Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-12

  • Early journey into work to avoid possible thunderstorms - and I half-petted, half-helped a wild rabbit (I think) hit by a chunk of gravel. #
  • "Warm your hands on the toasty Mac!" #
  • Hello to @andrewgodwin from @torchbox unit 8, who haven't actually seen him arrive yet. #
  • Times, shamed by comments, replaces "violence at demo" library photo on article about *peaceful* #miliband (via @j4) http://qurl.com/qh1wy #
  • Woh! #Drupal internal redirect using $_GET['q'] rewriting in a hook_init. THIS GUY IS ON FIRE. No, seriously, help him. Get a wet towel. #
  • @griffinkate on the parlous state of protest reporting, with specific reference to the Times' article on the #miliband http://qurl.com/hn4d4 #
  • OMG TEH CUTE RT @purserhallard Aww, baby hedgehog: http://snurl.com/lxaus #
  • Last home survey arrives tomorrow. Sneak preview: all clear to exchange. Feel simultaneously: frightened; excited; gleeful; wanting to pack. #
  • Oxford Memorial Benches: the dangerous overtaking of cyclists is not an acceptable way to drum up business. #cagerfail #
  • @griffinkate I dreamt about Ikea furniture last night. Is that better or worse than dreaming about Twitter? #
  • @jturnbull have you managed to get yourself on every e.g. fifth photo of streetview? #
  • Now starting user story number 5001. Are we nearly there yet? #
  • @sambowlerr at least you weren't hit by whatever caused that thunder just now...! #
  • Solicitor typos have (a) knocked £10k off the value of the house in the contract, and (b) invoiced us £30k too much in fees+deposit. Whoops. #
  • RT @jwebster Google Chrome the OS: http://bit.ly/19VVy0 - I really like the direction this technology is heading #
  • RT @greenpeace ... currently occupying 4 different coal plants in Italy as the #G8 begins - stay updated http://bit.ly/zjJqL #climateaction #
  • @greg_harvey no, we didn't sign! But we're apparently the first people out of solicitors, vendors etc. to have noticed the price discount! #
  • @whatishen Farrah Fawcett could be Farrah Faw Faw, if you're posh. Do you mean track-and-field athlete Mo Farah? Should I read more Heat? #
  • M674 HGY intimidating other road users with horn #cagerfail #
  • HSBC have maximum BACS limit per day on internet banking that they don't tell you about until the last minute. Thanks a fucking bunch. #fail #
  • At least our lovely neighbours have witnessed all the forms for exchange, so the paperwork can be returned tomorrow. We'll miss next door. #
  • Have stopped following some high-volume users until I can find a Linux Twitter client that streams different users into different displays. #
  • Fingers crossed for @griffinkate today: HSBC #fail, solicitor #fail and estate agent #fail can only #fail so far. #
  • Oxford Freecycle: 6 WANTEDs, 20 OFFEREDs recently. Witney Freecycle: 13 WANTEDs, 11 OFFEREDs. #fail #
  • @failtracker we're waiting for our credit rating to recover from the deep impact of a mortgage request and then we're off. #hsbc #fail #
  • @greg_harvey I was wondering about the AIR option. AIR on Linux used to grab rights for handling all sorts of zip, Will have another look. #
  • @dariengs cager-ness is a certain sort of car-driver attitude. Harder to define than to illustrate. Includes car usage as inalienable right. #
  • @griffinkate has worked wonders with HSBC Witney, and we're now on our way to completing on the house on July 21. Thank you, love. #
  • @dariengs it's about bearing witness, innit? Also, if anyone else spots their #fail then Googling returns history. #taxifail good for this. #
  • Article on Wolfram Alpha: when it's good it's very good; but when it's bad, it's false affordance http://qurl.com/32m4b #
  • Lots of #ogn stuff to do... posters, final microslotter, chase speakers etc. All I'm saying is everyone better come to OGN13 next Wednesday. #
  • @griffinkate although the act is getting more violent, you're targetting tinier and tinier animals. Plankton genocide? Eradicating smallpox? #
  • Thanks to Moo for minicards / drinks tokens, which have arrived in good time for #ogn 13 next Wednesday! #
  • Congratulations to the @greenpeace action team, now finishing their 59-hour occupation of Italian power stations during #g8. #climateaction #
  • Four years ago I bought a wedding gift from Macy's. They still spam me, every now and again. I thought Obama was going to sort all this out. #
  • I've pledged not to eat at restaurants serving bluefin tuna. Make your pledge at http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/tunapledge #tunapledge #
  • 250 for Zanussi washing machine, Bosch fridge freezer, Candy CDC266 tumble dryer. 4.5 yrs old. Bargain? Hard to find specs online. #
  • Ikea does a lot of things well: style, atmosphere, willingness to sell you stuff, price, cafe. #
  • Ikea does a lot of things badly: understaffed, poor stock control, dreadful website, delivery. #
  • @stevegreenslade I think delivery is very variable: they use local third-party firms, so dependent on particular branch. Which one you use? #
  • Sunday at home, trying to sort our current house out. That we're moving out of it makes me a lot more affectionate towards its foibles. #
  • "I'm not an expert, I don't know," says Michael Ball on R2 about flu jab, then goes on to pontificate about it. Not *quite* Barnett and MMR. #

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