Month: June 2011

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-26

Eurozone ministers delay decision on new Greek bailout http://bit.ly/jGgHO4 #
Gov looks to sell BoI stake to private investors. http://bit.ly/lR2Jux #
@paulmwatson ya know what connects us to the #cloud .. the #pipe 🙂 #
slowly worked my way back into the gym with 2 x 2 hr workouts & newly aching leg muscles #
@ronanlyons ironically, this is an all too common phenomenon. "dear all, please stop sending emails to all… " #
Economic historian Albrecht Ritschl describes Germany as "worst debtor nation of the past century" http://bit.ly/kFvdHv (via @colettebrowne) #
@jbwan because he said he didn't like him prior to the election & Ray won't back down on anything. #
@ghook parents wth hi expectations send thr kids to gd schools & unis. Thy attract the bst teachers etc. self-fulfilling prophecy #
@stephenkinsella the JLC system is overly complex. I know biz with 4 different rates/premises. JLC reform needed but so are rent reductions #
The Euro #credit derivative beast has an number and the number is 616 Bn, http://nyti.ms/ml5knO #
@vdmeersven @edeljennings cool social "design patterns" site, thanks #
@brianmlucey keep thinking of der spiegel's piece on past german debt transgressions. http://bit.ly/kFvdHv #
Soros claims #euro exits are "probably inevitable" http://bloom.bg/kLnR1N #

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@thenext50k I'd follow them but they'd only use the follower count as some kind of stat to suggest how many #tippcasino fans there are #
@rjrodger not that I ever talk about dev stuff on twitter 🙂 #
@normanwyse right but other cities benefit by Waterford not having a uni so they don't care #
@normanwyse yep. generally that brigade are most at risk when academic funding leaves the capital #
@colettebrowne it must be genetic. they've both got cheating genes and can't help themselves 🙂 #
@normanwyse sounds like a good idea. make it so ! #
@mofoghlu @pixievondust absolutely. watched it again recently & I still love GPB #
Ireland softens stance on senior bondholders via #ft http://on.ft.com/k46U4p #
Prof Andre Sapir "markets lacking confidence that the measures taken…are going to produce a sustainable solution" http://bit.ly/kQ8GYG #
"GNP … measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile" – Robert Kennedy #
Discussion on #slashdot about data usage caps and the #cloud is worth a read http://bit.ly/len80t #

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Ever wondered why an email hasn't been responded to? The courteous.ly service shows how swamped a gmail a/c is http://bit.ly/j1BCkl #
#eurozone #bailout challenge to be heard by German courts in July http://reut.rs/m6CtQi #
Turns out some personal electronic devices can actually affect avionic sensors http://abcn.ws/lH7ggG #
Citibank credit card hack affects 200k card holders http://ti.me/iQeePs #
@ronanlyons always thought it was a bit odd that there was such a focus on neuro-structure rather than cyclical levels of chemicals/hormones #
Doesn't seem to be anything about Brian Lenihan's passing on rte or the Irish Times yet but it's on several ot… (cont) http://deck.ly/~wH0q4 #
@niamhpitts it's because of the hoax yesterday http://bit.ly/kXndHl #
@topgold they're confused by the "cruel hoax" yesterday http://bit.ly/kXndHl tbh so was I #
@niamhpitts yes but as it was just yesterday they didn't want to print the story until it had been confirmed by multiple sources #

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@feylya comments like that destroy my self esteem 😀 #
Microsoft tell chip makers to work with only one tablet vendor http://bloom.bg/mtmXOf #
Man cheats on MCAT exam using a pinhole camera & a team of unwitting helpers http://bit.ly/iElRly #
Goldman is 'Too big to prosecute' http://buswk.co/k7pxCo (via @RebelCapitalist) #
@normanwyse in fairness the analyst was just providing his reasoned opinion which I agree with, disturbing as it is #
@normanwyse equally, I'm sure their very smart algo-trading platform has picked up all that as positive sentiment 🙂 #
The Microsoft-Nokia takeover story won't die it seems. http://read.bi/lqZLzT #
@vdmeersven invisible pi still makes me hungry #
@ghook he probably believes sesame st. turns kids into commies too. Ask him next time he's on 🙂 #
Really enjoyed Ewan McIntosh's workshop at #edtech11 (http://bit.ly/8vwTQE for more info) #
@GTCost is that based on a report / journal article and, if so, could you direct me to it please ? #
@GTCost thanks for the link #
@lwidger lol, real pity me+ @jasonmadigan had to go. Everybody at the next meeting could have benefited from his workshop 🙂 #
@thenext50k breakfast of champions. Where did you get mountain dew? (abroad?) #
@thenext50k wow, haven't seen it in the local tescos but I'll have a look #