@mattgemmell My bet: just before pushing it out the door, they found that auto-background + custom font colour would sometimes = red on red.
@mattgemmell I wonder why on earth the background colour matters? Do you think “Automatic” also adjusts the font size? Not played yet…
@cybermango That’s what I was thinking before I clocked that every actor in the ad was female, and then that got my attention instead.
*Watches advert* *Thinks: Why is bingo for women, specifically?* #randomculturalconstructbiasobservations
bristolballoon Walking to work tomorrow? Make sure u look out 4 the balloons! If u spot them u have a chance to win a balloon flight!
@doxiecare Thanks! Email sent.
Hrm. Why was that video upside-down? Please ignore me as I try that again! #novice yfrog.us/1ge9ykxwzrsxnv…
@doxiescanner So far, I’m not convinced. Am I doing something wrong? yfrog.us/5io9kahnfyyqra…
My left-open box of Sugar Puffs has not done well in this week’s humidity. But I may now hold the record for “World’s Largest Cereal Bar”.
@petedrinks (And the partials still quite often don’t get read unless the extract is particularly thrilling…)
@petedrinks I don’t think I can call them as a “necessary” evil, as I subscribe to 369 RSS feeds, and only about 5 of them are partials.
Ihnatko Muttonchopped Bradley Wiggins of GBR wins cycling gold despite 10 second penalty for being “Too stereotypically English.”
Ah, the sound of the recycling trucks — loud, heavily autotuned-vocal electronic music accompanied by the clinking of a thousand bottles.
@tomasmcguinness Well, I found this argument attractive in my purchase: Basic iPad: £329. Deluxe Clipboard: £3.29.
@rabidbee Top Related Tip: Carrying a cycle helmet around excuses you from any company dress code.
@rabidbee I imagine the clipboard dodge was used quite a lot. “We need you for a dangerous away mission!” “Sorry.” *Waves clipboard* “Busy.”
@rabidbee No, the admin staff are generally safe. You just don’t want to be steering the ship if nobody’s ever seen you before.
I bought a clipboard the other day. It makes me feel important. Now, where’s Captain Kirk? I need him to sign something.

chiefbrody1984 This is an excellent photo of a man showing how not to utilise the full potential of a baseball cap. pic.twitter.com/TGaxdqrt
@brentsimmons Silly question: how do you *not* get the URL? If I copy from URL bar, and paste into various things, seems to work sensibly.