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Stephen Dann — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:55:00 +0000

@annaonthemoon So that's where Santa went… in reply to annaonthemoon #
Satisfied with the weekend's worth of writing, nerf guns and other work. Time for some TF2. #
One thing's for sure – the zombies won't have to worry about hearing me arrive – the tiger balm should announce my presence clearly enough #
@OfficerAnni Yeah, well, there's something to be said for casual observation from a distance. *double checks the windows again* in reply to OfficerAnni #
@OfficerAnni I've run into one squad, and watched the aftermath of a showdown involving another. There's tension in the air for sure in reply to OfficerAnni #
Time to finish off this paper on Twitter by shutting down Twitter and going dark. Good hunting to the #HvZ players out there. #
The bit where you hear running footsteps, look out the window, and watch a zombie go from amble to sprint is most disconcerting #HvZ #
@trib Define parameter "theatre like" – we may have some spaces over at the ANU that would fit the bill – like the new CBE lecture theatres in reply to trib #
@WildlyP YAY! Congrats! in reply to WildlyP #
Holy mother of elvis on a pushbike – that brief HvZ night mission moment was epic terror, short bursts of activity, and huge fun #
@trib 9c on a promised minimum of 16c is THERMAL FAIL in reply to trib #
@sitaraspeaks Just looking for another girl? in reply to sitaraspeaks #
Annoyingly, I appear to have dragged every file but the one I need into my dropbox account. This will take some cleaning up when I get home #
Note to self: check and reload before leaving safe zone. #zombies #hvz #
And away I go again. Cya soon sydney #
Sydney. I has it. #
@sharpest_rose is less fun than it looks. even with melbourne gridlock in reply to sharpest_rose #
@melanietk what brings you to sydney? in reply to melanietk #
RT: @hvzANU Kill #174 – James Leslie killed Simon Pascal Kklein…. http://bit.ly/cWgT0z <- that may require some explaining (: #
@RedXian so i could take the ears off a weasel and swap it for your plan… and you'd never notice? in reply to RedXian #
@sitaraspeaks PILLS HERE in reply to sitaraspeaks #
I just unlocked the "Explorer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cuY1ih #
@jennifergearing yay! enjoy the flight *sends hugs* in reply to jennifergearing #
Time to wander around in search of food and tonight's venue #
I am seriously staying within a weasel's spit of the conference venue. Awesome #
Damn location deja vu. Must Stop remembering melbourne locations in sydney #
.@lizbuchanan weasel's spit. ocelot spit is too variable, and otter spit is a nautical measurement in reply to lizbuchanan #
@myles_oneill so much for the last stand eh? brians! brians! in reply to myles_oneill #
@lizbuchanan I believe the Meerkat spit suffers shorter range – it's like a picoweaselspit of distances in reply to lizbuchanan #
@sitaraspeaks hadn't seen that campaign before – heard something like it, but not this one. thanks in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@trib and @pamelafox do you plan appearances at the SI camp? #
@lizbuchanan Absolutely. And once more, I am grateful that you understand my inanity in reply to lizbuchanan #
@trib I'll steal your ID card and login then :) in reply to trib #
@jennifergearing *sends you love and vibes* in reply to jennifergearing #
@jennifergearing *hugs and love* in reply to jennifergearing #
@sitaraspeaks msn on phone is broken. can't get it to send replies :( *hugs you* in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@sharpest_rose frightened sexual orientation unconfident people lashing out rather than dealing with their own issues? in reply to sharpest_rose #
@sharpest_rose given your proximity to a large concentration of adam lambertn you're in a burst area for it. sorry in reply to sharpest_rose #
@laidar Humans v. Zombies final match day in reply to laidar #
Feeling slighty more useful #
@sharpest_rose I never had sexual relations with that caffeinated beverage #
@Mia_Will good luck to the squad. the hunt for caffeine turned into a hunt for sleep. cya tomorrow in reply to Mia_Will #
Sister Act (and Sister Act 2) is the sort of musical I have nightmares about. Just fearin' #
Book title of the morning: "THE MORTON AND INTERNATIONAL SALT CASES: DISCOUNTS ON SALES OF TABLE SALT" #
@jennifergearing Buy the handbag. Give in to our handbag overlor….TRACEY! GET OUT OF MY HEAD! in reply to jennifergearing #
RT @chieftech: Hearing about the 'beta' at http://beta.twobobsworth.org.au/ #ozsicamp (@2bobsworth) <-Amazingly functional live demo #
@SJGames Abort mission!! Abort mission! That's paint thinner meeting road tar! ABANDON HOPE! in reply to SJGames #

Weekly Twitter Updates

Stephen Dann — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0000

Daybreakers suffered a bad case of PacFilm funding – plots resolved in an unsatisfying yet distinctly Australian Film Commission (TM) way. #
@WildlyP Take 2x PhD student, a third of cup of postgrad scholarship, 1/2 cup of ethic committee, 2tbps of professor, and 2/3 pt of semester in reply to WildlyP #
@AndrewBlanda Massive tie up of the endings. No subplot left unresolved, even if it's a walk in "MY SUBPLOT! SUMMARY! I DIE" 30 second event in reply to AndrewBlanda #
@AndrewBlanda 2nd sign is "no character gets out unresolved". You get a carnage of secondary characters and villians in 5 minutes b4 credits in reply to AndrewBlanda #
@AndrewBlanda Or people far far too use to micromanagement details such as funding arrangements, bank books, and other Film Commission tasks in reply to AndrewBlanda #
@kehealey True words. Wasn't Brisbane so very very pretty as a supporting actor though? in reply to kehealey #
@WildlyP Here's one I prepared earlier…. in reply to WildlyP #
@kehealey I noticed that Au/NZ accents (or bad versions) now play the role of the UK accent cluster for "Not from round here" bad guy types in reply to kehealey #
@kehealey He was still a vampire. Hence the less obviously southern hemisphere accent compared to whatever Sam Neill was speaking in reply to kehealey #
The bit where I minimise my caffeine intake reads well on paper. #
@klepas one setting to rule them all, and in the LMS bind them in reply to klepas #
There's a reason I refer to the dentist as "face punching". 1 x new filling, 1 x temporary filling with a moderate chance of root canal #
@pamelafox You may want to replace your ticking clock with something with less of a hook to it. in reply to pamelafox #
@craigthomler People matter more than technology. It's okay to say no. It in reply to craigthomler #
@pamelafox Got any favorite / recommended guides to google wave for a rookie? Friend in the US is looking for a starter kit #
I would like to get through one morning of clearing my e-mail without regretting the existence of the DEEWR journal quality ranking list #
@zomb1etron Public transport: Proving 5.1 surround sound of other people's lives since 1841 in reply to zomb1etron #
@kehealey Depends entirely on whether you keep the dustjacket on or not really… in reply to kehealey #
One day, I shall specialise. That day shall bring forth a lot less moments of "I'm in charge of what now? Okay, I guess..yeah I can do that" #
@sitaraspeaks Standard mode or super mode? in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@sitaraspeaks YOUR FACE IS SUPER in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@sitaraspeaks Your books of faces! in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@sitaraspeaks Hey! I didn't say a think about Orkut or Friendster *looks all myspacey at you* in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@sitaraspeaks I like friendster's incessant cheerful e-mails telling me that I have 0 friends. in reply to sitaraspeaks #
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of electronic tutorial enrollment #
LITTLE MEN STEAL OUR KART! KART NOT PUSH ITSELF! #
*packs a chainsaw* * heads towards the research folder* #
@jowyang With a base of 8 million users and 50 relevant tweets per each, that's 40 million strikes of relevance from 50 million. Nice odds in reply to jowyang #
manual data coding work is reminding me why I took up drinking so much Pepsi Max in the first place #
@kaydo So basically you're looking for home detention on a salary? in reply to kaydo #
@ktjayne If you've got an ipod/iphone get the couch to 5K app – the metallic siren and calm computerised voice saying "Run. Now" works great in reply to ktjayne #
[UT2K Announcer voice]GOD LIKE AND UNSTOPPABLE![/UT2K Announcer voice] #
Nothing like making a cameo appearance in a lecture well away from my area of expertise to cause a WTF moment for former students #
@vanessarama *sends hugs, love and massive amounts of good vibes* in reply to vanessarama #
@jennifergearing So I should call when I finish and come get you from Borders? in reply to jennifergearing #
Note to self: No Nerf Weapons until after the weekly staff seminar. It'll only end in tears and confiscated toys #
@jennifergearing A technical 6-8 session, with no expectation of it making 8pm. in reply to jennifergearing #
@jennifergearing Okay, will do *wanders off to a meeting about zombie safety* in reply to jennifergearing #
HvZ safety meeting done. Paying money for game play now. Soon… dinner #
The right mouse click is the one ring of software commands. #
@weaverandom that would be amazingly awesome in reply to weaverandom #
@sitaraspeaks I thought you said "when it stops the happening" Nothing stops the trees and marky mark in reply to sitaraspeaks #
RT: @sitaraspeaks general announcement: unless you think stoning is a-ok, don't use leviticus to back yourself up. #
Any clean shaven advocate of using Leviticus is doing it soo far wrong #
I just became the mayor of CISAC on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/99az8e #
@lozz Take no prisoners. in reply to lozz #
ANU campus getting strafed (again). Some days I regard putting ack-ack cannons on the List #trebuchet #
It's me and Concrete Blonde against a sea of CSS code. #
@gumbuoy You've had the film haircut? in reply to gumbuoy #
I can't tell the difference between Faith No More and Pearl Jam due to the fact I'm quite tone deaf #
Full body pain? Check. Mental fatigue> Check. Aching muscles? Check. Semester 1 Week 1 first class over? Check. Good thing I love this job #
Oh my. #
@gumbuoy HEY! in reply to gumbuoy #
@gumbuoy Indeed I am. I shall pardon you on the grounds of being stuck in Byron Bay. How goes that gig anyway? in reply to gumbuoy #
@sitaraspeaks Please to be not dying. *sends healing vibes* in reply to sitaraspeaks #
Last Call – The AG's R18+ Classification for Computer Games – Public Consultation closes tomorrow – http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification #
Dear @jennifergearing subconscious – hey! cut that out! in reply to jennifergearing #
AT-ST Figure skating. #Imperialolympics #

Weekly Twitter Updates

Stephen Dann — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0000

@dekrazee1 You do postage on that cloak of doom (+1 to monocular vision)? in reply to dekrazee1 #
@JustinBarrie Buzz Lightyear's mental breakdown when his entire world turns out to be a lie hits hard in reply to JustinBarrie #
Having dinner out with @jennifergearing <3 #
Raindrops on @jennifergearing, whiskers on @stephendann. A few of our light to moderately preferred things #
@dekrazee1 Not to worry ;) was misbehaving anyway in reply to dekrazee1 #
@jennifergearing MAH Flowery metaphorical representation of affection! *fends off mean peoples* in reply to jennifergearing #
@jennifergearing NOES BE STEALIN MAH BOOQUET! in reply to jennifergearing #
@WildlyP *hearts for you* thanks in reply to WildlyP #
Day4 of destressing involves a lot of muscle spasm, tension and clicking noises. Apart from that, Mrs Lincoln disliked the lighting in act 3 #
I just became the mayor of Crowne Plaza on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/c7A9GG #
I just unlocked the "Bender" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/dC18t5 #
@WildlyP life span of creator plus 70 years innit? in reply to WildlyP #
Will be pleased when full recovery of health finally happens. #
Cushioned sports shoes feel weird. I like been able to feel the ground beneath my feet #
Fathr iin law dad moment: taking the cordless phone out down to the shops assuming it works like a mobile phone #
So much Dad mode, so much myth busting. #
@WildlyP *believes in you* in reply to WildlyP #
@WildlyP *squishes you* in reply to WildlyP #
Low battery is so low, the charge can't get under it #
@WildlyP only one uni worth of tuesdays? in reply to WildlyP #
Canberra bound. Over quota on a year supply of "Things Dads say" including six bar whistling, am radio talkback and daytime TV host worship #
@lizbuchanan Oh Liz. I knew you get it <3 in reply to lizbuchanan #
Finally home. v. tired. v sleep time #
I just became the mayor of Northbourne Avenue traffic jam on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cPNlnU #
@sonialastrega Brisbane is surprisingly vulnerable to rain. It's like nothing was waterproofed on the assumption of permanent drought in reply to sonialastrega #
I really hate being away from my city when storms like these hit. #
@earleyedition Don't forget to put the patrols out for the post storm #zombies in reply to earleyedition #
[Exists] #
@sonialastrega [pg] parenthetical guidance recommended in reply to sonialastrega #
@jennifergearing apologies for the pun in reply to jennifergearing #
@lordriffington What's our definitive known weakness song for Laserforce? #
@jennifergearing MOURFULLY COOKED! in reply to jennifergearing #
@DDsD http://twitpic.com/13qbed – That's gone well past busted into fragged with a long respawn. #
http://twitpic.com/13qemt – And this was the dinner that resulted from the mourfully process. #mourfulnoms #
@sonialastrega It's only temporary damage. You get half of the IQ back overnight & the rest in the next week unless you read Fairfax content in reply to sonialastrega #
Intertubes on the work PC just died. No big problem…*shakes and twitches* #
Ah Metro station. The emergency stash of pop music I keep on my phone to ward off the rest of the working day :D #
@melanietk *sends vibes and energy* in reply to melanietk #
The ANU's wireless network is apparently like the old TV broadcast towers – pulsating waves of Internets #

Weekly Twitter Updates

Stephen Dann — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0000

Awaiting dental surgery. Makes the rest of monday look good #
Now that put the surgical into dental surgery. Endorphin rush #
@hughfisher Nah. Twitter can't handle the tooth in reply to hughfisher #
@DeltaKnowledge Hypothesis can be tested. Concepts get to be prototyped & developed before someone has a hypothesis "Does the concept work?" in reply to DeltaKnowledge #
@gavincostello By "stop working", do you mean temp/permanent outage, or stop helping us change? in reply to gavincostello #
Half a semester of content tagged, bagged and about to condemned to LMS Hell. #
I am genuinely impressed at @jennifergearing being able to recite all the names of the Backstreet Boys. #
@NathanaelB Whiteboard prototype for the win. Hence the double whiteboard and a half in my current office in reply to NathanaelB #
@lozz Looks like that's another win for @tamdor's hunting skills in reply to lozz #
http://twitpic.com/124j6q – I know who I'm blaming for this #canada #
Why the hell has my copy of Microsoft Word suddenly become French-Canadian? #
If we're raising the drinking age to 21,the entire legal age bracket including tax paying should raise to 21. It's only fair. #
@sharpest_rose And if we're going to raise alcohol to 21, participation in the armed services needs to head up to match. No beer, no combat in reply to sharpest_rose #
@jmacmullin Perfect family friendly tax option: GST rebate for all households with children under 21. Collect their receipts! CLAIM BONUS! in reply to jmacmullin #
@ozdj Maybe it's a shorter bus, or childhood obesity is overstated in reply to ozdj #
@CraigThomler Not if the preferred candidate has had a run in with the Electoral commission http://is.gd/7YbgI in reply to CraigThomler #
@ozdj Where'd @zbender get the bus in the first place? Or do I not want to know where Dingo Catering is located these days? in reply to ozdj #
@papercutACT That's just endorsing child labour isn't it? in reply to papercutACT #
@sitaraspeaks It's been variously suggested – Rudd mentioned it again recently. in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@sitaraspeaks Yeah. We're between the Mad Monk and the Discount Pontiff. SECULAR PARTY! FORM UP! in reply to sitaraspeaks #
Should I close the office door before I start working on the IT systems that cause me to swear the most? #
@sitaraspeaks Given I think I'm likely to summon something with wings and fire if I have to work on the LMS for more than five minutes…. in reply to sitaraspeaks #
Third round of at-shoulder instruction on the LMS. Feeling like I've been identified as a potential problem that needs solving. #
RT @dekrazee1: Okay Brisbanites, where should dek go? Any suggestions for nice/cool/must see places? Where's the nice part of the city? #
@colwar Given I used to be the go-to person for solving the LMS problems with WebCT, going back to Lvl1 is proving an interesting experience in reply to colwar #
Time to invoke the Weatherwax Rule. #
Now that I know *how* to use the Wattle LMS, I continue to wonder *why* I have to use this system. #
@chieftech Does #ozsicamp need any social marketing expertise (of the social change variety for those who came in late) in reply to chieftech #
@AuSIX You in need of any strategic marketing and social marketing (marketing of social change) expertise for the #ozsicamp #
RT @jennifergearing: Lego Rock Band just produced a pun that made @stephendann groan. That should tell you how bad it was. :P <- facepalm #
@TraceyBeaton Go to Sydney for Chinese New Year in reply to TraceyBeaton #
Photoshop in RL. http://flic.kr/p/7BJLZe #
@fire_baby Someone stuck with raiding the ATM before it's been properly reloaded? in reply to fire_baby #
@NathanaelB Dual evolution. Those who fit with the compliant model of employee behaviour became the management that insisted on compliance in reply to NathanaelB #
@sonialastrega Teaching outfit of Black suit + black shirt = explaining why I won't take coffee orders when I walk past an outdoor cafe in reply to sonialastrega #
@trib Reason I'm still in academia – can't face leaving the battleground until they've nuked me from orbit (: in reply to trib #
@colwar LMS paradigm shift requires a significant shift in nonLMS teaching designs, content creation and investment in not!research time in reply to colwar #
I can't tell what's more worrying – Using the LMS for over an hour with no swearing, or the fact that Wattle's responding to my commands #
@richl1 Damn dirty apes! GET YOUR PAWS OFF MY CAMERA! in reply to richl1 #
Does the Rabbit Proof Firewall offer any defence against DDOS from offshore? #
Are holidays usually this boring? #
@damonism I suspect I'll be back at work this afternoon if doing it right isn't found soon in reply to damonism #
@sitaraspeaks Two days rec leave before going to Sydney for a long weekend with Jen in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@hughfisher If I was at work, I could at least guarantee some fun and trouble making :) in reply to hughfisher #
@sitaraspeaks I assume the bit where I'm ill means napping turns into a pro-am sport rather than a time sink? in reply to sitaraspeaks #
This is probably the big downside to really enjoying my job. Kicking around my rec days trying not to do my day job :) #
@sitaraspeaks The other bits can be filled with science montages and dear friends wearing science coats! in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@sitaraspeaks NO RLY? in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@sitaraspeaks YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT SCOUT. SANDVICH VELCOMES VELL PREPARED in reply to sitaraspeaks #
Fair warning: I have Foursquare. I intend to use it. I intend to misuse it. I intend to DIY an ARG FTW KTHANX #
@kehealey papyrus. in reply to kehealey #
@hughfisher Well, it's not the same type of rabble rousing. I mean, I have a mobile, camera and security details chasing me…*runs* in reply to hughfisher #
I just became the mayor of ANU Canberra on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/97rVpi #
@lscave Recursive feedback loop? in reply to lscave #
Thor's graceful way of stalling so I could get my wallet has now entered the realm of epic overkill #
@TraceyBeaton For him not to be paying attention – it's not like I invoked anything in reply to TraceyBeaton #
Word from the QANTAS desk of our connecting flight being airborne was greeted with "the first transport is away!" from ESB #
Marines! We are leaving! #
I just unlocked the "Adventurer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bTAVHe #
The Winter Olympics opening ceremony is weird #
Slight case of feeling trapped #
Is grateful for fresh air, rain and the humid storm in sydney. Feeling less trapped in a box now #
@TraceyBeaton so… this thing you baked… it's gone the distance? it went for speed? in reply to TraceyBeaton #
@stilgherrian it's a largely under used skill set that atrophies far too rapidly. in reply to stilgherrian #
@zephoria That's the pressure valves falling on our academic systems. No outlets if you don't make the holy grail of tenure in reply to zephoria #
@TraceyBeaton you set yourself up when you denied the obvious cake joke ;) in reply to TraceyBeaton #
@ArmyofDolls Nice shot. underwater camera? in reply to ArmyofDolls #
Describing guns and roses as an epic 80s hair rock band is a legitimate memory prompt #
Any menu which includes meals SERVED ON FIRE is a good place (@ New Golden Rickshaw) #
I just unlocked the "Super User" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/d0Lw9A #
We like to smurf it (smurf it). I like to smurf it Smurfette #
FRENTE! #
RT: @jennifergearing *dances to MC Hammer* <- I am living the XKCD dream. #
@DeltaKnowledge keyboard in reply to DeltaKnowledge #
Lol @jennifergearing just legitimately got to say "that's what she said" as an answer #

Dear Guy Barnett

Stephen Dann — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:27:40 +0000

“Is this what we mean by defending human rights?”

Yes. Paying expensive legal bills in high profile cases that require the public defender is precisely what this human rights approach is about.

Glad you recognise it.

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Weekly Twitter Updates

Stephen Dann — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0000

Note to self: buy an emotional surge guard for the computer. #
@RedXian Is that a temp. tolerance range? So the device can cope with 10c extra heat if it's not running? in reply to RedXian #
@sitaraspeaks I had a sudden release of pent up stress and emotion at the book nearing completion – Word crashed & Dropbox locked in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@optimalworkshop Remember, programmers are a mechanism for converting caffeine into operational code in reply to optimalworkshop #
I'm attending BarCamp Canberra 2010 — http://bcc2010.eventbrite.com #
Inventment: One part investment, one part invention, all parts reasons why "Creative" and "Accounting" should be left for cooking the books #
@kehealey That's a rather large finger. in reply to kehealey #
Using the ANU learning management site (Wattle, based on Moodle) is causing me to swear the paint of the walls in my office. #
@lizbuchanan Wattle has to be the single worst computer experience of my life. I'm twitching with anger just using the wretched cur in reply to lizbuchanan #
@sonialastrega Some would suggest to Hell and Heathrow is a short round trip between Terminal 3 and Terminal 5 :) in reply to sonialastrega #
@lizbuchanan And worse, since I'm the LMS expert, I'm the go-to-guy for solving everyone else's problems with the system. in reply to lizbuchanan #
@marksmithers Clumsy user interfacewith hundreds of tiny icons,Poorly implemented basic (file management/upload/tiered content). in reply to marksmithers #
@marksmithers Most grevious sin is the all-on-one-page nature of the template that means full page refreshes EVERY CHANGE YOU MAKE in reply to marksmithers #
@marksmithers Both. The default (insoftware) templates are pedagogically weak, the language of the UI is confusing, and no FTP support… in reply to marksmithers #
http://twitpic.com/11a3lu – Say hi to the wattle interface. #
@trib That's the good page. in reply to trib #
*screams of coherent tightly formed rage* *imagines his rage as a little white ball of healing light* *raises the dead by accident* #
I think I may need to file a bug report. Once I figure out how to express this error without the copious volume of swearing it deserves #
@purrsikat The book version came out around Christmas time, so it's popular enough for the mass adoption now. in reply to purrsikat #
I uploaded a YouTube video — LMS Issues http://youtu.be/TDOCTfZrF14?a #
Sitting at Cream with @lozz for the smallest SMC ever… #
Size of SMC doubling at sustainable rate (aka spare chairs still available) #
Task list. Deal with MKTG3024 content. Fight moodle. Spend afternoon working on Barcamp presentation. Barcamp dinner. Forgo TF2 training #
Afternoon of LMS wrangling != writing #barcamp presentation – will have to pass on the dinner in flavour of work (cc @trib) #
Also, opportunity for noms with @jennifergearing for the win (and dinner) #
@klepas there's a couple of ANU options I could provide in 2K11 in reply to klepas #
@lscave Self cleansing orc army. Leaves nothing but a refreshing after taste of lavender and unearthly decay… #
@RuthEllison Are you tagging your powerboards and cables with anything? in reply to RuthEllison #
Mmm… label makers…. #
@sitaraspeaks I'm allowed one of those – I'm not allowed the laminator in reply to sitaraspeaks #
*sighs* I've broken the desktop gaming machine. #
First #trebuchetlist update of the day – I do not need a leatherman multitool #
@jennifergearing Not specifically that device that's sitting on the laptop awaiting its owner to return in reply to jennifergearing #
@jennifergearing I have a whole lot of tech around me atm in the Cat's Nest (mobile) in reply to jennifergearing #
#bcc2010 – http://www.scribd.com/chieftechau and http://www.slideshare.net/chieftech for Chieftech's content #
Communications is not marketing #bcc2010 It's one fourth of one of the tool kits, not the whole damn system #
Just uploaded 'Twitter Users Guide 2010 Upload' to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/bV6FqB #
Just uploaded 'So You Want To Change' to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/aXs287 #
Just uploaded 'Twitter Presenting 2010' to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/cxRO10 #
@Warlach Oh warlach darling! in reply to Warlach #
#bcc2010 Interesting hearing the discussion of innovation adoption theory – pushing change through social media through connectivity #
Barcamp presentations Marketing Change (http://is.gd/7N88l) and Twitter Metrics and measure (http://is.gd/7N8bJ) – #bcc2010 #
@dekrazee1 It is an awesome experience of sound, data and power. Get it on, bang a gong! #bcc2010 in reply to dekrazee1 #
@trib Again? More like still (: in reply to trib #
@trib It's not that obscure good sir. in reply to trib #
Just need to upgrade your mate #bcc2010 #
Open Collaboration – http://wiki.openkollab.com/Home #bcc2010 #
@geobray Rm109 and Rm108 were set up for audio capture. I think my toys worked (haven't checked yet) in reply to geobray #
@DDsD stacked the votes for the free drinks #bcc2010 #
@jdub Any plan to release a list of suggestions of good/useful/oh god avoid plug-ins for Wordpress? #bcc2010 in reply to jdub #
The St'ar T'rek G'u'ide to A'postro'phe's? #bcc2010 #
Young people prizes! #bcc2010 Didn't know we had a kids division (: #
@lozz dropped the prawn. It's a metaphor #
@jennifergearing AWESOME in reply to jennifergearing #
@melanietk i may have been stressed and doing presentation post event stress venting in reply to melanietk #
@deanlk announce the yumcha with the #bcc2010 tag #
#bcc2010 afterparty in Dickson signalling afterparty in Civic. You still up to stuff? #
Note to self: yumcha not at china crisis. #
#trebuchet list patch now covers multitools, swiss army knives, John Paul Young and leatherman tools #
@ozdj Good night ozdj in reply to ozdj #
@WildlyP There is that skill set she has… in reply to WildlyP #
Anyone find a plastic bag with a novel, bus and street directory in the barcamp clean up? Contact @chriswaterguy #bcc2010 #
Riche Benaud makes it all better (cc: @lozz) #
OH: keepin' it fresh. Keeping it *lavendar* fresh #
Deep fried mars bar. Deep fried coke. Deep fried icecream spider. Deep fried life expectancy #
@jennifergearing yeah. That… well… yeah in reply to jennifergearing #
And now the table and the floor has flavour #
Last stand of #bcc2010 people. Mobile battreries failing. Discussion of bacon. All is good #
Attending #brocamp No support for #broscamp though (when will it be famous?) #
I'm too sober for this singer. #
Oh hai extension cord. Roomba, stop chewing on the power cables #
@lozz g'night lozz in reply to lozz #
@lozz I am somewhat hung over from the BCC experience still… in reply to lozz #

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Stephen Dann — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0000

Note to self: buy an emotional surge guard for the computer. #
@RedXian Is that a temp. tolerance range? So the device can cope with 10c extra heat if it's not running? in reply to RedXian #
@sitaraspeaks I had a sudden release of pent up stress and emotion at the book nearing completion – Word crashed & Dropbox locked in reply to sitaraspeaks #
@optimalworkshop Remember, programmers are a mechanism for converting caffeine into operational code in reply to optimalworkshop #
I'm attending BarCamp Canberra 2010 — http://bcc2010.eventbrite.com #
Inventment: One part investment, one part invention, all parts reasons why "Creative" and "Accounting" should be left for cooking the books #
@kehealey That's a rather large finger. in reply to kehealey #
Using the ANU learning management site (Wattle, based on Moodle) is causing me to swear the paint of the walls in my office. #
@lizbuchanan Wattle has to be the single worst computer experience of my life. I'm twitching with anger just using the wretched cur in reply to lizbuchanan #
@sonialastrega Some would suggest to Hell and Heathrow is a short round trip between Terminal 3 and Terminal 5 :) in reply to sonialastrega #
@lizbuchanan And worse, since I'm the LMS expert, I'm the go-to-guy for solving everyone else's problems with the system. in reply to lizbuchanan #
@marksmithers Clumsy user interfacewith hundreds of tiny icons,Poorly implemented basic (file management/upload/tiered content). in reply to marksmithers #
@marksmithers Most grevious sin is the all-on-one-page nature of the template that means full page refreshes EVERY CHANGE YOU MAKE in reply to marksmithers #
@marksmithers Both. The default (insoftware) templates are pedagogically weak, the language of the UI is confusing, and no FTP support… in reply to marksmithers #
http://twitpic.com/11a3lu – Say hi to the wattle interface. #
@trib That's the good page. in reply to trib #
*screams of coherent tightly formed rage* *imagines his rage as a little white ball of healing light* *raises the dead by accident* #
I think I may need to file a bug report. Once I figure out how to express this error without the copious volume of swearing it deserves #
@purrsikat The book version came out around Christmas time, so it's popular enough for the mass adoption now. in reply to purrsikat #
I uploaded a YouTube video — LMS Issues http://youtu.be/TDOCTfZrF14?a #
Sitting at Cream with @lozz for the smallest SMC ever… #
Size of SMC doubling at sustainable rate (aka spare chairs still available) #
Task list. Deal with MKTG3024 content. Fight moodle. Spend afternoon working on Barcamp presentation. Barcamp dinner. Forgo TF2 training #
Afternoon of LMS wrangling != writing #barcamp presentation – will have to pass on the dinner in flavour of work (cc @trib) #
Also, opportunity for noms with @jennifergearing for the win (and dinner) #
@klepas there's a couple of ANU options I could provide in 2K11 in reply to klepas #
@lscave Self cleansing orc army. Leaves nothing but a refreshing after taste of lavender and unearthly decay… #
@RuthEllison Are you tagging your powerboards and cables with anything? in reply to RuthEllison #
Mmm… label makers…. #
@sitaraspeaks I'm allowed one of those – I'm not allowed the laminator in reply to sitaraspeaks #
*sighs* I've broken the desktop gaming machine. #
First #trebuchetlist update of the day – I do not need a leatherman multitool #
@jennifergearing Not specifically that device that's sitting on the laptop awaiting its owner to return in reply to jennifergearing #
@jennifergearing I have a whole lot of tech around me atm in the Cat's Nest (mobile) in reply to jennifergearing #
#bcc2010 – http://www.scribd.com/chieftechau and http://www.slideshare.net/chieftech for Chieftech's content #
Communications is not marketing #bcc2010 It's one fourth of one of the tool kits, not the whole damn system #
Just uploaded 'Twitter Users Guide 2010 Upload' to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/bV6FqB #
Just uploaded 'So You Want To Change' to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/aXs287 #
Just uploaded 'Twitter Presenting 2010' to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/cxRO10 #
@Warlach Oh warlach darling! in reply to Warlach #
#bcc2010 Interesting hearing the discussion of innovation adoption theory – pushing change through social media through connectivity #
Barcamp presentations Marketing Change (http://is.gd/7N88l) and Twitter Metrics and measure (http://is.gd/7N8bJ) – #bcc2010 #
@dekrazee1 It is an awesome experience of sound, data and power. Get it on, bang a gong! #bcc2010 in reply to dekrazee1 #
@trib Again? More like still (: in reply to trib #
@trib It's not that obscure good sir. in reply to trib #
Just need to upgrade your mate #bcc2010 #
Open Collaboration – http://wiki.openkollab.com/Home #bcc2010 #
@geobray Rm109 and Rm108 were set up for audio capture. I think my toys worked (haven't checked yet) in reply to geobray #
@DDsD stacked the votes for the free drinks #bcc2010 #
@jdub Any plan to release a list of suggestions of good/useful/oh god avoid plug-ins for Wordpress? #bcc2010 in reply to jdub #
The St'ar T'rek G'u'ide to A'postro'phe's? #bcc2010 #
Young people prizes! #bcc2010 Didn't know we had a kids division (: #
@lozz dropped the prawn. It's a metaphor #
@jennifergearing AWESOME in reply to jennifergearing #
@melanietk i may have been stressed and doing presentation post event stress venting in reply to melanietk #
@deanlk announce the yumcha with the #bcc2010 tag #
#bcc2010 afterparty in Dickson signalling afterparty in Civic. You still up to stuff? #
Note to self: yumcha not at china crisis. #
#trebuchet list patch now covers multitools, swiss army knives, John Paul Young and leatherman tools #
@ozdj Good night ozdj in reply to ozdj #
@WildlyP There is that skill set she has… in reply to WildlyP #
Anyone find a plastic bag with a novel, bus and street directory in the barcamp clean up? Contact @chriswaterguy #bcc2010 #
Riche Benaud makes it all better (cc: @lozz) #
OH: keepin' it fresh. Keeping it *lavendar* fresh #
Deep fried mars bar. Deep fried coke. Deep fried icecream spider. Deep fried life expectancy #
@jennifergearing yeah. That… well… yeah in reply to jennifergearing #
And now the table and the floor has flavour #
Last stand of #bcc2010 people. Mobile battreries failing. Discussion of bacon. All is good #
Attending #brocamp No support for #broscamp though (when will it be famous?) #
I'm too sober for this singer. #
Oh hai extension cord. Roomba, stop chewing on the power cables #
@lozz g'night lozz in reply to lozz #
@lozz I am somewhat hung over from the BCC experience still… in reply to lozz #

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Stephen Dann — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:03:08 +0000

What Zaps a High Achiever’s Performance Lights a Low Achiever’s Fire « N e u r o n a r r a t i v e

Teaching motivations – if it's "fun", there's some barrier to achievement since enjoyment apparently isn't credible.

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Teaching motivations - if it's "fun", there's some barrier to achievement since enjoyment apparently isn't credible.

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Stephen Dann — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:55:00 +0000

And now I quest out to NSW, and leave you with Roxette – June Afternoon http://youtu.be/KWy3gq7BPHo to entertain you. #
@jennifergearing Heading out your way now. Shall message when close so you can pre-arrange the wolf^H^H hound fending in reply to jennifergearing #
@sitaraspeaks <3 in reply to sitaraspeaks #
Relying on a dog's lack of attention span in a lousy substitute for an actual plan #
@weaverandom MARU! in reply to weaverandom #
Time to go finish a chapter. Back later. #
@lizbuchanan There's a certain level of processing required to make it look this good http://is.gd/6Y0zE in reply to lizbuchanan #
@lizbuchanan Times have changed. Spam has changed. Could you change with spam? in reply to lizbuchanan #
mmmmmpphhhmmhhppgh hodda hodda hodda! #pyro #
@JillElswick Rattata? http://is.gd/6Yp5N in reply to JillElswick #
Question: Should I live out the XKCD dream and fill my part of my office with playpen balls? (I say part for accessibility reasons) #
Noter to self: may no longer shout "SOLAR FLARE! DUCK AND COVER!" in crowded planetariums and/or observatories. #
Morning Brisbane #
@lozz Good morning Ms Lozz in reply to lozz #
Car to plane to train to bus. All caught with less than 5 minutes to spare so I can almost be on time at a 9am meeting #
@lordriffington sighted and shot at twice. no kill recorded in reply to lordriffington #
@lordriffington flying out this evening. may be back up again in a few weeks in reply to lordriffington #
Departing my fine city to return to CBR. Missions accomplished. (SUMMON STORM!) #
That was an epic journey of delays, waits, and pilots plotting storm free skies (my bad) #
@papercutACT That doesn't help anyone with a fluoride allergy – I need the untreated water as a matter of survival. Please don't ban it in reply to papercutACT #
Am still alive. Cake is still a lie. Off doing science. Back later. Mind the gap. #
@sitaraspeaks Pixar has daddy issues in reply to sitaraspeaks #
Concedes defeat to the tag team of Chapter and Sleep. Caffeine and I shall demand a rematch in the morning… AND WE WILL DEFEAT YOU #
http://twitpic.com/10iexp – Great. It's the singularity. Just what I need on a Sunday morning. #
@papercutACT Most filters keep the fluoride in – and limits my safe drinking water to my own supply. No social outings or visits to friends in reply to papercutACT #
Commences the rematch with the chapter that thwarted my victory last night. Have at thee Chapter 14! #
Nouvelle Vague with Martha and the Muffins Jan272010 http://youtu.be/B5lhp5VAOKc #
Ah hell. I can't find an XKCD comic to fit the last chapter. #
TAKE THAT CHAPTER 14! #
Why is my hovercraft full of eels? #
Starting to feel the safety valves release as the book nears the final shipping phase. #

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