"He talks to himself sometimes because he's the only one who understands what he's saying." 2012-02-05T13:31:10Z http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/feed/atom/ WordPress Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/02/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-05/ 2012-02-05T13:30:54Z 2012-02-05T12:00:00Z

<ul class="aktt_tweet_digest"> <li>Braved the snow to make it to the school quiz night. 1st place (by just 1.5 points) and more importantly: won more wine than we took. <img src='http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> <a href="http://twitter.com/very_true_thing/statuses/165933391915646976" class="aktt_tweet_time">#</a></li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=ydd1jv9N9w8:5BOq8oNj98g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/ydd1jv9N9w8" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/02/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-02-05/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/?p=2227 2012-01-02T22:47:23Z 2012-02-01T00:00:22Z

<p>After an 18 month absence, let&#8217;s try to keep track of how much gets spent on little toy soldiers and associated paraphernalia.</p> <p>This edition actually counts all post-Christmas purchases, not just January.</p> <p>Star Wars AAT model kit (50% from Model Zone), @ £9.99</p> <p>Medieval Warfare rules (50% off sale from Wargames Foundry), @ £12.50</p> <p>Trafalgar rules (50% off sale from Warhammer Historical), @ £13.00</p> <p>Total: £35.49</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=KS1_4eSjG3w:axmIwPX0ook:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/KS1_4eSjG3w" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/02/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-january-12/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/01/29/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-29/ 2012-02-05T13:31:10Z 2012-01-29T12:00:00Z

<ul class="aktt_tweet_digest"> <li>I got a 7.0/10 in Color, a color matching game by @<a href="http://twitter.com/methodofaction" class="aktt_username">methodofaction</a> <a href="http://t.co/m1tQYFhb" rel="nofollow">http://t.co/m1tQYFhb</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/very_true_thing/statuses/161908474912059392" class="aktt_tweet_time">#</a></li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=_B3rCA_fpvc:-NvrxhlrtMQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/_B3rCA_fpvc" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/01/29/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-29/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/01/15/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-15/ 2012-01-15T23:56:56Z 2012-01-15T12:00:00Z

<ul class="aktt_tweet_digest"> <li>Join the SFSFW &#8211; the best source for inspirational SF/Fantasy wargaming ideas. <a href="http://t.co/N0Sl9Ouh" rel="nofollow">http://t.co/N0Sl9Ouh</a> @<a href="http://twitter.com/sfsfw" class="aktt_username">sfsfw</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/very_true_thing/statuses/158155670099730432" class="aktt_tweet_time">#</a></li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=IScpuBwStbw:oCkN77bJIb8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/IScpuBwStbw" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/01/15/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-15/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/01/01/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-01/ 2012-01-01T12:17:05Z 2012-01-01T12:00:00Z

<ul class="aktt_tweet_digest"> <li>Happy New Year. Come on 2012, what have you got to show for yourself? #<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23fb" class="aktt_hashtag">fb</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/very_true_thing/statuses/153274656143581184" class="aktt_tweet_time">#</a></li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=7ERApJKUbOg:IA0gOQUHW5c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/7ERApJKUbOg" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/01/01/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2012-01-01/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/?p=2208 2012-01-01T09:56:18Z 2012-01-01T09:53:26Z

<p>Fewer graphic novels (especially superheroes) this year &#8211; almost certainly down to Croydon libraries being a lot poorer in that respect than Lambeth.</p> <p><a href="http://very-true-thing.livejournal.com/210061.html">Available as a poll over on Live Journal</a> (you don’t need an LJ account to vote, just an OpenID account which means an account from WordPress.com, Google, Yahoo, Blogger, etc.)</p> <p><img class="right" src="http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1969.jpg" alt="League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969" width="140" height="213" /></p> <h2>Graphic Novels</h2> <ul> <li><cite>The Boys Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society</cite> by Garth Ennis</li> <li><cite>The Boys Volume 7: The Innocents</cite> by Garth Ennis</li> <li><cite>The Boys Volume 8: Highland Laddie</cite> by Garth Ennis</li> <li><cite>The Boys Volume 9: The Big Ride</cite> by Garth Ennis</li> <li><cite>Dark Entries</cite> by Ian Rankin</li> <li><cite>John Constantine, Hellblazer: Pandemonium</cite> by Jamie Delano</li> <li><cite>John Constantine: Hellblazer: Bloody Carnations</cite> by Peter Milligan</li> <li><cite>Angel: After the Fall Volume 3</cite> by Brian Lynch and Joss Whedon</li> <li><cite>Angel: After the Fall Volume 4</cite> by Brian Lynch and Joss Whedon</li> <li><cite>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming</cite> by Joss Whedon</li> <li><cite>League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969</cite> by Alan Moore</li> <li><cite>Tom Strong Volume 1</cite> by Alan Moore</li> <li><cite>Eternals</cite> by Neil Gaiman</li> <li><cite>Fables Volume 15: Rose Red</cite> by Bill Willingham</li> </ul> <p><img class="right" src="http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sladen.jpg" alt="Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography" width="140" height="216" /></p> <h2>Doctor Who</h2> <ul> <li><cite>Doctor Who: Dragon&#8217;s Claw</cite> by Steve Moore, Steve Parkhouse and Dave Gibbons</li> <li><cite>Doctor Who: The Eyeless</cite> by Lance Parkin</li> <li><cite>Doctor Who: The Indestructible Man</cite> by Simon Messingham</li> <li><cite>Doctor Who: Wolfsbane</cite> by Jacqueline Rayner</li> <li><cite>Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography</cite> by Elisabeth Sladen</li> <li><cite>Running Through Corridors: Rob and Toby&#8217;s Marathon Watch of Doctor Who (Volume 1: The 60s)</cite> by Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke</li> <li><cite>Time, Unincorporated 3: The Doctor Who Fanzine Archives: (Vol. 3: Writings on the New Series)</cite> edited by Graeme Burk and Robert Smith?</li> </ul> <p><img src="http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/windup.jpg" alt="The Windup Girl" width="140" height="214" class="right" /></p> <h2>Science Fiction and Fantasy</h2> <ul> <li><cite>Never the Bride</cite> by Paul Magrs</li> <li><cite>Something Borrowed</cite> by Paul Magrs</li> <li><cite>Enter Wildthyme</cite> by Paul Magrs</li> <li><cite>I Shall Wear Midnight: A Story of Discworld</cite> by Terry Pratchett</li> <li><cite>Shades of Grey</cite> by Jasper Fforde</li> <li><cite>Transition</cite> by Iain Banks</li> <li><cite>Surface Detail</cite> by Iain Banks</li> <li><cite>The City and the City</cite> by China Mieville</li> <li><cite>Looking for Jake and Other Stories</cite> by China Mieville</li> <li><cite>The Windup Girl</cite> by Paolo Bacigalupi</li> <li><cite>Rivers of London</cite> by Ben Aaronovitch</li> <li><cite>Moon Over Soho</cite> by Ben Aaronovitch</li> </ul> <h2>Other Fiction</h2> <ul> <li><cite>Flash for Freedom!</cite> by George MacDonald Fraser</li> <li><cite>Flashman and the Mountain of Light</cite> by George MacDonald Fraser</li> <li><cite>Flashman and the Redskins</cite> by George MacDonald Fraser</li> <li><cite>Flashman at the Charge</cite> by George MacDonald Fraser</li> <li><cite>Flashman in the Great Game</cite> by George MacDonald Fraser</li> <li><cite>The Fort</cite> by Bernard Cornwell</li> <li><cite>The Kingdom of Light</cite> by Giulio Leoni</li> </ul> <h2>Non-Fiction</h2> <ul> <li><cite>God Collar</cite> by Marcus Brigstocke</li> <li><cite>Map Addict: A Tale of Obsession, Fudge &amp; the Ordnance Survey</cite> by Mike Parker</li> <li><cite>Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom</cite> by Tom Holland</li> <li><cite>Robin Ince&#8217;s Bad Book Club: One Man&#8217;s Quest to Uncover the Books That Taste Forgot</cite> by Robin Ince</li> <li><cite>Seven Million Years: The Story of Human Evolution</cite> by Douglas Palmer</li> <li><cite>The Story of English: How the English Language Conquered the World</cite> by Philip Gooden</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=X2Hu_ENywBg:Ny0W6-6b_7U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/X2Hu_ENywBg" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2012/01/01/2011-books/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2011/12/25/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-25/ 2011-12-31T17:42:39Z 2011-12-25T12:00:00Z

<ul class="aktt_tweet_digest"> <li>Dealing with City Link customer support. Wish me luck. <a href="http://twitter.com/very_true_thing/statuses/149536475984314369" class="aktt_tweet_time">#</a></li> <li>#<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23Misfits" class="aktt_hashtag">Misfits</a> finale was brilliant but a bit of a downer. Though I wonder where Nathan&#039;s original power is now&#8230; #<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23justasking" class="aktt_hashtag">justasking</a> #rollonseason4 <a href="http://twitter.com/very_true_thing/statuses/148540459487211521" class="aktt_tweet_time">#</a></li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=zL7yWqMr5is:CtCTKJibHvU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/zL7yWqMr5is" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2011/12/25/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-25/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/?p=2197 2011-12-21T17:28:32Z 2011-12-21T17:28:32Z

<p>Before this one I&#8217;ve only made thirteen &#8220;real&#8221; blog posts this year. Twitter, Facebook and work have eaten up my time and creativity. But maybe I need to spring clean this place first &#8211; always easier to work in a pleasant environment. (Or maybe that idea&#8217;s just classic procrastination&#8230;)</p> <ul> <li>Remove the Sociable plugin &#8211; every upgrade breaks my layout. <strong>Done</strong></li> <li>As a replacement for the above add Twitter, Facebook and Google+ buttons directly in the theme template.</li> <li>Exclude the Weekly Twitter posts from the front page &#8211; having a backup of my tweets is a good thing, displaying them on the homepage of this blog isn&#8217;t.</li> <li>Rethink syndication &#8211; how exactly do I want to share posts with Live Journal, Facebook, Google+, etc.?</li> <li>A new design?</li> <li>Most importantly &#8211; more content</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=YrwzvTp03Dc:ZqWmguQweWI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/YrwzvTp03Dc" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2011/12/21/very-stale-things/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2011/12/18/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-18/ 2011-12-21T17:13:28Z 2011-12-18T12:00:00Z

<ul class="aktt_tweet_digest"> <li>My 4.5 year old PC motherboard has died. Any recommendations for where (UK) to buy mid-range PC base unit with good upgrade potential? <a href="http://twitter.com/very_true_thing/statuses/145850683235631104" class="aktt_tweet_time">#</a></li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=G9SoucwJdKg:Z6msewsSIg0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/G9SoucwJdKg" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2011/12/18/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-18/ Steve Pugh http://steve.pugh.net/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2011/12/11/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-11/ 2011-12-21T17:16:14Z 2011-12-11T12:00:00Z

<ul class="aktt_tweet_digest"> <li>That was close, well done Balliol #<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23UniversityChallenge" class="aktt_hashtag">UniversityChallenge</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/very_true_thing/statuses/143789306836819969" class="aktt_tweet_time">#</a></li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?a=GQcPWz6ud6M:X41BZGN2cVQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/very-true-things?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/very-true-things/~4/GQcPWz6ud6M" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2011/12/11/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2011-12-11/