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alastaircook

  1. @TheTweet5_0 Thanks for the RT! about 9 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  2. @LillyLyle It reminds me of the anecdote about fighter plane technology- that there's only one thing holds it back- the pilot is human. about 12 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to LillyLyle
  3. @LillyLyle But that's a good thing in this instance, we don't want to be getting that wrong! about 12 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to LillyLyle
  4. @LillyLyle LIKE! about 12 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to LillyLyle
  5. @LillyLyle :-) I think it's terrifying. But in a good way. I LOVE Scandinavia. about 13 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to LillyLyle
  6. bbc.co.uk/news/technolog… Volvo... about 13 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  7. "According to Volvo, drivers can now work on their laptops, read a book or sit back and enjoy a relaxed lunch while driving" Plus ça change! about 13 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  8. @PeakePoetics Jonah is finished. Not launched (not written blurb yet) but is on the front page of my website, Headphones please :-) 12:55 PM May 28th via Twitter for Mac in reply to PeakePoetics
  9. iPhone Portrait [197] - new #blipfoto journal entry blipfoto.com/entry/2026955 8:49 AM May 28th via Blipfoto
  10. @iainkendall nice. I've just stepped up to the (half) plate. 4:12 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to iainkendall
  11. @cjhurst I'll have to make a ground glass for it... 3:58 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to cjhurst
  12. @cjhurst absolutely, come play 11:48 AM May 27th via Twitter for Mac in reply to cjhurst
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  14. Half plate. Oh yes. 9:05 AM May 27th via Twitter for Mac
  15. @shellbryson Strange Cargo III is a work of genius. His take on the Classical genre is not. 2:29 AM May 27th via Twitter for Mac in reply to shellbryson
  16. @DadsRockEdin @edinmarathonbot you not been watching Andy's Wild Adventures? We'll be there in a Playmobil ambulance helicopter ;-) 2:05 AM May 27th via Twitter for Mac in reply to DadsRockEdin