Year: 2011

Weekly Digest for December 14th

Post author By Alex
Post date December 14, 2011

	New Twitter iPhone app’s a bit of a change. Feels quite responsive.
	Paul Stacey commented on your status.
	Joanne Clisham Colleran and Kevin Harvey also commented on Warren Ellicott’s photo.
	So messaging client PingChat has rebranded to Touch. That’s a really dumb name: you can ping and chat via a phone, but definitely not touch!
	RT @Defnetmedia: @m8nd1 it’s a bit early for me to take that on, maybe more coffee and i’ll read again
	Lot of short people on the bus today. I feel like Gulliver. #talesfromthe82
	Don’t remember a flash hailstorm in Gulliver’s Travels… #talesfromthe82
	Tweetdeck is no longer built in Adobe Air????
	Toni Verburg commented on your photo.
	Kevin Harvey likes your status.
	Powering back up with the breakfast of kings! (@ McDonald’s w/ @mikenolan) http://t.co/CbkDeT1s
	Siobhan Farmer commented on your status.
	Paul Jacobson said he was with you and 2 others near Childwall, Knowsley, United Kingdom. To approve this for your profile, go to Profile Review.
	Paul Jacobson, Toni Verburg and Simon Martinez-Coates commented on a post you were tagged in.
	Paul Jacobson commented on your photo.
	Paul Jacobson tagged you in A video. To approve this for your profile, review your Profile review.
	Toni Verburg likes your photo.
	Paul Carson commented on your status.
	Beth Edmondson likes your status.
	“@merseyrail: Trains Are Not Calling At Aigburth.” >> This would be a great film or book title!!!
	RT @ruskin147: Have read Telegraph and Observer & only standout piece is David Mitchell on NHS IT- and how coding is the new Latin htt …
	Toni Verburg likes your status.
	Paul Jacobson commented on your status.
	Check this video out — Reinventing Education with Khan Academy and AI Class http://t.co/QXsbyx5b via @youtube
	Kelly Harris likes your comment: "You must know the routine by now Kel,…"
	RT @davecoveney: Are you a SWIGger? Into WordPress and/or web design & development? Well, SWIGmas is on Thursday! http://t.co/eBw7FCDZ
	Caught between a rock & a hard place. Really need to stay late at work, but also have an exam to do tonight. Sorry @CosmoHousing you lose
	Well looky here! @deadbelgian are playing the Ship & Mitre on Wednesday evening! http://t.co/T1RowgiF
	Alan Nolan likes your link.
	Alan Nolan commented on your link.
	CosmoStudents.com: Manchester: Grafton Street has new activity: Like and 52 views.
	One kid on the bus to another: "your hair looks dead urban!" … "what do you mean, I look inner city?" … "no urban, the colour urban"
	Under-occupancy is a difficult issue in social housing, but if the NHF are right, the gov are gonna hurt a lot of peeps http://t.co/nLGU8wmD
	Recently changed twitter client to TweetBot. It’s ace.
	RT @MariaBarrett: Dead Belgian, in the art deco splendour of the Ship & Mitre, Liverpool http://t.co/S8kWHVJv
	“@MariaBarrett: They did ‘Lah di dah’. Not Brel. I’m a purist but I’ll allow it. #deadbelgian” >> arguably better than Thackrey’s version!

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Weekly Digest for December 7th

Post author By Alex
Post date December 7, 2011

	Today is going to be interesting for many reasons!
	Elizabeth Blamires also commented on Alan Nolan’s post.
	RT @crystalski: Aldi launches their skiwear range today – jackets from £24.99: http://t.co/RmHLWYo5 >> Might have to pay a visit!
	Oh wow, kites are extremely cool! Arduino kites plz makerpeeps #igniteliv
	#igniteliv Interested in online study? Flyer: http://t.co/6928dWTq Sign up: bit.ly/stanfordclasses Study Groups: bit.ly/stanfordinliverpool
	John McKerrell and Regular Beat like your link.
	Regular Beat shared a link on your Wall.
	Best place in the world (@ Keith’s Wine Bar) http://t.co/tMWmVPXk
	Kevin Harvey also commented on his status.
	Santa Dash time!!! http://t.co/YUM7iria
	What does a Santa do after a hard dash? He pops down to Pret, and sits cross-legged to hide his ripped pants! http://t.co/Aac9SIOf
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your photo.
	RT @m8nd1: #minime next gen version of @bubblino http://t.co/3AP2gr8N
	There’s a Santa driving round Liverpool One at breakneck speed on a shop mobility scooter! So fast in fact I couldn’t get a photo off!
	People-watching from my Grotto as Santa is brill. Just seen a woman wearing a hat with cat ears & scarf-like side bits with hand pockets!
	Toni Verburg commented on your photo.
	Free Laura Marling compilation album including live tracks in the Observer today? Nice.
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your link.
	Beth Edmondson likes your comment: "I don’t know if you can see it clearly…"
	Mandy Phillips likes your link.
	Rosie Trouble-Harris also commented on Beth Edmondson’s status.
	Beth Edmondson likes your comment: "ProTip: don’t necessarily listen to…"
	Beth Edmondson likes your comment: "No no, your tips so far have been very…"
	Coworkers are claiming that toast scrapes away the infection if you have a sore throat. That’s some weird science they learnt at school.
	EU Press Conference: How come Sarkozy looks taller than Merkel on the podiums from front on, but shorter from the side???
	Having a Schrödinger moment. Once I arrive in work, I will either have a new boss, or I won’t. But until I do, they are simply a waveform.
	CosmoStudents.com: Birmingham: Bagot Street has new activity: 29 likes and 322 views.
	Toni Verburg likes your status.
	Ha! In your face, Sarah Montague! The power of scientific method trumps your media hype! #stemcells @BBCr4today #iwatchedyugiohlastnight

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Weekly Digest for November 30th

Post author By Alex
Post date November 30, 2011

	Looking forward to @pealo86‘s talk at #swigliv (is that the new hashtag?) tonight
	Paul Chowdry on @bbcthisweek: "you know, when you’re out on a night out, and there’s a couple of women around you…." – deafening silence
	Good deals on iPad 2s today if you like that sort of thing http://t.co/ZM7qlbic
	#ff @pealo86 @anthony_casey very enjoyable talks at #swigliv last night lads.
	Made it home after a very long day. Shall I go in or sit in the car listening to intellectuals on R4 discussing Desperate Scousewives?
	Ian Denny posted in Enable North.
	I’m at Stanley Theatre for The Ting Tings and Charli XCX (Liverpool) http://t.co/nMeDwfpZ
	I just became the mayor of Stanley Theatre on @foursquare! http://t.co/ppudvngq
	Gemma Wood likes your status.
	Heading into town to try to get registered for the final day of Zee @FACT_Liverpool, apparently if you’re not there at 12.15 it’s game over
	RT @jokelly: Gary Speed has died? What? Shocked!
	Seems the high street has put its prices up by up to 250% for Christmas in some cases coughhollistercough I shall be buying gifts online!
	RT @tom_watson: Rebekah Wade [told] me that so far as she was concerned,‘with Tom Watson it’s personal..we won’t stop till we get him.’ …
	Michael Nolan also commented on his status.
	John McKerrell has invited you to Like his new Page WhereDial from mapme.at.
	RT @FACT_Liverpool: Is there a ZEE-shaped hole in your life? http://t.co/5YQ7a6bs
	Boiler pressure zero, won’t turn on, landlord unobtainable, #thatsabitcrap
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your status.
	Simon Martinez-Coates commented on your status.
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your comment: "Ha, no the host of that particular…"
	Beth Edmondson likes your comment: "When I say George is awful, the free…"
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your comment: "You know how it is V, gotta keep up…"
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your comment: "You got some damn nerve saying that…"
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your comment: "’A round of Cosmopolitans’ would be a…"
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your comment: "They’re supported by Deborah Meaden on…"
	Damon Bridge posted in Owl In The Sun.
	Isabel Ramírez Liébana asked to join Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.
	Poll of the day. Our Chief Exec retires today, what soundtrack should be played? I’ve already lined up Darth Vadar’s theme for the new guy.
	Eek! @aiclass homework is due and the servers are offline again!!!
	Toni Verburg commented on your status.

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Weekly Digest for November 23rd

Post author By Alex
Post date November 23, 2011

	Beth Edmondson likes your comment: "Ha! Great to see others out there…"
	Roz Lloyd posted in Enable North.
	Surely something shorter in height and generally smaller than other things of the same type can in no way be described as tall?!? #starbucks
	RT @Rocketboom: Neutrino experiment affirms faster-than-light claim: http://t.co/ICnRyu2b
	Linzi Parr also commented on her status.
	Ever felt like you’re living the film "the hangover"? I’m trying to piece together last night, where I went, where I left the car, etc etc.
	Been to the Makro staff night this evening. Bargains galore!
	Stanford University, you’re killing me here. I’ve been up studying all night, & now I see you’re launching more exciting courses in January!
	AI Class Midterm Exam complete!!! http://t.co/HhhB2FWq
	Jenny Barrett accepted your friend request. Write on Jenny’s Wall
	Guy encouraging banker philanthropy on @BBCr4today. Not sure the ‘get em whilst they’re young’ approach is a realistic one, too much cocaine

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Weekly Digest for November 16th

Post author By Alex
Post date November 16, 2011

	Emma Pearson sent you a request in MyCalendar – Birthdays.
	Employing skills learnt studying @aiclass within the workplace today. Awesome!
	Monnica Fitzpatrick posted in Enable North.
	At the best house party ever! 80s rock! Tweeting via a massive phone!!!
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your status.
	Gemma Wood accepted your friend request. Write on Gemma’s Wall
	Mandy Phillips commented on your status.
	Simon Martinez-Coates commented on your status.
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your status.
	Kellie Hendley tagged a photo of you. To approve this for your profile, go to Profile review.
	Kellie Hendley commented on Gemma Wood’s photo of you.
	Toni Verburg likes your status.
	Monnica Fitzpatrick posted in Enable North.
	Joyce Nolan commented on your status.
	Gemma Wood added a photo of you. To approve this for your profile, go to Profile review.
	Toni Verburg commented on your status.
	CosmoStudents.com: Bradford: Wardley House has new activity: 6 likes and 47 views.
	Cosmopolitan Housing Association has new activity: 4 likes, Post and 42 views.
	Cosmo Students has new activity: 906 views.
	Up early for a joint away day at Chester Zoo. Have had that song going round in my head for days, "Momma’s taking us to the zoo tommorrow"..
	Mark Croston also commented on Michael Nolan’s photo.
	Regular Beat and Emma McLean like your status.

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Weekly Digest for November 9th

Post author By Alex
Post date November 9, 2011

	Darren Tomlinson also commented on a playlist he listened to: zooma.
	#thatdoesit Santa Dash Dec 4th,don’t try to talk me out of it twitter! Who’s with me? @t1ingram @osfameron @mcknut @siobhanfarmer @MikeNolan
	Mandy Phillips commented on your link.
	Colleague telling me his ‘hillarious’ stories about all the times he’s accused minorities of being terrorists. Not good.
	Ben Capper invited you to the event Ghengis Grimes and Some Rabbits LIVE AT MASH ART CAFE!
	Sevenstreets also commented on their link.
	Toni Verburg commented on your check-in at Tate Liverpool.
	Beth Edmondson likes your link.
	Abigail MacCartney commented on your status.
	OpenLabs Ljmu changed the time of JellyLiverpool.
	Siobhan Farmer commented on your link.
	Stuart Ian Burns accepted your friend request. Write on Stuart’s Wall
	On a super skanky night out down the dirty end of town. Currently in The Croc!!! Will you look on me with loathing in the morning, Twitter?
	Oh this is confusing. My skany night involves McDonalds, but they’ve changed the branding of everything to look healthy. What do I pick?!?!
	Simon Martinez-Coates added 5 photos of you. To approve these for your Profile, go to Profile review.
	Simon Martinez-Coates said he was with you and 3 others in a photo. To approve this for your Profile, go to Profile Review.
	Simon Martinez-Coates and Peter Leatherbarrow commented on a post you were tagged in.
	Just popping down to the @openeyegallery to see what’s going on
	Distinct lack of firework safety around tonight. I’m going to be VERY CROSS with the many thousands of people in Sefton Park in a minute!
	Simon Martinez-Coates tagged you in A video. To approve this for your profile, review your Profile review.
	Emma McLean commented on Simon Martinez-Coates’s video of you "Emma Mc’s Birthday Night Out. 4th November 2011 [HD]".
	Simon Martinez-Coates tagged you in A video. To approve this for your profile, review your Profile review.
	Lauren Barker likes your status.
	Simon Martinez-Coates commented on your status.
	Toni Verburg commented on your status.
	Beth Edmondson likes your status.
	Graham Hoggins commented on your status.
	Simon Martinez-Coates commented on your status.
	Kevin Saunderson accepted your friend request. Write on Kevin’s Wall
	The long running saga of trouble at the Passport Office is a fascinating one. This latest episode is entirely par for the norm! @BBCr4today
	Mark Jones accepted your friend request. Write on Mark’s Wall
	Sorry, not convinced by GamesGuy. 2 logic errors so far: AirPlay (and others) flawed cos requires a box, and Flash is Flash, duh. #tedxl
	Claire Annabel Haslam accepted your friend request. Write on Claire’s Wall
	John Bishop’s careful mediocre scouse tones and topshop suit can’t disguise his oversized head, bleached teeth or glaring absence of humour!
	Sally Till accepted your friend request. Write on Sally’s Wall
	Toni Verburg added 2 photos of you. To approve these for your Profile, go to Profile review.
	Monnica Fitzpatrick updated the group Enable North.
	Monnica Fitzpatrick posted in Enable North.
	RT @wpmuorg: New CMS Plugin Offers 7 Preset Custom Post Types for #WordPress http://t.co/2sLdyUdr

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Weekly Digest for November 2nd

Post author By Alex
Post date November 2, 2011

	Is #swig on this evening? Was there ever a consensus on the agenda? @sanchothefat @davecoveney
	RT @davecoveney: #SWIG is most definitely on tonight! http://t.co/olisjYMX @AlexNolan @sanchothefat Agenda likely to be a show and tell …
	RT @artinliverpool: Halloween Lantern Carnival – Sefton Park, 30 Oct 2011 http://t.co/Zhijg90y #art #liverpool
	Out jogging with Laura Marling on the ‘pod keeping me company. She is soothing my weary frame with songs of sorrow, joy and lazy days!
	Test tweet from new jailbreak app ‘IntelliscreenX’.
	RT @guardiantech: iPhone 4S battery life problems: bug in location services suspected http://t.co/BdJuvHlj >> this fix seems to work on 3GS
	Toni Verburg commented on your status.
	Beth Edmondson likes your status.
	Not a big fan of Halloween, something sinister about it all, esp masks. But I dearly love the Lantern Parade, it’s Day-of-the-Dead-tastic!
	On my way over to Liverpool’s very own Dia de los Muertos – Sefton Park’s Lantern Parade!!! (@ Lark Lane) http://t.co/fHIosMWc
	Michael Nolan tagged you at Sefton Park.
	This year’s Lantern Parade performance began with melodic whirling dervish Victorian nurses, and now features several beturbaned gents!
	Four coloured monsters have emerged from tents, whilst the sigiled nurses dance (the macarena?) and the beturbaned men play saxophone!
	The nurses danced the tents till they turned white, and now the monsters feast on giant winged hearts of the appropriate colour
	The monsters have consumed their hearts, and now display them proudly! http://t.co/0hEWs8JR
	Now the tents have arisen triumphant, and the beturbaned men are playing jazz whilst a firey winged heart flys away! http://t.co/yCkauX8s
	Theodoros Christoforou asked to join Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.
	Kelly Harris likes your status.
	Jonathan Williams commented on your status.
	Spotted a bald patch in the CCTV at one of our offices. Bad times. http://t.co/YV3GYPYI
	Did R4 just describe in a positive light how to perform DDoS attacks?!?!
	Emma McLean commented on your status.
	Beth Edmondson likes your status.
	Beth Edmondson likes your comment: "A kicked in door or egged window or two…"
	Simon Martinez-Coates likes your link.
	Might grow my sideburns to ridiculous size for Movember. What does twitter think?
	Andy Goodwin accepted your friend request.
	Peter Bull commented on your status.
	Beth Edmondson likes your status.
	Whatever has come over me? An getting up pre-8am to go for a run!
	OpenLabs Ljmu changed the time of JellyLiverpool.
	RT @AppAdvice: The Official Native Gmail App Goes Live In The App Store http://t.co/8lsgNBgD >> Not sure what the point of this is
	Siobhan Farmer invited you to the event "The Psychopath Test" by Jon Ronson.
	Siobhan Farmer likes your link.

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Weekly Digest for October 26th

Post author By Alex
Post date October 26, 2011

	Thought I’d better change my avatar out of respect. Gaddafi and I, in space, during better times.
	I’d love to know how many people are killed each year by celebration gunshots falling back down to earth…
	#swig @davecoveney @craigrigby perhaps consider more flexible formats, e.g. several breakout workshops?
	Paul Fasulo asked to join Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.
	Michalis Andronikou asked to join Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.
	Been checking out Newsstand apps for the iPad. Many are excellent: Guardian, Metro, Future Publishing of note. Avoid NY Times & Men’s Health
	Have OMG’d our workplace today by adding photos to AD so they display in Outlook 2010 contacts. Also it appears that women want huge hair.
	Could listen to The Pierces singing pretty much forever. Or at least sing me to sleep. That’d be cool. Amazing ladies.
	Had forgotten how quintessentially Lark this place is 🙂 (@ Keith’s Wine Bar) http://t.co/izRZR6O3
	Earned "Learner’s Permit" #Achievement in #Fara at http://t.co/axf0Irgy via @pixelandtexel
	Peter Bull commented on your status.
	Just realised that this is the final opportunity to retweet my #spooks ‘art’. Bye Harry & Co, you will be missed! http://t.co/YjB2GoyV
	Beginning to despair over these stanford ai class / ml class homeworks. Might drop down to the basic level on both at this rate!
	Have had about as much of Cyberlink’s planned obsolescence as I can take. Henceforth I’ll always uninstall their products when I see them
	Just realised I haven’t blinked for hours, such was my concentration on @aiclass homework. Yay, tis done for another week!
	John Sylver asked to join Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.
	At the most exclusive event of my life, opening of Playground at the Hilton. Oh My God. (@ Hilton Hotel) http://t.co/cyFLyDdt

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Weekly Digest for October 19th

Post author By Alex
Post date October 19, 2011

	RT @lifethrualens: Caption writer goes rogue – click through before they get removed http://t.co/sSivZRWS
	Cosmopolitan Housing Group made you an administrator of the Page "Cosmopolitan Housing Group".
	Richard ‘Oxjam’ Fogerty posted in Owl In The Sun.
	Watching Dr Sam Beckett roundhouse kicking guards whilst dressed in a nappy. Quantum Leap is one crazy show!
	Dav Singh likes your status.
	Off to see Noah & the Whale at the O2. Last time I saw them weren’t well known!
	Arg! #twitterpubcrawl clashes with Laura Marling! I’m triple booked now!
	Noah and the Whale: brill! O2 Academy Liverpool sound system: not so hot.
	Is there any way of finding out more detailed information (than whois) on who has registered a domain similar to your own?
	Holy shit! Just discovered that Jeremy Beadle is dead. #tornmyworldapart
	Back on 82 bus. Tonight I’m closely watching someone eat Discos. I’m hungry. Secretly jealous of their deerstalker hat. #talesfromthe82
	A detailed interrogation of the new Guardian app for the iPad’s ‘Newsstand’ feature makes for an excellent start to the weekend!!!
	First run since starting physio complete! Foot feels good, wonder if the new trainers and balance exercises have made a real difference…
	RT @jackschofield: How to Build A WordPress Theme From Scratch, Part One http://t.co/GGAo2HGo
	Whaaaa? Can’t turn 3G off on an iPhone 4S apparently?
	Wow, @appadvice is free for a limited time? Bargain! (if you don’t already have it) http://t.co/2UCOd7fW
	Have been watching @dbclass and @ml_class videos at 1.5 x speed this evening. That’s some hardcore learning right there.
	The Chief Exec has decreed: Alex shall work around the clock tonight. Do these sorts of edicts occur for non-IT people too? Thought not.
	.@craigrigby They are never in the form of explicit demands. Instead, pressure via messengers with negative open ended consequences implied
	Wow, never seen it start raining that fast / intensively before – 3 seconds from dry to unable to see, whilst stopped at traffic lights.
	Buddypress Mobile is fantastic. iPad version of the site I’m working on now looks better than the site itself!!!
	Emerging from an overnight coding session and a couple of hours sleep is worse than any hangover. Can move right eyeball and tweeting hand.
	Simon Lappage made you an administrator of the group "Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site".
	Qiaochu Marko Xie asked to join Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.
	Chris Wardman asked to join Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.
	Simon Lappage likes CosmoStudents.com: Bradford: Wardley House.
	Dav Singh requested that you upgrade the group Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.
	Simon Lappage likes your comment: "You guys probably already know, but…"
	Anish Vadher asked to join Wardley House- Cosmo Students Official Site.

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Weekly Digest for October 12th

Post author By Alex
Post date October 12, 2011

	Aww crap :'(
	Off to Aintree Racecourse for the Google workshop. Going to be a lot of sad techies there today I think.
	Here for the Google Workshop! (@ Aintree Racecourse) http://t.co/dZBvO6GY
	What specs should I be looking for these days in a development grade laptop? i7 + 8gb? My poor old dual pentium is on its last legs.
	RT @wpmuorg: WPMU News: Run Your Company Intranet With WordPress and BuddyPress http://t.co/uffMdZRM
	iOS 5 with untethered jailbreak applied to my 3GS!
	Urgh, splitting headache building up this evening, not at all good timing
	Bad script writing on The Archers is such a great catalyst for getting up on a Sunday morning!!!
	RT @ruskin147: http://t.co/ioehGHEm Just seen @o2 offer NO data with latest iPhone deals – have to buy a bolt-on. Back to pre-2007 policy?
	Would like nothing more than to be doing the #liverpoolmarathon today, curse that Nolan Foot! Wheelchair runners now arriving in Sefton Park
	Sun’s out, band playing, light trickle of dudes passing Sefton Park’s restaurant at high speed to great applause 🙂 #liverpoolmarathon
	Front runners are entering the park #liverpoolmarathon
	Feeling a lot of self loathing this afternoon after handing Haribo to Craig from Big Brother 1. It was like touching a lepper!
	My last tweet may have come across as overly critical of Craig. In fact, I have a lot of respect for his charity work and giant forehead.
	I didn’t even do the #liverpoolmarathon today, how is it I have chaffing?!?!
	Tweet if we gave you sweets in Sefton Park today! Hope we gave you a much needed boost! @osfameron @mcknut @siobhanfarmer #liverpoolmarathon
	I’m so pleased with my iPhone iOS 5 upgrade that it’s the turn of my iPad this evening! Tethered jailbreak will have to suffice!
	RT @craigrigby: Starbucks brews up free, two-click WiFi in the UK http://t.co/nboBU1hj
	RT @LJMU: Check out the newly launched #LJMU accommodation website http://t.co/eK7jamP0; much easier to search for your perfect pad…
	Can any WordPress gurus out there think of a quick way of appending target="_parent" to all links site-wide?
	On this very wet evening I’m battening down the hatches for night of studying @aiclass – don’t want to get behind!!!
	I was a sceptic, but Apple’s Newsstand App in iOS5 has done its job: I have bought the Steve Jobs WIRED tribute purely cos it was on a shelf
	Testing new Activator functionality in iOS 5, nice tweet popup card thing is now set to popup when I tap-hold the status bar. Very slick!
	This ‘quicktweet’ window does locations, multiple accounts, and makes an alarmingly cute tweety sound once the tweet is sent!!!
	Back at the dentists. Hoping this is the last, have had enough numbness followed by rising sensations of having been punched in the jaw!
	Busy working away at Unit 2 of @aiclass. Reminds me of A-Level Further Maths from about coughcough years ago