Veggie hot pot, with added cous cous and… Er… Lamb. instagram.com/p/nbGDhEJCxw/
Snappity: Open and Shut flic.kr/p/nahD1X
Just converted leftovers from a meal a vegetarian friend cooked for me on Monday into a lamb casserole. Feeling slightly evil.
@BrewDogBristol Thanks :) Full size here: flickr.com/photos/matt_gi…
@mattgemmell The Dropbox root folder is the Windows Desktop of our generation.
@ChrisNotYoung Turns out…
Sometimes, my world has very selective focus. @BrewDogBristol pic.twitter.com/sDv3r2po3x
@UrsulaWJ That’s taking customer service to new levels :(
@Shonette If they don’t get a Dangermouse reference they’re clearly not worth the trouble.
Right. Anyway, as the consummate adult and responsible person I am, if anyone wants me, I’ll be in a corner, crying.
@ahnlak Maybe. Although actually, I think they are all-electronic now.
@ahnlak That would have worked, if I’d had the payslip.
@ahnlak No, I’m sure it’s actually quite simple. But if you realise that all the paperwork with your UTR on it is at your accountant…
Started to wonder if companies pick Luxembourg because their tax office actually answers the fucking phone rather than because of the rates.
I have paid my corporation tax. I didn’t expect it be quite quite such an epic journey.
Funnily enough, aggressive beggar, if you called me a prick the last time when I said that I was sorry, but I didn’t have any change…
Heh. @ Playground Coffee House instagram.com/p/nah80NJCwd/
@says_arline But spending an hour on hold listening to Casio drums is hateful no matter whose fault it is.
@says_arline Yes. Which is all with my accountants, who hadn’t got back to me. This is mostly my own fault.
Self-prescribing for tax office-related ennui. instagram.com/p/nacgsipC6a/
Bed bath :) instagram.com/p/naXfB0JC1O/
Taking a little break from tax-related frustrations. En route to Corn Street farmers’ market. instagram.com/p/naW5fCpC0o/
Fuck.
Presumably in case someone else fraudulently pays my corporation tax for me.
And there we go. They can’t give me the Corporation Tax Reference without me giving them my UTR, which I don’t have. For security.
dave_ja A site for iOS7 users! ismyshiftkeyonornot.com
Yes. Yes, they can. *cries*
Down to fourth in the phone queue at @HMRCgovuk. 52 minutes on hold. Wonder if they can break the hour? #exciting
Current status: down to eighth in the queue. And after only a mere 32 minutes.
@MResponsively Let’s remove them! And reimplement scrolling really awkwardly! And make it horizontal! That’ll be brilliant! <— Netflix :(
Dear HMRC: I know we’re in austere times, but could you really not afford a *melody* for your hold “music”? soundcloud.com/gothick_matt/q…
My new sounds: Queue soundcloud.com/gothick_matt/q… on #SoundCloud
mattgemmell “@helenfriel: Freelancer travel update. pic.twitter.com/TtXO4Hb9hR ” <- The tough life I live.
“Your call is important to us” My feeling here is that if it were *that* important I wouldn’t currently be 19th in a queue.
@bertpalmer Yur. But LR will auto-generate 1:1 preview on entering Develop module on an image, right? So pre-generating speeds up my flow.
@bertpalmer I think this is the article that made up my mind: mosaicarchive.com/2013/06/12/whe… <— is it over-simplifying?
@bertpalmer (I normally generate 1:1 previews while making tea before I sit down for a session.)
@bertpalmer Well, yeah, but I don’t think that gives you any benefit over having 1:1 previews, does it?
@bertpalmer (Or external storage, at least…)
@bertpalmer …disconnected storage.
@bertpalmer Is it? I read quite a lot about them and couldn’t really see the benefit over full-size previews if you didn’t have….
@bertpalmer I really must learn to read all the release notes.
@bertpalmer Cool, ta.
Oh! I hadn’t noticed the Auto Upright Correction in Lightroom before. When did that arrive?
SirPatStew Very happy now it’s out there. variety.com/2014/tv/news/s…
@adambanksdotcom It’s amazing how far down that article I managed to get before I worked out what sport it was about!
@lmackenz Yum.
@DWBUXTON @mattgemmell :) I’m just off to work in @BaristasBristol, whose tables are exactly the right height to stand at with the Air.
@mattgemmell Yeah. I think half my problem is that the Air gets used when I’m working from cafes so I don’t get so much chair choice.
danielpunkass Episode 34 of the Debug podcast is a thoughtful examination, primarily by women, of the problem of sexism in tech: imore.com/debug-34-sexis…
Rocks. instagram.com/p/nYACobpC3W/
*waves at @NPAS_Filton from the Portway*
mattgemmell I wrote about being productive on small screens, like an 11” Air, with some suggestions for helpful utilities. mattgemmell.com/small-screen-p…
@mattgemmell …the Air is lovely, but it gives me back pain to use for more than an hour or two. I *think* that’s because the screen’s low.
@mattgemmell Thinking it over, I think my main reason for preferring my desktop even for simple writing tasks is actually screen *height*…
@galg Mine too, sadly. Just an idea :)
lukejerram How many notes a second? youtube.com/watch?v=Y0nDhQ… This is an old streetpiano in St.Pancras that’s just been replaced by a newer one.
I seem to be on a bit of a poached egg theme for brunch this week. instagram.com/p/nXnQ-dpCwC/
tldrwikipedia Chief executive officer. pic.twitter.com/NYU1jqWmfB
@antimitch (And if you want my detailed first impressions from 2011: gothick.org.uk/2011/03/20/rev… ) :D
@antimitch Yeah, I’d say so. Looks good, works well, web & app interface keep improving. Pretty nice.
@antimitch Think I got them from Amazon, but it’s been years.
@hayles Yeah, most of ‘em are just passing through.
@bexxi You are the “almost” in my rule.
@Shonette Hemingway cocktails? Short and punchy? And prone to writing about bullfighting and civil war?
@hayles My only bathroom *is* the ensuite.
*deletes “unrecognised person” readings*
Things I’ve learned from having a @Withings scale: almost anyone left alone in a bathroom with a scale will weigh themselves.
Watching _Black Books_.
“No, Eurasia looks fine to me. Only a few minor changes…” — Genghis Khan.
Aww. Thanks for the pressie, @liftapp! pic.twitter.com/N7Q2QGJExv
fanf dotat.at/:/G64LT - OpenSSL: The Internet is being protected by two guys named Steve.
“Only a few minor changes…” A phrase to strike terror into the heart of any designer or developer.
New Natalie Merchant album to be released May 6th :) nataliemerchant.com/splash/
theloop Unpickable bike lock - loopu.in/PHlv7o
Think I may stay in Cafe du Jour for a while… instagram.com/p/nS9QsfpC3t/
Normally I just delete them, but today’s turned out quite nice! Something to do with the 10mm lens and the light from the windows.
Before I head out with the camera, I always take a test snap in my lounge to make sure it’s got a card in, etc. pic.twitter.com/utuYeZQ0wq
@BenPark I’m using the Female British voice. Didn’t even remember that I’d had a choice…
@BenPark So are a lot of things I’ve never seen. Friend made me watch The Goonies last week.
@BenPark I never saw The Weakest Link. Just sounded desperately hammy to me.
@BenPark I’m guessing it’s a matter of opinion. I thought the shite-awful British voice was removed in the previous release…
qikipedia OCD worst nightmare… pic.twitter.com/WirFKJNSCU
Ihnatko VERY cool: a new, culturally-progressive, ADA-compliant, Creative Commons “accessibility” icon. accessibleicon.org/icon.html
Namesake. instagram.com/p/nQfb0dpC0L/
Just jogged past a @LeighWoodsNT foraging group ;) *waves*
chris_coltrane Huff Po often don’t pay contributors. I *love* this email from a man who so kindly and thoughtfully turned them down. heterocephalusgabler.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/im-…
Mmmmbrunch. flickr.com/photos/matt_gi…
Poaching vine.co/v/MvKD9E2vYw3
@Shonette Boom! vine.co/v/MvKD9E2vYw3
@Shonette Use really fresh eggs.
@ef060372 might not risk it, myself..pic.twitter.com/4chNX8CRbWbW
Has there been some astounding leap in spam, or have @FastMailFM’s normally-excellent filters suddenly choked today?
(last photo by @goswoppit…)
Hah! Old pics of me appearing on FB. This hat was later destroyed by rain during a croquet match #verybritishproblems pic.twitter.com/FDdVfyFbo7
scttor I’ve been working on a new aeropress method @marcoarment. Results so far have been mixed. pic.twitter.com/IDylaZdnV7
@BenPark @Thehappyfatgirl Sometimes it’s great, but it’s un-great or does this too often to rely on it. pic.twitter.com/OxsbzBzJU7
@Thehappyfatgirl “OK. I’ve set a llama on a mime for you.”
@MizzWorthy *flaunts ears*
@Thehappyfatgirl Only way of doing it without unlocking: Hold home button. Tell Siri “Set an alarm for 9am”. Sometimes it might even work ;)
@Thehappyfatgirl …alarm it should be one tap. But there’s no way of doing it from the drag-up-from-the-bottom shortcuts.
@Thehappyfatgirl When you go into the Clock app from its own icon, it remembers the last screen you were on, so if you only use…
@Thehappyfatgirl You can’t. That’s actually a timer icon.
@Spikey_Pikey This is last night’s purchase. I *should* probably have had some this morning, but I’d forgotten I bought it…
@Spikey_Pikey This is what happens if you have to walk home past Aldi when you’re drunk, apparently. Not proud of myself.
@MizzWorthy From now on, when I go for a walk, I will be “parading my nose”.
“Extra trimmed” bacon? Oh. I see what you did there. #marketing pic.twitter.com/vv0pwSCquG
@hondanhon What’s the question there? How to remove the pointless “FALSE” radio button?
@JessTheChemist Surely the proper British approach would be to run him through with your umbrella?
@liveindetail Nostalgia. Used to have exactly that printer.
PC Loadletter, the computer cop. #characteridea
@Bob_at_BH So what? As long as yours is as good, there are plenty of people who prefer native.
MeredithFrost Possibly the greatest quest of our time. Man strives to own every VHS copy of ‘Speed’ on earth uproxx.com/filmdrunk/2014… pic.twitter.com/4AbkGI3wKU
catmachine What? Only Forward by @ememess is 20 years old? How is this possible? #timedilation Not read it? Where’ve you been? j.mp/onlyFWD
babyshamblesuk The Libertines: It’s official, we’re HEADLINING BST Hyde Park 5th July with special guests The Pogues. pic.twitter.com/v0xEYKpe3Q
@Kavey Maybe I should fetch my boat, then…
Morning all. Feeling surprisingly chipper despite my “sheltering from the rain” for two hours in Zazu’s last night :)
@Indiechops indeed :D
@faerietalefoody All your fault. #negroni pic.twitter.com/xnGKrLU4bw
@farktronix @Padraig Cool, is cdecl still going? Remember using it to figure out this stuff circa 1992!
Yes, it stopped raining. Nevertheless, still “sheltering”. instagram.com/p/nLuW37pC_L/
Sheltering from sudden rain in Zazu’s Kitchen. instagram.com/p/nLlFgTpC_x/
@djbender 3:30am, next Tuesday morning: *Bing!* “No I’m not!” *Bing!* “No I’m not!” *Bing!* “No I’m not!”
All right. Courier with smaller van turned up early. New washing machine fitted and working. Thank you fixer Hilary of @johnlewisretail :)
@waiyeehong Sorry, too late! See you there — I’m assuming @DanBurgerJoint won’t disappoint anyone and is finding 200,000 extra tables :D
netculture So. Very. True. “The Coffee Cycle” geeksaresexy.net/2014/04/24/the…
@ahnlak So do I, but c5 seems better for certain applications, e.g. giving non-techy user ability to edit blocks of content on single page.
@ahnlak Also: In that case, don’t bother trying to get into concrete5.
@ahnlak Sorry, that reply was easy to read. Could you re-do it as Vine?
Ah, yes, let’s do all our documentation in video tutorials. That’ll make them easy to search and keep up to date.
Wielding the +5 Pot Of Waking Up. instagram.com/p/nKzOMupCzK/
@wilshipley IT’S BEHIND YOU!
StephenMangan Doh! Man with giant ‘MURDER’ tattoo on neck wants it removed ‘cos he’s on trial for murder. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
Right. Can I go back to bed now, please, and try again tomorrow?
@blackspear @bexxi Normally if your corporate culture is that screwed, your recovery process ain’t great, either.
@blackspear @bexxi I’m not sure I’ve ever found a company that was great at recovering from cock-ups but cocked up all the time.
MickDickinson Breaking: Gardeners wrong to put ‘crocks’ in plant pots - bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-mag… (gutted)
You should always judge a company more on how it recovers from problems than on whether it has problems in the first place, I feel.
See, this is why I use John Lewis: Nice lady called Hilary has already arranged re-delivery with a smaller van for tomorrow morning.
Upgraded to the new Akismet anti-spam on your blog? There’s a new setting to discard the worst of the worst: blog.akismet.com/2014/04/23/the…
@wood5y @waiyeehong I wonder if delivery and disposal could be combined in some kind of energy-saving funicular trebuchet?
The_No_Show In my day with didn’t “engage” with a brand, we interfaced to discover sympathetic brand synergies just as god intended.
@wood5y @waiyeehong I wouldn’t mind them recycling the *old* one like that…
@waiyeehong They’re rescheduling. Presumably with a smaller van.
Arse. Woken up by John Lewis at 7:30 to let me know my new washer dryer is coming. Just called to say they can’t get the van down my road.
@salisbury_matt Nah. Gradle.
@thomasvenables Was it deliberate?
In a webinar.
Someone on the Internet is Wrong. However: #NDA. Damn it.
@waiyeehong @hayles @amberanima I think the scrambling actually went OK. Not sure about cook & extraction.
@hayles @waiyeehong @amberanima How long do you think I should boil the egg?
@waiyeehong @hayles @amberanima I’m going to try it. Now.
@waiyeehong @amberanima @hayles Wow. And Max Headroom’s doing the voiceover, too.
@waiyeehong @amberanima @hayles If you can you must try it. And video it for us.
(Is there still a Nott Legal in Bristol?)
catherine_mayer The 8 best law firm names in England (the winner is Wright Hassall) legalcheek.com/2014/04/the-8-… via @MarksLarks
@amberanima @hayles My guess: we’d use it exactly once. Might as well go out for a nice meal instead.
@hayles Christ, did they mean to send the application to JML and get confused?
@robot_tiger My pleasure. I’m seeing Nicki tomorrow, she’ll be happy to hear that :)
petapixel Lytro unveils the ‘Illum,’ a beautiful beast of a light-field camera: goo.gl/bchrM7
@tsunimee Yeah. My last company were still dragging themselves out of the eighties on that score, too.
@tsunimee I think I should probably have faxed them a cheque or something.
@tsunimee Residents’ Parking Scheme.
@tsunimee …weird, political replies to really benign tweets from days ago because people are trawling Twitter to argue about it.
@tsunimee I thought I’d get the clarification in early. The RPS is really controversial round here; I’ve had…
@Mouse_House Thank you. My last work gave us £100 John Lewis voucher for a Christmas bonus one year, so it was basically free, too :D
…just have typed into the email in one or two sentences. I’d only been “refused” a permit because I hadn’t actually paid yet!
To clarify, the sigh was for the council emailing me a badly-extensioned proprietary-format document to tell me something they could…
@chris_j_hughes Residents’ Parking Scheme.
Crawling around on my hands and knees photographing a rug for a friend’s website. Ho hum. pic.twitter.com/JOVdrzIref
@xabl Oh, only because I hadn’t paid. Somehow I’d got the idea that they’d confirm how much I owed before I had to make the payment.
@matt_fwyalchen It could hardly be worse, unless they emailed me a score with the message in Morse code.
@ahnlak It was only because I’d not paid.
@ahnlak Residents’ Parking Scheme.
Council have emailed me a Word document with a .doc.docx extension to tell me that they’ve refused my RPS application. Sigh.
@benjohnbarnes Tweetie. imore.com/hall-fame-lore…
benjohnbarnes Help – I need examples of fairly high profile iOS App sales prior to Apple’s changes to make this easier last year.
Current blackbird fledgling status: still hanging around. youtube.com/watch?v=i7m61x…
cakeface How do you know that it was a crazy week? Here is a sign that my co-worker put up at his desk today. pic.twitter.com/jeJXsQy3gg
“Perfect with pecorino!” Yeah. You’ll get Parmesan and lump it, you pretentious packet risotto. #firstworldproblems
@arsenesmagichat It’s not so much the difficulty; I was thinking that a web form would just be cheaper & better than posting paper around…
Watching. instagram.com/p/nDcrnAJC2L/
Bank Holiday #Bristol. instagram.com/p/nDQ31qpC3Q/
Covered. instagram.com/p/nDM-NEJCyu/
Right, that’s enough avian paparazzing for now. Time to get on with my day. pic.twitter.com/4wkW0Agxwx
Garden visitor seems happy with my donation this morning. Perhaps I should have asked him for ID, though. pic.twitter.com/XyZgObWypd
tomroyal Our reporter showed up at the SEA OF GALILEE and was given a LOAF and a FISH, no questions asked. Happy fucking easter from the MoS.
@C_J_Fox Ill? Are you sure you’re not actually dead?
@johnfbraun Aww! Sadly mine’s too shy for me to have snapped him yet. Apparently normal for blackbirds to be on ground for few days, though.
@Mouse_House I have friended you, but bear in mind my @fitbit fell off when I was jogging a couple of weeks ago and I’ve not got a new one!
Dear pub websites: people actually need to get inside your pub to give you money. Try putting your address on your front page.
@johnfbraun You think he’s on Twitter? Might explain why he wasn’t concentrating during the flying lessons.
@skeddy I think you just invented Angry Birds five years too late.
@robot_tiger Well, my friend Nicki published her first last week: amazon.co.uk/Colour-Me-Nico…
Blackbird chick is still wandering around my back yard being fed by parent. Come on, dopey! Fledge! *makes flapping motions*
FishDerekDick Asked to remove hat in London pub for security reasons.»4.40 for pint. Suggested staff wear masks.
@guriben So, so good.