Saturday 26 December 2009

December 19-25

Argos Clearance on eBay: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/argos-clearancebargains/m.html from web
  • Best to @martinpribble @cafurloughed @elmonte09 @subzero77 @rr4r @vonzovera @HomeopathicDana @christinerose @andypic @iszi_lawrence #FF
  • Hmm - shall I wash that midnight pickled fish sandwich down with some Christmas chocs?
  • Watching Abba The Movie for the first time since 1978
  • beer! finally... 11:01 PM Dec 25th
  • My dad and brother are such good people
  • Twitter motto ;) In my life why do i give valuable time to people who don't care if I live or die? (Morrissey)
  • Only four sets of roadworks on the M6 - can't they find anything to do on the few unconed kilometres?
  • RT @AdrianSlew I believe that over time all Twitter users will evolve into tweeple with totally ripped abs and super white teeth!
  • Santa's here! http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html (although somehow he managed to do our house last night...) 11:54 PM Dec 24th
  • finished the shopping and wrapping and visiting. - bathtime for me but baketime for the duck... Happy Christmas 4:04 PM Dec 24th
  • @ChicaLolita tiramisu isn't proper Italian food - someone invented it about 30 years ago
  • listening to science/religion debate with @mrchrisaddison on Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p29kc
  • what is there to debate about ear candles? @jontreadway purest BS. never used by indian tribes, invented by complete charlatans
  • Hats off to Marti - I bought a chicken for 2.25 from the Co-op and she made a delicious 2-course Xmas Eve Eve dinner out of it
  • Avoided the crowds and did some evening shopping in the snow at Perry Barr One Stop
  • Turkey of the day: the second Bridget Jones film, on ITV tonight
  • My address book is great - so many people in it who I met once 20 years ago!
  • @BenCooper86 the uk figure is much worse on that link I sent you + the variation between nations is amazing
  • I favorited a YouTube video -- Lotus (Video) http://youtu.be/vu2jN3d2zzU?a
  • on vicars and shoplifting: http://wammers.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/thou-shalt-not-steal/ @DaveGorman @blairscott_AL
  • @DaveGorman go back to the shop at 6 and see how much of it's in the dumpster round the back
  • @BenCooper86 hard to find accurate data! http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_bur_percap-crime-burglaries-per-capita
  • The BBC plays Scrabble http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007ght1
  • Blogpost: Thou shalt not steal http://wammers.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/thou-shalt-not-steal/
  • http://twitpic.com/uq79m - Our first go at making mézes kalács :)
  • @BadAstronomer Please do write for something for IPM - Hungary is descending into a morass of woo (just ask my wife) and needs a hand up.
  • @RichardWiseman @internetforever @christinerose @TheYoungTurks Congratulations: you made my Top 20 YouTubes of 2009 :) http://bit.ly/7WIJdj
  • @Dan__Black @Toffeetones @ZOMGitsCriss @RebeccaFront @DanHannanMEP Congratulations: you made my Top 20 YouTubes 2009 :) http://bit.ly/7WIJdj
  • My Top 30 Youtubes of 2009: http://dadge.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-top-twenty-new-youtubes-of-2009-in.html
  • A retweet from earlier this year: Weather Action's 100-year forecast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VakA4-qAuWE @jackofkent
  • No learning, please http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1975
  • Buzzwords of 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/weekinreview/20buzz.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=buzzwords&st=cse
  • @andypic You're amazing!
  • BBC keeping me entertained with Victoria Wood, chess and Jackie Stewart
  • I favorited a YouTube video -- Chigley, Episode 11 (Part 1 of 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONHJohmq-WY&feature=autoshare_twitter
  • Brain Gym http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1237042/Brain-gym-pupils-pointless-admits-Balls.html
  • I favorited a YouTube video -- Trumpton. Episode Six (Part 1 of 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2PSMaU0T4&feature=autoshare_twitter
  • Before Nick Park there was Bob Bura and John Hardwick http://www.t-web.co.uk/trump_bh.htm
  • On a piece of paper I've written down улица нuмgнист - can't (quite) be Russian - any ideas?
  • George Monbiot faces up to the climate-change emails leak http://bit.ly/7g0pvq via @jackofkent
  • Romanian orphanages http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8425001.stm
  • word of the day: faineance
  • Christmas competition: write a tweet (130 chs+) in which no letter is used the same number of times as any other letter http://bit.ly/5eENPe
  • Goodness gracious! @r3troclub
  • Photographer from Lichfield http://brickett.me/
  • I favorited a YouTube video -- The Vanishing Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlO2oIieI44&feature=autoshare_twitter
  • Planet Funk "Stop Me" http://www.makigherzi.com/makigherzi/STOP_ME.html
  • I favorited a YouTube video -- Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSv35otjUUU&feature=autoshare_twitter
  • Bitte sehr, töte mein Nichttun
  • Bad Homeopathy http://jonn.co.uk/badhomeopathy/modules/news/ #ten23
  • @Smokerette your act of kindness may gain you the freedom of the town :)
  • Free music downloads :) http://www.toffeetonesrecords.com/toffeetaster2.htm @Olaf_HB @metamatica
  • @HomeopathicDana ...and I'm not against adults taking whatever suits them, as long as they don't harm themselves or others.
  • @HomeopathicDana You'll be glad to hear I'm also skeptical about some of the trials that big pharma has conducted on its new drugs...
  • @HomeopathicDana I'm not pooh-poohing the trial, but basing a huge business on the fever abating in 1/6 of 250 people who took it?
  • @HomeopathicDana When the test is sugar vs sugar, I need plenty of convincing!
  • Top 10 news stories of all time http://www.theonion.com/content/ourannualyear09 via @pzmyers
  • @HomeopathicDana Ferley? Can't see much wrong with the trial, but it is only one small trial; I look forward to the next one :)
  • Why some famous people choose homeopathy: because they're just as clever or stupid as anyone else http://bit.ly/7veniS @HomeopathicDana
  • Have you tried the holiday Twitter writing competition? http://queeze.blogspot.com/2009/12/twitter-competition-1.html @DebateUnlimited
  • Of course oscillococcinum is safe (unless you're diabetic or lactose-intolerant) - it's 100% sugar. @HomeopathicDana http://bit.ly/60cQiW
  • Ho ho ho! Win a Macbook Pro from @dealsplus for Christmas. Details here: http://bit.ly/7kMWCB
  • @skeptophile funny I was following you on FB but not on here...
  • @joeygabreu my email's dadge@hotmail.com - send me a copy. thanks
  • @AliciaMonster Alesha has a nice personality :)
  • Fabulous: The Ladybird Book of Chiropractic Treatment & English Libel Law: http://bit.ly/6ZDQAT by @Crispian_Jago
  • @paddyrex - @tkingdoll has booked May for a Tim Minchin promo :)
  • Chromophobia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdDoufO4_aE
  • @rebeccawatson You are of course free to write your own blurb to replace my effort :) http://birmingham.skepticsinthepub.org/
  • http://birmingham.skepticsinthepub.org/ updated, with great speakers: @KatAkingbade1, @RebeccaWatson, @Iszi_Lawrence, @JackOfKent #sitp
  • Crammed 40 minutes #orienteering into 1 hour this morning... Bought the Christmas #tree too (didn't just nick one from the wood - no axe!)
  • A look back at this year's best bollocks http://www.badscience.net/2009/12/the-year-in-nonsense/ by @bengoldacre
  • from @BenGoldacre: The Power of Ideas http://www.badscience.net/2009/12/mawkish-christmas-cheer/
  • My Twitter week http://twadge.blogspot.com/
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    Friday 18 December 2009

    December 12-18

    1. Skeptics should beware the Semmelweis Reflex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmelweis_reflex
    2. I favorited a YouTube video -- Roxy Music - Angel Eyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mu4mSy4_Z8&feature=autoshare_twitter
    3. A Christmas competition: write a sentence of up to 140 characters in which... http://queeze.blogspot.com/2009/12/twitter-competition-1.html
    4. Great Liars: Barry and Joyce http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barrington-Coupe
    5. Compare: Julius Silverman http://bit.ly/7dsPbI and @SionSimon http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6044222.stm @iaindale
    6. Sorry I'm not at #twitpanto - Zigzag Bridge is treacherous because of ice, and the way through Aston Manor is blocked by Burgher boys
    7. Dusan Pernis, welcome to Scotland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8420559.stm #slovakia
    8. "Never wake up children of a morning - it is barbarity; let them wake of themselves." Dr Marshall Hall
    9. Blogpost: Situation? What Situation? http://idlish.blogspot.com/2009/12/situation-what-situation.html
    10. I subscribed to newhumanistmagazine's channel on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/newhumanistmagazine?feature=autoshare_twitter
    11. Didn't they forecast a blizzard for Birmingham this morning? #oramijustimaginingit about
    12. Browsing @hettie's photos of Edinburgh http://www.flickr.com/photos/hettiemcfarlane/
    13. I favorited a YouTube video -- You cant eat turkey on yer own Radio Edit (Upscaled). http://bit.ly/7K3mDN
    14. The singles charts are the preserve of kids. Adults ramping #RATM to the #1 spot is pathetic.
    15. "it's a total waste of everyone's time and money." http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&p=7690&more=1 Yup.
    16. Updated to Firefox 3.5
    17. @Smokerette but I see your point - tradition and appearance don't count for much if something's based on ickiness. (cf. Gary Glitter) hey ho
    18. @Smokerette Why? family tradition, plus "western" tradition, plus it looks nice (esp w/ pressies under), plus it helps create the atmosphere
    19. @Smokerette isn't that true about most Christian traditions? having said that, the connection between Boniface and Xmas trees is tenuous
    20. MPs appeal against expenses repayment demands http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8417114.stm
    21. "Poor Joseph" billboard attacked http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8417963.stm
    22. BBC News series on road deaths http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8344025.stm
    23. Panic Attack! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8417789.stm
    24. It's snowing in B44 #uksnow 1:48 PM Dec 17th
    25. Blogpost: Islamic kids' books for sale in Tesco http://bit.ly/7yf0o8 @arianesherine @bobchurchill
    26. RT @antitheistangie http://angietheantitheist.blogspot.com/
    27. "I can't stand by & see young people scared to death that climate change is going to bring the end of the world by 2050 http://bit.ly/4AmJu7
    28. #ten23 campaign - sign up at http://www.1023.org.uk/ #sitp
    29. Check out the Skeptics, Etc. Twitter list I've added to Listorious http://bit.ly/58Y74C #science #atheism #skeptic
    30. Brian Cox looks like he's still doing his A Levels :)
    31. It's a shame that my namesake MP is such a dullard Labour loyalist. #pmqs
    32. H Harman says we should thank the govt that the no. of JSA claims has fallen this month. In the words of Louis Gordon: Halle-fuckin-lujah
    33. Track #Trafigura on @Ubervu http://www.ubervu.com/search/?q=trafigura
    34. Ubervu http://www.ubervu.com/profile/dadge/twitter/ @ubervu
    35. The log in question http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8412705.stm #saatchi
    36. Background image from http://scienceblogs.com/chaoticutopia/2006/11/friday_fractal_xxiv.php
    37. And they wouldn't have picked up on the error themselves?? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8414712.stm
    38. UK interactive map of road deaths http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8401344.stm
    39. Unhappy Anglicans http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/8415096.stm
    40. Mr @PerezHilton blowing smoke RT @languagelog Hilton vs. Prejean: http://bit.ly/6xfJOP
    41. great party, Andy, Debs, and congratulations. see you both again on 19 Feb. http://www.andyleek.co.uk/ anyone not got an invite?
    42. girl at bar (smoker, drinker) says she won't drink Diet Coke because the aspartame would kill her
    43. http://twitpic.com/tnpet - First vestiges of Christmasness appear at the Bailey household
    44. http://unreasonablefaith.com/
    45. What are your opinions of John Grant's books Bogus/Corrupted/Discarded Science? http://bit.ly/6k2w5t @bengoldacre
    46. Blogpost: "Errors in Speech" in 1866 http://dadge.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/consult-me-1866/ @grammargirl @thatwhichmatter
    47. Consult Me (1866): http://wp.me/p7B4T-2x 12:22 PM Dec 15th from WordPress.com
    48. Word of the day: OXYPHENBUTAZONE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGMUUBtDQCU #scrabble
    49. Eureka! All four series of Absolutely on DVD for under a tenner! http://bit.ly/6a7lbm @domjoly @glinner
    50. Credits at the end of THTV reruns reminded me of that great show "Absolutely" - shame it never seems to get repeated. @domjoly
    51. "Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones." Shocking! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/8411894.stm
    52. It's funny because #Saatchi is right about the fence being brilliant, but it's also bollocks at the same time... #art
    53. The trunk stuck in the fence won! :) #saatchi
    54. First time watching BBC2's arts reality show, and enjoying it http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p71qk @initialaccess
    55. http://bit.ly/60cQiW RT @nizhonisun I like Oscillococcinum too. I can't say the word but I take it for cold or flu. Taste like sugar. lol
    56. We're already losing the war against tinsel and we haven't even put the tree up yet. 9:08 PM Dec 14th
    57. I've never got this buying-oneself-more-than-one-copy-of-a-record thing @tkingdoll
    58. "L'antiquité et la généralité d'une opinion n'est pas une marque de vérité." Bayle
    59. RT @SkepticBarista Just contacted Boots & Nelsons re #homeopathy overdose advice on Arnica 30C remedy. Blogpost: http://bit.ly/8TZQAU #ten23
    60. Nice pix http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_murray/ via @dollars5
    61. Blogpost: photos from yesterday's #orienteering http://reentrant.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/grand-national/
    62. Guess who's going to open the rebuilt Birmingham Coach Station? http://cli.gs/4ETTg via @nicktheowl
    63. Worth your support RT @hibbsy http://justgiving.com/johnhibbs @justgiving #lupus
    64. West Midlands Atheist Meetup: updated calendar http://atheists.meetup.com/654/calendar/list/
    65. 10 easy fun tricks for parties http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_f3SkxTWxc
    66. "Bankers destroy £7 for every £1 they generate" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8410489.stm
    67. BBC News review of the Noughties http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8395297.stm
    68. Some schools cheat to boost their league table position http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8408787.stm
    69. RT @GramLear Homeopathy: Homeopathy and Sinusitis, Safer Remedies http://bit.ly/4T0AL5 #bullshit #ten23
    70. http://hmc18.moteprime.org/ via @ofquack #ten23
    71. Check links before clicking http://interclue.com/
    72. RT @Yogzotot Diesen deutschen Import darf ich am Do. in Birmingham anlässlich unserer Team-Weihnachtsfeier bestaunen: http://bit.ly/6ofxgN
    73. I'm sure we're not the only ones who don't give a stuff about the X F*cktor @giloi #xfactorfreezone
    74. I wonder what happened to the translation of Scientologist/Vitnut/Rath-clone Gabor Lenkei's book? http://censoredhealth.co.uk/?page=author
    75. #orienteering clothing supplier http://crosswear.hu
    76. Lateral thinking and logic problems http://www.folj.com/site.htm via @Think_Online
    77. This week's prize for the headline stating the bleedin' obvious goes to... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8410557.stm
    78. http://twitpic.com/tcpkl - ... and after. http://www.walton-chasers.co.uk/
    79. http://twitpic.com/tcpit - ...during... http://www.walton-chasers.co.uk/
    80. http://twitpic.com/tcpg1 - Before... http://www.walton-chasers.co.uk/
    81. Tweet of the day RT @Getmore_S Add 10 inches to your vertical explosion http://bit.ly/kUjMK
    82. Hey, talented! RT @carmenego http://bit.ly/5cNjfY
    83. http://www.layscience.net/ from @mjrobbins #ten23
    84. http://www.lucewoman.co.uk/ from @LuceKD
    85. Tweet of the day RT @yvettegr 12/12/1958 Guinea joins the United Nations.
    86. http://twitpic.com/t980j - Skeptic campaigner @Simon_Perry at last Monday's talk to Birmingham #sitp http://birmingham.skepticsinthepub.org/
    87. Attention rich people: my Amazon wish list is at http://www.amazon.co.uk/wishlist/13S8TBTDG33GO
    88. I favorited a YouTube video -- KNOCK ON WOOD "Amii Stewart" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ztZ7WFo3nw&feature=autoshare_twitter
    89. I favorited a YouTube video -- ULTRAVOX / Hiroshima Mon Amour (1980 live) http://bit.ly/5Ic2i5
    90. Although all the quotes from @SisterJanet17 are from religious people, many of the quotes themselves aren't religious at all.
    91. I favorited a YouTube video -- Salma Yaqoob | Question Time on Afghanistan | 10.12.09 http://bit.ly/7tQatp
    92. @moleyhtfc body http://bit.ly/8ND43r and mind http://www.skepticsinthepub.co.uk/ 6:33 PM Dec 12th from web
    93. Midlands #Orienteering Championships at Beaudesert on Cannock Chase tomorrow from 09:00, courses for all, £8/£3 http://bit.ly/8ND43r @hibbsy
    94. Science reporting RT @languagelog "The business of newspapers is news" http://bit.ly/7ucz6z @bengoldacre
    95. I love Columbo
    96. The gender surcharge http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/priceless/200912/the-gender-surcharge via @chrys
    97. Iranian men wear hijabs in protest http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8409778.stm
    98. @david_colquhoun yup - wonder what will make Boots take notice? 11:42 AM Dec 12th from web
    99. :( http://www.bootslearningstore.co.uk/ks5/altmed.html Thanks to @carmenego @marshall19838 and @merseyskeptics #1023
    100. Chatting to @Carmenego and Andy from Westminster and Merseyside Skeptics #sitp 10:51 AM Dec 12th
    101. #libelreform http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/dec/11/libel-law-london-justice-eady via @andypic
    102. Roses are reddish, Violets are bluish, If it weren't for Christmas, We'd all be Jewish ...from http://bit.ly/526rAR via @david_colquhoun
    103. Does a dweeb like Kent Hovind merit such a looooong Wikipedia entry? http://richarddawkins.net/articles/4738
    104. Marti's just had a fine rant against Supernanny, esp objecting to the fact that she has no kids of her own, something I think is irrelevant
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