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- new searches possible on our content api - political people (http://t.co/833iG8fS), us sports (http://t.co/YAI0gSph) 9 hrs ago
- I just released editorial folders to the guardian content API explorer. Congrats to @steppenwells who did all the hard work. 9 hrs ago
- Doh just spent 15 minutes updating content api client tests to reflect a new json file when I accidentally refreshed file. 21 hrs ago
- Damn you blizzard. Why is my world of warcraft "optimizing" on guild night with an unskippable 20 minute process? 1 day ago
- Family demanded that I cook pancakes this morning, so pancakes it is. 1 day ago
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Adding Google Plus redirect to your Nginx powered site
Posted on November 12, 2011 | 1 CommentA quick one, this morning I’ve added the plus url to my website, so http://www.brunton-spall.co.uk/+ now redirects to my Google+ profile. This, it turns out, is really easy to implement... -
Identifiers are not numbers
Posted on September 24, 2011 | 4 Comments“I am not a number, I am a free man” So something bugs me (I know, big shock), and it’s API documentation like this: The document will be returned as:... -
Google+ – A gentle introduction
Posted on July 1, 2011 | No CommentsSo a couple of days ago Google launched Google+, a product that did not slip out quietly it seems despite Google’s intentions. You’ve probably read journalists who love it and... -
Clearing up some myths about AV
Posted on April 28, 2011 | 1 CommentI’ve been thinking about the AV question a lot recently, partly because it’s happening here and now, partly because it’s naturally been the talk of the office and partly because... -
Failure at scale
Posted on February 4, 2011 | 4 CommentsWhen you launch a high profile website, it sometimes will spectacularly fail for reasons of scale. Since this is an area of professional interest I thought I’d have a look to see... -
How to tighten up your passwords
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe hijacking by hackers of US gossip site Gawker is a timely reminder to check your internet security
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Interview Questions, The XOR trick, and why you should just say No
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 1 CommentSo I’m going to talk about the XOR trick, but first I’m going to say where I came across it. A fair few years ago I worked briefly in the... -
Using Twitter @Anywhere – An introduction
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsNote: This post was written when this blog was hosted on a custom written blog engine. I’ve since moved back to wordpress so some details refering to this site may...