#ShortCommute
-
The Turing exhibition today at the science museum was disappointingly sparse and incoherent. Signage was awful.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @LeaVerou : PHP: A fractal of bad design long post detailing exactly why PHP sucks.
http://me.veekun.com/blog/2012/04/09/php-a-fractal-of-bad-design/me.veekun.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
In reply to: @paulcurley @paulcurley I’ve heard good things about - though not used them myself.
http://www.sweetingandsmedley.co.uk/www.sweetingandsmedley.co.uk β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ Diesel Power by The Prodigy #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/ZdcGLbit.ly http://bit.ly/5OAlH7bit.ly β€οΈ 1 | π 0
RT @Jacques_aih : Bob Diamond has handed in his resignation. Presumably it will take 3 days to clear.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @PennyRed : Article on welfare cuts and the ‘culture of entitlement’ for @NewStatesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/lifestyle/2012/06/cameron-risks-wrath-youngwww.newstatesman.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
@alastair - saw this thought of you! RT @EnglishHeritage At Tynemouth Stationβs reopening
http://ow.ly/bZb0Mow.ly http://twitpic.com/a3fizitwitpic.com β€οΈ 1 | π 0
Wednesday July 4, 2012 - 10:23
RT @maggiefok : Hahha these are pretty funny - RT @tomkillen : Texts from Xcode (via @sambalistic)
http://www.textfromxcode.com/www.textfromxcode.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 4, 2012 - 11:08
Check out Porter Robinson β Spitfire via @lastfm
http://www.last.fm/music/Porter+Robinson/Spitfire/Spitfirewww.last.fm β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 4, 2012 - 11:12
♥ Down In Mexico (LP Version) by The Coasters #lastfm:
http://bit.ly/s8a7LTbit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 4, 2012 - 12:24
RT @ThirskICT : Today I want to show Yr9 students how far a tweet can travel. Please RT this message Thanks. #Howfar
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 4, 2012 - 15:41
I don’t care what you say, @lastfm is the greatest music discovery tool in the world. Today it threw up #awesome
http://www.last.fm/music/Piero+Umiliani/Musicaelettronica+Vol.1/Elzevirowww.last.fm β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 4, 2012 - 16:16
@DoIlum i guess something like a photon that has wave and particle characteristics.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 4, 2012 - 16:22
@WiredUK I’ve started seeing #higgsboson as #higgsBosom and am now laughing like Sid James.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ My Body Is a Cage by Arcade Fire #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/QJUbit.ly http://bit.ly/Thy80bit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ Intervention by Arcade Fire #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/mB9ybit.ly http://bit.ly/Thy80bit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ I Don’t Know Why by Stevie Wonder #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/SmPjbbit.ly http://amzn.to/hCq5Cnamzn.to β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @Peston : This putative Barclays ad is quite funny. Anyone know if real or photo-shopped?
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @longcat333 : long
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @longcat222 : is
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @longcat111 : longcat
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @futurebanter : Alien sighting in London town…
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Had to alert @VoyagePriveUK to a major security hole + usability issue. Hope they respond promptly. My hopes are not high.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Sweet WTF? Using Google Vis API inserts SVG in an iframe in an iframe (or table). #inceptionCoding…
https://google-developers.appspot.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/barchartgoogle-developers.appspot.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @MrAndrewCotter : Love this picture from the grand opening of The Shard last night: RT @jamesbridle :
http://twitpic.com/a4bc09twitpic.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
In reply to: @hovlev @hovlev nope, it’s just Photoshop for Gorillas :)
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT [ @lastfm ](/twitter/ex-twitter/?xtwitlink=https://twitter.com/ @lastfm ) : Automatically post your [ @lastfm ](/twitter/ex-twitter/?xtwitlink=https://twitter.com/ @lastfm ) loved tracks to FB or Twitter with Last.fm recipes:
http://IFTTT.comIFTTT.com http://ifttt.com/lastfmifttt.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Thanks Twitter, for being the web. t.co URL shortening doesn’t seem to be redirecting.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @spolsky : 90% of the things in the feature backlog will never get implemented, ever.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2012/07/09.htmlwww.joelonsoftware.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @instructables : Prometheus Data Cube.
http://itbl.es/Nf1Aawitbl.es β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @instructables : How to make a Portal Gun.
http://itbl.es/OCg1qMitbl.es β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @PictureDept : “The Glittering World” of transgender Native American beauty pageants, as seen in Polaroids by Molly Surno. …
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @ruskin147 : β @Kickstarter : People in the UK will be able to launch projects on Kickstarter starting this autumn!…." Big news for UK …
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
@lucykav RT @olg Dear 11th arrondissement of Paris, about your poster for Bastille Day: you win - love, the Internet.
β€οΈ 1 | π 0
RT @LettersOfNote : “J.D. Salinger went into hiding because he was embarrassed.” Ha! 1-star Amazon reviews of classics: …
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
In reply to: @Dootson @Dootson yeah, been a busy start to a busy month. Still, home in 20 mins. #shortCommute
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @LettersOfNote : In her book, “Bossypants,” Tina Fey responds to an Internet commenter:
http://twitpic.com/a60u4wtwitpic.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
@renedudfield don’t worry, we all make mistakes. Don’t let it happen again.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 08:30
Principled much? Clive Stafford Smith: ‘The jury system in this country is utter insanity’ via @guardian
http://gu.com/p/38ped/twgu.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 08:36
@GreatAuntJudy RT @BBCBreaking Chris Moyles announces he will leave @BBCR1 breakfast show at end of September #Moyles
http://bbc.in/L7IzDObbc.in β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 11:54
In reply to: @gd_paterson @Kained I’m thinking you probably need the Clockwork Orange soundtrack. Try
http://open.spotify.com/track/4nrXUV7rTdUpd2ooaF499Lopen.spotify.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 11:58
@ShaunDunne shudder - don’t think I’ll be sleeping tonight… unless I surreptitiously swap pillows with @GreatAuntJudy …
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 12:03
@DoIlum @bbcr4 is also for ‘comedy’ written exclusively by Oxbridge grads about ‘funny’ working classes.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 12:15
@DoIlum ‘amusing’ surrealist, ‘cutting’ political, ‘zany’ science and ’topical’ news . Straight from Oxbridge student comedy shows. #killme
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 12:19
@DoIlum probably doesn’t help.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 17:25
I’m reliably informed that @sapientnitro London are not running low on front-end devs, they’re actually expanding their teams! Good work :)
β€οΈ 1 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 18:49
In reply to: @paulcurley @paulcurley Just be glad you’re out… now breathe.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 19:25
In reply to: @danholder @danholder yeah, writing code is easy. We could probably get a computer to do it. cc @hovlev @paulcurley @lucykav @ryanand26
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 19:26
@ShaunDunne probably to sneak in some of the coding they need done properly, right?
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 19:33
@GreatAuntJudy RT @heathermcrobie on the #chrisbrown comeback
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/voices/2012/07/chris-browns-smashing-post-assault-comebackwww.newstatesman.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 23:05
@ShaunDunne no, I’m pretty sure it also applies to transformers (robots, not electrical components)
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 11, 2012 - 23:13
RT @WonderlandBlog : Make sure HugeCorps don’t get huge tax breaks for sponsoring the Olympics, hey?
http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/m/74c054ed/2d44188c/5c1b369b/46702286/2599909866/VEsH/www.38degrees.org.uk β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Thursday July 12, 2012 - 08:40
@GreatAuntJudy RT @Marthalanefox Am in awe of @Camfed read this to see intl dev at its best
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/lessons-from-the-global-classroom-supporting-girls-through-school-can-transform-communities-7936300.html?origin=internalSearchwww.independent.co.uk β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Thursday July 12, 2012 - 09:03
In reply to: @danholder @danholder I think that qualifies you to run a front-end dev team. Don’t tell anyone or they’ll cut your pay, and put you in the basement.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Thursday July 12, 2012 - 15:51
♥ El Tango by Astor Piazzolla #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/c74jddbit.ly http://amzn.to/L4NIfamzn.to β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Thursday July 12, 2012 - 19:13
RT @LettersOfNote : Magnificent letter from a Michigan resident on behalf of the beavers behind his house:
http://bit.ly/MlWVQYbit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @LettersOfNote : Ian Curtis would’ve turned 56 today. After recording Closer, he sent a note to Joy Division’s manager: …
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
In reply to: @BigB0bbyT @BigB0bbyT nah, the people on the far side aren’t wearing suits, man.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ Mysterons by Portishead #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/1eNuh5bit.ly http://bit.ly/7XgNvbit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
In reply to: @gd_paterson @Kained WTF? You as well?
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
In reply to: @ryanand26 @ryanand26 @Kained - must’ve missed that episode. Is this going to end up like Dallas, where the entire Bobby Ewing murder was a dream?
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ Don’t Turn the Light On, Leave Me Alone by Can #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/fJwQNQbit.ly http://amzn.to/aoiCTjamzn.to β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ My Reply to Houdini by The Executor #lastfm:
http://bit.ly/OJezPXbit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ Odessa by Caribou #lastfm:
http://bit.ly/85bjGKbit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/3Udgombit.ly http://bit.ly/q9Ck1bit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ Close (To the Edit) by Art of Noise #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/2Q2Q8Gbit.ly http://amzn.to/hTQzJamzn.to β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @Raspberry_Pi : Multiple orders now available! We’ve lifted the one per person restriction. More at
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1588www.raspberrypi.org β€οΈ 0 | π 0
@DoIlum you could try a nexus7 with a keyboard.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
@DoIlum yes but tablets have more efficient OS’s and don’t need virus protection.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @doctorow : A message to #locog
http://www.b3ta.com/board/10809365www.b3ta.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
♥ Nocturne by Daft Punk #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/fQHufJbit.ly http://amzn.to/fuX4RYamzn.to β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 18, 2012 - 08:06
RT @rands : This is how you a paint a 150 foot tall Batman:
http://j.mp/OPrlMZj.mp β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 18, 2012 - 10:16
♥ Saku by Susumu Yokota #lastfm: amazon:
http://bit.ly/bsrD0Zbit.ly http://amzn.to/UWEjZamzn.to β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 18, 2012 - 13:36
In reply to: @hovlev @hovlev @ShaunDunne or make page redirect 4 times before landing on the ‘mob-appified’ version which kills history and dies frequently.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 18, 2012 - 13:38
@GreatAuntJudy RT @codepo8 : All ducks wear dog masks: (old but gold)
http://yfrog.com/odkhxbpyfrog.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 18, 2012 - 13:46
I’d always avoided custom-sorting large arrays in JS, preferring to do it on the server. Turns out it’s easier than I remembered. #relief
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Thursday July 19, 2012 - 07:25
RT @stopsatgreen : Police raid graffiti artists across London: THERE MUST BE NO DISSENT. YOU WILL LOVE THE OLYMPICS.
http://www.thelondonvandal.com/2012/07/graffiti-raids-across-london-as-police-sanitise-city-ready-for-olympics/www.thelondonvandal.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
London-based UI devs, there’s good news! free devices! cc @ShaunDunne
http://bit.ly/LDNdevicesbit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 1
RT @waxpancake : McSweeney’s made a list of suggested BuzzFeed articles: And BuzzFeed made them real: …
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/suggested-buzzfeed-articleswww.mcsweeneys.net β€οΈ 0 | π 0
In reply to: @paulcurley @paulcurley hey - I’d say you’re worth double both of them!
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @ConnectingCambs : Connecting Cambridgeshire is on Twitter! Please follow, retweet and register for our campaign …
http://www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk/www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @WiredUK : Amazon to launch R&D hub in London by @olivia_solon
http://bit.ly/OTVQ3jbit.ly β€οΈ 0 | π 0
@DoIlum thought about becoming a traffic warden? Don’t they get bikes?
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
@DoIlum RT @Cassetteboy New Cassetteboy! Boris Johnson’s Olympic Welcome -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEDFMKjhLRwwww.youtube.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
In reply to: @paulcurley @paulcurley drop me an email, i have some tips.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 25, 2012 - 18:28
In reply to: @ryanand26 @ryanand26 unless the client is IN drag, in which case its just uncomfortable.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 25, 2012 - 18:34
@lucykav RT @codepo8 Nyan Catwoman
http://yfrog.com/odtcvuwpyfrog.com β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wednesday July 25, 2012 - 19:29
In reply to: @paulcurley @paulcurley leigh@ toychicken .co.uk
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Thursday July 26, 2012 - 19:35
In reply to: @danholder @danholder no use to me if i don’t know if it’s Fahrenheit or Celsius. #thisissolar
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Thursday July 26, 2012 - 23:16
In reply to: @lucykav @lucykav how unemployed are you?
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Jesus, BT Police with massive guns at Kings Cross. What have we come to.
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Wow. RT @lindayueh #Spain unemployment rate rises to 24.6%, highest on record in Q2 yet below est 24.7%
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
LOCOG says it’s always been clear preliminary archery rounds closed to public, as long queues form outside Lords #fasterHigherGreedier
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
RT @monkchips : great profile of a talented street artist and a damning indictment of pre-emptive policing for the olympics …
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Saturday July 28, 2012 - 14:10
Irony is flying Olympic to get away during the Olympics. See you next week!
β€οΈ 0 | π 0
Cover image: