Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin – Page 4027 – Technology, art and personal faff

Twitter Updates for 03-03-2013

Everything in my old recipe document is now in the spreadsheet. Now it just needs to be organised & all new material costs added. @_@ 01:38:54, 2013-03-03
@MadeByMercury *offers soup & hugs* :( in reply to MadeByMercury 02:22:49, 2013-03-03
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Photo: ceebee-eebee: How YOU doin? http://t.co/tKbzsosaKv 02:24:29, 2013-03-03
Photo: lilyycha: braydaaan: hes only seconds old and hes prepared for the world live long and prosper little… http://t.co/eDudrzTVoe 02:26:43, 2013-03-03
Photo: adriofthedead: madamewo: lexicalbutsecretlynoalcohollager: davidrazi: defcia: true Girls always bitch… http://t.co/qelb9GxdiY 02:32:55, 2013-03-03
Photo: paisleypawpads: okcebooks: it freakin SUCKS that’s what it’s like Pick-Up ‘Artists’ trying to message… http://t.co/eYMqDT1FkR 02:36:33, 2013-03-03
Photo: rydek: on a scale of 1-10, how rude would it be for me to spread several of these discs around… http://t.co/0bFXnnosVq 03:34:44, 2013-03-03
Photo: ceebee-eebee: yaranyarai: http://t.co/QjfC69HThN exists this is actually the best day of my life no… http://t.co/qjnGSg3I97 03:36:38, 2013-03-03
@ZeroShiBlue @mothdust I give you, http://t.co/U515J7THpf 03:37:41, 2013-03-03
Photoset: leslieseuffert: Natsumi Hayashi ”A sweet-looking Japanese girl who, one day, decided to take… http://t.co/V9lutGwFgu 03:40:14, 2013-03-03
@ZeroShiBlue I'll bet XD ^_~ in reply to ZeroShiBlue 13:05:14, 2013-03-03
@ZeroShiBlue What on earth is your skin made of? Are you a KiSS doll? o_O in reply to ZeroShiBlue 14:46:04, 2013-03-03
Coffee level increasing. Will use the angle grinder in a bit. 14:46:33, 2013-03-03
I would like a cuddle. 15:10:01, 2013-03-03
@ZeroShiBlue *Vim-gauge rises a bit* :3 in reply to ZeroShiBlue 16:01:04, 2013-03-03
Photo: did-you-kno: Source http://t.co/y5tFawVu2n 18:17:48, 2013-03-03
Treadmill chassis is all chopped up, bunch of stuff's been put out the front to dispose of, more stuff moved to shed. 18:20:52, 2013-03-03
Going to put some soup on to boil up while I swap out the DVD drive out of the workshop PC. Then back to sums. D: 18:21:35, 2013-03-03
Don't have a low-profile riser for this graphics card but the VGA connector's on a flying lead.. so I might just hot-glue the card in place. 20:11:41, 2013-03-03
Also seems the install on the salvaged Dell is "Windows XP Performance Edition". It's rather nice. 20:13:25, 2013-03-03
Dell's crashing problem seems to have been due to previous owners installing RealTek audio drivers for an ADI setup. 20:52:25, 2013-03-03
Photoset: thefrogman: A collection of Otis’s most derptacular moments. http://t.co/vIZBjoEMSk 21:41:47, 2013-03-03
Photoset: moonykins: devildoll: are you fucking kidding me Fingerpainting just got serious. http://t.co/TOKxe5KeeT 21:42:47, 2013-03-03
Once that PCI riser arrives, a much better workshop machine is born. Old one gets relegated to CNC controller. 21:45:52, 2013-03-03

Twitter Updates for 02-03-2013

@ZeroShiBlue Maybe it grows the more offended he gets? :3 in reply to ZeroShiBlue 00:40:30, 2013-03-02
@narerusco That's okay. Looks like I can swap one out from the old workshop machine for the time being. in reply to narerusco 00:41:55, 2013-03-02
Right, let's throw these numbers into the costs table.. 00:46:31, 2013-03-02
*yawn* Okay, got some good looking numbers now. Will sleep on it now & finish up tomorrow. 03:36:34, 2013-03-02
Photo: celestialempress: harpollo: vifetoile: mohandasgandhi: trashtoro: arsenicandoldspice: WELL WELL… http://t.co/S3dToPo41t 04:16:50, 2013-03-02
"Poor Emma, when she turned eighteen, then the paparazzi just became criminals, in my view. In what…" http://t.co/Bm5rfcd1DN 04:17:40, 2013-03-02
Photoset: moonykins: gallifrey-feels: patrickyouroverlord: deepbreathsanddeath: This is a real panda! China… http://t.co/VLLwwoJqaB 04:19:21, 2013-03-02
adventures in narcissism: adriofthedead: I kind of avoided posting this on Tumblr since I didn’t… -… http://t.co/fT7iZIpEtQ 04:20:51, 2013-03-02
Photo: deathorcake: idreamofdrea: spac3crick3t: OH OHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTT THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!… http://t.co/oGAOcLmGaj 04:23:46, 2013-03-02
@Kast_Monster I see no problem here. :| in reply to Kast_Monster 11:28:54, 2013-03-02
Where are you adjusting the volume? If it's just in the recording software it may be that (@YouTube http://t.co/lrAIBy90Jq) 11:39:13, 2013-03-02
@davey The idea of pulling apart a future personal computer to do home gene-sequencing is amazingly sci-fi. in reply to davey 12:43:22, 2013-03-02
May be scrambling back into my overdraft thanks to a special offer on bike gear. 13:34:29, 2013-03-02
Coat collected. It looks visibly so much cleaner. The piping is much more vivid now. Hopefully can wear without irritating neck now. 14:45:44, 2013-03-02
I now have a bike helmet and armoured gloves. Also a nasty hole in my bank account. Time to push for more orders. 17:46:03, 2013-03-02
@ZeroShiBlue Fun hooooouse~ It's a whole lot of fun, prizes to be won~ in reply to ZeroShiBlue 17:49:49, 2013-03-02
Something I should have done a long time ago; make a business account on DeviantArt. :P 18:09:48, 2013-03-02
Photoset: Adam Hills destroys Joan Rivers for her Adele comments. http://t.co/c5ukBf5Xcv 19:50:40, 2013-03-02
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/fZvanKpCZp The Venture Bros.: Alerting the Sovereign 21:40:29, 2013-03-02
Brain.. turning.. to.. mush. So many.. numbers.. ;_; 22:08:01, 2013-03-02
Send help! I'm wrapped in a spreadsheet! 22:10:13, 2013-03-02

Twitter Updates for 01-03-2013

Photoset: tajasel: wordsbydan: 7 Great quotes about libraries on photos of beautiful libraries With… http://t.co/Z5uw4iHIb5 00:23:10, 2013-03-01
@ZeroShiBlue When you Lets Plays are better than movies, you know something's changed in the world. XD in reply to ZeroShiBlue 00:24:34, 2013-03-01
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/is7BPKTITg Ten Illegal Things To Do In London 00:28:41, 2013-03-01
Photo: the-beauty-of-words-blog: My lovely followers, please follow this blog immediately! http://t.co/cB3UteWm4u 00:40:18, 2013-03-01
Fucking HAL: The Momentarily Terrifying – knassygroll: Waking from a deep sleep, 11,000m above the Pacific… http://t.co/nfQp4OeBQO 00:41:01, 2013-03-01
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/bQ0HpNwmmI Venture Fortress: Suit Up 00:45:23, 2013-03-01
Photo: koppnasty: (muffled mars playing in the distance) x http://t.co/oseuPr5kPM 00:45:24, 2013-03-01
concernedresidentofbakerstreet: jaybird-in-the-tardis: in my social studies class we were talking about laws… http://t.co/FoOkM4lbGQ 00:46:11, 2013-03-01
Either tomorrow or Saturday, I should get a haircut. 01:55:57, 2013-03-01
@CooperPerian Well, most of the ones I see go kinda like this.. http://t.co/PaVKIRq1ML in reply to CooperPerian 01:59:00, 2013-03-01
@MadeByMercury Have a warm drink & sleep. Emotions are never easy to manage at night. in reply to MadeByMercury 02:00:29, 2013-03-01
My phone did the "white screen of death" again. 14:02:34, 2013-03-01
How NOT to take a compliment – 04range: Me: Hey, you modded that pony yourself? It looks really cool. Brony:… http://t.co/wnhXEfSO7m 14:12:20, 2013-03-01
Photo: lawpaige: forestfairyy: Has your cat ever walked across your keyboard? Well, it’s not a new problem…. http://t.co/LartHeTbff 14:21:31, 2013-03-01
@MancFurs Meet is on the 9th, meeting noon at Manc Picc, yes? What sorta time does it go on to? 15:43:39, 2013-03-01
Coach tickets booked, just need to book Sheffield/Manc trainfare. Need to figure a good window. 15:45:22, 2013-03-01
@MancFurs Cheers! in reply to MancFurs 15:46:58, 2013-03-01
There we go, let's see what the Manc meets are like. 15:53:24, 2013-03-01
@LupusLondonwolf Distract it with a bad robot dance? in reply to LupusLondonwolf 16:25:27, 2013-03-01
The salvaged Dell seems to have survived the CMOS battery-holder transplant. But it seems I have no IDE DVD drives anymore. 19:23:49, 2013-03-01
@ZeroShiBlue A paper cup! in reply to ZeroShiBlue 19:27:27, 2013-03-01
Orders get finished up tonight, then will open for more. Cash should buy PC parts to get new workshop machine running. 19:30:11, 2013-03-01
Now for a quick bowl of home-made pea & ham soup. 19:31:30, 2013-03-01
@ZeroShiBlue This why fridges & freezers are wonderful things. :) in reply to ZeroShiBlue 20:16:00, 2013-03-01
Just checking new post-cure sample! Top-down in-mould cure. Surface is FLAWLESS. Rear surface only mottled around a bubble. 22:17:51, 2013-03-01
Position of mottling makes me suspect excess or unmixed catalyst the culprit. A "boiling off" effect perhaps. 22:18:54, 2013-03-01
No peeling away of mould, before probably due to mould expanding before the resin due to heat direction. 22:20:48, 2013-03-01
Next sample will lay some of the waste silicone on top & test a fully encapsulated cure. 22:21:27, 2013-03-01
Yellowing very slight, but still noticeable to my eye. Will try dropping the temp some more next time. Perhaps 50c. 22:23:00, 2013-03-01
@christinelove When you said "artist" did you mean "your Id"? in reply to christinelove 22:57:05, 2013-03-01
@ZeroShiBlue Awww, pretty :) in reply to ZeroShiBlue 23:13:46, 2013-03-01

Twitter Updates for 28-02-2013

Photoset: foervraengd: electricsed: [Image description: Images of a protest gathering at the 2013 Oscar… http://t.co/myn7DY4EqI 00:00:40, 2013-02-28
I need SPG on my dash! – ta-da-supernatural: If any of you blog mostly or all Steam Powered Giraffe (or… http://t.co/gZLllyCXYw 00:02:25, 2013-02-28
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Audio: tworefined: cana-mochi: mythireandfire: thorhead: whathasbeenlost: psychicoblivion: You know the… http://t.co/BU5ywzfbxq 00:12:34, 2013-02-28
Photo: draa: kyaptan: bunnyshadeow: anon asked me how do I draw different sized boobs so I whipped up a… http://t.co/MHjgZmBtgN 00:25:40, 2013-02-28
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@ZeroShiBlue Delightful! XD in reply to ZeroShiBlue 03:06:57, 2013-02-28
@ZeroShiBlue Only if you draw/pin a face to it? (but yeah. *pines*) in reply to ZeroShiBlue 03:10:36, 2013-02-28
@ZeroShiBlue Sure you don't just have a thing for very short ghosts? :3 in reply to ZeroShiBlue 03:20:52, 2013-02-28
*yawn* I should go sleep. So many wants, so little money. But would new bedding rather than bike make it any warmer? 03:24:35, 2013-02-28
@ZeroShiBlue also, you are very nice to hug. :) in reply to ZeroShiBlue 03:27:44, 2013-02-28
@ZeroShiBlue You're stealthy, you can sneak up beside without waking him, no probs. in reply to ZeroShiBlue 03:33:13, 2013-02-28
Photo: disfiguredstick: protowilson: fryingtoilet: mimsykins: villainoustyrrany: bbbreakfast: arctg:… http://t.co/2H1r3N219P 12:07:03, 2013-02-28
Video: travale: letao: cacklingwitchitywitch: fuckyeahstartrek: This could have looped for 24 hours and I… http://t.co/Q2TxGrLZ41 12:11:02, 2013-02-28
USA killing Americans with drones suddenly seems noble compared with the UK stripping citizens of their citizenship so the US can kill them. 12:25:10, 2013-02-28
The UK has such a passive-aggressive governmental system. "Oh-ho, we're not killing UK citizens 'cos they're not citizens anymore!" 12:26:48, 2013-02-28
I really need a way of adding usernames to the RL names on invoices.. 14:29:47, 2013-02-28
@ZeroShiBlue Want me to post you some meds? Or soup? in reply to ZeroShiBlue 14:32:05, 2013-02-28
Wow, just got told off for sending a whopping 5 emails in an hour. 14:39:16, 2013-02-28
I love you cinnamon and raisin bagel. <3 17:38:58, 2013-02-28
Post-cure test is 1hr in and hasn't caught fire! Good sign. GRP mould test worked fine. Excellent detail reproduction. Good news so far! 20:33:01, 2013-02-28
Oh yes, and dropped my lovely old bus drivers long-coat into the dry cleaners. Something on the collar has been irritating my skin. 20:34:45, 2013-02-28
@Foxena Doooo eeeeeeet. :3 in reply to Foxena 20:35:11, 2013-02-28
Thinking of making a fursuit to show off the component parts I make. A creature covered in little arrows & labels. Called an "Ikeita". ;3 21:00:38, 2013-02-28
Got a nice little bonfire going, getting rid of some old receipts. 22:20:44, 2013-02-28
Anyone want three pairs of "novelty" metal handcuffs? Two of them pink & fluffy. #whyaretheyintheshedIdonteven 22:21:44, 2013-02-28
There's a single LM3914 chip in this workshop somewhere. Somewhere.. 22:23:32, 2013-02-28
@rainbowlemur That.. is disturbingly tempting. XD in reply to rainbowlemur 22:26:45, 2013-02-28
@ZeroShiBlue Go chiiiill! Your batteries need all they can get :) in reply to ZeroShiBlue 22:36:41, 2013-02-28
Post-cure test is down to 42c. Will remove it when it reaches 30c. 22:38:11, 2013-02-28
No chip yet, but have found some 10K trimpots. :3 22:49:29, 2013-02-28
Huh. Very odd. Post-cured sample is more yellowed this time, but evenly so. Mould expanded leaving drag marks on part. 23:00:57, 2013-02-28
Upside; the bit that remained in total contact with the mould is perfectly optically smooth. Open rear is mottled though. 23:03:02, 2013-02-28
Heated this one bottom-up, in-mould. Will make up another sample to heat top-top, in-mould to compare. Long-term need softer silicone mould. 23:04:17, 2013-02-28
Of course there is the chance that discolouration may be due to varying catalyst levels. Hard to be consistent in 15g samples. 23:05:14, 2013-02-28

Twitter Updates for 27-02-2013

Feeling increasingly rough. I think I may have food poisoning. 00:33:20, 2013-02-27
@tinycorvid Got a cold sweat on, nauesea in reply to tinycorvid 00:34:47, 2013-02-27
Feeling marginly better now the tank's emptier. Going to get a hot water bottle and sleep. >_< 00:58:49, 2013-02-27
tonight now one of those nights I'd REALLY like someone to hold me while I whimper. 01:07:57, 2013-02-27
"It turns out procrastination is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or work ethic as it is…" http://t.co/VqCdusrzY9 11:37:06, 2013-02-27
Feeling a lot better this morning, thankfully. 11:46:30, 2013-02-27
Only if you keep romantically pursuing someone when they make it clear that they are not (@YouTube http://t.co/0LinEKH1wH) 13:47:25, 2013-02-27
To the Appendix of the tips mentioned; finding a partner in itself is often part of learning (@YouTube http://t.co/0LinEKH1wH) 13:53:24, 2013-02-27
Supporting evidence for getting a life is easy. Think of a fandom, any fandom. Who's the most (@YouTube http://t.co/0LinEKH1wH) 14:14:46, 2013-02-27
Define your interests and seek out multiple local groups that reflect them. The internet (@YouTube http://t.co/0LinEKH1wH) 14:17:57, 2013-02-27
Maybe an aspect that the stereotype of male is very stoic, where females are light-hearted. So (@YouTube http://t.co/bmG2L0UkNe) 16:42:55, 2013-02-27
May not have been food poisoning last night but leaving too much fat on the pork. Think I'll be eating leaner cuts from now on. Ugh. 17:21:39, 2013-02-27
More productive today. Getting back to grips with things. In part that means an aggressive sweep of the workshop. 17:22:47, 2013-02-27
@ZeroShiBlue They're going to be amazing when they're done. :3 in reply to ZeroShiBlue 17:23:31, 2013-02-27
@Kast_Monster Thinking it might have been surface contamination on the skin. Was reduced to clear. Either way, off Big Meat for a bit. :P in reply to Kast_Monster 17:43:39, 2013-02-27
@Kast_Monster Hope yours clears up soon. Hate to say it, but sometimes purging helps. :P in reply to Kast_Monster 17:44:06, 2013-02-27
Looks like the vac-form texture punctured. Resin inside the vac-former. Hopefully can clean it out or I'll have to laser up another one. 18:32:49, 2013-02-27
Small aging bonus: Any newbie furries who whine about me "copying" their char design, I can point out my design is older than their IRL age. 18:38:00, 2013-02-27
FYI; that magic age is currently if the whiner is 16 or younger. First drew "Sci" in 1997, (possibly even 1996), and still have the pics. 18:40:18, 2013-02-27
Opened up the x-ray head for giggles. It has an unexpected rubber bladder attached. Unsure why. 19:02:24, 2013-02-27
@Scapponess Probably more "talk about impossible to moderate" in reply to Scapponess 19:12:50, 2013-02-27
Rubber bulb is under a slight vacuum, but no way near x-ray tube inner vacuum. Perhaps some sort of expansion reservoir for dry air inside. 19:18:32, 2013-02-27
@ZeroShiBlue C'mon champ, you can do it, just one more round! *offers towel & spit-bucket* in reply to ZeroShiBlue 21:19:49, 2013-02-27
@ZeroShiBlue Best eat, need fuel to fight the snot. Hope you feel better soon. <3 http://t.co/GHQvR7zMlt 23:08:08, 2013-02-27
@BoingBoing "Beyond childbearing age" presumably because 9months is only 270 days of the 501. 230days conception window for birth in space. in reply to BoingBoing 23:31:49, 2013-02-27
@BoingBoing No company is going to want the first space miscarriage due to interstellar radiation. Or subject a baby to re-entry forces. in reply to BoingBoing 23:33:12, 2013-02-27