Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-14
- Weird, A's elementary school doesn't appear in the Fraser Institute's ranking list. The local english language school's at the bottom :( #
- MT @bgrier: Shiny! Woot! New Canon Rebel T3 & T3i cameras – http://bit.ly/ftjC0p [Seriously? Our new T2i is already obsolete?] #
- Another mousepad from a software company. Does anyone still use mousepads? #trackballFTW #
- There was a film camera in a geocache that we found on Saturday. I had a tough time explaining to my 5 yr old what it was #DigitalGeneration #
- He kept asking where the picture was and when we could see it. #
- The importance of breast-pockets currently On The Coast. Who knew? Hello!? My eyes are *up here* @shiral @jj_lee #
- RT @gcpodcast How the FCC plans to Destroy GPS – a simple explanation http://ow.ly/3S7X6 #geocaching (via @findchico) #
- Just spent several hours updating our #floydsgobad itinerary. Moved some stuff around, set some priorities, still 7100 km of driving. Yikes. #
- Anyone characterizing dedicated bike lanes as "extremist" is not putting forward the most rational of arguments. Just sayin'. #NIMBYVR #
- .@danudey Frankly, I don't see the value in the CRTC anymore. Whose interests are they representing? #
- Listening to an ad analyst talking about the death of irony in advertizing b/c Gen-X doesn't get irony anymore. O RLY? #
- Nearby-ish geocache published this morning while I was at work. Still not found by lunchtime. 4 km bike ride, cache in hand, 4th to find. #
- In the day and age of always connected, everywhere, I forget not everyone is. Particularly those who can geocache at 10am :) #
- Tandoori chicken kabobs from Granville Island FTW! #YesYouNeededToKnow #
- You'd think that having bricks dropping that far on to your head would pop it, but nooooooo. #angryatangrybirds #
- .@LeftCoastMama Just described @jonathancoulton as a "nerd singer". She meant it tenderly, but *ouch*. #GeekFolkRocker #
- On the other hand, she *is* excited about next week's #joco concert at the Rio. #
- Finished the Angry Birds Valentine levels. Wheeeee! #
- UBC talking about the demand for student housing on campus. No guff. Good thing they put in all those million-dollar condos, huh? #
- Who broke Twitter *this time*? #
- There's a big orange blimp flying over Wreck Beach. Huh? #
- Cape Horn Interchange // Like lemmings heading for cliffs // Nightmarish traffic cc: @CBCStephenQuinn #
- Bicycle commute // Without separated lanes // Is endless thrill ride cc: @CBCStephenQuinn @IanAMartin #cbc #otc #donefornow #
- Got my off-site backup working again; 1.7 GB of compressed data rsync'd upstream. Whew. I'll sleep better tonight. #
- “I was in a cult for 34 years. Everyone else could see it. I don’t know why I couldn’t.†– Paul Haggis on Scientology http://nyr.kr/hv2UxT #
- A long and devastating look at the cult that is Scientology http://nyr.kr/hv2UxT #
- "qipiedploosg" – Currently spelled on my fridge, presumably by the 2 yr old. Anyone here speak toddler? #
- I'm fairly certain it translates to "Sleep with one eye open" #toddlerfridgemessages #
- Crap, thought it was Friday. One more sleep until the Bieber movie. In 3D!!!111! #
- This morning's coding playlist: Back in Black (h/t @SlvrLambStudios) #
- So, what #
- So, what's the over/under on military coup vs Mubarak resigning? #egypt #
- That doesn't make sense. #
- What are the Vegas odds of military coup vs resignation of Mubarak? #egypt #
- Listening to Al Jazeera's Egypt coverage. 1) Talking heads sound the same everywhere, 2) This is historic 4 AJ's Western exposure/acceptance #
- The contrast between Egyptian State TV + Al Jazeera right now is fascinating. The fact I'm witnessing this half a world away is too. #egypt #
- Egypian President Hosni Mubarak speaking now on Al Jazeera http://bit.ly/fdvUBf #
- This doesn't sound like a resignation. #
- Uh oh. #
- This is a "Shut up. I'll leave at a time of my own damn choosing" speech. #
- Given the reported military occupation of Egypt's infrastructure & utilities, things are looking like a government crackdown in Egypt. #
- So, this Mubarak fellow, he's been listening to a lot of Cee Lo Green, huh? #
- No wonder Mubarak was late. He was still writing the speech. Ugh. #
- RT @WickedMari: WOW Crowd in #tahrir yelling IRHAL IRHAL IRHAL (LEAVE LEAVE LEAVE) #
- RT @Hermida: Does #Mubarak know what is actually happening? Speech borders on the delusional; overwhelming narrative of self-importance #
- RT @warrenellis: Mubarak: "I will not leave Egypt until I die." Egypt: "WE CAN TOTALLY HELP YOU WITH THAT." #
- Both Suleiman and Mubarak chasten Egyptians for listening to "outside interests", in particular the satellite TV stations. For shame! #egypt #
- Oh my. This Quinn's Quiz virgin seems a tad overwhelmed by the experience. #otc #
- The speaker on Aidan's @LeapFrog Tag Reader speaks no more, but the headphone jack still works. I don't really see the downside here. #
- Someday, while sitting at the family laptop, I'll learn to not tweet from my wife's account. Today is not that day. #
- Up too early. #
- Damn you XKCD! ( http://xkcd.com/859/ #
- Speaking of winter caching, I see we're only 10 behind my father again. I wonder if the boys will be up for caching in the rain this wknd? #
- Congrats, #Egypt way to #expressyourself Pick up your #nokia and ask #Mubarak if he was #bornthisway #hashtagmashup #
- According to @kady, the official Gov't of Canada resp to #egypt will not come from the PM, or the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but the PSFA #
- That's the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. I see we're taking a real hands-off approach here. #cdnpoli #
- Local asshat calls for parents who use "kid leashes" to be charged with child abuse. http://bit.ly/fkM41E #
- I don't like using "leashes" on kids, but I will admit that they are useful, even necessary, under certain circumstances. #
- Wow. Someone bought @TweetDeck tonight http://tcrn.ch/gvqliD #
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- Good god. Now people are complaining that cyclists are using the dedicated bike lanes to inflate the traffic counter #s #cantwin #
- Sidney Crosby talking up my hometown of Cole Harbour, NS, right now on "Hockey Day in Canada". #hdic #
- Family day at the mall!!! Woo-hoo. #
- Riding the rails at Metrotown http://instagr.am/p/BjqgE/ #
- Today I was put on a "Victoria social media peeps" Twitter list and a "startup entrepreneurs" list. They know me so well. #
- The Legend of … the 80s http://youtu.be/WF-7jPXvPEA [Warning, awesome 80s music. movie references, teen angst] #
- Oh my. For all the physics geeks out there, I present to you this time-waster: http://bit.ly/gDvdOj (via @acourtroom) #
- In that last link, if you give it a negative damping factor, things get really exciting :) #physicsmakestheworldgoround #
- How did Cyndi Lauper reincarnate as Xtina? #grammys #
- I mean, don't you have to die before reincarnating? Wait. Has anybody seen Cyndi Lauper recently? #xtinaIScyndi #grammys #
- Wow, Madonna's playing the Grammys #BornThisWay #
- Sorry Gaga, Cee Lo wins this round. Wow. Channeling Elton John but like you've never seen before. #grammys #
- Had to put the kids to bed, now watching the #grammys on the PVR. How did the Eminem f-bomb make it by the CBS censors? #
- Oh Arcade Fire. I just don't _get_ you. #