On This Day, 10 September
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@daycoder That episode of Song Exploder introduced me to Wolf Alice and I’m enormously glad it did. They were the last gig I went to and it was great.
RT @KnutCrosswords: Joyful song broadcast as Gove knighted (3,4,3,4)
@politicalhackuk @almurray He’s learned from that time the Pope signed the wrong bit of the form and accidentally excommunicated Lithuania.
RT @mrnickharvey: Well, that was unexpected. [sound up] #AccessionCouncil #KingCharlesIII https://t.co/epHMgh6Ijf
@B_Grady @scout_ian @SheffInterFC It's like polo, only the horses are allowed to tackle.
@memorialdevice You know, I don't actually think I've read-read this since the 1980s. Might be time.
@ReallyMighty *cries in OA*
RT @GreatDismal: I was as involved as my health over the past couple of years would allow, but that really wasn’t very much, so I consider…
@RSykes0 @David_on_a_bike It didn't seem to be closed to pedestrians for very long at all; I work just the other side of it and only got caught out once, I think. (What I'd really like is a webcam I could check before I set out in the mornings to see if I needed to change my route!)
@SObooknerd Adam Hall. Nobody else does the thriller style better, for me. The Quiller books are rather dated now, but the rhythm still pounds out from the prose and the character sketches are quick and artful and I'll re-read one at the drop of a hat.
@Bristolvor Soon sort that out. https://t.co/KahiMg51SL
@seldo Tried _This is How You Lose the Time War_?
@wyrdsystems Honestly think Oldman absolutely nailed it. So much emotion with such little movement; felt like a fitting tribute to Alec Guinness.
@wyrdsystems To experience the full range, watch it back-to-back with _Leon_!
@bellatrixrod Charisma/sense of humour are fun and make an ability to gather followers believable. Then having internally consistent morals/boundaries. Lecter wouldn’t eat you if he thought it would be *rude*.
2021
2020
@saltwateritch @liveindetail Not even the Dutch railways pay you enough to afford inkjet cartridges.
Oh, Diana. Time to choose something from the archives. https://t.co/qU4PmwD0Of
RT @OmarJimenez: Someone put Bladerunner 2049 music to drone footage of San Francisco and at first I didn’t know whether to be amazed or ho…
2019
RT @ElijahBarnsUK: Mornin' 🦇 https://t.co/fRQdrCF5i7
Laying out my lounge for woodworking makes me feel a little like Dexter. But my lounge is four times the size of my garden, so it makes more sense to resize fence panels indoors... https://t.co/g2iegluyDK
Well, this is going to be interesting... https://t.co/KSmBUQTcHC
*Mops brow* Okay, 6-foot wide fence panel is now a 4-foot wide fence panel. Not a terrible job for a first time... https://t.co/PybonVrnAu
RT @CalumSSherwood: I absolutely stan this woman from Sunderland interviewed in 1980 for a local news segment about gay people. An ally!…
@Seej500 Plan: we ask DPD to deliver Brexit.
@psidnell Because it's the biggest workspace I've got!
2018
@PaulAnnett Le sigh.
RT @GreatDismal: Likewise Bram Stoker's Dracula, which remains startlingly modern: the first airport thriller, published six years before p…
RT @legacy_blake: Coming soon: Blake's Legacy - 40 Years of Rebellion. Anthology of fan memoirs celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Blake's…
@jmo_creative @DPD_UK You can expect a delivery of your reply between 15:22 and 16:22 on Thursday. Or maybe the week after next. We’re not really sure; we’re DPD.
2017
RT @goulcher: This guy is an actual magician https://t.co/TO7s6mbeP8
Playing. https://t.co/cy4t7Jrvnw
Really must've overdone it the other evening. Actually had a kale craving. #vitaminsnow https://t.co/OirNV8gmKx https://t.co/PecsjSunYn
RT @HamillHimself: 3 days ago a tweet asked me if I was a wolves fan-I"liked"it thinking they meant the animal-Now they're my favorite team…
This is a fair assessment. https://t.co/DqINVnsNLf
@MsJenAllison I think once you've finally figured out how to do the stuff you want a kind of Stockholm Syndrome kicks in.
As usual, the Doctor has everything under control. https://t.co/EsbYcPBf0X
I think this netting is angry. https://t.co/sG9aewB8Vr https://t.co/1aJy7AQPjX
More playing. #plotagraph #mextures https://t.co/G5RPY15FSF
RT @morrick: No, I won't read your 36-part tweetstorm. Write a fucking blog post.
2016
Baby steps. https://t.co/k75ZH5ZgP9
Outdoor tellies really have got better and better, haven't they? https://t.co/CruEaHbDAL
Arnold Palmer. https://t.co/F4H6UdlNsK
RT @benorgan: What the hell?! #tourofbritain #tob2016 https://t.co/grXMNzEjFb
Buttermilk biscuit breakfast sandwich with gravy. Gosh. https://t.co/AntduxUJ67
Bud. @ Clifton Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul https://t.co/Dy13cdiNhS
Swoosh. #bristol #TOB2016 https://t.co/ipXuHSzFun
Bridge. #tob2016 #bristol https://t.co/jplbIFaaC1
Wish my dehydration symptom was thirst, rather than IRRATIONAL IRE WITH ALL THE GITS GETTING IN MY WAY AS I WALK DOWN THE ROAD KILL KILL
@guriben @dangusset Sweet. The Arduino is overkill for the glorified desk calendar I’m building, but solar is a good thought.
Stem. https://t.co/Mm85hjKzyD
Line. https://t.co/nFGQ0f0VMf
@chubbybannister It was bloody lovely. @mockingbirdAlma
@shezza_t It was bloody lovely.
@DanRebellato Hang on, though — what the hell did He do after he invented wine?
@ukscone Yeah. There are some vocab-stretching authors I definitely prefer to read electronically!
@Bristolvor “back”?
@Bristolvor Apropos of nothing, you know, I’d forgotten how terrible this video was. https://t.co/lQJJu9A8zj
This is less a spaghetti bolognese and more a Parmesan delivery platform.
@SimonLandmine Wasn’t bad :D
2015
@ajg_1983 @DanHowe @Plusnet @dwkallison I’m finding the networking is generally fine, but Plus’s DNS servers seem dead.
@ajg_1983 @DanHowe @Plusnet @dwkallison if you’re technically inclined, change DNS servers to OpenDNS or Google. If not, maybe just wait.
@ajg_1983 @DanHowe @Plusnet @dwkallison Looks like there’s planned maintenance overnight this week: http://t.co/X01FCsSZ2x
RT @cox_tom: Kittens are notorious eavesdroppers. When criticising your kitten amongst friends, keep your voice low #kittenadvice http://t.…
Quiet lunch. https://t.co/pw0I9N4x84
That’s all right for some of us/ And I’m not one to make a fuss/ But where the Christ’s the bloody bus? http://t.co/m5psJ8avRW
RT @RogerQuimbly: I'd imagine that Feminazis look stunning in their uniforms.
Mixed messages. http://t.co/KrWeUFOnAK
This is cute. Plus sitting in it makes me feel like saying, “Engage!” http://t.co/sxYJgn5cfc
@shezza_t Sadly, those are pretty much the 600 I had left after the last clear-out. It’s possible I need to be more realistic :)
RT @andyellwood: Me when I owe someone an email/text and almost like their recent Instagram. #CloseCall http://t.co/HdpJ1sMGPT
@corylus Which one did you get? Might be a good option for me—commuting from Hotwells to Black Boy Hill!
@corylus Cool, thanks.
@corylus Funnily enough, I was just looking at their website, I think—the one down the same road as Wild Oats?
@corylus Cool, ta. May ride this one out and see where the next job’s office is first, but a weekend hire could be fun!
@brentsimmons TIL: you can resize the dock.
2014
@hayles Now I want a butter pie.
@timkindberg BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS
RT @sturdyAlex: A simply utterly splendid thing: Malcolm Tucker Inspirational Quotes. http://t.co/EMMTQwrttc http://t.co/L91Y7S1bIT
@drewm Let me know if you find one.
@Bristol_Culture You've explained a sport I don't know anything about by analogy to a sport I don't know anything about :D #notsporty
RT @JonCG: 'Cliff erosion could cause a problem,' says caption. MT @Telegraph Spectacular 'cliff house' http://t.co/BbLBEg5q8f http://t.co/…
I'm actually getting a slightly higher background level of vertigo from just knowing that place exists.
@shezza_t Thank you. My brainstem seems to be crawling slightly less now.
RT @anna_debenham: Anyone know what this is? It's from a tree growing in our garden that I thought was an apple tree. http://t.co/Tkh8eoYiU7
RT @anna_debenham: Definitely not a horse chestnut (I wish though!). Here's a picture of the tree. http://t.co/gfrLJNlQgY
@_pigeons_ Are you going to be watching? When can we expect them? Might wander down with t'camera...
Folks gathering at the turn to Bridge Valley Road. http://t.co/OuaograeFu
@_pigeons_ Suspension Bridge viewing platform. Just came up for some milk, needed a sit down after the Zig Zag!
@_pigeons_ Could manage one. Am tired & hungover, though, so might not be scintillating… whereabouts?
@chubbybannister Damn it! If I’d known I’d have found you. I took water.
@_pigeons_ Not sure my hangover’s going to survive being outdoors for long enough to meet :( Rain check? Pint on North Street sometime?
@chubbybannister I was on the bend. Just took the Zig Zag up to Clifton and it nearly killed me.
Yup, definitely looks as happy as someone who's about to cycle up Bridge Valley Road. #ToB http://t.co/ev6McWT1O8
He looks pretty determined. http://t.co/fVZ6wxB9gD
@mhoulden That looks like the main street through Clovelly. I can barely walk that one, let alone cycle it.
@iamamro We're basically going to have to replace the stationery for the entire nation(s).
@Ride_Argyle *Waves from the sidelines* https://t.co/bWwOJe7G8v
RT @ethanklapper: Not everyone in my family follows Apple news, my sister included http://t.co/mjfSDAl3eB
Bloggity: RAVPower 4-port USB charger review. http://t.co/2ycCAOxlyl #geek
@hayles :D Well, it's better than it used to be, when everything used *different* bloody wall-warts...
Currently enjoying Anna Calvi. I always use the Mercury Prize list as a pointer to interesting new music.
@hayles Bonus: it also fits nicely in this IKEA hide-the-chargey-things box. http://t.co/m6OlYukTWC
@chubbybannister *squints*
@chubbybannister Hrrrrm. ?
@chubbybannister Ah: Maybe... http://t.co/EaM9RbM7dU
@chubbybannister Well, I'm not surprised I didn't spot you at the time :D
2013
@asic69 As briefly discussed on Saturday... :) http://t.co/6Jkb2yaUev
2012
NEW BATTERY AND OLD ONE DO NOT USE TOGETHER. http://t.co/R0JlIC94
Loom. http://t.co/tH3MwJga
RT @hatsandbikes: Forget your iPhone / Android. If you need both the radio, and a tube map, this is what you need http://t.co/p3zoWm4x
Snappity: A Foreboding Over Hotwells http://t.co/6qcxXKdO
@liveindetail Eww. Sorbitol. Well, you really don't want to eat a packet of those to yourself...
RT @AlasdairStuart: I went to the awesome Waterstones here and they have a great crime section and I...look at that thing...look! http:/ ...
RT @AlasdairStuart: That is the most hypnotically terrible cover I have ever seen. EVER. Why is her leg taller than her? Why is it seemi ...
2011
My weight: 17:10.8 stlb. 0:10.8 stlb to go. Weighin' in. http://t.co/RYk42ES
@BlackDogDays Oh, hello. *Waves*. Doing not-too-bad, then, gorgeous?
@BlackDogDays Non-pervy bosom-clutching? It'll never catch on. Yes, the Lanes. May've been foolish. #freebeer #oops #hopeifeelbettertomorrow
@asic69 O.
@tsunimee Yur. That's my kind of thing, too.
@BlackDogDays No Mr. Brown. The IT boys were at... No I'm not sure I can actually bring myself to say it. #okaythen #hooters #sigh
@BlackDogDays Well, indeed. Naturally, he assured me he was only going because he really likes chicken wings.
Nursing my apathy in BTP.
The Queen Mum appears to be handing out leaflets in Clifton Village. Odd.
#torchwood #mildspoiler Would any physics teachers who are up to date with #torchwood tell me what would happen if I fell into that hole?
@Crackerwax You're a bad man. Not that I'm saying you're *wrong*, mind...
Just bought a bath bomb for after the half marathon tomorrow. Runners: buy your post-race treat while you're still happy to walk about :)
You see a lot of people driving past the ROAD AHEAD CLOSED sign, then reversing, surprisedly. http://t.co/7QRKJba
@r0bb1eh Me too! 'Tillos for me on my way home :)
I'm increasingly having to resort to Google's advanced search syntax to make it search for THE EXACT THING I TYPED IN THE FIRST DAMN PLACE.
I have had my head shaved and trimmed my beard in my usual vain pre-race attempts at streamlining myself :)
@guriben Ta. I shall set that as the default engine for Alfred for a while and see how it goes.
@TheChapblog Bristol Half Marathon. Slowly, mind, but hopefully jogging all the way.
@guriben Handily, duckduckgo is ready pre-configured as one of the search engine options in @AlfredApp. Noice.
@TheChapblog Tomorrow. I'm starting in the second wave, sometime around 10am :)
@TheChapblog Good luck to you too! Sure it'll go fine; just don't race off too fast at the start!
@stillawake Given the calorific value, I recommend running 13 miles first.
@stillawake Likewise! :D
@oxfamcothambook Awww, thanks :D
@redlegoman Would you? Surely you'd overshoot -- there's no gravity in the middle, so why would you stop?
@redlegoman Wonder if the rotation of the earth would drive you into the wall first, though... Hrmm.
Sewing on a button. Bet you're glad you followed me now. #excitement
It's nice to see my running skills improving with every race. Specifically, I'm now really good at pinning my race number onto my shirt.
@t_pk Actually, I'm not certain if my number's red or pink, so I might end up in the wrong place. *squints at shirt*.
@t_pk I'm sure I'll manage. *sets off in wrong direction*.
@r0bb1eh Good luck! You'll have a half-hour head-start on me :D
2010
Making a flowchart. (Warning: contains profanity.) http://twitpic.com/2n3h50
So, the first thing I learn by using my new Mi-Fi is that 3 have sent 27 SMS messages to my old dongle over the last two years. Hmm.
@brandonpittman Ta! Glad you found it helpful.
@benjohnbarnes Tell me about it. Still, if this firmware does address the issue, I'd say it's a pretty nice device.
We need a way of disambiguating these people. I suggest we call the clever one "The Irreverend Terry Jones".
Very impressed with my 3 Mi-Fi so far. Seems a lot faster and more reliable than the old dongle.
Plus, I was so far past the end of my last contract that 3 tripped over themselves upgrading me for free. And it arrived in less than 24hrs.
@hayles Yup. S'very nice. As you know ;)
@hayles Even after your trial? So I'm guessing it's a "will I extract £10 a month of value from this thing?" question?
MySpace's "People you may know" email reveals nobody I know, including the 110-year-old Spaniard, and has a broken "unsubscribe". Nice.
@archidave Oh, dear. Did you install something obnoxious recently and miss a "don't install this extra shit" checkbox? #ihatethat
@mikeotaylor Yes, but a few musician-friends keep their blogs there. I'm trying not to get the other junk mail. *sigh*
@ahnlak Heh. Presumably only if it made enough money to pay for the bandwidth...
Updated my Kindle 3 to the latest software. Other people are saying 3.0.1 addresses the crashing issues some of us are having.
@ahnlak It's a touch disconcerting, indeed. Still, at least mine came with a mains adapter. *ducks*
@ahnlak You just wanted to say "shiny Powermonkey", didn't you? I may have to buy one just because of the name.
@ahnlak Ooooh. Useful. Although unlike you adventurous types, I'm rarely too far away from a wall socket :)
.@bohemiancoding Ooooh, thanks, been meaning to check Sketch out. Finally, a possible replacement for the sadly-abandoned LineForm...
@Cartblanch The answer from the 3G owners I know seems to be mostly "Yes! Immediately! OHTHANKGOD!"
Odd. Can't tell whether it's just some random Bristol filming, or if there really is a load of heavily-armed police just over the harbour.
2009
Right. Time to design a couple of posters, then I think an early night is called for...
Two days before a fotnight's holiday and I'm surrounded by germy sniffling people. It's a conspiracy!
Hmm. Why is my homepage down?
@mhoulden No idea, really. Seems to be starting to help with the flab; I may just run at whatever level keeps that going!
2008
@davidpatrick And I'd never have to fly anywhere again, either. And it runs on cooking oil :)
Earthrace, tri-hull globe-circumnavigating biodiesel-powered speedboat is currently moored in Bristol. Looks mean! http://tinyurl.com/6rpv8x
Hey, Borders, try getting someone who knows the difference between "its" and "it's" to write your marketing emails. You're a _bookshop_!
@davidpatrick I can't quite see all its logic on that one, but then I can't see all its logic for my stuff, and the mix still seems to work.
iTunes Genius has led me from Jesus & Mary Chain through Siouxie, Courtney Love, The Damned and Pulp to The Doors. Rock on!
Dammit, I really want a macro lens.
Ugh. Last night's early-evening nap was a good idea per se, but it left me unable to get to sleep until gone 2am. Now I feel _really_ rough.
iTunes Genius is actually doing quite a good job so far. Wouldn't've personally jumped from Jesus & Mary Chain to Led Zeppelin, but it works
MacBook safely in for service. Am again impressed with Applecare's no-quibble we'll-fix-it service, at least.
iTunes 8 Genius needs a "John Peel" slider where you can set its propensity to play random and chaotic things, sometimes at the wrong speed.
@russelldavies Large Bacon Collider?