February, 2013

Friday February 1, 2013 - 07:45

Google and Raspberry Pi have teamed up to deliver 15,000 Pi computers to UK school children via @CodeClub and others!

Friday February 1, 2013 - 08:35

@maggiefok unfortunately it still requires users to use terminal commands to install apps. So, in short, it’s no replacement for windows.

Friday February 1, 2013 - 16:18

@maggiefok it’s still good if you’re not afraid of occasional command line, but it’s not quite a win replacement. Try it, you might like it

Friday February 1, 2013 - 23:36

A fabulous dinner tonight at with @GreatAuntJudy . Happy Birthday!

Monday February 4, 2013 - 19:20

Sigh. I literally cannot remember the last time the @greateranglia 1807 LST-ELY was on time. It always gets stuck behind slow train. Argh!

Tuesday February 5, 2013 - 17:37

@GreatAuntJudy RT @codepo8 Drop everything. New Simon’s Cat:

Tuesday February 5, 2013 - 18:21

I honestly don’t know why I bother. Thanks @firstcc for failing again to get me anywhere on time. KGX-ELY 1814. #fail

Tuesday February 5, 2013 - 18:30

@Dootson I just resent it that @firstcc and @greateranglia seem to think that <30 mins late is not really ’late’. Forget missed connections.

Tuesday February 5, 2013 - 22:45

A lovely evening @CreativeEly courtesy of Robert from Looking forward to next month!

Tuesday February 5, 2013 - 23:26

@codinghorror did it again… Civilized Discourse Construction Kit

Wednesday February 6, 2013 - 14:25

How brands (even ones I don’t care about) get into our subconscious, and merrily mess with my head.

Wednesday February 6, 2013 - 15:17

@mischizzle awww blush thanks… :)

Wednesday February 6, 2013 - 16:01

Hola @geeksphone - your email signup is broken! ‘Error creating database connection’

Wednesday February 6, 2013 - 18:10

I’m at Searcy’s champagne bar in st. Pancras, there’s a button in this booth that says ‘press for champagne’

Thursday February 7, 2013 - 07:29

RT @webdirections The bitch slap: you whiny little freelancer (good advice!)

Thursday February 7, 2013 - 23:18

2D movies hurt 3D takings says RealD CEO

Friday February 8, 2013 - 06:47

@GreatAuntJudy RT @codepo8 Floppy ears x 9 - #squee

Friday February 8, 2013 - 14:59

@DoIlum it just highlights how little anyone knows about where the food is sourced. Could’ve been much worse!

Friday February 8, 2013 - 15:04

Been at Google all day. A most excellent and useful meeting. Thanks all!

Friday February 8, 2013 - 15:35

@DoIlum pretty frickin’ cool. The free food was excellent. Can’t wait to see what they do with a bespoke building in Kings Cross.

Saturday February 9, 2013 - 10:23

@DoIlum but they’re seriously talking about anti-gravity lifts in the new building…

Sunday February 10, 2013 - 09:23

@paulcurley I’m intrigued… in what way?

Sunday February 10, 2013 - 09:26

Something in my eye… RT @LettersOfNote Oh my. Read this: (via @decath10n )

Monday February 11, 2013 - 13:55

@hovlev - looks like you might need help from Resig…

Monday February 11, 2013 - 17:40

@RobGonda you might also try @apiaryio very handy!

Monday February 11, 2013 - 17:42

RT @GusTheFox Boris Johnson just said that “foxes look cuddly, but they’re a dangerous menace”. You can talk you fucking berk @MayorofLondon

Tuesday February 12, 2013 - 15:22

@BigB0bbyT with exclamation mark or without?

I shall henceforth be known as ‘Leigh?’

Tuesday February 12, 2013 - 16:44

@BigB0bbyT Dammit… and there was a baby called #hashtag last week. I need something new!

Tuesday February 12, 2013 - 20:23

As the horsemeat scandal looms large, Tesco gets super careful about labelling their range of kosher pet food…

Wednesday February 13, 2013 - 07:21

RT @codinghorror “My children tell me that’s like inventing smallpox.”

Wednesday February 13, 2013 - 07:26

RT @Dootson Behind you!!

Wednesday February 13, 2013 - 07:30

RT @aKvltGhost fires you wow look at this disgusting workshy scrounger with no job forces you to work without wages, public applauds

Wednesday February 13, 2013 - 18:52

Proof! RT @codepo8 Hahahahahahaa Hahhahahahaha

Thursday February 14, 2013 - 19:31

@jamiedixon - nice to meet you!

Friday February 15, 2013 - 19:12

@AlanFishBar I am in you, I want sausage!

Sunday February 17, 2013 - 18:23

Expecting player 3

Monday February 18, 2013 - 07:27

You had me at Android devices RT @KateSimonsays Tesco’s blinkbox inks MGM deal and extends to Android devices

Tuesday February 19, 2013 - 07:37

RT @holman : GitHub hit the 150 employee mark this morning. About ⅔ are remote. Never had anyone quit. Worrying about how your company wo …

Tuesday February 19, 2013 - 07:38

I hope other wwwbroadcasters take netflix’s lead RT @jorisevers Why I was wrong about Netflix ‘House of Cards’ - Forbes

Tuesday February 19, 2013 - 18:21

@wildonion do it…

Tuesday February 19, 2013 - 18:27

@DoIlum no but when they leave you’ll be have your benefits cut because you obviously have way more space than you need. #striver

Tuesday February 19, 2013 - 18:35

@jamiedixon sadly no, am doing the Liverpool St -> Ely run this week… Friday perhaps?

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 13:40

Fellow contractors - anyone used D3.js before? I have someone that’s looking for a bit of urgent, short-term assistance. @paulcurley ?

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 14:24

@paulcurley a week I think, somewhere in Shoreditch.

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 22:15

Thanks @struggyone @paulcurley @ryanand26 @lucykav @hovlev for boozy night in the Gun. L3 FOREVER!

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 22:18

@jamiedixon you should do it. 3 years is a surprisingly long time. We change a lot.

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 22:19

@ShaunDunne yeah, me too.

Get well soon.

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 22:20

@hairballopolis you have no excuse. ‘Ill’ people can still drink a pint or six in my experience…

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 22:28

@hairballopolis hmm, I suppose a good head on a pint is too much to ask for in London, so okay go ahead :)

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 22:29

@ShaunDunne @struggyone @hovlev @lucykav @paulcurley @ryanand26 iI’ll hold you to it. Beer + pork. * 6

Wednesday February 20, 2013 - 23:08

RT @DoIlum Totally agree “ @theQuietus : Why I hate the cult of Bill Hicks, by John Doran. A Black Sky Thinking:

Thursday February 21, 2013 - 18:39

Brilliant! Crowdsourcing insurance for niche groups: IT contractors, get a better deal for our insurances: via @dajw

Friday February 22, 2013 - 11:23

Dark start to the mornin’ ;D ♫ Draggin The River – Fatboy #Spotify

Friday February 22, 2013 - 19:10

Heh, Dinos Chapman has released an album ‘Luftbobbler’. That sounds like a must-have…

Monday February 25, 2013 - 07:23

@BigB0bbyT in case no-one told you, try evernote for note-taking, organising etc.

Monday February 25, 2013 - 07:41

RT @joemuggs Prince Charles you fucking anus.

Monday February 25, 2013 - 07:45

Best website ever. MT @mattgemmell : Unclosed H3 tags accidentally lead to an accelerating surrealist nightmare

Monday February 25, 2013 - 14:50

Ooh smart! RT @backlon LG has bought webOS from HP. Using it for smart TVs. Got all the Palm patents, too. Crazy.

Monday February 25, 2013 - 19:49

Almost every day, the 1807 @greateranglia LST-ELY is delayed by falling behind a stopping service. Is it beyond their wit to do this?

Tuesday February 26, 2013 - 17:30

@thomasbratt sure it’s ’ethanol’ definitely not anything radioactive… eek!

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 07:09

Usual whitewash from CambsCC on #elysouthernbypass. no detail on cycling, alternatives, ‘incentives’ from local supermarkets? @ElyPeople

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 07:25

@DoIlum he just has his own agenda to point out the idiocy of prejudice based on human constructs like race and religion.

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 07:27

RT @BigB0bbyT Here’s a painting of Britney Spears holding a dead Spongebob, whilst oil tanker sinks in the background

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 07:30

@codepo8 don’t worry, they used to say the same about Schwarzenegger, and he turned out okay… oh wait…

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 09:36

@DoIlum without context I’m not sure but is religious hatred somehow more acceptable than racism? What’s issue with calling out distinction?

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 11:19

RT @robconery Yes, programming is indeed hard. Yes, you have to earn your paycheck.

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 16:45

@CambsCC forgive cynicism, but 2 options, 1 of which is extremely expensive only leaves 1 outcome. Not much of an option #elysouthernbypass

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 17:50

@DoIlum wow, so if culture is not chooseable, can offensive behaviour be excused as ‘cultural’? Seems like thin ice…

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 18:06

@DoIlum true, but that’s the point isn’t it? Religious culture is often a literal interpretation (usually of an old book), whereas race isnt

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 18:17

RT @joemuggs This government’s slash-and-burn tactic is working I read this and I just feel shellshocked.

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 18:24

@DoIlum which I guess is Dawkins position. This discussion should be continued over a beer. How’s next Tuesday? I’m buying :-)

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 18:30

@DoIlum I have an old Roni Size CD, will that help?

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 19:10

@BigB0bbyT I’ve actually seen that happen in IKEA on a Friday night. Nuclear war not required.

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 19:30

@DoIlum unfortunate they had to trash street art to make a valid point.

Wednesday February 27, 2013 - 19:37

@DoIlum should be fine. Will email with details :)