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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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-03

Anthony on , 03 Oct 2011 08:15 am
  • What about Vancouver? MT @News1130radio: School boards saving $. Surrey had surplus of over $2 M, Abbotsford $6 M+ and Richmond has $9.5 M. #
  • Tires part the stream // spray indiscriminately // the drenched cyclists #twaiku #
  • Wow, good interview right now with Patrick Moore #OnTheCoast with @CBCStephenQuinn. Great probing q's, great confident responses. #
  • He's admitted to authorizing waterboarding. Waterboarding is torture. The case against Cheney seems pretty factual. Why admit him to Canada? #
  • The argument that waterboarding isn't torture is utter crap. If it were an American being waterboarded, "torture" would be in every headline #
  • Supper after 8 again tonight. The stomach protests. #
  • Not amused. And it's not even Caturday. http://t.co/ag2SEEAE #
  • Think you had a rough commute today? At least a bear didn't chase you on your bike! #bikebc #bikeyvr (via @bikegeek) http://t.co/z2xOlzAw #
  • Flash games suck. This one sucks … time … http://t.co/BlnIBgnB #
  • Google has removed "Reader" from the shortcut bar at the top. Again. Argh. #
  • Coax me, cajole me. #
  • A: Realtors, mortgage brokers, mattress salesdroids. Q: Who were my last dozen G+ followers. Where are the car dealerships & SEO experts? #
  • I wonder what the policing budget for THIS will be MT @CBCStephenQuinn: Getting ready for CBC LIVE on Hamilton Street. http://t.co/MJ5tLzlt #
  • The Pogues played on #OTC Great lift to the afternoon. #
  • Suddenly I want a beer. #otc #
  • Tonight, it's Van Aquatic. What did parents do before smart phones? #
  • Help out a PhD student, and take a survey #geocaching RT @kjwx: New post: A Real-Life Geocaching Puzzle notaboutthenumbers.com/?p=4605 #
  • This is exactly what the buses read on their front displays right now RT @AVancouverBus: AMBER ALERT – LISTEN TO RADIO #
  • Got our #floydsgobad photo book from Shutterfly yesterday. Um, wow. http://t.co/oHOCNc5R #
  • Today, Amazon launched a killer tablet that is utterly useless in Canada due to Byzantine copyright laws & meaningless geofences #kindlefire #
  • Wow, seriously? RT @lazinryder: Vancouver's Library, or Salt Lake City's? http://t.co/BLVZAx15 #
  • They're just doing this *now*? RT @CBCStephenQuinn VPD serving CBC's Wayne Williams w/ product'n order for riot footage http://t.co/cGpAqIN9 #
  • I seem to be … 4 versions … behind now in Firefox releases. <shrug> #
  • Awesome! @Sloanmusic #OTC @CBCVancouver. Dartmouth represent! #
  • Boys sent downstairs to get ready for bed. Harmonica music has been drifting up for past 10 minutes. Nobody knows the trouble they've seen. #
  • In honour of @smuttysteff's birthday today, I tried to get on my bike from the opposite side and failed miserably. Happy Birthday Steff! #
  • I want a tech with a short learning curve and a loooooong tail #thereisnocake #
  • The voice actors reading Tweets on the "Twitter as a mood ring" story on the CBC news lend the story that extra bit of credibility. Snort. #
  • Hi @snugabye! @Clippo #
  • Heh. @CBCStephenQuinn: "Is that an issue, as far as you're concerned?" Vic Toews: "No.". A few seconds of stunned silence follow. #OTC #
  • You know, we just don't hear enough kazoo on the radio anymore. Except for today, of course. #OTC #
  • Back at VanAquatic. Supper tonight was a Coffee Crisp and a few gulps of Pepsi #winning #
  • Someone tell me how I can get my iphone to autocorrect tge -> the ?? Of all the things it corrects this should be the most important. #
  • After interviewing @joshgroban last month, @aidanfloyd now hopes to interview @jianghomeshi tomorrow at #cbclivevancouver @cbcvancouver #
  • Don't like his politics, but hard not to like Tweep RT @TonyclementCPC: The new Blink-182 offering sounds pretty much like Angels & Airwaves #
  • I mean how many politicians do you know that reference Blink 182 and A&A in casual conversation!? #
  • OK, this is awesome: A Visual Guide to Navigating NPR's top SF & Fantasy books (via @kemlo) http://t.co/q3nmrTR8 #
  • Looking over the #insite decision, it seems to be a pretty big slap in the face to the Harper Government. Good for them. #SOC #
  • Hey, that's me! RT @kitsilano: Meet Anthony, our new cyclist blogger, and tell him what topics you'd like covered! http://ow.ly/6JRnS #
  • Where did this rain come from? It wasn't in the forecast. Oh, wait, right. Fall in Vancouver. What was I thinking? #
  • #arseniclife is back in the news, this time in the form of an interesting @popsci feature http://t.co/uQGx75SU #
  • RT @neilhimself: There are still tickets to LA on 31 Oct, Seattle on Nov 9 & YVR Nov 6th. #
  • #truth RT @whistlerkristen: A father is someone who carries pictures where money used to be. #
  • Wasn't convinced about the Once Upon A Cookie demo until the 3 yr old and 6 yr old played it. #kinect #
  • Just to add to @karlwoll's tweet, all Different Bikes stores in the Lower Mainland are having their fall clearance sale #bikeyvr #
  • One of framers working the construction site behind us drives a Mercedes SUV. It leads me to wonder if we're the only ones not growing pot. #
  • Somebody swapped our toddler for @The_Pigeon today. We didn't let him drive the bus, though. #
  • Sucked into the hole that is Google Picasa face recognition. Only 4400 faces left to identify! #the4400 #
  • I, for one, am terrified of our robotic dog overlords http://t.co/fovjsTAj (via @engadget) #
  • Cormorants supervise the comings and goings in Coal Harbour http://t.co/i5WuKaRx #
  • Riding the seawall, getting stopped by tourists for photos http://t.co/bk4PLdvW #
  • It's no wonder people hate cyclists. I counted 20 who did not dismount at this "dismount here" gate in 2 minutes http://t.co/xE3TK4G9 #
  • … and 2 who did, 2 who dismounted when they saw me taking pics, and 2 who dismounted thru the gate only to ride thru the crowd. #
  • Case in point. http://t.co/A14ELZ5Y #
  • At the Second Beach playground now. Riding the seawall shows me everything I love about Vancouver, and everything I hate about it. #
  • I seriously doubt there is a more self-absorbed, less considerate, Canadian city with a bigger sense of entitlement. #
  • So let me get this straight: We're cool with torture-ordering, but not recovering addicts & petty assault: http://t.co/pLDp0c3j #
  • Let me just say that this whole "23° tilt" and living at 49° N is great sometimes. Both boys in bed before 7pm. Achievement unlocked! #
  • Lipdubs are a 10¢/doz, but this one's pretty slick: McGill Goodman Cancer Research Centre http://t.co/ioGrr5dM (via, sigh, my dad. On FB.) #
  • BC Public School Employer's Assoc'n is contemplating locking out the striking teachers: http://t.co/sew6GjKb Aiming for the feet, huh? #
  • Apparently we *don't* have a problem with recovering addicts and petty assaulters after all http://t.co/4pfV4BnX (via @buzzbishop) #
  • Apparently Suzanne Anton is Vancouver's Rob Ford. Pandering to the "take back our roads" crowd: http://t.co/978ibsWX #vanpoli #bikeyvr #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-26

Anthony on , 26 Sep 2011 08:15 am
  • Arrr, th' mornin' comes early again. Hopefully th' rest o' th' crew stays in their bunks for a bit longer. #itlapd #
  • Crap. Both kids currently sleeping through the alarm clock. This bodes … poorly. #
  • #YYC dads: You're parents too MT @themotherofall: Moms in Calgary, there are still tickets left for my meetup http://t.co/n8Mg1Oba #
  • "Minimum tipping at restaurants is 17%" Say what? Uh, I don't think so. Hate "minimum" tipping, seems like extortion. @CBCStephenQuinn #
  • How does *this* happen? RT @cbcnewsbc: Dump truck slammed into Hwy 99/ 156 St Surrey overpass. http://t.co/3uHhMFOb #
  • Beavers! Beavers! Beavers! Sharing! Sharing! Sharing! http://t.co/XmbpyhxA #
  • Got robo-dialed by the NPA. The dialer wasn't smart enough to recognize voice mail. I don't think they got the poll results they wanted. #
  • It's good to be here. http://t.co/hr5k1PtN #
  • And now the NPA robodialed my cell. They sure know how to piss off electors, huh? cc: @alexishinde @Nicole013 #vanpoli #
  • Wow. A good dozen people (at least) in my Tweetstream complaining about the NPA robocall. I hope they're paying attention. #vanpoli #
  • Also? Did they call everyone in Vancouver tonight? #
  • There are still 3 @car2goVancouver cars hogging resident parking in front of our building. Some one must be collecting them. #
  • Great analysis of the usage of those fancy separated bike-lanes in Vancouver: http://t.co/iHYW9Tu0 #bikeyvr #
  • More unsolicited robocalls from the NPA. What really gets me is you can't ask to be remove from call list when it's a robodialer. #vanpoli #
  • Good reasons for buying the "single rolls" instead of the "double rolls": minimize the losses when the kid drops in the toilet, or unrolls #
  • So, what's the big conference in that's setting off fireworks this time? Doctors, lawyers, Hell's Angels? #yvr #
  • According to the Vancouver Convention Centre website, the fireworks are for them International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #yvr #
  • A little something to fill my "free" time http://t.co/0zlvMMLN #
  • Wet ride home. Now to make myself pretty for the @anndouglas tweetup. #
  • .@lisasj Raindrops pound pavement // Tires pushing slop around // Biking ain't pretty now #twaiku #
  • 10:30pm, home. Decided to skip the whole "food in a restaurant", opted for waffles at home. They're doing a good job at buffering the beer. #
  • Ditto what she said –> RT @5and1: @anndouglas it was lovely to meet you tonight! #
  • Tail wind and warm rain almost made up for the early-morning ride to work. Almost. #bikeyvr #
  • Is popularity a good metric of quality? Discuss. #
  • Aircraft crash in Yellowknife, NWT RT @moneycoach: devastating photo via @ALegaree http://t.co/sspxVi0z #yzf #
  • It was the Terry Fox run today at school. A's teacher didn't tell the kids or the parents b/c of the teacher's "strike". Idiot. #
  • Turns out there were at least 4 notices that she has refused to give to the kids. Only found out b/c A was in office due to bee sting. #
  • Tell me again how this petty job action isn't affecting kids? #
  • Fed the cats for the 1st time today. Was wondering why they were being so attentive. cc: @LeftCoastMama #
  • Nice! RT @gpstracklog: New geocaching features for the Garmin Montana series; coming soon to others: http://t.co/E6sN7EGJ #
  • Cool intersection design that features "safe" bike lanes http://t.co/avG4wv1Q #bikeyvr #
  • Cool! Geocaching in Keji: MT ParksCanada: Official launch of a new geocaching rte at #Kejimkujik National Park Sept 24. http://t.co/sN4gisoj #
  • Brad Ellis as a Muppet amuses me to no end in Sesame Street Glee parody http://t.co/GrAGdHpm (via, shockingly, @Kimli) #
  • This could be interesting, latest prediction for UARS reentry dumps it in the Pacific at 9:04 pm +/- 3 hrs. 15 mins later puts it over #YVR #
  • Here's the updated map for the UARS reentry http://t.co/3AoGb8q0 #
  • Hanging on by a thread. Literally. http://t.co/wlvhqKsy #
  • 26 pieces of the UARS satellite (532 kg) are expected to be scattered along 1000 kms tonight. http://t.co/Wc1dkc8a #
  • Final updated predicted crash location for the UARS satellite: http://t.co/55ko5qeG Off of Australia, 10:10pm PDT #
  • RT @UARS_Reentry: Radar data delays will now impact altitude accuracy, but before #UARS has commence re-entry, the location will be correct #
  • 30 mins-ish to #UARS reentry. Still looks like it will be splashing down between Antarctica and Australia. #space #deathfromtheskies #
  • Tonight's reading material #uars cc: @citycaucus @badastronomer http://t.co/qLjLmSvP #
  • #uars reentry should be happening now, as it approaches the West Coast of North America. Look up! #deathfromtheskies #
  • #uars about to approach the PNW from the southwest at about 100km altitude. Look up! #deathfromtheskies #
  • #uars now over Alberta. Looks like Vancouver is safe. For now. #
  • Lots of unconfirmed rumors #uars crashed in Northern Canada. If it's still up, it should be crossing NW Africa now. #
  • Seems like #uars is down, waiting for NASA to confirm location. Reports of lights, explosions in Northern Quebec… #
  • In the unlikely event that #uars is still airborne, it should be passing BC from SW to NE right now. #
  • Video from Okotoks, AB supposedly of debris from #UARS http://t.co/IvFmKx7K (via @thenightskyguy) #
  • There's an official rap/autotuned Thomas the Tank Engine theme? Ugh. #
  • It'd be more inspiring if they could spell correctly http://t.co/qk9oKNsH #
  • Stories Along The Trail in Pacific Spirit Park http://t.co/g5EZw5DP #
  • Why do old people in Vancouver have limiters installed that keep them under 40 kph? And why can't we put those in "L" & "N" drivers' cars? #
  • Anyone up for a Vancouver Giants tweetup? Oct 10th, 1 pm game time. #gianttweetup #

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