On This Day, 1 November
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I'm fascinated by the 1914 #Bristol International Exhibition, the great "White City" that lives on in the name of the local White City Allotments. I made a website that shows you @bristolarchives' plan of the Exhibition in a modern context: https://t.co/L5ndwZZrpS #history https://t.co/ItCwHPOP6Z
Thanks @bristolarchives for giving me permission to photograph their original plan, digitise it (it took a while!), reorient it northwards and overlay it on modern @openstreetmap mapping Enormous thanks also Clive Burlton, author of _Bristol's Lost City_ https://t.co/4Mx3VV3crC
Kudos also to the original 1914 draughtsperson and surveyor who made a characterful plan of a giant site that, when overlayed with no adjustment at all on the modern world, lines up extraordinarily well with modern landmarks. I was impressed.
You'll also find a few images tagged on the map. These show some postcards I've collected of images of the Exhibition (and Clifton Bridge Station) since it first piqued my interest.
I'd also like to say that I'm most fascinated by some of the parts of the exhibition that may or may not have happened (it was a provisional plan, after all.) Oh to have visited the Tubs of Joy or the House of Nonsense (now the site of the Paxton Drive flats!) #bristol
To give you an idea of the scale of the 1914 Exhibition site, here's a postcard, also from Bristol Archives, showing the impact it had on the Bristol environment. https://t.co/vsLYdZTEqZ. @KYPBristol of course has others... https://t.co/mQ0FtwFuSf https://t.co/N9ie8ldwOr
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2021
2020
Bumped into @Avon_Stories and @Bingo_Little by startling coincidence while on a wander with another friend, and ended up going a little outside the One Mile Matt area today. Can you tell? https://t.co/n8o5Xvj1C5
Near and far. #bristol #ashtoncourt https://t.co/QmyFcPXiB3
WoooOoOOOoooOOOOo https://t.co/AfefhAxgdj
I *told* them to look like a moody three-piece shoegaze band for this album cover, but they ignored my artistic direction and couldn't stop laughing. https://t.co/fdO50SWsfI
Abbot's Leigh local. https://t.co/0eBr1JmNHc
The merest bit of technical progress today, as I'm knackered from walking (20.3km this weekend): highlight most recent track in orange; tooltips show GPX track filenames. https://t.co/HpUI85BvRc
A night late, but tonight’s film is _Host_ https://t.co/VyjxjbqESD
2019
@Peculiar Well, it is the Special Hallowe'en Edition...
RT @midhir: Who says you can't wear a Hallowe'en costume to work just because you work remotely? https://t.co/3VnEpk4nj3
Little throwback to a morning walk in Leigh Woods, 1 Nov 2015. #bristol https://t.co/gHnfYIhFkG
@drwave @hotdogsladies A lot of companies have suddenly got a lot better about deleting your data since the GDPR came in. I know it doesn't protect Americans per se, but the fear of the severe fines for infringement really seems to have lit a fire under anyone who holds personal data.
RT @RobGMacfarlane: “We’re prisoners of our own western science; indigenous people have long known that plants will communicate with each o…
@rsms @franticnews I have a lot of criticism for Apple, but I have been continually impressed at how well thought-out all the dragging is on the desktop. You can even four-finger "outward swipe" to reveal the desktop while keeping a file drag going with your remaining digit.
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RT @RonanRant: Holy Hell. Take a bow @TG4TV take a bow. https://t.co/eT3dWc4mGL
@absurd_tech @WeatherAPI Ah; glad it’s not just me. Can see the website, but getting timeouts on the API.
@MsAshleyDavies @MittenDAmour Whereas Voltarol sounds more like French gymnastics.
“You bought a replacement light bulb for your oven. Would you be interested in more replacement bulbs for your oven?” Christ.
The Singularity cannot come quickly enough.
@UrsulaWJ Presumably they’re hoping we cave in. “Oh, go on then, I’ll try a different make of oven light. And do you have any in purple?”
Well what *else* would it target? Sofa Warehouse? https://t.co/UqhqlrqZbY
@UrsulaWJ I’m starting to understand some of those estate agent photos now. https://t.co/xK3hW8B5gp
@anna_debenham Were you, by any chance, crouched behind the sofa with the lights out and your fingers in your ears?
Drying out. https://t.co/RGqYMTRy9z
Sticks & Broth - https://t.co/l1TYFZ26FP https://t.co/TpMQwzAA4H
Sneaking a peek when you walk through Underfall Yard. #bristol https://t.co/naaEakXW05
@pinboard Just re-tagged all my “osx” bookmarks with “macos”. Thank you for making that both easy and obvious!
RT @amazingradio: Our Album of the Week is the fantastic Babes Never Die by @yumhoneyblood. Hear the album uninterrupted Friday from 2pm. h…
2015
Morning, #bristol. https://t.co/gx6H948ZTy
Nice out. Bit chilly, mind. #Bristol https://t.co/CmKIB3Nixp
Yes, well done, @LeighWoodsNT. Sufficiently majestic. Carry on. #bristol https://t.co/RtabWsXm3j
Giant Redwood. #igersbristol https://t.co/2sJXuqP94y
Twitcher followers: does a peregrine falcon by any chance sound like a dove who’s eaten ALL of his porridge?
@wood5y Leigh Court arboretum barely has the bandwidth to send a tweet!
@wood5y I think I’m pretty okay with not being able to watch YouTube in the woods!
If you go down to the woods today, er. @LeighWoodsNT https://t.co/dxMxBE5TJF
@wood5y New mail from Google: Hey, we have 10% off the Canon 400mm prime today! Wouldn’t that help with the raven to the north west there?!
@wood5y “Sign up for Amazon Prime and you could have your new lens delivered by stealth drone parachute drop in 8 minutes!”
Completely accidental, but I’ll take it. https://t.co/9T3likEDl8
Encrypt all the things. https://t.co/9NM4NHis9t
I would have taken a pic of the suspension bridge this morning, but… https://t.co/U4azuonalh
Incoming. https://t.co/F16ooa9IAM
So, I’m, like, “Why aren’t these dopey humans coming in to play? It’s SO MUCH FUN!” https://t.co/r705Isv0eP
Leigh Morning #bristol @LeighWoodsNT https://t.co/2IF5WYqhFB https://t.co/2RWtZ1prTc
@archidave ta! Worth the 6am start, I think.
@archidave Yeah, drove up to the main car park. Though I ended up walking further than I normally would without the drive!
Red, Amber, Green. https://t.co/8wEtqq6PNA
Anyway. Yeah, nice walk in the woods followed by takoyaki from @SheSellsSushi :) #bristol #sunday https://t.co/GD7kwaEdP6
@Kavey Yeah, definitely not then. No idea what that was. Did see it from a distance but I’d have needed a much longer lens!
RT @The_HOEF: Tomorrow we plant 10000 trees in a day. Have 1 planted by sending us a drawing or photo of a tree #treesfortrees https://t.co…
@The_HOEF #treesfortrees Here we are then! Leigh Woods, Bristol, this morning :) https://t.co/LkinJGnFYy
@skeddy Not cheeky at all. ISO 100, aperture priority at f/11. Was maybe 2 seconds exposure. Most important setting was my alarm clock!
@skeddy You should be able to see all the details using EXIF link under Flickr version, I think.
@skeddy oh, hang on. Wrong forest pic! I’ve posted two today :)
@skeddy Right. That one was odd, as handheld rather than tripod. 1/50th at f/16, ISO 1250. Camera/lens combination lets me get away with it!
@skeddy Ta! Popped it on Flickr now, which should help you see the EXIF and also not crunch it as much as Twitter. https://t.co/eNzKgEqg7V
RT @petapixel: Ringo Starr discusses his passion for photography as the Beatles' drummer: https://t.co/EiqvdKmFvf https://t.co/d63BkZL09l
Is it wrong that the only time my suspension of disbelief was broken for #DoctorWho was when they furnished the plane with a wheely chair?
@Kavey Well, in my experience, planes get where they’re meant to be going a lot more often than TARDISes.
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Sadly(?), Twitter doesn't directly support animated GIFs. http://t.co/BR3XQK1CHe
@6Sync Minor thing: your invoices have started arriving with "Your Logo Here" placeholder images... http://t.co/YzBvQddbsH
@6sync That doesn't sound like an overreaction :D
Programmer's feng shui tip: don't place your waste bin below your device testing area. http://t.co/JJFEPYOk2Z
@EdwardORegan Does it help with feng shui?
Oh! When did Lakeland open in Bristol? Shame it's at Cribbs...
@claireellent I get most of my stuff from Kitchens on Whiteladies, but I do like Lakeland...
Every time I fill this pen, I remember wrecking my cousin's bedroom carpet by dropping a bottle of… http://t.co/BtJCUbBTna
@speechdebelle Lush! I used to have this thing of beauty; still sad I got rid of it sometimes... http://t.co/UMFgM7VifZ
Gosh. There's some nostalgia. http://t.co/OWnn0vrv3v
Right. Off out to post a letter, and download a WWDC video from somewhere with more bandwidth than I've got...
@Bufty_Grifter I find it's also a useful place to refresh one's seething hatred for soulless shopping centres and humanity in general.
@claireellent Yeah, that's the benefit of them, really, you stand a good chance of being able to find <whatever> and browsing is great...
@claireellent Then again, I also found that at Lakeland, but I've only ever been to the huge branch underneath their head office.
@davidcaolo But could you have a document in "Unclutterer", "my articles", "published", and "nostalgia" folders all at the same time?
RT @donmcallister: Oh dear. When will Apple realise you can’t whip up a UK queue in to a whooping and cheering mob. Just let us give you ou…
Ah, the Watershed. Excellent roast veg risotto, and lots of bandwidth for afterwards.
@danfairs Don't forget to update anything that has a foreign key to you when you hit the ground.
@Duchamps_Brides Always happy to support recycling :)
@libbymiller @guriben Just tried, and it certainly logged me out. Now here's one without The Character That Must Not Be Written.
@libbymiller @guriben There we go, then. (PS: Tweetbot 3 just came out and is currently on sale...)
RT @Glinner: Amazing work from the Guardian. NSA Files decoded. http://t.co/vtHsLnTx10
Idea: The NSA and GCHQ use 0.000001% of their data to track down robot telemarketers and call in drone strikes. Instant public support.
@thekarleighshow I misread that as "put on my boxing gloves and pinch someone's bum".
@thekarleighshow No. And it sounds far more difficult, too.
@oliverburkeman <Max Headroom Voice>Yeah, about t-t-t-twenty minutes into the future, folks.</Max Headroom Voice>
@_DavidSmith Just let us elderly Brits have feet and inches, too.
@_DavidSmith Nor me. Oddly -- as with stones & lbs for weight -- ft & in only used for measuring *people*. I use metric for everything else.
Wonder how many people will manage to spell both "Gambaccini" and "Savile" right in the same tweet...
@shezza_t Good; that was exactly the plan.
@shezza_t No, I did actually send that to someone, I just wanted *them* to get the retro feel :)
RT @tweetbot: Do you miss using lists as your timeline? https://t.co/TO597J0sVR Coming soon in Tweetbot 3.1
2012
Reading "Learning iOS Programming". In the Kindle app on the Nexus 7. I feel a bit naughty. #crossplatform
@Thehappyfatgirl That's an Etch-a-Sketch, not a laptop. Nice try, though.
@chrismarquardt I want a party photobot that responds to flushing skin tones and only photographs embarrassing moments.
@tyronem Good morning. How are things? Got electricity yet?
Wandering up the hill for lunch. http://t.co/1tQQAeXE
Hello Downs. http://t.co/dvdMDQPC
@Thehappyfatgirl Sweet!
Three-pin-plug. @ Worcester Terrace http://t.co/hO4SfFdr
Clifton. http://t.co/L8EJjhld
Aha. @papadeli at the RWA has a couple of sofas now. Bonus. *settles in for study session* http://t.co/L6XRibJA
@tyronem Hope they turn you back on soon.
@talkie_tim @nigellegg @stillawake Thanks, all. Hard to get a different view of the cathedral...
@ahnlak You really must :)
RT @TheMockneyCook: Bloody hell. I'm boldly bashing off a big bolshy bitch-batch of my banging beef bourguignon with a buzzing baton of ...
@guriben I think most of St. Nick's has free Wi-Fi now, if that helps.
@guriben Test it before you settle in, but they definitely rolled it out at some point, and I hadn't heard of them rolling it back.
RT @bbcluther: Wotcher. Missed our exciting news about series 3? Well here's the film again, for your viewing pleasure... http://t.co/uC ...
Gah. Still no news on whether Alice Morgan will return as the sexiest psychopath on TV, though. #luther
@guriben @waiyeehong 802.11OINK.
@Thehappyfatgirl Fine. You have Idris, I'll have Ruth.
@Thehappyfatgirl Though with Luther and Alice, chances are good we'll both be dead in a week. Might still be worth it.
@Thehappyfatgirl There you go. http://t.co/tolVfPqM
@Thehappyfatgirl I've liked Idris since I first saw him in _Ultraviolet_. Great show.
@Thehappyfatgirl She plays a very scary girl in _Luther_. See if you can catch the first series somewhere. It's full-on Idris.
@Thehappyfatgirl I respect both of them as gifted actors. But there's more drool involved in my respect for Ruth. :D
RT @mattgemmell: iOS 6.0.1 is out. Fixes the keyboard horizontal-lines glitch, amongst other stuffs.
@stillawake @Bristol_Culture Being yelled at?
@Juggzy Oh, shite.
RT @meemalee: OMG, the new #Shatoetry app lets you record messages in William Shatner's voice http://t.co/ZOqfxdGH
Starting to worry now. I mean, *I’ve* been on the BBC. And I did have a sexual encounter with a teenage girl in the 1980s.
@Bristol_Culture “And in a surprise late entry, David Essex has been voted Mayor of Bristol…”
@IanAxton Jesus. Wonder what a Disrespect candidate would’ve done…
@KellySibson I hope that was a typo and not a Freudian slip. I’m not *that* old!
About to watch _The Guard_.
2011
Hotwells http://t.co/h4kaBLpw
RT @Horse_Force: Pete Townsend is completely out of order with what he said about Apple, there´s no way 'iTunes is a fantastic piece of ...
A snap from the little camera on the way back from this morning's jog. http://t.co/pHRhUcpa
@Easybourne Ta :)
Did I just mis-hear the news, or has Ireland really just found three billion Euros down the back of its sofa?
@jakepjohnson Ooopsie.
@jakepjohnson Yes, but it doesn't serve the taxi driver right!
@MandinaM Personal one, that. For me, probably _Science_, by _Monkey Swallows the Universe_. http://t.co/Sr1hk1gy But it depends why I'm sad
@MandinaM And you need different songs for different sadnesses. E.g. _Love Cats_ is fab, but maybe not if you've just split up with someone!
@MandinaM Just a bit "meh"? Hmm. For me, I might self-prescribe the majority of _Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band_.
RT @JACKfmBristol: Wanna be in @Skins? They're filming a MASSIVE party scene in Bristol next Tues. Get involved if you are over 18. Emai ...
2010
@Sheridansmith1 Yes, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.
@mattgemmell Only for GPL software. For any other licence, tidy is fine.
@Eyoki From what I remember, David Bowie looked all right.
@roundonefight Irregular verb: I am extraverted; you are needy; he is a shameless attention-whore.
@roundonefight "Extravert" would probably be a minimum diagnosis :)
@Dru_Marland @bunduboots @playleimagery Thanks all!
Luckily I use Sleep Cycle backed by a physical alarm clock on other side of room, so no iPhone-bug-related lateness for me :)
Mornin' all. http://yfrog.com/jp40981247j
2009
@chrismarquardt Works well for some kinds of video. This is my favourite so far http://flic.kr/p/62BZ8m
Hmm. Up, but It does not seem like classic jogging weather out there.
So, do I have two days off in a row, or do I get out into the depressing rain? More than just drizzle, by the look of it... #getrunning
@shezza_t Trust me, that won't be a problem where I'm running.
@chrismarquardt I've stuck a magnetic clip-on wide-angle on my Zi6, if that counts...
@shezza_t And this is why I was fairly sure flash floods wouldn't get me on my jogging route :) http://twitpic.com/nv6xh #getrunning
@shezza_t Wouldn't have been anywhere near it in that wind if I'd not been shooting through tall railings!
@chrismarquardt Mine's a fisheye ("0.28x") with extreme edge distortion http://linkbun.ch/g0uk . No diameter given; just took an eBay chance
@chrismarquardt Looks like this http://twitpic.com/1iqsp . Got it from this eBay guy http://bit.ly/9ZOQM ; despite "grass lens" description!
Goodness, I love Alabama 3.
@chrismarquardt Yeah, sure there must be a wide-angle rather than a fisheye with less distortion out there. But it was a very cheap toy :)
@hayles Content is the important bit! My site's rubbish, but it's not writing enough I feel guilty about, not the look of the thing :)
@benjohnbarnes check my blog ;)
Not entirely convinced about the fit of this hat. http://twitpic.com/nvybq
My iPhone corrects "sade" to "Sade" instead of "safe". Does it thing I'm into sadomasochistic literature, or 80s soul-pop? Either way...
@scottejames Yay! Come... Join us... Do not be afraid! I did 6.5km today :) #getrunning
@TheLloydClan I'd certainly rather read de Sade than listen to Sade. Actually rather do neither though, as you say...
*sings* "Age 32, height 6'1, eyes grey, his hair is brown/Apprehend Bruce Richard Reynolds, he is wanted by the Crown..." *sings*
2008
http://twitpic.com/jgak - 01112008202