January, 2011

31st January, 2011

Saturday January 1, 2011 - 02:47

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Saturday January 1, 2011 - 14:14

@videonastytwitter.com what? A yacht? Seriously?

Saturday January 1, 2011 - 14:14

RT @weezmgktwitter.com : It is not 1/1/11. It’s 1/1/11. Stupid Americans. #2011

Saturday January 1, 2011 - 16:49

New years resolution? Try and downgrade my lifelong love affair with sugar to something more akin to a casual acquaintance.

Saturday January 1, 2011 - 17:14

@rowanlambtwitter.com chanting log, log, log, log, log, log… Could this be part of “PIGGY!” ?

Saturday January 1, 2011 - 21:26

@rowanlambtwitter.com I don’t think that poses any real threat to our interpretation of Golding’s classic. Jazz hands and conch? Who has the conch?

Monday January 3, 2011 - 14:13

RT @jaffathecaketwitter.com : Here’s one of homeopathy’s biggest supporters claiming it can prevent child sex abuse wtf is wrong …

Tuesday January 4, 2011 - 22:06

@rowanlambtwitter.com @paintistmetwitter.com I’m not worried by this. I’m thinking ‘who’s got the conch’ to the tune of ‘who’s got the funk’. Classy AND funky.

Wednesday January 5, 2011 - 06:50

RT @webdirectionstwitter.com : Shock horror: Australian retailers have a whinge because they have failed to innovate over the last, oh, 50 years htt …

Wednesday January 5, 2011 - 16:39

I accidentally stumbled on to this site… it feels like someone is staring at me very intently across a crowded asylum

Wednesday January 5, 2011 - 18:08

@struggyonetwitter.com Ok, now make it work on Android, and I’ll buy you a drink.

Wednesday January 5, 2011 - 19:10

@bengoldacretwitter.com has thoughtfully provided a one-stop-shop for all your favourite cranks and wierdos.

Wednesday January 5, 2011 - 19:16

@nationalexpresstwitter.com trains don’t run on time regardless of weather shocker!

Friday January 7, 2011 - 07:32

@Malarkeytwitter.com it won’t crash because Samsung will allow flash to use hardware acceleration ;)

Friday January 7, 2011 - 18:05

@TheSassyGoddess You’re never going to get fresh oranges at this time of year…

Saturday January 8, 2011 - 11:15

RT @jaffathecaketwitter.com : RT @tommorristwitter.com Do haulage firms advertise for ’lorry ninjas’? Or orchestras advertise for ‘violin ninjas’? No. Why? Bec …

Saturday January 8, 2011 - 12:38

@khaitutwitter.com funny enough, we’re doing just that at the moment!

Saturday January 8, 2011 - 18:51

At the chronic ripoff that is cineworld. Hope tron is tolerable…

Saturday January 8, 2011 - 22:30

Yay Tron was tolerably good. @cineworldtwitter.com Cambridge is awful though. Food is astronomical, massive queues, and grumpy staff.

Sunday January 9, 2011 - 10:20

@remtwitter.com you going to release marbles2 on the Chrome app store?

Sunday January 9, 2011 - 10:26

@theUltraplex - got Android? Get AppBrain - the social AppStore. Choose your apps and install remotely.

Sunday January 9, 2011 - 10:27

OK - am really liking apps inside Chrome. It just seems to make sense to me…

Sunday January 9, 2011 - 10:56

@ShaunDunnetwitter.com - you seriously have to get cinetalk and smallscreen into Boxee.tv it rocks

Sunday January 9, 2011 - 17:54

@ShaunDunnetwitter.com am loving boxee at the moment, esp. with the Android remote.

Sunday January 9, 2011 - 18:43

RT @GreatAuntJudytwitter.com : Losing at scrabble against @toychickentwitter.com . Can’t express how that makes me feel… I just don’t have the words.

Sunday January 9, 2011 - 20:22

Rowan Lamb Wedding Photography | 07967 414 881 via @addthistwitter.com - Finally Live!!!

Monday January 10, 2011 - 14:47

RT @patrick_h_lauketwitter.com : when IE used to do this sort of shit, people laughed… #yam

Tuesday January 11, 2011 - 07:27

@ShaunDunnetwitter.com you might regret mentioning the Wordpress theme development stuff…

Tuesday January 11, 2011 - 07:38

Really beginning to hate Twitter spam. My email gets a ‘you’re being followed’ mail, promptly followed by a spam tweet. #spamKillsTheNet

Tuesday January 11, 2011 - 07:59

@theUltraplex oldy but goldie on why (and how) to write a functional specification.

Tuesday January 11, 2011 - 09:45

RT @IATVtwitter.com : “Why Your Form Buttons Should Never Say Submit” (uxmovement.com)

Tuesday January 11, 2011 - 09:48

@bruceltwitter.com Q: What’s Good King Wenceslas’ favourite HTML? A: <div><span>Crisp and even</span></div>

Tuesday January 11, 2011 - 13:49

I am @ShaunDunnetwitter.com ’s spleen…

Tuesday January 11, 2011 - 15:43

Listening to some Jazz! mmm, nice

Tuesday January 11, 2011 - 17:26

RT @PennyRedtwitter.com : ALL london firefighters are about to be sacked. Yes, you read that correctly.

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 07:42

Chrome says “Goodbye H264”. short term folly? Financially driven? Will it hurt Apple? Seems a bit odd, that’s for sure

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 09:00

RT @jaffathecaketwitter.com : I was going to encode WebM for Firefox 4 & Opera. Now I’m going to have to encode WebM for Chrome too. SO MUCH EXTRA WORK.

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 12:08

RT @James_Mayestwitter.com : If you self-host a Wordpress site, you should read this.

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 12:09

RT @patrick_h_lauketwitter.com : enjoy reading fanboys now focussing on semantics of “open” and “why not remove flash too” to divert from #h264 and …

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 12:10

RT @remtwitter.com My take on Google dropping H.264: it’s a good thing: (and stop whining about Flash, it ain’t gunna happen) #yam

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 13:30

@rowanlambtwitter.com I tried to get promoted, but pressing alt+ctrl didn’t do anything…

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 16:48

fSeeing Tron reminded me of this… Tangerine Dream – Force Majeure

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 20:01

♥ No Names by DANGERDOOM #lastfm: amazon:

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 22:34

RT @bengoldacretwitter.com : haha RT @alexismadrigaltwitter.com : Who made up the “An SEO Copywriter walks into a bar…” joke?

Wednesday January 12, 2011 - 22:36

RT @bruceltwitter.com : My browser/video codec chart (sorry: infographic) #html5

Thursday January 13, 2011 - 07:26

@theUltraplex Our own professor X in the news! RT @rafaschoutwitter.com In the news… #yam

Thursday January 13, 2011 - 07:44

Sorry to hear you’re feeling blue @stephenfrytwitter.com keep your chin up and push on through, for summer is only 5 months / a plane ride away!

Thursday January 13, 2011 - 09:20

@bengoldacretwitter.com does this really sound plausible? Shining lights in your ears cures alleviates depression.

Thursday January 13, 2011 - 17:36

Damn. Just remembered that there’s no net in this route home. All my tweets will arrive at once…

Thursday January 13, 2011 - 22:28

RT @carmenegotwitter.com : Just explained HTML to my gran using embroidery as an analogy and she totally understood it :-)

Thursday January 13, 2011 - 22:34

@rowanlambtwitter.com would ro-co do instead?

Thursday January 13, 2011 - 22:35

@apathytastictwitter.com awesome! Congrats!

Thursday January 13, 2011 - 22:37

Best.domain.ever. and no, its not for Apple fanbois…

Friday January 14, 2011 - 11:13

@rowanlambtwitter.com have you tried turning it off and on again… oh wait… #ITsupportFail

Friday January 14, 2011 - 11:14

RT @brendandawestwitter.com : A decal that turns your iPhone 4 into a classic Polaroid OneStep Land camera!

Friday January 14, 2011 - 11:34

@rowanlambtwitter.com I saw. We used almost the same wording too… great minds n’ all that…

Friday January 14, 2011 - 18:10

@rowanlambtwitter.com I don’t want to hear about your lardy dinners, thanks. I’m #onadiet and you will be too if you’re not careful ;-)

Friday January 14, 2011 - 18:13

@ShaunDunnetwitter.com what ‘film’?

Friday January 14, 2011 - 23:53

@bengoldacretwitter.com no, because when market forces come to bear, the price of snake oil goes down, and real medicine goes up.

Saturday January 15, 2011 - 10:13

@nachttwitter.com , nietzchean family circus cartoons.

Saturday January 15, 2011 - 10:25

@bengoldacretwitter.com RT @RobGonda :: Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything…

Sunday January 16, 2011 - 10:20

Flying to India again. Good news is that I’m in a hotel, rather than the less-than-optimal apartments. Bad news is I’m #onAdiet :-(

Sunday January 16, 2011 - 10:50

RT @bruceltwitter.com : RT @karlprotwitter.com : Very cool blog post about Shadow DOM

Sunday January 16, 2011 - 12:01

At LHR#T5 so naturally it’s time for raspberry smoothie and chicken ramen @wagamamatwitter.com mmm… I know I’m #onAdiet but this is at least healthy!

Sunday January 16, 2011 - 13:32

Okay, switching to flight mode, hope theres someone to pick me up in BLR! TTFN

Monday January 17, 2011 - 17:06

RT @remtwitter.com : The Ambiguity of “Open” and VP8 vs. H.264 by @antimatter15twitter.com

Monday January 17, 2011 - 17:18

RT @bengoldacretwitter.com : #bluemonday is trending. and it’s PR bullshit. humour me, RT and flood the tag.

Monday January 17, 2011 - 17:19

@rowanlambtwitter.com I’m coming over as soon as I get back from India. I frickin’ love wipeout…

Tuesday January 18, 2011 - 15:52

All tuckered out, slumped in front of Tv, watching Blade:trinity. It’s rubbish, but about all my brain can take…

Tuesday January 18, 2011 - 16:04

OMG, Ryan Reynolds is in blade trinity…

Tuesday January 18, 2011 - 17:27

@Malarkeytwitter.com serious answer? No, I still write HTML5 like it’s XHTML, quoted attributes, correctly closed tags and all that jazz…

Tuesday January 18, 2011 - 17:43

Awesome - now watching Robocop. Haven’t seen it for ages. Saw Starship Troopers not long ago… let’s see how it compares.

Tuesday January 18, 2011 - 17:52

Gaaah, Indian TV has cut out all of the good bits (gore & swearing)

Tuesday January 18, 2011 - 20:10

What?! Is there some kind of random Robocop quote generator on twitter… i just got tweeted by @for_a_dollartwitter.com ;) #lol

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 02:42

a nice reasonably objective piece about web video…

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 03:37

RT @stilgherriantwitter.com : In Iowa, whatever you do, don’t mention that cows eat grass.

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 04:26

Too.Much.Tetris … and who said video games don’t give you life skills? In your face, convention!

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 08:03

Sitting in sunshine at Coffee day on bengaluru campus. Nice change from London…

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 12:59

Yep, this is how you do comics, get a 5yr old to write it, and a 29yr old to draw. #axecop it’s got everything!

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 18:26

@ShaunDunnetwitter.com I thinking probably asking a casting agent is the safer bet.

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 18:27

@bengoldacretwitter.com I’m out in India at this very moment, and yes, I can confirm that you’re doing the hand-wringing liberal bit. Quit it.

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 18:31

@bengoldacretwitter.com a big commercial website project. Yes, there’s room for optimism out here, but it’s only for those that are already well off.

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 18:32

@bengoldacretwitter.com What’s worse than the grinding poverty is the apparent ‘invisibility’ of the poor.

Wednesday January 19, 2011 - 18:38

@bengoldacretwitter.com OK, feel a bit bad now… this is definitely not one of those conversations that can be expressed well in 140 chars :S

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 03:33

what?! Boy George returns icon to church of Cyprus…

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 04:07

RT @paul_irishtwitter.com : One of my favorite demos of SVG: The Creepy Mouth by @shepazutwitter.com

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 04:37

#lazyweb @remtwitter.com @paul_irishtwitter.com IE is applying font smoothing only once page has finished loading, so we get a flash of unsmoothed text. Ideas?

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 07:25

OK, #lazyweb @remtwitter.com @paul_irishtwitter.com - why are alternate results different? this is driving me crazy! #yam

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 09:24

@codepo8twitter.com Amzn were already major stakeholders I think. Lovefilm used to run a whitelabel version for Amazon DVD rental

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 09:29

@catspartacustwitter.com - you ready to pop yet, or what? Keep me & @GreatAuntJudytwitter.com informed :)

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 11:16

RT @bruceltwitter.com : Why did Nick Clegg cross the road? Because he promised not to.

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 17:41

You’re kidding. The two Eddys in charge of the opposition? RT @BBCBreakingtwitter.com Ed Balls to take over as Shadow UK Chancellor #facepalm

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 19:39

All the single ladies? Finally there’s a solution for you and probably unfettered access to a boat too.

Thursday January 20, 2011 - 19:40

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Friday January 21, 2011 - 02:51

RT @bengoldacretwitter.com : RT @Sarah_Ladytwitter.com : if they want GPs to manage budgets, they should get their accountants to take out their appendix

Friday January 21, 2011 - 04:51

There’s something odd about listening to Folk & Country music when in India. Like it comes from another planet…

Friday January 21, 2011 - 05:47

@catspartacustwitter.com I’ll keep everything crossed for you. Wouldn’t recommend that for you though, else labour might be longer than you’d like.

Friday January 21, 2011 - 05:51

@remtwitter.com - you thought of doing JSBin as a Chrome / offline app? It’d be awesome to be able to use it with my patchy Indian Wifi connection…

Friday January 21, 2011 - 11:13

@tim_enchanter @GreatAuntJudytwitter.com - Hey Tom Hardy is going to be ‘Bane’ in next Batman movie… no swooning at the back!

Friday January 21, 2011 - 13:33

@theUltraplex - I’m loving AppBrain - find the app you want in the browser, and tell it to install on your phone, works like a charm.

Friday January 21, 2011 - 13:50

@TheSassyGoddess I noticed! It’s shorter than I expected ;-)

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 05:26

@hairballopolis

10 print “Mine was Commodore basic”

20 goto 10

No wonder my OO JS is so poor ;)

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 05:29

RT @bengoldacretwitter.com : is this a difficult question? RT @BrodDotwitter.com : i agree. i’m an anaesthetist. would you rather i manage stuff, or keep you al …

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 05:39

@PennyRedtwitter.com - we finalised our plans for the #royalwedding. We’re getting the train… To Paris, where they know how to treat the aristocracy.

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 05:39

RT @PennyRedtwitter.com : New article- why Ed Miliband is wrong about the Royal Wedding

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 09:47

If you don’t hear from me again, assume the worst!

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 11:02

@GreatAuntJudytwitter.com the pool is quite nice, but it’s actually really hot, so I’m sticking inside with the a/c (and protection from flies!)

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 20:30

I was just awarded the “Movie Rookie” badge on @GOmisotwitter.com

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 20:30

Just saw this again on Indian Tv, it gets even better from repeated viewing. (watching Watchmen via @GOmisotwitter.com )

Sunday January 23, 2011 - 05:06

RT @codepo8twitter.com : Wow - - please @twittertwitter.com tell me there is a legal way to shut this down? #spam #enemiesofsocial

Sunday January 23, 2011 - 05:14

Dear Apple, now that iTunes has been thrust upon me, any chance you could stop adding feature bloat? I just want to play MP3s on my laptop.

Sunday January 23, 2011 - 10:24

Ooh my first push to a Git repo… I’ve finally joined modern web development land. See @GreatAuntJudytwitter.com this is the kind of thing I get up to

Monday January 24, 2011 - 03:28

RT @PennyRedtwitter.com : Tomorrow’s national day of action against benefit cuts. Wherever and whoever you are, you can do something: …

Monday January 24, 2011 - 06:19

RT @maggiefoktwitter.com : Are you ready for this? (Insert that 90’s song…) - Steampunk Palin - - Oh yeah.. its real!

Monday January 24, 2011 - 08:54

RT @wildoniontwitter.com : Oh, calling all Sapient Alumni. Big party this week. Come along. It’s at a pretty nice venue.

Monday January 24, 2011 - 13:44

Why you might see nothing on my Facebook feed from now on…

Monday January 24, 2011 - 13:45

@bengoldacretwitter.com - when I type bengoldacre into my browser, it suggests ‘benefactress’ and ‘mangold-wurzel’ as spelling suggestions. Heh…

Monday January 24, 2011 - 15:11

RT @Marthalanefoxtwitter.com : a model for other places? RT @RoryStewartUKtwitter.com

What superfast broadband can bring to rural communities

Monday January 24, 2011 - 15:40

Don’t cry for me Argentina, rendered by bollywood orchestra… an odd choice for #muzak, but not without merit…

Monday January 24, 2011 - 15:44

@maggiefoktwitter.com it could be worse, look at these buggers, invading my room.

Monday January 24, 2011 - 15:48

RT @PennyRedtwitter.com : New article for @NewStatesmantwitter.com -today’s battle against benefit cuts and “poverty pimps” #solidarity

Monday January 24, 2011 - 17:13

@rowanlambtwitter.com No, but you can stalk them on facebook

Monday January 24, 2011 - 19:18

@bengoldacretwitter.com I’m guessing @zoeharcombetwitter.com is at Gillian McKeith U. Funny - someone so concerned with UK obesity wants £20 for her insight

Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 11:32

@bengoldacretwitter.com - Srsly?! Bee Venom Therapy? Plus an amazing disclaimer…

Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 14:32

RT @codepo8twitter.com : Wow, good job re-colouring the V-Day photo:

Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 18:56

God this is awful, but its the only thing on… (watching Hitman via @GOmisotwitter.com )

Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 19:32

@GreatAuntJudytwitter.com #birthday?

Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 19:35

RT @marshallktwitter.com : Crayola releases 3D sidewalk chalk. trippy stuff

Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 03:08

@codepo8twitter.com I believe what you’re looking at is an Ekranoplan

Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 03:22

RT @codepo8twitter.com : RT @firefoxtwitter.com : Test the latest Firefox 4 Beta, help us make It better!

Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 05:59

@catspartacustwitter.com @GreatAuntJudytwitter.com and I will spend my life in an artists garret painting and drinking absinthe…

Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 09:11

listening to Oranges And Seasalt by Eliza Carthy on @groovesharktwitter.com : #nowplaying

Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 09:19

RT @nationaltrusttwitter.com : We’ve announced our stance on the sell off of Forestry Commission land

Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 12:21

listening to I Put A Spell On You by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins on @groovesharktwitter.com : #nowplaying

Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 14:27

@GreatAuntJudytwitter.com - we’re going to see @arcadefiretwitter.com on 30 June, in Hyde park. Woot!

Wednesday January 26, 2011 - 17:55

@theUltraplex - options for Indian 11pm movie are ‘10,000 years BC’, ‘X-files movie’, ‘The Rock’ or ‘Public enemies’. Hmm.. Scully wins

Thursday January 27, 2011 - 13:42

Ooh - french architecture in England… just for @GreatAuntJudytwitter.com

Saturday January 29, 2011 - 10:37

@PennyRedtwitter.com @MrFlintytwitter.com Now Tory cuts threaten our landscapes. #NTforests

Saturday January 29, 2011 - 10:48

Popped out corgi. @nachttwitter.com , should I ask what you where looking for?

Saturday January 29, 2011 - 11:09

OMG Tamil sci-fi watch it now!

Monday January 31, 2011 - 08:03

@videonastytwitter.com oh :-( RT @BBCBreakingtwitter.com Composer John Barry has died of a heart attack at the age of 77

Monday January 31, 2011 - 22:13

RT @EnglishHeritagetwitter.com : Restored Rose Garden beds at Wrest Park just cut out and look fantastic - now for the digging!

Monday January 31, 2011 - 22:13

RT @nationaltrusttwitter.com : Thanks to everyone for your #SaveOurForests tweets. Still time to let us know what you think …

Monday January 31, 2011 - 23:30

RT @jeresigtwitter.com : jQuery 1.5 Released!