Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Ah, falling back on what President Obama's been doing. Because he's our electred representative. Bad counter-argument that. #DRIP 14:49:34, 2014-07-15
@terryandrob Pop the spire up and away like the first gothic space-rocket? in reply to terryandrob 14:50:32, 2014-07-15
RT @libertyhq: Shadow Home Sec @YvetteCooperMP criticises Gov't for silence in the face of #Snowden revelations and drawing Snoopers Charte… 14:51:18, 2014-07-15
"95%" comes up in so many MP arguments. Is it just because it's a psychologically satisfying-sounding number? #DRIP 14:53:07, 2014-07-15
@tdobson SMS messages haven't been secure in well over a decade. Governments can tap the providers, criminals can easily spoof the services. in reply to tdobson 14:56:38, 2014-07-15
RT @LeoMcArdle: If RIPA was already clear that it extended extra-territorially, why the need to amend it in #DRIP? IS IT POSSIBLE YOU'RE AL… 14:57:04, 2014-07-15
RT @jolly_angelina: Blanket surveillance treats us all as a criminal suspect. Unless you are an MP, Lord or member of the Royal Family #DRIP 14:57:18, 2014-07-15
*paraphrased* "We don't know what we're doing" The first honest statement so far. #DRIP 14:59:35, 2014-07-15
@tdobson Yeah. The problem with opaque technologies. If you don't know how it works it might as well be magic. in reply to tdobson 15:01:21, 2014-07-15
RT @LeoBolstoy: My head's hurting; it's strange to watch the opposition pretend to oppose but not really oppose the opposites. #DRIP 15:02:07, 2014-07-15
@rossjones Once they work out what crypto is. They look like they think it's a brand of crisps. in reply to rossjones 15:02:47, 2014-07-15
@pasteyh2g2 clarifying = restating = ignoring. The national equivelant of talking over someone else who's already speaking. in reply to pasteyh2g2 15:04:36, 2014-07-15
"We don't want our identities stolen, so let's keep all our information hanging around a lot longer." #DRIP 15:05:51, 2014-07-15
Christ, look at this berk. He looks like he's going to start whispering "Eeexcellent" and masturbating over the bill. #DRIP 15:07:00, 2014-07-15
RT @_P_H_9_3_: #drip Malcolm Rifkind is a terrorist. 15:07:29, 2014-07-15
RT @robertsharp59: Mr Rifkind, why on earth would the public be "reassured" by HM Opposition declining to oppose? #DRIP 15:08:52, 2014-07-15
RT @Futiledemocracy: Nicky Morgan is in Parliament to: "…to remember the Word of God and serve the Lord". She's now the one person respon… 15:10:37, 2014-07-15
Taking a minute out to get the wine out. Alcohol is very much needed at this point. #DRIP 15:15:08, 2014-07-15
"Parialment's been a weak defender this past 20 years" Yes, what would do without you fighting to keep human rights away from us. #DRIP 15:22:42, 2014-07-15
@StrypeisonFire It's a cultural black-hole. Anything can be made furry, so all the loose weird chaff is converted and welcomed. in reply to StrypeisonFire 15:25:56, 2014-07-15
RT @EX: If only David Davis could be confined to this subject alone and cloned into about 400 more UK MPs #DRIP 15:27:35, 2014-07-15
RT @mightyshakerjnr: "Whilst this may be law by the end of the week, it may be a joke by the end of the year". David Davis #DRIP 15:28:32, 2014-07-15
RT @davey619: @BBCNews why the media blackout during the day on #DRIP? 15:28:41, 2014-07-15
RT @gemini2359: This is not Democracy>> GCHQ has tools to manipulate online information, leaked documents show http://t.co/ZD1ShpgR8D #DRI… 15:29:27, 2014-07-15
@davey619 @BBCNews Short answer, "We don't want our budget cut" in reply to davey619 15:29:57, 2014-07-15
I liked a @YouTube video from @icklenellierose http://t.co/AzFzhHC391 Muntjac Deer goes "Mlem Mlem Mlem" 15:31:07, 2014-07-15
"unfortunate" not "convenient" #DRIP 15:33:56, 2014-07-15
Why is there cynicism? It's a lack of trust. And there's a lack of trust because you do very little to earn our trust. #DRIP 15:35:04, 2014-07-15
No one would argue against scanning the entire contents of your phone if you're stopped by police? YES THEY FUCKING WOULD #DRIP 15:36:02, 2014-07-15
Did Jack Straw just plug his book in the middle of a parliamentry debate? #DRIP 15:42:59, 2014-07-15
RT @MariamCook: "before #1984… sorry 1994 telecommunications act" says Jack Straw speaking on #DRIP < quite some Freudian slip there :-o 15:49:08, 2014-07-15
@_P_H_9_3_ Shame TrueCrypt killed itself. A plausible deniability branch for phones would be good. in reply to _P_H_9_3_ 15:54:58, 2014-07-15
RT @ElliotJH: #DRIP "Something should be done, this is something. It should be done." 15:56:46, 2014-07-15
Just hit 35,000 tweets thanks to DRIP 15:58:53, 2014-07-15
@julianhuppert seems to be talking sense. Is he the one LibDem who's not voting for this? Or is it just words? #DRIP 16:03:30, 2014-07-15
Ooh, nope, he's supporting it. Lists a load of issues but supports it anyway. Bye bye. #DRIP 16:04:32, 2014-07-15
@ElliotJH @julianhuppert Yup. Honestly, lists all those issues but still pushes for it. What are we supposed to think? in reply to ElliotJH 16:07:08, 2014-07-15
@digitalraven Ooooh, could it be the d? 'Cos it's all we're getting from them. in reply to digitalraven 16:09:03, 2014-07-15
@allnutt_eu Very dramatic tho. in reply to allnutt_eu 16:11:05, 2014-07-15
Scottish Independence. Please don't leave us, you're the only ones calling the UKgov on the core of it's shit. #DRIP 16:14:34, 2014-07-15
@ZeroShiBlue The wine isn't enough. Oh god. 16:19:09, 2014-07-15
Good grief, he's either going to have a heart attack or whip out an automatic weapon. #DRIP 16:20:04, 2014-07-15
RT @Millie_77: David Winnick lab MP says fact #drip has been rushed through in 1 day denies any true scrutiny and is a mockery of what Parl… 16:21:42, 2014-07-15
David Winnick gets the toast with the last of my coping-wine. #DRIP 16:22:40, 2014-07-15
RT @jimkillock: BTW David Winnick caused the first defeat for @tonyblairoffice over 90 days detention #DRIP https://t.co/YGsx2wNvig 16:23:39, 2014-07-15
@ZeroShiBlue I have some port, but I've already eaten all the peperami :/ in reply to ZeroShiBlue 16:24:13, 2014-07-15
RT @jimkillock: “Two and half years is a long time for an emergency” @markdurkan #DRIP 16:27:06, 2014-07-15
RT @realnunners: Jack Straw was telephone tapped, him and his family, seems a bit miffed about it tbh #DRIP, he introduced RIPA http://t.co… 16:29:02, 2014-07-15
"Twitter's here today but will be gone tomorrow." Yeah, you'd like that wouldn't you? #DRIP 16:30:51, 2014-07-15
@JmsDmnd http://t.co/coLA1z3zuR in reply to JmsDmnd 16:33:35, 2014-07-15
RT @mightyshakerjnr: "I know there are some geeks who explore the darknet, who see themselves as some sort of modern day Robin Hood"
Erm… … 16:34:09, 2014-07-15
RT @allnutt_eu: What the hell is Helen Goodman wittering on about? Don't bring the Pirate Party in to your nonsense, we don't want #DRIP or… 16:34:23, 2014-07-15
RT @realnunners: 514K data requests under RIPA in 2013 report #DRIP people who authorize requests are same who request them http://t.co/48V… 16:35:52, 2014-07-15
Helen Goodman: A legal link required between online aliases and RL identities? That worked real well for Facebook and Google #DRIP 16:37:12, 2014-07-15
@HelenGoodmanMP Love the idea of a lack of anonymity and freedom from retribution when using free speech. No, really. #DRIP 16:38:43, 2014-07-15
RT @manticlops: Helen Goodman, Labour, demanding a system whereby internet users have to disclose their identities. #DRIP 16:39:17, 2014-07-15
RT @EUMegaraid: Good god, Helen Goodman is pure anti-Web shill. "No Online Anonymity" can fuck right off #fascism #DRIP 16:39:25, 2014-07-15
RT @ibatten: Did someone just propose using MAC addresses to track individuals? Idiot. #DRIP 16:39:51, 2014-07-15
RT @lexanderjmartin: Oh God. Helen Goodman suggests, happily, that MAC addresses will destroy anonymity online. Some light comedy now durin… 16:40:22, 2014-07-15
RT @wood5y: senssible contribution to #DRIP debate by @CarolineLucas, who condemns LibDems for disregarding civil liberties in supporting b… 16:40:37, 2014-07-15
There's that "95%" figure again. #DRIP 16:41:29, 2014-07-15
What I have learnt from #DRIP in HoC so far; only 2 MPs have the faintest idea what the words they're saying mean. Buzzwords to the rest. 16:43:35, 2014-07-15
RT @edent: Remember, Helen Goodman admits she's "particularly stupid" when it comes to the Internet.
http://t.co/TELJf6kJpW
#DRIP 16:46:29, 2014-07-15
RT @JoeTheDough: "The innocent have nothing to hide."
"Then let's have a look in your inbox."
"Oh good lord no, MPs are exempted from all t… 16:49:30, 2014-07-15
RT @OurNHS_oD: Is the NHS exempted from TTIP, as some are claiming? Er, not at all… http://t.co/WknqaqbvuO @nickdearden75 @OccupyLondon @… 16:49:55, 2014-07-15
RT @BoingBoing: The #HobbyLobby decision may be good news for religious groups who don't want their taxes to fund the U.S. military. http:/… 16:51:02, 2014-07-15
RT @LeoMcArdle: I think we have so few MPs in the Commons debating #DRIP we have a roughly 50/50 male/female split! 16:52:02, 2014-07-15
@LonAitewalker I think we're waiting for the scots to invade & lead us to victory. Only people in the UK who seem to remember how to resist. in reply to LonAitewalker 16:53:23, 2014-07-15
Did I mishear or did he just suggest the police knew about the Glasgow airport attack before it happened? #DRIP 16:54:32, 2014-07-15
RT @swfiua: @arusbridger scandal pushing #DRIP through whilst everyone is distracted by the reshuffle. Good day to bury anti democratic st… 16:55:35, 2014-07-15
Opened #DRIP and #reshuffle tabs to compare trend rates. #reshuffle is moving faster but with far more "official" tweets. About 6:1. 16:58:36, 2014-07-15
RT @JJLindsell: Brokenshire is such such such a tool. He was a tool on his first day as minister, he's a tool now. "Good debate", good God.… 16:59:01, 2014-07-15
@_gmh_ It has an impact when the dogs get too pissed off to debate and decide to just bite everyone present. in reply to _gmh_ 17:02:42, 2014-07-15
RT @GingerRob: The #DRIP act can fuck right off, to top it all off, MPs have added extra details for themselves, shitbags. 17:02:59, 2014-07-15
RT @CyberSecKent: Because the Post Office used to steam open letters in 1959, #DRIP does not add new powers to #RIPA. Yet another former ho… 17:03:24, 2014-07-15
@LonAitewalker Apparently the UK gov is baiting the scots with promise of a "spaceport". I'll happily trade working on that for citizenship. in reply to LonAitewalker 17:04:54, 2014-07-15
@WanEcc I think all technical experts should be given a political secretary with a basic understanding of the tech involved. To translate. in reply to WanEcc 17:10:50, 2014-07-15
Well, I've hit my limit. Any more watching and I'll take knives to my eyes. #DRIP 17:19:41, 2014-07-15
RT @PhilipCJames: #DRIP: 2nd Reading passed by #HoC; Money approved on the nod…
#DRIP4Dummies HoC is there to protect us against an auth… 17:20:07, 2014-07-15
Photo: reaperfox: dummkopffox: When I first heard all this talk about Dashcon, I assumed it was a failed… http://t.co/QrNIHByQjF 17:23:52, 2014-07-15
Microsoft says it won't use contents of emails to target ads – mostlysignssomeportents: Alan sez,… http://t.co/tNOfFHYQaV 17:59:35, 2014-07-15
RT @tom_watson: Following the #DRIP debate? We've been on clause 1 for 40 mins. Our amendment is to clause 6. If we don't get to it by 9, … 19:34:43, 2014-07-15
RT @csoghoian: This guy is in charge of the House Subcommittee on IP and the Internet, photo from hearing today (via @mmasnick) http://t.co… 19:35:16, 2014-07-15
@ZeroShiBlue *petpet* :P in reply to ZeroShiBlue 19:36:12, 2014-07-15
@realnunners I've already watched enough huge genitals flailing around thanks BBC Parliament today. in reply to realnunners 19:40:29, 2014-07-15
@asifandwhen Hopefully best aim will go to someone with a walking stick thrust at their spokes. in reply to asifandwhen 19:41:20, 2014-07-15
RT @simonperry: This is just insulting. 25 MPs (3.8% of all MPs) debating #DRIP http://t.co/muMDTaT7wO 19:43:12, 2014-07-15
RT @BoingBoing: Ultra-pure water can kill you http://t.co/wwOkne4HIA 19:43:55, 2014-07-15
RT @SaraFirth_RT: Huge crowds outside the #BBC in #London right now protesting against perceived biased #Gaza coverage. Pic v. @leept1 http… 20:23:40, 2014-07-15
@BBCNews Protest outside at your bias over #Gaza coverage, almost zero coverage over #DRIP today too. Does @David_Cameron give you kneepads? 20:26:50, 2014-07-15
RT @jimkillock: #DRIP Division on Dec 2014 sunset clause. This one matters, from @tom_watson, David Davis & @CarolineLucas: votes against a… 20:27:37, 2014-07-15
RT @PennyRed: The attack on Gaza is reported as a conflict between equals. But only one side has an army. Israel is bombing an open prison.… 20:33:13, 2014-07-15
Right, got paid. Now have enough to cover the NI bill tomorrow. Writing up notes for @HackadayPrize entry video & compiling parts list. 20:55:47, 2014-07-15
Hate. It is so easy. 21:29:38, 2014-07-15
@mercuryhyena sustained firm pressure worked for me. Bandaged a square pencil rubber to my wrist to press on it. in reply to mercuryhyena 22:12:53, 2014-07-15
New kind of rotary engine – hypnotic! – mostlysignssomeportents: Duke Engines demonstrate a new kind of… http://t.co/222PGCY54R 22:21:27, 2014-07-15
I liked a @YouTube video from @john_iliadis http://t.co/RjAtE5oZU2 Tiny Jet Engine Test #1 22:25:06, 2014-07-15
RT @Ukimori: Gosh, after taking forever to set it up and get things going I finally set up my @Patreon :)
http://t.co/e74VpD63PS 22:48:44, 2014-07-15
@HackadayPrize Not yet I'm afraid! I'm still working out the ancilaries. Not used a PFC controller before! in reply to HackadayPrize 23:20:31, 2014-07-15
Suddenly concerned the PFC I'd intended to use may be best suited for boost topologies not buck. Reading 37 page paper on it. 23:57:16, 2014-07-15

I liked a @YouTube video from @ashens http://t.co/…

Twitter Updates for 15-07-2014

Suddenly concerned the PFC I’d intended to use may…

@HackadayPrize Not yet I’m afraid! I’m still worki…

RT @Ukimori: Gosh, after taking forever to set it…