October 2016

@ciphergoth @SimonLandmine For extra points, link it to an obsolete maps website, and hide the entire site behind a Flash intro.

2:17 PM, Oct 31st, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ciphergoth

@mattwritescode ICMP is boring. Oh, sorry, I thought that was an echo request.

1:49 PM, Oct 31st, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mattwritescode

@BristolFerry Damn it. Have to work indoors today.

1:34 PM, Oct 31st, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to BristolFerry

@griffinkate I have never heard of A Streetcar Named Bob.

11:17 AM, Oct 31st, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to griffinkate

@NikaHarper Make sure you do it in Marrakech or perhaps somewhere in the Caribbean.

10:31 PM, Oct 30th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to NikaHarper

@chubbybannister Socks and a face pack, I reckon.

10:39 AM, Oct 30th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to chubbybannister

@porthjess Gimme three minutes and it will be :D

7:28 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to porthjess

@brentsimmons I’d read your tweet but it’s stuck at “Waiting”.

7:03 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to brentsimmons

@CharlieEsq_ Bao place awesome. Try not to fall backwards off the decking if you sit outside though. #fooddangers

5:54 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to CharlieEsq_

@CharlieEsq_ @hayles 🐷🐽🐖

5:52 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to CharlieEsq_

@hayles @CharlieEsq_ Clearly I *need* to decide for myself.

5:49 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to hayles

@CharlieEsq_ So, *do* they have one of those boxing gloves on a concertina? PS *waves from ferry*

5:46 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to CharlieEsq_

@CharlieEsq_ May have just been teething problems. First week’s never easy, is it?

5:37 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to CharlieEsq_

@CharlieEsq_ Had some fine bao downstairs yesterday. Been told good and bad things about 🐷 place.

5:36 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to CharlieEsq_

@CharlieEsq_ WW?

5:33 PM, Oct 29th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to CharlieEsq_

@chubbybannister Hey, at least he found the button.

7:33 PM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to chubbybannister

@DJFLevesley @FelicityMorse IKEA do a flat-pack one. I think it’s called PÖNTIF.

7:27 PM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to DJFLevesley

@hayles Ah, nice. Poked my nose in the Pigsty last week but haven’t eaten there yet.

6:55 PM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to hayles

@hayles Did you lunch at Wapping Wharf too?

6:54 PM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to hayles

@FozzTexx They had direct communication before the Great Hegemonising Virus of 2258. Now they’re airgapping for safety.

5:25 PM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to FozzTexx

@TechCorrect Naming my new band The Maxint Pasties.

4:26 PM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS

@WokyKo Thanks! pic.twitter.com/TLwH1B3dta

3:52 PM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac

@steevbishop I wasn’t using macOS for work at the time!

3:31 PM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to steevbishop

@mcelhearn Did you reboot? Worked for me. App Store always do bloody flaky.

10:09 AM, Oct 28th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to mcelhearn

@DazeEnd Sorry; I’m not sure I’d even know where to look. If it is, it’s not headlining…

8:33 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to DazeEnd

@s_m_i @nfkadam talk.bizarre forever!

8:30 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to s_m_i

@DazeEnd Watching it now on Apple TV Apple Events channel.

8:27 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to DazeEnd

@ahnlak My budget doesn’t run quite that far back ;)

7:54 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to ahnlak

@toddmotto xkcd.com/806/ ;)

4:53 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to toddmotto

@toddmotto IT STOPS THE VIRUS OF FREEDOM, CITIZEN.

4:49 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to toddmotto

@domwakeling Well spotted. It’s made by Diamine. thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduct.ph…

2:31 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to domwakeling

@domwakeling (Oh, and Leigh Woods, a fair old walk from my front door.)

2:25 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to domwakeling

@domwakeling My “everyday carry” is the Parker Urban. Pilot Namiki black ink. flic.kr/p/Lx1Svr

2:24 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to domwakeling

@danbarker Yup. For some years, though I can’t remember when I first heard about it. Before the Jeopardy appearance, I think.

12:38 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to danbarker

@ChidgChidg Oh, wait, that’s phished, not hackers ;)

12:36 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to ChidgChidg

@ChidgChidg I am a Nigerian prince and I will agree with you and send you ONE MILLION DOLLARS if you just send me your bank details.

12:36 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to ChidgChidg

@Easybourne This may be the time to deploy an ombudsman.

12:24 PM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to Easybourne

@tomasmcguinness …and I seem to remembe@benjohnbarneses having similar problems with the iOS version.

9:25 AM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to gothick

@tomasmcguinness What platform? As someone who maintains an app that talks, I’d love it if Android gave you the bloody option to code that.

9:25 AM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to tomasmcguinness

@RellyAB Yeah. At this point the Mac is feeling more like “least worst” than “best”.

9:22 AM, Oct 27th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to RellyAB

@aallan (I have, sadly, run Windows 10 quite a lot recently, and dear Christ, it’s still pretty awful. Maybe Surface is better.)

7:36 PM, Oct 26th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to aallan

@aallan Do you feel, as I do, that the last few years of Apple has softened you up for a change?

7:36 PM, Oct 26th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to aallan

@mcelhearn Noted. If you’re considering a switch, my tip for avoidance is the incompetent banditry that is npower.

7:34 PM, Oct 26th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mcelhearn

@mcelhearn (Last time my supplier pissed me off I used the ofgem data to pick a new one!)

6:22 PM, Oct 26th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mcelhearn

@mcelhearn I wonder if you’re unlucky or the rest are truly bloody terrible. ofgem.gov.uk/consumers/ener… pic.twitter.com/QTNqiZKDPG

6:21 PM, Oct 26th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mcelhearn

@AshleyEsqueda The 27” retina iMac price point felt quite painful, too, but I still bought one. Worth if it most of your work is done there.

5:49 PM, Oct 26th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to AshleyEsqueda

@bleedsixcolors @dmoren You know, I *think* this might mean I could control my clunky old X-10 lights with the Echo. Scary.

6:36 PM, Oct 25th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to bleedsixcolors

@hayles Surely that should read Holy Health Breakthrough, BATMAN!

2:05 PM, Oct 25th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to hayles from Bristol

@_pigeons_ twitter.com/clickbaitrobot…

4:09 PM, Oct 24th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac

@mathowie Wonder what happens if someone mistakenly sets their recovery email address to your email address?

11:26 PM, Oct 23rd, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mathowie

@jontangerine I’ve swum in there.

10:46 PM, Oct 23rd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to jontangerine

@saltwateritch Nostalgia :D pic.twitter.com/WWP3Buyyl3

11:07 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to saltwateritch

@saltwateritch Hah! I only have to get up as far as Hope Chapel and I still feel like I need “steadying” quite often.

4:52 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to saltwateritch

@hondanhon Oh Christ.

3:52 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to hondanhon

@RedQueenCoder @mdhughes @jterhorst That’s programming. The ability to sew your foot back on with one hand while the other’s still shooting.

3:42 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RedQueenCoder

@RedQueenCoder @mdhughes @jterhorst …much more important than trying to code for possible futures that may never arrive.

3:40 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RedQueenCoder

@RedQueenCoder @mdhughes @jterhorst Whatever’s cleanest at the moment is all you need. Refactoring in face of real future changes…

3:39 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RedQueenCoder

@ahnlak Wasn’t it just a montage of people fighting against a background of a burning crisps aisle?

3:33 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to ahnlak

@RedQueenCoder @mdhughes @jterhorst (Though if someone might want to leave/join your game at an arbitrary position a list would be easier.)

3:31 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RedQueenCoder

@RedQueenCoder @mdhughes @jterhorst No reason not to.

3:27 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RedQueenCoder

@RedQueenCoder @jterhorst @mdhughes But you’re asking for trouble with a card game, beloved example of CS textbooks everywhere 😃 ♣️

3:25 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RedQueenCoder

@RedQueenCoder @jterhorst @mdhughes No, I can’t recall using one in the last decade or two. Well, not one I wrote myself, at least.

3:24 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RedQueenCoder

@RedQueenCoder @jterhorst Sorry. It’s what sprang to my mind first, too. Call it a “ring” instead as a compromise ;)

3:21 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RedQueenCoder

@ahnlak No baskets, no thyme/Nor any hope for mankind/A Tesco Express.

3:18 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to ahnlak

@chubbybannister Ideal Chinese/chippy.

3:03 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to chubbybannister

@C_J_Fox It’s mostly practice and the ability to cope with dreadful puns.

2:07 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to C_J_Fox

@C_J_Fox Well done. Doing the cryptic right now and it’s a bugger.

1:44 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to C_J_Fox

@_pigeons_ *Waves*

1:43 PM, Oct 22nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to _pigeons_

@HungryTrees @BeardyHowse Hah! Excellent that there’s an account for this. Here’s a yew that’s eating a parish wall..twitter.com/i/web/status/7…tJ

6:57 PM, Oct 21st, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to HungryTrees

@chubbybannister Wonder how hard it is to stage entirely fake FB communities and try feeding them something preposterous.

9:15 AM, Oct 20th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to chubbybannister

@benjohnbarnes …but it’s hard to tell what difference it might make to binocular vision with a brain doing a lot of processing.

9:02 AM, Oct 20th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to benjohnbarnes

@benjohnbarnes Aperture shape doesn’t make much difference to things in focus—many (most?) camera apertures aren’t circular, for example…

9:01 AM, Oct 20th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to benjohnbarnes

@MillieBooLewis Yes, it was excellent. Just not really the cheery pick-me-up I probably needed!

12:12 AM, Oct 20th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to MillieBooLewis

@benjohnbarnes Someone’s definitely done this, but I haven’t found comparison round/cateye shots photo.net/classic-camera…

10:47 PM, Oct 19th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to benjohnbarnes

@CharlieEsq_ *Checks room for hidden cameras*

10:43 PM, Oct 19th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to CharlieEsq_

@benjohnbarnes …presumably a pre-lens aperture wouldn’t be in the right place to simulate a sheep.

5:51 PM, Oct 19th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to benjohnbarnes

@benjohnbarnes The only playing with aperture I’ve been tempted to do was for bokeh: diyphotography.net/diy_create_you… …

5:51 PM, Oct 19th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to benjohnbarnes

@benjohnbarnes Yah. Produced some quite odd results. pic.twitter.com/Djpvl6LQFR

5:50 PM, Oct 19th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to benjohnbarnes

@benjohnbarnes Only thing I’ve used was a lensbaby.com lens (with interchangeable-lens cameras the aperture is in the lens.)

10:05 AM, Oct 19th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to benjohnbarnes

@FoxHedgehog @BrendanLarvor “Julian, I hear there’s an ethernet port at the top of the mountain. You just have to roll the laptop up there.”

11:17 PM, Oct 18th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to FoxHedgehog

@_pigeons_ I’ve decided I’m going to call it Whapping Warf from now on.

3:45 PM, Oct 18th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac

@Smylers2 @griffinkate Double quotes to the rescue! twitter.com/search?q=%40gr…

3:37 PM, Oct 18th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to Smylers2

@shezza_t Yur. Means I eat more healthily too, as I’ve normally got a decent meal in.

8:36 AM, Oct 18th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to shezza_t

@porthjess Morning!

8:34 AM, Oct 18th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to porthjess

@chrisphin Thank you. Just tried that and it worked a treat.

11:21 PM, Oct 17th, 2016 via Twitter Web Client in reply to chrisphin

@BonjourBlogger I had a 50mm in my hand when I read that.

1:17 PM, Oct 17th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to BonjourBlogger

@hatsandbikes Couldn’t you just ask them not to stand so… Sorry. I’ll get my coat.

3:43 PM, Oct 16th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to hatsandbikes

@cybermango IT’S A TRAP.

12:59 PM, Oct 16th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to cybermango

@MarkTaylorFood I have no sense of scale here :D pic.twitter.com/lF70nEBqDe

11:19 AM, Oct 16th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to MarkTaylorFood

@ZazusKitchen225 Nice one. flic.kr/p/Mg6eaR

9:22 PM, Oct 15th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac

@majicDave Your tweet just switched off my Blu-ray player in the middle of a film.

8:44 PM, Oct 15th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to majicDave

@psidnell Yup. Might try it next time. Went for eggs Benedict myself.

1:58 PM, Oct 15th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to psidnell

@AdamTurks @BBC6MorningShow @laurenlaverne Snap! pic.twitter.com/9pdWPxvae4

11:34 AM, Oct 14th, 2016 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to AdamTurks

@aajuk Thanks for the lift! That was much nicer than walking all the way home.

12:09 AM, Oct 14th, 2016 via Twitter for Mac

@antimitch It’s lush. And hard to take a good photo of.

1:17 PM, Oct 13th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to antimitchy

@siracusa Lightroom tip for finding sensor dust: Develop->Spot healing tool->”Visualize Spots”. pic.twitter.com/3BHegK1qQs

10:08 AM, Oct 7th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac

@Bristolvor I am surprised by how well it went. Magnetic catches so there’s easy access, too.

8:31 PM, Oct 6th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to Bristolvor

@antimitch Ta.

6:43 PM, Oct 5th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to antimitch