Ian Malpass @indec

Software engineer. Dad in Minnesota. A rigidly defined area of doubt and uncertainty. Professionally @twilio. indecorous.com Joined December 2008

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Ian Malpass @indec

3 years ago

I also have the meta-feeling that I might have said that on Twitter in the past too.

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Every so often I find myself thinking of a joke and thinking “oh, that’d be good for Twitter” and then I get the feeling that I might have heard the joke before and it turns out it’s me from seven years ago.

Ian Malpass @indec

10 years ago

Disappointed that my garage heater is screwed to the ceiling, rather than being supported by nine inch nails.

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3 years ago

@nkotbpartyomg @demew A local council near where I grew up opted to plant wildflowers on patches of council-owned land rather than mowing them. The only problem has been that one flower was far more effective at self-seeding than the others and now, a few years later, it’s just a sea of white.

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3 years ago

@sophaskins Responsibly Use All Parts Of The Rich So As Not To Fall Afoul Of Wanton Waste Laws

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3 years ago

@sophaskins Stuff And Mount The Rich.

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3 years ago

“I don’t like the homemade bread. I like store-bought bread!” - my 10yo, who I have raised to be some sort of culinary Philistine apparently.

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3 years ago

@Turigon Bit cruel to the maggots, surely?

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3 years ago

@demew “Ugh, now I have to break it.

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3 years ago

@JamesWallis The Grim Reaper has already been and gone so I suppose a chess set would be too little too late.

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Ian Malpass @indec

3 years ago

@sophaskins (This brought to you by me, who has been pondering a whole-house backup generator but who also feels like maybe solar+storage might be rather better long-term.)

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Ian Malpass @indec

3 years ago

@sophaskins If you’re doing big battery backup then that naturally leads to solar energy storage….

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3 years ago

@chrisfairbanx Yeah, there’s nothing like having a deep skepticism for your plumbing!

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Ian Malpass @indec

3 years ago

Parents! A fun and easy thing to do with your kids is to show them where the water shutoff valve is for toilets, faucets, and the whole house. My 16yo averted potentially large flood today by acting quickly when a toilet cistern cracked when no-one else was home.

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Ian Malpass @indec

3 years ago

Also a plumbing project because I figure now is a good time to replace the shutoff valve for the toilet before it fails, and again it’s easier to do with the toilet gone. I have a feeling I’m going to regret this particular decision….

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Ian Malpass @indec

3 years ago

After removing the toilet, I realised now would be a good time to fix the caulk along the bathtub with the toilet out of the way. Removing the caulk, I found a bunch of loose tiles and cracked grout. So now my toilet replacement is also a tiling project.