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_alanshaw

  1. Send ketchup! twitter.com/_alanshaw/stat… 11:04 AM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone
  2. Note to self - don't put those mini CDs in an iMac 8:41 AM May 25th via web
  3. Wireless repeater arrived - working from the garden baby! 7:13 AM May 25th via web
  4. When did the Google+ app for iPhone get so sexy? 2:26 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
  5. @chao_xian @dvdsmpsn a padlock _and_ a green tick. Seems secure enough to me :s 2:05 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to chao_xian
  6. Write skew. Sounds cool. Is actually a dangerous beastie. Tamed by #Akka. 2:01 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
  7. 2.4MB homepage footprint from empty cache - what makes people think this is ok? 2:38 AM May 24th via web
  8. So...I'm not really a fan of either... html5doctor.com/html5-adaptive… 5:59 AM May 22nd via web
  9. So, no. You've LOOKED at the internet. I've BEEN there. xkcd.com/1058/ 12:34 AM May 22nd via web
  10. Yeah, I totally just self referenced. 5:48 AM May 21st via web
  11. Fixed it: github.com/alanshaw/sprin… #FreeMarker re: twitter.com/#!/_alanshaw/s… 5:47 AM May 21st via web
  12. News just in #FreeMarker maps backed by HashMap so stuff u put in your scala-lang.org/api/current/sc… don't come out in the same order (<select> opts) 5:43 AM May 21st via web
  13. Current status: youtube.com/watch?v=S9Y1VR… 9:53 AM May 18th via web
  14. @chao_xian I never should have signed up to the manning.com deal of the day email alert. 5:34 AM May 18th via web in reply to chao_xian
  15. @Buzza Love how you came out of 5 year hibernation to tell me that. 2:08 AM May 18th via web in reply to Buzza
  16. Do you ever think, there's so many things to read about & learn about in the world, how am I going to find time to get all this in my head? 2:14 PM May 17th via Twitter for iPhone
  • Name Alan Shaw
  • Location London
  • Web http://www.freest...
  • Bio I had three more Long Island Teas after I had already hit the Ballmer Peak, so now none of my fucking code will compile.
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