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alistair

  1. @elinoroberts You have clearly been badly affected by Ashley Kent's mind at some point.
  2. @hereinthehive Growing up is currently not on my todo list. :-)
  3. @onion2k Well, in the past I have said that the opening party should be on the Sunday to give me time to recover. ;-)
  4. There are few things funnier than someone trying to get Siri to set an alarm when Siri does not want to.
  5. @real_ate @Mark_v_Ryan I would have agreed until earlier where @joannasaurusrex @onion2k were making me feel old. :-(
  6. @mynameiscolin No, it is perfectly normal. Also for unit conversion. :-)
  7. @cazm Remember the golden rule, if you ask you volunteer. ;-)
  8. @purplelime There are a few AIS applications that will tell you what every large ship is and often where it's route is.
  9. @kierondonoghue @emberads @bloo_ie @usablehq Mine as well, although I might not be 100% neutral.
  10. @lallyd Most banks do. Our hack space has HSBC, and we have used the co-op for other projects.
  11. @CayGreen There was one on the Toon Freegle list the other day. It needed some new slats so might still be available.
  12. @herbkim @alexjphillips @thinkingdigital Quite. My solution to this is to spell things how you say them, but apparently this is bad English.
  13. Why is everyone complaining it is getting cold? I am way to hot myself. Is what people are really complaining about the lack of direct sun?
  14. @tristanbailey @hackathonldn I thought you were full.
  15. @kierondonoghue Please don't get @emberads drunk on cocktails before he has done his pitching.
  16. @mynameiscolin I love using paper for many things. Changing domain settings is not one of the.
  17. @mynameiscolin I remember when it was £100 for a cheap UK domain, and you needed to order and admin it by fax. Thank goodness we moved on.
  18. Believe it or not fellow north east geeks @peternelsonuk is on Twitter!
  19. @lordlancaster Quite. It helps all of us. Those who want to charge for connections don't impress me.
  20. @cubicgarden @thehodge @thinkingdigital Where are you tonight? It is a @SuperMondays night and we often end up at the pub.