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douglas

  1. @Alex_Stanton I know how that story ends about 11 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to Alex_Stanton
  2. Return to civilization, where there is no need to look more than 1 way before crossing the street. (cc @ccorda) 6:38 PM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS
  3. Buzzkills. Another terrible place to work. instagr.am/p/LWXob6tIUC/ 4:22 PM Jun 1st via Instagram
  4. Hey lady, what part of the Quiet Car don’t you understand? 2:38 PM Jun 1st via Tweetbot for iOS
  5. Slides from #backboneconf up on their website: backboneconf.com 11:25 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Mac
  6. Worst. Workplace. Ever. instagr.am/p/LUC5zotIVW/ 6:43 PM May 31st via Instagram
  7. “I have found that people who get paid to work on the framework, the framework gets worked on more.” —@andrewdupont #backboneconf 2:33 PM May 31st via Tweetbot for iOS
  8. “you’re still spinning.” #backboneconf 12:07 PM May 31st via Tweetbot for iOS
  9. .@ericf: If we’re going to render everything on the server (for Google), why bother using hash bangs? #backboneconf #hearhear 12:06 PM May 31st via Tweetbot for iOS
  10. Nice tip from @hshoff: look at “Closed, Won’t fix” issues to learn more about why it works the way it does, where it’s going. #backboneconf 11:17 AM May 31st via Tweetbot for iOS
  11. @whale_eat_squid @eugegim watch out we got a redditor here i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/… 10:25 AM May 31st via Twitter for Mac in reply to whale_eat_squid
  12. That word. I do not think it means what you think it means. #backboneconf instagr.am/p/LTBAXJtITl/ 9:07 AM May 31st via Instagram
  13. @richmintz might try “1300 North” 8:51 AM May 31st via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to richmintz
  14. Supermodel.js is a small extension for Backbone.js that can help manage relationships between different models/collections #backboneconf 6:51 AM May 31st via Tweetbot for iOS
  15. alternate title for this talk: "putting the science back in computer science" #backboneconf 8:21 AM May 30th via Twitter for Mac
  16. alternate title for this talk: haters gonna hate. #backboneconf 7:30 AM May 30th via Twitter for Mac
  17. In Americia, you have to get app store approval to fix a typo. 6:21 AM May 30th via Twitter for Mac
  18. Hey Boston, glad you didn’t get the memo about 90 degree weather. 9:55 AM May 29th via Tweetbot for iOS
  • Name Douglas Back
  • Location Zone C, Brooklyn
  • Bio web designer/developer, all-around nerd. could probably pass a Turing test, if invited.
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