- How to fetch and parse JSON by using data models | Touch Code Magazine
I have spent all evening trying to do a basic, non-JSON "Hello World" app. Because the last time I looked at iOS programming was about three OS versions ago. Probably should have started with this tutorial, since it's actually doing the things I want. Bugger.
Bookmarks for July 3, 2013
- 15 Scifi Mockumentaries That Will Leave You Questioning Reality
Mostly just bookmarking this to remind myself to watch a few of these – I've meant to watch Ghosts With Shit Jobs for a while now, and a few of the others look interesting, too.
Bookmarks for June 24, 2013
- The effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease – YouTube
Stunning video – I had a great aunt with Parkinsons, and visiting her was my first real understanding of disability. Really pleased to see the progress that's been made in treating the condition over the years.
- Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe | Math with Bad Drawings
This looks like it might make noughts and crosses fun!
Bookmarks for June 21, 2013
- Choice And The Moral Universe Of 'Man Of Steel' [Opinion] – ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Andrew saves me the bother of writing a post about the Superman movie. Not that I was seriously planning to. Bt seriously: if you haven't gone yet, don't go. It's not good. And if you don't mind being spoilered to fuck, this will tell you why.
- The Most Important Scenes from Man of Steel (As I Remember Them)
OK, usually snarky internet reviews aren't exactly my thing. (Yes, I know. Shut up.) I sort of feel like the energy used in producing them could be better used elsewhere. But you know what: I enjoyed reading this more than I did watching the movie. (Spoilers all over the shop, if you do click through.)
- Llangernyw Yew – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just want to remember that this exists, really. :)
Bookmarks for June 19, 2013
- Is the outrage over Stuart Hall’s 15-month sentence justified?
This is an interesting write up. I have been tending to share twitter's outrage at the sentence, but reading this more considered write up makes me wonder about it – not because I think it was fair or right or good, but because it does seem, on the face of it, to have been *just*. Which is all we can, or should, ask a sentencing judge to be.
Bookmarks for June 18, 2013
- Adactio: Journal—Battle for the planet of the APIs
Superb article on the importance of a technology that most users don't care about, and never use – RSS. It's only really important to developers. But that, in itself, can be indicative. Modified quote: "It might be that RSS is the canary in the coal mine for my data on the web. If [a service doesn’t] trust me enough to give me an RSS feed [of my own data], why should I trust them with my data?"
Bookmarks for June 14, 2013
- Using Metadata to find Paul Revere – Kieran Healy
In the terribly unlikely even that anyone reading this isn't worried about PRISM, metadata gathering, or the general sense that there's an enormous surveillance state out there that is not your friend, I encourage you to read this.
- Map Stack by Stamen
This was closed when I went to look at it, so this is a note to remember to look at it properly, because I love their maps -= particularly their toner map in hard B&W. Also, interested in the idea of a web app with opening hours. I quite like it.
Bookmarks for June 10, 2013
- Ghost Stations of the London Underground
I like the way this has been presented – I'm not sure I've seen this done like this before.
- My response to BBC Watchdog: A Chrome plugin for Just Eat – Pezholio
Proper Good. I don't use Just Eat myself (no special reaosn I just signed up with on of their competitors first), but I love this kind of improvements to service stuff using public data. Mind you the obvious followup (rhetorical) question is "Why weren't Just Eat doing this themselves?"
Bookmarks for June 6, 2013
- Cooking up an Office Dashboard Pi — GoCardless Blog
I'm more interested in this for home than office, but this will point me in correct directions
- Alan Fletcher Archive
An archive of the man's works and career, with commentary by friends and contemporaries. Fascinating stuff.
Bookmarks for May 31, 2013
- Designing blogs for readers – Matt Gemmell
I am optimistically hoping to move to a new blogging platform before the end of the year. (I may wind up remaining with wordpress a while longer, but a move is at least on the cards.) As part of the move, I'd like to give myself a custom design, and I want to refer back to this post when I come up with it.