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• @annaonthemoon So that's where Santa went… in reply to annaonthemoon #
• Satisfied with the weekend's worth of writing, nerf guns and other work. Time for some TF2. #
• One thing's for sure – the zombies won't have to worry about hearing me arrive – the tiger balm should announce my presence clearly enough #
• @OfficerAnni Yeah, well, there's something to be said for casual observation from a distance. *double checks the windows again* in reply to OfficerAnni #
• @OfficerAnni I've run into one squad, and watched the aftermath of a showdown involving another. There's tension in the air for sure in reply to OfficerAnni #
• Time to finish off this paper on Twitter by shutting down Twitter and going dark. Good hunting to the #HvZ players out there. #
• The bit where you hear running footsteps, look out the window, and watch a zombie go from amble to sprint is most disconcerting #HvZ #
• @trib Define parameter "theatre like" – we may have some spaces over at the ANU that would fit the bill – like the new CBE lecture theatres in reply to trib #
• @WildlyP YAY! Congrats! in reply to WildlyP #
• Holy mother of elvis on a pushbike – that brief HvZ night mission moment was epic terror, short bursts of activity, and huge fun #
• @trib 9c on a promised minimum of 16c is THERMAL FAIL in reply to trib #
• @sitaraspeaks Just looking for another girl? in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• Annoyingly, I appear to have dragged every file but the one I need into my dropbox account. This will take some cleaning up when I get home #
• Note to self: check and reload before leaving safe zone. #zombies #hvz #
• And away I go again. Cya soon sydney #
• Sydney. I has it. #
• @sharpest_rose is less fun than it looks. even with melbourne gridlock in reply to sharpest_rose #
• @melanietk what brings you to sydney? in reply to melanietk #
• RT: @hvzANU Kill #174 – James Leslie killed Simon Pascal Kklein…. http://bit.ly/cWgT0z <- that may require some explaining (: #
• @RedXian so i could take the ears off a weasel and swap it for your plan… and you'd never notice? in reply to RedXian #
• @sitaraspeaks PILLS HERE in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• I just unlocked the "Explorer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/cuY1ih #
• @jennifergearing yay! enjoy the flight *sends hugs* in reply to jennifergearing #
• Time to wander around in search of food and tonight's venue #
• I am seriously staying within a weasel's spit of the conference venue. Awesome #
• Damn location deja vu. Must Stop remembering melbourne locations in sydney #
• .@lizbuchanan weasel's spit. ocelot spit is too variable, and otter spit is a nautical measurement in reply to lizbuchanan #
• @myles_oneill so much for the last stand eh? brians! brians! in reply to myles_oneill #
• @lizbuchanan I believe the Meerkat spit suffers shorter range – it's like a picoweaselspit of distances in reply to lizbuchanan #
• @sitaraspeaks hadn't seen that campaign before – heard something like it, but not this one. thanks in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• @trib and @pamelafox do you plan appearances at the SI camp? #
• @lizbuchanan Absolutely. And once more, I am grateful that you understand my inanity in reply to lizbuchanan #
• @trib I'll steal your ID card and login then :) in reply to trib #
• @jennifergearing *sends you love and vibes* in reply to jennifergearing #
• @jennifergearing *hugs and love* in reply to jennifergearing #
• @sitaraspeaks msn on phone is broken. can't get it to send replies :( *hugs you* in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• @sharpest_rose frightened sexual orientation unconfident people lashing out rather than dealing with their own issues? in reply to sharpest_rose #
• @sharpest_rose given your proximity to a large concentration of adam lambertn you're in a burst area for it. sorry in reply to sharpest_rose #
• @laidar Humans v. Zombies final match day in reply to laidar #
• Feeling slighty more useful #
• @sharpest_rose I never had sexual relations with that caffeinated beverage #
• @Mia_Will good luck to the squad. the hunt for caffeine turned into a hunt for sleep. cya tomorrow in reply to Mia_Will #
• Sister Act (and Sister Act 2) is the sort of musical I have nightmares about. Just fearin' #
• Book title of the morning: "THE MORTON AND INTERNATIONAL SALT CASES: DISCOUNTS ON SALES OF TABLE SALT" #
• @jennifergearing Buy the handbag. Give in to our handbag overlor….TRACEY! GET OUT OF MY HEAD! in reply to jennifergearing #
• RT @chieftech: Hearing about the 'beta' at http://beta.twobobsworth.org.au/ #ozsicamp (@2bobsworth) <-Amazingly functional live demo #
• @SJGames Abort mission!! Abort mission! That's paint thinner meeting road tar! ABANDON HOPE! in reply to SJGames #

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• Daybreakers suffered a bad case of PacFilm funding – plots resolved in an unsatisfying yet distinctly Australian Film Commission (TM) way. #
• @WildlyP Take 2x PhD student, a third of cup of postgrad scholarship, 1/2 cup of ethic committee, 2tbps of professor, and 2/3 pt of semester in reply to WildlyP #
• @AndrewBlanda Massive tie up of the endings. No subplot left unresolved, even if it's a walk in "MY SUBPLOT! SUMMARY! I DIE" 30 second event in reply to AndrewBlanda #
• @AndrewBlanda 2nd sign is "no character gets out unresolved". You get a carnage of secondary characters and villians in 5 minutes b4 credits in reply to AndrewBlanda #
• @AndrewBlanda Or people far far too use to micromanagement details such as funding arrangements, bank books, and other Film Commission tasks in reply to AndrewBlanda #
• @kehealey True words. Wasn't Brisbane so very very pretty as a supporting actor though? in reply to kehealey #
• @WildlyP Here's one I prepared earlier…. in reply to WildlyP #
• @kehealey I noticed that Au/NZ accents (or bad versions) now play the role of the UK accent cluster for "Not from round here" bad guy types in reply to kehealey #
• @kehealey He was still a vampire. Hence the less obviously southern hemisphere accent compared to whatever Sam Neill was speaking in reply to kehealey #
• The bit where I minimise my caffeine intake reads well on paper. #
• @klepas one setting to rule them all, and in the LMS bind them in reply to klepas #
• There's a reason I refer to the dentist as "face punching". 1 x new filling, 1 x temporary filling with a moderate chance of root canal #
• @pamelafox You may want to replace your ticking clock with something with less of a hook to it. in reply to pamelafox #
• @craigthomler People matter more than technology. It's okay to say no. It in reply to craigthomler #
• @pamelafox Got any favorite / recommended guides to google wave for a rookie? Friend in the US is looking for a starter kit #
• I would like to get through one morning of clearing my e-mail without regretting the existence of the DEEWR journal quality ranking list #
• @zomb1etron Public transport: Proving 5.1 surround sound of other people's lives since 1841 in reply to zomb1etron #
• @kehealey Depends entirely on whether you keep the dustjacket on or not really… in reply to kehealey #
• One day, I shall specialise. That day shall bring forth a lot less moments of "I'm in charge of what now? Okay, I guess..yeah I can do that" #
• @sitaraspeaks Standard mode or super mode? in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• @sitaraspeaks YOUR FACE IS SUPER in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• @sitaraspeaks Your books of faces! in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• @sitaraspeaks Hey! I didn't say a think about Orkut or Friendster *looks all myspacey at you* in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• @sitaraspeaks I like friendster's incessant cheerful e-mails telling me that I have 0 friends. in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of electronic tutorial enrollment #
• LITTLE MEN STEAL OUR KART! KART NOT PUSH ITSELF! #
• *packs a chainsaw* * heads towards the research folder* #
• @jowyang With a base of 8 million users and 50 relevant tweets per each, that's 40 million strikes of relevance from 50 million. Nice odds in reply to jowyang #
• manual data coding work is reminding me why I took up drinking so much Pepsi Max in the first place #
• @kaydo So basically you're looking for home detention on a salary? in reply to kaydo #
• @ktjayne If you've got an ipod/iphone get the couch to 5K app – the metallic siren and calm computerised voice saying "Run. Now" works great in reply to ktjayne #
• [UT2K Announcer voice]GOD LIKE AND UNSTOPPABLE![/UT2K Announcer voice] #
• Nothing like making a cameo appearance in a lecture well away from my area of expertise to cause a WTF moment for former students #
• @vanessarama *sends hugs, love and massive amounts of good vibes* in reply to vanessarama #
• @jennifergearing So I should call when I finish and come get you from Borders? in reply to jennifergearing #
• Note to self: No Nerf Weapons until after the weekly staff seminar. It'll only end in tears and confiscated toys #
• @jennifergearing A technical 6-8 session, with no expectation of it making 8pm. in reply to jennifergearing #
• @jennifergearing Okay, will do *wanders off to a meeting about zombie safety* in reply to jennifergearing #
• HvZ safety meeting done. Paying money for game play now. Soon… dinner #
• The right mouse click is the one ring of software commands. #
• @weaverandom that would be amazingly awesome in reply to weaverandom #
• @sitaraspeaks I thought you said "when it stops the happening" Nothing stops the trees and marky mark in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• RT: @sitaraspeaks general announcement: unless you think stoning is a-ok, don't use leviticus to back yourself up. #
• Any clean shaven advocate of using Leviticus is doing it soo far wrong #
• I just became the mayor of CISAC on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/99az8e #
• @lozz Take no prisoners. in reply to lozz #
• ANU campus getting strafed (again). Some days I regard putting ack-ack cannons on the List #trebuchet #
• It's me and Concrete Blonde against a sea of CSS code. #
• @gumbuoy You've had the film haircut? in reply to gumbuoy #
• I can't tell the difference between Faith No More and Pearl Jam due to the fact I'm quite tone deaf #
• Full body pain? Check. Mental fatigue> Check. Aching muscles? Check. Semester 1 Week 1 first class over? Check. Good thing I love this job #
• Oh my. #
• @gumbuoy HEY! in reply to gumbuoy #
• @gumbuoy Indeed I am. I shall pardon you on the grounds of being stuck in Byron Bay. How goes that gig anyway? in reply to gumbuoy #
• @sitaraspeaks Please to be not dying. *sends healing vibes* in reply to sitaraspeaks #
• Last Call – The AG's R18+ Classification for Computer Games – Public Consultation closes tomorrow – http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification #
• Dear @jennifergearing subconscious – hey! cut that out! in reply to jennifergearing #
• AT-ST Figure skating. #Imperialolympics #

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@dekrazee1 You do postage on that cloak of doom (+1 to monocular vision)? in reply to dekrazee1 #
@JustinBarrie Buzz Lightyear's mental breakdown when his entire world turns out to be a lie hits hard in reply to JustinBarrie #
Having dinner out with @jennifergearing <3 #
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Awaiting dental surgery. Makes the rest of monday look good #
Now that put the surgical into dental surgery. Endorphin rush #
@hughfisher Nah. Twitter can't handle the tooth in reply to hughfisher #
@DeltaKnowledge Hypothesis can be tested. Concepts get to be prototyped & developed before someone has a hypothesis "Does the concept work?" in reply to [...]

“Is this what we mean by defending human rights?”
Yes. Paying expensive legal bills in high profile cases that require the public defender is precisely what this human rights approach is about.
Glad you recognise it.