October 2014

@mousedogbaby Likewise. Yes!

3:24 PM, Oct 31st, 2014 via Echofon in reply to mousedogbaby

@hayles @stockbakery Yes it does :D cafesigns.tumblr.com/post/101421397…

2:55 PM, Oct 31st, 2014 via Echofon in reply to hayles

@BristolFerry :D

1:51 PM, Oct 31st, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to BristolFerry

@mousedogbaby Aww! Near miss! X If it’s holding a camera, looking distracted, and near a harbour, it’s probably me!

1:36 PM, Oct 31st, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to mousedogbaby

@mousedogbaby Yeah? At bottom of fountain steps right now. Will only be here for five mins as ferry going soon…

1:33 PM, Oct 31st, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to mousedogbaby

@jukesie Didn’t everyone else do that back in March?

11:55 AM, Oct 31st, 2014 via Echofon in reply to jukesie

@panic The email “Click Here to Unlock Coda” didn’t do anything for me—just a heads-up; I registered manually fine.pic.twitter.com/rJ9ZW0gEBdd

9:44 AM, Oct 31st, 2014 via Echofon

@Bufty_Grifter Like, nobody can do Powderfinger better than Neil Young, but the Cowboy Junkies’ version is still splendid.

9:00 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bufty_Grifter

@Bufty_Grifter Many of mine are “Brilliant takes on the idea, but not *quite* as great as the originals”.

8:59 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bufty_Grifter

@Bufty_Grifter On my list :D

8:58 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bufty_Grifter

@Bufty_Grifter Am now going through my “Brilliant Covers” playlist. All your fault.

8:55 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bufty_Grifter

@Bufty_Grifter The Communards’ version of Loverman (Oh Where Can You Be?)?

8:54 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bufty_Grifter

@PeelingLaminate @Bufty_Grifter Seconded!

8:49 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to PeelingLaminate

@Bufty_Grifter Okay. I also nominate Japan’s I Second That Emotion, The White Stripes’ One More Cup of Coffee, and Lydia Lunch’s Spooky.

8:43 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bufty_Grifter

@Bufty_Grifter All Along The Watchtower. Hendrix, and, possibly more controversially, U2, I’d say.

8:37 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to Bufty_Grifter

@Kavey The beer chocolate pud was lush. Here it is (with clotted cream ice cream subbed for the cream.) pic.twitter.com/XF9Z3lEuD5

3:41 PM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Kavey

@ahnlak I prefer my bacon to arrive in rashers. #squeamish

8:23 AM, Oct 30th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to ahnlak

@razziphoto Interesting, ta. I’ve not seen a problem since, and it’s never happened on the Air, so maybe it’s just some rare circumstance…

9:06 AM, Oct 29th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to razziphoto

@tsunimee Well, if he’s seeing double then you’re twice as beautiful…

11:16 PM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to tsunimee

@johnfbraun (And if he had, the Sermon on the Mount would’ve had more snark, I reckon.)

7:48 PM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to johnfbraun

@johnfbraun *He* didn’t have to cope with chocolate Santas appearing in the supermarkets in July.

7:47 PM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to johnfbraun

@shezza_t I feel extra-lucky now :D Try not to get washed away on the way home.

2:29 PM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to shezza_t

@dwbuxton @DawnParry Thanks :)

1:18 PM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to davebuxtonphoto

@shezza_t Sharknado!?

12:26 PM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to shezza_t

@BrisBeerFactory When you get where you’re going, buy a lottery ticket.

9:52 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to BrisBeerFactory

@razziphoto All I needed was a reboot, it seems. Hope you’re as lucky.

9:39 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to razziphoto

@razziphoto And that would be the swooping sound of an email being sent successfully. Also Mail.app on Yosemite. Thanks @FastMailFM :)

9:39 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to razziphoto

@FastMailFM @razziphoto Ta! Okay, maybe it is just me. Works from my other Mac. Hang on, I’m going to reboot this beast.

9:30 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to FastMail

@razziphoto @FastMailFM Well, at least I know I’m not alone. Thanks!

9:24 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to razziphoto

@bristol247 Hang on, though, spelling aside, does that mean there’s a nighttime tearoom in Bristol?

9:23 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to bristol247

@christianrt Working from home means I can normally nip in when things are likely to be quiet. I’ll try the one at Clifton Down.

9:17 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to christianrt

@boagworld Yeah, my guess is they sneak in when I’m out drinking the night before.

9:16 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to boagworld

@christianrt I gotta do that.

9:15 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to christianrt

@FastMailFM Any problems with SMTP at the mo? Having trouble sending (mail.messagingengine.com:587)

9:07 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon

@SimpleLampoon @headfirstonly @rickilee On the other side of the street, a woman takes a taste of her “tea” and retches.

8:54 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to SimpleLampoon

@dangusset Eucalyptus?

8:48 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to dangusset

@guriben And I’ll be paying it on Friday 30th Penury.

8:41 AM, Oct 28th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to guriben

@guriben Fucktover.

10:35 PM, Oct 27th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to guriben

@PeterShallard Heads up: I’m getting a blank page for that and every other post I’ve just tried loading on your site. pic.twitter.com/jQuv7bZu7P

3:10 PM, Oct 27th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to PeterShallard

@skeddy I waited until Photokina was over in case there were any Canon announcements, too. Gah!

7:45 AM, Oct 27th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to skeddy

@Kavey Yup, sounds good to me x.

6:27 PM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Kavey

@Kavey I just re-watched an episode of Life on Mars where Sam’s in 1973 and hears Pulp’s _Disco 2000_ on the radio…

5:02 PM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Kavey

@ToM_BaL Well, I’m glad I got to it while it was still yellow rather than just rust :)

4:50 PM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to ToM_BaL

@Dichohecho I had my eyes on the road today, too :) pic.twitter.com/ljQYKu0Nbo

4:49 PM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Dichohecho

@guriben No, they’re not *that* heavy. It was broken when I got here.

11:21 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to guriben

@BristolCouncil That sadly-broken bench is on Queens Road, corner Victoria Square/Lansdown Place. Grateful if you could report! Ta.

11:20 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS

@guriben Just leave it until midnight and reboot it. #hardwarehacking

11:14 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to guriben

@psidnell On the plus side, I won with the central heating timer, because going to change it I noticed I’d forgotten it back in March…

10:53 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Twitter Web Client in reply to psidnell

@ShabbyBean Quick! Send it to boarding school!

10:41 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to ShabbyBean

@archidave …but seems sad that the only solution we can find is to make it a gated area.

10:40 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to archidave

@archidave Yup. Certainly it looks to be a problem area; booze cans, a billion fag ends, piles of blankets, etc…

10:39 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to archidave

@markrglover Welsh Back, looking across to Redcliffe Back.

10:37 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to markrglover

@charlie_cat_esq Sadly, you probably can’t make 15000% markup on wax.

10:32 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to CharlieEsq_

@charlie_cat_esq I imagine the meeting went, “We spent millions on advertising building a brand for something nobody wants. No what!?”

10:31 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to CharlieEsq_

@charlie_cat_esq Yeah, saw that last night and had similar reaction.

10:30 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to CharlieEsq_

@rosechild Oh, gawd. They can go on for bloody hours. *sympathy*

9:58 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to rosechild

@iamdanw Careful. That means it’s probably sneaking up behind you.

9:57 AM, Oct 26th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to iamdanw

@malvernrunner Look on the bright side: could be both!

10:44 PM, Oct 25th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to malvernrunner

@JustGetFlux Is there an easy way of checking if I have the latest version? Thanks!

6:03 PM, Oct 25th, 2014 via Echofon

@polly_lop28 Plus ten points for realising that your TV’s been blasting out reruns of Morse on the Drama channel since 2am.

8:54 AM, Oct 25th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to polly_lop28

@Picklechu It was really good. I had a feeling I’d like it, just from the cast list.

11:39 PM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to Picklechu

@Jiimbo_Baggins @NetflixUK Yup. pic.twitter.com/98UHjudiA2

9:13 PM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to Jiimbo_Baggins

@Bufty_Grifter Some, yeah. But it didn’t feel it. Possibly just because I’m used to the harbourside.

8:13 PM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bufty_Grifter

@thekarleighshow Thank you. The harbour can be surprisingly quiet of an early evening. It’s nice.

8:13 PM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to thekarleighshow

@anna_debenham Yes. In both cases, given a sufficiently large hammer and enough anger, anything can be made to fit.

8:12 PM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to anna_debenham

@shezza_t Needs a big Easter bunny stood next to it for effect.

1:38 PM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to shezza_t

@chrismarquardt I believe you can override by creating a shortcut as if one didn’t already exist.

12:32 PM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to chrismarquardt

@waiyeehong Yup. It helps that I’ve been the person doing the reading on many occasions.

11:36 AM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to waiyeehong

@archidave Believe me, the shirt size has never been on there…

11:09 AM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to archidave

@ahnlak Probably. But not on mine, because it’s a US one I got cheap for testing, and can’t be set to a UK account.

9:57 AM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to ahnlak

@ahnlak That does rather involve buying a PS3, though. Fire TV probably cheapest way of trying on a device I actually use for video…

9:56 AM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to ahnlak

@ahnlak (I mostly want it for watching stuff while I’m lying on the floor stretching my back. Suspending 32” telly above head sub-optimal.)

9:55 AM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to ahnlak

@ahnlak And @AmazonVideoUK isn’t available on the Apple TV, either, otherwise I’d have tried it there already…

9:54 AM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to ahnlak

@hayles As in, you avoided the area, or you couldn’t stop yourself from going in?

9:08 AM, Oct 24th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to hayles

@Bristol52 Also, is chocolate on your list twice over? I like that in a list…

1:36 PM, Oct 22nd, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bristol52

@Bristol52 I’d have thought the Smiths in the Galleries would be the best bet. Used to be a couple of indie stationers, but no more.

1:34 PM, Oct 22nd, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bristol52

@simonmaddox Tried doing it from iTunes?

1:32 PM, Oct 22nd, 2014 via Echofon in reply to simonmaddox

@ahnlak It probably does!

8:37 AM, Oct 22nd, 2014 via Echofon in reply to ahnlak

@ahnlak :D

8:34 AM, Oct 22nd, 2014 via Echofon in reply to ahnlak

@benjohnbarnes Flickr’s “Park or Bird” write-up seems to show that they can recognise sunsets with their neural net! code.flickr.net/2014/10/20/int…

8:23 AM, Oct 22nd, 2014 via Echofon

@OldRoberts953 MAXIMUM POWER!

7:58 PM, Oct 21st, 2014 via Echofon in reply to OldRoberts953

@JustinRoby @headfirstonly What time is it where you are? I might have another try in the first half of the day… But could be zone, yeah.

10:46 PM, Oct 20th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to JustinRoby

@JustinRoby @headfirstonly I can set Sunday as first day of week in Calendar prefs. If I do it previews/prints with Monday…

10:42 PM, Oct 20th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to JustinRoby

@JustinRoby @headfirstonly Maybe it’s timezone (or time?) related, then. Whatever day I choose for on-screen cal, it prints one day later…

10:39 PM, Oct 20th, 2014 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to JustinRoby

@Bristol52 Well, I’m no plant expert. But I kept my tag :D

5:27 PM, Oct 20th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bristol52

@Bristol52 It looks very much like a plant I have here. Calathea roseopicta?

5:15 PM, Oct 20th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Bristol52

@stroughtonsmith I like the clear message in the Spotlight window, but the OS X Help link is as reliable as expected. pic.twitter.com/HbUYrtoakk

12:37 PM, Oct 18th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to stroughtonsmith

@_pigeons_ And bear in mind you can just come borrow some :D

11:28 AM, Oct 18th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to _pigeons_

@_pigeons_ Heh. Well, I think it was probably mostly Chris Fowler and China Miéville. Try Miéville’s Perdido Street Station…

11:27 AM, Oct 18th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to _pigeons_

@_pigeons_ Also: this is why I was confused: bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

9:39 AM, Oct 18th, 2014 via Echofon

@_pigeons_ :) pic.twitter.com/nYdgb1LqRa

9:37 AM, Oct 18th, 2014 via Echofon

@danvesma The same reason everyone with a Mac on a tight project deadline is currently installing Yosemite.

6:56 PM, Oct 17th, 2014 via Echofon

@timylee Thanks :)

6:53 PM, Oct 17th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to timylee

@freshbooks Speaking of things Canadian (and British): is there a way to get your reports to say “Cheque” rather than “Check”? :D

6:42 PM, Oct 17th, 2014 via Echofon

@dnanian Cool, all updated now. Ta.

5:26 PM, Oct 17th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to dnanian

@donmcallister Somewhat annoyed they don’t let you do that on the small ones any more :(

8:36 AM, Oct 17th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to donmcallister

@Nose_in_a_book Do it. How wrong can it go?

8:23 AM, Oct 17th, 2014 via Echofon in reply to Nose_in_a_book