On This Day, 1 April
2026
2025
2024
2023
@calmgrove @WeirdBristol It was, as far as I can tell, literally on the scrapheap before being saved at the last minute by the Berkeley Square residents' association, including Ellard Hughes son of Walter Hughes, who helped the Council acquire the land around College Green. https://t.co/TGSLDltGJw
@calmgrove @WeirdBristol (Source: "A College Green Man", article about Walter Hughes by his son, William Hughes, Bristol Archives https://t.co/6JPHH1CMG0)
2022
2021
📷 Sometimes you just can’t. Hopper Coffee, Greville Smyth Park, Bristol https://t.co/uOw273dySJ
Bad news, Bristol: It seems Hannibal Duck has escaped. https://t.co/fNEm1FrTwt
RT @CornerPubRon: R.I.P. Wile E. Coyote https://t.co/it5aXhpWdY
They seem to be having problems. That doesn't auger well. https://t.co/nqwnBUaViu
RT @dangusset: My talk: The Psychoacoustics of the Paranormal: Psychology, Sound, and “Paracoustics” Thanks to @trevor_coxfor inviting me t…
Well, that's one way to socially distance. https://t.co/F8QfLWVHnz
@CharlieVivante Me too. And it's also the only pub I can walk to without going all the way up or down the hill—it was great for chilling out after a half-marathon when I could barely walk :D
@Redveee That one seems to be pointing about ten degrees off due west, whereas the others seem to be pointing directly inbetween the ordinals... Maybe it's my map!
2020
RT @xkcdComic: Pathogen Resistance https://t.co/yE385vzG1f https://t.co/drYIKf3mm9 https://t.co/E2f4opvsUf
RT @Rachael_Conrad: For the love of god UNMUTE THIS https://t.co/MA48mit8MX
RT @MrAlexWood: Everything about this is Oscar-worthy #CoronaLockdown https://t.co/MWstii8oLq
@matt_fwyalchen Oh! Not only do I have one, but when I was digging it out for an enamel mug solidarity photo I found the US Civil War-era recipe hard tack I made about six months ago. Might come in handy! https://t.co/S4qK8UAa9j
2019
2018
@talkie_tim @_pigeons_ @domwakeling You keep your ferric chloride away from my new toy!
Sunday blues. https://t.co/pQgt2T9Y6h https://t.co/H0O8NjckaE
White vinyl. Strong look. https://t.co/0c93oMnHaz https://t.co/vJXDXBtiyf
RT @estherschindler: In 1999, I asked David Gerrold to write a "future of computing" prediction for the magazine where I was Technology Edi…
2017
USERS: We’re getting rape and death threats from bigoted eggs! TWITTER: Presto! They’re not eggs any more. USERS:
CPU board replaced when they repaired my Canon 6D. Now discovering how many settings I changed away from the default over last 18 months...
2016
Strikes me @benjohnbarnes will like this. https://t.co/tBBcB5jEHi
@Gary_Bainbridge It’s been lovely knowing you. Just, you know, apropos of nothing.
@amberanima I just got one of those. Not sure which other street the nearest garage is in.
@amberanima But assuming St Philips is actually spelled with one “L” like I thought it was, this leaflet probably wasn’t made by the locals.
Well, this should improve things, assuming I don’t destroy the laptop while taking it apart. https://t.co/yq4KFvFIvr
Ah, Windows. That didn’t take long. *shoots self* https://t.co/TVH0847u8q
Basic Instructions - How to Quit Drinking Caffeine https://t.co/BRz1lwkwex via @binstructions
@_pigeons_ You’ve not switched to Windows in a fit of pique over your power cable?
Right. Time to watch the last half of _Operation Petticoat_ while that drive’s cloning.
Here goes. https://t.co/XGNGUDCbyi
*Checks for bits left over*
IT LIVES. And boots very fast, too. Well, that should up my geek points a bit. https://t.co/b2NGuy9sCR
I have black olives and black grapes in the fridge. I think I’m going to call this “Greek roulette”.
@scottkleinberg @cashlion @flexibits Thanks for letting me know I’m not the only one! *rolls eyes at Apple’s status page*
@ttscoff Say, is there an episode of anything where you tell the story of quitting your job after a conference call? Thanks! #backstory
RT @flexibits: iCloud appears to be down currently. Don't be surprised if you see status code 400 errors until it comes back.
@ttscoff I can think of a couple of times where being impulsive like that would have improved my life significantly!
2015
Not the typical route for bristolferry #bristol #igersbristol https://t.co/tOJXNVJWki
2014
Hrm. Think that's @bbcrb wandering the street outside, trying to find people to talk to about the residents' parking plan...
2013
@amberanima @BlackDogDays @Spikey_Pikey @TheSilverGreen Sorry! Still recovering from Man Flu. Glad to hear you were very successful :)
@fergieweather That wasn't a real request for weather information. We just want you to wave your weather wand and make it Spring, please :D
Watching _Lilyhammer_. Interesting premise. It's like someone said, "Let's make _Due South_, only backwards."
2012
The alarm clocks in this house are carrying sidearms. This seems unfair. http://t.co/4QwPnV3m
@Mouse_House Smouldermouse!
@KellySibson I may have to think through those options for a while.
@stillawake @BlackDogDays @hayles @sticklepix *Sits at back of class, sniggering*
@codepo8 Imagine if it had been put to *bad* use...
@tsunimee No problem, lovely.
Simple supper. http://t.co/8siQ8Qzw
2011
@Medollic Wargames!
At the end of this Saint Low track, I might head out to lunch in Clifton Village. #itsahardlife
RT @qwghlm: Actual, proper lol: RT @flashboy Spot the difference: http://t.co/GQix5IB
RT @bananza: Ok, I got rid of all the REALLY gullible people. Wait til they get to the north pole and realize I'm not there with a milli ...
The woman sitting next to me in BTP is so annoying I'm considering nominating her for the next Apprentice. #shutup
@hayles It would just bounce off the false sincerity.
So for my busy afternoon: take a nap, or watch _Sherlock Holmes_, just arrived from lovefilm?
Would anyone like to quickly test a prototyep Chrome extension for me? Flickr users preferred :) #geeky
@quantick What? Where?
@quantick (PS: How geeky is this? I have the original 7"!) http://twitpic.com/4ftmab
@talkie_tim Cool, that'll be interesting, ta! Try installing this and browsing a few Flickr photo pages. http://bit.ly/ibCAA0
@tsunimee Thanks :)
@tsunimee @KaveyF From my bookmarks, looks like I've used both http://bit.ly/hwwXhf (free web app) and http://bit.ly/efS06L (30-day trial)
@johnmcg Thanks! Can you install this: http://bit.ly/ibCAA0 and then browse a few Flickr photo pages, see what it happens? (nothing bad!)
@johnmcg Cool. That, handily, is what it should be doing. Eventually it'll do it on a click in the menu; just proving the concept at the mo!
@johnmcg Thanks for testing :)
@tsunimee Huh? I was replying to your question about screen capture...
@tsunimee Now I'm all confused.
@johnmcg Excellent! That's partly what it's for -- quickly checking to see if a photo might work well in B&W.
@talkie_tim Excellent, ta! Eventually it'll toggle desaturate on toolbar button click; just wanted to prove the hard bit was doable first...
@talkie_tim ...though I am tempted to go mad and desaturate everything on the page :D
@talkie_tim Good. Should be pretty robust (depending on how many bugs there are in Chrome's canvas support...)
@talkie_tim Like I said; geeky proof-of-concept. Once I've finished it you can usability test it, too :)
@tsunimee *giggle* PAY ME ATTENTION!
2010
@ahnlak 'Course, if I wanted really cheap, I'd shove it on fysh.org, which I already pay a nominal fee for.
@Lillput @matthew_roach much as I like Patrick Stewart, he doesn't Stoke me as very Harshaw-y.
@Bristol_flickL Hypothetically. And not specifically _Stranger_, just Jubal Harshaw in general.
@clookinternet Will do, ta.
@penelopeelse Well, prod me at some later point if you're all packaged up and still need a hand :)
Sudden revelation: Leo Laporte is the movie adaptation of Jubal Harshaw.
@penelopeelse I could have a stab, but you have the time it takes a pizza to cook.
@foxc I don't even know what a steamed bun is.
@nickdonnelly @philipletts Also, no iBooks in UK means it misses about three quarters of the point, for me.
@nickdonnelly @philipletts Nope. No plans to buy one at present. Want one, to some degree, but I think it might be bad for me.
@nickdonnelly That's what I figured he meant, but maybe I'm giving too much benefit-of-the-doubt!
@nickdonnelly Yeah, but wasn't Windows 95 the first one where it wasn't optional? Remember having to type "win" from a DOS prompt?
@ahnlak Cool. Will bear that in mind! Need to have a think, as I have several other things hosted on GoDaddy & various other places.
@matthew_roach I'll have to take your word for that. I've only ever seen him play one character.
@ahnlak Last month, sum total: 100Mb. Is that good or bad? I really have no idea...
@ahnlak I have absolutely no idea. Bearing in mind it's basically text and has about three active users, I imagine the answer is "naff all"
@ahnlak ...and you get what you pay for. Also, I should've backed up my own DBs before I kicked off the upgrade, not relied on them anyway!
@ahnlak You have. On t'other hand, I want to pay as little as possible for UniqueSentence, because it is -- let's admit it -- a toy :)
Ho hum. My databases are still MIA. Awaiting a new reply from GoDaddy.
Hmm. Why isn't my S3 connection working? It was yesterday.
@paulahillier What, like you weren't worried about me before?
Trying my luck at winning another dress.
@Phooto Must've been 15 when I read that; it would have been for a GCSE coursework essay I did comparing Bradbury and Aldiss short stories!
@Phooto Ahh -- right. I'm probably missing things, because I've still not got to a decent screen to watch the whole thing yet!
@Phooto aha! It was Ray Bradbury: http://bit.ly/bbBlh0
@philmonger Ah, cool, didn't realise that.
Aha! Uniquesentence is back. Looks like GoDaddy must be working on my support ticket right now.
@philmonger Yeah, but the Ordnance Survey won't do that.
@philmonger Don't worry; I'm sure the digital economy bill will shut that down soon enough, regardless of legality.
I beg to differ: http://twitpic.com/1ccgpj
@Phooto Cool. Was there a Wyndham or Aldiss story about/featuring that practice? Sure it rings a bell. Will watch properly later, off-phone!
Just in time for the boat. http://twitpic.com/1cccua
@g_e_r_b It's because we're all outside your house, waiting to shout "Boo!"
Is there an economic advantage for all technical helpdesks to not actually bother reading the first email they receive from anyone?
Okay. Have backup as of last Sunday (thank you, cron) and emails with all sentences submitted since as a disaster recover plan. Good.
Gah. GoDaddy have moved my hosting for UniqueSentence, but disappeared the database in the process. Now, where did I put that backup?
@hayles Sadly, I didn't win. Probably just as well; they don't strike me as the kind of place that does size 20...
@hayles Hurrah! And it's casual wear day at our place, too.
@ahnlak Not brilliant, no. On t'other hand, think I paid about ÂŁ20 for two years, so I'm not expecting flying ninja support levels...
@Swishrelic Yeah, having a bath will relax you and make you feel better about the camera.
@KaveyF Yes, I'm quite thirsty, too. Perhaps I shouldn't have emptied that entire tin of anchovies over the pizza I had.
@xabl But... But... Surely someone is still _wrong_ out there? You can't give up now!
@hayles Oh, yeah. Must go to bed soon, actually, so I can make the absolute most of it. I may try to stay in bed until midday tomorrow.
@KaveyF Well, it seems to be the way most helpdesks are run these days. From MPs to GoDaddy. Said the still-databaseless-geek :(
@KaveyF Oh, but I guess what that means is his PA is a professional at bashing things out fast, whether they're an actual answer or not.
@KaveyF Oh, I dunno: "...his proudest achievement in Parliament has been responding to 90% of letters within three working days."
@KaveyF ...and that @paulburstow has said this since then, too, which is promising: http://twitter.com/PaulBurstow/status/11310924765
@KaveyF Haven't had a specific reply from mine yet, but I see from Facebook that he's meeting a lead campaigner about DEB tomorrow, at least
@KaveyF What were you asking about?
@bananza Should I phone you up about it when I get back to my desk, just to make sure?
@matthew_roach Surely there's an app for that? (Really, sure I heard about one specifically good at multiple account handling.)
(via @Barb_G) Any cooks able to help Eva? RT @evaapp: Looking for a good chocolate cake w/ coconut icing #recipe. #cookchat
2009
Just made a Wordle cloud of @stephenfry's last 100 tweets. Pretty. http://is.gd/qbcG
At last, an iPhone app that's really frackin' useful. http://iProfane.info
2008
I wonder how long this rebate form will take to get to Canon Europe? I'm given to understand that it's a long way to Tipperary...
2007
Sitting on Brandon Hill enjoying the sunshine.