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@charlesarthur @hwallop Thank god someone has our security in mind. 3:20 AM May 27th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to charlesarthur
@hwallop Maybe the Olympics have the rights to swimming and the Setpentine’s in the exclusion zone. 3:19 AM May 27th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to hwallop
TimHarford RT @dcurtis: SpaceX's entire history, incl. rocket design, testing, and launch operations, has cost less than Facebook paid for Instagram. 2:52 AM May 26th via Twitter for Android Retweeted by IanDouglas and 93 others
It turns out that sunshine is better appreciated in gardens than offices. This is useful information. 2:54 AM May 26th via Tweetbot for iOS
lexplex_ Screw Facebook, I'm buying shares in paddling pool companies. 2:42 AM May 26th via Twitter for Android Retweeted by IanDouglas and 2 others
@tori_stokes @VictoriaPeckham @hwallop @indiaknight Also pelican poo, which is at least exotic. 8:56 AM May 25th via web in reply to tori_stokes
@VictoriaPeckham @hwallop @indiaknight Buck up. A little rat piss never hurt anyone. Well, it did, but buck up anyway. 8:32 AM May 25th via web in reply to VictoriaPeckham
@hwallop @indiaknight That sounds fantastic. 8:31 AM May 25th via web in reply to hwallop
@indiaknight I feel bad for the people I'm talking about now. They're much younger and less mad than that. But yes. 8:28 AM May 25th via web in reply to indiaknight
@indiaknight Yes, exactly. 8:26 AM May 25th via web in reply to indiaknight
@hwallop @indiaknight Really? You can swim in the Serpentine? That would be good. 8:26 AM May 25th via web in reply to hwallop
@indiaknight Not in the way the men's pond does. They're just not the sorts to be put off by a bit of cold and the odd pike. 8:22 AM May 25th via web in reply to indiaknight
@indiaknight I know a few people who are dedicated Ladies' Pond swimmers, but they tend to be quite hardy and no-nonsense. 8:20 AM May 25th via web in reply to indiaknight
gailsci And who knew the @ri_science archives have Thomas Jefferson's original signature on one of Humphry Davy's membership certificates? 8:00 AM May 25th via TweetDeck Retweeted by IanDouglas
@_DonaldS Tough job. Hope you got back in one piece. 6:42 AM May 25th via web in reply to _DonaldS
@flashboy Which makes @coneee Rick Wakeman, rather than Sid Vicious. 6:33 AM May 25th via web in reply to flashboy
@flashboy Prog! That's *exactly* what it is. 6:32 AM May 25th via web in reply to flashboy
@flashboy Do the Czech Republic not enter? By the way, Eurovision hardly fits with data journalism's punk status. 6:30 AM May 25th via web in reply to flashboy
@LondonHelena @Independent Not knocking the pizza for a moment, but I've seen a few articles about what a word-of-mouth success they are. 6:12 AM May 25th via web in reply to LondonHelena
Want to be head of user experience at the Guardian? bit.ly/KodflQ 5:13 AM May 25th via bitly

Name Ian Douglas
Location Camden Town or Victoria
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Bio Telegraph beekeeping diarist, science and technology writer. Other things too, but let's keep a little mystery for now.