From Twitter 03-11-2011

[c9]

• 08:00:07: Went from fast asleep to wide awake when @leapfish told me about the earthquake in Japan. Now devouring news and maps. Shocking.
  
• 08:18:34: 8:07am Toronto time, tsunami expected to first hit Hawaii. Updates at www.weather.gov/ptwc
  
• 08:19:23: Live English-language TV news from Japan here: http://is.gd/oBA4Z8
  
• 08:31:56: Friend in Tokyo reports regular aftershocks every 5-15 mins; "my curtains are swaying as I type this"
  
• 08:34:17: Huge wave of debris washing over farm fields looks like awful horror movie. Includes garbage, boats, cars, and entire buildings on fire.
  
• 09:24:23: RT @ottguy: Local Hawaii TV station is chastising "the main Fox network" for reporting "erroneous information like we've been 'slammed b ...
  
• 09:25:07: RT @davidakin: For those getting up to speed: Tsunami slams Japan after biggest quake in more than a century http://bit.ly/hDXZBq
  
• 09:25:56: RT @ottguy: So it begins for Hawaii.. watching the first rise live on Hawaii TV. http://is.gd/XQVn4T
  
• 10:02:24: RT @acoyne: Classic: store tossing around like a ship at sea; instead of running for lives, staff focus on keeping stuff on shelves http ...
  
• 10:04:49: RT @sproudfoot: RT @mscrossy: Speechless. RT @IsaacHayes3: Japan Earthquake http://twitpic.com/48eoe1 Crazy. (via @mlse)
  
• 10:53:20: Why You [yes, *you*] Fall For The Spin, by @dgardner http://is.gd/hjS6gg - After, the comments are unsurprising & depressing. #cdnpoli
  
• 10:59:48: Cdn earthquake in June was 5.0 on Richter = 32 kilotons of TNT. #Japan #Sendai #Earthquake was 8.8 = 16 gigatons of TNT. http://is.gd/VKCeao
  
• 11:01:00: RT @dgardner: Scientists can't predict earthquakes. In face of uncertainty, do Japanese do nothing? No. They prepare. A good model for o ...
  
• 11:16:30: RT @larrylarry: The list of aftershocks in Japan - 5.0+ every few minutes: http://is.gd/Ho903B
  
• 11:25:33: CANADIANS: SMS donation only works in original country; don't just blindly text! Canadian Red Cross is here: http://is.gd/muCzvr
  
• 11:27:57: So glad to see only a few familiar tweeps... RT @dylan_robertson: Real Twitter: http://bit.ly/hmX7jU
  
• 11:31:18: RT @remarkk: Oooo, @rocketradar is about to be even more useful! "TTC to make GPS data on buses available in April" http://bit.ly/fGEQdF ...
  
• 11:36:27: RT @ddemchuk: Thank you very much @jm_mcgrath for such a wonderful Toronto Life article about @goldsbie and #goldsbiephone http://bit.ly ...
  
• 11:39:29: Yum! Pudding shooters! http://is.gd/P0l7kg Wondering if I should make these for our upcoming celebration of Spring...
  
• 11:48:08: 2 Air Canada flts to Tokyo on approach when earthquake hit; diverted to Sapporo&Hyakuri. Today's flts&returns cancelled. http://is.gd/92cxvK
  
• 11:50:27: Air Canada diversions/cancellations/~100 stranded passengers due to earthquake http://is.gd/92cxvK (cc: @davidakin @JProskowGlobal )
  
• 12:04:49: Now hungry! RT @jm_mcgrath: Dairy Queen? RT @InklessPW: Dq
  
• 12:06:46: Can't wait two more days, John. RT @jm_mcgrath: Mmm... sundae. RT @c_9: Now hungry! RT @jm_mcgrath: Dairy Queen? RT @InklessPW: Dq
  
• 12:07:38: RT @daveewing: The headline you won't be reading: "Millions saved in Japan by good engineering and government building codes". Buts it's ...
  
• 12:14:33: RT @bengoldacre: "Supermoon caused earthquake": total, utter, stupid, offensive made-up bollocks in the Daily Mail http://dlvr.it/JxKPH
  
• 12:17:05: When reading a news article or watching TV news, keep The Caveat In Paragraph 19 in mind... http://is.gd/3UgkoQ
  
• 12:30:15: How can I save 100k Aeroplan points & go around the world like @c_9 & @leapfish did? This hard-to-read blog explains: http://is.gd/KUqHRh
  
• 13:52:24: RT @tylerfleming: Tokyo buildings swaying after earthquake (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhJzdtzl6KY
  
• 14:25:04: Reminder: US-only! Try redcross.ca MT @GeorgeTakei: CNN reports Japanese Gov't formally requests US help. Text to donate... Pls RT
  
• 14:30:36: Confirmed: http://is.gd/SVVBEa RT @stephen_taylor: Canadians can donate $5 to Red Cross by texting REDCROSS to 30333 (Please RT) #cdnpoli
  
• 14:57:10: RT @ddemchuk: Seems that if you go to an Ontario Catholic School, you surrender *all* your rights under the Charter: http://bit.ly/eugSSe
  
• 15:04:08: RT @TomPodolec: Porter Airlines' 100,000th flight in its four-and-a-half year history took off today from St. John's, N.L., bound for Ha ...
  
• 16:46:21: RT @acroll: Sigh. #prayforjapan is trending. Seismology, structural eng, warning systems, rescue tech, satellites. #scienceforjapan doe ...
  
• 17:54:27: Using Google Realtime search on "japan nuclear" to watch the information (and disinformation, argh) develop. Fascinating/scary.
  
• 17:55:20: Link: http://is.gd/akw4x1 RT @c_9: Using Google Realtime search on "japan nuclear" to watch information (and disinformation, argh) develop.
  
• 17:59:53: You would not believe the shit that people say w/ hashtag "pr_yforjapan" attached. Instructions for cooling reactors by prayer, for example.
  
• 21:36:04: New mattress purchased! Proper night's sleep now required.
  
• 22:43:17: Most meaningful LOLcat ever: http://is.gd/ZV4W2w #japan #earthquake
  

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