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Tweets from 2011/01

  1. RT @iamtef: someone has pointed out it might be cheaper to pay for a year of full time education than pay council tax
  2. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 @Sobri I love it, and use it. But I have large media and photo libraries that don't fit on but that I wish to use from my laptop.
  3. …in reply to @la_miaow
    @la_miaow it was awesome, actually. other than the bit where i drank too much and retired early, but that's my own silly fault.
  4. …in reply to @la_miaow
    @la_miaow is this your street-weed? I can't say I'm all that fussed...
  5. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk damn you. i wanna laser.
  6. Hey look - more spaces now exist for London Gamejam - http://londonjam.eventbrite.com/ (the extra space was made with a sledgehammer)
  7. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk someone has a cruuuuuuuush!
  8. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk hmmm... that's not very good music for dozing off in bed to... but it's good enough to be worth having got up.
  9. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 i missed dogfort with my self-imposed exile on a particular species of timesucking website. it's worth it, but i still sad.
  10. …in reply to @scaol_
    @RubZo "Hey, check it out, I learnt the bass line to Final Fantasy II!"
  11. …in reply to @iamdanw
    @iamdanw sometimes when i was in school, i would put pva glue on my fingers just so i could peel it off afterwards.
  12. Who wants to play Sleep is Death with me?
  13. …in reply to @undefined
    @Rachelbug1 http://www.goddontlikeit.co.uk/tagged/shows http://bit.ly/e8WnXD http://www.songkick.com/concerts/7330606-venetian-snares-xoyo
  14. Akron/Family at Bush Hall in May, anyone?
  15. RT @brandonnn: holy cow --> RT @nedroid: This is beautiful, beautiful work: http://bit.ly/dILmEC
  16. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier hurrah! Were you more or less drunk than last time?
  17. listening to http://fora.tv/2010/10/25/Daniel_Ellsberg_and_Julian_Assange_Talk_WikiLeaks#fullprogram and Venetian Snares both.
  18. …in reply to @tomscott
    @tomscott we have the best view you can get in Chiswick. Dunno about boss, depends how involved it is...
  19. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH I was about to ask, but I figured it'd be better explained via the medium of blog. So: yes, please do, I is curious.
  20. "BT supports net neutrality, but service providers should also be free to strike deals, [for] higher quality or assured service delivery."
  21. Butchering quotes to let them fit into the available space... the actual quote is from here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12112389
  22. http://www.presentcat.com/
  23. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb cutting programmes accurately is a hard problem (but a fun computer science one...)
  24. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb oh, I guess so. In which case it becomes a very hard software engineering problem.
  25. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak but then, win/fail is ... there's a lot more than that. I mean, who are his enemies, really?
  26. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb it's recorded later on in the process than that. at the encoding stage, which is likely in a different town to the recording
  27. " akin to the classic Myst titles but with an electro twist." http://richardeflanagan.com/#17-fract-adventure-game-design
  28. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Revolt - and all that was found was a piece of green cheese.
  29. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAqm-i8kGUc Akron/Family's new video. I think maybe it shouldn't be good, but is.
  30. I bought Catan for the flat and then we played it and it was really tense and then I won.
  31. I just tried to send a text. My Nexus One sent the message to the wrong person, and deleted my entire SMS history. Not impressed.
  32. I can't go to this due to being on-call, but you totally should: http://www.clubfandango.co.uk/bg_gig.php?id=1744
  33. …in reply to @WOAHYEAHPROCTOR
    @WOAHYEAHPROCTOR hey! My neck of the woods. (To clarify, I only work there - I live in Hammersmith like normal people)
  34. Huh. I appear to have spent actually all day asleep.
  35. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 you know, @amyandronicus writes a lot about how much women rock...
  36. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne man, cinematic orchestra are everywhere the last couple of days (before which I had not heard of them)
  37. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak it was an excellent blog post. I feel I understand complex numbers more than I did before, and I enjoyed reading it.
  38. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk Ah! I was just looking for that link. A: Rusko. 'Parently he produced her whole new album...
  39. …in reply to @anamanaguchi
    @anamanaguchi tracker files are the ultimate in lossless compression.
  40. RT @Slaktus: I'm naming my dick Fuckminster Buller, because it doesn't believe in up and down, only in and out. http://tinyurl.com/2c4hyde
  41. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus woo! good times. (PS I found you by searching for the word "Fuckminster" - that still cracks me up)
  42. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus I've already paid the £50 - but I'll also be at the pub. And clearly also http://londonjam.eventbrite.com/
  43. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus the problem is only a lack of chairs. When we acquire some more, the word will go out, and it will not longer be sold out.
  44. http://www.tojam.ca/games_2009/cheeseohol2.asp -- haha, yes. more games that require and encourage rowdiness.
  45. I also have to post this. http://imgur.com/SRmjK - if you're gonna go, go with style...
  46. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH if only that was true. how many devs make games you like that you can't stand?
  47. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 das racist is nothing but good. Playing in May, down here in London.
  48. …in reply to @camyule
    @I_AM_CAM you should! It's a lovely place, full of things.
  49. …in reply to @camyule
    @I_AM_CAM yeah, I'm there (almost) frequently. True there's no focus on software, but then there's almost everything here.
  50. …in reply to @camyule
    @I_AM_CAM I am excited for: upcoming darkroom, upcoming welding torch, DIY genetics. And the gamejam I'm organizing there post WoL :D
  51. @Slaktus I signed you up. After counting chairs, we have slightly more than I expected...
  52. @Cb2Indies You should list londonjam.eventbrite.com on yr "UK Jams" page.
  53. …in reply to @undefined
  54. …in reply to @undefined
    @increpare also, yoink.
  55. American chocolate is sweeter, and comes in drab industrial packaging.
  56. The cars crawling to work, from way up high http://tumblr.com/xui18z7l1t
  57. Photo: The office in the morning is empty and full of dark http://tumblr.com/xui18z7kxb
  58. …in reply to @undefined
    @Rachelbug1 SUCK. :C
  59. @kitrichardsonuk saw this recently, and thought of you http://songbytoad.com/2011/01/song-by-toads-rough-guide-to-self-releasing-an-album/
  60. …in reply to @pipedownkitty
    @kitrichardsonuk been reading the book http://bit.ly/5cWzCw is from.
  61. …in reply to @imaginari_es
    @danlockton do you come to @londonhackspace ?
  62. RT @flantz: Sharp analysis of a game's formal system gives insight on its thematic meanings. @simonFerrari shows how its done: http://bi ...
  63. …in reply to @imaginari_es
    @danlockton yeah, it's an hours journey across town for me. worth having a look, though, even if it's not worth membership.
  64. RT @amyhoy: @counternotions i know lots of designers & rarely hear of anyone actually reading research papers. so i wrote this: http://b ...
  65. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario give me a shout when you're down, it'd be lovely to see you.
  66. RT @glassarmy: "Can you imagine how dull it is to have to mark a whole pile of essays on the same topic? Especially if they're shit." #i ...
  67. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes Saw your tweet just now and now I want you to make a dubstep remix album of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
  68. …in reply to @zunguzungu
    @zunguzungu I prefer http://www.theyworkforyou.com , but it doesn't go back as far.
  69. …in reply to @agencyofconey
    @JennyJenJenna RT @agencyofconey We're extending the deadline for Playful Comms Officer to 28th of January. http://tinyurl.com/6e3pb8t
  70. @awesommelier http://cookingwithbooze.org/blog/2008/06/24/in-vino-civitas/
  71. @awesommelier tbh, i think you'll enjoy that entire blog
  72. RT @Slaktus: Holy cow is this excellent: http://tinyurl.com/62sn72s
  73. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario Hammersmith way. Thinking I might be out west at the hackspace (Hoxton) most of the weekend, though.
  74. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier he also runs a blog on dirty books? but anyway - deny you're interested in spherized bloody mary in vodka, go on, deny it.
  75. Photo: Sainsburys doesn’t believe in vegetables. http://tumblr.com/xui19ixsnr
  76. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier did it work? was it good?
  77. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 fuck yes, that's amazing.
  78. RT @richfenne: Is it morning already? But I didn't do any work yesterday. Time should freeze when I procrastinate.
  79. …in reply to @CharlesYarnold
    @CharlesYarnold awwwww, i feel flattered to still be included. <3
  80. …in reply to @dbkr
    @dbkr is the other train more direct?
  81. My new favourite website: http://whitenoisemp3s.com/
  82. Photo: Fuck yeah, minor act of craftiness. (I no longer need a new bag) http://tumblr.com/xui19zz2tm
  83. "Ah, you can prove anything with facts"
  84. …in reply to @undefined
    @Sobri I've played GTA before, I know that's true. I think it's because they go past quicker.
  85. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n-UGQcG3Jw - it's a literal rendering of a refusal to accept cognitive dissonance.
  86. …in reply to @undefined
    @Sobri I dunno, "a better world" is a pretty small ambition. I mean, have you seen this one?
  87. …in reply to @guided1
    @guided1 booo - feel free to drop by for a bit if you can.
  88. So : chew bread for 2 minutes and it tastes sweet, due to amylase enzymes in our saliva. But other primates don't have this ability.
  89. In fact, we do due to viruses infecting egg or sperm cells, leading to their genetic code becoming permanently embedded in ours.
  90. As per: "Endogenous retroviral sequences are required for tissue-specific expression of a human salivary amylase gene"(http://bit.ly/ekxGB8)
  91. …in reply to @teh_nipples
    @teh_nipples hjalpa: because i told you to. so you'd listen to my story about having the results of an infected testicle inside you.
  92. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus i like that the reason why not comes down to a question of there not being enough space.
  93. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus yeah, but generally in the gut and on the skin. HERVs are an example of acquired DNA inherited.
  94. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus Microflora transmission is still a bit mysterious. But interesting. But also not genetic in the sense you mean.
  95. @Slaktus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus "comprising nearly 8% of the human genome". We have much better tools than virii
  96. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus "All appear to be defective, containing nonsense mutations or major deletions" :<
  97. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes but it's so fascinating! #thingsilearntatthehackspacethisweekend
  98. …in reply to @JennyJenJenna
    @JennyJenJenna ooh ooh, when?
  99. …in reply to @JennyJenJenna
    @JennyJenJenna oooh, ooh, exciting!
  100. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @oh_cripes lamdbas are lush! really useful, but all they really are is mini, nameless, functions.
  101. Official Microsoft PC Kinect SDK announced. Those words could go in pretty much any order.
  102. …in reply to @vivaladev
    @LowPolyStudios "Blocked by mod_slotlimit. More information about this error may be available in the server error log."
  103. …in reply to @ijmad
    @ijmad does that mean you have some kind of followup appointment with them?
  104. …in reply to @vivaladev
    @LowPolyStudios a good problem to have! (but you should use Varnish or summat...)
  105. RT @jamesbridle: "I don’t want to pretend that this is ok, safe, achievable or right, because it is not." http://bit.ly/eaqHer via @hann ...
  106. …in reply to @vivaladev
    @LowPolyStudios you'd be surprised #advicenotfromrealworldexperience
  107. …in reply to @PeteOlympian
    @PeterDJohnstone What if the art comes in the forms of instructions for creating the art?
  108. FUCK YOU:"...the White House has been asking business groups to identify regulations they believe are obstacles..." http://on.wsj.com/fzxTjx
  109. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef aww, i was excited for it from the headless screenshot. it's a lovely aesthetic, though, really crunchy.
  110. …in reply to @MaxTundra
    @MaxTundra @londonhackspace worlds collide... I was there when he did that. And the LINK one, too.
  111. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef please tell me only the cheesiest of post process?
  112. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus Hey, I didn't say I was surprised. http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/calvino/callast.html I think says it perfectly.
  113. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus you're an impossible idealist.
  114. Photo: Sometimes the easiest solution is stupid. http://tumblr.com/xui1apg3jp
  115. …in reply to @infectedarea
    @infectedarea right => video => left / left => left => right. the headphones were the wrong way round.
  116. HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN http://youtu.be/NzmpTG1CZzI
  117. …in reply to @3en
    @3en christ, you're at this NESTA thing too? Everyone seems to be!
  118. …in reply to @thestory2019
    @thestory2011 Is there a waiting list? Can I be on it?
  119. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12171977 Liar! "whois wikileaks.com" : "Expiration Date: 03-jan-2012" "Registrant: Wikia, Inc."
  120. RT @abscond: So... Oxford Circus shooting confusion: exquisitetweets.com/collection/abscond/152
  121. @oh_cripes http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/browse_thread/thread/cfba9e918a1795b2
  122. …in reply to @musebloom
    @musebloom go for it!
  123. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow see marr's 2.5D sketch. Depth perception is an interesting topic generally.
  124. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb That sounds like it wouldn't be a fun regex. Chop it into small pieces and eat them one by one is my only advice.
  125. Anyone want a months worth of tastecard? I currently have two.
  126. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @oh_cripes oh christ, yes, completely agree. I assumed it was impossible to do manually, or else I'd've said that.
  127. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth http://www.amazon.com/Warmkeyboard-Heated-USB-Keyboard-Beige/dp/B000GBLXL8 #theinternetgottherefirst
  128. RT @CphGC: Oh fuck yes RT @mentalabstrato omg best track ever: http://omigone.bandcamp.com/track/a-primeira-audi-o-a-que-fica
  129. Worklog http://post.ly/1VpBm
  130. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb oh man, now I want sushi again. I need to stop eating so much sushi!
  131. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @KommanderKlobb but it's so expensive! when i am rich i shall eat sushi every day.
  132. Manchester United shop, Kibera, Nairobi http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/612008983
  133. I replayed an old game I made, and I fell in love it again. Is this, like, a weird thing to announce? http://nottheinternet.com/games/cubes/
  134. I took that game, and I made it smaller, and on a page full of ads. Well done me. http://www.kongregate.com/games/vtwentyone/cubes
  135. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb cheers. that's a cb2 game, that is, straight from cambridge.
  136. @RobbieSFerguson @thomasogden Hi Popolo dudes! Can I use one of your songs as a soundtrack to a game? It's at http://bit.ly/eNCa1k
  137. …in reply to @npupp
    @npupp @radiodario not actually Flash, it's Unity. If someone gives me lots of money, I'll build it as an iPad app...
  138. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario $400 + borrowing a Mac occasionally.
  139. …in reply to @undefined
    @simonv3 If I were in Edinburgh, I would have been there. Glad to hear they were good, really like their album.
  140. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH but I need to have a bath and some dim sum! Can I do it when I get back?
  141. …in reply to @RobbieSFerguson
    @RobbieSFerguson Ha! I saw you guys in Edinburgh, and always liked you. Then was looking for soundtrack music, and thought of you guys.
  142. …in reply to @RobbieSFerguson
    @RobbieSFerguson and thanks! I'll go add it in now.
  143. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus for what? Creating one for a community, there's Ning, or any of the open fb clones, if you wanna host yrself.
  144. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus Hmm... might be able to hack something out of drupal, or django. basically a multiuser blog with feeds per person, and easy posting
  145. …in reply to @checker
    @checker what's so sweet about it? it's bounded outputs?
  146. …in reply to @glassarmy
    @glassarmy You should ditch the Lemuria for School of Seven Bells. Just for the name...
  147. …in reply to @SevenToedCat
    @mrArtessaDesign I'd love to learn more about fonts! Question for you: what do you reckon to the ubiquitous faux-pixel fonts? ie Silkscreen
  148. RT @JDinesen: Do you know that special Nokia text message sound? Its actually morse code for "SMS".
  149. Price check, huh? I notice it was cheaper beforehand... http://twitpic.com/3t1ko2
  150. Photo: Who would buy two at these prices? http://tumblr.com/xui1c4o1hm
  151. …in reply to @timoncheese
    @timoncheese that's an excellent crash blossom.
  152. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb Unity isn't so impossible. Flash is reasonable with stuff like wonderfl. Or more basically, scratch etc.
  153. …in reply to @imaginary_lines
    @imaginary_lines you have good taste in grumpy food.
  154. how fucking cool is this? http://xiaoji-chen.com/blog/
  155. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier i'm updating this from an office in chiswick at 8am. just saying, screw you!
  156. LASERS. Extremely high powered lasers.
  157. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus I.T. has waxed thick and thin for decades. Why would we stop now?
  158. …in reply to @undefined
    @honeyslug @CphGC really? this is bizarre - i have never heard of it. my world just expanded a little.
  159. A1 paper is larger when you're on the tube.
  160. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus if I am to believe your tweets - you did good today. Go home proud.
  161. …in reply to @dbkr
    @dbkr it was actually mounting board :<
  162. I need a better go-to font than Silkscreen. Maybe I'll make one.
  163. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef make it lower case, so the text is more readable.
  164. Ugh, attempting to solve the "streaming internet radio from a web page" problem again.
  165. RT: Archer (that cartoon about the terrible secret agent, remember?), returns early Friday morning UK time!
  166. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes did you get druuuuuuuunk? (PS, the answer is yes, you gave me a hug last night, that means yes)
  167. How dare the BBC kill off all these top level sites? http://www.bbc.co.uk/politics97/
  168. For real I mean this - what's gained? the hosting costs, the ability to reuse that URL - what's lost? history.
  169. A point made more obvious by the loss of http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/
  170. "Our view is that these pages often contain a lot of information about the programme or event which may be of interest in the future."
  171. "We don't want to delete pages which users may have bookmarked or linked to in other ways." from http://www.bbc.co.uk/help/web/mothballing/
  172. "I know some have questioned the importance of this number... tackling the symptom of a problem does provide a real incentive to change"
  173. …in reply to @pozorvlak
  174. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak the YES was to kittens.
  175. …in reply to @AmyRebeccaKlein
    @AmyAndronicus but yet one of the big stories here in the UK is a sports commentator being offhandedly privately sexist. People still care.
  176. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne you need an intervention. is that another blog/twitter account you're about to start?
  177. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne ... and you did the international one, i see. get a grip on yourself! there's no prize for hitting double digits!
  178. SPACE - http://spacevidcast.com/live/ - stuff is docking, and you can see it happen.
  179. …in reply to @timburke55
    @timburke55 not myself, but http://london.hackspace.org.uk/ has a full set of tools.no need to be a member, just check someone's there first
  180. …in reply to @srules
    @srules faaack! (what were you pitching?)
  181. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne ha, i just - my main problem is there's all this /stuff/ i want to do. but actually what I need is some sleep. it's okay to relax
  182. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richfenne it's okay to just read a book and enjoy it, and that's all.
  183. Hey @alicetaylor , I like your trousers! #wol2
  184. …in reply to @undefined
    @increpare fair enough. See you at the jam.
  185. …in reply to @glassarmy
    @glassarmy I know exactly how you feel.
  186. On my way to #londonjam now. Bit late, and to be honest, all I want is tea. Good night last night!
  187. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
  188. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb there is infinite tea. The hackspace is a magical space.
  189. …in reply to @undefined
    @nachimir it's very true. MOAR DANCING
  190. …in reply to @undefined
    @nachimir Bizarre! That's where I live.
  191. AAARG, the SIM card slot on this laptop seems to maybe be buggered.
  192. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef haha, exactly the same. I was triggered by the Metro, of all things...
  193. …in reply to @undefined
    @nachimir ha, I've been there. Some interesting stuff got made - hopefully get them online. And I'll have to come see Nottinghack some day.
  194. @KommanderKlobb oh, hey, i'd love to dink in your jam game source. that sounds somehow dirty?
  195. An IPv4 address space walks into a bar: "A strong CIDR please. I'm exhausted."
  196. RT @pozorvlak: Unexpectedly fascinating: http://enwp.org/Toilet_paper_orientation (HT @bobreturns)
  197. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH @KommanderKlobb was forcefully arguing that all lunch yesterday. The NGP also has a touch bit on the back of the device...?
  198. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH @KommanderKlobb i still think touchscreens are ace for anything without time pressure. and nans who hate computers can use ipads.
  199. …in reply to @Kimski_Impro
    @Kimski_Impro it's a pun on the theme of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion - a bad pun.
  200. …in reply to @KateWorld
    @KateWorld nope, alternately white ans interesting glitch on the screen. it's a neo geo machine, not sure how repairable. but the shell...
  201. …in reply to @scaol_
    @RubZo If I'd've read that, I would have said yes. Too late now, though.
  202. @KateWorld ...the shell could easily house something more modern and indie, if people have given up on getting authentic guts working.
  203. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke the android gimme5 qr link isnae working for me...
  204. …in reply to @iotwatch
    @iotwatch this? http://xiaoji-chen.com/blog/2010/the-linkage-computer/
  205. …in reply to @iotwatch
    @iotwatch heh - fair enough. she may know of something interesting anyhow. good luck with the curation :)
  206. Today's soundtrack [spotify] http://bit.ly/gJLDbV
  207. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb ah, when someone says they'll just tidy the code first, you know you'll never see it :P