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dezfowler

@appharbor You guys having issues with your billing system? about 2 hours ago via web
Feeling the effects of Wednesday's gym session now....muscles I never knew I had and all that... about 5 hours ago via web
@mjjames Nice! about 6 hours ago via Twitter for Android in reply to mjjames
@JohanBarnard When they realised they'd missed the 2011 release date? about 20 hours ago via Twitter for Android in reply to JohanBarnard
@bendeandotorg I don't rate them. Tweaked it and tweaked it but never arrived at some settings I found comfortable. 7:31 AM May 31st via web in reply to bendeandotorg
@Plip Yeah - they've been really good in my experience. Had a monitor with some dead pixels within tolerance but they swapped it anyway. 3:42 AM May 31st via web in reply to Plip
Note to Metro "sleeve" advertisers: please use a white background, will be washing ink off all day now and cursing your brand as I do it! 12:36 AM May 31st via Twitter for Android
@DanTup Can't remember, will look it up. You looked at CSLA or doing something with a dynamic decorator? 11:01 AM May 30th via Twitter for Android in reply to DanTup
@DanTup I thought code contracts were debug only so no good for actually doing stuff. 10:58 AM May 30th via Twitter for Android in reply to DanTup
Another fun fair setting up in Reading. They're not doing as well as the last lot judging by the caravans. 10:45 AM May 30th via Twitter for Android
Training day today. Rather nice location for it. (Not rugby or cricket training) twitter.com/dezfowler/stat… 12:39 AM May 30th via Twitter for Android from Windsor and Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead
@DanTup If I'd known it was going to cause such a raucous I wouldn't have! /cc @gfraiteur @kellabyte 11:57 PM May 29th via Twitter for Android from Slough, Slough in reply to DanTup
@abbasi_z What issues? I thought it was good! /cc @markrendle 10:43 AM May 29th via Twitter for Android from Windsor and Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead in reply to abbasi_z
Thanks to the awesome people at @codebetter and @jetbrains CI build for @mapstraction is now on teamcity.codebetter.com bit.ly/mxncibuild 10:06 AM May 29th via web
You know you're CSS is getting close to matching the design when you start trying to refresh Photo Viewer. 7:05 AM May 29th via web
tomcoates How far human radio broadcasts have reached in the Milky Way. i.imgur.com/GjLU0.jpg /via @spacearcheology 9:20 PM May 28th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by dezfowler and 46 others
Using Google Street View to scout good #stargazing locations in Galloway Forest Park ready for next week's trip to Scotland. 4:15 PM May 28th via web
@wilw You making Red Tick Beer? simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Tick_… 4:11 PM May 28th via web in reply to wilw
@calcock Indeed, saw you but you were always nipping off some place! Next time maybe. Were up your way next week, catch up then maybe. 11:50 AM May 28th via Twitter for Android in reply to calcock
@markrendle Simple.Data was one of the best. Dapper was 167ms I think, EF was over 1s. 500 object hydrations I think it was for. 11:08 AM May 27th via Twitter for Android in reply to markrendle

Name Derek Fowler
Location Reading, United Kingdom
Web http://derek-says...
Bio A massive geek who enjoys programming computers and watching science fiction television shows...and music...and football.