Alex Pounds

@acreature

Web developer & photographer. , 500px, & others. Loves making things, photography, music, birds, & the web. Doesn’t tweet much these days.

Toronto, CA
Joined February 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    30 Aug 2019

    If your crow boss fires you, you are terminated with caws.

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  2. Apr 26

    Starting to suspect that the foundation of a happy life is not “maintaining multiple daily app streaks”.

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  3. Apr 12

    Bullet points for my Valentine.

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  4. Apr 9

    Nothing says “I’m hyped to talk to a customer service agent” like saxophone-forward Euro-House.

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  5. Mar 31

    Ten thousand spoons when all you need is a spoon: also a problem.

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  6. Mar 10

    Free startup idea: an ebook reader with New Book Smell.

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  7. Mar 5

    Hiding the price of a consumer service until you sign up/finish the trial/etc should be punished by stiff fines. Indeterminate ones.

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  8. Mar 3

    Ground almonds exist. Roasted almonds & almond milk cover fire & water. But the air almond remains unknown to modern alchemists.

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  9. Mar 2

    I don’t mean to sound like a thought leader here, I just want to stop doing things.

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  10. Mar 2

    Your “ability to execute” shouldn’t just be about being able to turn plans into action – to deliver – but also killing projects completely. No “pausing”, no “deprioritising”. Declare them unambiguously over.

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  11. Feb 19

    I rode back to my flat alone in a pitch black lift - aside from the dim red glow of the floor indicator.

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  12. Feb 16

    You probably did an annual review recently? Listed the last year’s achievements, your boss told you your strengths? That’s ¾ of a CV update. Copy-paste the report into your CV for a head start the next time you update it.

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  13. Feb 14

    I’m certain I bought some ribbon at Christmas, but can’t find it. I keep forlornly opening the drawer where it should live, in the vain hope it teleported back since my last check.

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  14. Feb 10

    If your company gives you professional development days: throw your own bespoke conference. Build a YouTube playlist of tech talks, & watch them. (Ask your peers for recommended talks too.)

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  15. Feb 5

    Wandering my house wearing nothing but a T shirt, like a middle-aged Winnie the Pooh.

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  16. Feb 4

    Being a streamer DJ is just like being a regular DJ, except you have to say “OMG CrabBurglar, thanks for the follow!” every 30 seconds.

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  17. Feb 1

    Demonstrated a severe lack of forward planning by moisturising my hands just before I needed to open a jar of pickles.

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  18. Jan 23

    Good to know, but they’re carrion feeders; not renowned for being picky eaters.

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  19. Dec 31

    If you can’t unwrap the chocolate, you don’t deserve the chocolate.

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  20. 19 Dec 2021

    It’s great that you can juggle chainsaws, but ask yourself: was this supposed to be a circus?

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  21. 17 Dec 2021

    I upgraded to a 4K monitor & passed my old 1440p one to my partner. In turn, she’ll pass her 1080p one to someone else. We are pixel density hermit crabs.

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