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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-25

Anthony on , 25 Jul 2011 08:15 am
  • A 360 view from our campground this morning. #Moab #floydsgobad http://360.io/7FAR3J #
  • Wow, it's hotter in Ontario than here in the Utah desert. Go figure. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-18

Anthony on , 18 Jul 2011 08:15 am
  • The day started poorly. 8am telecon where the first slide had "utilized" on it 3 times. Speaker actually said "used" then corrected himself. #
  • New fire manual at work. Under section for "new employees" is: "Become familiar with fire." Uh, no, I don't want them playing w/ matches. #
  • Turns out the portable speakers whose jack I resoldered 3 times don't actually work unless powered. My faith in multimeters is restored. #
  • Animated gifs on G+ are enough to keep away from it. Far away. #dontgottimeforthatshit #
  • .@cogno Congratulations! #
  • Really? The journalism environment is THIS fickle? RT @jstrocel: "Dog Kills Local TV News Writer!" http://ow.ly/5CEzR #
  • Q starts D-1 by getting up at 5:50am. Me: "Why are you up so early?" Him: "We're picking up the RV today!" There is some excitement here. #
  • Hey folks, I'm tweeting mainly at @FloydsGoBad for the next 3 weeks while our family goes on vacation. See also http://www.floydsgobad.net #
  • .@Ambient_Skater Not everyone that follows me will want to know about the vacation. This way, it's all opt-in. #
  • We're off for three weeks! This account will be mostly silent and the family will be tweeting from @FloydsGoBad (last time, I swear!) #
  • Crossed into Alberta and turned on the radio — @jannarden is playing. Is this required by law? #
  • Picked up 43 caches today! Yowza. #bestofthebad #geocaching #floydsgobad #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-11

Anthony on , 11 Jul 2011 08:15 am
  • While parents in Peterboro freak out over Wifi in schools, you can get "Radio Frequency Facelifts" and "Infrared Saunas" in Vancouver. #
  • Heh. "If I see a cougar or mountain lion, I *know* it's in a bad mood and I have a problem" – Interviewee on CBC radio right now. #
  • Helicopters, sirens, collapsing hydro towers. Are we *sure* we didn't have an earthquake? #
  • Offending helo keeping tabs on Fairview/False Creek. WTH? http://campl.us/chcO #
  • OK. True Blood's second episode this season was a bit better than the first. #
  • And the helicopter's back. Must have needed to refuel. I wonder if we're going to be harassed all night long? #
  • John Larroquette is awesome when he plays lawyers. Tonight, it's SVU. But: West Wing, Night Court, etc. #
  • Sounds like tomorrow's going to be a bad day to be in Surrey and Coquitlam. Also, to work for BC Hydro. #TowerCollapses #
  • BC Hydro blaming tower collapse "unexpected erosion" due to high water levels in the river according to Global TV. #
  • Um, was that erosion or corrosion? Regardless, that seems far-fetched. #TowerCollapse #
  • Turns out BC Hydro *knew* about problems with stability of the transmission towers! http://bit.ly/jIOzNY #
  • If the Skytrain problems caused some problems yesterday, it's nothing like the problems commuters are facing today. #commutageddon #
  • Anyone have a favourite offline wordpress.org editor? Will be doing road-trip blogging starting next week, spotty internet coverage. #
  • Programming note: Our family road trip starts next week. Rather than flood this acct with it, I'll be tweeting from @FloydsGoBad #
  • Early morning phone calls from family back east are never good news calls. #
  • Another meeting with US tech sales person. ADmin again. And "onboarding". <shudder> #
  • Thesis: "Twitter chats" are an abuse of your followers. Discuss. #
  • Somewhat revised thesis: "Twitter parties" are an abuse of your followers. #
  • Maybe google+ huddles will take care of them? #
  • For the nighttime crowd: I'll be tweeting from @FloydsGoBad starting next week while we're on vacation. This acct will be mostly silent. #
  • I fully expect my Klout score to plummet. Oh well. #
  • Easiest decision I've made today. #hst http://instagr.am/p/HD_Lb/ #
  • Awesome 360 of the Lynden City Park uber-playground http://360.io/6JjQtj #
  • The worst thing about the HST referendum ballot was licking *3* envelopes. My tongue hates me now. Also? Why can't we do this online yet? #
  • Beautiful ride into work, but it's going to be a hot one today. Summer has arrived in YVR! #
  • From the don't-make-threats-you're-not-willing-to-follow-through-with file: Q is happily in bed now. This portends badly for the morning. #
  • Google+ invites: I haz them. DM me your gmail account address and I'll hook you up. #
  • The Google+ invites seem to be going out at variable speeds. If you've asked for one, I've sent it but … patience may be required. #
  • I'll say this about Google, the hype machine is working for them on this one #
  • One kid in bed insanely early, one kid yet to get to bed. How could this possibly go wrong? #
  • Wow, we crashed Google. I'm utterly locked out of all my Google services: gmail, g+, etc… #
  • … and the firehose is shut off. Sorry folks, no more invites. #google #
  • Bomb squad shuts down Wetherby to find a geocache: http://ow.ly/1uoJV2 Should urban #geocaching be banned? #
  • A Slashdot (remember that?) commenter described geocaching as "like Facebook, but outdoors." :facepalm: #
  • In advance of our upcoming RV trip, I've been rather enjoying reading this blog from other RV'ing newbs http://bit.ly/kZ5sib #
  • People hate on Mondays, but Thursdays run me down the most. Braaaaiiinnnnssss #
  • Google+ invites are open again. If you still want one, DM me a gmail addx! #
  • .@wilw's Law: Don't be a duck #replaceawordinafamousquotewithduck #
  • Good morning Tweeps! Head over to NASA TV http://ow.ly/1uqnMZ to watch the last launch, ever, of a space shuttle. #
  • Today's last shuttle flight #STS135 is scheduled for 8:26 PDT, but you can watch live video prep right now on NASA TV http://t.co/6ItLrU4 #
  • Shuttle Atlantis has been cleared for launch (no weather hold!) Expect liftoff at 8:26 PDT Watch: http://t.co/6ItLrU4 #sts135 #lastshuttle #
  • Last shuttle launch in 1 min! #
  • Main engine cut off (MECO) and external tank separation. Space Shuttle Atlantis is in space! #sts135 #
  • It takes a special type of stupid to ride your bike without a helmet on your head, but hanging on your handlebars. #
  • Thanks to @polarisdotca for hooking us up with a Galileoscope! Now to figure out how to put it together… #
  • Run off the road by driver taking S corner on the wrong side of the road. Yelled. A lot. House owner asked why I was so angry. #bikeyvr #
  • Nearly hit by a car then taken to task for getting "angry". Was I off base? http://t.co/n6uo73N #bikeyvr #
  • "Our" Best of the Bad legacy #geocache has been published 770 kms away! http://t.co/98l6UTm Thanks to @cbgeocaching. Can't wait to find it! #
  • Wow. MT @smuttysteff: Canadian? Politically, journalistically aware? You need to read this! Not? Ditto. http://t.co/By5vfyu #
  • Happy birthday @Scouter_Mike! Although I'm not sure I believe Gert about the 40 thing. So nice of the scouts to throw a big party for you! #
  • Just a reminder: Starting next week, this account will go silent(ish) while we're on vacation. You can follow our road trip @FloydsGoBad #
  • We'll be in Las Vegas in a few weeks for One Night Only. Staying at a hotel, but looking for babysitter for kids. Any suggestions? #
  • After "meeting" so many people through Twitter, seeing real names in G+ confuses me. #firstworldproblems #
  • Grandview Superstore. 4 cashiers open and ours has stalled b/c someone had more stuff than dollars. 10 mins in line and counting. #
  • Google+ reminds me of an RSS reader that allows comments. It aggregates short-form "posts", and has built-in commenting. Right? #
  • And at the moment, poor commenting. No threading. If a "post" has many comments, impossible to wade through them. #googleplus #
  • Do G+ comments need ranking then? Some way to filter comments by number of +1's they've received? Should there be a "-1" too? #googleplus #
  • On tge one hand, Galileo didn't have these instructions. On the other hand, he didn't have *these* instructions, http://instagr.am/p/HYQRk/ #
  • Galileoscope parts http://instagr.am/p/HYRf-/ #
  • Completed Galileoscope. Not as difficult as I thought it might be! http://instagr.am/p/HYb2L/ #
  • Family over for dinner tonight after afternoon of cleaning & trip prep. Beat. 8am conference call tomorrow. Later, gators. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-04

Anthony on , 04 Jul 2011 08:15 am
  • Not dead yet RT @BreakingNews: Venezuelan lawmaker, general: President Chavez is improving after surgery in Cuba – AP http://apne.ws/mr5vLa #
  • RT @landsharkz: When all else fails go #geocaching #
  • RT @granville_isle: Coming to @granville_isle on #CanadaDay Park your bike for FREE from 9am-9pm w/ B.E.S.T Bike Valet http://bit.ly/jBp5bb #
  • Going over lines with Aidan. I suspect this will be an oft-repeated exercise. #
  • I am 85% Canadian. How Canadian are you? http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/index.asp #
  • Sad. Irrational. RT @davidakin: Angry parents go nuts on school board in P'boro over plans to put wi-fi in schools http://bit.ly/jMrJkC #
  • I wonder if those parents are going to demand a Faraday cage around schools to keep cell signals out too? And radio. And TV. FRS? #
  • Cleaning staff apparently left behind a creepy plastic looks-like-a-cigarette pen behind last night. Uh, what? Also? Really? #
  • Ooo-ooo-ooooo ooo-ooo-ooooo-ooo-ooo ooo ooo. #earworm #ducksauce #
  • "My naturopath, who specializes in autism … EM rad cld have contributing effect on development of autism" :headdesk: http://bit.ly/m6uavY #
  • Every. Single. Interaction with the strata's property manager devolves into some sort of passive-aggressive argument. Frustrating. #
  • Apropos of nothing: Misogyny is much more prevalent than it should be, cultural differences be damned. #
  • Just sat on the couch as A ran through two pages of dialogue w/o looking at the script. Um, wow. #theatre #
  • RT @News1130radio: B.C. drivers' bad behaviour is causing road rage: study http://bit.ly/iFeQbW [In other news, rain is wet, sky is blue] #
  • Hmmm. @neilhimself is on @CraigyFerg tonight. But so is Paris Hilton. I'm the very definition of conflicted now. #
  • A perfect bookend to a :headdesk: sort of day — Paris Hilton preceding Neil Gaiman on The Late, Late Show. Why is this woman on my tele !?! #
  • I would rather watch Charlie Sheen than Paris Hilton. This is a startling revelation. #
  • Crazy busy day to end Aidan's first year of school. By some minor miracle, both kids are still asleep. #
  • The volume a toddler's bladder can hold is fearsome. Particularly when it's emptied over your bathroom floor. #
  • Congratulations to @CarouselTheatre for winning a $25k grant from The Keg's "Thanks A Million" program! #yvr Thanks to all who voted online! #
  • Great time at the @carouseltheatre party (thanks to The Keg!) and now Aidan's off to his audition while Q and I chill at a playground. #
  • Ah Commercial Drive. This guy takes time out from his yoga to check his phone every 30s http://instagr.am/p/GpDQs/ #
  • I wonder how long an audition for a 6 yr old can take? Pushing 45 min now… #
  • Home, finally. Aidan had a great time with his audition! Even if nothing comes out of it, it was a wonderful experience for him. #theatre #
  • RT @NatalieClancy: Cleanup of landslide on Highway 1 not going well. Don't count on it re-opening before the long weekend. #
  • Standing at a bus stop on Broadway, somehow connected to UBC wifi. Huh? #
  • RT @findchico: This is just too ridiculous: RT @CKNW: Rioters claim copyright infringement on Youtube http://bit.ly/iR5fKf #
  • After receiving spam tweet from someone I know, just checked my Twitter authorized apps: "Trophy Course Hunters"? WTH? I don't think so! #
  • Has Twitter had a break-in? Or has some application gone rogue? I'm very careful on what apps I authorize. #
  • Today was one of those days I am glad I'm *still* bringing my rain gear w/ me to work. Skies opened up 5 minutes before leaving. #yvrweather #
  • "Coalition Members Say Report Verifies LightSquared Plan Defies Laws of Physics" from: http://bit.ly/l2dzH9 (#GPS #geocaching #
  • Me and Q, last night: http://yfrog.com/h32vqlkj #carouseltheatre #
  • I'm disappointed that we don't get big fake cheques when we get awarded contracts at work http://yfrog.com/h08ipbhzj #carouseltheatre #
  • To counter @alexishinde's live-tweeting of the Rush concert, I will now download and play the Poison pack on Rock Band. #
  • Playing the *one* Rush song that we have in Rock Band, just so I can imagine what @alexishinde is going through: The Trees #
  • Seriously? The oaks and the maples and the what now? I got bored in the middle. #rush #
  • OK, I'm done slagging Rush for the night. Time to go fold laundry. Which, it should be noted, is preferred over listening to Rush :) #
  • Aidan picked out all his clothes for today last night: Jeans and a long-sleeved sweater. Not sure how he knew it'd be this cold & grey today #
  • Turned on the CBC Canada Day coverage … just in time to catch @danmanganmusic ! Win! #
  • Awesome retro CBC logo shirt on @danmanganmusic's trombonist. Maybe the first time I've actually liked a trombonist. ;) #
  • I get the feeling that Wills and Kate are smirking at the awful French accents of the various Conservative gov't members. #
  • Called an audible and now Q is down for a nap. Canada Day festivities are on pause until this afternoon. #
  • Canada Day on Granville Island. http://campl.us/b7VR #
  • Waiting patiently at the Lynden border crossing. Waving at the Funks just across the boundary. #
  • Back from a day trip to Bellingham/Lynden. Bit of shopping, a bit a caching, a bit of Stinging Nettle. #
  • Jazz Festival is jazzy. And loud. #
  • Bikes loaded, lunches packed. Heading to Chilliwack! #
  • Oh hai Chilliwack. Didn't think we might need jackets! #
  • Took 2 hours but managed to navigate the back roads from Chilliwack to Vancouver w/o getting caught up in the Hwy 1 debacle. #
  • So glad @Seanfunk let us tag along with him #geocaching today. Made for an easy 10 finds as he seemed to be able to sniff them all out! #
  • Finished logging our 11 #geocaching finds, 2 DNFs out in Chilliwack today. H/t to @seanfunk for being a geocaching sleuth today! #
  • Great circles are weird. Our geocaching centroid is N 51° 11.843 W 105° 12.705 but haven't found anything above 50° 48' http://t.co/T7nYVfJ #
  • A handful of cute kids out #geocaching in Chilliwack today http://yfrog.com/hsg26daj #
  • Vancouver, 10:16pm http://instagr.am/p/G7TBh/ #

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