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_JackRiley

  1. @alicevjones To someone who hasn't read the article, that @harrywalker1 tweet reads really badly. about 15 hours ago via web in reply to alicevjones
  2. Trying to find somewhere in New York to watch the #Eng England #Ger Germany game on Sunday. No ESPN in room and bar with channel only opens at 1030... about 17 hours ago via web
  3. Blogged 'The artistic side of retro gaming's new wave', featuring @messhof, in advance of NYC trip for @CreatorsProject http://ind.pn/ai0EBk about 21 hours ago via web
  4. Just posted that we've got auto-translate into 52 languages on the Independent blogs now, thanks to @googletranslate http://ind.pn/d1Z8ro 2:26 PM Jun 23rd via web
  5. @aliceazania @harrywalker1, meet http://obadiahjohnson.tumblr.com . Bit behind, but it does a good job charting the beginning of the saga. 1:00 PM Jun 23rd via web in reply to aliceazania
  6. Danny Alexander not good on Newsnight. Lib Dems still uncomfortable with the language of the actual. 2:58 PM Jun 22nd via Twitter for Android
  7. Love dad's allotment policy; waters this plant because he 'doesn't know if it's a weed yet'. Obv a former teacher http://twitpic.com/1yrvxg 10:08 AM Jun 21st via Twitter for Android
  8. Helping my dad on the allotment. He's grown too many onions this year, I think. http://twitpic.com/1yrmgx 9:30 AM Jun 21st via Twitter for Android
  9. Smiling to hear parents tell of aristos paying penance for decades of unearned privilege by having to serve in their posh castles-come-b&bs; 5:54 AM Jun 20th via Twitter for Android
  10. RT @simonrice: USA win 2-2! #WorldCup What’s happening? 8:55 AM Jun 18th via web
  11. Absurd conflation of lack of wealth and moral turpitude in this Indy piece on it being a 'posh' World Cup http://ind.pn/9t3RCJ 5:25 AM Jun 18th via web
  12. @amolrajan Looks like we got the Twitterfeed working then? 3:19 AM Jun 18th via web in reply to amolrajan
  13. More drama from @susborne's #RAB Race Across Britain http://bit.ly/8YjUqx Guy's a champ, whatever happens. 3:09 PM Jun 17th via web
  14. Off to the Experimental Food Society's inaugural talk, on jelly. It features Bompass and Parr. Unconfirmed reports on presence of ice cream. 10:10 AM Jun 17th via Twitter for Android
  15. The World Cup vs the American Right - Fantastic post from our blogger Tom Mendelsohn on Glenn Beck etc. http://ind.pn/awGicA 5:34 AM Jun 17th via web
  16. RT @charlesarthur: I thought "Content is king, but the internet is a republic" was quite clever, but maybe that's just pride. http://bit ... 3:44 AM Jun 17th via web
  17. @rhodri - you mean you've had a @davidhump Wednesday? 4:35 PM Jun 16th via web
  18. @harrywalker1 @markpack Oh, you mean the WW1 biplane, right? Or the solid-state electronic photodetector? Or a spam email with an ad in? 5:17 AM Jun 16th via web in reply to harrywalker1
  19. RT @markpack: @_JackRiley Way to separate train geeks from political geeks: ask them was Spad stands for 5:08 AM Jun 16th via web
  20. Filed Caught In The Net column, this week featuring Arcade Fire, David Byrne and OK GO. Oh, and El Tel. @Larry_Ryan would be proud. 3:35 AM Jun 16th via web