Phil Hawksworth
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candidate: "I like f/e dev because that's the easy bit"
me: "Oh? What about X, Y & Z?"
candidate: *blinks*
me: "Thanks for your time"
me: "Oh? What about X, Y & Z?"
candidate: *blinks*
me: "Thanks for your time"
@StuRobson We did not. Team name ended up being “F***ing Omnishambles” which was (mildly) unrepresentative.
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
To anyone who thinks that front-end development is ‘the easy bit’, consider this little slice of the audience. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/testing-websites-in-game-console-browsers
@StuRobson We are most certainly on the same page.
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
I will not use my mobile Internet device to cheat at a pub quiz… but I will accept team name suggestions. Go!
@a_alfredo Doh!
@jaffathecake You can do that via sign language? Kudos.
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
This is not a retina display. Amazingly cool. https://vimeo.com/46857169 /ht @tomcoates
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
RT @Number10cat: Thanks for the concern @mittromney - we nailed it. #London2012 #paralmypics #olympics
@cfq Well ok then. Sold!
@maracuja Can't I just wear one of my jumpers as a pair of trousers?
@phae Challenge heartily… not accepted.
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
Shopping… but not necessarily buying. Am I getting old, or are these chuffing ridiculous? http://www.asos.com/Izzue/Izzue-Cargo-Trouser-with-Drop-Crotch/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2476091&cid=4910&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Grey
@robmorrissey Yeah. There are loads like that. Luckily I wanted more West Wing… which seems to be what The Newsroom is.
Phil Hawksworth
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Loved The West Wing and enjoying The Newsroom, but it seems like Sorkin ‘used mail merge’ a bit. Familiar scenes and phrases cropping up
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
Pure class from @wetherill89 in the table tennis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riR_SyhvB6s&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
Hi res displays are gorgeous but add yet more complexity for web developers. Hello devicePixelRatio http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/canvas/hidpi/
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
Use Spotify? Use Alfred? Use this: https://github.com/phpfunk/alfred-spotify-controls
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
You make stuff for the web? You hear that people view the web on their mobiles these days? You should find this handy http://responsive.rga.com
Phil Hawksworth
@philhawksworth •
Sensible thinking on how best to validate email addresses submitted to your website. http://davidcelis.com/blog/2012/09/06/stop-validating-email-addresses-with-regex/#.UEmFM5gHnSc.twitter