Cartoon do dia
Actually around six weeks old but that's how long I take to discover things. By Steve Breen of the San Diego Union-Tribune:
Obama unveils a military mission against militants in Iraq, Syria... pic.twitter.com/wbIUIXypTg
— Steve Breen (@sdutBreen) September 13, 2014
Twitpic, we still hardly know ye
Twitpic did not cease to exist on September 25 as recently anticipated.
The Twitpic twitter account announced on September 19 that the business had been purchased. To date the identity of the buyer has not been made public.
We're happy to announce we've been acquired and Twitpic will live on! We will post more details as we can disclose them
— TwitPic (@TwitPic) September 18, 2014
Sepp Blatter talks ethics. No really
Everyone in the global football community has a responsibility to act ethically. Football fans rightly demand this. FIFA has taken the lead.
— Joseph S Blatter (@SeppBlatter) September 19, 2014
A year of moving backwards
Who's missing in this infographic? Happy first birthday, Abbott Government! http://t.co/NKM82fOROP pic.twitter.com/M0w7HLQglQ
— Rick Eyre (@rickeyre) September 5, 2014
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Twitpic, we hardly knew ye
Twitpic is shutting down on September 25 2014. (Update: see here.)
This in itself doesn't upset me so much - I have used its facilities just nine times, the most recent being in June 2013 - but the circumstances are unsettling. Twitpic's owner Noah Everett says in his corporate blog:
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Today's Haka brought to you by the Tall Blacks
Before their game against Team USA in the FIBA World Cup on September 2 2014, the New Zealand men's basketball team, the Tall Blacks, did what all New Zealand national teams should do... perform the Haka.
Judging by the looks on the Americans' faces it can't be long before we see a USA equivalent... surely?
USA won the game 98-71.
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Cartoon do dia
Great cartoon by David Pope in the Canberra Times of September 2 2014. Can also be viewed in this gallery.
The West, now backing: [ ]
<my cartoon in today's @canberratimes, gallery: http://t.co/0163VajLU3> pic.twitter.com/K4Mv5tDjnR
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My Top 1 listicle of the Things I hate about Twitter
I love Twitter. I use it constantly. It is my first line of on-line communication these days and my primary source of news. It has made longer form blogging redundant for me (which is possibly not a good thing).
All of which lends, I think, towards understanding the Things I hate about Twitter (as compiled while lying awake at 5am this morning and blurted out on Twitter around 6 - this post includes some extras):
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Yep.
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