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#“How GitHub Uses GitHub to Build GitHub” Slides via zachholman.com Great deck. »

#“Ooh I like - Samuel L. Ipsum Placeholder Text” Check it out athttp://slipsum.com/ »

#“Facebook’s EdgeRank should be renamed CletusRank” Top story in my stream right now according to Facebook? Robin Wauters picture of a beer bottle as he watches TV.  Yep, critical breaking news according to Facebook's Cletus. As I just said on Facebook: The reason newspapers are dying is because people don't want others picking old news for them...........so Facebook decides it wants to pick old news for me. This isn't a " »

#“I think we passed Facebook peak 3 weeks ago.” I normally don't get overwrought about Facebook changes as they rarely affect me much. e.g. the Subscribe thing is a poor imitation of Twitter so I simply don't use it.But removing the option to show all stories chronologically?That's just not on! I called Facebook peak at 21m users. Never one to learn from my mistakes, I'm calling it again at 750m users, or whatever they were are at three weeks ago. »

#“The HTC Sensation is……..no I’m not going to say it” It's been three weeks since I won a HTC Sensation in some Vodafone Ireland competition I don't remember entering. Thanks Vodafone! I thought I'd do a quick update about it. Overall? Fabulous! Seriously, it's an awesome phone. If you don't drink the Steve kool-aid (hell, even if you do), this is the joint best phone on the market (along with the Samsung Galaxy S II). »

#“App Inventor suitable for younger kids too (and mention of wee project I’m working on)” First the wee project. In October I'mkickingoff a small pilot in my kids' Primary School. I'll be "teaching" App Inventor for 30 mins a week to each of 5th and 6th class. The idea is to run it to Christmas and then pause/review to see if it's worth continuing and expanding. Our Parents'Association and the relevant teachers and Head are fully behind it. »

#“Right, I need recommendations for dirt-cheap diesel Land Rover type thingy” Yesterday I read rumours of early winter snow in Ireland. We've had a couple of winters of either "surprising" snow or horrible floods in Bandon. It's time to embrace my inner mucker and buy a proper farmer-style SUV. I'm not talking silly frou-frou soccer-mom pretend-off-roaders, I want something that can go up a vertical cliff in low gear and do 4000 mpg on diesel. »

#“Webcast Recording of "What’s Next for App Inventor?"” via event.on24.com Well worth a listen if you are interested in future of App Inventor. The news is very good indeed. »

#“Yahoo Kills Maps and OpenSources Sled/Postmile” I gave up on Yahoo a long long time ago. The ultimate bungee VP company that came up with so many great products and ideas but followed through on almost none of them. I wouldn't touch any new Yahoo web-app with a long shitty stick because I know it'll be canned 12 months later. The death of Yahoo Maps, once the absolute industry leader, is a case study in how Yahoo screws up. »

#“Physicist cuts plane boarding time in half - Except in Ireland” "This savings could be as much as $110,000,000 annually per carrier--well over a billion dollars for the industry--and likely could be more given the parallel nature of the boarding process," Steffen writes in a recent follow-up paper. "Indeed, a test with a longer aircraft may show surprising results in this regard." via news.cnet.com As anyone who travels regularly know, 97% of Irish people are genetically incapable of boarding a plane quickly, efficiently or correctly. »