On This Day, 21 October
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@CubicleApril @ticianobenetti Easily done, especially with a weird one like vertical tab. I have some of them burned into my brain from growing up programming in the eighties, but only a handful.
@CubicleApril @ticianobenetti I also remember learning about octal notation for C constants the hard way after I added leading zeroes in my code to make a column of numbers line up prettily, at which point the compiler told me that the number 09 didn’t exist and baffled me for an hour 😂
That feeling of wanting to check in with the news in case you miss an entire Prime Minister.
RT @chordbug: "MySQL is named after its creator's daughter, My" sounds a little bit like a surreal joke but it's true
@dangusset Bit tough. Wordle 489 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
RT @shaetlan_rose: “Shetland cut off from U.K. mainland after damage to undersea telecom cables” Twitter conspiracy theorists: IS THIS RUS…
Rewatching Edge of Darkness. Dear God, Joe Don Baker really makes Jedburgh shine.
2021
2020
@siracusa I'm guessing that one always lies, and one always speaks the truth.
RT @brianftang: Pretty extraordinary - Tom Lehrer, aged 92, has decided to put all his lyrics and sheet music into the public domain, befor…
RT @dont4getthesun: Manchester in the rain. 📷 Simon Buckley https://t.co/ACYGMXbNOo https://t.co/lhUtQpGK93
A great selection from diarists who sometimes simply couldn't be arsed. https://t.co/2eum3nHRpC
@ovationchris I was just thinking that!
Midway @C4Utopia re-watch. Still bloody brilliant.
2019
Seventy hours of relaxing oceanscapes courtesy of @BBCEarth. It's got to be better than reading the news, right? https://t.co/uX6k4DIRPU
2018
RT @bendavis_86: Woah, here she comes, Watch out boy, she’ll singe your pants, Woah here she comes, She’s a https://t.co/x49GafE70r
Looking down. https://t.co/fjumVPxaLg
RT @MakingBlakes7: CLASSIC DIALOGUE: VILA: What about you? AVON: What about me? VILA: Why don't you go? AVON: You are expendable. VILA…
RT @Okwonga: Arsene Wenger, my God, the swag! He looks like a master assassin who’s reluctantly come out of retirement to kill John Wick. h…
2017
@catherine_mayer I think you get a month’s free trial, right? So you might as well at least give them a try!
Day 365 of 365. I am really quite looking forward to not having to take a photo tomorrow :D https://t.co/qprOXKuBOZ https://t.co/l3vDEplRFG
@Gary_Bainbridge That’s because they’re all under thirty.
Watching season 2 of The Expanse. Thomas Jane is just *so* Miller it’s awesome.
RT @NeilJamesB: @CanonUKandIE The Stag and the City (taken at Ashton Court, #Bristol) https://t.co/OJiWmDR0hO
2016
RT @D2BMcG: Me: Are you okay? Her: I'm fine. Morgan Freeman: she was not fine.
In other news, sky still blue. https://t.co/a4PZDRuL3W
And the slightly posher version of that image. https://t.co/hJTZXFjSrG
@HungryTrees @BeardyHowse Hah! Excellent that there’s an account for this. Here’s a yew that’s eating a parish wall… https://t.co/BO3ntiZztJ
BUT WHAT IF YOU JUST WANT WHATEVER TURNS OUT TO BE QUICKER!? #verybritishproblems https://t.co/q3IoJdWyLq
2015
RT @Flickr: When a World Metropolis Removed Its Ads: See how São Paolo did just that in this photo essay. #cidadelimpa https://t.co/QfyODkR…
RT @AlasdairStuart: ...a pr company tweeting Apprentice themed Back to the Future spaff into my feed. Well, there's the bottom of the barre…
@Kavey @ahnlak No idea why this made me think of you. https://t.co/wzRGdQqiE9
RT @arstechnica: Researchers find 256 iOS apps that collect users’ personal info http://t.co/6y0mPCwyVL by @dangoodin001
Have Lloyds randomly chosen the most possible confusing time (exactly as the clocks go back) for maintenance? https://t.co/t6GsEVt9KP
Does 2am BST even exist on Sunday? #existentialmaintenance
@richardjfoster This was my immediate suspicion. Wonder if they do this twice a year, every year?
Shops have hit that time of year when the stuff I really want to buy has been edged out by fireworks, plastic pumpkins and chocolate Santas.
RT @danbarker: I think these are the worst Back to the Future tweets: https://t.co/gED5Novddz https://t.co/ScTR053Atl https://t.co/fmYMgbZ0…
Cute new redhead seems to have moved in upstairs and won’t stop staring through my windows at me. https://t.co/bia8WLTRg5
RT @archidave: Incredible. Hospital waiting area mag 20yrs old!!! https://t.co/iJhZlgWc6s
@kongtomorrow Things must have improved. In v1 it was like yelling “Potato salad! Upholstery!” rather than “Fire!” in a burning building.
RT @pierrekerner: My new favourite gif https://t.co/eISLc2WKfM
RT @rem: Have new TV (old one lasted 10 years). First it asked me to connect to internet. Now asking to agree to T&Cs! What is this!?!?
@Kavey Well, it was either that or a joke about a peeping tom…
2014
Checking results. http://t.co/gQ5Asj3Dz8
End of the day. http://t.co/EGX8jAkHAc
@OldRoberts953 MAXIMUM POWER!
2013
Crane. http://t.co/RXGojpgjKg
Way in. http://t.co/LnohbSM7rZ
@Kavey Done x.
And the Flickr API is toast. Wasn't me, honest guv.
@Bob_at_BH Sounds like a lot to me. I think I walk a fair bit; last month looks like I averaged 5-10k/day. http://t.co/0FAtmFKglZ
2012
Hoooooome. And my tired, tired feet are very grateful for that. *climbs into bed*
Emm has convinced me to work on an allotment. Doesn't seem a bad idea so far. http://t.co/Ql75ROGm
Mmmmmm. Banana & date loaf. http://t.co/Z72RumQg
@Bristolvor Niiiiice.
2011
It's a hard life. @ Kalyves Beach http://t.co/5NGiHcKA
Lunchtime snack? http://t.co/nagSi1tQ
Hmm. My Dad immediately dislikes the Lytro because it "takes the skill out". Presumably he only uses his 5D on manual, too.
I'd forgotten about the traditional Greek way of wearing motorcycle helmets. http://t.co/5EXIrgh6
RT @mattleys: How To Ruin Someone's Life For No Good Reason: a blog about @talktoteens http://t.co/g4fL1UCP #talktoteens
It's Ouzo time :) http://t.co/Pst4uT8D
@tsunimee Have a big hug from Crete. *HUG*
@Thehappyfatgirl That would have been a good plan for me, too. Sadly it is quarter to midnight here.
@danoliver I and my battered friend here agree. http://t.co/8skMoRSM
@Thehappyfatgirl 'm at me dad's place, in Crete :)
@Thehappyfatgirl It's working for me. Though the global kalamari population is down a bit :) #tastyfriedsquid
@Thehappyfatgirl Nice and hot during the day -- low 20s -- cooling down now in the evening. Pretty good, really :)
2010
Be warned, world. I'm just about to start catching up with my email backlog.
@caitlinmoran Is that just because only one of them has been played to death everywhere for twenty years, though?
@KaveyF Not like you. Whassup?
A Glass of Water and a Packet of Crisps #bbccuts
I've seen drunken unicyclists more stable than this software.
RT @LeeCottier: Hurrah! Episodes of BBC "The Great Egg Race" 1979-1986 now online: http://is.gd/gbifj Pls tell me I wasn't the only (gee ...
Most terrifying thought watching the #apprentice: What if these actually _are_ the 16 best and brightest of British business?
Finally got around to watching @mitchbenn's _Proud of the BBC_. Hurrah! *waves flag* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3q2iZuU5WM
I also note that the comments on @mitchbenn's video must rank among the most coherent and well-spelled on YouTube. Not saying much, I admit.
@Dru_Marland Given the money and data they've had from me, I'd more expect, "Your new headphones are in the post. You'll like them."
@mediaben Well, they should wear dayglo habits if they're going to be hanging around in the dark.
@tsunimee If you start doing that, I'll turn chartreuse with envy.
@DrHairbear Ugh. If I felt like that, you'd only follow the trail as far as the sofa.
@inkyhands Huge fluffy earmuffs. Warming and unmatronly.
@inkyhands Also, surprisingly satisfying to say. Odd.
I see from @alexia that it's @itunes10icon who's responsible for the death of the CD, the murderous little bugger. http://tcrn.ch/b6hMee
Guess what, Amazon? You say, "Over 7,000 to choose from." I read, "I will *never* find the best option." http://twitpic.com/2zp87r
2009
And, yet again, I wish for a GUI that closes the window on the display I'm _looking at_, rather than the one that happens to have focus.
Has the Adobe updater _ever_ successfully updated Camera Raw, on any platform, anywhere? #adobe #useless #fail
@jbuttitta Swap it for The Addams Family theme. Catchy enough to override MP and a tribute to Vic Mizzy http://bit.ly/1mK7gC
I don't believe the release of _any_ new OS warrants hourly coverage on Radio 4 news. Is that just because I'm a geek?
Sweet about the crab that snuck onto the aquarium http://bit.ly/3L2vsu . Worried that BBC keep mentioning his edibility, though.
@stevemarvell Heard good things about newer Android handset the other day. (HTC?). Android seems more likely to fit your computing setup.
@marklesuk @benjohnbarnes temporal faults all over the planet! I blame the LHC!
Help! I've encountered a temporal anomaly! I've just noticed I'm wearing my "Thursday" socks.
Can I go back to bed now?
2008
And... we're back up, with a new router. Although the wireless seems to work better than the wired. Hopefully a reboot will cure that...
@Ihnatko Have you tried starting a Skype call with, "In the name of the Father, the Son..."? Might be worth a try...
Hands up anyone who, when presented with a choice of RSS 2, RSS 1.1 or Atom for a feed subscription, actually gives a toss?