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Re: Turning the Lights On

Stuart Gibson — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:29:34 -0000

Also would like an option. I don't look at the app when cycling, but I do look at it in the house, usually in the evening to see what everyone else in my timeline achieved that day. Glaring white isn't a great option for that.

Re: Beat the 5p plastic bag tax – Done

Stuart Gibson — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:31:31 -0000

Fish supper. I'd put my fish supper in it, because apparently the tax extends to my local chippy.

Re: Nike teases Back to the Future shoes, creepily leaks the contents of Marty McFly's closet (video)

Stuart Gibson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:43:19 -0000

It's not 2015 yet, we have time.

Re: Tokyoflash's Kisai Kaidoku LCD watch arrives 12 years too late for Neo, Trinity

Stuart Gibson — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:05:13 -0000

Why does it say "one ass two"?

Re: ASUS targets Christmas for PadFone launch, hints at Ice Cream Sandwich (video hands-on)

Stuart Gibson — Mon, 30 May 2011 08:02:03 -0000

> BUT how can you not like the concept.

Because I like to be able to pause Angry Birds and answer the phone without putting a tablet against my head (assuming it will even let you answer calls in tablet mode).

Because I like not having to throw away my tablet when I want to change my phone.

Because my kids like using my tablet while I use my phone.

Re: Spotify Announces US Launch; Closing European Service To Fund It

Stuart Gibson — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:18:19 -0000

Posted 00:11 in the UK.

Re: CodeIgniter 1.7.x, ‘Core’ 2.0, CodeIgniter Reactor, Bitbucket, Zips… It’s all rather messy

Stuart Gibson — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:44:19 -0000

This is where people are getting confused, there is a distinct implication that Reactor, the one linked from the front page, is going to be in a constant state of flux. This is the message EllisLabs aren’t handling particularly well.

All they need to say is "CI 2 Reactor is our mainstream branch and is recommended for all developers. It will get updates as and when required to improve security, stability and functionality. We will be taking submissions from the community to help towards these releases. Also available is the repository which has the bleeding edge submissions which you are free to use, but we do not recommend it for anything other than testing."

That would assuage a lot of the fears and confusion that are currently around. I know people complained a lot about the slow update cycle on 1.x of CI, but for those of us maintaining large applications that are in daily use, that slow cycle is a blessing.

As for Core, I'm not totally sure who that is actually aimed at.

Re: CodeIgniter 1.7.x, ‘Core’ 2.0, CodeIgniter Reactor, Bitbucket, Zips… It’s all rather messy

Stuart Gibson — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:47:17 -0000

We’re talking here about companies that have month long investigations before doing point release upgrades to the in house browsers.

Re: CodeIgniter 1.7.x, ‘Core’ 2.0, CodeIgniter Reactor, Bitbucket, Zips… It’s all rather messy

Stuart Gibson — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:25:01 -0000

This is a big issue. If you're supporting enterprise level software, updating every few days from repository just isn't happening because QC will have a suite of tests to ensure compatibility.

Indeed, upgrading to an official release is only likely to happen in the case where there is a bug fix that actually impacts on the live codebase or a security issue.

In production environments, you want something that is stable, trusted and not being updated every week. Certainly, a fresh pull at the start of the project should happen, but applications that are being used around the world by thousands of people a day are, by nature, going to lag behind.

In theory, these projects should probably be using Core rather than Reactor, but when the site gives the Reactor download as the only obvious choice, this is less likely to happen. It is confusing, even with more than a quick glance, and I think this is the issue Ellislabs need to clarify to developers.

That said, half decent code ports from 1.7 to 2.0 with very little trouble.

Re: Cameron says the Avatar extended edition Blu-ray is the last 2D release left... for reals

Stuart Gibson — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:18:07 -0000

Does BD not do seamless branching?

Re: Apple responds on missing Flash in new MacBook Airs, says get used to it

Stuart Gibson — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:23:41 -0000

And I shall continue to not use sites that rely on Flash.

Re: Apple TV jailbreak complete, next step: figuring out how to run apps (video)

Stuart Gibson — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:13:58 -0000

Just like no-one made iPhone apps before the official app store launched?

Re: Election 2010 – talking to the candidates

Stuart Gibson — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:05:17 -0000

When I first sent the emails they weren't listed as standing. Then they didn't put any posters up in Bangor, so I still didn't know. Then I found out they were, emailed them and got no reply.

Not exactly a big loss though. What would the conversation have been? "What are your plans if you get elected?" "Oh, to stay here and not bother doing anything in the position I was elected for." Not much of a policy for their position in helping govern the UK.

Re: http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/twitlonger-com-longer-tweets-for-everybody

Stuart Gibson — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:56:32 -0000

Disclaimer: I made TwitLonger

What makes it better is being integrated in many great clients, including Tweetie, Twittelator, UberTwitter and many more, meaning you can send TwitLonger posts directly from your normal client and, in many cases, pull long tweets inline so you don't need to go visit the site.

Over 10 million page views a month seem to agree with this ;)

Re: Why Sylvia Hermon didn’t vote in the Digital Economy Bill

Stuart Gibson — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:09:09 -0000

I wasn't really clear exactly what the emergency issues she was dealing with were. I'll be sure to ask her when I get a proper time to chat.

Re: Is the App Store Bubble About To Burst?

Stuart Gibson — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:51:18 -0000

Without looking at the numbers, wouldn't the high cost of satnav apps and the subsequent price drop in those apps, be inordinately responsible for the reduction in the top apps?

If you have two or three satnav apps in the top ten that are all priced over $50 that then drop their price by $10, the change in only this one category and in only a few apps will have a bigger effect due to their outlier status in terms of original price.

A more accurate reflection would be to look at the top 100 apps and see what percentage of those apps had a price drop.

Re: CDs To Get Cheaper: Will You Buy Them? [POLL]

Stuart Gibson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:06:38 -0000

What's a CD?

Re: Lists

Stuart Gibson — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:12:09 -0000

Do you have a link to ‘Ten Ways to Make Serifs Look Like Sexual Positions’?

Re: The Nexus One Vs. Philip K. Dick’s Daughter

Stuart Gibson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:19:40 -0000

Someone needs a dictionary:

nexus |ˈneksəs|
noun ( pl. same or -uses )
a connection or series of connections linking two or more things : the nexus between industry and political power.
• a connected group or series : a nexus of ideas.
• the central and most important point or place : the nexus of all this activity was the disco.
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘a binding together,’ from nex- ‘bound,’ from the verb nectere.

Google could happily use any of those definitions as a reason for choosing the *400 year old word* nexus.

Re: Twitter Not Suing Developer, But Spam Apps Should Watch Out

Stuart Gibson — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:21:28 -0000

I got a much less nastygram this week too, but mostly to do with look and feel on www.twitlonger.com

Well timed, since I rolled out the new design this morning anyway, but they basically asked for a disclaimer on each page, to stop using similar fonts (the logo uses Arial Rounded which is significantly different to that used by Twitter), to stop using the famous Twitter bird (fair enough) and, this I find interesting, to stop using a blue background.

The last one seems a little much, to be frank. Anyway, the birds is a fair cop. When I first put the site up it was a dumb weekend project which I didn't expect to grow the way it has so I wasn't really thinking about trademark stuff. Fortunately, with the addition of the disclaimer, everything that was planned for the new site fell nicely into line with the request. I'll be interested to see if TwitPic gets a similar notice, especially since they are directly using the Twitter typeface.

Re: Talking to politicians - Pt1

Stuart Gibson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:59:35 -0000

I've been here for 31 years and I still don't get it. I think it might be interesting to try and get them to talk about why I should vote for them *now*, without them relying on the past as a reason for election. With it being the European parliament I'm hoping that local politics will be slightly less relevant, ease myself in gently.

If it goes well, I would think of making it a regular occurrence for each type of election. Mostly worried that my complete naivety will mean I just sound like an idiot when talking to them.

Re: Talking to politicians - Pt1

Stuart Gibson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:53:02 -0000

Yeah, I think it will be interesting.

My comment on cars still stands though :)

Re: Talking to politicians - Pt1

Stuart Gibson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:04:06 -0000

I'm thinking that too. Which will be an interesting story in itself

Re: UI Scraps: user interface designs found by Jason Robb

Stuart Gibson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:30:02 -0000

I made exactly the same complaint about HMV in the UK back in January (and blogged about it because it irritated me so much)

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