On This Day, 23 July
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@Bristolvor Try this: https://t.co/HbCmABMcUb
RT @heawood: The radiator in this £1.2m house is making me so happy https://t.co/bTz9ZRxNOE https://t.co/5mwHjmUB5o
@heawood Someone's probably made the foolish mistake of installing it perfectly level. I've made that mistake in this elderly house before!
RT @DanNeidle: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nadhim Zahawi, has been sending threatening letters to people investigating his tax affairs…
RT @mr_n0rris: @RussInCheshire I'm sure I read that British tanks have a built in kettle so the crew don't have to get out to make a cup of…
RT @kibblesmith: @DylanWa68690046 “Please like and subscribe.”
@DylanWa68690046 @juliaindelicate AVOID DOOR ‘C’, JANE
@chubbybannister I never have. Kept every one.
2021
2020
@tyronem Lightroom (Classic.) For somewhere around a decade. Haven’t felt much need to investigate alternatives as it still suits me just fine.
Firefox down. https://t.co/DiuK1icUHx
Come for a walk, she said. There’ll be views, she said. @_pigeons_ https://t.co/XFe2Xx5boV
The MattCam Simulated view of today’s nature walk with @_pigeons_ and @Bingo_Little https://t.co/fJs5I3WFhI
RT @_pigeons_: When @gothick said he was missing views, I had this great idea of an after-work walk to Maes Knoll https://t.co/GsliXKcZjM
@CharlieVivante @hayles The only way out is through.
Swoosh https://t.co/a5PdQ8lvyH
2019
2018
RT @debecca: RT if you were a member of the Dennis the Menace fan club! 🤘 https://t.co/V93VEbr1r4
Just because you *can* do something… https://t.co/YZvyLZsPTV
2017
RT @uliwitness: Star Trek: Discovery trailer has dropped from Netflix: https://t.co/37YKvqPDMB
@ChuckWendig On non-force-touch *iPads* you can do it by sliding around with two fingers instead.
@hopper_coffee *Doesn’t blame you face*
“Antics in the changing room”? What did I miss? No, on second thought, I don’t want to know. #thearchers
@_pigeons_ Ah! It hadn’t occurred to me that the X-1/9 is mid-engined. That funny cover is actually the engine comp… https://t.co/OAjcMsMbZe
I've always love me an X1/9 https://t.co/zCebmLzTXU https://t.co/3nXr5ldVvS
Mini eclairs. #igersbristol https://t.co/MI3B0jMT4B https://t.co/5UAzXZx01A
Completely convinced that wandering around the house making the scissors gesture with your fingers helps you find the scissors faster.
@_pigeons_ Exactly! And the roof actually stows in the luggage compartment at the front where the engine would be in a lesser car :D
RT @BristolHarbFest: Rain not stopping play on @rsvpbhangra https://t.co/WW7TI9o8hE
Much as I respect the stoic people enjoying the harbour festival today, I'm happy enough with my decision. https://t.co/ABTtWH0T5R
@psidnell I'm told they were excellent. Blueberry.
@TechCorrect Nostalgia! Here’s my second computer, and some Uni friends playing Lemmings on the fourth, an A410/1!… https://t.co/9BqrHaimKP
Going through old photos to work out *exactly* how cool I was during the 1980s. https://t.co/z4wwsEMGf6
This BBC “star” “tax dodge” thing the Mail’s going on about. Isn’t that normal for self-employed people? It’s what my account told me to do…
@richardjfoster Yup; probably my school library. They had a lot of Heinlein.
2016
Had to be done. https://t.co/fXylXkycu5
Heresy? https://t.co/UA7ZultlBH
Garden. https://t.co/1gfUF7lSw6
Evening. https://t.co/3zRunIHShD
2015
@AthanSpod Oop, sorry for the silence! I’d been assuming @benjohnbarnes was catching this one, as he owns all the records. *prods Benj*
@C_J_Fox Oh, forgot to say; don’t be fooled by the one-button look of the mouse. Turn on right click in settings. Also…
@C_J_Fox …act like it has a scroll wheel, and it will work as it it had one :)
@C_J_Fox Ahaha! Option (alt) and 3.
I should be working. Oh well. https://t.co/MGw7vIrOTH via @YouTube
@Shonette Oh, I dunno… http://t.co/HgkNXjQSt9
I’m glad I’m old and don’t have to understand all this Taylor Swift stuff.
RT @theamandabatty: Men who harass women online are literally the losers of our gene pool... And they know it. Fascinating study. https:/…
Filling out various compliance forms. For Christ’s sake.
2014
@BabsBat You could probably do quite well in the rental business, too...
Hrm. Think I'll mostly be staying indoors today. Sadly not really built for this weather.
@ahnlak High of 28, apparently.
@Phooto I'm doing similar, though I just use the fact of a sunken basement backyard as my "tree" :)
I have had ten hours sleep and a coffee. Does anyone have any buildings they need lifting up?
@ahnlak I have the JOY OF BASEMENTNESS which is never more joyful that on days like this.
@ahnlak Water doesn't tend to linger on this hill!
@thoshughes @danjamesceo The first sticker I ever put on a Mac: https://t.co/lmjEjUUxlG :)
@Dru_Marland God, the photo opportunities here are amazing. Do you know any small, brave Chinese men?
@imyke Perhaps I should write an app which is just a checklist of "todo" apps to try...
@imyke Oh, for Christ's sake. "http://t.co/vy4fZguH9n" is already taken.
Not really selling it today. http://t.co/ZcyaYh6WWd
Yodel driver clearly bemused that I’m not a walking directory of who lives in each flat of street I’m walking down.
RT @LisaMcIntire: Why is this happening WORDS HAVE MEANINGS http://t.co/qMeiie6tRO
@Mouse_House I'm surprised you didn't. I hear angry mums-to-be have pretty fierce superpowers.
Re-watched Sapphire and Steel. Quite surprised I didn’t have more nightmares as a child.
2013
@Zeb_Bakes @gallopen484 My guess: Inula Britannica https://t.co/gf5zkZ4W5P
@Zeb_Bakes @gallopen484 Or possibly Helenium. Something Inulish, anyway. http://t.co/7Fp7U5zv2v
RT @Zeb_Bakes: Might ask again just in case a nice gardening tweep knows what this flower is? http://t.co/tSawqYX6Is
@WTF4Photography @benjohnbarnes NOT HELPING
@OckhamsShotgun “We’re both human!” “Don’t flatter yourself.”
2012
It's actually warm enough to have breakfast outside this morning. Shame I don't have any breakfast in. *adds "post-holiday shop" to to-dos*
So, I guess my first Nexus 7 question is how the heck do I remove this Jeffrey Archer novel from my library...
@Phooto It comes with the device for free, and displays prominently on the front page when you turn it on...
@Phooto It also has one of those Transformers films. This is not a tablet for anyone who likes good writing, I fear.
@guriben I got Jeffrey Archer novel and Transformers movie. Looks to be fairly standard for UK Nexus. Is yours maybe an international model?
@wood5y @guriben The Transformers thing won't go away from my front page even if I delete it from my library... *bangs Nexus on wall*
@guriben Was there a "customer has some taste" checkbox I missed somewhere?
@guriben @wood5y Ah, so maybe this is just a clever way of encouraging people to spend their £15 Play voucher...
Arse. Run Clock text broken in Get Running on the Nexus 7. *grumblefragmentationgrumble*
Erm. @Fogbugz is down for me, and I can't see http://t.co/Tvu53GpS either. Just me?
@ahnlak GRRR.
@guriben @wood5y Can you actually buy films from the Play store? I can only seem to get rental options...
Update for those looking for their @fogbugz stuff: seems to be a @zerigo DNS outage/DDoS. They're tweeting with status updates.
@guriben Ah, okay. Hrm. Maybe I'll just remove the Library thing from my front page to get rid of Transformers, then.
@guriben Ta, might have to try that :D
@malvernrunner Got it. They'd've made more money from me if I could have paid £5 extra for a version without Archer and Transformers film...
I declare lunchtime. Heading for BTP.
Subtle hint http://t.co/eskN4Ttx
@FogCreek That direct link seems to fail for me, too. Not sure what's going on. http://t.co/w7lSLtHN
Lightbulb moment @ Baristas Coffee Collective http://t.co/vuew1QUP
DUCK! http://t.co/NFkJd9H5
RT @Tim_Burgess: If you answer your phone after 5 rings, apparently, you may be in breach of Olympic copyright laws
2011
Up! Bouncy! Waiting for friend to walk into town with.
Lazy breakfast. @ Baristas Coffee http://instagr.am/p/ITarf/
@BenPark Nothing so thrilling, I'm afraid! http://lockerz.com/s/122848188
@BenPark It's part of John Siracusa's massive review of Lion. I'll probably not have finished it before the next OS comes out...
@BenPark Mostly reading this bit because I want to get into Objective C programming, and it's good background. Heavy for breakfast, though!
It is a stonkingly lovely day in Bristol today. Am going to find some sunny spot on grass or balcony to continue my lazing.
@becksldrt GAARRRRR! K'MAKK BDOOSH! VRRRRRGH! PINK UNICORNS. PGH! QWAG BTAAANG. RAAASRGGH! KITTENS. HAHAHA.
@BenPark Always been a programmer. Mostly Microsoft for the day job. Visual C++, VB, SQL Server. These days mainly SQL Server.
@BenPark Even in my field, many people specialise in one and have basic working knowledge of another.
@BenPark I was lucky to have started learning at a time when they hadn't even *invented* that many programming languages!
@BenPark On my first three computers, the only choice was BASIC, or assembly language.
@daycoder Yes. Are rubbish. Windowing control generally improved in Lion. Any-edge resize, plus try holding shift or option when sizing :)
Chillin' on Brandon Hill. http://lockerz.com/s/122860616
@BenPark I think there's increasing call for people to know a little of everything. Specialists tend to use own hammer too much.
@Skud @Juggzy Guessing that blog's not on Blogger, either? I hear associated blogs are suspended on G+ suspension, too.
@Juggzy Haven't seen any of that. It's on my list, though.
@MrGreenGus Heard that some subsidised services had recently been reprieved. But as part of deal with First, shutting out smaller companies.
@asic69 Don't forget to stand underneath it. They work better that way. :D @TippyTLawton
@Skud @Juggzy In the other case I know about, which was @splashman, Blogger blog disappeared on G+ suspension.
@matt_fwyalchen That's quite bemusing. Especially when new cutters cost less than a set of guitar strings.
I might go home via lunch in the RWA Papadeli.
@KaveyF Unfollow and add to list "People I will refollow once they've sorted their hacked account out."
@pearcafe D'oh.
RT @Mouse_House: Look at the fruit in Boy's car! http://yfrog.com/kj3u3ktj <- *snigger*
@sebzar I always think it's a sensible idea, but then I always upgrade as soon as the new one is out. No self-control!
@Sheridansmith1 Erm. Have you been taking seagulls nasally? I know stars are meant to develop odd habits, but that's just weird :)
@sebzar You are clearly in the right on this one. As evidenced by my having to recreate all my user accounts manually after Lion upgrade :/
'Kay. Lunch done. Wandering home, slowly and peacefully.
@pearcafe @mattleys Nothing increases the lofty intellectualism of one's tweets better than a classical reference.
@BenPark @oxfamcothambook Heh. Easier to spot for me because I'm there right now! #coincidence http://lockerz.com/s/122882685
@drewm It's either that or they've tweaked some of the fonts a bit, yeah.
Just got in. May now be going back out again :)
Ooof. Back home. Pump House = good. Jamie Oliver's Italian = really very good.
@jesspants It was pretty nice. And then there was beer and Italian food. :D Also: http://twitpic.com/5uqata
@ShabbyBean Certainly worked for me. Not convinced I'm going to get up in the morning, though. Ah well... :)
@ShabbyBean Well, I don't *need* to. But: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bristol/discuss/72157626805900279/
@ShabbyBean I will try. Or I will wake up tomorrow afternoon with the lingering feeling that I missed something. What-EVAH. :D
@MizzWorthy It would be remiss of me not to point out @getrunningapp at this point. :)
@MizzWorthy Well, I was a total slob and I do half marathons now!
@the3rdgirl Is that a bad thing?
@the3rdgirl Fair enough. I would never knowingly be an advocate of inappropriate gooeyness.
@MizzWorthy Coincidentally enough, it was my second anniversary on Friday.
@MizzWorthy Off the couch July 2009, 5K Oct 2009 http://bit.ly/pknCjv half mara September 2010 http://bit.ly/c3EDUI via
@MizzWorthy ...10K May 2010 http://bit.ly/aclmyX :D
2010
RT @hayles: Storm is right above the tower. Lovely!
Right. I'm off for a jog. Today is the first anniversary of me starting jogging! http://bit.ly/awW5wl
@jorence I iz not a celebrity. Merely expanding my takeover of the British media to include the television, init.
@DrHairbear And there's a name for an album, right there. "Post-Matinee Hippodrome Traffic".
Cramped #commutergraphy today. This boat's covered section is tiny! http://twitpic.com/27m7ok
@tweeny4 For about a minute, of a half-hour programme, maybe. ;)
@DrHairbear You appear to be living in a Half Man Half Biscuit album.
@hayles Did not! Would've been a real shame, this close to 30,000 tweets :)
What kind of weather? Oh, _that_ kind of weather. http://twitpic.com/27m05t
@hayles Hurrah! You're still alive!
@ahnlak I could actually believe that. Seriously; Bristol _shook_.
@gary8345 Sadly, I'm at work.
This may be a good day to mention that I was at the BBC last week, filming tips on photographing lightning: http://bit.ly/9MKQmF
@psidnell I am not surprised. Bloody hell.
@hayles Wow. Who do you think he is in his head?
While I hope @hayles is okay, those would be some good last words.
Now. THAT. Was. IMPRESSIVE. #Bristol #thunder #lightning #endoftheworld
@jacrats Good, isn't it? :)
@hayles "Oh my god! He's foaming at the mouth!" "Actually, I think you'll find that's Boursin."
RT @bertpalmer: The glass coffin. Will it be a success? Remains to be seen.
@mightymur Three, maybe four months.
@asic69 no, I never had him down as _that_ respectable.
@seengee That's because the global workaround for that problem is that Ballmer fires the employee for showing up at work with an iPhone.
@KaveyF Yes, actually that's probably a nicer thing to wish on someone.
@Dichohecho @archidave I'd not thought of making it that apposite. Hmmm. *ponders*
@KaveyF Last time I saw him he'd got into some multi-level marketing thing. Probably a scientologist by now.
@gruber Amen.
@twitttles Possibly because I only post the edited highlights! I should do a "noir" version at some point.
Considering making a random meeting name generator so I can cordon off my lunchtimes with something more plausibly official than "Lunch".
@KaveyF No. I have never stood on the seats. I'm a GOOD BOY.
@paulahillier See Tuesday (I think!) nights chatter and my YouTube ;)
@paulahillier It is. @tsunimee and @hayles' fault, and relates to my new #CHEEZCAM. Erm.
Morning all! http://twitpic.com/27ibnt
@majicDave "Released July 2010"?
Hurrah! Found the nice motorway services again! http://twitpic.com/27wz8h
Right. Setting off.
An email concerning @hotdogsladies' A/V setup: http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/845816600/new-rider
@jorence @hayles Yay! #fridayoff Although I have Lots of Stuff to Do, at least I can do it at home with good music on :)
Aah, it has a name! I knew it would have a name. Dru tells me that what I shot yesterday is "orographic" cloud. http://flic.kr/p/8kTmTq
@KaveyF Last time I was on a motorbike was riding pillion around the campus ring-road with Pervy Jase!
RT @TheDollSays: So apparently Lambeth police won't do anything about the menacing presence outside my door because it's 'only a spider' ...
Today's weather continued being weird during my jog, too. Here's Sea Wall at about half past seven: http://flic.kr/p/8kTmTq
@rabidbee The word "standing" is longer than the word "seats". The extra £3 must be for the printer ink.
@hayles Hush, child, lest I throw this handy ear-trumpet at you.
@hayles I'm not convinced it's possible to be both emo and 37. Normally I smile in pics, but the muscles are worn out from the #cheezcam 8D
I should be Doing Important Stuff. Which is why I'm fiddling with Hipstamatic self-portraits on the sofa. http://twitpic.com/27nzby
@jorence What? Oh, heck, did someone call the Twitter register? Here!
@nickdonnelly Dunno, but Meteo Group's Weather Pro iPhone app reports rain chance percentages, so they _may_ have a service.
@tweeny4 I think that is perfectly acceptable on a day with thunder loud enough to break windows.
@Eyoki Yup :) http://bit.ly/aclmyX Now training for Bristol Half Marathon!
@hayles I'm not sure I ever looked quite that odd. Close, but not quite.
2009
@hayles …I'll get my coat.
@hayles not reading? Won't you get bored, then?
Mmm. Steak, mushroom & potato pie. Well, "pie": only a base and a lid. But I'm cooking for one, so it's the quick & easy option…
@shezza_t will check it out, ta!
2008
Recalibrating my montor. Goodness, I feel geeky.