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Fri, 17:15 : Today should be a 3-state day. The rest of Montana, a corner of Wyoming, and in to South Dakota. Fri, 17:24 : Do the hot takes come from the Whole Foods ready meals section? Fri, 18:04 : <looks at terraces of 1000ft deep disused copper mine> So that's what a billion tons of rock doesn't look like. Fri, 18:08 : This diner has a cola thing going on. https://t.co/E3r0KtAeFW Fri, 23:19 : Buffalo Country https://t.co/2nSV6D8CZN Sat, 05:04 : Driving across northern Wyoming, antelope at the side of the road, Devil's Tower on the horizon in the sunset. Sat, 06:03 : I'm going to have to stop at Wall Drug, aren't I. Sat, 06:06 : RT @katebevan : IMPORTANT CAT POLL. BECAUSE SCIENCE. https://t.co/kLCbusSgFM Sat, 06:08 : Big skies https://t.co/pFk9z9M2zL
Wed, 16:57 : Figure I ought to try out Seattle's light rail. Into the bus tunnels I go... Wed, 17:20 : Mountain!
Tue, 17:11 : It's Tuesday, so it's time for Enterprise Microsoft. This week: back to the future with the command line. https://t.co/DAwo71Lxxu Tue, 17:13 : Placeholders are back! https://t.co/k5tmX88nXA Tue, 18:08 : RT @marypcbuk : only 51GB of photos in my camera roll, only 7.4MB of thumbnails #placeholders https://t.co/sAAlQKW9dl Tue, 19:24 : RT @wasbuxton : If U touched a desktop, laptop or slate computer today, used a LAN or laser printer, you were touched back by something Chuc… Tue, 20:04 : Was I bad leaving the Surface Hub in this room on an animated Bing image of a chewing deer? Tue, 20:12 : RT @marypcbuk : @sbisson @GoodThings2Life @maryjofoley update; this bug isn't in the version everyone gets today Wed, 01:16 : Looking for an analyst to talk about data center NVME and Flash. Wed, 01:55 : Nor'easter https://t.co/oSzavUeMD7 https://t.co/ZwV4X0RWio Wed, 03:40 : Hermes. https://t.co/w0XC73jXn7 Wed, 06:04 : RT @YouGov : THREAD/ How Britain voted in 2017: @chris__curtis digs into the demographics of last week’s vote https://t.co/OS1tzwrpTO
Mon, 16:48 : Hello, is that a new logo for PowerApps in line with the new PowerBI logo? Mon, 17:00 : A rather excellent new PowerBI feature: mapping visualizations to a Visio diagram. #MSDataSummit Mon, 17:19 : RT @MooseAllain : When the Reverend Spooner first invented the internet everyone scored porn on the idea. Mon, 21:35 : I guess Theresa May will get the ex-Tory MPs jobs in the City. That'll give them a year or so to find something else or move to Frankfurt. Mon, 22:31 : Recent Reads: A Tyranny Of Queens. Foz Meadows' tale of worldwalkers takes a surprising turn into wider worlds. It's time to leave home. Mon, 22:42 : Anyone else on Fast Ring Office and Windows seeing search issues in Office; especially Outlook? Tue, 06:24 : Popped into the downtown Seattle Barnes and Noble to find @brendacooper 's new book. Always good to read her fiction! https://t.co/tFVt2QfKse Tue, 06:42 : RT @nickmcquire : Top @marypcbuk piece on #Windows10 & changes to IT & PC ops. Here's our survey she cites @PerLarsen1975 @young_robbo https…
Sat, 15:59 : Back in my ISP days I kept nightly tapes on my desk, weeklies went to the CEOS home, monthlies to mine. Not perfect, but it was 1995. Sat, 19:02 : Hordes of spammers called Marion. Sat, 19:44 : RT @marypcbuk : when the combination of Bing's image of the day and dynamic backgrounds is so weird that you screenshot it & THAT is weird s… Sat, 19:46 : Now that May's advisors have resigned, are the Tories up Brexit Creek without a SPADdle? Sat, 20:40 : RT @davidallengreen : A 'confidence and supply' arrangement that supplies no confidence. Sat, 20:42 : Brunch https://t.co/Lh9UTwuKbI Sat, 20:53 : RT @eqe : In San Francisco we have to be prepared for any eventuality https://t.co/piFsdT9yAG Sat, 21:06 : 🚘🛩️🛩️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️🛫🛬✈️✈️✈️✈️🛩️🛩️🛩️🚁🚁🚁✈️✈️✈️🛩️✈️🛩️✈️🛩️✈️🚀 🚀🚀🚀🚀🛰️🚀✈️✈️✈️✈️🛩️🚁🚘 Sat, 22:23 : Airforce One https://t.co/QhJwnZYOc1 Sat, 22:29 : Speedbird 1 https://t.co/WdKcXLyXdS ( Read more... Collapse )
Fri, 16:33 : Is Mr Fishfinger the only likable orange politician? Fri, 18:04 : As good as, and maybe better than Badlands: hopeless fountain kingdom (Deluxe) by Halsey https://t.co/ZOtV4XhyVm #NowPlaying Fri, 18:06 : I get the feeling that Tory/DUP pact will have done massive damage to the NI power sharing agreement. Fri, 19:51 : Hello Building 1. Fri, 21:45 : RT @marypcbuk : Need a primer on the complexity and parochial direction of NI political situation? https://t.co/wU3l8KPaUU Fri, 21:53 : I think she's right. https://t.co/Ak68OWGSgm Sat, 00:40 : Setting up Cloud Shell. Sat, 01:53 : Flosque https://t.co/eycuThiyxh Sat, 04:26 : RT @KurtBusiek : Comics. Reading. Freckles.* The ocean. Clipper ships. Subversive art. Barn raisings. Pie. A thriving middle class. Krazy Ka… Sat, 05:19 : Lantern Brewing: a little bit of Belgium in Seattle. https://t.co/ZQrcyjPFjW ( Read more... Collapse )
Thu, 13:04 : LHR✈️SEA. Away we go. https://t.co/Tawza6rfAc Fri, 00:35 : Hello Seattle. https://t.co/WJJf3sakQ5 Fri, 00:40 : Foggy Greenland https://t.co/ABeyQTvkuX Fri, 00:41 : End of the glaciers https://t.co/FezqnVQ18w Fri, 00:42 : So I am just off a plane and inhaling emergency coffee. What's happening with #GE2107 ? Fri, 03:12 : The Tory MRA is out? Now that is good news. Fri, 03:29 : Scheduling an election outside of university exam season is something that's never done. Now we see why. Fri, 03:35 : Tory MPs paying the price for putting party over country. Fri, 03:38 : Staying up for the result of #ge2017 is a lot easier 8 timezones away. Fri, 06:01 : Now, shall we start thinking about how to do electoral reform properly? Not just AV.
Wed, 12:11 : I don't feel bad swapping my vote. It's the closest thing to PR we have in this broken gerrymandered FPTP system: https://t.co/cCWWIsCbe2 Wed, 12:15 : I only saw John Wetton play once, but this live recording does him great justice: Urban Psalm by Icon https://t.co/eRMWuMNjtE #NowPlaying Wed, 12:43 : FYI 665 is not the Neighbour of the Beast. That would be whoever lives at 664 or 668. #pedantsrus Wed, 13:24 : I am still an engineer at heart; I catch myself thinking of something as "a very interesting problem". Wed, 15:28 : Capped. https://t.co/ICGgno6e4Q Wed, 15:31 : RT @TheClippy : Hello UK. It looks like you're voting tomorrow in the #GE2017 #BattleForNumber10 . Would you like... Wed, 15:37 : RT @marypcbuk : .@hugorifkind @tlodge I think of this election as a contest of profiled advertising versus social-network meditated tactical… Wed, 17:21 : Today I am mostly thinking about Open19. Wed, 19:18 : Recent Reads: Date Me, Baby, One More Time. Sometimes you need a silly paranormal romance; Stephanie Rowe's is sillier than most. Farcical. Wed, 20:13 : The more elections I see, the more I think FPTP fails as a system. It encourages extremes. ( Read more... Collapse )
Tue, 13:45 : Any analysts out there who have been looking at Open19 available for comment? #journorequest Tue, 13:49 : Having to resort to the legacy text importer in Excel as the new one doesn't seem to cope with DMY dates. Aaaaaargh! Tue, 15:46 : I've lost track; I've had the release twice and the recall message three times now. I'm guess two recalls don't make a release. Tue, 16:51 : This week's Enterprise Microsoft looks at how WINDOWS ❤ LINUX in containers. Time to shake up Windows Server! https://t.co/rFDLDSlzlG Tue, 16:57 : Ahah! I have finally got the new Excel CSV import to handle UK dates. This was not easy... Tue, 16:59 : Really enjoying @fozmeadows ' A Tyranny of Queens. A worthy (and much needed) deconstruction of Heinlein's Glory Road. Tue, 19:13 : Monument Valley 2 is gorgeous. https://t.co/MqMokHQatE Tue, 19:14 : RT @infoworld : Inside Windows Server’s containerized #Linux future, by @sbisson - https://t.co/bobtvClY5c #containers #windowsserver Tue, 20:32 : Anyone here look after the Azure blog? Its RSS feed is broken: pushing the same piece again and again. Tue, 21:36 : For the afternoon shift across the pond... https://t.co/eHILykayyZ ( Read more... Collapse )
Mon, 13:01 : From #signalconf ; a look at Twilio's Functions. https://t.co/3FDrVKZFDQ Mon, 13:26 : RT @SebastianEPayne : Incredible news: from September, all U.K. secondary schools and colleagues can get free access to @FT . Register here h… Mon, 13:56 : Today I am mostly thinking about WINDOWS ❤ LINUX at scale. Yes, it's column writing time. Mon, 14:02 : Flying Scotsman came through Putney on Saturday. I took a camera to a railway footbridge. Click through for a Flick… https://t.co/qEyoKr7eL6 Mon, 14:13 : RT @marypcbuk : Old train and new passing behind our house at the weekend - Flying Scotsman https://t.co/cyklgH4dFY Mon, 14:17 : RT @marypcbuk : Flying Scotsman (no actual flying) steaming through Putney https://t.co/rOJTjxawwP Mon, 14:23 : Spot @marypcbuk : https://t.co/9ZaSzJX1Dv Mon, 15:10 : RT @marypcbuk : sweet! Bing Visual Search lets you crop an area of a photo and use that to search with� https://t.co/SjRZonifqJ Mon, 15:11 : RT @coreyspowell : Whoa! Intense lava & steam from Kilauea spawned 7 mini-tornadoes. Remarkable shot by Bruce Omori. https://t.co/rku4zVohM5 … Mon, 15:13 : Anyone else finding that Office 365 ProPlus isn't picking up Insider Fast builds? None of my test machines getting them... ( Read more... Collapse ) </lj-cut
Sun, 15:26 : Another Flying Scotsman shot from yesterday: Round the curve #flickr https://t.co/e2rY9MRkkS Sun, 15:46 : If only the London streets were eerily quiet. Then I wouldn't be having to drown out the builders ripping out next door with Orbital loud. Sun, 16:11 : A bright ISS pass in amidst the planes. From April. https://t.co/EvOvSAgZAK Sun, 16:17 : cc @WinObs https://t.co/pDXFnhZNST Sun, 17:21 : Flickr album for my Flying Scotsman shots from yesterday: #flickr https://t.co/twM094zpYG Sun, 17:26 : Rather fond of this shot of a little purple headed guy we spotted on the way to Maker Faire. #hummingbird #flickr https://t.co/oKRxaFvSKk Sun, 17:35 : The only sort of Reelin' we're doing in this part of London is In The Years. https://t.co/BOXVv6xOMt #NowPlaying Sun, 17:42 : Now this is interesting; I'd missed SpaceX was working on recovering second stages as well. Last one soft landed. https://t.co/rQ1dubiGjX Sun, 17:51 : RT @BadAstronomer : Take a momentary break from hatred and idiocy to watch a *jaw-dropping* time-lapse of bizarre undulating clouds. https:/… Sun, 18:55 : LHR to SEA: https://t.co/rbZbaUwELy via @YouTube ( Read more... Collapse )
Sat, 12:28 : Votal Postes https://t.co/437QyUhHzB Sat, 15:14 : Placeholders, swipe keyboard: RS3 is the @marypcbuk Update! Sat, 16:25 : Have just realised The Flying Scotsman is going past in an hour or so. Now, where did I put my camera? Sat, 17:29 : Flying Scotsman well worth seeing. Photos to come... Sat, 18:21 : Flying Scotsman passing through Putney this evening: Up the long Wandsworth climb #flickr #flyingscotsman https://t.co/7CGErU2Y2B Sat, 18:22 : Just before Flying Scotsman passed under where I was standing: A portrait in steam #flickr #flyingscotsman https://t.co/x8enMhvCnT Sat, 20:32 : Suburban Sky. https://t.co/RokehtyI5V Sun, 00:06 : Not our neck of the woods; all quiet here.
Fri, 12:15 : TFW when you thought your test W10M devices were turned off when they weren't. Fri, 13:17 : Some days a depressing album is just what you need: Is This The Life We Really Want? by Roger Waters https://t.co/k1Y8X9DRj3 #NowPlaying Fri, 13:35 : The latest Jupiter images seemed to come from a little closer to home. Namely our kitchen. And a fresh cup of homem… https://t.co/tPqh3EEuUe Fri, 13:37 : Was that thunder or builders? Fri, 15:08 : Here comes the rain again, falling on my head like an English summer. Fri, 15:17 : Maelstrom https://t.co/veK6x2FKsr Fri, 15:19 : It's all gone quiet down there now... https://t.co/AhV4xZITuh Fri, 16:53 : Socks triaged. I had that many @VirginAtlantic socks?! Fri, 17:02 : (the Suffolk, the Clydesdale, the Percheron vie/with the Shire on his feathers floating/hauling soft timber into the dusk) Fri, 17:38 : A rather excellent use of art https://t.co/4k2a1JdvNL ( Read more... Collapse )
Thu, 13:12 : It is hard work being floofy on a hot day. https://t.co/iHRo7LkONv Thu, 13:37 : And iPhone unlocked... Thu, 16:18 : RT @GreyMatter_News : .@sbisson discusses whether Visual Studio 2017 can help you manage the Application Lifecycle: https://t.co/dFmQqai1a4 … Thu, 19:12 : (let me bring you songs from the wood/to make you feel much better than you could know/dust you down from tip to toe) Thu, 19:34 : Very fond of the Steven Wilson Jethro Tull remixes. There's much love for the source material, especially in the new Songs From The Wood. Thu, 20:59 : Taken my laptop up on the roof as it starts to cool down... Thu, 21:07 : A gorgeous sky over west London tonight. Silver blue sky fading into peach clouds. Meanwhile, overhead, the heavies are sliding in. Thu, 21:23 : <screen fades redward> Ah, sunset! Another new sense from the technology around us... Thu, 21:29 : "A screaming comes across the sky. It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now." Yes. The swifts are back for summer. Thu, 21:49 : Video gives a better idea of the scale of this thing... https://t.co/9SU84csPh0 ( Read more... Collapse )
Wed, 13:31 : Yesterday I get a picture of the fog over the Bay retweeted by @karlthefog . Today the Bing image is of fog from Mt Tamalpais. Coincidence? Wed, 13:52 : Voted. Wed, 14:00 : So #covfefe is the new #edballsday ? Wed, 14:07 : Obviously from the followup to "Mommy, Why Is There A Server In The House?" https://t.co/yIgv7rbfoE Wed, 14:08 : Sometimes a little post-processing works wonders. Into the silver sun #flickr https://t.co/16m2n7vVkS Wed, 14:46 : If you're looking for a new Enterprise Microsoft today, it's now publishing on Tuesdays. But here's a link to it: https://t.co/j5e8SrYyBU Wed, 15:02 : So how long before someone launches covfefe.js, then? https://t.co/9e1Qjw8SXP Wed, 15:55 : (come up on different streets/they both were streets of shame/both dirty, both mean/yes and the dream was just the same) Wed, 16:01 : Today I did something I have never done before. And I am happy with the decision I made. Wed, 16:38 : RT @marypcbuk : Draft gives developers an uplift for containerizing apps with Kubernetes @gabrtv tells me @thenewstack https://t.co/lzvUeC3p … ( Read more... Collapse )
Sun, 21:46 : RT @trishgreenhalgh : Read this and weep. For your country and your children and the unborn generations. Via @majestic_whine https://t.co/Fl … Sun, 22:09 : Today's amusement: a Devon Rex following a turtle across the lawn. Pictures to follow. Sun, 23:30 : Recent Reads: Bookburners. Max Gladstone's urban fantasy dream team delivers a serial tale of Vatican magic hunters. A big, fast, fun read. Sun, 23:33 : Recent Reads: Cosmic Powers. John Joseph Adams collects excellent far future SF. Space opera with all the bells, whistles, and ray guns. Sun, 23:55 : Bird of the day in this San Jose garden is the Hooded Oriole. So yellow. So loud. Mon, 00:37 : Hummingbird feet are the cutest things. Mon, 01:34 : RT @ScottSKOMO : Even when we get the Northern Lights, it's tough to see them in bright #Seattle NOT LAST NIGHT! https://t.co/jIzkm0Bzyy (V… Mon, 01:37 : All the eyes. https://t.co/nz5lmyFmT8 Mon, 03:49 : I had fun watching hummingbirds at a fountain this afternoon: Undercarriage Down #flickr https://t.co/WiaWtfi08u Mon, 03:51 : A turtle wandered across the lawn, followed by a Devon Rex. Cat, Confused By Moving Rock #flickr https://t.co/Fo4gVKbPaO ( Read more... Collapse )
Sat, 04:32 : Snake eyes, seven eleven. https://t.co/cFReDJBpEX Sat, 04:33 : The feathered serpent https://t.co/a2BRpDN6Ax Sat, 04:38 : Every time I see an over-customised Subaru or Toyota I yell "Spoiler alert!" Sat, 04:53 : The feathered serpent https://t.co/9ejzU8qFVM https://t.co/gw02iBqzF0 Sat, 05:53 : RT @Rainmaker1973 : The amazing images of #Jupiter 's "Perijove 06" flyby of @NASAJuno assembled in a video by Gerald Eichstädt https://t.co/ … Sat, 07:05 : RT @marypcbuk : Looks like Uber has got its self driving licence back in SF but might need to do some work on turn signals https://t.co/ImzE … Sat, 07:11 : Vogue Grackle, Vogue! #flickr https://t.co/BLVKuuGMDt Sat, 07:11 : The raven had a twig. And was very pleased about it. A Low Speed Twig Flypast #flickr https://t.co/v2HIVwxtMI
Thu, 14:27 : Not the alarm call I was expecting. https://t.co/YUqaNPl8cr Thu, 17:19 : Despite the early fire alarm and hotel evacuation I have made it to the conference keynote... Thu, 17:31 : Where did they find all those fax machines? #signalconf https://t.co/RbyRWUK7Ah Thu, 17:32 : "Mixer" I note the "X"box in the middle. Thu, 17:52 : RT @marcboroditsky : @jeffiel at @Twilio Signal2017 announced our doers Eric Reis, Rose Afriyie, Jacinda Shelly, Andrew Pinzler w/ Twilio Pr… Thu, 18:27 : An early morning wakeup call. https://t.co/XgXL9LizR3 https://t.co/efGNahfjK4 Thu, 18:39 : Twilio launches Functions, a serverless platform for cloud communications software. #signalconf Thu, 19:05 : Shiny https://t.co/JLMeJwTg3P https://t.co/4468FVa7Dq Thu, 21:52 : RT @marypcbuk : Did you lose your hack badge at #twilio #signalconf & pick up one with green ribbon & small multitool attached? Please swap… Thu, 22:31 : RT @JamesGleick : Thirty years ago I wrote about chaos and the Great Red Spot of Jupiter. I had no idea. https://t.co/QJXdporyK3 ( Read more... Collapse )
Wed, 18:51 : This week's Enterprise Microsoft looks at where the Xamarin/Microsoft merger is going. With added XAML Standard: https://t.co/RfXxmAZl4G Wed, 19:06 : An interesting mix of customers on stage in today's #Signal2017 keynote. Wed, 19:09 : Twilio Proxy is an important tool: anonymous connections between customers and mobile workers. Safety and privacy. #Signal2017 Wed, 19:12 : RT @twilio : Introducing Proxy: an API for 1-on-1 conversations between your customers and workers. https://t.co/6Nr9cm7Bhk #signalconf ht… Wed, 19:13 : Declarative APIs: tell us what you want to do and we do it. An interesting approach from @twilio . #signalconf Wed, 19:21 : RT @twilio : Introducing Channels. 20 ways to reach your customers. One API call. https://t.co/u6cOUQfruc #signalconf https://t.co/1aUY … Wed, 19:42 : Demo of natural language understanding in IVR via declarative APIs in @twilio . Making ML very easy to use. #signalconf Wed, 20:04 : Badge action https://t.co/dEkzzk6h8Y Wed, 20:05 : RT @twilio : “Code is creative. It’s more than just math. It’s art.” -@jeffiel #signalconf https://t.co/7RyAt2vcVq Wed, 20:06 : RT @Nick_Craver : Yummy C# 5 to 7 upgrades https://t.co/1tOINHvLKI ( Read more... Collapse )