2009-04-30 Digital Breadcrumbs

@MissNixs Benny Hill girl. DEFINITELY. in reply to MissNixs #
Oh, the Elephant Words Moo.com cards came through. They are… well, Moo SERVICE is lovely. Couple of the designs didn’t print so well. #
But overall, can probably recommend Moo.com! It’s not THEIR fault I know nothing about output for print! #
@acheverton Are you writing or are you REALLY waiting for a milk float? It’s odd enough in your neck of the woods that it’s hard to say… in reply to acheverton #
@georgelondon Well, they make it pretty easy, but the problem is more technical than anything. It’s on this images: http://twurl.nl/31xg88, in reply to georgelondon #
@georgelondon …& this one: http://twurl.nl/icbnwz, & also on the logo one, but to be fair on the logo one it warned of low res poss probs. in reply to georgelondon #
@georgelondon The problem is on a monitor, it’s not obvious that there are 2 elements flattened together, but in print, it is… in reply to georgelondon #
@georgelondon Worse, in each, the element that’s supposed to be foreground is the one that is duller. in reply to georgelondon #
@kmellon Ah, balls. I misdirected my tweet yesterday. Bought/read Gearhead TPB – from FP of all places – & seriously, you guys nailed it… in reply to kmellon #
@kmellon Can’t think of any complaints, & SO much to love about it. And that NEVER happens with me & comics these days…! in reply to kmellon #
Righto, bedtime. #
@kmellon Your welcome, but on the FP side, 1st I saw of it was in a sale, so there’s probably still work to do on that side of the process. in reply to kmellon #
@kmellon …Our local store is normally pretty good, & I’m not in there a lot, tho, so there could be a number of explanations… in reply to kmellon #
@JSCarroll That’s a very good question. Suspect it’s something to do with motion, & the eye’s ability to parse 3d that we don’t think about. in reply to JSCarroll #
@Sulman 1st call to local college’s absence line claiming they won’t be in as they “have that flu that’s going around” reported yesterday!;) in reply to Sulman #
@Wossy Exhaustion, surely? The season only REALLY kicked into gear a couple of hours ago… in reply to Wossy #
@rhodri That every mail I send with the words “Terrorism”, “Bio-Terror” or “Lolita” in will suddenly be within easy reach of Jacqui Smith? in reply to rhodri #
Hey, good news, you guys! Apparently, we DIDN’T start the fire! #
@Sulman Actors have a magic circle too? We need a Penn & Teller of the acting world, to blow the lid of that baby…! in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman Though, joking aside, I can see his point. Workplaces would get pretty weird, pretty quick, if we all knew we were being recorded. in reply to Sulman #
@steevbishop It worked wonders, huh? You still remember it even now, which is pretty bloody impressive for a jingle! in reply to steevbishop #
@Bournemouthecho Yes! I have decided that song is essentially a big “Hey, it wasn’t me, it was broke when I got here!” to the world’s ills! in reply to Bournemouthecho #
@RedMummy Good good… though I got wetted on on the way in. And I am behind on a couple of personal projects, with deadlines up the wazoo! in reply to RedMummy #
@dailyecho … One news article at a time? I like that idea, actually… People LOVE firemen, right? in reply to dailyecho #
Out on a limb & all joking aside: An oft joked about thing, but when checking for testicular cancer, what REALLY are you looking for? #
… We’re warned to check regularly, but the people warning us always flinch from details, saying to check for anything unusual, or lumps… #
… & I try, but frankly, it’s ALL unusual down there. Mostly, I think it’s best not to think too hard about how it all works. #
@Sulman It always takes me a few seconds of watching real space footage to acclimatise to the fact that those aren’t FX… Then I spin out. in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman “HOLY SHIT those guys are really floating around for REAL!” in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman True enough. By the way, that 1000fps film is truly awesome to watch! I am watching JELLY! in reply to Sulman #
Awesome floaty space footage – http://bit.ly/Zyko7 – & hi-speed camera stuff – http://bit.ly/QR6HS – courtesy of @sulman’s roving eye… #
@steevbishop HAH! No, I’m trying, but I can’t top that… in reply to steevbishop #
@MissNixs That’s terrible. So, generally, changes? I need to get to know mine a little better, I guess. I can’t be certain that I’d notice. in reply to MissNixs #
@steevbishop HAH! The “World’s smallest violin” could almost be considered a technique! in reply to steevbishop #
Though it looks schmaltzy as fuck, Funny People looks like it might be a landmark movie for Apatow, Rogan & Sandler. http://bit.ly/vMBn7... #
… Go on the understanding that I’ve been getting baseline enjoyment from Apatow movies thus far, but noticing a lack of restraint. #
This is going to sound daft, but those of you who give talks/lectures: How do you source things like video or… say, panels from comics? #
… I get that different publishers have different rules on fair-use, & much leeway as lecture is going to be in FE library… #
… But I mean the ACTUAL practical sourcing & presentation of the things? Scan them from your own copies for paper stuff? #
If I’m sticking to movie trailers to avoid issue of student ages, YouTube? Or is there an easy way to grab them from bought DVDs? #
@Glinner Tut, it’s only natural… Diarrhea is just over-enthusiastic & disorganised poo! People are FAR too squeamish… in reply to Glinner #
@davidbaillie Hm. Your Tweets the last few days have been like the load page quotes in Total War games. Illumination, while you wait. Nice! in reply to davidbaillie #
Thanks to @sulman, I remembered why that song was stuck in my head earlier: Saw a link to this before I left the house: http://bit.ly/jsWui #
http://bit.ly/jsWui – Pretty slickly put together & neatly observed. I find College Humor is very hit/miss, but loved this! #
@glinner As a veteran of various blog comment wars, you may enjoy this: http://bit.ly/jsWui Try not to celeb link-pimp often, but it’s good! #
Loved this when a colleague directed me to it the other day: http://bit.ly/vSO5I – Context sensitive Flickr magic. #
Has there been a recent surge in love for Madonna’s Borderline in the last few days, or am I just imagining it? #
@giagia That’s one of the old figures? With the lightsabers with the weird little… uh… receptacle in the end, like on a condom? in reply to giagia #
@serafinowicz That is possibly the prettiest, most sublimely amusing thing I’ve ever seen you tweet. Nice! in reply to serafinowicz #
RT @serafinowicz: Lots of ghosts around today. Maybe there’s been a fire drill ‘upstairs’. #
@belle_lulu STOPPIT! in reply to belle_lulu #
@steevbishop I tried following that link but all those people are talking in some crazy made up language. It made me giggle. in reply to steevbishop #
@belle_lulu All this talk of lady nudity! Some of us are at work! By which I mean me! in reply to belle_lulu #
@giagia I loved the way they incorporated muscles & anatomy into solid armour outfits, in the 1st wave of Ep1 reissues. Except I didn’t! in reply to giagia #
@giagia Still, never did understand the little noduley thing in the tip of the lightsaber. Looked like artifact of production process. in reply to giagia #
@steevbishop I just mentioned it in the office. Was told that apparently a hole just opened up in the middle of Manchester? END TIME BABY! in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop Course, you’re right, it could be quite a tragic event, tho hard to tell the scale as yet. in reply to steevbishop #
@belle_lulu I KNOW! But there’s ALWAYS an excuse with you, isn’t there? That ends with nudity! in reply to belle_lulu #
@belle_lulu “I needed something to stop the bleeding, & ALL MY CLOTHES were all I could find!” in reply to belle_lulu #
@belle_lulu “We needed some way of quickly getting the sandwiches down to the people, so I made a parachute out of ALL MY CLOTHES.” in reply to belle_lulu #
@belle_lulu Hang… on. @nick_space? An alternate universe version of me? in reply to belle_lulu #
@belle_lulu Oh, no, wait… @nick_space ACTUALLY Exp. Physics professor into SPACE research. TOTALLY different. Phew. in reply to belle_lulu #
@belle_lulu @nick_space … uh. And bloody hell, much cooler. in reply to belle_lulu #
http://bit.ly/QAxsC – Fascinating post on Typical Mind Fallacy, as shared by @josiefraser #
@josiefraser Think I may be one of 3% too, actually – a major stumbling block in my early ambition to be a comic artist…! in reply to josiefraser #
Oh, drama! ♫ http://blip.fm/~59l8z #
This version suffers a little from Flaming Lips excesses causing crackle in the Blipstream, but it’s dramatic &… ♫ http://blip.fm/~59lfa #
@steevbishop Oh, it is! Pandemic is more interesting to me from the cultural aspect of the way people react to it… in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop By contrast, THIS story is an ongoing event and a mystery to be decoded. I can see the fascination! in reply to steevbishop #
@bloggerheads @steevbishop I had a dream years ago about a Red Arrows jet crashing through a crowd that I was in that sticks with me… in reply to bloggerheads #
@bloggerheads @steevbishop That video flashes me right back to it. in reply to bloggerheads #
RT @douglasnoble: Update: Hangovers to be henceforth renamed “Wine Flu”. #
@alandavies1 @skinnermike I quite like the idea of EVERYTHING being dubbed into Japanese by The Streets… in reply to alandavies1 #
@nick_space But… but… Experimental Physics!! SPACE!! SPACEY SPACE!! in reply to nick_space #
http://bit.ly/U4Sln – Ben Goldacre on Media loss of confidence on subject of Swine Flu. #
@steevbishop I missed that line of questioning because I don’t watch the show… what did they do? Though I can probably guess? in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop As you know, I checked out of too much newsyfollow a while back. Watching Daily Show & Newswipe has been a bit of a revelation! in reply to steevbishop #
Ha, WHAT? – http://bit.ly/97278 #
Torchwood Rift War graphic novel just turned up. Mmm… been waiting for this. D’Israeli & Grist in one book… yay! #
I need to root out my two Th’Faith Healers albums & extract them to mp3. One of the oddest, awesomest live musi… ♫ http://blip.fm/~59nct #
@nick_space I… I think I understood that joke. That was a Physicist joke, right? And I understood it? in reply to nick_space #
@steevbishop Why, thankyou – though @samshepherd showed the way first. Heh… we are SO polite, aren’t we? in reply to steevbishop #
I seem to be spending an unusual amount of time having to explain basic RSS functions with people today… #
I think, if the combustion engine were invented today, people would complain that it doesn’t make them coffee or play video… #
I do love bells & whistles, but you know what you get when everything has them? A fucking nightmarish abortion of a mess, that’s what. #
Fellow English: When Americans say “Mom”, they mean Mumsy. Also, “pants” = pantaloons. “Boob” is a big buffoon. #
… I’m not sure WHAT “hobo” means. Something to do with hobosexuals? #
Oh, Softer World… you make me glad my life is no longer this bad: http://bit.ly/qtCXd #
On grammar: http://bit.ly/aJiLk #
I have felt like this often: http://bit.ly/37WNsg #
@joshhechinger Maybe it’s your breakthrough project in disguise, though, sir? I happen to think you’re great, but… in reply to joshhechinger #
@joshhechinger The “unknown with a history of goofy fun comics” surely invalidates your concerns, huh? in reply to joshhechinger #
@nick_space Oh, no, I’m impressed with myself that I got it! I’m easily impressed… in reply to nick_space #
@georgelondon Yeah… certainly the barman does… a sort of A-Ha/Take On Me thing. But the contrast is greater in print. Will try to show. in reply to georgelondon #
http://twitpic.com/49tkv – My batch of moo.com cards… #
@steevbishop That’s… just horrible. News is gross. in reply to steevbishop #
http://twitpic.com/49trv – The less perfect ones. Tho they look ok in-phone… #
@steevbishop I… don’t know. Possibly? Probably? in reply to steevbishop #
http://twitpic.com/49txv – This also doesn’t look as blurry in-phone. #
http://twitpic.com/49u0e – But very happy with these ones. #
@steevbishop Oh dang… I may solicit your help if I come to do another batch at some point. Which I almost definitely will do! in reply to steevbishop #
@acheverton The distressed photo one? in reply to acheverton #
@MissNixs … Meant to ask yesterday… are you actually going to a fancy dress thing, or are these just ideas for weird personal role-play? in reply to MissNixs #
Right! That’s quite enough of that for one day. Off home. Will see you all anon. #
OK, I’m not one for fartiness about English usage, but: Has anyone ever heard of a Death Toll going DOWN? No? #
… So, right, maybe it’s redundant during an ONGOING health emergency to keep talking in breathy tones about how the toll is going up. #
@acheverton You loved that picture, don’t you? Well, of course I will keep you one! in reply to acheverton #
@Specsneedaclean I like George AND Ben, but the whole ongoing debate about baby names confounds me! in reply to Specsneedaclean #
@Bournemouthecho Oh my goodness the links aren’t working… You knew that, right? #