November 2010 – Page 2 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 24-11-2010

Watching BBC Live of #demo2010 Protesters surge, beaten back with truncheons, at least 3 dragged thru police lines apparently wounded. 14:06:26, 2010-11-24
#demo2010 Single old police van left in protest area. Outside cordon 7 very modern vans. Wonder why that old one's the only one in there? 14:11:07, 2010-11-24
#demo2010 Obvious ploy is obvious. And mob mentality falls for it. At least it's only graffiti'd not on fire yet. 14:13:32, 2010-11-24
BBC Reporter to protester: "there's been tear-gas used" "Yes, there have been some scuffles." Tear-gas use = scuffle, according to BBC. 14:15:24, 2010-11-24
Hmm, multiple police vans on the move. Trying to redirect? #demo2010 14:23:01, 2010-11-24
Yes, quickly BBC! Cut away from the students chanting "Peaceful! Peaceful!" at the few student's who've fence-jumped in Cambridge. #demo2010 14:28:52, 2010-11-24
Uncomfortable reporting from BBC. Trying to maintain tension at same time as diffuse outright panic. #demo2010 14:31:11, 2010-11-24
Likewise students, this isn't full kettling. Lots of open space there. #demo2010 14:33:29, 2010-11-24
#demo2010 "Get them to turn around or take the government down." Nice non-escalating words there from a student organiser. 14:40:56, 2010-11-24
Hate watching the news live commentary. Something happens & it's described as the closest-fitting sound-bite. 14:50:10, 2010-11-24
Protester tried to interrupt a live broadcast shouting something about "Sargent Smelly". Mmm, mature. #demo2010 14:54:46, 2010-11-24
They're not trying to leave, that's outside the cordon. Those ones are being prevented from getting IN. #demo2010 #BBC 14:56:29, 2010-11-24
"Boxed in between police, vans & a wall" And ALL of empty Parliament St behind them! Zoom OUT! #demo2010 #BBC 15:00:46, 2010-11-24
Seeing more people looking like they've been taken aside through cordons injured. #demo2010 15:04:21, 2010-11-24
Am wondering how long the BBC helicopter can stay up. Don't they use fuel? #demo2010 15:05:26, 2010-11-24
@kclsu_Emilie Ah thankyou, my bad. Wow that's an unfortunate name for sound-bites. in reply to kclsu_Emilie 15:07:06, 2010-11-24
Oh dear, the bait-van has been taken again. Looting and playing with the lights, breaking doors.. #demo2010 15:08:30, 2010-11-24
@AndrewStuart Just clap your hands and repeat "I believe in the BBC, I believe in the BBC"? in reply to AndrewStuart 15:09:17, 2010-11-24
Ah, and now the van is ""Breaking News". Ticky-box ticked. Maybe it'll catch fire yet? That'd be total news-porn. #demo2010 15:11:48, 2010-11-24
I count around 15 photographers crowded around van's passenger door snapping shots of one person. #demo2010 15:14:08, 2010-11-24
Oh dear, an explosion. Firework tossed onto small fire. Screams, then bouncing and chanting. Student explaination ignored. #demo2010 15:16:03, 2010-11-24
More things being thrown onto the fire next to Cenotaph. Excellent location kids. #demo2010 15:18:12, 2010-11-24
Lingering shot of conspicuous V-For-Vendetta-masked protester. #demo2010 #newsporn 15:18:42, 2010-11-24
Weird. Sudden run up Whitehall Gardens to Horse Gaurds Ave. Both outside cordon. Umm, why? #demo2010 #newsporn 15:23:36, 2010-11-24
Whitehall outer cordon moving up the road. Increasing gap between main protest & new protesters. #demo2010 #newsporn 15:26:23, 2010-11-24
BBC News getting it totally backwards though. Talking about kettling but it's actually going AWAY. #demo2010 #newsporn 15:27:33, 2010-11-24
WTF? "I'm not gonna listen, I'm not gonna start" whispered over VT cut? #demo2010 #BBC 15:30:23, 2010-11-24
Police have reclaimed the damaged van now anyway. For the time being at least, no fire then. #demo2010 #newsporn 15:31:22, 2010-11-24
Ugh, eyes hurt from watching the live feed. Enough for now. Everything seems pretty average so far. 15:38:09, 2010-11-24
Micheal Gove: "No government should change policy based on street protest or illegal acts" #demo2010 #newsporn 15:52:22, 2010-11-24
@JezzabelleNFC I'm not, no. Just commenting on the poor reporting. Thanks for the concern though. :) X in reply to JezzabelleNFC 16:15:27, 2010-11-24
Thinking of shaving off the beard. 16:17:04, 2010-11-24
Time for a walk. 16:17:13, 2010-11-24
Bought some £1 doughtnuts. Having them with tea. There goes my free cash. 17:25:54, 2010-11-24
A giant atom made of frozen light to be used to make X-ray lasers. Welcome to the future, people! 21:41:50, 2010-11-24
@JezzabelleNFC You should be proud, you have wonderful skills and a wonderful warm heart. :) in reply to JezzabelleNFC 21:42:42, 2010-11-24
They see chip-etching solutions, I see an end to fuzzy X-rays. 21:45:33, 2010-11-24
@JezzabelleNFC Thankyou for the concern anyway though, and you're very welcome to any compliments I can give you. ^_^ in reply to JezzabelleNFC 22:18:05, 2010-11-24
Wasn't Episode 3 supposed to be out in 2007? Think a fan-made Ep 3 could be done before the proper one? 22:32:02, 2010-11-24
@JezzabelleNFC The government seems to have other ideas there. ¬_¬; in reply to JezzabelleNFC 22:44:32, 2010-11-24
@JezzabelleNFC If only, if only! X3 in reply to JezzabelleNFC 22:57:40, 2010-11-24
@sorvall_sergal Fine, I'll write the script. We need level makers, modellers and sound people who can do music & do reasonable impressions. in reply to sorvall_sergal 23:04:17, 2010-11-24
@sorvall_sergal Well not quite. BM is a remake of the first game, & constrained by that storyline & trying to live up to their own memories. in reply to sorvall_sergal 23:49:52, 2010-11-24

Twitter Updates for 23-11-2010

At what scale is electricity production most efficient? 13:16:25, 2010-11-23
@song_in_heart I like the idea of decentralised power, but would require localised power-stations. in reply to song_in_heart 14:43:16, 2010-11-23
Good afternoon Internet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K7aY-_b9sk 15:14:10, 2010-11-23
@song_in_heart Precisely my point. The efficiency of a powerplant type for 1million homes may be different from one for only 10k. in reply to song_in_heart 20:46:33, 2010-11-23
@song_in_heart A difference of 1% efficiency would be scaled a hundredfold to provide for the same number of people. in reply to song_in_heart 20:49:20, 2010-11-23
@song_in_heart So I wonder which generation-type might be *more* efficient on smaller scales. Is good eco-spin to pushing local power gen. in reply to song_in_heart 20:51:55, 2010-11-23
@JezzabelleNFC Go for it, forest cat! in reply to JezzabelleNFC 20:57:00, 2010-11-23
@AdriOfTheDead Mine are all gone too. But I only broke even by about £30 at RBW. :P in reply to AdriOfTheDead 21:38:15, 2010-11-23
Lights are turned down before 10pm. Good start. More drawing now tho. 21:43:00, 2010-11-23
Slightly amused by all the artist-rage over Furbuy asking for $18 if you earn over $900 a YEAR from it. Oh no, $1.50 a month! Rage, RAGE! 22:07:16, 2010-11-23
Earn $899; no charge. Earn $900, that's a 2% charge. Earn more and the percentage drops as it's a flat-fee. 22:09:21, 2010-11-23
Selling by eBay you get charged 10% plus pricing tiers. (Plus $26 in paypal fees.) 22:13:15, 2010-11-23
But no, guy who's put tens of thousands of dollars into a site wants people to chip in. They don't enough, so they must charge. So, RAGE. 22:15:04, 2010-11-23
@TinyTeaDragon Eww, not feet :P Sure there's better bits! in reply to TinyTeaDragon 22:58:37, 2010-11-23
@TinyTeaDragon Aww, not THAT small! :) in reply to TinyTeaDragon 23:00:45, 2010-11-23
Gone 11, going to bed now. Will self-control get bock-clock back in check? 23:10:10, 2010-11-23

Twitter Updates for 22-11-2010

Something's not right when you find yourself agreeing with Sarge from Red vs Blue. 03:09:30, 2010-11-22
Been awake all night. Will be awake all day too. Almost done watching Red vs Blue. And will hopefully reset bodyclock. 06:17:52, 2010-11-22
@TinyTeaDragon Have a good day! Mine will be a bit surreal. in reply to TinyTeaDragon 06:26:50, 2010-11-22
@TinyTeaDragon Thanks hun, do take care *hug* in reply to TinyTeaDragon 06:32:45, 2010-11-22
Awww.. very ending a bit cheesy, but shit.. *wipes away a tear* 06:59:30, 2010-11-22
@tanngrisnir My stomach & pizza toastie disagree with your sympathies. in reply to tanngrisnir 07:25:11, 2010-11-22
@ShinigamiGirl If it helps, that's still cheaper than London! in reply to ShinigamiGirl 07:36:26, 2010-11-22
@ShinigamiGirl No, 1am would be weekend-evenings only, and only on certain overhead train lines. Approx midnight for weekdays & tube lines. in reply to ShinigamiGirl 08:02:00, 2010-11-22
@ShinigamiGirl There are night-buses, but area coverage is much less than day-buses & MUCH longer waits between buses. in reply to ShinigamiGirl 08:03:28, 2010-11-22
@ShinigamiGirl Single bus fare £1.20 (£1.10 with Oyster card), single train fares start at £3.60. Day travelcard's £7.50. in reply to ShinigamiGirl 08:07:14, 2010-11-22
@ShinigamiGirl And prices are going up by 74% next year. in reply to ShinigamiGirl 08:07:49, 2010-11-22
@ShinigamiGirl The collapsing economy is a handy excuse for "take it and be thankful" brutal choices in public services across the board. in reply to ShinigamiGirl 09:47:32, 2010-11-22
Parcel posted, receipts sorted, emails sent.. note transcription sorting or sales record input and analysis? I know, tea. 11:18:38, 2010-11-22
@ShemaLioness What? No! o_O in reply to ShemaLioness 15:19:23, 2010-11-22
@ShemaLioness At least she was incredulous as well! in reply to ShemaLioness 15:30:21, 2010-11-22
@cueballshiba http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc in reply to cueballshiba 17:44:34, 2010-11-22
Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't worked it out myself. Only made £1.50 more at RBW2010 than I did at RBW2008. @_@ 19:05:15, 2010-11-22
Can't find my tally sheets for RBW2009 though. Have I mixed some up? 19:05:58, 2010-11-22
Ah, phew! Looks like those years were mixed up. It's 2008 I'm missing. 19:10:59, 2010-11-22
Private docs are burnt again, I smell smokey and am eating pasta. Tea, shower and maybe a very early night. 20:06:09, 2010-11-22

Twitter Updates for 21-11-2010

zzzz @_@ 01:08:08, 2010-11-21
I wonder if anyone's thought of leveraging the current airport security paranoia to get CAT scanners cheaply produced in bulk? 18:09:37, 2010-11-21
A glut of cheap, even low-grade, essentially medical scanner systems would do wonders to community clinics worldwide. 18:10:53, 2010-11-21

Twitter Updates for 20-11-2010

All the notes-tidying has generated at least 2 potential sales. That's something. Still gotta send a lot of emails & sort more data. 01:58:09, 2010-11-20
Right, I have nearly £6 in coppers and a bit over a fiver in the bank. About £3 will have to go posting the stuff I can't hand deliver now. 02:56:35, 2010-11-20
It's still enough of a buffer if I can avoid other spending or travel this week. 02:57:33, 2010-11-20
Going to try and read a bit of something then sleep. Had no coffee today, only tea. 02:58:25, 2010-11-20
Londonfur meet today. Not going due to lack of money. But not bothered now. Realised I have no idea who's going anyway. 13:53:27, 2010-11-20
Spending £30 getting a bit pissed in a room full of strangers seems pointless. 13:55:10, 2010-11-20
@maymaym I have so many problems with that quote. O_o in reply to maymaym 16:33:42, 2010-11-20
Took a few hours break and managed to create shaped-charges in Minecraft. Make a bigger hole with 10 TNTs than 27. 22:49:05, 2010-11-20
@maymaym Okay. 1; Capitalism is about making money & that's the incentive, it's just not a higher ideal. in reply to maymaym 22:54:42, 2010-11-20
@maymaym 2; The implication that progress is incompatible with cheap goods and/or mass production. in reply to maymaym 22:58:12, 2010-11-20
@maymaym 3; The idea that capitalism destroys progress. Again, making improvements to an existing something for money is bad? in reply to maymaym 23:00:53, 2010-11-20
@maymaym 4; The "rich mans horror" that you might create something because you actually NEED it rather than because you simply want it. in reply to maymaym 23:03:06, 2010-11-20
@maymaym It takes offence at any creativity not for it's own sake, and assumes there is only one Right sort of creativity. in reply to maymaym 23:05:22, 2010-11-20
@maymaym It's delightfully sweet, but naive. Creation for both wants & needs both exist, & are both part of the human condition. in reply to maymaym 23:07:08, 2010-11-20
@maymaym While I dislike bad gimmick products, wholesale ruling out cheap items doesn't make people able to buy the pricier ones. in reply to maymaym 23:09:18, 2010-11-20