Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

by shahidkamal on February 7, 2010

  • My daughter lost her Oyster card – TfL want £10 for a replacement, when the original was £5. I can think of several appropriate expletives. #
  • @vaxen_var How have you been my friend? I've caught a few of your tweets lately, but I've mostly been working. in reply to vaxen_var #
  • Oi! January! Where are you going? We hadn't even been properly introduced! #
  • @vaxen_var No jet-setting – India has made it even harder for me to get in – surrender passport for 2 months? No thanks! In London. Cold! in reply to vaxen_var #
  • Repeatedly listening to An Olive Grove Facing the Sea (2009 acoustic version), A sing so moving, it makes me want to pick up my guitar. #
  • Thank God for Expandrive, Textmate and the Apple Mac. #
  • @khaled Nothing special. Just moving and editing files between Mac, a couple of servers and my Amazon S3 buckets. The Mac makes it so easy. in reply to khaled #
  • BBC iPlayer on iPhone is just stunning. H.264 FTW #
  • @mrfungfung You like it too :-) in reply to mrfungfung #
  • Work. Meh. #
  • Well done Clare Short. Well done Elizabeth Wilmshurst. Shame on Tony Blair, as close to Old Nick as you're going to get. #
  • Need. More. Pep. #
  • Time to give my hair that Number 4 clipper treatment. It's been that kind of day. #
  • I still don't get Google Wave. Can someone explain it to me please? #
  • When I was a boy, I'd give up my seat for elders. Now grown-ups are expected to give up their seats for kids. Wrong. #
  • @vaxen_var lol! Yes sir, London. Thanks for making me smile. :-) in reply to vaxen_var #
  • 15 pieces of flair. #
  • I had better get on with my TPS report. #
  • Damn it feels good to be a gangsta #
  • S. Kanazawa: LSE prof who says half of Muslims= terrorists or sponsors. I say lock him up for hate speech. http://bit.ly/9BvTDy #
  • @vaxen_var Yes it is. I wonder who drives this anti-Muslim agenda? I simply don't know. Not sure there is an easy answer. Any books u rcmnd? in reply to vaxen_var #
  • @ummahdesign Yup, absolutely. in reply to ummahdesign #
  • Still have to finish my TPS report. #
  • @mrfungfung I wish he were, it would make it easier to ignore him, but he's a professor of evolutionary psychology at the LSE! in reply to mrfungfung #
  • Watching Office Space in a corner of my monitor whilst continuing to work on my TPS report. Indeed, it feels good to be a gangsta. #
  • I think I just invented something. A "Jump to Conclusions Mat" #
  • US missionaries in Haiti charged with child abduction http://bit.ly/cZL4iW (Is this the sordid end of the Shock Doctrine?) #
  • "Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment!" #OfficeSpace #
  • @NettiLDN That was a joke. Read my earlier tweets for the giveaways. :-) in reply to NettiLDN #
  • My "TPS" report has not gone well today at all. #
  • Here comes the sun…. #
  • Terry got axed. That made up for the week from hell. Hahahahahahaha. #
  • @indigojo_uk I'm being facetious of course. I care not for the salacious gossip. I do think he is overrated and I don't like Chelski. in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • Cone on you Reds! Liverpool for the title? #LFC #
  • @empireofthekop What's with the ref today? Does he bleed blue or something? in reply to empireofthekop #
  • We are fourth. How did that happen? #LFC #
  • @HamzaIsa I'm not getting carried away bro, tongue is firmly embedded in cheek. Let's hope we win ugly against them and Arsenal now! in reply to HamzaIsa #
  • Took my Apple Bluetooth to Apple Store in Brent Cross. They were about to test it with my iPhone when I realised it was jailbroken. Visibly. #
  • It's bad enough that Creme Eggs are 61 sodding pence at WHSmith, but they're smaller!!!!!! I finished mine in two mouths full. Easily. #
  • @indigojo_uk and yes, they're certainly yucky! in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • @indigojo_uk I've never wondered. But I had a pretty bad hypo at the time and was not thinking straight. I am not normally a Creme Egg man. in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • @HamzaIsa Man City just lost to Hull. Let's hope Spurs lose too. in reply to HamzaIsa #
  • Am giving another talk today at a mosque about the Mirzology cult. DM me if you want to know where. #
  • @indigojo_uk jazakallah khayr, I will look out for that. Not that I'm likely to have Creme Eggs again any time soon, but are they halal? in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • Recognize this mosque in London? I am talking here shortly insha'Allah. http://twitpic.com/11ql60 #
  • @Eastmad Get a Mac. It's time. in reply to Eastmad #
  • Myths & Misconceptions held by Ahmadis about Muslims – and themselves – at Hendon Mosque: http://bit.ly/9mDcv7 #
  • Just watching East Enders for the first time in years. Can't believe the absolutely shoddy writing about the Muslim family. Garbage. #
  • Actually, the writing in East Enders is atrocious in general. A new arrival says "Pleased to meet ya" – a young chav answers "Likewise" LOL #
  • Just bought xScope for the Mac. How I managed any web layout without this I'll never know. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

by shahidkamal on January 31, 2010

  • Muslim boy threw a stone in Bradford, got 5 years. This sick monster battered and raped 2 young girls and got 5 years. http://bit.ly/aRfhCA #
  • Simon Heaton, when you get out, I hope you will receive mob justice. Slow, brutal mob justice. http://bit.ly/aRfhCA #
  • Airline passengers have 'no right' to refuse naked body scanners. http://bit.ly/a4mcWU While you were out: Fascism arrived #
  • Hyperventilating and rocking compulsively in anticipation of the Apple Slate "announcement" in an hour. #
  • Last time I felt this excited was just before England played Germany in the semi-finals of Euro '96. #apple #tablet #
  • @sangamgupta It will be better than good. I'm confident of that. It will change the game. in reply to sangamgupta #
  • Come on Apple, I'm begging you to let me give you my money for a device you've never admitted the existence of! #
  • Picture of the stage at the Apple event http://bit.ly/ar8jP1 #
  • My freakin' Internet went down for a minute. Don't mess with me today O2! #
  • Tablet! GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #
  • I now have 3G backup in case my broadband goes down. 1 minute to go. Get ready! #tablet #
  • ZOMG I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #
  • YAY STEVE! #
  • ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG DON'T DO THIS TO ME STEVE I NEED MY TABLET NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #
  • Steve, I don't care about the Stores or the iPhone or how many you've sold. I've bought it already. I'm there. Just gimme my freakin tablet! #
  • "So let's get to the main event" says Steve. ABOUT FREAKIN TIME MY MAN! WE WILL BUYZ TABLET! YOU SELL ME NOW! #
  • "The last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it" WSJ – Genius! #
  • SHOW US THE PICTURE ALREADY!!!!! #
  • YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVE IT TO ME STEVE! YEAH!!!!!!! THAT'S MY TABLET! GIMME GIMME GIMME! YOU DA MAN! #
  • iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad iPad #
  • I'm in love! #
  • OK, so it sounds like a feminine hygiene product. I still want it. We got used to "Wii" didn't we? #tablet #
  • The #iPad display is I believe 960×640. It has an Apple CPU, called the A4, running at 1GHz and handles HDish video. #
  • I like the third party apps. The big screen really lets the new UI breathe. #iPad #
  • That #iPad display looks magnificent. It makes total sense to adapt the iPhone interface instead of the Mac interface. Very natural. #
  • I guess this is what it must feel like to come down from crack. #iPad #
  • iBooks looks nice, but I think I'll stick to my Sony PRS – much better display for reading. #
  • iWork on the #iPad looks impressive and appropriate. #
  • #iPad looks too big to type on if you hold it in portrait mode. Too flat an angle if you type in landscape on your lap. #
  • Steve is back. Let's see if he has any more surprises for us. There has to be more… #iPad #
  • The #iPad syncs over USB, just like an iPhone or iPod. The iWork apps are just $10 each on the App Store. #
  • The #iPad is going to have an unlimited data plan on the 3G models at $30 a month. That's steep. Very steep. #
  • #iPad 3G deal is $15 per month for up to 250MB and $30 per month unlimited. With AT&T – US customers will not be happy. #
  • #iPad 3G models are unlocked – international data deals by June. Uses new GSM micro SIMs. #
  • Come on Steve, how much is the damn thing? #iPad #
  • Come on Steve, say $399 #iPad #
  • The #iPad is priced at $499 – my guess is the 3G one will be a fair bit more. That's steep. #
  • The pundits who were talking about $999 were out of their heads. Who'd pay that for a pretty netbook? #
  • #iPad – keyboard dock – nice. $499 for base model. Add $100 for 32GB version, add $130 for 3G – not cheap. #
  • #iPad WiFi models ship end of March at $499. If they do the UK pricing right, then £320 wouldn't be bad at all. I'd buy one. #
  • This time, the knives will be out. Ives says the iPad is a magical device. I beg to differ. #
  • @phogasmic The whole will be greater than the sum of its parts, but there are zero surprises. in reply to phogasmic #
  • Watching the #iPad video at the Apple site. Tomorrow morning I place my deposit. It's simply beautiful. #
  • iPad display resolution is actually 1024×768 #
  • @phogasmic I paid about $299 for my Sony e-reader, but it's a totally different device. I'll want both. As long as they price it at <£350 UK in reply to phogasmic #
  • @phogasmic I never agreed with the pundits on the $999 – that was absurd. It had to be priced like a netbook. It could become ubiquitous! in reply to phogasmic #
  • @t_akhtar It's 1024×768 in reply to t_akhtar #
  • @sangamgupta Seriously, I can live without it. in reply to sangamgupta #
  • In the Twitter age, with an event like the iPad launch, I imagine the whole world talking and nobody listening. So thanks to those who did! #
  • Bottom line with the iPad? I predict its ubiquity within two years. It changes the game. It changes everything. #
  • No multi-tasking and large screen means more heavyweight and mutli-function apps on the iPad. #
  • @indigojo_uk No, it's not crap. Let's see in two years. Consumers don't need multi-tasking. Geeks like us do. That's why we have computers. in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • @indigojo_uk "no proper computer" is the "no real Scotsman" argument. 10s of millions of iPhone owners are very happy. We'll love the iPad. in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • @indigojo_uk It certainly does a hell of a lot more than that. Watch the video at the Apple site bro. in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • @indigojo_uk Yes it can. The iPhone can do that actually. Multi-tasking is limited to certain key apps like iPod player and email. in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • Trying very hard to be terrified by a small lady wearing a niqab on the bus like I'm supposed to, but I just can't. I must be bad. #
  • Is there really nobody else who objects to mandatory strip search at airports? http://bit.ly/a4mcWU #
  • I hope that when Apple announce the UK price of the iPad that the "unbelievable" won't mean "unbelievably expensive" #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

by shahidkamal on January 24, 2010

  • Oh, hang on, Charlie Brooker, the most over-rated writer in Britain is talking about AR. I guess it's arrived now he says so. Yawn. #
  • US annexes Haiti airport. If you want to know what happens next, read The Shock Doctrine. http://bit.ly/7z9PMI #
  • "Haiti economic fabric must be rebuilt" – and Naomi Klein told us exactly who's going to step in to do that…. http://bit.ly/7hT623 #
  • For those of you wondering what AR means – Augmented Reality. Sorry, been calling it that for so many years now…hehe #
  • @thejimsmith Sadly, no. And I haven't even got in yet. in reply to thejimsmith #
  • First week back – worked every single day of the week – including my afternoon off. And of course the weekend. Not a good sign! #
  • @SadiqKhan Do I need to be a Balham resident to see you? (Would it be quicker than email?) in reply to SadiqKhan #
  • @farhanmasood sadly it also gets the opportunists and the thieves of the IMF out. (i.e. The Shock Doctrine) in reply to farhanmasood #
  • Fixed a phpBB forum screw-up – then tried to integrate WordPress with bbPress. Failure. Very sad. #
  • The Ahmadiyya Cult (Mirzology) launches an advertising campaign to take over as the new "House Muslims" http://bit.ly/4VsLID #
  • Liverpool are 1-0 up with 20 minutes to go. That means we're going to lose 1-2. #
  • Why I got off the "Love for All, Hatred for None bus" http://bit.ly/4VsLID #
  • Liverpool have wasted several chances to double their lead. That means Robbie Keane will equalise in injury time. #
  • @azraa_ranjomia Come on, that's what we're like. And it will hurt less when it happens. in reply to azraa_ranjomia #
  • Oh THANK GOD FOR THAT! Kuyt scores a second. We finally have 3 points against a half-decent side. #
  • @mrstevenson Come on mate, you know how Liverpool have played recently, I was using reverse psychology! in reply to mrstevenson #
  • @azraa_ranjomia Yeah, the reverse psychology paid off. ALHAMDULILLAH!!!!!!!!! LOL in reply to azraa_ranjomia #
  • @azraa_ranjomia I'm more diehard than you could possibly imagine. I still recall Barry Davis' commentary from the E.Cup in 77, can you? :-) in reply to azraa_ranjomia #
  • @mrstevenson And that's how I watch England matches too. We watched Euro 96 together I think, didn't we? Production Village? in reply to mrstevenson #
  • All these Islamophobic demagogues saying "no place for the veil in Europe" don't ever say "no place for racists in Europe" #
  • @mrstevenson And my boss' boss is a Spurs fan. I'm going to enjoy tomorrow. in reply to mrstevenson #
  • Lots of people yawning absent-mindedly on the platform. For once, not me. #
  • Kraftwerk – The Robots http://youtu.be/VXa9tXcMhXQ #
  • One of the finest bass lines ever: European Son [Extended Remix] http://youtu.be/I5QYDqii7T8 #
  • The most lyrical slap bass player ever. The One and Only Marcus Miller – Scoop http://youtu.be/NHdN_O5k3WM #
  • Jack Straw's Biggest Lie http://bit.ly/8YxRy0 Craig Murray reveals Straw to be the scumbag we all know he is. #
  • Ministry of Defence orders 'Bible guns' for soldiers in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/6RSqjj Like I said, this is a Crusade. #
  • @ddjango How goes it my friend? :-) in reply to ddjango #
  • CCTV in the sky: police plan to use military spy drones http://bit.ly/7qVh4F Britain is finished. #
  • I used #Shazam to discover Ever Fallen In Love by Nouvelle Vague Feat. Mélanie Pain http://www.shazam.com/music/web/track?id=45235997 #
  • Shazam didn't let me edit that last tweet. I wanted to let you know that the cover of the Buzzcocks' classic was a bloody travesty. #
  • Miliband warns of terror threat after 'Bin Laden' tape aired http://bit.ly/4Lswwj Do they expect us to keep falling for this crap? #
  • Every newspaper is screaming "BIN LADEN". Brits all over the country are pressing the "snooze" button. Nobody buys "WOLF!" anymore. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

by shahidkamal on January 17, 2010

  • Back to work tomorrow. #
  • How do I un-jailbreak my iPhone ? #
  • @indigojo_uk yeah that would probably be cleaner. Jailbreaking trade-off hasn't been worth it. in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • @iRevolt The most hypocritical barbarians in history. We will make sabr and insha'Allah the Zionists will bring Allah's wrath upon them. in reply to iRevolt #
  • @iRevolt I think even calling it political gives it too much credence. I think it is apolitical, amoral, pure evil. in reply to iRevolt #
  • Huxley, not Orwell was right. http://bit.ly/15GvfB (via @antagonise) #
  • If you look at the juxtapositions, both were right. Orwell's Newspeak is everywhere. http://bit.ly/15GvfB #
  • MI5 cancels false flag op in Wootton Bassett http://bit.ly/8cgUHh Minitrue faithfully reports. (What a surprise. Yawn.) #
  • Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be a prophet, whilst being the loudest supporter of colonialist plunder in the East Punjab. I wonder why? :-) #
  • @chrisbrogan what was the outstanding product or tech announcement for you of the show Chris? in reply to chrisbrogan #
  • @mrfungfung you can just open the trash frim the dock and drag and drop what you want back. in reply to mrfungfung #
  • @mrfungfung I can't DM you unless you follow me, but give me a bell when you arrive. in reply to mrfungfung #
  • @mrfungfung You're more than welcome. It was really great to meet you and your famous trainers! :-) in reply to mrfungfung #
  • I gave a talk at Tooting Islamic Centre on my reversion from Ahmadiyya to Islam last night. Jzk to Shaykh Suliman Gani. #
  • Shaykh Suliman Gani on Islam Channel now. I talked about my reversion to Islam at his mosque yesterday. http://j.mp/6PaGcs #
  • @iRevolt not me in reply to iRevolt #
  • @vinsharma Shazia Mirza is only funny to liberal closet Islamophobes who want a vicarious, unveiled outlet for their hatred. in reply to vinsharma #
  • Lousy Sky HD box crashes with 2 minutes of the Liverpool match left to go. Their box is rubbish. #
  • Well done Reading. They deserved it. We were awful. Again. #
  • Snow Patrol – An Olive Grove Facing the Sea – 2009 version. Haunting. Beautiful. #
  • Why is it that a terrorist is always called a Muslim, but when a Muslim's good, they're a New Yorker? http://bit.ly/84CGke #
  • I find it curious that a man telling women what they can't wear is considered sexual "equality" in France. http://bit.ly/6sEScq #
  • @islamoyankee Thanks brother in reply to islamoyankee #
  • Tesco sent double cream instead of single cream. I'm wondering if it's ok to use in coffee. #
  • @indigojo_uk Are they Zionists bro? It was fine in the coffee BTW in reply to indigojo_uk #
  • Finally watched Slumdog Millionaire. Beautiful. #
  • My work laptop trashed all the VPN config files after blue screen of death. So I'll have to go into the office tomorrow. :-( #
  • 3G barely works in Oxford St. I wonder if those with iPhones on networks other than O2 have more luck with 3G? #
  • Israel: Your time is running out. The world is on to you. #
  • @Jew4palestine hey, how's it going friend? We haven't chatted in ages. Good to see you and thanks for the RT :) in reply to Jew4palestine #
  • Israel: The civilized world will call your terrorist state to account for burning besieged, helpless people with white phosphorous. #
  • Israel: Your War representatives are not safe from prosecution in my country. You'd best stay home. #
  • What kind of society creates T-shirts that declare "One Shot, 2 kills" with pregnant Arab cartoons? Israel. #
  • Tzipi Livni said "We went wild in Gaza". So now you must pay in an International Court of Law for your wild misadventure. #
  • Israeli soldiers targeted women and children in Gaza as part of a deliberate policy. Their rabbis blessed this. Their leaders ordered it. #
  • Obama, you are a bigger disappointment than Bush. At least we knew where we stood with him. You bow to Israel. #
  • Watching Sri Sri Ravishankar vs Dr. Zakir speaking respectfully contrasts vividly with the accounts of Mirza Ghulam's destructive debates. #
  • Children suffer at the hands of child abusers. But they keep suffering because of the adults who don't believe them. #
  • @iRevolt You have a lot of people on your side. Make a huge amount of noise about this threat. Report it to everyone in writing. Everyone. in reply to iRevolt #
  • @jilliancyork Oh dear God. I think that's worse than being in a war zone. You have my sympathies. Truly. in reply to jilliancyork #
  • @iRevolt Every governor, every notice board, every Jewish society, Muslim society, Zionist society, Arab society. Every student. Can I help? in reply to iRevolt #
  • Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" thesis being proven to be right on the, ahem, money in Haiti with IMF loan-sharks hovering. #
  • @mrfungfung Even seasoned writers in some of the broadsheets, like Roy Jenkins, think the whole swine flu thing was a scam. I tend to agree. in reply to mrfungfung #
  • @iRevolt oh I know you can handle yourself. You've proven it. Just know that we are strong because we are united. Fee amanallah in reply to iRevolt #
  • @vaxen_var alhamdulillah ya mudarrisi, wa anta? Here's some Punjabi, I think you'll understand: "kee haal e paeesaab?" :-) in reply to vaxen_var #
  • @jilliancyork I'm so lame I'd have to go through my bookshelf to tell you. Ask me again tomorrow? :-) in reply to jilliancyork #
  • Right, that's my Saturday night activism done, time for some light reading before bed: "Smaller Signs of the Last Day" :-) shub al khayr! #
  • @vaxen_var how's the three hours a night sleep treating you? :-) معسلام in reply to vaxen_var #
  • @ocicat_bengals Thats just it, nobody ever needed a manual for a Mac! That's my smartarse answer. The serious answer is "no, sorry!" :-) in reply to ocicat_bengals #
  • @ocicat_bengals OS/2 – I used it too. It put me in hospital. Another story. in reply to ocicat_bengals #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

January 10, 2010

"Islam is everything I wanted Christianity to be" http://bit.ly/77z2Jh Turning Muslim in Texas, home to 400,000 Muslims. #
Why is kernel_task using over 60% CPU and 61 threads? Why is my Macbook Air constantly running hot and slow? Snow Leopard? #
Firefox 3.5 using over 450MB again, and 59% of CPU time, just launched Chrome – 35% [...]

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Isometric Pixel Graphics Tutorials

January 6, 2010

I thoroughly enjoyed this. It looks like the artist is using Microsoft Pain(t) too, proof that it’s not the tools, but the worker that counts…

I liked it so much I bought his ebook. It was just under £4 for 60 pages. Can’t complain about that ratio for specialised knowledge can you?
This one is pretty neat [...]

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Turning Muslim in Texas

January 3, 2010

An oldie, but a goodie.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

January 3, 2010

How good is Mick Karn's fretless bass on Japan's "In Vogue"? Utter genius. #
@ocicat_bengals Still thinking about it. Leaning towards "yes" in reply to ocicat_bengals #
I find Britain's gall in lecturing China on human rights ironic given our nation's support for the US and Israel. #
@yvonneridley Please be careful sister. May Allah (SWT) keep you [...]

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Voice “Talent” on Muslim TV Ads

December 13, 2009

When I want some background noise, I choose Al Jazeera English, Press TV, Islam Channel, Peace TV or Iqra TV. I could probably write detailed notes on each of these, especially on the variation in presentation quality across the channels. I don’t have an issue with the quality of presentation, by and large, this is [...]

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Integration

November 4, 2009

I’ve moved across the posts from my old blog and marked them all as “pending review”. Taking my time and in no particular order, I will put some of my cleaner posts, the ones I’m still happy with, up on this new blog.
There will be no activity for a few days as I make some [...]

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