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@abulsme tweets from 2013-12-01 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/30/2013: 21,465 steps and 15.8 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:03:30
Reading – Norfolk police warn of alarming clown epidemic (Press Association) http://t.co/b9ewfOgQm6 04:02:53
RT @usNWSgov: While Astronomical Winter doesn't commence until the solstice on Dec. 21, Meteorological Winter starts today and lasts througвЂ¦ 16:26:24
Reading – The Grand Old Tea Party (Rick Perlstein) http://t.co/yIzXFJdmf5 17:15:14
Reading – China Prepares to Launch Moon Rover Mission (Chris Buckley) http://t.co/aeOYOjfe5j 17:19:03
RT @elakdawalla: OK, now CCTV news says next 2 hours of TV will be live coverage of #change3 launch. http://t.co/UHQd8zqXe4 17:27:02
RT @elakdawalla: LIFTOFF!!! #Change3 17:34:25
RT @exploreplanets: If you missed the live video, here's the launch of China's Long March 3B rocket with its #ChangE3 lunar lander: http://вЂ¦ 19:00:03
RT @SunViewer: Comet #ISON's dangerous trip around our #sun, seen here in combined LASCO C3 images. http://t.co/PPlcWds3IH 19:01:27
Reading – Questions/responses for journalists linking to the Pando post – and other matters (Glenn Greenwald) http://t.co/11HMxDI7xR 19:18:41
Just completed a 6.19 km walk – Stopping tracking early because batt dying. http://t.co/Dd1FnbWzuP #RunKeeper 23:53:24

@abulsme tweets from 2013-11-30 (UTC)

Reading – This Week in the Surveillance State (Brendan Kiley) http://t.co/XTFnMRNM5U 00:17:56
Reading – Arrests for stolen guns, drugs follow burglary arrest (Eric Stevick) http://t.co/Yn3TcqNvNU 00:34:09
My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/29/2013: 23,002 steps and 17 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:03:17
Watching – Feisty Hardtalk Interview With Glenn Greenwald (bbcnews) https://t.co/y8tTuK6cd6 04:00:46
Reading – Oort Cloud (xkcd) http://t.co/Z9iTTwCXAV 04:13:37
Watching – What is Sea Level? (minutephysics) http://t.co/Wzlzq1ieFq 16:45:41
Reading – Data visualization shows US isolation in pushing for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/EsoAKl6c15 17:36:41
Reading – In Honor of the Chinese ADIZ, Today's Novelty Aviation Footage (James Fallows) http://t.co/akR8HHf5IS 17:40:54
Alex watching The Wizard of Oz for the first time. Entranced by the tornado scene. Even with no trains. 19:42:06
Just completed a 11.24 km walk – Saturday afternoon long walk. http://t.co/EeurLI8neU #RunKeeper 22:45:59

@abulsme tweets from 2013-11-29 (UTC)

RT @SungrazerComets: That rocky/dusty remnant of comet #ISON seems like it's getting a tad brighter… So, umm… did I mention that cometsвЂ¦ 00:57:50
My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/28/2013: 9,063 steps and 6.7 km traveled. http://t.co/0ZdhbuUa9B 01:01:35
Thanksgiving dinner over. #stuffed 03:56:48
RT @AstroExeter: Last one tonight! ISON persists! #ISON http://t.co/BmOaKZFjxd 03:57:24
Reading – SchrГ¶dinger’s Comet (Karl Battams) http://t.co/p0QsYs3Azj 04:07:22
RT @RobDenBleyker: Thanksgiving is a wonderful celebration of when Native Americans and pilgrims became great friends and then nothing bad вЂ¦ 04:57:27
Oops -> Reading – If Your Commute Lasts More Than 45 Minutes, You Will Probably Get Divorced (Kin Bhasin) http://t.co/Gi2RzHrglT 06:34:29
Reading – Sherlock Returns To BBC One New Year’s Day 2014! (Christian Cawley) http://t.co/fFtNc9Jit4 11:58:23
Reading – Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 review: Unapologetically content-driven (Andy Ihnatko) http://t.co/M6Dd1FtE40 18:28:57
Reading – Apple to judge: You and your antitrust monitor are way out of line (Philip Elmer-DeWitt) http://t.co/0W0uwwLq4b 18:32:29
RT @marcoarment: If you’re shopping somewhere that can afford to cut a huge percentage off their prices, imagine how badly they’re ripping вЂ¦ 18:36:47
RT @dozba: If you buy a $1,000 TV that's 40% off, you didn't save $400. You spent $600. 19:35:11
RT @scottbix: Cards Against Humanity has the best Black Friday sale I've ever seen http://t.co/r8H7KxMOe1 19:42:05
Reading – Dems should not hesitate to further streamline the Senate rulebook (Ryan Cooper) http://t.co/pWcCmWBM0Z 20:21:57
Reading – ISON After Perihelion: The Undead Maybe Somewhat Ex-Comet. (Phil Plait) http://t.co/5Tp3vj4hUE 20:43:23
Reading – Thoughts on the Google Nexus 7 from the perspective of a longtime iOS user [updated] (Richard Gaywood) http://t.co/WEDGW5Nmdv 21:12:54
Reading – Yes, Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg should still retire (Jonathan Bernstein) http://t.co/vSAl8jZRWF 21:35:57
OMFG -> Reading – For Nearly Two Decades the Nuclear Launch Code at all Minuteman Silos Was 00000000 (Ken Smallwood) http://t.co/uIlECcpZ2e 21:46:31
[Abulpost] Curmudgeon's Corner: Seven Minutes of Nothing http://t.co/CU4NqAreOl 22:00:48
Just completed a 3.97 km walk – Long walk with Roscoe. http://t.co/HaTKmSZATI #RunKeeper 23:21:00

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Seven Minutes of Nothing

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:

Doctor Who Anniversary / New Schools
Filibuster Nuked
Iran Developments / Healthcare Surcharges
Typhoon Haiyan

Recorded on 26 Nov 2013

Length this week – 57:26


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@abulsme tweets from 2013-11-28 (UTC)

Brandy is trying to explain the solar system, but Alex rejects heliocentrism. http://t.co/fBdP9zowBy 00:41:53
Reading – GoldieBlox’s Parody Of The Beastie Boys Is Probably Fair Use (Max Kennerly) http://t.co/F0LVhmYFAx 01:46:53
Reading – Google’s Cerf Says вЂњPrivacy May Be An AnomalyвЂќ. Historically, He’s Right. (Gregory Ferenstein) http://t.co/8Kwbn8zyEL 02:06:59
Reading – No, Angola Has Not вЂBanned Islam’. It’s a Little More Complicated Than That. (CuriousLurker, LGF) http://t.co/67ofKwEUjI 02:17:12
Just completed a 0.71 km walk – Short dog walk. http://t.co/9BVzFGfjwo #RunKeeper 02:23:35
Reading – Why there are (and should be) eight planets in the Solar System [Ethan, ScienceBlogs] http://t.co/oJM4IB3HEQ 02:39:22
Reading – Antioch College Will Cover Your $121,000 Tuition Bill If You Act Now (Tyler Kingkade) http://t.co/CeFYrk5BFb 02:49:00
My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/27/2013: 6,883 steps and 5.1 km traveled. http://t.co/0ZdhbuUa9B 03:02:00
Reading – Unprecedented neutrino discovery is a "Nobel Prize in the making" (George Dvorsky) http://t.co/G2rFuiI7YP 03:12:06
Reading – Comet ISON speeds toward the sun: 'Giving us quite a ride' (Irene Klotz) http://t.co/k2kelC1gxz 03:15:57
RT @cmdrtaco: "Black Friday Death Count" will keep you feeling festive… http://t.co/Q5ZGETdI8i 03:28:06
Reading – People Are Making 'Human Cheese' Using Belly-Button Bacteria (John Metcalfe) http://t.co/NLtip6ilT2 04:40:22
RT @BadAstronomer: Comet ISON as of 15:30 UTC today, seen by space-based SOHO. Perihelion in 2.5 hours! http://t.co/BiyaqqGueg 16:31:44
Reading – Hanging On By Its FingernailsвЂ¦ (Karl Battams) http://t.co/inUuikoHAi 16:36:43
Reading – Bush’s Clueless Russia Policy (Daniel Larison) http://t.co/l1ECH9As2M 16:55:26
Reading – 23 charts to be thankful for this Thanksgiving (Dylan Matthews) http://t.co/OTRpNqxM9M 17:17:00
RT @EricHolthaus: Amazing animation of Comet #ISON, completed just minutes ago. Still ~2hrs from closest approach. RT @astro_graph: https:/вЂ¦ 17:22:28
RT @NASA_SDO: @brendanloy We are looking for it. The SDO project scientist will be talking about it soon- watch here: http://t.co/SJrKv26juo 18:27:35
Reading – Turkey Day's Feast of Facts (Chicago Sun) http://t.co/iSvLb2i7b3 18:58:25
RT @AstroExeter: Seems fairly clear now that ISON is ISOFF. #ISON 20:02:07
RT @sky_watching: Genuinely looks like #ISON is now an ex-comet, shuffled off it's mortal coil and joined the bleedin' choir invisible! #guвЂ¦ 20:02:28
RT @BadAstronomer: Hmph. Looks like *something* made it вЂround the Sun, but it’s not an intact comet I’d wager. http://t.co/XAawnaTbuZ httpвЂ¦ 20:52:18
RT @RonanFarrow: This Thanksgiving, let's give thanks for what we have and also awkwardly apologize to the Native Americans we slaughtered вЂ¦ 21:01:52
RT @RonanFarrow: Thanksgiving: because genocide is a lot more festive 392 years after the fact. 21:02:03
Reading – How Can the New York Times Endorse an Agreement the Public Can't Read? (Maira Sutton) http://t.co/aXKT6OEakM 21:35:28
Reading – Is Comet ISON Dead? Astronomers Say It’s Likely After Icarus Sun-Grazing Stunt (Elizabeth Howell) http://t.co/IeLQ9zwYoh 21:40:45

@abulsme tweets from 2013-11-27 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/26/2013: 16,097 steps and 11.9 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:02:18
Reading – Christie’s tea-party problem (Richard Cohen) http://t.co/Fm4R3c0kK7 05:44:02
Reading – Branded Storms (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/KRtn9ZqKhh 06:17:54
Reading – Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat confirms Matt Smith is Thirteenth Doctor (Mark Jefferies) http://t.co/flsbnCO0xj 06:25:02
Reading – Beastie Boys respond to GoldieBlox lawsuit with open letter (Ray Rahman) http://t.co/pxWHz7BJW1 06:28:23
Reading – Who Can Beat Christie? (The Dish) http://t.co/XwCNI94JVT 13:37:20
Reading – 23 And Me And the FDA (Derek Lowe) http://t.co/kxgfJG4etI 13:45:11
Reading – Top-Secret Document Reveals NSA Spied On Porn Habits (Greenwald/Gallagher/Grim) http://t.co/yeZfA0hOYn 13:56:59
Reading – A Mother Lets Her 4-Year-Old Finish Her Drawings. (QuickMeme) http://t.co/u4PN2Es9iD 14:01:34
RT @BreakingNews: Virtual currency Bitcoin tops $1,000 for the 1st time – @CNNMoney 15:33:59
Reading – GoldieBlox quits Beastie Boys fight (Rob Beschizza) http://t.co/8hCXxAUSLw 17:58:22
Forgot and left my headphones today. Sucks. Tempted to just go buy a cheap pair, but I did that too recently. So guess I’ll just suck it up. 18:02:53
What? Can you say that again? RT @rebliv: If he makes me repeat myself one more time today, I might have to fight C this Thanksgiving Eve. 21:28:56
I don’t think I can hear you. Speak up please. RT @rebliv: @abulsme You better watch it, 4 thousand miles between us can't protect you. 21:30:31

@abulsme tweets from 2013-11-26 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/25/2013: 15,305 steps and 11.3 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:24
Reading – California Bullet Train Might Be Breathing Its Last (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/iMIvpSLxZt 02:21:46
Reading – TOP 10 BEST EVER WTF OMG REASONS BUZZFEED FIRED ME, LOL! (Mark Duffy) http://t.co/Vod5s3iG1W 03:00:41
Reading – The Real Reasons Toddlers Push Limits (Janet Lansbury) http://t.co/QjifN1I2Yq 04:26:30
Reading – Geneva Is Not вЂњWorse Than MunichвЂќ (Daniel Larison) http://t.co/QwjN3wPySz 04:28:25
RT @gerrycanavan: Finally watched THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR. Just one question remains: why does Christopher Eccleston hate fun? 04:31:23
RT @laurenweinstein: "And how is it that you're familiar with public key encryption?"
"I invented it," replied Diffie to the court. – httpвЂ¦ 04:57:23
RT @KIRO7Seattle: Police say the man hit in the face by a Light Rail train this evening in south Seattle was inebriated and high.>>http://tвЂ¦ 05:01:46
RT @Johngcole: This is basically all I have to say about the neocon freakout about this very modest Iranian breakthrough. http://t.co/1pCXfвЂ¦ 05:26:38
Frustrated. That is all. Oh. Also wide awake. Five hours until the alarm goes off. Bleh. 09:08:01
Reading – How The Economic Center Of Gravity Moved Around The World From AD 1 To AD 2010 [MAP] (Steven Perlberg) http://t.co/wjETiANfNZ 09:40:04
Reading – U.S. and Saudis in Growing Rift as Power Shifts (Robert F. Worth) http://t.co/pLAr7T1px5 09:54:26
Reading – The Terrible Consistency of Iran Hawks (Daniel Larison) http://t.co/1YVhzvIxmV 10:03:19
Reading – The budget myth that just won’t die (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/7E8LuohXM7 15:09:22
RT @smahaskey: Livin' large: Turkeys to be pardoned by POTUS now at The Willard in DC. http://t.co/5SiDh7Qx8q 15:20:15
Reading – Pope Francis calls unfettered capitalism 'tyranny' and urges rich to share wealth (Reuters) http://t.co/o2ahRonOyP 15:23:56
Listening to "Show 50 – Blueprint for Armageddon I" (Hardcore History) http://t.co/VIhV47gzUS 20:05:39
Just completed a 2.78 km walk – Afternoon walk. http://t.co/oBO8jc243h #RunKeeper 23:00:19
Reading – Thanksgiving as a kid vs Thanksgiving as an adult (The Oatmeal) http://t.co/hCJWB9CsBL 23:06:29

@abulsme tweets from 2013-11-25 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/24/2013: 6,831 steps and 5 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:25
RT @Green_Footballs: Increasingly these days, when the media says they're airing "both sides," they mean the sane side and the batshit crazвЂ¦ 05:04:52
Reading – Sharing Taboo 3D Printer Files with Distortion Encryption (Norman Chan) http://t.co/yB92tn9w2A 15:17:37
Reading – I Learn Nothing (Atrios) http://t.co/8GPAQVaIF1 15:19:09
Reading – Iran sanctions to be eased as US and west work out full Geneva deal (Traynor/Dehghan/Borger) http://t.co/bKeQMJsmFy 15:24:38
Reading – Obama, in Seattle, calls GOP an 'impediment' (AP) http://t.co/mPM58KtsYD 15:30:05

@abulsme tweets from 2013-11-24 (UTC)

I see there is Iran news, but I am too tired to look. It has been a long day. Alex zonked over an hour ago. Probably my turn shortly. 04:41:21
My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/23/2013: 3,796 steps and 2.8 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 05:01:23
finished You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney http://t.co/y4lfiuqlIW 05:26:55
Idiots -> Reading – Beastie Boys send copyright threat to toy company that remixed "Girls" (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/2II2YfVfMK 07:10:10
Reading – A Deal With Iran: Tweet Reax (The Dish) http://t.co/1AZ6EPluZk 07:41:18
Beware Spoilers! -> Reading – The Day of the Doctor: The Doctors [Spoilers] (Doctor Who TV) http://t.co/0S3ISubgqZ 07:50:40
Reading – The Little Switch (Kevin Nguyen) http://t.co/3JAMy0yTu9 16:47:08
Reading – Colin Baker talks The Day of the Doctor (Cameron McEwan) http://t.co/s3JBUrHKzi 17:54:46
Reading – In One Chart, Here's The Most Important Part Of The Iran Deal (Rob Wile) http://t.co/d6he2cAp4A 18:33:11
Reading – A Deal Israel Didn’t Agree To (The Dish) http://t.co/ieIc1BCytU 20:05:22
RT @waldojaquith: Busytown just took a dark turn. http://t.co/7KlQZI1kjq 20:09:12

@abulsme tweets from 2013-11-23 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 11/22/2013: 7,846 steps and 5.8 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:02:14
[Abulpost] Last Day at his Old School http://t.co/SCPxjBspdE 05:13:37
Reading – N.S.A. Report Outlined Goals for More Power (Risen/Poitras) http://t.co/etf7FvAXrT 05:53:02
Reading – Email Is Now Just Another Stream (Peter Yared) http://t.co/9CepLH3OXz 06:12:21
Reading – You Are a Rogue Device (Matt Fikse-Verkerk) http://t.co/zEnlLWrOXA 06:43:46
Reading – The Light Switch's Elegantly Simple Design (Wesley Fenlon) http://t.co/TceKaqOHVa 07:11:55
Reading – His Honor? Toronto’s Mayor Rampages on, to City’s Shame (Steinhauer/Austen) http://t.co/OtKIfpM1n3 15:43:54
Reading – Tension and Flaws Before Health Website Crash (Lipton/Austen/LaFraniere) http://t.co/jsAplTUBCV 15:51:04
In the car about to head to #SaveTheDay. Expect some geekiness today. (As if you ever don't. :-) ) 16:48:56
[Abulpost] Doctor Day is Here! #SaveTheDay http://t.co/QVQctBqGHF 17:01:28
RT @quigonsmith: 50 years ago this very minute … #SavetheDay 17:16:31
Already in our seats at the theater. In time to pick good seats with an easy escape if the 4 year old decides not to be good. #SaveTheDay 17:42:45
Brandy is the designated one to leave with Alex if it becomes necessary. She will watch at home later if need be. #SaveTheDay 17:43:44
Alex usually is very good at movies though. Just give him a ton of snacks. #SaveTheDay 17:44:14
A significant fraction of the people here are wearing Doctor Who related stuff, but no all out costumes yet. #SaveTheDay 17:46:49
At 2+ hr before show time, this is earliest I have ever been in seat at a movie. Much better than having everyone wait in line! #SaveTheDay 17:48:17
First all out cosplay just came into the theater. It is a Rose. #SaveTheDay 18:03:04
More cosplay. An Eleventh Doctor just walked in. #SaveTheDay 18:08:59
Amy pulled out a Doctor Who card game. Trying to figure out if we can play without a table. #SaveTheDay 18:12:33
We now have at least two Roses, one Eleventh Doctor, one Fourth Doctor and a Dalek. Perhaps more I have missed. #SaveTheDay. 18:36:11
Interesting, so far ALL the full out cosplayers I have seen have been female. Only token fezzes & scarfs & such from the males. #SaveTheDay 18:37:46
Amy and Alex are playing Portal 2 to kill the time until Day of the Doctor. #SaveTheDay 18:41:59
My costume counts are only for the actual theater we are in, not the lobby or the other 5 screens showing this here. #SaveTheDay 18:44:07
Seventh Doctor just walked in! (First full out male cosplayer I have seen.). Good costume too. #SaveTheDay 18:45:52
Pretty sure I just saw an Amy Pond. #SaveTheDay 18:51:32
Make that two Amy Ponds. #SaveTheDay 18:52:00
Theater filling up. Not quite full yet, but getting close. Still 55 minutes before show time. #SaveTheDay 18:56:14
I started avoiding Internet stuff days ago to be mostly spoiler free. The simultaneous global release also helps with that. #SaveTheDay 18:57:50
Tenth Doctor just arrived. #SaveTheDay 18:58:15
All shows should always have simultaneous global release. Nothing else really makes sense. Feel the future. #SaveTheDay 18:59:59
RT @BBCAMERICA: At 2:15pm our #TheDayOfTheDoctor pre-pre-show starts on YouTube! Watch: http://t.co/cktICaDttB and use the hashtag #DoctorWвЂ¦ 19:03:43
#SaveTheDay tweets seem to be slowing down. Probably everybody getting settled in to watch. :-) 19:08:55
Somebody playing theme music in the back of the theater. #SaveTheDay 19:09:48
Loud music now on in theater. Will make it harder to watch preshow (just started) on iPad. #SaveTheDay 19:16:39
Theater showing pre show ads now. Loud. #SaveTheDay 19:21:30
Turned off preshow. Paying attention to what is going on here instead. #SaveTheDay 19:24:58
Wore contacts today so I wouldn't have to watch through scratches. Usually hate contacts. #SaveTheDay 19:25:29
Theater just about full now. Just a handful of empty seats left. #SaveTheDay 19:33:39
15 minutes mark. Time for last bathroom runs… #SaveTheDay 19:34:55
RT @pauljmcgann: Bit bored. Anything good on the telly? 19:38:53
Lot more people in costume as the place filled up. I couldn't keep up. Still about 80% women though. #SaveTheDay 19:41:17
Just saw my first Clara! #SaveTheDay 19:43:50
Five minutes out. I think it is about time to shut down devices. Hopefully this doesn't suck! Back after. #SaveTheDay 19:45:22
That did NOT suck! #SaveTheDay 21:33:00
In car on way to something else now. Won’t say much else about Day of the Doctor to not spoil people who have yet to watch. #SaveTheDay 22:10:15
RT @SecondRaid: thank you Moffat. you're impossible clever boy #SaveTheDay 22:11:21
RT @MatthewVlossak: Rule #1: Moffat lies. OMFG.
#DoctorWho50th #TheDayOfTheDoctor #SaveTheDay 22:15:06
RT @AmyNotAmy: Wow. #SaveTheDay #thedayishere 22:17:29
Brandy and Amy now watching my mom in a concert she is in at Benaroya Hall. Alex and I are exploring. 23:17:42
One little thing near the end keeps bugging me, but as a whole still really loved it. #SaveTheDay 23:21:18

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