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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-26

Anthony on , 26 Apr 2010 04:15 am
  • Wondering how the ash cloud is affecting NFLD? RT @AnthonyFloyd: Dude, where's my #ashcloud http://bit.ly/d55l2r [via @gresco and others] #
  • I love Twitter apps that tweet w/o your approval. Not. Sorry for the spam. #
  • W00t! Vancouver Park Board votes to ban smoking on beaches + in parks! Not that there'll ever be any enforcement, tho' http://bit.ly/9CDHh9 #
  • Posted some pictures from this weekend's @geocaching101 event! http://bit.ly/bLzMJk #
  • The historic Okanagan Twitter account @Bradinator shutters today, on the grand occasion of his birthday. Let's have a moment of silence ____ #
  • RT @VancouverLocal: Amazing how Geocaching is really catching on in BC! [BCGA] workshops in May + June! Sign up today: http://bit.ly/bPhxge #
  • RT @NationalDefense: SecDef Gates unveiled a sweeping plan to reform US export control system. [Wonderful, new regs ppl won't understand] #
  • After getting our CRCs at the VPD, grabbing the @policemuseum geocache! #
  • Found @policemuseum geocache but museum director came out + accused us of acting suspiciously. Odd words from man carrying a bloody machete! #
  • Truly a sad day on Twitter. @bradinator retires to the Okanagan, and @CynicalDad hosts his last Chag's Nameless Twitter Radio Show. #
  • RT @manx_cat: @AnthonyFloyd Thanks, man! I LOVE being […] awesome. ;-P #
  • RT @danudey: McAfee AV issued an update today which causes it to wreck itself + your computer. DO NOT LET IT UPDATE. @auroranine #
  • RT @limelitePR: @AnthonyFloyd did you see there's a daddy blogger conference http://bit.ly/cK4GyM [Cool!] #
  • Good god #Canucks How hard is it to make a clean line change? #StupidPenaltiesAlwaysSinkTheCanucks #
  • See? #Canucks #StupidPenalties #AwfulPK #
  • Dear @KellyHrudey: I sincerely doubt Lu is saying "Just ride me; I'm ready to go" in the locker room. o_O #canucks #
  • Oh look, another Vancouver penalty. What's the over/under for seconds before Kings goal? #
  • Newest follower specializes in custom auto parts. What do you think Tweeps, some spinners for my Saturn Vue? Ground effects maybe? #
  • #Canucks didn't even get a chance to get into the penalty box for that goal #DelayedPenaltyPKSucksToo #
  • Watching the #canucks game while @donttrythis (Adam Savage) live tweets the idol results show. I've said it before: The future is *weird* #
  • Wow, #Canucks get a lead in a game, on a powerplay too. #WondersNeverCease #
  • Canucks lead: short-lived. Le sigh. #
  • Hendrik. Wow. #
  • Kes! OK, lead of 2, 0:16 left. This *should* mean they're coming back to Vancouver tied at 2. #
  • Dear Land-Rover-driving-lady who nearly killed me when she didn't look going thru round-about: I might have forgiven but for your laughter. #
  • Seriously. Laughter when I skidded to a halt outside her window. She deserved every word of abuse and scorn I threw at her, and then some. #
  • And who drives a Land Rover on a bike route through Kits? Next time, I'm taking pictures. #
  • And for context for those unaware, I was on a bike on a bike route. That's why I am so pissed. #BikeCommuter #
  • Dear @WINDmobile: Your site says "We are coming to Vancouver very soon early 2010" I'm not sure your def'n of "soon" + "early" agree w/ mine #
  • RT @thekerplunks: Playing at the Artstarts HQ on Saturday – two workshops about instruments 11 am + 1 pm in Vancouver http://bit.ly/daK5Wc #
  • .@kabutar Late to the game, but !? And huh? Sex ed == teenage pregnancy? #
  • RT @gnb: Nice thing about spring weather is that red-light runners have their windows down + you can engage them in insightful conversation #
  • Hey all you YVR geocaching types! There's going to be a fun meet + greet event on May 1st in NewWest: http://www.bit.ly/a97LR7 #
  • Parvati. Survivor. WOW. Next week's going to be tough, though. #
  • Cool beans! @SlvrLambStudios and @Seanfunk's little guy is going to be on BT (YVR) shortly! #
  • So, it's cool to get email from my 5 yr old, but he insists on typing in all caps and I want to stab my eyes out. #
  • Holy crap! This site makes the unlikely claim that Apple will not allow *any* unapproved software on OSX 10.7 http://bit.ly/bemDS4 #
  • Kicked @LeftCoastMama out of the house a few hours ago. I can only assume she'll come back eventually. #
  • I think this Samuelsson guy can stay too. #canucks #
  • Uh, what's with the goaltender shuffle Kings? #Canucks #
  • RT @edlau: WOW SAMUELSSON. Are you kidding me? The folks in charge of the Swedish Olympic team must be shooting themselves in the face now. #
  • Is there a mercy rule for playoff games? Also, do the Kings have a 3rd string goalie? #canucks #regicide #
  • One minute left to play. Will the Kings pull their goalie. Again? #regicide #canucks #
  • A: 20:30, 12:30, 1:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00 Q: When did Quinlan wake up last night? #Zombified #
  • Here's an informed and educated review of the Ont. sex-ed curriculum http://is.gd/bGB5w @ShireenJ @kabutar @erinlouise @smuttysteff @Kimli #
  • I know transfats are bad for you, but the "new" Girl Guide cookies are now an expensive box of "meh" and "blech" #
  • Busy day. Busy, busy day. But, fun! Classes in the am for G & A, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, dinner out, then some geocaching! #
  • Thanks to @SeanFunk and @SlvrLambStudios for some great company this afternoon. Hope the kids xition ok to bed tonight! #
  • Went to a planetarium today for the first time in almost 20 yrs. Almost magical experience. 5 yr old liked, but const. lines wld have helped #
  • RT @Betelgeuse_3: @AnthonyFloyd IT'S SHOWTIME! [Ha, ha, ha @manx_cat a Beetlejuice bot got me] #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-19

Anthony on , 19 Apr 2010 04:15 am
  • The number of bikes on the bike route to work today was staggering. It was like someone turned a switch on. #
  • In other news, spent all morning troubleshooting a problem with our network switch. Joys of working at a small company. #
  • RT @alexishinde: @AnthonyFloyd I didn't understand you when you said you pref'd bike to car/transit a few weeks ago. I totally get it now. #
  • RT @CBCStephenQuinn: Tony Parsons is on CBC's On the Coast w/ Stephen Quinn @4:40 this pm. 88.1 FM Vancouver [Hmm, 3rd-person tweet?] #
  • I wonder who's tweeting for @CBCStephenQuinn. If it's an OTC producer, maybe it should be an OTC account, no? #
  • It'd be interesting to know timelines involved with Ian Handsomemanthing leaving the CBC 6pm show and Tony Parsons joining. Which came 1st? #
  • RT @hollyburn: Today at 3:30, near willow and west 23rd, a stranger approached 2 girls and asked them "If they live in the neighbourhood" #
  • Hard hitting i-view by @CBCStephenQuinn with local CBC TV managing director Johnny Michel. Not just pat-ourselves-on-the-back; refreshing. #
  • I think Gwen's going to be blogging this, but I got a good chuckle out of this pre-prom pic! http://twitpic.com/1f8hy2 #
  • And yes, my hair is tied back in a pony tail. What you can't see are the shaved sides of my head. #ItWasTheEarlyNineties #
  • Venture Vancouer (@vancouverlocal) blogged about our upcoming @geocaching101 with @policemuseum http://bit.ly/dAf6yN + upcoming BCGA GC101's #
  • Speaking of which, that's happening Sunday! Want to come and learn about geocaching and go on a geocaching rally? http://bit.ly/bU2Dwd #yvr #
  • Parents who chose not to vaccinate their kids upset when school board + public health tell them to keep kids out of school. #TheStupidBurns #
  • I don't understand why they hate their kids. I guess they've already demonstrated that common sense isn't prevailing. #AntiVaxxers #
  • Oh no! The kid will miss school! How about vaccinating your kid instead of whining about the consequences of being #
  • Oh no! The kid will miss school! How about vaccinating your kid instead of whining about the consequences of making a bad decision? #
  • Sigh. Nothing but typos today folks. #
  • Dear whiney mother: The school board and public health board are looking out for your kids' interests … in your stead. #
  • Measles is one of the most contagious disease there is. And there is a reliable and safe way to prevent your kid from getting it. #
  • Rick Cluff's soft interview style is boiling my blood with this vaccination story. #
  • Although, the whiney mother sounds like she's done her research now (too little, too late) and is regretting her decision not to vax #
  • RT @joshlavoie: House Season finale shot entirely on a Canon 5D Mark II. Damn! http://bit.ly/cNqkWp #
  • RT @CanadianKelli: woot woot…signed up for geocaching 101 put on by @anthonyfloyd…so excited!! You should come to! http://bit.ly/bU2Dwd #
  • In the post-Easter aftermath, I've been able to stick to my no-chocolate-before-10am rule. Mostly. #nomnomnom #
  • Here's CBC's article on that YVR mom whining about keeping her unvax'd daughter out of school w/ measles outbreak http://bit.ly/9SSxKD #
  • The fact is she's pure and simply wrong. Both in the science and the social and personal responsibility. A very public way to be called out. #
  • .@ShireenJ I blame the ongoing mis-infomation campaign by antivaxxers. They're lying, misleading, and generating fear in ppl. #
  • .@ShireenJ The antivaxxers don't talk sense. They prey on vulnerable people's emotions. Ppl now think that there are legit concerns … #
  • .@ShireenJ … w/ all vaccines due to the nonsense spewed by the antivax movement. Many ppl overlook the social responsibility aspect … #
  • .@ShireenJ … or are too self-centred to look beyond themselves. A vaccination program isn't about YOU not getting something, it's about US #
  • .@kabutar It *IS* a problem if they don't want the vax. The ONLY reason there's an OUTBREAK is due to stupidity/ignorance of antivax parents #
  • .@kabutar Objecting to the MMR vaccine is utter foolishness. The vaccine has a long history for safety. And measles is an awful disease. #
  • Listening to the Allegro from Dvorak's New World Symphony. Rather than helping me code, it's making me want to go our and conquer the world #
  • Sigh. s/our/out . Did I mention it was nothing but typos all day long today? #
  • RT @faberdave: Ocean Concrete's Open House is this Sat. Kids, climb on trucks, loaders & play in 3 loads of sand! http://is.gd/brsw0 #yvr #
  • Anyone want a #tweetup at the Ocean Concrete open house on Saturday? #
  • Thanks everyone for your birthday wishes today — and thanks for putting up with my rants and peculiarities! :D #
  • The community that you can build on Twitter is unlike any other. Friendly and supportive but w/o the superficiality of Facebook. Mostly ;) #
  • YVR's measles outbreak has even caught attention of NPR: http://n.pr/dg5CJD Half the "outbreak" is confined to a single antivax family :( #
  • I think the #Glee character I like best is the piano player. He's the guy *just* on the other side of the 4th wall. He knows what's going on #
  • Ugh. Chasing cat around with baby wipes while feeling rather ill myself. Wednesday, what did I ever do to you? #
  • Seems that PM Harper lied when he said that he gave ethics commish Guergis info. Shouldn't *that* be an issue for ethics commish? #cdnpoli #
  • Wow, @News1130radio reports Horizon's Restaurant on Burnaby Mountain is on fire! #
  • Wow, @Thinkgeek why did it take 6 yrs for Timmy to find a cache!? http://bit.ly/d6oJGm (via @GoGeocaching) #
  • A Dell laptop WILL survive being buried beneath a salt shaker's worth of salt. #ThingsMyKidsTaughtMe #
  • RT @thinkgeek: @AnthonyFloyd His GPS in the TARDIS was borked for awhile. [re: #geocaching TB that took 4 yrs to find a cache] #
  • .@thinkgeek Wait … with a TARDIS shouldn't he have been able to go back in time to put it in a cache? #
  • OK, there might be something to these twins. #canucks #
  • RT @granville_isle: Don't forget Ocean Construction open house 9-5pm Saturday on the Island. Bring the family down and have some fun! #YVR #
  • Whew, we had one hour to finish supper, get the boys to bed, and clean up before some last minute guests arrived. Mission: accomplished! #
  • Never fails. Parents to bed late, kids up EARLY. >yawn< #
  • The forecast is good for tomorrow! Last chance to join us at QE Park for a @geocaching101 event with @policemuseum http://bit.ly/bU2Dwd #
  • Trying to prep for tomorrow's @geocaching101, asked A if he wanted to watch "WALL*E". Told me no, wanted to watch BBC Toy Story documentary #
  • Have you seen the BBC Toy Stories documentaries? Interesting and entertaining, but a 5 yr old choosing over WallE? #
  • Dear @TweetDeck. The pop up windows that I can reply within are nifty. The fact that they OFTEN fade out while I'm typing is INFURIATING. #
  • There is no greater entropy generator known to mankind than a 2 year old. #
  • Wow, 5 mins to drive to Granville Island, 15 mins to find pkg. Need to pick A up from his @carouseltheatre class! #
  • Back from @geocaching101 with @policemuseum. Finally met the elusive @CanadianKelli. I think everyone had a great time, weather was awesome! #
  • Words no parent should hear: "I just erupted like a volcano!" #
  • Space.com claims tomorrow's space shuttle reentry will be visible "two fists" above the N horizon. Too bad about those mountains in the way. #
  • Oh noes! TV came on — channel was Treehouse. And there was Uniqua singing "A Pirate Says 'R'". I'm screwed. #Backyardigans #Earworms #
  • Can anyone recommend a casual restaurant in Vancouver that has the capacity to handle moderately-sized groups? (20-ish) #
  • Wife fell asleep at 7:15, haven't seen her since. #HitTheWall #
  • Dude, where's my #ashcloud http://bit.ly/d55l2r [via @gresco and others] #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-12

Anthony on , 12 Apr 2010 04:15 am
  • RT @BadAstronomer: The most amazing space pic *I have ever seen*. It is that simple. http://is.gd/bfRYJ #
  • Yes, I just used "youse" in a tweet. It *is* a real word. You're just not reading the right dictionaries. :p #
  • RT @realreporter: 13-yr-old girl, 5-yr-old brother, missing from parking lot of Granview Canadian Tire in Van. http://bit.ly/9az6bS #
  • Today, the Canadian dollar is worth more than the American dollar again. It's mostly psychological, but hits our intern'l small company HARD #
  • Why? B/c we get paid in USD while all our expenses are C$. It's like we're an NHL hockey team w/o any on-ice skill. Kinda like the Oilers #
  • Yawn. Another too g-d early telecon. The saving grace to these is leaving the office at 2pm. #
  • This morning's very-early-ride-into-work excitement? Almost hitting a poorly lit, jaywalking (jay-padding?) coyote on UBC campus. #
  • Look who's on Twitter! It's @CBCStephenQuinn from @cbcvancouver #
  • 2c fl 2c sugar .5tsp salt 2tsp b.soda 1c oil 2tsp cinn 1tsp alsp 4 eggs 3c grated carrots. 90 min @ 350F #CarrotCake #140CharRecipe #
  • Yum, carrot cake for @LeftCoastMama's birthday tomorrow. A helped with grating the carrots. Icing goes on tomorrow (recipe to come then) #
  • Hmmm, enticing! RT @sbr*msstr*hlung Hey @AnthonyFloyd, looking to meet local swingers in your area? Check this out [redacted] #StupidBots #
  • For those keeping score, artery-clogging choc cake last wk, hi-cal carrot cake this wk, + lemon meringue pie next wk! Bday month continues! #
  • Ah, spring time! New flowers! Warm weather! The sound of your cats regurgitating the hair they're shedding… #
  • Just read Globe iview w/ Barbara Budd. I have no idea what CBC mgmt was thinking, but they've made a huge mistake http://bit.ly/9u082f #
  • Today, my best friend marks another orbit around the Sun. Happy Birthday @LeftCoastMama! #
  • The future is weird. Someone sent a txt to landline, which Telus txt-2-speech'd, recorded by our VM, transcoded to .wav, sent to my email #
  • How did I miss this? $150 e-Ink e-Reader from Chapters: http://bit.ly/9jpitS #
  • I see the wind has blown all the clouds away! Awesome! We won't be putting on a @geocaching101 event in the rain like we expected. #
  • Apparently @wilw is in Vancouver. Hope the wind doesn't blow him back to LA. Maybe we'll get a Vancouver W00tstock? #
  • http://twitpic.com/1e473i – A beautiful day to learn about geocaching in beautiful Vancouver #
  • Phew, back from a long afternoon in QE park, putting on a @geocaching101 for a local high school. Went extremely well, weather held up! #
  • Observation from today's event: The prevalence of iPhones in the general population is much, much lower than amongst Twitter users. #
  • The carrot cake is a big hit with the under-6 crowd. With the over-6 crowd, too. #nomnomnom #
  • Still lots of space at the Police Museum Geocaching 101 event coming up on April 18th: http://bit.ly/deRQmy Won't you join us? #
  • Watching Idol from a few nights ago. WTH? Dude brought in a bagpiper for "Hey Jude"!? #
  • Ok, just followed by a wedding cake. Married 10 yrs ago, kids *at least* 15 yrs from marriage. I'm not sure the market research is in place #
  • RT @paulandstorm: [S] There once was a girl from Nantucket / She hated limericks. #
  • #YVR Looking outside at the sun and thinking it's time to get back on your bike? Come "Bike the Blossoms" next Saturday http://bit.ly/9GXzz0 #
  • Got a new filing cabinet at work. This excites me way more that it should #TypeA But, it means I'll have a usable desk again! #
  • Ah Fridays. The day when politicians give up. Or are given up. Today, a 2-fer: #CPC #039;s Helena Guergis and #BCLib Kash Heed! #cdnpoli #
  • RT @wilw: When I walked into @scienceworldca I was afraid it was just for kids. Turns out it wasn't; I frakking LOVED it. #
  • I wonder how @gregeh is making out riding the mean streets of Vancouver. Is being a bike courier all that … and a bag of chips? #
  • RT @darrylw4: New show – CAM Ep. 172: @TulameenTurtles http://bit.ly/aTOPee [They're org'ng BC's biggest #gc event: The Great Copper Rush!] #
  • Finally back in the comfort of the concrete jungle after spending the day up the Fraser Valley. #
  • Out geocaching today in an unfamiliar area with full BirdsEye aerial photography on the Oregon. Don't know how we ever cached without it. #
  • RT @granvillemag: City councilor Jang succumbs to peer pressure, rides bike, doesnt die http://ow.ly/1wYOa [hahaha] #
  • Sigh. Woman in her 20s was sexually assaulted this morning on our block. #
  • In other news, local media is reporting that assault happened at 7th Ave, when their own photos clearly show taped off scene btw 8th/B-way #
  • I suppose it's too much to ask your own photographers where they took the photos. Or, to verify with the very hand Google street view. #
  • s/hand/handy #Twypo #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-05

Anthony on , 05 Apr 2010 04:15 am
  • Longest power outage in recent memory, over 2hrs now. No one's getting their cars out of the garage this am! #
  • Dug out some candles, making b-fast by head lamp. Good thing I'm not a coffee drinker! #
  • Anyone in Yaletown with a Pringles can? #NeedMyWiFi #
  • Power has been on twice now, gone out with loud bang each time. Time to go to work. #
  • Third time lucky? Haven't heard a third transformer blow yet, the lights might stay on this time. #
  • Although it was pretty funny with Aidan trying to figure out what things work and what things don't when there's no power. What!? No TV!? #
  • RT @BCLiberalCaucus: Feds passed the HSt in Dec, we're repealing the PST. [Haha, technically true, but interesting spin] #
  • OMG my sinuses can't take this MASSIVE RAIN followed 2 minutes later by BLINDING SUN then GALES OF WIND … then repeat #HumanBarometer #
  • Some very interesting insight on being hired and hiring in the tech industry by local small-business owner @Stv http://bit.ly/b9PQg6 #
  • RT @DanGoodchild: Where's the kaboom? There's supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom! [LHC fully operational today!] #
  • I don't understand kids part MMDIII: Aidan is having a melt-down over W10th Ave becoming University Blvd at UBC. Yeah, I have no idea. #
  • News that the grad pub at UBC (Koerner's) has had its liquor license withdrawn is sad, but not surprising. UBC grads need better alternative #
  • Uh, after reading this: http://bit.ly/aT8kF5 it seems I need to follow the 'old lady' @MargaretAtwood #
  • Our Christmas cactus is mightily confused, blooming in March… http://twitpic.com/1c3cb4 #
  • That looks like lightning on the North Shore. Either that, someone's filming another apocalyptic movie downtown. #yvr #
  • Interesting reads by some local gurus: @davemacdonald on bikes http://bit.ly/bVoFB3 + @JonJennings on Agile development http://bit.ly/cgtfXX #
  • For some reason the @CBCVancouver online stream today is actually @cbcnorth . While interesting, not quite what I'm looking for. #
  • Another Canadian charter airline bites the dust. Skyservice shuts down, Sunquest and Signature Vacation travellers left in the lurch? #
  • Home at last. Dealing w/ a customer challenge work that was done 5 yrs ago is irritating. Saw my kids 1 hr today, hate not seeing them in pm #
  • Dear geek friends. This collective madness called the iPad? Still don't get. Yes, I know I'm not the target audience … but why are you? #
  • Huh. Smoke detector just went off for no apparent reason. Unsettling. Changed the battery, we'll see what happens. #
  • RT @danudey: Remember, tomorrow is Hate The Internet Day. Believe nothing. #
  • RT @geowoodstock: Want to be the Ace of Spades? The Joker? The King of Hearts? GW8 Deck of Cards bidding live! http://tinyurl.com/yagl53f #
  • This Granville Island Brockton IPA is pretty good. So is this one… #
  • I need to get an AT&T signal w/o crossing the US border. Anyone know a place in Tsawwassen or Surrey where I'm guaranteed a signal? #
  • The Garmin Birdseye imagery is very cool. It is, however, v. slow d/l'ing images. And a bit awkward to work with in Basecamp. But, awesome! #
  • Thought it might be a nice, quiet day in the office today (I'm swapping today's holiday for one next week) but the boss called me at 9:15! #
  • Crazy. It's 27C in Ottawa right now, 5C in Vancouver. Welcome to the new springtime in Canada. #
  • Hello, hello, hello, hello. Hello, hello, hello, how low. #NeedsEntertainment #AloneInOffice #
  • For no apparent reason, @CityofVancouver engineering has closed Spruce St right beside our condo. WTF? Makes getting out of our garage hard. #
  • I mean, sure, it's windy. And yes, there are trees there. But, there are lots of other trees in Vancouver, lining open roads. #
  • Mystery solved. There is a tree that is _about_ to come down but hasn't yet. Clearly @CityofVancouver was merely being prudent. #
  • Weird intersection of interests today as I verify cache coords for upcoming @geocaching101: Easter Egg hunts in the park! #
  • http://twitpic.com/1d7rpv – The Easter Bunny isn't a very good cache hider, btw #
  • Hey @ALotofLoves @kevleviathan @StacieBee @johnbiehler FWIW we got an AT&T signal as soon as we hit 56th St on Hwy 17 in Tsawwassen! #
  • Sitting in the parking lot of a Starbux slurping wifi, finishing setting up our US cell phone. And tweeting. The future is surreal. #
  • And now? Some geocaching in Tsawwassen! #
  • Finished logging today's caches. On our way back home, we though we'd logged 6 on the day but GPS field notes show 7. Middle age is rough :) #
  • Aidan had his 1st @CarouselTheatre class today. One kid came out saying "I loved it!". Aidan came out and said "I had *so much* fun"! #
  • I can only conclude that the class was a tonne of fun, or @CarouselTheatre spent the hour teaching the kids how to sing their praises! :D #

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