The Smirkonian Sightseer

Saturday Tweetsheet

Yes!! Big Bang Theory next week. LLAP

— Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) March 2, 2012

After retiring last April, Leonard Nimoy makes a guest appearance on BBT - in voice only.

the old dog strikes @mcewenrobbie wins singapore crit. great team work boys we were in everything @fumiyukibeppu @luke_durbridge1 #payday

— Luke Durbridge (@luke_durbridge1) March 2, 2012

Congratulations to the Greenedge team in Singapore.

 

Tasmania Today is out! bit.ly/m1l2zv ▸ Top stories today via @iamtonemilion @smirkstas @searsonbuckau @bryanguckavan @scotsbob

— Bob Findlay (@scotsbob) March 2, 2012

Well, this was a surprise. After a blatant attempt to get another mention from @viator, I get featured on Tasmania Today.

Saturday Tweetsheet - reboot edition

Mark Wahlberg liked the Red Chair so much he may well be buying one for his house this weekend.

— Graham Norton Show (@TheGNShow) February 24, 2012

Should see this in Australia next week.

 

Whats going on people?? Long time no tweet...x

— Luke Pasqualino (@LucaPasqualino) February 24, 2012

Long time no BSG Blood and Chrome.

 

Video of the Day! "4 seasons of GoPro shots put in the blender, serve chilled & well shaken!" ow.ly/9h3Aq #speedflying #snow #GoPro

— GoPro® (@GoPro_News) February 24, 2012

Horrid white frame sunnies. Look closely, justice done on the last shot.

 

Portraits of people posing with all of their possessions: bitly.com/xbhUSa

— PetaPixel (@petapixel) February 24, 2012

When I left home 22 years ago, I had more stuff than these people. Am I a hoarder?

 

TSAITA is out today in Australia via Stop Start Music. Itunes release includes "The Dulcitone Files.' bit.ly/ytxaJN

— matthew caws (@nadasurf) February 24, 2012

Oh fucking finally!!! Too late with me - in the time it took to release it here in Australia I bought and imported the cd from Amazon (US) and I've been playing it non-stop for at least three weeks.

 

Friday Tweetsheet

@nadasurf
matthew caws
Last week on @LateNightJimmy we also recorded 'Hi-Speed Soul' and you can watch it here: bit.ly/yLAaH5

 

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

My Ushanka hat is going to get some use around Monaco. @missajohnstone @HatMansion twitpic.com/8et8dr

 

@AmazingPics

Amazing Photography

Infrared Hong Kong is Dreamy: ow.ly/8xg5m via @mymodernmet

 

@InterfaceLIFT

InterfaceLIFT.com

'Oia Sunset' #wallpaper by ruidiw ifl.cc/9xs

Today I changed my desktop picture to this:

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Brilliant campaign to make our sport safer. Take a look people! thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyc… #cyclesafe

I usually avoid major roads and stay on the quieter streets. This link points to a video of cycle awareness showing some near misses in the UK.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

GO FERRIS! Revisit of my fav film from 1988 - Official 2012 Honda CR-V Game Day Commercial - "Matthew's Day Off" youtu.be/VhkDdayA4iA

 

 

Tuesday Tweetsheet

@nadasurf

matthew caws

The video for 'When I Was Young' premieres today on @Vevo at vevo.ly/y3cCOc

Unfortunately for me, it's region restricted. [bugger]

 

@nadasurf

matthew caws

If you're in the LA area we're playing a free acoustic in-store/signing at Amoeba Hollywood tonight at 6pm PST: bit.ly/yqFWO8

I did a search for this mystery limited edition EP "The Dulcitone Files" containing accoustic takes from the new album. I found a download point here.

 

@american_eagle

American Eagle

#MusicMonday: Download 'I Am the Lion King (Saint Lucia Remix)' by @PapatheBand on our blog: http://t.co/DwoGsCYV

Talking of freebies… I liked this song by Papa.

 

@nbcnewscrew

Dwaine Scott

These adorable puppies are going to be on tonight's @nbcnightlynews instagr.am/p/iq7zT/

Check out these News Hounds. OK so Labs aren't technically a hound, but don't let the play on words spoil the cuteness.

 

@matt_conn

Matthew Conn

@richie_porte hope u had a good b'day you old cheese. See you here in pasta land soon.

 

@cycletard

cycletard

Because of the ridiculous UCI/Kimmage lawsuit threat: http://t.co/uNDgsDUO, we urge you to read this: http://t.co/U5UvVlUe

Spent the best part of an yesterday afternoon reading this powerful article. What a read. I'll reserve my thoughts on what I think of the UCI.

Saturday TweetSheet

The daily hightlight snap from my twitter feed. Got slightly carried way today folks. Sorry 'bout that.

@Eamon_Sullivan

Eamon Sullivan

I'm sorry, I just can't watch the woman's tennis final. They sound like a pigeon being punched to death

 

@lehmo23

lehmo

@Gawndy I'm watching lesbian porn. The neighbours think I'm watching the tennis

@PaulSmithDesign

Paul Smith

Which team does @markcavendish ride for? To enter e-mail your answer to competitions@paulsmith.co.uk

Oh … probably not mine.

 

@TVSpyNews

TVSpy

Charter bus collides with WCPO news van during live press conference: mbist.ro/wfhvIP (VIDEO)

This wouldn't happen here. Would it?

 

@TVTechnology

TV Technology

McAdams On: News Puppetry ow.ly/8IV2L

That happens here (but we don't use puppets!)

 

@SafeCyclingOz

S.C.A.

The new SCA Shane Warne Jersey is available now. Simply because he's an idiot fb.me/Z4rHPSCP

Quote Warnie at checkout.

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

A beautiful time-lapse of star gazers under the Milky Way: bitly.com/xTS5Zi

Babak Tafreshi of The World at Night created this beautiful time-lapse video of star gazers looking into the heavens while the stars sweep across the night sky.

 

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@nytimestv

NYTimes TV

'Big Bang Theory' Is Now Bigger Than 'American Idol' nyti.ms/yjbUUE

Did a fat lady sing or something?

 

@Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom

#POLL: Have you downloaded the Lightroom 4 Beta yet? #Lr4

Yes and love it. Adapting my workflow to the new Develop module layout.

 

@slanginc

Julian Alexander

New (old) movie posters: atimetoget.com/2012/01/anothe…

 

@AmazingPics

Amazing Photography

Stunning Long Exposure: New Zealand Church at Night: ow.ly/8BFxG

Stunning indeed. 6400ISO, 30 sec exposure @ ƒ2.0 on a Nikon D700. Unfortunately Nikon announced this week that it's discontinuing the D700 model, believed to be a popular choice with landscape photographers.

 

@halfadams

Patrick J. Adams

Circle of life... RT @Chris_Gorham: "Daddy, there's a new game for the iPod, it's called 'Tetris'!" lol

Ah, my old favourite. Getting popular again.

 

@Quantel

Quantel

Interesting article here on the 'Future of Television'? tech.lifegoesstrong.com/article/what-f… #TV #3D #SmartTV #OLED #HD #4K

As long as it still has a picture, I don't care.

 

@nadasurf

matthew caws

yes! can i join in? psyched! "@TheSoftPack We are playing with @NadaSurf this Saturday in San Diego! Maybe we'll play Brightside together?"

 

@nadasurf

matthew caws

The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy (CD/LP) and new T-shirt designs are available at our merch store: bit.ly/vNMnMn

I've been listening to Nada Surf's new album all week. Love every track. For me, that's rare. With most CD's these days I'd only like a few tracks. That's the beauty of online individual track purchases (iTunes, etc)

 

@NelsonAspen

Nelson Aspen

Ferris Bueller returns for the Super Bowl. deadline.com/2012/01/ferris…

YAY!!! He's d'man. Look's like there's something in the works here. Nice little teaser. FBDO was my favourite movie in 1988 (yeah, I'm old).

 

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Another source tells me this will be a Superbowl Ad for Honda CRV. Interesting to note, there's currently a stock shortage of the CRV line due to the Japanese tsunami last year.

 

@Lotus_F1Team

Lotus F1 Team

In case you missed it, here's the link to the teaser trailer for our 2012 car - the E20! youtu.be/5LG3f2VYCWc #F1

 

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Dan, thanks for posting this one!

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

This what happens when airlines allow pets as carry-ons bit.ly/zkzjsK I hope Air Canada don't allow this on long haul.

[update] Well, apparently they do…

 

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@BicyclingMag

Bicycling Magazine

Need a laugh? 10 responses when someone yells at you from a car ow.ly/8GvWZ

Friday Tweetsheet

The daily hightlight snap from my twitter feed…

@SHO_TheBorgias

The Borgias

The only thing to fear is God and Borgia. The original crime family returns April 8th at 10PM ET/PT: youtu.be/Q4lzzWYADjk #TheBorgias

I'd like to see this series. Not usually my thing but Luke Pasqualino's in it (Skins, Blood & Chrome)

 

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

Introducing new video series - Bike Riders Can't Cook. Episode #1 features Allan Davis, a bike pump + Bundaberg rum: bit.ly/wKcZW8

 

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

SBS's live coverage of #tracknats up against #7network and @Australian_Open this weekend. Confident @AnnaMeares will roll #rafa for ratings.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Toronto teens send Lego man on an a balloon odyssey 24 kilometres high: bit.ly/wQH1lc

-This is a nice little story from Canada.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

500 MTB riders arrive in Tasmania with $1.5m worth of bikes + support crews, close to $1m injection for state economy. cyclingnews.com/news/taberlay-…

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Testing out Topaz Labs Star Effects plugin. Steam train at Nation Railway Museum, York, England flic.kr/p/bjb1vB

 

@nadasurf

matthew caws

If you missed the @YouTube live stream of our record release show in NYC on Tuesday, you can see it here: bit.ly/nadasurflive

Sit back and enjoy just over an hour of the Nada's live. Love it!

 

 

Twitbits Saturday - the new kit edition

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

 

@Ryan_Doyle

Ryan Doyle

Bought an aztc 2012 calendar. Can't bloody understand it, forgot I can't read Mayan instagr.am/p/gzXKz/

 

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

Mini-documentary about Kodachrome and the last lab that processed: It bitly.com/wzxbMq

Wonderful nostalgia for me. I was a Kodachrome user for many years.

 

@500px_choice

500px: Choice

Fragments of Water by Stefano Corso bit.ly/z1PmcO on 500px.com

This is a superb shot. I wish I wasn't such a wuss with wet days.

 

 

@Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom

Check out this perfect example of the use of depth of field. @Abduzeedo shares examples of vanishing point photography: bit.ly/zqLb7R

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Awww shucks. RT @franmillar: Interview in the morning. 6 1/2 hr ride. Interview in the evening. #whatalittletrooper pic.twitter.com/xa650tx4

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Doesn't matter how often it happens, taking a pee the day after drinking beetroot juice will always freak you out!! #pissingrainbows

 

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

Website now live. Jerseys unveiled. YouTube channel launched. Online store open for business. Begin exploring here: greenedgecycling.com

Big launch in Adelaide today for GreenEDGE. The new competition kit unveiled. New website launched too. I tracked down their YouTube channel as well. Here's the team song. Enjoy…

 

… and to cap it off, here's the official lid

 

@GreenEDGEFans

AussieCyclingFans

Hey, wow I think I have more, followers, who are pro riders not racing for @_GreenEDGE_ than I do GE riders interesting #iamnotofficial LOL

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

@_GreenEDGE_ team media launch done and dusted, now everyone knows what were going to look like for the yr. Excited to wear the kit tomorra

 

@badger83

bernard sulzberger

Arrived in Adelaide for TDU crit tomorrow night is allways a heart starter. #feeltherush

 

@HansenAdam

Adam Hansen

Haha The Advertiser says avg wage of Pro Peloton is $360,630. All guys here R a little puzzled & getting there fones writing their managers.

 

@swegen31

Alex Johnston

Using a plank of timber, no more than three inches wide, I plundered the medium pace of Jason Blundell all over the SX car park.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

My tv schedule for tomorrow night. Looks like I'm in for a long night. Setting up the DVR twitpic.com/86w9v9

 

Twitbits Thursday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

@ThePixarTimes

Samad Rizvi

Video of the Day: WALL-ETHEUS - A Parody of the Prometheus Trailer j.mp/AaU5nr

 

@ThePixarTimes

Samad Rizvi

Also put up a side-by-side comparison of the WALL-ETHEUS & Prometheus trailers. It's awesome! j.mp/AaU5nr

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

Kodak files new lawsuits against Apple and HTC over photo patents: bitly.com/wVxP1q

With Kodak on its knees and dying breath, this daring move raised their stock price nearly 40%. What a f***ing liberty!

 

@SophieSmith86

Sophie Smith

It's not Garmin-Cervelo anymore, it's Garmin-Barracuda lockerz.com/s/173617825

Still liking their argyle blue.

And here's a nice video - same jersey but without the Barracuda on it.

 

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

2011 #TDU Champion @cammeyercyclist is larger than life at Santos Centre headquarters. vimeo.com/34636685

 

@SophieSmith86

Sophie Smith

EXCEPTIONALLY BAD NEWS: Turtur has confirmed, on the record, that 'Feel the Rush' is the official song of the #tdu and will not change. %^*#

 

Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

Heading to Adelaide Saturday for @_GreenEDGE_ Launch. Not riding TDU heading to team training camp in VIC.

 

@nadasurf

matthew caws

Happy Wednesday @Stereogum premieres 'Waiting for Something' from our new album: bit.ly/z4IuEe RT

Another freebie song download. Album out Jan 24.

 

@DavidBlue

David Blue

Why did The Federation agree to label quadrants based on the Greek alphabet? You'd think the Klingons would've raised a fuss.

I would have thought being in the Alpha Quadrant, they'd feel like top dogs and therefore nothing to complain about.

 

@antipodal

Kelly Szentgyorgyi

#Stargate Universe @GateWorld Great Scott! Brian J. Smith Audio Interview antipodalarapaima.blogspot.com/2012/01/starga… @BrianJacobSmith #SGU #Audio

See if you can sit through 48 minutes with Brian …

 

 

 

Twitbits Monday ~ i'm ranting again

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

 

@ETittensor

Elliott Tittensor

#Shameless series 9 starts tomorrow. It's been a while, a fix is well over due! Plus it's my last few eps :) big love @QasAkhtar #C-Squad x

I'm currently watching series 8, conveniently downloaded because the knobs who picked up the show in Australia for 2012 have delayed telecast. Give it back to SBS!

 

@DanMacPherson

Daniel MacPherson

Thunderstorm in Sydney. Captured on my phone.... pic.twitter.com/fyHtPC0A

 

@seansmith_au

Sean Smith

a shark has been sighted at a sydney beach, moments after federal opposition leader tony abbott got out of the water.. opportunity lost :-(

 

@WallabyWay

Vincent Rommelaere

My last video for Tourism Australia lnkd.in/f7sQxd

Love the cute but brief shots of theTassie Devils in this.

 

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

NOTICE to friends and followers. Off to Flinders Island Tasmania until friday. I won't have any mobile or internet coverage #EnjoyingsomeR&R

Nice place to unwind and recoup. Bring on TDU.

 

@badger83

bernard sulzberger

All the best tomorrow for the TT @richie_porte @clarkeywilbur come on tassie boys...

Absolutely! (I'm told that word is being over used - too bad vocabulary cops) I'm no expert, but based on his outstanding time at TDF TT, I'm favouring Richie to take the title.

 

@simongerrans

Simon Gerrans

Winners are grinners! What an honour to be crowned Aussie Champ for 2012. Big thanks to all @_GreenEDGE_ crew for fantastic support!

Absolutely! … oh I'm said that already

 

@badger83

bernard sulzberger

Thanks to all for the support and kinds comments. #TdUcantwait

Well done Bernie. Now off to the TDU with UniSA.

 

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

For those continuously asking, Channel 9 did not buy TV rights for #tdu. They were offered to rival network by SA Events.

So what's the go here… are they crossing to the TDU inbetween overs at the cricket? It'll be interesting to see what develops here.

 

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

SBS will have a strong presence at #tdu with extensive coverage on @CyclingCentral and @SBSNews. Two dedicated camera crews on location.

 

@Sim_sat_cyclist

Paivi sims

The conversation in studio control, @SmirksTas, paivi are you on twitter?! @Sim_sat_cyclist yes, no, maybe puts phone down. Y or n? Ok yes.

 

@HurricanesBBL

Hobart Hurricanes

The official #purplearmy is 13,713 tonight in at #hurricanehouse. Super effort! Amazing atmosphere out there tonight!

Unfortunately it wasn't to be a winning night for the Hurricanes, losing to Melbourne Stars coming up 19 runs short.

Twitbits Sunday - bronze edition

What an epic cycling day in Ballart today at the National Road Championship. Great to see Greenedge dominate the race. Congratulations to Simon Gerrans on the gold. Special mentions too for Tassie boys Ritchie Porte (bronze) and Will Clarke (sprinters jersey). In fact Tassie riders were well featured in the action throughout the race, particularly Wes and Bernard Sulsberger. Felt for Bernie, who looked dissappointed at missing a TDU spot when interviewed by SBS. Later it was revealed he actually gained the last available spot with UniSA National team.

 

 

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

Simon Gerrans wins Mars Cycling Australia #RoadNats championship ahead of Matt Lloyd and Richie Porte. First win for GreenEDGE men's squad.

 

@simongerrans

Simon Gerrans

Winners are grinners! What an honour to be crowned Aussie Champ for 2012. Big thanks to all @_GreenEDGE_ crew for fantastic support!

 

@CyclingAus

Cycling Australia

Pleased 2 announce Bernie Sulzberger @badger83 & Will Clarke @clarkeywilbur selected 4 UniSA-Australia team 2 race @tourdownunder

 

@badger83

bernard sulzberger

What a relief thought that I'd missed out on TDU spot, congrats to @simongerrans on the win well deserved. Thanks to @PureTasCycling help

 

@TeamRaleighUK

Team Raleigh

@badger83 congrats Bernie! Well deserved.

 

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

Big congrats to @simongerrans and all the @_GreenEDGE_ boys today grabbing the Green & Gold jersey. #tompettywontbackdown

Hey yeh! When do we get to hear this GE rendition?

 

In other notable tweets...

@SophieSmith86

Sophie Smith

Epic Merlin episode.

Oh, you watched that too.

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

Decision on Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome's future as a series will hopefully be made "in the next month... http://t.co/VAxkotvE

Why are the SciFi show always the ones hardest to get on air?

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

My 1000th tweet shall be dedicated to all 215725 of my followers. Raise a glass to another 1000 quips of bullshit in under 140 characters.

Surprisingly I'm nearly there too. .. at 978 last I checked. I think those retweets I occasionally un-retweet don't get subtracted - I could do a bunch of those then I'm there! …but I'm no cheater.

Twitbits Friday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

 

 

@TVSpyNews

TVSpy

Longtime WCPO News Director Announces Departure Following Newscast Meltdown: mbist.ro/yxdn0T

- I had a meltdown yesterday… with a 20 year old Deko system.

 

@SophieSmith86

Sophie Smith

Video: 60 seconds with @mattgoss1986 tinyurl.com/7weevtp

- Interesting. Doesn't know chick names.

 

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

Aussie cyclists on "long-list" for Olympics selection for RR are being measured for clothing. Interestingly, @Mark_Renshaw is there too.

- Yay! Let's NOT have another Worlds team debacle.

 

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

who stole my washing?? Anyone seen someone that shouldn't be in @_GreenEDGE_ kit?

 

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

Some new @_GreenEDGE_ kit coming. I won't be washing it before the race, brand new out of the packet for Sunday. #takethatwashingthieves

 

@HurricanesBBL

Hobart Hurricanes

Heartbreak for the Canes, Shah and Birt almost pulled off a remarkable victory but fall just short. Remain top of the table, a great effort.

- Oh so close. Travis Birt is trending.

 

 

Twitbits Tuesday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Asking Siri to do something 5 times is not faster than just typing it into your iPhone.

 

@scottpape

Scott Pape

Cool video that explains economy idealogy: Keynes vs. Hayek youtube.com/user/EconStori…

 

 

@digitaltasmania

Digital Tasmania

Just 1 year until #Tasmania starts to switch off analogue TV digitalready.gov.au/Tasmania.aspx Are you covered yet?

Oh just do it already!

 

@CandiceWyatt10

Candice Wyatt

The Heinz tomato sauce factory has one last chance: A co-op operated facility. Some jobs may be spared, but the red stuff will be made in NZ

Stopped using Heinz a while ago. If you are in Tassie I recommend Johnnos

 

@swegen31

Alex Johnston

If reported correctly, Ron Paul's thoughts on Aids patients are going to make it hard for me to wear his t-shirts. @RonPaul

Burn it now! … or be flamed wearing it.

 

Now for Bay Crits ~ ladies first...

@AmandaSpratt

AmandaSpratt

What a day! Shaz takes 1st ever win 4 GreenEDGE! Whole team in top 7 and Mel into yellow.

@anthhey

Anthony Heyward

@_GreenEDGE_ lots of media interest in the Women's team

 

@Doctor_Roe

Brian Roe

In today's Sulzberger news from #baycrits it was Grace @gksulzberger 's turn to shine - 2nd in Stage 3. @badger83 keeps men's green jersey.

 

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

Davis in yellow. Durbridge second on stage three. Full story here: bit.ly/uhnywo #baycrits

 

@PhilLiggett

Phil Liggett

Aussies! Bay Classics on C10, Jan 15 for 2hrs coverage 1-3pm. After hitting 44C yesterday, look like rain for Wed.

 

@VicCycleEvents

Vic Cycling Events

Today's news package “@jumpmedia: I uploaded a @YouTube video youtu.be/oOP_nNWu_Ns?a Bay Crits Day 3

 

And finally…

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

RIP Bob Anderson - Olympian and Darth Vader stunt double smh.com.au/entertainment/…

 

Twitbits Monday

To start, a quick follow on from yesterday…

 

@GreenEDGEFans

AussieCyclingFans

It seems we are all in agreement that @chloe_hosking should have used more appropriate words for Pat McQuaid like ...... "KNOB" or "TOOL" :)

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Mother Nature must've had a big New Years Eve. She just took 1 of those massive long hangover pisses. For the last 90mins of my ride.

 

With the mens HTC-Highroad team now well and truely folded, it was interesting to see this clip appear among my regular browsing sites. It's a day in the life of the HTC-Highroad team Soigneur. Filmed in France & Belgium during the Spring Classics and the 2011 TdF, and in California during the ATOC. If you ever thought being a pro cyclist was tough, take a look at what it takes to care for one! They're a special breed…

 

@clarkeywilbur

Will Clarke

Just been for a ride on my new Fuji sst. really looking forward to this year with with my new team @Champion_System

 

@RMcEwenCycling

RobbieMcEwenCycling

Proud to announce that Robbie McEwen Cycling Anti Friction Cream is official sponsor of @_GreenEDGE_ Cycling. robbiemcewencycling.com

So I guess Dave Zabriskie's DZ Nuts are no longer the saddle sore accessory of champs.

 

Meanwhile, I've been monitoring today's Jayco Bay Classic in Melbourne…

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

Good pic of me and @badger83 First Stage of #JaycoBayCrits facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…

 

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

Solid day today, 45 degrees! Good ride @allandavis27 In the leaders jersey.

 

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

Allan Davis leads #BayCrit series after two stages. Read how he moved into the leader's jersey here: bit.ly/tECIYb

 

@VicCycleEvents

Vic Cycling Events

Sprint Ace classification has Bernie Sulzberger with 12pts, Mitch Docker with 9pts and Nathan Haas with 6pts #baycrits

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

crit no.2 today, was a little less of a shock to the body compared with yesterday. Heat was a killer. Congrats @allandavis27 in the jersey!

 

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

Double podium for GreenEDGE-AIS. Read how Spratt and Hoskins finished second and third at #BayCrits stage two. bit.ly/rxoG33

 

 

Now for other twitbits…

@CandiceWyatt10

Candice Wyatt

Don't rely on your I-phone alarm this morning!!! Mine failed, so did my colleague's. New Years glitch apparently. #fail

 

@HurricanesBBL

Hobart Hurricanes

Missed the match last night or want to relive it all again? Check out the highlights here hobarthurricanes.com.au/news/video/201…

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

The Caprica toaster is now $19.99 at the NBC Universal Store. Click here to grab it:... fb.me/17hytUx6X

Minimal carbon coverage here… not burning my toast anytime soon.

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Did anyone make a "my New Years Resolution is 300 dpi" joke yet? If so, that's lame. If not, I'm awesome.

Been done. Most picked better resolutions though.

 

Now for the life and hard times of metro journos.

@CandiceWyatt10

Candice Wyatt

Why would you be at the beach when you could be flying over it in a hot chopper with no air con? I don't know... pic.twitter.com/8AUHAjK8

 

@AliciaMuling

Alicia Muling

After sweltering in Albury for two months, my housemate just informed me that YES, we do have air conditioning in the apartment. #idiot

Who? You or the housemate?

 

 

Amazing blog hits on yesterday's post thanks to a reweet from colleague and media master Alex...

@swegen31

Alex Johnston

This is very clever. "@SmirksTas: Twitbits Sunday bit.ly/uCy8HU ~ the new year edition"

 

Twitbits Saturday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

 

 

@Ryan_Doyle

Ryan Doyle

Finally got me some good knives :) instagr.am/p/a7e6F/

 

@rupertguinness

rupertguinness

Expanded version of Matt White on GreenEDGE tactics in The Age m.theage.com.au/sport/cycling/…

@PhilLiggett

Phil Liggett

All set for Christmas. Nice meal in my local pub tonight and then pack for Australia and the start of the season - here we go again! Great!

 

@UKComedyNews

British Comedy Guide

Joanna Lumley: "Ab Fab will steal Christmas day": http://t.co/daUNlFSD & Audio: Radio 4 Front Row interview with stars: http://t.co/AGXr9DwU

 

 

- And finally.... I'm known for not doing christmas very well, but for those of you into it, I'll leave you with this one folks… have a happy xmas.

 

 

 

Twitbits Saturday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

 

@GoPro_News

GoPro®

Video of the Day! Dogs in Cars, doing what they love to do! Thanks to @keithhopkin for sharing the woofie love! ow.ly/81Tk7

 

@AmazingPics

Amazing Photography

Excellent collection: 50 best photos from The Natural World Gallery of 2011: ow.ly/821SZ

 

And here's one of my own I call The Gay Seagull!

 

@ThierryMCAdams

ThierryMCAdams

so @AntiGreenEDGE doesnt exist anymore .

- HAHA!!! That twitter account barely lasted a week.

 

nbcnewscrew

Dwaine Scott

Great editing!!! RT: @SavannahGuthrie: If you missed it, here's the TODAY year in review! fb.me/QgOvHryj

- NBC Today best bits for 2011

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

I was right. So tired. One of those days where I just stood in the shower for 25mins afterwards because it was too much effort to get out.

- Ohh… shower coma!

 

@anthony_tan

Anthony Tan

Isn't it funny how quickly 'planking' went out of fashion? I still do 'em, but for core strength, rather than at parties when I'm drunk.

 

 

@nbcnewscrew

Dwaine Scott

Wow! RT: @AndreaButera: This is pretty awesome. Photographer snaps picture of rare arctic white rainbow. news.yahoo.com/photos/snapsho…

 

@NelsonAspen

Nelson Aspen

What Patsy & Edina think about the Kardashians: youtube.com/watch?v=lq0Fxw…

 

@jasewells

Jase Wells

Awesome nerdy HTTP status kitty humor: boingboing.net/2011/12/14/htt…

- Caught watching pet porn!

Twitbits Saturday - the GreenEDGE edition

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed. A big Melbourne launch day for GreenEDGE. Here's how some of the tweeps covered it...

@SophieSmith86

Sophie Smith

I planned to wear a new green shirt to work today. Yet green at a GreenEDGE presser - no journo would let me live that down #wardrobechange

~

McEwen says his team clocked up to 1000km training in the ACT. In other news, Molly Meldrum is set to lend his expertise for a team song.

~

And all the boys were in black T-Shirts so I totally could have worn green. Even @reedrw had a splash of the Ninja Turtle colour happening.

~

GreenEDGE sports directors are set to be announced in the coming week. Neil Stephens and Matt White were at today's Melbourne presentation.

 

@reedrw

ron reed

GreenEDGE bike team's first public appearance in Melbourne, welcomed by the Mayor, who joins Gerry Ryan in declaring this to be their home.

 

@mcewenrobbie

Robbie McEwen

At Molly Meldrums Sing Sing Studio to record a song for 2012 with the whole squad. Interesting to see if anyone can hold a note

- Can just see a pro bike team in a post race sing-a-long huddle (afl style).

 

@NathanPeterHaas

Nathan Haas

Afternoon BBQ at the Haas-Lewis MANsion come if your free, maybe we can write a song for greenedge as a side hobby;)

 

SBS been busy doing a stack of interviews…

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

Video: Matt Goss talks to Sophie about his impressions of the GreenEDGE team camp that is to wrap up in Melbourne tinyurl.com/754uaae

Video: Robbie McEwen won't disclose the GreenEDGE theme song before it is put down as Sophie discovers http://tinyurl.com/88jvshy

Video: @SophieSmith86 catches up with Leigh Howard at the GreenEDGE team presentation in Melbourne http://tinyurl.com/729chdk

Video: Shayne Bannan tells Sophie some of cycling's top prizes are within GreenEDGE's reach in 2012 tinyurl.com/7grl9jd

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Dinner at the MCG!

- Pie & chips?

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Great day again today, recorded a team song with Molly meldrum and had a dinner at the MCG with guest speaker Ron barassi!

~

Me and @StueyOG in the middle of the @MCG, only about 100,000 less fans than the last time there, the 2010 GF no. 2 http://pic.twitter.com/P4mhaZSj

 

Elsewhere in the twitterverse…

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

And it's really weird to have long(er) hair. I guess it's nice but I miss my buzz cut.

- Love no-fuss cuts.

 

@SMWebberTasChlg

SwisseMWebberTasChlg

Video: Just caught up with the video editor and grabbed a clip from today’s mountain bike section - James... tmblr.co/ZSFvVwD2GRHr

 

Twitbits Thursday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

 

@GoPro_News

GoPro®

Check out Ken Block dominating the streets of Los Angeles bit.ly/stQwno #GoPro #whatawonderfulworld

- Cool vdo of the day...

 

@halfadams

Patrick J. Adams

Just posted a photo instagr.am/p/X2aOX/

- Cool photo of the day…

 

@NelsonAspen

Nelson Aspen

Mac lovers rejoice: First look at the new Apple Store in Grand Central Station NYC. gothamist.com/2011/12/07/pho…

- Classy shop opens Friday. Just don't miss your train.

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

Muffit makes io9's "The Amazing History of Cute Robots". fb.me/RxpbUwOl

- This is the second time I'm included Muffit in a Twitbits post. Good Daggit!

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

In defence of Comic Sans comicsansproject.tumblr.com

- Don't ya love this font? The problem that most people have with Comic Sans is it's often used for the wrong purpose. Here I'm using it as part of my comments and quips, given generally in light banter which suits this quirky font.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

I'm done with being charitable. Japan says some tsunami reconstruction funds going to whaling edition.cnn.com/2011/12/08/wor…

- Bad zen coming from the Nippers. We haven't forgotten the war yet. Quite disgusted by this.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

730 Report story on @richie_porte abc.net.au/7.30/content/2…

- Missed it going to air yesterday but found it on-line today. I'm not sure how long the ABC keep these online.

 

Twitbits Tuesday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

We are proud to be the first Australian team competing at the highest level of cycling. Stay tuned for comments from the team to this news.

- Exciting times ahead for the two Tassie guys on the team, Matt Goss & Wesley Sulzberger

 

@MichaelKlimAus

Michael Klim

Cabbie In Sydney just asked me if I'm Peter Garrett and I said "indeed"

 

@TVTechnology

TV Technology

3DTV Test Card Debuts on Sky 3D Channel ow.ly/7OI5p

- Zoe Ball and a character called “Mr 3D” who is a life-size, headless figure wearing 3D glasses.

Twitbits Sunday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Life In A Day bit.ly/t29n9I

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

A Media Buffet geekculture.com/joyoftech/joya…

 

@petatodd

Peta Todd

Since when did wearing neon become fancy dress?

- After Tron came out in 1982.

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Interview with me & @LaraJade_ on the @framedshow Count how many times I say "like" framedshow.com/archives/2934

- Spent nearly an hour watching this. Great insight from two inspiring photogs.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

#YearInReview: Who Joined Twitter in 2011? blog.twitter.com/2011/12/yearin… I did!

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Sleeping Positions bit.ly/sEAW34 #rubberneck

 

 

@SMWebberTasChlg

SwisseMWebberTasChlg

Off to a running start, Adventure Runners at Swisse #MarkWebberChallenge #Tasmania with @aussiegrit @discovertas ow.ly/i/mGTk

- So they do have a twitter acc after all. (I bagged out on them a few days ago)

 

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

Solid one today at the @_GreenEDGE_ camp. #225km5hrs30mins.

 

@NathanPeterHaas

Nathan Haas

Definition of irony! My prize for getting third in the corporate teams time trial: greenedge kit!Great weekend with @richie_porte @cjsutton2

- That'll go down well at argyle central. Wear it with contract breaking pride!

 

@SophieSmith86

Sophie Smith

SBS One CC TV ... Turn it on, now!

- Nice package tonight on the Launceston Crit.

 

@Sim_sat_cyclist

Paivi sims

Perfect parking! pic.twitter.com/7ioBvoOt

- Bags and Goody need parking lessons. Lucky the LFB didn't to turn up for a fire.

 

@swegen31

Alex Johnston

Interestingly, a search for @DeanWinter4 in the @SXNewsTas archives brings up Torvill & Dean from 84. #politas

- Because boolean searches don't understand twitter account names?

 

@SenatorBobBrown

Bob Brown

Gillard Labor 2011: Wedding cake? Conscience required. Yellowcake? No conscience required.

@Sim_sat_cyclist

Paivi sims

Production assistant, Graphics training with @SmirksTas what a team! and then studio, what a day!

- If ever there was an example of the blind leading the blind, this was it.

Friday twit list

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

@AusAntarctic

Antarctic Division

The Aurora Australis heads off to Casey today, departing as part of the Mawson Commemorative Flotilla: dld.bz/a37Ad

 

@MattMansfield87

Matt Mansfield

The Today Show's weather presenter dressed in a pink gorilla suit outside a real gorilla enclosure, arcing up the animals. Really? Really??

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Thanks to everyone for the overwhelming response so far on #LJVSJL I've put a "one-liner" contest up on my blog: joeyl.com/2011/12/now-av…

- Cool cover art, exceptional content, expensive discs.

- He's also running a one-liner contest based on the following artwork…

@JesseRosten

Jesse Rosten

You're so dumb, you thought using a UV filter for protection was to prevent Lensbabies. #LJVSJL

~

@focalmatter

mike ricca

Your girlfriend tells me your camera isn't the only thing that goes off in 1/8000th of a second. #LJVSJL larajadevsjoeyl.com

~

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Bah, too many good ones... just look under #LJVSJL hashtag for more

 

@NelsonAspen

Nelson Aspen

Cuteness of the day: Kittens love (m)Ice skating! youtube.com/watch?feature=…!

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

Rainbow photographed in candle smoke: bit.ly/uekPGj

 

@LTittensor

Luke Tittensor

The system doesn't work. Time for change. A resource based economy. thevenusproject.com

- Radical futurist Jacque Fresco's alternative vision - I'm reserving my opinion.

 

@Ryan_Doyle

Ryan Doyle

Right direction youtube.com/watch?v=9-cYgf…

More future crystal balling…

 

@digitaltasmania

Digital Tasmania

@NBNcoLimited demo truck is in #Launceston today & Mon,Tue. Photos here on.fb.me/vY8xPb #NBN #Tasmania

 

@wired

Wired

Are you wearing pants? bit.ly/vyLDAG (@ilovecharts)

- Um yes… and this chart is telling me to take them off.

 

@Cyclingnewsfeed

Cyclingnews.com

News: Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals under review: Strongest field in many years set for this month's races bit.ly/rTJ6yK

- Seeking new ways to present the carnivals for a 'time-poor society'.

 

@DiscoverTas

Discover Tasmania

RT @merissaalyea: Out of all places, I find free wifi at a National Park in Tasmania.

- Yay Tassie! Which one???

 

@heninger

Wade Heninger

Photo sharing service 500px now offering free publishing plugin for Adobe Lightroom bit.ly/u7YgNp (via @pdnonline)

- And about time too. Got it. Tried it. Brilliant!

 

@KochiesBiz

Kochies Business

"Don't even think about borrowing in 2012" Big 4 banks tightening with global uncertainty. Kochie explains: bit.ly/thcBay

- Next year lookin' good for deposits! Hmm, suppose I could breed a few more cash cows.

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

I love what @tylerginter just said to me on the phone."we only shoot 1 standard of quality, if we sacrifice our vision, everyone loses."

- Now there's a nice quote for my boss and his war on mediocracy!

 

@mynikonlife

My Nikon Life

'The #Nikon1 has reignited my passion for documenting everyday life through the lens.' - #Nikon Ambassador Mark Watson pic.twitter.com/zNmWPpe5

- Reignited my desire to buy an inconspicuous point-n-shoot.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

[Photo] From the archives...Cardiff Castle bit.ly/supNPY

- One of my pics taken with one of those tiny throw-away cameras.

Twitbits Thursday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed…

 

@tw1tt3rart

tw1tt3rart

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░╦╗╦╗╔╗╦╗╦╦╗╦╗░╦╗╦╗░░

░║║╠░║░╠░║║║╠╩╗╠░╠╩╗░

░╩╝╩╝╚╝╩╝╝╝╝╩═╝╩╝╩░╩░

#HelloDecember #TwitterArt

- It's also a password for one of the cumputers at work. Haha - so original.

 

@BigBang_CBS

The Big Bang Theory

Happy Birthday to #BigBangTheory's Kaley Cuoco! To celebrate... this is one of our fav Penny moments! bit.ly/vl1FiS

 

@cyclingweekly

Cycling Weekly

UCI press release say an estimated 166 million viewers worldwide tuned in to the world road champs in Copenhagen this year. #cycling

 

@msthespyreport

The Spy Report

“@Lateline: Channel Nine struggles for ratings and revenue - tinyurl.com/brbloqo”

~

@msthespyreport

The Spy Report

The banks will make a decision on whether to give Nine Entertainment Co an extension on $2.6 billion in debt within two weeks. #Lateline

 

@nbcnightlynews

NBC Nightly News

What timing... Fire alarm here at 30 Rock goes off at the exact same time we go on air. All is fine in the building & the show goes on. #NN

- What a professional. Brian Williams delivers alarming news…

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

CNN Lays Off Photojournalists, Citing the Accessibility of Quality Cameras petapixel.com/2011/11/29/cnn…

 

@Ryan_Doyle

Ryan Doyle

Our team video! :D youtube.com/watch?v=g6-uSp…

 

@Pro_Cycling

VeloNation News Feed

Ben Greenwood's Blog: Cav the Enigma bit.ly/v9qAPY

- Amazing read on the good and bad sides of Mark Cavendish.

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Lovely morning at Buckingham Palace to receive my MBE from Queen Elizabeth II. Met a lot of lovely people.

- And tell her you'll be back for a knighthood!

 

@CandiceWyatt10

Candice Wyatt

@SmirksTas Hey Smirks!! No... They're not my type.

- Italians or men? I like their skin-tones, but dislike the stench of garlic and most of 'em need a shave!

 

@Sim_sat_cyclist

Paivi sims

Denny Crane vs Chinese youtube.com/watch?v=aXUTzm… via @youtube

 

@GoPro_News

GoPro®

#GoPro editors are currently on location gathering epic shots! Do you know where this photo was taken? pic.twitter.com/Fk4NUKCX

 

@telester

Tim Lester

MPs opposed to #gaymarriage - read @Dick_Tim goo.gl/VRBuB via @dylanwelch

 

@rshyr

Rolex Sydney Hobart

Kiwis hoping for outrageously good fortune in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart rolexsydneyhobart.com/news.asp?key=5…

- I supported the Kiwi's in the WMRT but not this time round.

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

Neatorama lists "11 Facts You Might Not Know about Battlestar Galactica". fb.me/1u8yWEKIw

 

@AussieGrit

Mark Webber

Ok packing again today,fly to Australia tonight.level wings on @QantasAirways.

- Bring on the Mark Webber Challenge.

Observation 1: they've set up Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and RSS, but no Twitter feed.

Observation 2: In another oversight, the web page doesn't actually say when the event is on, but I'm told it's next week.

Observation 3: There's a competitor entered by the name of Nathan Haas… don't think it's the guy from the orange army.

 

Twitbits Wednesday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed… today it's more about my ranting than anything else!

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Scrap the baby bonus. Economics aside, we require sustainable consumption & live within the resouces of the planet.#sun7 #populationmatters

- Warped Howard government thinking… propping up economic growth by increasing population. Why are we paying people to kill the sustainability of the planet? The bonus should be the baby. They should at least restrict it to first borns.

 

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

Weird how HD can make some TV shows look really cheap. Proud to say that #SGU looked even better hi-def, thanks to our amazing crew.

 

@MichaelAuciello

Michael Auciello

Pumped to hear Kimi Raikonnen's returning to F1 next year. The man who produced my favourite quote of all time: http://t.co/YhwuAdAQ

 

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

SBS scoops ASC Awards tinyurl.com/cuejrjn

- And well deserved.

 

@msthespyreport

The Spy Report

TSR: Ratings: Seven sweeps scoreboard in 2011 - bit.ly/vMdZmR

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

190k's in the legs today in less than ideal conditions. Big week of riding ahead and looking forward to it!

 

@CandiceWyatt10

Candice Wyatt

Just got home from a month-long European holiday! Amazing. Back on the police beat for @tennewsmelb from Friday. Looking forward to it!

~

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

@CandiceWyatt10 Welcome home. Did you chat up any Italian men?

 

 

Twitbits Sunday

The daily snap of highlights from my twitter feed….

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

My mom, @mailbunextyear is soo hooked on BSG now that she's going to need a call sign pretty soon. I feel like a disciple. #sosayweall

- Sci-Fi mums! She probably gets her BSG's mixed up with her SGU's and calls him Matthew.

 

@GeraintThomas86

Geraint Thomas

Hate films that leave the ending for 'you to decide'. If I wanted to use my imagination, I'd save my money, sit down and think of a story...

- Didn't like Inception then?

 

@digitaltasmania

Digital Tasmania

Pic: Temp fibre strung along Bass Hwy bridge over South Esk River probably since major flood in Aug. http://t.co/j3gcvGQ9 #Tasmania

- It's the most economical cheapest way to rollout fibre in Tassie.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Santorini Caldera panorama - 180degree six image-stitch flic.kr/p/4jp4tQ

- Going through some of my old stuff and notice this panorama was getting hits on Flickr.

- It looks good on black too…

 

 

Twitbits Thursday

@parabola

Cameron Gray

Hippy Glenn's new show, Toasted Donut on Revision3! rev3.cc/e/10731

- Zooming into a wide shot! Sounds strange in theory, even weirder in practice.

 

@Saintwalks

Steven

I've sent 50 tweets using @digsby! bit.ly/r2d24u

- I've successfully sent 798 tweets not using it.

 

@nadasurf

matthew caws

calvin and hobbes discussing the 1812 overture in front of a turntable in today's paper. vinyl's return continues!

- Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture is so incredibly dramatic, that the audience is simply blown away.

 

@sc_unter

Scott Hunter

@Wes_Sulzberger Couldn't break @badger83 after u left 2day. He's gunna be fast. Just get in his head. Bookies got him at $1 #familyrivalry

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@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

Awesome day in Tassie, shaved the legs ready for Saturdays #LauncestonClassic. Heading to #RAPIDbikeshop to get the bike fine tuned.

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

How to tell if you're a film photography fanatic: bit.ly/umW9gq

- I remember years ago my Dad used to do this, and Mum would go absolutely spare.

 

@msthespyreport

The Spy Report

TSR: ABC unveils 2012 television lineup - bit.ly/rKoO4z

- Looks like they've picked up the 3 Ab Fab episodes I'm wanting to see. I also noticed a show called I'm Not Dead Yet - I heard those exact words come from the mouth of @saintwalks on his bucks night many years ago.

 

@FMJRacing

Full Metal Jacket

One race so far this morning. A solid win over current World Match Race Tour Leader Ian Williams. Currently sitting on 3 wins 1 lose

~

@worldmrt

WorldMatchRacingTour

Tiller wins the match against Williams ! #wmrt #monsooncup

- Yay! The Jacket in top form.

~

@worldmrt

WorldMatchRacingTour

Radich just takes the win against Tiller on flight 10. final match of the day! #wmrt #monsooncup

- Boo! Oh wait, two losses and six wins, FMJ are at the top of the table. So big YAY!

 

Continuing with my long running rant…

Looks like the X are running 12 minutes late again and there's something on another channel I want to watch. I feel another Plus7 session coming on.

 

@SmirksTas

Twitbits Wednesday

@petapixel
PetaPixel
Must see - Amazing stop motion video made with a desk toy and Google Street View: bit.ly/sWfgEM

- First tweet of the day I saw was this link to an amazing and aspiring video. For me, it's planted the seed for another road trip somewhere.
- Put together by UK company The Theory. Here's what they say about themselve on their website …

We’re HDSLR specialists. We make stuff you want to watch. We do it well.

That's The Theory. Test it.

@wired

Wired

Ever wonder about the origins of Apple/Mac icons? Fascinating history by @stevesilberman bit.ly/tSpks2

- How computing went from typing command lines to clicking icons.

 

@wilw

Wil Wheaton

Whenever I see the word "flashlight," my brain changes it to "fleshlight". Then it changes it back while playing the P-Funk

- My brain changed to slosh when he mentioned Fleshlight.

 

@richardquest

Richard Quest

Anyone got a pair of @Qantas pyjamas which I can use on tonight Quest Means Business to cover the #Qantasluxury debacle?

- Managed to catch this segment on CNN today with Richard literally ragging out Qantas by waving their prized pj's about the set. Anyway, I thinks it's plain obvious that business, no matter how big or small,  will never have control over social media, yet they insist on trying, to the decrement of their company. In Qantas' case, they should write this off as a successful failure.

 

@worldmrt

WorldMatchRacingTour

Will Tiller, Full Metal Jacket Racing discusses plans to take down one of the main contenders at the #Monsoon Cup tinyurl.com/c8cpr39 #WMRT

- Like some guilty pleasure, I feel I should be apologising for supporting this Kiwi team.

~

@worldmrt

WorldMatchRacingTour

Decision has been made that all matches in flight 3 has been abandoned due to the appalling lack of wind. #WMRT #MonsoonCup

- Bugger!

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Tasmanian training tip: don't ride in a long sleeve jersey and not put sunscreen on your hands.

- Caught red handed while out on day three of the Launceston Pro-Ex.

 

@AP

The Associated Press

Australian police probe former senator's allegations against News Corp. over vote: apne.ws/smkHPX

- New Aussie political scandal for Rupert's mob. Offering a senator a bribe or inducement to influence a vote is an offense punishable by up to six months in prison.

 

@msthespyreport

The Spy Report

TSR: Nine launches 2012 program lineup - bit.ly/tNTixt #nine2012

- I guess ex-miner Brant Webb didn't think the Nine exclusivity contract would eventually come to this.

~

@msthespyreport

The Spy Report

Full wrap of the ABC's 2012 program launch tomorrow in @msthespyreport. #ABCTV2012

 

 

Recapping on my rant from the other day...

Tonight I had to watched the last segment of Happy Endings via PLUS7. That's the 4th show this week that finished later than my DVR's extended recording.

 

 

@SmirksTas

 

Twitbits Tuesday

My daily twitter feed highlights. Hand picked from the obsure stuff I'm interested in which means it may not be to everyone's cup of tea.

Caution: photography, sci-fi and pro-cycling ahead.

 

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

Film roll-shaped toilet paper dispenser: t.co/u5aCKPA0

- Affordable crap dispensed just in time for xmas.

• Comes in three colours
• Refillable
• 100 shits - um, sheets per roll

 

@Pro_Cycling

VeloNation News Feed

Mark Cavendish: “No one in the World can do Mark Renshaw’s job” t.co/GESC4UEO #cycling

- With Renshaw at Rabobank in 2012, Cav has to find a new man - capable of sitting on the cross bar.

 

@cyclesportmag

Cycle Sport

Sneak preview of CS January here: t.co/Yg1XlLGW. It's available from Wednesday in the UK, later in the US.

- I'll be getting the digital edition from Zinio. Would like to read the article on Bob Stapleton and HTC.

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

Read: t.co/QIpgWPcZ RT @robbieandbobby: Please explain to me why all the corners are cut off of books, papers, etc. #baffled #bsg

- I aways wondered that. Now I know.

 

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

The flight from NY to Charlotte, NC was probably one of the bumpiest I've ever been on. Ass left the seat once. Survived tho! Phew.

~

@briansebby

Brian Sebby

@BrianJacobSmith You blasted your way through an entire killer drone armada, so a little turbulence shouldn't be that bad in comparison. ;)

 

@parabola

Cameron Gray

t.co/4wrGwRww All the action from Wall Street haha :oP

 

@pasunarbre

Daniel Blades

I've been diagnosed with chronic fear of giants; Feefiphobia

- You too? It's spreading around the net like some out of control contagion.

 

@worldmrt

WorldMatchRacingTour

The latest issue of Match Racing 360° is out now! It's free and a must-read for all match racing fans! t.co/3y9vetrq #WMRT

- Interactive magazine for the WMRT ahead of this weekends big Monsoon.

 

@AliciaMuling

Alicia Muling

Just stumbled across an interesting blog from @SmirksTas.. You really were scratched for stuff Smirks!

- I have my quiet days. Thanks for dropping by.

 

 

Twitbits Monday

 

Not much about today. Read on...

 

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

Goss building fitness for Launceston defence tinyurl.com/7oh4hrw

 

@LauncestonProEx

Pro-Ex

Thanks @mattgoss1986 for a fantastic day out with the @LauncestonProEx cyclists! pic.twitter.com/O9FlsFVI

 

@GalacticaGeek

Galactica Geek

It's not a real air show, but you can see that someone went to the effort to "put one on" for BSG, Space 1999 and... fb.me/19gQxhZID

 

@NPhotomag

N-Photo

Only three days until the first issue of N-Photo hits the shops! For now, check out our digital preview edition at bit.ly/sQSwG1

- New magazine for Nikon photographers.

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Vintage advertisements of modern technology: hongkiat.com/blog/vintage-a…

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

The Goodwin Project bit.ly/w0shSt

- A young family sets off on a global adventure of discovery. Travel is the best educator.

 

@SmirksTas

 

Twitbits Saturday

@petapixel

PetaPixel

"A History of the Sky" - The passing of a year in a mosaic of time-lapses: bit.ly/rHXd2H

- Interesting to witness the shortest and longest days of the year. In one TL sequence you briefly see people get in frame of the camera.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Working with a GoPro camera for TV News j.mp/vItSvl

So I'm excitedly telling my photography friend and travel partner (who's also a Uni lecturer) there are about four GoPro cameras at work and he says, "What's GoPro?" #totalydeflatingmoment

 

@wired

Wired

A year in 40 seconds ... surprisingly peaceful | 10 Mesmerizing Time-Lapse Videos bit.ly/svyvwd

- If you love time-lapse sequences, here's 10 of them.

 

@trentdann

Trent Dann

Race 8 at Mowbray - Itchy balls has been scratched

- Sounds like a line from Futurama or The Simpsons.

Best PTC Ever!

Well this is probably the one scene James Burke is most famous for. The scene was filmed at Cape Canaveral, from beginning to end, with only a short pause to re-align the camera for the final bit which, as you can see, you get only one shot at.

Twitbits Friday

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

Stunning 360-degree video - A beautiful helicopter ride through scenic landscapes: bit.ly/sKLGUG

- WOW! I had fun with this. It was like being at the controls of the helicopter. Amazing imagery.

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Self portrait at 16 000 feet: joeyl.com/commercial-gal…

- Joey is one of my favourite photogs.

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

Incredible photograph of the Milky Way rising over the sea: bit.ly/tdJdhZ

 

@TIME

TIME.com

"Titanic" 3D trailer: This time when the boat breaks in half, it will do it in your face | ti.me/v2K7Vo (via @TIMECulture)

- Yes, it still sinks.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Feast ur eyes bit.ly/uul9ON Surely the fiery redhead is not based on Rebekah Brooks.

 

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

No Cavendish for 2012 Tour Down Under tinyurl.com/6nzaf7h

- Of course everyone knows he's cowering at the thought of being beaten by his old teammates in the first race of the year. But then…

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

So we moan about drivers! I've just been knocked off my bike by...... A DEER!!! Tried to get his details but he ran off. Probably uninsured.

 

@AdamRutherford

Dr Adam Rutherford

Budding TV presenters: watch this, definitively the best PTC in recorded history. James Burke is the BOSS http://t.co/rMISfKMI

- Now THAT's how you do a piece-to-camera! Brilliant viewing.

 

@Cyclingnewsfeed

Cyclingnews.com

News: Dekker, Rasmussen confirmed at Garmin gala: Last minute additions to US team named in Boulder bit.ly/ttYuCG

- Let's hope Rasmussen remember's which team he's riding for and his whereabouts on it.

 

@500px_choice

500px: Choice

Photo Workshop...polar style by David C. Schultz bit.ly/uEnjNq on 500px.com

- Someone's not paying attention.

 

@kochie_online

david koch

Saying bye to Greece, and leaving it worse than what we originally thought bit.ly/tdZKXA

- Kochie predicts end of European Union by July next year.

 

@SeaShepDenver

Sea Shepherd Denver

The Bob Barker has left Sydney and is now bound for Hobart, Tasmania. It will depart from Hobart for the Southern... fb.me/1q7efKLvm

 

Goodnight whales

@SmirksTas

 

Twitbits Wednesday

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

Anyone know the whereabouts of @AntonEnus. Looks like he's missed the window to present tonight's @sbsnews

- From what I know about news presenters, he could be busy setting up a dinner party!

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Beyond Thirds bit.ly/ru5zSC A photographer's introduction to creative composition

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Cradle Mountain bit.ly/u8K98Q colour negative scan processed in Lightroom flic.kr/p/aEUbQw

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

Did you know? Film and photo paper are made using animal parts: bit.ly/vogTnE

- Back in those pre-digital days there was no such thing as a vegan photographer.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

[Photo] Hobart at night bit.ly/skdUCI also on Flickr flic.kr/p/aF2oyd

 

@tw1tt3rart

tw1tt3rart

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@wilw

Wil Wheaton

The Star Trek: TNG pinball won't let me get a higher rank than Ensign... It's like it knows.

 

@AP

The Associated Press

AP VIDEO: The Secret Service says bullet hit exterior window of White House and was stopped by ballistic glass: apne.ws/t0F74N

- Dumb ass Americans. HE'S NOT HOME.

Twatter from Twitter on a Toosday

 

@wired

Wired

Occupy? Pfft. Create real change! Join the Futility Party bit.ly/vKCLyt

- An apolitical view to attack cronyism.

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Beautiful spring morning for a ride in Tasmania today! Hopefully all my tires stay pumped up!

- It didn't stay beautiful for long. Weather haa turned a bit since then. By mid-morning when I read this, it was cloudy with gusty winds.

 

- You know you've become a pro-cyclist when...

@NathanPeterHaas

Nathan Haas

Awoken to anti-doping at the door at 6:30am... Hey world tour:)

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Now its just funny. Another flat!

 

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

'Fresh start' for Bernard Sulzberger at Team Raleigh tinyurl.com/7agkphy

 

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

Um wow just got some more ridiculously cool and surprising news - will share when I get the green light. Gonna be a busy year!!!

 

@LucaPasqualino

Luke Pasqualino

The Big Bang Theory has me in stitches...Hats off to Chuck Lorre! #LongLiveSheldon

- Sheldon is the man!

 

@Macworld

Macworld

Here's one way to deal with iTunes Match's 25,000 track limit, by @BodyofBreen macw.us/sOtPNQ

- I thought I had a lot with 9,412 (26 days worth), but only 2037 of those purchased from iTunes. Over the past year, the majority of songs in my collection have been sourced free from RCRD_LBL (who ironically have their own iPhone app)

 

@Countess_Aleida

Michelle

The Hunter. One of the best things about it is that I'm not ashamed to say it was filmed in Tasmania.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

London Eye capsule view bit.ly/vzpRny 30 minutes trapped in a capsule over London with twenty other foreign tourists.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Twitter have just removed the Activity Tab and reverted back to the Retweet tab. Looks like the general consensus on this move is positive.

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@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Apart from its voyeuristic nature, I didn't mind it. #JustAnOldPerv

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Joining in the trend... does this make me one of the #HottestPeopleOnTwitter ?

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@Sim_sat_cyclist

Paivi sims

@SmirksTas (awkward silence) don't know what to say....

- One of these days I'll realise that what's trending on twitter is just trips for twats!

 

 

That's all.

@SmirksTas

 

Twitbits Monday

 

@AthensMarathonE

Athens Marathon

The results of the 29th #athensclassicmarathon tiny.cc/acm11_results

- Last night I chugged down two bottles of out-of-date Mythos beer in honour of the world's oldest marathon. The expiry date on the bottles was May this year, not quite as old as the two and a half century marathon. According to legend, in 490BC a messenger named Pheidippides, ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks' victory over the Persians and he died after delivery of the message.

 

@ProfBrianCox

Brian Cox

Sitting in Hong Kong airport, bored.

- I once did an 8 hour transit stop there. This was back in the days before I new there was a bar.

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

According BSG/Caprica's CGI Supervisor Doug Drexler, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome is finished. fb.me/1kkzsUUj6

-Yay!

- How's this for casting… In Blood and Chrome, young William "Husker" Adama played by Luke Pasqualino (on the left) grows up the become William 'the old man' Adama (on the right) as seen in the 2004 BSG series. I'm assuming we're meant to see similarities.

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

My little budgie, Flick, LOVES #StarWars. He's sitting by the TV chatting with #R2D2. I'm pretty sure he thinks he's an Astromech Droid.

- So who worked out it was a he?

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Not a single puncture last off season, so far I have had 3 punctures on the road bike and 2 MTB! #needafollowcar

- That's the tough Tassie terrain for you.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Scottish Highlands Landscape flic.kr/p/aEwTon

- On the long drive from Edinburgh to Skye via the Highlands. Taken last year while on a three week vacation of Great Britain. I reminded myself I hadn't posted any of my photography in a while, so I've been going through a few hundred shots to find something worthwhile posting (I'm really not that good!) Photo enhanced using Adobe Lightroom.

 

Twit-twat Saturday

@SmirksTas
Andrew Shepherd
Cradle Mountain Canyoning bit.ly/siAopF
- Congratulations to Anthony - and the other winners were…
@DiscoverTas
Discover Tasmania
Tasmanian Tourism Award winners - congrats to all bit.ly/tTnwYV

@jasewells

Jase Wells

Brilliant Unicode character tool: http://t.co/8xQQTtqk @Shapecatcher

- Something to do while you doodle and dawdle.

 

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

Evans named Australian Cyclist of the Year tinyurl.com/6o28yz5

- Well deserved.

 

@halfadams

Patrick J. Adams

all ego aside . . . whats the best suits episode as far as Mike Ross goes? Need to send a good episode to someone and have no perspective.

- That would be the pilot.

 

@LucaPasqualino

Luke Pasqualino

Just to put it out there peeps! @fuckyouimbatman is abit of a dick! #FuckYouYoureAPrick

- The flaming started when Luke retweeted two #FF's that included his name…

@fuckyouimbatman

a butthole

@LucaPasqualino wow @ u only retweeting #ff that include u self centered much?????????

- An up coming actor verses a nobody going nowhere.

- Anyway, that put aside, I haven't seen Luke in anything since Skins. Looking forward to seeing him play William Adama in Battlestar Blood and Chrome.

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

QMx offers the BSG Cylon War Painting (Glossy Paper Print) for only $7.47 until 4 PM PST today. fb.me/INpnf5c0

 

@swegen31

Alex Johnston

Looking forward to Big Brother being an exhibition sport at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

 

@NathanPeterHaas

Nathan Haas

Really annoyed that the ivy bar refused me re-entry into the cycling Australia awards dinner after popping outside to see a friend...

 

@InterfaceLIFT

InterfaceLIFT.com

'Monaco Twilight' #wallpaper by @rainerbrunotte ifl.cc/9tl

- If you ever get that chance to go here, I'm sure you'll love it. I did.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

21 different sides of Tasmania [PICS] | Matador Network matadornetwork.com/trips/21-diffe…

 

@seventhmovement

The Seventh Movement

@USNavy @CVN70 24 hours on an Aircraft Carrier #carrierclassic http://t.co/Q170d9gw

 

@DebSpillane

DebbieSpillane

Is there anything more inane in sport than wallies who scream "in the hole!" from the gallery at golf?

- "U D Man!"

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

A photo of a #LightHouse in #Devonport, #Tasmania. Taken with a #Nikon D80 and my secret combination of grad filters. pic.twitter.com/tG75w4ZV

 

@GhostProtocol

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Poster Premiere: tinyurl.com/6rdx657

- Ghost Protocol will hit IMAX screens first before opening everywhere else.

 

@SmirksTas

Twitbits Friday

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Great morning for a ride, maybe a little fresh but blue skies! Getting myself in shape for the @launcestonproex

- and a hot lap out at Symmons…

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

Ilana Rein's Battlestar Galactica documentary We Are All Cylons - Movie will be shown this Friday in Brooklyn! fb.me/1j99BY3wG

 

@aplusk

ashton kutcher

As of immediately I will stop tweeting until I find a way to properly manage this feed. I feel awful about this error. Won't happen again.

- Nothing against Ashton and this unfortunate situation, but I found his tweeting un-entertaining. So 'as of immediately' I'm no longer following him.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

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@swegen31

Alex Johnston

That awkward moment when you drop ice cream on yourself before 11am.

 

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

A reminder #sbs has rights to #tdf till '17. Live coverage in '12 includes Nationals, Flanders, Roubaix, Track Worlds, Giro, California...

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

...Vuelta, Jayco Herald-Sun Tourm Road Worlds, + @CyclingCentral for 52 weeks of the year.

- Well I'm glad that's sorted. TDU for Nine I hear.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Just come in from attacking the garden to discover... Showtime orders more #Weeds bit.ly/sLdksa

- My favourite show is back. Now let's get that cliff hanger solved.

 

@SmirksTas

Twit... something Thursday

Rather long today, and I've culled half of it already. Read on...

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

It HAD to be done... RT @petatodd Do you think the world champion @MarkCavendish will ever grow up?? yfrog.com/h23mlrdj

 

@pasunarbre

Daniel Blades

Finally Adobe kills something that is worth killing.

- This is more fun than micro$oft bashing!

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Here's why I don't watch TV at 6.30pm... More mob rage after the break theage.com.au/entertainment/…

- TV's darkest and shameful half hour of gutter journalism.

 

@tinybuddha

Tiny Buddha

Why We Sometimes Pull Out Our Gadgets bit.ly/tdf5pe

- I've said it before and I'll say it again: An iPhone is like a penis. It's fun to play with, but it's rude to get it out at the dinner table.

 

@GoPro_News

GoPro®

GoPro Video of the Day! Flying Under Bridges, Skimming Rivers at Smith Rock, Central Oregon! Beautiful! ow.ly/7odRG #gopro

 

@wtdcomics

wtdcomics

WTD 42 whattheduck.net/strip/42 pic.twitter.com/0BcYts53

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Just got home from an amazing dinner at the black cow in launceston, one of the best steaks going around!

- Don't tell me it was still walking?

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak - Camera Table Dolly photojojo.com/store/awesomen…

- Don't piss off the dog!

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

See what my brilliant friends & colleagues at Southern Cross TV made to promote the Circular Head region in #Tasmania youtube.com/user/StanleyTa…

- Nice vdo of @rhysuhlich Circular Head!

 

@AP

The Associated Press

Toronto zoo is splitting up two male penguins whose affection has drawn headlines and jokes about 'Brokeback Iceberg': apne.ws/sThKrs

- The adventures of Buddy and Pedro cum to an end!

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

My Epson 4880 displays message"Remove Paper".No paper inserted,nothing jammed,tried reset, etc. Can't find on Google. Any ideas out there?

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@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Hitting it violently worked. Must have flipped back a switch inside that got stuck. Awesome. Thanks twitter-ers

- Proving there's a trick to every malfunction. I'm quite the thump fixer myself.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Trailer | Tasmanian bofa Film Festival bofa.com.au/2011/trailer/

- On in Launceston Nov 23 to 27.

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@Sim_sat_cyclist

Paivi sims

@SmirksTas I entered that last year :)

 

@DavidBlue

David Blue

NEW INTERNET RULE: if you're more than 3 episodes behind something, you can't bitch if somebody "spoils" something for you.

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

Friends don't let friends use #ComicSans pic.twitter.com/NIEvWZk8

- OK, I get the message. Looking for a new font.

 

@SmirksTas

Twitbits Wednesday

@GoPro_News
GoPro®
Check out the @RipCurl Mirage campaign using the GoPro Array! http://t.co/8RtJO6G2

 

@GoPro_News

GoPro®

GoPro Video of the Day! @KellySlater wins his 11th World Title, again! ow.ly/7mTwU #gopor #ke11y #kellyslater #spicollimoment4asp

 

@TVTechnology

TV Technology

Understanding Layered Asset Management, by Karl Paulsen ow.ly/7n3nI

- Taking the confusion out of DAM, MAM and PAM with LAM!

 

@HomerJSimpson

Homer J. Simpson

Don’t tell Marge I’m on Twitter. She thinks she’s the only one who gets to know my innermost and stupidmost thoughts.

 

@DavidBlue

David Blue

"We're gonna need a bigger boat." - A rich guy insensitive about the current economy who hasn't seen Jaws

 

mirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Map of earthquake tweets - Turning Data into Meaning. Now on display at the Adobe Museum of Digital Media. bit.ly/npZnAG

- A visualization of tweets in the eastern U.S. following the August 23 east coast quake shake.

 

@TVTechnology

TV Technology

Canon Intros Digital Cinema Camera, Lenses Designed for TV and Motion Picture Production ow.ly/7mBf3

- Strange looking camera body with a mother of a lens.

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

A camera worth thousands on a cheap tripod is a liability. Invest in a good tripod. Try @manfrotto_us, @manfrotto_tweet & @manfrotto_uk

- Too true. My dad and I have the same Manfrotto kit; 222 Head and 190XPROB legs.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Great direction. Watch Moving Day vimeo.com/31708121 Shot on RED using anamorphic lens with secondary photography on Canon 7D. #aussiemade

- You wouldn't believe what the fairies do in my garden ;-)  Read more about the making of Moving day here.

 

@500px_choice

500px: Choice

Heavy winter by Mikael Sundberg bit.ly/rzKONG on 500px.com

 

@Wil_Anderson

Wil Anderson

Sarah-Jessica Parker says it was nice to meet Warnie, although hoped he got over his weird cough that sounded like “threesome”…

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

The droid nobody was looking for: an R2-D2 MP4 player engt.co/tt844V

 

@worldmrt

WorldMatchRacingTour

Which event wins the best poster of the season? Vote and "like" your favorite poster! goo.gl/l3glX #WMRT

- I didn't like any of them!

 

@engadget

Engadget

Adobe to lay off 750 workers, restructure around digital media, marketing engt.co/vMhE79

- The master of Flash shifts focus.

 

@SmirksTas

Twitbits Tuesday

The Adventure Racing World Championships wrapped up in Tassie today...

@bcroft76

Ben Wolstencroft

The sprint finish for 4th & 5th. The first to get all four team members over the line gets it. #ARWC2011 pic.twitter.com/VmdZqvEK

@bcroft76

Ben Wolstencroft

Media attention is part of a world champs. AXA was visibly disappointed to lose 4th place by just seconds. #ARWC2011 pic.twitter.com/WkNhVAnC

 

@Van_Dieman

Van Dieman Brewing

Unfortunately Tassie, you wont be seeing us at Festivale next year d.pr/gOIu

- This is a disappointing outcome for micro-brewers.

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Have you ever noticed that all movie posters look the same? m.gizmodo.com/5857101/have-y…

 

@Saintwalks

Steven

Good morning !! Hmm a little Damp :-)

- Like the time your waterbed leaked?

 

@LumleyNews

Joanna Lumley

Joanna opens up in the Sunday issue of the Guardian and talks about AbFab, the Gurkhas and her book: tinyurl.com/85vyp3n @guardian

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@LornaVwriter

Lorna V

It takes an actor rather than politician/analyst/journalist to present the real Greece. Very moved by Joanna Lumley's #GreekOdyssey

- Still waiting to see this series. Hope it's shown here soon.

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Just landed for a couple of days in sunny Italy. It's raining.

 

@Quantel

Quantel

Fascinating insight into shooting in 3D on Peter Jackson's latest video blog from @The_Hobbit_Movie ... bit.ly/vCXJtt

- Featured this on last Saturday's Twitbits. How come the foks at Quantel can access embed code and I can't?

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

From my favourite place on the planet - tales of summer part I by OiaDweller Michael wp.me/ptQnO-Hy

- It's been over four years since I was last there, but the memories are always fresh.

 

Twitshit Monday

@mindrelic

Josh Owens

another entire time lapse sequence crammed into one frame. this time at night, about 270 frames in this image. twitpic.com/7bi8gc

- What an awesome shot!

 

@parabola

Cameron Gray

The blue in the sky this morning is way to beautiful to not be appreciated campl.us/gIgq

- And to think I wasted so much of it.

 

Checking in on the SGU star who's not very good at quitting…

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

Oops - just had a ciggy, dont even know how that happened! #twitquit

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@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

So I'm at the point now where these one ciggy fixes are becoming too easy. New goal: two weeks without a single smoke. #twitquit

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@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

If this acting thing doesn't work out I'm gonna be a drummer. Or a professional coffee house bum.

- Keep trying pal.

 

Tip of the day…

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

Those little moisture eaters that are in handbags and briefcases when you buy them... ALWAYS keep them and store them with your camera gear.

 

@Saintwalks

Steven

Ahh Monday woke up to the sound of a squawking Starling INSIDE the house (bloody Narky) thanks heaps

- Reminds me of the time I had to coax a Blue-tongue outside.

 

@bcroft76

Ben Wolstencroft

#7 Thule the 2011 Adventure Racing World Champions!! #ARWC2011 pic.twitter.com/dLR5IDQX

- 5 days 10 hours 57 minutes and 700km's. Congratulations team Thule for conquering all that Tassie could throw at you.

 

@halfadams

Patrick J. Adams

Me? Crying? No way. I'm cutting onions. That's all. #downtonabbey

- Well there you go… Mike Ross watches Downton Abbey.

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

But I only have a $2 coin! #WhatWouldMacGyverDo pic.twitter.com/doKhhT3f

- Snatch pennies of the homeless. But then as Josh found out, I'm always good for change.

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

The Big Bang Theory cast rendered as Simpsons characters. Geekalicious. alienbee.biz/2011/11/big-ba…)

- Wonderful! A combo of my two favourite shows.

 

@SmirksTas

My Twitshit for Saturday

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Wicked photo by @baybutt in @cyclesportmag this month. Thanks to @lioneljbernie for some nice words too. bit.ly/uYKqLR

- Just as absurd as yesterdays photo. Apart from circus clowns, who rides a bike like that? Anyway, here's the magazine link...

- Just discovered I can get this single issue on Zinio. It's actually a great read. See my previous blog post for the transfer map I spotted in it.

 

@CovertAffairs

Covert Affairs

Go behind the scenes around the world w/@Chris_Gorham with the new #CovertAffairs Globe Tracker! bit.ly/GlbTrk

- Spent a bit of time on this site today. The next series looks fantastic.

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

Our new baby budgie just said something. I have no idea what he said but it was definitely human mimicry of some sort. Well done Flick.

- Flick will have its own Twitter account next.

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Now to something I hope never happens where I work. (we use the same brand of gear)

 

@sunriseon7

Sunrise

We apologise but due to technical errors we are unable to bring you Weekend Sunrise at 7am. We are hopeful we can return to air by 8. #Sun7

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@subs0nics

subsonic

Massive channel 7 fail this morning. Sunrise is cancelled. Why can't this happen during Today Tonight instead. #sun7

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@rickeyre

Rick Eyre

What, you mean Weekend @SunriseOn7 doesn't have a three-hour Prue MacSween highlights reel on standby? #sun7

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@AdamBoland7

Adam Boland

Maybe we should do a twitter only show. #sun7

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@randallgill

Randall Gillespie

Note to the Sunrise crew: This morning's server meltdown isn't anything on the meltdown David Leckie's gonna have on Monday morning. #sun7

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@sunriseon7

Sunrise

Our overseas servers crashed; we had no vision, no crosses, nothing. Up and running by tomorrow. Again, our apologies. #Sun7

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@AdamBoland7

Adam Boland

For those asking: it was a complete server meltdown. We haven't seen anything like it before. Techs in London on the line. #sun7

 

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Adventure Racing World Championships continue in Tasmania. So it's, what are we on now… day 4? Here's day 2 pictures just released. Little wonder there's next to no local tv news coverage of the event!

@1iXViro

Erik Nachtrieb

Tasmania: Race Day 2! fb.me/1eJgGH9aa

 

@halfadams

Patrick J. Adams

I cut my hair for the play I'm doing. People are pissed about it. Promise to have it back in time for 2nd season.

-Suit man cropped.

 

@halfadams

Patrick J. Adams

Photo: Gorham Vs. Adams tmblr.co/Z3oZaxBVLO0_

- Hey I didn't know they were buddies. I feel a Cover Affairs-Suits crossover episode coming.

 

@HomerJSimpson

Homer J. Simpson

To guy in red shirt. I’m walking behind you for “Follow Friday.” Hey, nice house. Is this the bedroom? Why is your wife screaming? #FF

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

I wish this town had a comic-book store.

- Yes, we'd know where to find you every Wednesday night.

 

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

Haas, Sulzberger win NRS crowns ow.ly/7jCHQ #cycling #nrs

- Local girl takes NRS title. Congratulations Grace.

 

@AliciaMuling

Alicia Muling

After spending the day in beautiful Evandale for the National Penny Farthing Champs, I'm really going to miss this gorgeous state!

- It's too late to get mushy now, girlie!

 

@Sim_sat_cyclist

Paivi sims

Haha got love when the producer asks who is the mr t of this weekend @SmirksTas would be :P

- Yes, I'm still working on that mohawk. Gold chains no problem.

 

@swegen31

Alex Johnston

Golf's shit. #nwbcc

- ?

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd

Pro-cycling transfer map... bit.ly/stpE25

- Reminds me of a synoptic weather map with a strong north-easterly front. High pressure centered around GreenEDGE.

 

 

Twitbits Friday

@edwina_b
Edwina Bartholomew
Sitting in gutter waiting for Kar-dash from the Sheraton on the Park. Seeking refund on my 2 uni degrees! #sun7 @sunriseon7

@CovertAffairs

Covert Affairs

First Venice, now Berlin. When you are in the CIA, international travel is just a part of the job! VIDEO: bit.ly/CA_Uberlin

-Looking forward to the next series to be shown here.

 

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

I had two today. Not proud of that, but proud of the progress I've made. Tomorrow is another day, friends. #twitquit

- He's starting to slip. Not good.

 

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

Ok, just took those two cigarettes out on BF3 - best game I've played YET! Gotta be REAL careful that today isn't a sign I'm slipping.

- No, you are definitely slipping, pal.

 

@FMJRacing

Full Metal Jacket

FMJ Racing finished the first day of Berlin Match Race, 4 wins & 1 lose. Check out the results & more at bmw-berlin-match-race.de

- Great going guys. Well done.

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

RT @BBCSPOTY Filming with World Champ & TDF Green Jersey winner @MarkCavendish for #spoty deep in the forest! yfrog.com/esdfdyj

- BBC continuity error. What's he doing with a road bike in the middle of a forest. Wouldn't a MTB be more appropriate for that terrain?

 

@pmark1bike

Paul Mark

@GenesysCycling Looks great @katfeldmaier well done. vimeo.com/31532235 @NathanPeterHaas

- A nice behind-the-scenes look at Genesys on the 2011 Jayco Herald Sun Tour

@EmmaJayneL29

Emma Lawson

Beautiful day in #Tassie for a free ride behind the big men of Launceston @bengrenda @clarkeywilbur pic.twitter.com/EGoSKeEI

- Well, at least she enjoyed the view.

 

@swegen31

Alex Johnston

Interested in the cricket at Bellerive? Follow @Stubboir #tigertime

- I thought it was Blundstone something…

 

@ARWC_Field

ARWC Field

Total of 12 teams have arrived at mid-camp within 9.5 hours of 1st place after 55 hours of racing. Most haven't slept yet #arwc2011

- Envious. These people get to see some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

 

@ARWC_Field

ARWC Field

“@brumus: Q:Josh, why do you call your bike the donkey? A:because it's grey and it carries everything for the whole team #ARWC2011” Yes!

 

@Untamed_Adv

Untamed_Adv

Just checked the server stats, 70,000 pageviews for the #ARWC2011 for two days of racing -- that's a lot of exposure! ARWC2011.com

 

- Now for the obscure sport event of the day...

@AusAntarctic

Antarctic Division

This Week at Macquarie Island: A race to rival the #MelbourneCup. antarctica.gov.au/52923

 

@mynikonlife

My Nikon Life

Have you met Camo Bear? See why half pipes, steep slopes & embarrassing dance moves are no match for the #Nikon #AW100 bit.ly/uWUKGM

I'd like to get my claws on one of these.

 

@NBNCoLimited

NBNCo Limited

We just launched our new speed test and comparison page on our website bit.ly/vvskZN #NBN

- My ADSL2 connection: 16Mbps down, 1Mbps up. I'd say that's average. Slightly lower result from Speedtest.net 15.63Mbps down, 0.76Mbps up.

 

@GreatestQuotes

Great Minds Quotes

"If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost." - Zig Ziglar

 

@SmirksTas

Twitbits Thursday

@mynikonlife
My Nikon Life
We're at Bondi Beach with @Steph_gilmore who's just become our new COOLPIX AW100 #Nikon Ambassador! Find out more here: bit.ly/vM0tJl
- Stephanie Gilmore and a favourite from my wish list.

@mynikonlife

My Nikon Life

Announcing our partnership with @SurfingAus - becoming the official camera of Australia's Peak Surfing Organisation - bit.ly/vM0tJl

 

@1iXViro

Erik Nachtrieb

Tasmania: 1st Day of race! Great job Nothingbutshorts: International productions. fb.me/twTaUKKp

-  I'm a day behind here but the pictures are great.

- First day jitters involve the website…

@Untamed_Adv

Untamed_Adv

Website for #ARWC2011 getting swarmed with visits from all over the world; just plugged in a few more servers, site should be faster now

- Some great content now coming through. Best team name: Where The Fukrwe!

 

@ARWC_Field

ARWC Field

Almost 24 hours into the race. Seems like none of the front teams stopped to sleep last night

- For best Twitter coverage follow @ARWC_Field

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Buying baby clothes!!!!! #adorable. So excited!

- Cav starts his second job: fatherhood. First things first. Sort juniors wheels.

@richie_porte

Richie Porte

back in the swing of things, a few hours on the bike followed by a Pilates session... #feeltheburn

 

@badger83

bernard sulzberger

Good session on the MTB with @mattgoss1986 back of the silverdome today...

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

@badger83 was a good session, lucky to only hit the deck once I think!

 

@FMJRacing

Full Metal Jacket

After a week checking out the Volvo 70s in Alicante, we start the Grade 1 BMW Match Cup 2mrw, we look forward to some quality racing.

- I was beginning to wonder when these guys were racing again.

 

@Cyclingnewsfeed

Cyclingnews.com

News: Eight WorldTour teams renewed by UCI... bit.ly/tHEIW7

- Goes without saying; teams in the middle of two year licences would be renewed for 2012. Duh!

 

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

It's time @_GreenEDGE_ reached out to all Aussies - similar to cricket, Wallabies and Socceroos. How about spreading the word nationally?

- Yay! I think it was worth my retweet.

 

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

McEwen set to retire after the Tour of California tinyurl.com/5s2holu

 

@TVTechnology

TV Technology

NBC Stations to Add 130 Jobs, 1,200 Hours of News ow.ly/7gJKj

- TV News is big business now, but still expensive and resource gouging.

 

- Continuing my obsession with obscure sporting events, this is the oldest marathon race on the planet…

@AthensMarathonE

Athens Marathon

Watch the TV ads of the 29th Athens Classic Marathon! tiny.cc/dmchannel #AthensClassicMarathon

Athens Classic Marathon 2010 - Post Event trailer by Athens_classic_marathon

 

@manfrotto_tweet

Manfrotto Tweets

MANFROTTO: A TOP PLAYER AT THE IF DESIGN AWARD goo.gl/fb/JHzhZ

- Congrats to them. I've been using a Mantrotto kit for several years now. I love my 222 Joystick head.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd 

Wow. If they only had these at work instead of the José Headache Router wohler.com/Details.aspx?I…

- Although it's only 16x1, the live source image on each button means button-pushing certainty and there's no need to cross your fingers. Too many times I've switched in the wrong source.

 

@adamliaw

Adam Liaw

Tomorrow's spring cleaning task: Throw out anything in my fridge that has been in there for longer than Kim Kardashian was married.

 

 

@SmirksTas

 

Twitbits Wednesday

Here what's fluffed my nest today. Let's start with some finance, move on to a few Pro-Cycling issues, Kim Kardashian and throw in some photography.

@SenatorBobBrown

Bob Brown

Good to see the tax break for big business won’t be in the MRRT legislation today. Big banks don’t need another $4b. ow.ly/7g0Nc

 

@CANSTARCANNEX

CANSTAR

We've come up with top tips to keep your #margin #loans under control. Anyone looking to #invest should check them out bit.ly/vpFebT

 

@GreenEDGEFans

AussieCyclingFans

@NathanPeterHaas is top of the UCI Oceania rankings well done and what a team @GenesysCycling

 

@LauncestonProEx

Pro-Ex

The @GenesysCycling coach has updated the #OppermanGranFondo training program, check it out: usmevents.com.au/Cycling/Launce…

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

75k on the bike this morning, 18 holes of golf around lunch time and an hour on the MTB tonight should fill the day nicely!

 

- So Matt, how did your day really go?

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Think u won't puncture out training on singles without a spare....think again! #callingacabhome

 

@GreenEDGEFans

AussieCyclingFans

@_GreenEDGE_ finds out tonight about UCI world tour application but we dont know for 3 weeks.... do you think they got it?

- Let's hope so… but what's this announcement from Rabobank?

 

@Pro_Cycling

VeloNation News Feed

Rabobank has WorldTour license confirmed goo.gl/fb/e4w2k #cycling

 

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

SBS can reveal TV rights for @tourdownder not looking good. It seems 1 network has agreed to share cricket with cycling for next 3 summers.

- So the rumours might be true. Would CH9 give cycling the same dedication as cricket?  From the online responses, it's very doubtful.

 

@GreenEDGEFans

AussieCyclingFans

@miketomalaris @tourdownder absolutely no way! @CyclingCentral is the home to Aussie Cycling

 

@buckleup

Luke Buckle

Here's the Taiwanese animated version of Kim Kardashian's brief marriage youtu.be/E0KYmurPeV0

 

@kunalnayyar

Kunal Nayyar

I wonder if Kim Kardashian would ever date Raj.

 

@twisst

Twisst ISS alerts

Unfortunately, we are unable to send all the alerts at the moment: basically, we're too popular :) I have asked Twitter for more capacity.

- Oh damn. I'm missing out on the ISS flyover alerts. (I'm yet to witnessed any ISS flyovers in the 5 months I've been getting alerts-unlucky I guess.)

 

[update]

@twisst35

TwisstISSalerts

@SmirksTas Two very bright ISS passes in the morning! First one comes up 2:23 am in Southeast. twisst.nl/48902

- Oh damn #2. You gotta be kiddin' me.

 

@mindrelic

Josh Owens

snapped this pano after wrapping a super epic sunset time lapse at Coalmine Canyon in Arizona last month twitpic.com/79m1du

- Follow the link to the full sized 1866px wide pano. Wonderful scenery!

 

@CandiceWyatt10

Candice Wyatt

O.M.Gee : “@NadiaCoppolino: I just love this photo from the #MelbCup today..Cadel Evans with Liz Cambage pic.twitter.com/VlWWL1jK”

- Man with pistons of steel and lady with legs that go all the way up!

 

@msthespyreport

The Spy Report

TSR: Government to delay TV licence review until 2013 - bit.ly/v7g3HR

- More channels means more crap I choose not to watch.

 

@battlestarwiki

Battlestar Wiki

ThinkGeek now sells the BSG card game Triad (or Pyramid in TOS). fb.me/1eajB3Gwa

- Well, here's a stocking stuffer...

 

@SmirksTas

 

Twitbits Tuesday

@PJMadam

Peta-Jane Madam

Today we acknowledge 7 billion stories (and counting) @sbsnews. Check out our AMAZING slideshow. It gave me goosebumps bit.ly/uXreJz

- Also see my world population post from earlier today.

 

@CyclingCentral

CyclingCentral

UCI announces Olympic road quotas ow.ly/7eTJ3 #cycling #olympics

 

@mattgoss1986

Matt Goss

Think my body is confused after getting back into training, can't do more than 50k with out going hunger flat!

 

@clarkeywilbur

Will Clarke

1st ride back today only 60km managed to get really hungry, and also feeling pretty rusty.

- Hmm. I've heard this story before.

 

- Continuing a thread from last week...

@Macworld

Macworld

A guide for IT departments looking to manage Macs in the Lion era, by @ryanfaas macw.us/tT7ExR

 

@Ryan_Doyle

Ryan Doyle

I suck when it comes to blowing up balloons... That's why I can't do it

 

@joeyldotcom

Joey L.

Ok... Lets try this again! BRAND NEW SITE & BLOG: joeyL.com A suave new HTML5 look designed by @flosites

- I see he finally got the site launched and it was well worth the wait. Amazing portfolio site of Joey Lawrence photographic work.

 

Here's another item I was following last week…

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

First time I've gotten to 75 consecutive 54lb kettle bell swings!! #twitquit is paying off at the gym already! I've never felt better.

 

@nbcnewscrew

Dwaine Scott

Look who hijacked my camera... The Nightmare King! pic.twitter.com/iDtyc3G2

 

@AusAntarctic

Antarctic Division

The Aurora Australis is in the ice! Ship cam: antarctica.gov.au/webcams/aurora

 

@1iXViro

Erik Nachtrieb

The Full Race Course Fly Over...Where we will film this week!! dlvr.it/t586S

- Great Google fly-over... got a bit dizzle watching it.

 

@msthespyreport

The Spy Report

TSR: Ten wants local drama on digitals to count - bit.ly/rYYeyS

- Poor channel 10.  Remember that Video Killed The Radio Star song? This is a case of Torrent downloads killed the network.

 

@SmirksTas

Twitbits with Mondayitis

From the floor of the birdcage...

 

@6PR

6PR Radio Perth

Prime Minister Gillard closes CHOGM in Perth by accidentally thanking the President of 'Tasmania' instead of Tanzania. Laughs all around.

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Yeeeeeaahhhh!!!! #ArcticMonkeys at the O2, supported by #TheVaccines. Here with my lovely girlfriend & I'm SO EXCITED!

 

@rupertguinness

rupertguinness

Haas set to begin Garmin career on home soil smh.com.au/sport/cycling/…

- Turns out Haas excels at diversion tactics. Well played.

 

@Eamon_Sullivan

Eamon Sullivan

Bin art! instagr.am/p/SGUge/

 

@rgbm1

Joe Mars

@BrianJacobSmith I think fans will enjoy this, published author continues #SGU season 3 "virtually" philotic.com/stargate/

 

@miketomalaris

Michael Tomalaris

Thinking about doing #movember. Not sure where to grow moustache. Too many options.

 

@GreySkyThinking

Gwyn Grey

Keep smiling because life is beautiful. Plus it really creeps people out.

 

@SmirksTas

 

Twitbits Friday

@NelsonAspen

Nelson Aspen

Kaley Cuoco just got engaged and now “The Big Bang Theory” star has been announced to host the People’s Choice Awards on January 11, 2012.

- So she settled for some creepy guy. What is an 'addiction specialist' anyway?

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Got my first 'fruit-based' laptop a couple of weeks ago & it spends more time crashing than giving me this famous amazing user experience.

- Riddled with porn already?

 

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

Cravings still pop up at surprising times, but arent as intense. Am already looking back in disbelief that I was a smoker! #twitquit

- 3 days on and he's doing well.

 

@Macworld

Macworld

Corporate IT departments should be more Mac-friendly, says Forrester analyst. macw.us/v4zYXG

- A gradual shift has been happening. My nephew's IT support company now use Macbook Air in their arsenal to keep up with client trends.

 

@NASA

NASA

Our #IceBridge Antarctic fliers have spotted a big crack in the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf. Take a look! go.nasa.gov/vWs6Of

 

@jasewells

Jase Wells

In Microsoft’s vision of the future, we use plain hyphens instead of en dashes in numeric ranges. Oops. microsoft.com/office/vision/

- After watching the first two minutes of this, I had already come to the conclusion; if this is the future, it isn't bright. It looks like a bunch of whacky and failed ideas stolen from Apple's dumpster.

 

@NBNCoLimited

NBNCo Limited

Can you help us with our web site survey? bit.ly/uX4GQ9 should only take up a few mins of your time. Thanks in advance :)

- (Survey for Aussies only)

 

@manfrotto_tweet

Manfrotto Tweets

IPhoneography: reflections on the photographic means and language. goo.gl/fb/sDlhc

- I remember back in 1982 I was questioned about my use of the term videography. These days terminology is free-range and nobody blinks an eye at iPhoneography.

 

@1iXViro

Erik Nachtrieb

Grey whales breaching today in #Tasmania. Was going to swim and film them. Staying out of water. 6m Great White just off shore. #ARWC2011

- Just started following Eric. They should get some great footage up Burnie away. Event starts on Oct31.

http://1i-xvirofilmteam.blogspot.com/

http://www.arwc2011.com/

 

 

@SmirksTas

 

Twitbits Wednesday

@Wes_Sulzberger

Wesley Sulzberger

@badger83 has a new team velouk.net/2011/10/25/new…

- Bernie signs with the Brit's Team Raleigh.

 

@_GreenEDGE_

GreenEDGE Cycling

We're happy to announce that GreenEDGE is part of the top-15 on the new UCI sporting ranking for teams applying for a WorldTour License!#cycling

- Passing the valuation test. Not long to wait for the big UCI announcement.

 

matt_conn

Matthew Conn

@jamesstout man you just used the word erection in social media. Obviously you never want to work in cycling ever again #tshirttoo

 

@petapixel

PetaPixel

Five minutes of jaw-dropping footage - Sweet promo video for the GoPro Hero2: bitly.com/rz1Rqu

- GoPro uploads new promo for the release of the new Hero2.

 

@DavidBlue

David Blue

Whoever made this needs to stab themselves with it. -- lockerz.com/s/150274461

- Agreed!

 

@swegen31

Alex Johnston

Bored? Really Bored? #tigertime youtube.com/watch?v=M-I9Vp…

- I don't think TigerTime was the solution I needed last night. Fell asleep watching it.

 

@matt_conn

Matthew Conn

The Commuter's nightmare. Halfway through getting changed @ work & it appears your trousers didn't make it into your bag.

- I guess every bike commuter dreads this happening.

 

@iSpeakFresh

j u s t i n ♕

Fuck ↷ you ↩ you ↴ you ↙ you ↗ you ↯ you ↳ you ↫ you ↖ you ↶ you ↓ you → and you ↺

- I like the creative use of arrows. The message could have been a little nicer.

 

@SmirksTas - Following 155 - Followers 49

Twitbits Toosday

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd 

@nadasurf makes a case for embracing our lives as we've decided to live them "When I Was Young" Song Download n.pr/oBIpuTVia @nprmusic

 

@nadasurf

matthew caws

Excited to announce the release of the new Nada Surf album 'The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy': 1/18 (Japan), 1/23 (EU/UK), 1/24 (USA)

- I've been a Nada Surf fan for years. Great thinking songs.

 

@parabola

Cameron Gray

The GOTYE album package is beautifully put together!

- Cam, a local music illustrator and friend, checks out the competition.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd 

Holy Shatner! Check this video out -- Bill's Bohemian Rhapsody [Official Music Video] youtube.com/watch?v=cKo4FM…

- After last week's rendition in the back of a VW, I couldn't go past this mon-stros-ity!

 

@richardquest

Richard Quest

woman passenger next to me alarmed that there were two female #pilots flying plane said "its a mans job." What do I say?

 

The coming out tease of the day had SGU fans guessing in all directions...

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

I'm thinking of doing something kind of extreme on twitter.

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

Yikes, second thoughts. It's a not-big-deal-but-big-deal thing, but something I've wanted to do for awhile!!!

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

Ok lemme sit down and think about it for a few minutes. Will get back to you guys later tonight.

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

Ok here goes - I'm coming out as a pack a day smoker for the past five years. I'm going to publicly quit, and I want to see who will join.

@BrianJacobSmith

Brian J. Smith

You guys kick ass - thanks for the messages. Now I gotta come up with plan! Cold turkey or gradual. I tried patch during SGU, got worse lol

- Well, that was the biggest cloud of smoke I've seen in a while.

 

@SmirksTas - Following 157 - Followers 50

Twitbits Monday

@ProfBrianCox

Brian Cox

In the old days I used to go up mountains in a helicopter #wonders post.ly/3gVQv

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd 

New Twist on an old tale... bit.ly/opgdpI #parkour

 

@PhilKeoghan

Phil Keoghan

Phew! Never been no nervous at a sporting event ... Celebrating into the night @RugbyWorldCup yfrog.com/nzdgiqrj

- Amazing Race's Phil showing his roots with a celebration of NZ's win.

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Spent last hour watching a guy in sailor cap & aviators in the pool with 3 girlfriends taking inappropriate group photos #asianhughheffner

- Poolside can be quite boring. What a perve!

 

@neiltyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

TheBigBangTheory: When geeky scientists can be main characters in a hit primetime series, you know there's hope for the world

 

@DavidBlue

David Blue

I just passed Darth Vader whipping a child with a pink pool floatie at a bday party. STILL better than Episode 1.

 

@scottpape

Scott Pape

#occupymelbourne catch cry is that #wearethe99% No, you're the 1% see here globalrichlist.com The real 99% are the billions of 'Chindians'

 

@kochie_online

david koch

How to occupy the right way http://t.co/XgaT6DSF

- For those occasions when a well meaning protest gets hijacked by radicals.

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Nothing like a bit of 80's porno style synth jazz music while you eat breakfast. #debbiedoesNOTdodallasatthistimeofday

 

@anthony_tan

Anthony Tan

Snap poll: Are riders like Nathan Haas and Steele Von Hoff ready for the WorldTour, which GreenEdge GM Shayne Bannan suggests not?

- Definite yes. When ur hot, ur hot! Snap 'em up while they're in form.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd 

Nothing annoys me more than seeing shoddy editing on air. #tvnews

- For some strange reason, an editor thought it fit to show two blatant shots of an opposition cameraman in a news report. When I used to be an editor, this was the biggest no-no. Disappointing to see.

 

@Mega_Free

Meagan Freeman

#vegan chocolate pie. So so so amazing!!! Would never guess it was vegan.

- Can I have cream on that?

 

@SmirksTas - Following 157 - Followers 50

Twitbits Saturday

@tonygray
tonygray
So Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs" bio is $9.99 in Australia, and $16.99 in the US (on iBooks). How come cheaper here? That's unpossible!

- Incentive to buy more Apple product (iPad, iPhone, etc.)

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

A Velociraptor with a jet pack and scissors. pic.twitter.com/kZzeNywR

 

@HomerJSimpson

Homer J. Simpson

Two terrible lockouts happening this fall: the NBA owners locking out their players, and Marge putting a padlock on our pie cabinet.

 

@anildash

Anil Dash

People always ask "Why won't MTV play videos?" "Why won't CNN cover news?" Just go to YouTube or Google News! TV is not that into you.

 

@SmirksTas

Andrew Shepherd 

Sunsets and Mythos vimeo.com/30394458 A GoPro adventure in the Greek Islands

Greece September 2011 from Andi VC on Vimeo.
- Brings back memories of my island hopping adventure.

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

Well, nice welcome into Dubai. Taken into Immigration Office & talked to like a dog. Definitely should change my #skinhead passport photo.

- It's one of those 'don't you know who I am?' moments!

 

@MerlinOfficial

Merlin Official

Can you guess what scene Colin is filming here? pic.twitter.com/Gl8KYH8E

- Probably having a 'deep and meaningful' with the dragon.

 

@Joshua_Freeman

Joshua Freeman™

One year ago from tomorrow campl.us/goip

So that's why you were grumpy. You had to work when you should have been celebrating. Congratulations for tomorrow.

 

@badger83

bernard sulzberger

twitgoo.com/4rfixh

- Something to remember home by, next time he's overseas.

 

@MarkCavendish

Mark Cavendish

I'm happy to announce, beyond doubt, my proudest moment of this year.... @petatodd is pregnant. I'm going to be a daddy.

 

@petatodd

Peta Todd

Can now confirm that whether or not the world is ready for it... there is a baby @MarkCavendish on the way. A very happy family this end.

- Apparently conceived during this years TdF. A tour baby!

 

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