On This Day, 15 July
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RT @merrittk: This is what every Twitter trending topic looks like to me now https://t.co/WFwrIwmVRc
2021
2020
RT @schafersam: You should wear a mask if you can. If you are worried about how it will impact your life then let me suggest some handy alt…
RT @cheersinnit: I'm a zoologist. I know this behavior looks cute, but bears only train like this when their sensei has been slain by a riv…
Hmm. Difficult one. Can't really think of anything. https://t.co/1XcJzykM2t https://t.co/AhcTLfY3rH
RT @jsnell: Wait, what if bitcoin was Twitter's long game https://t.co/r7a0VDKB5j
2019
RT @Madisonkanna: Me: Wow I work remote now. I’m going to travel the whole world. Me six months later: Hi I’d like to cancel my co-working…
Damn it. The yoga class I was watching on @primevideouk has stopped working. #firstworldproblems. https://t.co/a8N0RybmYk
@AmazonHelp Thanks, I'm a half-hour into a chat. So far we have rebooted everything that I'd already rebooted, but I know that's fairly normal for tech support :D
@AmazonHelp Say, is there any chance that *you* could try streaming an episode of “The Complete Guide to Beginner’s Yoga” on a UK Fire TV stick? Thanks!
Ah, the ever-helpful resource of Amazon’s “Customer questions & answers” section. https://t.co/9aL3yydoWj
2018
@_pigeons_ Two years ago today! https://t.co/yapWbQDt2j
@_pigeons_ @Bingo_Little “Chemisette” and “quoin” were today’s words I couldn’t remember. *adds to revision list*
RT @jephjacques: Oh good its linkedin for bitcoin assholes https://t.co/BHeShQKFtK
Hoping they have a stat about the number of times players bounce the ball before serving. #Wimbeldon
Ghost. Whoopi Goldberg. https://t.co/wbDUZtQ0pt
I’ve been tempted by that idea a few times during the heatwave. https://t.co/bwrlgdVPjK
@CoryjTaylor @FilmCritHULK Beverly Hills Cop; Bronson Pinchot.
@mandapen That’s amazing, is what it is.
@mandapen I am also looking forward to getting down to merely “overweight”. One day at a time 👍
2017
SoundCloud sinks as leaks say layoffs buy little time https://t.co/GozJH5C1G1 via @techcrunch
Decluttering - https://t.co/Kbv0Gf1pDh https://t.co/rITH6zDksA
@jukesie That Sierra Nevada is becoming a staple at my place. Lovely and crisp.
RT @SoVeryBritish: How to write someone's name in their birthday card: -Double-check spelling -Relax -Check again -Deep breath -Test pen -H…
Washing up. https://t.co/90r9Nsi0XH https://t.co/PXgZa12Jy7
2016
Does anyone do cheese on toast as a service? Asking for a hungover friend.
@PointyHound Needs 1-hour delivery, then I’m in :)
Circular #igersbristol #Bristol https://t.co/bLqkR4asV8
Book Fair swag. https://t.co/DFFfeeYD7i
Had a quick peek in @WildBeerCo’s soon-to-be new bar on the way home! https://t.co/Cr8VZB7Pgl https://t.co/BVzVAMjxHo
@_pigeons_ An essence captured, I feel. https://t.co/c4Q3bJEit6
@_pigeons_ Of course you’re smiling. You’re holding cake.
2015
@galg Wow. I thought it was pretty much the best thing I’d ever tasted.
@galg Our taste buds must be very different. Perfect mix of smoke and sea salt, for me.
2014
@DazeEnd You need to build something in the "summer slacking off" category to balance things out.
Hrm. Lots of police-y stuff going on in my street today. Unusual for such a tiny quiet backwater. Wonder what's up?
@Juggzy Amen.
2013
It's actually quite insulting how dumb this botnet is being while it vainly hammers against my WordPress install. Shoo, little botnet.
@forestduncan I think it should be pretty lovely today, especially if you can find a space on the upper deck!
@forestduncan There's a couple of Indian curry houses nearby, but I've not tried either of them for some time. The Thai place next to GB...
@forestduncan (Siam Harbourside) ...has been very good the times I've been there, but can be a bit quiet early in the evening.
@liveindetail Too Fucking Hotwells? #HotBristol
@mhoulden Private hospitals don’t generally handle things with much likelihood of death, do they?
That worrying time when you login and your computer appears to hang for far, far longer than usual… *worries*
@skeddy That was why I was worrying. Enforced reboot seems to have fixed it. *checks (journaled) filesystem just in case*
@skeddy My photo drive is backed up to a RAID NAS, a separate backup server, and (monthly) a drive I keep off-site. Paranoid, much? :)
@adamgasson Yes. My setup's pretty stable, but I think I need to buy the same again, only double the size. Not looking forward to that bill.
@guriben @skeddy And, wherever possible, *automate* backups. Harder for the off-site stuff over my ADSL connection, though.
Off-site backup too expensive for you? Tag your best photos with "terrorism" and get free storage at a secure facility in Maryland. #toptips
Much as I sometimes curse it in winter, I'm loving my cool, airy basement flat this week. *chills*
RT @christinamartin: Do not come anywhere near London Waterloo. Hot as Hades and no fucking trains http://t.co/lh0zwjItxt
@logopetria Well, at least you get to review your pictures forever in a secure, darkened room.
@BlackDogDays Good, deploy it at your place and it should give Hotwells some shade.
RT @getrunningapp: The @oatmeal on running – http://t.co/h90t5o8ExN (good luck on the 27th!).
@BlackDogDays Camera Very Obscura
2012
James checks the route. http://t.co/1yKYk0B1
We've come a long way :) http://t.co/37JDTqYc
Peace in the valley. http://t.co/EMt0YieF
@stillawake @Ninja_lynneja It was lush. I took some snaps with the new camera, too, no idea how they'll turn out... Sore feet, mind. 14km.
I appear to be watching _Iron Sky_. I am not sure if this is a good thing.
.@skeddy @teacherdude @Bristolvor _Iron Sky_ summary so far: utterly preposterous, but not unfunny.
@Lillput @skeddy @teacherdude @Bristolvor *May be improved somewhat by alcohol.
Today, I have mostly been walking through landscapes that look like this: http://t.co/7iSXcBGQ http://t.co/lEQKWEqw http://t.co/cxp2QZ7V :D
@chris_j_hughes DVD
@chris_j_hughes It’s not mine. Rince brought it. Looks official.
Beeeeeeeeeeed! #bed
@Thehappyfatgirl I need a foot massage. Clearly we need to top-and-tail.
2011
This morning, I'm listening to music on shuffle. @ The Spring Garden http://instagr.am/p/HsN8Q/
Expanse. http://lockerz.com/s/120309958
Bikes. http://instagr.am/p/HsRGw/
Thea Gilmore, Babyshambles, Cyndi Lauper, Pulp, Madonna, Fish, Dire Straits, The Damned, The Rolling Stones. #shuffle
@EmmaFurious @BlackDogDays @stillawake @jorence I'm up for it. Although it's going to be odd having the reward before the jog ;)
@Dave_Buxton Thank you. Love seeing little opportunities like this on way to work. Walked past them a thousand times before today!
@danfairs @jezdez Hopefully that's mysql not compiling under a beta of XCode, rather than Lion per se. Anyone reported it to Apple?
@daycoder Thanks! Really must figure out a way to do #ff. I feel guilty missing people out and also guilty flooding with #ff tweets :(
@danfairs Also, er, my friend Bob says that mysql binaries are fine, and it continues working after an in-place upgrade.
@stillawake @RamonYouseph @EmmaFurious @jorence I can do 10:30. You might want an umbrella, folks, looking at the forecast.
@mikeotaylor Thank you. I shall now proceed to auto-tweet my horoscope thirty five times in a row.
RT @nicepaul: “RT @whatterz: @nicepaul Twitter no longer supports RSS.” – AT ALL?! What craziness is this?! <- Grrrr!
I have just been experimenting with CSS3. Which is why this looks like arse in IE, but better in good browsers: http://www.onthescales.com/
@ahnlak Don't do it! Vote with your wallet and choose a company that aren't gits.
@ahnlak Shame. I think I chose Southern Electric after finding they had the lowest complaints/customer, and they've been good.
@ahnlak Although I think they only have an iPhone app for meter readings so far :)
@ahnlak You put a lot more effort into this than I do. Pick: "Are they gits?" "No". "Good". Renew: "Are they gits yet?" "No." "Good."
@ahnlak This is mostly because in the past, several hours into sorting some problem out, I've thought, "I would pay £50 for competence now."
RT @BristolBites: There's LOADS of them! http://t.co/QPv25iv <-- Oooh. Hello, soldier.
RT @BristolBites: http://t.co/QPv25iv <-- That's the first time I've seen anyone marching down Park Street without being kettled...
I'll have to try this: hacking a normal flatbed scanner into a negative scanner with the power of shiny cardboard: http://bit.ly/pWEHUf
“@ASPolice: Almost there . . . #OpRelentless #Bristol http://bit.ly/nsL7Gy” <- When on way to raid, should you use Twitter geolocation!?
@cmb Yeah, but only the Daily Mail.
(Although, frankly, I don't care much about the exact methods of reducing bike thefts as long as it seems to be working...)
@mikeotaylor Maybe it was an elaborate double-bluff.
@mrchrisaddison Well, it's the robes, isn't it?
@hayles Cunning ruse. Next you'll tell us you can tell the bank from our a/c number, and after that it'll be mother's maiden name and DOB...
@chrisphin Really? I find scotch very comforting for a cold.
@chrisphin I take the approach of drinking until I don't care I have a cold. If I'm going to feel awful in the morning *anyway*...
@Thehappyfatgirl Also: try a different port; try a different cable; make sure camera has battery. Then go freaky on that shit.
@Thehappyfatgirl Hrm. Maybe camera isn't set to USB connection mode. Setting for it on some cameras. Can you use card reader instead?
@Thehappyfatgirl Bah. I'm out of geeky ideas, then.
Just had a beer in the rather swish Urban Wood. Now heading home, hopefully before ALL THE RAIN IN THE WORLD falls on me.
@EmmaFurious @stillawake @jorence @BlackDogDays Okay, let's postpone. Might be sunnier on another day, too!
Bristle. http://instagr.am/p/HuMK7/
@MarketingLiz Not yet. But I think it's getting ready. http://lockerz.com/s/120450716
Did the clocks go forward? Waitrose have all their lights off like they're closing, but there's an hour to go...
@PrisRosen Thank you. The NCP car park wasn't, but it was worth it for the view :)
@kshack22 Excellent. An extra hour in bed! Can they change every day, please?
Mmm. Pie Minister "Moo Pie" for dinner.
A couple of photos from this evening's walk home. Down: http://flic.kr/p/a3WVAe Across: http://flic.kr/p/a3WWAk
Why did I record this? Oh. Thora Hird. Yes, that probably explains it.
@hayles Oh. No, no crush. Just love every film I've seen her in.
@tsunimee Mm hmm.
@hayles Agahahahahshaha. Thora *Birch*. Sorry, bad with actor's names.
@hayles In terms of crush for a 38-year-old, I'm not sure which would be more worrying. It'd be a bit... Oh. _Ghost World_, in fact.
@MrGreenGus That is very deliberate. Camera is a 400D, processing done in Lightroom.
@hayles I am, you know. Luckily, acting like a child keeps me young.
@hayles Naturally.
"Three CDs of pure garage anthems"? A return to the 1980s is more ways than one.
@iamdanw My friends in retail have already got Christmas planned. I don't like the world we live in.
2010
@jorence Oh, is _that_ why my internets were down when I came home?
Home from Revolution. Good night out had with tipsy friends.
@Estelle_Coffee Integrated transport policy, West County-style :)
@bananza well, the evidence seems to point in that direction :)
@talkie_tim Well, that's a step up.
@paulahillier Indeed. I'm only going tonDolce Vita, and I'm still considering hiring a dinghy.
Probably my favourite photo from yesterday's standing around on Brandon Hill. http://www.flickr.com/photos/41308227@N00/4795155555
@benjohnbarnes worth a look? http://twitter.com/leigh/status/18584629384
@benjohnbarnes Welcome!
2009
@R2UK Curses. I don't seem to have the bandwidth at the moment to watch @floyduk on TWiT Live. Hope he enjoys it!
2008
@seanabc It's an excellent book. Is the audio version the one with Arthur Lowe? That was a really good BBC production, I think.
@Phooto My pages aren't missing any closing tags because I'm generating them with XSLT, so they won't even come out if I've got that wrong!
@Phooto It's not too bad, just got to revert my pages from being served as real XHTML (because IE can't cope with that) and hack some CSS...
Gah! Now comes the annoying bit of web design: un-standardising everything you've done so it work in Internet Explorer.
@smarvell have you joined Twitter just to be gnomic at us?
http://twitpic.com/45e5 - 15072008144
Waiting for the morning ferry.