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  1. Rich Hickey: you should use Clojure Reducers so that buying a new computer makes your code run faster. #euroclojure 3:23 AM May 25th via Twitter for Android
  2. Had a good (but hot) first day at #EuroClojure. Particularly enjoyed talks from @stilkov, @pingles and @stuarthalloway. 1:02 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  3. Reasons to be cheerful: 1. On the way to #EuroClojure, the first European Clojure conference. 2. It's my wedding anniversary. 12:07 AM May 24th via Twitter for Android
  4. Have figured out how to generate HTML drop-downs with Enlive bit.ly/JCGGgM #clojure 6:57 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  5. Reading @ibdknox's background post on webnoir.org and comparison with MVC bit.ly/JvmtQo 4:36 AM May 16th via TweetDeck
  6. Use any PHP function in JavaScript bit.ly 4:06 AM May 16th via Tweet Button
  7. Quite useful: clj-enlive-template - a Leiningen template for Clojure projects using Webnoir + Enlive bit.ly/KsFgLx 3:46 AM May 16th via TweetDeck
  8. For anyone starting a business, @saintsal's bootcamp is full of great advice. Go to foundercentric.com & use 'bootcamp' code. 2:38 AM May 15th via TweetDeck
  9. Reading "Using Cassandra & Acunu to power Britain’s Got Talent" bit.ly/JIP7Jg #prognosql 8:13 AM May 11th via TweetDeck
  10. @malcolmbox's TellyBug used a two-level cache on top of Cassandra for X Factor bit.ly/K5BxSu slidesha.re/KV3fxH #prognosql 4:28 AM May 11th via TweetDeck
  11. Acunu have written their own storage engine (in C) for use with Cassandra slideshare.net/acunu/next-gen… #prognosql 3:59 AM May 11th via web
  12. @FirstCC I did. :) Also, thanks to Pix for answering my question last night. 2:20 AM May 11th via TweetDeck
  13. Handling write conflicts in Riak involves business logic ... the database can't do it for you. #prognosql 2:18 AM May 11th via TweetDeck
  14. At @skillsmatter for day 3 of Progressive NoSQL Tutorials - Riak and Cassandra today. Good Riak talk from @roder. bit.ly/pXfzJn 2:08 AM May 11th via TweetDeck
  15. Appreciating 12 carriage Thameslink trains 12:22 AM May 11th via Twitter for Android
  16. @FirstCC can you explain the rationale for cancelling northbound trains from Blackfriars when signalling probs are north of Luton? 10:07 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android
  17. #prognosql "You can store a graph in MongoDB, but you shouldn't. Likewise you shouldn't use Neo4j for a key-value store." 2:00 AM May 10th via TweetDeck