On This Day, 10 July
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RT @paulrickards: Just landed at System Source Computer Museum in Baltimore, MD for the @vcfederation repair workshop. Good to be back! Exp…
Awww. Lear Siegler ADM-3A? Spent many an hour typing on those. Nice design on the "home" keys—extra-scalloped rather than having the little bumps, from what I remember. https://t.co/T3qGRNhmsB
Well, I can't fault it for accuracy. https://t.co/N7WEjbAuPV
2020
2019
@RanLearns @soffes I think it does actually need the numeric keypad flag, e.g. “UIKeyCommand(input: "\r", modifierFlags: [.numericPad], action: #selector(backspacePressed))”
@RanLearns @soffes That works for me if I use fn+Return on a “normal” wireless Magic keyboard, which lacks the numeric keypad. I think it kinda makes sense because the only place you can ever really press an “Enter” key properly is on the numeric keypad.
@RanLearns @soffes (Properly, my selector should actually be called “enterPressed” there, I’m just fiddling with old code 😀)
RT @harrisonlowman: Another often missed historical gem: the #Toronto city archives. Formed in 1960 they now have 1.25 million photos datin…
2018
Odd-job day. https://t.co/rZbRUtny2I
RT @painthands: Remember Kiwi & his goth gf? Well now she's his goth wife and they have 4 beautiful half goth babies 💚💙🖤 https://t.co/vX214…
RT @garethlpowell: Best. Gif. Ever. https://t.co/GspAYX7RMg
2017
RT @Avon_Stories: Who lived in Medieval Bristol? Inc Icelandic slaves, Knights Templars, Jewish communities, & how Bristolians had fun http…
Current status: listening to a Damned album because its name came up in a crossword this morning. #thuglife
Amazon are now trying to sell me stuff where I don't even know what it is. Is this carefully designed clickbait? https://t.co/b4a3VUnvim
@benjohnbarnes @evanmcmurry There is https://t.co/aG4tztLTHO but only for Chrome/Facebook, and my FB feed doesn't s… https://t.co/7ut3jl7lyR
📷 Roll for the Soul, Nelson Street, Bristol. Kodak 400TX/Leidolf Lordomat. https://t.co/HECw6uD9JC
Er. No it’s not. Is this some kind of spoof site? https://t.co/YS14yKJC5y
RT @Samuellificatio: @Eater The most British thing about this is that a deadpan British person once told someone this was absolutely a Brit…
On the way to t'Tobacco Factory. #igersbristol https://t.co/wX3YD1wwVS https://t.co/VZQSJTd38N
@Eater If Sherlock Holmes & Miss Marple donned their tweeds & searched the UK for a fortnight with an OS map they w… https://t.co/6WmmC5pHLw
Home! YoBikes are less good than they used to be, but at least they cut some time off my journey.
@RealDramRob Jeepers. No, because the only time I tried it I ended up with memory loss and had to break out of a lo… https://t.co/bDAnnpvtBo
@RealDramRob …by which I mean, “Careful now!” 😀
@RealDramRob "In case of emergency break glass," then manhandle the sliding doors open-style break out.
@RealDramRob It started with a tall, genial hippie asking me if I'd ever tried the stuff in the better(!) of the tw… https://t.co/w6UtedoMp4
@RealDramRob Things went downhill sharply from there, and that's saying a lot, from a pub outside Swindon station.
2016
@petedrinks This is *lush*, if a tad dangerous. https://t.co/GpUnRLczNc
@Saralimback That came up as a crossword answer in the Times cryptic this week. Nice to see one!
2015
Call me suspicious, but I'm not sure I trust medical information distributed by DVD-R at bus stops...… https://t.co/EnzcCqNfre
2014
*Raises eyebrow at server*
@ahnlak Grr.
@ahnlak Qaplà!
@ahnlak Of quorse.
@slicknic Only because it's in another country.
@imyke Nope. Can you call back on Tuesday?
Hotwells evening #bristol http://t.co/4j3AVYiR61
Ostrichin. http://t.co/APXaM3tSaj
2013
@ianmasters @Opera Yup. Hopefully the "one last time" mentioned in the latest one will turn out to be true...
@AthanSpod @benjohnbarnes Thanks for catching. Ah well, it was a good test of @vigilapp, which pushed me a notification about 20 mins ago...
@baratunde The bit of paper hasn't done me much good. Three years' dedicated learning time with bunch of friendly, clever geeks, however...
@baratunde But certainly I've known plenty of excellent programmers who never did formal study.
@hayles WTHHOWMANYBUTTONSDOESITNEED!?
2012
RT @Oatmeal: As promised, here's the photo of $211,223 in cash we raised for charity http://t.co/ibeaEa6W
@CommonsGuy Thanks for latest post. Was just complaining about non-exported Activities showing up in query... myself!: http://t.co/ueNSyC03
@twinkleboi Mornin'.
I'm a bit tired, but my body apparently wanted me not to get any more sleep. Oh well. Morning all.
No, little Apple TV temptress! I need to watch educational dev videos this morning. Don’t show me _Dollhouse_ when I turn you on!
@Phooto Huh? It’s the little black one. Does that help?
@Phooto Er. I can’t remember. And I don’t want to sell it!
@Phooto Why are the old ones so valuable? (Also: I don’t want to change anything that’s currently working well. That way lies pain!)
@AndyCarolan @Phooto So why do the old ones sell so well? Also: I don’t need higher res or faster.
@AndyCarolan @Phooto (Bear in mind I tend to buy SD rather than HD content, as it’s cheaper and I can’t tell the difference on my telly!)
@Phooto @AndyCarolan I’ve had so much aggro with “minor” upgrades to multimedia stuff I’m not risking fiddling with a working setup!
@benjohnbarnes No worries. Gimme a bell when you’re ready.
@AndyCarolan @Phooto It would probably turn out to be incompatible with my TV for some odd reason.
@AndyCarolan @Phooto Yeah, "it shouldn't". Took them three software updates before *this* one could reliably fire up my telly.
@AndyCarolan @Phooto I am apparently not alone. http://t.co/Ug7Vi2x3
@AndyCarolan @Phooto No, I just waited for Apple to fix it in the firmware.
@benjohnbarnes Ah, technology.
Homeward bound http://t.co/YjlQYxFy
@ahnlak Yes, I just bought one, in fact. Would having a very bright blue LED on all the time be a deal-breaker for you?
@ahnlak Ah. Apparently mine is 2.1A shared across 4 ports. It works well, though, and you might find "related items": http://t.co/xJSxiiYa
@ahnlak Ah, okay. But basically, multi-port chargers is good search term; lots of travel ones about and some are 1A/channel.
@ahnlak You will never do it for a tenner in the tiny size some factory in China can manager it, either.
Hrm. Teh Intarnetz have randomly slowed to a crawl for me. Can someone turn them all off and on again, please? Who's nearest the switch?
@joshuachristy @6sync *I'm* certainly noticing network slowness somewhere in the 6sync vicinity, if that helps.
@6sync @joshuachristy Cool, ta.
*Reboots @archidave*
@Thehappyfatgirl Not until later. I just had an overly-large snack. Sorry.
@Thehappyfatgirl A cheese bagel and a banana. Thought I'd need tiding over until later, but my plans got cancelled.
@Thehappyfatgirl So now I'm full, but I still want to eat because it's dinner time. Ah well.
@Thehappyfatgirl You and me both. Sigh.
@Thehappyfatgirl Not so sure about the whole "films" thing. Rest sounds nice, though.
@Thehappyfatgirl Now you're talkin'.
2011
@mattgemmell Reply: "Apparently not."
@BenPark And then they send you about one a week with increasingly hysterical tone until about a month after it's expired...
@LegalWeasel @mhoulden Also, "rear".
@nyssapod Awesomes. I keep passing new ones, too.
2010
Interestingly timely post by @ihnatko a couple of days ago, on the "Buttafuoco Point" http://bit.ly/ctcgUL #moat
@ruskin147 From the other perspective, I've been absolutely fine with iOS 4 on my 3GS. Heard that it's quite awful on an original 3G, though
Off clothes shopping. Wish me luck.
On t'way to t'shops. http://twitpic.com/2419yc
@bananza Thanks!
Possible #Bristol photo-op: there's a bungee jumping crane going at Canon's Marsh, over the harbour :)
Currently in St Nick's Market being force-fed caffeine by a hyperactive Emmeline. This could get messy.
@DavidSGI Echofon on Mac; the official Twitter client on iPhone, or sometimes Echofon there too. Want my fave features of both!
@KaveyF No.
@KaveyF Sorry. Was walking! No, is friend who has cafe and named that lemonade after me :)
Ah, Play-doh. One of the key smells of childhood. *inhales*
Odd. The Cure appear to be playing on Radio 4. Although apparently they're called The Foals these days. #confused
Well, that was one way of meeting a new neighbour. Note to self: smoke detectors also detect fly spray. #grumblegrumblebloodymosquitoes
@chris_j_hughes I think it stifles the game less than the shut-down man-marking, so I'm generally in favour.
At some point, I will actually play with this, but like all new possessions, I prefer to photograph it first :) http://flic.kr/p/8hf86u
@archidave Welcome to mine for a week if you're prepared to dust it down & pump up the tyres.
@archidave It's not been used for a year, but there was nothing wrong with it when I stopped using it.
@archidave Sometime between 11 and 12? Could do after lunch, if not.
@bertpalmer @archidave Hey, you might have a better offer. Mine's a Ridgeback Comet, replete with cobwebs...
@archidave Let me know if you got that address DM. I shall be downing the twitterscope for an hour in a bit.
A curse on people who put samples of ringing telephones in their musical compositions.
@hayles Train dog to fetch covers?
@hayles Ah. Okay, yes, fair point. Stitch Boneos into other half's hair when he's asleep? Dog will bother him instead then.
2009
@sean_robbins it was inspired by how well I'm dealing with other technical problems today ;(
Well, the printer said "JAM". So, I poured some jam in, but that only seemed to make things worse.
#followfriday @benjohnbarnes, iPhone developer, all-round splendid chap, and, for those who understand these things, a Fysh.
2008
http://twitpic.com/3grr - All the client-side stuff is there! That's one of the reasons I'm impatient for the servers to be back up :)
@Phooto I came home to find a funky little dialogue box open on my iMac with a MobileMe logo announcing the change and telling me to update!
@boagworld Never mind, just put that on your "to do" list for later :)
@Phooto Hey,they didn't tell me that... They just pushed a software update to my Mac that told me .Mac was now MobileMe and I should update!
Tired of sitting there reloading your page until Twitter is back up? Try sitting there reloading your page until MobileMe is back up instead
Hmm. So, on my iMac, Software Update sees a new iTunes and MobileMe. On the MacBook, it just sees iTunes. And the .Mac website is down. Joy.
Uh oh. .Mac is now MobileMe. Bearing in mind how much .Mac sometimes made me want to cry and throw Macs out of windows, I'm scared of change