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  1. @intranation @jaffathecake The Works of Fire. 6:14 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to jaffathecake
  2. @PaulSkinner no. 3:04 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac in reply to PaulSkinner
  3. I don't know what's bugging me more: The car full of guys calling me a hipster wanker or my klout score crumbling away. 2:52 AM May 25th via Twitter for Mac
  4. Best episode of Pointless ever. 9:52 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone
  5. My ex deliberately avoids all music that I listen to so that Facebook stops telling everyone that we're listening to the same music. 12:15 PM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
  6. Is there a good iPhone app to give me audio directions from a GPX file from towerhamlets.cyclestreets.net for cycling through london? 10:06 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac
  7. @kapowaz Sorry, but generating all of those is going to be such a pain in the arse. Also, many don't have an indicator. 9:03 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac in reply to kapowaz
  8. It's alright guys, I think I've got this consultancy thing handled. 8:48 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac
  9. From now on, when we use the phrase "The Knormative Manoeuvre" you shall all know what we mean. 8:47 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac
  10. Begins with a K. 8:46 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac
  11. "What's that japanese manoeuvre where one uses skeuomorphism etc. to ease people into new technologies" *blank looks from the office* 8:46 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac
  12. Apparently I've been making up my own BERG phrases in my dreams. 8:44 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac
  13. @danwrong @drewm @trovster It's true! Kids' done good. 7:28 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac in reply to danwrong
  14. @mortice howbigreally.com/about/ "Can I make a Dimensions map?" Not yet, as we were working on making bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-… work first. 5:36 AM May 21st via Twitter for Mac in reply to mortice
  15. @mortice Not quite answering your question, but related. We did this: howbigreally.com/dimension/citi… 5:33 AM May 21st via Twitter for Mac in reply to mortice
  16. Reverse Image Search to the rescue! a4size-ska.deviantart.com/art/Eclipse-14… 1:47 AM May 21st via Twitter for Mac
  17. @mortice @aanand @jcoglan Reverse Image Search to the rescue! a4size-ska.deviantart.com/art/Eclipse-14… 1:45 AM May 21st via Twitter for Mac in reply to mortice
  18. Sunday night drinking with @brianshizniz, where we basically sit drinking cans of lager and empty out our inboxes. Fun and productive! 12:18 PM May 20th via Twitter for Mac
  19. @kapowaz I also tried out colour.abscond.org/ff0000/SF.png but decided against it for simplicity. 2:50 PM May 19th via Twitter for Mac in reply to kapowaz
  20. @kapowaz I like it but TFL will not be happy with the roundel being used. They actually do get angry. 2:50 PM May 19th via Twitter for Mac in reply to kapowaz