Author: NiteMayr

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Kevin was born on the mossy hills of Scotland and lived for a while in West Lothian before the mores of pre-Thatcher and REALLY pre-Oasis Great Britain sent his family across the ocean to North America. They moved here and there and Kevin did the same when he was old enough. Now he lives in London with his family and a Dog.

Kevin Wardrop is an amateur writer, amateur photographer and professional pain in the ass. He has worked in the PC support business for most of his adult life and has been accustomed to simply answering technical questions as a matter of fiat, it was his career choice after all. Now he herds cats and puppies for a living as well as babysitting the web enterprises at the heart of western industry.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Published by NiteMayr on February 7, 2010

Blog Post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31 http://bit.ly/aoGgBR #
Back online at home; well the NEW home. We were cleaning in the condo for 6 hours yesterday and face more today… not much more though. #
Sounds like a fun sunday http://www.york.ac.uk/res/sots/activities/itsagas.htm #
After LOST is on tonight; let's watch 28 Days later, anyone with me? #
Argh, Redirect, why were you elusive? #
http://tweetphoto.com/10337723 http://tweetphoto.com/10337806 icey hot? #
Why did you put yourself into a house with payments HIGHER than 1500 a month? Seriously, I just read about someone who was paying more… #
#SAVEDAVE (It's PC GONE MAD) http://news.hereisthecity.com/news/business_news/9904.cntns #
Spencer has found a new home… goodbye cat #
Back to the WTF-uture III – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq5-6PkVGCg – Back and to the left. #
Goodbye Spencer, we'll miss your late night marching performances. Hello Hot Tub? #
In the interest of science I am looking for Bright's "Pale Dry Select Sherry" does the LCBO sell it? #
ARGH, Jen left the window open all night it's freezing! #
Ugh in only 12 hours I'll be going back to the old place AGAIN!?!?! Even more cleaning, augh! #
http://tweetphoto.com/10520834 dinnertime? Not for me I assure you. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Published by NiteMayr on February 7, 2010

Blog Post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31 http://bit.ly/aoGgBR #
Back online at home; well the NEW home. We were cleaning in the condo for 6 hours yesterday and face more today… not much more though. #
Sounds like a fun sunday http://www.york.ac.uk/res/sots/activities/itsagas.htm #
After LOST is on tonight; let's watch 28 Days later, anyone with me? #
Argh, Redirect, why were you elusive? #
http://tweetphoto.com/10337723 http://tweetphoto.com/10337806 icey hot? #
Why did you put yourself into a house with payments HIGHER than 1500 a month? Seriously, I just read about someone who was paying more… #
#SAVEDAVE (It's PC GONE MAD) http://news.hereisthecity.com/news/business_news/9904.cntns #
Spencer has found a new home… goodbye cat #
Back to the WTF-uture III – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq5-6PkVGCg – Back and to the left. #
Goodbye Spencer, we'll miss your late night marching performances. Hello Hot Tub? #
In the interest of science I am looking for Bright's "Pale Dry Select Sherry" does the LCBO sell it? #
ARGH, Jen left the window open all night it's freezing! #
Ugh in only 12 hours I'll be going back to the old place AGAIN!?!?! Even more cleaning, augh! #
http://tweetphoto.com/10520834 dinnertime? Not for me I assure you. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

Published by NiteMayr on January 31, 2010

Blog Post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24 http://bit.ly/8g6FGT #
"Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer has compared giving people government assistance to feeding stray animals." Folks, your American Conservative speaks. #
It's late, sat up watching movies and panel shows from the UK, it was an alright way to spend a Sunday evening. Kinda inebriated. #
Gotta get up to meet the phone installation person across town in five and a half hours… may not make it…. #
had to go over to new house at an ungodly hour (if you accept that 8am is ungodly) set up utilities to switch off at old place next week #
If a scarce resource is more valuable, are each of you more priceless than worthless? #
"I want my money back" V. Interesting http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2010/reports/scientology_anderson/ #
So frustrated, need to write a long blog post but have no time and will forget about it later on. #
If the bill can't involve money, why are the examples so costly? http://bit.ly/9Ea4Mi #
http://unhappyhipsters.tumblr.com/post/354610225/lying-on-his-back-watching-the-passing-clouds-he Fun Stuff #
"Dungeons & Dragons Banned in Wis. Prison – Promotes Gangs" Tubby, 10, 4, and 20-sided dice toting gangs. They can't handle a Magic Missile! #
@tomtomorrow That caller thinks they are being heroic in reply to tomtomorrow #
@willsansbury More of a liability, so much of "the good stuff" requires a modicum of programming to really get the best out of it initially in reply to willsansbury #
Why does this author spend so much time on what the protagonist is eating? I bet the author is tubby, huh? #
Could be my last night in the condo, maybe I should sleep in the living room on an inflatable bed like "old times" #
http://tweetphoto.com/9812099 there were four full boxes now there are four empty boxes, this is the 3rd load, yeesh! #
I took the Twitter spelling test and scored: 95% (A) http://su.pr/1T8Z4G from the incredible @oatmeal #
Hi Friend, is that the title of the Deadmau5 song that was on The X just now? #
Six hours to get the big stuff out of the condo and then utterly make a mess of the new house, what a day. 12 hours of it thus far #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

Published by NiteMayr on January 24, 2010

Blog Post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17 http://bit.ly/5x2icI #
"Sherlock Holmes" was great, never mind the plot was transparent, still a fun movie! #
RT @DownloadSquad 'Five minutes of silence for Haiti' goes viral on Facebook… and fails on so many levels http://tinyurl.com/ydgcetp #
What is all that banging? #
Still no idea what that thumping was last night; today I was Spackle-ing and filling holes. #
Was Drew (in the Tucker Max Movie) written as a parody of Henry Rollins intentionally or just a happy coincidence? #
NO(more)BAMA – http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/01/obama-supports-filesharing-verdict/ #
Blog Post: US Politics: Put me in the Nobama camp, I'm done http://bit.ly/5xXb0J #
The Weakest Strong password? myvoiceismypassportverifyme <sneakers ftw though> #
Does every Disney related Story have to end with the an catching a bullet? http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/21/story-time-jerry-the.html #
RIP http://airamerica.com/ #
Stolen Image: http://www.consumer.es/web/es/salud/psicologia/2009/02/05/183187.php?page=2 | Any advice? #
It's Political Correctness Gone mad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cxbT3QJW2M&NR=1 #
What the CRTC pretty much gave Canada: http://culturekitchen.com/files/netneut_01.jpg | FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT! #
@willsansbury Promoting your star player. (thanks Katt Williams) in reply to willsansbury #
RT @nitemayr Put me in the NoBama Camp | Local Blogger Writes the World http://is.gd/6GuUk #
http://www.queerty.com/wp/docs/2010/01/justdetentionrape-650×205.jpg #
Blog Post: Life, Death and Cascading Style Sheets http://bit.ly/5SDlHZ #
Blog Post: Speed up please! http://bit.ly/87cS5n #
Blog Post: Pay attention, you are missing the point http://bit.ly/51FAPe #
Sorry for the random tweets, I'm digging up more old blog posts to fill out the site… it's like computer archaeology #

US Politics: Put me in the Nobama camp, I’m done

Published by NiteMayr on January 20, 2010

For failing to pass meaningful Health Care Reform

For campaigning for Joe Lieberman

For supporting the Corporations over the People

For not halting the Iraq Incursion

For not closing Guantanamo

For not meaningfully punishing the Banks and Speculators that nearly destroyed the world economy

For failing to reverse any of the real legal difficulties that the Bush Admin put into place

I say NOBAMA

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

Published by NiteMayr on January 17, 2010

Blog Post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10 http://bit.ly/719IKR #
@alternaloser your wish must have come true. No updates since the 22nd of September #
His math is wrong, he should have limited his scope to ages 10-31 | http://bit.ly/6venkK | I mean when you're under 10 girls = NO, amirite? #
Blog Post: We're moving http://bit.ly/4PZFAV #
When it was a land of mystery? http://thenonist.com/index.php/thenonist/permalink/the_magic_island/ #
As if to ensure that it only gets worse, when we visited the new place we find the stove is busted (broken glass inside) , now what? #
Did a little research, as long as it is sub-100 to replace the glass, we'll just let it slide #

We’re moving

Published by NiteMayr on January 15, 2010

I’ve taken a few pictures of the place as it was left for us; not pictured the creative use of extension cords to provide power external structures and my shame at not getting a proper inspection

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

Published by NiteMayr on January 10, 2010

After a truly terrible night's sleep (less than 2 hours in a row) how do I face the morning? Coffee! #
Geek: Define Irony http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Symantec-TrojanRansomlock-Key-Generator-Tool/1262277399/1 | Keygen for Profit! #
Blog Post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-02 http://bit.ly/8DJxNy #
Blog Post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-26 http://bit.ly/5UKpud #
Shoot, didn't notice that my "auto-posts" were failing. Happens every year during Standard Time. Disabled disabled daily stuff for now. #
Stuff to do: Move Cable Service, Move Power and Water; Move Gas…. anything else? Tell Water Heat Co. that I'm moving…. #
Already dealt with work emails this AM…. after a long weekend it's really a must-do. #
Argh, stupid firewall! Busy busy busy today. Cleaned up a few issues, spoke to the lawyers… so on and so on. Meetings soon. #
Cribbed the concept from Corey Doctorow http://blog.nitemayr.com/2008/06/last-conversation-ever/ #
Blog Post: Even more good news http://bit.ly/5ZI3XG #
Remember when people were upset about private Mw2 servers? http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61792 <- that's why #
Gallaghar says: "I know that I am an excellent live performer." | http://www.avclub.com/articles/gallagher,36622/ | Down the rabbit hole #
listening to Warrior's Dance by The Prodigy on @Grooveshark: http://tinysong.com/bz6j #nowplaying Needs bigger speakers #
Blog Post: The Ice Death is here! http://bit.ly/6yXFmO #
BOTS! Bots in TF2! http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3279 Rejoice, Kaloo kaleigh! #
The A-Team remakes looks like a pretty-boy parody instead of an earnest homage http://bit.ly/5rdfOI #
@NickStarr I'm leaning towards either Parnassus or Youth in revolt, but daybreakers could be great popcorn wastage. in reply to NickStarr #
I don't talk about work on here often, but I got a good review today… so there's that. Also I will have to do a ton on the new house. #
listening to Sonne by Rammstein on @Grooveshark: http://tinysong.com/bRbH #nowplaying #
This is real? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/ | I thought I dreamed this one night or something. #
So, Compare This: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768222/plotsummary to This: http://blog.nitemayr.com/2008/06/free-to-you-a-movie-plot/ (LoL) #

The Ice Death is here!

Published by NiteMayr on January 6, 2010

Last night as I left the office I was greeted with what I have to call an oddity for early January, a light warm mist. The Air temperature was still in the zub-zero range but there was a mild-thin patter of water walling over the whole place.

This was (of course) prime freezing rain weather.

This morning I was not surprised to find my car frozen in a thin candy-shell of dappled ice. It produced some neat images of ice and water. I think they will have a date with a cropping tool before they get anywhere near useful but at least they show the crust as it was this morning.

Feel bad for anyone homeless in London, okay? They might have been stuck out in wet, sub-freezing weather overnight last night. Weather my DOG didn’t want to go out in.

Even more good news

Published by NiteMayr on January 4, 2010

As if having 15 centimeters of snow on the ground wasn’t enough for the new year:

Yup, even more of the White Death Bringer!

I’ve already had one friend end up in a ditch this Winter, what new fun can come from even more of this heavy cold crap?