On This Day, 9 October
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RT @AdrianGreetham: Deportishead
@ovationchris Right now listening to Jonathan Cecil's reading of _Joy in the Morning_...
@andrewbrownld @bristol_pip We can all be grateful for the lack of colour film in *some* childhood photos of ourselves, I'm sure... https://t.co/9LxB3Gbmat
@ovationchris Have read Psmith; will have to put EB&C on the old T-R list 😀
Off for a little wander around this area today... https://t.co/e9MVsURqO4
Greville Smyth Park https://t.co/2ATLumDscS
RT @DataDrivenMD: 👀 Yankee Candle reviews indicate that COVID is about surge again https://t.co/b6j7qhaFob
RT @realnickperry: Turns out @EngineerLondon is actually spying on us. https://t.co/pONf39x8wR
@OnAmbridge Poor geography in this week’s episode, I’m afraid. The village of Little Dogging on the Bypass is actually in Hertfordshire, as surely everyone should know.
2021
RT @danoliver: My life. https://t.co/Zb7kxD66Rv
2020
2019
@AthanSpod Cool, will add it to my list. (Sub works fine for me as I’ll take any extra motivation not to get distracted by my phone when I should be watching ;))
@AthanSpod I think I will bail. It’s like the writers had never actually seen a group of human beings in a room together.
Oh, hooo-fucking-ra. Five hours and five attempts, including a restore from Time Machine to start again, and I'm finally running #macOS #Catalina. My main problem seemed to be that it needed more than the 50GB I had available to install. Having 90GB free worked. https://t.co/siTwvEP0RI
(I don't believe for one second it *should* actually need 50GB+ to do the upgrade. Or that it should take as many attempts as it did just to download the installer. Unless you're desperate, I'd wait for #Catalina 10.15.1...)
@shezza_t @OpinionatedGeek That’s because the characters aren’t two-dimensional enough to even stand up as complete idiots, I assume.
@psidnell That seems an excellent summary. And I’m only up to episode 2. Bailing.
2018
@naderman @tomdale I have had the best dreams in years this last fortnight, and apparently it’s the magnesium in this stuff doing the trick. I may need to cut down on the coffee, too! https://t.co/VKnARG7Rn6
RT @verge: Microsoft pulls Windows 10 October 2018 Update after reports of documents being deleted https://t.co/1rcT9aC5YT https://t.co/9CI…
2017
Chocolate Path steam-powered TARDIS. https://t.co/QN2vtCMoe1
Channelling @_pigeons_. https://t.co/ctaiqYEwA0
Stairs/Chairs https://t.co/k8xDncJt22
@Bristolvor Haven't the foggiest!
Gradually homing in on the right size. https://t.co/DAN27TF5ta
@archidave @Bristolvor Tidal And Rather Brown River In Sluice: TARBRIS.
Richard Harrington is redefining “gritty” for me in _Hinterland_. Excellent stuff.
2016
My traditional Sunday lunch. https://t.co/Pb3iZXZKjr
2015
RT @sblackmoore: Taurus: You will be mistaken for The Chosen One and hunted by the King's guards because of a prophecy you've never heard o…
RT @MarkTaylorFood: The worst kept secret is now official. @BellitaBristol to open soon where Flinty Red was, from @Sam_Sohn @katehawkings …
@hayles @jakepjohnson Help! I am a prisoner in a polic—NO YOU ARE RIGHT I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT
Photo: No, it’s not a cafe sign. But a guitar-shaped “A” board complete with machine heads surely deserves... http://t.co/02LXxuqoNM
RT @vocativ: A strong acoustic field can do some crazy things to a drop of liquid http://t.co/Y564b1NSEK http://t.co/RNHzBR7xrZ
Snappity: Landscape Portrait. Yashica Electro 35/Ilford PANF Plus https://t.co/Sc8ORIZmRH
Got Outlook on this brand new Windows box to send an email. Only took hour of Googling, a corrupted system file repair and a reboot. Nice.
RT @StartupLJackson: Not many markets bigger than three billion people. Perhaps you're just not familiar with this user group? https://t.co…
@benjohnbarnes I was seriously expecting better than this. Still, it’ll do what I actually *need* it to do…
@benjohnbarnes …but having working mail, etc., means I don’t need to carry around the MacBook as well!
Looking back through old photos, in a kind of manual Timehop :) This time last year I was starting to get into film. http://t.co/hZuo12b4kP
RT @jason_koebler: This is a top notch blue screen of death http://t.co/OrYCYbYZJt
@UrsulaWJ Only AD67? I’d give it another five minutes if I were you.
2014
“Meet you at the gorilla in 5 minutes” — typically Bristolian text message.
Paddleboarding Santas in October. Go home #Bristol, you're clearly pissed. http://t.co/QuXZCxhTPa
Lordomat. http://t.co/FErRKePs2M
2013
@chubbybannister For photography, I wear anything I won't worry about crawling around in, and...
@chubbybannister ...a top that's long enough that my stomach's not on display when I'm stretching up for shots :)
@chubbybannister But it probably depends on the job :)
Okay, that's enough days off. Time to start playing catch-up.
RT @aliceharold: The actual #penisbeaker thread is genius... "It's a big neon green one from poundland, really classy." http://t.co/iHlvqXb…
@SpikesandHeels Well, do you enjoy it? I find long, slow runs through my local forest really lovely on days like this. Clears my head.
Anyway. Must. Put. Twitter. Down. Got to do my weekly review for the first time in six weeks.
@UberMummysLife Some of us understand. I remember the day well myself... #notaloser http://t.co/EW422JIiza
@Mouse_House My reason was "Because it's the funniest thing I've read all year", personally :D
@Mouse_House Also, it's always handy to have a new insult. "Rodney, you complete penis beaker..." #penisbeaker
@Mouse_House I wonder how many of us have things we think of as normal that we should never, ever reveal to another living soul...
@Gary_Bainbridge Now brewing. #snidthing http://t.co/VFhsySkaYd
Been a police car parked outside my window for an hour now. Something about the high-viz yellow/green that induces feelings of guilt.
Pretty sure I've not done anything interesting enough to be arrestable in the last ten or twenty years, though.
RT @nemof: @gothick suggest solution. Go outside and punch a policeman. At least there is no doubt then.
@nemof Well, it's an approach. Can only see the car, though, and I'm guessing it'd be a bit harsh on the knuckles.
Come on, server, pull some data down.
@cabalgata Oh yeah. Astounding performance.
2012
@andybeebristol @Lillput Can't remember who I'm with, but it was one recommended by PCG. http://t.co/SpI7OIY1
RT @Bristol_Culture: A campaign has been launched to bring back the Morse code spelling Bristol to the top of the Cabot Tower: http://t. ...
(I'd actually forgotten it used to do that...)
RT @Tim_Burgess: These signs on the London Underground = pure genius http://t.co/GlCPR5k2 'Aren't you wonderful taking Little Hugo to th ...
RT @jbrownridge: Guy makes bad joke on Facebook: 3 months in prison. Justin Lee Collins abuses his girlfriend: community service. Money ...
Win! http://t.co/9r99rkji
@mcquinny I will have to go easy on them. This may involve buying a time-lock of some kind.
@derekarridge Smart slime! Yay!
@Lillput @andybeebristol Just checked. I am apparently with Caunce O'Hara. http://t.co/0vFCwSZK
@Lillput @andybeebristol (If you're thinking of joining the PCG, you get discounted rates signing up through them, I think.)
HURRY UP BOLOGNESE. http://t.co/uDeeUxER
@liveindetail It does. I am even getting geared up for the final piece of work. http://t.co/Y8N76W2C
@liveindetail Mmm. Now I want marzipan.
@chubbybannister @hayles Ooh, me and @missemmeline keep eying that place up but haven’t been in yet.
One of the odder ads Facebook have served to me recently. Still, better than that one about doing the splits. http://t.co/SM4dYbdQ
@chubbybannister I read that as "wet hens" the first time round. Odd image.
RT @ajbaird: Most literal job title ever. http://t.co/KQYlUQRV
@boagworld That happens on my Nexus 7. Hurrah! A consistent, cross-platform user experience ;)
@currybet At least the CSS rules are documented somewhere.
2011
Out of cereal, nearly out of milk, and then I remembered I have eggs. Bonus breakfast omelette!
@HeikeM It is lovely, isn't it?
Really not feeling up to much today. Bad sleep last night. Think I had too much caffeine yesterday. Bah.
Today, I look pretty much how I feel: meh. http://t.co/8dIBWpdq
@ahnlak Working on that right now. But I fear it may be a mistake.
@faerietalefoody *checks back through feed* Oh. Arse. *hug* Yes, carbs & alcohol seem a reasonable response.
@KaveyF No, going to drag myself out for some fresh air. That might help.
@ahnlak Are you quite sure about that? http://t.co/Ylx8CZfy (via @kissane)
@the3rdgirl It wouldn't be that bad a present for us, either. At least we'd always be able to hear what the PM was up to.
Went for a cheering walk. Did not work. Have high hopes for the French bread, brie & chorizo I bought whilst out on the cheering walk.
RT @food_writer: Twitpic of @lahlootea's glitzy new tearoom has mysteriously vanished. Still, here's a blog post about its delights http ...
2010
@andybeebristol You think they'd let any molecules escape?
@Whatleydude Activity Monitor.
Bleurgh. Sore throat, and (TMI!) my eczema is playing up , which normally means I'm coming down with something. :(
@Whatleydude Aaah. In that case, GrandPerspective http://bit.ly/bFlEMI
@NeilCrosby @Whatleydude GrandPerspective is very similar to Disk Inventory X, but has bonus of having been updated within last few years!
@hayles You are a clearly a natter-catalyst.
@jorence Oh yeah.
1Password could do with a "hunt down and check anything that remotely resembles a 'remember me' checkbox on this login page" option.
@Eyoki @jorence Because *this* is exactly how uplifted I feel today ---> http://twitpic.com/2vy48j
Incidentally, Mac Photo Booth tip: when shooting, hold down Alt to avoid the three-second countdown, and Shift to stop the "flash".
@stillawake Have you read Cycle Craft? Because it really is very good.
@benjohnbarnes Yeah, but my wish might come true.
RT @grahamspiller: Making avocado & pea purée for the wee man. It would be wrong to call it Avopeado wouldn't it? A bad sort of portmant ...
@1Password Yeah, but around half the time, the password is initially set by a "new user" signup form without the "remember me" box...
@1Password ...and it's fiddly to replace that login with a new login when you get to the real login form.
@1Password Maybe I'm misremembering from when I last tried it. It was ages ago. I'll have another try. Ta.
@hannahnicklin 1963, or 2000?
@hannahnicklin Ta. LoveFilm'd.
@tsunimee Er... Yes?
2009
http://bestc.am/YmI45 And so it begins.
#wheniwerealad Radio 4 reported on the content of politician's speeches _after_ they'd been delivered.
Surely buying a _small_ car, painting "I have adequacy issues" down the side and driving _slowly_ would achieve the same effect?
@Phooto Ah! I downloaded the SDK this morning, but didn't think to update the actual phone…
Think I might re-read _The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress_ in honour of the impact today. #heinlein
@benjohnbarnes Check the front page of http://nasa.gov :)
Aww! Work just got me an Apple gift card to say thanks for doing some graphic design work for them. Cool!
@benjohnbarnes Hadn't even thought about that! Was just planning on watching the NASA footage …
#Kindle UK launch is a graphic of some text that links to the US store where I can buy one in dollars. Feel the quality.
WTF is going on in Hotwells? Just had to park in a different timezone from my flat.
@talkie_tim Oooh, I didn't know they'd done that. Can't say I'm too surprised. But their service was pretty good when they weren't on strike
@talkie_tim ...whereas HDN, who appear to have got the contract instead, are bloody awful. Ho hum. #imonamazonprimeanywayjack
@talkie_tim Not sure they've got a depot; think it's just a pile of parcels in a puddle on an industrial estate somewhere.
@hayles I think you've established that you have a Bristolian iPhone. An I's Phone, if you will.
Getting ready to par-tay.
Hmm. Appear to be at a samba & cocktail party. Can't dance and don't drink. Ugh.
@hayles have you never needed to express that emotion? *:%)
2008
Really not looking forward to the first Greek lesson of term. Tired & unconfident :-(
@lilibaloo Hello sweetheart!
2007
Most of my friends seem to be ill right now. Wonder if I should worry...
Finally reached end of tether and told boss I want off this hideous neverending project.