On This Day, 7 September
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An emergent AI horror story... https://t.co/zjhPQXmj5c
@cgpgrey @imyke I honestly don't know if you'd have got through Moretex if this thread had existed first.
Hrm. #alexa seems to be down, at least for me.
Come to think of it, I did tweet about emergent AI nightmares earlier today. Sorry, my bad. #alexadown https://t.co/34ugbRYmvq
@morrick Only people old enough to have paid their mortgages off and started to need reading glasses can afford the bloody things.
@hayles I ALWAYS say please and thank you. #notmyfault
@ahnlak “Brain the size of a planet and he asks me to set a timer for the air fryer…”
Never mind, I’ll just sit in the dark.
@ahnlak I’d have to *stretch*, though.
@ahnlak “Alexa! Order me an emergency st—D’oh!”
@RealDramRob Criminal Minds.
@looksunfamiliar As an early teenager I basically accidentally read Jackie Collins’ _Lovers and Gamblers_, which I seem to remember as an eye-opener. That and the “red triangle” Channel 4 films, especially Montenegro! https://t.co/yFBft2UfyM
RT @looksunfamiliar: What 'adult' books and magazines were you insatiably curious about as a youngster? Steamy novels, complex science fict…
2021
@hopper_coffee Aww! Congrats!
2020
RT @_pigeons_: Saturday’s walk with @Bingo_Little along the Malago from Bedminster to Dundry, where we met @gothick and explored the west s…
I seem to be doing a #PhotoADay thing. Not for a year this time. Just for September. Well, we'll see... https://t.co/YdcQw9sDIa
Normal people: wow, that sounds bad. Buffy fans: 👀 @bufferingcast https://t.co/5nvdeVxgEu
RT @helenleigh: So, I can finally share some VERY exciting news: I'm writing a new book about DIY instruments and sound experiments! It wil…
2019
@Bristolvor @chubbybannister Likewise!
@Bristolvor @chubbybannister (though it did leave me with an earworm :D) https://t.co/OUOLH8j9z1
RT @RealDMitchell: “On second thoughts, let’s not call it Kodak.” https://t.co/ocW0fDvrHg
RT @galacticdad: oh god oh fuck https://t.co/527UOFaCcu
2018
No, eBay message-pesterers, if I’d wanted a “Buy It Now” price on my auction, it would have had one…
Something tells me @DPD_UK won’t be hitting their promised 16:25-17:25 delivery window. Sigh.
RT @Gary_Bainbridge: Just been watching a long and awkward dinner party on Iron Fist, which is exactly what I want from my martial arts sup…
2017
RT @caldy: WHEN WILL IT END???? https://t.co/VGLW78BeBo
321/365 The Ferryman. Just like Charon, only there’s a nice cup of tea on the other side. https://t.co/33vYubWkJm https://t.co/0J7uwNgQ6r
Paddler. https://t.co/uyWNUiMQOu
Couldn't resist, despite being buried under unread books already. https://t.co/uPLCejFOoB
RT @TypingPixels: they already did and it's called chrome https://t.co/BolaoH0iOY
@chubbybannister You're very welcome. My tip: don't just add them in the LoveFilm order. My incoming list is now al… https://t.co/GjBsy7WGkS
@chubbybannister (Though I'm sure you can fiddle with the order later, I really couldn't be arsed after the hassle… https://t.co/m0jOYxgdAY
@chubbybannister So far that seems to be how it’s working. You can easily drag stuff around in the list, I’ve just… https://t.co/uHAVrfIHaq
@chubbybannister Not that I have found, sadly.
RT @zachlieberman: Quick test of recording sound in space and playing back by moving through it (video has audio !) #openframeworks https:/…
RT @SimonLandmine: For all of us who've ever mused on planning a heist while queuing in the bank ... (Or who've played too many RPGs.) http…
RT @mattleys: TBH I'd prefer an exclusive unreleased Boston song, recorded live in Smiths https://t.co/BZrigQFXbA
2016
Now playing: Neil Young - Cortez The Killer https://t.co/1NLMfwoc5c Cheery way to start the morning...
NO BACKUPS FOR 18 DAYS!!!11!!!! You haven’t been turned on for 17 days, little Mac. Stop panicking.
@porthjess It was working fine for me all morning. Out at a cafe now so can’t double-check.
@porthjess Sorry, don’t know. If I want fast WiFi I head for Watershed.
Frittata seems like quite a small word. https://t.co/uJIyYSz7MA
@ahnlak That’s rather reassuring…
@Bristolvor Really? It’s bloody awful. And six years old.
@FelicityMorse Current status: trying hard not to spit my flat white all over my laptop. Magnificent.
RT @FelicityMorse: This is what they will show people in 3080 after the nuclear apocalypse to explain how the internet worked #Fabric https…
You only have to look at @FelicityMorse’s timeline and replies right now to know that we are living post post-fact and post-irony.
@FelicityMorse @lukeredpath I CAN'T TELL WHO'S BLUFFING ANY MORE AAARGH
Setting sail. https://t.co/K0MG6Pldjl
That moment when a person WHO NATURALLY TALKS VERY LOUDLY starts annoying you and you remember you have your noise-cancelling headphones.
Hashtag Watershed hashtag LeonardCohen.
They’re talking about BRANDING. It’s leaking through Bose noise-cancellation and Leonard Cohen. They’re the other side of a big room. BRAND.
@CSIsomerset Surely all you need to build that is a printer and a list of people you don’t like? :D
@CSIsomerset Just shout “Enhance!” at your current budget and see if it improbably zooms up.
@Cookwitch Sadly I have no connection with these people. Still quite tempting.
@Cookwitch Luckily, the good thing about it being not at work is that I can just leave if it gets too bad...
@Cookwitch Thinking of moving to the balcony. At least if I can BRAND still hear them BRANDING out there I can throw myself BRAND off.
@crinolinerobot @meemalee @downwbarskool Bemused. Only ever heard the beer meaning of growler.
Heading home. https://t.co/0OJV4WIIB0
@adambanksdotcom Um. That's the kind of spammer I'd immediately block.
Woah. I can now use realtime collaboration in apps I've never seen anyone else use.
Today provides a real dilemma: which do I care less about, Pokemon on Apple Watch or "Hiddleswift"?
@bcapps The new British Siri voice will sound convincing, but refuse to work in Europe ;) #AppleEvent
Problem is, if I use Apple Maps for a lift to my regular cafe, it'll cost a lot more. https://t.co/TV6FDuLdke
Crew. https://t.co/XaqIy3XWD4
@adambanksdotcom If I had a pound for every five minutes I’d spent untangling bloody headphone cords, I think they’d look pretty cheap.
@adambanksdotcom Sadly, I don’t.
RT @MarkKriegsman: "How I want to learn [your thing] : 1. Text on website 2. Text on paper … 2428. Spraypainted on side of cow 2429. Video…
2015
RT @benjohnbarnes: Can I eat these? Will they be nice? http://t.co/9O2ZMUaVmy
.@benjohnbarnes There’s a candidate for a famous last tweet if ever I saw one…
@restingchef @benjohnbarnes Knew one of my more culinary Twitter friends would know! Thanks :)
RT @keiross: Can you design a better #GoogleLogo asked @guardiantech (http://t.co/sjdxSohlEy). Yes, yes I can. http://t.co/MHltSfRACB
Got to say, @Magic_Plan is pretty magic. A few mins taking photos and that's accurate enough to take to carpet shop. http://t.co/0kbaGOe0k5
Hartcliffe B&Q had the same three-minute loop of shit music going all the time I was there. Tempted to buy an axe and hunt down CD player.
@TiredandTorn This was some modern equivalent of Hammond-organ “easy listening”. Which was not easy. Grr.
@hayles This is presumably similar to being a developer and mentioning SAP. Possibly because nobody ever wants to do it again.
@TiredandTorn I am *not* phoning them up to find out.
RT @MouldS: Totally magical. A display that uses ferrofluid. Here it is being used as a clock (full vid https://t.co/YEuHjeH8rG) http://t.c…
2014
The Coke in the Co-Op was emblazoned with choice of "Mum", "Sis" or "Bestie." Therefore... http://t.co/mou64lJF3W
RT @thomasvenables: @gothick no 'murdered union leader' or 'villager with stolen ground water' as Coke Buddy tags I see.
Afternoon, #Bristol, you big hazy sprawling mess, you. http://t.co/jq5ZQLvzrC
RT @TOther_Simon: Every bike is a folding bike if you're persistent enough.
@chubbybannister Cool, maaan.
@UrsulaWJ Hah! Just reading your post about English Magic. Wish I'd read it before I'd gone around myself; it might have saved me the time!
@HeartInternet That explains that then. Currently doing tech support for my Dad, who can't get into his POP3 account from Greece...
@HeartInternet Do you have an ETA on when he'll be able to get back online? Ta!
@chrispople @faerietalefoody My guess? Probably the same one that produced this, just round the corner from me... http://t.co/iOdmM7IAqw
2013
Morning all.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. @ Sushi Japan http://t.co/Vxo5ObB4kr
Break time. @ Harris + Hoole http://t.co/Pzmkul4qs6
@Kavey Think it came to me through the group holiday… So good.
Hello, Proms in the Park. @ Proms In The Park http://t.co/8R8XpC6V2L
Promenade. http://t.co/BjFKwSu3wS
@Kavey Poundshop groundsheet & Tiger rug combo for the win :) http://t.co/NWcA1lRKPH
United Kingdom. http://t.co/TiPU9BPz6w
Just posted a photo http://t.co/JKA9E9jGSn
I’m in a field with Dame Edna Everage. I’m increasingly glad that there are 39,998 other people in between.
Just posted a photo http://t.co/iPjDpG3gCt
2012
@jorence DEPLOY THE WARLEPHANT!
We watched _Salmon Fishing in the Yemen_ last night. Executive summary: Don't bother. Bloody awful film.
@Ninja_lynneja And I’m heading the other way… We must wave when we pass.
Oh, so Amazon finally launched the Fire in the UK? I guess there's not much point when I've already got a Nexus 7.
@KaveyF I suggest Nexus 7 or nothing. *So* much better than anything cheaper, and still quite cheap.
@sowerbyandluff Well, public transport definitely gives you a lot of spare thinking time.
@Juggzy Yup. Their quality control seems a little ropey, but the good ones are very good, and they're replacing iffy ones, from what I hear.
@Juggzy The screen is excellent, overall hardware/software feel is very finished. Good product for the price, definitely.
@Juggzy Downside: the UK one comes with a free Jeffrey Archer novel and the Transformers movie.
Bedroom clearout finds #637: DNRC baseball cap. #dilbert http://t.co/UZKtoPcj
Waiting for the ferry into town. Nice day for it! http://t.co/dfU1euB0
There appears to be a band marching up the other side of the harbour. They sound quite good, from a distance.
@talithahg You will not regret this decision.
Ah. Marching band is for Nowhere Island, just entering #Bristol. http://t.co/XVuraDbW
Steam ship (miniature). http://t.co/layxGpqW
Unwritten #Bristol harbour rule: if a toddler waves at you from the harbourside when you pass in a ferry, you MUST return the wave.
Lunch at the Cottage with a friend in the sunshine. Bonus.
I am at @ahnlak and @KaveyF’s place. @ahnlak has just served me a beer made with hops from his back garden. BONUS.
Very fresh beer :D http://t.co/Mt1sEIJr
BY @kaveyf playing with a Nexus. http://t.co/tJDaEVJQ
2011
RT @hayles: My pet giraffe didn't believe that people on Twitter will retweet any old shit, so for every RT I get, he'll give me 52p.
RT @Phooto: Who lives in a house with three foot high ceilings? http://t.co/tPDr5eh
Two weeks to go :) Related: I should come up with a consistent and quick answer to "why did you resign?" before I start feeling like No. 6.
@jukesie Well, to be fair, since I moved in round the corner in 1999 it's been open a lot more than it's been closed...
Whoo-hoo! Halfway to my fundraising target already. Thanks! *dances* http://t.co/m2NeIYU
@meemalee Thanks!
@nineweeks "Be wary of men whose jobs naturally surround them with viciously-sharp tools." -- Well, it *should* be an old burglar's proverb.
Email from Amazon telling me I might be interested in a TouchPad for £249.00. Er... No.
Oh! Apparently, if you have many photographer friends on FB & Twitter, the "new friend" suggestions sometimes include *real* bikini models.
RT @Chookooloonks: My kid is ALWAYS so eager to learn! For example, this morning? She's learning the meaning of the term "THIN ICE."
Good timing, there; the power came back on at work just as I finished the boss's Telegraph cryptic crossword :)
RT @petapixel: Cameras sculpted using found paper: http://t.co/2POY4RS <-- Pretty!
RT @AndrewGirdwood: Loony Letters » M&S (Sandwiches) http://t.co/6os7m2y This is the best thing Marks and Spencer have ever done.
@mattgemmell It's glebbenin' in the gloamin'? Goodness.
In other news, how on *earth* have I missed sco.wikipeida.org before noo? http://t.co/hdPGQOo
@Mandlebrot When I nearly did that, I found a couple of articles and at least one YouTube video about getting them back out.
@Mandlebrot Rest assured, therefore, that you are not alone: http://t.co/52NTUgD
@Mandlebrot I have a standalone cardreader, and I'm not going to be experimenting with the iMac SD slot again!
@hayles What?
@hayles *Hurriedly registers wikipedial.org*
@Narshada :( Sucky. *sympathy*
@emotionalpedant Oh, gawd. Yes, I loved the books too, which is why I'm never ever watching that. Let me know if I was right.
@Narshada Will do. But only if you're not needing the money for a new battery.
RT @ckh2oman: <div id="hacked_by_chinese"> that's a bad sign. “@smashingmag: Javelin:- http://t.co/TW6GkyD” <- Good use of the ID "snipe".
RT @TashP351: WARNING: If you receive a tweet with a link to a clip of Jedward's new single, DO NOT OPEN. It's a link to a clip of Jedwa ...
RT @BodyofBreen: By request, #prdonewrong in long form on Google+ http://t.co/XkEIOlZ
@Zinziii Hope you figure everything out. Good luck dealing with stuff.
#Lion Mail tip: If you hide your folder list in Full Screen, you can still drag mail to it. Hold dragged mail over left-hand edge -- pop!
@Narshada Sounds like it should be the German name for some kind of flying arse.
@daycoder I wouldn't want it to be my only machine. But I've gradually set it up to be better -- Dock auto-hide, using Full Screen, etc.
@daycoder ...and it feels less cramped than it did. But yeah, I'm way more productive on a couple of big monitors.
@daycoder 1920x1080, but *also* 1440x900. So I don't bother hiding the dock :)
@daycoder Yeah. But it's the same with me and an iPad; I know I don't have a use-case, but that doesn't stop me wanting to buy one :)
Right. I need an early night tonight. Been going to bed far too late this week...
@_han I have a Humax (PVR 9300-T.) Had it the best part of a year now, and it seems fine. Easy, reliable.
@stillawake I'm hoping that won't actually turn out to be a useful skill.
@stillawake That would explain quite a lot.
@emotionalpedant You have my sympathy. Might read the book again this winter :)
2010
Bugger. This is the first time I've already owned the Mercury-Prizewinning album. Now what am I going to buy?
If Buddha were alive today, his blog would be nothing but list posts. #Buddhism #theseventhingamiesofwhatevernext
Ah, so I guess Amazon don't bundle receipts together like Apple *drowns under deluge of receipts for free Kindle books*
2009
This, I think, is my favourite photo of the day: http://flic.kr/p/6Wsjqs
@benjohnbarnes Looks like you still have to remember people's names though. Stick TwitterFon on your Touch and use that instead :)
@benjohnbarnes For Mac, I use TweetDeck. As ugly and occasionally annoying as most Air apps but highly functional.
@benjohnbarnes I use a mixture. On iPhone, Twitterfon (or TweetDeck -- better on phone than desktop.) Also try Tweetie, maybe.
@TheLloydClan Whoo hoo! Do you know what number he ran under? Always a chance I got a photo of him...
Week 7, Run 2 of #c25k done and dusted. And I enjoyed it, too! http://bit.ly/2r9gLJ #getrunning
@njj4 I'm not sure about that. Sure, it's not taking the direct approach, but I think it's going to get me in the end.
Off for a run before the rain starts. Hopefully. #getrunning #c25k
It's 2009. Instead of looking at flying cars and jetpacks, I'm looking at my XP desktop refreshing, one row of pixels at a time.
2008
Wondering if my childish editing of Twitterrific's binary will work :)
Now eating organic @d_arkchocolate. Wonder who could have planted that idea in my head? :)
Man! Organic honey and ginger ice cream is the bee's knees :-)
http://twitpic.com/alyj - Lunch at the food festival
Know I said it was raining a bit here yesterday? According to the news, we got a quarter of our average monthly rainfall -- in three hours!
Morning @bexxi (& everyone!) Got the rest of the day to do about three days' worth of chores. Might just go to food festival instead ;)