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Sifter

  1. Terrific NYT article about Stuxnet nytimes.com/2012/06/01/wor… about 9 hours ago via Safari on iOS
  2. That was a really nice night, catching up with good people. about 22 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
  3. I don't care if Monday's blue. Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too. Thursday watch the world instead. But Friday? #fb about 22 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  4. Byron. Solid. Quality. Chili. about 24 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  5. @Cyberwest you know it JD! Name a date... Maybe final week of June? about 24 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Cyberwest
  6. Hipsterbeer (@ The Owl & Pussycat) 4sq.com/KE92fv 9:47 AM Jun 1st via foursquare from Tower Hamlets, London  
  7. @DigiShoreditch ah excellent! A bit more time to write my talk then ;) 6:36 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to DigiShoreditch
  8. Right, off to @DigiShoreditch! Giving my talk on HTML5, tablets, publishing at 4pm I think... 6:19 AM Jun 1st via web
  9. Very happy to have tried Pitt Cue today. Some excellent BBQ. And surprisingly good dessert. 1:10 PM May 31st via Twitter for iPhone
  10. Very cool: inside an F1 car, thanks to Sauber slicing one in half: jamesallenonf1.com/2012/05/sauber… via @jamesallenonf1 10:04 AM May 31st via Tweet Button
  11. @onpinestreet It's very slick and quick to use. No advanced features, but that's fine 7:19 AM May 31st via web in reply to onpinestreet
  12. Why didn't anyone design a todo app like this, until Clear? bit.ly/getclearapp #clearapp 7:15 AM May 31st via Clear on iOS
  13. Back in the office after three days away; the current @DennisMFactory project is looking - and sounding - terrific :) 3:12 AM May 31st via web
  14. "We need two dwarves and three princesses." #dennispubquiz 1:35 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone
  15. @dmfCoops t minus 5 mins 11:17 AM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to dmfCoops
  16. Exactly. They resolutely just buzz about, confounded by even the simplest of locations 8:28 AM May 30th via web
  • Name Alex Watson
  • Location The North Ship
  • Web http://www.alexwa...
  • Bio Head of App Development at Dennis Publishing. Mmm, apps. Other ingredients: books, coffee, cycling, music. I wrote monthinmusic.tumblr.com
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