Web developer with a preference for Ruby on Rails
I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would want a phone that effectively ties you to one social network. Come to think of it, a phone based on a social network that uses notifications interrupting you every 5 minutes of the day can't be very smart.
Do What You Want is a quick, satisfying read.
It is about how to arm yourself and show value in a commoditized world.
Pick it up.
You won't be disappointed.
— Never be a commodity by Cultural Offering
Kurt Harden wraps up Nicholas Bate's book nicely.
.. for anything. Take action with Nicholas Bate.
These are just awesome. Looks are one thing though. Are they comfortable to ride with?
Full carbon dirt jump bikes? Well with fat tubes like this, it's no wonder it's capable of taking a beating.
via Singletrack
via Mme Scherzo
Nice idea, but I would happily pay three times as much for a proper coffee table book.
This Harris tweed frame looks really good. Would it be too much to ask for tartans as well?
The numbers make you wonder why the hell the US government is still backing the TSA. Waste of money? I think so.
via Upworthy
via Swiss Miss
I've been really enjoying the Game of Thrones TV series. It's been playing well to the books. Looking forward to the next series.
via Deviant Art
This image contains over 200,000 galaxies and yet this image only represents a small percentage of space. The numbers just boggle the mind.
Another fine list from the man himself.
The UK handmade bicycle show is a chance for the indy bike makers and designers to show off their creations.
Singletrack magazine was there to find out what was new in the world of UK bike design.
I'm a huge fan of Markdown, yet it has been hard to show your preferred markup language or Markdown compatible services in a visual way other than a text link to something like John Gruber's Markdown page.
Hopefully now we'll start to see Dustin's proposed symbol for Markdown being used to indicate Markdown compatible services.
Adding Patrick's new book this to the list of book purchases for next month.
Looks great, but against the grey, rainy streets of Scotland, this will really stick out like a sore thumb. Great idea though!
via swiss-miss.com
So a few weeks ago I needed a quick way to write down an idea to my journal located on my Dropbox folder. I only had my phone with me at the time, so I emailed myself the note in the hope that I would remember to write it to my journal when I got home. I failed big time and remembered the idea 2 weeks later.
Determined to find a better solution to write to my journal, I built a web application that let's you write entries to a journal on your Dropbox account. It's called Journalong.
There's no need to have Dropbox installed on the computer or device you are writing the journal entry on. You just need to authorise Journalong to have access to a single folder on your Dropbox account. This is where your journal will reside.
Journalong will then handle the formatting of the entry, write it to your journal and even create a new journal file for each month when needed.
I've been journalling since the start of the year, and I find that it is a great dumping ground for thoughts, ideas and other stuff. Based on the feedback I get, I hope to that there will be enough initial interest to release it in the next few weeks.
This is a great habit to get into, even if you're job or career doesn't demand much writing.
Starting your day as a producer means that your information consumption has
meaning: the rest of the day means consuming information that is relevant to what it is that you're producing. Waking up as a producer frames the rest of your habits.— 500 words before 8am by Information Diet
There are those who do grow up. Discussions about coffee machines, hotel allowances and bonuses recede. The 'country club' atmosphere which has grown unhealthily in abundant times can be dropped quickly and a focused 'war room' mentality swung into action.
— On Growing Up and Rites of Passage by Nicholase Bate
Another insightful snippet from the master of business, Nicholas Bate.
I know it's not always this clear-cut, but it's sad to see so many businesses taking the easy option out and cutting costs (usually at the bottom of the company ladder) rather than exploring new revenue ideas and possibilities.
