Ian Winter (@ian_winter)

Berkshire, UK

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @ian_winter ever

November 2012

@tomgiddings omg that has to be a euphemism. @grayhaze would have been arrested for being too excitable!

via web in reply to tomgiddings

@FrancescaHeath @MelKirk northeast indian. where the tigers live.

via web in reply to FrancescaHeath

@Timato_ bed time movie fun… are lots of porno’s bluray now then ;)

via web in reply to Timato_

once again, evening plans ruined.

via web

27 minutes in and i now have 2 problems instead of one and going backwards. glad i’m not paying for this damn phone call.

via web

@jennalou_k i’m not sure i would. his dancing? eek!

via Twitter for Mac in reply to jennalou_k

i think @boffbowsh loved it really, jumping around with his hands up in the air cc/ @jennalou_k

via Twitter for Mac in reply to boffbowsh

some people really get my goat. if i had a goat that is. if i did have a goat, and it got got, i’d be annoyed. goat out.

via OS X

@System_Sagepay can i ask you actually tell us you’re seeing them in the first place next time!

via Twitter for Mac in reply to System_Sagepay

must remember not to get home and start drinking. have to collect parents from LHR later!

via Twitter for Mac

has nearly rebuilt my iMac from scratch to 10.8.2. bootcamp better freaking working work after all this.

via OS X

waiting for multiple hundred gig rsync’s to complete is really freaking dull

via Twitter for Mac

♫ Have Yourself a Sweary Little Christmas — Amateur Transplaspoti.fi/V4890Ltotify

via Spotify

globalpersonals If you want to find a job helping people find love, take a look at our latest vacancies - bit.ly/HNbETe

via Sprout Social (retweeted on 2:31 PM, Nov 27th, 2012 via Twitter for Mac)

RT @realrossnoble: “@simondonald: Is that a motor dolphin or one of those pedalolphins?”
I have both options its porpoise built.
OH YEAH

via Twitter for Mac

hey @andrewgarner, you use alfred and power pack - is the power pack with the money?

via Twitter for Mac

@drewm try @CrucialMemory from amazon - use the part number for a search. last time we did at work, and personally, it was cheaper also

via Twitter for Mac in reply to drewm

@justlanded thanks for the response. i’ve emailed you.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to justlanded

hey @justlanded i’d installed the app here in the uk but now it doesn’t work and isn’t in the app store - why’s it gone??

via Twitter for Mac

poor little fellas - bring back the lemmings! bbc.co.uk/nature/20468224k

via Twitter for Mac

well that’s tonight’s plan shot. imac rebuilt moved until tomorrow. dammit.

via web

hey @mariadb if i’ve got a bunch of percona 5.5 master/slave servers already can i replace a slave with mariadb to test it out?

via Twitter for Mac

just had an awesome first @WaterBabies class. Sullivan loved it and didn’t care at all underwater. proper amphibian reaction with giggles.

via Twitter for iPhone

can anyone recommend something free to create a basic store/cart that’s backed just by a basic paypal account?

via web

my damn apple trackpad keeps unsyncing itself. deleted, added, still buggering about - very annoying.

via web

hey @Sarah_Iles that’s another fish with a tool on its head

via Twitter for iPhone

@lisaphillips thanks for chat on updates, schema changes & monitoring if you do ever look at osc w/ master slave watch out for it’s triggers

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to lisaphillips

apparently @boffbowsh wants a cheaper fare or as it sounds a cheap affair.

via Twitter for iPhone

@lisaphillips was a great talk, lot of interesting info, would be interested if you have any pointers on sql migrations. i’ll try find you.

via web in reply to lisaphillips

RT @olek_p: “Is there anything on the web that’s not broken and fucked up?” @brianleroux: “No. That’s why I drink.” Love that guy :) #ayb12

via web

our own @keithclarkcouk just got a big up for cookie js hack by @brianleroux at #ayb12 in his preso

via web

“this is xcode, it’s eclipse but look like itunes and it’s still slow” @brianleroux #ayb12 - awesome!

via web

RT @obeattie: @lisaphillips Great talk at #ayb12… really enjoyed. Nice to see a “don’t fix it until its broke” approach when at serious …

via web

RT @fatbusinessman: “I am an ops guy: I’m allowed to swear.” —@lisaphillips

#ayb12

via web

the redis talk at by @peterc is really good - learnt some stuff that it can do and that it’s going to do soon

via web

petehotchkiss Interesting. Redis example apps include Piterest and (off all things) a certain adult site with a similar name to YouTube

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 2:37 PM, Nov 23rd, 2012 via web)

lizconlan Hmm . Looks like @bkeepers is enjoying some of the quirks of British-English pic.twitter.com/Zz1B8mCL

via Tweetbot for iOS (retweeted on 1:56 PM, Nov 23rd, 2012 via web)

“i don’t really understand ruby enough to know what : | does, but, whatever” - amen to that! cc/ @roder

via web

at the conference and chatting to @MongoDB. Looks really interesting and something to investigate.

via Twitter for iPhone

the mic doesn’t work, you have to press on

via web

first talk on mongodb… away we go

via web

petehotchkiss these guys have got internet connection @ conferences locked down. Working WiFi AND power & Ethernet ports under every seat

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 9:42 AM, Nov 23rd, 2012 via web)

at the station heading to with @timblair @mmazour and @boffbowsh

via Twitter for iPhone

have to be up in less than 6.5 hours, brain buzzing, all evening working - not what I needed!

via web

thanks to Adam @YodelOnline for finally getting my parcel delivered!

via Twitter for Mac

@YodelOnline i have an hdnl delivery that’s late… any light you can shed on it would be great!

via Twitter for Mac in reply to YodelOnline

ah lovely. once again my hdnl / @YodelOnline delivery with prime is a day late. hope it turns up today! cc/ @AmazonUK

via Twitter for Mac

did an airport run this morning. means early in office and mcd brekkie! pic.twitter.com/nfsumrxee

via Twitter for iPhone

@MelKirk setup a shortcut that changes zzz to xxx. might explode though!

via Twitter for Mac in reply to MelKirk

would like to thanks @rackspaceUK for my track & field challenge lanyard… next time send the xbox ;)

via Twitter for Mac

thesambarnes BREAKING: X Factor fans shocked at public choosing vacuous TOWIE-types over better singers. All will watch again next week.

via Tweetbot for iOS (retweeted on 10:09 PM, Nov 18th, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

has restored balance to the universe. the biscuit box is full again. pic.twitter.com/oeb7m1xFF

via Twitter for iPhone

watching Bruce do gangnam style is disturbing. time to change channel.

via Twitter for iPhone

the new sky hub couldn’t look like and be packaged any more like a mac if it tried! works though which is the main thing.

via web

RT @DeathStarPR: ❒ Team Edward
❒ Team Jacob
✔ Team Thank God It’s Almost Over

via Twitter for Mac

is completely unsurprised our overpaid pre-madonna swearing national football team lost, again.

via Twitter for iPhone

@RealBradHaverly @agit8or @boffbowsh @TheGhoti guys the jokes are getting dry. I think we’ve blown it

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to RealBradHaverly

@boffbowsh @TheGhoti @RealBradHaverly doesn’t normally rise to it. least not with company. he just washes it off.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to boffbowsh

Please donate so my Mo may grow: mobro.co/ianwinter81v - don’t let the monkey tail be for nothing!pic.twitter.com/mDtpW5kBkB

via Twitter for Mac

it has to be a tache not a beard so here’s the monkey tail style pic.twitter.com/mDtpW5kBB

via Twitter for iPhone

@martingoode CPU, load and average query times. rock and roll.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to martingoode

had an evening of beer, pizza and watching a graph stay flat as freaking pancake. speaking if which, I want pancakes now.

via Twitter for iPhone

eventually managed to order a sky hub. wasn’t easy though. website doesn’t work, tech support couldn’t, eventually sales did

via Twitter for Mac

i’m going to do it. watch this spaceâ€themonkeytail.comCCr

via Twitter for Mac

@jasonkneen hardened = needs to get out more and not live with his mom? ;)

via Twitter for Mac in reply to jasonkneen

amazingly @skyhd telling me to try the same website link over & over when it doesn’t work won’t help - i’m trying to give you money!

via Twitter for Mac

@WheresWardy you’re assuming it lasts until next week. @boffbowsh neysayer. get back to your ball and men in padding.

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to WheresWardy

is very tempted to convert this to a monkey tail pic.twitter.com/r2C592zxx

via Twitter for iPhone

had a successful trip to the nct sale.

via Twitter for iPhone

would like sully to go back to sleep now. I’m awake so may as well work, right, fixed the issue though.

via Twitter for iPhone

is going to bed. feel like shit.

via Twitter for iPhone

@agit8or yup. better than your singing i suspect ;)

via web in reply to agit8or

@neilmiddleton rocket. rabbit hutch. car. kaleidoscope. catapult. website for rating moustaches.

via web in reply to neilmiddleton

in other news i need a new office chair. mine is damn uncomfortable having sat on it for nearly 5 hours!

via web

These have cost you your strength. Victory has defeated you.

via web

i think @Schofe needs to be fired. it’s simply inappropriate! the case needs investigating but that’s the wrong way to go about it

via Twitter for Mac

@barryf try stop all - may still encourage them to send you more crap though!

via Twitter for Mac in reply to barryf

ThreeUKSupport If you are on @ThreeUK and get a SMS asking you about upgrades and to log into a site ending .pl, please don’t - it’s a phishing site.

via HootSuite (retweeted on 3:52 PM, Nov 8th, 2012 via Twitter for Mac)

had delivery this morning at home. by delivery i mean something left on front lawn with a small note through letter box

via Twitter for Mac

on the flip side of scum bag fraudster’s did automatically pick it up and call me.

via Twitter for Mac

fucking credit card fraud. now have no credit card for 5 days. boo.

via Twitter for Mac

@andrewscrivener my response won’t be polite :) did you restart apache? also, i normally have a global include so set it there as well.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to andrewscrivener

@TheGhoti I wanna shoo-oo-woo-woo-woo-oot the whole day down

via Twitter for Mac in reply to TheGhoti

the things you find when cleaning out your underwear drawer pic.twitter.com/F5jGi8q11

via Twitter for iPhone

is having Sully helping with recycling pic.twitter.com/ssnXKHH11

via Photos on iOS

ITSSADWHEN IT’S SAD WHEN YOU BRAG TO FRIENDS ABOUT YOUR PET STEGOSAURUS AND YOU HAVEN’T GOT ANY FRIENDS AND YOU’VE GLUED A TOBLERONE TO THE CAT.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 9:22 PM, Nov 2nd, 2012 via Twitter for iPhone)

isn’t sure if costco.co.ukn now doing online shopping is a good think. handy for sure!

via Twitter for Mac

@Emilie13 is that a use before, display before or best before date? ;)

via Twitter for Mac in reply to Emilie13

@martingoode do they have anything in common, like say, boobs & low cut tops? not sure i’d work if i show them my balding head cc/ @MelKirk

via Twitter for Mac in reply to martingoode

uk_domain_names Nominet not planning to tell existing .co.uk registrants about potential imminent launch of .uk because they claim it’s a “new” product.

via web (retweeted on 4:53 PM, Nov 1st, 2012 via Twitter for Mac)

nstanley If you use a .co.uk domain name you MUST read this. Please RT mydomainnames.co.uk

via OS X (retweeted on 4:53 PM, Nov 1st, 2012 via Twitter for Mac)

all this football abuse stuff is daft. every single player swears & hurls abuse at each other & officials, all on tv, will the league close?

via Twitter for Mac