On This Day, 25 September
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@DoodleForFood It's in Devon, so probably quite a long way to come for a small (but perfectly-formed) museum! https://t.co/wzongp7bWR
@chubbybannister We have that plus the samba band that's been going since 9ish. The bonus of the times I actually did the run is that at least you got to run away from them sometimes..
@Castillocub @Bristolvor Took me a good few weeks!
@BlueTapesUK EVERYTHING
The Cowboy Junkies' _Music is the Drug_ podcast is excellent all round, but the episode _1979_ that goes into their British influences is amazing if you're a fan from this side of the Atlantic. https://t.co/qWbzYK63Mx
RT @PodsidePete: So I like to buy old electrical devices and try to get them running again. I recently made two purchases. One, an elderly…
RT @Glassworks18: The local library is subtly subversive. https://t.co/u6hsdbaMgE
@chubbybannister In a minute.
@adamgasson There was also a plan to join up the Hotwells stop of the Port & Pier with Temple Meads via underground tunnel—emerging right in the middle of Albermarle Row! https://t.co/Fqwut8Gc0A
@adamgasson Indeed! I first heard about it in this tiny bit at the end of Colin Maggs' _Bristol Port Railway & Pier_ book. https://t.co/Fi4cXXwDjw
@adamgasson It’s an interesting little book in places. Central Library has a copy. I read it as part of one of my weird walking projects. https://t.co/sGKFF8sdND
2021
RT @TaliaShadwell: The correspondent the BBC sent to cover the petrol shortage this morning is called Phil McCann https://t.co/t64piutcg6
@Lucyvfreeman Twingo would be quite a good name for a motorway dating app.
Be right back. Just trademarking “Twinge” as a dating app for the middle-aged.
RT @SustHive: Listen up you bunch o' scallywags, there'll be a remote control litter munching pirate ship on the harbour tomorrow and we AR…
Arrr...remote-controlled pirate ship. https://t.co/P1UP9Rj9py https://t.co/sMeJCojZ7m
2020
RT @StarTrek: Get ready to discover the future ✨ #StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek https://t.co/ughCKUqDt1 https://t.co/bEhxnh0lLe
RT @SimpleLampoon: Anything less than 7 layers will now be a disappointment. @GranoKitchen lasagne at Number Fifty, Bristol. https://t.co/…
@jr_carpenter By random chance, I saw this post on Nextdoor just yesterday. https://t.co/kTkBEAt69l
*Sings an upbeat scat version of the Imperial March while walking past* https://t.co/VVRNMejkUa
@Chino100percent Say, are you missing a parcel from Weleda Ltd?
@Chino100percent I think it may have been misaddressed! I have it here. Can you DM me? I'll let you know where I am and we can figure out how to get this parcel to you.
Sign of the times. #PhotoADay https://t.co/lmu7dFO8YA https://t.co/w98sF6zjna
@jukesie Smile Time is worth watching the entire fucking rest of Angel for.
RT @page_eco: Brilliant: When the euro bank notes were designed, they used European-style bridges which were *non-existing*, not to have to…
2019
@Dru_Marland @panistroglodyte I spotted that on the East Bristol Brewery Trail a couple of years back :) https://t.co/0HQLZEFgs0
RT @MattFnWallace: Your cyberpunk name is basically just your name because I mean look around at this shit
2018
RT @TheScaryNature: A squirrel has been hoarding acorns inside this antenna https://t.co/QHcRJFCPIg
2017
Walk This Way - https://t.co/sPchADA8Mk https://t.co/1qPYFCorKL
📷 Every New Moon. New Moon Tapas, Clifton Village. Great little sign. https://t.co/qiOm6qpdKu
Developer problems :D https://t.co/6f0lb6Cw6p
RT @megpickard: Join Twitter, they said. See 140ch descriptions of what other people had for lunch, they said.... And now this. 🤔 https:…
@teabass This is perfectly healthy and well-founded and will probably save your arse one day. Computers are awful. Save early, save often.
2016
Traffic fun in Hotwells as Irene waits for a bridge swing, but bridge is full because of Portway closure... #bristol https://t.co/hukFu0uSAk
You can see all the way to Whales from here! #igersbristol @ Bishops Knoll https://t.co/fiq1ELC3I4
RT @_pigeons_: .@gothick, sheltering https://t.co/XmlixNcUQY
Matthew. https://t.co/wtH8BQKkSN
Pump house. https://t.co/WK91OGZvLv
@_pigeons_ It’s not as old as I thought it was. Looks like I first saw it in August 2014… https://t.co/Db8BHM8gc4 #crocodile
Portway Whales https://t.co/Jkgx9gJigK
@chubbybannister My distant recollections involve Coffee Castle and a model village.
@chubbybannister Corfe Castle, even. Bloody autocorrect.
2015
Adapter http://t.co/OM8vKV1fl1
That thing where you could do lots while waiting for a delivery but you just procrastinate and look out the window whenever there’s a sound.
@jonhickman Nobody whose job it is to set up a lectern PC has ever had to give a presentation.
What I am mostly doing instead of working. https://t.co/nBxACw5sNz
Transcribing my notebook. Yes, that *does* say, “I don’t think you can eat magma with chopsticks.” @ahnlak @Kavey http://t.co/cNM5ePVGBg
@ahnlak @Kavey Hey, *you* said it! Also, I feel conductivity might be a problem with the metal ones. Metal with asbestos handles?
@ahnlak @Kavey I try to transcribe frequently enough that I can actually remember the conversation, too. Didn’t happen this time!
@Kavey @ahnlak Yup, it definitely says “Drake”. Credited appropriately :) http://t.co/sltuCXOuav @raayat @foxc
I’m thinking that what this really needs is a “DEAR HOLY GOD NO NO NO” button. http://t.co/NKVHUiHiKa
RT @Farkie: Sooo, just saw this outside Piccadilly station http://t.co/hvzNjaNFk5
@Farkie @tmoitie Despite how it looks, I’m guessing it’s pretty lucky the Porsche is wedge shaped. Was everyone okay, d’you know?
@charlie_cat_esq Is that a band?
@Farkie Much of the energy must have been spent lifting the van up, I guess. Very lucky! Bet the police want a bit of a word, mind :)
@dzaporozhets @teabass BUT BUT IF MY DEPENDENCIES DON’T LOOK LIKE A PILE OF JACKSTRAWS WHO DO I BLAME MY FAILURE ON?
@charlie_cat_esq Ah*. * I’m sure you can imagine the voice I said that in.
@mattwritescode You know they come with it, right?
RT @benjohnbarnes: So, I've been writing this iPhone weather App for two years. TWO YEARS!? Er, Yeah, two years. It's well ready for testin…
@tomasmcguinness Well, the bit you heard would have been the negotiation or handshake.
@tomasmcguinness Loud speaker and phone listener, you’d probably need a lower rate than 56K (http://t.co/LRpF2jowC8 is a good example!)…
@tomasmcguinness …but perhaps this post http://t.co/viDiL7Awo2 might be a good starting point for search terms.
@tomasmcguinness How much data do you need to send? I’ve been toying with the idea of sending speaker->phone using DTMF tones for years.
@windyoona @tomasmcguinness That looks really handy, thanks!
@tomasmcguinness @windyoona This looks interesting, too http://t.co/DKQoXakXIj
RT @ASPCallCentre: << M4 westbound J21-22 will remain closed for foreseeable time until recovery of vehicle can be arranged.
@mattwritescode I think by the time I gave up and started using virtual machines, I had five different versions :(
@hayles Pretty sure I don’t like cancer either. SEND CAKE.
That thing where you flamboyantly kick off a transfer of your primary domain to a new registrar, confident that nothing will screw up.
Yeah, it’s never happened to me, either.
Hour four in the “Matt waits in for a delivery” house. Despondency is setting in. Cannibalism can’t be far off.
@ahnlak I’ve already phoned a domain registrar and been up a ladder trimming ivy. And my last option makes you go blind, apparently.
RT @Okeating: I'm writing a novel. It's the old story: Woman meets man Man brings milk Woman needs less milk. Actually, seems it's a note t…
If only one of the two vans I’m expecting today turns up, I’ll either have no sofa, or two sofas. Neither will be a great result.
RT @ASPCallCentre: Given the timescales involved on the M4 closure please start to think about your journey now. Diversions in place. Both …
@justin I’ll upgrade your review to two stars once you’ve fixed Apple.
So, IKEA are definitely delivering the new sofa. Hope @clearabee turn up to take the old one away!
@AlanaMassey I guess this means that in a year or two’s time I’ll start to understand what “basic” means. Or used to mean. #behindthecurve
@ahnlak The old one was 123-reg, which many would say is enough to offend in itself. Was calling hover to kick off the transfer.
@andrewnicolle @DazeEnd Yeah. It is incredibly annoying. And also hard to drag information out of Google on this…
@ahnlak Hey, it was about a decade ago. Would have been long shot if I hadn’t renewed for two years last time…
@andrewnicolle @DazeEnd …I think it’s mostly because Google *really* want you to use advertising, not to take payments :(
@Samfraggle Is one of the words on that sheet “Asda”? :)
Okay. I'm now Matt "two sofas" Gibson. Hopefully not for long. https://t.co/7L7K2NkAcF
Idea: self-assembly dating. Singles team up to build a complex item of @IKEA furniture. If you don’t click, at least you’ve got a wardrobe.
@Lillput @IKEA You’re more optimistic than I am. My worst-case scenario was wood shavings and murder.
And yes, I did tweet that idea during a break from putting together a bloody IKEA sofa on my own :D
RT @NaNoWriMo: 28 years ago today The Princess Bride opened in theaters. Nothing but movie quotes today, yes? Yes. Very good.
@andrewnicolle @DazeEnd Talk to an accountant. There may be relatively easy ways of dealing with big markets (eg EU) as a whole.
@andrewnicolle @DazeEnd But a lot depends on trade agreements, etc, so I can’t really give advice for a different country!
@andrewnicolle @DazeEnd Which is why I’ve never had to worry about it, as I understand it; I’m outside all the states.
@DazeEnd @andrewnicolle But really, I don’t know the rules from the US side. Best thing you can do is talk to your accountant.
2014
@evilrobotbill Holy moley! *Buys*
RT @evilrobotbill: This is an absolute bargain - The complete Avengers (the sexy, creepy 60s show, not yer Marvel thing) for a tenner. http…
@seandcmorley It's a lovely day for a @BristolFerry ride.
Looks like a nice day for a morning walk to clear my tired head, but I've got to wait in for a delivery. Bah.
Ah, those apps that aren't quite clever enough to remember their Full Screen status on a reboot in OS X. *Looks sternly at @spotify*
@seandcmorley In that case, I second the Cabot Tower recommendation. Go *all* the way to the top. It's lovely.
Small Street. http://t.co/kS0lGbduhf
Don't they know it's residents-only parking in Hotwells now? http://t.co/j7hTKFJVgf
@JonCraig_Photos Damn it! What’s with the light today? Very uninspiring walk…
Grinder http://t.co/khyCwQPIu4
Odd noises over Hotwells. Either a toddler trying to do an impression of someone playing a saw, or the mating call of a scaffolder.
Afternoon snap: Lloyds Cobbles https://t.co/5bGlQ3knOU
@netmag That's a good slogan, actually: Net Magazine: Putting the "mmm" into "tommmorrow".
@wordsfromluke Pretty sure they're actually eight-dimensional. Also: the creatures from their universe hate us.
Home! After an evening in BrewDog and Spyglass and then BrewDog again. Weary*. * As a newt.
@ashfurrow "Siri, tell Ash he's wrong". ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *beepbeep* "Selling your chaise longue."
With great power... http://t.co/6wImZ22ZdD
Mmm. Blue cheese in a burger. From Blur. It worked very well. http://t.co/lAZ4pQiRao
2013
Morning, Bristol. http://t.co/bt8elMwwew
Porto Quay. http://t.co/VIBVUojoLy
Really don’t have the emotional energy to deal with chuggers this evening. Turning away from Park Street for my shopping.
2012
RT @utterben: Tuesday morning workout: 10 sit-ups (for the snooze button), and 2 pull-ups (one for each sock).
Definitely getting there! http://t.co/dkYRtPRC
@Thehappyfatgirl Not sure yet. I'll be talking to my consultants (mostly @missemmeline, probably) about that once the rest is sorted :D
One day, possibly very soon, I will have a plumbed-in washing machine again. That'll be a bit of a relief.
“All-new classic Star Trek: The Next Generation”? #mixedmessages
2011
@IreneB9 That noise I can hear must be someone having a shower in my back garden, then.
@IreneB9 Mornin'. I guess it must be particularly hot rain, then :(. Bah. Hope it stops, want to go for a run later.
Drops. http://t.co/nz1edluh
@djelibeybi_meg :) It's amazing the prettiness you find just growing out of a crack in the pavement...
@hayles Ah, you did go along. Sorry I didn't join you, I think I overestimated my energy levels this weekend :(
Checking the output of my first Arduino sketch using an oscilloscope I built myself. Doesn't get much geekier, fo http://t.co/2PgkjBTS
@hayles I'm hoping it's still ongoing shell-shock from doing a dull job for too long. Maybe one day I will have energy again.
@hayles I plan to take it fairly easy for the next few weeks. "Human" sounds quite an attractive step up.
Resistance is useless! #badumtish http://t.co/Y8F7ys45
@CasJam Er. It doesn't. Well, mine doesn't, anyway.
@Thehappyfatgirl Well, he did use the sonic screwdriver quite a lot.
@benjohnbarnes Goodness. It's almost like you're saying that you want your printer to just *print stuff*. #crazytalk
@hayles Yes, but let's face it, you'd be happy eating a washing machine as long as it was with sweet chilli sauce. #addict
@nicepaul God, that's blates obv. #downwiththekids
@helencave Well done on the #raceforlife!
Gah. My healthy snack just rolled under a cupboard. Bloody grapes. A nice flat chocolate bar wouldn't have done that.
@doubledodge Have you seen #spooks before? You really think they *have* a technical advisor to fire? #technobabble
@MsKittyPurry Too fast for me, damn it.
2010
@ahnlak Clearly mine thrives on neglect. This is the first year I've remembered to get it serviced during the summer! Grrr.
Bugger. Think my central heating is broken.
@tsunimee It's pretty much the first thing I turn on when I install Windows. Also, you can just turn it off again if you hate it :)
@tsunimee Try turning on Cleartype, if it's not on already. Instructions in 2nd paragraph. http://chris.calabrese.org/?p=27
@tsunimee From what I remember, that's because Explorer ignores Windows' own font settings. Erm. Hang on a mo.
@KaveyF I get that a lot.
So, Ed Miliband has just been evicted from the Big Labour Party House, right? When does Simon Cowell come on?
Hurrah! "If in doubt, just reboot it" seems to work on boilers, too. #warmernow
@livingprooffilm Yes, but it does indicate that I should clean the kitchen more often.
@tsunimee Good. Say what you want to say :) It's good for you.
Hmm. Don't know whether this pissedness is ephemeral or could become more frequent...
2009
Safely installed in Luton.
Ugh. Recovering from insomnia and subsequent headache.
@hayles You know that implant's not meant to be used for Alka-Seltzer, right?
2008
Finally fixed minor bug on uniquesentence.com that's been annoying me for about a year. Took about ten minutes. Feh.
Gah! Just seen my first Father Christmas-shaped chocolate for sale! Kill me now.
@pjakobs Gah! That's bad news in any language :)
@bexxi Hemisemidemi? Ah, fast and ornamental, that's how I like my goddesses.
2007
Drinking (eating?) a huge hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows.