Tweets for Today
01:55 right now im reading a brilliantly engrossing paper on quantum physics and the theory of the physical world being a virtual reality #
01:56 Quantum Physics/Virtual Reality Paper: arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0801/0801.0337.pdf #
01:57 It really annoys me that i often have to make two tweets; one to describe a cool link or article, and the other to actually post the link #
09:22 eurgh. woken up at 9am by a nose bleed #
20:50 fascinating article on how to start knitting your own gamer items! snurl.com/1ynu1 #
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Twitter Downtime
Twitter has been down quite a bit recently, and especially today. Its a real pain, since I’ve been using twitter more and more lately as a sort of stream-of-consciousness capturing tool!
Pretty cool new down-time picture though!
Tweets for Today
13:46 reading a cool article about about steve martin and how he broke into comedy snurl.com/1ykbx #
14:12 awesome edible Flying Spaghetti Monster! tinyurl.com/285sbd #
19:46 ‘i don’t suffer from insanity. i enjoy every minute of it!’ #
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Tweets for Today
09:08 i wonder what proportion of the country’s currency is lost or misplaced at any given time? #
10:17 Survey shows Mac Users are "assured of their own superiority" haha #
10:17 Link: tinyurl.com/2sklln #
10:35 just watched a time-lapse video of the lego millenium falcon being put togethertinyurl.com/ypgkrq #
11:21 im having some trouble with the wifi and my eee…but im not sure if its just the usual shoddy wifi I have #
11:51 Haha look at this scrabble gram and see what word you see for the 1st one tinyurl.com/2tan3g #
11:53 Interesting article about the possibility of a recession and the "Great Moderation" tinyurl.com/yo9kl8 #
12:14 *sigh* I wish twitterfox’s "Link this" button would let me link straight from google reader rather than having to open the site…im lazy #
12:22 Exploring the disparity between iPhones sold and iPhones activated on AT&T tinyurl.com/2dun78 #
12:34 I think its embarrassing that America -the land of liberty and freedom- has an elected president with no regard for the rule of law #
12:37 im reffering, in this case, to the controversy around retroactive immunity for telecoms tinyurl.com/yvygp9 #
12:53 im quite interested in Prologue, a Word Press based sort of group twitter. tinyurl.com/2265w4 #
12:55 I think that Prologue could work quite well in the context of a small company intranet, as a supplement to email communication #
13:08 i found this amusing: New York’s "automotive Bermuda Triangle": tinyurl.com/yt4vpp #
13:33 just read about the Sullivan Nod on boing boing-found the concept extremely interesting tinyurl.com/26373u #
17:11 just picked up mum from the airport! shes been in America for almost 3 months, since her sister Denny died. #
17:12 Mum brought me back a pair of shoes from America, to replace my favourite Red Addidas i got in NY last year! #
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Tweets for Today
01:34 i believe i may have found my Eee/twitter solution! i just realised there are a bunch of firefox plugins for twitter! #
01:42 I think I’ve done it! Twitterfox looks to be exactly what I need www.naan.net/trac/wiki/TwitterFox #
01:47 Crossing my fingers that TwitterFox will work (I’m typing from my Eee now) #
01:49 Yes! Success! TwitterFox allows me to easily link to pages im viewing has gui notification of tweets, allows me to tweet and looks nice too! #
01:57 I downloaded a note-taking app called basket, for my Eee. Its really useful! its serving as a to-do list and for taking notes in class #
01:57 Link to Basket: basket.kde.org/ #
02:07 Reading an article comparing the effects of the creation of the printing press, and how it relates to the creation of the internet #
02:07 Link : www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/27/internet.pressandpublishing #
15:59 should do some blog posts in indonesian so im not so rusty when i get back to school #
16:08 ive really been into Escape Pod recently. They read a short story (sci fi) every week. The stories are always unfailingly excellent! #
16:09 Link: escapepod.org/ They also have a horror and fantasy podcast too, but I don’t subscribe to those #
16:24 Gullibe.info just released a new bunch of ‘facts’. -The average American’s humorlessness has increased 18 percent between 2004 and 2007 #
17:36 Awesome! Mushroomy Kingdom in the new smash bros is a recreation of world 1-1 from SMB! snurl.com/1yes6 #
20:46 top gear is a really awesome show. its unique. I don’t like cars, at all, but i love watching top gear #
22:08 arguing with bullywog about the iPhone. Apple should have had an SDK from the start #
23:13 playing final fight on my snes emu #
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Setting the Record Straight — Mass Effect "Sex Scene"
With all the recent fuss by poor “journalists” about the sexual content in Mass Effect ( a 30 second clip amongst the 30-40 hours of gameplay to be had) its good to see someone setting the record straight.
Tweets for Today
00:06 gosford park was an interesting movie. my attention was initially captured because none of the characters were at all likeable #
01:17 just finished listening to Neil Gaiman’s "Study in Emerald" which is available for free in mp3 format. a jolly good detective yarn! #
01:18 You can find a Study in Emerald here, from Boing Boing: tinyurl.com/26avjf #
01:31 checking out these cool clockpunk motorbike models – made from watch pieces. tinyurl.com/ythohu #
17:25 a lot of interesting feeds coming through my reader today! Tracking pizza culture, a george orwell essay, and an article about an quirky MMO #
17:33 That quirky MMO i tweeted about is being created in collaboration with Kongregate and it sounds damn creative! #
17:34 Its called Lila Dreams. Link: liladreams.creatrixgames.com/blog/ #
17:42 Interesting George Orwell essay about bookstores tinyurl.com/2fgx6c #
17:46 Pizza Culture + the migration of regional pizza varieties tinyurl.com/2xl9yz #
18:16 lack of a twitter client for the eee is really stymying my ability to follow tweets throughout the day. #
20:00 excellent! i believe i have found a twitter client for my eee! #
22:17 well right now im back on my main computer while i continue my search for a suitable twitter client for my eee. the last one didnt work #
22:38 seems i need to download "Mono"-something to do with the .NET framework i think- in order to get most of these twitter applications to work #
22:39 i havn’t had much luck, and have little experience with linux, so i’ve decided to use a windows twitter app using WINE #
22:41 on the plus side i’m garnering more experience with linux and the terminal! #
23:07 was reading this interesting article on the Key to Innovation a few days ago snurl.com/1ycu6 #
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Tweets for Today
12:24 another fine new day to play with my new Eee! #
12:27 i’ve done some fairly basic modding of the Easy Mode OS. Added a start menu, virtual desktops and downloaded zsnes to play SNES ROMs. #
12:28 now im focusing on the task of installing skype 2.0 beta and enabling the inbuilt webcam for use. #
14:19 fancy pants adventures is this weeks Card Challenge on kongregate.com and it has badges now too! wewt! #
15:56 well ive got the webcam sorted out, and am currently updating to skype 2.0 beta! #
16:52 using the eee has impacted on my ability to tweet. i’m stuck using twitter’s web interface because I haven’t found a desktop client yet #
16:59 currently searching for a twitter client for my eee pc…any twitter users out there who know of one? #
17:00 some good discussion taking place about monetizing RSS feeds here: tinyurl.com/24kmx3 #
17:42 just successfully installed abiword on my Eee! this has been a great learning experience with linux, even if im only taking baby steps! #
23:25 watching this really interesting murder mystery gosford park. its like thdy filmed a game of cluedo! #
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Memories
I have very few memories of my Dad’s second wife Elizabeth, for which I am grateful. I did not like her. She was an angry drunk and I couldn’t (and still can’t) understand why my father had married her. The clearest thing I recall about her is my intense dislike; I no longer even remember her face. I retain the strong impression, however, that she was ugly- despite the fact she was described by many others as beautiful.
Despite the vagueness of my memory there are a number of moments that I recall all too clearly.
I remember the Wedding Day. There was no church, no wedding bells, no beautiful dresses, no flowers, no crowds of well wishers. Instead the marriage took place in the CBD of Perth around a large conference table in a bland room inside a blander building. There was no ceremony, or at least none that I recall. The marriage was witnessed not by a priest, but by a lawyer (I assume it was a lawyer). I remember walking through the city back to the car and the hot tarmac burning underfoot as my legs ached from the long walk.
I remember her sons, Marcus and Mathew. Marcus was a few years younger than me while Mathew was 15 or 16. Marcus was a monster of a child; ill behaved and spoiled, he threw tantrums on a whim. I owned a Nintendo 64 at the time, and I remember devoting myself to the completion of Banjo Kazooie. After 72 hours of gameplay I needed only 10 more musical notes to unlock the vital health increase that would allow me to beat the final boss. I remember arriving at dad’s house one day to discover my save file missing; Marcus had erased it. I was devastated, I’d lost 72 hours of hard work and effort. I felt like crying. I could never bring myself to start anew, and I’ve never played Banjo Kazooie again.
I remember Elizabeth picking me up and throwing me in the pool. I was a competent swimmer by then, but I was fully clothed when she threw me in. I managed to struggle to the side. I vaguely recall her saying she didn’t realise I didn’t want to go in. I hated her for that lie almost as much as for throwing me in; I was wearing heavy jeans and shoes when she threw me in which is hardly swimming garb. I can’t remember what happened after I was thrown in, only that I managed to pull myself out of the pool.
There is one memory in particular that is galvanised in my mind. Dad and I were sitting at the coffee table. Maybe we were playing chess? I can’t recall. It was about 8 at night when she entered the room, a wine bottle in hand. She was angry and shouting, although I don’t recall what she was angry about. She overturned table and smashed the wine bottle. I remember Dad yelling at me to get outside as I tried to ask what was happening. The next thing that I recall clearly is a few moments later. Dad and I are sitting in the car, still in the drive way. Elizabeth had followed us outside and was banging on the car windows. The doors were locked. She was shouting at us to open the doors. When that failed to work she tried to persuade me to unlock the door; “I’ve been good to you haven’t I?”. I responded by giving her the finger. Its ridiculous really, but above all I felt angry. Even in the midst of what was the scariest moment of my life to date I felt indignation that she thought I was stupid enough to be manipulated so easily. When I had made it clear I wasn’t going to open the door she flung herself underneath the car tyres, trying to prevent us from leaving. I remember Dad waiting patiently until she was finally moved, then we backed out of the driveway. I still had no idea what was going on, and what followed was a terrifying drive through the night. I recall driving to the local police station, which was closed. We ended up spending the night sleeping in the car at the beach. Dad took me home to La Grange Road the following morning and the night’s events finally caught up with me. I remember sitting in Sarah’s arms, crying inconsolably.
Given the nature of the few memories I do recall clearly, I’m glad I don’t remember any more.
Tweets for Today
00:10 watching senator Dodd talk out against the bill that would give immunity to telecoms who broke FISA wiretap laws snurl.com/1y5bf #
00:17 "In order for us to be more secure, we must give up some rights…I think that false dichotomy is dangerous." – Senator Dodd #
01:11 ive FINALLY picked up Susanna Clarke’s Ladiex of Grace Adieux. I bought it more than a month ago, and have only just gotten round to it #
17:33 well, i did it- i went and purchased an Eee PC; the 4G model. Its charging as i type! #
17:35 The charger eschews a brick for a bulky plug- yet not so bulky as to cover other plugs. I wish all chargers were this thoughtfully designed! #
17:57 patiently waiting for my Eee to charge…well maybe not patiently, but certainly waiting #
18:56 woopee! im twittering from my new Eee PC! The keyboard is going to take some getting used to but im very pleased so far! #
19:15 im already far more used to the Eee keyboard. touch typing is now significantly easier than only half an hour ago #
21:01 playing around with my Eee PC. so far ive made no changes, but soon i think i might start tinkering around in the console #
21:34 still playing around with my new Eee. the battery life is quite decent #
22:20 well ive fully discharged the battery on my Eee, and im letting it charge back up now. my overall impression so far is extremely positive #
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