CTO and Founder of Seamonster Ltd. Often found knee deep in code, sometimes cranking oil paint around a canvas, occasionally changing nappies and very occasionally wearing matching socks.
I guess I have the honour of having posted the very first Opuss and I wish I could have made it better than this but for the record here it is in all its one year old glory: *Feeling Peckish* Bacon...
Just thought I'd drop a quick note to mention that Opuss will be turning one year old on the 25th of this month. It'd be lovely to celebrate this event somehow.
I'm investigating some service issues with feeds. Thanks for your patience. UPDATE: turns out you guys are just too prolific LOL!.
A very good friend of mine is about to become a father for the first time so I thought I'd drop him a little insight into how his world is about to change. Parenting is...
"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters" - Founder's Fund.
No we've not forgotten. The winner has been chosen. But @sb2uk arrived back from the US last night and he'll be announcing the winner when he wakes up from his jet lag.
Working on the top of day, week etc to be a little less rigid and stop people waiting up to get pole position at 1am. Watch this space..
So it was over my breakfast this morning I read all of the drama that has been unfolding during the night. Firstly I think it only right to apologise.
Small incremental version of Opuss just went live in the app store. Just saying....
There was a discussion within an opuss by @zoombeeny a few days ago about Opuss t-shirts which we have already discussed internally but to lighten the tone on this rainy Friday we thought it could be...
This week has been a bad week for Opuss.
Did you know: Tapping the "News" tab in your profile refreshes the news feed. You do now..
Google asked me to review my shopping experience of Walton's.
We've made it to number 7 in the "Collaboration" category. A REALLY big thanks to those of you that have voted for us. If you haven't voted, it's not too late.
Dear Cats, We need your help. From the very beginning we wanted to keep Opuss to be free.
I just discovered the bug in the feed logic that is showing posts from people that you are no longer following. I know, I know you complained about it loads of times. It's taken this long to isolate.
It's like twitter's little emo cousin..
You may have noticed a change to your rank. More details on our blog http://blog.opuss.com.
Such fantastic and constructive feedback. We've had a tsunami of good will which is really REALLY appreciated. Just wanted to say thanks.
Over the course of your life, folks are going to tell you what to do… over and over again. Color within the lines; avoid risk; be a good boy scout.
1. Ignore everybody. 2. The idea doesnt have to be big. It just has to be yours. 3. Put the hours in. 4.
"Which is better: to have Fun with Fungi or to have Idiocy with Ideology, to have Wars because of Words, to have Tomorrow's Misdeeds out of Yesterday's Miscreeds?" ~~ Aldous Huxley.
The literary equivalent of "Rome wasn't built in a day". Sent from my mobile.
Last month, the FDA issued an unusual warning. It wasn't about counterfeit prescription drugs, an unsafe medicine, or a recalled product.
I love watching my daughter's kittens stalking birds. They're so utterly bad at it but do it with such conviction and patience..
A pirate is starting his first day aboard his new ship and the captain is giving him the tour.
दौरान अपनि स्थिति परिवहन २४भि सहायता प्राधिकरन प्रोत्साहित संदेश एसेएवं भोगोलिक. कार्य बाधा हमेहो। एसेएवं सुचनाचलचित्र कारन बलवान डाले। उशकी कम्प्युटर ढांचामात्रुभाषा.
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.” – Billy Wilder.
A young man goes into a drug store to buy condoms. The pharmacist says the condoms come in packs of 3, 9 or 12 and asks which the young man wants.
So I have to apologise that it's taken a little while to fix the Top This XXX. [insert excuse here] I'm happy to say it's now working again and available to you right now.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.”That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”.
This is my email post. There are many posts like it but this one is my post. My post is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my post is useless.
It's the way I spell 'em..
“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one.” – George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill “Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second ….
Happy World Book Day!!.
This week a controversy has come to light surrounding the odious practice of uploading and storing customer address book data without their prior permission.
As was once so very eloquently put on a Butthole Surfers track (jimmy): "It's better to regret something you have done rather than something you haven't.".
1) Initialization - Create an initial population, this population is usually generated randomly and can be any size desired, from just a few individuals to thousands.
But for all scientists and statisticians now know of freezing and its physiology, no one can yet predict exactly how quickly and in whom hypothermia will strike -and whether it will kill when it does.
The instructions on the side of box said not to drive, operate big machines or drink alcohol. It said nothing about using root privileges. Uh-oh..
We want the finest wines available to humanity. And we want them here, and we want them now!. ~ Withnail.
Hollywood's obsession with the ability to infinitely zoom into a pixelated photo. Observe that photo of the baddy's mansion. Instruct the operator to "Enhance!". Behold.
Hollywood's insistence on presenting computers as things that beep beep beep wrrrr tsszz chirp. Is there some system setting that's eluded me for the last 31 years of computer use?.
Bartender says "What'll it be?" The chemist asks "do you have any sodium?" The bartender sighs "Na".
1. If you're choking on an ice cube, simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat. Presto. The blockage will instantly remove itself. 2.
"Ask yourself this question: 'Will this matter a year from now?'" ~~Richard Carlson.
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream" ~~ Poe.
If a consequence of an action is foreseen but not intended, then that consequence is a side effect.
We have a new Opuss video up on YouTube. We'd love your feedback. http://goo.gl/6a4qH.
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.
Another day, another Amazon server dies on us. Over the course of the last 10 days we have been through three database servers.
Imagine a world where there are no locks on any door or gate. No keys and no restrictions. Freedom to come and go as you please. I imagine it a very different world.
That I bought from #chatsworthroad #market, prepared, cooked and devoured has left me VERY full, satisfied and sleepy..
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. ~~Plutarch.
The storm last night sounded like it was going to rip the roof off the house. The trees took a battering. The ones still standing are wearing plastic bags from their branches.
Nice weather for ducks.
Seeing my three year old daughter dancing to the Dead Kennedys makes me so proud..
Working on some new stuff for Opuss from the shed at the bottom of my garden listening to Joy Division and supping tea. It's the simple things in life....
The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water.
Stickers (such as price labels) that don't come off in a single piece but disintegrate leaving behind their sticky gummy glue which before you can blink attracts all the fluff in a 10 foot radius.
Whiskey Bacon Jam Ingredients 500g streaky bacon (it has to be streaky), chopped into small dice 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 red onion, finely diced 50g brown sugar 50mls maple syrup 50ml...
Being greeted by someone I care less for with a peck on the cheek and a mmmwah..
Added a couple of changes this morning that should hopefully speed things up a bit. Let me know if anything's wobbly..
Johnny Lydon selling butter, Iggy Pop selling car insurance How could they sell out in such a spectacularly tragic way?.
Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it..
A hard man is good to find. ~~Mae West.
Six months it's big smiles Until the teething begins Then it's sleeplessness. At one arms aching Mobility has started So be flight of feet. Two trouble begins.
Rather a handful.
I keep seeing huge bill boards for the Puss In Boots film and can't help but think that a strategically placed huge 'O' would improve the whole thing..
Opuss is live. Our doors are open to everyone and their cat. For everyone that has been helping us with the beta I'd like to say thanks you have all been fantastic.
I've just discovered that the cafe that poisoned me on Friday is called Cafe Bliss. Not the first word that comes to mind.
Has just been updated. Let us know what you think. http://www.opuss.com.
The app is now in the hands of the gods (as it were). Let's hope the Apple reviewers don't give too much thanks and review us quickly..
I just can't stay awake..
"When sales guys run the company, product guys don’t matter so much, and a lot of them just turn off." Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
So I spent most of my afternoon and evening in hospital today after my father in-law had a disagreement with a circular bench saw. Blood, gore and a lot of sitting waiting to be seen.
In case you haven't heard, beta v0.23 has just been made available to download. Hope you like some of the new features. We'll soon be winding up the beta phase and submitting to the AppStore.
He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot..
Eleven Eleven Eleven Eleven Eleven Eleven Eleven Eleven Eleven Eleven Eleven.
The Sun and sky, still. Green pigs cackle with delight. Smash wood from above..
Amos and I once rigged a wheel of fortune.
A centipede was happy quite, Until a frog in fun Said, “Pray tell which leg comes after which?” This raised her mind to such a pitch, She lay distracted in the ditch Not knowing how to run..
Sweet apple doughnuts called fritole. They are served cold, although I would quite like to try them warm too. Most recipes are handed down through families, and not actually written anywhere.
On my way to apple's do. Stuck in traffic. People do this type of journey every day. And don't kill each other..
Becomes her..
It really is turning into a thing of beauty. opuss progress v016.
Ever since Amazon unveiled its 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet in September, a lingering phrase has been attached to the low-cost, high-profile device: ”the iPad’s first true Android competitor.” Unlike...
Really bummed to miss Chris' birthday drinks tonight..
I want to put a ding in the universe. ~ Steve Jobs ~.
They are clawing me. Gnawing at me..
I think we should get rid of the title ui if no title given, to also offer a "tweet" like option..
Some Really Ling Text In A View.
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't. ~ Douglas Adams ~.
Candles that have been frozen burn for twice as long..
Babels of blocks to the high heavens tow’ring, Flames of futility swirling below; Poisonous fungi in brick and stone flow’ring, Lanterns that shudder and death-lights that glow.
Bacon ipsum dolor sit amet meatball strip steak turkey flank shankle sirloin shank pork loin, drumstick chicken meatloaf short ribs. Pork chop bresaola ground round shank.
The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one..
Listening to a couple of Italians chatting away in a salon, I'd swear they were planning a coup. Berlusconi beware..
Yay the title now auto-capitalises each word. Excellent!.
"10 years ago we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope and Johnny Cash. Now we have no Jobs, no Hope and no Cash" -- source unknown.