Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin – Page 4114 – Technology, art and personal faff

Twitter Updates for 19-01-2012

@ChaseLionessAD Just my mind going "Hurrrrrr" like a letch. :3 in reply to ChaseLionessAD 15:02:16, 2012-01-19
Why does my account have a deposit made at a branch near Scotland on it? 15:45:33, 2012-01-19
Barclays statements all entered! Now just got to figure out what some of them were for. 16:00:17, 2012-01-19
@PennyRed I like the literal Pedobear/Puritybear knife-fight in the comments though. in reply to PennyRed 16:22:06, 2012-01-19
@AdriOfTheDead Fantastic until Applecorp decide they don't like what your modus contains and mash the reset button. in reply to AdriOfTheDead 16:23:38, 2012-01-19
@RufusHound Sure you're not just looking at the Arctic? (no seriously, it's working fine here) in reply to RufusHound 16:28:35, 2012-01-19
Another cuppa and I'll move onto Paypal and physical receipts.. 16:34:26, 2012-01-19
@RufusHound Try switching your DNS over to the http://t.co/bm9aNteB servers. See if it's BT domain-blocking. in reply to RufusHound 16:48:47, 2012-01-19
Paypal accounts reconciled, all order histories up to date. Next comes cash-accounts. After dinner. 19:15:03, 2012-01-19
@LupusLondonwolf Report it to mods as abuse/spam. in reply to LupusLondonwolf 20:19:04, 2012-01-19
US Department of Justice calling the FBI Megaupload shutdown & arrests a "Mega conspiracy". Get it?? It's clever. http://t.co/XerUEMAm 20:28:46, 2012-01-19
Megaupload arrests in NO WAY related to SOPA protests, or MU's upcoming court case against SOPA-supporters, Universal Music Group. 20:30:53, 2012-01-19
Seriously, anyone else feel like embedded powers-that-be this week have decided to just cut to the chase Re: copyright, religious law, etc? 20:32:24, 2012-01-19
It feels like, "Congratulations, we've decided to take you seriously. You die now." 20:34:00, 2012-01-19
"$175 million in illegal profits through advertising revenue and selling premium memberships" err, what? #Megaupload 20:39:12, 2012-01-19
Wonder how many legit documents, photo albums, shared video-projects, records & so on have been lost in this sudden shutdown? #Megaupload 20:49:15, 2012-01-19
After #Megaupload, odds of other data-hosts being taken down over next few days? #Mediafire? #Pastebin? Who's inconvenient? 20:53:15, 2012-01-19
@LupusLondonwolf The producer had a friend who sold speedboats. He got them in bulk. in reply to LupusLondonwolf 20:59:18, 2012-01-19
Seen picture of #Megaupload owners mansion. Police apparently surrounded it. Am waiting for round lawn to roll back & escape pod to launch. 21:06:46, 2012-01-19
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/T2YoiTQT The Golf War 21:15:30, 2012-01-19
Post Office Track & Trace does not seem to have an API. Sitting here typing in each barcode one by one. #postoffice 21:44:59, 2012-01-19
Wouldn't mind as much if more than HALF so far are still being "processed" by their system 6 months after posting. #postoffice 21:45:43, 2012-01-19
I know the items have arrived with customers, so it means the "recorded delivery" packages aren't actually being, you know, RECORDED. 21:46:36, 2012-01-19
#Megaupload story mentions having received $110m for premium service. So #Paypal allows "money laundering" but denies trade to #Wikileaks? 21:51:29, 2012-01-19
Okay, status of all the Rec Delivery receipts now known. Will do paper reciepts tomorrow now. Gonna chill & sleep soon. 22:11:08, 2012-01-19
@Pinkyfennec Well that's kinda their goal, yeah. :P in reply to Pinkyfennec 22:14:03, 2012-01-19
Royal Mail don't have an email address it seems. Will have to phone them to enquire if an API is secretly available. 22:17:34, 2012-01-19
@ZeroShiBlue Magnets. in reply to ZeroShiBlue 22:21:05, 2012-01-19
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/cEFDaiMT Dog Balancing On A Chain 22:49:40, 2012-01-19
Guess next step for FBI will be to access #Megaupload's servers & check the contents of user accounts. Not in US so not breaking priv. laws? 23:31:35, 2012-01-19
@ZeroShiBlue Too cute :) in reply to ZeroShiBlue 23:33:19, 2012-01-19
@inmywindow Hack the planet! :) in reply to inmywindow 23:54:57, 2012-01-19
Tweaked my PDA settings so the meal reminders don't flood the to-do list, added a few little things. Actually to bed now. Actually tired. 23:57:48, 2012-01-19

Twitter Updates for 18-01-2012

*yawn* Think once the taxes are done I'll record a claw-casting video. 01:50:25, 2012-01-18
Spent an hour fiddling with screencasting. Fraps does give best performance, but can get ok-enough using uncompressed vid capture. 03:04:23, 2012-01-18
The correct reply to the previous tweet though is "Go the fuck to sleep". 03:04:47, 2012-01-18
Need to upgrade the PC sometime. Fastest stock CPU around atm looks like 3.6Ghz. Overclocked ones up to 4.7Ghz. 03:20:22, 2012-01-18
Aware CPU bus is probably the weak point on this system atm. 03:21:23, 2012-01-18
Must remember I left half the main disk unallocated to install Linux on again. Must get to grips with it. 03:22:26, 2012-01-18
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/n5BnQuCs The Day The LOLcats Died 14:46:29, 2012-01-18
This PC has a PerformanceTest PassMark rating of 494.5 15:33:56, 2012-01-18
Disks and CPU are ahead of closest benchmark. RAM video performance slightly behind. Not bad for an essentially outdated machine. 15:38:21, 2012-01-18
Petition the UK government to Condemn SOPA http://t.co/fEyZORsh (yes, I'm aware of the irony) 16:11:06, 2012-01-18
Next tuesday I'm getting a vectorscope in exchange for some banana-bread. 18:01:44, 2012-01-18
@Glinner @jonathanHaynes £35k would buy 1750 atomic time-signal governed wristwatches. At retail prices too. in reply to Glinner 18:13:24, 2012-01-18
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/h9x5QVpc INTERNET FIGHT SONG! (Anti-SOPA/PIPA song by Funk Vigilante) 21:07:28, 2012-01-18
Not the most elegant way, but am trying something. Have set alarms for breakfast, lunch and dinner on the PDA. Repeating forever. #reminders 23:14:05, 2012-01-18

Twitter Updates for 17-01-2012

New blog post: http://t.co/euA0hQvC 01:01:51, 2012-01-17
New blog post: Midnight snack http://t.co/9YyKmj30 01:49:01, 2012-01-17
Worchester sauce, paprika and garlic paste can make anything delicious. 01:52:48, 2012-01-17
My tummy is happier now. 02:15:27, 2012-01-17
@AlbinoKitsune By breeding more than dying? in reply to AlbinoKitsune 02:33:58, 2012-01-17
I heard the Vader "Noooo" there. o_o (@YouTube http://t.co/CcyMNbTt) 13:51:46, 2012-01-17
2nd Graze box largely disappointing. Was looking forward to the Fig Rolls, but cinnamon is so rough and nasty. 14:03:44, 2012-01-17
I had no idea transgender people were forcibly sterilised in Sweden! http://t.co/lUt55d9j RT? 14:12:21, 2012-01-17
After all that fuss, there was nothing on the old SCSI disk after-all. Just a couple of blank partitions. 15:37:25, 2012-01-17
My left shoulder is all fucked up today. Feels like it's come loose. :P 15:56:31, 2012-01-17
Max average mass for human in the UK is 84Kg. Average running speed is 15mph (max is ~28mph) so pavement impact expectation is 1.888524kJ 16:13:55, 2012-01-17
Therefore it is reasonable to limit vehicles in pedestrian areas to speeds where their impact would be less than 1.888524kJ. 16:16:39, 2012-01-17
If myself plus my bike weigh 75Kg, then my *maximum* allowed pavement speed should be 15.78mph. 16:19:45, 2012-01-17
A Segways maximum speed is 12.5mph, weighs about 40Kg (both depends on model), so max passenger weight would be 80Kg for that energy limit. 16:24:17, 2012-01-17
Of course if you want to go faster, got to take it on the road. Average car (plus 4 occupants) is ~1511Kg, 30mph, impact energy of 136kJ. 16:34:18, 2012-01-17
@artsyhonker Just working out absolute maximums based on potential collision energies. in reply to artsyhonker 16:41:37, 2012-01-17
@artsyhonker No arguing that runners are more manoeuvrable than bicycles. Bikes are intended for broadly straight-line travel. in reply to artsyhonker 16:42:46, 2012-01-17
So if I have an electric cargo-cart with a loaded weight of 500Kg, top reasonable pavement speed would be 6mph. 16:45:26, 2012-01-17
Yes, I'm largely working this out as a possible alternative to the outdated & arbitrary 200watt motor limit on electric bikes and scooters. 16:46:18, 2012-01-17
IE; Sod the motor size, it's all about how much you weigh and how fast you're going. 16:47:07, 2012-01-17
Not only is the net dropping out continuously, @VirginMedia's help line menu keeps hanging up on me before I can speak to anyone. 18:04:02, 2012-01-17
Help line is also giving "busy" tones. 18:05:11, 2012-01-17
How the hell am I still getting peoples Twitter updates when the Virgin Media homepage won't load? 18:10:33, 2012-01-17
@virginmedia Been trying to call your help line for the last half hour. Been disconnected from the menu system 4 times, rest engaged tones. 18:15:22, 2012-01-17
Phone line has suddenly stopped sounding line 1940s radio. 18:16:02, 2012-01-17
@Moshiicake @virginmedia Virgin's own status page is one of those that won't. We were better off on Pipex. in reply to Moshiicake 18:24:18, 2012-01-17
Going to be looking at changing service providers again. Suspect they'll be some "minimum service not met" get-out clause to avoid fines. 18:25:56, 2012-01-17
@ZeroShiBlue Would need to see to decide that. :3 in reply to ZeroShiBlue 18:26:55, 2012-01-17
Can't connect to Google but can connect to Yahoo (barely). 18:29:21, 2012-01-17
@jackalesque I'm trying to find alternate DNS servers to use. in reply to jackalesque 18:32:02, 2012-01-17
FYI I switched to OpenDNS. Was still no connectivity on @VirginMedia. not just a DNS issue (though that has been a fault here for weeks) 19:40:29, 2012-01-17
@howardtayler Well, who'd notice amid all the other sociopathic blobs? in reply to howardtayler 19:41:36, 2012-01-17
#virginmedia's service status page is down. 19:43:09, 2012-01-17
If you're having trouble with #Virginmedia's DNS, try testing with Open DNS. Will see if it's *just* a DNS fault. http://t.co/bm9aNteB 19:45:11, 2012-01-17
Apparently #virginmedia issue is a routing problem too. But if just DNS for you, try OpenDNS on 208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220 19:48:37, 2012-01-17

Midnight snack

Tomato & Red Pepper soup is a cheap one from Morrisons. Very rough tasting.

I added Worchestershire Sause, patt of butter, sweet chilli sause, sage, rosemary, paprika, garlic paste and ground black pepper. I think that was all. Has made it into something very tasty.

Having it with some blue cheese on buttered toast. Sadly the cheese isn’t up to much.

When I read about how prepared homes in Canada are for cold weather, it makes sturdy brick common in UK houses feel more like ancient stone. And the more I think of it the more I think of stereotypical Transylvania; the dark dank streets, suspicious and isolationist serfs wandering around in cheap tatty clothing, old and imposing little forts of homes, owners ready and primed to shut the curtains at visual intrusion.

Is it that hard to imagine the UK falling into a second Dickensian age?