@chubbybannister Though, with impartial head on, the food & coffee are lush… *shiftily collects bribe from owner*
I could get used to sawn-off bus travel. instagr.am/p/O_yNPXpC3q/
The top of Bristol. instagr.am/p/O_xDBOJC2_/
@chubbybannister Just late getting there! The service here is fab (but I would say that, of course; good friend works here :D )
@jesspants It’s nice in the future. Well, it is today, anyway…
Lunch at last. @ Workhouse Cafe instagr.am/p/O_l51JpCwS/
@weirdoldhattie I have a photo gig with the open-top buses at the mo ;)
FOOD. Heading into town on tour bus, assuming it turns up.
uliwitness MT @HanseNico: If Chuck Norris was really so great, he’d be behind me right now whacking my head into the key987yhuvhhg7iqwrt6fqfgvahsvbakb
I admit, this is a linguistically clever result for a search, but it was really not what I was looking for. #netflix pic.twitter.com/3rI5JHxh
Ah, Netflix UK. Or “The Search Engine of Disappointment”, as I’m coming to know it.
MaryFitzger Letter in today’s @IrishTimes: US tourist to Irish child: “Does it ever stop raining here?” Child replies: “I don’t know, I’m only eight.”
@benjohnbarnes I’ll swap you for battling Facebook’s Open Graph “documentation” and developer backend.
Some of the lineside equipment at Bitton Station :D flic.kr/p/d2Hxu1
@benjohnbarnes Have you asked Lord Lucan?
@KeithGough1 I probably wouldn’t say no to a knee support right now, but I’ll probably feel better in the morning. Hold the Zimmer for now!
*makes “old man” noises*
Ah. So, I rode 20 miles today. That’s about 17 more than I normally do in one go. That may explain the aches and pains.
@BlackDogDays I haven’t seen him around much of late.
@OpinionatedGeek All reports gratefully received :)
@hayles Oooh, that might get me out of the house…
@OpinionatedGeek Ah! Thanks for the report. That’ll go on t’list. Which I am, gradually, getting through, honest :)
Hello Twitter. Today I worked on Get Running’s Facebook stuff and then cycled to Bitton and back for a ride on a steam train ;)
Bournemouth - Manchester instagr.am/p/O9Ls55pC1N/
Steam. instagr.am/p/O9Lr0MJC1K/
@Phooto It’s good enough to drive small speakers. Use multiple AAs rather than a PP3, though; better current == better sound.
Emm was inspired by the hedgehog and is now making her own ;) instagr.am/p/O6kKsApC4R/
@liveindetail There is one being constructed right behind me as I speak. It’s cute.
@Phooto Much as I’d love solar, this is for the north-facing bathroom in a basement, so not entirely practical :D
@Phooto I just used one of these for the amp. Small, but works well off batteries: maplin.co.uk/mp3-docking-st…
Hello hedgehog! instagr.am/p/O6V1ZjJCwr/
One of those days where I keep going to open the blinds, and then realise they’re already open. Sigh.
@_pigeons_ @Bingo_Little @rabidbee @knautia No way. I’m not running the risk of going all recursive on myself.
@_pigeons_ @rabidbee @Bingo_Little @knautia As you wish! pic.twitter.com/4loqHlvj
@_pigeons_ @rabidbee @Bingo_Little @knautia Oop! How did I miss you off that list? Dunno. I tried one. The result: pic.twitter.com/QAKo1IkE
@rabidbee @Bingo_Little @knautia Guess which crazy camera I’m loading right now? ;) pic.twitter.com/SF4K4NN1
libbymiller grapevine.is/News/ReadArtic… “Woman takes part in Search for herself” via @swhack
@KaveyF @petedrinks I should let you guys write all of my photo credit lines.
@ockhams_shotgun RAWR!
@robsmallshire Random q: Are you still looking for pic of R3 Arduino Ethernet shield on an older Uno? flickr.com/photos/matt_gi…
benhorsleyco Next on Jeremy Kyle, “I Really Want To Unfollow Somebody But I Worry About Their Fragile State Of Mind And What They May Do”.
@waiyeehong Yes, but I do it all the time ;)
Thing I made today: iPod speakers. They sound quite good. instagr.am/p/O2VBXEJC5q/
@rhodri 10-month gap between sightings? Poor thing. Must’ve got on a Rail Replacement Bus on the way to Essex.
@Phooto @BradleyLaw If I tried anything that serious on an engine, it’d never run again. I can replace a water pipe, though :)
@BradleyLaw I’ve driven a reliable car for years, but I keep a couple of litres of water in the boot because I was trained by old bangers :)
@Dru_Marland @stillawake @Bristol52 Warning: this picture may be traumatising to dinosaur fans. pic.twitter.com/PDq5or0c
@stillawake @Bristol52 @Dru_Marland Someone sticks a Microsoft product up on a archery range at at geek stag do, it’s going to happen…
@stillawake @Bristol52 @Dru_Marland I once shot Barney with an arrow. True story.
@Bristolvor We might have been underneath you!
Mornin’, Twitter. I have a bit of a headache. I blame @rabidbee. Though actually, I think the Grain Barge might have been my suggestion…
Netflix reviews summary: illiterate people really like this show.
Teensy bit dwunk. Nice afternoon with @rabidbee @Lillput @_pigeons_ @Bingo_Little :D
@_pigeons_ *waves*
Political debate. @ The Grain Barge instagr.am/p/Oy45mxJC-v/
@rabidbee Hah! Me too. Leaving now. On bike, so won’t be long.
@rabidbee @Lillput @Bingo_Little @knautia Can probably get to TF for about half one? Don’t worry; I only *look* like a large group of people
@rabidbee @Lillput @Bingo_Little @knautia I’d be up for that.
Right. Back home after a nice jog happily punctuated by fussing a friendly cat. So. Shower, lunch, and then… Well, *something* outdoors…
@julienbob Mornin’!
Hello, kitty. instagr.am/p/OyWFrtpC_i/
Pshhh-ti-koof. instagr.am/p/OyRdgepC9g/
Cheery morning cyclists. instagr.am/p/OyPZBgJC83/
wood5y @gothick you’ll get funny stares running round BS5 if you’re not being chased by anyone. #BristolFacts
@Mouse_House She will probably just hide under a bed and mew pathetically at me. She normally does.
Morning all. I am about to jog to Easton to feed a cat. My chores get stranger every year.
NASA To view NASA’s image gallery of astronaut Neil Armstrong, visit: go.nasa.gov/RkUPa4
@johnfbraun I should have used parentheses for disambiguation.
Random lamb, pasta and feta bake. I blame that Twitter lot for talking about feta. instagr.am/p/OwuGzrpCwQ/
@MsMottram No need for alarm. I REPEAT: THERE IS NO NEED FOR ALARM.
@waiyeehong @guriben @stillawake I’m having something with feta for tea now, and it’s all your fault.
Hoping this sound brings back worrying memories for anyone else who grew up in the _When the Wind Blows_ era… youtube.com/watch?v=7Pgm6j… #geek
Trying BTP’s “Tzatziki for You to Say” wrap just because of the punnage.
@claireellent I’ll probably get run over by an ark.
@claireellent I’m going to risk it. While looking out for plagues of locusts.
@claireellent That was pretty amazing, wasn’t it? Wonder if it’s safe to go out to lunch now?
@KellySibson It’s important to accessorise. #geek
Why didn’t I go out to lunch earlier? Bah.
Petrichor.
@tsunimee A friend recommended Suits to me a while back, and I haven’t got around to it yet…
@Jorence Ah, I did wonder which country you were in at the moment :) I am making something that goes “click”. It’s a long story.
@Jorence Sadly, no robots. Have you been down to see any of the Roboworld Cup yet, though?
Let playtime commence! pic.twitter.com/tdQfFGli
Hrm. Updated iMac to 10.8.1. Logged in. Still stuck at login screen with beachball eight minutes later. Arse.
A snap from Thursday. It’s clear where my focus lies when I’m with my friends. And a smoothie. flic.kr/p/cYaWJS
@Mouse_House Well, I have both of those. But I’m still in my dressing gown, and it looks cold out. Sorry.
@Mouse_House It’s okay. I consoled myself with Frosties.
@Mouse_House Sorry. I burned my last slice of toast. (true story.)
Morning all. By the looks of the weather, today will be mainly spent processing photos and fiddling with electronics.
QuebecTango Did someone order a dozen drunk wankers? If so, they’re on the train to Littlehampton now. I can confirm they are exactly what you ordered.
@AlasdairStuart Hang on. Airwolf is on Netflix? Well, that’s a fair chunk of my wet bank holiday sorted, then…
Yay! Being cooked for. instagr.am/p/OuVWCnpC68/
@guriben Sexeh!
@csoanes Did you make the train, fella?
@guriben Nice. I love the smell. Opening this counter up just now was a serious sense assault :)
@guriben Had a valve oscilloscope for a while, but I couldn’t really justify the space it took up :)
@guriben Mmm. I’ve had all sorts of stuff. My granddad worked for Plessey, & I also appropriated stuff during work experience for Gould.
@liveindetail It will be doing no blasting. It unlikely to even turn its light on unless I can find a military-surplus 60V battery.
Portable Trainer. instagr.am/p/OuEFgcJC_E/
@guriben This is great stuff. Engineered as only 1970s military kit can be :) pic.twitter.com/gaC714xw
Serious kit. instagr.am/p/OuDFiZpC-R/
Safe enough for now, then. instagr.am/p/OuCojrpC-G/
Proud Panther #bristol #roboworldcup pic.twitter.com/qjksxO3f
@derekarridge @talkie_tim @Phooto The heart of the gear is an Arduino Uno. arduino.cc
@stillawake I have a Café Rouge pinnie. Is that close enough? I didn’t budget for a lab coat.
@derekarridge @talkie_tim @Phooto I IZ MAKIN TOP SEKRIT SUPER SILLY THING.
Watching robots shoot hoops. instagr.am/p/Otqt5HpC-w/
Ball grabber. yfrog.us/fk8xzgvpqzhicb…
Hello robo. instagr.am/p/OtnjUfpC87/
Oooh, new electronic things have arrived :) instagr.am/p/OtZKlkJC1w/
Hah! Bristol shoplifter makes terrible mistake: theregister.co.uk/2012/08/23/red… [via @MatStace]
@mcmackme It’s fine to skip back to a week you’re more confident with and repeat it until you feel ready to move on…
@ahnlak I am eponymous with a gang in William Gibson’s _Count Zero_, technically…
@tsunimee Eponymous = something is named for other thing or person. e.g. Oliver Twist (boy) is eponymous hero of Oliver Twist (book).
@jamieharrisesq @archidave Scared.
@ArchHouseDeli Nah, it’s like they’re chopped into quarters along the length. They are A Thing, honest ;)
@JessTheChemist Yes. I wanted to put an h in it myself, but who am I to argue with M&S ;)
@ArchHouseDeli @stillawake Thanks! I grabbed your flaked almonds as my substitute yesterday. Think slivered might be unusual in UK!
I’m assuming that “low fat natural probiotic yogurt” is what we just used to call “yogurt”? #recipeshopping
@benjohnbarnes Ta.
Flaked almond substitute it will be.
Thank you for all your slivered almond help, folks. And also the silvered almond help. Sadly I did not have time for exhaustive search.
@Thehappyfatgirl There are some really sweet ones in there :)
@chubbybannister Not sure. Worf is convinced it’s a Romulan plot, but Jessica Fletcher has a theory involving the Ferengi and a replicator.
@chubbybannister It’s the ensign in the red top, right?
@csoanes Bristol tip for tomorrow: dress for rain.
Is there a way of copying text from Facebook message on iOS? (Safari or native app) Trying to get recipe out and now I want to kill someone.
Capsize precautions. instagr.am/p/OraPq0JC6Z/
Looking back. instagr.am/p/OrZhmzJC57/
Someone stole the BRI! pic.twitter.com/2DvIBSnD
Shoot instagr.am/p/OrMkUlpCwF/
About to take advantage of Happy Hour :) @ Las Iguanas instagr.am/p/OrMVYwJC__/
I expect the third, even more desperate sign will arrive soon. instagr.am/p/OrMMPApC_8/
@DrHairbear That was my first thought, but apparently slivered almonds are also A Thing.
@stillawake Good thought. I might head into town “via” Arch House.
@guriben Oooh, maybe… Shame I didn’t know I needed them earlier on this week; I hang out with an Eastonite quite frequently!
@DrHairbear Oh! Do they do ingredients, too? I buy virtually all my kitchen equipment there…
Ordering a few bits & pieces from @oomlout. Have a silly Arduino idea I want to try out…
MT @StNicksTraders: We’ve got a bit behind with posting photos of the scarecrows… fb.me/swOjE09W <— Go @SourdoughCafe scarecrow!
Hrm. Where would I get slivered almonds in Bristol, then?
ZOMG! The face of an angel just appeared in an apple I was eating. instagr.am/p/OqtC_pJCyg/
@csoanes Sorted.
@BlackDogDays No worries.
@csoanes Ah, shame :) Meet somewhere central on your way back to the station, then? No. 1 Harbourside? no1harbourside.co.uk
@julienbob Oh! Sorry I didn’t recognise you! *belated wave*
@thomasvenables Hurrah! Good luck.
wowser On Who Do You Think You Are?, Gregg Wallace discovers all his relatives were eggs. “All of them?” The archivist nods.
@BlackDogDays Yep, no worries. Chances are I’ll be close enough for a last minute decision until about 1pm :)
@thomasvenables Oooh, plans going well, are they?
@thomasvenables Pill and back was knackering enough…
@ChloeAnnePhotos I can believe it! Sadly I had to keep going rather than stay and watch ;)
@zinziii Perfect linkbait :D
@BlackDogDays But if you do fancy Galley tomorrow, let me know. I just jogged 13K, so I can justify CAKE.
@BlackDogDays @MsMottram It’s like making appointments with cats! :) We shall have to rain-check on the three of us, then, I reckon.
@BlackDogDays Yup. Nearly got to Pill, in fact. Was scared to actually go all the way in case I got tempted into a pub :D
@cabalgata It’s definitely doable. Honest.
Sorry, wasn’t actually intending to livetweet my jog. It was just prettier than I was expecting :)
Jog done. :) instagr.am/p/OpCfFcpC0t/
Mooooooo. instagr.am/p/Oo8DhMpCwu/
5.6km from Hotwells, and I appear to have found some Windows XP desktop wallpaper. instagr.am/p/Oo7LR1pCwR/
Bridges. instagr.am/p/Oo6GYspC_i/
Lookout. instagr.am/p/Oo5kOppC_M/
Arch. instagr.am/p/Oo5VCIJC_E/
@BlackDogDays @MsMottram Oh. Yeah! Galley? When? I’m fairly free tomorrow morning, and most of next week, by the looks of things.
@AndyMcCarthyUK @DelroyHibbert Ta! I never knew about the Danny at all…
@jakepjohnson @hayles THE SUSPECT I MEAN I AM PERFECTLY FINE AND BEING WELL-TREATED BY THE LOVELY POLICEMEN.
@hayles You just want to watch me livetweet being arrested, don’t you?
@hayles Is it? More than I knew. *check website for purely educational purposes*
DelroyHibbert #bristol tweeps, anyone know why some locals used to call the River Frome the Danny? Widely used when I was a kid.
@hayles Oh, was *that* the suspicious package at Cabot Circus?
twitmericks Prince Harry, the tertiary heir/Appears on the Internet bare/But during the frolics/He covers his bollix/& treats the crown jewels with care
Oh. So much for my plan to get a drink from Bridge Stores :( #bristol pic.twitter.com/8ToCI44q
Lunch outside today, I think… instagr.am/p/OoVL7QpC7U/
G2Bristol Plymouth robot looking quietly confident of success at #FIRARoboWorldCup pic.twitter.com/Cz93OSzT
Incidentally, if you’re looking for a good new vector graphics editor for OSX, take a look at Sketch from @bohemiancoding.
This morning, I am mostly scaling shoes. It’s funny how life as a programmer has turned out. pic.twitter.com/aUlKWmNJ
I just had a morning liaison with a web property: basicinstructions.net/basic-instruct…
@chubbybannister @waiyeehong Where’s that dictionary to…
@waiyeehong @chubbybannister I first heard it in Bristol, at my last job. Local word?
@Nose_in_a_book It is currently saving us a lot of trouble on the Get Running forum. Well worth the commercial licence fee!
@Indiechops I have wrung myself out now.
Right. Cycling off to town.
@waiyeehong Yeah, I hear even buildings can pass Twitter’s CAPTCHA.
@ahnlak I think I’d prefer Judgement Day to this long drawn out death-by-forum-admin-frustration.
@ahnlak You’d think the AIs would have better things to do than flogging knock-off NFL jerseys on my forum.
@tyronem My thighs are already massive. It’s my heart and lungs that have the problems…
@shezza_t Oh, I’ll be fine, ta. The bike’ll beat the traffic, and the actual trouble’s on the far side of my appointment.
Whatever. Thank heavens for Akismet.
Deleting spammers from our forum. Did gmail’s signup CAPTCHA get broken again, or are they just using cheap humans now, I wonder?
@shezza_t Yes, well, I heard it here first. Definitely bike time.
@liveindetail Ah. That would significantly increase the cost of my appointment, I feel.
@liveindetail Huh?
@tyronem It would be my Plan A more often, if Bristol weren’t quite so full of steep hills.
Switching to Plan “B”. Specifically, Plan Bicycle.
Been advised by someone I have an appointment with in Victoria Street that #bristol is basically gridlocked right now…
FirstBSA Due to a security alert in Bristol a number of bus services are currently diverted, specific details are being posted to the website now
Oh. And good afternoon, by the way. Sorry. It’s been a busy day so far.
To be fair, they could probably evacuate Cabot Circus for the next month and I wouldn’t notice.
BBCBristol Cabot Circus more: There was a security alert at Cabot Circus and as a result the Police have evacuated the main Cabot Circus shopping area.