Fucking PSD Designers Mar 27, 12, 2:11 p.m.

1. Snap
2. Snap
3. Snap
4. Stop using multiply on everything
5. Find an actual trans-fucking-parent logo so I don't have to do part of your job for you (see 4.)
6. Don't use fonts that we can't get web licenses for
7. Think about asset re-use before making a million variations of your fucking left-arrow
8. Use. A. Fucking. Divisble. Grid. Size. 989 is not a good choice.

- annoyed frontengineer

Soundcloud - recent music you've crated Feb 18, 12, 8:19 a.m.

If you like making music, and you're on soundcloud, share something here.

I just uploaded 'Undulation (demo)': http://soundcloud.com/replete/un…

Remember The War Nov 15, 11, 2:02 a.m.

I just launched this side-project with a friend called Remember The War. It's about Britain in WWII.

It sounds dull when I put it like that, but in the UK we've just had remembrance day, so this was a well-timed, dodgily-executed 4-day design/build/launch project.

http://rememberthewar.com

Psicolybe Semilanceata (UK) Sep 11, 11, 10:12 a.m.

It's almost that time of year.. share your finds/experiences.

3D: Flash vs HTML5 May 13, 11, 8:22 a.m.

I am interested to know what the opinions are of Flash's future developments. Clearly, web browser's are expanding rapidly to accomodate a wider range of APIs and possibilities.

Recently, a Google Experiment project was released called Rome. (link: http://ro.me ) This is quite a fun 3D experience, and used WebGL technology for GPU-powered 3D in the browser.

Also, Flash will soon release the 3D Molehill
(link: http://www.photonstorm.com/archi… ) APIs, which will allow quite powerful access to a hardware accelerated jizz-fest of 3D pixel-shaded unicorns.

So, how will this pan out? Will Flash evolve to provide awesome 3D on the web, and win devs over with it's suite of tools etc, or will HTML browsers with GPU win the market with yet-to-be-created tools and a currently limited (but rapidly-expanding) API.

Bias: I am primarily a frontend dev using HTML5, but I also do occasional AS3, though my flash output is lessening over time.

Thoughts?

Shit day. Aimless swearing *NT* May 12, 11, 10:04 a.m.

FUCK YOU. Fuck you, fucking fuck shit fuck cock balls FUUUCK YOU!!!!!

FUCK YOU. FUCK KKK YOU, YOU FUCKING TALENTLESS FUCKING ARSEHOLE GUY WITH NO SKILLS. FUCK YOU.

</rant>

Move along

Britain fails May 6, 11, 5:39 a.m.

..by voting out of ignorance.

PC, 4GB RAM to 8GB Apr 26, 11, 3:31 p.m.

My developer workmate was insistent that having more 4GB ram is POINTLESS.

Well, he's fucking wrong because after installing another 4GB I found in an old server, my system isn't lagging to fuck anymore!

BUT I GUESS THATS JUST PLACEBO HUH

Stop thinking and focus. How? Apr 16, 11, 4:21 p.m.

Can not turn brain off.

How can I focus and achieve bigger goals? My thoughts paralyze me.

I don't even know why I'm posting on here, I'm almost desperate for a way to slow my mind and limit the scope of my concern to that which suits my values and goals. In this state, I envy the obsessive.

Man eats Chicken Mar 31, 11, 4:22 p.m.

CEO of some company eats a chicken sandwich, after killing time browsing QBN.

Move all of your bookmarks to your desktop.

Google Inspired by QBN Mar 30, 11, 1:18 p.m.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2…

Single Malts Mar 20, 11, 7:02 a.m.

I tried Lagavulin and Laphroag at Christmas, and have discovered that I really enjoy whisky.

Currently in stock:
- Ardmore ++
- Laphroaig 10 +
- Balvenie (DoubleWood) 12
- Glenmorangie 10 +
- Lagavulin 16 +++

Next buys:
- Ardbeg
- Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Share your favourites!

Squandering my time Mar 14, 11, 4:31 p.m.

I'm going to die one day.

Why the fuck do I work for an agency 5 days a week? What is the point of it?

It's not enough!

<crisis>

Dear Project Manager Feb 23, 11, 3:20 p.m.

First in a series of letters I wish I could deliver in person.

Dear Project Manager,

Stop storing stuff in your head. Use your calendar. Figure out our project management system properly and ditch the Imaginary Schedule - create a real schedule and stick to it. If something changes, change the schedule.

Don't leave it until 15 minutes before a client meeting to figure out what the meeting is about.

Find out what other people with your job title do. Does your Job Title line-up with your actual role? Should it?

Ask yourself whether your being effective or not. If you aren't, learn from someone else how to be effective. Read a book, learn from others and make life easier for yourself.

Occasionally asking if a particular task is finished yet is not Project Management. Telling us what work we need to do is not Project Management. Forwarding client emails with 'FYI' is not Project Management.

Stop relying on yourself. You have a team who can do some things better than you - Involve and use them.

Clients know when you are blagging, and so do we. Your habit of stumbling over your words and falling back to 'urmm, umm, errrrrm' is completely obvious. It instantly erodes trust.

I'm sorry i called you Captain Alt-Tab, but you've earned the title.

Stop writing proposals and specifications for things and processes you do not understand. Copy and pasting from someone else's proposal found on Google is not good enough.

Proposals, scopes and other documents are not 'bullshit for clients'. Sometimes they are a little, but they are to keep us on track, and enable you to do your job properly (which is to ensure we do the right things, the right way, in the right time, for the right money).

Take the steering wheel back from the client. Get control of the things you should be in control of - meetings, decisions, projects.

In short: Your job is about making projects run smoothly (the right thing, right way, right time, right money). Learn from other people (read some books). Stop relying on yourself - involve us. Get organised - figure out your main tools and systems.

</rant>

Bring back The Jingle in 2011 Dec 31, 10, 4:19 a.m.

Newstoday jingle in 2011. This would be awesome, even just for a few days - Vote now!

Not got wife enough stuff Dec 23, 10, 9:25 a.m.

My wife gave me a lovely christmas list of things she'd like. I ignored most of them, and bought here a 3G kindle (far more expensive than anything on her list), and some pajamas.

dead?

YvettesBridalFormal.WTF Dec 12, 10, 5:52 p.m.

Umm, okay - I discovered something - which I do not believe can possibly really exist and instead think that I'm actually hallucinating something impossible.

http://www.yvettesbridalformal.c…

Cool gift ideas Nov 27, 10, 4:32 p.m.

I'll, erm, start us off!

http://www.houseind.com/include/…
Iron Ampersand
http://www.houseind.com/objects/…

Ordered a Amazon Kindle for the missus Nov 23, 10, 5:02 p.m.

It seems a fantastic product. £149 for an e-ink reader that can also display PDFs, browse the internet with a contractless unlimited 3G internet connection that just works in any country with 3G (as long as the network has arranged with whispernet) - the coverage map is impressive.

Anybody got one here? Impressed with it?

BASIC to Javascript? Nov 8, 10, 6:11 p.m.

I wrote a website in BASIC, but just realised the web operates in Javascripts.

Any tips?