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C4's #hippo isn't off to a great start. Dodgy equipment and a naff serious voiceover man. Attenborough wouldn't stand for this malarkey.
Great to see @guardian devs given platform to explain: "How a Javascript upgrade brought down our commenting platform" http://gu.com/p/33532/tw
Enjoying watching the @globaldev engineering team collaborate through sending pull requests in shared @github repos http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/
iOS Gmail app out. Not bad. Looks like single account only for now and the scrolling lacks momentum. Embedded web view? http://itunes.apple.com/app/gmail/id422689480?mt=8
Love the sound of Chaos Monkey - tool that randomly deliberately breaks production instances to test failover http://bfr.st/5JTK /via @dhh
Long but rewarding day recruiting for @globaldev at Silicon Milkroundabout in London. Big thanks to @jasonkneen @tomgiddings @jimeh #smr
Given up trying to put together a #bcl9 talk while here. Too much good stuff that I don't want to miss. Very high standard so far.
Up very early and now on my first train to get to BarCamp London. #bcl9
Turns out that having hot stones rubbed over you is really quite pleasant. Spa day at the Runnymede was very nice today.
Just received my £270 cheque from @envirofoneuk for my iPhone 4. Easy, transparent and less stress than eBay. Recommended.
"Two-thirds of mobile search comes from Apple iOS devices" http://j.mp/pJ9l7i /via @gruber
In a white hire van on the M4. Van's clean and shiny, we forgot to buy The Sun to put on the dash and radio is tuned to XFM. #doingitwrong
Want a Ruby job at a UK startup? Come to Silicon Milkroundabout in London this Sunday http://globaldev.co.uk/2011/10/join-us-at-back-at-silicon-milkroundabout/ /cc @milkroundabout
@RadioSuntan @teina @deepfried Delighted for my old kiwi mates. Congratulations guys!
Presenting at the Silver day at the @wld Partner Conference #wldconf (@ Fanham Hall Hotel) http://4sq.com/recBeg
Brand new @wld mobile web project demo'd to partners to great acclaim. Bolt-ons also well received. All credit to @globaldev team #wldconf
Team @wld hard at work in the conservatory (@ Fanham Hall Hotel w/ @rosswilliams) [pic]: http://4sq.com/pF1yAU
Slides are done, notes written, now for the drive to Hertfordshire to prepare for our annual @wld Partner Conference.
Feeling sorry for the man sitting in front in a grey suit plodding through emails in Outlook 2003 on a big, grey, corporate Windows laptop.