On This Day, 12 June
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And in today's edition of "things you didn't know we needed a word for"... https://t.co/I4cZ6UUbEH
Balloons coming your way, central Bristol. #BLOONS
2020
RT @BrandyLJensen: once again browsing zillow and i am obsessed with the mind behind the decision to put a toilet on the stairway landing h…
@Avon_Stories I have been trying to work out whether the birds are particularly loud this year or if it's just that everything else is quieter.
@hayles The boat’s pointing in the opposite direction though and I’m very confused.
@DrAlakbarov Shoutout from Bristol.
@HarryJRowland Super pumped to be here here! Air smells amazing, maaaan. #newestthane #rideordie
Bare essentials. https://t.co/YB0ITXyVG4
RT @RobinFlavell: Ah, the pencil I ordered from Amazon has arrived. https://t.co/Clk6eLJI8m
RT @francesc: HTTP status codes as emoji .. this might be a good idea? - 200 👍 - 201 🆕 - 301 👉 - 400 👎 - 401 🔒 - 402 💰 - 403 🚫 - 404 🤷♂️…
@benjohnbarnes Who doesn’t?! Psychopaths, that’s who.
Solenoid. https://t.co/eXfa5P5MR1
RT @cpan_pevans: Someone on IRC points out that since USB-C connectors can detect their orientation, it would be possible to make a double-…
RT @tony_bridges_el: @cpan_pevans It would also be possible to make a USB C device that doesn't work until you've flipped it around a coupl…
2019
Um. Say, @cstross, do you ever rent your place out? https://t.co/jeLshzgiOa
RT @WeirdBristol: This chain, which hangs at the waterline around most of the harbour is called the “life chain”. It provides something to…
RT @Lucyvfreeman: More cheerful tweet today. Saw Lab in river, appearing to struggle. Whining etc. Mention to owner. “He’s always doing thi…
2018
Lounge morning. https://t.co/tBvj1CVsCn https://t.co/Kp3VmA3N9A
2017
Catching up on two weeks of #thearchers while doing the ironing. Freddie seems to be reminding me of someone. https://t.co/haha9UDLDK
Say what you like about millennials, at least they can generally spell “millennial”.
@scorpioattackb7 Michael reckoned this was first season, shot at nuclear power plant. My guess is Oldbury, for Time… https://t.co/ynkRNcH2IP
@scorpioattackb7 Fab! Thanks!
@bexxi @floyduk Yes, I think we can all agree we should be on the guard against the degrammatificationalising effect of made-up words.
@cakeinmilk It does!
@thepurplecleric Lovely to meet you too! Might see you at a Beer & B7 at some point! 😄
Blog: Mission to Destiny, in which I spend two decades getting three autographs. Plus some photos from _Blake_ https://t.co/X2eZsszple
@clanger68 All I did was put my badge on wonky and suddenly I was surrounded! https://t.co/vy1k8D3pMF
2016
Mad people. https://t.co/zFOPyidWJj
Catching up on #thearchers. Lor luv a duck, ‘Elen’s new mate is Dick Van Dyke and Mary Poppins awl rolled intah one.
2015
@twinparent @ThreesGame Thanks; I’ll give it a try!
2CV Special #igersbristol https://t.co/mv3oUfjUJ5
2014
RT @alexvans: I hope @Boathouseman & @NPGLondon have seen this, courtesy of @PrivateEyeNews https://t.co/2PGIWfZ9BU http://t.co/hDobu6VsXK
Email marketers might like to consider a large, alternative niche market right now: people who don't care about football.
@Bristol52 @guriben Might explain disparity between bus company managers and passengers: all buses are on time until you board. #heisenbus
@betty_watson Hospitals and airports have a lot in common. For starters, they're mostly indistinguishable from half-finished building sites.
Why the feck did my postman just deliver me a copy of the Sun?
@Lillput *considers moving*
@cybermango See also: Cashpoints. OKAY SO YOU CAN TOP YOUR PHONE UP BUT THIS GUY SEEMS TO BE BOOKING A THREE-LEG FLIGHT TO GUADALAJARA GAH.
@AthanSpod Ah. Similar to the UKIP freepost proposal, though: the can effectively just turn off the Freepost address if it's being abused.
Bill Murray's looking more and more like Yoda these days. I think it suits him.
@parsingphase Step 1: Drive up to insurance company head office. Step 2: Aim through window. Step 3: Raise eyebrow and cough politely.
@doeeyedlettuce I found out what twerking is a while back. What's a lorde?
@doeeyedlettuce Hey! I'm the height of sophistication, too, then! *basks in own radiance*
@NickBoulton They're back, but you might need to refresh your DNS: http://t.co/0ENQZLNy67
@talkie_tim @WTF4Photography @stillawake @doeeyedlettuce Nobody look down.
@OpinionatedGeek Top of the CV, at the very least.
RT @BoingBoing: Vermeer's paintings might be 350 year-old color photographs. http://t.co/IXAdNndD0Z http://t.co/dcTpgfamAx
RT @elonmusk: Regarding Tesla patents http://t.co/gGBWoInh6C
RT @robwhisman: i am going to start personally declining every facebook game invite i get http://t.co/EAwIc6sRvH
@vowe Well, it's the new Microsoft version, isn't it? Surely you wouldn't expect a smooth ride? :)
@talkie_tim @SpikyZebra @WTF4Photography Got a definite dip in the lights a few minutes ago, but still hot here.
@talkie_tim @SpikyZebra @WTF4Photography It’s almost as if the grid was overloaded by kettles being turned on simultaneously…
@talkie_tim @SpikyZebra @WTF4Photography …there’s not some kind of sporting event on, is there? Which just had half-time?
@talkie_tim @SpikyZebra @WTF4Photography Of course, over *here* that only happens during the All-England Croquet finals.
RT @skeddy: For @MillieBooLewis http://t.co/vwC3StPrSo
RT @wpduk: @patchyclouds We apologise for the disruption, there is a powercut in the Bedminster area which we hope to fully restore by 01:0…
2013
Not convinced it’s going to turn out nice again. http://t.co/cwV0T6tPSD
@tsunimee I took a pic of myself in a shirt I’d like to fit back into the other day. *shudder*
@spolsky Cold-email me with job offers without mentioning the location of the job.
@derekarridge Yup. Camera+ app on iPhone.
Of course, Apple are moving on with a shiny new flat design in iOS 7. Because I just spent time making a nice textured, 3D logo for an app.
RT @liveindetail: Chucking it down outside. I don't think it's rained this much since last summer
2012
@benjohnbarnes @chris_j_hughes That, and the way it’s harder to select things at edges of document, because bars fade in over top of target.
@tsunimee Me too. Let’s make a nest on the M6.
Queue overflow. @ Baristas Coffee Collective http://t.co/ma4COb56
RT @gklyne: HTTP "451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons" - http://t.co/J3epsDV2 - the example and Ray Bradbury credit made me smile.
@ShabbyBean Were you tweeting in the lift? Speedy!
Nice lunchtime catchup in #Bristol Bridge Starbucks with @ShabbyBean and our friend Mike. Didn't realise "the 'bucks" was closing on Friday!
@robjmills Apparently so.
@robjmills Rumour is it's the constant hassles with the upstairs neighbours.
@Bristolvor Starbucks at Bristol Bridge.
@Bristolvor So I'm told.
@Bristolvor Head for St. Nicks and @sourdoughcafe, then? Good coffee, just not so great for working :)
@Bristolvor Definitely worth a try. Go in through fabric shop entrance to St. Nicks, and they're down on the right opposite florist.
@stillawake Literally that. Game over. @ShabbyBean knows more than I do.
@hayles It’s a shame my oldest friend isn’t still their European Sales Manager. I’m still getting through my freebies!
Through Emily's window. http://t.co/8w1vELCQ
@ahnlak There are standard styles?
@BlackDogDays Yes, she is.
2011
@mikedunn I did. I've not seen it, though.
@Glinner @kirstenin Well, seeing as the image file itself is called "2_reign.jpg", I think that's pretty plausible... #geek
@stillawake This is that "Geishas In Flight" painting I was trying to describe :) http://twitpic.com/5aa0z3
RT @CllrJonRogers: Sadly the Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride is cancelled.
@CllrJonRogers Goodness. Any idea what happened?
RT @BBCBristol: Crash stops 'Biggest Bike Ride': A crash on the A4 Portway causes the Biggest Bike Ride to be cancelled for the ... http ...
.@CllrJonRogers Just walked up for a look. Certainly something pretty serious happened. #bbbr http://lockerz.com/s/110019522
@boagworld Solution: develop plastic that smells of old paper, and add feature that yellows the background depending on publication date.
RT @lizwebster: Was anyone hoping to do Bristol's biggest bike ride? I need to interview some disappointed cyclists!
@tsunimee Plenty of it here if you need some ;( http://lockerz.com/s/110025757
@technex Did you used to play badminton indoors instead of doing outdoor things when it rained, or something?
Snap of the accident scene, not that there was much to see. http://flic.kr/p/9SFuj7 #bbbr
@hayles Not *my* accident scene!
@KaveyF Ice cream, please :)
@pearcafe @stillawake @KaveyF I suggest randomly picking a winner whose name begins with "M". And ends with "att".
Fighting with WordPress. #geek
@stillawake Rrrraaaargh!
@pearcafe Start a foot spa and bubble bath business for the return journey, too :)
@siegel Well, I could tell you that, but I'm under NDA. Ahem.
RT @chrisphin: Apparently, people are very pleased about a button right now.
@rabidbee Good, 'cos I PVRd it the other night because it sounded like my kind of thing :)
2010
@benparkatbjs what ages, though?
@benjohnbarnes Indeed. There's nothing spectacular in the release, it's just generally better in many different areas. Which is a good.
@tweeny4 I'm just going to wander up to the suspension bridge and take a photo. I'm guessing there's not so many cars on it right now.
@tyronem Pretty much, yes.
It's quiet out tonight. Anyone would think there was something important going on somewhere else. http://twitpic.com/1w8ola
@benparkatbjs No, an hour or so around midday and an hour or so just now. And yes, currently just the 400D and the FP3.
Hmm. Looks like I may be sleeping on the sofa in the lounge tonight #loudupstairsneighbours
One last photo for the day, I think: http://flic.kr/p/89Miag
@johnfbraun nope.
@hayles Heh. Must've missed that by a minute. Have a great race!
@twitttles Heh. Luckily I have been unafflicted by appliance-related dreams
@fluffybex Yes. And I have now had ten hours' sleep, and still feel rubbish.
Excellent, @sunscoutapp is now live in the app store. I drew the suns, I did :) iTunes link: http://bit.ly/sunscoutapp
@Narshada I'd send you a promo code, but a Certain Company don't do those outside the US iTunes store, sadly.
@Narshada Yeah, I've actually found it quite handy for photography. "Does this room _ever_ get any decent light today?"
Must say I find this a teensy bit scary: http://flic.kr/p/89F92S (via MG/BS4 on Flickr.) #worldcup
@fluffybex I had to catch up somehow. I have to be careful; these days I'm really prone to headaches if I don't get consistent sleep :(
@benparkatbjs heck, I've got enough problems being _me_ without being other people too.
@hayles Well done! I took a few snaps as I was passing, but I guess -- as seems to be traditional -- that we missed each other...
@benparkatbjs Odd, then; as you say, she really should be cheaper.
@tsunimee This seems a teensy bit unlikely.
@hayles What? Never.
@hayles In my defence, it is bloody hard to spot one particular person. I never manage it on races.
@hayles *Phew*. When did you finish? I think I probably got there too late to see you.
@hayles Cool! Probably only just missed you, but I reckon you would have gone round before I got there.
Yes, another good Lightroom 3 improvement: Asking you to back up on _exit_ vastly more helpful than on startup.
@Zinziii Funnily enough, I just took a photo with a flag in it. Hmm.
@Zinziii Hah! Fab!
@benjohnbarnes I would suggest that the decoration is not seen as eccentric in the area in question: http://flic.kr/p/89BTJv
@technex No... caffeine? "No caffeine"? Nope, sorry, whichever way I say it, I can't make that concept make sense.
My snaps from today's Race for Life http://bit.ly/aQphap #raceforlife
...but I think this will probably prove to be my favourite photo of the day: http://flic.kr/p/89HgYP #bristol
2009
...and the preview video makes it look pretty fantastic: http://www.banksy.co.uk/index2.html
Oh, so _that's_ why the museum was closed the other day. It's all Banksy's fault: http://cli.gs/V0sUE2
RT @sween: My iPhone just auto-corrected "auto-correct" with "Now I'm just fucking with you".
@mattgemmell Won't we have to travel at 88 tweets per hour for that, though? #unclearontheconcept
@AndyCarolan Only one: Windows 7.
You have to walk through Queen Square quickly in the summer, lest you get high on secondary skunk smoke.
@simonashley Well, I wouldn't fault you on the SQL Server. But...
Cake! Nomnomnom.
@brownstudies Yup. Was a good venue for her, too (the Cube, all seated & packed with attentive people.)
Gig last night was good (Diane Cluck & Mary Hampton, with support from some friends of mine.) But I didn't sleep well afterwards. Ugh.
2008
2007
Writing up some of my free writing (always done longhand) in my lunchhour.