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Mark Allison @markallison.social · 14h

This one should work: cwti.link/twitch

CodeWithTheItalians - Twitch

All about Androidify with Rebecca Frank and Roberto Orgiu!

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · 3d

The whole appeal of AI development to many companies is that senior management wants to ask a simple question to deliver what they want without having to answer lots of stupid questions from developers.

AI may deliver exactly what they ask for, but not what they want.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · 10d

We have no cats.

And they both hate me.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Aug 31

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#FuckPutin

I took a train to Ukraine (Honest Guide)

YouTube video by HONEST GUIDE

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Aug 13

...and if you're trying to hire the absolute dream team, why limit it to folks within commuting distance? That's just ruling out 99.9% of the planet.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Jul 22

The name actually prevents me from even trying the product.

Mark Allison @markallison.social · Jul 21

Am I weird? (yes, probably)

But whenever I see the brand "Huel" it triggers an onomatopoeia of someone vomiting.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Jun 19

I'm an old skool metal head. Ronnie James Dio is my GOAT vocalist. How did that voice come out of such a small person? 🤘🏻

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Jun 19

It's coincidental that today I received a Number Of The Beast t-shirt. I used to have one back in the day, as well as a Piece Of Mind one. But the Number one gave me some great nostalgic vibes.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Jun 5

The outside box was sealed, the S2 box seal was cut. Maybe DPD opened boxes to check that there were actual consoles inside before shipping them on.

There have been issues with folks receiving empty boxes on launch day on previous console releases.

Dunno, just offering plausible explanations.

Mark Allison @markallison.social · Jun 5

Mine didn't come directly from Argos, but from their "supplier" via DPD. Maybe the supplier opened them to check they were legit before sending them out.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Jun 5

They can't be returns, can they? 🤣

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Jun 5

The seal on my Argos order was also broken, but everything seems fine so far.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · May 27

I'll happily answer his questions AND give him 3 pats on the noggin.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · May 18

The last one I spoke at that covered travel & accommodation was NYC, and I had a nightmare. As you know because you were able to help me out.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · May 18

That's why I stopped submitting to Droidcon CfPs. Being self employed, I'm already losing money because I can't invoice my client if I'm speaking at a conference. To then require me to cover my own travel and accommodation so the organisers can turn a profit is a hard pass for me.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · May 11

@bidetofevil.wtf It's nice to see a fellow Hornet on here. While the second half of the season was disappointing, I didn't think that sacking Clevs was the right thing to do. He didn't get the financial backing he needed in the January transfer window, and that's why performances dropped, imo.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · May 8

A company I worked for had a lead dev that was a big contributor to it, and it was used internally for the company's platform.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · May 8

Firstly it *used* to be the default, but no longer is. Secondly the context where I was using it was GNUstep. Now *that's* pretty obscure.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · May 8

Stuff like Objective C, Guile, etc.

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · May 5

I'm currently looking for a new fully remote, contract role. I have 15 years of Android experience, and plenty more Kotlin, Java , C / C++, and even more obscure stuff

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Apr 4

UK: Brexit is the biggest act of economic self harm any country will ever perform
USA: Hold my beer...

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Mar 18

If I had that choice, it would be instant yes. But then, I voted to stay in the EU

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Code with the Italians @codewiththeitalians.it · Mar 4

Tired of struggling with gradients? Chris Sinco's Mesh tool is here to save the day! 🛠️ Join us as we explore how to create beautiful mesh gradients effortlessly. 🎨 buff.ly/3mMlQsp #GradientMagic #UXDesign

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Mark Allison @markallison.social · Feb 21

I think Mayor Max would do a much better job as US president than the current one. If nothing else, Max has a better hair cut.

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Inside the Town Where a Dog is Mayor

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