Author: Curtis McHale

  • IFTTT Twitter Trigger Removal is good for App.net

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    So one of the bigger storied lately is the removal of IFTTT triggers that allow you to send tweets to other places automatically. Yes this sucks for archiving purposes (which I think is stupid anyway) but I think it’s good for alternative services like App.net. See all the people I found using triggers to send

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  • Ah the Old ‘blow on it’ Trick

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    I was one of the lucky first kids in my area to have a Nintendo. We had a hoping house that summer as all the neighbour kids were suddenly my friends and would come by just to see what I was doing. I was in my 9 year old glory. One disturbing trend, was for

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  • Twitter Tries to Look Less like Jerks

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    Most people, myself included, have been going on about how terrible Twitter has been acting lately. Well last week Twitter said you’d be able to download Tweets by the end of the year. Clearly an attempt to look less like asshat’s. My question is, what on earth are you going to do with the Tweets?

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  • And a Bit more on Paul Kimmage vs the UCI

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    Today has been a day for cycling stuff. I’d be remiss if I didn’t direct you to this great interview with Paul Kimmage. This is the line that I think explains the actions of the UCI. I’m astonished. I’m astonished by it. I don’t see the sense in coming after me. If they truly wanted

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  • Tear the UCI Down

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    Earlier today I wrote a bit about how the UCI is not managing our sport well. I have no idea if the people currently in the power seats can actually fix how cycling is run, but Paul Kimmage thinks that the UCI heads need to go. “I don’t think it is possible to work within

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  • UCI – They Need A Serious Leadership Change

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    Last week there were a number of articles that showed how terribly the UCI is managing the sport of cycling. Seriously, put some treats on top of paper with ideas on it and let my choose based on which one she eats first. You’re going to get management just as well planned. Domestiques with no

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  • Ergonomic Office

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    Nice little post on dealing with wrist fatigue. I to have a Kinesis Freestyle Solo keyboard, and it’s awesome. I wrote a review about it even. Shortly after getting the Kinesis, I switched to Dvorak as well (again wrote about it). Once I made the switch to Dvorak full time all wrist pain went away.

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  • Of Course People Aren’t Building for Enterprise – It’s not Sexy

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    So the real business opportunities are in enterprise solutions we’re told but no one is building for enterprise. Why is that you ask? Well the title gives it away, it’s not sexy. Apple is sexy. IBM, not so much. IBM is in the enterprise market and makes lots of cash and feeds lots of families

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  • In a ‘surprising’ turn of events – Advertisers are going to act like slimeballs

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    Back in the beginning of August I wrote a bit about Microsoft doing the right thing by having do not track on by default. Well recently an advertiser spoke up about it again saying that the industry would ignore IE and do not track. “The industry will not honor that flag,” he says. “I’m not

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  • Ubuntu Sells it’s Users to Amazon

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    So Canonical is saying the totally free ride is over, it’s time to start paying for Ubuntu. Sort of. It’s time to stop getting Ubuntu for free, and their choice of ways to monetize? Serve you ads in the OS of course. Expect to see ads from Amazon in Ubuntu. Now I can’t blame anyone

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