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sammachin

  1. @technokitten You phone a cab?….oh, wait, no!
  2. @edent wasn't search one of their first acquisitions? Guess they've never properly integrated the tech
  3. @simonmaddox if only!
  4. First Messages & now Photos, Facebook clearly showing its better to have single feature apps than one complex mess of everything.
  5. @edent he he nice example, I suspected that was it so used a made up number
  6. @cyberdees I'll see of the corporate jet is available :-) cc @kevinprince @joshr @hadleybeeman
  7. @kevinprince yeah just make up any 5 digit number they won't try and book their time till they've done the work anyway then it's too late!
  8. @kevinprince you'll need garlic a crucifix & some holy water, and just in case take a chainsaw too
  9. @simonmaddox Winning :-) twitter.com/sammachin/stat…
  10. @andrewinwells yeah it might well be cached on your internal network but if you're on a mobile connection you'll know about it!
  11. @inryaa well it only take 1 person so screw in the bulb but 6 people to discuss a plan for changing the bulb.
  12. 3 weeks and 10 people involved just to setup a server that takes about 2 mins on EC2, this is why corporates are fucked.
  13. @andrewinwells you REALLY need to fix that webpage, those profile pics are huge and take ages to download. cc @nrasociety
  14. That just seems a bit like cheating...
  15. "the torch travels to Pooles Wharf where it goes into 'torch in transit' mode (ie: it travels in a van and won't be visible for spectators)"
  16. Today is one of those days where I wonder if there are any interesting jobs in Bristol or Bath, 6hrs of commuting hell just for meetings :(