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RT @paulisci: A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore š§µ
2021
The new boat by Awson Skot Kard. https://t.co/LsggpDzp16
2020
From Saturday's delightful nature walk with @_pigeons_ and @Bingo_Little 1/2 https://t.co/JZBJywkYIv
From Saturday's delightful nature walk with @_pigeons_ and @Bingo_Little 2/2 https://t.co/0igUB5dh1o
@tsunimee Beats me!
RT @ExtraSmallRobin: biggest downgrade in history, makes me sick smh https://t.co/2T9fR7TdUh
RT @PhilipJCooper78: Great coup for Amazon Prime, they have all 57 episodes of The Professionals. All cleaned up with the correct āAssaultā¦
@nosugartea @_pigeons_ @Bingo_Little There were many buns!
2019
The crowd donāt seem that bothered, but to be fair, you can see people driving this badly on normal weekdays in Bristolā¦ https://t.co/zmrrx9ZmnA
@CastIrony āHave just conquered Europe. Eating a sandwich.ā
RT @jonathancoe: The Michalski Foundation above Lake Geneva offers residencies for writers. You live and work in suspended cabins overlookiā¦
@jonathancoe Can I assume they take the stairs away until the bookās finished?
2018
Flashback Friday to Harbour Festival 2014 :D Looks like the weather will be better this year! https://t.co/9RlelOBDWv
RT @seanjonesqc: A group of people on the train is sharing the pain they feel as their birthdays approach. Now in their mid-20s they simplyā¦
Okay, new alternator got put in on Wednesday, and all is lovely again with the Mini.
@slicknic Ooof. Sorry to hear that. Not so unexpected in my case, as the carās more than 15 years old! (Incidentally, if you ever need an independent specialist, Clayton Cars, over Ashton way, are very good.)
I suppose itās not terribly surprising that everything goes pete tong with a modern(ish) car once the voltage drops below a certain level. Itās basically a complex computer network that happens to have wheels.
@slicknic Yowzer. That would be significantly more than my car.
2017
At Arnos Vale for an open air Romeo & Juliet. Pretty lucky with the weather considering the week so far!ā¦ https://t.co/jDah91PvoD
*Totters down* https://t.co/3M0M84BstS
@hayles It took a lot longer to get back to the car than it did to get down...
@waiyeehong I like the quieter bits and the fringes. But only because I live so close I know I can escape the crush fairly easily.
From 2014's harbour festival. Luckily it wasn't like that all weekend :D https://t.co/9RlelOBDWv
2016
RT @OpinionatedGeek: The wisdom of crows... https://t.co/oFayCC9t6e
@OpinionatedGeek Show title: CSI: Murder.
Hrm. Something is Wrong with my internets. *pokes various boxes*
@CorporalKitty It's @Plusnet fibre, so I guess BT/Openreach infrastructure. Ta for the clue!
Thanks all. Nice to know Iām not the only one having internet problemsā¦ @CorporalKitty @markrglover @waiyeehong @goodshoeday
(Iām with Plusnet, who are at least keeping people informed over here: https://t.co/AJRlPJyye7 )
This means I should write my morning pages (which I do with a fountain pen in a book, rather than in the cloud) and try again later...
@goodshoeday @CorporalKitty @markrglover @waiyeehong I and my Aeropress are way ahead of you :D
@salisbury_matt Yeah, I think my Plusnet fibre will be running over at least some BT infrastructure.
@Kavey @goodshoeday Yur. I want to buy stuff too, so this is Not Helpful. Ah well.
@salisbury_matt ta!
@salisbury_matt Firewall.
@ahnlak If it gets any worse, they'll be sending status updates by town crier.
@ahnlak If I were desperate I'd use that 4G dongle of mine. As it is, internet lack might be good for my work discipline today!
@ahnlak (And O2 on the phone seems fine, too.)
This morningās work is sponsored by iced cold-brew coffee and a Dyson fan. https://t.co/0hTkpLQ6It
@ahnlak Oooh! I have packets now! Lots of lovely chewy packets!
@ahnlak *sniffs packets* They donāt *smell* like your packets...
@ruskin147 Looking fixed from Bristol, at least.
Twitter client idea: see only tweets from users whose profile was created 4+ years ago.
@Picklechu I love this thing. Best feature: can actually be dusted.
@chubbybannister *Checks* No, itās fine. Just a bit draughty.
@caitlinmoran Itās confusing, but āRegistered Supporterā isnāt membership. Itās a payment to vote *once* in leadership electionā¦
@caitlinmoran ā¦so you can pay Ā£25 & vote, but you wonāt be a member, and youād have to pay *again* to vote in next leadership election.
@mattwritescode No, but who cares? Youāre coding in your pants!
I always look slightly askance at the graphic design of the John Kingās flags. https://t.co/Bi7pJ9zm95
@spyou The log file owner didnāt change, did it? Vaguely remember that happening once after a cron process wrote log as wrong user.
Somewhat irritating to hear more about fucking Milo now heās been banned than I ever did since I blocked and muted him.
@emmachampion6 Friend at the last jobās partner worked for Dyson. Hurrah for nepotistic discounts!
@chubbybannister Oh, wait, you said āhandā? TIL: my whole head fits through a Dyson fan.
@mxcl @teabass Thereās a terrifying thought, he said, dismissing an Xcode crash on one box while restarting Visual Studio on the otherā¦
"Attack on England" -- well put, that judge. https://t.co/D2nHEylg3G
RT @hotdogsladies: I can still remember, back in my early 20s, when morning coffee was optional. That was cute.
At least it's right twice a day :( https://t.co/NxdQ3buXg9
@amyhoy @fakebaldur Hrm. Closest thing I've seen is probably Scapple, but I may be wildly misinterpreting what you're trying to do.
@saltwateritch Last one I saw was a secondhand bookshop keeper. Sure drug dealers would be electronic or record-free.
2015
RT @liveindetail: Having James Bond porridge this morning. It's the same as normal porridge, but you open the microwave door when the countā¦
Every other passenger on the bus is reading the Metro. Feels like one of those clues to the Big Bad from the first five minutes of Dr Who.
Morning summary: Listen to Entrance of the Gladiators on @AppleMusic. https://t.co/DBFmwselje http://t.co/xIVxckjRi4
@davidcaolo It works from your Macās accelerometer. Switch to iTunes, then punch the screen real hard.
RT @TechCrunchOnion: Google Reportedly Running Out of Ideas for How to Force-Feed Google+ to the World
@kissane See also: how bored you are by the time the eight thousandth person has asked you why youāre a vegetarian.
2014
@inkedmn The Takeshi Kovacs trilogy by Richard K Morgan. Starts with Altered Carbon.
"I don't care if it's raining, Marjorie. We're British. We're going to enjoy ourselves even if it kills us." #bristol http://t.co/hmicVMQwQl
@hayles Looks like I just squeaked in there. First email I can find from Twitter in my archives: http://t.co/GnDlaRI4wY
@hayles (Were they called something else before?)
@hayles Oh, yeah, that rings a bell. Used to tweet using SMS from my really-not-smart-phone.
RT @itvnews: Actor James Garner - star of The Rockford Files and the Great Escape - dies aged 86 http://t.co/MBdCzH1DWW
Cracking outfit, Lummers. http://t.co/MctEws4qHy
2013
My friend Paul introduced me to double-exposure mode on my LX3 last night. There may be subtext in his image choices. http://t.co/gNgGJKi97P
@Thehappyfatgirl You wouldn't be the first. But historically, I need to be a lot drunker than that for it to happen.
@Thehappyfatgirl And possibly unconscious.
A moment from outside Renato's last night. http://t.co/MrzN7p1FRT
@tweetbot Iād love it if a second click on an image in the Mac version would *close* the floating picture window, not open an identical oneā¦
2012
@floyduk I would. As a dev, I could easily miss something on Twitter, but I go through every Play store support email thoroughly.
@hayles @BlackDogDays Craft shop in St Nicks?
@hayles @BlackDogDays Heh.
Morning all, by the way. Looks to be another nice day in the Lake District. Weāre planning a walk to Elterwater. Last day, though. SADFACE.
@liveindetail @Ninja_lynneja If I found it, which of you would I have to marry?
@bexxi Sounds very much like the typical British picnic to me. I'd give them the benefit of the doubt :)
@liveindetail Sadly, I may be out of time. Want to make good time back to Bristol tomorrow, so probably no stopping for me.
@R2UK Thanks, but I'll be trying to get back home in time to catch some of the Harbour Festival, so I won't stop. Will wave on way past!
@BlackDogDays @hayles Might be worth a go, anyway. They do pack a lot in there.
@BlackDogDays @hayles (Think it's called Sew & Sew, if that helps.)
@Thehappyfatgirl @Ninja_lynneja @liveindetail I think we're all getting married.
RT @CBSDenver: #BREAKING: Aurora Police to hold presser in 5 min. re: deadly shooting in Century 16 Theatre. Update in minutes.
RT @CBSDenver: BREAKING: Suspect in custody - At least 14 Dead, 50 hurt in #AuroraMassShooting
@shezza_t Well, the BBC probably have more obligation to fact-checking than I do.
From Elterwater Bridge. http://t.co/zmrjRVyp
Bleat http://t.co/qOoxrASd
We have located our quarry. http://t.co/wsVkIhBo
@floyduk I ported @getrunningapp to Android. Released a couple of weeks ago.
2011
@LouisTrapani Odd. So it thinks the language should be British English, maybe?
@LouisTrapani As you'd expect from weird stuff like this, it works fine here (the British way round.) http://lockerz.com/s/121887037
@LouisTrapani I think you were typing in the wrong accent.
Fairly sure the fountain steps water isn't usually this colour... #bristol (Photo unfiltered!) http://instagr.am/p/IE_EB/
Works well on the Centre's little spouts, too! @blackdogdays tells me it's to promote Legally Blonde :) #Bristol http://instagr.am/p/IE_tM/
@BlackDogDays I think they've used something a bit fluorescent. Certainly eye-catching!
@twittl3s Ta :)
@nigellegg That would have meant I'd walked past the fluorescent pink fountains yesterday without noticing. So I hope not!
@BenPark It times like that I wish I were the kind of huge burly bloke who could walk up and quietly ask, "Can I help you with anything?"
@Easybourne Take a backup. And check for Rosetta-dependent apps in advance. And update as many apps as poss first.
@Easybourne I can only try it at home :) Work is Windows-only.
@Easybourne Good luck! There is a compatibility wiki at roaringapps.com, but obviously not that complete yet.
@jacrats Arrrr!
@paulahillier @ThePodCompany Sadly, the same kind of idiot who vandalised some of those public pianos we had for a while :(
RT @BristolZooGdns: We are very sad to hear that a Wow! Gorilla has been vandalised. We will be working hard to assess the damage & repa ...
Lots of pretty summer dresses around the office today. Well done on defying the gloomy weather, people.
@Thehappyfatgirl Sadly, I am getting into the more autumnal mood of today with a beige cashmere pullover.
@Thehappyfatgirl Got my 6" erm... Hush Puppies.
@BlackDogDays Sadly, I'm more of an Evans shape.
@asic69 Er. In what way, exactly?
@asic69 Depends exactly how you drag and how you flick, I believe. I understand things have changed significantly, but not disastrously.
@Phooto @asic69 My guess would be that you'll be able to do same kind of thing as you do now, but use different method to do it.
@Phooto @asic69 I'm thinking of buying a trackpad for the desktop. Think these gesturey things might be quite nice.
@Narshada Heh. Good luck. Imagine you might be a bit busier the next few days...
@Narshada ...for starters, I might pop in and buy a Trackpad...
UK Apple Store website now back up with new Airs and a link to Lion in the App Store.
(Not that the App Store link seems to be working yet, but I imagine that kind of thing take a while to push...)
@BradleyLaw If spaces are adjacent, just drag to edge of one space and hold; will auto switch in that direction.
@BradleyLaw Also, in Mission Control, can drag from main area (showing current Desktop) to any Desktop thumbnail at top.
@BradleyLaw Yeah, only possible *from* main area *to* desktop thumbnail in MC, I think.
@fdr106 No? I replaced mine with one.
@BradleyLaw Nope, pretty sure that's not possible now.
@donmcallister Other people seeing that too -- see http://twitter.com/mattgemmell/status/93667374716297217
@BradleyLaw With the app in the correct Space, right click in Dock, Options -> Assign to This Desktop.
For anyone failing to find it, to add a new Desktop in Mission Control, move your mouse into the top corner; a "plus" will appear. #Lion
@fdr106 Ny verdict: for me, worth the upgrade. Many changes to get used to; some will divide opinion.
@fdr106 If upgrading a desktop, you may end up considering a trackpad, too. It's very gesturey.
John Siracusa's huge Lion review now up at Ars: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars
@Narshada Probably not today, sadly. Pesky work!
@fdr106 Hope you like it!
RT @MrMattAnderson: RT @southwestrda: BBC News - Future Publishing to cut 100 jobs in Bath and worldwide http://t.co/hTJPGX3 < Not go ...
@arlinelyons Heh. Yeah. People actually do warm-ups for John's reviews. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhOG25fM8so
Bloggity: Off the beaten track in #Lion: Little Lion Luxuries. http://bit.ly/llionl
@arlinelyons I have no idea. Bloody lawyers.
@arlinelyons Well, if you will plunk yourself in strange alien territories...
@Easybourne Ta. Yur, it does have a more cohesive feel.
A variety of solutions if you want to see your Library folder in #Lion http://bit.ly/n3vRCj
@jcroft That seems to be the consensus (despite build number mistake in plist file...)
Harbour. http://instagr.am/p/IGZM2/
@BlackDogDays I AM NOT HOME YET.
Tourist #commutergraphy :) http://instagr.am/p/IGb_T/
@BlackDogDays Safely on ferry :)
@BlackDogDays Hoping very much for a shower no longer than 15 mins ;)
@BlackDogDays But yeah, looks pretty good! http://instagr.am/p/IGdO3/
@jbrownridge It's okay. You didn't miss much. Er. Okay, it's just possible that I am lying.
Bah. *wrings out clothes*
@drewm The new one isn't half bad once you're used to it. It's a bit like the scrolling -- roll with it for a week and see how you feel :)
@drewm Probably helped that I put it on a laptop first to get used to it, alongside my main box running 10.6.
RT @arlinelyons: So, I went to buy a pot. http://twitpic.com/5t3g0n
I would just like to take a moment to apologise for all my non-computer-geek followers for today's geeky tweets. I will calm down tomorrow.
@technex Ooop. Well, it could be worse, at least you're not on a hard shoulder somewhere.
@archidave There's a hashtag for people like you.
@markgatiss Just about to watch _Frontios_. This is all your fault :)
@hayles I see no form.
@hayles There's a big gap where it would be, but nothing there.
@hayles Yup. Got it.
@hayles Nice one! At some point, I think I may have to write a WordPress plugin for building maps like that...
Those soldiers in the Doctor Who episode I'm watching are wearing Federation helmets. Watch out for Servalan, Doc! #bbccrossoverwardrobe
@tyronem Saw a SO answer on that a few weeks ago. Erm... Here: http://bit.ly/pzc8Kb <-- beyond that, I know nothing, though.
Oh, great. Installed #Lion on iMac. Now I don't have any user accounts. #upacertaincreek
@tyronem Input controls always seem annoyingly hard to style :(
@ckh2oman Er. Command-Ctrl-F in most things, I thought?
@Souterain Of course I have backups. But I want Lion on here, damn it.
@ckh2oman Odd. Safari and Mail are both Command-Ctrl-F for Full Screen for me.
@Souterain My test run was on my Air, where everything was just dandy. Don't know what was wrong with the iMac. Back in now & reporting to ļ£æ
@ShabbyBean Ooooh.
@ShabbyBean Ooooh. Intriguing!
@tyronem I am my own crayon wielder, so I only have myself to blame!
@ShabbyBean Well, it sounds good, so I'm glad :)
@ckh2oman I remember it particularly because Evernote steals the key combination if you've got its clipper running. Took ages to work out!
@ckh2oman It's annoying that there's not a consistent shortcut. Maybe it'll get standardised at some point.
2010
Walking up towards Whiteladies. http://twitpic.com/271vg0
@ceriselleorg @tsunimee Not as cheesy as this one. http://twitpic.com/274izn
@ceriselleorg @tsunimee (And what were the chances of me actually having a slice of Leerdammer in my hand when you tweeted that?!)
@hayles Yes miss!
Goodness, I think it must be bedtime. Let's hope that stuff about cheese giving you nightmares is just a myth.
@martingoode That's all right; we'll just revert you to the last known good version.
Morning all. Bit brooding out, innit? http://twitpic.com/26xxdy
RT @BinaryDad: Guten Morgen has been trending. I wonder who he is?
@hayles I hope you shouted "Ta-da!" at the end.
Morning gulls. http://twitpic.com/26y0i7
@ScubaScorpion Nope, straight from Hipstamatic on the iPhone.
Hurray! Free fruit day at work. Of course, we may have to finish off the donuts first... http://twitpic.com/26zen7
Excellent Coding Horror today, equating A/B testing with Groundhog Day :) http://bit.ly/cIpriR
The Big Picture on Iraq: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/07/recent_scenes_from_iraq.html <- Warning: heavy stuff.
Just been doing some lunchtime photo processing at work. This is this morning's rain on the harbour. http://flic.kr/p/8kbhiP
I thought the Great Fire of Bristol was yesterday? What's today's fresh smoky stench about?
@tsunimee Aww, thanks!
@talkie_tim Indeed. And having just walked from town up to Jacobs, I am now a molten mess. *steams*
On t'way home. http://twitpic.com/2727iw
Well, that was a nice jog. Oh, wait. No it wasn't. Still, it's done.
If any Dilbert fans hadn't noticed, there's now a full-text search of pretty much every Dilbert ever right on dilbert.com (above the strip.)
Dear me: Please to be getting on with things. Love, me.
@davidpatrick Yeah, but this means you can pin up a spookily accurate cartoon every single day, based on whatever happened yesterday :)
@Eyoki We're not sure. Is it something to do with these hairs on the palms of our hands?
Hah! New camera has smile detection. Cheese-tastic!
@tsunimee Okay okay okay! Video on its way to YouTube :)
@MGBS4 Kewl! Also loving the sweep panorama on mine. Oi loves moi gimmicks.
@ahnlak You should see this thing's panorama mode. You just sweep it across the view, and bam! It's done. Sexy.
@tsunimee Just for you, sweetie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwNfc9LYZbU :)
@tsunimee With apologies for the scary still smiles 8D)
2009
@zinziii you're just experimenting with companionable silence in a new medium ;)
Sales team here taking pandemic v. seriously. Just ordered Ā£30 of pork-related goods for delivery to colleague at home with swine flu.
@shezza_t far less easy in this building - we're in like sardines now!
Feeling really very tired today. Back in old office with more natural light, though, which is helping.
2008
@Phooto Goodness me. Very glad that (a) I don't have to drive much, and (b) I have a Mini
@davidpatrick What on earth do you drive? Some kind of light aircraft?
Ugh. Woken up with a headache, again. Maybe this is the week I go see the doctor about that.
Can't sleep, so have just created a "night owl" themed typographic logo for my Twitter profile page :)
2007
Our corporate travel agent just evacuated their flooded building. Guess Surrey isn't good right now...