@neilhimself Oooh, that’s lush. And something new to add to my “Songs With the Word ‘Fuck’ In Them” playlist, too.
Maaaahhrnin’ Awwwl.
@tsunimee I often double-check. Didn’t tonight. Hey, maybe I’m wrong. Off back to bed to try again!
Balls. Something tells me that post-dinner coffee wasn’t the decaf I asked for.
@hayles Mmmmm. I am about to go from my New Chair of Pleasure to my memory-foam-topped bed. Mmm. Softness.
@SharonECampbell Whereas a pub that has Langres on its chessboard is an unhygienic pub.
Nice little bit of “you must buy this” copy. http://twitpic.com/1c7ryx
@thomasreggi May I suggest the rather cool Sleep Cycle app as an alternative? No affiliation; I just like it :)
@tsunimee yes. And the larger botnets can be made up of around half a million computers, normally infected home PCs. Each. Scary.
@tsunimee It’s everything. They crawl the web, looking for anything they can spam, mostly based on the most popular blogging/forum software.
@tsunimee Thing about bots is, they don’t care how big your blog is. They’re just bots. They see a WordPress install, and they spam it.
@tsunimee And that’s just the first few of the nine so far today. And I have fewer than 50 actual subscribers.
@tsunimee Oh yes. http://twitpic.com/1c7lpg
@tsunimee Current comment:spam ratio on my tiny-volume blog is 32:264. If I didn’t use Akismet spam protection, I’d have to have a CAPTCHA
Ouch. Tens of thousands of London broadband & phone users suffer from results of fire and flood: http://bit.ly/c7oyhj
@tweeny4 ooh, is it?
@the_beacon They are just irritating noise, aren’t they?
@matthew_roach Clifton Village. Had lunch there, never done dinner (in any of them.)
@Jorence I have never tiffined. I probably should.
Playing while I wait for the ferry. http://twitpic.com/1c7ahc
@KaveyF Henry has now left the building.
Dining at Thali Cafe this evening :)
@benparkatbjs Oh, I’m sure it won’t be boring. Not with the obvious inherent risk of crash and explosion.
@andybeebristol Are you wearing a beret?
@chrisphin Gibson’s corrolary: the one that’s not Mac-compatible will be the one with the feature you really need.
@andybeebristol If it’s gyp with a particular doc, select all text before Review -> Set Language.
@andybeebristol Document properties? Document’s language will override the default. Or to put it another way: are you using French letters?
@zinziii How the hell do you have such good skin? That lot would bring me out in zits right now, let alone when I was your age!
@BrokenLogo that’s what I was scared of. Was in bed by 11! Shame… was on songwriting course with Natalie, so wanted to hear her!
@BrokenLogo Yeah, wish I’d been awake enough, but definitely wasn’t. No, haven’t seen poster, unfortunately.
Borderline Asperger’s lets me communicate with both managers and coders. To one, I am “Systems Analyst”. To the other: “Speaker-to-Idiots”.
@benparkatbjs And read the comments on any online Evening Post story without getting despondent and angry :)
@ahnlak What I wish I had was a normal one to put it next to!
Desktop mini-Henry FTW! http://twitpic.com/1c5e0b
@jemimakiss Hmm. What email provider are you using, and what network (3G or WiFi) are you using?
@mjh53 @ahnlak It was Amazon who kicked them off the iPhone, sadly. http://bit.ly/bYOiRh
No, Java installer, I do not want the Yahoo toolbar. Nor will I wish to buy a comedy top hat along with my next petrol purchase. #justsayin’
@jemimakiss are you getting any error message? Change your password recently? Are you on someone else’s WiFi network?
@Lillput Agreed. That’s one thing I’ve learned about Mountain Dewdo far: I shouldn’t drink it in the afternoon. Needed a Nytol at 1am.
@gary8345 Sorry; my fault: I took my glove out of my coat pocket yesterday morning. “I won’t need _those_ any more…” #Brrrrrristol
@caffeinebomb @V_Bee Waitrose said it was because there wasn’t enough demand. Except it often wasn’t on shelf when I wanted some!
@caffeinebomb Sadly, three weeks after I bought the jug, my local Waitrose stopped selling the milk in bags. Grr.
Today, my diet coke comes in a pink leopardprint can and gives me the chance to win a dress. Hmm.
@zinziii I just can’t bring myself to charge silly amounts and have some people turn me down, but apparently it works quite well long term!
@zinziii Yeah, me too.
@andybeebristol @SwishrelicBlack hole? Oh well, I always wanted to be thinner.
New lock gates ready to go in today. Sadly, I’ll be at work. Could be interesting to watch.
Wish people wouldn’t describe today’s CERN happenings as “crossing the streams”. #ghostbusters
@djelibeybi_meg They’re all filled pages. Really. Nothing of mine to speak of on line, really; maybe a few early things on BBC sites.
Trust me, @djelibeybi_meg, I _write_. http://twitpic.com/1c1la4
@djelibeybi_meg @Phooto Nope, even more obscure than those. But pretty much every five minutes for the last hour, something’s needed update!
There is an update available to the product you were wasting time with while waiting for another product to update. Kill yourself now?
@DrHairbear Goodness. I searched for “Nigella’s buns” and you’d never believe the results that just popped up!
@Phooto Seems fair enough: “Wasting time, that’s fine, but don’t actually sell all the computers.” :)
@Phooto I suppose it’s vaguely possible. But reCaptcha is so popular and legit it’s hard to believe anyone would block it…
@archidave Hot-cross-bun-bagels? Scared now.
Newfound fans(!): UniqueSentence will be going down for a short while, as I upgrade to a different hosting package to enable ssh access.
@ahnlak …although I’d have thought there would be a barcode-scanning app for a phone that could send to LibraryThing by now.
@ahnlak LibraryThing is where I’d keep my books, personally, but I don’t think they do web-based scanning!
@DrHairbear Got a favourite recipe?
@Phooto Odd. There’s absolutely nothing tricksy about the heckling code. Should work pretty much anywhere…
You know, I really should buy some hot cross buns at some point.
@ahnlak Because they’d spend all their time fixing problems with 2,495 different cameras and drivers, rather than making awesome software :/
@Phooto Erm. When you say it didn’t work, can you describe what happens, exactly? It just worked fine for me: http://bit.ly/bY2iIV
Holy cow, though, even with rubbish camera Delicious Library scanning is still much better. Nice one, @deliciousmonstr!
D’oh. New Delicious Library hugely improves barcode scanning — to compensate for the new rubbish camera in the iMac I just bought.
PaulBurstow I have told the Govt we won’t support the Digital Economy Bill as drafted. There is not enough time for MPs to examine it in detail.
@TheLightroomLab maybe when indoors with warmer hands!
Temperature: 5C. Adjusting for wind chill: -47C. According to my solidified fingers, anyway. #brrrrrristol
@TheLightroomLab Not with 10.6.3, but I’ve had that before. Try resetting your SMC.
Follow the yellow brick road… http://twitpic.com/1bzyer
Really should go to Mr. Wolf’s tonight to see The Evil Beat, but am probably too tired. Or will probably be dead tomorrow if I do.
Hmmm. Interesting footwear choice for the weather. Still, I suppose sequined flip-flops probably dry off quite quickly.
@Phooto Hmmm. Did it give a reason? The heckling worked last time I looked, but it’s been a while. Am going to replace that with Disqus.
@Swishrelic My first ever dynamic website. That’s mostly how I learned HTML and PHP, that is.
@MissyDrysdale Buh?
@KaveyF Ta for pimp, though. Although feel slightly guilty I’ve not worked on it for years!
Need to do a bit of JavaScript enhancement on Unique Sentence. Nag that fades up if it detects a full stop in the middle of submissions…
Need to do a bit of JavaScript enhancement on Unique Sentence. Nag that fades up if it detects a full stop in the middle of sumbissions…
@KaveyF Nope, been in meetings for a lot of the day!
@KaveyF @Phooto All approved. Although I would submit that some of those are neither unique, nor sentences!
@Phooto …but it shows them to the user while they’re logged in so that spammers don’t notice it’s doing that and so waste their time :D
@Phooto Ahhh! You’re on Unique Sentence, then? It detects multiple quick submissions and pendd them for approval, in case they’re spam.
Hurrah! Proper Star Wars joy! #hanshotfirst http://twitpic.com/1bz372
@Phooto Huh? Which website is that?
@leigh The universe is fractal, sweetie. There’s as much complexity as you look for.
@ignitebristol Careful. The West Midlands Serious Crime Squad might mis-hear you and _lock_ them up. #theoldonesarethebest
@goswoppit Screw the ratings! Thank you for reminding me I need to video both!
Heh. Still playing with Tiffen Photo FX. http://twitpic.com/1by5d1
@tsunimee I suggested it because (a) it does have elements of fantasy, but (b) I disliked everything else you mentioned, but liked PL.
Mountain Dew confirmed at Kin Yin Hon, @talkie_tim ;). Also had traysful of bottles just inside warehouse door! http://twitpic.com/1by44z
I have entered the diet coke draw. Maybe I’ll win a dress!
@tsunimee Pan’s Labyrinth?
@Swishrelic Depends what’s stickifying it! Maplin have some fairly crazy sprays that might be worth a look.
@matthew_roach Shut up, or I’ll hit you with this handbag.
@caffeinebomb @V_Bee I _think_ it was. Will try Sainsbury later, then - ta!
@Squonk Don’t know if I’ve still got mine around, or if the sellotape holding the battery door finally gave out :)
@Squonk Goodness, did you have one of those things, too? Tiny little silver plastic thing?
@lilibaloo The bloke I voted for has emerged unscathed from expenses scandal, and also friended me on Facebook. Definitely in the lead!
@lilibaloo “Three way marginal”, though quite a bit majority to LibDem last time. http://bit.ly/aesflM
@xabl it does seem to have been very quiet the last few weeks.
Hmm. Snow Leopard 10.6.3 is out. Anyway, yes, bathroom, clean, so forth. #zeroattentionspan
@zinziii Yes, but I heard that if I loved it too often I’d go blind ;)
Just been phone canvassed by the Labour Party. Too late, I realised I should have pretended indecision and ask them “what’s in it for me?”
@jcroft Yes, probably to stop us all feeling disappointed when we touch the iBooks icon and get told we’re second-class citizens.
@zinziii Hey, temptress, I’ve got to clean the bathroom and do my filing, stop trying to entice me with naughty websites!
@jcroft Is iBooks available in all countries? I thought it was even doubtful for the UK… Maybe they count it as an optional app.
@hayles Kin Yip Hon? Need to go there soon to pick up more green tea — can check stock if you want, @talkie_tim!
@goswoppit Yeah, but that feels rather more tongue-in-cheek than the Coke ads!
@talkie_tim I think @hayles has mentioned a local Mountain Dew supplier?
@Ffion1108 mmmm. Haven’t had a Yorkie for about a decade.
@tsunimee the whole damn thing looks pretty rubbish to me!
@chris_j_hughes anyway. Must go, there’s a window-cleaner taking his shirt off outside.
@chris_j_hughes Apart from the way it tastes different and never appears in our building. Clearly we’re all girls.
And no, I’m not buying Diet Coke instead, because according to the ad I saw this morning, it’s only for girls.
Pepsi: please stop redesigning your cans for long enough that I can learn to recognise them when put backwards in our dark vending machine.
@Lillput Mmm. This is one of the things I’m worried about. Windows 7 would probably be an interesting change, but Linux more me-compatible.
@Lillput @rbrwr @rabidbee They look good, but I’m so damn _bored_ of staring at Windows XP. And I want minimum fuss out of the box…
@Lillput …although I may change my mind about OS choice, depending on the state of hardware and software at the moment.
@Lillput Looks good, but probably want something more easy to get hold of with a Linux distro of some kind pre-installed.
@bertpalmer A netbook. An iPad would also be nice, but for different reasons, and less pressing ones.
@megpickard I think you misunderstand my point :)
@megpickard I’m sure they did.
@goswoppit that would be an almost ideal solution, but I don’t think I can justify the extra thousand pounds.
@thomasvenables http://instantrimshot.com required, I believe.
This bag is way too heavy. I really should get myself a netbook.
@BTCare Nope, I’ve never had BT broadband.
@Phooto quite literally, apparently
@rabidbee Yay! This was mine. You can just about see the handle/cover.
@rabidbee Oh — and try Bing for the image search. The infinite scrolling results interface is nicer than Google’s.
@rabidbee If it was like mine, “100 film camera” gets much better results than “compact film camera”.
@rabidbee Hmm. I had one of those. 110 film? Can’t remember if mine was maybe a Hanimex…
@majicDave Hear, hear. CSSEdit has saved me hours and hours of working out what tiny mistake I’ve made, over and over again.
Oh, _that’s_ why it’s so cold. A clock I forgot: the central heating timer.
Today I will be taking the morning off. A very long bath and .net magazine shall be combined for educational relaxation.
@AndyCarolan Mornin’!
@treblechamp Gig photography is one of those few areas where the camera really can make a big difference.
@Whatleydude It is quite shameful that Twitter is so rubbish at searching itself.
@treblechamp Partly that’s because the history of dark gig photography is one of grainy high ISO shots, so that’s the “look” they had to be!
@Whatleydude I’m guessing it’s not the use Friendfeed intend, though…
@Jorence Nice! Yeah, can see why you would; the light is really important in that one.
@treblechamp Not much. I’ve only done one proper paid shoot for a band. http://bit.ly/dqQ2QM
On balance, think this is my favourite shot from Thursday night. Feeling a desire to brush out the exit sign, though. http://bit.ly/aUGY8W
Alternatively, a one-night stand every eight days would work. Just so long as they don’t go to waste and I don’t have to eat them.
I need to enter a deep and meaningful relationship with someone who actually likes Rice Krispies Multi-Grain Shapes. #kelloggsvarietypack
@thomasvenables Never mind! Had to dash off anyway. Give me shout next time you see anything interesting on!
Chris Addison was very funny. Go see him if you have the chance.
@Jorence on way out of Tobacco Factory theatre, just spotted sign for indoor bike rack. Don’t know how secure but maybe worth knowing about!
Hey, where did @thomasvenables go? *blink*
@thomasvenables I was! Am now in queue!
@rabidbee Nice.
@caffeinebomb ahh. I had similar arrangement between Warwick and Bristol for a bit. But they at least did phone renewals.
Off to see Chris Addison in a bit. Which may explain why I’ve had _Walking Down Madison_ in my head all day. A bit.
@mattgemmell if it helps you search, nearest equivalent I found for Firefox was Site Launcher. Not exactly the same, but close enough for me
@DrHairbear it depends. Are you hot or cross yet?
@caffeinebomb Can you not renew on the web? Even my local council have caught up with technology to that extent…
@xabl Nice!
@Gina_luh okay, that wins prize for oddest tweet I saw while searching for “Moles”.
@bristwestival Aww, shucks.
GMT or BST, I think I’m rather overdue for lunch.
@xabl Dunno; my preferred client doesn’t auto-complete. What platform?
@xabl Yes. Yes, it is. Which is why I uninstalled it, the non-standard, depressing, badly-fonted, US-spellchecking piece of heavyware.
@marklesuk Ta. On my list.
How come iPhoto shows me the pictures on my iPhone every single time I use it _except_ when I want to download a photo from my iPhone?
@ahnlak Ta. They’re on my list for if I need to chuck this Belkin (it’s started interpreting browsing Flickr as attack & blocking farms!)
@philmonger @Jorence Although today, I wouldn’t absolutely rule out caffeine withdrawal!
@philmonger @Jorence mine’s mostly narrowed down to post-accident whiplash, and scoliosis. Gradually getting less frequent with physio.
Did @echofon always start itself up on unlock after a push notification, thus killing @Runkeeper and interrupting my running?
We’re going to clean up these mean streets. http://twitpic.com/1bj07e
Great sky today, Bristol. Well done! http://twitpic.com/1bik8y
Okay. Off for a jog. To the pulsing, energetic beat of… erm… _The Now Show_.
@lahlootea Oooh. Erm. I’ll have to get out for a jog first, then see how much time I’ve got left…
@jbrownridge It was an annoyingly bad Netgear I replaced the time before last. Sigh. Think I need to get an ADSL modem and separate router.
@thomasvenables Oh, dear. That sounds like the voice of bitter experience.
@Jorence Yeah. Watershed is short ferry journey for me, Tobacco Factory is car ride. Or bike, soon, once I dust it off for the spring!
@mikeotaylor There was nothing wrong with the service, technically, but if ever anything went administratively awry, they were nightmarish.
@Jorence Biggest problem is that all the cafes that are quiet enough for writing round the clock go out of business in the end!
@Jorence Does depend on the time of day. But yeah, odd, I find Watershed better for programming. Actual writing needs more quiet.
@mikeotaylor And I’m on ADSL because Telewest were _truly_ shit!
@mikeotaylor It’s the higher-level networking stuff in the routers that seems to be the bane of my life. The ADSL side is fine…
Does anyone actually make an ADSL router that works? Or are they all completely rubbish in one way or another?
@Dan_Christensen Well, be careful out there. And watch out for the little one: he bites.
RT @bertpalmer: #photogs If you’re in the uk, put all your camera clocks forward now whilst you remember! (via @plinkk) <— Good shout!
@paulahillier Yeah. I’ve got a headache, I’m tired, I’ve only just had my coffee, and half my clocks are still wrong. This morning is _hard_
@Jorence You have a false-hangover too? Horrible, isn’t it, when you’ve done nothing to deserve it.
@paulahillier Well, I didn’t see anyone who looked like a donut :) Talked to a few people, but I got there late and mostly watched bands…
@bananza Glad your big baby isn’t obviously broken, hon.
Bearing in mind viruses can’t multiply by themselves, wouldn’t it be better to aim for a bacterial marketing campaign?
Not to mention Yolanda from @PhantomLimbBand http://www.flickr.com/ph…
…and here’s @Dan_Martin in front of a #bristwestival crowd http://bit.ly/cCCokN
Just put up a photo set of the @reacharounds_uk at Thursday’s #bristwestival http://bit.ly/9hJX3Z
@Phooto Alfie with three eyes?
@chris_j_hughes The tea’s quite cheap. Lightroom is about £180. Don’t buy it now, anyway; there’s a new one out soon!
@chris_j_hughes Lightroom. And tea.
@CorporalKitty Walk more. Works for me.
@benjohnbarnes No. @mattgemmell is a legend. I’m merely brilliant.
@benjohnbarnes …unless it’s something Google Sketchit could handle? Which is odd, but quite good.
@benjohnbarnes Unfortunately, I’ve been researching new ones because LineForm, which I was using, is now very much a dead project. Shame.