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• 08:43 @cochineal Man, it's hard having 'original' ideas. :( #
• 08:46 @askseesmic Yes, it was there in task manager, so I ended task there, closed task manager, then tried again. No good. #
• 08:47 RT @abcnews: Opinion: The Fed Govt paid parental leave scheme is a step in the right direction, but isn't perfect. bit.ly/TOYJV #
• 09:14 RT @LEIGHSALES: In space, nobody can hear you scream. But apparently they can hear you tweet. tiny.cc/K9d3m #
• 09:27 @JohnBirmingham I hear ya. I've hit the wall at the end of chapter 3. That's a bad time to hit the wall. I blame kindy fair meetings. #
• 09:33 RT @abcnews: Astro_Mike tweets from space bit.ly/jbYCj #
• 09:33 RT @abcnews: A handy wrap of #budget analysis by @abcnews experts: bit.ly/tSPsg #
• 11:28 RT @BlackOnline: Looking for #horror fans, writers, artists, filmmakers to follow! (esp from Australia) Pls RT! #
• 11:49 RT @KimWilkins: trying to work out how to use Twitter! <- 80d ago. Guess she didn't work it out. (Was looking for Aussie author, same name) #
• 12:07 RT @abcnews: Watch Hoodoo Gurus singer Dave Faulkner try to protect Matthew Johns from the media bit.ly/M3Lk7 #
• 12:53 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: Matthew Johns has been stood down by the Nine Network. More soon... #
• 13:11 RT @abcnews: More details on Matthew Johns being stood down by Channel Nine: bit.ly/ROQGB #
• 14:18 @wolfcat More bushfire recovery diaries here: digg.com/u13CuM #
• 14:29 RT @renailemay: RT @DDsD: Retweet this if you disagree with Twitter's decision to hide replies to ppl you don't follow. #fixreplies #
• 14:37 I love the #budget speech word map at the bottom of this page: digg.com/d1qwq0 Mr Swan said 'Mr Speaker' a lot. #
• 14:45 According to wordle, I seem to RT a lot: digg.com/u13CyP #
• 15:11 Porn name game leaves tweeps exposed: digg.com/u13D2J #
• 15:19 @capital_boy :) yeah, i don't think it takes *every* word #

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• 08:14 Congratulations to @nic_macbean (from @abcnews) - finalist in this year's Young Journalist of the Year Award #
• 09:00 @LEIGHSALES Kim Landers did a great piece on this for AM this morning:digg.com/u137SZ #
• 11:11 @cnetaustralia Am I the 1,000th follower? No? D'oh! #
• 11:14 Just found out insurance is going to cover the wee incident that befell our laptop. Woohoo! Any recommendations for a $1,600 replacement? #
• 11:14 RT @Tara_Moss: RT @Quotes4Writers "All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling." Oscar Wilde #
• 11:15 RT @seanrubinsztein: Hanging with alleged bikie's cousins outside house being raided at guildford in sydney's west. #
• 11:15 RT @seanrubinsztein: They're cheerful but lady friend told me I'd f off if I knew what was good for me. Clearly, I don't. #
• 11:36 RT @JonathanMaberry: @BlackOnline It's a real honor to work with the Panther book. Very much a dream come true for me. #
• 11:37 @FelicityDowker Thank you! You too. I'm heading for my 3rd failed Ditmar tilt. :) #
• 11:37 RT @abcarticulate: Rebekah van Druten (@abcshallowend) talks to @samson4delilah director Warwick Thornton bit.ly/8ND4j #s4d #
• 11:46 @FelicityDowker Other 2 were for non-fiction - @abcarticulate. This time I *won't* write acceptance speech, then I'll be sure to win! #
• 11:51 @FelicityDowker Anyhoo, it's nice to be nominated. #
• 11:51 RT @mashable: NightTline: Twitter and ABC Launch a Tweetable News Show - bit.ly/TzIXO #
• 11:56 @wolfcat LateTline anyone? LatTeline? Nah, second one makes it sound like we're all latte-sipping commies. :) #
• 14:16 @seesmic twhirl installs on this PC but when i doubleclick the desktop icon it won't launch. Any ideas? #
• 14:29 Awesome photo: www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2009/05/12/2567479.htm #
• 19:05 Can't believe my <geek>t-shirt</geek> hasn't been BoingBoinged is.gd/z6Ez :) #

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• 08:42 @capital_boy Thanks. :) #
• 08:53 @CallistaCooper Umm, funny story. The publisher got cold feet, decided it wasn't 'edgy' enough. #
• 09:04 @KingLeonard And what's more, it's time for #followmonday. :( #
• 09:06 @CallistaCooper Apparently, people only want to read about #zombies these days. #
• 09:06 @CallistaCooper And #vampirebeatles @KingLeonard #
• 10:38 RT @KingLeonard: RT @abcshoponline: We are all amazed at just how many copies of Pride and Prejudice Australian mothers need to have. #
• 10:44 RT @LEIGHSALES:just heard that Kerry's nickname at 730 is 'Main Flame'. I'm gonna tell Lateline crew they hve 2 call me 'The Ginger Ninja'. #
• 10:45 @abcshoponline Dads love it to, y'know. :) #
• 11:11 @CristenTilley Well, I've only been trying to break into the industry for 12 years or so, so it's early days yet. #
• 12:12 RT @rosieryan: rt @abcarticulate are video games 'works of art'? and which titles do it best? bit.ly/YKLKv #
• 12:43 @Krasnostein You should buy a Mars bar and scoff it down in front of her tomorrow. Check. Mate. #
• 13:47 @Krasnostein You would blow. her. mind. #
• 14:04 RT @meganrogers: @renailemay have you seen the original series? nearly every week Kirk got his shirt off snogged an alien they blew shit up. #
• 14:07 Keanu as Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde. Whoa. digg.com/u131yw #
• 14:08 RT @AurealisXpress: RT @qldwriters Resources for spec fic writers: strategies and survival tips. . . tinyurl.com/qs9dqq #
• 14:51 RT @abcnews: Opinion: David Richardson expects tax cuts to continue to favour the rich over the battlers: bit.ly/13UIvm #
• 15:25 RT @mrdavidbacon: RT @MatadorNetwork: Insane photos from an oil pipeline explosion in Moscow: bit.ly/U8411 #
• 20:59 Australian #horror lovers rejoice! Black Magazine (for which I did a bit of writing for last year) is on Twitter! @BlackOnline Pls RT #
• 21:07 RT @JohnBirmingham: Ghoulish I know, but does anyone have any personal tales of the Great Recession they care to share for a cover story? #
• 21:19 Full of geeky goodness? Then this <geek> </geek> t-shirt is for you:digg.com/u133m5 #
• 21:27 RT @wolfcat: rt @ABCTV_australia #4corners #nrl for extended interviews go to bit.ly/i3Xch Available on abc iView from 11pm EST t ... #

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• 19:21 Just found out I made the shortlist for 'best new talent' at this year's Ditmar Awards! Woohoo! is.gd/y0YB #
• 19:27 Better get off my arse and actually do something to warrant the nomination. #
• 20:31 1,500 words done. 1k on the novel. 500 on the short story I'm reworking. Time to wrap mother's day presents.\ #

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• 07:48 RT @abcarticulate: Eye candy: Posse, by Thomas Allen bit.ly/nl4OK #
• 12:05 Nothing cries out 'teen angst' like Christian Slater slouching through suburbia to The Pixies' 'Wave of Mutilation'? digg.com/u12kBR #
• 14:19 @cochineal Ah yes, I'd forgotten about that. This was the movie that introduced me to 'alternative music'. #
• 14:57 From the archives: Interview with an up-and-coming author - (webcomic) digg.com/u12knB #

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• 07:25 RT @abcnews: Student's Wikipedia hoax dupes newspapers: report bit.ly/bKOyK #
• 07:35 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Unless we take steps to avoid it, we're poised to lose huge slabs of our web culture. bit.ly/H6b6D #
• 08:41 STOP! Don't chuck out your old VCR! It may contain treasures! tinyurl.com/cdzy5e (via @KingLeonard @IanAspin @kevmaguire) #
• 09:13 What do you love and what do you hate about MSM use of #twitter? #
• 09:18 @BillHarper mainstream media. Sorry, I probably could've actually fit mainstream media in that last tweet. #
• 11:00 RT @abcarticulate: Would you release an album on cassette? Electric Jellyfish did: bit.ly/cEV7D #
• 11:03 @earleyedition It's the new twitter. Everyone's rushing in before @oprah and @aplusk get there. #
• 11:11 RT @bengrubb:There's so much on the DBCDE site that remains hidden. Just found this:Telstra Retail Price Controls- tinyurl.com/c9ky2j #
• 11:34 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: Unemployment down to 5.4 per cent in April #
• 11:41 RT @KingLeonard: Quite possibly the most stupid thing to come out of Murdoch's mouth. bit.ly/xm0TP #
• 11:43 @earleyedition @thenextcorner @bengrubb @scttw Friend of mine says FriendFeed has a better API #
• 11:43 RT @mashable: Most popular link on Twitter today: Twitter Co-Founder saying they're NOT for sale. Users approve! bit.ly/u0zin #
• 12:58 @hp_touchsmart All devices will merge, so you'll be able to access any information from any device. #touchsmart #
• 13:04 Matt Brown in Afghanistan: 'To the special forces guys ... I must have looked like a dozing doofus wrapped in kevlar' digg.com/u12eAS #

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• 12:02 I need examples of MSM who are using #twitter well. Engaging with Twitter, and presenting Twitter content on their websites. Ideas? Pls RT #
• 12:02 What do you like and what don't you like about how MSM have used Twitter? #
• 12:07 @aramadge Yes, I like that. Is that always @newscomautech tweets? Or do you post feedback tweets there too? #
• 12:12 @BlueTyson I agree. Also agree with your tweet re search engine. #
• 12:15 @aramadge That works well -- the moderation must've been a pain tho (but no option really, given disasters of unmodded feeds) #
• 14:52 @aramadge Did they make you rest your chin on your hand, or tilt your head at an odd angle? :) #
• 14:54 @aramadge Flashback to wedding day: okay, now put your hands in your pockets, lean against the fence, tilt your head. Look NATURAL. #
• 15:03 'Civilised urinating': quest to save Chinglish digg.com/u12ZKc #

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• 07:00 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Given the global economic crisis, can we afford paid maternity leave? bit.ly/hmvyM #
• 07:12 Ultradome: Han Solo vs Indiana Jones? Yoda vs Kermit the Frog? Coolest show EVER? digg.com/u12Qej #
• 07:56 RT @abcarticulate: Which pop culture icons would you like to see duke it out on Ultradome. Tweet us, or leave a comment: bit.ly/EXDy9 #
• 07:58 Personally, I'd like to see the Terminator open a can of whupass on Twiki #
• 08:13 RT @Templesmith: Say hello to a very interesting new vampire trailer. Primal. & it's Australian as well. tinyurl.com/dfppt4 #
• 08:40 @stephenconroy werd #
• 08:53 bne was here - viral marketing, right? digg.com/u12QxW #
• 10:53 RT @abcnews: Man pays $1k for Kiwi-shaped fruit bit.ly/bUzcY -> you can't beat a funny-shaped fruit story #
• 11:03 RT @RazorNylon: If the 60's had Twitter.... tinyurl.com/dhrjnc #
• 12:10 Excited chattering in the office about Point Break 2. Remembered I did Point Break on Movie Minutiae ages ago: digg.com/u12RgH #
• 12:24 @stilgherrian Only a little bit of poo -- you're in luck. #
• 12:30 @stilgherrian eek #
• 12:47 @johnbattelle Yes. #
• 12:50 Gremlins in The Exorcist, Batman, Goonies, Raiders OTLA etc digg.com/d1Ynlq (via Undead Backbrain: digg.com/u12Rpg) #
• 15:38 Heading @abcnews working group on ABC News Online's approach to social media, UGC, online communities. Anything you'd like to see ABC do? #
• 15:45 Can anyone put me in contact with Australian comic writers? (I'm putting together some resources for Australian Horror Writers Assoc) #
• 19:49 Thanks to @_owl_ @spacejock @JohnBirmingham @Bosun_McShiny @benharkin @mattliddy for help on the comics (graphic novel) question. #

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• 08:54 RT @abcnews: @riskybusiness likens The Pirate Bay trial to 'growing pains'. What do you think? bit.ly/uqeWz #
• 09:00 @Templesmith I hate those docos where 'historical figures' talk to the camera as tho they're being interviewed. #
• 09:05 @deptofinternets Great. Now I've got The Facts of Life theme tune running thru my head. :( #
• 10:41 @lincolnarcher Gawd. I'd better get started on my roster. #
• 12:28 RT @riskybusiness: Pirate Bay Trial just "growing pains"... tinyurl.com/c9vtt9 #
• 12:56 @cochineal I can tweet some... I've Got The Brand New Doo-Doo Guaranteed Like Yoo Hoo #
• 12:57 @cochineal I'm On Like Dr John, Yea Mr Zu Zu #
• 12:57 @cochineal I'm A Newlywed, Not A Divorcee And Everything I Do Is Funky Like Lee Dorsey #
• 13:47 @cochineal What a cop out. #
• 13:47 Heaps of people are RTing this: @abcnews: Fitness First 'emotionally blackmailing' members bit.ly/88w6b #
• 15:05 @KingLeonard What about #followmonday? @KingLeonard @lincolnarcher @OHnewsroom @lessig @JohnBirmingham @joe_hill @templesmith #
• 15:07 An Aussie Jerry Springer? digg.com/u12LdW Didn't they try this a few years ago, and it was a total disaster? Not JS, but similar idea #
• 15:21 RT @zaibatsu: RT @absolutelytrue: Murdered by the Media: 25 Premature Celebrity Obituaries, digg.com/d1qDI1 #
• 20:46 Hate being in group photos but too polite to say 'no'? This is the t-shirt for you... is.gd/wzb9 #

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• 11:40 Anyone know how I get on the list for review copies of Xbox 360 games? I've signed up for Games Press. It's a legitimate venture! :) #
• 20:50 500 words this morning and 500 just then. You really feel the back break on 1k when you get to about 650 words. #

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• 14:57 here before @oprah tshirt: now for women too! is.gd/w2Fs #

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• 14:28 RT @abcnews: Did you know @abcnews has a tag cloud? Here it is: bit.ly/Ewmjt #

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• 06:22 My quirky little story about Farbs' video game resignation has made it into @abcnews Most Popular! digg.com/u1247F #
• 06:23 @DarrylMason Yeah, some, but I'm hoping to rework them into the story (just not at the start) #
• 06:23 @DarrylMason PS I'm not hammering it, just pottering away really (I try and get 20 minutes writing, minimum, a day -- every day) #
• 07:05 Sumptuous gallery of Penguin sf covers bit.ly/D865t (via @abcarticulate & @boingboing & @warrenellis) #
• 07:50 RT @joeljohnson: "Videogames should be *more* violent, not less." bit.ly/7RDpy #
• 09:01 @rinosphere AND USAToday! digg.com/u124Xz #
• 10:24 RT @earleyedition: RT @aramadge "If I get a murder today that wld be the best present ever" overheardinthenewsroom.com #
• 11:01 RT @laughingsquid: Looking for a real life costumed superhero? The World Superhero Registry can help you find them bit.ly/4exG0 #
• 11:07 Farbs' video game resignation now 5th in most popular. Come on! digg.com/u1247F #
• 11:40 RT @fantasymagazine: RT @TwilightBlood The Book of Blood goes to SciFi is.gd/vudY #horror #
• 12:18 RT @fishfugu: Sydney feature film #deaddownunder" Looking for people to play #zombies. Weekend 9/10 May - jason@deaddownunder.com #
• 12:26 @benbarberhays I thought it was Greg Norman. #
• 12:39 @DarrylMason I was writing for a couple of hours, or maybe 3, last night. In 20 mins I can get about a page (250 words) done. Rough. #
• 12:42 RT @abcshallowend: Beyonce send body double to art museum tour bit.ly/UxmlR #
• 12:43 @rj_anderson Consider yourself lucky - they got a whole plot-line off me. :) #
• 12:44 @rj_anderson Same deal with me. 'Oh, you got that off Lost', even tho I wrote the story before Lost started screening. #
• 12:47 @rj_anderson Yes. So, are you going to change the name? #
• 12:52 RT @innfusor: The True Origin of Superman. ow.ly/4tPU Wow. All I can say. Wow. (via @INNFUSION) #

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• 08:57 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Should arts funding be the first thing to go when times get tough? Have your say: bit.ly/F0QJV #
• 09:01 @gary_kemble ha ha. #
• 10:32 @rosieryan I remembered the url for that chatroom thingie: tinychat.com/ #
• 10:35 @OzAlleyCat It'll be ok. There's room for more than one Beersheba book in this world. #
• 10:37 @CristenTilley To be fair, the 'before' shot looks like it has been Photoshopped ('Wrinkle' filter +10, 'Sag' filter +05) #
• 11:07 Dead Rising 2: digg.com/u120GF #
• 11:28 @OzAlleyCat Worst case scenario: rewrite it with ZOMBIES! That'd be kinda cool. :) #
• 11:28 RT @abcnews: What do you think about research showing most new #twitter users abandon it after a month? Have your say: bit.ly/xSzjV #
• 14:56 @melbsmudges You're on a roll. Can you ask them if they'll take a look at my horror ms pitch? ;) #
• 15:19 RT @abcnews: Indie game developer Farbs has quit his job via video game bit.ly/9J7oh #
• 20:25 Almost 10k done on new novel. Only 80k or so to go! #
• 20:29 And on the short story front, just slashed 2.5k out of 5.3k story, on advice from mentor. You have no idea how good that feels! #

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• 06:27 @dgalea Yes, and I guess lots of it is the same stuff, written slightly differently. #
• 07:08 RT @abcnews: Readers may want cheaper books, but is it worth sacrificing Australia's literary culture? Have your say: bit.ly/13oMU4 #
• 07:11 @JohnBirmingham I love those rare, peaceful moments. You don't appreciate them when you're single and kid-free (then it's just 'boring') #
• 07:12 @Templesmith That's interesting. I didn't realise comics were treated differently to books. #
• 07:15 @JohnBirmingham Hope you got to finish your cuppa, at least. :) #
• 07:50 @Templesmith We could get rid of all those annoying US-isms tho. "My spidey sense is tingling" = "Jeez mate, I'm feelin a bit crook" :) #
• 08:07 RT @geointlinc: How the swineflu spreads... i40.tinypic.com/28mion8.jpg #swineflu #
• 08:51 Uh oh. @mexicanswineflu is following me. I'm a goner. #
• 09:19 RT @booksquare: RT @macslocum: twitpic.com/44l13 - WSJ character limit fail ... (k2: there's a lesson to be learned here!) #
• 10:45 Hilarious anti-piracy ad (saw it at the end of 30Rock disc): digg.com/d1IsqJ #
• 10:51 RT @abcnews: Hearing reports that Sydney's CBD has been hit by another power outage. #sydney #blackout #
• 12:20 Is it time to panic about #swine flu / #zombieapocalypse etc? Find out there: digg.com/u11vRI (via @johnbirmingham) #
• 12:44 RT @abcnews: The ABC's national medical reporter Sophie Scott with tips on avoiding #swineflu: bit.ly/CsZhx #
• 13:12 Read my short story "All You Need Is Love" on Google Books: digg.com/u11vdn #

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• 08:41 RT @abcnews: Steven Penning (Turner Freeman Lawyers) says employees/employers need to work together on social media bit.ly/v7yr8 #
• 10:21 Cautionary tale on auto-generated Twitter includes: digg.com/u11qTS #
• 10:22 RT @clembastow: Definition of grim economic climate: job search helper says they're closing, might be joining you in the dole queue. #
• 10:38 RT @abcnews: Check out this interactive map of swine flu incidents: bit.ly/MxWjA #
• 11:22 "If there is a special hell for writers, it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works." JD Passos (@Tara_Moss @Quotes4Writers) #
• 12:07 Unusual phobias: food digg.com/u11qhv (for @Templesmith) #
• 12:10 @earleyedition Also, do they mean if their equipment is in use? Or your phone? One for the tin-foil hat brigade, methinks. #
• 13:29 RT @KingLeonard @bartman6 @jg_rate @ErikVeland Font geek joke: Comic Sans walks into a bar. Bartender: We don't serve your type here! #
• 13:29 The world needs more typographical humour. #
• 14:05 Iced Vo-Vos, how Arnotts used to make them: digg.com/u11r1A #
• 14:22 RT @wolfcat: congrats to @abcnews for getting over 10,000 followers well done.... #
• 14:53 David Gaider wrote 900,000 words for Dragon Age: Origins. Makes my 90k ms quest seem rather puny. :) digg.com/u11r9O #

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• 09:31 here before @oprah tshirt: digg.com/u11f1m #
• 10:12 RT @JIMWICh: bit.ly/iGrEx - Amazing video short by Stink Digital: "Carousel" It's a frozen moment of cops vs. clowns in a hospit ... #
• 10:42 @BernardKeane And an international Talk Like Michael Caine Day. #
• 10:46 RT @abcarticulate: Tell us your favourite first line of a novel at bit.ly/13uICh #
• 10:46 RT @abcarticulate: Has anyone tried Book Army? bit.ly/piPJC If so, what do you think? #
• 11:46 @CristenTilley @KingLeonard Tim Tams. A packet of which I have in my bag for the aborted 'bring a plate'. You heard it first here. #
• 12:05 RT @stinginthetail: best line ever "Sadly there was no note was attached to the shark." RT @abcnews bit.ly/i0cyf #
• 12:17 @CristenTilley @KingLeonard Yes, ladies plate. In a nod to the Beastie Boys awesomeness: 'Hey laaadiiieeeees' #
• 13:47 RT @mumbrella: RT @anotheradwanker: Most. Intense. Website. Intro. Ever. www.iccm-1.org/ [My eyeballs are bleeding] #
• 14:33 RT @abcarticulate: Fran de Groen (co-editor Serious Frolic, UQP) offers her thoughts on Australian humour bit.ly/9l1on (via @abcnews) #
• 15:10 RT @LostZombies: For those asking what MFZAR means, this shirt explains it all bit.ly/GW3mo #

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• 06:06 snuggie pwnage ftw is.gd/hhGX #
• 07:05 RT @BreakfastNews Doing an interview with a guest in South Africa via Skype in 5 minutes . First time we've done it. Fingers crossed. #
• 07:09 @icestorm77 Can you cut back to 70-char reviews. I'm *really* busy. :) #
• 07:11 @gaytravelguys Thanks! Yes, it's really nice, except when it gets stinking hot in summer. #
• 08:19 RT @BernardKeane: @andrewlitvak When there's no more room in Forward Estimates, the debt will walk the earth. #
• 08:45 @JohnBirmingham it's the *other* other white meat. #
• 10:19 @Templesmith Sounds like an NYPD Blue spinoff: SIPOWICZ #
• 10:20 RT @LEIGHSALES: My first copy of my new book 'On Doubt' arrived in the mail! It's very exciting when you get one to hold in your hands. #
• 12:03 RT @abcarticulate: Eye candy: Grace, by Jason Thielke bit.ly/7MaPE #
• 12:18 RT @crinklequirk: RT @esoterismo: ♥ "Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different ... #
• 13:21 RT @Glebe2037: #012 from Easter Show 2009 ... is another carnival ride shot = www.flickr.com/photos/glebe2037/3467540918/ #
• 19:36 @JohnBirmingham You need to get some sort of iPhone tweeter thingie, then you could tweet live from the dinner party. #
• 20:24 here before @oprah? brag about it with this tshirt: is.gd/u3zR #
• 20:38 and then there's the here before @oprah mug is.gd/u3Go #

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• 08:36 @kathrynlinge @howlingeverett Thanks for the Outlook tips. I'll give it a go. #
• 08:37 Exciting news. Fired up L4D for a quick session last night and the DLC had arrived! Had a quick go at survival mode. #
• 09:00 RT @abcarticulate: Sydney Law School to host exhibition of art by Long Bay jail inmates. Check out some of the art here: bit.ly/um7Ge #
• 10:45 RT @stephenconroy: RT @alex4point0: Fucken' A: cursebird.com/ live feed of people swearing on twitter. #
• 11:58 @overingtonc Just a flat 4 million of yours, hey? :) #
• 12:00 @612brisbane I believe I may have purchased Midnight Oil's Blue Sky Mining when I was 16. It's still in my collection. #
• 13:27 @rosieryan You go girl! #
• 13:29 World record cricket attempt at base of Everest, by @nic_macbean is.gd/tNti #
• 13:54 @kathrynlinge Tell me about it. I'm learning about container ships at the moment. You? #
• 13:55 @JohnBirmingham Sparta with emoticons. :D #
• 14:10 @kathrynlinge Riiiight. I think I'll keep my container ships. :) #
• 14:15 RT @firstdogonmoon: First Dog On The Moon is free in today's Crikey. Yes it is. bit.ly/UUgf5 #
• 14:16 @benharkin @websinthe @JohnBirmingham - you mean sequel to the sequel. Here's the sequel is.gd/tNQo #
• 14:19 @websinthe @benharkin Yes! An 'origins' story! They're big at the moment. #
• 14:33 @benharkin @websinthe Can we get Joss Whedon on board for some kinda Buffy crossover... hmm... maybe not digg.com/u11WQd #
• 14:35 @websinthe @benharkin Tasmanian Lesbian Vampire Fiasco: The Beginnings #
• 14:43 RT @stilgherrian: "Australia's top 100 Journalists and news media people on Twitter" is.gd/tNKc Hat-tip @earleyedition. #
• 14:55 @websinthe @benharkin @mpurse @thatguyben It's not a tumour! #
• 15:22 RT @jendudley: Real Conroy confirms that Optus will participate in net filtering trial. --URGH! This means even worse server lag on L4D? #
• 15:26 @jendudley Did you see 'we didn't start the flame war'? v funny digg.com/d1otIt #

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• 09:19 RT @612brisbane: The Evan Tremley hoax is making its way around Qld today. It's not true. is.gd/tyzw #
• 09:23 @abcarticulate (is.gd/tyAP) needs a new slogan, because 'Daily take on arts news and events' doesn't really sum it up. Ideas? Pls RT #
• 09:41 I think this is the dumbest 'as seen on TV' product I've ever seen. Yes, that's a big call. is.gd/tyIu #
• 09:47 Awesome headline: 'I can see clearly now the leech has gone' is.gd/tyKX #
• 09:48 @michaelmeloni Yes, the pedegg is truly disgusting. Parmesan cheese, anyone? #
• 09:56 @Bosun_McShiny I know. It's doing my head in. I feel like Colonel Kurtz talking about snails trying to climb razor blades. Kill em all etc #
• 10:00 @Bosun_McShiny Yes! All hail our leader, Mr Snuggie! #
• 10:07 Salivating at the prospect of L4D DLC is.gd/tyUw (Yes, I know, it's like something @gary_kemble would say) #
• 13:03 RT @abcarticulate: RT @RadioNational: The Bookshow 10am Wed Zombies! Carrie Ryan & her novel of the un-dead - The Forest of Hands and Teeth. #
• 13:20 RT @LostZombies: Calling all writers and artists, we want your zombie stories and drawings for our Zombie Scrap Book. www.lostzombies.c ... #
• 13:42 @vautrin Oh dear. I once saw a TV version of Pump Up the Volume where all the swear words in Above the Law's 'Freedom of Speech' were muted! #
• 14:16 RT @LostZombies: 3 Brand New Objectives for the LostZombies Scrap Book: bit.ly/fGg68 bit.ly/7Zr8P bit.ly/12Vt7B #
• 14:42 @edwardharran The thing is, a lot of people will try it out, then get bored and move on. Same happened/is happening with blogs. #
• 20:08 Cranked out another 1k on my 'monster' novel. Only another 88k to go. Woo. Hoo. #
• 20:38 Laptop died. Hard drive is now in external HD case (usb). What's best way to access Outlook emails via MacBook? #lazyweb #
• 20:39 I was thinking I could use Boot Camp to install XP on my MacBook, then access Outlook files on the external HD? #
• 20:39 I've tried just looking through the folders on the external HD but I can't open/access the Outlook folders. Any other ideas? #

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• 08:40 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Alain de Botton says our working lives are invisible because the work is not represented in art. bit.ly/OCmm1 #
• 10:08 @clembastow Raelly? #
• 10:15 I love the 'low importance' button on MS Outlook. Why bother sending the email? :D #
• 10:16 RT @renailemay: RT @GameSpot_AU NEWS: R18+ video game debate to be opened to Australian public bit.ly/mshKj #
• 11:39 Games as journalism? is.gd/tmt8 #
• 12:02 RT @zaibatsu: Intriguing and Bizarre Art of Bubbles in Photography and Nature bit.ly/1alHrH #
• 12:08 @Frauenfelder I *hate* it when coyotes get to my chickens. :) #
• 12:09 @Krasnostein It's on the wall, by the kitchen. #
• 12:36 @garykemble was here before @oprah herebeforeoprah.com #herebeforeoprah #
• 13:01 @garykemble vs @oprah COME ON!! is.gd/tn9m #
• 13:07 @Krasnostein Good luck. #
• 13:13 RT @CristenTilley: Telstra's social media disclaimer uses 100 characters. Try a handy acronym TVEITPAMOADNNRTVOT @nic_macbean's story #
• 13:40 RT @abcarticulate: Fiction in 10 Tweets (digest). What do you think? bit.ly/LPk0Q #
• 13:49 @garykemble was here before @aplusk www.herebeforeaplusk.com #herebeforeaplusk #
• 13:59 @Krasnostein :( #
• 14:00 RT @Templesmith: Some punching & kicking going on at a nearby gate. #
• 14:01 @Templesmith Tell me when the tasering starts. #
• 15:09 RT @CristenTilley: @nic_macbean Most read @abcnews story today? Telstra cracks down on Twitter, Facebook mischief tinyurl.com/c5xc3t #

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• 20:24 @JohnBirmingham Kind of like a serious version of the monsters in Where The Wild Things Are. #

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• 08:31 RT @abcarticulate: Eye candy: Ash vs zombie Wolverine is.gd/t28F (via @NerdswithSwag) #
• 21:00 Just wrote 1,020 words on my new novel, which is about MONSTERS!!!! (Not zombies) (Or vampires) (Or werewolves) (Or tantrumming toddlers) #

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• 08:29 @DarrylMason I wish I could let go to that extent. #
• 08:38 RT @abcarticulate: Movie Minutiae: Watchmen. Read the graphic novel and seen the movie? We'd love to hear your thoughts bit.ly/2Wzl46 #
• 09:07 RT @gary_kemble: RT @NerdswithSwag: Marvel Comics "Zombies" Art Work FTW: ow.ly/333R #
• 09:27 Humanoid robots on the battlefield by 2025. is.gd/sQAS #
• 09:46 @raevan Yep, I've banned myself from late sessions. #
• 10:04 Most bizarre synopsis ever? "Spider-Ham travels through the multiverse ending up in the Marvel Zombies universe where he becomes a zombie." #
• 10:05 How about: "The Fantastic Four are teleported by King Solomon's Frogs to the MZ universe where they encounter zombies on a Skrull planet." #
• 12:08 Nerd merit badges. I've achieved 01 and 03. Need jacket to sew badges on, tho. is.gd/h3av #
• 12:48 @rosieryan Make sure to let me know if he says 'bodacious' a lot now. :) #
• 13:19 @mpesce You forget about the secret tracking implant. (Whoops, wasn't meant to mention that) #
• 14:35 @KingLeonard Who? Me? Sure it's not @gary_kemble? He's the zombie fanatic. I just have a healthy interest. :) #
• 14:45 2009, in video games (ie, events in video games that take place in 2009) is.gd/sSVH #
• 15:01 @KingLeonard Or.... scary. I think it's because I wrote this piece about fake tweeters: is.gd/sT4i #
• 15:10 RT @escapisam: Sit and refresh @aplusk's twitter page and watch his followers go up. Should be 1 million within next hour. #
• 15:17 RT @escapisam: RT: @kaynerichens: follow the race here, in close to real time: bit.ly/1iuF #
• 20:29 @JohnBirmingham iPhone Twitter app that tells you where your friends/followers are, on a map, in proximity to you. #

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• 10:21 @abcarticulate wants to know if new tech is creating new (and improved) plot devices, to make up for the ones it's trashed is.gd/sEE9 #
• 10:22 @Templesmith And that was *before* you read about the man biting the monster snake is.gd/sEEP #
• 10:33 @twitter is this part of twitter's monetisation strategy? #
• 10:40 @Templesmith. What did you think of Watchmen, in terms of graphic novel adaptations go? #
• 10:59 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: PM's office says 'serious incident' on boat carrying asylum seekers to Christmas Island. #
• 11:02 @Templesmith Me neither. I liked the movie tho. #
• 11:04 RT @abcnews: Several people dead, more missing after 'serious incident' on boat carrying asylum seekers tinyurl.com/ccch5r #
• 12:39 @kathrynlinge we were discussing that in the office today -- apparently it goes by postcode? #
• 12:56 @kathrynlinge Ahhh, how does the electronic thing work then? Maybe I've already got mine!! #
• 12:56 RT @abcarticulate: Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist: bit.ly/Mlmgg #
• 13:07 @michaelmeloni Yep, I agree. (about author websites) #
• 13:27 The problem with writing is that you have total control over every aspect of every situation you're writing about. That's also why it's cool #
• 13:34 RT @barrysaunders: 4chan haxx0rs time.com for the lulz tinyurl.com/cn9gk5 ht@howthebodyworks #
• 13:42 @JohnBirmingham I think it's because you sell too many books. :) #
• 13:46 RT @abcnews: Student beats Tax Office in landmark case, exclusive by @nic_macbean bit.ly/22Dl2 #
• 14:21 Science fiction props, including the Voight-Kampff manual! is.gd/sGGB #
• 14:50 RT @fictillius: Caller: "I'm lost in the bush" Operator: "I need a fixed address for the emergency response" #stupidstaff is.gd/sGj5 #

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• 08:48 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Australia has a long way to go to meet its UN obligations on Indigenous rights. What do you think? bit.ly/uOsZb #
• 08:50 RT @abcarticulate: What's the most interesting bit of trivia you've heard about the Watchmen adaptation? #
• 11:58 Looking for Australian aviation industry expert to write op-ed for @abcnews about Qantas job cuts. 'Where to now', kinda thing. Pls RT #
• 12:03 @Bosun_McShiny You could try making yourself two-thirds of a cup of tea? #
• 15:01 RT @abcarticulate: 'Embarrassing and ham-fisted'... Articulate weighs into the #amazonfail scandal. is.gd/siC6 #
• 15:10 My zombie short 'Dead Air' mentioned in this review on Horrorscope... 'big, fun, Hollywood-style zombie flick in prose' is.gd/siGQ #

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'Dead Air': out now in ADFaH3

Today I received my copies of Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror vol 3, which features my short story "Dead Air".

As usual, Brimstone Press has done an excellent job, and I'm not just saying that because Angela chose to reprint one of my stories!

In fact, it's a great reminder of some of the excellent tales I read while judging the Australian Shadows Award in 2007.

The following tales jump out at me when I scan the table of contents: Rick Kennett's creepy ghost story "The Dark and What it Said"; Matthew Chrulew's dystopic love story "Between the Memories"; Jason Nahrung's "Kadimakara and Curlew" and David Conyer's "Subtle Invasion".

A heap of great, if somewhat disturbing, memories there.

Meanwhile, Chuck McKenzie has given me a mention in his review of ADFaH3, over at HorrorScope...

Gary Kemble’s ‘Dead Air’ ... was really just a big, fun, Hollywood-style zombie flick in prose format

Yep, that's exactly what I was going for!

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• 12:01 Check out my interview with British sf writer Richard Morgan (The Steel Remains). Morgan is heading down under for Swancon is.gd/rjyd #

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• 19:45 @awrd thanks for the #followfriday mention! #

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• 09:13 RT @wolfcat: new list of ABC Twitter accounts is now up for your enjoyment bit.ly/2Qvoe1 #
• 09:33 @Templesmith Pay it forward, Mr Templesmith. :) #
• 09:39 RT @abcnews: The High Court has rejected a challenge to the Fed Govt's $900 stimulus bonus bit.ly/CmqiA [show me the money!] #

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• 08:43 @KingLeonard I guess. :( #
• 08:59 Rode to work today. Second dumbest thing I've ever done on the scooter. #
• 09:43 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the first 3 chapters is.gd/qbyn #
• 14:39 @JohnBirmingham You've finally succumbed! Necessary viewing: The Twouble With Twitters is.gd/nFe1 #
• 15:13 Can anyone recommend a tech analyst who could comment for @abcnews about CSIRO wifi legal battle? #

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• 09:18 Banks to blame for computer virus? is.gd/pXRs (Twittersourced oped! Thanks @awrd and @riskybusiness! #
• 09:34 @nic_macbean takes a look at great April 1 pranks for @abcnews: is.gd/pY18 #
• 10:12 RT @awrd: @garykemble A bigger thanks to @neerav who connected the dots! [Whoops! Sorry @neerav!] #
• 13:47 @KingLeonard You make me SICK. :) #
• 16:47 Got my One Book Many Brisbanes rejection letter today. :( didn't think I'd make the cut this yr but still, the confirmation is a downer. #
• 16:48 On the upside, got my Louis&Bill&Zoey&Francis tshirt today, which is truly awesome. #l4d #
• 16:49 Also, Australian Horror Writers Assoc mentor program starts today! Woohoo! #
• 19:58 @dgalea Thanks. I'll get over it. OBMB. I've got another market I'd like to sub the story to, so it's not a dead loss. #
• 19:58 @JoannaGaudry Thanks Joanna. #

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• 09:32 @JonathanStrahan New ones? #
• 10:42 @JonathanStrahan Ahhh. Ok. Because I know Mr Nahrung has written one. #

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• 10:53 Looking for web security type to write oped for @abcnews about Microsoft's Conficker bounty. Will it work? etc. Pls RT #
• 11:41 @neerav I will give it a go. Thanks for the tip! #
• 11:46 @neerav Cool! Thanks for your help. #
• 12:38 @jessmcguire Still keen to run that celebrity twitter piece, if you're still keen to write it! #
• 15:08 @JPLS Writing novels is a *huge* investment of time and energy and odds are stacked against us in terms of getting published. #
• 15:09 RT @jendudley: Oh hell yes! Videogames improve adult eyesight. I'm going to play Halo till my eyes are healed. tinyurl.com/cfuccd #

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• 14:08 Still looking for a good laptop repair-type-person in Brisbane, Australia. Any ideas? #bne #

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• 15:59 Can anyone recommend a trustworthy laptop repairer in #brisbane? #bne #

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• 08:37 Home sick (if you've sent an email to my work address, you probably won't hear back until tomorrow). #
• 15:23 @wolfcat very droll. #
• 15:27 @jendudley Send them to me. 23mo just weed on our Dell. Weed it to death. I mean, I can see how she feels, but... #

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• 09:02 RT @abcnews: Opinion: It's high time we ditched old-school dating rules. Have your say: bit.ly/YTfXV #
• 09:03 RT @stephenconroy: I've been fired for contravening Telstra's AWA that mandates that you don't criticise Telstra -- ever -- even in jest. #
• 10:33 RT @abcnews: Fake Stephen Conroy says he's sacked from Telstra; company denies tinyurl.com/cb97zt #
• 11:39 RT @abcarticulate: Amazing street art by Edgar Muller bit.ly/467TRn [True eye candy] #
• 12:51 @jendudley Snap! #
• 12:54 @Tara_Moss Are you interested in writing oped for @abcnews on 'bikie' confusion? Let me know! #
• 13:10 @Templesmith Crap. I forgot to mention your nice skin in my article. :( #
• 13:53 @Glebe2037 I'm the same. Too scared to get into it in case I like it, and then obliged to watch 100s hrs TV. #
• 15:20 RT @abcarticulate: Storytron. Can you save the world? Interactive text game based on real-world stuff. bit.ly/62Td7 #

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• 08:32 Seeking ad expert to write oped for @abcnews about benefits/risks of publicity stunts eg #MadWorld severed arms; #ATHF debacle. Pls RT! #
• 10:53 Playing roster bingo. #
• 13:17 RT @612brisbane: RIGHT NOW! Richard Fidler is teaching himself Twitter on air! Listen with ONE CLICK: tinyurl.com/listen612 #
• 13:18 RT @laughingsquid: hey look who's being all White and Nerdy on Twitter, that's right Weird Al Yankovic twitter.com/alyankovic #
• 13:42 @Bosun_McShiny Got for spotty pajamas. Or a bear suit. #
• 19:03 Still looking for advertising maven to write oped for @abcnews on pros/cons of #MadWorld, #ATHF publicity stunts. Glory awaits! #

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• 12:16 RT @stilgherrian: Free @firstdogonmoon in Crikey "Handy Guide to How the Australian Internet Filter Will Work Flowchart" is.gd/oDwV #
• 15:04 RT @coljac: Going on air now on ABC 666 in Canberra to discuss #nocleanfeed pilot. #
• 19:15 Looking for an ad guru to write oped for @abcnews about benefits/risks of publicity stunts (eg #MadWorld severed arms; #ATHF debacle). Pls @ #

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• 09:25 @dgalea Yes, it worked a treat! Thanks for that. Am now making a little DVD of my daughter's first year (for her 2nd birthday) #
• 09:26 @butchhauke Handbrake worked a treat. Thanks for the tip. #

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• 08:59 Can anyone recommend a Mac app for converting avi files to mov? #lazyweb #
• 18:53 @butchhauke Thank you! #
• 18:54 @dgalea Thanks Denver. I'll give it a go! #
• 18:54 @barrysaunders Thanks Barry. #
• 19:18 @stephenconroy Nope, these days it's not even alcoholism. It's caffeine addiction. #
• 19:23 @stephenconroy Heh -- kids. (is there an emoticon for 'wry smile with dash of melancholy'?) #

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• 09:10 @rosieryan Probably the result of our selfish, social-media-driven world. ;) [Oh no! I've summoned the fail whale!] #
• 09:11 RT @abcarticulate: Aussie writer/artist @templesmith has made the NYT besteller list! tinyurl.com/cctt8x #
• 19:48 Just finished first draft of Deadweight (sequel to Dead Air, in most recent Brimstone Press's Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror) 19k #

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• 07:57 2 things caught my eye from latest slew of Hachette media guff: Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan... #
• 07:57 The other one: The Dead Path by Brisbane horror writer Stephen M Irwin. Good to see Hachette isn't scared of the 'h' word. :) #
• 08:29 RT @mattwordsworth: Just got hit with bird poo for the 2nd time this campaign - at Currumbin W'life Sanct. [*this* is what twitter's 4! :)] #
• 10:25 @Ijustfinished I feel your pain. #
• 11:36 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: Former judge Marcus Einfeld sentenced to at least two years' jail #
• 11:41 RT @abcnews: Former judge Marcus Einfeld jailed for two years. Full story here: bit.ly/DCqqR #
• 11:56 RT @VoyagerBooks: Cory Doctorow's 'Little Brother' nominated for a Hugo! is.gd/o7ax #
• 12:25 RT @abcarticulate: Have your say on proposed changes to Australia's parallel import restrictions on books bit.ly/FxRV #
• 12:26 RT @scalzi: Also, in case anyone's interested, my follow-up thoughts on my Hugo nods: bit.ly/2sZ30O #
• 14:46 RT @wolfcat: rt @abcunleashed "Web of secrecy" Our society has already made its case for internet freedom. bit.ly/15X9l [by @mpesce] #
• 15:15 RT @abcarticulate: I'm doing Movie Minutiae next Friday. Any requests? (The ones we've already done: bit.ly/18H83m) #filmtrivia #
• 20:07 Twubble with Twitters... I know... I'm slow... is.gd/nCvV #

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• 08:03 Sick of my kids deciding to play ninjas on our bed before 6am every morning. (after 6am would be fine) #
• 09:03 RT @nic_macbean: Any constitutional law experts to discuss the challenge to the Govt's stimulus payments? tinyurl.com/ceqx6w #
• 09:37 RT @abcnews: Ramping up military action in Afghanistan will cause more deaths and more radicalisation. Have your say: bit.ly/w6uFL #
• 09:38 @dgalea Are you getting the caffeine twitches yet? #
• 09:43 RT @612brisbane: Pauline Hanson grilled by teenagers on 612 ABC Brisbane in a matter of minutes - tinyurl.com/algwxt #
• 09:54 RT @CristenTilley: Twouble with twitters: A young man struggles against the pressure to Twitter his life away. tinyurl.com/cx723z #
• 09:59 RT @deptofinternets: Please read this disclaimer before reading @deptofinternets or @stephenconroy; tinyurl.com/dgzs78 #
• 11:00 RT @michaelmeloni: EXCLUSIVE: Leaked ACMA blacklist reveals banned sites - bit.ly/cR0S Conroy threatens AFP action (@ashermoses) #
• 12:15 RT @abcnews: Your thoughts on the ACMA blacklist leak? bit.ly/btfqJ #
• 12:17 @daraghmcg I wonder why the dentist and the boarding kennel got blocked! #
• 12:25 What are the Christian sites on the #acma #blacklist? #lazyweb #
• 12:38 EFA site seems to have crashed under weight of extra traffic? #nocleanfeed #
• 12:53 Here's the ABC's take on ACMA blacklist leak is.gd/nXhH #nocleanfeed #
• 13:22 RT @websinthe: tr.im/hxsx Clues to who leaked the ACMA blacklist #nocleanfeed #
• 13:24 RT @michaelmeloni: Amateur adult YouTube style site makes Aussie ban list tr.im/hxsN #nocleanfeed #nocensorship #
• 13:26 RT @aramadge: Millions of Australians may have visited websites on the ACMA blacklist: tinyurl.com/d22a2t #
• 13:36 Photo: new take on 'won't somebody think of the children' bit.ly/10BpWm (RT @abcnews) #
• 13:37 @Bosun_McShiny Crap, now I do too. Damn you, McShiny! #
• 13:53 @Templesmith Not to mention the dog kennel and tuckshop firm is.gd/nXN2 #
• 14:27 RT @LostZombies: A nice write up on us in BusinessWeek bit.ly/Xfp7N #
• 14:45 RT @renailemay: Leaked list is not the ACMA blacklist: Conroy: bit.ly/Gvowq #
• 14:57 RT @bengrubb: Conroy's press release - "Internet list publication grossly irresponsible" - tinyurl.com/cdolz2 #
• 19:14 @DarrylMason Well, Conroy says it's not the ACMA blacklist, so I guess there's no problem :) #
• 19:58 @rosieryan I missed it. What was it about? #

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• 08:27 Working on article: when work and twitter collide (inspired by, you guessed it, @stephenconroy). Anecdotes, tips welcome! #lazyweb Pls RT #
• 08:29 RT @thetowncrier: Joe Hockey tells ABC Breakfast "hundreds" of dogs and cats could get cash in stimulus package as part of inheritances. #
• 09:51 RT @nic_macbean: RT @BigRichB NBA player tweets during game budurl.com/6n7w too funny. #
• 09:53 @Templesmith That's why you should *always* carry a Mars bar #
• 09:55 Swearing + zombies = world record is.gd/nMQI #
• 10:03 @Templesmith I wasn't aware of that cornflakes tidbit. But I reckon weetbix could be used to fashion some sort of emergency shelter. #
• 11:48 RT @abcarticulate: Nevermind the profanity, what's the world's most *profound* video game? #
• 12:52 My Louis & Bill & Zoey & Francis t-shirt is on its way. Yay! #

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• 08:05 My boss told me about this yesterday. Can't believe I missed it. is.gd/nCbh #
• 11:06 Just found out I've been accepted for the Aust Horror Writers Assoc mentor program, working with Stephen Dedman! Woohoo! #
• 11:09 @rosieryan Yes. I think I need a scarier name. :) #
• 11:41 RT @abcshallowend: Rihanna to star in Bodyguard remake? bit.ly/jlBZI [No. Noooooooooo!] #
• 11:52 @carriebp Thanks! #
• 13:08 RT @mpesce: Traditional publishers crash and burn at SXSW: is.gd/nDPF #
• 13:44 RT @jendudley: This is so wrong. RT @ashermoses Fake Stephen Conroy @stephenconroy silenced by Telstra.. bit.ly/PK377 #
• 14:53 Just name-checked Dexter. Remember Dexter? Image here: is.gd/nEkW #
• 15:13 @cochineal Oh crap, now I do too. That's karma for ya. #
• 15:42 @TalieHelene Congrats! #
• 15:47 @djackmanson No what happened was, the guy dismembered the robot and stole his identity. #
• 16:20 RT @booksquare: sterling: ... will release all his books under creative commons as final deathbed act. compared kindle to atari cassette :) #
• 20:02 @dgalea How bizarre. You had good reason to be scared. It might have tried to set you up with someone. #
• 20:05 Kotaku picked up the oped I commissioned on R18+ rating for video games! Woohoo! is.gd/nG0G #
• 20:10 @dangercharlie Yes, it's totally bizarre -- esp given how much games are converging with other forms of entertainment. #
• 20:24 RT @nic_macbean: RT @triplejHack Heroin user, Kings Cross Injecting room, St Vincent´s all say heroin is back. tinyurl.com/ck4w8u #

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• 08:19 #flycon interviews. Roberta Gellis is.gd/ntfM and Daniel Fox is.gd/ntfU #
• 08:51 RT @mattwordsworth: Bligh's husband asked on abc radio whether he is a sounding board for her. He says "yes...Shoes" #
• 09:16 RT @abcnews: Opinion: IEAA CEO Ron Curry says an R18+ video game rating for Aust is long overdue. What do you think? bit.ly/HkCoj #
• 11:01 RT @abcarticulate: Helen Razer says local TV is blah bit.ly/4wI1ut #
• 11:03 RT @earleyedition: Anna Bligh thanks Greens for prefs by saying they're not worth considering as"alternate govt" is.gd/ntXa #
• 12:53 RT @abcshallowend: Check out our Melbourne Fashion Festival gallery bit.ly/T2pki #
• 13:38 We're having a spirited debate about daylight savings. Maybe we should adopt swatchbeats (is.gd/115v). Would've helped me at #flycon #
• 14:16 RT @abcnews: Blacksmiths are being asked to forge gum leaves, in memory of #bushfires victims and survivors bit.ly/WUbAN #
• 19:30 #flycon interview with multi award-winning author/editor Jack Dann: is.gd/nwba #
• 19:35 Has anyone else's Yahoo Mail been kinda hinky lately? I keep getting LaunchEmptyResponse -- whatever the hell that is. #
• 19:46 @websinthe Me too! #

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• 10:48 #flycon interview with leading Australian fantasy writer Sara Douglass is.gd/nnXJ #

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