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Ruby, Sinatra, Haml, Bootstrap, CouchDB... I've decided upon the building blocks. But what should I build? 5:25 PM Apr 27th via Twitter for iPad
Toy Stores! Y U NO G4 RAINBOW DASH!? "Glimmer Wings" fucking suck. 12:29 PM Apr 27th via web
KFC causes cancer, and now brain damage? That will no more stop me eating it than traffic accidents stop me crossing roads. Nom nom nom! 3:20 AM Apr 27th via web
I want to iterate through a range of floats, goddamit, I don't give a crap if it takes a million years to handle all the decimal places! 3:10 PM Apr 24th via web
@MarmiteJunction I like things like 1.upto, and (0..5), but 13787.2379183.object_id brings out the "WAT!?" 3:07 PM Apr 24th via web in reply to MarmiteJunction
@kristianaward @appstore I like coal, it's quaint, and open fires are very soothing. Solar and wind energy is sterile and unnatural. 3:04 PM Apr 24th via web in reply to kristianaward
@MarmiteJunction I've got approximately nowhere with Ruby thus far, barring the very fundamentals. I might flee back to NodeJS 3:02 PM Apr 24th via web in reply to MarmiteJunction
@MarmiteJunction some of my first code was written in languages so foul that it would simply dissolve the hatchet... dear god... VB...ASP... 2:44 PM Apr 24th via web in reply to MarmiteJunction
@celldweller after listening to Senorita Bonita far too many times, I've concluded there isn't enough spanish-guitar dubstep in the world. 2:43 PM Apr 24th via web
export DISPLAY=/tmp/launch-X/org.x:0 && sudo osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"' -e "activate" -e "display dialog \"Y\"" -e 'end tell' 2:00 PM Apr 24th via web
I need to somehow combine "afplay nyan.mp3" and "yes | xargs osascript -e "set volume 5"" into a one liner... 1:53 PM Apr 24th via web
@Pixelh8 someone needs to find a way to produce an anime-styled battle cartoon based upon the tangled web of patent litigation. 7:03 AM Apr 24th via web in reply to Pixelh8
@HollieB I am able to make websites. Out of... err... webs... 3:19 AM Apr 24th via web in reply to HollieB
peachesanscream Possibly the best website I've ever seen letmemakethisclear.com/# Made by @Rainbowlemon 2:01 AM Apr 24th via web in reply to Rainbowlemon Retweeted by Gadgetoid and 1 other
lalamaguire We're launching a music/tech meetup in London. First event is on May 10th. Get involved bit.ly/IkSxn9 9:23 AM Apr 23rd via TweetDeck Retweeted by Gadgetoid and 1 other
LoveStickems Morning Twitterers! Help us hit 300 fans on Facebook and we'll give away 5 Stickems, absolutely FREE! facebook.com/LoveStickems 2:18 AM Apr 23rd via web Retweeted by Gadgetoid and 1 other
After being exposed to a lethal dose of Ruby, I'm now tasked with producing a big scary project in DotNet. Weeples! 2:17 AM Apr 23rd via web
As expected, RubyMine is kicking vim a new arse. I really should stick to my no-VIM-unless-SSH-or-terminal policy. 5:20 AM Apr 22nd via web
@VickyAnscombe @tripleox what about "Journey Home From Cornershop During Which An Abduction To Mongolia Occurs And Then I Fled To The Moon" 5:18 AM Apr 22nd via web in reply to VickyAnscombe
@DevsLoveBacon but it's a well deserved after after after party! You guys threw one hell-of-a-bash! I can't even comprehend the effort! 5:17 AM Apr 22nd via web in reply to DevsLoveBacon

Name Phil Howard
Location Norwich, England
Web http://www.gadget...
Bio [gaj-it-oid] - having the characteristics or form of a gadget; resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.