On This Day, 26 October
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@chubbybannister Nice.
2021
2020
RT @doctorow: The rise and rise of terms of service is a genuinely astonishing cultural dysfunction. Think of what a bizarre pretense we al…
RT @davey: “Why don’t working class parents just sell their pearls?” isn’t something I expected to read today, but there we are. https://t.…
It's a good job I don't have kids to feed, because the family heirloom pearl necklace actually kinda suits me. https://t.co/MVAxmyfcmR
(And also because it's a Lotus-branded string of synthetic pearls so would probably fetch about £25 on eBay if I were lucky...)
@jennifermjones @JaeKay I'm pretty sure the modern equivalent is Kickstarter. Sure I saw a project for a miraculous instant sock dryer on there the other day.
@benjohnbarnes I couldn't possibly part with the Dior, darling.
Now to see if I can blow a fragment of Oldbury-on-Severn roughly the area of Wales off the 6D's sensor...
RT @MarcDavenant: Two boys and a Chopper bike in the mining village of Holmewood, Derbyshire in 1973 by Don McPhee. The houses were later b…
Fooling around with @LeafletJS and @openstreetmap. https://t.co/QAu6u1Ldix
2019
Don’t think I’ve ever actually worn an anorak to an SF convention before 😀
At the Airship Shape and Bristol Fashion II launch at @bristolcon. Thanks @WTPress et al.!
Ooh: it’s @BristolCon: The Surprise Ending! https://t.co/NEvfRyYm42
2018
New Experiment Reveals Just How Disturbingly Clever Crows Really Are via @IFLScience: https://t.co/WfrIrwytDZ
2017
RT @Seej500: I want you all to know I love this fucking thing and if any of you talk shit about it then we shall duel to the death https://…
2016
Falling. https://t.co/Vr1c4cXGpq
True dat. https://t.co/QptCfpc4lf
Think I may still be a little bit hyper from the chocolate shot early. @stnicksmarket is a dangerous place. https://t.co/ldFOg4KR4m
Then there was the gyoza from @eatchu_uk. https://t.co/E64tAh832k
I do like a nice fuchsia. https://t.co/MUIhstxewE
Reader. #igersbristol https://t.co/o9rRlTL3pI
RT @AshleyEsqueda: Wowzer, this is a gorgeous product video. Nice work, MS~ https://t.co/6To6qSkxt1 via @YouTube
@AshleyEsqueda The 27” retina iMac price point felt quite painful, too, but I still bought one. Worth if it most of your work is done there.
@mcelhearn I wonder if you’re unlucky or the rest are truly bloody terrible. https://t.co/AB3fmmq1ML https://t.co/QTNqiZKDPG
@mcelhearn (Last time my supplier pissed me off I used the ofgem data to pick a new one!)
@mcelhearn Noted. If you’re considering a switch, my tip for avoidance is the incompetent banditry that is npower.
@aallan Do you feel, as I do, that the last few years of Apple has softened you up for a change?
@aallan (I have, sadly, run Windows 10 quite a lot recently, and dear Christ, it’s still pretty awful. Maybe Surface is better.)
CROWDFUNDING THIS IMMEDIATELY https://t.co/lDSVpCBkBx
Can't quite imagine waiting on hold for 1/2 hour to report something that, by definition, isn't that important... https://t.co/xdmOZv9W3J
2015
Glad I have a Kindle rather than a paper book this week. #buslife https://t.co/2xYFL355X6
2014
Soon I won't be able to take photos from this viewpoint. Area being gated as tramps started sleeping there. #bristol http://t.co/DgkYQOj7xG
RT @VisitAvebury: Putting the clock back at Avebury Stone Circle: Repositioning the stones for British Summer Time @AveburyNT http://t.co/m…
Being spotted is one of the hazards of trying to work people into your photographs. http://t.co/qhk8wMg7wC
@iamdanw Careful. That means it's probably sneaking up behind you.
@rosechild Oh, gawd. They can go on for bloody hours. *sympathy*
RT @HylandIan: Is she a good teacher? Yes she is? Then yes, I would. Debate over: http://t.co/5aVAQ1ysqQ
This morning, I am mostly slacking on Twitter while I wait for Bristol to open.
@charlie_cat_esq Yeah, saw that last night and had similar reaction.
@charlie_cat_esq I imagine the meeting went, "We spent millions on advertising building a brand for something nobody wants. No what!?"
@charlie_cat_esq Sadly, you probably can't make 15000% markup on wax.
@markrglover Welsh Back, looking across to Redcliffe Back.
@archidave Yup. Certainly it looks to be a problem area; booze cans, a billion fag ends, piles of blankets, etc...
@archidave ...but seems sad that the only solution we can find is to make it a gated area.
@ShabbyBean Quick! Send it to boarding school!
What is it about manufacturing ovens that destroys the part of the brain that can design an easily-settable clock?
RT @oliverburkeman: Russell Brand, gamergate, ebola on the subway… …Suddenly struck by an idea, Billy Joel closes Twitter and reaches for …
@psidnell On the plus side, I won with the central heating timer, because going to change it I noticed I'd forgotten it back in March...
Hale & Pace. Mitchell & Webb. #missedvocations http://t.co/VJ2IFtaU72
@guriben Just leave it until midnight and reboot it. #hardwarehacking
Unhappy. http://t.co/FxMKMAcHiJ
@BristolCouncil That sadly-broken bench is on Queens Road, corner Victoria Square/Lansdown Place. Grateful if you could report! Ta.
@guriben No, they’re not *that* heavy. It was broken when I got here.
"This sculpture can be touched". Love pieces like this. http://t.co/XriUORMTNx
I think the Borg are attacking the RWA. #Bristol http://t.co/S4NhsUlWc3
The problems of digital art displays. http://t.co/OG7OXGdBfT
Sitting on the library steps waiting for opening time. http://t.co/OJWC8JHz17
Really should have thought through buying a ream of paper and picking up three photography books from the library. #sorearms
Snappity: Hello Yellow. https://t.co/9qQK1Ollfe #bristol http://t.co/cX7IEIuOne
Right. Yes. Should probably have lunch, really.
Cornered. http://t.co/1iOJGfCDiC
@Dichohecho I had my eyes on the road today, too :) http://t.co/ljQYKu0Nbo
@ToM_BaL Well, I'm glad I got to it while it was still yellow rather than just rust :)
@Kavey I just re-watched an episode of Life on Mars where Sam's in 1973 and hears Pulp's _Disco 2000_ on the radio...
Giant floating dog menaces Cliftonwood #bristol http://t.co/JFtBYU7qd7
@Kavey Yup, sounds good to me x.
RT @BryonyWoods: I was meant to spend the afternoon packing books into boxes. Naturally, I built a fort instead: http://t.co/Mfvn5ij5th
2013
Twitter have sent me a "Welcome to Twitter" email. Bit late, guys...
I'm going to put the clock in my camera back an hour, before I forget... #GMT
RT @WestburyPark: Good news for Waitroselessness: we will be running foraging courses tomorrow on the Downs, finding all the ingredients …
I saw that. #subtweet
Anyone know of an app that helps you line up a new photo with one that was taken previously in the same place?
If you test on mobile devices for a living, getting retweeted makes *everything in your house* beep. *Goes around, turning stuff off*.
@hayles *Runs around house, panicking*
Feck! Forgot the Nexus 7! *Turns more things off*
STOP IT YOU GITS
@LouisTrapani :D
@hayles SO HELPFUL
@R2UK That's okay, I think I've squashed everything but the iPhone now :D
Could've been worse, mind. This is what happened on Android the last time I got a Flickr photo in Explore: http://t.co/IhctnGSQbQ
@LouisTrapani Not one of mine. That is the released version.
@sjgower GRR
@iphonefool *slap*
@tsunimee Dunno. There are popular phrases where it's usually "easy", like "rest easy", "stand easy". Might be an older form?
Miaaaow. http://t.co/ABy9ZmevXj
2012
SAD BEAR :( http://t.co/uldD8Zl7
Sitting in BTP reading the Guardian and drinking a latte. Temped to find houmous-based lunch to complete the picture.
@t_pk Clifton Village.
Academe. http://t.co/pDDPdmpj
@WTF4Photography I'll knit some immediately.
@jimmckeown No, it was BTP's copy of the Guardian. Cakes may be nice but I had so much awesome cake last night I need to cool it for a bit!
@Mouse_House Sadly, Mouse, I have no space for a slightly damp adoptee polar bear.
RT @BrewDogBristol: *clears throat* WE'RE OPEN!!!
RT @garethlpowell: Forget Nukes, Maybe We Can Block Asteroids with Paintballs http://t.co/UKsrUVw6 via @motherboard
2011
Ugh. Bit hung over. Might have to plan for a refreshing siesta this afternoon before I start my journey back to Blighty.
@KaveyF No, that would've been Dad's whisky, *after* the firewater. Possible that the ouzo and wine beforehand contributed, too :)
@KaveyF Snort more quietly, please. *drinks lots of water*
@KaveyF Oof. *throws something at Kavey* *misses* *goes back to bed*
2010
RT @RadioKate: Ah. That moisturiser I said left my face feeling all weird, er, here it is: epic #KateFAIL http://twitpic.com/312aqy
RT @2MuchApplePie: As a mark of respect to Paul the dead octopus (as we should now call him), I shall be wearing eight black armbands fo ...
@emilykoch22 Interesting to see the council hopeful about replacement service. Not looking forward to no boats on rainy mornings...
@emilykoch22 PS: by the way, am actually 37, but no need to rush to change that :) Quite enjoying my new-found youth!
@emilykoch22 Yes, ta! Also think I bumped into a couple of your colleagues on boat last night :)
@nickbrompton Luckily, I don't think it works over long dist--
@hayles Oh, is *that* what it is? Thought it was spookily quiet.
@nickbrompton Careful! That handbag gives @hayles +4 hit points, you know.
2009
@johnfbraun Silly Leftpondian.
Tonight I really am going to have an early night. Cross my heart and hope to sleep.
Sainsbury's tiramisu could actually get me pissed.
@johnfbraun Who needs "safe" code? That's for wusses.
@johnfbraun you missed a semicolon. Line 12.
The pedaling Christmas tree and the ninja on wheels I just passed should get together and breed one sensibly-lit road user.
@KaveyF Just be grateful you're not a SQL trainer...
@talkie_tim Yeah, I read that on my phone while I was in the toilet :)
Yet again having trouble typing the word "hospital". You'd think I'd have gotten better at this by now.
@talkie_tim most dry cleaners will rent you one.
@shezza_t hush, you.
Ran 6km yesterday, down one pound on the week, yet this morning I feel fat & unfit. What's that all about, damn it?
2008
@pjakobs I like Flash in its place, I just like that quote, too :) I can't slag it off too much, as one of my friends is a Flash developer.
Listening to Nat Johnson live on Radio Humberside. I love the internet.
@pjakobs "Flash is the curse of the internet-it's like trying to watch television while some idiot keeps standing up in front of you"
Power nap time.
@MelKirk What, someone challenged you to a duel? Wow, you must be a pretty bad singer...
Breaking my economy drive again for a Boston Tea Party lunch. You can't give up _all_ your vices at once!
@chrismarquardt baking muffins? I'll send you my address!
Photos selected and ready. Which is handy, as I'm hungry and there's a gap in the rain. Lunchtime!
Processing photos. Hopefully will get this photoshoot sorted and on the web for the band before I head for lunch.
@Artoo_UK I'd forgotten about it too, but for me it came as a pleasant surprise, as I was running an hour behind schedule!
Hmm. Our IT Support team leader went away on Friday to seek out a relaxed week in good weather. In the Lake District. Hmm.
2007
@floyduk She has to store up all that sleep debt so she can lie around in bed all day when she's a teenager, you know...