Isaac Newton once said he stood on the shoulders of giants. Dennis Ritchie was a giant whose shoulders people like Steve Jobs stood on

So Ruperts problem isn't about piracy, it's about control? Well there's a shock http://t.co/pGSCqgIC /ht @peterjblack

And New Zealand has just legalised Gay Marriage. Well done :) #marriageequality

@katgallow @esseeeayeenn @drag0nista @prestontowers @coldsnacks @safzoro I truly don't understand the fear of the boob that some people have

@stilgherrian @colvinius @theonion @prachigu I do like the term offenderati that someone in the comments used

This is what it sounds like when meteor breaks the sound barrier:  http://ow.ly/hJSBB 

Radia Perlman a true network engineer. Finishes complex networking protocol then spends rest of week writing a poem #lca2013

This is what happens when anti-vaxxers win:  http://ow.ly/gWJri 

Can I just say screw everyone in charge in the current Israel/Palestine mess?

Seriously, the whole republican response to the election can be summed up as "I reject your reality and substitute my own"

@asher_wolf @homocarnula @wikileaks I fully expect wards will soon be filled with people who believe themselves to be Assange

Can someone explain to me the difference between a twitter troll and a shockjock?

@jpbarlow @asher_wolf it's not shell it's a parody site.

@geordieguy Tony Abbott will repeal the asylum seeking carbon based Master Chef All Stars

@peterhau @franksting @johncarneyau @gengusface oh I understand that, however this is a camp out, not a real experience of street life

Just in case you missed it earlier, my rant on Arndts boob piece: http://t.co/jCSUX3yb ping @carolduncan @hyperbrendan

@shockjockcoach has anyone told #ohray that the AFP has just said no crime was committed re Abbotts location on Aus day?

See this is why the #occupy stuff doesn't fly in Australia: http://t.co/N5S4M2vc

Oh dear crap #sbseurovision

I need to both clean my desk and sort out the various bits of tech