#OnThisDay in 1845 the ‘Italian Church’ in Wilton was consecrated
#OnThisDay in 1783, Samuel Johnson wrote to Mrs Thrale and said that @eh_stonehenge and @SalisburyCath were, respectively:
‘the first essay and the last perfection in architecture’
RT @michalinwales: #sqlfamily do you know a good production DBA who would be interested in work in Swansea, UK? (2017, AG, @psdbatools )
I didn’t like the carpets, so I said no
Couldn’t we make Eden staying a pre-condition of our #Brexit negotiations?
This is kind of mind-expanding
www.openculture.com via @openculture
The ‘statement is written with a tone of “We are technologists and we make technology decisions. This is just one of them.”
As opposed to, say, “We are the stewards of your data and we made a mistake taking care of that data, and we’re sorry"’
RT @dholland422: @PropertySpot @JeanneBartram @OwenPaterson t.co/Uc2LvwaXw…
I shall be buying @taylorswift13’s entire back catalogue while dressed head to toe in @nike
Nearly as old as I am
But it’s not quite so ‘weathered’
:)
#TodayILearned that when Gene Kelly danced the famous Singin' In The Rain scene he had a heavy cold and a temperature of 103
“There are still admirable pockets of resistance in the party that, like Asterix the Gaul’s village, hold out against the populists…who have come to regard the 2016 referendum as something akin to a written constitution or holy mandate”
RT @MarkUrban01: This is important - the #Salisbury suspect ‘Petrov’ turns out to have been Alexander Mishkin, a military doctor working fo…
“The free chess app on your mobile phone is probably better than Deep Blue” - @Kasparov63, on @geeksgalaxy
Also, interesting stuff about human/machine collaboration - ‘the shepherding of AI’
RT @janeeecharman: @salisbury_matt I did Latin at school, let me see, he’s saying ‘it’s time for me to stop talking’ right? 👩🎓
My word of the day today is ‘ruffian’
#OnThisDay in 1834 Lord Chancellor Lord Brougham spoke from the balcony of the White Hart, Salisbury
He was anti-slavery, pro-Reform Bill & represented Caroline against Prince George
The Earl of Radnor tried to book the Council Chamber but was refused ‘on political grounds’
Outrageous…. Doctor Who is a northerner
Theme tune is still ace, though
The sun sets over the Shire
M’new friend Desmond says hello
