JamesManning Farage removes @thetimes from his Christmas card list pic.twitter.com/xYqdpqIYdb
Last night I watched the Buffy episode “The Body” for the first time since 2001. Just as shocking and good as I remembered it.
@Kavey Heh. Happy birthday, sweetie.
@waiyeehong 41 in January.
@waiyeehong I can’t help it if they reach all the way to Eastville now I’ve hit 40.
@ampertastic That would be the wedding list. #cynic
@MartinSketchley I don’t get to big supermarkets much. Never found anything better than @extractcoffee or @hasbean for my taste…
That animation’s long enough for me to forget why I wanted the Home screen in the first place.
@domwakeling The advice varies, but “leave overnight” seems pretty typical advice.
@domwakeling Last week’s first batch was under-roasted. Second better. This is my first try with a blend I regularly drink *crosses fingers*
Left: @hasbean’s Jailbreak blend, roasted by them. Right: roasted by me. Think I’m doing okay. pic.twitter.com/l8uRjiZ72T
@shezza_t Ta :)
Through the round window. instagram.com/p/e2u8OapC55/
My Sunday afternoon: flickr.com/photos/matt_gi…
@Kavey I’ve wondered that. But I’ve always had breakfast by the time I pass, so I’ve not looked at the food on offer…
@Kavey The coffee’s good, too.
Goodness. Up to 99 posts on my Cafe Typography tumblr thang. cafetypography.tumblr.com
Still, despite the blasting music from the neighbours, the coffee was great :) @SourdoughCafe pic.twitter.com/3XKwD6760x
@Kavey :)
But I’m probably just grumpy because I went for a quiet coffee in St Nicks and had Zumba music blasted at me over a PA for the duration.
Have to say, this traffic-free day thing isn’t doing a lot for Hotwells. instagram.com/p/e2TQOZpCyj/
Espresso shot. instagram.com/p/e2L2yAJC11/
@claireellent Probably a UKIP member faxing in a protest about women on television.
BBCNormanS Unfortunately security at #cpc13 won’t allow us to film #nhs299 demo outside conference centre #magnacarta #gloriousrevolution
Size isn’t everything. instagram.com/p/e2H3ZGJC_y/
Come out for a walk in the sunshine around the harbour. What ‘s with all the traffic on the Hotwell Road? It’s worse than rush hour!
@echofon Text of retweets is chopped off on Echofon for Mac if system preference set to always show scrollbars. Any chance of a fix? Thanks.
Got up, cooked bacon and eggs, cleaned the flat, listened to @FishDerekDick’s new album. Not a bad start for a Sunday.
@charlie_cat_esq I do love a bacon bagel. Possibly extra-nice because bacon and bagels really shouldn’t go together…
TlfTravelAlerts That Which Should Not Be has risen from his aeon of slumber and is currently causing delays to the Line Which Sometimes Works But Not Often.
sowerbyandluff Fat Chance 91 out now. How to suck out your brain through your ear + a man with a nose on his forehead. p.odca.st/6197466
Right. On with the cleaning. Think I’ll listen to the last bit of The Archers while I do the bathroom, make it a proper middle-class job.
@hayles @_dibdib @guriben Admittedly, that’s mostly just me and the strange shouty guy with the shopping trolley, but still.
@davidcaolo @amahnke Enjoying the pen-holding discussion :) This is why I prefer CIAK to Moleskine - horizontal band. pic.twitter.com/3QFtFXcZEX
@_dibdib Yeah. Makes it very unforgiving of “Oh, shit, I’m in the wrong lane” mistakes.
@_dibdib Indeed. Worked in Swindon for three years and still have mates there, so I’ve been around/across it a lot!
@_dibdib I’ve done about half of those, though I’ll admit I had to go around Hangar Lane twice last time to get the right exit :)
So, the Apple TV is up to software version 6.0. And I still can’t make the font size bigger so I can read the show descriptions. Sigh.
@globalmoxie Wonder if there’s a site devoted to the evolution of early watch design? Might be interesting to revisit right now…
@globalmoxie Hrm. Would you want to wear something that looked like a watch, but didn’t tell the time? Think there has to be a mix for me.
@danielpunkass Incidentally, I got an effect I liked a lot by limiting the shading to certain pixels: pastebin.com/Nsb39iwt
@danielpunkass I swing both ways :) The OpenGL book I’m working through is an Android one, so that’s where I had a skeleton project set up.
Luckily, I live in England. instagram.com/p/ezI8FoJCyM/
@danielpunkass Thanks for the help ;) I now have animated random noise! pic.twitter.com/zsYfSB4BXh
@BlackDogDays @MsMottram @paulawhite_uk Few weeks works for me; I’ll be out of this contract and back working from home.
@hayles Ta! Recording.
@hayles Huh?!
@michelledh I’d reply to your tweet, but I don’t have your phone number.
RellyAB Well, this is disturbingly accurate en.akinator.com
@hayles Ta.
@alexjbutcher Fab! Wish I remembered more of mine beyond the first thirty seconds if waking…
Patina. instagram.com/p/exDu1-pC_j/
@FirstBSA @BristolCouncil Brill, thanks.
@hayles I think I’d rather be a clogger than a blobber, though…
Oh humanity, you cocks. Do I report this to @FirstBSA or @BristolCouncil? (Gasferry Rd stop, Anchor Rd) pic.twitter.com/uIVuEL0tnE
@johnfbraun @Phooto An array of pointers to arrays! Go on, you know you want to. #void*
@Phooto @johnfbraun I remember the heady days of self-modifying 6502 code, before all this memory “protection” lark spoiled our fun.
Interesting. Opera have un-bought FastMail :) blog.fastmail.fm/2013/09/25/exc…
“…the performance and safety of languages like C or Java.” The *safety* of *C*? rubylearning.com/blog/2013/09/2…
@psidnell No, they just made a little one as a demo. At the touch of a button. It was amazing.
Dreamed I found an electronics shop in Clifton Village. They had 1950s vintage 3D printer, which printed birds nests of varying size. Erm.
@benjohnbarnes Yup. I’d say that’s a low tide. pic.twitter.com/m8kUI9SVuY
Oof. Police underwater search unit diving in Cumberland Basin. Hope it’s just training…
Wandering down to the river to make sure it’s low tide, like @benjohnbarnes’ new app says it’ll be ;) itunes.apple.com/gb/app/splendi…
Really don’t have the emotional energy to deal with chuggers this evening. Turning away from Park Street for my shopping.
Porto Quay. instagram.com/p/erKvhGpC7e/
Morning, Bristol. instagram.com/p/erKbhdJC7V/
@benjohnbarnes What doesn’t make sense?
Commutin’. instagram.com/p/epngmMpC_p/
@m1ke_ellis @t1mmyb Sorry, could you resubmit that tweet to me as a CSV file with its characters in codepage 1252? Thanks.
@AndyCarolan Literally no idea.
That’s some pretty stunning driving even by #Bristol standards. Hope everyone walked away. #templemeads pic.twitter.com/tZIsL6Vk8b
@_dibdib No worries. Lemme know if you want me to try mailing you; might work from here as you’re less likely to be cached.
@_dibdib (For .coms I normally use Hover — they don’t let you change TTL, but it’s set to 15 minutes by default anyway.)
@_dibdib …setting silly values permanently.
@_dibdib It’s possible they’ll change it temporarily if you raise a support call. Some registrars do that to stop people…
@_dibdib (Which I’m guessing is the same TTL as before the change?)
@_dibdib Well, they look identical (and correct) from here. Though some changes are still propagating, by the looks of things. 24-hour TTL.
@_dibdib Lemme know if you need a second pair of eyes.
@_dibdib Ah. Odd how many mainstream providers don’t seem to provide decent controls for that.
@adamgasson @LiveMusicScene Yeah, I used them for my last airport run and they were good.
@_dibdib Did you forget to turn your TTL down, or are you waiting for someone else’s?
@slicknic Yeah, she’s generally fab. Must’ve seen her a dozen times now, from Oxford Zodiac to the acoustic tent at Glasto…
“This is the queue for the iPhone 5S, right?” #bristol #gromitunleashed instagram.com/p/ekBUIUpCzG/
Lunchtime, then. *Heads out in search of bread-based comestibles*
@MitchBenn #OneLetterMissingTV Cocky, John Wyndham’s story of an egotistical alien consciousness.
Oooh, it’s that @theagilmore on Radio 2. (Are you coming to Bristol this year, Thea?)
@johnfbraun Just possibly…
xor Amazing “Marriott hotel carpet” cosplay and a ridiculous cease-&-desist from carper designer: dailydot.com/fandom/marriot… pic.twitter.com/nDM7NHoEtK
@tsunimee It’s not bad, but it doesn’t really say “Christmas” to me. Maybe try hanging a bauble off each nipple?
Enjoying “Claims that ‘video games lead to violence’ lead to violence”, by @garwboy theguardian.com/science/brain-…
@tsunimee *Resists obvious replies*
@liveindetail Ouch.
@liveindetail I have a magnet with a torch on the end of a telescopic pole for just those occasions. I highly recommend them.
StudioBaum Call out to independent coffee shops in Bristol. We’re compiling the 1st #Bristol #coffee map. Interested? Email coffee@stufiobaum.com RT!
@aaron23_ I was going to tweet that, but had second thoughts. Let me know how many interesting @-replies and new followers you get now :)
@Kavey Erm. What was it an advert *for*?
Or at least if it’s not, I’m sure one of the other three BBM apps the developer is shipping will be. pic.twitter.com/rNzDRLnvaZ
No, I’m sure this BlackBerry Messenger app in the Google Play Store is the real, official one. pic.twitter.com/keLP02DTFh
@charlesarthur What? But it’s in the store right now! Goodness, you don’t think these are crapware *fakes*, do you? pic.twitter.com/aNnahB0YVm
Roast away, me beauties. vine.co/v/hrWMJbmxMgD
@shezza_t Luckily I have it on DVD.
@domwakeling I probably would not have gone to this particular extreme had @Lillput not kindly given me the beast.
@shezza_t Yup, too late. Oh well. Will just have to re-watch the original to take the taste out if my brain.
@Kavey @domwakeling Slightly different from the current behemoth. pic.twitter.com/0LbWKrtHJK
Hrm. Think I under-roasted these beans a bit. Taking another swing at it.
@Dru_Marland CHEE-AK.
@domwakeling I’ve roasted before, but only in a popcorn maker. This is my first time with a proper coffee roaster.
@Kavey They were even better for being in stereo.
@Kavey Morning!
Right. Let’s give this coffee I roasted yesterday a try, then…
@UrsulaWJ It’s possible I could help you out on that score..pic.twitter.com/WEwOdMRcb4b4
@trekkie Not bad, no. Quite mild, not how you might expect, but in no way bad.
Should I watch the _Edge of Darkness_ remake? Can’t help but think that there can be only *one* Darius Jedburgh. youtu.be/DRuEKSgbppA
@Padraig Thirty three, though there’s a couple of oddities (eg my huffduffer feed) and probably five or so I haven’t listened to in months.
@Lillput I have what looks like nicely-done beans. But I’m leaving it until tomorrow to try them :) Thanks!
@Bristolvor Not bad. More subtle than I expected, just like it was when I tried it in a popcorn maker…
Mission accomplished. instagram.com/p/eh3fASJC_o/
@Lillput Indeed. Running through a cheap bag first, as you said.
Now we’re cooking. vine.co/v/hv3adAlnXAa
Right then. Let’s give this beast a try. instagram.com/p/ehz6ayJC5g/
“Colonel! Incoming! Ropey CGI at three o’clock!” “Quick! To the plot device!” #allTVSF
@hayles Koala pretzel honeycomb?
Lovely evening at @TheSpanishBar. Here’s a snap from the walk home back to Hotwells. flickr.com/photos/matt_gi…
Hotwells by night #lovelybristol instagram.com/p/ef37_OpC8A/
@ef060372 :)
El Rincón vine.co/v/hvPWmETTtLt
Out on the town. @ El Rincon instagram.com/p/efe2ClJCyy/
Boat, sunset, hot air balloons… #lovelybristol instagram.com/p/efUn53pCyq/
Horns. instagram.com/p/efUdTapCyd/
@hayles I *so* need to cultivate that look. *Practises frowning*
@Trangofarm Could’ve been worse, then..twitter.com/CBSThisMorning…tR
@Trangofarm Looks like a nice morning for queueing, anyway. How’s it going?
@RellyAB My commiserations.
@RellyAB Ah well, worth a go. Sometimes they get stuck doing something intensive, which can be user-curable, but probably not if cool.
@RellyAB Is it warm?
@Trangofarm Crazy people.
@MissMollly ;)
Oh, Cowboy Junkies. My saviours.
@Trangofarm You ain’t the boss of me! Oh. Hang on. Arse.
@salisbury_matt Arr!
Which fool decided that going freelance was a good idea for me? Oh.
Morning all.
jeremyturner Today someone told me that smartphones were “turning people in to zombies” so I ate him.
@lozicus Random passing observation: you can tap anywhere on the screen outside the folder to dismiss a folder, too.
Going by picture 4, I’d say the current residents are a teensy bit partial to tigers. rightmove.co.uk/property-for-s…
amateuradam Apple Maps no better on iOS7 pic.twitter.com/EOFdZVOTfx
@davidwalshblog Or possibly the best demo I won’t see all day. What browser does it work in? Ta! pic.twitter.com/rFiQtAZFh8
(Those of you on desktops can probably view the full Photo Sphere of that Hotwell Road shot by clicking the pic: plus.google.com/11182289917137…)
Google+. Because I’d much rather be known as 111822899171376012884 than “gothick”.
@ef060372 That was Photo Sphere; comes with the Nexus 4.
A tiny planet of the Hotwell Road. #bristol pic.twitter.com/yWsjTCgfpH
@Nose_in_a_book Watch _Hudson Hawk_. Bruce Willis will remind you.
Someone appears to have parked a cafe on my route to work… #berudenottotryacoffee instagram.com/p/eZN_g1pC63/
@MartinJoiner *Belatedly waves back via Twitter* pic.twitter.com/nWRXooZ7AT
@framingfairy Hi! No, I didn’t do it, sadly just didn’t have the time or energy for training this year :(
BabsBat There’s a special place in he’ll for autocorrect
Perfect morning for walking to work in #Bristol. instagram.com/p/eUCt0bpC7T/
@Bristol_Jane No probs.
@Bristol_Jane In your “Save As” screen, do you have this drop-down box? pic.twitter.com/1POW60NVrd
@Bristol_Jane Another option: while on the page, hit Cmd+L (to highlight the URL at the top) then hit Alt+Return and it should download.
@Bristol_Jane If I go to that page in Safari, then choose File->Save As… and save the file, it saves the mp3.
@Bristol_Jane Hah!
@Bristol_Jane No, no stupidity; it’ll depend on exactly how the page is set up. Can you send the link? Might give me more idea.
@Bristol_Jane If it’s Safari, I’d probably just go up to the “FIle” menu at the top of the screen, and choose “Save As…” from there.
@Bristol_Jane (If it opens up like that when you click a link on previous page, try alt-clicking the link instead of just clicking it.)
@Bristol_Jane If it’s just on its own web page, choosing File->Save As… should let you download it.
(That’ll probably be all for now. I’ll see if I can collect my fave photos from this morning into a little blog post later…)
@dave_ja Ta :)
Cracking race, Gromit. #bristolhalf pic.twitter.com/XPeLH2yANd
@tsunimee (Note to self: Do not title this picture ‘spanking the banana’.)
@tsunimee Possibly not as much trouble as this one! pic.twitter.com/71vT0yLQ9k
Also: Is it my imagination, or does that gorilla look hungry to you? #bristolhalf pic.twitter.com/uaOclGCYKH
I seem to remember this particular chase having a happy ending… pic.twitter.com/HmliVAb0dm
PTdavelewis @gothick that’s his Personal Trainer.
@BabsBat Not that I saw!
Running shoe. #bristolhalf pic.twitter.com/xIOlSdAiis
Well done, you crazy Bristol runners! #bristolhalf instagram.com/p/eRrj5PJC7a/
@RamonWrites Nope. Not enough time, not enough training :(
Hope all those lovely runners have a great time at the Bristol Half Marathon today :D
@ttscoff Lighting circuit? Don’t know about the US, but it’s normal for there to be no neutral to the *switches* in the UK, just the live.
babyshamblesuk Lincoln With an L and Bristol With a Bang huff.to/1gaCFB5 via @drewhelsinki @HuffPostUKEnt
@rem Known issue with uploads at the mo following their server farm move — flickr.com/help/forum/en-…
Hall. @ Kings Weston House instagram.com/p/ePn0oepCz3/
Views over Avonmouth instagram.com/p/ePnH6QpCyj/
Holy Moose! instagram.com/p/ePm-smpCyK/
Kings Weston House instagram.com/p/ePm0D_pCx2/
My new sounds: Inverigo, by Thea Gilmore soundcloud.com/gothick_matt/i… on #SoundCloud
@thekarleighshow That’s only a bad habit if you’re going to fry something. #ow
@ahnlak Argh! I should have put it in the boot as soon as I saw it…
@ahnlak What?
@hayles HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHEERMONKEY.
@hatsandbikes Front and centre at a ‘shambles gig, I didn’t really notice the aircon :)
Side note: Bristol is a centre for amazing real beer. Academy no longer sponsored by Carling. How come its beer is still so awful?
@hatsandbikes Awful beer, great gig.