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Tweets from 2010/11

  1. Whoo! This time round, #londonindies is the day before the tube strike, not the same day.
  2. …in reply to @undefined
    @SongbyToad at the (software) company I work at, bits of card pinned to a board do the job admirably.
  3. "ack" is fucking golden. http://betterthangrep.com/
  4. hey, #londonindies was fun, huh? now I guess I need to get on with organizing a jam for london...
  5. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb yep! i'm a member of @londonhackspace . not that it's exclusive or anything, you can totally join yourself.
  6. Hey! Das Racist on the 13th December anyone?
  7. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott @timoncheese you two know each other? small world!
  8. best article i've ever read on the problems of the american left. and i've read too many. http://bit.ly/dCqeEg
  9. thinking to try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj9pbs-jjis next tuesday at the hackspace
  10. How utterly peculiar... http://tumblr.com/xuiobg58o
  11. The forest wants to buy their space. Asking for donations. I gave them some. http://forestcafe.tumblr.com/
  12. Amazing style reference. Admittedly, some have "style" rather than style, but still! http://nerdboyfriend.com/directory/
  13. …in reply to @3en
    @3en and it makes it harder to find a vein to shoot up in
  14. RT @MaxTundra: Foundation X To Curate ATP.
  15. real people with real lives don't need landscapes
  16. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 Apparently you do?
  17. Photo: Leaves! http://tumblr.com/xuiogunn3
  18. o2 != vodafone
  19. …in reply to @ludumdare
    @oh_cripes RT @ludumdare October Challenge has ended! Submit your incomplete games too! - http://is.gd/gIqYu - #ld48
  20. …in reply to @la_miaow
    @la_miaow sorry, can't :< but considering Soft Circle + Eye + Nedry + Baths saturday?
  21. Photo: I got a tripod! http://tumblr.com/xuiohwpe7
  22. Photo: Lots of fun things you can do with one… http://tumblr.com/xuiohwtgl
  23. Photo: …Like be a ghost! http://tumblr.com/xuiohww9z
  24. A lovely story: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?gid=2010-10-21a.923.0
  25. http://www.ctrlc.hu/~stef/blog/posts/pippi_longstrings.html is really cool
  26. …in reply to @ezodude
    @AbdelS i recently took the plunge and en-stickered my laptop. would love to have a said.fm one on there...
  27. …in reply to @ezodude
    @AbdelS oh, and how you finding london? be nice to see you guys at some point - you should swing by the hackspace some time.
  28. RT @mossmouth: Whoa, when did Fool update his website? http://www.foolstown.com/ I <3 that house on the opening page. Dang, best #pix ...
  29. …in reply to @undefined
    @Rachelbug1 saw em a while back, they were beautiful. and lovely people, too. :D
  30. …in reply to @undefined
    @Sobri time for dd & http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec etc, I guess. Hopefully you'll lose only metadata.
  31. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario cheers! as the name implies it's just a place to dump stuff to listen to later... though it now is a nice chronology, too.
  32. Ubuntu is ditching Xorg. For Wayland, which is all OpenGL'ey. http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/551
  33. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH the game, if it's good, deserves good marketing. It's an invalid, and if it's going to meet folk you have to push it.
  34. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH also, right now people are buying your reputation, not your game.It's okay, let people give you money for whatever reason they want
  35. RT @marksteward: When a manufacturer claims an interface is "proprietary", they mean "shonky".
  36. Work Log http://post.ly/1AFhd
  37. …in reply to @glassarmy
    @glassarmy yaaay! wasn't it awesome? I utterly loved it. *puts on the CD*
  38. RT @radiodario: The idea for information design is: Don’t get it original, get it right. —Edward Tufte
  39. Photo: Foldable http://tumblr.com/xuip38636
  40. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak that does kind of put in perspective my mental moaning that there's not MOAR. But still, seven years'd be sweet.
  41. Email from Songkick : "New concert for Pulp"
  42. …in reply to @undefined
    @Rachelbug1 excellent! where are you going?
  43. …in reply to @glassarmy
    @glassarmy aww, you poor thing. ps. pretty sure i'll like your hair. i want to shave a bit of my head, just because it feels so lovely.
  44. …in reply to @glassarmy
    @glassarmy worried i won't look "masculine", however. advice?
  45. …in reply to @glassarmy
    @glassarmy not surprised lesbians hit on you. (that inevitably means i really quite like it, as i'm sure you know)
  46. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier @glassarmy stop ganging up on me, not fair. maybe i'll compromise and lose all of my hair...
  47. "Results from people in your social circle for ______ - BETA" : new Google Search feature...
  48. A weird problem for Google is that they're founded on search, and that only works if you have good text input. Unlike TVs and phones, say...
  49. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario There are downsides... http://www.101wankers.com/ (But yeah, I totally need to become a cyclist, too)
  50. RT @longcat333: long
  51. RT @longcat111: longcat
  52. I'm in favour of the protests. Even of property damage, if it has a useful outcome. But I am suspicious of provocateurs...
  53. So replacement decent headphones are on their way, but I'm stuck with crappy £2 earbuds. What's good music for shit headphones?
  54. @tonicblue happy birthday! go get drunk (on whisky?) and smoke a cigar to celebrate. bonus points if you do it in a dressing gown.
  55. Smilies are like visual onomatopoeia. 0_o, D:, \o/, etc
  56. Groundbreaking new sort algorithm http://www.dangermouse.net/esoteric/dropsort.html
  57. …in reply to @dracos
    @dracos And on Google Calendar it means stop being on Google calendar, not "go to the last view I was on". Goddamnit.
  58. Photo: Facebook’s design http://tumblr.com/xuipi5xzq
  59. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes so was i when i first saw the link. i've no idea if i'm dissapointed...
  60. Discovered it was Spotify that was causing stray unclickable patches of screen. Curse you, Spotify!
  61. In related news, 8 tabs of largely chiptune youtube music at once autostarting at once sounds ace. Mental, but ace.
  62. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario qs1bG6BIYlo rgoz_cPEM8A 3lFK1INWKlQ J3y14bZEu2Q k5hVIc6qC8k hv50REyjmn4 (from you, istr) & 4rGvq3cdJkk :D
  63. RT @taleoftales: oh, thats nice! RT @chrisoshea: I love it, peppers ghost for iPhone/iPad creates theater in your hand http://goo.gl/xSm ...
  64. RT @rockpapershot: Uh, it's probably not a problem, probably, but I'm showing a small discrepancy in... well, no, it's well within acce ...
  65. http://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/ - Some excellent sounds.
  66. Oh, #unity3d - Did I really just make a gun that makes things disappear after health gets to zero in 5 minutes, which works first time? Yes.
  67. …in reply to @jonty
    @jonty @mattsheret is that for this? http://www.ueda.nl/ptt/
  68. I've failed at going to see a particle accelerator. Fuck the district line, fuck my own ineptitude.
  69. …in reply to @russss
    @russss tell me about it. Sorry for the getting there fail, hope Diamond is good. :/
  70. RT @molleindustria: Best commentary on the game industry. Go and make it viral! http://youtu.be/8-5kvqZBRVg
  71. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef 'Sposed to be visiting http://www.diamond.ac.uk/ , but missed my lift from Ealing Broadway...
  72. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario That looks amazing! jealous of your bakery...
  73. RT @oh_cripes: Shout out to all those with android phones. Try out my new game Kaptilo and tell me what you think. http://ohgames.co.uk/ ...
  74. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes it dunt wanna install.
  75. …in reply to @undefined
    @jon_ellis that looks like it was done with pastels...
  76. Imma cook some of this shit http://cookingforassholes.blogspot.com/
  77. …in reply to @EmilyHair
    @EmilyHair Sometimes you remind me of http://www.perfectstars.com/ That's totally a good thing.
  78. Breaking News! Shutters keep your house warm! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-11759023
  79. Breaking News! People sometimes eat breakfast at work! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11759385
  80. Those are the two most read stories on BBC News right now, by the way. And now I go to make some porridge.
  81. RT @infectedarea: RT @blahjedi: Response a mate got after writing to Ch9 affiliate highlighting how crap Top Gear AU is. http://bit.ly/c ...
  82. Photo: The white is thick today http://tumblr.com/xuiqb8tru
  83. Photo: It sometimes feels nice to know there’s nothing to see. http://tumblr.com/xuiqb8vd2
  84. If only I was a super-prolific game creator, I'd could get in touch with all these awesome chiptune artists to ask to use their musics.
  85. …in reply to @CphGC
    @CphGC god damn you! I'm supposed to be making games, not reading fascinating papers on larps...
  86. Small parts, loosely joined. http://post.ly/1Ctk0
  87. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario I take it you've donated, then? Know how the fundraising is going?
  88. …in reply to @new_nomad
    @new_nomad Our kitchen is tiny, and the dishwasher is broken. But that stuff all sounds tasty, so I'd be happy to trade kitchen for food...
  89. Anonymous asked: if you succeeded in your mission, would you be willing to eat a stewed shoe?? http://tumblr.com/xuiqchqd0
  90. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario cripes! last I heard it was £500,000. Which is still quite a lot...
  91. …in reply to @CphGC
    @CphGC you hate me making games, clearly... but I'd love to try out some jeepform games. Is there any hope for me, Londoner that I am?
  92. …in reply to @CphGC
    @CphGC oh! and that business card game is great... I'm going to try to start a game of it at #londonindies next month. :D
  93. …in reply to @CphGC
    @CphGC I would like to got to Fastaval, and indeed I may. But I'm too timid to run a game myself, utterly naive of the form. And thanks!
  94. RT @Booooooom: haha http://twitpic.com/37gsch
  95. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne "So if there is a cause about which you are ambivalent, do like Karl Marx did. Pen its manifesto."
  96. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne Having said that, I support you in your goal. But please sell out, for your own good.
  97. …in reply to @radiodario
  98. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier "the woman the word ’fabulous’ was invented for – strikingly beautiful, effortlessly stylish with attitude and magnetic charm"
  99. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario don't worry too much, I always just find the matte a bit distracting. you may disagree!
  100. …in reply to @CphGC
    @CphGC :D Thanks! I played B.U.T.T.O.N. at Roskilde, and loved it. Looking forward to playing it again some day...
  101. Work Log - Singing and colliding http://post.ly/1CyHJ
  102. …in reply to @robyngallagher
    @robyngallagher yeah, that kicked in halfway through yesterday evening. Odd...
  103. http://i.imgur.com/xxgyF.png
  104. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier ... I think you're in there, love.
  105. Photo: Listening to music by yourself… http://tumblr.com/xuiqgr6t2
  106. …in reply to @new_nomad
    @new_nomad i'll hold you to that. have fun up in Ed!
  107. Bought a ticket for World of Love 2. Indie love! (though I thought love was supposed to be free?)
  108. …in reply to @jonty
    @jonty It won't play for me! Such a tease!
  109. …in reply to @srules
    @srules oh oh oh oh? where how what?
  110. …in reply to @undefined
    @CamelGlasses That Kupa stuff is good, eh? Feels a lot richer and fuller than most chiptune stuff.
  111. …in reply to @srules
    @srules and I have! not sure whether it's worth it - someone usually has one...
  112. …in reply to @npupp
    @npupp It's a good point. @richfenne , get on it!
  113. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne @npupp was saying that Ed Uni should be sending out a press release about you doing the Sat-Nav thing.
  114. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne @npupp What, don't know or don't care? Is Garmin/Fox gonna do a PR blitz on this thing?
  115. Oh God, this cake is killing me. I know it'll kill me, but I eat it anyway.
  116. …in reply to @undefined
    @increpare It just grinds you down, doesn't it?
  117. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes There's this lovely program, it's called mencoder. It's like mplayer, only the opposite.
  118. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes hey yeah that's really useful it really does do everything huh?
  119. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott you're a cruel cruel man
  120. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott Oh, no, that was a response to you ruining Lord of the Rings for @marksteward .
  121. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef :D you now a Londoner? Where's the job?
  122. …in reply to @jonty
    @jonty I thought you were ill
  123. http://imgur.com/qx8CQ an incredibly staged #screenshotsaturday. this meme isn't the best for someone working on a game without any graphics
  124. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier I like that, just a shame it's Tennants...
  125. http://productiveblog.tumblr.com/ - A good productivity blog.
  126. Was looking for an old Miles Kington column where describes "l'appel du vide". All I found was a comment by me 6 years ago, describing it.
  127. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow Kingdom of loathing
  128. The music that I liked that I couldn't remember who it was by from a game which involved dyeing cubes with ropes was by Ghost Monkey!
  129. Ghost Monkey: http://bit.ly/bamYsP , the game: http://zenbound.com/ and which has a sequel: http://bit.ly/bDmnW0 . All three are good!
  130. RT @jamescrabtree: "Any sufficiently advanced financial instrument is indistinguishable from fraud." (via Metafilter")
  131. Dear Google Calendar, Please make the back button do the sensible thing. Many Thanks, George Buckenham
  132. …in reply to @3en
    @3en But... All you do is cut out middle men by inserting yourself as a thinner middleman. It's a good thing, though.
  133. …in reply to @3en
    @3en though fucking scary - the leisure crisis is here, just not evenly distributed.
  134. …in reply to @3en
    @3en It's a 60s concept--what to do when automation means that everyone has too much free time? Only--that makes some idealistic assumptions
  135. Photo: And now we come home in the dark http://tumblr.com/xuira4mqc
  136. I'm not a very good sound engineer.
  137. …in reply to @3en
    @3en yeah, the ironic thing is - well, if you didn't have to work to live, how hard would you be working? yeah, me too...
  138. Photo: Guess where I took this photo? http://tumblr.com/xuirgdw6n
  139. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak you're wearing the wrong suits if yours don't have many pockets. 9 pockets is normal, and that should be enough for any man.
  140. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott don't have your number, but I assume I'll see you there anyhow.
  141. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 :D thanks! I use Unity, it's really useable. Also, free. If you want I can show you hiop's guts, not that they're so pretty.
  142. If you like explosions, say booom!
  143. RT @pozorvlak: Short story: "Peer Pressure" http://pozorvlak.livejournal.com/157048.html
  144. Leaving work early so I can get home in good time to start work again.
  145. Photo: feels like -4.8°C http://tumblr.com/xuiry1bz5
  146. Hey! Midsummer is in London. Who wants to go see? http://www.tricycle.co.uk/current-programme-pages/theatre/theatre-programme-main/misdummer
  147. It's fascinating actually reading http://cablegate.wikileaks.org Even if just for an educated insight into actual politics, not often seen.
  148. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier you should - it's fascinating, and better reportage than you get to read in the papers. mind, there's only 200odd properly out
  149. @awesommelier oh, and hey, you're in London soon? want to get a drink?
  150. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier Yeah, sounds good. Down Chiswick way?
  151. I like living in the future. I want a phone dock, but I don't want to pay. Luckily I found this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1725 :D
  152. …in reply to @CphGC
    @srules you like this shit, right? RT @CphGC Leveraging "brute force interaction" in game design: http://bit.ly/igwZSN (via Pippin Barr)
  153. …in reply to @CphGC
    @CphGC the difference between a good experiment, a good tech demo and a good game, I guess.
  154. …in reply to @alitheg
    @alitheg but they can print themselves! (But seriously, makerbots cost less, also I have access to one.)
  155. …in reply to @alitheg
    @alitheg hackspaces for the win... http://london.hackspace.org.uk/
  156. …in reply to @ballboymusic
    @ballboymusic you can be categorized a sex offender for being caught pissing in an alleyway.
  157. fuuuu-- http://www.level3.com/index.cfm?pageID=491&PR=962
  158. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes wfm. it's a press release from level 3 saying comcast has shaken them down for a fee to carry their traffic. net neutrality :<
  159. @kitrichardsonuk http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2010/11/stream-new-lone-album Hey look we're both on twitter.
  160. @kitrichardsonuk also you were saying you wanted to take more photos but then we never discussed that further, we should do that
  161. I really want to do this: http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/STUDY/VISITING/chernobyl.php
  162. …in reply to @ballboymusic
    @ballboymusic Actually, turns out I was thinking of the US. But it's possible: http://www.policespecials.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63949
  163. …in reply to @ballboymusic
    @ballboymusic Any road, I'm wary of lists you can't (?) appeal to get off, and you don't have to be convicted to get on.