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Commentary and processes of J C Lawrence:
systems architect,
contrarian,
theorist,
sailor,
hacker,
virtual world designer,
linux-user,
aquarist,
disquisitor,
cat breeder,
raconteur,
game designer,
ludophile,
bibliophile,
numismatist,
speculator and
theologiser
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Twitter Week: 2010-08-29
- My respect for @timoreilley and #gov2.0 was just validated with PopVox (http://www.popvox.com/blog/). Thanks guys! #
- @jdludlow Yeah, but each is also an opportunity to lay out the line again. in reply to jdludlow #
- RT @neilhimself: SF Movie posters from an alternate universe where even the Roman #s were different. Some great ones. http://bit.ly/cNqjXz #
- RT @sciam: To celebrate our 165th anniversary, Scientific American is offering 1845 prices on subscriptions! http://bit.ly/b9iNLM #
Twitter Week: 2010-08-22
- RT @newscientist: From here to infinity: the struggle to save arithmetic http://bit.ly/bJYER4 #
- RT @newscientist: Add salt as required: the recipe for fresh water http://bit.ly/9nCucJ #
- ♺ @hnshah: RT @om: Yet Another Bollywood Satire, Thanks The Guild http://tinyurl.com/2choh7n [If only] #
- RT @timoreilly: Wow – this could change dynamics of #ebooks: in Japan, people are digitizing their own http://bit.ly/acMv8F via @naypinya #
- @brettspiel: Yeah, but I really don't want to cross media-type boundaries in that discussion. in reply to brettspiel #
- ♺ @NASA: Commercial partner, SpaceX, completed its 1st Dragon high altitude drop test. http://www.spacex.com/updates.php [I'm excited!] #
- @brettspiel Gotcha, and not a bad comparison given the Japanese situation I tweeted about earlier. in reply to brettspiel #
- @BrenoKummel I've not tracked Essen this year as I usually do. 1880, Poseidon, Winsome Collection… in reply to BrenoKummel #
- RT @GamesOnTheBrain: Chicago Express Coming to the iPhone http://bit.ly/cxeMHZ #boardgames #iphone #ipod [Yowzers!] #
Twitter Week: 2010-08-15
- @GreatDismal I'm pleased with Tweetdeck for iPad in reply to GreatDismal #
- ‘John Doe’ Who Fought FBI Spying Freed From Gag Order After 6 Years: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/08/nsl-gag-order-lifted/ #
Twitter Week: 2010-08-08
- ♺ @jodrellbank: The Perseids are coming! Follow @virtualastro @britastro for next week's #Meteorwatch news (trailer: http://bit.ly/9sST8p) #
- ♺ @GreatDismal: RT @dgroundsel: Aluminum foil ship floating on sulphur hexafluoride gas http://bit.ly/cm2ZSi [and http://is.gd/e32mP #
- RT @oneillkza: Stock exchange crop circles connected to July theft of Goldman-Sachs HFT software? http://ow.ly/2l7hM http://ow.ly/2l7ae #
- Mike Calhoon just won 1849 by going bankrupt on the 10H — our first ever bankrupt victor. Well done Mike! #18xx #
- ♺ @davemcclure: OH: "Apple is the Willy Wonka of the tech world." #iPhoneAsEverlastingGobstopper #GoldenTicket #
- ♺ @sciam: RT @lornina: #tcmy10 there's no such thing as sustainable water. Bruce Brandfon of Scientific American #
Twitter Week: 2010-08-01
- @snicholson: I am a grumpy old man god dammit ! And get off my lawn! in reply to snicholson #
- RT @newscientist: Green machine: Aircon that doesn't warm the planet http://bit.ly/cPzaqL #
- What if I allowed players to put properties back on the market in Corner Lot? #
- @alizatw I'm think more a way to recoup liquidity during the mid-game recession. in reply to alizatw #
- @alizatw There's a rank & ordering problem there. Also fiddly. Not so keen. Inject at highest order is simpler & often hard decision. in reply to alizatw #
- @scottredracecar Likely limited to once per game per player. As the game is currently ~1hr, I'm not so worried by length. in reply to scottredracecar #
- @alizatw Of course, but you (only) get what it sells for. Call it "flipping". in reply to alizatw #
- @GamesOnTheBrain: No, insert in price-order instead of bid/buy/pass. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
- @sedjtroll: The rules decide what is in and out of scope. in reply to sedjtroll #
- @richardtempura Dunno. What if you tested Corner Lot? I won't be at WBC. in reply to richardtempura #
- @alizatw: The one I've heard most recently is "sweater kittens". in reply to alizatw #
- @alizatw: They both tend to create autonomous uncontrolled endocrinal and hormonal responses that are prone to positive feedback loops. in reply to alizatw #
- RT @newscientist:Emotions evolved as tools to manipulate others into cooperating http://bit.ly/cVeI6Z [This is a new thought?] #
- RT @GreatDismal:Las Palmas Woman http://bit.ly/ahDDpU #
- RT @timoreilly:"If you were hacking since age 8, it means you were privileged" http://bit.ly/aD92rm via @laurelatoreilly [Since age 13] #
- RT @alleyinsider:Side-By-Side Comparison Shows Just How Slow Your Old iPhone Is by @willwei http://read.bi/9N5Tmt #
- RT @newscientist:Phytoplankton in decline: bye bye food chain? http://bit.ly/cuzZ3B #
- Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943: http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/ #
- RT @newscientist: Graphene bubbles mimic super-powerful explosive magnetic field. Yes that's right: *mimic* http://bit.ly/ccYKvg #
- @andsoerinsaid There is enough innuendo in that tweet to be TMI. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid: First he handles everything, then you suck at dating. What's next, an election or a dry-cleaner? in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- RT @neilhimself: I LOVE these photos. Scottish landscapes, african wildlife: http://bit.ly/cqW8hD (thank you @olganunes) #
- @ChrisTheCat Hansa Teutonica got more of a shrug here. in reply to ChrisTheCat #
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