{"id":728,"date":"2010-05-23T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/?p=728"},"modified":"2010-05-26T09:51:04","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T09:51:04","slug":"twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-05-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/?p=728","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"aktt_tweet_digest\">\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> true &amp; if the donkey was castrated it would still suck &#8230; \ud83d\ude00 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14163232035\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14165706723\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> think that last comment required context &#8230; <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14163232035\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14165723979\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lewis Black explains how professional right wing nutjob glenn beck has &#8220;nazi tourettes&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/axctxb\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/axctxb<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14182969943\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I should have added that I thought the sketch was hilarious but possibly not cruel enough <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14183017622\">#<\/a><!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Morgan Kelly&#8217;s tale of 2 booms   <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/axEwkF\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/axEwkF<\/a> (via @<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/marklittlenews\">marklittlenews<\/a>) <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14214179515\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>gee, having a stupid day today <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14221019749\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s crappiest phish, unspeakably dumb <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/b7cd7t\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/b7cd7t<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14221651583\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/recklessrik\">recklessrik<\/a> waste of time otherwise \ud83d\ude42 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14251185989\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ah, another day tilting at windmills \ud83d\ude42 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14287799640\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> no, on holidays &amp; getting ready for some kayaking \ud83d\ude42 hope it&#8217;s going well <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14287954503\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14288126237\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> ah it&#8217;s just recreational ranting \ud83d\ude09 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14288197118\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14288563720\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @newscientist: Don&#8217;t disturb the data sponge, she&#8217;s only just gone to sleep <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/9Bxp0h\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/9Bxp0h<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14289693403\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> is it HEAnet doing the feed? <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14291864158\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14292700609\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I think informed &amp; passionate debate is good. Ireland needs more informed debate. Following that we need action. <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14292842076\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> HEAnet does a really good job. Wanted to use them for the #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23ngntest\">ngntest<\/a> event but didn&#8217;t have enough time. <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14292834669\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14292905511\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> @<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/betson\">betson<\/a> I&#8217;m glad someone has managed to harness the power of hamsters for good! <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14293634449\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14293699699\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> @<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/abetson\">abetson<\/a> I&#8217;m glad someone has managed to harness the power of hamsters for good! <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14293713411\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ANIB to move offices. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/b4iNni\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/b4iNni<\/a> Guess they were fed up of the SWP doing spiderman impressions outside <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14295469500\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> it&#8217;s not as much fun when it&#8217;s not beside the park. think of st stephen&#8217;s green as a protestor&#8217;s mecca <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14295819588\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14303691482\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> haha brilliant thanks! <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14364512307\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14379906563\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr Craig Venter &amp; his team create synthetic life <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dx5UQS\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/dx5UQS<\/a> where to now? <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14386686329\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> the final season is very entertaining <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14388628343\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14388753712\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TASC&#8217;s &#8220;Mapping the Golden Circle&#8221; shows clearly that Irish biz is dominated by a small &amp; cosy group <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/aHVo3U\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/aHVo3U<\/a> (thanks Eamonn) <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14388910644\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> I saw seasons 1,2, 1\/2 of 3, 5 and most of 6. It&#8217;s a bit odd that missing 1.5 seasons has led to no comprehension gap <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14389251558\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14416190350\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> I expect seasons 3 and 4 will be known as the &#8220;LOST years&#8221; \ud83d\ude00 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14389251558\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14416204021\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dermotcasey\">dermotcasey<\/a> they&#8217;re trawling blogs to prove said synthetic life is on the dole, watching plasma tv &amp; was &#8220;acquitted&#8221; of sexual harassment <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dermotcasey\/statuses\/14416071422\">in reply to dermotcasey<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14416346106\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> I&#8217;d recommend 5+6 together. If you read Kaku&#8217;s &#8220;physics of the impossible&#8221; lost is interesting idea <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/9gDS4Q\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/9gDS4Q<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14416232635\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14416878188\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dermotcasey\">dermotcasey<\/a> yep, forgetting that many of man&#8217;s greatest inventions are &#8220;playing god&#8221; <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dermotcasey\/statuses\/14416808327\">in reply to dermotcasey<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14416950199\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> having read the book, I now see #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23lost\">lost<\/a> is actually going somewhere &amp; is very clever <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14417003604\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14417086839\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> @<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jbwan\">jbwan<\/a> there&#8217;s no jar-jar in #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23lost\">lost<\/a> thankfully.  Although Hugo reminds me of Chebacca <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14417722082\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14421297849\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fionahaughney\">fionahaughney<\/a> looks to be &amp; much more investment needed in the network &amp; imaginative new services. <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fionahaughney\/statuses\/14422769037\">in reply to fionahaughney<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14423862153\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Indifference of Being Earnest #<a class=\"aktt_hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23lesserbooks\">lesserbooks<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14424107487\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/marklittlenews\">marklittlenews<\/a> you&#8217;d think that since Morgan Kelly was right about the property boom someone in government would listen to him now&#8230; <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/marklittlenews\/statuses\/14486579981\">in reply to marklittlenews<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14487189613\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @marklittlenews: Irish debt burden could be worse than Greece; bank bailout not deficit that will sink us  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cvBdtw\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/cvBdtw<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14487205171\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tomhappens\">tomhappens<\/a> you can read them fairy tales by Cowen &amp; Lenihan (Bros. Grim) at bedtime \ud83d\ude42 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tomhappens\/statuses\/14487719637\">in reply to tomhappens<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14487867952\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watching &#8220;Capitalism, A love story&#8221; on Channel 4.  Thought provoking <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14517185130\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> differing thoughts about the movie perhaps \ud83d\ude42 Nothing like a bit of nighttime nihilism <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14517575324\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14517625538\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hope moore isn&#8217;t going to advocate 90% income taxes again.  This would be a cause-effects misrepresentation <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14517937788\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Capitalism&#8221; is just human nature. Moore is really criticising the US&#8217; fervently held &amp; pernicious belief in &#8220;market efficiency&#8221; <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14518671378\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fionahaughney\">fionahaughney<\/a> download dictionary.com app to your iphone \ud83d\ude42 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fionahaughney\/statuses\/14519792536\">in reply to fionahaughney<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14519847335\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> haha, don&#8217;t but might get it now <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\/statuses\/14521909071\">in reply to paulmwatson<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14522836716\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The computer graphics used in Stephen Hawking&#8217;s Universe are wonderful <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14578523046\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/feylya\">feylya<\/a> particularly if you&#8217;re frying anything. Could be agonising and\/or disfiguring \ud83d\ude42 <a class=\"aktt_tweet_reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/feylya\/statuses\/14578665832\">in reply to feylya<\/a> <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14578783886\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>@<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/feyla\">feyla<\/a> haha, myself &amp; @<a class=\"aktt_username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/paulmwatson\">paulmwatson<\/a> are obviously on the same wavelength about nude fry-ups <a class=\"aktt_tweet_time\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sdempsey\/statuses\/14579068183\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@paulmwatson true &amp; if the donkey was castrated it would still suck &#8230; \ud83d\ude00 in reply to paulmwatson # @paulmwatson think that last comment required context &#8230; in reply to paulmwatson # Lewis Black explains how professional right wing nutjob glenn beck has &#8220;nazi tourettes&#8221; http:\/\/bit.ly\/axctxb # I should have added that I thought the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1716],"tags":[1717],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":729,"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728\/revisions\/729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaisan.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}