On This Day, 30 October
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RT @SophiaDelPizzo: Happy look at the oven clock and panic day
Fragments of @ntstourhead https://t.co/s6PfdMq9Ni
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2021
@Setapp Say, is there any way of getting Setapp working again when it gets into this state where things (including the menus) aren't loading? Thanks! https://t.co/Xwl525gRJT
2020
This morning, the Covid-19 app has started sending me these notifications. Tapping them doesn't take me anywhere useful and there's no information that I can find in the app about what they mean. This doesn't seem like great design. https://t.co/tVdq2K2KKi
What am I meant to do, stay indoors alone *harder*?
RT @CharlieVivante: for my birthday, kanye got me the most thoughtful gift of a lifetime. a hologram of my dad. ✨🤍 it is so lifelike! we wa…
@EmmaisaChampion So basically, "HI I'M A NOTIFICATION ABOUT A DEADLY DISEASE THAT TELLS YOU NOTHING USEFUL AND YOU CAN TAKE NO ACTION AT ALL APART FROM BEING MORE ANXIOUS"?
@dave_ja I'm thinking pillow fort.
@porthjess Just what we need, what with the world's mental health being so rock solid right now.
@tomasmcguinness I was already doing that.
All the water’s in the wrong place again. https://t.co/WO4mPnpWgk
RT @unfortunatalie: This looks GREAT.
@AthanSpod I shall try to force an update later.
RT @ememess: Meanwhile on Nextdoor someone has inherited a locked chest from her aunt and has no key and everyone’s talking about chipping…
@OpinionatedGeek Just wait until DPD leave you an "It would be a shame if anything happened to it..." card.
RT @psychcomm: Well.. that’s Halloween won for somebody. https://t.co/uzARRWK15P
RT @voitechnology: Bath and Bristol, let's Voi! 🇬🇧 https://t.co/6kLrgdFVsa
@AndyGilder Saw them at Wembley in 1990, supporting Heart. Seem to remember enjoying it :)
Rainy day. https://t.co/B9qEu6Hb6q
The Underneath. https://t.co/Iz4rSRfdFd
@dangusset Very corner of Greville Smyth.
2019
Um. @BristolCouncil’s website seems to be telling me that the Central Library has started closing on Wednesdays again. Anyone know if that’s actually true?
RT @mountain_ghosts: you're gonna lose it when you hear what every office job involves https://t.co/Z0rUT8IU5d
RT @SidwWolfe: If anyone wants to know how my weekend went I totaled my car while dressed up as Carrie and everyone who was a first respond…
RT @jack: We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earne…
Given that I've grown so disillusioned with public transport that I now generally don't bother to try taking it, it's possible this is too good a metaphor. https://t.co/PrxTj5I245
@Bristolvor For the last five or six years, I’d say.
@dangusset That name’s clearly made up.
@BristolCouncil Great, thanks!
@alstonebridge Every smart device maker should at least have had a quick chat with a good 1980s clock radio designer before they started.
2018
2017
@guriben @dangusset @botornot_co @Z303 @archidave @liveindetail @BigJeffJohns @shemakeswar @Alexwintermute REALISTIC ANDROID BODY TEST PASSED. EXCELLENT. WE WILL BEGIN PHASE TWO OF THE INVASION.
@guriben @dangusset @botornot_co @Z303 @archidave @liveindetail @BigJeffJohns @shemakeswar @Alexwintermute Shit, that was meant to be a DM.
RT @XplodingUnicorn: My 3-year-old called her plain bagel a "sad doughnut" and now I have to update my grocery list.
2016
@chubbybannister Socks and a face pack, I reckon.
@NikaHarper Make sure you do it in Marrakech or perhaps somewhere in the Caribbean.
RT @rygorous: FUN FACT: "Internet of Things" is the colloquial short form of the longer term "Internet of Things that should not be on the…
Feeling boystalgia for Airwolf after The Lady came up in random conversation earlier today… https://t.co/NIZzdoprRx
2015
Just had a text from @parcelforce to tell me a card has been left because I wasn’t in. AS I SIT HERE BY MY FRONT DOOR WAITING.
@Hello_Im_Nik Sigh. I came home from work specially to wait in for @parcelforce. Now I go back empty-handed.
@Stagandhounds If you’re expecting bunch of French performers in a van, they’ll be a while. Just tried to direct them to you from Hotwells!
So. No parcel. No card. No phone call. No @parcelforce website, even, it seems. I’m starting to doubt their existence. Or mine.
@Stagandhounds Cool :) They were doing their best, and I don’t think they quite grasp Bristol Friday night traffic. Yet.
@mathowie I’m going as the gradual Americanisation of Myke Hurley’s speech patterns.
RT @C4Utopia: HELP WANTED for #utopia viewer research project. Reward offered. Is The Network behind this? You decide. https://t.co/objWH…
RT @Chrisitv: we are told Sainsburys has just made a PA announcement telling Barclays cardholders to bring cash instead.
@charlie_cat_esq Ohh, is it back again? *waves*
2014
Bonuses of having your farmer friends around to stay :) http://t.co/rqbuPqebyQ
RT @ahnlak: @gothick a part of me was hoping that picture would open up to show a pig sat in your kitchen...
@ahnlak I prefer my bacon to arrive in rashers. #squeamish
Starting the day well at Mark's Bread. http://t.co/ZUYdmbOKaC
Sonar. http://t.co/1lwyqSmIch
Garlic. http://t.co/BDAXjAkJ13
Ermahgourd http://t.co/y8mT45hxhO
Feeling a little sleepy. Can't think why. http://t.co/TFHSwMHZrk
@Kavey The beer chocolate pud was lush. Here it is (with clotted cream ice cream subbed for the cream.) http://t.co/XF9Z3lEuD5
RT @edbott: Holy crap: "You should proceed under the assumption that every Drupal 7 website was compromised" https://t.co/EBjCzn838D
Snappity: Gryphon Nights #bristol https://t.co/fgtVmq4YIX http://t.co/E5UP1xw60N
@Bufty_Grifter All Along The Watchtower. Hendrix, and, possibly more controversially, U2, I’d say.
@Bufty_Grifter Okay. I also nominate Japan's I Second That Emotion, The White Stripes' One More Cup of Coffee, and Lydia Lunch's Spooky.
@PeelingLaminate @Bufty_Grifter Seconded!
More cafe sign loving. Hot Salt Beef, baby. http://t.co/rQxt2cyM5g http://t.co/7Su3x88PP1
@Bufty_Grifter The Communards' version of Loverman (Oh Where Can You Be?)?
@Bufty_Grifter Am now going through my "Brilliant Covers" playlist. All your fault.
@Bufty_Grifter On my list :D
@Bufty_Grifter Many of mine are "Brilliant takes on the idea, but not *quite* as great as the originals".
@Bufty_Grifter Like, nobody can do Powderfinger better than Neil Young, but the Cowboy Junkies' version is still splendid.
2013
RT @CypherSignal: Someone did an MRI scan of a banana. That person is cool. http://t.co/qqBuEe2I49
@chubbybannister Turns out his “little grey cells” are actually smart matter nanobots that can transmute earth into Belgians. #maybelying
Christ, this lens has got a lot of dust inside it.
Lunch at Sourdough Cafe. Kewl. http://t.co/Dj3kqDseuO
Clouds over Ashton Court. http://t.co/wSrFbHpkXZ
Swinger. http://t.co/6knTN8gYye
Braille graffiti? #bristol http://t.co/o8KQXaTZ9J
@wood5y Under Cumberland flyover. Walk down right edge of this photo, turn right at gap in railing. Right there. http://t.co/yAQ3b8y1w3
@wood5y Yup. There are two lines of it -- if you can translate it, let me know what it says! Keep on seeing it and wondering...
On balance I think this one *is* better in colour. http://t.co/Uk1S3tT9fI
@hatsandbikes @wood5y Will do! It's all pretty interesting down there at the mo :)
@DarmonRichter Ta :)
@hatsandbikes @wood5y (Been taking a few snaps down there lately. This is my favourite, I think.) http://t.co/RgYOPZWpNY
So, er. I nipped out for lunch. And took 495 photos. Might be a while processing.
Snappity: Ghosts of Corn Street. http://t.co/I4Hm6gCUuE
RT @overgroove: OAuth! It's as easy as 1, 2, 3! 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, if 8 is not true go back to 2, skip ahead to 9 iii Section II Addendum 10,…
@framingfairy Baaaaaaaaa. Hello :D
Ducks in a row #bristol http://t.co/vIBuGsmt1u
@framingfairy Don't feel baaaaaaaad. Yes, meet in Nov sounds good.
@framingfairy Eep! Hope she's okay. x
Smoooth. http://t.co/pWrcgtaL1K
Snappity: In which I attempt to steal the look of Alexy Titarenko's work using Corn Street Farmers' Market. http://t.co/5BRV1CNRMd
2012
Good morning, everyone. Hope everyone's fine and dandy, especially those of you on the east coast of Leftpondia. *hug*
Heh. Okay, so *some* people on the east coast were doing okay, then? Boston was mostly drinking, it seems... http://t.co/PNi2dfGP
@Bristol_Culture I've only been there once, but it's a lovely place. Must process those pictures I took...
@benjohnbarnes Especially as everyone would be able to see them, because of the glass back on your house.
@benjohnbarnes I'm guessing Cook had never been inside a Dixons, much less made the lifelong appraisal of them that you or I have...
@betty_watson Well, at least it's a good morning for a coffee by the harbourside. Looks lovely out there... *sighs* *goes back to work*
Nation shocked by Savile revelations. In other news, nation prepares their slutty schoolgirl costumes for Hallowe'en.
Aww. Got postcard from @KaveyF and @ahnlak from Japan. Thanks! http://t.co/nQjflXEb
RT @Peculiar: Nick Griffin has announced that he finds gay people 'creepy'. Funny, I feel the same about fat fascists without necks.
Random leftovers broth. http://t.co/ddrMxOn6
@dangusset Evolution, in the Galleries.
RT @TwopTwips: TOO busy to check Facebook? Your friends have babies, cats, cupcakes and dubious politics. You're welcome. (via @BigRedTone)
@LifeCycleUKteam Thanks!
@guriben That’s not even happened for me yet, and I’ve been self employed for a year…
RT @FogCreekStatus: Hauling 55 gallon drums of diesel fuel up 17 flights of stairs for generators - Yep, we're still up and running! Mor ...
2011
@hayles Well, at least there's a bonus extra hour tonight.
Photographers! Don't forget you might need to adjust your camera's clock for daylight saving time.
@jorence Good luck! Shouldn't be too hard. (Where did I hear good things about recently? Maybe it was Start the Bus, but not open until 11.)
@BlackDogDays Careful. In my (last week's) experience, they can be a bit like buses.
@mattleys I'm seeing a *lot* of human bootstrapping sequences in my feed this morning.
Fiddle. Mr Graphics Tablet is not going to be much use unless I can also find Mr Pen.
@BlackDogDays @jorence @donnamodern @stillawake Oooh, that's true. And they're well-placed for morning sun, too. http://t.co/ujqKNDDC
@stillawake @BlackDogDays @jorence @donnamodern :D No, that was a photo from last year; first brekkers there with @KaveyF and @ahnlak
RT @jacques_aih: Daily Mail readers - don't forget to put your clock back to 1953 this morning.
@VeraR2010 Not bad yet. Though it feels like it's just starting. Have now had plenty of downtime to prepare :D
@stillawake Well, I could probably have walked there quickly enough to do it for real :)
@jorence @BlackDogDays @donnamodern @stillawake Clifton Village, where the old York Cafe used to be, near the Lansdown.
@HilaryCarden @jorence http://t.co/UD6trKK3 is probably free ;)
WHERE IS MY GRAPHICS TABLET'S PEN? *turns flat upside down* *shakes*
@BristolsBest @jorence @BlackDogDays @donnamodern @stillawake Bear in mind that map's a bit wrong; it's actually on the corner.
@bexxi I have found it, thank goodness. Oddly, it was hiding under a mouse mat.
@Narshada Ta. Just grabbed it, as hopefully will be upgrading to 4S quite soon.
@Narshada I've a 3GS, now out of contract, which is why I might actually be able to afford the upgrade ;)
@Narshada Think it's going to have to be a new contract. Will give O2 a bell tomorrow and see what they'll offer me.
@teacherdude Terrifying, isn't it? Happened to me last year. And the Sun, with the same photo! Double whammy!
@Narshada Yes. Think just the camera and extra speed would sell it for me. Only downside I can see is that the 4/4S seem more fragile than 3
@Narshada Oh, yeah, sure there's lots of other pluses. I just mean that the camera and the speed would be worth the money on their own.
@Narshada Yup. But I'm still not giving up my 60D :D
@Narshada In a year or so, there'll be a lot of damn fine mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera around, too.
@Narshada Basically, somewhere between compact and DSLR. Smaller, no mirror/prism, but still interchangeable lenses, good sensors + control.
@Narshada Yup. Was on their beta mailing list, but sadly can't really justify buying one now I've not got a job!
@Sheridansmith1 *snigger*
@twittl3s Oooh! Oooh! Where's it on?
@twittl3s *dashes to telly*
@AndyCarolan Hope it goes better than my update did. Lost all my settings and had to painfully re-key stuff in :(
2010
This is Emmeline wot I was saying goodbye to. She doesn't _always_ look like this, though. http://twitpic.com/32d0t2
Just back from St Werbergh's city farm pub, seeing off my friends Emmeline & Arnauld before they head off travelling for a year :)
@MizzWorthy I suspect a dyslexic ghost called "Eric".
@KaveyF 'tillos is Rocotillos, the milkshake place. Oz is Turkish place: http://bit.ly/ch1wyB
Ooof. Took friend to RWA autumn exhib. Then we went to Oz. Then we went to 'tillos. Like I said: ooof.
@mattbrown01 How would that benefit them? You're going to stand there anyway, right? #sadbuttrue
Ten. Hours'. Sleep. Yay! Another few of those and I'll be feeling human again.
RT @lucyreddd: According to the Guardian i need to stop wearing my cape because i can't fly. Fuck you, Guardian *soars across the sky*
2009
@benjohnbarnes not bad, not brilliant. Jury still out, will need further testing :)
Right. Have bought aforementioned flapjack. Am taking it home to have after my run. Willpower FTW!
@KaveyF this is one of those irregular verbs, isn't it? I cupcake, you overindulge, he has been thrown out of WeightWatchers...
Woah, have I got fatter? This running top doesn't fit so well... Oh. Ah. Yes, it helps if you don't put them on back-to-front. D'oh.
Might try an experiment tonight: a podcast instead of music. #getrunning
@bananza *giggle*
@davidpatrick That, my friend, is a slightly disturbing bit.ly link.
@davidpatrick Anyway. May check it out, but was actually trying spoken word instead of music :)
@hayles Thank you, by the way -- currently watching last night's Scrubs...
@Narshada Gulp. Currently awaiting my tax disc.
Still jonesing for afternoon flapjack, though :(
@benjohnbarnes not bad, not brilliant. Jury still out, will need further testing :) #getrunning
@hayles Heh. And Ted! I love a full-on Ted episode :)
@hayles Mmm. Scary big eyes.
Morning all! Being lazy today. Changing boats and going all the way to Bristol Bridge so I can grab Baristas coffee on way in :)
@shezza_t our numbers are also low. Lots of good decorations, though, plus the odd costume...
@shezza_t bought chocolate eyeballs for the team last night ;)
@scottejames signed up in the end, but can't think of any reason to use it.
Ugh. Had coffee this morning (my first this week) and already I feel like I want to go get another one. Must sleep more.
My next meal is staring me down. http://twitpic.com/niwpk
2008
If I set off now, with a research team and a torch, how long do you think it would take me to find a mobile phone company that isn't shit?
Hmm. Pretty sure I asked Lightroom to start up some minutes ago. I wonder where it's got to?
@pjakobs Not unless the top search was for "brown stylish technology"...
@talkie_tim Ah! Good point. Sure I would've noticed if I'd decided to go *grin*. Will try to make time for next week!
On morning ferry talking to Tom about subversive cross-stitch. I love my life!