September 2009
92 posts
A big telly + a mac mini + spotify + 80s enthusiasm + cocktails = instant party.
It’s like Freddy Mercury’s “Dayyy-oh!” 2.0! Great Bobby McFerrin audience participation video. http://vimeo.com/5732745
Exercising self control by adding http://www.bbc.co.uk/wildlifefinder to del.icio.us and closing the window, lest I lose the rest of the day
Wow. Exciting times ahead and a shot in the arm for Palm. Congratualtions @dalmaer and @bgalbs! http://bit.ly/4BkVwX
Reaching the end of a tough but productive week & tipping my hat to @richardchinn for bringing the funk to TheTeamFM. Frosty beverage time.
Calling time on a busy but rewarding week and heading for home. Bring on the sofa and the Chinese take-away.
HTML5 Canvas and Audio Experiment →
A nice example of HTML5 and canvas at work. Reminiscent of We Feel Fine
Modernizr →
A library to detect the support for emerging tech in browsers. Perhaps useful. Needs more investigation.
Pleased that my talk for the next #ossat has been accepted. Looking forward to speaking/learning. http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4516026/
Wondering if @davidjames is trying to illicit a flurry of female flaming replies by claiming, “I would be awesome at childbirth.”
Unable to attend #OGN tonight. Also missing the chance to try and crash the #xmlss09. So many events, so little time.
Sushi & Robots, by Jina Bolton →
A beautiful site from @jina
Sending @mahemoff a virtual lollipop for making me grin with a creative hashtag. http://vlolly.com/J
Dear CSS, you have officially ruined my ability to write the word ‘color’… er, I mean ‘colour’. Damn it! See what you’ve done to me!?
Wondering where the evening went after nipping out for a cheeky drink with @robb1e. Good times.
Hoping that I don’t burst @mahemoff’s bubble as I point out that J=19 in base62, so he didn’t get the 10th lolly from http://vlolly.com
Working on a natty title for my Open Source Show & Tell talk proposal. #ossat
Stumped by a fiddly hasLayout bug in IE6 and tempted to use jQuery to get me out of jail. $(‘troubled-by-ie-layout-bug’).hide().show();
Having one last Guinness at Cork airport after a great weekend enjoying the great hospitality and craic of the Irish. Legends!
Messages I like to get: “I was looking at the source on your page and was wondering…” Yay, view source! #OWD09
Bracing myself to miss my flight as slightly oversleeping and transport woes nibble away the minutes. This is going to be close.
Boarding our flight. Amazed to just squeeze through LHR in time. Desperate for coffee.
Updated Drupal TextMate Bundle | Steven Wittens -... →
A handy looking Textmate bundle for Drupal development
“Planning another boy band!” or “We can be Twins!” #bcb4 #WardrobeFail http://flic.kr/p/6YS7cx
OH: “Always the best man, never the bride.”
Wincing at code that needs refactoring as I check http://polaroiderizer.com into GitHub for @psd to evolve. Warts’n’all! http://is.gd/3lLWg
I honestly thought that REST-* was a spoof. It’s not. If only someone who knew about REST could weigh in. Oh Hai Roy - http://is.gd/3lXPt
Back in the office at 19:50 determined to complete this task after a day of shenanigans. I’m out of phase by 12 hours now. Hmmm. Not a fan.
Ruby Twitter Gem by John Nunemaker →
A useful looking gem to interact with the Twitter API. Both http auth and oAuth supported.
CommandShift3 - It's like Hot or Not for web... →
A lovely site for comparing and voting on Web site design. Nicely done.
I could easily get addicted to http://commandshift3.com - Am I Hot Or Not? but for site designs. “It’s like voting. But democratic.” Ha!
A BarcampBrighton t-shirt coincidence means that for today, I am @jasonmesut’s twin. I may duplicate more of his wardrobe for comedy reasons
Bending my calendar (and time and space) in order to find an opportunity to go for a slash.
Getting sideways glances from my fellow train passengers as I laugh out loud at the Adam & Joe podcast. Mustn’t snort. Mustn’t snort!
Sending @fnd a virtual lollipop for being pernickety about whitespace and a general stickler for the little details. http://vlolly.com/E
Looking forward to seeing the @osmosoft crowd this afternoon and then hopefully recording a podcast with @psd.
Stop! Muffin time! http://flic.kr/p/6YiCPr
Another day, another direct message accidentally tweeted to the world because of my inability to groc Tweetie’s DM UI. #tweetie #ui #fail
Oh well. I might be able to borrow a mic from here. Otherwise we can try a macbook internal mic. All is not lost.
Spotting places in my calendar where I am quadruple booked today. Let the juggling begin.
Giggling at @leeveewuh’s pokerface as Tamara hints at her taste in jewelery. http://flic.kr/p/6Y1Zmw
Jobcode: fu55b477, Time: 6 minutes, Result: hmm… let’s not talk about it.
Imagining the feeling of satisfaction when work life finds its way into your kids education as mentioned by @psd http://is.gd/37MRL Awesome!
Observing that awkward does not necessarily mean secure.
BBC Backstage :: Feeds & APIs :: Data →
Great resource for useful data feeds and APIs from the BBC
jQTouch — jQuery plugin for mobile web development →
A jQuery plugin for mobile web development on the iPhone,
Android, Palm Pre, and other forward-thinking devices.
Taking a quick look at Fabric for automated deployment. Do many folks prefer it to Ant?
Boiled egg and hot buttered soldiers. Tuesday has already kicked Monday’s arse.
Dear Monday, good riddance. Tuesday, you had better not be such a frantic pain in the arse.
OH: “There’s no point buying the whole car if you just want a cup holder.”