June 2012

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-25

Anthony on , 25 Jun 2012 08:15 am
  • Whether, whether, whether, whether
    Whether you like it or not
    Weather, weather, weather, weather
    Weather is cold, warm and hot. #homophones #
  • Achievement unlocked: patent application. #
  • RT @rtanglao: 3 rear lights & a GoPro! Recording in case somebody hits him while bicycling? http://t.co/JxSyBsuU #bikeyvr #
  • Van Sun headline: City aims for 2/3 trips by bike by 2040. First line of article utterly refutes headline. Way to polarize. #bikeyvr #
  • It's clear that the Sun and Province are against the city's push towards greener transportation. The question is: why? #bikeyvr #
  • Fostering a "war on bikes" does nothing to dispel the idea that newspapers are dying because they aren't embracing change. #dinosaurs #yvr #
  • Greenway on the Granville St Bridge? I like the idea, but how do you get on/off w/o crossing traffic? http://t.co/V7SCEK5b #bikeyvr #
  • A great photo essay! Bike commuting from Ft Langley #bikeyvr MT @bcalmanac: Mark Forsythe's bike commute. http://t.co/CAULnt3S #
  • Sadly, my efforts to get @youngmarriedguy to report the *shortest* wait at the border fell on deaf ears. #teamtim #otc #
  • Dear @pladner Isn't it true that in Vancouver, most bike accidents are because of motorists, not the things you cited? @CBCStephenQuinn #otc #
  • The helmet debate is complicated, but there are some arguments that don't stand up. @CBCStephenQuinn did a good job calling out some of them #
  • For example, the short-trip argument: short trips aren't inherently safer than long trips. #
  • In particular, the idea that "a quick ride to the grocery store" is somehow safer than a long ride is … bizarre. #bikeyvr #
  • Roast beef, pancakes, and beer. #unconventionalsupper #
  • Explains why it went so well with the McNally’s Extra #bigrock “@DrRaymondMc: @AnthonyFloyd pancakes are really under inflated yorkies” #
  • The As Yet Untitled Adam Savage Project #3 – Being a Geek Dad – 6/19/2012: http://t.co/lhwZjFq4 via @youtube #
  • Seriously. This #geekdad @donttrythis podcast is chock-a-block full of great parenting advice. http://t.co/lhwZjFq4 #dadcamp #
  • Signs you're raising a Vancouverite: Child gets up and complains "What's making all that sunlight!?" #yvr #
  • Working downtown today. I feel so grown up. #
  • Not an awful place to have lunch. #yvr #beautifulbc http://t.co/hxUFdGl7 #
  • If you are allowed to occasionally violate a rule, it's more of a guideline than a rule, right? #
  • Ah, Flamenco "Hotel California". Stab. Stab. Stab. #
  • RT @604homesguy: Just read this on a listing "surrounded by expensive houses". This subject house is $1,998,000! #yvr #
  • You outrage target du jour: EU markets science to girls using skinny models and makeup http://t.co/URGSbEBk #
  • Your outrage target du jour: EU markets science to girls using skinny models and makeup http://t.co/URGSbEBk #
  • The aforementioned EU science vid link via @danudey #
  • Analysis of the EU science "promo" video: http://t.co/lWTK0fJX (via @emapocalyptic) #
  • MEC BikeFest down at the Olympic Village #yvr #bikeyvr @ Olympic Village http://t.co/sbztckrg #
  • Purple Pirate's Bicycle Safety Magic Show #mec #bikefest #bikeyvr #yvr @ Giant Sparrows http://t.co/Z89HZ5xQ #
  • Biking the seawall heading to BikeFest #bikeyvr #yvr #latergram http://t.co/TPqSuFWu #
  • At the mouth of the Fraser, the water is high but well contained by the dykes. #y @ West Dyke Trail – North http://t.co/eYAeqvzx #
  • Lots of calm water for the float planes, tho'! #richmond #yvr @ West Dyke Trail – North http://t.co/ZoIgf8DX #
  • Mid-ride lunch! #richmond @ Pajo's at Garry Point Park http://t.co/vMUc6x3N #
  • Cable-stayed Canada Line/bike bridge. #bikeyvr @ North Arm Bridge (Canada Line Cyclist / Pedestrian Bridge) http://t.co/KrSRdddY #
  • Why won’t it go? “Use the wand of power!” #toystory2 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-18

Anthony on , 18 Jun 2012 08:15 am
  • Richard? @cbcearlyedition #
  • Twitter goes crazy at the idea that Apple might change iOS UI colour from blue to silver. Other OSs look at thousands of skins and shrug. #
  • This week our courts have said: kill toddler w/ car, many other driving infractions: $2000 fine. Riot, no priors: 1 month jail + 16 m prob. #
  • Anyone else think that's right f*ked? No jail for killing kid, but jail for participating in last year's Cup riot? Where are our priorities? #
  • Tuned into the radio just in time! Previewing beer and doughnuts for Father's Day. Mmmmm, doughnuts. #otc #
  • Late to the party, but apparently I’m DJ Filtered Fantasy. New LinkedIn ID, I guess. #otc #
  • In the year 3991 AD, Vikings will surprise attack often with nuclear weapons. http://t.co/GsLAHhPk #civilization #civ2 #
  • Thank god I got home before @CBCStephenQuinn subjected us all to Rush. #otc #
  • "Reply to this email to message everyone currently in this conversation" Shit FB, could you be any more obnoxious? 140 ppl in that "convo"! #
  • Not in love with “Call Me Maybe”. Mostly because I’m pretty sure it’s missing a comma. #
  • Unless she really wants to be called “Maybe”. #
  • So with @bobraeMP _definitely_ out, does that hand the Liberal crown to @justinpjtrudeau? #cdnpoli #
  • English Bay @ Locarno Beach http://t.co/cCuTUSgi #
  • Staff at our favourite kids’ theatre (@carouseltheatre, natch) did a silly video to “Call Me Maybe”. They’re awesome. http://t.co/PpEvHnx9 #
  • Real-life Portal: https://t.co/4nWHD7Uq (via @boingboing) #
  • .@gwenfloyd went to #vm2012 but didn't get her photo taken, so: http://t.co/S34KPOYJ #
  • The previous shot met with disapproval so here's a better shot of @gwenfloyd http://t.co/B1RccYb4 #
  • One of the best #geocaching experiences in BC is about to get better http://t.co/7mtEALzW #goldcountry #
  • Paywall, staff buy-outs, job description re-writes. The tea leaves do not portend good things for the Vancouver Sun/Province. #yvr #
  • TPOH never gets old. Also, is great at driving out nuPop earworms. #ProblemsOfAnAdult #
  • WOO-HOO!!!! #
  • Grooving out to new-to-me Charlotte Sometimes, recommended (indirectly) by @gpsforthebrain #
  • So gov't can't force teachers to "volunteer" as sport team coaches, etc., but the union _can_ force teachers to not-"volunteer". Huh? #bced #
  • I think more than a few people also need to pull out a dictionary and look up the word "volunteer". #
  • Ack! Our local "family" restaurant, Red Robin – a half-block away – has closed! Gone! Strange, it was always busy! #yvr #
  • Watching the first 15 mins of "Up" is hard. Sniff. #
  • Watched latest Tabletop. Wife now making us watch the Munchkin episode too. #geekgirlsrule cc: @wilw #
  • Oh, Mona http://t.co/8hkf3Om3 #
  • It's Dragon Boat Festival! In the pouring rain. #explorebc #beaut @ Science World at TELUS World of Science http://t.co/BL5l5lYM #
  • Dragon Boats #latergram #yvr @ Science World at TELUS World of Science http://t.co/7aJpK5SQ #
  • Survived a rainy weekend trip to Science World. The Omnimax show on the CPR thrilled the boys. #
  • Oh, that’s too bad. “@findchico: @AnthonyFloyd Yah, maybe not…Shark Tank Collapse Photo Is Too Fishy to Be Real – http://t.co/p3H4EUg3” #
  • Not one but two theatre class showcases and a piano recital today, all before noon. #HappyFathersDay #beerme #
  • Another grey morning in Vancouver @ Granville Island Public Market http://t.co/fVzawcoi #
  • Last weekend on Granville Island until the fall. We're the opposite of tourists! :) #
  • Afternoon nap with furry face. And a cat. http://t.co/luC5cmlr #
  • Q's up from his nap. Time to hop on the bikes and head to @carfreemain #carfreeyvr #cfmain #
  • Car Free Day on Main St. #cfmain #carfreeday #carfreeyvr http://t.co/VderMwy4 #
  • Car Free Main just keeps going and going! #cfmain #carfreeday #carfreeyvr http://t.co/KdZq7FOZ #
  • We've walked 13 blocks of @carfreemain and it's still going! #carfreeyvr #carfreeday #cfmain http://t.co/P7J7nCwf #
  • Cheers to @thebicyclevalet for keeping our bikes safe today at @carfreemain! http://t.co/ZuKSINBH #
  • Impressed by @AidanFloyd today. He rode 5 km today on his own bike along the Vancouver streets to @carfreemain. #bikeyvr #carfreeday #
  • So the power button on my phone broke today. Combined with the recalcitrant home button, I guess it’s time for a date with a Genius :( #
  • .@aidanfloyd and his @carouseltheatre teacher Laura Jaszcz after today's showcase #yvr #theatre #childrensth http://t.co/JfTPDeYJ #
  • Here's Catan Junior http://t.co/9RMPcPpY cc: @boardchic @stv We don't have it, but do have the younger-targeted Kids of Catan. #
  • Just knocked over a suspension bridge and derailed a train. #woodenrailwaydisasters #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-11

Anthony on , 11 Jun 2012 08:15 am
  • Aidan's gone through another set of headphones, keeps breaking the wires at the plug. Anyone have a rugged headphone recommendation? #
  • .@scalzi and @tor: "Redshirts ebook will be DRM-free!" E-book retailers (except Amazon): "Pbbbbt!" #
  • Ugh. More human-remains-by-mail, sent to two local schools incl False Creek Elementary, our neighbourhood school. #yvr #
  • Seriously @CBCVancouver? Your radio stream cut out at the 4pm news, and again at the 4:30 news! Very frustrating. #NewsJunkie #
  • 3 VPD squad cars and the marine unit with their zodiac at 7th/Granville. No where near water, I note. #huh #
  • Thanks to @CBCStephenQuinn for the interview with the psychologist about how to handle Qs from your kids re: body parts mailed to schools. #
  • I bet @ianamartin is insanely jealous. ;) Thx @cbc_earlier! http://t.co/NFSaspEw #
  • Haven't played Rock Band in a while, now my arms hurt in weird places. #firstworldproblems I did, however, get my rock on. #rockband #
  • Nocturnal feline companion decided she needed a buddy. Grrrrr, argh. #
  • What did the Dalek do when he ran out of data? #
  • White fluffy stuff floating by the window. Those things had be cottonwood seeds. #yvrwx #
  • .@News1130radio has one of those web polls asking whether to keep the d/t bike lanes. "No" is way ahead. http://t.co/VLqtDh8i #bikeyvr #
  • 1) Web polls mean aren't at all scientific, 2) Really? :facepalm: #
  • RT @cbruntlett: Staff report rec's @CityOfVancouver make d/t separated bike lanes permanent: http://t.co/RKwyAjyM via @OpenFileVAN #bikeyvr #
  • RT @BikingToWork: Collisions of all types down 19% on Dunsmuir St, 18% on Hornby St since separated bike lanes http://t.co/EPcXuQL5 #bikeyvr #
  • Listening to a trainer give bus driver instructions on how to deal w/ stop lights in Vancouver. "Just give your horn a toot as you go thru" #
  • Passing on the Sgt Pepper love cc: @cbc_earlier http://t.co/DXZwM44s #
  • How did The Doctor know that the Daleks intended on making things worse? #
  • I'm disappointed y'all aren't indulging me in my punniness this AM. "How did The Dr know that the Daleks intended on making things worse?" #
  • Today's ride was … well, yeah. It was. Saturation level: Mid-winter. #bikeyvr #
  • Thank you!!! RT @maryotto: @AnthonyFloyd EXACERBATE! #
  • Awesome @musicalscience #misterrogers remix! MT @CBCStephenQuinn: I don't even know what to say: http://t.co/DaKCnEnQ Thx @jerallingham #
  • Huh. "Oogle"? Not "ogle"? Is this the Googlification of our language? #justinhaywardcbcnews #
  • Apparently there's a cow-wash at the EcoDairy cc: @cogno http://t.co/92bIiOy7 #
  • That cow picture was via @noraahern's Instagram stream … which didn't come across at all in my tweet. @cogno #
  • Just watched the first two episodes of Mad Men. Why exactly do you people watch this? *yawn* #
  • A marmot reference in an unlikely place http://t.co/tMmeMqDG #otctu #
  • Why did the Dalek drive all the Brits out of Britain? #
  • Today’s winner! “@lazarus7: @AnthonyFloyd EXPATRIATE!” #
  • RT @VanHeritage: Come join us for the unveiling: live music & free prizes! :) http://t.co/aDkFqzE5 #
  • Fire drill. Pouring rain. Thanks. http://t.co/U67LPbIH #
  • 20 minutes standing in the pouring rain thanks to kid pulling fire alarm. Thanks, kid. #
  • SimCity 5 due out in February '13. I suspect this will be @AidanFloyd's first breathless anticipation for a video game launch. #
  • RT @JessieRelephant: WE DID IT! @MoniqueEPearson and I raised $1500 in 72 hours for @CarouselTheatre and will now do embarrassing lipdub. #
  • Dear sick but very awake child: GTFTS. Also, cat? You're really not helping. #
  • Why did the Daleks stock up on cough syrup? #
  • #Geocaching the Pitt River Dyke #latergram #beautifulbc http://t.co/WLuCN3mm #
  • If you listen closely, you can probably hear Horton #latergram http://t.co/EbQuAqB7 #
  • Q out #geocaching #latergram #beautifulbc http://t.co/kFYUt599 #
  • Q, sick with what A had last week, went to bed at 5 pm. Still asleep. What are the chances he’ll sleep through the night? #GTFTS #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-04

Anthony on , 04 Jun 2012 08:15 am
  • RT @kitsilano: Bike to Work Week 2012 kicks off today with Kitsilano commuter stations http://t.co/azc6J86G #biketoworkweek #bikeyvr #btww #
  • Oops. Ran the boys too hard this weekend. Will have to wake _both_ of them to get Aidan off to school today. #
  • As heard on @cbcearlyedition, it now costs 88.9% of an typical family's pre-tax income to own a bungalow in Vancouver http://t.co/Q8GS1O4i #
  • For reference, that number is 53% in Toronto, 33% in Edmonton. #
  • Well, I guess this torrential downpour decides what bike gear I need this morning. #btww #bikeyvr #
  • RT @bgrier: Catan Junior brings serious board game strategy to tots | http://t.co/o9WH1PWP cc: @GwenFloyd #
  • I'd like to thank @TheresaLalonde for ensuring that I was entertained on my lunch break today. #
  • You *have* been logging your #btww trips, right? #prizes #fame #glory #bikeyvr #
  • .@_cuddlefish_ I cannot believe the cowardly slander and invasion of privacy that some #bced trolls have directed at you. #asshats #
  • .@_Cuddlefish_ That they are trying to intimidate + intrude into personal life of someone they disagree with is immature + cowardly #bced #
  • Just finished watching the Continuum premiere. Pretty good! Better than expected from the preview. Nice to see Vancouver playing Vancouver. #
  • Misleading headline but North Carolina makes predicting sea-level rises w/ anything other than a linear model illegal: http://t.co/tOSgTjlx #
  • Never mind that scientists agree that it's going to be an exponential rise. (h/t @gpsforthebrain) #
  • Never, ever read the comments on stories on news sites, particularly the CBC. When will I learn? #
  • OH: "All pulp no juice: That's my Keith Richards tribute band." (h/t @paulandstorm) #
  • I'm not sure we're winning many converts during #splashtoworkweek in Vancouver this week. #btww #bikeyvr #
  • RT @GwenFloyd: This is a different bike for bike to work week. :) http://t.co/zS4p6c4Y #btww #bikeyvr #
  • Good, free music notation software: http://t.co/J5ahxRzm Good, free classical music recordings: http://t.co/vaMb40Hp #FreeYourMind #
  • “@CBC_Earlier: Congrats to @AnthonyFloyd who deciphered the super secret msg at the end of today’s show, he wins the secret prize!” Huzzah! #
  • 5 for 5 on the soggy Bike to Work Week morning commutes. Maybe July should be Bike Month? #btww #bikeyvr #
  • Wow, read that last link I RT'd about @garymasonglobe's experience on AC. Like Air Canada needs any more bad press… http://t.co/xAFQGPRM #
  • #FF YVR Public Broadcaster ed: @CBCStephenQuinn @lisasj @TheresaLalonde @CBCEarlyEdition @cbc_earlier @shiral @Lazin_Ryder @GallaghMargaret #
  • For those really curious, #AC139 is currently crossing into Saskatchewan http://t.co/paAIYwuc 2hrs to go #
  • Ha ha. Ever listen to The Beatles with only one earphone on? #WhereDidTheLyricsGo #otc #
  • Passing time waiting for the ferry bringing @eastcoastgranpa from Victoria @ Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal http://t.co/URlwNp7y #
  • Why did the Dalek go to the spa? #
  • West Coast Railway Heritage mini trains @ West Coast Railway Heritage Park http://t.co/PTYvpKTD #
  • Somehow I expected them to be bigger @ West Coast Railway Heritage Park http://t.co/ZzN5Q2pX #
  • A Day Out With Thomas! @ West Coast Railway Heritage Park http://t.co/ApnQR2Vu #
  • 13 years of engineering at various universities and somehow I've missed this certificate! http://t.co/J1IltCNl #
  • All aboard! @ West Coast Railway Heritage Park http://t.co/f9JskFz2 #
  • The rail yard in Squamish, BC #beautifulbc #trains http://t.co/ACc3skeN #
  • .@lazarus7 @_Cuddlefish_ @604Heather @InDistans You win! EXFOLIATE! #
  • Why did the Dalek go to the blood clinic? #
  • MT @smuttysteff: Here's a look at the pathology/neurodevelopment of Winnie the Pooh and friends: http://t.co/Wwc9uq85 cc: @gpsforthebrain #
  • Well, Game of Thrones didn't go where I thought they might, but they covered a lot of ground. I smell more Emmys. #

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