Matt Gibson (@gothick)

Hotwells, Bristol

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @gothick ever

August 2017

@tsunimee I have tried to answer that via the medium of an Instagram video 😀

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@AmazonHelp Hi! I have Alexa playing music “everywhere” now, which is great. But how do I ask it to go back to playing only in this room?

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(At last! Digital technology that’s about as good as having an FM radio in every room 📻 😀) twitter.com/gothick/status…

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@simongerman600 I was a little worried the first time, especially as I knew of its existence but didn’t know I was..twitter.com/i/web/status/9…A6

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Oooh! Amazon introduced multi-device synchronised music playback on Echoes. *Dances around flat* (Thanks for the heads-up, @b2wshow!)

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AlexWattsEsq Yet another impossible beauty standard for men pic.twitter.com/bckMneBAHK

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 11:42 PM, Aug 29th, 2017 via Twitter Web Client)

ememess @gothick Same spider. Stop it. It’s the one that will finish us all.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 11:35 PM, Aug 29th, 2017 via Twitter Web Client)

Going to put a collar on it next time.

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Not sure if that was the third giant spider I’ve rescued from the bath this week, or the same spider for the third time.

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uliwitness A real-world Remington Steele. O_O twitter.com/kangaroo5383/s…

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MakingBlakes7 As a bank holiday treat, we’re posting one ‘rare’ photograph from each and every episode of . Starting with..twitter.com/i/web/status/9…TE

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“I was just looking for a gimbal and I got distracted…” ift.tt/2wiOzcr pic.twitter.com/l8S30RmSjx

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@buttershug @zeldman If someone’s going to live in a country, they could at least make an attempt to learn the language :D

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dcorsetto This week’s 32 strip is up! stuckat32.com It’s about <3 MY DREAM GIRL <3 pic.twitter.com/FNti8HPLZn

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My Frn. was invalid then, and I think it may still be invalid now. twitter.com/mwichary/statu…

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Just seen _Arrival_. What a fab film.

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That’s probably enough chick peas. pic.twitter.com/MZRpLfxTHN

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Four for a quid. Can’t complain. pic.twitter.com/XX7Qzn4TEN

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@chubbybannister LA LA LAAAA I’M NOT LISTENING *SWITCHES OFF RADIO WITH PAINED FACE* LA LA LAAAA 📻 🙉

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Pottering on my day off. Have found a nice new theme for my 365 site. threesixfive.gothick.org.uk

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marvelatina jessica jones: murders a man with her bare hands

krysten ritter: knits matching sweaters for her & her dog

me: is..twitter.com/i/web/status/9…3h

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 4:39 PM, Aug 26th, 2017 via Twitter Web Client)

SiDawson Batteries are about to improve. A LOT: wired.com/story/bill-joy… (Looks solid. & on the shelves in 2-3 years)

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Woah. Facebook *and* Instagram are down? Okay, I know FB own Insta, but I didn’t think the infrastructure was quite so tied yet.

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@Harkaway FB and Instagram are both down for me, too. Let’s hope it’s not just us they’re coming for.

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Ixwie When u get charged £1.85 by a cash machine to get ur own cash out and it has the cheek to tell u to cover ur pin to prevent getting robbed

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:34 PM, Aug 26th, 2017 via Twitter Web Client)

tedneward Every. Single. Software developer. Must. Take. Note.

YOU can go to jail for the code YOUR BOSS tells you to write. twitter.com/reuters/status…

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brittlestar This just instantly made today better… pic.twitter.com/mAnwSqgA5n

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 10:59 AM, Aug 26th, 2017 via Twitter for iPhone)

(It was named as a tribute to the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs, hence the rather odd spelling.)

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It smells nice, but someone at @ComfortUK should probably have spell-checked “fuchsia” before printing it on thousa..twitter.com/i/web/status/9…vJ

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@RichNeville I think that’s quite insulting to the intellectual capacity of three children.

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RobGMacfarlane Word of the day: “solivagant” - walking about alone; a person who is given to solitary wandering (from the Latin so..twitter.com/i/web/status/9…qe

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@_pigeons_ Sorry! Went before you replied. Probably won’t be long before the next trip, mind. (PS: Did you spot thi..twitter.com/i/web/status/9…sv

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@shezza_t Been gently annoying me for years, though.

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“Fit a couple of curtains,” I thought. “That’ll be done in a morning,” I thought. Still, finished now. pic.twitter.com/7l5AZUxHI3

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@YvetteMorey I’m not in the red; it’s more of a tasteful dusky maroon.

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@_pigeons_ (Besides, would *you* do anything voluntarily that put you in a category with Jeremy Clarkson?) PS: Want anything from IKEA?

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@_pigeons_ Gosh no. Too many people out there who are far more into cars and would enjoy it more than I would.

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@saltwateritch Hey, there’s plenty of messier bits. But I accidentally watched one of those “house doctor” things t..twitter.com/i/web/status/9…Xt

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(Though I’m about to make my third trip to IKEA. Christ.)

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Basic tidying strategy #7: Pay No Attention to the Mess Behind the Curtain. pic.twitter.com/HwuhjjRXAH

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DixonPolice (1/2) If you find an unexploded WWII anti-tank round in your home, PLEASE, don’t drive it to the police department..twitter.com/i/web/status/9…6Z

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 3:53 PM, Aug 23rd, 2017 via Twitter Lite)

@Avon_Stories All I need to do is change out of my decoratey clothes. I’ll be there in ten :D

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Current status: watching paint dry. pic.twitter.com/Qrb4kfmgC9

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Were any other fans wondering where the new Iron Fist stole his look? :D pic.twitter.com/CVXaVMY4Ob

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Cheeseboy22 If you’re ever in a work training and the trainer says, “Okay, get out of your seat, we’re going to do something fun!” Don’t. He’s lying.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 10:14 PM, Aug 22nd, 2017 via Twitter Web Client)

@archidave I am reasonably confident that this structure holds no special interest to anyone, possibly including myself.

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@rolandpavic It certainly doesn’t seem very happy from here.

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sethdarby The most British news headline ever pic.twitter.com/EgxDfvynfA

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 2:00 PM, Aug 21st, 2017 via Twitter Web Client)

Okay. Battery-powered LED spotlights installed in my somewhat scary “cellar storage area*”.

*Damp cave. pic.twitter.com/iwb380CCVG

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@flashboy I reckon he’d still look too healthy to play Bannon.

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@YesStarling @lilydoughball Guiseppes. I’ve always heard good things but never been, possibly because I think of Sa..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…tG

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Tea flavoured by burnt sawdust, or “carpenter’s Lapsang”, as I think of it. ift.tt/2x54cUN pic.twitter.com/0oyJwYKcsY

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It’s important to have the right mug for DIY. ift.tt/2wp0p7H pic.twitter.com/KDany6fQqt

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BadgerSpanner @MitchBenn RickGrohled

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FooFightersUK This has happened tonight in Tokyo. Foo Fighters with Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up youtube.com/watch?v=APmoU7…

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 10:35 PM, Aug 20th, 2017 via Twitter Lite)

@word_geek Right. After yesterday’s Guardians of the Galaxy disaster, tonight I’m trying the Ab Fab movie.

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@stillawake …”I’d like to buy this mirror, please, but only if we see if it can fit in the back of a Fiat Cinquec..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…AH

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@stillawake I got it years back in one of those little shops on St George’s Road. Though it was something of a conditional sale…

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Got to that point about halfway through a decluttering job where I wish I hadn’t started in the first place…twitter.com/i/web/status/8…1C

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@RedQueenCoder Sounds like a good idea. I know a whole bunch of coders who regret having ignored trigonometry lessons in school :D

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totalcharlie Todays @BBCFoodProg on chefs & mental health is exceptional. If you have any interest in food then you must listen bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09…

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@BristolFerry Gawd yes. Terrible thing to happen to a home :(

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Wondered what all the fire engines and police were doing there. Hope nobody was hurt (including @BristolFerry’s Mar..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…zY

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holly_py Boat just exploded in harbour… police, fire engines, helicopters everywhere pic.twitter.com/fMlzls9Qkd

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@thedavebuxton I may have to change my allegiance to another chain just to avoid the bloody music.

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Do all DIY superstores play godawful music all the time, or is it just B&Q?

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@chris_coys @benjohnbarnes I think I’ve only seen this one. If this is a reasonable representation, they can keep the rest of ‘em.

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Maybe I’ve been watching too much , but I think of the design of my new security lights as “seventies dysto..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…wI

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@benjohnbarnes I just found it incomprehensible content-free bollocks. And unfunny incomprehensible content-free bo..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…MK

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I am watching Guardians of the Galaxy. I unfortunately appear to be among the small group of people who do not like Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Al_Chris16 My brother built his dog a separate room in his house ! pic.twitter.com/ayjaEGBzf8

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@truemarmalade @ismh Interesting! Especially as my city has a 20mph speed limit for most of its streets…

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@psidnell I liked the idea of it for two solid years, then gave up on waiting. And I bet it still doesn’t have working “undo”.

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MissFruitypie God fucking forbid anyone look around and notice the natural world when they’re supposed to be making the boss rich..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…9n

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@psidnell I believe them. It’s the main reason I moved to them: they seemed to be able to Get Thing Done, which is..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…4M

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@psidnell @OmniFocus My desktop’s the 27”, so you can see why I prefer it to the Mini :D

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@psidnell Still rather hoping for tags/multiple contexts to come along. Still, it was better than waiting years for..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…uV

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@psidnell @OmniFocus For anything more than trivial, I prefer a nice keyboard and a big screen, as well as the mult..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…oU

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Odd. Ordered some @Duracell batteries. Picked parcel up off doormat, and it was warm. *One* battery is so hot I can’t keep my hand on it!

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@mattleys Lovely place. Went there when I visited my parents, time before last (they live in Kalyves.)

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@chubbybannister It certainly seems to be. They had *every single one* of the things that were on my LoveFilm list…twitter.com/i/web/status/8…cH

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Continuing a theme, I’m not saying that was a big spider I just evicted from my bathroom, but I only noticed it bec..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…Yk

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@alexbcann …shuffle something silly into high priority. I should probably at least go through and make sure all t..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…NE

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@alexbcann The speed I watch it happens anyway! Mind you, sometimes I got too many depressing ones in a row and had to…

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@alexbcann I’m not sure I want the responsibility. I should’ve randomised them before I put them in!

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@benjohnbarnes @Brays_Cottage All I’ve done so far is put my list in, but they had every single one of the 200+ fil..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…RK

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@Brays_Cottage (While I like streaming, I also like weird/old/foreign films, and a DVD rental service has about ten..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…c5

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@Brays_Cottage They seem to be the DVD rental service I should have switched to years back. cinemaparadiso.co.uk

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The way I moved from LoveFilm to Cinema Paradiso seems to have made it so I’ll be renting in alphabetical order. St..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…Yx

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CastIrony I would watch three hours of Ewan McGregor puttering around that little desert hut, drinking space coffee. syfy.com/syfywire/lucas…

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hannahrosewoods I’ve found the greatest business name of all time, and it’s a company of female-only plumbers called Stopcocks. 👏 pic.twitter.com/OZ7ne1hg4x

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 4:55 PM, Aug 18th, 2017 via Twitter Web Client)

Normally I don’t use the subwoofer for . It’s coming in handy today, though :D pic.twitter.com/L160l4ivfi

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I have, of course, hurriedly stopped using the curtain tie-backs and put “dust window ledges” on tomorrow’s thrilling “todo” list.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to gothick

I now have both inflated tyres, and curtain tie-backs. *That’s* how exciting today’s “todo” list is, Twitter. Thank..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…TM

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Oh, yes, I *really* trust your web security team. pic.twitter.com/zuV8uRrCjp

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That’s some changeable weather. Ten minutes ago there was so much sunlight streaming in I switched the lights off…twitter.com/i/web/status/8…J4

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@KatyTurNBC @zachbraff I’m not sure there’s actually a rudder.

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@ahnlak I get a lot of email telling me that. Oh. “Pens”.

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@ahnlak I do actually have some of these things (Bluetooth, not RFID) but I don’t think they do one small enough fo..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…cw

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MakingBlakes7 Wednesday 17 August 1977: This stunning photograph of the Liberator was taken during model filming at Bray Studios…twitter.com/i/web/status/8…CO

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theindiealto Did you think I was kidding pic.twitter.com/PsS8sca31p

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 7:33 PM, Aug 17th, 2017 via Twitter Web Client)

I would happily sacrifice all my privacy if “Alexa, where did I just put my bloody pen down?” worked.

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Independence, by Bristol Beer Factory. ift.tt/2uK2f2O pic.twitter.com/NlkYYIEZKM

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MakingBlakes7 I’ll leave you with this rarely seen image of the beautiful Liberator model at Bray Studios. I really am spoiling y..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…jw

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@ovationchris I’m sorry, but in order to reply to my tweets you’ve got to buy me a cookie.

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haveigotnews Trump denies he took too long to denounce Nazis, and that he’s shocked they’ve invaded Poland.

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 9:00 PM, Aug 15th, 2017 via Twitter for iPhone)

I can tend to get a bit carried away. Past highlights include 3D-modelling my lounge before I redecorated. pic.twitter.com/ttiEod7mYP

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Bollocks. I have 199 films on my list. That’s going to take a while to transfer elsewhere.

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echodaz Amazon axing @lovefilm is rotten news for film lovers. Netflix etc have tiny range by comparison & are useless for classic & foreign films

via Twitter for Windows (retweeted on 1:05 PM, Aug 14th, 2017 via Twitter for iPhone)

@chubbybannister What!? Bugger. It has so much more than any streaming place. And it’s where I keep my massive list..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…13

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Continental. But not entirely continent. pic.twitter.com/k8hhBkDlF9

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@guriben Though I shoot the thing quite a lot, it was @_pigeons_ who pointed out how attractive it was looking this morning :D

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@guriben Thanks. Light was amazing this morning. I’m normally up and doing stuff at that time on a Sunday, but I’m..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…pS

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matthaig1 WRITING TIP: Imagine the world will still be here by the time you finish your book.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 11:21 AM, Aug 13th, 2017 via Twitter for iPhone)

psidnell @gothick “Alexa! Open Bridge”
“Playing Baggy Trousers by Madness, the Karaoke Version”

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Okay, the Navy balloon just launched a hang glider and I’m quite impressed. ..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…Fs

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Actually, who am I kidding? There’d be a keyboard, a mouse, and a Windows XP blue screen of death, woudln’t there? twitter.com/gothick/status…

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Suspect if this bridge were designed now, there’s be one switch, with “close bridge” icon on one end, and “open bri..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…21

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@johnfbraun Have you read Brunner’s _The Jagged Orbit_? Only I think I’m recognising some themes…

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Why do they make Breathe Right strips in clear and fleshtone? How about bright green, so I notice if I’m going to g..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…Ta

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MakingBlakes7 Pic: The completed Liberator model in Martin Bower’s living room. I feel like I should add a Dudley Simpson fanfare..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…kp

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@AnneBillson @iamamro Ooof. Room full of books and an Eames Lounge Chair. This may be what heaven looks like.

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bristolballoon Unfortunately due to high winds it isn’t safe for our pilots to take to the skies tonight. We’re looking forward to a FAB NIGHTGLOW

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ThereWillBeGin Why is Pence wearing a tiny wizard’s hat? pic.twitter.com/cwQymRqSOS

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@Lillput Even more ironically, it’s one of the “to read *again*” section.

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It seems unlikely I will ever understand America. twitter.com/JoeHeim/status…

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@UrsulaWJ Garcia Marquez, you say… HANG ON A MINUTE. This is a trick to add to my pile, isn’t it? *Squints accusingly over pile of books*

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You should feel the weight of my Kindle! twitter.com/ahnlak/status/…

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And yes, there are two copies of The Shadow of the Wind. Because two people recommended it to me and the pile’s rat..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…0x

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Why yes, those *are* several books on procrastination and decluttering in my massive pile of “to read” books. Why d..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…ne

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270/365 It’s just vaguely possible that my “to read” stack is more aspirational than practical…twitter.com/i/web/status/8…0E

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