Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin – Page 4111 – Technology, art and personal faff

Twitter Updates for 03-02-2012

Beginning to wonder if the "Red Key" for the Vespa isn't actually the real Red Key, but a clone that's no longer recognised. 01:00:06, 2012-02-03
Anyway, bedtime. Sleep; save me from last-nerve-breaking Furries.. 01:01:19, 2012-02-03
@jackalesque To paraphrase Futurama; "Don't know if being trolled or if they're actually that dumb." in reply to jackalesque 01:11:25, 2012-02-03
@jackalesque http://t.co/PXHA0gWF in reply to jackalesque 12:40:50, 2012-02-03
I liked a @YouTube video from @lildeucedeuce http://t.co/NIgl3DRd HOLY SUPER CATS (dubstep RPG) 13:29:34, 2012-02-03
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/GAlWbSCq Hot Shots 2: Chicken Arrow (HD) 14:49:02, 2012-02-03
Good thing about Indian telemarketers is they don't go "Nooooooo, y'wouldn't would y-*hangsup* when you tell them you're not interested. 15:52:51, 2012-02-03
Was Armstrong-something. Should have paid more attention. A UK callcenter is breaking the law calling us. We're on the opt-out database. 15:53:47, 2012-02-03
Guy on the phone had a very strong scouse accent. But the same phone database as the Indian telemarketers. Quoted all same wrong details. 15:58:02, 2012-02-03
@Pinkyfennec Still say we need to give him an honorary ban. And a sash. in reply to Pinkyfennec 15:59:00, 2012-02-03
#ACTA protests next Saturday. Sounds good. 20:02:21, 2012-02-03
No Sci, you should not buy a lot of 53 CD drives just to dismantle them for useful parts. When your bank is in the black, maybe. 20:57:57, 2012-02-03
Apparently there's "weird sounds happening across the world", proven by YouTube videos. Pretty sure that sound is an Aeolian-harp recording. 21:52:11, 2012-02-03
It might also be the City 17 sounds from Half Life 2. 21:55:15, 2012-02-03
I favorited a @YouTube video http://t.co/ffdRufOS The Making of an Aeolian Harp 22:09:23, 2012-02-03
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/ffdRufOS The Making of an Aeolian Harp 22:09:26, 2012-02-03
I need some people to strap to a big wheel. I want to get a metric for inner-ear balance sensitivity. 22:54:51, 2012-02-03
Basically, what's out detection threshold for angular acceleration? 22:55:10, 2012-02-03

Twitter Updates for 02-02-2012

This is both amazing and terrifying. How many people will it take to tell a swa (@YouTube http://t.co/QOsqfAoK) 00:02:32, 2012-02-02
@JezzKitty Hot water bottle + glass of port. in reply to JezzKitty 00:33:24, 2012-02-02
@Scapponess Give him a wig. Best of both worlds! in reply to Scapponess 00:33:52, 2012-02-02
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/ue9CQwCS TRICK OR TREAT by http://t.co/943nxdgw 00:34:29, 2012-02-02
@andyburnhammp He's probably confusing them with "baristas". in reply to andyburnhammp 10:38:35, 2012-02-02
Lots of RTs this morning. Trying not to dwell on being 31 in 8 days. :P 10:56:06, 2012-02-02
Have spent the day with Andy trying to get the Vespa to start. Conclusion: the immobiliser won't detect the RFID key. 19:55:37, 2012-02-02
Solutions; 1) replace pickup coil 2) replace immobiliser (+key & locks) 3) replace CDI with one from a bike that doesn't use an immobiliser. 19:57:53, 2012-02-02
Option 4 is; find a working bike that uses the same CDI, attach a bus-pirate to the serial line and replace the immobiliser with an Arduino. 19:59:26, 2012-02-02
Anyway, now have 1 hour of actual work time left. Any more work on bike will be waiting until Spring. 20:00:12, 2012-02-02
Tomorrow I have a shit-tonne to catch up with and be alert to the end of the UKFur sale. Ugh. 22:13:02, 2012-02-02

Twitter Updates for 01-02-2012

I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/wrX2KgAo Highblood Pressure 11:19:23, 2012-02-01
Wondering if someone's trolling my shop thread or if they're just inept. 11:31:52, 2012-02-01
If society collapsed, how many artists would know how to make their own dyes and paints? 11:37:44, 2012-02-01
@Eithin No, true. It's got me wondering if their are artist-survivalists though. "I' got ten years worth of Prismas stored in the basement." in reply to Eithin 11:44:08, 2012-02-01
Suddenly running off to Loughton. Have been given a motorbike. 12:45:30, 2012-02-01
@MssZydrate Is it "nipple-clamps"? ;P in reply to MssZydrate 12:46:51, 2012-02-01
So we (or legally speaking, my mum) now own a Piaggio ET4 125. Lines to the carb just need cleaning/replacing. 18:04:00, 2012-02-01
Once it's working will get a CBT and go onto her insurance. 18:06:10, 2012-02-01
@penguat Not yet! Been meaning to get the CBT when I had time & spare cash. Having cost of bike removed means should be sooner. in reply to penguat 18:13:59, 2012-02-01
@penguat Yep. Or least did until I broke a wheel. Still gotta fix that. in reply to penguat 18:20:25, 2012-02-01
This is amazing in so many ways.
Also I totally lost it at the keytar-sword. (@YouTube http://t.co/WrxJsVG1) 18:50:07, 2012-02-01
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/WrxJsVG1 Space Stallions 18:56:06, 2012-02-01
This can't be Kurt. Where are his corners? o_o (@YouTube http://t.co/FBdxZxh5) 21:48:41, 2012-02-01

Twitter Updates for 31-01-2012

Is it odd that I'm suppressing ideas of relationships until I'm earning proper money? Don't want to be dependant on them coming to me again. 00:02:54, 2012-01-31
I liked a @YouTube video from @etholp http://t.co/Dhie28jC Etho Plays Minecraft – Episode 143: The EnderTrap 00:17:35, 2012-01-31
Checked DA. Apparently LAUREN FAUST and JOHN DE LANCIE are both guests of honour for "Bronycon". Pretty good for a 6month old convention. 01:27:53, 2012-01-31
Should note the "Project Unbreakable" BoingBoing RT should have a MASSIVE trigger warning for the sexually abused. 01:37:46, 2012-01-31
Confirmed; there is no developer API for the Royal Mail Track & Trace system. Asked that it be passed to the IT helpdesk as a suggestion. 14:47:56, 2012-01-31
@PennyRed I beleive that's Pel Ebbirnoth, a mercenary Lieutenant from the 31st century http://t.co/IPJWoMTR in reply to PennyRed 17:35:31, 2012-01-31
Hard to find sources, but looks like atmospheric pressure of the moon is in the 1×10^-9mbar range. 18:24:54, 2012-01-31
If we get a nitrogen trap for the hackspace vacuum station, might be able to get to 1×10^-10. Suitable to test lunar sintering. 18:36:00, 2012-01-31
Gone 7pm, time for dinner. 19:16:55, 2012-01-31

Twitter Updates for 30-01-2012

Way to avoid "bikeshedding". Agree everyone has a valid point.. so they can take it in turns to repaint it every month. Stops with boredom. 01:12:12, 2012-01-30
#bankofidea / #occupylondon are being evicted from the RBS building right now. 1am on a monday morning. Livestream: http://t.co/5A1Ha550 01:20:40, 2012-01-30
@AnonymousIRC #occupylondon currently being evicted at 1am to avoid press coverage. Amateur Livestream: http://t.co/5A1Ha550 in reply to AnonymousIRC 01:21:43, 2012-01-30
"Couldn't be FUR-thur from the truth!" I lolled even if that wasn't intentional (@YouTube http://t.co/TxrqIEfJ) 09:44:56, 2012-01-30
@julesmattsson The footage merges oddly with the preceding video advert for Resident Evil 6. in reply to julesmattsson 12:44:48, 2012-01-30
@sevenhelz Pretty sure "man" and even "dude" are both unisex terms now in such sentances. in reply to sevenhelz 13:23:50, 2012-01-30
Right, the EDF fence issue is out to tender by Feb 17th. 13:57:07, 2012-01-30
Also discovered images not loading in Chrome is related to all the Twitter problems in it. Security certificates in Chrome are broken. 13:57:44, 2012-01-30
For some reason some SSL certificates in Chrome are only loading the intermediary authority, not the root, so the 2nd can't be found. 14:01:02, 2012-01-30
In the case of FA the site isn't using an SSL but the image server *is*, so the site loads without images. 14:01:42, 2012-01-30
You need to attempt to load one of the direct image links to tell it to "proceed anyway". Should last 1 session only though. 14:02:35, 2012-01-30
FFFFffffff.. Tried manually importing the cert as "trusted" 3 times now. It's not working. 14:22:39, 2012-01-30
@sevenhelz Part peer-pressure too p'rolly. But suspect some try in teens at a point where intimate hygiene isn't a priority & are put off. in reply to sevenhelz 15:21:03, 2012-01-30
When Prince Harry gets shot in the Falklands the Queen will nuke it. Then there'll be no Nuclear Arsenal left in an independent Scotland. ;P 15:26:04, 2012-01-30
@sevenhelz All likely. Just as theres many reasons why some really like it. Watching reaction, tastes, scents, differing intimacy, variety.. in reply to sevenhelz 15:33:45, 2012-01-30
@jackalesque Fingers crossed! in reply to jackalesque 15:45:01, 2012-01-30
@asifandwhen When you said Celestia Guitar, I admit I imagined something more like this: http://t.co/jZgmsYnx in reply to asifandwhen 16:38:10, 2012-01-30
Start to change bed sheets. Hour later I've only just stripped the bed, but have drawn a Princess Celestia themed electric guitar. >_< 16:46:21, 2012-01-30
Y'know.. other people make custom guitars on their milling machines.. 16:47:05, 2012-01-30
The human eye may see at roughly 24-30fps in the VERY centre of vision, but the (@YouTube http://t.co/5lLDR3kM) 17:15:35, 2012-01-30
Anyone else thinking of the beginning of RoboCop 2? (@YouTube http://t.co/172NnfKL) 17:19:30, 2012-01-30
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/AuutCVDs Keeping You Safe 17:50:18, 2012-01-30
@marcarmstrong88 Hadn't forgotten; hadn't actually thought of that! Suppose caf (@YouTube http://t.co/5lLDR3kM) 19:01:36, 2012-01-30
@MadMadsGamer A few years back I tried to work out what the maximum spec you'd (@YouTube http://t.co/5lLDR3kM) 19:16:59, 2012-01-30
@noherczeg Only the center 2 degrees of arc are that speed. Unless you're watch (@YouTube http://t.co/5lLDR3kM) 19:19:33, 2012-01-30
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/9c8VIJ4z Star Trek III Stealing Enterprise 19:56:33, 2012-01-30
@rottenpancakes we're probably talking more about the brain processes that allo (@YouTube http://t.co/5lLDR3kM) 20:16:35, 2012-01-30