On This Day, 25 March
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@csoanes @penfriendrocks Thank you sweetie.
Bit of a turnaround at the end... Wordle 644 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
RT @JamBase: British pop duo Let's Eat Grandma (@thelegofgrandma) put a new spin on Nick Drake's "From The Morning." Hear the pair's stir…
2022
If the internet could stop targeting me specifically for just FIVE DAMN MINUTES PLEASE https://t.co/yJo1lPFS4B
RT @thinkiamsad: @Gentalon the glowing red light indicates danger https://t.co/DhrD0OAvUh
2021
RT @beardedjourno: YoBikes are no longer available in Bristol. The dock-less hire scheme launched in 2017 but has been beset by problems. I…
RT @hannahnicklin: The absolute sound of delight I emitted when I realised not only does this place mat fit on my coffee table, but... http…
There are many here among us. https://t.co/tJ39YZ4QqZ
RT @jckarter: "malloc", from the French "mal LOC", or "bad line of code"
@penfriendrocks *Sighs in Management Information Developer*
RT @imranchaudhri: in 1995, while interning at apple, i bought a NeXT cube for $150 at stanford surplus while designing mac os X with stev…
RT @5tevieM: everytime you try and go on a website https://t.co/vzTXGKzuON
@Bristolvor @dangusset We weren't quite. But it was a very low tide and it's the furthest I've been down the slipway. https://t.co/nZJimu9hB1
Seems legit. https://t.co/ZCc4WquZv8
2020
RT @MakingBlakes7: “You realize going outside is a Category Four crime?” #Blakes7 https://t.co/QLPrkpAtnK
The extra sunshine this week is definitely improving the mood at my desk. #wfh https://t.co/vT2IVviQzF
RT @oscarewilde: uk government: you can only go for one walk per day the proclaimers: fuck yes
The sudden working from home has made me press some quite old kit into service. https://t.co/7pUlezhqCs
2019
RT @robmanuel: A few years back I decided to start writing bots as I enjoyed the way people would reply and interact with them on Twitter.…
RT @Hicksdesign: "Their report confirms that the cheese exposed to hip hop music displayed a discernibly stronger smell and stronger, fruit…
RT @njj4: More adventures in self esteem: Me: has PhD, can juggle complex mathematical concepts with relative ease. People: You're really…
RT @DerrenBrown: What Uri Geller doesn’t realise is that I staged Brexit in the first place.
2018
Brunostril. https://t.co/vExjyYjJHa https://t.co/WRhPckMu4i
@_pigeons_ They’re actually *deliberate* car traps! https://t.co/KhCjBoVWuF
@thomasvenables I'm going to watch it this evening. If you never hear from me again, assume I've been caught in some kind of temporal loop.
Remind me, when was the start date of the Metrobus meant to be? https://t.co/a4tKkmhJlf
Bondosaur. https://t.co/x7IaPmgHZA https://t.co/SUD7gKtxZV
2017
#Bristol foodie peeps: Is there somewhere that sells chipotle chillies canned in Adobo around here? Asking for @_pigeons_. Ta!
RT @doctorow: Peak woo https://t.co/eGmF8xNR27
@hayles I was going to go for scrambled tomorrow, but maybe I’ll have to change my mind.
@hayles Hrm. I only have three eggs. Maybe the Instagram Global Dominance Plan will have to wait for next week.
Sneaking in a stew while the weather still feels cold enough ;) https://t.co/OgtxxebCmj https://t.co/GCjCCBWg0Q
@Bingo_Little I’m not sure that’s an either/or.
So. _Melancholia_. Cheery film, then. 🎥😬 Excellent, mind, and it’s not as if the clue’s not in the title…
RT @mcclure111: In 1970, when James Brown was writing, there were only four sex machines in all of America, and each was the size of a room
2016
@chubbybannister Feeling similar. Blue skies, though, so I’m forcing myself outside.
@chubbybannister PROTIP: it’s surprisingly warm. I’ve already shed a jumper.
Downside up. #igersbristol https://t.co/1GTLFcjoW6
Woo! Coo! https://t.co/h9Vb7C7Tid
Austin. #bristol https://t.co/eVsA20tkdK
Fragmentary Cliftonwood. https://t.co/VTHA0NxsLQ
Guy look like a total cyclepath. https://t.co/qk5SBlzF6l
Spring definitely appears to be in the air. #bristol https://t.co/ZHy1eGROuj
You only have to turn your back on a kid for a half-second… https://t.co/gXJlqVDrCR
RT @BBCEngland: More T vicar? Church sign proclaims: "Chris is Risen" https://t.co/Y7RZvjrE5q https://t.co/erUitKesTm
My timeline is suddenly full of badges and pins. @laurenlaverne @galfriday612 https://t.co/vnpN5oVkhn
Accidentally watching a desperately depressing film. Bah.
2015
2014
"Download and install the Coupon Printer?" Oh, for Christ's sake, Waitrose. http://t.co/ZINkYmLril
@WTF4Photography Yup. An actual Mac app, and not just a standalone drag-to-Applications app, but a full-on installer.
@WTF4Photography I'm sure it's incompetence rather than malice, but either way I'm shopping on North Street to save my £5 instead now :D
@liz_buckley @mattleys "4291?"
@A_Porcupine No way I'm installing the thing.
Damn it, @Peculiar, I'm on a budget here, and you keep releasing new books like that's not important to you.
Washer/dryers that do their finishing "beep!" and flash "0:00" at you BUT DON'T LET YOU OPEN THE DOOR YET BECAUSE FUCKWITTERY.
@hayles I THINK IT MUST BE MATES WITH THE FUCKING PRINTER.
@hayles I'M GOING TO DIE IN A FREAK PERSIL AND TONER ACCIDENT.
@hayles BA-DUM TISH.
@tsunimee @cosmetic_candy I BLAME @HAYLES
@doeeyedlettuce Has someone given you gin?
Oh well. That’ll save me some money.
RT @evankirstel: BREAKING: Yahoo buys ViewMaster http://t.co/dbMtDq6rTd
2013
Birdcagin’.
@jesspants Unlike the food one, I had at least heard of most of those things...
2012
Hello Bristol Spring :) http://t.co/q664uTZj
Just posted a photo @ The Olive Shed http://t.co/5AMYhVFH
Many hours spent basking in the Bristol sunshine today with @missemmeline and co., plus @jorence joined us for coffee. Kewl.
Also hope @EmmaFurious enjoyed her mile in the sun :)
@EmmaFurious That's pretty damn fab for a 5 year old! Nice one!
Hooooooooome. *makes Lemsip* *takes weight from feet*
Today, Bristol has mostly felt like this. http://t.co/sNncnAfp
@seb_ly Yes, I found that one out the hard way a few years back. Annoying.
2011
Hmm. Guess the boat went ten minutes early today. Oh well, nice day for a walk.
Just posted a photo @ Canon's Marsh http://instagr.am/p/ChJuE/
@DanRebellato Is there a middle-class injury of the year award?
I love the bendy-towered Temple Church @ Temple Gardens http://instagr.am/p/Chf7z/
My friend Mike is apparently currently in the queue for a certain shiny new device.
@BlackDogDays Aww, shucks *blush*.
@KaveyF What? You returned the car? What did I miss?
@KaveyF Yowch. Arse.
@BlackDogDays I couldn't possibly comment. #yes
Roofline @ University of Bristol Students' Union http://instagr.am/p/Ch0qe/
@benjohnbarnes I don't actually know what that is. Though I've heard people mention them. #unhip
Is there a new version of Cluedo out? http://t.co/1Ijdq9l
@magickalrealism I use Scrivener for that sort of thing.
@magickalrealism Scrivener for Windows public beta seems pretty stable. Not long to wait for a full official release, I'm sure...
@hayles Personally, I'm enjoying Banrock Station Shiraz, and The Professionals. Possibly our tastes are parallel, rather than compatible :)
@hayles Posterous?
@rabidbee *puts Start The Bus on list of places to go*
Reading about Sian O'Callaghan. With perspective of someone who's poured more than one girl into a Swindon taxi, assuming she'll get home OK
fiddling about with justin.tv. http://j-tv.me/hcz8MJ
Strummin' mah gee-tar.
@mikedunn Well, by the looks of it, the recording industry are now allowed to electrocute illegal downloaders through their headphones.
@mikedunn Either that or by playing Rick Astley at you.
@2MuchApplePie Remember seeing that happen in the original Max Headroom film. Amazing how much satire has turned into reality in my lifetime
@BlackDogDays I may know that feeling :) http://t.co/4wVvLmT
@BlackDogDays ?
@hayles We love you too, dear. Now, it may be wise to drink some water before bed. #justsayin'
@hayles *giggle*
@hayles BAD HAYLEY.
@hayles If you thought you could get away with it now, you'd do it again, wouldn't you? BAD HAYLEY.
Right. Anyway. Bedtime, for lo! I have much to do this weekend, and sleeping would probably be a good start.
2010
@bertpalmer @matthew_roach I went to Bristol Office Furniture (Stokes Croft, parking round the back) and sat in every chair they had ;)
@NiallOswald Ahhh... Remember the beer barrels. Think I was too busy looking out for traffic to look at the people!
Hmmm. Think my Belkin router is blocking Flickr for me because it thinks it's under attack.
Also: Belkin's UK support site seems to have been completely replaced with product recall info for product that catches fire.
@bertpalmer Do it. I did. Well, not an actual recliner. But a really nice chair, and it's fab.
@chrisphin Has that new Apple Store in Bath opened, or did you get the battery somewhere else?
@chrisphin Kewl. I still find Bristol's APR, Western Computer, extremely good. Hopefully the Apple Stores won't impact them too hard...
@mikeotaylor I tried an energy gel on my last long run. Very odd stuff. Didn't appear to have anything in common with actual food.
@Narshada Dunno. Mine looks like it's been taken through a net curtain. On the other hand, I also look very young, so I'll forgive it.
@penelopeelse Saw this just now, and thought of you... http://bit.ly/ayaAep
@mikeotaylor Indeed. Still, figured I should try these things at least once.
Loving Robert Harrison's cheap and cool Earth photography http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7074839.ece
@hayles Good name for a band.
@bertpalmer ...the good ones were upstairs. Definitely more of a warehouse/supplier than a "shop", but worth checking out!
@lovecider my lack of reciprocation is nothing personal, by the way; I just don't drink!
@sozzals "Something for the weekend, madam?"
Say, if you can work an iPhone using a hotdog sausage, does that mean an iPad would be able to track a rolling meatball for a maze game?
@sozzals Now, you see, the iPad's actually big enough for some interesting measuring applications...
Hmm. Running quite late. Possibly literally, in a minute.
@KaveyF He's been in so many papers today I'd be surprised if his site was up. Give it a few days and try again!
Well, that was a crap run. Still, at least it was some kind of run. Now, food. Then maybe #bristwestival
@hayles Well, I'm guessing it's not too late. I hope it's not, I've still got to cook this curry before I even set off...
@hayles That is why I am taking my camera. I will hide behind it and pretend to be being creative, instead of too scared to talk to people.
@hayles in a minute. Busy: http://twitpic.com/1avno1
2009
@Narshada And basic stores are fairly easy to set up. And free. http://gothick.spreadshirt.net
@Narshada I hate to think of the hits you'd get back. I used them because I've bought stuff from them before, and the quality was good.
Setting up a SpreadShirt shop
@Whatleydude What can I use for "going forward..."?
Phew. Bathroom cleaned. Probably wouldn't take me so long if I did it more often, but I'm a proud bachelor, so I leave it a respectable time
Just disassembled my N73, fiddled with it, and reassembled it. Didn't fix the problem, but I count it as a big win that it still works.
Ta for ideas. Will see what options I have. Sure they'll at least have @floyduk's suggestion :)
What's a good substitute for plaice?
There's a pattern emerging here. We need more instantly-appearing sarcastic signage.
Every time a Microsoft executive opens a book, a big sign should appear, slap bang in his way, asking him if he want to install Silverlight.
2008
So, the bank holiday weekend is over, and _now_ it's a beautiful day. Grr.
2007
Pondering writing a spoof Leo Laporte website :)
Sitting at home with a headache :( listening to the Mac Roundtable podcast