On This Day, 14 April
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@chubbybannister Quite likely to be low-flying bins today…
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RT @WeirdBristol: In 1926, Douglas Cleverdon asked his friend Eric Gill to create a sign for his bookshop on Charlotte Street, #Bristol. Gi…
2017
Drunken Burger - https://t.co/AB7ieSqXZG https://t.co/pnZeYfXFrd
RT @eleanorhaswell: not what i asked but thank u https://t.co/NF3fmECmf7
RT @HighwaysSWEST: #M4 WESTbound J17-J18. Road reopened after a lorry fire (carrying gas) on the opposite carriageway. Very long delays rem…
RT @HighwaysSWEST: #M4 E/B J18-J17. @DWFireControl still working on lorry. We expect to open lane past scene soon. Pls return to vehicle. T…
@porthjess *Listens carefully* *Hears nothing*
@porthjess Just checked that exact thing: at home to QPR, 3pm kickoff, so yes, I expect that'll be it.
One-a-penny, Two-a-penny - https://t.co/1syXD7M4iV https://t.co/E90doy0PY2
2016
RT @benjohnbarnes: The lovely folks at @articheck are in need of a freelance, remote, iOS developer. Please RT if your followers might be i…
Bloody hell, Amazon. Could you not just make me a Paperwhite with buttons?
@Bristolvor Looks like the Oasis comes closest now, but that’s a hell of a price tag.
RT @thepurplecleric: Farewell, Blake - you're finally free. #Blakes7 https://t.co/m5GiuWxt6q
2015
2014
Morning all. My chicks appear to have fledged. There are tiny blackbirds wandering around the courtyard. Nice.
@foxc They are mostly using my Black & Decker Workmate as a perch at the moment!
@ahnlak I'll need another one-and-twenty, at least.
Yeah, I know: because design. But I sometimes miss the days when three pages of code would be in one function, rather than 35 classes.
@Kavey I'll see what I can do, but they're mostly hiding in the shrubbery.
@Kavey (Did you see the video, by the way?)
RT @MadsYork: I'm always on the lookout for the "hot best" version of things. http://t.co/nloYONN7Mk <-- Looks like an SEO guy got a day job
@Kavey Tweet! https://t.co/KlPQnoocHP
Who pulled the plug out? http://t.co/Gun5EB9AyW
Pretty out today. http://t.co/3t5oannk3I
@johnfbraun [[DependencyFramework instantiate:[MyLawn class]] getTheHellOff];
@anna_debenham They were the hip metadata elements among the Semantic Web crowd, from what I remember. Certainly popular in that arena.
Glad I at least got out for a jog. It's a tough day to be working from home. Lovely out there.
@csoanes No, I need *less* encouragement to go outside rather than working.
@Joe_363_ Only if it's in a square. If it's just circle with a cross, that's "do not dry clean". But don't blame me if it shrinks. #oldman
And the award for "Least Threatening Tag of the Year" goes to... #bristol http://t.co/dRxk8DgrWH
Cheers, #bristol! http://t.co/FdbUGtOtTf
@liftapp What, in case someone starts completing my goals for me? Can’t say I’d be that unhappy… :)
2013
RT @Indiechops: “@ShabbyBean: MISSING CAT - please spread the word and let me know if you find him http://t.co/CtNBLCOLw3” can anyone in ...
@LouisTrapani What, no Wolf-359? :)
On my way home today I was overtaken by a motorcyclist whose sidecar was a bathtub, complete with gold taps.
@Thehappyfatgirl It was very cool. It didn't look that comfy, though.
@Sirius7dk I wish I'd got a photo.
Hah! Given this references the Bristol Evening Post, I'm guessing it might have been this very one: http://t.co/zn9Bbl0Etq
Though I can't see the gold taps on this one to confirm it.
@BlackDogDays @ShabbyBean Hurrah!
@dangusset I'll only know for sure if that one had gold taps behind the seat..?
“@dangusset: @gothick yep http://t.co/5lS7u6MY4e” <— That’s the one! Can’t be two with gold taps, surely!
2012
Busy. Tired. Might get some sleep sometime around Thursday. Ack.
I'm having the JAF Long. I don't know what it is yet. http://t.co/D8joczFa
“@iphonefool: @gothick says I never tweet so this one is for him.” <-- I'm going to order an onion bhaji specially to throw at you.
I am sitting next to the Zorro of Indian restaurants. Apparently. http://t.co/73dTzTYj
@xabl I don't know. It apparently involves boiled egg and pineapple. I'm going to try it anyway.
Jaf long. Kewl. http://t.co/2T32Ue2r
@stillawake "The Curry Place", Swindon. Visiting my bestest friend for her birthday meal.
Awesome sharey straws! http://t.co/HSl826kc
@shezza_t Not sure I knew him. I was a latecomer, really.
@liveindetail @stillawake :D
2011
@hayles I just went back to bed for half an hour and I'm still feeling like that. Sucky mornings.
Tweetbot sounds interesting... http://bit.ly/hHimf2 #iphone
@hayles Aaargh indeed :(
...although I notice that as well as @Tapbots' "Tweetbot", there's also an iPhone app called "TweetBot" that *isn't* the one I want. #danger
Although I can't buy it anyway, as my bank are declining payment. Probably the useless bloody fraud prevention kicking in...
...my bank's credit card security people must be the only folk in the world who get surprised about me buying stuff from Apple.
@mediaben I'm jus trying to buy an app. You'd have thought that after the first 50 or so, they'd have worked out I do this quite often.
Great. Now on hold. COME ON STUPID BANK.
No. Do NOT try to sell me a credit card to try to solve the problem I am having with your debit card. Arseholes.
@bestform I wish I could try it!
Oh, okay, so you were lying about the security code being wrong, and it *is* that you've put a block on my card. Because I, er, used it.
@hayles I have an image of rows of desks with terrified-looking staff, all with ear-defenders on to muffle the constant klaxons.
RT @johngirvin: Morning. I dreamt about wild, rampant socks last night. I think my subconcious might be hard of hearing.
@hayles Bwa-ha-ha. Their mistake was trusting me and Apple for long enough to but a phone in the first place.
@hayles Oh, and good luck, by the way :)
@jukesie In the first meeting, can you voluntarily add grumpiness and coughing? Might help the next time they're considering an invite ;)
Heh. "Specially selected altitudes" == "upstairs". #baristas #Bristol http://twitpic.com/4kniko
@pjakobs I wouldn't call them friends, exactly, but they're close acquaintances of mine.
@pjakobs I didn't even know emacs had org-mode! Cool. Are they speaking incompatible dialects (of OPML, maybe?)?
@pjakobs Can it go direct to Graphviz/dotty and generate them automatically? ;)
@bestform It is nice, isn't it? Must be cursing themselves for not having it ready in time for the #dickbar debacle!
RT @chocolatereview: Things people do for publicity: Chocolate gown commemorates Royal Wedding from @NBC17 - http://bit.ly/fkmgSg !? @hayles
@hayles I'm posting a comment on your blog, but I've been distracted by the gorgeousness of the font/colour in the comment box! :)
@tsunimee Personally, I'm a fan of http://hugeurl.com/
How my typical telephone conversations start: Me: "Hi, <other person>'s phone, Matt Gibson speaking?" Caller: "Hi. Is that <other person>?"
@hayles I'd seen the (lovely) design, but I might not have typed into it, which drew attention to the fontiness ;)
Having used it all day, I declare @tapbots' Tweetbot (note the small "b") to be my new default Twitter iPhone app. http://bit.ly/fVuO0V
@Dichohecho Permission to re-tweet?
@rabidbee Careful. It's a printer. It's probably just lulling you into a false sense of security before it pounces.
RT @Dichohecho Oh my Jesus. First the thing in the river in Bridgwater, now this http://t.co/VADoo0a I'm disowning Somerset #royalweddingtat
(Okay, technically that wasn't Royal Wedding Tat in itself, but I think the _story_ was...)
Don't forget, for all your other Royal Wedding Tat needs, see @hayles at http://royalweddingtat.posterous.com/
@hayles I'm on my Mac at the moment, so I'm going to have to play "guess the emoji". Is it the one that looks aghast at the British public?
Does anyone else really like that Corsodyl ad? #taintedlove
@chocolatereview Hershey's? Is that the one that doesn't really taste of anything?
@tsunimee Hmm. My computer translates it as "bewitched" (as in, under a spell.) Is it a bit like enchantée in French?
@tsunimee Makes sense. Similar connotations in English, with "witch" in "bewitched"; it's literally, "under the spell of a witch".
@tsunimee Hrm. Bewitched is pretty much there already. But, erm, enchanted, entranced, & enthralled can all have magical connotations.
@tsunimee Yes, spellbound is good.
Enjoying al3x's Rules for Computing Happiness. http://bit.ly/eUOuJ7 #geek
Oooooohyum. Drooling gently while reading @kaveyf's description of Paul Young's Simnel Brownie: http://bit.ly/hQTry4
2010
If it's a "repair serum that women can't live without", you'd think they wouldn't have to advertise it on national TV.
@AndyCarolan Erm. Good morning, dear chap.
Ahh, great XKCD today. But it reminded me of John Peel, who was such a sweetie he used to say "stroke", not "slash". http://xkcd.com/727/
@wilshipley Cool! Must be a good feeling. Also: the new barcode scanning is fucking awesome; I can now scan fast in virtual darkness.
@shezza_t The world's worst superhero?
@philsherry Careful. That's the basis by which I chose Icesave for my savings.
@timhayward Interesting. He's @undermanager, by the way.
@jbrownridge @ahnlak Heh. Something tells me you two might get along: http://twitpic.com/1fhz7z
@AIannucci "Twitter Force: giving policing the bird."
Mmm. Delia's pan-fried chipolata toad-in-the-hole.
@hayles Yes; let me know when it's not on TV any more, and I might risk turning the thing on again.
@DrHairbear Indeedy.
Hmm. First person I've seen smoking in a DailyBooth photo. He's French. Bonjour, M. Stereotype!
@hayles I thought they were complaining about _padded_ bikinis?
@hayles Oh, and you walked straight past me again. I am now starting to think I'm actually invisible.
@hayles @talkie_tim *sulk*
@talkie_tim Where are the tickets for?
It's probably mildly narcissistic to learn jQuery by playing with pictures of yourself, isn't it? http://dailybooth.gothick.org.uk/
@talkie_tim Shame. Do bristolticketshop.co.uk do print-it-yourself tickets for the Academy?
2009
At some point tonight I'll stop listening to Last of the English Roses on repeat and go to bed.
@Narshada Cool. Did you hoot? Thought I heard someone, but I could only see a random furniture van!
@archidave "Gleep!"
@MelKirk It was this version that blew me away recently :) http://tinyurl.com/8yxsay
Ugh. Have headache and am tired. Might turn in very early tonight.
Just remembered I'm going to see Nat Johnson tomorrow night. Cool.
@Nomme1 Yes, that probably explains it!
@Nomme1 that was never 1990, was it? Sure I was still at school...
2008
Just unplugged my TV and turned it to face the wall. Thus begins my experment to see if I can cope with the withdrawal symptoms
2007
Playing with Final Draft. Scriptwriting software that can read your script back to you, doing different voices for different characters! How