RT @SCrabbPembs: I will vote in favour of the 0.7 aid commitment today. Has been part of every Conservative manifesto since M Howard was le…
One of the things I haven’t quite got used to about working at home is ‘coming back’ after some time off and not saying hello to anyone and telling them how my break was (very nice, since you ask).
My word of the day today is ‘musket’.
Nice to hear @mattforde on #bbc606
Not sure how he managed to escape from inside my MP3 player into the Real World, though
In case you wanted something new to worry about.
It’s also known as ‘marine mucilage’, apparently
“But as so often, the simplest explanation is the best.
As a triumphant leader with an unassailable majority and divided opposition, Johnson does not believe anyone should hold him to account.” amp.theguardian.com/commentis…
Reading @jbernoff. I like this bit.
“Aim for a word count. Your emails should be under 250 words. Your blog posts should be under 750. Learn the feel of a 100-, 300-, 500-, or 1,000-word hunk of prose. Imagine that words cost $10 each”
My word of the day today is ‘slobber’.
Re-watching the champions league final.
I’m a bit nervous
Roadworks near us are making a bit of a racket
I’m finding it quite relaxing
Keir Starmer was in Leeds in 1982, posing with a skull
Must have been a Sisters of Mercy fan. twitter.com/MimiJ9/st…
#TodayILearned that SQLServer sees a @Veeam full backup as being a ‘Virtual Device’ backup, but it sees a @Veeam transaction log backup as being a ‘Disk’ backup
I think this is because Veeam stages the transaction log backup locally t.co/fAQyPz2gP…
Slightly unsettling tweet of the day 🥇 twitter.com/ephant/st…
My word of the day today is ‘merriment’.
I know the whole pandemic thing is bad….but on the upside, I would have been UNBEARABLY SMUG if I’d been in the office today….so it’s worked out better for my co-workers. t.co/zUV3sB9ol…
Lovely to see Google supporting our NHS with one of their doodle things
Would be even better to see them support the NHS by paying a fair amount of tax
“In contrast, Chelsea had N’Golo Kante.
If he could make you feel OK about Chelsea winning the Champions League he could make you feel OK about anything”
Loved this strip from @squires_david ….even the bits that aren’t entirely 100% pro-Chelsea.
More doodling
#MCICHE #UCLFinal
My word of the day today is “dappled'.
If Hugh Pym told me the sun wasn’t going to come up tomorrow, I’d both believe him, and feel vaguely reassured
#marr