Mark O`Neill`s Twournal

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Mark O'Neill's Twournal
Nov 2009 - Jan 2012
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@MarkONeill
http://www.markoneill.org
Citizen of Earth, Husband, Scotsman, Manic Depressive
Nocturnal Opinionated Chocolate & Red Bull Addict,
Freelance Writer, Managing Editor of MakeUseOf.com
Copyright © Mark O'Neill 2012
MarkONeill's Twournal
2009
Mon Nov 30
06:31pm Been approached by another website offering me a job. Can't
say who it is at the moment but the higher salary is tempting. What to
do?
Tue Dec 01
09:34pm Mark Received a very nice payraise from my job. I have to do
some extra work to get it but that's not a problem at... http://ff.im/-chEID
Wed Dec 02
07:55pm Ask Gmail to send your snail-mail Christmas cards - http://
bit.ly/7G5doW
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Thu Dec 03
12:40pm Just been to my hospital appointment. I like visiting the sweetie
doctor - I always get new colourful pills to "make me all better"
12:53pm My best friend who is pregnant has shown me her ultra-sound
pics. After looking at Junior, I have decided to christen him "Blob"
12:59pm Just wrote out a list of "things I should be thankful for at the
moment". Got 9 things and shocked myself. You should try it yourself.
Sat Dec 05
02:20am Cool Websites and Tools [December 4th] http://ff.im/-csdRJ
Sun Dec 06
02:10am Cool Websites and Tools [December 5th] http://ff.im/-cuJfa
11:08pm Call me brave - just had my chest & back waxed & I didn't
squeal. Well maybe just a few silent screams..
11:12pm @aenon1mus Monika is looking for her Facebook login details!
LOL
11:14pm @aenon1mus the waxing? No occasion. Just like a bit of pain
now and then...LOL
Mon Dec 07
01:22am MakeUseOf's Facebook fan page has 3,016 fans! Facebook
continues to amaze me with what it can do.We seriously neglected it in
the early days
02:37am Cool Websites and Tools [December 6th] http://ff.im/-cxaLS
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10:20pm @KarlGechlik I did a 2 part series on MUO about setting up
Google Apps For Your Domain - http://tinyurl.com/m6zs4g
10:21pm @KarlGechlik correction. It was only one part series, not two
parts. Still good reading if you're interested in Google Apps
10:31pm @sarahintampa yeah the new ones take a bit of getting used
to don't they? I don't like how total strangers just pop up in my Twitter
stream
10:58pm My girlfriend Monika is learning to tweet for the first time http://tinyurl.com/yaskyt9 . She really likes using Twitpic on her phone.
Tue Dec 08
04:03am Cool Websites and Tools [December 7th] http://ff.im/-cAv1H
Wed Dec 16
04:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 15th] http://ff.im/-cYrNZ
12:32pm How to make $30,000 a year blogging - http://bit.ly/8NIH6I
01:54pm Ben Bernanke is Time Person Of The Year 2009? - http://
bit.ly/4Xzlnh - nothing personal against the guy but I could think of
better people.
02:48pm Mark Just found out that Evernote has released an app for the
Android phone. Makes my life a bit easier when trying... http://ff.im/cZGDd
05:54pm Question : what's the difference between a @reply and a
#hashtag on Twitter? Both are searchable so what's the difference /
advantages?
05:56pm It's snowing here in Germany and I just got a Xmas card from
my uncle (rare event!) - I really must be in the winter wonderland.
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06:07pm I find it very weird how Britain is unable to let go of the cheque
book - http://bit.ly/7Ywwyo - even Africa is ahead with their mobiles.
06:35pm Trying to go back to Tweetdeck to do my tweets. I previously
uninstalled it because it kept crashing. Here's hoping it will work now.
07:09pm Italian Government wants to block all haters of Berlusconi on
Twitter & Facebook - http://bit.ly/927ot2 - yeah good luck with that.
07:51pm Israeli airport security fires three shots into a tourist's laptop http://bit.ly/55qnNX - couldn't they have just asked for the password?!
07:57pm @jmarsicano You've succeeded :-)
09:27pm The pizza delivery guy got lost and our pizza has gone all cold.
Yuk. Nothing worse than hot pizza gone cold. Chewy cheese!
09:59pm @tristanx no. We complained though and we got a credit for
the next pizza. Doesn't make our one tonight any warmer though!
Thu Dec 17
02:33am Evernote – The Killer App For The Android Mobile Phone
http://ff.im/-d1qUK
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 16th] http://ff.im/-d1Fm6
12:47pm Trying out putting my tweets into my Evernote account for a
MUO story - @myen . Hope it works otherwise a pretty useless story!
04:52pm It gets dark really fast here and the temperature has
plummeted to below zero. I think I can safely say winter has arrived.
06:01pm Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)
http://ff.im/-d3liE
06:11pm REINCARNATION- past life evidence, Part 1 http://ff.im/d3mLr
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06:11pm REINCARNATION, past life evidence, part 2 http://ff.im/d3mLq
07:19pm George Lucas loses stormtrooper legal fight - http://
bit.ly/4BLBUa - "blast 'em!"
07:44pm Student brings typewriter to lecture and pisses everyone off http://bit.ly/87ynyM
08:50pm RT @tweetmeme 10 Twitter Safety Tips To Protect Your
Account & Identity http://bit.ly/8OCF2i
Fri Dec 18
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 17th] http://ff.im/-d4ILx
12:50pm Some sick bastard has stolen the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at
Auschwitz - http://bit.ly/8SR36n
01:53pm Human-like fossil find is science breakthrough of the year http://bit.ly/61cDPR
03:28pm Essential scary reading - http://bit.ly/81fJLK - Digital
Inspiraton's email gets hacked. I've just changed my password. You
should too.
04:11pm The snow is coming down fast again today. Could we possibly
have a white Xmas this year? Does it really matter? My girlfriend thinks
so.
05:34pm Thinking about going to see Avatar this weekend. This good
review has convinced me to go - http://bit.ly/7Fg3sT
05:46pm @tristanx Our cinema is showing it in 3D only. With my
epilepsy, I am not sure whether I should risk it. 3D screens sometimes set
me off.
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05:52pm Google is working on a branded Chrome OS netbook - http://
bit.ly/52K8qE - today netbooks, tomorrow the world! Muhahaha...
05:53pm 13 things a man should keep in his car - http://bit.ly/8rYl1A number 14 - a girlfriend to read the map.
05:55pm Web worker jobs you can do anywhere - http://bit.ly/8202ic - no
mention of being a spammer though! Equal rights to spammers!
07:24pm @tristanx I take medication which controls it about 95%. I am
OK as long as I don't get into situations which provoke it.
Sat Dec 19
12:32am Archive Your Twitter Tweets Into Your Evernote Account With
@myEN http://ff.im/-d6uUw
04:34am Cool Websites and Tools [December 18th] http://ff.im/-d6ysh
06:34pm Whisky hangover worse than vodka - http://bit.ly/5GnHYX - we
need a study for this Professor Malt?
06:37pm Germany to contribute 60 million Euros to preserve Auschwitz
- http://bit.ly/6o7L1b
09:52pm @KarlGechlik I think it's pretty easy to open up a Firefox
extension and examine the code. That should give you an idea of
difficulty level
09:55pm Watching the UK's Strictly Come Dancing contest on TV. I
would love to be able to dance like that! Would need to get fit first!
Sun Dec 20
04:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 19th] http://ff.im/-d8vTt
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Mon Dec 21
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 20th] http://ff.im/-daPrT
02:02pm Finally going to see Avatar in a couple of hours. Just found out
the movie is 3 hours long! Man, my ass is going to hurt!
02:52pm @rdube I'll try but 3 hours is going to be tough on the ass.
Cinema seats are never comfortable!
02:54pm @rdube There is also a dedicated Yahoo Messenger client for
the Droid if you need it. It's called Hi Yahoo
04:09pm How do you get Google's "I'm feeling lucky" to work in Google
Chrome's address bar? This is driving me nuts.
08:35pm Britain to have its first televised election debates - http://
bit.ly/90ZmYY
08:37pm @ink_slinger No, never. As the BBC article says, they have
never been able to get the parties to agree before.
09:36pm I have 12 Google Wave invites. If you want one, DM me with
your Gmail address. First come, first served.
Tue Dec 22
12:23am @DeanSherwin Aaagh! The Guinness Brewery is on fire?
That's just like the whisky factory in Scotland going up in flames! LOL.
Disaster!
12:24am @clandestinique We must be psychic :-)
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 21st] http://ff.im/-ddNlB
05:23pm @tamar we've seen "missed schedule" before on the MUO
Wordpress. No idea why it happens though. All you can do is publish
manually.
05:34pm @tamar So are you giving social love to our new manual?
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Wed Dec 23
02:33am 5 Google Chrome Extensions That Could Finally Make Me
Switch From Firefox http://ff.im/-dgCSk
04:34am Cool Websites and Tools [December 22nd] http://ff.im/-dgREi
11:44am Dilbert sets the romantic mood! - http://bit.ly/6zRtnI - a real
ladies man!
06:01pm Come and join the MakeUseOf Public Google Wave! - http://
bit.ly/8XyulT
10:34pm Easily Encrypt Your USB Drive With Rohos Mini Drive 1.7
http://ff.im/-dj4wX
Thu Dec 24
04:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 23rd] http://ff.im/-djwHj
11:57am The man who voiced Top Cat is dead - http://bit.ly/5uPnwe - TC
was my childhood hero!
12:01pm "It's Barry from DC" - http://bit.ly/7j9s94 - Obama makes
surprise phone call on air to a radio show.
09:01pm Merry Christmas to all of my Twitter friends! Peace & love.
10:42pm Join The Public MakeUseOf Google Wave! http://ff.im/-dkWcp
Wed Dec 09
12:06am Use Your Android Phone To Find & Reserve Hotels With
“Hotels Near Me” http://ff.im/-cD7uh
02:04am Cool Websites and Tools [December 8th] http://ff.im/-cDpYM
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02:36pm Hackers post private emails of Holocaust denier David Irving http://bit.ly/271HLW
02:39pm The Guide To Drinking for the Teetotaler - http://
bit.ly/4UDKvn - drinks you should be aiming for.
02:42pm The Introvert's Guide To People - http://bit.ly/1v4GTo essential reading for people like me.
02:44pm RT @tweetmeme 60 Million People A Month Use Facebook
Connect http://bit.ly/7VUUTk
02:44pm RT @tweetmeme BBC News - Post code data to be free in
2010 http://bit.ly/7eZ4MM
02:44pm RT @tweetmeme Twitter creator unveils hot new venture CNN.com http://bit.ly/4uNVHY
06:28pm Teenager secretly paints penis on parents roof - http://
bit.ly/7EZD - and it wasn't discovered for a year! Benefits of private
education!
09:38pm The student who lives in a van & saves a ton in the process http://bit.ly/6OnK6n
11:58pm Mark Eating cheese and mushroom pizza at 11.30pm. On
reflection, a bad choice since I'll be going to bed soon.... http://ff.im/cGm6Z
11:58pm Mark December 9th and virtually all my Christmas shopping is
done! Miracle! http://ff.im/-cGm6t
11:58pm Mark December 9th and virtually all my Christmas shopping is
done! Miracle! http://ff.im/-cGm6t
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Thu Dec 10
12:35am Create Professional Looking Photo Slideshows With Photo
Story 3 http://ff.im/-cGrRm
02:04am Cool Websites and Tools [December 9th] http://ff.im/-cGEdQ
12:35am Create Professional Looking Photo Slideshows With Photo
Story 3 http://ff.im/-cGrRm
02:04am Cool Websites and Tools [December 9th] http://ff.im/-cGEdQ
Fri Dec 11
05:04am Cool Websites and Tools [December 10th] http://ff.im/-cKcRl
12:29pm Can't be bothered to get changed into proper clothes today.
Sitting around in pyjamas. Thank God for self-employment home
working.
12:39pm Mark Had my first glass of Baileys the other night (along with
my pizza). Totally addicted to it now. Tastes and... http://ff.im/-cL4Um
01:13pm @monika227 yeah I could get used to drinking this stuff....the
romantic company always makes it taste better! xx
03:24pm Mark I don't know why, but I am really looking forward to
Christmas this year. Other years, I am a real Humbug and... http://ff.im/cLsbD
04:00pm My CD Burner on my hard drive refuses to open and I have a
disk stuck in there. Any easy and fast ways to get the bugger open?
04:57pm @dixbert @tristanx @therealkiri why didn't I think of the
paperclip?! After a lot of prodding, the tray finally creaked open.
Thanks.
05:04am Cool Websites and Tools [December 10th] http://ff.im/-cKcRl
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12:29pm Can't be bothered to get changed into proper clothes today.
Sitting around in pyjamas. Thank God for self-employment home
working.
12:39pm Mark Had my first glass of Baileys the other night (along with
my pizza). Totally addicted to it now. Tastes and... http://ff.im/-cL4Um
01:13pm @monika227 yeah I could get used to drinking this stuff....the
romantic company always makes it taste better! xx
03:24pm Mark I don't know why, but I am really looking forward to
Christmas this year. Other years, I am a real Humbug and... http://ff.im/cLsbD
04:00pm My CD Burner on my hard drive refuses to open and I have a
disk stuck in there. Any easy and fast ways to get the bugger open?
04:57pm @dixbert @tristanx @therealkiri why didn't I think of the
paperclip?! After a lot of prodding, the tray finally creaked open.
Thanks.
Sat Dec 12
05:03am Cool Websites and Tools [December 11th] http://ff.im/-cNlg6
04:21pm A Day In The Internet - http://bit.ly/5TuQll - I'm thinking of
getting this turned into a poster!
04:22pm Can anyone advise how I can EASILY upgrade my Android
phone from 1.5 to 1.6? Is it automatic?
10:33pm @KarlGechlik The phone is a Samsung Galaxy and the phone
provider is O2.
11:16pm Would you pay $1000 for the Golden Opulence Sundae? http://bit.ly/5EiFHv
05:03am Cool Websites and Tools [December 11th] http://ff.im/-cNlg6
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04:21pm A Day In The Internet - http://bit.ly/5TuQll - I'm thinking of
getting this turned into a poster!
04:22pm Can anyone advise how I can EASILY upgrade my Android
phone from 1.5 to 1.6? Is it automatic?
10:33pm @KarlGechlik The phone is a Samsung Galaxy and the phone
provider is O2.
11:16pm Would you pay $1000 for the Golden Opulence Sundae? http://bit.ly/5EiFHv
Sun Dec 13
02:57pm Putting up the Xmas decorations, listening to carols and eating
cookies. Maybe this Xmas thing isn't so bad after all.
03:36pm Gordon Brown gets ready to call a snap March election - http://
bit.ly/7L5Wha
02:57pm Putting up the Xmas decorations, listening to carols and eating
cookies. Maybe this Xmas thing isn't so bad after all.
03:36pm Gordon Brown gets ready to call a snap March election - http://
bit.ly/7L5Wha
Mon Dec 14
02:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 13th] http://ff.im/-cRVeI
12:51pm Testing The New MakeUseOf Site Theme http://ff.im/-cT381
08:57pm UK Ministry Of Defence guide on "how to stop leaks" is
leaked! - http://bit.ly/kjKay - how ironic.
02:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 13th] http://ff.im/-cRVeI
12:51pm Testing The New MakeUseOf Site Theme http://ff.im/-cT381
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08:57pm UK Ministry Of Defence guide on "how to stop leaks" is
leaked! - http://bit.ly/kjKay - how ironic.
Tue Dec 15
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 14th] http://ff.im/-cVfHw
12:49pm Two Johnny Hallyday fans attack his surgeon in the street for
allegedly seriously botching his back operation - http://bit.ly/6LLWVy
01:01pm Man attacks a burglar who ties his family up & he gets 30
months in prison! - http://bit.ly/8gFUUW - absolutely outrageous.
03:35pm Trying out Twitter mobile. Not bad.
05:16pm Couple breaches anti-social behaviour order by having VERY
loud sex - http://bit.ly/834pbg - absolutely hilarious.
05:19pm @KarlGechlik I am normally using TwitterRide which is not
too bad. But the mobile Twitter site is starting to get my attention.
05:58pm Mildly sleazy uses of Facebook part 14 - http://
tinyurl.com/28yg74 - another great XKCD cartoon I found while
stumbling.
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 14th] http://ff.im/-cVfHw
Fri Dec 25
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 24th] http://ff.im/-dljwe
03:02pm Merry Christmas From Everyone At MakeUseOf http://ff.im/dlVES
06:20pm @clandestinique the post was scheduled before I got your
picture. I will change it later.
03:02pm Merry Christmas From Everyone At MakeUseOf http://ff.im/dlVES
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06:20pm @clandestinique the post was scheduled before I got your
picture. I will change it later.
Sat Dec 26
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 25th] http://ff.im/-dmK5x
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 25th] http://ff.im/-dmK5x
Sun Dec 27
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 26th] http://ff.im/-do8tt
12:36pm Just a few more days till the end of 2009. I can't wait to write
this year off. Not been one of my best. Roll on 2010!
01:01pm Pigeon shits all over Google Street View camera - http://
bit.ly/6WonWL - bullseye!!
03:24pm My Time Magazine subscription renewal "nag" letter calls me "a
leading influential". My girlfriend is strangely aroused. LOL.
03:47pm Is the Secret Service responsible for keeping the president from
getting drunk? - http://bit.ly/6MGq0G
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 26th] http://ff.im/-do8tt
12:36pm Just a few more days till the end of 2009. I can't wait to write
this year off. Not been one of my best. Roll on 2010!
01:01pm Pigeon shits all over Google Street View camera - http://
bit.ly/6WonWL - bullseye!!
03:24pm My Time Magazine subscription renewal "nag" letter calls me "a
leading influential". My girlfriend is strangely aroused. LOL.
03:47pm Is the Secret Service responsible for keeping the president from
getting drunk? - http://bit.ly/6MGq0G
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Mon Dec 28
12:50am @KarlGechlik I used to use a plugin by Yoost De Valk which
automatically made all links nofollow. Cant remember the name - try
Googling it
12:51am @ddrager My thoughts exactly. Did they arrest this guy as a
terrorist because he dared to complain on the plane about something?
12:53am @ddrager or even worse, did they arrest him because he was a
Nigerian on the same flight as the other guy?
04:34am Cool Websites and Tools [December 27th] http://ff.im/-dpJOU
07:50pm Turtle gets farting attack after eating Xmas brussel sprouts! http://bit.ly/4T4dhy
12:50am @KarlGechlik I used to use a plugin by Yoost De Valk which
automatically made all links nofollow. Cant remember the name - try
Googling it
12:51am @ddrager My thoughts exactly. Did they arrest this guy as a
terrorist because he dared to complain on the plane about something?
12:53am @ddrager or even worse, did they arrest him because he was a
Nigerian on the same flight as the other guy?
04:34am Cool Websites and Tools [December 27th] http://ff.im/-dpJOU
07:50pm Turtle gets farting attack after eating Xmas brussel sprouts! http://bit.ly/4T4dhy
Tue Dec 29
12:34am Got a Christmas present from AVG Anti-Virus today - a pen
with a secret 2GB USB drive hidden inside. Very cool!
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 28th] http://ff.im/-dtgQZ
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03:09pm @stephenfry Saw you last night on the Sherlock Holmes
programme. We share something in common - we're both Holmes fans!
04:01pm German computer scientist publishes details of cracked GSM
mobile phone encryptions - http://bit.ly/757RYW
12:34am Got a Christmas present from AVG Anti-Virus today - a pen
with a secret 2GB USB drive hidden inside. Very cool!
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 28th] http://ff.im/-dtgQZ
03:09pm @stephenfry Saw you last night on the Sherlock Holmes
programme. We share something in common - we're both Holmes fans!
04:01pm German computer scientist publishes details of cracked GSM
mobile phone encryptions - http://bit.ly/757RYW
Wed Dec 30
04:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 29th] http://ff.im/-dwvqb
12:27pm British Auschwitz hero in line for prestigious Israeli honour for
helping a Jewish prisoner - http://bit.ly/5sIq7x
05:36pm Keep Your Computer Clean & Tidy With WinPatrol Portable
[Windows] http://ff.im/-dyas1
04:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 29th] http://ff.im/-dwvqb
12:27pm British Auschwitz hero in line for prestigious Israeli honour for
helping a Jewish prisoner - http://bit.ly/5sIq7x
05:36pm Keep Your Computer Clean & Tidy With WinPatrol Portable
[Windows] http://ff.im/-dyas1
Thu Dec 31
04:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 30th] http://ff.im/-dzGKl
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01:01pm Make it so Sir Patrick - http://bit.ly/5sNhvL - Patrick Stewart is
knighted by the Queen.
02:48pm The BBC's most read stories of 2009 - http://bit.ly/79vi9t
04:32am Cool Websites and Tools [December 30th] http://ff.im/-dzGKl
01:01pm Make it so Sir Patrick - http://bit.ly/5sNhvL - Patrick Stewart is
knighted by the Queen.
02:48pm The BBC's most read stories of 2009 - http://bit.ly/79vi9t
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2010
Sat Jan 02
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [January 1st] http://ff.im/-dFmyk
Sun Jan 03
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [January 2nd] http://ff.im/-dHRkj
05:18pm The 10 Most Popular MakeUseOf Posts in 2009 http://ff.im/dJ93B
Mon Jan 04
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [January 3rd] http://ff.im/-dKrUP
Tue Jan 05
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [January 4th] http://ff.im/-dNPe2
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06:50pm Just received 5 Google password reset emails - someone is
really going for it trying to hack into my Gmail account. Assholes.
Wed Jan 06
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [January 5th] http://ff.im/-dRdV4
12:29pm Just discovered that my Samsung Galaxy Android phone will
NOT receive any Android upgrades EVER. Samsung is abandoning the
phone. FUUUCCKK!
12:31pm It seems my phone will b stuck on Android 1.5 & there will b
no "migration method" for me to upgrade as Samsung is moving onto
newer phones.
05:35pm Big Mac: Make Your Own | Recipe | Local Lemons http://
ff.im/-dT49d
07:18pm Mark Worried that Scotland's terrible bad weather won't clear
up before I go over there next month. Will my flight... http://ff.im/-dTn3A
Thu Jan 07
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [January 6th] http://ff.im/-dUOxz
12:25pm @Wossy my girlfriend has gone into mourning! Will you be
moving to another TV station? How will the Four Poofs cope?! ;-)
12:32pm Bitterly cold here with a layer of snow and frost on the ground.
Hard to energise myself in such weather. And now for the sports news...
12:36pm The Google Nexus One - the "Fuck You iPhone" phone! http://bit.ly/66Tc8D - funny!
05:03pm I nominate @MakeUseOf for a Shorty Award in #tech
because they are the coolest cats on the block! http://bit.ly/shorty
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05:05pm @rdube I've heard enough to know that I sure as hell picked
the wrong phone in the shop.
09:22pm @aenon1mus I would have got another phone such as the HTC
Hero or Nexus. I'm due to get some money soon so I may pay it off & get
another.
09:24pm Just got my measurements done for my kilt. I am a bit shocked
at how much weight I've gained. Do I go over the belly or under?
Decisions...!
Fri Jan 08
12:11pm Swiss millionaire given record $290,000 speeding fine - http://
bit.ly/6nd3Sb - that should make him think twice next time.
05:37pm @huffingtonpost No domestic terror attacks under Bush? So
what was 9/11 then?
09:10pm RT @mashable “A-Team” Trailer: Check It Out While You Can
- http://bit.ly/7KiFtr - load of donkey balls! Original series MUCH better.
Mon Jan 11
01:34pm Someone has a serious bowel problem! - http://bit.ly/5RZtBd "the smell was overpowering!" LOL.
02:48pm oh the weather outside is frightful..let it snow...the white stuff is
really coming down now. Thanks a lot Russia, you can keep it! Brrr..!
02:49pm Just received my birthday present from my nice MakeUseOf
boss! A very interesting T-shirt from Threadless! Will post pics soon.
02:50pm correction - not birthday present, Christmas present. Isn't my
birthday till next month!
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Wed Jan 13
01:15pm Could Google be about to shut down their offices in China? http://bit.ly/5IMr90
01:21pm Britain's Channel Four is looking for a terminally ill patient
who would like to be mummified on live TV - http://bit.ly/8twLjl
03:03pm German "fleshmob" protest group strip down to their undies to
protest airport full body scanners - http://bit.ly/4MJBCe
Fri Jan 15
06:01pm Discovered that I need a nose operation - scheduled for
January 27th. Surgeon has assured me "I won't end up looking like
Michael Jackson"
07:23pm Has anyone heard of something called the Maven Network?
Just received an email invite to join them for occasional consulting
projects.
07:33pm US TSA watch list has an 8 year old listed - http://
bit.ly/4OmIY6 - pats him down aggressively at the airport.
07:44pm United States updates Osama Bin Laden's pictures to show
what he would look like now - http://bit.ly/66wyKG
Tue Jan 19
01:12pm Can YOUR daughter do pushups? - http://bit.ly/7iDYUg
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Thu Jan 21
07:39pm @sarahintampa We here at MakeUseOf are trying to use Wave
for all non-urgent discussions.Getting people to switch from email is hard
though.
08:03pm @sarahintampa You mean the conference calling facility?
That requires people from different timezones 2 b online at the same
time.Difficult.
Fri Jan 22
11:47am Historic snowflake photos for sale - http://bit.ly/81Tm3U absolutely amazing.
11:48am Dirty Harry meets Rain Man - http://bit.ly/7oWSo6 - very funny
XKCD comic.
11:51am @Wossy what kind of old toys do you have?
05:14pm Woman who has noisy "unnatural" sex is given suspended
prison sentence - http://bit.ly/7qxG8J - very funny!
Tue Jan 26
07:35pm Tweeting once again from hospital. Having an operation
tomorrow. I am quite nervous about the general anesthetic. Is that
normal?
Wed Jan 27
08:48am One hour to operation. Guy in bed next to me says there's
nothing 2 it. Confidence!
08:50am Time for my sleeping pill. See u on the other side my friends.
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05:02pm Well I am still alive but my head hurts like merry hell. Nurse is
gorgeous though!
Thu Jan 28
05:08pm If a person in Haiti can spend 2 weeks under a building, I can
do 2 days in a hospital bed. Man up!
10:32pm Just been given 2 sleeping tablets - neither of them work!!!
Nurses dumbfounded. One tab was industrial strength!
Fri Jan 29
08:58am Coming home today. Nose will take 8 weeks to heal but I am
already feeling Benefits. So happy.
11:32am BBC reporters are tweeting from inside the #iraqinquiry
in London as Tony Blair gives evidence. Laura Kuenssberg is one @BBCLaurak .
Tue Feb 02
08:45pm still off work, recovering from the operation. Hope to be back
Friday. My doctor has now been given the nickname Jack The Ripper (by
me).
08:48pm Why Jack The Ripper? Because he doesn't hesitate to cut you
open. But his bedside manner is terrible. German health care at its worst.
Wed Feb 03
02:27pm Watch the "pornobanker" video on the front page - http://bit.ly/
jAKSW - VERY funny & no German knowledge required :-)
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Thu Feb 04
02:39pm Top 10 Reasons Why iPad Marks Kindle’s Death - http://bit.ly/
cxKDWQ
08:29pm Finally going back to work tomorrow. After nearly 2 weeks, I
am ready to get started again. Sleep & relaxation is over-rated :-)
Fri Feb 05
01:42pm Just received a very cool Get Well Soon gift of a 3D Star Wars
poster. It's the classic poster design - Luke is jumping out with his gun!
01:44pm Campaign starts to "save Dave", the banker caught looking at
porn on live TV - http://bit.ly/bIwOAt
02:14pm @jack_cola I'm in two minds about this. On the one hand,
employers don't pay people to look at porn. On the other hand, if he was
set up...
02:15pm @jack_cola plus after the first picture, he should have realised
what was going on and shut the whole thing down. But he kept on
looking!
02:22pm @jack_cola I'm not sure if looking at MakeUseOf will have
the same kind of shock factor. Not unless we start featuring semi-naked
girls :-)
02:53pm @aenon1mus why not? I think "MUO Tech Girls" would bring
in the crowds :-)
09:23pm five crates of Scotch whisky & brandy found under South Pole
ice - http://bit.ly/a2VkRU - been there over 100 years!
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Tue Feb 09
06:53pm It's rumoured that Germany will get up to 20cm of new snow
tonight. Goddammit. We've just got rid of the last lot. When is summer
coming?
06:57pm What's better for you? A banana or a Kit-Kat? - http://bit.ly/
cLeSux
Wed Feb 10
06:34pm Huge 165-Million-Year-Old Monster Spider Fossil Found in
China - http://bit.ly/bOGrej
Fri Feb 12
05:20pm How to add Facebook Chat to your IM client - http://bit.ly/
chHafR
07:11pm @ScepticGeek What is the name of your Wordpress theme on
Skeptic Geek? I really like the white and blue neat layout.
07:27pm @jaschaul Thanks! I got a bit worried when I saw the "buy"
button but thankfully there's a free version of the template :-)
07:27pm @aenon1mus well actually, I have a ton of stuff you could
do....nah, just kidding.
Sat Feb 13
01:40pm @aenon1mus You're in a good mood today!
03:56pm Scotland is currently ahead in Six Nations rugby match against
Wales. Score at half time - 18-9
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04:53pm Totally unbelievable. Scotland has lost the Six Nations match
against Wales - 31-24. We can't bloody win anything.
Sun Feb 14
02:38pm Watching the highlights of yesterday's Olympics on BBC. Are
they using fake snow to make up for the lack of real snow?
02:39pm Just got Buzz on one of my older Gmail accounts. Am distinctly
unimpressed. Nothing but more noise which I definately don't need.
02:42pm @lauraannc Ah! Those clever Canadians! LOL.
04:11pm Monika baked me a Valentines Day cake today. Very delicious.
Makes my box of Raffaelo for her pale in comparison :-)
04:39pm Looking for a story idea for MakeUseOf.Haven't written
anything in quite a while - the life of a busy editor. But I don't know what
to write
Fri Mar 05
06:20pm Why didn't I think of this? German geeky bride & groom send
out their wedding invites as a computer game - http://bit.ly/dhtEha
06:33pm "Funny Or Die Presidential Reunion Unites SNL Stars for Web
Hit " - http://bit.ly/9AVvbb
06:52pm Guys in chicken suits shouldn't mess with chemistry professors!
- http://bit.ly/9bWafb
06:55pm "Epic Wii Curling Fail" - http://bit.ly/bXxL2L - if you don't
laugh at this, you have a serious problem!
06:59pm The last link doesn't work. Here's the full link - http://
www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/03/04/epic-wii-curling-fail
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Sun Mar 07
09:37pm Need a domain name suggestion for a news & media website
I want to start. Think along the lines of a site like Huffington Post. Any
ideas?
Mon Mar 08
12:55pm Thanks for your domain name suggestions! I finally went with
cyberspacepost.com .
09:06pm @sarahintampa There's already a Swedish version of Dragon
Tattoo out. I think it has English subtitles. Supposed to be not that bad.
Wed Mar 10
03:17pm @sarahintampa No idea. I find it strange that they are bringing
out 2 versions of the same book - Swedish & Hollywood - in a short time.
03:18pm Currently sick with a very nasty virus. Doctor thought initially it
was the novo virus. Thinking about food makes me want to barf.
Thu Mar 11
04:28pm Virus gradually going away. Able to eat dry toast and crackers
without throwing up! Why can't they make "sick people's pizza"?
04:43pm @sarahintampa At least they spell your name properly! One
PR person called me Mr Marco Neil. Yup, Marco from Italy.
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Fri Mar 12
01:51pm Back from getting our "no impediment" documents from the
town hall so we can marry in May. My head is spinning at spending over
100 Euros.
02:06pm Here's a Grade A for being immature - school cancels prom
after student asks to attend with her lesbian girlfriend - http://bit.ly/
dCAY1S
02:14pm 51 decapitated skeletons found in a mass grave in England
were Scandinavian Vikings - http://bit.ly/bo2JR5
Sat Mar 13
03:57pm Guess I am a master criminal then - http://bit.ly/cQ4j0z
04:00pm Journalist refuses to name social networking site where he
posed as 14 year old girl & was approached by perverts - http://bit.ly/
dkZTgO
04:05pm Got millions of dollars available? Then start bidding on http://
www.sex.com - http://bit.ly/9gqu1E
Sun Mar 14
01:16am @aenon1mus Sorry I haven't got around to giving you my list
yet. I'll try and do that tomorrow.
01:18am @bencrystal Have you read the Shakespeare conspiracy
thrillers by J.L.Carrell? Am reading the sequel which is not as good as
the first book.
01:19am @aleksk finished watching the Virtual Revolution programmes
you made. Haven't enjoyed a documentary so much in ages. Good job!
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07:57pm Monika has made a fan page for the cinema where she
works.The page (& the cinema of course!) is absolutely great :-) - http://
bit.ly/d10ABt
Mon Mar 15
12:01pm @bencrystal you don't read a good fiction book with your cup
of hot chocolate before bed? ;-)
02:44pm @aleksk Well his main female protagonist is very macho
and very much in charge of all the men! I kind of liked the roles being
reversed!
02:46pm Now I am discovering I need MORE documents for my
wedding. I am DROWNING IN PAPERWORK!!! And it's costing a
pretty penny too.
04:59pm @Steve_Campbell Now's the time to watch that Runaway
Jury movie and also the one where Demi Moore gets terrorised by Alec
Baldwin! LOL.
Tue Mar 16
12:18am Just heard Kate Winslet is single again. Finally! Wedding's off Kate and I are hooking up! LOL.
12:34pm Children think Luke Skywalker was the first man on the moon http://bit.ly/a8ssaN
02:05pm Forget Kate Winslet. I think I've found my new honey - http://
bit.ly/9mb1b5 - watched a BBC programme by her & I am entranced!
02:26pm @aleksk Some of us are not weird - just big fans :-)
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Wed Mar 17
04:43pm @aleksk I know. I used to work in their debt collection
department :-)
04:44pm @bencrystal are you eating your cookies?
04:45pm @aenon1mus is this your online business card? :-)
04:46pm @craigdarlow ah Blockbuster. I used to work for them, back
when video cassettes were the norm and DVD disks were a fancy new
technology :-)
05:04pm @bencrystal for some reason, I am talking to everyone in a
Cookie Monster tone of voice at the moment. The postman is extremely
unnerved.
05:23pm @bencrystal I would have got away with it if it hadn't been for
those pesky kids! I'm in the mood to watch some Scooby and Scrappy
now.
09:03pm This is totally surreal - http://bit.ly/cWand1´- man attacks
female police officer with his penis?
09:28pm @rdube to quote Al Pacino in Scent Of A Woman, "the day
you stop looking is the day you die". Well said Al.
Thu Mar 18
02:13pm @bencrystal Here's one of my Muppets favourites - http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY
02:21pm How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet - http://
bit.ly/1V3v4s - Douglas Adams in 1999. Very prophetic.
05:25pm just ate a huge bag of balsamico crisps and now I feel like
barfing. Nice one Mark. And you wonder why you don't lose any weight.
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06:13pm RT @BreakingNews: In legal first, British gang member
convicted of murder based on dog's DNA http://bit.ly/cUfPby
06:59pm Facebook considering installing a panic button - http://
bit.ly/9HxfUu
08:42pm Scientists have created the first ever 3D invisibility cloak http://bit.ly/9As128
Fri Mar 19
12:48pm This guy is married to Sandra Bullock but he still feels the need
to have an affair? What a stupid asshole - http://bit.ly/9otuPo
01:44pm "My Mom's On Facebook" song goes viral - http://bit.ly/a76VhD
- very funny!
02:25pm Mark Twain Captured on Film by Thomas Edison (1909) http://bit.ly/ap3HCc
03:09pm Here's a great laugh - http://bit.ly/bcWqhR - people with
unfortunate names applying to change them. I feel so fortunate having a
good name.
06:42pm Five Geeky Games for a Perfect Game Night - http://bit.ly/
av0xDk
07:12pm Sometimes Twitter Accounts About Sh*t Your Dad Says Get
You TV Deals - http://bit.ly/ddg8Sb
08:05pm Nestle pisses off its Facebook fans. How NOT to run a
Facebook fan page - http://bit.ly/cIdQnU
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Sat Mar 20
12:10pm Watched a documentary on how Tetris was invented. Now got
the Gameboy out playing it! I can't stop playing this damn addictive
game!
12:58pm RT @geeksaresexy Daily Telegraph makes "hardon" typo in
their online news - http://bit.ly/boTnAR
07:35pm Just ate LOTS of home-made pizza. Completely stuffed but my
appetite is satisfied :-) Not a bad way to pass a Saturday afternoon!
07:36pm @DeanSherwin What's the job? Well done. :-)
Sun Mar 21
02:44pm Sat with the 7 week old son of our best friends yesterday. His
name is Linus and he is absolutely adorable :-)
05:13pm Just deleted a very important Windows folder belonging to
Monika. She is really upset and I am gutted. Recovery software coming
up zilch.
08:29pm @aenon1mus finally having limited success bringing up some
files % pictures. But her MP3's are gone. The one folder we forgot to
backup!
Mon Mar 22
12:23pm What's to stop a future US Republican president from
repealing last night's health reforms? Or at least significantly changing it?
03:11pm @Asiabroadcast You mean the Twitter guide? Glad you like
it. :-)
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03:40pm @aenon1mus Great! The word "Memphis" has inserted that
Cher song into my head! AAAAAAGGHHHH....
08:38pm Nestle in public relations disaster after Facebook "fans" stick
the knife in - http://bit.ly/dxJfou
10:02pm David Cameron's wife is pregnant - JUST IN TIME FOR THE
ELECTION! - http://bit.ly/9uodCR
10:07pm German government doesn't like Firefox & they don't like
Internet Explorer. What DO they like? - http://bit.ly/azxqDb
Tue Mar 23
01:55pm Conservative website attacking Gordon Brown immediately
hacked and rickrolled. Twitter feed hijacked - http://bit.ly/9m2JLk
Wed Mar 24
03:59pm @sarahintampa my girlfriend would like to know if you have
posted your Lost theory online as she would really like to read it. :-)
06:06pm @tamar that tamar.me link doesn't work - 404 Not Found.
06:26pm RT @tamar: how to get an influencer's attention http://bit.ly/
bwkHOo - I am one of those being interviewed :-)
06:39pm @tamar great article Tamar. You've made my day :-)
07:18pm @aenon1mus Imagine how long it would take if it was coming
with Russian Post :-)
07:35pm @aenon1mus LOL. How can you refuse someone called
Dolores? In a few minutes, her name will be Chuck. Then Cindy.
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Thu Mar 25
04:01pm 'World's smartest man' refuses $1m prize for solving
mathematics puzzle - http://bit.ly/adTmDK
Fri Mar 26
04:42pm @aenon1mus what did you buy?
04:43pm Here's a tasty morsel for you - just found two long hairs in a
sealed box of Bertolli margarine. Nice to know hygiene standards are
high.
04:44pm I strongly recommend avoiding buying Bertolli margarine unless chewing someone else's hair is a fetish of yours.
Wed Mar 31
04:18pm @timmyjohnboy Problogger bought by Google. But are they
buying the blog or are they just buying the domain name? - http://bit.ly/
bSLy03
04:22pm Should There Be an Inquisition for the Pope? - http://bit.ly/
c9uSwq
Thu Apr 01
03:23pm "Someone is coming in my ear - Oh behave!" - http://
bit.ly/102l1A
04:56pm Here at MakeUseOf, we gave the staff writers pay raises and
they don't believe it - they think it's an April Fools joke.
06:11pm @evanw got really excited about this until I realised it's only for
the Motorola. I have a Samsung Galaxy & I really want it updated to 2.1
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06:19pm @evanw 1.5! The oldest! I am really mad I'm paying so much
money for a phone I can't upgrade!
06:23pm @Samsungtweets I want to know when my Samsung Galaxy
mobile phone will receive an Android 2.1 update. I am REALLY mad
about this.
06:26pm @Samsungtweets What does "US Only Account" mean?
Updates can be pushed out over the web so what does location matter?
06:39pm @Samsungtweets Aren't you Samsung the company? I've one
of your products! Can't u find out for one of your customers about the
update?
07:00pm Official from Samsung Germany - "we just make the Android
phone. If you want updates, contact Google". Contact Google? Yeah
right.
07:04pm I'm going to pay off the phone contract, sell the phone & get
the Motorola. Samsung is a pile of shit.They treat their customers VERY
badly.
Fri Apr 02
11:46am I wonder how many people actually fell for this yesterday? http://bit.ly/d1CPqL
04:16pm @geeksaresexy This just cracked me up completely - http://
bit.ly/9I13Jl
05:41pm Was this study commissioned by the Easter Egg industry? http://bit.ly/9YKFWZ
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Mon Apr 05
06:05pm An astrologist has just sent me a spam email & told me that my
life will make a "major change for the better" on April 27th.
06:06pm Apparently she got a "hot burning tingling feeling" about me.
Ah well, what can I say? She's only human :-)
Tue Apr 06
03:56pm UK General Election campaign only in its 5th hour and already
I am sick of hearing the word "change". Obama has a lot to answer for!
04:27pm BBC has set up a "Digital Election Center" for monitoring
social networks for the election - the DEC consists of one guy sitting at a
desk.
07:39pm The BBC guy doing the Digital Election Center is getting
sexually aroused live on TV. Something about Twittering his Google.
Arrff!
08:27pm BBC ambushes BNP leader Nick Griffin on live TV - "...your
publicity chief was fired because he was plotting to kill you". WTF!
Wed Apr 07
01:21pm After YEARS of searching,I have FINALLY found an old
school friend from 20 years ago. I just love the internet.I'm quite
emotional actually.
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Thu Apr 08
12:40pm Catching up with my old school friend who I haven't talked to
in 20 years.Lots of changes.Apparently one of my other school friends
has died
01:28pm How do you remove someone from your LinkedIn profile? I
don't see any delete button.
01:30pm OK forget it. Got it now :-)
02:46pm Absolutely brilliant - The South Park boys get onto Facebook
& Stan gets harassed by people wanting him to poke them - http://
bit.ly/9mTGqE
04:48pm I really hate blogs like the BBC that moderate all the
comments before publishing them. 2 hours on & my comment still isn't
there yet. Boo!
07:18pm @aenon1mus out of curiosity, how much do you want for it?
Looking for an iPhone that doesn't break the bank.
07:51pm @aenon1mus I am becoming a bit disillusioned with my
Android phone (the whole upgrade fiasco). So I am just exploring other
possibilities.
07:52pm @aenon1mus but buying an iPhone requires a bloody bank
loan!
Fri Apr 09
10:54am @bencrystal Are you in the Woolpack having a pint?
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Mon Apr 12
01:29pm @paul_clarke @bencrystal better than "how's it hanging?"
which someone said to me not that long ago.
01:31pm RT @jimmy_wales: In case you were laboring under the
misconception that you understand Japan, watch this :-) http://ow.ly/1x8ix
02:22pm Just received my compensation money from the tram
company that knocked me over in 2008. My bank balance is looking very
healthy. :-)
03:10pm Is this really Kelly McGillis from Top Gun? - http://bit.ly/
dAZXW0 - this photo takes my breath away! LOL.
03:18pm Has a cure been found for skin cancer? - http://bit.ly/dl06bU or is it just progress?
03:24pm General David Petraeus for US President in 2012? - http://
bit.ly/clxogm - the 2012 Presidential race has started already.
06:40pm If you are looking for a new webhost, I recommend
BlueTreeHost, run by @ddrager . Very friendly & professional service.
Good prices too.
Tue Apr 13
10:45am Finally getting my website up and running after a long
hibernation - http://bit.ly/7ppj4 - what do you think of the design?
Wed Apr 14
05:57pm RT @librarycongress: Library acquires ENTIRE Twitter
archive. ALL tweets. More info here http://go.usa.gov/ik4
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08:48pm MakeUseOf.com brings out the official iPhone / iPod Touch
app - http://bit.ly/b9zOw5 - what do you think?
11:15pm @aenon1mus Note the comment two below that which calls us
"the Radio Shack of technology websites". I thought that one was really
cool.
Thu Apr 15
10:20am Pornographic magazine for the blind launched - http://bit.ly/
c3Vco1 - hoohah
10:29am Twitter can be used to predict movie box office earnings
(apparently) - http://bit.ly/dwRpsP
04:07pm Really pissed. My German satellite TV box has broken down
and the replacement box has lost three of my favourite channels!
07:59pm UK Prime Ministerial debates to start on British TV in a half
hour but I am not expecting much. There's probably rules on when to
breathe.
11:49pm Privacy Fail: Free MMS iPhone App Exposes Messages For All
To See http://bit.ly/dnvTTN
11:59pm From my blog: What The Wii Console Would Be Like If
Women Played It http://goo.gl/fb/G9nXr
Fri Apr 16
12:33pm From my blog: The Winner Of Last Night’s UK Election
Debate:The Man Who Can Never Win http://goo.gl/fb/QIfcL
12:53pm New malware infects PCs & publishes user's net history
on a public website before demanding a fee for its removal - http://
bit.ly/9Joqkh
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Sat Apr 17
12:50pm @diptychal what airline are you going with? British Airways
has cancelled everything until Monday afternoon.
02:35pm @jimmy_wales Why not just take the plane? I haven't done a
bus trip like that since Edinburgh to Poland in 1997 - 32 hours!
07:55pm From my blog: Kiefer Sutherland On Jonathan Ross http://
goo.gl/fb/9QWIS
09:52pm From my blog: Lincoln’s Missing Bodyguard http://goo.gl/fb/
J2zRp
11:35pm From my blog: Monty Python’s Bruce http://goo.gl/fb/f7DFu
Mon Apr 19
12:23pm This volcanic ash cloud thing had better be gone by May,
otherwise we are going to have to swim to Scotland for our wedding.
01:22pm @sarahintampa the wedding isn't due until May 29th but
scientists think the ash problem could go on for months. That means no
flights to UK.
01:24pm Anyone know if UK Royal Mail deliveries to Europe are
stopped because of the volcanic ash? If so, I may not get my voting
papers for May 6th
02:25pm That is cool. @RoyalMail promptly answered my last tweet
about European deliveries. Very good customer service @RoyalMail !
03:09pm Royal Navy going to "rescue" stranded Brits abroad? What a
shameless election photo-op! What about the ferries, buses and Channel
Tunnel?
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04:07pm @sharninder the Navy is going to rescue the Brits stranded by
the volcano yes. But they are only going to France & Spain - pointless!
04:09pm @sharninder I feel very sorry for everyone stranded there but
there's hope.50 "test flights" are apparently being allowed into Germany
today
04:11pm Airspace in Scotland and north of England to reopen at 7.00am
tomorrow morning local time. I AM SAVED! (Mr Volcano, don't erupt
again!)
05:05pm @sarahintampa I may be OK. They are re-opening Scottish
airspace tomorrow morning :-) (Assuming the volcano doesn't erupt
again of course).
05:07pm My new glasses are ready and I will pick them up on
Wednesday. I'm looking forward to wearing them - they make me look
like Chuck Berry.
05:08pm wait no, not Chuck Berry. Who's the 50's musician with the
glasses who died in the plane crash?
05:09pm That's it - Buddy Holly :-)
05:12pm Now I've got this song stuck in my head - http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt02zuoxGj4 - oh well there are worse
songs to keep singing!
Tue Apr 20
01:46pm Looking for an interactive free web app which allows you to
make seating plans for a wedding. Any suggestions?
03:26pm BBC reporter to couple trapped in France by volcano ash :
"you still have your sense of humour". Old man replies "of course, we're
British!"
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06:37pm What do you think of my new glasses? Click my new Twitter
profile picture above.
06:43pm @tristanx Really? I've had some very strange looks from people
on the way home...
Wed Apr 21
02:01pm Just done my 2009 taxes. All the energy has been sucked out of
my body after that experience. I'm sure you know that feeling too.
07:25pm Do NOT fly with RyanAir - they've VERY badly treated
passengers stranded by the volcano by only giving assistance to the value
of the ticket
07:26pm That means if someone buys a 4 Euro plane ticket, Ryanair will
only give 4 Euros worth of food & drink. Forget about hotels & other
help.
07:33pm @SolCutter OK will do. Good to see others are as pissed as I
am about this.
10:27pm @MakeUseOf is looking for a developer to turn our iPhone
app into an Android compatible app. Interested? Send me a direct
message.
Wed Apr 28
12:21pm RT @geeksaresexy James Hance's Amazing Star Wars-Themed
Art - http://bit.ly/dr4PNV
07:52pm To the media - leave Gillian Duffy alone. It's not her fault that
Gordon Brown is a complete incompetent asshole.
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Thu Apr 29
01:14pm Finally got my postal voting papers & I've one day 2 decide who
2 vote for. 2 assholes who could b Prime Minister or one nice guy who
can't?
02:40pm Gordon Brown lost my vote yesterday. Cameron is a bit of a
bastard too (nice hairstyle though). Looks like Nick Clegg then...<sigh>
02:49pm @nick_clegg promise me that if I vote for you, you won't agree
to any coalition that keeps Gordon Brown in office. That man needs to
GO.
05:16pm @sarahintampa That is one hell of a shovel. Is that the Chinese
version of the Home Shopping Channel?!
05:17pm @sarahintampa The Western music just SO makes me want to
buy!
06:37pm @packratius You're welcome. I hope you get some new signups
because of it. :-)
06:39pm @rdube I was in a really bad mood yesterday. Having sticky
coke dripping down your face & getting your picture taken? No thanks!
10:33pm @bencrystal It really put me off that Gordon Brown was
grinning like an insane madman all the time. #leadersdebate
11:04pm After watching the debate, I'm switching my vote to David
Cameron. Clegg's policy on an amnesty 4 illegal immigrants is a
dealbreaker 4 me.
Fri Apr 30
05:59pm Met an old friend today in a bookshop, whom I haven't seen for
5 years. She hasn't changed a bit, still gorgeous & highly extroverted!
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07:42pm I am going to stop using Google. I hate being reliant on one
company for my searches. For a while I am going to try Wolfram Alpha
and Hakia.
Sat May 01
05:45pm Just got my British satellite TV channels back - including
Channel's 4 & 5 baby! My health may be going downhill but I have my
TV channels.
06:10pm @Cydonia1 Just get a satellite dish & point it to the Eurobird
satellite. Took me ages to set it up but it's well worth it.
06:10pm @Cydonia1 I didn't know I had a Würzburg person following
me! Nice to meet you.
Sun May 02
01:04pm @bencrystal It doesn't matter one jot who the papers are
supporting. They still have this quaint idea that people will be influenced
by them
01:05pm @diptychal sounds like Germans. They wouldn't know how
to form a queue even if they were shown an instructional video on the
subject!
01:10pm Snooker shock! Former World Champion John Higgins
suspended for allegedly accepting bribes to fix matches - http://
bit.ly/9WRENU
01:26pm General Election 2010 - in Lego! - http://bit.ly/c8WszW - very
cool.
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01:28pm I just love Stephen Fry! RT @stephenfry: Well, the traffic
between Heathrow and London is twelve types of absolute arse pig.
Heigh ho.
01:31pm @Cydonia1 Have you seen Python's "Bavarian Restaurant
Sketch"? It was part of the "German series" they made in the 1970's.
Absolute classic.
01:33pm @Cydonia1 Here it is - http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vAaaAVJr9zg
02:17pm @Cydonia1 "Nietzche has just been booked for arguing with
the referee. He accused Confucius of having no free will"
04:01pm 90 year old pensioner scores a hole-in-one on the golf course http://bit.ly/bGQOGJ
Mon May 03
11:43am Laura Bush alleges she and Doofus husband were poisoned
here in Germany - http://bit.ly/ddC6TG - the chef is mega pissed.
12:28pm Is it just me or is Wikipedia very slow today?
12:46pm @diptychal hishik bishik?
01:17pm Three days to the UK General Election, an ICM/Guardian
poll puts the Conservatives on 33%, Labour and the Lib Dems on 28%.
VERY close.
04:58pm BBC reports that as much as 46% of British voters have yet to
make up their mind about who to vote for on Thursday.
05:32pm Sandra Bullock has adopted a black baby? What is this
fascination by stars about adopting black babies? How about white
babies?
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Tue May 04
04:30pm My new neurologist is the spitting image of Sarah Palin. When
I shook her hand, I was half expecting her to wink at me.
04:36pm 2 days to UK General Election. Conservatives are widening
their lead to 35% with other two parties on 28%. But half the voters are
undecided
05:06pm @Cydonia1 Ich hoffe, dass die vulkanische Asche ist weg :-)
Ich bin ein bischen angst für meine Flucht in 3 Wochen Zeit. Asche oder
nicht?
05:31pm @Cydonia1 Ich bin zu meiner Hochzeit in Schottland gehen :-)
Warum Eastbourne? Was ist da?
Wed May 05
09:39am German man marries his dying cat - http://bit.ly/ctOohC - just
as long as he doesn't try to consumate the marriage!
09:40am BRILLIANT! Spiderman & a group of Jedi Knights jump into
action & stop a shoplifter - http://bit.ly/aUo8TE
01:54pm @KarlGechlik Thanks Karl for the Lost spoiler! I haven't
watched it yet!
05:55pm Meet the new look Google and its new options column - http://
bit.ly/a2kKNB
08:40pm Opera Mini for the Android phone is fantastic - speed dial!
Thu May 06
12:06pm UK General Election Day - DON'T forget to vote!
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12:09pm 15 month old baby sent UK election voting card - http://
bit.ly/9jYzsD - will he vote for the "more breast feeding for all"
candidate?
12:13pm BBC offers an "election night party pack" where you can wear
a facemask of your favourite politician! WHAT FUN - not - http://bit.ly/
cL1Q73
02:23pm Vote Conservative in the UK General Election today and save
these girls from unemployment! . http://bit.ly/bOtZmT (NSFW)
04:02pm wow, I'm impressed. I emailed Facebook to ask for an account
change and they did it immediately. Even sent me a nice email back!
06:32pm The Vimeo site is totally f@cked. Is anyone else seeing the
page falling to bits?
07:49pm It seems you CAN remove yourself as a Facebook fan page
admin if you are the page creator - you just have to email Facebook and
ask them.
07:49pm If you ask them, they will remove you manually - they did that
for me today very promptly.
08:30pm From my blog: Removing Yourself As The Admin Of A
Facebook Fan Page http://goo.gl/fb/HC51J
10:32pm RT @BreakingNews: Exit polls: Conservatives win most seats
in U.K. election, but fall short of a majority http://bit.ly/a4xuHm
Fri May 07
01:17pm Is the UK Labour Party maneovering to install a new leader
- ANOTHER unelected Prime Minister - in order to placate the Lib
Dems? BETTER NOT
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01:19pm Gordon Brown - for the love of God - RESIGN. Holding on to
power like this is PATHETIC. You lost last night - get over it.
01:49pm Why are there TWO armed police officers outside 10 Downing
Street? Do they think David Cameron will rush in with a machine gun?
04:14pm Dear Westminster Council - I'd like to report a squatter hiding
out in 10 Downing Street.Please evict him immediately as it's not his
house.
04:28pm I'm exhausted. Drinking Vanilla Coke trying to stay awake
but it isn't working too well. Maybe I need to inject myself with pure
caffeine?
Sat May 08
01:33pm A good informative article by Christopher Hitchens on George
Orwell's "Animal Farm" - http://bit.ly/aQ0vBv - still banned in some
places.
05:39pm @ddrager The Neverending story movie is so bad, even the
author of the book disowned it. The book is a classic and the movie is
total crap.
Sun May 09
02:41pm Never heard a baby scream so loud at his own baptism.
Obviously wants to be protestant instead.
06:17pm Gordon Brown met Nick Clegg in a secret meeting at the
Foreign Office? So much for Conservatives getting first try. That didn't
last long.
08:04pm A friend told me today that iPad prices in Germany have been
set at a minimum 540 Euros.
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Mon May 10
12:44pm RT @BreakingNews: Obama to nominate Solicitor Gen. Elena
Kagan to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on Supreme Court - NBC
News
03:57pm RT @BreakingNews: President Obama formally nominates
Elena Kagan for Supreme Court says she is one of the country’s
“foremost legal minds”
05:27pm RT @BreakingNews: Gordon Brown says he will resign as
British prime minister
06:11pm RT @BreakingNews: Twitter hack allows users to force
followers; many accounts show 0 followers
Tue May 11
04:15pm Removal vans spotted at the back of Downing Street - is
Gordon Brown finally moving out and is David Cameron finally about to
move in?
05:35pm RT @BreakingNews: Liberal Democrats, Tories reach deal on
new government In Britain; Prime Minister Brown to resign. http://bit.ly/
cRUUeB
Wed May 12
03:51pm OK, rather hacked off now. SnagIt has an upgrade but are
demanding $25 for it. Why aren't "valued customers" entitled to free
upgrades?
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04:46pm RT @sarahintampa: Seriously, this is why I love the Internet:
www.wtfjapanseriously.com
Thu May 13
06:59pm RT @stephenfry: The best letter I've read for a long time. Not
ashamed to say it made me cry - http://bit.ly/a4Jcff
07:00pm RT @RealChadVader: Who would win in a fight, me or Harry
Potter? I predict me.
08:09pm Only 16 days to matrimony! Get out the handcuffs! :-)
09:05pm Jedi church founder thrown out of Tesco for refusing to remove
his hood - http://bit.ly/1P0EPK
09:12pm @tristanx what makes me laugh is that he walks around like a
Jedi but he is only emotionally traumatised when he gets chucked out of
Tesco!
Tue May 25
11:34pm From my blog: Bagpipes Outside Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh
http://goo.gl/fb/tKMTk
Wed May 26
10:57pm From my blog: Day 3 – The Highlands Tour http://goo.gl/fb/
kL2lw
11:34pm From my blog: The Highland Tour Of Oban & Loch Lomond
http://goo.gl/fb/AUmCv
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Fri May 28
08:53am My last full day as a single man. OK, where's those strippers?
05:52pm The holiday flat is full of flowers and lots of German people.
Time for me and the best man to make ourselves scarce! :-)
Sun May 30
12:47am The deed is done! One of our wedding photos from today.
http://twitpic.com/1sa3lc
11:33pm From my blog: The Day After The Night Before http://goo.gl/
fb/sztpI
Tue Jun 01
10:58pm From my blog: …And So Farewell Scotland…. http://goo.gl/fb/
Wr0HB
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Fri Jun 04
04:48pm Just 2 let you know that I DON'T use Google Buzz as it hasn't
been extended to Google Apps yet. So any messages you send won't be
answered.
04:55pm Monika has just bought me a pair of black "Germany" pants
with a German flag on the back in case anyone lifts my kilt at our
wedding party!
06:04pm From my blog: BBC News – Highland Bullock Hamish Gets
First Girlfriend http://goo.gl/fb/fHzoF
07:40pm From my blog: Lee Evans & The Sat Nav System http://goo.gl/
fb/eDrxc
Sun Jun 06
04:38pm My step-gran has just died. I feel numb.
Mon Jun 07
02:22pm Stephen Fry names the "most beautiful tweet" - http://bit.ly/
c7aa4G
02:26pm LOL! It turns out that most condoms are too small for Indian
men - http://bit.ly/qYikH - is this supposed to be a serious news story?
Tue Jun 08
07:43pm I am addicted to pizza. Can't get enough of it. Eventually I will
turn into one big pizza myself and live in a box.
08:30pm An easy job - being the corpse in a TV cop show. Unlimited
work and you get to lie down all the time and say nothing! Sign me up!
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08:31pm @loyaleagle I don't think that would work. I can eat pizza until
it's coming out of my ears.
08:35pm I think I would be mentally scarred for life if Dustin Hoffman
turned to me and kissed me on the lips - http://tinyurl.com/25djav8
Wed Jun 09
01:07pm Don't ever subscribe to Time magazine. They unashamedly sell
your contact details to other organisations. A bit unethical isn't it?
01:23pm It's steaming hot here in Würzburg & it's a good day for a man
to be out on the street. Lots of hot ladies wearing virtually nothing!
Yeah!
07:11pm @jhpot As my grandad likes to say, there's no harm admiring
the flowers, just don't try to pick them! That's when you get in trouble!
07:13pm Tonight, the song stuck in my head is Mr Elvis Presley! "It's now
or never, come hold me tight, kiss me my darling, be mine tonight..."
Fri Jun 11
01:17pm First World Cup match this evening - Uruguay v. France. Not
normally a football fan but I can see myself getting sucked into all the
matches
01:47pm Just been asked if Monika and I will be celebrating our two
week wedding anniversary tomorrow. I replied that every day is a
celebration!
02:45pm @sharninder yeah just found out about the other match. Didn't
see it listed on BBC - turns out the other channel is covering it :-)
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03:16pm Watching the start of the first World Cup match. Is it me or is
South Africa getting their asses whipped already? They don't look THAT
good
03:33pm Desmond Tutu is in the football stadium wearing his football
shirt, hat and scarf. That guy is the coolest Archbishop on the planet.
04:21pm GOAL!!!!!!!! Well done South Africa.....that was brilliant. The
commentator is getting carried away though - "a goal for all Africa"?
04:42pm GOAL! Finally, Mexico finds the back of the net and they spoil
South Africa's party.
05:48pm @Wossy couldn't you just have got her a bottle of perfume or
something? You guys have way too much money!
Sat Jun 12
05:45pm If England loses its World Cup match against USA tonight, we
will never live it down. It would b extremely embarrassing. Please Wayne
Rooney
06:01pm RT: @Article_Dan this is a good example of how Britain is
totally fucked up - http://post.ly/jAeH - my God! Breasts! Lock up the
kids!
06:02pm RT: @wikileaks United States might assassinate Wikileaks
founder? - http://bit.ly/d8crge
06:33pm Reality TV show stars who do the "phone & vote for me"
gesture with their hands should have their fucking hands cut off. And
whipped.
07:25pm From my blog: A Fairly Boring Video Of Oban http://goo.gl/fb/
FtVlA
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08:45pm Come on England. What's wrong with u? Kick some ass!
#worldcup
09:26pm If we can't beat USA then we are doomed. Doomed I tell you!
#worldcup
Sun Jun 13
09:02pm This game with Australia is turning into an outright bloodbath!
#worldcup
Thu Jun 17
02:16pm My best friend Leni has had her baby! His name is Sverre.
Fri Jun 18
03:01pm Germany just got its ass handed to them by Serbia in World
Cup, although the Serbians didn't really play fair. Grounds for appeal?
#worldcup
Sat Jun 19
01:06pm The German wedding party is tonight. Thank God there is no
German football match on tonight otherwise there would have been a
mass exodus.
01:07pm @bencrystal you don't by any chance need a proofreader do
you?! *wink wink*
01:11pm I am totally taken aback by how well the USA team is doing in
the World Cup. Americans can play soccer and England suddenly can't?
Wow.
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02:13pm Is "Anyone But England" T-shirts racist or is it just harmless
football banter? - http://bit.ly/bmSmte
02:31pm Getting back into the kilt again. Being in tartan makes me feel
all kind of Highlander-ish. I just need the immortality & the sword now!
Sat Jun 26
10:11pm It's taken me a whole hour to get online! Bloody hotel free WLAN! And this is supposed to be a "hotspot". Yeah right!
Sun Jun 27
03:52pm Wanted. Shambolically bad football players to play for
England. Interested applicants please reply to F.Cappello.
03:52pm That indeed was a goal for England but you know what? The
England team are playing so badly that they don't deserve to win. Sorry
but true
04:28pm England, give it up. You're getting demolished. And remember
to sack your manager when you get home #worldcup
04:56pm Fabio, stop whining about the lost second goal. If you had
got it, you would still have been thrashed 4-2 instead of 4-1. Jesus!
#worldcup
04:59pm The car horns are blaring non-stop here in Germany. The
celebrations have begun. I need to keep a low profile for a few days!
#worldcup
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Mon Jun 28
12:13pm German gets assaulted in London by English mob angry at
World Cup defeat - http://bit.ly/bKbBsq - England are such bad losers.
12:15pm BBC reports that Fabio Capello would get 12 million pounds to
cancel his contract if it is decided to sack him. WTF! #worldcup
01:01pm Take a look at this photo and tell me if you see what I am
laughing my head off at - http://tinyurl.com/29byegn
Wed Jun 30
11:45am Russian 'spies' in United States were no James Bonds - http://
bit.ly/aoamEe
06:56pm Andy Murray is through to the semi finals of Wimbledon! With
Federer out, could this be THE year for Britain to win? #wimbledon
08:03pm A Scotsman set to become the next President of Lower Saxony
in Germany - http://bit.ly/bNYk4Q
Sat Jul 03
05:18pm Germany beats Argentina 4-0 and is through to the semi-finals!
GOODBYE ARGENTINA! Have a safe flight home Diego. #worldcup
05:19pm @jhpot They are the best team in the world and with Brazil
and Argentina now out of the game, they are going to win next Sunday.
08:33pm @jhpot The Dutch team are excellent but they cannot hope
to match the German team. The Germans are excellent tacticians & are
much fitter.
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Sun Jul 04
07:13pm 4th July - the day the heroic Americans were liberated by the
evil English. At least that's the way Mel Gibson portrays it in his movie.
07:15pm RT @gavmccaughey: There's a line in Back To The Future
where Christopher Lloyd sets the DeLorean for "25 yrs in the future"
THAT'S TODAY!
Mon Jul 05
04:11pm From my blog: Relax, Take It Easy http://goo.gl/fb/SxjKV
04:43pm From my blog: Ike & Her New Pet http://goo.gl/fb/fRw0o
09:17pm From my blog: Life In Germany http://goo.gl/fb/Tr96i
10:08pm From my blog: Going To The Bank – The German Obsession
With Organisation http://goo.gl/fb/TjunB
Tue Jul 06
12:04pm MakeUseOf.com has now opened a T-shirt store - http://bit.ly/
bFirC4 - check it out!
07:12pm From my blog: The German Nurse & Her Stuhlgang http://
goo.gl/fb/zNurO
09:39pm From my blog: Great Scott! We’ve Landed In The Year 2010!
http://goo.gl/fb/ORi0i
Wed Jul 07
01:09pm As Germany and Spain battle it out tonight, it is revealed why
Germany wins so much - http://bit.ly/bE4ZIy
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06:27pm Have a sexy girl moan your IP address out loud - http://
bit.ly/8aAg - thanks @god for the find! Is this a new geek fetish?
06:29pm Woman runs down Lord Jesus Christ with a car - http://bit.ly/
b4Xri0 - did the reporter write this with a straight face?
06:32pm Germans dressed as Spanish guys singing "Adieu Espana" (to
the tune of Y Viva Espana). It's already started! #worldcup
07:57pm What crap is this German team? Come on, play football!
#worldcup
08:19pm Half time & no goals yet. German team playing like a bunch of
fairies #worldcup
09:27pm What the fuck just happened? #worldcup
09:53pm I want to kill an octopus right now #worldcup
Fri Jul 09
01:20pm Booked the plane tickets for our honeymoon to Rome! Going
in the middle of October. Can't wait!
01:22pm @PenguinBooks "it was a dark & stormy night, the beasts
were stirring in the darkness outside & the rain pounded the window"
#bestfirstline
Sun Jul 11
01:55pm Thief "damaged, brutalised and mutilated" Shakespeare folio http://bit.ly/9ThYWx - he deserves to be flogged for this.
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Mon Jul 12
10:37am British politician too drunk to vote - http://bit.ly/dqXjuo - and
his name? Mark Reckless. How appropriate!
07:26pm From my blog: The Germans & Their Football http://goo.gl/fb/
n9sen
Tue Jul 13
11:59am A Pakistani hotel employee who makes $235 a month hands in
$50,000 that he found - http://bit.ly/a1nM8A - how honest is that eh?
12:03pm Paul the psychic octopus decides to retire from the oracle
business - http://bit.ly/9Nd1AN - good move Paul. Could you predict
being eaten?
05:18pm Is it just me or is Season 4 of the IT Crowd really boring?
05:28pm The French Muslim veil ban is idiotic and discriminatory.
That's like telling a Jew that he / she can't read the Talmud.
09:30pm RT: @geeksaresexy @OldSpice Most male geek now look up
to you as a role model. As a comic book-loving geek, how do you feel
about that?
Wed Jul 14
11:00am Check out MakeUseOf's latest PDF guide on digital
photography - http://bit.ly/a4HPng - courtesy of @Bakari45
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Thu Jul 15
03:29pm Just received an email from Fring which says that Skype
has blocked users from accessing them via Fring. Wonder if this is
permanent?
Fri Jul 16
11:31am Singer Pink is taken to hospital after an on-stage stunt at her
German concert goes badly wrong - http://bit.ly/98O8RJ
Sun Jul 18
01:16pm World's oldest champagne found on ocean floor - dates from
French Revolution - & they drank it! Philistines! - http://bit.ly/c9ZyUm
Mon Jul 19
09:54am Want to start Christmas shopping in August? Then go to
Selfridges in London - http://bit.ly/dhsHjY
03:05pm I wouldn't like to have a dad like this - http://bit.ly/dlj9dG
07:29pm From my blog: Dropping My Bank Card On The Bus (& Trying
To Get It Back Again) http://goo.gl/fb/f3kgL
Sat Aug 07
06:00pm What? I wiped my Android phone back to factory settings &
now it isn't compatible with Skype and Facebook! WTF?
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06:04pm And another thing - is Skype fucking up now? Complete
strangers are suddenly appearing on my contact list without me
approving them first!
06:36pm @suemax No, it kept it on the same OS. All it did was wipe all
the data and apps. On the plus side, the phone is freaking fast! :-)
Mon Aug 09
03:28am RT @iTweetFact: At 6mins and 7secs after 5 o'clock on Aug 9th
2010, it will be 05:06:07 08/09/10. This won't happen again until 3010.
02:39pm @saikytweets Yes you're right. I retweeted that tweet. Must
have been someone from North America who writes their dates
backwards :-)
04:09pm From my blog: Things That Piss Me Off [9th August 2010]
http://goo.gl/fb/xv9bf
Tue Aug 10
06:49pm How do you get Facebook Questions? Is this a bit like Gmail
where they only roll it out to selected users first then everyone else later?
11:57pm I love Aardvark! Join my network so we can help each other
out... http://vark.com/s/j59A
Wed Aug 11
05:35pm Tony Blair is such an arrogant asshole, it defies belief - http://
bit.ly/9c04uj
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Thu Aug 12
11:25am Switched to the @seesmic app for updating my Twitter feed on
my Android phone. What an app! Very sweet. Highly recommended.
11:26am And on the subject of Android, I am finally ready to dump this
piece of @Samsung Galaxy shit and buy the Motorola Milestone instead.
11:46am u have 2 hand it 2 @O2. It takes a whole week 2 call me back
on a customer service issue.But then they give me a better data plan 4 my
phone
04:46pm Is it just me or is this extremely scary? - http://bit.ly/dwzBNl
Fri Aug 13
12:36am Managed to get PacMan & Super Mario working on my
Android phone! Yay!
03:10pm From my blog: The Pillow Fight On Lufthansa http://goo.gl/fb/
NzaLg
07:28pm @evanw I've read it & it's great.
Sat Aug 14
11:30am @o2myhandy I have a Samsung Galaxy i7500 & German O2
phone service. Does O2 provide latest Google Android update? I am
stuck on Android 1.5.
11:41am RT @SoEffingTrue: Roses are red. Violets are blue. Friend
requests are great. But who the hell are you. #SoEffingTrue
11:42am RT @darthvader: Do you like piña coladas & gettin' caught in
the rain? If you're not into Yoda, write to me and we'll escape.
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11:44am Motorola Milestone users - what are the pros & cons of this
device? And does Motorola push out frequent Android updates "over the
air"?
01:39pm @o2myhandy 1.6? You're kidding right? We're on 2.2 now!
What would I want 1.6 for?
02:11pm @o2myhandy Funny you should say that.When I contacted
Samsung,they told me to contact O2! Looks like a classic case of
customer pingpong :-(
03:23pm Anybody looking for guest articles and willing to pay a decent
fee? Looking for more money to get my pension started. Everything
considered.
06:39pm @joerg78 I used a free app called Nesoid Lite. Then move
the game ROM's (freely available online) to your phone. Then start and
play!
06:41pm Monika and I are seriously considering buying a Kindle. One
each though otherwise there will be murder committed when we want to
use it.
08:39pm @ivorberry I would love an iPad but it's an issue of price. Here
in Germany, an iPad is 500 Euros. A Kindle is 110 Euros. Big difference!
10:00pm I need some new super cool interesting cultured and
sophisticated people to follow on Twitter. Any candidates?
Sun Aug 15
12:23pm LOL!!!! RT @BestWorstAdvice: Want to surprise your wife
with breakfast in bed? Wrap a pancake around your dick.
01:58pm @ivorberry LOL. Unfortunately it's money we don't have,
otherwise I would have bought one ages ago :-)
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03:05pm @brit_battleaxe My wife & I are rooting for you to win
Masterchef. I have a feeling you will triumph over the others! Keep calm
& carry on!
09:13pm RT @VizTopTips: FOOL BURGLARS into thinking you own
a large dog by shitting all over your garden. /via @NullanVoid
Mon Aug 16
01:34pm Just found my parents & grandparents on Google Street View.
Looking at their front doors! Thankfully no bums were showing at the
window!
01:45pm Ordering our Kindles. Amazon wants to charge us $38 postage
to Germany and $75 "import fees". Eeek. Talk about small print.
02:58pm Preparing to leave for Berlin tomorrow. We're off to the "Salt"
movie premiere, to walk on the red carpet with Angelina Jolie. As you
do.
06:12pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @stephenfry
06:24pm A fascinating article about how people are digitising their
entire lives and going minimilistic - http://bit.ly/bliR83
10:00pm MakeUseOf.com named one of the top 100 websites of 2010 by
PC Magazine - http://bit.ly/9yvaPm
Tue Aug 17
01:30pm Just arrived at the hotel in Berlin. Very posh. 4 Euros for an
orange juice! We'll just go to Dunkin' Donuts next door.
06:12pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @timmyjohnboy @twitter @stephenfry @Steve_Campbell
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09:13pm From my blog: Berlin – Day One http://goo.gl/fb/8BUss
Wed Aug 18
06:14pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @billmaher @stephenfry @steverubel
Thu Aug 19
06:14pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @mattcutts @stephenfry @facebook @GoogleMobile
Thu Aug 26
06:15pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill
- featuring @mattcutts @The_CopyEditor @stephenfry @facebook
@seesmic
Fri Aug 27
12:56pm Check out this underground car park with a difference - http://
bit.ly/drxrwo
06:14pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @stephenfry @twitter @mattcutts @sarahintampa
09:14pm Just met a very interesting inspirational lady - Jane Goodall http://bit.ly/bjeut
11:24pm Overheard in my brother-in-law's office : "can you do that on
Internet Explorer? Because it worked on Mozzarella Firefox"
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Sat Aug 28
02:30pm Scottish researchers make biofuel out of whisky - http://bit.ly/
cDy5hr
03:39pm What It's Like To Suddenly See Your Bank Account at
Negative $900,000 Thanks to PayPal - http://bit.ly/94nfZQ
05:28pm Berlin 'cannibal' restaurant calls for diners to donate body parts
for menu - http://bit.ly/cgVQIo
05:38pm John Lennon's loo fetches £9,500 at auction for Beatles fans http://bit.ly/bmCrsJ
06:15pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @steverubel @mattcutts @larsenmarit
06:33pm "Lost" Language Found on Back of 400-Year-Old Letter" http://bit.ly/9Wrz9s
Sun Aug 29
12:39pm These trapped Chilean miners are just amazing. Where they
get their strength from I don't know - http://bit.ly/aq4Ye1 - let's get them
out!
12:41pm Why do women insist on belittling men by saying "I can do it
better because I'M A WOMAN". What does your sex have to do with it?
06:16pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @steverubel @brit_battleaxe
07:09pm A Beck-Palin ticket in 2012? Obama wouldn't even have to
show up to win a landslide.
07:30pm An interesting article on why working life is better in Germany
than it is in USA. A few facts slightly wrong though - http://bit.ly/dpTwCS
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02:40pm @seesmic for the Android is constantly crashing on me.
Anyone else experiencing issues?
04:34pm @askseesmic I am using an Android 1.5 on a Samsung Galaxy
i7500 phone (old OS I know). I'll try your suggestion later when I have
some time.
06:17pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @mattcutts @tamar @Steve_Campbell
06:31pm How do you set an image as your desktop wallpaper in
Chrome? There's no "set as wallpaper" option in Chrome's right-click
menu
07:49pm @geeksaresexy Five Reasons You Need to Watch The Pillars of
the Earth - http://bit.ly/9lCD8L - I can't wait to watch this!
Tue Aug 31
10:42am Don't ever buy anything from HMV.com. A computer game
birthday present for my B-I-L has gone missing & they won't do anything
until 21 days.
10:45am Does anyone have Gmail's "Priority Inbox"? If so, what do you
think about it?
12:29pm @diptychal just sing "Walk Like A Typewriter" to the tune of
"Walk Like An Egyptian". ;-)
12:29pm @diptychal You have a very interesting office. I hope they don't
read your tweets :-)
12:35pm Facebook is acting very weird. Not loading properly. Anyone
else having issues with it?
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12:42pm Melvyn Bragg on depression : "sufferers are queuing up at the
gates of hell & wanting 2 know how 2 get out of there." - http://bit.ly/
b9rtpu
01:30pm Ha! I finally have a functioning headset! I can finally get back
to using Skype for my phone calls :-)
01:31pm Seems Facebook is totally kaput right now - RT @GodofTech:
@MarkONeill Facebook Down for Many Users - http://mash.to/2xfat
01:52pm Wow, Facebook is totally down. Totally gone man. Like a puff
of smoke. Weird...
03:18pm From my blog: Too Much Time On Facebook & Twitter http://
goo.gl/fb/p0uL4
03:21pm Oh. I was about to go outside for some fresh air but I see
Facebook is back. Oh well, sunshine & exercise can wait then!
03:55pm From my blog: Meeting Dr Jane Goodall At The Cineworld
http://goo.gl/fb/fc2oG
06:18pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @mattcutts @TweetDeck @geeksaresexy @tamar
10:28pm @diptychal wow, someone who protects their tweets! Isn't
withholding tweets defeating the whole point of tweeting in the first
place?
Wed Sep 01
11:46am RT @stephenfry: SAS to host a gay wedding! You could be that
couple. Who dares, grins. http://bit.ly/aWYSdZ
11:53am The Queen should write her own memoirs. Would be the
biggest publishing event in history & would definately put Tony B Liar in
his place.
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01:11pm Great. My new USB headset has installed something (a
driver?) and now the speakers on my desk are not working! Any ideas on
how to fix this?
06:19pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @Steve_Campbell @Wossy @facebook @stephenfry
Thu Sep 02
06:20pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @twitter @The_CopyEditor @Wossy @mattcutts
08:30pm A Google employee gets offered a $500,000 bonus not to go to
Facebook - and he turns it down?! Madness! - http://bit.ly/c1nj5u
Fri Sep 03
12:06am Yay! Our Kindles are on the way! :-)
11:04am @ddrager congratulations Dave! And Eva is a lovely name.
Hope both mother and baby are doing well.
05:38pm @makeuseof has a new T-shirt in the store - http://bit.ly/
dD6OXG - one for all you Linux and Mac fans out there!
08:24pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @tamar @MakeUseOf @mattcutts @Wolfram_Alpha
Sat Sep 04
01:50pm Check out the new Google logo for today. You can interact
with it by moving it around with your mouse! Cool stuff.
02:37pm any fellow stamp collectors out there? If so, DM me. I have a
question.
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06:12pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @stephenfry @mattcutts @VizTopTips
07:17pm Amazon Kindle question : if I buy a book for my Kindle, can I
transfer the book file to my wife's Kindle? Or is there copy protection?
Thu Sep 09
11:12am @ohmygola very useful! Thanks! :-)
02:24pm From a friend : "those guys who want to burn the Koran don't they realise that they risk being compared to the Nazis who did the
same?"
02:25pm @labnol Well done Amit! A great achievement!
06:31pm Top story on the Mark O'Neill Daily http://bit.ly/9oEo9e
(via @twitter) ▸ Help End Illiteracy on International Literacy Day ·
Hope140 · T...
07:57pm Koran-Burning Church’s Website Yanked From Internet http://bit.ly/bgRKam
08:38pm German toymaker Paraplush has designed a controversial line
of soft toys with an assortment of psychiatric disorders - http://bit.ly/
br5SWZ
Fri Sep 10
10:56am The dirty little secrets about Terry Jones are finally starting to
emerge - http://bit.ly/9SqXy4 - a horrible speciman of a man.
11:04am Pope's Glasgow visit: umbrellas are banned, there are no seats
& you have to stay for five hours" - http://bit.ly/doEa6z
11:48am Riding the exercise bike. Think I've lost some weight (but that
might just be wishful thinking!)
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12:08pm Emma Thompson: Sorry, I meant to say they stone gays &
shoot Scotsmen on the Isle of Man - http://bit.ly/cyooDp
05:04pm @Schwarzenegger http://twitpic.com/2mvxod - You're dissing
one of your fellow Republicans who might be your Presidential candidate
in 2012?
06:31pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out! http://bit.ly/9oEo9e ▸ top
story : Cincinnati Arts Association
Sat Sep 11
story : 40+ Plugins for Anything You Could Want
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Sun Sep 12
story : Israeli shelling kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza
Wed Sep 15
11:31am Ryanair CEO suggests ditching co-pilots to save money. Pilot
suggests ditching him instead - http://bit.ly/d84DjY
11:42am Oprah's viewers scream like they are in a cult, when they
discover they are off to Australia - http://bit.ly/bPmKZ4
02:03pm My father-in-law is back from Three Musketeers movie set
after his costume check. He is going to be a "gentleman". No speaking
part though.
02:21pm Google engineer fired for privacy breach after 'stalking and
harrassing teenagers' - http://bit.ly/d1ieSl
02:24pm Valleywag's account of the fired Google engineer - http://bit.ly/
bVrNQ3 -a much more thorough account.
02:28pm @stephenfry co-signs a letter saying Pope should not be given a
state visit to UK - http://bit.ly/cPTPT1 - Lord O'Neill isn't me by the way!
02:30pm Obama writes childrens book - http://bit.ly/bniyPH - proceeds
being donated to scholarship fund for children of killed or disabled
soldiers.
02:51pm Editing peoples articles, I am constantly amazed at their
obsession with commas. They're everywhere!
04:25pm My PC is dying a rapid death.Everytime I turn my back on
it,the whole machine goes to sleep & gets pissed when I try to wake it up
again.
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05:09pm Is anyone else having any issues with attaching attachments to
a Gmail email? My attachment area is all black with a white dot in the
middle
06:36pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out! http://bit.ly/9oEo9e ▸ Top
story : Arrrrrr, it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day! -- Engadget
10:51pm 5 Reasons A Disgruntled Windows User Should Consider
Using Ubuntu http://bit.ly/b2t6CG
10:55pm @Cydonia1 and a cup of Tetley tea?
Sat Sep 18
12:09am Just bought http://www.oneillreport.com . Thinking of starting a
news & commentary blog with it.
01:09am Twitter user sells @israel username for six figure sum - http://
bit.ly/c4Uj3l
12:15pm Someone on MakeUseOf Answers wants to know how to meet
"single geeks, gurus, or Linux men" http://bit.ly/adnZ21
01:42pm @timbrookes was she being chased by men in white coats?
Or are you sure it wasn't Edmund Blackadder with two pencils up his
nose? ;-)
02:27pm From my blog: What NOT To Do In The Public Toilet http://
goo.gl/fb/o5So0
stories today by @billmaher
Sun Sep 19
08:28am From my blog: jactation: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://goo.gl/fb/1oDA8
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Mon Sep 20
10:57am Which means they ARE building one. Google denied it too
remember. RT @Telegraph: Facebook denies building smartphone http://
tgr.ph/cb5Njm
11:06am Girl, 14, fears 21,000 party guests after Facebook invite blunder
- http://bit.ly/9Mj8jG
11:07am I feel awful today. My stupid psychiatrist put me on antidepressants which are totally messing me up. I can barely focus on
anything.
01:36pm 'Smelly people, 'commies' and 'dirty porn': Europe mapped by
national stereotypes - http://bit.ly/aiJDRV
08:18pm RT @makeuseof 7 Sites To Find The Best Classic DOS Games
http://bit.ly/agSRaI
10:26pm @sarahintampa how many subscriptions do you have exactly?
I'm curious to know how much is too much for Google Reader :-)
Tue Sep 21
01:37pm REM's The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite contains song lyrics most
frequently misheard by listeners, according to a survey - http://bit.ly/
coJUyb
01:38pm RT @TelegraphNews MI6 'used bodily fluids as invisible ink' Telegraph http://bit.ly/cT63tD
02:07pm OK Twitter is going shit nuts at the moment making me retweet
spam. Stay clear of the web version of Twitter!
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02:13pm @sarahintampa LOL! How can you possibly keep up with 1931
feeds? There isn't enough hours in the day!! :-)
02:37pm RT @makeuseof 3 Firefox Addons That Let You Search Faster
Than Google Instant http://bit.ly/94Yor1
05:53pm Gmail Priority Inbox is useless. It isn't remembering anything.
All my important stuff goes to unimportant and vice versa.
06:42pm From my blog: The Cult Of Less – Living Out Of A Hard Drive
http://goo.gl/fb/IRVYA
07:13pm From my blog: Steve Jobs Tells Trainee Journalist To Get Lost
http://goo.gl/fb/9rVS5
07:30pm From my blog: Two Scotsmen In An American Voice-Activated
Elevator http://goo.gl/fb/GPElf
stories today by @GoogleMobile @Telegraph @labnol @guardian
Wed Sep 22
02:35pm This time in 3 weeks, I will be sitting in Rome having pizza for
breakfast and taking in the sights. No work. Bliss.
02:39pm Unbelievable. I mention the B word in my last tweet and
suddenly I am showered with Twitter spam asking me to download a free
audiobook!!
03:35pm @OrchardToys we're going in 3 weeks time. And I will probably
be tweeting when I am there yes!
06:18pm @smange I love Gmail undo send. It's always when you hit the
send button that you remember something important that needs to be
added!
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stories today by @god @labnol @TweetDeck
Thu Sep 23
10:25am Swiss women outnumber men in government http://gu.com/
p/2jpyk/tw
10:35am Suicide discussion forums should be banned, says grieving
father http://gu.com/p/2jq5n/tw
10:40am RT @TelegraphNews Nudists and swingers at war in France's
'Naked City' - Telegraph http://bit.ly/9ieb1A
08:22pm RT @BestWorstAdvice: Upset because Facebook is down?
Pornhub is working just fine.
08:24pm When am I going to get the new Twitter? Come on guys, I'm a
web VIP you know! LOL. #newtwitter
stories today by @Steve_Campbell @Wolfram_Alpha @labnol
08:37pm @Bakari45 let me guess, you found them on Craigslist? That
place is a hotbed of slavery.
08:51pm @Bakari45 Well don't go to Craigslist otherwise you will really
have a heart attack. They pay you with "exposure" and "experience"!
08:56pm @jhpot how did you get it? a notification email? Your Twitter
page resetting?
09:03pm @Bakari45 Check out Writersweekly.com, fundsforwriters.com
and placesforwriters.com . Maybe you might find something there.
09:07pm @jhpot hmmppf. Doesn't Twitter realise who they are messing
with here?! I'm the top dog of the net! LOL! #newtwitter
11:47pm I don't have the new Twitter yet. Come on! #newtwitter
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Wed Sep 29
02:35am Don't feel much like sleeping tonight. Much prefer to get some
work finished. Sleep later :-)
09:01am From my blog: confiscable: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://goo.gl/fb/N3Jv9
09:13am Firm fined after dead mouse found in loaf of bread http://
bit.ly/975YrD - don't look if you are squeamish.
01:50pm Gmail slowing down and dragging its heels is seriously starting
to piss me off. It's been like this for over a week now.
02:41pm @jhpot I'm not using a desktop client so I can't comment on
IMAP. But for the past week, other people have complained of speed
issues too.
09:49pm RT @BiancoNeroOro @jhpot Will you guys make a guide or
an ebook about buying video cards, lets say for games like Crisis
11:20pm I've just made a YouTube video for @makeuseof using
YouTube Search Stories - http://bit.ly/cyBg0l
11:26pm From my blog: MakeUseOf Video On YouTube Courtesy Of
YouTube Search Stories http://goo.gl/fb/Fp67a
11:35pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out! http://bit.ly/9oEo9e
Thu Sep 30
12:24am Just set up short URL forwarding on my domain. Damn, I'm
smoking hot tonight.
09:01am From my blog: lucifugous: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://goo.gl/fb/y6Ulf
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12:03pm Backing up all my tweets to my website with Tweetnest - http://
www.markoneill.org/tweetnest - thanks @ddrager for all your help!
02:18pm @evanw Follett has a new book out now that is being called the
"new pillars". It's called Fall of Giants, the 1st of a three-parter.
02:27pm Great. Now that I've seen the Flintstones logo on Google
today, I am addicted to watching them on YouTube! - http://bit.ly/bPenIX
02:39pm From my blog: Addicted To The Flintstones! http://goo.gl/fb/
i0qGC
03:00pm @evanw this new one is 864 pages so a total brick of a book!
Probably will take me till Christmas to finish it!
03:06pm @evanw I have a copy of CMC too but I never have enough
time in the day to read everything I want to. I have 100 unread books
sitting here.
03:11pm From my blog: Backing Up Your Tweets With Tweet Nest
http://goo.gl/fb/nUa2m
08:10pm Gmail Priority Inbox is rapidly becoming my nemesis.It's not
paying a blind bit of attention to what I tell it to do. It's a waste of space.
08:23pm @jhpot yeah that's the problem ;-) Basically it pays no attention
to what I tell it to do. Important goes to unimportant & vice versa.
stories today by @ThreatLevelBlog @BreakingNewsEds
Tue Oct 05
02:05pm Is there a limit to the number of lists you can make in Twitter?
Every new list I am making today is being deleted right away.
02:39pm Prince William, future King of Britain, now a helicopter rescue
pilot, saves a man's life on an oil rig - http://bit.ly/cJ0tb5
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08:36pm I almost coughed up a lung reading this. RT @wilw: This
should be required reading for everyone who ever uses e-mail : http://
bit.ly/deAAwR
Wed Oct 06
12:29am RT @makeuseof How To Jailbreak Your PlayStation 3 With
PSGroove http://bit.ly/9c8z2j
11:35am @diptychal so how is it? Very busy I expect. I hear Jonathan
Stroud is signing books on Saturday. We will need to find him :-)
11:41am I see that Sarah Palin's husband can't write proper English
either - http://tgr.ph/a2LtfZ
12:47pm Parisian flat containing €2.1 million painting lay untouched for
70 years - http://bit.ly/d7pwJ2
02:32pm From my blog: Bill Maher As Obama’s Alter Ego, Barry
Whitehouse http://goo.gl/fb/ifxkw
02:56pm @diptychal you're disappointed that you're not cold? I'm
disappointed that it isn't warm enough anymore around here!
07:43pm Jesus, that was a long absence Twitter. I don't know how much
longer I would have survived without you :-)
07:43pm I made my own dooID - http://dooid.com/markoneill - mainly
just to reserve my name and stop someone else snatching it.
Sat Oct 16
05:17pm Today's destinations in Rome - the basilica in the Vatican, Santa
Maria Del Popolo, a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition, and some good
pizza!
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06:15pm Saw the Polish president and his wife at the Vatican today. Will
post video footage on YouTube when I come home.
Sun Oct 17
08:06am From my blog: fulsome: Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://
goo.gl/fb/0fb4j
Mon Oct 18
08:57am From my blog: laconic: Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://
goo.gl/fb/lFNnz
Tue Oct 19
11:31am Back home again from our honeymoon. We came back to 9
degrees celsius and rain. I want to go back to Rome!
11:45am A Twitter song to the tune of Michael Jackson's Thriller - http://
bit.ly/bZAI7 - trust me, you won't be singing the real Thriller ever again
11:52am I haven't laughed so much in ages. Yes it's cats that look like
Hitler - http://bit.ly/2Yx1Vg - Sieg Miaow! Thanks @stephenfry .
07:37pm RT @makeuseof Where I Can Buy Microsoft Office 2010 Left
Handed Edition? | MakeUseOf.com http://bit.ly/bNch34
09:08pm From my blog: Polish President & His Wife At The Vatican
http://goo.gl/fb/eLHLK
Wed Oct 20
08:49am From my blog: antediluvian: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://goo.gl/fb/fiZBr
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04:02pm @MadBadNads you've really got it in for @BBCLauraK
haven't you? What has she ever done to you?
RE MadBadNads: I just don't like her. She's like a Celtic version of that
bloody @SallyBercow Isn't that enough?
08:28pm It's snowing in Scotland! In OCTOBER! - http://bit.ly/c5W7uf
Thu Oct 21
11:20am What's so wrong with Comic Sans? - http://bit.ly/90dX1S
11:24am President Lyndon Johnson 'nearly shot dead' hours after JFK
assassination - http://bit.ly/d9QLZk
05:22pm BBC's Nick Robinson apologises after ripping up an anti-war
sign which disrupted his live TV broadcast - http://bit.ly/aoxhya
Sat Oct 23
11:27am Check out a new spooky Halloween iPhone app, by my friend
Martin - http://bit.ly/dx1bFA - well worth trying out!
11:38am Ever wondered what would happen if you replied to one of
those emails that solicit money? - http://bit.ly/aNkjWg
06:10pm Taiwanese woman to marry herself - http://bit.ly/9zlZCR - if she
consumates, will Christine O'Donnell have a raging fit? ;-)
Sun Oct 24
01:58pm A new version of the Kama Sutra is to be published as a
"lifestyle guide for the modern man and woman" - http://bit.ly/daPkrP
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04:43pm Librarian enters the Guinness Book of Records for collecting
22.1 grams of "belly button fluff" over TWENTY-SIX years - http://
bit.ly/9VWD1e
07:14pm On Amazon, why can't you put MP3 albums into your wishlist?
You can enter CD's but not MP3 albums. Very annoying.
Mon Oct 25
11:42am @MrsStephenFry just finished your book. My German wife
wants to know what spam is. Have you ever considered writing a spam
cookbook?
11:48am Italy is turning into a killjoy place! A ban on miniskirts, kissing
in cars, feeding stray cats & sand castles? - http://bit.ly/95lrLq
11:52am Check out some of these "freaks of nature", including the
"Freddy Krueger" frog - http://bit.ly/aixhib
02:11pm Firesheep, a new extension for Firefox, lets users eavesdrop on
unencrypted traffic over unsecured wifi networks - http://bit.ly/cedvhr
02:50pm I've got Bryan Adams stuck in my head with "Gonna Run To
You" playing on a constant loop. Thank God it's not the Robin Hood
song.
03:44pm RT @makeuseof The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy
Guide [DOWNLOAD] http://bit.ly/aBaQkb
05:45pm Been informed that German Telecom is no longer the sole
provider of phone service for the iPhone in Germany. O2 is doing a
special deal.
07:35pm Damn! Someone has taken http://oneill.me . I really wanted
that domain! http://oneill.tv seems to be available though.
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08:01pm Dammit again! http://oneill.tv is being sold for $69. Not sure if I
want the domain THAT much. See these cybersquatters...
Fri Oct 29
12:24pm Check out the German "Pot Patrol" Marijuana Police! - http://
bit.ly/cxTxTH
12:42pm The Mark Zuckerberg Halloween mask? http://bit.ly/bNxtk9
12:44pm If you feel the urge, you can now download the entire 900GB of
Yahoo Geocities as a torrent http://bit.ly/ckFCVD
01:21pm Star Trek Wrath of Kahn used in Texas court ruling - http://
bit.ly/cGPh6j - GO SPOCK!
03:43pm @bencrystal can I buy an autographed copy of your new book
from you?
RE bencrystal: hey Mark no problem send me your address
04:52pm RT @makeuseof 5 Facebook Search Tips http://bit.ly/9Bgva0
Tue Nov 02
02:47pm Check out what my wife has just bought me! A mini teapot! http://bit.ly/chvf7H
05:26pm Nicola Walker deserves an award for her acting in "Spooks" last
night. I think I might have a crush :-)
RE NW_Forum: I agree she needs an award for her acting :)
10:37pm From my blog: Me & Mr Shakespeare – Getting To Know One
Another Again http://goo.gl/fb/aXU2W
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Wed Nov 03
12:11am From my blog: My Idea Of Total Heaven http://goo.gl/fb/
SXOdV
12:47pm @smange with Paypal Germany, if you want to get to the
contact page, you have to switch your language to German instead of
English.
RE smange: Yup, same in France - ludicrous!
02:42pm I don't understand Americans, I really don't. Have you already
forgotten Bush & his "presidenting" and his two wars? You want more of
that?
02:45pm @NW_Forum The Nicola Walker forum? So you're very
impartial then! LOL.
RE NW_Forum: Yes can be impartial
RE NW_Forum: There is a forum for her just follow the link
www.nicolawalker.proboards.com guest can lurk around, must sign up if
you post
03:43pm I'm wondering how much @billmaher had to do with Christine
O'Donnell not getting elected. Did his witch clips help to sink her?
Thoughts?
RE jhpot: I think it was over the second she implied the seperation of
church and state aren't covered by the first ammendment.
04:46pm @jhpot and the whole "I am not a witch" and "masturbation is a
sin" thing didn't hurt at all? At least she lost the masturbators vote.
RE jhpot: It probably didn't help, but I think her defeat is entirely her
own fault for not being well versed on the issues.
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05:20pm wow, the applications are really coming in now for
@SimonSlangen 's replacement at @MakeUseOf . Keep them coming
people!
05:21pm @timbrookes am I the Mark you're saying hello to? Hi! :-)
05:48pm @jhpot not being well versed in the issues didn't stop Bush
from getting elected and re-elected :-)
06:22pm I think I may have just negotiated myself a new bigger monitor.
My wife wants a blu-ray player & I said I'd agree if I got my monitor :-)
08:07pm When sending press releases to me, I wish people would
actually read @MakeUseOf first to see what we do and don't do. I get a
lot of crap.
Wed Nov 10
03:23pm Just received a free signed copy of "Sorry I'm British!"
from @bencrystal ! Reading the first few pages & already nodding in
agreement! LOL
05:23pm Got the new monitor set up! Looking swish! :-)
05:48pm @smange now if only I could do that with my German
bureaucrat phone calls! My first line is always "mein Englisch ist nicht so
gut..."
RE smange: I try really hard not to mention that I'm still a French n00b.
Somehow they usually work it out all by themselves. :)
RE smange: Your English isn't so good? :P
06:05pm @smange Ack! Sorry, meant to say "mein Deutsch ist nicht
so gut". The other one is what the other person says. Either that or they
hang up
RE smange: (Yeah I know). They hang up? Rude!
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11:30pm @smange sometimes. Speaking English can be really scary you
know. Probably scarred them forever.
Thu Nov 11
03:05pm Japanese man streams suicide live on the internet - http://bit.ly/
bWhX6q
03:10pm Armistice Day always moves me to tears. I can't help it - http://
bit.ly/bhWqXT
RE Lozzie142: Ditto. All those brave people making the ultimate
sacrifice. We don't know how lucky we are
03:15pm Does the 2 minute silence for Armistice Day extend to emailing
& social networking? - http://bit.ly/8ZWpwB
07:39pm From my blog: VirusTotal Now Has A Chrome Extension
http://goo.gl/fb/XLl9C
07:48pm Monika just heard on the German radio that a politician thinks
all foreigners can easily learn German in one year. Hah! Yeah right.
08:33pm US National Library of Medicine publishes old "murder
pamphlets" - http://bit.ly/aEH7vj - fascinating.
08:40pm When you know you're a big Google Reader user - when the
two most fucked up keys on your keyboard are J & K.
09:59pm @furnessvale GZSZ? Oh dear! I am more partial to
Lindenstrasse myself! Where in Germany are you?
11:41pm From my blog: Google Now Shows Thumbnail Previews Of
Search Results http://goo.gl/fb/Ia78Y
Fri Jan 01
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 31st] http://ff.im/-dCRLF
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05:32pm The first day of 2010 - and it is pissing with rain outside. Rather
depressing. I need something nice for dinner to perk myself up.
05:51pm Here's something to cheer me up - Scottish shortbread biscuits
with caramel in them. Me Cookie Monster, me love cookies! Mmmm!
07:23pm Trying out twittering from Google Wave. Looks like nothing
special and why would you want to do it?
04:33am Cool Websites and Tools [December 31st] http://ff.im/-dCRLF
05:32pm The first day of 2010 - and it is pissing with rain outside. Rather
depressing. I need something nice for dinner to perk myself up.
Wed Nov 17
12:52pm De Maizière warns of imminent terror attacks - The Local
http://t.co/odpSZii via @TheLocalGermany
01:26pm My watch broke so I bought a Casio digital watch. I haven't had
a digital watch since I was a small kid. It played Space Invaders.
01:35pm Kate Middleton and Prince William plan Royal wedding amid
July date rumours - http://bit.ly/bHuuHk . #royalwedding
03:12pm @postalheritage @StanleyGibbons did that come out today?
RE postalheritage: This is the link to it: http://bit.ly/bJ4WLF Seems to
have come out yesterday. @StanleyGibbons suggests was read to go for
ages!
Thu Nov 18
01:21pm Google Street View in Germany is live. Here's a good one of
the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin - http://tinyurl.com/2536uhu
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02:04pm @postalheritage I'm confused. Is this an official Royal Mail
thing or something hastily cobbled together by a stamp company to make
money?
RE postalheritage: It's not from Royal Mail. A First Day Covers
company put it together to sell to collectors.
03:44pm @adampash your Belvedere download link isn't working. I can't
get the app to download properly. Can you check it out for me please?
Thanks!
RE adampash: looking into it... sorry about that.
05:57pm My Twitter follower count seems to be rather stuck on 1277. I
wonder what I need to do to push that up a bit? My tweets are OK, aren't
they?
RE jhpot: Tweeting about your follow count never increases your
follower count.
06:17pm @jhpot have I just committed a terrible social networking fauxpas? <horror!>
06:21pm A same-sex couple in Texas has used Skype to legally marry,
circumventing state law - http://bit.ly/dfG3Be
08:21pm Back pain is a terrible thing. I walked out of the physiotherapist
feeling 30 years older. He seemed to know where to push to get the pain.
08:22pm Hey wait a sec, I've lost a follower! Did they take offence at my
tweet wondering why my follower count wasn't going up? Come back!
RE jhpot: Stop digging!
08:23pm @thehotlibrarian when are you going to blog again? It's been
ages since your last post. You have an impatient fan base here you know!
RE thehotlibrarian: :) I'm working on something - my stupid job got busy.
09:11pm @TunnelBreeze "that bit on wanking"? Er...I don't recall any
masturbation comments...oh wait...r u referring to Christine O'Donnell?
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Mon Feb 15
06:40pm Just been watching an interview with the British couple who
have won 56 million pounds in the lottery. They won't be going to work
again.
06:40pm Just been watching an interview with the British couple who
have won 56 million pounds in the lottery. They won't be going to work
again.
Tue Feb 16
03:34pm Man confesses to murder on BBC programme but BBC doesn't
tell the police. Why? - http://bit.ly/doT18T
03:35pm For some reason, I seem to be more attracted to Facebook
these days than Twitter. Maybe it's because u can have better
conversations there.
03:34pm Man confesses to murder on BBC programme but BBC doesn't
tell the police. Why? - http://bit.ly/doT18T
03:35pm For some reason, I seem to be more attracted to Facebook
these days than Twitter. Maybe it's because u can have better
conversations there.
Thu Feb 18
01:18pm Aliens looked for senior British politician in 1997 - http://
bit.ly/9WwoVo - HA HA HA!
01:24pm Austrian millionaire decides to give away all his 3 million
pound fortune - http://bit.ly/bybhq1 - says being rich makes him unhappy.
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01:57pm Berlin children win the legal right to be noisy - http://bit.ly/
ajPUnu
02:12pm Teacher murdered in school attack in Ludwigshafen, Germany
- http://bit.ly/bWyuM4 - suspected murderer arrested.
03:01pm @diptychal a bit like wondering why the computer won't start
and then realising you haven't switched it on yet. ;-)
03:24pm @ddrager Sounds like a cool night out. Pity I am thousands of
miles away :-)
09:15pm #Lufthansa is going out on strike Monday morning for 4 days.
Just had to reschedule my flight. Their customer service is total CRAP.
09:17pm I hope the #Lufthansa pilots realise that they are totally
screwing the customers when they do these impulsive strikes for more
money.
01:18pm Aliens looked for senior British politician in 1997 - http://
bit.ly/9WwoVo - HA HA HA!
01:24pm Austrian millionaire decides to give away all his 3 million
pound fortune - http://bit.ly/bybhq1 - says being rich makes him unhappy.
01:57pm Berlin children win the legal right to be noisy - http://bit.ly/
ajPUnu
02:12pm Teacher murdered in school attack in Ludwigshafen, Germany
- http://bit.ly/bWyuM4 - suspected murderer arrested.
03:01pm @diptychal a bit like wondering why the computer won't start
and then realising you haven't switched it on yet. ;-)
03:24pm @ddrager Sounds like a cool night out. Pity I am thousands of
miles away :-)
09:15pm #Lufthansa is going out on strike Monday morning for 4 days.
Just had to reschedule my flight. Their customer service is total CRAP.
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09:17pm I hope the #Lufthansa pilots realise that they are totally
screwing the customers when they do these impulsive strikes for more
money.
Fri Feb 19
05:05pm Leaving on Sunday for Scotland. Since we have lost a day, I am
now in a mad rush to get everything finished in time. Damn Lufthansa.
05:42pm who else doesn't give a flying toss about Tiger Woods and
whether he's sorry or not?
05:51pm @KarlGechlik With a hot wife and a nice house, it makes you
wonder why he strayed. Not that I care one jot of course :-)
06:16pm The first time I feel like having an affair & I get caught,I am
going to hold a press conference. Obviously there is big interest out
there.
07:35pm RT @ginatrapani: for those of you juggling a Google Apps
account & missing stuff regular Gmailers get: http://bit.ly/9AKQpA
07:36pm @ginatrapani This just gives me an enormous headache!
05:05pm Leaving on Sunday for Scotland. Since we have lost a day, I am
now in a mad rush to get everything finished in time. Damn Lufthansa.
05:42pm who else doesn't give a flying toss about Tiger Woods and
whether he's sorry or not?
05:51pm @KarlGechlik With a hot wife and a nice house, it makes you
wonder why he strayed. Not that I care one jot of course :-)
06:16pm The first time I feel like having an affair & I get caught,I am
going to hold a press conference. Obviously there is big interest out
there.
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07:35pm RT @ginatrapani: for those of you juggling a Google Apps
account & missing stuff regular Gmailers get: http://bit.ly/9AKQpA
07:36pm @ginatrapani This just gives me an enormous headache!
Sat Feb 20
06:30pm 18 hours till my flight to Scotland. Bags packed - check.
Passport found - check. Now where's the damn airline tickets?
06:30pm 18 hours till my flight to Scotland. Bags packed - check.
Passport found - check. Now where's the damn airline tickets?
Mon Mar 01
12:47am Just home from Scotland after nightmarish journey back.
Violent storms in Germany - all flights & trains cancelled, all roads
closed.
12:47am Just home from Scotland after nightmarish journey back.
Violent storms in Germany - all flights & trains cancelled, all roads
closed.
Sun Mar 28
11:43am @aenon1mus What's up?
11:45am Totally wrecked this morning due to the clocks moving forward
one hour. Amazing how the body gets messed up when losing only one
hour!
11:48am Just found out that Fox Television is cancelling "24" but Kiefer
"GODDAMMIT!" Sutherland is considering bringing out a "24" movie.
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12:14pm Check out the name of the reporter in this Times article.
Rather unfortunate name for a subject like this - http://bit.ly/bM17mM
12:53pm Belgian man told to pay $97,000 for the prosecution of his exwife who murdered their five children - http://bit.ly/8ZdH1j
01:11pm Check out these French wooden dildos from the 18th century! http://bit.ly/cH94e5
02:14pm UK politicians say special relationship with US is over & we
should stop being the "subservient poodle" - http://bit.ly/bs4MIh
03:40pm Uma Thurman movie takes just $130 in Britain on its opening
weekend - http://bit.ly/b1gN4r - only 12 people went to see it! LOL!
11:45am Totally wrecked this morning due to the clocks moving forward
one hour. Amazing how the body gets messed up when losing only one
hour!
11:48am Just found out that Fox Television is cancelling "24" but Kiefer
"GODDAMMIT!" Sutherland is considering bringing out a "24" movie.
12:14pm Check out the name of the reporter in this Times article.
Rather unfortunate name for a subject like this - http://bit.ly/bM17mM
12:53pm Belgian man told to pay $97,000 for the prosecution of his exwife who murdered their five children - http://bit.ly/8ZdH1j
01:11pm Check out these French wooden dildos from the 18th century! http://bit.ly/cH94e5
02:14pm UK politicians say special relationship with US is over & we
should stop being the "subservient poodle" - http://bit.ly/bs4MIh
03:40pm Uma Thurman movie takes just $130 in Britain on its opening
weekend - http://bit.ly/b1gN4r - only 12 people went to see it! LOL!
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Mon Mar 29
09:52am @aenon1mus did you hear about the Metro explosions in
Moscow? I saw one report that said 37 dead.
10:01am @aenon1mus I hope you don't frequently take those metro
trains. I wouldn't want those asshole suicide bombers hurting you.
10:23am @aenon1mus just goes to show that homicidal madness is not
confined to men. Are the casualties coming to your hospital?
11:03am BBC News 24 isn't covering the Moscow Metro explosions at
all. They would rather talk about MP's expenses. I'm forced to watch
CNN.
11:04am @aenon1mus 100 hospitals? So if you get sick in Moscow, you'll
be well covered then!
11:05am CNN is asking such STUPID questions about the Moscow
metro explosions. One question "when the bomb went off, how did you
feel?"
11:09am CNN gets so sexually aroused by Twitter. News reader looks so
horny when she says "what are they SAYING on Twitter? Let's find out!"
11:43am Google Chrome Remains The Unhackable Browser - http://
bit.ly/aKyfht
12:08pm @aenon1mus wow that Russian women guide is not very
flattering is it?! It basically says all Russian women are complete bitches!
LOL.
01:35pm I am in such a bad mood today - and very depressed. Can't
seem to get a grip on it & I don't really know why I am like this all of a
sudden.
04:23pm @stephenfry why are you silent on Twitter? Something I
missed?
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05:49pm BBC is giving away unedited footage from Virtual Revolution
TV series 4 anyone wanting to make their own documentary - http://
bit.ly/c1qx0c
05:59pm @bencrystal Thanks Ben. I was wondering where the world's
most prolific tweeter had disappeared to.
09:52am @aenon1mus did you hear about the Metro explosions in
Moscow? I saw one report that said 37 dead.
10:01am @aenon1mus I hope you don't frequently take those metro
trains. I wouldn't want those asshole suicide bombers hurting you.
10:23am @aenon1mus just goes to show that homicidal madness is not
confined to men. Are the casualties coming to your hospital?
11:03am BBC News 24 isn't covering the Moscow Metro explosions at
all. They would rather talk about MP's expenses. I'm forced to watch
CNN.
11:04am @aenon1mus 100 hospitals? So if you get sick in Moscow, you'll
be well covered then!
11:05am CNN is asking such STUPID questions about the Moscow
metro explosions. One question "when the bomb went off, how did you
feel?"
11:09am CNN gets so sexually aroused by Twitter. News reader looks so
horny when she says "what are they SAYING on Twitter? Let's find out!"
11:43am Google Chrome Remains The Unhackable Browser - http://
bit.ly/aKyfht
12:08pm @aenon1mus wow that Russian women guide is not very
flattering is it?! It basically says all Russian women are complete bitches!
LOL.
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01:35pm I am in such a bad mood today - and very depressed. Can't
seem to get a grip on it & I don't really know why I am like this all of a
sudden.
04:23pm @stephenfry why are you silent on Twitter? Something I
missed?
05:49pm BBC is giving away unedited footage from Virtual Revolution
TV series 4 anyone wanting to make their own documentary - http://
bit.ly/c1qx0c
05:59pm @bencrystal Thanks Ben. I was wondering where the world's
most prolific tweeter had disappeared to.
Tue Mar 30
01:07pm From my mobile phone with #qik http://qik.ly/BFMxF
03:48pm RT @geeksaresexy Guy tries to kill himself by ramming a
cucumber up his ass. Ouch! http://bit.ly/cwBRNY
01:07pm From my mobile phone with #qik http://qik.ly/BFMxF
Fri Nov 26
12:27pm @evanw where did you get that Droid figure that you gave to
@ericagabrielle ? I would love one like that. Are they for sale?
RE evanw: They're a little tough to get sometimes, but I think eBay
might be the only place they're still available.
RE evanw: They were originally on sale last spring from this company
http://bit.ly/dqwcfn but sold out right away, so I hunted on eBay.
RE evanw: I had been collecting them myself and gave a few away: http://
bit.ly/g1jKoo and I snagged an extra one for my sister.
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12:29pm It's always amusing to see post-Thanksgiving tweets about huge
family arguments & burnt turkey. I'm obviously not missing much!
12:31pm Been defeated in a "wedding pair of the year 2010" competition
by a stupid asshole in a cowboy outfit. Who gets married dressed as a
cowboy?
12:38pm Idiot Of The Century : German pensioner walls himself into
his own basement - http://bit.ly/ehULmS - time for the old people's home
maybe?
02:12pm What will William and Kate be called once married? Telegraph http://t.co/t02rG6t - a fascinating Royal history lesson.
02:31pm @OrchardToys it was fine but it wasn't a city I warmed to very
much. Too dirty, too noisy and the transport system sucks.
05:59pm @jhpot what, the
#deargodpleasedontforcemetousewindowsmediaplayer ? Yes, I am
proud of that one. Takes up a lot of the tweet space though.
06:00pm @OrchardToys oh yes, I liked the history & culture.But it's
slightly spoilt when there's souvenir & coca-cola sellers constantly behind
you!
06:43pm @evanw Thanks. I've found one on eBay for $14. Thinking
about whether it's worth $14!!
RE evanw: I payed $30+ for a couple of the hard to find ones :)
Sun Nov 28
07:23pm A very good reason why you should be careful who you buy
from online - http://bit.ly/eM2NCN - utterly chilling - via @auctionbytes
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08:02pm Everytime I see Julian Assange, I just want to punch him. He's
a smug asshole who doesn't know the meaning of the term "national
security".
Mon Nov 29
11:24am Oh no! Leslie Nielson is dead. Here's a video tribute - http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcKJdmXbBBc - rest in peace Shirley.
04:07pm On the same day that Leslie Nielson dies, Irvin Kershner who
directed "Empire Strikes Back" also dies - http://tinyurl.com/358vlal
06:07pm A very funny collection of Bill Maher videos - http://bit.ly/
gzOt3R
08:49pm Being born a poster child for the Third Reich - http://bit.ly/
dJ754o - a fascinating look at a man born in a Nazi breeding program.
09:12pm Leslie Nielsen: a career in pictures - http://bit.ly/dKdS2C
Tue Nov 30
02:53pm From my blog: Google Earth 6 Is Great But German Street
View Sucks http://goo.gl/fb/mUt8x
03:09pm The journalist Christopher Hitchens talks to @BBCnewsnight
about his cancer - http://bit.ly/gURDGf - a very moving interview.
03:39pm Are there standards of grammar, spelling & literacy that just
should not be tolerated? - http://bit.ly/ceXSn4 - the evolution of English.
10:18pm A fascinating post about a guy who refuses to go through
the airport body scanners. So he decides to test his rights - http://bit.ly/
cmUAnj
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Wed Dec 01
12:41am December 1st - the countdown to Christmas and 2011! This
year has definately been turbo-fast. January seems like yesterday.
01:52pm RT @makeuseof Fun with the neighbors | MakeUseOf.com
http://bit.ly/eIrKzs
10:49pm Gawker wants to reinvent the blog format - http://bit.ly/
eAY4Pu
RE jhpot: We should really pay attention to what Gawker is doing; their
rational makes a lot of sense.
Thu Apr 22
01:34pm A beautiful day today here. The sun is shining, the birds are
singing, the grass is green and the rabbits are humping.
03:36pm Message from Scotland - my kilt is FINALLY ready. The actual
message from my mother - "I have your skirt" ;-)
04:19pm RyanAir does a complete turnaround and now says they
will refund passenger costs for those stranded by the volcano.
#boycottryanair
04:28pm Alex "Nutter" Salmond whining like a schoolboy about being
excluded from the UK Prime Ministerial TV debate. I really want to slap
him!
07:17pm Part of me wants to vote for Nick Clegg in election but only if I
thought he would fight for the Prime Minister's job in a hung parliament
11:13pm I'm torn. Either I vote for Nick Clegg or David Cameron. I
can't decide & I only have a few days until my postal vote needs to go in.
11:13pm I'm torn. Either I vote for Nick Clegg or David Cameron. I
can't decide & I only have a few days until my postal vote needs to go in.
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Fri Apr 23
11:04am South Park warned they could face violent retribution for
depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit - http://bit.ly/c24Rcv
11:06am Sam Worthington tipped to be the next James Bond - http://
bit.ly/afSRLm - but will there even be a new Bond movie?
02:19pm @KarlGechlik I don't watch South Park anymore. It began to
get extremely unfunny so I switched to Family Guy.
08:36pm RT @BreakingNews: New Jersey court rules blogger isn't a
journalist, can't be protected by shield law - read the ruling http://bit.ly/
cocL1l
11:04am South Park warned they could face violent retribution for
depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit - http://bit.ly/c24Rcv
11:06am Sam Worthington tipped to be the next James Bond - http://
bit.ly/afSRLm - but will there even be a new Bond movie?
02:19pm @KarlGechlik I don't watch South Park anymore. It began to
get extremely unfunny so I switched to Family Guy.
08:36pm RT @BreakingNews: New Jersey court rules blogger isn't a
journalist, can't be protected by shield law - read the ruling http://bit.ly/
cocL1l
Sat Apr 24
12:46pm VERY warm here today. I think I'm going to have a heatstroke!
04:11pm @loyaleagle hey there Jimmy! There is absentee voting but
there's no-one I would trust to do it for me. My parents are very antipolitics.
04:13pm @loyaleagle well what is your definition of absentee voting?
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04:16pm @loyaleagle well that's what I am doing - voting by post. But
that means it has to arrive on time so you're taking a big chance.
04:17pm @loyaleagle I am totally clueless who to vote for anyway. But
I have to decide in the space of 24 hours for it to get back to the UK in
time
12:46pm VERY warm here today. I think I'm going to have a heatstroke!
04:11pm @loyaleagle hey there Jimmy! There is absentee voting but
there's no-one I would trust to do it for me. My parents are very antipolitics.
04:13pm @loyaleagle well what is your definition of absentee voting?
04:16pm @loyaleagle well that's what I am doing - voting by post. But
that means it has to arrive on time so you're taking a big chance.
04:17pm @loyaleagle I am totally clueless who to vote for anyway. But
I have to decide in the space of 24 hours for it to get back to the UK in
time
Sun Apr 25
11:50am @diptychal what's your first language then? Where are you
originally from?
11:57am UK Government apologises to Pope after junior official writes
mocking & insulting memo about Catholic policies - http://bit.ly/bPdMJy
12:41pm Read the first quote by Peter Oppenheimer about the
upcoming London Apple store - http://bit.ly/c9Xqb1 - an accidental
typo?!
04:31pm Why do Apple products have to be so absurdly expensive?
I wouldn't mind an iPhone and an iPad but I don't want to go into
bankruptcy!
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08:03pm @bencrystal A hole in your stomach? How did that story get
started?
11:50am @diptychal what's your first language then? Where are you
originally from?
11:57am UK Government apologises to Pope after junior official writes
mocking & insulting memo about Catholic policies - http://bit.ly/bPdMJy
12:41pm Read the first quote by Peter Oppenheimer about the
upcoming London Apple store - http://bit.ly/c9Xqb1 - an accidental
typo?!
04:31pm Why do Apple products have to be so absurdly expensive?
I wouldn't mind an iPhone and an iPad but I don't want to go into
bankruptcy!
08:03pm @bencrystal A hole in your stomach? How did that story get
started?
Mon Apr 26
06:47pm 1938 Police Chief was convinced Loch Ness Monster was real
and he wanted to protect it - http://bit.ly/asOckp #nessie
06:47pm 1938 Police Chief was convinced Loch Ness Monster was real
and he wanted to protect it - http://bit.ly/asOckp #nessie
Tue Apr 27
10:32am I've just realised something - I hate hospital waiting rooms.
Appointments are never on time.
10:36am And I opened a coke & it exploded all over me. Now I have
coke dripping from me. What a bloody day!
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10:32am I've just realised something - I hate hospital waiting rooms.
Appointments are never on time.
10:36am And I opened a coke & it exploded all over me. Now I have
coke dripping from me. What a bloody day!
Fri May 14
04:06pm RT: @geeksaresexy Do you know your geeky alphabet? - http://
bit.ly/9tGAM7
04:15pm Google Chrome is constantly slowing down and freezing on me.
Is anyone else experiencing this? I am starting to get really hacked off!
08:25pm @aenon1mus my English teacher always said that et cetera is
for when you have nothing more to say but you don't want to admit it!
LOL.
08:27pm RT @evanw: A nice mention for @makeuseof - http://
bit.ly/9dTYBu
04:06pm RT: @geeksaresexy Do you know your geeky alphabet? - http://
bit.ly/9tGAM7
04:15pm Google Chrome is constantly slowing down and freezing on me.
Is anyone else experiencing this? I am starting to get really hacked off!
08:25pm @aenon1mus my English teacher always said that et cetera is
for when you have nothing more to say but you don't want to admit it!
LOL.
08:27pm RT @evanw: A nice mention for @makeuseof - http://
bit.ly/9dTYBu
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Sat May 15
01:27pm Writing my speech for the wedding party next week. Just the
thought of making a speech makes my hands shake! Any speech tips?
01:28pm Correction : the wedding is not next week, it's in 2 weeks. See
how nervous I am? I even get the dates mixed up.
09:28pm Moscow Metro forced to delay opening of ‘depressing’
Dostoevsky station - http://bit.ly/dj2xH0
09:34pm @evanw congratulations Evan. So what's next for you?
09:40pm @evanw 2 month vacation! Lucky for some! :-)
01:27pm Writing my speech for the wedding party next week. Just the
thought of making a speech makes my hands shake! Any speech tips?
01:28pm Correction : the wedding is not next week, it's in 2 weeks. See
how nervous I am? I even get the dates mixed up.
09:28pm Moscow Metro forced to delay opening of ‘depressing’
Dostoevsky station - http://bit.ly/dj2xH0
09:34pm @evanw congratulations Evan. So what's next for you?
09:40pm @evanw 2 month vacation! Lucky for some! :-)
Sun May 16
12:58pm @VarunKashyap According to this page, Steve Jobs has
three email addresses. Can't say how accurate they are though - http://
bit.ly/9Wrypf
06:58pm The Jack Bauer Republicans who committed war crimes and
are now running for Congress - http://bit.ly/b9fiG3
12:58pm @VarunKashyap According to this page, Steve Jobs has
three email addresses. Can't say how accurate they are though - http://
bit.ly/9Wrypf
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06:58pm The Jack Bauer Republicans who committed war crimes and
are now running for Congress - http://bit.ly/b9fiG3
Mon May 17
12:30pm @stephenfry how can that be when you are not a resident of
Nebraska?
04:57pm Watch THIS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=j_QiMEZMeSk . 80 year old from Glasgow shows Britain's Got Talent
how it's REALLY done!
11:30pm Just found a sweet cord jacket in a clothing catalogue. Only 50
euros!
12:30pm @stephenfry how can that be when you are not a resident of
Nebraska?
04:57pm Watch THIS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=j_QiMEZMeSk . 80 year old from Glasgow shows Britain's Got Talent
how it's REALLY done!
11:30pm Just found a sweet cord jacket in a clothing catalogue. Only 50
euros!
Tue May 18
04:52pm Volcanic ash cloud....GO AWAY! I have a flight to catch on
Monday and you aren't helping.
04:52pm Volcanic ash cloud....GO AWAY! I have a flight to catch on
Monday and you aren't helping.
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Wed May 19
07:27pm @jimmy_wales For the winner of the worst taxi drivers, I have
to say the Paris cabbies. Driving with them truly is dicing with death.
07:27pm @jimmy_wales For the winner of the worst taxi drivers, I have
to say the Paris cabbies. Driving with them truly is dicing with death.
Thu May 20
11:04am What the hell is going on with Gmail? I can access it but I can't
send email or archive anything. Anyone else having these issues?
11:10am OK, it doesn't seem to be Gmail at all but the Chrome browser
instead. Nothing is working in Chrome at all!! Ideas?
12:37pm From my blog: Heading Off To Scotland To Get Married http://
goo.gl/fb/fPggc
01:10pm From my blog: Monty Python’s Typical Bavarian Restaurant
http://goo.gl/fb/A2jfb
11:04am What the hell is going on with Gmail? I can access it but I can't
send email or archive anything. Anyone else having these issues?
11:10am OK, it doesn't seem to be Gmail at all but the Chrome browser
instead. Nothing is working in Chrome at all!! Ideas?
12:37pm From my blog: Heading Off To Scotland To Get Married http://
goo.gl/fb/fPggc
01:10pm From my blog: Monty Python’s Typical Bavarian Restaurant
http://goo.gl/fb/A2jfb
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11:26am Check out the Shakespeare insult generator - http://bit.ly/jrWx "your virginity breeds mites, much like a cheese"??
11:26am Check out the Shakespeare insult generator - http://bit.ly/jrWx "your virginity breeds mites, much like a cheese"??
Sun May 23
04:25pm A self-proclaimed "British expert" just asked me if I plan to
have a "steak party" the night before my wedding.
08:01pm From my blog: Heading Off To Caledonia… http://goo.gl/
fb/1apQU
10:41pm From my blog: Lord Flashheart’s Grand Entrance http://goo.gl/
fb/bOJbA
04:25pm A self-proclaimed "British expert" just asked me if I plan to
have a "steak party" the night before my wedding.
08:01pm From my blog: Heading Off To Caledonia… http://goo.gl/
fb/1apQU
10:41pm From my blog: Lord Flashheart’s Grand Entrance http://goo.gl/
fb/bOJbA
Mon May 24
08:11pm Arrived in Edinburgh. Pissing rain and the flat is completely
dirty. You could say we need a stiff drink around now.
11:11pm From my blog: Day One – The Arrival http://goo.gl/fb/KLlBq
08:11pm Arrived in Edinburgh. Pissing rain and the flat is completely
dirty. You could say we need a stiff drink around now.
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Wed Dec 08
12:40am It’s Alive: The Google Chrome OS Notebook Launch Event
http://t.co/Uux0doI via @sengineland
03:01pm Received a handwritten Xmas wishlist from my mother-in-law.
Hand-written? That is so 1990's! Where's the shared Google document?
Come on!
03:03pm @Bakari45 even if that means threatening national security,
embarrassing nations & gagging diplomats from speaking their mind?
RE Bakari45: And besides, what national security has been threatened?
Illegal wars also threaten nationality security.
RE Bakari45: Mark, this country started two illegal wars, and they get
away w/ it because there's a lack of true information.
03:06pm All this Julian Assange hero worship is making me sick. I hope
prison is bringing him crashing back to reality - that he is an arrogant ass.
RE jhpot: I remember, about four years ago, when WikiLeaks had no
public face and focused on fascist countries. I miss that.
03:08pm 30 years ago today, John Lennon was murdered. Even though
he is gone, his music is immortal. We are all dreamers. He is not the only
one.
03:20pm Google unveils Chrome OS for notebooks - but puts it off to
mid-2011 http://t.co/ylzEv4d via @guardian
05:16pm @Bakari45 that doesn't mean that every strategy,every
discussion,every plan has to be revealed to the public. Sometimes secrecy
is essential
RE smange: @Bakari45 Apparently there were 120 journalists ensuring
nothing too damaging got released. http://bit.ly/f8KyBl
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05:17pm @Bakari45 How do you know that those cables don't
identify CIA operatives undercover? And that their lives haven't been
threatened?
RE Bakari45: There’s no indication of that. & I‘m not just concerned
about US national security. I’m also concerned about the illegal wars.
06:06pm @jhpot @Bakari45 and if you "out" a spy, then they can't
do their job anymore. Something to think about when the next 9/11
happens.
06:08pm @EDI_Airport what would be your general prediction for
tomorrow morning? My parents are flying out of your airport.
09:54pm @Bakari45 I'm concerned too but that doesn't give Wikileaks
carte blanche to endanger lives & humiliate nations. Wars have started
that way.
RE Bakari45: The “endangered lives“ is govt speak at this point. Listen
to this interview w/ NY Times reporter: http://tinyurl.com/36rqj3n
09:57pm 24 hours until the British government passes a law which will
put future students in hugely suffocating debt. God save the Queen.
10:10pm 24 hours until my parents arrive from Scotland and the snow
is coming down fast in Frankfurt & flights are delayed. Getting VERY
nervous.
Thu Dec 09
12:25pm Aaron Sorkin brands Sarah Palin TV show 'a snuff film' - http://
bit.ly/fgPCkF
02:44pm My parents have been stuck on the German motorway for the
past 90 minutes. Snow is coming down fast and the cars have stopped.
RE smange: Oh no - what a nightmare! I hope they have blankets. :(
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03:11pm @smange @Bakari45 regardless, the damage done by
Wikileaks is immense. I would want to see Assange prosecuted for it.
03:11pm @diptychal not everything, and as the song goes, things can
only get better :-)
RE nfm: I'm slowly working my way through the apps and so far I've only
found one that I like and would genuinely call an app
03:12pm @smange they have the crossword to do! Cars are moving very
slowly now.
04:12pm @diptychal two cellphones and three arms?
05:31pm Does anyone want a Hello Bar invite? If so, DM me with your
email address.
09:52pm Prince Charles & Camilla attacked by student protesters in
London - http://bit.ly/fg8SbD - both are unharmed.
Fri Dec 10
11:44am @bencrystal I am irritated that the BBC gave airtime to
hooded thugs who were clearly not students but just people out to cause
trouble.
Mon Jun 21
05:41pm North Korea gets thrashed 7-0 by Portugal? The N-K
goalkeeper is probably about to claim political asylum now in South
Africa. #worldcup
05:43pm @BucktheFroncos yeah I have to admit I asked myself that
question too when I heard it on the BBC. Poor English, we Scots ganging
up on them!
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05:45pm @jhpot Thanks! I am embarrassed enough that the England
team have forgotten how to play football. And Scotland didn't qualify
either! *sob*
08:47pm North Korea may have lost 7-0 but according to Pyongyang
Television, it was 20-0 to the victorious N-K's & Portugal was begging for
mercy!
05:45pm @jhpot Thanks! I am embarrassed enough that the England
team have forgotten how to play football. And Scotland didn't qualify
either! *sob*
08:47pm North Korea may have lost 7-0 but according to Pyongyang
Television, it was 20-0 to the victorious N-K's & Portugal was begging for
mercy!
Wed Jun 23
03:32pm GO ENGLAND! #worldcup . Looks like the England team
have discovered the power of steroids! LOL.
03:34pm @rdube Oh yes! 1-0 to England!
04:13pm BBC commentator's best line : "watching England play football
is a good cure for constipation". LOL!
04:35pm The German referee is being very nice to the England
team. BBC commentator : "Wolfgang, England's favourite German"!
#worldcup
04:50pm RT @Queen_UK: One is pleased to hear that England
football fans know their National Anthem, even if Mr Rooney doesn't.
#worldcup
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04:50pm USA have just scored in their match. So they top the table
with England in second place. Slovenia have been knocked out. What a
match!
04:53pm I'm curious. Does anyone in the USA actually care that their
team is doing surprisingly well? Or are you too busy playing baseball?
05:02pm @rdube football is gay? At least we can play rugby without
needing a helmet and protective pads!
05:06pm @mathplourde do you realise there is a World Cup in South
Africa right now? And that your team is doing very well?
05:19pm President Bill Clinton was in the stadium during the USA
match. Didn't know he was a soccer fan!
05:21pm @Steve_Campbell Sorry Steve but if the USA face Germany,
you are going to lose. I am stunned though how well you have done!
05:42pm @Steve_Campbell If Germany loses to USA, it will be a major
embarrassment! But I am confident it won't happen! :-)
06:23pm Just heard that Germany has a very biased referee tonight and
that it has been decided that Ghana should win, to keep Africa in the
contest
06:24pm That better not be true, otherwise there are going to be riots.
#worldcup
06:25pm BBC reports that General Stanley McChrystal has been
relieved of his command by President Obama. Good that Obama stood
up to him.
06:29pm BBC London reports that when the England match started,
the whole area suffered a massive power cut!! Oh man, talk about bad
timing!
11:10pm @Steve_Campbell You don't have to worry. USA is playing
Ghana and Germany is playing England next. That's a tough one for me.
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11:11pm Germany only manages one goal against Ghana - and they
truly think they can beat Argentina or Brazil to win the World Cup?
#worldcup
03:32pm GO ENGLAND! #worldcup . Looks like the England team
have discovered the power of steroids! LOL.
03:34pm @rdube Oh yes! 1-0 to England!
04:13pm BBC commentator's best line : "watching England play football
is a good cure for constipation". LOL!
04:35pm The German referee is being very nice to the England
team. BBC commentator : "Wolfgang, England's favourite German"!
#worldcup
04:50pm RT @Queen_UK: One is pleased to hear that England
football fans know their National Anthem, even if Mr Rooney doesn't.
#worldcup
04:50pm USA have just scored in their match. So they top the table
with England in second place. Slovenia have been knocked out. What a
match!
04:53pm I'm curious. Does anyone in the USA actually care that their
team is doing surprisingly well? Or are you too busy playing baseball?
05:02pm @rdube football is gay? At least we can play rugby without
needing a helmet and protective pads!
05:06pm @mathplourde do you realise there is a World Cup in South
Africa right now? And that your team is doing very well?
05:19pm President Bill Clinton was in the stadium during the USA
match. Didn't know he was a soccer fan!
05:21pm @Steve_Campbell Sorry Steve but if the USA face Germany,
you are going to lose. I am stunned though how well you have done!
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05:42pm @Steve_Campbell If Germany loses to USA, it will be a major
embarrassment! But I am confident it won't happen! :-)
06:23pm Just heard that Germany has a very biased referee tonight and
that it has been decided that Ghana should win, to keep Africa in the
contest
06:24pm That better not be true, otherwise there are going to be riots.
#worldcup
06:25pm BBC reports that General Stanley McChrystal has been
relieved of his command by President Obama. Good that Obama stood
up to him.
06:29pm BBC London reports that when the England match started,
the whole area suffered a massive power cut!! Oh man, talk about bad
timing!
11:10pm @Steve_Campbell You don't have to worry. USA is playing
Ghana and Germany is playing England next. That's a tough one for me.
11:11pm Germany only manages one goal against Ghana - and they
truly think they can beat Argentina or Brazil to win the World Cup?
#worldcup
Thu Jun 24
01:34pm @carolinecheese I am sitting here trying to catch a glimpse of
the Queen. Is she still there?
01:39pm @carolinecheese send a message to the BBC cameraman to
zoom in on her. I want to see my Queenie.
02:11pm My friend and MUO colleague, @aenon1mus (aka Jackson
Chung) is now Doctor Chung! Please join me in congratulating him on
passing his exams!
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04:12pm @liat_81 I just retweeted something I thought was amusing. I
am a big Obama supporter - honest!
04:14pm @evanw My Android alarm actually did freeze one morning
and I almost had to smash the noisy little bastard.
04:15pm RT @VizTopTips: Bored of playing tennis? Try being a porn
star. Those grunts will have them spluffing their muck in no time.
04:16pm @Cydonia1 THEN GO TO GLASTONBURY!
01:34pm @carolinecheese I am sitting here trying to catch a glimpse of
the Queen. Is she still there?
01:39pm @carolinecheese send a message to the BBC cameraman to
zoom in on her. I want to see my Queenie.
02:11pm My friend and MUO colleague, @aenon1mus (aka Jackson
Chung) is now Doctor Chung! Please join me in congratulating him on
passing his exams!
04:12pm @liat_81 I just retweeted something I thought was amusing. I
am a big Obama supporter - honest!
04:14pm @evanw My Android alarm actually did freeze one morning
and I almost had to smash the noisy little bastard.
04:15pm RT @VizTopTips: Bored of playing tennis? Try being a porn
star. Those grunts will have them spluffing their muck in no time.
04:16pm @Cydonia1 THEN GO TO GLASTONBURY!
Fri Jun 25
02:24pm The epilepsy returns like an unwelcome relative that doesn't
get the hint to leave.
10:46pm RT @vowe: When Chuck Norris touches an iPhone 4, the
signal strength increases
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02:24pm The epilepsy returns like an unwelcome relative that doesn't
get the hint to leave.
10:46pm RT @vowe: When Chuck Norris touches an iPhone 4, the
signal strength increases
Tue Jul 20
08:28am Sarah Palin and Shakespeare: What do they have in common?
Refudiate! - http://bit.ly/do3UQb
08:33am Frustration for the US soldiers who never went to war - http://
bit.ly/a7tV3a
11:16am From my blog: The Three Musketeers Are Coming To
Würzburg! http://goo.gl/fb/qGJfO
04:06pm RT @Queen_UK: Try and sound a bit bloody confident with
the Americans, Mr Cameron. Think of it as your first day at big school.
06:56pm Historians claim to have finally located the site of King
Arthur’s Round Table - http://bit.ly/9UeyTv
08:28am Sarah Palin and Shakespeare: What do they have in common?
Refudiate! - http://bit.ly/do3UQb
08:33am Frustration for the US soldiers who never went to war - http://
bit.ly/a7tV3a
11:16am From my blog: The Three Musketeers Are Coming To
Würzburg! http://goo.gl/fb/qGJfO
04:06pm RT @Queen_UK: Try and sound a bit bloody confident with
the Americans, Mr Cameron. Think of it as your first day at big school.
06:56pm Historians claim to have finally located the site of King
Arthur’s Round Table - http://bit.ly/9UeyTv
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Fri Jul 23
01:41pm Testing sending an update from FireStatus. Interesting Firefox
addon.
01:41pm Testing sending an update from FireStatus. Interesting Firefox
addon.
Sat Jul 24
12:10am Trying out the first version of the @makeuseof Android
application. It is very rough around the edges & not ready for prime time
yet.
12:10am Trying out the first version of the @makeuseof Android
application. It is very rough around the edges & not ready for prime time
yet.
Sun Jul 25
08:21pm Planning my "Angels and Demons" Illuminati tour for when we
go to Rome on our honeymoon in October. Doubt the Vatican will let us
in though
08:21pm Planning my "Angels and Demons" Illuminati tour for when we
go to Rome on our honeymoon in October. Doubt the Vatican will let us
in though
Mon Jul 26
02:43pm Just spilt yoghurt on a clean T-shirt. If there is a God, he must
either be bored or a complete bastard with a nasty sense of humour.
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02:43pm Just spilt yoghurt on a clean T-shirt. If there is a God, he must
either be bored or a complete bastard with a nasty sense of humour.
Tue Jul 27
04:36pm Daniel Craig to play Mikael Blomkvist in English remake of
"Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" - http://bit.ly/cWNged - but who will play
Lisbeth?
08:03pm I need to make some extra money to start my pension fund.
Anyone got anything I can do? Guest articles, hitman contracts, robbing
a bank?
04:36pm Daniel Craig to play Mikael Blomkvist in English remake of
"Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" - http://bit.ly/cWNged - but who will play
Lisbeth?
08:03pm I need to make some extra money to start my pension fund.
Anyone got anything I can do? Guest articles, hitman contracts, robbing
a bank?
Wed Jul 28
01:43pm RT @diptychal: Isn't it funny how the net at the office always
goes down the minute you're ready to do some actual work
01:43pm RT @diptychal: Isn't it funny how the net at the office always
goes down the minute you're ready to do some actual work
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Thu Jul 29
04:37pm Inception is one really confusing movie. Just when I have
finally worked out "The Usual Suspects", this comes along to make me
insane!
07:40pm Does anyone know of a Greasemonkey script for Gmail where
you can add someone to your contact book from inside the email itself?
04:37pm Inception is one really confusing movie. Just when I have
finally worked out "The Usual Suspects", this comes along to make me
insane!
07:40pm Does anyone know of a Greasemonkey script for Gmail where
you can add someone to your contact book from inside the email itself?
Fri Jul 30
02:48pm Copy editor question : Is "webpage" 1 word - "webpage" or is it
2 words "web page". I'm convinced it's all 1 word but there's some dissent.
02:50pm @jecw Oh, why didn't I see that yesterday? Sometimes I walk
around with my eyes wide shut.
03:02pm Interesting. Yahoo has brought out a "style guide" for the web http://bit.ly/cOCmCG
03:04pm Pioneering Weird News Agency Calls It Quits After 30 Years http://bit.ly/9ndnRe
03:12pm RT @BreakingNews: N. Korea's soccer coach Kim Jong-hun
reportedly forced to become a construction worker after poor World Cup
performance.
02:48pm Copy editor question : Is "webpage" 1 word - "webpage" or is it
2 words "web page". I'm convinced it's all 1 word but there's some dissent.
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02:50pm @jecw Oh, why didn't I see that yesterday? Sometimes I walk
around with my eyes wide shut.
03:02pm Interesting. Yahoo has brought out a "style guide" for the web http://bit.ly/cOCmCG
03:04pm Pioneering Weird News Agency Calls It Quits After 30 Years http://bit.ly/9ndnRe
03:12pm RT @BreakingNews: N. Korea's soccer coach Kim Jong-hun
reportedly forced to become a construction worker after poor World Cup
performance.
Sun Aug 01
01:58pm The Police - Every Breath You Take @swiftfm http://bit.ly/
cmINTE
01:58pm The Police - Every Breath You Take @swiftfm http://bit.ly/
cmINTE
Tue Aug 03
11:48am How To Speak American - http://bit.ly/cMdgx8
02:26pm From my blog: Spike Milligan’s Pakistani Daleks http://goo.gl/
fb/xHIGZ
05:08pm Having to pay a lot of people on Paypal? Use their
unadvertised Mass Pay feature - http://tinyurl.com/fr8oe .Recipient gets
charged NO FEES.
11:48am How To Speak American - http://bit.ly/cMdgx8
02:26pm From my blog: Spike Milligan’s Pakistani Daleks http://goo.gl/
fb/xHIGZ
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05:08pm Having to pay a lot of people on Paypal? Use their
unadvertised Mass Pay feature - http://tinyurl.com/fr8oe .Recipient gets
charged NO FEES.
Wed Aug 04
03:08pm RT @JJ_Lin: INTERESTING FACT - This August has 5
Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays, all in one month. It happens once in
823 years.
05:30pm RT @The_CopyEditor: How to hail a London cabbie using
Twitter http://bit.ly/cxRQbg /via @mediaguardian
03:08pm RT @JJ_Lin: INTERESTING FACT - This August has 5
Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays, all in one month. It happens once in
823 years.
05:30pm RT @The_CopyEditor: How to hail a London cabbie using
Twitter http://bit.ly/cxRQbg /via @mediaguardian
Thu Aug 05
01:02pm Monika and I are going to a movie premiere in 2 weeks time in
Berlin. Angelina Jolie will be there. We'll be walking the red carpet!
05:01pm Tied up woman types help plea on instant messenger using only
her toes - http://bit.ly/bxwdHr - amazing woman.
01:02pm Monika and I are going to a movie premiere in 2 weeks time in
Berlin. Angelina Jolie will be there. We'll be walking the red carpet!
05:01pm Tied up woman types help plea on instant messenger using only
her toes - http://bit.ly/bxwdHr - amazing woman.
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Fri Aug 06
12:57pm I really want to see "Shutter Island". Everyone keeps raving on
about it & after Inception, I am in the mood for more Leo De Caprio.
12:59pm @saikytweets It's her new movie called "Salt". Thinking about
wearing my kilt to get Angelina's attention! Might even get on the TV
news :-)
01:01pm @adampash I bet you're pissed that your Google Wave book is
a bit redundant now that they have shut down the service!
01:41pm Google Android issue - cannot log into my Google account.
Phone says no network connection but my net connection is fine.
Suggestions?
01:42pm And before you ask, yes my login credentials are correct :-)
Phone says I have no net connection but I have. Phone company very
unhelpful
02:02pm RT @KakanTuring: ABS-CBN News: Cocaine with baking
powder floods metro streets http://bit.ly/cSMti3 Now u can hav ur cake,
and sniff it too
03:00pm This Android problem is driving me stir crazy. The Gmail
client and Talk client won't log me in & keep telling me I have no net
connection.
03:02pm RT @wayword: Secret stash of words rejected by Oxford
English Dictionary revealed. Read about 'em while you wurf! http://bit.ly/
bxowux
03:05pm "UFO files: Winston Churchill 'feared panic' over Second
World War RAF incident" http://bit.ly/cMEVcJ
05:35pm From my blog: Simon Heffer Of The Daily Telegraph Lets Rip
On Grammar http://goo.gl/fb/RQ7pc
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06:35pm From my blog: “Secret Vault Of Words” By Oxford English
Dictionary Uncovered http://goo.gl/fb/oquv5
12:57pm I really want to see "Shutter Island". Everyone keeps raving on
about it & after Inception, I am in the mood for more Leo De Caprio.
12:59pm @saikytweets It's her new movie called "Salt". Thinking about
wearing my kilt to get Angelina's attention! Might even get on the TV
news :-)
01:01pm @adampash I bet you're pissed that your Google Wave book is
a bit redundant now that they have shut down the service!
01:41pm Google Android issue - cannot log into my Google account.
Phone says no network connection but my net connection is fine.
Suggestions?
01:42pm And before you ask, yes my login credentials are correct :-)
Phone says I have no net connection but I have. Phone company very
unhelpful
02:02pm RT @KakanTuring: ABS-CBN News: Cocaine with baking
powder floods metro streets http://bit.ly/cSMti3 Now u can hav ur cake,
and sniff it too
Mon Dec 20
09:38pm Munich to switch on Europe's fastest supercomputer - The
Local http://t.co/AKBUDae via @TheLocalGermany
Tue Dec 21
07:38pm 15 MORE Free Guides That Really Teach You USEFUL Stuff
http://bit.ly/fSdCPN
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08:45pm RT @makeuseof 5 Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas In Case
You Get Stuck http://bit.ly/i7CQtv
Wed Dec 22
02:54pm Earthquake hits England last night - http://bit.ly/hhi9yF
05:59pm OK, what the feck has happened to Skype? It has been down
for over a hour. Is the NSA upgrading their eavesdropping equipment or
what?
08:15pm Not only is Skype still down but the Skype blog post explaining
why Skype is down is also down. Skype is not having a very good day
today.
08:47pm Skype is back. Praise the Internet! :-)
Thu Dec 23
01:15am CIA Forms New Division, <em>Stop Terrorists From Uniting
(STFU)</em> http://huff.to/gWV53s via @huffingtonpost
03:50pm The person who invented the Christmas carol "Silent Night"
deserves to be shot. I can't get the song out of my head & it's driving me
nuts.
03:52pm @seosmarty @Skype was temporarily down here in Germany
earlier but it's back again and seems to be working now (knocking on
wood).
07:07pm The Google logo today is really cool. They really are getting
more and more adventurous with their designs.
08:26pm Now I have Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is
You" in my head. That song should be designated a weapon of mass
destruction.
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Fri Dec 24
06:10pm Merry Christmas everyone!
Sat Dec 25
04:44pm Just watched the Queen's Christmas speech on YouTube via my
Android phone. I just love technology :-)
Mon Dec 27
11:57am Did Abraham Lincoln's assassin get away? DNA could end
questions - http://bit.ly/gY3IKd
02:21pm I'm shocked. It's a British bank holiday today and there's
no James Bond movie on TV. That's like Christmas without Santa.
Unspeakable.
05:18pm Apparently it's very easy to hack into Internet-ready HDTV's http://bit.ly/eLYgsi
RE nedobelic: Hi Mr. O'Neill. Thanks for your Twitter pdf guide and
biggest greetings from Croatia! :)
Fri Aug 20
11:27am RT @VizTopTips: REBEL ALLIANCE. Remember, Admiral
Akbar might look like a twat but he knows a fucking trap when he sees
one. /via @fraggle35
11:33am @ddrager the actual trip to Berlin was great. Movie premiere
not so great. AJ's security people were assholes in suits with a bit of
power.
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11:36am The moment when an English professor was thrown out of
Starbucks for refusing to speak their language - http://bit.ly/btL7qv
02:37pm @Cydonia1 LOL! We heard that on the train yesterday. It
always cracks me up when the German conductors try out their English.
Sank yoo.
02:40pm @ddrager Is that a functioning mini-camera?
02:42pm @aenon1mus Have you received your MUO T-shirt yet?
02:44pm Found out that the German tax office is actively tracking down
non-payers through their eBay pages. One employee does nothing else.
04:02pm RT @BestWorstAdvice: Teaching your child how to swim? Fill
the pool with sharks to build a competitive edge.
04:03pm @ddrager looks like a mini-camera to me! Who put it there?
04:04pm The classic line to come out of German Rail.Some people
have this as their ringtone - RT @Cydonia1: Sänk ju for träweling wis
Deutsche Bahn.
05:31pm North Korea starts tweeting. South Korea bans it for security
reasons - overkill? - http://bit.ly/9dKSUP
06:15pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @stephenfry @TweetDeck @PenguinBooks @tamar
07:07pm @gramessh Hi Ramesh. We are currently not hiring any
writers. When we do start again, we will update this page - http://
tinyurl.com/58mh9y
10:48pm I don't believe it. On Google results for my name, my website
and Facebook page are on page one. This Twitter account is on page
four!
10:49pm A classic quote from Neil Hamilton on #celebritymasterchef :
"my wife cooks the food and I cook the books". Brilliant!
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10:50pm @brit_battleaxe I feel really sorry you lost Masterchef. You
were the better cook for sure. I love what Neil said about cooking the
books!
10:52pm @brit_battleaxe you got Lisa's Twitter name wrong in one of
your last tweets. It should be @auntiegigi72
10:56pm @auntiegigi72 congratulations!
11:24pm Twitter now has its own bookmarklet for tweeting any page http://t.co/htvQD2u - wonder if I should use this or TBuzz - both do the
same.
11:25pm Tweeted last tweet using bookmarklet and URL was shortened.
But when tweet was sent, URL was posted in full. What's going on with
that?
11:24pm Twitter now has its own bookmarklet for tweeting any page http://t.co/htvQD2u - wonder if I should use this or TBuzz - both do the
same.
11:25pm Tweeted last tweet using bookmarklet and URL was shortened.
But when tweet was sent, URL was posted in full. What's going on with
that?
Sat Aug 21
11:53am @smange But you know, we had that in the UK in May and
what happened? They had to start talking and compromising.So a HP is
not a bad thing.
11:59am Wikileaks founder wanted for rape? - http://bit.ly/bisNbm - is
this the start of the dirty tricks by the US Government?
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02:33pm @smange I think the British model shows that coalition
governments DO work & it forces them to stop acting like children &
grow up.
06:16pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @steverubel @stephenfry @tamar
11:53am @smange But you know, we had that in the UK in May and
what happened? They had to start talking and compromising.So a HP is
not a bad thing.
11:59am Wikileaks founder wanted for rape? - http://bit.ly/bisNbm - is
this the start of the dirty tricks by the US Government?
02:33pm @smange I think the British model shows that coalition
governments DO work & it forces them to stop acting like children &
grow up.
06:16pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @steverubel @stephenfry @tamar
Sun Aug 22
01:44pm RT @Wossy: I feel a bit hot today. Either a) still jetlagged b)
male menopause or c) it is actually quite hot.
01:47pm It seems the Australian voters want to copy the British model &
have a coalition government themselves - http://bit.ly/aoHxaq
02:23pm I'm reactivating my Flickr Pro account after a year's dormancy.
Time to bore the crap out of all of you with my pics - http://bit.ly/ai8Goq
06:17pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @mattcutts @stephenfry @steverubel
01:44pm RT @Wossy: I feel a bit hot today. Either a) still jetlagged b)
male menopause or c) it is actually quite hot.
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01:47pm It seems the Australian voters want to copy the British model &
have a coalition government themselves - http://bit.ly/aoHxaq
02:23pm I'm reactivating my Flickr Pro account after a year's dormancy.
Time to bore the crap out of all of you with my pics - http://bit.ly/ai8Goq
06:17pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @mattcutts @stephenfry @steverubel
Mon Aug 23
12:52pm @jack_cola that's the downside of no one party getting a
majority I'm afraid. In that case, no-one has the automatic right to
govern.
12:54pm @jack_cola The ones who got the number one preference still
don't have a majority so the opposition can vote down everything.
02:35pm @diptychal What I want to know is why the insurance company
didn't demand higher security at the museum (please tell me it's insured!)
04:02pm Here's a joke : A thief is stealing T-shirts by particular size.
Police say he's still at large.
05:58pm @diptychal But it was a Van Gogh! Surely the insurance
company gave them a list of demands for looking after it properly?!
<shudder>
06:19pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @The_CopyEditor @stephenfry @mattcutts @Bakari45
07:43pm @diptychal well then I hope the public kick up a real stink
about it - and I hope the insurance company refuses to pay out.
07:46pm @ebrenner I honestly have no idea. I just tried out the app
after it was recommended by @stephenfry .I haven't really looked at it
properly.
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10:57pm Get An Invite To The New Digg Here! http://bit.ly/c7xG33
11:00pm Hey I've just noticed that I've gone over 2000 Tweets. The
number of people following me & unfollowing me seems to be holding
steady though.
11:05pm Anne Frank's tree falls over in an Amsterdam storm - http://
bit.ly/c89BTu - damn, I was there last year & saw it for myself.
11:14pm Tough news if you're a blogger living in Philadelphia - http://
bit.ly/dnKNMB - soon you need to pay $300 to blog!
11:16pm North Korea is not on Facebook - and they are not interested
in men - http://bit.ly/9YldLO
12:52pm @jack_cola that's the downside of no one party getting a
majority I'm afraid. In that case, no-one has the automatic right to
govern.
12:54pm @jack_cola The ones who got the number one preference still
don't have a majority so the opposition can vote down everything.
02:35pm @diptychal What I want to know is why the insurance company
didn't demand higher security at the museum (please tell me it's insured!)
04:02pm Here's a joke : A thief is stealing T-shirts by particular size.
Police say he's still at large.
05:58pm @diptychal But it was a Van Gogh! Surely the insurance
company gave them a list of demands for looking after it properly?!
<shudder>
06:19pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @The_CopyEditor @stephenfry @mattcutts @Bakari45
07:43pm @diptychal well then I hope the public kick up a real stink
about it - and I hope the insurance company refuses to pay out.
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07:46pm @ebrenner I honestly have no idea. I just tried out the app
after it was recommended by @stephenfry .I haven't really looked at it
properly.
10:57pm Get An Invite To The New Digg Here! http://bit.ly/c7xG33
11:00pm Hey I've just noticed that I've gone over 2000 Tweets. The
number of people following me & unfollowing me seems to be holding
steady though.
11:05pm Anne Frank's tree falls over in an Amsterdam storm - http://
bit.ly/c89BTu - damn, I was there last year & saw it for myself.
11:14pm Tough news if you're a blogger living in Philadelphia - http://
bit.ly/dnKNMB - soon you need to pay $300 to blog!
11:16pm North Korea is not on Facebook - and they are not interested
in men - http://bit.ly/9YldLO
Tue Aug 24
03:36pm David Cameron is going on paternity leave? Prime Ministers
do not take paternity leave! - http://bit.ly/bypDfH
06:19pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @god @twitter @steverubel
03:36pm David Cameron is going on paternity leave? Prime Ministers
do not take paternity leave! - http://bit.ly/bypDfH
06:19pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @god @twitter @steverubel
Wed Aug 25
11:58am Burn Notice starts again tomorrow night! #burnnotice
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06:12pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @mattcutts @darthvader @stephenfry
09:22pm You have to fill out an application to talk to someone at the
shopping mall?" - http://bit.ly/aJ1sdG
11:58am Burn Notice starts again tomorrow night! #burnnotice
Sun Sep 05
10:18am Considering whether or not 2 subscribe 2 PC Magazine on my
Kindle but very mixed reviews - http://bit.ly/cwoovB - screenshots would
b good.
11:48am Man blows himself up trying to kill a spider - http://bit.ly/
atNfWd - Idiot Of The Day
06:13pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @geeksaresexy @MakeUseOf @stephenfry
09:32pm @makeuseof is mentioned in the Washington Post - http://
bit.ly/9fpPYr
11:48am Man blows himself up trying to kill a spider - http://bit.ly/
atNfWd - Idiot Of The Day
06:13pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out http://paper.li/MarkONeill featuring @geeksaresexy @MakeUseOf @stephenfry
09:32pm @makeuseof is mentioned in the Washington Post - http://
bit.ly/9fpPYr
Mon Sep 06
04:40pm Oh Kindle...you are sorely distracting me from my work today.
Anyone got any cool Kindle tips and tricks I can try out?
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06:14pm Top story on the Mark O'Neill Daily http://bit.ly/9oEo9e (via
@steverubel) ▸ Evernote Essentials | Bridging the Nerd Gap
07:19pm Tongue-in-cheek Facebook campaign urges people to move
Tony Blair's autobiography to the Crime or Fantasy section - http://
bit.ly/9lRt1i
04:40pm Oh Kindle...you are sorely distracting me from my work today.
Anyone got any cool Kindle tips and tricks I can try out?
@steverubel) ▸ Evernote Essentials | Bridging the Nerd Gap
07:19pm Tongue-in-cheek Facebook campaign urges people to move
Tony Blair's autobiography to the Crime or Fantasy section - http://
bit.ly/9lRt1i
Tue Sep 07
02:33pm Check out Google's balls - http://www.google.co.uk
05:24pm Are they crazy? How would they like it if Muslims burned the
Bible? There would be an uproar, that's what - http://bit.ly/adLvX3
06:15pm Top story on the Mark O'Neill Daily http://bit.ly/9oEo9e ▸
Boulder County homes evacuated near wildfire
06:32pm @jhpot it took me a minute to work out what you were talking
about. That Twitter paper is generated and tweeted automatically.
06:37pm @jhpot I have absolutely no idea. I set it up then promptly
forgot about it! I don't think they offer viewing stats.
06:42pm Wikipedia Entry on Iraq War Turned Into Actual Encyclopedia
http://t.co/5MaITHm via @TIME
06:43pm How Europeans Know You're American http://bit.ly/cwEU5e
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06:52pm Gmail Priority Inbox is a bit of a slow learner. I keep marking
someone as unimportant and PI keeps putting them in the important
section!
07:17pm Mark Chapman is denied parole again? I know he's a murderer
but what makes his case worse than "regular" murderers? - http://bit.ly/
c0NXZx
02:33pm Check out Google's balls - http://www.google.co.uk
05:24pm Are they crazy? How would they like it if Muslims burned the
Bible? There would be an uproar, that's what - http://bit.ly/adLvX3
06:15pm Top story on the Mark O'Neill Daily http://bit.ly/9oEo9e ▸
Boulder County homes evacuated near wildfire
06:32pm @jhpot it took me a minute to work out what you were talking
about. That Twitter paper is generated and tweeted automatically.
06:37pm @jhpot I have absolutely no idea. I set it up then promptly
forgot about it! I don't think they offer viewing stats.
06:42pm Wikipedia Entry on Iraq War Turned Into Actual Encyclopedia
http://t.co/5MaITHm via @TIME
06:43pm How Europeans Know You're American http://bit.ly/cwEU5e
06:52pm Gmail Priority Inbox is a bit of a slow learner. I keep marking
someone as unimportant and PI keeps putting them in the important
section!
07:17pm Mark Chapman is denied parole again? I know he's a murderer
but what makes his case worse than "regular" murderers? - http://bit.ly/
c0NXZx
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Wed Sep 08
01:38pm If this Koran idiot doesn't back down, why isn't the President or
the Florida governor threatening to send in the FBI & arrest him?
01:39pm Oh hells teeth! A good allocation of funds? RT @TIME:
Report: Twitter has 'racks of servers' dedicated to @justinbieber http://
su.pr/1kw6qz
01:52pm I REALLY miss Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64 console. I was
totally addicted to that game - http://bit.ly/dgYV0s
01:55pm Mozilla has started a "Gaming Lab" - http://bit.ly/bJNczK
01:58pm Now I've worked out how today's Google logo works! Start
typing in the search box & the colours come back!
02:00pm Google Scribe is a bit on the weird side. Show suggestions as I
type a random sentence? - http://bit.ly/cB7jDd
02:06pm Did E-mail and the Internet Kill the 9-5 Workday? - http://
bit.ly/9STp85 - Checking email in bed - I am totally guilty of this!
02:07pm The Web's Most Annoying Apps - http://bit.ly/cBxQZQ
02:13pm Is Wikileaks about to dump Julian Assange? - http://
bit.ly/8XjUvV
02:20pm @kvwhalen are you saying that they can't possibly find
something to hold him on? How about inciting a riot? Isn't that a crime?
02:33pm @kvwhalen holding a demonstration is fine & legal - inciting a
religious riot which endangers soldiers lives is not. Obama needs to step
up.
03:11pm @kvwhalen I hope so too but I doubt it. The guy was on TV
with a gun on his desk and was very unrepentent. He's still going ahead
with it.
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03:12pm Just had the Mormons at my front door asking if I wanted to
read the Bible. He looked offended when I said no. Sorry but I am not
religious!
03:15pm @tristanx yeah that's the thing. I am convinced they are
Jehovahs Witnesses but my wife claims they are Mormons! Probably not,
eh?
03:21pm @tristanx they're still lurking outside on the driveway. My
mother-in-law is getting a bit nervous that they will ring her bell. ;-)
03:29pm 5 weeks until we go on our honeymoon to Rome! Anyone have
any suggestions on where we should visit (Vatican already a must)?
03:30pm @jhpot but as I said to the other guy, inciting a religious riot is
not illegal?
03:36pm Looked for a free Kindle copy of the Koran as I'm now
interested. Would you believe they all cost money? Isn't it public
domain?
03:52pm Want to visit the United States? OK, $14 please... http://bit.ly/
bl7HNr
04:05pm YES! One of my pet Facebook peeves. RT @labnol: I wish
Facebook could change their default view from "top news" to "most
recent"
04:24pm @jhpot I'm the first person to defend freedom of speech but
isn't religious rioting & endangering lives too high a price to pay?
04:25pm @OrchardToys I didn't know about San Pietro. Thanks! I will
add that to my rapidly expanding "to-see" list!
04:26pm @OrchardToys yeah I heard about the pickpocketing problem
on the Rome subways.I told my wife that I am going to stick my cash
down my pants.
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04:33pm @jhpot I don't understand how your constitution can't be made
more flexible to take account of the times we live in. Time for a rewrite?
06:05pm Everytime I go to TV.com, it keeps asking me if I want it to
connect to my Facebook account. NO I DON'T! FECK OFF!!
@twitter) ▸ Twitter Tales: Twitter is about... Fashion
01:38pm If this Koran idiot doesn't back down, why isn't the President or
the Florida governor threatening to send in the FBI & arrest him?
01:39pm Oh hells teeth! A good allocation of funds? RT @TIME:
Report: Twitter has 'racks of servers' dedicated to @justinbieber http://
su.pr/1kw6qz
01:52pm I REALLY miss Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64 console. I was
totally addicted to that game - http://bit.ly/dgYV0s
01:55pm Mozilla has started a "Gaming Lab" - http://bit.ly/bJNczK
01:58pm Now I've worked out how today's Google logo works! Start
typing in the search box & the colours come back!
02:00pm Google Scribe is a bit on the weird side. Show suggestions as I
type a random sentence? - http://bit.ly/cB7jDd
02:06pm Did E-mail and the Internet Kill the 9-5 Workday? - http://
bit.ly/9STp85 - Checking email in bed - I am totally guilty of this!
02:07pm The Web's Most Annoying Apps - http://bit.ly/cBxQZQ
02:13pm Is Wikileaks about to dump Julian Assange? - http://
bit.ly/8XjUvV
02:20pm @kvwhalen are you saying that they can't possibly find
something to hold him on? How about inciting a riot? Isn't that a crime?
02:33pm @kvwhalen holding a demonstration is fine & legal - inciting a
religious riot which endangers soldiers lives is not. Obama needs to step
up.
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03:11pm @kvwhalen I hope so too but I doubt it. The guy was on TV
with a gun on his desk and was very unrepentent. He's still going ahead
with it.
03:12pm Just had the Mormons at my front door asking if I wanted to
read the Bible. He looked offended when I said no. Sorry but I am not
religious!
03:15pm @tristanx yeah that's the thing. I am convinced they are
Jehovahs Witnesses but my wife claims they are Mormons! Probably not,
eh?
03:21pm @tristanx they're still lurking outside on the driveway. My
mother-in-law is getting a bit nervous that they will ring her bell. ;-)
Thu Sep 16
01:53pm RT @makeuseof The Difference Between iPhone and Android
| MakeUseOf.com http://bit.ly/dywnUk
02:26pm I am furious that the British media seem obsessed with
labelling Pope Benedict as "ex-Hitler Youth" as if he is a rabid Nazi. He is
NOT.
02:27pm The Pope should be given respect due to his position as head of
the Roman Catholic Church. Whether you believe in God or not, respect
him.
02:29pm @d0connor and you have solid proof that he personally
touched children do you? Of course not so shut up.
02:31pm @stephenfry hey Quizmaster! I wouldn't worry too much about
the Mail. Everyone knows they are two nuts short of a squirrel. We all
love you!
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03:33pm From my blog: British Disrespect Towards The Pope On His
Visit To The UK http://goo.gl/fb/WjtZe
04:02pm Subscribe to my website and / or Facebook group! It could do
with its subscriber numbers being beefed up - http://www.markoneill.org
04:20pm @Cydonia1 What's wrong with Weetabix? I love it! What other
British foods do you like / dislike?
04:20pm @Cydonia1 We should meet up sometime and I will give you
some Tetleys out of my secret stash :-)
04:21pm @smileinaugust LOL! I doubt he will be able to sneak a
camera in if he is dressed as a 17th century gentleman! Check Flickr for
photos.
04:31pm From my blog: The World’s Largest Railway Set Here In
Germany http://goo.gl/fb/DFhFX
04:43pm 'Gorgeous' Georg Gänswein, the Pope's right-hand man - http://
bit.ly/b11jdc
04:47pm A sailor who disappeared on Jaws Island (ironically) has been
found dead inside the stomach of a shark - http://bit.ly/aDDNrK
05:21pm @aktam Glad you liked it. Stay tuned for my next manual on
Skype which is due out in a couple of months.
story : Google Chrome Blog: Tip: Just the text, please!
07:04pm @Cydonia1 I am quite partial to Flake and Wispa bars myself.
My wife is fanatical about Walkers crisps & we both love Irn Bru. Ever
had it?
02:31pm @stephenfry hey Quizmaster! I wouldn't worry too much about
the Mail. Everyone knows they are two nuts short of a squirrel. We all
love you!
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03:33pm From my blog: British Disrespect Towards The Pope On His
Visit To The UK http://goo.gl/fb/WjtZe
04:02pm Subscribe to my website and / or Facebook group! It could do
with its subscriber numbers being beefed up - http://www.markoneill.org
04:20pm @Cydonia1 What's wrong with Weetabix? I love it! What other
British foods do you like / dislike?
04:20pm @Cydonia1 We should meet up sometime and I will give you
some Tetleys out of my secret stash :-)
04:21pm @smileinaugust LOL! I doubt he will be able to sneak a
camera in if he is dressed as a 17th century gentleman! Check Flickr for
photos.
04:31pm From my blog: The World’s Largest Railway Set Here In
Germany http://goo.gl/fb/DFhFX
04:43pm 'Gorgeous' Georg Gänswein, the Pope's right-hand man - http://
bit.ly/b11jdc
04:47pm A sailor who disappeared on Jaws Island (ironically) has been
found dead inside the stomach of a shark - http://bit.ly/aDDNrK
05:21pm @aktam Glad you liked it. Stay tuned for my next manual on
Skype which is due out in a couple of months.
story : Google Chrome Blog: Tip: Just the text, please!
07:04pm @Cydonia1 I am quite partial to Flake and Wispa bars myself.
My wife is fanatical about Walkers crisps & we both love Irn Bru. Ever
had it?
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Fri Sep 17
12:57pm Pope Benedict's English pronunciation is surprisingly bad. I can
barely understand him. He needs to work on that accent of his.
01:13pm @smileinaugust There are lots of Musketeers photos on Flickr.
Just enter "musketeers" + "Würzburg".
01:21pm From my blog: Orlando Bloom At The Würzburg Residence
http://goo.gl/fb/kiD3w
02:09pm @AbiElectric do I detect sarcasm in that tweet perhaps? As
a British guy living in Germany, I am well aware there is more than
English.
03:04pm BBC is implying that the 5 arrested men in London were going
to try something against the Pope today at Westminster.No facts, just
innuendo.
03:51pm @diptychal and do you have to haggle with the prices? ;-)
stories today by @Wolfram_Alpha
08:10pm @evanw you took out the Asian dating ads? Then I will
NEVER read you again! LOL.
08:10pm @tamar and to those who don't understand, there's always
Google Translate ;-)
09:39pm Yahoo Webhosting sucks donkey balls but @bluetreehost Web
Hosting owned by @ddrager is totally brilliant. Highly recommended.
11:11pm Deep Fried Beer Coming Soon in Texas http://t.co/UFxjFO4 via
@TIME
11:27pm From my blog: Photo Of The Day – A Gorilla & His Nintendo
http://goo.gl/fb/2kTwm
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12:57pm Pope Benedict's English pronunciation is surprisingly bad. I can
barely understand him. He needs to work on that accent of his.
01:13pm @smileinaugust There are lots of Musketeers photos on Flickr.
Just enter "musketeers" + "Würzburg".
01:21pm From my blog: Orlando Bloom At The Würzburg Residence
http://goo.gl/fb/kiD3w
02:09pm @AbiElectric do I detect sarcasm in that tweet perhaps? As
a British guy living in Germany, I am well aware there is more than
English.
03:04pm BBC is implying that the 5 arrested men in London were going
to try something against the Pope today at Westminster.No facts, just
innuendo.
03:51pm @diptychal and do you have to haggle with the prices? ;-)
stories today by @Wolfram_Alpha
08:10pm @evanw you took out the Asian dating ads? Then I will
NEVER read you again! LOL.
08:10pm @tamar and to those who don't understand, there's always
Google Translate ;-)
09:39pm Yahoo Webhosting sucks donkey balls but @bluetreehost Web
Hosting owned by @ddrager is totally brilliant. Highly recommended.
11:11pm Deep Fried Beer Coming Soon in Texas http://t.co/UFxjFO4 via
@TIME
11:27pm From my blog: Photo Of The Day – A Gorilla & His Nintendo
http://goo.gl/fb/2kTwm
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Fri Sep 24
12:37am Moving as many of my RSS feeds over to Twitter as I can. I am
on Twitter more than I am on Google Reader these days.
11:20am RT @TelegraphNews Tattooed woman 'told to put bag over
head by Jobcentre' - Telegraph http://bit.ly/bbOrZT
11:28am RT @TelegraphNews Just a job, says bomb expert who risked
life 139 times - Telegraph http://bit.ly/asg2Ww
11:33am RT @TelegraphNews Germany awards first bravery medals
since Second World War - Telegraph http://bit.ly/cg8mpl
11:50am Queen pleads poverty & asks for help paying her heating bill
- http://bit.ly/9ba6rW - er, excuse me, this woman is worth 200 million
pounds!
01:19pm @ddrager who's becoming naturalised?
01:50pm @ddrager and what's your connection to it? Do you know
someone being naturalised today?
02:45pm I need to make more money - quickly. Short of robbing a bank,
I haven't got a clue how to go about it.
07:58pm @Asiabroadcast I haven't got a clue what you are talking
about. Come again?
stories today by @CollegeHumor @Wossy
01:19pm @ddrager who's becoming naturalised?
01:50pm @ddrager and what's your connection to it? Do you know
someone being naturalised today?
02:45pm I need to make more money - quickly. Short of robbing a bank,
I haven't got a clue how to go about it.
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07:58pm @Asiabroadcast I haven't got a clue what you are talking
about. Come again?
stories today by @CollegeHumor @Wossy
Sat Sep 25
stories today by @GoogleMobile
stories today by @GoogleMobile
Sun Sep 26
01:22pm United Nations to appoint space ambassador to act as first
contact for aliens visiting Earth (my old job!) - http://bit.ly/d0e065
01:24pm He's been Labour leader for less than 24 hours & already the
press are digging up dirt on him. Who cares about this? - http://bit.ly/
c6l0W5
06:29pm I am stunned at this. RT @wikileaks: Obama argues US
citizen assassination list is an unreviewable state secret | Salon http://
bit.ly/9AJESH
stories today by @steverubel
09:37pm OK cool the whole sex with goats thing on Twitter didn't affect
me. Phew! Lucky it happened on my day off! :-)
01:22pm United Nations to appoint space ambassador to act as first
contact for aliens visiting Earth (my old job!) - http://bit.ly/d0e065
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01:24pm He's been Labour leader for less than 24 hours & already the
press are digging up dirt on him. Who cares about this? - http://bit.ly/
c6l0W5
06:29pm I am stunned at this. RT @wikileaks: Obama argues US
citizen assassination list is an unreviewable state secret | Salon http://
bit.ly/9AJESH
stories today by @steverubel
09:37pm OK cool the whole sex with goats thing on Twitter didn't affect
me. Phew! Lucky it happened on my day off! :-)
Mon Sep 27
09:14am From my blog: rigmorole: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://goo.gl/fb/7hjAw
10:50am "It's ironic that advocates of free online content charge hefty
fees to speak at events" http://bit.ly/9Un9Xd
01:36pm Help to save Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's house from being
destroyed - http://bit.ly/cRVEiw
02:46pm Forced to install Open Office because my copy of MS Office is
suddenly not working.OO is actually not bad.I am impressed with some
features.
04:03pm My Gmail is extremely slow today. I could write a dozen books
while waiting for it to load up. Anyone else experiencing this?
04:06pm uuuurgghh....trying to send an email. 30 seconds and counting
for it to be sent. Come on Gmail, pick up the pace.
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09:14am From my blog: rigmorole: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://goo.gl/fb/7hjAw
10:50am "It's ironic that advocates of free online content charge hefty
fees to speak at events" http://bit.ly/9Un9Xd
01:36pm Help to save Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's house from being
destroyed - http://bit.ly/cRVEiw
02:46pm Forced to install Open Office because my copy of MS Office is
suddenly not working.OO is actually not bad.I am impressed with some
features.
04:03pm My Gmail is extremely slow today. I could write a dozen books
while waiting for it to load up. Anyone else experiencing this?
04:06pm uuuurgghh....trying to send an email. 30 seconds and counting
for it to be sent. Come on Gmail, pick up the pace.
stories today by @sejournal
Tue Sep 28
01:01pm These games are rapidly turning into a farce - RT @Telegraph:
Trained monkeys guard athletes at Commonwealth Games http://tgr.ph/
bpMNAc
02:22pm More trouble for the Hobbit movie - http://bit.ly/ahBdLe - it's
starting to look like it will never be made or that it will be a huge flop.
02:40pm I just added my timeline to the TwtRoulette directory! Go
ahead and take a peek! http://twtroulette.com/view/MarkONeill
05:27pm @KMFollett I am gutted. I wanted your book today but
Amazon Germany says "delivery in 9-12 days". The German stores are
selling it for more.
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06:17pm Dear Twitter. When the feck am I going to get the new version
of your website? Yours sincerely, Mr M O'Neill #newtwitter
06:23pm All my colleagues have it but their top dog honcho boss
doesn't.They're all laughing at me! The shame! How will I live it down?
#newtwitter
06:30pm @jhpot see what I mean people? People like Mr Pot are
laughing at me. They should instead be respectin' my authoritah.
07:02pm @KMFollett when will you announce your German tour dates?
Will you be coming anywhere near Würzburg?
08:16pm Going up to @creaticon next Saturday to meet up with my
fellow MUO colleague @diptychal . Looking forward to my second
MUO meetup :-)
10:34pm The Mark O'Neill Daily is out! http://bit.ly/9oEo9e
01:01pm These games are rapidly turning into a farce - RT @Telegraph:
Trained monkeys guard athletes at Commonwealth Games http://tgr.ph/
bpMNAc
02:22pm More trouble for the Hobbit movie - http://bit.ly/ahBdLe - it's
starting to look like it will never be made or that it will be a huge flop.
02:40pm I just added my timeline to the TwtRoulette directory! Go
ahead and take a peek! http://twtroulette.com/view/MarkONeill
Wed Mar 03
02:03pm Finally - no snow and the sun is out! Could we be finally getting
to spring this year?
03:37pm This guy lives not too far away from my parents! - http://
bit.ly/9N9cKc - I used to work in Linlithgow. Small world.
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Thu Mar 04
06:59pm RT @shwood: Greatest Comic Ever. Written By a 5yr old and
Drawn by his 29 yr old brother... AXE COP! http://bit.ly/aihKAw (via
@Jshwood)
07:33pm I am really pissed that this great technology is being trampled
all over by "civil liberty campaigners" - http://bit.ly/ceHD4M
09:55pm @KarlGechlik Maybe he wanted you to appear on the show as
a murder victim :-)
10:07pm @irewardchart No problem.
@Jshwood)
@Jshwood)
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Fri Oct 01
10:38am Is "cat loving bachelor" secret code for someone being gay? The
comments on this story are hilarious. Fake rage! - http://bit.ly/d2qQLS
10:43am Student outed as gay online kills himself. A horribly tragic
example of a cruel prank going way too far. http://bit.ly/9xlweq
10:48am George Washington Bridge seems to be THE place for suicides.
Chef who appeared on Gordon Ramsay reality TV show dies - http://
bit.ly/bNmPvX
03:13pm 5 Ways to Turn YouTube into Your Personal DJ http://bit.ly/
bpSLG6
03:18pm @evanw if you're talking about Google Experimental search
then it's been around for a few years now. I've been using it on and off.
03:19pm @evanw the only downside to using Experimental Search is
that Google Instant will stop working. Maybe not a big deal for some
but....
03:35pm @evanw oh! that totally escaped me! Thanks for letting me
know about it. Looks cool.
05:41pm From my blog: Google Instant Now Offers Keyboard Shortcuts
http://goo.gl/fb/ocqql
11:08pm @NewsCrier stop mentions
11:10pm I've stopped mine. RT @howtogeek: How to Stop The
Obnoxious “Top stories today by @yourname” Spam on Twitter http://
bit.ly/c1aQ4l
03:13pm 5 Ways to Turn YouTube into Your Personal DJ http://bit.ly/
bpSLG6
03:18pm @evanw if you're talking about Google Experimental search
then it's been around for a few years now. I've been using it on and off.
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03:19pm @evanw the only downside to using Experimental Search is
that Google Instant will stop working. Maybe not a big deal for some
but....
03:35pm @evanw oh! that totally escaped me! Thanks for letting me
know about it. Looks cool.
05:41pm From my blog: Google Instant Now Offers Keyboard Shortcuts
http://goo.gl/fb/ocqql
11:08pm @NewsCrier stop mentions
11:10pm I've stopped mine. RT @howtogeek: How to Stop The
Obnoxious “Top stories today by @yourname” Spam on Twitter http://
bit.ly/c1aQ4l
Sat Oct 02
01:28pm What really irritates me are celebrities using Twitter to spread
corny feel-good messages.I want to know what they had for breakfast
dammit!
01:29pm Amazing the feel good regenerative powers of a haircut and
shave. Now I am one bad-ass sexy dude. Giggity giggity!
01:32pm I thought I killed that stupid paper.li on Twitter yesterday but it
came back to life, just like Spock in Star Trek.OK I've killed it again.
01:34pm Bye bye CNN's Rick Sanchez - http://bit.ly/azkyhW - you dick.
You deserve to get fired.
01:57pm I feel very lively and full of beans today. I wonder why. I'm
working, it's raining outside & I'm broke. What is there to be cheerful
about?
01:58pm @Wossy Too much information! Far too much!
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02:52pm Can anyone recommend a good free app to set up my own
webcam stream on my website? Preferably something simple for Mr
Doof here to set up.
02:57pm I'm planning to send my Kindle back to Amazon for a refund.
All the books I want on Amazon.com are blocked because I am in
Europe. Rip-off!
03:05pm @steinermatt I don't see how UStream can help me embed my
webcam on my website. It looks like another YouTube to me.
03:26pm @steinermatt OK, I'll take a look at it thanks.
03:53pm OK, I decided on Bambuser as that was the easiest option.
Check out my webcam stream - http://bit.ly/9Q082S - nothing really to
see though.
05:08pm RT @makeuseof Introducing Google’s WebP, A Faster Web
Alternative To JPEG [News] http://bit.ly/b19u1f
06:11pm Compelling reading. RT @ggreenwald: Replying to Andrew
Sullivan on Obama's presidential assassination program - http://is.gd/
fGPzj
07:04pm markoneill is broadcasting LIVE at http://bambuser.com/
v/1059162
07:19pm I don't know why but this story is unnerving me. Guy called
Mark O'Neill who died in an accident - http://bit.ly/cGdYBm - CREEPY.
01:28pm What really irritates me are celebrities using Twitter to spread
corny feel-good messages.I want to know what they had for breakfast
dammit!
01:29pm Amazing the feel good regenerative powers of a haircut and
shave. Now I am one bad-ass sexy dude. Giggity giggity!
01:32pm I thought I killed that stupid paper.li on Twitter yesterday but it
came back to life, just like Spock in Star Trek.OK I've killed it again.
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01:34pm Bye bye CNN's Rick Sanchez - http://bit.ly/azkyhW - you dick.
You deserve to get fired.
01:57pm I feel very lively and full of beans today. I wonder why. I'm
working, it's raining outside & I'm broke. What is there to be cheerful
about?
01:58pm @Wossy Too much information! Far too much!
02:52pm Can anyone recommend a good free app to set up my own
webcam stream on my website? Preferably something simple for Mr
Doof here to set up.
02:57pm I'm planning to send my Kindle back to Amazon for a refund.
All the books I want on Amazon.com are blocked because I am in
Europe. Rip-off!
03:05pm @steinermatt I don't see how UStream can help me embed my
webcam on my website. It looks like another YouTube to me.
03:26pm @steinermatt OK, I'll take a look at it thanks.
03:53pm OK, I decided on Bambuser as that was the easiest option.
Check out my webcam stream - http://bit.ly/9Q082S - nothing really to
see though.
05:08pm RT @makeuseof Introducing Google’s WebP, A Faster Web
Alternative To JPEG [News] http://bit.ly/b19u1f
06:11pm Compelling reading. RT @ggreenwald: Replying to Andrew
Sullivan on Obama's presidential assassination program - http://is.gd/
fGPzj
07:04pm markoneill is broadcasting LIVE at http://bambuser.com/
v/1059162
07:19pm I don't know why but this story is unnerving me. Guy called
Mark O'Neill who died in an accident - http://bit.ly/cGdYBm - CREEPY.
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Sun Oct 03
09:27am From my blog: fossick: Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://
goo.gl/fb/Bn1F2
05:41pm @amazon customer service is shockingly bad. They hung up
on me TWICE after 15 minute international calls. And my problem is
STILL not fixed.
05:43pm The @amazon Kindle "customer support" is laughable. I spoke
to 3 different people & got 3 different answers. All with utter contempt.
05:53pm The amusing part is that I got an email from Amazon saying
"We are striving to build a customer-centric company!" Ah-hah. Ironic or
what?
09:27am From my blog: fossick: Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://
goo.gl/fb/Bn1F2
05:41pm @amazon customer service is shockingly bad. They hung up
on me TWICE after 15 minute international calls. And my problem is
STILL not fixed.
05:43pm The @amazon Kindle "customer support" is laughable. I spoke
to 3 different people & got 3 different answers. All with utter contempt.
05:53pm The amusing part is that I got an email from Amazon saying
"We are striving to build a customer-centric company!" Ah-hah. Ironic or
what?
Mon Oct 04
11:13am Why companies watch your every Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
move - http://bit.ly/aqPCzG
12:11pm The mayor of London is totally off his rocker - http://bit.ly/
aUCCSG - but that's why I like him. :-)
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01:43pm Oh great, now I have @davecarroll 's "United Breaks Guitars"
song stuck in my head in an endless loop! I guess it's doing its job then.
01:46pm Aliens have deactivated British and US nuclear missiles, say US
military pilots http://bit.ly/9gSl9X
01:48pm On Sunday, Germany will finally pay the last World War I
reparations payment of 59.5 million pounds - http://bit.ly/azy6eW
02:42pm Listening to Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" - wonderful relaxing
music.
03:24pm A week tomorrow, we will be in Rome for our honeymoon!
Sun, pizza and Italian bellas, here we come! :-)
03:32pm @jhpot yeah it's been 4 long months since my last holiday!
LOL! After this though, we won't be going anywhere else until next year.
04:43pm @graulund I would like to profile Tweet Nest on
MakeUseOf.com but I need setup screenshots. Can you email me
please? [email protected]
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07:04pm Best Of British! Flying the flag here in Germany with my
Union Jack shorts! http://twitpic.com/2unxq5
11:13am Why companies watch your every Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
move - http://bit.ly/aqPCzG
Fri Oct 08
12:03am @jhpot you don't like that people make their own
backgrounds? Why ever not?
11:17am In search of the Lancashire U-boat commander - http://bit.ly/
dlzJkK - this guy spends 50,000 pounds on making his own submarine!!
02:01pm @diptychal Korean agent? You make it sound like you're
meeting with spies :-) LOL.
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03:15pm Me with my new friend Bernd Das Brot. Wir sind brot! http://
twitpic.com/2vovmm
04:20pm @diptychal before using it, make sure he isn't from North
Korea. If so, you might want to get rid of it :-)
06:48pm @evanw of course :-) Reveal all.
12:03am @jhpot you don't like that people make their own
backgrounds? Why ever not?
11:17am In search of the Lancashire U-boat commander - http://bit.ly/
dlzJkK - this guy spends 50,000 pounds on making his own submarine!!
02:01pm @diptychal Korean agent? You make it sound like you're
meeting with spies :-) LOL.
03:15pm Me with my new friend Bernd Das Brot. Wir sind brot! http://
twitpic.com/2vovmm
04:20pm @diptychal before using it, make sure he isn't from North
Korea. If so, you might want to get rid of it :-)
06:48pm @evanw of course :-) Reveal all.
Sat Oct 09
12:11pm Had to cancel my meeting with @diptychal today due to my
damn epilepsy. I hope I'm stable enough to go to Rome on Tuesday.
12:11pm Had to cancel my meeting with @diptychal today due to my
damn epilepsy. I hope I'm stable enough to go to Rome on Tuesday.
Sun Oct 10
12:50pm Who CARES that it's 10/10/10 today? Last year we had
09/09/09 and next year we will have 11/11/11. People get worked up about
little things.
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07:13pm The Germans fond attachment to paper money while the rest
of the world progresses to digital alternatives - http://bit.ly/aiyl6A
08:13pm Google has built a car that can drive itself and tested it on more
than 100,000 miles of public roads - http://bit.ly/aMr625
12:50pm Who CARES that it's 10/10/10 today? Last year we had
09/09/09 and next year we will have 11/11/11. People get worked up about
little things.
07:13pm The Germans fond attachment to paper money while the rest
of the world progresses to digital alternatives - http://bit.ly/aiyl6A
08:13pm Google has built a car that can drive itself and tested it on more
than 100,000 miles of public roads - http://bit.ly/aMr625
Mon Oct 11
11:50am Why do American customer service representatives insist on
telling you to "have a wonderful day now!"
11:52am Does anyone know if there are any video camera restrictions /
bans in Rome? Need to know before I take my video camera.
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01:31pm Why do Cookie Monster soft toys look so unrealistic?
One on left is the real CM & one on the right is the soft toy http://
twitpic.com/2wp65x
02:13pm @MadBadNads "Multi-tweet spazzer"!! LOL! I will have to
remember that one for future usage. Quite the put-down.
02:22pm Check out my revamped tweet nest - http://
www.markoneill.org/tweetnest - am I good or what? ;-)
02:33pm @jhpot it's pulled from twitter.com and backed up on my
website database. Check out the MUO story I did about it.
02:34pm @jhpot it's not perfect & I have a few wishes for the future to
make it better. But so far, it's not bad :-)
03:12pm Our very own @geeklad & @makeuseof staff writer Jorge
Sierra, making his debut in Popular Science. http://twitpic.com/2wpy9l
04:22pm Just booked our tickets for the Vatican. Terms & conditions
had me agree to a life of celibacy, self-flagellation & hating gay people.
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04:25pm We also booked tickets for Pope's weekly audience. Apparently
the start time is top secret & we only find out the day before. Very 007ish!
06:25pm When the Chilean miners finally come out, they will have to
deal with complicated personal lives - & angry wives - http://bit.ly/bc1fTk
11:50am Why do American customer service representatives insist on
telling you to "have a wonderful day now!"
11:52am Does anyone know if there are any video camera restrictions /
bans in Rome? Need to know before I take my video camera.
01:31pm Why do Cookie Monster soft toys look so unrealistic?
One on left is the real CM & one on the right is the soft toy http://
twitpic.com/2wp65x
02:13pm @MadBadNads "Multi-tweet spazzer"!! LOL! I will have to
remember that one for future usage. Quite the put-down.
02:22pm Check out my revamped tweet nest - http://
www.markoneill.org/tweetnest - am I good or what? ;-)
02:33pm @jhpot it's pulled from twitter.com and backed up on my
website database. Check out the MUO story I did about it.
02:34pm @jhpot it's not perfect & I have a few wishes for the future to
make it better. But so far, it's not bad :-)
03:12pm Our very own @geeklad & @makeuseof staff writer Jorge
Sierra, making his debut in Popular Science. http://twitpic.com/2wpy9l
04:22pm Just booked our tickets for the Vatican. Terms & conditions
had me agree to a life of celibacy, self-flagellation & hating gay people.
04:25pm We also booked tickets for Pope's weekly audience. Apparently
the start time is top secret & we only find out the day before. Very 007ish!
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06:25pm When the Chilean miners finally come out, they will have to
deal with complicated personal lives - & angry wives - http://bit.ly/bc1fTk
Tue Oct 12
08:29pm From my blog: Rome : Day 1 & First Impressions http://goo.gl/
fb/lJVzT
08:29pm From my blog: Rome : Day 1 & First Impressions http://goo.gl/
fb/lJVzT
Wed Oct 13
09:02am From my blog: apocopate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://goo.gl/fb/fLOQw
09:57pm From my blog: Rome – Day 2 – Wearing Out The Shoes http://
goo.gl/fb/tTvxb
09:02am From my blog: apocopate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
http://goo.gl/fb/fLOQw
09:57pm From my blog: Rome – Day 2 – Wearing Out The Shoes http://
goo.gl/fb/tTvxb
Thu Oct 14
10:19pm I haven't walked so much in a long time. Feet are aching and I
haven't slept so well in months! The best pizza still eludes us however.
10:43pm From my blog: Day 3 – Too Much Walking http://goo.gl/fb/
yx3Hd
10:19pm I haven't walked so much in a long time. Feet are aching and I
haven't slept so well in months! The best pizza still eludes us however.
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10:43pm From my blog: Day 3 – Too Much Walking http://goo.gl/fb/
yx3Hd
Tue Oct 26
02:40pm Yes! It's Idiotic Ideas Tuesday! The winner today is Fox News
- "WikiLeaks should be declared 'enemy combatants'" - http://bit.ly/
dBCD4o
03:19pm O2 Germany is apparently offering an iPhone for 50 Euros upfront then 25 a month for 2 years. Data plan & call charges extra. I'm
tempted..
RE jhpot: 650 Euros for an iPhone? That's over $900 USD. They retail
for $600 without a plan over here; are they pricier there?
05:33pm Feeling ill so going to lie down. Not to worry though as there's a
James Bond double-bill on TV! Sweet!
07:40pm A billboard poster will be ripped down after a spelling mistake
invited bowls enthusiasts for a game of "indoor bowels" http://bit.ly/
bSEfXb
07:44pm @jhpot Oh yes, they are VERY pricey. Same with iPads. They
are retailing for a minimum 520 Euros here. Absolute madness.
07:44pm @jhpot Oh yes, they are VERY pricey. Same with iPads. They
are retailing for a minimum 520 Euros here. Absolute madness.
Wed Oct 27
11:42am My boss getting interviewed on how @makeuseof got started. I
even get a mention too! A very interesting read - http://t.co/BABjLyL
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12:39pm Return of the Jedi deleted scene shows Luke assembling new
light sabre. YouTube video taken down though by Lucasfilm - http://
bit.ly/9dYofd
12:50pm Global pop star blackmailed with 'highly sensitive' photographs.
I reckon it's Madonna. What do you think? - http://bit.ly/bA34Qk
04:43pm Oh Bounty chocolate 3 pack - your two other wee friends have
all been eaten. I can't leave you alone so I guess I need to eat you too
now.
07:13pm "Manager of Content and Link Building". Now there's a unique
job title for you! - http://bit.ly/cae2oT
07:15pm @eloquentlad Yeah could be. London-based star, London
police, London court. That's why I thought Madonna. But it could be wee
Kylie!
07:33pm Oral sex definition prompts dictionary ban in US schools http://bit.ly/5UdPkO -what's childhood without being able to look up
dirty words?
09:31pm I report my debit card missing to the bank and they charge me
10 Euros to lock it! That's it, I'm changing banks. They've gone too far.
09:54pm Does anyone know where a UMTS stick can be bought in
Vancouver? Who are the main sellers?
11:42am My boss getting interviewed on how @makeuseof got started. I
even get a mention too! A very interesting read - http://t.co/BABjLyL
12:39pm Return of the Jedi deleted scene shows Luke assembling new
light sabre. YouTube video taken down though by Lucasfilm - http://
bit.ly/9dYofd
12:50pm Global pop star blackmailed with 'highly sensitive' photographs.
I reckon it's Madonna. What do you think? - http://bit.ly/bA34Qk
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04:43pm Oh Bounty chocolate 3 pack - your two other wee friends have
all been eaten. I can't leave you alone so I guess I need to eat you too
now.
07:13pm "Manager of Content and Link Building". Now there's a unique
job title for you! - http://bit.ly/cae2oT
07:15pm @eloquentlad Yeah could be. London-based star, London
police, London court. That's why I thought Madonna. But it could be wee
Kylie!
07:33pm Oral sex definition prompts dictionary ban in US schools http://bit.ly/5UdPkO -what's childhood without being able to look up
dirty words?
09:31pm I report my debit card missing to the bank and they charge me
10 Euros to lock it! That's it, I'm changing banks. They've gone too far.
09:54pm Does anyone know where a UMTS stick can be bought in
Vancouver? Who are the main sellers?
Thu Nov 04
01:54pm @smange you could be a terrorist you know, depositing your
@MakeUseOf salary for nefarious purposes!
RE smange: Ah yes: food, bills and books. Nasty stuff. :)
03:05pm Twitter bug alert! Whenever I try to unfollow someone, a few
seconds later, Twitter follows them again! What's going on Twitter?
RE jhpot: It's because you're trying to unfollow me, and I know your
password.
04:02pm To those who have applied for the vacancy at @MakeUseOf ,
we will be in touch ASAP. You're not going to get an instant response,
OK?
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05:32pm My Twitter feed is full of stuff about this Lil Wayne guy. Is he
so important that people can talk about nothing else?!
08:09pm Moving all my RSS feeds back to Google Reader. It was too
stressful trying to keep up with them in Twitter. Missing too many good
posts.
09:03pm I'm looking for a userscript that will embed Google Reader on
my Gmail page. Any suggestions? I can't find anything....
11:37pm From my blog: Buzz Appears On Google Maps – Almost http://
goo.gl/fb/AO9lO
11:37pm From my blog: Buzz Appears On Google Maps – Almost http://
goo.gl/fb/AO9lO
Fri Nov 05
12:01am A very revealing look at the ongoing drama between
@arrington & @calacanis - http://bit.ly/df7vuX
11:29am Totally digging the new Android template for Gmail. Check it
out under the "templates" heading in your Gmail settings.
11:54am Going to have lunch at IKEA. They have the most amazing
schnitzels!
02:59pm Hologram messaging about to arrive - http://bit.ly/9dRAHk
05:50pm Planning to buy a blu-ray player and a new flatscreen PC
monitor soon. Anyone got any recommendations? We're clueless at these
things!
10:10pm Some very strange people are applying for the @MakeUseOf
vacancy!
RE thegeekyninja: recruiting for Simon's replacement? Big shoes to
fill :-)
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12:01am A very revealing look at the ongoing drama between
@arrington & @calacanis - http://bit.ly/df7vuX
11:29am Totally digging the new Android template for Gmail. Check it
out under the "templates" heading in your Gmail settings.
11:54am Going to have lunch at IKEA. They have the most amazing
schnitzels!
02:59pm Hologram messaging about to arrive - http://bit.ly/9dRAHk
05:50pm Planning to buy a blu-ray player and a new flatscreen PC
monitor soon. Anyone got any recommendations? We're clueless at these
things!
10:10pm Some very strange people are applying for the @MakeUseOf
vacancy!
RE thegeekyninja: recruiting for Simon's replacement? Big shoes to
fill :-)
Sat Nov 06
03:07pm I can't decide whether to host my Rome honeymoon photos on
Flickr or on my own website. Each has its pros and cons.
03:26pm From my blog: A T-Shirt With A Spy Camera Attached? I Am
Totally Getting This http://goo.gl/fb/cfldW
09:02pm Why is Bonfire night tonight on November 6th when it should
be on November 5th?
03:07pm I can't decide whether to host my Rome honeymoon photos on
Flickr or on my own website. Each has its pros and cons.
03:26pm From my blog: A T-Shirt With A Spy Camera Attached? I Am
Totally Getting This http://goo.gl/fb/cfldW
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09:02pm Why is Bonfire night tonight on November 6th when it should
be on November 5th?
Mon Nov 08
11:33am The Chinese man who accidently swallowed a pair of nail
scissors - http://bit.ly/PAmRh
11:39am Support Remembrance Day Poppy, add a #twibbon to your
avatar now! - http://bit.ly/11ctu4
02:26pm Absolutely shocked at the prices for Office 2007 and Office
2010. I am sorely tempted to switch permanently to Open Office.
03:36pm Barack Obama sex doll for sale in China - http://bit.ly/bq4ynb although he has all his clothes on!
04:24pm A very interesting take on the recent US elections - http://
bit.ly/97pT7y - I'd be interested to hear your opinion.
RE jhpot: Saw that earlier, and I think it's accurate. Politicians here are
too caught up in winning and forget the entire point.
05:49pm eBay is doing a countdown - 47 days till Christmas. Or 46 if you
live in Germany (here we celebrate on December 24th).
05:50pm @jhpot how much did you pay for Office 2007? Checked the
prices earlier and almost fell off my seat.
RE jhpot: It was a license I had around here; not sure what it cost.
11:37pm Er...yes, you could say that. RT: @breakingnews Argentine
coup leader dies; considered too ill to be tried for war crimes
11:33am The Chinese man who accidently swallowed a pair of nail
scissors - http://bit.ly/PAmRh
11:39am Support Remembrance Day Poppy, add a #twibbon to your
avatar now! - http://bit.ly/11ctu4
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02:26pm Absolutely shocked at the prices for Office 2007 and Office
2010. I am sorely tempted to switch permanently to Open Office.
03:36pm Barack Obama sex doll for sale in China - http://bit.ly/bq4ynb although he has all his clothes on!
04:24pm A very interesting take on the recent US elections - http://
bit.ly/97pT7y - I'd be interested to hear your opinion.
RE jhpot: Saw that earlier, and I think it's accurate. Politicians here are
too caught up in winning and forget the entire point.
05:49pm eBay is doing a countdown - 47 days till Christmas. Or 46 if you
live in Germany (here we celebrate on December 24th).
05:50pm @jhpot how much did you pay for Office 2007? Checked the
prices earlier and almost fell off my seat.
RE jhpot: It was a license I had around here; not sure what it cost.
11:37pm Er...yes, you could say that. RT: @breakingnews Argentine
coup leader dies; considered too ill to be tried for war crimes
Tue Nov 09
12:17am We are NOT taking any more applications for the @makeuseof
vacancy. We have made a shortlist of 5 & will be in touch with those
people.
12:18am If you don't hear from us, consider your application to be
unsuccessful. Many thanks for applying! We got some good applications!
12:52pm This is probably one of the funniest blogs I have ever read http://bit.ly/3XH6vS - The Hot Librarian!
01:20pm The blu-ray player has arrived but our new widescreen monitor
is still stuck at Amazon, despite being assured of immediate delivery.
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03:27pm Oh no! Dirpy has shut down! I really liked that service for
ripping YouTube audio. What am I going to use now?
03:29pm To repeat : we are NO LONGER accepting applications for the
@makeuseof vacancy. So please stop sending in applications now!
RE smange: @makeuseof Oh, I bet they'll keep coming in for a while
yet. :)
04:18pm Quite amusing this - http://www.converttocartoon.com http://
twitpic.com/35c7lf
05:31pm Going on a 1980's pop music trip today. Just bought the "Best
of Blondie" MP3 album & seriously eyeing Roxette & Human League.
05:36pm Promote your resume online by uploading it to Google Docs http://bit.ly/belHBE
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12:17am We are NOT taking any more applications for the @makeuseof
vacancy. We have made a shortlist of 5 & will be in touch with those
people.
Fri Nov 12
12:28am Chinese vase valued at 800,000 pounds is sold at auction for 51
MILLION POUNDS! - http://bit.ly/cVhRdw
RE scienceismagic: hey mark, what is the logo on your avatar? I think I
saw it recently but don't know the context...
10:15am @loyaleagle it's a poppy which is the British symbol for
Armistice Day when we remember the war dead.
RE scienceismagic: oh I see...I think John Oliver was wearing one on the
Daily Show the other day
11:30am The @makeuseof job vacancy has been filled. Thanks to all the
people who applied.
11:32am @KMFollett when are you coming down south to the
Würzburg / Nürnberg region? You're always in the north of Germany!
11:36am @evanw so you're a big lover of fiction & fantasy then? ;-)
RE evanw: Haha it's actually pretty good so far, he speaks very frankly
about everything.
12:27pm RT @makeuseof Download Your Entire Facebook History
With The New Data Downloader http://bit.ly/dwf4iY
01:32pm Got my 1799 Shakespeare book valued by a bookbinder who
repaired the cover. I paid 1 Euro for it on eBay & it is worth....500 Euros!
02:44pm @evanw you do know he didn't write it himself? Too busy
presidenting on his ranch and listening to his gut.
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RE evanw: There are definitely sections when things are written far too
eloquently.
03:24pm @evanw the cardboard chewy waterproof version with smaller
easier words is probably in the works.
RE evanw: :D
04:16pm @loyaleagle if he is British, then probably. I couldn't get a hold
of one this year. They're hard to get a hold of, outside the UK.
RE scienceismagic: oh yeah, he's actually their "token" English guy...he
also has a very funny show on the times online, The Bugle
08:38pm Support I'm The Gaffer, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! http://twb.ly/c2vyji
10:38pm Legs Apart Under Laptop: Your Sperm Will Thank You http://bit.ly/9DtC7b
11:36am @evanw so you're a big lover of fiction & fantasy then? ;-)
RE evanw: Haha it's actually pretty good so far, he speaks very frankly
about everything.
12:27pm RT @makeuseof Download Your Entire Facebook History
With The New Data Downloader http://bit.ly/dwf4iY
01:32pm Got my 1799 Shakespeare book valued by a bookbinder who
repaired the cover. I paid 1 Euro for it on eBay & it is worth....500 Euros!
02:44pm @evanw you do know he didn't write it himself? Too busy
presidenting on his ranch and listening to his gut.
RE evanw: There are definitely sections when things are written far too
eloquently.
03:24pm @evanw the cardboard chewy waterproof version with smaller
easier words is probably in the works.
RE evanw: :D
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04:16pm @loyaleagle if he is British, then probably. I couldn't get a hold
of one this year. They're hard to get a hold of, outside the UK.
RE scienceismagic: oh yeah, he's actually their "token" English guy...he
also has a very funny show on the times online, The Bugle
08:38pm Support I'm The Gaffer, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! http://twb.ly/c2vyji
10:38pm Legs Apart Under Laptop: Your Sperm Will Thank You http://bit.ly/9DtC7b
Sat Nov 13
07:07pm Hitler and the Germans: breaking the taboo : for the first time
ever, a German museum dares to put the Führer on show - http://bit.ly/
bJDWAD
07:07pm Hitler and the Germans: breaking the taboo : for the first time
ever, a German museum dares to put the Führer on show - http://bit.ly/
bJDWAD
Sun Nov 14
11:38am The BBC broadcasted a Neil Diamond concert last night. I
have "Sweet Caroline" playing in my head - http://tinyurl.com/yawts7c
06:30pm Singel-Minded: How Facebook Could Beat Google to Win the
Net | Epicenter | http://t.co/tl1izOu http://t.co/m28CFid
06:36pm US report admits CIA harboured Nazis - The Local http://t.co/
ajCGtRm via @TheLocalGermany
07:17pm The Decider returns to haunt Mr Nuance as George W. Bush
eclipses Barack Obama - Telegraph http://t.co/dVFdIOf
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11:38am The BBC broadcasted a Neil Diamond concert last night. I
have "Sweet Caroline" playing in my head - http://tinyurl.com/yawts7c
06:30pm Singel-Minded: How Facebook Could Beat Google to Win the
Net | Epicenter | http://t.co/tl1izOu http://t.co/m28CFid
06:36pm US report admits CIA harboured Nazis - The Local http://t.co/
ajCGtRm via @TheLocalGermany
07:17pm The Decider returns to haunt Mr Nuance as George W. Bush
eclipses Barack Obama - Telegraph http://t.co/dVFdIOf
Mon Nov 15
05:42pm Bloody nurse taking a blood sample from me. She couldn't
find a vein & started jiggling the needle about. "does that hurt?". Stupid
question
06:39pm I am seriously considering getting this Android phone - http://
bit.ly/9OPrqi - anyone have anything good or bad to say about it?
06:42pm @Hashable_Beta @mikeyavo I can't get in. When I enter my
username, it says "thank you for your interest. We'll email you when we
are live"
08:02pm Ellie Harrison, a former writer for @makeuseof , has passed
away - http://bit.ly/aietNA
08:35pm Wikipedia is down! Is it down for you too?
RE jhpot: Working perfectly in Colorado.
08:37pm OK, Wikipedia is back now. But that was 10 minutes where the
site was unaccessible.
RE tobbs81: it is not completely down, just damn slow...
08:43pm @sarahintampa am I right in thinking you can invite people? If
so, will you invite me?
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09:20pm does anyone have a Facebook email invite that I can have?
Pretty please. I'd like it for a @makeuseof review.
05:42pm Bloody nurse taking a blood sample from me. She couldn't
find a vein & started jiggling the needle about. "does that hurt?". Stupid
question
06:39pm I am seriously considering getting this Android phone - http://
bit.ly/9OPrqi - anyone have anything good or bad to say about it?
06:42pm @Hashable_Beta @mikeyavo I can't get in. When I enter my
username, it says "thank you for your interest. We'll email you when we
are live"
08:02pm Ellie Harrison, a former writer for @makeuseof , has passed
away - http://bit.ly/aietNA
08:35pm Wikipedia is down! Is it down for you too?
RE jhpot: Working perfectly in Colorado.
08:37pm OK, Wikipedia is back now. But that was 10 minutes where the
site was unaccessible.
RE tobbs81: it is not completely down, just damn slow...
08:43pm @sarahintampa am I right in thinking you can invite people? If
so, will you invite me?
09:20pm does anyone have a Facebook email invite that I can have?
Pretty please. I'd like it for a @makeuseof review.
Tue Nov 16
12:08pm <sigh>More rain (for a second straight day) and Neil
Diamond (in my head for 3 straight days). Rainy days & Neil Diamond
always get me down.
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RE ddrager: The sun'll come out... Tomorrow...Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow There'll be sun!
12:54pm I'm happy for Prince William and Kate, but in this time of
austerity and cutbacks, my question is "who's going to pay for it?"
#royalwedding
03:20pm I find it amusing that it has been decreed that "Princess Kate"
doesn't sound Royal enough. So she will be Princess Catherine.
03:22pm Get used to it Kate. That will be the first of many decisions
made for you. Your independence will disappear fast! #royalwedding
04:17pm $149 for a Beatles box set? I can think of better things to spend
my money on, instead of a band that split up 5 years before I was born.
05:26pm Well it didn't take long for the impersonators to move in
- @HRHPrincessKate . Sigh. It's not as if they are funny either!
#royalwedding
05:42pm Next year is a terrible time for Wills & Kate to get hitched.
People are also going to the polls & they get reminded about the
wedding bill?
06:09pm Probably a bad idea for Kate to get Diana's engagement ring.
After all, we know how THAT marriage turned out. Tempting fate?
#royalwedding
12:08pm <sigh>More rain (for a second straight day) and Neil
Diamond (in my head for 3 straight days). Rainy days & Neil Diamond
always get me down.
RE ddrager: The sun'll come out... Tomorrow...Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow There'll be sun!
12:54pm I'm happy for Prince William and Kate, but in this time of
austerity and cutbacks, my question is "who's going to pay for it?"
#royalwedding
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03:20pm I find it amusing that it has been decreed that "Princess Kate"
doesn't sound Royal enough. So she will be Princess Catherine.
03:22pm Get used to it Kate. That will be the first of many decisions
made for you. Your independence will disappear fast! #royalwedding
Mon Sep 13
10:52am "An Embattled Pope" - a fascinating well written profile of the
Pope as he prepares to visit Britain this week - http://bit.ly/aUHJxi
12:21pm Man Blames Cat for Child Porn on His Computer http://bit.ly/
bCOhSi
01:03pm I agree. NCTJ is useless - RT @mediaguardian: As university
spurns NCTJ accreditation, do journalists need it nowadays? http://bit.ly/
cWrCHz
story : What’s new with Formspring’s API? « formspring.me blog
07:37pm I am shocked at how expensive Kindle versions of books are.
I thought the digital version of books was supposed to be cheaper than
print?
07:44pm My father-in-law has just been given an extras part in the
"Three Muskeeters" movie starring Orlando Bloom & Milla Jovovich!
10:42pm From my blog: A New Writing Gig At Free Writing Center
http://goo.gl/fb/pOFmo
10:42pm From my blog: New Private Eye Cover Satirizes Cameron’s
Baby http://goo.gl/fb/86xjG
11:12pm I want to make an IMDB.com page for my father-in-law. What
do I do and where do I go? I can't seem to find the page to start it.
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11:12pm I want to make an IMDB.com page for my father-in-law. What
do I do and where do I go? I can't seem to find the page to start it.
Tue Sep 14
05:13pm Three Musketeers movie being filmed here in Würzburg today.
Orlando Bloom and Christoph Walz spotted at the Residence.
05:16pm Australian lawyer smokes pages of Bible and Koran, asking
'Which is best?' http://bit.ly/9STeoi
05:27pm A brilliant article on Skype etiquette - http://bit.ly/cOVhkZ - I
found myself nodding to everything!
story : French senate overwhelmingly votes to ban burkas in public
05:13pm Three Musketeers movie being filmed here in Würzburg today.
Orlando Bloom and Christoph Walz spotted at the Residence.
05:16pm Australian lawyer smokes pages of Bible and Koran, asking
'Which is best?' http://bit.ly/9STeoi
05:27pm A brilliant article on Skype etiquette - http://bit.ly/cOVhkZ - I
found myself nodding to everything!
Fri Nov 19
12:47pm @bencrystal congratulations! If you beat Bill Bryson, I will be
seriously impressed!
12:50pm @evanw In Criminal Minds, they can't stop flashing their
iPhones around. Begun the smartphone wars have. Doesn't Dunham
have a Mac laptop?
RE evanw: Hmm, I'm not sure. I enjoy it when computer monitors have
giant Windows logos on the back in shows. Heh.
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01:02pm John F Kennedy’s dirty road to the White House - http://
bit.ly/9NI2e2 - "large amounts of cash & a liberal number of lies"
03:21pm @evanw But when you're a ass-kicking cool dude gun-toting
special agent, you don't want to be investigating Blue Screens Of Death!
04:43pm @Cydonia1 Bernd Das Brot's lieblingswort :-)
05:12pm Naked sleepwalker wins €10m in record-breaking Irish libel
case - http://bit.ly/aSogpk - woman thought sleepwalker was making
advances?
05:14pm Will Prince William & Kate Middleton negotiate & sign a prenuptial agreement? http://bit.ly/9o1mIh - if so, who would get what?
06:27pm I am having a lot of trouble getting Windows Live Messenger &
AIM to work on Pidgin. Anyone else having login problems?
06:30pm I find it amusing that Kate & William, and now Charles &
Camilla are talking about the Queen as if she is already dead http://
bit.ly/90B0ln
06:33pm A new sci-fi film about Nazis has reignited a debate in
Germany about Hitler's development of UFOs - http://bit.ly/b8Qpuv
08:14pm @TunnelBreeze I managed to figure it out. Something to do
with MSN Certificate files.
10:14pm @sarahintampa same thing is happening to me. Priority Inbox
is not "learning" what I tell it & everything is going to the wrong places.
10:15pm @adampash any luck on the Belvedere app? Is it working OK
now? I'm keen to try it out :-)
RE adampash: Oh right, sorry! Should be back now: http://
lifehac.kr/27yjau
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10:27pm @adampash same problem. Installation app is only 345 bytes &
when I run it, I get this - http://twitpic.com/38ab27
RE adampash: Huh, weird. I've uploaded it to my Dropbox: http://
bit.ly/9TsHp6 That installer worked for me
10:58pm @adampash OK THAT works. Doesn't work when I save
the file though! Can we use that Dropbox link for an upcoming
@MakeUseOf story?
RE adampash: How soon are you guys posting? We had a server
problem, so it may need a day or two. Just let me know. Dropbox not a
good option
06:27pm I am having a lot of trouble getting Windows Live Messenger &
AIM to work on Pidgin. Anyone else having login problems?
06:30pm I find it amusing that Kate & William, and now Charles &
Camilla are talking about the Queen as if she is already dead http://
bit.ly/90B0ln
06:33pm A new sci-fi film about Nazis has reignited a debate in
Germany about Hitler's development of UFOs - http://bit.ly/b8Qpuv
08:14pm @TunnelBreeze I managed to figure it out. Something to do
with MSN Certificate files.
10:14pm @sarahintampa same thing is happening to me. Priority Inbox
is not "learning" what I tell it & everything is going to the wrong places.
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10:15pm @adampash any luck on the Belvedere app? Is it working OK
now? I'm keen to try it out :-)
RE adampash: Oh right, sorry! Should be back now: http://
lifehac.kr/27yjau
10:27pm @adampash same problem. Installation app is only 345 bytes &
when I run it, I get this - http://twitpic.com/38ab27
RE adampash: Huh, weird. I've uploaded it to my Dropbox: http://
bit.ly/9TsHp6 That installer worked for me
10:58pm @adampash OK THAT works. Doesn't work when I save
the file though! Can we use that Dropbox link for an upcoming
@MakeUseOf story?
RE adampash: How soon are you guys posting? We had a server
problem, so it may need a day or two. Just let me know. Dropbox not a
good option
Sat Nov 20
12:16am @adampash it's going out on Wed 24th. You need to let me
know soon if your server will have problems so we can bump the story if
need be.
RE adampash: Okay, just uploaded a new version and updated the post;
a fresh version should be on the download page http://lifehac.kr/27yjau
03:02pm @jhpot stop digging??
RE jhpot: You lost followers after tweeting about your follower count, so
you tweeted about your follower account.
12:16am @adampash it's going out on Wed 24th. You need to let me
know soon if your server will have problems so we can bump the story if
need be.
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RE adampash: Okay, just uploaded a new version and updated the post;
a fresh version should be on the download page http://lifehac.kr/27yjau
03:02pm @jhpot stop digging??
RE jhpot: You lost followers after tweeting about your follower count, so
you tweeted about your follower account.
Mon Nov 22
12:01pm Bit the bullet & finally bought a Motorola Defy Android
phone. Here's hoping that Motorola gives Defy the 2.2 Android update
soon....
06:49pm I love Dropbox because I can keep all my files synchronised
across all computers! http://db.tt/NYxnyif
08:37pm RT @makeuseof The First Unofficial Guide To Dropbox [PDF
DOWNLOAD] http://bit.ly/9j076U
12:01pm Bit the bullet & finally bought a Motorola Defy Android
phone. Here's hoping that Motorola gives Defy the 2.2 Android update
soon....
06:49pm I love Dropbox because I can keep all my files synchronised
across all computers! http://db.tt/NYxnyif
08:37pm RT @makeuseof The First Unofficial Guide To Dropbox [PDF
DOWNLOAD] http://bit.ly/9j076U
Tue Nov 23
01:17pm German police want the army to help them protect the public
from possible terror attacks - http://bit.ly/eyyZqE - no thank you!
01:48pm Royal wedding day to also be a public holiday - but PH will cost
British economy 6 billion pounds! - http://bit.ly/goMkys
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01:55pm Barbara Bush on Sarah Palin's presidential ambitions : "she's
very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there" - http://bit.ly/eqWOak
03:53pm Getting through to O2 on the phone is intensely frustrating.
Been in the queue for 20 minutes now - at 14 cents a minute!
05:10pm My wife Monika and I met today, ten years ago. Going out for
dinner tonight to celebrate :-)
RE mattress: congrats!
01:17pm German police want the army to help them protect the public
from possible terror attacks - http://bit.ly/eyyZqE - no thank you!
01:48pm Royal wedding day to also be a public holiday - but PH will cost
British economy 6 billion pounds! - http://bit.ly/goMkys
01:55pm Barbara Bush on Sarah Palin's presidential ambitions : "she's
very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there" - http://bit.ly/eqWOak
03:53pm Getting through to O2 on the phone is intensely frustrating.
Been in the queue for 20 minutes now - at 14 cents a minute!
05:10pm My wife Monika and I met today, ten years ago. Going out for
dinner tonight to celebrate :-)
RE mattress: congrats!
Wed Nov 24
12:07pm How to Grow, Manage and Optimise Your Internet Empire http://bit.ly/ddCy0w
01:47pm From my blog: Spanish Women Have Orgasms When They
Vote! http://goo.gl/fb/2wEEh
RE allado: it's a Catalan voter who orgasms. The Spaniard neighbours
still go the old way.
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02:42pm Sold my old Android phone & used the money to upgrade to
Android 2.1. Voice activated functions are totally brilliant.
05:52pm @allado ah OK. I hope no Catalans are going to get pissed that
I labelled them Spanish! :-)
RE allado: No problem! We are (to some point) used to it! :)
07:06pm @thehotlibrarian the more likely I am to totally ignore you and
tweet about you to the whole world on the internets instead!! ;-)
RE thehotlibrarian: ha! Exactly.
12:07pm How to Grow, Manage and Optimise Your Internet Empire http://bit.ly/ddCy0w
01:47pm From my blog: Spanish Women Have Orgasms When They
Vote! http://goo.gl/fb/2wEEh
RE allado: it's a Catalan voter who orgasms. The Spaniard neighbours
still go the old way.
02:42pm Sold my old Android phone & used the money to upgrade to
Android 2.1. Voice activated functions are totally brilliant.
05:52pm @allado ah OK. I hope no Catalans are going to get pissed that
I labelled them Spanish! :-)
RE allado: No problem! We are (to some point) used to it! :)
07:06pm @thehotlibrarian the more likely I am to totally ignore you and
tweet about you to the whole world on the internets instead!! ;-)
RE thehotlibrarian: ha! Exactly.
Thu Nov 25
12:16pm I agree with Sarah Palin. We have to stand with our North
Korean allies - http://bit.ly/hd5sSx - & North Iran! Let's not forget them!
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01:06pm From my blog: So THAT’S Why I Couldn’t Access Porn On My
Android Phone! http://goo.gl/fb/IT1pj
02:55pm I get the feeling that it going to snow today. My wife works
15km away and she says it is snowing a lot there. Nothing here yet....
02:56pm Dammit @God you did that deliberately didn't you? No sooner
had I sent that last tweet than the snow started!!
03:44pm @evanw so do you know if anyone turned themselves in?
03:53pm @evanw according to the last retweet, 200 people came
forward & admitted cheating & 15 refused to confess.
RE evanw: Yes that's what I read somewhere. Ouch.
05:08pm Everytime I open VLC Player, it keeps
crashing. Anyone else having issues with it?
#deargodpleasedontforcemetousewindowsmediaplayer
RE jhpot: that's an amazing hashtag. And no, no problems here.
07:45pm Digital technology lets libraries share their fragile treasures
with the world - latimes.com http://lat.ms/hTyROP
08:13pm From my blog: Cookie Monster Launches Viral Saturday Night
Live Bid http://goo.gl/fb/r8g8C
09:01pm I love how the F word in pop songs always gets censored out on
live TV. Imagine all the mentally scarred kids if they heard the F word!
09:12pm @Wossy if I send you a copy of one of your books, will you sign
it for me?
12:16pm I agree with Sarah Palin. We have to stand with our North
Korean allies - http://bit.ly/hd5sSx - & North Iran! Let's not forget them!
01:06pm From my blog: So THAT’S Why I Couldn’t Access Porn On My
Android Phone! http://goo.gl/fb/IT1pj
02:55pm I get the feeling that it going to snow today. My wife works
15km away and she says it is snowing a lot there. Nothing here yet....
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02:56pm Dammit @God you did that deliberately didn't you? No sooner
had I sent that last tweet than the snow started!!
03:44pm @evanw so do you know if anyone turned themselves in?
Thu Dec 02
11:01am RT @makeuseof ANNOUNCEMENT: Best Windows
Software Page http://bit.ly/gO4Ui9
12:15pm World Cup 2018 bid announcement due in less than 4 hours
from now. Will England win? I hope so.
03:12pm In a hour's time, we'll find out if England will win the right to
host the 2018 football World Cup. It's going to go down to the wire!
03:50pm Sign up for my Google Buzz / Reader updates! - http://
www.google.com/profiles/markoneill
04:39pm Fuck. #2018worldcup
04:58pm If Qatar can win a World cup then England is seriously screwed
for the future! #2022worldcup
05:00pm It's funny how all the British spectators in the street all rushed
off home as soon as the announcement was made!! #2018worldcup
08:36pm Right Click to Copy a YouTube Video at a Specific Time http://
t.co/hugFjNn via @lifehacker
12:15pm World Cup 2018 bid announcement due in less than 4 hours
from now. Will England win? I hope so.
03:12pm In a hour's time, we'll find out if England will win the right to
host the 2018 football World Cup. It's going to go down to the wire!
03:50pm Sign up for my Google Buzz / Reader updates! - http://
www.google.com/profiles/markoneill
04:39pm Fuck. #2018worldcup
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04:58pm If Qatar can win a World cup then England is seriously screwed
for the future! #2022worldcup
05:00pm It's funny how all the British spectators in the street all rushed
off home as soon as the announcement was made!! #2018worldcup
08:36pm Right Click to Copy a YouTube Video at a Specific Time http://
t.co/hugFjNn via @lifehacker
Fri Dec 03
12:46pm @jhpot I am REALLY looking forward to BBC iPlayer moving
overseas. This IP blocking to UK-only is just ridiculous & hurts BBC's
brand.
02:18pm Woman calls the police to report the theft of her snowman! http://bit.ly/hPrxHn
03:38pm American Dad is my new favourite TV series. Because Family
Guy is starting to get a bit unfunny. Giggity.
05:00pm @kwbsteo I got it thanks. Trying it out on my website now.
RE kwbsteo: Mark, we made a buzzgrowl chrome extension. Pls try it out
and rate it http://t.co/PwXnaNp. Happy New Year!
RE kwbsteo: Sweet! I see it works! LMK if you have any feedback.
Would be delighted to hear the good and the bad.
08:55pm Why am I suddenly getting hit by Twitter spam? Do I look like I
want a good deal on my car insurance? Or that I need viagra to get it up?
08:58pm Yeah sure, have you told Bill? RT : Hillary Clinton: Secretary
of State is "My Last Public Position" http://bit.ly/i883J4
12:46pm @jhpot I am REALLY looking forward to BBC iPlayer moving
overseas. This IP blocking to UK-only is just ridiculous & hurts BBC's
brand.
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02:18pm Woman calls the police to report the theft of her snowman! http://bit.ly/hPrxHn
03:38pm American Dad is my new favourite TV series. Because Family
Guy is starting to get a bit unfunny. Giggity.
05:00pm @kwbsteo I got it thanks. Trying it out on my website now.
RE kwbsteo: Mark, we made a buzzgrowl chrome extension. Pls try it out
and rate it http://t.co/PwXnaNp. Happy New Year!
RE kwbsteo: Sweet! I see it works! LMK if you have any feedback.
Would be delighted to hear the good and the bad.
08:55pm Why am I suddenly getting hit by Twitter spam? Do I look like I
want a good deal on my car insurance? Or that I need viagra to get it up?
08:58pm Yeah sure, have you told Bill? RT : Hillary Clinton: Secretary
of State is "My Last Public Position" http://bit.ly/i883J4
Sat Dec 04
03:41pm @Mougg no problem. I am really enjoying listening to my
music on my Android via Mougg. Wondering what to do when the space
runs out!
03:45pm The mansion used in the "Godfather" movie is up for sale for
$2.9 million - http://bit.ly/gU274p
03:41pm @Mougg no problem. I am really enjoying listening to my
music on my Android via Mougg. Wondering what to do when the space
runs out!
03:45pm The mansion used in the "Godfather" movie is up for sale for
$2.9 million - http://bit.ly/gU274p
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Sun Dec 05
05:38pm Julian Assange's lawyer calls him a "journalist". Bit of an insult
to all journalists wouldn't you say? http://bit.ly/eFiMwR
07:14pm We've just hit 40,000 subscribers on @MakeUseOf Facebook
page! Subscribe now & help us get to 45,000 by Xmas! - http://
tinyurl.com/yj6fpsc
08:55pm From my blog: The Moment The Stunt Went Wrong On Live
German TV http://goo.gl/fb/58YZ6
09:44pm From my blog: Family Guy Trailer For Star Wars “It’s A Trap!”
http://goo.gl/fb/bSB0Q
05:38pm Julian Assange's lawyer calls him a "journalist". Bit of an insult
to all journalists wouldn't you say? http://bit.ly/eFiMwR
07:14pm We've just hit 40,000 subscribers on @MakeUseOf Facebook
page! Subscribe now & help us get to 45,000 by Xmas! - http://
tinyurl.com/yj6fpsc
08:55pm From my blog: The Moment The Stunt Went Wrong On Live
German TV http://goo.gl/fb/58YZ6
09:44pm From my blog: Family Guy Trailer For Star Wars “It’s A Trap!”
http://goo.gl/fb/bSB0Q
Mon Dec 06
02:34pm Today is St Nikolaus Day in Germany. I got a new kettle and
some chocolate! - http://bit.ly/e19Qxv
03:10pm Android 2.3 may be coming out today. Suddenly my 2.1 feels
old!! :-/
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03:37pm Just realised a lot of my T-shirts are turning into rags &
don't fit me anymore. Need to get some cool new ones for Christmas
#markswishlist
RE punkangel27: http://punkangel.spreadshirt.com/
RE smange: I know! Try a @makeuseof t-shirt. :P This one's good! http://
splitreason.com/product/makeuseof/977
04:01pm @smange @makeuseof LOL! I have three already & they are
virtually my second skin. We have new designs coming & I will buy two of
them.
RE smange: @makeuseof New designs, hey? *waits*
04:46pm Google eBooks launches but I don't think it works outside the
US - AS USUAL - http://bit.ly/f0tsON - we are STILL waiting for Google
Voice.
02:34pm Today is St Nikolaus Day in Germany. I got a new kettle and
some chocolate! - http://bit.ly/e19Qxv
03:10pm Android 2.3 may be coming out today. Suddenly my 2.1 feels
old!! :-/
03:37pm Just realised a lot of my T-shirts are turning into rags &
don't fit me anymore. Need to get some cool new ones for Christmas
#markswishlist
RE punkangel27: http://punkangel.spreadshirt.com/
RE smange: I know! Try a @makeuseof t-shirt. :P This one's good! http://
splitreason.com/product/makeuseof/977
04:01pm @smange @makeuseof LOL! I have three already & they are
virtually my second skin. We have new designs coming & I will buy two of
them.
RE smange: @makeuseof New designs, hey? *waits*
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04:46pm Google eBooks launches but I don't think it works outside the
US - AS USUAL - http://bit.ly/f0tsON - we are STILL waiting for Google
Voice.
Tue Dec 07
01:50pm Android Map App Will Get 3D Buildings, Compass
Orientation, And Offline Capabilities http://t.co/zRjZ1pW via
@techcrunch
01:51pm Just found out from Motorola that my Android phone will get
2.2 "sometime next year". Super. By that time, 2.4 will probably be out.
01:59pm @diptychal To quote Monty Python, it's not dead, it's just
sleeping!
RE nfm: lol I sincerely hope that's true
02:15pm A coded manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci has been discovered
in a public library in the French city of Nantes - http://bit.ly/gzjZuG
02:59pm Check out the snow continuing to hit the UK - http://bit.ly/
igjXm0 - this is UNREAL!
03:00pm @smange yup. We should have something in place by the New
Year (hopefully). I think 2 new designs have been approved & are being
made.
03:01pm @ddrager and you've only just discovered this? LOL.
03:09pm Pizza Hut accused of racism after asking black footballers to
pay their bills before receiving their food - http://bit.ly/gxjtlV
01:50pm Android Map App Will Get 3D Buildings, Compass
Orientation, And Offline Capabilities http://t.co/zRjZ1pW via
@techcrunch
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01:51pm Just found out from Motorola that my Android phone will get
2.2 "sometime next year". Super. By that time, 2.4 will probably be out.
01:59pm @diptychal To quote Monty Python, it's not dead, it's just
sleeping!
RE nfm: lol I sincerely hope that's true
02:15pm A coded manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci has been discovered
in a public library in the French city of Nantes - http://bit.ly/gzjZuG
02:59pm Check out the snow continuing to hit the UK - http://bit.ly/
igjXm0 - this is UNREAL!
03:00pm @smange yup. We should have something in place by the New
Year (hopefully). I think 2 new designs have been approved & are being
made.
03:01pm @ddrager and you've only just discovered this? LOL.
Thu Oct 07
11:26am Hey Google Translate does Latin. Now I can speak to the Pope
next week when I am in Rome.
01:02pm Eurostar to offer direct services to Amsterdam and Geneva http://bit.ly/aVtmfp
02:32pm @jhpot why impossible?
02:57pm @diptychal @jhpot I agree, it's hard but not totally impossible.
Starbucks and many McDonalds offer free-wi for the customers.
02:58pm Waiting on the Vatican to fax back our entrance tickets. Would
you believe that they don't accept emails? Only faxes & letters. Very
1990's.
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08:06pm I must be going up in the world. I've just been emailed and
offered an invitation to buy a $1000 ticket to a party at the Playboy
mansion.
09:11pm Johnny Depp makes surprise visit to London primary school
dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow - http://bit.ly/9hDsra
09:51pm Finally! I have the new Twitter. Took long enough.
09:56pm One bad thing about #newtwitter is that it covers the whole
screen so your cool background template is rather screwed.
11:24pm I am currently writing a @skype manual for @MakeUseOf.
Does anyone have any tips, tricks or apps they would like me to include?
09:11pm Johnny Depp makes surprise visit to London primary school
dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow - http://bit.ly/9hDsra
09:51pm Finally! I have the new Twitter. Took long enough.
09:56pm One bad thing about #newtwitter is that it covers the whole
screen so your cool background template is rather screwed.
11:24pm I am currently writing a @skype manual for @MakeUseOf.
Does anyone have any tips, tricks or apps they would like me to include?
08:06pm I must be going up in the world. I've just been emailed and
offered an invitation to buy a $1000 ticket to a party at the Playboy
mansion.
Sat Dec 11
01:08pm An elderly Jewish man breaks his 60 year silence to reveal his
WW2 murderous secret - http://bit.ly/gw5JTF
09:52pm @frysdelight I offer my shoulder :-) What's up?
RE frysdelight: hi dear thanks for the offer of a shoulder I really need
one right now I am bipolar and everything is just happening at once x
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09:58pm @frysdelight I have depression too & I know how you feel.
Dark and cold days are sending my moods crashing through the floor.
RE frysdelight: but after taking them for a long time I was put on
quetiapine and lots of other psychiatric drugs adout15 different ones
RE frysdelight: sorry I messed up on those tweet this is what I meant to
tweet it's a dark place to b what meds r u taking I used 2take lithium
10:07pm @frysdelight here in Germany, the meds are called Valdoxan
and Anxut. VERY good & effective if you're looking for something.
09:58pm @frysdelight I have depression too & I know how you feel.
Dark and cold days are sending my moods crashing through the floor.
RE frysdelight: but after taking them for a long time I was put on
quetiapine and lots of other psychiatric drugs adout15 different ones
RE frysdelight: sorry I messed up on those tweet this is what I meant to
tweet it's a dark place to b what meds r u taking I used 2take lithium
10:07pm @frysdelight here in Germany, the meds are called Valdoxan
and Anxut. VERY good & effective if you're looking for something.
Sun Dec 12
12:24pm WikiLeaks backlash: The first global cyber war has begun,
claim hackers - http://bit.ly/f6UAMw
08:59pm It's fun sending anonymous SMS's to your friends. They get all
worried thinking they have a stalker. "How did you get this number?!" :-()
12:24pm WikiLeaks backlash: The first global cyber war has begun,
claim hackers - http://bit.ly/f6UAMw
08:59pm It's fun sending anonymous SMS's to your friends. They get all
worried thinking they have a stalker. "How did you get this number?!" :-()
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Mon Dec 13
12:23am I joined Twitter on the 26th of February 2007, making my
account 1,385 days old. Find your date at http://www.twuration.com/
02:02pm A German Franconian Christmas crib! Makes me hungry just
looking at it! http://twitpic.com/3fkbi8
07:47pm Mona Lisa painting 'contains hidden code' - http://bit.ly/gyIJSg Dan Brown must be seriously aroused by now.
12:23am I joined Twitter on the 26th of February 2007, making my
account 1,385 days old. Find your date at http://www.twuration.com/
02:02pm A German Franconian Christmas crib! Makes me hungry just
looking at it! http://twitpic.com/3fkbi8
07:47pm Mona Lisa painting 'contains hidden code' - http://bit.ly/gyIJSg Dan Brown must be seriously aroused by now.
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Tue Dec 14
01:32pm An enraged German father who disapproved of his daughter's
older boyfriend castrates him with a bread knife - http://bit.ly/gFXm4I OUCH!!
01:35pm Loch Ness monster 'seen twice' - Telegraph http://t.co/
td3mZHD
05:41pm RT @makeuseof The AWESOME Automation Guide For Mac
Users [PDF] http://bit.ly/eaeWZg
10:52pm Every Twitter application you authorise has near-complete
control over your account & that includes your private data - http://bit.ly/
eJCErv
11:04pm RT @crunchgear The Tale Of the Littlest Jedi: Bullied Girl
Gets Star Wars Love http://bit.ly/gXGujb
11:46pm Find if your Email Address Got Leaked through Gawker’s
Database http://t.co/gukCGkh via @labnol_BLOG
01:32pm An enraged German father who disapproved of his daughter's
older boyfriend castrates him with a bread knife - http://bit.ly/gFXm4I OUCH!!
01:35pm Loch Ness monster 'seen twice' - Telegraph http://t.co/
td3mZHD
05:41pm RT @makeuseof The AWESOME Automation Guide For Mac
Users [PDF] http://bit.ly/eaeWZg
10:52pm Every Twitter application you authorise has near-complete
control over your account & that includes your private data - http://bit.ly/
eJCErv
11:04pm RT @crunchgear The Tale Of the Littlest Jedi: Bullied Girl
Gets Star Wars Love http://bit.ly/gXGujb
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11:46pm Find if your Email Address Got Leaked through Gawker’s
Database http://t.co/gukCGkh via @labnol_BLOG
Wed Dec 15
12:32pm Finger may point to solution in Amelia Earhart disappearance
riddle - http://bit.ly/fbabDg
05:50pm Is this the first man to be cured of HIV? - http://bit.ly/g04TY0
12:32pm Finger may point to solution in Amelia Earhart disappearance
riddle - http://bit.ly/fbabDg
05:50pm Is this the first man to be cured of HIV? - http://bit.ly/g04TY0
Thu Dec 16
09:21pm I am really PISSED if Yahoo really is shutting down Delicious.
Yahoo seems to only exist these days to shut things down.
09:21pm I am really PISSED if Yahoo really is shutting down Delicious.
Yahoo seems to only exist these days to shut things down.
Fri Dec 17
12:46pm @smange Are you sure that @vos2135 is the actual guy? It
might be an imposter. I can't imagine a real politician talking like that.
RE smange: I think he's a candidate, not someone who's actually been
elected. But historically his tweets looks to be himself.
01:49pm The last Larry King Live show - http://bit.ly/euCFZg
09:17pm @Bakari45 An international terror organization that he
joined willingly until he realised he actually had to do something for his
benefits.
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RE Bakari45: , what would you think if the same attack on Afghanistan
were being done on US soil or where you live? Would it be justified?
RE Bakari45: Well, yeah, perhaps he saw through the US war machine
propaganda and realized killing innocent ppl is wrong—not worth the
pay.
09:44pm Trying out the new Google Maps 5.0 on my Android phone.
Looks great :-)
12:46pm @smange Are you sure that @vos2135 is the actual guy? It
might be an imposter. I can't imagine a real politician talking like that.
RE smange: I think he's a candidate, not someone who's actually been
elected. But historically his tweets looks to be himself.
01:49pm The last Larry King Live show - http://bit.ly/euCFZg
09:17pm @Bakari45 An international terror organization that he
joined willingly until he realised he actually had to do something for his
benefits.
RE Bakari45: , what would you think if the same attack on Afghanistan
were being done on US soil or where you live? Would it be justified?
RE Bakari45: Well, yeah, perhaps he saw through the US war machine
propaganda and realized killing innocent ppl is wrong—not worth the
pay.
09:44pm Trying out the new Google Maps 5.0 on my Android phone.
Looks great :-)
Sun Dec 19
01:52pm @diptychal When I click on @onlinepoetry, Twitter says the
page doesn't exist. Looks like it has been deleted :-(
RE nfm: oops - I misspelled it - it's @onelinepoetry
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01:52pm @diptychal When I click on @onlinepoetry, Twitter says the
page doesn't exist. Looks like it has been deleted :-(
RE nfm: oops - I misspelled it - it's @onelinepoetry
Thu Oct 28
10:03am @dannysullivan if you use the default browser, you need
Google. It's totally useless. Use the Opera browser instead to type web
addresses.
01:52pm How I Became a PC: Five Steps from Mac to Microsoft http://
bit.ly/cIbtAl
04:19pm Forgetful grandparents in Shanghai are being tracked by
satellite to help their children keep an eye on them - http://bit.ly/cxvTLQ
05:58pm Check out the updated @makeuseof Google map - http://bit.ly/
aP8RDB
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07:00pm RT @BestWorstAdvice: What's the biggest business
merger since America Online and media giant Time Warner? http://
twitpic.com/31mu6g
10:03am @dannysullivan if you use the default browser, you need
Google. It's totally useless. Use the Opera browser instead to type web
addresses.
bit.ly/cIbtAl
aP8RDB
twitpic.com/31mu6g
bit.ly/cIbtAl
aP8RDB
twitpic.com/31mu6g
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Thu Dec 30
01:49pm The history behind the German New Year, and why it is called
"Silvester" - http://t.co/4eUbUgF via @TheLocalGermany
03:04pm Check out the three new T-shirt designs by @makeuseof http://bit.ly/iewwrq - perfect for Linux & Android users!
01:49pm The history behind the German New Year, and why it is called
"Silvester" - http://t.co/4eUbUgF via @TheLocalGermany
03:04pm Check out the three new T-shirt designs by @makeuseof http://bit.ly/iewwrq - perfect for Linux & Android users!
Fri Dec 31
02:40pm To all my Twitter friends, whenever it happens to you in your
part of the world, HAPPY NEW YEAR! And thanks for reading my
tweets in 2010!
02:41pm @nedobelic Glad you liked the guide and hope it was useful.
Happy New Year!
RE nedobelic: It was very useful and the best I've read. Happy New Year
to you too!
05:54pm Not even 6pm here and already the fireworks are starting! Gets
earlier and earlier every year!
02:40pm To all my Twitter friends, whenever it happens to you in your
part of the world, HAPPY NEW YEAR! And thanks for reading my
tweets in 2010!
02:41pm @nedobelic Glad you liked the guide and hope it was useful.
Happy New Year!
RE nedobelic: It was very useful and the best I've read. Happy New Year
to you too!
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05:54pm Not even 6pm here and already the fireworks are starting! Gets
earlier and earlier every year!
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2011
Wed Jan 19
09:50pm Everyone talks about Bradley Manning's treatment but what
about all the others in solitary confinement in the USA? - http://bit.ly/
ihcw77
Fri Jan 21
04:07pm Ed Miliband is a hypocritical prick. He's in no position
to criticise the PM, given the past 24 hours events with his Shadow
Chancellor.
08:28pm How a French Doctor Helped Create Forensic Science - http://
bit.ly/hd65RV
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Tue Jan 25
02:09pm British woman 'cured' of deep depression by pioneering surgery
- http://bit.ly/gtralB - Absolutely amazing.
03:32pm Would you like to only subscribe via RSS to only one category
of @makeuseof ? Then check this out - http://t.co/cWsHfnN
05:50pm @diptychal is everything OK over there in Cairo? Are you
OK? Hope you're not caught up in the middle of anything! ;-)
RE nfm: yep I'm at home quite far from the commotion but internet
access is awful
07:04pm @diptychal are the authorities cutting off / restricting the
internet access to stop the protestors co-ordinating with one another?
RE nfm: yes and to stop information from getting out but some still have
access on their phones
09:55pm I think it's cool! RT @bcrook88: The counter for googleIO
might be the sickest thing I've ever seen. http://www.google.com/events/
io/2011/
Wed Jan 26
02:46pm @diptychal so are the protests today on the same scale as
yesterday or is it all fizzling out now like Iran? #jan25 #egypt
RE nfm: the morning was quiet and a bit disorganized but it's picking up
again. Smaller crowds so far but persistent
05:33pm @aenon1mus what happened?
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Fri Jan 28
05:04pm Watch events as they unfold in Egypt, courtesy of Al Jazeera http://bit.ly/AXx2 #egypt
06:33pm @Steve_Campbell disinfected? What happened? Were you hit
by a massive fart attack? LOL!
RE Steve_Campbell: haha nope, but over half the office is out sick today.
Taking the necessary precautions and vaporizing every germ known to
man.
06:34pm What is happening in Egypt is gripping. The Egyptian people
are taking their destinies into their own hands and sending a clear
message.
06:47pm Smell like Jack Bauer with "24: The Fragrance"! Would you like
to smell of "gunpowder, sweat and blood"? - http://bit.ly/i9Bgbl
07:36pm @Steve_Campbell are you sure they just don't want to tackle
the snow and would rather stay at home in the warm? ;-)
RE Steve_Campbell: It's a nice theory, but I'd bet anything that they
aren't faking it. Not all of them, anyway. :)
08:51pm This is serious news for one of our writers. RT @labnol: PayPal
in India is ‘Close to Dead’ http://goo.gl/fb/fb86b
RE saikytweets: Thanks for the tweet Mark. There has to be a solution
somewhere, so there's still hope.
Sat Jan 29
04:13pm I can understand the Egyptian people's grievances but
destroying priceless antiquities in museums? Come on, stop destroying
your heritage!
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05:08pm Eating jaffa cakes, listening to Duran Duran and writing my
birthday gift wishlist. A nice Saturday afternoon :-)
Sun Jan 30
12:18pm Andy Murray is very good at getting to the finals of something
but when he gets there, he immediately forgets how to play tennis &
fucks up.
Wed Feb 02
11:40am My friend and colleague, @diptychal just got back online (she
is in Egypt). Looks like Egypt has internet again :-) #egypt
RE KateCansdale: great news :) I may be able to contact my family over
there now too!
01:59pm The Art Project by Google. A bit like Street View but for
museums. VERY cool! - http://bit.ly/fm25Vg
02:02pm @diptychal yeah I heard about the pro-Mubarak people on
the camels and donkeys. I had a good laugh about that. Modern or what
eh? ;-)
02:03pm @diptychal BBC is saying the opposite. They're saying that the
fighting in the central square is getting worse & secret police moving in.
RE nfm: I've switched to jazeera english. They're coverage has been
unparalleled
02:08pm @diptychal are you watching it here? http://
english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ . I have been watching this continually
for the past few days.
RE nfm: on TV. They shut down the arabic channel in Egypt but thank
God we still have the English channel. It's been my life line
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02:36pm @diptychal now you have the Internet as another lifeline :-) It's
a fact that people don't really appreciate the Internet until it's gone.
04:44pm Twitter seems to be slowly crashing. The "Egyptian effect"
maybe? ;-)
06:36pm THis is just classic! Jeremy Paxman in his usual style
announces the end to @BBCNewsnight 's email newsletter - http://
twitpic.com/3vtc9v
08:34pm The top ten uncracked codes in the world. I love this stuff! http://bit.ly/htBEVZ
08:46pm why would I want a web-based Android market when I can
access Market on my phone already? http://bit.ly/2iV2zq
08:56pm I think the Internet has just hit an all-time new low - http://
bit.ly/b5OEIG - SQUABBLER!!
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RE Squabbler: we respectfully disagree and challenge you to squabble
that with us. you win, we buy you chocolate.
RE GeorgeJack27: I agree absolute tosh!
Sat Feb 12
05:05pm Italy is getting their asses kicked in the rugby by England! Now
if Scotland can do that to Wales later, this will be a really good day....
Mon Feb 14
01:49pm First Valentine: Lasting legacy of 500-year-old love - http://
bit.ly/faOpOc
06:00pm RT @BestWorstAdvice: Want to surprise your Valentine with
flowers at her job? Wait until she gets done stripping on the stage first.
08:54pm RT @adampash: Wolfram Alpha plots a message for your
valentine: http://t.co/SihjqiA
09:21pm This sounds cool - a Chrome extension which allows you to
block sites from Google results - and Google studies it - http://bit.ly/ijxsTy
Tue Feb 15
12:56pm OK this is weird. The "retweet" button on Twitter.com is
missing in Chrome browser. Checked in Firefox & it is there. What gives
Chrome?
12:57pm RT @MadeaSimmons_: In relationships, arguments are simply
a test to see if a couple is strong enough to overcome it. It's what defines
T ...
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01:07pm Boss forced to pay 13,000 pounds to employee after he put a
"thief" sign around his neck & paraded him through town - http://bit.ly/
f3DWXw
01:25pm Has the coca-cola recipe been discovered finally? - http://bit.ly/
e3uZG7
06:33pm RT @MrsStephenFry: So sad to think our eldest daughter
is nearly sixteen. Too old for dolls, skipping ropes and Italian Prime
Ministers . .
08:12pm Check out @makeuseof 's new manual - Windows On Speed: A
Free PC Tune Up Guide http://bit.ly/ftbKYU
Fri Feb 18
02:15pm RT @wossy: At last. An organisation for those, like me, who
admire the fuller figure. Or just want to stay cool http://yfrog.com/
h0okjkfj
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02:17pm @diptychal Congratulations! I didn't know you also have a
book published? Any signed copies available? ;-)
RE nfm: thanks Mark! Sadly the book is long out of print-but this is
perfect motivation for collection # 2 -this time for Egypt :)
03:58pm @diptychal given recent events in Egypt, publishers will be
extremely interested in you doing another book. So you should definitely
do it.
03:59pm @diptychal because they're panicking. They saw what
happened in Tunisia & Egypt and they are shit scared that they are next.
RE nfm: it just boggles the mind. In Egypt, the more violent it became,
the harder the govt tried, the more determined the people were
Mon Feb 21
07:36pm BBC reporting that 8 Libyan embassy staff in London have quit
their jobs, walked out of the embassy & joined the protestors outside.
Tue Feb 22
06:15pm RT @BBCBreaking: Col Gaddafi: "If I was a President I would
have resigned but I have nowhere to resign from." More on http://bbc.in/
e29Rho
09:17pm RT @M_Ahmadinejad: Now taking reservations for our 1 and
2 week Carnaval Cruise Suez Canal cruises. Book now!
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Wed Feb 23
01:46pm My colleague @diptychal is looking for contributions for a
book she is compiling - http://bit.ly/eUkOgH - spread the word! #egypt
#jan25
RE nfm: thank you Mark :)
05:32pm This is cool! If you are signed into your Google account
& it's your birthday, Google gives you a birthday logo! - http://
twitpic.com/42y5db
RE evanw: Nic3!
Thu Feb 24
12:21pm RT @BreakingNews: U.S. Army ordered soldiers specializing
in 'psychological operations' to manipulate U.S. senators - http://bit.ly/
gCYheQ
12:57pm hmmm...stale birthday doughnuts from yesterday....tasty! I feel
like Homer Simpson right now munching on a doughnut.
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02:23pm RT @BBCWorld: UK nationals stranded in Libya can contact
the Foreign Office via Skype where they are listed as 'libyacharterflight'
Sun Feb 27
12:25pm Having my belated birthday party today! Having friends round
for home-made pizza!
Tue Mar 01
12:59pm @jhpot great, that's all the world needs. The US & UK starting
ANOTHER war, meddling in the internal affairs of another country.
RE jhpot: I understand that point of view, but if American fighter jets
can stop a madman from firing on his own people...
06:00pm @jhpot and what happens when the Libyans shoot down a US
fighter jet? That's an act of war. Slippery slope?
RE jhpot: It's true, that could happen. But who today is glad the US
didn't get involved in Rwanda?
Wed Mar 02
07:57pm @diptychal @cairocitylimits I can't stand Amanpour. She
spends more time bragging about how great she is, than actually
reporting anything.
RE nfm: @cairocitylimits she really is such an obnoxious woman. The
only we have her to thank for is "Brother Muslimhood"
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Thu Mar 03
06:29pm Guttenberg, victim of Germany's obsession with titles - http://
bit.ly/edLZB7
Fri Mar 04
06:53pm Phil Collins to announce his retirement from music, saying "I
won't be missed". I'll miss you Phil. You're a LEGEND.
Sun Mar 06
12:18pm "What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex" - a book with
200 blank pages, becomes a huge bestseller - http://bit.ly/hL2xxo
02:15pm Iraq wonders when the tourists will return - http://bit.ly/hvEliq er, maybe when we won't get kidnapped & beheaded?
Mon Mar 07
11:33am Britain beaten by Germany in popularity contest - http://bit.ly/
gi3Lc0
Fri Mar 11
12:14pm According to this article, Quentin Tarantino has the same IQ as
Einstein and Hawking? Surely not! - http://bit.ly/hIMtnP
RE jhpot: IQ is a load of crap.
03:34pm @jhpot you're saying that intelligence can't be measured?
RE jhpot: Yes, because there are too many different kinds of
intelligence. You can't compare artistic greatness with scientific.
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Wed Mar 16
05:24pm RT @makeuseof 8 Spectacularly Wrong Predictions About
Computers & The Internet http://bit.ly/fr23Yx
Thu Apr 07
11:22am The latest conspiracy theory - that President Obama has had
secret brain surgery! - http://bit.ly/feslpS
11:27am Couple on 4 month honeymoon are hit by six disasters Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake & Japanese tsunami. http://
bit.ly/g7km3o
11:52am It's a nice sizzly 22 degrees here today. Tempted to get into my
shorts and scare the neighbourhood.
07:50pm This is funny. The BBC asks the Communist Party what they
think of the Alternative Vote system in the UK - http://bit.ly/ezjcey
Fri Apr 08
11:18am The best April Fools joke ever - a US newsreader is persuaded
to lick and smell her iPad for food smells - http://goo.gl/J6Wmf
12:57pm I don't understand people who go on hiking trips & call it
a holiday. Isn't a holiday supposed to be all about doing as little as
possible?
RE jhpot: A hiking trip can be profoundly relaxing mentally. I always feel
better after one.
02:32pm @jhpot you finally managed to defeat the bureaucracy and get
your green card! Congratulations!
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RE jhpot: Haha, I wouldn't say defeat but the card did ultimately show
up. Will make my trip this summer much simpler.
02:33pm @jhpot Sweating and puffing up a hill? No thanks. Give me a
sunchair and a book any day of the week!! :-)
RE jhpot: After a good hike food tastes better and books are more vivid.
After a day of doing nothing I feel like crap. That's just me.
Sat Apr 09
03:45pm Interesting fact : some websites may be blocked in oppressive
countries but the RSS feeds of the sites are NOT. So subscribe to those
feeds!
Sun Apr 10
04:07pm Can anyone suggest a good present for my wife for our 1 year
wedding anniversary? I am stumped.
04:57pm Doctors have found that epileptic attacks can be drastically
reduced by smoking cannabis. Excuse me while I roll my joint. Peace
man.
Tue Apr 12
07:00pm That sucks what AOL did to @downloadsquad . If any
unemployed DS writers want to come work for us at @MakeUseOf then
send me a message.
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Wed Apr 13
12:03pm Burger King unveils the 1160-calorie Meat Monster - http://
bit.ly/eMCmpu
Sat Apr 16
11:23am @keshabraj see http://www.makeuseof.com/contact for details.
We can't guarantee that your app will be reviewed though.
RE keshabraj: I have sent an email, appreciate your feedback. regards
Keshab raj
RE keshabraj: thank you
Sun Apr 17
06:26pm Yours to rent for £40,000 a night: Liechtenstein puts whole
country on the market (but 30,000 residents will stay) - http://bit.ly/
hSQp6Q
Mon Apr 18
06:49pm @jhpot according to one British newspaper report I read
today, Trump is leading in Republican polls, beating Sarah Palin! "You're
fired!"
Wed Apr 20
11:00am Adolf Hitler is in Twitter's "trending" list because it's his
birthday today and everyone is tweeting about it - like me. How's Hell
Adolf?
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Sun Apr 24
11:11am Been out in the garden searching for chocolate easter eggs. The
Easter Bunny even got me the new Narnia DVD. Easter Bunny & Santa my pals!
11:44am My new Narnia DVD has a QR Code on the back which you
can scan with your phone to watch the movie trailer in the shop. That's
really cool.
01:00pm @KMFollett hate to state the obvious, but bury him?! Or go to
a crematorium owner friend and burn him to ashes.
02:30pm @howtogeek That's a great logo. What do you use to make
your logos? Photoshop? Gimp?
RE howtogeek: wacom drawing tablet and photoshop - though I haven't
made a custom logo in a while.
07:17pm Yay! Ghostbusters is on Channel 5 in a half hour. Now
THERE'S a movie from my childhood! The green blob gave me
nightmares for weeks.
08:37pm Ghostbusters gets better the more you watch it. Bill Murray is a
comic genius.
Mon Apr 25
07:36pm "CHRISTBUSTERS!" RT @RayParkerJr.: Christ has risen and
walks among us. Who you gonna call?
07:37pm @hwallop I'm really annoyed because I wanted to watch Mr
Whicher on TV but Masterchef is on the other channel at the same time.
Urrrgh!
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Tue Apr 26
01:26pm Petrol station in Stuttgart charges people 10 Euros ($40) per
litre for petrol to dissuade them from buying it - http://bit.ly/dHTpf5
Wed Apr 27
11:02am RT @TwopTwips: CAMILLA. Steal the limelight by turning up
in Diana's wedding dress. /via @mostly_grumpy
03:15pm Donald Trump thinks he had a "big role" in getting Obama's
birth certificate released? That man is a total & utter tool. How do we
fire him?
RE jhpot: Like most celebrities, he would go away if we just stopped
paying attention to him.
03:55pm @jhpot trouble is,he doesn't get the hint because he's too
egotistical. I'm convinced that hair perm is controlling his mind.It looks
alive!
03:57pm Right-wing conspiracy theorists are now demanding proof that
Obama can disco like an authentic black man.
04:21pm RT @RepWeiner: Developing: Trump now demands proof
Hawaii is part of USA. #AnyoneCanFakeAMap
04:21pm yeah, the guy is seriously losing his mojo! RT @jhpot:
@diptychal You mean when Obama condemns violence it doesn't just
stop? Crazy.
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04:27pm Sums up the saturated media coverage of the Royal Wedding
up to now - and it's only going to get worse! http://twitpic.com/4q6170
04:32pm What's the definition of a hypochondriac? Someone who eats
their M&M's one at a time with a glass of water. #badjokes
05:09pm The problem with @gmail 's new "background sending" feature
is that it totally screws up the "undo send" feature which saved my ass so
much!
Sat Apr 30
10:59am @jhpot You have to be at least 16 to buy wine and beer in
Germany, and at least 18 to buy hard liquor. Monika was buying Grappa.
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Sun May 01
10:35am @smange if you come to Germany, swing by Würzburg to say
hello! :-)
RE smange: Will do - But I don't think a Eurovision trip is realistic for
next week. Maybe later. :)
10:36am The Pope sure as hell knows how to make a REALLY boring
speech. Maybe President Obama should give him some lessons on
livening things up?
11:45am Seth Meyers from SNL does a total assassination job on
Donald Trump at the WH Correspondents Dinner - http://bit.ly/iGCIi1 VERY funny!
Mon May 02
09:40am One word sprung to mind when I heard of Osama's death FINALLY.
09:41am But I bet George W Bush is pissed that Obama was the
president when Osama was finally killed.
09:43am It's a bit suspicious that they quickly disposed of Osama's body.
Have photos been taken? Or do we have to trust Obama that he isn't
lying?
RE smange: I know. Totally dodgy. As if they wouldn't want to do dozens
of tests to make sure it's really him.
10:28am My wife thinks that Obama has been dead for a long time and
the US has announced it now in time for the 2012 election.
RE jhpot: pretty hilarious typo.
RE DeanSherwin: Obama dead?! Would make for an interesting
election! :L :P
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RE mrseb: omgconspiracy!
10:31am @mrseb you make that sound as if conspiracies are something
new in the US! Never seen an Oliver Stone movie? LOL!
10:32am OK I could only manage 30 minutes of @CNN International. I
have to switch back to the @BBC before I go totally nutso.
RE jhpot: If you think CNN International is bad you should seriously see
the American version some time. You'll vomit.
02:02pm @DeanSherwin oh crap! I keep making that mistake! :-)
02:04pm @KMFollett a bit idealistic don't you think? There's probably
countless people ready to take OBL's place already.
04:00pm @jhpot I'm never going to live that one down am I? LOL! I
should slow down when typing & check my typos. I'm supposed to be an
editor too..
RE nfm: @jhpot fox news had a similar typo in their ticker - obama bin
laden is dead - that didn't surprise me but mark's typo did :)
04:01pm They're saying that DNA proves with 99.9% confidence that
OBL is dead. Well that means there's a 0.01% chance he is still alive.
Conspiracy!
04:06pm Check out @makeuseof 's new PDF guide on Office 2010 http://t.co/JTnBOuN - written by our very own Matt Smith.
04:35pm Obama should use this for his 2012 re-election posters - RT
@jhpot: Great job, Internet! http://j.mp/lgEapN
Tue May 03
07:04pm Does anyone know what has happened to the YouTube preview
feature in Gmail? It seems to have disappeared from Labs.
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RE amit_banerjee: I guess its there, I use it everyday http://
twitpic.com/4sy9eb
RE jhpot: still there for me.
Wed May 04
01:23am @amit_banerjee that is really strange. I don't have it :-(
RE amit_banerjee: are you using any Ad blocker extension ?
Thu May 05
11:10am To all my British Twitter followers - remember to vote NO
today in the AV referendum. AV is a bad system and bad for the country.
Wed May 11
02:53pm Very disappointed about Skype selling out to Microsoft. Why
can't companies just remain independent? Why are they always after a
big merger?
Sat May 14
12:10pm The Taliban is Now on Twitter - Techland - TIME.com http://
ti.me/jLT2Mm
Mon May 16
05:16pm Oh dear God, I am addicted to the Crazy Birds game. Thanks a
lot @jhpot ! I'll never get any work done now.
05:49pm @diptychal I like your new Twitter avatar :-)
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RE nfm: thanks Mark! :)
05:50pm Pity. The comedy value alone would have been priceless. RT
@BreakingNews: Donald Trump says he is not running for president
@Jaketapper
Wed May 18
12:26pm Heard a rock version of "Amazing Grace" last night. Not sure
whether to be totally impressed or totally shocked.
Mon May 23
01:27pm One of @MakeUseOf 's writers, @diptychal has left to take up
a new job. Good luck Nancy, you will be missed by all here at MUO.
RE nfm: will miss all of you too! So glad we'll be able to keep in touch on
twitter
Thu May 26
12:33pm I thought for a moment I had run out of teabags & I started
getting the shakes.But I found another stash hidden away. Got to get my
fix man.
01:39pm What with the current Skype outage, my wife & I are having
to communicate via email - how 2002! There's always SMS but that isn't
free.
01:40pm @tobyharnden @obituarist start to get worried when he starts
asking you for details on your life and career.
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Fri May 27
10:43am What Paddington tells us about German v British manners http://bit.ly/kwqTcf - "serious academic research" has been done on this?
Thu Jun 09
07:29pm Back from IKEA where we were looking at furniture for a new
place to live.We managed to not kill each other over our interior design
tastes.
Sun Jun 12
07:38pm Does anyone know the name of the song and singer who sang
the end credits song for X Men First Class? I can't find it anywhere.
07:39pm By the way, X Men First Class is....FIRST CLASS! Highly
recommended if you're looking for a great movie to watch.
Mon Jun 13
09:03am You can see clearly that it been stuck to the outside of the
window. RT @gaberivera: thousands of Twitter users fall for http://t.co/
cMZUclc
04:57pm Please welcome @Nutz321 & Yaara Lancet as two of
@MakeUseOf 's newest writers! Yaara unfortunately doesn't seem to
tweet though.
08:23pm I am getting so much Twitter spam sent to me. Fecking
unbelievable. Is there a way to report spamming tweeters to Twitter?
RE twitosh: Go to their profile, drop down, click Report Spam. But yeah,
more will keep coming :|
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Tue Jun 14
01:37pm Yesterday I tweeted "how do I report spammers to Twitter?"
Suddenly all the spam tweets are missing from my timeline! Panic
deletion anyone?
01:43pm I don't get the joke! RT @mrseb: I liked a @YouTube video
http://t.co/uzBXwCD The Dalai Lama walks into a pizza shop...
RE mrseb: hahah. really? want me to explain it? :P
01:46pm @mrseb I am starting to get the feeling that I am going to feel
like an idiot for not understanding it! Go ahead anyway. ;-)
RE mrseb: 'make me one with everything' = the point of Buddhism -and the Dalai Lama is the leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
01:52pm @mrseb ah OK. Well I am not familiar with Buddhism which
probably explains why I didn't get it. Dalai Lama probably hasn't had
pizza either!
RE mrseb: probably not :) the whole idea of buddhism is 'oneness' with
the world (zen, nirvana, etc.)
02:48pm @diptychal How are you enjoying your new job? Do you like
being freelance and working from home online?
RE nfm: loving it! It's pretty liberating.. but I'd love it even more if my
internet connection would get its act together :)
02:58pm @diptychal How did your previous employer (AUP) take your
leaving? Did they beg you to stay with a huge pay raise? ;-)
RE nfm: lol yeah there were some futile attempts to make me stay
03:03pm @diptychal LOL and I bet you had immense satisfaction telling
them where to shove it. Your former colleagues are no doubt jealous.
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Wed Jun 15
01:18pm Two men arrested on suspicion of planning to kidnap and
murder the British singer Joss Stone - http://bit.ly/kITd3U
06:40pm A police mugshot and John Edwards still looks like he is
trying to sell you something! And where's the mug placard? - http://t.co/
Ly4ZNbS
06:44pm This one will go right up there with "Dewey Defeats Truman"!
http://twitpic.com/5bz8pq
07:59pm He's da man! RT @SteveNiles: Actor Sean Bean defends
woman in bar; gets punched, stabbed, refuses medical treatment: http://
t.co/OECXD0S
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Wed Jun 22
11:10am New York Times publishes photos from a Nazi photo album in
the hopes that someone will recognise the photographer - http://bit.ly/
mvklXY
03:36pm @BBCLauraK You're leaving the BBC? Oh no! I thought the
normal procedure was for ITN reporters to leave for the BBC :-)
Thu Jun 23
11:18am Is OJ Simpson about to FINALLY confess to murdering
Nicole? 17 years too late... http://bit.ly/kjUDtE
01:43pm @BBCLauraK You're forcing me to watch a really crap
channel in September! Please go back to the BBC - you were my news
crush! ;-)
Fri Jun 24
07:07pm Oh no! The shabby mac is gone. Peter Falk (Lieutenant
Columbo) has died - http://bit.ly/kpLw01
Mon Jun 27
01:18pm Someone keeps signing me up for a new Facebook account.
Whoever it is, please stop. It's not funny anymore. I stopped laughing
ages ago.
01:20pm It's so hot here that I am seriously tempted to work naked. Why
not? I work from home and the window is closed!
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Thu Jul 07
10:11am @BBCClick Google+ is Facebook without all the crappy Mafia
Wars apps and horoscopes. Just people interacting - as it should be.
01:59pm What the hell is going on with Facebook? I can log in but my
wife can't. When she tries, it says "the site is down for maintenence".
WTF?
02:04pm In my next life, I am coming back as an estate agent. We're
looking for a new place to live right now & estate agent fee is app.1,500
Euros.
RE mattress: be one in the US you get 3% of the purchase price. Our
Real Estate Agent got nearly $6k when we bought our house.
Fri Jul 08
08:57am @OrchardToys http://goo.gl/23yOz or http://goo.gl/EmC9k ?
05:27pm I have Google Plus invites at the moment. Anyone want one,
ask me nicely along with your Gmail address :-)
RE getterdonegurus: I'd Love one! Pretty Please with a cherry on top :-)
05:30pm @getterdonegurus DM me your Gmail address.
RE getterdonegurus: I tried it won't let me :-) Says your not following
me ;-)
05:33pm @getterdonegurus Oh why am I not following you? Mistake
has been rectified! Try again.
RE getterdonegurus: Thank you for the invite I think I'll like +1 better
than wave :-)
06:07pm @getterdonegurus yes this is a million times better. Enjoy :-)
09:08pm Still got Google Plus invites if anyone is eager. Tell me why you
deserve one :-)
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RE winterdevil: Hi Mark! can i have a Google + Inv please? why?
"Forever Geek"
RE allado: ehmm... because... I am really willing to drop facebook? :)
09:54pm @winterdevil I will need your Gmail address.
RE winterdevil: Thank you! i already got one :D have a good time!
09:55pm @allado I will need your Gmail address :-)
RE allado: [email protected] By the way, I have a strong addiction
to chocolate too! (drink coke zero, though). Thanks! :)
Sun Jul 10
04:53pm Oh hell, psycho man wants to be president. RT
@ConHomeUSA: Will he run? John Bolton weighs in on a possible 2012
bid http://bit.ly/o76oZk
RE BertOberholz: Thanks for the +invite! Question: what was the name
of the svc you recom'd to autoreply to new followers on twitter?
Mon Jul 11
02:49pm VERY nervous while my wife & I find out if we've managed
to secure a new place to live. We had to apply along with LOTS of other
people.
Tue Jul 12
09:56am LOL'd at Techcrunch's new design - "we picked this logo just to
piss you off" :-)) http://t.co/YBEpdyq
11:27am @BertOberholz It's http://t.co/oyx2cBc but they now charge for
auto-replies. I haven't done AR's in a long time.
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RE BertOberholz: thanks. I want to disable AR. But maybe they did
already.
11:46am Being the owner of an Android myself, this Android app list is
a goldmine of information :-) http://t.co/NpZhciL via @makeuseof
Thu Jul 14
07:32pm @o2myhandy do you have a release date yet for Android 2.2
Froyo for O2 Android smartphones in Germany?
07:34pm @Motorola do you know where I can find information about
the release date of Android 2.2 Froyo for German Motorola Android
phones?
Fri Jul 15
10:45am #notw CEO Rebekah Brooks' resignation comes on a day
when BBC TV staff are on a 24 hour strike. Coincidence? Cynical me
thinks not.
RE jhpot: It's news corporation. Nothing isn't calculated. You're not
being paranoid.
04:10pm @jhpot yeah she probably figured today was a good day to slip
away under the radar. That woman isn't stupid by any means. #notw
04:11pm @timbrookes is this your smartphone data plan quota? What
have you been doing? Downloading porn?! ;-)
04:12pm @isupportu From what I remember of the Wired article, the
neighbours did have encryption but the asshole cracked it! Nothing is
safe.
RE isupportu: It was WEP encryption. Not the most secure. WPA is the
business....
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11:00pm I've started using Grooveshark for the first time. Does anyone
have any really good playlists for me to listen to? :-)
11:03pm What the hell is going on with the development build of
Chrome in the past few days? It keeps freezing up & takes up to
700.000K!!
Sat Jul 16
06:53pm "Does Not Compute: 10 PC Myths from Movies and Television"
- http://bit.ly/pQaBfQ - well worth a read!
Mon Jul 18
02:15pm The most overused word in the English language - basically.
Hearing "basically" all the time makes me want to basically blow my
brains out.
Sun Jan 02
05:00pm The politics and diplomacy behind William and Kate's
upcoming Royal wedding in 2011 - http://t.co/KnU7CCI via @Telegraph
05:00pm The politics and diplomacy behind William and Kate's
upcoming Royal wedding in 2011 - http://t.co/KnU7CCI via @Telegraph
Mon Jan 03
12:42pm Christopher Hitchens begins a campaign to teach Americans
how to make a decent cup of tea - http://bit.ly/e5tiWi
03:25pm CRINGE!! RT @Copyediting: What do you think of "WTF" as
2010 Word of the Year? Do you cringe or embrace? http://j.mp/hBEIiP
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07:15pm Neo-Nazis take over an entire village in the former East
Germany - & the authorities are powerless to do anything - http://bit.ly/
f1xdLo
12:42pm Christopher Hitchens begins a campaign to teach Americans
how to make a decent cup of tea - http://bit.ly/e5tiWi
03:25pm CRINGE!! RT @Copyediting: What do you think of "WTF" as
2010 Word of the Year? Do you cringe or embrace? http://j.mp/hBEIiP
07:15pm Neo-Nazis take over an entire village in the former East
Germany - & the authorities are powerless to do anything - http://bit.ly/
f1xdLo
Tue Jan 04
06:26pm @smange I know how that feels. I share your frustrations.
06:26pm @smange I know how that feels. I share your frustrations.
Thu Jan 06
06:12pm why are they reading out the US constitution on the floor of
Congress? Have they already got nothing better to do?
RE jhpot: It's a religious ceremony.
RE mattress: lets hope so.
06:54pm @jhpot are they all going to march to Thomas Jefferson's grave
in a minute and start praying?
RE jhpot: Sacrilege! Congress must pray facing Philadelphia, the Holy
City from which Allah gave us the Constitution.
06:12pm why are they reading out the US constitution on the floor of
Congress? Have they already got nothing better to do?
RE jhpot: It's a religious ceremony.
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RE mattress: lets hope so.
06:54pm @jhpot are they all going to march to Thomas Jefferson's grave
in a minute and start praying?
RE jhpot: Sacrilege! Congress must pray facing Philadelphia, the Holy
City from which Allah gave us the Constitution.
Fri Jan 07
05:25pm Ask me any question and I will answer at http://formspring.me/
oneillmark
06:11pm What would you most like to achieve in 2011? http://4ms.me/
fPigGb
06:21pm What's one thing you own that you should probably throw
away, but never will? http://4ms.me/iekeNl
05:25pm Ask me any question and I will answer at http://formspring.me/
oneillmark
06:11pm What would you most like to achieve in 2011? http://4ms.me/
fPigGb
06:21pm What's one thing you own that you should probably throw
away, but never will? http://4ms.me/iekeNl
Mon Jan 10
08:22pm Just received $1 credit from Skype, which I presume is
compensation for the downtime the other week. $1? Is that all?
09:18pm I'm quite taken aback at the level of negativity over the new
Facebook profile design. What is so bad about it? I don't think it's THAT
bad.
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RE jhpot: It's the Internet. Change = bad. If they change it back 5
months from now that will be bad too.
08:22pm Just received $1 credit from Skype, which I presume is
compensation for the downtime the other week. $1? Is that all?
09:18pm I'm quite taken aback at the level of negativity over the new
Facebook profile design. What is so bad about it? I don't think it's THAT
bad.
RE jhpot: It's the Internet. Change = bad. If they change it back 5
months from now that will be bad too.
Wed Jan 12
04:41pm Added a fact to Facto.me: During my school days, I was a
journalist for a young people's - check it out http://facto.me/f/23621
@factoME
05:36pm RT @makeuseof Our new PDF Manual - Your PC Hardware:
From A to Z [DOWNLOAD] http://bit.ly/gSCDDL
08:43pm Google Translate for Android looks awesome but it's currently
only for English and Spanish. Which is bad for me here in Germany.
04:41pm Added a fact to Facto.me: During my school days, I was a
journalist for a young people's - check it out http://facto.me/f/23621
@factoME
05:36pm RT @makeuseof Our new PDF Manual - Your PC Hardware:
From A to Z [DOWNLOAD] http://bit.ly/gSCDDL
08:43pm Google Translate for Android looks awesome but it's currently
only for English and Spanish. Which is bad for me here in Germany.
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Sat Jan 15
01:28pm @diptychal so do you think that what happened in Tunisia will
happen in Egypt too?
RE nfm: it's hard to say... unless there's a catalyst here, like there was
there - I doubt it.
01:28pm @diptychal so do you think that what happened in Tunisia will
happen in Egypt too?
RE nfm: it's hard to say... unless there's a catalyst here, like there was
there - I doubt it.
Tue Jan 18
01:59pm @smange I like the French assistant curator's skirt :-)
06:21pm @jhpot since they had Gervais there last year, they knew what
to expect this time around. I personally think Gervais is a comic genius.
06:41pm @SethMacFarlane just when I thought Family Guy was
becoming seriously unfunny, along comes two great episodes! There's
hope for you yet.
09:57pm Ask me anything you want and I will try to answer :-) http://
formspring.me/oneillmark
01:59pm @smange I like the French assistant curator's skirt :-)
06:21pm @jhpot since they had Gervais there last year, they knew what
to expect this time around. I personally think Gervais is a comic genius.
06:41pm @SethMacFarlane just when I thought Family Guy was
becoming seriously unfunny, along comes two great episodes! There's
hope for you yet.
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05:23pm The BBC has a constantly automatic updating webpage with
the fast moving developments in Egypt - http://bit.ly/eE9k7g
06:12pm @jhpot they're probably focusing on the ones with the TV
cameras and the worldwide audiences. They probably don't care about
the bloggers.
RE jhpot: Videos on blogs end up on TV networks with worldwide
audiences.
06:12pm @jhpot they're probably focusing on the ones with the TV
cameras and the worldwide audiences. They probably don't care about
the bloggers.
RE jhpot: Videos on blogs end up on TV networks with worldwide
audiences.
Fri Feb 04
01:54pm Ronald Reagan would have been 100 on Sunday. Charles
Moore says our current leaders could learn a lot from him - http://bit.ly/
fozGA9
06:29pm @diptychal are you online today?
RE nfm: yep I am now. Internet connection is slow but we're still here :)
01:54pm Ronald Reagan would have been 100 on Sunday. Charles
Moore says our current leaders could learn a lot from him - http://bit.ly/
fozGA9
06:29pm @diptychal are you online today?
RE nfm: yep I am now. Internet connection is slow but we're still here :)
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Mon Feb 07
07:04pm @gary_burgess @BBCNewsnight David Cameron's fool-proof
method of getting elected Prime Minister & winning the election.
07:04pm @gary_burgess @BBCNewsnight David Cameron's fool-proof
method of getting elected Prime Minister & winning the election.
Tue Feb 08
12:39pm Is Google down for anyone else in Germany?
RE timbrookes: Does downforeveryoneorjustme.com/google.de help?
12:46pm @timbrookes it's Google.com, not Google.de. According to
that site, Google.com is up. But not here with me.
RE timbrookes: Terrifying. Surely proof that the 2012 Mayan prophecy is
upon us! First Google, then the gulf stream.
12:51pm @timbrookes my wife says that Google.com is fine on her
work computer. So it's just me apparently. The Matrix is fucking with me
again.
01:27pm the brilliant old lady who beat up six jewel robbers armed with
sledgehammers with just her handbag - http://bit.ly/f5sCvC
05:51pm This is driving me crazy - Google.com is down, as well as
Google Calendar and Google Reader. It's been this way all day. #google
12:39pm Is Google down for anyone else in Germany?
RE timbrookes: Does downforeveryoneorjustme.com/google.de help?
12:46pm @timbrookes it's Google.com, not Google.de. According to
that site, Google.com is up. But not here with me.
RE timbrookes: Terrifying. Surely proof that the 2012 Mayan prophecy is
upon us! First Google, then the gulf stream.
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12:51pm @timbrookes my wife says that Google.com is fine on her
work computer. So it's just me apparently. The Matrix is fucking with me
again.
01:27pm the brilliant old lady who beat up six jewel robbers armed with
sledgehammers with just her handbag - http://bit.ly/f5sCvC
05:51pm This is driving me crazy - Google.com is down, as well as
Google Calendar and Google Reader. It's been this way all day. #google
Wed Feb 09
03:05pm James Lipton interviews William Shakespeare - http://bit.ly/
fXSSJf
03:05pm James Lipton interviews William Shakespeare - http://bit.ly/
fXSSJf
Thu Feb 10
02:53pm @KMFollett what is it with you and sex scenes?!! Read "Key To
Rebecca" not long back & it was all soft porn!! Dirty Ken!! LOL!
02:55pm With my birthday fast approaching, I am having to make the
agonising decision whether to go out for double schnitzels or pizza.Tough
choice!
02:53pm @KMFollett what is it with you and sex scenes?!! Read "Key To
Rebecca" not long back & it was all soft porn!! Dirty Ken!! LOL!
02:55pm With my birthday fast approaching, I am having to make the
agonising decision whether to go out for double schnitzels or pizza.Tough
choice!
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Fri Feb 11
05:11pm Congratulations to the entire Egyptian people. You deserve
your victory and I am proud of you all.
05:53pm BBC predicts in the wake of the Egyptian peoples victory,the
next regime to fall will be Iran.#egypt @M_Ahmadinejad must be
getting nervous!
09:21pm Note how Mubarak didn't have the balls to announce his
resignation personally. He sent his poodle to do it. #egypt
RE Verdurer: The guy is obviously oblivious. He's old and stuck. Let him
toddle off, but get most his money back (cont) http://tl.gd/8orqc4
05:11pm Congratulations to the entire Egyptian people. You deserve
your victory and I am proud of you all.
05:53pm BBC predicts in the wake of the Egyptian peoples victory,the
next regime to fall will be Iran.#egypt @M_Ahmadinejad must be
getting nervous!
Sun Jul 24
04:04pm @smange oh now I've seen it all!!
Tue Jul 26
11:51am How many of my followers are on Reddit? If so, what's your
username?
RE joshxhart: Reddit username is xhart.
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Wed Jul 27
04:02pm The 106 Best iPhone Apps http://t.co/2jWMQa2 via
@makeuseof
05:50pm Amy Winehouse's death was badly reported | Hadley Freeman
http://t.co/j15HnvL via @guardian
05:56pm George Lucas defeated over Star Wars stormtrooper replicas
http://t.co/76dqvM3 via @guardian
Thu Jul 28
11:10am I totally identify with this guy because I too am registered
disabled & it took me ages to want to do it - http://bit.ly/n5PPrb
Fri Jul 29
10:21am News organizations turn to random Twitter users like
@ladybigmac and @dogfart for opinions - John Stewart rants - http://
bit.ly/n9CuLv
Sun Jul 31
06:22pm I may be about to get my own home office for the very first
time. I am looking for design suggestions. Anyone? Pictures? Websites?
Mon Aug 01
02:52pm DOWNLOAD Watch The Web: AWESOME Media Center
Guide 2011 http://t.co/UezR5R1 via @makeuseof
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Wed Aug 03
10:55am A really great interview with @tom_watson who is leading the
charge in the UK phone hacking scandal.I really like him - http://bit.ly/
nVPAOr
10:58am @tom_watson I don't normally like Labour but I really
admire you for what you are doing re. phone hacking scandal. Stick it to
them! :-)
02:11pm @geeksaresexy I am totally getting that for Monika! We both
dig Angry Birds :-)
02:41pm The 100 Best Mac Apps http://t.co/wfRWCdh via @makeuseof
03:12pm eBay is really pissing me off. Apparently you can't leave
negative / neutral feedback if the auction was more than 7 days ago.
WTF?!
Thu Aug 04
12:04am How Twilight Works - The Oatmeal http://t.co/9OBlYo7 via
@Oatmeal
08:56am This had me in hysterics. Two "superheroes" in Britain who
have vowed to fight crime but so far have managed to find nothing to
do. ...
02:47pm Google Plus Bans Creator of Firefox, Facebook Product
Director, For Using His Real Name by @marshallk http://t.co/KZR2j9l
via @RWW
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Fri Aug 05
08:37am A woman who had an irresistible urge to scratch her head and
ended up scratching all the way into her skull - http://t.co/fbgp7Lw
08:50am The Last Surviving Witness of the Lincoln Assassination via
@openculture http://t.co/vFSv7ON
08:52am A fascinating (and rather long) article about a woman who
had an irresistible urge to scratch her head and ended up... http://goo.gl/
b3GXw
09:07am The printed book is doomed: here's why - Telegraph http://t.co/
opRc4Aa via @Telegraph
09:08am Hackers change Hershey's chocolate recipe - Telegraph http://
t.co/5qaadaz via @Telegraph
09:40am It's wacky news Friday! Alfie the horse has the biggest horse
moustache in the whole of Britain because "he refuses... http://goo.gl/
NtpD3
11:56am I have to admit to a certain weakness for this kind of music!
Yodle diddle doodle doooooooo!!!! http://goo.gl/zajZq
02:53pm John Malkovich has apparently been seen standing on the
Royal Mile in Edinburgh handing out flyers for his Fringe play. What a
guy! :-)
03:17pm Slow news day? http://goo.gl/6fR13
RE DeanSherwin: I bet the news desk reporters were fighting over that
one! :P
04:47pm @melaniepinola The following story was wrongly credited
to Mashable. Could you change to @MakeUseOf please? - http://t.co/
QZgr8SC - thanks!
RE melaniepinola: So sorry about that, Mark. Correcting now.
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Sat Aug 06
11:19am Bothaina Kamel: Egypt's first female presidential candidate
http://t.co/SgD8Jic via @guardian
10:13pm Is this Jack the Ripper? Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector
Frederick Abberline named in new investigation - http://bit.ly/q6srfN
10:24pm My grandfather has just had a heart attack while my
grandmother is still in the hospital.I am rather dazed at the
moment.Hasn't sunk in yet.
RE allado: I hope they get better soon, and you too. My best wishes.
RE KateCansdale: I'm so sorry :( I hope he's ok. Thoughts and prayers
are with them and you.
Sun Aug 07
12:13am A Holocaust survivor raised a fist to death - latimes.com http://
t.co/YklsW2j
12:33am User Manual: When Chat Attacks: How To Instant Message
Without Wasting Your Day or Being a Jerk - @Gizmodo http://
t.co/99ckQqy
11:39am @allado He seems to be slightly better today. He's asking my
mum to check his lottery numbers :-)
11:57am Learning to Cope With a Mind’s Taunting Voices - http://
t.co/6gaHL4c
04:21pm In economic turmoil, U.S. needs a leader like Churchill #cnn
http://t.co/7kuFGv0
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Fri Mar 18
03:04pm When you're having a crap day, chocolate is always the answer.
Whoever discovered chocolate is a God in my book.
03:05pm @smange LOL! Let me guess, "disk" was something else? ;-)
03:08pm Amazing how Gaddafi suddenly wants a ceasefire, when we're
about to fly over and bomb the living shit out of him. Coincidence? I
think not!
06:17pm @howtogeek Nope. Follow Friday is the Twitter equivalent of
spam. And that's the fastest way for me to unfollow someone.
06:18pm @rdube I get the feeling that they are a bit busy right now
Ryan :-) Are you looking for a rebel or a Gaddafi fan?
RE rdube: Looking for anyone in that region that's sympathetic to the
rebel cause...
06:17pm @howtogeek Nope. Follow Friday is the Twitter equivalent of
spam. And that's the fastest way for me to unfollow someone.
06:18pm @rdube I get the feeling that they are a bit busy right now
Ryan :-) Are you looking for a rebel or a Gaddafi fan?
RE rdube: Looking for anyone in that region that's sympathetic to the
rebel cause...
Tue Mar 22
10:36am William Shatner is 80 years old? That is totally unbelievable!
That makes him 5 years younger than my grandad!!
10:36am William Shatner is 80 years old? That is totally unbelievable!
That makes him 5 years younger than my grandad!!
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Thu Mar 24
02:34pm Please give a warm welcome to our newest staff writer,
@dmaxel who is taking over from @ddrager , effective today.
02:34pm Please give a warm welcome to our newest staff writer,
@dmaxel who is taking over from @ddrager , effective today.
Fri Mar 25
05:02pm Fringe has been renewed for a fourth season!! WOO-HOO!!
My wife & I are VERY happy! Fox has made a good decision for once.
#fringe
RE evanw: I am pumped as well!
05:02pm Fringe has been renewed for a fourth season!! WOO-HOO!!
My wife & I are VERY happy! Fox has made a good decision for once.
#fringe
RE evanw: I am pumped as well!
Tue Mar 29
06:50pm Sign up to have a "cloud girlfriend" who will pretend to be your
other half on Facebook - http://bit.ly/hRdXsR - SAD!
06:50pm Sign up to have a "cloud girlfriend" who will pretend to be your
other half on Facebook - http://bit.ly/hRdXsR - SAD!
Thu Mar 31
02:27pm The Lockerbie victims families have been strangely quiet
during the whole Musa Kusa defection.You'd think they would be
demanding his arrest
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02:28pm The BBC said something last night about Musa Kusa possibly
being one of the top officials who gave the go-ahead order for Lockerbie.
03:16pm Prosecutors in Scotland want to talk to Kusa about Lockerbie
& victims families have supported it! Guess they are not so silent after
all.
02:27pm The Lockerbie victims families have been strangely quiet
during the whole Musa Kusa defection.You'd think they would be
demanding his arrest
02:28pm The BBC said something last night about Musa Kusa possibly
being one of the top officials who gave the go-ahead order for Lockerbie.
03:16pm Prosecutors in Scotland want to talk to Kusa about Lockerbie
& victims families have supported it! Guess they are not so silent after
all.
Mon Apr 04
12:37pm Looks like I have a new job! ;-) http://twitpic.com/4gujmn
RE scienceismagic: oh good good...though you'll probably have to move
to america first! :P
RE jhpot: That's a much easier job than your current one.
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03:55pm @jhpot yeah, unfortunately V-P involves just sitting around
waiting for something bad to happen to the president.
11:39pm @loyaleagle it's a part-time gig so I can do it in between
MakeUseOf! Bit of hand shaking, carrying the president's briefcase...
12:37pm Looks like I have a new job! ;-) http://twitpic.com/4gujmn
RE scienceismagic: oh good good...though you'll probably have to move
to america first! :P
RE jhpot: That's a much easier job than your current one.
Mon Aug 08
11:07pm Shooting Stars: 10 best moments http://t.co/y9lqAGx via
@guardian
Thu Apr 28
11:23am Now Trump wants to see Obama's college records? Where
will it end? Maybe he would like to see Obama's finger painting from
kindergarten?
11:33am Everytime I see Donald "slimeball" Trump now on TV, I
have this uncontrollable urge to point at the TV and shout "YOU'RE
FIRED!"
11:34am @justinlodge yes, let's examine Trump's many business failings,
his many wives...he acts holier than thou but he's an utter slimeball.
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11:50am @TheAwkwardTweet http://twitpic.com/4qeyjl - For a minute
there, I thought he was naked. THAT would have been funny!
02:49pm I'll be happy when the Royal Wedding is over. Then again, what
will BBC's Nicholas Witchell do? He'll have nothing to report!
05:40pm The new Google Docs app for Android is swwweeeett.....now I
can open MS Word docs on my phone!
05:45pm @mrseb MakeUseOf has published an iPad guide and we are
always publishing articles on iPad apps & tips. Check it out!
RE mrseb: heheh, thanks for the tip. (I have already stumbled across one
while googling :)
07:23pm Ha! Ha! Justin Bieber gets 3 servers! RT @Steve_Campbell:
Twitter Braces For The Royal Wedding http://t.co/3t7IJMs #pic
RE Steve_Campbell: haha Yeah. I felt that alone warranted a tweet.
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11:33am Everytime I see Donald "slimeball" Trump now on TV, I
have this uncontrollable urge to point at the TV and shout "YOU'RE
FIRED!"
11:34am @justinlodge yes, let's examine Trump's many business failings,
his many wives...he acts holier than thou but he's an utter slimeball.
11:50am @TheAwkwardTweet http://twitpic.com/4qeyjl - For a minute
there, I thought he was naked. THAT would have been funny!
02:49pm I'll be happy when the Royal Wedding is over. Then again, what
will BBC's Nicholas Witchell do? He'll have nothing to report!
05:40pm The new Google Docs app for Android is swwweeeett.....now I
can open MS Word docs on my phone!
05:45pm @mrseb MakeUseOf has published an iPad guide and we are
always publishing articles on iPad apps & tips. Check it out!
RE mrseb: heheh, thanks for the tip. (I have already stumbled across one
while googling :)
07:23pm Ha! Ha! Justin Bieber gets 3 servers! RT @Steve_Campbell:
Twitter Braces For The Royal Wedding http://t.co/3t7IJMs #pic
RE Steve_Campbell: haha Yeah. I felt that alone warranted a tweet.
Fri Apr 29
09:21am Victoria Beckham's dress is hideous! #royalwedding
09:29am @timbrookes u sound just like my mother! LOL! Come on, be
romantic & patriotic! :-)
RE timbrookes: I sound like my own mother! Just going to enjoy the
bank holiday I think. No bunting my house.
09:38am The hats! Oh my God, the hats! #royalwedding
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12:05pm Today I realise how proud I am to be British. You go and make
lots of heirs Willy & Katy! #royalwedding
12:07pm Just been interviewed by a German newspaper about my
feelings about Royal Wedding. Of course I was very supportive!
#royalwedding
12:46pm Where's the kiss for God's sake? You may now kiss the bride?
They're probably busy consumating in the back room... #royalwedding
01:41pm If I hear one more American criticise and insult the Royal
Wedding....
RE jhpot: Can Canadians do it? Having the queen on our money gives us
the right, doesn't it?
RE daniesq: There are plenty of Americans like me that rolled out of
bed at 4 am, or earlier, to tune in and are thrilled for the couple.
RE daniesq: It's not just the Yanks, you know - plenty of your own
countrymen are as well. There are lots of Americans who are thrilled tho.
RE mrseb: ... you'll threaten them with expulsion from the empire?
01:50pm @daniesq I'm just annoyed because despite what people feel
about the Royals, it's a wedding, a celebration of love, and should be
celebrated
RE daniesq: I just wanted to point out that every country has jackasses
RE daniesq: I agree with you! If they don't like it, they don't have to
watch, and they certainly don't have to comment!
01:52pm @mrseb People are just such killjoys.What's wrong with two
people in love getting married? Nothing else to be cheerful about right
now!
RE mrseb: well, they are probably grumpy that it isn't them getting
married... and shutting down half of London... and on TV...
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01:55pm @daniesq LOL! No argument from me there! Lots of jackasses
in Britain!!
RE daniesq: I'd love to tell you we don't have them in America, but you
read the news, right? lol
02:18pm I find it extremely amusing that the media was lip-reading the
Royals and reporting everything they said #royalwedding
RE daniesq: Really? Where did you see that? I figured they'd have
someone doing that though.
02:22pm @daniesq everything that was privately said to one another in
the abbey is now in the online papers.
RE daniesq: Wow, that's not very ethical of them to print that.
02:28pm @daniesq it's nothing big. Just William complimenting
Catherine and Harry telling his brother that Catherine looked hot! LOL.
02:30pm @jhpot sorry if I came across as grumpy. I was just fed up of
other people hijacking the couple's happy day to show their grudges
against RF
RE jhpot: Myself I just don't care about the royal family, but I can see
why that might make you upset.
02:31pm @jhpot present company excepted :-)
02:51pm @jhpot well, doesn't Canada want to be a republic anyway? Or
is that just Australia?
RE jhpot: Canada, overall, doesn't care about the royal family enough to
want to be a republic.
03:10pm @Tea_n_Sympathy is all you do is tweet people to have a cup
of tea?! I suggest a bit more variety in your tweets ;-)
05:47pm Absolutely brilliant! RT @Telegraph: Royal wedding verger
cartwheels in Westminster Abbey http://tgr.ph/lKlICf
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07:29pm My wife (who is 33 years old in July) was asked for her ID when
she tried to buy alcohol in a supermarket! She is in a pretty good mood
now.
RE jhpot: I wasn't aware there was a drinking age in Germany.
09:21am Victoria Beckham's dress is hideous! #royalwedding
09:29am @timbrookes u sound just like my mother! LOL! Come on, be
romantic & patriotic! :-)
RE timbrookes: I sound like my own mother! Just going to enjoy the
bank holiday I think. No bunting my house.
09:38am The hats! Oh my God, the hats! #royalwedding
12:05pm Today I realise how proud I am to be British. You go and make
lots of heirs Willy & Katy! #royalwedding
12:07pm Just been interviewed by a German newspaper about my
feelings about Royal Wedding. Of course I was very supportive!
#royalwedding
12:46pm Where's the kiss for God's sake? You may now kiss the bride?
They're probably busy consumating in the back room... #royalwedding
01:41pm If I hear one more American criticise and insult the Royal
Wedding....
RE jhpot: Can Canadians do it? Having the queen on our money gives us
the right, doesn't it?
RE daniesq: There are plenty of Americans like me that rolled out of
bed at 4 am, or earlier, to tune in and are thrilled for the couple.
RE daniesq: It's not just the Yanks, you know - plenty of your own
countrymen are as well. There are lots of Americans who are thrilled tho.
RE mrseb: ... you'll threaten them with expulsion from the empire?
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01:50pm @daniesq I'm just annoyed because despite what people feel
about the Royals, it's a wedding, a celebration of love, and should be
celebrated
RE daniesq: I just wanted to point out that every country has jackasses
RE daniesq: I agree with you! If they don't like it, they don't have to
watch, and they certainly don't have to comment!
01:52pm @mrseb People are just such killjoys.What's wrong with two
people in love getting married? Nothing else to be cheerful about right
now!
RE mrseb: well, they are probably grumpy that it isn't them getting
married... and shutting down half of London... and on TV...
01:55pm @daniesq LOL! No argument from me there! Lots of jackasses
in Britain!!
RE daniesq: I'd love to tell you we don't have them in America, but you
read the news, right? lol
Mon Aug 15
06:58pm FINALLY I have managed to work out how to make Android
phone screenshots. It's only taken me several years to get it to work.
Tue Aug 16
02:01pm @ctroullis I have apnea too. Feel free to send me a message if
you'd like to chat. :-)
02:18pm @time has just released their 50 Best Websites for this year http://j.mp/oVhyQc
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Wed Aug 17
11:13pm Cookie Monster performs Tom Waits’s “God’s Away on
Business” – Boing Boing http://t.co/3LqnXe3
11:14pm Crunch time at the Edinburgh festival: audiences step up to
shred cash http://t.co/SK1aYzO via @guardian
Thu Aug 18
11:26am Listening to Elvis Presley. After every song, I have the sudden
urge to go "uh-huh!" and point my finger.
11:51am There's a very fine line between being a gentleman to a lady
and being her slave.
07:40pm I'm so great, I petitioned the Vatican to make me a saint. But
they told me I had to be dead first. Major bummer.
07:45pm I wish Paul Ryan & Sarah Palin would make their minds
up about 2012. Then when they're in, it really will be one big lunatics
convention!
07:46pm I've heard the Google-Motorola deal being referred to as
Googlerola. Sounds like a smelly Italian cheese.
09:51pm What Would Hillary Clinton Have Done?: http://t.co/sp66hCg
10:29pm This just made me speechless. Where does the hate come
from? http://t.co/3YO6ygC
11:10pm Australian bank to trial video cash machines - http://t.co/
fb17W4c
Sat Aug 20
05:51pm 15 Career-Ending Movies http://t.co/lLKsibo
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Mon Aug 22
06:14pm German's quest to repay pint debt ends after Telegraph track
down British man he owed - http://t.co/Qor53G8 via @Telegraph
Tue Aug 23
08:31am The Tragic Death of Practically Everything - http://t.co/
ZflZH4o - when "tech experts" prematurely pronounce a web app or OS
dead.
09:58am Absolutely BRILLIANT! What it's like to play online games as
a grownup - The Oatmeal http://t.co/Q4tuiIa via @Oatmeal
12:01pm Vodafone UK are totally useless!
Wed Aug 24
11:08am Hasn't Gaddafi got more urgent things to do than hire lawyers
to get his London embassy back? It won't be his embassy for much longer
anyway
11:12am A possible solution to any English student who doesn't want to
pay university tuition fees in Scotland!!! :-)) http://t.co/taH92s0
RE ddrager: Open online university courses are one of the biggest
knowledge revolutions. How long till physical institutions are minimized?
12:18pm 16 years ago today, Windows 95 was introduced. My, how far
we have come in such a short time! - http://t.co/h0edtJ8
12:22pm @ddrager Real bricks and mortar institutions will be around
for quite a while yet & so students who have to pay will rightly feel upset.
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05:02pm It kills me how Libyan rebels complain about a lack of
ammunition & then they fire what bullets they have into the air as "a
celebration"
10:01pm A million pounds reward for turning in Gaddafi? Is that
enough for lifetime protection and a new identity to stop all the revenge
attacks?
Thu Aug 25
08:47am RT @commentisfree: This fierce lady sounds bad-ass: http://
t.co/i35nRYD We need more like her in the UK.
Fri Aug 26
05:08pm Ah the wondrous joys of an air conditioning unit! Just the thing
you need when you are barbecuing in 33 degrees celsius heat!
05:14pm Ah the wondrous joys of an air conditioning unit! Just the thing
you need when you are barbecuing in 33 degrees... http://t.co/CoRqmtS
05:18pm I am constantly getting emails for another Mark O'Neill. This
has been going on for years from different people.... http://t.co/DnaaXjM
Sun Aug 28
09:54am The Most Outrageously Macho Movies Ever Made | Features
| Empire http://t.co/o5OiKQs
04:06pm King Arthur's round table may have been found by
archaeologists in Scotland - http://t.co/Da3b6sO via @Telegraph
11:28pm The 10 best jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe - http://t.co/CfjRlTO
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Wed Jun 01
08:56am Donald Trump and Sarah Palin as a presidential "dream team"?
More like a total nightmare team - http://bit.ly/llif5g
RE jhpot: It's a dream for comedians.
RE myvoternation: about sarah palin you can vote your opinion at:
http://tinyurl.com/3po64pv
05:09pm @lukegmatthews Mark from MakeUseOf here. Can you get in
touch with me at mark AT makeuseof.com? We would like to offer you a
free T-shirt!
05:50pm Man, I've got through a lot of work today. I am on a roll! And I
did it all without Red Bull! Amazing! :-)
09:36pm @jhpot but while we're laughing, Obama could take his eye off
the ball and all the Tea Party loonies would vote those two into office.
RE jhpot: Unlikely. Tea Partiers are a very small, albeit vocal, minority.
Palin would mobilize liberals like crazy unintentionally.
09:36pm @jhpot but while we're laughing, Obama could take his eye off
the ball and all the Tea Party loonies would vote those two into office.
RE jhpot: Unlikely. Tea Partiers are a very small, albeit vocal, minority.
Palin would mobilize liberals like crazy unintentionally.
Thu Jun 02
08:54am This has to be the best headline ever! RT @Telegraph: Bellringers trapped in village ding-dong http://tgr.ph/lalVRY
05:12pm Due to the #e-coli outbreak here in Germany, all the
customers at McDonalds are asking for new burgers to be made without
salad on it.
05:51pm Meditation For Geeks - http://t.co/MWzCD7y via @makeuseof
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08:54am This has to be the best headline ever! RT @Telegraph: Bellringers trapped in village ding-dong http://tgr.ph/lalVRY
05:12pm Due to the #e-coli outbreak here in Germany, all the
customers at McDonalds are asking for new burgers to be made without
salad on it.
05:51pm Meditation For Geeks - http://t.co/MWzCD7y via @makeuseof
Fri Jun 03
11:28am Monika is being stalked by a dove bird who sits outside our
window and coos to her all day. We're convinced the bird wants to mate
with her.
11:28am Monika is being stalked by a dove bird who sits outside our
window and coos to her all day. We're convinced the bird wants to mate
with her.
Sat Jun 04
09:35am @OrchardToys Monika is my wife. So yes, very human :-)
09:35am @OrchardToys Monika is my wife. So yes, very human :-)
Sun Jun 05
08:47am A "senior German doctor" has asked German Intelligence to
investigate the possibility that the #e-coli outbreak was a terrorist attack.
04:47pm Monika and I are looking to move into a bigger apartment. If
you know of one available in the #Würzburg area, please let me know.
#wohnungen
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08:47am A "senior German doctor" has asked German Intelligence to
investigate the possibility that the #e-coli outbreak was a terrorist attack.
04:47pm Monika and I are looking to move into a bigger apartment. If
you know of one available in the #Würzburg area, please let me know.
#wohnungen
Tue Jun 07
11:53am Super. #Skype is fucked AGAIN! #Microsoft sure knows how
to send a good service to hell in a handbasket. Does it work for you?
RE jhpot: I haven't noticed an outage yet. Are you a paying customer?
12:58pm Is it just me or is it rather ironic that a guy called Wiener
tweeted his wiener to various women? I bet he's considering a name
change now.
RE jhpot: You're not exactly the first person to notice that.
04:23pm @jhpot Skype has tweeted that a "small number of users" are
experiencing problems. My wife's office has no Skype whatsoever too.
04:27pm There's a rumour going around, via @PrivateEyeNews that
#Doctor Who has been cancelled by the BBC, or at least put on long
term hiatus.
05:16pm @jhpot it seems to always be New York Democrats too. Didn't
Eliot Spitzer have to resign as NY Governor after a sex thing?
RE jhpot: Sex scandals are very much bi-partisan, actually. Remember
the Appalachian trail incident? Or the Minnesota men's room?
05:34pm @jhpot I remember the Minnesota mens room one actually.
That was hilarious. Bill Maher had a field day with that one.
05:36pm @jhpot and who was the governor who left his wife and ran off
to Argentina to meet the woman he met online? That one was funny too.
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11:53am Super. #Skype is fucked AGAIN! #Microsoft sure knows how
to send a good service to hell in a handbasket. Does it work for you?
RE jhpot: I haven't noticed an outage yet. Are you a paying customer?
12:58pm Is it just me or is it rather ironic that a guy called Wiener
tweeted his wiener to various women? I bet he's considering a name
change now.
RE jhpot: You're not exactly the first person to notice that.
04:23pm @jhpot Skype has tweeted that a "small number of users" are
experiencing problems. My wife's office has no Skype whatsoever too.
04:27pm There's a rumour going around, via @PrivateEyeNews that
#Doctor Who has been cancelled by the BBC, or at least put on long
term hiatus.
05:16pm @jhpot it seems to always be New York Democrats too. Didn't
Eliot Spitzer have to resign as NY Governor after a sex thing?
RE jhpot: Sex scandals are very much bi-partisan, actually. Remember
the Appalachian trail incident? Or the Minnesota men's room?
05:34pm @jhpot I remember the Minnesota mens room one actually.
That was hilarious. Bill Maher had a field day with that one.
Mon Aug 29
12:40am BBC News - Epilepsy patients 'should be warned of death risk'
http://t.co/51OpqfT
07:07pm @the_EnglishShop what kind of programmes do you get on
the Global iPlayer? I heard it was an "editor's selection" which sounds
ominous!
RE the_EnglishShop: they've finally published a comprehensive list: here
it is http://t.co/4m4RtEB
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RE the_EnglishShop: lots, much better than expected, old classics like
fawlty towers n ab fab mixed with the new: mighty boosh, little britain
RE TheEnglishShop: hi mark, thanks for following. Gonna ask the
person who tweeted about it and will let you know tomorrow
08:14pm @TheEnglishShop Thanks. I don't want to pay for endless reruns of Only Fools & Horses and One Foot In The Grave!
Tue Aug 30
12:47pm I've relaunched my blog. What do you think? http://j.mp/
nFsfg9 . Good title?
12:50pm I've relaunched my blog. What do you think? http://t.co/
pVKRgRn . Good title? http://t.co/9m4VMAz
10:07pm Bonn prostitutes to use parking meters to start paying German
tax - http://t.co/IZeOMEN via @Telegraph
Wed Aug 31
09:08am How to Share Your Wi-Fi Network with Android Users, No
Password Typing Required [Wi-Fi]: http://t.co/mBDWyNO http://t.co/
PZMgej8
09:08am Mediaeval 'Black Death' linked to present plague: http://t.co/
bbBfzIZ http://t.co/ZVvSHoG
09:56am Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. http://t.co/
uLoxxTM via @Codecademy
07:30pm Mac, Linux or Windows: It Really Doesn’t Matter Anymore
[Opinion] http://t.co/PfEXYnA via @makeuseof
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Fri Sep 02
11:58am @FirstDateHell a Japanese girl told me she loved me and
made not-so-subtle marriage hints. Exit back door, change mobile
number!
02:49pm @makeuseof has just published its 10,000th post!
Sun Sep 04
06:39pm Never Forget this Number [IT Crowd] http://t.co/DUUIsn8 via
@geeksaresexy
Mon Sep 05
07:47pm I've got Dusty Springfield playing in a constant loop in my
head. It'll be rattling around in there for weeks.
07:59pm I've got Dusty Springfield playing in a constant loop in my
head. It'll be rattling around in there for weeks. http://t.co/qAokWh6
Tue Jun 28
12:15pm @mrseb it's not black here in Germany. It must be a regional
thing (thank God!)
RE mrseb: yeah -- or some kind of phased roll out. Don't count your
lucky stars yet!
12:15pm @mrseb you're a jam doughnut? ;-)
RE mrseb: ah-hah, common misconception! a doughnut in Berlin is
called a pfannkuchen.
12:19pm @mrseb er...no. A pfannkuchen is a pancake. ;-)
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12:39pm I've got the Wombles songs in my head. "remember you're a
womble!" + "wombles of wimbledon". Not enjoyable anymore after the
first hour.
12:40pm Guess that's Andy Murray screwed then. RT Wimbledon 2011:
Rafael Nadal's MRI scan shows no signs of serious damage http://tgr.ph/
mHxqAQ
06:24pm The Pope launches a new website and starts tweeting. I can
just imagine him at mass, with his Blackberry under the robes! "I have a
tweet!"
12:19pm @mrseb er...no. A pfannkuchen is a pancake. ;-)
12:39pm I've got the Wombles songs in my head. "remember you're a
womble!" + "wombles of wimbledon". Not enjoyable anymore after the
first hour.
12:40pm Guess that's Andy Murray screwed then. RT Wimbledon 2011:
Rafael Nadal's MRI scan shows no signs of serious damage http://tgr.ph/
mHxqAQ
06:24pm The Pope launches a new website and starts tweeting. I can
just imagine him at mass, with his Blackberry under the robes! "I have a
tweet!"
Wed Jun 29
06:15pm From my blog: U2 At Glastonbury http://goo.gl/fb/hahWp
06:15pm From my blog: U2 At Glastonbury http://goo.gl/fb/hahWp
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Mon Jul 04
11:29am With Google+ now here, I have three social networks to
update (Facebook & Twitter). Something has to give - I don't have
enough time!
03:03pm @BertOberholz I wish I could but Google has suspended all
invites right now :-(
11:29am With Google+ now here, I have three social networks to
update (Facebook & Twitter). Something has to give - I don't have
enough time!
03:03pm @BertOberholz I wish I could but Google has suspended all
invites right now :-(
Tue Jul 05
09:02am Follow me on Google Plus - http://gplus.to/markoneill
09:02am Follow me on Google Plus - http://gplus.to/markoneill
Wed Jul 06
11:39am Slimeball journalist claims it's "no big deal" that his newspaper
hacked into mobile voicemail of murdered girl - http://t.co/sScBPis
03:55pm @SethMacFarlane Everyone's a dick in Congress! So just turn
on your TV :-)
03:56pm RT @tobyharnden: Train wreck of an interview re. phone
hacking with New International director of corporate affairs: http://bit.ly/
r4JuPi
06:46pm 6 attempts by person unknown to change my Facebook
password. Resilient bastard. Thank God for email notifications.
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11:39am Slimeball journalist claims it's "no big deal" that his newspaper
hacked into mobile voicemail of murdered girl - http://t.co/sScBPis
03:55pm @SethMacFarlane Everyone's a dick in Congress! So just turn
on your TV :-)
Thu Sep 22
09:01pm I've a feeling my dream last night involved an aggressive
squirrel who wanted my nuts but I can't fully remember. Maybe that's a
good thing.
Fri Sep 23
01:11pm Here's how to get the timeline design before the masses do, if
you like being one of the "in-crowd" ;-) http://t.co/UEU586EJ
01:11pm How To Enable Facebook’s New “Timeline” Profile Right Now
Before Anyone Else Gets It http://t.co/VsmQXExa via @makeuseof
01:31pm It's quite possible that Albert Einstein got things very wrong http://j.mp/oPRjgv
Sat Sep 24
01:20pm One for Mulder & Scully! Irish pensioner 'died of spontaneous
human combustion' - Telegraph http://t.co/u27N2hVJ via @Telegraph
01:32pm Five myths about millionaires - The Washington Post http://
t.co/WSyoJqjg via @washingtonpost
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Sun Sep 25
03:33pm 3 Signs Apple Is Displacing Microsoft To Become The Evil
Empire | MakeUseOf http://t.co/EWIMTD1s via @makeuseof
03:42pm 3 signs that Apple is becoming the Evil Empire in place of
Microsoft. http://t.co/8BlQPejT
Tue Sep 27
11:44am Ask me anything you want and I will try to answer :-) http://t.co/
pLDleyeH
Thu Sep 29
03:34pm [HELP NEEDED] Suggest How We Can Improve MakeUseOf
http://t.co/peoBEPlx via @makeuseof
03:40pm What can we do to improve MakeUseOf? Let us know! http://
t.co/3ynQJObe
Fri Sep 30
04:05pm It's hard to take a SEO pitch seriously when they call
themselves an Search Engine Optimist Expert.
RE jhpot: Maybe he literally thinks positive thinking can improve your
search engine rankings.
04:23pm I've lost BBC News 24 on my satellite dish. So I'm being forced
to watch Sky News (the British version of Fox News - totally biased!)
04:44pm RT @BoingBoing: 29-year-old woman born deaf hears herself
for the first time http://t.co/eoquYAGC - absolutely WONDERFUL!
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Sat Oct 01
10:01pm I can remember this - I think. RT @Telegraph: To the man who
stole my BlackBerry - thanks http://t.co/3qBHKVjc
Mon Oct 03
04:12pm DOWNLOAD An Android Guide : These Are The Droids
You’re Looking For http://t.co/rVktl5jU via @makeuseof
04:20pm The new guide from MakeUseOf.com. All Android users
should check it out! :-) http://t.co/LBveYWa9
RE TheEnglishShop: thanks for sharing...
08:57pm I can't believe they released Amanda Knox. It's always the
same. The black guy stays in prison while the two rich white kids get to go
home.
Wed Oct 05
07:58am Finally, a person that speaks sense! http://t.co/EafP52JN
Fri Oct 07
06:08pm If you ever needed a good reason to maintain those privacy
controls.... http://t.co/Nknrtk7h
Sun Oct 09
11:28pm Via @nprnews: Dissolve My Nobel Prize! Fast! (A True Story)
http://t.co/YDRgUbJk
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Mon Oct 10
01:30pm Only 24 hours till we fly to Scotland! Back to the Homeland for
good British food and getting spoilt by my mother!
Tue Oct 11
09:53am Off to Scotland! Signing off for a week....
Tue Oct 18
11:57am iOS 5 kicks ass. I particularly like being able to wirelessly
update my iPad using my home wi-fi connection.
RE jhpot: Wireless updating seems like an overdue feature...
Wed Oct 19
07:46am Why is it that when I smile at a baby on the bus, the mother
holds her more tightly?
10:25am In a blog post, I accidently wrote "free whipping" instead of
"free shipping" for a video game promotion. Wonder if sales have gone
up? :-)
Fri Oct 21
08:51am DOWNLOAD Best of the Web, Delivered: The Reddit Manual
http://t.co/VLtPvDix
01:31pm What a morning. First I get shafted by @PrivateEyeNews
customer service and now I find out that the @ITCrowdSupport is not
returning...
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01:35pm The bad jokes have already started online about Gaddafi. Main
one is him along with Saddam & Bin Laden in a new series of "Friends".
Sun Oct 23
10:56am Is anyone else having problems downloading the latest @wired
magazine issue on the iPad Newsstand? I keep getting an error message.
Mon Oct 24
05:08pm It's amazing the positive effect of being complimented by your
boss has on your general output, attitude and happiness.
05:11pm Visa, Mastercard & Paypal are such hypocrites, shutting down
their services to @wikileaks when they are happy providing services to
the KKK!
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06:43pm A great photo of a Highland cow that took a big interest in
me last week :-) As you can see, she loves the camera too. http://t.co/
sKMKwVWw
RE jhpot: That's a great photo; you certainly have a way with cows.
Tue Oct 25
11:32am @jhpot yes all females love me, even the cow variety. What can
I say? ;-)
03:01pm Says here Peter Firth starred in Law & Order SUV! Did he
get arrested trying to molest a big car? http://t.co/nXpgsC4o http://t.co/
VqvGTYMX
Thu Oct 27
10:10am A Belgian man thought to be in a coma for 23 years was
actually only paralysed and fully awake - http://t.co/PNcNZWBT
RE smange: Oh - how horrible. :(
10:34am Why does Hollywood hate the English? Yet another movie
trashing British history, this time about Shakespeare - http://t.co/
YmGt46CC
10:49am This just made my day. iPhone's Siri doesn't understand
Scottish accents! http://t.co/u3q4KwBk
11:53am Thank God we have the French to advise us on matters like
this! http://t.co/xuzvDBQ8
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01:29pm @hwallop The thing about Spence is that he always has to
flaunt his campness right in your face. Puts me right off :-(
Tue Jul 19
10:46am The 25 Greatest Harry Potter characters - http://bit.ly/rm5Dbg and Radcliffe isn't at number one!
10:49am Stephen Colbert is really concerned about hacking - http://t.co/
WhGLYQs #notw
03:02pm Rupert Murdoch's long pauses - is that genuine thought,
evasiveness, or just senility? #notw
03:49pm Despite vowing to hold them to account, some of the MP's on
the sel.committee can't help sticking their tongues up the Murdochs'
asses #notw
04:43pm There you go. One of the MP's has just uttered the dreaded W
word - Watergate. #notw
04:44pm Why the hell does Rupert Murdoch insist on banging the table
with his palms all the time? Doesn't he realise that's VERY irritating?
#notw
RE BrenR1958: A way of letting people know he is in control and the
boss... agree very irritating
04:46pm Rupert Murdoch comes across as the cranky old grandad and
James as the slick smooth talking insurance salesman. #notw
04:47pm I bet Rebekah "Wicked Witch Of The North" Brooks is sitting
outside fuming at the big delays. She should have been on by now. #notw
04:51pm @BrenR1958 For someone who is in control, he claims to
know very little about his business empire - and he constantly defers to
his son.
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RE BrenR1958: Well he doesn't want to be caught out tell a few
porkies... I would say it is a habit where he's boss and lets others know it
04:56pm Did someone just try to assault the Murdochs? #notw
04:56pm Guardian newspaper has just tweeted that a man just tried to
assault Rupert Murdoch. #notw
04:59pm BBC reporting that Ruper Murdoch has been hit in the face by
shaving foam #notw
05:00pm Murdoch's wife, Wendi, launched off her chair like a rocket and
threw herself at the attacker. You go girl :-) #notw
05:04pm That shaving foam could easily have been a knife or a gun.
Security is obviously SHOCKING. Shame on you parliament. #notw
05:21pm The Murdochs are very irritating. Rupert bangs the table &
James has a very offputting stutter. Their PR people must be drunk by
now. #notw
05:24pm Oh for God's sake, get your tongue out of Rupert's ass. First
they get aggressive then they get amorous. #notw
06:34pm No sooner has the custard pie hit Murdoch's face than someone
has registered the Twitter username! That was fast! - http://j.mp/pg1qaN
07:59pm @isupportu so why isn't WPA given to everyone by default?
Why give everyone WEP if it can be cracked? Probably a naive question.
RE isupportu: it's definitely best practice to use WPA. Some laptops can
only connect to WEP networks. Hence its continued existence.
06:34pm No sooner has the custard pie hit Murdoch's face than someone
has registered the Twitter username! That was fast! - http://j.mp/pg1qaN
07:59pm @isupportu so why isn't WPA given to everyone by default?
Why give everyone WEP if it can be cracked? Probably a naive question.
RE isupportu: it's definitely best practice to use WPA. Some laptops can
only connect to WEP networks. Hence its continued existence.
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Wed Jul 20
02:42pm DOWNLOAD Bam! Your Guide To Digital Comic Books
http://t.co/fjw2Sf3 via @makeuseof
08:00pm @jhpot you're welcome :-) Glad you like it. I'm rather hacked
off though that Spotify doesn't work in Germany.
02:42pm DOWNLOAD Bam! Your Guide To Digital Comic Books
http://t.co/fjw2Sf3 via @makeuseof
08:00pm @jhpot you're welcome :-) Glad you like it. I'm rather hacked
off though that Spotify doesn't work in Germany.
Thu Jul 21
09:30am @BBCLauraK Noooo!!! Don't leave Laura! You're what
makes BBC News worth watching! Don't force me to watch "that other
channel" :-/
09:30am @BBCLauraK Noooo!!! Don't leave Laura! You're what
makes BBC News worth watching! Don't force me to watch "that other
channel" :-/
Sat Jul 23
02:02pm A man dying of terminal cancer leaves a document telling his
children how to live a more contented life - http://bit.ly/qi7Ntn
02:19pm Massachusetts man claims to have broken the 40 year old code
of the Zodiac Killer - http://bit.ly/qqVmZB
02:02pm A man dying of terminal cancer leaves a document telling his
children how to live a more contented life - http://bit.ly/qi7Ntn
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Mon Oct 31
01:47am The Oatmeal's take on why it's both awesome and horrible
to work from home. I have to say I have yet to drive the... http://t.co/
UE7SEk7A
03:52pm A sister's eulogy for Steve Jobs. Extremely moving. http://t.co/
LkQkdR3r
05:51pm The truth according to Albert :-) http://t.co/pGiASQgJ
Tue Nov 01
12:21pm Testing out Find My iPad. According to iCloud, my neighbour
has my iPad when in fact I'm holding it myself! Great... http://t.co/
Jl8Xc8hL
12:21pm Well, having Justin Bieber behind bars wouldn't be a travesty in
my book (!) but this "law" is just sheer lunacy.... http://t.co/qBY8tYSe
03:16pm DOWNLOAD Set Up Your Blog With Wordpress: The
Ultimate Guide http://t.co/XnjvoMcE via @makeuseof
Wed Nov 02
06:40pm WTF?! Judi Dench has quit James Bond and has been replaced
by Albert Finney? <groan> http://t.co/iGxKd597
06:40pm Switched to the new Gmail design today and I really like it.
Especially the new improved conversation view. http://t.co/a7Z3a52M
11:48pm The Voice Recognition Elevator in Scotland http://t.co/
ue5vrPSf
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Thu Nov 03
01:16pm The title of the new Bond movie is "Skyfall" and part of it will
be filmed in Scotland. Maybe Ralph Fiennes (the... http://t.co/dijvFlfi
Fri Nov 04
12:54am I'm watching Batman Forever @intonow http://
t.co/8Um0WgQz
08:01pm My Chrome browser is saying that my profile cannot be opened
properly & "some features may not be working". Eh? Anyone else seeing
this?
10:51pm A good reason for everyone to get their online work connected
to their G+ profile. http://t.co/tqIivI75
11:20pm Great! (» The Final (and Best) Muppets Parody Trailer!) http://
t.co/pLOm0ncN
Tue Nov 08
11:20am MakeUseOf now has its own G+ page. Please join :-) http://
t.co/5B483XfO
05:41pm @MakeUseOf is now on Google+. Join the page to be in the
running to win a brand new iPhone 4S! http://t.co/ohDNKLRu
Fri Nov 11
02:54am @openculture, You're one of my favorite curators, show me
what you read on Smartr - http://t.co/2iHuXx9e
06:11pm @evanw Not to my knowledge. Saying that though, I only
prepare the document. Aibek sends it through Paypal. Best ask him.
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RE solianixskly0: http://t.co/ovjb8odq
RE evanw: I guess the only solution is to give everyone raises. Heh.
RE evanw: Apparently you now need $80k PER MONTH in sales to use
Mass Payments on PayPal. Sheeeesh.
06:13pm Seems I now have the "activity" tab on http://t.co/8Cnhncia.
Would be nice to see the people who unfollowed me so I can put a curse
on them.
Tue Aug 09
11:12am Why no water cannons or a curfew? What's the point of
having 16,000 police on the streets if they don't have effective weapons?
#londonriots
RE meeslow: Theresa May has ruled out the use of water canons.
#londonriots #outwiththeresamay
11:13am The politicians are absolutely gutless.Use water cannons
and impose a curfew. If that doesn't work, send in the army and shoot.
#londonriots
11:16am @meeslow which proves she is absolutely spineless. This
situation won't be resolved with touchy-feely policing. #londonriots
RE meeslow: Her and mr soft (hug a hoodies cameron) should be out of
a job. #londonriots #outwithcameron #outwiththeresamay
11:18am David Cameron needs to show real leadership. Make the
tough decisions & reassert control bcause right now, you look like an ass
#londonriots
11:27am @meeslow and you honestly think Ed "Mr Bean" Miliband
would do a more effective job? Please! He would start crying.
#londonriots
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RE meeslow: That's the scary think, no I don't. However could you do
much worse that what's been done?
11:32am @meeslow if I had to choose between Cameron & Miliband,
I would choose Cameron - lesser of 2 evils. Mr Bean is just an idiot
#londonriots
RE meeslow: When Eton boy can't evn bothr his arse 2cum bak from
hols then I'd hav NE1 else. Not bothrd unles his etonian buds r effected.
11:35am They need to get a lid on this before the Olympics next year,
otherwise we will be humiliated on the world stage #londonriots
11:37am @meeslow the movements of the Prime Minister can't
be dictated by thugs. He has to trust those in charge of the police.
#londonriots
RE meeslow: Ofcourse they can! Is he in charge of the country or not?!
He doesn't move - he doesn't care enough!
11:40am @meeslow so you think that thugs, knowing they can hold
the government to ransom by smashing a few windows, is a good thing?
#londonriots
RE meeslow: No, I'm saying that the PM not being bothered enough by
widescale rioting to get off his arse quicker is a bad thing!
11:41am @meeslow they are CRIMINALS. They should be thrown
into prison or shot. The PM can order that - wherever he is in the world
#londonriots
RE meeslow: So now you've gone from "he sat back and trusted the
police" to "he was in charge all along"...poor show on either count!
11:44am @meeslow there's things called television, phones, emails,
internet. How do you know he wasn't dealing with it in Italy?
#londonriots
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11:45am @meeslow you can be in charge and also trust the police to
do their jobs. He doesn't have to do everything. He's only one man.
#londonriots
RE meeslow: Leadership is more than barking orders while lapping up
the sun. He needs to show he cares enough to come home and sort it out.
11:46am @meeslow anyway, I have work to do. Nice talking to you :-)
RE meeslow: :)
11:56am Boris Johnson returns to London. But has he blown his mayoral
re-election campaign? – Telegraph Blogs http://t.co/iN1FaKA
11:59am Berlin tries to preserve remaining traces of the Wall - The
Local: http://t.co/U9Nc9df
12:01pm I’m Quitting Phone Calls via @techcrunch http://t.co/
RvuBpBV
01:14pm The first photos of some of the offenders from last night's
riots have been posted online - http://j.mp/r1phuD know anyone?
#londonriots
01:47pm 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal http://t.co/RreYsCP
via @TIME
03:29pm Boris Johnson is a brilliant politician. He knows how to talk to
a crowd. He'll go far in politics. #londonriots
03:31pm God, Miliband is on BBC News 24 now. Already he is making
me want to punch him in the face #londonriots
01:14pm The first photos of some of the offenders from last night's
riots have been posted online - http://j.mp/r1phuD know anyone?
#londonriots
01:47pm 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal http://t.co/RreYsCP
via @TIME
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03:29pm Boris Johnson is a brilliant politician. He knows how to talk to
a crowd. He'll go far in politics. #londonriots
03:31pm God, Miliband is on BBC News 24 now. Already he is making
me want to punch him in the face #londonriots
Wed Aug 10
09:06am London riots: Close-knit neighbourhoods rally for their own
defence - Telegraph http://t.co/Ho7JZP1 via @Telegraph
09:22am My wife is in shock. Dirty Dancing to get Hollywood remake http://t.co/5mkNmLs via @Telegraph
09:29am I am really proud of them! London riots: 'People are fighting
back. It's their neighbourhoods at stake' http://t.co/IJNkkI0 via
@guardian
09:34am Michael Moore calls on Matt Damon to run for US president
http://t.co/LBT6WOv via @guardian
09:41am Judge orders husband to take down blog about his 'terroristic
psycho ex-wife' - http://bit.ly/oTJcK7
09:51am Marco Polo 'never reached China' and picked up tales of the
Orient from others, Italians claim - http://bit.ly/mRcyXX
02:46pm DOWNLOAD Operation Cleanup: Complete Malware
Removal Guide http://t.co/1WDfxGm via @makeuseof
09:06am London riots: Close-knit neighbourhoods rally for their own
defence - Telegraph http://t.co/Ho7JZP1 via @Telegraph
09:22am My wife is in shock. Dirty Dancing to get Hollywood remake http://t.co/5mkNmLs via @Telegraph
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09:29am I am really proud of them! London riots: 'People are fighting
back. It's their neighbourhoods at stake' http://t.co/IJNkkI0 via
@guardian
09:34am Michael Moore calls on Matt Damon to run for US president
http://t.co/LBT6WOv via @guardian
09:41am Judge orders husband to take down blog about his 'terroristic
psycho ex-wife' - http://bit.ly/oTJcK7
09:51am Marco Polo 'never reached China' and picked up tales of the
Orient from others, Italians claim - http://bit.ly/mRcyXX
02:46pm DOWNLOAD Operation Cleanup: Complete Malware
Removal Guide http://t.co/1WDfxGm via @makeuseof
Thu Aug 11
10:18am Political correctness out of control. UK riots: BBC presenters
told to call riots 'English' - http://t.co/CsM0DU1 @Telegraph
#londonriots
10:56am BBC unamused by hoax site claiming Brown affair - Telegraph
http://t.co/J1T57VE via @Telegraph
11:47am Identify The London Rioters - http://t.co/0uF9EVC - Retweet
this site to all your followers. These people MUST be caught.
01:37pm Commented on Toddler Girl Dances to Star Trek TOS Theme
Song / Geeks are Sexy Technology News http://bit.ly/qKoYEB
02:27pm Germany's Jack Sparrow sues Disney in dubbing dust-up - The
Local http://t.co/Ofy7AAp via @TheLocalGermany
08:31pm Went to see a possible new apartment today. Landlord refused
to allow us to put a satellite dish on the balcony. I'm hopping mad.
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10:18am Political correctness out of control. UK riots: BBC presenters
told to call riots 'English' - http://t.co/CsM0DU1 @Telegraph
#londonriots
10:56am BBC unamused by hoax site claiming Brown affair - Telegraph
http://t.co/J1T57VE via @Telegraph
11:47am Identify The London Rioters - http://t.co/0uF9EVC - Retweet
this site to all your followers. These people MUST be caught.
01:37pm Commented on Toddler Girl Dances to Star Trek TOS Theme
Song / Geeks are Sexy Technology News http://bit.ly/qKoYEB
02:27pm Germany's Jack Sparrow sues Disney in dubbing dust-up - The
Local http://t.co/Ofy7AAp via @TheLocalGermany
08:31pm Went to see a possible new apartment today. Landlord refused
to allow us to put a satellite dish on the balcony. I'm hopping mad.
Fri Aug 12
11:15am where are the games that supposedly are being made available
on G+? Is it a phased roll-out to selected users first? http://goo.gl/vbc8a
05:00pm Sesame Street finally address the rumours. Bert and Ernie are
not gay and are not getting married - http://bit.ly/o67L8g - LOL!
RE Jay_JSG: My site's 4th weekly update is NOW LIVE! Check it out
especially if you're a VINCE FAN! Thanks! Jay jaysstraightguys.com
05:02pm Is she off her head or what? Louise Mensch MP calls for
Twitter & Facebook blackout during riots - http://t.co/I9h4Rjc via
@Telegraph
11:15am where are the games that supposedly are being made available
on G+? Is it a phased roll-out to selected users first? http://goo.gl/vbc8a
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05:00pm Sesame Street finally address the rumours. Bert and Ernie are
not gay and are not getting married - http://bit.ly/o67L8g - LOL!
RE Jay_JSG: My site's 4th weekly update is NOW LIVE! Check it out
especially if you're a VINCE FAN! Thanks! Jay jaysstraightguys.com
05:02pm Is she off her head or what? Louise Mensch MP calls for
Twitter & Facebook blackout during riots - http://t.co/I9h4Rjc via
@Telegraph
Sat Aug 13
08:31am Exclusive: Mike Myers is signed, sealed, delivered for 'Austin
Powers 4' http://t.co/Sz9YI5I
08:31am Exclusive: Mike Myers is signed, sealed, delivered for 'Austin
Powers 4' http://t.co/Sz9YI5I
Sun Aug 14
12:44pm My Sunday laugh. How God is managing the 2011 rapture The Oatmeal http://t.co/3aOot7w via @Oatmeal
01:02pm Just went to see Super 8 at the cinema. Was OK, your standard
government / military conspiracy, pissed off aliens... http://t.co/34xkCLh
12:44pm My Sunday laugh. How God is managing the 2011 rapture The Oatmeal http://t.co/3aOot7w via @Oatmeal
01:02pm Just went to see Super 8 at the cinema. Was OK, your standard
government / military conspiracy, pissed off aliens... http://t.co/34xkCLh
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Wed Dec 07
11:15am I so want one of these!! (Technology... or magic? Samsung
shows off transparent, flexible screen - with 3D so real it… http://t.co/
IjaPEOCv
Thu Dec 08
12:03am BBC News - US Army's hi-tech, two-year-old sandwich served
fresh http://t.co/En47LNDx
12:07am The Most Hated Buzzwords. At the end of the day, is yours
on the list? If not, you may need to think outside the box - http://t.co/
WDEyCAUh
12:11am Little boy tells Michele Bachmann that his "gay mom doesn't
need fixing" - http://t.co/khrEhExJ - A CLASSIC!
12:21am This Fake CIA Memo Is a Vital Clue … to Something http://
t.co/geTmS7ie
RE DavePee: It has to be the new Mission Impossible, no?
12:43am Not certain who to vote for in the Republican Primaries next
year? Then take this questionnaire - Telegraph http://t.co/RDkzqAeT
10:01pm My new infographic at +MakeUseOf http://t.co/WelwOa6X
Sat Dec 10
04:59pm Looks disgusting to be honest. Would you drink this?? http://
t.co/CNnkWXkl
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Wed Dec 14
06:31pm Using a new predictive text keyboard on my Android. Works
great but when I wrote the sentence "typing on a phone… http://t.co/
BtZA4rky
Thu Dec 15
11:05am Forgotten Treasure: Library Janitor Discovers Silver Coin
Cache - Yahoo! News http://t.co/p2EuaKNs via @YahooNews
Fri Dec 16
10:50am The latest infographic for +MakeUseOf http://t.co/3E6ndjq5
Mon Dec 19
09:07pm The best thing I've read all day - Virgin TV's filters makes a
c**k-up by filtering out Ar*enal & ca*als - http://t.co/WiFtJwUI
Tue Dec 20
01:26am A disabled writer's book unfolds a tap at a time - http://t.co/
G947seo2 http://t.co/UYh7O9Zz (via Instapaper)
02:33am Seven Ways to Get Yourself Hacked http://t.co/438M22Eb
02:34am Should We Fire the First Shot in a Cyberwar? http://t.co/
ZAzmLA7D
03:33am The Great Battles of History, in Miniature | Travel |
Smithsonian Magazine http://t.co/ocr5bvow
03:48am Missing Doctor Who episodes found http://t.co/wZWEt7OJ
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03:49am Who needs SOPA when it takes a year to recover mistakenly
seized domains? http://t.co/HCJCyRnA
05:29pm I wouldn't like to be the burglar that breaks into this house
https://t.co/VASoJVfp
Wed Dec 21
02:02am Kim Jong-il’s Godzilla Movie & His Free Writings on Film
Theory http://t.co/hBJtgrfT
03:52pm Another classic from the Oatmeal! https://t.co/KZo7ZQ77
Fri Dec 23
10:49am @smange Now say after me : "Eye of the tiger, it's t*he thrill of
the fight, risin' up to the challenge of our rival....." ;-)
11:48am sometimes being an editor is just fantastic. Some of the stuff
people unintentionally write cracks me up in tears.
01:27pm Why the Scots want independence from the English - Telegraph
http://t.co/BzgzXHa7 via @Telegraph
07:20pm Just received a Christmas gift at the @MakeUseOf office from
a German person called Bettina Kostner. If that's you, can you email me?
07:22pm Embarrassing family Christmas pictures show how festive
season brings out the absurd http://t.co/tQsvfm9f via @MailOnline
10:24pm Went to collect my medication from the pharmacy & they gave
me a Xmas card signed by the staff. Something tells me I've been too ill
in 2011
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Wed Sep 07
02:25pm Eddie Murphy confirmed as the next host of the Oscars - http://
t.co/hY5tBRy - good or bad?
02:25pm Eddie Murphy confirmed as the next host of the Oscars - http://
t.co/hY5tBRy - good or bad?
Thu Sep 08
08:18am She Was the One: Animated 9/11 Remembrance via
@openculture http://t.co/iS814Kq
12:41pm Shorten your Google+ URL - plus.ly http://t.co/ytKyjhk via
@plus_ly
08:18am She Was the One: Animated 9/11 Remembrance via
@openculture http://t.co/iS814Kq
12:41pm Shorten your Google+ URL - plus.ly http://t.co/ytKyjhk via
@plus_ly
Fri Sep 09
03:17pm Earthquake shakes the Rhineland in Germany - and they feel it
as far away as Amsterdam and Brussels - http://t.co/XpGPARa
06:21pm Apple Just Hired The Brilliant 19-Year-Old iPhone Hacker
Behind JailbreakMe.com http://t.co/98wOzqK
03:17pm Earthquake shakes the Rhineland in Germany - and they feel it
as far away as Amsterdam and Brussels - http://t.co/XpGPARa
06:21pm Apple Just Hired The Brilliant 19-Year-Old iPhone Hacker
Behind JailbreakMe.com http://t.co/98wOzqK
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Sat Sep 10
10:30am The neighbours got a delivery of wood this morning. My wife
just asked me "does that guy over there have wood?". I almost wet myself.
05:51pm Went to the local electronics store today to look at the iPad.
There's one set up so you can hold it and generally... http://t.co/WOSs2iY
08:15pm Set up wifi in our home today & connected our mobile phones
to it. Our phones' net connection is now about 10 times faster than
before!
10:30am The neighbours got a delivery of wood this morning. My wife
just asked me "does that guy over there have wood?". I almost wet myself.
05:51pm Went to the local electronics store today to look at the iPad.
There's one set up so you can hold it and generally... http://t.co/WOSs2iY
08:15pm Set up wifi in our home today & connected our mobile phones
to it. Our phones' net connection is now about 10 times faster than
before!
Mon Sep 12
04:46pm DOWNLOAD Computer In Your Computer: How To Use
VirtualBox http://t.co/K1OsqN5 via @makeuseof
05:12pm @lufthansa_de is absolutely outstanding. I called medical
services and a very nice lady gave me the best customer service ever. :-)
04:46pm DOWNLOAD Computer In Your Computer: How To Use
VirtualBox http://t.co/K1OsqN5 via @makeuseof
05:12pm @lufthansa_de is absolutely outstanding. I called medical
services and a very nice lady gave me the best customer service ever. :-)
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Wed Sep 14
12:47pm @the_EnglishShop Thanks. Sounds good. I actually bought my
iPad today so this is good timing :-)
12:47pm @the_EnglishShop Thanks. Sounds good. I actually bought my
iPad today so this is good timing :-)
Fri Sep 16
09:32am Someone has hacked into BBC Scotland website and rewrote
news presenter's bio - http://t.co/k7d1eta6
09:44pm My first tweet from my new iPad :-)
RE exleraeoy3: http://t.co/431QEu7O
RE ivorberry: what are you using, tweetdeck is my fav on iPad
09:32am Someone has hacked into BBC Scotland website and rewrote
news presenter's bio - http://t.co/k7d1eta6
09:44pm My first tweet from my new iPad :-)
RE exleraeoy3: http://t.co/431QEu7O
RE ivorberry: what are you using, tweetdeck is my fav on iPad
Sat Sep 17
12:22pm @ivorberry I haven't been able to get Tweetdeck for the iPad.
The App Store says it's unavailable. Do you have it?
RE ivorberry: just tried app store and it shows only iPhone app, version I
have is for iPad, maybe the are going to rel new version
RE ivorberry: yep replying via tweetdeck on iPad now.. Very odd
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12:23pm I upgraded iTunes to the latest version (10.4) and now it's
totally fucked. I don't suppose anyone knows how to roll back the
upgrade?
12:31pm @ivorberry I hope so. I am rather hacked off that I can't use
Tweetdeck on the iPad. I'm using the normal Twitter app at the moment.
01:44pm When I downloaded iBooks for the iPad, the free illustrated
Winnie the Pooh book was not there. Does anyone have the ePub file to
send me?
12:22pm @ivorberry I haven't been able to get Tweetdeck for the iPad.
The App Store says it's unavailable. Do you have it?
RE ivorberry: just tried app store and it shows only iPhone app, version I
have is for iPad, maybe the are going to rel new version
RE ivorberry: yep replying via tweetdeck on iPad now.. Very odd
12:23pm I upgraded iTunes to the latest version (10.4) and now it's
totally fucked. I don't suppose anyone knows how to roll back the
upgrade?
12:31pm @ivorberry I hope so. I am rather hacked off that I can't use
Tweetdeck on the iPad. I'm using the normal Twitter app at the moment.
01:44pm When I downloaded iBooks for the iPad, the free illustrated
Winnie the Pooh book was not there. Does anyone have the ePub file to
send me?
Tue Sep 20
04:04pm DOWNLOAD Virtual Currency: The BitCoin Manual |
MakeUseOf http://t.co/Fc661BuA via @makeuseof
04:16pm The latest free manual from MakeUseOf.com. Download it
now! http://t.co/Z0b0KQvO
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05:23pm Took my iPad to doctors today to read work files which were
synchronised via @Dropbox to my PC when I got home. Gotta love
technology :-)
RE bonsalllsyqo2: http://t.co/ZwDPvCzn
04:04pm DOWNLOAD Virtual Currency: The BitCoin Manual |
MakeUseOf http://t.co/Fc661BuA via @makeuseof
04:16pm The latest free manual from MakeUseOf.com. Download it
now! http://t.co/Z0b0KQvO
05:23pm Took my iPad to doctors today to read work files which were
synchronised via @Dropbox to my PC when I got home. Gotta love
technology :-)
RE bonsalllsyqo2: http://t.co/ZwDPvCzn
Wed Sep 21
11:03am @areyousuprised you & your dad are 2 of the greatest guys
ever. You're both living proof that love should be unconditional, no
matter what.
05:55pm I've never realised until now how aggressive the Times New
Roman font makes me.
07:43pm Has anyone played Tetris on the iPad? Is it any good? Recent
reviews are not so positive.
11:03am @areyousuprised you & your dad are 2 of the greatest guys
ever. You're both living proof that love should be unconditional, no
matter what.
05:55pm I've never realised until now how aggressive the Times New
Roman font makes me.
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07:43pm Has anyone played Tetris on the iPad? Is it any good? Recent
reviews are not so positive.
Sun Dec 25
12:23am 2011 - the year in review http://t.co/rbH07qxq via @guardian
12:25am Never get the wrong clothes as Christmas presents again - girls
edition. http://t.co/An0W3uYh via @twitpic
12:28am Secret Santas: the people who make Christmas Day go with a
bang http://t.co/kDeqhVpO via @guardian
10:09am I have a 44% chance of being eaten by my loved ones http://
t.co/eWZISNmy via @oatmeal
10:14am Merry Christmas one and all!! If you don't celebrate Christmas
then...Merry Sunday!
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10:17am I'm completely sick of hearing Mariah Carey's "All I Want For
Christmas Is You". I shudder to think how much money she makes from
that.
RE jhpot: Stop listening to the radio!
08:28pm The Mystery of the Five Wounds | Past Imperfect http://
t.co/5SYvU7o6 (via Instapaper)
08:28pm Daniel Craig: the man with the 007 tattoo | Film | The
Guardian http://t.co/VzzrOY7u (via Instapaper)
Mon Dec 26
09:47am @jhpot She's everywhere, not just the radio. She's on all the TV
channels too. It's like being haunted by a really determined poltergeist.
05:20pm A lovely married couple in Holland who are good friends
of mine are starting their own chamber pot museum!! http://t.co/
s3NdQ8UO
Tue Dec 27
01:48am Vladimir Putin's world is falling apart | Masha Gessen |
Comment is free | The Guardian http://t.co/p9No8m03 (via Instapaper)
01:59am The Straight Dope: Did Sherlock Holmes really exist? http://
t.co/BYqgvVsx (via Instapaper)
12:11pm BBC filming Tony Blair obituary - even though the former
PM is just 58 years old | Mail Online http://t.co/0DAvm0mm via
@MailOnline
12:47pm Japanese men prefer virtual relationships instead of real ones.
What gives? http://t.co/bQEop2b1 via @guardian
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08:42pm @borninaditch glad you found the guide informative and
useful. Are there any other subjects you would like @MakeUseOf to
write a guide on?
RE Tunnelbreeze: @MakeUseOf I did enjoy your guide, I wonder if
anyone could make Java more understandable
Wed Dec 28
10:58am @borninaditch @jhpot I will pass your request onto Justin
who is our manuals editor and I will see what he says. Thanks for the
suggestion.
RE Tunnelbreeze: @jhpot Many Thanks Mark
05:18pm Happy Christmas! Mystery man hands out wads of £50 in
supermarket after 'coming into some money' http://t.co/X3S18rNI via
@MailOnline
11:33pm Putting St. Joseph back in the picture. - Slate Magazine http://
t.co/ZO7owZMp (via Instapaper)
Thu Dec 29
12:16am Treaty of Versailles: Was Germany Guilty? | History Today
http://t.co/Ah6ARP9r (via Instapaper)
Fri Dec 30
02:11pm This is absolutely shocking. RT @matthiasrascher: Why Irish
soldiers who fought Hitler hide their medals. http://t.co/uRM6DCSt
#history
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Sat Nov 12
02:16am @evanw I am absolutely shocked. Paypal seems to be
determined to constantly shoot themselves in the foot by driving ordinary
people away.
02:17am @evanw if you can afford to give everyone raises and get it up
to $80,000 a month, then I want to know your business secrets!
RE jhpot: @evanw Additionally, I'd like a job.
02:17am @evanw if you can afford to give everyone raises and get it up
to $80,000 a month, then I want to know your business secrets!
RE jhpot: @evanw Additionally, I'd like a job.
Sun Nov 13
01:04pm I am 43% addicted to Twitter http://t.co/ROyyugiQ from the
delicious @oatmeal
01:07pm My half-Italian mother-in-law is in a good mood today because
of Berlusconi resigning. He is leaving to spend more time with his sex
life.
01:04pm I am 43% addicted to Twitter http://t.co/ROyyugiQ from the
delicious @oatmeal
01:07pm My half-Italian mother-in-law is in a good mood today because
of Berlusconi resigning. He is leaving to spend more time with his sex
life.
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Wed Nov 16
04:24pm @pcmcreative you are the lucky winner of MakeUseOf's
iPhone 4S! Please email me right away at [email protected] to
accept your prize.
RE pcmcreative: @makeuseof Have I...? So very excited but oh so very
cynical.
07:59pm @pcmcreative you bet :-) I am very envious! :-)
RE pcmcreative: Yeay...lovely surprise Can't wait to get my hands on the
4s *bounce* :)
04:24pm @pcmcreative you are the lucky winner of MakeUseOf's
iPhone 4S! Please email me right away at [email protected] to
accept your prize.
RE pcmcreative: @makeuseof Have I...? So very excited but oh so very
cynical.
07:59pm @pcmcreative you bet :-) I am very envious! :-)
RE pcmcreative: Yeay...lovely surprise Can't wait to get my hands on the
4s *bounce* :)
Thu Nov 17
01:01am @pcmcreative please email me your address details as well as
permission to use your name and image on our site. Thanks. :-)
06:11pm ….And The Winner Of The MakeUseOf iPhone 4S Is…..
http://t.co/dMQ5pV9n via @makeuseof
01:01am @pcmcreative please email me your address details as well as
permission to use your name and image on our site. Thanks. :-)
06:11pm ….And The Winner Of The MakeUseOf iPhone 4S Is…..
http://t.co/dMQ5pV9n via @makeuseof
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Sun Nov 20
10:03pm LOL! One of my pet hates on the Internet - trying to find
a solution to a tech problem via Google and discovering... http://t.co/
sWYoj7Xs
10:19pm LOL! +Jimmy Wales just can't catch a break, even when he's
touting for donations! http://t.co/qkniWF5Z
10:19pm Driverless cars? Yeah baby! (Google X) http://t.co/C6NWQ4xg
10:19pm F**k yeah! ;-) (Swearing to Make Your Point: A Tale of F**k
and Sh*t) http://t.co/K0RZm1Ea
10:19pm The Gmail app on the iPad is total shit. There's virtually no
difference between it and the default mail app... http://t.co/3nmTc82w
10:50pm Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" - one of the best songs ever. http://
t.co/9n4uCMCe
10:03pm LOL! One of my pet hates on the Internet - trying to find
a solution to a tech problem via Google and discovering... http://t.co/
sWYoj7Xs
10:19pm LOL! +Jimmy Wales just can't catch a break, even when he's
touting for donations! http://t.co/qkniWF5Z
10:19pm Driverless cars? Yeah baby! (Google X) http://t.co/C6NWQ4xg
10:19pm F**k yeah! ;-) (Swearing to Make Your Point: A Tale of F**k
and Sh*t) http://t.co/K0RZm1Ea
10:19pm The Gmail app on the iPad is total shit. There's virtually no
difference between it and the default mail app... http://t.co/3nmTc82w
10:50pm Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" - one of the best songs ever. http://
t.co/9n4uCMCe
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Mon Nov 21
01:41am It's taken two months of doing very little else but I have
FINALLY beaten my wife's high score on the spider... http://t.co/
X2MjueWK
01:41am It's taken two months of doing very little else but I have
FINALLY beaten my wife's high score on the spider... http://t.co/
X2MjueWK
Wed Nov 23
07:48pm Battlehamsters?! LOL! (Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid
Customer Quotes » Be Sure To Ask For Frickin Laser Beams) http://t.co/
CWru80vR
07:48pm Battlehamsters?! LOL! (Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid
Customer Quotes » Be Sure To Ask For Frickin Laser Beams) http://t.co/
CWru80vR
Thu Nov 24
04:09pm I guess I am not going to hear anything from my American
colleagues and friends today. They'll be too busy stuffing… http://t.co/
gGT7jbYs
04:22pm I love Ed's humour! He totally rocks on "Mock The Week".
http://t.co/pPgI3Zv0
04:09pm I guess I am not going to hear anything from my American
colleagues and friends today. They'll be too busy stuffing… http://t.co/
gGT7jbYs
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04:22pm I love Ed's humour! He totally rocks on "Mock The Week".
http://t.co/pPgI3Zv0
Mon Nov 28
06:01pm I wanted to get the Dragon dictation software for the PC as it
kicks serious ass on my iPad. But it is apparently… http://t.co/eVVPSfgN
08:49pm One of our staffers +James Bruce absolutely hates this
video but I think it's cool. haven't laughed so much in ages.… http://
t.co/8jwCqajh
09:03pm If he has this thin skin, then he shouldn't be in politics. What a
massive overreaction. http://t.co/Ammxf4FU
06:01pm I wanted to get the Dragon dictation software for the PC as it
kicks serious ass on my iPad. But it is apparently… http://t.co/eVVPSfgN
08:49pm One of our staffers +James Bruce absolutely hates this
video but I think it's cool. haven't laughed so much in ages.… http://
t.co/8jwCqajh
09:03pm If he has this thin skin, then he shouldn't be in politics. What a
massive overreaction. http://t.co/Ammxf4FU
Tue Nov 29
03:47pm Who should be Time's Person Of The Year 2011? Vote now.
http://t.co/KWLKJYaA
03:47pm Who should be Time's Person Of The Year 2011? Vote now.
http://t.co/KWLKJYaA
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Thu Dec 01
06:19pm Unroll.me is an email unsubscribe engine that allows you to
unsubscribe from unwanted emails in bulk! - http://t.co/eHyj4dhA
06:19pm Unroll.me is an email unsubscribe engine that allows you to
unsubscribe from unwanted emails in bulk! - http://t.co/eHyj4dhA
Sun Dec 04
07:54pm @Tetris_Official Is the Tetris app in the Apple app store an
iPhone app or is there a specially configured version for the iPad too?
RE Tetris_Official: We don't have an iPad specific version of the new
Tetris game yet. :)
08:09pm Decoding history: A World War II Navajo Code Talker in his
own words http://t.co/zGjMhEWC via @wordpressdotcom
07:54pm @Tetris_Official Is the Tetris app in the Apple app store an
iPhone app or is there a specially configured version for the iPad too?
RE Tetris_Official: We don't have an iPad specific version of the new
Tetris game yet. :)
08:09pm Decoding history: A World War II Navajo Code Talker in his
own words http://t.co/zGjMhEWC via @wordpressdotcom
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2012
Wed Jan 04
04:40pm This is just plain wrong. A person's political contributions
should be kept private unless they are a public servant - http://t.co/
QiV1LpXN
05:31pm Michelle Bachmann is OBSESSED with the word "socialism".
She puts it in every sentence! If she says it again, I'm going to totally lose
it.
05:34pm Now Huntsman & Perry....let's get rid of the dead wood. RT:
@BreakingNews: US Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann
ends White House bid
09:47pm Nope. Who cares what a doddery old man thinks? He's had his
moment @washingtonpost: Does McCain's endorsement matter? http://
t.co/aUik74iV
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Thu Jan 05
12:26am 100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World
that Anyone Can Access - College http://t.co/2kXSC2Eh http://t.co/
J9nmhBS0
10:49pm How Did Bismarck Do It? | History Today http://
t.co/2ehPsgRB (via Instapaper)
Fri Jan 06
02:38pm Naked man appears in French children's fashion shoot - http://
t.co/UM5cqoig - How could they not see THAT?!!
RE sideox: lol that's hilarious! Guess they need a better editor.
02:39pm Has Diane Abbott gone off her medication? Now she's
determined to piss off the taxi driver vote - http://t.co/TLDaShKd
03:00pm I can't believe it. Bob Holness has died. His "Blockbusters"
show was a big part of my childhood. It made me learn. http://t.co/
ppIFRkyW
04:24pm @sideox apparently it has spawned lots of spoofs online, such
as him appearing on the moon with Neil Armstrong. I need to find it. :-)
04:54pm why does the desktop version of Tweetdeck not have something
as basic as a "refresh" button? Rather annoying.
05:03pm Just when I was mourning Bob Holness' death, Ed Miliband
has cheered me up totally. What a total wet fart (Ed, not Bob) http://t.co/
AOYplIcU
05:04pm Welcome to the gameshow "Blackbusters!" and here's your
host, Eddie Milliband!! Wooooooooo!!!! #blackbusters
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07:02pm OK, I thought it was the Gutenberg Bible. Me wrong. RT
@guardian: What's the world's most expensive book? Find out here
http://t.co/fNIqX1C7
Sun Jan 08
12:13pm Getting tremendous laughs reading "Write More Good" by
"The Bureau Chiefs". A collection of very funny "advice" for journalists.
Recommended
01:12pm @mrchrisaddison I don't get it. Maybe it's my "Sunday morning
half-asleep syndrome" but I don't get the joke / problem. Could you
explain?
08:29pm This Facebook status had me in hysterics (NSFW) - http://t.co/
Y7rFErl7
Mon Jan 09
03:14am Social media in the 16th Century: How Luther went viral | The
Economist http://t.co/8u4Hu8Jl (via Instapaper)
08:22pm @geeksaresexy what's happened to the site? It is currently
inaccessible.
RE geeksaresexy: Some bastards from another site stealing all my
ressources... I'm really pissed off right now.
08:28pm @geeksaresexy scumbags! Probably some unsexy nerds,
envious of the sexy geeks. Give them hell Number One. Make it so! :-)
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Tue Jan 10
06:46pm @MrsStephenFry HA! HA! That is just priceless! Thanks for
cheering up my day and making my depression slightly better. :-)
07:19pm Not sure if this is funny or not RT @LaughingSquid: The End
of the World Has Been Scheduled as an Event on Facebook http://t.co/
xQ47cUJE
09:35pm @speeddial2 I am unable to delete dials on the page that I
have set up. Any ideas why? A bug maybe?
Sun Jan 01
01:02pm The French couple who have adopted an adorable gorilla called
Digit - http://t.co/5Nmfg3ec
05:19pm Anatomy of a fake Martin Luther King quotation http://t.co/
A1dK5vVF
01:02pm The French couple who have adopted an adorable gorilla called
Digit - http://t.co/5Nmfg3ec
05:19pm Anatomy of a fake Martin Luther King quotation http://t.co/
A1dK5vVF
Mon Jan 02
06:48pm Bob Anderson, sword master who played Darth Vader, dies at
89 | Mail Online http://t.co/AlsSUgX1 via @MailOnline
11:23pm The Dancing Plague of 1518 | Historic Mysteries http://t.co/
ihsy9DFD
11:33pm How my handwriting has changed since Kindergarten - The
Oatmeal http://t.co/22Wmk6tI
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11:49pm Daily Kos: Im Ready To Tell This Story Now. http://t.co/
dGoRVzuL
06:48pm Bob Anderson, sword master who played Darth Vader, dies at
89 | Mail Online http://t.co/AlsSUgX1 via @MailOnline
11:23pm The Dancing Plague of 1518 | Historic Mysteries http://t.co/
ihsy9DFD
11:33pm How my handwriting has changed since Kindergarten - The
Oatmeal http://t.co/22Wmk6tI
11:49pm Daily Kos: Im Ready To Tell This Story Now. http://t.co/
dGoRVzuL
Tue Jan 03
02:03am The Star Wars Holiday Special | magazine | Vanity Fair http://
t.co/nUIHWXkM (via Instapaper)
03:49pm Depression: Brain pacemaker could finally give relief to longsuffering depressives http://t.co/Nm54qQRL via @MailOnline
06:33pm I have this humour today! @BestWorstAdvice: Meeting your
girlfriend’s dad for the first time? Thank him for making such a hot piece
of ass.
02:03am The Star Wars Holiday Special | magazine | Vanity Fair http://
t.co/nUIHWXkM (via Instapaper)
Sun Jan 15
01:48am The Collector http://t.co/aAjrTLRN (via Instapaper)
01:55am Fire in the Library - Technology Review http://t.co/PTKLbSiO
(via Instapaper)
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02:34pm Just been to see "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" at the cinema.
Absolutely brilliant and very faithful to the book. Highly recommended.
05:59pm Ding! Dong! SOPA is almost gone!! RT @nytimesbits: S.O.P.A.
All But Dead http://t.co/aMm58LfT
Mon Jan 16
03:36am Ricky Gervais has just got his ass handed to him by Madonna!!
#goldenglobes
08:52pm British scientists in new medical breakthrough to grow 'off shelf
veins' - Telegraph http://t.co/ly0oU5hN via @Telegraph
11:36pm 200,000 Martin Luther King Papers Go Online http://t.co/
tVC3debk
Tue Jan 17
12:01pm @mrseb from what others have said to me, there's a difference
between "shelved" and "permanently dead". I guess they're taking no
chances.
03:01pm @mrseb this whole black-out thing is ridiculous. Congress
won't give a rats-ass & users will be pissed at the sites, not pissed at
Congress.
RE mrseb: Yeah, it'll definitely be interesting to see how it pans out.
Wikipedia agreed to it democratically, so...
03:06pm @mrseb stuff like this is like signing an online petition.
Ultimately a waste of time and energy which no-one takes a blind bit of
notice to
11:07pm Navigating Love and Autism - http://t.co/NXkjJ6kl http://t.co/
c6qDewnO (via Instapaper)
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11:34pm Dropbox Squares Off With Apple's iCloud | Epicenter | http://
t.co/qEEsAXhY http://t.co/8xfjSAoS (via Instapaper)
11:47pm Dropbox: The Inside Story Of Tech's Hottest Startup - Forbes
http://t.co/zMfFFhQx (via Instapaper)
Wed Jan 18
12:09am The cartoon that came in from the cold http://t.co/17aaTheR
via @guardian
12:53am 300 Free eBooks: Download Great Classics for Free via
@openculture http://t.co/Z3WP4nni
11:33am The Honest Facebook Friend Request | MakeUseOf Geeky
Fun http://t.co/mrX2AkLx
02:49pm RT @joe_sheehan: With Wikipedia down, I dug out my
encyclopedia and I'm learning about new countries like Yugoslavia and
East Germany.
03:22pm RT @willheaven: Three men disobeyed women and children
first on Titanic and were shot. They were Italian, coincidentally....
03:46pm RT @matthiasrascher: Horror: Crosswind Landings during a
storm at Düsseldorf Airport. http://t.co/wKkBv9ga #aviation #omg
03:48pm RT @commentisfree: MT @bellamackie President Obama
wishes Betty White a happy 90th Bday, asks for her birth certificate for
proof:...
03:49pm RT @jimmy_wales: Not a US citizen? Sent a passionate
email to your American friends asking them to call Congress.
#wikipediablackout
04:43pm Do you want the Dragon dictation app for Android but you are
outside the US? Here's the direct link to the app! - http://t.co/LH1TF2fJ
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04:53pm Just installed Dragon Go! dictation app on my Android. Really
amazing but I think it's having a hard time understanding my Scottish
accent.
RE abrialjvec9: http://t.co/2477N71y
RE paranormalsos: I tried that a while back it doesn't like my Hillbilly
WV accent either :-)
05:09pm @paranormalsos I tried doing a posh English accent then an
American accent. But I couldn't do it without breaking out in fits of
laughter.
RE paranormalsos: we need a video of that LOL folks with accents trying
to use Dragon :-)
05:12pm RT @rosienicholson3: @MarkONeill Want to be your own
boss? I became mine 2 months ago and now I make 6k a month working
fro home...
05:13pm @rosienicholson3 No, I don't want to earn "6k a month" doing
some crappy scheme. I am already my own boss working from home. Get
lost.
05:29pm RT @nytimesbits: Young, in Love and Sharing Everything,
Including a Password http://t.co/66Y3IYen
05:30pm RT @rothgar: What if there were no such thing as #SOPA and
it was all just a ploy by anonymous to take down a thousands of sites at
once?
06:22pm Check out the front page of @wired today. I think that puts the
message across much better than any site blackout. http://t.co/TO6KpP9x
RE paranormalsos: @wired Yeah that about sums it up!
07:43pm Calling all Internet-surfing ghosts! Have we got a Craigslist job
advert for you! http://t.co/N0tSS1MX
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07:45pm According to @klout, @MarkONeill's Klout score is 22. How
influential are you? http://t.co/8aVBPrVV
RE DavePee: Aargh, this tweet prompted Christian to sign up for Klout.
And I was so hoping to surprise him with the mention in that article.
RE thegadgetmonkey: i score 41 for my @kasterborousdw account and
36 for this account!
09:02pm @davepee oops, sorry. Didn't mean to put my foot in it. :-/
RE DavePee: Ha, it's fine. You weren't to know. That article is now a
case of "At the time of writing..."
09:58pm NOOOOOO!!!!!! RT @thinkprogress: Gingrich tells Wolf
Blitzer that, if elected, Sarah Palin will "play a major role" in his
administration
09:59pm RT @jimmy_wales: My source in DC: "We just got word
the whole House system is down... the campaign is working."
#wikipediablackout Melt...
10:01pm LOL! Former @makeuseof writer @evanw has an offline
Wikipedia and he is answering peoples questions under the hashtag
#evanpedia
10:43pm RT @nytimesbits: Updated post: Google says 4.5 million
people have added their names to its anti-SOPA/PIPA petition. http://
t.co/ilkf3pg6
Thu Jan 19
10:46am How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad... 23 years ago http://
t.co/QCnYDAAS via @arstechnica
10:50am 5 Reasons It’s Better To Date A Geek [Opinion] http://t.co/
SgRz6t58
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11:25am @makeuseof writer @smidgenpc (Matt Smith) at CES 2012
(bearded dude wearing one of our cool T-shirts!) - http://t.co/psxBUmvS
12:14pm Elly Nowell sends Oxford her OWN rejection letter criticising
'grand interview setting' http://t.co/tltvGYXs via @MailOnline
12:23pm Er...one viewer, not viewers..RT This is the nudes: Viewers
horrified as sex scene plays in background during news show http://
t.co/9HI4digd
01:58pm Currently proofreading the next @makeuseof manual. This
one is going to be brilliant I think :-) I am totally engrossed.
RE jhpot: @makeuseof I'm happy with this manual too.
02:27pm Can things get any worse?...RT @arstechnica: Supreme
Court rules Congress can re-copyright public domain works: http://t.co/
r31skZ1c
03:32pm RT @bbcbreaking: Texas Governor Rick Perry set to drop out
of US Republican presidential nomination campaign. Details soon...
11:25am @makeuseof writer @smidgenpc (Matt Smith) at CES 2012
(bearded dude wearing one of our cool T-shirts!) - http://t.co/psxBUmvS
12:14pm Elly Nowell sends Oxford her OWN rejection letter criticising
'grand interview setting' http://t.co/tltvGYXs via @MailOnline
12:23pm Er...one viewer, not viewers..RT This is the nudes: Viewers
horrified as sex scene plays in background during news show http://
t.co/9HI4digd
01:58pm Currently proofreading the next @makeuseof manual. This
one is going to be brilliant I think :-) I am totally engrossed.
RE jhpot: @makeuseof I'm happy with this manual too.
02:27pm Can things get any worse?...RT @arstechnica: Supreme
Court rules Congress can re-copyright public domain works: http://t.co/
r31skZ1c
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03:32pm RT @bbcbreaking: Texas Governor Rick Perry set to drop out
of US Republican presidential nomination campaign. Details soon...
03:33pm RT @breakingnews: More: Rick Perry is expected to endorse
Newt Gingrich for the Republican ticket, sources tell @politico...
08:52pm RT @breakingnews: AP: One of world's largest file-sharing
sites, http://t.co/9QE8CqHZ, shut down; company workers indicted
08:52pm RT @theeconomist: With data from eight precincts missing,
Rick #Santorum has finished 34 votes ahead of Mitt #Romney in Iowa...
10:25pm BBC Breaking News emails are a joke. Rick Perry quits
presidential race hours ago & BBC tells me one minute ago.
RE neotsn: but the information had to make a round-trip from texas to
england and back... #speedofsmell
Fri Jan 20
09:01am RT @sacca: Chris Dodd just found out what happens when you
bring a knife to a Twitterfight. http://t.co/GGoxn6bQ…
09:44am @gramessh what, so the BBC sends out emails individually one
at a time? I don't think so!
RE gramessh: You should susbcribe to Twitter SMS updates. They are
instant and timely. But you are gonna have to follow the right account.
RE gramessh: They send in bulk, of course. But they cannot overload a
single mail server to send all of them at once. They send in lots :)
09:45am @neotsn well then I guess that's how it took hours to reach me
then since I live in Germany :-)
RE neotsn: haha it seems i got you confused with someone else that lives
in Texas. :p
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09:49am Mother killed by stroke on family trip to Australia then
son flies out to comfort father and dies of massive seizure http://t.co/
KpZTSP1l
10:02am @gramessh I can't. I am in Germany and currently German
phones cannot receive SMS updates from Twitter. No matter, not a huge
loss.
RE gramessh: Oh wait. You dont have those in Germany either.
Anywhere outside of India for that matter!
RE gramessh: You could always make do with a Google SMS Channel.
Pop in an RSS feed of anything you want to get updates and wallah!
11:19am RT @guardianworld: Salman Rushdie pulls out of Jaipur
literary festival after warnings of ‘paid assassins from the Mumbai
underworld’...
12:02pm @gramessh the best option is http://t.co/zI15x9cR but there's
no RSS feed for BBC breaking news. Just all new stories & that is not the
same
RE gramessh: There is no BBC Breaking page for Facebook. The link
just points to the BBC page. I guess BBC think Twitter is better than FB.
RE gramessh: Just subscribe to that URL from your smartphone and you
will get push notifications. You can subscribe from your PC too :)
RE gramessh: They do however have a Twitter page, @BBCBreaking
and that of course has its own RSS Feed and here it is: http://
t.co/90eo8XWC
12:25pm @davepee not only the files but also all those who paid $200
lifetime membership accounts. Will they collectively sue for their cash
back?
RE DavePee: $200 lifetime memberships? Woah, this is getting serious.
A class action against the U.S. government would be fun.
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04:17pm Normally I'm against Anonymous, but what they're currently
doing, in response to the http://t.co/O23sOgYV situation, is entirely
appropriate
04:28pm Essential reading before November's US presidential election
RT @washingtonpost: 5 myths about Barack Obama http://t.co/
ucsA3zRQ
05:16pm RT @laughingsquid: Reddit: How the site went from a secondtier aggregator to the Web’s unstoppable force. http://t.co/h0d6wDr9 via
@Slate
05:41pm RT @mrseb: Apple unmasks the Death Star: iBooks Author
http://t.co/3yKijeFq
05:55pm @zoho is down due to a "power outage". Nice to know they
don't have a backup system in place. Did someone trip over the plug or
something?
05:56pm RT @matthiasrascher: RT @openculture: Breaking: Singer
Etta James Has Died at 73. http://t.co/qORL17YE
05:59pm RT @hwallop: Shotgun fails to go off. Stupid man looks down
barrel. You can guess the rest (via @wallaceme)...
05:59pm RT @telegraph: US Election 2012 v Google: can search data
predict the Republican primary winner? http://t.co/lwmQTfki
06:08pm The current farce with @zoho is precisely the reason why you
shouldn't solely rely on cloud services.They're simply not ready for prime
time
RE ITDatabase: "cloud services not ready for primetime?" Uh, ever
worked anywhere where a server blew out? outages hardly specific to
cloud
RE mzcons: : hello. What would you recommend for mail service for
SME? I was not thinking of keeping a mail server.
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RE spamwasabi: @zoho that's crap. Issues happen with any software.
The benefits far outweigh these occasional issues.
06:11pm @RobFontano @zoho cheap trick to build Twitter followers?
Hardly. I think Zoho's reputation has just got a bit fucked.
06:17pm @spamwasabi @zoho and the fact that they don't seem to have
any kind of backup in place doesn't bother you in any way?
RE AllyShoshana: thinking @zoho is NOT the CRM for us cc
@designspike Suggestions for others?
06:28pm LOL! I wonder how he will mess up Etta James... RT
@mattkmoore: First big death since Bob Holness. @Ed_Miliband is
running his spellcheck
06:45pm @estheraddley LOL! I saw that DM headline and had a
WTF?! moment. As you say, thank God for screenshots.
07:13pm @allyshoshana That would be an ideal question for
@MakeUseOf Answers. They specialise in questions like that. http://t.co/
jBcskoR6
07:13pm @mzcons That would be an ideal question for @MakeUseOf
Answers. They specialise in questions like that. http://t.co/H422RPIS
Sat Jan 21
02:23pm I've just joined http://t.co/uNQUOs2R . If anyone would like an
invite, please let me know.
06:40pm In Google search results, you now get the option to ask your
search query to your Google Plus followers by clicking a question box.
10:06pm RT @tobyharnden: My post: Rick Santorum should sue the
Republican Party of Iowa for royally screwing him over http://t.co/
It8Vv2PS
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Sun Jan 22
03:42pm @mrseb oh I collect those! </envy>
RE mrseb: I collect cool-looking foreign currency :)
Mon Jan 23
09:35am I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0… | MakeUseOf
Geeky Fun http://t.co/jO03UUse
03:22pm SOPA, PIPA Stalled: Meet its replacement - the OPEN Act http://t.co/rCXyqZqZ
05:13pm DOWNLOAD Ubuntu: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide http://
t.co/WqOqjerF
05:42pm RT @washingtonpost: Does the #Megaupload takedown prove
that #SOPA is unnecessary? http://t.co/ICOyTH4T
06:09pm RT @flavorpill: In which your parents read about you having
sex on the internet http://t.co/tfnFH0ZX via @Nerve
06:12pm Nano-scale terahertz antenna created, Star Trek hand-held
tricorders incoming http://t.co/yl9ZNKpE via @extremetech
06:35pm RT @guardian: Exclusive album stream of Leonard Cohen's
new album - Old Ideas http://t.co/6ejyknby
06:42pm Leonard Cohen: 'All I've got to put in a song is my own
experience' http://t.co/eDbIGm1b via @guardian
07:18pm RT @bmossop: Study says Twitter bots may help create new
human connections http://t.co/a60gZoPP
07:21pm RT @kevinmitnick: At least some good news from the U. S.
Supreme Court :-) http://t.co/0YxxeNBh
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Tue Jan 24
08:30pm Nintendo Wii "Zumba" game + 2 females
playing it = good night in for male occupant of the house.
#nudgenudgewinkwinksaynomore
09:38pm I tweet about a certain games console & suddenly all the
Twitter spam bots attack! As Cartman would say, I'm gonna kick you in
the balls!
Thu Jan 26
08:04pm Just made a book out of my tweets at http://t.co/wsqOl6aX
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