On This Day, 23 May
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@andrewlaughland @rem Yeah, I was going to suggest RapidWeaver. Used it for years before I learned web development myself; nice to see it's still going.
@chubbybannister Oh, God, I never even considered that possibility.
@Peculiar That was bloody brilliant. Thanks for giving me the last nudge I needed to get around to it!
RT @doctorow: JOHN HARRIS https://t.co/yey1X0L27M https://t.co/XWbXezoUjO
Okay, Hotwells: it's high tide and the Rose of Denmark has hoisted her jib. You know what this means: be prepared for a Plimsoll Bridge swing as soon as she gets the mains'l up. https://t.co/DTM3IZyDzA
Definitely an afternoon for listening to _Sheffield Shanty_ #mstu https://t.co/NHQOGivmFQ
RT @dduane: Meanwhile, on Tumblr... (https://t.co/j7soud6XAP) https://t.co/73FBjGCwnw
2020
RT @brianpempus: The vibe at all the restaurants reopening https://t.co/tGmaiZazaE
@rhyarlett @mikegalsworthy He’d have got away with it completely if his family lived in Scunthorpe.
@craigmod If you have the option, I’d go for the developer’s download version, especially with apps that might need more permissions. Sometimes there’s extra functionally there, eg DaisyDisk has better scanning in the non-App Store version. (And developers can offer upgrade pricing easily)
@craigmod On the other hand, for little utilities that don’t need much access and you don’t know if you can trust the developer, the more sandboxed App Store version might offer more security.
2019
RT @rhodri: May I be one of the first to wish everyone a very happy Urging Each Other Repeatedly To Go And Vote Day.
RT @gothick: ‘And now, as part of our centuries-old tradition, the Closing of Parliament ceremony concludes with Black Rod chasing an anima…
Somewhat absurdly found myself reading about Thoreau’s idyllic life by Walden Pond... on a steel bench on Bristol Harbourside on a Kindle Oasis while drinking Coke and eating Tesco beef jerky while motorboats drone past. Oops.
I mean, I could’ve at least made it to Leigh Woods with a paperback.
Trails. #bristol https://t.co/jb7cTlWSkU
@rowan_m The Mashked Avenger?
2018
RT @Avon_Stories: The sound of the stream in Paradise Bottom, Leigh Woods - walking on Sunday with @gothick https://t.co/k4A1Ao8xpm
That would’ve been around here somewhere… https://t.co/E11vJYCspA https://t.co/4SN9rOc2yz
@stillawake “All hands to the tiller”? Isn’t that something you really wouldn’t want?
GDPR (EU) 2019/847: regulation of never-ending opt-out emails caused by GDPR (EU) 2016/679.
RT @MStewartAtwell: Oh god what is it really https://t.co/AEg49KiiE0
2017
@Bufty_Grifter I went for a long walk without my phone today. It helped.
2016
RT @AndyRichter: Congratulations! You have invented whiskey https://t.co/AtBSRuGGSn
Zazu's Benedict. @ Zazu's Kitchen Restaurants https://t.co/aJiisMgiS5
RT @annecupcake: Any recommendations for coffee places in Bristol open on a Sunday? Also bakeries/cafes...open Sunday/bank holiday Monday #…
This afternoon, I have mostly been chasing a magnificent shag of some kind. #Bristol https://t.co/ygv7MdUP38
@Cookwitch @annecupcake My favourite place right now is probably @TincanCoffeeCo on North Street, and I was in there last bank hol…
@Cookwitch @annecupcake …though unless you’re “doing” North Street, may be bit out of way. Can certainly second vote for @brewcc, too.
@headfirstonly Thanks! Knew one of my erudite tweeps would be able to identify it.
@nitinganatra @siracusa My patented method: try to hit it. Swear. Try to hit it. Swear. Remember I can edge swipe. Edge swipe. Swear.
@sarahjeong @danbarker They also broke the “slow as treacle with an irritatingly non-native UI” promise. Do they win money for that?
Kindle disadvantage: I’m not leaving this Paperwhite on the table outside to save my place while I go to the bar.
@jukesie I may have to start carrying a paperback with me.
@jukesie Heh. I have twenty books or more on the “incoming” shelf anyway. Will stuff the cheapest-looking one in my bag ;)
Mine's a pint of @GBrewery's rather lovely BX Mild. #mildmay https://t.co/vADFCiNUaf
Heading your way, #bristol! https://t.co/ox3wOhMjEq
I am normally accompanied by the small and subtle Fuji X100. For snapping birds, though, it’s the heavy artillery. https://t.co/zFLZf5FHFH
@tsunimee Fear not, ma petite. Your followers can fucking swear for you, and no bugger will ever know.
Ooh la la. #pumphouse https://t.co/bw9hVn6SuZ
RT @gemmacorrell: #mentalillnessfeelslike ... for @MentalHealthAm #depression #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MHMonth2016 https://t.co/qWPLFbG…
@hotdogsladies FYI: This song is obligatory at British wedding receptions where anyone aged 40+ might be present.
Tennn-HUT! https://t.co/QILfo0MLZS
Apparently my stalkee this afternoon was a great crested grebe. Thanks @headfirstonly for the ID! #bristol https://t.co/Yd4u7PkZvx
RT @craigstone_: This is a baby octopus. https://t.co/L1ocNpCzOY
@talkie_tim Just a 70-200. Longest I own.
2015
Glasgow emergency breakfast. https://t.co/BBuHkEQHq0
Bowmore. https://t.co/pamK4Z73XE
2014
@guriben Can you use your superpower to benefit mankind? Keep Farage off the telly, maybe?
RT @TypeTasting: Reminiscence Packs for seniors: such a brilliant idea to prompt memories from @MuseumofBrands http://t.co/8l8Hfin89O http:…
@asic69 @ahnlak Sadly, this may be the year I decide the renewal fee for dermonprac.eu is too pricey to maintain the joke :D
@anna_debenham That sucks. I've had the occasional pot carried off. Generally things stay where they are, though.
@anna_debenham (And have you checked the local streets? Sometimes plant thieves are drunk and on foot and give up after a while.)
@anna_debenham Ah. Sounds rather more organised than when mine have gone :/ Don't let them get you down. Mark/subtly chain up new ones?
@anna_debenham (I paint my postcode on the back of the pot. Haven't had any nicked since, but don't know if anyone's actually been deterred)
@OpinionatedGeek I had pretty low expectations, to be fair.
The strong correlation between one-star reviews and people who can’t spell the word “disappointed”.
@DocLovelly Some good things come from Essex, you know. *looks down, buffs fingernails*
“Oh, the rain seems to have stopped. I’ll just nip out and get my lunch now, then.” — Every drenched Bristolian for five mile radius.
Including me.
RT @eddieblake_now: Fuck http://t.co/KswiAjfj9E
Damn it. Stayed near School of Art when I was in Glasgow for first time, last year. They were between exhibitions, so didn’t go in.
Fixing rsync. *fetches hammer*
Sweet. Yahoo!'s Weather app will be using one of my photos as a background for Bristol. I'm guessing for "cloudy": https://t.co/0dTYNX4b4O
2013
Photo Series Uses Face Detection to Spot Faces in Clouds http://t.co/VN3XoPHO3H <-- Clever use of technology in art...
@benjohnbarnes Yo. About to head airside. Could do afternoon call from Glasgae? :)
RT @PhotoInsomniac: I'm having trouble staying focused this morning, so I've dropped everything to read an email that just came in about st…
Someone is trying to sell me something with non-ironic use of the word “synergy”.
@hatsandbikes If I weren’t on Twitter I doubt I’d know anything about the #RPZ. Still don’t know much as it is. Hrm.
@hatsandbikes Is there anywhere I can get to see specific proposals for an area (Hotwells)? Am on phone at mo and council site seems…
@hatsandbikes …maze of download links to PDFs.
@hatsandbikes Can’t see it. It pops up a survey box in front that jumps around when I scroll so I can’t dismiss! http://t.co/r4GM8DdnSZ
@hatsandbikes Just have to look when I get back to a desktop, I guess. Ta for trying!
@Kavey I took the high road, and have got here afore ye :)
@emmafurious Hope you’re feeling better. X
Someone’s not in for a great time. Just spotted a solitary toothbrush on the baggage reclaim carousel…
@LaphroaigWhisky @Kavey Hurrah! Found my certificate :)
@Indiechops Well, it’s definitely the smell of the seaside :)
@Kavey Let me know if you want me to meet you when you get in. Just checked into hotel.
Hunting a good pub near Sauchiehall Street.
Settled for a place called the Drum & Monkey. Nice enough place, but nothing local on tap. Trying a… http://t.co/vlAGACK7Ps
@SpikyZebra Ta! Seem to have found myself in Generic High Street UK. Attempting escape velocity… :D
@chubbybannister It’s really nice! Just expected to have an easier time finding a local beer from closer than Edinburgh!
@chubbybannister …but such are the trials of dropping into a big city without doing enough research :)
This @innisandgunnuk is really rather lovely. Moving on in search of a slightly more local beer, though…
@Lillput Booked! Thanks :)
Mmmmmmmmmblackpudding :) @ Cafe Gandolfi http://t.co/B7gXGIWETl
@andybeebristol Hah! That was the place we were already eyeing up for breakfast…
2012
@liveindetail @bbcrb Hah!
A river runs through it. http://t.co/h8omgClO
I have just been for a little walk with my dad :) http://t.co/FQmgztVN
RT @StephenProvis: 123-reg have been hit by a massive DDoS attach from China and are currently down. Anyone hosting a domain with them w ...
This is aforementioned dad, by the way. He'll be seventy next week! http://t.co/RiIWehwL
RT @chadschomber: Ran 0.0 miles this morning. Felt good.
@BlackDogDays I think you missed the #wordoftheday tag there.
@benjohnbarnes You should change to git; that gets you an insult every time you do anything...
@shezza_t Yeah, he's doing pretty well. Hope I got my fair share of those particular genes...
Evening stroll http://t.co/iWurWLxX
Incoming. http://t.co/k7gVaePi
I am visiting my dad and stepmum. That photo was taken, roughly, here: http://t.co/kmXGtkVM
@BlackDogDays (Which is about a hundred paces from their front door. Win!)
@BlackDogDays Given the current weather in the UK, you can probably manage that without the four-hour flight, though...
@BlackDogDays I will. Though it'll be sporadic, as they'll only come through when I find some Wi-Fi...
@BlackDogDays I've never been. But I may be prepared to take your word for it :)
@weirdoldhattie I suggest that you'd be a "mohican't".
@BlackDogDays *snigger*
@chubbybannister It's amazing what these Instagram filters can do...
I suspect there may be oranges in my culinary future... http://t.co/8in9IEx2
@KaveyF My parents went orange-picking today. It was a gift, I'm told, to "repay" some photography my dad did. #greeklife
Investigating alternative currencies in Greece. ;) http://t.co/nplU0YN1
@KaveyF Have passed on your advice, ta :)
@hayles I've never used a daily deals site. But though I'm not watching, still fairly sure I'd be less of a knobhead.
@mattgemmell The answers to questions like that are always a depressing reminder of the efficiency of the human body.
@tsunimee I would, but there is little happening. It's dark outside, I'm reading, parents are web shopping. http://t.co/IYNIhZ6o
2011
@pjakobs Look how pretty the world could be :) http://ashleymcurtin.tumblr.com/post/5675954558/a-scary-world-in-comic-sans-not-sure-of-the
@bobscape http://warrick.cs.odu.edu/warrick.html <-- Requires reasonable geekiness.
@bobscape (Also, it's been a couple of years since I used it. But it worked fairly well for me then.)
@nineweeks @bertyc @jorence @bindymedia @nancyflowers @20thcflicks No, I was mostly working. In a good way, mind, but working nonetheless.
Downloading _Born This Way_. Should be good for running to :) #gaga
So you ring for service in Apple stores now? Excellent, that's far more British than that whole "no queueing" thing they used to do. #Jeeves
Unsettled sky. @ Floating Harbour http://instagr.am/p/EnOdM/
RT @other_red: Just seen a guy who looks like he wants to be in The Strokes. Dude, not even The Strokes look like they want to be in The ...
Tables @ Mackenzies http://instagr.am/p/EnPrO/
George from Baristas is writing a note on my cup, excusing me for being late for work :)
@Pockless As superpowers go, I think that's more practical than most :)
RT @Pockless: @gothick The superhero with awesome powers to excuse anybody for lateness. I overslept - Call Baristaman!"
@Narshada Mornin'!
Website idea: wiki of how to silence mobile phone X. For those times when colleagues go to all-morning meetings leaving their phone on desk!
(Or: product idea. "The Silencator" mobile phone Faraday cage bucket for offices.)
@guriben If I had a clue how to do that with this Blackberry, I would.
@Phooto Yes, but that does rather penalise the non-antisocial people!
@Phooto Nah, my product will be a really thick rubber dustbin with lid and "SHUT UP" printed in large friendly letters :)
@Phooto Yes, but a friendly rubber bin with no earth requirement will sell better. #mightactuallydothis
@lahlootea Goodness. What happened to the car? You okay?
I do like the idea of http://dawdlr.tumblr.com/ -- a postcard-based microblogging site :)
@AthanSpod No, I think I'll buy a really good blender. :)
@the3rdgirl What do I do if I want to be on the sexybeards list but aren't? :D
@the3rdgirl Hurrah!
Tool I wish existed: something that could "play back" all changes to a website source code repository, taking a screenshot of each version.
(That would make quite a cool video.)
@lahlootea Glad to hear it! I'm okay, though mostly surviving on caffeine today...
@Runnerbeany Oh, I've not been! Was just reading about the store changes.
When the feeling moves you, You got it. @ Kin Yip Hon Chinese Supermarket http://instagr.am/p/En3KD/
RT @mrmarksteel: I'm at the Bristol Tobacco Factory Wednesday and Thursday, so has anyone a comment on this lovely city built from slavery?
Depositories. @ Hotwell Road http://instagr.am/p/EoHsa/
@guriben I go to Savys, near the Clifton Sausage.
@asic69 I'm okay with him taking out a superinjunction as long as he writes me a letter in advance telling me what I mustn't talk about.
At t'Tobacco Factory.
@KaveyF Bar/theatre. I saw The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church(!) http://bit.ly/kr778i
2010
@playleimagery Yeah, and it's still under active development. And it's gorgeous. Think it may be the right bandwagon for me.
@stillawake Ran past there a couple of hours ago :) http://mattgetsrunning.com/2010/05/23/mad-dogs-and-englishmen/
@talkie_tim For extra value, run 7K around midday first. Makes it even better. Honest.
@RichNeville Hmm. Can't actually see that photo. But on the assumption that it's the London Olympics logo, two words: Lisa Simpson.
Okay, the next time it's going to be 24C at midday, remind me to go running _early_. Nearly died doing 7K just now.
@jorence Hope you enjoy it. If nothing else, it's nice and cool in there #helphelpimmelting
@thomasvenables ...and it's better now. Still probably the best vector alternative to Illustrator.
@thomasvenables Inkscape good, but again was rather crashy under many OSX releases. Spent some time reporting bugs to the Mac X11 team...
@playleimagery I'm Safari on Mac, Firefox on Windows/Linux.
It's getting increasingly difficult to separate my RSS feeds into "work safe" and "if this pops up on my screen I'll be fired immediately."
@playleimagery I'm using VirtualBox. But only for testing websites in Internet "oh god, it's annoying" Explorer so far :)
@playleimagery Think I will probably try to learn Pixelmator. Looks like it's in, or nearly in, the right place for me.
@playleimagery Nah. Everything looks so _ugly_ in there! Besides, bet you a tenner the tablet pressure won't get passed through properly.
@thomasvenables Tried it for years, on Windows LInux and Mac, and it's always ended up hoovering up my time with technical issues, sadly.
@thomasvenables One of those tools that I love on principle, but spend too much of my time fixing, and not enough time creating stuff with.
@thomasvenables Painfully unstable at times with OSX, plus always an utter pain to get tablet (with pressure sensitivity) working with it.
@playleimagery Also, it's been painfully unstable with some OS X releases.
@playleimagery I really like Gimp, but always have extreme pain getting my Wacom tablet and a mouse to work together sensibly with it.
This screengrab will mean something only to those of you with a taste for the finest films. http://twitpic.com/1qg2ov
@playleimagery I've got Elements, but waited ages for the Mac version to catch up with the PC version, so haven't really used it much yet.
@stillawake Like I said, lucky. It's hard to take an unusable photo of a professional model who jumps up and down for you :)
@playleimagery Ahh, but it's fiddly. And the colour depth isn't there, right? Most of the alternatives are awkward in some way.
@stillawake You can get interesting shots if very luckly, though. This is still my most popular photo on Flickr: http://flic.kr/p/5mLVGm
@stillawake If it's anything like it was next to our office the other day, the pictures will mostly be of very bored people standing around.
Every time I look at buying Photoshop or Illustrator, I think, "or I could get myself a really nice new digital SLR", and stop looking.
Morning all!
Playing with Pixelmator http://flic.kr/p/84tqSf
@playleimagery Also, there are more Mac-like alternatives like Pixelmator and Acorn in the same niche on the Mac, so it's harder to choose.
@bertpalmer Yeah, just my usual Sunday stroll.
@bertpalmer Speedy! If I ever run with you, remind me to tie your laces together first.
@OpinionatedGeek Suit card characters here, in Echofon on a Mac. TweetDeck's always been crap at character encodings.
Just went through several steps of audio software troubleshooting before realising I'd pulled a jack plug out when moving the printer.
@dottyteakettle Babyshambles album version. Got the chords, got the words, it's just putting them together with conviction now...
Still learning _Albion_. Disappointing that at my best, I still can't sing as well as a drug-addled Peter Doherty.
@jorence Good good. Definitely going back at some point; only had twenty minutes or so before physio appointment yesterday...
2009
@hayles Outrageous!
Right, that's my sofa Freecycled. Now I just have to find something to sit on to watch the last half of this Green Wing episode...
@hayles Ta. Good to have alternatives.
@hayles Whiteladies, a little further up from Richer Sounds.
They don't get any less surly at Cafe Cosmopolitan. Don't think I'll be trying again.
Relieved to see that the MP I voted for has generally claimed for things like a £35 microwave, rather than a moat and duck island.
Gah. No lie-in for me today. Have flooring guy coming round at 8:30 to see what he can do with my uneven concrete...