Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

by Matt Mecham on March 7, 2010

  • Too tired to even tweet about how tired I am. #
  • Have decided that foursquare is like being forced into stalking someone even though you have little interest in their whereabouts. #
  • If you were curious, I'm laying on my sofa at home. I'll shortly be checking into the kitchen via the toilet. #
  • RT @betatime: I have the forums organized and the new skin from #skinbox installed. http://forumseohelp.com (Looks great!) #
  • Morning all! Working on wrapping up the #ipb search stuff. Blog to follow later this week. #
  • Spent an hour recoding a few things because my niggle alarm was flashing. Could have left it but it would have bugged me forever. #ipb #
  • Saves a single file include for most installations which isn't much but I'm happier the code is better. It all helps me sleep at night. #
  • I do wish the little voice in my head that says "Ooh, that's dangerous" would stop when I'm pushing a 120lb barbell overhead. Distracting. #
  • Just seen an amusing captcha on my travels: http://bit.ly/aUrxBm – Verify you are human: "in imposter" #
  • Rather enjoying Turin Brake's "The Optimist LP". First time I've played it in 4 years apparently. #
  • I do wish Google #chrome would stop treating "View Source" as a new GET request. Most infuriating. #
  • I just repaired the belt and threaded up Debbie's new sewing machine for her. TELL NO ONE http://tweetphoto.com/12939410 #
  • Luke keeps coming up to me saying "Hi Daddy. I Luke". Funny the things they practise. #
  • Steak tonight, I think. With mushrooms, onions and roasted veg. Viva la devolution! #paleo #
  • Steak, egg, onions, mushrooms and spinach. #paleo is tasteo http://tweetphoto.com/12954866 #
  • RT @dyelton: @mattmecham I guess the under current from Google Wave killed the Buzz. LOL — Very good! #
  • Say hello to a good friend @scambyuk. He's responsible for helping launch "IBForums" (aka #ipb). He also worked on Ikonboard 2 series. in reply to scambyuk #
  • Early reports indicate that being 34 is very much like being 33. Will keep you posted throughout the year. #
  • Thanks all for the birthday wishes, most kind. Have a compunction for cocoa and slippers. And imperial mints. #
  • So, the Chilean 'quake has shortened our days. Has it altered gravity? I feel heavier today. May be cake consumption related. #
  • Thanks again for all the birthday wishes. Truly appreciated. Just eaten with the family and enjoyed some cake. In between Luke taking bites. #
  • Those Nat West ads make my skin crawl. The ones where their "managers" go and patronise people in their own homes. Sod off. You all suck. #
  • So @WilliamShatner is set to play "dad" in the CBS series based on @shitmydadsays? Crazy times. Crazy times. #
  • I love watching Debbie make porridge each morning. The randomness of consistency and taste reaction never fails to amuse. #
  • Honestly, it's like a one woman team of NASA scientists trying to put a man on Mars. Milk, oats, nuke, sweeten; done. #
  • Or.. nuke milk in a jug. Mix with cold oats. Stare into bowl. Mutter a bit. Syphon out the milk leaving stodge in a bowl. Re-nuke. Re-mix. #
  • Then grimmace with each mouth full. #
  • Debbie has just come home with a new brand of porridge. I can't wait until she makes. I'll keep you all posted. #
  • Listening to Mogwai's excellent "The Hawk Is Howling" album. A present from Debbie. #
  • I'll try and take a picture of tomorrow's porridge. Don't tell her though! #
  • Right. Back to work on #ipb search stuff. We're doing it in 3D using GDs new 3D technology. The search term will fly towards your face. #
  • Blame @aGeek for this: If this doesn't make you misty eyed …then you're probably not 34. http://bit.ly/9LprMC Used to LOVE this game. #
  • Get ready! Ice-cream! http://bit.ly/dc5iOf #
  • This is how I remember Sim City too. Used to play it to death: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuTt_bYYXF8 #
  • Last one: I used to play this until my eyes fell out: http://bit.ly/d1RSNE on the Amiga. Grew up on Elite on the BBC Master too. #
  • I used to be able to dock without a docking computer on the original Elite. Was so cool to pull off after hitting the doors a hundred times. #
  • I never had a childhood. I had a computer. Right, back to work for real now. Promise. #
  • Listening to Guns N' Roses from the 80s and 90s. Forgotten how epic some of Use Your Illusions is. #
  • Thanks Channel 4 for dropping the signal and ruining the end of @GordonRamsay01's Kitchen Nightmares. Boo! in reply to GordonRamsay01 #
  • A very Happy Birthday to @Mark_Wade – Here's a picture of him with his favourite IPS colleague – http://bit.ly/9Htg8b #
  • Breakfast time. Hopefully we'll have a porridge update! #
  • http://tweetphoto.com/13196564 Porridge disaster! Removed mid-nuke to add oats and now it's a stodgy lump. Added (cont) http://tl.gd/dhng7 #
  • "Eeergh. That's horrible. I can't eat that". Hilarious. #
  • I'm lying. Debbie's porridge was brilliant this morning. I even tasted it and it was lovely. I'm really proud of her :) #
  • RT @mattmecham: I'm lying.Debbie's porridge was brilliant this morning. I even tasted it and it was lovely. (Haha, Debbie stole my Twitter!) #
  • RT @LukesMummy: RT @OMGFacts Women speak about 7000 words a day. The average man averages just over 2000. – That's not always a GOOD thing. #
  • Cable broadband FTW – http://bit.ly/cxHcBw #
  • Trying to install Sphinx on my Mac. Understand why its nose is missing now. #
  • Installing Sphinx with @joshdw1's assistance. Using Mac Ports. Much simpler, even for a shelltard like me. #
  • Another busy day on #ipb. Currently working on improving our Sphinx integration. Making it a little more useful. Exciting! #
  • Have been "fighting" with Sphinx. Think there's a bug in the PHP API with returned results. Most annoying. #
  • I think Apple should use Tina's awesome "Thunderdome" track for their new adverts. "We don't need another Hero…" #
  • Apparently the person who makes the billionth tweet gets all the spam bots ever created following them. #
  • Porridge Watch Day 3: Debbie came in with a bowl of M&S cereal. "Porridge is down the sink, don't ask". #
  • Still fighting with sphinxapi.php. CLI search results perfect, returned via PHP API jumbled. UNPACK issue, I think. Might be 64bit related #
  • So. Got the sphinx issue sorted out. Had "t.last_post" called twice in the configs SQL. CLI didn't care, PHP API choked. Touchy innit. #
  • Take it back, Sphinx is rather nice. Coming together nicely, now. #
  • "You've done it all, you've broken every code…". Apt that "Come Up And See Me" starts on iTunes at the same time I get a parse error. #
  • Really need to deadlift more often. Struggling with 5 reps with 115kg. Ouch. Used to get around 130kg. #
  • RT @joshdw1: New #ipb search stuff that @mattmecham is working on looks really good! (Good joint brainstorming session today!) #
  • CILIT BANG is for losers. I use the ACID BLOOD from a XENOMORPH to wash away hard to remove kitchen stains. #sciFiCleaning #
  • Cooking veg 2 days past its "best before" for dinner. Silly to throw out good food because a computer predicted it'd be bad by now. #
  • Just watching some diseased tissue being scraped from a guy's cut open anus. Friday night TV is awesome. Off to throw up. #
  • I think Lady GaGa is actually Amy Winehouse in disguise. #
  • If I had to lose a sense, I'd choose to lose the sense "ible". #
  • Time to rest these old bones. I keep them in a sack near the bed. Don't tell anyone. Night! #
  • Dear @DrMarcNCharlie, you sound like nice people, so I'll only tweet part of my message in reply to your spam tweet: "off". in reply to DrMarcNCharlie #
  • Porridge watch day 4: went lump in the microwave. Added milk turned it too cold; thrown in the bin. Ended up with a bacon pitta. #
  • My breakfast: eggs, 'shrooms, onion, bacon, spinach, tomatoes, coffee. Yum. Sorry @Putzy. #
  • Down at the farm today. http://tweetphoto.com/13436487 #
  • Forrest Gump is on Sky Movies. Life is like a box of chocolates. All the good ones are gone and the remaining have hard centres. #
  • http://tweetphoto.com/13486632 Bell pepper, fresh chilli, mushrooms, broccoli, beef, coconut milk (cooked to (cont) http://tl.gd/e8fb3 #
  • http://tweetphoto.com/13486632 Bell pepper, fresh chilli, mushrooms, broccoli, beef, coconut milk (cooked to reduce) #paleo #primal #stuffed #
  • Sorry for the double tweet. Tags vanished. #
  • Tonight's dinner cooking. The coconut milk really reduces nicely. Intense flavour. #paleo http://tweetphoto.com/13487361 #
  • RT @AstonJ: Everyone: What's your favourite dish? — Mine, anything #paleo (obv.) Asian / Thai one pan dishes. Easy and lazy is good. #
  • Also very fond of "bashed omelette" dishes, @AstonJ Chuck in mushrooms, onion & cheese into beaten egg and make rough scrambled eggs. in reply to AstonJ #
  • Breakfast today, not so exciting. Half grapefruit topped with cinnamon and grated coconut with brazil nuts. And coffee. #
  • Excellent column by @RealDMitchell on the BBC paradox and why we should fight to keep it, license fee and all http://bit.ly/9YkItp #
  • One of the great things about #paleo is getting excited about cooking and making it all from fresh ingredients. Natural flavours #ftw #
  • Anyone watch Piers and Simon Cowell last night? As suspected, Cowell not the panto meanie that he plays. Piers is still a smug fart tho. #

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