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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-13

David Goodwin — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Can't be bothered to give up chocolate for lent. Pancakes on the other hand will not be missed. #lent #fb #
Reminders:
* @PHPWM meeting tomorrow (free beer/pizza phpwm.org);
* It's Pie Week;
* Pancake today tomorrow.
Nom nom nom #Fatties #fb #
rah rah rah rah rah rah rah rah rah rah
I have to walk home today #
A new week, and my bike chain breaks again. Halfords were sold out of connector links and replacement chains. I feel it's a conspiracy #fb #
“@StormySan: Every other sentence today is 'Oh my god that's disgusting'. She's just bleached her desk and keyboard.” #fb #
Cw54 dmx – you tailed me on the m6 for 30miles; Learn to: dip headlights (not on full beam) & use left hand lane-it's not lorries only #fb #
Hmm. I shouldn't have expected any better. On the ground next to the car is an untwisted coat hanger. Car seems ok #LiverpoolAirport #fb #
Hello Liverpool. I'm back. Now to drive home. *yawn* happy flyings! #fb #flylo #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-06

David Goodwin — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:41:00 +0000

“@gpjt: I always wondered what those buttons on my camera did: http://t.co/HV6rHhw” #
Landed: BCN. #
Sarcasm seems lost on Liverpudlians. #
Tweet tweet tweet #
Tweet tweet tweet #fb #
It's very relaxing listening to a baby sleeping on your chest. Slings rule. #
“@chartoftheday: CHART OF THE DAY: Here's How The Xoom Stacks Up To The iPad 2 http://read.bi/eF9TGt” <- interesting. Xoom > ipad2. #
OMG – best cookie EVER from Catshill bakery. Meal in a cookie – Nom Nom Nom. #
The king of hearts called for the tarts and beat the knave full sore. #
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1995113/strangest-language-feature – Javascript has some interesting features…. #
Who will last longer: me cycling or Jenkins building a Php project? 1.5 hours and counting. No I understand large build servers.. #
“@StormySan: Boss just used a whois lookup to find out a friend's address. I find this awesome. #geek

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-27

David Goodwin — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:41:00 +0000

“@GeneHunt: Had a plateful of Oysters and syrup of figs…didn't know whether I was coming or going.” #
Thanks to the organisers for #phpuk2011 Free beer and knowledge are always appreciated. #
Shawn Hair eh ? #phpuk2011 you've won a prize … #
Web scale reminder – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs – #phpuk2011 #
Yey. A web scale slide go go mongo. #phpuk2011 #
Php-jenkins.org looks like the way forward. sweet. #phpuk2011 #
The "myspace are firing" t-shirts are great. #phpuk2011 #
“@bookmeme: The Microsoft guy is struggling with the word 'interoperability' #html5 #phpuk2011” <- HAHA, nice. #
wifi suffering – ssh connection almost unusable. boo hiss. #phpuk2011 #
A better hands up question might have been : #phpuk2011 or #phpuk11 #
“@rowan_m: Woo! Made it to #stampex let's get licking. Wait… Hold on.” #phpuk2011 #
All those weirdos going to stampex. Bloody geeks. #phpuk2011 #
Right train. Right time. Onwards to #phpuk2011 #phpuk11 #
It's not healthy getting up this early. #
OH sales droid .."Tim Berners-Lee invented TCP"… #
I'm switching to Oxfam for my water supply seeing as they can supply a family of four for £2, I reckon I'll save at least £1k a year… #
Selenium RC setup; same IE6 doesn't seem to want to join in the fun. #
Totaljobs just emailed asking if I'm "looking to train for a career in IT" … well, that sounds a good idea now… #fail #
“@glynmoody: TSA Source: Armed Agent Slips Past DFW Body Scanner – http://bit.ly/dSm49C chocolate teapots, anyone? (v @laserfox) #security

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-20

David Goodwin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Bromsgrove hockey 3xi vs Old Wulfs. Lost 11-2. #
I'll never grow up…. (thanks @carolinegoodwin) http://twitpic.com/41dg39 #
I'm sure that drinking one more beer will beat this cold into submission … #science #alcohol #germs #
Ping me on @pingchat at ID: david-goodwin – Send text, photos, videos, and other media to my phone for free! http://pingchat.com #
“@madeupstats: 40% of foreigners are racists*.
*Source: BNP” #
Yep, as predicted, Ann Summers are making the most of 'The Year of the Rabbit'. #
…. Answer: soft play place. #
Three guesses for what a "children's experience centre" is….. #
0b100000 aka 0×20 aka 2^5 aka 32. #
“@madeupstats: David Cameron isn't out of touch: A third of his closest friends are unemployed (Heirs and landowners, mostly)” #
Customer offered to pay me in beer. I declined, but he's still sending a case through. Result! #
Walking. It's so slow. #iMissMyBike #
The chain just snapped on my bike It's only ~1 month old. Decathlon–
Luckily I was just arriving at my destination. *sigh*. #
“@birminghampost: Worcester hospital pays compensation to parents of stillborn baby http://bit.ly/fuFEVJ " #
A mouse took a walk in a deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse, and the mouse looked good….. "come and have tea in my underground house"… #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-13

David Goodwin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Cat poo on the windscreen. :-/ #
I leave Rowan with his mum and look what happens ! http://twitpic.com/3z4gdn #
“@ChairmumMiaow: Bribed toddler to leave me alone to paint my nails by doing his http://yfrog.com/h0wlytjj ” http://twitpic.com/3z17ek #
Bromsgrove 3 xi hockey vs bridgenorth … We lost 10-0 #
It's the weekly "where is everyone? We're 2 men down" pre-hockey match discussion … #
I think http://creativespring.co.uk need some help with the SEO service they claim to offer. #fail #imageAsHomePage #
“@moobert: ♥ yo ho ho by Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew #lastfm http://bit.ly/86WlB” #
Why is a customer asking me to delete their emails for them? Shift+arrow key too much work? #whatAmIMissing #
“@w00teh: on #Nokia #039;s choices: http://i.imgur.com/dMX1f.png #epocalypse #feb11” #
“@madeupstats: Costing only £85 per year, Ugg Boots are statistically the most reliable and best value female contraceptive.” LOL #
"The train clock in bed" … What does
My son dream about ? #
Wondering how common it is for people to mis-spell their surname when sending an invite to linkedin….. #
“@chedderz: The best and most appropriate name for a car ever – spotted in my work car park – genius http://yfrog.com/h71pzudj” #
“@GeneHunt: I find myself looking down on women who insist on showing their cleavage.” #
.@aypok's latest purchase: Sega master system scope 3d set …. #sega #geek #retro http://twitpic.com/3xq049 #
Crap start to the day: Internet banking login card has magically stopped working. #lloydstsb I hate you. #
What does it say about mr if I dream of eating whiskers cat food? The taste seemed quite vivid when I woke. Yuck. #
Now I'm wondering where the nut, which was on the floor, I saw the other day has gone…. #bike #
Guess I'd better get cycling…. Perhaps an albums worth. Ocean machine is worth it #
A bread free day! Whatever next? Let's just gloss over the chocolate work biscuits ('customer') & the costa hot choc & half gingerbread man #
Jobcentre a'review': "Had a useless trainee and a woman with the typing speed of a toddler giving me bad advice!" (no, I'm not signing on). #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-06

David Goodwin — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Upgraded my iphone4 to iOS 4.2.1 and re-jailbroken; exceedingly quick and easy process – thanks to greenpois0n etc. #
oooh, looks like Squeeze is very close… good luck #debian #
“@GeneHunt: My girlfriend says I'm ignorant. ….. I've absolutely no idea what she's talking about.” #
What sort of idiot walks around in the dark & head-butts a corner. Oh wait … #PleaseDoNotBruise http://twitpic.com/3wjig4 #
Nearly midnight is perhaps the wrong time to think about upgrading and re-jailbreaking my iphone. Until tomorrow…. #
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJagxe-Gvpw 'World's worst hacker'…. #
Hopefully I'll manage to do the Aberystwyth -> Kington bike ride this year at least, and maybe next year London -> Paris or something abroad #
10th anniversary Dyfi Enduro registration opens on 10/02/2011. Almost regretting being mtb-less now http://t.co/vA4QJpQ #
Interesting experimentation with 4square's API this evening #PHP #4sq #
Wish 'normal' people would stop using the disabled / baby change toilet. Lazy … Grr. Grr. #
Year of the Rabbit. I bet Ann Summers will make full use of this for marketing …. #
Yes apple, I'm obviously going to read those 50+ pages of t&c's you've asked me to agree to on my phone. #
Call to back UK's hi-tech talent – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12326688 (software / games ) #
“@scottsigler: Time for Rocket Fuel. Recipe: equal parts strong coffee, sugar and Red Bull…" @stormysan @aypok u r wimps in comparison #
Happy mailman day. #
Note to self: when leaving windows open to air place of residence avoid leaving the fan heater turned on. #fail #
I wonder what significance there is to the tiles on my bathroom floor becoming loose. #
Looks like I have a sea faring new employee … http://twitpic.com/3v4var #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-30

David Goodwin — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Hhh: “@madeupstats: Xprts hv wrnd by currnt trnds vwls cld bcm xtnct by 2050.” #
Bromsgrove 3rd hockey vs khansa(?) (Warwick). We lost 3-1 we were winning 1-0 at half time #
RT: @GeekStats: ~20% of Facebook users state their relationship status. 40% = "single"; 3% = "it's complicated" http://bit.ly/gnuFiH #
It seems my turbo trainer doesn't wake toddlers up. This is good. #ExercisingInSecret #
“@StormySan: Apparently the phrase 'Like a red rag to a bull' isn't appropriate to describe anger during PMS.” <- good thing Lyne in today #
Beware Bromsgrove; I am slowly claiming back mayorship of the town centre. Competition will be squashed….. #4sq #
My random PHP serialization performance note – http://bit.ly/hug5bY – igbinary vs serialize vs json_encode (result: igbinary is best). #
Batman and superman are patrolling Bromsgrove today. Have no fear citizens. #
Now, onwards to meet @zookx … Interesting that they're in a previous office of ours. Still – No excuse for failing to find them. #
My minions accepted their payrise without fuss. Perhaps I'll try a negative rise next time and see if they notice. #evil #employer #
I'm always slightly surprised when I come across a non supported / non LTS ubuntu release being used in production. #
This morning has been mostly Linux sysadmin (virtual host setup, backup jobs, updating stuff). Sometimes the boss let's me code. #pray #
Yes, in the end it's beautiful, so beautiful…. You are a puppet. I am a puppet. We are all puppets. #guessTheSong #
.@bhamsouthpolice – “Don’t forget that our 24 hour tweet-a-thon starts tomorrow morning at 7.00am. ….” #
Customer: can you backup server, here's the root u/p. Me: err I have a few questions first …. #Linux #support #sysadmin #
“@StormySan: Ahhh, the first Monkeys call of 2011. Good start to the day ” LOL-telephony #phonespam #
I'm such a gentleman, lending women money so they can get home from a night out. #StretchingTheFactsALittle #
“@madeupstats: Let's hope the Daily Mail doesn't get hold of this: almost half of Britain's schools perform below average.” Rotfl. #
“@StormySan: !in_array($bitch, $99problems) #technologysongs

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23

David Goodwin — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Slave labour / someone likes cleaning. http://twitpic.com/3spmzo #
I <3 chocolate rice crispy cake. #
Turbo trainer found. Now what about the bike ? (volare elite esto mag something.) #
Bromsgrove 3rds vs West Brom – lost 2-0. I played the second half. Meh. #
Must learn to not leave home without my hockey stick when going to play hockey…. #
It appears my body is unwilling to give up it's blood easily. #
Blood donation o'clock. #
"I will feel better having you there; that is what a relationship is; we average our misery" #house #
We can get FTTC 'Internet' – 39/9 mbps down/up (~3x faster, ~2x price than now) but with BTInternet – think i'll stick with BeThere for now #
Browsing a Samba share from OSX seems exceptionally painful, especially if OpenOffice is involved. Grr… #
I've had enough of Dublin Core, OpenGraph and EGMS meta tags for this morning. Next ticket please. #
Ah. The yellow pages is finally letter
box size. Took "them" long enough to figure that one out ! #
Who stole my minions and replaced them with muppets that listen to rap music all the time? #AliensAreHere #
I was a bit surprised to see piles of 'snow' still in Tesco's car park earlier (Redditch). #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-16

David Goodwin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Playing for the other team…. #hockey #
Nails filed. Breakfast eaten. Hello Sunday…. #
Only 3 doors left to open on @rowangoodwin's advent calendar. #festiveSpirit #
Bromsgrove 3rds 1:7 hampton Arden. #hockey #
Yawn. Yawn. Yawn. #
Neighbours – STFU. Kthxbai. #
Not sure why Bromsgrove council feel the need to build a new leisure centre – the current one is fine and only just been refurbished #
I can't help but think the Bromsgrove standard is a little optimistic with it's 'cinema in Bromsgove' headline. #
I'll soon be deaf unless these burglar alarms STFU. #Bromsgrove #electric #fail #
I should pull my finger out and run, before hockey training. Need to meet some zombies while armed with hockey stick -> awesome evening #
The parenting manual probably says:
"Rule 57: Do not feed toddlers mince pies after 7pm.". Oh well. @RowanGoodwin had two… #
Off to the sidemoor SHED meeting. Community allotment(s) and err something. #
RT @GeneHunt The girlfriend's mother was taken ill. I acted swiftly and rushed off to find a pen and paper to write for an ambulance. #
Interesting presentation by @akrabat concerning the changes coming in with ZF2… nice to see many new faces at #phpwm meeting this evening. #
I'm at fat fighters. #
Ditched Microsoft's crash prone OSX remote desktop client; replaced with CoRD; thanks @cordapp #
I nominate @GeneHunt for a Shorty Award in #humor because he makes me smile, and glad I'm a man #
RT @GeneHunt My ex used to get upset if I used her toothbrush. If anyone knows a better way to get dog crap off my boots, I'm all ears. #
RT @GeneHunt I love defenceless animals, especially in a good gravy. #
Sleepless in Bromsgrove #NewMovieNames #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-09

David Goodwin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:41:00 +0000

"behave yourself would you, no homework! Watch sone porn!" #supernatural #
RT @GeneHunt Gene's 4th law of physics: The more streamlined a woman is, the greater resistance she offers. #
RT @GeneHunt There's only one sort of 'man bag' a man should carry and that's the one God gave him. #
RT @dick_turpin ipad for the elderly http://ping.fm/h3f2t #
Twitter OSX client seems ok; once you realise apple+N is for a new tweet. #appstore #twitter #
Snow. Go away. Don't even think about falling. I want to play hockey tomorrow. That is all. #
RT @joshprice Top tip: Pay for your homeopathic medicine with a glass of water that's had a $100 note dipped into it #
Too many tweets.
Not enough time.
'Ctrl-a – mark as read' type behaviour by me. #
Dripping tap 1 : 0 David. #Grr #
No, I know all I am and we are not to blame. …. Prepare yourself for the subjugation. #zto #
RT @wonkothesane http://imgur.com/fDAQd – language barrier <- nice #
Do all taps take the same sized washer? #dripdripdrip #
Thunderbird 2 in action !!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12110386 #
My minions seem to be boasting about how much caffeine they need to drink to get through the day. Clearly they've had too much time off… #
Today it seems @rowangoodwin is sleeping in. Why couldn't he do this before when we didn't have to get up? #
Rowan is very cute and cuddly lying asleep on my shoulder. #snoreSnore #