On This Day, 10 March
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All of a sudden I can't type a space character into YouTube's search bar in Safari. Odd.
2020
2019
RT @caveheraa: thanks guys for your help https://t.co/6tYNTNA04F
RT @ememess: @HenriettaRI @mjohnharrison Have you honestly not watched a single horror movie? BURY THEM AGAIN. NOW.
@saltwateritch Sending help. https://t.co/79nWtXEnW1
2018
You know it’s a good album when it comes with a stick of rock. #theindelicates https://t.co/DVMAe4OmXV https://t.co/Lg6FfRHbeG
2017
Buffy the Vampire Slayer at 20: the thrilling, brilliant birth of TV as art https://t.co/tCPcWbXCOZ
Grr Argh - https://t.co/OKl95MAhJk https://t.co/nlB7ZnSDD7
@hayles MAY YOU BOTH LIVE SHOUTILY (AND HAPPILY) EVER AFTER.
RT @BigZaphod: The Game of Life implemented in The Game of Life. This is kind of mind blowing. https://t.co/6QiERU5Hym
2016
I just read this Kindle Short, and it was excellent. https://t.co/kFc8mbsW4x
RT @IMcMillan: One of the great offices of state. https://t.co/JITl1SoiTJ
2015
Dorset. #bristol https://t.co/MEC0oVDhYb
Snappity: Nightstand Buddhist https://t.co/wrjxvsegGY
2014
@hatsandbikes @samsneed12 I've never seen Snatch. I'm quite rubbish at getting film references in general!
@BlackDogDays current status: making second strong coffee.
@helenatron3000 Not much to diagnose. It's on the internet, it's a Serverlove IP address (91.234.185.79) and it's refusing http connections.
@helenatron3000 Well, the issue appears to be with the server. But whether that's their responsibility or yours depends on the setup.
@helenatron3000 It it shared hosting? A private server? How much responsibility they have depends more on business deal than technical side.
@helenatron3000 Ah. Not a good situation. Well, the server is up and running, and ssh and VNC seem to be there, so...
@helenatron3000 ...sadly, if the deal is that it's a VPS that you're managing yourself, it looks like they're holding up their side of it.
@helenatron3000 No probs. If you really don't have clue, first thing might be to see if you can reboot it from web interface. Might work.
@helenatron3000 (Or see if there's an option to restart the web server, look for logs, etc. Looks like machine is alive, web server is dead.
Okay. This week I will mostly be writing an iOS client for a web service. Don't all be too thrilled and interested at once.
RT @ri_science: "Using a tub of plain kitchen flour, they discovered an entirely new physical phenomenon" Great story from @BBCNews http://…
RT @oldtownpaul: Just had to explain Street Photography to a very nice police lady. Someone saw me 'take a photo'. Gotta love #bexhill !!!
"A pot that you scream, 'OH WILL YOU EVER F**KING BOIL!?' at never boils." #updatedsayings
Getty Images: "Today we are announcing that we provided notice to terminate our existing agreement with Flickr."
.@archidave Text of the Getty email: http://t.co/Wt7heV1CQl
Well, that's something. iOS 7.1 update brings us a UK Siri voice that doesn't sound like Douglas Reynholm.
@mulhollandbooks @ememess And the friction of abrasive co-workers that feels like it's measured in geological ages. Or is that just me?
@bexxi That's the one that's particularly weird in stereo, isn't it?
@bexxi It's extra-odd with headphones.
*Writes browser plugin to hide all questions on Stack Overflow where the poster can't spell the name of the technology they're asking about*
2013
RT @riponcathedral: Dear spammers: I consider it highly unlikely that a 1400 yr old Cathedral is in a compromising photo which has cause ...
Oof. Bit tipsy. Bedtime, methinks.
@benjohnbarnes Grrr.
Morning all. Feeling surprisingly chirpy, considering the bottle of wine last night...
Improv brunch. http://t.co/HSJxIfgXok
@bathsaints Nah, you're all right. Feel free to keep it.
@Kavey I halved it, but shouldn't have done; it turned out a bit small for two. Luckily we had chapatti and dessert to bulk things up.
@Kavey Also, forgot to put in coriander. But it was still tasty! Will probably do better next time :D
@Kavey I will bear that in mind!
@Kavey @waiyeehong @ahnlak I think the cost might be a bit too high, given that I'd need to move to a bigger house.
@evildespot We have actually been tempted.
@waiyeehong @Kavey @ahnlak When I said "family cooking"...
2012
@crookedfootball I haven't played enough yet. Only serious issue I've heard reported was @chrismarquardt's http://t.co/S4j3DhhH
@ShabbyBean Ew.
@ShabbyBean This is my main brand, when I'm not on the pricey genmaicha. I'm not into lemon, though. http://t.co/YggHj2nZ
I has had sleepz. Which is good. Bath Half Marathon tomorrow, so chilled day today, I think.
@jorence "These ceilings seem a bit lower than I remember..." *Jose stamps down harder on the carpet*
@stillawake Thank you. I'm a bit worried about my poor training this time round, but hopefully I'll do okay...
@RamonYouseph Yur, will have to make sure I get my hat and sunglasses ready.
@stillawake Most I've done recently was 10K. It'll depend a lot on how I feel when I wake up tomorrow, and the weather, I think.
@stillawake I will be passing by Tart on Tuesday, as it happens, after an appointment in Ashley Down. Around lunchtime. Hrmmm..
@chrismarquardt Guessing Adobe's worst-case here would be if fix begins "restore the database that LR4 trashed..." @crookedfootball
@stillawake Well, I can get there for 12:30-12:45ish, depending on parking.
@RamonYouseph If I had hawaiian shirt, I'd be tempted. Today's charity shop purchase will be for a jumper so I'm not cold at starting line!
@meemalee Product idea: "I went to hospital and all I got was this lousy T-shirt". Shirt has slit back with ties.
@minibreakmummy Awww! Thanks loads! :D
@minibreakmummy I hope so, too :D Thanks.
@KeithGough1 Ta!
@Mouse_House Oopsie! http://t.co/yBi97u2Y (And thank you :D)
@Mouse_House Ah, you must be feeling better, then. Good!
@bathhalf Will we be able to dump jumpers just before the start, like last year?
@Mouse_House Ah. Hope that works out!
@amberanima *That* outside is different from the outside he was in before. Stupid human.
Chandos on Whiteladies are cooking hot chorizo baguettes outside the shop. Smells *goooood*. #Bristol
@bathhalf Thanks!
@stillawake Heh. Did I just walk past oblivious, tapping into my phone?
Home from shopping. Wow. It's *warm* out there.
@Mouse_House Well, I think I'd rather have a sore hip than be snotty. But it's a close thing.
Reassuring. #bathhalf http://t.co/mjuvc7Hk
@VeraR2010 Thank you! The forecast is looking pretty good so far :)
I am ready for the morning. This is the junk that will accompany me to the half marathon. http://t.co/dAfMFyqE
@KaveyF Thank you, sweetpea.
@andybeebristol Thank you. I shall mostly be spending the race dreaming of the coffee (or possibly milkshake) I will be having at the end...
@archidave I appreciate the logo because of my mild OCD. The broken line in the middle of the H exactly lines up with the zip on my top :)
_The Apprentice_ is back? Have they really had enough time to grow a new batch of contestants from the vat of pinstripes and soullessness?
@darwin Thanks!
@rabidbee :)
Good night, Twitter. See you in the morning. *waves*
@tyronem Will do :D
2011
RT @jbrownridge: Two scientists walk into a bar. The first one says "I'll have some H2O." The second says "I'll have some H2O too." Then ...
Hmm. Harbour master dashing about a bit this morning. Not normally a good sign.
RT @ProfessorUnwin: Prof has strictymost Lent regime, and then watchit delishymost food programmer on the tellybocker. Stupey Professy. ...
Getting off. http://t.co/cf0KPbS
@domwakeling There's a game? I know nothing of games, I'm afraid.
@BlackDogDays Think they sometimes use one of the buildings there for something. Seen very-armed coppers just hanging round there before.
@BlackDogDays Thanks :)
@Bristol_Culture I was tempted in by their espresso machine months back. Asked for a coffee and they dragged out the Nescafe. Ugh.
@BlackDogDays Yeah, they had dogs last time, too. Might've been using the Sea Scouts building -- maybe a demo, or training, or something?
@hayles Because typewriters are kewl.
.@hayles Gah! Did image search for my first typewriter; Underwood 112. Apparently there's a celeb Underwood who doesn't wear clothes often!
*Sound of a Chrome tab being closed very fast indeed*
@hayles They're quite fab, but I couldn't really justify the space it'd take up.
@hayles Friends had one at their wedding for people to type out "guest book" notes; that was really lovely.
@guriben That's what I used.
@hayles But I've been distracted in the meantime. WANT. http://www.typewriter-key-jewelry.com/typewriter-key-cufflinks.html
@shezza_t Not on a work machine, luckily, but at my desk at work.
@elletricote None of 'em are perfect. Think twitterrific replies-all if multiple usernames are at the beginning of what you're replying to.
@elletricote I'm still preferring Echofon for most of my needs. Twitterrific put me off just by defaulting to such low-contrast text.
I think someone said something just then, but all I could make out was a faint buzzing.
@playleimagery Can't see any problems in Win/IE6,Chrome9,FF3 or Mac/Safari5/Chrome9/FF4. Flash plugin version problem, maybe?
@playleimagery Pretty sure screen DPIs I just tested were very different - elderly cheap HP monitor versus latest MacBook Air...
I'm a romantic, but I'm not practising.
Just saw a trailer for "brand new _Great British Hairdresser_". Made me feel like I'd walked in to the _Idiocracy_ universe for 20 seconds.
@mightymur Sorry if this is egg-sucking, but how are you checking for the .maintenance file?
@mightymur Definitely got "show hidden files" on? Dotfiles default to hidden in some FTP clients.
@mightymur Hrm. Not entirely seeing how you can get that message without that file. Can you get to the admin interface? Running any caching?
@matthew_roach Permission to re-tweet, sir?
Ghostlymatt http://twitpic.com/489muy
RT @matthew_roach: A little bit of RGB ink on the road. http://bo.st/e51zhw <-- Colourful!
@matthew_roach Ta!
2010
@benjohnbarnes Just buy the Guardian App!
@dressjunkie It is a fab app, though. Thanks for mentioning it :)
Whenever I'm on The Onion site I am compelled to watch "Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of ...". http://onion.com/dgjuUc . Contains Language.
@dressjunkie No, no I did not. Hopefully will still feel like running this evening, though.
@bananza Well, I would, but it might take me a while to get there. Pretty much same here *sigh*. But get out the door anyway, you!
@benjohnbarnes Socialist Worker has PDFs free on the site, doesn't it?
@benjohnbarnes the only time I asked in my local Apple Store, turned out they outsource all repairs to the shop I normally use!
@g_e_r_b absolutely. It has exactly the same problem across all platforms.
So many double-entendres, so little time. There is no joke here, that's just an observation.
@dressjunkie Whereas I was just a bit too restless. But this is because I keep going to bed too damn late. http://twitpic.com/17onus
Right. Off for a mid-week run. Catch you in 5K, folks.
@benjohnbarnes Goodo! Let's face it, you're not going to get to "give it all away for free" until you get quite far into the left wing :)
Just run 5K, come home and eaten steak and baked potato. Feel very accomplished. And quite full.
Related note to self: Next time, stick potato in real oven before you go out jogging. Microwave potatoes just aren't as lovely.
@benjohnbarnes The Metro guys in Bristol seem to be getting more agressive recently. Hope it's not going in same direction as London.
@benjohnbarnes i.e. Scared that at some point I'll walk out the door in the morning and be hit in face by seven airborne shit newspapers.
Hey, didn't the "up arrow" key actually used to go up a line in the editor in @echofon? My editing feels crippled now.
@Phooto On the one hand, if I ever have that much money, I'll buy a new car instead. On the other hand, compared to the Leica, it's cheap...
2009
@tweeny4 Yeah, it's amazing how much more productive I've been since I had that week off, just doing nothing. Worked a treat.
Fixed my leaky dashboard widget, fiddled about some more with the song I'm writing, cleaned out more old clothes. Now photo stuff, then bed.
@bertyc Does it matter? Just buy stuff, buy stuff like crazy!
@MelKirk You'll have to set them up with each other. At least you'd only get noise from one direction then...
Much as I love the Pseudopod horror podcast, episode 131's scariest moment so far is the Scots/Irish/South African accent Alasdair just did!
@paulahillier No, actually my best diet idea is The Stalker Diet: how to choose the right food by following thin people around supermarkets.
@paulahillier I call it the Recession Diet.
@paulahillier Maybe I _was_. Couple of years of M&S and a flat walk home and I'm not so sure!
@paulahillier It's what I did before M&S was there, though!
@paulahillier Oh well. It'll keep me fitter if I've got to walk up Park Street to Sainsbury's on my way home....
@paulahillier Plus they're still finishing tons of flats right next to it. Maybe they don't think anyone's going to move in.
RT @sarahlane: http://twitpic.com/1zekj - This picture makes me happy on so many levels.
Balls. The M&S Harbourside is closing. Clearly I only want to shop in shops that aren't economically viable.
@Narshada tried the Ultimate Boot CD? Some combination of the magic on there normally sorts stuff out for me.
@hayles wow. What did you do when he arrived?