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A letter I wrote, published by The Independent: the dearth of abdications suggests royal life isn't as hard as some say independent.co.uk/opinion/letter… about 14 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
@mearso Would just need to add the hat & wig for full creepiness :) 8:53 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to mearso
Quartz Composer, you're my wife now! Ha Ha 6:04 AM Jun 1st via web
I'm playing a LIVE game at pixelpicnics.com #pixelpicnics 4:29 AM Jun 1st via Pixel Picnics
neilayres More on the rich: guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/… #taxi 8:34 AM May 31st via web Retweeted by barry_richards
@RobertMills Cool. I'll check them out. 3:27 PM May 31st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to RobertMills
@RobertMills Prior engagement meant I had to leave early & miss your Port80 talk. :-( Now I have the book :) Happy to give you feedback too 3:22 PM May 31st via web in reply to RobertMills
Just downloaded my awesome @pixelpicnics prize from @fivesimplesteps: Designing the Invisible by @RobertMills :) 3:14 PM May 31st via web
Let's face it, majority of clients with cache issues will be IE users, probably old versions too. A pity the site hasn't been kept uptodate. 3:08 PM May 31st via web
refreshyourcache.com Handy site for inevitable project point when you need to tell client to dump their cache A bit old but covers IE 6,7,8 3:07 PM May 31st via web
lomographyuk Today is your last chance to get an LC-A+ for under £200! Save £130 on the Russia edition clad in smart scarlet leather uk.shop.lomography.com/lomo-lc-a-russ… 2:38 AM May 31st via web Retweeted by barry_richards
Excellent advice. Very open & honest too. RT @stubbornella Don't feed the trolls! (slides) slideshare.net/stubbornella/d… 1:56 AM May 31st via web
philsturgeon AOL (1996) v Windows 8 (2012) lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6HA7aS4aYls/T… 1:23 AM May 31st via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by barry_richards and 41 others
@mearso Automated, delayed response. 11:50 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to mearso
Really sick of every product sporting a Union Jack right now. Have they forgotten: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" Dr Johnson 3:30 AM May 30th via web
FFS, to unhide a sheet in Excel I have to go to Cells > Format > Visibility > Hide & Unhide > Unhide sheet. Well that's obvious then #fail 2:42 AM May 30th via web
toddmparker "The bottom line is that a client-side architecture leads to slower performance..." (especially true on mobile) engineering.twitter.com/2012/05/improv… 4:27 PM May 29th via Tweetbot for iOS from Somerville, MA Retweeted by barry_richards and 17 others
@TomPercivalsays I think everyone could've benefitted from that advice, tho I doubt we'd have listened :) 9:28 AM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to TomPercivalsays
@TomPercivalsays That's just teasing us! ;-) 9:00 AM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to TomPercivalsays
craiginwales @pilky @RobLoBue yes, and you can win 3 free graze boxes on Friday with @pixelpicnics (as well as 25gb of dropbox storage) </plug> 8:21 AM May 29th via Echofon in reply to RobLoBue Retweeted by barry_richards