My word of the day today is ‘buddy’.
#TodayILearned that “more than 20 US states have laws regulating auto-renewing subscriptions.”
(Also via @howtogeek)
#TodayILearned that “around 18-35 percent of the population is affected by “photic sneeze reflex” where an individual sneezes in reaction to bright light exposure. "
Via @howtogeek
#TodayILearned that “around 18-35 percent of the population is affected by “photic sneeze reflex” where an individual sneezes in reaction to bright light exposure. "
Via @howtogeek
I hate football
A working illustration of the phrase ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ from @Popjustice
A working illustration of the phrase ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ from @Popjustice
Although the Pet Shoppers and the Floyd are too high up, and Lily the Pink is too low
In my humble opinion
Really fascinating chat between @iaindale & @steverichards14 about the latter’s book on non-Prime Ministers
….but, call me a pedant, but there’s something about the phrase ‘siezing the crown’ in relation to becoming PM that really sets my teeth on edge
Really fascinating chat between @iaindale & @steverichards14 about the latter’s book on non-Prime Ministers
….but, call me a pedant, but there’s something about the phrase ‘siezing the crown’ in relation to becoming PM that really sets my teeth on edge
I can see it’s a good metaphor.
But for some reason I cringe a little bit every time I hear it, and I always have
#GrumpyOldPedant
Kind-of apolitical point….
At some stage the people who wanted to ‘Leave’ the EU will start to be seen as people who want to ‘Remain’ outside the EU.
So will the Leavers turn into Remainers?
Kind-of apolitical point….
At some stage the people who wanted to ‘Leave’ the EU will start to be seen as people who want to ‘Remain’ outside the EU.
So will the Leavers turn into Remainers?
My word of the day today is ‘qualm’.
Estimated number of times I have had to use cmd rather than powershell this year: 30
Estimated number of times I have not remembered that it’s ‘\’, not ‘/': 29
“If you put 10 Chelsea fans together right now and you asked them the starting XI, I don’t think you’d have two the same and that’s a problem. The best teams in the world, you know 95% of the team.”
Wise words from the great man
Salisbury Cathedral people are clearly, and understandably, jealous of all the wonderful @Clonehenge’s inspired by @EH_Stonehenge
In the shadow of the @salisburycath Spire there is now this magnificent ‘Bug Cathedral’ t.co/OxQqWEBtu…
Just flashed-back to the time when I discovered that the call centre system I was supporting counted the objects in its schema and would not start if the number was different to what it expected.
I found this out after creating an index. The index was great, until we re-started
Salisbury Cathedral people are clearly, and understandably, jealous of all the wonderful @Clonehenge’s inspired by @EH_Stonehenge
In the shadow of the @salisburycath Spire there is now this magnificent ‘Bug Cathedral’
My word of the day today is ‘warble’.
My word of the day today is ‘scant’.