Month: June 2013

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @msmorrisk @ilagile @roykravat They gave out decks of PP cards at Scrum AU in April. I’ve still got mine!


    RT @smh: At $113 a week, this is Australia’s cheapest car to own & run. http://t.co/pkFhm8G5Mh // Wow. This is why I’m with @GOGET instead!


    @roykravat @katemorris Did you take the test? Or do you do that after?


    Omg. Hart is THE BEST. @drkknits @imdominating You guys will love that. Click all the video links! http://t.co/A8sOvCiGSR


    Knitting as political protest. #knitgate http://t.co/I8Mltqr2XB


    QUESTION: Is Anna Kendrick actually singing?? This changes everything. @lotsofco @imdominating


    I actually just said: “Oh, she incorporated his song! WAIT. THAT EXACT THING HAPPENED AT THE END OF BRING IT ON.” Still awesome.


    @lotsofco @imdominating Well, that movie was CHARMING. (My fave was the Indian rapper that I just realised is also on the Mindy Project.)


    @lotsofco @imdominating So I thank you both for the recommendation! (But I still think it’s totes lame to cry at Breakfast Club.)


    @mh4k Personally I find them adorable. Just can’t get them to look right on me though.


    Holy crap. House has KitchenAid mixers on sale. I just bought one! Thanks for the tip, @halfwrittentale!!


    Realised I was at pub last night with people from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. My inner 22yo geek was freaking out. #livingthedream


    @imdominating @lotsofco Yep, been meaning to watch forever and got inspired when Max and @realtimshady liked it!


    @imdominating @lotsofco Not that I don’t trust your taste in movies… (”Roadhouse” notwithstanding.)


    @knitdra @RoseRed_Shoes Well, it had to match the kitchen, of course… 🙂


    @knitdra @RoseRed_Shoes Nah. I’ve got a designer kitchen now; I’m going to suppress my wacky impulses and have it all MATCH!


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    Knitting as political protest. #knitgate
    Knitting as political protest. #knitgate

  • Australia’s most economical cars revealed

    Australia’s most economical cars revealed – Wow. The cheapest is still $113 a week. I am going to remember that whenever I get car envy. And considering we rent out our car space, the actual cost for us would be even higher! That’s a LOT of GoGet trips…

  • Time Team’s Mick Aston dies

    Time Team’s Mick Aston dies – I hope they bury him in that lovely stripey jumper.

  • When Gadgets Should Be Repaired, Not Replaced | Lifehacker Australia

    When Gadgets Should Be Repaired, Not Replaced | Lifehacker Australia – I’ve been trying to adopt a “Fixer” attitude myself. It’s hard with electronics though – most of us think it’s easier to replace than deal with circuit boards.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @drkknits WHOA – THAT’S HUGE. Also, I can now SMS you for free. This is a slippery slope indeed.


    @drkknits Set up FaceTime and call me on it! VIDEO CHAT OF THE FUTURE.


    @drkknits My most used: Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Hangouts, Toodledo (to do list), TripView (real time bus/train data), Flipboard…


    @drkknits Instagram, Weather AU, Consume (tells you how much data/credit you’ve used for Telstra, etc)


    @drkknits Touch the app icon and hold. They’ll all start jiggling and there will be an X to delete. You can also drag around in this view.


    @drkknits Click home button to stop jiggling/edit mode.


    @drkknits No worries. I’m at home for a few more hours today so feel free to hit me up with questions!


    @drkknits Do you have username/password for Telstra site yet? You basically give it that and it scrapes from there.


    @drkknits Mine is Telstra (Postpaid). Yours might be different if you’re 3G


    @drkknits Settings -> General -> Usage -> Mobile Usage will also keep track of how much you’ve downloaded. But you have to reset manually.


    @drkknits So I just prefer checking with Consume. Telstra are also good about sending SMS when you get close to limit now.


    @drkknits Also, set up Find My Phone at some point: http://t.co/qCqfPLMEDu. This will allow you to find it if it’s lost/stolen.


    @drkknits Ah. You might not need Consume then! I didn’t realise they had a nice mobile site nowadays.


    @drkknits Did you port your number, or get a new one?


    Just had first official FaceTime and iMessage chat with @drkknits. IT’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD, PEOPLE. SHE LIKES IT!


    @redambition Isn’t Flickr Pro going away?


    @drkknits You didn’t even Instagram it. Fail.


    @drkknits Have you tried out Siri yet? I mostly use it for “Is it going to rain?” and “What’s 350 Fahrenheit in Celsius?”


    @drkknits Just hold your home button down til it dings, then ask your question!


    @drkknits No, Siri shows a little microphone icon. Maybe some setting is different on yours. Dig around in the Settings a bit…


    @drkknits Technically you’re not supposed to go iPod -> iTunes, as it’s a way to share your music with all your friends.


    @drkknits That said: http://t.co/y3x314SnqM


    @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes Yep. You might need to turn it on though. If you’re on iPad, you need to tell FaceTime to use your email address


    @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes …as your iPad doesn’t know your phone number. Same for iMessage.


    @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes Just go into Settings -> Facetime and make sure it’s turned on and hooked up to both methods.


    Meeting my new boss! (@ Mi9) http://t.co/CCdoCg4GE8


    Meet-up with @knitterjp… (at @MaxBrenner Chocolate Bar) http://t.co/x8ip6xj6ig


    FUUUUUU. Our power just died. Anybody else in Chippo? @mpesce?


    On the plus side, the 250 tea lights I have randomly stockpiled from IKEA are finally coming in handy.


    @mpesce The lights are still on the other side of Moorgate. Maybe it’s very localised. Definitely our whole block.


    I hope my slow cooker pea soup was done cooking. I guess I might as well eat it – it’s not gonna stay warm!


    @mpesce @DrMiaow Friend in building on Buckland reporting her place is dead too.


    @drkknits Nah. That is the one failing of Old Reader. Hoping they rectify soon. I just use web version, but it’s not great.


    @ausgrid Power is out in Chippendale! What’s going on? Any ETA?


    So just to reiterate, @the_snook is in a warm pub eating pizza with Googlers. I’m in cold dark house with two cats who will eat me.


    BEHOLD! I tweet to @ausgrid and TWO SECONDS LATER THE POWER COMES BACK ON!


    @Ausgrid It just came back! I knew invoking you via Twitter would work. 🙂 Thank you…


    @iain_chalmers @mpesce @DrMiaow Mine’s back!


    It’s alarming how quickly my brain jumps from “power outage” to “zombie apocalypse”. I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO WEAVE BASKETS YET!


    RT @Ausgrid: @web_goddess Wish it always worked like that.


    @pixel8ted I’m already booked into a class. I just had to reschedule last month due to illness.


    Monsters University: the Aftermath – Kieran Healy http://t.co/kxB4il2mRZ via @kjhealy // cc @witth_knitter @drkknits


    @witty_knitter I hope they bury him with that lovely striped jumper. 🙂


  • MAKE | New in Knitting: Stitch Maps

    MAKE | New in Knitting: Stitch Maps – Interesting! This is basically how the Japanese write their knitting patterns though, right?

  • Shared today on Twitter

    ZOMG. I just made the world’s biggest batch of pork bulgogi. http://t.co/3DrwyZAY3X


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    ZOMG. I just made the world's biggest batch of pork bulgogi.
    ZOMG. I just made the world’s biggest batch of pork bulgogi.

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    It appears when you buy $20 Target gumboots, you get what you paid for: wet feet.
    It appears when you buy $20 Target gumboots, you get what you paid for: wet feet.