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> "It is quicker for me, as a front-end specialist to create these custom designs..." Exactly. This is like me, as a back-end developer, writing a blog post explaining why I don't …

The first thing I thought of when I saw this was the doorbell scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off: http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/282975/Ferris-Bueller-s-D... Seriously though,…

Aren't GitHub involved with Gitter somehow? https://gitter.im/

A friend blew my mind with this a while ago when I was trying to track down a commit which broke something. This short guide he wrote gives step by step instructions for using it w…

This is incredible; it reminds me of the kind of stuff that sometimes used to crop up on Astounding Websites ( http://web.archive.org/web/20010203162500/http://astoundingw... ) It …

I don't think that saying if someone has access to your computer then you're screwed anyway is really an excuse. You talk about lulling users into a false sense of security but do …

Thanks, the UI doesn't make it very clear that you can select rows so I missed that. I use 1Password religiously but until now I'd been lazily saving passwords in Chrome as well to…

I had never given much thought to the implications of saving my passwords in Chrome so thanks for pointing this out. Now I'd like to remove my saved passwords but visiting chrome:/…

For client projects I'm a big fan of Lighthouse ( https://lighthouseapp.com/ ). It has a great balance of advanced features and ease of use for non-techies. * Tickets can be create…

I was once contracting at a company which developed software for the police and other emergency services. The server rooms all had electronic card readers on the doors so that only…

There's a link to this recent redesign at the bottom of the comments: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=4...

Since when is making inoffensive jokes considered trolling? I was amused by the similarity between the words 'homomorphic' and 'homeopathic' so I thought other people might be too.…

It's like regular encryption except you only need to encrypt 1 in 10,000 bits for it to be effective.

When I've gone through periods like that I've found that something as simple as going for a walk every day really helps to lift my mood and increase my productivity. Sometimes I fe…

There's a site similar to this in the UK called My Single Friend which you might be interested in looking at: http://www.mysinglefriend.com/

I don't hold out much hope for a Bradford on Avon HN Meetup so I'd definitely come along to one in Bath.

That was really great, thanks.