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by adam-_- 16y ago
Go traveling. Use CouchSurfing (or something similar) it would be impossible not to meet people and the people involved are generally unbelievably welcoming. Or join up with some of the group adventure holiday type things.
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by adam-_- 16y ago
By the way, the homepage is bit of a mess on Safari + Mac (I know you're not asking for that kind of feedback but yeh...). Side-scrolling main frame thing is just awkward. Some of the images overlap as well. I don't think this is something
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by adam-_- 16y ago
Catalyst is surely a fairly solid web framework. Moose provides a more standard OO syntax...
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by adam-_- 16y ago
There are still a number of interesting companies in London depending on what you're interested in... Web development: check out NMA Top 50 for Agencies. Startups: Check out the WiredUK Silicon Roundabout article _and_ the comments! Misc: C
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by adam-_- 16y ago
Literally click and hold with one finger and then with another perform an awkward scrolling type movement - usually seems to work but it's hardly elegant!
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by adam-_- 16y ago
Worked for me on the iPhone... Edit: I could get it to work on the iPhone by using the crazy two finger click/slide gesture I use for select boxes.
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by adam-_- 16y ago
Unfortunately I get redirected to the mobile version of the Russian site...
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by adam-_- 16y ago
Good luck - you're in my "interesting London/Perl companies" list ;)
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by adam-_- 16y ago
I am a young developer working primarily in Perl. Reasons? Friendly, knowledgable community. CPAN and Catalyst. Admittedly I don't know any other [under]graduates using Perl (outside of bio/geology).
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by adam-_- 16y ago
The Changelog - http://thechangelog.com I've been listening to this recently - decent if you're into open source, unixy, ruby, javascripty type topics.
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by adam-_- 16y ago
I like the design! One thing though, I was on my iPhone and it seemed like I always had to click twice to see the vote figures?
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by adam-_- 16y ago
Post removed?
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by adam-_- 16y ago
Graduating in June. Perl developer for an ecommerce company in London.
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by adam-_- 16y ago
I use FreshBooks with the mac dashboard widget and just turn it on and off as I do work so my time tracking is completely accurate.
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by adam-_- 16y ago
As a student, I wish I had bought AppleCare. I can now only use my MacBook Pro hooked up to an external monitor :(!
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Will the UK get its own 'Great Firewall'?(econsultancy.com)
40 points by adam-_- 17y ago|14 comments
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by adam-_- 17y ago
Make things like stew, soup or chilli in large quantities and freeze individual portions for later. For a quick meal, try stir fry: quick, tasty and nutritious: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pork-recipes/oriental-por... More importan
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by adam-_- 17y ago
Maybe a "first time here? Check the FAQ" flash message like the stackoverflow sites? I had no idea what was going on or meant to happen.
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by adam-_- 17y ago
They're not explicitly sponsoring the blog post they are merely hosting companies that he trust whom happen to also have affiliate schemes. Why not benefit from a post like this? If I were to recommend or talk about books I'd most likely us
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Ruby is not a callable orientated language(yehudakatz.com)
71 points by adam-_- 17y ago|30 comments
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by adam-_- 17y ago
If you can't be bothered to read the whole article, he recommends (based on anecdotal evidence) subversion, git and mercurial.
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Martin Fowler's unscientific agglomeration of opinion on version control tools(martinfowler.com)
62 points by adam-_- 17y ago|33 comments
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by adam-_- 17y ago
You could try making the simplest version of each solution and see which one(s) are actually useful?
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How many oranges does it take to power an apple [iPhone]?(youtube.com)
1 points by adam-_- 17y ago|0 comments
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by adam-_- 17y ago
Not many people in my "social circle" use gmail [that I know of] where as _everyone_ uses facebook... Also, in general, no one ever likes facebook UI updates, yet they never leave.
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by adam-_- 17y ago
Yeh but you'd have to walk from your house, to your office in the rain, instead of rolling out of bed into your office.
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by adam-_- 17y ago
Often just select the icon from the home screen of my iPhone...
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by adam-_- 17y ago
They look pretty nice but what if it's raining?!
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by adam-_- 17y ago
Also I'm a fan of Catalyst but it's not necessarily hot and trendy...
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by adam-_- 17y ago
Redis, node.js & sinatra

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