On This Day, 11 July
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2022
RT @GeorgeMonbiot: 4 months after my mother passed away, @VodafoneUK still won't cancel her account. Our calls, when we finally get through…
2021
How Does A Carburetor Work? | Transparent Carburetor at 28,546 fps Slow ... https://t.co/0YySwuo1pm via @YouTube
2020
New arrival :D @tithenai https://t.co/l3tiy6qYHm
RT @jephjacques: bring back Clippy so he can pop up all "it looks like you're doomscrolling, would you like me to turn off your wifi?"
@kariebookish 15/20. Weird quiz.
RT @EryqOuithaqueue: I AM DEAD https://t.co/2uv7lqZuzN
2019
@RanLearns @soffes Odd. I'd assumed that it would work for the actual Enter key if it worked for fn+Return (which is how you simulate a real Enter key on my keyboard.) Not much I can do to help, I'm afraid: I don't have any keyboards with a numeric keypad in the house!
RT @quellist1: When I was (much) younger, I used to entertain vague fantasies of heading of to live and write in a small banana republic so…
@tsunimee Anker deals email just came through; might help :D https://t.co/Dn3yBSgu8y
"We were seeing an unprecedented CPU exhaustion event, which was novel for us as we had not experienced global CPU exhaustion before." <-- how I feel most days. https://t.co/15oTnaLuxF via @cloudflare
2018
Millennials develop perfect cannonball to fire at people who make tired millennial jokes. https://t.co/r0p794WJRN
“I know,” I thought, “I’ll just make a small start by decluttering that alcove in the lounge.” If you don’t see me for a few days, tell the rescuers to look somewhere near the art supplies. https://t.co/j69z70Z26Y
@AndyCarolan Just experienced exactly the same thing. I don't think it helps that the app's name doesn't seem to have anything to do with what it does, in my mind...
@bexxi *Waves as much as the tangle of cables will let him*
RT @ChrisCaesar: what's your most insane boss story? extra points for shit that seems unbelievable but Actually Happened
Luckily, this house was never a signatory to the 2006 Cable Proliferation Treaty. https://t.co/Qra0uR3tlW
Jesus. How much must they be paying to show us this baffling, awful HDAC ad? #insaneintheblockchain
RT @TNeenan: Hard to believe that the last time England won a knockout game in the World Cup, Boris Johnson was foreign secretary.
Not entirely convinced these teams didn’t just swap shirts at half time. #ENGCRO
Christ. I’d forgotten what advertising was like.
2017
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. https://t.co/iveqzWJT6n
@benjohnbarnes Ah, no, this is an old one I'm giving away so I'm doing a clean install. Been running Sierra since it came out.
What a difference a day makes. https://t.co/hnjk5Q2TwD https://t.co/p4SECOwnQ2
RT @CaptainMarrow_: Twitter has been magnificent this week. #mincegate + #eggcupgate have forced us to return to the Twitter we all knew be…
RT @petapixel: Adobe admits Lightroom is slow, says speeding it up is top priority: https://t.co/dyTBuFYd6I https://t.co/aa61kKlpsn
2016
My domain controller brings all the virtual machines to the yard.
@Fujifilm_UK That’s a very level horizon. Shouldn’t she be tilting at them? :D
RT @BuzzFeed: This photo of a #BlackLivesMatter protester is being hailed as iconic https://t.co/BQFUuypH43 https://t.co/Dv8HJc0ORe
@ShipshapeMag @BristolHarbFest @Shonette Let's hope so. You just reminded me of 2014. https://t.co/RmBSeukqkQ
Potty afternoon. https://t.co/VCkHzm2vb1
Bristol quiz question: what the hell *is* this rusty thing between David Abels and the marina? (asks @_pigeons_) https://t.co/KuF7qG3OYF
RT @BBCPolitics: David Cameron will attend PMQs on Wednesday, and then visit the Queen before handing over to Theresa May that day https://…
@paulwaugh I reckon he’s got a bet with someone that he can leave without ever saying “Number 10”.
The One Which Is Inexplicably About Boxing #genericsftvepisodes
@simonindelicate Please never write a cheery musical set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.
@LaaLaa_Cam Do you want a shock? Try reading the news for a few seconds.
A snap from the weekend: Hombre https://t.co/VzwDImgCqM
@8EJ3 Christ, imagine what was there before if that’s already happened.
2015
Last night Madonna drove me to B&Q in an Aérospatiale Gazelle converted for road use. Not sure what Freud would make of that one. #dream
Highly tempting, but I think I'll save it for later. https://t.co/2w1Z8KqJ98
@ahnlak I’ll get started as soon as Madonna turns up.
RT @JakeWrightUK: Things I've done: studied CompSci Things I haven't done: tested every laptop, phone & router on the market. I don't know …
@JakeWrightUK @OpinionatedGeek Well, okay. But could you just fix my printer for me before you go?
RT @charlesarthur: Brilliant @SLAwrites analysis: "Reddit - not so much the internet's front page as its spacious, tricked-out man cave" ht…
RT @mattwithers: It took two journalists to uncover Watergate and four to read Sheridan Smith's Twitter feed http://t.co/FLo2Vjc4WJ
@shezza_t Maybe you should be dropping some habits.
RT @laurakalbag: 2015 in the UK… http://t.co/DJiIQqVhEZ
Bristolian back garden #igersbristol https://t.co/rF1nsbHTvO
Ooh. Bridge swing for Balmoral #Bristol http://t.co/Xp0gZma1KR
Balmoral, Bristolian and Bridge #bristol #igersbristol https://t.co/hmgZha7t13
*Waves at Bagheera* @bristolpacket http://t.co/9hDImO83AK
Bye, Balmoral! #Bristol http://t.co/ws61gTCHiQ
And I was just wandering to the garden centre. Bristol can be very distracting.
Shopped. http://t.co/MRZsq0wEex
TOAST. https://t.co/W7IN2wDqyE
Still experimenting with the double-wide 35mm aspect ratio of the Hasselblad Xpan. Shame I can’t afford one! :) https://t.co/9MgQdph47M
Spot the cormorant! https://t.co/EH1iZ2P0DK
#NowPlaying "Ophelia" by Natalie Merchant. One last song before bed... ♫ http://t.co/QriyTA5GDN
2014
Advice from a Bristol clock. http://t.co/J0faVI1kjX
When I'm untangling my earbud cable, the thought, "You know, the Amish might have a point," springs to mind. Roughly 7,481 times...
Thali. http://t.co/HSA6iLZowV
Wandering home #bristol http://t.co/ST3LOqFPaN
2013
RT @Moochava: Yearly reminder: unless you're over 60, you weren't promised flying cars. You were promised an oppressive cyberpunk dystopia.…
Temple Park. There are worse place to have lunch... http://t.co/FKPkKV032f
@Indiechops Might be ;)
@Thehappyfatgirl Ooh! That reminds me. *goes to water the garden*
@adamgasson Of course, you had to say that a month before I can afford anything…
Lamb kebab & ewe's cheese on base of broad beans & beetroot leaves, tomato & basil. Seems to work. http://t.co/vma7sgtrhR
Just got an alarm for _Hebrides: Islands on the Edge_ on BB2 at 9pm. Guess I set that after a recommendation from someone on Islay...
@vesselio I just tried to migrate from @Zubhium. Told me I was taking a tour, then gave me this. Erm. What do I do? http://t.co/TAvt6Y6Tpu
@Zubhium Aha! Got a tour I could step through this time :) But if I choose the free plan, $0 & click "Next", it asks for card details?
2012
@says_arline My commute's to the lounge; I just went the long way round! :)
@Thehappyfatgirl @BristolBites Yes! #cheese
RT @formspring_help: RT @formspring: To protect your account, your password has been disabled. Please reset it. http://t.co/e3LAuXbP ^TH
Walking into town in the sunshine. http://t.co/3pXjWfWE
Nearly home. #hotwells http://t.co/AEIfeoGh
@chubbybannister Am on Hotwells footbridge right now *waves*
@ginandcrumpets It’s okay. @KaveyF said that to me the last time she saw me, too.
Hrm. Where did my @O2 phone signal go?
@codepo8 Er. When you say "front-facing"?
Hrm. My street has primary school drumming lesson mixing with someone's car radio and the Amazing Singing Binmen. Retreating to the garden.
@codepo8 Gotcha. So, you just got it arse-frontwards, as one might say...
Okay. Not just me. From anguished tweets it appears that @O2 network may be having significant outage. As is their network status checker.
@iainclaridge You and the rest of the UK. http://t.co/vzDTPCgQ http://t.co/FRcS7UG8
RT @qikipedia: Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer - BRUCE GRAHAM
Hurrah! Finally something flowers on my trellis (not a euphemism) http://t.co/V3UDfK7T
RT @DoctorRad: Power cut in central #Bristol affecting around 300 properties, estimated reconnection time of 6pm.
@Thehappyfatgirl Yup. Been dead for ages, now. Seems country-wide, too.
@Thehappyfatgirl @Ninja_lynneja I can't afford your rates anyway.
Snappity: For Nostalgia Purposes http://t.co/nfGQBHP8
@Thehappyfatgirl @Ninja_lynneja Hurrah! I will call *right now*! *Looks at O2 phone signal*. Oh.
@Ninja_lynneja Yup. "Perle d'Azur".
@Ninja_lynneja There is a short blurb about what it is and why I took it if you go through to the actual Flickr page :)
@Ninja_lynneja Ta :)
@Ninja_lynneja Hurrah! Though it probably wasn't worth all that trouble :)
@BlackDogDays I mind. But only because I don't have any biscuits. Damn.
@BlackDogDays It didn't get to me. But I heard a funny *clunk* noise and the music lesson stopped for a bit. Think you hit a teacher.
Wow. This O2 network outage is getting quite epic. Hope nobody who only has my mobile number needed to call this afternoon.
@inkyhands Remove battery if you can, then seal it in middle of tupperware box filled with rice. Try it in 24-48 hours. http://t.co/yjgz12tX
Several 5-star reviews for @getrunningapp for Android so far. Huzzah! https://t.co/Xo1vh9X6
RT @mattgemmell: Tweetbot for Mac public alpha! http://t.co/X8xJWBk4
I am an avant-garde chef experimenting with such fusions as basil and nectarine*. *I should really rinse the chopping-board before dessert.
@benjohnbarnes Was that based on this recipe? http://t.co/Kbwl8edb
@benjohnbarnes (I recently decided not to bother after having "try cold-brew coffee" on my to-do list for months. No summer, damn it!)
@benjohnbarnes I nearly took my *grinder* on holiday last time... I think that's probably a reasonable indicator of addiction..
@Bristol_Culture I noticed that just this morning, when snapping for Cafe Typography... http://t.co/qshJOwgB
@Bristol_Culture Given that I always thought "Bristol Stylish Bars" was a dreadful name, I can't say I'm unhappy.
@wotfs Nope, still dead. Now getting into "someone might really have needed to get in touch and not been able to" territory.
Okay, so that's O2, *and* the BBC website down, by the looks of things. Erm.
@BradleyLaw As is everything else web-related at the BBC, by the looks of things.
@benjohnbarnes Hrm. If you made it with actually cold water, you might want to call that a control group and re-make with warm.
RT @lesleyjones: There's going to be an @o2 baby boom. Well, you've got to have something to fiddle with in bed
2011
My Pure internet radio takes longer to turn on and start playing stuff than the original valve sets did. #technologygetsslower
Anyway, yes, hello world, back from Swindon now, sorry if I was a bit read-only over the weekend.
@BenPark Neither, really. Visiting friends in Rodbourne.
@BenPark Much time was spent indoors or in the garden with friends & my two honorary nephews, anyway :)
I have hemmed (not really, just with wundaweb) one panel curtain. Three to go. The first one only took about an hour.
@matthew_roach Really? But they're cool, and the red matches the outfit...
@iClaudsBean Every year for six years I've thought "Wow. That was more complicated than it should be. Next year I'll hire an accountant."
@archidave I missed it too, sadly, but for the good reasons of seeing friends out of town, at least.
Yes, ants, it is your day for flying. Consider me suitably impressed. There is no need to continue headbutting me for attention.
Just posted a photo http://instagr.am/p/Hcrw8/
@LeeCottier Baroness Benjamin is, indeed, still rather fab, isn't she?
@t_pk @oxfamcothambook @tiny_teapot Oh! Goodness. People are rarely mistaken for me. You must be special :D
Speaking of @oxfamcothambook reminds me: I have 175 books I need shot of. What's my best option, in Bristol? ( List: http://bit.ly/qJzDbK )
@Nose_in_a_book I expected that to be a one-page site that just said "EVERYTHING PROCTOR AND GAMBLE DON'T."
@ahnlak Hush.
@ahnlak Although I have a feeling the answer may lie along those lines. Even charity bookshops often have "no paperback fiction" rule now.
@BristolBites I wish I had. Would be nice to have an occasional feline visitor. "What, you want food now? *Back to your owner!*"
@LeeCottier @grahamallcott Well, if we have to have immortal children's TV presenters, they might as well be good ones...
@mjh53 That may be the reason they're refusing to accept any more.
Damn! When did the Adam and Eve close?
@stillawake Couple of months ago, apparently. :( Just talked to guy who runs The Bear about it.
@BlackDogDays Well, they're closed right now, and seem to have a sign in the locked, darkened entrance for a closing-down party.
@BlackDogDays *sigh*. Which is a shame, as they were very much my local.
@BlackDogDays I don't tend to venture to local pubs, generally. Mostly I'm on my own, so it feels a bit weird.
2010
...I wouldn't pay every newspaper they wrote for the fee for the full paper, 98% of which I wouldn't be reading.
Oh, goodness. It looks a bit hot for running out there.
@ArryMatt It's amazing how far I had to zoom the map out to find out where the hell that actually _is_ in the world...
@bertpalmer Ooooh! Awesome! I will go outside in a minute and jog in solidarity! Good luck.
Oooh, @bertpalmer is putting me to shame by running 10K for charity today. http://twitpic.com/24bl7c
A snap from yesterday, St. Nicholas Market, Bristol: http://flic.kr/p/8hyq16
Right. Off for a jog to that bridge over there. I'll be going the long way round, though. http://twitpic.com/24bw22
Made it :) http://twitpic.com/24ceh8
@jacrats thanks!
@bananza *waves*
Lovely sky! http://twitpic.com/24cj7k
@bananza Awesome decision. And I mean that: it doesn't matter what happens from here, the _decision_ is awesome.
@rabidbee Hmm. On the other hand, I was there taking photos of a market stall holder. Wonder if it was the same one? :) @matthew_roach
@katylouiseg MrrrrrrrrRrrmph?
@katylouiseg Aaaaaaaaaaaah. :)
I'd probably pay a subscription to get @realdmitchell and @caitlinmoran's columns, together with a few others from different sources. But...
Someone has told them that they're playing football, not cards, yeah? #worldcup
@hayles "I bought us both ice-creams. Yours melted. Sorry." *swallows guiltily*
When your trip to the shops involves passing this sort of thing, Bristol does seem like a pretty cool place :) http://flic.kr/p/8hFWnJ
Yay! Karate Kid!
@RellyAB What was the big fat lie? "It works"?
Whenever The Karate Kid's on am tempted to start training again, despite eye issue. Wonder how long it'd take to re-acquire brown belt...
@matthew_roach @rabidbee No, she fed me a cookie then bought me a drink. Clearly you need to work on your shooting technique :)
@jorence It seems possible.
If #ned had watched The Karate Kid all the way to the end, they'd have learned fouling doesn't pay, instead of just learning the kicks.
That's better. #worldcup
@Whatleydude Huh?
@jennifermjones At this rate it'll still be going on in the morning. It does roll over to tiddlywinks after twenty penalties, right?
Goodness, this has been going on a while. Remind me, which one's Isner and which one's Mahut? #worldcup
@jennifermjones Hmm. That'll be Flamenco versus pole-dancing, right? Should be interesting.
@jennifermjones Please don't say that too loud. Eurovision's bad enough.
2009
@shezza_t Not apart from the samples you'd normally get at a food fair, I think. Guess they're making sure only serious high-spenders apply.
Hmm. Local Oxfam shop appears to be selling cute Cthulu ornament. http://twitpic.com/9zuww
No, it's official: Bristol food & wine fair have priced me out of their market. Having panini on Brandon Hill instead.
Bugger. Food & wine fair is £10. Also, cashpoint not working. Maybe I'm not going.
My first Howies tee. http://twitpic.com/9zlrg
*Yawn* *Stretch* Hurrah! A proper lie-in! Now maybe I'll have a bath that lasts until midday. And is it the Wine & Food Fair later?
2008
So, I logged off and on again. Plus side: my iDisk icon is now a pretty purple disk with a cloud on it. Minus side: all my files are gone.
Damn you, Apple! I was using that!
Oh, heck. Where did all the data on my iDisk go?
Still waiting for MobileMe software update for the MacBook. Hope syncing between machines on MobileMe and machines on .Mac doesn't hurt 'em.
Mixing telcos with Apple is mixing sewage with wine. Even if it's just a drop of telco you add, you still end up with a barrel of sewage.
Hey, @bexxi, if you do get double the number of hours in your day, then I've got some jobs here that you could give me a hand with :-)