Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-30

@euan don’t you think that good people see opportunities in hard times? Or that good people are aware that their current place is doomed? in reply to euan #
Thinking about accretion discs in the cloud. #
@euan good point. Wonder if it’s better for the broader economy, and how you’d measure it. in reply to euan #
@Nico_Macdonald be careful in court… http://tinyurl.com/cdatxa 🙂 in reply to Nico_Macdonald #
RT @emilybell: Off to Today Prog to talk about viral marketing at 8.20. [dont retweet, it will onlyencourage those who think viral works!] #
Ross Anderson on database state up on @r4today.. #
@jjn1 @ruskin147 some of us are very resistant to viruses spread by MSM… years of exposure mean that our T-cells (Twitter cells?) work! in reply to jjn1 #
On the train and just filed BBC column… from BSG to Twitter via accretion disks and supernova remnants… #
@jamescridland you can get it from https://thebillblog.com /, as technically the BBC are republishing it 🙂 in reply to jamescridland #
In London and off to the ICA for lunch, then to Bush House for #digitalplanet. But first, the glory that is the Tube… #
@dailytwitter could be – tell me more (bill@billt.eu)… in reply to dailytwitter #
@Phoenixcinema great to have cinemas here… looking forward to your tweets! in reply to Phoenixcinema #
Exploring iSynth on myiPhone – viewer for Photosynth and very cool with it. http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/gpascale/iSynth/ #
@CharlieBeckett have fun with the City U types. Say clever things! in reply to CharlieBeckett #
@billhilton I’m in and on. Was one of Suw’s early signups. And I can exclusively reveal that my post will be about Karen Sparck-Jones! in reply to billhilton #
@Cybersoc good to see @charliebeckett @jemimakiss working together. They can do more damage that way. in reply to Cybersoc #
In the bar of the ICA soaking up the kultur. #
@ely_peddler oh, yes! in reply to ely_peddler #
@billhilton Perhaps! She was one of my teachers, and an inspiration in many ways 🙂 #
With Actionaid’s Megamouth in Golden Square – messages to #themegamouth http://twitpic.com/2djw1 #
On my way to Bush House for #digitalplanet – via coffee. http://twitpic.com/2dkg7 #
In C21 but @garethm has popped out for a moment… performance anxiety? Hope he gets back before 1530! #
@rhamdu @TheMegaMouth Great to meet a real superhero… underpants and all! in reply to rhamdu #
FIrst item on fonts done – name checked Neville Brody – and now onto Maker Faire from Newcastle. on #digitalplanet #
Listening to Josh Edwards talk about Photosynth for this week’s #digitalplanet – we’re going to try to make our own synth after the show #
Nice to hear @garethm say NewCASTle instead of NewCARSTLE on #digitalplanet, as we discuss Maker Faire #
Finished up and the show is in the can – another #digitalplanet done and dusted. Back to Cambridge. #
Written my #ald09post post for tomorrow’s Ada Lovelace Day – will tell WordPress to make it live at midnight! #
@GarethM have a good flight – will watch out for reports of your adventures. in reply to GarethM #
@StardotGarf Neville’s an old friend who I don’t see nearly enough of. I was a Face fanboi back in the day, of course… in reply to StardotGarf #
@strangeoddity you made it possible – if you hadn’t introduced me to BSG all those years ago I’d be totally fracked! in reply to strangeoddity #
@bengoldacre BSG beats parties hands down. You won’t be disappointed in the finale 🙂 in reply to bengoldacre #
@graphiclunarkid I promise you there are no BSG spoilers in the post. there is a link to a review but nothing more. in reply to graphiclunarkid #
@bengoldacre daren’t say anything in public about it – it hasn’t aired on UK TV yet and people might get upset. I really liked it though 🙂 #
@bengoldacre 🙂 Now THAT would have surprised us all! in reply to bengoldacre #
@lisadevaney @mikebutcher I’m sure @edcookson would be up for some fun – they did cool stuff at my Tyneside conf. in reply to lisadevaney #
@hannahnicklin why thank you – #ALD09’s is a good opportunity to reflect on such things. in reply to hannahnicklin #
Some audio to edit before I wake the boy – need a quiet house! #
@emilybell I think you’ll find @sambrook neant ‘new deal *of* the mind’, – Martin Bright’s big idea – http://snurl.com/eg40e Not as funny! #
Waiting for 1050 to lon &reading tweets. I used to read the paper in down time, now it’s something I have to make time for. #
@gapingvoid why thank you… just trying to keep the conversation lively! in reply to gapingvoid #
@dailytwitter I did but mostly offline today – more later from the train in reply to dailytwitter #
At BFI southbank for coffee with my sister, after lunch at OXO building. Lovely day. #
Lovely day in town with my sister – lots of cafes, bars, walking and conversation. Heading home now – my feet hurt. #
@mangamiranda nice to see you’ve joined us… in reply to mangamiranda #
Seat on the train, small bottle of wine and Caryatids form @bruces to read. Perfect way to get home. #
@DCEFrance that’s very good news indeed… celebrate well! in reply to DCEFrance #
@samdownie afraid I’m in Norwich tomorrow all day… another time in reply to samdownie #
@PTLondon great idea- fortunately I was with my sister so no real danger! in reply to PTLondon #
Looking forward to a day in Norwich with New Writing Partnership, working on their website, #
@Hilsax BFI cafe should have opened yesterday pm – they were doing last bit of paving! We sat in the bar at the back, though 🙂 in reply to Hilsax #
RT @strangeoddity: Happy Birthday to me!! (And Tilly) [So Say We All!] #
@jjn1 well, you were obviously going to be a voice of reason with those two! in reply to jjn1 #
About to start meeting on website design for the New Writing Partnership. At least there will be coffee… #
@girlonetrack gives it that nice matte finish you normally pay extra for… in reply to girlonetrack #
Waiting on platform 3b at Norwich station. Site built, strategy discussed, canhazbeer and think about publishing’s destiny. #
@MattKelland surely a bit early for curry… but if that’s your taste! in reply to MattKelland #
@dailytwitter http://media140.com/ looks interesting, but don’t seem to have got yr email. Interested in taking part. in reply to dailytwitter #
Another day in London, talking to publishers about the future. Always fun… #
@MattKelland much as it pains me, RIPA is NOT ‘anti-terrorr’ but IS supposed to be about SERIOUS crime. in reply to MattKelland #
@stephenfry wonder if ‘covered in pangolin poo’ is covered by the Kindle warranty.. somehow doubt it! #
On the wayto London on slightly delayed train. Wondering whether analogy between newspapers and book publishing holds up well enough. #
@andrewspong @kcorrick dissects it nicely, and she’s right. But the deeper question is what role books play in our world and how it changes in reply to andrewspong #
@andrewspong @kcorrick that is a very valid point – ‘book’ is one type of machine, ‘ebook’ another. in reply to andrewspong #
@kcorrick @andrewspong It’s definitely coming – but not so fast that existing players can’t adapt, I think. in reply to kcorrick #
@andrewspong I really don’t know – don’t think anyone does yet (not even @kcorrick !) in reply to andrewspong #
@kcorrick @andrewspong great points both. Currently sitting in publishers conf, up next – twhirl screenshot in stack! in reply to kcorrick #
‘we’ve got the Mighty Boosh… We’ve got Barack Obama’ – publishing is a strange world! #
Fun time with the publishers.. now off to an Arts Council meeting in the Guardian’s new gaff #
@dailytwitter thanks – got it. Will reply later. in reply to dailytwitter #
@jjn1 sounds about right… (NB also character in Blade Runner) in reply to jjn1 #
@jjn1 PS thought you were in a tweet-free meeting 🙂 in reply to jjn1 #
Long day. Enough. Off now. #
Desperate call from the boy at home interrupts meeting- to tell me Internet is down. How will he survive? #
Anyone else having probs with Virgin Media – not working in Sawston all day. Bad vibes. #
@supermum @Dave_Piper thanks both for good advice. Site says known fault at moment – will give them a couple of hours, as have dongle backup in reply to supermum #
@dgwbirch he’s trying hard not to panic… I let him use my laptop to update Facebook 🙂 in reply to dgwbirch #
@emilybell 1984/Skins mashup surely called for … in the end Big Brother becomes his dealer? in reply to emilybell #
Too tired to tweet. Bye, ‘verse #
completely hacked off with @virginmedia – 24 hours offline on home broadband and website last updated 12 hrs ago – http://tinyurl.com/c6kgz6 #
@azeem Nice plan… working off 3G dongle at the moment, but need something more robust, clearly! in reply to azeem #
@stephenpub Great to have you hear! More good stuff to come… in reply to stephenpub #
@virginmedia hi guys, was offline (!) but have dm’d @sdrb – thanks for listening. in reply to virginmedia #
@simonrjones #virginmedia broadband prob is in Sawston. Usually reliable for m e, but 24 hrs too long w/o access or explanation. in reply to simonrjones #
RT @bebroadband: @billt Sorry to hear about your broadband problems. Let us know if you want to try Be out. [Opportunistic and clever!] #
@sdrb @virginmedia site says problem with modems resolved – http://snurl.com/enxab – but not at home to check 🙂 Will assume ok now- thx. #
@wethink we should never forget that open standards can be used by those who seek control as well as those who seek freedom. in reply to wethink #
@tjshaw there’s always ‘block’… and I’m not afraid to use it 🙂 their tweet came from a person not a bot, so it’s cool by me. in reply to tjshaw #
@jobsworth put them with your match-book songs and your gypsy hymns, surely? in reply to jobsworth #
@stevebridger you’re like me – a digital refugee, seeking safety from the analogue world and embracing your new culture. in reply to stevebridger #
Thanks all for broadband advice. @virginmedia sending engineer out to look at my modem… good that they are listening. #
@micsmit3 it’s certainly not a scalable soln but it’s interesting to see how responsiveness can be developed – encourages conversation. in reply to micsmit3 #
Canhazbroadband – nice @virginmedia engineer found faulty connection between me and their kerbside box, now fixed. Thanks, @sdrb #
@by_tor I’m pretty sure I got their attention because I’m ‘known’, but think the fact they are listening at all is a *good* thing. in reply to by_tor #
@by_tor Big companies need to learn how to engage with the ‘former audience’, and small steps will help. So I’ll give them +1 for now.. in reply to by_tor #
Quiet evening planned. And needed. And, I think, deserved. #
Interesting day, and now @lorddrayson and @RNLIrescues are following me… it’s a strange ‘verse, peeps, a very strange ‘verse. #
@JemStone @gargano and the quote I once heard from a russion historian: ‘the past is worryingly unpredictable’! #
@Documentally what about adding a cafe corretto too, for that early morning kick? in reply to Documentally #
Raining and dull outside, coffee and papers inside. That will work. #
RT @sizemore: Picked up the UK Wired preview i. Couldn’t be more underwhelmed. I’ll be buying a copy as soon as I get a Sinclair C5. [:-)] #
@jjn1 Ask instead ‘did I really need to DO all this stuff?’ Sometimes I look on old proceedings and despair… in reply to jjn1 #
@kcorrick WiredUK might come into it’s own, but as a Guardian/Wired survivor I have my doubts this time around too. in reply to kcorrick #
@kcorrick @suw not sure about launch date – @sizemore picked up a preview (where? more there?) in reply to kcorrick #
RT @MTRainey: @billt Wired is sampled with today’s Times #
Beer and opera- Das Rheingold live from the Met on R3. Works for me. #
@ivan007 sorry to hear. We shouldn’t be dying yet- any of us. in reply to ivan007 #
@charlesarthur worth asking whose agenda is supported by promoting idea it is official Chinese botnet. in reply to charlesarthur #
@charlesarthur maybe it is investigative reporting by Chinese news agency 🙂 in reply to charlesarthur #
Trying to care about G20 but can’t even summon up energy for cynical blog post. #
@holychic are you going to come over for it? I’m going to be on one of the morning panels… in reply to holychic #
Watching the boy doing his textiles coursework – making a jacket. Deadline imminent. #
RT @felix_cohen: More than anything, this highlights how out of touch with the internet the smiths must be. Paying for porn?! (brilliant!) #
@girlonetrack good point… or perhaps they’d been downloading to many torrented U2 albums and pre-release movies 🙂 in reply to girlonetrack #
RT @bbcentertain: Tony Christie,famous for (Is This The Way To) Amarillo is to appear at this year’s Glasto [can you say ‘jump the shark’?] #
A lovely summery afternoon, and the boy is sewing away at his textile project 🙂 #
@ivan007 I’ll take that as a compliment. As the alternative would require me to come down to Brighton and punch you! 🙂 in reply to ivan007 #
The boycanhazjacket – textiles work coming together at last, thanks to advice from good friend KT. http://twitpic.com/2knkl #
Amazed by how hard the boy worked on his jacket (textiles gcse coursework) today. And tomorrow it’s Art GCSE exam.. Exhausted on his behalf. #