@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2011-12-09
by Stephen Tall on December 9, 2011
- 'Father who set up anti-gay bullying campaign after son's suicide found dead' via @guardian http://t.co/pJKsVOcC < Truly tragic. #
- 'More people give to charity but average goes down' http://t.co/obGBv4Z1 £11bn total donated (but inflation means £900m less in real terms). #
- Ohh shit… I've done that drinking-gin-then-1-clicking-on-Amazon-kindle thing. S'alright, I'll read 'em all soon enuf. #
- @mpntod Where's the fun in that
in reply to mpntod # - @mpntod And less sober time for regret in reply to mpntod #
- Has the sleb memoir had its day? http://t.co/WFNBWrZG (Graph's line of best fit suggests not, btw.) #
- Why would a retailer slap an adhesive sticker on a mirror. Which won't peel off. Just why? #
- Okay, so we may have gone a teeny bit overboard on the candles today. http://t.co/GgV5H7WU #
- @warriet thx for suggestion. But only have xtra virgin olive oil. #liberalconfessions in reply to warriet #
- Most essential piece of commuting kit successfully bought today: thermos travel mug. http://t.co/wiYj8Fg2 #
- Finding it hard to judge this week's #xfactor … prob because I find Motown boring. #
- If I ever voted, I would now be voting for Mischa B. So talented. Instead I'll sulk when the #xfactor public shows its lack of good taste. #
- It's been a slow-burn #imaceleb but gawd bless lovely Dougie & Mark. Srsly nice guys. Wd have been perfect with Stacey there too. #
- So the #xfactor tradition of evicting the most talented singer in the semi-final continues. Shame. Misha B rocked. #
- Think my fave 3 #xfactor stars ever went out at semi stage: Misha, Cher & the bonita Ruth Lorenzo. #remebringthoselosttorubbishpublictaste #
- Just caught a glimpse of ageing Freddie Starr's young fiance. Then caught him being lewd with her. #soilywrongness #imaceleb #
- 'Oxford's treasures, from Magna Carta to the Titanic' http://t.co/hrkYCkAp < @channel4news selects a fistful, feat @richove of @BodleianLibs #
- Is that bad? MT @sunnyhundal Embarrassingly for D Finkelstein, BP rep says "He will have lunch with just about anybody" http://t.co/O0nSeUpc #
- Phew, that's my first exam in 13 years now finished. Ahora puedo relajar… hasta la semana proxima. #spanglish #masomenos #
- In less good news, bank has blocked my card because of a fraud alert. Or Xmas shopping as I call it. #bahhumbug #
- @sundersays I imagine @BellPottingerPA was busy DMing their extensive network of top govt contacts. in reply to sundersays #
- @KP_LD This may be the moment you want to start worrying. Just sayin'. in reply to KP_LD #
- @mattdowney1342 Opposite problem for me. Okay at reading/writing, rubbish at listening. Que fatal. in reply to mattdowney1342 #
- @mattdowney1342 no era perfecto, pero bien bastante (espero) in reply to mattdowney1342 #
- @sarabedford Hmm, quite. Amazing how efficient banks are about the things I'd prefer they weren't. #overdraft in reply to sarabedford #
- @KP_LD As long as you're not taken by surprise. So to speak. in reply to KP_LD #
- @artesea @libdemvoice Am assuming you're not cuddling the server. But maybe that helps? in reply to artesea #
- Oxford bids to become UNESCO World Book Capital to boost children’s literacy rates in city (currently lowest in UK) http://t.co/lTEljj7W #
- New @libdemvoice members' survey drafted. If you're a Forum member http://t.co/O4HzOtUt link will hit your email inbox soon… #
- @markpack So the report says (for 7 yr olds in reading/writing). Seems odd, I agree. in reply to markpack #
- @markpack Possibly – also relatively high-level of non-English speakers in parts of city. in reply to markpack #
- Vince Cable discusses economics and the coalition on BBC's HARDtalk here http://t.co/yR22Dlvs < well worth watching #
- Frightening stuff > RT @MoscowTimes An Insider's Account of Vote Rigging for Putin http://t.co/MidZPrIP #
- Fab! > RT @stackee OK, I admit it, I kind of love Danny Alexander for this: http://t.co/J9lTyCwA (via @LoyaulteMeLie) #
- Shocking> 'Of students gaining 3 As at A-level in '08, 30% privately educ, cf only 0.5% eligible for Free School Meals' http://t.co/oj6B6zwl #
- The fundraiser's challenge: 'Research Finds Rational Thinking at Odds With a Desire to Give' http://t.co/GQfqDodD #
- So Mili-E skewered Cam at PMQs http://t.co/Oe53k5OU But given he's pro-Europe I don't get Mili's strategic purpose. What wld Lab do diff? #
- @travelling_wolf I agree. That's what's shocking. in reply to travelling_wolf #
- @travelling_wolf Oxford's c.40% private educ (in part courses offered, eg Classics; mostly cos of weight of applications). in reply to travelling_wolf #
- @travelling_wolf Disagree. Schools crucial to attainment (tho obvs family / local envt also important). in reply to travelling_wolf #
- @mjturner1975 Possibly. But I suspect reinforces view that Cam a moderate pragmatist which public respects. in reply to mjturner1975 #
- Hugely enjoying #ISIHAC while cooking (sauteing courgettes, since you ask). @TheRealJackDee a genius host, esp for 'Just a Minim'. #
- Cannot think of an article with which I've more agreed 100% > 'Hearing from England's summer rioters' http://t.co/TH0MuZOY #
- Voting in RSA trustee electns. Love the cv which says: "Interests include all things Italian (ex Berlusconi), opera, the sea and beekeeping" #
- Very odd how few RSA trustee candidates say *why* they want to be an RSA trustee :~ http://t.co/Fsyj4Q2o #
@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2011-12-09
by Stephen Tall on December 9, 2011
- 'Father who set up anti-gay bullying campaign after son's suicide found dead' via @guardian http://t.co/pJKsVOcC < Truly tragic. #
- 'More people give to charity but average goes down' http://t.co/obGBv4Z1 £11bn total donated (but inflation means £900m less in real terms). #
- Ohh shit… I've done that drinking-gin-then-1-clicking-on-Amazon-kindle thing. S'alright, I'll read 'em all soon enuf. #
- @mpntod Where's the fun in that in reply to mpntod #
- @mpntod And less sober time for regret in reply to mpntod #
- Has the sleb memoir had its day? http://t.co/WFNBWrZG (Graph's line of best fit suggests not, btw.) #
- Why would a retailer slap an adhesive sticker on a mirror. Which won't peel off. Just why? #
- Okay, so we may have gone a teeny bit overboard on the candles today. http://t.co/GgV5H7WU #
- @warriet thx for suggestion. But only have xtra virgin olive oil. #liberalconfessions in reply to warriet #
- Most essential piece of commuting kit successfully bought today: thermos travel mug. http://t.co/wiYj8Fg2 #
- Finding it hard to judge this week's #xfactor … prob because I find Motown boring. #
- If I ever voted, I would now be voting for Mischa B. So talented. Instead I'll sulk when the #xfactor public shows its lack of good taste. #
- It's been a slow-burn #imaceleb but gawd bless lovely Dougie & Mark. Srsly nice guys. Wd have been perfect with Stacey there too. #
- So the #xfactor tradition of evicting the most talented singer in the semi-final continues. Shame. Misha B rocked. #
- Think my fave 3 #xfactor stars ever went out at semi stage: Misha, Cher & the bonita Ruth Lorenzo. #remebringthoselosttorubbishpublictaste #
- Just caught a glimpse of ageing Freddie Starr's young fiance. Then caught him being lewd with her. #soilywrongness #imaceleb #
- 'Oxford's treasures, from Magna Carta to the Titanic' http://t.co/hrkYCkAp < @channel4news selects a fistful, feat @richove of @BodleianLibs #
- Is that bad? MT @sunnyhundal Embarrassingly for D Finkelstein, BP rep says "He will have lunch with just about anybody" http://t.co/O0nSeUpc #
- Phew, that's my first exam in 13 years now finished. Ahora puedo relajar… hasta la semana proxima. #spanglish #masomenos #
- In less good news, bank has blocked my card because of a fraud alert. Or Xmas shopping as I call it. #bahhumbug #
- @sundersays I imagine @BellPottingerPA was busy DMing their extensive network of top govt contacts. in reply to sundersays #
- @KP_LD This may be the moment you want to start worrying. Just sayin'. in reply to KP_LD #
- @mattdowney1342 Opposite problem for me. Okay at reading/writing, rubbish at listening. Que fatal. in reply to mattdowney1342 #
- @mattdowney1342 no era perfecto, pero bien bastante (espero) in reply to mattdowney1342 #
- @sarabedford Hmm, quite. Amazing how efficient banks are about the things I'd prefer they weren't. #overdraft in reply to sarabedford #
- @KP_LD As long as you're not taken by surprise. So to speak. in reply to KP_LD #
- @artesea @libdemvoice Am assuming you're not cuddling the server. But maybe that helps? in reply to artesea #
- Oxford bids to become UNESCO World Book Capital to boost children’s literacy rates in city (currently lowest in UK) http://t.co/lTEljj7W #
- New @libdemvoice members' survey drafted. If you're a Forum member http://t.co/O4HzOtUt link will hit your email inbox soon… #
- @markpack So the report says (for 7 yr olds in reading/writing). Seems odd, I agree. in reply to markpack #
- @markpack Possibly – also relatively high-level of non-English speakers in parts of city. in reply to markpack #
- Vince Cable discusses economics and the coalition on BBC's HARDtalk here http://t.co/yR22Dlvs < well worth watching #
- Frightening stuff > RT @MoscowTimes An Insider's Account of Vote Rigging for Putin http://t.co/MidZPrIP #
- Fab! > RT @stackee OK, I admit it, I kind of love Danny Alexander for this: http://t.co/J9lTyCwA (via @LoyaulteMeLie) #
- Shocking> 'Of students gaining 3 As at A-level in '08, 30% privately educ, cf only 0.5% eligible for Free School Meals' http://t.co/oj6B6zwl #
- The fundraiser's challenge: 'Research Finds Rational Thinking at Odds With a Desire to Give' http://t.co/GQfqDodD #
- So Mili-E skewered Cam at PMQs http://t.co/Oe53k5OU But given he's pro-Europe I don't get Mili's strategic purpose. What wld Lab do diff? #
- @travelling_wolf I agree. That's what's shocking. in reply to travelling_wolf #
- @travelling_wolf Oxford's c.40% private educ (in part courses offered, eg Classics; mostly cos of weight of applications). in reply to travelling_wolf #
- @travelling_wolf Disagree. Schools crucial to attainment (tho obvs family / local envt also important). in reply to travelling_wolf #
- @mjturner1975 Possibly. But I suspect reinforces view that Cam a moderate pragmatist which public respects. in reply to mjturner1975 #
- Hugely enjoying #ISIHAC while cooking (sauteing courgettes, since you ask). @TheRealJackDee a genius host, esp for 'Just a Minim'. #
- Cannot think of an article with which I've more agreed 100% > 'Hearing from England's summer rioters' http://t.co/TH0MuZOY #
- Voting in RSA trustee electns. Love the cv which says: "Interests include all things Italian (ex Berlusconi), opera, the sea and beekeeping" #
- Very odd how few RSA trustee candidates say *why* they want to be an RSA trustee :~ http://t.co/Fsyj4Q2o #