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mcobrien

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About mcobrien

iOS, web & .net developer, based in Dublin, Ireland

I made Switch: http://switchapp.net and Awesome Shopping: http://makeshoppingawesome.com

I'd love to hear from you! Email me: michael at mcobrien dot org

my public key: https://keybase.io/mcobrien; my proof: https://keybase.io/mcobrien/sigs/lF2XauMiOtR1a-FvuUvK5sz4uy9q7KQKYeRZZcdWE0M

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    I read this after patio11 linked to it. It's an amazing resource, thank you!

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    @emdowling - your comments aren't showing up here - maybe because your account is new? The service looks awesome btw!

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    http://pcod.es - share, track and promote iOS promo codes (could easily be expanded to share promo codes for anything in a controlled way). Ruby on Rails. Domain only: pushp.in - I…

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    I've considered that, but the last time I tried you couldn't use the words iPhone or iPad in a Google Ad. Has that restriction gone away, or how do you work around it?

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    "Last week I came back to this idea and realized that there are good alternatives available, it should not be treated a reason to stop." - Awesome, I'm glad you decided to go ahead…

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    You're right: this is a British English construct and presumably allowed by the BBC style guide. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#section_2

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    I tried this out earlier, just before you sent the beta email out. A few thoughts: 1. Keyboard shortcuts! I really wanted to deselect items by hitting escape but it didn't work. I …

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    Sounds good! I've filled in my details on the form.

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    If you're a hacker in need of a Mac/iOS todo list, I couldn't recommend TaskPaper ( http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/taskpaper/ ) enough. It's a hybrid outliner and todo list…

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    Watching the video, I was struck by how slowly and carefully everyone was writing. I guess I might do that if I someone was filming my handwriting, but if it's to compensate for th…