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BBC News - Vatican detains 'Pope's butler' as suspect in leaks probe bbc.in/Ky7TFt So many jokes, but I shall resist. 42 minutes ago via Tweet Button
@DavidShuster I'd have rather they spent the money caring properly for the injured and orphaned. That would be a far better symbol. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to DavidShuster
BBC News - Earliest music instruments found bbc.in/KG0sbf 42,000 year old flutes! about 1 hour ago via Tweet Button
BBCClick Is Facebook about to buy Opera to create own Facebook browser? pocket-lint.com/news/45795/fac… via @pocketlint - interesting if true.. #BBCClick about 8 hours ago via Tweet Button Retweeted by Arkenor and 143 others
It's a jolly nice day at any rate. And it's going to last into next week! about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, / A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread - and Thou" - How I always feel I ought to be spending such weather about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
@Teppotastic Norfolk is blessed with a most clement climate :D about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Teppotastic
@Teppotastic I'm loving it, though it's probably cooler here than where you are. about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Teppotastic
BBC News - Mars 'has life's building blocks' bbc.in/Le2YdB about 10 hours ago via Tweet Button
@Teppotastic @petterm Or perhaps a very large WoW server, with far too many ninja-looters, and misuse of need-before-greed. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@Teppotastic @petterm Unfortunately, it's more like the Sims. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@Teppotastic @petterm When you reduce infant mortality rate, and raise health standards, people have smaller families. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@Teppotastic @petterm You could say the same about any medical advance though. They all extend life. I agree population is a massive issue about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@Teppotastic @petterm And for the most part it's more about quality of life than extending it. Being able to be active in older age. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@Teppotastic I'm talking about growing organs from our own stem cells. Not harvesting them from passers by. I don't see anything scary. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Teppotastic
@Scopique It always was supposed to be social commentary. It was just a little closer to how things worked out than we wanted. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Scopique
@Teppotastic Give it a few years. I reckon stem-cell engineered replacement organs are going to be pretty affordable. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Teppotastic
@Teppotastic I reckon for kidneys I'd just go for some organic lab-grown self-cloned ones. Probably simpler. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to Teppotastic
@Scopique @Wininoid + being able to extend on demand the range into frequencies outside of standard hearing about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
@Scopique @Wininoid I think at a minimum, I'd want improved quality over what my current setup manages, + being able to about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck

Name Neil Frankham
Location Norwich, UK
Web http://www.arksar...
Bio Just another pesky denizen of the blogosphere. Games, current affairs, and random stuff. Host of the Claims of the Normal and The Three MMOsketeers podcasts