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Joined May 2008
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Delighted to reveal ‘Benny’s Babbies’ ✊ A massive gilt-framed version was scheduled to be unveiled today at B’ham Museum & Art Gallery @BM_AG. Obviously this can’t happen for now, so the unveiling is happening via @thesociallondon See link below👇👇👇 thesocial.com/bennys-babbies…
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When I was little, my Dad found a small brass key among the personal effects of my grandfather. It had what looked like a small red gemstone on the handle and the tattered remnants of a navy blue ribbon tied to it.
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It appears that Twitter have shut down their API to third-party clients. I guess that means that maybe I won’t be a regular user any more. Look for me on the network with the prehensile trunk.
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Elizabethan Architecture
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Dear everywhere that won’t sell me a cup of tea after 8 o’clock because they’ve turned the complicated espresso machine off: a kettle can be had for £10.83 from Argos.
Could these be @TransportForWM Swift Card readers under construction at the entrances to @WestMidRailway stations?
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Oh hello what’s happening here?... With a new personal best of 12877 points, Mavit takes his rightful spot at the top of the leaderboard. Come and play Tie Your Laces w/ us until 28 Aug Gallery open Wed-Sat, 11am-4pm
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If Moseley were really a village: • People would be able to tell just by looking; you wouldn't need to try to convince them by printing it on their train tickets. • It wouldn't be getting a new railway station in the first place.
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I still haven't quite gotten over finding out that the respectively vague and misleading Sandwell and Dudley (which is in Oldbury) used to be called… Oldbury.
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OFCOM created UK phone numbers which aren't real but do ring to use in TV shows (like the US "555" numbers). Next time an app or website wants your phone number for no good non-spam reason, give it one of these. 07700 900000 and 0121 496 0000 are good. ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms…
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Straight in at number two of the leaderboard of @WeThrowSwitches' Tie Your Laces at @BOMlab!
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Oh, the soundtrack is by @chipzel. That explains the dancing between attempts.
Things I’d like to see in the Wi-FI configuration on Android: • A log of the time and location each network was last used. • A notes field. I have no idea what all these saved SKYXXXXX networks are.
Rounded corners in user interfaces are back in fashion, I see. I knew I was right to put off updating that old CSS.