02:59:15, 2015-03-22
Photoset: We saw a lot of the reviews and the interviews, and people always cutting us down, and ‘jailbait’… http://t.co/hbEwi9ad9K 03:02:39, 2015-03-22
Photoset: yougokokomo: This man is adorable. http://t.co/q8fjyBrKHg 03:02:51, 2015-03-22
krudman: krudman: If Dipper had a tumblr account think about how much he’d be into Keep Beach City Weird…. http://t.co/Li0p0g0VGq 11:08:25, 2015-03-22
Photoset: asylum-art:Legendary Dragons Hand Painted on Gemstones by Alvia Alcedo If you were born in the… http://t.co/Vp0hTuMvc8 11:12:01, 2015-03-22
RT @JohnMasonCTFC: Just saw this on my Timehop, absolutely bang on from @frankieboyle : http://t.co/IZ1ciFDcix 12:28:37, 2015-03-22
RT @SwiftOnSecurity: "Tech is a meritocracy!"
Which is why we have 18 JavaScript frameworks but OpenSSL basically went bankrupt. Sure thing… 12:33:27, 2015-03-22
@artsyhonker The "anything subversive = millitancy" idea does rather fit the Tory stereotype. in reply to artsyhonker 12:45:11, 2015-03-22
RT @MeredithFrost: A supertide has turned France's Mont Saint-Michel into an island. This happens every 18 years. http://t.co/uPYOYOkGBa ht… 12:45:30, 2015-03-22
Photo: paisleypawpads: blue-eyed-hanji: misssatori: bluekraken: kickingcones: gemmacorrell: Target stole my… http://t.co/U0l2hA3rYR 13:38:13, 2015-03-22
@jbouie @arclight Broadly the concept is good; a safe retreat for the traumatised. The justification at the end undermines it horribly tho. in reply to jbouie 14:57:20, 2015-03-22
When you finally cave and buy a song off YouTube, then listen to it on loop.. #DiggyDiggyHole 15:05:35, 2015-03-22
RT @Vixitty: Signs of intelligence will sometimes result from being controlled. 15:18:02, 2015-03-22
RT @HiddenAcerbic: Guy Fieri just called the Dust Bowl migration "the original road trip" and I hope John Steinbeck throws up on him from h… 15:19:52, 2015-03-22
Going to need so many painkillers today, but getting the stock of metal sorted out so we have free access again. 15:20:29, 2015-03-22
Brrrrr.. moving metal about just leeches the heat right out of you. 18:47:55, 2015-03-22
@arclight @jbouie It may be a matter of a story based around poor wording by one person though. in reply to arclight 18:53:24, 2015-03-22
@arclight @jbouie You can feel strong enough to handle something initially, only to be broken down or find you're weren't ready after all. in reply to arclight 18:55:21, 2015-03-22
@arclight @jbouie The story suggests people are hiding from things. They may be but should they be shamed for trying to face them & failing? in reply to arclight 18:56:54, 2015-03-22
RT @PennyRed: 'I'm on benefits, and Labour have said they don't want my vote. Where am I supposed to go now?' – http://t.co/aBzHrvb5Yj bril… 19:08:50, 2015-03-22
RT @rezthot: In case you didn't know what Rape Culture is… http://t.co/nP89CMHRYs 19:09:50, 2015-03-22

Twitter Updates for 21-03-2015

Note to self: clock & casting supplier, http://t.co/nwCKish3PA 01:54:13, 2015-03-21
The Screen Tree is planted at the @londonhackspace ! http://t.co/BvBUVVFdxN 02:33:09, 2015-03-21
Waiting for the N26 home from the hackspace. Wait, no. Boarded mis-tweet. :P 02:51:54, 2015-03-21
Thatnks to road works diversions I have no fucking clue where I am. Except on a bus, obviously. 03:02:29, 2015-03-21
RT @Max_Fisher: Guys, no, this is not how acronyms work http://t.co/CNj5C3VR2U 03:06:46, 2015-03-21
RT @emjrabbitwolf: This reaction makes it seem they're hiding something… BBC News – Police forces say BBC FOI request is 'vexatious' http… 03:08:36, 2015-03-21
All the lampposts are bent over, there's lights in the pavement and a tower with a blinking red light. Does the N26 go through Nightvale? 03:11:04, 2015-03-21
Maybe all night busses do. 03:11:46, 2015-03-21
Reminder: I owe the space a new rat-tail file and small hammer #oops #cameapartinmyhand 03:21:00, 2015-03-21
Home again. I ache very badly, but have hot chocolate. 04:04:00, 2015-03-21
RT @omglifehacks: How to reheat pizza http://t.co/sWX871bFkX 15:04:54, 2015-03-21
RT @CamelCasedCat: David Cameron just agreed to the biggest sell-off of the NHS in history http://t.co/0Zuo5ddUm8 15:23:36, 2015-03-21
Windows 10 announcement: certified hardware can lock out competing OSes – mostlysignssomeportents:… http://t.co/WfnfwRPsx4 17:03:01, 2015-03-21
RT @ScottyTonga: lol Scientology and gamergate use "ethics" the same way @FreedomEthics 17:17:03, 2015-03-21
RT @kaireortiz: saying 'i have a boyfriend' is so much more effective than saying “no,” b/c men respect other men’s property more than they… 17:22:46, 2015-03-21
RT @kaireortiz: you can't tell girls that it’s their responsibility to stay safe from rapists and then get mad when girls don’t trust rando… 17:23:31, 2015-03-21
RT @DonEnaya: Best #gemsona ever http://t.co/s2VIQg0jDT 17:25:10, 2015-03-21
Photoset: skaldadottir: lordofthenerdsandfandoms: #CLEARLY REBLOGGING FOR RDJ’S FACE If I don’t reblog… http://t.co/cqvNx4uvn8 18:33:41, 2015-03-21
RT @tommykaboom: Chris Packham and Terry Nutkins looking like they're about to drop the hottest progressive techno white label of 1990 http… 21:04:04, 2015-03-21
Photoset: squeedgeart: Some old traditional ink drawings from last October I figured I’d toss up here! I… http://t.co/17d2ZB79oU 23:03:43, 2015-03-21
Video: twophoenixfeathers: streetsahead99: Australian Morning TV Host Lisa Wilkinson slams ‘50 Shades of… http://t.co/DUjI00DouZ 23:03:54, 2015-03-21
Photo: lostinhistory: qichi: minutemanworld: Tea leaves collected from Boston harbor the morning after the… http://t.co/WrpDrVphMc 23:04:17, 2015-03-21
Video: mostlysignssomeportents: Tim Minchin’s Storm, a magnificent rant about woo and the miracle of… http://t.co/j5VAdCijQH 23:05:01, 2015-03-21

Twitter Updates for 20-03-2015

Photoset: suikerpil: moooonths ago i was thinking about how steve’s birth must’ve been, and how greg got… http://t.co/kk1YoKUNfb 00:41:17, 2015-03-20
Photo: cerulean-warbler: johnskylar: lisa-maxwell: kyrafic: "Never did like that much," is a baller and… http://t.co/hnn2nwO6G5 00:45:11, 2015-03-20
Photo: http://t.co/yTtGuKdXaw 00:49:10, 2015-03-20
Discarded photocopier hard drives stuffed full of corporate secrets – mostlysignssomeportents: Your… http://t.co/YaiCJ4sQeR 00:49:28, 2015-03-20
March Madness – weasyl: March Madness! We’d like to extend a very warm welcome to our users, new and old!… http://t.co/Dc85vm9NlR 00:53:21, 2015-03-20
Photo: camwyn: lolshtus: Finally, I Get To Know What They Mean Man, nobody ever told me these either. It… http://t.co/L7TBeXnExO 00:58:59, 2015-03-20
Photoset: an0therkitten: I like my hips. A lot. http://t.co/iSMyB1s1KJ 01:00:43, 2015-03-20
you could have reblogged that from me http://t.co/HqH2NFCMe9 01:01:37, 2015-03-20
Photo: An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose The first day of school our professor introduced himself… http://t.co/ddW1lTdZ5P 01:05:18, 2015-03-20
Photo: laughingsquid: Dicks by Mail, A Service That Anonymously Mails an Edible ‘Bag of Dicks’ to Your… http://t.co/Uk8NB3dXjz 01:05:51, 2015-03-20
Speaking Of Conventions… – beastlybeverages: I am also looking to branch out across the UK. My main issue… http://t.co/8xkzEIIdfa 01:16:17, 2015-03-20
RT @panderp: I want to put my fist through something.
IMVU.

FUCKING IMVU.

HE SOLD THE SITE -I STILL OWN PART OF- TO FUCKING -IMVU-?

im … 02:10:00, 2015-03-20
@panderp I wondered if the 2 month delay in announcement was to avoid some sort of objection period, or just refund demands from fundraiser. in reply to panderp 02:17:34, 2015-03-20
@0Apes0 Hmm, @JesseCox says he's looking for an arcade to provide cabinets for Coxcon? https://t.co/mKekVLLOdW 02:24:08, 2015-03-20
Please don’t harass artists when they refuse to give you “free stuff” – kyandi: Please don’t beg artists… http://t.co/TNpQV9vscH 13:54:00, 2015-03-20
Photoset: crashyourcrew: Welcome to the United States. Enjoy your stay. http://t.co/9ASWESN7oG 13:59:03, 2015-03-20
Video: kierongillen: postcardsfromspace: littlemoongoddess: confusiongrows: Anita Sarkeesian “What I… http://t.co/CEYmYMcaLb 14:04:41, 2015-03-20
Photoset: honeyroast: can’t wait for them to reveal peridot as yellow diamond http://t.co/lYPcBcfeKg 14:08:12, 2015-03-20
The CIA Just Declassified the Document That Supposedly Justified the Iraq Invasion | VICE News -… http://t.co/7RF735RbSx 14:12:23, 2015-03-20
"According to the newly declassified NIE, the intelligence community concluded that Iraq “probably has…" http://t.co/RZ2RBpD6Zo 14:12:45, 2015-03-20
FYI; the metal order has arrived at the Hackspace without warning. Currently panic-welding and will be heading over there with brackets. 14:52:41, 2015-03-20

Twitter Updates for 19-03-2015

Photo: dexbonus: All wrapped. Can I just be Scout always? #femscout @irl_encounters http://t.co/SOJjaBbnfV 00:11:58, 2015-03-19
Photoset: captalias: My school’s financial aid office is literally telling us to stop eating lunch so we… http://t.co/o2YdHwpZAX 09:07:50, 2015-03-19
Photoset: bunnika: bunnika: I seriously just had to teach my mother some basics of parenting. Both photos… http://t.co/9TAte7poPa 09:22:24, 2015-03-19
Just been told to get on a train without a ticket because station power is out & nearest machine isn't reading oyster or taking debit cards. 10:46:06, 2015-03-19
Seriously over-budget for a new suit that actually fits me. Now stuck on a train due to a police incident. 13:00:19, 2015-03-19
Apparently a person running around on the track has now been arrested and we're on our way again. 13:06:59, 2015-03-19
Photoset: moringmark: Meanwhile, at the Disney headquarter… http://t.co/WMNpjnCCvu 14:56:20, 2015-03-19
RT @fanf: http://t.co/0azxB8kBwA – Conference katamari. 15:02:33, 2015-03-19
@blueybirdy *hugs* Get yourself a good sit down :( in reply to blueybirdy 15:04:37, 2015-03-19
RT @GraafenBlackpaw: Apparently FA has been "acquired" by IMVU: http://t.co/ibgFvaAZV6 18:09:18, 2015-03-19
@GraafenBlackpaw Didn't FA just have an emergency fundraising for Cloudflare? Was that before January? And now it's sold? in reply to GraafenBlackpaw 18:13:13, 2015-03-19
@Ukimori *petpethug* More likely you're out of her league hon :) in reply to Ukimori 18:14:41, 2015-03-19
@GraafenBlackpaw $19k at the start of Dec I see. And site sold by January. So they were in sales talks while the fundraiser was running?? in reply to GraafenBlackpaw 18:30:06, 2015-03-19
@GraafenBlackpaw I know you don't sell a website with 1.5million users in under a month. Talks must have been happening concurrently. in reply to GraafenBlackpaw 18:37:26, 2015-03-19
RT @DakotaWuffsky: FurAffinity: WE'RE GONNA BE MORE TRANSPARENT!! PROMISE!
*Lets community know in MARCH that they were acquired by IMVU i… 18:43:33, 2015-03-19
@AdriOfTheDead Wtf is wrong with her feet?? in reply to AdriOfTheDead 18:45:37, 2015-03-19
@IMVU @SlyCat @furaffinity The future? Honestly? Buyers regret inside 2 months, website discontinued before 2016. in reply to IMVU 18:47:59, 2015-03-19
RT @Mattocat: IMVU acquiring FA makes sense.
IMVU is from 2004 and could only find one other website still designed like it's 2004! 18:48:17, 2015-03-19
Just gonna eat my chocolate biscuits and repeat to myself "I've already moved to Etsy, I've already moved to Etsy.." 18:49:00, 2015-03-19
@DonEnaya I am at a loss for words. In a good way. o_o in reply to DonEnaya 19:00:04, 2015-03-19
@SmooBloo I've never been happier to be researching a better VR experience. I have seen the face of evil and I must kill it. in reply to SmooBloo 19:03:57, 2015-03-19
@Ukimori You should be you perfect being. ^_^ in reply to Ukimori 19:05:15, 2015-03-19
@egypturnash When "just" is equal to "3 months ago". in reply to egypturnash 19:10:16, 2015-03-19
@egypturnash (not said as a dig in the slightest btw, just icing on the transparency cake) in reply to egypturnash 19:11:03, 2015-03-19
@egypturnash Good point, I'd tuned them out! But if sale was Jan were negotiations happening during the $19k Nov/Dec "emergency" fundraiser? in reply to egypturnash 19:18:13, 2015-03-19
@Codingwolf It's not in the current site TOS. in reply to Codingwolf 19:20:20, 2015-03-19
RT @Liam_O_Hare: UK Home Office are briefing heavily to the media against detainees but not prepared to go on record. Peculiar. 19:22:09, 2015-03-19
RT @eevee: FA started with a dream and a roll of duct tape, and over the years bought MUCH MORE duct tape. Now we've been bought by a duct … 19:22:34, 2015-03-19
@egypturnash @bogglesnatch I wonder if the backer rewards are IMVU's responsibility now, or written off by change in ownership? in reply to egypturnash 19:26:42, 2015-03-19
@ChaseDawgy May I repost this image outside of friendslock? in reply to ChaseDawgy 19:29:57, 2015-03-19
Oh dear, it's true. "IMVU reserves the right to redistribute content that has been uploaded to FurAffinity" http://t.co/JWCSrASbFF 19:32:54, 2015-03-19
@LizardbethArt Dragoneer seems to agree with it though. http://t.co/PXe4jOocoO in reply to LizardbethArt 19:34:14, 2015-03-19
@GraafenBlackpaw "Fatal system error" The irony. in reply to GraafenBlackpaw 20:26:57, 2015-03-19
@GraafenBlackpaw @salithtaydan Then why'd he agree to it after someone posted it if wasn't true? Sounds like he had to double-check. :P in reply to GraafenBlackpaw 20:34:58, 2015-03-19
@GraafenBlackpaw @salithtaydan Not definite, but sounds rather like he doesn't know what it actually all entails himself. in reply to GraafenBlackpaw 20:35:50, 2015-03-19
@ChaseDawgy Neer's now stated otherwise, but sounds like he had to confirm with the VP of IMVU first. in reply to ChaseDawgy 20:44:13, 2015-03-19
@ChaseDawgy We shouldn't be surprised by now. Didn't challenge the statement, seemed to confirm it. Then needs to quote VP. Classic mess. in reply to ChaseDawgy 20:46:21, 2015-03-19
RT @GraafenBlackpaw: @SciStarborne @salithtaydan http://t.co/vQbvVIiXMm 20:47:05, 2015-03-19
@ChaseDawgy It reminds me of the LondonFur meets organising before the committee took over. All backrooms, basements and piss-soaked floors. in reply to ChaseDawgy 20:52:41, 2015-03-19
Follow-up to Furry Drama™, I'm wondering if FA was sold or Ferrox Art that owned it? Because Ferrox LLC also owns the convention. 22:36:52, 2015-03-19
RT @AdriOfTheDead: In case anyone forgot
the only reason FA was created was because SheezyArt banned porn lmao 22:42:39, 2015-03-19
RT @AdriOfTheDead: iirc the only reason SheezyArt was created was because DeviantART "banned" porn 22:42:43, 2015-03-19
RT @LizardbethArt: Signal boost once again, because not everyone catches every tweet: BPD is back! http://t.co/AVsvUi5626 22:43:53, 2015-03-19
RT @Ukimori: And now a doodle of an octopus and a confused stegosaurus. :p http://t.co/cRI0cxKHG4 22:44:49, 2015-03-19
RT @weasyl: March Madness! A welcome post to all our new users: https://t.co/Du4TgI3oxl! 22:48:42, 2015-03-19
Allow me to seed the next drama-wave.
*ehem*

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IMVU United 2015 23:00:52, 2015-03-19
@DonEnaya Your figure is unreal, I swear ;3 in reply to DonEnaya 23:09:01, 2015-03-19
Also someone just pointed something out. Isn't the bank refund time limit in the USA 90 days? It's 3 months after the $19k fundraiser. #FA 23:21:45, 2015-03-19

Twitter Updates for 18-03-2015

Photo: nonespark: chopstax: gifcraft: Darian Sperry 180 lb (81.65 kg) snatch Jesus christ http://t.co/k2lOrrwGAb 01:47:57, 2015-03-18
Photo: roseriku: fuckyesforsex: submissivefeminist: chirotus: submissivefeminist: Condoms are only 98%… http://t.co/5ya4eQw2hn 01:54:23, 2015-03-18
Thanks! – mikikoponczeck: hey everyone, just wanted to say thanks. My last comic has received a fair share… http://t.co/0dPZJaIbbZ 02:09:08, 2015-03-18
Photoset: stayclassysupernatural: “Historical Reenactment” http://t.co/bV15Q6TMeE 02:11:20, 2015-03-18
Photo: wilwheaton: Modified atomic force microscope allows for high-speed, high-res imaging of live… http://t.co/eAK4lpiMHe 02:19:41, 2015-03-18
@bobbyllew It'll change if metal theives start targeting rural phone line. It'll be hard to protect. An anti-scrapheap challenge if you will in reply to bobbyllew 12:51:48, 2015-03-18
RT @Sips_: my son saw ed miliband on tv this morning and said "dad look it's mr bean!". he's 3 12:54:29, 2015-03-18
communistbakery: there’s somebody on my blog from the void. welcome i’ve been expecting you http://t.co/2ob0dUq4uv 13:08:05, 2015-03-18
Photoset: lavenderharmony: sir-hathaway: salon:Google could launch an effort to keep trolls and bad… http://t.co/5KC582pFLu 13:22:00, 2015-03-18
Photoset: kat-howard: dbvictoria: Shakespearean insults, with cats. 7 more here. I did not realize how very… http://t.co/9nlc0HyW1O 13:23:51, 2015-03-18
Photo: hipsterlibertarian: New Yorker Tyeesha Mobley was at a gas station near her Bronx apartment with her… http://t.co/ZpOdafHeQb 13:36:01, 2015-03-18
teengrrrlsquad: why isn’t there a STRAIGHT pride parade?? why isn’t there WHITE history month? why isn’t… http://t.co/vUdFnHviFC 13:36:12, 2015-03-18
Photo: candyskies: warchirf: petepaintswarhammer: thxrsdxy: psychofactz: More facts ….maybe that’s why I… http://t.co/JQkXOr9N8P 13:40:52, 2015-03-18
Photoset: cottoncandybeast: temporaryinsanityman: boredpanda: Rescued Magpie Becomes Lifelong Friend With… http://t.co/u5OZKv8duZ 13:41:22, 2015-03-18
Right, post-office, then painkillers, then more ineffectual cat-herding. 16:07:02, 2015-03-18
Photo: ickle-nellie-rose: MY HAIR IS MASSIVE TODAY. #hair #selfie #sohot #ishouldbeamodel [The Darkness… http://t.co/zpo4l5Tevk 18:54:02, 2015-03-18
Overheard: Please Reblog If . . . – Please reblog if you are over 25 years old. I need to convince myself… http://t.co/uHPdLYyMty 18:54:29, 2015-03-18
Photoset: shanellbklyn:“She’s a whore.” Madhuri Dixit as Chandramukhi // Devdas (2002) I’m here for this http://t.co/3jPK4iENpJ 18:59:43, 2015-03-18
Photoset: veidolon: cute birb [x] http://t.co/C8ZI34pfqN 19:01:12, 2015-03-18
LAPD says every car in Los Angeles is part of an ongoing criminal investigation [2014] -… http://t.co/Lj83iiogTQ 19:17:39, 2015-03-18
Week 21: Fantasy project finished! – tonjesfx: Here´s the pictures of most of the finished characters from… http://t.co/ff4sbMSaNw 20:36:02, 2015-03-18
RT @flightsofashion: "We used to be born into communities & find ourselves as individuals. Nw we're born as individuals & must find our com… 21:01:44, 2015-03-18
@PuccaNoodles @dresdencodak Again I wonder why no software has the function for converting history to layers. in reply to PuccaNoodles 22:28:41, 2015-03-18