Barry Frost — Page 40
I miss you, Wellington.
"The Tiny Transforming Apartment That Packs Eight Rooms into 350 Square Feet" http://vimeo.com/55389782
Read @matsadler’s definitive and exhaustive rundown of all the changes in Ruby 2.0.0 on the @globaldev site http://bfr.st/ZFYlQb #ruby2
Home from work and hiding upstairs in my own house because the cleaner’s still here #firstworldproblems
.@airbrake’s downtime today has severely delayed a project release. I now receive an email from them on “How you can build better software”.
Libel, threats and contempt of court: a guide to Twitter and the law http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20782257
Up and down the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe and the Pompidou Centre. Dinner well earned.
London St Pancras International Eurostar Terminal
· Rail Station
St Pancras International Station, London, Greater London, NW1 2QP
Debugging SQL Server and Windows issues. Like it’s 1999. #flashbacks
Abandoned my seat on the train because the perfume on the woman next to me was so strong I was starting to gag. Why use so much?!
P. U. B.
Achievement unlocked: rewired central heating electrics without blowing house up. Hot water and heating both working for the first time.
@rubymanor I’m no longer able to come so have given my ticket to @krissygoround. Eventbrite updated. Do you need her to do anything else?
Giving @ocado a try for food shop. Decent iPad app made it easy.
The iMessage/Messages on Mac “-1” and incorrect date ordering bugs rankle. Unbecoming of a company that prides itself on details.
Football pundits: decide if you think referees should show consistency or use discretion. You can’t have both.
The startup skill set - http://swombat.com on startups http://j.mp/11zL6Ts (via Instapaper)
Five years today as CTO of @globalpersonals and @wld http://bfr.st/WRwHeg -- great team, proud of what we've all done. More still to come.
.@cheddar, an iOS/Mac/web todo app is for sale. Interesting to poke around its code and see the back-end stack. https://cheddarapp.com/buy
Amazing, charming tour of the International Space Station by one of its astronauts. So jealous of her. http://kottke.org/13/01/a-tour-of-the-international-space-station
Football Manager 2013 is breaking me. Hours of meticulous pre-season still resulted in a 9-0 loss in opener. Not like the (easier) old days.
Merry Christmas from my nephew George. He's now officially a Gooner! http://flic.kr/p/dE9zPj
Off to London for @robinince’s Nine Carols for Godless People this evening. Humanist festive cheer with comedians, science people and music.
At #HNLondon with @globaldev (@ Central Foundation Boys' School w/ 3 others) http://4sq.com/UszpHU
This could be very useful in the @globaldev office RT @IFTTT @37signals group chat service, Campfire, is now on IFTTT! http://bfr.st/SOuLSh
Off to the Emirates for the North London Derby. Hard to call it.
Well-earned Chinese takeaway (@ Pitch & Chip) http://4sq.com/STxahw
Pitch & Chip
· Fish and Chips Shop
10 The Parade (Trumps Green Rd), Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4EH
Trying to stop nuisance texts from TalkTalk about an engineer visit I’ve not asked for. I’m not even a customer! Replying “STOP” fails.