Matt Gibson (@gothick)

Hotwells, Bristol

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @gothick ever

June 2011

etherbrian “So where’s the app for this, YOU STUPID GEEK?!” she screamed, grabbing him by the lapels, shaking him as zombies clawed at the front door.

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@KellySibson Indeed not. I retweeted because I recognised that particular trait in myself. Being a bit drunk doesn’t help. Sorry.

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Boats & balloostol @ The Grain Barge http://instagr.am/p/Grgg…

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In The Old Fish Market. Bit pished :)

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@MissEmmeline 30 a day. But I’m guessing the cups were smaller back then!

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@paulahillier No, sorry; Heather’s leaving do. In the Old Fish Market, a bit pissed :). Also, can’t see what that is, as don’t have FB pass!

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pearcafe Someone’s commented on @jteramsden’s LoveFood post that ‘restaurants [are] legally obliged to post an outside menu with full pricing’. True?

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@the3rdgirl Careful. I did that once. It lasted about a decade.

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Self-validating Wikipedia quote of the week: http://bit.ly/k8yQZ4 @MissEmmeline

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@Jorence DANGER, WILL ROBINSON.

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teacherdude Greek parliament swathed in tear gas. Syntagma Square, Athens http://flic.kr/p/9YhtUs

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@hayles I think you were probably right the first time.

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New running bloggity whinge about feeling fat and rubbish :( “Everybody Needs A Montage”: http://bit.ly/jQ8stF

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@sitepointdotcom Just a heads-up: all the images on http://www.sitepoint.com… seem to be 404.

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@ahnlak Probably best read in colour anyway. Especially the chapter on colour :D

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@ahnlak Hah! But had you actually *read* it?

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@ahnlak Also, having just flicked through them both again, I’d probably recommend Principles… as the better choice for you.

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@ahnlak Both of those are really quite “designery”, mind. But in a good way, I think :)

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@ahnlak Ah, yes. Try 1) A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web (Boulton) 2) The Principles of Beautiful Web Design (Beaird)

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@KaveyF @nyssapod *grin* Yes, was in good mood when I wrote that. Does it show?

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@mikeotaylor I still like my Jimi. Buy new one roughly every two years, and I can live with that.

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Damn it. My Jimi wallet has died. *rushes to Amazon for replacement*

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@MissEmmeline I take it you were waiting for the 3AM phone call of blame? I decided to let you off the hook.

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RT @MissEmmeline: Matt, I wa slein awake in bed thinking about you last night, hahahhahahahhaahah” <- Raises eyebrow, Roger Moore stylee.

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RT @MissEmmeline: overslept after suffering coffee induced insomnia <- I am unsurprised, you latte-making fiend! Me too!

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Think I just heard the hoot of the lesser-spotted @rabidbee

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Morning, Bristol. @ The Fountains http://instagr.am/p/Gp8m…

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I know nothing about Mardy Fish. But if I were Wimbledon umpire he’d be in. “Mardy Fish wins by two sets and THE BEST NAME EVAH SO THERE.”

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@BlackDogDays *bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz* *wild eyes* (Also, hope that result’s a good one. *hug*)

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I MaYhAVE hadtOo mUCHCofFEE.

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@BlackDogDays @stillawake Next to and just round corner from Primrose. You pass Amoeba garden if you use side entrance to Arcade.

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@stillawake @BlackDogDays I like the Coffee #1 there, too. Amoeba’s garden is nice, and have heard good things about 194F.

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@hayles She plans to get through quite a lot of practice: http://lockerz.com/s/115…

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Emmeline is practicing :) @ St Nicholas Market http://instagr.am/p/GngC…

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Anyone else near St Nick’s Market at the mo? :)

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@ahnlak It might be if I want to sleep tonight.

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Off for free coffee. This could be a bad idea.

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NickMotown The reason there is often a storm in a teacup is because they’re quite muggy.

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@meemalee Susan Blackmore (who wrote “The Meme Machine”) pronounced it “meem” when I went to a reading, so I’m going with that.

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@MissEmmeline Yes, I particularly like the union jack wellies…

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@BlackDogDays @stillawake Will try it again at some point. But so many nice places in Clifton Village, easy to get put off one if not great.

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Fab Big Picture shots of Glasto: http://www.boston.com/bi…

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@boagworld Have you been telling Marcus about your mother?

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@stillawake @BlackDogDays Not sure what happened, but it was previously “Bar Chocolat”.

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@BlackDogDays @stillawake Even since the… rebrand? Change of ownership? …have avoided it because service used to be so dreadful.

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Feeling good! That’ll be the codeine, sadly.

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@hayles Is there any company who’s got better after a rebrand?

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@hayles Or maybe not. But yes, mine arrived in the window and I was very impressed. It’s like the anti-Home Delivery Network.

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@Nose_in_a_book Ooh, me and @ahnlak were talking about that on Saturday. We couldn’t tell from the blurb what it actually *was*…

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Isn’t there meant to be some tennis on? Who’s this twonk?

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Just in time for the last boat home. http://instagr.am/p/Gj6v…

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simonblackwell For anyone relatively new to Twitter who might be confused by Twitter slang, “It’s raining” means “It’s raining in West London”.

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Damn it. Someone in the office has stolen my Graze box. Must remember to move the delivery when I’m taking a day off.

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I think there’s some sort of seagull rave going on in Recliffe.

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@adamcheasley That sounds like the anguish of a man who’s never had to use Oracle. Try it sometime; it’ll make you appreciate MSSQL…

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RT @postsecret: Photos Shot by Camera That Was Mailed Through Postal System: laughingsquid.com/photos-shot-by… <— Hah! Great idea.

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@BlackDogDays Typical bloody Capricorn reaction, that. (Also: apparently Aquarians are prone to making obvious jokes.)

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chrismarquardt Yea! A Portal reference! Road signs: out of frame http://j.mp/kJlol1

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@BlackDogDays @Jorence Banana cake’s probably good for serotonin, right? *passes plateful*

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@parryphernalia Ouch. Still, at least with Maplin you stand some chance of getting through to someone helpful in the end.

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@danielpunkass “Hey, I’m sure we could make this ’249 New Features!’ headline a little snappier…”

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@MatStace Seems odd, especially when dropping the trailing slash can sometimes lead to a different page…

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@kmakice Have you considered an exorcism?

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@kmakice Ah well, just a thought. Never had YouTube do anything like that myself…

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@kmakice Got any iDevices plugged in, or any dashboard widgets that might be prodding it?

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@Killdozer Because “changing the currency sign” is the traditional method of tech price conversion? See also: Adobe. :(

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@Playleimagery Oh, cool! Yes, it’s only about fifteen minutes from me — and I just walked past most of the first photos on that page!

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Urp. Right, yes, have been out and see what everyone means. Now back in basement drinking cool things.

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1860s billiard table with electronic pushbutton scoreboard! http://instagr.am/p/Gflz…

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@BlackDogDays Bah. Well, Tyntesfield has quite a lot of indoors, apparently. Off anyway :) Will send moody instagram pic of rainy mansion.

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@talkie_tim Well, if you’re handing your Green badge in, you could get dolphinskin seats. I hear they’re cooler.

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@BlackDogDays Ooop. Tyntesfield may not be that great an idea, then. On plus side, will be getting there in air-conditioned box…

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@becskr I’d say go for a sub. Good service, good books, not hard to cancel. I subscribed when I had a long commute; it was great for that.

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@BenPark “You’re the last person in the street who’s not signed up to our fab deal!” “You’re from Npower, right?” “Erm. Yes.” *slam*.

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@becskr Also, I cancelled my subscription years back, and still have access to my account/downloads/books , which is nice.

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@becskr The subscription plans are good, though. Guess they prefer a steady income. Service very good, to, in my experience.

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@BenPark I just said “no thank you”, and closed the door.

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@BenPark Well, at least it was only Jehovah’s Witnesses, then. Npower far worse. They don’t even believe in what they’re selling.

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@Jorence ? Is it that bad out there? I haven’t been outside yet, but I was planning to head for Tyntesfield.

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@talkie_tim Wha? They’re closing Google Health? I only just signed up to that. Bah.

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Woken up on my day off by a pair of Jehovah’s Witnesses trying to give me a “global invitation” to something. (Annoyedville, perhaps?)

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@hayles @talkie_tim I believe you can do that online with Google Shameful Confessions. Or am I bluffing?

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@DreyaT Last time I was in Exeter, I saw the Infadels at the Phoenix, which was fab, so that might be worth a look.

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I can massively recommend @RedemptionBrew beer, and I am *not* just saying that because I’ve had three various pints :)

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@chris_j_hughes Yur. Flying visit with Kavey + Pete (Pete == Ganders; year above at Warwick…)

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Currently in Devonshire House, Crouch End, with @ahnlak and @KaveyF. Anyone around? Redemption beer fest… :) @sowerbyandluff @missmcq

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Being force-fed banana cake in Soho. It’s a hard life.

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Just had probably the best burger of my life. Cool. @byronhamburgers

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Just posted a photo @ Byron at the Intrepid Fox http://instagr.am/p/GWiB…

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@hayles Oh! Hello! *waves from Finchley*

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Oh, Peter Falk. I shall honour you for the rest of my life with my wrinkled clothes and apparent forgetfulness.

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___Nina_____ Average color of the New York sky updated evey 5 minutes nskyc.com via @mikebodge

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Now *these* guys are pleasantly different from the Home Delivery Network… http://lockerz.com/s/113…

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@BlackDogDays Oh, no you won’t. :D

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@BlackDogDays Yur. Alarm clock thing that wakes you up at a point of light sleep in a half-hour window :)

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There’s a Flickr group for photos of scenes containing cafe sugar packets? Some people are really quite “niche”…

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@LegalWeasel @dietjustice Only through here, I believe. So it’s quite likely us knowing each other is All Your Fault :)

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@dietjustice Your dashboard -> reading list -> manage -> settings for that blog -> “stop following”

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Our fire alarm went off at a crucial moment in . I’m thinking someone just burned their dinner while distracted by Lisicki and Li.

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Got my ADSL back and checked the news. Wish I hadn’t. England seems to be exceptionally depressing today :(

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@runnerbeany @BlackDogDays Must’ve been bad for it still to be closed. Anyone hurt? (My ADSL’s dead at the mo; can’t easily check the news!)

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@BlackDogDays Maybe there just wasn’t quite enough noise and chaos.

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@BlackDogDays Ah! Ta! No, seems I was sleeping like a baby, at 5 at least! :) http://lockerz.com/s/113…

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Okay, what *is* going on in my neck of the woods? RTA, I’m guessing. http://lockerz.com/s/113…

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The police helicopter seems to have followed the ferry to Hotwells. Honest, we haven’t done anything!

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@lavietidhar @librarythingtim Surely that would only lead to their secretaries having to print out more of that pesky email?

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Humph. Have a feeling the last 36 snaps I took went onto the back of the camera rather than any film.

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Lunch at the lovely @SourdoughCafe :) @ St Nicholas Market http://instagr.am/p/GOsR…

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@RamonYouseph Have also been rubbish. We should go for a jog together — physically or virtually! @emmafurious

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@floyduk I had money earmarked for a splurge. From FCPX debate I’ve heard so far, quite lucky that all I know is a bit of iMovie!

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@ravsitar Hurrah! I’m about to get killed, a million miles from nowhere, with a gung-ho iguana who tells me to relax!

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@floyduk Hah. I decided to celebrate… er… “something”. And I have bought FCPX.

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Ah, there’s nothing like William Hague’s voice for making me turn off the telly and do something useful instead.

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davepell I don’t allow comments in real life. So why would I allow them on my blog?

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Feeling vindicated on my liking for the car seat!

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Poor inventy-boy has been completely screwed by his team, hasn’t he?

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That coffee thing and the kid’s car seat. Think that’s what I’d go for.

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@libbymiller …about films I’ve not seen and actors I couldn’t pick out of a line up… Know it’s a fab thing, but it’s not my fab thing!

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@libbymiller Mostly because I’m just not that into films, sadly.

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BinaryBad What’s a really good Chinese restaurant in central Lobdon?

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@tapbots Any chance of adding username of tweeter, or tweet URL, to the Instapaper “selection” text when saving to Instapaper? Ta!

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@ahnlak Yeah; we just had a committee from Atlantis turn up to discuss the twinning ceremony…

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@danfairs @ChattyBelle @iainclaridge Yeah, I heard about the concept a while back. *Love* to know what the price will be…

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@PhotoRadar No, I’m still saving up for the coffee table.

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@Easybourne My safety check for DIY jobs is to see if I start humming the theme music while I’m working.

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_Casualty_ are meant to be filming round here today. Hope they wanted a rainy day scene.

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@rabidbee Sorry. I just sourced some Ilford 3200. Thus sky must be for me.

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@mattbrown01 In my defence, I normally only tweet like that when I’m hungover.

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@JonathanTaphous Glad it’s not just me that has to force himself to use colour!

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@JasonEscape @FuckAwayOff Nipple gyroscopes?

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@headfirstonly Well, I would reply here with an opinion, but… Oh well. At least I’m not angry.

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SelmaChalabi Are you from a mixed Welsh English family? I’m making a programme for @BBCRadioWales on national identity. Would love to hear from you.

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*pokes tumblr with a stick*

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@Jorence It was… okay. Pretty much okay in all respects.

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@MediaBen Don’t forget your fascinator.

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kevindente Oh look, Google ported VB5 to the browser. http://goo.gl/78gcW

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@sueperkins It’ll go away of its own accord as long as you didn’t use a permanent marker.

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@codepo8 And I tend to choose services based on an API where I get to do my own backups. At least I can restore my lewdness in emergency :)

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@codepo8 Well, this no-list blogger is fond of delicious. Any recent news on that particular future? Not checked recently :/

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@codepo8 Was that what they were? I didn’t use ‘em, just remembered the disaster.

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@codepo8 Yeah, but at least they have multiple good DB backups, apparently. Remember magnolia?

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@NivenJ1 Erm. The button with the small “A” and the big “A”, from memory…

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@codepo8 Well it’s a good testament to their engineering that they’re carrying on okay without the main DB server, at least…

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In My Burrito. Gone for chipotle. May be a mistake.

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People congregating with sackful of water pistols. Hmm. @ Millennium Square http://instagr.am/p/GIaL…

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Off to see John Cleese.

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@floyduk Still a bit too much for me to pay for the “just mucking about” that I do, sadly. Ah well.

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@technex Someone needs to design a seagull-tracking mini-antiaircraft gun. And I want the “nano” edition for mosquitos, too.

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@floyduk Having tried Premiere Elements the other day, I’d be excited about any product that actually worked. How much is FCE now?

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@technex Allowed, yes. Effective against something that happily splashes about in gales on the arctic ocean? Probably not.

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bigmediumjosh “We all know someone whose lack of social graces is overcompensated for by vast knowledge in a field most people couldn’t care less about.”

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I am taking Monday off (do-dah, do-dah!)

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@Mouse_House Cool. Well, I suppose time does move slower in Post Offices. The carpet tiles are probably still from 1989, too.

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@6sync Well, no rush. Just don’t have any more outages until you’ve done it. Simple! :D (Also, please add timezone to the times when you do)

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@6sync One thing for future improvement: would it be good to have time as well as date on the status site entries?

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@brooke_nolan Yeah, but that average was £350 *before* the royal wedding ;)

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@Mouse_House Good plan. When I were a lad, you got a form from the counter, filled it in and gave it to them, but the world has changed!

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@Mouse_House Well, I’d *imagine* so, but you might want to ask someone who’s done it more recently than 1989 before you take the chance!

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RT @Dan_Martin: Bristol Harbour in all its glory http://twitpic.com/5eq8bl <— View from the M Shed balcony! Cool!

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