On This Day, 6 October

@Dru_Marland So this is how the otter half lives.

6 Oct 2022 03:57:02

RT @ekuber: My "strategy" of treating browser tabs as an append only list and rely on the browser crashing about once a month has turned in…

6 Oct 2022 06:16:52

RT @porthjess: My annual Baltic Wharf traffic light trees appreciation post. 🍂 Swear they get more vibrant every year! https://t.co/7GIc7H0…

6 Oct 2022 19:44:14

RT @TragicAllyHere: If you’re having a bad day, please remember this inspirational quote I got in a pack of stickers from China https://t.c…

6 Oct 2021 17:18:27

@CharlieVivante “You’re gonna need a bigger ark.”

6 Oct 2020 12:40:31

@psidnell Can you breathe again yet?

6 Oct 2020 12:40:55

RT @RellyAB: ORC BONK ORC BONK ORC BONK https://t.co/G8274V2JWh

6 Oct 2020 17:43:38

@tapbot_paul Hell yeah. Skip those first few years of flickery, expensive CFL low-energy bulbs that take five minutes to warm up and poke out of the end of your lampshades. Sure, they say on the *packet* that they're just as good as old-school tungsten...

6 Oct 2019 20:46:40

@tapbot_paul Excellent. Stockpile enough to skip the first few years of smart bulbs, that's my advice :D

6 Oct 2019 20:51:56

RT @BBCRadio4: “The best recipe for being a writer is being a little out of place everywhere. " 11 things we learned from @Lin_Manuel Mira…

6 Oct 2019 20:55:46

@andybeebristol Oooh, good shout. That might be the only one now!

6 Oct 2017 10:54:22

RT @aim: All good things come to an end. On Dec 15, we'll bid farewell to AIM. Thank you to all our users! #AIMemories https://t.co/b6cjR2t…

6 Oct 2017 19:47:22

@Bristolvor I am surprised by how well it went. Magnetic catches so there’s easy access, too.

6 Oct 2016 19:31:31

@warriorgrrl Carrot-chopping mistake? Ice cream overdose? FREAK TEN-PIN BOWLING ACCIDENT?

6 Oct 2015 16:20:38

RT @miakos: Do I know any German speaking people? If yes, could you tell how do you call a bulb in German? Does glühbirne cover all types o…

6 Oct 2015 16:35:30

RT @StigAbell: The Guardian: writing incomprehensible headlines for awful hipsters since 1834. http://t.co/DwGNYMt0da

6 Oct 2015 16:43:27

RT @meemalee: I love Autumn, and all things autumnal. What do Americans say instead of "autumnal"? "Fallish"? "Fallalalal"?

6 Oct 2015 17:04:25

@KirstyHigginson On paper, or Kindle? I see truckloads of errors in e-books when they’re badly converted from paper books.

6 Oct 2015 17:08:44

RT @xeni: Just out, this minimalist basic *non-smart* phone with nice design: Punkt MP01. Calls, texts. https://t.co/k0qrUgsJOQ http://t.co…

6 Oct 2015 17:18:38

RT @teabass: VW test extension for php that makes sure your failing tests pass under CI conditions https://t.co/ayQzsHR57W

6 Oct 2015 21:08:44

@BristolEating :( *Sends non-bleedy vibes*

6 Oct 2014 08:36:30

@MatManferdini (Also: was println in C?)

6 Oct 2014 09:04:04

@BristolBites I really hope that's a band.

6 Oct 2014 09:32:32

RT @RosenTrevithick: Thank you for your ten letters concerning the lack of a TV license at this address... A non-TV household fights back. …

6 Oct 2014 10:08:35

@andybeebristol I pushed the button on direct print on aluminium last night. Figured I'd try something new...

6 Oct 2014 13:47:07

@domwakeling That's 'cause I was re-using a self-portrait I did just after I finished watching Breaking Bad :D http://t.co/A8XtUCXXIf

6 Oct 2014 16:40:31

RT @DAVID_LYNCH: Dear Twitter Friends… it is happening again. http://t.co/r0l9rhK4eB #damngoodcoffee

6 Oct 2014 16:43:01

@irace On OS X the only way I've found is to delete a book and re-download it.

6 Oct 2014 17:33:48

@davemurdock @irace There's an updated cover?

6 Oct 2014 17:39:48

@davemurdock @irace Oh, for Christ's sake. This works: http://t.co/sVgMVUFzvc (The book *content* updates okay, but covers are cached.)

6 Oct 2014 17:42:38

@davemurdock @irace I only use iBooks for the Swift book. Wish they'd just release a bloody PDF. (Because OS X Kindle app is also awful...)

6 Oct 2014 17:46:07

@irace @davemurdock I think it's *meant* to be. The thing just doesn't work all that well.

6 Oct 2014 17:47:36

@davemurdock @irace I've certainly had to force it, days after an update to the Swift book has been out.

6 Oct 2014 17:49:04

@davemurdock @irace Couldn’t comment on iOS; I only have an iPhone (5) so I don’t tend to do my reading there!

6 Oct 2014 17:51:48

RT @NetflixUK: "Have you ever confused a dream with life?" Girl Interrrupted. #NowOnNetflixUK http://t.co/hWsnjbyj1H

6 Oct 2014 19:59:45

@liveindetail Oooh. I'm thinking of getting one (the X-T1, not the odd looking contraption.)

6 Oct 2014 20:19:53

@liveindetail Interesting. Played with one a bit in a shop, and it felt really good, but of course I didn't really *use* it.

6 Oct 2014 20:26:52

@liveindetail I have that with the Canon, though :D (I just made the big (frame) step up to a 6D...

6 Oct 2014 20:29:33

@liveindetail Well, if you do want to sell, let me know. Especially if you've got the 52mm f/1.2 :D

6 Oct 2014 20:31:07

@liveindetail (I'm selling my 60D + crop sensor lenses to a friend soon, so may have money at some point...)

6 Oct 2014 20:31:42

@liveindetail I just had that with the Canon, mind. That 17-55 EF-S is arse-backwards compared to the 24-70 L.

6 Oct 2014 20:34:19

@liveindetail Yeah, that's why I made my credit card cry by getting the f/2.8 24-70 ii. Needed to make sure I didn't miss the 17-55 :D

6 Oct 2014 20:35:13

@liveindetail Well, indeed. The performance on the 6D sensor makes up for it. Though if you really like IS, there's always the Tamron.

6 Oct 2014 20:38:24

@nja "...but that's not important right now"?

6 Oct 2014 20:54:06

@liveindetail Would you be better off with the X100? Fixed lens, but it sounds like you might get on with rangefindery optical viewfinder?

6 Oct 2014 20:57:52

@liveindetail You could always sell the Canon gear, the Fuji gear, and your house, and go Leica?

6 Oct 2014 21:06:17

@anna_debenham Thanks for all the @unfinishedbz. I've really enjoyed listening.

6 Oct 2013 08:08:06

@benjohnbarnes Doesn’t it?

6 Oct 2013 09:58:33

@AthanSpod @benjohnbarnes I never noticed. I guess that's the joy of never using the official client :)

6 Oct 2013 10:15:01

@EssexEating Tweetbot. It's what I switched to, and I don’t regret it for a second.

6 Oct 2012 10:51:09

@MsMottram @BlackDogDays I'm still working full-time for next two weeks, more's the pity. Got to pay for the kitchen ;-)

6 Oct 2012 10:53:13

@BlackDogDays *points and laughs* Erm. Sorry.

6 Oct 2011 08:22:12

@BlackDogDays Bwa-ha-ha! You can't catch me. Not least because I'm now an unemployed recluse.

6 Oct 2011 08:45:10

@paul_clarke Tell her to cover one eye and try again.

6 Oct 2011 08:52:13

@BlackDogDays Well, the boat pics would have run out anyway, as they canned the commuter boat at the end of last month :(

6 Oct 2011 08:53:57

@BlackDogDays But I will be out and about taking more pics at some point; just need to settle myself into a learning routine first.

6 Oct 2011 08:54:54

@BlackDogDays Hah. Well, I'm overdue for a new phone, and apparently there's this new one coming out with quite a good camera soon... :D

6 Oct 2011 08:58:21

RT @menareuseless: RT @tom_messett: Guy buying coffee. "No lid thanks." "You have to, health & safety" - "I've just come back from Afgha ...

6 Oct 2011 09:18:09

@menareuseless @tom_messett For some reason, I hear that Afghanistan line in a Glaswegian accent.

6 Oct 2011 09:19:20

@DaveLincoln There's no need for them to change, and registrars will usually leave them alone.

6 Oct 2011 11:47:21

@DaveLincoln ...but it's worth checking with the old and new registrars exactly what they do on transfer.

6 Oct 2011 11:48:09

@codepo8 Either that, or it's a revolutionary new use of quotation marks to indicate a quotation.

6 Oct 2011 12:09:07

@soba_girl Yes. Crumble always helps.

6 Oct 2011 14:06:12

@talkie_tim Took me ages to get used to that in Chrome.

6 Oct 2011 14:26:30

RT @nancetron: WHY DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL TODAY?!?! http://t.co/fSgTzi1J

6 Oct 2011 14:32:08

@Nose_in_a_book Yes. Generally, the most elderly and vulnerable, which is one of the reasons it's such a horrible scam.

6 Oct 2011 14:53:45

@Nose_in_a_book Yup, that's me: elderly and vulnerable. :)

6 Oct 2011 14:59:12

@siwhitehouse @soba_girl @labonnetouche @ViksterBean @priddy Custard *and* ice cream? What heresy is this?

6 Oct 2011 15:01:07

@Nose_in_a_book No. No, he isn't. God, did I ever re-buy that on DVD? Must look later. I must at least own Series 1.

6 Oct 2011 15:45:46

@stillawake Pretty nice, yeah. Reminds me a bit of the Adam & Eve.

6 Oct 2011 22:57:24

RT @Mouse_House: RT RT RT Lovely pet #rats urgently needing homes in #bristol. Please help or RT. I'm desperate!

6 Oct 2011 22:59:10

@lucyreddd Yeah. I liked it when you could accuse someone of being "the speedbump".

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@lucyreddd As in, "British Telecom is the speedbump on the information superhighway".

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@crookedfootball Guess away; mine are randomly generated :)

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@Dru_Marland If I had the spare cash I'd get one just the same made up, with "no laughing" added and substitute it.

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

RT @TheDollSays: Eating porridge at my desk. Boss leans in and says 'Is that breakfast?' No, it's a pastiche of the Suez fuel crisis in ...

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

RT @jbrownridge: PLEASE don't put an encrypted file on your enemy's computer and tell the police he's a paedo. If he can't decrypt he go ...

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@iamdanw Oops. Still, quite impressed that I could decode that straight from your photo!

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

RT @caitlinmoran: I like to imagine the man who invented PIng & the man who invented Google Wave, sitting in a bar together, stabbing pi ...

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@hayles Well, "I need a place for miscellaneous crap that doesn't fit anywhere else" is why I started mine :)

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@parryphernalia Go for it! @hayles was only complaining about the stereotype this morning. Do your bit to confound societal expectations!

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@globalmoxie Pretty sure it was a US bank I first heard about doing that, last year sometime. USAA, maybe?

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

RT @wshed: Tonight's William Gibson #foigibson event is definitely delayed due to an incident on the train Gibson is travelling on - apo ...

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@wshed No worries! Gave me time to sample the rather awesome risotto! :)

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@matthew_roach @its_supergirl I blame Nick Clegg.

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@Joethepublicist @greatdismal Relax! This is by no means a bad place to wait :) http://yfrog.com/n5opbmj

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@hayles This may be one of the more subtle advantages of the Kindle.

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@indiaknight You could be describing any episode of any of the series I've seen...

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@hayles Yeah, but I didn't mention it was just a sample chapter ;). Sorry, Bill, _will_ buy it, honest!

6 Oct 2010 00:00:00

@benjohnbarnes It's a FAKE. There are many of them :) http://bit.ly/11pjOn

6 Oct 2009 00:00:00

@hayles I'm fine with many of my clothes; I just need to buy a new body so I can fit into them again :(

6 Oct 2009 00:00:00

@mhoulden Cool. Want to build up to 10K. Guess if I can run 5K with a big hill comfortably now I can't be that far off :)

6 Oct 2009 00:00:00

@seengee No, but please tweet about it if you find one!

6 Oct 2009 00:00:00

@benjohnbarnes only if you know them very well :)

6 Oct 2009 00:00:00

@benjohnbarnes cool. I'm not expecting miracles, and I'm compromising for size. If I want great photos, I'll lug the SLR around :)

6 Oct 2009 00:00:00

@benjohnbarnes same model?

6 Oct 2009 00:00:00

@hayles Just bought a sofa, so can't afford either. Will just have to keep jogging. *sigh*

6 Oct 2009 00:00:00

@talkie_tim The Belly of an Architect (awesome Greenaway film) starts with a train rushing through Italian countryside. Must watch again...

6 Oct 2008 00:00:00

@Phooto I have put my name down. Looks like I'll only know for sure a few days beforehand, but I'm on the list now, at least...

6 Oct 2008 00:00:00

@KellyJanner We collect for lots of charities at my work, plus we donate a fair chunk of our corporate income to charity.

6 Oct 2008 00:00:00

@bertpalmer It won't be too tricky; she'll be moored at Canary Wharf. And I'm planning on getting off before she goes anywhere dangerous!

6 Oct 2008 00:00:00

@bertpalmer I'm going to put myself down for two tickets, and see if anyone staying for the GTG wants to come along on the Sunday.

6 Oct 2008 00:00:00