On This Day, 21 September
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@4r7hr I just learned control-Z. I feel quite optimistic about the past.
RT @CFrankpitt: Ok #bristol - does anyone that regularly commutes on foot/bike/Voi between Temple Meads & Queen Square fancy clubbing toget…
@WeirdBristol About here, I'd say :D https://t.co/3bGXJurxDK
@chelsiewrath I didn't actually like Paris, Texas that much as a film but it was astoundingly good to look at.
2021
2020
RT @Avon_Stories: I love the foggy mornings https://t.co/MG1cUBEJeD
RT @johngirvin: So, yeah, I deployed my blog on Kubernetes. https://t.co/jDxGn7Sacj
I have finished the Georgette Heyer (thanks @_pigeons_ !) and the latest Interzone has arrived so I may be heading forward rather than backwards in time next... https://t.co/HClL5am2F3
@unamccormack @_pigeons_ The Reluctant Widow. My first one. (Heyer is specifically recommended by the unofficial Times Crossword club I hang out in for beefing up one’s vocab. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to don my pelisse and head out to the barouche...)
RT @RandiFoorDalton: My notes after a yearly wellness exam are like “Obese 30 year old obese female who works as an obese librarian. Patien…
RT @joeheenan: We need a track & trace system for our Prime Minister
Benched #photoaday (Twitter gets a bonus extra picture of a pretty letterbox, for no particular reason.) https://t.co/MtyBuZyeDl https://t.co/PoepNLxrMz
RT @ilCaffeNero: i pray my friends get through the battles that they don't tell me about
@_pigeons_ @Bingo_Little Woah. Well, I guess that explains the helicopter. https://t.co/HXqvnx3wGt
@Shonette I SAW IT FIRST 👀
RT @Shonette: Has anyone got a specific house/flat in Bristol that they want to live in? For me it's the one at the end of Poole's Wharf wi…
RT @aerosubaru: 訃報 飼い主のみーこさんより、のび子さんが先ほど虹の橋を渡ったそうです。ご冥福をお祈りします。 2005年頃から猫画像の加工がブームとなるなかで、のびーるたんの愛称で親しまれ圧倒的な存在でした。 地球に生まれて長生きしてくれてありがとう、のび…
RT @_pigeons_: Local news.... https://t.co/YPmp7H9Uxt
@theword_forge I’m similarly irritated when people write “breath” when they mean “breathe”, but on balance, that one may come second to “discrete”/“discreet”.
RT @PaulAnnett: Another custom “like” animation, this time for any tweet with the #WearAMask hashtag. https://t.co/yT2DvA5sOd
@iamtheshunt1 @nosugartea @theword_forge I could use some complimentary medicine right now.
2019
Domestic scenes. https://t.co/jAiKLKEQdG
@dangusset Saving myself £100 on a new subwoofer by replacing the blown transistors myself. Really shouldn’t have played the Nephilim so loud! 😅
I wonder how many people follow this one, even if they know it... https://t.co/D2YHsRcbRM
@MakingBlakes7 That was a goodie. I remember Games/Sand the best, and I do like those two as a combo.
RT @apowerfulbird: octopus: [gun in each hand] cat: you're one short buddy
2018
All aboard the USS Toiletprise. https://t.co/ulXm8Zi7IJ
RT @benbrignell: What, really, has happened to the web? https://t.co/4Qr63JqIu1
RT @TomLarkinSky: Metaphor alert: there’s currently no power in the room at No 10 where the PM is going to make her speech. Might delay thi…
RT @oliverburkeman: Is it really an “impasse” when you’re stabbing yourself in the face and the other guy is letting you stab yourself in t…
2017
@antimitch @lilydoughball @Shonette This has always been my thought, too. But I never found out :D Looks surprising… https://t.co/4ePu1QoEPv
2016
Yeah, LinkedIn, I’m *really sure* this is my last chance. https://t.co/JnPw6O15K6
@ToM_BaL I’m still not sure about them. Like the transparency, but not the folding, maybe.
@RellyAB Mmm. As a pedestrian cyclist I once did 20 miles, and needed quite a lie down the next day. And that was fairly flat.
@RellyAB Is there anyone who could give you and your bike a lift there or back the first time, so you can try it one way only?
@RellyAB Cool.
Deadphones. Damn it. https://t.co/7ICRkBwDWS
@danvesma On the plus side, I fell quite smug about lining up replacements for cheap on the last Amazon Prime day.
@MatthewBeige @Bristolvor DON’T DO IT! (Have you been recently? It’s got EVEN WORSE. And I didn’t think that was possible.)
A friend wants to know if there’s decent coffee to be had in Fishponds, Bristol folk? I don’t get out that way much…
Literally all I did was turn the thing on and run Windows Update. Fuck you, Windows. https://t.co/warnhxFz3g
@amandavin Aww. Thank you!
@psidnell Are they that bad? I use Bluetooth speakers all day long without much problem.
@amandavin Ta.
One from the archives. https://t.co/8zYV7HGmHt
@BabsBat !
2015
@EffBeeee Bet you a fiver he’s still PM this time next week.
No statement from @David_Cameron yet. Cat got your tongue?
RT @kerihw: SPIN DOCTOR: We have no idea how to handle this SPIN VET: *chest puffed out* this is my moment
RT @benjohnbarnes: Teen prosecuted as adult at 17 for having naked images – of himself as 16 year old child. Peak America? http://t.co/EJqA…
RT @ZombieKudos: So #OrphanBlack S3 is finally airing in the UK. At 2:10AM on @BBC3, in two ep blocks, from next Sunday. Way to kill a fant…
*Gently weeps* http://t.co/SqsGJEJHoO
RT @paulrbrown: Happy to find that hotels have started supplying folding stand-up desks for those of us who prefer it. http://t.co/s24D84pE…
RT @teknoteacher: Some BBC Computing programmes from the 1980s are now available on iPlayer: http://t.co/qwIKtQIYAf
2014
@corylus Have you tweeted the results of just pressing one of the choices again and again yet?
@waiyeehong Agreed. Little buggers.
RT @AmberReedo12: Good luck to everyone taking part in @run_bristol especially @brislordmayor running in robes & chain #HopeItsStaysDry htt…
I will not be running the #bristolhalfmarathon today as I'm still ill and slightly under-trained :( Still, will be out snapping & cheering.
Sunny but still cool for #BristolHalfMarathon. Portway mostly in shadow with cool breeze. Enjoy!
Hey! It’s @brislordmayor looking resplendent in his finery! #BristolHalfMarathon ;) http://t.co/jew02ZwuyU
Hah! Runoceros! #BristolHalfMarathon http://t.co/3fniFD7giq
I know who I have more time for. #subtweet
It was quite a warm day to run #bristolhalfmarathon in normal gear, let alone... http://t.co/j2jORk1l0K
@benjohnbarnes On the other hand, it's asked me about Weather Line three times so far, despite me telling it I'm fine with that...
@Padraig @irace I came to same conclusion, but luckily in a shop before I bought. Also, I have plain 5, so upgrade joy still available ;)
@Kavey Heh.
RT @wilshipley: Sure, this seems idiotic, but look how sharp this suit looks! Not at all schlubby. http://t.co/QO4fih5QPu
@davidcaolo It’s under the crop feature.
RT @DarthMeerkat: And the winner of the 'Modest Job title' goes to this chap. http://t.co/0QJk9WAIiE
@jdriscoll What is this strange obsession with taking useful stuff away? Can you turn it back on, like the scrollbars?
@jdriscoll Well, yeah, but there was a shortcut for silencing it. (Presumably just works the other way around now?)
2013
Lovely evening at @TheSpanishBar. Here's a snap from the walk home back to Hotwells. http://t.co/H9U7YY7CB6
@hayles Koala pretzel honeycomb?
“Colonel! Incoming! Ropey CGI at three o’clock!” “Quick! To the plot device!” #allTVSF
Right then. Let's give this beast a try. http://t.co/duWk8aPIT5
Now we're cooking. https://t.co/Luq8Donbp5
@Lillput Indeed. Running through a cheap bag first, as you said.
Mission accomplished. http://t.co/gTzYX2ORNN
@Bristolvor Not bad. More subtle than I expected, just like it was when I tried it in a popcorn maker…
@Lillput I have what looks like nicely-done beans. But I'm leaving it until tomorrow to try them :) Thanks!
@Padraig Thirty three, though there’s a couple of oddities (eg my huffduffer feed) and probably five or so I haven’t listened to in months.
Should I watch the _Edge of Darkness_ remake? Can’t help but think that there can be only *one* Darius Jedburgh. http://t.co/Q4epDK9Q2F
@trekkie Not bad, no. Quite mild, not how you might expect, but in no way bad.
@UrsulaWJ It’s possible I could help you out on that score… http://t.co/WEwOdMRcb4
2012
@thomasvenables I would, but I don't have his details to hand as he was subcontracting for Parks. Will see if I can get them for you.
@thomasvenables (They were, er, quite stereotypical plasterers, but tidy, and my walls are *very* smooth.)
@nigellegg Technically, the stuff after the ? is a "query string" made of "GET parameters". In that particular case, it's...
@nigellegg ...Google Analytics tracking codes.
@nigellegg "Metadata" seems a good general description in that case, as the stuff is info *about* the URL. The URL would work without it.
@SarahPinborough Is the fridge freezer in a cold place?
@guriben I'm sure at least one Android device gets updated per week.
@guriben That is, verily, a most high bollock.
Bugger. The XX's tickets going on sale appears to have brought down the Colston Hall website.
@BlackDogDays @MsMottram Bah. *SADFACE*
@MsMottram @BlackDogDays Damn it. And we would have been accidentally taking part in http://t.co/v328A2DB too!
RT @BristolFerry: Tickets on sale for our Best of Bristol tour. 2 hour cruise with a beer, a pie and a pub stop! £16 http://t.co/4NqqREb ...
So, Sky think it was a Monarch plane, BBC report it as Aurela Airlines. Can they both be right? #birminghamairport
RT @ahnlak: @gothick Monarch flight, operated by Aurela. According to the beeb, anyway <-- Aha! Thought it might be something like that.
You know how my Fitbit broke? Just received the shiny new replacement. Excellent service. Thanks, @Fitbit!
Oh. Yes. I should probably have had lunch by now.
@andybeebristol You taking up minimal tweeting?
2011
@Mouse_House Can't. Have to go to pub.
@Mouse_House Mmm hm. Last day of work. Starting with breakfast in Wetherspoons.
@Mouse_House Yup. I am taking a few months to head my career in a new direction/learn new stuff. :)
Item @BBCr4today about "supercomplaint" against banks. Surely banks could beat it with a superinjunction? Or am I superwrong? #superhashtag
@Mouse_House I got bored with my insurance day job. Saved up a few months money. Planning on learning more web & iPhone development stuff :)
Morning, balloon. #lastdayatwork #thinkthisisametaphor http://t.co/ZcCPFpwn
And another launch. It's rare for me to be jealous of another mode of transport when I'm on a boat! http://t.co/Q56apTqI
@hayles I WILL! Of course, by "smash things up" I pretty much mean "steal a stapler."
@stillawake Thank you. Sure it will be. Though vaguely possible it'll get a bit messy later.
@hayles I should get a wheelbarrow on the way in. Is Gardiner Haskins open yet?
@hayles Damn it. Trust me to turn to looting just as it's gone out if fashion.
Lloyds building, ferry window. http://t.co/6spAEtyS
@hayles Haven't you heard? Nerds are fashionable now. Oh. Wait. That was seven seconds ago. Damn.
@boudledidge @MadamJMo Poor, but with a clear conscience?
@ChinaShopBull Thanks!
@archidave Wish there were an easy was of retweeting that.
Awwww. Right. Pub. http://t.co/AyqqYGj8
Ah, healthy breakfast. http://t.co/ckoJRvNd
These people know me quite well. http://t.co/RrPFyC97
@StJamesPT It's a balanced diet. As you can see, the beer is balanced on a box of chocolates.
@StJamesPT You might want to add a caveat: "If this course overlaps your leaving a job, add three extra weeks to compensate."
Wow. Nice wheel you've reinvented there. Interesting shape. #readingstackoverflow
@_fatal_logic Aloha :)
RT @aaronsw: "University officials say about an hour after the class's start time, they emailed that the professor had died." http://t.c ...
@Easybourne It must have had *really* clean toilets.
Another leaving pressie. And well-chosen, I feel :) http://t.co/LgPJc4l2
Symbolic http://t.co/SlkhJUSi
@ahnlak Last day :)
In the Commercial Rooms, talking nostalgia :)
@skinsrocks That's a different *country*, isn't it? Crazy lady. PS: Thanks :) x
Leaving drinks not that messy, luckily. Slowly heading home.
@twittl3s That's the plan. But freewheeling for a while first.
Home. With chocolate, beer and wine. Must. Show. Self. Restraint.
@KaveyF That would be a trio, dear.
@hayles Well, it worked for me. *flicks hair* *pulls off glasses*
@hayles I'm self-employed by a modest genius with good taste.
@hayles Yeah, but at least the hours are good.
@BinaryDad Hipsters probably covet them now.
By channel-flipping, I'm watching _Folyle's War of the Worlds_, where a posh British WW2 detective played by Tom Cruise fights off aliens.
@KaveyF I am terrified by playing in "public " :(
@evansde77 Especially if you mow the top half.
2010
@benjohnbarnes ´Οχι, έιμαι στην Κρήτη. (No, I'm in Crete!)
@hayles Me? As if I would do anything like that.
@chrisphin Bloody he'll, man. _Where_ is your natural manly passion about baking?
Ooooh. Bit pissed. #bridgetjones
@tweeny4 Try coming to Crete for a bit. I had the same thing yesterday, only deep fried.
It's a hard life :) http://yfrog.com/muvi1fj
@archidave Nope! (Hurrah!)
Morning all.
@RellyAB That is sad. How on earth did a geek forget her extension lead?
2009
View from the hill http://twitpic.com/ilndz
S'nice here http://twitpic.com/iljsu
@paulahillier mmm. Been very lucky so far. Never expected weather like this!
Safely ensconced in private apartment outside Okehampton.
How did it get to be 1am? This fast-paced Clovelly lifestyle will kill me...
@Joy_James Is that the noise he makes? No, on second thought, I don't want to know.
@talkie_tim And chocolate. :o)
@talkie_tim Pretty nice even from outside Bristol ;)
2008
Walking in Alexandra Park.
2007
Contemplating going down t'pub.