{"id":712,"date":"2010-05-16T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/?p=712"},"modified":"2010-05-19T10:48:12","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T10:48:12","slug":"twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-05-16-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/?p=712","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"aktt_tweet_digest\">\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> is it out on bluray yet? <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/13726488015\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13726653497\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> nah it&#8217;s OK. I&#8217;ll get it out thanks <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/13726769475\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13737148184\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> in fairness, they don&#8217;t need to. Any of economics, maths, physics or various engineering courses would be fine <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/13736615378\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13737259048\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> they should be. I agree there&#8217;s a prob but maths is not required as a primary deg given the no of maths intensive degrees <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/13737510403\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13739014670\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reading a paper arguing that cloud won&#8217;t catch on for telco&#8217;s as it&#8217;s proprietary.  Naive in the extreme! <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13739080151\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>thought it was interesting listening to Moore McDowell on the radio this morning talking about the EU guarantee scheme <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13751546248\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Said the US plan was working but they had let banks go. Emphasised deficit control but no comment about stimulus <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13751595449\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>#rtefl how about allowing &#8220;none of the above&#8221; as a legitimate voting option <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13751832885\">#<\/a><!--more--><\/li>\n<li>RT @ronanmorris: Don&#8217;t agree with Martin. Some brilliant people do not have the glad-handing skills to become a TD #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23rtefl\">rtefl<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13751952885\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/declancashin\">declancashin<\/a> so true, he&#8217;s shouting down anyone who disagrees <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/declancashin\/statuses\/13752004029\">in reply to declancashin<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13752069946\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The US system of electing president, then pres appoints experts is fine. We could curtail the lobbyist excesses easily enough #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23rtefl\">rtefl<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13752243314\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No leaks about the #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23uk10\">uk10<\/a> coalition negotiation. Just shows that &#8220;normal&#8221; leaks are deliberate <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13776854884\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elaine Byrne writes in the Irish TImes about the undermining of democracy as the global financial crisis worsens <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bFfnWb\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/bFfnWb<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13780216043\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learning from the Finns &#8211; how Finland developed the OECD&#8217;s no. 1 ranked education system <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/9njk6A\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/9njk6A<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13782441688\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcochrane\">davidcochrane<\/a> I&#8217;m sure 2 jags prescott will give him a loan of one of his <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcochrane\/statuses\/13803397747\">in reply to davidcochrane<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13803491267\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcochrane\">davidcochrane<\/a> thoughtful of them. does our taoiseach get a complementary merc when they retire? <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcochrane\/statuses\/13804462514\">in reply to davidcochrane<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13805359890\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In a bid to give Joe Duffy something to talk about 2moro, many headshop highs are now illegal <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/aaPZGu\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/aaPZGu<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13807034031\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcochrane\">davidcochrane<\/a> honestly wasn&#8217;t sure but was sure you&#8217;d be the man to ask \ud83d\ude42 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcochrane\/statuses\/13805438853\">in reply to davidcochrane<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13807054143\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I must stop using the term &#8220;switch&#8221; to refer to anything, at any network layer, that does something interpretable as switching <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13862720218\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> we drove to dub &amp; back today, didn&#8217;t know you were up in Dub <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/13862724443\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13862792456\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> knew I should be checking latitude every few minutes \ud83d\ude42 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/13866402474\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13869478184\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bignange\">bignange<\/a> @<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jbwan\">jbwan<\/a> so did I. The reliability is OK, better than a volkswagen but not as good as a skoda <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bignange\/statuses\/13873034103\">in reply to bignange<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13874654768\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Apple v HTC intellectual property spat continues, grow up children <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/9hGC06\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/9hGC06<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13908256229\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @topgold: Facebook in Reality: Another Idiots of Ants reality bit. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dqKEyL\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/dqKEyL<\/a> &lt;lol <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13908372106\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>in the place between tiredness &amp; redbull-induced enthusiasm <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13929670918\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> Friday laughs! fortune magazine manage to make TC look reasonable \ud83d\ude42 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/tcrn.ch\/cR2lRn\">http:\/\/tcrn.ch\/cR2lRn<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/13964131006\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> clunky but a step in the right direction I think. If only both displays could be integrated seamlessly <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14045212830\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14056588229\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Swedish cartoonist goes into hiding following arson attack on his home <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bGWgDO\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/bGWgDO<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14093890882\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s w\/ Mclaren right now? Poor tyre choice yesterday &amp; now a mistake which blows up Button&#8217;s engine. It&#8217;s amateur hour #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23f1\">f1<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14095806959\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> I&#8217;d prefer an Audi R8 GT <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/9F6JRV\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/9F6JRV<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14095712912\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14095861872\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/patphelan\">patphelan<\/a> the mclaren mechanics did 1\/2 his job for him today <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/patphelan\/statuses\/14095929286\">in reply to patphelan<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14095994774\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The safety car driver is earning his money today.  Button may be out but a Mercedes is leading the race \ud83d\ude42 #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23f1\">f1<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14096452992\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> love the SLS merc but wouldn&#8217;t buy 1 (well, maybe :)) <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14096450485\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14096511129\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mclaren telling lewis to &#8220;manage the brakes&#8221;. Hamilton responds wondering do they &#8220;want him to race?&#8221; #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23f1\">f1<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14096985366\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>did schumi just sneak in there ahead of alonso? #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23f1\">f1<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14099272190\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/f1fanatic_co_uk\">f1fanatic_co_uk<\/a> noticed that too.  haha! knew he&#8217;d take advantage of the better traction. <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/f1fanatic_co_uk\/statuses\/14099263470\">in reply to f1fanatic_co_uk<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14099320789\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@paulmwatson is it out on bluray yet? in reply to paulmwatson # @paulmwatson nah it&#8217;s OK. I&#8217;ll get it out thanks in reply to paulmwatson # @paulmwatson in fairness, they don&#8217;t need to. Any of economics, maths, physics or various engineering courses would be fine in reply to paulmwatson # @paulmwatson they should be. 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