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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-31

Anthony on , 31 Oct 2011 08:15 am
  • I'm sure the Steve Jobs biography is interesting, but it's not $18 eBook interesting. #
  • +1 RT @Stv: @CityCaucus It suffers the same problem Carol James always had: it sounds whiny & petulant, not solution-based. #
  • Happy Birthday @StacieBee! ♫ http://t.co/4J93KFGU #
  • RT @CBCStephenQuinn: The person setting off illegal fireworks in the park across the street is making the illegally off-leash dogs go nuts. #
  • Can somebody in Vancouver point me to roads that are "conflicted" and "congested" because of bikes!? http://t.co/l1f5VrzJ @adrianecarr #
  • I mean, I support the idea of make arterial roads less congested and conflicted: Eliminate left-hand turns except in turn bays. #
  • Banning bike from certain roads won't a) work, or b) be effective. Particularly if reasonable alternatives are not provided. #
  • Just watched Nightline piece on wife carrying. I think I've found a new calling. Lock up your wives. #
  • You know, I'd pay money to go through the "Driver's Rehab Centre" course #CWD7 @DiscoveryCanada #
  • Youngest started today at 5:30. Happy Birthday, kid. #
  • 3 year old opening presents: Utter chaos, utter joy. #
  • Frost on the windshields through the Kits valley this morning. Glad I don't have to scrape the bike. #bikeyvr #
  • Frustration: constant interruptions while trying to code. They don't realize how long it takes to get back into the zone. #
  • Oh no. Just included on an email that has 127 other names in the To: field. That should be grounds for being permanently banned fr internet! #
  • And those people who hit "Reply All" to an email with 127 names in the To: field should be administered electric shocks on clicking "Send" #
  • Dear team: When making fundamental changes to constants in source code, please comment the change so hours aren't wasted later :headdesk: #
  • The sickness is spreading. "Known health risks"!? RT @CBCVancouver: Health fears prompt Wi-Fi shutdown in B.C. school http://t.co/4INe8CTV #
  • My latest theory is that people are so overwhelmed by technology, it's become magic. And as a result they lose their ability to reason. #
  • The other option I'm force to consider is that some people are a bizarre combination of paranoid and stupid. #
  • Now, eliminating WiFi from schools because … well, what do kids need wifi for in school? … I'm all for that. But silly health concerns!? #
  • On my way to #instameetupvancouver http://t.co/V8cBPcHV #
  • Eh? #neonugly #instameetupvancouver http://t.co/s2WCDP0w #
  • Palm Ice Cream http://t.co/lvLMUizk #
  • So Toronto, are you embarrassed by Rob Effing Ford *now*? And HOW DID YOU NOT SEE THIS COMING? http://t.co/u7R2aNJC #cdnpoli #
  • If the mayor of Canada's largest city doesn't know who a) Marg Delahunty or b) Mary Walsh is, shouldn't that disqualify him? #robeffingford #
  • Nice thing about having @Aidanfloyd in swimming classes is that we don't freeze our ass off waiting on the sidelines of the soccer pitch. #
  • Vancouver Aquatic Centre http://t.co/K7R2qvri #
  • Checking out the "Vancouver Votes" iOS app. Pretty slick. We have *12* candidates for mayor. #vanvotes #vanpoli #
  • Argh, @Aidanfloyd has the same enthusiasm for mornings that @GwenFloyd does – none at all. #
  • Calico lap warmer cc @stepc http://t.co/XsotL6b2 #
  • Up there, through the moon roof, the is blue-ish sky http://t.co/trBAp73q #
  • Huh, made unbelievable time getting to the pumpkin patch, 15 min from King Ed. Waaay early for b-day party. #
  • RT @leerosevere: Need #Halloween music? Try these – they're free! http://t.co/dGB0N49q http://t.co/Iv3yMbxt http://t.co/FPr2DMiK #
  • Boo! http://t.co/8AknqXQn #
  • Ever since the Big Bamboo was closed down, I'm pretty certain these sounds are firecrackers, not gunshots. #halloweeninYVR #
  • Amazingly, @gwenfloyd won that naked-preschooler toilet standoff. #
  • At home slaughtering pumpkins while @gwenfloyd is out looking at laptops. This feels so wrong. #
  • Arduino-powered pumpkin, almost done. http://t.co/kGTGLuHN #
  • Achievement unlocked! Sent child to bed without any supper. #
  • Whew, got my @kitsilano post in just under the wire. Tomorrow I look at licensing cyclists. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-24

Anthony on , 24 Oct 2011 08:15 am
  • In which I stir the pot RT @kitsilano: Why do cyclists ignore the law? http://t.co/HgL4mALp #bikeyvr #
  • Email from zip.ca today indicates they're raising prices, adding fees. I have a feeling another media company's heading for the failbin. #
  • Well, that was unexpected. A second FTF in 3 nights. #Geocaching #
  • The @gogeocaching iPhone app was frustrating tonight. Crashed on 1st attempt to log tonight, had to rewrite. Wouldn't upload the 2nd log. #
  • External hard drive for PVR died. So long, library of recorded programs! :( #
  • Yes, I know, #firstworldproblems #
  • We got our BC Hydro Smart Meter today. Tonight, I'm lining the windows and walls with aluminium foil. #
  • Imaginary friend http://t.co/s5wu0ZD2 (by Keaton Stoos http://t.co/XWwwEPk6 , via @dnghub) #
  • To the driver who hit his highbeams in anger after I flashed mine twice, while stopped at an occupied x-walk, you win asshat-of-the-night! #
  • Getting things ready for our weekend getaway to … Lynden this weekend. Excited about the Geomonster Ball! #geocaching #
  • I might have found a new tribe in the #occupybabble movement. Rabble-rousers all. #
  • Almost got right-hooked today. Car signalled left, moved left, turned right just *after* I passed by front bumper. #bikeyvr #velocide #
  • Zoo-animals-loose-in-Ohio story reminds me that I saw the biggest coyote I've ever seen: Crossing 7th Ave between Granville & Hemlock 2d ago #
  • Midnight. No way this was a good idea. #
  • Arrived in Ferndale. Boys are excited. Off to Bellis Fair now! #
  • Both boys in a hotel bed tonight. I'm taking bets as to which one falls out first – and when. #
  • Bedtime for the iGeneration in a hotel room http://t.co/wVnCD2Lb #
  • 4 am. 3 of us are awake. #goodtimes #
  • Back from #geocaching in Lynden. We found a personal best 50 caches today, all with both kids! Awesome day out, despite the rain. #
  • Now, off to the GeoMonster Ball! #geocaching #
  • Back a bit early from the GeoMonster Ball. Was very packed, Q got overstimulated and phobic of one particular geomonster #geocaching #
  • Oh hotel WiFi, how fickle thy connectivity. #
  • Finished logging all our cache finds today (50! With both kids!) but the hotel wifi is driving me bonkers, so … LOS #geocaching #
  • What I don't understand about the people upstairs is how they managed to get a whole herd of elephants up the elevator #hotel #rampage #rage #
  • Boo! RT @barbjustason: #Vancouver online voting pilot nixed by province – British Columbia – CBC News http://t.co/zy1eCXib #
  • The ability for Sunday-morning cartoons to so completely capture kids' attention is frightening. #
  • Who'd have thought that Avery Brooks was so … out there. #thecaptains #
  • Has anybody ever had the "Shaw Customer Chat" work properly? Everytime I've tried it "Contacting rep" then "server error problem" @shawhelp #
  • Also? The "more than 4 hours" call back estimate from Shaw activations is shameful. 4 hours!? #
  • Despite the confusion, Shaw actually called back in under 30 mins. *And* the online chat managed to work too. I was actually over serviced. #
  • Our cat has the superpower of belong able to hear meat being cut from a floor away. While asleep. #
  • My iPhone has the superpower of being able to mangle any tweet, any time. #damnyouautocorrect #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-17

Anthony on , 17 Oct 2011 08:15 am
  • Sounds like a cold, miserable day for today's Turkey Trot on Granville Island. #
  • At the grocery store. What are the chances of getting everything we need in one stop? #
  • Altostratus '08 @blackcloudwine #whatsinyourglass http://t.co/OBquXxFg #
  • .@gwenfloyd makes an awesome turkey dinner #thankful http://t.co/jbfzs69r #
  • How to lock your bike in NYC http://t.co/oAthlDLs (via @karlwoll's Outdoor Vancouver blog: http://t.co/pFrZ3fK3 ) #bikeyvr #
  • If you do lock up your bike in Vancouver, be careful what you lock it to: http://t.co/any2aW9w (my weekly @kitsilano column) #
  • Carla! http://t.co/LMIcC42e #
  • Our upstairs neighbour's "problem" mouse made an appearance in our kitchen tonight. Thankfully, after dinner. #eek #
  • .@GwenFloyd and @gpsforthebrain will get a kick out of this: RT @dbarefoot: Princess Bride cast reunion: http://t.co/eZKopdxf (via @reddit) #
  • Today: 6 hrs in 5 different meetings. Hope for real work getting done: diminished. #
  • Tiring day. But unwinding doesn't suck. http://t.co/rIOppwui #
  • Over-tired preschooler is over-tired. Cranky dad is cranky. These things are tightly correlated. #
  • This. Story of my existence right now. RT @penguinstorm: Yeah. Exactly. http://t.co/Ut0px41I #
  • Should cyclists be required to be licensed and insured? @News1130radio is running a web poll. http://t.co/evB1XYnL #
  • I'm of two minds about licensing/insuring of cyclists. I mean: Kids? Enforcement? Discouraging healthy activity? Tourists? @News1130radio #
  • Toronto, how did you elect such an asshat? Ford on cyclist fatalities: "It's their own fault at the end of the day" http://t.co/9MBTHEZU #
  • (last link via @BLAH_CITY ) #
  • Trusting anything important to a single point of failure is just asking for trouble. #soundengineering #rim #blackberryout #
  • .@lazarus7 @News1130radio The Calgary Herald has a good piece on licensing bikes http://t.co/o1S8Sn6J (via @buzzbishop) #
  • Kicking the power button on the UPS for the office's NAS? That earns you the scorn of the office. 5 HOURS to resync disks! #notme #grrrr #
  • Flogging Molly is in town tonight! @CBCStephenQuinn and @lazinryder missed an excellent opportunity to liven up the afternoon #OTC #
  • Ugh, just heard "I wish it was real" on The Backyardigans. How on earth did that get by their editors? #grammarisimportant #
  • Called @cityofvancouver parking enforcement about a van *completely* blocking our alley 1hr ago. No one has come. Not sure what I expected. #
  • Update to iOS 5 was pretty painless. Well, other than the complete loss of all my apps and data. Expected, tho', due to my hatred of iTunes #
  • I mean, seriously. Why do I have to attach my phone to a computer at all, let alone JUST ONE specific one? In the end, was sync'd to none. #
  • Dear "Urban/Suburban": It's Lake Ba-nook, not Ban-nock Lake. #dartmouth #productionfail #
  • After upgrading to iOS 5, there's an app installed on my phone that I can find in search, but can't find the icon. What to do? #iconfused #
  • Banning teenagers from doing something is effective when? RT @CBCVancouver Kelowna school bans breast cancer bracelets http://t.co/75P8OOZb #
  • You don't become part of the 1% by questioning authority, you become part of the 1% by taking authority. #ows #
  • It amazes me the influence Chalmers Doane has had on music education in Canada. @CBCEarlyEdition #ukulele #halifax #metoo #
  • Laughing at the irony of being told not to be caught in an echo chamber by *many* people attending a verbosely reported event in T dot. #
  • Dear @Twitter: Essential features you've missed are "mute" AND a global filter. Relying on 3rd party apps to do this is weak. #
  • RT @CBCStephenQuinn: A reminder: After 31 years at CBC it's Susan McNamee's last afternoon on the air. I'd love to read some tweets for her! #
  • Must say that I'm enjoying #ukeontheradio better than #drinkingontheradio #otc @CBCStephenQuinn #
  • Susan McNamee talked about joining the radio listeners. Hopefully she'll join the #OTC Twitter back-channel! ;) @CBCStephenQuinn #
  • Aidan & I are going to be at the No Frills at 4th/Alma tomorrow 3-5pm selling apples w/ the Beavers/Scouts. Drop by, buy a pomme! #appleday #
  • So, is the APC out agitating at today's #occupyvancouver What ever happened to the APC? Did poverty get solved after the Olympics? #
  • Paleontology is fun, but messy http://t.co/Auma24ba #
  • Apple Day at 4th/Alma #scoutscanada #beavers http://t.co/47NgDILc #
  • You would not believe how many "bad blogs" have been written about me recently. It's spammerific! #
  • Spring 2012!? Sad faces abound. http://t.co/9NPEUuxY #
  • Damn it, a cache finally gets published close and I'm at home alone with the kids already in bed. :( #geocaching #noFTFforme #
  • Vancouver from Granville Island. Plus, a FTF! http://t.co/gc60rrgX #
  • Remnant of Granville Island's industrial past. http://t.co/C7mCxf2J #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-10

Anthony on , 10 Oct 2011 08:15 am
  • The problem with being in an office where more than 50% commute by bike? War stories chew into work time. #bikeyvr #
  • You know, if the #CPC was serious about "tough on crime" agenda, they'd get rid of the "drunk==not responsible" defense http://t.co/h3yR6Fu1 #
  • Huh, just got affected by the MSE "Chrome is malware" bug. Tell me again how this wasn't intentional? #
  • MS Security Essentials says "This program is dangerous and captures user passwords." about Chrome #
  • I'm not convinced @CBCStephenQuinn *really* gets the #9 thing #otc #
  • Beavers at the beach http://t.co/Etapi3uS #
  • Looking for crabs. http://t.co/DVMhQNKR #
  • So our upstairs neighbour says she has a mouse problem. That explains why our cat has been stalking the dishwasher for the past few days. #
  • Your daily dose of out-of-touch right-wing nuttery from the Toronto Sun: http://t.co/Ih9mWPbh #
  • Servers burning up all over the place. Twit.tv went down early, now Engadget's server is pile of smoking metal. #appleday #
  • Oh look! Another digital media service not available in Canada: iTunes Match. #
  • You know, I don't really *want* to talk to my phone. Make it easier to do stuff, but _quiet_, please. #
  • Heh, so many blogs and news sources will now have to rewrite their headlines and copy: No iPhone 5 announced today! #
  • Best line today: "…where he proceeded to hack away at the windshield… Once the windshield had been defeated …" http://t.co/aKztUSAq #
  • Truckload of cranberries not in truck (Hwy 91A NB, via @leah_holiove, @dixontam): http://t.co/NTgDLhZN http://t.co/OGdBVn2x #
  • Drinking on the radio, again, is killing me #otc #
  • Does anyone else think of Schwetty Balls while Drinking on the Radio is on? #OTC #
  • Another call from Suzanne Anton's team. They're certainly tenacious. "Can we count on your support?" "No, I don't think so". #vanpoli #
  • You'd think for running the world, they'd have better grammar #glee #
  • Ditto. RT @whistlerkristen: I am in full support of bike lanes and rapid transit. It may be frustrating now, but think long term, people. #
  • MT @CarouselTheatre: Our theatre school student @AidanFloyd interviewed @joshgroban at #YVR concert. Awesome! http://t.co/WNdDwACi #
  • Whatever you do, don't show this to your kids. Or the IT staff. http://t.co/zfCZrwyv (via @boingboing ) #
  • Time to go down and wake *both* kids. What could go wrong? #
  • RT @Stv: Have you voted to help Liam's school to build a new playground today? Please help! http://t.co/Jl8nW1Mw #
  • Heh. @thepeak now runs a disclaimer in front of the #BCLib attack ads #bcpoli #
  • Want. Of course, where do you put 4 ft of SSD in a Vancouver shoebox? http://t.co/aSyUIVcs #
  • Rolling Stone puts out "worst songs of the 80's". I know the words to all of them. My take is: not worst, just most over-played. #
  • Here's a link to @CKNW's Youtube collection of Rolling Stone's "worst" songs of the 80s. http://t.co/TNFNye2H My playlist for the next hour! #
  • Seriously? Burnaby and Richmond have Skytrain, mayors unhappy with having to pay for Skytrain in other MetroVan cities? #yvr #translink #
  • RT @MetroVanCycle: Sign up for Bike to Work Week, Oct 31 to Nov 6th, there's going to be some great prizes!! http://t.co/VrIjdJgO #bikeyvr #
  • The #translink squabbling makes me wonder if Vancouver should consider amalgamating. Ha ha. Like that'd ever get any support. #yvr #
  • :'( My DirectDial.com HP Touchpad order has been cancelled. Couldn't they have waited for the mourning period to be over, like Google? #
  • MetroVan RCMP handed out 2,100 tix last month to drivers using mobiles during a "blitz". Aren't they being negligent by not continuing? #
  • I mean, I would think that given such a level of infraction, you would *continue* to crack down until the numbers became reasonable. #
  • By *knowing* that drivers continue to drive dangerously and not doing anything about it, that seems negligent. #
  • Seems more than a few people have problematic iPhone 4 home buttons http://t.co/10bNP7CM . Maybe try this: http://t.co/YPBIIaPm cc @Kimli #
  • Just got the kids to bed, no nap for Q at all today. Tomorrow is terrifying me. #
  • I guess getting up at 8am is sleeping in, but for a kid that didn't get to sleep until almost 11pm, I still tremble at the rest of the day. #
  • Q takes umbrage at today being Saturday. "No! It's *fogday*." A quick glance outside confirms, as usual, it's useless arguing w/ toddlers #
  • Wide awake. Waaaaay too early. #
  • Weird dream this morning: Dreamt I woke up, then the power went out. Because of 2 ft of snow. But only in Fairview/Kits. #
  • Soon-to-be Thanksgiving pie filling http://t.co/GNqvzTof #
  • Picked up Dirt 3 for XBox this weekend. The easy mode is perfect for @Aidanfloyd & splitscreen multiplayer makes for great father-son time! #
  • It's amazing how few games there are like that. #
  • "Stay back or the chicken gets it!" "That's a threat?" #namethatmovie #

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