@theburgerman But of course they couldn’t then get the cachet-frottage of saying it’s “on Twitter”. #penrithdebate
@theburgerman A liveblogged debate using CoveritLive or similar would have been a far better approach. #penrithdebate
@theburgerman Precisely. Twitter is completely the wrong medium for a moderated discussion. I predict a farce. #penrithdebate
My waters tell me this #penrithdebate thing hasn’t been thought through properly. That hashtag will be spammed to buggery.
“Ms Keneally says as an avid new media user…”? Really? And when did she start? http://bit.ly/bQHwWe
My wrists are sore.
@SnarkyPlatypus Bonjour. J’ai découvert les différents types de douleur. Puis-je vous montrer où? Et vous? Comment êtes-vous?
Emerges.
[exit]
@franksting Well, @fridley is sorta half-rootable if you’re about 18 beers down, I suppose. #digicitz
Oh. Is this on a Big Screen somewhere? #digicitz
Apparently if you have a metric that’s a number you can make any bullshit into a saleable consultancy. #digicitz
@kcarruthers Of course we’re tracking the RI of these events. It’s called a “metric” and apparently it’s important. #digicitz
@middleclassgirl I haven’t done a #digicitz so I don’t know the average RI. 3.5 seems a but not-worth-it though.
RT @iphoon: Have you tried imbibing wine (for strictly medicinal purposes, of course)? #concussion #cure #notadoctor [Yes. Of course.]
@franksting I work freelance. Every day is #nopants day.
I did hit my head on concrete. Maybe I have concussion and am delerious. Or maybe there is no difference from a normal Tuesday.
RT @ScottRhodie: @stilgherrian I’m watching you… [And I’m in bed with no pants on. What does that tell you?]
@ScottRhodie If that’s nasty then… what can I say? :P
@SnarkyPlatypus What’s the RI like? #digicitz
@SnarkyPlatypus Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! #digicitz
It’s OK, @dingotweets, I’m shutting up now. Your medical tweets are safe. And worth reading.
Why would I post photos of grazed knuckles and wrists? I can think of better bits to posts photos of. Even at my age.
RT @BiteTheDust: Iodine is necrotic to new tissue. Best to use then wash off. Studies show tap water is as effective in washing wounds.
That was “wrists”, not “writes”. And nose. And, erm, if I’m tweeting about it, it can’t be serious. ;)
Iodine is my friend.
And knees. And nose.
It’s OK @Tarale, I just tripped over the uneven footpath on Enmore Rd and went face down onto concrete. Grazed knuckles, writes, forehead.
It’s OK. No need to call an ambulance. We can fix this with the first aid kit.
@julie_posetti Plus this is conversation, right, like all the #SMEG rhetoric goes? So it’s gone? Are you Nixon? No? Then so what?
@julie_posetti No, I wouldn’t be fussed if my hard drive were erased, ‘cos I’d just roll back to this morning’s backup. Der.
FFS you self-obsessed cunts, read Twitter’s status blog http://bit.ly/CtIit and meanwhile feel free to do something useful with your lives.
Realising how much I rely on Twitter to tell me what I said ten minutes ago. I have no idea how to respond to your questions.
@BernardKeane What’s a “peter garrett”? Some sort of attic-based rentboy business?
And today’s topic for “I’m An Instant Fucking Expert” is Twitter’s network infrastructure. Sigh.
Christ you people are stupid!
Here’s the program for the free Google DevFest AU in Sydney 28 Jun - 2 Jul http://bit.ly/9RpGq8 Learn how to record Wi-Fi data! ;)
I’m not surprised about US Navy discovering minerals, @flare2004. Navies’ interests go beyond “just” ships.
So the bulky parcel is a soccer ball. And an invite to a World Cup party which is “exclusive” because, like, it’s the ONLY one! Sigh.
I am shocked to discover that there might be inaccuracies and convenient spin in the media. Shocked, I tell you.
OTOH “No, the US Didn’t Just ‘Discover’ a $1T Afghan Motherlode” http://bit.ly/aIC64D HT @jasonlangenauer
“New Afghanistan Reality”: newly-revealed vast rare mineral deposits http://bit.ly/cP0Xdf
“What iPad revolution?” asks @paulbudde, who I think maybe missing some points http://bit.ly/dsVFdm
@trib Erm, NONE of those examples are “bad grammar”. They’re just bad spelling or poor word choices. See also http://bit.ly/bIARIc
Menus on iPads is a great idea, @sylmobile, ‘cos meals could get cheaper as ingredients approach their use-by date.
@expectproblems The live music surcharge would presumably also be illegal in this way. Menu must list the actual prices paid.
No asterisks with 10% surcharge fine print, it seems. Menus MUST list the actual price you’ll pay.
Does your restaurant/café have illegal weekend/holiday surcharge? http://bit.ly/cD68NN Background http://bit.ly/9bOtqB
RT me from yesterday: “Danger, Children of Putney, Danger” http://bit.ly/alt4qJ This is so wrong
@bastardsheep Oh, I don’t mean how long to kill the debate, that’s already dead. I mean the idea that #penrithdebate is “world’s first”.
Laughing because I can see that certain people’s irony and sarcasm detectors are not properly calibrated this morning.
I wonder how long it’ll take to kill this “world’s first Twitter election debate” bullshit? #penrithdebate
@wingchun64 Nevertheless, a long series of tweets amounting to a speech seems poor form. YMMV. #penrithdebate
RT @GreenJ: @stilgherrian you disgust me. [You know, people keep saying that to me… I don’t know why.]
@evilsnoofy If a FOOSH injury covers cuts, grazes and bruises, then yes I have a FOOSH injury.
RT @GreenJ: Rather a pink leg ride in this morning. [Is that a euphemism for something? Can you get it at Ken’s?]
@theburgerman I’m assuming staffers have already written half the tweets we’ll see, based on questions already appearing. #penrithdebate
An easy way to track #penrithdebate is via this Twitterfall link http://bit.ly/9wWrH1
@thornae I found “5 Cougars” ‘cos I’m trying to find ANY social media by @KKeneally before she became NSW Premier.
I see there’s already a single-issue “enthusiast” @wingchun64 spamming #penrithdebate with a non-Penrith issue.
Just discovered “Five cougars of Australian politics” http://bit.ly/9JgglM Most unsound.
Wed plan: Email catchup; 1115 watch #penrithdebate; lunch & errands; PM writing; evening TBA, tho there’s a drinks invite in my diary.
RT @BiteTheDust: I wonder if doctors could legally use gorilla-grams to order drugs in an emergency http://su.pr/2ppwMI
But @cafedave it’s NOT “world first”. Obama / McCain teams did it two years ago! Didn’t work then… http://bit.ly/988nhn #penrithdebate
RT @benraue: [P]art of the point is that Keneally and O’Farrell are on Twitter so much they couldn’t say no. [Agreed.] #penrithdebate
Oh no not live video, @trib, because TV networks need us to imagine it takes THEM to have moving pictures of politicians. #penrithdebate
It’s clear before it even begins that the aim is to say “We’re on Twitter” not “Let’s meaningfully chat with the electorate”.
The producer could still approve pertinent tweets into the stream, and there’d be an easy permanent record afterwards. #penrithdebate
How’d I do it differently, @benraue? Not on Twitter at all. CoveritLive with a moderator and a producer to vet comments. #penrithdebate
I think the real test would be to make each pollie show a pic of themselves tweeting, with NO army of advisors nearby. #penrithdebate